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First, a brief farm announcement:
Join us for Community Pizza Night at the farm this Wednesday from 4-7! What’s on the menu from The Oven at Hunts Brook Farm?
We will be making dough for 100 pizzas, and pies can be eaten here or to-go. Suggested donations are $10 per pizza. If you plan to eat here, BYOB and bask in the forecasted beautiful fall evening on the farm! As if it couldn’t get any better, we’ll have Hidden Brook’s amazing certified organic apples for sale in our stand for $2.50 per pound!
This week, as I was thinking about something deeply philosophical to write about, I was distracted. No, it’s not the reality of cooler temperatures or the lengthy list of cleanup tasks before the season’s end that makes contemplation difficult. It’s the food, the flavorful food – and the grumbling of my stomach – that I blame.
The pawpaws and Asian pears are here, and they make the perfect snack. Oh man, and the hakurei turnips! A few of us had a moment with the mini brassicas in the field. Any lover of food knows what I’m talking about – that moment when your mind is intensely focused on the flavors at present and your senses seem heightened. (Think first tomato of the season.) After the first bite, we were planning our meals for lunch and dinner with the crisp turnips. We also all officially decided, in our state of turnip bliss, that they were collectively our favorite food ever. I think a few of us may have even found religion. (I’ve found that good food lovers and farmers are big fans of hyperbole when they’re passionate about something. Nicole and I may be the queens of making sweeping statements like “This is the most amazing [vegetable] I’ve EVER had!” Or, you’ll know when we’re serious when we look at you squarely in the eye and say, “You need to eat this right now,” and slowly, but forcefully, hand over the said vegetable.) The good news is that you’ll also get to experience their goodness this week!
Farmers don’t like to admit it but, well, we complain. A lot. Most of us do a good job of masking our gripes from customers, but there’s always something. Often, it’s weather or element related; the temperature is often too hot, too cold or just not right. It might be a bit unfair to generalize my fellow growers, but it seems that if a farmer isn’t complaining about something, then something’s usually wrong! It’s those many moments in the field, however, with fruits and vegetables picked at the peak of freshness that everything seems right with the world. The frequent anticipation and stress seem to melt away, and we can focus on why we are indeed farmers: The food.
I farm because I love working outdoors, feeling the soil and plants in my hands and knowing that I exist within a complex web of interactions among a range of living beings and elements. Yet, I’m also human, and my basic need for food is more than met by working and living on a farm. I have access to incredibly nutrient-dense foods, grown in a sustainable, mindful manner, and I get to share this beautiful food with others. I do work incredibly hard to reap these benefits of the harvest, so I’m not calling my situation lucky. But I do realize how fortunate I am to have this opportunity to eat and, at times, obsess about the bounty.
So, here’s to truly appreciating and enjoying the season’s flavors!
On behalf of the HBF crew,
CSA Week 16 ~ September 25, 2013
The deliciousness this week:
- Mixed Asian greens or bok choi
- Summer squash or tatsoi
- Hakurei turnips!
- Peppers (hot and sweet)
- Winter squash
- Asian pears or pawpaws
I have to admit: I haven’t really eaten eggplant this summer. Well, I’ve decided that’s going to change starting this week, beginning with this recipe:
Honey-Roasted Eggplant with Chiles (from Martha Stewart Seasonal Produce Recipe Guide)
- 4 or 5 baby eggplants, halved, or 2 regular eggplants, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 5 fresh green Thai chiles, halved lengthwise (or any hot pepper will work!)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1.) Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss eggplants with chiles, honey, and oil to coat.
2.) Roast eggplants (skin sides up) and chiles on a rimmed baking sheet until eggplant is golden, about 20 minutes (if using cubes of eggplant, stir once every 5 to 7 minutes). Flip, and roast until eggplant softens, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Tips & Notes:
- Can’t get enough eggplant? Check out these 15 simply, flavorful recipes from Real Simple.
- As I mentioned, hakurei turnips are simply terrific. Use and eat as you would radishes, either raw or lightly sautéed or steamed. Don’t forget to save the greens, which are delicious when braised in rice wine, apple cider or balsamic vinegar. Check out this recipe for Braised Turnips with Onions and Turnip Greens.


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Recipes for caramel always look easy—and they’re all pretty damn similar—but they often require a certain set of magical steps during execution. And if you mess up just one step, your caramel will be broken.
We didn’t go to culinary school and neither did you, so we’re just going to go ahead and assume that if a recipe has a step that can go wrong and make the recipe “broken,” we would rather just buy caramel at the store.
Well, fear no more, because we’ve come up with a set of fool-proof tricks to ensure that you can make caramel sauce at home. And then you put bourbon in it. Win-win!
Trick No 1: Use a medium-sized pan that is fairly deep. We use a 1-quart pan because it is compact enough that the sugar water will be about an inch deep, because if the liquid is too shallow and too spread out it will burn. Also, we love the tall sides of a sauce pan because at the end of the process, when you add the cream and bourbon the liquid will bubble up like something in Walter White’s lab, so you need plenty of room for the caramel to expand and not overflow.
Trick No 2: Fill a pint glass with water and drop a silicone brush in the water. While the caramel cooks, occasionally use the brush to wipe down the bits of sugar that stick to the side of the pan above the liquid.
Trick No. 3: Be patient. Caramel is easy but it does take some time. Allow the sugars to caramelize and be patient. Your patience will be rewarded. That’s a promise.
Trick No. 4: Add some bourbon. While it’s not necessary to the creation of a caramel sauce, bourbon contains notes of vanilla and—wait for it—caramel, so it makes the perfect boozy addition to this recipe. And to class things up we add a little sea salt.
Bourbon Caramel Sauce
1 cup sugar
¼ cup water
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons bourbon
½ teaspoon sea salt
Add the sugar and the water to a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat to high until it starts to bubble. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the liquid becomes an amber color. Remove the pan from the heat and add both the cream and the bourbon. Return to medium heat and stir until it becomes caramel. Serve over ice cream and a brownie. Or just eat it with a spoon. We won’t judge.

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The analysis process consists of the application of a set of techniques and analytical tools to the financial statements to deduce a series of actions and relationships that are meaningful and useful for decision-making. Consequently, the essential function of the analysis of the financial statements, is turning data into useful information, reason why the analysis of financial statements should be basically decisional.
According to this perspective, throughout the development of a financial analysis, the objectives pursued must be translated into a series of specific questions that must find an adequate response to financing or final decisions projected towards the future of the company.
Purpose of the service

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Gonzo presents a psychedelic evening:
Bogus nim is a 4 piece heavy rockband originated from the swamps of ypres. They bring a mix of Heavyblues / Stonerrock with touches of psychedelic. Hailing about the downfall of the world but enjoying the ride.
From an ambient nebula in the dark corners of deep space emerges ROOK, a vicious and untamable beast. This collective finds itself in a mysterious blend of musical genres and styles. Dynamic rhythms are the core of their sound, cutting riffs and oriental melodies finish the job. Five musically schizophrenic people with only one certainty: the inexhaustable desire to create music.


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Witnessed by hundreds of millions of viewers, the dancing sharks at Katy Perry’s Half-time show got a lot more attention than expected. Poor Left Shark – have you ever had to make your moves while wearing that kind of suit?
Inspired by the effort, ‘Political Artist’ Fernando Sosa modeled his own version and placed it on Shapeways. For his own efforts Sosa and Shapeways were hit by a Cease and Desist letter from Katy Perry’s lawyers. Shapeways promptly removed it – Sosa merely moved it Thingiverse.
From there, the Internet exploded. Sosa has been demanding #freeleftshark. CNN covered the story and pointed out the thin legal ground for any action, as costumes don’t carry the same rights as other content might. Indie band Tacocat argued that most of the content in the show from their own music video…including the Sharks.
But why does Sosa persist?
— Political Sculptor (@politicalsculpt) February 6, 2015
The politics of the whole situation is overheated, but it’s a delicious problem that will appear again and again. CAD tools and digital fabrication tools make it easier to copy and create, stepping on a few toes in the process.
To be frank, the better approach should have been for Katy Perry to at least license and take a cut from Sosa’s work, as others have done (Success Kid’s Mom apparently takes a cut from every sale). Considering how popular, for better or for worse Left Shark was, Katy Perry’s team probably thought they could turn a quick buck. But as it happens, and will happen again and again, it’s going to be to the fans sharing to other fans and cutting the originator out of the process.
This isn’t the first time for Sosa either – his Game of Thrones iPhone dock was taken down for IP Infringement back in 2013.

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Music therapy is an artistic form of therapy that uses music to improve and keep your psychological, physical, and social well-being. There are many ways to incorporate music into therapy such as singing, listening to music, or playing a musical instrument. This mode of therapy is used in rehabs, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, schools, and hospices. Music therapy helps give patients a voice that they had been unable to express.
Music therapy started before and after World War I and II in which musical groups would play for hospitalized veterans. Michigan State University was the first university to include music therapy in the curriculum in 1944. In 1950, the National Association for Music Therapy was formed. Music therapy became successful in affecting the parts of the brain that control cognition, emotion, sensation, and movement for those with depression, hypertension, and anxiety. It can also help those with physical or intellectual difficulties, Alzheimer’s, and brain injuries. It can reduce the stress of women in labour and can help you become socialized and confident.
The active techniques involved in music therapy include chanting, singing, musical instrumentals, improving music, and composing. The receptive techniques are listening and responding to the music through dance or analyzing the lyrics. It is the time for patients to discuss their values, feelings and goals. The music is chosen by their music therapist or the patient based on the patient’s current condition. The patient can either write original songs or fix existing ones like changing some of the words or lines, adding new verses, or changing the song completely to match the existing tune. As a starting point, the therapist can give the patient a topic or an emotion to go off of. Music therapy can provide a voice for those who have none such as when those have trouble communicating after a stroke, singing the words or short phrases can amplify speech and articulation.
Music therapy can also be a good supplement for those struggling with addiction. Recovering addicts tend to feel lonely since they broke away from those do abusive substances so making music can be a collaborative effort and bring people together. It can also help bring out destructive emotions they may be feeling during those first few months and music can be a good stress booster. Music can help unleashing a person’s creativity and bringing out feelings they did not know they had.
Smarmore Castle Private Clinic in County Louth, near Dublin was founded in 1988 as a residential rehabilitation hospital treating people suffering from drug and alcohol purposes. Smarmore Castle believes in helping patients lead a life of abstinence through 12 Step programs, detox and medical treatment, psychotherapy, and complementary therapies. For more information, please call 041-214-5111. For those who live out of the country, the international number is 00353-41-214-5111.


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Before investing in Radan
CAD/CAM software from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, creating manual nests took the Kansas-based (USA) sheet metal fabricator Tindle Construction Inc (TCI) several hours, which meant shopfloor staff had to move on to other tasks while the nests were generated. Now, however, a day’s worth of nests are produced in just a couple of minutes.
Engineering manager Jesse McGinnis said: “This makes a huge difference to us. We now have an employee who only needs to program for half the day, freeing him up to spend the rest of the time on engineering projects. Because of what we can do with Radan, it is no longer necessary to have anyone generating nests full-time.”
TCI is a family-owned multi-divisional company that specialises in industrial services and fabrication. Mr McGinnis says some of the aspects that separate TCI from its competitors include AWS-certified and R-stamp welds, custom engineering on architectural parts, and custom high-end finishes on copper, brass, stainless steel and carbon steel display products.
“We have a variety of machines with differing capabilities, and combining those is like playing chess. It is interesting to see what we can come up with to get the job done.”
These machines include laser and water-jet profilers, press brakes and mandrel benders, as well as CNC lathes and mills.
Mr McGinnis was hired by TCI specifically for the fabrication side of the business and was tasked with ‘hand programming’ the company’s latest laser; and while the company subsequently invested in a CNC programming solution for the laser, it found that this was significantly limited in efficiency and flexibility.
After investigating a number options for implementing a new sheetmetal solution, TCI made the switch to Radan.
Mr McGinnis said: “I felt like Radan was a better fit for us, and we now use it to program both the laser and water-jet machine. Furthermore, this system allows us to edit nests that have been generated automatically, which is something our old one didn’t offer.”

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Valves of this type are electrically operated, 2-stage directional servo valves with porting pattern according to ISO 4401-03-02-0-05. They are mainly used to control position, force, pressure or velocity.
These valves are made of an electro-mechanical converter (torque motor) (1), a hydraulic amplifier (principle: nozzle flapper plate) (2) and a control spool (3) in a sleeve (2nd stage) which is connected with the torque motor via a mechanical feedback.
An electrical input signal at the coils (4) of the torque motor generates a force by means of a permanent magnet which acts on the armature (5), and in connection with a torque tube (6) results in a torque. This causes the flapper plate (7) which is connected to the torque tube (6) via a bolt to move from the central position between the two control nozzles (8), and a pressure differential is created across the front sides of the control spool (3).
The pressure differential results in the spool changing its position, which results in the pressure port being connected to one actuator port and, at the same time, the other actuator port being connected to the return flow port.
The control spool is connected to the flapper plate or the torque motor by means of a bending spring (mechanical feedback) (9). The position of the spool is changed until the feedback torque across the bending spring and the electro-magnetic torque of the torque motor are balanced and the pressure differential at the nozzle flapper plate system becomes zero.
The stroke of the control spool and consequently the flow of the servo valve are controlled proportional to the electrical input signal. It must be noted that the flow depends on the valve pressure drop.
Type 4WS2EM 6-2X/… for external control electronics
External control electronics (servo amplifier) serve the actuation of the valve, amplifying an analog input signal (command value) so that with the output signal, the servo valve is actuated in a flow-controlled form.
Type 4WSE2EM 6-2X/… with OBE
For amplification of the analog input signal, special control electronics (10) adjusted to this valve type have been integrated. They are attached to the connector (11) in the cover cap of the torque motor.
- Valve to control position, force, pressure or velocity
- 2-stage servo valve with mechanical feedback
- 1st stage nozzle/flapper plate amplifier
- For subplate mounting: Porting pattern according to ISO 4401
- Dry control motor, no contamination of the solenoid gaps by the hydraulic fluid
- Can also be used as 3-way version
- Wear-free control spool return element
- Valve and integrated control electronics are adjusted and tested
- Pressure chambers at the control sleeve with gap seal, therefore no wear of the seal ring
- Filter for 1st stage freely accessible from the outside
|Porting pattern||ISO 4401-03-02-0-05|
|Installation position||any – ensure that during start-up of the system, the pilot control is supplied with sufficient pressure (≥10 bar).|
|Storage temperature range||°C||-20 … +80|
|Ambient temperature range||with OBE||°C||-20 … +60|
|without OBE||°C||-30 … +100|
|Maximum operating pressure||bar||315|
|Maximum operating pressure||Anschluss A||bar||315|
|Return flow pressure||Port T||bar||Pressure peaks < 100, static < 10|
|Rated flows qv nom at 70 bar valve pressure differential (35 bar/control edge) 1)||l/min||2|
|Maximum control spool stroke possible 2)||%||120 … 170|
|Hydraulic fluid||see table|
|Hydraulic fluid temperature range||°C||-30 … +80|
|preferably||°C||+40 … +50|
|Maximum admissible degree of contamination of the hydraulic fluid, cleanliness class according to ISO 4406 (c) 3)||Class 18/16/13 according to ISO 4406 (c)|
|Viscosity range||mm²/s||15 … 380|
|preferably||mm²/s||30 … 45|
|Hysteresis (dither-optimized)||%||≤ 1.5|
|Range of inversion (dither-optimized)||%||≤ 0.2|
|Response sensitivity (dither-optimized)||%||≤ 0.2|
|Pressure amplification with 1 % control spool stroke change (from the hydraulic zero point) 4)||%||≥ 50|
|Zero adjustment flow over the entire operating pressure range 5)||%||≤ 3|
|Zero shift upon change of||Hydraulic fluid temperature||%/20° C||≤ 1|
|Ambient temperature||%/20° C||≤ 1|
|Operating pressure 80 … 120 % of pP||%/100 bar||≤ 2|
|Return flow pressure 0 … 10 % of pP||%/bar||≤ 1|
1)Tolerance ±10 % with valve pressure differential Δp = 70 bar
2)With mechanical end position (in an error case) related to nominal stroke
3)The cleanliness classes specified for the components must be adhered to in hydraulic systems. Effective filtration prts faults and simultaneously increases the life cycle of the components.
4)of pp from the hydraulic zero point
5)long-term ≤ 5%
|Zero flow (with spool overlap “E”, measured without dither signal)||l/min|
|Hydraulic fluid||Classification||Suitable sealing materials||Standards|
|Mineral oils and related hydrocarbons||HL, HLP||NBR / FKM||DIN 51524|
|For more information and data on the use of other hydraulic fluids please contact us.|
|Protection class according to EN 60529||IP65 (If a suitable and a correctly mounted mating connector are used.)|
|Type of signal||analog|
|Inductivity 1)||Serial connection||H||1|
1)With 60 Hz and 100% rated current
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In a video that was shared to social media on Thursday, former President Donald Trump refers to himself as the 45th and 47th president of the United States, a statement that suggests he is planning a second presidential run for 2024.
In the video, Trump is teeing off on a golf course when the videographer refers to him as the 45th president. Trump promptly corrects him, implying that he will be the president after current President Joe Biden, who is the 46th president.
“Forty-fifth and 47th,” Trump says.
While the sycophants stroke his fragile ego by telling him every shot is the most incredible they’ve ever seen, Trump says he will be the 47th president. pic.twitter.com/YL8ilTSbJP
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 26, 2022
Currently, however, it seems that Trump will face difficult odds in winning the 2024 presidential election. While the former president remains the most popular option in Republican circles, his popularity among the electorate overall is quite low.
Polling from the Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research this month shows that only 27 percent of voters in the U.S. want Trump to run again, versus a whopping 72 percent who don’t want him to run.
But if Trump does decide to run, it’s likely that he’ll successfully secure the GOP nomination. A Politico/Morning Consult poll conducted last week found that 49 percent of Republican-leaning voters want Trump to be the party’s nominee. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who came in second place, only secured 13 percent support.
If Trump goes up against Biden for a second time, the race will be close, as that same poll found Biden leading Trump by just one point.
Beyond Trump’s lack of public support, the former president faces myriad legal troubles. The Trump Organization is currently under civil and criminal investigation by the state of New York and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegations of tax evasion; the company also allegedly lied about its net worth in order to obtain business loans.
Meanwhile, Trump faces potential criminal charges in Fulton County, Georgia, where county District Attorney Fani Willis is currently determining whether the former president is guilty of attempting to coerce state officials to engage in election fraud.
In a telephone call that was recorded in December of 2020, Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to “find” him 11,780 votes — the exact number needed to overturn Biden’s win in the state. The former president also threatened Raffensperger and his legal counsel, saying that they could be held criminally liable if they didn’t comply with his demands.
Willis is currently determining whether to go forward with a criminal case against Trump, and has said that she will make a decision sometime in the first half of this year. If Trump is charged and found guilty, he could face a potential prison sentence of one to three years.


Africa’s largest developer and manufacturer of set-top boxes, Altech UEC SA, has stretched out its potential with a R50-million investment to meet the continuing demand for global set-top boxes, satellite decoders and smart TVs.
The expansion will cover the installation of the Panasonic Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solution, an electronics assembly manufacturing solution that ensures high quality and on-time delivery and strengthens Altech’s ability to service the African and international markets.
The Panasonic Next Production Modular (NPM) pick-and-place installation is the largest in the southern hemisphere. Its advanced process intelligence systems allows for zero board transfer time, smart feeder monitoring and a 400 000 component placement per hour capability.
The company has also installed a high-tech plastic injection molding machine with robotic-controlled origin for the plastic casings of the set-top boxes.
The machine operates on low power consumption compared to its hydraulic counterparts, making it environmentally sustainable investment. Because of its servo controlled systems, it allows for hyper accurate repeatability and reliability.
According to Rajesh Ramkawal, manufacturing executive at Altech UEC, the upgrade investment has created an additional 120 specialized and sustainable jobs at the manufacturing facility in Durban.
“This investment is one example of our commitment to creating employment as part of the digital migration process and government’s overall job creation targets,” he said.“We remain committed to the development and training of our employees, having sent a team of support staff to foreign OEM facilities in order to train on the new equipment. This has brought much needed technical acumen and expertise back into the local marketplace.”
“This investment provides us with the capability to manufacture six million set-top boxes per annum and ensures that Altech UEC is well placed to meet current and future demand for set-top boxes and smart TVs,” he adds.


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Psychedelics, Seasonal Affective Disorder & Winter Blues
When the weather starts to get dark and grey as the winter months approach, it’s easy for the lack of sunlight and colour to affect our mood. Many people feel lethargic, tired, hopeless and many display signs of depression. Psychedelic (magic mushrooms) therapy can help manage feelings of depression and improve those winter blues.
Psychedelics for Seasonal Depression
When we talk about the winter blues, what we are typically describing is seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder. However, when we refer to these symptoms as the winter blues, it takes away from the experience and discourages many people from taking tangible steps to treat them.
Seasonal depression is a type of depression related to the changing of the seasons. It typically begins in fall, leads into the winter months and then ends in the spring when the days get brighter and the weather warmer and clearer.
Symptoms typically include,
- Feeling depressed often
- Losing interest in activities you previously enjoyed
- Low energy
- Problems with sleeping
- Changes in your appetite or weight
- Feeling sluggish or agitated
- Difficulty concentrating
- Feeling hopeless, worthless or guilty
Typically, seasonal depression is treated with light therapy, lifestyle changes, medication (like SSRIs), or psychotherapy. However, many people are turning to psychedelic therapy for managing symptoms of depression, not just in the winter months but all year long.
Magic Mushrooms and Depression
Many people are turning to magic mushrooms for treating depression. While the research supports psilocybin treatment for depression, it’s primarily focused on depression related to end-of-life care, as this is where the legal exemptions have been made. However, the research continues to expand and support the use of psilocybin therapy for managing symptoms of depression in the broader population.
We are beginning to see the most significant result in comparing psilocybin therapy to treatment with SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), which are one of the most common treatments for depression.
Psilocybin vs SSRIs
A 2021 study comparing psilocybin to SSRIs, particularly escitalopram, found no significant difference between psilocybin and the SSRIs when compared on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Self-Report (QIDS-sR), which means psilocybin was as effective as escitalopram in managing symptoms of depression during the study.
However, one of the researchers, Robin Carhart-Harris, notes that there were some significant differences within the 16 items in the QIDS-sR. These differences include:
- 70% of the participants in the psilocybin group responded to treatment compared to 48% in the SSRI group.
- The rate of remission was 57% in the psilocybin group compared to 28% in the SSRI group.
- The psilocybin group showed larger reductions in suicidality and anhedonia (the lack of ability to feel pleasure).
Of course, because this is new research, more clinical data is necessary to understand the differences between psilocybin therapy and SSRI treatment fully.
Why is this significant?
While SSRIs can manage the symptoms of depression for many individuals, there are numerous downsides. Not only do SSRIs have many challenging side effects, but it often takes several tries to find an effective medication, and many people build up a tolerance over time.
The advantage of magic mushrooms over SSRIs is that side effects are minimal, and even though you can build up a tolerance, the effects last much longer, so it is reasonable to leave a significant amount of time between trips or take a month or more break between microdosing.
Psilocybin Therapy and Psychotherapy
It’s important to note that in the study, like most other trials involving psilocybin, participants received approximately 30-40 hours of psychotherapy. However, this does not mean that psychotherapy is necessary as part of psilocybin therapy. Still, some additional work is important – this is part of the integration process.
It’s interesting to note that one participant in this study who had been experiencing depression for decades noted, “People describe psychedelic therapy as 25 years of therapy in one afternoon. And it can absolutely feel like that, but it’s not a silver bullet—and it’s just an afternoon,” Schneider says. “The real magic in this is not in the dosing day; it’s in the work that you do afterward.” This quote reinforces the importance of integration.
Microdosing for Depression
For those who don’t want to experience a full psychedelic trip, microdosing can be an excellent solution for managing symptoms of depression.
A microdose is a small dose (often 100mg) of a psychedelic substance, like magic mushrooms, used for a therapeutic purpose without the hallucinogenic experience. Therefore, microdosing is the process of consuming this small dose at regular intervals – typically every three days.
Microdosing is just as effective as macrodosing for most people. It doesn’t disrupt your day because you don’t experience the hallucinogenic effects. Additionally, you don’t have to worry about having a bad trip.
Learn more about the difference between microdosing and macrodosing here and the different ways of consuming magic mushrooms.
Other Ways of Managing Seasonal Depression
While magic mushrooms, particularly microdosing, can effectively manage symptoms of depression, it’s even more beneficial when combined with other treatment methods and lifestyle changes. Here are five small things to consider when you begin experiencing the winter blues.
- Regular routine. Maintain a normal and structured routine that helps you schedule important healthy activities like exercise and taking your microdose at the same time. This also should include maintaining a regular sleep schedule, which may mean rising earlier to catch more of the daylight in the winter months.
- Absorb the light. If possible, expose yourself to natural light shortly after getting out of bed – yes, even if it is cloudy. Natural light helps to signal the start of the day and has many other nurturing benefits. Consider getting out in nature if you can.
- Consider Vitamin D. Vitamin D is likely something you’re lacking in the winter months; consider adding vitamin D to your morning routine.
- Consider light therapy. A UV Seasonal Affective Disorder lamp mimics sunlight and can help you get all those things you’re missing from the sunlight. Sit in front of it for 20-30 minutes after you’ve taken your microdose to help bring positive energy to your day.
- Remember, this will end. Seasonal depression happens every year for many people, so even though it’s challenging, you know it will end.
Consider taking your microdose of mushrooms in the morning alongside your vitamin D and other supplements to combat seasonal depression. Then sit in front of your SAD lamp or get outside for a nice walk before starting your day. A routine like this will go a long way in giving you energy and lifting your mood during the cold, dark winter months.
December 14, 2021 By adam
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Nick Name: Baumy
Date of birth: 26th January 1994
Where born: Durban – South Africa.
Resides: Athlone Park – Durban – South Africa
Parents names: Chris and Lyn
Brothers and Sisters: Gareth
Married to: NA
Hobbies: Skateboarding, playing guitar, squash.
Weight: 60 Kg
Sponsors: Roxy, DC shoes, Bilt Surfboards, FCS and Gorilla Grip.
Shapers: Bilt Surfboards.
Quiver: 5”8’ , 5”6’, 5”4’.
Favorite wave: New Pier, Maccaronis, Trestles.
Favorite maneuver: Airs
Favorite surfers: Kelly, Fanning, Jordy, Dane, Chelsea Hedges.
Highest World Tour rating: 11th
Years on ASP World Tour: 1.
WTR inception: ditto
Started Surfing: first stood on a board at 3ys old – first contest at 8 years old
Staring rolls in surf movies / DVD’s: SWG’s Beautiful. Blue Crush 2.
Events Won: Whole stack of junior events in SA. Oakley 2009 and 3rd ISA World games in 2009. Roxy Wahine Cup.
WT / Pro Junior International victories: (1)
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Indian Sautéed Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi).
You can have Indian Sautéed Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi) using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Indian Sautéed Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi)
- You need 1/2 of a head Cauliflower.
- It’s 2 of cm Ginger.
- It’s 2 clove of Garlic.
- You need 1/2 of Onion.
- It’s 1 tbsp of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Turmeric.
- Prepare 1/4 of to 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper.
- It’s 1 tsp of Cumin powder.
- Prepare 1 of Salt.
- It’s of Optional.
- You need 1/2 of Potatoes.
Indian Sautéed Cauliflower (Aloo Gobi) step by step
- Chop cauliflower into small 1 cm bits, and mince onion, garlic, and ginger..
- Heat oil in a pan, and sauté garlic and ginger..
- Once they turn aromatic and a nice golden brown, add the onion and sauté until it caramelizes..
- Add cauliflower and lightly stir..
- Add turmeric, cumin powder, cayenne pepper, a scant 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir..
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- Cover with a lid, and steam for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables become tender. Stir from time to time to prevent burning..
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A bill that would make it a felony for Texas protesters to block roads and obstruct emergency vehicles heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, Fox News reported.
The GOP governor has already indicated he’ll sign the measure into law.
“I will sign soon,” Abbott tweeted this weekend. “Peaceful protest doesn’t include blocking roadways & preventing emergency vehicle access. That chaos won’t be tolerated in Texas.”
Legislation cracking down on protestors for blocking roads PASSES in the Senate.
Peaceful protest doesn’t include blocking roadways & preventing emergency vehicle access. That chaos won’t be tolerated in Texas.
I will sign soon.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 22, 2021
The governor’s tweet came soon after the Texas Senate voted 25-5 to pass a bill that would increase criminal penalties and require jail time for protesters who purposefully obstruct emergency vehicles from passing through a roadway, or block a hospital entrance.
The Texas House passed the bill, 90-55, a few weeks ago, and was a response to last year’s nationwide protests against police brutality over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of his murder in April..


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PORTSMOUTH — A federal agency distributed a draft at Tuesday's city council meeting for a possible Pease children's study for those who underwent blood testing after exposure to chemicals in a city-owned well.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shared the draft of the children’s health study with its Community Assistance Panel (CAP) during a meeting at Pease International Tradeport, a city resident told Seacoastonline.
The draft calls for blood tests and other evaluations on the children, including an IQ test.
Under the draft proposal, the blood test would look at total cholesterol, thyroid function and uric acid levels. They would also test to see if the exposure to the PFCs - which investigators believe came from firefighting foam used at the former Pease Air Force Base - has led to delays in the onset of puberty, according to the draft.
The city closed the Haven well at the trade-port in May of 2014 after officials found levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid 12.5 times higher than the EPA's provisional health advisory.
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August 21, 2021 — Ǫndskuggi’ from last year’s Draugablíkk album Verjaseiðr is one of the reasons why we do this, folks.
Life is cyclical, like all facets of nature. But, linear progression, sacred or secular, is a myth — a deadly, dangerous myth. Everything is born, lives, and dies — empires that never ended too.
Unseen they come, and unseen they go.
Men in ignorance call THEM from below.
Dark is the way of the dark friars’ travel,
dark of the DARKNESS — not of the night.
Traversing time, over the Earth,
they walk through men’s dreams,
where dark thoughts give birth.
Power they gain from all those asleep,
in ways that are dark — and unseen by sheep.
Once we were nine, now we are three,
riding on steeds, with raven decree.
Made as above, yet so below,
the blíkk within some,
is made to bestow.
— The Drótt of Draugablíkk 9:33

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Santa’s Aurora offers a magical experience for families including all the magic from a traditional Santa’s Magic package and more. The new Aurora experience also includes a unique Aurora Wilderness Dinner, an extended Husky ride, an interactive Igloo experience to learn about the local legends around the Northern Lights and a separate Snowmobile Safari across the Lapland landscape. Come find Santa’s secret cabin on a fairy-tale reindeer ride and visit the Husky farm where you can take control of your own team of Huskies who will be eagerly waiting to take you on a thrilling journey across the snowy landscape!
Santa’s Magic 3 & 4 Day Breaks Available – Search by snowmobile sleigh for Santa’s secret home and enjoy a private family meeting with Santa. Huskies, reindeer ride and snow fun activities are also included!

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As part of the Reading Hack does #LoveToRead festival Sita Brahmachari came to Newcastle Upon Tyne to talk to young people about her novel ‘Kite Spirit’ during half term.
This week, Reading Hackers had the opportunity to interview Man Booker judge Jon Day on everything from first jobs to fantasy novels.
A full list of the author events taking place across the country for the Reading Hack does #LoveToRead festival.
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Rice is one meal that both the rich and the poor can afford, particularly during festive seasons. While rice is a very nutritious meal, rice farming has become a source of income to many families that are into rice production. And for a fact rice production requires serious planning, that is why a rice farming business plan in Nigeria is one of the things you need before going a head with your rice farming plans.

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Senior politicians have demanded that men-only clubs should be removed from the rota of courses approved to host the world’s oldest major tournament.
This summer’s event will be held at Royal Troon — the third all-male club to stage the event in as many years.
The decision to use Troon has been roundly criticised by Patricia Hewitt, the secretary of state for trade and industry and minister for women and equality, Richard Caborn, the sports minister, and Frank McAveety, his Scottish counterpart. Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the Commons’ select committee on culture, media and sport, described the choice of venue as “deplorable”.
Now Rosemary McKenna, a member of the committee, and Alasdair Morgan, convener of the Scottish parliament’s culture committee, which has responsibility for sport,


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Avoiding common pitfalls can help make the divorce process simpler, and this article explores five common mistakes divorced fathers make and provides advice on how to avoid them. It also covers benefits associated with hiring an attorney for divorce proceedings as well as when and why to seek legal advice, plus criteria for selecting an appropriate one. This guide offers valuable information for fathers considering divorce.
How Can A Father Be Affected By Divorce?
Divorce can be a life-altering event for fathers. Understanding its emotional ramifications is vitally important.
Emotional Strain: Divorcing fathers often experience emotional strain that could potentially impact their mental health.
Financial Stress: Divorce can put undue financial strain on both parties involved, from legal expenses to potential alimony or child support obligations.
5 Common Mistakes Fathers Make In Divorce
There are five mistakes often committed by fathers during a divorce process.
- Neglecting Emotional Well-being: This can have detrimental consequences for mental health. Fathers in particular can easily neglect their emotional well-being in favor of legal obligations and legal issues. To maintain mental resilience, it's vital that men reach out for support from friends, family or professional counselors.
- Failing to Plan: Many fathers underestimate the complexities associated with divorce when it comes to finances. Failure to assess assets, liabilities, and future expenses could have dire repercussions for all involved - so make sure that once you understand your current and potential financial situations you plan accordingly for divorce.
- Custody Battles Can Be Emotionally Draining: Unfortunately, many fathers make the mistake of not actively engaging in discussions regarding child custody. Communication and genuine care for your child are very important components.
- Avoid Legal Counsel: Many dads attempt to navigate the legal complexities themselves, believing they can handle everything. Unfortunately, this can result in costly mistakes, having legal advice available and protecting your rights would be invaluable.
- Lack of Communication: Lack of communication with an ex-spouse can exacerbate tensions during divorce proceedings and contribute to conflicts. For the best possible results and minimal strife during this phase of your life, it is key that open and respectful conversations continue between all parties involved.
How Can I Avoid These Mistakes?
To avoid such errors, it's crucial to be proactive and well-informed.
- Prioritize Emotional Wellbeing: Seek support from family, friends, or a therapist; don't be reluctant to rely on these networks of help during this difficult period.
- Financial Literacy: Be knowledgeable of your current financial status. Speak with a financial planner for guidance in creating an in-depth plan.
- Participate in Discussions About Child Custody: Make your children's welfare the top priority, working closely with your ex-spouse towards finding a solution together.
- Consult an Experienced Divorce Lawyer: Seek legal guidance from an experienced divorce lawyer when facing legal complexities, protecting your interests, and reaching an equitable settlement.
- Effective Communication: For an amicable divorce to take place, promote clear and respectful conversation with your ex-spouse. Working cooperatively towards finding solutions may contribute to successful resolution.
Why hiring a divorce attorney is better than not having one?
Divorce can be like walking on an unstable tightrope without any safety net; hiring an attorney for this process is therefore wise decision.
- Legal Expertise: Attorneys possess in-depth knowledge of family law and will ensure your divorce case will be handled professionally in compliance with legal regulations.
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When should you consult an attorney?
As with all legal decisions, timing is critical when pursuing a divorce. Consulting an attorney early is always wise, they'll know when it is best for both sides to negotiate on terms.
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Consider these criteria when selecting an attorney to represent your divorce case:
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- Prioritize Open Communication: Encourage an open and respectful conversation with your former spouse, emphasizing its value to both of you in terms of well-being.
- Inform Your Decisions: Educating yourself about your options, rights and the divorce process is key to making informed choices. Knowledge can empower and assist with making sound decisions during this process.

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Mosques are Islamic powerplaces that strengthens Islam: they spread Islam’s message, they strengthen the followers’ faith, they enhance the unity of the Muslim society, they increase Muslims’ political impact in society, they have a tendency to add to the religious pressure on less faithful Muslims around, they dominate the architectural landscape in the area – and they again and again prove to be breeding and meeting places for terrorists. Whatever strengthens Islam, strengthens a religion that tells its followers to harm, enslave or kill everybody else.
The problem is that Muslims are now so many that self-serving politicians are tempted to give into the suicidal islamization of our cities for votes. 89.1 percent of Muslims in Denmark votes socialist, and both the French president Francois Hollande and the Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt was put in office by Muslim votes. If you wish to be reelected, built a mosque and keep your mouth shut about obvious truths about Islam and the catastrophical consequences of Muslim immigration.
The mayor’s arguments are ridiculous and misguiding: Mosques are rejected regularly, but that is not the same as denying Muslims their religious freedom. The least the mayor could have done was to ban foreign funding in order to minimize the risk of extremist influence on the project and that the organisation behind the mosque and all imams preaching in it publicly reject the many criminal verses in the Islamic teachings.
Translated from Jyllands-Posten:
“According to a poll, 50.5 percent of the citizens of Århus are against the construction of a large mosque … while 31.9 percent approves of the project. But the rights of the Muslim minority prevails, says the mayor. …
“I am eager to fulfill what I believe is the city council’s and the mayor’s mission: to protect our religious freedom and respond to what I think is a legitimate request from the Muslim minority of a dignified place to practice their religion.’ says the mayor.”


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The Black Atlantic and I am Oak would someday be making music together; this much was certain years ago. Both acts are fans of each other’s music, and have each in their own way specialized in creating pop music grafted on a folk base. Black Oak had been in existence for years, as a concept, as a play on band names


State of California–Health and Human Services Agency Department of Developmental Services
APPLICANT/VENDOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
DS 1891 (7/2011)
Every applicant or vendor must complete and submit a current Applicant/Vendor Disclosure Statement, DS 1891 (disclosure
statement) as part of a complete application packet for vendorization or upon request of the vendoring regional center. The
following instructions are designed to clarify certain questions on the form. Instructions are listed in order of question for easy
reference. See 42 CFR 455.101 for additional definitions.
Overall Authority: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 42, Part 455; California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 54311. Welfare and
Institutions Code, Section 4648.12.
• IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL APPLICABLE QUESTIONS BE ANSWERED ACCURATELY AND THAT ALL
INFORMATION BE CURRENT.
• Failure to disclose complete and accurate information will result in a denial of enrollment and/or may be cause for
termination of vendorization.
• Read ALL instructions when completing the disclosure statement.
• Type or print clearly in ink.
• If applicant or vendor must make corrections, please line through, date, and initial in ink. Do not use correction fluid.
• Answer all questions as of the current date.
• If additional space is needed, attach a sheet referencing the part and question being completed.
• Return this completed statement with the complete application package to the regional center to which you are applying.
Part 1: Identifying Information
A. Specify name of the applicant or vendor, agency, facility or organization, vendor number and service code, business
address, and telephone number of applicant or vendor submitting the vendor application.
B. Specify in what capacity the applicant or vendor is doing business. For example: The name of the corporation under
which they are doing business. This name must match the license name, if applicable.
C. List the Medi-Cal provider number, if any, of the applicant or vendor.
D. List the Social Security Number and/or the Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the applicant or vendor, if
any. Enter Vendor’s nine-digit EIN assigned by the IRS in the following format: XX-XXXXXXX.
An EIN is used to identify the accounts of employers and certain others who have no employees.
For more information about an EIN, please check http://www.irs.gov
for “Employer Identification Numbers” or “EIN”.
Whenever this Disclosure Statement requests an EIN about an individual or entity, it has the same meaning.
E. Check the entity type that best describes the structure of your organization.
Part 2: Ownership and Control Interests. Use the following definitions to identify the individuals you should enter in
parts A, B and C of this section. See 42 CFR 455.101 for additional definitions.
“Indirect Ownership Interest” means an ownership interest in an entity that has an ownership interest in the applicant or
vendor. This term includes an ownership interest in any entity that has an indirect ownership interest in the applicant or
“Managing Employee” means a general manager, business manager, administrator, director, or other individual who
exercises operational or managerial control over, or who directly or indirectly conducts the day-to-day operation of an
institution, organization, agency or business entity;
“Ownership Interest” means the possession of equity in the capital, the stock, or the profits of the applicant or vendor.
“Person with an Ownership or Control Interest” means a person or corporation that:
A) Has an ownership interest totaling 5 percent or more in an applicant or vendor;
B) Has an indirect ownership interest equal to 5 percent or more of an applicant or vendor;
C) Has a combination of direct or indirect ownership interests equal to 5 percent or more in an applicant or
D) Owns an interest of 5 percent or more in any mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other obligation secured by the
applicant or vendor if that interest equals at least 5 percent of the value of the property or assets of the applicant or
E) Is an officer or director of an applicant or vendor that is organized as a corporation; or
F) Is a partner in an applicant or vendor that is organized as a partnership.


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Does your greasy mane make you want to tear your hair out? Get your woes sorted by a DRx trichologist.
“Your body produces both perspiration and sebum, which act as natural cooling and protective agents. But sometimes, your body can overproduce sebum, leading to greasy hair and scalp. The main triggers of sebum overproduction include hormonal imbalance, genetic predisposition, lack of regular shampooing and utilising improper haircare products. The latter, along with bad hair management habits, are the main causes of greasy hair and scalp.
Perspiration, on the other hand, plays an important role in helping your body maintain a healthy temperature by cooling us down, especially when we’re engaged in sports or spending a lot of time under the sun. But if your hair isn’t cleansed properly after excessive sweating, it can be harmful to the hair and scalp due to the lactic acid found in perspiration. So it’s best to shampoo your hair after playing sports or any outdoor activities.
While tying up your hair may help you to cool down, try not to tie your tresses in a bun or tight ponytail as it may lead to gradual hair loss.
To keep your scalp healthy, it’s recommended that you do a regular scalp exfoliation (just like you would on your face), to help get rid of dead skin cells. DRx Medispa’s Purifying Therapy is an essential prologue to any haircare programme as it removes toxins and metabolic wastes from the deep tissues of the scalp, ensuring that it’s primed to receive other treatments. This deep cleansing treatment comprises corrective properties to exfoliate and loosen buildup scales on the epidermis, draw impurities to the surface of the scalp and control excessive secretions for a clear and refreshed scalp.
This treatment also comprises exfoliating and anti-inflammatory agents to soothe and help control flaking and itching by deeply cleansing and purifying the scalp with anti-bacterial and antidandruff agents. The anti-microbial and anti-flaking formula also provides immediate and long-lasting relief from scalp irritation.”


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- Why we need protein
- How much protein we need
- The best sources of protein
Why Do We Need Protein?
If we were to break down the macronutrient ratios of the above example, it’d likely show something like this:
1. Muscle Growth / Retention
3. Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)
Carbohydrate = 5-6%
Fat = 2-3%
- Energy – if carbohydrate / fat isn’t sufficient (gluconeogenesis)
- Hormones – proteins helps synthesise certain hormones such as insulin, secretin, growth hormone
- Enzymes – made from proteins
- Transportation and storage – the transportation of oxygen relies on the protein molecule haemoglobin
- Growth and repair – hair, nails, organs… not just muscle!
How Much Protein Do We Need?
1) Chronological Age
As we get older, our requirements for protein actually increase as we are not as "sensitive" to it's muscle building effects.
If you are in your late 40's, 50's and beyond opting for the higher end (1.2g/lb) may be beneficial.
Even still, as the more experienced individual enters their later years they will start moving towards the higher end too.
What Are The Best Sources Of Protein?
- Whey Protein
- Greek Yoghurt
- Haloumi Cheese
- Protein Bars (not ideal, but can useful for convenience at times)
What About Meal Frequency?
Key Points to Consider for Protein
- Focus on a minimum protein target, and maximum calorie target for fat loss.
- Set the minimum protein in the 0.8-1.2g/lb region (up to 1.5g/lb in rare, extreme diet circumstances)
- Split it up into 3 to 5 meals, depending on your schedule and lifestyle.


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Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess, through participant self-assessment, the effectiveness of a rapid response team curriculum based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola Virus Disease Consolidated Preparedness Checklist, Revision 1.
Methods: A pre-and-post survey for the purpose of process improvement assessment involving 44 individuals was conducted in Angola. The survey was conducted before and after a 6-day training workshop held in Luanda, Angola, in December 2017. A paired t-test was used to identify any significant change on six 7-point Likert scale questions with α <.05 (95% CI).
Results: Two of the 6 questions, "I feel confident the team can effectively work together to accomplish its assigned goals and objectives during a suspected contagious hemorrhagic fever disease outbreak" and "I understand basic pandemic response concepts" changed significantly from the presurvey to the postsurvey. The 4 remaining questions had near statistical significant change or an upward trend.
Conclusion: This Angolan rapid response team training curriculum based on WHO guidelines, After Action Reports, and internationally accepted standard operating procedures provides the nation of Angola with the confidence to rapidly respond at the national level to a highly infectious contagion in the region. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:577-581).
Keywords: Ebola; hemorrhagic fever; public health emergencies of international concern; rapid response teams.
Survey of Emergency Department Staff on Disaster Preparedness and Training for Ebola Virus DiseaseJ Siddle et al. Am J Disaster Med 11 (1), 5-18. PMID 27649747.These findings suggest that diseasespecific training for novel pathogens such as Ebola may result in positive staff perceptions of self-efficacy and occupational efficacy …
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKa ) reported a significant rise in Q3 operating earnings, which soared by 40.6% to $10.761 billion. The company's cash reserve also hit a historical peak, reaching $157.2 billion. These results reflect the firm's strategic approach to capitalizing on rising bond yields by investing in short-term Treasury bills, which pushed Berkshire's holdings to $126.4 billion.
Despite these positive developments, the company's share buyback program witnessed a slowdown, with only $1.1 billion spent in Q3. This coincided with a 6% drop in its Class A shares from their September peak, even though they have increased by 14% this year.
In terms of portfolio performance, Geico, a significant part of Berkshire's insurance portfolio, reported underwriting profits of $1.1 billion. Conversely, BNSF Railway experienced a 15% profit drop due to decreased freight volumes and higher costs.
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Berkshire Hathaway has consistently surpassed the S&P 500 's performance and reached a market cap of $762 billion since its inception in 1965. This growth is attributed to organic expansion and strategic acquisitions like Pilot Travel Centers in 2023 that have substantially boosted revenues.
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Pell City, Alabama Speed Traps
Stretches of I-20 East and West Bound are currently under construction and certain segments have been reduced to a ridiculous 45MPH! This is not a misprint – 45 MPH on a U.S. Interstate Highway. Doubled ticket fines are the order of the day and the State Trooper presence – combined with police from other municipalities is akin to a socialist nation at its border crossings. Worse, the parallel U.S. Highway – U.S. 78 is the only alternate route and hasn’t been updated in years and even merges with I-20 for a few miles. It’s a disgusting, repugnant and oppressing stretch of highway.
Speed limit 25 mph. They sit in church parking lot , facing north. I’m not saying that you should not go slow in this area but, 25 is extreme.
Under Title 32 in Alabama traffic law, cities under 19,000 have no legal right to enforce traffic laws on the interstate. Yesterday while coming back from Atlanta, a Pell City police car was targeting off an entrance ramp on Interstate 20. No matter what you are told by police, city hall, or a lawyer, do not accept a guilty verdict on an Interstate traffic ticket from Pell City. Appeal it if you have a guilty verdict or asked for a plea bargin. It is in black and white they have no legal right to enforce traffic laws on the interstate.
Pell City AND St. Clair Co. stay on this road a good bit. It’s a winding road between Moody and Pell City. There are several areas for speed traps; suffice to say avoid this road if possible.
Officers are issueing tickets at a rate of about a dozen an hour along Hwy 231 between Food World and on past Winn Dixie.
Also lots of tix issued at intersection of Airport and Hwy 34.


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I recently read an article by Nicholas Kristof about fake meat (check out www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-fake-meatrevolution.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur). In the article, Kristof writes about the growing trend in the development of meat alternatives. As I read the article, my first thought was that this is a good thing. But, then, I began to wonder whether this really is the case.
The impetus to find alternatives to meat makes a lot of sense. We are eating too much meat, which is harming both our health and the environment. According to the Environmental Working Groups’s Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health (check out www.ewg.org), adult men consume double the amount of protein than that recommended by the FDA. The FDA recommends that adult men eat roughly 1.8oz. and adult women eat about 1.6oz. per day. That’s not a whole lot of meat. Eating too much meat, especially factory-farmed meat raised with hormones and antibiotics, puts us at risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer. It also puts us at risk for an increasing number of illnesses resulting from antibiotic-restistant bacteria (remember that approximately 70% of antibiotics in America are fed to farm animals).
Then, there is the environmental aspect of eating too much meat. Raising meat and poultry for consumption uses extensive amounts of land and water. Not to mention the depletion of the soil and methane emissions caused by animal waste. According to Jonathan Safran Foer in his book Eating Animals (which, by the way, is an excellent book that I will be
reviewing next month), “Animal agriculture is responsible for 37 percent of anthropogenic methane, which offers twenty-three times the global warming potential (GWP) of CO2, as well as 65 percent of anthropogenic nitrous oxide, which provides a staggering 296 times the GWP of CO2.” (Eating Animals, p. 58) Viewed from this perspective, the development of meat alternatives makes a lot of sense.
However, part of me wonders whether we are creating a frankenstein. First of all, what are the products used in these meat substitutes? I went on one company’s website to see what was actually in these meat alternatives. Beyond the fact that the list of ingredients was rather extensive, 99% of the ingredients were un-pronounceable, and contained sugar. Of course, I immediately recalled Michael Pollan’s saying: “Avoid food products that are A) unfamiliar B) unpronounceable C) more than five in number or that include D) highfructose corn syrup.” (In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto) I wonder how healthy a product which is so far removed from any type of real food can really be?
My main problem with meat alternatives is philosophical more than anything else. Shouldn’t the goal be to encourage moderation in meat consumption, rather than trying to find alternatives that continue to feed our habit? I feel that we should be spending time and money educating people about eating in ways that can support our health and the environment, rather than finding ways around the real issue. Many traditional societies consume meat but do so in small amounts. I think that this is what we should be encouraging, rather than the development of meat alternatives.
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Pumpkin & Corn Soup
4 Tbsp. ghee (clarified butter)
2 leeks, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. lemongrass, thinly sliced
2 lbs. pumpkin, peeled and cut into large chunks
3 cups corn (either one package frozen or kernels from 2-3 ears of corn)
2 Tbsp. ginger, grated
6 cups vegetable stock
Freshly-ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
- 1. Melt ghee in a pot over medium heat. Add leeks and cook until soft, 5-7 minutes. Add lemongrass and cook 1 minute longer. Add pumpkin, corn, ginger, vegetable stock, 2 tsp. sea salt and 1/2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper.
- 2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, cover pot and simmer until pumpkin is soft, about 20-30 minutes.
- 3. Remove soup from heat and allow to cool. When the soup has cooled, puree in a blender. Strain the soup back into the pot before reheating. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
I am so excited about the opening of two new great food spots in Greenwich:
- The first is Mill Street Bar & Table. Owned by the same people who own Back 40 Kitchen (formerly Organic Planet) on Greenwich Avenue, Mill Street Bar & Table is an American restaurant with a seasonally driven menu celebrating the bounty of the northeast’s land and sea. The kitchen celebrates regional cooking using peak-season ingredients from sustainable sources, including its own Back 40 Farm.
- The second is Fleisher’s Craft Butchery. Fleisher’s produces the best beef, pork, lamb and poultry in the world by partnering with small, local farmers who understand that caring for our animals means caring for the land. Fleisher’s will be opening in Cos Cob next to Fjord Fisheries in the coming weeks.
- For your local and organic produce and dry goods, also check out www.mikesorganic.com or www.ctfarmfreshexpress.com, or local farmers markets. The Old Greenwich Farmers Market is held on Wednesdays from 2-6pm and the Greenwich Farmers Market is held on Saturdays from 9:30am-2pm.


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Can blockchain technology restore the soul-sucking tedium and cost of lower back-and-forth forms? The Swiss team behind a blockchain-based totally platform referred to as Proxies believes it can — and that to be just the end of what decentralization brings down the pipe as soon as additives and crypto identities end up a general (and prison) fashionable. Blockchain’s imaginative and prescient photograph is embedded in crypto identities, establishing additional opportunities — from a brand new wave of share trading and lending to frictionless identification verification.
But right now, the generation remains nascent, with a few fundamental challenges — including energy efficiency and scalability — yet to be overcome and consequently standing in the manner of blockchain’s tons touted transformative potential. That’s why the team at the back of Proteus has taken what co-founder Antoine Verdon dubs a “very pragmatic, very Swiss” method to blockchain — aiming to bridge the space among the vintage (but actual) global of linear workflow processes and the brave but alternative reality wherein everything that can be decentralized has been. So they’re targeted on permitting blockchain to optimize single strategies and workflows — as a first step toward greater changes.
“Blockchain goes to change the complete manner we organize ourselves, the whole way we construct software, the complete manner that even democracy works — and the complete way societies are organized,” says Verdon, laying out his blockchain religion before tempering it with a little local pragmatism. “The effect might be pretty big and sooner or later truly effective, but in the first step, it’s simply any other virtual generation bringing efficiency to agencies.” The crew’s purpose for their platform is to become ‘the WordPress of blockchain.’ The era is open supply. The platform can be made freely for anybody to apply (humans constructing Proxenus apps can monetize them through charging fees based on utilization).
In February, Proteus raised $25M through an ICO token to network fund this vision for their XES token. “At its center, Proteus is a workflow builder and file generator,” says Verdon. “We have a framework that allows everyone to come and use constructing blocks to create workflows and on-the-stop blockchain apps. But — just like WordPress is an internet site creation device — we don’t intend to move down one degree in phrases of imparting merchandise ourselves and going immediately into the market.
“We see ourselves and the Proxeus version as a toolbox and a device company.”
“We’re operating on APIs on each facet,” he provides. “Both connecting Proxenus to exclusive blockchains — we’re now connecting to Ethereum and Hyperledger — and at the entrance aspect, connecting Proxeus with a sequence of ERPs.” He says any other of the dreams is a connection for SAP structures. The group has been developing the platform for two. Five years, at this degree. They’re now beta-trying out and running their first trials. Verdon is hopeful the primary live applications may be running on the platform in the quiet of 12 months as soon as they come out with a public product.
One exciting use-case for their blockchain generation — which they are simply closing week publicly demoed in a prototype form under test situations, as an entry within the digital Switzerland task — is a business enterprise registration system the usage of a digitized blockchain method to decrease how long the essential administration takes substantially.
The conventional path for registering a company in Switzerland takes a median of 10 days, in line with Verdon. He says the procedure can take as long as six weeks. But the group’s evidence-of-idea demo introduced an organization registration in much less than hours — though it must be noted they had been running as much as that for a year and participating with IBM and Swisscom on the mission.
What decreasing the time it takes to sign up an employer meant in exercise become Proxenus creating a digitized workflow for the entire multi-step system — the usage of blockchain to decentralize the steps (and thus help ruin down linear bottlenecks), combined with smart contracts to surround and implement rules around a way to create an agency (such as the need for a sure variety of shareholders and shares), thereby enabling all concerned events to be at the identical web page.
“We began with a conventional digitization venture — we digitize the manner files are created, and the consumer can create them, give his input in a much more greenway,” explains Verdon. “But we add the blockchain piece on a pinnacle of that to make the digitization method even greener than it could be in any other case. The major problem slowing down the registration technique is a complex sequence of partners… The problem is that before one party has completed their work, the subsequent one cannot start — that’s the component we solved with blockchain.”
Proxenus constructed an internet interface for the prototype so that every one of the events involved in making business enterprise registrations occur may want to log in, contribute their portions of work, and “supply their k to the procedure” — all with no need to know how blockchain works. “The entrepreneur registers their enterprise [but] the company registration is pending till the alternative parties come and say yes the cash has been paid, sure the conditions are fulfilled… Seeing things like this as a list of taking a look at containers that want to be checked, in preference to a series, it’s a much extra efficient manner to work.”
Another bit of Swiss pragmatism: Proteus’ gadget allows even blockchain refuseniks to participate because it will enable paper documents to be despatched. (In that case, different parties inside the chain can digitize the file and check the essential confirmation container to keep matters moving.) However, too many blockchain refuseniks/paper-pushers might reintroduce some friction to the manner.
Proxenus additionally pared returned the workflow to a most fundamental case for the proof-of-concept. It’s an interesting example, though. And one which Verdon believes illustrates the capacity of what can be executed as soon as plenty of companies start to test with — and spot ability in — decentralizing their methods. “We have a quite pragmatic manner for any corporation to begin connecting the commercial enterprise workflows — perhaps within the criminal area, but we are also working with a massive Swiss university to digitize their grasp levels and use blockchain to affirm them,” he tells TechCrunch.
“We are in dialogue with a vehicle manufacturer, with a commodity dealer. We get hold of almost every day requests from many massive groups fascinated to apply Proxeus. It is a sandbox that allows them to test how blockchain ought to remodel their commercial enterprise fee and the manner they paint.” What is being replaced here? Some, in basic terms, administrative process roles. “All the one’s activity roles that specifically include receiving records in one shape — for instance, paper — and inputting it into another layout, as an example, digitally, they may steadily disappear,” predicts Verdon. Though that’s genuinely no longer going to manifest overnight. (But as soon as blockchain infrastructure is extensively adopted, exchange ought to manifest unexpectedly.)
“We understand there are genuinely crazy blockchain ideas available… however, it will take several steps before we cross into the new commercial enterprise models and thoughts. I suppose what’s lacking — and I hope we’ll be bringing — is this bridge between the traditional international and the workflows up to this blockchain,” he adds. While Proteus has labored with companions at the business enterprise sign up an example to exhibit how this bridging approach can work — taking one method and digitizing it in a way that “doesn’t exchange whatever,” and thereby allowing all gamers to jump into the use of blockchain — its wish is that it could broaden this into an atmosphere of customers who pick up the baton and start identifying how blockchain can work for them.
“We see ourselves as enablers of groups who need to use Proteus generation,” says Verdon. “If the whole thing goes nicely in some unspecified time in the future, there may be humans and for-profit companies coming and taking the Proxenus era and charging clients for imposing that in a way compatible with business enterprise wishes. Just like Accenture, for instance, is imposing SAP answers on other corporations. We suppose that our position could be developing a network of companions that apprehend Proxenus and may take it and observe it with industrial customers. “We preserve the door open for doing a part of this ourselves — however, we see ourselves greater as an enabler than as those with a purpose to do the commercial enterprise on the stop.”


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MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutors on Monday dismissed all charges filed against a former computer college student accused of having released the "ILOVEYOU" computer virus that crippled e-mail systems worldwide.
The Department of Justice said the charges filed by investigators either did not apply to computer hacking, or there was insufficient evidence to back them up.
Onel de Guzman, a former student at the Philippines' AMA Computer College, has acknowledged that he may have released the virus by accident but refused to say whether he was the author of it.
The virus, unleashed May 4, rapidly replicated itself via e-mail, overloading corporate e-mail systems in many countries and causing damage estimated at up to $10 billion.
Until President Joseph Estrada signed a new law in June covering electronic commerce and computer hacking, the Philippines had no laws specifically against computer crimes.
The new legislation, however, cannot be applied retroactively to the "Love Bug" creator, and investigators instead charged de Guzman with traditional crimes such as theft and violation of a law that normally covers credit card fraud.
The Department of Justice ruled that the credit card law does not apply to computer hacking and that investigators did not present adequate evidence to support the theft charge.
The National Bureau of Investigation had waited more than a month to file the charges against de Guzman while it attempted to find applicable laws.
"Those are the only laws that our legal department has identified as being applicable," Elfren Meneses, head of the NBI's anti-fraud and computer crimes division, said Monday. "That's the best we have."
De Guzman and his lawyer were not available for comment.
De Guzman failed to graduate earlier this year after AMA professors rejected his thesis proposal for a program that steals Internet passwords, a feature of the Love Bug virus.
De Guzman became a suspect after AMA professors noticed similarities between his thesis proposal and the virus, and Internet service providers traced the virus to a telephone line in his apartment.
NBI agents seized 17 computer diskettes, telephones and computer accessories in a raid May 8 on the apartment but found no computer or modem.
During the raid, investigators arrested another resident of the apartment, Reonel Ramones, a boyfriend of de Guzman's sister, but released him a day later because of insufficient evidence.


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HANOI – Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, Reuters news service reported Thursday, a move that will likely anger China, which claims virtually the entire sea.
A commercial satellite image taken on Nov. 30 shows activity on Vietnam-controlled Ladd Reef on the southwestern fringe of the Spratly group of islands, according to the report.
Several vessels can be seen in a newly dug channel between the lagoon and open sea, it said, quoting analysts as saying that similar dredging work has been the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs.
Vietnam has already constructed a lighthouse on the reef as well as a facility that houses a small contingent of soldiers. Besides China, Taiwan also claims the reef.
An analyst was quoted as saying that the activity on Ladd Reef may play a role in Vietnam’s defense of Spratly Island, where it recently upgraded a runway in apparent response to China’s building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region.
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Tetsuya Takahashi Talks Xenoblade 3D and Xenosaga Development
Xenoblade Chronicles was a 'reaction' to the failure of Xenosaga.
03.31.15 - 3:27 PM
With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3D just around the corner and the future of the series, Xenoblade Chronicles X, on the horizon, Monolith Soft founder and series creator Tetsuya Takahashi and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata sat down to discuss all things Xeno. In the interview, Takahashi talked about some of his goals in developing the original Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii and how these decisions were influenced by the perceived failure of his earlier Xenosaga series.
"My first thought was that I wanted to build a masterpiece within the JRPG genre... So while I worked towards completing the game, I carefully gathered all of the many elements necessary to make that happen," says Takahashi. He then proceeded to talk about how surprised he was regarding the positive reaction to Xenoblade Chronicles overseas, prompting Iwata to comment on how Xenoblade may have "offered hope" to fans of JRPGs in the 90s looking for that next evolution of the genre.
Moving on, Takahashi talked about how a number of JRPGs, including some of his own, focus a little too much on the story side of things to the detriment of gameplay, and how one of his goals when developing Xenoblade Chronicles was to balance this out. "We released three games in the Xenosaga series, but they weren't very well received," he says, and that the response from his team to Xenosaga's reception was "next time we need to make a game that players will enjoy."
"And, it's a bit embarrassing to admit, but the graphics engine [for Xenosaga] was only completed six months before the development deadline. That's the schedule we were on. So- and this is a bit of an excuse- but at the time, I felt that because no one on the team making Xenosaga had any experience, it might be a little too difficult for us to make our ideal game yet," he mused. In a sense, the development of Xenoblade Chronicles required some "burning bridges" with Monolith Soft's old habits.
Personally speaking, I've been a big fan of Takahashi's work ever since Xenogears, and while I can admit to being slightly disappointed by Xenosaga, I'd love for him to revisit those ideas in the future. Perhaps we'll see something along those lines when Xenoblade Chronicles X comes out? Who knows, but either way, it's interesting to hear some more about the development process of these games and the struggles the developers encountered. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D will be making it's way to the New 3DS handheld on April 10th, and you can read Robert Steinman's review of the original here. Xenoblade Chronicles X, on the other hand, is due out in Japan in April and in North America and Europe at an unspecified date.