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Volume 36, Issue 1, 2016
This issue will be available 1/1/2018.
Members of what has been termed the Berkeley School of Geographers made important contributions to our understanding of Baja California’s prehistoric past through investigations that began in the 1920s and continued through the middle of twentieth century. Under the direction and stimulus of Carl O. Sauer, one of the twentieth century’s leading U.S. academic geographers, four University of California graduate students, Fred Kniffen, Peveril Meigs, Brigham Arnold, and Homer Aschmann, carried out eld studies and research on the peninsula that addressed ethnographic and archaeological themes from a geographical perspective.
The Great Basin is well known for its rich record of prehistoric basketry. Although uncommon, sandals, like other types of basketry, can be directly dated and offer data regarding technology and, potentially, ethnicity. Here we report on the contents of a storage pit from a rockshelter in Warner Valley, southcentral Oregon. Its contents, which included ber sandals, a piece of a basket or bowl, and a bundle of shredded sagebrush bark, were directly dated. These dates and the techniques used to manufacture the artifacts provide information about the spatial and temporal distribution of sandals and other basketry types in the northern Great Basin. Furthermore, they suggest that the Klamath, whose ethnographic territory did not include Warner Valley, occupied that area until relatively recently.
Isabel Truesdell Kelly (1906–1982) was an indefatigable field worker, often in rigorous situations that would challenge even the most seasoned outdoors person with all of the modern gear of today. She worked in the western United States, many rugged areas of Mexico, and also in Central and South America, as well as Pakistan. Archaeology was her “ rst love,” although she did major ethnographic studies and made many contributions to applied anthropology. Theory was not her strong interest, but deep description was, in whatever she was pursuing. Her employment career was outside of academe, owing in part to the period in which she took her graduate training (late 1920s-early 1930s), as well as to circumstances that led her in her early years to spend most of her life in Mexico. But she remains a seminal gure in anthropology, as a pioneer in several geographic areas (including the Great Basin), and—in spite of what was then a non-traditional career path—as a role model for women.
I never met Julian Steward, but over a span of many years I did come to know him through his own words and through the personal memories of other people. He died in Urbana, Illinois, in 1972, at the age of seventy, just months before I entered the doctoral program in anthropology at the University of Illinois. During the next few years I encountered faculty members and a student or two who had met him—but very few who had known him. He had spent his last ten years living a reclusive life, avoiding the university and only rarely meeting with students at his house. His position as a research professor, without routine teaching duties, allowed that self-chosen isolation even before he retired. So did the help of his wife—but more on that below.
In this issue, we step back far enough in time to outstrip living memory, but do so to symbolize a period when Great Basin anthropology took the form that would make the region internationally known for both ethnographic richness and for theoretical contributions to ethnology. The works of Isabel T. Kelly and Julian H. Steward are known to all who work in the region, and here we remember them as examples of an earlier time in Great Basin anthropology. We have the good fortune to have contributions by two scholars with deep insights into Kelly and Steward gained from personal connections, from reading their correspondence, from interviews, and from intimacy with their scholarly works. Catherine S. Fowler has explored elements of Kelly’s biography before (Fowler 2012; Fowler and Van Kemper 2008), and is perhaps the scholar most familiar with Kelly’s original works, since she is in the nal stages of publishing Kelly’s Southern Paiute ethnographic notes for the Las Vegas area (Fowler and Garey-Sage 2016). Virginia Kerns has written two outstanding books that show different views of Steward, based on his notes, interviews with those who knew him, and the perspectives of the indigenous people he interviewed (Kerns 2003, 2010).
SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLES: PLANT USE BY COMPLEX HUNTER-GATHERERS: PALEOETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES IN CALIFORNIA
Brodiaea Return Rates and Their Ethnographic and Archaeological Implications for Occupation of the Northwestern Mojave Desert of North America
Brodiaeas—with the inclusion of blue dicks (Dichelostemma captitatum)—are among the most widespread geophytes found in the state of California. They are also among the geophytes most widely consumed ethnographically, with reports of their use by the majority of native groups within the state. A notable exception involves the desert region of southeastern California, particularly the northwestern Mojave Desert. Although their use and nutritional value are widely documented, little is known about the costs associated with Brodiaea procurement. Here we present data on Brodiaea energetic return rates by combining published nutritional information with timed collection experiments from Pilot Knob Valley, California. We show that the plants produce very low energetic returns (50–239 Kcal/hr.) owing to their small corm size, low caloric content, and the substantial time required to extract them. These low returns mirror data from a small number of previously unpublished experiments and fall at or below rates typically reported for small seeds. Such low values indicate that the plants may have been a marginal resource under many circumstances. We suggest that the absence of these plants in ethnographic accounts may stem from their low returns, as well as their intermittent availability tied to variations in local rainfall. To the extent that these estimates characterize potential returns elsewhere, they have implications for Brodiaea consumption in other contexts as well.
Foraging Ancient Landscapes: Seasonal and Spatial Variation in Prehistoric Exploitation of Plant and Animal Food Resources on Santa Cruz Island, California
In recent years, paleoethnobotanical research on the Northern Channel Islands of California has challenged long-held assumptions regarding the nature of aboriginal patterns of plant exploitation and helped re ne our understanding of prehistoric Chumash subsistence economies. Yet little effort has been made to systematically integrate paleoethnobotanical analyses and datasets with normative subsistence studies, which tend to focus on the abundant (and highly visible) shell sh remains that dominate archaeological assemblages on the Northern Channel Islands. I contend that understanding how the Island Chumash moved about and exploited prehistoric landscapes requires analysis of all subsistence remains—marine and terrestrial, faunal and oral—from multiple sites, site types, and stratigraphic contexts. In this article, I integrate chronological control on century and seasonal timescales with the analysis of well- preserved macrobotanical and faunal assemblages from multiple locations on Santa Cruz Island. These data reveal that variation over relatively short temporal and spatial scales structured foraging decisions and produced persistent and identi able patterns in the archaeological record. In this analysis, reconstruction of seasonal and spatial variation in quantity and array of primary plant and animal food resources exploited contributes to effective assessment of land use and mobility.
We synthesize northern Channel Islands archaeobotanical data to discuss broad, diachronic patterns in ancient plant use. Using quantitative and qualitative comparisons, we explore the relative importance of plant foods through time and consider how plant food rankings on the islands may have differed from those on the mainland.We argue that geophytes were the highest ranked plant food resource, valued for their contribution of easily procured carbohydrates in an island environment rich in marine protein and fat resources. Geophytes are phenomenally abundant on the islands, and were used consistently by the Island Chumash and their ancestors for at least 10,000 years with no signi cant change through time. We also explore the representation of various other plant foods through time and consider what archaeobotanical data indicate about the use of groundstone, division of labor, and island-mainland exchange networks.
Food is one of the most tangible, persistent, and engrained elements of cultural behavior in any given society, past or present. Subsistence systems in California have been greatly elucidated in the past two decades through the study of the continually expanding archaeobotanical record. This special section of the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology (Volume 36, Nos. 1 and 2) situates paleoethnobotany in California by highlighting the research currently being conducted by scholars working in various coastal, island, and inland settings in the state. The California archaeobotanical record offers signi cant insights into the evolution of intensive plant exploitation by sedentary hunter-gatherers who maximized their use of a well-endowed but highly diverse environment. The breadth of papers presented here demonstrates the range of research issues that have been addressed using California archaeobotanical data, and suggests what that record might contribute to the resolution of archaeological problems in similar contexts elsewhere.
Archaeological and historical data on coastal California foodways illustrate the complex interaction between Native Americans and Spanish colonists during the Mission period and re ect adaptations by both groups to new environmental, economic, and social settings. Paleoethnobotanical remains from neophyte (converted Native American) contexts at Mission San Luis Obispo, Mission Vieja de la Purísima, and Mission Santa Cruz and from Spanish contexts at Mission Vieja de la Purísima and the Presidio of San Francisco provide evidence of both continuity and change in aboriginal/ neophyte diets, with little adoption of native foodstuffs by the colonists.
When the last San Nicolas Island resident, known as the ‘Lone Woman,’ was brought to Santa Barbara in 1853 after 18 years of solitude following the 1835 removal of her people to the mainland, efforts were made to locate speakers who could communicate with her. That search was reported to be unsuccessful, and the Lone Woman died seven weeks later, unable to recount her story. After the Lone Woman’s death, many accounts presumed that everyone from San Nicolas Island had died. Recent research in provincial Mexican papers, Los Angeles documents, American records, and church registers has uncovered original primary source information that details the experience of the Lone Woman’s people in Los Angeles. Five men, women, and children are con rmed or are likely to have come to the Los Angeles area from San Nicolas Island in 1835, and the parents of a newborn girl baptized the following year also may have come from that island.
An 8,000-year sequence of sh remains from Morro Bay, a shallow, 8.1km.2 coastal estuary in San Luis Obispo County, has been compiled during recent investigations. The sample, obtained from nine sites and 14 components (total excavation volume=275.86 m.3), includes 19,226 sh elements recovered via 1/8-inch dry-screening and 718 elements from 1/16-inch water-screened columns. The archaeological ndings are generally consistent with species inventories from the 1970s, although northern anchovies are under-represented in the prehistoric record. Remains show a consistent focus on the netting of small schooling shes in the calm backwaters of the bay. A signi cant decrease in bat rays is attributed to a shift in seasonality, although overexploitation cannot be ruled out. Remains show only modest changes between 8,000 and 950 cal B.P., but a dramatic spike in NISP/m.3 and sh/deer+rabbits during the Middle- Late Transition suggests an increased focus on marine prey during droughts of the Medieval Climatic Anomaly, when Morro Bay apparently served as a refugium. Fishing declined relative to terrestrial resources during the Late Period, when acorns and other plant foods increased in importance.


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About Pinehurst, NC
In 1895, James Walker Tufts transformed 5,000 acres of pine barrens into what would become known as Pinehurst. He envisioned a New England village and chose Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City’s Central Park.
Rich in history and tradition, beautiful Pinehurst was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1996. Pinehurst offers unparalleled accommodations and a unique combination of cultural, recreational, dining and shopping experiences. Its professional services and medical facilities are among the best in the world.
Pinehurst’s championship golf courses are known worldwide. The 1999 US Open was played at Pinehurst No. 2 and returned in 2005. The US Women’s Open was played at Pine Needles in 2001 and returned in 2007.
Known for golf, tennis and equestrian activities, residents and guests enjoy other sports such as cycling, swimming, croquet and lawn bowling. The Pinehurst Harness Track and surrounding horse farms provide a place for spectators to watch the horses in training or you may want to enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through the village or wooded lanes.
Seemingly suspended in time, many of the historic buildings in Pinehurst offer countless services to our residents and guests. The area’s shops and boutiques offer a day full of entertainment. Golf enthusiasts will find anything they desire and the local charm is enhanced with clothing shops, antique shops, pottery craftsmen and specialty stores.
Dining experiences are unforgettable, ranging from the open-air cafe to gourmet cuisine. Local pubs often feature live entertainment for residents and visitors.
Pinehurst is a leisurely drive from most major North Carolina cities. Air service is accessed via North Carolina airports in Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro and Fayetteville.
About Southern Pines, NC
What makes Southern Pines special among similar North Carolina towns is its unique combination of small-town ambiance and big-city attractions. Retired folks, active duty military personnel, working families, singles — all make up a diverse population.
Varied tastes and interests support a range of cultural events, from musical and theatrical performances to art exhibits and lecture series. Our local community college, Sandhills Community College, offers many continuing education classes, as well as opportunities for instruction from basic skills to advanced degrees.
A moderate climate — daytime highs average in the 40s in winter and in the 80s in summer — means that outdoor activities are possible twelve months a year. Residents and visitors alike enjoy golf, tennis, hiking, horseback riding, etc. From youth soccer tournaments to summer softball leagues to Senior Games in the Pines, there is something for every age and interest. The economy of Southern Pines balances manufacturing, tourism, health services, education, and retirement. Tourism continues to show growth trends, with meeting/convention business remaining strong. The area is the site of past and future major golf championship play, as well as a destination for those shopping for pottery and antiques. Southern Pines has a vibrant downtown area as well as outlying shopping districts. A big plus is the variety of hotels, meeting sites, and restaurants available.
Besides all these local attractions, our central geographical position in the state puts us within easy driving distance to Charlotte, Fayetteville, and the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill triangle. Or, a drive of a few hours can lead west to the Appalachian Mountains or east to the Atlantic seashore.
Southern Pines is proud of its rich heritage. Early settlers in the area were Highland Scots. Sandy soil produced few crops and made travel in the area difficult. However, the coming of the railroad allowed first for the export of harvested pine trees, then for the import of visitors to resort hotels! The Town’s founder, John T. Patrick, bought the first 675 acres of land for the town in 1884 on a place known as Shaw’s Ridge for the sum of $1,265. He called it Vineland, but soon changed the name to Southern Pines. Originally conceived of as a health resort, Patrick saw the climate as the area’s biggest asset. Parallel to the development of “East” Southern Pines was “West Southern Pines”, which was one of the few — and among the first — incorporated African American towns in North Carolina. The two communities were merged through its annexation into Southern Pines in 1931. The town has flourished over the years, surviving World Wars and the Depression and changing economies to become the active community it is today.

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The Tecno Camon i4 is a mid-ranged smartphone that is designed with a number of interesting features. Its decent capabilities and features offer quality performance. The new smartphone also comes with awesome cameras.
The ample amount of storage offered by this mobile device guarantees that saving a lot of files and documents on your phone won’t cause any trouble. But Tecno should have done better on its 6.2-inch IPS LCD display, which lacks full HD.
Let’s now take a better look at the specs and features.
Tecno Camon i4 Key Specs
- 6.2-inch IPS LCD display
- 720 x 1520-px resolution
- 32 gigabytes (GB) of ROM (can be expanded up to 256 gigabytes)
- 2GB of RAM
- 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- MediaTek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)
- Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Triple rear camera setup (13MP+8MP+2MP)
- 16-MP front camera
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3500-mAh battery
Display and Camera
The Camon i4 sports a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display, which has a screen resolution of 720px by 1520px. This display offers a pixel density of 271 PPI with decent viewing experience. But it does not have full HD display.
In the camera section, the smartphone’s triple camera setup comprises 13MP, 8MP as well as 2MP lenses, which promise great performance while taking photos and recording HD quality videos. Lovers of selfies would find the front-facing 16-MP lens impressive. The shooter helps in facilitating video calls, too.
Hardware and Software
The mobile packs a 2-GHz Cortex A53 quad-core processor, which oversees its overall performance. This feature works in tandem with a 2GB RAM. A PowerVR GE8300 GPU takes care of the graphics. This combination is based upon MediaTek Helio A22 chipset.
The Camon i4 features a 32GB internal storage that can be expanded as much as 256GB with a memory card. This device runs Android v9.0 (Pie), straight out of the box.
Connectivity and Battery
The new Tecno smartphone offers a wide range of connectivity options, which includes 4G with VoLTE, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, micro-USB, GPS, etc.
It draws power from a 3,500mAh Li-Po battery that brings long hours of backup. No information is available regarding fast charging support as of yet. Normal charging is carried out via micro-USB port that is used for doing file transfer through a micro-USB cable.
Tecno Camon i4 Complete Specs
- Dimension: 156.5 x 76 x 5.6 mm (6.16 x 2.99 x 0.22 in)
- Weight: 150 g (5.29 oz)
- Material: Premium Plastic
- Color Shades:City Blue, Champagne Gold, Midnight Black
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.2 inches, 96.7 cm2 (around 81.3% screen-to-body ratio)
- Screen Resolution: 720 by 1520 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (around 294 ppi density)
- Display Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (unconfirmed); 2.5D Curved Glass
- Interface: HiOS 4.6
- Touch Screen: Yes, up to 3 fingers
- Type: Triple Lenses
- Sensor(s): 13+8+2 MP, f/1.8, aperture, PDAF
- Features: Geo-tagging, PDAF, panorama, f/1.8 aperture
- LED Flash: Yes, quad-LED LED
- Video Resolution: 1080p@30fps, 2160p@30fps
- Type: Single Lens
- Sensor(s): 16-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture
- Features: Face ID, 6-level AI face Beauty, HD
- Video Resolution: 720p
- LED Flash: Yes, Dual LED
Hardware and Software
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm), Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- Internal Storage: 32GB
- RAM: 2GB
- Operating System: Android v9 (Pie)
- Card Slot: Yes, expandable up to 256GB
- Technology: GSM / HSPA
- 2G Network Bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G Network Bands: HSDPA 850 / 1900
- 4G Network Bands: No support for 4G LTE network
- Speed: HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- USB: Micro USB 2.0, USB OTG
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
- Wi-fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- GPS: Yes
- FM Radio: Yes
- NFC: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Speaker Location: Chin, below display
- Sound Enhancements: Active noise cancellation using its dedicated mic
- Audio Jack Type: Yes, 3.5-milimeter audio jack
- Type: Li-Ion
- Capacity: Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
- Fast Charging: No
- OTG Support: N/A
- Talk Time: Up to 28 hours
- Music Play: Up to 31 hours
- Stand-by: Up to 480 hours
- Browser: HTML5 supported
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity
- Messaging: SMS(threaded view), Email, MMS, IM Push Mail
- Java Support: No
- Torch: Yes
- Gaming apps: Built-in and downloadable from the Play Store
- Miscellaneous: MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player, WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player, Document Viewer, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Photo/Video Editor, Push to talk, Organizer, Voice command/dial
Price and Availability
- Recommended Retail Price: Around $139 (₦49,900 approx.)
- Availability: Soon
TECNO Camon i4 Price and Availability
There’s no information as of yet on the phone pricing or when the device will be available for pre-order. We don’t also know when it will be sold in stores, online and offline. But since the complete specs are out already, it should be available pretty soon.
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I have already go through all the specifications and what I have experienced that the product is really very user-friendly and nice. You may buy it, but before that, you must look at some of its parameters that are mentioned over here in this article.
this phone will be nice, the battery life will be great
Good evening sir, please when can I get the tecno i4 to buy here in lagos Nigeria.
Good evening sir, please where can i buy the tecno camon i4 here in lagos Nigeria
Good evening sir /Madam please once the tecno camon i4 is out for sales let me know either by email or by phone. My number is 08059756198. Thanks, David
why so nice, mad features
This phone battery is what i am after i love it
Plss wt is d price of it ?


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Danielle Roberts (she/her) gives us the data to know we’re in control of our next job search.
The GC52 News Team is back with the latest updates from the DC Universe.
A Dark Crisis is approaching.
Join Amanda and Scarlett as they discuss My Dress-Up Darling to see if the cute anime about cosplay is something for you!
Join us for another round with Nikki and RJ as they explore the world of whiskeys while discussing the art of self-love.
Let’s add some games to our wishlists.
Lainey, Jon, & Amanda discuss Rachel Smythe’s Webtoon ‘Lore Olympus.’
Plagues and monsters reign this edition of We Love Indie Games!
The GC52 News Team returns with the latest updates from the DC Universe.
Dan and Jake discuss the series Spy X Family to help you see if the manga is for you! Dan gives his Spy X Family review of the anime.

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General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it expects one board member to retire before its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders this year, while another board member has told the board he doesn’t plan to seek re-election.
The Detroit automaker, in a regulatory filing, said David Bonderman,71, late last month told the company he doesn’t intend to ask for re-election. GM also expects Robert D. Krebs,71, will retire from the board just before the annual meeting due to GM’s policy that requires board members retire by the age of 72. GM’s annual meeting is typically held in June, but no date this year has been announced.
GM said Bonderman and Krebs joined the board in July 2009. They were appointed by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the company’s exit from bankruptcy in 2009. The government sold its final stake in GM in December 2013.
GM spokesman Dave Roman said it will be the board’s decision whether to fill Bonderman or Krebs’ seats.
GM’s board has 14 members including GM CEO Mary Barra. She was appointed to the board last month after she took over CEO duties from retiring Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. The board’s new chairman is Theodore M. “Tim” Solso. He’s a retired chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc. and took over as chairman of GM’s board on Jan. 15.
“On behalf of the board, I thank David and Rob for their dedicated service and significant contributions in building today’s GM,” Solso said in a statement.
Bonderman is co-founding partner and managing general partner of private investment firm TPG. He also is chairman of the board for Ryanair Holdings and is a director of CoStar Group Inc., Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Energy Future Holdings Corp. Krebs was CEO and chairman of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
“I enjoyed serving on the GM Board and I’m proud to have been part of the company’s resurgence,” Bonderman said in a statement. “I’m sure that Mary Barra and her team will keep GM moving forward.”

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720 N Franklin
720 North Franklin is located in the heart of Chicago’s artistic and energetic River North neighborhood. Anchored by the Merchandise Mart, one of the world’s largest commercial buildings and wholesale design centers, River North is known for its art galleries, home furnishing retailers, nightclubs and converted residential loft buildings.
720 North Franklin was constructed in 1925 for industrial use. Today, it is a contemporary retail and office building with approximately 46,000 of rentable square feet on six floors. 720 North Franklin is home to a contemporary home and office accessory retailer as well as to marketing, advertising, web design and real estate companies.
McCaffery Interests purchased the property in 1999 and improved the building’s physical appearance and enhanced its tenant base. MI served as the property manager for the building until its sale in July 2021.
- 46,000 SF on six floors
- Transit-oriented, located along the "L" train with immediate access to the Brown and Purple lines
- Purchased by MI in 1999
- Sold in July 2021

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New Haven Arms Co. ~ Henry 1860 Repeater ~ .44 Henry Rimfire
Guns International #: 101252549 Seller's Inventory #: 8400783
Category: Henry Rifles - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com
Seller: Cabelas Fort Worth
Company: Bass Pro - Cabelas
Member Since: 3/19/07
Country: United States
Phone: (817) 337-2421
Fax: (817) 337-2430
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted:
This is one of the finest Henry rifle anywhere. This rifle would have been made early in 1863. This is an early first style Henry rifle without a lever latch and has a round top butt plate. The first style butt plate has a trapdoor and contains a 4 piece Hickory wiping rod that is in great condition. The rifle is topped with a 1000 yard ladder sight and a brass blade front. The rear sight is dovetailed into the receiver behind the ejection port. The blue on the barrel and mag tube are in excellent condition with a touch of white on a few of the sharp edges on the barrel. The stampings on the barrel are crisp and clear. The serial number on the barrel is also easy to read and has sharp edges. There is some minor thinning blue on the mag tube but nearly all the steel is blue/black with a touch of white along the follower slot. The spring is in excellent condition and is still strong. The follower itself is in excellent condition and has some shine from being worked. The brass frame is in excellent condition and has been protected for many years and is a light mustard color with a nice shine underneath. The carrier has not been abused and is free from dings and dents. The hammer still has most of its case color with some bright vivid colors. The lever has strong blue with some wear from use. The walnut stock is also in outstanding condition. There are several small dings and the bottom of them is darker that the rest of the walnut. The screws for the butt plate, the butt plate, the stock and stock screws are all serial numbered to the rifle and are indexed properly. The rear upper tang screw is a little buggered up. The blue on the screws is excellent with most of the screws. The screw that holds the lever and below the hammer have silver showing. The bore is good with nice rifling but it is a little rough with some old pitting.
Manufacturer: 1862 According to Madis letter.
Caliber: .44 Henry Rimfire.
Chambers: Lever action repeater.
Metal Condition: Excellent with a nice even mustard color on the brass and very strong blue.
Wood Condition: Excellent.
Bore Condition: Very good.
Barrels: 24 inch blue with sights.
Triggers: Single blue.
Stock: Very nice straight grain walnut serial numbered to the rifle.
13 1/4 inch LOP.
Fore End: Standard full length mag tube.
Butt Pad: Crescent brass serial numbers to the rifle.
Weight: 9 Lbs. 8 Oz.
Sights: Correct 1000 yard rear ladder sight and a brass blade front.
Extras: Comes with a 4 piece hickory cleaning rod in the butt stock and a 3 page George Madis letter.
Item Location: Fort Worth, TX


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Afrobeats, Central African Republic, D'banj, Kanye West, Kwaito, Mr. Biggs Nigeria, Nando's, Nigeria, Nigerians in southern Africa, South Africa, spar
Ed: A non Africa in DC post to kick the weekend off, dedicated readers will know that a major mission of mine is to expose DC’s Africa policy wonks to African entertainment – Africa in 2013 remains a continent that is in many respects Eurocentric: think airline routes, education systems, etc.
Accordingly, I’m very interested in the engagement of major African powers on the continent. For awhile, I’ve been very interested in the diffusion of South Africa’s commercial and economic presence across Africa (think establishments like the grilled chicken purveyor, Nando’s, which I will forever cherish as a result of this commercial and grocery stores like Spar and OK). Continue reading


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Herbalife Nutrition is getting into the iced coffee business. The company recently announced plans to sell their Herbalife Iced Coffee which provides users with a burst of both caffeine and protein.
Herbalife Nutrition offers entrepreneurs a way to cash in on the company’s successes. There is a way to become an independent contractor for Herbalife Nutrition. These independent contractors are given much support along the way. They get support from their sponsor as well as from other people who have been independent contractors with Herbalife Nutrition longer.
Herbalife Nutrition began in 1980. The founder created a protein shake that helps to suppress the appetite of those who drink it. He thought of the idea after watching his mother die at a young age of obesity and malnutrition. To date, the original protein shake that was sold from the trunk of the founder’s vehicle is still the biggest selling product the company has.
The products Herbalife Nutrition sells are manufactured in Herbalife Nutrition facilities. They have facilities in China and the United States. The company headquarters are in California. They were incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The founder of the company is Mark Hughes.
Mark Hughes was the founder and CEO of Herbalife Nutrition until his untimely death at age 44. His death was attributed to a lethal dose of an anti-depressant and alcohol. The company was traded on the NASDAQ. Now it is traded on NYSE.
There have been lawsuits filed against Herbalife Nutrition. These lawsuits range from a suit by the US Federal Trade Commission. This suit claimed that the Herbalife Nutrition business model is a pyramid scheme. The company settled the suit without admitting wrongdoing. They agreed to pay their independent distributors the sum of $200 million USD.
Herbalife Nutrition entering into the iced coffee market is just a small step in the growth of the company. The company manufactures and sells a whole line of nutrition products. Some of these products include nutrition supplements, sports nutrition, weight management, and personal-care products. The jump into the iced coffee market is geared at the millennials. They added protein to the iced coffee packets and now it is considered a nutritious drink.
In conclusion, this article discussed the founding of Herbalife Nutrition. We discussed the founder and the original CEO. Also, talked about was the fact that Herbalife Nutrition is not immune to the many lawsuits a company must face.

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MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL),
a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits
for broadband communications applications, today announced Zinwell Corp. is developing a new satellite digital outdoor (D-ODU) unit using MaxLinear’s MxL865 channel stacking system on chip (SoC).
Zinwell is expanding its extensive satellite product line with the new D-ODU which is designed for multi-satellite, channel-stacking low-noise block (LNB) downconverters. In the direct broadcast satellite industry, the company is known for its LNBs, multi-dwelling unit switches and SAT>IP servers.
The MxL865 is based on MaxLinear’s Full-Spectrum Capture™ (FSC™) technology, and can support up to 24 channels over a single cable for simplified connection between the indoor set-top box and rooftop LNB / multi-dwelling unit switch. The device has five FSC wideband inputs for a total capture bandwidth of 10 GHz and features a single L-band IF output.
Zinwell selected the MxL865 because of its low-power draw and high level of integration, which made its high-density channel-stacking D-ODU commercially viable. The 10mm x 10mm device integrates a host CPU microcontroller, FSK and DiSEqC modems and power management controllers. The device also includes all major supporting analog functions such as broadband input and output filters, RF gain blocks, channel filters, PLLs and automatic gain control (AGC) functionality.
The MxL865 exceeds strict RF performance and MOCA co-existence requirements from leading direct broadcast satellite operators. Having this additional performance helps customers like Zinwell significantly reduce the design complexity so they can enter the market quickly with a robust D-ODU solution.
“MaxLinear’s D-ODU product family has been very well received in the market due to its high level of integration, low power consumption and unmatched performance to meet strict operator specifications,” said Brian Sprague, MaxLinear Vice President and General Manager. “We’re pleased to enable Zinwell to be a leader in the transition to digital with this new D-ODU.”


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Rennes in 10 Days- Summer Festivals, Places to Visit and 11 Delicious Desserts to try !
SITES VISITED IN RENNES
1.Park Du Thabur
This is probably the best park you will find in central Brittany! It is remarkably designed, imaginatively planted and well maintained. We visited this magnificent park thrice ! A short walk away from the bustling city you can find this many faceted sanctuary- acres of manicured lawn, cafe, art gallery, ponds, intelligently designed play-structure for kids and a beautiful flower garden. Overall it is themed as English Garden, French Garden and Botanical Garden
Top– Beautiful manicured park; Bottom Left- Garden Pond and behind that is the Art Gallery; Bottom Right– Relaxing by the pond
Sources say this park belonged to the Abbey Saint-Melaine until the French Revolution. When it first opened opened to the public only men were allowed entry.
The vast lawns with shady trees are perfect for a relaxed afternoon picnic ..
…..as you keep walking, past the lawn, is a children’s play structure that is sure to keep them entertained for the rest of the evening !
Right behind the play structure is a beautiful Rose and flower garden …
Stroll along this garden and indulge in Nature……. that is at its best 🙂
There are also a few man-made ponds and little waterfalls …don’t miss out on the curious ducks that waddle by!
……and there is a giant bird cage with a pigeon house on top,that you wont miss !!
I did my homework before traveling to Rennes on sites and desserts and this was one of the top recommended spots- TRUE!!, it lives by its name 🙂
Entry– Free, Rue de Paris
Address– Place Saint-Mélaine, 35000, Rennes, France
Tip– Don’t forget your walking shoes, the park is humongous, you can easily spend 4-5 hours here ! Lovely place to celebrate an informal birthday or anniversary. Park closes by 8.30pm.
2. Jarding du Palais Saint-George (Palace of Saint-George)
In the center of Rennes, just off the main road and easy to find is this magnificent historic building that was built in 1670 that is currently used to house council offices and part of it is a Against this stunning backdrop is beautifully maintained gardens where you can sit and indulge in nature. Another heaven in the center of the town !! This was formerly an Abbey residence built in 1670 which was forced to close in 1792 during the French Revolution.
Address– Rue Kleber, 35000, Rennes, France
Travel Tips– It is located just off the main road and easily accessible. Not ideal for strollers. Check out the Fire Station behind this place. Nice spot to kill some time !
3. Basilique Saint-Sauveur de Rennes
Another beautiful and well maintained church to visit in the historic downtown Rennes ! the name is translated as “Our Lady of Miracles and Virtues”. It was built in the early 18th century.
Stunning glass painting and medieval architecture that will take you back in time! It welcomes people of all faith and religious beliefs…. stop by enjoy a symphony in the evening, it is sure to take you to a different level of experience.
Church interior. Left– Glass painting ; Right– Statue of Mother Mary.
Address– 35000 Rennes, France
Travel Tip– It can be a little tricky to find this place… once you get to the town center ask the locals for directions.

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The Ambassadors REVIEW
Bahrain’s Economic Triad: Liberalization, Growth and Stability
J. Adam Ereli
United States Ambassador to Bahrain
he Kingdom of Bahrain is unique. A tiny archipelago only 250 square miles
in area, Bahrain has slightly over one million residents, almost half of whom
are foreigners. Located along historical trade routes moving goods from east
to west, Bahrain has been inhabited by traders for thousands of years. This has resulted in
one of the most open societies in the region—both culturally and economically. Openness
is not only a hallmark of Bahrain’s past, but is the key to the country’s strategic plans for
the future as well.
Economically, Bahrain stands in stark contrast to its oil-exporting neighbors in the
Arabian Gulf. Although it sits only 20 miles off the east coast of Saudi Arabia and the
world’s largest oil reserve, Bahrain’s only oil field produces less than 35,000 barrels of oil
per day. Located west of the world’s largest natural gas field, which Qatar and Iran share,
Bahrain also has relatively little natural gas.
As a result of its small size and meager natural resources, one would expect that
Bahrain would not be a major contender in the world economy. However, this is not the
case. For many years the Bahraini leadership has made a concerted effort to modernize,
liberalize, and diversify its economy, while simultaneously investing in its most important
resource—its people. As a result of these efforts, Bahrain has not only created a modern,
service-based economy and established itself as the financial capital of the region, but
positioned itself well to weather the economic storm that is buffeting the world.
Economic Liberalization Leads to Investment
The Government of Bahrain has substantially liberalized Bahrain’s economy over
the past decade, passing laws allowing foreign property ownership, establishment of
foreign companies without a local partner, reducing or eliminating taxes and tariffs, and
divesting government ownership and control in key industries. The government has also
tightened its anti-money laundering laws and enhanced the Central Bank’s oversight and
regulation of financial institutions. Following the creation of a Supreme Privatization
Council in the spring of 2001, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa also issued a decree in
October 2002 that outlined a strategy for privatizing numerous sectors including tourism,
telecommunications, transportation, electricity and water, ports and airport services, oil and
gas, and postal services.
Consider telecommunications, which was the first key sector to be liberalized.

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St. Louis Metro has announced a new project is scheduled to begin that will bring major improvements to the busiest station on the MetroLink light-rail system, the Central West End MetroLink Station.
The $7.5 million enhancements are being funded by Washington University School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare, in partnership with St. Louis Metro Transit. The goal is to relieve congestion at the station, as well as to improve safety and visibility. The project is expected to take about a year to complete.
The MetroLink platform will remain open during construction, but the elevator at the west end of the station will be closed for demolition and reconstruction beginning Dec. 26. Throughout the project, temporary modifications and closures will be made to the station entrances/exits to enable riders to safely access the MetroLink platform.
Station redesign details include:
- New, monitored entrance/exit at the street level from Euclid Avenue on the west end of the station featuring a welcome center at the top of the stairs that lead down to the MetroLink platform.
- A new, wider staircase with a center handrail connecting the new Euclid Avenue entrance/exit to the platform to better accommodate passengers.
- Relocating the elevator on the station platform to relieve congestion.
- New, upgraded platform lighting.
- An expanded canopy to cover 70 percent of the MetroLink platform. The current canopy covers 30 percent of the MetroLink platform.
- Safety improvements including a speed bump, stop sign and new lighting at the entry to the MetroBus area of the garage, which connects to the east entrance/exit of the platform.
“The Central West End Station is our busiest station with more than 4,300 riders boarding trains there every weekday. Those passengers and future riders will benefit from the improvements, which include new access control that will create a safer and more convenient transit experience through secure, monitored entry and exit points,” said Taulby Roach, Bi-State Development president and CEO. “The station improvements and amenities would not be possible without the funding and partnership of BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine.”


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CircEsteem's Youth Performance Troupe is BACK in the parks, with a brand new show for all ages. Featuring Circus artists ages 12 - 22, CircEsteem Youth and Alumni will dazzle the crowds with acts of aerial silks, trapeze, acrobatics, juggling, tightwire, clowning, diabolo and more! After the show, youth in the audience will be invited into our Circus Ring to try out some of the skills they just saw performed. Both the performance and the workshop are totally FREE!
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We are writing this letter in support of Health Care for All - Oregon. Health Care for All –Oregon aims to create a comprehensive, equitable, publicly funded, high quality, universal health care system that would serve Oregon and the United States.
We believe that health care is a human right and should be available to everyone without exception and without barriers to healthcare. We need a system that is transparent and accountable to the people that it serves. Healthcare must be available on an equal basis and not rationed by cost.
It is well past the time in our state and country to recognize the right of all people to enjoy access to healthcare. Other developed nations such as Canada and the nation states of Europe already have similar systems such as we are promoting in this letter. These systems have been in place for years and have provided their citizens with longer life expectancy at a lower cost than we enjoy in this country. The United States appears to be the only industrialized country in the world that does not have a universal health care system.
If as the “Declaration of Independence” states that we the people have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the state and country need to adopt a universal health care system so that everyone can have the same rights and privileges.
In December 2012 a United Nations Resolution was passed encouraging governments to move towards providing universal access to affordable and quality healthcare services. We need to act on this resolution now.
Janet R. De With House Dist. 24 Senate Dist.12
Jane Kristof House Dist 24 Senate Dist 124

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Doesn't the title of the list explain it well enough? This is a list of 200+ quality "short" films. Easy…
Assault on Precinct 13
L.A.'s deadliest street gang just declared war on the cops.
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.
An interracial gang wages an all-out assault on a police station. In their way is a street smart cop, a hottie with a nice rack, and a con who really wants a smoke. A blood-oath. An ice cream truck. A Real Housewife of Beverly Hills's last scoop of vanilla. A father's swift justice with a twist. Being marked for death by Che and the gang. A dispatcher's last call. A save-ass plan. A game of hot potato seals Snow White's fate. Backseat peek-a-boo. Having to wing it. Not arguing with a confident man. The ultimate last stand. Wilson finally gets that smoke. Carpenter's Mona Lisa.
A dynamic blend of kinetic direction, relentless action & energetic performances, Assault on Precinct 13 is a severely underrated action thriller that grabs the viewers' attention from its opening moments & never lets go until the very end. Written, directed, edited & scored by John Carpenter, it is one of the finest works of his career & arguably the most transparent reflection of this director's filmmaking style.
Set in a crime-infested ghetto in South Central Los Angeles, Assault on Precinct 13 covers a series of events taking place within the same day & begins with covering three plot lines which later merge into one. On a superficial level, it tells the story of a police officer who, with the help of convicted prisoners, defends a…
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Look at that, two cops wishing me luck. I'm doomed.
It's obvious from looking at this film that even at this point in his career Carpenter had some sort of obsession with the mechanics of the old westerns. A strange mix of Rio Bravo and Night of the Living Dead, this low-budget exploitation flick is a shining example of Carpenter's style. A group of heroes against an overwhelming force set to an empty and enigmatic background is an outline that can fit into a hell of a lot of his films, and yet, none of them are exactly alike. Comparing Assault on Precinct 13 to Ghosts of Mars (which was made 25 years…
Dun dun-dun-dun-dun. Dun dun-dun-dun-dun. Dun dun-dun-dun-dun.
I always seem to forget just how catchy that theme tune is. In fact, I think out of all the John Carpenter themes (and soundtracks, for that matter) the one for Assault On Precinct 13 is my favourite. It's also a soundtrack that does for the atmosphere of this film at its key moments the kind of job that ALL soundtracks are supposed to do.
In fact, as I was commenting to my wife last night, when I first saw Assault On Precinct 13 as a 13 year old as part of a Moviedrome series I actually recognised the theme tune even though I had definitely never seen the film before. Not sure where…
Great little low budget exploitation flick from John Carpenter! While I prefer his horror films, I am glad I got a chance to see this as I've heard so many good things about it over the years!
This films follows the story of a police station which is about to be disabled and is the target of an assault by an unstoppable gang. Assault on Precinct 13 has the perfect amount of blood and cheese, there's nothing like a good John Carpenter film to keep you entertained. For its budget, I think that this film has survived very well due to its badass simplicity. John Carpenter balanced his second film very well, a simple story capable of sticking everyone to the screen, which was very well conducted due to the perfect amount of cool and strangely interesting characters. It's very important to underline the superb eletronic and minimalist score composed by Carpenter himself. The montage, editing, framework…
Assault on Precinct 13 is a well-acted, smoothly paced cult classic with a unique and solidly executed premise. While it never truly blew me away, this was fairly enjoyable with tense, and at times shocking moments(murder of the little girl). My complaibts are that the screenplay wasn't entirely engaging, the soundtrack was rather corny and the buildup in the first act was kind of slow. Nonetheless, Assault on Precinct 13 doesn't rank among Carpenter's best work nor is it a must see, but it's recommendable for the action crowd.
I decided to watch this film because of how much I love Rio Bravo and I kept seeing people relate this to it. The problem is while the action may be similar to Rio the characters completely fall flat in comparison. To be honest I really didn't care for any the characters partially because the acting was poor and because none of them were developed particularly well. Rio works so well because each character has a goal other than living in addition to the camaraderie they develop and share.
Carpenter's terrifyingly amoral and nihilistic depiction of an LA gang seeking revenge is shot and scored perfectly.
"Anybody got a smoke?"
Explosive, kinetic, dynamic, Assault on Precinct 13 is one of the best action thrillers of the 70s, a low budget exploitative punch in the face from Mr. John Carpenter properly announcing himself and his inimitable directorial style as a force to be reckoned with. He'd already directed a rather brilliant little Sci-Fi comedy with Dark Star but this was the film where Carpenter clearly established his cavalcade of motifs and aesthetics. The violence is brutal, the acting great, the score hypnotizing and it's directed and edited with tenacity and supreme skill. One of a handful of films that it doesn't matter what you're doing, what mood you're in, once the game begins you're sucked in and might as well be another person inside the police station under siege because you're not going anywhere. Enthralling, thrilling, suspenseful, there aren't enough adjectives to heap in praise on this underlooked and underrated film.
I can't feign surprise that I liked this film, as John Carpenter is easy for me to pick. But its absolute respect for its characters, refusal to rely on dull dynamics, and its score and cinematography make it great.
Not to be crazy about ratings, but the choice between four and five stars is much tougher than usual.
Had no idea what this one was about, but turned out to be a lot of fun. I really like J.C.'s characters. Pretty brutal and all around fun
"Got a smoke?"
This film is awesome gritty fun that shows John Carpenter really just wanted to make a western all of his life and this is the film that comes as close to it as he can. The cigarette gag is so silly but man does the pay off at the end seem well deserved. The plot could be seen as a bit of a stretch in how little there is in it but the film is 90 minutes which is the right length for a film like this. I love that in season three of Supeenatural they ripped off this movie because it you are going to borrow, borrow from the best.
Straddles the line between being a solid thriller and an okay action movie, but that’s Carpenter for you. Overall, the film is good, but a bit undercooked and it takes too long to get to the point; the one shocking moment in the first half can’t sustain the other 40 minutes of prologue. A lot of the dialogue ought to be merely functional but it’s underlined too much in an attempt to sound edgy. Case in point, Carpenter’s infatuation with Wilson as this kind of charismatic rogue is kind of unwarranted – the dude just ain’t that cool. He wouldn’t really get this kind of character right until Snake Plissken in Escape From New York.
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Final Cut - Ladies & Gentlemen
- For All Mankind
- Citizen Kane
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game
- Citizen Kane
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Tokyo Story
- The Rules of the Game


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WINSLOW — Following a pandemic hiatus, a group that offers support for families of individuals behind bars will return to Winslow in August.
“Rose’s Room” is a monthly, nonsectarian support group for those with a loved one in prison or jail. The next meeting is set for Thursday, Aug. 26, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the St. Joseph Center on 80 Garland Street in Winslow. Future meetings will all be held on the last Thursday evening of each month at the same time and location.
“I think everybody feels alone and that they’re the only one. They can’t talk to anybody about it. It’s shame. It’s humiliation,” says Rose Dubay from Poland, who has a son in prison and for whom the program is named. “I think with Rose’s Room, we can help people get out of that stigma and realize that this isn’t their fault.”
The program got its start when Rose, searching for such a group, reached out to Bruce Noddin of the Maine Prisoner Re-Entry Network. Not finding a program like it in Maine, he established the first Rose’s Room in Auburn in May 2018.
“There is kind of a basic script that is a combination of the script from Alcoholics Anonymous and from a hospice support group. Those were kind of combined,” says Noddin. “We understand that there is an anonymity there.”
In the three years that have passed since Rose’s Room started, it has expanded into other communities, including Bridgton, Farmington, Lewiston, Rockland, Sanford, and Westbrook. The group in Winslow met for the first time in late February of 2020, but before it could pick up steam and grow, the pandemic reached Maine. With conditions allowing for live meetings again, organizers hope the group will begin providing hope in the months ahead.
“It’s the only group in Kennebec County,” said Sister Judy Donovan, CSJ. “Everyone will be welcomed, loved, and equally respected. Former inmates are welcome, too, as their stories about successful recovery and re-entry into society create hope for all.”
Sister Judy say she hopes it becomes a place of healing for families.
“I hope they feel at home in this space, and as they meet, they get to feel at home with each other, and they take real ownership of it,” says Sister Judy. “That would be wonderful.”
Rose’s Room is also offering virtual meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. To attend that meeting or for more information about any Rose’s Room meeting in Maine, call 207-998-2547.
“People are not alone. We have all been through what you are going through, and we can help each other,” said Rose.
To contact Rose directly to set up an individual conversation, email firstname.lastname@example.org.


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SODA BREAD - Paul Hollywood Ireland's most famous bread is made with two of the oldest foods, wheat and buttermilk.
Paul Holywoods Soda bread..... 500g flour, 420ml butter milk, 1tsp bicarb soda, 1tsp salt.
Paul Hollywoods Irish soda bread
Brief explanation on how to make bread and why its done that way
Baking Basics | Paul Hollywood
This light, airy baguette has a wonderful crisp golden crust.
irish soda bread with romsemary and onion
Paul Hollywood's British Baking | Soda Bread Recipe - YouTube
The base of this Irish soda bread is from Paul Hollywood who is pretty much the bread god of England. It’s also the easiest bread you will ever make as there is no yeast, no proving and no k…

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There is a strong correlation between how we view food and therefore our choice to eat it. That has since been the concept on which fast food companies woo their customers. The first step – make them look yummy in posters and advertisements that reach customer homes through TV commercials, magazines and the likes. Then, its all easy work from there.
In that respect, food photography plays an important role in how certain foods are made to look their best. A perfect example is Mexican fast food. We all love to stuff our mouth with them yummy enchilada and tacos. However, you would be surprised to know the amount of work that goes into getting the right pictures of these foods. So, how do the photographers pull it off? Here’s the answer.
Mexican foods aren’t always that photogenic but then not everything that tastes good has to look good right? However, when enchiladas are concerned, the sauce that bleeds over the beans isn’t very pleasant to look at in a photograph. Another problem that’s faced with enchiladas is their fullness.
So, in order to cover for these physical aspects, certain modifications are brought into the whole setup. First off, the fullness aspect is produced by filling the enchiladas with mashed potatoes. The reason instant mashed potatoes are chosen is because it is easy to make at the set and easier to mold. Then once the middle is stuffed with mashed potatoes, veggies and meat are added to the sides to give the perception of fullness.
For added effect, cheese on the enchiladas is melted perfectly on the top by using a heat gun. The final result produces some of the most mouthwatering pictures of enchiladas thereby doing full albeit slightly deceived justice to the Mexican fast food.
Look at the pictures of tacos, and you’ll immediately notice the shells beautifully opened up to expose all that filling brimming to come out. In real life, tacos are perhaps the most delicious mess. So, the first responsibility for a food photographer is to infuse some presentable attributes into the visual representation of the fast food.
In order to keep the shells open, the tortillas are placed together using glue and cosmetic sponges are added behind the meat to produce the opening in the shell. As for the meat, they are supposed to look dark and juicy, for that reason, food photographers often spray some WD-40 to produce that glistening effect in the beef. Yet another trick is to add colorfully radiant vegetable slices like tomato and yellow capsicum and corn syrup added over the beans to produce the fresh and moist look.


Selectmen point to senior, community centers as top priorities
Selectmen said last week developing a location for a senior center or community center, or a combination of the two, is their top priority for the current fiscal year.
Town Administrator Terri Ackerman led an effort at the Sept. 3 Board of Selectmen meeting to nail down annual town goals for Fiscal Year 2009 through a brainstorming session with the board.
"I think we need to plan for the future," said Selectman Paul Sushchyk, who added that affordable housing, such as that for seniors, is also a top priority in his mind.
Developing alternative energy sources such as solar and wind and incentives for residents who use them, establishing a permanent skate park in town, completing a renovation of the town common, and instituting a routine maintenance plan of town owned buildings before the winter months were all on the top of the Selectmen's goals during the session.
"I think it's high time that we look at alternative energy sources at a municipal level," Sushchyk said. "Unless we begin to make some changes to our lifestyle, the changes won't occur."
The town Web site was also brought up, and it was suggested that it be fine tuned to include more relevant and current data, as well as a user manual that would provide residents with detailed information on applying for dog licenses, building permits, etc.
Ackerman broke the suggestions from the board into five topics: Land use, senior/ community center, maintenance, the town website, and alternative energy, which will all have sub-topics below them to provide more detail as far as instituting and completing the various projects and ideas.
Ackerman said she will complete the list of FY09 goals and present it to the selectmen at a future meeting.


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Bank of the West offers checking, savings, CDs, and money market accounts for your business. Credit cards, loans, and lines of credit are also available. Bank of the West offers payroll services and payment processing options. Foreign exchange services for business accounts are also available. Interest rates for their different business accounts are not listed on the website.
Bank of the West does not require you to have direct deposit into their checking account. There is a monthly maintenance fee, but you can waive that fee by depositing money into your account each month. You can deposit any amount by an ATM, in-branch, direct, or mobile deposit to waive the fee.
Bank of the West offers Flexible-Term CDs, Premium Money Market CD, and a Relationship CD. Within these different CD types are a variety of term lengths, except the Relationship CD. That only has a 12-month term option. To apply for a CD and get the specific term lengths and rates you have to visit a branch. You cannot apply online.
With Popmoney you can send or receive money with only an email, text, or account number. You decide where the money is deposited. You will receive an alert when the transaction is complete. There is a fee to send money overnight, and not all customers qualify to use Popmoney.
Personal banking accounts of Bank of the West do not have competitive interest rates. The rates are much less than online-only banks but similar to typical bank interest rates.
To open a CD, you must have an opening balance of $1,000 for the Flexible-Term CDs and Premier Money Market CDs. To open a Relationship CD, you must have $2,500 and a checking account with Bank of the West.
To waive the Premier Checking account fee, you must have $25,000 in qualifying accounts. The Choice Money Market account requires $5,000. CD accounts require $1,000 to $2,500 to open. The Classic Savings account requires $300. There are other options for ways to have monthly fees waived. Know the options if you cannot keep the required amounts of money in the accounts.
Bank of the West accounts are not available in all states. To apply for an account, you must have an address in one of the states listed. Interest rates and products differ between states. The name of the bank may be slightly different as well depending on the area.
The interest rates for Sun Canyon are higher than typical bank rates, but lower than online accounts. The accounts do have tiered interest rates. But even the lowest tier rates are higher than typical bank rates.
Sun Canyon Bank offers online accounts. Those accounts include:
Sun Canyon allows for eight ATM transactions each month, or up to $25 per billing cycle, free of fees. The other banking institution may charge a fee. Sun Canyon will not charge a fee for those first ATM transactions.
Through the mobile app, you can make purchases and payments with Sun Canyon Digital Wallet. You load your debit card into the mobile app. You can then make purchases. Sun Canyon also supports Apple, Google, and Samsung Pay.
Most Sun Canyon accounts have fees. The money market fee is $10. To avoid fees, you must keep at least $2,500 in the account. The savings account has a fee of $5 per month. To avoid this fee, you must have a balance of at least $250. The checking account has a fee of $5 if you have less than $5,000 in your checking account. To waive the fees, you can also have set combined balances. The savings account requires $2,500 in combined accounts. The MMA requires $5,000, and the checking account requires $20,000 in combined accounts.
The opening required amounts for Sun Canyon accounts are high. The savings account requires $250 to open. The checking account requires $1,000 to open. The CDs all require $1,000 to open. The money market account requires $2,500. You must keep these amounts in the accounts to avoid the monthly fees.
Apply for an account with Sun Canyon by filling out an application online. Once your application is complete, customer service sends an email when the account activates. You can start using the account once you receive the email.
To earn the most competitive rates, you must have a high account balance. The checking account requires $50,000 for the best rates and the money market requires $100,000. The savings account requires $250,000. Balance over $250 for the savings account and over $2,500 for the MMA and checking accounts earn interest, just not the highest rate.


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The new iPad 3 is only weeks away. The iPad 3 rumor mill is already circulating lots of features that might be in the new iPad 3. Below we have compiled the most important and latest rumors about the iPad 3.
The Apple iPad 3 the next hot new Apple product that still has Steve Jobs' direct input. In recent weeks the iPad 3 rumor mill is already red hot. The most certain rumor is that Apple is announcing the iPad 3 on March 7. Apple has not officially confirmed this event. Another almost certain thing is that the iPad 3 will have a Retina Display. The Retina Display with its 2,048x1,536px resolution is also likely the single most biggest feature of the iPad 3. Everything else will just tag along. The only other big news could be LTE support.
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Below round-up the latest news and rumors about the iPad 3. To stay on top on the latest iPad 3 developments, bookmark or iPad 3 tracking page, which is compiling all iPad 3 news from around the web.
iPad 3 News and Rumors:
The latest news related to the iPad 3 retina display is that MacRumors got their hands on a Retina Display part and analyzed it under the microscope.
iPad 3 Cameras
The iPad 2 has very basic cameras. The front facing camera can only record VGA video (less than 1MP resolution) and the back camera is able to record video with 720p resolution (1MP resolution). Both cameras are up for an upgrade in the iPad 3. The back camera is supposed to support 8MP.
The battery is likely bigger in the new iPad 3, but that will not give you a longer batter life. The new Retina Display is just more power hungry than the current low-res display in the iPad 2. The bigger battery requires the iPad 3 to be a bit thicker.
Siri is likely not a feature of the iPad 3, but Apple is rumored to use Siri in its mystery Apple Television. If Siri is working in a TV, why not also use it in a tablet?
The iPad 3 will be almost identical to the iPad 2. There are some rumors about a more tapered back and of course rumors say it will be thicker. This is actually something Apple is not pleased in doing. So I assume the iPad 3 will only be slightly thicker. Apple would never release a new version that is a lot thicker than its predecessor.
Follow the latest iPad 3 Rumors and News on our iPad 3 Tracking page.


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Home ownership slipping further out of reach for first-time buyers in Mississauga, Brampton
The growing gap between what people earn and the cost of housing is putting potential home ownership further and further out of reach for first-time buyers in Brampton and Mississauga, even for those earning decent wages.
According to new data from real estate brokerage Zoocasa, even for those earning the median-income in Brampton and Mississauga, it could take decades to save enough money for the necessary down payment on a single-detached home, 42.2 years in Mississauga and 26.1 years in Brampton, based on median income levels.
Look at it this way. In September of this year, the average price of a single-detached home sold in Mississauga was just under $1 million ($999,000). For someone earning the median-income in the city, currently $83,018, for a mortgage with a 3 percent interest rate and 25-year amortization they would be approved for $298,001. This means the home buyer would need to come up with $700,999 to complete the down payment. It’s an astronomical amount of money for a first-time buyer, and with their current income (based on the mean) it would take 42.2 years to save up enough to afford the house, and that’s only if they put aside 20 percent of their income annually. There are also considerable waits for the other forms of housing in the city as well. With an average price of $739,900 for a semi-detached, it would take a median-income earner 24.4 years to save for the down payment, similarly, it would take 15.4 years to save for a townhouse and 5.9 years for a condo based on current prices.
Now, according to Penelope Graham, the managing editor with Zoocasa, expecting a person to wait 42 years to save for a house is unrealistic, but the number does show just how far out of reach home ownership is becoming, even for median-income earners in Peel Region.
“It does not mean that there wouldn’t be housing that is suitable for them in these cities, but they just need to look at options that are better aligned with their income,” she says.
Similar, but shorter wait times are seen in Brampton where the median-income is slightly higher at $87,290. Condos in the city, by comparison to Mississauga, are slightly more within reach for first-time buyers, with an average price of $413,500. A median income earner would only need to save for 1.4 years in order to have enough for the necessary down payment.
However, finding these relatively affordable units can prove difficult in these two cities as the prices of homes continue to skyrocket and incomes remain relatively stagnant, while suitable condo stock is not readily available. Brampton, in particular, continues to issue a disproportionate number of building permits for single-family homes, while the number of condos and apartments has not kept up with surging demand.
This has resulted in the proliferation of basement suites, or secondary units, the vast majority of which are not legal and pose serious safety risks. It’s estimated that Brampton has as many as 50,000 of these units and Mississauga as many as 30,000.
In Brampton, the average cost of a new residence in 2012, including all houses, townhomes and condos, was $373,000, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board’s data for the city. In April of 2019 that figure ballooned to $643,600, meaning the average cost of home ownership increased by 73 percent in seven years. Meanwhile household income levels, according to Statistics Canada, have gone from about $80,000 to approximately $88,000 over the same time in the city, an increase of about 10 per cent.
“That’s something that we’re seeing in markets across Canada, very acutely in the GTA, especially in some of these Peel markets,” Graham says.
The rental market, which does not meet the demand for affordable units in the two cities, is also becoming increasingly out of reach as competition for limited supply pushes monthly rental rates beyond affordability for more and more residents.
And this is where the municipalities, in conjunction with their city planning departments come in, as cities need to be planning the types of housing development their residents can afford.
In Brampton especially, it’s no secret that developers have largely controlled the planning agenda within city hall for the last three decades, leading to sprawling subdivisions of single-detached homes that are out of reach financially for many buyers.
“Obviously, it’s a really important factor in any municipality that you’ve got a plan in place that is going to focus on the right types of housing that’s going to suit the needs of residents,” Graham says. “That is housing that is designed to be higher density, housing that is designed to be well aligned with incomes of prospective home buyers in those cities.”
This lack of affordability continues to put increasing pressure on the Region of Peel and it’s affordable housing stock.
Peel has 48 providers of affordable housing, all managed by the region, and over 13,000 units contained in 150 apartment buildings, townhouses and housing complexes.
However, there is an extensive wait list, one of the longest in the province and one that continues to grow. Data from the region shows that in June 2018, the list reportedly included 13,597 individuals in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon, with an average wait time of nearly six years. The list grew to approximately 13,726 in June of this year.
To address this growing backlog, the Region has been working to accomplish ambitious goals set out in their roadmap for affordable housing, its “Home for All” plan.
The plan has the region developing 7,500 housing units annually, and 75,000 new units by 2028. This includes 10,000 housing units for low-income households and 10,000 private rental units and ownership stock for middle-income households.
Since 2012, the region has added 1,000 new units to the system, and 965 are currently in development. The ambitious plan of 75,000 units overall by 2028 is far behind schedule after almost two years.
Currently, the region’s capital plan for housing supports includes $510 million. However, it’s unclear where all this investment will come from.
Peel council did little to address affordable housing needs in the $3.8-billion regional budget for 2019. Now, there’s a $340-million gap in needed capital repairs to the region’s existing subsidized housing system over the next 10 years, which will require attention to save existing stock from further decay.
Peel families on the affordable housing wait list moved into Brampton townhomes built by Habitat for Humanity last winter
Many of the region’s housing providers have sunk even further into debt trying to keep up with the needed repairs. According to a report released by the region this month, 10 of Peel’s housing providers, including the largest of them, the Peel Housing Corporation, have been loaned nearly $40 million to keep up with needed repairs. These funds come from a subsidy set up by the region in 2011, the impetus for which was the lack of funding from upper levels of government at the time.
“The (2011) report acknowledged that the funding available from senior levels of government was insufficient to meet the capital needs of the community housing system in Peel,” the recent report reads. “An operational policy was approved by council, authorizing staff to create a Region of Peel program to provide housing providers with a loan to fund required capital repairs.”
The report continues: “All the loans provided have assisted with required capital maintenance and repairs and have been effective in keeping the assets in a state of good repair and ensuring that community house provider stock remains available to individuals and families on the region’s centralized wait list.”
Meanwhile, if prices on the open market continue to far outpace income levels it’s unclear how residents will be able to afford home ownership in two of Canada’s biggest cities.
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A shaded garden area can really limit which types of plants and flowers can grow successfully. But it also opens up a world of possibility for many other types of plants, which do thrive in shaded areas. There are many types of shade – partial shade, dry shade, deep shade and this means that working out the depth of shade you have becomes quite important.
Before you rush out and buy lots of plants, consider how much shade your garden has. How many hours a day is any part of it in shade? This is where the question of partial shade comes in – many plants can stand some partial shade if they get good light for the rest of the day. This video gives you some expert tips and advice on how to transform your shade garden patch into a beautiful planted bed.
There are many types of shade – partial shade, dry shade, deep shade and this means that working out the depth of shade you have becomes quite important.
- Dry shade for example is found in the majority of gardens. It could be up against a wall, adjacent to an area of high bushes, or simply underneath the branches of a tree. This is the most difficult kind of shade in which to grow anything, as it never gets much rainfall. As a result it remains perennially dry. The growing conditions in this kind of shade can be helped by adding organic matter – grass clippings, vegetable waste or compost – to the soil.
- Wet shade however is more likely to be found beside ponds or lakes, or adjacent to woodland and forests. These kinds of areas tend to retain lots of moisture, and to improve this kind of soil, you could add a touch of sand, which should hopefully improve drainage. You could also consider selectively pruning the tree or thinning the hedge if this is what is creating the shade in the first place.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission says the death of Tyre Nichols after a brutal arrest by Memphis Police showed the results of a “hiring failure” by the police department.
Bill Gibbons said the Memphis Police Department is sometimes hiring people who don’t have the character and values needed to be officers.
Over the past several years, Memphis’ police department and mayor have pushed to add hundreds of officers to the department’s ranks, offering signing bonuses and boosting salaries, and lowering college requirements to attract recruits.
Officials have said the city needs to get the MPD complement up to 2,500 officers. The actual number has fluctuated around 2,000.
Gibbons praised the Memphis Police Department and the mayor for the action they’d taken in response to Nichols’ death, firing several officers and disbanding the special unit they served on.
But in an interview with WREG on Tuesday, he disagreed with some in the community who said the problem was a lack of adequate training or policies for officers.
“I don’t think it’s really a failure to adequately train officers. We have good training in the police department. And I don’t think it’s primarily the lack of policies. We have good policies for the police. A lot of the reforms that people are advocating have been adopted by the police department in the last couple years,” Gibbons said.
“I think this is a hiring failure. This is an example of individuals being hired to be police officers who never should’ve been police officers. They don’t have the values, the character, necessary to be in that kind of position. And I think we need to be careful in terms of hiring the right kind of people to be police officers, not people who just want the power of the gun and badge, but people who want to be public servants.”
Nichols was pepper-sprayed, beaten and kicked after running from a traffic stop in Hickory Hill toward his parent’s home the night of Jan. 7. He died three days later, severely injured in a hospital.
Five former Memphis Police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder. Two more have been relieved of duty, along with two sheriff’s deputies. Three fire department employees who responded have also been fired.
Gibbons, who is a former district attorney general who works closely with police, said the vast majority of Memphis officers are disturbed and disappointed at the behavior of officers revealed in the Tyre Nichols videos.
“Frankly, they are embarrassed by what their fellow officers did,” Gibbons said.
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, who also appeared on WREG Tuesday, agreed that hiring may be part of the problem, and said he was working on legislation to prevent officers with criminal records from transferring to another department.
However, he believes the bigger problem is the training, policies and culture of the city’s police force.
“The reality is, we need better policies and accountability and enforcement,” Pearson said. “If our training was so good, Tyre would be alive. We have a system rooted in white supremacy, rooted in the division of anti-Black racism.”
The Memphis Police Department is 58% Black, The New York Times has reported. All five of the officers charged in the Tyre Nichols incident are Black, as was Nichols. One white officer has been relieved of duty, but not charged.
There was some good news to be shared on the law enforcement front in Memphis. Major violent crime — murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults — dropped 5.1% in Memphis in 2022 vs. the year before.
“We’re still way above where we were pre-pandemic. But at least it’s a decline, not an increase,” Gibbons said.

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Information and Resources for Families and Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Washington State. Includes worksheets for identifying people, places and ideas to help broaden your family member’s social circle and community connections.
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Desigo RXB is an innovative range of controllers and room units. Data communication is based on KNX/EIB technology.
Desigo RXB hardware
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The ETS commissioning and service tool is used for the engineering and commissioning of a network incorporating the Desigo RXB range. This tool also supports the creation of communication bindings between KNX/EIB-compatible devices (Desigo RXB or third-party devices).
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text: Don Quixote is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes in 16 Century Spain. A major character of Miguel de Cervantes’s novel is Don Quixote. Don Quixote is the novel’s poignant hero. Don Quixote’s main quest in life is to revive knights in a world deprived from chivalric virtues and values. He believes only what he chooses to believe and sees the world very differently from most people. Sincere, dignified, proud, and committed, he wants to save the world. Don Quixote starts out as a ridiculous and lonely character and ends up as an outrageous and lovable old man whose strength and wisdom have failed him. Another major character is Sancho Panza, the peasant. He is greedy, kind, faithful, and cowardly. Nevertheless, Don Quixote takes him as his squire. A representation of the common man, Sancho is a thwart to Don Quixote and virtually every other character in the novel. His laborer’s wisdom and self-sacrificing Christian behavior prove to be the novel’s most perceptive and honorable concept of life. He has an overwhelmed love for Don Quixote but grows self-confident and impertinent, ending the novel by advising his master in matters of deep personal philosophy. An example of a minor character in the novel is Rocinante, Don Quixote’s barn horse. Rocinante is slow and is as worn out as Don Quixote. A second minor character is Dapple, Sancho’s donkey. Dapple’s continuous disappearances are some of the focus points of much argument in the story. At the start of the book, we meet a man named Alonso Quixano. Alonso is aging and has enough money to keep him from ever having to work or clean his own house. So, he spends most of his free time reading books, and there are no books that interest him more than books about medieval knights riding around on horses, and slaying dragons, and kissing the hands of fair maidens. It turns out that Alonso likes his books a little too much, because one day, he decides to dress up in an old suit of armor and become a knight himself. He takes the name of Don Quixote and starts riding up and down the countryside looking for adventures. The only problem is that giants and dragons don’t really exist. But fear not, because Don Quixote has such an active imagination that he believes everyday objects are giant monsters. Early in his journeys, Don Quixote gets himself a sidekick named Sancho Panza. Sancho doesn’t believe all the crazy stuff Don Quixote is saying, but he knows that he has a good bit of wealth and hopes to make some money by hanging out with him. Once Don Quixote and Sancho set off together for adventures, there are too many plotlines to talk about in this summary. There are some friends of Don Quixote who want to cure his madness, and they devise all sorts of schemes to get him home to his bed. But they often underestimate the power of Don Quixote’s imagination. At the end of the novel, Don Quixote gets a terrible fever and dies in his bed. A major theme in the novel is madness. Most characters in Don Quixote would say Don Quixote represents this theme, since he has all the characteristics of a madman—namely, a senseless set of views that lead him to seem as a hazard to himself and others. Alternatively, the values of gallantry are not the worst values in the world, if you take away the violence. Things like loyalty, modesty, and honor are things the world has had little of. Another major theme in Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes is society and class. In 17th-century Spain, your social class told people everything they needed to know about you. All that mattered was whether you came from a noble family, which usually also meant that you were rich. On more than one occasion in Don Quixote, lovers are kept apart because of their social class, and it’s hard to tell just how far Cervantes is prepared to go in panning this detail. Although, he seems to suggest that the quality of a person’s character is what matters. But at other times, he suggests that intermarriage between different classes is only fine if it doesn’t become widespread.


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The wait is finally over, Odesza’s A Moment Apart has arrived.
After receiving a number of singles leading into the colossal follow up to their sophomore album In Return , the Seattle natives did anything but disappoint with their latest offering.
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Biden’s widespread electrification goals are…
U.S. electricity producers consumed the lowest amount of coal in the first half of 2018 since 1983, as natural gas is increasingly replacing coal-fired generation, according to calculations by Reuters market analyst John Kemp based on EIA data.
U.S. electricity producers consumed 298 million short tons of coal in the first half this year, down from 312 million short tons in the same period last year, according to the data based on the EIA’s Electric Power Monthly report. The power generation from coal in the first half of 2018 was the lowest for a first half since 1983, despite the U.S. Administration’s support to the coal industry.
Total electricity generation in the United States rose by 6 percent in the first half, but the electric power generated from coal went down by nearly 6 percent. At the same time, the generation of electricity from natural gas jumped by 17 percent, according to Reuters’ Kemp.
Coal-fired generating capacity across the United States continued to decline in the first half this year—to 246 GW as of end-June, down from 262 GW at the end of June last year and 273 GW at end-June 2016.
The share of coal in power generation has been declining for a couple of decades, but the cheap and abundant shale gas accelerated the decline of coal and the rise of natural gas as a source of electricity generation in the United States.
Most coal-fired plants are ageing and expensive to maintain, while making them compliant with emissions regulations also adds to costs to keep coal-fired generation capacity.
Last month, the EIA said that the 661 million short tons of coal consumed in the U.S. electric power sector in 2017 was the lowest amount of coal consumed since 1983. The electric power sector’s coal consumption last year was 36 percent—or 376 million short tons—lower than in 2008, when U.S. coal production reached its highest level, the EIA said.
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Wanna know BeyBey’s recipe for Fried Chicken??? Head on over to Popeye’s and get you a box! Cuz you know that’s what she does. The singer has always been outspoken about how she is so lacking in the kitchen that she can’t even boil water…
…So we were shocked to learn that she’s following her friend Gwyneth Paltrow’s lead and publish a cookbook.
Gwyn published a cookbook called “My Father’s Daughter” which captured some of her favorite recipes that were connected to memories of her late father Bruce, and now BeyBey is planning to do the same thing with Mama Tina’s recipes. Even though Mama Tina is alive and perfectly capable of writing it herself. SMH.
A source reportedly told the UK’s Daily Mirror:
“Her mum Tina started the tradition whereby anywhere in the world they are, she always puts on a soul food spread of collard greens, cornbread, mac ’n’ cheese and fried chicken. Bey would love to include these family recipes in a book.
“As she thinks about a family, she’s spoken about this with Gwyn and is raring to go.”
Alright now BeyBey, if you actually do this, we’re gonna need you to learn how to actually make these dishes. Then maybe you can call it Mama Tina’s Soul Food For Dummies!
We can’t wait for this guy to get his hands on it!


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Graduates leaving university this summer are already worrying about their double whammy of the poor job market and being the first set of students to have paid tuition fees.
According to one survey, two thirds of graduates do not expect to find a graduate-level job once they complete their studies.
On the same day, (the irony, the irony) a set of elite universities have been pushing their case to be allowed to raise the £3,000 per year cap on tuition fees.
Already potential students are worrying about the cost of even going to university, while others are choosing their potential campus based on the price of living in a city, rather than its academic quality.
Typically the cost factor is going to hold back students from poorer families, or families who have previously not attended higher education from applying.
If in the UK, we have a set of universities which charge £10,000 per year for tuition, and another set that charge £3,000 there will be young people who won't even dream of applying to the first more expensive set, and we will embed a two-tier system of higher education even further.
An interesting Sutton Trust report has already shown that Britain is wasting talent. That some of its most talented but poorer school pupils fail to go on to take A levels.
And another report showed that nearly two thirds of young people who chose not to apply to university did so because of fear of debt.
Students from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are far more likely to apply to a university nearby - rather than apply to the best university for their subject. Again cost is a factor.
And here's something not very surprising - pupils from private schools are far less likely to choose a local university than a state school student.
As must be obvious to all of us, rich kids from rich families don't worry about tuition fees and paying them, and poor kids do.
By allowing the cap on tuition fees to be lifted, and to allow a free-for-all in the tuition fee market, these differences will become more and more marked.