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--to Shirley Q. Liquor, Drag Queen in Blackface
When you're gay in Dixie,
you're a clown of a desperate circus.
Sometimes the only way to be like daddy
is to hate like him--
hope your brothers laugh
instead of shoot,
wrap a confederate skirt around your waist.
You traded glamour for nasty tricks--
dethroning your mammy's image for dollars
that will never cover so much debt,
unraveling years she lost
loving you for a living.
-Kamilah Aisha Moon
Used by permission.
Kamilah Aisha Moon's work has been featured in several journals and anthologies, including Harvard Review, jubilat, The Awl, Poem-A-Day for the Academy of American Poets, Superstition Review and Gathering Ground. Her poems and prose have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Lambda Literary Prize and the Audre Lorde Publishing Triangle Award. A native of Nashville, TN, currently living in Brooklyn, NY, Moon is the author of She Has a Name (Four Way Books) and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently a finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry and the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry from the Publishing Triangle.
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The Healthy Ageing and Mental Wellbeing Research Centre is a community of researchers from the College of Science and Engineering, and the College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care. Researchers in the centre conduct research ranging from lab-based biomedical research to community-based behavioural and experiential research. This enables us to approach ageing and wellbeing issues in a very holistic way. It also enables us to firstly develop new knowledge and understanding, but then also to translate this knowledge into effective applications that can make a difference to people’s lives.
The Healthy Ageing and Mental Wellbeing Research Centre is part of our Biomedical and Clinical Science academic theme and involves a large community of around 100 active researchers who undertake research in two ‘clusters’:
We interpret the terms ‘healthy ageing’ and ‘mental wellbeing’ very broadly, and the centre includes a wide range of approaches to improving people’s health and wellbeing across the human lifespan, not just in old age. The disciplines involved include biomedical science, psychology, forensic sciences, public health, data sciences and others.
The aim of the Research Centre is to conduct research that provides the types of evidence that can be translated into practical measures to improve health and wellbeing, or translated into proposals for policy change to improve the environments in which people live and age.
The aims of the centre are to provide the knowledge and understanding needed to help people age more healthily and improve their mental wellbeing. To achieve those aims, we draw on bioscience expertise in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, proteomics, lipidomics and developmental biology but also in psychology expertise including interviewing, survey design, scale development, and development of theory-based therapeutic interventions.
The centre includes over 50 core members and over 100 collaborators and associates from inside and outside the University, who work with us in different ways. This means we can offer a very broad range of professional expertise, including clinical scientists, health practitioners, medics, behavioural scientists and many others. We also have strong links with external organisations, including NHS Trusts, patient organisations, charities and industry, and we very much welcome external collaborations and partnerships.
“Meeting many of the challenges facing humanity depends on behaviour change, think of climate change, global conflicts, violence, as well as mental health, suicide prevention – it is therefore important for any group of people dedicated to contributing to facing any of those challenges to include a behavioural approach, and the Healthy Aging and Mental Wellbeing Research Centre includes researchers who have applied psychological and behavioural approaches to addressing some of these key challenges.” - Professor James Elander
"With the growing ageing population, there is need to increase healthy years by delaying ageing and maintaining high functional ability as we age. We therefore synergise basic science, clinical science and psychology to understand and analyse ageing. We have experts in biomarker discovery and development for the identification of predictive and diagnostic biomarkers of age-related diseases as well as novel therapeutic targets. We are keen to contribute to the development of biomarkers to monitor ageing, interventions that slow down ageing and to create personalized approaches to extend healthy life span." - Dr Stella Ademowo
Dr Stella Ademowo has been part of a clinical trial investigating the effect of nutrients, specifically carotenoid supplementation, on Dementia. Oxidative stress was found to be related to patients’ mini mental state examination score and the role of antioxidants such as the carotenoids were investigated in this project. Other age-related disease that has been investigated include chronic kidney diseases. Recently we have been interested in investigating an important hallmark of ageing, cellular senescence and we are working closely with other networks to understand the role of cellular senescence in ageing and age-related diseases.
The psychology research includes several projects on different aspects of women’s health, conducted by Jane Montague, Fiona Holland, Sophie Williams and others, including several external collaborators such as Stephanie Archer and Elly Phillips. A key strength of this group of researchers is their expertise in qualitative methods, which they have used to investigate women’s experiences of infertility, gynaecological cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome, and other conditions that affect women.
One project recently undertaken by psychology researchers in the centre focused on occupational aspects of long-COVID and the experiences of people returning from work after an extended period of absence because of COVID-19. In this project led by Jenny Lunt, research findings based on survey and interview methods were translated into recommendations for employers and occupational health practitioners to make more effective workplace accommodations for people returning to work after illness with COVID-19. Jenny Lunt said:
“The findings shed light on the importance of regularly reviewed flexible working arrangements for allowing workers, not just those with long COVID but also other long-term conditions with unpredictable symptoms, to stay at work. In a context where we are seeing an escalation in ill-health retirement amongst over the over fifties, such flexibility could also be a crucial way of boosting national productivity and prevent loss of valued skill sets and individuals from the workplace.”
The Holistic Health and Wellbeing Research Cluster includes a group of researchers led by William Van Gordon, Frances Maratos and Caroline Harvey, who conduct research on compassion, contemplation and emotion regulation.
The Healthy Ageing and Neurodegeneration Research Cluster includes a group of researchers led by David Sheffield and Peter Macauley, who conduct research on Health and Wellbeing.
The Biomedical Science research team have expertise in cell and molecular biology, omics technology, imaging techniques and reverse genetics. Here the team investigate developmental biology and the hallmarks of ageing including autophagy, autoimmunity, dysbiosis, mitochondrial function, cellular senescence, nutrient sensing, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis and altered intercellular communication in age related diseases.
Research Centre events
There are a number of events associated with the Research Centre. One of these is the series of lunchtime psychology research seminars, in which members of the School of Psychology and their collaborators present work in progress, recently completed or published findings, and plans for research. These are hybrid (face-to-face and remotely, via Teams) events that take place on Wednesday lunchtimes 12pm to 1pm.
The Biomedical researchers also participate in the Human Science Research seminars where they showcase their work. This hybrid (face-to-face and remotely, via Teams) event takes place the last Wednesday of the month 4pm to 5pm.
If you would like to attend any of these sessions, please contact Professor James Elander or Dr Stella Ademowo.
If you are interested in our research and would like to find out more, would like to join our research cluster or are applying for a PhD in this research area, please contact Professor James Elander (email@example.com) or Dr Stella Ademowo (firstname.lastname@example.org) for more information.

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When Annika Holst's father dies, it's up to the young librarian to carry out his last will: to take his ashes back to his hometown, medieval Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland.
But no sooner does the plane touch down in Stockholm, than the bag with the cremains goes missing. A young American named Nick Costa comes to Annika's aid... but can she trust the handsome stranger? And what of Curt Gardiner, another young man from “back home,” also visiting his mother’s native Sweden?
To catch a murderer, recover her father’s ashes, and find a missing Viking treasure, Annika has to put her trust in one of them. But the wrong choice could mean not only the loss of her heart... but of her life as well.

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You must respond to a summons to debt. This is vital because ignoring the summons could leave you in a difficult situation. If you do not answer, the original creditor could take your debt to collection. This can lead to a money judgment that may affect your bank accounts or wage garnishments. This can be avoided by addressing your case quickly. Should you have almost any concerns concerning in which in addition to how to utilize summons answer template, it is possible to e mail us at the web Main Page.
When you receive a summons for debt, you need to respond in writing. You can use a free form provided by the court, create your own form, or ask the court clerk for help. Verify your answers. Normally, your answer must have to be handwritten and signed in front an notary public.
It is also possible to state a defense. You can, for example, state that the debt amount is less than the creditor claims. You can also dispute ownership of the debt. Contact a lawyer if you have any questions about how to respond. You can get help from a lawyer on the best way to respond. You may also be able to settle your debts before the court proceedings even begin. This can help you avoid the expense of going to court.
If you respond to a summons for a debt, it is possible to negotiate a payment schedule with the debt collector. This is not always possible. If your debt collector does not offer you a settlement, you can fight the case in court. You should also keep copies of all correspondence. If you aren’t sure whether the debt is valid, ask your lawyer to check.
You might also be eligible to file a counterclaim. This could be a consumer credit transaction or a claim made in the name of the original case initiator. It is important that you know the deadline for responding to a summons. You should file an answer within 20 days of receiving a summons. If you fail to do this, the court will likely rule in the creditor’s favor.
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Aceite de la Rioja
DOP Aceite de la Rioja is a Spanish olive oil obtained from the fruit of the olive tree using exclusively mechanical methods or procedures, including pressing, in conditions which, particularly as regards heat, do not alter the nature of the oil or its excellent taste and free fatty acid content expressed as oleic acid of not more than 0,8 grams per 100, excluding oils obtained using solvents or by reesterification and any mixing with oils of other types or olive oil obtained by different methods.
The protected oils are extra virgin olive oils, clear in appearance, with no cloudiness, turbidity or dirt which detracts from their transparency. They are green in colour, with lights which may range from intense light green to intense dark green. They have no defects and sufficiently marked positive features. Their taste is fruity early in the season, with hints of almond, no bitterness, sweet and slightly savoury.
The area of production corresponds to that of conservation, extraction and packaging and covers the 503,388 ha of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja.
Method of production
The state of health of the fruit, the date of harvesting and the increasingly modern processing techniques mean that the area of production boasts a good quality of fruit and so the oil obtained from it.
The productivity and shade density of the olive tree will be appropriate to the state of growth of the plantation. Harvesting is always carried out carefully, with the sole aim of producing the protected oils from healthy fruit collected direct from the tree and of an appropriate degree of ripeness.
All the mills and/or packaging plants have systems to guarantee the separate unloading of fruit intended for the preparation of La Rioja extra virgin olive oil or of that oil and the rest, so avoiding any possible mixing. They also have appropriate areas for storing the olives or the protected oil before it handling. The olives are milled within no more than 48 hours of harvesting, so preventing them from rotting and becoming more acid. The temperature during extraction never exceeds 30 °C during pressing and 45 °C during the centrifugation process. Pressing time never exceeds 60 minutes and the temperature never exceeds 30 °C; there is only one pressing cycle. La Rioja extra virgin olive oil is never refined.
The protected oil is stored in conditions which guarantee its conservation, preferably in stainless steel vats, presses or metal tanks lined with ceramic, epoxy resins or other food-grade inert material. These tanks are hermetically sealed and kept at a gentle and constant storage temperature never exceeding 22 °C.
The olive oil is packaged only if it has the correct physical and chemical characteristics listed and passes a taste test set by a Grading Committee. To preserve the quality and ensure the traceability and inspection of the protected product, all the processes of production, reception, processing and packaging take place in the designated geographical area.
Olive oil, now a key element of the Mediterranean diet, has been a basic food in La Rioja, as well as being used for poultices and as rubbing oil, collected by the faithful for use in lamps in shrines and consumed or rubbed on painful spots while invoking virgins. For years olives preserved and prepared in the houses of farmers in La Rioja have served as an aperitif and a good snack when kept in cold water with salt, thyme, garlic and orange peel.
However, the Romans were the first to extract olive oil by pressing in La Rioja. An indication of this is the Roman counterweight found at Murillo de Río Leza and the oil store at a mill site in Alfaro, where two large oil stains may be seen.
There are written references to olive cultivation in the province in the eighteenth century, as the only well-ordered crop, and to mills for processing, of which there were 42 in La Rioja, which fell to 39 in 1861, rose to 64 in 1945 and then in 1953 to 81 mills, one residue mills, four factories producing industrial soap and six producing ordinary soap, all of which used olive oil. In that century Berceo notes that oil from La Rioja was being exported to the Indies and northern Europe.
Madoz's ‘Diccionario Geográfico Estadístico Histórico de España y sus Posesiones de Ultramar’ (Historical statistical dictionary of Spain and its overseas possessions), mentions the importance of oil exports from Alfaro in 1846-50.
Olive trees in La Rioja are normally to be found on dry soils with little humus in their upper layers, rich in lime, clay and sand and with no impermeable layers, so having good drainage, limiting growth, particularly in the hot season, and so a correct hormonal balance which affects the future quality of the olives produced here by increasing the content of the fruit in oil, polyphenols, anthocyanins and aromas and lowering pH, malic acid, potassium and grassy flavours. A more fertile type of soil would result in excessive growth and, worse, growth spilling over into the period when the olives are ripening, so delaying ripening and preventing adequate maturing. There would also be more shade problems because of the greater density of foliage and abundance of vegetation and more fungal diseases resulting in lower quality.
The predominant climate in the protected geographical area, temperate Mediterranean with some continental features, mild winters, long hot summers and low rainfall which is, however, sufficient for this crop to grow correctly in drought, good light and slight fluctuations in temperature between day and night, is ideal for development of the olive tree, resulting in increased oil content, better aroma and lower total acidity.
The low winter temperatures at cold times, which are also necessary to ensure the subsequent flowering and fruiting of the tree, occur when it is in its state of vegetative rest with no leaves or fruit, a time when it can resist temperatures down to -10 °C. After its winter rest, the olive requires light and temperatures between 10 °C and 25 °C to develop correctly. The Mediterranean climate in the designated area provides adequate light and warmth but is not so fierce as to prevent photosynthesis and loss of leaves where evaporation from them cannot be compensated for from the roots.
The thermal gap which occurs only during maturation has a positive influence on the synthesis of anthocyanins.
Another factor which is also very important in securing a good harvest and so good oil is the olive grower, who adds care to all the region's natural assets. The olive growers in the area have considerable knowledge of the olive tree and use traditional cultivation techniques designed to result in a balanced grove perfectly designed to produce quality olive oil.
Reference: The European Commission
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Woody Allen is speaking out – and denying that he sexually abused his adopted daughter.
A rep for the usually press-shy director, 78, issued a brief response to the open letter from estranged daughter Dylan Farrow, who detailed what she alleged was sexual abuse she suffered when she was 7 years old.
“Mr. Allen has read the article and found it untrue and disgraceful,” the rep tells PEOPLE. “He will be responding very soon.”

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The proposed project would replace Smith Chapel Bridge and Brown’s Bridge as well as rehabilitate Price’s Bridge.
The county is expected to spend slightly more than $1 million if all three applications to the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program are approved.
Prior to the vote, Commissioner Dan Wright expressed concerns about how the county would pay for the project with payments on a 2002 loan set to begin in 2018.
“I’m not against borrowing money for a bridge. Bridges last 100 years,” said Wright, whose district includes Smith Chapel Bridge.
He added, “I just want to make sure we don’t overload our wagon.”
Chairman Billy Luster alluded to an agreement in the works that would cover the county’s match for the work on Smith Chapel Bridge and Price’s Bridge.
Wright said he had not met with representatives of the other party but was skeptical of the deal.
Wright’s comments led commissioner Steven Aderholt to make a motion to table the resolutions concerning the bridge project.
Commissioner Keith Davis then asked Wright to clarify his stance on the bridge resolutions.
“I don’t like depending on somebody else to tell us whether we’ve got the money to do it or not,” Wright said.
Wright offered instead to take out a loan on behalf of his district to pay for the bridge replacement if necessary because he said it would not affect the General Fund.
“I want to make sure the General Fund doesn’t go under in 2018,” Wright said.
Aderholt asserted at several points during the discussion that Wright should have sought answers to his questions before a special meeting was called on the matter.
“All of this stuff was supposed to have been investigated before this time,” Aderholt said.
Davis said he has spoken with bond company representatives to ensure that the county will be able to meet its financial obligations when payments begin in five years.
The commission recently approved a refinance of the 2002 debt that is expected to save the county $3.8 million over a period of 14 years.
Davis said he has also crunched the numbers on a current debt that is set to pay off in the near future.
“We can borrow this $1 million off that same gas tax, which can only be used for rehab of roads and bridges, and it would probably only extend the life of that debt probably by five years,” Davis said.
Wright reiterated that he would find a way to pay the $270,000 the county would spend for Smith Chapel Bridge but questioned whether commissioner Bobby Nunnelley would be able to do the same for the two bridges in his district.
After Aderholt’s motion to table the resolutions died for lack of a second, Wright asked that the resolutions be voted on separately and made the motion to replace Smith Chapel Bridge.
The motion passed unanimously at first, but Aderholt later requested that his vote be changed to a “no.”
Aderholt also voted against the Brown’s Bridge replacement.
The resolution concerning Price’s Bridge passed unanimously.
Aderholt also asked for an assurance that the commission would spend a similar amount of money in the other districts.
“The question I’m going to be asked by folks in District 4 is ‘Where is our $1 million worth of projects?’” Aderholt said.
After the vote, Davis noted that the three bridges were chosen after engineers were asked to come up with a list of projects most likely to be approved for ATRIP funding.
“Nobody, including myself, likes to borrow money, but when you can borrow money and receive almost $5 million worth of projects for a 20 percent match, that’s hard to say no to, especially when the need is in District 3 and District 2 for these projects,” Davis said.
Before the meeting adjourned, Nunnelley chastised his fellow commissioners for the tone of the meeting.
“We’ve always said we’re going to work together. Well, these bridges are in bad shape and here we come up arguing if we’re going to try to fix them or not,” Nunnelley said. “If they fall in, who’s going to be responsible for it? They’re going to look to me in District 3. You know, a lot of these guys have got money to do their things. I don’t have any money.”
Aderholt replied that he only intended to vote against bridges that were in Wright’s district and again asserted that Wright should have been more prepared for the meeting.
“I’m willing to work with everybody here, and we come into a meeting and then we start questioning things that we’ve talked about and issues that we’ve pushed through for the past six months. I can’t run everybody’s district,” Aderholt said.

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"I think every line in it is underscored by a desperate need for me to know what to carry, to turn off my very critical eye sometimes, to be fit for the shows I've been given. I love singing it."
- Bono on Yahweh
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"One" was once voted the 5th most popular song of all time, in a poll conducted by Sony. It is also in #36 in Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Songs of All Time".


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The big Australian will not be returning to the River City this season. Marc Stein reports that he'll try his luck in the Motor City instead:
It looks like The Big Banger is set to make around $6M per season, so good for him.
Hearing that the Aron Baynes deal with Detroit is along the lines of Brandan Wright's new pact with Memphis and could rise as high as $20M— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 2, 2015
Baynes had some memorable moments for the Spurs, guarding and holding his own against Dwight Howard (as a Laker) in the playoffs, throwing down vicious dunks, getting dunked on and even leaving a club - presumably after depleting their supply of libations. I wish Aron the best of luck in continuing his career.

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The Recovering 2012 Job Market [Infographic]
After years of cutbacks and layoffs, the nation's labor market finally appears to be on the mend. Latest monthly data from the Labor Department shows the unemployment rate inched down to 8.5 percent in December, though millions of Americans remain out of work.
Still, the report showed that job growth was widespread throughout the economy. Even the hard-hit construction sector, stung by the drop in demand for new homes, saw modest gains for the month.
Adding to the momentum are fresh economic reports this week showing applications for unemployment benefits at a four-year low, business travel on the rise and tame inflation.
"We've had fundamental improvement in the labor market in the past few months," Ellen Zentner, a senior economist at Nomura Securities International Inc., told Bloomberg.
The boost in hiring bodes well for this year's batch of college graduates.
Employers recently surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers say they plan to hire 10 percent more graduates this year than last, according to U.S. News & World Report. Recent college grads can also expect to earn higher salaries, too.
For more on the state of U.S. job market, including what college graduates can expect this spring, check out the infographic below from Course Hero, an Internet-based company that aims to help students learn more effectively.
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The Illustrated Disney Songbook Series
This book contains Disney’s greatest songs arranged for voice, piano, & guitar with lyrics. In addition to the music, there are full page color photos & illustrations. Songs from these shows are included: Titles: 1. Snow White & the seven dwarfs, 1977 2. The early years 3. Pinocchio, 1940 4. Song of the south, 1946 7. The New Illustrated Disney Songbook (1986) This is a fabulous music/lyric book if you have ANY interest in Disney songs. I have enjoyed my softback copy for years.
Disney Songbook Credits
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This magnificent 6th edition coffee table collection is a Disney lover's dream come true! It is a guided tour through the many legendary years of Disney music, from 'Minnie's Yoo Hoo' in 1930 up through 'We're All in This Together' from High School Musical . The book begins with an extensive musical history of Disney, followed by beautiful piano/vocal arrangements of 68 Disney classics. Printed on deluxe stock with more than 100 stunning full-color illustrations accompanying the text and music, The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs is a keepsake to treasure for years to come! Songs include: The Bare Necessities * Beauty and the Beast * Breaking Free * Circle of Life * Go the Distance * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Mickey Mouse March * Reflection * Some Day My Prince Will Come * Under the Sea * When You Wish upon a Star * A Whole New World * Winnie the Pooh * You've Got a Friend in Me * You Are the Music in Me * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah * and more.


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Costa Rica News – A bus with students and teachers turned over in Escazu. It was carrying 47 people.
The accident occurred at 8 am, approximately. The students and teachers were part of the Technical College CEDES Don Bosco. They had been heading for a camp in the area. They were planning to go on a spiritual retreat.
As a result of the accident, 14 people were taken in “green condition” to the Hospital of Trauma in La Uruca.
The rest were evaluated on site and did not require relocation or hospitalization.
They went in reverse after passing the entrance to the camp and they don’t know what happened but moments later they were overturned.
A witness said that the driver tried to stop the bus by driving into a wall but despite the maneuver it overturned.


Columbus is host to the National Hockey League All Star game this week-end. The NHL showcase will bring thousands fans and visitors to the city as well as international media attention.
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The waters of the Lempa river are born out of the Sierra Madre’s southern edge, from volcanic waters that begin to flow one mile above sea level in Guatemala. From this Mother mountain range comes the longest river in Central America, at whose shores we have lived for centuries.
Lempa means “by the riverside,” and it is by this river’s side that 75% percent of the city population of El Salvador lives. Its waters descend from its volcanic highs and run for 220 miles, nurturing the copious vegetation at its wake. It gives fish to the fishermen in the north. Its force becomes electricity and feeds the industrial machineries of civilization as well as the single lightbulbs of the small shanti houses in countless towns. It provides the main source of drinking water to the country’s capital, San Salvador. It then splits. It becomes majestic landscape and romantic countryside as it turns south towards its ultimate end––the Pacific Ocean. But before it turns, part of it becomes the river Acelhuate.
Acelhuate derives from axol–river flower, and huatl–place.
When placed together, the meaning of Acelhuate is usually translated as “place of river nymphs.” The magical implications of this name began to die off when the river became the main dumping vein for the growing industrial factories and the waste of a growing capital and its surrounding cities. Now, it is one of the most contaminated rivers in the country—even in a country where only 5% of its river waters are considered free from contamination.
I new this river as the river of black waters. When I learned the name of the river, I thought Acelhuate meant feces and urine. What had happened, then, to the nymphs and magic of pasts long gone?
Santa Elena was east of the Lempa, and to cross it we had to drive through the Golden Bridge, el puente de oro. The one that in the eighties would be blown by the dynamite power of the guerrillas, to make army tanks left swift. I stopped visiting my grandma’s house then. Not only because it was now impossible to go there by car, but also because the war had intensified in that region.
I couldn’t see the rains on the huge palm tree leaves anymore, and watch the rain water become tiny waterfalls, and then rivers to the eyes of a child. In Santa Elena, the water did not go into dark and cold copper pipes under miles of cement. The rain water joined with the soap and grime from the stone basins, and flowed down gentle slopes to the back of the property. I enjoyed following the path of this flow I called a river. I walked for a little over 200 meters watching the cement channel in front of the kitchen become a soil riverbed right when the stream turned to the right, and started its journey through the back yard. It turned, right there! I can see it again with my child’s eye, there, beyond the first outhouse––the one with the single stall over a septic tank where I used to sit and listen to songs and whispers of spirits outside, and where I often felt swirls of energy go up and down while I read the square newspaper cut-offs we used instead of toilet paper.
The river turned right, into a bed of stones. It continued among banana trees, bushes and flowers. The water kept flowing in small dances, over rocks and toads. I tried not to step on the toads because they could spit a white poison into my eyes that could make me blind. They were the same toads that our dog, pirata, liked to eat even though he got poisoned each time until the last toad he failed to survive. The river kept going to the spot where I liked to sit to pretend I was long lost in the jungle, away from all things and wars. Right there, my older cousin, taught me to build palm tree houses. He was the son of the priest in San Rafael whom I called tío Padre and had fathered three children that my grandmother took to raise away from the potential embarrassment of a priest who slept with nuns and hid hand-grenades under his bed. In this spot, I undertook many construction projects for me and my younger cousins: houses, casinos, barricades, river front properties.
The river continued beyond that, all the way beyond the zahuan, the wood and metal big gate that kept the house protected with a huge wooden beam. The river disappeared there, beyond the zahuan next to the last room of the big house. It was a mysterious small room. No one was allowed there and it was locked from the patio side. I found that through the metal keyhole I could see inside, but only when the door on the other side was opened and a little light entered the room. I had to time it right, to see through the keyhole at sunset. That was the time when the mysterious lonely teacher came to his room. He was renting it from my grandmother, and I never learned his name. I only saw him coming in, sad and silent each day, sit on his hard bed and stare at the floor until the darkness hid him again. Beyond his door and the zahuan, the river went to a jungle I couldn’t fathom, a jungle that in my mind was home to spirits and things both dangerous and fascinating. All the legends and tales, I imagined happening somewhere beyond that gate guarded by a silent, sad teacher.
But just before the ending of the river, and before the room that stored the statues of lions, saints, crosses, angels, and chariots for the church, there was a second outhouse with three stalls where the children used to poop, sometimes up to three children at a time. There, I invented a sacred show, where I invited my cousins and brothers. I would have each one put their faces close to the hole of the stall into the septic tank, looking into the darkness inside. Then, I would lit a piece of newspaper used for wiping, and throw it inside the tank. For a brief moment, we could see how the paper became a comet of fiery colors flying over a strange landscape: a world of valleys, lakes, rivers and volcanoes illuminated by strange lights and moving shadows. We saw this magnificent world made of piss and shit which the adults never wanted to see or hear about, but to us it was a magical moment when our secretions became a world of mystery and beauty and our children’s eyes became, for an instant, the eye of God surveying a world become alive and awesome. All the old people in the family remember this incident and laugh at how I tricked my smaller cousins into looking inside the toilets at shit and piss, but we who saw it know the truth: we witnessed beauty and mystery by tricking the boundaries of our senses into revealing the sacred in All, and the vast in the small.

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Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross can't get enough of their baby daughter, Jagger Snow Ross, and now we can't either! In honor of Mother's Day, Ashlee took to Instagram on Sunday to share an adorable new family photo featuring her son, Bronx, and daughter Jagger, captioned, "THESE 2 are making me feel real special today! Loving MOTHERS DAY. Happy Mother's Day to all you MoMs." In the precious snap, Ashlee adorably holds Jagger up in the air while lounging on a couch.
The couple, who welcomed Jagger back in July 2015, has been getting more generous lately when it comes to sharing family moments with their fans on Instagram. After posting the first photo of Jagger in September 2015, Ashlee has shared a few more moments on social media, including a framed gift from Bronx. Keep reading to see Jagger's sweetest photos so far, and then check out Ashlee and Evan's stunning wedding from August 2014.


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Immunizations allow a person to become protected against a disease through vaccination. Some vaccinations are provided at no or low-cost in Idaho.
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The Immunization Program maintains Idaho’s Immunization Reminder Information System (IRIS), a secure health information system containing the names and immunization history of people who have received vaccinations in Idaho. IRIS helps remind patients when immunizations are needed, provides patients with a permanent immunization record to help reduce unnecessary immunizations, and saves healthcare provider's time when requesting patient records. The information in IRIS is available only to authorized healthcare providers, child care providers, and schools.
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When I swipe right to bring open the sidebar, I have to refresh the sidebar to make it show my subscriptions, then it automatically changes back to showing my not being subbed to anything as if I didn't refresh it at all. In order to go to specific subs on there I need to touch the exact one I want within literally a second or two. And from within the sidebar I still cannot unsubscribe from subs, it automatically goes back to no subs or the ones I've been subbed to beforehand then changes back to no subs in the sidebar. Nothing to do with the frontpage showing unsubscribed subs, I've already uninstalled and reinstalled entirely.
Great app, I really like the layout. 3 stars because as of right now it won't login my account. Uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. Will update review to 5 stars once it's taken care of.
Good app but needs NSFW filter to not prefetch NSFW images. Makes this unusable at work, which is the only time it's needed. If not a direct filter give the user the ability to hide posts.
Self post no longer load or function in any way. My Voats don't register and every user appears [deleted].
Good job with the app, works well most of the time, the UI could use some polish though. For example, when I visit a subverse from another subverse, the app shows two Sort buttons. I'd suggest making the code open source and using GitHub so people can contribute and collectively improve the app. Thanks.
The known issues have been known for long enough. Leaving this app on the store is a disservice to cost at this point. Fix it or remove it please.
bug fixes: unsubscribing and button to open sub info page (can be used to subscribe to unlisted subs)


Greenfield school to be sold, but major hurdles to be cleared
Building, land could fetch $2.5 million to $3.1 million
The former Chapman School will be sold for $2.5 million to $3.1 million, depending on how long it takes for rezoning and for the potential developer to buy additional properties needed.
The Greenfield School Board decided to sell the former school Monday, after being given authorization by a special meeting of electors earlier in the evening.
The buyer is BR Acquisitions of Wisconsin LLC, headed by developer Brian Riordan. The sale is contingent on getting the rezoning and acquiring the properties. Then a closing will take place and money will change hands.
But all that could take months or even a couple of years, school officials said. The price will go higher the longer it takes.
School officials say they don't know what Riordan has in mind for the property, but speculated that he would want to raze the former school at 8500 W. Chapman Ave.
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Another good move today so far but I am curious about the tax on dividend People were talking about before. I wanted to expand my holdings when it was under 11 but I did not know how much the tax was on the MHG shares. Do you know?
15% was withheld on my MNHVF in an IRA. Somebody posted on the MNHVF board that he had 25% withheld, did not say if it was in an IRA or not.


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Haute couture has always been the stuff of dreams. And this was no truer than during the fall 2007 shows held in Paris last July. Backstage at the shows, hairstylists and makeup artists worked their magic, weaving together disparate themes and materials. At Jean Paul Gaultier, for instance, hairstylist Odile Gilbert created crowns out of real hair—true extensions of models’ coifs that ended in ponytails. More morphing took place at Christian Lacroix, where she orchestrated undulating, faux jewel-, ribbon- and fur-bedecked dos. Gilbert said she took a cue from former Empress Sisi of Austria and from Africa. “You don’t know if it is fur or hair,” she said bemusedly. Makeup, too, belonged to the realm of fantasy, especially around the eyes. They were the focus on numerous runways, including Chanel, Armani Privé and Dior. At Gaultier, where models’ eyes were encircled with color, makeup artist Tom Pecheux gleaned his inspiration from textile prints. Stéphane Marais, meantime, swept hues across eyelids at Lacroix, saying that with such an accent, models seemed “possessed.” Not so at Givenchy, where makeup artist Aaron de Mey said he was inspired by Catherine Deneuve for the “light, beautiful and sophisticated” look he created. Each fashion house might have had its own vision of beauty, but altogether, the women of the season looked strong and sophisticated.
Givenchy Hairstylist Luigi Murenu created crimped bangs and slick chignons. “We always do soft, long hair for Givenchy,” he says. “This time, it has a little more of a punk attitude.”
Issa Rae stopped by WWD's NYC headquarters to talk about season two of "Insecure," which premieres this Sunday on HBO. Click link in bio for all the details. #wwdeye (📷: @jgreenery; Styled by @mayteallende)
A Stella McCartney sketch of a custom dress made from protein-based silk in partnership with biotech lab Bolt Threads. The dress will be displayed at The Museum of Modern Art's upcoming design exhibition, "Items: Is Fashion Modern?"


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Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name for the son of Edward. This surname was a diminutive form of Ede-kin.
Early Origins of the Eekint family
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Early History of the Eekint family
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Why is evidence so important?
After all, for thousands of years physicians used all sorts of remedies some of which, like acupuncture, are still in use.
The answer is: because any medical intervention can cause harm or even kill. It can do so actively — by poisoning or injuring for example — or passively, such as distracting people from seeking proper medical attention, sometimes until it is too late.
What do we mean by evidence?
Until recently the life expectancy for most people was little better than in medieval times. At first people thought disease was a punishment from the gods. Then they believed there were disturbances in invisible force fields (eastern tradition) or in four supposed ‘humours’ (western tradition) so that patients were pierced, bled or made to vomit. For thousands of years physicians probably killed more people than they cured. The age of enlightenment accelerated the progress of logical inquiry into disease – what we now call scientific medicine. Old suppositions were challenged, and new ideas were systematically tested. People grasped the need for hygiene and began to test medicines to see which ones really worked. Progress was so dramatic that infant death is now rare, most infections can be conquered and severe injuries can be repaired. People are living far longer and more healthily than ever before.
But some doctors and therapists still cling to old beliefs. Insistence on evidence-based medicine (EBM) only became public policy in advanced countries over the last two decades. Some conventional medical interventions have a poor record of success. Pharmaceutical companies are prone to exaggerate (and sometimes even cheat). A few doctors are conmen; others set up private clinics to cash in on people’s gullibility and lack of knowledge of medical matters.
And outside the realm of qualified physicians and surgeons there are thousands of commercial companies and tens of thousands of individual therapists promising complementary or alternative treatments, most of which are based on old myths and daft fads. Much of it is well-meaning but quackery is also a multibillion pound business.
How can HealthWatch help?
There are now several agencies which challenge conventional medicine. In Britain NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has a formal role in checking what works and what is cost-effective for the NHS. The European Medicines Agency, based in London, scientifically evaluates medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the European Union. And there are charities like Sense About Science which help expose pseudoscience and false claims. HealthWatch is a ginger group, seeking to catch the lies, deliberate misrepresentations and unintentional falsehoods that fall through the nets — and unfortunately the nets have quite a few holes. HealthWatch is a voluntary group of professionals, including scientists and qualified clinicians as well as lay experts that help expose false or unproven claims. HealthWatch promotes medical and nursing training to help students to distinguish facts from presumption. And HealthWatch offers the media technical guidance on what are frequently specialist issues.
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A little embellishment can go a long way. I spotted this Fashionista on campus, outside the Image Arts building, enjoying the sunshine in a simple and casual outfit–perfect for making the transition into spring. It was the detail on her shirt pocket that caught my eye, though. It definitely gave that little pop of sparkle, and the colours all worked well together.
Name: Andrea Markle
Major: Fashion Communication
CollegeFashionista: How would you describe your style?
Andrea Markle: It’s mainly comfortable, neutral pieces that I like to dress up with bold accessories or a pop of colourful lipstick.
CF: What are some of your wardrobe staples?
AM: I love Chuck Taylors, booties, dark denim, retro shades, high-waist anything and elongated T-shirts.
CF: Where do you look for fashion inspiration?
AM: I check Tumblr daily and I also keep my eyes open when I’m downtown. There is never any shortage of fashionable individuals around campus.
CF: Whose closet would you love to raid? Why?
AM: I would kill to take a look inside the Olsen twins’ closets or Miley Cyrus’ closet. These girls always sport classic, comfortable looks that are eye-catching and completely their own.
CF: What are some of your favourite trends this season?
AM: The pairing of black and white, which creates a high-contrast look. I’m also loving the mixture of different patterns and textures.
CF: Has Ryerson’s city-campus influenced the way you dress at all?
AM: Yes it has! I moved here from a small town, where fashion wasn’t really a big deal, so this was a huge change for me. There are always so many fashionable students walking around Ryerson’s campus, so it really encourages you to develop your own personal style so you can stand out.
How To: Start off with a long maroon T-shirt. Then, throw on an army green military-style jacket. You can turn it into a DIY project: find one from a vintage store and add your own jewels and embellishments to the pockets or on the collar. Finish off this look with a pair of black leather leggings and black ankle boots.

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Although medical expenses and other losses resulting from a car accident may be covered under more than one insurance policy, as a general rule, you cannot recover duplicate benefits for the same incident. A Maryland injury attorney can help by pursuing the maximum benefits allowable under the facts of a specific case.
A March 18, 2020 case involving a pedestrian-auto accident illustrates some issues that may arise when multiple sources of coverage may be available. The plaintiff in the case was on foot and about to enter his company vehicle when he was struck by a car. He sustained injuries as a result of the accident, which he alleged caused damages of approximately $90,000 to $100,000.
The driver’s insurance company agreed to pay the $30,000 policy limit to the plaintiff. Because the accident occurred while the plaintiff was working, he filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, for which he received almost $46,000. The plaintiff was also covered under the insurance policy for the company vehicle, which provided underinsured motorist coverage up to $50,000 per person. The plaintiff filed suit against the insurer of the company vehicle to recover underinsured motorist benefits.

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Spy photographers in England captured what appears to be a high-performance version of the Jaguar XE compact sedan that would take aim at the BMW M3.
The red brake calipers and larger wheels signal a higher-performance powertrain, but it's unclear which engine could be powering the car. While Jaguar Land Rover has a 575-hp supercharged V-8 engine in its lineup, the powerplant likely would be too tall to fit under the XE's hood. That's because the supercharger fits on top of the engine between the cylinder banks. Not only would it be a tight fit, it would make it difficult for the car to meet European pedestrian safety standards, which require sufficient space between the underside of the hood and the top of the engine so that the hood can deform as it absorbs the energy of a person landing on it.
It also would be hard to stuff two turbos under the XE's hood with a V-8 engine.
The hot rumor in England is that JLR engineers are preparing a straight-six engine based on its four-cylinder Ingenium engines. When JLR announced the Ingenium family in 2014, it emphasized that the architecture would be flexible, configurable and modular. That means with each cylinder being one-half liter and using the same valves, pistons and other parts, JLR could produce from three- to six-cylinder engines on the same assembly line.


International Aero Engines (IAE) is talking with Airbus and Boeing about a prospective powerplant for a next-generation 150-seat airliner to follow on from the A320 and 737 families. “The timing is not clear, but our technology programs suggest that a new design must represent a step change from current engines,” said president Mark King. IAE comprises Japanese Aero Engines, MTU Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
Boeing does not yet know what size its 787-9 will be. Although long projected as 202 feet, its length remains unresolved until the U.S. manufacturer has a better feel for what the market requires–or perhaps what Airbus, its European competitor, is offering.
Bloodied and bruised by the U.S. Air Force tanker fiasco, Boeing has fought back this week by bringing the first KC-767A to the Paris show. But yet another damning report on the aborted U.S. lease deal has not only further tarnished the company’s reputation but also cast doubt on whether the Pentagon really needs a new fleet of tankers anytime soon.
A huge commitment for Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s by Qatar Airways took top billing yesterday here in Paris. The Qatar announcement involved a total of 60 A350-800s and -900s along with a mix of 20 Boeing 777-300ERs, -200LRs and -200F freighters.
Major helicopter manufacturers here in Paris are eagerly awaiting the expected release next month of a U.S. Air Force request for proposal (RFP) for a combat search-and-rescue helicopter to replace some 100 aging Sikorsky HH-60Gs. The RFP is expected to request 141 personnel recovery vehicles (PRVs) at a value of about $10 billion, with initial entry into service in 2011.
The Boeing 777-200LR making its airshow debut here this week is to be fitted with AeroMobile mobile cellular technology later this year. The 777-200LR here is the second prototype and is being used primarily for interior certification. AeroMobile, the result of a partnership formed by Arinc and Telenor, is designed to leverage Inmarsat’s “classic” Aero-H, -H+ and -I satellite communications services currently available.
GKN Aerospace has delivered the first integrated canopy to the U.S. Air Force for the Boeing F-15C fighter, the company announced. The delivery occurred six months ahead of schedule, GKN officials said, pointing out that the program has involved the management of a supplier network of more than 20 companies responsible for the manufacture of 350 detailed parts.
Annual global economic growth of 2.9 percent over the coming 20 years will be the principal driver for a 4.8-percent yearly increase in the world’s passenger traffic, said Boeing. But regional growth during 2005-24 will vary widely, with traffic in China increasing by almost 160 percent more than that in Europe, which has the lowest expansion rate.
Jeppesen will provide Kalitta Air with its Class-2 electronic flight bag (EFB) software for the U.S.-based freight carrier’s fleet of 14 Boeing 747s, the company announced here on Monday. Jeppesen’s selected products include electronic charts and a document browser. EFB hardware specialist NavAero will supply the displays and interface. Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary, can be found here in Hall 4 on Stand C5.
IBM predicts a sea change in the aerospace industry over the next five to 10 years, one that will transform the prevailing business model from one dominated by what IBM aerospace and defense industry sector partner Michael Hackerson called vertical silos to a more egalitarian and cooperative approach.


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...The latest news on the TCM Vault Collection : Next January 21st TCM will release CAROLE LOMBARD IN THE THIRTIES. The three titles in the set are NO MORE ORCHIDS (1932) with Lyle Talbot, BRIEF MOMENT (1933) costarring Gene Raymond, and LADY BY CHOICE (1934) costarring May Robson. The films have been restored and will have an introduction by Ben Mankiewicz.
...October 13th was the birthday of the late actress Laraine Day, best known for the DR. KILDARE movie series and later as the "first lady of baseball." Kristina has an excellent profile of the actress at Speakeasy.
...Speaking of baseball, BIG LEAGUER (1953), available from the Warner Archive, sounds interesting. Edward G. Robinson plays a baseball coach, with dancer Vera-Ellen in a rare dramatic role as his niece. MGM '50s contract player Jeff Richards (SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS) also stars. Glenn Erickson has a review.
...Toby reviews George Montgomery and Nancy Gates in MASTERSON OF KANSAS (1954) at 50 Westerns From the 50s.
...Dear Old Hollywood looks at the locations of TWO-MINUTE WARNING (1976), a Charlton Heston thriller I've had sitting in my Netflix Instant queue.
...Greenbriar Picture Shows has a fun post on Ida Lupino's wartime comedy PILLOW TO POST (1945), which I reviewed back in 2007.
...Heartwarming video of the day: how a beautiful dog saved a baby's life. It's worth the minute of your time.
...A total guilty pleasure now available for free streaming for Amazon Prime members: BLOOD VOWS: THE STORY OF A MAFIA WIFE (1987). It's a TV-movie which stars Melissa Gilbert of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE in one of her first adult roles and the oh-so-handsome Joe Penny as the too-good-to-be true lawyer she marries. Anthony Franciosa, Eileen Brennan, and Talia Shire costar. Yes, they even cast an actress from THE GODFATHER! If you can get past the women's awful '80s hair and makeup, it's a compulsively watchable film which builds to a shocking-for-1987-TV ending.
...Lindsay shares the experience of recently seeing HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) in Cinerama at Lindsay's Movie Musings.
...Tom Hardy is going to star as George Mallory in a new movie on Mount Everest. The climbing history of Everest is one of my interests, but I can't say I'm anxious to see this one, given that Mallory famously died on the mountain.
...My daughter, who works as a Hollywood assistant, was amused to read there's going to be a TV comedy on that topic.
...Seen via a Twitter link last week: an IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) phone case. Nice!
...Welcome back to KC of Classic Movies, who plans to resume her Classic Links posts on Fridays. This week's links from KC included the trailer for the Anthony Hopkins-Helen Mirren film HITCHCOCK (2012), due out next month.
...The Egyptian Theatre celebrates its 90th birthday this Thursday, October 18th, with a screening of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in ROBIN HOOD (1922), 90 years to the day after that film's premiere opened the theater.
...Classic Screenings is a new website which aims to provide comprehensive information on classic film screenings around the country.
...From the Wall Street Journal: "Social Media Among Threats to Greeting Card Makers." As much as I love blogging and Twitter, I also still love sending old-fashioned mail.
...Notable Passings: Turhan Bey, the star of '40s films such as NIGHT IN PARADISE (1946) and THE AMAZING MR. X (1948), passed on at the age of 90...Football player turned actor Alex Karras has died at age 77. I remember him best as Hans Brumbaugh in CENTENNIAL (1978-79)...Actor-TV host Gary Collins, the husband of Mary Ann Mobley, has passed away at the age of 74.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A Walk in the Woods
Last week we found a new spot to go hiking. The trail was a bit muddy and mushy, and twisted here and there so we were occasionally stopping and checking our direction with Kevin's compass. Good thing these guys know how to read one, because if it was me, we'd be up in Alaska by now.
We are always fascinated by colonies of fungus. They come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors-these ones were so bright that I couldn't resist taking a picture.
If you've never seen the trees here, they look almost Seuss-ian in ways. Some are so covered with moss and lichen that they are actually furry! strange, huh?
Our hard work slogging through the mud and climbing over fallen trees rewarded us with this beautiful view of the waterfall-the steam was rising off of it, the sun pouring through the trees, it was truly beautiful.
As we were admiring it, Jake had to go wading of course.
"It's not even cold Mom," he quipped.
Until he went too far and his boots filled up with water.

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- simplicity in operation,
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- economical consumption of the washing solution,
- always clean hands at the persons who are carrying out cleaning.
Installations represent the carts of various design completed with capacities for washing of surfaces, the equipment, furnishings, the special device for an extraction of the used washing nozzle "mop", one or two capacities for mopping, walls, trays for pure textile nozzles, removable bags for the used nozzles and firm garbage.
Capacities for washing of surfaces are painted in different colors: blue or blue for surfaces with the smallest extent of pollution, yellow - with average extent of pollution, red - with the greatest extent of pollution (toilet bowls, urinals). The rags applied to cleaning has similar coloring.


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Each time a drop of rain hits the ground, small pockets of air at the surface are forced up, emitting a mist of smaller droplets in many directions as air breaks through the raindrop. Exhibiting behavior like an aerosol spray, the phenomenon could explain why freshly fallen rain leaves behind a familiar ‘earthy’ scent.
After researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge) published the first study to identify this mechanism in 2015, the team was urged by colleagues to dive deeper — if rainfall can redistribute air in different directions, can it also transport micro-organisms in the same manner?
It’s raining bugs and germs
Evidence from a follow-up article that appeared last month in the open-access journal Nature Communications points to yes.
“Imagine you had a plant infected with a pathogen in a certain area, and that pathogen spread to the local soil,” explained Cullen Buie, associate professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and article co-author. “We’ve now found that rain could further disperse it. Manmade droplets from sprinkler systems could also lead to this type of dispersal. So, this [research] has implications for how you might contain a pathogen.”
To arrive at their conclusion, the MIT research team studied the effect of rainfall at different speeds on six types of soils laden with a common, non-pathogenic bacterium. The researchers discharged single drops of water through a hole in the center of a small disc, placed directly above soil samples. They released drops from various heights to simulate a range of rainfall intensities. Once rain hit the soil, the discs captured aerosol sprays that the research team could then analyze for bacteria concentrations. They sought the ideal conditions under which rainfall could transmit pathogens.
The team concluded that raindrops produced the most potent aerosols when
- water droplets fell at speeds between 1.4 and 1.7 m/s (4.6 and 5.6 ft/s) —about the intensity of a light rain shower;
- surface soils were porous and mainly composed of sand and clay; and
- soil temperatures hovered around 86°F.
Lighter storms in tropical environments, then, are thought to present the highest risk of spreading bacteria.
“At this just-right speed, water wicks into the soil without splashing, but fast enough to trap air. That trapped air gets released as bubbles that burst, releasing the aerosols,” Buie said.
A surprisingly long journey
Under these ideal conditions, the aerosols were found to scatter as many as several thousand bacteria from their original soil. Much of these bacteria remained alive for more than an hour after the rain fell. Particularly in windy conditions, researchers say the possibility is likely that bacteria could be swept to a new location, where suitable conditions would enable the bacteria to resettle and propagate.
Going a step further, the MIT team calculated that global precipitation may be responsible for anywhere between 1% and 25% of the total number of bacteria originating from land-based sources.
“Further investigation is required to narrow down the range of global emission of bacteria by rain, but aerosol generation by rain could be a major mechanism of bacteria transfer into the environment,” said Young Soo Joung, lead author of the article.
Read the full article, “Bioaerosol generation by raindrops on soil,” in Nature Communications.


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The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
SO true. I was a victim (& sometimes still am) of thinking too much. Getting ready to get ready. Analysis paralysis. Information constipation...yadayadayada...
I continually learn that the more we delay our actions, the less confident we feel, the more confused we get & the less clarity & focus we have. The key is to know WHAT you want & WHY you want it. Then, lay out a game plan of what it will take & start getting to work WITHOUT DELAY.
I've read Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill countless times & the one quote that sticks with me "successful people make decisions quickly & change them slowly; unsuccessful people make decisions slowly & change them often." Make the decision, have a plan & GET TO WORK. You will be thankful you did.
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Sara Polito of Chino was 13 and battling a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, when the Let it Be Foundation stepped in.
Compared to the magnitude of the disease, it might not have seemed like much. The foundation arranged for a tutor for Sara; bought her family groceries, gasoline gift cards and house-cleaning services; planted a tree in their yard and bought Sara back-to-school clothes.
Ultimately, the happy ending to this story is that Sara went back to school and has survived her battle with lymphoma.
It’s a small, but not unworthy, sidenote that Let it Be founder Ruthe Rosen will be honored at tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Anaheim for helping Sara and other children confronting potentially fatal illnesses.
“We can’t cure them, but that’s not what our fight is,” she said. “Our fight is to help them be normal.”
It was Polito’s family who nominated Rosen for the “All Stars Among Us” award, given to one individual from the communities of all 30 major league teams. Rosen, a Chino Hills resident, is the “All-Star” for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
As is often the case, Rosen’s fight was born out of personal experience. Her daughter, Karla Asch-Rosen, died from a brain tumor at age 15 in February 2006. Two months later Ruthe and her husband, Michael, incorporated the Let it Be Foundation to help families cope with the less obvious, day to day strains created by a child’s struggle.
“There’s nobody home to clean the house or to mow the lawn,” she said. “If the family has pets, we’ll get the pets groomed. If a sibling has a prom, we cane buy that ticket.
These are expenses that we learned families will stop paying for.”
The Let it Be Foundation has an annual operating budget of $250,000, funded by private donations, fundraisers and charity events. The groundwork begins with its four part-time employees, who have recruited a staff of more than 3,000 volunteers for various projects over the last four years.
The cadre of volunteers includes a high school/junior high service team that includes Polito and another former lymphoma patient whose family was helped by the foundation. In four years, a total of 26 families from Chino, Chino Hills, Ontario and Corona have been helped.
Rosen admits that the Let it Be Foundation has helped her cope with her own loss.
“I find it gives me healing, joy and an incredible feeling,” she said.
“Nothing prepares you for the absence of living without your child. I continue to have great faith but not even your faith can prepare you for everyday absence.”
According to MLB, more than 1.7 million votes were cast online to choose the 30 winners out of a pool of 90 finalists.
Rosen, her husband, and two sons are getting a VIP treatment beyond their tickets to Tuesday’s All-Star Game – a brunch gala, a cocktail reception, an appearance on the Angels pre-game show and a three-night hotel stay in Anaheim.
Rosen, however, wants more.
“My hope is this amazing gift from Major League Baseball and (co-sponsor) People Magazine will inspire others to start this in their communities,” she said.


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Accordion Mini Shoulder Bag (Nude/Leopard)
Don't underestimate this bag! It's unique shape hides a deceiving carrying capacity and while it's fun and playful it also combines style with business. We also love it's adjustable webbed shoulder strap for some added edge and versatility.
Materials: Vegan Leather, Web Handle
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Three months after China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) released the last version of draft Inventory of Hazardous Wastes on March 30th, the final version was published by MEP along with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The inventory will take effect on Aug 1st 2016.
China New Inventory of Hazardous Waste: Are Your Chemicals Hazardous Wastes?
- 5 Jul 2016
- Matt Lu
- SAWS Published Catalogue of Substances Exempted from Physical Hazards Identification and Classification
- China MEP Consults on the 14th Batch of Regular Notifications to Be Approved under China NCSN in 2016
- New Draft of Implementation Rules of China’s Work Safety Law Finally Released
- MEP Updates Management of Eco-toxicological Testing Institutes for China NCSN
- China Passes Environmental Protection Tax
- China Considers Data Reduction for New Chemical Notification
- China Environmental Assessment to Be Given Sideline Role in Future Regulatory System
- China New Inventory of Hazardous Waste: Are Your Chemicals Hazardous Wastes?
- China Issued Fundamental Regulation on Soil Pollution Prevention and Treatment
- Status Quo of VOC Charge in Various Provinces


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On NRO today, Edward Blum of AEI has an incredibly important column about the sheer perfidy of President Bush and top Repubs in both houses of Congress introducing legislation to renew Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. I've written on this many times. Whereas most of the Voting Rights Act is permanent, as it should be, Section 5 originally was only supposed to last for five years. That was about 40 years ago. What Section 5 does is require the time-consuming process of "preclearance" from the Justice Department for ANY change in election procedures in several suspect (read: Southern) states. Blum explains why this is, philosophically, a horrible provision. What he doesn't make clear is that, in practical terms, Section 5 is even worse than it looks on paper. DoJ has to weigh in on election changes as small as moving a polling place from, say, a school's gym to the same school's cafeteria. Examples are numerous of local election officials running into problems even holding elections on time while waiting for DoJ officials to get around to preclearing such changes. Thurbert E.
Illegal immigrants shouldn't have a head start over those already in line for legal entry into the U.S., as Jay Homnick argues this morning.
NPR had an excellent commentary along those lines today, by an Indian doctor who has gone through the work visa, the green card, and has patiently waited for years for citizenship. What a shame that law abiding immigrants may wait longer because of those who have circumvented the existing, albeit poor, system.
Paul, you're dead right. One glaring index of how the West's loss of faith goes far deeper than race guilt is how far the West has gone to eliminate personal guilt as a peril of right feeling. In the absence of compelling spiritual doctrine, neurotics of identity turned to psychotherapy to destroy guilt. But guiltmaking acts continued to pile up, and psychoanalysis is an inefficient replacement for religion when neurotic feelings must be picked off one at a time.
Thus have we developed our cults of selfhood. The "Me" Generation is a passe prelude; one "me" is not enough, expecting too much and too little of us. Ours is now the "My" Generation, where all of our products are customized and we are customized right along with them. This unholy marriage of psychotherapy and capitalism has just been consummated with a feature in The New York Times.
I have a long meditation on this epochal and ugly phenom here.
Things are heating up for the fall. We've got a bog primary election in Ohio, where Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is attempting to win the Republican nominagtion for Governor.
But this morning the real news is going to be out of Nebraska, where we hear that Sen. John McCain this morning will endorse Rep. Tom Osborne in his primary challenge of sitting Republican Gov. Dave Heineman.
Osborne, better known in his previous career as head coach of the University of Nebraska football program, is putting up a fight for this one. Why is this interesting?
Well, first Chuck Hagel has already endorsed Heineman, throwing a bit of a twist into what was thought to be a close relationship between McCain and Hagel.
And second, we're seeing political decision being made here less to do with Osboune and Heineman and more to do with the ambitions and egos of McCain and Hagel. Both men want to run for President. And some of Nebraska's media markets are shared with Iowa, where the first caucuses will beheld. This gives both men some political coverage in both states.
You may remember Marine 1st Sgt. Brad Kasal from the May 2005 TAS article entitled, "Forty Minutes in Fallujah." Kasal, who with a few of his men charged into a house in Fallujah to rescue other Marines who were pinned down, gun-fought the insurgents for almost an hour and received several wounds while saving the lives of those other Marines.
I'd speculated that Kasal's bravery wouldn't go unnoticed, and it hasn't. According to this LA Times Report, Brad Kasal has been promoted to Sergeant Major and awarded the Navy Cross, which is the next-highest award to the Medal of Honor in recognition of valor in combat.
Kasal has been assigned to recruitment duty in his native Iowa. He'll be an inspiration to all the young folks who come into his office, and in all the schools he'll visit. Congratulations, Sergeant Major. You're an inspiration to us all.
James, the morning papers are bearing out your point about the lack of impact of the illegal immigrant "economic boycott." (Ol' Howard Beale, I mean, Lou Dobbs noted how only the Washington Post is calling the protesters illegal immigrants as opposed to just immigrants.)
But when the New York Times writes of letdown in the second paragraph, you know it was a flop. "The demonstrations did not bring the nation to a halt as planned by some organizers...." The papers and wires show photos of downtown L.A. -- how impressive is it to fill Wilshire Blvd. with illegal immigrants on any given day? It makes for an easy front page shot, but what I want to know is: did they play in the streets of Peoria?
Mexico is in favor of immigration. Mexico has made drug possession legal, at least in small amounts. So it should follow that all American drug addicts would be given a one-way ticket to Mexico city. Open borders are open in both directions.
Yet were, say, I to deploy that ignominious phrase, amongst reflections on the Spanish-inflected hoohah wafting through the window of my flat, I would be doomed -- not just doomed but a doomed racist. Fortunately I won't say any such thing. The Wash Post itself reports that illegal immigrants seem rather more difficult to lead than some had predicted. The mixed baggery of the Great School & Business Walkout suggests that at least some of the poor would prefer to work and some of the uneducated to learn. How about that for an American tradition?


Cyma P1093 AK47G sprin bb gun in blue
The P1093 AK47 Spring Action BB GUN is an AK47 style Airsoft rifle with stunning performance.
The gun is constructed with anti-shock ABS plastic with black and blue colour.
There is a spring powered side action cocking technology with a safety catch. The P1093 AK47 has switchable HOP UP for accurate shooting.
AMMO: 6mm BBs
RANGE:25 meters +
ACCURACY: Very Good
ACTION: Spring power Single Shot
HOP UP: Adjustable System
Today's video is the CYMA P.1093 which is a replica ABS plastic spring rifle based on the most popular assault rifle in the world: The AK-47, Comes in a box with one High-Cap magazine, a cheap sling, the gun and stock separated so some installment is required.Here is the link to the one featured in the video:http://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/Cyma-P1093-AK47G-with-Full-Stock.html
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Good starter gun
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I am more interested in looking rather than shooting, but I like the gun to me it is a good representation of an AK47
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Great accuracy mag capacity and scal however I wouldn't recommend using strap as my ak s strap broke and broke my ak in the process
worth a try
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This gun is a great starter gun, it ha little bit of flex but that is the only fault is has.
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feels great in your hand, blue plastic is solid and will not brake easily, metal parts, 300 fps plus big gun might be replica size and the mag holds 300 bbs and it comes with sling,glasses and a cleaning/jaming rod :)


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Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) has been assigned a $28.00 price target by research analysts at FBR & Co in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. FBR & Co’s price target points to a potential upside of 20.74% from the stock’s current price.
The analysts wrote, “GPS reported 1Q17 adjusted EPS of $0.36, versus FBR/consensus of $0.29, on SSS of +2% (versus FBR/consensus of 0.4%/–0.1%), GM expansion of +271 bps (versus FBR/consensus +50 bps/+30 bps), and SGA de-leverage of –179 bps (versus FBR/ consensus –100 bps/–80 bps). Management reiterated 2017 EPS guidance of $1.95 to $2.05 (versus FBR/consensus of $2.00/$1.99) on SSS of flat/slightly up, though EPS for 1H17 should be –MSD, versus –HSD previously. AUR was positive across all brands in 1Q, and we believe GPS has been able to pull back on promos to help drive AUR/margins. 1H17 inventory guidance shifted to flat from –LSD previously, mainly driven by timing. We like the strong ON performance, which we believe can continue, but we remain on the sidelines until we see consistent SSS improvement at Gap and sustained gross margin improvement or a more attractive entry point.””
GPS has been the topic of several other research reports. Vetr cut shares of Gap from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $24.84 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 20th. Jefferies Group LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 price objective on shares of Gap in a report on Tuesday, March 28th. MKM Partners reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price objective on shares of Gap in a report on Tuesday, February 7th. TheStreet raised shares of Gap from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Thursday, April 20th. Finally, ValuEngine raised shares of Gap from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-three have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.71.
Gap (NYSE:GPS) traded down 3.49% on Friday, hitting $22.38. 12,202,173 shares of the company traded hands. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.24 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $24.97 and its 200 day moving average is $24.74. Gap has a 12 month low of $17.31 and a 12 month high of $30.74. Gap also was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 31,496 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 695% compared to the typical daily volume of 3,964 put options.
Gap (NYSE:GPS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 18th. The apparel retailer reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $3.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.39 billion. Gap had a net margin of 4.33% and a return on equity of 32.19%. The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.32 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Gap will post $1.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.97%. Gap’s dividend payout ratio is currently 55.09%.
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In other news, CEO Jeff Kirwan sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.88, for a total transaction of $124,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 29,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $735,154.24. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert J. Fisher sold 500,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.58, for a total value of $12,290,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 8,867,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $217,968,754.24. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 30.00% of the company’s stock.
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Gap during the first quarter worth about $127,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Gap by 9.5% in the first quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 5,980 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $145,000 after buying an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Gap during the first quarter worth about $211,000. Foster & Motley Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Gap during the first quarter worth about $217,000. Finally, Folger Hill Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Gap during the fourth quarter worth about $225,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.87% of the company’s stock.
Gap Company Profile
The Gap, Inc (Gap Inc) is an apparel retail company. The Company offers apparel, accessories and personal care products for men, women and children under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix brands. Its products are available to customers online through Company-owned Websites and through the use of third-parties that provide logistics and fulfillment services.
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In April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to make 1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use to help the deployment of WiFi 6. According to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the agency suggests the use of the 6 GHz band for low-power devices like "accessibility technology for Americans with disabilities, virtual reality gaming, augmented reality glasses, in-vehicle systems, and other emerging technologies." However, while some actively await the opportunity of WiFi 6, other organizations have raised concerns. The opinions of those in favor and those against the FCC's decision are discussed in the newsletter. Also on the FCC docket is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to expand video description regulations. Starting on January 1, 2021, and continuing annually for four years, the NPRM proposes that ten additional designated market areas be added; the FCC invites comment on this proposal, specifically seeking, among other things to understand the economic impact of COVID-19 on the reasonableness of the proposed expansion requirements. Also related to COVID-19, the FCC released a Report and Order [85 FR 19892; 47 CFR 54] establishing a COVID-19 Telehealth Program and a Connected Care Pilot Program.
In Wireless RERC news, we have extended the deadline for paper proposal submissions for a special issue of the Assistive Technology journal to May 15, 2020. Read the full call for papers for details. We also continue data collection for our 2020 Survey of User Needs. If you haven't already, please take the survey. Finally, the Wireless RERC submitted comments to the FCC in response to their Public Notice In the Matter of the Accessibility of Communications Technologies for the 2020 Biennial Report Required by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act [CG Docket No. 10-213]. Overall, the comments indicated the industry's growth in the accessibility and affordability of advanced communications technologies, as evidenced by the increasing presence and richness of new accessibility features on Lifeline-provided mobile devices. However, some access gaps remain, particularly regarding new communications technologies.
This issue also includes news about video relay service, I-Connect Plus, Autism Spectrum Disorder, the Tech Access Initiative, Text-to-911, Smart Home Tech, and more.


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