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On the surface we appear to be just a simple "mom & pop" supplement store... but after just one visit or call to our office, or after participating in one of our workshops or events, it quickly becomes clear that we are so much more!
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Our founder, Dr. Leonard Brancewicz, not only has an extensive, formal education, but over 40 years of experience, in naturopathy, homeopathy, and pharmacology. He is self-published and is well-known and respected not only locally, but in many places throughout the United States.
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Including our team, our office has over 150 YEARS of health-related knowledge and practical skill that we use in our pursuits of H.E.A.L.T.H. (or... Helping Everyone Achieve a Life-Time of Health)!
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Since 2009, our multi-service health and wellness center has provided high-quality, professional health-care for seniors, adults, teens, and children (as young as infants), through health consultations, fitness plans, homeopathic and naturopathic supplement regimens, thermography scans, and much more. We are a multi-specialty practice that offers an extensive range of consultation, coaching, health scan, lab test (via 3rd party / affiliates), and other health / wellness services. We are located at 1200 Highway 74 South (Suite 3) in Peachtree City (Georgia), inside the Wilshire Pavilion, between "Off the Hook Marine Fish" (pet store) and "Buck's Pizza". We accept Health Consultation appointments Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Under special circumstances, appointments may also be scheduled on Wednesdays or Saturdays, between 11:00 am to 2:00 pm (these appointments cannot be scheduled online; call our office at 678-228-8900 for details).
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Welfare in Canada is a series that presents the welfare incomes of four example households living on social assistance in a given year.
Last updated: November 2020
This resource is not intended to help individuals identify what government transfers they could receive. Individuals seeking advice on their eligibility for welfare or financial assistance should contact their local social assistance provider (their province, territory or municipality).
Welfare income refers to a household’s total income from all government transfers, and not just social assistance payments. Individuals and families who are in receipt of basic rates of social assistance will also be eligible for financial support through tax credits, child benefits for households with children, and, where applicable, additional social assistance payments that are automatic and recurring (for example, an annual back-to-school allowance). Together these form the total welfare income of a household. The value varies in every province and territory because each jurisdiction has distinct social assistance programs.
Welfare in Canada, 2019 looks at the maximum total amount that a household would have received over the course of the 2019 calendar year, assuming they had no other source of income and no assets. Some households may have received less if they had income from other sources, while some households may have received more if they had special health- or disability-related needs.
The report looks at:
- The eligibility criteria for social assistance;
- How welfare incomes vary across Canada;
- The components of welfare incomes in each province and territory;
- Long-term changes in welfare incomes in each province and territory; and
- The adequacy of welfare incomes in each province compared to low-income thresholds.
In each jurisdiction, the total welfare income for which a household is eligible depends on its specific composition. For illustrative purposes, this resource focuses on the welfare incomes of four example household types:
- Single person considered employable;
- Single person with a disability;
- Single parent with one child aged two; and
- Couple with two children ages 10 and 15.
Welfare in Canada was established by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy to maintain data previously published by the National Council of Welfare. In 2018, Maytree assumed responsibility for updating the series.
The methodology replicates the approach used by the National Council of Welfare. To calculate the welfare income for each household type, we made the following assumptions:
- The households started to receive assistance on January 1 and remained on assistance for the entire year.
- The households had no earnings so were eligible to receive the maximum rate of assistance.
- The heads of all households were deemed fully employable, with the exception of the single person with a disability.
- The households lived in the largest city in their province or territory.
- The households lived in private market housing and utility costs were included in the rent.
- The households filed an income tax return at the end of the previous tax year.
- Changes to welfare rates or other program rates over the course of the year were accounted for.
- Basic rates and additional items (for example, a Christmas allowance or a back-to-school allowance) were included where applicable. Special needs amounts were not included.
To compare how total welfare incomes have changed over time within each jurisdiction, we convert the total welfare incomes from earlier years to their equivalent value in 2019 using the consumer price index. As prices increase, the same amount of money is able to buy less. Adjusting for inflation means that the trends over time in this report represent how the value of welfare incomes has increased after accounting for changes to the costs of living.
To demonstrate the adequacy of welfare incomes, we compare total welfare incomes in 2019 to the three measures of low income commonly used in Canada. These are:
- The official poverty measure, the Market Basket Measure (MBM), which identifies households whose disposable income is less than the cost of a basket of goods and services that represent a basic standard of living;
- The Low Income Measure (LIM), which identifies households whose income is substantially below what is typical in society (less than half of the median income); and
- The Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), which identifies households that are likely to spend a disproportionately large share of their income on the necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.
In 2020, Statistics Canada published updated thresholds for the MBM (referred to as the 2018 base MBM). This was the result of a comprehensive review and revision of the measure to more accurately reflect costs of living in Canada. This is the first edition of Welfare in Canada to use the 2018 base; previous editions used the 2008 base.
Deep poverty is defined as having a disposable income of less than 75 per cent of the MBM. Throughout this report, we highlight which example households had a total welfare income below the deep poverty threshold.
The exact levels of the low-income thresholds change every year (in response to changes in costs, in the case of MBM and LICO, and in response to changing average income in the case of LIM) and are produced by Statistics Canada. At the time of publication, the MBM and LIM levels for 2019 were not available. As a result, we have estimated the LIM and MBM thresholds for 2019. To estimate the MBM threshold, which varies by community, we increased the 2018 levels in line with the consumer price index for each applicable city. To estimate the LIM threshold, which is the same across the provinces, we increased the 2018 levels in line with the national consumer price index.
All the low-income thresholds used are for after-tax income because welfare incomes are not subject to income taxation.
Persons with disabilities face a higher cost of living that is not accounted for in our analysis of the adequacy of welfare incomes. Social assistance rates and some other payments are typically higher for persons with a disability than for those without, but the poverty threshold for a person considered employable is the same as that for a person with a disability. As a result, the total welfare incomes of persons with a disability appear to be “more adequate,” but this does not account for the higher costs of living faced by persons with a disability. These costs can include additional health care or food needs, or the additional expense of assistive devices, rehabilitation, personal assistance, or house adaptation.
The territories are not included in the adequacy analysis because Statistics Canada does not produce poverty thresholds for the territories. Statistics Canada is working with the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon to develop territory-specific MBM thresholds for these regions. These thresholds will be incorporated into Welfare in Canada when they become available.
Maytree thanks all jurisdictions for their cooperation in the production of the welfare incomes data presented in this report.

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Panama Geisha is grown in the highlands of the Boquete region in the Chiriqui Province of western Panama. The particular coffee that won these awards was Esmerelda Special grown by the farm Hacienda La Esmerelda where elevations are from 1,450 to 1,700 meters above sea level (qualifying as Strictly Hard Bean (SHB)) on the slopes of Volcan Baru.
Geisha coffee plants are known for their distinguishing characteristics - elongated fruits, or coffee cherry, and its light body with honey and citrus flavors that provide an outstanding taste profile and cup character.
Geisha coffee exhibits a subdued yet intense floral and jasmine-like aroma and a distinct though delicate acidity, balanced and bright with shimmers of white wine and notes of berries, mango, papaya, and mandarin oranges. The long aftertaste/finish provides distinct bergamot-like notes.
The Geisha varietal was first discovered in southwest Ethiopia in 1931, and was first brought to Panama from Costa Rica in 1963.

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Judgement Fire is a sharp little mystery that will keep readers guessing until the end. In the small town of Bear Creek, a mountain community in the southern Sierra, a battered woman is murdered.
Is the killer her abusive husband? Or maybe her own son, who publicly claimed he hated her? Or perhaps her nosy and suspicious-looking neighbor, who supposedly used to be the woman’s high-school ‘enemy’? Or was the whole thing a mistake, and her husband the intended target of the killer?
As Tempe Crabtree, a young and level-headed police officer with a long black tress down her back, sets out to hunt the killer, she is simultaneously drawn back to her own origins and Native American heritage and uses her roots as a way to help her memory and find the killer.
The prose is crystal clear and the author doesn’t waste time with unnecessary internal dialogues or descriptions. No word is wasted; there’s no clutter, no melodrama. The pace moves quickly and the ‘spiritual’ segments don’t slow down the story. On the contrary, I found that they make the protagonist quite unique.
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text: © 2015 IEEE. The pervasiveness property of wireless sensor network technology makes it suitable to collect heterogeneous sensor data in the application field of precision agriculture. On the basis of the collected data, smart and adaptive irrigation strategies have been proposed to estimate the optimal water quantity needed by cultures. This paper is aimed at presenting a wireless system architecture for smart irrigation, which adaptively evaluates the irrigation time according to the environmental conditions. A selected set of experimental results are presented to show the potentialities of the system to adaptive control the irrigation procedure toward water saving and product quality optimization.

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Michelle Rodriguez reportedly turned one wild bridesmaid at the four-day wedding of her best friend and manager.
The Fast and the Furious actress was said to have thrust fully clothed guests into the pool at the welcome dinner hosted by pal Giancarlo Chersich at the Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic.
The next night at the bachelorette party, she allegedly screamed that the stripper was "fat and had a small [bleep]," reports the New York Post.
The 30-year-old had also flipped when “the stripper began gyrating and pushing his crotch into the bride-to-be's face”.
Rodriguez shouted: "This is the kind of thing that brings out the bisexual in me".
Then on the wedding day, the star changed her lilac chiffon-and-silk, empire-waist gown to opt for skinny jeans and a tank top at the reception, where she shook a leg with both men and women until wee hours.

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60 million fish heat up the Antarctic ice at world’s largest breeding site
How exactly do you hide tens of millions of fish?
The Antarctic seas might as well be an alien planet for as much as we know about the ecosystem there. To date, only a small portion of the ocean floor there has been explored, made all the more difficult by thick sheets of ice.
Autun Purser from the Alfred Wegener Institute and Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research is a scientist studying the Antarctic ecosystem using cameras which plunge into the icy waters, returning images from its alien landscape. Last year he was on an expedition when a chance encounter led to a startling discovery, the results of which have been published in the journal Current Biology.
Purser was on the ship with 50 other scientists, and they’d spent the day retrieving instruments from mooring lines which measure the Antarctic currents. It’s a big job which took the better part of the day, but when it was done, he had a few hours to work on his own projects, so he sent down his cameras.
“I chose an area about 10 kilometers away and put the camera in the water,” Purser told SYFY WIRE. “As soon as I put the camera down, there were fish nests immediately. It was just by chance really.”
What Purser discovered was a massive communal nesting ground of icefish (Neopagetopsis ionah) spanning an area roughly 240 square kilometers. Scientists knew these fish built nests for their eggs but were totally unaware it happened on such a grand scale.
As far as we know it’s the largest natural fish breeding area in the world with an estimated 60 million nests spread out across an area 10 times the size of Manhattan. Living at such frigid temperatures beneath the sea ice makes for an unusual animal. N. ionah circulates blue or nearly transparent blood throughout its body, devoid of any hemoglobin. The temperatures are such that iron-based blood doesn’t work well, so they use copper instead. When the juveniles hatch, they make their way to where the water meets the ice and feed on populations of zooplankton which are abundant there before returning to the seafloor as adults. Not much else is known about these fish and Purser hopes continued observation with remote cameras will fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge.
The nests themselves are small circular bowls spaced a few meters apart. The fish construct their nests by swimming in a circle and disturbing the sediment. Softer materials float away leaving a bed of stones at the bottom.
“That’s important because even though it’s cold, they may still get bacterial attacks before the eggs hatch. Resting them on the rocks lets them stay aerated from water flowing through the box. It also stops creatures from coming up from below and eating the eggs. There are a lot of worms in these places that would love to eat these eggs,” Purser said.
Attacks from below aren’t the only thing N. ionah needs to worry about, however. Such a vast collection of fish makes for a tempting meal for other Antarctic predators. Seals concentrate themselves in the area and the team knows, from tracker data, that they’re foraging around the nesting site.
“The time when they’re nesting, that’s a huge, localized abundance. It’s really moving around the nutrient reserves in the area. Every model of life in the Weddell Sea has not considered icefish as a major component. Now we’ll have to redesign the models,” Purser said.
The fish, for their part, do what they can to keep the seals on their toes, so to speak. Instead of nesting in the same place forever, they follow a lens of slightly warmer water which moves around the Antarctic Sea. The water temperature is only about 2 degrees warmer than surrounding waters and isn’t thought to make much of a difference to the fish in terms of comfort, resources, or egg development. Instead, it’s believed they use it as a navigational aid for finding one another.
“We also found zooplankton above an area to the west, above dead nests where there’s not a single fish. The food is still over there that the fish would like, but they’re not living there,” Purser said.
Purser only had a limited opportunity to observe the nests before leaving the site, but he left a couple of cameras behind which will take pictures over the next two years in the hopes of better understanding this novel Antarctic environment.

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Quercitin is a phytochemical known as a bioflavonoid. They are plant substances, closely linked to vitamin C, that give many fruits and vegetables their hues of red, blue and yellow through tiny colored crystals. There are many known bioflavonoids that are beneficial and researchers are learning more about them everyday. For example, rutin along with quercitin has been used in other countries to treat hemorrhoids and varicose veins. Quercitin is a bioflavonoid, which is showing promise to fight free radicals in the body and eliminate the damage they cause. Bioflavonoids are found in food and these foods help the body heal, but sometimes a supplement is necessary to get the amount that is needed for its anti-inflammatory and antihistamine properties.
Using Quercitin to Help Allergies and Asthma
Quercitin can be a potent inhibitor of histamine release, which is known to cause the symptoms of allergies and asthma. When you hear the statement that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” this can relate to how quercitin, which is found in apples helps to alleviate the sneezes, runny nose and congestion that makes allergies and asthma a nuisance. Other foods that are quercitin-rich are onions, red wine, tea, leafy green vegetables and fruits that are in the citrus family. People use quercitin to give antihistamine properties, although this bioflavonoid will not give immediate relief like an allergy pill, but after 3-4 weeks it starts to take effect and many can eliminated medication. Eating vitamin C foods and pineapples, which contain the enzyme bromelain can help the absorption of quercitin in the body.
Quercitin is a Natural Remedy for Varicose Veins
Your legs have valves, which open letting the blood flow to the heart and later shut so gravity will not let the blood flow back into the leg. However, if these sensitive valves break, the blood collects in the vein and causes a varicose vein. Veins have different appearances, from a small spider vein to large unsightly veins that swell and ache. Ingesting quercitin will help treat and prevent varicose veins by improving the health of the connective tissues and capillaries. Supplements will act quicker in this situation, taking 500 mg a couple times per day.
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Researchers have conveyed that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables is a way to prevent certain types of cancer. Bioflavonoids, including quercitin has been shown in this research to quell the growth of many cancer cells. The cancers studied were breast, ovarian, endometrial, colon, prostate and tumors of the lung.
The Bottom Line
Quercitin is considered a safe supplement to take with only a few people complaining of headaches and an upset stomach. It’s best to stay under a gram a day to prevent side effects. People taking blood thinners, corticosteroids, chemotherapy and other prescription medications should talk with their doctors before supplementing with quercitin. And of course eating the quercitin-rich foods is definitely a way to get this bioflavonoid into your body without any worries.
NOTE: This author is not a licensed medical professional. The article is not intended to replace medical advice.
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For the new year, I took a trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to visit some close friends. I always enjoy my time in da Yoop! There’s nothing like the open road, surrounded by wilderness, large (and, I do mean LARGE) bodies of freshwater along with several smaller inland streams, rivers, and lakes. Not to mention clean air! I went to school in the U.P. and never was able to let go of the land. It’s a magical place! A magical place where I shall live again.
The trip began with an 8 hour drive for a night in Marquette.
The above photo was taken at dusk, believe it or not. 18mm f/4.5 @ 1/8 second.
Then it was off to Calumet where I stayed with some friends through the new year. My good friend Jason recently became a fireman so he took me around the town to the firehouse and to see remnants of the most recent major fire…
He gave me a quick tour around the firehouse. Gotta love the old brick, wood, and stone facade! As you may be able to make out, this building is now 100 years old!
It was so bloody cold this day, as the blistering cold wind rushed our already numb faces, we could only trek halfway to the lighthouse before realizing that turning back was the only smart move. Even with gloves on, my hands were nearly frozen by the time we made it to the car. Ah, the Great White North. Gotta love it!
Below is a photo of L’anse from across the way in Baraga. I took this shot on my way back to Marquette.
And so, back in Marquette I landed.
The following day, I headed home. On the way, along US-2, I noticed how incredible Lake Michigan looked so I felt compelled to pull over and snap a panoramic!

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Everything about the release, price and when you can buy it
Apple’s new iPhone generation of the year 2019 comes back as a trio on the market. We’ll tell you from when you get the new ones AppleOrder and buy mobile phones and how much money you need to take in hand.
Update of September 10, 2019: Just got Apple at the special event that iPhone 11 (Successor of the iPhone XR), that iPhone 11 Pro (Successor of the iPhone XS) and the iPhone 11 Pro Max (Successor to the iPhone XS Max) announced. The new iPhone generation of the year 2019 surprises with a new naming scheme and all sorts of technical refinements. But when will the release of the iPhone 11 (market launch) take place? Apple’s official roadmap:
- September 13, 2019 (Friday): Start of the pre-orders of the new iPhones at Apple, authorized dealers and mobile service providers. The prices of the new phones start at 799 euros for the iPhone 11. 1,149 euros for the iPhone Pro and 1,249 euros for the iPhone Pro Max,
- September 20 (Friday): Official launch and availability of the new iPhones – customers get the first, online ordered devices and interested parties can join on site Apple and in the trade the devices live and try out.
And what’s new about the new iPhones? A selection of the most important features in fast-forward:
- iPhone 11 (successor of the iPhone XR) comes in 6 colors and with 6.1-inch LCD screen
- Dolby Atmos support
- Dual camera for iPhone 11 with new Ultrawide lens and better video technology
- Apple’s A13 Bionic Chip – loud Apple fastest CPU and GPU in a smartphone
- 1 hour more battery life than iPhone XR
The new Pro models of the iPhone 11 also offer:
- iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max (successor to iPhone XS and XS Max) with improved 5.8- and 6.5-inch OLED screen – Super Retina XDR display and new colors (Midnight Green, Space Graz, Silver, Gold)
- 4/5 hours more battery life than iPhone XS / XS Max
- Included: Fast charger with 18 watts of power
- New camera system consisting of 3 lenses (Tele, Wide and Ultrawide) for photos and video
Further information can be found in our live ticker on GIGA.DE.
It is just that Apple Event around the new iPhones came to an end. What do you say to the ideas? Join our survey here. Forgive school grades for each product – and in the end, we’re still wondering if you want to buy a new iPhone.
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iPhone 11: Release of the Apple-Handies on 20.09.2019
The most well-informed insider Evan pale (via Cult of Mac) would like to know the release date of the new iPhones 2019 – often referred to as “iPhone 11” in advance. As a result, information from the US provider Verizon shows that the new AppleMobile phones will most likely go on sale on Friday, September 20, 2019. A very plausible date, as it is in the tradition of last year’s sales starts, a reminder:
- iPhone XS, XS Max: Release on September 21, 2018
- iPhone 8: Release on September 22, 2018
- iPhone 7: Release on 07. September 2017
Although it will soon be replaced, the iPhone XR has convinced us in the test:
Apple-KeyNote to the iPhone 11: We can count on this date
If the sales start actually takes place in the 38th calendar week, then you should expect the actual presentation of the new iPhones a week earlier. Ergo: The Apple-Cyynote is likely to take place on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 – Wednesday, Sept. 11, is known to be leaving (18th anniversary of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US).
It will remain colorful in 2019:
iPhone 11, 11 Max and iPhone 11R: Features of Applecell phones
The features of the new AppleMobile phones have been haunting rumors for some time now, with the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max featuring a triple camera on the back for the first time and the technology of “Reverse Wireless Charging”. This mutates this AppleSmartphone to mobile, wireless charging mat for other devices such as the Apple AirPods. The colorful iPhone 11R should get the technology, but must be satisfied with a dual camera. For all new iPhone 2019 Experts are already promising slightly larger batteries. However, we still get the Noch (upper display notch) and thus the basic look of the existing iPhone models.


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James Patterson continues his #1 "New York Times" bestselling series. The time has arrived for Max and her winged RflockS to discover their original purpose: to prevent the sinister re-engineering of a select population into a scientifically superior master race. Unabridged.
James Patterson continues his "New York Times" bestselling series. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, half way around the world?

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Defending champions Saracens will have to wait until Sunday to discover their European Champions Cup fate despite a 62-14 demolition of Northampton Saints on Saturday.
Sarries' chances of automatic progression were ended by a 15-15 draw with the Ospreys last weekend, leaving them hoping to qualify as one of the three best runners-up.
The result in Swansea meant the Welsh region needed to win at Clermont Auvergne to be sure of second spot, but the Top 14 side triumphed 24-7 to win Pool 2 by four points from Sarries.
Later results could have ensured Mark McCall's men would finish among the top three second-placed sides, but a losing bonus point for Toulon in defeat to the Scarlets mean they could yet be eliminated.
Sarries ran in seven tries and benefited from 11 successful kicks from Owen Farrell as they piled more than 50 points on Northampton for the third time this season.
The Scarlets, meanwhile, turned in a determined performance to defeat Toulon 30-27, leapfrogging the three-time winners to top Pool 5.
The win earns the Scarlets a home quarter-final, while Toulon will be on the road in the last eight. As things stand, the teams will meet again in the next round.
Bath's 47-28 win at Benetton Treviso proved to be in vain as the two sides in action at Parc y Scarlets took the top two spots.
Premiership leaders Exeter Chiefs crashed out of the tournament after a 28-21 defeat to Glasgow Warriors, which featured a stunning team try finished off by Tommy Seymour.
Leinster won 23-14 at Montpellier on Saturday to finish with six wins from six in Pool 3 and a 12-point cushion over the Chiefs.
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The Apple iPad 2 and iPad contain built-in microphones for recording audio. The microphone is on top of the tablet computer on the left side by the headphone jack. The microphone is always active and doesn’t require any additional drivers or programs..
Is an external mic worth it?
Is an external mic worth it? An external microphone for the camera provides better sound quality than the built-in mic. It also provides a longer battery life as some of them have their own power source. Usually, external microphones are directional, which means they only record the sound coming from in front of them.
Can you record through the headphone jack on an iPad?
The iPhone won’t record through its headphone jack (or headphone jack dongle) unless it thinks it’s connected to a headset. That means you need a special cable. If you ever bought some headphones that have a detachable cable with an inline remote and mic, then you’re in luck.
Does a microphone make you sound better?
Microphones, like all audio equipment, will alter the sound of your voice. Some microphones capture voice more accurately than others, but all mics alter sound in one way or another. On top of that, how you hear your own voice is different from how your voice actually sounds.
Are USB mics better?
USB mics are larger and include better internals for recording things like voiceovers and podcasts. Your voice will be clearer, they handle background noise better, and the actual audio captured will be higher definition than most headset mics, allowing for much more freedom in post-production and audio editing.
What do singers drink before they sing?
The best drinks for your singing voice are water (especially room-temperature water, perhaps with a squeeze or two of lemon) and tea, but be careful about consuming too much caffeine, which can dehydrate you. You can find wonderful herbal teas designed for singers.
How can I make my singing voice sound better?
A daily workout for your voice will strengthen your vocal cords, improve your vocal range, and develop a better vocal tone. You should practice singing for at least thirty minutes a day (making sure you do your warm-ups first). If you don’t have a daily routine, work with your vocal coach to create one for you.
What is wrong with a USB microphone?
USB Mics Have Higher Latency
This process can take up to a second or more, which often means that USB microphones have noticeable latency. Latency is the amount of time it takes for a sound to playback after you speak, play music, or sing into the microphone.
Is USB mic good for singing? Hence, a USB microphone for singing is the best way to record vocals with freedom, as it helps you ditch the wires. Also, with XLR connectivity, you’d do need to buy external parts to connect to use the microphone.
Can I plug a microphone into a headphone jack?
Most computers and laptops nowadays come with a single audio jack designed for both headphones and microphone use. This usually isn’t an issue considering that most wired headphones come with the standard 3.5mm TRRS plug ideal for integrated audio jacks.
Can headphones be used as a microphone?
How do I use my headphones as a mic on my iPad?
Can you plug a microphone into a tablet?
Yes, you can use the Sound Shark with your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, or Android tablet. You can actually use the Sound Shark with any device that has a jack for an external microphone. If you don’t already have a lapel mic to use with the Sound Shark, you should consider purchasing a mic with the TRRS connector.
Is buying a mic worth it?
By buying a mic like that is essentially a small bet on your future as an artist or producer. You are not only getting a sub-par sound quality (that’s a guarantee), you are also getting a questionable performance consistency within that level of quality when working on different source material.
What can I use instead of a microphone? Luckily, there are a lot of easy, free, things you can do to protect the quality of your audio recording even if you’re not using an external mic .
Here are a few tips:
- Keep Your Camera Close.
- Shoot Somewhere Quiet.
- Pick a Good Room.
- Protect your Built-In Mic from Wind.
- Use a Free Audio App.
- Do a Sound Check.
Do Apple headphones work as a mic? Although it may not be intended, your Apple headphones can indeed work effectively as a mic on your PC. However, because most of Apple’s hardware is specifically designed for Macbook and other Apple products, it isn’t surprising that you’ll run into some compatibility issues connecting with non-Apple products.
How do you make a homemade microphone? Easy Studio Hack: How to Make a DIY Microphone Using an Old
- Remove the woofer from an old speaker. Most speakers can be reverse engineered into DIY mics.
- Attach the speaker to a microphone cable.
- Test your microphone.
- Build a frame or box so your mic can stand up.
- Record with your new, free microphone.
Does iPad have audio input?
Apple EarPods with 3.5 mm Headphone Plug work with iPhone, iPad, and iPod models that have a 3.5 mm headphone jack. You can also use these headphones with other products that have a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Is mic and headphone jack the same?
Although microphone jacks and headphone jacks may use the same size connectors or combine into the same connector, the actual connections and signal flow are different: Headphone jacks send audio signals to a headphone plug; Mic jacks receive incoming audio signals from a microphone plug.
How do I record high quality audio on my iPad?
- You can record audio on your iPad using the Voice Memos app, which is easy to use and can record hours of audio with surprisingly good quality, even without an external microphone.
- Several standard Apple apps also allow for the recording of audio and make it easy to insert sound files into documents.
How do I record my voice on my iPad?
Just press “Record” in Music Memos and play/sing the part directly into your onboard microphone. Music Memos doesn’t require any external audio gear or pre-planning; it’ll automatically detect the key and tempo from your live performance.
How do I record audio on my iPad?
Record audio on iPhone or iPad
- With a document open, tap the Add button , tap the Media button , then tap Record Audio.
- To begin recording, tap the Record button .
- To stop recording, tap the Stop button .
- To preview your recording, tap the Preview button .
How do I record a song on my iPad?
You can also record sounds using an external microphone connected to your iPad .
Record a sound
- Tap the Record button in the control bar.
- Play, sing, or make sound into the microphone.
- When you are finish, tap the Play button in the control bar to stop recording. Tap the Play button again to hear your recording.
How do I record external audio on iPad?
How to Record Screen with External Audio on iPhone & iPad
- If you’re using an iPad, iPhone X or newer iOS device, swipe down from the top-right edge of the screen to access the Control Center.
- Here, you’ll notice the screen recording tool in the bottom section, below the brightness and volume controls.
Which microphone is best for singing? The Top 10 Microphones for Vocal Production
- Microphones for vocal production are the absolute first piece of contact in the recording chain.
- Blue Yeti or Rode NT USB.
- Rode NT1A.
- Shure SM58.
- Shure SM7B.
- Neumann TLM 103 or Neumann U87.
- Mojave MA-200.
- Telefunkin u47.


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LAHORE: The protesting doctors have offered that they were ready to withdraw certain demands earlier made by them and considered ‘unrealistic’ by the provincial health mangers if a serious dialogue is initiated by the provincial government with regard to a service structure for medics.
Differences over total financial propositions of Rs423 billion as proposed by the protesting doctors for their service structure have almost brought to a stalemate the dialogue between the health department authorities and the organisations representing medics, it is learnt.
YDA Punjab office-bearer Dr Mudassar Khan said medical organisations had already conveyed to the health authorities that they were ready to drop some of the demands including official residences for all doctors and cars for the medics serving in BS-20 and BS-21 if a serious dialogue was initiated.
He alleged the health bureaucracy was deliberately giving a wrong impression about the agitating doctors to mislead the Punjab government.
The total financial impact of the budget demands made by three bodies -- Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), the Punjab Chapter of Young Doctors Association (YDA) and the Medical Teachers Association (MTA) -- for all four cadres of the doctors was calculated by a team of health authorities, a source said.
According to the health department, the estimated cost of Rs423 billion for the proposed service structure for the doctors was hundred times more than the total development and non-development budget of the Punjab health department for the fiscal year 2012-13 which was Rs52.6 billion and around 60 per cent of the total outlay of the provincial government’s budget which was Rs782.86 billion.
It said of the total estimated budget, only the official residences for all doctors required Rs359 billion while chauffer-driven cars demanded by medic along with fuel would require Rs4 billion.
The ‘shocking’ statistics had come under discussion in the meetings held between health department officials and the representatives of protesting doctors some days ago.
Health special secretary Dawood Bareach told Dawn the financial incentives demanded by the representatives of protesting doctors were unrealistic. The demands came despite the Rs4 billion incentives package dispended by the government to elevate the salary structure of the doctors last year.
He said the Punjab government had given a sufficient salary raise to doctors through the Health Professional Allowance (HPA), including Rs15,000 for BS-17 doctors, and Rs10,000 for BS-18 and above doctors.
They were already getting Rs4,000 monthly Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) for medics in BS-17 and BS-18 and Rs6,000 for those in BS-19 and above.
He said the young doctors working in three categories -- House Officers (HOs), Postgraduate Trainees (PGs) and Medical Officers (MOs) -- have been getting salaries more than the employees working in other government departments in the same grade like engineers.
Mr Bareach claimed at present an HO was getting Rs24,000, PG Rs42,500 and an MO Rs44,000 as stipend.
The doctors have expressed their reservations on the existing service structure.
In the proposed service structure, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the doctors have demanded four cadres, including General Cadre (PMO, APMO/APWMO, SMO/SWMO, MO/WMO etc ), Teaching Cadre (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, senior registrar), Specialist Cadre (chief consultant, senior consultant, consultant) and Health Management Cadre (medical superintendent/Medical Director, Director/Director Dental, EDO, director general/etc, additional medical superintendent/DHO/DHO, dental/ additional director/etc, deputy medical superintendent/DDHO/deputy director/ deputy medical superintendent dental etc).
It also demanded recruitment of all doctors on permanent basis through Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) on a regular basis for all cadres and no recruitment below BS-18.
Salary Structure: The doctors demanded readjustment of allowances in addition to current salary.
Under the proposed service structure, they demand HPA and teaching allowance should be equal to the running basic salary of a doctor. The teaching allowance should apply to teachers of both clinical and basic departments.
Under the post graduate increments it demanded five advance increments for doctors who had acquired major post graduate diploma/degree, including FCPS, MS, and MD, two advance increments for doctors having minor post graduate diploma/degree, including MCPS, DCH etc. NPA should be twice the running basic salary of a MBBS or BDS doctor, Risk Allowance should be equal to the running basic salary of a doctor, Emergency Allowance should be equal to the running basic salary of each doctor working in emergency, Senior Post Allowance should be 20 per cent of the running basic in BPS 20 and above, House Requisition should be on the basis provided for federal employees, Conveyance Allowance should be 30 per cent of running basic salary and Medical Allowance should be 30 per cent of the running basic salary.
They demanded increase in paid seats of HOs, making them equal to the number of graduates in the same institution and creation of paid PGR seats in new teaching hospitals.
The doctors demanded stipend of an HO equal to initial take-home salary of an MO (BS-18), and stipend of a PGR equal to initial take-home salary of a medical officer (BS-18).
Other demands: The medics demand that all the PGs and HOs should be entitled to free health care services in all institutions of Punjab.
The proposed draft said all the contract employees (including those working for PRSP) should be regularised and provided pay protection which should be given in the form of basic pay instead of personal pay/allowance.
For an on-call doctor, pick-and-drop facility should be provided by the health institution concerned, besides a cell phone, so that the doctor could stay in touch with the hospital.
A reasonable budget should be provided to the institution for Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities for the doctors.
All the mandatory training courses/workshops should be financed by the government/institution for all doctors.
They demanded interest-free loans for all regular doctors working in BS-18 and BS-19.
They also gave recommendations and policies guidelines for each of the four cadres, besides establishment of Human Resource (HR) Centres at all the public sector health facilities and a Health Service Academy.
According to the proposed service structure, Punjab province should be divided in four zones A, B, C & D.
It was proposed that all the established teaching institutions of the province should be categorised in Zone-I, the four newly established teaching institutions and all the district headquarters hospitals (DHQs) in Zone-II, all the tehsil headquarters hospitals (THQs) and all basic health units (BHUs) and rural health centres (RHCs) located within the 20-kilometer radius of the THQs in Zone-III and all other BHUs should be categorised in Zone-IV.
It has proposed hundred per cent of the basic salary for the doctors working in Zone-II, 150 per cent of basic salary for those in Zone-III and 200 per cent of basic pay as incentive for the doctors in Zone-IV.
Special incentives should be given to those working in ‘hard’ and far-flung areas, the draft said.

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Thureborn P, Franzetti A, Lundin D, Sjöling S
PeerJ 4 (-) e1593 [2016-01-19; online 2016-01-19]
Baltic Sea deep water and sediments hold one of the largest anthropogenically induced hypoxic areas in the world. High nutrient input and low water exchange result in eutrophication and oxygen depletion below the halocline. As a consequence at Landsort Deep, the deepest point of the Baltic Sea, anoxia in the sediments has been a persistent condition over the past decades. Given that microbial communities are drivers of essential ecosystem functions we investigated the microbial community metabolisms and functions of oxygen depleted Landsort Deep sediments by metatranscriptomics. Results show substantial expression of genes involved in protein metabolism demonstrating that the Landsort Deep sediment microbial community is active. Identified expressed gene suites of metabolic pathways with importance for carbon transformation including fermentation, dissimilatory sulphate reduction and methanogenesis were identified. The presence of transcripts for these metabolic processes suggests a potential for heterotrophic-autotrophic community synergism and indicates active mineralisation of the organic matter deposited at the sediment as a consequence of the eutrophication process. Furthermore, cyanobacteria, probably deposited from the water column, are transcriptionally active in the anoxic sediment at this depth. Results also reveal high abundance of transcripts encoding integron integrases. These results provide insight into the activity of the microbial community of the anoxic sediment at the deepest point of the Baltic Sea and its possible role in ecosystem functioning.


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Jin Agyuk Kim, the Korean owner of a Lakeview dry-cleaning business, went to his neighborhood bank recently to make a withdrawal.
Instead, he was deposited in a mental institution for five days.
''I wanted my balance statement, but they wouldn`t give it to me,'' said Kim.
Kim made the withdrawal from the Albany Bank and Trust Co., 3400 W. Lawrence Ave., but the teller refused his request for a balance statement, he said.
He became agitated at that and cried out. Bank officials responded by calling police. Kim responded to the police by kicking one of them. Police, in turn, took Kim to the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, where he was kept under observation for five days.
''I struggled because I thought it was some sort of conspiracy against me,'' Kim explained.
Most of those involved now agree that Kim`s arrest and confinement were the result of overreaction by Kim, the bank and police. But the incident has stirred an unusual tempest among the estimated 20,000 Koreans who have given new life to the once-deteriorated business and residential areas of Albany Park.
Members of the generally low-profile Korean community took unprecedented action last week to express their outrage over ''the Kim incident.'' And, if they don`t get some satisfaction, more serious repercussions may follow, the leaders said.
''To quote a proverb: `Even the earthworm resists when you step on him,`
'' said Albany Park real estate broker Paul Park, head of the newly organized Korean-American Task Force on Kim.
The committee, composed of representatives from about a dozen Korean groups, including the 1,200-member Korean-American Dry Cleaners Association, staged a demonstration by about 250 protestors at the bank Saturday for the second week in a row. They demanded public apologies from bank and police officials, and they threatened to ask Koreans to close their accounts at Albany Bank.
''If we don`t get satisfaction, we will ask everyone to withdraw their money at the same time,'' Park said. He estimated that $1.5 million in Korean- owned deposits could be drained from the bank, which has assets of $185 million. Many residents already have closed their accounts on their own, Park said.
Officials at Albany Bank, which has eight Korean employees, including a vice president, are ''just as sorry as anybody about this unfortunate and unhappy occurrence,'' said bank President Robert Gecht. He said there had not been a noticeable number of account closures by Korean customers last week.
Although denying that the bank treated Kim unfairly, Gecht wrote Kim a letter of apology and issued a reprimand to his employees last week, noting that ''the customer is always right.'' Saturday he asked for a meeting Tuesday with Korean and other community leaders to try to resolve the matter. Gecht said his bank officers had called police but weren`t responsible for Kim`s confinement in the mental health center.
''We didn`t tell the police to arrest the gentleman or to take him anywhere,'' Gecht said. ''We are not in control of the police.''
Police Cmdr. Carlo Maggio of the Albany Park District said the arresting officers ''did what they thought was beneficial for the individual'' by taking Kim to the mental health center at 4200 N. Oak Park Ave. rather than filing criminal charges.
''He was irrational,'' Maggio said. ''He kicked an officer. He bolted from the paddy wagon, and they had to chase and subdue him. You don`t have to be insane to be taken to Read Center.''
That`s true, angry Korean leaders said--all you have to do is ask for your bank balance.
''You`ve heard of the movie `The Road to Hong Kong` with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? Well, this is the road to the mental institution via Albany Bank,'' Park said.
Kim, 43, who said he has never before been arrested, felt his actions were justified. He came to the U.S. only six months ago with his wife and daughter from Korea.
''I`ve gotten my balance three times before this,'' he said. ''But this time it was different.''
A thin, nervous man, Kim owns a North Side dry-cleaning business. He graduated from Seoul University with degrees in English literature and economics, and he speaks English well except when he becomes excited, friends said.
Kim does take medication three times a day to control seizures brought on by an old head injury. He said he took his first dose of the day before going to the Albany Bank on the morning of Nov. 4. He put the medicine bottle in his pocket in case he didn`t get home in time for the second dose.
Kim went to the bank, where he has $10,000 on deposit, intending to withdraw $2,000 and to get a copy of his money market balance statement. When he requested his balance, the teller refused, he said.
After he had asked a second and third time, the teller said: ''`Did you discuss this with your wife?`, '' Kim recalled.
Kim took his case to the people. He turned to the other bank customers in line and voiced his frustration. He used his singing voice, of which he is quite proud, he said.
''I said two times, `Can`t a customer ask a bank to give him the balance?` '' he recalled. He then quietly re-entered the line to try again.
A few minutes later, the police arrived.
''We called police because of concern for the safety of our employees and our customers. We thought he might be ill or under some sort of emotional distress,'' said Gecht, who denied that his employees treated Kim harshly.
Kim said he was ''quite surprised'' when the police appeared. ''There were five or six stout persons,'' he said. ''I tried to kick them, but I could not fight them all.''
The police officers subdued Kim, put handcuffs and leg restraints on him and put him in a patrol wagon. He kicked his way out, but the officers recaptured him.
''Maybe they thought he was a karate expert,'' said Park with a laugh.
''People think all Koreans are karate experts.'' Kim said he is not trained in any martial art.
When police unloaded him at the mental health center, Kim had no idea where he was, but he had some vague sense that he was the victim of ''a conspiracy'' involving the bank tellers.
Based on Kim`s resistance to police and the bottle of medicine found in his pocket, he was admitted for observation, police said.
Officials at the center declined to comment on the incident, but a spokesman for the state Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Department defended their actions.
''If we hold somebody, we get accused of holding them against their will. And if we release them and they commit a violent act, then we are held responsible,'' said Douglas Carey, chief public information officer for the department.
Kim spent the five days ''singing Italian arias to console myself'' and waiting for an opportunity to escape.
''I thought if I tried to follow their orders, I might find a way to get out,'' he said. ''In addition, I prayed.''
His prayers were answered on Nov. 8 when officials released him after finding no signs that he posed a threat.
But by the end of last week, the tightly knit Korean community of Albany Park was still upset about Kim`s treatment by the bank and police, despite apologies from both.

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How to animate text using Legend, GitHub tips for journalists and more in this week's Digital Media Mash Up, produced by the Center for International Media Assistance.
App for journalists: Legend, for animating text
Create short GIFs to share on social media by animating text and video. (Journalism.co.uk, 8/12)
GitHub tutorials and resources for journalists
I decided to learn Python in the winter of 2014. The decision was partially out of practicality — I thought it would help my work — and partially out of boredom — it was a long, cold winter in D.C. and a good time to pick up a new hobby.
I will admit: I’m still not the world’s best Python programmer. But I can scrape websites and write documentation and generally understand how people use GitHub, which is the largest repository of source code in the world. (Melody Kramer, Poynter, 8/12)
How women journalists can protect themselves online
In investigative journalist and sex columnist Violet Blue’s new book, The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy, released this month, she writes that the term “online while female” needs to be added to the lexicon of phrases connoting prejudice and harassment, such as “driving while black” and “flying while Muslim.”
Women and LGBTQ people are specifically targeted online, says Blue. “As targeted people we go through a certain set of risks,” she adds. These are heightened for journalists—whose work, and often personal information, is readily accessible. (CJR, 8/13)
Reddit is now censoring posts and communities on a country-by-country basis
Reddit will censor posts and communities in certain countries in response to takedown requests from authorities, the company confirmed on Thursday night. (Business Insider, 8/14)
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LONDON (Fintech Zoom) – Copper’s Walled Garden Supports 2020’s Digital Gold Institutional Fund Launch by Nickel Digital
JANUARY 14, 2020 / 13:35 UTC
Nickel Digital Asset Management is announcing today the launch their second cryptocurrency offering, Nickel Digital Gold Institutional fund to allow for secure, efficient, and transparent access to Bitcoin, the leading digital asset.
The investment team at UK-regulated manager Nickel brings multi-year experience from traditional finance to leverage opportunities in cryptocurrency.
The fund will be supported by a bespoke Walled Garden solution developed by digital assets prime brokerage, Copper. The innovative infrastructure allows digital assets to be moved safely between and stored on several spot and derivative exchanges, providing best execution while minimising counterparty risks and enabling secure asset transfers.
Digital assets will also be secured using long term cold storage provided by Fidelity Digital Assets, with Nickel becoming Fidelity’s first European partner fund in the digital assets space.
Copper’s Walled Garden infrastructure is the foundation of its Prime Brokerage solution. It connects directly to exchanges using APIs and is designed to give customers additional security for digital asset trading. Fund managers cannot move funds externally without air-gapped multi-signature cross-organisation approval and other security measures. Copper is currently connected to over 96% of global crypto liquidity and is regularly integrating additional exchanges allowing its customers to participate in multiple trading venues.
This is already seen as best practice in international finance, and Copper’s infrastructure is already facilitating around £500 million worth of digital asset trades per month, with volumes steadily expanding.
Michael Hall, CIO of Nickel Asset Management, commented:
“We have been using Copper’s Walled Garden for over a year. For active traders like us, it is a critical tool for managing assets and transfers securely and efficiently across multiple trading venues, while ensuring safety of investors’ capital. We look forward to managing the BTC in Digital Gold fund using Copper infrastructure in 2020 and beyond.”
Dmitry Tokarev, Founder and CEO of Copper, commented:
“We’re thrilled to see Nickel go from strength to strength in the digital asset space. They have been key partners in developing Copper’s Walled Garden, and we’re very proud to see it implemented for their second fund.”
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The self-titled album by John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours is due March 1 on 429 Records.
Recorded in New Mexico, the album has been likened more to a band project for Popper, best known as the leader of Blues Traveler, than a solo album.
As Popper explains in a video on the 429 Records site, the inspiration for the Duskray Troubadours album came to him around 2007, when he realized he was missing a “more melodic, more song-driven style of music.” Because this album “wasn’t something that a record company asked for,” Popper felt as though he was “taking a larger gamble.”
Popper and the Duskray Troubadours will begin a U.S. tour Feb. 23 in Seattle. Other stops include Los Angeles (March 2), Denver (March 12), Philadelphia (April 23) and Chicago (June 15).


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The Pharos Lighthouse (also known as the Upper Lighthouse) is a 93-foot (28 m) tall Runcorn red sandstone lighthouse situated in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton has been commissioned three years previously by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood as the architect of the new town of Fleetwood. Construction was completed in 1840. Unusually for a functioning British lighthouse, it stands in the middle of a residential street (Pharos Street). Though officially named the 'Upper Lighthouse', it has been known as the 'Pharos' since its construction, after the celebrated ancient lighthouse Pharos of Alexandria.
|Height||27 metres (89 ft)|
|Shape||tapered cylindrical tower with balcony, lantern and dome|
|Markings||unpainted tower, white balcony rail|
|Operator||Port of Fleetwood|
|Heritage||Grade II listed building|
|Focal height||28 metres (92 ft)|
|Range||12 nautical miles (22 km)|
|Characteristic||Fl G 4s. visible only on the range line|
|Official name||Upper Lighthouse or Pharos|
|Designated||31 March 1978|
The lighthouse was designed and constructed in conjunction with the much shorter (34 feet (10 m)) Lower Lighthouse (also known as Beach Lighthouse) which stands on Fleetwood sea front. The lighthouses are designed to be used as a pair to guide shipping through the treacherous sandbanks of the Wyre estuary. The light from the Pharos should be kept immediately above the light from the Lower for safe passage down the channel. Both lighthouses were first illuminated on 1 December 1840. Each was run off the town's gas supply, with a single parabolic reflector placed behind the burner; later they were converted to electricity. The lamp is approximately 104 feet (32 m) above sea level, giving a range of about 12 nautical miles (22 km).
For many years, the lighthouse was painted a striking cream and red colour, but in the late 1970s, the original sandstone was again exposed. The Fleetwood terminal loop of the Blackpool tramway runs past the foot of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is managed by the Port of Fleetwood. The interior is closed to the general public.
- Radcliffe, Joan. Fleetwood’s Three Lighthouses. Fleetwood Civic Society.
- Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 296
- Historic England. "Upper Lighthouse or Pharos (1072397)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- "Lighthouse management : the report of the Royal Commissioners on Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, 1861, examined and refuted Vol. 2". p. 306.
- "Pharos, Fleetwood". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 25 August 2019.


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This fall we welcomed new Assistant Professor Chris Lawson to BioZone!
Chris Lawson’s research focuses on harnessing the metabolic processes of anaerobic microbiomes for sustainable wastewater treatment and the production of renewable bioenergy and bioproducts from waste resources. He is an expert in developing systems and synthetic biology approaches to understand and engineer the metabolism of anaerobic microbial communities (“microbiomes”). His most recent work focuses on integrating automation, synthetic biology, and machine learning to biologically produce high-value chemicals from renewable feedstocks (e.g. lignocellulose, wastes) using engineered microbiomes. Lawson also develops state-of-the-art metabolomic and metaproteomic approaches to quantifying metabolic interactions and fluxes in microbial communities.
Chris completed his BASc in Civil Engineering (Environmental Option) at the University of British Columbia in 2010. He then worked for 2 year as a process engineer designing water and wastewater treatment facilities before coming back to pursue graduate studies. He completed his MASc in Environmental Engineering in 2014 and then pursued a PhD in Environmental Engineering (Microbiology Minor) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Trina McMahon and Dan Noguera studying the physiology and ecology of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria. Following his PhD in 2019, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (Berkeley Lab) on engineering anaerobic microbiomes to produce valuable chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass.
At BioZone, Chris is looking forward to establishing a research program on engineering anaerobic microbes and communities to turn waste materials and CO2 into valuable chemicals. He’s most excited about collaborating with BioZone students, staff, and other professors to tackle challenging and important research problems at the interface of biology and engineering related to sustainability.
In his free time, Chris likes to spend time with his wife Christine and 6 month old son Isaac. He’s also a big hockey fan (Go Oliers go!) and has a twin brother (Keith) who also does research at UofT!
Read more about Chris here!


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A sea of yellow and blue swept into downtown Kent this morning as hundreds of Golden Flashes fans gathered to send off the Kent State University football team buses as they left for Detroit, MI, this morning.
The team is headed to the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship game against Northern Illinois. The two teams will meet Friday at 7 p.m. in Ford Field.
The Flashes captured the MAC East Division title earlier this season with a perfect 8-0 record.
Kent State’s overall 11-1 record makes them bowl-eligible, and they could possibly make an appearance in the Orange Bowl if they win in Detroit tomorrow.
If you want a ticket to Detroit, the deadline to order your game ticket from Kent State is today at 4:30 p.m. You can call the Kent State ticket office at 330-672-2244 to order yours.
Visit the Kent State Athletics website for more information about the game.


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Five lawmakers ejected from co-location bill debateLocal | 13 Jun 2018 4:52 pm
Legco again witnessed chaotic scenes today as lawmakers continued debate on a controversial bill to set up a joint immigration checkpoint at the West Kowloon express rail station
Five pro-democracy lawmakers were virtually carried out of the chamber after verbal duels with Legco president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen.
The arguments started when Leung allowed Transport Secretary Frank Chan Fan to carry on with his speech even as some opposition members raised a point of order.
They also questioned Leung over his decision to wrap up the debate on the issue. But the president said he had already explained his decision in writing.
But as the rows and shouting continued, Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting was ejected from the chamber along with his party colleague Andrew Wan.
As agitated opposition members continued their protests, Roy Kwong was soon ejected as he continued to stand on a desk in protest. Soon after Ted Hui was booted out of the chamber.
As the secretary continued his speech despite the din, Au Nok-hin left his seat and stood behind Frank Chan, holding a protest placard. That prompted Leung to send out Au as well.
The bill, if passed, would allow mainland laws to be enforced at parts of the West Kowloon terminus for the future cross-border high-speed rail line. Opposition lawmakers say this would be in breach of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.-Photo: RTHK

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But after Tuvelle’s passing July 21 in Danbury, Connecticut, at age 87, his friend Carol Dorn evoked the fuller harmonics of his character in a Facebook post:
“The heavens have just gained the best angel — brilliant pianist, cigar-chomping, martini-drinking, bow-tie character — you could ever hope for, leaving quite a hole in our existence.”
Very much a product of his time in this place, Tuvelle came of age in World War II-era Springfield rich in culture and the arts.
Its key asset for his future was the Ralph Zirkle piano studio, accessible by a rickety elevator in the Mitchell Building, the four stories of which are long gone from the northeast corner of Limestone and High streets.
There Tuvelle studied with the studio’s namesake, one of its two dynamos. Tuvelle described the other — elocution instructor and theater performer Erna Gasser — as “a perfect double of Katherine Hepburn” whose ambition was to recreate in the city’s Shawnee and Bancroft hotels the avant-garde big city culture of the Big Apple’s Algonquin Club.
A child prodigy, Howard Tuvelle performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at age 11. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
“When you got two Germans together like Erna Gasser and Ralph Zirkle,” Tuvelle once said, it’s understood that the result would be formidable.
But in remarks made 20 years ago when he concluded his concert piano career, Tuvelle made it clear Zirkle was no more formidable than his first teacher.
“My mother was a large woman” who was “absolutely tenacious about my practicing every day,” he said, “and never fully satisfied.”
The same characteristic that led to mother-son squabbles readily overheard by the neighbors may also have allowed her son to impress Zirkle by being able to tell which notes the teacher was playing behind Tuvelle’s back.
The precocious 7-year-old’s explanation to his teacher — “my ears whispered the answer” — captures the puckishness of a lad who also played something of a command performance on the beat-up upright piano on the second floor of the old Springfield Police Station.
That performance came the night he and friend Larry Cutter snuck into a glove factory and slid down the polished metal slide of its production line for kicks.
“It was never anything bad,” Tuvelle told the News-Sun in 2002, “it was always mischief.”
The key mistake they made that night was sneaking in when Cutter’s uncle wasn’t the night watchman.
As Tuvelle’s mother and father skittered toward a divorce, his piano teacher assumed greater responsibility over his comings and goings.
“Zirkle just took over my life completely,” Tuvelle said. “I was with him day in and day out, weekends, evenings and summers.”
Jeanne Geis Stell, 95, whose March 1951 performance debut was covered by The New York Times, said her daily lessons with Zirkle also led to a close relationship that mixed high expectations with teacherly devotion. She considers them two elements that are both “very important in a child’s development.”
Largely missing in today’s culture, she said, Zirkle’s application of them ultimately was responsible for her admission to the Juilliard School and her subsequent career — as well as Tuvelle’s and others’.
That same epoxy held together the Zirkle studio family, allowing Tuvelle, though several years younger, to enjoy “some good memories of my mother’s cooking,” Stell said.
Tuvelle became a virtual older brother in the family through the piano students he taught at the studio while still attending Springfield High School.
His contemporary, Springfield pianist Carol Fahenstock Harbaugh, kept in touch with Tuvelle throughout his life and especially enjoyed the lovely calligraphy he applied to their annual Christmas cards.
Tuvelle’s Facebook profile says that, upon leaving Springfield, he went on to study “music, literature, philosophy, sociology (and) anarchy at Harvard, Miami University, Manhattan School of Music, Wittenberg University and Antioch College.”
But the timing of all those things was influenced by world politics.
With the Korean War brewing, Tuvelle was in the Navy in 1950 and recently assigned to Washington when his performance of Rachmaninoff’s “Variations on a theme by Paganini” — which he learned in the Tuvelle studio — was overheard by Catherine Shouse, founder of the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center.
The result, he said, was that instead of being assigned to a ship in the North Pacific, he drew a safer assignment as pianist at the White House: “From that day on, I did nothing but give public performances with (the Navy Band) as well as solo performances in various halls and homes of Washington’s social elite.”
Chopin’s “Polonaise in A flat” was a favorite of the powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, who, aware of Tuvelle’s love of cigars, “would always shout and stick a cigar in my outside pocket” after a performance.
Harbaugh said fate stepped in one day when Tuvelle wasn’t able to catch a flight west with the Navy band the day its plane went down and all perished.
Once discharged from the Navy, Tuvelle attended the Manhattan School of Music, launched his career and settled into the music faculty at West Connecticut State College in Danbury, where he eventually chaired the department and served as its artist-in-residence.
Because Danbury was home of the American composer Charles Ives, Tuvelle sought to establish an Ives Institute, enlisting the help of the world-renowned Leonard Bernstein to conduct at the 1974 centennial celebration of the composer’s birth.
Howard Tuvelle the teacher and concert pianist sported a goatee. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The event drew 7,000 and indeed established an Ives Institute, though one Tuvelle’s son says it fell far short of his father’s hopes.
When interviewed by the News-Sun 20 years ago, Tuvelle had just told a Danbury audience his touring career had ended because he could no longer “stand being terrified” by wrong notes that were always lurking nearby on the keyboard.
So, he set about recording his full professional repertoire of pieces by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Liszt, Debussy, Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn on the $100,000 German-made August Forster grand piano in his home studio. With its singing tones and rich bass, “it’s the most extraordinary” instrument, he said. “There are only about six of them in the country.”
Fortunately for music lovers, some of Tuvelle’s performances of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Debussy have been recorded on video that can be viewed by Googling “Howard Tuvelle YouTube.”
Those who explore the site can also view Tuvelle’s tours of cultural spots in Europe and may encounter his “Impromptu Concert for Buddha, Part 1, 2 and 3,” Buddha referring, in this case, to the dog who wanders through the room during those performances.
Tuvelle’s penchant for spoiling his animals reached full flower when his last one, a Jack Russell named Ginger, would bark beneath the piano until Tuvelle performed Robert Schumann’s “Traumarei” before she would conclude her day.
“He loved dogs and would put them on the same level as everyone else,” said Tuvelle’s son Sean.
But what most struck Sean Tuvelle after his father’s passing were the number of people “who said he was there for them when nobody else was — that he believed in them when nobody else did.”
Tuvelle intimate friend Dorothy Cosgrove France describes that dimension of Tuvelle with a grace found in the final measures of the 24 Chopin etudes the pianist once played from memory.
“When I was first inspired to fall in love with my husband,” Cosgrove writes, “Howard nurtured us along. One of my favorite things about young Rich France was the way his eyes would tear up whenever he would talk about this Howard — his kindness, his brilliance, his musical mysticism, his cigars, his quirkiness... (So) in addition to all of his accomplishments Howard was a gifted soul-supporter.” Though a performer, “he listened,” she writes, and in doing so, “pushed out love and hope.”
(Tuvelle’s survivors include sister Rose Farrar and Charles Boyer, Jr., both of Springfield, and brother Joe Tuvelle, of Sanford, Florida. Memorial contributions may be made to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra or the Springfield Museum of Art.)


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Capture the lovely warmth of summer with this gorgeous arrangement. Orange spray roses and asiatic lilies arrive in our charming French country ceramic pitcher.
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The AP reported that on March 7, 2005, the D.C. Department of Employment Services slapped a tax lien on her home in the tony Wesley Heights neighborhood. The local government alleged that just three years after she left the high-powered Treasury post she began to fail to pay unemployment compensation tax for a household employee. And she failed to make the required quarterly payments for a year and half, whereupon a lien for $946.69 was placed on her home.
That sum included $298 in unpaid taxes, $48.69 in interest and $600 in penalties. The lien was filed March 7, 2005, but Killefer didn't get the lien extinguished for almost five months, not until July 29.
Does Obama have a higher standard for the women who serve in his administration?
UPDATE: FOX News is quoting White House sources as saying Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for HHS Secretary.


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This holiday season, give the cheese connoisseurs in your life something they'll enjoy – Wisconsin Cheese. There are a myriad of ways to give the gift of cheese, but a customized Wisconsin Cheese basket offers delicious and savory options for every palate.
Several cheese-loving online stores offer pre-arranged assortments of Wisconsin Cheese.
Visit the Wisconsin Cheeseman at www.wisconsincheeseman.com for special cheese gifts such as:
- Cheese Flights: Select from five different cheese flights such as Aged Swiss, Smoked Gouda and Blue Cheese.
- Cheese Crate: Five premium cheeses freshly made in the heart of America's Dairyland. The wooden crate contains Aged Cheddar, Colby and Swiss Cheese, plus 7 oz. wheels of Edam and Smoked Gouda.
Head over to the Wisconsin Cheese Mart at www.wisconsincheesemart.com for more tasty cheese combinations:
- Vintage Cheddar Gift Crate: Give the gift of Cheddar with this array of 5-, 7-, 8-, 10- and 12-year Aged Cheddars.
- Beer Cheese Collection: This collection includes a selection of cheeses perfect for pairing with beer – from Smoked String Cheese to Spicy Monterey Jack with Habanero.
If you'd like to create your own gift basket, here are a few tips:
- Consider a theme – Try a flight of Aged Cheddars, an assortment of Wisconsin Originals, a taste of award winners, or a sample of flavorful Blues. Great gift baskets have a common theme that carries throughout.
- Keep it simple – Stick with three to five different types of cheese, with each piece weighing about half a pound. Make sure the cheeses are properly labeled and consider including any available literature about the cheeses or cheesemakers.
- Choose wisely – If you plan to ship the gift basket, select cheeses that will travel well. Look for semi-hard or hard cheeses such as Cheddar, Swiss, Parmesan and Gruyere. Avoid soft or fresh cheeses such as Brie.
- Experiment with accompaniments – A few well-chosen accompaniments can enhance any cheese gift basket. Add a local bottle of wine or beer, crackers, chutneys, dried fruits or chocolate.
- Make a lasting impression – Consider including a beautiful cutting board, cheese knife or cheese book that the recipient can enjoy long after the last piece of cheese has been consumed.
- Perfect the packaging – Be creative with how you package your cheese gift. Wicker baskets, wooden crates and large tins make gorgeous options for creating a gift, just be sure to select an appropriate size.
- Keep it cool – Remember to protect the flavor and appearance of the cheese by keeping the temperature at or below 45°F during travel. Consider packing the cheese in small cooler with frozen ice packs along with the gift basket.


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Sly Stone, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, Nirvana, the Rolling Stones, Jason Isbell, Lankum, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Bob Dylan and more all feature in the new Uncut, dated December 2023 and in UK shops from October 12 or available to buy online now.
All copies come with a free, 15-track new music CD: The Planet That You’re On exclusively curated for Uncut by Lankum. Features A Clatter And Drone, Michael Lightborne, Cormorant Tree Oh, Rachel Lavelle, Landless, Elaine Malone and more!
INSIDE THIS MONTH’S UNCUT
SLY STONE: The legendary recluse speaks! Plus the rise and fall of the musical revolutionary who broke racial boundaries, preached mind-expanding messages of unity and conquered Woodstock – before his life-affirming creative vision was replaced by darkness, drugs and isolation
CSNY: Previously unseen, candid photographs by Henry Diltz capture Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in their early pomp and beyond
NIRVANA: In Utero – the whole story by Krist Novoselic, Steve Albini and other eyewitnesses
BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY: Pilates with Slint! The Americana outrider gives us a tour of his Kentucky neighbourhood
LANKUM: The Irish quartet tell Uncut about the solidarity of weirdos, “doom yoga” and more
THE ADVERTS: The lost heroes of punk tell their story
AN AUDIENCE WITH… WRECKLESS ERIC: He goes the whole wide world just to answer your questions
THE MAKING OF “THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP” BY BELLE & SEBASTIAN: An indie anthem born on the top deck of a London bus
ALBUM BY ALBUM WITH JASON ISBELL: The Trucker turned outspoken solo songwriter on his career highlights
MY LIFE IN MUSIC WITH JULIANA HATFIELD: The Boston indie-rocker on his plastic passions
REVIEWED The Rolling Stones, Madness, Jeffrey Martin, Connie Lovatt, Daniel Bachman, Large Plants, Acetone, Bob Marley, Myriam Gendron, Earth and more
PLUS Dylan and the Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, Miles Davis – the comic, End Of The Road, Bridget St John and introducing Mabe Fratti – the best avant-garde pop cellist since Arthur Russell


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Providing housing to homeless veterans without requiring them to meet standards of abstinence or psychiatric stability or complete a treatment program is a cost-effective solution, according Housing First pilot program evaluation by the VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans.
The study, which looked at about 700 homeless veterans served by 14 VA medical centers, found that 84% were still living in permanent housing after a year.
It also showed that decreases in acute health care services led to significant reductions in health care costs, including a 32% reduction in total direct VA health care costs, and a 54% reduction in more intensive inpatient costs.
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Wheelie bins bring people together in the most surprising ways — whether it is chatting to your neighbours while taking the bins out or sharing a video to the Bin Isolation Outing Facebook group.
- Hearts of Purple supply wheelie bins for recyclables with money raised going to fight against domestic violence
- 15 event bins in operation on the Gold Coast
- Purple bins also creating conversation around domestic violence
One Gold Coast community organisation is using bins to connect people over a drink over while at the same time raising money to fight against domestic violence.
Chief executive managing director of Hearts of Purple Michelle Beattie said she and her fellow director Georgia Stripp came up with the idea for 'party bins'.
The bins are used to collect recyclables that can then be turned into cash for the non-government funded charity.
They say the money raised has saved the charity from going under.
"We have a table that sits on top of the bin with the hole in the middle and you can sit around it like a bar and shoot your bottles and cans down it," she said.
"It also gives us the ability to go into homes and sweep for tracking and listening devices, and also to hide victims and support them through their security plans and their safety plans, and to put everything in place."
Hearts of Purple specialise in technology facilitated abuse.
Party bin initiative supports charity
The party bins have been an extension of a fundraising initiative the organisation launched in March where 350 recycle bins were distributed to homes and businesses.
"We just drop it there and then we pick up in about 2–4 weeks."
The bin bookings for parties, homes and businesses have been coming in fast.
In addition to the benefit of raising funds for charity the service has also started conversations about domestic violence.
"When people go to their [the hosts] houses they go, 'Well, what's this purple bin?' and they explain to them what they're doing and then people start talking about women and men's domestic violence," Ms Beattie said.
"The bins are not only collecting money, but they are also creating conversation around the community issue."
Family and domestic violence support:
- 1800 Respect national helpline:
1800 737 732
- Women's Crisis Line:
1800 811 811
- Men's Referral Service:
1300 766 491
- Lifeline (24 hour crisis line):
- Relationships Australia:
1300 364 277
- NSW Domestic Violence Line:
1800 656 463
- Qld DV Connect Womensline:
1800 811 811
- Vic Safe Steps crisis response line:
1800 015 188
- ACT 24/7 Crisis Line:
(02) 6280 0900
- Tas Family Violence Counselling and Support Service:
1800 608 122
- SA Domestic Violence Crisis Line:
1800 800 098
- WA Women's Domestic Violence 24h Helpline:
1800 007 339
- NT Domestic violence helpline:
1800 737 732


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Michael Roger Decomp Book Goatbook 9"x7"
DetailsCollege Ruled, Lined 100% Post-Consumer Waste Recycled Paper 9.75 × 7.5 × .4 in Spiral 80 Sheets, 160 Pages Printed with Soy Ink Made in the USA!
Goatbook is an ode to the apocryphal discoverers of the hidden magic of coffee beans. Spiral bound Decomposition Books use a versatile spiral wire binding. These spiral notebooks feature 100% post-consumer-waste recycled paper and are printed with soy ink.


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The library maintains the following schedule during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Monday - Thursday: 8 am to 10 pm
Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 11 am to 6 pm
*For summer hours and specific closure dates, please see the Library News section of the library website: http://www.laspositascollege.edu/library/

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