text:
Like this page on Facebook for updates
The Weekend's Viewing: BBC2 tackles the mysteries of life and charts the story of music...all in a weekend
Monday 28 January 2013
Howard Goodall's Story of Music, Sat, BBC2 // Wonders of Life, Sun, BBC2
Tuesday 22 January 2013
The queues for the plastic champagne flutes might have rivalled those at Terminal 5 last weekend
IoS classical review: Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment/Fischer, Royal Festival Hall, London
Academy Cello Ensemble, St James's, Piccadilly, London
Sunday 13 January 2013
And then there was music … (and Haydn's God proves a very jolly creator)
Sunday 13 January 2013
This soundtrack to Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio is the last record by Broadcast, purveyors of icy-sharp electronica: singer Trish Keenan died unexpectedly in 2011.
Friday 04 January 2013
To ‘record’ derives from the Latin recordari, ‘to remember’, and that’s what medieval English minstrels did with the instrument to which they gave this name.
Saturday 15 December 2012
A grooving gun for hire conjures up a magical mix
Sunday 25 November 2012
Jos van Immerseel and Anima Eterna Brugge explore the timbres of the Parisian orchestra on the cusp of the 20th century in this absorbing period-instruments performance of three of Debussy’s most famous works.
Friday 19 October 2012
Anyone still ready to dismiss Hot Chip as geeks or middle-class ironists would be disabused of that notion as soon as the south London five-piece appear.
Saturday 06 October 2012
In Lieblicher Bläue (In Lovely Blueness) takes its title from the Hölderlin poem used as the text for Hans Werner Henze's "Kammermusik 1958", a lengthy suite for solo tenor, guitar and small ensemble.
Saturday 01 September 2012
Performed by Morton Feldman's original ensemble at a posthumous celebration of his work held at the 2000 season of June in Buffalo – the annual new-music festival he established in 1975 – this version of his classic "Crippled Symmetry" perfectly captures the poise at the heart of his music.
Sunday 26 August 2012
Ludus Baroque's second recording under Richard Neville-Towle pairs the grand Song for St Cecilia's Day with the more intimate Cecilian cantata Look Down, Harmonious Saint, using the Concerto Grosso in B flat as a bridge.
Saturday 04 August 2012
Following up their debut recording of Alexander's Feast, the Scottish period ensemble Ludus Baroque present another Handel piece, the composer's setting of Dryden's celebration of the patron saint of musicians, "A Song for St Cecilia's Day".
Friday 03 August 2012
With Exhibition Road turned into a fair - acrobats and jugglers, exotic foods and folk singers, and the charity-cycling Olympianist pounding out his music from the back of a lorry - the Proms must work to keep their audience.
Saturday 28 July 2012
As in his Symphonie Du Jaguar, French-Caribbean composer Thierry Pécou draws on both the musical stylings and the myths of South American culture in these works, his percussion interplay driving along pieces like "Paseo de la Reforma" and "L'Arbre aux Fleurs" with an insistence that recalls not just Reich and Glass, but also the batucada percussion ensembles of Brazilian carnivals.
Saturday 14 July 2012
Flying solo again following several recordings with his sister Julia, Angus Stone delivers what may be his masterpiece in Broken Brights, an album that seamlessly inhabits the resurgent Laurel Canyon sound.
Yvette Cooper: Our choice is years of Tory rule under Jeremy Corbyn – or a return to a Labour government
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn says 'we can learn a great deal from Karl Marx'
Public anger after French sunbather beaten up by gang for wearing a bikini in Reims park
Labour leadership: New poll shows party is now even 'less electable' than under Ed Miliband
While we fixate on Calais, the Government is quietly deporting dozens of migrants on 'ghost flights'
Calais crisis: For desperate migrants it is 'England or death' as they brave dogs, riot police and speeding trains
- 1 Top Gear team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May officially heading to Amazon Prime for new car show
- 2 Stuart Baggs: Apprentice star 'The Brand' found dead aged 27
- 3 How to cancel Amazon Prime: after Top Gear hiring, how to leave premium service
- 4 Tesco scraps 'unexpected item in the bagging area' as self-checkouts switch to less 'frustrating' audio
- 5 Living in Spain and commuting to London 'cheaper than actually working in London'


text:
Tiffany Thornton, who starred in Disney Channel shows Sonny with A Chance and So Random, recently tied the knot with boyfriend of three years, Christopher Carney. The couple, who have been engaged since December 2009, got married at Garvan Woodland Gardens on Saturday, November 12 in Hot Springs, Ark.
Demi Lovato, the 25-year-old actress’ costar, served as one of her bridesmaids. Demi’s ex-boyfriend, and rumored current boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, was also present and served as a groomsman. Lovato tweeted after the event saying, “Had such an amazing day…. Congrats to the new Mr. And Mrs. Chris Carney (aka @therealTiffany). Ps … Guess who caught the bouquet … ME!!!!!”
Later on, Tiffany tweeted saying, “I’m a wifey!!!” Congrats to the happy couple.
|»||Recipe: Delicious Homemade Thanksgiving Stuffing - Once Upon A Maritime|
|»||Tips For Cutting Thanksgiving Carbs - Once Upon A Maritime|
|»||DIY: Stuffed Christmas Tree Craft For Kids - Celeb Baby Laundry|
|»||Nick Lachey & Family Visit Disneyland - Celeb Baby Laundry|
|»||Thanksgiving Cat safety Check List – Keep Your Pets Safe During The Holidays! - Cats & Meows|
|»||Easy And Quick Chicken Cat Food Recipe - Cats & Meows|

domain: entertainment


text:
Kenny Chesney Throws Impromptu Beach Concert
Kenny Chesney hosted quite the surprise party in Panama City, Fla. this week. He packed three thousand people into a beach bar for an impromptu concert -- announced with planes flying banners over the beach that morning.
"Obviously, playing football stadiums, I can't say I've never seen a crowd this big," said Chesney after the show. "But I feel pretty comfortable saying that I've never seen so many people packed together quite so tightly . . . or having quite so much fun!"
The surprise show was part of the country star's 'Keg in the Closet' Tour. Chesney and his band played for four straight hours, even playing some songs twice.
"It was the best show we've ever done. Ever. Anywhere. Unbelievable," he said. "The band's exhausted. My voice is gone. And I couldn't have had a better night!"

domain: celebrity


text:
After a 39-day retirement, Tom Brady announced he was returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, the legendary quarterback has since been linked to another team.
There have been rumors that Brady was actually close to coming back and joining the Miami Dolphins, where he'd have teamed up with Sean Payton, who also retired this offseason after almost two decades coaching the New Orleans Saints.
That might sound farfetched, but Pro Football Talk, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe and others have since reported on the alleged details of the plan. Also, Colin Cowherd is buying that Brady almost wound up wearing aqua.
"You can put the things together now. We know it to be true," Cowherd said. "It's that Brady had a deal to go to the Miami Dolphins, like a Derek Jeter to the Marlins, be an owner, be a quarterback for a year, Sean Payton comes over...It was all in the works, then the [Brian Flores] lawsuit. Not a shock, the Dolphins screwed it up."
Assuming this is true, this story line has the potential to be one of the great "what ifs?" in recent NFL history.
As it stands though, Brady is back in Tampa, this time with a new head coach (Todd Bowles) and another opportunity to add to his already peerless legacy.

domain: sports


text:
Cardiac cells and gold nanofibers join forces to heal damaged hearts
There may be new hope for heart attack victims, in the form of patches that incorporate gold nanofibers and cardiac cells (Image: Shutterstock)
When someone has a heart attack, the damaged heart tissue doesn’t grow back. Instead, it’s replaced by non-beating scar tissue. As a result, the heart is permanently weakened. Now, however, researchers at Tel Aviv University are getting promising results using patches that contain cardiac cells and gold nanofibers.
As with other experimental heart patches, the idea behind these ones is that they could be surgically placed on damaged areas of the heart, where they would cause normal, beating heart tissue to grow back.
To create them, a team led by Dr. Tal Dvir started by integrating nanofibers (made of gold nanoparticles) into a three-dimensional nano-scaffolding made of biomaterials. That scaffolding was then “seeded” with heart muscle cells. The high conductivity of the gold allowed those cells to communicate with one another, by sending electrical signals through the network of nanofibers.
When viewed with an electron microscope, the cells were observed to be contracting in unison, which is essential to the proper beating of the heart. By contrast, cells that were placed on scaffolding without the embedded gold nanofibers displayed much weaker contractions.
After more lab work, Dr. Dvir is hoping to move on to human trials of the patches. Similar research is being conducted at MIT, where scientists have created electrically conductive tissue scaffolds that include cardiac cells and gold nanowires.
Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University
About the Author
An experienced freelance writer, videographer and television producer, Ben's interest in all forms of innovation is particularly fanatical when it comes to human-powered transportation, film-making gear, environmentally-friendly technologies and anything that's designed to go underwater. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he spends a lot of time going over the handlebars of his mountain bike, hanging out in off-leash parks, and wishing the Pacific Ocean wasn't so far away.
All articles by Ben Coxworth
If true, this is a major breakthrough !
Wouldn't be better to just stop the heart damage in the first place? Where are the tests that can predict an attack? And the treatment that can stop it?
Isn't heart failure the #1 killer?
Yes,the husband of a friend has heart failure,and this might be good for him.
Those 'tests' to predict a heart attack already exist and have for decades. They include a blood pressure cuff, glucose meter and blood lab tests for Cholesterol, HDL and LDL levels.
The Medical/Science field has already identified Cardiac Markers that are specific Biochemical markers released into the blood and by ordering blood work for these enzymes Doctors are able to actually "predict" the risk of a heart attack.
Prevention and treatment for any medical condition involves more than a 'test'. A person has to be willing to make and keep lifestyle changes. Decreasing stress, managing high blood pressure, smoking cessation/avoiding second hand smoke, simple diet and exercise and overall health education and awareness are the BEST prevention.
And ... heart disease is the number one killer which includes conditions way before any of them would cause cardiac cell death. Hypertension and atherosclerosis are the most common and preventable causes of heart disease. Time to hang the 'white coat' back on the coat rack and allow the amazing Medical Professionals, Scientists and Researchers to continue to save life's despite the lack of recognition or simple "Thank You's" that they deserve.
We can only HOPE that this is a viable solution to heart issues. I van't help but wonder if the same technique can be applied to damaged spinal cords, or many other neurological problems, like ALS, and MS?
Quite informative, being from the third world we have limited access to quality health services, at least your site keep us informed about the breakthrough.
Over 160,000 people receive our email newsletter
See the stories that matter in your inbox every morning

domain: news


BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
The Center for Economic Research and Reforms of Uzbekistan has developed an index of local bank activity, Trend reports citing the Center.
The index consists of the index of financial intermediation and availability, as well as index of financial stability of banks.
In the study, the Center assessed the activity index for 27 commercial banks. There are 31 commercial banks operating in Uzbekistan. Of these, 13 banks have state share, 16 are private banks or banks with foreign capital participation.
Kapitalbank, Hamkorbank and Alokabank are among the top three banks in the overall Bank Activity Index ranking for May 2020.
In the general rating, the first place (as well as in the ratings on financial intermediation and profitability) was taken by Kapitalbank. The ratio of savings and term deposits to total loans in Kapital Bank increased to 82 percent, while the share of deposits and loans from other banks and financial institutions in total liabilities and the share of government funds in total liabilities are considered to be significantly lower than average figures for the banking system (3.2 and 0.14 respectively). This was also facilitated by high indicators of the financial availability index, the share of loans from the top 10 clients, and the ratio of loans to the private sector to the total amount of loans.
Hamkorbank was ranked second in the overall rating (first in terms of financial accessibility, second in terms of profitability). In particular, this bank was ranked 3rd in the ratings by the average number of loans issued by its branches to individuals (4,323 persons per branch).
Alokabank ranked third in the overall rating due to its low liabilities to the government, high ratio of savings and term deposits to the total amount of loans among banks with the government share.
Tenge Bank, UzKDB Bank and Poytaxt Bank took the last three places in the overall ranking. UzKDB's relatively high share of loans to its 10 largest customers and low level of funding from savings and term deposits resulted in a relatively low score. However, these banks are among the top three in terms of liquidity.
Follow author on Twitter: @seyfaddini


text:
The Ultimates is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, and first appeared in The Ultimates #1 (March 2002), as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint. The team is a modern re-imagining of the superhero team the Avengers.
|Gallery / Sub Gallery||Comics / Ultimates|
|ID / Dimensions / Size / Type||62167 / 1862x2900 / 347.84 kB / JPG|
|Date Added||8 years, 10 months, 16 days ago|
|Recently Favorited By||crystalwarrior JerseyGirl|


text:
As compared to neighboring Fes, the imperial city of Meknes receives lesser footfalls but that doesn’t take away the shine from this historic neighborhood which was once home to Moroccan sultanate. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes went on to become Morocco’s capital under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl. This city will enchant its visitors by remnants of fortifications, ingeniously incorporated into the city’s road networks. The king’s tomb sits at the heart of the city flanked by an almighty royal granary and the magnificent Bab El Mansour.
Visit to Meknes is a must on your trip to Morocco, and its impressive Spanish-Moorish style architecture with harmonious blend of Islamic and European culture will leave you mesmerized.
- Heri Es Souani
This historic ruins of Moulay Ismail’s gigantic granaries and stables are one of the key places to visit in Morocco. With massive walls and tiny windows, effectively creating cool storage conditions, it stored grains and hays to feed 12,000 royal horses during its glorious days. The giant volts and original cedar wood doors impresses every shutterbugs. At 10 dirham as entrance fees, you can witness this piece of historic remains in Meknes.
- El Hedim Square
Built in 16th century after demolishing half of Old city of Meknes, this famous square lies in the heart of Meknes. Facing Bab El Mansour, this historic place was earlier used for royal announcements and public executions, and now it’s a good place to sit and watch the world go by and a meeting point for the locals.
- Bab El Mansour
Known to be world’s most impressive doors, this iconic gateway is famous for its geometric ornamentation, devotional inscriptions and impressive marble columns. Definitely one of those places to visit in Morocco, this grand gate is intensely adorned by green and white zeillij tiles and engraved Koranic panels. Don’t forget to capture the marvel of this architectural wonder in your camera.
- Dar Jamai Museum
Built in 1882 by Jamai family, this museum overlooks Place El Hedim and is an ornate palace surrounded by lush gardens, displaying traditional crafts and textiles. It houses colorful exhibits of painted wood panels, decorated chests and amazing pottery pieces. Get astounded at the detailed and elaborate effort that is evident in every piece of wrought iron, brass, ceramics, woodcarving, metal work, coppersmith items and leatherwork. Your Morocco vacation is incomplete without this museum in your itinerary.
- Medresa Bou Inania
This marvelous Islamic architecture is a distinguished Marinid monument and is Meknes’ pride. Visit this madrasa on your trip to Morocco. The monument has a prayer hall, a place for ablution, classrooms and a large patio, with a well-designed courtyard that displays the zellige base, delicate stucco midriff and carved cedar wood ceiling.
- Palais Al Mansour
This 17th century palace was once Moulay Ismail’s summer residence, having similar architectural elements as that of Bab El Mansour. This historic palace is being restored currently. A visit to this historic structure would give you an idea of their grand past.
- Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
This 18th century Mausoleum is the final resting place of the sultan who made Meknes his capital. Bearing the symbol of Moroccan craftsmanship, this structure with opulent design is partially allowed to the non-Muslims to explore.
- Agdal Basin
North of Heri Es Souani granaries lies this serene lake which is a visual delight to the travelers of Meknes. Don’t forget to take a stroll along this enormous stone lined lake on your Morocco vacation. Originally served as a water reservoir for sultan’s gardens and Pleasure Lake, today it is a common place frequented by local families and visitors around the globe.

domain: artistic


text:
Tseng, T.-C., & Varma, A. H. (2022). Synthesis study: Repair and durability of fire-damaged prestressed concrete bridge girders (Joint Transportation Research Program Publication No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/15). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317378
Recent research results from INDOT research project SPR-4221 indicate that the damage to prestressed concrete bridge girders from an intense hydrocarbon fire is limited to concrete material degradation up to a depth of 1 inch from the surface. Additionally, concrete cracking and spalling occur in the fire-damaged region, but the structural strength (flexure and shear) of fire-exposed prestressed concrete bridge girders is not compromised. The findings open the possibility for repairing damaged bridge girders and answers questions regarding the durability of damaged-unrepaired and damaged-repaired girders.
fire, prestressed, concrete, girder, bridge, repair, durability
Joint Transportation Research Program
Indiana Department of Transportation
West Lafayette, IN
Date of this Version

domain: literature


text: aizawl: mizoram armed police and insurgents of the united national liberation front exchanged fire at vaitin village near the manipur border after the ultras attacked the map outpost on sunday evening. the manipur-based ultras fired at the outpost prompting the policemen to retaliate and the gun-battle lasted for about two hours, police said. while there was no injury on the police's side, any casualty on the insurgents' side was not yet known, police said adding the ultras managed to flee towards manipur under cover of darkness. the unlf attack, the second on the outpost, followed recent surrender of two of their activists with two ak-56 assault rifles and unspecified rounds of ammunition, police said. on march three, the unlf had attacked the outpost and nearby vervek police station after three of their activists surrendered to the state police.


text:
McNally Jackson Reading List
For your reading pleasure. McNally Jackson’s Sam MacLaughlin shares his must-read list.
McNally Jackson is our go-to bookstore for art and design books, fiction, culture magazines, literary greats and new classics. We got the lowdown from Sam MacLaughlin, manager of the Williamsburg outpost, on the books to add to your reading list.
A Girl Returned, Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Set against the desolate but stunning landscape of Abruzzo in central Italy, this story explores the bond between mothers, daughters, and siblings, and furthermore, the responsibility and caregiving that comes with the family dynamic. There is good reason this book earned one of Italy’s most prestigious literary prizes.
MacLaughlin says: “Told with awesome intensity, clarity, and delicacy, this is a moving exploration of the pain and beauty of growing up and becoming oneself outside, and sometimes in spite of one’s family.”
Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James
This New York Times bestselling book is the first novel in Marlon James’s Dark Star trilogy. Within these pages, history, fantasy and mythology interweave as we join the search for a boy who disappeared three years earlier.
MacLaughlin says: “Thrilling fantasy—perfect for anyone missing Game of Thrones (or wishing it had been better written).”
How to do Nothing, Jenny Odell
Your how-to guide for doing nothing. Jenny Odell critiques the forces vying for our attention and offers a path toward a more meaningful understanding of happiness and progress.
MacLaughlin says: “Odell, a critic and visual artist, examines what we pay attention to and why—and how to use that attention more meaningfully.”
Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney has received high praises for her sharp humor and thought-provoking writing. At times messy, at times darkly funny, at times deliciously seductive—this book paints a portrait of two young women on the verge of adulthood.
MacLaughlin says: “If you haven’t read Sally Rooney yet, you should—she lives up to the hype, and her intelligent novels about the affairs of millennials go down easy, like milkshakes.”
Dry Heart, Natalia Ginzburg
“I shot him between the eyes.” So begins this frightening tale that plunges the reader deep into the mind of the narrator immediately after she has murdered her husband. If you’re a fan of white-hot psychological thrillers, this book is for you.
MacLaughlin says: “A tale of cruelty and lust and repulsion and bad marriages, this is a little novella with a lot of emotional heft and complexity.”


text:
SINDABAD.COM Wins ‘Channel I Digital Media Award 2020’ award27 February 2021
Staff Reporter:Sindabad.com, Bangladesh’s first and largest B2B e-commerce marketplace, has clinched the ‘Channel I Digital Media Award 2020’ in the category of Best B2B E-Commerce 2020.
Asif Zahir, The managing Director of Sindabad.com has received the award at a ceremony held at Channel I Chetona Chottor on Friday.
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak handed over the award on the fucntion.
Director and Head of News of Channel I Shykh Seraj, Freedom Fighter And Director of Impress Group Mukit Majumdar Babu were present at the award ceremony.
Sindabad.com has started its journey in June 2016 with a goal to revolutionize the supply chain management of the numerous small and medium businesses in Bangladesh and was one of the first of its kind B2B e-commerce marketplaces in the region.
Sindabad.com is providing its customers with complete transparency, a wider variety of products, quality assurance guarantee, logistics and delivery solutions and access to credit to help them improve their profitability and grow their business.
Today Sindabad.com is serving over 15,000 SME businesses and targeting to grow to over 100,000 customers by the end of 2021.
The SMEs are being digitally enabled by using the Sindabad App where they can order their desired products seamlessly. The SMEs are experiencing a transformation in the supply chain as they receive doorstep delivery for their order within 24 hours.
In its 4 years lifespan, Sindabad.com has grown rapidly and is serving over 600 corporate customers, 15,000+ SME customers and the number is increasing daily. Sindabad.com has an employee strength of over 250 and has already established 2 state-of-the-art warehouses and own delivery fleet in various parts of Dhaka.
Sindabad.com is also one of the top startups in terms of raising Venture Funding from renowned Venture Capitals from Europe and Singapore securing $6.65 million in funding so far from investors including Ananta Group, Brummer Frontier Fund and Aavishkaar Venture Capital.
Earlier, Sindabad has won numerous accolades including APICTA Awards 2018, Basis National ICT Awards in 2018, E-CAB Movers Award as well as Daily Star ICT Awards in 2020.
Sindabad.com is the first and largest full stack B2B e-commerce company in Bangladesh which provides business buyers such as SMEs, offices, factories, and other organizations a convenient, transparent and seamless platform for their manufacturing and wholesale purchases with direct-to-business deliveries.


text:
WelcomeWelcome to wayfaring artist, tales from an every-day artist! I find art in everyday living through a variety of mediums and from a variety of sources, and not usually what you might think. I hope you'll join me in discovering the every-day art of our lives :-)
For more about me, click here.
Fresh off my keyboard
Tag Archives: children
So simple, yet I almost missed it… What to do for the letter “G”? Then the blocks stood out at me, and as I went to spell the word, my son came over to play with me. So easy to … Continue reading


Halo’s XCDs are new for 2011. The wheelset may not be the most bling bit of kit but displays the robustness and versatility that keeps long-term loves on our bikes.
The deep-flange hubs resemble those on the Pro-Lite Alleins, but a slightly wider rim and four extra spokes up front mean a few extra grams. This isn’t enough to hinder the performance of the XCDs; they exhibit the same speed boost as any other lightweight wheels.
Although not the stiffest we’ve tested, when shod with reasonable rubber they track neatly and have held up well. Double-butted J-bend spokes should be available and simple to replace if you mangle them.
Sealed cartridge freehub bearings make for simple and infrequent maintenance, although the soft splines of the freehub body are more prone to cassette damage with loose cassette sprockets.
With quick release axles and 23mm rims, they’re in the realm of cross-country (rather than trail/all-mountain) and balk at higher volume tyres.


On-highway tractor-trailer vehicles operate in a complex aerodynamic environment that includes influences of surrounding vehicles. Typical aerodynamic analyses and testing of single vehicles on a test track, in a wind tunnel, or in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) do not account for these real-world effects. However, it is possible with simulation and on-road testing to evaluate these aerodynamic interactions.
Multi-vehicle, on-road aerodynamic interactions have been the subject of physical testing and reporting worldwide since at least the 1990s, under the phrases “slipstreaming,” “platooning,” or “intelligent highway” research. These terms overshadow the fundamental truth, that vehicles share road infrastructure and generally are more likely to be operating in the wake of other vehicles than not. The correct term for this is generally defined as “traffic.”
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy SuperTruck program that was awarded to Cummins Inc. and Peterbilt Motors Co., a series of investigations was conducted on the aerodynamic ramifications of traffic. One such investigation, carried out by experts from Peterbilt and design software provider Exa Corp., focuses on the impact of traffic conditions on aerodynamic drag for typical vehicle separation distances at typical highway speeds. Testing was performed along two Texas highway routes to determine the impact of surrounding traffic conditions on oncoming airflow to a vehicle. Multi-vehicle CFD was also employed.
The SuperTruck program for the Peterbilt/Cummins team challenged industry to develop near-production-ready technologies for attaining 50% improvement in freight efficiency over a representative road test cycle and 68% for a typical 24-h single driver operation relative to a MY2009 representative baseline vehicle. These aggressive goals required a systems approach to the vehicle design, with complementary contributions from many systems. The significant goal from aerodynamics was a 48% reduction in wind-averaged aerodynamic drag, as determined from CFD analysis in a single vehicle virtual wind tunnel.
Validation of the system-level performance for the road test cycle was accomplished through on-highway, two-vehicle-modified SAE Type III tests, over a predefined 310-mi (500-km) course as reported in business confidential information (CBI) SuperTruck status reports to the DOE. Validation of the 24-h cycle test was done with a combination of SAE Type III tests over a predefined 500-mi (805-km) course and overnight static hotel segments. Per the program requirements, vehicles were operated at 65,000 lb (29 t) gross vehicle weight.
During testing of the first prototype Peterbilt Demo 1 SuperTruck, the on-highway fuel economy results were found to be better than predictions from summing the contributions of the interacting systems. The evaluation suggested that the aerodynamic contributions were exceeding predictions, primarily from uncontrolled ambient conditions that include weather conditions and traffic that were omitted from the original CFD evaluations.
The relative magnitude of the weather effects were fairly well understood from various source documents on wind and temperature effects. The magnitude of traffic effects on drag prediction was not as well understood. An on-highway test was developed by Peterbilt engineers, using the two SuperTruck tractor-trailer units on a straight, relatively flat stretch of divided highway operating at posted highway speeds. This testing characterized potential magnitudes of airflow changes due to separation distances. An additional blocking vehicle was employed to eliminate random interactions from other vehicles.
A challenge was how to measure the wake effects on the trailing vehicle without modifying the vehicle with additional instrumentation that could bias results. Peterbilt engineers observed that the engine fan was effectively operating as a simple flow meter as it free-wheeled with the clutch disengaged. Instrumentation was added to the fan to measure the rotational speed, which augmented the continuous data recording. In flat, on-highway operation, the cooling fan is generally not needed, with cooling provided solely by ram air.
The MY2009 baseline Peterbilt Model 386, pulling a standard 53-ft Utility DX4000 van trailer, was selected as the lead vehicle. The trailing vehicle was a Peterbilt Model 587 based tractor, pulling the Peterbilt-modified Demo 1 SuperTrailer. Both had production engines and cooling systems. The 587 tractor-trailer system is a more aerodynamic configuration, with added aerodynamic features such as tractor-trailer gap closeouts, trailer skirts, and tractor bogey aerodynamic shields. The two vehicles were operated with vehicle spacing reducing from multiple vehicle lengths down to 10 ft (3 m). Multiple tests were conducted in opposite directions on the divided highway.
This physical testing established that the free-wheeling fan rpm reduced as separation distances decreased. Fan speed was measured using a Banner SM312LV optical sensor. The validity of the optical sensor was checked when the fan was engaged. The results from the optical sensor showed the engaged fan speed within 1% of the engine speed multiplied by the known fan pulley ratio of the engine driven fan.
Subsequent review of the 310-mi on-highway test runs and evaluations on an alternate commercial 400-mi (644-km) run from a warehouse in Irving, TX, to a Laredo terminal showed that free-wheel fan speeds could document the presence of multi-vehicle interactions. An rpm change threshold was set from open free stream on-road conditions. The full route data was then parsed; significant rpm reductions due to surrounding traffic conditions occurred between 37% and 53% of the travel.
In this testing, full vehicle aerodynamic data was not collected either through fuel-economy (FE) measurements or other means. However, recent SAE Type 2 FE testing has shown that running tractor-trailer combinations in proximity can achieve FE savings through aerodynamic effects on both the leading and trailing vehicle.
Having substantiated that wake vehicle interactions were occurring with sufficient frequency and magnitude to bias predictions, a detailed CFD investigation was initiated.
Multi-vehicle drag CFD evaluations
Simulations using PowerFLOW, a CFD software based on the Lattice-Boltzmann Method, were used to evaluate the aerodynamic drag impact on leading and trailing tractor-trailer configurations in a drafting configuration at various trailing distances. PowerFLOW is an inherently transient solver that utilizes a Very Large Eddy Simulation technique where the large anisotropic levels of turbulence are calculated on the computational grid while the small isotropic scales of turbulence are modeled using a two equation turbulence model based on extended Renormalization Group theory. This simulation technique has developed best practices that have been used to validate against simplified and detailed heavy truck configurations in wind tunnels.
These best practices have been applied to both the leading and trailing vehicle in the simulations presented. The simulation methodology also conforms to SAE J2966, which provides guidelines for aerodynamic assessments of heavy vehicles. The fluid domain between the leading and trailing vehicle in the simulations was maintained at the same resolution used to characterize the wake of each individual vehicle. This was deemed appropriate for this investigation, but further grid resolution studies could be performed in the future.
The CFD analysis was conducted on models with fully detailed external flow surfaces and underhood surfaces of the two tractor-trailer units. The geometry was obtained from original CAD manufacturing models and refined from an intensive photogrammetry scan of the actual vehicles to capture the as-built configuration as accurately as feasible. The leading vehicle in the CFD simulations was a detailed representation of a Peterbilt 386 leading vehicle in the on-road testing; the trailing vehicle was a later version of the SuperTruck based on a Peterbilt 579 platform and was chosen for simulation for SuperTruck program considerations. Since exact correlation is not desired for this study, the differences in the models were deemed acceptable and will highlight the overall effects vehicles experience in a drafting configuration. Both vehicles were modeled with rotating tires as specified by a rotating wall boundary condition in conjunction with a rolling road floor condition and in an open road or very low blockage environment.
Drafting simulations were completed at separation distances of 30, 60, 100, and 160 ft (9, 18, 30.5, and 49 m). No offset in the direction perpendicular to travel was used. Separate simulations at 0° and 6° yaw angles were completed for each of the separation distances at free-stream velocities equal to 60 mph (97 km/h). Simulations with the leading and trailing tractor-trailers by themselves were also performed and provide the values for normalization of aerodynamic performance without any traffic effects.
At a 30-ft separation distance, the yaw averaged drag of the leading vehicle is reduced by 7% compared to the same tractor-trailer without any traffic flow disturbances. Analysis of the cumulative drag along the vehicle shows that most of the drag reduction for the leading vehicle occurs at the tail end of the trailer. The stagnation pressure from the trailing vehicle communicates with the wake pressure of the leading vehicle, causing an increased base pressure on the leading vehicle and an overall drag reduction.
The increase in pressure on the back face of the leading tractor-trailer configuration reduces significantly between 30 and 60 ft.
The drag reduction for the trailing vehicle is shown to be more significant than on the leading vehicle. At a 30-ft separation distance, the drag on the trailing tractor-trailer is reduced by 17%. The main driver for the reduction in drag is the reduction in oncoming velocity to the trailing vehicle from the wake of the leading vehicle due to the presence of the leading vehicle wake. The velocity upstream of the no-traffic condition is as expected near free stream with the only impact being the stagnation zone in front of the tractor.
With a 30-ft trailing distance, the oncoming flow onto the trailing vehicle is generally at 50% of the free-stream velocity. On the surfaces of the vehicle, this reduces the stagnation areas like the hood, bumper, and windshield, but also reduces the suction pressure on curved surfaces designed to accelerate the flow like the roof fairing. The flow on to the trailing vehicle at 60, 100 and 160 ft increases with increasing separation distance and is not uniform.
At 60-ft separation distance, the velocity near the center of the vehicle, where most stagnation zones are, is lower than the velocity at the outer surfaces, where more flow acceleration and suction pressure is obtained. This is the driving factor for the slight reduction in drag for the trailing vehicle as the separation distance increases from 30 to 60 ft.
For the trailing vehicle, the aerodynamic drag is not the only technical area needed for investigation. The lower velocity in front of the trailing vehicle also impacts the amount of cooling airflow through the underhood because of the change in the driving stagnation pressure. If not enough airflow is driven from the ram air effect, the fan clutch will engage to drive the fan necessary to ensure proper operation of heat exchangers critical for powertrain and air-conditioning requirements. The fan operation draws power from the powertrain and can impact vehicle FE as a result.
The findings in these simulations show that running in a drafting or platooning configuration can have a drag reduction and thus a FE improvement. Communicative braking systems between vehicles and changes to safety regulations may be needed to realize this drag improvement on the road. Drag savings for the separation distance of 30 ft are significant, and the analysis shows a total drag savings of 23% are possible. At highway speeds, this could translate to 11.5% FE savings for a two-truck platooning configuration. Recent on-road FE testing has shown similar findings for lead and trailing tractor-trailer efficiency.
This study highlights that real-world heavy-truck aerodynamic prediction through test and analysis methods can be improved by incorporation of significant environmental factors such as traffic conditions.
This article is based on SAE International technical paper 2014-01-2436 by Jeff Smith and Rick Mihelic of Peterbilt, and Brandon Gifford and Matthew Ellis of Exa Corp. Their paper is part of the “Vehicle Aerodynamics” technical session at the SAE 2014 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, taking place October 7-9 in Rosemont, IL (http://www.sae.org/events/cve/).Continue reading »


text:
See money on an equivalent walk out acknowledged loan providers with the the net. ‘s the courtroom money providing the requested numbers to people hence you desire even more profit no conditions and terms. All of our payday loan build lengthened installment terminology, big capital amounts, minimizing Annual percentage rate payment rate.
Quick payday loans online louisiana
- Pay day loan Covington Louisiana
We have to imagine those most readily useful benefit most of the folks instead of landing ourselves in more monetary troubles. Payday advance financial support Covington provide a secure and you may productive way off conference the economic requires.
These investment come in handy particularly when we are in need of quick dollars. These types of money are simpler to carry out than just Financial financing. They provide credit restrictions and you will jobs more like a development salary, that’s very easy to pay. This type of fund are all among those some one in the place of additional earnings just after cash advance for the Dieterich the brand new he or she is very likely to get into which predicament.
In order to satisfy drama financial needs, online payday loans Covington in the Louisiana La was away from let. The procedure displays to never feel busy and acceptance is actually swift adequate. Was all you should do.
Get cash regarding the most useful pay day loan into the Covington into the Louisiana Los angeles: Financing will be individually placed to suit your needs. This step can take that business day.
Create a fees on your own loan: The initial Covington on line amount borrowed including even more costs you are going to end up being debited from the membership into the planned deadline of the mortgage.
Immediate online payday loans louisiana
- The latest consumers helps make recommendations according to the other also provides put on the internet prior to settling for one to financial firm.
- For those that you prefer money with tight times, payday loan give pros although the preserves them the situation having in order to undergo boring suggests and you can stretched queues delivering checkmate payday loan.
- Effortless Payday loans Covington don’t need sub-standard borrowing from the bank show, which immediately disqualifies that come across other finance.
- The application form procedure is simple there aren’t any fees.
- You to becomes instantaneous approvals towards the Payday loans online within the Covington of Louisiana La.
- The brand new cash advance Covington on the internet services come on the a beneficial twenty four-hour base, leading them to really easier especially in meeting crisis economic setting.
- Particular loan providers promote easy pay day loan Covington no credit check. This is going to make such as for instance finance widely accessible to numerous somebody.
Better Lenders away-off Payday loan Covington zero Credit check
There are many payday loan financial institutions when you look at the Covington off Louisiana. On a lender, you should get a hold of subscribed lenders. Additionally, interested in financial institutions just who adhere to Covington towards Louisiana and you can government rules is the best, because this will make sure legislation handles you to definitely. Most of these creditors give no money progress Covington no borrowing view including go out currency.
Glance at ‘page Go was serve their funds get better Covington on line: They www.paydayloansexpert.com/title-loans-ar/ give you payday loan having amazing rates. The latest individuals are able to use for a financial loan ranging from 200-step three,a hundred dollars which have a cost age up to 30 weeks.
Bucks On the internet United states: They are the most readily useful payday loan loan providers if you are searching to possess timely identification for the pay day loan currency Covington off Louisiana La. The latest notice try majorly towards short-term-name, single fee financing. They give you their clients pay day loan from between a great hundred- 3,a hundred cash.
Throw in the towel: These are the go-so you can class to own some body that use upwards all the the a good credit score performance. They have a bonus over almost every other loan providers with regards to straight down-interest rates as they provide their customers devices which help her or him to find better studies into borrowing recommendations. Their credit rating. Sometimes they focus on one to commission and you can cost money one has actually an inferior cost period.

domain: finance


text:
World Trigger Season 3 Episode 8 is scheduled for a weekly release on November 28, 2021. Fans are excited for upcoming episodes to hit streaming platforms.
World Trigger is an adventurous sci-fi-based drama series that originated in Japan. The series was originally a manga that has been in circulation for many years. Daisuke Ashihara is the writer and the illustrator of the popular manga WorTri.
After the popularity of the manga series, the series also got its anime adaptation, which has been directed by Mitsuru Hongo, Kouji Ogawa, and Morio Hatano.
Everything you need to know
Table of Contents
The series is set in the city of Mikado. The series portrays a dynamic threat and fear of rage and war between the humans and the aliens from a world unknown to a normal being. It was discovered, because of a crack in the gates that led to a parallel universe, monsters and aliens from another world have started to attack the city and take them under their control.
These creatures have shown no mercy and have destroyed everything. To battle these creatures, it was time to come up with a solution. The town members decided to start an organization and train people to fight these aliens.
The organizations consisted of brave fighters that were formed in a group to fight these aliens. The groups were known as a border, and there was a special weapon that was invented with the sole purpose of fighting the aliens. The weapons were known as World Triggers.
World Trigger Season 3 Episode 8 Release Date
It is going to release on November 28, 2021. Fans are eagerly waiting for new episodes to release soon. We all are excited to witness what will happen next. There are just 2 more days left for new episodes to release soon.
— Daily Kuga ♡ (@dailykuga) November 23, 2021
Where to watch?
You can watch it on Crunchyroll.
Stay with Stanford Arts Review for the latest update.


text:
Open Hub Project Analysis
|Lines Of Code:||347|
|Published On:||Jun 02, 2014 (10:37 AM)|
C library for Patricia trie storage. The library provides an API to create and use dynamic compact Patricia tries for arbitrary data. Keys may be of variable length. Data may be stored and retrieved by reference only. Supports in-order retrieval and best-match prefix searches with foreach closure semantics. Requires C99, no dependencies, platform independent. Work in progress. BSD style license.

domain: library


On "real" guitar amplifiers
Real guitar amps don't have MIDI connectors, knobs that turn by themselves, or display screens. And they certainly don't talk to computers or the internet. The only patches you'll find on a real guitar amp are the ones covering rips or burn marks in the Tolex.
Real guitar amps don't have programs, and they don't get software upgrades. Real guitar amps do keep playing right on through power glitches. Hell, real guitar amps would keep playing right through a nuclear air blast if the power grid and the guitarist were both still alive.
Real guitar amps sound at least as good cranked up all the way as they do at settings that won't cause permanent hearing damage. And they also sound good at levels that are comfortable for the band and the audience.
The only effects built in to real guitar amps are spring reverb and tremolo, both of which are optional. With a good guitar in the hands of a capable player, a real guitar amp will sound great without any pedals.
Real guitar amps do let the sound of the guitar come through. A real guitar amp doesn't turn your guitar into a thudding percussion instrument. If that's the kind of sound you're after, get a 55 gallon drum and beat it with your guitar.
Real guitar amps don't rival the guitarist in size and weight, except perhaps when being used for visual interest in a stadium-sized venue. Can you say "compensation issues"?
Real guitar amps do need to warm up, just like guitar players do.
Real guitar amps don't need to be serviced by someone with a college degree. Most of what goes wrong with a real guitar amp can be fixed by a guitarist, on stage if necessary.
Real guitar amps don't blow up, burn up, shut down, rattle, buzz, fizzle, choke or otherwise fail when you play them as loud as you can stand. There's no such thing as "too loud".
Real guitar amps are not built entirely from esoteric audiophile-grade components. Nor are they built from components specially selected for the virtue of having collected dust in some warehouse for the past thirty years. Real guitar amps are made from components that are matched to the function of the circuit.
Real guitar amps are made in sufficient quantities to be appreciated by lots of players and be heard by many listeners. Real guitar amps will survive through the years to be appreciated by new generations of players.


Charles Sykes/Invision/APMet Gala 2019: Best red carpet looksPenelope CruzThe Spanish actor wore a vintage black and white Chanel gown from French fashion the house’s Spring 1987 Couture collection. Ever since the new iteration of Queer Eye was launched on Netflix earlier this year, people all over the world have felt rattan tote bags ladies inspired by each of the cast member’s unique talents and the way in which they use them to transform people’s lives. Masks, which were already compulsory on public transport, in enclosed public spaces, and outdoors in Paris in certain high-congestion areas around tourist sites, were made mandatory outdoors citywide sustainable rattan bag on August 28 to fight the rising coronavirus infectionsAFP via GettyWorld news in pictures28 August 2020Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows to the national flag at the start of a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo. Read moreThink pink: Why menswear is borrowing from the woven purse with flowers girls this summerBut now, as menswear moves towards a more “don’t give a f***” aesthetic, its return to the fashion fold is nigh. The beauty industry is an oversaturated marketplace with new product launches throughout the year, from big-name brands to indie startups
And woven leather handbag long woven leather handbags and totes before you see the likes of Dr. Having turned vegan in 2007, Whittle offers ethical, affordable and sustainable alternatives to your favourite beauty products across her social media platforms, including vegan and plastic-free lipsticks, fake tans, deodorants and foundations. Substitute this as your moisturiser three or four times a rattan clutch leather handles week as your last step to let the formula work at its best. Last year was fundamental in the revival of blue makeup both on and off the runway. This season, designers including Molly Goddard and Natacha Ramsay-Levi at Chloé are putting modern twists on the aforementioned prints, notes crossbody round rattan bag Ross, pointing to the style of Diana, Princess of Wales as a key inspiration
As much as I cherished my shopping experiences as a teenager, they were very much of their time. Getty ImagesKarl Lagerfeld's most iconic designsThe Fendi 'baguette'It is probably Fendi's most famous item. Imagine, if you ladies round rattan bags will, that scene in The Devil Wears Prada, where Meryl Streep tells Anne Hathaway that her cerulean jumper wasn’t something she merely picked up in a bargain bin, but something several factions of the fashion industry handpicked as a trend. Look closer at the items that continue to be pink woven backpack popular at this time of year as listed below, and you’ll notice that many bear a striking resemblance to some of the staples we wore as uniform in our school days. ASOS are now selling chokers marketed specifically towards menA search for ‘men’s chokers’ on British online fashion store summer woven leather handbag and totes ASOS yields an array of nine chokers in everything from velvet and burnished silver to braided leather
From fledgling talents at Fashion East to homecomings at Ports 1961 and Donatella¹s supermodel extravaganza, London Fashion Week seriously kicked it up a notch today. From afar, it looks like a beautifully woven purse rattan put-together, stylish ensemble. ”She also set up a fundraising page for children’s charity Beauty with a Purpose, which was created by the Miss England organisation. Just like skincare for your face, the best hand creams will contain SPF so that, as well as some much-needed TLC, they also prevent buy woven handbags online premature ageing. Blackface controversy in popular cultureMoncler PenguinFrench brand Moncler claims the golliwog-style face is really the face of collaborator Friends With You's character "Malfi the Penguin"
Of course a blackface mule can be seen as a “nod to modern art” when you are not black. Read our privacy woven backpacks made in bali notice“As long as you don't cut or break the connections, you can reuse them as often as you want,” Pham said. Not only are they effective, but they’re easy to use on the go and can only be activated by human touch, so no need to worry about accidentally plastic woven clutchs setting fire to your suitcase. ✕Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent eventsFor everything you need to know about this year's Emmy Awards, click here. Mugler, Aura, £49, The Perfume round rattan bag fragrances Angel and Alien, Mugler’s new scent boasts an oriental botanical bouquet
(MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images)The little sale woven handbag black dress is one of the very first items one thinks of when thinking of fashion. Here, it's illustrated with puffer jackets, camo trousers and comfortable footwear. Here, the wool coat and billowing maxi dress evoke a perfect synergy with a pleasing 'Absolutely Fabulous' flamboyance. The reviews are compiled handicaft woven beach bag through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. "RexInspirational quotes about LGBT rightsHillary Clinton"Gay rights are human rights
Throw your needs-to-go lingerie into the fire one piece at a time. Getty ImagesCelebrities on the front row at Paris Fashion Week AW19Amber VallettaThe American supermodel sat in the front crossbody woven crossbody bag row at Saint Laurent. The 70-year-old also said that he wants to increase the ratio of female senior executives in the company to more than half, after the company completed its goal of filling more than 30 per cent of its management positions with women in 2018, according to handicaft woven purse Bloomberg. One that, if rattan purse more comforting when paired with Neom’s Complete Bliss Candle. For more eye make-up reviews, read our guide to the best eyeshadow brushes for every abilityIndyBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust
Read our privacy noticeRead moreKaty Perry's fashion brand natural rattan tote bag pulls shoes amid accusations of 'blackface'The designer went on to say that the controversy has caused his “the greatest grief” but that he is taking “full accountability” for the “unintentional effects”. Read our privacy notice“There are simply not enough 'different' people fighting to be in whatever spot or position," evening round rattan bag she said. Whether you’re getting off on holiday or simply looking for something to cool-down your workwear uniform, slides are one summer’s simplest yet most intoxicating pleasures. We tried it both to smudge out eyeliner for a softer look and to add pops of highlighter underneath the brow bone handle woven leather tote and in the inner corner of the eye to tie our make-up looks together. Bush in 'Vice', attended the ceremony with his wife of 12 years, actor Leslie Bibb
Rex FeaturesBest Met Gala Dresses Of All TimeKate Hudson, 2009The Hollywood actress wore Stella McCartney. In 1986, he arranged the sale of 25 per cent of the Saint Laurent empire to the Italian entrepreneur Carlo de Benedetti, and used the money to buy Charles of the Ritz, which owned a number of designer perfumes, including several Saint Laurent fragrances. Entrupy’s database now has tens of millions of photographs from about 30,000 different handbags and wallets. Getty ImagesLondon Fashion rattan tote bag style looksProving the longevity of 1980s fashion trends, this guest paired an oversized red coat with a wide-brimmed hat, large earrings, white ankle boots and a mini black pleated skirt. For a brand that always seemed capable of predicting our future desires before we knew them, will it be able to use its crystal ball and save itself?
LionsgateThe strongest female characters in TV and filmRyan Stone in Gravity (Sandra Bullock)Dr Stone is a broken woman on the path to recovery after the sudden death of her 4-year-old daughter. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Met Gala 2019: Best red carpet looksSienna MillerThe British actor wore a chainmail dress from Julien Dossena’s latest collection for Paco Rabanne. The silky, light texture glides on effortlessly and is super gentle even on sensitive skin (it’s also great for those that use contact lenses). The highly social birds will also remember that person if they come near their nests again, according to researchers from the University of Exeter. In fact, you can shop all of her must-have make-up products for under £100


|[Music] Ps Odogwu – Bitch Mp3 Download|
Ps Odogwu – Bitch Mp3 Download
One of YBG arm forces “Ps Odogwu” came through with an amazing mind blowing single again titled “Bitch” mp3 download.
On this new single “Ps Odogwu” highlighted out some quotable heart touching lyrics which will definitely draw your attention all, it’s somehow a heartbreak song.
Listen and Download Mp3 Below:
Do you find Naijamp3tv useful? Click here to give us five stars rating!


text:
Universal health care essay outline persuasive essay against universal health care, free health care essay paper. Persuasive essay on universal healthcare concert and to acquire against meaning that the conclusions affirm not accompaniment backup or inelastic health care. Argumentative essay about universal healthcare should the united states is to euthanasia, essays on universal health care persuasive speech. Persuasive essay: universal against universal healthcare is that those to a greater degree under a universal health care system and would also. Universal health care persuasive essay some people are against universal health care because they fear that their taxes might be raised to help pay for the. Universal healthcare essaysin this paper, i will discuss the reasons why america should convert to a universal healthcare system, and reveal the pros and cons behind the problems that america faces without a universal plan. Persuasive presentation in support of universal health care in the us one of the primary arguments against universal health care is that government health care. The 4 best legal arguments against obamacare why the president's sweeping health care overhaul should be struck down by the supreme court damon root.
The argument essay counterarguments a bright future of change - ochilov mukhammadaziz ochilov in my country uzbekistan we have almost universal health care. Health care, argumentative, persuasive] 402 for or against universal healthcare] 585 universal health care in canada - universal health care. The 25 most interesting argumentative essay topics in health care the core concept in an argumentative essay is for you to convince the reader that your point of view is the right one. Argumentative essay against universal health care, essay writers, professional essay writers review.
Transcript of universal health care persuasive speech by: emily bolwerk universal healthcare in the united states major problem in the united states. Universal health care essay - entrust your coursework to qualified scholars employed in the service cooperate with our scholars to receive the excellent review meeting the requirements 100% non-plagiarism guarantee of custom essays & papers.
Essay against universal health care on jawaharlal nehru pdf file i respect my parents essay persuasive essay using ethos pathos and logos prices leonardo. An analysis of the pros and cons for universal health care insurance in the united states. Argumentative essay on universal health care some people are against universal health care because they fear argumentative-persuasive essay argumentative. Check out our top free essays on health care persuasive essay to help you write your own essay.
My dashboard pages persuasive essay: universal health care coverage for the united states. Speech: universal health care universal health care in canada essay - universal health care in canada the health care system in canada today is a combination. Mixed public/private sector, etc) which guarantees universal access to health care of universal health care persuasive when. Posted by: according to accordions | february 18, 2008 an essay on the implementation of a universal health care system w/o footnotes.
Dementia essay witch essays persuasive essay 200 words diacap to rmf comparison essay percy related post of argumentative essay against universal health care. Although the united states has plenty of enemies against whom we own state-wide universal health care five arguments for universal health care.
Persuasive essay on universal health care abut the the thing tht is happening with felix persuasive essay against gun control work gp essay the popularity. Persuasive essay on universal health care by you cite an author in a research paper anna against corruption essay in english literary research paper. Essays against universal health care antonioni essay how to make an introduction for a persuasive essay what is the purpose of an expository essay brainly. Read an example of the persuasive rhetorical mode one of the most common arguments against providing universal health care. Persuasive essay against universal health care, help me do my algebra homework, can't do my homework anymore car vous mentez deliberement essayez le factuel vous verrez c'est sympa pour ouvrir une discussion. Health care reform incorrectly called obamacare, with the proper name should be called, pelosicarethe affordable health care act, stated to have been designed to help millions of people.
Read an example of the persuasive rhetorical mode one of the most common arguments against providing universal health care coverage online persuasive essay. Argument against universal health care in the us by shaker71493 jacob nieuwenhuis contemporary issues msr 10 march 2010 universal health care in the united states “of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. High school persuasive essay universal health care essay example essay thesis statement with universal health essay essay about high school purpose of thesis statement in an essay with compare and contrast essay on high school and college english sample essays sample essay topics for high school with learning english essay.

domain: medical


text:
Having received a grant of £8000 from the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme earlier in the year, an area of land near the Sixth Form Centre was developed over the summer holidays into a vegetable garden. Since then we have been busy with the Year 9 Enterprise Group (formed from some of the new Food and Nutrition GCSE students) weeding and planting elephant garlic and some spring flowers.
We are hoping to erect a large poly-tunnel over four of the beds over the Christmas break ready for planting some chilli plants in January. The plan is to then to add some more exotic plants for students to enjoy including grapevines, blueberry bushes and maybe even a banana tree.
The Year 10 Enterprise Group raised around £1500 from their activities last year and we have already used some of these funds to purchase a table and chairs and gazebo. Additional items such as bird tables and bird baths will be sourced over the next few months.
In addition the SEN Department have been asked to support the group in developing part of the area as a Sensory Garden. We envisage the area will have a herb garden incorporating plants with strong aromas, some kind of outdoor instruments and wind chimes as well as water features to create a calming atmosphere. A selection of flowering plants have been planted for colour and some artwork/sculpture could be incorporated from the Art Department. Many food plants will be grown to sell to ensure the garden is sustainable and for the students to taste and use in their cooking classes. The use of different plants and screening types within the garden will add texture to the area for students to touch.
Tesco and Groundwork representatives visited in October to help plant some Elephant Garlic and see how the project was progressing and were very impressed with the design and layout of the garden. We hope to officially open the garden in the Spring when more of the finishing touches will be in place.
In the meantime, if any students are interested in becoming part of the team who look after the Vegetable or Sensory Garden areas please see Mr Huddleston - all years are welcome.
If anyone has any equipment, bird baths, garden ornaments at home which are no longer wanted please get in touch as we may be able to use them in the school garden.

domain: agronomy


text:
The pool of water didn't look too deep, so Steven and Christy Parker drove through, heading to a medical appointment they couldn't miss. But then, water started to rush in.
Passing cars sent a wave into the Parkers' vehicle as heavy rains raked downtown Charleston Friday. In the passenger seat, Christy Parker felt the grip of a panic attack. So, just steps away from the hospital, the couple called 911. They waded out into the knee-high water, which smelled of sewage. Then, they watched from a sidewalk near Storm Eye Institute as their silver Hyundai filled up.
This spot on the Medical University of South Carolina campus is known to flood, as it did Friday when a pounding afternoon rainstorm snarled traffic and drowned vehicles like the Parkers'.
As climate change brings ever-more frequent floods to the low-set Medical Mile, some wonder whether the region's premier medical institutions should be there at all. The rainfalls and hurricane surges that swamp the district are, already, a drain: persistent flooding has sapped an estimated $45 million from the institutions in the past five years, they estimate.
Climate change's urgency hadn't made its way into board room conversations in Charleston by the time the Medical University of South Carolina committed to a 20-year expansion plan in the early 2000s. The hospital system banked on flooding issues being fixed over time by the city of Charleston. But since then, the flooding has continued. During a tropical storm in 2017, personnel criss-crossed the campus in boats. MUSC even bought a military surplus high-water vehicle to make sure staff can move between hospitals.
Billions in investments made over more than 200 years have sealed the three hospitals' futures between Rutledge Avenue and Lockwood Drive, a low-lying basin on the western edge of the Charleston Peninsula.
MUSC and Roper St. Francis have together funneled at least $870 million into major projects on the campus since 2000, according to newspaper archives.
Some of that spending has been financed with debt that will mature in a time when Charleston's flooding problems will get more severe and frequent, scientists predict.
Flooding is already a slog for the hospital workers who walk, like Traci Davis, a technician at the Storm Eye Institute, which sits on one of the quickest-to-flood parts of MUSC's campus. Davis is constantly attuned to the weather, and keeps a change of clothes at her office in case she has to wade through floodwaters in shorts and flip flops.
Meanwhile, patients from all over the state continue to come to the medical campus for some of the most complex medical care available in South Carolina.
Centuries of building
Charleston's Medical District was built on some of the most vulnerable land in the city. It’s a fact that becomes clear standing atop Roper Hospital’s helipad. In extreme cases, when waters rise high enough, helicopters may be the only way for new patients to come to the hospital.
From that vantage, the broad opening of the Charleston Harbor sprawls into the horizon; only a retaining lake and low boulevard stand between open water and the front steps of the medical district.
But the concentration of complex care in this location is the result of centuries worth of decision-making and inertia.
Medicine has had a home in downtown Charleston since 1736, when the then-province of South Carolina funded a “work house and hospital.” In 1824, the Medical College of South Carolina became the first medical school in the Deep South.
Students have always needed a place to practice, and so the school has been tied to the nearby hospitals. Work on Roper Hospital completed in 1852, right next door to the medical college.
The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center opened in 1966, later named for a Charleston-born Marine who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades in Vietnam. It became the last of the three institutions to join the 80-acre campus.
The decades that followed have been a story of one construction project after another. In the mid-2000s, development began at a record clip, and in recent years, hospitals have moved to build new facilities inland and away from rising waters. Still, investments into the peninsula continue.
Today, the medical district is the only place South Carolinians can receive a new heart or lung in-state. It is also home to one of the South's top-rated hospitals for veterans, a brand-new children's hospital, four emergency rooms and a heart and vascular center.
But the ground under these towering institutions is problematic. It’s one of many areas on the peninsula that was artificially filled as the city tried, over the centuries, to claim land that was once part of the Ashley River.
When MUSC built its Ashley River Tower on Courtenay Drive, workers had to sink pilings low enough that they would reach the Charleston marl. The stiff, watertight layer of clay is the closest thing the city has to bedrock.
Engineers took core samples to estimate how deep the pilings would have to go. But, in a few cases, former MUSC Health president Dr. Ray Greenberg said, the estimations were off. Steel supports more than 100 feet long disappeared entirely underground.
Preparing for storms
One wrong turn, and Darci Kenagy’s minivan was floating.
Loaded with Kenagy, her husband and six children, the Toyota Sienna had made the two-hour trip from the family’s rural Midlands home to medical appointments in Charleston many times.
On one of those trips, the Kenagys tried to push their van through flooded Line Street after an SUV in front of them made a crossing through murky waters.
What happened next left them in a dangerous situation that’s unfolded time and time again for travelers to Charleston’s medical district.
For the Kenagys, three of the six children they had by that 2012 trip to Charleston were born with cataracts. Eventually, all of their children were being seen by specialists at Storm Eye. No ophthalmologist in the Midlands had the same expertise in pediatric cataracts as the doctors here, Darci Kenagy said.
The family was well-versed in Charleston's flood-prone streets, but they still ended up floating on Line Street. Water reached up to their headlights, air burbled out of the back exhaust pipe, and the Sienna started drifting toward a line of parallel-parked cars.
In a lucky turn, two passersby pushed the van to high ground. The Kenagys then spent hours waiting for a tow in a soul food restaurant; they were picked up by family, instead, and never made the appointment.
“It was a huge impression on my children,” Kenagy said. “They would draw pictures of the van in water for months afterward.”
Flash flooding like the Kenagys encountered strikes suddenly, and can put downtown Charleston at a standstill for hours.
But the city's hospitals also have to deal with the threat of hurricanes, which push a wall of ocean water onto land wherever they strike.
Five tropical cyclones have affected Charleston in the past five years, an onslaught that has helped to reinforce the dangers posed by the rising seas and stronger rains driven by climate change. The city hasn't had a true test of its defenses since the last major hurricane hit — Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
After Hugo pushed water into Roper Hospital’s energy plant, the hospital spent millions to protect its infrastructure. In the basement facility, boilers thrum and chillers rattle. The hospital stores 45,000 gallons of fuel here.
“This is the heartbeat of the building,” Mike Gunter, engineering coordinator at Roper St. Francis, said. “Everything comes from here.”
Gunter has been keeping watch over it for three decades. He started the job just two months before Hugo. Then, he said, engineers had to shut off the generator that fed the intensive care unit. All night long, Gunter sat in the stairwell and ran portable generators with extension cords to the ICU.
When the floods receded, flounder, crabs and mud covered the concrete floor. The storm revealed how susceptible the hospital’s critical infrastructure is to rising water.
In 2001, the hospital started work to lift its generators to the third level.
The work has continued. One 15,000-gallon drum is now anchored to Roper’s concrete floor, so it won’t float away. Another is in a room entirely sealed, except a hatch at the top.
Roper is also installing a new generator, a step that will help ensure air conditioning keeps running if the normal power supply cuts out. All-told, the health system has spent about $9 million on flood mitigation, with the aid of grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The VA Medical Center, on a relatively high piece of ground above Bee Street, has never taken water onto its first floor. Still, managers there have taken their own precautions. They're moving generators up to the second floor, and plan to move all clinical services off the first floor.
Even when hospital leaders started discussing the future of the downtown Medical District years ago, flooding was a known problem.
Medical University Hospital and MUSC's College of Pharmacy were swamped in Hugo. Hollings Cancer Center flooded during Tropical Storm Irma in 2017. But, for the most part, flooding impacts mobility in and around the area, an issue for decades when a hard rain falls. On Friday afternoon, it took 20 minutes to drive two blocks down Bee Street, a drive that connects all three hospitals. A BMW stalled on Jonathan Lucas Street, within sight of Roper Hospital's emergency entrance.
The problems are so persistent that two or three times a year, ambulances with Charleston County EMS can’t reach the downtown hospitals and are diverted elsewhere in the region, a county spokesman said.
The area, Charleston’s stormwater chief Matt Fountain said, is “like a big bowl, and the water just doesn’t get out.”
The problem is compounded by climate change. A warmer atmosphere can produce more rain, and higher tides driven by sea level rise make it harder for that water to drain. The city logged a record-smashing 89 tidal events in 2019 alone, though not every one was enough to cause serious flooding.
Fran Clasby, who worked in physical therapy before retiring last November, was one of many workers who kept extra clothes on hand in case he had to cycle to work through standing water.
"It’s actually less scary than driving through it, because I know my bike's not going to stall," he said.
But workers moving back and forth have to contend with drivers, whether or not they’re in a car. Kim VanHorn, a nurse at Roper Hospital, was walking to her house on Fishburne Street in May when a truck surging down the street to avoid deeper waters almost sideswiped her.
"When I'm in my scrubs and I almost get hit by a truck going through floodwater, during a time that the whole nation is going through a (pandemic) together, it feels pretty crummy," she said.
Even Arlene Watrobski, a nurse and 20-year resident of Charleston experienced in driving around flooding, is challenged by the watery maze.
During recent rains in late May, Watrobski found the normal route didn’t work on the way home from Roper Hospital — she had to call her son-in-law for help, and a trip that usually took 10 minutes expanded to 40.
In the same late May event, Davis, the technician at Storm Eye, said she heard from patients for the first time that they couldn’t find a way onto the Charleston Peninsula. A family from Florence, two hours away, didn’t even bother to wait for the water to go down, she said; when police turned them away, they simply went back home.
VanHorn said Charleston needs to create a suggested driving route for medical workers and their patients.
"We’ve got people coming into Charleston using apps like the Waze app to try and get there. The city fails to do what I deem kind of the easiest thing to do," make a map of high ground, she said.
Doing that is the goal of Charleston Police Department Capt. Dustin Thompson, who took over traffic control earlier this year. He hopes to have a map for the public by the end of 2020.
Police are already starting to leave barricades at intersections that go under quickly, and encouraging the people who live nearby to deploy them when flooding starts.
Thompson has asked for detour signs that could be placed around the city to send unfamiliar drivers to high ground.
In recent years, Charleston’s hospitals have poured money into higher ground in the tri-county area. MUSC re-purposed a J.C. Penney at the Citadel Mall to give patients an accessible way to see their doctors. Roper St. Francis opened its fourth hospital in fast-growing Berkeley County. The VA broke ground on an outpatient center in North Charleston, citing flooding issues as a top motivation.
No institution has invested more into its downtown roots than MUSC. The state-backed health system estimates its economic impact on the Charleston area at $3.8 billion.
Thousands of people each day driving across the Ashley River see the sunlight glinting off the rounded glass faces of MUSC’s two newest buildings, a modern facade set against a backdrop of steeples.
Together, the two buildings are a $664 million investment, one MUSC committed to years ago.
Greenberg, president of MUSC Health from 2000 to 2013, said leaders started considering the hospital's future on the peninsula in the early 2000s. The health system needed a plan to replace its main hospital, which was so old that it was becoming hard to fit modern equipment inside, Greenberg said. They also wanted to expand specialties like cardiac and children's care.
Leaders debated moving away from flooding and traffic, potentially to North Charleston.
Ultimately, moving and splitting the campus apart was considered “too divisive” for faculty leaders, he said. And back then, while flooding was common, leaders didn’t account for climate change making the problems more severe.
There was a hope that projects planned by the City of Charleston would help alleviate the longtime problem. Then-Mayor Joe Riley, a friend of Greenberg's, was also key in swaying the hospital to stay, Greenberg said.
Riley was a tireless advocate for Charleston’s peninsula, championing projects there like the S.C. Aquarium and reinvesting tax revenues in the historic core of the city throughout his decades-long tenure.
But just before MUSC was considering its own commitment to the area, a different school had recently decided to abandon its downtown campus: Johnson & Wales University, which trained hospitality workers, announced in 2002 it would leave the Charleston peninsula for Charlotte.
For MUSC, Riley said in a June interview with The Post and Courier, "the dispersal of parts of those institutions takes something away, tangible and intangible, from a great university."
Looking back, the former mayor said he believed hospitals made the right choice by staying.
MUSC's leaders committed to a 20-year roadmap that sealed the health system’s future on the peninsula. Ashley River Tower opened in 2008; the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital opened earlier this year.
The health system built both above the floodplain. It installed flood doors and pumps.
In May, MUSC reported it owes $530.6 million for the two projects, which it doesn’t expect to pay off for decades.
By 2045, the Charleston peninsula is expected to experience tidal flooding as frequently as every other day, according to a national assessment of climate change impacts conducted in 2018.
In the coming years, a third hospital will be joining the view as MUSC acts on the final phase of its plan to replace Medical University Hospital somewhere west of Courtenay Drive.
“To leave the peninsula now would take a level of investment that would require increases in state and federal funding that are not realistic or likely to fully address the need to move an entire campus,” MUSC said in a statement.
The campus of about 100 buildings, including its hospitals and six colleges, would cost “well over $3.5 billion” to replace, according to the health system. Roughly 17,000 people work for the hospital system, and about 3,700 students pursue a degree there each year.
MUSC’s decisions also affect the VA Medical Center, because the two institutions are closely intertwined. Some specialists and researchers work for both health care providers, said Rick Mahon, the local VA's chief of strategic planning and analysis, said. Students rotate across campuses.
Attracting the best talent will decide a hospital’s success. But by law, the VA can’t be a pay leader. So, with high salaries off the table, the proximity to an academic medical center is a key selling point.
The VA needs to move in tandem with MUSC, Mahon said.
“Both of us are committed to being on the peninsula,” he said.
Resolved not to move, Charleston’s hospitals are asking for money to help them stay, and stay dry.
Several projects are on the table, and they go beyond lifting generators or moving patients to higher floors.
At the top of the list is a shaft in the heart of the MUSC campus that would connect to massive drainage tunnels the city of Charleston has already carved to the north.
City officials and hospital officials were hoping, earlier this year, that the state might help cover the $10 million cost of the linkage in this year’s budget by directing the amount to MUSC.
Time is of the essence, they argued. They want to dig the connection before the main tunnels under the Septima P. Clark Parkway, a key thoroughfare known as the Crosstown, open in 2022.
“If construction can start in the fall, it will be just in time to link up with the main project,” Frazier said.
The item was nowhere to be found in the state spending plan that passed the House in mid-March, just before the pandemic halted the session and made that budget proposal moot. When legislators returned to pass a new budget in September, it wasn't included either. So the city is now pursuing federal funds.
Now, Frazier said, the city may add a watertight door to its tunnels, so a new connection can be hooked up after they’re full of stormwater. But that would add a new cost to the original tunnel project, already tens of millions over budget.
There are other projects that could also help: pumps in various locations could speed drainage to the Ashley River, and a greenway that could one day include underground cisterns to hold rainwater.
In the future, multiple buildings across the district could also be connected by skybridges.
MUSC is on the hunt for the cash needed to start work on those improvements. The coronavirus pandemic could open up new opportunities to apply for special funding, said Lisa Montgomery, executive vice president for finance and operations at MUSC.
But, of the five projects the Charleston Medical District association wanted to pursue in 2020, construction hasn't begun on one.

domain: geography


text:
The U.S. national women’s soccer team managed to alienate people who should have been fans by stridently dissing conservatives on the way to their Women’s World Cup win.
One year from now, the team will compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, assuming the team doesn’t do what, if they were serious about their pay situation, it should have done — strike.
Two pieces of news cast new light on the finances of international soccer and the U.S. women’s team. First, from Brad Polumbo:
The United States has the best women’s soccer team in the world, as evidenced by our recent Women’s World Cup win. But we’re told that the women’s team still faces blatant sexism and a pay gap compared to our men’s team.
That’s what woke feminists like USWNT Captain Megan Rapinoe keep telling us. In fact, the women’s team has even filed a lawsuit against U.S. Soccer alleging gender-based pay discrimination. I’ve already made the argument against equal pay and explained why Rapinoe is far from a good role model, but a new open letter and fact sheet released by U.S. Soccer completely refutes the equal pay crusaders’ argument.
First, it reveals that while U.S. Soccer is the target of the USWNT’s equal pay lawsuit, they’re not even the ones paying the men and women unequally. According to U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro, they actually pay the women more than the men. He writes:
How’s that for sexist? Cordeiro explains that this pay gap — in favor of the women — is due to different pay structures the men and women have negotiated, as the women’s team is given an annual salary and benefits while the men are paid more sporadically, proportional to participation. This disparity is necessary because the men have more professional soccer opportunities outside of international competition, such as the leagues in Europe and Major League Soccer. National soccer is a side gig for them, not a full-time job.
Now, it is true that the men’s World Cup offers significantly higher prize money, and that when prize money is counted, the men received $41 million from 2010 to 2018 and the women received just $39.7 million despite vastly outperforming the men relative to their own competition. And more generally, the winning team in the last men’s World Cup received $38 million in prize money, while the winners of this year’s Women’s World Cup get a relatively modest $4 million.
But this is up to the International Federation of Association Football, not U.S. Soccer, which means the “equal pay” lawsuit hasn’t even been filed against the right entity. Moreover, the differential in prize money offered by FIFA is explained by differences in revenue generation and viewership, not sexism.
As I wrote before:
The women’s team garners significant but substantially lower viewership. We don’t have data for the 2019 tournament, but during the women’s last World Cup in 2015, 764 million viewers tuned in for some portion of the tournament. This is quite good, but it still pales in comparison to the men’s tournament’s audience.Unsurprisingly, Cordeiro’s letter explains, “We look forward to the day when Americans choose to spend their time and money equally between women’s and men’s soccer.” But as the U.S. Soccer fact sheet makes clear, today is not that day, and the pay structures reflect that reality.
But Cordeiro wasn’t done. David Hookstead:
U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro hit back hard at the women’s national team over equal pay.
With the World Cup in the news after we won the whole thing, the issue of pay between the men’s and women’s national teams has once again been a hot topic for debate. A lawsuit is currently underway over the pay disparities between the two teams. The issue at the core is simple. The women are more successful, but women’s soccer doesn’t generate the same kind of cash the men do.
Now, Cordeiro is claiming they actually lose money.
According to TMZ Sports, Cordeiro released a statement on Monday saying the following in part:
From 2009 through 2019 — a timeframe that includes two Women’s World Cup championships — the Women’s National Team has earned gross revenue of $101.3 million over 238 games, for an average of $425,446 per game, and the Men’s National Team has earned gross revenue of $185.7 million over 191 games, for an average of $972,147 per game. More specifically, WNT games have generated a net profit (ticket revenues minus event expenses) in only two years (2016 and 2017). Across the entire 11-year period, WNT games generated a net loss of $27.5 million.
U.S. Women’s National Team spokesperson Molly Levinson responded in part by calling the numbers “false” and the statement from Cordeiro a “ruse.” She also said the women’s team wants to “be paid equally for equal performance.”
If the women’s national team has actually lost money since 2009, then I don’t even know why we’re having this debate. Sports leagues and teams aren’t paid simply by how much they win.
They’re paid in large part by revenue generated. It’s why the worst NBA team still makes much more money than the best team in the WNBA.
It’s called economics, and it’s really not that difficult to figure out.
If the numbers are false, then that’s a different story. Luckily, that seems like that something that would be very easy to fact check.
I have no idea how this lawsuit will end, but I find there to be next to no outcome where it turns out the women generate more revenue than the men historically.
The women should try to get as much money as possible, but they’re only ever going to get cash as it’s tied to revenue.
Anybody who doesn’t understand that fact just doesn’t understand sports.
Or business. Of course, liberals have a well-known hatred of markets.


Alabama had it. And then they didn’t.
Alabama basketball lost a crucial home game to Texas A&M 74-68 on Wednesday night inside Coleman Coliseum.
Texas A&M forced Alabama to play at its strengths. The Aggies hold its opponents to 64 points per game and held the Crimson Tide to just 68. Texas A&M played the shot clock. Played physical defense. And Alabama struggled to find a solid answer.
“This was a disappointing loss, one we really needed if we’re going to make a run at the NCAA tournament,” head coach Nate Oats said in a press release. “You’ve got to give Texas A&M a lot of credit, they’re playing hard.”
The opportunities were there for Alabama (14-12, 6-7 SEC). Two, in fact. Actually, in reality, like three. Maybe four. Two potential game-tying three-point shots in the final minute, but both Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaden Shackleford missed. Alex Reece had an opportunity but missed it. Then, on a three-point shot, Shackleford was fouled and missed all three free throws.
But it was more than that. It was a tale of two halves.
To end the first half, the Crimson Tide held the Aggies to zero field goals in the last 6:16. Texas A&M had 14 turnovers, resulting in 14 Alabama points. The Crimson Tide made eight three-pointers and four two-pointers.
Alabama was playing its game, Texas A&M was just hanging around.
But then things changed.
To close out the game, Texas A&M finished on a 12-0 run, including a Quenton Jackson three-ball with 57 seconds remaining to take the lead 68-62.
Each year it’s the same reality. Alabama can’t finish in February. In each of the past four seasons, Alabama hasn’t earned more than two wins to finish its last five games. The Crimson Tide will have to finish 4-1 or 5-0 to have a shot at the NCAA tournament. And, that’s a lot to ask.
The fight in this team is undeniable, but you can’t lose to Texas A&M and expect to make the NCAA tournament. A Quadrant three loss really hurts the Crimson Tide. Remember, Alabama was an 11.5 point favorite. They lost by six.
With five games remaining on the Crimson Tide’s schedule, two stick out. Mississippi State and South Carolina. Both of whom sit on the bubble, both of which Alabama can’t afford to lose.
“We have got to get this figured out. Some of this is on the coaching staff,” Oats said about Alabama’s struggles late in the season. “We didn’t do a great job of attacking the pressure. That’s on me, and we’ve got to get them more prepared to play.”
Alabama starts a two-game road trip in the state of Mississippi, starting with Ole Miss on Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT.


text:
California has already fallen behind the revenue hopes that Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers used to solve the budget deficit in June, raising fears Tuesday that deeper education cuts may be in the state's future.
Controller John Chiang said for the first month of the new fiscal year, California missed its $5.2 billion July general fund revenue target by $538.8 million, or 10.3 percent.
To help bridge the deficit in the face of Republican tax opposition, Democrats relied on an optimistic assumption that California would receive $4 billion more than previously forecast through June 2012.
Under the budget agreement, if revenues fall short, California will ask districts to shorten the K-12 school year by up to seven more days, as well as impose a fee hike at community colleges. Other cuts would hit public safety, universities and social services.
"While we hope for better news in the months ahead, every drop in revenues puts us closer to the drastic trigger cuts that could be imposed next year," Chiang said in a statement.
The Department of Finance has until December to determine whether the state is on track to hit its revenue target. Brown officials cautioned Tuesday that it is too early to judge whether that money will come in.
"A lot of things still have to happen that are going to have a far greater impact relative to what happens to the trigger," said Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer. "The biggest is when we revise our economic and revenue forecast in the fall."
The Department of Finance will release its own revenue totals in the coming days. Palmer indicated that the department's sales tax data are more positive than the controller's.
But some school officials are already anxious. Compared with Brown's first budget in January, the June document relied on $11.8 billion in additional revenues over 18 months, without the benefit of higher taxes. The state banked some of that money this spring but fell short of the optimistic path in June and July.
"You would have had to be foolhardy to think we'd float our way out of this whole thing just on the economy," said Bob Blattner, a veteran schools lobbyist. "We should have smelled something."
In nearly six weeks since Brown signed the budget, the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen 1,174 points, or 9.5 percent. Jeffrey Michael, director of the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific, said many forecasters are revising their growth expectations downward.
State officials predicated higher revenues on gains by upper-income earners. But with the market struggling, budget analysts are concerned that those gains have evaporated. The impact may not reveal itself until September at the earliest because of when quarterly filers report their estimated tax liability.
Jason Sisney, who tracks revenues for the Legislative Analyst's Office, agreed with Finance Department officials that it remains too early to judge whether the trigger cuts will be necessary. But, he said, "The odds are definitely tougher than they were a few weeks ago. A significant part of our revenues are correlated with the performance of the market. Such a large turn in the market is clearly not helpful to the state's revenue situation."
Chiang's data said the state received $538.8 million less in July than the $5.2 billion that budget writers projected for the month. Corporate and sales taxes lagged expectations, while personal income taxes were slightly above projections.
The biggest factor was a $419 million gap from an "other" category, which includes an undesignated $229 million July share of the $4 billion tax windfall that state officials had hoped for.
Typical fiscal forecasts assign targets for each revenue source. But when lawmakers and Brown reached their budget deal in June, they did not assign the $4 billion to any particular categories. They based it not on a new economic analysis, but on the fact that cash revenues were higher in May and June than expected.
Scott Lay, president and CEO of the Community College League of California, said he will recommend to his districts that they assume California never receives that $4 billion.
Under current law, that means the state would cut $102 million from community colleges across the state. It also means colleges would impose a $10 per unit fee increase for the spring semester, on top of a $10 per unit increase already in place this fall.
Lay said he is working with legislators to delay the fee increase until next summer, asking districts to shoulder the $30 million cut in other ways. He said it would be a logistical nightmare to ask students for more money after they have already enrolled in spring classes.
Among school advocates, there is a growing sense that lawmakers will face pressure to avoid K-12 cuts even if the revenues fall short. That could mean finding alternative cuts in January before K-12 reductions hit districts in February.
It could also mean finding other sources of revenue. That may include seeking GOP support for taxes or revisiting some of the controversial solutions in the Democrats' original plan, such as selling state office buildings.


text:
Interested in Male Breast Reduction?
When a male develops enlarged breasts, this is a condition known as gynecomastia. It usually occurs during puberty and goes away on its own, but there are some cases where it never goes away and requires medical assistance to be treated.
Gynecomastia is not something that can be alleviated with diet and exercise alone. While these may help to some degree, getting rid of the excess tissue responsible for creating the enlarged breasts is not that easy. With male breast reduction surgery, however, you can finally achieve the masculine look you desire.
The treatment is designed to help remove breast tissue and recontour your chest to fit your aesthetic needs. It is a safe procedure and is highly effective when it comes to delivering outstanding results. If you’re interested in learning more about the procedure, contact board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Deborah White, to schedule your consultation today!