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China’s government leaders have just finalised plans and priorities for the coming year, and high on the list is taming the country’s housing bubble. This approach makes a major departure from the agenda set last year, when reviving the housing industry was on the lips of the cadre elite. Also in the real estate headlines, major transactions in Sydney, Melbourne and KL, and Vanke experiments with in-home care for the elderly as China readies for a senior housing boom. Read on for all these stories and more.
China will promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market in 2017, said a statement issued Friday after the Central Economic Work Conference.
The country will establish a market-oriented and long-term mechanism that can curb a real estate bubble and prevent erratic fluctuations, the statement said. Read more>>
The Charter Hall Office Trust has sold off two commercial properties for more than $234 million in total as it works through its unlisted portfolio. The two properties – Avaya House Building in Sydney’s Macquarie Park and a St Kilda office block in Melbourne – were each sold to offshore players.
In Sydney, Avaya House at 123 Epping Road was sold for $118 million on a 6.1 per cent yield to a joint venture between the B1 Group and Shimao. In Melbourne, the 11-storey tower at 5 Queens Road was sold for $116.3 million on a yield of 5.6 per cent to Singaporean developer Tong Eng Group. Read more>>
The Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) bought the Menara AIA Cap Square from Germany’s Union Investment Real Estate GmbH (UIRE). JLL Malaysia, which advised UIRE on the deal, said on Friday the 41-storey Grade A office building comprises 601,796 square feet of net lettable space. Current tenants include insurance and financial companies such as AIA and Citibank.
This was the the largest office building sale in Malaysia in 2016, according to JLL Malaysia. However, the amount transacted was not disclosed. Read more>>
Hong Kong homebuyers can wave goodbye to negative real interest rates after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, with analysts expecting more increases to come.
While a small rise in the interest rate will not make mortgage rates in Hong Kong suddenly become unaffordable, home prices will see downward pressure when the city’s interest rate cycle is paving the way to positive from negative, according to property analysts. Read more>>
SUNeVision, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP), has announced the topping out its MEGA Plus data centre in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.
The 470,000 gross square feet Tier-4 ready data centre is set to be fully operational in mid next year. It will serve multinational corporations and local corporate customers, including international banking and finance institutions, global and telecom operators, cloud service providers to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Read more>>
A parcel of residential land at the site of Hong Kong’s former Kai Tak airport has emerged as the most sought after in the area among developers, shrugging off the impact of the long-awaited interest rate increase by the US Federal and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
The Lands Department said it had received 21 bids for the plot, adjacent to a Kai Tak site that sold for a record HK$8.84 billion in November, which could yield 397,967 square feet of gross floor area. Read more>>
HANGZHOU Vanke, a subsidiary of Vanke Group, one of the biggest real estate developers in China, signed contracts with 12 local Ningbo communities last month to bring government-supported home-based senior care services to local senior citizens. Participating communities can be found in the central districts of Jiangdong and Haishu.
Providing medical services to elderly people in their own homes is seen as a method to deal with the disparity between China’s growing senior population and the lack of specialized elder care institutions. Read more>>
Kerzner International Holdings Ltd., the parent of the Atlantis brand of all-inclusive resorts, confirmed Thursday that the brand’s first U.S. property will open on Oahu and will have 800 rooms.
The property, which will be developed by China-based Oceanwide Holdings Group, is part of the Ko Olina resort district on the island’s west side. The resort, which will sit on 26 acres, will also include 524 residences as well as a waterpark and an aquarium. Kerzner International declined to give an estimated opening date. Read more>>
Tune in again tomorrow for more news, and be sure to follow @Mingtiandi on Twitter for headlines as they happen.


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When we suit up to sweat, it’s usually about more than exercise: We want a challenge, we want to be present, and we want to find a release. We want to feel a high; we want to experience joy. And we like having the energy of a team behind us.

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I sit in a huge theatre tent and stare at the screen of my video camera. I can feel the arm of a Sri Lankan co-audience neighbour pressed against my shoulder – the tent is so packed that I am struggling to move my camera. I capture a close-up of an actor’s face who is dressed up as a bull and dancing energetically on stage – his movements carried by the fast beat of local drums. Suddenly he stops. The drums echo for a few more seconds before they quieten out and another melody takes over: the call of prayer from the mosque next to the theatre tent. I zoom out from my previous image. And there they are standing: three actors frozen on stage.
The bull rests quietly, his arms dangling at the side of his body. Everyone listens to the call of the prayers: The Muslim, Buddhist and Christian viewers as well as the Tamil and Sinhalese actors. Everyone seems united in paying respect to a minority religion of the island. Impressively, this happens in a country which was until recently tormented by an ethno-religious conflict. The prayers soon come to an end. The actors and musicians exchange a short look. Then the drums send their rhythms through the tent again and the bull picks up his impassioned dance. It is the continuation of the same scene, but the feeling inside the tent has changed…
I witnessed this minutes when I produced a documentary film about the theatre group Janakaraliya which uses their art to foster social harmony in Sri Lanka. The above situation is only one example of how the theatre team allows the viewers to experience inter-ethnic respect viscerally. As an active observer, I have learned the power of creating images and involving emotions; powerful resources, which Janakaraliya highly draws on in their work – a beautiful way to help transform attitudes in a society…
Janakaraliya – Theatre of the people
I visited the multi-ethnic theatre group Janakaraliya in July 2015, six years after the end of the protracted ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. Almost three decades of violence has left the Sri Lankan society highly polarized along ethnic lines with additional language barriers separating the communities. The employment of identity politics by both conflict parties have deeply alienated the ethnic groups and created a climate of distrust between the ethno-religious entities. The members of Janakaraliya regard the rebuilding of these relationships and the promotion of dialogue between the antagonist communities as a major necessity to rebuild a stable, pluralistic society.
Janakaraliya sees peacebuilding and the arts not as a product but as a social process. It is not so much about the content of the plays, but about the emotions and experiences the arts can create.
To contribute to this, they assembled Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslims youth to form the first multi-ethnic theatre group of the island. Through theatre training and the translation of Sinhala plays into Tamil and vice versa, all actors gained the ability to speak and perform in both languages, therefore being able to cater to all communities of the island. Both in times of war and peace, the group has toured the island with a mobile tent and performed their much awarded plays in rural areas.
I would like to share some personal insights from the performances I attended and highlight some of their strategies to promote peaceful coexistence through performance which allow the audience to experience “frozen moments”.
Overcoming physical separation
I remember that during the first performance, I was struck of the socio-economic diversity I experienced inside the tent. I noticed for instance, women with head scarfs sitting in the same row as a group of priests; women dressed officially in elegant saris seated right next to villagers. In the public discussion after the show, most viewers declared that theatre is restricted to urban areas and unaffordable for a large part of society. It is their interest in the arts, the high quality of Janakaraliya’s productions and the specialness of the event – offered at low cost – that helped to unite all social groups in one location. With this, Janakaraliya was able to create a moment of peaceful coexistence under one roof – allowing the audience to be in a multi-ethnic environment.
Performing together in harmony
After assembling a diversified crowd, the multi-ethnic constitution of the team proved to play a major role in transmitting their message of inter-communal harmony. However, the group’s ethnic diversity is not advertised overtly, but comes across through subtle elements observed during the performance: In the plays I saw, both Tamil and Sinhalese actors performed in the Sinhalese language. The Tamil accent in some of the actors’ pronunciation was a first hint for the audience regarding their mixed ethnic constitution. In my conversations with Sinhalese viewers, they confirm the high impact of realizing the actors’ Tamil background during the play: An interviewee described how his negative feelings towards the Tamils, which he had harboured till then, were overcome when watching the Tamils perform. “We only had eyes for the actor, not their ethnicity.” He shared having felt a real human connection towards a community that was historically viewed with animosity.
Creating dialogue & build bridges
After the play, Janakaraliya performs a final ritual: One actor after another greets the audience in their own native language followed by his name and place of origin. A loud applause follows each announcement. Most audience members described this as the most emotional moment of the performance. It creates a powerful visual image of the harmonious multi-ethnic collaboration, which is then visibly appreciated by the gesture of the audience. It creates an embracing atmosphere and allows the audience to experience a sense of brotherhood.
After this ritual, the microphone was given to audience members to discuss and exchange ideas. This dialogue continued informally after the show. I left my camera running unnoticed post the play. What I found in my recordings was a huge crowd surrounding the Tamil main character of the play, some audience members hugging him and engaging in conversations with him. In an interview I learned that in Sinhalese areas it is the Tamil actors who usually hog most of the limelight while the converse is true for Tamil districts. In this case, intercultural arts have acted as a powerful pedestal to bridge ties between members of different ethnicities – a step in the direction of intercommunal understanding.
Frozen moments for change
Unlike life, theatre has the power to freeze time for a moment: whether freezing a dancing bull as an act of respect, allowing vicious applause for inter-ethnicity or motivating a hug with an actor of the other community. Janakaraliya’s work sets an example, transforms emotions and builds bridges. It offers the experiences in the tent as a vision for the whole of Sri Lanka – a vision that starts in those frozen moments.
Documentary – Stages of Peace
Summary of the documentary: Almost three decades of ethnic conflict has left traces in the Sri Lankan population and fostered a climate of mistrust between the different ethnic communities. Therefore, the multi-ethnic drama group Janakaraliya decided to pack its mobile theater tent again and tour the island’s rural areas to promote peaceful co-existance. This documentary takes us on a journey from the group’s internal ethnic conflicts to their surprising strategy to promote reconciliation. Can the art bridge the deep ethnic divide left by 29 years of war?

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In a bid to improve the Civil aviation facilities in Sikkim, Chief Minister PS Tamang on Friday witnessed the demonstration of MI-172 at Burtuk helipad in Gangtok.
A 26-seater MI-712 double-engine helicopter of Skyone Airways landed at Burtuk Helipad here this morning from Guwahati. ‘The 26 seater Helicopter will be beneficial to the public and corporates here.
It will also give security to travellers due to its double engine mechanism,’ said Tamang.
The funds for 26 seaters have been allocated in the coming budget, however, Central Govt is expected to subsidise it, he said.
The copter service will be running between Gangtok to Bagdogra and Guwahati. The plans for up-gradation of the existing Helipad are in place.
Demonstration and trial flight of 26 seater MI-172 helicopter at Burtuk helipad, Gangtok. #Sikkim. @Kapil_iasDMWskm @iambhutia @chettri_urvashi @Roshnineo @PSTamangGolay @PremDasRai @IndraHangSubba1 @CMGorkhaland pic.twitter.com/oBoOoB5AJg— Prakash Adhikari (@prakash03374729) November 12, 2021
The trial run up to Namchi, South Sikkim, carried Minister for Roads Samdup Lepcha and Jacob Khaling Political Secretary to CM with four others related to Tourism Department.
The Russian designed Helicopters with carrying capacity of 24-26,3 crew and 13000kg weight are being used in the country. It will possibly stop Pawan Hans regular flights.


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Site visitors to your Fontana del Mose in Rome will discover one of the best fountains ever developed by one of Rome’s greatest architects, Domenico Fontana. The Fontana del Mose (Fountain of Moses) is made up of 3 fantastic arches in a very portal design. The figure of Moses could be witnessed placing the rock in the middle arch – another two arches incorporate Outdated Testament-based mostly scenes. The scenes depicted listed here all emphasize the critical and important nature of water.
The perform inside the two facet arches was undertaken by Flaminio Vacca and Giovanni Battista della Porta. Vacca was commissioned to depict the Tale of Gideon and his soldiers and Della Porta to recreate the immediately after results of Moses obtaining h2o out in the rock. The Moses statue was the function of Prospero Bresciano – this statue is curious more than enough to warrant a more in-depth look. Bresciano did not follow assistance and also to take the accustomed structured route to carving this statue – so, for those who Look into it in its arch, you’ll see that it's neither in appropriate proportion or point of view. It can be claimed that the Romans who attended the inauguration of the fountain laughed a lot with the Moses statue that Bresciano succumbed to melancholy and died.
The drinking water for this fountain gushes forth in two streams which then drop into three basins which have been guarded by lions. For even better impact, you can also see a stream of h2o from Each individual of the lions into the discount. Drinking water performs an far more important role Together with the Fontana del Mose than you might think. This fountain was truly an unique sort of reservoir for your Acqua Felice – at some time this new supply of drinking water gave town a welcome respite from water challenges and it was regarded as being the first new water provide of a modern Rome.
From a historical point of view the lions on the Fontana del Mose may also be of unique desire as the lions that guard the fountain these days are certainly not basically the first lions. When Pope Sixtus V commissioned this fountain he moved the initial lions with the Piazza with the Pantheon as well as gate of St. John Lateran to embellish his fountain – the lions arrived from Egypt in the first place. So, when Pope Gregory XVI opened his Egyptian Museum he decided to remove the lions to placed on Exhibit there and here also have replacements produced for the Fontana del Mose in its place.


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The UN refugee agency says it’s noticing a slowdown in the number of people fleeing the fighting in Ukraine, though its estimate of internally displaced people has soared in the wake of evacuations from embattled cities like Mariupol and Sumy.
Speaking by video conference from Poland, UNHCR spokesman Matthew Saltmarsh says the number of refugee arrivals, “particularly here in Poland, has been falling in recent days.”
Some of those fleeing the violence may have been “recuperating” in the western city of Lviv and “waiting to see whether they should cross the border or not.”
Saltmarsh says UNHCR’s latest estimate of people internally displaced in Ukraine is now above 2 million. He said it was not possible to estimate how many of those might travel abroad. UNHCR has previously projected that 4 million people, or more, could flee Ukraine.
In Poland, which has taken about two-thirds of the some 3.2 million refugees from Ukraine, those arriving in recent days appear “more traumatized” and “in shock,” Saltmarsh says, and often come without a plan for where to go.
More than 93,000 people fled Ukraine on Thursday, according to UNCHR, the lowest single-day figure since fighting began on February 24. That was down from peaks of more than 200,000 daily on two consecutive days in early March.

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President Obama met with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Obama said hes trying to figure out where to live if Trump wins. –Conan OBrien
President Obama is apparently interested in owning an NBA team after he leaves office. Youll know its Obamas team when they travel too much and never pass anything. –Jimmy Fallon
I want to wish a happy birthday to President Obama, who turned 55 today.
Big celebration at the White House. The White House staff sang to him. Then the president blew out the candles on his vegan, whole-grain, carrot prune loaf. –Jimmy Kimmel
Tonight, President Obama is going to make a speech trying to convince people to vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump. It’s a speech entitled, I Can’t Believe This Is Necessary. –Conan OBrien
Its been reported that after leaving office, President Obama is considering owning an NBA team. They say Obama wants to be an NBA owner because its his only chance to get someone on the court. –Conan OBrien
Donald Trump said in a new interview that President Obama visited a mosque yesterday because he feels comfortable there. Or maybe its just because its the one place Obama knew hed never run into Donald Trump. –Seth Meyers
President Obama gave a speech this afternoon in which he angrily called out Republicans for being too obsessed with his refusal to use the term radical Islam — or as Fox News reported it, Angry Black Man Spotted Talking About Radical Islam Near Capitol Building. –James Corden
The president has a lot going on as he wraps up his term in office, including the construction of his presidential library in Chicago.
It will be a place devoted entirely to Obama and his achievements — or as that’s also known, MSNBC. –Jimmy Fallon
So much has happened during President Obamas administration. Obamacare was passed. Same-sex marriage was legalized. He worked with 11 other countries to sign the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership.


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Ronnie Wood, in between gathering accolades for his 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a member of the Faces, has backtracked on whether or not the Rolling Stones are headed back to the studio.
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The cool-rocking 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band will release an uplifting, energy-packed double live set called Everybody’s Talkin’ on May, 22, 2012 — a capping an amazing initial year of collaborations between Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi that culminated with a Grammy win for their debut album Revelator.
Part of the magic of The River was the masterful combination of emotional, spiritually meaningful songs placed right alongside the garage rockers and party anthems. But hey, this isn’t to say that there’s no emotion involved in the latter.
Saxophonist, composer, musical educator, and radio show host Tom Tallitsch keeps busy wearing a variety of hats all revolving around his love of music and the love of sharing his knowledge about it to others.
Hank III often gets the credit for reviving the traditional country sound. Though he obviously doesn’t have as noticeable a country name, the true godfather of the neo-traditionalist movement might be Wayne “The Train” Hancock.


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What does cystathionine beta-synthase do?
Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) is the first enzyme in the transsulfuration pathway, catalyzing the conversion of serine and homocysteine to cystathionine and water. The enzyme contains three functional domains.
What does the CBS enzyme do?
The CBS gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called cystathionine beta-synthase. This enzyme acts in a chemical pathway and is responsible for using vitamin B6 to convert building block of proteins (amino acid) called homocysteine and serine to a molecule called cytathionine.
Which of the following is a cofactor for Cystathionine B synthase?
CBS uses the cofactor pyridoxal-phosphate (PLP) and can be allosterically regulated by effectors such as the ubiquitous cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (adoMet).
Which Gasotransmitter is produced by the Cystathionine β synthase enzyme?
Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) catalyzes the condensation of serine (Ser) and Hcy into cystathionine (Cysth) and water. Alternative reactions catalyzed by CBS, using cysteine (Cys) alone or Cys and Hcy, result in H2S production.
What does homocysteine do in the body?
High homocysteine levels in the blood can damage the lining of the arteries. High levels may also make the blood clot more easily than it should. This can increase the risk of blood vessel blockages. A clot inside your blood vessel is called a thrombus.
What is CBS mutation?
This form of homocystinuria is caused by a genetic mutation in the CBS gene , which leads to low levels or absence of an enzyme called cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS). When CBS is absent or not working right, homocysteine and other toxic chemicals build up in the blood and urine.
How is CBS treated?
Treatment may include therapy with pyridoxine (vitamin B6), a diet that restricts the intake of protein and methionine, betaine therapy, and supplementation with folate (vitamin B9) or cobalamin (vitamin B12). Affected individuals may first undergo a pyridoxine response assessment.
What causes homocystinuria?
Mutations in the CBS gene cause the most common form of homocystinuria. The CBS gene provides instructions for producing an enzyme called cystathionine beta-synthase. This enzyme acts in a chemical pathway and is responsible for converting the amino acid homocysteine to a molecule called cystathionine.
What happens homocystinuria?
Homocystinuria (HCU) is a rare but potentially serious inherited condition. It means the body can’t process the amino acid methionine. This causes a harmful build-up of substances in the blood and urine.
What causes homocysteine to rise?
Most people who have a high homocysteine level don’t get enough folate (also called folic acid), vitamin B6, or vitamin B12 in their diet. Replacing these vitamins often helps return the homocysteine level to normal. Other possible causes of a high homocysteine level include: Low levels of thyroid hormone.
What is cystathionine β-synthase (CBS)?
Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is a key enzyme in the two-step biosynthesis of cysteine from homocysteine and serine and requires vitamin B 6 for its catalysis ( Fig. 39.1 ). This is the only pathway in humans that leads to cysteine production.
What enzyme converts homocysteine to cystathionine?
Cystathionine beta‐synthase, along with vitamin B 6, converts homocysteine to cystathionine (see Fig. 5‐8). A deficiency of this enzyme leads to accumulation not only of homocysteine but also its precursor, methionine. The genetic disorder, homocystinuria, is attributable to an abnormality on a gene on chromosome 21.
Why is cystathionine beta-synthase expressed in the radial glia?
Cystathionine beta-synthase, a key enzyme for homocysteine metabolism, is preferentially expressed in the radial glia/astrocyte lineage of developing mouse CNS Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS; EC 126.96.36.199) is a key enzyme in the generation of cysteine from methionine.
How does cystathionine beta-synthase convert Hcy to GSH?
Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) converts HCY to GSH via the transsulfuration pathway with vitamin B6 as cofactor [53–55] ( Fig. 3.2 ). The tripeptide GSH is the main antioxidant and detoxification molecule. Keeping the balance between methylation and transsulfuration depends on methionine levels and allosteric activation of CBS by SAM.

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I spotted Shimon Peres, the Israeli foreign minister, on a flight to L.A. last week and plunked myself down in the seat next to him.
How did he explain the latest polls in Israel that show the opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, running neck-and-neck with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin? A fast man with an aphorism, Peres replied: "Polls are like perfume - nice to smell, dangerous to swallow."
That playful parrying was OK because the answer is apparent: Inflation under the Labor government is more than 14 percent so Rabin's answer is a cockamamie capital gains tax, undermining much-needed investment; the PLO is unable to restrain the murders and kidnappings of Israelis by its rival Hamas, and Syria's dictator, Hafez Assad, wants every inch of the Golan Heights before granting Israel the favor of peace.
What's with Assad? I asked. Sometimes a non-penetrating question draws a revealing response. "Assad may miss again the boat," ruminated Peres. "He waited 17 years for nothing, and now he thinks he should be paid for it. He thinks if he waits, he'll get more, as if the Americans could deliver Israel.
"He's afraid to bargain because he worried he may not get the best bargain. He thinks his comment that he is for peace was a great concession and we have to pay for it, and we're not impressed."
Let's assume that is a dovish diplomat talking tough in the hope of turning up the heat under a frigid interlocutor. From other sources, both in and out of touch with the Syrians, I get this assessment of what's with Assad:
For all his reputation for shrewdness, he has outsmarted and isolated himself. Egypt's Anwar Sadat, despised by Assad, got "every inch" of land back; Assad, 17 years later, finds it painful to settle for less. The penniless Yasser Arafat went into negotiations without Syria; that in turn gave the hungry king of Jordan leave to negotiate a peace treaty with Israel, even as it encouraged the Saudis to ease the boycott.
Assad is dropping hints of flexibility. His controlled TV shows King Hussein in Israel; his foreign minister gives an interview to Israeli journalists. His negotiators, who demanded a first-phase negotiation lasting only six months after a token Israeli withdrawal from the Golan, agree to one year.
At the same time, Assad positions himself for a classic double-cross. Damascus remains the capital of terrorism. Assad has conquered Lebanon and does not trouble Hezbollah. He is adding to his force of 4,200 modern tanks, and is buying missiles from North Korea and other weaponry from Russia. If fundamentalists take over in Egypt and Assad's allies in Iran buy or develop a nuclear bomb, Syria could lead the Arabs into a Mideast Armageddon.
Taken together with his need for economic sponsors to replace the Russians, these omnidirectional tugs suggest the Israelis are wise to try to reach a territorial compromise with Syria, but would be foolhardy to totally abandon the Golan - a military position that offers security to both nations.
What's with Rabin? He is willing to negotiate ultimate total withdrawal in return for a "warm peace," with a force of 1,000 Americans permanently stationed on the heights to guarantee against a surprise attack. (Thirty Israeli troops are on their way to Haiti, as a kind of advance repayment.)
Honorably, Rabin - who promised not to take this gamble - is prepared to ask Israelis to ratify such an agreement in an unprecedented referendum. A regular election beforehand would be better.
Rabin's motive is noble, and his military career gives his strategic judgment weight. But I think Americans on a Syrian Golan would be a mistake, as is the current positioning of Americans in the Egyptian Sinai; Israel should not rely on another nation's monitors for its defense, and America should make its interventions decisive and brief.


The Easiest Way To Get Rid Of Roaches In Anaheim For Good
October 09, 2022 - Cockroaches
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- Body: Oval and flat
- Legs: Six legs with spines
- Antenna: The length of their body
- Wings: Some have wings and fly while others only run
- Color: Light brown to black
There are more than 4,000 cockroach species worldwide, but there are only four cockroach species in Anaheim: American, German, Oriental, and brown-banded cockroaches.
Are Cockroaches Dangerous To Have In Your Anaheim Home?
Yes, cockroaches are dangerous to have in your Anaheim home. Cockroaches have spines on their legs; these prickly appendages on cockroach legs attract bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms as they crawl over sewage, animal feces, rotting food, and other disgusting materials. Later, as the cockroach travels back to its resting place, the pathogens fall off onto the surfaces below. Also, cockroaches frequently defecate and urinate as they move.
Since food and moisture attract cockroaches, they frequent kitchens, pantries, and bathrooms. As the cockroaches travel these areas, the disease-causing organisms contaminate surfaces. When food or a human contacts polluted areas, they pick up the pathogens exposing themselves to the possibility of contracting a disease. Salmonellosis, typhoid fever, cholera, gastroenteritis, and E. coli infection are diseases spread by cockroaches in Anaheim homes.
Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Roaches Inside Homes?
Getting rid of cockroaches is no easy task because they quickly reproduce. Cockroaches lay egg capsules (oothecae) containing many eggs. For example, the egg capsule of a female American cockroach has 17 eggs; a German cockroach's egg capsule will have up to 40 eggs! A German cockroach, the most common roach found in homes, will lay up to eight oothecae in her lifetime, thus creating over 300 offspring! German cockroaches produce up to six generations a year! Without eliminating the eggs, the cockroach infestation will continue.
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If you find a cockroach in your house, there is a good possibility many more are lurking in the shadows. Here are some tips to help control cockroaches in your Anaheim home:
- Vacuum the house regularly
- Wipe down eating and cooking surfaces after meals
- Remove pet food from their bowls at night
- Clean up pet feces in the yard
- Keep garbage cans inside and outside the house closed
- Store food products in air-tight containers
- Remove fruit and vegetation from countertops
- Dehumidify high-moisture areas in the home
Good sanitation and maintaining a dry environment are a big part of what keeps cockroaches away.
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Robbie Fowler believes that Manchester United's priority against Liverpool FC will be "not to lose"
Robbie Fowler believes that Manchester United will set up “not to lose” at Anfield in their crunch clash with Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime.
The Red Devils head into the game looking to continue their fine start to the new season under Jose Mourinho, with his side having only dropped points in one Premier League game so far this term.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are aiming to find some consistency in the top flight under Jurgen Klopp, with the Reds having only won three of their opening seven games so far.
With Liverpool playing at home in front of their own fans, the onus will be on Klopp’s side to take the initiative and try and beat Mourinho’s side.
However, former Reds striker Fowler reckons that Manchester United will set things up to contain Liverpool on Saturday and that Mourinho’s priority will be avoiding defeat against the Merseyside outfit.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Fowler said: “Mourinho will have a game plan.
“I think they will be slightly more adventurous than last season but his priority will be not to lose. He will sit back and be compact and look to counter attack.”
Manchester United are aiming to challenge for the Premier League title this season after the Red Devils ended up in sixth place in the table last term.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are also aiming to step up their form in the top flight after they ended up fourth in the Premier League table last season.


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A quick update before I head to dinner. We embarked on the LMG today which means we are now officially checked in, assigned a room, and ready to head out. We are supposed to head out tomorrow at 9am EDT. I pulled the GPS coordinates of a screen in the NBP and punched them into Google Maps:
It's pretty accurate as the boat is currently parked where the arrow points. Once we are underway, we are not supposed to post the coordinates, but I think this is ok and it is not like anyone doesn't know where the ship is at. Starting tomorrow, my posts will be from email as we won't have Internet access on the boat. Local tradition is to kiss the toe of an native statue in town. We did that this morning and took pictures. We probably won't get them posted until we get to Palmer station.


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KOHIMA, 31st May, 2023: Nagaland observed World No Tobacco Day today under the theme “We need food, not tobacco”. Several programmes were organised at Schools, colleges, health centres of the district Headquarters to mark the day.
In Wokha, 29 Educational institutions and four health units received tobacco free certificates. Yikhum Village under Wokha awarded with the Best performing Tobacco Free Village. While, six schools under Longleng district were awarded certificate of Tobacco Free School.

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7 ways to save money on IT, computers, hardware and software…
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At a time when we’re all trying to find ways to tighten our business belts, it’s good to know there are ways to cut costs or curb spending on your IT.
Here are 7 of the best tips to take advantage of low cost, and often free, offers and advice available to businesses of all sizes:
1. The most important thing is to hold fire on new purchases – unless completely necessary – and maintain what you already have. Question whether you are really making the most of your current investment. An independent, trained IT services company will be able to help you see the full potential of your existing computers, printers, laptops and software – the good ones offer free, unbiased advice on upgrades and free downloads to add extra features to your IT solutions with minimal or no expenditure.
2. Take advantage of free IT health checks offered by small IT companies. These companies aren’t tied to any suppliers and will give you a full and thorough breakdown showing the performance of your current set-up. The reports will give you information on likely problems or challenges in the future, areas at risk and advice on how to overcome potentially catastrophic situations regarding loss of memory, data and operations.
3. The number one rule: back up regularly and, if you can, store those back-ups off site or in another server. Dealing with data loss AFTER it has happened costs many times more than the cost of preventative measures, and in many cases, that data cannot be retrieved – the results can seriously damage your organisation, sometimes beyond recovery. Prevent serious, costly problems happening. Make sure your antivirus is up-to-date and covers the vital areas of your system.
4. Keep your IT support costs predictable. It keeps your spend manageable. A common misconception regarding computer services is that you only need to contact an expert when it goes wrong. Research shows that, over a year, the escalating costs of using an IT company adhoc, add up to a lot more than setting up a retainer or maintenance contract. The trick is to negotiate or look for flexible deals – only go for a package you are likely to need. To do this, firstly, look back over your support usage. Secondly, assess and analyse the age of your current equipment – as it gets older, it will, like a car, need more attention. Thirdly, equate the costs of those problems you’ve had in the past…and those you could suffer, and consider the ramifications of that in your budget.
5. Evaluate your current supplier. Do they charge for every minute you spend on the phone to them? Are they local or do they add expenses for travel to their invoices? Are they easily accessible because of their locality? Do they get back to you quickly; is there always someone there to deal with your issue? Do they confuse you with IT nerd speak; do you really know what you’re paying for…or what they’ve actually done while they’ve been tinkering with your computers and servers? How well do they know what you need? Do they offer free, independent advice when you need it? Ask them these questions and if they can’t answer, change supplier.
6. Providing you’re getting a good deal from your current supplier, take advantage of any loyalty incentives they can give you. They want to keep your business and could be persuaded to offer special deals to their best clients on maintenance packages and support contracts.
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Even after 20 years of knitting, I am still making mistakes and learning from them. Making mistakes can be frustrating since it usually means re-knitting, but I am constantly amazed by how much I learn from these mistakes and the way it makes me understand the knitting process so much better than I would if I was just blindly following pattern instructions.
Remember how I mentioned in my previous post that I was unhappy with the look of the knit 2 together stretchy bind-off I was using for the first time on my son's socks? Well, guess what -- I was not executing it properly! I over thought the instructions, as I often do, and instead of simply knitting stitches and then knitting them together through the back as instructed, I thought I had to follow the rib pattern and knit some stitches while purling the others. Fortunately, when I began to bind off the second sock, I forgot to over think it and simply followed the instructions. I noticed how it was looking nice and wondered why it was different from the first sock. That is when I realized my bone-headed move the first time around. So, you guessed it, I ripped out the bind-off on the first sock and re-knit. I am so happy with the result. The photos below illustrate the differences:
Here is a picture of both socks with nice and neat bind-offs after having properly executed the knit 2 together stretchier bind-off:
And the finished object photo of the day:
I am happy with the finished result (and so is my son), but just for fun, I think I will try another stretchy bind-off on my daughter's socks when I finish them; it is called Jenny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. I learned about it when searching You-Tube videos for Cat Bordhi tutorials (they are instructional and entertaining); Cat has a great one demonstrating Jenny's bind-off technique and seems very enthusiastic about it while demonstrating it.
Please let me know in the comments which bind-off technique you use when knitting socks from the toe-up.


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Become an Epidemiologist: Education and Career Roadmap
Research the requirements to become an epidemiologist. Learn about the job description and duties, and read the step-by-step process to start a career in epidemiology.
Do I Want to Be an Epidemiologist?
These scientists are often associated with studying contagious diseases, though they're also involved with other public health issues, including chronic disease, maternal health and substance abuse. Epidemiologists may work for public and private health institutions, government agencies, laboratories, pharmaceutical businesses or universities. They conduct surveys and analyze body fluids to determine disease or illness outbreak patterns, and then they strive to control spread of disease and prevent future occurrences of illness through public health programs. Safety procedures must be followed carefully when dealing with potentially infectious disease.
Most epidemiologists have a master's degree, but those who conduct research for universities or have senior-level jobs often need a Ph.D. Some epidemiologists have professional medical backgrounds. The following table contains essential requirements for epidemiologists:
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|Computer Skills||Microsoft Excel, scientific software, map creation software, query software, statistics software, data analysis software***|
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Aspiring epidemiologists must first earn a bachelor's degree. No specific major is required, though undergraduate coursework should include at least one class each in biology, chemistry, calculus, health science, social science and behavioral science.
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A master's degree in epidemiology or public health is generally the minimum educational requirement for epidemiology careers. Curricula tend to draw from a variety of disciplines, and they typically cover topics such as epidemiologic research methodology, clinical trial design and biostatistics. Additional topics of study may include society and health, medical geography and occupational epidemiology. A thesis is required to graduate. Students may be able to focus their research in areas like genetic epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, cardiovascular epidemiology or neuroepidemiology.
Some programs have specialty clinical research emphasis options. Students may be able to focus their epidemiology research in professional fields like medicine, dentistry or pharmacy. In fact, some of these are designed only for current medical doctors or medical school students.
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The UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels hosted the James Madison Dukes on Friday, January 20, 2017 at OC Sportsplex with major ACCHL playoff implications. They came out victorious in the contest, winning 7-4 for their fourth straight victory dating back to November of last year.
After tonight's contest, the Heels have just one league game remaining this season – the year's final tilt against Duke in February.
Tar Heel sophomore Ricky Chen took less than three and a half minutes to open up the scoring for Carolina, who came out buzzing. The team played disciplined, sustained attacking offense, and a few good chances allowed Chen to score on a rebound to put the Heels ahead.
Their lead would be short lived. Continuing a frustrating trend that has reared it's head at the worst times for the Heels all season, the team allowed a tying goal from James Madison just 30 seconds after Chen's tally.
The Dukes' bench got vocal after Carolina's AJ Hamel went hard into the JMU net, and a second goal in the period – scored after Heels keeper Gabriel Harousseau stopped an odd man rush, the rebound, and had a second rebound hit the crossbar on the same chance – only made the chirps louder.
James Madison scored early in the second to grab a two goal lead, but the Heels stormed right back. Chen scored his second of the night on a rebound before Nathan Haas went to the box for crosschecking. Ben Sisemore scored on a short handed breakaway 22 seconds into the penalty kill to even the score at 3-3.
The Heels kept pouring it on in the middle period, pulling ahead by one and then two goals on a hard shot from the high slot by Brendan Radatovich. They entered the final period with a commanding 5-3 lead.
It was a tight contest through the halfway point of the final stanza, but the Heels capitalized on a JMU penalty to take a 6-3 lead. Andrew Jordan's shot from the slot got deflected on the way through and gave the Heels a three goal advantage. From there, it was all Carolina, who seized a 7-3 lead on a second Radatovich goal when the Dukes got in penalty trouble.
JMU had a few late man advantage opportunities and scored once more to make it 7-4, but the Heels held on to win a pivotal battle for the ACCHL standings. The Heels play Clemson tomorrow in a non-league matchup.

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Hmmm, I really wanted to like these, as I’m a definite old fashioned doughnut fan… so sad.. and a huge fan of owner operator businesses. Ugh. I have worked in a bakery in a previous era of my life and have made more than a thing or two in my day.
Box says “we really couldnt tell the difference” between this and their non GF version… yeah, not sure about that! I found them gritty chalky and dense. My dad kept feeding them to the dog heheh (as I’m both chuckling and cringing simultaneously) – those are expensive critter biscuits!
I get the feeling the pix on the box is the reg kind, their GF is not that fluffy.
Feel free to give it a whirl if you’re feeling adventurous, as everyone has different experiences but as with most GF stuff, it’s a weighty price tag at $9 or $10 or so for a 510g / 18oz pkg. Worth it if you like it… but pricey to add to the mountainous ick pile of other deep pocket GF trial and errors.
I believe I found this at the Bulk Barn, which has a surprisingly interesting boxed section of GF stuff – mainly mixes. If you’re looking for separate flours… they are phasing them out it seems. But they did have Kinnikinnick GF graham crackers and GF graham crumbs.

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The Moscow Aviation Institute has developed a snake robot that is able to search for people under the rubble. This was reported by the press service of the university.
According to the university, the device was developed by a fifth-year student of the Institute of Robotics Mikhail Dolzhansky. The snake robot is a 50 cm "snake" that can be controlled remotely.
"Due to its small size, the robot can even penetrate into hard-to-reach places under the rubble, which cannot be examined by other methods. The device differs from existing analogs by the presence of two cameras - in the head and tail parts - and the ability to move freely both forward and backward, which helps he will not get stuck in a confined space, "- said in the message.
The snake robot can also be controlled using a wire. And this robots can be hired by rangers for the rescue operations.
"This function can be used if the signal does not pass well between reinforced concrete structures and remote control is difficult," Dolzhansky said.
The developer plans to improve the signal reception and transmission system by 2023, to refine the design to increase maneuverability and maneuverability for commercial using this type of robots. So you can hire the robot-snake or buy this robot type after the upgrading it by the researchers.
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Answer: Talking to your plant should boost its morale. It is stressed, but I'm not sure why, given the excellent care it has been receiving. Smallish leaves can indicate nutrient deficiencies, or nematode damage to the roots. since your plant is in a container, it probably is not being attacked by nematodes; since you fertilize as recommended, it probably isn't lacking any nutrients. So, I'm stumped! If it were my plant, I think I would unpot it, brush the old potting soil off the roots and repot it in a slightly larger container with fresh potting soil. This will give you an opportunity to inspect the roots to make sure they are healthy. Diseased roots will be rusty colored on the inside; healthy roots will be creamy white on the inside. A little root pruning (if necessary to remove diseased or damaged roots) won't hurt your plant and may help it recover its vigor.
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My personal Gmail account was running out of space before I did a massive clean up couple weeks ago, by deleting all emails with large attachments.
Well, now I’m expecting such problem will not occur again after this official news from Gmail blog. At the moment, Gmail storage is ever increasing as part of their “Infinity+1” storage plan. Now Gmail is going to speed up the counter and giving out more free storage as time passes by. In other words, it simply means you’ll be rewarded with more and more storage space in every second, every minute and everyday!
Hopefully, your Gmail account will not run out of space unless your rate of using the email storage is faster than the rate of Gmail increase their storage space. :D
Nokia is going full force into expanding their mobile mapping service by offering to buy US-based Navteq for a massive US$8.1billion. Navteq is a company which develops digital maps for the car industry, satellite navigation devices, internet-based mapping applications and solutions for the government and business markets.
“The navigation area is a fast-growing business, and with location-based services expanding rapidly into mobile communications devices, the industry is poised for even further growth,” Nokia said in a statement.
After quite some time Google launched its Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Microsoft finally unveiled its web-based office application called Microsoft Office Live Workspace today. Basically, it a web-based feature of Microsoft Office that lets people access their Office documents online and share their the documents with others.
I would say Microsoft Office Live Workspace is almost identical to Google Docs & Spreadsheets but with a number of limitations. There is only 250 megabytes of storage allocated for each account, or space to keep over 1,000 Office documents. The system requirement for Microsoft Office Live Workspace is as the following :-
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I’ve been thinking of getting a smartphone with PDA function since long time ago. However, I didn’t really go into surveying the features and prices for such device because most of them are cater for business and corporate users.
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This is Nova on her wedding day at her parents beautiful home in Holladay, Utah. Nova is hilarious and warm, and I felt like her friend right away. She looked fabulous (or Novalicious, if you prefer) in her figure skimming lace wedding gown. I especially liked the sheer sleeves that stopped right above the elbow.


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Saw a debate on the Supreme Court judgement in India about the right to Freedom of Speech, that it should not be absolute, but with some reasonable restrictions. The debate was on NDTV - the Big Fight.
Absolute freedom should be given, but only when the society as a whole and as individuals can use it responsibly. To make sure that the society is responsible, the society has to be mature, mature not to overreact to criticism, not to take it as a threat to their beliefs, but to take it as an opportunity to self question. That requires confidence as well.
Another question to ask is, why do you want that absolute freedom to say anything. To pass judgements on anything and everything, whether it concerns you or not, or, to ensure that you speak up against what you think is wrong.
The first is just the absolute wrong reason, and thats where defamation cases come in. more about that later. but the first, just gives rise to channels like current Hindi channels we have in India, and helps groups of people to take advantage of the issues to push their own agendas, like certain groups in India, who 'organise' protests against everything, right from couple sitting in a park, to Bihari in Bombay, to M F Hussain's paintings.
The second, where you don't like whats happening, you don't agree with it, you don't think its right, but it doesn't really affect you directly, you are not involved in it directly - to what extent should you be allowed to speak or action? It is not your cause, you do not understand it fully, even if you do, you surely don't feel the emotions around it to the same extent as the one's directly involved. So are you in a position to make extreme statements about it? or for that matter take extreme steps to justify your postion, and still not be directly involved.
I believe, the absoluteness of freedom of speech should be directly related to the maturity of the society, and / or the effectiveness of its judgement systems - courts.
If the society is mature, can make and take positive criticism, and can decide on what is the larger good, then yes, absolute freedom. Because then, extreme situations won't ever arise, people who have an opinion will speak it out mildly, but continually, and people who they have the problem with, will take a look at every opinion, and judge it at its merit. And as required, change.
That would be ideal, but if the society is not as mature, the courts come in picture. The courts ensure that extremism is not there, and if it is, it is justified. Anyone who doesn't really care about something, shouldn't be making statements about it...anyone against whom statements have been made, doesn't just try to mute the statements, but instead gets into a healthy discussion about those statements.
Rules should only be for a society like ours, the immature society, where a majority doesn't know right from wrong and don't really care, a minority are selfish and will use this freedom to push their own agendas and manipulate the majority...that is where Rules, absolute rules are required. True, rules mute down the extreme 20% of the spectrum, because of these rules the progress of society will be slowed down, because those extreme thoughts are the ones which change the world, but even though the process will be slow, it will be steady, it will not be a roller coaster right which will leave many hurt and dead.
Some more things:
Is use of violence justified, well before you ask that, ask why does someone resort to violence. Simply because what they want to say is not being heard...because their voices are so weak, that its easy to ignore them. And they haven't been heard for a long time...and so the only resort for them is violence, to ensure that attention is paid to what they are saying.
This simply points to a failure of democracy, where smaller, weaker groups are not heard. If the democratic mechanisms were efficient and effective, every small problem was heard, and a reasonable answer given to it, this wouldn't really have been a problem.
Defamation cases - I don't think you can file a defamation case against someone just because they said something against you, i think you should only be able to file a defamation case if you know that the other person didn't have enough information to say what they said, or they don't really care about it, but made a cavalier comment to piggy back on the news it creates.
Never should we take away the right to criticize. It will make the world a easier place to live in the short term, with everyone just praising everyone or staying quiet, but in the longer run, it will make our world static. Most of the changes come out of criticisms...specially the slow ones. There are few big bang idea led changes. If you don't let anyone criticize, the creators are always gonna think their creations are perfect and will never want to change.
A lot of this becomes very clear if you read what Osho has said. Freedom with responsibility, experience something before commenting on it, slow inborn change...are all fundas from Osho.
Also can't find the recording of the debate online, but some of the comments in the post are attributed to or refer to what was said in there. Like India not being a mature country, like the fact that we have very good democratic mechanisms (on paper at least) but the people not keep pace with them.
And also i love the fact that more and more people are talking about 'the idea of India'...we really need to understand what our country stands for. we have all learn it in Civics, but do we really understand it, do we really care about it.


The Black Hole Picture
By Abby Beddow
A few weeks ago on April 10, 2019, a major scientific breakthrough was released to the world. Scientists announced that they were able to capture, the previously thought to be unobservable, a black hole, a void so deep and dense that not even light can escape it. Due to Hollywood movies like Interstellar black holes have become common knowledge for most people. However, up until recently, nobody knew what they actually looked like.
Einstein was the first to speculate their existence in his general theory of relativity. His prediction was that when too much matter is condensed into a singularity it creates a point of infinite density, effectively trapping any matter or light that enters its vicinity. Because a black hole is such a destructive power it is impossible for humans to observe what is in the center of a black hole. However, it is easily identifiable by the ring of bright light surrounding it called the Event Horizon.
To take a picture of a black hole that is around 55 million light years away and about 6.5 billion times as massive as our sun, it took worldwide effort from a team of approximately 200 people scattered across four continents aiming eight radio telescopes that had to be kept perfectly in sync with atomic clocks. Doing that task is essentially the same thing as making a telescope the size of the Earth. This gargantuan project was called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).
To start with, the EHT team had to find a black hole. Locating a black hole was more difficult than it sounds. First, they had to find a black hole that was big enough and close enough to photograph. In addition, the radio waves had to be in the correct frequency. here also had to be a way for light to escape through the clouds of dust surrounding it. The black hole they settled on was a supermassive black hole located in the Messier 87 galaxy (M87). Furthermore, to capture an image, the weather had to be clear and the Earth had to be in the correct orientation for all eight telescopes to see the black hole at the same time for about four days of observation. With all these factors combined, there was really only one time of the year that everything aligned perfectly for the telescopes to gather information.
Because there was so much data gathered everything had to be stored on hard drives and shipped on airplanes. They had to wait six months for the data to arrive from the south pole because it travels to Antarctica closes in the winter. This method is called very long baseline interferometry which works by correlating data from telescopes at very long distances to boost the signal and help filter out the noise.
After gathering all this information there were four teams working for months in complete isolation from each other in order to see if each one would develop the same image. The result of this long journey is the first ever photograph of a black hole. However, the picture is far from the most important product to come out if this investigation. The data gathered is indispensable, among other things scientists can now see that whether it be the black hole itself, the ring of light surrounding it or both, something is spinning in a clockwise motion around the black hole.
For the first time in history, humans have been able to reach beyond the stars and capture an image of a supermassive black hole. This amazing feat has further proved Einstein’s theory of relativity and has stretched the limits of observation to new heights.


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When I was younger, my parents always told me that carrots would give me better eyesight. Much to their surprise, even though I ate the vegetable every day, I still needed glasses. Although carrots are full of Vitamin A, which is good for eye health, they cannot improve night-time vision. There’s no science to back up this notion, and what many people don’t know is that this carrot-themed myth traces its origins back to a WWII-era propaganda campaign.
Covering up a hidden technology
During the Blitz and Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe often launched attacks at night. To make it more difficult for the Germans to hit their targets, the British government issued citywide blackouts. This meant the Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) fought above the United Kingdom cities in complete darkness.
In 1939, the RAF first used a secret technology called the onboard Airborne Interception radar (AI), which eventually help the service’s pilots repel the German fighters in 1940. AI could pinpoint the location of enemy bombers before they’d reached the English Channel.
On November 19, 1940, RAF night fighter John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham was the first pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft using AI. The air ace would go on to record 20 aerial victories during the Second World War, 19 of which occurred at night.
Carrots were the subject of a WWII-era propaganda campaign
After John Cunningham’s success with AI, the British government launched its own propaganda campaign, with carrots being the focal point. The Ministry of Information (MOI) told newspapers that pilots like Cunningham were so successful because they ate an excess of carrots.
Pictures of the air ace were published with captions that claimed he had the night vision of a cat. He was presented as a superhero who got his powers from eating lots of carrots. The vegetables gave him an ample amount of Vitamin A, which helped him shoot down Luftwaffe bombers in the dark.
A message to the Germans
This WWII-era propaganda campaign most definitely encouraged young pilots everywhere to eat more carrots. However, the real target wasn’t the British military, but, instead, the Germans.
There’s no evidence as to whether or not the enemy fell for this propaganda campaign. After all, at no point during the Second World War did Germany start targeting British carrot gardens during their bombing campaigns.
There are no official German publications about carrots, but it was believed that they fell for some of the false information being spread. According to John Stolarczyk, curator of the World Carrot Museum, “There are apocryphal takes that the Germans started feeding their own pilots carrots, as they thought there was some truth in it.”
The British public as a whole definitely bought into the campaign. They believed eating carrots would help them see better during blackouts. The Food Ministry took the craze a step further and promoted the vegetable as an alternative to fruit in cakes and tarts because of their natural sweetness. They were even stuck onto sticks and given to children, instead of ice cream and lollipops.
The Germans eventually developed their own onboard radar, similar to the RAF’s AI. Despite the fact carrots improving eyesight was purely a propaganda campaign created by the British to hide their new radar technology, people continue to eat carrots today, hoping their eyesight will improve.

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The San Luis Obispo City Council received an overwhelming wave of community concerns for the installation of pickleball courts at Mitchell Park, though ultimately deciding to still move forward with the development.
City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to move forward with creating two pickleball courts at Mitchell Park, a historic location downtown marked by the city’s gazebo. Councilmember Carlyn Christianson recused herself from the vote due to living in close proximity to the park.
Now, city staff is authorized to begin planning, designing and receiving additional public input for the pickleball project. However, the decision came after multiple public comments from residents rallying both for and against the development.
Unhoused or unsheltered residents
Some expressed concern that the park development will diminish the amount of space available to unsheltered residents instead of addressing the growing homeless population with needed services. Michelle Mansker, who said she is an advocate for the unhoused community, said that the development seemed like “a way to maybe force the unhoused community members out of Mitchell Park.”
Community Services Assistant City Manager Shelly Stanwyck said that adding more activity to the park will deter “negative activities” that occur there, noting that City Council has received multiple emails from parents who are concerned that their children cannot use the Mitchell Park playground due to an unsafe environment. However, Stanwyck said this is associated with criminal and illicit acts, not housing status.
Free speech events
SLO Street Medics, a group of local volunteers trained in first-aid response, provided a template message prior to the meeting to encourage comments against the pickleball courts. The organization said that the courts may interfere with the park’s open space, which is the “de-facto gathering site for freedom of speech in SLO.”
As the site of several past gatherings, rallies and free speech events, the group questioned the motives behind using Mitchell Park specifically.
“Is it possible that the city is interested in curtailing these events by paving the park for a very select few who would use the pickleball court?” SLO Street Medics said in an Instagram post.
The group said that there is already an approved design for the courts, but Parks and Recreation Director Greg Avakian said that only later on in the process will staff come back to the council for design approval.
The courts will likely be installed on the Pismo Street side, adjacent to the restrooms and closer to the Senior Center. Avakian said the courts will be approximately half the size of a tennis court, without altering the configuration of the park layout.
“We are very proud of the gazebo and the fact that that is a downtown neighborhood park that does provide a social gathering place for our community,” Avakian said.
SLO Street Medics have since deleted their Instagram posts about the pickleball courts.
San Luis Obispo resident Kevin Foote questioned whether the courts will be a public health concern after hearing that about 50 people gathered at French Park — where there are currently seven pickleball courts — throughout the day.
“If you have large groups of people walking from their apartments and their rentals and around town to go play and they’re passing by our Senior Center, is it something where the layout of it might actually funnel people in a way that is not going to condone or promote safe outdoor use?” Foote asked the staff.
Avakian said there’s a nine to 12-month construction process, after which hopefully will be safer to gather. He added that some practices are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as social distancing, using hand sanitizer, not sharing equipment and wiping off the balls during play. While pickleball games typically take 30 minutes to an hour for each rotation, Avakian said the games see a high rate of turnovers.
Mitchell Park’s historical significance
For resident John Ashbaugh, the pickleball courts would “disturb the historic integrity” of Mitchell Park, though Avakian said the courts would not impact the heritage trees and historical presence of the park.
Some residents support the move, saying pickleball will help reinvigorate the location.
Resident Bonnie Grouard, a pickleball player, owns a home on Osos Road near the park that is over 100 years old.
“I appreciate the historical significance of Mitchell Park,” Grouard said. “It doesn’t mean we don’t want to bring it back alive. I’d really like to see that happen at Mitchell Park.”
Members of Abolitionist Action Central Coast SLO called in earlier in the meeting to oppose the pickleball court development. They said it is “not a good use of our funds” during the pandemic, and instead, they advocated for greater investment in housing, rent relief and homelessness services.
Staff clarified during the meeting that funding for the pickleball courts will not be coming out of the City’s General Fund but rather grants that can only be used for parks.
State funding from a California parks grant covers about 85% of the project, and the remaining $32,000 will come from Quimby Act funds. Quimby Act funding is used specifically to provide recreational amenities in subdivisions of new neighborhood developments.
“As we approve more density in the downtown, there is a need for more recreation – especially if we’re talking about multifamily or apartment type style housing where people don’t have backyards,” Councilmember Jan Marx said. “And it’s my understanding that there is a link between approval of these different projects and provision of recreational opportunities under the Quimby Act.”
The Mitchell Park development comes after the Parks and Recreation Committee conducted a needs assessment survey in 2018. Avakian said Mitchell Park scored high for needing more activity-based recreation. The park is located at the intersection of businesses, neighborhoods and the Senior Center – plus qualifies to receive funding – so Avakian said it checked a lot of boxes.
Plus, pickleball is pretty popular. At French Park, more than 50 children participate in the youth pickleball clinics the city has offered in recent months. The city has also had waitlists for each of these programs since October.
“We have a very vocal and growing pickleball community,” Avakian said. “[Pickleball is a] recreational amenity that is for all ages, all abilities.”