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2010 Volume 50 Issue 9 Pages 1319-1325
This paper principally presents a process analysis of the production systems of blast furnace cement (BFC) based on exergy analysis and its carbon dioxide emission. The analysis was first carried out by using exergy balances of actual operating data in the cement industry. The results revealed that a large sum of net exergy losses was found on the conventional BFC production; this was contrary to the preliminary expectations. In the BFC production, the recovery of the thermal exergy of the molten slag should reduce the total exergy losses by up to 20%. In contrast, the emission of CO2—488.2 kg/ton—in BFC production was lower than 797.5 kg/ton emission in portland cement production; this was because portland cement consumes more carbonaceous fuels such as coal. In conclusion, to reduce exergy loss, save energy and minimize CO2 emission, it is imperative that the BFC production process should be improved with the recovery of the thermal exergy of the molten slag, e.g. the direct mixing of raw material of limestone with molten slag is an innovative and attractive solution because limestone can be easily decomposed by sensible heat of the molten slag. This means thermal combination of portland cement and BFC for the effective use of waste heat, in which waste heat in the conventional BFC process is recovered and used for limestone decomposition in the clinker production to produce BFC.


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For most of his career, it was impossible to picture Lionel Messi in any other jersey than the blue and maroon of Barcelona. Nine months into his stay with Paris Saint-Germain, transfer talk for one of the best to ever lace up a pair of boots is surfacing once more, with a report coming out on Tuesday that Messi will join MLS squad Inter Miami next summer.
The report cites that Messi’s move from France to America would include a 35 percent stake in the company, which was quickly shot down by ESPN soccer commentator Taylor Twellman. What the USMNTer turned broadcaster didn’t deny is there’s indeed momentum behind Messi joining the MLS in what would be the biggest league signing in 15 years.
MLS was still in its pre-teen years when David Beckham joined the Los Angeles Galaxy and the league wasn’t ready to handle his stardom. While some off-field reasons brought Posh Spice’s husband from Real Madrid to Hollywood, the interest in bringing one of the most popular athletes in the world to the upstart American pro soccer league didn’t manifest much long-term success.
Messi coming to MLS would be a second chance to put the league on display to the world. What other player, aside from Cristiano Ronaldo, would individually draw more eyes to casual fans? Part of the issue for the Beckham-era of the MLS was visibility. Americans could watch as his debut aired on national television. That charm only lasts for so long.
MLS had 13 teams upon Beckham’s arrival with a heavy Northeast concentration. It’ll have more than double the squads should the move happen on schedule, as the league’s 29th team, St. Louis City SC, starts play next year. The MLS is also now more spread through North America, obviously as adding 16 teams would do to any professional league.
The national showcase for the league of Messi would bring plenty of eyes to the product that with the digital awareness that MLS now has, would make repeating the Beckham flop nearly impossible. And with a World Cup that’ll mostly be hosted in the two countries the MLS represents coming in 2026, a move to the US for Messi could be the shift the league needs to consistently rival Liga MX. It’s not enough proof to win one All-Star game and break the 24-year streak without a continental title.

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A farmers' harvest festival was held on Oct 26 in Haimen, a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province.
Haimen city plans to promote all-for-one tourism at a cultural tourism event held in East China’s Shanghai on Sept 1, according to local media reports.
Haimen held the opening ceremony of the 2018 China Haimen "Dongzhou Elites" Venture Week on June 29.
Nantong's Haimen presented a performance to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Haimen folk opera art troupe at the Haimen convention and exhibition center on August 5.
A number of summer activities for juveniles kicked off in Haimen, Jiangsu province on June 29.


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Billy thought it was the right road that might lead him out, but it wasn’t. He only made it worse for himself as he drew in farther down the road. When he turned around he found himself lost in the midst. He went in different directions looking for a way out, but it was no use. He walked on for a while which made him think for more than just a minute.
He didn’t know where he was going. He raged on in the darkness. He wanted someone or something to hear him but he knew that his screams meant nothing. He made up his mind and continued on walking. He fought with himself from time to time trying to figure out where the road was and which way led out. It took him a while to relax and try to think. He rested once again longer than before.
He sat there, thinking about Tracy. He felt sorry for her much more than he felt sorry for Sarah. He had a way to stop her talking to Tracy like that. For some reason he didn’t. There was nothing stopping him to yell at Sarah to stop. He regretted every moment in the car sitting there quietly while the rest of the guys were protecting her.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. His mind raced angrily and he rubbed his head hard giving himself a headache. He was thinking of how it was a mistake to go driving to Darwin. We should’ve gone on the plane; we should’ve gone on the plane. He knew that Tracy and Heather’s idea was better. He was driving himself crazy with all the thoughts that raged inside his head. He finally had enough and stood up and started walking.
He walked no more than ten feet and he heard noise. He turned around to see where the noise was coming from, but at night, the noise seemed to echo in different directions. He heard it again, this time it was in front of him. He heard the noise again, this time he heard it in the right direction. He turned around in circles not knowing where the noise was coming from. Finally he gave in he scrunched his hair in his hands thinking that he was only hallucinating and that there was nothing there.
But the noise continued on screeching and didn’t stop. He tried to relax; he closed his eyes and opened them thinking that it was just a dream, but it wasn’t. Dizzy from all the turmoil and the noise, he fell to the ground unconscious. The noise stopped and footsteps ran quickly and watched him sleep in a sea of nightmares.

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Bugatti l’Or Blanc
The awe-inspiring Bugatti l’Or Blanc was spied waving its glorious porcelain-infused body around Paris recently! The paint literally glitters in the sun, showing off its swirling and rediculously cool claim-to-fame.
Upon first glance, the l’Or Blanc puts a spell on spectators–a spell that cannot be broken until the supercar is no longer in view. Enjoy the under-3-minute l’Or Blanc experience!
The name l’Or Blanc means ‘White gold’ in French, and the mesmerizing model certainly pulls it off. She was built in collaboration with Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin with a design inspired by a voluptuous road, the Stelvio Pass, located in the Alps.
The unique use of porcelain in a supercar added a bit more pizazz to the already-uber-exclusive Bugatti Veyron.
The most interesting paint scheme in the world? Perhaps!
Post by Imagine Lifestyles Luxury Rentals

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A few months ago, VIZ Media revealed it would be translating the Animal Crossing: New Horizons-Deserted Island Diary. If you didn’t catch the original story we ran, it’s a manga about what villagers get up to when you’re not about.
In an update, VIZ Media has now announced the Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vol. 1 Deserted Island Diary will be arriving on 14th September and you can pre-order it now for just $9.99 USD. The same message also gives Animal Crossing fans a look at the localised cover – which is similar but different to the game’s box art.
Cover reveal! Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vol. 1 Deserted Island Diary releases September 14, 2023. Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3oYdRIp
The Deserted Island Diary first released in Japan last July, contains 128 pages, and story and art by Kokonasu Rumba. There’s even a preview of the Japanese version you can check out, to get a better idea of what to expect.
Would you be interested in an Animal Crossing manga like this one? Tell us down in the comments.
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sorry for that meaningless sounding title. However, I am thinking about creating my own little media controller using a Raspberry Pi 3B+/4 with an Amp2 and a 5"/7" touch display. I would like to connect two 8 Ohm speakers and would use a 20 V power supply.
On the speakers are some more information I am unsure about if the Amp2 can even handle that or if those information are relevant to me. Hopefully someone can help me out if this would work out.
Had to translate them, not sure if it's remotely correct.
Impulse capacity 500 W (orig. "Impulsbelastbarkeit")
Music capacity 350 W (orig. "Musikbelastbarkeit")
Sine capacity 180 W (orig. "Sinusbelastbarkeit")
Impedance 8 Ohm (orig. "Impedanz")
Frequency range 28-22.000 kHz (orig. "Übertragungsbereich")
Thanks for all the answers in advance!


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John Walsom ROI has a fantastic ‘New Landscapes’ exhibition running at the Fountain Gallery in East Molesey from July 21st – August 2nd 2020. The gallery is open 11am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday.
The Fountain Gallery, 26 Bridge Road, Hampton Court, East Molesey. KT8 9HA.
You can also see more of John’s work on his website.


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>Get bored 5 mins in
What game /v/?
All of them, I've realized that for the last year or so I literally can't do anything but lurk imageboards and watch anime. Anything that requires more commitment just gets ignored.
God, I can't even imagine what I'd do if I had to pay for all the anime I'd watch. I would just sit on the floor and waste away.
>We will never get a Fallout game made by CD Project Red
I want you all to think about that for a moment.
That's a good thing though.
Not that they could possibly be worse than Bethesda,
but it still would be a terrible Fallout.
>collect pin-ups of npcs you bang
>protagonist is a fixed 30-something male
>everything except the player is slow as shit in combat
Are you saying the game will automatically change genre just because they make it?
Nope, if anything they'll make it more like the Fallout 1 and 2, except with better quality than what Bethesda made
Vidya characters catered to your tastes
Pic related: it's that cute look, and playful attitude that gets me
What was her problem?
Say thank you to him
Remember when MS was based and not sucking fat virgins' dicks?
>mfw consoleshits now also have to upgrade every 2-3 years
How does it feel to literally inherit every con of PC gaming in the recent years?
>Broken, bugged games
>Stuttering, slow games
>Patches and updates dozens of Gigabytes big (day one included)
How long will it take until their Operating systems will start to act up too?
Just get a fucking PC already, it's literally...
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I'm stuck at my parents' place for two weeks with the shittiest fucking laptop in all of existence. It's beyond toaster levels of performance.
Are there any relatively recent games that are as easy on resources as possible? Or at least with god tier optimization. Preferably 2D indie shit, I'm not sure this thing can run anything better than that.
As a reference point: I tried running Enter the Gungeon on this thing with all settings turned to lowest, and got around 15fps out of it. Not exactly unplayable, but still pretty bad.
Who is the better Senran between these two?
Post good GBA games
>Black guy playing Doom 3
>His friend interrupts him and he dies
>"SHIT THANKS JUSTIN, I HAD 50,000 AND INFINITE BLOOD SUPPLY!"
Why do movies and tv shows always fuck up vidya shit and act like we're still playing for points like it's the 1970's?
>Somebody playing a modern game
>Atari sound effects coming from the game
Your favorite multiplayer game is going to die someday!
Unless it's CS, WoW or Dota
Will it be any good?
>a game of questionable quality has somehow made it into your possession
What's her name, /v/?
>there are people on /v/ right now that still play this garbage game
ITT: Modern hidden gems

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As one of the smallest of small-market teams, the Royals know the formula—build with youth through trades and the draft, sell their assets before free agency turns them unaffordable, rinse, repeat.
General manager Dayton Moore used that M.O. to get the Royals to consecutive World Series in 2014 and '15. A lot of others would kill for that, regardless of money constraints.
Following their normal pattern, the Royals made a couple of relatively inexpensive additions in the offseason to a nucleus of young players that finished the 58-win 2018 season on an uptick.
Free agent Billy Hamilton signed a one-year, $5.25 million free agent deal to play defense and steal bases, two staples of manager Ned Yost’s style. Versatile infielder/outfielder Chris Owings signed a one-year, $3 million deal, back-end reliever Brad Boxberger signed a $2.2 million dollar deal and right-hander Homer Bailey signed a minor league deal.
Hamilton is not Lorenzo Cain at the plate, but he can defend center field like Cain, and he has 264 stolen bases in his five full major league seasons, all with Cincinnati. He had 34 last year.
The Royals jettisoned Mike Moustakas and Lucas Duda at the trade deadline last year and did not re-sign free agents Alcides Escobar and Jason Hammel.
They also rewarded second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield with a four-year, $16.5 million contract extension in January, exactly the kind of smart, team-friendly deal they need keep them competitive.
What Could Change
The Royals have committed about $102 million in payroll, leaving them about about $20 million under their 2018 payroll, but they appear content to open the season with the same group that led them to 20-14 finish over the final six weeks, during which they split 10 games with division champion Cleveland.
Rookies Ryan O’Hearn and Hunter Dozier will get more opportunities after combining for 23 homers and 64 RBIs in 511 at-bats when they were inserted into the corner infield spots vacated by Duda and Moustakas.
Same with infielder Adalberto Mondesi, who came into his own after years of promise with 14 homers and 32 stolen base in 75 games a year ago. He will take over for Escobar as the starting shortstop.
The Royals could look to shore up a bullpen that settled on journeyman Wily Peralta as the closer in the second half of last year. Boxberger spent five months as the Diamondbacks’ closer before losing the job down the stretch last season.
The Royals may be closer than you think, especially given their division.
Young starters Jakob Junis and former Rule 5 draft pick Brad Keller made strides last season, and if veterans Danny Duffy and Ian Kennedy pull their weight, the Royals could make noise me in an AL Central that was by far the worst division in baseball in 2018. The four teams behind Cleveland were a combined 124 games under .500.
Mondesi and Merrifield, who could hit first and third, provide power and speed at the top of the order. Merrifield led the AL with 192 hits and 45 stolen bases while slashing .304/.367/.438 a year ago.
Catcher Salvador Perez has four straight 20-homer seasons, hitting a career-high 27 in each of the last two years, and DH Jorge Soler was off to the best start of his career before missing the final four months of the season with a fractured metatarsal. Hamilton will steal bases.
The Royals do not have an established right fielder, however, and O’Hearn and Dozier are unproven, but if the “ifs” are answered, a swift rise from the cellar is not out of the question.
Best-Case Scenario: If the Royals can pare half a run off their 4.94 ERA, which was 29th in the majors last year, and the young position players settle in, they could contend in a division that provides ample opportunity.
Worst-Case Scenario: If the final six weeks of 2018 were a mirage and the young players do not take the next step, the Royals could find themselves again in the division basement.
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SKYFchain SKYFT ICO: Cargo Operating System Blockchain Token?
What is SKYFchain SKYFT?
SKYFchain is a blockchain based financing tool for the cargo robots industry. The SKYFchain operating platform is launched with ICO. It is a shared and proven database of unmanned cargo drones’ and vehicles’ data.
The SKYFchain is also a financial tool which allows transactions to be carried out on the platform through the use of cryptocurrency. It offers individuals and institutions such as banks comprehensive data and substantive control over the assets through use of smart contracts. It seeks to unlock financing for the Cargo Robots industry.
SKYF is the world’s first industrial heavy cargo drone and the first cargo drone with the capability of vertical take-off and landing. It can be used in a range of applications with the most popular ones currently being agriculture, logistics and emergency relief.
The SKYF can carry a useful load of up to 400kg and has a flight range of up to 350 km. The SKYF drone is versatile and can be quickly adapted to suit different purposes, national regulations, and climatic conditions.
The SKFchain platform will store and verify all data related to drones operation. It will contain a shared distributed ledger that will be a trusted source of the industrial drone data such as the drone specs and maintenance history, pilot and operations license data and mission plan and routes.
It would also act as a verification of the right of operation and route verification before each flight to ensure 100 % safety compliance. SKYFchain has the sole rights for mission planning, verification, and operations support of SKYF drones.
SKYFchain SKYFT ICO
SKYFchain is launching its ICO to distribute the nodes of the SKYFchain. The blockchain node holders would harvest transaction fees. It also aims to collect funds for the development and marketing of the SKYFchain around the globe. Pre-ICO is coming on 1 March 2018.
SKYFchain SKYFT Token
SKYFchain is using the SKYFT token, which is a utility token issued at ICO. There is a fixed amount of 1200000 tokens. The ICO-end price will be 65 USD per 1 SKYFT token. SKYFT is compliant with SEC of the US and Internal currency of the SKYFchain Operating System.
All participants of the SKYFchain crowdsale may become node holders in the SKYFchain. All node holders are entitled to earn 70% of all transaction commissions generated on the SKYFchain Operating Platform.
Roll Out Plans
The Project Roadmap of SKYFchain runs from 2014 – 2025. In 2021, more than 1100 SKYF drones are expected to be operational, and other drones will be added to the system. SKYF intends to develop both licensed manufacturing and franchise business models.
Why You Should Consider Joining SKYFchain
Research conducted by PWC shows the market size for commercial drones is $127 billion. Drones are primarily used for agriculture, construction, transportation, and infrastructure. SKYF’s adaptable design is predicted to address $100b of that total market opportunity.
The market is already showing signs of promising returns with big companies successfully selling commercial drones. Yamaha and DJI are some of the companies already reaping profits from the market.
SKYF is bound to be successful due to its uniqueness from other drones in the market. SKYF has long flight time, heavy carrying capacity and ease of production that is superior to that of any other drone on the market.
How Can SKYFchain SKYFT Be Helpful To You?
SKYF drone is readily adaptable to several application areas. You can use it in agriculture to spray plantations, you can use it in construction to lift construction material, and it can also be used for transportation of materials among many other uses.


Allows 3-D Simulation and Programming of up to 16 Robots
QinetiQ North America Awarded Two IT and Software Development Services Task Orders for U.S. General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service
The Enterprise Data Repository Management (EDRM) System and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Server Support task orders have a combined value of $15 million over a period of 6 years.
Advanced Motion Controls announces the release of 4 new EtherCAT Z-Drives to expand on the existing DZEANTU-020B080 EtherCAT node drives and the DZSANTU-020B080 sub-node drives.
Midwest Engineering Systems is now being represented by On Point Solutions, a dynamic business, providing the best in class manufacturing process solutions and equipment for OEM and job shop metal fabricators.
Queensland Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) researchers have made what's believed to be a world-first breakthrough for small Unmanned Aircraft (UA), developing an onboard system that has enabled a UA to detect another aircraft using vision while in flight.
Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, today announced that it completed its private placement offering as part of its January 15, 2014 announced alternative public offering ("APO"). Shares of the Company's common stock are currently quoted on the OTC Markets under the symbol "EKSO."
Unique start-up delay feature reduces false trips and downtime
Zero pressure accumulation solutions help control product flow on conveyors
High-speed floor-level and mid-speed robotic hybrids maximize efficiency and flexibility for retail-ready shelf and aisle displays
Increasing productivity, while reducing downtime for changeovers
Vigilant Line of Robots First of Its Kind in Production
Diversity-focused panel discussion to kick off three-day conference on key issues facing manufacturers today
What role does machine vision play in industrialisation in Europe and the USA? What is the machine vision requirement in Asia? A CEO round table provides the answers to these questions.
When specified with the optional NSF-H1 food grade lubricant, the DGC-K pneumatic drive is ideal for food and beverage packaging applications.
LaPorte Home School of Clarkston, MI Earns "Best Use of Automation Technology" Award Sponsored by Patti Engineering
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AKEL: The reports alleging the beating of young Turkish Cypriots demand an immediate investigation be carried out
22 February 2024, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia
Reports alleging the beating of eight young Turkish Cypriots in Platania last Sunday are worrying. Even more worrying is that there may have been chauvinist motives behind it, according to the same reports.
Although there has been no official complaint filed and no confirmation of the incidents, due to the political importance of the issue, AKEL believes that the case needs a prompt and effective investigation to be carried out by the state and if there are any responsibilities they should be fully attributed. We recall that the actions of a minority of chauvinists have historically caused irreparable damage to the Cypriot people as a whole.
It is a fact that many Turkish Cypriots, for various reasons, are afraid to report similar incidents to the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus. To this end, the state could take relevant measures to prevent any incidents, some of which reproduce bigotry and nationalism.
AKEL has on numerous occasions proposed relevant measures in this direction.


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I am new to dwarfs, and want to start them. I was looking at the Organ gun rules, and was wondering how many times it fired? It looked like you only role the artillery dice twice if you do not misfire the first time that is. Is that correct? Also, can you only roll it once so that you do not take a chance of rolling a misfire and losing those shots you just got?
I think I just got an answer to my question, but I am not sure. Do you get the number of the first dice that you ended up rolling? And then if you want you can re-roll it to get a higher result, but must take the second roll? Thanks,
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Honor Among Brothers
You roll 1 artilery dice
if it is misfire, it is misfire. roll misfire chart.
if not the number on the upside of the dice is the number of hits you scored against the units. (upto 24" S5 Armor piercing.) Now roll as much as wound.
If the first roll is not misfire and you didnt like the result since it is low (the thumb rule: reroll if it is 2 and 4 most cases)
You can reroll but you have to accept the second result. If it is misfire, nothing happened dont roll misfire chart.
Main advantage of organgun is you score automatic hits.

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9 Alabama youngsters hospitalized with hepatitis additionally had adenovirus, a typical illness that usually causes gentle chilly signs, strengthening the idea it’s linked with the continued worldwide hepatitis outbreak amongst youngsters and probably bringing investigators a step nearer to understanding its origins, in response to a study launched Friday by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
Of the 9 Alabama youngsters identified with hepatitis and adenovirus, 5 had been identified with adenovirus kind 41, a variant that generally causes hepatitis in youngsters with immune problems, however is just not recognized to trigger hepatitis amongst in any other case wholesome youngsters, the CDC mentioned.
Six of the youngsters examined constructive for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), a typical and usually gentle pathogen nicknamed “mono,” although the EBV infections had apparently subsided earlier than the youngsters had been identified with hepatitis, implying that the EBV infections and hepatitis infections weren’t related.
As of Friday, all 9 youngsters had both recovered or had been recovering, together with two who underwent liver transplants, the CDC mentioned.
Not less than 169 baby hepatitis instances have been recognized throughout the U.S. and 11 European international locations, World Well being Group Director-Basic Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday.
Of these a minimum of 169 youngsters with hepatitis, none had any of the viruses that usually trigger hepatitis and a minimum of 74 had adenovirus, although doable causes apart from adenovirus are additionally beneath investigation, Ghebreyesus mentioned.
Hepatitis is a liver irritation usually attributable to the viruses hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Whereas hepatitis A is normally momentary, hepatitis B and C ceaselessly trigger most cancers or everlasting liver harm. Nonetheless, the hepatitis viruses haven’t been linked to the outbreak of hepatitis illness.
What We Don’t Know
It’s doable that training social distancing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has weakened youngsters’s immune methods, leaving them susceptible to ailments like hepatitis, Imperial School London liver researcher Simon Taylor-Robinson told Reuters. Nonetheless, adenovirus has not but been definitively recognized as a reason for the outbreak, the CDC said.
The outbreak, the causes of that are nonetheless not understood, was first reported by the U.Ok. Well being Safety Company on April 6, after about 60 youngsters beneath age 10 had been identified with the illness. Since then, instances have been reported throughout Europe, in Japan and the U.S. Circumstances have been recognized in Alabama, North Carolina, Illinois and Wisconsin. Not less than one demise has been reported within the worldwide outbreak to date, the WHO said. Wisconsin public well being officers announced Thursday they’d additionally recognized a demise probably related to the outbreak, which might increase the cumulative demise toll to 2. As a result of adenovirus is just not recognized to trigger hepatitis in in any other case wholesome youngsters, its doable hyperlink to the outbreak has puzzled scientists.
Might is designated Hepatitis Awareness Month within the U.S.
“Mysterious Baby Hepatitis Outbreak Might Be Linked To Frequent Chilly Virus” (Forbes)

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Project Lagomar completed
At the end of the year 2007 The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk has finished an international project financed by European fund UE INTERREG III B. Project LAGOMAR – Natural and cultural heritage in the southern Baltic Sea – challenges and perspectives for regional development.
The Baltic lagoons form a unique maritime landscape with thousand years of history of men and sea interaction. The lagoons are interfaces where rural and regional (inland) aspects meet transnational ones (the sea). All three lagoons are not only situated on the periphery of the EU but also form a complicated, not well developed area because they are situated on the borders of different nations.
The project focuses on natural and cultural information resources of the lagoons and their transnational usage, as well as on structuring this information to provide a holistic approach for a maritime cultural landscape symptomatics of lagoons. The investigation of the symptomatics offers an essential basis for a unique touristic development of Baltic lagoons.
Project coordinator from The Polish Maritime Museum was dr Robert Domżał – History of Ship Building Department Head.

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When you can see the picture, whereever it is on the net. Right click on it, click properties, highlight the http:whatever making sure it says .jpg at the end. Hit image as you did under the Instant UBB code, hit paste, and there you have it.
by the way, #1 was my sighter and it was about 8" directly above #10, so I adjusted 4 MOA down. Which Puts it about a half inch below #10 as I see it. Also, I'm pretty sure I pulled #8 a little right. I was using a Pact model 1, chrono and a CZ 527 american .223 rem.
Maybe not. Those three shots are grouped nicely but the velocities are all over the place. It may well be that those three powder weights shoot well together at 200 yds but as distance increased out towards maximum for the 223 the velocity variation will string them vertically.
Also 3284 isn't much velocity w/the 50gr in a 223. Why not run the ladder test up scale just a little more.
If your satisfied with the 3284 velocity you may wish to consider loading 3 @ 25.2, 3 @ 25.3 and 3 @ 25.4 and shoot three groups of three then overlay the targets and see how it looks. That may well show you some additional things.
Just tho't I'd add my 0.02$
Looks like you have a shooter there.
Good luck and good shootin'
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Soaring syphilis rates, problematic food items from China, a rare case of rabies in a human, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news stories.
Crackdowns on unlicensed cannabis and unproven stem cell therapies in this week’s top Canadian health news.
Voter concerns about health care, a spike in carfentanil deaths, cybersecurity concerns over insulin pumps, and more in the top Canadian health care news stories of the week.
Adverse event reporting rules released, high-earning doctors named in Ontario, fake cannabis labels circulating in Saskatchewan, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news.
A youth vaping epidemic, how seniors use health care, health sector layoffs in Ontario, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news.
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Datsun redi-Go, which is all set to have its world premier on April 14, 2016, has been teased yet again. The teaser image reveals the exterior silhouette and curves of the vehicle. Datsun’s new hatchback is based on the redi-Go concept that was first showcased at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo. The redi-Go is Datsun’s smallest hatchback based on highly localized Nissan-Renault Alliance’s CMF-A platform. This architecture also underpins the Renault Kwid.
Here are 5 things you should know about the Datsun redi-Go hatchback
Design & Features
The production version of the Datsun redi-Go hatchback will be a slightly stripped down version of the concept. It’s the second car based on Nissan-Renault Alliance’s CMF-A platform, first being the Kwid. The car might feature a hexagonal grille, sweptback headlights, roof rails, and a high ground clearance.
Engine & Gearbox
The Datsun redi-Go hatchback might borrow the 0.8-litre SCe petrol engine from the Renault Kwid. This power mill is good for 53bhp and 74Nm of torque. Transmission on offer will be a 5-speed manual gearbox that could be tuned for better acceleration. At a later stage, the hatchback might also be offered with a 1.0-litre diesel powertrain.
Mileage figures of the new Datsun car will be equivalent to that of the Kwid. The hatchback’s 0.8-litre petrol mill delivers a fuel efficiency of 25.17kmpl.
The new small car from Datsun will make its first global debut on April 14, 2016 at an event in Delhi. Though the carmaker hasn’t yet revealed the launch date, we expect it go on sale in May 2016.
Since the Datsun redi-Go is based on a highly-localized low-cost platform, it could be priced quite aggressively. We expect it to come within the price range of Rs. 2.50 lakh – Rs. 3.50 lakh.


With the Basic tools in Fusion 360 you can design almost anything. You are only limited by your experience with the software and your creativity. However, There are some forms that are simply too difficult to model without using an advanced tool or add-in to create.
Fusion 360 Comes with the usual CAD standard tools as discussed in the previous session in this series. Additionnaly you are able to download and use more tools form Autodesk. In this session we show you how to use the spur gear “add-in” to take your mechanical design to the next level.
Computer Aided Design (CAD) is a powerful design tool for prototyping. In this session we introduce Autodesk’s Fusion 360 CAD program and by using basic design tools built a typical model in the Fusion 360 environment.


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|Stuka Tycoon in Company Livery, built to be controlled by remote control and robots|
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"How long was the Stuka, errm I mean Tycoon Bomber, been around? 95 Years."
- A Tycoon controller from a random Company Airfield -
The Ju-87RC Tycoon Dive Bomber (or Ju-87B Stuka to veterans and people who have an interest in World War II) is a primary multi-role attack aircraft used by the Company of Liberty, armed with modern machine guns and iron bomb warhead replacing the old MG's in the plane's blueprints.
The Tycoon is used as a bomber and infantry killer in terms of strafing enemy soldiers in the open while on route to its target. When upgraded, the planes will utilise a Green Napalm bomb, which is good in burning groups of unlucky soldiers who dare cross the line against the Company of Liberty in any way as possible. In their plans to to save pilots for modern fighters and helicopter, the rebuilt bombers were fitted with remote control systems, allowing airfield command to control them from a distance.
History of the Stuka/Tycoon
German Army (Stuka during 1939-1945)
The Ju-87B Stuka served the League of Nations by Germany during the historic World War II as a fighter-bomber built by the company known as Junkers, utilised by the League of Nations, the plane was used in many attacks organised by the faction during the "Blitzkrieg" strategy in 1939-1942 as Germany takes on Global Front of Liberation Forces that were reported attacking regions such as Russia and the United Kingdom by full-scale bombings during its operation at the time.
In 1945, when the GFL and the Warlords Alliance surrendered to League of Nations Forces in September 2nd 1945, the people and servicemen of Germany who fought against terrorism were known to be decorated with many rewards, all-thou the Ju-87B Stuka became outdated at some point after the war it became a reservist aircraft was put under the German Luftwaffe Airforce Reserves after the war, the aircraft see service again later in the future.
Vietnam War (Stuka during 1959-1973)
It was named the "Charlie Jäger" when the Stuka was used as ground support against terrorist forces who were occupying Vietnam during the Cold War in the 1960s, some had newer 50. Caliber MGs installed for better effect replacing its original guns along with its regular bombs made short work of the enemy bases during the Vietnam War. After the 1970s, it was clear that the newly introduced A-10 Thunderbolt was superior to the Stuka in every way which led to Germany mothballing the bomber into the country's reserves again until the 2020's, when the Company of Liberty need a cheap aircraft.
Present Day Use (Ju-87RC Stuka Tycoon)
During February of 2027, when the Company of Liberty was looking for a cheap attack plane, they were looking for a multi-role fighter which is capable of bombing targets and strafing infantry. The Company of Liberty invested into the Ju-87B Stuka dive bomber at a meeting with the managers of Junkers, the faction offered Germany rare minerals to allow the Company build the Stuka under the new callsign known as Ju-87RC Tycoon and use it in their control for counter-terrorist operations.
Germany agreed with a price of 25 barrels of minerals paid from the Company's OAT Mineral trade, thus the reconstruction and modification period of the World War II icon, fielding it into battle against the GLRF and the Forth Reich of Yuri. These newer variants of the classic Ju-87B Stuka bombers under a modern designation as the Ju-87RC Tycoon began recieved a set of remote control systems along with optional robotic pilots to make many Company pilots safe for use in the airforce, several refits on the aircraft include an iron bomb to use in its dive bombing runs which include 50. caliber machine guns for the elimination of infantry and armour columns.
The Tycoon is handy at start, good in defending bases with its machine guns along with a bomb, also serve good as short-time escorts for several airborne aircraft. They are also capable of strafing infantry or attacking aircraft, the plane can decimate packs of infantry if the target co-ordinates are typed in properly by bomber command but at the same time they can be used to distract enemy forces whilst they some can be tasked with escorting Angel-739 Pelicans during runs, once Tier 2 is unlocked at Radar Centers the aging bombers were replaced by the F-17 Sabre Fighter.
Behind the Scenes
- The Ju-87B Tycoon, Gemany's known and famous dive bomber from World War II, will makes a return as a Company of Liberty controllable aircraft combatant and will be used as a support plane which is also used in a Generals Powers (Also featuring its famous Jericho Trumpet Wailing Sirens).
- The plane is actually based around the real-life Ju-87B Stuka used by the European Axis states during World War II, in alternate WWII Germany is allies with Britain and America.


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Early Chapter Books
In consultation with industry insiders, including librarians, educators, booksellers, and kids, we are in the process of acquiring several early chapter book series.
Our chapter books range in length from 2,000-7,000 words. We have carefully pursued manuscript topics that appeal to kids who will be reading our books independently between first and third grade, although these particular books could also easily interest both younger and older readers.
We have three series that will have strong classroom as well as commercial appeal: a young naturalist series, a geocaching series with strong regional appeal, and a horse series built around STEM and survival skills. All of these stories either overtly or subtly include STEM-themes. They are authentic, empowering stories starring smart and adventuresome kids.
We are also working with an author to develop a My City series, which will engagingly explore the geography and history of several cities, beginning with Milwaukee. This series will be tied to national standards and have strong classroom appeal.
We will be working with illustrators to add a visual component to these exciting stories.
Please check back soon for updates.

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Welcome to our community group webpages where we hope you will easily find all the information that you need.
Here you will find a range of self-help tools as well as access to a single point of contact within the Council to provide advice and guidance to you or to signpost you towards an appropriate source of specialist support.
Do you need funding to support your organisation?
Do you need help to develop your organisation?
Do you need help to develop your project?
Do you need to find a place to meet?
- List of community centres and contact information
- List of sport and leisure centres and contact information
- List of local schools and contact information
- List of arts and entertainment venues and contact information
- List of local village halls and contact information
- Access our Event Application Form for using public spaces
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From America's Test Kitchen
In its most basic form, apple brown betty contains only four ingredients: apples, bread crumbs, sugar, and butter. Sadly, this simple combination inevitably results in a soggy, mushy mess of a dessert—not the classic Colonial dish of tender, lightly spiced chunks of apple topped with buttery toasted bread crumbs. We decided it was time to give “Betty” a serious makeover.
For a lightly sweetened, crisp crumb topping, we toasted white sandwich bread crumbs with butter and a bit of sugar. The sweet/tart combination of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples made a not-too-sweet apple filling. Instead of baking the dessert, we prepared it in a skillet on the stovetop and cooked the apples in two batches to ensure even cooking. After preparing the bread crumbs, we removed them from the pan and caramelized the apples. Adding brown sugar to the apples along with ginger and cinnamon gave the dessert a deepened, lightly spiced flavor. The addition of apple cider to the fruit brought moisture and a further dimension of apple flavor; a bit of lemon juice brightened the filling. For a thicker filling, we added a portion of the toasted bread crumbs to the apples and reserved the remainder for sprinkling over the top.
Serves 6 to 8
If your apples are especially tart, omit the lemon juice. If, on the other hand, your apples are exceptionally sweet, use the full amount. A scoop of vanilla ice cream is the perfect accompaniment to this dish. Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container; topped with vanilla yogurt, they make an excellent breakfast.


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The wretched parents all that night
At day-break on a hill they stood
That overlooked the moor;
And thence they saw the bridge of wood, A furlong from their door.
They wept-and, turning homeward, cried, 'In heaven we all shall meet!'
-When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy's feet.
Then downwards from the steep hill's edge
And then an open field they crossed;
They followed from the snowy bank
-Yet some maintain that to this day
That you may see sweet Lucy Gray
O'er rough and smooth she trips along,
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
A Maid whom there were none to praise
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
-Fair as a star, when only one
She lived unknown, and few could know
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
Three years she grew in sun and shower,
This Child I to myself will take,
She shall be mine, and I will make
Myself will to my darling be
Both law and impulse: and with me
The Girl, in rock and plain,
In earth and heaven, in glade and bower,
Shall feel an overseeing power
To kindle or restrain.
She shall be sportive as the fawn
That wild with glee across the lawn
Or up the mountain springs;
And hers shall be the breathing balm,
And hers the silence and the calm
The floating clouds their state shall lend
Nor shall she fail to see
Even in the motions of the Storm
Grace that shall mould. the Maiden's form By silent sympathy.
The stars of midnight shall be dear
To her; and she shall lean her ear
In many a secret place
Where rivulets dance their wayward round,
And vital feelings of delight
Shall rear her form to stately height,
Her virgin bosom swell;
Such thoughts to Lucy I will give
While she and I together live
Here in this happy dell.'
Thus Nature spake-The work was doneHow soon my Lucy's race was run!
She died, and left to me
This heath, this calm, and quiet scene;
And never more will be.
A slumber did my spirit seal;
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could not feel
No motion has she now, no force;
THE TWO APRIL MORNINGS.
We walked along, while bright and red
And Matthew stopped, he looked, and said, 'The will of God be done!'
A village schoolmaster was he,
As blithe a man as you could see
And on that morning, through the grass,
And by the steaming rills,
We travelled merrily, to pass
A day among the hills.
'Our work,' said I, 'was well begun : Then, from thy breast what thought, Beneath so beautiful a sun,
So sad a sigh has brought?'
A second time did Matthew stop,
'Yon cloud with that long purple cleft
A day like this which I have left
And just above yon slope of corn
With rod and line I sued the sport
Which that sweet season gave,
And, to the church-yard come, stopped short Beside my daughter's grave.
Nine summers had she scarcely seen,
The pride of all the vale:
And then she sang;-she would have been A very nightingale.
Six feet in earth my Emma lay;
And yet I loved her more,
For so it seemed, than till that day
And, turning from her grave, I met,
A blooming Girl, whose hair was wet
A basket on her head she bare;
No fountain from its rocky cave
There came from me a sigh of pain
I looked at her, and looked again:
Matthew is in his grave, yet now,


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Pure7 Studios currently has a portrait special, just for you, that only happens ONCE PER YEAR!
For just $99, you’ll get a one hour portrait session (families, couples, you name it!), a planning appointment, and professional Hair & Makeup for your Fall or Winter photoshoot! With your portrait order, you will also receive their classic 8×10 mat with print (valued at $249)!
You must reserve your session by 10/1 to receive this offer, but your shoot can take place anytime before 12/31. Call Pure7 today for information and dates, or contact them through their website.
Pure7 Studios is the team photographer for the Destin 30a Moms Blog team! We have enjoyed sessions with them as they capture the spirit of our writers. I encourage you to check out our Meet The Team page and see a few of the great portraits taken by Pure7 Studios. This deal is really one you don’t want to miss so we encourage you to call them and make an appointment for your family photoshoot!


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Rapper G-Eazy was recently caught snorting cocaine off a female fans chest after the MTV Video Music Awards in an afterparty at a club just a few days ago where he performed with pop star Brittany Spears. The video was filmed by a by standard on a phone. Watch G-Eazy Alledgedly Snorting Cocaine Off Fan full video below.
Be aware the video is NSFW
Video Of G-Eazy Alledgedly Snorting Cocaine Off Fan
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The book is a primer on general relativity and black holes. The book has been verified by experts and ready for publishing. It's truly a proud moment for me to get my teenage student's book published internationally.
I am pleased to share the joy with you by extending the opportunity to be a part of this fundraiser by contributing just Rs. 100.
Needless to say that I will make up for the shortfall, if any, and your name will appear in the book as a supporter.


If Trudeau has nothing to hide, why wouldn’t he testify?
Justin Trudeau must testify on the PMO SNC-Lavalin scandal says Andrew Scheer.
Scheer is demanding that the testimony from the PM take place under oath.
On Facebook, Scheer said “Justin Trudeau has been covering up his involvement in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. But I won’t let him get away with it. Canadians deserve answers and that’s why I’m demanding Justin Trudeau publicly testify under oath at the Justice Committee.”
Here’s a video of Scheer:
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14. Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1968
The 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals did not feature high drama or thrilling extra-inning showdowns, and not a single game in the series was decided later than the seventh inning.
What it did feature was an improbable comeback and a pitching performance for the ages.
The Tigers fell behind 3-1 in the series, and after suffering a 10-1 beatdown in Game 4, it appeared that the Cardinals would cruise to a third World Series title in five years. But Detroit was not finished quite yet.
The Tigers picked up a 5-3 victory in Game 5, and with the World Series on the line, sent their two aces to the mound on two days rest to attempt to complete the comeback.
Denny McClain and Mickey Lolich answered the call. Each went the distance and allowed just one run, ending a World Series drought for Detroit that had spanned three decades. Lolich took home MVP honors after recording a 3-0 record and pitching three complete games, a feat that has yet to be accomplished since.
The 1968 Tigers are one of just four teams in MLB history to overcome a 3-1 World Series deficit, and one of two to do so by winning the final two games on the road.
Next: 13. Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1946

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Pine Swag (498204)
Tattered Lace Dies are the most detailed and delicate dies on the market. They are beautifully co-ordinated with a distinctive look and can be standalone or used to complement existing dies in your collection.
Pine Swag is a lovely die set that features a little bunch of pine leaves, that with the decoupage pieces could be built up to give dimension and depth to the foliage. The die set also includes a split unity edge die that allows you to cut out the pine detail or create shaped edges, over the edge and more.
Tattered Lace dies have a non-stick coating that allows the card to release without the need for wax paper or tumble dryer sheets. Use with a variety of different card, fabric and materials to create stunning effects for your cards, home decor and scrapbook pages.
These dies measure approx:
- Pine Swag: 5.4cm x 14.3cm
- Largest Edge: 2.9cm x 14.7cm
- Largest Embellishment: 3.6cm x 6.8cm
- Smallest Embellishment: 1.5cm x 1.6cm
This product is part of the Frayed Fabric Collection.

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An official at the National Republican Senatorial Committee told lobbyists and donors on Thursday that candidates are welcome to skip the Republican convention in July and instead focus on their own races, according to a New York Times report citing anonymous sources.
The Times reported:
In a new sign of the Republican Party’s reservations about Mr. Trump, the top strategist in charge of defending Republican control of the Senate said in a briefing for lobbyists and donors on Thursday that the party’s candidates should feel free to skip the nominating convention in Cleveland in July.
The strategist, Ward Baker, the executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said conventions were a distracting spectacle every four years, according to two people who attended the briefing, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the private session. Mr. Baker, the attendees said, told Republican lawmakers that they would be better off talking to voters in their home states.
A spokeswoman for the NRSC, Andrea Bozek, told the Times that each campaign can make its own decision about attending the convention.
The reported comments from the NRSC show that Republicans are painfully aware of the potential negative impact Donald Trump’s place at the top of the ticket could have on important House and Senate races in November. Numerous vulnerable Republican lawmakers up for re-election in 2016, including Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), have said that they will skip the July convention.

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Amir Aminev is awarded the Big Literary Award of Russia
The editor-in-chief of "Agidel" magazine Amir Aminev is awarded the Big Literary Award of Russia. He received it for the collection of novels and stories "China-town". The representative of our republic receives such prestigious award for the first time.
Amir Aminev is the known Bashkir writer, the author of several books: «Birch Leaf», «Youth Melodies», "Whirlpool", "Gate". He translated into the Bashkir language and issued three collections of works by the known Russian writer, the native of Bashkiria Anatoly Genatulin and also Andrey Platonov, Valentin Rasputin, Vasily Belov’s stories.
“This is my first book in Russian,” Amir Aminev says on the pages of today's issue of the "Bashkortostan Republic" newspaper. “It included three stories: "China-town", "Tankman" and "Usman Stones", and also eight stories. I tried to pay attention in them to the most topical for today problems, first of all social ones.”


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Associate Institute Director, Research Professor and Center for Structural Biology Director, U-M Life Sciences Institute
Margaret J Hunter Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Professor of Biological Chemistry, U-M Medical School
Professor of Biophysics, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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It’s not bad enough that Fox News lies incessantly and engages in ongoing campaigns to insult President Obama, and the millions of Americans who support him, but today they posted an entirely unnecessary triviality that served only to tarnish a day of remembrance solely for the purpose of landing a political low blow against the President.
The breaking news story that Fox Nation was compelled to report was “Obama’s Twitter Feed Hawks Campaign Sweatshirts During Ambassador’s Casket Transfer Ceremony.” What they thought was important about this information is a mystery. After all, Obama’s Twitter account is run by campaign staff, so it’s not as if the President was Tweeting from the Oval Office. But Fox found it necessary to diminish the President’s tribute by juxtaposing two completely unrelated occurrences.
And what makes this all the more repulsive is that Fox’s intent was so pointedly partisan. They obviously never even looked at Mitt Romney’s Twitter feed (or they did but didn’t care) or they would have seen that, at the same time, he was doing the very same thing. He was hawking “a chance to join [him] on board the campaign plane” for a donation to his campaign.
That sort of unfair, unbalanced, and hypocritical coverage is why Fox has so little credibility outside of the mental deficients who make up their audience. It is just unfortunate that they have to demonstrate their disgraceful lack of decency on a day like this, and that a ceremony to honor murdered Americans was turned into a circus on the Fox News web site.


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Give me five minutes, and change Australia
13 February 2014
Speed read. Skim to the end, or sit back with a cuppa and enjoy five minutes of good.
Because your attention, here, now, can make a difference to Australia for years to come.
First, let me ask you. Have you ever pulled up to supermarket checkout queue and not been a little bit curious about Brads abs or Kim’s fashion sense or whether Mylie has anything left to shock us with?
No one much wants to admit they read the weekly mags or the trashiest gossip that dominates a lot of online news sites now, but most people must really enjoy them, because they seem to be spreading their fairy floss celebrispam across our waking moments.
This article is not about them BUT KEEP READING. The truth is, stories about great and important things that can change Australia radically for the better are not always that interesting – but this one is. Really.
Which I guess is why you probably have not heard of my organisation. We spend about three percent of our budget on advertising and fundraising, whereas many other not for profit organisations competing for a slice of your attention are spending well over 10 percent and mostly 15-20 percent of what they receive on fundraising and marketing.
Is it virtuous that we are spending so little, or foolish, because in this day and age, you need to spend more money in order to receive more donations? This, my darlings, is a question of governance – of what is right and prudent in order to keep your peeps morally afloat and yet also employed.
Alright, now the ‘g’ word is out there, I can let you in on a little secret. The education program that sounds more boring than any other on the planet, that involves building knowledge about laws, about balance sheets and about rules, is in fact one of the most interesting subjects you’ll hear about all year.
Because it turns out that if you are Indigenous, like me, you have a life expectancy that is going to average 9 years less than a non-Indigenous woman, you have a lower average chance of employment, poorer education outcomes and so on. If you are Australian, like me, you will have heard countless stories of dysfunction, of Indigenous programs that missed their target and of well-intentioned programs that just didn’t change anything.
A lack of governance capability in Indigenous organisations is one of the key issues that keeps those negative stories popping up in the news. Sure, it might sound boring, but governance is not really about the rule book, in the end. It’s about whether people employed by remote communities will keep their jobs; whether poor families will get the services they need to keep kids in school and it’s about whether the huge taxpayer investment in closing the gap will be spent well.
All of which bring us back to your five minutes.
My organisation is an Indigenous not for profit education provider. We have been transforming the lives of Indigenous leaders by providing high quality accredited Indigenous leadership training. KPMG reviewed our programs and found that we offered the best value leadership program for Indigenous people in the country, with graduates earning almost $14,000 more on average after completing one of our qualifications.
When Indigenous people get the skills, knowledge and opportunity to fulfil their potential, they contribute more – and all Australia benefits.
We gave been the only national provider of accredited Indigenous leadership training for 12 years, and now have become the only national provider of accredited Indigenous leadership and also Indigenous governance training – adding a new governance course because it is so critical to the future of Indigenous people.
That’s all good.
But this is where you come in.
We have devoted all our effort and almost all our resources to delivering results. We have changed the lives of well over 1000 people – but when the Indigenous population numbers well over 500,000, there is much more work to do.
You can help change Australia by knowing that we exist, caring and telling somebody else. If you can do that, not for me, but for the thousands of Indigenous people we are yet to help, then you will have spent five minutes well today.
If you have another two minutes to spare, check out the extraordinary stories of some of our alumni in our new anti-boring Annual Report. And eventually, as we become known, we will be able to unite Australia’s wallets and minds behind a program that is efficient and effective – by Indigenous people, for the whole of Australia.
That’s a pretty good return on your five minute investment, don’t you think?
Rachelle Towart is CEO of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre

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The Mercutio is a 40% through hole DIY kit with an OLED and rotary encoder. We chose a 40% for our 2nd release because it’s the great divide between useable boards and boards that are too small. Pretty much everyone finds 60% boards useable, you might miss the arrow keys, but it’s an easy problem to solve with layers. Once you get down to 40%, however, you lose numbers and some punctuation. That amount of layering takes some getting used to. Personally, I wanted to see more budget 40% options because I would hate to spend top dollar for a 40%, wait a long time, just to find out I don’t like it. At this price point, we feel we’re providing a very accessible and affordable option for people to “just try out.”
We didn’t want to stop there though. Instead of pushing all the through hole components to the top of the board, slapping a clear guard over them, and calling it a day, we added a little flair to the forehead of the board. Instead of a boring acrylic rectangle, our acrylic ends in a smooth curve where it meets the plate extension that houses the OLED and knob.
In this kit, all of the required parts are included as well as a few extra diodes. All you need to provide to complete it is stabilizers, switches, and keycaps. We are offering some addons and extra parts linked below.
- Fully through hole kit
- 128×32 OLED
- Rotary encoder
- MX-only compatibility
- Base kit compatible mods
- QMK and VIA compatible


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March 12, 2013
Miami--- fl-heat-hawks-031213b---The Miami Heat host the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Arena. LeBron James is fouled by Atlanta's Dahntay Jones on the way to the basket. Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel
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This easy copycat Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade recipe is perfect for a hot summer day. A refreshing mix of lemonade with fresh squeezed lemons and vanilla ice cream. How to make a Copycat Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade Celebrate summer with this amazing frozen lemonade. I’ve made the most incredibly easy Copycat Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade that will take […]
Easy lemon cookies recipe with homemade lemon frosting. Soft and fluffy lemon crinkle cake mix cookies! Easy Lemon Cookies Recipe Not only are these Lemon Cookies the best ever, but perfect to get you in the mood for spring and summer! Enjoy these delicious soft and fluffy cake mix lemon cookies recipe. I love lemon! […]
Easy recipe for Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken that makes a quick and delicious dinner for busy nights! Easy Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken With school routines coming back soon, it’s time to think about what to make for dinner and this amazing Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken should definitely be on your recipe […]
Are you ready for something with a little ZING?! How about these easy-as-pie lemon cookies from cake mix? And because we’re hopelessly devoted to chocolate in all of it’s glorious iterations, we’ve added creamy white chocolate chips to the mix.
Of course lemon fans will tell you that this bright flavor is welcome all year round, but Spring seems to be a really fantastic time to break out of the heavy flavors of winter baking. The sun is out! We’re flirting with flip-flop weather! Our kids have come inside with cheeks that are a wee bit too rosy since we didn’t realize it was time to double down on the sunscreen. (Sorry kids!)
Next time baking supplies are on sale at the grocery store, we highly suggest stockpiling some cake mix cookie supplies. You just never know when you’re going to want a little after-school snack. Every day is a good day for lemon cookies from cake mix!
Here’s how to tackle this ridiculously easy recipe.
Easy Lemon Cookies from Cake Mix
1 box lemon cake mix
2 eggs beaten
5 Tbsp melted butter
2 cups white chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix together all ingredients and spread into a greased 9×13 pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes.
Now while these cake mix cookies are pretty freaking amazing, as-is, you could get buck wild and give them nice schmear of cream cheese frosting (a fantastic recipe can be found here). Maybe some sprinkles.
I’m a sprinkles kinda girl.
This recipe holds up marvelously to using a cookie cutter to cut the baked cookie into fun shapes.
What kiddo wouldn’t be happy to get sunshiney cookie in the shape of a heart or dinosaur?!
Lemon not your thing? FEAR NOT! Because cake mix cookies are 100% my thing. So here are a few other varieties that I think you should give some SERIOUS thought to putting on your To Bake list, ASAP.
This delicious whipped lemon trifle recipe is a simple layered dessert you can whip up in no time! Impress your lemon lover friends with a easy to make treat made with layers of pound cake, fruit and a lemon filling mixture of yogurt, whipped cream and pudding.
A Lemon Trifle Filled with Layers of Goodness
This lemon trifle citrus dessert is sweet with just the right amount of tartness. It’s made with my favorite three ingredient lemon dip and so delicious! Whether you layer this dessert with raspberries, strawberries or blueberries, it will be a crowd favorite. This easy to make lemon trifle calls for only a few ingredients and can be served within minutes!
Not only is this a fantastic recipe for lemon lovers, it’s the perfect treat to serve when unexpected guests show up at your door. I love the photos that Pamela styled for us with this recipe. They make you want to dip your spoon into the dish right away! I hope you enjoy this as much as we do.
Originally Published April 10, 2017
Easy Lemon Dip Filling
The filling for this lemon trifle is actually a popular Living Locurto recipe! Easy Lemon Dip is light and fluffy and has just the right amount of lemon flavor. It’s mouth watering and oh so delicious!
Here is what you need for these Lemon Trifles:
- Non-fat Greek yogurt
- Cool Whip
- Instant lemon pudding
- Angel food cake or pound cake
- Fresh raspberries or strawberries
- Lemons for garnish
- Trifle bowl
Serve it up in a large trifle serving bowl, which not only shows off the gorgeous layers, but will also feed a large crowd.
I love making individual serving trifles for parties with mason jars, stemless wine glasses, plastic cups or mini trifle bowls pictured here.
I love making this recipe with raspberries and strawberries because the red fruit really pops along side of the yellow lemon filling. And of course they create the perfect amount of tartness with the sweet lemon filling!
Bake your own pound cake or buy one already made from your grocery store. I like to buy cake, because I usually need a homemade dessert last-minute. Use angel food cake for our lemon trifle if you want something lighter and low-carbs.
How to make a Whipped Lemon Trifle
Step 1: Whip up a batch of easy lemon dip and placed it in a gallon sized zipper bag.
Step 2: Cut cake into bit size pieces.
Step 3: Rinse and pat dry raspberries.
Step 4: Place a layer of cake pieces in bottom of serving bowl.
Step 5: Cut the corner off of the lemon filling bag and pipe a generous amount over first layer of cake.
Step 6: Add a single layer of raspberries on top of the lemon filling layer.
Step 7: Repeat until dish is full, ending with raspberries.
Step 8: Decorate dish with a lemon slice (optional)
Keep refrigerated or eat immediately.
This dessert would be perfect for holidays, potluck parties, bridal and baby showers. Substitute the raspberries with blueberries, blackberries or strawberries as they would all taste delicious with this sweet lemon filling!
Everyone will want to try this luscious lemon trifle treat!
Print this Easy Whipped Lemon Trifle Recipe
A simple whipped lemon trifle recipe layered dessert you can whip up in no time! Made with layers of pound cake, raspberries and a delicious lemon filling. Omit cake for low-carb dessert.
- 2 5.3 oz ounce container non-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 8 ounce containers non-fat Cool Whip
- 2 3.4 ounce boxes instant lemon pudding mix
- 1/2 pound cake cubed
- 3-4 cups fresh fruit (strawberries or raspberries)
- 2-3 Lemons sliced for garnish
- In a large bowl, mix yogurt, Cool Whip and pudding mix until completely combined.
- Add lemon mixture to gallon sized zipper bags and chill.
- Slice pound cake into cubes and place a layer of cake pieces on the bottom of serving dish.
- Cut the corner off of the lemon filled bag and pipe a generous amount over first layer of cake.
- Add a single layer of raspberries or strawberries on top of the Lemon Dip.
- Repeat until dish is full, ending with fruit.
- Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Decorate dish with a lemon slice before serving.
For a lighter version, use angle food cake.
If baking your own pound cake, here is a good recipe to try.
If you have leftover lemon filling, use it for fruit dip!
Did you make this? Share it on Instagram with the hashtag #LivingLocurto.
You might also like these delicious Fruit and Lemon desserts!
With only three ingredients, you can whip up this creamy Lemon Dip in minutes! Easy Lemon Dip Recipe This easy lemon dip is a simple and delicious dessert everyone will love! Who else is ready for summer? I don’t know about you, but I love making lemon dip and any kind of lemon desserts for summer parties. […]
Mother’s Day is coming soon and that means it’s time to celebrate all of the fantastic mothers in your life! I’m excited to team up with a few friends to bring you some amazing DIY Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, along with a fun giveaway you’re going to love!!
A homemade gift is a perfect way to show someone how much you appreciate them. I love using essential oils around my home to help with various health issues, as well as enjoying a sweet smelling home, but I’m also addicted to making all kinds of goodies with my oils!
Lemon Sugar Scrub & Free Printables
I hope you enjoy our recipe for Lemon Sugar Scrub and Free Printable Mother’s Day Tags. This vibrantly scented sugar scrub is perfect to smooth, soften, cleanse and exfoliate skin.
The post Homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub | Mother’s Day Free Printables appeared first on Living Locurto.


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Yesterday I focused on how Gaia had this inner core sense of self and was uninhibited in her approach to life, unsurprisingly this spilled across all areas of her life.
Clara, her elder sister, described how loving Gaia was. She described a loved one being in a bad place and how Gaia responded:
‘The last time I saw Gaia, she was on the edge of a breakdown, despite that she was taking the time to try and listen… she was saying ‘it’ll be ok, you’ll be ok, we love you, I understand’.
That’s even through her own pain, she was able to be like that. It was such a strong thing to do, so many people in their own difficulties are thinking about self and not so much other people’.
Both Clara and Maya talked about how naturally thoughtful and encouraging Gaia was. How she put others ahead of herself, really listened to people and provided constant encouragement and love. Maya reflected on a time in her life where she was suffering badly:
‘I was doing all the wrong things… Gaia was just very encouraging all the time, really positive all the time, she brought out my better self when I was around her… everything in my life… I guess I’ve been quite good at failing, all the parts where I excelled and did really well, she was always behind me.
She was always that person for me… everything I did, I did for her, not for myself really. She was really good at pushing people, in such a positive way. She never wanted me to feel bad about myself and I felt the same way about her’.
Maya also recalled how intuitive and loving Gaia was. She had several examples of how Gaia was outwardly loving, she mentioned how she had her first ‘boyfriend’ when they were about 5 and Gaia was very huggy, she continued:
‘Gaia was confident, super loving, loving is a key word… she was super kind, very attentive.
If a kid fell over in the playground she was the first one there, she’d be getting someone immediately, she was aware of that stuff…
She saved the lunch lady’s life you know. She was diabetic and needed something, I don’t know… she could tell there was something wrong with the lunch lady. She was only 6 or 7 when she did that… she was hyper intuitive… she was loving, caring and outwardly so’.
This theme came up in all the conversations I had, not just how loving Gaia was, but also her preparedness to love outwardly, to act on her feelings and not hold back. Kim, Gaia’s mum, described how she had suffered a bleed on her brain, a subarachnoid haemorrhage, when her girls were in their teens, and how supportive they were.
Talking about Gaia, Kim recalled:
‘Her love was so big for everyone you know… but she’d act on it… she’d do things for people, her friends and family. She was a great support for others, at her own expense sometimes.
[Kim stops for a moment and then adds…]
She felt she could make a difference and she did. She made a difference, because she was Gaia. It was impossible for her not to make a difference’.
Talia, Kim’s aunt, also echoed this sense of Gaia being loving and intuitive. She described how when her and Kim were clearing their parent’s house after they died, she came across a poem that Gaia had written at primary school, they reckoned she’d have been 7 or 8 when she wrote it.
Kim speaks across Talia in her keenness to expand further, she comments:
‘She had a pulse of humanity beyond her years… her insight was phenomenal’.
Gaia’s nanny had been so taken with this poem that she recorded it onto a CD. Kim and Talia both highlight how we should listen to our young people and how concerned they are for the environment and our planet, and a focus on harmony, justice and peace.
We’ll end today with Gaia’s poem from primary school:
If once the earth no trembles are made,
the earth was it come to peace,
I’d help the poor that remained.
So many lives that have been taken,
for justice has been made.
Put down your guns, swords and weapons,
make peace throughout the land –
then there is harmony, justice and peace throughout the world.
Bless those eyes; such lack of sleep,
rest them, child, mother and father.
If once the world no trembles are made,
sleep the world away

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BOISE, Idaho– Idaho lawmakers passed a series of bills aimed at LGTBQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public employees from being required to use someone’s preferred pronouns and redefining gender as synonymous with sex.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill allowing people to sue schools and libraries over books deemed harmful to minors, sending it to Republican Gov. Brad Little. Another bill Little signed into law last week prevents public funds, including Medicaid, from being used for gender-affirming care.
The efforts are part of an ongoing national battle over the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. Many Republican officials have been actively trying to limit those rights in recent years.
The Idaho legislation was among at least nine bills directly targeting LGBTQ+ rights that have been proposed in the state so far this year, Rebecca De León, spokesperson for the ACLU of Idaho, told the Idaho Statesman. In response to the series of actions, protesters on Tuesday sent more than 48,000 colored paper hearts from the fourth floor of the House of Representatives to the first-floor rotunda, KTVB-TV reported.
The hearts symbolized the 48,000 Idaho residents who identified as part of the LGBTQ+ population in the 2020 census. The hearts were handmade and mailed to the ACLU from 18 cities across the state.
“We specifically wanted lawmakers to be able to see the hearts and hear what we’ve been trying to tell them all session,” De León told the Statesman. “It feels like they haven’t been listening, so we wanted to bring the heart to them.”
Republican Rep. Julianne Young sponsored the bill that redefines gender, which refers to social and self-identity, as synonymous with sex, which refers to biological traits. At least 12 other states have considered similar legislation this year that attempts to remove nonbinary and transgender concepts from statutes. Kansas enacted a law last year that ended legal recognition of transgender identities.
Idaho’s library bill allows community members to submit written requests to remove materials they believe are harmful to minors in an adults-only section, and gives library officials 60 days to make the change. After that point, the community member could sue for damages.
The governor vetoed a similar bill last year, saying he feared it would create a reward system that would increase library costs and ultimately raise prices for taxpayers.
The ACLU and other opponents of the new law preventing public money from being used for gender-affirming health care say it will most likely lead to a federal lawsuit. Idaho is already embroiled in lawsuits over attempts to deny gender-affirming care to transgender residents and has so far not had much success defending them.

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has grown from a small mineral operation in Zambia into a multinational mining business in less than two decades, with a global portfolio of copper and nickel assets in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. This phenomenal growth is down to FQM people who have strived to be Bolder, Smarter and Driven in everything they do.
In March 2013, First Quantum Minerals acquired Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based mining company primarily producing copper and zinc from mines in Finland, Spain and Turkey, with also a major copper deposit under development in Panama, known as Cobre Panama. The combination of the First Quantum and Inmet assets has created one of the world’s leading copper producers with a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects in eight countries across five continents.
With a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.
The holder of this position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.
- Adhesion to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality.
- Verify and approve all control sample analysis in LIMS and arrange re-tests for batches that fail QC and validation acceptance criteria. Provide reason(s) for deviation(s) and describe action taken to avoid reoccurrence.
- Ensure all completed sample batches are promptly exported to the control room & approved mailing list.
- Ensure all figures are updated on the Cumulative, Control and Daily Mill report.
- Investigate all sudden jumps and drops in assay result trends and maintain records.
- Maintain and ensure satisfactory availability of the following; AAS, Leco Carbon & Sulphur determinators, Sample shakers, Hotplates and general purpose Ovens.
- Prioritize workloads and ensure that turnaround time obligations on analysis are met.
- Ensure supervision, motivation and productivity of every member of his/her team
- Ensure good communication with co-workers (Metallurgical and Operation Team)
- Train all new personnel on analysis & sampling of process control samples and LIMS related activities.
- Ensure availability of up to date Analytical methods and equipment operating procedures for the section.
- Oversee sampling crew, taking action on auto-sample defects & ensure good quality of samples.
- Ensure availability of reference standards in the section.
- Ensure good housekeeping in the area of responsibility.
- Maintain discipline in the section.
- Perform any reasonable task as instructed by supervisor.
Qualification, Experience & Skill:
- BSc. Chemistry or its equivalent
- A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a Mine Laboratory
- Bold Initiative
- Thinking Safety
- Upholding Quality
- Technical Skill
- Driving Quantity
- Driving Attendance
How to Apply
Submit your CV and application on company website:

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Long COVID in Kids: The New Mono?
In August 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported nearly 4.3 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. The Delta variant added almost 94,000 cases in the first week of August 2021, with a reported mortality rate ranging from 0.00-0.03%.1 While it's a relief to see mortality rates are low among children, another problem looms. Up to 15% of infected youths could develop Long COVID, after being infected and presumably recovering from the virus.2 As if the past two school years have not been challenging enough for kids, this new chronic health issue presents an uncertain future of potential mental and physical concerns.
Growing attention on long COVID has so far centered on the millions of adults still struggling to return to life as "normal" since being affected. What we know now is that debilitating symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, brain fog, memory, sleep disturbances, ongoing change in smell and taste are affecting kids as well.3 Whatsmore, older children and teenagers may suffer even more from long-term issues following the virus because, similar to autoimmune diseases, higher hormones can trigger immune responses as well. Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You Have "Long" COVID and May Not Even Know It.
Considering the Mono Connection
Mononucleosis was nicknamed the kissing disease for one simple reason: college students, most at risk for developing this infection, presumably spend massive amounts of time sharing germs with their friends.
While most people recover in two weeks with rest and fluids, the virus that causes mono, Epstein Barr (EBV), is also associated with a chronic inflammatory and painful condition called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Also known as Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), this syndrome has itself been compared to Long COVID.4
And the list goes on. Through a protein on the virus, EBV has also been identified as a common infectious activator or trigger of several autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and celiac disease.5
Indeed, viruses, like EBV, are a known trigger for chronic inflammation and the kinds of autoimmune-like responses we are seeing with long COVID. If we look at the historical precedent set by diseases like Mono, the fact that so many kids are still struggling due to the after effects of Sars-CoV-2, should come as no surprise. Will Long COVID become one more routine childhood illness, with the potential of generating long-term debilitation of adolescents and young adults who should be in their prime?
There are Others, Also Connected
You may not have heard of the following autoimmune disease but PANDAS, when not referring to black and white bears, is a post-infectious autoimmune disorder that affects kids.
Where does it come from? It begins with strep throat, a common childhood illness that is usually treated with a round of antibiotics.
But for those kids who don't respond to the antibiotics, the infection can cause strange behavior changes known as Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections or PANDAS. According to WebMD, a child with PANDAS may become a different person seemingly overnight, suddenly presenting with symptoms that include moody, anxious, aggressive, obsessive compulsive behaviors, and dealing with tics and other uncontrollable body movements.6
PANDAS is not the only autoimmune disorder connected to the streptococcus infection. John Hopkins Medicine reports that people can develop psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that causes patches of thick, scaly skin, commonly after a strep throat infection.
RELATED: I'm a Doctor and Here's How to Not Catch Delta
What do PANDAS and Long COVID Have in Common?
While PANDAS is the result of a bacteria, and Long COVID, a virus, these pathogens share the capacity to cross the blood brain barrier, and attack the brain, affecting everything from mood, nerves and brain function. An article published in the British Medical Journal in 2005, points out a number of identifiable mechanisms of the mind-body connection. Most relevant being that infectious physical disease, affecting the brain, can give rise, directly, to psychological manifestations.7
We know Sars-CoV-2 has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier. One recent article, points to evidence among adults that anxiety, PTSD and depression should be assessed in Long COVID patients. This also can be the reason why brain fog, memory issues, exercise intolerance and effects of stress response are long term effects. In fact, the majority of infectious central nervous system disorders can present with neurological and psychiatric symptoms. One example is multiple sclerosis (MS), which occasionally turns out to help explain progressive cognitive impairment in adulthood. MS can also present with fatigue, depression, mania or psychosis. Lupus (SLE), which causes widespread inflammation and tissue damage in affected organs, is particularly associated with a transient encephalopathy—"lupoid psychosis."
RELATED: 6 COVID Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Life
One emerging theory to explain long COVID is "molecular mimicry," where infectious agents disguised to "mimic" normal cells produce an autoimmune response. When the immune system eventually finds and fights them, it sometimes also fights the normal cells that the infection is imitating. Depending on which cells are being "mimicked," the result can be a variety of symptoms, including the gastrointestinal, psychological and respiratory issues we're seeing with long COVID. It could also potentiate the development of autoimmune antibodies in many types of cells, including gut microflora.8
The extent of autoimmune involvement in long COVID remains to be seen and it may be months or even years until such theories are definitively resolved, if ever. More importantly, we may be waiting an equally long time until clinical trials produce proven, safe and effective medical treatment for Long COVID. With so little still known about chronic post-viral conditions including their effect on children, researchers must scramble to answer many questions at once.
RELATED: Dr. Fauci Just Issued This "Important" Warning
How to Track the Symptoms
For the kids awaiting answers to treat their debilitating long COVID symptoms now, rehabilitation can guide meaningful and measurable interventions. Studies have shown external factors like diet and lifestyle control the immune system significantly more than genetics. This provides the basic premise for gathering data about the myriad of variables wreaking havoc in each individual case of long COVID, to find specific correlations – alongside possible solutions – to each child's symptoms.
Adjusting for personal health and lifestyle changes to improve outcomes has long guided non-pharmacological care in people with diabetes or cardiovascular issues. An approach informed by real world evidence can provide much-needed answers in the case of long COVID too.
Long COVID experts acknowledge that rehabilitation offers an immediate way forward. Early treatment in emerging Post-Covid clinics need specialists who can prescribe the right exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, sleep modification and medication for the myriad of health issues. Gathering real world evidence to understand what makes each kid's case of long COVID unique is an important first step towards answers.
Book a free consultation call with Mymee to learn more about reducing long COVID symptoms through real world evidence, or to register for antibody testing to find out if you or your child are at risk. And to get through this pandemic at your healthiest, don't miss these 35 Places You're Most Likely to Catch COVID.
Join Dr. Lytle and other health experts at Mymee's free virtual COVID-19 and Autoimmunity Summit from September 13 – 24, 2021. To learn more about reducing long COVID symptoms through real world evidence book a free consultation call.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid: moving beyond the controversy https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1559

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Private students at the University of the South Pacific wishing to continue their studies in Semester 2 can take advantage of the USP Bursary Scheme offered by the University to ease their financial burden.
The Bursary Scheme provides financial assistance to approximately 250 to 300 undergraduate or postgraduate level students across all its member countries and is a tuition fee assistance programme for privately funded students facing financial difficulties.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education Professor Jito Vanualailai says with the current challenging economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, USP is committed to easing the complexity of navigating tertiary tuition fees for its students through the USP Bursary Scheme.
He says this Scheme would greatly assist students in pursuing their studies as it enables many financially disadvantaged students to pay their tuition fees and continue their studies at USP.
Professor Vanualailai says USP is committed to ensuring students are not hampered by their financial circumstances.
All registered and continuing students are eligible for bursary assistance, excluding students supported by other sponsorship or scholarship schemes.
The applicants need a GPA of 2.5 or above in the most recent term and have a combined family income of not more than $25,000 a year to be eligible for consideration under the Scheme. Classes for semester two will begin on 15th August 2022.
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[Ffmpeg-devel] privatizing FifoBuffer into libavutil
Sun Sep 10 22:14:26 CEST 2006
On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 12:01 +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Roman Shaposhnik <rvs at sun.com> writes:
> > Guys,
> > attached is a pretty trivial move of FifoBuffer functionality
> > from libavformat/avformat.h and libavformat/util.c into
> > libavutil/fifo.[ch]. Please let me know if that's the best
> > way to privatize FifoBuffer.
> > Thanks,
> > Roman.
> > P.S. The only caveat here is an implicit put_buffer declaration
> > in fifo.c
> No implicit declarations, please. Why don't you #include whatever
> header file has the declaration?
I believe the idea is to keep libavutil free from dependencies
on any other libav*.
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