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For genetic improvement of crop species, genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) is a rapid way to identify the genes contributing to the variation of important agronomic traits, and the behind principles are population genetics. Since the Wang Lab moved to CAU, we started to work on GWAS of crop germplasm with new methods and new idea. We are working on GWAS in maize, rice, wheat. In a long run, we will construct a database for trait-related genes, tag SNPs, QTLs, and use these sets of information to support crop breeding.
We GWASed a collection of wheat core germplasm with detailed records of spike trait, using ILLUMINA RNA-Seq. With eQTL analysis, we identified a series of candidate genes that may contribute to the wheat spike development. We also provide transgenic evidence to prove the functions of the genes we identified.
Rice, Oryza sativa L., is the staple food for half the world’s population. Based on a resequenced core collection of 3,000 rice accessions from 89 countries, we utilized a series of evolutionary analytical and population methods to determine the frequently selected regions, genes and markers during the domestication and genetic improvement process in rice. From this dataset, our ultimate goal is to construct a database that includes all kinds of trait-related genes, markers and regions to provide a scalable, dynamic environment for rice researcher to extract important genes for breeding purpose.


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Letter: Marijuana fees
Fees for business (Town looks to recoup some of its marijuana costs, April 27). Once again, our town government is off the rails.
There are other commercial growers in our town and they do not have a retail presence to contribute to our sales tax.
In all fairness, they should be subject to the same license requirements. And there is no justification for quarterly reviews, since the requirements by the state are for only annual reviews.
And if we are going to compare to Show Low, let’s compare their personnel budget to ours, there is a real cost savings there that could off-set any staffing costs. Let’s be even handed and not narrow minded.

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We’re a little over a week away from the release of the 2017 issue of The Martian Wave, but you can download the e-book today for just $2.99 and you can read it before anyone else!
The Martian Wave: 2017 brings you stories and poems that look at humanity’s exploration and colonization of space, with a special emphasis on our solar system.
You’ll find fiction from Mike Adamson, Melanie Rees, Andrew Muff, Matthew Spence, Lisa Timpf, Tristan Fernie, Russell Hemmell, Alan Ira Gordon, Stephen S. Power, Eddie D. Moore, and Angus Cervantes. You’ll also find poetry from Lee Clark Zumpe, John Grey, WC Roberts, Lisa Timpf, David Kopaska-Merkel, Samson Stormcrow Hayes, and William Shaw.
Some of what you read will leave you optimistic about our futures, while other stories and poems may leave you doubting our future, but no matter what, The Martian Wave: 2017 will leave you convinced that our future lies out among the stars.

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Loudon Wainwright III and Dar Williams
Wainwright the elder might be better known in some circles today for his musically gifted progeny, Rufus and Martha, but apples, as they say, don’t fall far from the tree. Over a career spanning more than four decades and 25 records, the folk singer-songwriter, actor, and incorrigible wag has seen a throwaway become a hit (1972’s “Dead Skunk”), memorably appeared on M*A*S*H (as “singing surgeon” Capt. Calvin Spaulding), and won a Grammy (after being nominated twice). Wainwright’s latest résumé entry, and the impetus for this tour, is last year’s Older Than My Old Man Now.
Though younger, Williams is no less iconic. A muse to countless college students (and the cooler mothers), her rascally clever folk songs abandon the railroads and hammers of yore to sing of modern-day struggles, like the impenetrable conceptual art of Yoko Ono, what it takes for Christians and pagans to sit down together to break bread, and life as a tomboy. Either of these troubadours can fill the Aladdin solo; it’s a prize to see them together.
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Questions for Donald H. Rumsfeld: Unrepentance Day
You’ve been out of public sight for four years, writing your autobiography, “Known and Unknown: A Memoir.” Do you miss the action?
I just really loved serving in government, and I’ve also loved being out of government in business and doing other things, so I looked at it and what’s going on in current events and wish those folks well, but I have a distance from it.
What do you think of President Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan?
I’ve got a lot of respect for General Petraeus. I’m not going to characterize from this distance.
I was disappointed that our administration took off after [former president Pervez] Musharraf and suggested he resign from the military. It’s not clear to me that we ought to be the ones to judge what a leader in Pakistan ought to wear to the office, and it seems to me that if you’re going to fuss at what you have, you better have something better in mind, and we haven’t had something better.
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Embarking on an RV journey through Italy allows you to immerse yourself in the country’s diverse culture and breathtaking scenery while enjoying the freedom to travel at your own pace. From the picturesque countryside of Tuscany to the iconic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice, this travel adventure promises a blend of exploration, relaxation, and culinary delights.
When it comes to travel bucket lists, Italy sits at the top of a lot of them. Since Italy is such an iconic, once-in-a-lifetime destination, you might consider caravan hire so that you can travel from one location to the next and not restrict yourself to one region. That said, when traveling by RV, you need to ensure that there are places in which you can park and stay the night. To that end, detailed below are a handful of some of the best Italian locations to experience via RV. Keeping these in mind will mean that you’ll be able to have as much of a hassle-free trip as possible, so read on to discover more.
First up is the Amalfi coast, which is one of the most popular tourist populations that Italy has to offer. It’s no wonder why when considering that it’s undoubtedly one of Europe’s most stunning coastlines. Turquoise waters filled with sweet fishing boats, steep rock faces covered in flowers, fragrant lemon groves, and stunning little towns are just some of the features offered by the Amalfi coast. Unfortunately, when it comes to driving through the region, you’ll likely find that the roads are busy and not amazingly constructed. Despite this, it’s worth the headache for the beauty it promises.
Abruzzo is a little off the beaten track, meaning it’s a somewhat different location to what tourists typically choose when visiting Italy. Although the region is technically southern, it lies just east of Rome, meaning it boasts both the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Coastline. The area is abundant in hilltop towns, nature reserves, and national parks, which is why it’s so ideal for nature lovers. L’Aquila is the capital of the region, and the Trabocchi coast is an absolute must-visit. This isn’t to mention the Abruzzo wine that you absolutely have to try (of course, not when you have a drive ahead of you).
Rome – the country’s capital and perhaps the most popular tourist destination that Italy has to offer. This is the city in which you’ll be doing all of the sightseeing, which is what will make an RV so valuable in this space. When exploring Rome, you might want to comprise a little checklist to ensure you’re not missing out on any of the major sights; after all, there are a lot of them to get through. The Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Roman Forum, and Piazza Navona are just some of the sights that you need to check off.
Renaissance towns, incredible wineries, and rugged, hilly countryside brims are just some of the aspects to be discovered in the treasure trove that is Tuscany. As a result of its scenic roads, Tuscany is one of the best Italian regions for exploring via RV. For instance, the famous SR222 ‘Chiantigiana road’ winds south from Florence to Siena, making for an equally stunning and convenient road trip. When in Tuscany, you need to pay Florence a visit, as this is the city for artists and lovers alike. In fact, this is the city in which the most universally recognized works of art are situated.
Italy’s biggest lake, Lake Garda, is perhaps one of the most important tourist destinations that need to be seen. It’s 50km long and provides the ideal place for cooling down, thanks to its clear freshwater. Meanwhile, Lake Garda is surrounded by idyllic towns, flowers, palm trees, olive trees, cedars, and cypresses, making it a stunning location to be explored by RV. This is a gorgeous part of Italy that absolutely can’t be missed.

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Although every one of us have a couple of handmade ornament on our trees (usually from our kids, grandchildren, or other kids in our life) only a few of us make our have accessories and embellish our have village scenes with these uniqueness.
Xmas crafts are attractive adequate to show within the tree, on the table, on doorways and overhangs, and windows. Your Xmas village is similar! You could leave it up all calendar year and alter it using the seasons when you have or build the ideal components pet stores in the villages fl.
They're treasured traditions, villages which have been years within the producing, properties and retailers that have been handed down or provided as gifts. So could be said of your recollections of time invested placing up or building these stunning village scenes.
Quite a few of us have fond memories of the Christmas tradition of decking the halls with relatives, that it's usually a scheduled and shared event. Visualize how your home smelled like gingerbread and cinnamon. How the youngsters sat in the table earning presents, crafts, and playing cards for that exclusive folks within their lives. The carols that played or the tv specials that were on - just for this specific time of year.
These recollections and traditions are tied up within our generations' past. Up right until the mid 19th century all Xmas ornaments have been handmade using no matter what was conveniently readily available in that region at the moment of 12 months. Moms and dads would make decorations outside of material, pinecones, cedar branches and bits of wax that were meticulously saved all calendar year for this special day.
All over 1875 we started off seeing Christmas ornaments that might be obtained inside a store - though the tradition of expending time in creating unique Xmas shows lived on. Now we get jointly to put in place Xmas village scenes together with other shows that more youthful fingers can certainly deal with.
Glass ornaments were being very first launched from Germany. The German race was renowned for prime quality craftsmanship as well as Xmas decorating components was no exception - these pieces had been truly exquisite. In short buy the Germans experienced more than 4500 molds and above one hundred glass blowing workshops devoted entirely to Xmas decor.
We have arrive a long way considering that the mid 19th century with our tastes and xmas decorating, but we undoubtedly can't defeat producing Xmas village scenes with our spouse and children as section of our have, newer, tradition with the season
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Innovation After Hours visits Loveland
The Innosphere’s monthly Innovation After Hours moves to the Rialto Theatre, 228 E. Fourth St. in Loveland at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Presenations on Loveland innovations include Ed VanDyne, founder and CEO of VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc., on the challenges of change in a 100-year-old industry; Chas Malloy, president of E.I. Medical Imaging, on tiny companies competing in the ultra-competitive world of medical imaging; Tracy Ireland, chief operating officer of Vergent Products, on a partnership with Edison Welding Institute to develop a weld detection system to revolutionize the car inudstry and other manufacturers; and Marcie Erion on updates on the city of Loveland’s economic development.
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“For fear you will be alone
you do so many things
that aren’t you at all.”
A year and four days ago, I found myself painfully hungover, stumbling through the aisles of Red’s Indoor Range, waiting for my turn to pick up a gun and shoot it into the dark metal ether. I’m sure there were targets. There were men. Men and tension. It was packed to the gills.
Guns. This is a great idea. Guns will make you feel better. Shooting guns will somehow make leaving the person you desperately loved stop hurting. Right? For fuck’s sake, try something new!
I stared at rows of men with three, four, five different kinds of guns each. Rifles. Handguns. Scary military tactical shit I don’t even know the names for. They owned these guns. They owned multiple, many, myriad guns. They had more guns at home. They wore gun guy clothes and had gun guy faces. They were happy and I was dead.
If someone told me a year before that I’d spend my next New Year’s Day recovering from a sobbing whiskey bender in a gun range, I’d have laughed them out the door. Are you insane? Don’t be ridiculous. That would never happen. Not ever.
It occurred to me to retrace my steps. The irony of my being there was not lost on me, and I clearly didn’t belong. Hey everyone! Look! Liberal Feminist Nonbeliever in a Gun Shop! It was like that scene in The Game where Michael Douglas wakes up in a cemetery in Mexico. He’s been drugged and all his rich guy Wall Street money is just gone. All he has are the clothes on his back. “WHO THE FUCK AM I AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY REAL LIFE?” I was not myself. I had not been myself for a year. I had reverted to a prior release and it was all glitched up and full of bugs. Crashing.
It was finally our turn, and we walked through the sound room in our headphones to the actual range. There were ten or so stalls where men and a couple women were firing their weapons, and as we walked about two feet behind them, someone shot off a round.
I jumped violently, instinctively and froze. I looked behind me into the face of my friend wearing the same expression as I was. FUCK THIS SO HARD.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. Nope. Absolutely, completely, and utterly no. Not ever. Fuck guns, fuck this place, fuck these insane people and fuck everything in this zip code and this city and the world, get me the hell out of here right this minute before I completely freak out and collapse into nothing.
At the end of 2013, I wrote a post called The Year of Yes. I was trying to come out of my solitude bubble and do more things with people since I had finally learned to do life without boozing and I missed being adventurous and spontaneous the way I thought was when I drank a lot. (I wasn’t, that’s just an illusion where alcohol makes you think you are those things, but really you’re just drunk and reckless.) I wanted to say yes to things and people and fun and love and life.
And so I did. For a year, I said yes. I said it over and over and over. I said it when I knew I should be questioning, when I was pushed past my boundaries, when my feelings were destroyed and I was going against what I knew in my deepest heart to be true and good for myself. I sacrificed myself for an idea I had, an expectation that wasn’t real. I forgot all the things I had learned and thought if I just said yes it would be enough.
The best, most fulfilling, most happy life is built on balance. Being our best, highest selves is only possible when we are our own highest priority. People act like being selfish is bad. That you should sacrifice for your family, for your kids, and your spouse, and your partner, and your pets, and your job. You should give up your time and your money and your health and your love to these things. Our culture teaches us to be martyrs. We are meant to fulfill our responsibilities by putting ourselves last.
Ideally, we should aspire to be good humans first and foremost. And the only way we can be good people to each other is to be as selfish as possible when it comes to our health and our mental well being and our needs as living, breathing humans. If you are run down, exhausted, stressed out, tired, abused, brokenhearted, addicted, sleep deprived, unhappy, and angry, you cannot be the person you need to be for the people who love you. You cannot be there for yourself. You become diluted, transparent, and you find yourself shooting guns into the darkness of your heart wondering where your years went.
Our health is not a given. Our mental acuity is not guaranteed. We could all wake up tomorrow and it be our last day. We will lose everything we care about and then we will die. Maybe not in that order. When you start thinking about life in terms of gratitude and time and love, if we stop acting like we have forever to do the things we want to do, then we see very clearly what is important.
Checklist for Living with Zero Obligation:
1. Stop buying shit you don’t need.
Every time I get right with one facet of myself, I have other bad habits just waiting to creep right in and undermine my whole game plan. Saying no to things we don’t need and making financial decisions that get us where we need to be are the foundation of being able to let go of our other toxic obligations like unfulfilling jobs and bad relationships. Get a budget, stick to it. Sometimes you have to say no to fun. It sucks. We’re adults. Sometimes life sucks. Get over it. Stuff won’t make you happy.
2. Don’t say yes to things in the future you wouldn’t do right this minute.
I don’t mean stop going to work and being someone’s mom for the day or whatever, but just stop saying yes when you should say no. Don’t friend that person on Facebook. Don’t go to that party for that dude you don’t like. Skip your work happy hour. Don’t overcommit yourself to obligatory bullshit you hate when you should be cultivating a hobby or hanging out with your cute boyfriend. Stop having coffee with strangers from the internet who bore you to death. Do things you actually want to do. Spend time with people you like doing things that are valuable.
3. Don’t stay in bad relationships.
Don’t make exceptions for people who deserve to get kicked the fuck out of your life. Friends, lovers, even parents. Cut the ties. Say goodbye, feel terrible and sad and die a little, love them still, but leave. Now. You know when it’s wrong. Get out. There is always someone else. Stop choosing people based on if they like you, make sure you like them and they deserve to be with you. Being alone is good for you. Try it. You’re not obligated to sacrifice your own happiness for someone else. You deserve to be happy and so do they. Find people you love and who love you, then you can move mountains together.
4. Say no to things that make you feel bad, no matter what people think.
It’s okay not to drink, or not take drugs, or not to have sex when you don’t want to. It’s okay not to smoke weed or cigarettes or eat things that make your insides feel like death. It doesn’t matter why if it feels bad. It’s okay to go to bed early and go to yoga in the morning instead of staying at the club until 3am. FOMO is bullshit. You know what’s cool? Being healthy and fit and feeling awesome. Go to bed.
5. Don’t stay in a job you hate doing things you find unethical.
Let’s not rage quit with a brick through the glass tomorrow, but find a way out. If you’re not doing what you want to be doing, find a way to get there. Make time. If you’re bored, if you’re sluggish, if you’re depressed when you wake up, you need a new career. Stop saying yes to dumb shit and get your life together so you can wake up everyday and be happy to get to work. It doesn’t matter if it takes a year or five years. You’ve got a long life left yet, make it happen. You can do it.
6. Live where you need to live.
This one is harder, but it’s just about prioritizing. For me, location is more important than space, but quiet and quality is more important than money. If you need to move cities or cross an ocean to be happy, doing 1-5 can help you get what you need in #6
7. Say yes to what you love.
Sometimes we are so buried in obligation it’s hard to know what we even like anymore. For me, it’s travel and music and food and culture and fulfilling, creative work, and those things braided up together in every possible way with amazing people who I love next to me. Every rule for me leads back to this. My goal is to have the maximum time and money and flexibility and freedom to do this as much as possible. Find out what you love and then go get it.
8. Break these rules when you should.
There is no night out you haven’t had before unless you are in a city that requires a passport or perhaps if it is March in Austin. In that case, you say yes and you dance all night and watch the sunrise. Sometimes the consequences are worth it. Nothing is absolute. Sort yourself out and start at the beginning. Balance is about finding the middle way and allowing yourself to say yes when the time is right.
The gun shop wasn’t my last heartbroken hangover. It wasn’t the last dumb thing I said yes to because I was searching for something to fill that void inside myself. It wasn’t the end of my yearning for distraction, for time or excitement or newness to tantalize me out of dealing with my sadness and pain. It won’t be the last crazy thing I do that feels wrong. Learning to return to the center, getting back to self care above all else, this is a map thats seared into my heart now. I am that happy, positive, optimistic, exuberant girl I always was. I like myself and everything is awesome. I just know how to say no now. No guilt, no regrets.

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This should come to a surprise to anyone on Camelclutchblog.com and fans of “The Still Real to Us Show.” It is a couple days after RAW during the Road to WWE WrestleMania 26. What am I talking about yet again this week? But of course, Randy Orton‘s match for WrestleMania 26! The only exception to past blogs is that this match has become official now.
At WrestleMania 26 live in Glendale, Arizona we will be seeing a Triple Threat Match between Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Yep, that’s what booking has come up with for this year’s WrestleMania with one of their biggest stars in the company from the last six years. I did not see this final result coming at all and I’m starting to think TNA is booking this angle.
Is Randy Orton really a face? I have no idea. He didn’t come off as a face this week on Raw when he took on Triple H. But then again he’s now teaming with Triple H next week on Raw to take on Sheamus, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. This is by far the most confusing angle so far going into WrestleMania 26. You know what; it’s the only confusing angle heading into WrestleMania 26.
I have spent too much time breaking this angle down the last couple of weeks but that’s how mind boggled I have become by watching it week after week on Raw. I really feel like that this Triple Threat Match is setting up other angles now that could have lead up to WrestleMania not be featured at WrestleMania. This Triple Threat match could have been done at a Royal Rumble or Elimination Chamber because now it’s clearly setting up the rocket ship for not only Ted DiBiase to be a break out star but for also Cody Rhodes to become a break out star.
[adinserter block=”1″]For weeks and months we have been hearing rumblings that Ted DiBiase was going to be a face and become a breakout star within the WWE. For that to happen he needed to break away from Orton & Legacy to become that star. It appeared that’s where they were heading following Elimination Chamber but obviously those plans were derailed.
I would have to wonder if WWE has lost faith in DiBiase becoming a big major star and that they feel that Cody Rhodes who seemed to be always the third wheel in this Legacy angle for the past two years can also become a top star. So to scrap the entire Orton/DiBiase deal they make it into a triple threat match where you have to figure some sort of swerve is going to take place to solidify Randy Orton back as a heel. Sorry Orton fans this temporary face/tweener deal with Orton is not going to last.
At WrestleMania 26 I still see Orton walking out as a heel no matter what, he walks alongside with him following the match is a whole different story. Creative wants the fans to believe that Legacy is going to work together in this and turn a Triple Threat match basically into a Handicap match. That’s not going to take place one way or another as the booking of the match happens.
I have been booking what WWE hasn’t been booking the last couple of weeks for this angle so take this obviously with a huge grain of salt. I see Orton alongside a member of Legacy (at this point flip a coin but I’d have to say Rhodes more then DiBiase) will beat down the other member of Legacy (I would guess DiBiase) and let Orton get the win. In essence creative has broken up Legacy, given a fresh face singles push to either Rhodes or DiBiase and created multiple feuds with the new face (DiBiase or Rhodes) vs. Orton & the member of Legacy who turns its back on the other at WrestleMania.
As I would have liked to see this angle take place at a Rumble or Elimination Chamber I can kind of understand where they may be taking this. Following WWE’s April PPV Extreme Rules, there will be another WWE draft. As we all know that is the night where we see stars go to another brand to become fresher singles stars (i.e. Morrison to Smackdown, Miz to Raw). For one of the members of Legacy to break off and become a bigger star they will have to receive a fresh start following this brief feud stemming from WrestleMania.
[adinserter block=”2″]I still like Ted DiBiase in the role as the face coming off of all of this. Give him a quick angle at Extreme Rules with Orton and/or Rhodes and then let him get drafted to Smackdown. Let Rhodes get more of a spotlight put on him now that he is the only one teaming with a heel Randy Orton and set up an eventual turn on Orton months down the line.
The future sees that eventually DiBiase and Rhodes will become stars in the WWE. Whether it is upper mid-card or Main Event material they will eventually get some sort of singles spotlight in the near future. I can see both of these guys a year from now being involved in WrestleMania 27 with their own angle.
While this angle’s setup has received much confusion from me, I hope the end result pans out well for Rhodes & DiBiase. Orton doesn’t need it at all, he’s already there as the established top star. He needs to give eventually both of these guys the same rub that wrestlers like Chris Benoit and The Undertaker gave to him to build him up as an established star in the WWE.
This has the potential for being an intriguing angle at WrestleMania, while I feel like the stage for the angle itself isn’t necessarily the best I can also understand that you never know what can happen with WWE creative. They have been firing on all cylinders this year heading into WrestleMania 26 and have done a great job with the overall booking. As I continue to write these blogs regarding this angle week after week it’s also another friendly reminder why I don’t book wrestling shows, especially for the biggest wrestling company in the world.
While I am confused and have been confused I am still intrigued by what can take place at WrestleMania 26. I hope when I look back at this entire thing to write some sort of post show blog I can finally say the confusing doesn’t compare the execution that took place at Glendale, Arizona. We can only hope right? And as for this angle I hope this is the last time I have to write about this until AFTER WrestleMania 26.
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Police launch inquiry into RBS ‘fraud’
Nationalist MSP Christine Grahame has accused RBS of concealing the bank’s insolvency to raise funds from investors
Published: 25 January 2009
Police have launched a fraud investigation into Sir Fred Goodwin's running of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), following a complaint from a nationalist MSP.
The Lothian and Borders force yesterday confirmed it is conducting an inquiry into whether, under Goodwin's stewardship, the bank fraudulently sought investment from shareholders worth billions of pounds, knowing that the bank was insolvent.
As chief executive of the Edinburgh-based bank, Goodwin launched a £12 billion rights issue last April. Thousands of shareholders paid £2 a share in what was Britain's biggest rights issue, only for the value of their holdings to nosedive as the bank lurched into crisis.
A second £15 billion rights issue was launched in November, however it was snubbed by investors and the government was forced to intervene to buy up the unwanted shares and shore up the bank's balance sheet.
Last week RBS announced the biggest corporate loss in British

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Techno/dance/electronica is a genre of music that often receives a bad rap. This statement obviously does not apply to everybody but in general I have encountered a lot of people that hate music dealing with any electronics what so ever. Whenever I ask them why they dislike electronica or techno music they simply say that it gets boring after a few listens and there is no intensity. I must admit, techno music does wear thin after just a few listens. The heavy beats and zany electronic noises get repetitive after just a few listens. If someone ever asked me for some experimental techno music I wouldn’t be able to come up with anything very interesting or entertaining. This annoyed the hell out of me.
I would have been a lot better off if I would have discovered Ok Cowboy a lot sooner then I actually did. I say this because it is hands down one of the most interesting and entertaining techno albums that has ever been released. If you believe that electronica music is boring and repetitive then I suggest you get your hands on Ok Cowboy, because it is an intense and amusing ride from beginning to end.
Before I start to pick out the little things about the album let me get to the basics. Ok Cowboy is a techno album featuring heavy influences of electronica and dance. Most of these tracks have a dark and somewhat eerie feeling. The music is upbeat and quick paced for the most part, it gets the adrenaline going just like many other techno albums. You can take two tracks off of this album, and they will sound completely different, Vitalic changes things up constantly and nothing will be repeated throughout the course of the album.
Now, what exactly makes Ok Cowboy such an interesting and different techno album" Maybe it’s because the albums name is extremely similar to Radioheads Ok Computer. I guess it took some guts to do something like that, mocking a classic album and being a techno artist while doing so. If this guy wanted to get some attention he got it. Vitalic (aka Pascal Arbez) not only came up with a clever album title, he also created something completely different. Just take a look at the opening track. ‘Polkamatic’ is a blend of polka and techno music. A high pitched polka rhythm kicks things off, and then Arbez throws in a simple beat. This is basically what the whole track is composed of, a simple beat and some high pitched polka sounds. Following this track the sound of Ok Cowboy changes up yet again. ‘Poney pt.1' is a sluggish song featuring a slow, eerie beat followed by a smooth keyboard crescendo. It’s acid like beat gives it a trippy vibe and it sounds like a quick paced techno song slowed down. The closest that this album gets to becoming electronica is ‘Trahison’ a soft tune featuring spacey effects and a nice little beat. Arbez creates a soothing beat along with various electronic effects, just the way things should be done.
‘My Friend Dario’ was the first single released off this album, and possibly the strangest and most interesting track that Arbez has ever created. The song is supposed to take you on an exhilarating car ride and it actually does a damn good job at it. Monotone, hypnotic vocals play throughout the song and they dominate the quick paced beat. Throughout the whole track you are put in sort of a trance and feel like you are a passenger in a car. ‘Poney pt.2' sounds like something that would come out of a Robocop movie. It’s sort of like an upbeat version of the first Poney track, but electronic vocals come in and give the song an eerie vibe. The albums closer ‘Valletta Fanfares’ focuses on vicious drum rolls and timpani are also used. The track ends ‘Ok Cowboy’ with a bang and shows off some excellent percussion work.
‘Ok Cowboy’ is a fairly accessible album considering the circumstances. The most interesting thing about this album is how it has so many dark and eerie moments yet you will still be compelled to get up and dance. Arbez creates simple beats, but he throws in odd electronic sounds, trippy effects, and slows down certain parts in a song to get an atmospheric feel. This can get tedious at points just because the music changes up quite a bit and you won’t be able to “get your groove on” because some of these tracks can be slow at points. That being said ‘Ok Cowboy’ is possibly the least repetitive techno album I have ever listened to.
While ‘Ok Cowboy’ can be inconsistent and quite detached at moments it is one of the most memorable and acid influenced techno albums of the past ten years. Pascal Arbez experiments with different beats, rhythms, and genres. In result you get a hypnotic, trippy, quick paced techno album featuring some heavily textured rhythms and beats. The music changes pace quickly, one song can be a dreamy track filled with soothing electronics and the track following it could be a heavy dance tune. ‘Ok Cowboy’ is an excellent techno album and it is a must have for those of you who are fans of electronica and techno music. If you are new to the genre then you might want to look into this, I mean the opening tracks features a smooth blend of polka and techno...what more do you want"


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This PowerPoint describes and demonstrates what the Eye Tracker or Gaze Tracker does along with some of the benefits to art. The Eye Tracker Part 2 PowerPoint will go into further details about using the technology in the classroom as well as benefits and uses in art education. The Part 1 PowerPoint explains some of the actual results from the pilot study that was completed at the East Carolina University Visual Motor Lab with Dr. Cynthia Bickley-Green, professor at ECU’s School of Art and Design, Dr. Nicholas Murray, professor at ECU’s Visual Motor Lab, Rebecca Muffelmann, an honors undergraduate student and myself, Catherine Olander, a MAEd in Art Education Candidate. This study and presentation came together in the spring of 2010 as a part of ART 6500, an independent study I did with Dr. Bickley-Green. Dr. Bickley-Green and I created the abstract artwork that was used for this study. Our goal was to look for gaze patterns and relationships between lines and colors to see if viewers would have a pattern as they viewed artwork or if their eyes would travel and fixate on certain colors or edges. One major benefit of the eye tracker technology is that an artist is able to actually see where the viewer’s eyes travel as they look at a work of art instead of guessing where the focal point might be.
Through this pilot study I gained first-hand knowledge about how the eye tracker technology works. Dr. Murray gave us instructions on how to calibrate the device to an individual’s pupil as well as how the eye tracker records the eye’s path and fixations as the viewer looks at a work of art. The same infrared technology that a camera uses to correct red-eye is the same technology that the eye tracker uses to track where someone’s pupil moves as it looks at a work of art. Light is reflected onto a lens that sends light to the back of the eye, or cornea reflex, and then it bounces back to the lens and then travels to the camera where any movement is recorded.
The PowerPoint was presented at ECU’s Annual Research and Creative Achievement Week in April of 2010. It will be presented again at the North Carolina Art Educator’s Association conference which will be held in New Bern,
From this study, new studies are continuing to be created at ECU in order to involve more art students in addition to the art community in


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Get on Track with an Asset Tracking Plan
Asset tracking is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes. Asset inventory management is a combination of asset management and inventory management.
It requires the perpetual balancing of several moving parts, including the development of standard operating procedures, customer retention, and predictable profit margins. Of course, the larger the company, the more assets it likely requires to meet its goals. And the more important asset inventory management becomes to scaling your efforts.
In maintenance management circles, asset tracking means monitoring and recording the movement of any assets or resources used to maintain a system. It includes tracking the location, condition, and maintenance history of individual assets or resources and their associated costs, such as repair and replacement costs. Equipment tracking is essential for ensuring efficient and effective use of resources and preventing unnecessary equipment downtime due to mismanagement or negligence.
In this post, we take a closer look at the ins and outs of asset inventory management, already complicated by labor and supply-chain shortages. However, after reading, you may even feel—dare we say—excited to begin cataloging assets!
How Asset Tracking Increases Profits
The prospect of inputting, tracking, and analyzing data for hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces of equipment can feel overwhelming! Especially for hands-on managers who remain involved in day-to-day operations. With that said, taking the time to develop failproof asset inventory management systems can be invaluable.
When your team members can identify what you have, where it’s located, and how much it’s worth (within seconds), they’re poised to make better decisions autonomously. Let’s begin by dissecting the basic concepts involved by answering the following question.
Additionally, by tracking key performance indicators, such as utilization, cycle times, and downtime, equipment tracking can help identify exactly where you can improve maintenance.
Not to mention, asset tracking can save you money by ensuring you have the right parts available when maintenance is needed.
What Is Asset Tracking?
According to the Corporate Finance Institute, assets are items that generate “positive economic benefits for organizations.”
Put simply, assets are resources that help organizations meet their production and service objectives. Without assets, you wouldn’t have a business; you would have groups of people standing around with nothing to do!
Assets fall into several categories, including operating, non-operating, physical, intangible, current, and non-current assets. Examples of assets include vehicles, machinery, furniture, computer equipment, intellectual property, and even digital formats such as webinars.
Asset inventory management concerns itself with ensuring departments have access to up-to-date inventories of company assets. Thus, an asset inventory management system helps streamline asset inventory management. It’s a combination of hardware and software technologies as well as processes that oversee the monitoring and maintenance of organizational assets and inventories.
Benefits of Asset Tracking
Effective asset-tracking systems make it easy to track the movement of objects across organizational departments. Among other benefits, prioritizing asset inventory management helps streamline supply chains.
Asset management is a core aspect of risk reduction and value creation. Government institutions, non-profit organizations, large companies, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to maintain consistent records of possessions.
- Maintain Central Asset Repositories: Storing data in one place makes it easier to generate reports for maintenance scheduling decisions, claim warranties, and apply for asset insurance/financing services.
- Keep Tabs on Asset Whereabouts: Asset management is crucial to tracking the physical location of your assets. The right software allows you to see where assets are located, how they are being used, and if any changes have been made to them recently. You also can track equipment through its lifecycle to optimize its maintenance, upgrade, and disposal timelines.
- Monitor Idle Time: Tracking the utilization of key assets is essential to evaluating team productivity. Asset management systems make it easier to calculate and develop strategies to reduce idle time.
- Evaluate Asset Performance: Understanding the capabilities of your assets is crucial to gaining maximum value from them. Furthermore, you can identify the risks associated with the use of the assets to find ways to reduce them.
- Asset Maintenance: Lastly, asset management allows you to develop an effective proactive maintenance strategy to keep your assets in good working condition. You also can track asset maintenance history to make informed maintenance decisions. You will be able to avoid problems associated with under or over-maintenance.
- Improve Safety: Asset tracking can help reduce the risk of accidents or equipment breakdowns by ensuring assets are regularly maintained and operating safely. And during an emergency, a manager can assign work order procedures from the spot of the breakdown. This eliminates the time needed to get back to the office to assign a team.
- Increase Cost Savings: Tracking equipment maintenance history and scheduling preventive maintenance helps reduce the need for emergency repairs and increase asset lifespan. In addition, CMMS asset tracking analytics can also help identify cost-saving opportunities, increase equipment reliability, and reduce lifecycle costs.
Track Assets with a CMMS
Enhances Maintenance Scheduling: Asset tracking software can monitor an asset’s condition over time, providing information to use to create and optimize preventive maintenance schedules and help avoid emergency maintenance, costly repairs, or expensive replacements.
Improves Budgeting: Asset tracking via advanced reporting and key performance indicators can improve budgeting in several ways. Asset tracking can help managers calculate the useful life of an asset. This enables managers to budget for maintenance and replacement costs accurately.
Increases Efficiency: Asset tracking increases efficiency by providing real-time visibility into the use and location of their assets. This increases productivity by ensuring assets are online when needed.
8 Factors to Help You Choose the Best CMMS for Asset Tracking
- Cost: Consider the total cost of the CMMS software, including any additional fees for features, such as asset tracking.
- Ease of Use: Ensure that the CMMS is easy to navigate and use for both technicians, managers, and leadership.
- Scalability: Choose a system that can easily scale up or down with your company as your needs change.
- Automation: Look for a CMMS that can automate tasks such as generating work orders and scheduling maintenance.
- Reporting Features and Advanced Analytics: Ensure that the CMMS offers extensive reporting analytics capabilities to track and monitor equipment performance.
- Security: Check that the CMMS has adequate security measures to protect your equipment data.
- Integration: Ensure that the CMMS easily integrates with other software and systems. Think about your accounting, enterprise asset management (EAM) software, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
- Support: Check the availability and quality of customer support and technical assistance.
Choose MaintainX for All Your Asset Tracking
At the end of the day, the primary goal of any business is to make a profit. For this reason, looking for opportunities to reduce unnecessary expenses is integral to improving operations. MaintainX features a robust inventory management system, real-time KPI metrics reporting, global procedures, and work order management.
MaintainX streamlines process improvement by providing management with a centralized platform for digitizing, assigning, and managing standard operating procedures. It also facilitates team messaging, enhanced reporting transparency, and automated preventive maintenance scheduling.
We recommend using a CMMS like MaintainX. You can schedule recurring work orders, implement digital SOP checklists, and demonstrate cost avoidance with advanced reporting charts. Check out MaintainX on desktop or mobile app to track your company’s assets and save on costs.


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The Agewell Foundation said elderly-friendly budgetary provisions have become the need of the hour due to the ever-increasing gap between older people and the younger generation, the demanding lifestyle of older persons in view of a longer span in old age, and their growing vulnerability.
A large number of retired healthy old people need gainful engagement to remain active, it said.
In a statement, the foundation appealed to the Finance Ministry and other stakeholders to consider its recommendations and suggestions while finalising the next budget.
It said old age pensions should be revised according to the prevailing inflation. "The current share of the central government in the monthly old-age pension must be increased to Rs 3,000 per month for every eligible old person. The state government should also be advised to modify its share accordingly," it said.
Under financial security measures, the foundation demanded an increased rate of interest on bank, post office and other deposit and investment schemes for the elderly.
More relief in income tax must be given specially for older people, it said.
The NGO also demanded GST exemption on services and products frequently used by the elderly such as audit diapers, medicines, healthcare equipment like wheelchairs and walkers, hospitalisation of elderly (70+) patients, mediclaim policies and medical consultation fees.
Speaking about the findings of a survey, Himanshu Rath, Founder Chairman of Agewell Foundation, said, "Ensuring social and financial security in old age has become an uphill task for most of the elderly due to limited income/savings. They have a comparatively longer span of life in old age and most of them have to remain dependent on others for their various needs and requirements."
"Due to growing uncertainties in old age, older people are suffering a lot. Through elderly-friendly budgetary provisions, the government can make the lives of older persons more comfortable. Indeed, older persons need gainful engagement opportunities, participation in the mainstream, and better healthcare and support systems in old age," he said.
Rohit Prasad, CEO of HelpAge India, said as India sets its vision for 2047, a vision on age friendly society will be an important part of "Amrit Kaal". The immediate term focus needs to be on strengthening income and health security for a large segment of disadvantaged elders, who faced a disproportionate impact of the pandemic.
"Among other measures, we request for enhancing of old age pension to minimum of Rs 3,000 per month, with priority universal coverage for older women and oldest old, and extension of coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to all 80-plus elderly population except income tax payees," he said.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is a national public health insurance fund of the government that aims to provide free access to health insurance coverage for low income earners in the country.
Prasad said as India's share of 60-plus population is going to increase from 10 per cent currently to 20 per cent by 2050, this demographic change will have wide ranging implications for financial, healthcare and social care systems.
"We urge the government to set up a Ayushman (Longevity) Ministry for Elderly to give due focus on this important area," he said.
The Union Budget for 2023-24 will be presented in Parliament by the finance minister on February 1.
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Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. Featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1918, he was the self-styled "prince of storytellers. " He composed more than a hundred novels, mostly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, as well as romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. Perhaps Oppenheim's most enduring creation is the character of General Besserley, the protagonist of General Besserley's Puzzle Box and General Besserley's New Puzzle Box (one of his last works). His work possesses a unique charm, featuring protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. His first novel was about England and Canada, called Expiation (1887); followed by such titles as The Betrayal (1904), The Avenger (1907), The Governors (1908), The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton (1913), An Amiable Charlatan (1915), The Black Box (1915), The Double Traitor (1915), The Cinema Murder (1917), The Box with Broken Seals (1919), The Devil's Paw (1920) and The Evil Shepherd (1922).
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Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 1946), an English novelist, was a major and successful writer of genre fiction, particularly thrillers. Among his books are The Betrayal, The Avenger, The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton, The Devil's Paw, and The Evil Shepherd.
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Singapore: Diageo Plc’s talks to buy a stake in India’s United Spirits Ltd have not progressed as the two sides have been unable to agree on details, a senior Diageo executive said on Friday.
“We have been in discussion, but we haven’t yet been able to find a structure that is acceptable to both partners,” John Pollaers, president for Diageo Asia-Pacific, told Reuters in an interview.
“We shouldn’t assume that this will lead to a transaction overall,” Pollaers said. The talks between the two companies began last year.
Diageo, the world’s largest alcoholic drinks group, said in November it was considering a collaboration with United Spirits, the world’s No. 3 spirits maker by volume.
United Spirits said in February it was willing to offer a stake of more than 15% and board representation to Diageo. United Spirits shares extended losses by almost 8% to a one-month low of Rs658 following the news.
Pollaers said Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka, will continue to grow strongly in India even if the deal with United Spirits doesn’t materialise.
“We are very positive about our organic growth prospects in India. So we would not preclude ourselves from a transation and we are in discussions, but it may not lead anywhere and our business is strong business in its own right.”
United Spirits chairman Vijay Mallya was quoted by the Times of India in March as saying Diageo and three other global spirit makers had shown interest in buying a stake in United Spirits.
India’s media reports have said United Spirits would use proceeds from the stake sale to reduce debt of $1.2 billion from its purchase of Scottish spirits maker Whyte & Mackay in 2007.
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A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Councilmembers David Catania introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue and Economic Development with comments from the Committees on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Public Works and the Environment, and Human Services.
To provide financial and tax incentives for the remediation and redevelopment of abandoned or underutilized contaminated real property.
TITLE I. AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAWS
TITLE II. TAX AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR THE REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF
TITLE III. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
TITLE IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Brownfields Remediation and Redevelopment Incentives Amendment Act of 1999".
TITLE I. AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT LAWS.
Sec 101. Section 2 of The Tax Increment Financing Authorization Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-143; D.C. Code §1-2293.1), is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph (24) is amended by striking the "." at the end of the paragraph and inserting the phrase "; and Brownfields areas as defined in subsection (33)." in its place.
(b) Add a new paragraph (33) to read as follows:
Sec. 102. The National Capital Revitalization Corporation Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-144; D.C. Code §1-2295.1 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 13(b)(2) (D.C. Code §1-2295.12(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
(b) Section 21(a) (D.C.. Code §1-2295.20(a) is amended as follows:
Sec. 103. Section 3(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Community Development Act of 1975, effective December 16, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-39; D.C. Code §5-902(a)(3)), is amended as follows:
TITLE II. TAX AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
Sec. 201. Short title.
This title may be cited as the "Brownfields Remediation and Redevelopment Incentives Act of 1999".
Sec. 202. Definition.
For purposes of this title, "brownfields site" means an abandoned or underutilized property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination as determined by the Mayor.
Sec. 202 [sic]. Brownfields real property and business franchise tax abatements.
(a) The Mayor may submit proposed rules to the Council to establish credits that offset real property taxes and business franchise taxes in connection with the remediation and redevelopment of a brownfields site. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by Title 1 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Code §1-1501 et seq.) The aggregate of the credits may equal an amount up to 100% of costs for remediation and up to 25% of costs for redevelopment of a brownfields site.
(b)(1) Application may be made to the Mayor for a reduction in real property taxes for real property that has been proposed as a site for brownfields remediation and redevelopment. Application may also be made for the deferral or forgiveness of any delinquent real property taxes, of any delinquent special assessments, of any cost or fee assessed to correct any condition that exists on the real property in violation of law, and of any delinquent water or sanitary sewer charges that have been imposed on the brownfields site.
(c)( 1 ) Application may be made to the Mayor for a credit to any franchise tax liability imposed by D.C. Code §47-1807.1 et seq. or §47-1808.1 et seq., on income expected to be earned by an incorporated or unincorporated business entity as a result of the remediation and redevelopment of a brownfields site.
(d) If the amount of the credits allowable under this section exceeds the taxes otherwise due, the amount of the credits not used as an offset against the taxes may be carried forward for up to 25 years.
(e) The Mayor may impose limitations on the amount of total reductions that will be allowed.
Sec. 204. Environmental Savings Accounts.
The Mayor shall establish a program to be known as the Environmental Savings Account Program which shall permit an eligible person to establish an Environmental Savings Account ("ESA") for the purpose of accumulating funds to be used for the remediation and/or redevelopment of a brownfields site. Funds deposited in an ESA by an eligible person and interest earned on the funds shall be exempt from District income taxation; provided, that any funds withdrawn that are not used for remediation and redevelopment shall be subject to income taxation and a 10% penalty.
Sec. 205. Brownfields Sites Environmental Assessment Fund.
The Mayor shall establish a Brownfields Sites Environmental Assessment Fund, subject to appropriations and any other Federal funds or private contributions, for the purpose of making grants to conduct environmental assessments of industrial, commercial and residential sites. The Mayor shall provide an annual report on October l of each year to the Council on grants made from the Fund and on the effectiveness of the Fund in conducting environmental assessments.
Sec. 206. Brownfields Sites Cleanup Revolving Fund.
(a) The Mayor shall establish the Brownfields Sites Cleanup Revolving Fund ("Fund"), subject to appropriations and any other federal funds or private contributions, to provide financial assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfields sites. The financial assistance, in the form of grants or loans to be lent at a rate not to exceed 2%, shall be in an amount up to 75% of the costs incurred for completing an environmental study and remediating and redeveloping a brownfields site.
(b) The following criteria shall be used in determining whether to provide financial assistance:
(c) In addition to the criteria in subsection (b) of this subsection, loans may be made based on the ability to repay the loan from future revenue to be derived from the redeveloped site and may be secured by a mortgage or other collateral.
(d) Moneys received as repayment of loans shall be deposited in the Fund.
(e) The Mayor shall provide an annual report on October 1 of each year to the Council on grants, loans, and expenditures made from the Fund, the revenue received by the Fund, and on the effectiveness of the Fund in redeveloping brownfields sites.
Sec. 207. Rules.
The Mayor shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this title. The rules shall include the following:
TITLE III. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
Sec. 301. Fiscal Impact Statement
TITLE IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 401. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), approval by the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code §47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 831; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.
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With an established ground cover, apply the mulch after the ground is frozen, to keep it that way. Damage to plants occurs when the soil alternately thaws and freezes. A mulch, such as straw or shredded leaves, loosely applied over the ground cover also insulates plants against drying winter winds. Do not entirely restrict air circulation around the foliage, however.

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The average dental hygienist salary in the United Kingdom is £63,368 per year or £32.50 per hour. Entry level positions start at £48,376 per year while most experienced workers make up to £78,000 per year.
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Mexico City, Mexico, April 7, 2022 – The United States is committed to working with Mexico to create a North American clean energy powerhouse that leads the world in combating the climate crisis and produces abundant clean energy with solar, geothermal, hydro, wind, and other clean energy technologies. These clean energy technologies can power an integrated North American supply chain as envisioned at the North American Leaders’ Summit. My colleagues and I have advocated for this vision of a North America clean energy powerhouse and expressed our concerns about the current and proposed energy laws in our many meetings with Mexican officials.
The U.S. government respects Mexico’s sovereignty and democratic processes. It is in that vein of cooperation and respect that we are concerned that the 2021 electricity law is likely to open the door to endless litigation, creating uncertainty and impeding investment.
The measures now before the Mexican legislature have impacts on North American competitiveness, and thus we hope that the legal framework that emerges will support the creation of a North American clean energy powerhouse, protect current and future U.S. business investments in Mexico in accordance with Mexico’s obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and protect the integration of U.S.-Mexico supply chains for the prosperity of our region. We hope that any legal framework will make a clear commitment to combat the climate crisis and provide clean, affordable, accessible energy to all.


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|At Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Lee's home before the Civil War|
by Brandon Marie Miller
I have a new YA (Young Adult) biography coming out on June 11, Robert E. Lee, The Man, The Soldier, The Myth (Calkins Creek/Boyds Mill & Kane Press). It's my first book in three years, which seems a lifetime in publishing. With Lee (and statues of Lee) so constantly in the news it's been a difficult book to write, but I hope a timely one.
I wanted to know who Lee was beyond the four years of Civil War that define him in history. What was his character, both strengths and weaknesses? Why has a myth of Robert E. Lee taken the place of the man? What was his family story? What about his long military career as a West Point graduate and army engineer? I needed to let Lee's own words explain his beliefs about slavery, emancipation, his racism. My journey took several years, reading books, articles, historic documents, and Lee family letters.
Most fun of all was traveling to places important in Lee's life. Come along for a quick tour of some of places I visited!
|Lee's birthplace, Stratford Hall, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Family scandals here marked Lee's youth.|
|The parlor in the McLean House, where Lee surrendered to Grant, April 9, 1865. This is a replica of the marble-topped table Lee signed his letter of acceptance of Grant's terms.|
|Lee served as president of Washington College after the war. (Washington and Lee University today) His office has been left virtually untouched from the afternoon he left it, suffering a stroke later that evening. Lee died October 12, 1870.|
|The President's House at Washington College, designed and built by Lee, is still used today. He included features designed for his wife, who was confined to a wheelchair with crippling arthritis.|


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Meditate Your Way to Facial Enlightenment
When I see a zit or two sprout on my face, I know there are sinister forces within at play. I’m either about to get a visit from Aunt Flo, or the stress I encounter on a daily basis is getting the best of me. For the last few months, I’ve been incessantly dealing with the latter and I just. can’t. seem. to. chill. It doesn’t help that the zits are the worst kind, the type that just won’t go away by themselves after a few days.
Perhaps I only have myself to blame. The weeks of inadequate sleep topped off by the constant stress and tension just wasn’t doing my body any favours. I wasn’t eating healthy, and I was skipping my gym sessions pretty regularly. When I finally realised the connection between stress and acne and realized my lack of chill was making my stress hormones turn on my skin, I knew I had to find an outlet for some much-needed relaxation.
“Everyone suffers in their own way. Unfortunately, stress is a massive epidemic. Perhaps that’s why we are also observing an unprecedented spike in occurrences of adult acne. We all need a solution to the major disruption and imbalance this is causing in our lives. If de-stressing can restore some form of balance and bring the glow back to our skin, why not?” explains Dr Kenneth Lee, medical director of SW1 Clinic.
There are no excuses really, because the act of meditation doesn’t have to be time-consuming to be effective. A brief minute of meditation a day in repetition will bring about a long-term change in the positive direction. All that is required for you is the willingness to open that door for you. Best of all, meditation is a powerful healing tool that is a no-risk practice. There are substantial health benefits to meditation; it lowers your blood pressure, creates more sustainable energy, releases irrationality and supports your lymphatic system.
The science is sound: If you’re reducing your stress through this process, you’re reducing inflammation in your body. Think a one-minute detox, without the conventional means of detoxification.
In case you’re still not sold, here’s how meditation can change your life… every aspect of it.
Meditation slows down the aging process.
A few minutes of meditation every day brings energy (also known as prana) into your body and creates a wave of calm and relaxation. During meditation, prana helps to repair your body’s skin tissues and cells, giving your skin a fresh, radiant glow. Mindful breathing while meditating introduces more oxygen to the skin, a key component in boosting cellular health. This increased oxygen rejuvenates your skin, balancing your body and your mind while repairing your body’s cells and tissues. It’s pretty evident that meditation has the ability to brighten your complexion, reduce your wrinkles, and slow down the aging process from the inside out. It also lowers blood pressure and tension-related pain such as headaches, ulcers, insomnia, muscle aches and joint problems, making you not only look younger, but feel younger too.
Try: Find a short time each day when you can be absolutely still, and tune out the surroundings around youl. Try the Water Infusion Mask on your face, and sit in a comfortable position. Lying down tends to make you doze off, so try to remain seated. Silence your thoughts and focus on your breathing. There is no need to devote hours to this practice, even a good 10 minutes is more than sufficient.
Meditation improves self-confidence and mood
The state of your complexion is intimately connected to your level of self-confidence. When your skin looks better, your sense of confidence increases, too.
A regular session of meditation increases the brain’s ability to repair itself and develop new neural connections. Like a muscle, these neural pathways get stronger and more effective over time with practice. As a result, people who meditate experience more happiness, inner peace and an overall sense of well-being. Meditation also increases your brain’s serotonin production, which is scientifically proven to be a mood enhancer.
Try: Anytime you feel anxious, worried or insecure, adopt a ‘power pose’. Sit straight and upright, and get rid of any hunched shoulders. Open up your chest and sit tall. By adopting a more confident posture, you will subconsciously feel more confident. Close your eyes and then focus on your breathing. If you find yourself breathing quick shallow breaths, try to pace your breathing and gently ‘banish’ any thoughts from entering your mind. Wipe the slate of your mind clean. Every time a thought tries to enter to distract you, just be aware and gently let it go, then return to the core focus of meditation, that is your breath.
Meditation helps you make healthier choices.
Frequent practice of meditation reaps more awareness of your breath, your body and your surroundings. This leads to the enhanced ability to pause, be present and consider your lifestyle choices. This change can manifest in several ways, from communicating more effectively with your loved ones, or simply becoming more conscious of where and how your food, clothes or skin care products come from. Meditation also arms you with the precious ability to slow down and enjoy the process of taking care of yourself, such as taking a few extra minutes to enjoy taking care of your skin. When we are more in touch with the present, we can fully exist and feel gratitude for every moment in our lives – making that the moment we stop existing, and really start living.
Try: Dedicate a generous amount of time to your meals. Eat slowly and mindfully, trying to savour every flavour in your food. Be conscious of the texture, taste, smell of every bite. Slowing down your eating pace may also make you full much faster, preventing weight gain in the long run.
Like a candle, meditation lights the way. And the more you meditate, the brighter your glow.
Happiness does indeed come from the inside out.


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Like I said earlier this week, embroidering human anatomy is one of my favorite things to embroider. My most recent human anatomy piece is this little ribcage.
I splattered some gold paint on the piece to give it a little bit of sparkle.
I used varying sizes of embroidery floss. I used six strands for the bones in the foreground, and three strands for the bones in the background.
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National Constitution Center
Friday, June 16, 2017 • 12 P.M.
Admission is free
On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls and injuring many others. Join survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph, Washington Post editor and author of Kennedy and King Steven Levingston, and Philadelphia Orchestra composer-in-residence Hannibal Lokumbe as they discuss how the bombing impacted the meaning of “equality” in America and how local events can bring about constitutional change. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
A special performance by Hannibal Lokumbe will precede the discussion. Copies of Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights will be available for sale before and after the program.
This program is presented as part of a three-day series of community events in collaboration with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Painted Bride. View the complete schedule of events here.
Watch this America’s Town Hall program live at constitutioncenter.org/live.


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Beautiful Belleek: Masterwork from the Emerald Isle
ANTIQUE TRADER, July 2015 -- Belleek pottery has been produced in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, from a combination of local clays since the mid-1800s, the height of the Irish Potato Famine.
Belleek molded earthenware, which was made for durability rather than decorative appeal, was the chosen medium for pieces subjected to rough wear and tear like foot baths and ewers. Though these pieces are quite rare, they are rarely sought. They simply cannot compete with the artistic quality of Belleek porcelain. Many Belleek porcelains - delicate, translucent, silvery, lustrous and believed by some to be the thinnest, finest ever made - reflect their Irish origins. Some pieces bear popular motifs like green shamrocks, Irish harps or wild Irish roses. Some
feature realistic, molded nature-inspired patterns of roses, lotus flowers, limpets, sea urchins and thistles. Others feature desirable patterns named for nearby towns, like Rathmore and Finner, or for legendary designers like Cleary and Henshall.
"Because most porcelain Belleeks are modeled completely through the fingertips of their modelers," explains Ronan Flanagan, senior appraiser at Adam's Art Auctioneers & Valuers, based in Dublin, Ireland, "no two are exactly alike.The majority, however, "bear colored trademarks that correspond within their years of production. Mark-changes through the years reflect changes either in international import law or ownership of the company."
The earliest Belleeks, which generally bear black trademarks, are the most collectible. Commonly described as first (1863-1890), second (1891-1926) and third (1926-1946) black mark Belleeks, they sometimes command nearly double the price of similar, later pieces. Even when some marks have worn off or pieces have slipped through production unmarked, early ones can oft en be identified by specific patterns and designs.
Many hold special appeal for collectors.
Any first-period "grasses" pattern piece, for example, is extremely desirable, commanding between $450 to about $800 in today's market.The 1880s grass pattern tea pot, which is displayed at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, however, reveals Flanagan, is priceless.Though adorned with typical life-like garden-variety roots and foliage, its inner lid features printed directions aimed to
prevent damage through thermal shock of boiling water. "Fill
with water blood warm [water at blood temperature?]," it reads,
"and allow it to stand a few minutes empty and use with boiling
Early Belleek chinaware, which was produced to fulfill the widespread demand for exotic and oriental themes, rarely reach the open market these days. Pieces that feature dragon patterns, like hot water pots with dragonhead spouts and serving plates portraying writhing dragons, are very valuable. A Belleek tea kettle and stand in an elaborate dragon pattern, reveals Jamie M. Doerr, Research director and senior writer at M.S. Rau Antiques, based in New Orleans, recently sold via Leslie Hindman
Auctioneers for $11,875.
The most expensive early Belleeks, however, are crafted from biscuitor Parian finish. These unglazed pieces, which resemble Carrera marble, usually follow classical designs like busts, statues and portrayals of mythological figures. Highly sought novelty Belleeks are also very costly.
An alligator-shaped second period spill vase, a vessel that stored
tapers or sticks to light candles or lamps from a fireplace fire instead of using expensive, commercial matches, is one example.
Vintage basket weave Belleeks are also great favorites, So are
scallop-shell and Tridacna (clam shell) patterned plates, tea sets,
bowls and salt dips, especially those glazed with pink, cob-yellow
or sea-weed-green lustres as delicate and pearly as the shells that inspired them. Other popular Belleek products include dinnerware services, serving trays, cake plates, jugs, lamp bases, trinket boxes, night lights, sugar and creamer sets, gravy boats, ewers, heartshaped serving dishes and more.
Serious collectors, however, seek early world-famous Belleek
porcelain baskets, which were introduced in 1865. Much like braids
or lattice-like pie crusts, they are hand-plaited into strips, then woven into circular, oval, hexagonal, heart-shaped, trefoil, square or elongated forms. Many of these exceedingly delicate, egg-shell thin pieces, considered by some the most difficult porcelains of all to produce, also feature combinations of naturalistic, hand-formed, applied porcelain vines, roses, Scottish thistles, foliage or twig handles in luscious shades of spring-green, butterscotch, blue and pastel pink. Because few of their surfaces remain unadorned, these confections usually bear narrow identifying banners in lieu of black marks.
According to Doerr, a first period black three-strand Belleek basket
may currently bring $700 to $5,500 or more, depending on its
size, condition and complexity of design. Four-strand Belleek baskets,
which were created aft er 1921, may each bring $400 to $2,500.
In short, any early Belleek porcelain basket, if it survived free from
scratches, chips, cracks, flakes or repairs, is a true rarity.
As time passes, fine examples of early, black mark Belleeks are becoming
increasingly scarce on the market " and increasingly expensive. Though it is very difficult to determine their price ranges in general, condition is the first aspect subjected to scrutiny, due to the fragile nature of their ceramic bodies.
"Because it took a great deal of talent and skill to work porcelain of
such delicate nature," Doerr explains, "finding any piece from the earliest
periods is quite extraordinary."
Later Belleeks, those bearing green, blue, brown, gold or black marks that
have varied in style according to market demands, are often valued solely
for their decorative worth.
Yet some of these, too, have become extremely rare and extremely collectible. Complete tea sets, for instance, even those created in the mid-20th century, tend to demand high prices. Those featuring extensive painted decoration and design complexity may currently go for $10,000 and more.
Still, adds Doerr, "Collecting Belleeks of any sort is a very personal endeavor. Choose pieces using your head and your heart first and then your pocketbook. You'll be happier in the long run and you will have a much finer collection that you can enjoy for years to come."