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Earth Day Ideas From Monmouth County Park System
If you're looking for a way to be part of some Earth Day events, there are many to choose from here in Monmouth County.
The Monmouth County Park System has these suggestions for tomorrow (Saturday April 22nd)...
Thompson Park Visitor Center. Head to Lincroft and you and the family can make crafts, learn about endangered wildlife and celebrate our beautiful planet.
Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center. Located in Howell, you can take part in nature walks and presentations about amphibians and reptiles.
Bayshore Waterfront Park Activity Center. It will be a great day for your family in Port Monmouth as you learn about sea turtles and whales and get a tour of the historic Seabrook-Wilson House.
You can get all the information on these and other events at the Monmouth County Park System website.
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Mahala Roberson (Dancer) is currently finishing her Bachelors degree as a Dance Major and Africana Studies minor at Rowan University. Being in prior Main Stage Rowan productions she is excited to have this opportunity to perform in her first professional show with Elephant Room Productions.She thanks her family and friends for their abundance of continuous support.
Leah Holleran (Poet) is thrilled to be a part of Suicide Stories, which marks her debut with Elephant Room Productions! She is an actress, singer, and dancer based out of South Philly. Her work includes film, theatre, mask work and puppetry, as well as writing, teaching, improvisation with Bright Invention Ensemble, and training in the aerial circus arts. She has performed in NYC in Off-Broadway staged readings, at Philadelphia theaters including the Walnut Street Theatre and the Prince Theatre, and spent three years on national tours with Enchantment Theatre Company (who she now tours with locally). Other favorite Philadelphia performances include Tribe of Fools’ Antihero, ongoing work with Tooth Buddy Tales, and the co-creation of WonderWomen Bake Sale, an activist street-performance in support of Planned Parenthood. She is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, and lives with her wonderful fiancé Aaron. So much thanks and love to this incredible cast and crew, who have put in such beautiful dedication toward giving voices to the unheard!
Brittany Brewer (Playwright) identifies as a performer, playwright, and educator. She is passionate about cultivating more “Young Adult theatre” in the Philadelphia region. Brittany is excited to continue her collaboration with the Herd at ERP, most recently having been a playwright for their Elephant Ears Reading Series and a performer/creator for A Midsummer Night’s Cabaret. In addition to ERP, during her past two or so years living in Philadelphia, Brittany has worked with Inis Nua Theatre Company, Phenomenal Animals, and Arden Theatre Company. She currently works as the In School Program Coordinator at Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and is cofounder of Prime Theatre Syndicate, a collective that is also participating in this year’s Fringe (producing the play Trigger Warning by Iris Dauterman). Brittany is an alumna of the Arden Professional Apprenticeship Program, Brown University, and Indiana University. For more, visit: www.brittanybrewer.com.
Brittany “Griff” Griffiths (Choreographer) is a dancetheatre artist local to Philadelphia and South Jersey. She received her B.A. In Theatre Arts and Dance from Rowan University, where she studied closely under Paule Turner . Griff was awarded the Bryan G. Goldhaft gold medallion in dance in 2013 from Rowan University . Griff has been choreographing and working in the community since . She is currently the emcee of Dusk Nightclub’s “Untamed Male Revue ” at Caesars Atlantic City.

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Kapil Sharma, who is called the King of Comedy, has turned 40 years old. He celebrated his birthday on April 2 with his wife Ginni and two children. This birthday is very special for him because this birthday he is celebrating for the first time with his second baby. On the occasion of Kapil’s birthday, his friends associated with his TV and film industry have congratulated him on his birthday.
Sumona Chakraborty, who plays Bhuri in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, has wished Kapil a birthday. Both have worked together in ‘Comedy Circus’, ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ and ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. Sumona shared collages and congratulated the pictures of the two different shows.
See Sumona Chakraborty’s tweet here
Happy Birthday Partner 🥰🥰🥰@KapilSharmaK9
P.s phone kyun switch off hai?
baad main mat bolna maine call nahin kiya! pic.twitter.com/XN3sJQGN6J
— Sumona Chakravarti (@sumona24) April 2, 2021
Sumona-Krishna Abhishek congratulated
Sumona wrote, “Happy birthday partner Kapil Sharma .. Why is the phone switched off? Don’t speak later I didn’t call!” Krishna Abhishek has also shared a throwback picture with Kapil. He wrote, “Happy Birthday Kapil. Lots of love and best wishes to you. May you get all those wishes in your life.”
Sunil Grover congratulated
Krishna further wrote, “Always laugh and keep laughing at the world with your amazing talent.” At the same time, Sunil Grover has also congratulated Kapil Sharma for his birthday. He wrote in the tweet, “Happy birthday Kapil Sharma. Best wishes and love. Be happy and healthy.”
Happy birthday @KapilSharmaK9 ! Wishes and love. Stay happy and healthy pah ji. 🎂🤗
— Sunil Grover (@WhoSunilGrover) April 2, 2021
Fans hope to return to the show
The fans of Sunil are again speculating that Sunil Grover may be back in the new season of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. Recently, Krishna Abhishek revealed in an interview that this comedy show will be on air in May. Along with this, he also said that a lot will change in the show and the audience will get some surprise.


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New edited book on climate urbanism published by Palgrave
CESET members Vanesa Castán Broto and Enora Robin with Urban Institute colleague Aidan While have edited a new book on climate urbanism.
This book argues that the relationship between cities and climate change is entering a new and more urgent phase. Thirteen contributions from a range of leading scholars explore the need to rethink and reorient urban life in response to climatic change. Split into four parts it begins by asking ‘What is climate urbanism?’ and exploring key features from different locations and epistemological traditions. The second section examines the transformative potential of climate urbanism to challenge social and environmental injustices within and between cities. In the third part authors interrogate current knowledge paradigms underpinning climate and urban science and how they shape contemporary urban trajectories. The final section focuses on the future, envisaging climate urbanism as a new communal project, and focuses on the role of citizens and non-state actors in driving transformative action.
Consolidating debates on climate urbanism, the book highlights the opportunities and tensions of urban environmental policy, providing a framework for researchers and practitioners to respond to the urban challenges of a radically climate-changed world.
You can access a copy here.

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The federal appropriations process may be at its most convoluted point ever. A case in point: The Interior Appropriations bill was pulled from consideration by the leadership of Congress on July 9. That’s the spending bill that includes funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
Why? The debate wasn’t about money — even though that is an issue — but because some Southern Representatives are keen on protecting the Confederate Flag from being banned on federal land.
At the same moment when South Carolina was debating, and then lowering the battle flag from state grounds, Democrats successfully included language to remove the flag from federal facilities including National Parks. Republican leaders (no doubt seeing their fellow legislators at work) quickly agreed and the measure passed on a voice vote.
That should have been the end of the story. There isn’t a lot of support anywhere for the Confederate Flag these days.
Except in Congress.
Roll Call reported that “a number” of Southern Republicans demanded that leadership reverse that flag measure and were more than willing to cast no votes against Interior Appropriations — and possibly all 12 spending bills.
Who would ever have thought the Confederate Flag could be the controversy that stops spending on federal Indian programs? What’s next, a resolution on the Washington NFL team interrupting agricultural programs? Seriously this is messed up but it’s a good example of how dysfunctional the Congress is right now.
The U.S. Congress works best in a framework of two parties: Federalists challenging the Anti-federalists; Whigs against the Democrat-Republicans; and, mostly, Democrats versus Republicans. But now Congress is really three distinct parties: Democrats, Republicans and the Tea Party. This has happened before with the rise of the Radical Republicans around the Civil War. It was chaos then — and now.
A three-way split in the House means that Speaker John Boehner has essentially two choices. He can accept the Tea Party ideas as mainstream ones or he can produce legislation (and especially a budget) that’s centrist enough to win Democratic votes. The speaker’s goal is 218 votes — an impossible number when Republicans are divided.
That’s why Tea Party support for the Confederate Flag is not easy to dismiss because the rest of the budget is so radical that it cannot pass without that faction’s support.
As Norman Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, told Talking Points Memo: “What it means is he has to accommodate people he would really rather not accommodate. And what happened in this case of course he didn’t have the votes and several southern Republicans basically said, ‘You want our votes? You’re going to have to do something on the Confederate flag.’”
Then the prospect for this year’s Appropriations bills was already risky before last week’s blow up. The Obama Administration has been pressing Congress for a broader spending package that would lift the strict spending caps that are in place because of the four-year-old Budget Control Act. And Congress has pushed back by loading up the now stalled appropriations bills with poison pills, such as prohibitions that limit federal agencies from doing their jobs. (Read this: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.)
But federal spending will have to wait until the flag issue is resolved on Capitol Hill. As Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, said last week, “When I was marching across that bridge in Selma in 1965, I saw some of the law officers, sheriff’s deputies, wearing on their helmet the Confederate flag. I don’t want to go back, and as a country, we cannot go back.”
Mark Trahant is an independent journalist and a member of The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. For up-to-the-minute posts, download the free Trahant Reports app for your smart phone or tablet.

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Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken, corn & black bean quesadillas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Stir in corn, chicken, milk, bouillon and pepper; heat through, stirring occasionally (do not boil). Homemade chicken broth is combined with onion, shallots, potatoes, corn and cream in this simple, hearty chowder. Add cherry tomatoes and corn, stir to coat in onion garlic mixture.
Chicken, Corn & Black Bean Quesadillas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken, Corn & Black Bean Quesadillas is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken, corn & black bean quesadillas using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken, Corn & Black Bean Quesadillas:
- Get 1 can whole kernel corn -drained
- Take 1 can black beans-drained
- Prepare 1 can rotel tomatoes-drained
- Prepare 2 can cooked chunk chicken
- Get 1 envelope fajita seasoning
- Take 1 packages 8 inch Flour Tortillas
- Make ready 1 packages shredded cheese(8oz)of your choice. I used Mexican blend
- Make ready 1 jar of salsa
- Take 1 container sour cream
This chicken is made in under an hour, uses just one skillet, and is beyond delicious. It's creamy, garlicky, packed with corn, and finished with fresh herbs and parmesan. Perfect cozy, summer dinner for any night of the week. Creamed corn and butter make my chicken corn soup homey and rich.
Steps to make Chicken, Corn & Black Bean Quesadillas:
- Mix first 5 ingredients in a bowl.
- Scoop and spread 2 spoons of mix onto half of tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese and fold other half over.
- Spray large skillet with cooking spray. (I fit 3 in skillet). Cook on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. With a wide spatula (put open side of quesadilla to the inside of spatula) flip and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes.
- Gently transfer to serving platter. This made 10 quesadillas. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
This recipe makes a big batch, but the soup freezes well for future meals—one reason why soups are my favorite thing to make. —Beverly Hoffman, Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania I'm from Lancaster County and grew up eating chicken corn soup! This is a good recipe for it. Some people add carrots and some don't like the hard boiled eggs but NEVER potatoes to true chicken corn soup! For the rivels the "dough" should really be called batter. There is no mystery and almost no way to mess up.
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Work is obviously something that Loretta Lynn, at 76 years old, still enjoys.
The country icon plans to play the Opry Country Classics show Sept. 30 in promotion of her new single "Coal Miner’s Daughter," a team-up with Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow. The song is from forthcoming tribute album Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn, which features a list of big, genre-spanning names performing Lynn’s songs.
The singer personally selected the artists she wanted on the tribute, and Crow, Lambert, Steve Earle, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Martina McBride, Allison Moorer, Paramore, Carrie Underwood, The White Stripes, Lucinda Williams, Gretchen Wilson and Lee Ann Womack all made the cut.
Fans can look for the album in stores on Nov. 9. Those who want to see Lynn live on the Opry show Sept. 30 can pick up tickets ($42-$54 for adults and $32 for children) by calling 871-OPRY or visiting www.opry.com.


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In March of 2021, Orbital Assembly Corp. made headlines when CNN ran a story discussing the company’s plans to create the first space hotel by 2027.
“While the idea of space travel and tourism has been rolling around in the human consciousness for hundreds of years, it’s only been in the last few years that it has really become a possibility,” says Orbital Assembly’s Vice President of Habitation Tim Alatorre.
According to Alatorre, to make space tourism a reality, there are three important requirements. First, there must be a low cost to transporting people and cargo into orbit. Second, technology needs to be in place to keep people healthy for long periods of time while in space. Third, there must be someone willing to organize the capital and resources to make it happen.
The International Space Station, which began its operational life in 2000, is a perfect example of what happens when these three requirements aren’t met, Alatorre explains. The ISS proved that humans could live in space long-term, and by all accounts should have begun the era of space travel and tourism for the masses. But over its 15-year life span, the cost to orbit peaked at $60,000 per kg (up from the historical average of $8,000 per kg) and data proved that the microgravity used on the ISS wreaks havoc on human physiology. Plus, there were no organizations working to make Earth orbit accessible to the public on a meaningful scale.
Of course, technology always improves with time, and in 2016, SpaceX was able to not only demonstrate that rocket reusability was feasible, but also that launch costs could be as low as $3,000 per kg to orbit, Alatorre notes. With the first requirement for space tourism now fulfilled, the door now opened to private development companies to work out how to keep humans healthy while in orbit.
This is where the Orbital Assembly Corp. has come into play.
“We are developing the technology to provide artificial gravity on orbit allowing humans to live, work, and thrive in space. Not just survive, but thrive,” Alatorre says.
The Need for Infrastructure in Space
According to Orbital Assembly’s research, large numbers of people want to travel to space, and a significant amount of people want to live off-planet.
“For people to live and not just visit, there needs to be infrastructure: financially feasible and accessible transportation; sustainable water and food supplies; energy and oxygen; recreation, entertainment, and jobs,” Alatorre says.
But to have this large-scale infrastructure, there already needs to be large numbers of people in space. So how do you get large numbers of people in space to create the infrastructure so that large numbers of people can live and visit in space? It might feel like a riddle, but to Orbital Assembly, opening a hotel provides the answer.
“To have people be healthy in space for long periods of time there needs to be a certain level of artificial gravity,” she explains. “Opening a facility, like a hotel, provides a commercial application to fast track scaling up the development of this infrastructure. We believe that increasing the number of people living in space is critical to the future of humanity. And we believe that a hotel in space can be profitable.”
Of course, the first lucky few to vacation in space won’t be the average American consumer. Unsurprisingly, it will be ultra-high net worth individuals who can provide the capital to the company necessary to help create the technology that will provide an Earth-like experience (gravity, food, oxygen, etc.) while in space.
But, and this is a good but, the company’s station architecture is deliberately created to be modular for rapid expansion, Alatorre says. As demand grows, the hotel will expand to accommodate and the cost per trip will fall as well, allowing a more diverse group of tourists to visit.
A Space Vacation Snapshot
So, what might a space vacation look like?
Tourists will still need to pack their bags, fill out documentation and purchase a ticket. The first few visitors will travel in small crews of up to seven, but as time progresses, the company anticipates it could eventually take as many as 100 tourists into space at any one time. While they wait to rendezvous with the space station, which could take several hours to a couple days depending on the launch provider and mission profile, tourists will have the classic astronaut experience.
After docking, passengers will eventually travel down passageways leading to the outer rim of the space station.
“As they move outwards, they will start to feel a gradual increase in gravity pulling them onward. At first it will be barely noticeable but by the time they reach the bottom they will be able to stand and walk on the floor,” Alatorre says.
Then comes check-in and orientation. Guests will receive room assignments and be given a tour of the station and its amenities. And just like guests need some time to get used to a new time zone or altitude, space tourists will need time to acclimate to the station’s artificial gravity which may cause a few side effects such as dizziness and motion sickness.
In addition to a variety of recreational activities, guests will be able to enjoy a “normal” meal – no sucking water or food from a pouch. Also, as an important side note, artificial gravity allows the sinus passages to function normally so that one can smell and taste food normally – something that isn’t possible with a microgravity environment.
When it comes time to check-out, Orbital Assembly hopes that guests will have had an experience that “changed them for the better.”


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A flowery oasis in the middle of the lake, a strip of land in which there is no room for cement but only for the generous, lush vegetation from which emerge the remains and traces of the glorious past of the territory. An open-air archaeological site.
Isola comacina – the fragrance
Just imagine and breathe. This fragrance is an invitation to meditation, with its floral and aromatic shades able to stop time, giving a sense of balance and protection.
A real hymn to reflection and to cultivate well-being in all its shapes, thanks to a strip of earth bathed by water in its delicate movement.
Main note: Floral
TOP: chamomile, lavender, violet, lily of the valley. HEART: artemisia, anise, litsea cubeba, mint. BASE: magnolia, moss, white moss.
It is suggested to place the diffuser at eye level; the imperceptible movements of air, due to the passage of people, facilitate the circulation and diffusion of the fragrance in the environment.
The positioning of the diffusers within a room is influenced by the size of the area you want to perfume:
-for small medium areas, we recommend a single product placed in the center of the room;
- for larger areas, the use of two or more diffusers spaced at regular intervals is recommended.
The duration of the fragrance depends on several factors:
the size and temperature of the environment in which the product is placed, the proximity of heat sources or drafts and the presence of direct sunlight.
To maximize the life of the product, it is recommended to avoid placing the diffuser in areas adjacent to windows and heat sources.
By removing the chopsticks and closing the product with the appropriate cap supplied, it will be possible, during prolonged absences, to keep the essence contained in the bottle unaltered.
A unique and design package that embellishes the Acqua del Lario home fragrance and makes it iconic.
Shapes and materials come together to give life to a splendid design box, with exceptional elegance and large dimensions.
The exteriors, in solid pressed cardboard, are embellished with a silkscreen in silver.
The packaging is made entirely by hand, carefully positioning each element.
The box, with a minimalist and refined style, combines the sober elegance of black with clean graphics.
The case, in an elegant total black, contains the cotton fiber sticks inside.

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The City of Mission has a history of awareness of the importance of taking action on slowing climate change. In 2007, the City of Mission participated in the largest single day signing of the Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement to advance the goals of the Kyoto Protocol.
Following the signing, a Sustainability Task Force formed to advance these goals. The Task Force’s mission was “to provide a prioritized action plan to serve as a model of sustainability for our local government, citizens and surrounding communities that encompasses People, Planet and Prosperity.” which led to the creation of the Sustainability Commission in 2009 which continues today.
Climate Action Plan Task Force
Mayor Flora formed the Climate Action Plan Task Force in February 2022 to review the Regional Climate Action Plan and Mission’s previous studies and work around sustainability to recommend 1-, 3-, and 5-year strategies to be forwarded to the Governing Body. View their initial recommendations as presented at the August 3, 2022 Community Development Committee meeting.
Task Force Members
|Hillary Parker Thomas, Ward I Councilmember||Emily Randel, Administration|
|Ben Chociej, Ward IV Councilmember||Karie Kneller, Community Development|
|Josh Thede, Sustainability Commission||Robert Meyers, Police|
|Andy Hyland, Sustainability Commission||Celia Duran/Brent Morton, Public Works|
|Robin Dukelow, Planning Commission|
|Jacque Gameson, Parks, Recreation + Tree Commission|
Climate Action KC and Regional Efforts
Mission is participating in many of the activities associated with ClimateActionKC. Their Climate Action Playbook is available here.
The Mid-America Regional Council’s Climate Action Plan completed in 2021 is available here. You can view the April 28, 2021 presentation of the plan to the Mission City Council and Commissions here. The Mission City Council approved a resolution in support of the Climate Action Plan in October 2021.
Mission’s Climate Action Plan
The Sustainability Task Force created a Climate Action Plan in 2008 to achieve a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. You can read the report here.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
In September 2008, Black & Veatch completed a Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for Mission, using 2005 as a baseline year. You can read the report here. Lotus Engineering and Sustainability is performing an update to the inventory using 2022 data, expected to be complete May 2023.
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Julia Michaels gets weird in new track “Uh Huh”
After the slow but deserved success of “Issues” this first part of the year, now is the moment for a new track from her forthcoming EP “Nervous System”.
“Uh Huh” was produced by Mattman & Robin and written by Julia Michaels. It’s not her best track but the chorus, is kind of addictive.
“Nervous System” the four-track EP was expected to be released on May, but now is expected to be released at sometime on summer.

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Almost all of the signs and signs listed above can be detected by patients and need to lead to a check out to the doctor. For instance, routine breast tests can reveal a little lump which might then be biopsied. On the other hand, feeling tired out without knowing why may recommend the requirement for blood tests, hence revealing anemia.
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Salary: £18,529 - £19,477 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week - The service operates between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, but actual working hours will be determined by the needs of the service.
Leave: 30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (currently 8 per year). This is pro-rated for any employees working less than 37.5 hours per week.
Location: Preston, Lancaster, Accrington, Blackpool, Kendal and Barrow
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HMP Resettlement Triage Workers will be required to deliver a professional, impartial pragmatic and outcome focussed Resettlement Service to offenders within all relevant prisons. This will be undertaken on site or via outreach to additional HMP locations within the CPA.
Resettlement Triage Workers will contribute to HMP Induction programme, completing BCST 2’s, working with Peers to identify prisoner needs, delivering immediate one off interventions and updating resettlement plans, as applicable.
Resettlement Triage Workers will be responsible for:
Some HMP locations are difficult to reach with the use of Public Transport. It is therefore preferable for candidates to have a full driver’s license and access to a vehicle with relevant insurance.
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We’re here so no-one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
Our expert advice and services are available through our website, helpline and face-to-face centres throughout England and Scotland. This, in turn, informs our campaigning for new laws, policies, and solutions. Tackling the root causes of bad housing means people can find and keep a home in a place where they can thrive.
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Shelter are working across the North of England to deliver the new Transforming Rehabilitation Service. Specifically, in Cumbria and Lancashire CPA the service comprises of a resettlement element, based in the four prisons and a community integration element based in the CRC offices across the Cumbria and Lancashire CPA.
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Position will be working within the TR Through the Gate Team. Based in one CPA: substantive location at one prison but with an expectation to work across multiple locations within the CPA, as required to support cover and sickness.
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Purpose: Surgeons resuming elective procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic should consider strategies to mitigate risk of exposure. For otolaryngologists performing surgery on children, unique vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 results from a regular interface with the upper respiratory tract mucosa. A growing interest in perioperative application of povidone‑iodine (PVP-I) to the nasopharynx and oropharynx has emerged. The purpose of this review is to provide an evidence-based assessment of PVP-I in pediatric oral, nasal and pharyngeal surgery. Methods: A contemporary literature review with algorithmic approach to the potential use of PVP-I in pediatric mucosal surgery. Results: Several formulations of PVP-I have shown rapid in vitro virucidal activity against SARS-CoV-2. Antisepsis using 1.0% PVP-I mouthwash and 0.45% PVP-I throat spray can occur after 30 seconds of contact time. To date, in vivo effectiveness of PVP-I against SARS-CoV-2 has yet to be established and possible risks of its direct use on upper aerodigestive mucosa of children must be weighed. Conclusion: Further research is required prior to strongly recommending PVP-I use in preparation for nasal, oral or pharyngeal surgery in children.
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|Journal||American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery|
|State||Published - Nov 1 2020|
- Pediatric otolaryngology
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LVMH Chief Executive Bernard Arnault is exploring ways to reopen negotiations on the French luxury goods giant’s $16.2 billion acquisition of jewelry chain Tiffany & Co, as US social unrest and the coronavirus pandemic weigh on the retail sector, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
LVMH agreed to acquire Tiffany in November, but the deal has yet to close, pending regulatory approvals. Arnault said at the time that Tiffany would “thrive for centuries to come” under LVMH.
Arnault has been in talks with his advisers this week to identify ways to pressure Tiffany to lower the agreed deal price of $135 per share, the sources said. He is considering whether he can argue that the New York-based company is in breach of its obligations under the merger agreement, they said.
LVMH has not yet settled on a strategy to pursue a deal price cut and has not asked Tiffany to reopen negotiations, according to the sources. It is not clear whether it will do so, and what arguments it could pursue.
Tiffany does not believe there is a legal basis to renegotiate the deal, the sources said. The company is in compliance with financial covenants under the merger agreement with LVMH, and expects to remain so after declaring a quarterly dividend two weeks ago, the sources said.
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All the news from the annual Google I/O event, including the latest on Android.
Thanks to its stellar performance and affordable price, the Nexus 7 is the Android tablet to get.
The newest addition to its enthusiast compact line seems targeted at drawing buyers away from Sony's RX100 II.
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The phone company hands millions to the US government in the largest-ever settlement over the opt-out-of-telemarketing registry.
The day before two annual Google-sponsored hacking contests kick off at a security conference in Vancouver, Google tidies up some of Chrome's loose ends.
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During the last four years, LHC scientists have filled in gaps in our knowledge and tested the boundaries of the Standard Model. Since the start of Run II in March 2015, they’ve recorded an incredible amount of data —five times more than the LHC produced in Run I. The accelerator produced approximately 16 million billion proton-proton collisions — about one collision for every ant currently living on Earth.
During the short heavy-ion run at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, every moment counts. As one scientist puts it, experimenters have “four weeks to collect all the data we will use for the next three years.” The data arising from LHC’s collisions of heavy nuclei, such as lead, will be used to study the properties of a very hot and dense subatomic material called the quark-gluon plasma.
From 9 to 5 Google, Nov. 15, 2018: The LHC’s massive physics experiments will require computing capacity that is an estimated 50-100 times higher than today. Google finds the challenge exciting and has already been working with Fermilab and Brookhaven National Laboratory to store and analyze data from the LHC using the Google Computer Engine.
From CERN Courier, Oct. 29, 2018: The world’s largest liquid-argon neutrino detector has recorded its first particle tracks in tests at CERN, marking an important step towards the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment under preparation in the United States.
From Colorado State University, Oct. 25, 2018: Colorado State University contributes detectors to the ProtoDUNE detector at CERN.
From FAPAESP’s Pesquisa, Oct. 18, 2018: Em meados de setembro, partículas vindas do espaço começaram a atravessar um tanque em forma de cubo com 6 metros de altura, instalado na Cern, na Suíça, e deixar rastros de luz que foram captados por detectores criados no Brasil.


Since its inception in 2020, Extreme E has been a pioneer of electric racing. The short course format has lent itself well to the limited range of battery-powered performance vehicles. But the series could be taking a different direction in the future, according to CEO Alejandro Agag. It could become the pioneering race series for hydrogen power.
The first step in this direction will be a parallel hydrogen-powered Extreme E series called Extreme H, which was announced at last year’s race in Neom, Saudi Arabia. “The first prototype should be ready in June,” says Agag. “We've been working a lot on fuel cells, so it is extremely relevant to create a platform for motorsport. For hydrogen, there isn't a real platform for motorsport for hydrogen. There have been some attempts, such as in Dakar with a truck. But that format is not the right one. Our format is where I want to test hydrogen. Short races, like the ones Extreme E does, will be the perfect format for hydrogen. We're quite advanced with our prototype, and then next year, we will have hydrogen races.”
The relationship between Extreme H, when it arrives as a series in 2024, and the existing Extreme E hasn’t been decided yet. But Agag is now saying that as Extreme E and H develop together, the hydrogen version will eventually take over. “We're going to develop both and then hydrogen only,” he says. “We have ongoing discussions with the teams, and then decide which way to go. But there could even be different weekends. My feeling is that we will focus mainly on hydrogen, but we still must make the decision.”
“The third generation of Extreme E will be the hydrogen cars,” says Agag. “Then we may decide to do another battery.” Formula E, the premier electric road racing series, is already on its third generation and is introducing fast charging but needed to develop rapidly because the first generation required two cars just to finish a race. That was never the case for Extreme E, where battery cars “are perfectly capable of racing as much as we want”.
So Extreme H will be more about exploring the technology than a necessity to fulfil the potential of the format. These will be fuel cell cars, where other race series such as the World Rally Championship has been experimenting with sustainable fuel and even hydrogen combustion. “I think we need to explore combustion for hydrogen, but fuel cells have an advantage, which is absolutely zero emissions,” says Agag. “Combusting hydrogen has some emissions. We also have to analyze exactly how much those emissions are. There will be NOx for sure, but there are certain advantages. For example, combustion makes noise, and some people find that exciting for motorsport.”
Every motor racing format is struggling with these questions. “What's Formula One going to do in the future technology-wise, in 2035?” asks Agag. “They have the regulations now already set for 2024, 25 and 26. They will have new regulations in 2030 to 35. But I will be very surprised if they're not combustion. I think maybe e-fuels, but this is a technology that is very niche and Formula One for me shouldn't be niche, it should be a technology that can be deployed for mass adoption. The price of e-fuels is going to be for special situations. Combustion of hydrogen could be the solution in the future. Having a testbed of commercial hydrogen will be very useful. But the technology is not ready yet, so we cannot go racing next year with combustion of hydrogen because there is more development to do.”
Agag also isn’t convinced by the carbon neutrality of combustion e-fuels. “I smoke cigars, and people say they are emitting CO2,” he says. “But the leaves of the plant of the cigar in Cuba has absorbed CO2 that I'm releasing. If you want to believe that you can.” This is the theory of e-fuels, where the CO2 emitted was captured beforehand by plants or carbon capture. “That’s why it’s neutral. It has emissions, but you capture them. In theory, oil comes from forests that absorbed CO2 millions of years ago, which you are releasing back to the atmosphere. In theory that would be carbon neutral, too.” Obviously, that would be pushing the argument a little too far for comfort.
Extreme E’s relationship with hydrogen goes far beyond the cars themselves, however. The race series has been using it as an off-grid power source since the beginning, and in Neom this year the racing event was entirely powered by Hydrogen. Extreme H will be part of this experiment with clean energy supply. “ENOWA has always been our hydrogen partner,” says Agag. But Kaizen Energy has now been enlisted to supply hydrogen in methanol form for locations where a local supply of pure hydrogen is unavailable. When Extreme H arrives, some of the hydrogen produced by Kaizen’s technology will be used directly to fuel the cars.
The full specification of the Extreme H cars is still being developed. Like other Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs), they will have a battery on board. Although this is improving, FCEVs have a lag associated with their power delivery, where BEVs have immediate torque. That would be particularly difficult in motorsport, so the battery provides the necessary throttle response for acceleration and is then replenished by braking and the fuel cell when speed is more constant. The BMW iX5 Hydrogen has a small battery with a high-power output precisely for this reason. The initial Extreme H cars will have two 1kg hydrogen tanks, but the battery size hasn’t been decided yet and may get smaller as the series develops.
Extreme E is also looking at turning its ship the St Helena into a hydrogen-powered transportation system. Right now, although the ship has lower emissions than moving everything via air freight, the St Helena still uses fossil fuel for power. “Hydrogen technology is the one that can power ships,” says Agag. “We're talking with some partners about exploring the possibility of cracking methanol into hydrogen on the ship. Then you can use it to move. But I don't know if we can retrofit the St Helena. We may have to make a whole new ship, which would have a huge carbon footprint. So that's where the balance is, but we don't give up. Let's see.”
Even ENOWA, Extreme E’s primary partner for hydrogen technology, is skeptical about whether hydrogen will be used in personal transport. Neom in Saudi Arabia has chosen battery-electric for its city vehicles, although it will be receiving some BMW iX5 Hydrogen cars soon to test those as well. But Extreme E is all about pushing the limits of the possible. Its switch to hydrogen-powered racing cars may not mirror what most people drive in the future, but it will be fun to watch how Extreme H develops, particularly against rapidly improving pure battery-powered racing. That’s what competitive motorsport is about, after all.


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(Jul. 21, 2019) — On Sunday evening, Atty. Ty Clevenger, who represents Dallas businessman Ed Butowsky in two federal defamation lawsuits, tweeted a video in which journalist Ellen Ratner states that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told her in a face-to-face meeting that he did not obtain the DNC emails from a Russian source.
Many believe that the release of the emails by WikiLeaks was responsible for Hillary Clinton’s loss of the 2016 presidential election to businessman and political novice Donald Trump.
The U.S. government’s narrative, supported by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report completed in March and released publicly in April, is that Russian hackers penetrated the DNC’s servers and stole the emails (pp. 55-56).
The operatives allegedly then provided them to WikiLeaks, which began releasing them on July 22, 2016, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.
Assange has denied that any “state party,” including Russians, provided the emails.
In August 2012, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London after skipping bail in connection with a case arising in Sweden. The embassy permitted Assange to remain until April of this year, when London police were shown entering and forcibly removing Assange from the building to face a judge.
In late May, Assange was reported to be in poor health in a London prison, where he is serving a one-year sentence on the bail charge. READ MORE…


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During the summer of 2020, southern China suffered from catastrophic flooding, the massive basin flood mainly occurred in the Yangtze River's middle and lower reaches. As of July 20, 2020, the cumulative precipitation since the rain season started exceeded 500 mm over most of the Yangtze River Basin, reaching >1,200 mm in some areas of the lower reaches, exceeding the same period in 1998, the severest flood year in the past 60 years. Several water gauge stations at Poyang Lake and Chaohu Lake exceeded their historical record values. The water levels in the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River were among the highest ever recorded. As of July 22, 2020, 45.5 million people had been affected by the floods, with 142 people having died or were missing, and the direct economic losses expected to be around 116 billion RMB (~16.5 billion US dollars). However, the losses from this flood are much lower than those of previous major floods. For example, the catastrophic 1998 flooding led to 1,526 deaths and economic losses of 255 billion RMB (~36.4 billion US dollars). The reasons behind this are worthy of further study and discussion, and may be used for reference in the future and for other countries.
After the historic floods in 1998, China accelerated the construction of large-scale water conservancy projects on the Yangtze River's mainstream and its tributaries, including the Three Gorges, Xiangjiaba, Xiluodu, Wudongde, and Ertan dams, in addition to another ~100 large reservoirs. This increased the total flood control storage capacity to ~80 billion m3. Meanwhile, flood control levees along the Yangtze Rivers and affiliated lakes were updated and strengthened, with the levees on both sides of the Yangtze River mainstream now 2 m higher than the highest recorded water levels. Such an infrastructure has dramatically improved the flood control capacity of this region, and played a crucial role in responding to the catastrophic 2020 flooding in southern China.
In addition to the conventional human-engineered solutions (gray infrastructure), which depend on large-scale projects of canals, dams, levees, and other flood control facilities, concerted actions with eco-friendly solutions (or green infrastructure) to increase water resilience, have been undertaken over the past two decades. For example, in Dongting Lake, the implementation of the Converting Farmland to Lake policy has increased the areas of lakes by around 800 km2. Since 2015, it has become a national policy to create ¡°sponge cities,¡± which involves improving the water storage capacity of lakes, parks, wetlands, and beaches. This has changed the nation's strategy dealing with rainwater harvesting and utilization, and potentially provides hydrological regulation services for precipitation interception, filtration, and absorption, while helping to reduce the flood peaks.
It is worth noting that great technological progress over the past decade has been made with regard to making accurate weather forecasts within 5¨C7 days, as well as improvements in hydrological modeling, resulting in more accurate flood predictions. Real-time flood peak forecasting for planning operational responses has been used regularly for large basins. Such progress allows pre-disaster preventive measures to be proposed before floods occur, and to make the optimal use of large-scale water conservancy projects on the river's main and tributary streams to reduce flood peaks and to allow the safe passage of floodwaters.
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Wei, K., Ouyang, C., Duan, H., Li, Y., Chen, M., Ma, J., An, H. and Zhou, S. Reflections on the Catastrophic 2020 Yangtze River Basin Flooding in Southern China. The Innovation 1 (2), 100038 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2020.100038


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Cops query ex-con in Bish case
As police eye several potential suspects in the abduction and murder of Molly Bish, a convicted child rapist from Ware who knew the teenage lifeguard tells the Herald he has twice been questioned in the case.
Oscar Baillargeon, who admits he bears a resemblance to the police sketch of a man wanted for questioning in the case but also proclaims his innocence, claims he only met Molly Bish once.
However, a Bish family friend says Molly visited Baillargeon's home in Warren several times to hang out with his nephew, and was told to stay in the basement to avoid extended contact with Baillargeon, who lived upstairs.
The 52-year-old Worcester native, who spent eight years in prison for child rape, says within hours of the Warren teenager's disappearance on June 27, 2000, police hauled him to the station for questioning.
"I felt mad because I have been out of jail for five years and I've been doing really good," he said. "I ain't been drinking, touching dope."
Soon after the first interview, he was questioned again and then asked for a mouth swab and blood to be taken from his finger.
"I got nothing to hide," he said.
Investigators are looking at an array of suspects who live in the area, who are registered as sex offenders, and who resemble the composite sketch that Molly's mother, Magi, helped create of a potential suspect.
However, no one has been linked to the crime.
Police have intensified their work in the case, ever since the skeletal remains of Molly were discovered deep in woods on Whiskey Hill in Palmer over the last two weeks. After several days of combing the woods for evidence, yesterday investigators left the crime scene to follow up on scores of new leads. They will resume their search Monday.
Bish disappeared from her lifeguard post within minutes after her mother dropped her off for work. Magi Bish had noticed a suspicious looking man smoking a cigarette in a white car when she was dropping off her daughter at the pond the day before, a dark-haired, heavyset man who caused her to wait until he drove away before she would leave.
Magi Bish's description of the mystery man led to a widely distributed police sketch of someone wanted for questioning in the case.
Baillargeon, a 5-foot-8-inch man who weighs 255 pounds and smokes, says he never went to Comins Pond that summer, and says a relative of his used to have a white sedan but the family got rid of it prior to Molly's disappearance.
He says he learned that Molly was missing from a grandmother of a child he had been babysitting when she returned home that day.
When interviewed inside his downtown Ware apartment by the Herald, Baillargeon first said he didn't know Molly.
"It bothers me because I never been around her and I don't know her," Baillargeon said initially.
Later, however, Baillargeon did admit being introduced to the teen at his nephew Michael's June graduation party in the weeks before she disappeared.
But the mother of one of Molly's friends said not only had Baillargeon met the tall blonde at the graduation, but that Molly had been at the house he shared with his brother, Joseph, sister-in-law Brenda and Michael on several occasions.
The friend's mother, who didn't want to be identified, told the Herald that when the two girls would go over to visit Michael Baillargeon, his mother would direct them to the basement.
"(My daughter) told me the mother would make them be in a separate area of the house, away from Oscar," Molly's friend's mother said.
Baillargeon's picture has hung on the wall of the Warren police department with nine other sex offenders for years because of his child rape conviction.
"That was enough," he said of his time behind bars.
In 1991, Baillargeon faced a charge of rape and indecent assault in battery. In 1979, he was first arrested for raping a child.
While he plead guilty to the 1991 charge, he told the Herald that he did not commit the crime.
"I didn't do it," he said.
He said he opted to take a plea bargain, as advised by his attorney, assuring he would only serve five to eight years in light of the 25-year sentence he was facing.
Michael Baillargeon, 21, refused to say whether police asked about his uncle, with whom he lives.
"I don't think my uncle did it," Michael said during a telephone interview last week.


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Blend 1: Just Chillin (Stress Relief) 4 drops clary sage oil; 2 drops lavender oil; 2 drops lemon balm oil of a carrier oil such as coconut oil or organic argan oil and store in a dark glass bottle. But did you know there are a handful of essential oils that are wonderful for for calming you down? Therapeutic grade. Inhale Directly: Directly inhale orange oil to awaken the senses and get an instant lift. If you’re unsure of where to begin, here are a few options for effective essential oil blends that can help with anxiety, stress, sleep, and more. 2. … The excess can be blotted out gently using a tissue. GMO Free. Read on for my stress-relieving, anxiety-soothing recipe: Materials: Dark glass roll-on vial or dropper bottle (dark glass protects against sunlight) 20 drops patchouli essential oil. 6. The specialty of Serenity calming essential oil blend is that it soothes the soul, providing a safe haven from life’s daily stressors. Essential oil blends can work wonderfully to help you fight depressive thoughts, feel hopeful and simply get through your day. Furthermore, this oil is a sedative, helping to induce sleep and promote feelings of calmness so you can rest uninterrupted through an entire night. Valerian root oil can not only improve your mental state, but also soothe the stomach and stop the cycle of anxiety in its tracks. Great for boosting energy and improving concentration. Apply topically: Rub a few drops of bergamot essential oil (or bergamot oil mixed with lavender oil), directly on the wrists, feet and on the stomach to enhance relaxation and elevate your mood. GMO Free. 1. Today I’m sharing an essential oil blend that I concocted to ease a troubled mind and put nerves to rest. 1 Since the symptoms of depression can be physical as well as mental, it can be difficult to treat effectively. These essential oil blends and recipes may be soothing and comforting during times of mild depression and anxiety. Health benefits of apple cider vinegar include its ability toÂ regulate blood sugar levels, boost weight loss,Â improve skin & gut health, & lower cholesterol levels.Read more! 10 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil 4 drops Orange Essential Oil 6 drops Rose Essential Oil. It also has sedative properties that can aid sleep disorders and insomnia, which are common side effects of depression. 2. There is also more research suggesting that curcumin can stimulate the production of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin that can uplift the mood and promote positivity. Therapeutic grade. Just make sure you read the safety instructions carefully, and always dilute the essential oils in a carrier oil when preparing essential oils blends. Lemongrass essential oil has been used to treat stress disorders in addition to lemongrass tea being a traditional remedy for depression and agitation (12). Serenity essential oil is a combination of Lavender, Marjoram, Roman Chamomile and Ylang Ylang with the exotic aromas of Hawaiian Sandalwood and Vanilla Bean. J oy Essential Oil Blend can help uplift depressive moods with its blend containing essential oils for depression. As an anti-inflammatory with pain-relieving properties geranium may potentially alleviate bodily aches and pains which are also common amongst depression sufferers. Try these top three essential oil blends for fighting depression: If you're feeling anxious or agitated or feel a panic attack coming on this blend will help to calm and relax. Use in a diffuser: Diffuse a few drops of geranium essential oil to relieve feelings of anxiety and elevate positive emotions. Below are some of my favorites. When you are in the throes of an anxiety or depressive episode, this oil can clear away the mental fog, giving your purpose and clarity, and boosting mood by increasing energy levels in the body through elevated circulation. In another study, orange oil was found to lower heart rate and decrease cortisol levels lowering stress and anxiety. However, each of these potent oils comes with its own unique set of side effects, ranging from skin inflammation and fatigue to severe gastrointestinal reactions, dangerously low levels of blood pressure, cognitive confusion, dizziness, appetite fluctuations, mood swings, and many more. 3. Using essential oils for anxiety and depression can help to alter that brain chemistry, promote the balance of hormones, and improve overall mood and attitude, thanks to their sedative, soothing, stimulating, energizing and detoxifying properties. Curcumin can also limit weight gain. How to Use – This oil is often combined with rose or lavender oil and then applied to the wrists, just a few drops on each. confidence, Rose oil promotes feelings of happiness, stimulates the libido, helps to boost confidence and encourages hopeful thoughts and is great to use on its own or in a blend to combat depression. Therapeutic grade. The use of essential oils for Anger and emotional wellbeing is often what you imagine when you hear the term “aromatherapy.”Although aromatherapy is not a miracle cure for serious emotional problems, the use of essential oils can provide support when it comes to some emotional issues and emotional states. Basil oil also stimulates the adrenal glands which makes it especially helpful in revitalizing energy levels and even alleviating chronic fatigue. Companies make their own proprietary pre-made essential oils for anxiety blends. A 2011 study documented that bergamot essential oil can help reduce anxiety. The essential oil for depression that works for one person may be completely ineffective in another. Aromatherapy using essential oils is scientifically proven to help elevate mood, alleviate the symptoms of depression and prevent future episodes. For the best results, use a diffuser. This is a highly valued oil for its ability to regulate the central nervous system and balance hormone production. Relaxing massage blend: Combine 6 drops of sandalwood essential oil and 2 drops of rose oil with a neutral oil such as jojoba oil (which will not overpower the amazing fragrance of sandalwood oil). There have been rare instances when certain rice noodle brands may contain gluten. 6. Inhale directly: When feeling low or irritable, simply inhale lavender oil right out of the bottle to instantly relax and feel calm.Find premium quality lavender essential oil at UpNature. Yield: 1 application 2 drops clary sage essential oil 2 drops lavender essential oil 1 drop bergamot essential oil. Ylang ylang oil is another essential oil with calming effects and the ability to elevate mood. There is no fixed recipe when it comes to essential oils and what might work for you might not work for someone else. The top four essential oils for depression are bergamot, lavender, chamomile and ylang ylang. No toxins. Rose is known for strengthening the heart in periods of high stress, grief, and depression. ylang ylang, Previous Post This makes essential oils incredibly powerful as the scents they exude can directly affect the limbic system and in turn our memory and emotional response, which is why they can play an extremely important role in fighting depression. He co-founded the literary journal, Sheriff Nottingham, and now serves as the Content Director for Stain’d Arts, a non-profit based in Denver, Colorado. Add to your bath: Add a few drops of clary sage oil along with 2-3 drops of jasmine oil to your bath. Therapeutic grade. Ylang ylang oil is also known to help promote hormonal balance. Using essential oils for anxiety and depression can be extremely beneficial, without the side effects of pharmaceutical solutions. Like other citrus oils, grapefruit oil is proven to normalize neuroendocrine hormone levels as well as improve immune function. What are your favorite essential oils to use when you're feeling low? Apply topically: Rub rose oil on the temples or the back of the neck to bring calm and relieve stress. For its ability to address a number of depression symptoms and pleasant aroma, lavender essential oil is often considered the best essential oil for depr… 2. The cheery citrus essential oils in this blend are bright, energizing essential oils for mood, while the ylang ylang and lavender will help to ease any anxiety you might be feeling. Essential oils are used as part of aromatherapy, which is a natural treatment for anxiety. Jasmine essential oil has an aromatic floral scent and due to it having concentrations of linalool, it has a mildly sedative and calming effect allowing it to alleviate anxious thoughts, relieve stress and ease depression. It is also a sedative, which can help with any symptoms of insomnia you may be experiencing as a result of anxiety. For someone suffering from anxiety-induced depression, basil oil is a comprehensive remedy for all related symptoms. Some popular Essential Oil blends for treating anxiety and depression Though, the essential oils can offer significant benefits individually; however, when used in conjunction with each other, these essential oils can turn out in a potent blend to hit down the anxiety and stress levels . No toxins. Did you know that at some point in their lives, around 1 in 4 Americans will experience depression? fatigue, The popular aroma of sandalwood oil is a definite mood lifter! This oil can stimulate blood flow and circulation, and some of its active ingredients are even used in antidepressant medications. Our articles are evidence-based and contain scientific references, fact-checked by experts. Turmeric essential oil is proven to be an excellent oil for treating depression. Depression is a mood disorder that has many different symptoms including feelings of sadness, irritability, sleep disturbances, change in appetite and anxiety. It also helps to lower blood pressure and slow the heart rate, which can provide a feeling of calm during an anxiety attack. loneliness, I love essential oil blends, because the company has created a mixture of oils for specific puproses like reducing anxiety, easing irritability, or giving you energy. It is estimated that every year over 20 million people suffer from depression in the United States alone, and worldwide the projected figures are at 350 million sufferers. Add 1/2 tbsp. In fact a study showed that when rats inhaled cedarwood oil (which contains the component cedrol), activity decreased and sleep increased significantly. - 100% certified organic pure essential oils. Images are provided by Shutterstock & our contributors. Fight the lows of depression with this invigorating blend. When you're depressed it feels like the tough days will never end. Speak with a doctor before adding any of these concentrated oils to your health regimen. The limbic system is an important section in the brain that helps to control emotions, mood, pain, pleasure and behavior - which in turn affects our emotional responses in the form of happiness, sadness, fear, attraction and more.


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Without complimentary breakfast from Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn, the hotel we’re staying at in Dumaguete, we headed straight to the public market for one of the city’s traditional breakfast fare, budbud. The locals call the place painitan, which, I guess, literally means a place to warm up in.
|A TYPICAL STALL AT PAINITAN|
As we walked along the open-aired stalls along the market’s painitan area, we were immediately overwhelmed by vendors calling out to us to try their budbud. I have tried this unique delicacy before when I visited Dumaguete the previous years, but I have yet to sample it as breakfast.
Indeed, this is a popular place, it was packed with locals having their early morning fare, luckily, we quickly found an empty seat right by the road. We joined in the fray.
|BUDBUD IS QUITE MESSY TO EAT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS|
Budbud, usually hawked for PHP10.00 a piece, is a suman-like snack made from rice and millet mixed sometimes with cocoa and wrapped in oily banana leaves. The more expensive variety, budbud kabog, sells for PHP25.00 and is made purely from millet and has finer texture. Compared to rice, millet is more expensive since it is harvested by hand; hence the higher tag.
|PERFECT FOR PASALUBONG|
It was interesting to know that these delicacies, while very popular in Dumaguete, are actually made in the neighboring town of Tanjay. These are also good for pasalubong to bring back home since they last for about three days, provided that they’re properly refridgerated.
Besides this, Dumaguete’s painitan also offers puto maya. I’ve only heard about puto maya at children’s games during my younger years, usually a tag for kids who are fond of mimicking other people, like, gaya gaya, puto maya. I never thought the term refers to a real food until now.
|THE COMPLETE SET, BUDBUD, PUTO MAYA AND SIKWATE|
When we ordered one, I thought it would resemble a traditional Filipino puto (rice cake), I was surprised when they plunked a chunk of purplishy gunk of sticky rice cooked in coconut milk on our plate. We were told it was best dipped or lathered with sikwate, a hot chocolate drink they serve here, so we ordered two cups of those too.
|A LOCAL HAVING HIS BREAKFAST FILL AT PAINITAN|
The budbud (which locals spell as bod-bod) we ordered was as I remembered it years back, slightly sweet with a very fine texture. It also went well with our sikwate, so we dipped it in like our life depended on it. The puto maya, on the other hand, was quite bland by itself, it definitely needed a lather of hot chocolate to kick it into gear, or even better, a slice of ripe mango to go along with it.
Painitan is definitely the place to be if you’re looking for something local to eat when in Dumaguete. The ambience may not be the best there is, it is right by the market afterall, but if you’re looking for something new to try, you might want to pass off on your hotel’s usual breakfast buffet and head on over here. If you can’t pass off on your bacons though (which I really understand), head here right after.
Dumaguete Market Painitan
Address: Dumaguete Public Market, Perdices St.,
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Open Hours: Early morning to late afternoon
GPS Coordinates Map: 9.305215, 123.306059


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Though Nikolaev isn't the Ukrainian center sex - tourism, we nevertheless regularly have the offenses connected with providing paid sexual services.
So, still on January 2 it was established that in one of saunas of the city 18 - the summer inhabitant of Nikolaev provided paid sexual services for 100 UAH. About it reports Sector on public relations of the Nikolaev municipal government of internal affairs.
And on January 10, as it became known "to Crime. Is NOT PRESENT", already in other sauna located on st. 8-guo Mart, there was a procurement established fact. The worker of a sauna, 48 - the summer local resident for an award in 100 UAH suggested "to promote" the visitor of a sauna, 25 - to the summer inhabitant of Nikolaev, in acquaintance to the minor (1991 year of birth) the girl rendering paid sexual services.
At present the measure of restraint for the procuress is chosen. It is threatened by the punishment prescribed by Art. 302 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Creation or the maintenance of places of debauchery and procurement".

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Speedy Hire’s interim results for the six months to 30th September 2016 show a pre-tax profit of £5.4m, compared to a loss of £13.5m for the same period in 2015 and a £57.6m pre-tax loss for the year to 31st March 2016.
Half-year group revenue was up 13% to £187.1m (2015: £165.0m) and operating profit of £8.4m was up 87% on the £4.5m made in the same period last year.
Excluding the £12.1m revenue generated by selling the heavy plant fleet to Ardent Hire Solutions, and other disposals, revenue increased by 5.2%.
As at 30th September 2016, net debt had been brought down to £85.4m, from £102.6m six months earlier.
There were exceptional costs of £1.3m relating to a restructuring of the UK & Ireland business and September's general meeting to resolve a shareholder revolt. [See previous report here.]
Chief executive Russell Down said: “These encouraging interim results confirm that our recovery is well established. We are now focused on the strategic development of the business over the medium-term and are implementing a range of customer service initiatives to ensure that Speedy is competitively positioned to grow profitable market share. Reflecting the progress the group has made, we now expect results for the full year to be ahead of the board's previous expectations.”


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Prey, Predator,Poaching And Politics!!
India's last surviving tigers are in the brink of extinction. This may be the last time one could see the tigers in the jungles. Wildlife experts, activists and media have been trying it's best to create the awareness about saving these last tigers in India for many years. One of the major threat for wildlife and ecosystem is human settlement in and around the forest range. It's impossible to start a successful conservation program without relocating the human settlements from the forest . India is the only country which thrives on corruption. This blog is all about the active role of corrupt politicians, poacher and depleting wildlife.
The story starts with me, enrolling as a volunteer for the tiger census conducted by the forest dept of Karnataka in the month of December, 2013. I always loved the wilderness and always wanted to be part of the tiger census. I was commissioned at Hebri range(falls under Udupi district, Karnataka) and we were asked to present at Karkala on 15th December 2013. For any common man in India, the govt office portrays the image of corrupted,inefficient officials and staffs. Surprisingly, forest officials and staffs were high on spirit about the tiger census and after a short briefing, we were sent to the assigned camps. Over the next eight days,we had to slog our ass out in order to collect data that will help scientists and researchers to calculate prey, predators ,human disturbance, vegetation etc which will eventually provide the density of tigers and its habitation. Every volunteer had a mentor from the forest dept staff, who were well trained for the tiger census and knew the geographical distribution of the range very well. The schedule involved the following activities:
Day 1: Encounter rate of wild animals along the 2-4 km transect line.
A transect line is a random 2-4 km straight path in the forest range which will be considered as test geographical area for the scientific studies. Since the geographical area is taken randomly, the test transect line will provide primary data required to calculate the vegetation and prey density. During my first day, we have sighted Malabar Langur,Indian Gaur,Western Ghats endemic red squirrel, Indian horn bill and LTM.
Day 2/3/4/5: Carnivore sign survey entire beat(Min: 5 km beat everyday)
The forest area is divided into smaller ranges.Each forest ranges are further divided into beats geographically so that entire forest can be covered during the census. Over the next 4 days, we had to survey the predator sign of entire beat which included 5-6 km of walk everyday in the grassland and thick forest. We had to collect scat samples, pug marks,animal carcasses, fresh kill etc. Lucky, we got few fresh scats and pug marks of tiger and leopard in our beat and also saw a carcass of half eaten animal(Domesticated cow). But no direct sighting of any predators.
Day 6/7/8: Encounter rate of wild animals along the 2-4 km transect line.
This includes pellet counts/pug marks tracking/ vegetation survey/ human disturbance/ ground cover/water body survey etc. During my stay at the camp, I learnt that Hebri and kollur wildlife sanctuary is constantly under threat by the people of adjoining villages. Villagers often venture into the forest during the night and hunts the tigers natural prey like sambar,deer,wild bore. According a forest ranger, there are few restaurants around kollur wildlife sanctuary which serves the bush meat(I remember a hotel in Gundlupet,Chamarajanagar district called Al-madina which continues to serve deer meat often poached from Bandipore forest range) and demand for the bush meat is increasing every day. Result of the poaching is disaster, the prey base of the top predator of the forest have dwindled in numbers which eventually leads predator to venture into the human settlements in search of prey. One could hear the gunshots during mid nights very often from the camp and under staffed forest dept could do nothing but to turn a blind eye on such incidents. There were incidents where forest dept with its limited resources have successfully nabbed the poachers(almost 80% of poachers hails from villages adjoining to the forest) and ends up not registering the case due to the pressure from the local politicians and community leaders. "There is a well established links between the local politicians, head of the village forest committee and poachers" -claims a RFO of the Kollur range. He also added- "most of the restaurants serving the bush meat are owned by the leaders of the village forest committee". In one such incident, the forest dept successfully nabbed a poacher in Someshwara forest range after a gruelling operation in the middle of the night and confiscated two dead mouse deer and a giant red squirrel. Next morning, the forest officials were bombarded with phone calls from local political leaders and the village heads to set poacher free. Due to protest from the villagers and political pressure, forest dept eventually let the culprit walk free(no case was booked). "Often angry villagers sets the forest on fire to avenge such arrest"- claims a deputy RFO. He also added-"Only possible solution is to relocate the villagers and create more buffer zone". The forest dept needs more teeth in terms of human resources, modern equipment, transportation and more jurisdictional power to nab such menace. Most of the forest guards are paid poorly(4,000 Rs- 8,000 Rs per month with no other allowances), some of them are temporary staff working on daily payment scheme. Govt must introduce stringent laws in order to check the poaching activities and give more power to forest dept in order to save our fragile biosphere. Modernization of the forest dept should be prioritized and should make a road map to relocate all the villages around the forest in order to decrease the human interference. This is our last chance to save highly endangered animals like tiger, Indian Gaur, LTM's , Malabar civet cats etc. Our coming generation may not see these animals roaming in the Indian forest in future. We are the only hope to save our wild treasure and hopefully we do succeed.


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IOV or Server Input – Output Virtualization is a technology that enables the Input/Output Interface components like NIC/HBA to be removed from physical servers and consolidated using a separate device. Let us look at the need, definition and advantages of IOV/ Input-Output Virtualization, in this article.
With the increasing popularity of Server Virtualization, the following considerations have become important in a Data Center:
* While the hypervisors virtualize every thing in a server including the creation of software emulated virtualized Input/Output components, the I/O Virtualization is done at the software level which might result in a significant overhead to the Server CPU.
* Since multiple VM’s (Virtual Machines) run in each server, there comes a point where the existing I/O Components are not sufficient and hence newer ones are added. But the total number of new IO interfaces that can be added are limited, in any server.
* Some critical applications might require the allocation of specific I/O ports to individual VM’s. But with a large number of VM’s in a server, scaling the IO Components for this scenario might be difficult.
What is IOV / Input – Output Virtualization?
Input – Output Virtualization seperates the physical I/O interfaces from multiple servers and consolidates these interfaces using a separate I/O Appliance.
I/O refers to Input/Output components and interfaces which enable a CPU to communicate with other systems outside the server. There are two common I/O interfaces – The Network Interface Card (NIC) used for networking and Host Bus Adapter (HBA) used for storage.
A minimum number of high bandwidth links go from the Server to the I/O Virtualization (IOV) appliance. Some IOV vendors extend the PCI express bus to the IOV Device but others provide high speed (10 GE) Ethernet or Infiniband links. In the IOV appliance, multiple NIC and HBA adapters are placed and connected with Networking/ Storage systems respectively.
Even though Each Server / Each VM is allocated with certain number of NIC/HBA adapters in the same IOV appliance, they can be completely isolated from each other.
What are the advantages of Input – Output Virtualization (IOV)?
- Servers become more compact due to the removal of multiple I/O components from it.
- Most of the servers have many unused I/O components but now, the I/O requirements for servers can be right sized.
- Since I/O components are shared across many servers, total number of I/O components comes down and so does the amount of associated cables, power, etc.
- Virtual server modules are created in each server and the server thinks that it is connecting to physical I/O modules. So, there is no change in management software.
- New I/O interfaces can be allocated (connected/ disconnected) dynamically, whenever required.
- PCI-SIG group has defined a standard for IOV and if multiple vendors follow the same, the coordination between different components would be simplified.
Well, since individual vendors implement their own I/O Virtualization solutions, more often than not the IOV solution requires modified adapters, modifications in virtualization software, a separate IOV management software, hardware drivers, etc.
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On the right bank of the River Seine, Paris’s Louvre Museum was actually once a royal palace, and before that, a fortress meant to protect against marauding Vikings in the 12th century. It became a museum in 1793. Even if you aren’t a museum-goer, you owe it to yourself to see the world’s most famous work of art, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” housed here.

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