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Images of the December rehearsal show the "Shooting Star" drones lighting up the sky with Olympic rings, a snowboarder and a dove.
The Olympics opening ceremony is always a big show, and this year was no exception, with Intel joining in on the fun with a record-setting performance of 1,218 Shooting Star drones flying in sync to create huge light-up images of Olympic sports and the iconic Olympic rings in the skies over Pyeongchang. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles themselves are fitted with LED lights to produce a virtually unlimited number of color combinations, with each 384mm x 384mm (15.1 inch x 15.1 inch) quadcopter weighing in at 330g (0.73lbs).
Intel's drones can fly for around 20 minutes and of course, exterior factors, such as crosswinds and low temperatures can affect the overall flight time.
Apple HomePod Now Out there in US, UK, and Australia
Apple makes no bones that HomePod is a music-first speaker, and it sounds terrific, all the more notable given how small it is. While these firms each want to become your assistant everywhere, Apple is betting instead on your love of sound quality.
Canada suffers biggest job loss in nine years
Looking at the bigger picture Overall, the news isn't all bad, especially if you look at the bigger picture. The decrease was driven by the loss of 137,000 part-time positions, including more than 59,000 in Ontario.
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Managing Editor Sean McCoy is a life-long outdoorsman who grew up hunting and fishing central Wisconsin forests and lakes. After a year, L.L.Bean will still take returns for items that are defective because of the materials or craftsmanship.
An army of high-flying drones expected to light up the sky at the opening ceremony of the Olympics was grounded. They weigh less than a pound.
The performance requires three employees to monitor the drones, and Olympic volunteers to help set them up.
"Since fireworks in the seventh or eighth century, there has been no alternative option", Anil Nanduri, the vice president and general manager of Intel's drone division, told AdWeek. "We wanted to do something the world has never seen before". NBC tweeted on its official @NBCOlympics page: "A swarm of drones brings us one of the most incredible sights of the #OpeningCeremony". Unfortunately the drone performance wasn't a live part of the opening ceremony, instead it was pre-recorded due to concerns over Pyeongchang's cold and windy weather conditions. What an incredible way to display just how far drone technology has come in the last few years. It's now executed 160 shows - from Singapore's 2017 National Day Parade to the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - in more than 10 countries.


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There are reports of unscrupulous contractors stealing waste being produced in Covid-19 hospital wards
There had been reports about theft of harmful hospital waste and its sale to recycling factories, in different cities of the country. Now there are reports that unscrupulous contractors are stealing waste produced in hospital wards where coronavirus patients are being treated. This is going on, though stealthily, at hospitals in Punjab. Thieves are not being deterred by the fact that Covid-19 is a contagious disease and so special care has to be taken for disposal of the waste generated in isolation wards for coronavirus patients. As is the case in most spheres of life, this is happening as a result of negligence on the part of relevant departments.
The theft and sale of the highly dangerous hospital waste are taking place reportedly due to the failure of the provincial health and environment departments to develop a mechanism for safe disposal of medical waste during the coronavirus pandemic. A provincial health department official has admitted that there is no monitoring system in place for disposal of medical waste and few hospitals have incinerators, saying around 20% of the waste are highly infectious as it is produced in coronavirus, cancer, AIDS, hepatitis and surgery wards. This situation has made it easy for contractors to steal such dangerous waste and sell it to recycling factories. Another health official says tonnes of harmful waste are produced at hospitals, including in isolation wards, in the province, and a large part of this waste is stolen. There are many factories in Lahore and other cities of the province where medical waste is recycled into plastic pots, toys and other items. Those handling such products run the risk of contracting dangerous diseases.
Why strict action against this illegal recycling business is not being taken remains an official secret. According to WHO instructions, the coronavirus waste should be buried at landfill sites at a safe distance from human settlements. These SOPs are reportedly being followed more in breach than in observance.
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Super Mario World is an early SNES game, therefore there are a lot of bugs which Nintendo haven't even noticed. If I had been the author of Super Mario World, I'd have fixed all the bugs, added SMB3 screen-scrolling pipes, ON/OFF blocks, donut lifts, stationary Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros., a few more level themes (desert, abstract, airship), autosaving, ice flowers, use rarely/unused stuff, like maybe glitched Piranha Plant's stem or flying red coins, changed Luigi's physics and graphics (so Luigi won't look like recolored Mario and jumps higher), improved the level design and aesthetics, and changed the theme of one world and added one more world. Instead of Donut Plains, I'd have created a snow world and as an extra world I'd have created a desert world. I'd also have improved Pokey's speed and the screen scrolling where vertical scroll is needed.
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan defended his rival Shah Rukh Khan on Bigg Boss after Imam Siddique, a contestant on the show, claimed he was the one who made SRK a star.
Siddique, a casting director, got into an argument with host Salman last night after he nominated the house's captain Niketan.
The actor told Siddique to nominate someone else as Niketan was the captain of the house but Siddique stood by his decision, saying he knew what the audience want.
After Salman mocked him, Siddique replied, "I cast Preity Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan for ad films that worked very well with the audiences."
Losing his cool, Salman said, "Shah Rukh is in the industry because of his hard work and the support of his fans. It is because he has pursued his career with determination that he is a big man and not because you cast him in an advertisement."
The 47-year-old 'Dabangg' star also revealed that Siddique was desperate to be a part of the show and would text him everyday begging to be a part of 'Bigg Boss'.


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When we see Hammerin’ Hank, we see more than a baseball dignitary. Aaron is the face of fairness, which led to his greatness, and still makes him the greatest.
In North America opening day was a night game. On the morning of the Mets opener at CitiField it was snowing. It was also still March.
Spring training is in full swing. So get ready for opening day with the E.S.P. Spring Training Guide, full of the tools, trappings and tickets you need to keep your hitting streak going straight until fall.
John Feinstein joined his partner Andrew Bogusch to discuss his latest behind-the-scenes look at the sport we love.
An exclusive excerpt from John Feinstein’s book, “Where Nobody Knows Your Name,” which chronicles the lives of those trying to reach Major League Baseball.
Which sports events are worth planning a vacation around? Check out these ten sports happenings every guy should make a trip for.
Now that we know who will head to NY/NJ for a well-organized, productive Super Bowl week that could lead one, last, entertaining Sunday, we can explore another sport that has followed a different path.
‘Young, talented players with the skills that he has, that’s what they’re getting. I couldn’t believe the Yankees let that walk away.’
The Twins had the worst starting staff in the majors last year and have spent $73 million to upgrade it.
According to free agent second baseman Robinson Cano, the words “$300 million” have never come out of his mouth.
Dave Winfield, Frank Thomas, David Cone, Bobby Bonilla and incoming union head Tony Clark attended the funeral as well.
Despite your monolithic love for the Cardinals, no one was rooting for the Redbirds more than I was. Not only as a Yankees fan, but as a native New Yorker imbued with an epic allergy to all things New England, I am biologically skewed against the Red Sox.
The Cardinals and Red Sox are squaring off against one another yet again this year in the Fall Classic. While much of the spotlight will fall on marquis players like David Ortiz, a battle over a limited seven game sample such as this often boils down to X-Factors.
The News reported Rodriguez and his surrogates spent the money to purchase evidence that included videotapes, documents and affidavits.
The New York Yankees are America’s team. Or are they? The Evil Empire just doesn’t feel so daunting anymore, winning just one title since the last year of the ’90s dynasty.


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Findings from the largest snapshot of racism and prejudice in the country have revealed some uncomfortable truths.
The lead researcher behind the Challenging Racism Project says the one in 10 Australians who self-identify as racist are "deserving of serious attention".
"They are a small group relatively but, when you think about it, one in 10 is a lot when you think about a train carriage or a change room," Professor Kevin Dunn of Western Sydney University said.
The study, undertaken by Western Sydney University and commissioned by SBS, surveyed 6001 participants largely representative of the Australian population and asked respondents whether they were prejudiced against other cultures.
The question was designed as an indicator to test the sample's preparedness to self-diagnose their own racism - of which 11 per cent did - however there were nuances within the group.
While the over-35 cohort of the sample were more likely to support discriminatory migration policy or harbour negative feelings towards Muslim Australians, it was the participants aged 18-35 that were more likely to identify as racist. Additionally, males were more likely to indicate they were prejudiced towards other cultures.
"This 11 per cent of respondents who self-identified as racist are a 'hard-core' group of racists who are deserving of serious attention," the report stated.
"Whenever they imagine that their views are majority views, or a consensus view, they are all the more emboldened to actually act on those attitudes; to do racist things, to say racist things, to be prejudicial," Professor Dunn said.
"We’ve got to make it very clear to people that this is not the majority or consensus view, because if they believe those views are the consensus of the majority, then they will do hurtful things."
Calling out racism
Of the sample, 76 per cent of respondents who participated in the survey said they would intervene if they were to witness discriminatory behaviour.
However, these figures put the university's findings at odds with the Scanlon Foundation's most recent social cohesion survey which indicated experiences of discrimination in Australia were at their highest in a decade.
Of the foundation's sample, 20 per cent said they had been discriminated against on the basis of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion, up from 15 per cent the previous year.
The Challenging Racism Project put that figure higher again, with 33 per cent of participants stating they had experienced racism in the past year.
Professor Dunn said the three main factors people did not intervene were fear of becoming the target of the abuse, an uncertainty as to whether what they are witnessing is racist or not and not knowing what to do.
A fear of jeopardising group status was also a consideration for younger people.
"If it is a person who is a target of racism in a public realm, and bystanders don’t take action, well, it’s like they’re sending you a message about your level of citizenship, the extent to which they see you as someone worth protecting," he said.
"Conversely, if people speak up and speak out, we’ve found from our research that the affirmative effects of people treating you as a fellow citizen and backing you up are so great they can almost [nullify] the negative effects of the racism itself."
'Massive untapped resource'
Dealing with racism began at a grassroots level, Professor Dunn said.
"We’ve got to get past binary thinking that suggests that reactions of individuals can’t have structural effects," he said.
"There’s a massive untapped resource out there which is the bulk standard - the everyday Australian ... that's a big resource that's out there.
"You don’t have to take on or face up to an aggressive situation - there are ways to record and report, to show empathy with the target - all sorts of things that can be done that might not necessarily put you in danger."
Targets of racial attacks can also pursue legal action under Section 18C of the Racial Discimination Act - legislation that in late February was the subject of a parliamentary inquiry.
The inquiry made no formal proposals to amend the section of the act that makes it unlawful to "offend, insult or intimidate" on the basis of race, a decision welcomed by Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane.
"It causes immense anxiety for many to be having this debate when the times are so challenging for race relations," he said.
"Western democracies are becoming infected by fear, pessimism and populist nationalism.
"While there is never a time when our parliament should encourage people to believe that racial vilification can be acceptable, now would be an especially dangerous time to be doing so."
Dr Soutphommasane also outlined the importance of civic responsibility when it came to putting an end to racism.
"We can only hope that our society will remain committed to racial tolerance, non-discrimination and equality," he said.
And more than being just a personal attack, Professor Dunn said unchecked racism also presented a very real social problem.
“Racism is the attitudes and actions that give rise to unnecessary and avoidable inequality and resources across ethnicity, race, culture and religion and when we see that ever... we need to call that for what it is - it’s racism and we need to speak up and speak out." he said.


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In this video, learn how to make a Christmas paper lantern decoration perfect for the next holiday season! Include this festive addition to your next Christmas gathering and show off your do it yourself Xmas spirit to your guests! You can use any paper suitable to your tastes, including beautiful foil papers, newspaper (which can be spray painted) or felt papers.
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Lucas Duda hit a pair of two-run homers only hours after the Mets gave him the starting job at first base, and New York […]
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Educational Sciences is pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue on “Research and Practice in Inclusive Education”. This call for papers aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding inclusive education, and though not exclusively, we welcome submissions in the following themes: analysis of teaching challenges in inclusive education; teaching effectiveness; factors determining teachers’ thought and performances; the linkages among teachers, parents, school administrations, and students; financing and access; inclusive education policy; empirical studies on learning outcomes such as cognitive and noncognitive skills of both students with or without disabilities; COVID-19 and inclusive education.
Full papers in English, in .doc or .docx formats should be submitted by 31 December 2022. Papers submitted will be evaluated through a standard peer review process. Authors of the selected papers will be notified by email. Submission of a paper implies that the author has the intention of publishing the paper in Education Sciences, and the manuscript is original and not currently under submission at any other journal.
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Last year, Walid Bahsoon – a Sierra Leonean businessman, built a 60sqm bungalow out of 10 tonnes of plastic waste gathered from the streets of Sierra Leone’s capital city – Freetown. The house sits in his King Tom compound awaiting windows and a front door, with nothing at all to suggest its humble beginnings.
Waste plastic clogs Freetown
It is the result of one man’s passion to find a solution to the plastic pollution which shrink wraps Freetown, clogging our waterways, beaches and thoroughfares. As minimum viable product’s go, it’s certainly persuasive. Last year, it reached the finals of the Asia Pacific Housing Innovation Awards – an initiative to encourage new solutions to affordable, resilient housing.
Plastic – the second pandemic
It’s hard to imagine a world without plastic. It plays an essential role in our homes and workplaces. It has revolutionised the health sector.
Unfortunately, as it has become easier and cheaper to produce, it has become more disposable and this essential material has given to rise to an explosion of waste which is increasingly described as our second pandemic.
The statistics on plastic waste are sobering. Nearly half of all plastics used globally are only used once and make up 40 percent of the plastic produced each year. Since 1950, the world has created 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste, 91% of which has never been recycled, according to a 2017 study published in the journal Science. More than eight million tonnes of it enters the world’s oceans each year, killing 100,000 sea animals. They get trapped in bigger items such as carrier bags or food packaging or mistake smaller pieces of plastic for food.
In Sierra Leone, where mudslides and regular flash floods are the human consequences of both accumulated waste and poor city planning, there is an urgent need for genuine solutions.
The limitations of plastic recycling
Conventional plastic recycling has its limitations, Walid Bahsoon explains. Only certain types of plastic can be recycled. These include PET (polyethylene terephthalate), HDPE (high-density polyethylene), PP (polypropylene) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride) – which requires waste plastic to be sorted before recycling. This is labour intensive. Added to this, are low oil prices which bring down the cost of plastic. “There is a direct relationship between the cost of oil and the price of producing and recycling plastic. Plastic is made from several components, one of which is oil. This means that when the cost of a barrel of oil falls, the price of making plastic also decreases, making it cheaper to produce virgin plastic than use recycled plastic.” The high cost of electricity and the lack of off-takers within the country are additional barriers.
“Ninety percent of our plastic waste ends up in the dumpsites, or it’s burned. There is currently no viable alternative,” says Bahsoon. “There are no Government policies or initiatives to encourage entrepreneurs and a very limited local market for products made from recycled plastic.”
A commercial solution
And so, he set himself the challenge of finding a sustainable solution to plastic waste, with genuine commercial value.
The idea of reusing plastic waste in construction came to him, when he linked the plastic waste pandemic, with two other global challenges – a shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of jobs for young people
“These are problems common to Sierra Leone,” he says. “We need 280,000 more houses in the capital by 2028. We have a young population – 62.5% below 25 for whom we need to find jobs. We have a significant and growing plastic pollution problem – 90 tonnes generated per day.”
Further inspiration came from existing recycling businesses in Sierra Leone, which had already developed a basic process for mixing plastic and sand, to produce paving tiles. These paving tiles had found a ready market in the country. “I wanted to see if I could refine the process and use it to make blocks for construction,” says Bahsoon.
The potential of the circular economy
The resulting project – Plastic 2 Build – reflects the full potential of the circular economy. It creates a market for all types of plastic waste by producing building materials to be used for the construction of low-cost housing. It creates employment and will save local government millions in the collection and cleaning up of plastic litter. Furthermore, the technology has the advantage of being scalable, sustainable and environmentally friendly, with the potential to be exported to the sub-region.
It took time and experimentation to arrive at the right formula of river sand, plastic and gravel for the bricks. He was eventually satisfied, when a stress test proved that his solid blocks are stronger than the cement blocks usually used for construction in Sierra Leone.
With some upgrades to his equipment, Bahsoon was able to make 2000 blocks in 45 days. The same process also produced the roofing slabs for the small two bed villa. Then they began to build the house. “It was constructed in four months. The only cement we used was for the mortar,” he says.
The ‘Plastic 2 Build’ project has additional advantages
The house has already performed well over the course of a particularly long and wet rainy season. According to Bahsoon, the plastic waste blocks offer significant advantages over cement blocks, especially in the Sierra Leonean climate. They resist damp and have insulating properties, so the house doesn’t get as hot as houses built of cement blocks, he explains.
“The Plastic 2 Build project also has the potential to significantly boost livelihoods and increase employment opportunities, particularly in plastic waste collection,” Bahsoon says. He envisages a network of agents across Freetown, who will buy from existing formal and informal waste collectors.
His plan for scaling up ‘Plastic 2 Build’ could use up to 25% of Freetown’s daily plastic waste and manufacture enough blocks to build two houses a day. To get there, he needs buy-in: from construction companies willing to use his product; outlets to stock it; and crucially from the government in order to create a more enabling environment for recycling solutions.
In Sierra Leone, where there are so many competing priorities, it’s tempting to push our plastic waste problem to the bottom of the list. That would be a mistake. Pundits emphasise that a combination of circumstances including increasing intolerance for plastic waste in wealthier countries, low oil prices, coupled with China’s recent ban on the import of waste plastic, mean countries like ours will become the new target markets for cheap plastic products and plastic waste, unless we act now.
For more information on ‘Plastic 2 Build’, please contact Walid Bahsoon at Premier Enviro Solutions by WhatsApp on +232 79 940110 or by email – email@example.com


"I Gotta Feeling" was an out-of-the-box smash; "Rolling In The Deep," a sleeper hit. "I Gotta Feeling" entered Hot Digital Songs at #1 and remained there for nine consecutive weeks. (It later returned to the top spot for a 10th week.) "Rolling In The Deep" entered the digital sales chart at #94. It finally reached #1 in its 18th week. It was the nation's top-selling digital hit for six weeks.
"Candle In The Wind 1997" sold 8 million copies in just 15 weeks. That, of course, reflected the extraordinary circumstances that made that song a hit—the shocking, early death of one of the world's most famous people. The song sold 3,446,000 singles in its peak week (yes, week).
In addition to having the second best-selling digital song, Adele has the #1 best-selling digital album. 21 has sold 2,988,000 digital copies. That's slightly more than the next two digital best-sellers combined. Mumford & Sons has both the #2 and #3 best-selling digital albums, Sigh No More (1,658,000) and Babel (1,308,000).
Lorde has two other songs on this week's Hot 100. "Team" jumps from #90 to #69 in its second week. "Tennis Court" debuts at #71.
All three of Perry's songs rank in the top 10 on this week's Hot Digital Songs chart. "Roar" holds at #2 in its eighth week (218K). "Walking On Air" debuts at #8 (113K). "Dark Horse" drops from #8 to #10 in its third week (99K). Perry is the first artist to place three songs in the top 10 in the same week since Taylor Swift scored for two weeks running in October 2012. That was on the brink of the release of her fourth studio album, Red. Perry is on the cusp of the release of her third studio album, Prism.
"Roar" sold another 218K copies this week, bringing its sales to date to 2,861,000. It moves up to #10 on the year-to-date chart (displacing "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z). It seems safe to say that this will be the fourth year out of the past six that Perry winds up with a song in the year-end top 10. "I Kissed A Girl" was the fourth best-selling song of calendar year 2008. "California Gurls (featuring Snoop Dogg) was #1 for 2010. "E.T." (featuring Kanye West) was #3 for 2011.
Avicii's "Wake Me Up" rebounds from #5 to #4, matching its highest ranking to date. The song tops Dance/Electronic Songs for the fifth week. The song did even better in the U.K., where it topped the Official Singles Chart for three weeks in July and August.
"Holy Grail" by Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake, which dips from #6 to #7, tops the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the superstar pair's second song to top 2 million so far this year. "Suit & Tie" is up to 2,835,000. This marks the first time in the digital era that a pair of solo artists has put out two collaborations that each sold 2 million copies in a calendar year.
Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 songs.
The Top Five: Lorde’s "Royals" holds at #1 for the second week in its 14th week on the chart. This is its sixth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #1 (309K)…Katy Perry’s "Roar" holds at #2 for the fourth week in its ninth week on the chart. This is its eighth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #2 (218K)…Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" holds at #3 for the second week in its seventh week on the chart. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #3 (214K)… Avicii’s "Wake Me Up!" rebounds from #5 to #4 in its 15th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #4 (167K)…"Hold On, We’re Going Home" by Drake featuring Majid Jordan dips from #4 to #5 in its ninth week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (131K)
The Second Five: Ylvis' "The Fox" jumps from #8 to #6 in its fifth week on the chart. This is its second week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #12 (86K)…."Holy Grail" by Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake dips from #6 to #7 in its 13th week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Digital sales rank: #6 (118K)…"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. + Pharrell dips from #7 to #8 in its 25th week on the chart. This is its 19th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #17 (71K)… Lady Gaga’s "Applause" holds at #9 for the second week in its eighth week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Digital sales rank: #9 (109K)…"Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais holds at #10 for the second week in its 13th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #11 (89K).
Britney Spears' "Work B**ch!" rebounds from #41 to #13 in its third week, nearly equaling its #12 ranking when it debuted two weeks ago. This is likely to become Spears' second top 10 hit of 2013. "Scream & Shout," a collabo with will.i.am, reached #3.
"Gone" by Kanye West featuring Cam'ron & Consequence is the week's top new entry at #18. It's a belated entry for the song from West's 2005 album Late Registration.
AWOLNATION's "Sail" drops from #17 to #19 in its 57th week. The song has, as of this week, sold 2 million copies in 2013. In addition, the song sold 1,196,000 copies in 2012 and 737K copies in 2011. This will be the third year in a row that the song has ranked among the top 200 best-selling songs of the year. It's #27 for the year-to-date. It ranked #87 for 2012; #153 for 2011.
Imagine Dragons' "Demons" jumps from #28 to #24 in its 24th week…Paramore's "Still Into You" jumps from #34 to #25 in its 13th week…Bruno Mars' "Gorilla" jumps from #37 to #26 in its sixth week…Passenger's "Let Her Go" jumps from #38 to #28 in its 10th week…Selena Gomez's "Slow Down" jumps from #54 to #45 in its ninth week.
"I Luv This Sh*t" by August Alsina/Trinidad James jumps from #66 to #56 in its fifth week…"We Were Us" by Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert jumps from #76 to #66 in its fourth week.
"White Walls" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring ScHoolboy Q & Hollis jumps from #98 to #85 in its third week…Sevyn Streeter's "It Won't Stop" debuts at #90. Streeter was a member of the girl groups TG4 and RichGirl.
David Nail's "Whatever She's Got" debuts at #91. This is nearing the top 30 on Hot Country Songs. It's from his upcoming third studio album I'm A Fire…Prince Royce's "Darte Un Beso" re-enters the chart at #97. The song has climbed as high as #78. Prince Royce's new album Soy El Mismo is expected to sell about 16K copies this week.
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by Mike Adams
The Constitution limits the power of federal government
The United States Constitution, which is the document that grants the federal government powers, did not grant the federal government any right to force citizens to purchase certain products or services. Obama's health care insurance mandate, therefore, was an overreaching effort on the part of the federal government to dictate the purchasing decisions of private citizens in order to achieve a political goal.
Citizens who refused to comply with this requirement to purchase health insurance were to be punished by none other than the IRS. Fines would be issued to citizens beginning in 2014 if they failed to prove to the IRS that they had purchased health insurance. Thus, Obama's health care system put the IRS in charge of enforcing an unconstitutional mandate that private citizens buy something they did not want nor need.
This is what Judge Henry Hudson found to be unconstitutional. He found that the essential coverage provision "exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power."
Tenth Amendment protections
He's right, of course. There is no such power granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution. Furthermore, the Tenth Amendment clearly states that the "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
In other words, if a specific power was never granted to the federal government, then that power remains with the States or the people. Since the Constitution never granted the federal government the power to dictate that private citizens purchase health insurance — and in fact Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and other founding fathers would have been horrified by such a power grab — that power remains solely with the States and the people.
What will the US Supreme Court rule?
With this ruling in place, the constitutionality of Obamacare will now likely move to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, of course, is the body that interprets the Constitution and decides whether modern-day laws are allowed under its provisions.
If the justices of the Supreme Court actually abide by the Constitution, they must agree with Judge Henry Hudson and strike down the minimum essential coverage provision of Obama's health care law.
But if they choose to betray the Constitution and the People, they may decide in favor of Obamacare and thereby ratchet up the power of Big Government to control the private lives and purchasing decisions of American citizens. The Supreme Court has not always respected the language of the Constitution, of course, so it's not yet certain how the court will rule on this subject. Most likely, the more conservative members of the Court will rule it unconstitutional.
Conventional health care is so bad that you have to threaten people if they don't buy it
It is especially enlightening that the U.S. health care system is such an utter failure that the government must force citizens to buy into it under the threat of IRS penalties. If health care based on conventional drugs and surgery actually worked, you wouldn't have to threaten the citizens with punishment if they chose not to use it. The only reason IRS agents have to be used to bully people into buying health insurance is because our modern sick-care system doesn't work.
Obama's dictatorial approach to health care mirrors the health care system itself, in fact: Oppressive, punitive, widely hated and ridiculously ineffective.
Instead of forcing people to buy into a system that's already broken, Obama would serve the interests of the American people far better by ending the medical racket monopoly currently being operated by Big Pharma, the FDA, the quack medical journals and corrupt doctors, and instead legalizing healing by embracing health freedom and the world of natural medicine.
It is quite fascinating that even in a system where natural medicine isn't covered by insurance, and where natural therapies are widely discredited by the FDA, the AMA and most conventional doctors, record numbers of people seek out natural therapies anyway because they are more affordable, more effective, safer and more readily compatible with human biology.
The FDA and Big Government don't want people to have a choice in the matter, you see. They want to force everyone to buy into the failed pharmaceutical system that enriches the drug companies, even while keeping the U.S. population suffering from record rates of degenerative disease.
That's why we call it a "sick care" system. It's not about health. It's about making money off a diseased population while denying them access to natural treatments and cures that could save this nation from medical bankruptcy.
Sadly, the US Supreme Court won't be ruling on all that. They're only concerned with whether Obama's attempt to force people to buy a product they don't want and don't need is allowed under the US Constitution. And the answer should be obvious to anyone who has actually read the Constitution: No such powers were ever granted to the federal government.
To force the American people to buy into this broken, corrupt system of quackery and fraud is not merely unconstitutional; it is immoral and an affront to freedom.
Obamacare is, at its core, un-American; and it demonstrates a deep-rooted hatred for the principles of freedom upon which this nation was founded.


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This is the 22 year-old mother who is said to have confessed to murdering her three young children.
Rachel Henry appeared overcome with grief Tuesday afternoon as police officers walked her to jail in Phoenix, Arizona.
The alleged triple-murderer refused to answer questions from reporters about the killings.
She has been accused of killing her three year-old son, two year-old daughter and seven month-old daughter at her home in South Phoenix Monday night.
Police have yet to say how they died, but say there were no signs of physical trauma on the youngsters.
They have also yet to share a possible motive for the horrific killings.
Henry had recently moved from her native Oklahoma to Arizona.
Officers were called to Henry’s home by an unidentified relative Monday night.
They were greeted by the mom, her husband and a third 39 year-old relative, with the three children found unresponsive in a living room.
Attempts to save them proved unsuccessful, and they were declared dead shortly afterwards.
Fire crews who responded to the scene were so traumatized they had to take the rest of their shift off work.
Before Henry’s alleged confession, Phoenix Police Sergeant Mercedes Fortune said officers believed the children had been taken ill earlier Monday.
She later confirmed what Henry had said, telling AzFamily: ‘The 22-year-old mother has admitted to harming her three children…
‘As you can imagine, this case is very complex.
‘There’s a lot of moving parts to it.
‘We are comfortable in saying now that the mother is responsible for the death of the children.’
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Soil pH effect on plant response A soil Ph (CaCl2 calcium chloride) of 5.2 to 8.0 provides optimum conditions for most agricultural plants (Figure 1). All plants are affected by the extremes of pH but there is wide variation in their tolerance of acidity and alkalinity.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Wednesday were searching for a suspect in the attempted rape of a woman in the Bronx last week.
Police said around 2:40 p.m. this past Saturday, the 31-year-old woman walked into her building at Crescent Avenue and Grand Concourse. The suspect, who was already inside the building, followed her up to the second floor, police said.
The woman opened her front door, and the suspect put her in a chokehold and forced his way into her apartment, police said.
Once inside, the suspect told the woman not to scream and touched her chest, police said. But the woman did scream and the suspect ran off, police said.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male with a light complexion about 45 years old, weighing about 200 pounds and standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a black jacket, a light gray hooded sweat shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.
Police have released a surveillance video.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or (888) 57-PISTA for Spanish, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.


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|DUCEY, THOMAS - UNIV. OK HEALTH SCI., OK
|DYER, DAVID - UNIV. OK HEALTH SCI., OK
Submitted to: Infection and Immunity
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/4/2001
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Interpretive Summary: Respiratory disease in pigs is currently the most pressing health concern for swine producers. Bordetella bronchiseptica is one of the microorganisms that causes pneumonia and other respiratory diseases in swine. Although B. bronchiseptica vaccines are available and are widely utilized, most users are not satisfied with their effectiveness. Iron is an essential nutrient for nearly all living organisms. Previous studies have shown that an iron-scavenging compound produced by B. bronchiseptica, called alcaligen, is the means by which this bacterium acquires the majority of iron that it needs for growth. In the present study, an alcaligen mutant was constructed from a virulent B. bronchiseptica swine isolate to determine whether the inability to produce alcaligen reduces virulence. Swine infection experiments demonstrated that the mutant is partially attenuated, as compared to the fully virulent strain, based on a reduction in its ability to colonize the respiratory tract and induce turbinate atrophy. We conclude from these results that production of alcaligen is required for maximal virulence in B. bronchiseptica, and that mutants with nonrevertible defects in genes required for alcaligen synthesis may be candidates for evaluation as attenuated, live vaccine strains in conventionally reared pigs.
Technical Abstract: Bordetella bronchiseptica acquires iron through production of the siderophore alcaligin. A nonrevertable alcaligin mutant derived from the virulent strain 4609, designated DBB25, was constructed by insertion of a kanamycin resistance gene into alcA, one of the genes essential for alcaligin biosynthesis. The virulence of the alcA mutant in colostrum- deprived, Caesarean-derived piglets was compared with that of the parent strain in two experiments. At one week of age, piglets were inoculated with PBS, 4609, or DBB25. Two piglets in each group were euthanized on day 10 post-infection. The remainder were euthanized 21 days post-infection. Clinical signs, including fever, coughing, and sneezing were present in both groups. Nasal washes performed 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation demonstrated that DBB25 colonized the nasal cavity, but at levels significantly less than those achieved by 4609. Analysis of colonization based on the numbers of CFU/g of tissue recovered from the turbinate, trachea, and lung also demonstrated significant differences between DBB25 and 4609, both at day 10 and day 21 post-infection. Mild to moderate turbinate atrophy was apparent in pigs inoculated with 4609, while turbinates of those infected with DBB25 developed no or mild atrophy. We conclude from these results that siderophore production by B. bronchiseptica is not essential for colonization of swine, but is required for maximal virulence. B. bronchiseptica mutants with nonrevertible defects in genes required for alcaligin synthesis may be candidates for evaluation as attenuated, live vaccine strains in conventionally reared pigs.

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The Social Security Agency needs to change its procedures for paying legal fees in disability pension disputes to allow payments to law firms and payments for the work of lawyers who later join the government, the First Circuit noted.
The government’s request that attorney fees be paid to individual attorneys rather than law firms is arbitrary and defeats the legal mandate to pay a reasonable attorney fee for representing those with disability benefits, the U.S. First District Court of Appeals said in a July 16 opinion.
The fact that only individual attorneys can act as agents in the disability claims process does not justify a limit on payments, which ignores the “practical reality” that law firms “are usually the ultimate recipients of fees paid to employees,” it said Dish .
The court came to a similar conclusion regarding the administration’s bar association to pay legal fees for the work of attorneys who later leave their private practice to take up public service positions. The administration said the rule was necessary to meet government-wide ethical requirements that prohibit officials from being paid to represent applicants in front of the administration.
The First Circuit disagreed and called this logic “unfathomable” and “visually irrational”. The fee filings from attorneys joining the government later include the exact dates the work was done, which allows the administration to verify that attorneys’ representation ended before their government service began, the court said.
The decision is a victory for Marasco & Nesselbush LLP law firm of Rhode Island, which claims it owes approximately $ 70,000 in legal fees for working on behalf of individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits. The firm sued administrative officials under the Administrative Procedure Act, arguing that some of their “Byzantine and irrational rules” about paying legal fees were arbitrary and unenforceable.
Although the court sided with the firm on important issues, it declined to find that the contested regulations violated the requirements of the Agency for Notifications and Comments or the federal constitution.
Judge Kermit V. Lipez wrote the decision. Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard and Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson joined them.
Whelan Corrente & Flanders LLP represents the firm.
The case is Marasco & Nesselbush LLP v Collins, 1st Cir., No. 20-1397, 7/16/21.

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Q&A based on interview at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 in Birmingham with Peri Theodosiou, assistant product marketing manager – Commercial at Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd:
Q How is the truck tire market faring right now?
The truck market is enjoying a healthy period of growth complimented by a strong Manufacturing sector. Following the Brexit vote the resulting devaluation of sterling has seen UK manufactured goods become cheaper than usual. This in turn is generating activity in the Haulage sector, for the delivery of raw material and the finished manufactured goods.
Premium brands are growing, as the demand for premium products is present in the truck tyre industry. There will always be a challenge presented by cheaper imports, but we are happy with our current state of growth.
Q Are Chinese imports weakening?
There has been a steady growth of imports year to date of approximately 3%. We are not too worried about this as our main share of market is in premium brands, our customers are aware that our tyres provide them with an economical investment, they may pay more to purchase the tire but they receive savings due to fuel efficiency and mileage maximisation.
Q What are the main regulatory drivers in the market today?
The one that springs to mind, is the switch from Euro5 to Euro6. This is going to change the way people view their tires and use their tires, with regards to emissions.
For us as a tire manufacturer we see that there may be a shift in the usage and the particular spec of tire that is common for the Euro6 vehicles.
Predominantly, this could be changes in sizes. It will still be the same design, the same application. There will just be changes in the tire sizes for the vehicles we see coming through.
Q What about the impact of moves towards autonomous vehicles, connectivity etc?
Regardless of who is driving vehicles will always need tires.
In terms of connectivity we are very focused on this area of development. We have recently launched our own service offering, called Proactive Solutions, with TPMS as one of the products within that.
There are many TPMS systems currently in the market, the difference that Goodyear Proactive Solutions brings is the ability to analyse and report on live data. This enables fleet operators to be alerted when a tyre has lost pressure or increases in temperature which may cause potential tyre damage, this in turn allows the operator to active proactively to rectify any potential issues before they cause damage. This real time monitoring is what sets Goodyear Proactive Solutions apart.
Q Who will own that type of data?
The data will be collated and analysed by Goodyear Proactive Solutions software containing the unique predictive algorithms. The data will them be presented in a report format for the fleet operators to be made aware of any potential issues.
All data will be confidential and only accessed by Goodyear Proactive Solutions and the fleet operator.


An alternative or a ‘shame’? Germany’s key political parties hope to drown out emboldened far right as election looms
Anti-immigration party is currently polling at around 11 per cent, and a strong showing could eat away at the chancellor’s lead
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced down jeering protesters on Friday as she embarked on a final push for votes ahead of Sunday’s election, seeking to beat back a challenge from the emboldened hard right.
Rowdy dissenters blowing whistles and vuvuzelas and shouting “get lost” sought to drown out her rally in the southern city of Munich.
But the 63-year-old chancellor would not be derailed from her stability-and-prosperity stump speech, telling the crowd that “the future of Germany will definitely not be built up through whistles and hollers”.
Even though Merkel is expected to secure a fourth term with a double-digit margin of victory, she has been repeatedly confronted by organised protesters at her rallies.
Many turn up bearing posters of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), with some even trying to hit Europe’s most powerful woman with tomatoes.
In a swipe at the AfD, Merkel had told Germans to “go vote and vote for the parties that are 100 per cent loyal to our constitution”.
“We have to take a clear stance when it’s about our basic values.”
Mainstream parties are increasingly alarmed by the level of support for the AfD, which looks set to easily clear the five per cent hurdle to land representation in parliament – a post-war first.
The prospect of an estimated 60 MPs from such a nativist outfit taking seats in the Bundestag – the lower house of parliament – has added urgency and angst to what had long been dismissed as a suspense-free campaign.
At a rally in central Berlin, Martin Schulz, 61, a former European Parliament president and leader of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), vowed that his party would act as a bulwark against the AfD, which he described as an “organisation of rabble-rousers”.
Briefly giving the floor to a Holocaust survivor, Inge Deutschkron, Schulz said: “this alternative for Germany is no alternative. They are a shame for our nation.”
The AfD is currently polling at around 11 per cent, and a strong showing could eat away at Merkel’s lead. Her CDU and its Bavarian sister party the CSU were polling at 36 per cent, according to the latest survey, close to their worst score of 35.1 per cent in 1998.
Schulz this week took some succour from Merkel’s slipping poll numbers, hoping for a “last-minute turnaround” linked to “growing unease” in the population.
But his SPD looks set to fare even worse, garnering an estimated 22 per cent, which would be an unmitigated disaster for Germany’s oldest party.
With the economy humming, business confidence robust and unemployment at post-reunification lows, analysts say there is little appetite for change at the top.
In trying to appeal to voters disillusioned by Merkel’s 12-year tenure, the AfD has railed against her 2015 decision to let more than one million asylum seekers, mainly from Muslim countries, into Germany.
Even the mainstream media point to a degree of Merkel fatigue, arguing that the soporific campaign and a sense of complacency could ultimately drive many German voters into the arms of extremists.
“For months, Merkel was the phlegmatic queen of the campaign but now, near the finish line, it’s not Martin Schulz that is posing a danger but her own ponderousness,” Rene Pfister of Der Spiegel wrote.
“That antagonises AfD supporters, who in the CDU’s confidence of victory see further evidence of the arrogance of power in the late Merkel years.”
Merkel’s chief of staff Peter Altmaier caused a stir this week by suggesting it would be better for Germans not to vote at all than to cast their ballot for the AfD.
One of the party’s two main candidates, Alice Weidel, denounced the comments as anti-democratic.
“Altmaier’s declaration is tantamount to admitting political bankruptcy and reveals his disturbed relationship to democracy,” she said.
AfD supporter Guenther Poppe, a 69-year-old pensioner, said he refused to be stigmatised for his vote.
“The right in Germany has a negative connotation but the AfD could serve as constructive opposition for the good of the German people,” he said.
But Gerd Appenzeller of Berlin’s daily Tagesspiegel warned that any success for the AfD on Sunday night would hit like a bombshell.
“Although the AfD is highly unlikely to fare as well as the extreme right in France or the Netherlands, any relative success for the AfD will reflect badly to international onlookers, given German history,” he said.
“No amount of rage against Merkel, fury at the SPD, or resignation at modern politics can justify voting for a party that would – given the chance – shake this country’s foundations to the core.”
Here’s a few numbers to watch for in Sunday’s election
Angela Merkel is seeking four more years and a fourth term as chancellor. If she wins, as widely projected by opinion polls, she would be on track to rival the record held by Helmut Kohl, who served 16 years as chancellor.
Smaller parties in particularly will be anxiously watching to see if they can garner enough votes to cross the five per cent threshold to enter parliament. Liberal party FDP, which in 2013 humiliatingly crashed out of the Bundestag after failing to meet the mark, is hoping for a comeback.
For the first time since the 1950s, a record seven parties are expected to enter parliament. The main newcomer is likely to be the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) which could also become the third-strongest party.
Junior partners in Merkel’s outgoing coalition, the Social Democratic Party, will be hoping for a score that’s as far as possible from their all-time low of 23 per cent – which they took in 2009. Opinion polls suggest their support level is currently hovering even lower – at around 22 per cent.
Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union may also be looking at their lowest score of 35.1 per cent, a figure which in 1998 ended Helmut Kohl’s reign and ushered in an SPD-led coalition with the Greens.
Since Merkel took power in 2005, drinkers at the Oktoberfest have downed 76.7 million litres of beer at the annual festival – the equivalent of around 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools.


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Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a polyomavirus-associated skin cancer with a higher diseaseassociated mortality (~46%) than melanoma (~15%) and an increasing incidence of ~1600 cases/year in the US. Management is challenging because therapy is different in nature than for other skin malignancies and is controversial within the literature. Multi-disciplinary care involving surgery, radiation, and medical oncology is often indicated. This session will highlight areas of consensus and controversy in the viral etiology, clinical presentation, staging, pathology and evolving management of MCC. Representative and challenging cases will be presented to highlight treatment options and relevant dataDownload the Handout
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Fiorentina have confirmed the permanent transfer of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani and Villarreal duo Borja Valero and Gonzalo Rodriguez.
La Viola have been strongly linked with the former Roma, Juventus and Milan regista in recent weeks and their owner Andrea Della Valle earlier today confirmed that an agreement had been reached.
“ACF Fiorentina announce the arrival on permanent moves of Borja Valero Iglesias and Gonzalo Javier Rodriguez from Villarreal Club de Futbol and of Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool Football Club.”
There had been reports that Aquilani would arrive on loan or with Liverpool paying part of his wages.
With the player in Florence this afternoon undergoing his medical ahead of signing a three-year contract - which is reputedly going to be part-funded by Liverpool - the Anfield club have also confirmed his sale, for an undisclosed fee.
“Liverpool Football Club can today confirm that Alberto Aquilani has completed a permanent transfer to Serie A side Fiorentina,” read the note posted on their official website.
“The Italian midfielder joined Liverpool in 2009 but made just 28 first-team appearances having spent the last two seasons on loan in his homeland.
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We all know that tomatoes are sensitive plants, but can you overwater them easily? How much water is too much?
I attempt to answer these and many more doubts using my experience in growing tomato plants.
Keep reading below to know more!
Can You Overwater Tomato Plants?
Yes. Sometimes, you may overwater tomato plants than is required for them. There may be standing water on the ground for long hours after watering the plants. The soil may be squishy or swampy. It may damage the roots, and foliage, and kill the plants later.
I like to grow tomato plants in my garden. I found in my experience that watering the tomato plants consistently is required to reap a good fruit harvest.
A strongly growing tomato plant may need only one to two inches of water per week.
I prefer to water at the base of the plants to avoid splashing and use a mulch to retain moisture. It is advisable to water in the morning to prevent the development of fungal leaf diseases.
The overwatered plants look like underwatered plants. Inspect the soil for dampness and the signs mentioned below to rectify the problem sooner.
Issues with Overwatering Tomato Plants
Too much water in the soil may damage the root system by driving the air out of the soil. Oxygen is crucial for plant health like water.
So, the roots in the waterlogged soil may not absorb the oxygen and nutrients needed to function normally.
It leads to discolored and slimy textured roots in contrast to healthy roots. Finally, it results in the death of roots.
The bottom leaves may have blisters or bumps due to overwatering. If the problem persists, they may turn corky and eventually fall off.
A common sign of overwatered plants is the yellowing of leaves.
The foliage or stem may become wilted due to poor absorption of nutrients by roots.
They may fall off later.
Another sign is the quality of the tomatoes themselves.
The fruits may develop cracks that provide the opening for the pests to enter.
Sometimes, you may observe dark spots on the bottom of the tomato fruit called blossom-end rot.
It is caused by overwatering after a period of a dry spell in combination with calcium deficiency.
Overwatering of tomato plants may also increase the susceptibility of plants to soil-borne pathogens.
Check out this video for different signs of overwatered tomato plants:
How to Solve the Overwatering Issues?
The tomato plants are resilient and may come back to normal with little care if the roots are healthy.
The wilting may also be because of a possible fungal infection. So, rule out the possible infection before correcting the overwatering issue.
It is necessary to check for soil moisture before watering. Push your finger deep into the soil about an inch. If you have figured out that overwatering is the issue, you may stop watering immediately.
You may water after the soil has dried out.
Here are a few other tips –
- If you observe more water in the soil, remove the plant without damaging the roots and shaking off the excess dirt.
- Place the roots of the plants on newspaper stacks to draw out the excess moisture. Move the plant to a pot that fits the roots, and fill it with fresh compost.
- If you are planting in containers, add drainage holes in the bottom. You may also use self-watering containers, including grow boxes.
If you are expecting heavy rains, you may cover the plants in the ground with plastic sheets.
You may take it off when the rain stops. You may alternatively bring the plants in the containers indoors when you expect rain.
Overwatering of tomato plants is a serious problem, and you may check for signs and take precautionary measures as mentioned in the article to save the plant.
You may write to me if you still have any questions. Do share the article with your newbie gardening buddies if you find it useful!

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Is This How the iPhone 6 Could Look?Dale Wright
The iPhone 6 isn’t likely to be released until fall 2014 but thanks to one designer, we can now see what Apple’s next smartphone might look like.
Federico Ciccarese has put together concepts of how the iPhone 6 could look, based on recent reports of a bigger and slimmer design. The designer has created concept artwork of the iPhone 6 in two sizes – 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch display options – seen alongside the iPhone 5S for comparison.
Both sizes of the iPhone 6 mock-up have kept the aspect ratio of 16:9, the display type seen in the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5S. Ciccarese has shown how the iPhone 6 would look if the screen goes from edge to edge with no bezel, as has been long rumored. The larger screen size means that the 4.7 inch version of the smartphone has five icons across its Home screen and the 5.5 inch handset has six icons, in comparison to just four icons on previous incarnations of the iPhone.
The concept iPhone 6 is also much thinner than the iPhone 5S and features a curved, brushed aluminium back. The rear camera has also been centralized, a pretty big departure from the iPhone’s usual camera position of top left. The Touch ID sensor can be seen on the Home button, suggesting that Apple is planning to keep on the fingerprint reader feature in its next smartphone device.
The images are only mock-ups of how the iPhone 6 could look, but how close to the truth could they be? If Apple does launch a bigger, thinner smartphone, will this be want its fans want? It’s probably more likely to happen than Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s suggestion over the weekend, that the company could make an Android smartphone. That’s definitely unlikely, though not impossible – the thinner iPhone 6 design seems much more probable.


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You’ll find locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, flowers, plants and gourmet cheeses sold by the farmers who produce them. The market also features decadent pastries, baked goods, olives, spices, home made pasta and knife sharpening services. This family friendly activity offers freshly squeezed lemonade, kettle corn and snow cones made on site. Enjoy the unique flavors of summer at the farmers market!
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Every Friday from June through October
7:00 am to 1:00 pm
The Farmers Market Opens on Friday, June 5th!
All products sold at the Olde Schaumburg Centre Farmers Market must be grown or produced by the vendor selling them. Review the market Rules and Regulations to read the requirements and to see what types of products are eligible to be sold. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, and your product meets the village's requirements, complete and return an application with your insurance information.
Complete application packets are due on March 13th after which vendors will be chosen. On March 25th, village staff will notify applicants of their vendor status.
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Derbyshire’s finest food and drink producers were welcomed into the House of Commons recently to celebrate Derbyshire Day
The event, which was held on On Tuesday , April 16, was facilitated by Nigel Mills MP for Amber Valley and Heather Wheeler MP for South Derbyshire, supported by the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin, Andrew Bingham, Pauline Latham OBE, Jessica Lee, Toby Perkins and the Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett MP, in collaboration with Derbyshire County Council, was held to promote local food and drink to some of our country’s top decision-makers.
It brought together a range of the county’s best producers; ice cream-maker Bluebell Dairy, Chatsworth Farm Shop, butchers J W Mettrick and Son, S&A Foods, Scropton Cider, Sealwood Cottage Vineyard, Thorntons Chocolates, Jaquest Fine Foods, Birds the Confectioners, Hartington Creamery, Fresh Basil Deli and Eaterie, and four members of the Derbyshire Brewers Collective – Derventio, Brampton, Peak Ales and Thornbridge, who offered generous samples of their award-winning wares to hungry and thirsty MPs and parliamentary workers.
The event was attended by some high-profile parliamentarians including Commons Speaker John Bercow, Commons Deputy Speaker, Nigel Evans, Food Minister David Heath, and the Chancellor, George Osborne.
George Osborne said: “Derbyshire food is so strong. You’ve got so many businesses, from the Chatsworth Farm Shop right down to small local farmers. It’s great to see the county showcasing its finest here in the House of Commons.”
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, was able to join in the celebrations of the day and had this to say: “I was delighted to attend Derbyshire Food and Drinks Fair in the Houses of Parliament, which was an excellent way to raise the profile of the region and boost tourism. Derbyshire is home to many well-known brands, such as Chatsworth and Thorntons, as well as some local producers like Hartington Creamery and Bluebell Dairy, who all provide quality local food and drink which I thoroughly enjoyed sampling. Well done to all the local MPs who organised the event and thanks to all the producers for coming down to showcase the very best of British.”
Not only did the event celebrate the food and drink of Derbyshire but it also promoted the excellent tourist attractions of our county. The local tourist board and Visit England were there to highlight the sites and attractions that make our county a fantastic place to visit.
During a day that aimed to get the country’s decision-makers talking about the county, the event saw hundreds of MPs and parliamentary workers won over by our first-class food and drink as they sampled chocolate, cheese, wine, beer, pies and other local delicacies.
Nigel Mills MP said after: “Today our county was able to show to MPs from all over the country what Derbyshire has to offer. This event was an excellent way of raising awareness of the concerns of local food and drink producers in an historic setting.”
And South Derbyshire MP Heather Wheeler added: “The day has been a great success — Derbyshire’s food and drink has been the talk of Parliament. I am pleased that Sealwood Cottage Vineyards and Scropton Cider were able to represent South Derbyshire. I can’t thank all our producers enough for giving their time to promote and highlight to some of our top politicians the need to support our local food and drink Industry.”


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Mariachi Sol de Mexico® presents Jose Hernandez’ Merry-Achi Christmas
About the Event
A fifth-generation mariachi musician, Maestro José Hernández and his platinum-selling Mariachi Sol de México® have broken countless barriers in mariachi music, becoming the first mariachi ensemble to be nominated for a Grammy® (four nominations). Their original rhythms, fresh sounds, and inspiring ideas have energized the world of mariachi for more than 30 years. A graceful blend of classical, pop, jazz, swing, and Broadway tunes, Hernández’s organic, irreverent renditions have become instant classics. This special performance includes treasured holiday favorites and selections from the mariachi songbook.


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Nearly four years after the mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in which 13 people were killed and 32 were wounded, the case against the Army psychiatrist who stands accused of the crimes got to the pleading stage Tuesday.
Finally today, we want to take a minute to say goodbye to an important figure in American politics and education. Former Congressman William Gray III died yesterday at the age of 71. Gray was a Democrat who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd District from 1979 to 1992. He was the first African-American to serve as majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. They say it takes a village to raise a child but maybe you just need a few moms and dads in your corner. Every week we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice. Today, as we broadcast from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado we decided to talk about new ideas about how young people can make the most of their 20s.
Now we'd like to bring you the story of one young woman for whom going to school was literally an act of courage. Shabana Basij-Rasikh was six when the Taliban took over in Afghanistan. They made it illegal for girls to go to school. As a result, for years, Shabana and her sister put their lives on the line to go to a secret school in Kabul. Her persistence and bravery eventually led her to Middlebury College, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2010.
This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Coming up, we will hear the story of one young woman who literally put her life on the line to go to school. Shabana Basij-Rasikh will join us to talk about growing up under Taliban rule in Afghanistan and the work she's doing now to make sure other young Afghan women can get an education. That's in just a few minutes. But first, we are continuing our conversation with our education innovators.
Beginning in 2014, most people, including students, will have to have health insurance, whether or not they are claimed as a dependent on their parents' tax returns.
The federal health law says if they don't, they or their parents will face penalties.
While expansion of coverage under the health law has helped about 3 million young people get insurance through their parents' plans, many remain uninsured or have coverage through student health plans.
A Tunisian appeals court has freed rapper Ala Yaacoubi, who last month was sentenced to two years in prison for insulting police officers with his song "The Police Are Dogs."
Critics had said the arrest of Yaacoubi, 25, who performs under the name Weld El 15, was a sign of repression in Tunisia, where mass rallies overthrew former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at the start of the Arab Spring in 2011. As NPR reported that summer, several rap songs became anthems for that shift.


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This paper mainly focus on the relationship between the price of skytrain and the consumers are willing to pay. Although the topic is not our main focus, it also analyzed about the relationship between the skytrain station and the surrounding buildings and zones. It helps understand more about the local environment and different levels of income at different zones.
Minkatsu. “Project Formulation Study on Medium Transit System for Bangkok Metropolitan Area and Surrounding Areas ” (Study Report. Engineering and Consulting Firms Association, Japan. Feb,2006)
Peson Sirikolkarn. “The Effect of Mass Transit Systems on Price of Condominium in Bangkok” (Undergraduate Honor Thesis. University of California Berkeley. Apr,2008)