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This trailer has a flushing system, ALKO sealed bearings and spring/shock absorber suspension type.
Despite of this equipment, the owners manual clearly states that the breaks and the hubs cannot be submerged...
I'm not an intensive user, I only use my boat during the summer holidays and in which I put the boat in the water and take it out twice. This means that the breaks and hubs are submersed a total of 4 times per year.
I never carry this operations after a large towing so the hubs are always at a low/proper temperature when they are submersed. Also, I immediately flush the breaks and wash the trailer after I used it. The rest of the year, the trailer and the boat are stored indoors.
Nevertheless I own it for almost 2 years now and I think it is time to do a service or at least to carry a quick check and confirm that everything is in due order.
I've made some research over the internet and mainly in this forum and I learned that:
The ALKO water proof hub caps are difficult to remove and it is recommended to have a former tool.
The waterproof sealed hub caps of my trailer are the following:
ALKO ref.: 1313924
The recommended former tool is the following:
AL KO ref.: 603751
up to here everything is clear, but the problem is that I need to buy the sealed bearing replacement kit (with circlip and one shot nut) but I don't know which is version of AL KO brakes that my trailer has fitted.
I suspect it is the 2051 version but I'm not sure. Perhaps you can identify them from the bellow pictures or you can tell me where to look for a hard stamped number/ref.?
I cannot find the part nr. on the manufacturer's part list because they use their own internal number even for the 3rd maker's parts.
Thank you for your help and regards!


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At Jefferson Avenue and Webster Street is a brick wall mural called “Man’s Search for Knowledge Through the Ages.” Since the wall spans a corner of the Nichols Library parking lot, the title is absolutely appropriate.
The mural is a bas-relief sculpture, a dimensional mural carved directly into the brick face. The images “symbolize the human quest for learning through the ages” from the biblical Tree of Knowledge through explorers in outer space.
“Man’s Search for Knowledge” is the work of Mara Smith, a nationally-known artist who works out of Seattle, Washington. Smith intended to teach jewelry-making and metal-working, but was given the opportunity to create brick murals for a hotel in Dallas which jump-started a new career. Her work is displayed internationally and she has been called “the pioneer of modern brick sculpture" by the Brick Institute of America.
Smith originally created the wall in 1987, years before the 1996 incarnation of the Century Walk Foundation, but the mural was adopted by Century Walk in 1998.
More recently, Smith’s work suffered serious damage when in July of 2016, a driver in the library parking lot accidentally accelerated into the wall, knocking out a four foot by five foot section and shoving a large portion of the rest of it off its foundation.
A Naperville resident who worked for a Broadview masonry company contacted Century Walk and offered their services. They disassembled the wall, numbering each brick as they went, and rebuilt it to stabilize the basic structure.
Century Walk then contacted Diosdado “Dodie” Mondero, the artist responsible for other pieces downtown such as “Naperville Loves a Parade” and “Pillars of the Community,” to fit the brick pieces back together and re-create the pieces that were not salvageable. Mondero worked with a special effects company to match the color and texture of the replacements to that of the original brick and mortar.
The first installation cost about $42,000 back in 1987. The 2016 bill was closer to $50,000 for restoring the mural

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The NSW government has farewelled the eighth trip free for customers using an Opal card. This change was debated a lot with customers and now the state government have finally bid farewell to it.
From 5 September 2016, eight or more opal journeys will be given half price every time they tap on and off after. Users of public transport will also be given a $2 rebate when they switch up their mode of transport such as using a train and then hopping onto a bus.
Transport minister, Andrew Constance said “we have to find a way to move forward keep the system sustainable” as there was so much lost revenue. He made it clear in a statement that the old transport system had a loss of around $3000 million because of the free trips.
The new #OpalCard system is now in operation
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Ryan Parks, the shadow treasurer is against this offer as he wants people using public transport instead of turning them against it because the fare is too high.
The Labor party said individuals who travel 5-days a week will be “slugged the hardest” as their fares will rise by 12.5%.
Commuters need fast and affordable transport systems, that is why Parks is worried everyone may start driving again and ignoring public commute. One commuter says “As I have a very low wage, I rely on my free trips to get me around on weekends”.
According to a statement by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, only 30% of people earned the free trip, but 70% still had to pay for their fare for the week. However, a spokeswoman for the Tribunal said they were pleased with the system otherwise as the Sunday cap is very helpful for families who want to travel to the city for the day.
There was speculation that prices for students and adults would also increase over the next few weeks but this has now been postponed until later in the year. This is in order to maximise profit and create better services for customers although we don’t think many customers will be too pleased with this.


A tale of the unmaking of the first American movie filmed in Vietnam in 1957, the scandalous and disasterous undertaking is finally exposed. Surviving cast and crew members explain a contorted drama behind the scenes as Audie Murphy goes to Vietnam, foreshadowing the war-to-come. It depicts Hollywood at its worst!
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Writing the story of this important and neglected film, I had an opportunity to relive the experience. About sixty people went to Vietnam to make The Quiet American in January of 1957. After talking to so many of the participants, all made me feel like I was one of their troupe. In the final analysis, the most amazing and distressing fact to emerge from the movie and its story is that so many highly talented, Oscar-winning people, at the height of their creative talents, came together--and the result was utterly disappointing. It is a story that parallels the later American involvement in Vietnam. That too proved to be a debacle.About the Author:
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Dr. William Russo served with the U.S.Army and later worked as a free-lance writer for Hollywood tabloids. He has published articles on film in Big Reel and Movie Collector's World, as well as for the Audie Murphy Research Foundation. An excerpt of this book appeared in the winter issue for the AMRF in 1998. He earned a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts. Nowadays, Russo is a professor at Curry College near Boston, Massachusetts. He teaches film studies and non-fiction writing. His previous books include Mal Tempo: the Curse of 2000 Years, Junior Bad Guys: Movie Delinquents of the 1950s, The Dumb-Founded Nation: America's Language Policy from 1790 to 1990, and Another Sunny Day. a tale about the Lincoln Assassination conspiracy.
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The veteran broadcaster said that during his time at both channels staff saw immigration as a "taboo subject" that was easier to ignore. Sergeant, who rose to chief political correspondent at the BBC and political editor at ITN, insisted it was not racist to talk about the subject. Writing in the latest edition of Radio Times, the Oxford-educated journalist claimed that ignoring "unprecedented migratory pressures" can crush debate and stifle democracy.
"In my years as a political correspondent I was fully aware of the immigration taboo. There is an old journalistic rule that says, 'if in doubt, leave it out', and were guilty of not encouraging a more serious debate on this subject."
The 74-year-old's intervention is bound to spark controversy with Brexit - which he says is linked to the issue of migration - looming fast.
He said: "In my years as a political correspondent I was fully aware of the immigration taboo. There is an old journalistic rule that says, 'if in doubt, leave it out', and were guilty of not encouraging a more serious debate on this subject."
Sergeant said the extreme sensitivity surrounding immigration began with Enoch Powell's notorious Rivers of Blood speech in 1968.
The Tory MP caused a political storm by predicting unchecked immigration would lead to racial conflict on British streets.
Veteran broadcaster said that during his time at TV channels, immigration was a "taboo subject"
Sergeant also pointed out that, without fears over migration, David Cameron's Remain campaign would have triumphed in the EU referendum.
He said that migrants want to come to Britain because many speak English, they can link up with countrymen already here and there are jobs and benefits to be had.
He said: "These 'pull factors' should not be played down, nor can we ignore the problems they cause.
"The effects on the provision of public services, as well as the difficulties of integration, are matters of justifiable concern."

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THE summer season has begun in earnest and brings with it the welcome return of a major contributor to rural life, the agricultural show and in particular, the Royal Welsh.
Rural festivals and fairs are an essential part of farming life. They provide an important opportunity for members of rural communities to meet up with old friends, make new ones or just to simply celebrate all that is good in farming.
This will be the first official outing of Hybu Cig Cymru/Meat Promotion Wales at the Royal Welsh Show and we will be present at stand M687, avenue M, adjacent to the food hall.
Monday will see the unveiling of Hybu Cig Cymru's brand new logos, by the Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside, Carwyn Jones. The new image reflects the wide open spaces of Welsh farmland and the healthy environment it provides to rear animals.
Our audiences are far-reaching and include producers, the retail and food service trades, processors, chefs, catering purchasers and, of course, consumers.
The Royal Welsh provides a crucial opportunity for people to sample Welsh meat for themselves, as well as learning about the latest cutting and production techniques at our stand as our chef demonstrators will be cooking up tasty recipes with the very best Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef.
Farmers will have the chance to see how their farms compare with other similar concerns, at the HCC stand.
HCC will also be on hand to take visitors through the web-based benchmarking scheme, which is composed of a simple, confidential, question-and-answer internet questionnaire that takes just 10 minutes to complete. HCC manages the project for the Welsh Red Meat Industry Forum, set up to guarantee a sustainable long-term future for the red meat industry.
Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) is also backing the launch of new season Welsh lamb by supporting major industry processors and retailers at this year's show. HCC is an inclusive organisation and it is great that we can bring together leading players in the red meat industry for mutual benefit.
HCC is also sponsoring the Hospital Caterers Association NHS Catering Competition at the Royal Welsh Show. Hosted by the Wales branch of the Hospital Caterers Association, the competition has been open to all staff from all of Wales's NHS hospitals and the best of these will perform at the competition.
GWYN HOWELLS is chief executive of Hybu Cig Cymru, Meat Promotion Wales

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The transition to parenthood, even when it's something that you want more than anything, can be rocky. While many anticipate the intensity, the sleep deprivation, and the time it takes to physically recover, few of us can actually grasp the enormity of how birth changes us. And for some, new parenthood comes with an extra challenge; that of mental health.
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA) estimates that up to 1 in 10 women (and 1 in 20 men) struggle with antenatal depression and anxiety. More than 1 in 7 new mums (and up to 1 in 10 new dads) experience postnatal depression. If you think about your group of friends or newly formed Mother's Group, the chances are good that at least one person may be struggling with their mental health, post birth.
In my case, that person was me. Back in 2012, after the birth of my first child, I slowly edged into a cavern of postnatal anxiety, OCD and depression. And, despite having battled these insidious demons well before pregnancy and new motherhood, I was still completely blindsided. Because how could it be happening to me? Me, who outwardly, had it all together. A beautiful, healthy baby boy. A supportive husband and family. A safe place to call home. Resources. Maternity leave. Yet I still found myself spiralling out of control, plummeting into a place of darkness and fear. A place that, for a time, I wondered if I'd ever find my way out of.
While PND was also invited to the party (a party that, frankly, I had never planned on hosting), the main guests I played host to were anxiety and OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This manifested in almost paralysing intrusive thoughts about harm coming to my son. I was on high alert all day, everyday.
What made it worse was that I was convinced that it was ME who was the biggest threat to my son and his safety. I was terrified of dropping him. Drowning him. Changing his nappy in a way that was 'inappropriate'. I was plagued day and night by the 'what if's' and what they meant about me as a mother. Because a good mother could never have thought the heinous things that I did.
I believe that this train of thought alongside the exhaustion at battling against my own mind every waking hour, was what led to PND jumping onboard. And so the plummet picked up speed. Until finally, FINALLY, after realising that I could no longer go on with feeling how I felt, I went to the doctor. I didn't want to, but I had to, for my son. Because, despite the fact that I felt that I didn't deserve him, that I didn't deserve the title of 'mother', he didn't know that. I was all he knew. I was his world and I wasn't so far gone that I couldn't see that.
Seeking help and finding answers
I still struggled to explain to my GP how I was feeling. The PND I could explain but the other stuff? The intrusive thoughts? The fear? I was truly afraid she might call DOCS. Postpartum anxiety and OCD wasn't as widely understood in 2012. There was still some resources that linked OCD and psychosis which terrified me to my core. I very quickly learnt that postpartum OCD and psychosis ARE NOT THE SAME IN ANY WAY. In fact, they are at polar opposites on the mental health scale. Sufferers of postnatal OCD agonise over what they're thinking BECAUSE they don't want to be thinking it. They try everything to block/shut out/argue with their thoughts, ironically, strengthening them and often making them worse. They want desperately to be 'good' mothers to their children but fear that they are not.
Sufferers of postnatal psychosis on the other hand have lost touch with reality and do not have the constant battle going on in their heads. They believe what they're thinking to be true, which is what makes the condition acute and dangerous.
Thankfully, after a couple of false starts, I found a wonderful psychologist who understood immediately what was going on. I barely had to explain where my mind had been going before she told me that I was suffering from postpartum OCD. She also told me I was not, in any way, a danger to my son. The relief I felt, the weight that lifted with those words is something I can still almost feel, 8 years on. She got it. I wasn't a monster. I wasn't going to lose my son. And I could get better. And, thanks to medication that I still take today, and weekly therapy sessions, I did get better. It wasn't a quick process and it required time and effort but it was all absolutely worth it.
I feel like I got given back the chance to not only be a mother but ENJOY being a mother. I was able to make up for the time I'd lost when I'd been physically present but mentally struggling. I also made a promise to myself and to my son that I wouldn't let things become like that again. That I would not only seek help when I needed it but would proactively take care of my mental health and do what it took to stay on top of it.
Here and now
I've now got three kids and while I have never returned to the depths I did in 2012, I've remained vigilant. I continue to take anti-anxiety medication and practice a whole range of self-care strategies. I can usually tell when my mental health is on shaky ground and take the necessary steps to make sure things stay on track. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I will never get back the months that I lost to PND, anxiety and OCD but I can make sure that I have plenty more months to spend with the three best humans I know.
If you're struggling and need help or just need someone to speak to, support is always available.
PANDA National Helpline - Mon to Fri, 9am - 7.30pm (AEST/AEDT) - 1300 726 306
Beyond Blue - online chat (3pm - 12am) and phone help - 24/7 - 1300 22 4636
Lifeline - 24/7 - 13 11 14
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- 2 cup brown rice, cooked
- 1/2 pound beef, ground, 97% lean
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium bell pepper, orange
- 1 cup black beans, canned
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, low sodium
- 1 medium avocado
- 2 tablespoon parsley, fresh
- 1 cup strawberries
- Cook rice according to the package instructions. (~ 1 cup dry for 2 cups of cooked)
- While rice cooks, heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, brown, and cook until no longer pink. Chop onion and bell pepper. Add to skillet and saute till tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add black beans and heat through.
- Add soy sauce and cooked rice to skillet. Peel and slice avocado.
- To serve, scoop rice dish into a bowl and top with sliced avocado and parsley. Serve with strawberries.
I'm a registered dietitian, mom of 4, avid lover of food and strong promoter of healthy habits. Here you will find lots of delicious recipes full of fruits and veggies, tips for getting your kids to eat better and become intuitive eaters and lots of resources for feeding your family.Learn More about Natalie


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GARD adoption event
Georgia Animal Rescue and Defence will have pet adoptions from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 to 17 at PetSmart in Pooler. Info: gardonline.org.
Abercorn Street PetSmart Charities adoptions
PetSmart Charities National Adoptathon will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 and from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. Several animal rescue groups will be present. Adoption fees vary with each group. Includes Sav-A-Life pets from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 16.
Coastal Pet Rescue needs donations
Coastal Pet Rescue seeks donations online at coastalpetrescue.org or by mail to Coastal Pet Rescue, P.O. Box 30462, Savannah, GA 31410. Contact Lisa Scarbrough at email@example.com.
Volunteers, foster homes needed
Volunteers and foster homes needed at Chatham County Animal Services, 7211 Sallie Mood Drive. Volunteers can walk, bathe, teach and play with the animals at the shelter. Volunteers to assist with the public and for office work also needed. Orientation is required; contact Diane at 912-484-4438.
Dog lovers needed for foster program
GRRR (Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation & Relocation) needs volunteers for our Foster Care Program. Fostering gives animals a second chance at life and allows them to receive temporary care from loving foster parents before being adopted. A rewarding experience for humans and pets in need. Contact Kathryn Shelton at 912-656-5900.
Cat rescue volunteers needed
Tabby Tales Rescue needs more volunteers. Lives are saved with the help of volunteer foster parents, event volunteers, caregivers for our cats residing at PetSmart and behind-the-scenes operations volunteers who help with fundraising, social media and a myriad of other tasks that keep the organization running. Go to tabbytalesrescue.org to complete a foster or volunteer application.
Sav-A-Life needs volunteers, fosters
Save-A-Life needs a volunteer to answer the information line one day a week without leaving your home. Training provided. Contact 912-598-7729 and a leave a message for Deborah. Save-A-Life is seeking short-term fosters for dogs to fill in when regular fosters have an emergency, illness, etc. There will be little advance notice. Save-A-Life also needs fosters for timid cats for one or two months to help ready them for adoption. Call 912-598-7729 and leave a message or fill out a volunteer application at savealifepets.org.
Dachshunds doxie mixes available
Dogs are available from Dachshund Rescue of North America, a nonprofit that rescues and re-homes dachshunds doxie mixes. Applications available online at drna.org. Dogs adopted from DRNA are fully vetted. Contact firstname.lastname@example.org or 912-398-1892.
One Love needs fosters, volunteers
Volunteers are needed by One Love Animal Rescue for day-to-day operation of our animal rescue, caring for animals as a foster in your home with all of the animal’s needs supplied by One Love, adoption follow-ups, paperwork behind the scenes, and assisting at our fundraising events. Info/Volunteer or foster applications: oneloveanimalrescue.com/volunteer/.

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Nicholas Flanagan, 27, was found guilty of the charges on March 30. Flanagan was initially arrested on March 1, 2022 in an investigation into a reported incident of sexual abuse that began in January of that same year.
The victim said that Flanagan had made them touch him inappropriately on multiple occasions, and that Flanagan had touched them at least twice.
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Sarah Skidmore, a member of our Emerging Fellows program publishes a blog post full of entrepreneurial questions on Africa. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the APF or its other members.
The past fifteen years have been marked by notable advancements in infrastructure systems throughout the continent. Yet critical infrastructure problems with energy, transportation, and water still exist for millions of Africans. Looking at the contemporary history of infrastructure investment, African governmental leaders have dedicated finances to buildout. They have also growingly accepted foreign investment (particularly from Chinese investors) to fund projects. Though foreign investment is not new and certainly not a 2020 discovery, the repercussions the African people might experience due to foreign indebtedness over the next three decades must not be overlooked.
As foreign investors continue to support infrastructure projects in Africa, at what point might the magnitude of foreign indebtedness reach a tipping point for the African people? With infrastructure projects totaling over two trillion in dollars slated for the coming years, how might funding decisions by African leaders today impact the lives of the African people in the next three decades? Do current funding decisions allow for long-term sustainability or rather burden the African people with a catastrophic debt?
Debt financed infrastructure investment is often the default standard practice. Over recent decades international investors and private equity funds have canvased infrastructure projects throughout the continent. From an international investor perspective, Africa is a haven for risky yet lucrative financial returns. Public Private Partnerships (PPP), like Africa50, is another means of infrastructure investment in which the African government works alongside the private sector. What do the African people gain from these multi-billion dollar financed endeavors? Or rather, what are the African people potentially losing in decades to come as they are saddled with enormous debt? How does billions of dollars in debt allow for unlocking the potential of Africa by 2050?
At what point might the African people opt for a different approach to infrastructure development? At what point may a bottom-up movement from the African people overcome the top-down approach currently used by African leaders? How might a more localized, micro-development approach to infrastructure development better fuel African entrepreneurialism opposed to large-scale macro-development infrastructure projects?
Consider what a bottom-up approach to development may look like. Energy is an essential starting point. Imagine the power that accompanies capturing and creating energy locally – everything from running sanitation systems, to supporting humanitarian efforts, and even to promoting educational initiatives. As oil and gas discoveries in East Africa attract international industry, micro-grid electricity offers localized opportunities for the African people. Micro-grids for instance offer a sustainable and clean approach to fueling rural infrastructure needs throughout the continent. How might localized micro-grids impact a farm owner, a restaurant owner, or even an entrepreneur?
There is no denying that Africa is in need of infrastructure development. After decades of unsuccessful top-down to development, what benefits may arise from shifting toward a bottom-up approach? What benefits may local communities, their economies, and their entrepreneurial initiatives experience with a bottom-up approach? How might the next three decades be different than the past five decades if a bottom-up approach to infrastructure development replaces the top-down approach so prevalent throughout the continent?
As the African people are projected to hold 25% of the global talent in 2050, activating local and sustainable solutions when establishing critical infrastructure sets Africa on a new trajectory. A trajectory that empowers local entrepreneurship and leverages local talent all the while establishing critical infrastructure. How might altering the current approach to infrastructure development shift from a future of unsustainable debt toward a future of sustainability? A future where the African people are thriving and unlocking potential?


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I have an 05 Odyssey that has a steering wheel shimmy around 70-75. it comes and goes at those speeds. comes on slowly and builds then goes away after about 20-25 min. comes back 30 minutes later??? sometimes is more pronounced when engine is under power. sometimes shimmies at 65 when engine is coasting??? Have changed tires and had them balanced, also had torque converter changed because of grind at 40-45. Any ideas.
Had a major vibration on my odyssey right around 60-70 mph and after hitting the brakes it would clear up for a second then comeback after accelerating again. Resolved this by replacing cv joints, the inner joint had thrown grease all over the under side of my van and was only really noticable after removing and replacing


During the meeting, Zarif highlighted Iran’s efforts to expand its economic relations with Venezuela, and underlined Tehran’s continued support for the Latin American state.
He also emphasized the need for non-interference of foreign sides in Venezuela’s internal affairs, the necessity of respecting international law, and the significance of Iran’s cooperation and coordination with other countries opposed to unilateralism at the international order.
Arreaza, for his part, appreciated Iran’s assistance and support for his country, and underlined the importance of continued consultations between the two countries.
He also highlighted the extensive efforts of Caracas to counter the unfair campaign of certain countries, led by the US, to “painfully” interfere in his country’s internal affairs.
He finally stressed the significance of stability in Venezuela, the government’s full control over the situation, the opposition of the majority of Venezuelans to the US’ interventions, an increase in public support for the country’s legitimate government, the opposition groups’ devotion to the US, and the fact that they are not allowed to hold any negotiation.
In recent months, tensions have increased between Caracas and Washington with the US imposing sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as well as his government.
In January, the US took the lead in recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s president after the head of the opposition-ruled Congress named himself the country’s interim chief executive. Washington has been pressuring other countries into following suit and has not ruled out using the military option to oust the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
US President Donald Trump also recently received Guaido’s wife at the White House.
Russia, China, and Cuba, however, back Maduro’s government in the face of the US pressure.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Washington of trying to “organize a coup d’etat” in Venezuela.


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The best cities for working less and earning more have been revealed in a new study.
The three worst cities are Jakarta, Bangkok and Bogotá respectively.
Expert Market, a B2B comparison site, examined population and wage data from Deutsche Bank and UBS, including net average monthly salary, working hours and paid holiday taken in 69 key economic cities across the globe to reach its conclusions.
Lucky Luxembourg residents have plenty to smile about. The average salary in this European city is £3,144 per month for a 33 hour working week. It’s worth noting that those in receipt of this salary would be required to pay 30 per cent of this sum in tax. Citizens receive an average of 32 days of paid leave per year and the city provides universal free healthcare for all.
London receives an honourable mention at number 10 on the list, due to the five weeks’ holiday employees enjoy. Residents in the big smoke take home an average of £2,034 a month.
Overall, Europe comes top for the best place to earn more and work less, with all cities in the top 10 located in Europe.
At the other end of the scale, Asian cities appear to offer the worst work/life balance. Bejing, Mumbai, Shanghai, Bangkok and Jakarta were all present in the bottom 10 of the study.
Coming in 10th from bottom, Bejing’s employees take the lowest number of annual leave days at just 10 on average.
While workers in Hong Kong take home an average of £1,989, they work around 50 hours a week and take just 17 days of paid leave, suggesting that financial and professional success comes at a price.
Those seeking a greater work/life balance should consider a move to Paris, where residents work on average 30 hours a week – 10 hours less than the European average – but still take home £1,893 a month.
Chicago emerged as the worst US city to move to, particularly if you value your down time. Workers in the Windy City earn a respectable £2,654, but only take 14 days’ leave per year.
10 best cities for high wages and low work hours
10 worst cities for high wages and low work hours
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The Bitcoin invention was attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto who, back in 2009, released an open-source software that allowed peer to peer transactions without the need for an intermediary. The transactions were recorded in network nodes, and were made public through a publicly disseminated ledger nicknamed the block chain. Each unit of account in that block chain is called a bitcoin.
In essence, bitcoin is a virtual currency, which has value without need for a central repository or administrator. It is now known as the first decentralized digital currency. Unlike regular currency, such as US Dollars or Euros, the value of the bitcoin is electronically created. Thus, the Bitcoin is devoid of any physical manifestation and is not limited to the rules set, such as value and legal tender, of a central administrator.
The Bitcoin invention saga in a nutshell
In 2011, a Bitcoin was only worth US $5.44. By 2013, the value had zoomed up to an average price of US $900 per unit. This is when the market collapsed under its own weight after one of the foremost and trusted Bitcoin exchanges filed for bankruptcy protection. When the exchange went belly up, many Bitcoin holders, who invested in the digital currency using hard currency obtained from loans and other sources, had suddenly fallen into debt.
Since that time, Bitcoins have been unable to muster enough value to be worth to recoup the debts incurred, much more when the question of investing in Bitcoins comes to fore. Current trends speak volumes of a possible return of the Bitcoin to its former glory. Many are speculating on it again, but this time the market is much wiser as to the possibilities.
Take with a grain of salt
Bitcoin is not real currency to be exchanged as legal tender. It is much more akin to barter and its value is based more on agreement than actual value. Thus, the agreement between the parties determines the value, often in what is known as Bitcoin exchanges. The proper valuation is subject to a guide each independent exchange has, causing the value to drive higher than its actual valuation.
Another major issue with Bitcoin use is its vulnerability as a system of value. First, being a product of an open source software, a Bitcoin’s valuation may be meddled with or even altered. Secondly, it is open to hackers, a scourge now openly affecting many businesses and economies. The electronic aspect of the Bitcoin is a major cause for concern moving forward.
Despite its benefits (e.g. anonymity, transparency, low transaction costs), there is still much to be understood as to the reliability, consistency and value of the said digital currency. While it seems there is now again an uptrend in Bitcoin transactions online, investors should examine their options and not put their money on Bitcoin alone.
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Red lentil prices are basically sitting there. This is the calendar point where it’s foolish to offer a compelling fresh opinion. Why? Everybody always looks to India for guidance, and rabi crop pollination occurs in February. February to India’s chickpea, lentil and field peas is like July to Saskatchewan.
We know Australia recently harvested a bigger red lentil crop than Canada’s 2023 crop, first time ever, meaning a long tail of competitive offerings from two exporters. We also know that India will have a batch of freshly harvested market ready supply April forward. These will act as headwinds for months. We also believe that India domestic pigeon pea price should remain high until respective Nov-24 harvest repopulates new crop supply. Acting as a pigeon pea substitute, this means India sustains inflated red lentil consumption, likely by 0.75-1.0 MMT beyond normal.
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While the whole world spends millions of dollars to fight against greenhouse effect, young geniuses create revolutionary technologies right in school laboratories. So, 18-year-old schoolboy Ethan Novek proposed not to fight the consequences of global air pollution with carbon dioxide, but to eliminate its root cause.
The young man developed a system that allows to capture tons of industrial CO2 in order to use it in creation of various chemicals or other purposes. The proposed concept is not new in itself. CO2 capture is one of the most significant technologies of the new generation, which allows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. For example, ExxonMobil has been working on improving it for more than 30 years. In the same direction is developing the Japanese corporation JGCCorporation and dozens of American and European experts.
ExxonMobil has been working on CO2 capture technology for more than 30 years, photo WEB
CCS technology allows to catch, squeeze and pump carbon dioxide into underground or other reservoirs. Already from these "traps" CO2 goes to the place of use, instead of being aimlessly thrown into the atmosphere.
The attractiveness of this concept is that it does not require fundamental changes in the structure of the energy complex. In order to significantly reduce the emission of carbon dioxide to the environment, it is sufficient to simply install additional equipment at existing plants.
And nevertheless, such technologies can not be called cheap. That is why the system developed by Novek is of particular interest for power generating companies. The cost of absorbing a ton of carbon dioxide by the technology offered by the student is only $ 10. And this is 8.5 times cheaper than the cost of today's CCS industrial methods.
The cost of absorbing a ton of CO2 using Novek's technology is only $ 10, photo WEB
Revolutionary technology was perfected right in the school laboratory. The method is based on the usual technique of salting out carbamide, which is used for the production of ammonia fertilizers. In the energy sector, the student offers to apply it quite simply.
Exhaust gases at facilities using fossil fuels should be emitted into a water-ammonium mixture. Here, as a result of the chemical reaction of ammonia with carbon dioxide, salt will form with the release of inert gases. Then, with the aid of a solvent, an inverse reaction is triggered, and afterwards, the ammonia mixture and the solvent are again separated by distillation.
So there is no need to use expensive chemicals, which today are traditionally used in CCS technologies for CO2 binding. In addition, in classical methods, the captured gas is purified from the remaining reagents at very high temperatures. The concept of Novek also solves this problem - the process of capture and compression of CO2 requires two-thirds less energy than any of the existing technologies.
The CO2 capture system developed by Ethan Novek, photo © innovatorenergy.com
It is not surprising that in the scientific world the invention of a talented young man caused a resonance. Developments of the young scientist were interested by professors of Yale University and already in 2017, by joint efforts of the older and younger generations, the results of the research were published in the authoritative edition of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
Right after that, Novek founded his own company, which continues to work on improving the pilot plant, the possibilities of which are impressive right now. In a day such a system is able to catch more than a ton of pure CO2. It remains to wish good luck to the developers and the health of our planet!
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Cory’s Girlfriend Reveals Heartbreaking News Of Miscarriage Amid Cheating Rumors!
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Cory and Taylor’s relationship timeline!
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However, fans remain stubborn on the statement!
“Looks like Cory from Teen Mom got a new baby momma on the way[shocked emoji] A RONI spotted them and confirmed his new girlfriend is pregnant” Coincidentally, the baby bump is hiding behind the entrance.
Cory finally reveals it!
“All that I ask from you guys is respect for Taylor, respect for me and most importantly respect for the baby,” he asked of his followers. “All that I want is a healthy baby that is brought into a very positive environment and surround by good energy and love,” he continued
Finally a baby bump picture
He said in the Instagram post “I also wanted to let you guys know that we weren’t trying to have a baby right now, but sometimes God puts things into your life that you don’t really understand at the time but it always turns out to be a bigger blessing.” Of course.
But things didn’t go according to plan!
She wrote “Ok I didn’t think it would be a big deal to take a break from social media but apparently it is because everyone seems to think I’m missing now please don’t believe this stuff” “I’m doing just fine, I’m happy, healthy, our baby is healthy” Later, she adds a heartbreaking news!
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Inter-American Division launched its Year of the Pastor with the ordination of some 100 ministers during territory-wide coordinated ceremonies across the region on Sabbath, Jan. 17, 2015.
Some 26 Adventist ministers from the Dominican Republic were ordained in El Palacio de los Deportes Arena in Santo Domingo–the hub of the live event–where thousands of church leaders and members witnessed the ceremony.
Dozens of Adventist ministers across the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America will be ordained on Jan. 17, 2015, during territory-wide coordinated ceremonies, which will launch the start of Inter-America’s Year of the Pastor during the next 11 months.
More than two dozen ministers will be ordained in El Palacio de los Deportes Arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where more than 15,000 church leaders and members are expected to witness the event on Sabbath, Jan. 17. The event will be carried online in Spanish, English and French, beginning at 3:30pm Santo Domingo Time (or 2:30pm Miami Time).
Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders at the Inter-American Division (IAD) began the new year this week reflecting on God’s blessings and trusting in God’s leading for the challenges ahead.
The nearly 100 ordained ministers and staff members at the IAD Headquarters in Miami, Florida, looked back at the church’s growth and finances in 2014 and looked ahead to the numerous evangelism initiatives and activities set forth to celebrate the Year of the Pastor—a year designated to celebrate the work of the pastor and strengthen their families—and continue sharing the message of the gospel across the territory.
Portions of the 13th Sabbath Mission Offering, which will be collected at thousands of Seventh-day Adventist Churches around the world on Dec. 20, 2014, will go towards expanding the work of the church in Belize and Jamaica, two of Inter-America’s regions.
Located on the eastern coast of Central America, Belize has nearly 41,000 church members worshiping in 127 churches and congregations in what the church has organized as the Belize Union of Churches.
Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders from the Inter-American Division (IAD) spoke directly to leaders of thousands of small groups spread across the territory during a special online symposium based in Miami, Florida, on Nov. 21, 2014.
“Today we have the Christian church thanks to the strategy blessed by the Holy Spirit that the early church used to grow,” said Pastor Israel Leito, president of the church in Inter-America as he referenced Acts 2:46,47 during the event. “They met at the temple but went house to house, sharing bread, praising God and enjoying fellowship with one other.”
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America will hold a special online symposium on Nov. 21, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. (Miami Time) for leaders of small groups from across the territory. The event will be hosted from the Inter-American Division (IAD) Headquarters in Miami, Florida.
The two-hour online program will seek to reaffirm and strengthen the role each small group leader has in discipling church members to grow spiritually and fulfill the gospel mission, said Pastor Melchor Ferreyra, personal ministries director for the church in Inter-America and organizer of the event.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America recently closed its second annual business meetings, setting its sights on more church growth and expansion, member retention, and continued efforts to train its members for discipleship and planning to celebrate the work of ministers across the region for 2015.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America celebrated its Year of Non-Formal Education with a special live program from Willemstad, Curacao, on Oct. 25, 2014. Nearly 200,000 active church members, pastors and administrators were awarded certifications for completing specialized training to better serve the church and the community throughout the territory.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America will wrap up its Year of Non-Formal Education with a special live program from Willemstad, Curacao, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. Curacao Time (or Eastern Daylight Time). Thousands of laypersons, pastors and administrators will be awarded certifications for completing specialized training to better serve the church and the community.
Seventh-day Adventists across hundreds of churches in the Inter-American Division (IAD) put on their exercise clothes and took to the streets of their communities to promote a healthy lifestyle on Oct. 5, 2014.
The activity was part of a territory-wide initiative run by IAD’s Health Ministries Department called “Let’s Move to Live” where churches organize an exercise program for the membership, and invite the community to promote health, said Belkis Archbold, health ministries director for the church in Inter-America.


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Covid itself is not to blame for the extraordinary outbreak of hepatitis affecting children around the world, researchers insisted today.
However, pandemic-era lockdowns may have played a role.
Scientists today identified a harmless virus as the main cause of the rare liver disease, which has sickened 200 young people in the UK and left dozens in need of transplants.
Two separate studies concluded that adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) appears to play a ‘significant role’.
The virus, which usually does not cause any illness, infects most Britons by the age of 10.
But AAV2 cannot replicate without a ‘helper’ pathogen, such as adenovirus – which usually causes cold-like symptoms. Adenoviruses increased in parallel with the cluster of hepatitis when the young returned to the pre-pandemic mix after Covid suppressed the normal virus, leaving children with weak immunity.
Therefore, a team of academics supported by the British Health Security Agency believe that two infections with these two viruses may provide a better explanation for the outbreak.
Until now, scientists have been confused about the cause, considering that Covid itself, changes in the adenovirus or weakened immunity due to viral barriers may have been involved.
Q&A: What is the world’s strangest hepatitis outbreak and what is behind it?
What is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that is usually caused by a viral infection or liver damage from drinking alcohol.
Some cases resolve on their own, with no further complications, but some can be fatal, forcing patients to need a liver transplant to survive.
What are the symptoms?
People with hepatitis generally experience fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, light-colored stools and joint pain.
They can also suffer from jaundice – when the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow.
Why are experts worried?
Hepatitis is usually rare in children, but experts have already seen more cases in the current outbreak than they would expect in a year.
The cases are of ‘unknown origin’ and are also severe, according to the World Health Organization.
What are advanced theories?
Adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2)
Two separate British studies, which examined several children across the country, found that adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) appears to be the cause of hepatitis.
The virus, which usually does not make people weak, often accompanies adenovirus influenza infection.
British experts tasked with investigating the chain of diseases believe the endless cycle of lockdowns may have played a contributing role.
The restrictions may have weakened children’s immunity due to reduced social interaction, leaving them at greater risk of adenovirus.
This means that even a ‘normal’ adenovirus can cause serious consequences, because children don’t react the way they did before.
Some scientists said it could be an adenovirus that has undergone ‘unusual changes’.
This may mean that it is more susceptible to infection or able to bypass the children’s natural immunity.
Overall, the two studies, which looked at dozens of children across the UK, found that 96 per cent of children with unexplained hepatitis had ‘high levels’ of AAV2. In comparison, only four percent of healthy young adults tested positive for AAV2 and at much lower levels.
Dr Antonia Ho, the study’s lead author, said the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions had led to a ‘decrease in the seasonal virus cycle’.
The ‘balance’ needs to be re-established as young people are mixing in pre-pandemic ways, which has led to ‘different types of circulation’ of the virus, he said.
The worst sufferers have been under five years of age who initially experience diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain, followed by jaundice – yellowing of the skin.
Most are hospitalized with liver tumors one to 11 weeks later, with 40 percent in intensive care.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported at least 1,010 cases in 35 countries. About 50 have required liver transplants worldwide and 22 have died.
Previous publications, not yet peer-reviewed but published on the MedRxiv website, suggest AAV2 is involved in hepatitis outbreaks.
The first study, led by the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virology Research (CVR), looked at nine children, aged four years on average, with hepatitis in Scotland.
All admitted to hospital between March 14 and April 4 stayed under NHS care for 10 days, on average. None required a liver transplant.
Their DNA was extracted from blood, liver, stool and throat samples and compared the results against 58 healthy young people. The results showed AAV2 was detected in all nine hepatitis patients but in none of the control groups.
In a separate analysis, the researchers examined the genes of patients with hepatitis.
They found that nearly nine in 10 young people with hepatitis (89 percent) had the Human Leukocyte Antigen gene, compared to less than two in 10 (16 percent) in the general population.
This finding may provide another part of the answer to why some children have become so sick, the team said.
Professor Emma Thomson, clinical professor and consultant in infectious diseases at CVR and lead author of the Scottish study, explained: ‘The gene itself is important because it encodes a receptor that presents viruses or other pathogens to the immune system.
“And so this suggests that there may be a link to an immune-mediated cause of viral hepatitis.”
However, he said more studies are needed to confirm that this gene was involved.
The second study, led by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UK’s Health Safety Agency, looked at 28 children with hepatitis in the UK.
Their analysis included liver samples from five children who needed transplants and blood samples from the remaining teenagers who did not.
Almost all children tested positive for AAV2. In contrast, AAV2 was ‘rarely present’ outside this group – among only six per cent of healthy children with ‘very low levels’.
And sequencing of the liver samples showed that AAV2 was present and had spread throughout the organ.
Both studies showed that recent or previous Covid infections caused hepatitis.
Tests showed only two-thirds of hepatitis patients had antibodies to Covid – similar to the prevalence in Scottish children at the time – and the virus was not present in any of the liver samples. None of the young people had the Covid vaccine.
Researchers still don’t know why the outbreak of hepatitis is happening now.
However, they said a spike in adenovirus infections in the population after the lockdown ‘may have contributed’.
Scientists have long warned that Covid curbs in place to prevent the spread of the virus also prevented other infections from circulating in the population, leaving people with low immunity to them.
Professor Thomson said AAV2 itself could be the cause, or could act as a ‘significant biological marker’ of recent adenovirus infections, which could be behind cases of hepatitis.
He said: ‘There are many unanswered questions and larger studies are urgently needed to investigate the role of AAV2 in cases of hepatitis in children.
“We also need to understand more about the seasonal cycle of AAV2, a virus that is not routinely monitored – it could be that the peak of adenovirus infection coincided with the peak of AAV2 exposure, leading to an unusual manifestation of hepatitis in susceptible young children. ” .’
Professor Judy Breuer, virologist at GOSH, said the findings could ‘reassure parents worried about Covid as no teams have found any direct link to SARS-CoV-2 infection’.
“Our data, however, point to AAV2 in the liver and, or blood of the case as a stronger indicator of hepatitis,” he added.
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Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has denied reports that he is doing Akshay Kumar's next production venture, tentatively titled 'Mubarakan'. There were reports that Akshay had roped in the 29-year-old VJ-turned-actor for his comic caper, which will be co-produced by Ashwini Yarde under their banner Hari Om Productions.
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Ayushmann was last seen in 'Bewakoofiyaan', a love story set in the time of recession, which had garnered a lukewarm response at the box-office.
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During the summer of 2000 Larry and I along with our two youngest daughters, Fawn and Autumn, took a sabbatical from our church in Alabama and returned to Honduras for a couple of months. While there I wrote about one of the greatest challenges I ever encountered. Her name was Marva:
My first day back I walk by the little wooden house where Marva lived, its windows and doors tightly shut, reminding me that she is no longer there. It has been seven years since we left La Ceiba, a city situated on the northern coast of Honduras, hovering on the edge of the Caribbean Sea. It was home to my family for six years, and this is the first time we have returned with our two youngest daughters.
Badly in need of paint, the house with its sagging porch is exactly as I remember it. I can almost see Marva, black skin glistening from the tropical heat, leaning over the rail wagging her finger at my children. "Now you children be telling your mother that I am still wanting my pumpkin cake and coke for my birthday."
She made them uncomfortable. I could understand why. She was especially large for a Honduran. And though she was barely into her forties, her teeth were gone and her legs and feet were covered with open sores, probably from diabetes. Though well educated, fluent in both Spanish and English, she had been rejected by most of her family. I understood in part why her family wanted little to do with her. She was demanding and totally without manners.
Dressed in their blue and white uniforms, my three oldest children walked to school every morning and then again in the afternoon after lunch and siesta. There was no way to avoid walking by the house with the sagging porch where Marva would sit to cool herself. It was inevitable that she would catch them walking by at least once a day and indignantly ask them why she had not yet received her pumpkin cake.
It wasn't long before she found her way into our home. I would hear the sound of the chain and the squeal of metal as the gate opened and closed, and then her slow plod as she ascended the wooden steps leading to the front door of the mission home. If the door wasn't latched shut she would walk in without invitation and proceed to ask for whatever she wanted or needed on that particular day. It might be something to eat, a bit of bleach for cleaning or petroleum jelly for her skin. Perhaps she needed money for a cab or some medicine at the "farmacia." And there was the frequent reminder that she was still waiting for her pumpkin cake.
I didn't like Marva. I was annoyed that she bothered my children and often felt like disappearing out the back door when I would hear her slow but unmistakable walk up my stairs. This continued for several months, and my attitude towards her worsened. True, I was a Christian missionary, but even we have our limits.
One afternoon I was home alone when I heard the sound of the gate and the heavy plod of my neighbor's feet on the stairs. I sighed deeply. I had looked forward to a quiet afternoon with my children in school and my husband away for the day.
I knew the moment she walked through the door that something was terribly wrong. "Miss Marcia. I just wanted to come and tell you goodbye before I be killing my neighbor." Her body was tense, her eyes blazing with hurt and anger. She found the closest chair and sat down.
I had seen her upset before but never like this. I was not in the mood to help her work through a problem with another neighbor. Heaven knows that she had issues with most of them. By now she was rocking back and forth, and I knew that she wasn't going to budge until I heard her out. "Ok Marva," I sighed loudly, hoping she would notice my impatience as I pulled over another chair. "What happened?"
She was shaking with indignation as she told me about the children who were eating what she felt was a dangerous quantity of green mangos. Fearful that they would make themselves terribly sick, she took the fruit away from them. An angry mother went on the offensive, and Marva, stung from the attack, was deeply insulted. Her only recourse was revenge.
Wearily I looked at my neighbor. She was still trembling from the encounter, and I suddenly felt inadequate, not knowing how to help this woman who had needs that were beyond my ability to meet. I didn't know what to do or say. In fact, I didn't want her in my life. I breathed a prayer, "Lord help me." I felt an inner nudge. "Pray for her." I turned my chair to sit directly in front of her. "Marva," I said. "I'm going to pray for you." She immediately bowed her head, still trembling. "Lay your hands on her." I knew God was speaking, but for a moment I hesitated. I didn't want to touch her. "Lay your hands on her." I suddenly found myself standing behind her with my hands resting upon her heaving shoulders. I could still feel her trembling under the wet, perspiring skin. "Lord, how do I pray for her?" My mouth opened, and suddenly words of blessing poured out of me. The sounds of the street below seemed to disappear as I prayed for God's peace. His presence filled the room as I prayed for healing in her relationships. And I sensed God forming a bond between us as I prayed that she might know His love for her. The tension seemed to ooze out of her as she relaxed beneath my hands.
The eyes that opened to look into mine were not the same. The quiet hush of God was still present in that living room. Nothing was spoken for a moment, and then she stood to leave. "Thank you, Miss Marcia." The voice was quiet, almost subdued. And she was gone.
My relationship changed with Marva on that day. Oh, she was still demanding and rude at times. She still had conflicts with the neighbors and would even occasionally get cross with my children. But there was a difference. She knew someone cared for her.
When Marva heard the news that our time in Honduras was drawing to a close she wept. She had been treated kindly, and the thought of losing those who accepted her unconditionally devastated her. During our final weeks we saw her almost daily.
A few days before our departure she came flying up the steps as fast as her weight would allow. I had never seen her so animated. "Miss Marcia. Now you don't be fixing yourself any dinner tonight. I'm going to be cooking you a nice meal, and I'll be bringing it over about 6:00." I was stunned. In all our time as neighbors, Marva had never done anything for us. I wasn't even certain that she would come through, but I assured her that we would be there waiting.
I had worked hard at packing all day when suddenly the electricity went out. Night comes early in Honduras, and we were frantically looking for a flashlight when suddenly a voice came from the bottom of the steps. It was Marva. "Miss Marcia. Mister Larry. I be standing at the bottom of the steps with your dinner, and I can't see to bring it up."
A few moments later with Larry leading the way, Marva entered the room with her arms full of serving bowls. She had obviously been cooking all day as she showed us what she had prepared, arroz con pollo, a dish prepared for special occasions. She beamed with pride as she laid it all out on the table.
"I have one more thing to bring." She spoke like a child with a wonderful secret. She disappeared with the flashlight only to appear a few minutes later carrying something on her best dinner plate. I could hardly speak for a moment. It was an entire pumpkin cake.
I come back to the present once again. Marva's gone now. She died two years ago, complications from diabetes I was told. I miss her. You see, when I insisted on cutting a piece of that pumpkin cake off for her, she wouldn't hear of it. "No, Miss Marcia. You've been my friends, my only friends in this barrio, and this cake is for you." She didn't say it, but I know she loved us. I knew it the day she brought us the pumpkin cake.

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Small "weedy" fish described as the "cockroaches" of the ocean would dominate the world's seas if ocean acidification continues at its current rate, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide on Friday.
For the first time, researchers have successfully managed to demonstrate the effects of ocean acidification, and according to University of Adelaide marine ecologist Prof. Ivan Nagelkerken, fish diversity would be reduced as a result of changes to the ecosystem.
In a statement released on Friday, Nagelkerken said ocean acidification negatively affected large sea plants such as kelp, which is used by medium-sized predators to hide from larger predators.
He said if kelp disappears but "low grassy turf" remains, as happened in the university's studies, then smaller, "weedy" species would survive and thrive due to having fewer predators and more places to hide.
"Small weedy species would normally be kept under control by their predators, and by predators we mean the medium-sized predators that are associated with kelp," Nagelkerken said on Friday.
"But ocean acidification is also transforming ecosystems from kelp to low grassy turf, so we are losing the habitat that protects these intermediate predators, and therefore losing these species.
"The result is a lot of what are known as weedy species, somewhat the marine equivalent to rats and cockroaches, plenty of them around but no-one really wants to eat them."
Nagelkerken said ocean acidification had one major negative effect, and that was that biodiversity within the ocean would be lost due to having higher numbers of fewer species of fish.
"If we look at the total number of fish we actually see that these increase under ocean acidification but local biodiversity is lost," Nagelkerken said.
"There are increases in the abundance of food such as small crustaceans and snails and, because the dominant species tend to win almost all combats with other species and are attracted to food much faster, their numbers rise."
Nagelkerken said his team conducted the ocean acidification study in a "shallow-water temperate kelp ecosystem" to get "a peek into what future ecosystems might look like".
Nagelkerken said the future effects of ocean acidification could be further mitigated by restricting the overfishing of those medium-sized predators to ensure the natural food chain remains intact.

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When it comes to choosing the right folding knife, the blade shape is one of the most important factors to consider. A folding knife is a versatile tool that can be used for a variety of tasks, from cutting rope to slicing food. The shape of the blade will determine how well it performs in different situations. There are several different blade shapes available for folding knives, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
The most common blade shapes are drop point, clip point, tanto, and sheepsfoot.
Drop PointThe drop point blade is one of the most popular blade shapes for folding knives. It has a convex curve along the spine of the blade that drops down towards the tip. This shape gives the knife excellent control and precision when cutting.
It also makes it easier to sharpen and maintain. The drop point is a great choice for everyday tasks such as opening packages or cutting food.
Clip PointThe clip point blade is similar to the drop point, but with a sharper tip. This makes it better suited for piercing and stabbing tasks.
It also has a concave curve along the spine of the blade that allows for better control when cutting. The clip point is a great choice for self-defense or hunting applications.
TantoThe tanto blade is a popular choice for tactical and self-defense applications. It has a straight edge with an angled tip that makes it ideal for piercing and stabbing tasks.
The tanto is also very strong and durable, making it a great choice for tough jobs.
SheepsfootThe sheepsfoot blade is similar to the drop point, but with a straight edge and no curve along the spine of the blade. This makes it better suited for slicing tasks such as cutting rope or fabric. The sheepsfoot is also very easy to sharpen and maintain.
When choosing the best blade shape for your folding knife, consider what tasks you will be using it for most often. Each blade shape has its own advantages and disadvantages, so make sure to choose one that best suits your needs.


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These Smithsonian Family Adventures offer families enriching cultural learning experiences in Tanzania, Peru, Costa Rica, Turkey and China, and two new Smithsonian Family Adventures will be launched in Ecuador and the Galapagos as well as Panama in 2013.
These exclusive family vacations, ideal for families with children ages 6 and up, take place during summer and winter vacations, and focus on providing families with enhanced educational experiences in some of the world’s most fascinating travel destinations.
These special tours combine Smithsonian Journeys’ 40 years of experience in educational travel with Thomson Family Adventures award-winning family vacation itineraries.
Tour guests will have extensive hands-on cultural learning opportunities within each of these destinations. In Tanzania, for example, guests travel full-time with a professional photographer to learn tricks of the trade.
In China, families spend three days at the Linden Centre in Yunnan Province, experiencing Chinese village life close-up.
Travelers on Smithsonian Family Adventures in Peru travel to a floating reed village on Lake Titicaca and in Costa Rica they study the earth’s dynamic forces during visits to two volcanoes.
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Learn how nine readers lost weight on the EatingWell Diet and how you can too.
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Step #1: Be Ready
Most diet plans encourage you to start yesterday—or at least right this very minute. Never mind that your company is going through layoffs and right now, quite honestly, may not be the best time to overhaul your lifestyle. But you heed their calls and you begin. Then you...fail. Again. In contrast, the very first step of the EatingWell Diet is deciding whether you’re actually ready to make a lifelong commitment to eating better and exercising regularly.
One year ago would not have been a good time for Marie Morrissey, 44, to start a diet. The Houston mother of two was entrenched in law school and her days were a blur of classes, mock trials and caring for her family. Marie knew she needed to lose weight but she also knew that she couldn’t commit to making meaningful changes until her life became less busy. Serendipitously, just as she was wrapping up her degree last July, we announced our Diet Challenge. “The timing was perfect,” says Morrissey. “Having just graduated law school, I felt I owed it to myself and my kids to find a sensible way to live.”
When she weighed in the first week of the diet, Marie, who is 5'5", registered 170 pounds—which was both sobering and motivating. “The number on the scale depressed me at first. I haven’t had this much weight to lose since right after I delivered my kids,” she told us. “But the only thing I can do is to work on it.”
And that she did. Because the timing was right, Marie was able to commit fully and lost 13 pounds in 12 weeks. She still has eight pounds to lose to bring her body mass index, or BMI (an estimate of a person’s body composition calculated from height and weight) into the “healthy” range—but having resolved to continue her new healthy habits, she is confident that she’ll reach her ultimate goal in the next few months. “I have given up too many times in the past,” Marie says. “I promised myself that I would take this journey one last time. It may take me longer than 12 weeks but I know this will be the last time I lose the same 20 pounds.”


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Thanks for the memories! Ex-Chelsea midfielder Deco retires from football
Former Portugal and Chelsea playmaker Deco has announced his retirement, calling an end to a glittering 17-year career.
The 35-year-old won a Champions League with Porto and Barcelona during his time in Europe, but finished in Brazil - the place of his birth - with Fluminense.
He also amassed 75 caps for Portugal, and he says he is quitting football because of his failure to overcome a series of recent muscle injuries,
Legend: Deco finished his 17-year career in Brazil with Fluminense
Experienced: He was Luiz Felipe Scolari's (left) first signing at Chelsea - though things didn't quite work out
DECO COMPETITIVE CAREER STATS
1996: Corinthians - Played 2 Goals 0
1997-98: Alverca - Played 32 Goals 13
1998: Salgueiros - Played 12 Goals 2
1998-03: Porto - Played 224 Goals 46
2003-08: Barcelona - Played 157 Goals 20
2008-10: Chelsea - Played 56 Goals 6
2010-13: Fluminense - Played 49 Goals 4
Deco revealed on Monday: 'I wished I could help Fluminense a lot more, but my body didn't let me do it.'
The talented midfielder was Luiz Felipe Scolari's first signing at Stamford Bridge in 2008, but failed to sparkle in the Premier League.
He signed for Fluminense two years later, where he was controversially banned for 30 days after testing positive for a banned substance in May.
He played his final match last Wednesday in the Brazilian Cup, where fans gave him an emotional send off.
Much loved: Deco also starred at Porto (left) and Barcelona (right)
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The closest school is George Southard Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Make Your Own, Tops Friendly Market and Save-A-Lot.
The closest coffee shop is Tim Hortons. Nearby restaurants include SUBWAY® Restaurants, Cammarata's Restaurant and Rapids Restaurant.


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There has been a significant increase in the number of arrivals of refugees and migrants on the Greek islands in the last week, placing yet more pressure on migrant reception centers, known as hotspots.
From August 28 up until early on Monday, 1,092 people had arrived on the shores of the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros, as well as other islands that lack the infrastructure to register and identify them.
To make matters worse, there have been no returns to Turkey – as part of the joint Ankara-Brussels agreement announced in March 2016 – for the last two months.
Police sources have told Kathimerini that the increase in migrant arrivals is not of particular concern, as there was a similar surge in the same period last year.
According to data from the Migration Policy Ministry, 576 people arrived in Greece, mostly on Lesvos, between Friday and on Monday morning, increasing numbers at the island’s hotspot to 3,7878, even though it has a capacity for 2,300 people.
Samos is also plagued by overcrowding as the specially designed space created for the identification and temporary stay of 700 people is now hosting 2,369, some of whom have been on the island for more than a year.
Mounting tensions on Samos in the last few days have led to clashes between migrants – Syrians and Iraqis – in and around the camp, with five rushed to hospital with knife wounds on the weekend.


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Well-known entrepreneur, Elon Musk, last month announced the launch of Tesla Model 3, a mass-market electric car. While the car will initially be released in the United States, South Africa has been listed as one of the countries where Tesla Model 3 will be released, with the expected arrival date to be 2018. According to Sean Pretorius, COO at Risk Benefits Solutions


U.S. House Passes VA Reform Legislation
Reform within the VA medical system is one step closer as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a compromise VA reform bill Wednesday afternoon.
The joint House and Senate legislation provides $10 Billion so veterans on waiting lists can seek care from private doctors. It also authorizes leases for 27 new medical facilities, including one in New Port Richey, and budgets $5 Billion to hire more VA doctors and medical staff.
Florida U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Pensacola), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, presented the conference committee legislation for the House vote.
"While not perfect, this is an example of all the good work we can accomplish when we work together. And remember, it is the veteran who is sacred, not the VA," Miller said.
The VA Reform bill also reduces executive bonuses and allows the VA to fire or demote senior executives for poor performance or misconduct.
Another member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, U.S. Rep. David Jolly (R-Seminole) supported the compromise bill but said some House Republicans questioned using “emergency spending” or unfunded monies to pay for veteran health care.
"In this case, we have a veterans’ health care system that has collapsed and has resulted in the death of veterans," Jolly said in a WUSF interview. "I think that’s an emergency. I think it’s okay to say we need to spend this money for this emergency."
A Senate vote on the VA reform compromise bill is expected this week prior to Congress taking off the month of August.


ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Dec 2013In December 2013, the European Commission announced a change in import duties.
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Council of the European Union, Press release no. 17538/13: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/intm/139981.pdf
Council of the European Union, Regulation no. 16241/13 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No. 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?l=EN&t=PDF&gc=true&sc=false&f=ST%2016241%202013%20INIT&r=http%3A%2F%2Fregister.consilium.europa.eu%2Fpd%2Fen%2F13%2Fst16%2Fst16241.en13.pdf
On December 9, 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted Regulation no. 16241/13, suspending duties on jet fuel imports (HS Code 2710.19.21) for at least five years as from January 1, 2014.
The measure was taken to avoid an increase in jet fuel prices that would otherwise have occurred because of the new GSP (Generalised System of Preferences), set to enter into force on that date. The new GSP would exclude a number of jet fuel exporting countries from preferential access to the EU common market. As EU refineries are unable to sufficiently increase their production, the duty has been suspended in order to avoid price increases.
Previously, the tariff stood at 4.7%.


An Apple iTunes unit in Japan agreed to pay 12 billion yen ($118 million) in tax after local authorities determined it had underreported income, according to local media.
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau levied the fee after concluding the unit had not been paying a withholding tax on Japanese earnings, Reuters reported late Thursday, citing a report by broadcaster NHK. The report said the unit was sending part of the profits it earned from fees paid by subscribers in Japan to another Apple unit in Ireland to pay for software licensing.
Apple is one of many US technology companies that have benefited from stashing cash overseas. That maneuver lets the companies avoid paying hefty taxes they could face by bringing the cash back to the US.
The report comes a little more than two weeks after the European Union hit Apple with a $14.5 billion tax penalty, ruling its deal with Ireland was illegal.
It wasn't immediately clear when the bureau issued the penalty or when Apple agreed to pay it.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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Closeness, Connection, and Boundaries
In East Asian medicine, certain emotions are correlated with different organ systems. For quite some time while in graduate school studying acupuncture and for quite a bit longer after, I didn’t fully understand these relationships. I thought they were fairly arbitrary, made-up, and full of woo-woo nonsense. I even spent a few years studying a branch of East Asian medicine that takes these correspondences very seriously called Five Element Acupuncture, and I still was not all that convinced.
But I had a very interesting experience in a training not long ago that convinced me to reconsider my thinking in a very deep way. In this training we spent time fine-tuning our ability to use our hands and feel the visceral organs of the body. Doing this requires the person palpating to have a soft, non-judgemental presence and to engage the tissues of the body in a way that doesn’t cause them to guard or go into defensive mode. While my partner was practicing on me, I could feel the resonance of certain emotions reverberate through my body as my partner was gently making contact with that organ.
Does that sound weird? Yes, it is kind of weird. But where else do we experience emotions but in our own body? Our body is the arena where our whole emotional experience plays out - the good and the bad.
In East Asian medicine, grief and sadness are the emotions associated with the Lungs. In the Five Element tradition, the experience of awe and reverence are also associated with the Lungs. For me, that gives meaning to the expression that something “takes your breath away.” In this particular training I was taking, while my partner was placing their hands on the lobes of my lungs, I could feel this particular resonance of sadness. This made a lot of sense, because I had been ruminating over a certain relationship issue that caused me a great deal of sadness to think about. While feeling into this strong emotional experience in my body, I was able to acknowledge it, honor it, and give it space to be.
Excessive worry and empathy are associated with the digestive system (also known as the Spleen and Stomach in East Asian medicine). Excessively worrying and fretting about an interpersonal issue can deplete the energy of this organ system, leading to digestive upset, diarrhea, bloating, fatigue, and susceptibility to catching colds and other bugs.
Joyfulness, compassion, as well as feeling emotionally shutdown are associated with the Heart and Pericardium. The Heart is considered “The Supreme Controller” in East Asian Medicine - the seat of compassion and joyfulness. While structurally the Pericardium is a fibrous membrane that encloses and protects the Heart, it is also thought to have a larger psycho-emotional role in terms of protecting the Heart’s capacity to experience joy and vulnerability in relationships. Very often I have seen patients who have had protracted interpersonal distress in their life - with their partner, a coworker, or a friend or family member - lead to a very particular kind of burnout and exhaustion that is indicative of Pericardium pathology - neck pain, headaches, feelings of tightness in the chest, and a recurring feeling of anxiety.
Anger, irritability, and the ability to set clear boundaries are all emotions that correlate to the Liver and Gall Bladder. Individuals who are healthy and balanced with this organ system are able to set boundaries in relationships without being overly reactive or responding with a disproportionate level of anger.
And finally, fear is associated with the Kidneys and Bladder. This gives credence to why people feel like they are going to pee their pants when they get really scared. Deep fear, especially traumatic fear, energetically depletes the Kidney system in East Asian Medicine.
In East Asian medicine, emotional health isn’t separate from physical health. It’s all connected, just as we are connected to other people and to each other. When we are taking care of our wellbeing and in a healthy relationship with our own interior emotional world, this has the ability to reverberate out and affect our relationships with other people and our world.