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The First ever World Food Safety Day was observed throughout the globe yesterday June 7, 2019. According to the UN the theme is “Food Safety, everyone’s business”. WHO, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to facilitate Member States effort to celebrate the World Food Safety Day this year and in coming years.
Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Foodborne diseases impede socioeconomic development by straining health care systems and harming national economies, tourism and trade. With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne diseases annually – almost 1 in 10 people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated – food safety is an increasing threat to human health. Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden with 125 000 deaths every year.
Food safety is key to achieving several UN Sustainable Development Goals and is a shared responsibility between governments, producers and consumers. Everybody has a role to play from farm to table to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health. Through the World Food Safety Day, WHO pursues its efforts to mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne diseases globally.
In Nigeria and sub saharan Africa, leaders are expected to focus more on this issue of human concern

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[newsimage]http://static.rankone.nl/images_posts/2011/03/xqfWD.jpg[/newsimage]The way people consume media is changing. How to best address distribute media is the challenge facing film studios and production companies. Making new movies readily (and quickly) available via Video On Demand is one way to satisfy viewers. In recent years we've watched streaming content explode in popularity while more conventional avenues crumble. The companies which evolve and adapt reap the rewards, while those that drag their feet or resist the digital departure are left in the dust. DirecTV is one company that's decided it wants to change with the times, not play catch-up. Read the full article here: [http://www.myce.com/news/directv-wants-to-offer-premium-vod-for-just-released-movies-40901/](http://www.myce.com/news/directv-wants-to-offer-premium-vod-for-just-released-movies-40901/) Please note that the reactions from the complete site will be synched below.
With a price tag of $25-$30 per movie, I just don’t see a mad rush for this except for really big blockbuster movies. Movie theater owners need not worry at least not at the price of each rental.
$25-$30, for that much I can BUY the movie on Bluray and
still have enough left over for a bag of Orville’s finest.
I think you should be comparing the VOD price with actually going to a theater for say 3 ~ 4 people, popcorn, drinks etc and I think that the VOD is way cheaper plus “Olddancer” it’s not on BD after two weeks after theater release maybe two months…
Is this worth the investment from DirecTV? I am just not sure if they will have the demand with a price tag so high! Iâ€™m a DISH Network subscriber/employee, and I find watching HDNet movies works just fine. With that, I already get to watch movies before DVD release.

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The Gustavus men’s hockey team continued its inconsistent play with a disappointing 5-2 loss against Saint Mary’s on Saturday night in Winona. The Cardinals jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Gusties rallied to cut the lead to 4-2 after two periods. Saint Mary’s scored the only goal in the third period to claim the 5-2 win.
The Cardinals, who have been on an emotional roller coaster since learning of the sudden death of Saint Mary’s Rink Manager Tom Farren late yesterday afternoon, played inspired hockey in the opening period on Saturday night. The Cardinals outshot the Gusties 13-7 and scored three goals, two of which were power-play goals. Saint Mary’s took a 3-0 lead into the locker room after the first 20 minutes.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 4-0 when Sean Geiger scored at the 4:45 mark of the second period. The Gusties came to life with two goals in four minutes midway through the second period. Patrick Dynan scored an even strength goal at the 7:16 mark and then Ben Ollila scored at the 11:07 mark cutting the Cardinal lead to 4-2.
Saint Mary’s closed the door on the Gustavus comeback when Mike Glaesmer scored early in the third period making the score 5-2.
Josh Swartout was the losing goaltender for the Gusties. He recorded 32 saves.
Gustavus, which is now 4-4-0 overall and 2-2-0 in the MIAC, will host St. Olaf College on Friday night at 8:00 pm.

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In celebration of the film, PRE FAB!, which tells the incredible story of Colin Hanton and the launch of the biggest band the world has known, Stars North™ is proud to present The Quarry Men band at Abbey Road on July 8, 2019
LONDON, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S-based motion picture production company Stars North's newest feature-length film, is producing a feature-length film, PRE FAB! which tells the story of Liverpool-born drummer, Colin Hanton, who was an original member of John Lennon's skiffle group, The Quarry Men, which eventually evolved into The Beatles. The film is currently in production and filming is taking place in Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Orlando.
"Viewers of the new film will be given the opportunity to experience the beginnings of one of the biggest bands in the world and to understand how Merseybeat developed," said Mark Bentley, Producer of PRE FAB!
On July 8, 2019, the filmmakers are gathering the original surviving members of The Quarry Men band to record at the legendary Abbey Road Studio in London, the footage to be included in the new documentary, PRE FAB! Members involved include Colin Hanton, Chas Newby, Len Garry, and Rod Davis. The band members will be available for interviews at the studio during the day of the recording.
Hanton provides an up-close, personal view of Lennon's formative musical adventures, and the film gives insight into Liverpool's emerging music scene in the '50s, and the birth of 'beat music' in Merseyside.
As a fellow band member of John Lennon, Colin Hanton was an insider and he was alongside Lennon when he made his debut at The Cavern Club. He was present on that fateful day when Lennon met Paul McCartney, and he was there when George Harrison plugged in and made his on-stage debut with Lennon and McCartney in early 1958. Perhaps most fascinating of all, Hanton was in attendance when Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison made their first professional recording—their version of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day." PRE FAB! captures Hanton's memories of those thrilling, history-in-the-making days with frankness and good humor.
Over a period of two years, Hanton related his experiences to Colin Hall, the acclaimed custodian of Lennon's former home in Woolton, Liverpool. In his book, also titled PRE-FAB!, Hall meticulously weaves Hanton's memories together with memories of other members of the band including Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison to provide a vivid, detailed insight into Hanton's musical career with the future superstars and the era's nascent music scene in Liverpool. Viewers will get to catch a glimpse of the creation of the area's skiffle music, the British homemade alternative to America's booming rock 'n' roll industry, and how it turned a boy band into one of the biggest music sensations, celebrated everywhere.
PRE FAB! will take its viewers through a timeline that shows how the band changed from being a group of young boys just playing music for fun to something that influenced and changed the music industry forever. Hanton witnessed Lennon and McCartney share a grand musical vision for the future as their relationship grew and they began writing original songs. For three years, he was part of the beginnings of something that was going to be phenomenally huge. Stars North™ invites viewers to partake of his journey.
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The West Bloomfield Schools Board of Education at a special meeting on Friday, May 18 unanimously approved a contract with its new superintendent.
Dr. Gerald D. Hill has agreed to a four-year contract with the district, with a salary of $190,000 in his first year, which will then increase each school year after that.
Hill’s service will begin on July 1 this year, with the contract set to expire at the end of the 2015-2016 school year on June 30, 2016.
In addition, the district will contribute $11,000 annually to a tax deferred annuity of Hill’s choice and will also provide him up to $7,000 within 30 days of the start of his employment for relocation costs.
Also per terms of the contract, Hill will have 15 vacation days in his first year. That figure will then increase to 20 days during his second and third years, and 25 days in his fourth year.
Hill will also be entitled to 18 paid sick days a year, during which he can use three of those days for personal business to attend to matters that could not be reasonably accomplished outside the normal work week or work day.
The district, however, will not provide Hill with any medical, dental or optical insurance. Instead, the district will provide Hill group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage of $380,000 and long-term disability insurance at $9,500 per month, following a 90-day waiting period.
The Board of Education also has the right to terminate Hill’s contract if he is unable to perform his duties and obligations due to illness, accident, or other causes, after a 90-day period.
The contract’s long-term disability plan will reimburse 100 percent of his salary for the first 90 days, then decreasing to 80 percent for the next 180 days, and then no installment after a total of 270 days.
Prior to last week’s board meeting, Hill had a chance to meet with members of the community during a meet-and-greet session.
Pam Zajac, public relations and marketing coordinator for the school district, said Hill has met with staff and some students, in addition to visiting all the district’s buildings and attending a West Bloomfield High School choir concert.
Hill will take over for the current superintendent, Dr. JoAnn Andrees, who is retiring at the end of this current school year.


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Analysts expect the Russian stock market in early trading by 0.5% on the MICEX index. Ruble, without tax support, will begin to regain lower prices of Brent crude oil to 47.1 per barrel.
MOSCOW, 27 Jan. Elena Likova. The share market of the Russian Federation, and the ruble drops amid falling oil prices, the price of Brent fell in the area is 47 dollars per barrel.
Ended tax period does not add optimism for the growth of the Russian currency, analysts say.
On Tuesday, the ruble, without tax support, will begin to regain lower prices of Brent crude oil to 47.1 per barrel, says Sergey Kochergin of the company Exness. Within the current day, the probability of fixing the dollar above the level of 63,3 rubles, he adds.
Despite the large amount of statistics, today, we can hardly expect any sudden movements and jerks of the major currency pairs says trader GLOBEXBANK Artem Gites.
In case of a fall in oil prices below 47 dollars per barrel dollar possible breach of the resistance at 63,30 and subsequent growth to 64,80-65 rubles, says Vladislav Antonov from Alpari.
If the U.S. dollar will remain below 63,30 ruble, when the recovery in oil prices is expected to return to 62,30-62,40 ruble, he adds.
“With the growth of the pair dollar/ruble above 63,30, the Euro exchange rate will rise to 71,50 ruble. If oil prices rise, the Euro will return to the mark 68,80 of the ruble,” — says the analyst.
The Russian stock market in early trading on Tuesday will decrease by about 0.5% on the MICEX index in the course of the day likely test the mark of 1700 points in the case of preservation of negative moods on the external markets after the start of the fed meeting, says Ilya Frolov from PSB.
“Moreover, in the coming days, we see the risk of rollback of the MICEX index to the support area of 1680-1690 items, the decline of the RTS index may be more significant due to the risks of weakening of the ruble by the end of the tax period,” — says the analyst.
While weak oil prices (Brent below 48 dollars per barrel) is a key factor depriving the marketplace of ideas for growth, complicating access to the region seven-month highs the MICEX index adds Frolov.
American stock indices on Monday closed mostly in the red amid weak statistics on the real estate market of the country.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.13% to 17623,05 point, high-tech NASDAQ rose by 0.06% to 5034,70 points, the index of wide market S&P 500 fell by 0.19% to 2071,18 item.
Stock futures US the morning has decreased by 0,13-0,15%. Asia stocks declined 0.17 to 0.9% for most indexes.
The price of oil hovers around 47,17 dollars per barrel mark Brent (minus 0,55% compared to the previous fixing). The Euro is 1,1062 1,1056 of the dollar against the dollar at the previous auction.
The results of the previous auctions on the Russian market
The Russian stock market on Monday fell for the main indices on the background of weakening of the ruble and oil, which fell below 48 dollars per barrel; small support for the MICEX index during the day provided that the shares of Sberbank.
The MICEX index to closing has decreased on 0,77% — to 1712,13 points, RTS — on 1,7% — to 858,01 item.
The dollar calculations “tomorrow” on the basis of currency trading Monday rose by 64 kopecks to 63,02 ruble, Euro 96 cents to 69,66 ruble.

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Fish: our tasty, slimy, and nutritious friends are disappearing. Fast. Since the rapid industrialization of the fisheries industry is hardly regulated, a lack of enforcement mechanisms means marine ecosystems are being scoured freely to keep up with the global demand for fish. Overfishing and bottom trawling by large, heavily industrialized fleets is destroying the physical environments of fish and preventing marine ecosystems from replenishing keystone species, essential to the food chains relevant to all marine life. Ironically, the large-scale fishing industries are not benefiting from their own greedy practices, as they are destructive beyond the rate of replacement necessary for their own profit in a given area. Entire coastal areas are rendered lifeless as large vessels fly flags of convenience from countries with few fisheries regulations and avoid legal recourse. Yet even these massive industrialized fishing fleets, able to move freely with their flags of convenience and exploit new waters are experiencing increasingly lower catch levels, caused by their own harmful practices. As a response to this growing worldwide ecosystemic crisis, the European Union has been debating the terms of future changes to its Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
Realizing that such destructive vessels exist within the sovereign waters of EU countries is disturbing. However, realizing that many times that number of vessels operate internationally is absolutely terrifying. This is particularly pronounced in countries with weak capacities for enforcing environmental laws. The Environmental Justice Foundation has an excellent short documentary on the topic with particular relevance to the developing country context.
Data gathered in 2009 by the European Commission show that 88% of the catches exploited in EU waters exceed their stock’s renewal capacity because of trawling techniques. The same data also show there are 15,744 vessels (18% of the EU fleet) using trawling as their primary method of harvesting. If even the EU, among the strictest of environmental enforcers, is unable to prevent the decimation of their fish stocks, how can the international community expect to tackle the issue at a global scale?
Bitching and complaining has indeed been rampant about the failure of quota proposals for overfished species. At the same time, those in the UK seem obsessed over the idea of regional policy management and a general reduction in overall fishing. Unfortunately, NGOs and European policy makers have failed to propose measures that strike at the heart of the ecosystemic issues I just highlighted. In addition to its current suggestions an effective CFP must set a bold global example by:
– Outlawing bottom trawling and industrialized vessels over 75 meters in length in all cases
– Going beyond the promotion of eco-labeling and create EU-wide policies that prevent any unsustainably caught fish from legally entering European markets
– Supporting the growth of small-scale, locally sourced and operated fisheries and markets
– Actively lobbying outside of the EU for municipalities, national governments, and intergovernmental organizations to recognize that, regardless of the short-term profitability, the global demand and supply for fish must decrease due to changes in policy, consumption ethics and a decrease in fishing practice, not an industry status quo through “free market” liberalization, deregulation, or a primarily economic focus
This is, perhaps strangely, not the first piece I’ve written on the topic of palm oil lately. But a recent NYT op-ed called “The World Bank’s Palm Oil Mistake” caught my attention. The article calls out the World Bank’s IFC for freezing its funding on palm oil projects while reevaluating its strategy for the environmental and social impacts of palm oil production, specifically due to the freeze’s negative effects on Nigerian producers. And while I agree with the author on certain points, his attacks fall short.
Why do we care about palm oil anyways?
In a nutshell, it has a variety of uses and nutritional properties from biodiesel to food products. Its production can be used to diversify and strengthen developing economies. On the darker side, palm oil production has been implicated in severe environmental degradation via deforestation as well as the exploitation of socially marginalized groups.
What’s the World Bank’s mistake?
Because the majority of palm oil production occurs in Asia, specifically Malaysia and Indonesia, the environmental issues arising from palm oil are often Asia-centric and may fail to take the specificity of other nations into account. After all, the funding freeze occurred after complaints from “smallholder and indigenous groups in Indonesia” –a far cry from the Nigerian context. By freezing investment in all countries, producers in Nigeria are put in a difficult economic bind.
But the article’s reasoning lost me right about here:
“According to the bank itself, since its inception, life expectancy in developing countries has risen by more than 20 years. Adult illiteracy in poor nations has been cut in half since 1980. And over the past two decades, the number of people living on less than $1 a day, while unacceptably high, has dropped for the first time.”
An interesting observation that of course tells us nothing whatsoever about causal impacts. The piece then goes on to advocate that, because of this success, the World Bank should focus more on poverty reduction and less on issues such as environmental sustainability. Ignoring this question for the time being, I looked a bit deeper into the research behind these claims. A survey of Nigerian palm oil producers in recommendations to the World Bank revealed the following:
“With respect to a potential environmental harm (widespread clearance of forests, massive CO2 emissions and the theft of indigenous peoples’ lands) three-quarter of palm oil producers surveyed (75 percent) have never noticed any potential environmental harm caused by the palm oil production. In addition, they are not convinced that palm oil production can be a potential threat to the environment.”
Well, unfortunately, just because I don’t notice my CO2 emissions from flying in a plane doesn’t mean they don’t exist. I’m being a bit harsh (note that the Nigerian method of production is generally less wasteful than others) but only to illustrate the point that there seems to be an inherent bias in a methodology that surveys palm oil producers. So, while I’m sympathetic to the argument that it’s unfair to lump Nigeria in with Indonesia on the basis of social marginalization, the existing research doesn’t hold much water. Just like advocates can be accused of greenwashing and blackwashing to lobby for environmental causes, facts shouldn’t be exaggerated to make the opposite case either.
Prioritizing the issues
This brings us back to the question of whether poverty reduction should come before environmental sustainability or vice versa? The author lambasts the World Bank for pandering to lobbyists and becoming “captured by environmental extremists” who put the needs of the environment before those of the poor. Yet both poverty and environmental concerns should go hand in hand to avoid creating negative consequences on one another. I think this is the strategy the bank is attempting to adopt by reevaluating its investment policies altogether. Is it a little drastic to freeze all investments completely? Perhaps. Should they take more regional specificities into account? Definitely. And should they keep funding Nigerian producers? Sure, contingent on increased clarity about the environmental effects of doing so. Palm oil has been a great engine for growth in Malaysia and Indonesia and, if given the chance to be farmed sustainably, it could provide the same opportunities for Nigeria and others in the region.
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The rumors regarding both a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and a refreshed 16-inch MacBook Pro have been swirling for some time now. And with Apple's 'Spring Loaded' event behind us, the rumor mill is ready to move back to Apple's forthcoming laptops.
Today we saw new evidence from a Trendforce report indicating that both laptops will feature mini LED displays, while schematics allegedly stolen from an Apple supplier, seem to confirm that these laptops will feature the return of a number of ports that have been long missing from Apple's laptops (via MacRumors).
- iMac 2021 revealed at Apple’s Spring Loaded event
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The mini LED display rumors will come as no surprise, yesterday we saw the new iPad Pro 2021 launch with a mini LED panel on the 12.9-inch model that Apple is calling "Liquid Retina XDR." Marketing language aside the display sounds amazing and going all the way back to March of last year Ming-Chi Kuo predicted it would find its way into the 14.1-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.
It's a safe bet that Apple will keep the XDR branding rolling on these displays. Although the technology used in the Pro Display XDR and the new iPad Pro differ, it seems that Apple is focusing on the brightness and the one million to one contrast ratio as the defining features of an XDR display.
Perhaps even more exciting than a gorgeous new display is the thought of not having to carry around quite as many dongles with your Apple laptop. The second rumor making the rounds has lots to say there. While they haven't released the actual schematics, MacRumors reports that they show an HDMI port, USB Type-C/Thunderbolt and an SD card reader on the right side. On the left, are two more USB Type-C/Thunderbolt and a MagSafe charging slot.
Every time we hear about the 14.1-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, it sounds like wish fulfillment for fans of high-end Apple laptops. But given the varied sources that continue to confirm these details, it is hard not to believe them. Both laptops are expected to arrive in the second half of 2021, but a firm release date is one thing we don't have for these laptops yet.
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What type of iron do you use and how has it performed?
What type of iron do you use and how has it performed?
I am waiting for a fully automated one…where you place clothes in the ironing basket, push a button, and hey presto, clothes are ironed and hung.
I thought George Jetson and family had one years ago but I still haven’t seen it marketed near me
We haven’t used ours in years.
Hah! snap - what the hell is an iron? maybe they are used in parts of the world where people wear ties? Third wrinkled countries maybe. This thread should be linked to the one about moving to the country - no iron needed, with the possible exception of preachers and undertakers …
I have one of those had one since I meet my wife,not sure where she gets them from if she tells me I’ll let you know
Our iron review has been updated for 2019.
Another update for our iron review (member content).
I have a little confusion over some of the iron ratings. As it is paid member content I will just point to the confusing pros and cons and not the iron rating:
In the pros it states as a point “Very good ease of use” yet the cons state “The temperature control is a little stiff to operate” & " Very heavy and can be tiring to use. Hard on the wrist". My question is how the pro statement can be compatible with the con statements when they are about ease of use.
Then another states in pros “Very good ease of use overall” yet in the cons “Water spray doesn’t cover a very wide area and over wets the fabric in places” & “Some may find it too heavy”.
Yet another in pros states " Very good ease of use overall" & yet in cons “Water level is not easy to see” & “Heavy”.
Hopefully you can see why they seem confusing.
I can see why that would be confusing, will pass on the feedback. As way of explanation, when they are talking ‘good ease of use’ they are referring to multiple factors (listed here). But if one of those factors doesn’t measure up it goes onto the bad points list. A more detailed breakdown might help clarify the situation? Thanks @grahroll
I started looking for a new iron and became bamboozled by the size and weight. Went back to the old steam and dry iron. When I bother, that is
Thank you @BrendanMays, we have been looking at buying a new iron (yes it is a shock that we actually do iron on occasion as it is generally abhorrent to us). The fact that those irons in the tests were possibles for us my better half was not thrilled at the heavy descriptions as arthritis does rear it’s head in our household so ease of use was confusing to us.
We found judicious clothes shopping for things made with ‘the right’ fabrics, and a gentle tumble dryer has obviated our need for ironing. We have an old iron but it is used so infrequently it needs dusting prior to use even though it is kept in a cupboard.
Some more formal shirts like white business shirts for special occasions and trousers sometimes need addressing with an iron to look “smart” but like you it has become mostly iron free fabrics wherever possible.
We generally wear natural fibres which show crushes etc. We chose to wear them un-ironed as ironing is in the eye of the beholder…and we don’t really care if we looked a bit un-ironed.
I’ve found not caring about wrinkles has eliminated the need for finding the right fabrics
Yet again, the CHOICE review doesn’t address the suitability of irons for the ‘sport’ of ‘extreme ironing’
I bought a Braun Texstyle 5 iron less than 6 months ago and I am not very impressed with its performance. It was recommended by choice as well)
It doesn’t get hot enough to get the creases out and the button for the extra steam has to be held down all the time to be used. I have quite small hands and can not physically hold the steam button on maximum steam continuously while ironing.
I have also noted on some reviews that other people are having a similar problem.
Below was the reply I received from Braun when making an enquiry:
I would like to let you know that this particular iron does not work like a standard iron with the selection of fabrics.
The Texstyle 5 has a smart Icare mode that detects the fabric you are using and will automatically heat up to a certain temperature and will not increase to burn the fabrics in anyway.
The numbers on top of the iron relate to the amount of steam you wish to use: Number 1 being low/ less steam and 6 being high / more steam. This Iron is a steam-generated unit so you are able to do turbo steam verticle and horizontal and also do steam shots for hard creases.
With this information, Please test the Iron once again keeping in mind that the steam is what is required to permeate creases and the more steam that is used, the better the outcome.
I am still waiting on an outcome after sending them a video of my hubbie doing the ironing.
Fingers crossed as it definitely wasn’t a cheap iron.
Just wondered if anyone else has had this problem.
Hi. I’m after a new steam iron, wanting one that doesn’t spit water. I’ve looked at all the ones reviewed in Choice, also looked at the responses from the people who reviewed the irons, and I can’t find one that doesn’t, or one that people are really happy with. I don’t want a iron that is too heavy due to my arthritic fingers. Any suggestions please.
Did you see my review about the Braun Texstyle 5 iron above?
After many emails and phone calls I managed to get a full refund on this terrible iron.
I ended up buying a cheaper Russell Hobbs iron - Steam glide ultra model number RHC940 and it is good so far.
I don’t do a lot of ironing so it’s ok for me, but just check the weight of it because it might be a bit on the heavy side for you.
I had trouble too finding an iron with good reviews too and ended up buying the Braun one which was hopeless.
I haven’t ironed since I bought my fancy iron which is too big and heavy. Well I did use it long enough to determine that I didnt like it. I don’t even need a steam iron, if I intended to iron I have a spray bottle to get the clothes damp beforehand.


Pulling in metres of cable pipe without extensive digging work? cablex's specialists make this possible with the thrust boring method.
The new thrust boring machine had barely just arrived at the cablex civil work site in Unterentfelden before it was given its first task: the SBB needed a track undercrossing to be drilled in Stabio, Ticino. The work was coordinated on site by three specialists in infrastructure construction. The borehole underneath the tracks had a diameter of 180 millimetres and spanned a distance of 15 metres. Including assembly and dismantling, the assignment was completed within four days.
The acquisition of the thrust boring machine has not only expanded cablex's civil work (CWO) fleet, the civil engineering specialists' portfolio is also expanding with it: Now, track and road undercrossings, building entry points and manhole connections can be implemented in an almost "minimally invasive" manner with thrust boring. This is true for boreholes with a diameter of 150 to 600 millimetres.
The best thing about thrust boring is that it has many advantages to offer our customers: The thrust boring machine's navigation is so precise that it can even drill between already existing work lines. This means that the machine can also be used in housing estates or in an urban environment. The soil at the surface and below is not deformed by the drilling. Consequently, repair work is only required in the area of the starting pit and the reception pit.
As soon as the thrust boring machine has reached its destination, a cable protection tube can be fed in while the thrust bore tube is pulled back. This drilling method is therefore efficient, precise and perfect for road, rail or pedestrian traffic. The flow of traffic can be guaranteed at all times.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact @Samuel Schaffner, head of cablex's civil work team.


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Printmaking is a form of fine art. It has helped document history, culture, religion, politics, and knowledge. Printmaking is a device of education and aesthetics. Cultures and societies are continually affected and encompassed by print. Printmaking may be taken for granted because it is experienced on many different levels throughout our lives. It is my goal to help you understand and appreciate printmaking. In this paper, you’ll learn how printmaking has propelled social development and continues to evolve with us. Throughout history, the technology of printing has changed artistically and digitally while holding strong to its tradition of hands-on quality. Through research, practice, and observance, I have been immersed in both the fine art, and the function of printmaking. I have a great appreciation for the craftsmanship that is involved in every aspect of how to make a print. The purpose of this thesis is to share my passion for this medium, help readers understand it, and appreciate its unique qualities. Printmaking is my artistic voice, as it has been with other countless printmakers throughout history. This is a presentation of print techniques, how they have developed and evolved, and my personal exploration of the history of printmaking.
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Here is an excellent year-round opportunity to highlight a colleague who is making a difference in his or her community. IIMC President Vincent Buttiglieri, MMC, Ocean Township, NJ, is asking members to step-up and highlight colleagues who are working outside of their daily responsibilities to make a positive contribution in their communities, states and provinces.
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Tips to Get Kids Engaged in Healthy Foods
Kids love to help with adult jobs so it’s always a good opportunity to use this to your advantage when it comes to food. Kids involvement in the daily tasks relating to family meals can assist with their engagement in food and therefore lead to better eating. Here’s some of the ways they can help:
At the supermarket
Give your child some parameters and let them make some decisions for the family meal. e.g. “We need to pick 3 vegetables for tonight’s dinner, you choose!”. Most importantly, be prepared to accept their choices and not sway them in any way.
Growing a veggie patch at home
Having a veggie patch at home to watch veggies grow or magically appearing out of the dirt is exciting for kids and ultimately they will feel invested when they’ve followed that carrot or tomato all the way from garden to their plate and much more likely to eat them.
If you don’t have a green thumb, choose some herbs or veggie plants that don’t require much effort or maintenance. Tomatoes and snow peas are good fun as they are simple to grow and high yielding.
Selecting a meal for dinner
Let your child decide which meal the family has for dinner from available choices that week. This will ultimately make them feel in control and more invested in the meal when it arrives at the table.
Getting hands on in the kitchen
Getting your kids in the kitchen and preparing meals is the perfect way to engage them in meals – whether it’s cutting (you can get kid safe knives at Foost, mixing or counting out the items – there are so many safe and engaging activities where they can help in the kitchen.


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Sidney Greenway Obituary – The death of Sidney Greenway has been unsettling for the Greenway family and friends and family. Scenic route lived in North. she was a Medical Assistant (MA) at High Country Community Health. Sidney was cherished by such countless individuals and affected such countless lives. Her reason for death is yet obscure.
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Recognitions and sympathies are being shared across web-based media courses of events over the death of Greenway. It is with a profound feeling of misfortune that loved ones grieve their cherished one who has kicked the bucket startlingly. It is in the soul of this grieving that we stretch out our sympathies to the group of Greenway and everybody influenced by the passing.


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Pakistan offers 4 m. in schols
The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka has awarded SL Rs 4 Million worth of educational scholarships to 165 bright Sri Lankan students of O/L and A/L under Jinnah Scholarship Programme 2012
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are to improve their educational and cultural relations further through the introduction of scholarships, officials said yesterday.
Pakistan would award prestigious Jinnah Scholarship 2012 to 165 brilliant Sri Lankan...
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Here’s the best place to watch July 4 fireworks in DC
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to the Washington, D.C. for Fourth of July celebrations on Monday marking America’s 245th birthday.
The annual firework display at the National Mall will include fully in-person revelry for the first time since 2019, with the show set to start at 9:09 p.m.
The Metro has warned of up to hour-long wait time for trains, and suggesting people either delay their travel home or choose an alternate stop to the central Smithsonian station.
Whether you embrace the crowds or not, here are the best places and ways to watch the fireworks display in D.C. on Monday night (that aren’t the National Mall).
Head to a rooftop
Several rooftop bars and restaurants will welcome firework watchers throughout Monday’s festivities.
According to Washington.org, the Vue Rooftop Lounge, the Terrance at Hotel Washington, the Conrad Hotel’s Summit Rooftop, and the Top of the Gate at the Watergate Hotel are primo vantage points.
Supreme Court plaza
Recently the site of protests for an against the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court is a choice spot for enjoying the the National Mall’s firework display.
Outside the court building is a 252-foot wide oval plaza that offers plenty of space for those looking for an alternate to the National Mall itself.
Cardozo Education Campus, a combined middle and high school, is an underrated spot for the Fourth of July fireworks viewing.
The school, founded in 1928, is located in the Northwest region of the city and is a couple of blocks away from the popular U Street district and neighborhood.
InsideHook.com noted it may be the most affordable bet to view the festivities as well, since you can drive there and bring your own refreshments.
The Wharf is a go-to spot for many spectators, with accessible rooftop at locales including the International and Canopy hotels, and nearby green areas and public piers.
The area, located in the Southwest section of the city, also provides great dining and entertainment venues for Monday’s celebrations, Washington.org reported.
Take a cruise
Several cruise companies are offering their services for Monday’s festivities, though if you’re just feeling inspired to book a spot you may be too late.

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American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations, targeting missiles, launchers, rockets, drones and air defense systems.
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The Pentagon acknowledged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone went down recently in the Red Sea amid an ongoing battle with Houthi militants in the region.
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Since the temple ekveerra located on hill, visiting during the day is preferable. The temple is very much popular among the koli people – a fishermen cast in Maharashtra. Review of Ekvira Devi Temple.
Reviewed February 8, Nice hike. The Pandavas then indeed built this beautiful temple in one night.
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One needs to ascend around steps to reach the temple. See all reviews. Temple is situated in Lonavala. Reaching the temple involves an enjoyable trek of about 30 min.
One can use state transport buses to travel from Lonavala to the temple. One can reach the temple either by car or by public vehicle bus, rikshaw. One of the good temples i have seen, as you can have a convinient look at the diety. Halfway down the hill, there is a temple for the holy feet of the Goddess.
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The widespread popularity of cashback sites, digital coupons and online rebate programs is a testament to the millennial generation’s love of a good bargain. Today’s cashback sites and apps are attracting tech-savvy, savings-conscious consumers who value the convenience and variety of shopping online, and instant gratification when it comes to redeeming rewards.
For retailers, cashback programs have proven to be highly effective at driving new product sales. The promise of earning money on their purchases also motivates shoppers to try different brands, to buy more of a product and to buy it sooner than planned. According to a 2018 survey of online shoppers by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by savings destination site RetailMeNot:
While saving money holds great appeal for shoppers, their increased engagement in online rebate programs can be attributed to more options for receiving payment, a wider variety of merchants to choose from, and a more streamlined experience. The days of cumbersome mail-in rebate programs with lengthy redemption processes may soon be at an end as the majority (96%) of shoppers say they prefer simpler, quicker ways to save money.
Consumers who participate in online rebate programs are willing to share information about their interests, preferences, likes and dislikes to obtain more personalized offers. Yet companies still primarily rely on tracking shopping behavior and past purchase history to deliver targeted promotions and discounts, which consumers view as ineffective and invasive. According to Forrester, less than a quarter of shoppers feel that they receive highly personalized offers. Even so, competition within the rebates sector has increased exponentially since Ebates (now Rakuten) launched the first cashback site a decade ago. While rebate sites have significantly enhanced product selection and ease of payment for shoppers, the leading edge will go to those that can effectively apply data analytics to drive personalization and customer engagement.
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If anyone would be willing to post their weight workouts and exercises I would really appreciate it. I need some new ideas. Also, how does everyone complete the ab portion of the lower body workout? Do you use weights with it or just complete the reps? Thanks for the info!
This is my current routine
Incline Dumbbell fly 12x30
Bent Over Barbell Rows
Overhead Dumb bell Extension
EZ Bar Bicep Curl
Dumb Bell Hammer Curl
Stiff Leg Dead Lifts
Standing Barbell Calve Raise x12,10,8,6
Angles Calve Raise (same as the standing only angle your toes in or out to work inside or outside of the calve muscle
Abs. I don't got by the book with. While doing squats I do a 12,10,8,6,12 sets of decline sit ups inbetween the squat sets.
Then at the end I do this. Again is a 12,10,8,6,12 but each set includes
Leg up crunches.
So Set one would be
12x leg up crunches
12x side planks
12x leg raises.
Then 10 of each etc etc.
You can find all of these exercises along with numerous other great ones, with videos here:
Thanks for the video link. It's really great.
BCBill, those are impressive numbers. I'm striving to get up to that amount of weight. Did you lift before or are you further than your first challenge? What weight did you start at for most of these?
I'm still having issues with the smaller muscles in my arms when trying to lift this heavy with my chest.
No, before I started back in late July last year I hadn't lifted for 10-12 years. To give you an Idea, this was my first chest workout and I needed a spot on the 6 rep and 12 rep set
Dumb Bell Press
I couldn't believe how weak I had gotten. By the end of the 12 weeks I was pretty close to the numbers above. On my chest I can actually go to 80lbs for 6 when I have a spotter to help me get the weight up into position, but normally I don't, so I go a bit heavier on the other sets to make up for it.
During the my first challenge it was a pretty steady progression. Every week I was getting stronger in all the muscle groups and could lift more. Now it kinda goes in spurts. I had a shoulder injury for most of the first challenge and couldn't do any over head presses or incline chest press. It has healed up now so seeing a vast improvement in my shoulders that I didn't see in the first challenge. As they catch up other things are starting to improve again.
Those numbers are about where I am right now, and just over halfway through my first. Thanks for the reply, again I hope to be hitting numbers more like yours by at least the second challenge.
Just keep challenging yourself! Only way to make gains is to push beyond what you thought you could do. Keep up the good work!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 30, 2015) – Fans are clearly clamoring for more from Jerrod Niemann, as he helped draw a record crowd at Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin the same week he set a personal milestone at country radio.
The Kansas native joined with other country stars to spur an attendance record at Country Thunder when 34,182 fans attended Thursday, the first day of the festival. Niemann is on the road the rest of the summer playing select festival and solo dates.
“Blue Bandana,” which Niemann produced with friend Jimmie Lee Sloas, is the first taste of the innovative singer-songwriter’s fourth album. In addition to being Mediabase’s most-added new song at country radio, the single had the biggest impact week of Niemann’s career with 83 adds at both Country Aircheck– and Billboard-monitored stations, surpassing Niemann’s previous career-best impact week of 72 for his now-platinum multi-week No. 1 “Drink to That All Night” from 2014 album High Noon.
Fans can now purchase “Blue Bandana” on iTunes and check out the lyric video on RollingStone.com to see what all the excitement’s about.
Fans can join the party by visiting www.jerrodniemannofficial.com. And those wishing to go all in can join Niemann’s Dehydration Nation fan club at www.dehydrationnation.net. Follow Niemann at @jrodfromoz on Twitter and at www.facebook.com/JerrodNiemann, too.
Sea Gayle Records/Arista Nashville hitmaker Jerrod Niemann is one of country music’s most original and talented innovators. A songwriter blessed with a rich voice, Niemann’s latest single “Blue Bandana” set a personal mark for impact-week adds with 83. It’s the first single from Niemann’s forthcoming fourth album. The Kansas native has two No. 1 hits, including “Drink to That All Night” from his most recent album, 2014’s High Noon. Niemann co-wrote eight of the 13 tracks on High Noon, his third Sea Gayle/Arista album. Niemann’s chart-topping major-label debut, 2010’s Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, produced the No. 1 smash and RIAA-certified Platinum digital single, “Lover, Lover,” and the Top 5 and RIAA-certified Gold digital single, “What Do You Want.” Second release Free The Music featured the Top 15 single “Shinin’ On Me” and the poignant ballad “Only God Could Love You More.” Niemann has quickly become a fan and industry favorite, earning award nominations from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association and CMT while headlining his own shows and touring with such artists as Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban.


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|The first marina along the entire western coast of Eleuthera is at the Cape, almost at the southern end of the island. The price was great at 75 cents a foot and although there is no hydro, laundry or store of any kind there is internet, at least up in the office. I picked up several wifi signals from boats or new condos in the area but the signal was too weak to last for long so I headed up to the office with our laptop.
We were anxious to see the pictures of our new grandson, Tyler William John Haight, born on Feb 16th. I downloaded our 253 messages and finally got to the pictures Samantha had sent. What a beautiful baby and smart too, already waving to the camera.
Cape Eleuthera Marina was a going concern way back in the 1970's, then suffered a decline in the 80's and is in the process of being redeveloped, as part of a 4500 acre resort community complete with estate homes, town homes and beach villas, all on the waterfront, a 36 hole golf course, beachside bar and grille and tropical solar heated pool with sun deck. The road leading to the resort will be repaved and the even an old airport reopened.
Apparently after the resort from the booming seventies was torn down in the 80's the drug runners began taking advantage of the airstrip to land, unload their contraband and take off again, all without even needing to turn around because the air strip was so long. The new airport will be capable of landing 747's.
We discovered all these interesting historical tidbits, along with a much more interesting local information from Happy, the Chief Engineer on the redevelopment project. His business card reads Den McAffrey but everyone calls him Happy. He does seem happy indeed and does all that he can to make the guests happy as well. Shortly after we arrived he introduced himself and told us that he made the drive to Rock Sound just about every day and if we wanted a lift there or anywhere else along the way he would be "happy" to take us there. We had already seen Rock Sound but always love to get out around the island to explore by land so we took him up on his generous offer and hitched a ride to the laundrymat/beauty parlour/restauraunt and bar in nearby Wemyss Bight. We enjoyed lunch at Ship to Shore Restaurant, a brand spanking new place with the nicest washroom I have seen in the Bahamas, without a doubt. Not only did it have a supply of toilet paper, hot running water and soap but paper towels, something not often found in public restrooms. Happy picked us back up after a couple of hours and we enjoyed another lovely drive through the sparsely populated, scenic and very clean countryside back to Cape Eleuthera.
We stopped at 3 little stores for a loaf of bread but Tuesday is mail boat day and there is no bread left after a whole week so Happy offered to pick us up a loaf tonight on his way out. Sure enough he popped by the boat a short while ago with two loaves of bread for us. He and his staff bend over backwards to please and we have really enjoyed our short stay here. I wish we were staying longer but the weather dictates that we head across the Exuma Sound tomorrow in good time to get anchored before a front arrives.
The trip is short, only around 30 miles, the water is deep so we can try some more deep sea fishing and we are excited to discover the next series of islands. We could have easily spent a lot more time on Eleuthera but the horizon calls.
Finally, the last pic is of Tyler. This is my favourite one so far and I swear I see John when I look at this pic!

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BREAKING: The president just offered friendship andÃ¢ÂÂI think it’s clearÃ¢ÂÂ*money* to Russia in a statement that was supposed to unambiguously condemn Russia for its significant culpability in the commission of a war crime. I’m speechless.
Ã¢ÂÂ Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 14, 2018
BREAKING: The president just offered friendship and—I think it’s clear—*money* to Russia in a statement that was supposed to unambiguously condemn Russia for its significant culpability in the commission of a war crime. I’m speechless.
2/ While directly addressing Putin, Mr. Trump said the following: “The United States has a *lot* to offer, [Mr. Putin], with the greatest and most powerful economy in the world…”
“3/ Based on Trump’s past off-teleprompter moments, it appears his expression of hope that we’d get along with Russia was off-script. In the past I’ve compared transcripts with Trump’s actual words and he hit *every tell* that he was off-script.
This man is *terrified* of Putin.
After giving days of warning to the Syrian and Russian forces so they could remove their weaponry and chemical stockpiles at leisure prior to the strike in Syria, could Trump’s Friday speech be interpreted as a “counter-sanction” offer? A bribe?
Is Trump actually signaling a “ceasefire with benefits?”
Trump’s already doing a Dubya this morning and is declaring “mission accomplished” in Syria strike. “Mission Accomplished 2.0?” I can’t with this president*….
A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!
Ã¢ÂÂ Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2018
According to the New York Times “President Trump Talked Tough. But His Strike on Syria Was Restrained.”
In sending missiles and bombs at Syria, President Trump hit more targets and used more firepower than he did in a similar military strike last year. But in the end, he opted for what was still a restrained operation that was evidently calculated to avoid provoking Syria’s patrons in Russia and Iran into retaliating.
The United States and its European allies chose three targets instead of the single air base hit last year and used twice as many weapons. Still, American officials said the attack was intended as a proportional strike aimed specifically at Syria’s chemical weapons facilities rather than a broader set of targets and was a one-time, one-night assault to punish Damascus for a suspected gas attack last weekend.
Meanwhile, Russia is convening the UN Security Council this morning, and Syrian forces are claiming a high percentage of missile interceptions. Also, NATO is meeting later Saturday afternoon.
From the speech Trump delivered regarding engagement in Syria from the White House on Friday:
The United States has also rebuilt our friendships across the Middle East. We have asked our partners to take greater responsibility for securing their home region, including contributing large amounts of money for the resources, equipment, and all of the anti-ISIS effort. Increased engagement from our friends, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, and others can ensure that Iran does not profit from the eradication of ISIS.
America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria under no circumstances. As other nations step up their contributions, we look forward to the day when we can bring our warriors home. And great warriors they are.
Looking around our very troubled world, Americans have no illusions. We cannot purge the world of evil, or act everywhere there is tyranny.
No amount of American blood or treasure can produce lasting peace and security in the Middle East. It’s a troubled place. We will try to make it better, but it is a troubled place. The United States will be a partner and a friend, but the fate of the region lies in the hands of its own people.
For Trump, it’s like Maslow said: “If all you
have want is a hammer money, everything looks like a nail bribe.”


Many construction components used in the automotive, power generation and aerospace industry are subjected to cyclical thermal loads. The resulting thermomechanical fatigue can affect the components’ dimensions. Material inhomogeneities caused during manufacturing, for instance, may also have a strong influence on the component’s service life. In order to reliably assess the durability of a component, manufacturers need to understand and consider any relevant thermomechanical effects of material defects.
IABG determines the thermomechanical deformation behaviour of components based on flow and temperature field calculations and uses deformation models that consider the elastic, plastic and viscous properties of the materials used. The models are parametrised by means of uniaxial, thermomechanical fatigue tests.
A component’s service life is determined using damage models and the results of the deformation calculations. The degree of damage also depends on material defects which are therefore equally taken into account in the analysis. Custom test benches are installed to validate the simulation and examine the thermomechanical properties of the components when exposed to operational loads.
IABG thus provides a method for the service life assessment and optimisation of components subjected to thermomechanical loads. In addition, this method takes into consideration potential material defects. This test and calculation procedure enables the derivation of standards for effective quality assurance and process optimisation. It also helps manufacturers leverage materials’ load-bearing potential more effectively and shorten development times.


Location: South of Indian School, east of 44th Street, west of 56th Street and north of Thomas Road
South of the canal, home to a number of a schools and a nice park this neighborhood is close to everything and appeals to families. Remodeling activity is extremely high in Lower Arcadia and is a popular place for investors to purchase original homes and add features that today's homeowners demand.
Tavan Elementary School (SUSD), Ingleside Middle School (SUSD), Arcadia High School (SUSD) and Great Hearts Academy's Archway Veritas (grades K-5, Charter School) and Veritas Prep (grades 6-12, Charter School) are all within walking distance to most homes in the area making it a great choice for families with school-aged children.
A paved bike and running path cuts through the middle of the area at 48th Street, a great place to walk dogs and ride bikes.


Glaciers, earthquakes, mudslides, and floods can impact a landscape and separate populations of the same species, causing them to evolve separately in a process called speciation. How does speciation impact the biodiversity of an ecosystem?
A.It increases biodiversity by increasing the number of species in an area.
B.It decreases the biodiversity by decreasing the amount of useable space.
C.Biodiversity remains unchanged since the original species has gone extinct.
D.Biodiversity remains unchanged because the number of individuals remains the same.
A. It increases biodiversity by increasing the number of species in an area.


The mystery magnified for Dr. Gavreau and his team, when they tried to measure the sound intensity and pitch. Failing to register any acoustic readings at all, the team doubted the assessment of the building engineers. Nevertheless, closing the windows blocked the sense of nausea. In a step of brilliant scientific reasoning, Gavreau and his colleagues realized that the sound with which they were dealing was so low in pitch that it could not register on any available microphonic detector. The data was costly to the crew.
They could not pursue the “search” for long time periods. During the very course of tracking the sound down, an accidental direct exposure rendered them all extremely ill for hours. When finally measured, it was found that a low intensity pitch of a fundamental 7 cycles per second was being produced. Furthermore, this infrasonic pitch was not one of great intensity either. It became obvious that the slow vibrating motor was activating an infrasonic resonant mode in the large concrete duct. Operating as the vibrating “tongue” of an immense “organ pipe”, the rattling motor produced nauseating infrasound. Coupled with the rest of the concrete building, a cavernous industrial enclosure, the vibrating air column formed a bizarre infrasonic “amplifier”.
Knowledge of this infrasonic configuration also explained why shutting the windows was mildly effective in “blocking the malady”. The windows altered the total resonant profile of the building, shifting the infrasonic pitch and intensity. Since this time, others have noted the personally damaging effects of such infrasonic generation in office buildings and industrial facilities. The nauseating effects of exposure to a low intensity natural or manmade infrasonic source is now well appreciated.
It has become a routine architectural procedure to seek out and alter any possible such resonant cavities. The sources often appear in older buildings, the result of construction rendered faulty by previous lack of this knowledge. All such “improper” architectural formats are modified by the additions of sound-blocking materials.
Dr. Gavreau and his research team now carefully investigated the effects of their “infrasonic organ” at various intensity levels and pitch. Changing the spring tension on shock mounts which held the fan motor, it was possible to change the pitch. Various infrasonic resonances were established throughout the large research building. Shutting the windows blocked most of the symptoms. When the window was again opened, however weak as the source was made, the team felt the nauseating effects once again.
In the business of military research, Dr. Gavreau believed he had discovered a new and previously “unknown weapon” in these infrasounds. Aware of the natural explosives by which infrasonics are generated, Dr. Gavreau began to speculate on the application of infrasonics as a defense initiative. The haphazard explosive effects of natural infrasound in thunderclaps were quite effective in demonstrating what an artificial “thunder-maker” could do. But, how could a thunderclap be artificially generated in a compact system? These thoughts stimulated theoretical discussions on the possibility of producing coherent infrasound: an infrasonic “laser”.
The first devices Dr. Gavreau implemented were designed to imitate the “accident” which first made his research group aware of infrasonics. They designed real organ pipes of exceedingly great width and length. The first of these was six feet in diameter and seventy five feet long. These designs were tested outdoors, securely propped against protective sound-absorbent walls. The investigators stood at a great distance. Two forms of these infrasonic organ pipes were built. The first utilized a drive piston which pulsed the pipe output. The second utilized compressed air in a more conventional manner.
The main resonant frequency of these pipes occurred in the “range of death”, found to lie between three and seven cycles per second. These sounds could not be humanly heard, a distinct advantage for a defense system. The effects were felt however. The symptoms come on rapidly and unexpectedly, though the pipes were operating for a few seconds. Their pressure waves impacted against the entire body in a terrible and inescapable grip. The grip was a pressure which came in on one from all sides simultaneously, an envelope of death.
Next came the pain, dull infrasonic pressure against the eyes and ears. Then came a frightening manifestation on the material supports of the device itself. With sustained operation of the pipe, a sudden rumble rocked the area, nearly destroying the test building. Every pillar and joint of the massive structure bolted and moved. One of the technicians managed to ignore the pain enough to shut down the power supply.
These experiments with infrasonics were as dangerous as those early investigations of nuclear energy. Dr. Gavreau and his associates were dangerously ill for nearly a day after these preliminary tests. These maladies were sustained for hours after the device was turned off. Infrasonic assaults on the body are the more lethal because they come with dreadful silence. The eyesight of Dr. Gavreau and his fellow workers were affected for days. More dangerously were their internal organs affected: the heart, lungs, stomach, intestinal cavity were filled with continual painful spasms for an equal time period.
Musculature convulses, torques, and tears were the symptoms of infrasonic exposure. All the resonant body cavities absorbed the self-destructive acoustic energy, and would have been torn apart had the power not been extinguished at that precise moment. The effectiveness of infrasound as a defense weapon of frightening power having been demonstrated “to satisfaction”, more questions were asked. After this dreadful accident, approaching the equipment once again was almost a fearful exercise. How powerful could the output of an infrasonic device be raised before even the operating engineers were affected?
With greatest caution and respect for the power with which they worked, Dr. Gavreau began recalculating all of his design parameters. He had grossly misjudged the power released by the pipes. He had, in fact, greatly lowered those calculated outputs for diagnostic purposes. Never had he imagined that these figures were actually far too great in the world of infrasound!
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|A book I ordered on-line, the claim|
being it was in "good" condition
That said, I just finished Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me, the 152-page hardback. And I found myself wishing, not for a highlighter, but for a Kindle, with its "virtual" highlighting feature. Because there were so many passages that went on and on lyrically, beautifully, passionately, angrily, hopefully, and all sorts of emotionally and intelligently, that I wanted to keep, somewhere, somehow, so I could reread them and continue to learn from them.
Instead, I flagged. Which is a poor substitute, signaling an instance, not an expanse. But I didn't want to mark up this lovely book. A straight-in flag for short bits; an angled flag to signify "this page, and the next, and probably the next as well: just keep reading, it's all amazing."
Maybe when it comes out I'll buy the paperback version and mark it up. Because I'm damn sure going to read this one again. And again.
Here's one passage from near the end:
That was a moment, a joyous moment, beyond the Dream [of those who think they are white]—a moment imbued by a power more gorgeous than any voting rights bill. This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet. Black power is the dungeon-side view of Monticello—which is to say, the view taken in struggle. And black power births a kind of understanding that illuminates all the galaxies in their truest colors. Even the Dreamers—lost in their great reverie—feel it, for it is Billie they reach for in sadness, and Mobb Deep is what they holler in boldness, and Isley they hum in love, and Dre they yell in revelry, and Aretha is the last sound they hear before dying. We have made something down here. We have taken the one-drop rules of Dreamers and flipped them. They made us into a race. We made ourselves into a people. Here at The Mecca, under pain of selection, we have made a home. As do black people on summer blocks marked with needles, vials, and hopscotch squares. As do black people dancing it out at rent parties, as do black people at family reunions where we are regarded like the survivors of catastrophe. As do black people toasting their cognac and German beers, passing their blunts and debating MCs. As do all of us who have voyaged through death, to life upon these shores. (149)Or this:
At this moment, the phrase "police reform" has come into vogue, and the actions of our publicly appointed guardians have attracted attention presidential and pedestrian. You may have heard the talk of diversity, sensitivity training, and body cameras. These are all fine and applicable, but they understate the task and allow the citizens of this country to pretend that there is a real distance between their own attitudes and those of the ones appointed to protect them. The truth is that the police reflect America in all of its will and fear, and whatever we might make of this country's criminal justice policy, it cannot be said that it was imposed by a repressive minority. The abuses that have followed from these policies—the sprawling carceral state, the random detention of black people, the torture of suspects—are the product of democratic will. And so to challenge the police is to challenge the American people who send them into the ghettos armed with the same self-generated fears that compelled the people who think they are white to flee the cities and into the Dream. The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs. (78–79)Or this:
Here is how I take the measure of my progress in life: I imagine myself as I was, back there in West Baltimore, dodging North and Pulaski, ducking Murphy Homes, fearful of the schools and the streets, and I imagine showing that lost boy a portrait of my present life and asking him what he would make of it. . . . I write you at the precipice of my fortieth year, having come to a point in my life—not of great prominence—but far beyond anything that boy could have even imagined. I did not master the streets, because I could not read the body language quick enough. I did not master the schools, because I could not see where any of it could possibly lead. But I did not fall. I have my family. I have my work. I no longer feel it necessary to hang my head at parties and tell people that I am "trying to be a writer." And godless though I am, the fact of being human, the fact of possessing the gift of study, and thus being remarkable among all the matter floating through the cosmos, still awes me. (114–115)And so many more. Sometimes when I might have flagged, I was too engrossed and just kept reading. The entire book could bristle with flags, easily.
I love and admire this book and its author. Thank you, Mr. Coates.

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Shopping, shows and German traditions
Updated 5:26 pm, Thursday, November 8, 2012
German Christmas traditions, winery tours and shopping along Fredericksburg's downtown streets bring the tourists back to the Hill Country with lots of holiday entertainment options, beginning Thanksgiving weekend.
“Fredericksburg's holiday decorations along Main Street create a fairyland of lights and Old World charm,” said Ernie Loeffler, director of the Fredericksburg and Texas Hill Country Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Every building along a nine-block stretch is outlined in lights and store windows are brimming with holiday finery.”
Loeffler says a surefire way to get into the holiday spirit is to take in a live musical concert, show, pageant or dance in Fredericksburg. The Rockbox Theater has a Christmas Show every weekend Nov. 16 through Dec. 24, with showtimes usually at 4:30 or 8 p.m. The Fredericksburg Chorale has a Christmas concert on Nov. 30 and two on Dec. 1 at St. Joseph's Halle. The Fredericksburg Theater Company puts on “The 1940s Radio Hour” Dec. 13-23 (tickets cost $20 for adults or $5.50 for ages 18 and younger). The Bethany Lutheran Church has a drive-through Christmas Journey with nine stations with live characters and animals. It's free and begins at 6 or 8:30 p.m. in the church parking lot Dec. 14 and 15.
Fredericksburg lights up its community Christmas tree at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23, and illuminates the 26-foot German Pyramid (handcrafted in Germany for Fredericksburg) at Marktplatz on Main Street.
The Eisbahn (German for ice rink) opens for ice skating Nov. 25-Jan. 5 at Marktplatz in an open-air pavilion. A $10 fee for all ages gets you in and covers skate rental. The rink is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 1-8 p.m., rain or shine. Before school lets out for the holiday, skating hours are 4-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 4-10 p.m. Fridays. During the school holiday break, skating is from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. You can skate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but the rink is closed Christmas Day. It's open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, according to the CVB newsletter.
The Holiday Wine Trail is open for 17 days, Nov. 30 through Dec. 16, for self-guided tours to see wineries decked out in their Christmas best. With 32 Hill Country wineries participating, you can visit one or visit a bunch. Tickets ($60 per couple) are limited and include one grapevine wreath (to be picked up at the winery of your choice), one ornament from each winery visited and a 15 percent discount on the purchase of three bottles of wine at each winery. Tickets do not include winery tastings. Go to www.texaswinetrail.com for more details and a look at some of the ornaments wineries will offer ticket-toting visitors.
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The Pioneer Museum's Holiday Home Tour is set for noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. For $25, visitors can tour seven unique homes decorated for the holidays.
On Dec. 7, a lighted Christmas parade winds through downtown Fredericksburg, with lighted floats, bands and St. Nick. A laser light show will precede the parade at 6:30 p.m. at St. Nikolausmarkt. The market, featuring local arts and crafts, food and photos with St. Nick, is open from 3-11 p.m. Dec. 7. And since it's the first Friday of the month, a holiday version of the First Friday Art Walk will give visitors another reason to explore the city. Find a map of the 13 participating galleries (mostly along Main or nearby) that will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at www.artwalkfbg.com and check the calendar for artist demonstrations or entertainment planned.
Holiday traditions continue through the rest of the month, including a Christmas Ball with Gary P. Nunn at Luckenbach Dec. 22 and a Christmas night dance at Pat's Hall featuring Bo Porter. Becker Vineyards hosts a Boxing Day celebration Dec. 26, which is followed by the first night of the Auslander Winter Music Festival.
“The No. 1 reason that visitors come to Fredericksburg during the holidays and really any day — shopping!” says Loeffler, pointing to more than 150 stores that include fashion boutiques, western wear outfitters, jewelers, interior design studios, art galleries, antique emporiums, kitchen and linen specialty shops, museum gift shops, toy shops, bakeries, confectioners and wine tasting rooms dotting the historic district. Plus, he adds, there's a shop that celebrates Christmas year ‘round.
Go to www.VisitFredericksburgTX.com for even more holiday festivities.
Correction: A laser light show will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday in downtown Fredericksburg at Nikolausmarkt, preceding the lighted Christmas Parade. A Nov. 11 Travel story, also on mySA.com, gave an incorrect start time.


Aerion's determination to be first to market with a supersonic business jet remains as dogged as ever as the US aerodynamics research company embarks on a another round of testing with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
The latest tests - which began on 31 January - use an Aerion "phase two" test article mounted in a centreline position on the belly of NASA's F-15B research aircraft flown at speeds of up to Mach 2.0. The eight-week programme, involving around 10 flights, is designed to measure the "real-world robustness" of supersonic natural laminar flow - a vital element, Aerion says in its design for the first SSBJ.
The duo completed the previous round of testing in 2010 using a flat-plate calibration fixture onboard an F-15.
The latest tests use an Aerion "phase two" test article mounted in a centreline position on the belly of NASA's F-15B research aircraft flown at speeds of up to Mach 2.0.
The 80inx40in (203x101cm) phase two test article" is not an exact scaled physical representation of the concept vehicle's wing, Aerion concedes. However, it is "sufficiently representative" for its purpose "to evaluate the effect of surface imperfections on the stability of supersonic boundary layers." Aerion says data collected during these tests will include temperature readings and "flow angularity." The tests are also intended to help define future SSBJ manufacturing standards for surface quality and assembly tolerances.
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Yesterday saw Sterling crash dramatically on the currency markets. To buy Australian Dollars, for GBP/AUD rates of exchange, we saw falls yesterday from a high to a low of almost 4 cents.
UK debt levels in both the public and private sectors were the main instigators for this sharp decline in Sterling’s value.
On Monday it was revealed that private debt in the UK had soared to £40bn, an alarming change when just a few years ago the economy was in a surplus of £70bn.
Tuesday compounded this apprehensive view towards Pound Sterling with Public sector net borrowing figures rising as well.
However, it seems that the gains made by the Australian Dollar were simply too large to be extended in such a short period of time, which is why we have seen recoveries this morning.
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The Versace for H&M collection went on sale in Asia and Europe this morning as just as you would expect, it seems as if there’s was much pushing and shoving. Within 15 minutes, the rails had been picked clean of all black dresses in France. In Shanghai, hundreds of people waited (or paid others to wait for them) outside the H&M store on the glitzy shopping street of Huai Hai Lu.
And of course, there wouldn’t be a major collaboration release without a fight. A fist fight broke out just before the store opened amongst a group of men hired to wait on behalf of shoppers who did not want to stand in the line. The line had actually started to form outside the store early in the afternoon the day before.
The professional queuers, a common phenomenon in Shanghai, as well as a mix of migrant workers also paid to be placeholders, were mixed in with a predominantly male group of customers. Some said they were there to grab up as much of the Versace collection as they could and then resell it on Taobao, China’s largest e-commerce site.
“There are so many Chinese guys,” marveled Chiara Salmeri, an Italian who arrived at 5:45 in the morning. “In Italy there would be no men queuing. I am so surprised.”
Great. So expect that $20 bracelet to cost up to over $100… oh wait, they’ve already started…
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On Sunday, when India was watching Janata Curfew, singer Dhvani Bhanushali quietly watched him turn 22 with a noble gesture. On her birthday she has Vaaste Donated to singer Rs 50,000 to the Indian film and television producer guild for day laborers, whose income was suspended due to the closure of the entertainment industry after the outbreak of the corona virus.
“As part of this industry, I saw what is going on behind the cameras. From spot boys to cameramen to those who prepare and serve the food, you work day and night so that we can do our best to keep the audience entertained. I felt very bad when I learned that due to the current situation, they have no earning potential. I wanted to do something special for them, ”said Dhvani.
She added: “When I heard about the contribution the Film & Television Producers Guild of India is making to day laborers, I decided, as a thank you for the tiny details of the camera, to record a small amount of my income for them. “
In a recent interview with IANS, Dhvani spoke about her Bollywood trip and her dream of becoming India’s “pop icon” one day.
“It is my dream to become India’s pop icon. This dream will come true through non-film songs. It also gives me the opportunity to participate in my own videos, and the song is associated with my face and name instead of being a voice for someone else’s face, ”Dhvani had said.
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"Today, the National Council on TV and Radio Broadcasting decided to revoke the digital broadcasting license from the 112 Ukraine TV channel. Helpful puppets from the National Council complied with the government’s order to crack down on an independent television channel. By its decision, the National Council legitimized the raider seizure of the channel — the seizure that experts and journalists reported that to have been being prepared at the President’s Office. Members of the National Council, the powers of 3 out of 8 of them expired, obediently fulfilled the will of Kolomoisky and Poroshenko yesterday, and today they are fulfilling the order of Zelensky and Bohdan," reads the statement of the Opposition Platform - For Life party.
This is proved by the numerous threats to the channels voiced by the President Zelensky himself: false accusations of non-transparent financing and prevention of monopolization of the market. Many independent media reported that the direct curator of the channel’s raider seizure was Head of Zelensky’s Office Andriy Bohdan. A number of Members of the European Parliament openly reported about the influence on the judges in the case of the 112 Ukraine TV Channel from the President’s Office.
Trying to do a favor to the authorities, in the fear to lose their positions and preferences in the result of the "reset" (change of power, - ed.), members of the National Council made their decision meekly, unanimously and without considering alternative projects. Under a vain pretext, not listening to the arguments of the representatives of the TV channel, the National Council unanimously, in the tradition of firing "triples", issued its verdict.
The president and his team, which is afraid to hear the truth, which destroys free media, forming a comfortable media space for itself, who do not need journalists, will inevitably repeat the fate of their "predecessors". And the statements of the President’s Office that they hope that “the new composition of the National Council will help resolve the situation on the television market” is the best proof that they realized that Zelensky understands both the illegitimacy of the current composition of the council and the custom-made nature of the political lynching.
Opposition Platform - For Life calls on the embassies of democratic countries, representative offices of international organizations and their observer missions, international human rights and professional organizations to give their political assessment of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities.
We are ready to provide all the necessary political support to the journalistic team and support all the legal requirements of the 112 Ukraine channel. We will demand to hear the case at the parliamentary hearings on freedom of speech in Ukraine.
We urge all representatives of the journalistic community, all who seek to preserve freedom of speech in Ukraine, to join us in this political struggle. By joining efforts of democratic political forces, civil society, journalists and citizens, we will defend Ukrainian democracy. Ukraine doesn't need another five years of lawlessness, lawlessness. We fight together for the freedom of speech in Ukraine! Let's win together! "- reads the statement.

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