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Why the National Zoo Closing its Invertebrate Exhibit is a Real Tragedy
On Sunday, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. closed its invertebrate exhibit. This exhibit, which represented 97 percent of the animals on Earth, is no longer open to the public because the zoo plans to prioritize charismatic megafauna (i.e. large animals that people care about). Specific plans include renovations to the Bird House. Among the closures, to my personal chagrin, is the Butterfly House.
This may seem like no big deal, but it’s actually a very big deal and shameful to boot. The National Zoo is shirking its responsibility as a place of education.
If you’ve ever been to a zoo, you know that certain animals really put booties in the seats. Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my! But also apes and condors and frogs. Vertebrates are popular, there’s no doubt about that. If you count every species of mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile, you’d have about 64,000 species of animal to choose from when populating a zoo. But that is nothing when you compare it to the diversity of invertebrates. As Chris Clarke at KCET put it:
64,000 species of vertebrates may seem like a lot. It’s not, compared to animal life as a whole. One 1988 estimate in the journal Science (republished here) put the overall percentage of animal species that are vertebrates at around three or four percent. We’ve discovered a lot more invertebrate species since then.
Put it this way: there are around 400,000 species of beetle known to science, with most coleopterists agreeing that the total number of beetle species on the planet, described or yet to be discovered, is at least a million.
A million beetle species, compared to a measly 64,000 covering the entire range of fish, fowl, fur, and frog.
Taking the low-end estimate, that’s 400,000 species of beetle alone, compared to 64,000 vertebrate species. There are so many other invertebrates! Butterflies and coral and octopodes. And now they have no representation at the National Zoo.
But it’s about the money! No, it’s about priorities. The National Zoo is free. It doesn’t depend as much as other zoos do on getting people to buy tickets. The zoo is choosing to invest in high-traffic animals at the expense of educating the public on the true diversity of the planet.
Zoos are one of the few places that lots of people can go learn about natural history, or the description and study of whole organisms. It’s one of the few places where we can see the many different types of animals this planet has to offer up close. What the National Zoo has done is significantly deplete our ability to appreciate biodiversity.
And that is something we need to be concerned about. In university biology departments, natural history has become an anathema. Since 1995, the median number of natural history courses a biology undergraduate needs to take is zero. As reported in Scientific American, since World War II, natural history has been replaced by focuses on cell biology or genetics:
That most professional biologists should know so little about life outside their labs is rather shocking, when you think about it. But this process began in the 20th century. At universities, process began to trump product, and what was once an esteemed part of biology evolved into a dusty, fusty relict. The pendulum swung away from outdoor field studies toward indoors laboratory research on fundamental processes. Scientists who studied underlying processes of biology — evolution, cell biology, biochemistry, etc., — got bigger grants and better publications than those who studied the organisms themselves. Funding and grants for natural history evaporated, and with them, tenured faculty positions. Pyle recalls his own college experience: “The only young naturalist on the faculty, shortly after receiving the outstanding teaching award for his magnificent classes in field natural history, was denied tenure; the department wanted superstar lab candidates who published frequently in all the right journals. A few profs interested in complete organisms survived by being strong on theory.”
With the loss of faculty positions and departments came the loss of specimen collections, which we now know are crucial for documenting the effects of climate change. People seem to think that the study of nature on this macro level is somehow done. But, like other branches of science, it’s never done.
But this isn’t just about losing biology faculty jobs. The lack of understanding of natural history has real, terrifying consequences. Understanding natural history allows us to predict outbreaks of cholera in India. Misunderstanding natural history caused us to adopt a disastrous forest fire policies that have done long term harm to the forests of the western United States.
I’m not blaming the National Zoo for shutting down natural history programs across the country. I am saying this invertebrate closure is happening at a bad time, a time when even biologists are ignorant of the true scope of diversity in the natural world. As an educational institution, the National Zoo should be trying to bridge that gap, not widen it.
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The additive "AdBlue" is used as an additional working fluid (reagent) in vehicles with diesel engines using the SCR system. The SCR technology is based on the injection of a reagent under high pressure into the catalytic converter of exhaust gases, into the exhaust gas stream, as a result of the application of this technology, nitrogen oxides in the exhaust of diesel engines turn into harmless substances - water and nitrogen. The additive is not an additive that is poured into a fuel tank – a separate container is provided for it. The "AdBlue" reagent comes into contact only with exhaust gases.
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Porter Robinson received an overwhelming amount of support for his upcoming Second Sky festival. Once pre-sale tickets were available for the originally single day event, the first day sold out in minutes.
Organizers for the festival quickly made arrangements to add an additional date to the event. Now, Second Sky festival will be on June 15th and 16th. The festival will be held at the Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in the Bay Area of Northern California.
Although first and second day tickets sold out within minutes, more fans were able to attend due to the last minute second day addition. Porter Robinson cultivated a massive line up for the event. With artists such as Madeon, G Jones, Cashmere Cat, and more; this festival is bond to be the event of the year. Porter Robinson will also be taking fans back in time and performing his notorious 2014 “Worlds Live” set this year at Second Sky.
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Fatal collision on Highway 93 near Numa Falls
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On May 8, 2021 at approximately 12:00 PM, Columbia Valley RCMP and Emergency Services responded to a fatal collision on Highway 93 near Numa Falls in Kootenay National Park.
Upon arrival it was determined that an eastbound white Freightliner semi truck was attempting to pass a slower moving passenger vehicle when it collided head-on with a westbound silver Honda Odyssey minivan. The driver of the minivan, a 65-year old man from New Brunswick, died at the scene. Three female passengers in the minivan, all from New Brunswick and ranging in age from 12-years old to 58-years old, sustained varying degrees of injury requiring medical treatment at hospital. At this time, the injuries, although serious, are not believed to be life-threatening. Neither occupant of the semi truck was injured.
The driver of the vehicle being passed by the semi truck did not remain at the scene. That vehicle is described as a light coloured SUV with a cargo box on the roof. Police are urging the driver of the vehicle being passed by the semi truck to contact investigators in Cranbrook at 250-420-4244.
Highway 93 was closed for a time as police investigated. BC RCMP Traffic Services in Cranbrook is leading the investigation and seeking witnesses to this collision.
Anyone who was traveling on Highway 93 in the vicinity of Numa Falls around the noon hour on Saturday, May 8, 2021 who witnessed this collision or the events leading up to it, including any dashboard camera video is asked to call BC RCMP Traffic Services in Cranbrook at 250-420-4244.
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Into Your Skinny Jeans, Vol. 2- More Healthy Recipes to KEEP You in Your Skinny Jeans
by Cindy Cooper
This 2nd book in my recipe book series has over 60 easy and delicious healthy recipes that have helped me get into and stay in my Skinny Jeans after losing 48 pounds over 4 years ago! You'll find Appetizers & Dips, Main Courses, Sides, Desserts & Cookies, Smoothies, On the Go Snacks, Motivational Quotes and much more to help you get Into Your Skinny Jeans too!

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Enjoy the beautiful nature and lovely beaches in Cape Breton during your stay at our place in the middle of amazing nature. Help us building a small alternative building for our friends visiting and with our vegetable garden.
No experience required, only the itch to do something new!
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For us “cultural exchange” in Cape Breton means, learn how to life without hectic and stress. The Cabot Trail (with beautiful walks) is not far away; cultural first nation centre; Antigonish; opportunities in the house to make or learn music, painting, how to use homeopathic and herbs. Lots of music and Square dances in the area.
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
We (mother and daughter, 26) both have no experience in building, but are excited to learn it by doing, especially doing it with others. We would like to broaden our vegetable garden, build a new small eco-house, make the chicken coop bigger, set up a Mongolian yurt, build a goats-house,…
Sometimes take care of our animals and the house when we need to visit Europe.
We have a Mongolian Yurt (close to the house). If necessary it is also possible to sleep in our camper.
Vegetarian house holding.
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Drawing of Marie Anne Christine, Dauphine of France, reproducing in microscopic letters the text of IGNATIO FRANCESCO MULGIN, Il Trionfo d’applausi, e di glorie figurato di purissime lettere di sua altezza reale Maria Anna Christina Vittoria di Baviera Delfina di Francia, nel quale si contengono li seguenti versi, da leggersi nella figura con il microscopion (The Triumph of Applause and the Glories of Her Royal Highness Maria Anna Christina Victoria of Bavaria, Dauphine of France, illustrated with perfect letters, which contain the following verses to be read in the image with a microscope); manuscript copy of the same text
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A complete book is concealed within this astonishing and very rare micrographic drawing made entirely from microscopic letters. The text when it is copied again in the accompanying manuscript is a lengthy book with 221 folios. This tour de force of calligraphy, likely intended as a diplomatic ploy on the part of the papal envoy to influence the king of France, is a witness to the early impact of the microscope. Made within decades of the publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia (1665) and the perfection of the microscope by Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1674), this is a work that illuminates the intersection of art and optics at the end of the seventeenth century.

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Born: September 6
Alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning is a harmonious creature. She is the lone red fox atop a pile of shale on the outskirts of the urban landscape, her singular musical voice illustrating the contradiction of an artist drawn to the woods even as she feels the gaze of a thousand bright city lamps. With the release of Harmonious Creature on Posi-Tone on January 21st, 2014, she unites the small town and the metropolis with compositions featuring violist Eyvind Kang, electric guitarist Jonathan Goldberger, bassist Rene Hart and drummer Jerome Jennings.
According to JazzTimes critic Carlo Wolff, “There’s something animistic about Manning’s work…Her music – original and brave – shows Manning knows where the wild things are. That’s because she’s one herself.” Much of the work on Harmonious Creature was written in the company of owl, coyote, bear, porcupine and salamander while Manning was an October 2012 Fellow in Composition at the MacDowell Colony. She worked in a studio in the New Hampshire woods Aaron Copland occupied in 1956, inspiring the composition “Copland on Cornelia Street” which imagines the American orchestral composer checking out the after hours New York City improvised music scene....
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”With Two Rooms Same Door, Sarah Manning’s second CD, the young Bay Area saxophonist announces her arrival as a unique voice in a generation often derided for a lack of individuality. Manning sounds like nobody else, in her distinctive alto tone or in her intriguing compositional style.” — Forrest Dylan Bryant, fojazz.com
”Sarah Manning can swing as naturally as she breathes—an enlivening presence in the new generation of jazz makers” —Nat Hentoff, liner notes for HOUSE ON EDDY STREET
”After more than 40 years of both performing and presenting jazz, it's very unusual and a genuine treat to hear music that's truly unique...
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Credentials/BackgroundAvailable for private instruction in studio or via Skype. Sarah Manning has a wide variety of experience with students of all ages. She has taught as an adjunct private lessons instructor at Smith College, at Berkeley California's Jazzschool Summer Youth Music Program, the Jazzschool Course "Improvising Eighth Note Lines" for adults, Composition and Performance at Excel at Amherst College, and as a music instructor (sax, clarinet, trombone, trumpet) in the South Hadley Public Schools...

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QU Seminar Addresses The Qatar Blockade And Its Effects On The Region
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Qatar University (QU) yesterday held a seminar to discuss the blockade imposed on Qatar by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and its impact on the Gulf region’s security and stability and its socio-economic growth.
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Research Cores Initiative helps replace workhorses and enhance cores services across campus
Twelve projects, ranging from keyboard instruments and equipment needed to rescue and preserve deteriorating films to upgraded fluorescent microscopes for high resolution imaging of cells and their surfaces, have been chosen for funding through the second round of the Research Core Revitalization Program (RCRP).
These projects were among 23 proposals submitted from four schools/colleges and three centers across campus.
Cores are unique spaces where researchers are exposed to new ideas, instrumentation, and services and where they can consult with technical experts to advance their research programs.
“Shared instruments, equipment and other resources play a critical role in the UW–Madison research enterprise and typically have a limited lifespan,” explains Ryan Pingel, interim director of the Office of Research Cores. “Although essential and highly used, these critical resources also may not be eligible or competitive for federal and other external grant programs targeting new capabilities and technologies. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has sponsored the RCRP to help fill some of those funding gaps.”
“The great interest in and diverse responses to the RCRP demonstrates that our campus cores are indispensable for supporting collaborative and cutting-edge research. Although cores are common in the biological sciences, they are also critical to other disciplines, including the physical sciences, arts & humanities, and social sciences,” says Cynthia Czajkowkski, associate vice chancellor for research in the biological sciences. “We know that researchers across campus depend on our cores – in fact, some core facilities are not just useful, but essential – and reinvestment in these capabilities ensures continuity and productivity of our research enterprise.“
The RCRP was launched in fall 2019 and was a highly successful competition. Seventeen projects across six schools and colleges were awarded funding in round one.
The RCRP is supported by an investment from the OVCRGE and with support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Each award is the range of up to $500,000 for direct costs.
To learn more about the projects that have been chose in round two, visit https://research.wisc.edu/funding/research-core-revitalization-program-2/

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Criterion Collection: Mandabi 1968 DVD
This second feature by Ousmane Sembène was the first movie ever made in the Wolof language—a major step toward the realization of the trailblazing Senegalese filmmaker’s dream of creating a cinema by, about, and for Africans. After jobless Ibrahima Dieng receives a money order for 25,000 francs from a nephew who works in Paris, news of his windfall quickly spreads among his neighbors, who flock to him for loans even as he finds his attempts to cash the order stymied in a maze of bureaucracy, and new troubles rain down on his head. One of Sembène’s most coruscatingly funny and indignant films, Mandabi—an adaptation of a novella by the director himself—is a bitterly ironic depiction of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption, greed, and poverty.


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Tales From the Royal BedchamberDVD - 2015
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with the past monarchs to uncover the "Tales from the royal bedchamber". She reveals that the obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, 2015.
Characteristics: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.


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Nanny state complicit in economic stagnation
Christopher Snowdon quoted in The Telegraph
“This is a small example of why the United Kingdom’s economy is in a death spiral. For all the government’s empty talk about being in favour of business and growth, it cannot resist meddling.”
Read the full article here.

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It’s Water Follies weekend! Here’s what you should know
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The 55th annual HAPO Air Show and Columbia Cup is kicking off Friday and officials are expecting tens of thousands of eager fans to come from all over the region. Water Follies Board President Hector Cruz said this year’s show will be “bigger and better than ever.”
“This was one that we weren’t sure if we were going to have it at first,” Cruz said, noting coronavirus pandemic restrictions. “We’re so excited to have people not only on both the Pasco side but the Kennewick side as well.”
Cruz said the Water Follies is one of the Tri-Cities’ biggest events, drawing between 50,000 to 70,000 people to the river shorelines and bringing in about $1 million dollars in tourist revenue.
“It’s going to look much more grand this year,” Cruz said. “We’re really thankful for all of the board, our staff, and the volunteers and businesses that really support this event.”
Spectators can watch boat races and air shows featuring six planes, including an F-35 that will be piloted by Major Kristin BEO Wolfe, the first woman in command of a demonstration squadron for the Air Force.
Cruz said his favorite part is watching the community come together.
“I know we’ve been waiting so much to have a grand event like this and to see our local people and our visitors be able to go out,” Cruz said.
The Air Show will run Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On Friday, admission to the Water Follies is free, but on the weekend tickets range anywhere from $5 dollars to $20 dollars. You will also need to purchase parking tickets which sell for $10 dollars for general parking and $20 dollars for VIP parking.
For more ticket information or to purchase tickets, click here. If you don’t want to drive, the Benton Franklin Transit is also offering free shuttle rides to and from the event on Saturday and Sunday on both sides of the river.
Officials said the shuttles will leave every hour from 8 a.m. to noon and will return every 15 minutes. The only requirement is you need to schedule your ride in advance by clicking here.
Roads are also already being closed in preparation for this weekend’s event including from the Blue Bridge to Edison St. in Columbia Park. Wade Park Rd. from the Blue Bridge to Rd. 60 in Pasco will also be closed Saturday and Sunday.
For a full list of Water Follies events and times, click here.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) will also be adding extra officers from Kennewick, Walla Walla, Grandview, and Yakima throughout the area, according to a news release.
“The emphasis patrols will focus on speeding, DUI, aggressive driving, distracted driving, and seat belt compliance. Our primary goal is to reduce serious injury and fatality collisions,” the release said.
The release also added that officers want “this Water Follies weekend to be a safe and enjoyable event for everyone in the Tri-Cities. We are asking people to not drink and drive, arrange for a designated driver, always wear their seat belts, and drive at safe and legal speeds.”
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Five very young, wholesome-looking kids who have utilized the unfortunate sonic attack of nü-metal dorks like Enter Shikari. Pretty, sweet vocals give way to yowling, over-produced screamo stylings—another namedrop that works: Escape The Fate. This is terrible, terrible stuff. They namedrop God, iPhones and iTunes, they have witty song titles, and yet the lyrics themselves are bland and totally interchangeable—they all seem to be lamentations towards a lost love, but I can’t be sure. The band is clearly suffering from Bad Religion Syndrome—all the songs sound remarkably similar. They can clearly play the fuck out of their instruments and are possibly very sweet dudes, but that’s not necessarily a free pass. I’m sure there’s an audience for this type of stuff—Epitaph and AP Magazine seem to indicate as much—but Razorcake’s definitely not one of them. Steer clear.


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What do you get when you combine a popular fish cake manufacturer Odawara Kanko, and a big Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy team up? A very cool fishcake that celebrates both companies. The two companies have created the Tomy Car Kamaboko which just so happens to be shaped in Tomy’s classic toy cars.
It’s not often where you see cool things made for fishcakes. They usually are the pink and white forgotten piece thrown on your ramen. If the Takara in Tomy’s official name doesn’t sound familiar, that’s because they merged with Tomy back in 2006. Internationally they are still called Tomy, however Takara is best known for creating the precursor to the hugely popular Transformers.
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Lipids such as fatty acids and cholesterol are involved in innumerable cellular processes, including energy storage and production, membrane biogenesis, signal transduction, and the regulation of gene expression. Nevertheless, the mechanisms by which lipids are transported and targeted within cells remain largely unknown. Abnormal lipid trafficking, such as that occurring in lipid-storage diseases, can lead to severe cellular pathologies. The overall focus of research in this laboratory is on lipid traffic in cells, with particular emphasis on long-chain fatty acids, monoacylglycerols, and cholesterol. Ongoing efforts are addressing the following questions:
1) What are the functions of cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP) in intracellular lipid transport and metabolism? Why do different cell types have different FABP? What are the protein structural determinants of functional differences between members of the FABP gene family?
2) Fatty acids (FA) and monoacylglycerols (MG) delivered to the intestinal cell via the diet or via the bloodstream are metabolized differently--how is this 'metabolic polarity' established and maintained? How does intestinal transport and metabolism of FA's and MG's impact whole body energy homeostasis?
3) How does the intracellular cholesterol-binding protein, Niemann-Pick type C2 protein (NPC2), function in the transport of cholesterol out of endosomes and lysosomes, and how do NPC2 and NPC1 proteins function together?
The laboratory us a combination of biochemical, biophysical, cell and molecular biological, and whole animal studies to answer these questions. For example, the structural determinants of the lipid transport properties of FABP and NPC2 proteins are probed using site-directed mutagenesis, fluorescence spectroscopy, and membrane biophysics approaches. Cell culture systems such as the Caco-2 human intestinal cell line are used to examine cellular lipid transport using biochemical methods and confocal microscopy. The functions of FABPs are also studied using transgenic mouse models in which specific FABP expression has been "knocked out". Cells from patients with NPC disease are used to examine the function of the NPC2 protein in cholesterol trafficking. These studies are providing fundamental information about the cellular trafficking of lipids, with the ultimate goal of enabling effective preventive and therapeutic approaches to a variety of pathologic conditions including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and lipid-storage diseases.


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Since HIV was discovered 30 years ago, 30 million people have died from the disease, and it continues to spread at the rate of 7,000 people per day globally, according to the UN. Now, after years of progress in holding back the disease, there is finally an apparent case of one successful cure.
45-year-old Timothy Ray Brown tested positive for HIV back in 1995, but now has entered the scientific journals as the first man in world history to have his HIV completely eliminated from his body. It is what doctors call a “functional cure.”
He was living in Berlin, Germany, in 2007, dealing with HIV and leukemia, when scientists there gave him a bone marrow, stem cell transplant that had astounding results.
“The Berlin Patient,” as Brown is known, received stem cells from a donor who was immune to HIV. In fact, about one percent of Caucasians are immune to HIV. Some say it goes back to the Great Plague; people who survived the plague developed an immunity, and that immunity was passed down to their heirs today.
Brown is now being monitored by doctors at San Francisco General Hospital and doctors there sought out a medical opinion from one of the most respected AIDS researchers in the world, Dr. Jay Levy, who was one of the co-discoverers of the HIV virus.
“Timothy Brown’s radical procedure may not be applicable to many other people with HIV, because of the difficulty in doing stem cell transplants, and finding the right donor. But this one case does open the door to the field of cure research, which is now gaining more attention”, experts opined.
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Guns Akimbo is a 2019 science fiction action feature film in which a guy has to rely on his new gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.
Written and directed by Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm), the movie stars Daniel Radcliffe (The Woman in Black), Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), Ned Dennehy and Rhys Darby.
In the near future, Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) is stuck in a dead-end job, still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova (Natasha Liu Bordizzo).
Unbeknownst to him, a gang called Skizm is running a deadly competition within his city in which complete strangers fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles soon finds himself caught up in the game and forced to fight in a battle to the death.
Reviews [click on links to read more]:
“One could make the style over substance argument and Guns Akimbo certainly isn’t for everyone, but personally, I can’t say no to an expertly crafted thrill that’ll electrify a midnight crowd, encouraging viewers to believe in and rooting for an unlikely hero. Howden is the real deal and it’s only a matter of time before more take notice.” Collider
“Many directors try to make insane action comedies, but few have the chops to make them good, and even fewer can make something that actually takes a step forward […] It’s all-out, totally insane, uber-violent, wildly hilarious, unbelievable action movie fun.” First Showing
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” …the camera work in some of the scenes was a little chaotic and gave me a headache. That and I feel like the movie is trying to get a message across about the evils of social media, that is lost in the insane gunfights and one-liners. Still, a very good time that I would honestly recommend if you are looking for a fun movie that doesn’t require a lot of thinking.” HNN
“Indications here are that Howden, whose roots are in visual effects, understands that garish colors, bullet-time and an insanely mobile camera (seriously: some sequences cartwheel in ways you probably haven’t seen) aren’t all you need to make a movie. Here’s hoping he gets another shot at getting the balance right.” The Hollywood Reporter
“The film stops to catch its breath a couple of times […] But they are brief detours, with the pace rarely letting up, which is sometimes to the film’s detriment, most notably during its drawn-out climax.” IGN
“Howden does pick up on some of the sly humor of someone like Verhoeven, yet he undercuts that same comedy by indulging in the very pleasures it tries to criticize and satirize. This lack of self-awareness weighs on Guns Akimbo, which wants to be so much more than just another installment of video game-style action brought to life.” Slash Film
“Those wanting to kiss a few brain cells goodbye may enjoy this bombastic, crassly jokey action cartoon […] Anyone with an attention span above ADD levels, however, is likely to find this undeniably slick, energetic contraption plays somewhere between grating and numbing.” Variety
“There’s nothing wrong with the occasional camera trickery, but the constant use of it is dull. Even when Guns Akimbo gets on the right track Howden manages to derail. Take the hammer fight near the end of the film. It starts out as a well-choreographed and bloody brawl. Then halfway through turns into a silly, CGI laden beat down scored to Rick James’ Superfreak.” Voices from the Balcony
Cast and characters:
- Daniel Radcliffe … Miles
- Samara Weaving … Nix
- Ned Dennehy … Riktor
- Rhys Darby … Homeless Addict
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo … Nova
- Hanako Footman … Ruby
- Mark Rowley … Dane
- Colin Moy … Clive
- Jacqueline Lee Geurts … Irene Degreaves
- Bella Padden … Young Nix
- Set Sjöstrand … Fuckface
- Jack Riddiford … Shadwell
- Ken Thomas … Police Chief
- J. David Hinze … CNN Anchor
- Racheal Ofori … Effie


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Oklahoma native ANNE REBURN, a singer, dancer, youtuber, and all-encompassing musician, has released a good-hearted song titled “Everywhere and Nowhere” that explores the unadorned simplicity of true love.
The new song, with lyrics and music by Anne (lyric video shared below) brings her friendly but confidential words into a pleasing light.
There are moonbeams and sun-rays of verse, each delivered with a seductive chocolate-bar voice and all cheerfully accompanied by acoustic guitar, with dusty rhythms. And there is a felicitous chorus…
This may be a featherweight number, but it is not inconsequential! Not at all. Overflowing with joy!
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Prepare to soar on an incredible adventure as clever Lillybeth and kindhearted Hinsberth innocently set off to solve an ancient mystery and have their quest quickly turn to a dire imperative after a dear friend falls gravely ill and they discover the answer just might help save her life. Braving a flood, a menacing group of badgers who have lost their home and the ominous warnings of terrible danger awaiting them, the brave and determined ducklings will band together with their feathered and furry friends and be pushed to the limits of strength and courage on an epic journey to find The Essence of Things. An intensely uplifting tale of hope, courage and determination, Lillybeth and Hinsberth: The Essence of Things is a timeless testament to the profound power of love.
Appropriate for advanced readers of all ages, Lillybeth and Hinsberth: The Essence of Things is 550 pages and available at the bookstores listed below.
R. S. Markel has invited Mr. Abselard, a dear porcine friend, confidant and resident of The Farm, to share a few thoughts on a wide smattering of topics gleaned from the pig's venerable tradition of the morning conversation. We do hope you enjoy this new addition.
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I am a writer and illustrator of books for young (and young at heart) readers who have a passion for exploring fantastic places, impossible events, and the magic and mysteries of our world. Please feel free to read a bit about my work and peruse the character essays and illustrations. I do hope you enjoy this small glimpse into the whimsical world of Lillybeth and Hinsberth.


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Exercise is more than a routine or the key to a perfect physique; it is an elixir of life. In this article, we will delve into the myriad of reasons why exercise is instrumental to living a longer, healthier life.
The Longevity Link: Exercise & Life Span
When it comes to longevity, the connection with exercise is stronger than with anything else. Need convincing?
How Exercise Boosts Longevity
Several research studies have shown a direct relationship between exercise and increased life expectancy. Physical activity delivers a plethora of benefits:
- It fights off chronic diseases
- Aids in maintaining a healthy weight
- Boosts mental health
- Enhances mobility
Additionally, exercise could even genetically influence longevity. Active individuals are found to have longer telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes that are considered a marker of biological aging[^1^].
“Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for what you ate.”
The Balance of Health: Exercise & Disease Prevention
Regular exercise boosts your body’s immune system, reducing your risk of developing numerous diseases.
Exercise & Heart Health
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide[^2^]. The heart being a muscle, like any other, needs regular exercise to stay in good health. Physical activity:
- Lowers blood pressure
- Reduces bad cholesterol levels
- Boosts good cholesterol
- Enhances blood flow
- Helps maintain a healthy heart rate
Exercise & Metabolic Disorders
Regular physical activity helps prevent or manage a broad range of health problems and conditions, including stroke, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer[^3^].
Exercise & Bone Health
Regular weight-bearing exercise, such as walking or weightlifting, can help slow bone loss from osteoporosis[^4^].
The Mental Resilience: Exercise & Mental Health
Exercising brings about an array of mental health benefits, providing a buffer against the challenges life throws at us.
Exercise, Mood, and Stress
Physical activity stimulates the production of endorphins—brain chemicals that act as natural painkillers and mood elevators[^5^].
Exercise & Sleep
Regular physical activity can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep[^6^].
“Exercise not only changes your body, it changes your mind, attitude, and mood.”
Embrace Activity: Making Exercise a Routine
It’s one thing to understand the importance of exercise, and another to incorporate it into your daily life.
Tips to Make Exercise a Part of Your Life:
Here are some suggestions to incorporate fitness into your daily routine:
- Start small: Don’t overwhelm yourself with lofty goals. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise
- Mix it Up: Try a variety of activities to keep things interesting—cycling, swimming, dance, yoga—the options are endless.
- Enjoy It: Choose activities you enjoy. You’re more likely to keep up with exercise that you find fun.
- Make a schedule: Plan exercise into your day. Making it a part of your routine will make it easier to stick to.
In conclusion, the relationship between exercise and lifespan is more than a correlation. Exercise triggers a cascade of biological effects that not only add years to our lives but life to our years. It’s time to start viewing physical activity not as a chore, but as a privilege, and a game changer for our health—mental, physical, and emotional.
As aptly put by John F. Kennedy, “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”
So, what exercise can you incorporate into your day today?
[^1^]: Telomere Length and Lifespan
[^3^]: Physical Activity and Health
[^5^]: Stress and Physical Activity
[^6^]: Physical Activity and Sleep


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Chrysler says it will build just 500 more Vipers, with a replacement “under consideration” for mid-2012 - but unlikely to be anything like the original halo car.
The PT Cruiser will join it on the scrap heap at the end of next year, while the future of the Nitro is also clouded beyond mid-2011.
The news is better for the 300C and Challenger however, with both vehicles to be continued indefinitely and due for updates in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
By 2013, Fiat Group will provide the platforms for four cars wearing Chrysler badges.
These will include a new compact sedan in 2012, as well as a midsize crossover, a Sebring replacement and a Fiat Group-produced small car in 2013.
The small car and compact sedan will be shared by both Chrysler and Dodge, with the Caliber to be replaced by an as yet unamed C-segment sedan.
Similarly at Jeep, Fiat will provide the platform for a small SUV and a larger C-segment platform to underpin a Patriot/Compass replacement.
Meanwhile at Fiat, the new 500 is due late next year, with the 500C convertible to follow in 2011 and the hotted up Abarth in 2012.
The plans mean that by 2014, 56 per cent of vehicles sold by Chrysler-Fiat will trace their platform origins from the Italian side of the corporation.
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In lieu of Sprints, since there really is no other SEC news today ...
Suprising no one -- least of all SEC Commish and head of the seleciton committee Mike Slive -- only three conference teams ended up in the Big Dance: regular season champ LSU, tourney champ Mississippi State and regular season Eastern Division champ Tennessee.
LSU gets the highest seed, 8th in the South Regional, and will play (9) Butler on Thursday, the same day (13) Mississippi State faces off with (5) Washington in the West. (9) Tennessee, playing in the East Regional, will play (8) Oklahoma State on Friday.
LSU looks to have the best chance to move to the second round, though Mississippi State is playing well now (obviously) and might be able to stun Washington. Emphasis on might. With Tennessee -- which team shows up? (Though, the opponent is not Kentucky, so there is that ... )
The NIT gets four SEC teams as a result -- and when you're the NIT, you'll take as many major conference teams as you can get. Auburn and Florida both grab top seeds, with the Tigers taking on Tennessee-Martin at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday and Florida squaring off against Jacksonville at the same time. (3) South Carolina plays Tuesday, an 7 p.m. ET tip against (6) Davidson on ESPN2. At 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, (4) Kentucky plays (5) UNLV.
Think about this for a moment, and you'll see the troubled times for the SEC: The Eastern Division co-champion is a 3 seed. In the NIT.
No one goes to the College Basketball Invitational, which appears to be round ball's answer to the Emerald Bowl.
The SEC teams spurned by the tournaments: Arkansas and Georgia -- I know you're stunned -- along with Alabama, Mississippi and Vanderbilt. All is not over, at least for Crimson Tide fans (and, by extension, Georgia fans):
Anyway, all that's left is to watch the potential candidates in the NCAA and NIT tournament, including Tubby Smith, Mike Anderson, Oliver Purnell, Frank Haith, Anthony Grant and others...
And don't forget that one of the NIT analysts will likely be Bobby Knight. He's still out there ...
For all of your college basketball needs, check out SB Nation's Searching for Billy Edelin, the general NCAA BB site, and Blogging the Bracket, devoted to all things Big Dance.
In the meantime, maybe it's time to get this season over so the SEC can get back to what it does well. You know, the game at which the ACC isn't a good conference.


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Crispy Salmon and Watermelon Mint Salsa
Jalapeños are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapeños have a balanced combination of flavor and heat. The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties.
Yields 2 Servings
- 2 6-ounce salmon fillets
- canola oil
- 20-ounces watermelon, diced
- 0.4-ounce cilantro, chopped
- 0.15-ounce mint, chopped
- 2-ounce red onion, finely diced
- 0.7-ounce jalapeno, finely diced
- 1 lime
- 0.75-ounce pistachios, roughly chopped
- Pat salmon dry and liberally season with salt and pepper.
- Place a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 2 tablespoons canola oil. When oil starts to simmer, place the salmon in the pan (skin side down). Cook without moving for 3 minutes then flip over. Cook until crispy on the outside and just cooked through in the center (about 3 minutes).
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the watermelon, cilantro, mint, red onion, and jalapeño. Squeeze juice from lime over. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place salmon on plate and spoon salsa over. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

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India’s aviation industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two-and-a-half decades, as air travel has come within the reach of the middle class, which till early 2000s was considered a luxury exclusiveness only to the rich and upper class.
Over the years, air travel has become accessible to those with an annual income bracket of roughly 8,536-14,500 U.S. dollars, i.e. the middle class, and even the next strata of Indian society down the line, the lower-middle class.
Most people belonging to the middle class are government employees who have begun opting for air-travel for family vacations while availing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) offered by the government. Besides, practitioners in lucrative industries such as Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications are increasingly taking to air travel instead of the traditional road or rail transport means.
This ever-expanding strata of Indians, who all the more choose flights for domestic travel, has given impetus to the consistent growth of civil aviation in the country.
According to the Indian government’s data, domestic air traffic has more than doubled from around 61 million passengers in the 2013-14 financial year to around 137 million in 2019-20. International passenger traffic has jumped from 47 million in 2013-14 to around 67 million in 2019-20 with an annual growth of over 6 percent.
The number of daily domestic air passengers in India was 398,579 during pre-COVID-19 years. Whereas this year, nearly 445,000 people boarded flights on Feb. 19, the maximum number ever, said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
The phenomenal growth is also driven by factors including the explosive growth in IT sector accompanied with high incomes, constantly decreasing gap between train tickets and air fares for long distances, significant rise in incomes of the salaried class (particularly of government employees by way of regular pay commissions), the West’s attraction towards the Indian civil aviation market, and a forward-looking civil aviation policy laid out by the Indian government, according to aviation experts.
In terms of civil aviation infrastructure, India has witnessed a marked improvement since the early 2000s, particularly over the past decade. The number of airports in the South Asian country has doubled to more than 140 in the past eight years, with Karnataka state’s newest Shivamogga Airport just inaugurated on Feb. 27.
As per an estimate, India is currently the 7th largest civil aviation market in the world, and is expected to become the third-largest civil aviation market within the next decade.
Renowned civil aviation expert Harsh Vardhan told Xinhua that the robust growth of the Indian economy due to liberalisation and privatisation policies shows there is a greater scope for growth in civil aviation in the coming years, as the number of aircraft and flyers per day of India still lags behind the developed nations.
Indians’ income growth over the years entails a shift in their work culture and traveling habits, encouraging them to fly instead of having prolonged travel by train or road. Meanwhile, with the cut-throat competition among the private airlines leading to low-cost flying, the paying-capacity of Indians has risen manifolds, which left a positive cumulative effect leading to an immense growth of the Indian civil aviation, said Vardhan.
Talking about the recent orders placed with Boeing and Airbus by Air India for 840 new aircraft, he said, “With the healthy competition in the aviation market up there, we can surely expect such big orders from other private airlines too. No doubt India’s civil aviation industry is destined to grow at a faster pace in the years ahead.”
The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 aims to create an ecosystem to make flying affordable for the masses and witness 300 million domestic ticketing by 2022 and 500 million by 2027, and enable international ticketing to rise to 200 million by 2027. Similarly, cargo volumes should increase to 10 million tonnes by 2027.
It also aims to provide safe, secure, affordable and sustainable air travel for passengers and air transportation of cargo with access to various parts of India and the world. Besides, it plans to establish an integrated ecosystem which will lead to an significant growth of the civil aviation, which in turn will promote tourism, increase employment and lead to a balanced regional growth.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently allocated 31 billion Indian rupees (around 376 million U.S. dollars) for the civil aviation ministry in the Union Budget for the 2023-24 financial year (April 2023 – March 2024). “Fifty additional airports, heliports, water aerodromes and advance landing grounds will be revived for improving regional air connectivity,” the minister said in her Budget speech earlier this month.


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ATOM - Autonomous Tandem Ocean Mapping
2021 - 2022, lead: Maritime Robotics The ATOM project will create a marine multi-vehicle sensor system combining an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) with an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) carrying an underwater hyper spectral imager (UHI). Funded in part by the Research Council of Norway.

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Toward Relaxing Assumptions in Languages and Their Implementations
Original Publication Date: 1980-Jan-02
Included in the Prior Art Database: 2007-Mar-28
Software Patent Institute
Shaw, Mary: AUTHOR [+3]
AbstractToward Relaxing Assumptions in
Toward Relaxing Assumptions
Languages and Their Implementations
Mary Shaw and Wm. A. Wulf
Computer Science Department
Carnegie Mellon University
2 January 1980
Language implementors frequently make pre-emptive decisions concerning the exact implementations of language features. These decisions constrain programmers' control over their computations and may tempt them to write involuted code to obtain special (or efficient) effects. In many cases, we can distinguish some properties of a language facility that are essential to the semantics and other properties that are incidental. Recent abstraction techniques emphasize dealing with such disfinctions by separating the properties that are necessary to preserve the semantics from the details for which some decision must be made but many ch~ices are adequate. We suggest here that these abstraction techniques can be applied fo the probiem of pre-emptive language decisions by specifying the essential properties of. kngu.ages Cacilities in a skeleton base language and defining interfaces that will accept a variety of implementations that differ in other details.
This'research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Grant MCS77-03883
and by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DOD), ARPA Order No. 3597, monitored by the Air Farce Avionics Laboratory Under Contract F33615-78-C-1551.
The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or the US Government
Traditionally, the designers and implementors of programming languages have made a
number of decisions about the nature and representation of various language features that the authors feel are unnecessarily pre-emptive. For example, such decisions are commonly made about arrays: most languages support only rectangular arrays, and each implementation generally uses some particular representation, such as row-major order, for all arrays. Neither of these choices is logically necessary: a language could, for example, pergit triangular arrays or arrays in which each row has a different length, and there are many possible representations even for simple rectangular arrays.
In many, even most, situations, the kinds of language and implementation decisions to which we refer are beneficial. The programmer usually doesn't care what representation is chosen for arrays, for example, and the default decisions have been refined through long experience to yield representations that are broadly acceptable. Unfortunately, preci...


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Alley Theatre gets ready to rumble!
16 January 2020
Ireland’s top wrestling stars are set to take to the ring next Saturday, January 25th, in a fight extravaganza sweeping the country.
Wrestling.ie is bringing one of their spectacular fight shows to Strabane where fans will have the opportunity to watch the rumble as the top UK and Ireland brawlers bring mayhem into the ring.
Among the visiting wrestlers is Super Lucha (real name unknown), the man who has set the Lucha Libre wrestling scene alight in his native Mexico. Super Lucha is famed for his mysterious mask and dazzling high flying skills.
Also taking to the ring at The Alley is Mick Gregor (aka Corey McRae) who is set to leave fans gobsmacked with his uncanny resemblance to Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor.
Other wrestlers involved include family favourite and Belfast native Dunkan Disorderly (Grant Davidson), who will be jumping in the ring on behalf of the good guys throughout the tour.
Battling it out alongside the goodies are the meanest, nastiest wrestlers on the planet, The Bloodsucker and The Bonecrusher, who say they want to leave their mark on Ireland.
“There won’t be a man left standing in the ring when I’m done with them all,” said The Bloodsucker (aka Colin Jackson). “Send in your best because I’m going to floor them all. I’ll show the Irish fans just what wrestling is all about.”
Homegrown wrestler Dunkan Disorderly is having none of their trash talk: “Yeah, I’ve heard it all from these so-called bad boys. Swanning around the world thinking they can boss it everywhere they go.
“As we say in Belfast ‘Aye, dead on, ye chancer!’ We’re going to put these big names flat on the canvas begging for submission.”
For the past decade wrestling.ie has brought entertainment to every major town in Ireland, with packed crowds roaring on every move, every slam and every hold.
Promoter, Stevey Reavey, says the entire family will be enthralled.
“There’s something for children, mums and dads, and we know granny and granddad will be amongst the loudest in the audience” he said.
“We are bringing larger than life characters, world-class athletic action, thrills, spills and the goodies battling the baddies. It’s a show not to be missed.”
Tickets can be purchased through the Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444 or online www.alley-theatre.com.


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Welcome to Alta Vista. A sensational four bedroom villa in Vitet.
The vast outdoor space includes a pool, barbecue, dining table, lounge chairs and an incredible sea view. The indoor space includes a fully equipped kitchen, eight seat dining table, TV area and sitting area facing the sea.
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Until July 7th driving from the Gustavia/St-Jean area to Marigot has a 10-15 minutes detour. However, driving from Marigot to the Gustavia/St-Jean area has a one way road available. From July 7th till mid-November both directions will have detours due to roadwork on the main road. AWD (4x4) cars are recommended as the roads are tight with many turns and delays are to be expected.
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Reliability and quality are buzzwords in the automobile industry. On one hand, automotive engineers are incessantly endeavoring to take the performance levels to new heights, while on the other hand, they are not oblivious to significance of reliability of the vehicle. One may categorize the automobile lovers into two groups i.e. those who prefer performance and those who go for reliability. Each person would define reliability in different ways but in plain words, reliability of a car means the life of the car, its resistance against breakdowns and wear & tear, its buildup and less complications. Automakers have gone into a cut throat competition for assembling cars that are not only high performers but also reliable in order to win the trust of the customers. In the given infographic, we have picked top 5 reliable cars in the UK which have been given wide appreciation by the users in the last five years.


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Day 1: Hanoi - Ninh Binh Tour - Bai Dinh - Trang An - Homestay in Ninh Binh (B,L)
07:30 - 08.00: Our Luxury Limousine and english speaking tour guide will come to pick you up at your hotels in Ha Noi old quarter (or pick you up from our travel office in the old quarter) departure for visiting Bai Dinh Pagoda. It’s take more or less 2,5 hours from Ha Noi to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh Province.
10:30 - 10:40: Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. You will have free time with our tour guide to visit this pagoda and learn more about buddism religion.
11:50 - 12:00: Have a buffet lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.
12:50 - 13:00: Get on the tourist bus continue going to Trang An wharf, take boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex and the scene of King Kong film.
14:50 - 15:00: Come back to Trang An wharf, take your bicycle to visit traditional villages around Trang An area.
15:35 - 15:40: Keep going to visit Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.
16:45 - 17:00: Get on our tourist bus transfer to Homestay in Tam Coc Ninh Binh Province. Overnight in Homestay in Tam Coc Ninh Binh Province
. then get morning bus pick up from homestay to Hon Gai Harbour for Bai Tu Long Bay Tour in the nex day.
Day 2: Hanoi - Bai Tu Long Bay Tour - Night on Boat (B,L,D)
06:00 - 6:30: Pick up from Homestay in Ninh Binh to Hon Gai Harbour, where our cruise departure for Bai Tu Long Bay Tours.
10:45 - 11:15: Arrive Hon Gai Harbor.
11:15 - 12:15: will have free time and relax, waiting for our other customers who are going from Hanoi to the cruise.
12:15 - 12:30: Transfer to Garden Bay Luxury Cruise by tender (5 -10 minutes from harbour to our big cruise).
12:45: Enjoy welcome drink then check in your cabin
13:30: Cruising through Bai Tu Long Bay & having lunch with Set Menu
15:30: 02 options for guest:
Option 1: Exploring Vung Vieng Fishing Village: Guest choose to discover the daily life of the fisher communities by bamboo boat (one hour) Or kayaking at Vung Vieng area
Option 2: Visiting Pearl Farm to explore the process of making handicraft product.
17:30: Relax and enjoy the sunset party with Happy Hour (from 5h30pm - 7h00pm) while the boat is cruising to Cong Dong-Cong Do area to anchor for overnight
18:00: Taking part in the cooking class: Learning how to cook traditional Vietnamese Cuisines
19:30: Having BBQ dinner
21:00: Free evening to join some activities of board games or squid fishing, karaoke (on request) Taste the variety of drink at our luxury sundeck bar (chargeable) with wines, cocktails, brandy, juices…/ Overnight on Garden Bay Luxury Cruise in Bai Tu Long Bay.
Day 3: Bai Tu Long Bay Tour - Hanoi - Sapa - By Sleeping Bus (B,L)
06:30: Wake up early in the morning for Tai Chi exercise.
07:00: Having Breakfast.
07:45: Visiting Thien Canh Son Cave (the only cave in Bai Tu Long).
09:30: Checking-out and relaxing on sundeck or watching fruits carving demonstration.
10:30: Enjoy the last scenery of the Ha Long Bay over lunch when the boat cruises back to shore.
12:00: Transfer back to Hanoi.
17:00: Drop-off at hotel in Hanoi.
17:00 - 21:15: Free time to relax and walking around the old quarter, the dinner will be by customers (Note: dinner is not included), free shower bathroom.
21:15 - 21:45: Our guide will come to pick you up for going from Hanoi to Sapa by very good quality sleeping bus with toilet on the bus. The bus will take about 6-hour from hanoi to Sapa town. (Overnight on Sleeping Bus from Hanoi to Sapa Town)
Day 4: Sapa Tour - Cat Cat Village - Cat Cat Waterfall - Hotel in Sapa (B,L)
We start walking down the valley toward Cat Cat village for about 4 km. While walking you will see an old French hydro-electric power station which was built in the early 20th century. On the way to Cat Cat village of Black hmong people, you have the opportunity to see the villagers working on the paddy fields,their children playing around.and the animal, such as water-buffaloes, pot-bellied pigs and chickens after crossing a vilage , we”ll arive to a beautiful waterfall wich is a good place for resting & taking pictures. Later we”ll hike to Sin Chai village that situated on the bottom of phanxipang mountain . We will have a picnic lunch in Sin Chai Village, enjoy peaceful scenery and return back to Sapa by car.. Overnight in Hotel in Sapa
Day 5: Sapa Tour - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Hanoi - Hotel in Hanoi (B,L)
9:30: You will begin your trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley toward Lao Chai village of Black H’mong ethnic people. Here we will discover their daily life and how they make traditional clothes, handicraft, indigo...We will visit the biggest valley which provides the best view for golden rice terraced fields in Vietnam. After Lao Chai we walk to Ta Van village of Giay people. It is a small group of ethnic people in Vietnam with a rich culture and beautiful houses located on rice paddy fields.
Lao Chai & Ta Van Villages, about 7 km from Sapa town, where black H’mong and Dzay people are living, it is also the beginning of the valley which is called Muong Hoa. From a high point of the main road, great view of the whole villages open wide to offer the marvelous panorama views, backed by high mountains and facing the river. Here you will enjoy the fresh air, see terraced fields and stream, discover and visit some of Black H’mong families. You will have a welcome feeling at any house of the hospitable people there. You can interact them, learn about their culture and customs.
After the tour, we are going to pick you up from the village to sapa town and drop you off at your hotel. then take your free time and having shower before getting pick up on the afternoon bus which start at: 15:30 from Sapa to Hanoi.
- Arrival in Hanoi Old Quarter at about 21:30 pm in the same day. Overnight in your Hotel in Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi - Free Time - Transfer to Noi Bai Airport (No meal)
Free time and free day to explore Hanoi old quarter and Hanoi city center or shopping around by yourself. Then we are going to pick you from from your hotel or from our travel office to Noi Bai International Airport for flight back home or somewhere interesting for your holiday in Vietnam. (Time to get our transport from hanoi to the airport is available at any time as your request of flight departure)
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August 24, 2022
Retail fertilizer prices spent the summer slimming down thanks to no more Choco Tacos. Just kidding! Sorry – too soon?!
After two years of rising input prices, an index of Illinois retail production cost averages for nitrogen, phosphate, potash and diesel supplies from June 2 to Aug. 11 dropped nearly 16%.
The current price drop is a sign that fertilizer producers are responding to the economic incentive of higher prices and increasing production. The lower prices are a direct result of growing stockpiles after pandemic related supply chain and production issues, as well as trade flow realignments in the aftermath of the Black Sea conflict.
But supply availability continues to be difficult to forecast for global ag markets, much as it has been over the past year and a half. Fertilizer producers expect potash trade flows out of Russia and Belarus to remain constrained by sanctions through the remainder of 2022. Plus, China issued an export ban on phosphate and urea shipments a year ago and is not likely to lift restrictions in 2022.
Energy costs, and specifically natural gas, will continue to be a significant factor that will impact fertilizer production and pricing through the end of the year – particularly nitrogen fertilizer output. Natural gas is a critical ingredient for anhydrous ammonia production and is also the primary energy source for fertilizer plants in the U.S. and abroad.
Soaring energy prices amid the European Union’s ongoing debate about how to wean off of Russian natural gas supplies are leading to production cuts at E.U. fertilizer plants, which top global fertilizer producer Nutrien expects will keep global ammonia supplies tight through year end providing minimal price relief for global nitrogen prices.
On Tuesday, top Chinese fertilizer producer Sinofert Holdings announced that government-mandated power rationing in Southern China, necessary to offset higher residential energy consumption during China’s ongoing heatwaves this summer, would require the company to scale back its production targets for the year.
"Compared with last year's situation where thermal power was limited due to coal supply issues, the impact on power consumption this year is relatively mild,” Sinofert’s CFO Gao Jian told Reuters. “In particular, it will have some impact on our nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser production. Currently, the impact is under control."
To be sure, China is rationing power at a much lower rate than it did last year, when state planners did not account for such a quick economic revival after COVID-19 vaccines were first issued. This year, a 60-year heatwave has left hydropower sources (river) drying up while energy demand to cool Chinese citizens has skyrocketed.
U.S. natural gas prices soared to 14-year highs this week on global energy constraints ahead of peak winter heating season in the Northern Hemisphere. Plus, Poland’s largest fertilizer producer, Grupa Azoty, announced overnight that it would be cutting nitrogen fertilizer production to save on costs.
Grupa Azoty is not the first European fertilizer producer to scale back production in the wake of Europe’s energy crisis following its ongoing debate to wean off energy supplies from Russia after the onset of the Black Sea conflict in Ukraine.
Norwegian fertilizer behemoth Yara announced in July that it would reduce its ammonia production due to the high gas prices. German chemical giant BASF also announced cutbacks to its ammonia production targets in late July. The International Fertilizer Association is already warning that farmers around the world may combine to cut 7% of applications over the next year due to high natural gas prices.
"The current situation in the natural gas market, which determines the profitability of production, is exceptional, completely independent of the company and impossible to foresee," Grupa Azoty said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
That translates to tighter global supply outlooks for ammonia fertilizers going forward, which is likely to keep a floor under nitrogen prices in the U.S. despite recent price drops at the retail level. Fertilizer sales are typically low enough in the third quarter that any new production plans are likely to be delayed until the end of the year.
"Fertiliser companies are likely to wait for gas prices on the market to fall, or for fertiliser prices to rise. With current gas and fertiliser prices in Europe, margins on production of selected fertilisers are negative," Jakub Szkopek, a fertilizer analyst with the Erste Group, told Reuters overnight.
OPEC has been hesitant to increase production forecasts through the rest of the year as the organization braces for a potential global economic slowdown, which result in some potential deals for last minute dryer fuel and diesel purchases during peak harvest activity.
But other forecasters are more bullish on global crude oil demand prospects, especially as former Russian natural gas buyers search for alternative forms of energy and global heat waves generate record demand for liquified natural gas (LNG). The fundamentals are largely pointing to higher energy costs, which will inevitably keep a floor under high fertilizer prices as well.
Fertilizer prices typically drift higher as fall begins thanks to seasonal demand shifts in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, where planting is expected to begin in the coming weeks. But a lot of the same supply issues continue to linger in the fertilizer market that have kept prices climbing over the past year, which increases the upward price risk exposure on input costs for farmers.
The good news is that fertilizer producers and ag retailers have adjusted inventory management strategies to keep on-farm logistics running as smoothly as possible. Still, the classic adage of “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush” is likely applicable to the Fall 2022 fertilizer market. Wholesale and retail prices are lower for now, but there are no guarantees that it will be a long break.
The August 2022 Farm Futures survey provided some interesting insights about how farmers are managing expectations for 2023 expenses and production headed into harvest. Our survey was conducted from July 13 – Aug. 1, 2022 and garnered 692 farmer responses that are especially helpful as farmers examine 2023 pricing strategies.
With plentiful cash reserves on hand, many growers have been eager to lock in 2023 input pricing over the past month. Higher input costs were cited by 86% of growers as the biggest factor for tightening profit margins in 2023 compared to 2022.
So it came as no surprise when a staggering two-thirds of farmer respondents in the Farm Futures survey expected to lock in pricing on some 2023 fertilizer supplies this fall.
Potash is the most desirable item on farmers’ shopping lists this fall, with respondents expecting to price an average of 78% of their 2023 potash needs this fall. Phosphate (77%) and nitrogen (74%) followed closely behind.
A year ago, input prices had spent the prior six months inching higher. At that time, fertilizer and fuel prices were 1.5-2x higher than the same time in 2020. But energy conflicts in China and Europe last fall, ongoing supply chain issues, and the Russian war in Ukraine have pushed fertilizer prices to new heights since last August.
Retail fertilizer prices in Illinois headed into Fall 2022 continue to hover at a 28%-72% premium to year ago prices as of mid-August 2022, even after nitrogen and phosphate prices dropped 3%-28% lower during Summer 2022.
Will the high costs change 2023 management strategies? Not for everyone. Over 54% of respondents aren’t going to change rotation or application plans in 2023 due to the high input costs. And any changes that will be made are likely to be ones that have the smallest impact on yields.
Nearly 23% of respondents are planning to reduce phosphate applications in response to higher prices. Another 22% will scale back potash applications. However, I suspect these sentiments may have changed. Over the course of the survey’s duration and release from early July to mid-August, DAP prices in Illinois dropped 32%. Meanwhile, potash prices were largely unchanged during that time, averaging $861/ton.
An even 60% of surveyed farmers are expecting to make fall fertilizer applications in the coming months. On average, farmers are expecting to apply 78% of 2023 potash supplies this fall, followed by phosphate (76%) and nitrogen (60%) applications.
Are supply chains likely to be an issue for input availability this fall? Despite 51% of farmers believing supply chain issues at the farmgate are worse than a year ago, 93% of farmers expect to receive the fertilizer they need for this fall in the form (liquid, dry, anhydrous) they desire.
In fact, growers are more worried about potential delays in receiving dryer fuel and diesel supplies this fall than fertilizer shipments. As of late July 2022, 80% of farmers were not expecting any dryer fuel or diesel delivery delays this fall while another 6% reported already having plentiful stocks available at the farm.
The Farm Futures found that more farmers expect Fall 2022 fertilizer costs will be lower than last spring (53%), which is shaping up to be true as of mid-August. That’s slightly more optimistic than a year ago, when 87% farmers were expecting Fall 2021 price hikes to outpace earlier springtime rises.
But 67% of growers anticipate next spring’s input costs will be quoted higher than this fall, echoing year-ago sentiments when 82% of farmer respondents expected that Spring 2022 prices were going to be higher than Fall 2021 quotes (spoiler alert – they were right).
Considering the current energy issues Europe is facing that could slow down global fertilizer production, that survey finding suggests that growers may want to act sooner rather than later on 2023 input pricing – and particularly nitrogen inputs – as the cost of borrowing money is likely to continue increasing while inflation remains high.
Author’s note: Our August 2022 Farm Futures survey also forecasts 2023 corn, soybean, and wheat acreages. We will release those results live at the 2022 Farm Progress Show, Harvest Husker Days, and on our website.
If you’re travelling the show circuit this fall, come check out my daily market outlook and share your crop conditions with me (and I’ll tell you all about the chemical program for my lawn)! Check out our website for the latest insights if you can’t make it to Boone or Grand Island!
Grain market analyst, Farm Futures
Holland grew up on a dairy farm in northern Illinois. She obtained a B.S. in Finance and Agribusiness from Illinois State University where she was the president of the ISU chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association. Holland earned an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University where her research focused on large farm decision-making and precision crop technology. Before joining Farm Progress, Holland worked in the food manufacturing industry as a financial and operational analyst at Pilgrim's and Leprino Foods. She brings strong knowledge of large agribusiness management to weekly, monthly and daily market reports. In her free time, Holland enjoys competing in triathlons as well as hiking and cooking with her husband, Chris. She resides in the Fort Collins, CO area.
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