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Is it summer yet? My friends at Log House Plants have put together a collection of plants based around the flavors in rum. They’re a wholesale nursery, so they’re growing the plants for sale at retail garden centers and gourmet grocery stores on the West Coast. Look for them in your local indie garden center/grocery store, or order them online from the Territorial Seed Company, who has joined in this effort and put together a great collection of cocktail-friendly plants and seeds.
Here’s what’s in our Old Havana Rum Garden collection:
Alpine strawberry ‘Golden Alexandria’
Mint x villosa ‘Cuban Mojito’ mint
Read on for recipes, growing tips, and a video:
The trick with strawberries is to plant them in a vertical planter or hanging basket so the berries are more or less suspended in the air, not turning to mush on the ground. I turned an old wooden medicine cabinet into a vertical planter last year by knocking out the mirror and replacing it with chicken wire, then drilling holes in the top, bottom, and back for drainage and air circulation. I placed it on its back and filled it with potting soil enriched with coco fiber. (Ask at the garden center for a potting soil with coco fiber designed for hanging baskets—it holds much more water, which you’ll want in a vertical planter.) With the chicken wire-framed door closed, I planted strawberries into the container, watered it, and let it get rooted for a couple of weeks before mounting it on a fence with L-brackets. Once it’s established, it just needs to be watered through holes drilled in the top or by gently spraying it head-on with the hose.
The strawberries to get are everbearing alpine strawberries, Fragaria vesca, which put out small, tart berries over a long season. (Actually, there are no bad strawberries to get. Try a bunch and you’ll figure out which ones you like best.) I particularly like ‘Golden Alexandria‘ for its lime green foliage, and ‘Tristan Day’ for its unusual pink flowers, or ‘Rainbow Treasure,’ with pink, white, and red flowers.. (The fruit’s not bad, either.)
They need at least 6 hours of sun and protection from hard frosts. Give them regular water and rich, organic compost. I feed all container plants with kelp meal and fish emulsion throughout the growing season; a little of that couldn’t hurt either.
Strawberry plants don’t live forever. Expect to get five years out of them, and that’s only if you renew them every spring by pulling off brown leaves, snipping back runners, and generally trimming the whole thing so that new vegetation sprouts from the crowns.
But once you’ve got a regular crop of strawberries going, cocktail hour takes care of itself. Smash them into rum, drop them in proseco—you get the idea.
Growing Tips and Cocktail Ideas: Mint
Indispensable in mojitos and juleps, and generally useful in any drink that combines fruit and alcohol, mint adds a little botanical complexity to what can otherwise taste like a juice box for adults.
Look for spearmint, not peppermint or any other kind of mint. Grab ‘Kentucky Colonel’ if you can; it produces large, fragrant leaves and isn’t quite as invasive as other mints. Keep it in a pot against the house where it gets some protection from frost and you’ll probably have mint all year long. ‘Mojito Mint’ is another good variety to try–according to the catalog copy, it comes to us courtesy of tourists visiting Cuba who had the courage to pluck a sprig of mint from their drinks and bring it home. That’s right, it’s the authentic Cuban cultivar, only recently cultivated for sale in the nursery trade. You can get it from Territorial.
To keep it from spreading, grow it in a pot (you can bury the pot in the ground, leaving 2-3 inches of the rim aboveground, if you prefer), or plant it in one of those small areas hemmed in by concrete on all sides that everybody seems to have around their house somewhere. Give it regular water, and cut off an entire stalk, not individual leaves, when you’re ready to use it. If, after a few years, the mint starts to seem tough and bitter, dump the whole thing out of the pot, extract a few young side shoots, and re-pot just those shoots. The new plant will be sweet and tender again.
Growing Tips and Cocktail Ideas: Lemongrass
It’s easy enough to start a lemongrass plant: get one from the garden center or get one here, or buy fresh stalks in the produce section, set them in a glass of water, and wait a few weeks for them to take root. Give the plant rich soil amended with plenty of compost, a good granular, balanced organic fertilizer, full sun, and as much heat as you can provide. Plan on watering it with a nitrogen fertilizer every few weeks throughout the growing season. (I use a mixture of fish emulsion and kelp meal.)
You can also grow lemongrass in a container, which makes it easier to shelter in the winter. The plants do well in a greenhouse but aren’t suitable as houseplants because they won’t get enough light indoors, even in a sunny window.
If you are lucky enough to have a healthy plant growing in the ground, dig out a 6 inch chunk of roots and stalks before winter comes and bring it indoors in a pot. It will stay fairly dormant, but it will get through the winter and you can plant it outside again in the late spring.
Harvest lemongrass by reaching down to the base of the stalk and giving it a firm twist and pull. Muddle the tender stalks into rum, vodka, and gin drinks to give them a more interesting and complex citrus flavor.
Lemongrass Express: 1.5 oz rum, juice of ¼ lemon, dash of Combier, .5 oz lemongrass simple syrup (heat equal parts sugar & water, add stalks of fresh lemongrass. Steep for one hour & strain). Shake over ice, strain & serve.
Growing Tips and Cocktail Ideas: Lemon verbena
Not lemon balm or lemon mint. Lemon verbena. This is a little woody shrub that only barely tolerates our chilly maritime winter, but if you can nurse it through one winter, you’re set. I love lemon verbena because it adds a bright citrus sparkle to drinks without making it overly acidic the way lemon juice does.
You’re looking for Aloysia citrodora, and you can probably find a small one in a four-inch pot at the garden center or farmer’s market. If you live inland and get warm summers, it’ll reach 6-8 feet after a couple of years. Give it some room or be prepared to cut it back every winter. It will also do fine in a large pot, and won’t object to whatever amount of clipping you impose upon it. Just be sure it gets plenty of sun, and be prepared to wrap it in a frost cloth, or even a sheet, in advance of a hard freeze its first winter. If it’s in a pot, just move it to a sheltered spot that doesn’t get hit by frost.
Muddle lemon verbena into any citrus-based cocktail, or cook up a simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, heated to a boil so the sugar melts and allowed to cool) with the leaves. It works as a garnish too, of course: the clever bartender trick would be to wipe the rim of the glass with a leaf, and then drop a fresh, pretty leaf into the glass.
And now for some recipes!
1.5 oz white rum
3-5 alpine strawberries
3-4 lemon verbena leaves
1 lemon wedge
Reserve one small strawberry or a slice for garnish. Squeeze lemon wedge into a cocktail shaker and add the other ingredients. Gently crush the berries and herbs with a muddler. Shake over ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a strawberry.
This is a twist on a recipe from The Drunken Botanist that celebrates the contributions of Amédée-François Frézier, who introduced Chilean strawberries to Europe. Crosses between the Chilean strawberries and European alpine strawberries led to the large, ripe, juicy berries we enjoy today. The yellow Chartreuse, a French herbal liqueur, is a nod to Frézier’s nationality, as is the more strongly lemon verbena-flavored Verviene.
1.5 oz white rum
.5 oz lemongrass simple syrup
3-4 sprigs ‘Mojito’ mint or another spearmint
1 stick lemongrass
4-6 oz club soda
Reserve one sprig of mint for garnish. Make simple syrup by heating equal parts sugar and water until the sugar melts, then add the lemongrass allow to cool and steep for one hour.
Combine rum, simple syrup, mint, and lemongrass in a cocktail shaker, then squeeze lime juice into shaker and drop the lime in. Using a muddler or a wooden spoon, gently crush all ingredients to release the flavors. Add ice and shake thoroughly, then strain into a glass of crushed ice. Top with club soda and garnish with mint.
1.5 oz white rum
.5 oz simple syrup
Strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries
½ lime, fresh-squeezed
Optional: Soda or sparkling wine
Reserve one mint sprig or berry for garnish. Squeeze lime into a cocktail shaker and add the other ingredients. Gently crush the berries and herbs with a muddler. Shake over ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with soda or sparkling wine if desired, then add garnish.
Watch a video about the Berry Patch cocktail:

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What continents is corn grown on?
The ranking of the top 10 maize producing countries is clearly dominated by 2 continents: North America and Asia. Mexico and Canada also contribute to North America’s production, while Asian production is dominated by China, followed by India and Indonesia.
Can corn grow anywhere in the world?
Corn is grown from 58 degrees north latitude, in Canada and Russia, to 40 degrees south latitude in South America, with a corn crop maturing somewhere in the world every month of the year. Like other cereal crops, the process of domestication has fundamentally changed the genetic structure and behavior of the plant.
Is corn grown in Europe?
France (17.1 million metric tons) In France, corn is grown throughout the country, though the southern part of the nation is responsible for majority of the production. France produces around 17.1 million metric tons of corn per year as per the data obtained from FAOSTAT’s estimates for 2014.
Does China grow corn?
Corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans are major crops in China, and Chinese farmers have been paying agricultural taxes to grow these crops for almost two thousand years. In 2004, China switched from taxing corn farmers to providing subsidies for seed and machine purchases.
Which country is famous for corn?
Corn production worldwide 2020/2021, by country In that year, the United States was the largest producer of corn with a production volume amounting to about 360.25 million metric tons. China and Brazil rounded off the top corn producing countries.
Is corn from China Safe to Eat?
10. Corn. Although not allowed in Chinese corn (though small amounts are found in fruit juices and broths), some producers add sodium cyclamate to their corn to add sweetness and hold its trademark yellow color. Sodium cyclamate is a toxic that can damage the liver.
What should you not buy from China?
On the Radar: 10 Dangerous Foods from China
- Plastic Rice. Plastic Rice.
- Garlic. In 2015 we imported 138 million pounds of garlic- a fair chunk of it labeled as “organic”.
- Salt. Imported Chinese salt may contain industrial salt.
- Apple Juice.
- Green Peas/Soybeans.
Does the US import meat from China?
Does us get meat from China? China’s beef imports continue to soar, but obstacles for U.S. beef increase. Total import duty on U.S. beef is now 47%. China has solidified its position as the fastest-growing beef import market in the world in 2019, with Oceania and South America the dominant suppliers.
Which country eats the most corn?
The United States
The United States is the leading consumer of corn worldwide. In 2020/2021, the U.S. consumed about 12.03 billion bushels of corn. China, the runner up, consumed about 11.30 billion bushels of corn in that year.
What would happen if we stopped buying from China?
If the US stopped importing from China overnight, the world economy would collapse. It would make the Great Depression a minor hick-up. The global economy is integrated as never before. The collapse of one big player would collapse all players.
Does Walmart get meat from China?
Until recently, most of Walmart’s meat came exclusively from meat processing plants run by such corporations as Tyson Foods Inc and Cargill Inc. All Walmart red meat is sourced from North America and not China.
Does the US buy food from China?
The U.S. imported $4.6 billion in agricultural products from China in 2017. The top U.S. import commodities from China are fruits and vegetables (fresh/processed), snack food, spices, and tea – the combined which accounts for nearly one-half of the total U.S. agricultural imports from China.
Does US import food from China?
Do Amazon products come from China?
Most products on Amazon are made of China. And maybe there are a few cheap made low quality products,but with reasonable pirce. Customers have the choice. And more than 90% Chinese sellers are FBA sellers,so you are wrong!
Why corn is grown on every continent but except Antarctica?
It grows on every continent except Antarctica. In the Midwest corn is one of the leading crops grown. Typically corn is planted in soil that has residue from the nutrients found in soybeans. The United States produces about two-fifths of the worlds corn.
What country grows the most corn?
The World’s 6 Biggest Corn Producers
- United States. The U.S. is by far the world’s largest producer and exporter of corn, with production in the 2019–2020 season pegged at 346.0 million metric tons.
Why is corn important to Minnesota?
Soybeans and corn are Minnesota’s leading cash crops. These are the top crops that feed our cattle, hogs, and poultry. They are processed into thousands of other uses in human foods, industries, fuels, and more.
How much fertilizer do I need for 1 acre of corn?
For corn, if the fertility level is good, a small amount of fertilizer (about 100 pounds of starter per acre) will provide an adequate starter response. Do not apply more than 70 pounds of N + K2O per acre if the fertilizer is placed approximately 2 inches away from the seed.
Where does Corn come from in the world?
Corn is grown as a cash crop around the world. Production data for the 2018–2019 production season is used for this list of major corn-producing nations, based on data compiled by Statista.com, but the numbers remain fairly consistent from year to year.
Which is the third largest corn producer in the world?
Brazil is a major producer of many crops including coffee, sugar, and soybeans, and it is the world’s third-largest corn producer. Of the estimated 94.5 million metric tons of corn that the country produces annually, most will be consumed domestically.
Where was corn first domesticated in the United States?
About Corn. Corn is authentically American. A member of the grass family, it was first domesticated from a wild grain several thousand years ago by Aztec and Mayan Indians in Mexico and Central America. The first corn was a loose-podded variety that looked like the seed head at the top of wheat stalks.
How many varieties of corn are there in the world?
Today, corn is still more popular in this country than anywhere else in the world. There are thousands of strains of corn, with more than 200 varieties of sweet corn alone. All the varieties can be divided into four basic groups: field corn, sweet corn, popcorn and ornamental corn.
Where does most of the world’s Corn come from?
Despite its global reach as a staple food and its variety of uses, 4 of the top 10 producing countries today are still found in the Americas, where the crop is native. A crop of young corn grows in the state of Minnesota, USA.
Are there any foods that have corn in them?
Corn is present in many foods. Corn is an inexpensive and versatile ingredient that is used to prepare a wide range of foods.
When did corn first come to North America?
First cultivated in the south of modern-day Mexico around 6,000 – 10,000 years ago, corn spread across North and South America, making it to the American Southwest by 4,000 B.C.E. How Did Corn Come to Europe?
What’s the name of the plant that grows corn?
Time-lapse video, filmed over three weeks, of the underground germination of sweet corn ( Zea mays variety saccharata ). Corn, ( Zea mays ), also called Indian corn or maize, cereal plant of the grass family ( Poaceae) and its edible grain.


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A.S.A.P. Mortgage Opens Seventh Branch in Morris Park
Real Estate In-Depth | December 13, 2019
NEW YORK—A.S.A.P. Mortgage reported recently it had opened its seventh branch office with a new location in the Bronx, connecting its existing coverage areas in Westchester and Manhattan.
The new office in the Morris Park section of the Bronx is located at 1965 Williamsbridge Road and opened in December.
Led by award-winning founder and CEO Irene Amato, A.S.A.P. Mortgage offers the resources and expertise of a large mortgage company with the personalized attention and care that only a small, boutique firm can deliver.
“We are very excited to now serve the lending needs of homebuyers in the Bronx,” says Amato. As a Bronx native who fulfilled her dreams of both being a proud homeowner and working in the real estate industry, it’s truly a case of local girl makes good. “I am gratified to come full circle professionally and personally in my ‘hometown’ community,” says Amato.
A.S.A.P. Mortgage’s new Bronx branch offers a host of services, including its signature “Unique Boutique Mortgage Experience,” that delivers a full array of mortgage products with exemplary service, the most competitive rates and fees in the industry, an expedited mortgage process, and a wholly transparent transaction from start to finish.
A.S.A.P. offers its services in any of six languages (English, Albanian, Farsi, Hebrew, Mandarin, and Spanish).
The mortgage service firm is headquartered in Cortlandt Manor and has locations in Cortland Manor, Yonkers, Croton-on-Hudson, Fishkill, Manhattan and White Plains.

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill will tonight lead a debate in the Lords on the Government’s approach to funding medical care for women impregnated by rape in armed conflict. Here he says why the Government needs to “fill the vacuum of global leadership” to ensure abortion services are available to them when medically necessary
The central question this debate seeks to clarify is the Government’s strategy for ensuring that UK-funded medical care for women and girls impregnated by rape in armed conflict is non-discriminatory and includes abortion services where medically necessary.
These are the Government’s obligations under international humanitarian law and UK law implementing the Geneva Conventions. Despite these legal obligations and the life-threatening nature of pregnancies arising out of war rape, girls and women raped in armed conflict are routinely denied abortions in humanitarian medical settings, including those funded by the Department for International Development (DfID).
Sexual violence against women is a global evil. In its most pernicious form rape of girls and women is used as a weapon of choice in the majority of today’s armed conflicts. All rapes are terrible, but rape used as a weapon of war is often fatal. About 70% of conflict-related rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are gang rapes, most accompanied by mutilating injuries to women, including deliberate HIV infection. One third of the victims of war rape in the DRC are girls under age 18, and since many are raped in the context of sexual slavery, they incur the greatest risk of pregnancy.
Girls and women subject to rape and used as a weapon of war are persons “wounded and sick” in armed conflict, guaranteed absolute rights to nondiscriminatory medical care under the Geneva Conventions. Yet these women war victims are routinely denied life and health saving abortions in humanitarian settings, leaving them with the “choice” of risking an unsafe abortion, suicide, or being forced to bear the child of their rapists.
The right at stake in this debate is not a right to abortion, it is the inalienable right of all persons “wounded and sick” in armed conflicts, including women, to life and health saving medical care. Plastic surgery, blood transfusions, amputations, prostheses, dental treatment and penile reconstruction surgery are all medical care procedures protected by international law when they are needed by persons “wounded and sick” in armed conflict.
Two powerful forces perpetuate the anti-abortion medical protocols imposed on women raped in war: the United States government and the ICRC – the International Red Cross.
The United States imposes a “no abortion” ban on its foreign aid, requiring all recipients to pledge not to discuss abortion or provide abortions with US funds. The ICRC, whose largest single donor is the US, is clear in its internal operational guidelines for ICRC staff treating women victims of sexual violence in armed conflicy – that “its medical staff do not perform abortions.”
Our government can and should fill the vacuum of global leadership on this issue by ensuring that DFID’s humanitarian aid advances, not undermines, the rights of women raped in war to non-discriminatory medical care, which includes abortions.
Published and promoted by Tim Gordon on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, both at LDHQ, 8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AE.

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Vince Cable has been recalled to give further evidence on the privatisation of Royal Mail following a damning National Audit Office report that found the government had cost taxpayers £750m in a single day by undervaluing the postal service.
The business secretary will be called before the business select committee on 29 April to answer claims that he botched the sale and allowed City traders to make instant profits at the expense of taxpayers.
Adrian Bailey, a Labour MP and chair of the committee, has called for Cable to resign in the wake of the NAO's report.
"On the first day's trading alone, the taxpayer lost out, effectively, on £750m," Bailey said last week. "For one person to be responsible for that, I think, in any other context they would be asked to resign."
Cable is also under pressure to explain why he allowed 16 City firms priority access to the shares on the understanding they would hold their stakes for the long term. Yet, within weeks of the October sale, six priority investors had sold all their shares at a sizeable profit. Others sold significant portions of their stakes and, by the end of January, only 12% of Royal Mail shares were held by the priority investors.
Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, accused the prime minister of presiding over the sale of the 500-year-old national institution at "mates" rates to his friends in the City".
Miliband branded Cameron the "dunce of Downing Street" for allowing Royal Mail to be undervalued. "It is basic maths. Not so much the Wolf of Wall Street, more the dunce of Downing Street. A third of the shares were sold to just 16 City investors and there was a gentleman's agreement that those City investors wouldn't sell the shares."
Cable has said: "There was no agreement – gentleman's or otherwise … we did not seek to lock them in as they would have paid less for a stock they could not trade."
The NAO's report said the government's desperation to attract "long-term, blue-chip" institutional investors led to the shares being underpriced.
It said the government gave the select group priority access to the shares, which were in huge demand from the public, because of its "expectation that they would form part of a stable long-term and supportive shareholder base".
At the time, Cable said: "We wanted to make sure that the company started its new life with a core of high-quality investors who would be there in good times and bad, interested in Royal Mail and the universal service it provides for consumers over the long term."
Cable, who took the lead role in arranging the privatisation alongside business minister Michael Fallon, endured a bruising encounter with the select committee when he first appeared to explain the Royal Mail deal. Fallon will also be recalled to appear before the committee on 29 April.
Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, which represents 100,000 postal workerspostmen and women, said: "If a postal worker had lost an item, a precious item, they would be sacked. Vince Cable lost £1bn on the way to the stock exchange and he's still in his job. So I think he needs to consider his position."

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
a little bit of sunshine...
In Class 2, the children are venturing out into the world a little more adventurously: climbing trees becomes an obsession, feeling the wind in their hair, the elements are experienced intensely. In the Steiner school s here in Australia, the fairy tales of Class 1 become longer, episodic journeys , often from the Celtic tradition, and these stories seem to expand like the rays of the sun.
In craft, the children pick up their sewing needles again, and stitch the sunburst stitch on colourful muslin. The stitches ray out, stitched from the middle out in a circle, multi coloured and arranged so that each expanding circle of stitches sits just inside the previous row's stitches.
I really needed to concentrate making this article, yet felt so expanded by the colours starting to ray out in front of me. There are two sides, with a piece of muslin inside to thicken, in case you want to use it like an oven mitt or pot rest.
It opened my heart and delighted me, and now hangs in my kitchen waiting for it's first pot to sit under!

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TerrAvion imagery powers digital agronomy, and the improved image data package for 2020 is our best yet. Since our inception, TerrAvion has been making improvements to the data we capture every year. After each growing season in the USA, TerrAvion evaluates its operations. We address our supply chain from top to bottom from pilot and customer communication to flight scheduling and image resolution. Our winter season is a period of research and development and we integrate our changes fleet-wide.
One feature we are always improving is our core product: high-resolution quality image data. That includes image resolution, but also other factors affecting image quality such as solar sun angle, weather and atmospheric effects. It touches nearly every part of our company, from our airplanes to processing and delivering the data to customers. With every modification to our sensors, we perform numerous test flights to make sure that everything from data collection to processing runs as expected. The next step is to create our image sample data package that will be the standard for the next growing season.
2020 Sample data packages
Finally, we are very excited to share the 2020 imagery data. It is the best data we have ever produced, with incredible resolution. It is created with TerrAvion 2020 hardware and software. The sample data is available in TerrAvion OverView, our online platform, TerrAvion Mobile, or as GeoTIFFs. All 2020 map layers included in our product are in the sample data: Color, Synthetic Color, Standard Vigor, Dynamic Vigor, Infrared, Thermal, and our Zoning map. We have several different sample data available. The first standard data package is taken in Napa County, showing vineyards. The second sample package is from the Research Farm, a farm managed by UC Davis. The Research Farm sample data package shows tree, row, and field crops. Both sample image data packages were taken in February 2020. Other, non-standard sample data packages are available as well.


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The men and women’s indoor track team took on the 2018 UAA Championships this past weekend in Cleveland, OH. The men’s team finished sixth overall with 55 points, their highest point total since 2006. The women’s team placed fourth in the competition with 41 points, their highest finish since 2010.
Day two of the competition marked the finals. Churchill Perry ’20 started off the day with an outstanding performance in the triple jump, recording his personal best and taking his first UAA victory with a distance of 14.24m. Perry’s performance earned him the ranking of 29th in the country.
Graduate student Irie Gourde ’17, HS ’18 took home his his first top finish after five career second place finishes at the UAAs. Gourde’s finish came in the men’s 200m race with a time of 22.54, which was slower than his prelim time of 22.09 that places him in the top 10 nationally. Gourde also finished second in the 400m with a time of 49.03 and third as part of the 4×400 relay, which also included Perry, Patrick Quinlan ’21, and Henry McDonald ’19.
Regan Charie ’19 recorded a personal best in the prelims of the 60m even on the first day of UAAs, and finished in second place in the 60m final on day two with a time of 7.11. Charie also placed fourth in the 200m final with a time of 22.89. Ryan Stender ’18 placed third in the 3000m race with a time of 8:38.61, earning his second career All-UAA honor in the 3000m event.
Emily Bryson ’19 also stood out for the Judges. Bryson won the distance medley relay on the first day of UAAs and the 3000m by almost ten seconds with a time of 9:54.68 on day two of the UAA competition. This win makes Bryson one of the only UAA athletes to ever win six UAA titles in six different events, including cross country, the outdoor 5000m, the indoor mile, the 1500m outdoors, the distance medley relay and the 3000m. Bryson’s time in the 3000m ranks her 12th nationally, which means she could qualify for both the mile and the 3000m events in the NCAA championships later this month.
Doyin Ogundiran ’19 earned a second place finish in the 800m event, running a personal best of 2:14.05. She is now ranked in 4th place nationally. The 4×400 relay team, consisting of Ogundiran, Kayla Fahey ’20, Leinni Valdez ’21, and Lisbeth Valdez ’21, placed fifth with a time of 4:03.52. Julia Bryson ’19 was the final runner for the women’s team, finishing sixth in the mile with a time of 5:14.05.
In the field events, three Judges placed. For the women’s team, Jordin Carter ’18 finished fifth in shot put with a distance of 11.33m on day two, along with her second place finish the previous day in weight throw. Scott Grote ’19 and Breylen Ammen ’21 were the two scorers for the men’s team. On day one, Grote finished fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 13.09m for All-UAA honors. Ammen placed sixth in the pole vault with a height of 4.21m in his UAA debut.
The men and women’s indoor track and field team continue their season this coming weekend against Tufts in Medford.


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If you are planning to start a business in Singapore or migrate to the country, you must be aware of the federal laws and regulations imposed by the government. It is the business hub of Asia because of its geographical location and economic framework. This is why start-up owners and entrepreneurs are tempted to establish their firms and businesses in the country, mainly because of its flexible foreign policy regarding funds transfer. Let us penetrate deeper into the nitty and gritty of tax identification number (TIN) from an individual and business standpoint.
What is the importance of TIN?
TIN serves as a unique identifier for individuals and organizations for government agencies. It forms their identity as a taxpayer and serves as a fingerprint. The number is unique for all the permanent citizens and businesses thriving in Singapore, and it is a combination of 9-10 digits of numbers and letters. The issuing authority of TIN is the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) for individuals and business entities. The exact number is the Unique Entity Number (UEN) issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA).
What is the process of obtaining TIN for individuals?
There is a designated website managed by the government of Singapore where the native citizens can register themselves for the TIN allotment. People who have migrated from other countries will first have to apply for an IRAS account. So subsequently, a unique tax reference number is sent to them, and this number serves as the identifier for future transactions. For foreigners, this number is composed of three essential features:
- Foreign identification number
- Singpass (unique digital identity to avail of the online services of the government)
- Unique bank account number
What procedure should the organizations follow to obtain their TIN known as UEN (Unique Entity Number)?
The businesses that had existed since before 2009 retained their tax reference number as the UEN. So that the migration process is easily updated for recently established companies, the UEN is issued by various regulatory bodies like ACRA, the Registry of Societies of Singapore, or the Ministry of Manpower. To understand how UEN plays a vital role in shaping the performance and growth of business organizations, consider the following:
- The finance and accounts department can file the tax returns using UEN.
- UEN is necessarily required if the business plans to export and import goods and services because the government uses it to track the type of foreign transaction and later uses the details to assess taxes.
- Bizfile is a government-based website listing all types of businesses in Singapore. UEN is mandatory to update information in the Bizfile about your business.
- If you need to acquire a corporate account in any of the Singapore banks, having an assigned UEN is a must.
- If you plan to collaborate with other business entities in the country for some joint ventures, then you need to have UEN to show in the business contract and agreement documents.
The implementation of TIN has simplified the process of paying taxes for individuals and businesses. The method of filing for taxes includes online as well as paper filing modes.

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SAN DIEGO — A new type of prosthetic eye may someday allow blind people to seamlessly see the broad sweep of an ocean or the dimples in a baby’s face. The approach, presented November 13 at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, may benefit the estimated 25 million people worldwide who have lost sight due to retinal diseases.
“This is a spectacular example of what we all hoped to be able to do,” said Jonathan Victor, a computational systems neuroscientist who was not involved in the new work. “It’s a solution to an abstract problem” that could be useful in many kinds of systems.
Sheila Nirenberg and Chethan Pandarinath, both of Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, tested their new retinal prosthetic in blind mice and found that it allowed the mice to see a baby’s face.
Current prosthetics are limited to reproducing simple features, such as bright spots or edges, but miss much of a scene. Many scientists are intent on boosting the retinal prosthetics’ power, so that the message from the artificial eye to the brain is stronger. But Nirenberg’s work suggests that a second, underappreciated area is also important: the pattern of cell activity in the retina, something she called “a big problem lurking in the background.”
Normally, cells that respond to light, called photoreceptors, pick up signals and transfer that information to ganglion cells. These cells then create a complex code for each visual signal that goes into the brain, where the scene is reconstructed. Spotting a dog creates a particular code, for example, different from the code for a teacup or a baby’s face. When a retina is degenerated, these photoreceptor cells die and there is no message to send.
Nirenberg’s new system mimics the complex behavior of the frontline photoreceptor cells, creating a more natural artificial message for the ganglion cells to interpret. Other prosthetics produce simpler, less recognizable codes, Nirenberg said. These simplified patterns aren’t what the brain is used to receiving, so while they can reproduce simple features, they can’t reproduce natural scenes. Because the new prosthetic speaks the language that the ganglion cells are accustomed to, the ganglion output — and the image — is more accurate.
“If you want to really restore normal vision, you have to know the retina’s code,” Nirenberg said. “Once you have that, the door is open to the possibility of restoring normal vision.”
To test their prosthetic system, the team decoded the output of the ganglion cells by measuring cellular activity when an image of a baby’s face was presented to the retinas of blind mice. Patterns measured from the mice with the new prosthetic reproduced a baby’s face in much finer detail than the standard method did. Instead of the standard method’s highly pixilated, blurry version of the face, the new prosthetic captured a smooth, clear view of the baby’s quizzical expression. “Not only can you tell it’s a baby’s face, you can tell it’s this baby’s face,” Nirenberg said.
The researchers are currently testing the prosthetic on primates and plan eventually to provide the technology to human patients. That would probably require gene therapy.
“Obviously it’s not in humans yet,” said Victor, also of Weill Medical College. “Everyone else is working on putting the signal into humans, and now they have the signal to put in. It’s extremely exciting.”


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Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them.
This week, a new phishing scam targeting Apple iPhone and computer users that is spreading rapidly.
How does it work?
Apple customers are being targeted by a scam that tricks them into clicking on a link and handing over their personal details, supposedly to prevent their Apple IDs expiring.
The scam appears to have already fooled lots of people, partly because it is addressed to people by name rather than simply "user" or "customer" as is the norm with phishing messages.
However, those who click on the link are taken to a fake website, where they are asked to enter their username and password before being told that their Apple ID has been "locked for security reasons".
To "unlock" their account, they are then asked to enter further personal details including their date of birth, telephone number, address and credit card details.
How can I avoid being caught out?
If you receive an email or a message on your iPhone from "Apple Inc" claiming that your Apple ID is about to expire, delete it now.
Remember too to always be very wary of any messages asking for your login or personal details and, at the very least, check that the email address or number from which the message is sent is genuine before responding or clicking on an embedded link.
Better still, call the company or organisation in question on a separately sourced number and speak to them directly to find out whether a message has been sent.
I've been defrauded. What should I do?
If you fall for a phishing message or email, contact the relevant organisations to change compromised passwords and block any resulting transactions as soon as possible.
As some experts also believe that clicking the link in this particular message results in it being sent to everyone in your address book, it may also be worth warning your friends and family about the scam.


Vehicular Technology Society, Chicago Chapter
Next time you light a candle, take a moment to think about the possibility of electric cars. With more than 250 million gas-guzzling, polluting cars on the road, gas prices through the roof and global warming, the idea of a zero emissions battery-powered car is certainly desirable. Already, hybrid…
28 November 2018 – Perspective to 2040: Autonomous vehicles & mobility-as-a-service
- Introduction: AVs-MaaS-BEV: Win-win-win technologies
- Autonomous vehicle hardware platform battles
- Autonomous vehicle software platform battles
- BEVs: Another key to MaaS technology disruption
- Driverless ride-hailing: First AV use-case
- AV & MaaS deployment issues
- Summary: Market opportunities and perspectives to 2040
Dr. Egil Juliussen is Director of Research & Principal Analyst, Automotive Technology at IHS Markit.
He leads research on technology forecasting, competitive analysis and market forecasting. In the last decade, he has focused on connected car technology, auto infotainment and mobile devices used in the car, driver assist and autonomous driving technologies. He has more than 30 years of experience in the computer, communications, internet and telematics industries. Previously, Dr. Juliussen was with Texas Instruments Inc., where he was a strategic and product planner for microprocessors, minicomputers and PCs. Dr. Juliussen formerly was president and editor of Computer Industry Almanac, which published eight Computer and Internet Industry Almanac reference books. He has prepared over 500 papers, reports and conference presentations, and he has written columns and papers for computer publications throughout his career. He makes presentations, seminars and lectures in the North America, Asia and Europe. Dr. Juliussen is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and graduated from Purdue University in Indiana, US, with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
Past Chapter Meetings
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference in Chicago
VTC2018-Fall featured world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, technical as well as application sessions, and an innovative Industry Track, which will feature panels and presentations with industry leaders sharing their perspectives on the latest technologies.
CREATING A MARKETPLACE FOR DIGITAL MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
THE ULTIMATE SMART DRIVING MACHINE: POWERING THE CONNECTED CAR WITH MACHINE LEARNING
After a hiatus, the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Chicago chapter has resumed again. We will start our chapter meeting this year with a talk by Dr. Alvin Chin from BMW Technology Corporation who spoke about The Ultimate Smart Driving Machine: Powering the Connected Car with Machine Learning. Dr. Alvin Chin is the Chair of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Chicago chapter.
The Vehicular Technology Society (VTS), Chicago Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) serves engineering and computer professionals in the twelve counties of the greater Chicago area. As part of the Chicago Section, the VTS Chapter provides a local interface to the worldwide network of the IEEE. In addition, the VTS Chapter organizes technical presentations, social events, and networking opportunities of interest to vehicular technology professionals.
For further information or to find out about volunteer opportunities contact Alvin Chin (firstname.lastname@example.org)


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Euine Fay Jones : "architecture is invention, is innovation, but it is also remembering"
Williams, Callie Leonora, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Reilly, Lisa A., Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Wilson, Richard, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
During his academic and early professional years, Fay Jones came into contact with some of the most important icons of American architectural production of an earlier generation including: Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff, Richard Neutra, Bernard Maybeck, Alden Dow and fellow Arkansan Edward Durell Stone. These individuals encompassed the wide range of architectural production in the United States during the first half of the 20th century and exerted a profound influence on Jones as he sought to form an individual approach to design. Through his encounters with each of these individuals and their related design work, Jones managed to emerge as a powerfully independent architect, with a unique understanding of the contemporary architectural climate as well as an intentional distance from the heart of the "modern" milieu.
Initially, this study will focus on the early biographical and academic history of Jones, as seen through the impressive collection of office records, personal files and interviews which are all now part of the Fay Jones Collection. This will lead to a more in depth study of the true extent to which Jones was influenced by the work of Wright and Goff, especially during his early career. Next, this study will focus more specifically on the inventive design process Jones created and its development throughout his career, as illustrated by several important case studies. It is important to note that although these studies are initially presented as part of a biographical narrative, the architectural objects are also products within a set of distinct historical and contemporary series. This is in direct reference to Kublerian analogies, with Jones's work as recent intervals within long historical chains of forms and meanings which will be discussed later.
Although the few case studies presented here are selected from the full gamut of Jones's, which included residences, pavilions and chapels, this essay will not undertake to explore the residences in their full scope. Instead, this study will focus more on the pavilions and chapels that Jones executed throughout his career. As previously indicated, there are multiple ways to read the enormous amount of evidence now preserved with the Fay Jones Collection. There are still many avenues of exploration that are still open and deserving of a scholarship. Through a close reading of Jones's formal design processes and the finished objects he created it is possible to unpack the complex issues of influence and precedent that surround the work of Euine Fay Jones and contribute to the overall trajectory of his career in terms of the use of historical allusion.
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Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Thesis originally deposited on 2016-02-18 in version 1.28 of Libra. This thesis was migrated to Libra2 on 2017-03-23 16:34:03.
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Ahead of the IPCC report, BT's Kevin Moss argues business leaders need to wake up to climate risks
The 2007 report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) suggested we must limit global warming to below 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial times or risk dangerous changes including more...
Solar-powered plane completes final leg of its global tour, landing back in Abu Dhabi after its 18 month voyage
Energy for Humanity's Kirsty Gogan finds the bright side for the green economy in the UK's post-Brexit political landscape
Study by economists say achievement by world’s biggest polluter may be a significant milestone, rather than a blip
Business group urges BEIS to deliver energy and climate polices which show UK remains open for low carbon investment throughout Brexit negotiations and beyond


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From vibrant colors to subliminal messages, complicated designs to minimalist and beautiful, here's a round-up of some great murals and street art in the Houston area. We took a look at photos shared with the Houston Press Flickr Pool
(thank you very much) and supplemented the pics with a few of our favorites.
Photos via CC by Patrick Feller
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and Joe Wolf
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Won’t ever let you down.
Rise up, Stormzy.
Stormzy – one of the UK’s biggest grime artists – dropped his highly-anticipated debut “Gang Signs and Prayer” today, which features an unexpectedly romantic moment with Kehlani.
When the tracklist was revealed it was quietly assumed that Kehlani’s appearance would be another R&B-girl-sings-the-hook moment, but “Cigarettes and Cush” is far from that.
First of all, the chorus is actually sung by Stormzy and an uncredited Lily Allen(!), whose angelic vocals fit the laidback vibes perfectly.
Kehlani and Stormzy take lead on the verses of the finger-snapping, piano-led ballad; an ode to relationships held together by marijuana. It might sound a bit bizarre on paper but it’s absolutely lush. A stand-out, for sure.
Stormzy also just jumped on the official remix of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – adding some much needed energy – which they debuted at the Brit Awards this week.


Michelin has opened the world’s first factory dedicated to the manufacture of airless tires, called ‘Tweels,’ in Piedmont, S.C. The airless Tweel brings the wheel and tire assembly together into one unit. The Tweel concept was born in 2006 at the Michelin research facility in Greenville, S.C., one of Michelin’s three global technology centers. Michelin will initially market the tires to the agricultural and construction segments, where it says the Tweel outlasts conventional tires by three times. The Tweel airless radial tire enables Michelin to expand its reach in existing business segments within the low-speed-application category of lift forks, tractors and construction machinery. The industry is ‘hungry’ for solutions that contribute to productivity, safety and bottom lines.
The Tweel doesn’t inflate with air, so it’s puncture-proof. It’s also claimed to last three times as long as a conventional tire. (PHOTO: MICHELIN)


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Yes I would. It has good story and super steamy!
I love contemporary book series. This is my first book by Jaci and I will defiantly listen to the next in the series.
Mick picks up Tara son from the party after he is smashed and is truthful about his addiction issues.
I was moved by Tara's fierce concern for her son and how she did not want her son to be used by Mick or the team. I also liked how she was accepted by Mick's family.
I love Kristan Higgins books. The narrator was really good. I will purchase other audio books by author and narrator.
Another excellent story
I love the relationships between the characters. I enjoy that there are layers to the characters.
I liked Nina
I was moved by the conversations between Nina and Avril
This author rarely misses. I enjoy her books very much. I enjoy the narrator too.
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Nearly 40% of U.S. states have introduced pricing schemes to penalize households that own electric vehicles. And the U.S. Sierra Club is pretty sure the fossil industry is behind the legislation.
“Cleaner, greener and fun to drive, electric vehicle are, not surprisingly, rising in popularity,” writes Gina Coplon-Newfield, director of Sierra’s national EV Initiative. “We should not let the Koch brothers or Big Oil slow this momentum.”
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Already in 2017, six states—Indiana, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Tennessee—have announced fees for EV owners of up to $180 per year. Coplon-Newfield lists another dozen with fees between $50 and $300. “Georgia, formerly the state with the second-most EV sales, used to offer a tax credit of up to $5,000, but replaced the program with a $200 yearly fee that led to an 80% drop in EV sales,” she writes.
The flurry of legislation comes “at a time when EVs are just starting to take off within the larger auto industry―and it’s likely no coincidence this attack is coming now,” she adds, noting that Koch Industries is spending US$10 million per year on a campaign to promote petroleum-based transportation fuels. That effort got a boost in December 2015, with an American Legislative Exchange (ALEC) resolution to discourage EV subsidies.
“When oil tycoons consider a rise in EV drivers to be a threat to their wallets, you know EVs are taking off,” Coplon-Newfield writes. And “they’re right to be scared―between 2015 and 2016, U.S. electric vehicle sales jumped an impressive 37%.”
The HuffPo article includes tips for EV advocates talking to legislators, allies, and media.


From June to August, part of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team participated in the Microsoft Azure Sphere Research Challenge. Our research has resulted in reports on various vulnerabilities that have been identified by Microsoft as important or critical to the platform. So far, they have received more than $160,000 in awards from the ACLU ($100,000), St. Michael’s Children’s Research Hospital, St. Jude ($50,000) and PDX Hackerspace (about $20,000). With these contributions, we hope both to support and bring back our local hacker community, which indeed provided more help during the COVID crisis, and more broadly to recognise the importance of protecting and developing civil liberties and the welfare of those most in need.
This blog post is a high level overview of the program, the reasons why we decided to participate and a short description of our results. A detailed technical overview of our results can be found here.
In addition, Microsoft has published two blogs that summarize the entire Azure-Sphere Bounty program, including McAfee’s efforts and results. You can find them here:
Azure Ball Core Team Blog
What is the Côte d’Azur and the French Riviera Study?
At the end of May, Microsoft launched a new program for its Azure-Sphere platform. Azure Sphere is a robust IoT device with a secure connection to the cloud, which has been developed in recent years and will be widely available in early 2020. Microsoft designed and built it from the ground up to provide maximum security for every aspect of its security model. To test the theory, Microsoft invited several selected partners and hackers to do their best to overcome its security measures.
The Azure team has designed several scenarios that make it possible to test the aircraft’s security model and benefit from increased payments under the regular Azure Bug Bounty program. These scripts range from the ability to bypass certain security measures to running code in the hardware of a secure device kernel.
Specific research scenarios for the study of the azure-blue sphere.
Why was ATR included in the program?
There are several reasons why we were interested in participating in this program. Firstly, the Azure-Sphere platform is an exciting new research objective for security researchers, developed from scratch with safety in mind. It shows what the space of IoT can become in the coming years, when the old platforms will be dismantled. By being at the forefront of what is being done in IoT space, we ensure that our research remains relevant and that we are ready to take on new challenges in the future. Secondly, by detecting critical bugs in this new platform, we help make it safer and offer our support to make the space of the Internet of Things more resilient to cyber threats. After all, as this is a bug-fighting program, we decided from the outset to donate all the prizes received to a good cause, using our expertise to contribute to the social well-being of our local communities and to support issues that go beyond the technology sector.
As a result of our research, we reported many bugs to Microsoft that were classified as important or critical:
- Important – Bypassing the security function ($3,300) : By inserting a symbolic link in an application package, you can point to files outside the mount point of the application package.
- The most decisive is the RCE ($48,000): The inclusion of a symbolic element in the application package allows direct interaction with part of the flash memory, which ultimately leads to the modification of critical system files and their subsequent exploitation.
- Important – EoP (USD 11,000) : There are many bugs in the way uid_map files are handled, which can increase the rights of system users.
- The most important is the Eop ($11,000): A user with system rights can entice the application administrator to disconnect azcore and install an unauthorized binary. When the kernel dump of the current process is executed, an unauthorized binary with full root capabilities and privileges is executed due to rights mismanagement in the LSM.
- The most decisive is the EDP ($48,000): Other problems related to resetting the privileges of Azcore result in a complete solution to the limits of the possibilities of the Azure Sphere.
- The most decisive is the EDP ($48,000): Due to poor certificate management, you can rehost the device on the Azure Sphere Pre-Prod server and obtain a valid function file that works in the Prod environment. This function file can be used to reactivate the development mode of the application on a finished device (claimed by a third party). Physical access to the device is required to implement the function file.
This study provided an excellent opportunity to look at a new platform for which little research has been done so far, while being in the familiar domain of ARM devices with a hardened Linux operating system.
Thanks to the bugs found, we were able to take full advantage of the chain from locked device to access with super-user privileges. However, the Azure-Sphere platform has many more security features, such as remote certification and a hardware security core that is still well established.
Finally, we would like to thank Microsoft for the opportunity to participate in this exciting program and for the rewards.
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To research this probability, Okutsu isolated testicular germ cells from adult male rainbow trout and transplanted the cells in to the peritoneal cavity of recently hatched trout of both sexes. These cells differentiated into sperm in male recipients and eggs in feminine recipients. The sperm and eggs produced from testicular germ cells had been also in a position to create regular offspring. The outcomes demonstrate that seafood testicular germ cells include a human population of cells that are extremely plastic and with the capacity of developing into either kind of adult sex cell with regards to the recipients sex andMor environmental circumstances. The transplant technique explained could be utilized as an instant breeding device for generating home seafood and pets with desirable hereditary traits, the writers recommend. M.M. Open up in another windowpane Offspring at 8 weeks from testicular cell-derived eggs. (observe webpages 2725C2729) MICROBIOLOGY Many Fadrozole sublineages of H5N1 avian disease Honglin Chen statement the avian influenza disease H5N1 is definitely genetically and antigenically even more varied than previously idea. The writers isolated a number of regionally particular H5N1 sublineages from chicken discovered across Southeast Asia. How H5N1 offers perpetuated and pass on across this area has continued to be unclear. Through ongoing organized influenza monitoring, Chen frequently discovered H5N1 in marketplace chicken populations and in migratory parrots before their seasonal migration. Hereditary analysis demonstrated that unique sublineages from the virus have grown to be established in various geographical areas. Although the results display that H5N1 could be sent over long ranges in migratory parrots, transport of contaminated chicken is apparently the main system of H5N1 pass on in Southeast Asia. The study suggests that monitoring of H5N1 ought to be geographically broader to encompass as much hereditary and antigenic variations as you can. Also, the analysis emphasizes the need for monitoring of apparently healthful parrots because no disease outbreaks had been seen in the chicken from the areas studied. The hereditary variety and antigenic drift noticed within H5N1 populations also may complicate the introduction of human being vaccines for avian flu. M.M. Open up in another windowpane Map of eastern Asia displaying regions of influenza monitoring. (see webpages 2845C2850) NEUROSCIENCE The tau of neurotoxicity Giuseppina Amadoro statement the NMDA receptor (NMDAR), the main Fadrozole kind of glutamate receptor within neurons, is mixed up in toxic mechanism from the tau proteins. Abnormalities from the tau proteins have been associated with neuronal loss of life in Alzheimers disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, but no obvious system of tau toxicity continues to be described. In cultured neurons, Amadoro discovered that the cell loss of life exhibited by tau-infected neurons resembled necrotic loss of life connected with glutamate toxicity. Dealing with the cells with NMDAR antagonists safeguarded against cell loss of life, confirming the participation of the neurotransmitter receptor. Caspase inhibitors, which inhibit apoptotic cell loss of life, did not guard tau-infected cells. The writers further discovered that calpain, which degrades tau proteins into highly harmful fragments, as well as the ERKMMAPK pathway are essential mediators of tau toxicity. 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Really trying to step up my a Game and get better at using ArchiCAD so began a 25 building control package with the intention of doing an amazing 3d model however it seems harder than first thought !
Im having an issue where two wall types intersect vertically
I have a substructure wall (dolly block with external render) which sits on the same level as my beam and lock floor with another composite beginning directly onto of it and continuing the height of the building.
As the Composites both contain a cavity (I used Air as the material for this) I was hoping they would intersect and not cause and problems however when I try and create a 3D section the bottom of the cavity shows up in the detail and also in the 3d mode when I cut through the building.
I hope that makes sense but if not I have attached a photo of both instances.


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Restoration of intestinal function in an MPTP model of Parkinson's Disease
LJ Ellett, LW Hung, R Munckton, NA Sherratt, J Culvenor, A Grubman, JB Furness, AR White, DI Finkelstein, KJ Barnham, VA Lawson
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2016
Patients with Parkinson's disease often experience non-motor symptoms including constipation, which manifest prior to the onset of debilitating motor signs. Understanding the causes of these non-motor deficits and developing disease modifying therapeutic strategies has the potential to prevent disease progression. Specific neuronal subpopulations were reduced within the myenteric plexus of mice 21 days after intoxication by the intraperitoneal administration of MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) and was associated with a reduction in stool frequency, indicative of intestinal dysfunction. Oral administration of the divalent copper complex, Cu(II)(atsm), which has been shown t..View full abstract
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Supported by funds from the Australian Research Council, the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (Program Grant 628946 to KJB: Senior Research Fellowship APP1002373 to KJB). Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health acknowledges the strong support from the Victorian Government and in particular the funding from the Operational Infrastructure Support Grant.

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Tollywood actress Shweta Basu Prasad had recently made headlines, when she was arrested in a prostitution case. This talented actress who entered Bollywood as a child artist, won the National award for ‘Makdee’ which was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
She was also highly acclaimed for her performance in her Tollywood debut ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’. Speaking with a leading daily, Vishal supported Shweta and stated that he intends to write a role for the talented actress in one of his films. He also blamed media for targeting only the actress and not divulging about the racket which was behind her.
- Nikhil Begins Promoting ‘Kiraak Party’
- Nepotism will ruin Tollywood: Senior actor’s sensational comments
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The power of...biscotti!
We are speechless and so very grateful to St. Francis International School in Rome, Italy for raising $950 for Aura Freedom at a BAKE SALE involving different classes, faculty and parents. What an amazing feeling to know that there is a school somewhere far from us that believes in the work we do.
Inspiring our children and creating conscious youth is part of our mission and we are so thrilled that St. Francis feels the same way. Huge congratulations are in order to the faculty, parents and to Laura Romano for her advocacy! GRAZIE!
To learn more about St. Francis International School, visit: http://www.stfrancis-school.it/


Dulwich Ballet School
On 16th November 2020 our hosting company was subject to a Ransonware attack which has resulted in our normal web pages being unavailable.
We are taking every effort to try and restore the situation however this is going to take us some time. In the meantime you can follow us on facebook,
phone us on 07958 753883 or email us at email@example.com
Dulwich Ballet School offers classes in ballet, pointe work, contemporary dance, tap dance and modern dance from age 3 upwards.
With currently have more than 400 children taking classes with us in seven venues in the Dulwich area.
All teachers at Dulwich Ballet School are fully experienced, qualified and hold valid DBS checks. Sally Ann and other teachers are First Aid qualified and attend regular safe-guarding courses. Our registered teachers participate in annual Continuing Professional Development for both RAD and ISTD.


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a resource for students enrolled in Sculpture/3D courses at Austin Peay State University
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An artist opportunity website with a local focus:
A resource for international and national artist residency programs.
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Dolce&Gabbana Devotion Bag
Another unique item may be just around the corner!
Straight off the runway, the Devotion Bag is the new object of desire. Born from the love of craftsmanship and attention to detail, the bag is embellished with the ultimate symbol of love: the sacred heart.
Medium shoulder bag from the Devotion Line in quilted nappa leather:
• Adjustable nappa leather chain strap, inspired by the work of high-quality jewellers
• Front flap with hand-made jewelled heart in metal alloy with an inlay of pearls
• Hidden snap button fastening
• Interior pocket featuring a zip slider branded Devotion
• Nappa leather interior embellished with a heart
• Item comes with branded Dust Bag
• Measurements: 21 x 14.5 x 3 cm - 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Made in Italy
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External Composition : 100% Lambskin
Internal Composition: 100% Lambskin
- In condition as donated.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Hagerstown this weekend ahead of Tuesday’s state primary.
Trump’s campaign announced on its website Friday that the New York businessman will hold a rally at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Rider Jet Center at Hagerstown Regional Airport.
Trump spoke Wednesday on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. His competitors for the nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, also have campaigned recently in Maryland. Cruz spoke on Thursday in Frederick.
Trump’s Washington County campaign manager Ginger Bigelow says she knew Trump was planning to visit western Maryland, and she’s thrilled he chose Hagerstown.


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(Yahoo!) - Paula Deen just can't seem to catch a break with the tabloids.
Once again, the National Enquirer is going after the former Food Network star and her marriage to tugboat captain Michael Groover.
The tabloid claims that Paula's relationship is "reportedly on the rocks after she confronted her husband of nine years about his alleged cheating." A source in their report claims the disgraced Southern chef, 66, "went on a warpath" after learning that Michael, 57, has a mistress.
"She had an explosive argument with Michael that ended with him storming out of the house," the source added.
The Enquirer included details from their source that the woman "entertained her lover once a week for more than a year at her Wilmington Island home [in Georgia], and on occasion they went out for drinks," and that "it was no secret they were having an affair."
However, a source close to the Deen family, who reside in Savannah, Georgia, was quick to clear up the rumors.
"The story is not true," the insider tells "Entertainment Tonight." "Paula and her husband Michael have never been closer and Michael adores her."
It's not the first time that the Enquirer has tried to stir up trouble in Deen's marriage. Back in April, they wrote abouthow her "Saggy Skin Sparks War With Hubby," in June theywrote about her "Marriage Meltdown," and in July they wrote about her "$17M Divorce Nightmare."
So, it certainly seems like the Enquirer has a bit of a vendetta against her. One thing's for sure though — despite those earlier reports, the couple has stayed together to weather the storm.
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In case your MCV test results come out to be abnormal, they may indicate the following blood disorders.
When the size of the red blood cells is smaller than normal. It might lead to the following conditions.
- Anaemia – Anemia is a blood disorder in which your blood has a fewer amount of red blood cells than the normal range. The most common type of Anemia is iron-deficiency Anemia.
- Thalassemia is commonly found in people whose family members have suffered from it in the past; hence it is termed as a hereditary disease that passes onto generations. This condition can lead to severe Anemia.
When the size of the red blood cells is larger than normal. It might direct towards the below-mentioned conditions.
- vitamin B12 deficiency
- Liver diseases include hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, Wilson disease, and hemochromatosis.
- Deficiency in the folic acid – type of the Vitamin B
By any chance, your MCV test report does not come out to be normal; it does not necessarily mean that you’re suffering from any blood disorder or liver disease. Whereas, this condition may also appear because of several food habits, activity levels, irregular menstrual cycle, medications, and so on.
Disclaimer: Please consult with your doctor to interpret the test reports.


Chris Stapleton isn’t necessarily “starting over,” but the country superstar is postponing several dates of his ongoing All-American Road Show Tour. In a message posted to his official Instagram page Wednesday (Oct. 11), the “Tennessee Whiskey” singer revealed that “doctor’s orders” have forced him to reschedule the next three dates of his nationwide trek.
“To all my friends in Corpus Christi, Houston and Lafayette, I am very sorry to let you all know that I am unable to perform this weekend’s shows,” he wrote. “I have bronchitis and laryngitis, and on doctor’s orders am on vocal rest through the weekend in order to heal. I’m grateful for your patience and understanding, and hope to see you all in November.”
In the photo set’s caption, Stapleton clarified that “all tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates.” The rescheduled dates are as follows: on Nov. 16, Stapleton will hit Lafayette, LA (originally Oct. 14), then make his way to Houston, TX, on Nov. 17 (originally Oct. 13), before finally gracing Corpus Christi, TX, on Nov. 17 (originally Oct. 12).
Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour is the “You Should Probably Leave” singer’s first solo headlining concert tour. The trek has served as promotional support for his second, third, and fourth studio albums: 2017’s From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2, and 2020’s Starting Over. Myriad opening acts have made their mark on the tour, including recent support acts such as Marcus King, Margo Price and The War and Treaty.
The eight-time Grammy winner is currently prepping the release of his forthcoming fifth studio album, Higher. He released the set’s lead single, “White Horse,” over the summer (Jul. 21), and the song has since reached No. 7 on Hot Country Songs and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chris Stapleton has earned 15 career entries on the Hot 100, including his sole top 10 hit, “Say Something” (with Justin Timberlake). Over on the Billboard 200, the “Scarecrow in the Garden” singer has collected four consecutive top 10 albums, including his sole No. 1 title, 2015’s Traveller (two weeks).
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1.January 17, 2001 Presidential decree Hua-tsung-yi-tzu-no.9000009310
2.December 3,2008 Presidential decree Hua-tsung-yi-tzu-no.09700253161 amended on Article 8
Article 1 Said act is promulgated for the recognition of the indigenous peoples status and protection of indigenous peoples rights. Unless herein provided, the relevant existing laws shall govern.
Article 2 The term "indigenous people" herein includes native indigenous peoples of the mountain and plain-land regions. Status recognition, unless otherwise herein provided, is as provided in the following: * Mountain indigenous peoples: permanent residents of the mountain administrative zone before the recovery of Taiwan, moreover census registration records show individual or an immediate kin of individual is of indigenous peoples descent. * Plain-land indigenous peoples: permanent residents of the plain-land administrative zone before the recovery of Taiwan, moreover census registration records show individual or an immediate kin of individual is of indigenous peoples descent. Individual is registered as a plain-land indigenous peoples e in the village (town, city, district) administration office.
Article 3 Unless otherwise provided in Article 9, indigenous peoples who marries a non- indigenous individual does not forfeit indigenous peoples status. However, the non- indigenous peoples do not acquire the indigenous peoples status.
Article 4 Children of intermarriages between indigenous peoples and indigenous peoples shall acquire the indigenous peoples status. Children of intermarriages between indigenous peoples and non- indigenous peoples taking the surname of the indigenous father or mother, or using the indigenous peoples traditional name shall be granted indigenous peoples status. When rights and obligations of minor children in the event of the divorce of parents or demise of a parent from the foregoing intermarriages are to be placed under the execution or responsibility of the indigenous parents, the children who do not possess the indigenous peoples status shall acquire the indigenous peoples status.
Article 5 Unless otherwise provided in Article 9, the adoption of an indigenous child by non- indigenous parents shall not cause the child to forfeit indigenous peoples status. Non-indigenous peoples minor under the age of seven adopted by childless indigenous parents over the age of 40 shall acquire the indigenous peoples status. Prior to the enactment of said act, the adoption of non-indigenous peoples minor under the age of seven by childless indigenous parents is not subject to the foregoing age and childless status limitations. Upon the dissolution of the relationship stated in the foregoing two paragraphs shall cause the adopted child to forfeit indigenous peoples status.
Article 6 Children who were born out of wedlock by indigenous peoples shall acquire the indigenous peoples status. A child born out of wedlock, as stated in the foregoing paragraph, claimed by the non- indigenous father shall forfeit aborigine status; however if a prior agreement provided child should take the mother's surname or have an indigenous peoples traditional name, child shall not forfeit indigenous peoples status. The children who were born out of wedlock by a non- indigenous woman and, upon the claim of the indigenous father, took the father's surname or had an indigenous peoples traditional name shall acquire the indigenous peoples status.
Article 7 A child taking the surname of the indigenous parent or having a traditional indigenous peoples name, as provided in Article 4 paragraph 2 and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the foregoing Article, may acquire or alter said status through the arrangement of a statutory representative during the period child is a minor, or by option after child has reached legal age. Said right is not subject to the limitations of Article 1059 of the Civil Code and Article 1 paragraph 2 of the Full Name Registration Law. The child taking the non- indigenous parent's surname shall likewise forfeit his/her indigenous peoples status. Surname change or acquisition of traditional indigenous peoples name is limited to once during period child is minor and once after child has reached legal age.
Article 8 Individuals entitled to the indigenous peoples status as provided in said act who, prior to the enactment of said act, forfeited or failed to acquire their indigenous peoples status through marriage, adoption, or other reasons, may present documents adequately supporting their indigenous peoples status and apply for status recovery or acquisition. When dead conform Article 8 paragraph 1, the provisions in Article4 paragraph 2, and Article7 shall be applicable to legitimate children.
Article 9 Under any one of the following circumstances, indigenous peoples are obliged to apply for status forfeiture: * indigenous peoples marries non-indigenous peoples * indigenous peoples are adopted by non-indigenous peoples * upon reaching the age of twenty, indigenous peoples chose to abandon indigenous peoples status. Indigenous peoples who forfeited status in light of the foregoing, except for the circumstance provided in paragraph 3, may recover their indigenous peoples status at the dissolution of said marriage or adoption upon the presentation of pertinent documents. Immediate kin of indigenous peoples who forfeited status as provided in paragraph 1 do not forfeit status during the forfeiture application.
Article 10 In the event of the intermarriage between mountain and plain-land indigenous peoples, parties concerned should agree to change status to either mountain or plain-land indigenous peoples; children of said marriage take the same status. In the event no status alteration agreement has been made, then their children may acquire the mountain or plain-land status or alter status through the arrangement of a statutory representative during the period child is a minor, or by option after child has reached legal age.
Article 11 Indigenous peoples status acquisition, forfeiture, alteration, or recovery applications should be filed at the local census office at the applicant's place of domicile. Applications are evaluated to determine consistency with the law, then registration or cancellation of the mountain or plain-land indigenous peoples status and tribe is noted in the census data and census registration book; said registration or cancellation data is then forwarded to the village (town, city, district) administration office at the applicant's place of domicile. There foregoing indigenous tribe recognition procedure is as determined by the Executive Yuan.
Article 12 In the case of census registration error, omission, or other factors resulting in the erroneous indigenous peoples registration or omitted indigenous peoples registration, upon the discovery of said error or omission, the local census office at the individual's place of domicile should notify the individual concerned and amend registration information, or the individual concerned may request the local census office to verify and amend registration information.
Article 13 Said act takes effect on January 1, 2001.


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In an era of electric bikes, a lot of people still want motorized bikes. The reason being the iconic engine noise and the classic feel. Many bike lovers can even distinguish bikes based on the engine sound.
Sometimes, the bike noise can also indicate engine health. If the abnormal engine noise is more than usual, then it’s bad news. So it’s important to know about the engine noises and troubleshooting them.
To help you with that, we’re going deep into the reasons behind the noises and motorcycle engine noise troubleshooting. So read to the end to know more….
Why is there Engine Knocking Sound?
Sometimes we hear the motorcycle whining Noise when accelerating. But what’s the reason behind it? The primary reason behind this is premature detonation.
We all know there are pistons inside the motorcycle engine. The pistons move up and down and complete the strokes. But if they’re unable to do so, they deviate and hit the wall of the cylinder. As a result, we hear the knocking sound.
Other than premature detonation, there are a few reasons as well. Valve tapping, loose bearings, irregular cylinder walls are the top reasons behind engine knocking sound!
Reasons behind Motorcycle Whirring Noise
As you already know the reasons behind the motorcycle engine knocking sound, now, you’re going to dive deeper into these causes.
1. Premature Detonation
Premature detonation is by far the worst possible thing that can happen to your engine. If you hear a motorcycle clicking noise when accelerating, this is the possible reason behind it.
But why does premature detonation happen? Before we go directly into it, you need to have knowledge of the four-stroke engine. The majority of motorcycle manufacturers use a four-stroke engine system in their bikes.
In a four-stroke engine, there is an intake valve and an outlet valve. The intake valve takes in the air and fuel. After entering the chamber, the mixture is compressed by the pistons, and the pressure increases as the air-fuel mixture cannot go out.
Due to the pressure created on the chamber, a spark is generated, and the pistons go up and down. But how is this related to premature detonation? When the air-fuel mixture is ignited by the spark before the piston cylinders reach the top, in that case, the pistons deviate and hit the cylinder walls. You should also ensure proper engine oil viscosity so that the pistons can move freely.
When the excessive piston force hit the walls, you can notice a knocking or whirring noise! Premature detonation occurs for the mistiming of the spark plug. In old motorbikes, these plugs need to be manually operated to maintain the timing of the spark.
Putting a incorrect spark plug or a bad spark plug can also result in an engine knocking sound.
2. Irregular shape of Cylinder Walls
When you’re using a bike for years, the cylinder walls can indeed get warped. They cannot hold their perfect shape. So, for this reason, the wall can come in between the path of the piston cylinder.
As you already know, the piston continuously moves up and down. So if they collide with the walls when going up and down, the engine makes a knocking sound.
The primary cause of cylinder warps is overheating of the motorcycle engine. As you already know, there is a high temperature inside the engine. Due to this, the metallic walls of the cylinder can sometimes even melt. But normally, they get deformed.
The overheating deforms the engine walls and makes them come in the way of the position. And when the pistons receive a barrier in their way, it results in a ticking sound known as engine knocking!
3. Valve Tapping
As modern engines are also known as interference engines, the pistons hit the valve when they are open. So you need to adjust the timing of the hit properly. Because the valve timing is wrong, the piston can hit the valve and deform or bend it. So there’ll be a motorcycle engine sound effect
The valve tapping can also occur due to premature detonation or engine overheating. Also, if the valve experience more pressure inside the chamber, it can lose its shape. So it’s necessary to keep a valve clearance.
If the engine makes a knocking or whirring sound, valve slamming can be a reason behind it. If the timing is even delayed by a millisecond, the piston can hit the valves. So how do you stop engine knocking engine valve noise? We’ll get back to you!
4. Loose Bearings
There are numerous bearings used in the motorcycle engine. The bearings can spin freely to do their respective tasks.
The crankshaft also has a bearing that helps in the spinning of the arm. As this bearing controls the movement, so by any chance, if it doesn’t work, the crankshaft cannot stay in its usual position.
As a result, it comes in the way of the pistons and clashes with them. When the bearings are used for a long time, it causes the bearing to malfunction. So they reach the wear limit and end up loosing and causing problems. One of the reasons behind this wearing is inappropriate engine oil viscosity. So the motorcycle engine makes a rattling noise
Yes, there are some common engine noises. But not all of them. Now that we’ve learned the common engine issues behind the engine’s tickling noise, let’s head on to how to solve them.
How do I stop my motorcycle engine from making Noise?
If your engine makes a knocking sound for a long time, then it’s obviously alarming. If it goes for a prolonged period your time, it can fully damage the engine. So as you know the reasons, you need to stop them as well.
When you hear the sound coming from your engine, you need to take a step at once. If you hear motorcycle chain noise when accelerating, you must stop your bike at once. Do not try to drive the bike until the issue is resolved.
The severity of the issue can only be understood when it’s appropriately diagnosed. So you need to find the exact reason behind this sound.
First, start with the things that you’ve got a clear idea about. You can remove the side panels and check if the spark plug has adequate space or not. There is an easy hack to calculate the adequate space for the plug.
- There is a gauge to calculate the plug’s gap. This is almost like a half-dollar. You can use it to find an adequate gap. If the coil doesn’t sit in the gaps, it means you’re using a bad plug.
- Primarily, try changing the engine oil, add coolants according to need.
Next, you can check the carburetor of the engine. If it is somehow misplaced, you can adjust it by tightening the screws.
Still, if your bike is making a noise, the perfect solution would be to take it to a professional mechanic.
How do you fix a ticking sound in an engine?
Does only knowing the problems enough to solve them? Absolutely not. Motorcycle engine noise troubleshooting is a must to identify and solve the engine’s whirring noise. Taking proper measures will fix the tickling sound, and at the same time, this will keep the engine in good condition.
Here’s how to prevent the motorcycle engine knocking sound-
- First things first, use premium quality oil. Often we see people use cheap oils just to save some buck. But this shouldn’t be done. Cheap oils have ethanol that is highly risky for bike engines.
- Regular check-ups are a must. Your oil needs to be changed after a certain period. Using oils for a long period can have an adverse effect on the engine and the motorbike. Even if you’re not driving your bike, you still need to change motor oils. Also, you should use correct spark plugs.
- Another important thing is to prevent the engine from overheating. Overheating causes valve noise in the engine. That’s why you should use a coolant in your engine to keep the engine at an optimum temperature.
- Lastly, every two years, you should get a tune-up. This tuning-up process is very important to keep the bike in a stable condition. The bike’s completely teared up during the process, and each and everything on it is tested. So if there’s any problem inside, you’ll know about it.
So that’s it for motorcycle engine noise troubleshooting. We mainly divided the whole article into 3 parts.
In the first one, we showed you the reason and types of engine whirring sound. The second one was an easy demonstration of how you can stop it on your own. And finally, in the last part, we showed and told you how to prevent the causes.
Hope you’re clear now, right? Good luck!


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Source: University Archives Collection 1158, Information files,"Women's Continuing Education Program" 1970-79, Folder 2
Continuing Education and Extension.
Continuing Education for Women Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 8.
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Villa 416E at Jolly Harbour, located in St John's, delights its guests with Air Conditioned Rooms, Shower and Cots, which makes it an excellent choice for anyone who wants to gain accommodation close to Blue Waters Bay.
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