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We are approaching the end of a great time in the history of the Indianapolis 500 and the NTT Indycar Series. Word today from Team Penske that Australian Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will drive in the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis in May means Helio Castroneves will drive only in the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500. My feeling is this will be his last 500.
Earlier this month, Tony Kanaan announced 2020 will be his final year in Indycar as he runs only the ovals in the series. I could see him coming back for the Indianapolis 500, but I’m not sure for how long. I think Kanaan may have a tough time getting funding for future rides.
The 104th Indianapolis 500 may be the last one for awhile with a driver from Brazil in it. Since Emerson Fittipaldi’s rookie year in 1984, I count 19 Brazilian drivers who have run in the race. I m ay be leaving a couple out.The early 2000s were the peak of the South American country’ s participation. In 2003, Brazil finished first, second, and third. Gil DeFerran won, followed by Castroneves and Kanaan Four Brazilian drivers have compiled seven victories at Indianapolis. Castroneves has three and Fittipaldi has two. DeFerran and Kanaan each won once.
The high mark was in 2010 when seven Brazilian drivers started. Six starters were in the 2002 race .From 2003-2008, there were four drivers from Brazil in each race. Last year the contingent was just Castroneves, Kanaan, and Matheus Leist.
Among the other drivers from Brazil, I liked Raul Boesel, who I thought had a great chance at winning in 1993; Ana Beatriz, Vitor Meira, and Bruno Junqueira. Meira never won a race in his Indycar career, but came close several times. Junqueira has qualified several cars only to be displaced on race day.
The pendulum seems to be swinging back toward American drivers now. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Trends of certain nationalities dominating the Indycar paddock are cyclical. It just doesn’t seem as if the Brazilian pipeline has many drivers in it right now.
It would be fitting if 2020 were the last 500 for both Kanaan and Castroneves. They grew up racing against each other. I think seeing them retire from the Greatest Spectacle in Racing together, while sad to mark the end of an era, would be nice.


text: Those that say they can control climate by reducing global pollution can’t control the pollution of the homeless in one town LOL. That town the home of some of the wealthiest people and businesses that yap endlessly about controlling all in the world that pollute. But created pollution by installing laws and other things, broadly and deeply, that grows the homeless, thus the homeless pollution crisis in their town. And their fix as always, raise taxes and blame others LOL. JUST KEEP WALKING AWAY!

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Anger of gods
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UK-based Ghanian actress hospitalized after botched plastic surgery
Princess Akua Ohenewaa Asieanem, also known as Stephanie Benson, a popular Ghanaian actress and vocalist based in the United Kingdom, has reportedly been hospitalized following a botched plastic surgery.
Speaking through her husband, the actress disclosed that her physicians made surgical mistakes.
Benson said, “Sorry I haven’t been online. A routine op turned bad. Unfortunately, doctors make surgical errors, we have to live with them so still in the hospital. Sending you Soo much love.”

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Ever since Homepolish's Chloe Poturalski took a dual program in high school in interior design, she has been absolutely hooked. Her verve for the profession shines right through in this one-on-one.
Chloe! We’re coming up on your 1-year anniversary of working for Homepolish! Congrats! How did you come into the interior design profession in the first place?
“In my junior year of high school, I became dual enrolled in a trade school that had an interior design program. I went there for the remainder of high school and fell in love with every aspect of the field. From there, I went on to college pursuing an interior design degree and always thought I would end up changing my mind one way or another, but each year that passed I became more and more obsessed. Best career choice ever. Now I try to imagine a life without interior design, and that just sounds god awful.”
“My work brought me to Hermosa Beach (in LA County) 4 years ago. I’m born and raised in Phoenix, but you couldn’t pay me to go back to 120-degree weather.”
Interior design was the best career choice ever. Now I try to imagine a life without interior design, and that just sounds god awful.
Hahaha, well, who could resist being so close to the beach?! Would you say that you’ve become a “California designer” as well?
“Well, I don’t know if I can make a sweeping statement about my style, but my dream space is unmistakably California. My dream office would be the height of luxury in my imaginary future home hanging over the ocean in Malibu. It would be a room in the house where there was nothing but floor-to-ceiling windows, white Belgian linen curtains, and a giant green velvet-upholstered desk chair that I can sit cross-legged in. My desk would be facing the ocean view (obviously), and I truly don’t think I would ever leave that room. Oh, also a wine fridge installed in there would not be a terrible idea.”
Oh, that’s not a terrible idea AT ALL. Is it safe to assume that your favorite design inspo space is also in California?
“Actually, it’s not! My all-time favorite design space is the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe. It’s absolutely stunning, from the clean modern lines, the amazing use of materials, and the pure ingenuity of the building itself, I could stare at it all day long. The fact that it was built over 50 years ago yet it looks like it should be featured in a spread of a 2017 Architectural Digest is truly mind-blowing to me. That man was pure genius, and he will always be such an inspiration to me.”
Mies van der Rohe was pure genius, and he will always be such an inspiration to me.
Are there other things that you look to for inspiration on the reg?
“Usually my answer to this question would be that I keep my eyes glued to everything on Pinterest… however, lately I have been obsessed with religiously going through magazines, especially European ones. I really don’t understand how everything they do over there is so dang beautiful. They always have the latest and greatest trends. It’s quite possibly a full-time job to keep up with all of them, but I do what I can to get super inspired!”
So what trends are you picking up on from the other side of the pond?
“Colored. Fricken. Kitchen. Cabinets. I am obsessed. I love love LOVE how designers and clients are just winging it and saying ‘yes’ to color. The dark blues and mossy greens are my favorite. I want this trend to last forever!”
Is there a project that you’re working on now that you’re able to start implementing these different ideas?
“Yes! One of my favorite projects to date: a current project in Culver City. I am absolutely in love with the client. (I even got a family Christmas card from them in the mail… I died.) This lovely family of 5 just bought a beautiful 1950s Spanish style home that needed A LOT of work. Super outdated kitchen, ugly floors, and hideous light fixtures, BUT it has amazing bones. Think arched ceilings, stunning fireplace, and amazing windows with light shining in at every angle. We decided to tackle the whole house in stages, starting with the kitchen. Ever since installation, I have been shedding tears of joy. The floors are a dark stained walnut, the cabinets are crisp white along with the countertops, and the backsplash is hand-painted Spanish tiles with blue and yellow tones. The lighting is fun and whimsical from the yellow Schoolhouse Electric pendants to armed sconces over the windows. I could really go on and on about this project, but the clients’ favorite part about everything so far are the Spanish tiles on the backsplash. They can’t stop drooling over them. We have about 12 more months of designing to go, but we’ll get this project done one room at a time!”
Needless to say, we already can’t wait to photograph it! Just let us know.
To see more of Chloe’s California life, check out her Instagram at @chloepoturalski.

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“The streets are gone,” Chicago police-union boss Dean Angelo told me in August 2016. The night before, a Chicago police officer’s son had been killed in a shooting while sitting on his family’s porch, one of 92 people slain during the city’s worst month for homicides since July 1993. The August victims who actually survived their drive-by assaults included ten-year-old Tavon Tanner, shot while playing in front of his house (the bullet damaged Tavon’s pancreas, intestines, kidney, and spleen and is still painfully lodged between his shoulder and chest, despite several operations); an eight-year-old girl shot in the arm while crossing the street; and two six-year-old girls. At least 15 children under the age of 12 were shot in the first seven months of 2016, including a three-year-old boy who is now paralyzed for life following a Father’s Day drive-by shooting. The elderly are also victims. At noon on September 6, a 71-year-old man watering his lawn was accosted by a teen on a bike who demanded the man’s wallet; when he refused, the teen shot him in the abdomen, and then rifled through his pockets for the wallet before pedaling away.
By early September, homicides in Chicago for 2016 were up 47 percent over the same period of 2015, a year in which crime was already up significantly over 2014; nonfatal shootings were also up 47 percent. On Labor Day, nine people were killed, completing a holiday weekend tally of 13 shooting fatalities and 51 nonfatal shooting victims.
“There is no way out of this shooting spree,” Angelo said. His despair is understandable because Chicago is the country’s most glaring example of what I have called the “Ferguson effect.” Chicago officers have cut back dramatically on proactive policing, under the onslaught of criticism from the Black Lives Matter movement and its political and media enablers. Pedestrian stops in Chicago dropped 82 percent through September 27, 2016, compared with the same period in 2015. The cops are “driving by people on the corners,” Angelo tells me. “They’re not sweeping the corners clean any more.” As a result of this drop in discretionary enforcement, criminals are back in control and black lives are being lost at a rate not seen for decades.
Who can blame the Chicago cops for backing off of discretionary activity? They are responding to political signals being sent by the most powerful segments of society. President Barack Obama takes every opportunity to accuse the nation’s police of lethally profiling blacks and Hispanics. The media, activists, and academics routinely denounce pedestrian stops and public-order enforcement as racially driven oppression intended simply to “control African-American and poor communities,” in the words of Columbia law professor Bernard Harcourt. Never mind that it is the law-abiding residents of high-crime areas who beg the police to clear their corners of large groups of teens and other loiterers. Those residents know through hard experience that such disorderly gatherings often produce shootings. But their voices aren’t heard by anyone, it seems, other than the police.
Further discouraging stop activity in Chicago is a misguided agreement signed in 2015 between the Illinois ACLU and the former police superintendent, mandating that all stop forms filled out by Chicago officers be forwarded for review to the ACLU, an organization not known for its unbiased evaluations of police activity. Also contributing to Chicago de-policing is the backlash from city hall’s mishandling of the unjustified fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald in October 2014.
Chicago cops, like their counterparts in other urban areas in the Black Lives Matter era, now encounter aggressive hostility when they get out of their cars to investigate suspicious behavior. “People are blatantly disrespectful,” Angelo says. “They bait the police.” A few weeks after our conversation, a Chicago Tribune reporter filmed a group of teens taunting officers for over an hour during a shooting investigation on the West Side. “F--- the police!” went one chant. “Get the f--- off my block!” came another insult. A black officer was singled out for particular abuse. “You a traitor! You a traitor! You bogus as hell!” one heckler said. “Black lives matter. You a b----,” said another. Someone fired off shots in a nearby alley just for the fun of seeing cops run toward another possible victim. “Run, b----, run!” a shirtless male shouted contemptuously, as the officers took off in a sprint. This chorus of naysayers was actually relatively benign compared with the violent resistance that officers now routinely experience during arrests, but the Tribune at least opened a window into the Black Lives Matter–inspired street reality that the media have heretofore refused to cover.
Two credible threats to assassinate Chicago officers were picked up over the summer: the first was apprehended by the National Gang Intelligence Center and the second by the Chicago PD. Forty officers have been targeted in gun assaults this year through September 15, up 100 percent from the same period in 2015 and 2014.
The media have offered every possible explanation for the anarchy other than the right one. Favorite theories include, as usual, poverty, racism, and lack of government services. Police superintendent Eddie Johnson also invokes “social and economic ills” as causes of the rising violence, but he focuses mostly on the argument that Chicago’s gun felons don’t receive harsh enough sentences. He may have a point, but it is one lost on Illinois’ Legislative Black Caucus, which blocks any effort to impose stricter mandatory minimum sentences on violent felons. (The caucus’s opposition to strengthened gun-crime statutes constitutes a sub-rosa acknowledgment that the vast majority of gun criminals in Chicago are black—80 percent of them, in fact.) Following particularly bloody weekends, Johnson reels off the weapons offenses of recent shooting victims (he focuses on victims because the no-snitch ethic usually prevents the identification of their shooters). Johnson’s litany of gun criminals who are back on the streets in little or no time destroys the favorite conceit among “criminal-justice reform” advocates that a racist system is imposing draconian sentences on harmless sad sacks.
But neither Johnson’s lax gun-sentencing explanation for the Chicago violence surge nor the media’s poverty-and-systemic-injustice explanation gets the timing right. Chicago’s violent crime started rising sharply in 2015 and continued into 2016. Sentencing protocols didn’t weaken in late 2014; gangbangers with guns got the same criminal-justice treatment before violence started rising as after. Nor did poverty or alleged racism worsen after late 2014. What did change was the intensity of antipolice ideology, driven by the Black Lives Matter movement, relentlessly amplified by the press, and echoed by President Obama.
The ideal solution to ending Chicago’s violence would be for more at-risk boys to be raised by both of their parents. Superintendent Johnson has admirably spoken out about family breakdown, the real “root cause” of inner-city violence. “When I go home at night, and I see my neighbors,” Johnson said after the Labor Day carnage, “they’re asking me how come African-Americans won’t step up to the plate and be parents to their children. So all of this fundamentally starts at home.” But until both mothers and fathers start raising their children together, the police will be the only thing standing between the law-abiding residents of high-crime areas and total anarchy. And when the police pull back, under the accusation that proactive enforcement is racist, it is the law-abiding who suffer.
“Where does this end?” Dean Angelo mused as our conversation wound down. “I don’t know. We’re in an unknown environment. We don’t know at what point in time the people in this city and the city council will stand up and say: ‘Enough is enough,’ so that cops again feel that they have the support to be the police again.”
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One of the most common misconceptions about coffee is the idea that the darker the roast of the bean, the stronger (or more caffeinated) the coffee is after brewing. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is far from the truth. For example; Our Power of Nature blend has a Light-Medium roast and will give you the massive burst of energy you’d expect from “strong” coffee.
“I like my coffee strong and black” - Me, not so long ago
The two main reasons we roast coffee beans is to enhance the flavor of the coffee and to weaken the structure of the bean itself so that it can be more easily ground up to become soluble in water.
Fun fact: A coffee bean is actually the seed of a cherry from the Coffea plant. There are two main processes of removing the bean from the cherry (Dry and Wet) and what you are left with is a hard pale green coffee bean ready to be roasted to your preference. We will discuss this further in a future blog!
Determining Roast Level
The most well known part of roasting is the level in which a coffee bean is roasted to on a scale from Light to Dark. Coffee lovers tend to have a preference on how they like their coffee roasted but it may come as a surprise that not all light or dark roasts are equivalent to each other.
To start, individual coffee roasters determine what is considered Light or Dark based on their own subjective tastes and the profile of the coffee beans they are roasting. A dark roast from your favorite roaster may be lighter or darker than another depending on the flavor profile they were looking for.
However, there is an objective way for roasters to determine the roasting level by using a tool called a spectrophotometer, commonly known by the manufacturer name Agtron. The Agtron machine uses the light reflected from a sample batch of coffee beans to accurately determine the roast level and assigns a number from 150 - 0.
The roasting process really changes up the overall flavor profile of the coffee as it transitions from Light to Dark, and through experimentation, allows for a widevariety of tastes and aromas for us to enjoy in our morning cup.
A Wide Spectrum of Aroma and Flavor
While the roasting level of coffee plays an important role in its final taste, the temperature and timing of the roast plays a very significant role in the experimentation process of creating the various notes that we enjoy. The roasting process consists of three stages: Drying, Browning and Roasting.
The Drying stage is the first part of the process and on average lasts about 4-7 minutes. During this stage the moisture content of the bean is being removed and energy is absorbed to prepare for the Roasting stage (an exothermic process). Temperatures of traditional drum roasters are around 320 F or 160 C.
The second stage is the Browning stage which marks the start of the Maillard reaction that is responsible for the browning of the coffee. This is the same type of reaction that occurs when grilling steak and consists of the caramelization of sugars and amino acids. This is responsible for creating the necessary elements needed to obtain the desired flavor and aroma profiles. Changing the timing of this stage can dramatically affect the final notes. Once the coffee begins to POP,known as the first crack, it will have reached the final stage of Roasting.
The Roasting stage, also known as the Development stage, is where the flavors and aromas develop into the final desired profile. The timing of this stage is incredibly important because you want to ensure that you slow down the roast to prevent it from gaining a smoky taste.
Through trial and error experimentation of the roasting process and bringing out the unique features of the many different coffee beans from around the world, coffee roasters have been able to create a wide spectrum of aromas and flavors for us coffee lovers to enjoy!

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Famous skit maker, Zicsaloma threw a lavish double-in-one party on Tuesday, November 8th, to celebrate his birthday and new house.
Taking to his Instagram page, the content creator shared videos from his double-in-one birthday celebration…‘Read full article’
In the video making rounds on social media, the comedian no doubt went to the bank smiling as money heavily rained at the event.
Pretty Mike, Taaooma, Jay Paul, Steve Chuks, Trikytee, Wathoni Anyansi, and more attended his party.
Sharing the videos, Zicsaloma wrote;
“This was how we opened my house and celebrated my birthday. A big thank you for all the wishes. I felt really loved”.
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We’re excited to finally have the first batch of ‘Slaves Beneath The Sun’ on our hands. As the vinyl production schedule was anticipated we decided to make the first batch available right now through our Bandcamp store. There are two gorgeous options available in black and ultra-clear vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve!
‘Slaves Beneath the Sun’ World of Metal album of the month!
“… um disco de intensidade que nos esmaga o espírito e nos retira qualquer brilho de esperança em relação ao presente e ao futuro…” 9/10
Next Saturday we’ll be headlining Rock dos Romanos festival in Condeixa-a-Velha. Be there!
What the media have been saying about ‘SLAVES BENEATH THE SUN’
“the monochrome artwork reflects the tone of the album; there’s minimal vibrancy or colour to be found in the bleakly atmospheric builds, the grim, lightly dissonant riffs and the harsh, yet impressively tonal, vocals.”
Musclassia / METAL STORM
“Those who love these hopeless sounds will immediately understand what this record is made of, a remarkable example of damned and beautiful music. We move through icy waves, flames coming out of nowhere, in a musical magma with perfect spines, for a work that is a candidate for album of the year, confirming the great releases that Alma Mater Records is putting together.”
Massimo Argo / IYEZINE
“(…) listening to “Slaves…,” one gets the impression that each episode has been more finely chiseled with the passion and attention of the best craftsmen, where the reworking of the teachings of the masters is perfectly matched with smoothness in listening and a clearer expressive simplicity. Pieces like “Scars” and “Breathe” show how Process Of Guilt are now flat-out masters of this post/sludge style with a dry, raw and peremptory foundation, where quotations often give way to a heartfelt interpretation with evocative solid power (…)”
Luca Pessina / METALITALIA
“It is safe to say that PROCESSOFGUILT (…) have, by now in their career, reached a level of maturity that is usually reserved for the leading bands, artistically speaking, in their stylistic fields, operate within the parameters they themselves have created, and are already, as far as possible, above any faux-pas that “lesser” groups may face.”
José Carlos Santos / LOUD! Magazine
“On their 5th album, PROCESSOFGUILT bring together the overwhelming power of “FÆMIN” with the best conclusions of the paradigms they explored on “Black Earth”. In this way, “Slaves Beneath The Sun” is the quartet’s new discographic pinnacle.”
Nero / ROMA INVERSA
‘Victims’ video premiere by Decibel Magazine!
Live catharsis captured by the eye of Guilherme Henriques.
‘Slaves Beneath The Sun’ is officially released today by Alma Mater Books & Records!
Besides the digital edition, a gorgeous limited cross digipack CD and the very limited MC, as well as exclusive merch items, are available as of now at our Bandcamp. The gatefold vinyl is set for release around late September and AMR is already running a pre-order for this. We’ll also have a limited share of the vinyl release that will be made available through our store. More on this soon!
Stay tuned for more news regarding ‘Slaves Beneath The Sun’!
Listen to SLAVES BENEATH THE SUN at the following link:
We couldn’t have hoped for a better reaction than the one we got last weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out and expressed their support and gratitude!
A special thanks to Paulo Basílio, for his participation in Breathe (and for making the moment of recording “Slaves Beneath The Sun” the best experience we’ve ever had in a studio), to Bruno Jorge for the help with all the logistics (and for the support over the last years), to our unsung hero and FOH, Fernando Mendes, for the live interpretation of our sound and to Alma Mater Books & Records for the support in these dates. We will be back soon with more news!
Thanks to MUSICBOX LISBOA for receiving us again at the beginning of a new album cycle and, especially, to André and Amplificasom for all the support over the years!
We’re thrilled to announce our new album entitled ‘Slaves Beneath the Sun’. Written and recorded under the harsh circumstances of the pandemic, it turned out to be our most up-close, personal, and ambitious album thus far. Savvily recorded and engineered by Paulo Basílio at Buzz Room Studio and brilliantly mixed by Andrew Schneider at Acre Audio (KEN mode, Unsane, Julie Christmas, Rosetta) and mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room LLC – Music Mastering (Minsk, Eyehategod, Wovenhand), ‘Slaves Beneath the Sun will be released by Alma Mater Books & Records, the label curated by Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell). Bellow, you can already take a first look at the cover art based upon an outstanding image by the internationally acclaimed Lee Jeffries.
On May 20th, at MUSICBOX LISBOA, ‘Slaves Beneath the Sun’ will be played live for the first time. Stay tuned for more info about this release over the next few days!

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NEWPORT NEWS — The Army and Air Force Exchange Service's biggest warehouse will get bigger next year when the service invests nearly $30 million in its Dan Daniel Distribution Center.
The project, which will add 350,000 square feet to the 1.1 million-square-foot center, will secure 200 to 300 jobs at the Newport News facility that had been threatened by cuts in defense spending, experts say. "This will help us maintain our current status where we are," said Bob Johnson, assistant distribution center manager.
About 900 people currently work at the facility, which is in Oakland Industrial Park near Fort Eustis.
U.S. Rep. Herbert Bateman, R-Newport News, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee's Moral, Welfare and Recreation panel, will visit the center this morning to announce the expansion. The panel must approve the money for Army and Air Force Exchange Service construction projects. "Without the upgrade and expansion, the center may have been forced tolet some people go," Bateman said.
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is self-sufficient, relying entirely on sales for its annual budget, but base closings have eliminated some stores the distribution center supplied. Last year, the center posted $7.7 billion in sales.
The 7-year-old warehouse supplies goods to military department stores, gas stations and other on-post concessions in the northeastern and midwestern United States and Europe.
The expansion is part of a reorganization that takes some items, like clothes, toys and sporting goods, that previously were stored at warehouses in Atlanta and Dallas and instead distributes them to regional centers across the country, Johnson said. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and be completed within a year.

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Teach you how to choose correct effective radiator ( The novice)
The radiator as one of the necessary parts in automobile, the stability of the system, or overclocking play a very important role. Market full of beautiful things in eyes of radiator quality is uneven in really make a person dazzling, so how to choose in many radiator to a suitable product? To pay attention to the users, the performance-to-price ratio is naturally want to spend less money, buy a good radiator performance. Can guarantee the machine stable demand already so, don't cause unnecessary waste. Therefore, before the choose and buy radiator, we need to know several factors affecting the radiator, to be able to reasonably choose and buy. The main factors influencing the radiator performance include: the cooling way, Side, straight blow) , cutting technology of the material of heat sink and heat sink, radiator base contact way, the size of the population of heat pipe and heat pipe cooling efficiency, cooling fan rotational speed and bearing types. Here the author will do this for you sort out the related aspects of the radiator professional knowledge. And straight type cooling are common, in the original radiator of Intel or AMD, often use this type. Straight blown radiator, the wind to blow down from above the radiator, the advantage of this structure is able to take care of heat dissipation components surrounding equipment, the heat generated by the drawback is that easy deposition within the chassis, need to cooperate with the radiator cooling fan out heat inside the chassis. Side radiator biggest characteristics is the cooling fan installed in the side of the radiator, it has the advantage of air volume coverage. Side type cooling fan to produce the airflow direction parallel to the main board, which does not affect the duct inside the case, is advantageous to the case inside the duct is smooth and very suitable for extreme heat DIY players needs. The material of heat sink and the cutting process. In the eyes of many users believe that the material of radiator, of course, is to use rapid heat conduction, can quickly eliminate the heat processor, good heat dissipation effect. Indeed, USES the material with good thermal conductivity, can let the processor of the cooling effect is better. On the material of heat sink, while the thermal conductivity is best of gold and silver, but the manufacturing cost is too high! The remaining option is only copper and aluminum, but both have advantages and disadvantages of each other - — The performance of thermal conductivity of copper is strong, but the cooling heat dissipation performance is poor; The poor performance of thermal conductivity of aluminum, heat dissipation performance is strong. So some radiator manufacturer in producing radiators will choose copper and aluminum, choose pure copper base in terms of heat dissipation of heat or pure copper tube, aluminum flake in the heat dissipation of radiator choice. Now part of the radiator manufacturers association on the heat sink and heat pipe using nickel plating processing, the advantage is the effective prevention and control of oxidation. Hybrid heat pipe technology is polished contact directly set on the pedestal, let the heat pipe and heat dissipation fan directly connected, thus increasing the utilization rate of the heat pipe. Two kinds of technology on the processing technology and appearance only have subtle differences. This hybrid compared to previous connection mode, the biggest role is to increase the efficiency of heat pipe, and in contrast to save the cost, but is not to say that the cooling effect is good, the overall design also look at the radiator thermal effect. The kind of the heat pipe and heat dissipation efficiency of the heat pipe is what? Simply say it is a kind of high heat conduction performance of the heat transfer element, it through the liquid evaporation and condensation in the vacuum tube to transmit heat, it use wool absorption function of fluid principle, have the similar refrigerator compressor refrigeration effect. It has a very high thermal conductivity, excellent isothermal property, heat flux variability, reversible heat flow direction, can be spread over a long distance for a series of advantages. The above content from 'wen ling chi auto air conditioning manufacturing co. , LTD. '


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Message from our CEO 2019
New technology has contributed to reducing Elkem's NOₓ emissions by 13% since 2015. Sustainability remains a fundamental pillar as our improvement efforts continues with full force in 2020.
Elkem is among the world’s most environmentally friendly manufacturers of silicon-based materials. At the same time, Elkem, like the rest of the process industry, emits climate gasses through the production processes because there are no viable technological alternatives today. Our products are a very important part of the solution for the low carbon society that is necessary to combat climate change at the same time as we understand that we have some sustainability challenges that we must manage.
Setting ambitious, but achievable sustainability goals is important to Elkem, and we are taking initiatives to improve every year. By applying new technology developed by Elkem’s experts at several of our furnaces, NOₓ emissions have been reduced by 13% since 2015. In 2020, two additional furnace upgrades will be completed, targeting a reduction of Elkem’s NOₓ emissions by an additional 10 percentage points. For reducing fossil CO₂ emissions Elkem continues to increase the amount of bio-carbon used as a reductant in its silicon and ferrosilicon production and has for the first time in Elkem’s history run a furnace close to 100 percent on sustainable biocarbon in Paraguay. Simultaneously, electrical energy input for most of our furnaces is produced with renewable hydro power. Later this year the new energy recovery plant at Elkem Salten will allow us to recover enough heat energy from furnace off-gas to generate 275 GWh per year of new electricity from heat that was previously wasted, equal to 15,000 Norwegian household´s electricity consumption. This increases resource-use efficiency and secures greater adoption of clean and environmentally friendly energy.
Globally all plants are continuously working to reduce waste and dust emissions. At the Yongdeng plant in China we continue to invest substantially in dust reduction, and at the group level Elkem targets a 30% reduction in dust by 2025. In addition to efforts to make our production processes more environmentally friendly and sustainable, Elkem’s ferrosilicon, silicon, carbon and silicones products are important in the development of the solar and wind industry and are also significant components within the battery industry. Specialty silicones products contribute to prolonging the life of thousands of other products, thereby reducing waste and the need for replacements.
These are essential examples of Elkem’s work to promote sustainable industrialisation, foster innovation and combat climate change. Recognising Elkem’s efforts and position as part of the solution, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries asked Elkem in 2018 to chair Process21, a threeyear project that will give the Norwegian government strategic advice on how the process industry can reach the goal of increased value creation with zero emissions in 2050. Process21 will submit its recommendations in December 2020.
Last and not least, health and safety continue to be one of Elkem’s core pillars. Decent working conditions and healthy and productive employees are key in order to promote economic development and growth. Without safety, we can forget about all the rest. A zero-harm workplace protecting labour rights will continue to be our organisation’s main focus. Fundamentally we have a good status, but we must always continue in our efforts to improve further.
Michael Koenig CEO, Elkem ASA
"A zero-harm workplace protecting labour rights will continue to be our organisation’s main focus"


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2016 Edible Book FestivalNews item published on: 2016-03-29 17:35:00
University Libraries and the Southern Miss Food Research Group are hosting an Edible Book Festival in the Cook Library Learning Commons Gallery on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 10 a.m.
Since its inception in 1999, the International Edible Book Festival is held annually on or around April 1st - the birthday of Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826), the French author of a witty book on food entitled Physiologie du goût. Dozens of libraries and cultural organizations around the world have held their own festivals to celebrate his work.
Come by the Cook Library Learning Commons Gallery to check out the submissions from Southern Miss faculty, staff, and students as well as members of the Hattiesburg community. Light refreshments will be served. More information about the festival and examples of edible books can be found at http://libguides.lib.usm.edu/ediblebookfest and on Pinterest.
For questions about the festival, contact Elena Azadbakht at [email protected] or 601.266. 6424.

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building your house vs buying – Under garden basements 5 great reasons to go under
The sun beat down from overhead with this kind of intensity I had been breaking out in a sweat whilst sitting in the shade. I used ton’t mind the heat, I was just glad to be out. However, it did impede the rate of our progress at the construction website.
I will acknowledge that construction houses was perhaps not in my own job description. As I sat there with my back against a shrub I squeezed a half jar of water on my mind. A grin crossed my face, not because I felt refreshed, however because I had been truly content. I recognized a gentle breeze which unexpectedly drifted across the scene and took my own thoughts with it. My mind started to wonder. How did I arrive here?
Wasn’t there something more to life than regular and monotony? At times I would often wonder if most everyone was really waking up in the morning motivated by the job that they were doing and how their lives were unfolding. I wanted a switch. I needed to eventually become consciously engaged in something positive that will give me a feeling of purpose. Does that also exist, and if yes where do I register? Perhaps it’s easier said than done. Yet, I finally took the initiative and started to see this dream when I traveled to Costa Rica to a whim and found myself volunteering with Habitat for Humanity International. Can one person really transform the whole world? I needed to discover.
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and making decent, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and activity. Habitat just started a brand new International Volunteer Program (IVP) for long-term volunteers and that I had been the initial to go through the app. I felt that this is an enormous opportunity since the organization was built and existed on the aid of volunteers. Beginning I had been somewhat on edge, in the time I found my groove over the Habitat frame. It was incredible – that I was actually enjoying off ice work. I participate in the development of materials such as a volunteer manual, meeting guides, and evaluation forms. I worked with a task force for the continuous advancement of this IVP program. I handled an on-site volunteer training plan at El Salvador. Yet the best part in my job was getting to work alongside other volunteers, those who were there not because they had to be but were there simply because they wished to be.
As far as the volunteers were concerned my job was to coordinate housing and arrival logistics, administer orientations, and support them throughout their stay. There is this type of charisma between the volunteers I’d go on it a step further and plan weekend trips and after work excursions. We wound up not just changing the lives of others, however, shifting the lifestyles of each other.
Normally as I could I’d break out from the office and accept volunteers build trips to Habitat building landscapes throughout Costa Rica. It was heart warming to see first hand the culmination of one’s job. Out at the sight we’d work alongside the benefiting Habitat family who was always very receptive, helpful, and appreciative of the help. The scene was a amazing amalgamation of cultures, economic backgrounds, and faith. The frequent bond which tied us together was the easy notion of developing a home. Only watching everybody working, laughing, smiling, and sharing generated a feeling so rich with emotion that I made me rethink how I recognized riches. The house was emblematic greater than just a place of residence. It represented a motto, a coming together, and an inherent comprehension of equality that we’ll carry together for the remainder of our own lives. As cliché as it may sound, it had been authentic. We’re not just building houses, but we were building resides.
Internationally or conflict resolution or individual rights, poverty or the surroundings – it’s disheartening to consider there are so many methods to get involved and give back to the international community. It isn’t important where you start to start making positive contributions just as long as you make your decision to actually start somewhere. Fundamentally, this really is one of the toughest decisions to make. Did I eradicate poverty housing? Maybe not even close. Did I succeed? Absolutely! The serenity of my experience taught me that I cannot eliminate poverty housing, that directed me into this answer I was searching for. Perhaps 1 man can’t change the planet, but the entire world can certainly change for one person. And it’s this domino effect, that should disperse across the globe we can, together, achieve the unthinkable and create a world that reflects the warmth of humanity instead of its own indifference.
BuildingFurniture, SchoolBuilding, House BuildingGames, House BuildingPlans, BuildingVehicles


In the Russian module “Zvezda” on the International Space Station (ISS), new potential air leaks have been discovered. The crew sealed three of them with linings or sealant, but so far this has not reduced the rate of leakage. About it RIA News said David West, spokesman for NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Board.
According to him, specialists from Russia and NASA tried using several methods to find the exact places of other leaks, in addition to those that had already been identified. West assured that now the air leak from the intermediate chamber of the “Star” does not threaten the safety of the crew.
Earlier it was reported that the United States and Russia created a working group to jointly search for an air leak in the Russian Zvezda module on the ISS and eliminate it. According to a spokesman for NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Board, Roscosmos has formed a commission to combat the leak. American astronaut Susan Helms said that a joint team was also created to potentially avoid the negative consequences associated with the problem.


Tamil and Kannada actress Nikita Thukral is said to have opted out of the Kannada remake of the Bollywood super-duper hit film The Dirty Picture for fear that the remake version may neither fully reflect the late Silk Smitha’s life nor carry forward the sheen of the original version.
Based on the life and times of ‘Silk’ Smitha who ruled the roost for one-and-a-half decades before ending her life with a tragic suicide in the mid-nineties, the Hindi version fetched for its heroine Vidya Balan her first-ever national award for ‘best actress’. The film is now about to be remade in Kannada. Reports say that Pakistani actress Veena Malik has been finalized to play ‘Silk’ Smitha’s role.
Before Veena, some leading Kannada actresses were approached to play Silk’s role in the film but they backed out. Nikita and Pooja Gandhi were reportedly approached by a leading Kannada film producer to play the lead role in the remake of TDP in Kannada.
Pooja confirms that she was indeed approached to play Vidya’s role in the original version but said that she didn’t even consider starring in the film. “If you ask me, the Hindi version was made in a superb manner. I humbly feel the remake version might not work in Kannada. That’s why I didn’t take up the offer,” said Pooja. Nikita, on the other hand, has a different story to narrate which forced her to refuse the offer.
“Though it’s said to be the remake of TDP, I’m afraid the makers might end up making the story of a sex worker instead of an actress. The script looks like it and as such, I didn’t want to be part of it as the film may not be a tribute to the late ‘Silk’ Smitha. I felt that by staring in the film, I might be disappointing the Kannadiga fans and movie-goers. I’m happy that I’m not doing the film,” says Nikita.
Trishul, the director of the remake version, has denied Nikita’s accusations.


Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017
The Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 features 6061 Aluminum Alloy frame and equipped with the proven Yamaha PW mid-drive system, an attractive price to performance ratio.
Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 features 6061 Aluminum Alloy with Gravity Casting Interface frame and a Yamaha PW mid-drive system as its motor.
The birth of the SDURO class opened up the world of ePerformance to a wider range of riders by offering them a quality model line at even more affordable prices. Powered by the reliable and extremely successful Yamaha eBike system, SDURO offers enormous riding pleasure at a great value.
Frame: The Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 features a lightweight hydroformed 6061 aircraft grade aluminum frame. It has a high strength to weight ratio and is highly resistant to corrosion. The frame also features a cable inlet system giving the bike an elegant solution for routing the wires and cables. Some other notable frame features include a gravity cast junction giving superior strength to the central load area and the Haibike’s high clearance centrally mounted motor is protected with their unique skidguard design.
Brakes: The Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 is equipped with high-quality Magura MT4 aluminum brakes. In addition to providing reliable stopping power, these brakes are low-maintenance and easy-to-control.
Drivetrain: The Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 features Shimano Deore XT M786 Shadow Plus 20-speed derailleur, dual chainring and Shimano Deore M610 Rapidfire shifter located on the grip.
Top Speed: Like most electric bikes sold in the US, the Haibike SDURO HardSeven 6.0 2017 has a top speed of 20 mph in keeping with federal law. There are ways to remove this speed limit for use on private roadways, however the jury is still out on how this will impact your Warranty. Until we get an official word from Haibike, we’re going to err on the side of caution. Please contact us to learn about the concerns with making this modification.
Sizing Options: It comes in a variety of sizes; Extra Small (35cm), Small (40cm), Medium (45cm), Large (50cm) and Extra Large (55cm). If you’re unsure of what size would be best for you, please contact us so that we can assist you in finding your correct fit.
Tires: The power meets the ground with it’s Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo SnakeSkin 70-584 tires.
Accessories: Our team has a lot of experience outfitting bikes with additional accessories, so be sure to reach out to us if there’s anything you may need.
Motor: The proven Yamaha PW engine is a powerful and highly reliable engine. Thanks to its Zero-Cadence support and helps the driver right from the first revolution of the crank. One of the few means engines it also allows a dual chainring, which offers a greater range of gear ratios and thus an even better uphill and downhill performance. Given him make its high maximum torque of up to 80Nm, its compact size and the low noise one of the best drives for sportive eBike.
Display: The proven Yamaha multifunction display provides a quick overview of all the information of the Yamaha system. The removable display can be operated simply by the attached links on the handlebar remote from the handle. The special holder it can be mounted in different positions.
Information available include the selection and display of the support levels (Off, Eco +, Eco, Standard, High) and the display of the battery charging level, remaining range, driving, average and maximum speed, daily and total kilometers, time and the current support level. About the Remote light can be switched on and off as well as a pushing aid to 6km / h are activated.
Dual Chainring: The driver benefits greater from dual chainring compared to single pinion gear ratio range. Whether minor reduction on the mountain, higher gearing downhill or on long journeys – remain both drivers and the system in an optimal cadence range.
Skidplate: Especially with eMTBs include bouncing or rockfalls, which can seriously damage the deep-seated motor, an everyday occurrence. The Skidplate is useful as a protective device not only from a technical perspective, it also encompasses optical engine.So this is visually part of the frame. The result is a technically perfect tailed motor which, as its standard solution, a non-autogenous part is not, but is a self-evident center of ePerformance bikes.
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Yamaha PW-System – USA, 500W
Yamaha Lithium Ion, 500 Wh
Yamaha quick charger 4A
SR Suntour Raidon XC-RL-R 27.5 Air 15QLC2 Remote Lockout, air/oil, Travel: 120mm, aluminium steerer tube 1 1/8″ – 1 1/2″ tapered, thru-axle Boost
Deore XT M786 Shadow Plus, 20-speed, Shimano
Shimano Deore XT M786
Shimano Deore M610, rapidfire
Shimano HG50, 11-36 teeth
FSA aluminium, 32-44
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Magura MT4 , aluminium
Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo SnakeSkin, 70-584
Alexrims MD40, hollow rim, aluminium
XLC Evo disc, thru axle 15×110 boost
XLC Evo disc, thru axle 12×148 boost
Haibike Components TheBar ++
XLC lock on grips Sport
Haibike Components TheStem ++, A-Head, Bar bore: 31.8mm, 12˚
A-Head Alloy Tapered
Selle Royal Voga
Haibike Components TheSeatpost ++, Patent, 31.6mm
XLC Freeride, Plattform Pedal
As the new 2017 electric bikes roll in, it is our job to ensure that our customers have the very first opportunity available to pre-order their electric bike. Pre-ordering with Propel is made simple. In order to be among the first to get your hands on your 2017 electric bike, a small deposit of $250 is required. For the most up-to-date availability information or to pre-order, please contact [email protected] or give us a call at 718-643-4542.
This electric bike is expected to be available for shipment as early as January of 2017.
Below sizes are recommended as a good starting point when thinking about sizing. Please contact us for recommendations based on your specific needs.
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|E||HEAD TUBE LENGTH||140 mm||140 mm||140 mm||140 mm||140 mm|
|F||HEAD TUBE ANGLE||70 °||70 °||70 °||70 °||70 °|
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Trying New Things I definitely fall into the category of photographers who get bored doing the same thing over and over again. Although I am often hired to shoot a style that my clients see on my website or portfolio, or shoot images for a […]
Adding Keywords to multiple images in Lightroom
Let’s preface this blog entry by stating that what follows makes no sense at all.
I ran into some inconsistent Lightroom behaviour when trying to add keywords to images. The scenario was this: I needed to add the same keyword to a number of photos all at once. While you can do this as you import the images, sometimes you’ll be importing images which shouldn’t all have the same keywords so doing it in Lightroom later on makes more sense.
Problem is that you have to be in the right view to do it – choose the wrong one and you can waste a lot of time and have precious little to show for it. Please Adobe – make this simpler and more intuitive because right now it’s darn right frustrating and it really makes no sense at all.
Until Adobe fixes the problem, here’s the low down on adding the same keywords to multiple images in Lightroom. First select the Library and then choose Grid View, if you don’t this things will fail, miserably. Choose View > Grid or click the Grid View button.
Now select the images to add the keywords to – click on one and Shift + Click on the last, for example. Type the keywords in the box which says “Click here to add keywords” and press Enter.
You can also copy keywords from one image and then paste them into others by copying the keywords then select the images to paste into (making sure you are in Grid view – it doesn’t work otherwise) and then paste the keywords into the “Click here to add keywords” box – use Control + V to do this.
If you try this and it fails you’re not in Grid view. Heaven help me – there’s no reason I can see why you should have to go into Grid View to do it but you do.. so now you know.
Sharpening is the last step in editing an image. If you’re working in Lightroom then you have a very sophisticated Sharpening tool at your disposal. It’s hard to determine what the coolest part of the process is – the Detail and Masking sliders or the […]
Digital photos shot at high ISO speeds often suffer from noise. And all digital photos have a slight softness due to the nature of imaging sensors. Like all imaging software, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have features for fixing these flaws. But using these features isn’t […]
The Virtual copy feature of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom lets you experiment with multiple editing options for an image without duplicating the original image. So, for example, if you have an image that you think would look good either with its color enhanced or rendered in […]
After many years as a keen amateur photographer, I decided to start a small landscape photography business called Lakescenes which I ran alongside my main job as an IT Manager. As business increased, I found myself working long, but rewarding, hours just to keep up […]
Rob Sheppard is a naturalist, nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. He is the author/photographer of over 40 books, as well as a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and a Fellow with the […]
Gary Hart has photographed California’s natural beauty for over 30 years. Gary’s photos and writing have appeared in many publications, most recently Outdoor Photographer and Sierra Heritage magazines. You’ll also find his images in greeting cards, postcards, calendars, and many galleries and private collections throughout the world.
Originally from Poland, based in London UK, Jaroslav has background in Fine Arts, degree in Architecture, and wide array of experience. Being an Architect taught him how to be resourceful and to solve complex problems with simple, yet innovative solutions. Constant passion for graphic & […]
Deliberately shooting Unsharp pictures…..Why? Wouldn’t it be just a little bit, well…naughty? Of course it would, which is why it’s so much fun. It’s not as though the ‘focus police’ are going to come and check to see you have correctly used your equipment ………….right? […]
Taking Control of Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness is at the very heart of photography. When you shoot a photo on your camera one of two things happen. Either the camera saves the image as a Raw file or as a Jpeg. The fundamental difference between […]


Source: Sky & Telescope Magazine
Even if you aren't a regular stargazer, the skies hold a special treat tonight after sunset. Venus--a planet so bright it is nicknamed the evening star--will shine next to the crescent moon in the southwestern sky. The pair will grow more brilliant as the dusky sky deepens and should be most striking in late twilight, before either celestial half begins to set. In fact, the two bodies are far apart: the moon is some 251,000 miles from Earth; Venus is nearly 400 times farther. But from our vantage, the two will appear to pass.
If by chance you miss this evening's show, you can catch a replay in one month, on December 29, at which point the moon will have lapped our planet and caught up with Venus once more. Look also for a third object near the moon and Venus in December, a faint star called Delta Capricorni or Deneb Algedi. You will have to look hard. The light from the moon will have reached your eyes in 1.3 seconds, whereas that from Delta Capricorni will have traveled for 39 years before you see it. Throughout the entire coming winter, Venus will continue to shine brighter and higher in the western or southwestern sky.


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UK, 2013, dark cabaret / gypsy jazz
Gimme wide-mouthed lipstick-smeared vocals meticulously enunciating over a megaphone. Gimme a freaky lady holding the marionette strings over lazy gypsy brass with moments of bewildered, cockney hip hop cadences. What a beautiful slice of schizophrenia! Overthinking this one will drive you mad. Just kick back, and leave the door unlocked; the troupe will let itself in.


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Alaska's Sarah Palin, little more than halfway into her first term as governor, announced Friday that she not only wouldn't be seeking re-election in 2010, but that she would be stepping down and handing over the reins of office to the state's lieutenant governor.
The 45-year-old Palin, who was Sen. John McCain's running mate on the Republican ticket for 2008, wasn't specific on why she would not complete her term as governor, an office she assumed in December 2006.
Flanked by members of her family outside her home in Wasilla, Palin said she loved her job and loved Alaska, but was doing what was best for her state.
"To embrace the conventional 'lame-duck' status in this particular climate would just be another dose of 'politics as usual,' something I campaigned against and will always oppose. ... I'm not going to put Alaskans through that. I promised efficiencies and effectiveness."
A statement issued by the governor's office listed "selected accomplishments" of her administration. Read the statement.
The transfer of power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take place at a Fairbanks picnic on July 26; Lt. Gen. Craig Campbell will then assume the role of lieutenant governor, according to Palin's office. "The transition will be very smooth," the governor said.
Palin -- the first female governor of Alaska and the youngest person elected to that state's highest office -- is said to be considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
Yet since her surprise nomination to the Republican ticket in late August 2008, Palin has been as magnetic among party loyalists as she has been polarizing. From the get-go, she has been dogged by media scrutiny and revelations about her political record and even her family. For example, a few days after she came to national prominence, Palin announced that her oldest daughter was pregnant and would marry the baby's father. (The two youngsters did not marry and apparently are separated.)
Following some unimpressive appearances and interviews, the governor became fodder for late-night TV humorists, including Tina Fey of "Saturday Night Live." (Recent jokes by talk-show host David Letterman singled out Palin's daughters and resulted in an apology.)
Moreover, an article in the August issue of Vanity Fair magazine featured open criticism from former members of her campaign team.
Citing the criticism, Palin pointed out Friday that "you are naïve if you don't see a full-court press from the national level picking away right now," presumably at herself. She commented that her youngest child in particular, Trig, was "mocked and ridiculed by some pretty mean-spirited adults."
The governor also highlighted that she's been the subject of "frivolous ethics accusations," and that she fought against federal stimulus money for Alaska because of concern about the "obscene national debt. ... It is immoral.
"My choice is to take a stand and effect change, and not just hit our head against the wall and watch valuable state time and money -- millions of your dollars -- go down the drain in this new political environment," Palin added. "I cannot stand here as your governor and allow the millions of dollars and all that time go to waste just so that I can hold the title of governor.
"We know we can effect positive change outside government at this moment in time, on another scale, and actually make a difference."


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I'm back. For real this time. I plan on having this book completed by October and I'm gonna be updating as much as possible. If this book turns out good, I'll consider a sequel when Descendants 3 releases next year in 2019.
On another note, I'm gonna try my best to tie this plot together good so that it isn't all over the place. Looking forward to actually getting some work done with this story. I want to thank each and everyone one of you for the continued support. Never in my life did I think I would get over 19K reads on a Wattpad story. It's results like these that encourage me to improve myself and do better as a writer. Thank you guys! ❤
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The Jock and the Nerd [A Disney Descendants Fanfic]Fanfiction
Carlos had always secretly loved Jay. However, he was afraid to confess his feelings. After a series of events causing the two to get closer emotionally and mentally, he finally works up the courage to tell Jay. Will that be a good thing?

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Seville Bike tour
Ideal to discover Seville. Enjoy the ride through the most important places of the city by the bike lanes
Riding a bike, we will discover the most picturesque corners and the most important monuments and its rich history.
After riding around the Arenal neighborhood we will cross the Guadalquivir river to visit the famous Triana district. Then the tour will lead us to the 1929 Seville exhibition area and the María Luisa Park.
Afterwards, we will visit the Santa Cruz neighborhood and stop next to the most important monuments of Seville. Our tour will be finished by riding around the jewish quarter to reach the point of origin. A tour of all the monuments and emblematic corners of the city.
We have more than 60 bikes and differents sizes and types. Also we have helmets. After the tour you can enjoy the bike for free the rest of the day.
Reduced price (children from 4 to 17): € 20.
DepartureTrajano 6 street
Departure TimeWe will start at 11:00 am tuesday, thursday, friday. Please arrive 15 min before. / We will start in the afternoon monday, wednesday and saturday.
Return TimeApproximately 1:30 pm at the morning tours.
Not IncludedEntrances to monumentsPrivate transportAccommodationMeals and drinks
Calle Trajano 6, 41001 Seville


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"Meet at the Miami Central Approach"
Two Brighline trains meet on the Miami Central "Approach" as the sun rises over the city.
"Miami Central Departure"
The sun rises over the city of Miami as the 7:40am northbound Brightline train to West Palm Beach descends from Miami Central.
Bright Pink approachesMiamii whilst working the 0800 from West Palm Beach.
106 is the lead loco...
Bright Green departs West Palm Beach whilst working the 1400 to Miami, 29 Nov 2018.
The Charger locomotives each end are 108 & 102.
Bright day on the Brightline. The GoBrightline Orange set flies past the control point at Fort Lauderdale Bridge on the morning of Sunday, December 9, 2018. Bracketed by Siemens SCB-40s 101 and 10... (more)
The Noon Brightline departs the West Palm Beach station with the pink trainset on a beautiful Sunday.
A Brightline service is seen above the streets of Miami. The new Brightline system includes massive infrastructure such as this approach to Miami Central which has dramatically changed downtown.
The 0913 Brightline Service departs the massive Miami Central. This not just another start up! The station is still not complete with office space and Tri Rail still coming.
Brightline flies around the curve at Deerfield Beach.
Brightline flies across the Deerfield Beach bridge on its way to West Palm Beach.
A Brightline service crosses the New River Fort Lauderdale, sometimes called the Venice of America due to the many waterways. Meanwhile Brightline adds more trains to meet demand.

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See the Rent Live Cast Side by Side With the Film's Cast
Rent is getting ready to be shared with a whole new generation through Fox's live production later this month. While the Broadway musical first opened in 1996, it was eventually turned into a film in 2005, starring a handful of the original cast members. As Fox gets ready to adapt the memorable story, we're anxious to see how some of the new stars will portray the memorable characters.
Vanessa Hudgens is set to take on Idina Menzel's memorable role as Maureen, while Jordan Fisher will be playing the show's lead Mark, who was originally played by Anthony Rapp. Before Fox's Rent Live premieres on Jan. 27, see how the new stars stack up against the movie cast ahead.
Anthony Rapp as Mark
The Star Trek: Discovery actor originated the role of Mark in the Broadway musical and reprised the role for the 2005 film.
Jordan Fisher as Mark
The 24-year-old singer, who previously starred in Fox's Grease Live, will take on the role of Mark.
Jesse L. Martin as Tom
The Flash star played Tom in the original Broadway production and again in the film.
Brandon Victor Dixon as Tom
The former Hamilton star, who made headlines for his role as Judas in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live, will play Tom in Fox's live production.
Tracie Thoms as Joanne
Though Fredi Walker played Joanne in the original Broadway production, the 9-1-1 actress played the character in the film.
Kiersey Clemons as Joanne
The 25-year-old Dope star will be playing Joanne in Fox's live production.
Taye Diggs as Benjamin
The actor played Benjamin in both the original Broadway production and the film.
Mario as Benjamin
The "Let Me Love You" singer will play Benjamin in the live production.
Idina Menzel as Maureen
Menzel rose to stardom with her role as Maureen in the Broadway production of Rent, and she reprised her role in the 2005 film.
Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen
After playing Mimi in the Hollywood Bowl's production of Rent, Hudgens, who previously starred in Fox's Grease Live, will portray Maureen this time around.
Adam Pascal as Roger
The Broadway star originated the role of Roger in the musical and played him again in the film.
Brennin Hunt as Roger
The country singer will play Roger in the live production.
Rosario Dawson as Mimi
Though Daphne Rubin-Vega originated the role of Mimi in the Broadway production, the Daredevil actress took on the role in the film.
Tinashe as Mimi
The singer and dancer will play Mimi in the live production.
Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel
The Tony-winning actor originated the role of Angel in the Broadway production and reprised the role in the film.
Valentina as Angel
RuPaul's Drag Race's Valentina will play Angel in the live production.


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Archbishop of Vancouver J. Michael Miller has issued an apology after the unearthing of children’s remains near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Archbishop stated that all church archives will be handed over to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation to aid in the investigation as an act of transparency.
“I take this opportunity to reflect upon the apology I gave publicly before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2013,” said Miller. “Words to which I remain committed and accountable: ‘I wish to apologize sincerely and profoundly to the survivors and their families, as well as to all those subsequently affected, for the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of those Catholics who perpetrated mistreatment of any kind in these residential schools.’”
Miller committed to the following steps in a subsequent disclosure:
Full transparency with church archives and records regarding all residential schools while strongly urging other Catholic and government organizations to do the same;
Offering support and counselling for those whose family members may be buried on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School;
Offering to assist with technological and professional support to help the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and other affected Nations in whatever way they choose to honour, retrieve and remember their deceased children;
Committing to support the same process and resources es to all Nations whose territories Catholic run residential schools were forcibly located, and which fall within the historical boundaries of Archdiocese of Vancouver;
Renew efforts to listen to indigenous people.
This announcement comes shortly after Chief Roy Whitney of the Tsuut’ina Nation called on the Catholic Church to open all of its residential school records to law enforcement.
“It is with the deepest sadness that we learned of the discovery of over 200 deceased
children buried at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia,” said Whitney stated last week.
"The tragedy of their anonymous interment during a separation from their families, and the understandable worry that arises as to causes of death, are only slightly mitigated by the knowledge that they are now in peace with the Creator. Not only do our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters in affected British Columbia Nations, but we pledge any other assistance that may be required in the days ahead.”
“While church officials were the custodians of these children, the federal government had a fiduciary duty of care,” added the Chief.
In wake of the allegations, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has called on Calgary’s public and Catholic school boards to rename Langevin and Bishop Grandin schools.
“It’s time for us to figure out ways to truly include indigenous peoples in the prosperity of this nation,” said Nenshi.

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Welcome to the week! Before we get much further into the news and views and issues, here’s a roundup the most notable items our editors and readers came across in the past seven days…
Theyyyy’rrre baaaack: Our friend Doug Gordon (Brooklyn Spoke, War on Cars) lays out the situation many cities find themselves in as car use and traffic comes roaring back after the pandemic, and why there’s still hope to stem the tide.
Business pushback: A new policy in Denver, Colorado aimed at a return to post-pandemic work commutes would have required large employers to discourage car use and come up with a plan to incentivize other modes. That is, until it was killed by business owners.
E-bike rebates: There’s now a Senate version of the E-BIKE Act, which would give people a tax credit for 30% of the cost of a new electric bike. A House version of the bill was introduced back in February.
Berlin bikenomics: A study of German shoppers and business owners found that (similar to a study in the U.S. we covered in 2012) businesses overestimated the amount of their customers who arrived by car.
Why we still widen freeways: “The entire government is wrapped around freeway construction… So just knowing that freeway widening is pointless and destructive isn’t enough,” reports Streetsblog SF, in this solid article on the politics of freeway widening.
Dangerous road recipe: Streetsblog has the details on new research about the most dangerous roads in America for people on foot. The top offenders tend to have four or more lanes, 30 mph an hour or more speed limit, and lots of destinations.
Low-car Boston: This piece from Boston Magazine offers a useful overview of what it takes for a major city to move toward a low-car future. Portlanders should take notes.
Not an “accident”: A high-profile NFL coach was on a bike ride and died after he was hit from behind by a car driver. Unfortunately the tragedy was widely reported as a a “bike accident”.
Eat in the streets: “Outdoor dining, starting as a pandemic lifeline, has gone from a seasonal attraction to an urban essential,” says renown expert and urban planner Janette Sadik-Khan in a new op-ed.
Transportation talks: As negotiations over a major transportation funding bill continues, a major disagreement between Democrats and Republicans is how much to spend on transit versus highways.
Olympic bike racing: Two unlikely winners took home road racing gold medals in Tokyo: Richard Carapaz of Ecuador won the men’s race and relative unknown Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the strange and amazing women’s race.
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Bikes and their components are already scarce without tax credits. As of now, the only people I see benefiting will be suppliers and retailers.
Carapaz isn’t much of a surprise. I’m happy for Ecuador, but maybe not his trade team sponsored by petrochemical and automotive concerns.
Re: “Bikes and their components are already scarce without tax credits.”
That is a short-term problem due to COVID and supply chain issues.
The industry will be able to increase supply if there is evidence that this is a sustained increase in demand, not just a short-term boom to be followed by a bust. When we think about 2022 and 2023, a 30% tax credit could be a big boost for e-bikes.
I’ve yet to read anything suggesting that the supply chain will recover and have any slack in that timeframe. The credit would go straight into inflation.
That’s largely correct when supply is inelastic, which is definitely the case right now.
The hard-hitting journalists at Boston Magazine have concluded that for Boston to break into a low-car future, “We simply have to build better.” There’s really not much more to the article than that… (well that and fix the MBTA, the seemingly impossible task Boston has struggled with and largely failed to do for decades).
Boston is a relatively compact city (much smaller than Portland and is only a tiny part of the metro area), but is cursed with a street grid literally laid out by cows. Cars are definitely a problem, but I think the only hope is automation by fleet vehicle companies. Too many people live in the suburbs and the MBTA will never be able to serve them. And the post-covid future of traditional transit anywhere seems pretty grim.
Good luck, Boston!
During the “Spanish” flu, there was a 3-year lag before transit ridership returned to pre-1918 levels. We’ve gone 18 months so far, so we still have another 18 months to ridership recovery. I Figure between the increased congestion, global warming, and Russian hackers next targeting owners car navigation and keyless doors for ransom, we’ll get those numbers back up in no time.
Two ecocidal parties but one of them is more hypocritical.
I don’t drive very much, but I know I’d drive even less with an ebike. I’m having a hard time justifying the cost. The ebike credit would do it.


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I love thee in the morning, shredded and sprinkled in the frying pan as my eggs tango with you... you are Mexican blend, of course. Never mind that the Tango is from Argentina... close enough.
I love thee sweetened with apricots and sugar, eaten by the sweetest morsel with coffee. That's a triple vente Americano. The coffee... not the cheese.
I love thee in the raw, unpasturized, "kay-so" form, spread smoothly on a corn tortlla and rolled up in the heat of the afternoon.
I love thee in the little Baby Bell snack form, well formed and dressed in your slick waxy red suit.
I love you on a platter... with fruit... and wine... even at weddings that I wished I didn't have to attend.
I love thee from a cow. I love thee from a goat. I love thee in a car. I love thee in a boat.
Oh cheese... our love is so delicious.
It is a forbiden love... one that comes from my *ahem* condition. That cruel intolerance I have for your brothers, milk and ice cream. But you... you treat me better. You are the one I pledge my heart to... or at least my stomach to. We never know what the future holds. All I know is that while you are good to me, I will continue to love you, too.
We are still talking about cheese, right?


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Ottawa ON — The first of what will hopefully be an annual Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Ottawa was held on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
The day kicked off with a special presentation ceremony in Mayor Jim Watson’s Office at Ottawa City Hall, where The Men’s D.E.N. founder, Jean-François Claude, received a framed, signed copy of the official City of Ottawa Proclamation from the Mayor and City Councillor Bob Monette.
Representatives from The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic, Partners for Mental Health, the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre and Ottawa Public Health were also in attendance.
The day was capped off with Breaking Down Barriers for Beards, an information session on male depression, Mindfulness and mental health resources in our community.
The event, held at the Orléans Client Service Centre in Ottawa’s east end, attracted over 40 participants from across the City and beyond to hear presentations from The Royal, OMC, O-CCRC and the Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region.


APAC 5G Leaders’ CxO Summit
Following the launch of scale commercial 5G networks in 2019/2020 by pioneering countries, commercial deployments have gained momentum with more countries around the world rolling out commercial 5G services in the last 12 months. As at the end of Q2 2021, 170 operators in 69 markets had launched commercial 5G networks. By the end of this year, with 5G becoming mainstream and accelerating more commercial deployments, GSMA expects approximately 239 operators in 83 markets globally to have launched commercial 5G networks on the way to 405 operators in 125 markets by the end of 2025.
Most operators initially launched 5G services via the 5G NSA approach to (1) deliver high speed connectivity to consumers with 5G enabled terminals and by (2) leveraging existing network investments in LTE RAN and EPC. However, to offer flexible true 5G services , 5G pioneering operators are now taking the extra step and moving to or launching 5G SA networks to provide fully virtualized services enabled by cloud native architecture.
Singapore is one of these pioneering countries with all of its mobile operators, Singtel, M1, Starhub and TPG Mobile now providing commercial 5G services. Since the commercial deployment of 5G NSA services in September 2020, Singtel in Singapore ambitiously launched the 5G SA network in May of this year. Singtel, M1 and Starhub now all offer 5G SA services and 5G SA is expected to play a key role in accelerating the digital transformation of consumer and enterprise sectors across verticals and the wider economy in Singapore.
The GSMA with the support of Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is holding the 3rd APAC 5G Leaders’ CxO Virtual Summit, Singapore on October 13th and 14th 2021 from 1500 to 1730 Singapore time for both days.
The summit will bring together VIP guests from government and industry to consider topics of immediate relevance related to post launch 5G commercial services covering:
• Singapore’s 5G Strategy and Deployment
• Policy enablers for realising the full potential of 5G
• Launching 5G Stand Alone Networks
• Open RAN in 5G
• Innovative Services, BMs and Digital Transformation Enablers
• Driving 5G Ecosystem Growth
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Ardern said in an Instagram post on Monday it was a “genuine delight” to talk with Biden via telephone unexpectedly, and later told journalists she offered the President-elect admittance to information on New Zealand’s COVID-19 reaction.
“A significant part of the call zeroed in on the craving of our two nations to work agreeably on a scope of issues of shared interest. We examined COVID-19 and the President-elect talked decidedly about New Zealand’s reaction to the pandemic,” Ardern said.
“The President-elect likewise expressed that was his main need and I offered to him and his group admittance to the New Zealand group and wellbeing authorities to share our experience and things we’ve learnt on our COVID-19 excursion.”
Ardern recognized that New Zealand has a few “points of interest, for example, a characteristic canal around the nation, making it simpler to close the fringe. Be that as it may, she said the US could gain from the Government’s trying, contact following and confinement measures.
“I question that he would have said that he needed to examine the issue further except if that was something he needed to do. Regardless of whether that is finished by an authorities’ level or whether that is done at pioneer level, in my view what we can offer is the equivalent,” Ardern said.
“The one proviso, as I’ve stated, is we’re generally mindful of the way that we have normal ascribes that have added to our capacity to react to COVID in the manner that we have. Our fringe is one component of that so it has implied that we’ve had some regular favorable position. In any case, remember we’ve followed up on that. We’ve had that advantage and we’ve utilized it to constructive outcome.
“Yet, it implies that I’m mindful that what we’ve done won’t have the option to be reproduced all over the place however there are numerous learnings that we’re willing to share.”
Ardern said Biden might want to “revitalize the relationship” between the US and New Zealand. Yet, when proceeded whether Biden genuinely portrayed it that way, Ardern she would need to return and keep an eye on his phrasing.
“I need to return and check the phrasing there whether that was the exact word utilized yet that would be my characterisation of the call.”
Ardern said Biden talked “well” of New Zealand’s reaction to the infection, and they additionally examined environmental change and exchange.
Yet, Ardern has not yet been welcome to the White House.
“Regardless of whether or when a visit like that may occur is completely an issue for the White House. Clearly everybody will be considering the way that we have fringe terminations at the present time so that is something I take off from to the White House,” she said.
“Yet, we discussed the way that we are both anticipating the occasion to meet vis-à-vis.”
Ardern said Australia has just stretched out a solicitation to Biden one year from now to praise the commemoration of ANZUS, and Ardern said it “appeared to be just normal” to welcomed him to New Zealand as well.
“I can disclose to you that was energetically gotten by the President-elect. He discussed his affectionate recollections of visiting New Zealand quite a long while back,” Ardern said.
Biden visited New Zealand in 2016 as Vice President under the Barack Obama organization. He was the most senior US government official to do as such since President Bill Clinton went to APEC in 1999.
“He has an interest in our district, not just originating from his visit here and the positive effect that had, yet he talked about the time that his uncle served in the battle in this locale and clearly that had affected on him and his advantage in ensuring that the United States is available in its commitment over the globe yet especially here.”
The US official political race result was called for Biden recently after he surpassed officeholder Donald Trump in the ‘milestone’ territory of Pennsylvania, giving him in excess of 270 Electoral College focuses required for triumph.
Trump, the Republican applicant, has so far wouldn’t yield triumph to his Democrat rival. He guarantees the political race was manipulated and that there was far and wide elector misrepresentation. Yet, his group is yet to give proof.
Ardern said Trump’s refusal to surrender was not a subject of her conversation with Biden.
“No, look it was a lot of planning ahead,” she said.
“As you can envision, I needed to center the time that we had on the zones where we’re truly quick to cooperate – issues like, for example, exchange… Generally, the time was overwhelmed by discussing the following stages in our relationship.”
Ardern had just recognized Biden as President-elect and Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect in an assertion delivered on November 8.
Biden likewise got salutary messages from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.
“As you will have seen we as of now have reached out as a Government for New Zealand our congrats to the President-elect so had perceived the appointive result and this call was a development to that,” Ardern said.
“You’ll see that we are in the organization of various nations that have done likewise thus we are among organization in such manner.”
Ardern was inquired as to whether she figures Biden will be superior to Trump for New Zealand, as certain savants have recommended, in light of the fact that their pair are all the more philosophically adjusted.
“There will consistently be contrasts in the manner that pioneers will work in the connections that they may as of now have, and their commitment with a nation that they bring, into the work,” Ardern said.
“Yet, unquestionably from that first call, I distinguished a tremendous measure of eagerness for the relationship that we as of now have however the capability of that relationship as well.”


I have connected the router using the network cable provided to a PC (cable is in lowest numbered LAN port)
I turned on PC and Router and the PC was set to obtain IP automatically - and it adjusted its usual IP of 172.x.x.x to 192.168.1.1 assigned by DHCP so i assume this is the router :)
I then put in the CD provided with teh router in the PC and first tried "First time router setup" - It gave me a simple diagram to connect router to PC and asks to click on "launch cisco SDM express" - This does not appear to work and receive a "page cannot be displayed message"
i decided to then leave that for a minute and instead of clicking "first time router setup" select "install SDM" i installed the software to PC. It did give the option for PC , router or both - i tried both first but i didnt know the username and pass (is there a default one?!?!)
the software installed fine - i ran the launch SDM icon on desktop. It asks for "device IP address or Hostname" so i select 10.10.10.1 fromt he dropdown (is this right/default?)
I don't tick the "this device has HTTPS enabled and i want to use it" as i dont know if it has and if it didnt i do not know how to change this.
I click launch and receive the following error
- unable to launch SDM due to one of more of the following reasons
1) The IP address or hostname is not a valid router address or is not reachable
2) HTTP/HTTPS is disabled on the router - SDM requires HTTP or HTTPS to be enabled on the router. If you are running HTTP or HTTPS on a custom port, specify the port number along with the device IP address or hostname (e.g. 10.10.10.1:<port number>
Any idea's what the problem is? Seems like i have fallen at the first hurdle.


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