Monterey Park is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, United States, approximately seven miles (11 km) from downtown Los Angeles. The motto of the city is "Pride in the past, faith in the future". Monterey Park is part of a group of cities with a growing Asian-American population. Monterey Park is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the country thanks to its good schools, growing economy, and central location.
The Alhambra is a city located in the western part of the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California, USA, about eight miles from downtown Los Angeles. It was founded on July 11, 1903. The Alhambra is one of the best places to live in California. Living in the Alhambra offers residents a feeling of a suburban urban mix, and most residents rent their houses. Alhambra has many restaurants, cafes, and parks. Many young professionals live in the Alhambra and the residents tend to be liberal. The public schools of the Alhambra enjoy great prestige.
Each year, the Alhambra and San Gabriel Valley Valley Boulevard co-sponsor the San Gabriel Valley Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, which stretched from Del Mar to Garfield Avenues.
Monterey Park is located in the Southern California region, east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley.
In the early 1900s, Monterey Park was a small farming community with small paved roads that grew rapidly with the help of early entrepreneurs like Laura Scudder and her potato chip and peanut butter empire.
Since then, the city has changed a lot.
The strategic location now offers access to all parts of the vast Southern California marketplace, nestled between three major freeways, 10,710 and 60, and just seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. transport.
Major airports, ports of call, and rail stations, the Monterey Park Advantage - This is what our city has to offer.
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There is so much variety here that you can find almost anything and we are very close to downtown Los Angeles, so what we don't have here you can get anywhere in our neighborhoods, in the mountains, on the beaches and in most different areas. from the south. California.
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The following interview with Luis Clavell, Program Specialist at the Library of Congress, marks the anniversary of December 1st, 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested for keeping her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Luis is instrumental in bringing the Rosa Parks collection to the public and serves on a team that manages the collection. Our conversation took place in anticipation of the December 5th opening of the first major exhibition of the Rosa Parks Collection at the Library of Congress, called “In Her Own Words.”
Melissa: Thanks for agreeing to speak with us about your work with the Rosa Parks Collection. Would you mind sharing a bit about yourself and your role with the collection?
Luis: Sure. I’ve been at the Library of Congress for 10 years. Before working here I lectured at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana for eight years. I feel intimately linked to all things connected to the African American experience, and I really enjoy African-centered perspectives on history. Working at the Library, I am blessed to experience primary source materials and really connect on a deeper level to knowledge.
The Library’s stewardship of the Rosa Parks Collection has included cataloging, preservation, and digitization of the manuscripts and photographs. When the collection first arrived in 2014, I organized a public program about Rosa Parks where her Pathways to Freedom colleagues spoke eloquently about their work with youth and the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. With the upcoming exhibit, I’m also working on public programs and such activities as inventorying books in Mrs. Parks’s library.
Melissa: I know it’s hard to choose from so many great images from the collection, but are there any that really stand out to you?
Luis: One image – a photograph of a woman surrounded by a windmill landscape and flowers – really stood out. There was nothing on the image itself or its mount that indicated who the woman was. I saw that a little slip of white paper was peeking out from behind the image. I pulled it out and read the caption (probably in Rosa Parks’s own hand!) that identified the woman as Geri Parks, who was the mother-in-law of Mrs. Parks, Raymond Parks’s mother. It is so moving how Mrs. Parks carefully placed that little piece of paper there. I remembered that there was a similarly-styled image of Mrs. Parks’s husband, Raymond, and his sister, which further confirmed the Parks family identification.
Melissa: Having worked with this collection hands-on, you have some unique insights. Can you tell us in your own words why the collection is significant?
Luis: Mrs. Parks had a lifelong dedication to human rights and her papers, images and personal effects reflect her work in an amazing way. What a thoughtful person she was to consider us in the future and to preserve these things to deepen our knowledge and understanding.
I found her to be an incredible archivist – she saved all things that mattered to her story, which reflected her own interest and appreciation for African American history.
The picture you see below, of Mrs. Parks with her childhood classmate and civil rights leader Johnnie Carr, is actually a copy made on printer paper – I love this one so much. It’s the most alive that I’ve seen Mrs. Parks’s spirit in a photograph. Johnnie Carr got Mrs. Parks involved in the NAACP. In the photo it looks like she can’t get over the moment of sitting next to someone she admired so much. I also love the colors in this copy, as they aren’t what you’d expect – they have a metallic, pastel quality, from whatever chemical reactions are happening between the ultraviolet exposure and the ink. When I look at those flowers –they look like they are a hyper detail and were drawn on later. This photo to me means: women’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement is so much more than we have been taught.
Mrs. Parks (1913-2005) was 42 when she was arrested for refusing to sit at the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955, and she had dedicated her life to the struggle for human rights for a long time before that. At 30 years old she became Secretary for her local NAACP chapter in Montgomery. Mrs. Parks and E. D. Nixon surrounded themselves with others who worked for racial justice and created an activist chapter of the NAACP in Montgomery. Rosa and Raymond Parks worked with the NAACP and other black-centered organizations to pursue justice and a truer democracy for all in America. They were not thanked. Instead, they were punished, threatened, and black-balled. They got death threats, unemployment, and poverty as a reward. Amid all of this unimaginable horror, they stayed committed to the struggle for equal rights and justice. It’s time for us to see Mrs. Parks as the lifelong advocate for human rights, workers’ rights, children’s rights, prisoners’ rights, women’s rights, and black youth rights that her papers and words show us the evidence of. The collection helps researchers understand her international impact and so much more about her contributions to this country. We don’t often remember Mrs. Parks as a woman who inspired those who fought against apartheid or the various issues of injustices around the globe, but she did.
Rosa Parks was a seamstress by training, and in her personal papers she literally stitches together the tapestry of the American human rights movement.
Now people will have an opportunity to explore her collection through the exhibit that is opening on December 5th, the anniversary of the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Mrs. Parks ties together the threads from so many aspects of American history – 250 years of slavery, the Civil War, 100 years of Jim Crow, and 50 years of the civil rights movement. That’s four hundred years of global history. In order to move forward I believe we must continue to apply her successes to the many problems that remain today.
- Explore digitized images from the Visual materials from the Rosa Parks Papers that are viewable from anywhere.
- Read about and view the manuscript materials from the Rosa Parks Papers.
- See a press release about the opening of the Rosa Parks exhibition — be sure to visit in person if you can!
- View the webcast Rosa Parks: Beyond the Bus for first-hand accounts by Elaine Steele, Ella McCall Haygan, and Anita Peek about Mrs. Parks’ life and legacy after her historical arrest.

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At the conclusion of the 2017-18 Men's Basketball season, Maryland Eastern Shore announced they were parting ways with head coach...
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Boy on Hold by J.D. Spero
Kindle Edition, 312 pages
Published August 13th 2019 by Immortal Works
About the Book:
Cabbage Night, 1991. The traditional night of pranks takes a disturbing turn when a violent crime rocks a small Adirondack town. Even more so when the only witness is a seven-year-old boy. Hen Trout, who had hoped to catch a pet hedgehog that night, instead sees his beloved Miss Sally become a victim. Single mom Marcella Trout is blindsided when Tyler, her seventeen-year-old, is arrested for the very crime Hen witnessed. Now Tyler’s eerie mood swings seem dark and frightening and rooted in a family history Marcella has desperately tried to bury. As the criminal investigation churns on, the tenuous fabric of the Trout family begins to unravel…and even Hen begins to question the truth.
I was intrigued by the premise of this book from the beginning. This is a tough book to review without giving too much away, and I would hate to offer spoilers, but I will give it a try. The mystery part of the story was handled well. I didn't know who killed Miss Sally until the end of the book. You can figure it out if you pay attention to the clues, but it's well done.
The story is told through multiple viewpoints and it's a testament to the author's writing ability that I was easily able to distinguish the different characters from chapter to chapter. I found the main characters well-developed and some very unlikable, so I anxiously looked forward to the conclusion to find out who the killer was and why Miss sally was killed.
What makes a novel work, in my opinion, is mystery. Spero's novel is full of mystery and intrigue. It grabs tight and doesn't let go until the end. There's a lot going on here. Johannah's prose is quick and vibrant. She gives you enough details to sketch the scene, but allows your mind to fill in the spaces. That's the sign of a great writer. Someone who sets the scene but doesn't overwhelm the mind with minute details. It makes for a fast-moving, thrilling story. This book was very engrossing. I only stopped reading it because I was too tired to continue...so I ended up reading it in two sittings. There were multiple times throughout the novel that I was convinced I knew who the guilty party was. I was wrong every time. I loved the reveal. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next from this author.
This was an interesting mystery, with an uncomplicated style I really enjoyed. Highly recommended.
Thank you NetGalley, J.D. Spero and Immortal Works for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.
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A second Winnipeg health clinic has flooded after a burst water pipe.
ACCESS Downtown at 640 Main Street experienced water leaking through ceiling tiles at around 2 p.m. on Monday.
On Sunday, ACCESS Winnipeg West was affected by a frozen pipe that burst and forced the relocation of client services.
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says the water was noticed quickly in the latest incident and damage was significantly contained.
It’s unclear how the heating coils froze and led to the burst pipe.
ACCESS Downtown has approximately 110 staff working within the facility on a daily basis.


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[VIDEO]: American Idol Finalist @JasonCastro Talks to Brian
American Idol finalist Jason Castro stopped by the studio and talked to Brian about his new album Only A Mountain. Castro also told Brian how being on American Idol has changed his life and weighed in on the premiere of the new season, which starts tonight.


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For Release: 12/20/2007
Minnesota Energy Resources Agrees to Sell Rochester Office Building to City and Combine Operations at New Site in 2008
Rochester, MN – Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG), today confirmed that it had agreed to sell its near-downtown office building to the City of Rochester, MN. The sale will allow MERC to combine its Rochester operations into one building complex. Currently, MERC owns the office building and leases a Rochester warehouse along with a small building in nearby Kasson, MN.
“The City approached us with an offer to buy the property,” said Stan Shreve, MERC’s Rochester Operations Manager. “And we’ve been thinking about finding ways to improve efficiency, so the time is definitely right.
“We think it’s a win-win situation,” Shreve added. “The City can find a higher use for our existing building, and MERC can gain some efficiency over time by combining operations into one facility.”
The agreement calls for the City of Rochester to complete purchase of the downtown building following construction of the utility’s new facilities located on three acres on Technology Drive in Northwest Rochester.
Shreve said that MERC expects to design the new facilities using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “green” building guidelines in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. LEED concepts/components impact the design and construction of the facility and help reduce or even eliminate negative environmental impacts, reduce operating costs, and provide "people-friendly" environments.
All Rochester area employees will work in the new facilities when they are completed some time in 2008.
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2021 Jeep Compass Turbo Color Options, Performance Update – The place regarding compact crossovers is definitely without doubt overruned, however this Compass can be rich in loads with reliable issues to contend. In the event anyone bear in mind, the initial improvement of this design was under-common in every element. Several gurus failed to expect to have to see the secondly age group. But it really got.
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The price of the emerging shut to help 2021 Jeep Compass starts at $24,000. Select the Latitude trim and also anyone could need to have to spend $27,000. Trailhawk styles are costed at $30,000. This kind of compact will surely appear at a later time in 2021, almost certainly in the previous quarter.

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text: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has demanded a ban on inter-provincial transport, including air and rail, from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid a sharp increase of Covid-19 cases. Coronavirus can rapidly increase in Sindh if people continue to commute from Punjab and KP, Ghani said while addressing a press conference on Monday. He said the situation in Sindh is under control in terms of COVID-19 cases, but it can go worse if the inter-provincial transport continues to run. On the closure of primary to middle classes in the province, Saeed Ghani said the classes have been closed temporarily as a precautionary measure to save children from the pandmeic. He made it clear that students will not be promoted to the next classes in Sindh, this year, without appearing in the examinations. On Sunday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had suspended inter-provincial transport for two days a week (Saturday and Sunday), after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. The NCOC had restricted inter-provincial public transport only on weekends. However, cargo trucks, containers, medical and emergency services would be exempted from the restrictions.


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More than 60 percent of Americans do not pay federal income taxes, but many are making up the difference with student loans.
That’s not good news for the government.
The nation’s top tax collector is trying to rein in those loans with a new tool it’s rolling out.
It’s called the Federal Student Loan Interest Deduction.
But there’s a catch.
It won’t work for everyone, especially if they don’t qualify for any other federal aid, like tax credits or federal loans.
Here’s what you need know about it.
What it is and how it works The Federal Student Loans Interest Deductible is designed to help families pay for college.
It takes into account income and the amount of federal student loans you have, as well as other federal tax benefits.
For most people, the deduction is based on their personal tax rate, but for others, the deductions vary by state and school.
The deduction is only available to the top 10 percent of taxpayers, and only for people with adjusted gross incomes above $125,000.
If you make more than that, the government will deduct up to a certain amount for you.
That can add up to $2,500 for an individual.
If your income is below that amount, the federal government will generally deduct only 25 percent of the cost of your college tuition and fees.
That means that even if you have $10,000 in student loans, your federal tax bill will still be $1,500.
But the federal tax code says you can use the deduction for up to your adjusted gross income.
You can’t use it to deduct more than 10 percent.
It is, however, available to most taxpayers who file jointly.
And it’s available to families earning up to the federal poverty line, which is $16,670 for a single person or $26,700 for a couple.
For the first time in history, families will be able to use the interest deduction for any portion of the total cost of college, even if it’s not covered by federal loans or federal grants.
The amount you get is based largely on the amount you owe on your federal student loan, whether you qualify for the Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Stafford Loan, or other federal loan programs.
For example, if you owe $10 and you owe another $10 back on the same loan, you’ll get $4,400.
But you could pay the rest off, and you could also pay the interest and principal back, if that’s what’s most important to you.
So, if your tax bill is $10 for the first year, and $12 for the second year, you might get a maximum of $5,600.
If, on the other hand, you owe more than $100,000, you can deduct $3,500 of interest and $1.50 of principal.
In other words, you could save up to half of your taxes on your loans if you pay off your loans.
And if you use the federal student debt forgiveness program, you may be able take advantage of that.
It will let you get out of paying your federal taxes on any remaining balance and still owe nothing to the government, and that could save you a lot of money over the long term.
The federal government says it expects to have more than 7 million Americans who qualify by the end of 2018.
For now, the program is only for families making up to about $250,000 a year.
For families making more, the maximum amount you can receive is $2.5 million.
That could be a big help if you’re making payments on your student loans that exceed $1 million a year, or if you earn more than a certain level of income.
But for most families, that amount is not enough to cover the cost.
So the program isn’t available to everyone.
The idea is that, while the tax code will allow the government to keep some of the interest on its debt, there are other options for people who have high student loan debt.
For instance, if a person owes $100 and they owe another person $100 back on their federal student student loans for the same amount, they could use the money to pay off the remaining debt.
But that would still leave the government with a $3.5 billion deficit.
In the meantime, the Education Department has put together a list of people who are eligible.
Here are some of those who have been included.
Read more about the new federal debt limitation tool.
What you can expect with interest deductions in 2018 How you can claim the Federal student loan interest deduction Learn more about what’s new in the new tax code and how you can qualify for it.
How to claim the federal interest deduction and what you can do if you don’t Have a student loan?
Here’s how to claim it, if it applies to you: You can take out a federal

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Happy Birthday Paresh Rawal: Iconic Performances From The Actor
Paresh Rawal made his acting debut in 1985 with Arjun
Paresh Rawal is a versatile actor who has experimented with a lot of genres during his long career. He made his acting debut in 1985 with Arjun. Since then, Paresh Rawal has delivered many unforgettable performances that have won fans over. Whether he is making fans laugh out loud or giving them food for thought, he is always entertaining to watch.
As the actor celebrates his 65th birthday, let us take a look back at some of the most iconic roles of the actor through the years.
Iconic Performances From Paresh Rawal
1. Teja (Andaz Apna Apna)
Teja was a bad guy that had us in splits. In a star cast that boasted of Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Salman Khan, and Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal still managed to steal the attention of the fans. This double role stint from Paresh Rawal was certainly one of his most memorable performances.
2. Baburao (Hera Pheri)
Arguably Paresh Rawal’s most iconic role to date, Baburao Ganpatrao Apte aka Babu Bhaiya was an instant hit with the fans. Armed with witty one-liners and a naive personality, Babu Bhaiya won the hearts of fans everywhere. His one-liners from the movie have become fodder to a number of memes to date. Moreover, his line “Ye Baburao ka style hai” has gained a cult following all of its own.
3. Somnath (Golmaal)
While the old, blind man Somnath was not the centerpiece of Golmaal, Paresh Rawal’s performance made sure he was memorable. His sub-story provided a depth into the otherwise slapstick comedy film. He served as the turning point for Gopal, Madhav, Laxman and Lucky.
4. Kanji Lalji Mehta (OMG – Oh My God!)
Paresh Rawal left the comedic acts and delivered one of his most powerful performances in this film. His portrayal of Kanjibhai was relatable to many. He goes through a beautiful transformation from the man who doesn’t believe in God to the man fighting for the true essence of God. Kanjibhai’s fight against the fake ‘messengers’ of God is thought-provoking. It offers a new perspective on religion and how it has been converted into a business.
5. Lambodar Chacha (Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?)
Lambodar Chacha was a nightmare guest that makes the life of his hosts very difficult. His character takes you on a range of emotions from discomfort, laughter, and a great deal of annoyance. However, you can never quite dislike the man for all his faults.

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Up Next: Sunday Showdown at Pocono Raceway
The NASCAR Xfinity Series will kick off a Sunday doubleheader with the NASCAR Cup Series on June 27 at Pocono Raceway with the Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at 12 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Last weekend, the Xfinity Series took on Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since 2011 and Kyle Busch was victorious for the second week in a row in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The win also gave Busch his 100th career Xfinity victory – making him just the third driver in NASCAR history to win 100 or more races in a single series.
Justin Allgaier finished runner-up to Busch and Harrison Burton finished third. Josh Berry finished fourth, AJ Allmendinger fifth, Brandon Jones sixth, Jeb Burton seventh, Noah Gragson eighth, Austin Hill ninth and Riley Herbst rounded out the top 10. The race saw eight cautions for 46 laps with 12 lead changes and a margin of victory of 1.110 seconds.
This weekend the series prepares for Pocono Raceway and by virtue of Metric Qualifying Harrison Burton will lead the field to the green flag with Justin Allgaier joining him on the front row.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons
The Place: Pocono Raceway
The Date: Sunday, June 27
The Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, 12 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 225 miles (90 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 90)
Winner Streak: Pocono Raceway is riding a streak of five different Xfinity winners
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Pocono Raceway, also known as the Tricky Triangle, for just the sixth time in series history. The previous five Xfinity Series races at Pocono have produced five different winners a streak that most certainly will extend as none of the former winners are entered in this Sunday’s event.
Last season’s Pocono race won by Stewart-Haas Racing’ Chase Briscoe saw 12 lead changes among six different leaders. There were nine cautions for 31 laps and 21 cars finished on the lead-lap. Briscoe, the led 24 laps en route to the win.
Among those entered this weekend, Justin Allgaier, Jeremy Clements, Ryan Sieg and Brandon Jones are the only full-time Xfinity drivers that have made every start at the track and will make their sixth this weekend.
Ford is the winningest manufacture at Pocono with three Xfinity victories, while Chevrolet and Toyota each have one at the track.
Century mark for Rowdy helps others
Kyle Busch picked up his 100th career win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with his overtime victory at Nashville Superspeedway last weekend. This made him the first driver in Xfinity Series history to reach wins in the triple digits and the third driver in NASCAR national series history to earn 100 or more wins in one series. NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) have also accomplished the achievement. To celebrate Busch’s 100 wins in the Xfinity Series, Comcast donated 100 laptops and a year of free Internet Essentials to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, which is also a Comcast Lift Zone.
Since September 2020, Comcast has been rolling out Life Zones as part of their ongoing effort to provide Wi-Fi to more than 1,000 community center across America by the end of 2021.
Bubble Trouble: Who is in, out of the Playoffs?
With five drivers locked in on wins so far this season, there are still seven spots left in the field for a driver to make it into the Playoffs by virtue of a win or on points. With 11 races left in the regular season there is still plenty of time for drivers to secure a spot.
The five Xfinity drivers locked into the postseason on wins are Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier, AJ Allmendinger, Jeb Burton, and Myatt Snider.
Daniel Hemric holds the sixth spot in the standings and is the highest ranked driver without a win so far in 2021. He is 193 points above the cutline currently, extending his lead last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Harrison Burton is behind him in seventh, 166 points from the cutline. Both of these drivers have a good cushion right now, but a win would be preferred to make sure they’re locked-in the postseason.
Kaulig Racing’s Justin Haley is sitting in eighth in the driver standings Playoff outlook, he’s 120 points above the cutline and the only Kaulig Racing driver not in the Playoffs on wins yet. Kaulig Racing announced this week they have purchased a Charter in the NASCAR Cup Series and plan on Justin Haley moving up next season.
Once we get to ninth in the standings, the points tighten up. Brandon Jones is in ninth (+89), Noah Gragson 10th (+56), Michael Annett is in 11th (+53) and Jeremy Clements is holding the final Playoff transfer spot just 48 points up on Brandon Brown in 13th – the first spot outside the cutoff.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Playoff Outlook Following Nashville:
|Rank||Driver||Points||Starts||Race Wins||Stage Wins||Playoff Pts||Pts From Cutoff|
|1||Austin Cindric||628||15||3||7||22||In On Wins|
Note: The (*) symbol by the number of Starts indicates a driver missed a race but is still eligible for the Playoffs due to receiving a waiver.
Manufacturer, owner update
Team Penske is still leading the way in the NASCAR Xfinity Series owner points standings following the 15th race of the season at Nashville Superspeedway. Team Penske has 628 points and is 82 points ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing in second. Kaulig Racing is in third, 90 points behind the leader.
Chevrolet is leading the manufacturers championship standings with seven wins and 554 points. Toyota has five wins and 535 points and Ford is sitting in third with three wins and 502 points.
Chevrolet’s wins came at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Darlington Raceway, and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Toyota’s five wins all came from Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch. They were at the Daytona Road Course, Circuit of the Americas, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway. Four of those victories have all come in the last five races.
Ford’s wins were in the season-opener at Daytona, Phoenix Raceway and Dover International Speedway.
Berry back on top of rookie standings; Gibbs competing this weekend
After making his 13th start of the season last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, JR Motorsport’s driver Josh Berry held onto the lead in the NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie driver standings from Joe Gibbs Racing’s rising star Ty Gibbs. Berry is 19 points ahead of Gibbs after Nashville, where Gibbs didn’t participate.
Berry is entered to run this weekend’s race at Pocono for Jordan Anderson Racing and Gibbs is back behind the wheel of the No. 54 JGR Toyota this weekend. Both rookies will be making their Pocono Raceway debuts.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series, Etc.
Loris Hezemans back in NXS at Pocono: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series points leader Loris Hezemans will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Sunday at Pocono Raceway in the No. 90 DGM Chevrolet with support from Reaume Brothers Racing. Hezemans competed at Phoenix Raceway earlier this season and finished 31st after starting 40th. This weekend will represent another step toward obtaining a license to compete on all NASCAR ovals. After Pocono, Hezemans will return to Europe to continue competing for the Whelen Euro Series title.
Kevin Harvick running NXS race at Indy: Kevin Harvick will run the August 14 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course with Unibet as the primary sponsor. Unibet will debut with Harvick this weekend at Pocono Raceway in the Xfinity Series and be onboard for two Cup races and the Xfinity race at Indy. Unibet has partnered with Harvick to grow its presence in the United States and specifically within motorsports. Harvick has 347 starts in the Xfinity Series with 47 wins, 186 top fives, 260 top 10s and 25 poles.
Austin Dillon running NXS races for Our Motorsports: Our Motorsports announced that Austin Dillon will be added to the driver lineup for the No. 23 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series. Dillon will be behind the wheel at Watkins Glen International on August 7 and at the Indianapolis Road Course on August 14. Dillon, the 2013 Xfinity Series champion, has 146 Xfinity Series starts with nine wins, 65 top fives, 105 top 10s and 17 pole awards.
Gase back in NXS this weekend: Joey Gase will be driving the No. 52 Chevrolet for Jimmy Means Racing at Pocono Raceway this Sunday. Gase is returning to the team for the first time since 2017 and has sponsorship from Gift of Life. Back in 2012, Gase was the primary driver of the 52. Currently, the No. 52 is 39th in owner points. Gray Gaulding, who is the primary driver of the No. 52, drove the team to a best finish of 17th at Mid-Ohio. Gaulding will be back in the No. 52 after Pocono.


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|Mar 24, 2016
The revolution of molecular biology in the early 1980s has revealed complex network of non-linear and stochastic biochemical interactions underlying biological systems. To understand this complex system, mathematical models have been widely used. In this talk, I will introduce the typical process of mathematical modelling including mathematical representation, model fitting to data, analysis and simulations, and experimental validation. Across each step of modelling process, I will also describe our efforts to develop a new mathematical tools and point to the parts of current toolbox of mathematical biology that need further mathematical development. Finally, I will present how mathematical modelling reveals the key mechanism underlying circadian clocks.

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Blog post by CANARI Senior Technical Officer, Dr. Ainka Granderson:
As we celebrated International Day of Climate Action on October 24, 2020, CANARI Senior Technical Officer, Dr. Ainka Granderson, reflects on how a ‘green’ COVID-19 recovery can provide a key opportunity to increase ambition and action on climate change and build resilience in the Caribbean.
On September 29, 2020, Jamaica Prime Minister Hon. Andrew Holness highlighted that: “We must seize the opportunity this time around to make the global recovery plan sustainable to our climate and environment, empowering and uplifting of the poor, vulnerable and marginalised in our societies, and supportive of democratic and transparent governance” at the second high-level meeting of Heads of State and Government on development financing in light of COVID-19.
Mr. Holness’ call for investment in low-carbon, climate resilient development as part of COVID-19 recovery joins a growing number of calls for a ‘green recovery’ from world leaders, key global institutions like the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and United Nations and climate and environmental activists like Greta Thunberg, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Sir David Attenborough.
But what does a ‘green’ COVID-19 recovery mean in the Caribbean context and how can we leverage this opportunity to accelerate climate action and build resilience?
Photo: A Solar project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. PHOTO CREDIT: KENTON X. CHARLES/IPS.


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text: A failure analysis work flow is presented demonstrating dislocation visualization, site isolation, TEM lamella preparation and defect characterization. A novel beam control technique allows visualizing dislocations with significantly improved spatial resolution in SEM using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging. Site-specific TEM preparation on dislocations is therefore possible. The prepared thin lamella can be inspected in the SEM using STEM to study dislocations. This is a cost effective work flow without using TEM.

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THE INN BOONSBORO COLLECTION: THE NEXT ALWAYS
THE LAST BOYFRIEND
THE PERFECT HOPE
By Nora Roberts
Putnam Trade (2011-2012)
It’s been a long decade since bestselling novelist Nora Roberts penned her intriguing Inn Boonsboro Trilogy. The trilogy is a clever series of character-driven plots that continue through all three books: The Next Always, The Last Boyfriend, and The Perfect Hope.
Roberts tells the tale of a prominent, hardworking, ambitious family: a very smart, business savvy matriarch and her three very capable and very eligible sons. The Montgomerys’ make their living through hard, hands-on work. The Boonsboro Inn, found nestled at the base of Maryland’s South Mountain, is the heart of the town that bears it’s name, and the heart of this American family’s story as the Montgomery brothers accept the challenge to renovate the historic hotel.
The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy begins in The Next Always, with the eldest of the brothers, Beckett Montgomery, a talented architect, charged with the task of revitalizing the old inn with a much needed face-lift. It is Beckett who takes the lead making sure his younger brothers carry their share of the load, appeasing his mother and her flair for home décor and design with up-to-date progress reports, handling construction and supply issues, and trying to have a social life, if you call eating pizza and drinking beer at the local hangout. No wonder his love life was nonexistent, although he had to admit, someone special had caught his eye …
The Last Boyfriend, the second book in this series, explores the life and habits of middle son, Owen Montgomery, who manages the family’s successful construction company. A natural organizer, Owen takes his responsibilities very seriously, determined that the work stays on budget and is completed as scheduled. He would open the Inn on time, as planned, period.
Like his brother Beckett, Owen appreciated a good pizza pie chased by a cold beer and what better place to indulge than the town’s only pizzeria, catty-cornered to the Inn. But he had an ulterior motive: the attractive woman behind the counter.
The story continues in the third and final book in the Inn Boonsboro Collection, The Perfect Hope. Ryder is the youngest Montgomery brother and the least sociable. Hard on the outside and soft on the inside, Ryder is the most difficult of the three men to understand. Ryder is most comfortable when wearing his tool belt happily completing construction projects at the Inn.
But he wasn’t too busy to notice the newly hired hotel manager from out-of-state.
The Inn Boonsboro Collection has romance, intrigue, betrayal, and a ghost! Nora Roberts fully immerses her readers in the very credible lives of her characters. She introduces the reader to the minor characters they associate with in detail, and paints vivid pictures of the scenes where the story plays out.
Although the Montgomery Family and their associates are fictional, the town of Boonsboro, the Inn Boonsboro, and Vesper’s Pizzeria are quite real. Roberts actually renovated and owns the Inn Boonsboro, a very popular Bed & Breakfast — and Vesper’s really is catty-cornered, just across the street. Nora Roberts lives in Boonsboro with her husband, who owns and operates Turn the Page Bookstore, featuring his wife’s books, directly across from the Inn.
The Inn Boonsboro Collection is available from www.Amazon.com or visit her official website at www.noraroberts.com for a complete list of her novels.
— Sharon Schultz
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GRAND RAPIDS — While Blue Bridge Ventures and the city try to smooth out their wrinkles on a proposed convention hotel for Calder Plaza that won’t cost taxpayers a penny, other cities have given up trying to get to zero and taken different routes to build a hotel.
According to the Strategic Advisory Group LLC, a hospitality industry-consulting firm in Georgia, partnerships between public officials and private developers have been the key to getting convention hotels built in the country for much of the past decade.
“The formation of these partnerships were driven from both a market and cost perspective,” wrote SAG in its winter 2002 newsletter.
As for the market perspective, the company said meeting planners choose cities that have enough accommodations near a convention site. Planners generally reject destinations without enough hotel rooms and a city’s convention business suffers as a result.
As for the cost perspective, SAG said that often a hotel’s cash flow isn’t strong enough to pay its development costs. If not, hotel management may be forced to discount room rates to compensate, and also offer enough space within the building to host some meetings — which, in turn, can cut the cash flow even further.
Then there is the reluctance on the part of lenders to finance convention hotels.
“Consequently, public involvement becomes necessary to enable the destination to reach its convention potential,” read the SAG newsletter.
SAG reported on 20 convention hotels that were built in the 1990s through a public-private partnership and found that the typical public subsidy ran between 20 and 30 percent of the project’s cost. These subsidies included grants, infrastructure donations, tax rebates and tax increment financing.
But the latest trend in financing a hotel involves developing it as a nonprofit corporation, which allows access to the lower-cost bond market. SAG reported this method has been the most popular in recent years, as seven convention hotels have gone up in this manner since 1999. The cost of capital is cheaper, by as much as 10 percent, and capital is easier to obtain.
Another approach being used to build a convention hotel is for a city to do it alone. For instance, Houston used a citywide occupancy tax to finance one. Myrtle Beach and Austin did similar deals.
“Actually, the latest question on this front isn’t whether subsidies are a good idea. They’re probably inevitable,” wrote William Fulton in the August issue of “Governing” magazine.
“Rather, it’s what to do when the subsidies aren’t enough — when private investors won’t build a hotel even when the city is willing to write a big check.”
This happened in Chicago, so city officials took the matter into their own hands. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority issued $108 million in tax-exempt bonds to build, and own, the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel.
“A recent analysis of 21 convention hotels by C.H. Johnson Consulting Inc. found that almost half of the development money came from the public sector. In five cities — Chicago, Houston, Austin, Sacramento and Overland Park, Kan. — the public sector paid for 100 percent of the cost of the hotel,” wrote Fulton in his economic development column.
But besides trying to get to the zero that some cities have abandoned, there is another glaring issue that further complicates the deal in Grand Rapids: The city and the county have to be relocated for the hotel to go up and potential sites for those moves have been discussed.
The current local talks, however, are focusing on whether to give the developers exclusive rights to the plaza, the parking ramp and City Hall for 10 months. Once that decision is made — and if it’s in their favor — then Blue Bridge and its partner Hines Interests LP of Houston say they can seriously talk about the project’s cost and financing.
Blue Bridge Public Information Director Ed Kettle told the Business Journal last week that city staffers gave them changes to an option that city commissioners didn’t vote on last month. He didn’t disclose the changes offered by the city at an Oct. 14 meeting between the two sides.
But Kettle said their legal staff was reviewing the city’s suggestions, and added that he hoped a revised option would be before commissioners within weeks. In the meantime, construction continues on the city’s new $220 million convention center.


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Fine perfume is, and always has been, a luxury item, its high price putting it out of reach of many people in poorer social circumstances. But, in the Middle Ages, perfume was not only an indicator of high social status but a necessity for anyone who could afford it.
The streets and winding laneways of medieval towns were awash with dirt and foul-smelling waste products (of the animal, vegetable, and human kind), the limited lighting in most houses was by means of tallow candles which smoked and gave off a rancid odour, and the tightly-packed and poorly ventilated houses were musty. Scented oils in the dwellings and/or on the person provided a welcome relief from the daily assault on the olfactory senses of all. And it was believed that sweet fragrances warded off malodorous evil spirits. The pomander ball – a sort of spherical vase or container, or sometimes a bag filled with fragrant herbs – enabled individuals to carry a pleasant smell around with them, dispelling bad smells and (it was thought) evil infections in their wake.
At that time, perfumes were prepared by infusing oils (usually almond or olive) with flowers such as rose, lavender and violet, or with other readily available plants like lemon, and herbs such as thyme and sage. Resins helped fix the scent and, later, when the process of distillation was perfected, the production of perfume became more widespread and of a more commercial concern, expanding access to this important item.
Patrick Suskind’s novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1985) gives some wonderful details of the processes involved in creating special perfumes while, at the same time, offering a disturbing story about the evocative and provocative powers of scents and the sense of smell. Not a read for the faint-hearted (you might need your pomander ball close-by!).
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Pomander ball . . . I need to get one of those!
Real good essay, Carmel.
Thank you. I agree about the pomander balls – wouldn’t it be fun to walk through the city with one of those attached to the jeans’ belt!!!
Lovely visual article. I could just picture those deep, dark days where people carried around fragrance if they could afford. Makes me glad to be living in modern times!
Thanks for the kind comments, Marie. Yes – we all grumble about the annoyances of modern life but by comparison it’s got quite a few things going for it.
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A fascinating post of those medieval days! I read Perfume many years ago and it was definitely one of those books that you never forget – brilliantly written and scents were never quite the same again!😀
So pleased you enjoyed the post. Yes, “Perfume” is certainly an evocative read, isn’t it? The sense of smell is so primal. I lost my sense of smell for several months after a bout of pneumonia a few years ago and life just wasn’t the same. It’s slowly come back, thank goodness, though it’s not as acute as it used to be. Oh well, better than nothing. Thank you for your kind comment.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – One man was seriously injured after a confrontation escalated to a stabbing in Central Lubbock Thursday.
At approximately 10:07 p.m., Lubbock police responded to a call about a man that had been stabbed.
According to the police report, police found the victim sitting next to the entrance of a corner store in a puddle of blood, and witnesses holding pressure on a wound the victim had on the back of his head.
According to the report, the victim knew his attacker, who he identified as Willie Mays Sanders, 65.
Witnesses told police they saw a man walking up to the store bleeding when Sanders walked up behind him and tried to stab him again.
Additionally, a man leaving the corner store told police Sanders tried to stab him, so he went to his car and grabbed a shovel for self-defense and threatened to hit Sanders with it if he did not leave.
Sanders then left the scene and was later found and taken into police custody in the 3400 block of Avenue N, and officers were able to locate a bloody knife inside Sanders’ pocket.
According to the police report, Sanders told officers that a woman went over to his house to confront him about him stealing a bicycle from them, and he advised police that the victim pulled a knife on him, so he pulled his out. Sanders went on to tell police that he was defending himself and did not attack the victim.
Sanders was arrested for aggravated assault and was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.
According to the police report, officers then went to the hospital and spoke to the victim, who told police he went over to Sanders’ house to confront him because he had stolen a bicycle from him, and while they were there, Sanders took out his knife and started to stab him.
He advised police he then walked over to the corner store where Sanders followed him, but then later ran away.
According to police, the victim had four wounds on his body: a large wound behind his left ear, a small one on his stomach, and two on his left shin.

domain: sociology


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The result was a complex clockwork mechanism that displayed the motions of the Sun, Moon and planets on precisely marked dials.
By turning a handle, the creator could watch his tiny celestial bodies trace their undulating paths through the sky.
The mechanic’s name is now lost..." Jo Marchant
2000-year-old computer recreated
A working model of an ancient computer was recently recreated in London.
Virtual Reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism (by M. Wright & M. Vicentini)
Virtual model of the (still) mysterious Antikythera Mechanism by Mogi Vicentini based on the theoretical and mechanical model by Michael Wright.
Antikythera Mechanism Part 2: by Nature Vide
New interpretations of the Antikythera Mechanism reveal that it could be used to predict eclipses, and that it had a dial recording the dates of the ancient Olympiads. The 2,000-year-old box of intricate gearwork provides a glimpse of the engineering prowess of the Hellenic world. The team discuss their results here.
Behind the Scenes: Lego Antikythera Mechanism
Andrew Carol rebuilt a 2000-year-old analog computer out of Legos. It predicts the year, date, and time of future solar and lunar eclipses accurately to within two hours. All using plastic gears. This film explains how it works.
Mechanical inspiration: by Jo Marchant


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Fire; both useful and dangerous at the same time. This close-up picture of a match made me think of the the Greek god, Promethus and a recent Science-Fiction movie by the same name. I also wondered how matches work, so I did a little research on the net...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Greek: Προμηθεύς, pronounced [promɛːtʰeús]) is a Titan, culture hero, and trickster figure who is credited with the creation of man from clay, and who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity (theft of fire), an act that enabled progress and civilization. Prometheus is known for his intelligence and as a champion of mankind.
The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology, and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle, the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his liver, which would then grow back to be eaten again the next day. (In ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions.) In some stories, Prometheus is freed at last by the hero Heracles (Hercules).
How does a match work?(Lansing State Journal, Sept. 25 1997)
Although you may not know it, striking a match starts a chemical reaction. There are two types of matches: safety matches and "strike anywhere" matches. A safety match can only light when someone strikes it against the striking surface on the side of the match box. A "strike anywhere" match can be lit by striking the match on anything solid. A "striking surface" is made of sand, powdered glass, and a chemical called "red phosphorus". The head of a safety match is made of sulfur, glass powder, and an oxidizing agent. An oxidizing agent is a chemical that takes electrons from another chemical. When a chemical loses electrons we say it has been oxidized. An oxidizing agent is necessary to keep a flame lit. Oxygen gas is a common oxidizing agent. A simple test for oxygen is to hold a red hot (no flame) piece of wood in a tube of gas that might be oxygen. In oxygen things will burn much faster than in air, and the wood will burst into flame.
When a match is struck on the striking surface of its box, the friction caused by the glass powder rubbing together produces enough heat to turn a very small amount of the red phosphorus into white phosphorus, which catches fire in air. This small amount of heat is enough to start a chemical reaction that uses the oxidizing agent to produce oxygen gas. The heat and oxygen gas then cause the sulfur to burst into flame, which then catches the wood of the match to catch on fire.
A "strike anywhere" match works in a similar way, but instead of phosphorus being on a striking surface, it is added to the head of the match. You can tell the difference between the two types of matches by looking at the colors of the match heads. A safety head is only one color, but a "strike anywhere" match is two colors: one for the phosphorus, and one for the oxidizing agent.
However it gets started, fire can be dangerous, even fatal. Jesus talks about fire and so it is worthy of consideration. Please read the two passages listed below...
Matthew, Chapter 5
21 “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca! ’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
Matthew, Chapter 13
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind, 48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.”
If you ever have been burnt- you will remember it!!! I remember once instance from my childhood that will be burned into my memory forever. My father was putting in a toilet at our house and ordered me to hold a pair of vice-grips that supported a fitting he was soddering. I was sternly warned that under no circumstances was I to let go- and coming from him, that warning had better be heeded!!! So, as he began the process, a piece of sodder fell onto the back of my right hand. The pain was enhanced by the putrid smell of burning flesh and left a scar that remained there for several decades. So, when Jesus speaks of Gehenna and judgment, I listen- because I remember how painful it was to be burned!!! Everything in life has consequences and it is really not my place to tell anyone how to live their life. However, if you classify yourself as wicked, you are in for something that I wouldn't wish on anyone- the fire of Gehenna (Hell, in some Bible versions). Do everything and anything you can think of to avoid this!!! As I understand it, turning from sin, obeying the Gospel and being faithful will get you to heaven. I pray that I will be there and hope to see you there as well; the alternative is unthinkable!!!

domain: chemistry


PTI members of PAC to be replaced with experienced ones.
ISLAMABAD -- Following the opposition's move of assailing the government through audit reports of government institutions, Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to replace the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)'s members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) so that experienced party workers could effectively counter the opposition.
A source in the PTI said the prime minister wanted to replace those PTI members in the PAC who did not challenge flimsy audit paras about government institutions in the committee's meetings.
The source quoted the prime minister as saying 'the opposition parties are being represented by political biggies in the PAC while many of the PTI members are inexperienced and thus unable to counter the opposition leaders vigorously in the PAC meetings'.
The prime minister was of the view that the opposition was using the offices of the PAC chairman and the auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) to portray a dismal picture of government affairs in audit reports.
Incumbent members are said to be unable to counter opposition
Presently the PAC chairman is from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the incumbent AGP was appointed during the previous PML-N government.
Mr Khan said the audit department ignored the irregularities of those institutions which 'pleased' the auditors, but audit paras were made against those who 'did not compromise'.
Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaisar is said to have been empowered to replace or nominate anyone as member of the PAC.
Presently the PAC has 30 members, including 11 from the PTI. The PTI members are: MNAs Noor Alam Khan, Aamer Mehmood Kiani, Sanaullah Khan Masti Khel, Nasrullah Khan Dreshak, Munaza Hassan, Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Raja Riaz, Amer Dogar, Shibli Faraz and Riaz Fatyana.
On the other side, the opposition has many stalwarts like Shehbaz Sharif, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Khawaja Asif, Ayaz Sadiq, Naveed Qamar, Sherry Rehman, Rana Tanveer Hussain (chairman), Hina Rabbani Khar and Senator Talha Mehmood as PAC members.
Talking to Dawn, PTI chief whip in the National Assembly Amir Dogar, who is also a member of the PAC, confirmed that the prime minister had asked him and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak to meet the NA speaker soon and revisit the composition of PAC to include experienced PTI members in place of junior ones.
He said usually senior leaders of a ruling party preferred to become cabinet members and were least...
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In 2001 I created a concept television channel, ArtTV. The channel was devoted to free form film and video art, and 2 station IDs and a sample programme are above.
In 2004 I realised the concept as LAB HD while working as a network executive at Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks). The channel was carried on Cablevision and DISH TV in the USA.
LAB HD commissioned video art from established and emerging artists, and, aside from broadcast into 5 million homes in the USA rom 2004 – 2008, its productions were featured in the Lincoln Center, the American Museum of the Moving Image, Tribeca Film Festival, the Whitney Biennial and other venues worldwide.
A 60 minute excerpt from the 24-hour channel is above.


text: The pollen morphology of eight endemic species of the genus Inula L. (Asteraceae) – I. helenium subsp. orgyalis (Boiss.) Grierson, I. helenium subsp. vanensis Grierson, I. macrocephala Boiss. & Kotschy ex Boiss., I. discoidea Boiss., I. sarana Boiss., I. fragilis Boiss. & Hausskn., I. anatolica Boiss. and I. sechmenii Hartvig & Strid – distributed in Turkey was studied with light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. We found that the pollen of these Inula taxa are prolate-spheroidal in shape (except in Inula discoidea), with the polar axis ranging from 19.18 to 33.14 µm and the equatorial diameter ranging from 18.54 to 32.92 µm. The pollen grains are tricolporate and their ornamentation is echinate. The exine thickness ranges from 0.87 to 2.07 µm. As this study demonstrates, results of Principal Component Analysis are revealed that some of the pollen characters, such as spine length and width, are significant morphological characters for taxonomic discrimination of the eight endemic Inula taxa. According to cluster analysis, two main groups of examined taxa are constituted.


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Issue Date: November 5, 2007
Air Products Divests An Electronics Line
Air Products & Chemicals will sell its business in high-purity process chemicals to KMG Chemicals for $74.6 million. The business, which has annual sales of about $90 million, supplies the electronics industry with chemicals used to etch and clean the surface of semiconductor wafers. Air Products says the business, acquired as part of its 2003 purchase of Ashland's electronic chemicals division, no longer fits its portfolio. Houston-based KMG says the purchase "essentially doubles the size of our company."
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GCAPP, and the youth we serve, need your support more than ever. Thank you to everyone who attended the Impact Party at Spanx or watched the virtual program! If you
YES! is our premier event for teens, specifically high schoolers. The youth-driven event, powered by our Youth Advisory Council, attracts hundreds of teens across the state and addresses a broad range of issues including mental wellness, social change, college and job preparation, goal setting, among others.


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LNG terminal installation
Petrobangla extends bid submission date againManjurul Ahsan
The government is struggling with its ambitious project expensive liquefied natural gas import as none of the short-listed firms are willing to install a floating LNG terminal on the Maheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal even after Petrobangla had extended the bid submission date three times, officials said.
They said that the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, or Petrobangla, also extended the project implementation period by six months as none of the firms had not found it viable to install such a terminal in 18 months.
The Petrobangla chairman, Hossain Monsur, said that the corporation in the past week had extended for the fourth time the bid submission date by 10 more days.
With the latest move, Petrobangla has so far extended the date for the submission of bids for four times — from January 31 to April 15, then to April 30, thereafter to May 31 and now to June 11.
Petrobangla on May 3 issued a letter asking the four short-listed firms to attend a meeting scheduled for May 29 at the Energy Division. But only two of them turned up.
The state minister for power and energy, Mohammad Enamul Huq, on Tuesday, two days before the third deadline expired, sat with the officials of one of the short-listed firm, a joint venture between US-based Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy, to clarify their queries, Monsur said.
Another firm, South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation, was also scheduled to meet Energy Division officials on the day. But the meeting with the South Korean firm did not take place as the Energy Division deferred the schedule, a Petrobangla official said.
They said that Petrobangla had extended the bid submission date at the request of the US joint venture company.
Asked why Petrobangla was extending the bid submission date in phases, Monsur said, ‘We want all the short-listed firms to submit bids for the project.’
Petrobangla in December 2011 short-listed four international companies — Bermuda-based Golar LNG Energy, a joint venture between US-based Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy, South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation and India’s Hiranandani Electricity — for the installation of the floating LNG terminal.
In the face of acute gas shortage, the government, immediately after taking office in 2009, decided to import LNG at a high price, beginning 2012, to meet the growing demand for gas, particularly in power plants and industries in Chittagong.
It was against this backdrop that the government planned on building the terminal at Maheshkali with a capacity to handle 5.0 million tonnes of LNG a year, re-gasification of at least 500 million cubic feet a day, complete with berthing and mooring facilities for ships carrying LNG and for laying 91 out kilometres of pipeline to feed the liquefied natural gas into the national grid.
Gas Transmission Company Limited, a subsidiary of Petrobangla, meanwhile, gave to an Indian company a $36.324 million contract to lay out the 91km pipeline between Maheshkhali and Anwara, to supply re-gasified LNG from the proposed terminal to the national grid.
The government took up the project under the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Provision) Act 2010.
Petrobangla now supplies around 2,100mmcfd of gas. The current shortage of gas the country is facing is estimated at more than 500mmcfd.
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The rumors were true. Microsoft announced the Xbox One S, which is 40% slimmer and can lay flat or stand vertically. The console also comes in a “robot white” which looks clean and also looks like it’ll stand out when all of our other devices are black or a darker color. In addition to the visual improvements, the Xbox One S losses the large power brick for just a power cable
The One S features 4K Ultra HD video support and HDR capabilities for both gaming and video. Meanwhile, one of the console’s USB ports has been moved to the front for easy access, along with the controller pairing button, and these improvements are things customers have asked for since the One came out. The Xbox One S doesn’t include a dedicated Kinect sensor port, which means Microsoft is likely moving away from the Kinect even as they add Cortona to the console. If you want to hook up a Kinect for voice controls, you’ll need a separate USB adaptor.
A special edition launch edition of the Xbox One S will be available in early August with a 2TB hard drive for $399. Then two standard versions will be available: a 500GB edition for $299, and 1TB for $349.


VAUTID welding technics
by He Jiajun, Wen Feng
Excellent service is one of the core competencies of VAUTID, which is a pioneer in wear protection of welding technology worldwide,
A cement plant in Xinjiang Province of China is going to purchase tubular wires to refurbish the roller tires of their roller press by themselves. “VAUTID has a proven solution in refurbishment of roller tires for roller press, including VC-60 for buffer layer, VC-100Mo for hardfacing layer and VC-143 for chevron.” Says Mr. He, the sales manager for North-West region of VAUTID China. After an in-depth communication, the end-user approved VAUTID solution and purchased tubular wires of VC-60, VC-100Mo, VC-143 from VAUTID China.
As it was first time for the end-user to weld on their own, they welded VC-60 for a trial. Welding seam formation was not ideal, and there were pores generated. Out of caution, the end-user called Mr. He, looking forward to having technical support from VAUTID. Mr. Wen, a person with rich welding experiences, was assigned by VAUTID China to assist Mr. He to help the customer at site. After observing the welding environment and weld seam at site, and communicating with the overlay workers, Mr. Wen analyzed, “The cold local weather cold and the workers’s un-familiar with the overlay welding technics, are the reasons for un-ideal welding seam formation and pores generation. We are confident that we can help users to solve these problems.” Then, Mr. Wen pointed out the problems in detail and proposed specific improvement measures.
1) Besides improper use of welding equipment, workers set the voltage to about 29V, and welded with opening the torch’s wind nozzle which cooled down the conductive nozzle, resulting in uneven welding seam and porosity. To solve this problem, the welding voltage shall be set and stabilized at about 24V, the current shall be adjusted at about 260-300A accordingly, and the torch’s wind nozzle shall be closed.
2）The preheating temperature of the roller tire was only about 35 degree Celsius which was not high enough. There was no continuous heating. Plus, it was freezing in winter season in Xinjiang Province. These led to a quick cool down in the roller tire. So, cracks were generated on the side surface of the roller tire. Before re-welding, it is necessary to gouge and remove the layer with cracks, so that to eliminate the potential risks.
With the instruction of Mr. Wen, the welders welded two layers with tubular wire VC-60 in the circumferential direction of the roller tire at a width of 6-8mm and a height of 3-4mm for the seam. The seam forming was uniform and continuous, without porosity or inclusions. Later on, a theoretical lecture to the workers on hardfacing technics, including welding temperature control and parameter setting, was done by Mr. We.
The person in charge of the equipment department of the cement plant sang high praise of VAUTID’s professional services. He was also on the YES side about VAUTID’s professional skills. “We are very satisfied with the seam forming of VAUTID tubular wires. Thanks a lot to Mr. He and Mr. Wen of VAUTID for providing us with technical support at site. Your hands-on instruction to our workers on the welding process，enriched our welders with practical experience and theoretical knowledge，and helped us to solve practical problems. ” He added.
The VAUTID Group, with its global headquarter in Stuttgart, Germany, has built a network of production sites and service locations across five continents. These products include deposition welding materials, wear protection plates and wear-resistant cast components. Industries served include cement, power, mining, steel, recycling and machine building. VAUTID (Shanghai) Wear Resistant Material Trading Co., Ltd. was established in 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of VAUTID GmbH, which is exclusively responsible for the sales and service of VAUTID products in China. For any questions regarding our authorisation and products, please contact us directly at:
VAUTID (Shanghai) Wear Resistant Material Trading Co., Ltd
Address: Room 2911, Enterprise Square, No. 228 Meiyuan Road, Jing’an District，Shanghai 200070, China


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RACINE — Sinking lake levels, built-up sediment and a deteriorating boat ramp. Those are the issues the city and county are partnering up to fix — by July 1 of next year or sooner, if all goes according to plan — with the county taking the lead.
County Public Works and Development Services Director Julie Anderson outlined a tentative timeline Wednesday for dredging the small boat basin and repairing the boat ramp at Pershing Park, projects the county says are imperative to the continued success of big events such as Salmon-A-Rama.
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) During a kick-off ceremony that included a ride on a tugboat named the "Dewitt Clinton," Lockport Mayor Michael Tucker, along with State and local officials, announced the start of a $1.7 million dollar construction project to restore the "Flight of Five" locks.
Built in 1864, the locks were part of the original Erie Canal system that allowed boats to travel from New York City, up over the escarpment, to the Great Lakes.
Think you know a lot about fish? The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a tool that could help even the most knowledgeable fish enthusiast identify and differentiate between species in the Great Lakes region.
A new smart phone application and online tool, “Wisconsin Fish,” helps users identify and learn about 174 different fish found in the state. Users can search fish by name or appearance, and find facts, FAQ’s and slideshows on the online version.
I won't say that optimism was his theme, exactly, and certainly there was no suggestion that Minnesota relax any of its efforts to keep Asian carp from colonizing its waterways.
But the overall picture that Duane Chapman laid out in his talk in St. Paul Tuesday night, on the subject of "Biology and Management of Asian Carps: Lessons for Minnesota," was certainly more nuanced, way more interesting and markedly less dismal than the usual disaster scenarios we hear.
Submit your fish recipe to win $100! Minnesota Sea Grant and Northland’s NewsCenter invites the public to submit their best fish recipes for the Hooked on Fish Recipe Contest.

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Online video advertising player Vdopia has appointed Shivam Srivastava as Director of Business Development for APAC. Prior to joining Vdopia, Srivastava was the Associate Vice President of Zenith Optimedia. Apart from Zenith Optimedia, Srivastava has worked with major digital brands like Times of India and Sify.
Preetesh Chouhan, VP and Sales Head for APAC, said, “Vdopia has established itself as the fastest growing company in video advertising and now it’s time to broaden our horizon and target emerging markets in SEA and MENA. We are confident that Mr. Srivastava as Director will help us take this vision forward and add value to advertising in these areas.”
“These are exciting times for digital advertising, and I see mobile and video playing an important role in its growth,” opined Srivastava, adding, “Video is going to create its own ecosystem in the digital space, whereas mobile will hit the tipping point because of its sheer numbers and targeting capabilities. 2013 is the year of the mobile, and I am very excited to be part of both these ecosystems. Also coming from an agency background, I am well aware of the agency & client’s objectives and will try and align our products portfolio’s with the client’s requirement.”


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Extremely compact, rigid and dynamic module
Maximize Scout Pro 2 cable tester with single-step Test-n-Map™ Remotes
Rethink Robotics Inks Three New Partnerships to Satisfy its Global Demand in the Research and Education Markets
With users in more than 18 countries across five continents, the Baxter Research Robot is shaping the future of robotics, developing real-world applications in manufacturing, healthcare, education and everyday life.
Led by Growing Demand in China, Robotics Industry Expanded by 60% Since 2009
AutoSorter 1200 permits the use of a wide variety of specimen tube configurations and instrument racks.
Kirby Lester KL1Plus Pharmacy Automation Perfect for Double-Counting & Tracking Prescriptions from Any Pharmacy Robot
Pharmacy automation leader Kirby Lester, LLC announced its KL1Plus pill counting device includes streamlined functionality to perform a trackable double-count for any prescription coming out of a vial-filling robot.
The Board of Directors of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc announced today that Ken Gabriel, a Google executive and former senior DARPA official, has been selected as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Gabriel will assume his position on October 9 when James D. Shields, Draper's current President and CEO, will retire after eight years of leadership that has strengthened the Laboratory's reputation for delivering outstanding results for existing sponsors and positioned the organization for expansion into important new areas of national importance.
Steve Altman Joins Brain Corporation™ Board of Directors to Accelerate Adoption of BrainOS™, the Learning Operating System for Robots
BrainOS™ beta developer program launching in the fall
Dr. Klaus Kluger has been named the company's Managing Director for Europe. Dr. Kluger began his position July 1, 2014.
This marks the eighth straight year (and 13 of the last 14) that LORD MicroStrain has won a Best of Sensors Expo Award.
AutonomouStuff and Harbrick debut PolySync™, the Autonomy Operating System, at the Automated Vehicles Symposium
RobotShop Works with Project Lead The Way (PLTW) to Provide New FlowArm PLTW Software to Schools with Lynxmotion Robotic Arms
RobotShop, the parent company of Lynxmotion, reinforces its commitment to education and PLTW by providing a free license of the new FlowArm PLTW to all schools which already own a Lynxmotion robotic arm.
The latest version of NAO, NAO EVOLUTION in the line up for the RoboCup: the Robots' version of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil
The Robots' version of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Innovative unit designed for valve train development and testing
Advantech, a global leader in the embedded system market, is happy to announce its latest SUSIAccess 3.0 management software services with significant function enhance ents, including web-based structure , seamless SW/HW monitoring, and user-friendly map-view interface.
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Mechatronic Motion Solutions from Festo is a unique system of components, modules, and software. It integrates all types of pneumatic, servopneumatic and (electro)mechanical automation motion and combines them according to your task. Irrespective of the control system environment you use, Mechatronic Motion Solutions always provides the appropriate interfaces. The fingers can be actively moved and their strength amplified; the operator's hand movements are registered and transmitted to the robotic hand in real time. The objectives are to enhance the strength and endurance of the human hand, to extend humans' scope of action and to secure them an independent lifestyle even at an advanced age.


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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey turned the air blue on respected BBC current affairs show Newsnight on Wednesday (04Jun14) when he uttered a four-letter word during an interview.
The American Beauty star moved to the U.K. in 2003 to take up his role as artistic director of The Old Vic theatre, and he considers himself an ‘honorary Londoner’ because of his close ties with the city. He was interviewed for the BBC’s flagship news show on Wednesday but he left viewers of the highbrow programme stunned when he used an expletive to explain why he will “never” leave the U.K.
Spacey said, “I mean I’m never going to leave (for good). It’s not like, ‘Oh, I’m going to get on a plane and f**k off’. I will always be a part of this country and I will always have a place in London. It’s a huge part of my life.”
Revered journalist Jeremy Paxman, who hosts the show, even warned viewers in advance about Spacey’s slip-up, saying, “Be warned, though. He likes the odd Anglo-Saxonism.”


Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday to the lowest in three months on concerns over the potential economic impact of the coronavirus. Brent crude futures fell $1.52 to settle at $58.29 a barrel. WTI crude futures fell $1.19 to settle at $52.14 a barrel.
During the day, Brent hit a low of $57.71, its lowest since Oct. 8 while WTI hit a low of $51.66 a barrel, its weakest since Oct. 10.
After the markets settled, the WHO declared that the coronavirus outbreak in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. The death toll in China from the virus reached 213 on Friday, with 9,692 cases of infection. The number of infections has already surpassed the total in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
Factory activity in China stalled in Jan’20, with an outbreak of a new virus adding to risks facing the economy despite easing trade tensions, with the factory PMI falling to 50 (-0.2 MoM), while its services sector activity quickened, with the services PMI rising to 54.1 (+0.6 MoM).
The US economy missed the Trump administration’s 3% growth target for a second straight year, posting its slowest annual growth of 2.3% in three years in 2019 as the slump in business investment deepened amid damaging trade tensions.
Asia’s naphtha crack was also up, touching a two-week high of $92.55 a tonne.
Japan’s Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp has restarted a naphtha cracker in Mizushima, western Japan, on Jan. 28, following an outage on Jan. 14. The naphtha cracker has a production capacity of 567 ktpa of ethylene without any turnaround and 496 ktpa with turnaround..
The February crack is stronger – $ 1.45 / bbl.
Asia’s gasoline crack extended gains to reach a three-session high of $4.29 a barrel on Thursday as cutbacks in supply lent support.
Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp has reduced throughput at two of its RFCC units which produce mostly gasoline, in view of weak fundamentals. It may also bring forward a scheduled maintenance at one of the two RFCCs by 10 days to March 10, should fundamentals remain weak.
Singapore’s onshore light distillates stocks were at a two-week high of 13.056 million barrels in the week to Wednesday, data from Enterprise Singapore showed.
The February crack is higher at 6.40/ bbl.
Click Here for a graphical depiction of Global Gasoline stocks by region.
Cash premiums for 10 ppm gasoil in Singapore dropped a cent to 12 cents per barrel to Singapore quotes on Thursday, the lowest since Nov. 29.
Cash premiums for jet fuel were at 29 cents per barrel over Singapore quotes on Thursday, compared with a premium of 30 cents per barrel in the previous session.
Singapore onshore middle distillate stocks rose 3.6% to a ten-week high of 11.2 million barrels in the week to Jan. 29, Enterprise Singapore data showed. Overall, onshore middle distillate inventories were 5.1% lower year on year.
The February crack for 500 ppm Gasoil has fallen to $10.70 /bbl with the 10 ppm crack at $ 11.35 / bbl. The regrade is at -$ 1.00 /bbl
Click Here for a graphical depiction of Global Distillate stocks by region.
Singapore’s onshore fuel oil stocks rose by 737 kb to 23.56 million barrels from the previous week, data from Enterprise Singapore showed. That was their highest since the week to June 19. Compared with the same period last year, however, residual fuel stocks were 16% higher.
The February 180 cst crack has improved to -$ 9.85 / bbl with the visco spread at $ 1.20 /bbl.
Click Here for a graphical depiction of Fuel Oil stocks by region.
No fresh action for today. Jet consumers may however examine the possibility of putting in place hedges either off crude or off the flat price in jet.
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Leeds United are poised to get an imminent and major financial boost, with Martyn Ziegler in The Times reporting that the Premier League is about to “pull off a coup” by extending the current TV deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC.
The current deal runs out in August 2022, and with the Coronavirus pandemic causing issues around the globe, there was worry that money could be hit.
A report in Leeds Live claimed that analysts had been expecting a 10-15% drop.
French clubs in particular have been hit hard after a huge TV rights deal collapsed there, leaving some clubs in crisis.
The current Premier League deal is worth a staggering £1.5bn-a-year and the Times report claims, “The new agreement, set to be for another two or — more likely — three years starting in August 2022, means that the league’s 20 clubs will see no drop in the annual revenue they have received from domestic broadcasters since 2019 and removes the risk of the rights values falling in an auction.”
Ziegler claims the deal will need government approval but that ministers are expected to approve it.
That is a huge boost for Leeds United – as long as they can maintain their Premier League status for another year.
Here’s to an exciting summer
Leeds got promoted to the Premier League in the nick of time.
You have to feel for the clubs who are in the Championship and below at the moment, with lack of matchday revenue hurting everyone.
The teams in the top-flight are inoculated to a certain extent but a drop in the huge revenues from the current TV deal could have caused a collapse.
Thankfully, the £1.5bn deal seems set to continue and ‘coup’ seems like the right word for this.
To maintain that level of spending despite the game being heavily disrupted – and the possibility of future issues because of Covid – is impressive.
It means that Leeds can plan for the future and know that the bulk of its money will continue to flow in.
That’s important for the summer and beyond.
In other Leeds United news, View: Bielsa set to drop 27y/o in major team change – Predicted Leeds XI v Brighton

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
God creates, man imitates. Such were the limits placed on human creativity by Hugh of St Victor (1097–1141), who formulated a hierarchical division of labour between God, nature and man: God alone can make something out of nothing; nature brings forth what was hidden; the human artificer copies nature, joining what was dispersed and separating what was joined (PL 176, 747). Hugh gives a theologian's perspective on what in any case was an important characteristic of medieval art and literature, the one that modern observers are also most likely to find disconcerting: its traditionalism. Visual artists reproduced models; lyric poets drew on a common stock of situations, roles, metaphors and genres, reworking and recombining them; narrative authors retold stories about people whose names and exploits were already fixed in the repertoire of tradition. Gottfried, on his own admission, is no exception: ‘I know well that there have been many who have told the story of Tristan’ (131–2). The tradition not only provided Gottfried with a story, however; it also presented him with different ways of telling it. In order to see which possibilities Gottfried took up and developed, we must approach his work through the tradition out of which it came.
Traditionalism need not mean monotony or lack of originality, in spite of what detractors of medieval literature might say.
- Gottfried von Strassburg: Tristan , pp. 16 - 41Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1997


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OpenStax Chemistry 2e
“Mixed” percentage units, derived from the mass of solute and the volume of solution, are popular for certain biochemical and medical applications. A mass-volume percent is a ratio of a solute’s mass to the solution’s volume expressed as a percentage. The specific units used for solute mass and solution volume may vary, depending on the solution. For example, physiological saline solution, used to prepare intravenous fluids, has a concentration of 0.9% mass/volume (m/v), indicating that the composition is 0.9 g of solute per 100 mL of solution. The concentration of glucose in blood (commonly referred to as “blood sugar”) is also typically expressed in terms of a mass-volume ratio. Though not expressed explicitly as a percentage, its concentration is usually given in milligrams of glucose per deciliter (100 mL) of blood.
Flowers, P., Theopold, K., Langley, R., & Robinson, W. R. (2019, February 14). Chemistry 2e. Houston, Texas: OpenStax. Access for free at: https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e


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Dave Grohl and Pink teamed up to play ‘Get The Party Started’ for night two of the ‘Hanukkah Sessions’ – watch below.
The 2022 instalment marks the third year of ‘Hanukkah Sessions’, which Grohl and Greg Kurstin started back in 2020 in the latter’s home studio.
For this year, the songs were recorded during a secret show in Los Angeles earlier this month, where Grohl and Kurstin performed nine songs in front of a live audience.
After the series kicked off yesterday (December 19) with a cover of ‘Spinning Wheel’ by Blood, Sweat & Tears – featuring comedian and director Judd Apatow on vocals – the Pink collaboration has now been shared online.
Before the song began, Pink simply told the crowd: “My name’s Alecia. I’m a Jew.”
Watch their song below.
The December 5 ‘Hanukkah Sessions’ live recording featured a number of musical guests, with Beck, Tenacious D, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, Inara George and Grohl’s daughter Violet making appearances. The covers included Janis Ian’s ‘Edge Of Seventeen’, ‘The Spirit Of Radio’ by Rush, Randy Newman‘s ‘I Love L.A.’ and David Lee Roth‘s ‘Just A Gigolo’, among others.
Grohl is yet to formally announce a release date – or any other concrete details – for his and Kurstin’s third series of ‘Hanukkah Sessions’.
In 2020 for the inaugural ‘Hannukah Sessions’, Grohl and Kurstin covered songs by Drake, the Beastie Boys, Peaches, Bob Dylan, Mountain, Elastica, The Knack and The Velvet Underground.
In 2021, the series returned with covers of songs by Billy Joel, Van Halen, Barry Manilow, Lisa Loeb, the Ramones, Amy Winehouse, The Clash and KISS. Both seasons are available to stream on digital platforms.