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Apologies – I thought this had been posted last Monday, and have only just realised that it wasn’t! Obviously not yet got the hang of scheduling on the new WordPress platform…anyway, enjoy!
I got a certificate last week.
The getting of certificates is, of course, one of life’s many little pleasures, especially in one’s younger days. Be it a record of swimming your first length (never got that one), passing the cycling proficiency test (ditto), or obtaining a doctorate in seventeenth century naval history (nailed it), certificates are prizes to be treasured, and to be proudly hawked around the family like priceless artefacts brought back from expeditions to El Dorado. These days, though, certificates are fewer and further between, which is more than one can say of bills, junk mail and moronic politicians. But I’m quite chuffed about my newest one, which marks the fact that I’ve taken the world’s shortest scheduled flight. Bet you don’t get one for doing the world’s longest, do you? Ha. Thought not. Length isn’t everything, as the old saying goes.
The flight in question operates from Westray to Papa Westray (known locally as Papay) in Orkney, and it’s an absolute delight. In the first place, of course, you have to get to Westray, which means a flight from Kirkwall, Orkney’s capital. This operates on a slightly different level to, say, Heathrow Terminal Two, from which I recently flew to Vienna. Check-in involves no passports, no boarding cards, no security barriers. Instead, the same person (from the Czech Republic, infectiously enthusiastic about his adopted home) checks us in, then dons a hi-vis jacket and becomes the baggage handler, wheeling our bags out to the tiny Islander aircraft. The pilot is on first name terms with the ground crew and, indeed, with several of the passengers; there’s barely room for him to turn round and speak to us, let alone stand up and demonstrate the lifejacket drill. A twelve-minute flight, low over waves, ships and islands, takes us to Westray, which we’d visited on a previous trip. It’s a lovely place with some outstanding archaeology, but our destination this time was Papay, just across the water. So it’s take-off from Westray’s airstrip…over a miniscule fraction of the mighty Atlantic…and down again! Less than two minutes in total. That’s it. Shortest in the world. Ticked off bucket list, collect certificate on return to Kirkwall, thank you very much.
If the flight was an example of how flying probably used to be, then Papay is an example of how Britain used to be. Or at least, it’s an example of a rose-coloured fantasy of how a particular version of Britain used to be: people being able to leave their doors open, knowing their neighbours, friendly and welcoming to visitors, etc etc. We went to a coffee morning in the local church, because the lady at Papay airfield mentioned it to us, and were immediately welcomed with open arms, provided with coffee and cake, and engaged in conversation by several of the locals. Except, and here’s the irony, most of them weren’t really ‘locals’ at all; several had unmistakeably English accents, and had fetched up on Papay for a variety of reasons. One put forward the provocative theory that as society elsewhere had become more ‘sophisticated’, it had also become less civilised, and somewhere like Papay provided the antidote to this. Whatever the reason, true islanders, and even Orcadians from elsewhere in the archipelago, are a minority now, forming no more than a quarter to a third of the population. But there were exceptions: Jim, whom we encountered at the coffee morning, was born on the island in the 1930s, and on learning that I was from south Wales, proudly recalled how he’d done part of his National Service in the Brecon Beacons. But he’d come back, unlike so many. We later discovered that the lady at the airfield is one of his daughters.
More civilised than elsewhere, though? Well, for one thing, most of the islands in Orkney have community-cum-heritage centres. They usually contain display boards and bound albums containing vast amounts of fascinating information about local history. Some of them have TVs, on which you can play DVDs about the island. Pretty well all of them have chairs, tables, kettles, and tea and coffee, which you can pay for in an ‘honesty box’. And most of them are never locked.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention. In addition to its friendly, laid back, welcoming atmosphere, Papay has terrific views and archaeological sites that include the oldest house in northern Europe, the Knapp of Howar. And, like pretty much the whole of the rest of Orkney, there are virtually no potholes. Read it and weep, mainland Britain.
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Well, you could be describing the Marakopa district of Waikato, New Zealand where the sense of community is so strong cf Bedfordshire, that people go on holiday leaving their houses unlocked and the keys in the ignition – and if another member of the community needs to use the house or car then that’s accepted as simply being good neighbours……and I’m only an annual visitor at shearing time. But the little town of Otorohanga (now, when did I read that name in these pages..) is a home from home, with most of the shopkeepers known to me by Christian names – it can take some time just to stroll down the main, and only, street with the logging lorries growling through and raising the dust which only a glass or two of cold Waitomo Light can wash away. Many roofs are still ‘roofing tin’ , houses are timber, church going is the rule ( there are four churches) and afterwards tea and bread and butter is served ! The nearest hospital is nearly three hours drive, the train stops twice a week, telephone land lines work spasmodically, there’s little wifi cover outside town and it takes an hour and a half to drive to my son’s farm over rolling hillside and native bush, the farmhouse having glorious views up and down the valley studded with Pocahontas trees in full bloom. And sometimes, we just count the cars going past – rarely getting into double figures during an afternoon of lounging on the verandah, reading, a glass at my elbow, perfect peace in 28C. But, Celts are never far away…..neighbouring farms are inhabited by Scottish and Welsh descendants…..and sheep, oh yes, sheep !
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I was just thinking about my drive to Otorohanga in 2016.. when I told my wife that I needed to do a favour for David and it would be a short 30 minute detour (on our drive from Auckland to Rotorua). I lied about the length of the detour.
I have to second the loveliness of the Pohukutawa trees- but I’ll say that the best part of NZ for a maritime person is probably the Bay of Islands, top of the North Island. Unfortunately, you still have to drive- NZ doesn’t even have a UK quality passenger rail service, unfortunately.

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Transist 2014 International Symposium and Exhibition on Transportation Technologies will take place on 19-20 December 2014 in Istanbul Congress center by the cooperation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and IETT.
Transport Minister Mr Elvan, mayors of Istanbul, Kocaeli, Bursa, Konya and Malatya municipalities, general directors of IETT, Burulas, Ego, Kayseri Ulasim, Ulasim AS, General Director of TCDD Mr Suleyman Karaman and General Director of THY Mr Temel Kotil will participate the symposium as speaker.
There are a number of academic sessions. Here are some of them:
- Who Pays What for Urban Transport? Julien Allaire, CODATU. 19 December 2014, Friday, 13:30
- Developing Solutions and Policies for Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness: The Case Study of California. Abdulkadir Bedir, University of California. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 10:00
- Demand Projection for Marmaray Corridor. Prof. Hakan Guler, Sakarya University. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 10:00
- Usage of Mobile Phones for Payment in Public Transit. Prof. Bekir Oguz Bartin, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 10:00
- Optimum Voltage for Urban DC-Powered Rail. Mehmet Taciddin Akcay, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 13:00
- Urban Transport Excellence Index. Fatih Canitez, IETT. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 15:30
- A Simulation Modelling Framework For Train Timetabling Problem. Prof. Ozgur Yalcinkaya, Dokuz Eylül University. 20 December 2014, Saturday, 15:30
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Flying from Los Angeles to Singapore
December 13, 2003
From the witness who took the photograph:
"I shot this picture on December 13 2003 around 35 thousand feet when I was flying from Los Angeles to Singapore.
I saw a small orange dot far away which did not blink but had an orange and red glow to it. But it did not look like a planet.
So I took a picture of it and when I downloaded the picture to my computer and zoomed in, I was surprised to see that it was some flying object that I was not able to identify."
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Nine Members Graduate from Leadership Maryland Class of 2017
Nine MEDA members—including two members of the Board of Directors—recently graduated from Leadership Maryland as part of the Class of 2017!
Each member took part in an intensive program of seven two-day sessions designed to cultivate the interest, statewide knowledge, and leadership capacities of each participant. The members traversed Maryland to focus and learn about economic development, education, health and human services, criminal justice, the environment, and multi-culturalism and diversity within the state.
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- Heather Gramm, MEDA Board of Directors Vice-President and Assistant Director of The Frederick County Office of Economic Development;
- Shannon Landwehr, President and CEO of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore;
- Roy McGrath, Director/CEO of Maryland Environmental Service;
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When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech’s family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women.
But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth will hazard the journey to her mother-in-law’s homeland.
Destitute and downhearted, Naomi resigns herself to a life of bitter poverty, but Ruth holds out hope for a better future. And Boaz may be the one God has chosen to provide it. (Revell – A Division of Baker Publishing Group)
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Naomi desires to dance well enough to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner. Her father needs a substantial bride price due to the deaths of her brothers at the hands of the tribe of Benjamin.
But when Benjamites raid the Ephraimite feast and capture young girls, Naomi is bound and carried from her home by Eliab, a troubled shepherd who needs a wife. As Naomi awaits rescue, she finds Eliab has a strong faith in God and a just reason for abducting her. A reason that affects all the tribes of Israel.
The future of the tribe of Benjamin hangs in the balance, but if Naomi follows her heart and stays with Eliab to rebuild his lineage, she must forfeit her family and become a traitor to her own tribe. (Harbourlight Books [Pelican])
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Scintigraphy, with 99mTechnetium methylenediphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) and 99mTc-labelled leucocytes, was compared to radiography in the diagnosis of dental disease in the horse in a prospective case-controlled study, comprising 30 horses with clinical signs of dental disease and 30 control horses. In each case, right and left lateral, ventral and dorsal soft tissue and bone phase scintigraphic images were obtained after i.v. injection of 1 GBq/100 kg bwt 99mTc-MDP, using a gamma camera. The same views were acquired in 10 horses with clinical signs of dental disease and 12 control horses after injection of 99mTc-labelled leucocytes. Standard radiographic projections of the paranasal sinuses and of the apices of the maxillary and mandibular teeth were obtained. The scintigraphs and radiographs were assessed subjectively by 2 board-certified surgeons and one board-certified radiologist, with extensive experience of equine radiology, from who the clinical history was withheld. Sensitivity, specificity and kappa, as a measure of agreement, were calculated for the different methods. Bone phase images were also scored subjectively on a scale from 0 to 3 on the basis of isotope uptake over the teeth. Regions of interest were defined over the teeth, and normal teeth compared to diseased counterparts. Total scintigraphic counts were related to the age of the animal and to the disease process. Differences in density ratios between left and right teeth were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney Test.
Dental disease was confirmed in 22 horses at surgery or postmortem examination. Horses with dental disease showed a significant increase in scintigraphic activity over the affected tooth compared to the contralateral tooth, with a typical pattern for different diseases. The sensitivity of scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP proved to be excellent (95.5%), whereas the specificity was moderate (86.4%). In contrast, radiography had excellent specificity (95.0%) and a low sensitivity (51.5%). The greatest sensitivity and specificity were achieved by evaluating radiographs and scintigrams together. The objective scintigraphic density ratios were found to be significantly different between diseased and control horses. The results of this study suggest that, if a density ratio of 1.5 or greater between a suspected diseased tooth and its contralateral number is regarded as abnormal, only 1% false positive diagnoses and 20% false negative diagnoses will occur. In contrast, scintigraphy with 99mTc-labelled leucocytes was not very successful, due to the lack of anatomical detail provided by this technique, which made identification of the diseased tooth impossible. Accurate radiographic interpretation of dental disease presents difficulties, both in terms of missed diagnoses and mistaken diagnoses. Scintigraphy complements radiographic examination of dental structures by providing information important for accurate diagnosis and is, therefore, conceived to be essential for selection of the appropriate treatment for dental disease.

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Ben Stiller is a great and funny and versatile actor who so far has directed pretty good movies as well.
Reality Bites (1994) -- A pretty decent Generation X film with a decently cool cast and that Ben Stiller kind of hipness. The on and off romance between Winona Rider and Ethan Hawke is less interesting than some of the rest of the elements, such as the MTV parody accomplished by Winona's edited film or Ben Stiller's phraseology-stuttering character. C
The Cable Guy (1996) -- Whoever says this is a flop or bad career movie for either Jim Carrey or Ben Stiller can bite me. It was just as good or better than anything Carrey been in to this point (Dumb and Dumber being the closest rival) and it was certainly better than the movie that came after it, Liar Liar. The Cable Guy is really funny and smart. B
Zoolander (2001) -- Better than I thought it could be, which means that it made me laugh about as much as a goofy model parody movie could do. C
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Your personal finances are a lot like the game of football. Here’s how to score a few touchdowns.
Do you protect your quarterback?
It is essential to protect the earnings of workers in your household with proper life and disability insurance. Sadly, most Americans are under-insured, and don’t realize that fact until it’s too late. A basic rule of thumb is to obtain life insurance in the amount of at least seven to ten times the income of any earners in your family.
In addition, disability insurance is extremely important, as over one out of four of today’s 20-year-olds will become disabled before they retire. Ideally, you want to cover two thirds of your pretax income. Note that group disability insurance paid by your employer will be taxed, whereas any disability insurance for which you pay after-tax premiums will be tax-free.
How strong is your defensive line?
Your best defense for protection against unexpected casualties is to have a solid risk management plan. In addition to life and disability insurance, you need proper property and casualty insurance to protect your home and car.
Check your limits on coverage to ensure you can replace your home at today’s building costs. Make sure you have adequate limits for your “under-” and “un-” insured coverage, so that you are compensated if you have an accident with someone who has insufficient insurance.
Most people forget to purchase umbrella liability coverage. This insurance is inexpensive, but protects you if someone sues you due to an accident at your home or on the road.
Of course, don’t forget proper health insurance, and be able to cover any out-of-pocket costs with a solid emergency cash reserve.
Is your offensive strategy all “Hail Mary” or do you focus on “ball control?”
Many investors like to play a specific stock or sector in order to make a big tactical bet on short term performance. Similar to a “Hail Mary” pass, this concentrated position can increase your risk of failure.
Instead, invest in an “all- weather,” low-cost, diversified portfolio that exposes you to various asset classes like US equities (large, mid and small caps), international equities (both developed and emerging markets), real estate, natural resources, high quality bonds and cash. Try not to let your company stock or individual stock or sector position exceed 10% of your total portfolio.
Are you disciplined or penalty prone?
Investors can be their own worst opponent. Two major offenses are procrastinating saving for retirement and trying to time the market.
Americans are poor savers. We don’t want to delay gratification and figure we can make up for our current low savings rate sometime in the future. If you delay your retirement savings to your 40s or 50s, you will have to save considerably more to make up for lost time and the value of dollar compounding. Early savers let time do the work for them.
Research shows that investors tend to pile into stocks when they’re reaching their all-time highs, and sell when prices are dropping precipitously. Buying and selling at inopportune times can shave several percentage points off of long term rates of return.
Emergency reserves and or funds that will be needed within 3-5 years should be segregated from your investment portfolio, to provide assurance that you can stay invested for a full market cycle (4-5yrs) and avoid the risk of forced liquidation (at possibly depressed prices).
Are you willing to accept busted plays and occasional losses in order to maintain you long term edge?
Just like in the game of football, our investment portfolio can experience occasional fumbles, false starts, and losses, but over the long haul we are rewarded with better returns if we can be loyal fans of our investment plan.
There is really no such thing as totally riskless investment. With risk comes potential reward. A patient disciplined investor is rewarded over the long run for taking on risk. Just like we stick with our team through thick and thin, we need to do the same for our investments.
Develop an asset allocation of stocks, bonds and cash that is consistent with your risk profile and that you can stick with over the long haul or until your goals and objectives change. If you sit in cash and wait until you think it is safe to reenter the market, you will be losing purchasing power to inflation and risk possibly outliving your funds.
How good is your pregame preparation?
Sadly, the average American probably spends more time tailgating and watching sports, than time spent managing his or her finances each year. Commit to spending some time each month on your financial matters.
Review your insurance. Increase your awareness of spending. Establish an asset allocation based on your goals and tolerance for risk. Invest in a fund or stock only after doing thorough research on the investment. A good place to start is www.morningstar.com. Look for funds that are consistent performers, that are “no load,” and that have low expense ratios.
The best way to establish a game plan would be to work with a coach. Seek out a fee only CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional. He or she can help you develop a holistic financial plan and investment policy statement consistent with your life goals and objectives.
Laura Scharr-Bykowsky CFP® is a fee-only financial planner located in Columbia, SC who helps people of all ages prepare for retirement and make wise financial decisions. For more info visit www.ascendfinancialplanning.com
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will offer government-guaranteed loans to finance inventory for eligible auto, recreational vehicle, boat and other dealerships under a new pilot program.
Dealer Floor Plan (DFP) financing will be available beginning July 1. It is a line of credit that allows dealers to borrow against their inventory, and then repay that debt as they sell their inventory or borrow against the line of credit again to add new inventory.
Under the DFP pilot program, the SBA will provide loan guarantees for lines of credit through its 7(a) program. DFP loans will be made through SBA lenders only for titled inventory, including autos, RVs, manufactured homes, boats and motorcycles.
The pilot program will begin July 1 and will be available through Sept. 30, 2010, at which time the SBA will make the determination of whether or not to extend the program.
DFP loans will be available for a minimum of $500,000 up to the $2 million allowable under the 7(a) program. With a maximum repayment term of five years, the loans will come with a 75 percent government guarantee. Borrowers will also benefit from the temporary elimination of fees on 7(a) loans made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


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SB 6126 and its companion bill in the house, HB 2226, were introduced in early January as revised versions of HB 1310 (defeated a year ago but automatically reintroduced in this legislative session). They would create a dental hygiene practitioner and a dental practitioner, both of whom would be allowed to provide various levels of dental care "pursuant to a written practice plan with a dentist."
Creating more venues for the safe delivery of dental care to all our citizens -- instead of the privileged few who are fortunate to have dental insurance and the financial means to access care -- is a good thing that will result in savings for our entire state.
But the tired arguments of "lack of safety" or "insufficient training" are still bandied about, rather than addressing the real issues: fear of change, and keeping up with technology that is pushing all healthcare professionals to examine how they are practicing.
The cottage industry of dentistry cannot keep up with the demand for basic dental services when most of the practices have only four operatories and set limits on their available hours. The working poor and even the middle class need evenings and weekends to complete their family responsibilities and keep their jobs; many can't find offices that are open past 5 p.m. or on weekends. They also need manageable payment arrangements and time to plan for their needed treatment.
These are the access-to-care roadblocks that we hear about most often in our dental hygiene clinic -- not people seeking unrealistic dental outcomes or free dental care. They want to be free from dental pain and keep their teeth, and they are willing to spend time and money to achieve these goals. Anyone who comes to a dental hygiene program clinic like what we offer at Columbia Basin College has to be patient, and they pay for their care. We are not equipped, however, to continue to be the only dental safety net for our community. A dental practitioner or dental hygiene practitioner could help us meet the restorative needs of these patients in a cost-effective way.
The future of the professions of dentistry and dental hygiene must continue to change and evolve to remain viable and free from government mandates. Midlevel providers are one step in the right direction, but equally important is the development of a collaborative effort between dental and medical professionals to assess and deal with the oral-systemic health link. Now is the time to come together and develop protocols for evaluating and educating patients about diabetes, diet, and cardiovascular disease so that the aging population in our country can become more proactive and accountable for their health.
The more people we can reach with this information, the better chance we have of positively impacting our overloaded and inefficient healthcare system and creating real and lasting change.
Editor's note: On February 6, SB 6126 passed out of a Senate committee with minor changes. Supporters have less than 10 days to get it passed in the Senate and then sent to the House for review.
Lynn Stedman, RDH, is president of the Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association and director of the dental hygiene program at Columbia Basin College.
The comments and observations expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of DrBicuspid.com, nor should they be construed as an endorsement or admonishment of any particular idea, vendor, or organization.
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New Delhi: India's young Grand Master Parimarjan Negi has won the Continental Chess Association Open title in Washington.
Negi, who was the top seed, came through a stiff competition in which six Grand Masters took part. The Delhi youngster remained unbeaten, finishing with 7.5 points in the nine rounds of tournament here Monday, according to information received here.
Negi won six rounds and drew the remaining three to leave International Master Bindi Cheng of Canada second-placed. Cheng finished on seven points, winning six rounds, losing one and drawing the remaining two.


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Today in a client’ session I heard myself say: A happy relationship with your partner might be your goal but it is not the purpose of (relationship) life. Let me explain.
The journey that counts
The famous quote “It’s not the destination but the journey that counts” leaves some questions unanswered:
- What is on the journey?
- What specifically counts as part of the journey
- What does it really mean?
Quotes are nice but often leave a lot to personal interpretation. Let’s have a look at that quote in relation to your relationship life.
Whether intimate, casual or relationships with siblings, parents, friends, colleagues, or employers – relationship are seldom easy. Even the best of friends struggle with each other, have misunderstandings or fights.
This is normal and to be expected.
Relationships, and specifically the closer they are, have the potential within themselves to trigger and bring up any unresolved issues.
On your journey with relationship you will encounter struggles, sooner or later, if you are not just leaving any relationship before it gets close enough.
You see Mum and Dad
“Whatever you do, where ever you go, you see Mum and Dad and they see you.” This quote describes the transference we deal with in life on a daily basis. The person you meet might remind you of your mother or father, consciously or unconsciously and you are challenged with similar topics to those of your relationship with your mother or father.
You receive the chance to finish up the business you still have open (=left unfinished) between you. These are the stops along your relationship life, which will allow you to grow personally, no matter who you are in a relationship with and learning the lesson.
What’s the connection between relationships and the purpose of life?
In an intimate relationship, specifically with the person, we feel closest to, we want to be happy, understood, seen, appreciated, nurtured, loved, admired, listened to… basically have our needs met. The goal might be this ultimate relationship. The purpose however is that the same. The purpose of your intimate relationship is to heal those wounds that have been left unattained. To become aware of them, we are triggering each other’s sore points (=wounds), mostly without mal-intent or conscious knowledge.
Wounds you will encounter
There are only a few basic wounds or topic that the issues you’re facing will fall under:
- Betrayal (of trust)
Some of those five wounds will interact or be experienced in combination.
In fact, it does not even really matter who you are relating to. If you can embrace the purpose of learning and growing while relating, any relationship will make a lot more sense.

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Nordsee-Ost Offshore Wind Farm is a 295 MW renewable power project built approximately 19 miles north-east of Helgoland, a German archipelago found in the North Sea. Construction on the project began in summer 2012 and the wind farm was officially inaugurated in May 2015.
With 48 turbines, the wind farm will generate about 1.1TW-hours of climate-friendly electricity per annum, which is enough to power 320,000 households. It is estimated to offset approximately 850,000t of carbon dioxide emissions a year compared with a modern gas-fired power plant.
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Re: Need help identifying a pump .22 short
There were several similar models, the 18, the 20 and the 25, and variations, but deputy101 is right, the only one marked that way is the Model 25. The top strap behind the hammer should read "Marlin/No. 25".
The odd shape of the trigger guard is due to damage; it was not made that way.
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It’s an almost unbelievable irony that a bill called the OPEN Government Act has been sequestered by another secret hold.
The bill in question is a bipartisan effort to update the seminal Freedom of Information Act to make the government more open and accountable. It recently overwhelmingly passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House version of the bill, "Freedom of Information Act of 2007," passed on March 15 by 308 to 117. More than one hundred organizations and thousands of citizens have expressed support for the bills.
Yet, when Senators Leahy and Cornyn tried to bring the bill to a vote on the floor last Thursday, the vote was blocked by “Senator Anonymous.” Some Republican senator called the Minority Leader’s office and objected to a vote on the bill, but asked for anonymity and did not publicly state the reason for the hold.
This is not the first time the secret hold has been used to thwart transparency. In fact, this tactic for lampooning openness in government seems to be the new darling of the old school back-room deal makers.
The secret hold is used to block a bill from coming to the floor for a vote. It is typical for a non-controversial bill – like the OPEN Government Act – to be brought to the floor by unanimous consent. However, any senator can call their party leader and ask that the bill be held – anonymously and with absolutely no transparency. That will change if the Senate lobbying and ethics bill passed in January ever becomes law.
Until then, we have only grassroots pressure to ferret out the secret holder.
It’s time to expose the cowardly senator who mocks us by hiding behind an anachronistic power play and blocking real reform. Everyone with a Republican senator should call or email to ask: Did you place the secret hold on the OPEN Government Act?
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22 Aug Treat Your Feet
Our feet do so much for us, yet they’re often overlooked in our daily self-care. A lot of physical stress is put on our feet every day. That’s why this month, we want to encourage our patients to give their feet some extra TLC! August 17th was National “I Love My Feet” Day, and if you didn’t celebrate, we encourage you to follow our simple guide for easy foot care habits to say thank you to your feet!
DO: Give Yourself Daily Foot Massages
A nice, relaxing foot massage is the best gift for the end of a long day. Not only can it aid in making you feel at ease before bedtime, but it can significantly help relieve any foot pain you may have. Grab your scented lotion and begin massaging your feet, focusing on sore spots. Look into some reflexology tips and tricks to get even more benefits. If you have any cuts or conditions like Athlete’s foot, talk to your podiatrist before massaging your feet.
Don’t: Try DIY Treatments for Your Condition
Attempting to treat fungal infections or pick at blisters at home is more trouble than it’s worth. Not only can certain over-the-counter medications be harmful to you, but you could end up worsening your condition or creating more problems. Instead, save yourself the trouble and call your foot doctor.
DO: Elevate Your Feet to Prevent Swelling
This trick you can use even if you aren’t dealing with a foot condition that causes swelling! As we move throughout the day, our feet and toes naturally swell. The best way to improve blood flow and reduce pressure in our feet is to elevate our legs. At the end of the day, lay down somewhere comfy, place pillows underneath your legs and feet, and relax for 10 to 15 minutes.
Don’t: Share Your Nail Tools with Others
One of the easiest ways to get a fungal infection? Sharing our nail tools with others! Keep your nail clippers and files to yourself, and never share. At your nail salon, ensure that they follow proper procedures for sanitizing their nail tools.
Here at Alta Ridge Foot Specialists, we care deeply about our patients. Dr. W. Aaron Broyles, Dr. Robert L. Van Brederode, Dr. Thomas Verla, and the rest of our staff at our Mars Hill, Spruce Pine, and Boone, NC, offices are here to help you with any of your foot concerns. To make an appointment, contact us at one of our three locations today.

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TAPPED is book 3 in the “Night Moves” series and can absolutely be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone.
A quick read that brings a lot to the table. The characters are uncomplicated and we have a good idea what their agenda is right from the beginning. There is humor (the explanation between “erotic dancer” and “stripper” had me chuckling) and awwww moments too. I like that this book is written with ZERO judgement and without the typical stereotypes that surround the industry.
There is a new character introduced that I want to know more about and I hope he gets his story told next. This is one of those series that could go on for a while because we are always “meeting” new friends and there is some building of their story as we go along. It is also fun to visit the characters we were introduced to in previous books.
This was an easy one-sitting read that I recommend.
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Just wanted to check an assumption I had regarding required expression. I have a rule that uses a periodic schedule trigger of "every two seconds", with a required expression that is quite restrictive such that the rule doesn't get actually triggered very often and for short periods of time. This is on a C7 running 126.96.36.199.
It turns out that the Periodic Schedule is in fact scheduled at all times, even though the required expression is false. I noticed only because app stats revealed the rule is consuming a surprising amount of CPU, all things relative, due to its frequency.
Think of it this way, HE is an event based system so something has to trigger the execution of your rule. As written the event is every 2 seconds which will then execute the rule to check your required expression condition. Without the 2 second trigger the rule wouldn’t know to check the virtual switch defined in your expression.
HE being event-driven, I expect the rule to listen only to the events the required expression depends upon (in this case, the switch). And once the required expression becomes true, then listen to the events the triggers depend on.
For example, if I add another trigger, e.g. for another switch state change, that trigger doesn't get a subscription in the app settings (gear icon)
Required expressions are only evaluated when the trigger defined happens. So in your original example it is evaluated every 2 seconds. Think of it as an overarching condition for the rule to continue processing the actions or stop.
In your example if you want the rule to only fire based on the state of the switch then that should be the only trigger, not the periodic schedule of 2 seconds. Now if you want the rule to continue processing for 2 seconds after the switch turns on, then in the actions setup a repeat and go from there.
I don't recall why that wasn't done, and is maybe the source of the word 'typically' in what you quoted. Irrespective of the scheduled job still being there, the trigger is not run when the Required Expression is false (the rule wakes up on the schedule, discovers Required Expression false, and exits. I'll take a look at it...


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BI’s Article search uses Boolean search capabilities. If you are not familiar with these principles, here are some quick tips.
To search specifically for more than one word, put the search term in quotation marks. For example, “workers compensation”. This will limit your search to that combination of words.
To search for a combination of terms, use quotations and the & symbol. For example, “hurricane” & “loss”.
BALTIMORE (Bloomberg)—Aon Corp. and Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's biggest reinsurance brokers, may sell more coverage at higher rates as earthquakes and tighter regulation of primary insurers spur demand, Stifel Nicolaus & Co. said.
“If you take a step back and you look at what the planet's been through for the last 12 months, I think that what we're going to see is a significant amount of upward pressure on reinsurance rates,” Meyer Shields, a Baltimore-based analyst with Stifel, said in a March 11 interview. “We like the brokers on this.”
Insurers, which rely on brokers to negotiate loss-sharing agreements with reinsurers, face what may be record first-quarter catastrophe losses after last week's 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, according to Standard & Poor's Corp. The industry also is preparing for Solvency II, an overhaul of regulation in Europe designed to ensure that insurers have sufficient capital to withstand catastrophes and market shocks.
“This confluence of events pushes up the amount of severity that these regulators will use,” said Mr. Shields, who has “buy” recommendations on Chicago-based Aon and Marsh & McLennan. “They'll insist that insurers have more reinsurance.”
Aon and New York-based Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. were the top performers of the KBW Insurance Index Monday. Marsh & McLennan gained 38 cents, or 1.3%, to $30.65 at 11:20 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Aon climbed 31 cents to $51.56. Both firms had gained 11% this year through the end of last week, compared with a 2.2% increase for the 24-company index.
Storms, social unrest
Insurers and reinsurers are assessing their liability to the quake that struck off the coast of Sendai, Japan, a city of 1 million north of Tokyo. Costs associated with the temblor and subsequent tsunami will be added to a first-quarter tally that already includes losses tied to an earthquake in New Zealand, winter storms in the U.S. and social unrest in the Middle East.
First-quarter claims “may spark a firming of worldwide insurance and reinsurance rates,” Cathy Seifert, an equity analyst at S&P, said in a March 11 research note.
Japanese insurers and the global reinsurance companies that backstop their policies may face claims of 1.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) to 2.8 trillion yen from the March 11 earthquake, AIR Worldwide said. That estimate doesn't include damage from the 23-foot tsunami. The quake in New Zealand may register at least $10 billion of insured losses, Ms. Seifert said.
Aon and Marsh & McLennan, also the largest brokers of primary coverage, may gain from increased sales of catastrophe bonds as well, Mr. Shields said. The securities allow insurers to bypass reinsurers and share risks with investors.
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami may have killed 10,000 in the prefecture of Miyagi, said a spokesman for the prefectural police department. The official toll reached 1,823 dead and 2,369 missing, the National Police Agency said.
Copyright 2011 Bloomberg
Insured losses from last week’s earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan are unlikely to be large enough to turn the reinsurance market, Fitch Ratings Ltd. said Monday.


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Another movie based on a graphic novel (by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber), “Whiteout” in an Antarctic-set murder mystery that might have played well on the printed page but emerges as a slushy mess on the screen.
Kate Beckinsale stars as Carrie Stetko, a US Marshal stationed at a scientific base in Antarctica. Shortly before she’s scheduled to leave the post, along with most of the workers, before the first winter storm rumbles in and leads to six months of darkness, she’s called on to investigate a corpse found sprawled on some distant ice. It turns out to be the body of a geologist from a small outpost assigned to look for meteor fragments, and when she travels there to question his colleagues, she finds another dead body and an ax-wielding killer whose face is helpfully obscured by goggles and fur-lined hood.
Carrie has to work her way through a slew of suspects to get to the truth, which turns out to have something to do with the cargo a Soviet transport plane was carrying when it crashed into the ice in 1957. Is the villain bland station chief Sam Murphy (Shawn Doyle)? Or solicitous pilot Delfy (Columbus Short)? Or hotshot Aussie wingman Russell Haden (Alex O’Loughlin)? Or Carrie’s buddy, the acerbic but sensitive Dr. Fury (Tom Skerritt)? Or could it be handsome U.N. investigator Robert Pryce (Gabriel Macht), who suddenly shows up and threatens to highjack the case? Or might it be a combination of them, or somebody else entirely? As if all this weren’t bad enough, Carrie is still struggling with a traumatic incident from her past—which is revealed to us in a series of visually-warped flashbacks that intermittently punctuate the action. Yet another flashback occurs when the last survivor of the meteor outpost—and another suspect—Rubin (Jesse Todd) shows up and explains part of the mystery behind the actions of his crew.
Adapters Jon and Erich Hoeber and Chad and Carey Hayes leave no cliché untouched in trying to ratchet up the tension as they unfold the plot, and director Dominic Sena demonstrates his awareness of every visual convention of the genre as he plows his way through the mass of misdirection, red herrings and false leads they’ve assembled. Meanwhile John Frizzel’s score works overtime to pump some energy into the result.
But it’s all for naught. Despite being set in a vast wasteland, the picture is claustrophobic both inside the cramped quarters of the camps (or that buried airplane) and outside in the ice and snow. That’s because so many of the exterior action scenes are conducted in literal blizzard conditions, with the characters largely obscured by blinding wind and snow, trying to remain standing by clinging to ropes for balance. These sequences go on at inordinate length, and since it’s virtually impossible to tell who’s who or where they’re trying to go, the effect is both confusing and dull. At least “30 Days of Night,” the snowbound thriller set in Alaska, boasted vampires with a big, bad plan; this picture just has a poor cousin to every knife-carrying serial killer ever committed to celluloid, and even after he’s been dispatched in one of those hard-to-see blizzard fights, there’s another reel with a further revelation that any astute viewer will have seen coming for quite a while, even if Carrie doesn’t. (Besides which, you’re left wondering why that Soviet plane would have been carrying what it was carrying in the first place. Discuss among yourselves.)
The cast doesn’t bring much heat to the party. Beckinsale makes a boring, one-note Stetko; she does display an impressive torso in the opening scene, when she’s shown stripping and showering—is there anything young males appreciate more than a bit of purely gratuitous voyeurism?—but once clothed she’s far less interesting, glumly serious and tediously troubled by her past. (The big revelation in those flashbacks falls flat—quite literally.) As to the suspects, they’re little better. Skerritt does the standard-issue crotchety old coot routine, Macht is only slightly less bland than he was in “The Spirit” (unless I’m mistaken his father Stephen does an unbilled cameo here), O’Loughlin (of the deceased vampire series “Moonlight”) machos it up way too broadly, Short is anonymous, and Doyle even more so. The technical crew gives Sena what he apparently wanted: led by cinematographer Chris Soos, they put a bleak gray pall over all the images to create a sense of foreboding, and the CGI works overtime in those endless blizzard sequences. The effect, though, is less menacing than boring.
Maybe the book was a decent read, but as far as the movie goes, people still familiar with typewriters will understand why one might observe that it would be nice if you could white out a mistake like “Whiteout.”


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ABOUT JEF DIELS
Jef was born in Antwerp on october 31, 1952.
The craftsmanship of the famous professor Jan Hendrik Everett lead him to the pastorship of the 17th century’s techniques of painting.
Gallery Cellart in 1981 honored him as a laureate.
His works can be seen in the collections of ING – bank (Amsterdam), the Drente Museum in Assen (NL) as well as of the Belgian Embassy in Rabat.
Please read also the article in Art of Living. Other articles have been published in: Man of all seasons; The art of living, Actief Wonen, Living in Engelse stijl, Atelier, Palet, Tableau, Gazet van Antwerpen and Rich Style (Russia).


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Coquitlam Centre is a shopping mall in Coquitlam, British Columbia, built in 1979 and expanded in 2001. It is located at the southern edge of the Coquitlam Town Centre area, near Coquitlam Central Station and several other smaller shopping centres. Coquitlam Centre is the largest mall in the Tri-Cities area, with 913,665 ft² and 200 stores and services.
Coquitlam Centre is a super-regional sized shopping centre anchored by Target, Sears, The Bay, Future Shop, London Drugs, T & T Supermarket, H&M, Sport Chek, Golf Town, Old Navy, Gap, Sephora, Apple, and Atmosphere.
Smaller malls that have been built near Coquitlam Centre to take advantage of the retail traffic include Henderson Place, Pinetree Village, Sunwood Square, and Westwood Mall Shopping Centre.
- Future Shop (37,878 ft² / 3,519 m²)
- London Drugs (33,516 ft² / 3,397.3 m²)
- Sears (151,455 ft² / 14,070.6 m²)
- T & T Supermarket (30,851 ft² / 3,071.6 m²)
- The Bay (120,527 ft² / 11,197.3 m²)
- Target (111,668 ft² / 10,801.8 m²)
Coquitlam Centre's location was chosen because it is at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Barnet Highway, two major regional thoroughfares and which provide access to Highway 1. As well, the mall is located across from Coquitlam Central Station, a major transportation hub for the area with a public bus interchange, West Coast Express commuter rail station, along with a future SkyTrain station of the same name, which is scheduled to open in 2016. On July 19, 2012, the Federal Government, the City of Coquitlam, and Coquitlam Centre finalized a deal that will see Lincoln Station added to the route of the Evergreen Line, effectively giving the mall its own SkyTrain station when complete in 2016.
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Grant Instruments has introduced its enhanced multi-channel (up to 32 universal inputs) Squirrel SQ2040 series of portable data loggers, featuring a fully configurable graphical LCD display.
The SQ2040 data loggers now include a graphical LCD screen that is designed to be easy to use with a clear and simple navigation system that is fully configurable via the integrated four-button keypad.
The loggers can be remotely configured with no need to connect to a PC or laptop.
Logger status, setup or real-time graphical data are easily viewed, giving results with accuracy better than 0.1 per cent within minutes of switching on.
The 2040 handheld data loggers are designed for mobile data logging applications, such as field research and external engineering projects, including environmental projects, service or commissioning systems or processes in food manufacture and all general engineering and manufacturing production projects.
This multi-purpose logger has 16 differential (or 32 single-ended) analogue input channels to measure current, voltage, resistance and temperature, as well as eight event inputs.
All eight event inputs can either be logged or used as triggers to automatically start or stop logging.
The onboard memory can store up to 14 million readings as well as retain up to six separate logger configurations.
Memory can be extended by using removable MMC/SD cards.
The unit is suitable for more demanding logging applications requiring up to 100 readings per second on four channels (model SQ2040 4F16).
According to Grant Instruments, the Squirrel SQ2040 also has excellent battery life for unattended logging.
It can be powered from internal cells or an external power-supply connection.
The onboard RS232 communications can be connected to a GSM modem and there is a choice between a wireless and an Ethernet port to facilitate system networking and the remote transmission of data.
Squirrelview set-up and download PC software is provided as part of the system, to enable users to export stored data to a chosen PC-based application.
The Squirrel range is compatible with Grant's comprehensive range of temperature probes and with commercially available sensors for measuring a variety of physical parameters.
Each data logger within the Squirrel range comes with a three-year warranty and OEM versions of most products are available on request.


Luke Jackson was in the ring, but couldn’t breathe.
Opposite the Tasmanian was Filipino boxer John Mark Apolinario, taking him the distance.
As 1000 fans and media watched on, Jackson was in two fights that night. The crowd could only see one.
His obsessive-compulsive disorder was playing up, and gripped him during the ten-round WBA Oceania title bout.
“No one knew about it,” Jackson said.
He felt he needed to catch his breath, an obsession that had developed long before the Hobart fight in March.
His breathing problem had lingered since 2007. But in his training before the fight, it took over.
“If I can’t catch my breath, I feel like I’m getting tired.”
He found himself thinking about that, and not his opponent.
Earlier that day he’d been lying on his bed, trying to breathe. He struggled on that night, nursing a shoulder injury too.
Jackson won one fight that evening and became the title holder, keeping his perfect record intact and moving to 11-0 with five knockouts.
Two judges scored the fight 98-92, and the other marked in Jackson’s favour 99-91.
The win propelled the featherweight fighter to 13th place in world rankings.
“After that I said I can fight anyone in the world.”
Media crowded around the champion and asked him how he felt.
The day’s events and the mental battle he’d fought had their effect. He spoke honestly, and told them about his OCD.
“It was really, really bad,” he says months later.
“I pretty much won that fight while not being able to breathe.”
His fight with OCD started in childhood. When he moved into his dad’s home he’d clean his house obsessively. Soon he developed a compulsion to touch things a certain amount of times. Usually the number involved was seven.
His anxiety about problems later became obsessions.
“It’s still a battle I deal with everyday.”
His career speaks of personal drive and determination, but an ingredient to his success has long been unknown to the wider public.
A bronze medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and a boxing captaincy at the 2012 London Olympics came with a work ethic borne from the pressure Jackson put on himself.
Behind the success was an obsession with his goals that energised his training.
He would pray, saying that he could die once he’d made the Olympics. The obsessive drive focused him.
Jackson, living in Moonah, credits it with helping him build his life.
He’s defied odds stacked against him as a child.
The boxer dropped out of school in grade 7, used to smoke cannabis and had an unsettled home life as a child. He fell into and out of welfare as a teenager.
His gym, house, car, Olympics appearance, Commonwealth Games medal and WBA championship came about partly with his condition, Jackson says.
“The reason I got everything is me working, and without OCD I wouldn’t have that.
“But it’s come at a big price.”
After the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he isolated himself as he became driven towards his next goals. At other times depression, an illness associated with OCD, took hold.
“I was very sick and I caused myself a lot of miserable days.”
He’s starved himself before to achieve the body shape he wanted. OCD has also affected his relationships.
At a young age, people close to him died by suicide. Thoughts of killing himself have intruded into his mind since, even when he’s been happy.
“It can really stuff with your head if you let it.”
Jackson said he’d be dead if he hadn’t sought professional help. He sees a psychologist and psychiatrist, who give him mental tools to manage his condition.
“It’s definitely a lot easier once you understand more about the situation.”
OCD, believed to develop from both genetic and environmental factors, will affect about 3 per cent of Australians in their lifetime. About 2 per cent will experience it in a given year.
The symptoms, including compulsive behaviours such as repeated checking, can draw deep shame from people with the condition that prevents them from seeking help.
Jackson rejects the stigma that mental illness is a weakness.
Dealing with OCD and depression has required toughness and determination beyond many.
“I have achieved more than anyone ever thought I would have, and I’ve achieved more than many people will.
“I never judge people, because I never know what they’re going through.”
Some days he’s felt like missing training and staying in bed, but has pushed on regardless.
Jackson’s preparing for his next fight. He’s mindful of his OCD.
“It is there. I think it could be different.”
He said it was important for people struggling with mental illness to look after themselves.
“You just got to start talking to other people.”
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My wife slipped on an icy sidewalk and broke her hip this week, which quite obviously limited my photography time. But images are everywhere if you know where to look. I was walking from the grocery store back to the car when I noticed a spectacular sunset- in the windows of our Jeep. I put down the groceries and pulled out my phone to capture this unique vantage point. This became my favorite image of the week.
Digital Darkroom. My main improvement here was to drop a graduated neutral density filter along the top of the image. This allowed me to slightly darken the sky and increase the contrast. Otherwise, I made just a few tweaks to clarity and dehaze.
WIRR stands for Weekly Image Rich Ruh. This regular feature on Das Has von Ruh will show and describe my favorite photo created during this weekly period. My weeks start on Mondays, as does the WIRR. I’m hoping to include commentary on the story, the setting, the specs, or the sentiments, depending on the circumstances.
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North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic glider missile on Tuesday, the official KCNA news agency said on Wednesday, which touted the test as a major technological breakthrough.
The success of this trial is “of great strategic importance” as Pyongyang seeks to “multiply by a thousand” its defense capabilities, KCNA said.
Hypersonic missiles are much faster than conventional ballistic or cruise missiles. They are also much more difficult to detect and intercept by missile defense systems, on which the United States spends billions of dollars.
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The test, carried out from Jagang province in the north of the country, “confirmed the navigation control and stability of the missile” as well as “the maneuverability of its guidance system and the glide characteristics of the missile. ‘detached hypersonic warhead,’ KCNA said.
“The test results proved that all technical specifications met the design requirements,” the statement added.
The launch of the missile, identified as the Hwasong-8, was overseen by a senior member of the North Korean state apparatus, Pak Jong Chon, according to the statement, which did not mention leader Kim Jong-un.
The official Rodong Sinmun newspaper published a photo of the craft, fitted with a set of guide vanes, rising into the morning sky.
The South Korean army had announced the launch of a projectile by the North shortly after detecting it Tuesday morning. But unlike usual, she did not officially disclose the maximum altitude reached by the missile or the distance traveled, information that Seoul generally makes public within the hour.
According to South Korean media, the projectile launched on Tuesday by North Korea had “different flight characteristics” from the previous ones. South Korean President Moon Jae-In has called for a “comprehensive analysis” of the event.
Pyongyang had already carried out several other missile hits this month, one involving long-range cruise missiles and another, according to the South Korean military, short-range ballistic missiles.
The North is subject to multiple international sanctions over its banned nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, and said earlier this month it has tested a long-range cruise missile.
The development of the hypersonic missile is one of the five “priority” tasks of the five-year strategic weapons plan, according to KCNA.
The two Koreas are stepping up their military capabilities in what could turn out to be an arms race on the divided peninsula.
Seoul also spends billions of dollars on military development and this month successfully completed the first test firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), making it one of the few nations to have this advanced technology. On Tuesday, she held a ceremony for the launch of her third SLBM submarine.
Washington and Seoul are linked by a security treaty, and the United States is stationing around 28,500 troops in the South to protect it from its neighbor.
Pyongyang is now more isolated than ever since its borders were closed early last year to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
His talks with the United States have stalled since the failure of the 2019 summit in Hanoi between Kim Jong-un and the then US president Donald Trump.
Since Kim Jong-un took over as head of the country, weapons programs have progressed, but Pyongyang has not carried out any nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile fire since 2017.
The Biden administration, which condemned Tuesday’s launch as a violation of sanctions and a threat to the international community, has repeatedly said it is willing to meet with North Korean officials anywhere, anytime, and unconditionally. prerequisites, as part of its denuclearization efforts.
But the North has shown no willingness to give up its arsenal, which it says it needs to defend itself in the event of an American invasion.


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Oregon man quarantined after testing positive for monkeypox
Editor’s Note: KOIN 6 News originally reported that Marco Reyes Rojas delayed test results after a local clinic told him he would receive his results in three days. Reyes Rojas has since received the results and told KOIN 6 News at 5 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As cases of monkeypox have spread across the Pacific Northwest — with 51 confirmed cases in Oregon and 103 in Washington — KOIN 6 News spoke to a Portland man who tested positive for the virus.
Marco Reyes Rojas told KOIN 6 News that he had a big rash on his back along with painful sores, which are two major symptoms of monkeypox.
“At this point, I said ‘that’s it. It’s like monkey pox, what else could it be? “, explained Reyes Rojas.
Reyes Rojas said he first visited a local clinic on July 20 with symptoms including fever and two leg wounds. After testing negative for a series of STDs, he said the doctor was going to send him home.
“They were telling me everything was fine,” he explained. “I said to him, ‘I’ve done my own research on what monkey pox might be. Could you please test it? My doctor said she saw what Monkeypox is. And that’s not Monkeypox.
He added “then I just told her it would be my peace of mind and I would feel more comfortable if she did.”
According to Reyes Rojas, the clinic told him he would have the test results in three days. After three days, he said all he had was worsening symptoms, so he returned to the same clinic, this time seeing another doctor.
“She saw it and said ‘yes, it’s monkeypox but I can’t confirm that unless, you know, we have the results.’ And then that’s when I told them that actually an ER doctor had already tested me for this and I’m still waiting for the results from the lab and then she said “let me check your records” “Well, there’s nothing in my file. She said there’s nothing added in my file regarding monkeypox,” Reyes Rojas said.
He said the doctor tested him again and told KOIN 6 News on Thursday that the Multnomah County Health Department said his results were positive. The doctor told him to self-quarantine and told him if he should leave the house, cover up fully and wear gloves and a mask.
“I have no idea what’s going to happen to my body when it comes off. I don’t even know how it happens. I don’t even know anything. Nobody knows anything. The doctors just told me everything I’ve been reading online. And I’m browsing on my own with other people from, you know, the community that’s also dealing with this,” Reyes Rojas said.
He told KOIN 6 News that he hadn’t left the house all week and that friends were leaving food and groceries outside his door. Multnomah County Public Health reportedly told him he could not return to work until August 15 and noted that he would be contagious until the sores dried and peeled off his body. Officials said it could take up to four weeks, depending on the individual’s body.
“I’ve faced a lot of things in my life. I am an immigrant child who moved here at such a young age, having to fit in, learn, navigate the culture on my own. I had so many things to deal with, but this one is one of the hardest that I couldn’t do on my own,” said Reyes Rojas.
Multnomah County Public Health highlighted an appointment-based vaccination clinic in downtown Portland that is open two days a week.
KOIN 6 News contacted the clinic to inquire about any potential delays in testing and also contacted the Oregon Health Authority to inquire about the testing process and did not hear back.
A Gofundme page has been set up to help Reyes Rojas pay his rent while he is unable to work indefinitely.


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deadmau5’s classic “The Veldt” turns 5 years old
Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman a.k.a. deadmau5, has become somewhat of an internet sensation over the last few years, as his social media antics are quite controversial. However, the producer has earned his fame via his own musical and production talent, and his plethora of releases and studio albums can attest to that. In addition, deadmau5 is known for his studio livestreams, which has become somewhat of a live hangout session with his fans.
Possibly one of his greatest hits, aside from ‘Ghosts N Stuff’ of course, is his progressive house single ‘The Veldt’. The track was released exactly five years ago, and was later accompanied by a completely unplanned vocal mix which took it to the next level.
The vocal mix came to life when a fan tweeted the Mau5 a SoundCloud link of a cover he did. deadmau5’s reaction to hearing it is quite a legendary moment, as he first listened to it during one of his livestreams, and the video of the discovery became viral ever since. The vocals were influenced by an old story by American author Ray Bradbury, which is also quite a read.
You can check out the moment the vocal mix of ‘The Veldt’ was born here, as well as the full track below.


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Kathmandu Valley city tour in UNESCO listed world heritage sites and then we regulater our journey out from kathmandu valley to feel nature, and experience white water rafting in trisuli river, wildlife 2 nights 3 days in Chitwan, Pokhara city tour, Himalayan Panorama view from Australian Camp to experience the Himalaya and experience the stunning Mountain flight to Kathmandu from Pokhara.
Highlights of Nepal Culture and Jungle Safari Tour
- Cultural exploration of Kathmandu valley, Pokhara and Chitwan
- Panoramic Himalayan views from Australina Camp.
- Explore around Chitwan National park.
- Get experience Tharu culture, visit the village to see the local lifestyle, enjoy elephant and Jeep Safari.
- Opportunity to witness different wild animals


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Jean-Christophe DEBAR, trained as an agronomist, started his career as an agro-economist at the Embassy of the United States in France. He has been a consultant in international farm policy and agricultural economics, and the editor of Agri US Analyse, a monthly newsletter on US agriculture. Since 2011, he has been the director of the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality (FARM), based in Paris. FARM is a think tank devoted to the promotion of productive and sustainable agricultures and food value chains in developing countries. It also supports producer organizations in Africa. FARM’s entrepreneurial vision of agriculture focuses on the emergence of small and medium farms, and their ability to supply to local markets.

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