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The U.S. homeland security and emergency management communities are now waiting for the release, of the five national planning frameworks outlined in Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8) issued by President Obama two years ago. For most members of the preparedness community, the two-year anniversary of PPD-8 will provide the first full-scale insight into how the White House plans: (a) to position the nation to effectively prepare for a possible worst-case scenario; and (b) to coordinate, across all levels of government and the private sector, the operational actions likely to be needed.
At the state level, law enforcement and emergency management agencies have been reviewing and discussing the five frameworks mentioned above: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. The specific details of how the federal government will address each one are still being finalized. However, some changes already have been initiated at the state and federal levels to address each framework and take advantage of the new opportunities provided by the preparedness doctrine. Nonetheless, at least some of the likely barriers to full implementation may be prohibitive. These barriers include the necessary re-organization and re-writing of agency and jurisdictional plans to reflect core capabilities, and the complexity of some core capabilities, which span multiple, diverse functions.
Full Implementation Likely – Several Caveats Also
It seems likely that PPD-8 may be “fully” implemented, insofar as possible, at the federal level in President Obama’s second term. Although some PPD-8 tasks already have been issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to states and major cities, it may be several more years before the second-anniversary changes can be fully implemented by state and local governments. Nonetheless, leaders across all levels of government are evaluating the practicality and sustainability aspects of adopting the PPD-8 guidelines beyond what they are required to do to maintain their eligibility for the homeland security grant funding provided by the federal government.
The federal government’s last attempt at capabilities-based preparedness, articulated in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Preparedness Guidelines, put special emphasis on use of the Target Capabilities List (TCL). Both of those documents were released in 2007. The TCLentified 37 specific capabilities across four major mission areas – prevention, protection, response, and recovery. However, the National Preparedness Goal (issued in 2011) revised the capabilities goal to 31 across five mission areas (expanding the emphasis on community resilience by inclusion of a new “mitigation” mission area).
Over the past five years, the 578-page TCL has proved difficult both to navigate and to implement. The revised core capabilities list included in the National Preparedness Goalentifies fewer capabilities, in a simplified presentation with a greater degree of flexibility, which can be used toentify what is needed in terms of planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercises (POETE) to achieve and/or improve preparedness.
A Forest of Acronyms on the Road to Full Implementation
The first full exposure most state and local governments had to the core capabilities was in preparing their State Preparedness Reports (SPRs) for 2011 (before that, states were not required to define their core capabilities) and, to a greater degree, their 2012 Threat/Hazardentification and Risk Assessments (THIRAs). Both the SPRs and the THIRAs are required to maintain eligibility for the DHS grants. Those preliminary tasks facilitated the later incremental rollout of overall national preparedness concepts. In their submission of the 2012 THIRAs and SPRs, states and urban areas participating in DHS’s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) set performance targets for each of the 31 core capabilities and are now annually required to assess levels of preparedness against those same targets.
With the planned release, later this year, of additional capability guidance, states and urban areas will probably repeat last year’s THIRA/SPR process in 2013 – but in accordance with more specific instructions to assess what resources they now possess and what additional resources they will still need to achieve their individual contributions to the National Preparedness Goal.
Whether or not states and jurisdictions participating in the UASI program used previously existing coordinating structures, or developed a new preparedness process, the volume of preparedness data already being gathered as part of the THIRA/SPR requirement is or could be very valuable. PPD-8 has provided a straightforward methodology that also serves as a much needed refresher course in how to assess and “strategize” the management of risk. Decision-making officials at all levels of government now have a much clearer picture of capability strengths – areas for improvement as well – that they can use to develop and justify the expenditure of limited resources and increasingly scarce homeland security funds.
New Risks & Challenges
Several additional challenges are sure to arise in implementing PPD-8 at the state and local levels. The first challenge arises from the fact that several core capabilities cover such a broad range of preparedness activities that it is extremely difficult: (a) to set an overarching target; and (b) to assign responsibility for the development and evaluation of rather wide-ranging core capabilities. An example of a core capability that is extremely complex is what is described, in the National Preparedness Goal, as Public and Private Services and Resources. This capability encompasses but is not necessarily limited to firefighting resources, private industry, volunteer organizations, fuel resources, and generator assets. Because of the wide range of response activities provided by those resources, there is a risk of the core capability being oversimplified during implementation.
Another important challenge is that, for many agencies and planners, planning based on core capabilities represents a significant shift in emergency preparedness planning – which in the past had typically been based on: (a) specific threats and hazards (scenario-based planning); and/or (b) emergency support functions (ESFs – i.e., functional planning). To manage this shift in planning methodology, a “phased” education that implements necessary/mandated changes more gradually – again, at all levels of government – seems probable. Unfortunately, at the present time there is little federal support for training related to PPD-8.
Whether the next (FY 2014) federal budget will provide additional funding has yet to be determined. Nonetheless, it seems obvious that future federal training courses should be designed to ensure that the educational preparedness program that practitioners need for a true core-capability-based planning system is as effective as possible.
Additional and more effective national preparedness guidance also is needed. Because PPD-8 is still in the initial stages of implementation, there are few, if any, best practices to help guide planning efforts. More federal guidance also is needed to assist development of best practices at the state level. Such federal guidance may at least help to bridge the gap between the federal and state levels.
The lack of best practices and federal guidance becomes most apparent when trying to integrate the PPD-8 concepts into operational planning. According to PPD-8, “The frameworks shall be built upon scalable, flexible, and adaptable coordinating structures to align key roles and responsibilities to deliver the necessary capabilities.” They also must be capable of being adaptable to any jurisdiction. Those goals will be difficult to meet at a time when states are finding it challenging to merge core capabilities into the existing ESF coordination model. Determining how ESFs and core capabilities relate to one another – and how to set core-capability-based objectives and mission tasks during operations – is a daunting challenge.
The Active Art of Watchful Waiting
However, in spelling out the rationale postulated and processes needed for response-based capabilities, FEMA provided an interagency consequence management plan, which includes core-capability-based courses of action, for the 2013 presidential inauguration. That plan and the entire plan development process may usefully serve as “best practice” examples of how to incorporate core capabilities into response planning until the White House releases a comprehensive federal interagency operations plan. Although the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Interagency Consequence Management Plan provided guidance for incorporating core capabilities into response planning and operational response, guidance on the other mission areas is still needed.
PPD-8 provides a clear methodology to help state and local governments improve and expand their preparedness levels across five distinct mission areas. Despite challenges in implementing the PPD-8 concepts, that directive does provide an improved preparedness program that can be of significant benefit to state and local governments. Hopefully, further federal guidance will reduce some of the implementation challenges to state and local governments for translating core capability preparedness into operational planning.
The early adopters are carefully working their way through the numerous and frequently complicated planning and implementation issues involved. The practitioners, meanwhile – not only planners and policy makers but also receivers, responders, managers, and others who will have to put the plans and decisions into action – are thinking about: what has to be done; how it should be done; and what obstacles might still be in the way. Adopting a wait-and-see approach is undoubtedly frustrating, but those responsible for future implementation will be that much better informed in the months and years to come.
Significant contributions to this article were made by Jordan Nelms is the planning branch manager at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and previously worked as a contractor supporting the PPD-8 Program Executive Office at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He received a BA in political science/security studies from East Carolina University and pursued graduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University, the University of South Florida, and University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Amanda Faul, a policy analyst with the University of Maryland’s Center for Health & Homeland Security, currently works as a regional planner for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. Prior to assuming that post, she worked as a disaster planner for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She holds a Master’s degree in public health, with a concentration in emergency public health and disasters, from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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The cruise line will create a curriculum to prepare many thousands of students for careers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship. The classes will be facilitated by dedicated instructors and offer theoretical and practical knowledge to help students develop marketable hospitality skills. In addition to the classroom experience, students will get on-site guidance and training from shipboard professionals.
Royal Caribbean said it has committed to rapidly growing the number of Bahamian nationals it employs in the next five years.
The company's agreement with the Bahamas also includes a commitment to help grow tourism and, as part of that, an investment in private island CocoCay to build a pier and provide new experiences there.
'Tourism is an important engine of growth for the economy of destinations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas, and we are excited to bring more visitors on our newest and most innovative ships to this popular vacation spot,' Royal Caribbean president and ceo Michael Bayley said.
'Our commitment to the Bahamas is multifold. It is our responsibility to contribute to the country's economic diversity, to its employment base and the training of Bahamian youth as well as the protection of the environment. We are excited about the continued growth of tourism in the Bahamas, and look forward to doing our part to keep that growth and progress moving along in the years to come.'
Royal Caribbean currently carries 1.7m visitors a year to the Bahamas, with plans to significantly expand that number in the next decade as it adds capacity in the region. With its strategic location and proximity to the United States, Bahamian destinations are already marquee ports of call for 13 Royal Caribbean ships and are consistently highly rated by passengers, the company said.
In addition, Royal Caribbean is one of the owners of Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport where major ship revitalizations and drydock maintenance takes place.

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I posted the question, and found the answer, so I thought I would help anyone out who was curious. The heating and a/c blower motor is located behind the glove box. There are 4 plastic snaps that you have to undo to get the glove compartment to come down, and you will see the housing for the blower motor to the back. It looks round and is held together by 3 screws. A black and purple wire come from the dash to the housing to power the motor. Just remove the wires, undo the 3 screws (the one in the back is pretty tedious) and the motor drops out. Hint: In order to ensure that it is the blower motor and not just a bad connection, put a voltmeter on the wires coming down from the dash to make sure that there is power going through them. If not, then you know it isn't the blower motor and don't need to waste time getting the motor out. If you get voltage from it, but nothing is happening when you try to kick the fans on, then more than likely it is a dead motor. I replaced mine for about $50 part cost. If you feel confident enough, save the labor and additional cost of taking it somewhere and do it on your own. Thanks.
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If I am clear on what you are after then you create two pieces of pipe and place in the T position, then convert one into a compound pro-boolean(or boolean)object and pick the other one(probably want to set as union). You can always convert it back to poly and reapply the turbosmooth after, use edge weights to control the seam if necessary.
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunatly I had already tried this (union with ProBoolean) but after the smooth the result was very very bad also increasing the quad-patch prescision in the ProBoolean settings. I think that this could work starting from a square section but not from an exagon section.
The pipeline is coming from a exagon section so I can't change it...
Use a spline to make a right angle, then in the rollout enable it in viewport and set it to radial and number of sides accordingly. Convert this to a poly object and then what you want to do is remove half of one of the cyclinders down the middle(either slice tool or move verts to axis). Use the mirror tool and weld the two halves toegther. Again use the crease tool to keep a sharp angle when applying the turbosmooth.

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When it comes to outdoor adventures and natural wonders, Lake Tahoe, California, is a destination that offers a wealth of possibilities. From thrilling water sports to breathtaking hiking trails and everything in between, Lake Tahoe is a paradise for those seeking unforgettable experiences amidst stunning landscapes.
One of the highlights of visiting Lake Tahoe is the opportunity to engage in a variety of water sports and recreational activities. The crystal-clear waters of the lake beckon visitors to dive in and explore the depths through scuba diving or snorkeling. Alternatively, rent a kayak or paddleboard and glide across the tranquil surface, taking in the surrounding beauty.
If you're seeking a thrill, try your hand at jet skiing or wakeboarding, feeling the rush of adrenaline as you zip across the lake. Fishing enthusiasts will also find ample opportunities to cast their lines and reel in trout, salmon, and bass, among other prized catches.
Lake Tahoe boasts a plethora of hiking trails that cater to all levels of experience, from leisurely strolls to challenging treks. The Tahoe Rim Trail offers a 165-mile loop that circumnavigates the lake, providing stunning panoramic views and a chance to immerse yourself in nature's embrace.
For a shorter but equally rewarding adventure, the Eagle Falls Trail in Emerald Bay State Park leads to a mesmerizing waterfall surrounded by picturesque scenery. Other notable trails include Mount Tallac Trail, Rubicon Trail, and Vikingsholm Trail, each offering unique perspectives and breathtaking vistas.
Exploring Lake Tahoe's scenic drives is an excellent way to soak in the region's natural beauty while enjoying a leisurely pace. The Lake Tahoe Scenic Drive, also known as Highway 89, takes you on a journey around the lake, offering stunning viewpoints and access to various attractions along the way.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit Emerald Bay Overlook, where you can witness the iconic Emerald Bay and Fannette Island from a bird's-eye view. Other notable viewpoints include Inspiration Point, Cave Rock, and Sand Harbor Overlook, each providing a unique perspective of Lake Tahoe's mesmerizing landscapes.
Lake Tahoe is not just a haven for water sports and scenic beauty but also a habitat for diverse wildlife. Keep your eyes peeled for glimpses of bald eagles soaring overhead or black bears roaming through the forests.
For a more structured wildlife encounter, visit the Taylor Creek Visitor Center during the fall salmon spawning season. Here, you can witness the incredible journey of these fish as they navigate the creek, attracting hungry bears and captivating visitors with their natural spectacle.
During the winter months, Lake Tahoe transforms into a winter wonderland, attracting ski and snowboard enthusiasts from around the world. The region boasts several world-class ski resorts, including Heavenly Mountain Resort, Squaw Valley, and Northstar California, offering a wide range of slopes for all skill levels.
Whether you're a beginner eager to take your first turns or an advanced skier seeking challenging terrain, Lake Tahoe's ski resorts have something for everyone. The pristine snow, breathtaking views, and vibrant après-ski scene make for an unforgettable winter getaway.
With its abundant attractions and activities, Lake Tahoe offers endless opportunities for adventure and exploration. Whether you prefer to dive into the refreshing waters of the lake, hike through scenic trails, embark on a scenic drive, or witness wildlife in their natural habitat, Lake Tahoe is sure to leave you with memories that last a lifetime.
So, gear up, lace up your hiking boots, or hop on a paddleboard – it's time to embrace the adventure and create unforgettable experiences in the stunning playground that is Lake Tahoe.


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A group of 8 stayed here for a week in July and the villa was perfect. It was spacious and well equipped inside with air conditioning in all bedrooms. The outside areas were great. We used the bbq most days and there was plenty of seating areas for us all. The swimming pool was amazing. It was larger than we expected and was very clean and well maintained. The views all around were beautiful and the whole group had a brilliant time. There is a supermarket just 5 minutes drive away which has everything you could need. It is also in easy access to Lucca. The owner of the villa was very helpful in the run up to our stay and answered all my queries really quickly. I would recommend this villa to families or groups of friends.
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I stuffed the ends into the hole in the bead with some glue.
I bent the arms of the stems in curves to hang down over the edge.
I should mention that I had already put the blue bead in the hanger. That way I can more easily see the finished result.
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Poultry keepers across England, Scotland and Wales are facing tough new lockdown-style measures on their farms to control the spread of bird flu.
It follows outbreaks of a “highly pathogenic” H5N8 strain of bird flu in Cheshire, Devon, Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire over the past two weeks. The outbreaks have been found in wild bird populations and two broiler chicken farms, where all the birds are being culled.
Farmers are required to restrict access for non-essential people, remove sources of wild bird food and ensure workers are regularly disinfecting footwear and changing clothes. Those found to not be complying face up to three months in prison or unlimited fines, according to the measures announced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
UK and European farmers have been on alert after outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among wild and domestic birds in western Russia and Kazakhstan. When bird flu was detected in the same area of Russia in the summers of 2005 and 2016, epidemics followed in northern and eastern Europe.
However, the speed of the spread of outbreaks in Europe over the past few weeks has caught the industry by surprise, with hundreds of thousands of birds culled after multiple outbreaks across Germany and the Netherlands.
Thousands of dead wild birds were also reportedly found on the north-west coast of Germany last week, most likely infected with bird flu.
British Poultry Council chief executive Richard Griffiths said bird flu was a “significant threat to the commercial poultry industry” and he supported new restrictive measures to minimise the risk of a larger and wider outbreak.
“It is an incredibly difficult situation for farmers and producers if they get a case of avian influenza (AI), so the controls and their costs are made to be as fair as they can be. For instance, farmers are compensated for the culling of healthy birds as part of AI controls. The system is as fair as it possibly can be, given the nature of the situation.”
During the last significant bird flu outbreak in 2016/17, there was also a ban on keeping poultry outdoors. Defra said this was not being considered at present, but would be if the outbreak spread further.
Public Health England (PHE) advises that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and that properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat.
PHE said: “Our advice regarding contact with wild birds remains the same – make sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap after coming into contact with any animal and do not touch any sick or dead birds.”
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In the midst of the lockdown earlier this year, Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan welcomed their second child. Born on February 21, the newborn has so far only been known as Taimur Ali Khan's younger brother, and his face has yet to be seen by fans.
For those whose curiosity continues, we now have a name. According to reports, the youngest Pataudi child has been named Jeh. The news is said to have been confirmed by Kapoor Khan's father, Randhir Kapoor.
The timing of little Jeh's name announcement couldn't have been better, and you'll agree if you follow Kareena Kapoor Khan on Instagram. Just hours ago, the star also took to social media to drop the cover of her upcoming book, a maternity and motherhood guide titled Kareena Kapoor Khan' Pregnancy Bible. The actor described the read as a "very personal account of what I experienced both physically and emotionally through both my pregnancies." She also continued on to reveal, "In many ways, this book is like my third child… from conception to its birth today. This has been quite the journey… both my pregnancies and writing my Pregnancy Bible. There were good days and bad days; some days I was raring to go to work and others where I struggled to get out of bed." Check it out below.


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OMV flares at Burghausen, Germany, after power supply hitch
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OMV did not disclose which units or capacities were affected by the outage.
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She is passionate about public engagement, teaching and learning. Alongside her lecturing role at Cardiff University, she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Emma also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine which was completed part-time via distance learning. Her life experiences and family history of brain disease drive and inspire her writing.
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William Shakespeare once said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The Bard certainly had the right idea when it came to the scent of flowers, not to mention that blooms are some of the prettiest things in the world. Mickey1928 certainly thought so too, and that is why she made a video featuring images of really beautiful ones of different kinds and colors.
“Flower pics” showcase some of the prettiest pictures of flowers that one can see. The effects serve to highlight their beauty, instead of distracting the viewer from the pictures to be seen. To cap it off, the beat of the music adds to the appeal of the video, because it’s fun but at the same time, descriptive of the images.
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I just purchased for a sweet 16 gift, i rebuilt and went through everything on the car. i have been driving it to make sure it is a safe car for her, This is a great compact car, smooth ride, great handling, great on the gas mileage. it is a very comfortable car to ride in
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The rock forms around the water – individuality is dead, society became duplicated – the printer, prints; never slowing to decide on its ethical stand – conformists. Living within a world we look to television for our fashion – the personality doesn’t blossom as it previously had, the pedals drift in the wind – negativity remains. strong hate stays, They’re marching in a single-fashion, their one size boots hitting the ground with vigorousness – the blue jacket stands out in the darkness. The soul, searching for different, never quite finding the spark; they see dead frowns mass produced; eyes appear sad, overworked, overused, their face is old, and hungering for another fix. Time continues and shall bring change, the junkies die, the dealer’s find a bullet – their organs, fail and their bodies shake – A pipe falls to the ground, hitting the ground with a sweet release, the shadow comes out, and sinks beneath -Danced with the devil, He overcame their mind with ease, and destroyed the GAME. One by one, they met their fate.
Crack floods the streets spreading out like a web, white, expensive and addictive. Affecting those in it’s area, prayed upon by the spider – vicious and heartless. Music vibrates and enjoyed by the arachnid… he becomes more vicious, more demanding, he lifts the table in a tantrum, scaring those around, showing the concrete jungle that he’s the man to fear – The vibrations heighten the ego it progresses dangerously high, dangerously fast. furthering the destruction within their community. Building crumble as they’re built. Lives end as they begin to walk. And yet we hope things will become better, but they were better, time passed and we overlooked it.
The crack pipe becomes hot; the crack depleted – The piles of money grow to “beautiful heights”, car’s get more expensive and have more functions that aren’t used, never admired – They’re forgetting what they’ve learned, before their innocence was quickly taken away… subjected to a street life, that’s taken away their uniqueness, free-will. Another sold soul. Another soul bought by the devil himself. In an art form that was suppose to uplift the community within rather than become mainstream and lead them astray.
They’re in a robotic-state, operating on a mere level, operating by incentive, chasing a bill that will never arrive, never hold for a long duration, everything in a “trap life” has an expiry date. Including lives.
their soul’s become devil-bound, their eyes become deepened, bloodshot, their grip tightens, as they’re wielding their firearm – Rapper’s fighting to be heard, drug dealer’s fighting to be seem. The crack man, want’s death, his next fix – but never repairs anything – he want’s to fade away… death’s becoming vast, across Canada, crack strengthens, mixed with fentanyl… the bodies begin to stack, they begin to heighten; bodies shake, their heart seizes, their heart stops pumping as it did… but still the drug dealer heighten his “flow”, because that’s all he’s grown to know. He values money because it will fulfill’s him, while his soul saddens, walks amongst the Earth with a hallow frown. Looking, searching for more… but never getting the more it wants, it needs.
Crack floods the streets, spreading out like a web, affecting those in it, prayed upon by the spider, black, and cold – pockets become large. music vibrates and enjoyed by the arachnid… Heightening the ego, furthering the destruction, the crack pipe becomes hot; the crack depleted – The piles of money grow, their families prosper, their soul’s become devilish, their eyes grow deep, their eyes bloodshot, their grip tightens – Rapper’s fighting to be seen, drug dealer’s fighting to be seen, the crack man, want’s death, his next fix – but never repairs anything – he want’s to fade away… death’s becoming vast, across Canada, crack strengthens, mixed with fentanyl… the bodies begin to stack, they begin to heighten; bodies shake, their heart seizes, their heart stops pumping as it did… but still the drug dealer heighten his “flow”.

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Before dealing with fretting-hand technique, let’s focus on getting your picking hand synced with the metronome with some single-note exercises. First, set your metronome to about 40 bpm and turn it on. Using all downstrokes, repeatedly play a C note on the fifth fret of the G string. Start out by playing quarter notes—one note right on each click of the metronome (Example 1). Try it out and adjust your pick attack until it’s right on target with the metronome, letting each note ring for its full quarter-note value until it’s time for the next attack.
Once you’re clicking comfortably along with downstrokes on each beat, the next step is to try some upstrokes for a technique called alternate picking. To do this, play the same fifth-fret C note with an upstroke on every other beat so that you’re playing downstrokes on beats one and three and upstrokes on two and four. Pay close attention to how your upstrokes sound; if they’re as clear and loud as your downstrokes, then you’re in great shape! If not, practice the motion for a while by playing Example 1 with all upstrokes. After you feel comfortable playing one quarter note per beat, try playing two evenly spaced notes per beat, using alternate picking (Example 2).


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Sally Anderson has been awarded the Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship for 2017.
The prize is $40,000 and a three month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The annual Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship is open to Australian artists aged between 20 and 30. It was created from an endowment left by Beryl Whiteley, who witnessed the profound effect that international travel had on her son Brett Whiteley, as a result of him winning the Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship at the age of 20.
The exhibition will open 13 October – 19 November 2017 at Brett Whiteley Studio, 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010.


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Classic video-clip humor site YTMND ("You're the man now dog!") is gone. Hailing from an era before web video was commonplace, its distinctive juxtapositions of images, superimposed text and looping audio had a towering influence over the emerging web culture of the 2000s.
Death's approach was slow but inexorable. Gizmodo reported YTMND's imminent demise three years ago:
On August 29, 2016, Max Goldberg announced that YTMND would likely soon be shutting down, citing ill health and the site's inability to fund its own hosting fees from ad revenue. Goldberg stated "Besides being a time capsule I don’t really see a reason for it to continue to exist... It seems like the internet has moved on...And I’ve moved on too. I don’t have much interest in the site beyond it being good memories."
An explosion of abusive, politically toxic users appears to have been the point of departure for the site's creator; logins became impossible some time ago due to Google deprecating a Captcha library and Goldberg did not fix it.
25 years after its founding, eight years after its last print edition, and two years after a near-death experience that was averted at the last minute by a bailout from the VPN company Private Internet Access, Linux Journal has laid off all employees, has no operating funds, and only plans to have its website online […]
[Velma Demerson was jailed in 1939 and by the Ontario government for the "crime" of having a Chinese boyfriend; sixty years later, she began an ultimately successful legal challenge seeking reparations; I'm pleased to present this remembrance for Demerson by Harry Kopyto, the campaigning human rights lawyer, who served as one of her advisors -Cory] […]
Gene Wolfe, author of more than 30 books including classics like The Book of The New Sun, has died at the age of 87.
WordPress is a fantastic tool for building web pages – if you know how to use it. Even with all the accessibility, a lot of the deeper features of WordPress are lost in translation to the average user. Enter WP Page Builder, a tool that not only makes WordPress site design easy but also more […]
In this age of ever-shrinking gadgets, it bears reminding that sometimes bigger is actually better. And if you care about audio quality, we can’t think of a better example of this principle than these TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones. We know tiny Bluetooth earbuds are all the rage right now. But their battery life […]
In this Instagram age, pictures aren’t just worth a thousand words; they can be worth a pretty penny, too, which makes graphic designers a highly sought-after profession. But being a graphic artist takes more than just the ability to draw a picture, and certainly more than the ability to navigate through Photoshop. The School of […]


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Food businesses could boost SA's energy capacity
The South Australian Government will invest $2 million together with $2 million from Enel X to provide cheaper, more reliable electricity by utilising backup generators owned by 40 South Australian businesses. The $4 million Backup Boost Program is designed to provide reliable electricity to South Australia. Enabling businesses to use backup generators and supply the electricity market is expected to provide an additional revenue stream for the businesses, while lowering prices for SA citizens.
“The plan to utilise backup generation that are virtually idle mirrors the Marshall government’s decision to allow the state government’s 276 megawatts of backup generation to operate in the electricity market. I suspect many of these generators were purchased in the wake of the reliability problems that plagued South Australia’s electricity grid under the former Labor government. It is common sense to make use of resources that are currently under-utilised for the benefit of both the owners of the assets and the wider community,” said Dan van Holst Pellekaan, Minister for Energy and Mining.
The program is expected to bring 20 megawatts of demand side generation capacity into the National Electricity Market (NEM) over the three-year trial, supporting approximately 40 commercial and industrial businesses across agribusiness, food processing, health, manufacturing, data storage and more.
“Participating businesses will use their backup generator as a flexible asset in the energy market. This allows them to actively manage energy consumption and costs, earn revenue and maximise their investment in backup generation. Increasing use of these assets which can lay idle means better use of capital,” said Jeff Renaud, Head of Enel X Asia and Oceania.
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TheÂ creative team and performers of Studio 570 created an immersive and interactive production here at the Pajama Factory that took audience members on journey through Wonderland. Â From walking through Alice’s tears, running in the Dodo’s caucus race, to sipping tea with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare… itÂ was truly a unique, one-of-a-kind experience.
Learn about what Studio 570 is planning onÂ next at www.studio570theater.com.
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We are looking for a hip and artful T-shirt design to celebrate our 10 year Anniversary. Â Submit an original design and you could win $200.00!
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The Cyanotype process turns 175 years-old this year! Â To celebrate this historic photography process, the Williamsport Community DarkroomÂ hosted a workshop inÂ the Pajama Factory Courtyard, led and instructed by Ralph Wilson. Â This kid-friendly event had a great turn out and produced some truly wonderful images.
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CA Rucker, N Tull, JC Dietrich, TE Langan, H Mitasova, BO Blanton, JG Fleming, RA Luettich Jr (2021). “Downscaling of Real-Time Coastal Flooding Predictions for Decision Support.” Natural Hazards, 107, 1341-1369, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04634-8.
Originally developed as a tool for visualizing ADCIRC output, Kalpana has evolved to include methods for downscaling ADCIRC water elevation results. The first method, now referred to as the static method, extrapolated ADCIRC water elevations horizontally until intersecting an equivalent DEM elevation. More information about the static method and about downscaling ADCIRC results with Kalpana can be found on an earlier post.
The static method has proven to be a useful tool but incorporates minimal physics. Therefore, a new method, referred to as the head loss method, has been introduced to include energy dissipation due to land cover during overland flow events. In this page, we describe the theory of the head loss method and provide examples for how to apply it using Kalpana.
This research builds upon a process that uses maximum water elevation output from the Advanced Circulation (ADCIRC) model and downscales these results to a finer resolution by extrapolating the water levels to small-scale topography. This downscaling process is referred to as the static method. The method was originally designed for use in North Carolina (NC), where results from an ADCIRC model designed specifically for NC were downscaled to a set of NC topographical data. By joining the static method with an ADCIRC output visualization tool, the downscaling process is now able to run faster with the same level of accuracy and can run on any ADCIRC model with downscaling data from any geographical region or given resolution. This process is used to provide extra guidance to emergency managers and decision makers during hurricanes.
The downscaling process is also improved by adding physics using the slopes method and the head loss method. The slopes method incorporates the slopes of the water levels produced by ADCIRC, rather than only the value of the water level. By interpolating ADCIRC output water elevation points into a smooth surface, slopes of this surface can be used to influence the elevations of downscaled water levels. The head loss method adds friction loss due to variations in the ground surface based on land cover types and friction associated with each type. As water travels over any surface, head loss, or a loss in energy, occurs at different rates depending on the surface roughness. This rudimentary hydrologic principle is applied to increase the accuracy of the downscaling process at minimal cost. The downscaling methods are applied for results from an ADCIRC simulation used in real-time forecasting, and then compared with results from an ADCIRC simulation with 10 times more resolution in Carteret County, NC. The static method tends to over-estimate the flood extents, and the slopes method is similar. However, the head loss method generates a downscaled flooding extent that is a close match to the predictions from the higher-resolution, full-physics model.
By improving the accuracy of downscaling methods at minimal computational cost and expanding the applicability of these downscaling methods, these methods can be used by emergency managers to provide a better estimation of flooding extents while simulating storm events.
A Thomas, JC Dietrich, CN Dawson, M Loveland. “Using a Multi-Resolution Approach to Increase the Accuracy and Efficiency of Flooding Predictions.” Virtual ADCIRC Users Group Meeting, 30-31 March 2020.
JL Woodruff, JC Dietrich, A Kennedy, D Wirasaet, D Bolster, Z Silver, R Kolar. “Improving predictions of coastal flooding via sub-mesh corrections.” Virtual ADCIRC Users Group Meeting, 30-31 March 2020.
CA Rucker, N Tull, JC Dietrich, R Luettich, R Cyriac. “Improving the accuracy of a real-time ADCIRC storm surge downscaling model.” Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Research Symposium , North Carolina State University, 6 March 2020.
JL Woodruff, JC Dietrich, AB Kennedy, D Wirasaet, D Bolster, Z Silver, RL Kolar. “Improving predictions of coastal flooding via sub-mesh corrections.” Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Research Symposium, North Carolina State University, 6 March 2020.


2 charged with breaking into Easton home
EASTON – A man and a woman were charged with breaking into an Easton home after an alert resident noticed suspicious activity Tuesday morning.
Police received a 911 call from a resident in the area of 476 Bay Road who reported people were breaking into the home at that address about 10:55 a.m.
Sgt. Carolyn Gurney and officers Matt Solov and Christopher LaCount responded and found a gray Ford Focus parked outside the home.
“Upon arrival, officers observed a male and a female exiting from the rear of the home,” Deputy Police Chief Keith Boone said.
The woman, identified by police as Maryam Ryder, was in possession of a crowbar, Boone said. The man was identified as Jonathan Lobello.
“The investigation showed that Ryder had a prior relationship with the homeowner and traveled there with Lobello,” Boone said. “This was not random.”
The couple “would not provide police with any information on what their intent was in going to the residence,” he said.
Ryder, 42, of Upton, and Lobello, 24, of Franklin, were arrested and charged with breaking and entering during the day with intent to commit a felony and possession of burglarious tools.
They were held overnight on $7,500 bail at the Bristol County House of Correction in New Bedford and expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Taunton District Court.


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There’s no better time than now to escape reality, and go to a psychedelic world full of beautiful lights and sounds. And while we can’t recommend illicit substances—unless anyone has some of that Compound V—we can recommend this new video from YouTuber and mysterious craftsperson, Burls Art. The video features (eventually, anyway), an infinity mirror guitar that will have you drifting off into space in no time.
Laughing Squid picked up on Burls’ new video, which shows the whole build process for the infinity mirror guitar. Burls says in the video that he decided to make this guitar in this particular style because he’d been seeing a lot of other cool infinity mirror stuff; including infinity mirror coffee tables and picture frames.
The guitar itself is not only psychedelic, but cleanly crafted with smooth, silver wood and clear acrylic. Inside the body of the guitar are LED lights that bounce off a pair of mirrors, creating the infinity effect. And the lights not only change color, but can be made to do so via an app. (Although, to be fair, what on Earth doesn’t have its own app at this point?)
As with all of Burls’ other guitars, this one sounds incredibly smooth. His own demonstration begins just after the eight-minute mark in the video, and the melodious sounds will instantly drift you away. If you let them, that is.
Speaking of drifting off, if you’re looking for more soothing content that’ll help to chill you out, may we recommend Chris Hemsworth’s goofy guided meditations. Or perhaps J.B. Smoove’s, if you’re looking to both relax and laugh. You can also, of course, always just watch some more of Burls’ videos. Because even when he’s making hardcore acoustic guitars out of carbon fiber, they sound like a mellow dream.
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Infiltrate the minds of your enemies with Nyx Prime. Featuring altered mod polarities for greater customization.
Nyx Prime Abilities
|Passive ||Enemies are |PERCENT|% less accurate when targeting Nyx Prime.|
|Mind Control||Nyx invades the psyche of a target, confusing enemies and making them fight for the Tenno cause. Targets then fired upon by Nyx receive a damage multiplier.|
|Psychic Bolts||Nyx launches a cluster of force bolts at enemies, using telekinesis to adjust flight paths and seek nearby targets. Hits strip some enemy defenses.|
|Chaos||With a powerful psychic blast, Nyx causes mass hysteria on the battlefield by confusing all enemies to attack random factions.|
|Absorb||Nyx absorbs all incoming damage and channels that collected energy into an explosive radial discharge. Nyx's Weapon damage is buffed based on incoming absorbed damage when the Ability ends.|
Nyx Prime Specifications
Nyx Prime Component farming
- Drop chance is for the intact relics only.
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Hungarian Museum of Architecture & FotoMuzeum in City Park
PROGRAM: Exhibitions, Event Hall, Offices
LOCATION: Budapest - HUNGARY
AREA: 15300 sqm
CLIENT: LIGET BUDAPEST
STATUT: Competition entry
According to the competition statement, to the chosen sites and to the nature of both museums, it seemed clear that the two future buildings must have a strong relation between them. Even if they cannot be physically connected, they have to communicate. Instead of thinking on two different projects separated by a public space, the idea is to start with one constructible lot and one square. This initial lot is a rectangle of 96 x 46.5m, included in one site boundary. It is divided in two equal parts following an oblique direction inspired by the direction of Heroes Square and Műcsarnok. This section divides the rectangle’s width according to the rule of thirds, a rule widely used in photography and architecture compositions. Then, one of the two parts is translated to the other site. The Hungarian Museum of Architecture close to the urban promenade and the FotoMuzeum close to the park. A game of full and empty is created. Each volume is the other’s opposite. A pedestal, a memento of the original form, is kept under each museum. The Architecture museum is raised on a glass base hosting entrances and consumption spaces. On both volumes, tilts on roof and base create tension in direction of the 1956’s monument. Finally, a black covering is chosen for the FotoMuzeum and a white texture for the Hungarian Museum of Architecture. It enhances the contrast and, at the same time, binds closely the two projects, just like a yin-yang symbol.
An urban wall is created between the FotoMuzeum and the street aligned with the promenade’s limit. The goal is to create more privacy for the square in front of the museum and differentiate it from the other exterior space of the Architecture museum. The internal face of the wall may receive video projection. The urban side is covered with mirror panels, reflecting the surroundings and hiding the FotoMuzeum, and inviting people to go toward the park to discover the real shape of the building. This way, it acts really as a gate of the City Park.
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The project is built around an atrium illuminated by an overhead light. On the one hand, consumption spaces accessible from a ramp, and exhibitions. On the other hand, the event hall, the museum learning and the staff and artefacts facilities. This atrium insure a natural ventilation an indirect natural light for the interior spaces. Bridges and stairs cross the atrium and connect the different entities of the project. The consumption ramp leads to the Café; a space with 15m high looking
at the sculpture from the large urban window created for this purpose. The freedom of the various possible displacements provides a diversity of spatialities and sensations. On the north-western part of the building, a ramp leads to the underground parking. Collection’s expedition facilities are located in the basement. Offices, staff spaces and artefacts handling storages are superimposed and have a direct access to the exhibitions without crossing public areas.
The double-skin façade of the building is made of perforated and pre-fabricated aluminium panels. The perforated aluminium plates that enclose the building play a crucial role in the thermal protection of the museum. While the pre-fabricated ones present a different aperture pattern according to light needs. These openings are also used on the roof panels to create overhead lighting in the permanent exhibition halls.
Hungarian Museum of Architecture
The ground floor of the Hungarian Museum of Architecture hosts the Dinner room, the Café and VIP lounge, the Museum shop and the other shops. It is a commercial glass box close to the future pedestrian promenade. On the pedestal, a ramp leads to the entrance hall located on the first floor. This entrance hall and the interior circulation ramps are illuminated with overhead apertures that put in scene natural light. The atrium serves the event hall, the museum learning spaces and the exhibition halls. The visitor’s route ends with a sky terrace looking directly to the park. On the other extremity of the building, staff spaces and artefacts handling facilities are superimposed.
The facades are composed of white and silver shaded anodised aluminium panels and translucent wall systems when natural light is required. This gives the project a homogeneous look.
The predominance of the color white in all exterior contributes to the thermal performance to reflect the maximum of radiation effect and thus the transmission of heat into the building.
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The cover and spread, called “Love in the Hood” focuses on ankara print menswear.
” The vibrant colors and patterns of African fashion easily blend into the foreground in the life of the everyday guy to sport where ever he may go.”
Facon Magazine is the voice of emerging fashion. Their goal is to highlight up and coming creatives around the globe.
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Fashion Director: Janice Wallace
Photographer: Karen Nutini
Models (Models Inc.): Desmond & Tiger
Clothing Designers: Nikki Billie Jean & Timmy Ajulo
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Bear Stearns is probing records of a half dozen of its top officials in the wake of federal investigations of whether the firm let big insiders feed illegally on mutual funds.
Internal documents say the in-house examination focuses on trades and e-mails of at least 109 employees, including Steve Dantus, 48, and Vincent Dicks, 43, who oversee the private-client brokerage group, said Bloomberg, citing documents it obtained.
Bear Stearns is seeking details of trades by dozens of brokers and hedge funds to determine whether high-ranking executives approved transactions that diluted the returns of long-term fund investors, the records show.
Bear Stearns said last October that it faced regulatory probes, and said in June that the Securities and Exchange Commission warned the firm of possible sanctions for improper fund transactions.
The investigation is part of the biggest government inquiry of trading and sales practices in the history of the $7.5 trillion fund industry.
Regulators haven’t publicly accused Bear Stearns or any of its employees of wrongdoing. The New York Stock Exchange has asked for statements from Dantus and Dicks, NASD filings show.
Bear Stearns has been scrutinizing its fund-trading operations since September 2003, when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer broke open the mutual-fund scandal and won a $40 million settlement from hedge fund Canary Capital Partners LLC for trading abuses.
Documents said Bear Stearns also is examining e-mails of Steven Urcia, 58, who oversees the private-client group’s regulatory compliance, and those of Ron Suber, 39, head of sales for the company’s clearing division.
Other company officials whose e-mails are under scrutiny include Michael Minikes, 61, the firm’s treasurer, and Richard Lindsey, 49, president of the clearing division, documents said.
Bear Stearns had no comment on the documents.


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It’s difficult to imagine why the FCA could have thought this is an offer that is reasonable.
The FCA said it needed further information about the proposed Scheme on 19 February. A approved at that point, CTL decided it was unlikely to get Plan. It chose to appoint administrators and continue with Plan B. at the moment it stopped providing loans through the Wageday Advance site.
Product Product Sales to Shelby and Lantern
Straight away on management вЂ“ some accounts offered to Shelby
The Administrators announced a purchase of much of CTLвЂ™s infrastructure to Shelby Finance for c ВЈ8.5 million. Shelby presently trade as Dot Dot, an extremely little payday loan provider, and are usually a subsidiary associated with home loan provider, Morses Club. This will be referred to as a вЂњpre packвЂќ sale вЂ“ it absolutely was all planned ahead of the management began.
50,000 CTL clients, including all Juo clients, have experienced their loans used in Shelby.
The reports sold to Shelby had been regarded as being вЂњin good standingвЂќ with no arrears. The Administrators say вЂњa little numberвЂќ of people who had been utilized in Shelby could get some settlement for unaffordable financing вЂ“ those impacted are certain to get a message from Shelby about that. But the majority individuals utilized in Shelby won’t be getting any refunds.
650,000 other accounts that are CTL with CTL. A number of these are reports which have perhaps perhaps not been employed for time. Numerous present and customers that are old be owed settlement for improper financing.
Outstanding loans offered to Lantern in might 2019
No re re payments for outstanding loans had been taken by the Administrators. Balances had been frozen, without any interest that is further fees added. Credit records may be corrected so no payments that are late/missed be recorded as a result of this.
Lots of people with outstanding balances might have these paid off as a result of redress, see below.
In-may 2019 the mortgage guide вЂ“ that may be the appropriate term for all your outstanding loans вЂ“ was offered to Lantern , a financial obligation collector formerly referred to as Motormile Finance.
If for example the loan happens to be offered, you will get a message explaining this. You shall intend to make a repayment arrangement with Lantern for bad credit installment loans the total amount outstanding.
I might expect Lantern to be understanding in the event that you canвЂ™t make a top payment per month. DonвЂ™t offer so much you will need certainly to borrow from somebody else to produce these repayments. No interest will here be added from on.
Determining complaints and calculating redress
WDA stopped its complaints that are normal if the management began. It offers maybe perhaps not compensated any refunds after management, including refunds that have been agreed before management.
The Financial Ombudsman (FOS) couldnвЂ™t carry on with their decision making once a firm goes into administration under the Insolvency Act. All WDA complaints with FOS had been came back to your Administrators to stay.
The Claims Calculator
The AdministratorsвЂ™ Proposals explain how they’re deciding if an individual ought not to have already been offered some loans and exactly just exactly what the payment, that they call redress , is for all loans. Here’s a summary that is brief.
The Administrators have actually placed all loans from Wageday Advance, present and past, including those over 6 years of age, through the Claims Calculator that’s been developed.
This can be used to cut back costs that are administrative. If complaints had been looked over independently it might notably lessen the cash left to be in the complaints that have been upheld.
The Claims Calculator is intended to provide approximately comparable brings about FOS decisions that are typical.
That loan is set to be improper by the calculator if it fails some of three sets of criteria:
- affordable вЂ“ talks about loan size, earnings and expenditure evidence;
- sustainable вЂ“ talks about the amount of loans, the gaps between loans, roll-overs and just how loan that is much increased;
- accountable financing вЂ“ looks at exactly what a CRA check showed eg defaults, financial obligation administration and variety of other payday advances.
For improper loans, a redress quantity is determined being a reimbursement of great interest and costs, plus 8% statutory interest. Including these up gives a total redress quantity for every single consumer.

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TUESDAY 12/17/19 8:21 p.m.
DAYTON, Wis. (WFRV) — The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man killed in a two vehicle crash Monday.
He is identified as 58-year-old Gerald Maulson of Keshena.
The crash remains under investigation.
Man dies in box truck v. semi crash in Waupaca Co.
MONDAY 12/16/19 10:52 a.m.
DAYTON, Wis. (WFRV) — A 58-year-old man has died following a Monday morning crash in the Town of Dayton.
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a two-vehicle crash south of the intersection of State Highway 22 and County Highway QQ.
Upon arrival, crews say an initial investigation shows a box truck traveling southbound on HWY 22 crossed the center line and was struck by a northbound semi-tractor trailer.
The driver of the box truck, the 58-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
The operator of the semi – an 80-year-old man – was uninjured.
Officials say the crash remains under investigation.
Waupaca County crash shuts down intersection for several hours
MONDAY 12/16/19 6:43 a.m.
CHAIN O’ LAKES-KING, Wis. (WFRV) — The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office says a crash has caused an intersection to close near Chain O’ Lakes-King.
The intersection of State Highway 22 and County Highway QQ will remain closed for several hours.
Officials are asking motorists to find an alternative route of travel at this time.


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Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter has taught generations how to grow and appreciate carnivorous plants through his passion, knowledge, and eagerness to share. Many of the people he inspired went on to further expand our knowledge of these plants. Like a stone thrown into a pond, the ripples of what he kicked off continue to expand knowledge and respect for these amazing plants and the natural world in general.
It was the AIDS global epidemic that in great part caused Peter to start California Carnivores. In the 1980s he managed a small resort on the Russian River in Guerneville, California. The patrons and staff were primarily gay, and everyone was dying around him. By the early 1990s, he stopped counting the dead friends and acquaintances at 193. The resort went up for sale when the owner was dying. The new owners wanted Peter to stay on to run the resort. But he thought "How long do I have to live? I should do something that makes me happy...!" The idea of starting a carnivorous plant nursery was born.
Peter’s experience with the AIDS epidemic instilled in him a deep sorrow and dark gothic humor that along with his kindness endears him to every other life he touches. California Carnivores and his carnivorous plants helped Peter to dig out of the dark pit of death and become one of the most influential and selfless members of the carnivorous plant community.
Peter opened California Carnivores to the public in 1989. It has remained the only carnivorous plant nursery with regular hours open to the public for over 30 years. (The nursery closed to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic but continued mail order.) The nursery initially was rather small because knowledge of it was essentially limited to ICPS members. In his spare time, Peter wrote The Savage Garden.
When first published in 1998, The Savage Garden won the American Horticultural Society's book award and The Garden Writers Association of America's Quill & Trowel Award. The first printing of 15,000 copies sold out in 1999 after an appearance on Martha Stewart's Living TV show. The first edition went through 12 printings. The Revised edition came out in 2013. After seven years it was in its 9th printing.
Before The Savage Garden, Adrian Slack’s books were essentially the only books with good information on growing carnivorous plants. They were difficult if not impossible to find in the USA. The release of The Savage Garden with Ten Speed Press’s and Peter’s tireless promotion, resulted in many many people who had previously tried and failed to grow carnivores realizing that is was possible to successfully grow carnivorous plants at home without a greenhouse or other major facility. Peter’s recommendations were specific for each type of plant and worked.
Peter and the nursery were the subject to over 300 articles and TV shows as of the year 2000 when he stopped keeping count. This included The New York Times (twice) and Wall Street Journal. The promotion of the book never made Peter rich but it definitely enriched many lives.
Peter has also been a prolific writer for CPN with 24 “The Savage Garden” articles and 14 additional field trip, cultivation, and cultivar descriptions. Peter was responsible for the naming several spectacular cultivars of carnivorous plants, including the first cloned one, Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle'. He introduced Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack' into cultivation, a plant Bob Hanrahan allowed him to divide from his property.
Peter D'Amato reminisced about the joys of discovery and the not so good old days of being a carnivorous plant fanatic at the ICPS Conference 2018.
Damon Collingsworth and representatives of carnivorous plant groups reminisced with Peter D'Amato about his contributions to growing carnivorous plants.
Damon Collingsworth (left) and Bob Hanrahan (center) with Peter D'Amato at California Carnivores in 2010.
First edition of The Savage Garden.
Second edition of The Savage Garden.

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A gold bar is a great thing to have these days. Why?
Because the price of gold is going up every day. However, most people don’t understand why it is, nor why they should have gold on hand.
The reality is that our economy is still at rock bottom, and we need a solution before it goes in the trash can. Will we recover? At some point, but not any time soon.
You need to understand why a gold bar is so important, and what it could really mean to your future.
Why You Should Buy a Gold Bar or Two
So you probably want to know if you should buy a gold bar or two, am I right? You need to understand that in this day and time, gold is going up in price because our economy is in bad shape.
The dollar is weakening, and thus it means that we need to have a plan.
I hate to tell you this, but quantitative easing really isn’t a plan; it’s a cover up when someone doesn’t know what to do.
This is because in all reality, a gold bar in itself cannot do much for you, but if you accumulate them? Well, yes, that is in fact a different story.
I know that gold is priced at well over $1,000 per ounce, but the reality is that one single gold bar won’t do much for you, and the more you have the better off you are financially.
So, what should you do and how should you buy your gold?
Buying a Gold Bar at the Right Price?
Okay, so no matter where you buy you gold it’s going to be the same price. Anyone who is offering gold bullion won’t be able to sell it at the same price.
This is because the government makes more than the individual selling it because there isn’t much of a premium.
So, what do you do? You need to get your hands on it, and build up what you buy over time. It’s not an overnight sensation folks, and we all know that we all don’t have thousands just lying around to go buy gold every day.
We have to still pay mortgages, buy groceries, buy clothes for us, our kids, and buy gas! However, this brings up a good point folks.
With the price going up on everything that we have to buy, we need to be buying gold and making sure that we have it tucked away in a safe place for later.
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You probably know this already, but you shouldn’t wait another day to talk to me about buying multiple gold bars.
I know, one at a time, and we can do that, no problem. The reality is that I can give you just what you need in a gold bar for you to be set for the future.
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Pictures: UConn Men Vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore
A collection of pictures from the UConn men's basketball team's game vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday, Dec. 17:
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UConn Men Vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
The Connecticut Huskies warm up before the start of the game against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at the XL Center.


By Lindsey Piercy, UK Now
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team, a student-led organization in the College of Engineering, has record-breaking success at a national competition — earning their highest finish since 2009.
Earlier this month, the team competed and placed third in the Formula Sun Grand Prix, held at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. The race brought together 18 college teams who were challenged to design, build and race solar-powered cars. The competition is a true testament to each team’s endurance as they attempt to complete as many laps as possible in three days.
UK finished 153 laps, with its fastest lap clocking in at 3 minutes and 48 seconds. The team shattered the previous record, held by Iowa State University, by an impressive 42 seconds.
“For us, our key to success was never giving up,” Monon Rahman, a mechanical engineering graduate and member of the team, said.
In July 2018, the team traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to compete in the American Solar Challenge. However, a broken left suspension prevented them from getting their newest vehicle, Gato del Sol VI, onto the course. This year, they brought Gato VI back to the track repaired and ready to compete.
“Even though that failure stung so badly, we never gave up. We came back after last summer hungry for more,” Rahman said. “Even with a host of other issues in the fall, we kept pushing ourselves and striving to make our car and team better.”
Every single facet of Gato VI — from the assembly of the car to the supporters who funded it — was made possible by a team of students.
The mechanical team oversees the physical design, which requires building and implementing the aerodynamic shell, the chassis and the suspension. They often collaborate with other subsystems on overlapping projects, such as the driver interface and battery housing.
Craig Lindsey, a senior in mechanical engineering, said their recent success is a result of the entire team’s commitment and tenacity.
“Everyone put in such hard work to build and troubleshoot this car,” Lindsey said. “Our blood and sweat is in Gato del Sol VI — literally! Without the team and its committed members, this car would not be what it is today.”
The electrical team is responsible for the electrical design and construction of systems on the car including the battery pack, solar array and the driver interface. They work closely with the mechanical and computer science teams to ensure their designs can be integrated into the car and run as intended.
“The cross-disciplinary nature of this project makes it a unique experience for students at UK, really setting it apart from other clubs and class projects,” Luke Wormald, a senior in electrical engineering, said. “It is more like working in a real company than anything else I have experienced throughout college.”
During the race, the strategy and computer science team collects real-time data from the many embedded systems on the car. They’re also responsible for turning that data into actionable information.
“Our team is the best example of real-world engineering that a student can get at UK. Classes are all about learning the fundamentals, but it is expected that students get real-world experience from doing a co-op,” Thomas Barber, a senior majoring in computer engineering and computer science, said. “Our team can offer students a leg up on their peers since they can get real-world experience while still being in school and making progress on their degree.”
Constructing a solar-powered car isn’t cheap. In fact, Gato del Sol VI cost an estimated $120,000. The business team helps secure funding by generating new supporters and maintaining current relationships. Their goal is to ensure that all subsystems have the resources necessary to build the best car possible.
“Building and racing a solar car feels more like operating a small business than a student organization, and one of the first things we learn is how much we rely on one another,” Christopher Wheatley, a junior in materials engineering, said. “We are expected to construct a professional vehicle that is as safe to take onto public roads as the cars we use every day, and that level of quality takes a thousand small details.”
When tackling those details, Emma Deye, a recent graduate from the Gatton College of Business and Economics, said the benefits of collaboration between multidisciplinary students is invaluable. “Our classes teach us a specific way to evaluate a problem. Being able to have different approaches facilitates a better understanding of the problem, as well as different options on how to solve it.”
Deye was also part of the SEAM Honors Pathway, a partnership with Gatton, UK Engineering and the Lewis Honors College.
Having a social media presence is imperative for fundraising. The media team is responsible for running the team’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram pages. They also put an emphasis on creating visual media, such as recruitment flyers, posters and apparel.
Grant Sturgill, a graduate student in computer science, said being on the media team provides much-needed hands-on experience.
“There’s only so much you can be taught in a lecture hall but working with the solar car team can give you practical engineering experience. From the non-engineering side, it’s a great way to build connections with administration and faculty in the university, as well as the wider community of Lexington and Kentucky.”
The team has been competing since 1999, and this year’s Formula Sun Grand Prix was a fitting end to their 20th anniversary.
“To be able to go out there and not only beat a record but also completely shatter it has been the biggest joy in my life so far,” Rahman continued. “I’m just so grateful that I was able to be part of a team that made history.”
Looking ahead, the team expects to compete with Gato del Sol VI in the 2020 American Solar Challenge. They will also start the preliminary design phase of their next vehicle, Gato del Sol VII, this fall.


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Rating: 5 / 5
This pack has been so comfortable that I considered downgrading my other pack reviews to allow valid comparisons. Zpacks has made some changes to the Arc blast since I bought mine last year. I'll cover them and give my opinion. This evaluation is based on 400 miles on the AT and observations of another pack I saw that had about 1800 miles on it. Zpacks rates this pack for 30lb. and that's where I found it to start getting uncomfortable, but I started a few hikes with 35 lb. and it wasn't too bad. Zpacks also says the pack is good for one AT thru hike. Based on the one I saw with 1800 miles on it, I'd say that's about right. The ultralight cuben fiber material was fraying significantly by then, especially on the shoulder and hip belts. My own pack is showing wear on the bottom and side pockets. I added the optional lid, two belt pouches and a shoulder strap pouch which upped the weight from stock 15 oz. to 20.4 oz. The pack comes with a capacious stretch net front pouch good for storing rain gear, fording slippers etc. for easy access. The stock pack also has two side pockets. I stored a 1.5 liter water bottle on each side also my soap and fuel in them. I don't like to store liquids inside the pack for obvious reasons. The lid was smaller than I'm used to for a lidded pack. On the other hand, the belt pockets were the most capacious of any pack I've owned and they're repositionable, a feature that also makes them the most accessible belt pockets of any pack I've owned. The pack frame is comprised of two carbon fiber stays linked together by another stay in the middle. The new model has two links. A net stretches over the frame which when properly adjusted affords an air gap for ventilation. I stored a sit pad in the gap. My pack isn't waterproof. The new model has taped seams. My pack has side compression straps and bed roll straps on the bottom. The latest model replaces the straps with cord and cord locks. The pack is so comfortable because the frame is very effective at load transfer and the shoulder and hip padding is more than adequate for the rated load. The only flaw I experienced was related to the bed roll straps. They tended to loosen. They actually dropped my hammock one one occasion and I was fortunate to notice it immediately. After that I added a lanyard to the bed roll so it would drop against my legs if it came loose again. It didn't but I reported it to the manufacturer who said the new straps and cords would fix the problem and he offered to replace my straps gratis. The two other light weight packs I've owned are an Osprey Exos 58 and a Gossamer Gear Mariposa. The Arc blast beats the Mariposa hands down for comfort because it is more effective at load transfer. For convenience features they're about the same. The Exos exceeds both for convenience features but it's in between the two for comfort. For overall comfort for hikers who are willing to give up some durability and can keep the weight under 30 lb. most of the time, this is pack is an excellent choice.


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Bill Murray’s Reluctance To Return Was Always A Barrier
It would be wrong to say Bill Murray was the sole hold-up over Ghostbusters 3, but his sequel aversion was certainly an issue. In a way, it was lucky the studio even managed to convince him to make Ghostbusters II. Murray had actually been pitched on a completely different idea for the second movie that involved Dana (Sigourney Weaver) being kidnapped and taken to Scotland, which had a huge underground civilization. Murray dubbed this version The Last Of The Ghostbusters – specially to rule out a third movie – but once he’d signed on, the concept changed completely. Murray later admitted he found the experience unsatisfying, despite feeling the sequel had some funny scenes. He also felt the effects overwhelmed the story.
In the years that followed - except that brief period where he enjoyed voicing the game - Murray rarely expressed excitement about another movie. When Sony started seriously developing Ghostbusters 3 with the Stupnitsky and Eisenberg draft, Murray already seemed to regret stating he was open to another sequel. Sony didn’t want to make it without his involvement, but he would neither commit to an appearance or – reportedly – read the drafts he was sent. In an interview with David Letterman, he’d even call talk of a third film his ‘nightmare.’
Murray’s real issue was his belief another movie couldn’t possibly top the original, and it was merely being made to keep the franchise alive. He also felt the cast was too old to be running after ghosts. When Ghostbusters 3 was finally scrapped, Murray would eventually cameo as a new character in Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, where he’s quickly killed off – presumably to rule out a sequel return.
Why It’s Finally Happening Now
The 2016 Ghostbusters proved to be expensive to produce, and the film’s underperformance led to sequel plans being canceled. Ivan Reitman teased an animated spinoff was in development following the movie but little has been heard about that project recently, and many assumed the franchise was on hold. It came as a major shock when it was revealed Jason Reitman would direct Ghostbusters 3, which is aiming for a Summer 2020 release. The story apparently revolves around four teens – two boys and two girls – who become Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd actually spoiled this reveal back in November, but given his history of crying wolf with the third movie, nobody really believed him.
So why is it happening now? Well for one, Ghostbusters is simply too valuable an IP to let sit on the shelf for another 25 years. Following the surprise success of their Jumanji reboot, Sony is currently in the process of dusting off a lot of old favorites including Men In Black International and Bad Boys For Lif3. For another, it took a lot of untangling to actually get the 2016 Ghostbusters made, so while the resulting film didn’t hit the numbers the studio hoped for, a new revival still has the potential to kickstart a new series. Legacy sequels have also become a hot trend, and many felt that one of the biggest missteps of the 2016 movie was to be a complete reboot. Hiring Jason Reitman sends the clear message this will be a true legacy movie, and while returning cast haven’t been announced yet, Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson at least feel like safe bets.
Curiously enough, a recent report suggested Aykroyd and Murray are pairing together for a cameo in Zombieland 2, another Sony project, so perhaps a return appearance by Dr Venkman in Ghostbusters 3 isn’t just a pipe dream this time.


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This pup is a descendant of the robust and athletic fighting dogs popular in england in the 1600’s and 1700’s.
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This typically consists of a spay/neuter, young puppy shots, a veterinarian examination, and needed grooming, nail clipping, etc. Find miniature bulldogs and puppies from michigan breeders. The breed is the result of a cross between toy bulldogs (imported from england) and local ratters in paris, france.
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