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The Verzuz battle have been a hit online; celebrity artist producers have been putting their hits up against each other. There are battles lined up like the Ludacris and Nelly verzus battle going on this Saturday, May 16, 2020. However, Snoop Dogg and Fat Joe had a conversation about Snoop vs Jay Z.
Snoop Dogg said, “It would be a Snoop or a Jay-Z because he has been the King of New York around the time I’ve been the King of the West.”
Fat Joe chimed in and talked about how Jay-Z is more of an introvert and quiet and he’s not too sure if the battling concept would be something that he is into. Nonetheless, he thinks that it would be a good matchup.
What do ya’ll think? Do you agree? I think it would be a dope battle both have hella hits; King of the East vs King of the West.

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translated by Anna Summers
Penguin Books ($15)
by Alta Ifland
After having been blacklisted by the Soviet authorities for two decades, Ludmila Petrushevskaya is now considered one of the major contemporary Russian writers. In 2009 Penguin Books published her collectionThere Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby (translated by Keith Gessen and Anna Summers), followed now by the newly-released There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself (translated by Anna Summers).
While the stories in the first collection are packaged by the publisher as “scary fairy tales” (although the stories themselves, uncanny and fairy tale-like, are not exactly “scary”), the stories in the new collection are categorized as “love stories.” These stories are so realist, so stripped of any artifice and naked in their laconic descriptions, that they seem to transgress realism. Though the reality described is very familiar for anyone who lived under communism, the stories may seem surreal for an American, so, once translated, they acquire a new frame: that of the strangely familiar. The common thread in most of them is the quest for private space—something virtually nonexistent in communist Soviet Union where apartments were shared by more than one family, with communal kitchens and the bathroom in the hall where tenants waited in long lines. Under these circumstances, a room where two lovers can privately meet becomes a golden fleece at the center of most conflicts and dramas. This is how the first story, “A Murky Fate,” begins: “This is what happened. An unmarried woman in her thirties implored her mother to leave their studio apartment for a night so she could bring a lover.” The raw simplicity and the oral style—as if a neighbor told the story to another one over a cup of coffee—are Petrushevskaya’s trademark.
In Petrushevskaya’s stories, a romance may start while waiting in line—a daily activity shared, together with drinking, by most citizens under communism. People get married simply because one happens to own an apartment, and children are conceived because a lucky couple chances upon an empty mattress, and how could one not take advantage of such an opportunity? These stories are as literal as it gets, and yet, maybe because they touch in us some universal chord, they are fables. A married woman “moves like an amoeba, without direction, her goal simply to dodge her husband’s blows”; an older woman, who calls her husband Clapper (after he’d given her gonorrhea years ago, and then claimed he’d gotten it from her), inherits unexpectedly an apartment, and leaves her lifelong husband, but still comes back to feed and shave him. This is romance Russian-style, “tough love” in its most literal sense, yet somehow, its bleakness is more satisfying in its humanity and aesthetic simplicity than the sugary appeal of so many popular love stories.

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February 01, 2008
UCC08-2: In The End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs describes the poor as “… ready to act, both individually and collectively … hard working … [and having] a very realistic idea about their conditions and how to improve them, not a mystical acceptance of their fate.” This description differs markedly from the stereotypical portrayal of low-income individuals as reluctant workers and irrational consumers. By judging various choices as irrational, observers who are not themselves poor invoke the traditional notion of rationality, which assumes that individuals make choices that maximize economic utility. Examples of perceived irrationality abound, particularly when it comes to basic financial decisions. For instance, some wonder why lower-income consumers choose to cash their paychecks for a fee when they could open a bank account instead and have the funds deposited electronically. Similarly, others question why immigrants would use a higher-priced money transfer service when a growing number of banks offer free or reduced-cost transfers via a bank account. This thinking reflects how difficult it is for a casual observer to understand the lives and circumstances of low-income individuals. Further confirming their diagnosis of “irrationality,” these same observers often suggest financial education as the cure...
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Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy (Hardcover)
Library of America, 9781931082556, 988pp.
Publication Date: February 9, 2004
An unparalleled example of American naturalism, the Studs Lonigan trilogy follows the hopes and dissipations of its remarkable main character?a would-be ?tough guy? and archetypal adolescent, born to Irish-American parents on Chicago's South Side?through the turbulent years of World War I, the Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression. The three novels?"Young Lonigan, The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan," and "Judgment Day"?offer a vivid sense of the textures of real life: of the institutions of Catholicism, the poolroom and the dance marathon, romance and marriage, gangsterism and ethnic rivalry, and the slang of the street corner. Cited as an inspiration by writers as diverse as Kurt Vonnegut and Frank McCourt, "Studs Lonigan" stands as a masterpiece of social realism in the ranks of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy."
About the Author
James Thomas Farrell (1904--1979) was born in Chicago to a struggling family of second-generation Irish Catholic immi grants. In 1907, his father, James Farrell, a teamster unable to support his growing family, placed young Jim with his maternal grandparents. It was his grandparents' neighborhood in Chicago's South Fifties that would provide the background to Farrell's Studs Lonigan trilogy. Farrell worked his way through the University of Chicago, shedding his Catholic upbringing and absorbing the works of William James, John Dewey, Sigmund Freud, while reading widely in American and European literature: Herman Melville, Sherwood Anderson, H. L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, and James Joyce were critical influences on his literary development. "Slob" (1929), his first published story, was also his first render ing of the real life "Studs Lonigan," a young man he had known growing up in Chicago. Farrell's first novel, Young Lonigan was published in 1932, followed by The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan (1934) and Judgment Day (1935)--the three volumes making up his celebrated Studs Lonigan trilogy. A prolific writer, Farrell left more than fifty books of stories and novels behind him when he died in 1979. Alongside his masterpiece Studs Lonigan, Farrell's best-known works include the Danny O'Neill novels, A World I Never Made, No Star is Lost, Father and Son, and My Days of Anger. James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan trilogy is also available in Penguin Classics.

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Geology Theories Are Not Set in Stone
To be a geologist, you have to have a big imagination and always be ready to have your favorite theory overturned.
Rapid recovery: Geologists and ecologists were surprised at how rapidly a river system recovered after a dam was removed in Washington. Science Daily says the response of the ecosystem was “incredible” and “faster than some experts expected.” Christopher Tonra, ecologist at Ohio State, “watched reservoir beds that looked like moonscapes return to vibrant, rich habitat and cascades emerge where none had been, at least for the last century.” Today, songbirds sing in the trees, river dippers hunt in the waters, and salmon are well on the road to recovery—all in one generation. That must have been shocking to geologists accustomed to thinking of slow and gradual change over millions of years. “The areas previously depleted of salmon are on a fast track to recovery in a shorter time than he ever expected after the dam removal, Tonra said.” His paper was published in Biological Conservation last month.
“This was very surprising to us” (PhysOrg): A long, straight scarp in the Wabash River Valley in Illinois is being reinterpreted. Geologists had thought it was formed tectonically, by earthquakes. Instead, new evidence suggests it was gouged out by flood water released by the collapse of ice age dams holding glacial meltwater.
Along the western edge of the Wabash River Valley lies a scarp, or short cliff, about 10 to 20 feet high and running in a nearly straight line for about 6 miles. The Meadow Bank scarp runs nearly perfectly parallel to a fault zone 1 mile to the west. Geologists suspected the Meadow Bank was formed by some past seismic activity along the fault, perhaps an earthquake that caused the scarp to shear upwards.
In an effort to assess earthquake hazard, the ISGS researchers set out to probe the relationship between the fault and the scarp and instead found a deeper mystery: There was no relationship at all.
“This was very surprising to us,” said Larson. “You look at it, you see how parallel it is to the fault. We know that historically there were earthquakes in the area. It just begs to be related. But it turns out it’s not possible.”
Further investigation led to a completely different theory. The scarp was carved by a “quick, strong force – such as a flood surge from a melting glacier.” This recalls the reluctant reinterpretation of the Channeled Scablands in Washington State (see “Did Lyell Lie a Little?,” 7/25/08).
Tortoise races up the Andes (PhysOrg): A fossil turtle is upsetting a race about how fast the Andes rose. A researcher from Case Western Reserve University found the specimen at a level that he says indicates the mountains were only a kilometer or less in height 13 million years ago—a half or a third the height previously thought. Turtles of this type don’t usually live above 500 meters, he says.
The remains are the first records of fossil turtles from the Miocene epoch in Bolivia, and their presence challenges a recent isotope-based study that estimated the massive plateau, called the Altiplano, near what is now the town of Quebrada Honda, was 2 to 3.2 kilometers high at that time.
The new height limit requires speeding up the subsequent rise of the Andes to get them as tall as they are today. Additionally, the scientist says the five-foot-long tortoise, which is in the same genus as the Galapagos tortoise, indicates the climate was much wetter back then. So what evidence are geologists going to trust, the isotopes or the turtles? Being off by 200 to 300 percent is apparently OK in geological science.
Megatsunami? I’m unconvinced (National Geographic): Dallas Abbott is having a hard time convincing some of her geological colleagues that a megatsunami formed chevron-shaped features on Madagascar. She posits a meteor strike left a gaping crater near Australia that sent a huge tsunami blasting African coastlines. The water wave would have reached 300 feet, three times higher than the record tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004. Other geologists suspect megatsunamis almost three times bigger than that (885′) deposited huge boulders onto Santiago island. Their skeptics are “unconvinced” that catastrophic causes are needed. They think local sand could explain the dunes Abbott claims were washed up by the huge water waves. “In fact, none of the new results require any kind of catastrophic event or extraterrestrial intervention,” one critic says. “Just wind blowing over the beach.” Abbott counters that microfossils she says are 10,000 years old could not have survived wind transport; they would have been ground to dust. Her reaction to skeptics:
“Most of the people who are against [the megatsunami theory] are never going to be convinced no matter how much data I bring to the table. That is how it is in science.”
The four rivers flowing out of Idaho (Geology): You’re going to have to think big to swallow this theory. Geologists examined Cretaceous sandstones from Alaska to California and found a surprise: detrital zircons that are much, much older according to the standard geological timescale. How did they get there?
Upper Cretaceous sandstones from 17 localities from California to southeastern Alaska (United States) contain unexpectedly large populations of detrital zircons with Proterozoic U-Pb ages, with age peaks at 1800–1650 and 1380 Ma. These peaks are indicative of a sediment source region in the southern part of the Proterozoic Belt Supergoup basin in central Idaho, which hosts 1800–1650 Ma detrital zircons and which was intruded by rift-related 1380 Ma bimodal plutons and sills.
These zircons would have to be a billion and a half years older than the sandstones that contain them. To explain these anomalies, they propose that there were four rivers flowing out of central Idaho toward California, Washington, Wyoming and (indirectly) Alaska. They even give names to the mythical rivers: the Lemhi Pass-Hawley Creek system, the Kione River, the Swakane River, and the Yakutat River. But were those real rivers, or just rescue devices to preserve the age interpretations? Well, a geologist does what he has to do. “Recognition of a major source area in central Idaho for zircons with an uncommon age of 1380 Ma helps constrain the ca. 85–65 Ma paleogeography and paleotectonics of major sectors of the North American convergent margin orogen.”
We hope you enjoyed this episode of How Science Is Done These Days. Even in the hard-rock science of geology, it’s about story construction. Rocks don’t come with dates stamped on them. The departments of geology in the Big Science institutions require fitting everything into a slow-and-gradual, moyboy mentality. Catastrophes, they think, should be local and rare. Anything that happens fast they find “surprising.” Anyone proposing a catastrophic cause has to deal with skeptics who find the evidence unconvincing, no matter how much data they bring to the table.
This is why Genesis flood geologists have such a hard time breaking into the discussion, even though some of them are well trained in geology at the PhD level. Since the 1830s, geologists abandoned any consideration of a global flood in favor of Charlie Lyell’s preferred narrative of the slow, gradual accumulation of changes by material causes now in operation. Darwin loved that idea; it fit so well into his speculations about life without a Creator. But who could believe this new story about the four rivers out of Idaho? Are they really expecting critical thinkers to believe that mythical rivers flowed over thousands of miles in all directions, leaving zircons that somehow wound up inside of sandstones a billion and a half years younger? Talk about special pleading! Imagine the meteors, uplifts, subductions, and other changes that should have occurred in the interim.
You need a cause that can distribute these zircons over a vast area, so why not a global flood? (The dates, by the way, are questionable, as the story on the Andes indicates—isotopes contradicted the fossils). The downside of considering a global flood is that such a cause would be like a megatsunami slamming against their theories, washing away their whole geologic timetable. Since that’s too big a hit on their slow-and-gradual moyboy worldview, it’s likely they will forever remain unconvinced, no matter how much evidence creation geologists bring to the table. That is how it is in “science.”

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This week on the show, a little something different - Troy is on vacation with his lovely wife, and he was able to coax her into jumping into the VOID Virtual Reality experience at Madame Tussauds NYC called "Ghostbusters Dimension." If you haven't heard about it, it's a fully immersive virtual reality experience that allows you to strap on a proton pack and walk through a virtual Ghostbusters world, interacting with your surroundings, and letting you bust some heads - in a spiritual sense, of course. Listen to Troy and Kelly's thoughts on the VR experience and how much they're creeped out by wax figures, this week on the Crossrip!
Hold on for a special two-hour episode this week as Troy and Chris bring you the latest news, then have a bit of a point/counterpoint on the State of the Ghostbusters Nation. Up first, the big news about the new Times Square experience brought to you by The Void and Madame Tussauds. Then we pay tribute to the recently passed Stephen Dane, hardware consultant on Ghostbusters who is responsible for so many of the iconic images you know and love to this day. News on the Fathom Events and BBQ Films screenings. Real Ghostbusters DVD re-release news. The latest Ghostbusters (2016) news: Chris Hemsworth talks the original film and Kevin, the four new leads talk the Google Science Fair and Paul Feig talks (a whole lot). Lots and lots of merchandise news from Mattel, Activision, Cryptozoic, LEGO Dimensions, talking about that possible Kevin Ecto-Mini spoiler, and more. Then, in our second hour of the show, Troy and Chris discuss the heated topic at hand: negativity, positivity, trolls, bullies, and a whole lot more. As the noise among the social networks grows louder and louder, it's time that the guys talked out a few of their thoughts on the current "State of the Ghostbusters Nation."

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The secretary of state for housing, Robert Jenrick has been asked to consider using his power to review a planning application by Gleeson Homes on land south of Filands in Malmesbury.
The application to build 71 homes was approved by Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday, May 27 which saw dozens of local residents and Malmesbury Town Council object to the plans, as the development sits outside of the historic town’s Neighbourhood Plan.
Cllr Gavin Grant, who represents ward said: "It is vital that residents join me and our Town Council now in urging the secretary of state to call in this totally inappropriate planning approval for independent review.
“I am confident that any independent review would recognise that Malmesbury is more than meeting our share of new houses and our schools, health centre and town simply cannot cope with yet more.
"That is why our Neighbourhood Plan rejected this site and why Gleeson's application to build on it has been thrown out before. Now it needs to be thrown out again."
Wiltshire Council has been notified that the secretary of state is considering ‘calling in’ the plans and has formally suspended the process of granting the application.
The suspension will stay in place until a decision is made on whether the secretary of state will review the plans.
If this power is not exercised, the suspension will be lifted and the permission for the development will be granted.
Cllr Toby Sturgis, cabinet member for planning, said: “At the recent Strategic Planning Committee, the application for up to 71 homes at land south of Filands in Malmesbury was granted outline permission, on the condition of the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the necessary affordable housing and financial contributions to mitigate the impact of the development.
“We will await the decision of the secretary of state on whether the application is called in.
“During this period, we will continue to progress the Section 106 legal agreement so the decision can be issued if the Secretary of State confirms that the application will not be called in.”

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We caught up with two of the stars of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg, and it was among the first time the two have seen each other since each announced they would not return to Saturday Night Live. “I really like still seeing Bill after SNL,” Samberg said.
Hader is back as Flint Lockwood, as seen in that stunning Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 trailer, and Samberg returns as the child star turned hilarious mess Brent McHale (otherwise known as Baby Brent!).
Both took to animation acting quite well, although Hader admitted that sometimes it was a challenge finding the right feel for directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. “All my lines in this movie, I’m screaming -- even when it’s a nice intimate moment with me and Sam Sparks (Anna Faris),” Hader said.
“Or they’ll say, ‘You’re in a pancake bog.’ And I say, ‘OK.’ So, I’ll do it and they’ll go, ‘No, we said pancake bog. That’s clearly peanut butter... No, now you’re doing Jell-O.”
Samberg noticed Hader’s trouble with the bog. “Bill had pancake bog blindness, so it’s hard,” he said as they both laughed.
As teased in this Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 clip, Lockwood’s invention that sent food falling from the sky in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has spawned something interesting. The food has come to life and completely taken over the home island of Swallow Falls.
Some of it is quite terrifying, such as the Tacodiles and Cheespiders. So, what foodimals were Hader and Samberg upset didn’t make the cut?
“I like dog,” Hader said as we all laugh. “Hey, it’s a food and an animal!”
“Dog?” Samberg inquires. “That’s wildly inappropriate for a children’s movie.”
Hader seems shocked at his fellow SNL vet’s response. “What are you talking about? You’ve never eaten dog?”
“I’ve eaten with my dogs,” Samberg responded.
Some could argue that this film makes an argument against GMO (genetically modified organism) based food. But, when these comics are asked about it, they see it as an opportunity to work a joke. “It’s chaos theory. Nature finds a way. Wow, I just thought of that,” Samberg said.
“They’re going to be quoting that for years. The Samberg theory of nature finds a way,” Hader said of Samberg’s parody of the iconic Jurassic Park quote. “There’ll be a big statue of you here when you first said it.”
One of the biggest surprises in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is the casting of Will Forte as Chester V. He pulls a voice out of nowhere that is simply brilliant. Although if you ask his fellow Saturday Night Live comics about it, they simply laugh and seek to set the record straight.
“We were laughing because [the directors] had said that at the workshop he did a few different voices. And we’re like, 'He has two,'" Samberg said and laughed.
“He has two,” Hader concurred. “The thing was that at Saturday Night Live, it was like, 'Oh, which one of Will’s voices do we get?' Either he did the [deep voice] or the [high-pitched] hello!”
Pearn and Cameron have stepped in for the first film’s directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (who went off and made 21 Jump Street and are about to release The Lego Movie). Hader and Samberg missed those two, but said that Pearn and Cameron were so game for getting into it with their actors, and that added a whole new level of fun in finding their characters.
“It was interesting because Phil and Chris were comedy writers and animators and these guys were on the story department of the first movie and really amazing animators. So the difference I had -- you had the funniness but they also had it so clear in their mind what it was going to look like,” Hader said.
“So you would do a line but then they’re like, ‘No, no, no -- the camera is coming around you like this, then it goes away, so you have to get a little bit louder.’ It was incredibly detailed and so I thought that was cool. We didn’t really have that in the first one.”
When it comes to the target audience, Hader says they’re right at home. “I have two kids. My four-year-old loves the first movie, but won’t accept that that’s me,” he said and laughed.
“I’ll say, ‘That’s daddy!’ And she’ll look at me like, ‘Umm, no. You’re crazy.’ I just hope when she sees this one that maybe she’ll realize her dad is playing Flint. She loves Flint Lockwood and my wife will say, ‘That’s your father!’ And she’s like, ‘Hmmm?’”
Much of Hader and Samberg’s careers has been built on playing for laughs for adults. Although given their childish humor on display for Movie Fanatic today, perhaps they are innately wired to make kids laugh.
“Have you been paying attention?” Hader inquired. Why, yes… yes, we have. and it appears that their inner child has gone nowhere.
“It’s tough for me to get there,” Samberg added about being childish in his humor.
“We have to take some time,” Hader interjected. “I like to hang out with my friends, Daniel Day Lewis it a little bit, and get in that world of dummies.”
Then, both get reflective realizing that not having to “grow up” has been quite successful for them. “Yeah, it’s a dream,” Samberg said.
“You can’t believe that this is how you make a living. It’s like fantasy,” Hader added. “It’s like growing up loving animated stuff like I did -- I would sit there in seventh grade and think, ‘Man, wouldn’t it be cool to be a part of those things?’ And now I get to make a living that way. It’s really insane.”


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5 reasons why your car does not start
By Vukasin Herbez on 2018-07-06 12:55:13
We have all probably been in this situation. You wake up in the morning, sit behind the wheel, and turn the key, but nothing happens. The car won’t start and you are already late for work. Is it too late to call a taxi or ask somebody to give you a lift or should you try to fix things by yourself and get the car running? Let‘s see what are 5 common reasons why your car doesn’t start and is it possible to fix it on the spot. Sometimes, you can get your car running in no time, but sometimes you will need help.
Starter Engine Failure
If you turn the key and you hear some strange noise, but the engine fails to turn or you don’t hear noise at, it is possible that your car suffered from starter engine failure. Starter engine is an electric motor which turns the flywheel and crankshaft and starts the engine when you turn the key. It is quite a simple device and in most cases it is liable component, but sometimes it can burn out or have its rotor stuck. If it is dead, you can try pushing the car to start if you know how to do it and have some help from your neighbors. If the rotor is stuck inside the starter you can try to release it by tapping it with some heavy object like stick or hammer. Hitting the starter engine will release the rotor inside and you can start your car without any problems. If hitting doesn’t help, it means that the starter engine is dead and you will need to replace it.
The most common reason is simply dead battery. If you get in your car in the morning and turn the key and absolutely nothing is happening, it is a clear sign that your battery is gone. If there is no any noise from the starter and the dashboard isn’t blinking, than your battery is in desperate need of replacing. There are two solutions to this problem. One is good old pushing the car to start and that is only if you own a manual. Automatics, especially new models are not recommended for push start which can cause many problems with the drive train. The second solution is to jumpstart your car by using jump starter charger or car battery from your neighbor‘s car. Jumpstarting a car is a simple process but do it only if you know how and if you have done it before. If you make a mistake and cross the wires, you could burn both vehicles and this is something that nobody wants and then you would be definitely late for work. If you know how to properly jump start a car, than this will not be a issue and you can get going in matter of minutes.
Clogged Fuel Filter
The key of trouble-free car ownership is regular maintenance. Fresh fuel filter should be a part of every regular service and if you skip it, you might experience trouble starting the car. Clogged or dirty fuel filters simply cannot provide enough fuel for the engine to run properly and you might turn on the car but it will shut itself down after a few seconds and you wouldn’t be able to start it. The solution for this problem is somewhat more complicated and requires finding and replacing fuel filter which is something that you can do in your driveway but not when you are in a hurry to get to work. Even if you know exactly how to do it, it will take some time and you don’t want to risk getting covered in petrol or diesel fuel.
Sometimes, the reason is quite obvious and your car won’t start because it has an empty tank. The starter is turning the engine, the battery is good but the car won’t start. The needle on the dashboard is on ‘E’ meaning you have a dry tank and this is the reason why your car is stationary. The solution is simple. If you own petrol powered car – just sip some fuel and off you go. However, if you ran out of fuel in a diesel powered vehicle, things would not be as easy. Even after you put diesel in your tank, the car will fail to start since diesel fuel needs some time and a lot of fuel pump pressure to get to the engine. Simply, diesel is much denser than the petrol which makes all the difference. That is why you should never run out of diesel, as we explained in our previous article dedicated to this topic. Of course, you should always check to see if your gas tank is leaking and you are losing fuel even if the car is stationary. The strong smell of fuel in the interior is definitive clue of that.
Moisture in Distributor Cap
Modern cars have sophisticated ignition systems that are pretty much weather proof, but if you own an older car, you might have experienced trouble starting due to moisture in the distributor cap. The problem is quite simple, due to extensive moisture in the air, heavy rain or fog, moisture has penetrated the inside of the distributor cap, often located near the engine block. If the inside of the distributor cap is wet, the electric impulses will not be sent to spark plugs and the engine will turn, but it won’t start. The solution is simple, just take off the distributor cap and try to wipe it and thoroughly dry it before attempting to start the car again. In most cases you will be able to start the car shortly, but if moisture penetrated deeper in the ignition system, you would be better off calling a taxi. If this happens again, check the distributor cap for cracks which cause moisture to penetrate inside. You can fix it quite simply with duck tape or some glue.
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An adult Caspian Gull stood at the back of the pack and spent nearly all the time hunched up. It flapped its wings just the once but it held its wings open after the last flap and revealed a text book primary pattern. Its eyes were a brown colour and its legs were greyish pink.
|Hunched Up Adult Caspian Gull|
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Four adult Yellow-legged Gulls were resting on the ice. They were obviously not used to ice as I watched two of them slipping and sliding.
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I read fourteen colour-rings including three Lesser Black-backed Gulls that were ringed on Guernsey.
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The colour-ringed Black-headed Gull had been recorded at Newton in Warwickshire on December 26th 2014 indicating that it probably roosts at Draycote Water.
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Home libraries: My Civil War bookshelf - the Macmillan Wars of the United States
While conducting the research for my dissertation I spent more time in one archival collection than any other, a collection that does not appear in a single footnote and provided almost none of the information I had hoped it might for the project I am now undertaking. But even as my time at the Western History Collection at the University of Oklahoma wound down and stacks of archival boxes filled with accounts of life in the frontier army appeared at my desk, I found myself drawn every morning to the papers of Robert M. Utley, a historian who wrote many of the books that sparked my interest in the military history of the American West. Utley’s papers comprise 42 linear feet of journals, correspondence, calendars, and manuscript drafts, as well as research files. I had selfishly hoped to expedite some of my own research by looking at Utley’s already completed research and picking up a few tidbits that would fill out my chapters. What I found instead, in his voluminous correspondence, was a remarkable synthesis of the history of the American army in the nineteenth-century West.


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Summary: August 14, 2012 Calgary Community Capital Network
Topic: Cooperative investment models
The Calgary Community Capital Network is a monthly gathering for people interested in local investment models. Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) is North America’s fastest growing network of independent businesses building the new economy, as such it offers monthly webinars to connect resources in support of accelerating community capital networks. As Calgary’s BALLE network, REAP and its partners host gatherings where Calgary stakeholders can learn from success stories across the continent via BALLE’s webinar and then discuss opportunities for applying those models in Calgary. These events take place on the second Tuesday each month from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
On August 14, the Community Capital Network started with a BALLE webinar by Chris Michael featuring Workers Development in New York City and concluded with a presentation by Seth Leon of Alberta Community and Co-operative Association. While both presentations were strongly in favour of co-operatives as a meaningful and effective business model, it was also clear that co-operatives benefit from being embedded in, and supported by, a close-knit community.
It turns out that small-town Alberta may actually have an advantage over metropolitan New York City when it comes to making co-operatives really work.
Workers Diner, NYC
Chris Michael is a founder of Workers Development, an organization dedicated to pioneering “new methods of building sustainable, replicable, worker-owned businesses”.
Michael is an expert on co-operatives, a strong believer in the intrinsic value of the business model, and is experimenting with a unique co-operative structure for his enterprise. Along the way, he has gained some insightful knowledge about co-op startups.
Workers Development’s first project, the Workers Diner, is more complex than the setup of a traditional co-operative. Michael and his partners are attempting to raise funds by selling shares in their restaurant. However, owners of the shares would not actually have a say in the running of the restaurant, which would be shared amongst those who actually work at the diner.
According to Michael, “social science research indicates that worker co-operatives are as sustainable, if not more” than the traditional business model. But he also admits that “what we’re offering is unique and a bit more complex for investors to get their heads around”.
An unorthodox business model may make raising funds for the diner challenging, but Workers Development’s biggest obstacle may be the very place they call home. This is what Michael calls “the challenge of location” or “the challenge of networking”.
New York is an immense city, where “things happen on a large scale,” says Michael during his BALLE webinar presentation, perhaps lacking “the kind of connection with human beings that often makes a co-operative startup successful.”
Since starting to sell stock in March of 2012, Worker’s Development has raised “a couple thousand dollars”, and is challenged to make its startup goal of $450,000. Marketing has proven to be a pricey way to raise interest around the project, especially in a city full of great ideas and a lot of competition, or place where tapping into the resources of a connected community can be difficult.
Successful cooperatives making inroads in rural Alberta
There are several examples of smaller settings closer to Calgary having tremendous success with the co-operative model, partly because they are based in compact communities very different from New York City.
Seth Leon of the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association has some great examples of local success stories, and ideas to replicate that success around the province.
Leon spoke to the Calgary Community Capital Network about the town of Westlock just north of Edmonton. With fewer than 5,000 residents, the town managed to raise 1.5 million dollars in just six weeks to purchase a grain terminal slated for shutdown by Agricorp. The money was raised by asking local investors to purchase shares, using the co-operative model. The terminal has turned out to be a financial success for investors earning steady dividends, and a wonderful example of the community coming together to support the local economy.
“The co-operative structure can establish local investing… because in Alberta or most of Canada, the only way you can invest locally is through the co-operative act,” says Leon.
Sangudo, Alberta is a hamlet of fewer than 400 residents and the site of another co-operative success story. Like many small rural centres, the settlement was languishing: local industry was suffering from the draw of larger urban centres and the population was decreasing. But in 2010, a group of residents got together and started the Sangudo Opportunity Development Co-operative (SODC) as a way for local residents to invest in businesses that would create jobs and support local entrepreneurs right where they live. Starting with Sangudo Custom Meat Packers, the SODC has purchased a total of three local business projects that are now run by Sangudo residents, and plans to keep going. Like residents of Westlock, investors and the community are continuing to profit.
“What makes investing in co-ops work is that it is based on leaders in the community… combining human, social and financial capital,” says Leon.
Support from the community appears to be a vital part of the successful startup of co-operatives, a business model that can, in turn, add value to the local economy while also helping communities thrive. It is inspiring to find examples of this success close to home. The Community Capital Network event left me wondering where else this proven model could be applied to spark local investment opportunities in Calgary.
This article is the first in a new series of REAP event summaries, helping to capture the content and insights generated by REAP’s ongoing events. Kirti Bhadresa is REAP Member and local entrepreneur. For more information visit www.caboose-ink.ca.


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The Canadian High Commission in India assured that it was working hard to reduce the waiting time for Canadian study permits last week.
In September, Indian students enrolled in Canadian colleges will begin their academic session. However, they are facing delays due to student visas. The High Commission of India has urged the authorities to speed up the process of visa applications.
The Canadian High Commission in India assured that it was working hard to reduce the waiting time for Canadian study permits last week. Throughout the year, the authorities review Canadian student visa applications for the September 2022 intake.
A contingency plan is being put by Canada into action as students have already deposited their tuition fees. This will help the students who have not yet received their study permits. The relevant ministry has been notified of the issue.
A few Canadian Universities have decided to provide remote study options for those students who are unable to reach the country at the start of the academic year. Communicating with the universities helps in gaining good guidance to find the best options.
Students can directly talk to the institutions to know if their courses offer remote options. Moreover, They can also discuss other possible options if there are no remote study facilities. Also, students who wish to defer their admission to a later academic session can communicate with the universities.
Distressed students are directed to send requests for Information and speedy processing through IRCC web form. This will help notify them that the forms for study permits have been submitted and have exceeded the time for the Student Direct Stream (SDS) scheme.
The IRCC website has approved India as a country and students must get a study permit within 20 days if they apply through the SDS route. However, students will have to pay their first-year tuition fees to receive visas faster in this route.


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- Birth: 28 February 1727/28, Falls Twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Death: 24 November 1812, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
- Father: John Hutchinson
- Mother: Sarah Burgess
- Partner: John Rickey
Marriage: 27 July 1749, Falls MM, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Descendants of Mary Hutchinson
- 1 Mary Hutchinson= John Rickey Marriage: 27 July 1749, Falls MM, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Missoni face towel 30x30 Bernard, colour 160 (set of 6 in box)
Face towel, set of 6 in cotton terry velour with multicoloured zigzag motif. Reverse side in looped terry.
A sharp geometrical figure, with delicate nuances, re-reads the Missoni zigzag in an original key. The unequalled chromatic instinct of the brand takes on an unusual mix that combines earthy tones and pastel colours for a complete terry towel line that will give your bath an unique touch.
Sizes: 30 x 30 cm face towel, 100% cotton.
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Ayva and I are still learning our new neighborhood, but one of the first things I did was find out where the coffee shops are. You know, because, that’s pretty important. I found an amazing spot within walking distance of us called Monkey Forest Road. More than just coffee, they also have lovely art to look at and buy. The coffee is a bit expensive for me to form an every day habit, but for a treat once a week or so, I’ll definitely be back for their delicious decaf with its sweet, subtle notes of chocolate that’s brewed by the cup. (Wow, look who sounds like a coffee drinker!) This is what Ayva and I saw on our walk there!
No, it’s not a pineapple, this is a palm tree!
Lots and lots of delicate flowers. Ayva was particularly drawn to these.
Toddler + Pinecone = Don’t Even Think About Not Bringing It Home
A lot of folks ride bikes here. Our new city reminds me of Philly in that way.
Why, yes, these do look a bit like hopscotch!
Such a lovely morning. A little breezy, but still sunny enough to sit outside.
There’s a globe! We must be here!
Yup, we’re here.
Coasters from Bali. I need these.
Ayva was drawn to these statues, as well as those of Buddha.
And finally…coffee. (Yeah, no picture of the cup. I was so busy drinking it, I forgot I was a photographer. LOL!)

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The regular opening hours of most 2nd Swing locations on weekdays are from Monday to Friday 10AM-7PM, in the weekend on Saturday 10AM-5PM, most are closed on Sunday. Find the actual business hours for today or other days in the 2nd Swing branch locator.
2nd Swing has over 3 establishments in the US, Wilmington is the city with the most business locations followed by Minneapolis and Scottsdale. In total you will find this Sports article in over 3 cities. Select one of your nearest locations for information about opening times today. We show you local hours for Sundays and late night shopping, Address, phone number and website information can also be found.


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Eric Sandberg Glass LG Corn Cob Hand Pipe
Before We Smoked Out of Apples, We Smoked Out of Corn Cobs
Taking inspiration from the corn cob pipes of yore (you know, the kind that Frosty smoked?), Eric Sandberg presents this glass throwback: the Eric Sandberg Glass LG Corn Cob Hand Pipe. Featuring that reliable Eric Sandberg craftsmanship, these elegant, yet kitschy glass pipes employ a sophisticated spin on the spoon pipe design with their slender black necks and fumed bowls lined with glass knockers.
- Fumed spoon pipe design reminiscent of old corn cob pipes
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Known for its lively nightlife, clear waters and stunning beaches, Guadeloupe is a group of nine islands with a population of about 400,000 and a land space of 1,628 sq kilometers. Originally the American inhabitants called the island ‘Karukera’, which signifies ‘the island of beautiful waters’. Located in the Eastern Caribbean, Guadeloupe comprises two major butterfly shaped islands of Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre and several smaller islands such as La Desirable, Marie-Galante, Iles des Saintes, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin and Iles de la Petite Terre, of which St Martin is contributed to the Dutch Kingdom. The Isles were occupied by the French in 1763.
In 1493, Christopher Columbus visited the island and renamed it after a Spanish monastery, Virgin Mary. The Carib Indians however opposed the Spanish attempts to inhabit the islands. In 1635, the French colonists came across the islands and since then it became a French colony. In the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries, British made several occupations of Guadeloupe but finally it was reinstated to France. By 1946, Guadeloupe became a certified French Department and a region of France since the 1980s.
Guadeloupe is divided into two islands by the narrow bridged strait, Riviere Salee. They are the smaller, eastern wing Grande Terre and the larger, western wing Basse Terre. They are generally observed as the wings of butterfly, relaxing on the Caribbean. These islands are famed for its rainforest, brimming with wildlife and highest rainfall and indeed white sandy stunning beaches, most of which are wonderful and well sheltered for seaside fun and swimming.
Grande Terre offers tourists plenty of fun in the sun. From beach bars to surfing schools to vast stretches of sand, Grande Terre has series of beach towns, flat plains and rolling hills. As compared to the eastern wing, the western wing, Basse Terre is wetter and cooler on its highest point, La Soufriere. It is also an abode to the national park; hiking trails and offers unlimited adventure for those who seek for refreshing holidays.
Being a part of France, the island belongs to the Eurozone and the European Union and hence its currency is Euro. Basse-Terre is the capital of Guadeloupe. Biguine is the popular dance form of the island, which till now is performed in colorful Creole dress. The culture and people of the place are a pleasant blend of African, European and East Indian origin. Guadeloupe is in fact an amazing place to learn French, especially all through the cold winter months. It is usually considered as having one of the best diving spots in the world.
To visit Guadeloupe, there are regular flights from Montreal, Miami and Paris and from other Caribbean islands. Ferry services are also available to the tourists from nearby islands such as St Lucia and Martinique. The best time of the year to travel to Guadeloupe is from December to May. It is because at this time the weather is dry and warm, while the rest of the year, that is between July and November, the weather is wet, hot and humid. Tourists seeking more information of the place can search for it on the Internet.


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After months of price pressure, rendered beef products such as tallow have finally started to stabilise.
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Join us as we experience movies the old fashioned way...silent! Jay Warren, photo-play organist for the Silent Film Society of Chicago, will treat us to a classic silent film with full organ accompaniment. Featuring Phantom of the Opera
Chicago’s foremost photo-play organist brings all the color, excitement, and glamour of the silent film era back to life with his original scores for the silver screen. As a regularly featured photo-play organist for the Silent Film Society of Chicago, he has accompanied most of the great silent films throughout his thirty year career in his famous rousing style.


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Magnesium is extremely important for our overall health, as it regulates the function of more than 300 enzymes in the body, and it is vital for numerous biochemical processes which are needed for a proper metabolic function.
It is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, and research has discovered over 3,750 magnesium-binding sites on human proteins.
Magnesium is needed for:
- The formation of bones and teeth
- The formation of ATP (adenosine triphospate)
- The function of the nerves and muscles
- Relaxation of blood vessels
- Regulation of blood sugar and insulin sensitivity
Therefore, its reduced levels in the body can bring about serious issues due to the impeded cellular metabolic function, including depression, migraine, heart diseases, fibromyalgia, sudden cardiac death, and even death from all causes.
It is also crucial for the body detoxification and reduced the damage due to the exposure to toxins.
Yet, its most important role is related to the mitochondria, which are tiny bacteria-derived organelles inside the cells, and produce adenosine triphosphate or ATP, which is the energy needed by the body in order to function properly.
Scientists have shown that most heart issues are a result of mitochondrial dysfunction, so it is crucial to optimize their performance in order to ensure overall health and optimal exercise performance.
The mitochondrial researcher Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D., claims that magnesium is essential, as, without it, all other strategies will fail to optimize the mitochondrial health.
For instance, the athletic performance depends on the oxidative capacity to a great extent, that it, on the ability of the muscle cells to consume oxygen, and it is therefore dependent to the mitochondria’s ability to produce ATP by consuming oxygen inside the cell.
The oxidative capacity can be boosted in two ways, both of which require magnesium:
- By boosting the efficiency of the mitochondria to repair damage and produce ATP
- By increasing the total number of mitochondria in the cells by regular exercise
When it comes to the needed amounts of magnesium, we must state that a hundred years ago, the soil was rich in magnesium, and people received an estimated 500 milligrams (mg) of magnesium from their diet.
Nowadays, this is not the case, and we can get only 150 to 300 mg a day from our food.
Due to this, many magnesium experts claim that virtually everyone should take supplements. The recommended daily allowance is between 310 and 420 mg depending on the age and love, and some researchers even suggest a dosage between 600 and 900 mg/day for optimal health.
According to Dr. Carolyn Dean, author of “The Magnesium Miracle,” the best marker for the adequate dose is the intestinal reaction, so you should start by taking 200 mg of oral magnesium citrate daily, and gradually increase it until you develop slightly loose stools.
Magnesium threonate is one of the best magnesium supplements, as it efficiently penetrates cell membranes, boosting the energy levels, and the blood-brain barrier, which boosts memory. Moreover, it is the best option if you suffer from a migraine and headaches as well.
Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency
The consumption of a diet rich in processed foods is the main risk factor for magnesium deficiency since magnesium resides at the center of the chlorophyll molecule.
Moreover, its levels are reduced due to stress, sleep deficiency, prescription drug use, alcohol consumption, and high blood sugar.
Yet, there is not a completely accurate lab test that can measure the magnesium status in the body, as magnesium is mostly concentrated in the bones and soft tissues, and only 1% is found in the blood. Hence, the best way to diagnose its deficiency is to track the symptoms.
The early signs of magnesium deficiency include headaches and migraines, appetite loss, muscle spasms or “Charlie horses”, weakness, vomiting, fatigue, and nausea.
These indicate that you must increase the intake of magnesium-rich foods soon in order to avoid more severe health issues.
The symptoms of chronic magnesium deficiency include seizures, personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms and coronary spasms, numbness and tingling.
Foods rich in Magnesium
Dark green leafy vegetables are the richest source of magnesium, so by juicing them, you will effectively boost magnesium levels in the body. These are the richest magnesium sources among the leafy greens:
Again, if you eat organic whole foods and show no signs of deficiency, you’re probably getting sufficient amounts from your food. If you eat well but still exhibit deficiency signs, you may want to consider taking a supplement as well.
When it comes to leafy greens, those highest in magnesium include Romaine lettuce, kale, broccoli, turnip greens, spinach, Swiss chard, Bok Choy, Brussel sprouts, beet greens, collard greens, and Romaine lettuce.
These are some other foods which are high in magnesium:
Seeds and nuts: Sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds are among the richest magnesium sources. A quarter cup provides 32 percent, 48 percent, and 28 percent of the RDA of magnesium respectively.
Moreover, one ounce of cashews provides 82 mg of magnesium, and almonds and Brazil nuts are also good sources.
-Fruits and berries- the richest sources include papaya, tomato, watermelon, raspberries, cantaloupe, and strawberries.
-Avocados- A medium avocado has 58 mg of magnesium, as well as high levels of potassium, fats, fiber, and other vitamins.
-Fatty fish- Fatty fish like wild caught Alaskan salmon and mackerel are loaded with magnesium. A half fillet (178 grams) of salmon contains 53 mg of magnesium or 13 % of the RDA.
— Raw cacao nibs and/or unsweetened cocoa powder- One ounce (28 grams) or raw cacao nibs have 64 milligrams of magnesium, as well as high amounts of iron, prebiotic fiber, and antioxidants.
-Herbs and spices- The richest magnesium sources among the spices and herbs include parsley, cloves, chives, coriander, cumin seed, mustard seeds, fennel, and basil.
Squash- A cup of winter squash contains about 27 mg of magnesium, or 7 percent of your RDA.
If you optimize magnesium levels through your diet, you have a reduced risk of lopsided nutrient ratios, as foods contain the needed co-nutrients in the proper ratios. Yet, in the case of supplements, you need to take care of the interactions of nutrients in order to prevent health issues.
In this case, you need to maintain the balance between magnesium, calcium, vitamin K2, and vitamin D, as they all function synergistically, and any imbalance would raise the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
First of all, the ideal ration between calcium and magnesium is 1:1, but since we get more calcium through the diet, make sure you take 2-3 times higher magnesium supplement dose.
According to the Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue, for every 1,000 IU’s of vitamin D you take, you should get 100 micrograms (mcg) of K2.
To determine your personal vitamin D dosage, you should get tested twice annually. It will range from 40 to 60 ng/ml.
Another way to optimize magnesium levels is to enjoy an Epsom salt bath or use magnesium oil.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell and ship highly addictive painkillers within 90 days if some kind of negotiated settlement isn't reached.
In a statement, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said executives at Morris & Dickson failed to accept responsibility for the "full extent of their wrongdoing ... and the potential harm it caused."
If finalized, this action taken Friday would hobble the nation's fourth-largest drug wholesaler. It comes after a controversial four-year delay.
In a statement sent to NPR, the Louisiana-based company said it remains in talks with the DEA as part of a last-ditch attempt to avert the revocation of its opioid license.
"Morris & Dickson is grateful to the DEA Administrator for delaying the effective date of the order to allow time to settle these old issues, which has been our goal since this started years ago," the statement said.
The company faces accusations it shipped highly addictive opioid pain pills for years despite evidence the drugs were being misused.
Fatal overdoses from prescription pain pills still kill more than 15,000 Americans a year. Public health experts say prescription opioid abuse opened the U.S. to an even more deadly crisis involving heroin and fentanyl.
Friday's action has been long awaited. In 2019, a federal judge recommended the DEA revoke Morris & Dickson's opioid license because of the company's "cavalier disregard" for safety rules.
In a 68-page order issued Friday, the DEA acknowledged its decision to revoke the company's opioid license took "longer than typical for the agency."
Federal officials blamed the pandemic and actions by the company for delays.
An investigation by The Associated Press also found that a top DEA official, Louis Milione, served previously as a consultant for Morris & Dickson as part of the company's effort to avoid punishment. The DEA says after Milione took his government post in 2021, he recused himself any role in the Morris & Dickson matter.
U.S. regulatory agencies, including the DEA, have faced criticism in recent years for failing to crack down on corporations that manufactured, distributed or sold opioid pain pills.
Other drug distributors involved in the opioid crisis have been allowed to continue shipping pain pills but agreed to tighter oversight and will pay more than $21 billion in settlements over the next 18 years.
In its statement, Morris and Dickson said it has also revamped its "compliance systems and processes" in an effort to improve safety.
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After a four-year delay, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on a company that allegedly sold suspicious orders of opioid pills. The DEA says it will strip the firm Morris & Dickson of its license to sell pain pills within 90 days unless some kind of settlement is reached. Critics say the government waited too long to take this action. NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann is covering this. Hi.
BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Hi, Ari.
SHAPIRO: What did the government say this company did wrong?
MANN: So Morris & Dickson's one of the four biggest drug wholesalers in the country, and like those other corporations, they earned a lot of money shipping vast quantities of these opioid pills, these highly addictive pain pills. The DEA says over a four-year period, Morris & Dickson shipped roughly 12,000 suspiciously large orders of pills without notifying authorities. So back in 2019, a federal judge concluded the company acted with cavalier disregard for federal safety rules. He urged the DEA to revoke the company's opioid license. So today the DEA finally acted. In this order signed by DEA administrator Anne Milgram, the government says the firm failed to accept responsibility - and I'm quoting here - "for the full extent of their wrongdoing and the potential harm it caused."
SHAPIRO: So a four-year delay in taking action. Why did the government take so long?
MANN: Yeah, the DEA acknowledges this took years longer than typical. They blame the delays on the company's legal filings and on disruptions caused by the pandemic. But there's something interesting here. This delay follows closely on an investigation published by the Associated Press. The AP found one of DEA's top officials, a guy named Louis Milione, actually worked as a consultant for Morris & Dickson as the company was scrambling to avoid punishment. Milione then joined the DEA in 2021, and this has raised concerns about the revolving door between the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators. In its legal filings, the DEA says Milione recused himself from any role in this case. They say he did not influence these delays.
SHAPIRO: Now that the government has acted, what does the company say?
MANN: Well, they sent a statement to NPR, and they actually thanked the DEA for not revoking their opioid license immediately. There is now this final 90-day window for the company to work to reach some kind of settlement. And the company says they have already done a lot of work to improve safety systems and to improve their compliance with federal opioid rules.
SHAPIRO: Put this into context for us. What role did drug distributors like this company play in the overall opioid crisis?
MANN: Yeah. So what government officials and public health experts say is that these companies continued to sell and ship just vast quantities of pain pills to pharmacies all over the U.S. long after it became clear that these pills were being diverted and abused. Addiction rates and overdose deaths were soaring. It's also widely believed that these corporate practices really opened the floodgates to the wider opioid problem we're grappling with now - you know, street drugs like heroin and fentanyl.
It's important to say the other three big distributors involved in the opioid business - AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson - they have been allowed to continue selling pain pills. And they've never acknowledged any wrongdoing, though they have agreed to pay more than $21 billion in settlements. One other thing here is that there has been intense criticism of the DEA and other federal regulators for not cracking down on all of these companies faster. So the delay in this case - it's renewed concerns that the government still isn't doing this oversight fast enough or aggressively enough.
SHAPIRO: NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann. Thank you.
MANN: Thank you.
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Whales, Condors & Penguins in Punta Arenas
Enjoy a unique experience in Punta Arenas, in just three days! This excursion will take you to see the amazing fauna of the area, with whales and penguins as protagonists.
Transfer in + Transfer out + Whales excursion + Magallanes Penguin
On the first day you will be greeted by a transfer that will take you to your hotel.
On the second day, you will enjoy a Whales excursion (which lasts 12 hours, from 4:30 am to 16:30 pm). This excursion inludes breakfast and a lunch box. The transfer will take you to the Punta Arenas dock, where you will board a ship that will take you to the whale watching point. You will explore the Strait of Magellan, then observe Humpback whales accompanied by the lessons of a wildlife expert who will teach you more about these unique animals. Afterwards, you will discover two glaciers on Santa Inés Island, while also discovering a wide variety of wildlife, such as jotes, condors, cormorants, dolphins, albatrosses and petrels. You will also get to know the Francisco Coloane Marine Park.
At the end of the tour, the transfer will take you back to the hotel.
On the third day, you will enjoy a Magellanic Penguin excursion (which lasts 4:30 hours, from 6:30 to 12:00 pm). The transfer will take you to the penguin watching point. On this occassion you will further explore the Strait of Magellan, but the sailing will also take you to discover the Magdalena Island (where you will walk with thousands of Magellanic Penguins) and then the Marta Island (where you will watch the Sea Lions). During the sailing, you will be able to see any kind of whales and dolphins too.
At the end of the tour, the transfer will take you to your next adventure.
In the afternoon you will visit Estancia Olga Teresa, where the Condor Hill awaits you. There you will be able to see the condors through telescopes and binoculars provided by professional guides. Also, you can either take a 4-hour tour, which consists of a moderately difficult walk , or a 25-minute ride in one of the vehicles that will take you to the viewpoint closest to the colony. The whole excursion is a must-do for any wildlife photography fan.
After the tour, the transfer will pick you up and take you back to your hotel (1-hour transfer). The fourth and last day, the transfer will take you to the airport where you will depart from Punta Arenas.


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Want to know if you’re eating healthy chicken meat? Us too. The best way to know what your chicken meat has been fed or how it’s been cared for is to find a chicken farmer in your area you trust, or simply raise your own!
We discuss some of the best meat chicken breeds out there, which include the Cornish Cross and Red Rangers Both of these breeds have been the ‘cream of the crop’ of meat chickens for a long time.
We’ll also discuss a few of the top dual purpose chicken breeds which can be used for both eggs and meat.
There are many variables to consider when choosing the perfect chicken breeds for meat. Maybe a dual purpose chicken will best suit your needs, or maybe you’re just looking for a standard meat chicken. Either way, finding that specific type of chicken can be intimidating if you’ve never raised them before.
We hope this article provides what you need to make the right decision for you! If you’re new to raising meat chickens, see this article.
When you’re looking for the perfect chicken breed for your situation, keep a couple of things in mind. Pay attention to their weight and processing time. This can help determine how much meat the chicken can deliver in what amount of time.
Many Cornish Cross broilers or Red Ranger breeds will grow quickly and should be processed no later than 6 – 8 weeks of age for the right carcass size and texture of meat. They can be processed at 8 – 10 weeks as well if you want larger roasts. When processed at this later time frame, they are called Roasters. For a list of the different types of chicken meat types i.e. fryers, broilers, roasters, and more, see this article.
If a broiler is processed after this time frame, they can get very large and the meat will be tougher.
For dual purpose chickens, you want to butcher when they are closer to 5 or 6 months old to get a carcass similarly sized to that of the Cornish Cross or Red Ranger.
Ability To Forage
For meat chickens, this is not necessarily a requirement. Cornish Cross and Red Rangers grow quickly and convert feed to meat without it.
However, the benefits of finding a breed that is naturally a good forager or, at a minimum, at least allowed to forage, will do much better. They’ll have a higher quality of life. enjoying their time outside looking for bugs, grass, and seeds. The meat will taste better in the end, and you’ll save up to %30 on feed costs according to some chicken farmers who swear by this practice.
We’ve found some of the most popular meat chickens, and discussed their overall characteristics and qualities. We’ll discuss the most popular meat chickens first, the Cornish Cross and Red Ranger breeds. After that, we’ll take a look at some solid dual purpose breeds.
The Cornish Cross broiler is one of the most popular chicken breeds used for meat. If you buy your meat from a grocery story, for example, more likely than not the chicken you’re eating is a Cornish Cross Broiler.
These chickens are the stereotypical chicken: very large with all white feathers and a red comb. They have strong, thick yellow legs and feet. Known for their muscular, heavy body, these chickens can be very wide and broad.
Out of all chickens, they are probably the fastest growing. At six weeks, males can weigh 6 pounds and females can weigh 5 pounds.
They are not known for egg laying qualities.
- Its large size makes it perfect for meat production
- Grows at a rapid pace
- A popular and common breed
- Tender meat quality
- Save on feed costs compared to other breeds due to quicker growth rates.
- Can suffer from a weak heart or legs – Because of the rapid growth, this is an unfortunate side effect. However, if the birds are allowed to have some open space to forage, they are less likely to develop leg issues.
- Small egg quantity – this breed is almost exclusively known as a meat breed of chicken.
These big, red colored chickens are the perfect breed for free-ranging or organic farms. These chickens are bred for meat production. They do not grow as fast as a Cornish Cross Broiler, rather they grow at a more natural speed.
The good news is that they are less likely to suffer from weak legs and hearts, which is commonly associated with fast growing meat birds. It also means there is a longer window for before processing because their health won’t decline as fast.
By 9 to 10 weeks, a male can weigh 5 to 7 pounds, while a female will weigh 5 to 6 pounds. The breast of the Red Rangers is smaller than that of Cornish Cross.
- Due to slower growth rate than Cornish Cross, they won’t suffer from a weak heart or legs.
- Processing window – can be butchered at around 10 to 14 weeks. This is not as short a window compared to Cornish Cross but is still significantly less than dual purpose breeds.
- They have the ability to forage, much like dual purpose breeds.
- Contain a higher proportion of dark meat than Cornish Cross – because they are better at foraging means they move more and, thus, more dark meat. They will primarily have white meat but for those liking a mix of white and dark meat, this may be a better choice.
- Grows at a slower pace than the Cornish Cross but still faster than dual purpose breeds.
- Smaller breast size than Cornish cross
The next few picks include the best dual purpose chicken breeds. They are primarily used for egg production, but can easily be used for meat as well. Many of these breeds are larger than their other egg laying cousins. They will also take longer to get to a desired processing weight than Cornish Cross or Red Rangers.
This was a favorite of ours growing up. Every year we’d raise and process around 75 leghorns at around 5-6 months of age. They were allowed to forage and had access to a high protein feed from the local feed store.
Because I was young, I don’t recall the carcass size. It wasn’t huge, but WOW were they tasty. Friends that came over still recall how good it tasted. Of course Mom knew how best to prepare it as well! More details on Leghorns can be found here.
- Good foragers – they eat less feed and gain the benefits of all the organic bugs, grass, and seeds.
- Hardy – can tolerate heat or cold conditions
- Produce lean meat
- Flighty – they are not the easiest birds to maintain. They aren’t mean. per se, but not overly friendly
- They have a slightly smaller carcass than larger dual purpose breeds because of their medium sized frame. Other dual purpose breeds are structurally larger.
The Buff Orpington is a large-bodied chicken that has fluffy feathering and can come in various colors; lavender, black, and blue. This breed was originally bred in the late nineteenth century to be a dual-purpose chicken.
They do well in hot and cold temperatures and have white skin underneath their feathers. Orpingtons can grow to be 8 to 10 pounds but can be processed at about 4-6 pounds at about 18 weeks of age.
If you want the larger sized carcass weight, be prepared to wait 6 months or longer. This is something to consider if you’re not a fan of the slower growth rates. The Buff Orpington chicken breed can lay over 200 eggs per year.
- They are good layers
- Come in various colors
- Docile personalities – safe around kids. Having said that, always know there can be variances in personality between roosters and hens, and even between individual chickens within the same breed.
- Good foragers
- Will have a slow growth rate compared to standard meat breeds or smaller sized dual purpose breeds.
- Higher feed costs from chick to processing day.
The Jersey Giant is – like the name says – a giant. It can grow to be 11 to 13 pounds live. Huge! It will also provide a large carcass. However, don’t get too excited as they will mature more slowly than other breeds. Don’t be intimidated by its large size, this chicken has a docile personality and is good with kids.
They usually have black feathers with yellow skin underneath. In regards to egg-laying, they will lay around 200 (or more) eggs per year.
- Grow into an extremely large size (11lb to 13lb)
- Has a good laying rate of over 200 eggs per year
- Reasonably decent foragers. Perhaps not as good as smaller framed breeds, but will do well in a pasture setting.
- They will mature more slowly
- Higher feed costs. They can forage, however, which should always be encouraged.
This is a high-quality chicken. This chicken was developed in France and is known for it’s amazing tasting chicken. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get a hold of a live Bresse chicken as they are only available in Bresse, France.
However, this breed sure is worth it! Not only is the taste amazing, but they can also produce up to 250 eggs a year, which is incredible. Their growth rate is 10 pasture weeks and 2 weeks of organic feed.
- They are known for having amazing tasting meat
- Can produce 250 eggs per year – keep some for eggs and some for exceptional meat.
- Fast rate of growth
- Good foragers
- Incredibly hard to find and own if you don’t live in Besse, France. However, there are a few businesses in the US that now carry them.
- Very expensive
The Wyandotte chicken breed is a popular chicken for many reasons, you can find our article about it here. It’s a large bird that comes in many different colors and patterns. They can weigh up to 8 pounds live.
Their growth rate from chicken to adult processing size is four to five months. They can produce over 200 eggs a year. It’s a good breed to have if you’re new to owning chickens since, like buff orpingtons, they are docile and good around kids.
- If butchered at around 5 months, meat quality will be good, and you’ll likely get it done before egg laying starts.
- A common and easy breed to have and keep
- Over 200 eggs per year – keep some for egg laying, others for meat
- Takes longer to achieve adequate processing weight than standard meat breeds.
- Increased feed costs
For information on other high quality dual purpose breeds see this article for a detailed list.
In summary, it can be difficult to find the perfect meat breed for you but hopefully this list provides a great starting point. Remember to keep weight, processing time, and possibly egg-laying capabilities in mind when you pick a chicken breed!
As always, every chicken breed is unique. It may take some ‘trial and error’ when choosing the breed that works best for you. If you think about it, nearly ANY chicken breed can be used for meat or eggs, so it’s a matter of choosing which breed has the best overall characteristics for your situation.
Thanks for stopping by and happy “chickening!”

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BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick baseball team hit its home diamond Wednesday locked in a battle for first place in the Greater Cleveland Conference with Solon, but a sluggish start with too many miscues was too much to recover from in a 7-2 loss.
The Comets (10-3, 6-1) scored four runs before the Blue Devils (7-5, 5-2) came up to bat, with three runs being unearned. First baseman Sloan Ulrich delivered the big blow with a two-out double that scored two runs. The junior went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
“Regardless of who you play, you can’t have six outs in the first inning, and that’s basically how we broke that down,” Blue Devils coach Grant Relic said. “Especially against a team like Solon, that we know can swing the bats and we know is going to play solid defense. You can’t spot them right off the get go four runs, and we were flat from that point forward.”
In addition to one error, Brunswick also misjudged two balls and threw to the wrong base throughout the inning. The Blue Devils are left to chase Solon with half of the conference schedule remaining.
“We’ve got a game (today against Euclid), a conference game that’s a must win,” junior Mike McFadden said. “So we’ve got to come tomorrow ready to play and get a couple of wins in a row.”
Brunswick looked on the verge of rebounding early when center fielder Scott Rouse and designated hitter Bryan Piatak drew one-out walks. Later in the inning, senior Kyle Kuchta drove home Rouse with a base hit and advanced to second on the throw home. With Kuchta on second and shortstop Kyle Goessler on third, Comets senior Camden Loeschen forced sophomore Jacob Scherette to ground out to second base to end the rally.
Starting with Scherette, Loeschen retired 10 of the next 11 Blue Devils, not allowing another hit until the sixth inning. Loeschen threw just 27 pitches in the third, fourth and fifth innings combined. The right-hander allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts over six innings.
“I think we need to bring the energy to the field,” McFadden said. “That’s what we’re lacking right now. We’ve got to come to the field with intent to play every day, but we’ll get there as a team.”
Brunswick starter Noah Herron settled in after the rough first inning and kept Solon at bay, allowing five runs (2 earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out four.
“(Herron) battled, and this is two games in a row where our pitchers have competed and battled and brought the energy,” Relic said. “We’re getting to the point now where we need the rest of the guys to follow suit with them.”
Solon added an insurance run in the fourth inning when Ulrich got a one-out walk and scored on a base hit by senior Sam Bubonics.
The Blue Devils came alive in the bottom of the sixth inning, as McFadden (2 hits), catcher Josh Kross and Rouse singled to load the bases with one out. Kross came home on a groundout by Piatak, but Loeschen struck out Goessler to end the inning with runners on second and third.
Solon 7, Brunswick 2
SOLON 400 100 2 — 7 11 2
BRUNSWICK 010 001 0 — 2 6 2
WP— Camden Loeschen (4-0) 6 innings, 2 runs, 2 earned, 6 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts. LP— Noah Herron (0-2) 6 innings 5 runs, 2 earned, 7 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts. Solon (10-3, 6-1) — Camden Loeschen single, double, 2 runs, RBI; Ethan Wong single, double, run; Sloan Ulrich single, double, walk, run, 3 RBIs. Brunswick (7-5, 5-2) — Mike McFadden 2 singles.

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A row is simmering at the Nyamira county assembly after MCAs allied to Nasa ousted their majority leader Duke Oyagi last week.
In a swift move that was endorsed by 11 MCAs out of the 21 required for the removal of leader of executive business in the assembly, the ward reps cited dishonesty and abuse of his office as major misdoings that prompted the removal.
As the new year dawned in Nyamira, the Nasa MCAs were busy laying course for the impeachment of Oyagi whom they replaced with Nyamaiya MCA Raban Masira who was also serving on the seat during the previous house.
They said the ousted leader was busy promoting his self-interests at the expense of his colleagues.
Among the accusations are claims that he used the name of MCAs to solicit unspecified amounts of cash from both the county executive and national government officials, monies which they were never given.
They also accused him of not sharing monies that were given to him on behalf of all the 35 ward reps for official functions to Bomet and Mombasa counties on separate occasions.
They also accused him of deliberately delaying the processes of vetting chief officers who were nominated by executive.
“We need a house leadership of integrity and honesty. We have tried to put up with the misdoings which have prompted our action but its not proper for an assembly of laws and order to tolerate such misdoings,” Kiabonyoru MCA Duke Omoti said.
In a letter dated January 2 2020 and addressed to speaker Moffat Teya and signed by deputy majority whip Lilian Nyamweya, the MCAs wrote: “We notify your office as Nasa coalition that changes have been made in the office of leader of majority. We hereby reference to outgoing Duke Oyagi and incoming Raban Masira as our new leader of majority. Kindly make necessary arrangements to this effect to enhance on service delivery for the party and for the Nyamira county citizens.”
However, Oyagi said he had no knowledge of the letter which already has been received by the offices of the speaker and that of the assembly clerk.
“Any business concerning the assembly and its leadership can only be valid while the house is on session and the matters communicated by the speaker. But so far, I am not aware of any communication and I am treating anything of the sort as rumour,” Oyagi said.
Oyagi vehemently denied all accusation which the MCAs were leveling on him and accused them of blackmail.
Such was the standoff that saw Omoti ousted from the seat of deputy speaker and replaced by Robinson Mocheche (Bonyamatuta).
In another turn of events Nyamira county assembly majority chief whip Alfayo Ngeresa has dismissed the purported meeting of members of the county assembly which ousted the leader of the majority.
Ngeresa retaliated that as the chief whip, he was the one entitled to make any communication to the speaker pertaining any meeting meant to bring changes in the majority leader’s office and therefore the communications which was done by his deputy Lilian Nyamweya to the speaker and the clerks office were null and void.
The MCAs are fighting over bribes which they are given by the county executive committee members in a bid to protect them.
Weekly Citizen has also established that the MCAs three weeks ago failed to pass the supplementary budget because the county executive had refused to give in to their demand of Sh10m before passing the budget


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Before being a hostel Oceanium is an NGO dedicated to the protection of the ocean.
Each year the institution organized the operation "lost nets" which offers travellers to participate in the collection of 3 tons of fishing nets. They then exposed her in an effort to raise awareness.

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Hungary’s government announced Saturday (2 March) that it would end a controversial poster campaign accusing US philanthropist George Soros and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker of supporting illegal migration.
Hungarian government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said on Twitter that “the information campaign” would end on 15 March, as had been planned.
Earlier this week the European Commission issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the claims made in the campaign, calling them “at worst downright factually incorrect, or at best highly misleading”.
The campaign has also outraged other parties in the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) grouping that Fidesz sits with in Brussels — and from which Juncker also hails.
Kovács’ message was posted in response to an interview given to the German Der Spiegel magazine by Manfred Weber, the EPP’s lead candidate for May’s European elections.
In it Weber said the poster campaign had “damaged” the EPP.
Weber gives Orbán chance to apologise
“For this reason I expect him (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán) to apologise and stop this action,” Weber said.
A critical number of at least seven national parties within the EPP have indicated that they would support Fidesz’s expulsion from the grouping and put a motion on the agenda of a meeting on 20 March.
However, in his tweets Saturday, Kovács said that “the Hungarian government is prepared to listen to any criticism, but the decision of the Hungarian people is more important to us than party discipline”.
In an interview published late-Saturday on the German weekly Welt am Sonntag’s website, Orbán indicated that the Juncker posters would be replaced after 15 March by new ones displaying European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans alongside Soros.
"Christian democracy is illiberal". A defiant Orban defends Juncker/Soros campaign, announces @akk meeting in March, calls his EPP opponents "useful idiots", compliments @ManfredWeber & vows to exchange Juncker image with Timmermanns in anti-EU campaign.https://t.co/njOVM5X1CA pic.twitter.com/0eqyknruEn
— Thorsten Benner (@thorstenbenner) March 3, 2019
“Soros’ role in European politics cannot be ignored and everyone has the right to know that Timmermans is openly his ally,” he told the newspaper.
“In the next phase of the election campaign… you will see another actor on the posters: Mr Timmermans,” he said.
Orban will replace the posters attacking Juncker with posters against Timmermans. Will the @EPP return to silent mode because it’s no longer one of their own under attack?Just as they were silent when Budapest was littered with posters against me & @judithineuropa? pic.twitter.com/O0vfcOgzT9
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) March 3, 2019
The remarks followed accusations made by Orbán during a speech last month that the Dutch politician who heads the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) list for the May election was “pro-immigration” and “Soros’s candidate” to succeed Juncker.
Asked about the efforts to expel Fidesz from the EPP, Orbán said that “in reality the attack is coming from the left, not to weaken us but to weaken the EPP”.
Describing his critics within the EPP as “naive” he accused them of “serving the interests of others, namely those of our opponents”.
In his interview, Orban described his EPP critics as “useful idiots”.
Orbán calls his @epp critics ‘useful idiots’. That will surely please the seven EPP parties that are now opposing him. His inflammatory letter to all Hungarian citizens filled with lies and distortions is far worse than just having Juncker on the posters. https://t.co/MAr6Prk9hK
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) March 2, 2019
Belgian politician Benoît Lutgen from the EPP-affiliated CDH, one of the seven parties asking for the expulsion of Fidesz, twitted, quoting author and satirist Georges Courteline: “To be treated as idiot by a fool is a culinary delight”.