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The other day, I was reading Celia’s post, One Giant Tromboncino, where she mentioned she had made a chocolate zucchini cake with some of the tromboncino. It reminded me of the chocolate zucchini cake I used to make.
I have a tendency to overcook cakes. I am sure it is because I don’t make them often and, therefore, have never worked out just the right moment to take them out of the oven. I have been advised to take them out just before they are perfect because they continue cooking… but when is that?
I don’t usually make cakes because, if you make them, you eat them and I am fat enough but my friend, Sandra, was coming around the other evening and Sandra likes all things sweet so, with the cake on my mind, I decided to make it.
It was lovely and moist, notwithstanding my overcooking tendency. I am sure it is the zucchini that keeps it moist. If you are like me and never come up with a lovely, moist, perfectly-cooked cake, give this one a go. It works for me every time. There is no hint of zucchini: it is just a rich and luscious chocolate cake.
The recipe calls for orange icing. I am sure it would taste just as nice, or even better, with the cream cheese icing commonly used on carrot cakes.
I found the recipe in an old Australian Women’s Weekly publication, Quick & Easy Family Meals. I just read on the web that it is also in the Australian Women’s Weekly’s Cakes and Slices Cookbook which is readily available.
- 90g butter
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1¼ cups self-raising flour
- ¼ cup cocoa
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup grated zucchini
- ½ cup chopped pecans/ walnuts
- 30g butter, softened
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 2 tbs* orange juice
*These are 20 mil tablespoons
- Preheat your oven to 180°C.
- Butter a 15cm x 25cm loaf tin, line it with baking paper and then butter the baking paper.
- Cream the butter, zest and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa and cinnamon.
- Stir in the sifted dry ingredients and the milk, zucchini and pecans/walnuts.
- Transfer dough into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Stand for three minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool.
- Spread cold cake with orange icing.
Beat butter and rind in a small bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sifted icing sugar and juice.
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I have a birthday cake to make for my daughters birthday this weekend. I just found the recipe! Thanks for sharing this, she LOVES zucchini (I know, strange child) and I love chocolate so it’s a win win
Happy birthday to the little gourmet, she will love this one, especially all that icing.
This looks very good, Glenda, really moist. I love that you chose to frost it, too, especially being it’s orange-flavored. That touch of citrus would be great.
Hi John, it must have been good, it is all gone 🙂
‘Glenda, as a regular cake maker, here are my tips – the majority of cakes take 1 hour in 180 c oven, (fan forced ovens can be a little lower) I always test with a skewer well before the hour is up to allow for the difference in the various ovens that the authors have used. If cakes have lots of butter they don’t dry out as much, so look at the ratio of butter also when second guessing the possibility of the cake drying by overcooking. Save brown paper bags for placing over the top about half way through if the cake looks like it is browning too quickly, harder to tell with chocolate cakes! Roz’
Roz, thanks for this. I will copy it to my blog as it is really useful. What I usually do is test the cake with a skewer when it is still raw and then put it on for 10 more minutes because I am too scared to keep opening the oven and test it again and it is dry.
With this cake it said ‘Bake in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes.’ Because it was in a hot fan forced oven I put it on 170C. I tested after 40 minutes -raw. Then after 45 minutes – raw then after another 10 minutes cooked a little too long!!! Any suggestions?
You know, it’s always the “can’t find any bit of zucchini (or tromboncino) in the crumb” but that gets to me – how on earth does that happen? I think this looks fabulous, Glenda, thank you for posting it (I know you did it just for me :)).. xxx
Yeah, I thought the queen of cake making (and chocolate tempering) may be interested 😀 I really like cakes with vegetables in them, be it zucchini, pumpkin, beetroot or carrot, because I am sure the vegetable does keep the cake moist. Where does that vegetable go?
Ooo, delicious! I will have to buy some zucchinis this week and turn your beautiful cake into cupcakes.
🙂 Mandy xo
Cupcakes ooh!! How long would you cook them for?
It would be trial and error Glenda. I would start them off at 10 minutes and work up in small increments. I reckon they would take between 12 and 15 minutes. 🙂

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The Stihl BR 430 is a gas-powered backpack leaf blower delivering 500 CFM at 219 MPH. It features a 2-cycle 57.5cc engine. (Read full specs)
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Overview of the Stihl BR 430
- Power: The BR 430 gas-powered blower, manufactured by Stihl, is rated for a max air volume of 500 cubic feet per minute (CFM) and a max air speed of 219 MPH.
- Handling: This blower’s backpack functionality makes make it less exerting on the user, even when used for an extended period of time. Its throttle is located on the tube, which allows you to keep your left hand free. All told, it weighs 22.3 lbs — the Stihl BR 430 is neither the lightest nor the heaviest gas-powered backpack blower on the market.
- Engine: This blower is fitted with a 57.5cc 2-MIX engine. Since this is a 2-stroke engine, it’s important to remember that the BR 430 cannot run on gasoline alone. The fuel must be mixed with an appropriate ratio of gasoline and oil in order for it to function properly (for this Stihl model, this ratio is 50:1).
- Speed Settings: With its variable speed settings, the Stihl BR 430 allows you to precisely control its air output. In addition, the blower is also equipped with cruise control, with which the user can easily maintain the selected settings.
- Noise: As far as gas-powered backpack blowers go, this one is average in terms of noise with a rating of 76 dB.
- Fuel Tank: With a capacity of 57.5 fl. oz., this Stihl blower is average compared to other gas backpack blowers.
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Stihl's 2-Mix engine is a more eco-friendly and powerful approach to the traditional 2-stroke engine. It features what Stihl calls "stratified scavenging", which simply means that a layer of air is created between the combustion chamber and the crankcase. This action allows the engine to separate fresh fuel from the exhaust, which in turn minimizes the scavenging losses and eliminates the components of the mix that pose a health and environmental hazard (compliant with European Emissions Directive, Stage II). The 2-Mix engine offers a high torque over a wide speed range, a fuel consumption up to 20% lower than conventional 2-cycle engines, and fewer harmful emissions.
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Why We Really Overeat
Overeating may be seen as just a lack of self-control, but the underlying reasons that lead to overeating are much more complicated than you think. How much we eat involves several systems within the body and even some external factors that seem out of our control. If you’re wondering why you may be overeating, understanding the reasons behind it may help you gain some control.
What is Overeating?
At its most basic definition, overeating occurs when your intake of food and/or calories is greater than what your body can use. We have all overeaten at some point in our lives- whether at an event, while relaxing or as a comfort, or even just to have something to do with our hands.
In extreme cases, frequent episodes of overeating (with other criteria) may be classified as binge-eating disorder, the most common eating disorder in the US. [1,2]
Normal Satiety Response
Before we get into the details about why we overeat, let’s take a look at how our bodies regulate hunger and satiety.
Appetite and satiety are largely controlled by a complex feedback system involving hormones, peptides, amount of food eaten, and nutrient composition of foods between the hypothalamus in the brain and the digestive tract. The two most important hormones in this feedback system are ghrelin and leptin.
Ghrelin is commonly known as the “hunger hormone.” It’s secretion is increased prior to meals. This gastric peptide is released from the stomach and stimulates an area of the hypothalamus, which then triggers the hunger response.
Leptin is released in opposition to ghrelin to promote satiety. It is a hormone that is primarily produced by fatty tissues, then acts on the hypothalamus to begin the fullness or satiety response.
In addition to ghrelin and leptin, there are other short-acting and long-acting compounds that signal hunger and satiety. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is released from the digestive tract when certain macronutrients are consumed.  Amylin, glucagon and insulin are released from the pancreas in response to food intake and also help with satiety.
Further down in the intestinal tract, peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide-1 are secreted after meals. Compared to CCK, these peptides can remain elevated for up to 6 hours after a meal, helping maintain longer satiety between meals.
As mentioned earlier, the volume and nutrient composition of foods affect satiety. Greater volume of food affects the amount of pressure the stomach feels. When the stomach feels an adequate amount of pressure, the vagus nerve is stimulated and sends a response to the brain to decrease appetite.
In addition to the volume of food, consuming high-calorie meals, or meals with high fat and/or protein content slows down the movement of food in the stomach. This maintains the volume-sensitive signaling pathway of satiety.
Together, these systems maintain balance in the body and control hunger and satiety. There are physiological conditions that may disrupt this balance – including chronic disease, leptin resistance or leptin deficiency, disordered eating patterns, mood disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and Prader-Willi Syndrome.
How we Override Satiety
We are generally born with the innate ability to feel when we are hungry or full, but that may be more difficult for us to manage as we become older. Dysregulating our body’s natural ability to determine hunger and satiety can happen as early as infancy.
Within the first year of life, there are outward signs that infants show to indicate fullness or hunger. If a child is full, they may close their mouth, turn away from a bottle, food or breast, push food away, or make noises or gestures that they don’t want to eat. When hungry, an infant may smack lips, put their hands to their mouths, reach for food or get excited around food, or even make gestures and noises to indicate they are hungry.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to pay attention to those cues to allow children to develop trust in their bodies and autonomy in eating. When these hunger cues are ignored, it can contribute to overeating later on in life.
Infants who are formula-fed may be at greater risk for overfeeding due to increased parental control over intake – for example, encouraging an infant to finish a bottle even if they are exhibiting signs of fullness. Research finds that without additional parental influence, infants are able to self-regulate intake of formula so that caloric intake is generally stable.
When children are able to eat meals, this ability to self-regulate intake continues. Depending on the caloric density or macronutrient intake at a single meal, children self-regulate intake between meals. Parents and guardians who encourage intake based on external cues such as rewards for eating or “cleaning the plate” may decrease a child’s ability to gauge hunger based on internal cues.
Now that we know where some of the origins of overeating are, let’s talk about further behaviors we develop over time that may increase our overeating.
Hunger primarily exists as a way to remind our bodies to obtain food, but not all eating is motivated by physiological needs. Hedonic hunger is a type of hunger that is motivated by pleasure and rewarding systems within the brain.
Hedonic hunger corresponds to increased motivation to eat highly palatable foods (usually foods rich in sugar, fat, and/or salt). The “Power of Food Scale” (PFS) used in research to help measure the presence of hedonic hunger behaviors finds that individuals with higher PFS scores have higher anticipation and intention towards eating highly palatable foods.
Researchers note that hedonic hunger may not consistently increase intake by itself, but when combined with other character traits like impulsivity may increase food consumption. Hedonic hunger has also been connected to feelings of “loss of control” over eating, a feature of disordered eating.
People often joke about gaining weight during vacations, holidays, and other celebrations but there is an association between festive times and overeating. Hedonic eating plays a role in this – many foods consumed during these times are highly palatable, or are highly anticipated due its infrequent appearance on the menu. Gathering for celebrations also increases social eating, and may distort perceived norms for portion sizes.
In a study of social norms and portion sizes, researchers wanted to see if perceived social norms could affect the portion size effect. Participants were allowed to indicate the amount of food that they would eat or serve themselves from a selection of food, and then were told either a minority or majority of similar individuals approved of their portion size.
The participants ate larger sizes if they thought that the majority of people approved of the portion size, and slightly modified their portions if they thought only a small amount of people approved. The results of this study indicate that social acceptance and sense of belonging may influence intake to some degree.
A variety of emotions can trigger emotional eating, whether it is a response to stress, in celebration, or as a coping mechanism.
Stress triggers the production of cortisol, which is a glucocorticoid, in the body. Increased levels of glucocorticoids have been associated with greater intake of carbohydrate and protein foods. Individuals with a high stress response (higher cortisol release) have a greater intake of snacks or other foods that are rich in fat and sugar.
One study found a direct relationship between experiencing daily hassles and snack intake, especially among the pre-menopausal women who had a high cortisol reaction to stress.
Negative emotions may also trigger overeating as a coping response. This is often seen in individuals who have a low distress tolerance, defined as a limited ability to handle aversive emotional states (e.g., guilt, distress, grief, or low mood). Distress may also trigger emotional eating in people who are chronic dieters compared to those who are not chronic dieters, regardless of the palatability of the food.
Have you ever gone to the movie theater and eaten half of your popcorn before the opening trailers were finished? Or had a snack nearby to munch on while working on a project, only to realize that you’ve eaten more than you wanted to? You don’t mean to eat that much, but you end up doing so anyway – here’s why:
Memory is important in making decisions about food, not only while you’re eating it, but afterwards as well. Working memory, a memory process that is important for decision-making and behavior, helps us pay attention to food and what kinds of foods we want to eat. This process can help us regulate our satiety response and how much we eat – when we don’t pay attention, we tend to eat more food.
Episodic memory is another process for decision-making that influences future intake by adapting behaviors and food motivations. In one study, individuals who were able to remember what they ate for lunch were less likely to eat an afternoon snack. Other studies confirm that being able to remember a recent meal inhibits later food intake.
Individuals with damage to the hippocampus with resulting memory deficits or those with amnesia tend to eat more without a change in appetite. A research group found that those with good hippocampal-dependent memory performance were less likely to desire highly palatable foods when feeling sated. Uncontrolled eating habits may also be associated with poor episodic memory.
Highly Palatable Foods
The term “highly palatable foods” is exactly what it sounds like – foods that taste good, activate the reward system in the brain, and make you want to eat them more. To be specific, highly palatable foods are usually those that are high in fat, sugar, and salt. It doesn’t always have to be, but these foods are typically processed or ultra-processed foods.
Foods that are considered highly palatable affect normal satiety response by activating endogenous opioids, dopamine, and serotonin in the brain. These hormones act upon the hypothalamus which slows down the satiety response in the body. A decreased satiety response allows one to eat more food in a single sitting, which may lead to overeating and increased weight.
Human and animal studies support the role of food palatability on increasing short-term intake of food. There is a need for more research to determine if intake of highly-palatable foods directly causes weight gain in humans.
Research suggests that a prominent cause for overeating is due to the portion size effect. The portion size effect in essence suggests that offering large portions of food at meals can drive overeating from external cues. A review of studies looking at obesity and portion size noted that episodes of overeating associated with large portions are sustained without compensatory reduction in energy intake.
In one study published in the journal Psychology & Health, participants were served a large or small portion of pasta and later asked to compare the portion they ate in comparison to how they normally ate. Those who reported that they ate more than usual believed that their intake was related to external cues (the amount available on the plate).
Why We Overeat–A Conclusion
Overall, there are many reasons why we may overeat – some of them are psychological and some are physiological. Our behaviors around eating and potential overeating can start as early as our infancy, but it does not mean that we are doomed if we have some overeating tendencies.
We can relearn how to maintain our internal hunger cues by monitoring our intake of highly-palatable foods without deprivation, trying alternative coping methods to deal with stress and emotional distress, reducing distractions when we eat, and learning proper portion sizes to reduce the effects of portion distortion.
If you have concerns about your eating patterns, please consult your physician or other medical professional like a dietitian or psychologist who specializes in the management of overeating behaviors to help you with making healthy choices.
- Management and outcomes of binge-eating disorder
- The prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey replication
- Physiology, Obesity, Neurohormonal Appetite and Satiety Control
- Ghrelin: much more than a hunger hormone
- Intestinal feedback signaling and satiety
- Pancreatic signals controlling food intake; insulin, glucagon, and amylin
- Hunger games: is your stomach making you fat
- Signs your child is hungry or full
- Development of eating behaviors among children and adolescents
- A narrative review of the construct of hedonic hunger and its measurement by the Power of Food Scale
- Daily hassles and eating behaviour: the role of cortisol reactivity status
- Distress and eating: why do dieters overeat?
- The role of social norms in the portion size effect: reducing normative relevance reduces the effect of portion size on consumption decisions
- Cognitive control of eating: the role of memory in appetite and weight gain
- The influence of palatable diets in reward system activation: a mini review
- Variety, palatability, and obesity
- Portion sizes and obesity
- Self-reported overeating and attributions for food intake
Markita Lewis, MS, RD
Markita has an interest in the biological, social, and cultural aspects of eating. She enjoys writing about nutrition and wellness, food justice and policy, cultural foodways, and the psychology of nutrition. You can find her at: www.wellnessandchill.com

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British street artist INSA recently made his way across the ocean for an American showing of his artwork in San Francisco. For close followers of the art meets sneaker scene, INSA has been a prominent figure for his signature use of highly sexualized imagery including ample amounts of backsides, breasts and legs, the unequivocal standards of physical human beauty.
In this interview, we discuss with INSA regarding the conceptuality of his art and how it has changed over the years. All in all, readers will probably be surprised to know that strong underlying themes that are associated with INSA’s artwork. Despite the simplicity of painting scantily clad women, the complexity of it all offers some great social commentary and insights.
Prints from his recent showing are available now at Upper Playground.
Interview: Eugene Kan
Interview with INSA
What brings you to San Francisco this time around? What have you been up to since you’ve been in town?
I came over for the show at Fifty24SF, but decided to make a mini tour out of it so have mainly been down in LA doing a bunch of big walls and a couple of my new GIF-itti paintings.
What has been the biggest change in regards to your work in the last few years?
The conceptual consideration has become increasingly more important to me. These days I spend a whole lot of time deconstructing what it is exactly I’m putting out and why I’m doing it. In fact right now the focus is much more important than the aesthetics although shit still has to look popping fresh!
Have your themes changed and become more complex as you grow older?
Even though aesthetically my work may continue down a similar route, I definitely find myself reflecting on the role my art has in the world more and as I get older I want my work to be taken more seriously so I take it more seriously.
Initially, you had a strong involvement within the street but as you grow older, do you find yourself moving away from the streets into gallery settings?
Yes and no. I still like to maintain a street presence albeit differently from the graffiti bombing I did as a kid. I could lose the buzz of having big walls around the world but I do feel less need to paint in the street as I now have a lot more avenues for self-expression. Like when I was bombing and stuff it was because I had no other way people would see my stuff and a real drive to get up. Now I’m invited to show in galleries and express my ideas in collaborative projects. I don’t think my street stuff comes from the same need it used to.
What place does sexuality have in culture and society? Do you feel it’s overly repressed and should be viewed in a more liberal manner?
Well I don’t really think it’s repressed but i do think we are quite disengaged with the sexuality we see in the media. I think the fantasy sexuality we see in advertizing and music videos is very far removed from how we actually interact on a sexual level. It’ss like we accept that fantasy is what sells us things and is more related to money than culture.
Do people ever see your work as objectifying and placing women in a negative sexual light? Or does the focus on women in any medium tend to draw criticism regardless?
I imagine at first glance a lot of people see my work as objectifying women but then that is deliberate. In my paintings I want to exaggerate the commodification of the sexualized female form to highlight the relationship we have with the ownership of items. I use big butts in my work to represent the unhealthy aspiration of wealth and supposed success.
Your focus on women together with its relationship with street culture is an interesting one. Are women undervalued or underrepresented in street culture?
Yeah I would say they are probably quite under valued as ‘street’ culture is definitely a bit of a sausage fest and I’m happy to produce work and products that are appreciated by both girls and guys. In fact I probably have a larger female following which may seem surprising to some.
Some of your work for this show focuses on the “insatiability of consumerism”. How does this work together with much of your traditional off canvas mediums that have been very much focused on product such as sneakers or women’s high heels.
I focus on the contradictions we all suffer when it comes to consumerism, the fact that I know I love a new hot pair of kicks but know I don’t really wanna be wasting all my money on them. And the questioning of it is can you ever really get to a point of happiness with owning stuff. Can you ever own enough things?
As an artist I’ve always been fascinated by the role products have in our lives and represented this product fetishism with high heels so i think it’s is very apt that part of this understanding of the power of product is to own my own high heel company.
When you display in an arena of much more conventional art representation such as the Tate Britain versus say a more upbeat, graffiti/street art arena such as FIFTY24SF, are there any differences in the work you show?
The work I make for any arena is all coming from the same place, so I don’t see it differently. I may approach a project with a bigger budget slightly differently as there are less limitations on what I can do. The major difference is there are a lot more people in white gloves ready to receive the work at an institution like Tate Britain.
Are there any other creative mediums you want to get involved in? Sculpture and lighting seem to make their way into this particular exhibition.
Yeah I’m always looking to expand my creative repertoire and explore new mediums to me. I aways find just painting on a canvas so limiting and like to have fun with different things. I have done a sculptural piece for this show that i’m really happy with and am definitely gonna be doing more 3-Dimensional work in the future.

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Planet Apparel's Novel Solution Against Novel Coronavirus
March 30, 2020 (PRLEAP.COM) Business NewsPlanet Apparel joined the fight against novel coronavirus by supplying San Diego County with bandanas to maximize the use of PPE for healthcare personnel on the frontlines of the pandemic.
As its first major buyer, San Diego County purchased a bulk order of bandanas as a proactive contingency plan to deal with the looming threat of medical facemask shortages as evidenced by reports in cities like New York and New Orleans. A purchase of 90,000 bandanas for approximately $97,000 was made last week on March 19 and was quickly received by the county on Tuesday, March 24.
Due to the severe lack of N95 respirator masks, surgical masks, and other personal protective equipment throughout the United States stop-gap measures and new recommendations were released by the CDC to deal with the rapidly expanding public health emergency. While the CDC updated their guidelines stating the use of bandanas as a "last resort", Planet Apparel offers bandanas to prolong the lifespan of an already depleted supply.
The bandanas from Planet Apparel are not a substitute for PPE but aid in the preservation and optimization of medical facemasks to wear over them as an added layer of protection for nurses, doctors and other medical professionals forced to reuse whatever masks they have on hand.
Owners Holly and Heather Treviño came up with this idea after seeing headlines where so many healthcare facilities and hospitals have had to stretch their supply. They saw they had a solution to assist healthcare workers with this immediate need to preserve the life of N95 and other medical masks.
"The people of San Diego Country are thinking outside of the box," Holly Treviño said. "They're making moves because as we know supplies are just going away so quickly."
Typically, facemasks are frequently changed out and disposed of to prevent contamination and transmission of viruses between patients. CDC guidelines now state under Contingency Capacity Strategies that implementing extended use of facemasks and limited reuse of facemasks are viable options. In more extreme cases their Crisis Capacity Strategies include the use of homemade masks as a last resort to be used with caution in combination with a face shield.
San Diego County previously reported that that they had enough masks for surge capacity and there wasn't a need for these guidelines to be implemented, but because of hoarding, the exponential increase of Covid-19 cases, and competition the national supply chain has been disrupted. Coupled with the slow federal response in medical supply distribution and reports of expired equipment from FEMA, this life-threatening situation has become even more dire.
Planet Apparel's bandanas are designed with this in mind. The polyester bandanas are more tightly woven and are less absorbent as opposed to cotton ones that soak up fluids from coughs and sneezes more easily. Depending on the situation, healthcare facilities could dispose of the bandanas after use or sanitize them in industrial washing machines so they can be reused along with their PPE.
Planet Apparel expects San Diego County to make additional orders as the pandemic rate increases, but they have also reached out to other government agencies in New York, Seattle, Dallas, and other crisis epicenters to offer their service. Different governing bodies have been thrown in a chaotic situation of having to compete with one another for supplies and Planet Apparel is helping to mitigate the problem with a creative solution.
Originally a screenprinting company, Planet Apparel expanded its business to include clothing establishing themselves as one of the largest producers of custom bandanas in the country.
Early on in the outbreak of coronavirus and state mandated orders for non-essential businesses to shutter, Planet Apparel implemented "work from home" procedures with a focus on keeping their employee's jobs and to make sure their employees were safe and secure.
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That same care that's built in Planet Apparel's company culture is what they are now bringing to a wider clientele. They possess a large network of distributors and manufacturers across the country to help streamline deliveries to companies and medical facilities in other states in need.
By educating healthcare professionals and government officials they seek to show how their bandanas can be helpful during this pandemic in preserving mask supply and ensuring the safety of human life.
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The fourth edition of the Local Dates Festival, that opened at Souq Waqif on Tuesday, has brought more than a dozen varieties of the delicious fruit from 85 farms across Qatar in addition to Hassad Food.
Organised by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and Souq Waqif management, the event which runs until August 3 is a part of Qatar’s efforts to promote locally grown products and help local farmers market their produce.
Adel al-Yafai, assistant director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the MME, said Qatar is paying much attention towards promoting production and marketing of local agricultural products including dates.
“Such efforts will ensure food security and overall development of the agriculture sector and the date palms. Farmers and those interested in date farming are supported through such initiatives,” he explained.
The organisers expect a good sale and flow of visitors from across the country.
According to al-Yafai, the MME is expecting more than 250 tonnes of dates to be sold at the festival.
Last year, the festival attracted about 54,000 visitors and sold 205 tonnes of fresh dates worth QR1.7mn.
The varieties on sale at the festival include Al-Khalas, Al-Shishi, Al-Khenaizi, Al-Barhi, Al-Iraqi and Al-Silji, Al-Saqai, Nabt Saif, Al-Lulu and Al-Razizi. These varieties are available at special prices at the festival.
Explaining how the MME is taking up efforts to promote the local dates farmers, al-Yafai said QR10mn has been allocated to buy the produce. Another dates festival will be held in October, followed by similar festivals at Katara Cultural Village and Quranic Botanic Garden at Qatar Foundation along with various fairs across Qatar.
Hamad al-Shammari, assistant director of the Agricultural Department at the MME, stated that the number of participating farms in the festival has gone up to 85 from last year's 73.
"The department and the ministry are keen on addressing the demands of farmers and finding solutions to the technical problems being faced by date palm cultivation sector. Efforts and researches are on to bring out new palm varieties that produce dates throughout the year," he said.
The department annually produces 10,000 to 15,000 date palms and distributes 7,000 saplings to Qatar residents.
He added that the ministry is looking to double the number of saplings this year and they will be distributed from December with an aim to expand date palm cultivation in the country.
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Furthermore, advancements in internet speed and connectivity will ensure smoother and more seamless gameplay. In conclusion, live casino games have revolutionized the gambling industry, offering a compelling alternative to traditional land-based casinos and online casino games. With their authenticity, engagement, and convenience, they provide an unparalleled gambling experience. As technology continues to evolve, we can anticipate an even more exciting future for live casino games, with innovations that will continue to captivate and entertain players around the globe.”
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Now that university presidents and faculty-association officials across North America have begun issuing press releases assuring us that their institutions stand in solidarity with one political movement or another, can we expect this practice to continue? Every time there is a major political upheaval, or a financial crisis, or a war, or a major religious dispute, can we expect our tax-payer funded universities to tell us what political or economic or religious positions we should support?
The University of California’s anti-communist loyalty oath is one of the most well-known violations of academic freedom in the twentieth century. Beginning in 1949, all University of California employees, including faculty members, were required to swear an oath stating they were not members of the Communist Party.
Defenders of the requirement tried to emphasize the importance of the oath for maintaining academic freedom. Membership in the Communist Party, it was said, was in conflict with a faculty member’s most important responsibility: ensuring the free pursuit of impartial scholarship and objective truth.
Even so, the oath was struck down by the Supreme Court of California three years after it was introduced. The enabling legislation was declared unconstitutional in a 6-1 decision fifteen years after that, in 1967. Among the 31 tenured professors who were fired for refusing to take the oath was David Saxon, a UCLA physics professor who, a generation later, would become the University’s 14th President.
Today, similar concerns arise about the political commitments many North American universities now require faculty members to undertake. Some universities require job applicants to include evidence of their commitment to affirmative-action policies as part of their applications. Others require evidence of various kinds of social activism, either inside or outside the classroom. At least one Canadian university has required job applicants to give evidence of their commitment to the recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (as they apply to universities) as a condition of employment.
Including such clearly political criteria in job advertisements is effectively equivalent to imposing a political test on hiring. It is effectively equivalent to requiring a loyalty oath from both job candidates and those already appointed faculty members who are responsible for carrying out the hiring.
Those of us who doubt that such an equivalency holds should ask ourselves whether instead of requiring job applicants to have an interest in, or an ability to teach from “a critical pedagogical stance,” we would welcome a requirement for applicants to have an interest in, or an ability to teach from, “a liberal or neo-liberal pedagogical stance”? Or from “a conservative or neo-conservative pedagogical stance”?
Such requirements are incompatible with academic freedom, despite the brazen, hollow claim that, like California’s anti-communist loyalty oath, this type of political uniformity is supposed to be necessary for maintaining academic freedom.
Such requirements also make it difficult for faculty to criticize their university. Being told when you apply for a job that appointments are being given only to those who hold certain political beliefs warns people that, if they want to get promoted, they will be wise not to question other university policies as well.
These points are especially worth noting at a time when so many university administrators across North America are releasing statements in support of various political policies and movements, supposedly on behalf of their institutions.
Some public policies and practices have a direct effect on the quality and inclusiveness of a university’s teaching and research. Others are to be commended since they are essential for achieving the goal of a colour-blind university. But much more often, press releases assuring readers that a university supports one political movement or another simply undercut the ability of a university’s members – students and faculty alike – to investigate such questions for themselves.
In some cases, they are also illegal.
In British Columbia, section 66(1) of the University Act explicitly outlines the legal obligation a university has to remain silent on even the most important and far-reaching political questions. According to statute, a university, unlike its individual members, “must be non-sectarian and non-political in principle.”
This means not only that a university may not admit or evaluate students on the basis of religious or political tests. It means not just that a university may not hire or promote faculty on the basis of political or religious criteria. It means that those who speak on behalf of the university – the university’s president and other administrators – may not present the university itself as holding or advancing views of a religious or political nature.
Groups and individuals often lobby universities in the hope that a university will help them promote their preferred social, political and religious causes. And of course, students, faculty and alumni should always be free to help advance such causes if they wish to do so, provided this does not involve acting in a way that prohibits others from also expressing their preferred points of view. Universities rightly encourage their members to investigate questions of their own choosing and to make public the results of their findings.
But this freedom means very little once a president or dean or faculty association announces that a university already has a fixed view about some political issue. It means almost nothing once we install mechanisms to ensure that only people who share a common set of political beliefs will be admitted to membership in the institution.
But perhaps today’s events are so momentous that they place special obligations on universities that have not been present in the past. Perhaps issues like racial discrimination and global warming are so important that universities need to take leadership positions and to announce publicly that the university itself (rather than its individual members) now holds a particular view on such matters.
Well, no. In these cases, like any other, university administrators need to step back and let individual members of their university get to work, do their research and present their findings to the public.
Historically, loyalty oaths and religious tests have been ways of ensuring political or religious conformity within the university. Today, many universities appear to be opening themselves to charges of wanting to do the same thing, of wanting to advance diversity in everything except ideas. If so, such a practice will invariably lead to a less inclusive, rather than a more inclusive university. This, in turn, will lead to a weakening of scholarly, research and educational capacity, to the detriment of the entire country.

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Turkish FM Davutoglu on Official Visit to Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin will meet with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Sofia on Thursday.
The two top diplomats will discuss cooperation in the area of trade, economy, and energy. Other topics will include geopolitical issues and developments in the region.
Davutoglu was scheduled to visit Bulgaria earlier in February, but he had to cancel his trip due to attending the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
Vigenin and Davutoglu will meet in the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 10 AM Thursday.
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Released in 2019, 'Welcome Home Mr Dubourg' is Peter Whelan's debut disc as Artistic Director of the Irish Baroque Orchestra. The disc explores the music of the Irish State Musick under the direction of Matthew Dubourg, who led the orchestra for the first performance of Handel's 'Messiah' in 1742.
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RESIDENTS are fighting plans to put double yellow lines on a Sheffield street.
The lines are proposed after complaints from binmen they could not drive their dustcarts past parked cars.
Sheffield Council’s south west community assembly has approved funding for the project on Carr Bank Close, Nether Green, and a final decision on the scheme will be made in a fortnight.
However, people from nearby Carr Bank Lane say they have to park on the close because their homes do not have off-road parking and dustcarts have had no problem getting through in the past.
Self-employed Pete Roberts, aged 33, of Carr Bank Lane, said: “The council’s contractor Veolia is saying it’s a safety issue, but we need to be allowed to park somewhere because our homes are terraces with no off-road parking. There has not been an issue about bin lorries getting through in the past.
“The yellow lines are being proposed to run 10 metres either side of the junction between Carr Bank Lane and Carr Bank Close. The estimated cost is £1,200 - surely the council has better things to spend its money on.”
A council spokesman said: “The council considered a request from Veolia, whose refuse vehicles were experiencing problems around the estate, particularly Carr Bank Close, citing parking at the junction as the main issue.
“The request was lodged with the south west assembly to consider addressing it from their small schemes budget.
“The assembly chose to support this request and instructed officers to promote a Traffic Regulation Order which, if implemented, would relieve the situation.”
The committee will meet on Thursday, June 14, to make a decision on the proposals.


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To apply fertilizer on calamansi, get a fertilizer and put it to the base of the tree. Start harvesting the calamansi when it has enough size and dark green in color. Writing professionally since 2010, Amy Rodriguez cultivates successful cacti, succulents, bulbs, carnivorous plants and orchids at home.
Also, remove some pest when you see them. Do this also early in the morning as the sun is not shining so brightly or in the afternoon. One-gallon pots can be used for this purpose. Well, we're looking for good writers who want to spread the word. Moderate humidity is sufficient for this orange plant. Now, lay down the tissue paper and start putting the calamansi seeds. We do not have a monitored phone number. Also an excellent choice for containers. Yeah, your right. You can also fill the bottom of the pot with gravel or pieces of broken clay pots. You can grow it first from the seeds and follow the procedure above or buy some dwarf calamansi seedlings. Some varieties can be grown in Australia's cities without diseases like the muscadine grapes. Is it calamansi? Prolific fruit production with small sour orange fruit, used like a lime.
Thank you for reading this article about how to grow calamansi. Remove the air stack inside the plastic. The plants can be shifted outdoors as the temperature gets warm. Any torn skin across the fruit contributes to accelerated decay and rot.
The plastic covers can be removed when the seedlings develop three to four leaves. The Calamondin (Calamansi) tree is a cross between a tangerine and a kumquat, and produces a small, thin-skinned, tart citrus fruit that is great to eat out of hand, or for use as juice, in salads, and for cooking. The fruit is orange, up to two or three inches across, and appears among dark green, glossy foliage. Therefore, if you want to grow it indoors, you should choose a dwarf variety such as the Calamondin. The leaves are broad and oval, with slightly pointed tips and winged petioles. Watering Calamansi once a weak is enough in fall and winter. Calamansi trees, also called calamondin trees, have a thick, glossy-green canopy. Though edible, the sour fruits are better left to adorn the trees branches then for eating or juicing, though you can use them to replace lemons in the kitchen.
Then make a hole around 3-6 inches deep and plant the calamansi seedlings.Or if you are growing it in the container follow also the above procedure. Put it to the dark and dry place now. Shoots that develop from the main trunk and the roots need to be removed. I am happy when I purchased from Daley's it had fruits already. To grow calamansi in the container find a dwarf varieties. Though the fruits are edible, they are quite tart, with mildly sweet peels. Unlike other citrus cultivars, calamondin trees may be harvested all year long with good soil and climate conditions. If you choose to make a purchase after clicking a link the author/owner/creator may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. As soon as the calamansi seeds have small tiny roots, you can now plant it either on the soil, plastic or inside the container. Thank you for your support! After that, get the following materials; water, tissue paper, plastic with zip lock and a dry container. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. I have 4x of this dwarf Calamondin. Supplementary lighting may also work for indoor plants. We hope you are enjoying Gardenerdy! Today, know how to grow calamansi fruit. When you remove the fruits, it is best to cut them from the tree rather than pulling them. Dwarf varieties are perfect to grow in containers. (Photo by Nelson~Blue [license]), These plants are bursting out of their pots. Tiny enough to grow in small backyards but the fruit size is still large. You have to use sterile soil for this purpose. The remaining space can be filled with a mixture of peat, perlite, and potting soil. It is best if you will buy some dwarf seedlings and it will give you more fruits. Also an excellent choice for containers. It requires warmth and can grow even when the temperature degree exceeds 100F. However, when the temperature is under 55ºF, the plant grows slowly. It yields small, delicious fruit that's a cross between a mandarin and kumquat.
Citrus trees are heavy feeders and they require the application fo fertilizers to get the nutrients they need to produce flowers and fruits. After planting, water thoroughly and place the container in a spot where your tree can receive bright sunlight. ADD TO CART OVERVIEW. When the seeds germinate, the containers have to be shifted to an indoor location where they will get enough light for growth. This is a best tip in harvesting calamansi. The dwarf varieties will be suitable to grow in the container. If you will grow it from the seeds, read the procedure above. The flowers are self-fertile and require no cross-pollination. In short, Calamondin orange trees are hardy, and growing them is not a difficult task.
The seeds will germinate within two to three weeks.
After few months or years it will start bearing fruits. Repot them once again when they attain a height of around 2 to 3 feet. The scientific name of this hybrid is x Citrofortunella mitis (x Citrofortunella microcarpa).
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The Government are working through a number of channels to increase substantially access to medicines. We are building partnerships with industry to improve access to affordable medicines, and support World Health Organisation initiatives such as Roll Back Malaria and STOP TB (tuberculosis). The Government welcome the Accelerating Access to HIV/AIDS-related Care and Treatment Initiative, whereby several pharmaceutical companies are working with UNAIDS to reduce the cost of anti-retroviral therapy for AIDS in developing countries, although more needs to be done in terms of transparency in prices and further discounts. We are working with developing country Governments to strengthen the basic health care systems, without which drugs will not reach the poorest.
The Cabinet Office Performance and Innovation Unit is carrying out a study on a wide range of policy options for public-private partnership, with the aim of improving access and affordability of essential drugs in developing countries. Possibly policy measures include differential pricing agreements (selling drugs more cheaply in poor countries), tax incentives and common purchase funds.


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This volume contains the proceedings of ICALP '91, the 18th annual summer conference sponsored by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS). ICALP stands for International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming, and this conference series covers all important areas of theoretical computer science, such as: computability, automata, formal languages, data types and structures, theory of databases and knowledge bases, semantics of programming languages, program specification, transformation and verification, foundations of logic and functional programming, theory of logical design and layout, parallel and distributed computation, theory of concurrency, symbolic and algebraic computation, term rewriting systems, computational geometry, cryptography, and theory of robotics.
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English: The Gilbert River is a river in the Mid North region of South Australia. It rises near Manoora on the Barrier Highway and flows south through Saddleworth, Riverton, Tarlee then southwest through Stockport and Hamley Bridge. It merges with the Light River just downstream of Hamley Bridge. The Light River continues west to Gulf St Vincent. (→Gilbert River (South Australia))
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Deadly item used in Las Vegas massacre among seized arms headed for Ja
Photo showing the firearms recently intercepted by US agents, via the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Twitter account.
Of the items which were seized in the massive gun and ammunition find at Miami International Airport last month, three items called butt stocks, really ‘bump stocks’, should be of particular concern to Jamaican law enforcement officials.
Bump stocks were used by the Las Vegas gunman who shot and killed 59 people and wounded more than 500 others in the US state of Nevada in October. He used the items to convert semi-automatic arms to fully automatic weapons.
A semi-automatic weapon allows a shooter to fire only one round per trigger squeeze, but a bump stock changes that equation, as when fitted to the back of a semi-automatic rifle, replacing the original butt of the weapon, the device assists the shooter by making the finger automatically bump against the trigger.
Mass shootings are now common in the United States, but following the October massacre, there is now a push by some members of the US Congress to pass laws banning bump stocks that can be easily purchased from gun shops in that country.
The other items that were seized in the cache of arms that was destined for Montego Bay, Jamaica, included two rifles, 115 pistols, 139 magazines, 103 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 rounds of .357 ammunition, 50 rounds of .45 ammunition, 24 rounds of .40 ammunition, 40 rounds of .223 ammunition, nine handgun back straps, five magazine parts, three pistol grips and weapons parts.
Meanwhile, commenting on the massive arms seizure, National Security Minister, Robert Montague, on Tuesday questioned whether the more than 100 firearms and ammunition that were seized were intended for a declaration of war on the Jamaican state.
His comment came while speaking in the House of Representatives, where he had earlier made a ministerial statement on the now controversial contract to supply some 200 pre-owned motor vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Of note is that St James is by far the bloodiest of the 14 parishes across the country, with a runaway murder rate that has seen more than 310 lives being snuffed out since January.


Thomas Edison was famously fond of failures, using them as guideposts to new solutions. But the GE founder wasn’t the only person in the company espousing this lemons-to-lemonade philosophy. Take Sanford Moss, a bright engineer from Cornell University who joined the company in 1904 and proceeded to develop one of the first gas turbines. Problem was, the machine didn’t work. Undeterred, Moss shrunk his design and built a turbosupercharger, a device that squeezed the air entering an aircraft engine and allowed planes to retain power at high altitudes.
The first plane using the machine took off for the first time on July 12, 1919, eventually reaching a record speed of 137 mph at 18,400 feet, compared with 90 mph without a supercharger. Planes equipped with Moss’ design later went on to set several world altitude records.
The success earned Moss a spot in the National Aviation Hall of Fame and launched GE’s aviation business, which is celebrating its centenary this week on the eve of the inaugural flight. GE Aviation is now a $30 billion business — based on 2018 revenues — making engines for supersonic military jets as well as the world’s largest and most powerful commercial jet engines. According to company statistics, every two seconds an aircraft powered by GE technology takes off somewhere in the world. That translates to more than 2,200 planes aloft at any given moment.
And the company is hardly standing still. GE Aviation is developing a jet engine for the next-generation civilian supersonic jet and thinking about creating engines for hypersonic planes that zoom faster than 3,500 miles per hour, or Mach 5. At that clip, which is about seven times the typical speeds commercial planes travel at today, passengers would be able to travel from New York to Sydney in less than 3 hours.
When do we get to fly on a jet like that? “We’re still decades from reaching the point where hypersonic air travel is practical,” says Narendra Joshi, advanced technology leader at GE Research, who has been exploring hypersonic air travel. “But it’s technical advances like ceramic matrix composites and others within GE’s technology portfolio that have us believing it’s not a question of if, but when it will happen.”
We recently talked to Joshi about his work. Here’s an edited version of our conversation, which also appeared on LinkedIn.
GE Reports: Tell us about your work.
Narendra Joshi: My job is to imagine what the future could be 100 years from now and to then make it possible. Today, I am leading a multidisciplinary team at GE’s Research Lab to develop the fundamental technologies that will enable not only robust supersonic commercial air travel but someday also allow us to travel at hypersonic speeds.
GER: What are some of these technologies?
NJ: The pursuit of a hypersonic age in aviation really comes down to five keys: high-temperature materials, heat management technologies, engine design, advanced vehicle controls and technologies controlling emissions.
GER: Let’s start with materials.
NJ: For jet engine makers, we’ve been addressing the challenge of developing high-temperature materials to withstand the volcanic-like temperatures inside the engine for decades. Take ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Parts from CMCs, which are already inside jet engines like the CFM LEAP engine, are just a third of the weight of their comparable metal components but just as durable as metal. They are able to handle temperatures several hundred degrees hotter than the most advanced superalloys. This has translated into a 1.5% increase in efficiency for our new engine platforms with these components, which equates to billions of dollars of fuel cost savings for the airline industry.
But with hypersonic travel, that challenge exists for materials on the outside of the plane as well. When you’re traveling at Mach 5, the air around the plane will heat up in excess of 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. It will cause the plane to glow red on the outside. We believe continued advances in new materials like CMCs will help us address this issue.
GER: How do you tame this heat?
NJ: In today’s jet engines, we address the hotter, harsher operating environments with a multipronged approach of higher temperature materials combined with advanced cooling systems and thermal barrier coatings for parts to handle and manage the heat. At GE Research, we’re now combining these areas of expertise with our experience in 3D printing and design to develop whole new designs and architectures in thermal management that can support high temperatures inside the engine and outside the hypersonic plane.
GER: What are the engines going to look like?
NJ: They will be different from jet engines. For nearly five years, GE has been developing a new combustion technology called rotating detonation combustion (RDC) that, along with the conventional jet engine, is one of the few promising approaches being explored to deliver enough thrust to travel at hypersonic speeds.
GER: OK, so we will have cool new planes and engines. What else will change?
NJ: I can’t even begin to imagine what steering a plane would be like at hypersonic speeds. It will require new advances in the actuation and controls systems of planes to ensure safe travel. Something that works at the low speeds of takeoff and high speeds at cruise. For this challenge, we are exploring advanced applications that involve synthetic jets and cold plasma that could provide solutions.
GER: What the impact on the environment?
NJ: GE researchers already have accumulated decades of experience developing technologies to reduce noise and pollutants to make aircraft engines quieter and less polluting. We have worked on programs with partners like NASA and the FAA to address this challenge with supersonic flight. We have deep expertise in computational fluid dynamics, acoustics and combustion that we can apply to the challenges hypersonic travel will present.
A hundred years from now, it’s hard to fathom just how different the world will be. But I bet hypersonic air travel will be as commonplace as the planes that fly today. The only difference is that travel won’t just be confined to Earth’s atmosphere. Our reach will be much greater.


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Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) loved animals and nature but was quick to remind folks that he was an artist, not a naturalist. He learned to love nature and wildlife as a child growing up in rural West Virginia, and he developed his unique “minimal realist” style while a student at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Students League in New York City. Brett Harper, son of Charley and his artist wife, Edie (American, 1922–2010), recalls that his father “never owned or used a computer to draw. Rather, Charley maintained a collection of . . . compasses, T squares, and french curves with which he applied lines to paper via a ruling pen filled with india ink.” Using geometric shapes, patterns, and vivid colors, Harper simplified nature’s complexities and brought out the personality of each critter he drew.
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What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are strong medicines that can stop some infections and save lives. But antibiotics can cause more harm than good when they are not used the right way.
Do antibiotics always work?
Antibiotics only work against infections caused by bacteria. They do not work against infections caused by viruses. Viruses cause colds, the flu, and most coughs and sore throats.
What is bacterial resistance?
Antibiotics usually kill bacteria or stop them from growing. But some bacteria are resistant to certain antibiotics. This means that the antibiotics don’t work against them. Bacteria get resistant more quickly when antibiotics are used too often or are not used the right way.
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Colds and flu. Viruses cause these illnesses. They cannot be cured with antibiotics.
Cough or bronchitis. Viruses almost always cause these. If you have a problem with your lungs or an illness that lasts a long time, bacteria may be the cause. Your doctor may decide to try using an antibiotic.
Sore throat. Most sore throats are caused by viruses and cannot be treated with antibiotics. Strep throat is caused by bacteria and can be treated with antibiotics. Your doctor can do tests to see what is causing your sore throat.
Ear infections. Most ear infections in adults and older children will get better without antibiotics. Very young children and people with a high fever might need antibiotics.
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1194: motion to table bradley amdt no. 1194; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should remove tax loopholes and use the savings from closing special interest tax loopholes to reduce tax rates broadly for all classes of taxpayers.
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It is with great regret that I announce that The View at CK’s at Tampa AIrport Marriott is closing this summer. The 1980’s revolving restaurant gave us Tampans a feeling of status in the world of restaurant architecture.
Started by German technology, the revolving restaurant came to Honolulu in 1961 and soon spread acreoss the USA with landmarks in Seattle, San Antonio, Atlanta, and elsewhere. In recent times some of these places have lost their luster.
I guess this makes the Spinners Rooftop Restaurant at the Grand Plaza Hotel in St Pete Beach my nearest spot for a revolving meal. The oddest revolving food spot in Florida may be the Garden Grill at Epcot at WDW. It is “an indoor revolving restaurant” which just spies down upon scenes from The Land ride. It does have the Disney characters in farmers jeans.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittany Force took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying in the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Force had a final qualifying run of 3.732-seconds at 320.66 mph in her dragster for her first No. 1 qualifier of the year and 21st of her career. The former world champion sat out most of last season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It just shows this team has picked up right where we left off,” Force said. “We had a long time being away from the races, and coming back to Gainesville (last month), we found our routine pretty quickly. Coming here and taking this No. 1 qualifier (spot), we’re pumped. We want to go out and win this thing and bring home our first win of the season.”
Robert Hight in Funny Car, Greg Anderson in Pro Stock and Matt Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle also took top spots in their respective categories at the second race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Eliminations are Sunday.
Hight made it a clean sweep in nitro qualifying for John Force Racing, earning his 69th No. 1 qualifier thanks to a run of 3.882 at 331.85 in his Camaro.
Anderson earned the top spot for the second straight race and 108th time overall by going 6.638 at 205.85 in his Camaro.
Smith, the defending world champion, went 6.890 at 196.59 on his EBR to qualify No. 1 for the 44th time in his career.


HAVANA, Sept. 28th President Obama said Tuesday that he will nominate Jeffrey DeLaurentis to be the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in more than half a century.
DeLaurentis is the top diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, which opened last year after relations werenormalized, ending a freeze of 54 years. He served twice before in Havana in the 1990s, first as a consular officer and then as head of the political-economic section.
“Jeff’s leadership has been vital throughout the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba, and the appointment of an ambassador is a common-sense step forward toward a more normal and productive relationship between our two countries,” Obama said.
DeLaurentis’s nomination will need to be confirmed by the Senate. Some congressional critics of normalizing relations with Cuba have said they intend to oppose anyone for ambassador.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on State, foreign operations and related programs, said the time has come for Washington to have an ambassador in Havana.
“We need an ambassador who knows Cuba, who is respected by the Cuban government, and who will stand up for U.S. interests and values,” he said, noting the increasing number of Americans traveling to Cuba.