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Happy New Year! Now that 2016 is finally, mercifully in the books, let's look ahead the next 365 days of videogames—many of which we're actually excited about. Note that we're not doing any kind of wishcasting here; all the games on this list have been given official release dates of sometime in 2017. If its release date is still "TBD," we're not going to assume it's happening this year, because in all likelihood it's probably not. Also, we're not making any guarantees. At least a few of these may be delayed into 2018 or beyond. But for now, we're just goin' with what they tells us. Let's get to the games!
This Oculus exclusive was one of the most exciting VR experiences I had this past year. There are lots of games about floating around in a space station, but the method of locomotion in this one is what makes it stand out: You pull yourself around the world just like an astronaut would in zero-G, by grabbing onto the walls and dragging your body forward. It's a hell of a lot of fun just to move around, which is always a good sign. The feeling of presence is powerful. I can't wait to get back in.
Yeah, this has been on our "Most Anticipated" list for a couple of years now. I really thought Nintendo would have gotten this latest Zelda adventure out the door by now, but apparently it's got to wait for the new Switch game machine first. It'll still be released on Wii U if that's how you want to tackle this sprawling open-world take on the 30-year-old game series, which (for real this time) promises more freedom, more choices, and more exploration than the other rigidly linear games in the franchise. This is the year, though; it'll definitely come out. I think.
While I may not play the PlayStation VR version of this new entry in the classic horror game series because I enjoy not urinating myself, I'll definitely check it out on a normal television with a nice safe 1o feet of nothing in between me and whatever zombies, madmen, or other assorted creatures that Capcom has cooked up this time. The first-person perspective is something the series has never tried before, so hopefully this will feel a lot less like a staid sequel and more like a total reboot of the game that defined "survival horror."
I didn't play the first Mass Effect trilogy, mostly because the idea of a three-game epic in which you carry the same character from game to game sounded like a pretty huge investment. Maybe I can start over again with this new, separate game, because it takes place 60o years after the original story and so I don't have to worry that I'm missing anything. For the series' devotees, it's not a question; I'm sure they're already dusting off their spacesuits.
Technically, this game is already available, if you feel like playing it in Japanese. And maybe you do! But the latest in Atlus' traditional turn-based RPG series about kids who go to high school and fight demons won't make it to the Western audience until April. Persona fans have been waiting patiently for this new entry; the last was on the PlayStation 2. This one will be out for PlayStation 4—and PS3 as well, in case you haven't upgraded yet.
There are a lot of action role-playing games these days in which you get to wander around a massive, gorgeous open world, but only this one (as far as I know) is filled with massive mechanical creatures. Turns out that humans aren't at the top of the evolutionary food chain anymore, and the world is now run by robot-animals. What happened? Are humans the real monsters? Is this going to end with the main character yelling "You blew it up, you maniacs!" in front of half a Statue of Liberty (no)?
Hey, remember Prey, that 2006 shooter from 3D Realms? Or the exciting but ill-fated sequel that showed up at E3 in 2011? It doesn't matter if you do or don't, because Bethesda's reboot doesn't seem to have anything at all to do with those. Except for the fact that they all involve a human on a spaceship shooting aliens. This version, developed by Arkane Studios (Dishonored), is still a first-person shooter, although it promises more exploration and more choices than your typical linear FPS.
Ubisoft's South Park: The Stick of Truth, an RPG with classical overtones that perfectly nailed the look and feel of the cartoon show, was easily the best *South Park *game ever. (Yes, better than Chef's Love Shack, whatever that was.) So why wouldn't we be ready and rarin' to go for this sequel?
Okay, this year we really really think Cuphead is coming out. A run-and-gun throwback shooter with a 1930s cartoon aesthetic--Contra by way of Max Fleischer--this indie game's demos have left us only wondering which we love more, the gameplay or the graphics. Lovingly animated and brutally difficult. Soon, it will be ours.
What happens when a scrappy li'l indie team hits it big, then gets more money to spend on their next project? We'll find out when Tacoma, the next game from the creators of Gone Home, hits next year. Like its predecessor, this is an exploration game about wandering an abandoned location (in this case, a space station), and examining everything near you to figure out what exactly happened there. What fate befell the crew of the Tacoma? Is there any astronaut ice cream left?
A cat named Mae drops out of college and returns to her hometown, but nothing is as it was when she left. A narrative exploration game with a somber tone and a distinct graphical style, Night in the Woods is one of those games we're almost scared to try (those animals look as sinister as they do cute). But try we will.
The physics-defying action of the first Gravity Rush for PlayStation Vita made it one of the standout exclusives for Sony's portable machine. No, this follow-up isn't coming to Vita—probably because Sony actually wants people to buy it this time. So it's coming to PlayStation 4. Sorry, Vita. Congrats, PlayStation 4.
Nier, a weird genre-blending role-playing game with an intriguing story and incredible music, was one of the highlights of last generation for Square Enix. Can this sequel, developed by Platinum Games (Bayonetta) live up to the unique (if slightly broken) majesty of the original? It's not exactly a sure thing, so we await this follow-up with bated breath.
Part of us can't believe this is actually happening. The Professor Layton games on the Nintendo DS and 3DS were wonderful blends of lateral-thinking logic puzzles, gorgeous animation, and mystery stories. Developer Level-5 said the last one was the final game... and it was for the top-hatted professor, but not for his daughter! Lady Layton will be on 3DS as well as mobile phones, but it doesn't look like it's changed up the formula. Phew!
A virtual Wild West where you can shoot anybody you want! Rockstar did it before Westworld (well, at least the TV version) with Red Dead Redemption, and now it's coming back for the new generation of consoles with some unbelievably good-looking graphics. And this virtual frontier is almost guaranteed not to rise up against you and murder you for real.
It's a tie! Do you want Batman to fight Superman? Or do you want Iron Man to fight Mega Man? Whether your interest is in seeing DC's comic superheroes duke it out, or Marvel's roster of champions go up against classic Capcom brawlers, your wish will be granted in 2017. Sadly, there seems to be no way to smoosh these together to have Iron Man fight Superman.
From Ron Gilbert, creator of Maniac Mansion, comes a game that... looks damn near exactly like *Maniac Mansion. *Awesome! This throwback point-and-click adventure in the classic LucasArts SCUMM style has two X-Filesesque agents investigating some creepy goings-on in a town full of ridiculous characters. But really, Ron, you had us at giant pixels and a wall of text commands.
Who says there's nothing new under the sun? Try this on: An online, multiplayer, open-world martial arts game. Wander the world fighting other players, learning new moves, and putting together your own individual fighting style. Ambitious, but if it works...
From Supergiant Games, creators of Bastion and Transistor (we know some of you just stopped there and are already trying to figure out how to preorder this) comes Pyre, a role-playing game with all the gorgeous visual presentation of its predecessors. It's also an anagram of one of the other games on this list. No, not Yerp.

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Olivia Culpo Rocks Crop Top & Leggings During L.A. Coffee Run
Even while doing something as simple as going on a coffee run in L.A., Olivia Culpo still manages to ooze style. The 26-year-old beauty queen showcased her incredibly trim figure and toned abs while rocking a white crop top and a pair of tight grey leggings during an afternoon coffee run.
The brunette bombshell completed her sporty ensemble with a pair of grey and white Nike sneakers that matched her leggings and crop top perfectly. The leggings hugged her small, curvy frame in all the right places and her crop top put her toned abs on full display.
Not wearing anything with pockets, the actress had her hands full with what appeared to be her phone and keys in one hand, a disposable coffee cup in the other, and a white purse with a silver chain over her shoulder.
With a grey scrunchie around the wrist of her hand holding the coffee cup, Culpo wore a smile on her face as she kept things simple in both the hair and make-up department.
According to the Daily Mail, Olivia was on her way back to her vehicle with a cup of coffee she stopped to get in hand before heading to her next workout session.
As those who follow Culpo on Instagram know, the model isn’t shy about showing a little skin and showcasing the progress her workout routine has had on her body. On Monday, Culpo even gave her 3.3 million Instagram followers a then-and-now look at her tiny, toned frame by sharing a saucy throwback picture of herself donning a fierce red two-piece bathing suit.
Shared on her profile exactly a week ago today, the photo has accumulated just shy of 150,000 likes and almost 1,000 comments. Olivia’s Instagram followers had nothing but positive feedback to give in the comment section of the photo. “Beautiful” and “body goals” were just some of the comments individuals decided to leave. Some even pointed out that red was definitely a color that agreed with her.
As the Inquisitr reported yesterday, when Culpo isn’t working on her career or her rocking body, she prefers to spend time with her siblings – especially her sister Aurora and her nephew, Remi. Culpo recently revealed on her Instagram story that she was “obsessed with this tiny human,” if you couldn’t tell by her frequent photos and social media updates about spending time with him.
Olivia Culpo looks fit and fab https://t.co/NUkNxBZtdp
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) October 6, 2018
Regardless of what Culpo is currently doing or sharing on social media, she always manages to rock what she’s wearing.

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D. metasomatism. The hornblende-hornfels facies has the following mineral assemblages: In K2O-poor sediments or meta-igneous rocks: The pyroxene-hornfels facies is the contact-metamorphic facies with the highest temperatures and is, like the granulite facies, characterized by the mineral orthopyroxene.  Rocks which contain certain minerals can therefore be linked to certain tectonic settings, times and places in the geological history of the area. Apart from the metamorphic facies of a rock, a whole terrane can be described by the abbreviations LT, MT, HT, LP, MP, HP (from low, medium or high; pressure or temperature). List examples of minerals only formed by metamorphic processes, and describe each mineral. FExamples: “chlorite zone of the greenschist facies,” the “staurolite zone of the amphibolite facies,” or the “cordierite zone of the hornblende hornfels facies,” etc. The names of metamorphic facies on the pressure-temperature diagram reflect minerals and mineral assemblages that are stable at these pressures and temperatures and provide information about the metamorphic processes that have affected the rocks. The concept was first defined in 1914 by a Finnish petrologist, Pentti Eelis Eskola, as any rock of a metamorphic formation that has attained chemical equilibrium through metamorphism at constant temperature and pressure conditions, with its mineral composition controlled only by the chemical composition. Andalusite is stable at low pressure, kyanite is stable at high pressure but relatively low temperature and sillimanite is stable at high temperature. Read Free Metamorphic Facies Metamorphism And Plate TectonicsFigure 7.3.2 Regional metamorphism beneath a mountain range related to continent-continent collision (typical geothermal gradient). Metamorphic source rocks, the rocks that experience the metamorphism, are called the parent rock or protolith, from proto– meaning first, and lithos- meaning rock. Also, provide examples of geologic environments where such pressure would be the main agent of metamorphism. Their characteristic feature is the development of the most common amphibole, hornblende, in the presence of a plagioclase feldspar and garnet. Some unfoliated metamorphic rocks, such as hornfels, originate only by contact metamorphism, but others can originate either by contact metamorphism or by regional metamorphism. Facies were first described by paleontologist and geologist Amanz Gresslyin 1838 as a component of his then-revolutionary idea of modern stratigraphy, wherein he used the concept of facies to determine the origin of rock bodies through fossil assemblages and petrographic attributes.Throughout his life, Gressly made contributions and developed three key areas of geology; facies concepts and applications, stratigraphic correlations, and paleogeographic construction. The rock has undergone low-grade metamorphism, and fine carbonaceous material often forms a major part of its composition. Examples of rocks from different metamorphic facies are illustrated below. It can have the following mineral assemblages: The prehnite-pumpellyite facies is a little higher in pressure and temperature than the zeolite facies. Characteristic mineral assemblages are: The amphibolite facies is a facies of medium pressure and average to high temperature. These are a few examples of igneous feature that survived regional-scale deformation. Metamorphic facies: minerals depend on compo The characteristic set of minerals in a meta-pelitic greenschist is going to be diï¬erent from that in an equivalent-grade meta-basalt. • Many important metamorphic reactions are defined by these curves P-T Examples •Al2O3 phase stability • Dehydration curves Stability of Iron Oxides • PO2 vs. It can only be reached under certain contact-metamorphic circumstances. For example, the boundary between the greenschist and amphibolite facies marks a transition from amphibole of actinolitic composition to hornblende and of a sodic plagioclase into a more calcic plagioclase. The Dalradian Series occurs in a zone 50 to 80 km wide, north of the Highland Boundary Fault. A classic work of Turner's was the book he published in 1948 titled Mineralogical and Structural Evolution of Metamorphic Rocks. This is a porphyritic basalt that was regionally metamorphosed to epidote amphibolite facies. As a model for progressive metamorphism, petrologists consider different metamorphic facies series, the sequences of metamorphic rocks that would form in different metamorphic environments. A characteristic mineral for this facies and the pyroxene-hornblende facies is orthopyroxene. Xenoliths picked up by the magma may be metamorphosed to the â¦ The greenschist facies consists of a group of rocks that contain green platy minerals like chlorite and epidote. â¢ Examples: âchlorite zone of the greenschist facies,â the âstaurolite zone of the amphibolite facies,â or the âcordierite zone of the hornblende hornfels facies,â etc. At lower temperature and pressure processes in the rock are called diagenesis. See more. As metamorphic grade increases, what do we generally observe in terms of the degree of foliation in rocks? For example, slate and marble are building materials, garnets are used as gemstones Title: Ch 25 Metamorphic Facies 1 Ch 25 Metamorphic Facies 2. The greenschist facies consists of a group of rocks that contain green platy minerals like chlorite and epidote.  The boundaries between facies (and corresponding areas on the temperature v. pressure graph) are wide because they are gradational and approximate. The given assemblage of minerals that a rock in a given metamorphic facies has will depend on the original composition of the rock. The parallel alignment of mica in a metamorphic rock is an example of A. porphyroblasts. (Example: Himalayan Range) [Image Description] 7.3 Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism – Physical Geology... • Wide variety of metamorphic facies. NOW 50% OFF! A similar group of metamorphic rocks occurs to the North of the Great â¦ Greenschists, as their name implies, tend to be green. As you move Northwest into higher grade rocks (biotite, garnet zones), new minerals appear in a regular sequence and the texture of the rocks change, becoming more schist-like. As you move Northwest into higher grade rocks (biotite, garnet zones), new minerals appear in a regular sequence and the texture of the rocks change, becoming more schist-like. Index minerals are helpful in determining isograds and metamorphic zones. The granulite facies is characterized by the following mineral assemblages: The blueschist facies is at relatively low temperature but high pressure, such as occurs in rocks in a subduction zone. A. relatively high pressure and low temperature B. relatively low pressure and high temperature muscovite + biotite + quartz + plagioclase ± garnet, orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene + plagioclase ± quartz, clinopyroxene + plagioclase + garnet ± orthopyroxene (higher pressure), phengite + kyanite + talc + quartz ± jadeite, albite + epidote + actinolite + chlorite + quartz, cordierite + anthophyllite + biotite + plagioclase + quartz, orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene + plagioclase ±, cordierite + quartz + sillimanite + K-feldspar (orthoclase) ± biotite ± garnet. Metamorphic facies are named for rocks that form under specific conditions (e.g., eclogite facies, amphibolite facies etc. In pelitic (fine-grained sedimentary) rocks, the appearance of index minerals indicates the degree of alteration. Hornfels is a rock formed by contact metamorphism, a process that characteristically involves high temperatures but low pressures/depths. P. Classification into four chemical systems, Thermodynamics of metamorphic assemblages, Origin of metamorphic rocks: types of metamorphism. This facies is characterized by the following minerals: In CALCAREOUS ASSEMBLAGE: Still other regions, usually containing an abundance of intrusive igneous material, show associations of low-pressure greenschist, amphibolite, and granulite facies rocks. Give examples of foliated rocks, describe what minerals they contain, and draw their textures. Metamorphic rock fall into two categories, foliated and unfoliated. A pelitic layer (that is, a layer made up of mud or clay particles) might contain the assemblage garnet + chlorite + biotite + muscovite + quartz, whereas a basaltic horizon a few centimetres away would contain the assemblage chlorite + actinolite + albite. B. bedding. Figure 10.35 Metamorphic facies and types of metamorphism shown in the context of depth and temperature. The names of metamorphic facies in common usage are derived from the behaviour of a rock of basaltic bulk composition during metamorphism at various sets of pressure-temperature conditions. Thus, one can refer to a greenschist facies pelitic schist, an amphibolite facies calcsilicate rock, or a granulite facies garnet gneiss. See more. ), but those names don’t mean that the facies is limited to that one rock type. 22.214.171.124 Facies Series 8.69 Metamorphic facies series. Gressly is mostly remembered for his con… In this type, mineral grains are very fine grained, and are arranged in a particular orientation forming slaty texture or slaty cleavage. A metamorphic facies may be characterized by a set of minerals or typical rocks. Facies based on petrological characters (such as grain size and mineralogy) are called lithofacies, whereas facies based on fossil content are called biofacies. The name facies was first used for specific sedimentary environments in sedimentary rocks by Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly in 1838. They record metamorphism in the cool high-pressure/low-temperature thermal gradients at less than 7°C/km in subduction zones in the last 1 billion years. The PT diagram in Figure 8.69 shows the most important of these series. It can have the following mineral assemblages: Metamorphic petrologists studying contact metamorphism early in the 20th century introduced the idea of metamorphic facies (part of a rock or group of rocks that differs from the whole formation) to correlate metamorphic events. High pressure + low temperature = Blueschist facies. It is important to note that the rocks may have been exposed to the different grades of metamorphism, but the minerals present in those rocks are based on the elemental composition of the protolith from which it … The sanidinite facies is a rare facies of extremely high temperatures and low pressure. The facies of contact metamorphism progress in temperature at relatively low pressure from the Albite-Epidote Hornfels Facies to the Hornblende Hornfels Facies, to the Pyroxene Hornfels Facies. ), but those names donât mean that the facies is limited to that one rock type. The different metamorphic facies are defined by the mineralogical composition of a rock. Metamorphic facies - Wenatchee Valley College With the increasing metamorphic grade, the sheet silicates become unstable and mafic minerals, such as hornblende and pyroxene, start to grow. Amphibolite facies The amphibolite facies is the common high-grade facies of regional metamorphism, and, like the greenschist facies, such rocks are present in all ages from all over the world. The facies is named for zeolites, strongly hydrated tectosilicates. Both rock types consist of metamorphic minerals that do not have fâ¦ Rocks change during metamorphism because the minerals need to be stable under the new temperature and pressure conditions. A metamorphic facies is a set of mineral assemblages in metamorphic rocks formed under similar pressures and temperatures. Above gneiss, when the rock actually starts to melt, it is called a migmatite. It is named for the minerals prehnite (a Ca-Al-phyllosilicate) and pumpellyite (a sorosilicate). For example, regions associated with subduction of oceanic material beneath either oceanic crust or continental crust are characterized by blueschist, greenschist, and eclogite facies rocks, whereas areas thought to reflect continent-continent collision are more typically distinguished by greenschist and â¦ Metamorphism occurs when solid rock changes in composition and/or texture without the mineral crystals melting, which is how igneous rock is generated. For example, a basalt metamorphosed during subduction to high pressures at low temperatures recrystallizes into a rock containing glaucophane, lawsonite, and albite; glaucophane is a sodic amphibole that is blue to black in hand sample and lavender to blue under the microscope. The zeolite facies is the metamorphic facies with the lowest metamorphic grade. Though it is named for the mineral hornblende, the appearance of that mineral is not constrained to this facies. Why? Granulite facies (MP/HT)ï The granulite facies is the highest grade of metamorphism at medium pressure.ï The depth at which it occurs is not constant.ï A characteristic mineral for this facies and the pyroxene- hornblende facies is orthopyroxene.ï orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene + hornblende 11/11/2012 12 Sanidinite facies (LP/HT) The sanidinite facies is a rare facies of extremely high temperatures and low pressure. The names of metamorphic facies on the pressure-temperature diagram reflect minerals and mineral assemblages that are stable at these pressures and temperatures and provide information about the metamorphic processes that have affected the rocks. Amphibolite facies The amphibolite facies is the common high-grade facies of regional metamorphism, and, like the greenschist facies, such rocks are present in all ages from all over the world. V.M. Subsequent thermal modeling studies have shown that metamorphism generally occurs in response to tectonically induced perturbation of geotherms rather than along steady-state geotherms and, hence, that the facies series do not record metamorphic geotherms.
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I (XiaoYu Wu 吴晓雨) received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Engineering in Zhejiang University, China, and started his PhD studies at Reacting Gas Dynamics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT in 2012. My supervisor is Professor Ahmed F. Ghoniem.
My researches focus on the application of oxides and water for clean energy technologies. Oxides can replay precious metal as catalysts for hydrocarbon oxidation (link). They can also be fabricated into oxygen permeating membranes for air separation and hydrogen production from water (link). When added into liquids, the oxides can change the heat transfer characteristics such that heat transfer can be improved or prohibited (link).
My ultimate goal for all my potential researches is to utilize the fundamental understanding in science to guide and optimize the operation in engineering. Therefore, in the future, I foresee myself collaborating closely with scientists and industrial partners to make the findings in my own laboratory into reality.
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Carbon dioxide capture and reuse is an effective way to continue using cheap and plentiful fossil fuels while mitigating their environmental impact. While enhanced oil recovery can be used at a large scale, a promising reuse technique is to reduce or “split/partially dissociate” the combustion products, i.e. the water/carbon dioxide mixture to produce syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide). Thermolysis of both gases can be achieved at elevated temperatures, using some form of “waste” heat or solar heat.
Oxygen permeable mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) membranes have been used for oxygen separation as well as water splitting, and significant flux enhancement has been measured under reactive sweep flow conditions. However, the reaction mechanisms on the membrane surfaces are not yet quantified. Moreover, CO2 and H2O+CO2 thermolysis have not been examined on the solid or gas phase.
In this thesis, a subset of perovskite membranes, e.g. La0.9Ca0.1FeO3-δ will be used because of their stability and reasonable oxygen flux. Experiments will be conducted to measure the conversion rate and its dependence on the oxygen permeation flux, and to examine the overall dissociation rate, surface kinetics as well as the competition between homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction pathways. Effects of operating parameters, temperature, pressure, flow rate and gas concentrations will be investigated. Material stability under reactive conditions will be analyzed by DFT modeling and characterization techniques such as SEM, XRD and AES. This new technique of syngas production from combustion products will be compared with other techniques, such as electrolysis and photoelectrolysis, on the basis of overall performances, energy efficiency and economic factors.
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X.Y. Wu, M. Uddi, A.F. Ghoniem, (2016), “Enhancing co-production of H2 and syngas via water splitting and POM on surface-modified oxygen permeable membranes”, AIChE Journal, accepted, (invited submission in AIChE Journal “Best paper” initiative
X.Y. Wu, L. Chang, M. Uddi, P. Kirchen, A.F. Ghoniem, (2016), “Toward enhanced hydrogen generation from water using oxygen permeating LCF membranes”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 10093-10107
D. Huang, X. Y. Wu, Z. Wu, H. T. Zhu, W. Li, B. Sunden, (2015), “Experimental Studies on Heat Transfer of Nanofluids in a Vertical tube at Supercritical Pressures“,International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 63, 54-61
W. Li, X.Y. Wu, Z. Luo, R.L. Webb, (2011), “Falling Water Film Evaporation on Newly-Designed Enhanced Tube Bundles”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54 (13-14), 2990-2997
W. Li, X.Y. Wu, Z. Luo, S.C. Yao, J.L. Xu, (2011), “Heat Transfer Characteristics of Falling Film Evaporation on Horizontal Tube Arrays”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54 (9-10), 1986-1993


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If you are planning to spend some quiet time on a beach in India, without any hesitation visit the Bordi Dahanu beach, in Thane District of Maharashtra. The beach happens to be very calm and refreshing.
Bordi Dahanu beach falls under the green zone, where there is no urbanization. The land is well connected by air, railway, and road.
In the morning the day starts by watching the fishing boats return and in the evening Dahanu beach market lights up.
Seafood like prawns, lobsters, fishes is all over the Dahanu beach market. The Parsis and Warli tribes live in Dahanu town.
Tourists are allowed to interact with them and know their lifestyle and culture. Mural paintings are considered to be popular here.
The tribes connect with nature very much.
There is another place to visit near Bordi Dahanu beach is the Asavali dam. The dam is made out of sand.
One side of the dam has water and the other is covered with paddy grassland.
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This place is also perfect for adventure as it has activities like exploring the wide-open seas, trekking, and gliding.
Tarpa is a spot where rappelling and rope climbing are affordable and available.
Tarpa also has Tarpa Agri Eco-tourism Centre, where tourists can stay, it includes a museum related to the environment and agriculture.
If you are adventurous, then I am sure this place will not bore you. One more thing that you have to attend while you visit Bordi Dahanu beach, the Chikoo festival.
It is organized to tell tourists about the culture of the tribes, it also engages tourists in kite flying and Tarpa dance. There are fine resorts on Dahanu Bordi beach.
Dahanu Road And Bordi Beach
Dahanu Road is known for fruit orchards, it owns some of the country’s best and beautiful Sapodilla (chiku) orchards. The earliest settlers in Dahanu Bordi were the Iranis and Parsis, therefore their touch is still somewhere here.
Smt. Anutai Wagh founded an education center here to give the tribes their right to education.
The amazing yet spiritual fact about this place is that there are large and beautiful temples that guard the sacred fire. The temple has a fire lit up for almost a millennium by the Zoroastrians, as Udvada is nearest from Dahanu.
Best Time To Visit Dahanu Bordi Beach
During winter, it will be a comfortable time to visit Dahanu beach, as it has brisk air. Therefore plan a visit between November to February.
Some of these involve the Dahanu Fort, Mallinath Jain Tirth Kosbad Temple, the Kalpataru Botanical Gardens, the Dapchari Dam and Reservoir, Bahrot caves.
You can also make another list for the next day: Mahalaxmi Mandir Dahanu, Zoroastrian Atash Behram, Zoroastrian Heritage Museum.
How To Reach Dahanu Bordi Beach By Road?
Just so you know that Dahanu beach is directly connected to Mumbai through National Highway 8.
There are many transport busses available from Mumbai, Thane, Vasai, Virar to Dahanu.
How To Reach Dahanu Bordi Beach By Train?
The fastest and nearest station is Dahanu Road which connects the beach with major cities like Jodhpur-Pune express, Veraval-Pune express, and Ahimsa express.
The railway station can also be accessible via Mumbai- Ahmedabad highway. Shuttle trains are provided from Virar railway station to reach Dahanu beach. You can also access a taxi from Dahanu railway station.
How To Reach Dahanu Bordi Beach By Air?
Since Dahanu is a small coastal town situated in Thane District, it does not have its own airport. Therefore Mumbai airport plays a role here, the Mumbai airport is considered to be the nearest airport to Dahanu beach.
It is 150km from the beach. There are multiple flights linking Mumbai to major cities across the world.
Bordi beach to Dahanu beach – 24 kilometers (road)
Mumbai to Dahanu road- 138 kilometers by Mumbai Ahmedabad HIghway.
Things To Not Forget At Dahanu Beach
Relish The Long Walks
Nowadays beaches are filled with people and rubbish. There is continuous disturbance while having alone time. Dahanu beach will win your heart at this, as it gives nothing but peace to your mind and soul.
There will be no one to interrupt you when you are doing soul searching all by yourself with a cold breeze touching your face and the sound of waves.
Don’t Miss The Snacks
Do try all kinds of snacks and chaats that are there at the beach. Shev bhel puri is the best of all, once you have it you will ask for more, it’s a delicious drooling snack.
Also taste butta (corn), bhel puri pani puri, cotton candy floss, and so on.
Put Up Towards A Clean Beach
Dahanu Bordi beach is itself a clean beach, but to maintain that we always need to contribute. If you see any plastic or garbage at the beach please pick them up at once you notice it.
Because the seawater touches the shore with the garbage lying there, the sea will take it with her. Which will cause aqua pollution.
Throw the garbage or plastic in the dustbin which is placed in the front of every food store.
This might look like an effortless step, but trust me it is huge.
Don’t Forget The Chikus Of Dahanu
Dahanu is quite favourable for the chiku fruit. Irani settlers were the first to cultivate chiku at Dahanu. Plan an outing to some orchards and enjoy the delicious chikus.
In English, chikus has three names: mudapples, sapodilla, and noseberry.
Always remember the sunsets and shells.
Every beach has its own sunsets, never compare them, they are beautiful in their own way. When the beach is clean there are chances that you will find shells. Pick them up, make them your souvenir of Dahanu.
Resorts At Dahanu Bordi Beach
Resorts at Dahanu Bordi beach are very luxurious. They offer suites as well. There are rooms with a view of the sea. When you wake up in the morning, ready to start the day, sit with a cup of coffee in front of the window. Inhale the air as you are going to feel good.
Seacrest beach resort Dahanu is a beach in Dahanu which is a perfect getaway near Mumbai. Seacrest beach resort is the perfect place to relax.
Another resort in the Dahanu beach is the Hotel beach classic.
It has been rated by all the visitors pretty average which all total gives a 3.7 star to this hotel. Hotel Beach Classic Dahanu reviews enough points for people to trust the resort so that they can have a good time all together.
This article is completely for those who are wanderers. Dahanu Bordi Beach is a calm beach where people often visit spent a quiet vacation.
The festival celebrated by the tribes is something to witness. This article has covered almost everything that a traveller needs before picking a place for vacation.
Let us know in the comment section what do you think about this article.
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Researchers around the world are looking at better ways to treat kidney cancer and manage side effects. Go to Cancer Research UK's clinical trial database if you are looking for a trial for kidney cancer in the UK.
Talk to your specialist if there are any trials that you think you might be able to take part in.
Some of the trials on this page have now stopped recruiting people. It takes time before the results are available. This is because the trial team follow the patients for a period of time and collect and analyse the results. We have included this ongoing research to give examples of the type of research being carried out in kidney cancer.
Research and clinical trials
All cancer treatments must be fully researched before they can be used for everyone. This is so we can be sure that:
- they work
- they work better than the treatments already available
- they are safe
It’s easier to treat cancer successfully if it is diagnosed early. Doctors want to diagnose kidney cancer early and with a simple test that people are willing to do. Researchers are trying to find out if it is possible to diagnose kidney cancer by looking for:
• substances in breath samples
• proteins in blood and urine samples
• cancer cells in urine samples
A few people inherit faulty genes that increase their risk of developing kidney cancer. Cancers caused by these faulty genes are called hereditary or familial kidney cancer.
Researchers are looking at blood samples to gain a greater understanding of the genetic causes of kidney cancer. This includes genes that are known to increase risk of kidney cancer and possible new genes that may increase risk.
Targeted cancer drugs and immunotherapy
Targeted cancer drugs work by targeting the differences in cancer cells that help them to grow and survive. Other drugs help the immune system to attack cancer. They are called immunotherapies.
Some drugs work in more than one way. So they are targeted as well as working with the immune system.
A number of targeted and immunotherapy drugs are now a standard treatment for advanced renal cell kidney cancer.
You usually have these drugs for as long as they are working, but they have side effects. So doctors want to find out if people can have breaks from their treatment and if this will work just as well.
Researchers are also focusing on new targeted drugs and whether they work better on their own, or in combination with each other. Examples of these drugs are:
Some trials are also testing a combination of targeted drugs and chemotherapy for advanced disease.
Treatment after surgery
Doctors would like to find out if immunotherapy or targeted drugs would benefit people with an earlier stage disease. For some cancer types, you have treatment after surgery to try to prevent a cancer coming back. This is called adjuvant therapy. This is not a standard treatment for renal cell cancer.
Researchers are comparing treatment, with no treatment and monitoring, in people who have had surgery to remove their renal cell cancer.
Vascular targeted photodynamic therapy
Research is looking at treating small renal cell kidney cancers with vascular targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP). Renal cell cancer is the most common type of kidney cancer.
VTP uses a light activated drug called WST 11, which you have through a drip into the vein. The doctor puts laser fibres into the tumour to activate the drug. This damages the blood vessels that feed the tumour and can shrink the tumour.
If research shows that it helps, future patients may be able to have VTP for small tumours instead of surgery.
Different types of kidney cancer respond to different treatments. Chemotherapy is used more often for transitional cell cancer (TCC) than it is for renal cell cancer. Transitional cell cancer is a type of cancer that can develop anywhere in the urinary system – including the bladder, kidney or the tubes connecting them (the ureters).
New combinations of chemotherapy drugs are being tested in transitional cell cancer include. For example, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin.
You usually have a CT scan before and during treatment for advanced renal cell cancer. Your doctors use these scans to work out exactly where the cancer is and if treatment is working. Researchers want to improve the way people are monitored and they think that a PET-MRI scan might be better. A PET-MRI scan combines a
PET-MRI scans might be able to show how the cancer is behaving as well as measuring the size. This could help doctors make important decisions about treatment.
Helping to relieve symptoms
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an experimental treatment. Strong beams of sound are directed precisely at cancer cells to kill them. HIFU is in trials as a possible treatment for some types of cancer, particularly prostate cancer.
Researchers want to find out if HIFU is useful for people whose kidney cancer has come back in the

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- The comments from the top infectious disease expert come as coronavirus outbreaks in several states worsened.
- He said there’s currently a mistrust of science because science is viewed as authority.
- Arizona, Florida, California and several other states set records in daily COVID-19 increases this week.
The nation’s top infectious disease expert expressed frustration Friday about the country’s struggle to stop the spread of the coronavirus as cases continue to rise in many parts of the nation as states reopen.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told CBS News Radio’s Steven Portnoy Friday morning Americans aren’t adhering to health recommendations to curb the spread.
“Clearly, we have not succeeded in getting the public as a whole, uniformly to respond in a way that is a sound scientific [response to a] public health and medical situation,” Fauci told CBS News Radio. “I mean, it is clear because right now, you’re seeing people throughout the country [contracting the virus]. And it’s unfortunate. And it’s frustrating.”
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CORONAVIRUS RIGHT NOW
Fauci put part of the blame on leadership, but said “sometimes, when the leadership calls out for people to obey certain types of guidelines, they don’t do it.”
“And that’s the reason why we’re seeing the burst of infections that we’re seeing right now in our country,” Fauci added.
Fauci said the problem doesn’t lie with guidance from local leaders as leadership has actually given the right guidelines, but says people, for one reason or another, people “don’t believe it or [are] not fazed by it.” He noted that there’s a type of anti-science trend in the country that may be contributing to the disregard of advice from health experts.
“It’s the kind of mistrust of science because science is viewed as authority. And there’s a lot of anti-authority feeling. I think that’s the kind of thing that drives the anti-vaxxers, the people who don’t believe the science of vaccination and don’t want to get their children vaccinated,” Fauci said, calling it “very disturbing.”
On Thursday, Arizona, Florida, California, South Carolina and Texas all set records in new daily coronavirus cases. More than 2.1 million Americans have contracted the virus with more than 118,000 deaths.
In response California now requires people to wear face coverings outside the home, although mandatory mask-wearing has continued to be controversial. The sheriff of Orange County, Calif., says he will not enforce the statewide requirement, the Washington Post reports.
Meanwhile, President Trump is set to address a packed audience for a campaign rally Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. The arena holds more than 19,000 people. The campaign says it will be doing temperature checks and providing masks and hand sanitizer upon entry, but to attend the rally, people had to sign waivers stating they could not sue the campaign if they contracted COVID-19.
The president and some in his administration have largely opted out of wearing masks while out in public, despite federal public health officials’ recommendations to do so.
Large groups of people are also continuing to gather for protests following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, while demonstrations and celebrations are taking place Friday for Juneteenth.
“Avoid crowds,” Fauci told CBS News Radio, adding that if people do not feel compelled to do so, they should “wear a mask at all times.”
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Sep 30, 2021
Good morning! Nelson Mandela used sports to unite a post-apartheid South Africa. Today you’ll meet a sports-preneur who is leading a female soccer revolution in the Rainbow Nation. Read about why dams are sparking tensions between a host of nations. And taste a unique stew that’s all about the alcohol that goes into it. Don’t miss this week’s spot the difference contest.
Democrats are scrambling to salvage President Joe Biden’s signature domestic project, the $1 trillion infrastructure deal, amid niggling divides within their party ahead of today’s deadline for the passage of the bill in Congress. They’re also trying to get Congress to approve one-time funding that would allow the government to continue functioning beyond Friday. (Sources: WSJ, NYT)
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A Los Angeles judge has suspended singer Britney Spears’ father from her guardianship, effectively freeing her from his control. The conservatorship — as the legal arrangement is called — allowed Jamie Spears, the singer’s father, authority over Spears’ finances and near-total say over her life. (Sources: BBC, Al Jazeera)
3 - Female First
Tunisian President Kais Saied, who grabbed all political power in the North African nation after suspending parliament and dismissing the government, has appointed university professor Najla Bouden as the country’s first female prime minister. But critics are questioning whether she’ll have any real political authority. (Sources: Guardian, NPR)
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At least 116 people were killed in a brutal battle between rival gangs at an Ecuador jail on Tuesday. That includes five people who were beheaded. Another 80 people were injured. (Sources: AP, CNN)
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She first built a team of Black female soccer players while her country, South Africa, was still under apartheid rule in 1990. So the setbacks that are a sad truism for women in the higher echelons of professional sports were never going to deter Sokhela, whoselove for soccer dates back to the age of 5, when she would listen to matches on the radio with her father. Today, the pioneer of women’s soccer owns and leads the Durban Ladies, one of the top female clubs in the sport.
2 - Nita Ambani
She’s married to Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, but she’s the unquestioned champion of the two in the sporting world. When she took charge of the cricket club Mumbai Indians in 2009,she didn’t know much about the sport and the team was struggling after a year of dismal performances. Today it’s the world’s most successful cricket franchise, and won itsfifth Indian Premier League title last November. She’s apermanent presence in the team dugout, cheering and high-fiving players. Ambani’s also a teacher by profession. And on the field, her teams usually ace their tests.
3 - Kim Pegula
Abandoned on a street corner by her birth parents in South Korea, she grew up in an orphanage until the age of 5 when she was adopted by an American couple. Today she’s one of the most powerful women in American sports, as co-owner — with her husband entrepreneur Terry Pegula — of the Buffalo Bills in the NFL and the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. She stays closely involved with both teams, and the Bills in particular have grown into a major force in professional football.
Dammed If You Do
Dams control water flow. They can also spark geopolitical tensions.
It’s a dam with potentially damning consequences. TheGrand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is Africa’s largest hydropower project and has fueled regional tensions between water-scarce neighbors Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia over who gets to control the power generated from the initiative. Arid Egypt in particular relies on the Nile River for nearly all of its household and commercial uses and sees the dam’s construction as an existential threat to its water supply.
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Maize is a valued component of dairy and beef rations and maximising its feed value and minimising wastage will contribute to reduced feed costs and improved performance.
Losses between the field and feed out can be as much as 45 per cent of the total available crop in dry matter (DM) terms.
Although some losses are inevitable when making maize silage because it is a biological process, the figure is closer to 13 per cent in the best performing units.
This is according to Roy Eastlake, national technical support manager of Lallemand Animal Nutrition, who says there are significant efficiency gains to be made on farms growing and feeding maize.
He says: “It is estimated that six million tonnes of maize is grown to feed cows in the UK, so if average DM losses are 15 per cent, this represents 288,000t wasted.
“The Maize Growers Association calculates maize costs £99/t DM to grow, meaning the UK livestock industry is losing £28.5m each year as a consequence.
“If the cost of replacing this wasted silage with concentrate is considered, the actual cost of this lost forage is nearer to three times this amount.
“Increasing intakes of high quality digestible forages will also help support good rumen function and promote better cow health and production, in turn improving margins.” There is no silver bullet to help reduce losses in the clamp, Mr Eastlake adds, as farmers need to combine high levels of management with the latest silage inoculant technologies.
This starts with planning ahead of harvest.
“Cleaning out the clamp thoroughly is very important, as it removes the remains of last year’s silage.
“Mud is a killer, so take steps to reduce the risk of contamination significantly reducing the mud being transferred from muddy tracks and yards into the silage clamp.
Willie Fleming grows 16 hectares (40 acres) of maize under plastic at Hillhead Farm, near Lockerbie, in the Scottish Borders. Mr Fleming drills an early maturing variety in May following a grass ley and the maize is generally harvested in early October.
He usually has to open the clamp soon after ensiling the maize, so always uses an inoculant to ensure aerobic stability throughout the season.
He says: “Last year we were able to leave the maize silage a little longer than usual before opening and we saw the benefit of this as it fed well and cows milked better as a consequence. We use the Magniva Platinum maize inoculant to keep the clamp cool after opening.
Our maize silage consistently analyses at around 30 per cent DM and 30 per cent starch and is a vital part of the ration.”
Joe Carter acknowledges he ‘grows good maize’ at Carpenters Farm in Wiltshire. He says: “We aim to harvest in late September and we walk the fields with our nutritionist from mid-August onwards.
“We look at cob development and any signs of disease to fine-tune harvest date to ensure we cut at the optimum time to achieve the highest feed value.”
Clamp space is limited at Carpenters Farm, meaning Mr Carter has to feed the maize almost immediately, so he has to make sure he takes every necessary step to minimise the risk of spoilage. “We clean out the clamp very carefully and we never re-use sheets.
We always have two machines on the clamp, one rolling and one levelling. We place a Silostop Orange cover over the silage and then the side sheets are placed up and over the top of the clamp. We then use weighted nets on top of this and sand bags.
Opening the clamp
“We always use Magniva Platinum inoculants, because we have to open the clamp after 15 days and we can see it makes a difference and is value for money. This year’s maize crop looks very promising so we hope to harvest by the end of September.”
“Cleaning out the clamp thoroughly is very important, as it removes the remains of last year’s silage”
“Check stocks of sheeting, silage film, netting and inoculant are sufficient and ensure there is adequate space available for maize to be stored.
“If more capacity is needed, consider investing in a silo bag to avoid waste.” During harvest, he highlights the importance of building the clamp in thin layers, which should be rolled well to eliminate all the air.
He advises sheeting with a proven oxygen barrier film, such as Silostop Orange, and placing a protective covering over this before weighting the clamp down to prevent air being sucked back in.
Mr Eastlake says using an inoculant costs very little compared with the high returns available if good management practices are observed throughout the silaging process.
He says: “Our range contains specially selected strains of heterofermentative bacteria which are ‘potent yeast and mould killers’.
“When the clamp is open to air, yeast and moulds present in the harvested maize will use the lactic acid and sugars present in the ensiled crop to ferment and cause heating and spoilage.
“Once the lactic acid is used up, other spoilage organisms will grow and generate more heat as they start to compost the silage.
“This results in a significant loss of energy in the silage and considerably reduced palatability and intakes leading to poorer animal performance.
“Where maize silage is managed poorly and no inoculant is applied, losses of DM can equate to 18 per cent of the DM due to aerobic spoilage and wasted silage.
“In contrast, with good management and the use of a correct inoculant, losses can be reduced to about 3 per cent.
“To achieve this, the inoculant must contain heterofermentative bacteria which drive the fermentation, producing lactic acid and acetic acid which is converted to very potent anti-yeast compounds.
“Magniva Platinum Maize inoculants contains a patented mixture of L.buchneri 40788 and L.hilgardii I-4785.
In trials, these organisms have been shown to reduce the numbers of spoilage organisms substantially.
“Using Magniva Platinum inoculants provides improved aerobic stability.
So after just 15 days of ensiling, should the clamps need to be opened early, the inoculant will help prevent spoilage and dramatically reduce waste.”
Tim Richmond, LG’s UK maize manager, says timeliness when harvesting maize is crucial.
To optimise forage quality and yield, growers must ensure DM levels are between 32 and 35 per cent at harvest.
Farmers should begin walking crops from early September to assess maturity.
Mr Richmond says: “To help determine the ideal harvest date, LG has developed the Maize Manager app, which will be launched in early September.
It consists of four sections, including the Harvest Manager tool, which allows rapid assessment of the crop in the field.
“The farmer should first select four or five plants at random from across the field.
Twist the stem of these plants near the base and observe the amount of moisture which comes out and match this to the on-screen guide.
Next, break open the cob and cut across the kernel to observe how much starch has been deposited within the grain and again match this to the on-screen guide.
“The app calculates the crop DM based on the moisture content in the green part of the plant and the cobs.
If above 32 per cent, it will advise starting harvest.
If below 32 per cent, the farmer can enter their postcode and the app will access the weather forecast and advise if the crop will be ready to harvest within the next week.” Mr Richmond says harvesting at the correct DM level is essential to ensure maize silage has the best feed value.
Harvesting too soon can mean starch formation is reduced leading to high sugar levels.
“Sugars are used up very quickly during ensiling, resulting in lost energy value at feed-out.
Conversely, harvesting too late increases lignin content resulting in a less digestible crop, which is more difficult to consolidate in the clamp, with lower energy levels and reduced DM intakes.”
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Original Publication Date: 2001-Jan-01
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I must confess. I like very few of the photo I take.
I find fault in all of them. Something is crooked. Exposure is off. Focus isn't tack sharp on the exact spot in the iris I think it should be. I see it in every photo. Somedays I find myself thinking, I don't want to take photos today because I'm not going to like what I take anyway. I don't hang them on my walls because I'll end up critiquing them.
And then there is the worry that if I show the world the less than perfect photo, somehow that will mark me as a hack. A wannabe. Someone with the means to buy the equipment, but not the knowledge to use it. And since, none of my photos are perfect, i guess that would mean I show you nothing.
I find myself longing for those days when I took pictures without knowing how it all happened or what an aperture or an ISO was. I long for those days where what I focused on most was the moment. The smiling face. The precious child in the frame.
I can look back on photos from a few years ago and definitely see how much I've learned since then. But those photos hold something for me. Just pure intention. The pure intention of documenting my life. Capturing that fleeting moment.
My childhood photos hold that pure intent too. I don't wish they were exposed differently or framed with less clutter. I feel comforted in knowing I have those bits and pieces of my life to look back on. That is enough. They don't need an action or a preset or an adjustment. They just need to be cherished.
I know these feelings will pass. It is a low in the roller coaster ride of photography. Some days there is passionate love and other days there is mere tolerance. I guess that is what makes the ride so fun!
So today. And from this day forward, I'm going to work on just loving my moments. However they land. Whatever they look like. Because they are my life. That is the important thing.
I will stop being so hard on myself.

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Monday, 20 October 2008
Old Drawings #19
Ford Castle Garden 1994 (4B pencil, A3)
For a number of years I went to painting weekends at Ford Castle in Northumberland, organised by the Friends of the Hatton. There were usually two of them a year, in Spring and Autumn, and they were wonderful weekends, providing camaraderie, great food and the chance for quiet painting and drawing in the private grounds.
The Castle belonged to the Duke of Northumberland's family, but was leased to Northumberland County Council Education Authority. We were able to use it in out of term times. Unfortunately, it eventually fell under a new regime and it became finacially impractical for us to use it any more.
I did a lot of work in sketchbooks on those weekends, and several pochade paintings, but this one was on a single sheet of paper. I drew it from one of the dormitory windows (we had the place to ourselves, so I had a dormitory to myself!) and although I think I started a painting of the same view, nothing came of it.
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Explore Scottsdale via the trolley
A fun way to explore Scottsdale, Arizona, sometimes called “The West’s Most Western Town”, is to spend a day hopping on and off the free Downtown Trolley. Trolleys run every 15 minutes daily from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. On Thursdays service is extended to 9:00 pm. Downtown Scottsdale has plenty of free parking. You can park your car and explore via the trolley and your feet.
Near Old Town Scottsdale, close to the intersection of E. Main and N. Brown, sits the Scottsdale Historic Museum. The little red schoolhouse housing the museum was originally Scottsdale Grammar School, built in 1909 to handle increased enrollment in the existing wooden school. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Scottsdale. And, yes, it does include a replica of a one-room school circa late 1800s. Check the museum website for hours.
To the east of Old Town lies Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, 21 acres of green space, where you can rest or picnic and enjoy fountains and public art.
A few blocks west, you’ll find the Art District with gallery upon gallery offering a wide variety of fine art. Every Thursday galleries, which usually close at 6 pm, re-open from 7 to 9 pm for Scottdale’s Artwalk.
A few blocks north is 5th Avenue, the original arts and crafts area, now home to restaurants, nightclubs, and shops.
Over a thousand years ago, Hokoham Indians built a rich canal system for irrigation in what is now the Greater Phoenix Valley. The canals are still used today, managed by the Salt River Project. In 2006, the Scottsdale Waterfront Project turned the canal running through downtown into a waterfront destination with commercial, residential, and cultural amenities.
The Soleri pedestrian bridge was designed by Paolo Soleri. Two sets of pylons create a solar calendar. At each solar noon, light coming through the six inch gap between the pylons produces a shadow, the length of which varies depending on the time of year. At summer solstice, when the sun is highest in the sky, there is no shadow.
The northern-most stop of the Downtown Trolley is Fashion Square, a beautiful, upscale shopping mall. From late December through March, two additional trolleys run from Fashion Square, allowing you to explore further. The Scottsdale Day Tripper travels north along North Scottsdale Road. The Paradise Valley Resort Trolley goes into the luxury resorts west of Fashion Square.
Have you taken the Scottsdale Trolley? Do you have a favourite spot in downtown Scottsdale?


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The New Haven Paint & Clay Club (NHPCC) and the Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA) are co-sponsoring a fundraising Postcard Art Show and Sale. This fundraiser will comprise of donated 5x7 inch original artworks to be sold on Thursday, September 26, at 6 – 9 pm at ECOCA.
Show and Sale Specifics
Event location: Ely Center, 51 Trumbull Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Date/Time: Thursday, September 26, 2019, 6 pm sharp
Entrance Fee: $5 at the door. No fee for artists who contributed work for this event.
Process that will be used to match the 5x7 artworks with event participants:
Names of all attendees wishing to purchase work will be collected and placed in a jar
Between 6:00 and 6:45 pm, attendees will have the opportunity to view a display of all the works available for sale
Beginning at 6:45 pm, names will be drawn from the jar. Participants will be able to select one artwork for $20, in the order that their names are drawn. A volunteer will remove the selected piece from the display wall and process the purchase. All payments will be made in cash or by check.
Once a name has been drawn from the first jar it will be placed in a second jar for a second chance to purchase another artwork.
Once all names in the jar have been called and those participants have received their artwork, the second round of selection will begin. Names drawn from the second jar will be returned to a third jar for a third chance to purchase a work. We will repeat the process until either no artwork or no willing purchaser remains.
Those who arrive after 6:45 pm will have their name added to the current jar.
During the evening there will be music and refreshments. The goals for the event are to raise funds for both the ECoCA and the NHP&CC, and for participants to enjoy themselves and take home a unique, affordable artwork created by NHP&CC member artists.


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What's cooler than James Harden's beard? Nothing, but these shoes are a close second for any diehard Rockets fan.
In its new collaboration with the NBA, classically cool retailer Converse pays homage to the great teams of America's most iconic cities–the Houston Rockets chief among them, naturally–with an upgrade to last fall's debut of the NBA Chuck Taylor All Star Collection.
By 1970, the Chuck Taylor All Star was considered "the best basketball sneaker ever," Converse says, and virtually every player in the newly minted NBA wore the shoes in 1949. Today, the iconic brand seeks to honor that legacy and celebrate the NBA's influence on street style and culture with its latest collaboration.
Every sports fan's new favorite shoes bring the classic Chuck '70 to life with a street style-inspired design and repeat logo print, a nod to Chucks of yore from archives dating back to the 1980s.
Sadly, Houston has no dedicated Converse store of its own, but you can still snag a pair online and at select retailer partners starting Valentine's Day.

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Off-White™ continues its progressive evolution with a first-of-its-kind collaborative project that questions the existing confines of design innovation within the luxury space. Through boundary-breaking garments, furniture and a pocket knife, the Off-White™ EQUIPMENT™ c/o Post Archive Faction (PAF) c/o Victorinox c/o Helinox collection introduces new functionality, radical silhouettes, and unexpected details.
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Marking the first time the Swiss company has redesigned its knife blades, the Off-White™ c/o Post Archive Faction c/o Victorinox pocket knife transforms humankind’s earliest tool into a contemporary multitool with scales partially fabricated from sedimentary rock in acknowledgement of this evolution.
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Related Information for Bob Carlisle» Bob Carlisle (born 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Christian singer.He performed with several bands, most notably Allies, before launching his solo career.He is best known for his hit song “Butterfly Kisses”, a favorite for father-daughter dances at weddings, which appeared on his third solo album. That album, originally titled Shades of Grace, was later re-released as Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) because of the success of the single.
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LINCOLN — Supporters of Nebraska's tanning salons have twice failed to win a tax break from state lawmakers.
Now they are trying another way to save the businesses about $850,000 in annual sales taxes. But their approach has generated heat from those who say it thwarts the Legislature's role in setting tax policy.
The Nebraska Department of Revenue has proposed deleting tanning salons from the list of businesses that must pay state and local sales taxes. The department will hold a public hearing on the proposal Aug. 22 in Lincoln.
Proponents of the change argue that in 1988, the Revenue Department improperly classified indoor tanning as a form of entertainment, amusement or recreation. The state collects sales tax on the admission charged for entertainment or recreational activities.
“Tanning services are truly services, not entertainment or amusement,” said Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion, who strongly supported bills to exempt the salons in 2011 and 2012. He argued that tanning should be free from sales tax, much like haircuts and manicures.
Smith also obtained a legal opinion from Attorney General Jon Bruning, which concluded that while the tanning salons were not necessarily misclassified, it was within the tax commissioner's authority to amend the regulation.
Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha, who wants more regulation of indoor tanning because he considers it a health threat, said the maneuver is just an administrative end around. When the tanning bills came up in recent years, they were soundly defeated.
If the tax exemption is granted, Nordquist said he will introduce a bill in 2014 to reimpose the tanning tax.
“It makes no sense from a public policy standpoint,” he said. “It's some well-connected, well-funded people trying to carve out a little tax break for themselves.
Although Gov. Dave Heineman has voiced support for the tanning industry in the past, he was not directly involved in the current proposal, said his spokeswoman, Jen Rae Wang. Because the governor's son owns a health club that includes tanning beds, Heineman wanted to avoid a potential conflict of interest, she explained.
Former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy did much of the work on the issue, Wang said. After Sheehy resigned in February, Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann took it over.
Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald, in turn, made the proposal to strike tanning salons from the sales tax list.
The owner of one of the state's largest indoor tanning businesses also worked to make the case for the regulation change. Barton Bonn of Omaha said he hired an attorney to research the history of the tanning tax and provide a memorandum to the attorney general.
“We came to the conclusion we should have never been taxed in the first place,” said Bonn, who runs Ashley Lynn's Tanning. “Now we're just trying to get that corrected.
Tanning businesses have been struggling in Nebraska since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act imposed a 10 percent federal excise tax on salons, Bonn said. State and local sales taxes in Nebraska add up to an additional 7 percent of tax on the gross sales of salons.
Since the federal tax took effect, nearly half the state's tanning businesses have closed, Bonn said. At the start of the year, 111 remained open, he said.
Most other states do not charge sales tax on tanning salons, Bonn said. The combination of federal, state and local taxes in Nebraska makes it even harder on the businesses.
“It's why so many businesses in my industry have gone out of business,” he said.
The proposed exemption comes at a time when the 14-senator Tax Modernization Commission is studying Nebraska's tax system. Kearney Sen. Galen Hadley, who leads the commission, said it's not premature to act on the tanning tax.
“If we're treating a taxpayer wrongly, from a legal standpoint, we should do something about it,” he said.
Ending sales taxes on tanning establishments doesn't sit well with Dr. David Watts, an Omaha dermatologist who treats patients with skin cancer. He has advocated stricter regulation of the industry, particularly when it comes to marketing to teenagers. The Legislature took public testimony on a bill this year that would prohibit commercial salons from serving customers younger than 18. The bill remains in committee and could be considered in the 2014 session.
“Anything that makes it easier to deliver those services to kids bothers me,” Watts said.

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RAND researchers asked a nationally representative sample of adults about their news-consumption habits. The answers reveal clues about what it might take to address Truth Decay—the decline of facts in U.S. public life.
The deadly mob assault on the U.S. Capitol Building was a predictable possibility. Democracy held, but security failed, spectacularly. We need to be better prepared for future acts of political violence.
The COVID-19 pandemic has roiled the elections. The United States is deeply divided and the political system is polarized. Under these fraught circumstances, even a minor event can have far-reaching repercussions. What are the prospects for domestic terrorism in the context of U.S. elections?
RAND military sociologist Marek Posard describes several broad risks of foreign interference in American democracy and explains how Russia may use reflexive control theory to cause disruption in the 2020 U.S. Election.
In this campaign season, Russia might try to manipulate U.S. voters through social media as it did in 2016. New technologies have made these efforts easier. Russia's tactics aim to polarize Americans, create distrust, and paralyze the political process. What is the best defense against them?
Georgia has successfully dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak but now must meet the task of conducting free, fair, and transparent parliamentary elections on October 31 and dealing with the economic impacts of the pandemic.
The supply chain for components of U.S. election systems and equipment is at the core of election security. The authors of this Perspective describe the supply chain–related risks to election cybersecurity and integrity and how they can be managed.
China's hawkish and assertive foreign policy has experienced both continuity and change in recent years. What is the key criterion for evaluating the success of Beijing's foreign policy? And how do domestic pressures affect it?
During the August recess Hill staff should have an opportunity to step back from the fast pace of votes and hearing preparation to examine priorities for the fall and beyond. This list of must-read research and commentary covers some policy issues they will likely be addressing after the break.
U.S. adversaries have stepped up cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. The United States should expect these foes to take advantage of the logistical challenges of voting in a COVID-19 world to redouble their efforts against elections.
Faure Gnassingbe was reelected in February to a fourth term as president of Togo. The result was no surprise. Due to the stacked system he and his father built, Faure is likely to rule until 2030 or beyond.
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Wes Welker on the Aaron Hernandez extension and his own contract situation - 0 Comments
With the recent news that the Patriots have locked up Aaron Hernandez, with a five-year, $40 million contract extension, you can’t help but wonder what that means for Wes Welker.
The popular and productive slot receiver is playing on a one-year $9.5 million franchise tender after he and the Patriots failed to reach a long-term deal this offseason. It’ll make things interesting for the 31-year-old, who has the same agent, David Dunn, as Hernandez.
When asked about Hernandez’s deal, Welker said he was happy for his teammate.


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1909. A wonderful collection of recipes and tips for making wines. The idea of compiling this little volume occurred to me while on a visit to some friends at their summer home in a quaint New England village. The social customs of this Adamless Eden were precise and formal. As with the dear ladies of Cranford, a call was a very serious affair, given and received with great gravity, and had its time limit set with strict punctuality. Cake and wine were invariably served as a preliminary warning toward early departure. Here came in my first acquaintance with many varieties of homemade wines, over whose wealth of color and delicacy of flavor my eyes and palate longed to linger. Vulgar curiosity made me bold to inquire the names of a few; imagine my astonishment when graciously told that the gay dandelion, the modest daisy, the blushing currant, had one and all contributed their nectar to the joy of the occasion. Flattered by my interest, my gentle hostess broke strict rules of etiquette and invited me to linger, showing me rare old gardens aglow with flowers, fruits and vegetables that in due time would contribute to their store, and at parting various timeworn recipes were urged upon me, with verbal instructions and injunctions upon the best methods of putting them to test...With a gentle hand I tie my little bunch together and present you my bouquet.
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