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I finished my last post describing the Ubon Ratchathani candle festival and more HERE with the words “On the way about 70 km out of Roi Et we spotted this chedi on a hill and decided to have a look. I know that I am yet again being wat obsessed but trust me this has the potential (it’s still being constructed) to become one of the most impressive temples you will see in Thailand. I will cover it with lots of photos in my next post.” Let’s see if I can convince you the last part of this statement might be true.
The problems of finding places in Thailand is nicely illustrated by the signage for this wat. If you go to Google maps you will need to search under the title name of this post. However if you are driving along looking for the signpost to the wat you would go straight past this one, which is in fact the road you want! My Garmin GPS has the coordinates as N 16 19.136′ E104 17.329′, 280km from us at Si Bun Ruang.
We only found the place by accident without knowing its name and got local directions so the difference in names didn’t bother us.
Luckily the wat is well described in Renown Travel’s website, which is one of the most researched sites I have found and well worth a visit HERE, so I can actually give you some background information courtesy of someone else (although some words have been borrowed from Wikipedia):
The Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol or “The Great, Victorious and Auspicious Pagoda” is one of the largest chedis (pagoda) in Thailand. It is located on the grounds of the Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam, a temple complex in Roi Et province in rural North Eastern Thailand.
This huge chedi is 101 meters long, 101 meters wide and 101 meters high and was built on a plot measuring 101 Rai, which is about 40 acres. The number 101 comes from the name of the province it is located in, namely Roi Et, which means 101 in Thai.
The chedi, which is also known as Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkhon is highly revered in Roi Et province, since relics of the Buddha are contained in the top of the pagoda.
The fairly new chedi was designed by the Department of Fine Arts, and was built to serve as a center of learning for Buddhist monks. The very elegantly shaped chedi is painted in white color and very elaborately decorated in golden colored artwork in modern style. Surrounding the chedi are eight smaller pagodas. The finial on top of the chedi is made of 60 kilos of pure gold.
The chedi and temple are located on top of Nam Yoi cliff, from where you will have a wonderful view of the surrounding rural area.
Ignore the following if understanding a little of the Thai language isn’t of interest:
I will try to add some of my own observations as I tend to do that have no direct bearing on this topic.
- The words above reference the significance of the number 101 and its link to the name of the province and town of Roi Et. In the Isaan language the letter “R” is usually pronounced “L” so it becomes Loi Et to locals. “Ron” means hot but it will be pronounced as “lon” etc.
- The Thai counting system uses the work “Et” to describe the first number after each 10. By that I mean the number ten is “sip” and eleven is sip et. After that the names revert back to “sip” plus the single number name. “Song” is two so “sip song” is twelve, “Sam” is three so thirteen is “sip sam” etc. Twenty sounds like “yee sip” and then twenty one is yee sip et before reverting again to “yee sip song” (22), “yee sip sam” (23) etc. The numbers up to 100 are then more simple. Thirty translates as “three – ten – plus the single number” so sam (three) sip (ten) song (two) = 32. Forty is see (four) sip (ten) song (two) =42 etc
- 60 kilos of gold at the top of the chedi. Does anyone have a helicopter I can borrow?
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Knowing nothing about this wat I was a little put off when we arrived as it looked like a construction site and I wasn’t sure if there was anything worth seeing but what had been built looked amazing.
The entire area is walled with various entrance gateway around the outside.
Normally these sort of displays have the names of the big financial donors to the temple but I don’t know if that’s the case here.
There are eight of those white and gold buildings surrounding the main temple structure. If you have read my last two posts can you guess what they contain? If you said Luk or Loog Nimit as I’m sure you did well done. I will repeat the information for new readers:
“Loog nimit (ลูกนิมิต)” will be buried around the meeting hall (ubosod or โบสถ์) in 8 directions, east, west, north, south, north east, north west, southeast, southwest and the 9th one will be placed in the middle. In Buddha time, when he called for meeting of monks he would designate a place using land marks of eight items occurred in nature: a hill, a marble piece, woods, a tree, a termite hill, a path, a river and a standing water.
Over time, the meeting place have evolved into structural building and the orbs are to symbolized its boundary. They are orbs of something hard like stone or cement covered with gold leaves. When the meeting hall gets rebuilt or remodeled, the 9 orbs are also redone. It is then the opportunity for the people to make merit with donation of gold leaf and walking around the hall.
Normally the burial points for these globes are pretty low key often with just a small stone or sculpture to mark their location around the temple such as this:
However here they have built these very impressive chedi type structures to hold eight of the orbs with the final ninth one inside the main building, which I will show you soon.
With some of the outside covered with scaffolding and a bit messy I wasn’t too hopeful about what we’d find inside. Wow. Like the style or not you have to be impressed by what they have done. The wat is built on five levels described as follows (courtesy Bangkok Post):
The chedi has several floors including on floor one, a large hall for multi-purpose use and meetings, floor two is The Sala for assembly of the monks. The pictures on the walls depict the life of the Lord Buddha, on floor three is The Ubosot, which houses a collection of 101 life-like marble images of highly-respected monks of the Northeast and models of monks who have practiced well. On floor four is a museum. Finally on floor five is the winding staircase of 119 steps leading to the bell-shaped hall where the Buddha’s relics are enshrined.
The following images give a taste of the richness of this place in design and colour. I have seen a lot of temples in Thailand including some of the big attractions in Bangkok but this place is bigger and more ambitious in its scope than I think any wat I have come across yet. The fact it is stuck in the middle of rural Isaan miles from any population centre is a bit of a mystery. How has it attracted such an enormous investment to get it this far?
Either level three or four gives you access to a large outside area that wraps around the whole building and provides you with sweeping views over the local area. It was on the verge of raining when we visited so all a bit grey. It would be more stunning on a clear day.
Needless to say in one of the wettest countries around you pave this outside area in the most lethally slippery marble tiles you can find. I was barefoot and it was like walking on ice.
On level four you will find this spiral staircase that takes you to the final level.
Some of the figurines you will discover around this temple. Such good quality “accessories” to this place makes it pretty unique.
I do hope that the momentum keeps going on this place. I often see temples with potential that have been abandoned halfway through when the money runs out and the donors move onto gaining merit on another building project. It would be a tragedy if this happened on this project.
I also hope that if/when completed money is provided to keep it maintained. Thais are great at building new structures and then leave them to fall into disrepair. There are sign of this here with broken steps, bare concrete and a slight feel of being run down (outside not inside).
It is however basically a building site open to the public so some allowances must be made and I will certainly be back to see how things are progressing next year. It is a big day out from where we live but this is the most spectacular building in Isaan that I have seen and I would love to share it with visitors. Have I convinced you to make the trip 🙂
Thanks for reading.

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June 2, 2022
By Mark Wingfield
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Task Force has issued a series of responses to the recent Guidepost Solutions investigation that range from suggestions to two action items to be considered by messengers to the SBC annual meeting this summer.
The task force response falls far short of the hopes of abuse survivors and their advocates, who believed this could be a moment for immediate and significant reform.
“I don’t give much credence to suggestions and requests because they are toothless,” abuse survivor and advocate Christa Brown told Religion News Service. “They are kicking the can down the road.”
The two specific recommendations are to create an Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force that will operate for three years and to create a “Ministry Check” website and process “for maintaining a record of pastors, denominational workers, ministry employees and volunteers who have at any time been credibly accused of sexual abuse.”
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“Over the course of the Executive Committee investigation, it has become clear to the Sexual Abuse Task Force that the process of implementing meaningful change in the Southern Baptist Convention in the area of sex abuse is beyond the scope of this current task force,” the recommendation said.
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In a called meeting June 2, members of the SBC Executive Committee approved a proposal from the board’s financial team to allocate $5 million in anticipated overage in Cooperative Program giving to fund a response to the sexual abuse report. This came as a request from the Sexual Abuse Task Force.
The total includes $3 million for initial implementation of reforms and $1 million to respond to future legal matters, $500,000 “to endeavor to eliminate all incidents … of racial discrimination among our churches,” and $500,000 to fund further billing from Guidepost Solutions.
The racial discrimination allocation relates to an item in the Executive Committee’s current strategic plan. Previously, the Executive Committee had allocated 10% of any year-end overage to the entire strategic plan, and this action amends that action. William Townes, interim CFO at the Executive Committee, said the other strategic initiatives already have funding.
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Townes told Executive Committee members he projects a high likelihood that year-end overage funds will be available. Giving to the Cooperative Program unified budget is running $11.2 million ahead of budget year to date, and he estimates ending the year $8 million ahead of budget. The SBC’s fiscal year runs from October through September.
In a separate action, Executive Committee members approved a recommendation for the 2022-2023 SBC budget that would allocate funding to the new Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force.
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Working around the Baptist doctrine ofautonomy of the local church has been a barrier to reforms in the past. In Baptist polity, the denomination has no authority to direct a church to do anything. Likewise, each Baptist agency and institution is considered autonomous.
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- Asking the Executive Committee to evaluate staffing needs for the Credentials Committee and “hire a designated, trained staff person or independent contractor to receive reports of abuse for the purpose of determining the appropriate church, entity, or association to respond to those allegations.”
- Asking all SBC entity boards and standing committees to have “training regarding sexual abuse prevention and survivor care as part of their orientation and selection. We further request that the Committee on Nominations complete background checks for every trustee appointed to entity boards and standing committees.” Requiring background checks for those nominated as agency trustees would be a major shift in process, as there currently is no meaningful vetting of trustees.
- Asking for all denominational workers, volunteers and students to be given “training on sexual abuse prevention and survivor care.”
- Asking state Baptist conventions to “consider having a designated, trained staff person or independent contractor to receive calls regarding allegations of sexual abuse and provide initial guidance.”
- Asking that a series of questions on background checks and sexual abuse training be added to the Annual Church Profile that collects basic data from all SBC churches.
- Asking that state conventions “establish a self-certification program for churches, including ‘best practices’ in survivor care, hiring, investigatory protocols, and training for prevention.”
- Asking all state entities and committees to “provide training regarding sexual abuse prevention and survivor care to their denominational workers, as well as background checks, as part of their orientation and selection.”
Of all the recommendations to date, creation of the “Ministry Check” website would be the most direct response to repeated requests from abuse survivors and their advocates. The failure of the SBC to create such a database in the past — despite the revelation that leaders at the Executive Committee had been privately keeping just such a list — has been a primary criticism of the SBC turning a blind eye to abuse.
The task force recommendation explains: “Statistics show that sexual offenders have an 80% recidivism rate. One of the problems in our churches is the ability of abusers to move from one church to another to perpetuate their abuse. This often happens because churches don’t have the means to communicate with one another.”
A small faction of Executive Committee members — including some who have opposed the public nature of the Guidepost investigation — continues to express concern about future legal liabilities created by the investigation and its resulting actions.
Joe Knott, an attorney from North Carolina, gave voice to these concerns toward the end of the June 2 meeting. Any attempt by the SBC to tell churches how to monitor, report or respond to sexual abuse could backfire, he said, with charges that the SBC didn’t do enough.
“Women and children are going to be victimized no matter how much and that is going to make us potentially targets of great class action lawsuits, which could be the end of the Southern Baptist Convention,” he said.
This echoes the advice of the SBC’s former legal counsel, roundly disparaged in the Guidepost report, that for decades attempted to mitigate all potential liability by claiming no knowledge of sexual abuse in churches.
When messengers convene in Anaheim in two weeks, this is the key question they will address in response to the Guidepost report: How much response is warranted, and what is possible within the bounds of local church autonomy?

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Arizona's Congressional beefcake, Jeff Flake, isn't just a hit with the ladies, he's the fan-favorite of the limited-government crowd, too.
Members of the "economic freedom" group Club for Growth put Flake at the top of their list in the group's Congressional power rankings.
The power rankings reflect the group's members' opinions of legislators based on how consistent a legislator's voting record is with the group's principles of limited government, earmark reform, and reducing income tax rates.
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Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachman, whose bat-shit craziness has been well documented by New Times sister paper, City Pages, came in second.
Arizona Congressmen John Shadegg and Trent Franks each made the top 50, with Shadegg coming in sixth and Franks getting the 23 spot.
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Tumori 2007; 93(5): 518 - 521
Article Type: CASE REPORT
Matteo Fassan, Gianmaria Pennelli, Maria Rosa Pelizzo, Massimo Rugge
Background: Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 1% of primary thyroid malignancies and is characterized by a rapidly unfavorable outcome. Case presentation: A 64-year-old woman presented with a painless mass in the left neck, coexisting with thyroid goiter. Total thyroidectomy with lymphadenectomy was performed and a primary thyroid squamous cell cancer was confirmed histologically after excluding any other possible primary malignancies. The tumor’s immunohistochemical profile was explored using a large panel of antibodies. The tumor featured a positive immunoreaction to cytokeratins 7-19 and to squamous cell carcinoma antigen. Low-molecular-weight cytokeratins 5- 6 and epithelial membrane antigen were also expressed. The neoplasm’s proliferative index (Mib1) was 60%. No immunostaining was detected for cytokeratins 10-20, thyroglobulin, TTF-1, CD5, galectin-3 or p53. Conclusions: This case of primary thyroid squamous cell carcinoma immunohistochemically profiled using a large panel of immunoreactions may offer useful information on the histological differentiation of thyroid squamous cell carcinoma from other (uncommon) thyroid carcinomas and the distinction between primary and secondary thyroid cancers.
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High rate deposition of thin film cadmium sulphide by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering
journal contributionposted on 2015-03-04, 12:11 authored by Fabiana Lisco, Piotr Kaminski, Ali AbbasAli Abbas, Jake BowersJake Bowers, Gianfranco ClaudioGianfranco Claudio, Maria Losurdo, Michael WallsMichael Walls
CadmiumSulphide (CdS) is an important n-type semiconductor widely used as a windowlayer in thin film photovoltaics Copper IndiumSelenide, Copper IndiumGallium (di)Selenide, Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide and Cadmium Telluride (CdTe). Cadmium Sulphide has been deposited using a number of techniques but these techniques can be slow (chemical bath deposition and Radio Frequency sputtering) or the uniformity and the control of thickness can be relatively difficult (close space sublimation). In this paper we report on the development of a process using pulsed Direct Current magnetron sputtering which allows nanometre control of thin film thickness using time only. The CdS thin films deposited in this process are highly uniformand smooth. They exhibit the preferred hexagonal structure at room temperature deposition and they have excellent optical properties. Importantly, the process is highly stable despite the use of a semi-insulating magnetron target. Moreover, the process is very fast. The deposition rate using 1.5 kW of power to a 6-inch circular magnetron was measured to be greater than 8 nm/s. This makes the process suitable for industrial deployment.
The authors are grateful to the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EP/J017361/1) for financial assistance under the Supergen SuperSolar Hub. They are also grateful to the Technology Strategy Board.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
Published inTHIN SOLID FILMS
Pages43 - 51 (9)
CitationLISCO, F. ... et al, 2015. High rate deposition of thin film cadmium sulphide by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering. Thin Solid Films, 574, pp.43-51.
PublisherElsevier (© the authors)
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Publisher statementThis work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
NotesThis is an Open Access Article. It is published by Elsevier under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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- 1 How thick should pasta be for ravioli?
- 2 Is ravioli dough different than pasta dough?
- 3 What is the best flour for pasta?
- 4 Can you make your own pasta without a machine?
- 5 How do you fill pasta in shape?
- 6 How do you fold pasta?
- 7 Why is my homemade pasta chewy?
- 8 Can you overwork pasta dough?
- 9 Why is my pasta chewy?
- 10 Who makes the best tortellini?
- 11 What does tortellini mean in English?
- 12 What is the difference between ravioli and tortellini?
How thick should pasta be for ravioli?
The dough should be paper-thin, about 1/8-inch thick. Dust the counter and dough with flour, lay out the long sheet of pasta.
Is ravioli dough different than pasta dough?
Not all pasta dough can be ravioli dough, but this ravioli dough is great for basically any pasta. The secret is the use of both egg and oil in the dough, which allow for a bit more flexibility than a traditional egg and wheat pasta dough.
What is the best flour for pasta?
All-purpose flour does what it says on the tin, so it’s perfectly fine to use for making pasta. However, most pasta recipes will recommend either semola or “00” flour.
Can you make your own pasta without a machine?
Making pasta by hand, you use a rolling pin to mimic the action of a pasta maker: roll out a small piece of dough until it’s paper thin, then use a knife to cut it into individual noodles. It takes a little more muscle and patience, but you can absolutely get the pasta as thin as you would using a machine.
How do you fill pasta in shape?
All you need to do is take a single sheet of pasta, and fold it over into a rectangle. Once you’ve done this, you can cut the pasta into individual shapes with a size of your choosing.
How do you fold pasta?
How to roll fresh pasta
- Flatten the dough into an even rectangle.
- Take the flattened piece of pasta and roll it through the widest setting.
- Fold the pasta into thirds.
- Turn the pasta 90 degrees.
- Fold the pasta into thirds again and rotate 90 degrees.
Why is my homemade pasta chewy?
Homemade pasta should be rolled out thin to allow for even cooking on the outside and the inside. Most home cooks simply give up too early when they roll their pasta by hand, which is why they end up with pasta that’s chewy.
Can you overwork pasta dough?
Also note, you can ‘t overwork homemade pasta dough: it doesn’t need to rise, like bread dough or cake batter, so no need to be all delicate and tip-toey. The dough is smooth, pliable, not at all sticky, and stretches when pulled.
Why is my pasta chewy?
Cooking pasta in a small pot means there won’t be enough cooking water. That means the pasta will end up sitting in non-boiling water for a good amount of time, resulting in gummy, clumpy pasta. Sticky pasta can also result from the pasta starch to water ratio being too high.
Who makes the best tortellini?
In alphabetical order:
- Celentano Cheese Tortellini.
- DaVinci Signature Tortellini.
- Gina Italian Village Cheese Tortellini.
- Priano Five Cheese Tortellini.
- Rising Moon Organic Cheese Tortelloni.
- Seviroli Cheese Tortellini.
- Trader Giotto’s Cheese Tortellini.
- Whole Foods Market 4-Cheese Tortelloni.
What does tortellini mean in English?
: pasta in the form of little ring-shaped cases containing a filling (as of meat or cheese)
What is the difference between ravioli and tortellini?
Ravioli, the plural being “raviolo,” translates to “little turnip” whereas tortellini’s diminutive, “tortello,” translates to “stuffed cake.” Ravioli is two layers of pasta that form a pillow-like shape whereas tortellini is folded into hat-like shapes akin to dumplings.

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Majority of Doctors Say Focus on Adult Stem Cells, Embryonic Concerns Valid
by Steven Ertelt
October 15, 2008
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A new poll of physicians finds a majority say they favor the use of adult stem cell research only or believe it could be a way to avoid the ethical debate surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells. Another majority say they have concerns about the moral status of embryonic research or that concerns are valid.
The Jackson & Coker Industry Report conducted the survey of 550 doctors and medical professionals during September.
Of the respondents, 68 percent were medical doctors, 10 percent advanced practitioners, 3 percent hospital administrators and two percent were medical scientists. The rest were unidentified health care providers.
The poll found 66 percent indicated stem cell research should include embryonic stem cells while 24% were strongly opposed to this line of research. But, that wasn’t the end of the debate.
Some 55 percent of those polled believe that there are valid concerns about embryonic stem cell research on the premise that "it’s creating life to destroy life" (20 percent) or that both sides of the ethical debate deserve to be addressed (35 percent). Just 44 percent indicated there is no valid concern.
Meanwhile, 35 percent of those polled worried embryonic stem cell research has the possibility of being a "slippery slope" that can possibly lead to human cloning or some other form of extraordinary genetic manipulation.
The survey also found 26% believed relying solely on adult stem cells would be appropriate and another 26% favored sole reliance on adult stem cells as a possible way of sidestepping the heated ethical debate. That’s 52 percent total who say adult stem cells should be used solely or as a method of diffusing the debate.
Jackson & Coker highlighted that majority with some of the comments from the medical professionals involved in the survey.
"Stay away from the embryonic stem cells. This eliminates the ethical debate," one person said.
Another added: "Avoid the inevitable controversy of embryonic stem cell research by focusing all funds and research on adult stem cells."
"Clarify the advantages to adult stem cell research. Also expose the financial gains that are the real issue behind the embryonic stem cell research," a third said.
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Plans have been lodged for nine new houses at a Rathangan estate.
Thoval Properties Ltd wants to build nine three bedroom dwellings at Temple Mills, consisting of one detached dormer bungalow, and eight semi-detached dormer bungalows as an extension to the previous development with access through the planned new link road.
READ MORE: Go ahead for 99 new Rathangan homes
A decision on the development at Yellowlough Cross, Sheean is due on September 26. Submissions can be made by September 5.


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POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(1): 1-541. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Thermopsis divaricarpa.]
This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:
Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press. [Cited as Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa.]
Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. [Cited as Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa.]
Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. [Cited as Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa.]
Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303. [Cited as Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa.]
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Emerald ash borer found in the Pisgah
An infestation of destructive emerald ash borers has been confirmed in the Appalachian Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest and on private lands along the French Broad River, extending from Marshall to the Tennessee state line.
First found in the United States in 2002 near Detroit, emerald ash borers have been spreading across the country, devastating ash tree populations. While the adult beetles do nibble on ash leaves, they cause little damage — it’s the larvae, which eat the trees’ inner bark, that disrupt the ash’s ability to transport water and nutrients.
The tree typically dies within a year or two of infestation, and dead trees quickly become brittle and subject to falling or breaking.
The U.S. Forest Service will work to remove dead ash trees in developed recreation areas like campgrounds and picnic areas to prevent injury and damage when they fall, but visitors should be cautious along roads and trails, where dangerous trees may not be removed.
Help prevent the spread of harmful insects like the emerald ash borer by refraining from bringing your own firewood with you to forested areas — instead get it from the forest where you’re camping or a nearby vendor. Burn all firewood before leaving.
Landowners with emerald ash borer infestation on their property should call their local Cooperative Extension office.


Democracy Day: APC UK salutes residence, commitment of
Abuja, June,12,2019 The United Kingdom Chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC), says the resilient and commitment of Nigerians over the last two decades should be commended as the country mark its democracy day.
Mr Jacob Ogunseye, Publicity Secretary of the chapter said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that the contributions of Nigerians to the sustenance of country’s were tremendous.
“As a nation, we have passed through hurdles, we have swim along the turbulent rivers and endured in the presence of ravaging storm.
“Our consolation is that the present administration has shown leadership and direction in most of these areas, Nigerians shall soon see a new country where all thrives,”he said.
Mr Ade Omole, leader of the APC UK Chapter said the time for Nigerians to enjoy is now, adding that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is poised to better the lives of Nigerians.
He congratulated Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the newly elected President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila on the Democracy Day.
He noted that while Wednesday is a special and memorable day, the main celebrants are Nigerians from different backgrounds.
This, he said, is especially so because on this day in 1993, Nigerians shared the same value of entrenching democracy in the country which could not come to pass for some reasons.
Omole enjoined Nigerians to use the opportunity of the celebration of the first Democracy Day to seek for unity among themselves and to continue to pray for the peace and development of the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Democracy Day in Nigeria is being celebrated on June 12 in 2019 for the first time.
The change carries heavy symbolism for the country because it had known more years of being ruled by military men than by democratically elected leaders.
Following the signing of the law, May 29 would only be marked as a day for handover and inauguration of new governments in the country.
NAN further reports that June 12, 1993 was supposed to mark the return of democracy in Nigeria, the day carries huge significance for older Nigerians.
This, is especially so, because it was on this date in 1993 that presidential elections were held for the first time since the 1983 military coup.
The June 12 1993 Presidential election is still viewed as the freest, fairest and most peaceful election ever held in Nigeria.
On the day, an estimated 14 million Nigerians irrespective of ethnic, religious, class, and regional affiliations, came out to elect their president with the hope of ending eight years of military dictatorship.
The euphoria was however,short-lived as the results of the election was never released.
But unofficial results gathered from various polling stations by civil society groups across the country, indicated broad national support for the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.
Abiola was a businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Yoruba Egba clan, despite his popularity and the turnout of electorate, the elections stalled.
The then Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, decided to annual the results of the election.
He justified the annulment on the grounds that it was necessary to save the nation, alleging that political activities preceding the election were inimical to peace and stability in Nigeria.
PLSG rolls out activities to commemorate Democracy Day
“It is in this light, therefore, that a programme of events has been lined up to commemorate the twin events
“On Sunday, June 7, there shall be a controlled Christian prayer at the Government House Chapel, Jos, while on June 8 and 9, a Radio and Television programmes on government policies and programmes will be aired on various platforms.
“From June 9 to 11, there will be an inspection of projects across the three senatorial zones of the state by governor,’’ Majang said.
The commissioner said the activities would be climaxed on June 12, with a state broadcast and conversation with the governor via Webinar, an online discussion and interaction with speakers both at home and in the diaspora.
Democracy Day: Group tasks FG on security
The Joint Action Committee of Northern Youth Associations, on Friday called on the Federal Government to pay more attention to the security of lives and property in the country.
The convener of the committee, Murtala Abubakar, made call in a statement in Kaduna, ahead of the June 12 Democracy Day in the country.
Abubakar said that regardless of the present economic and security challenges, the successes recorded so far had demonstrated the unwavering commitment of Nigerians toward the growth and sustenance of our democracy.
He said the restoration of democratic rule in 1999 gave the majority of Nigerians the hope that democracy would lead the nation to the path of justice, peace, liberty and egalitarianism.
Abubakar, however, described economic and security challenges as the major problems threatening the country’s democracy.
“These problems are prompting Nigerians to urge the Federal Government to provide solutions to them, to enable them to enjoy the dividends of democracy,” he said.
According to Abubakar, Nigeria is blessed with enormous human and material resources.
He advised the government to provide good roads, to reduce accidents on some of the highways in the north, and to enable farmers to bring their products to the markets.
Abubakar, however, expressed the committee’s readiness to support the government’s policies with the immediate resolution of the economic and security problems in Nigeria.
“It is our belief that a solid economy that will improve the living standards of people is critical to the sustenance of democracy.
“We are in a position to support government policies aimed at encouraging small and medium scale entrepreneurs, as well as developing alternative sources of foreign exchange other than oil.”
Abubakar called on the security agencies to redouble their efforts in securing the country against any form of threats.
Edited By: Folorunso Poroye/Ekemini Ladejobi (NAN)
Commentary: Vitality of Chinese democracy never more evident
The annual session of China‘s national legislature concluded Thursday, showing firm determination to achieve development milestones and making key progress in protecting civil rights and safeguarding national security.
The week-long session of the National People‘s Congress (NPC) adopted the milestone Civil Code and a decision to make Hong Kong national security laws. The annual “two sessions” also include the session of the National Committee of the Chinese People‘s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the national political advisory body.
In the year of unprecedented challenges and crucial significance in the nation’s development, the major political events have built consensus, boosted confidence and solidarity, and pooled wisdom to enable the country to resolutely advance toward its set goals while overcoming all difficulties and obstacles.
During the two sessions, which are major platforms for Chinese people’s democracy and consultative democracy, the term “people first” reverberated among nearly 3,000 national lawmakers and more than 2,000 political advisors.
People have always meant the most to the CPC which follows a people-centered approach. Through legally established procedures, the CPC‘s stances take the form of the will of the country, and its key decisions and people’s aspirations are transformed into concrete plans and actions.
The NPC meeting received 506 motions and around 9,000 suggestions from deputies, while members of the session of the CPPCC National Committee raised 5,709 proposals — a vivid example of reflecting the voices of the people.
Deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the closing meeting of the third session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the closing meeting of the third session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, May 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
As showcased in the country’s achievements in containing COVID-19 in a short time through a people’s war and giving full play to institutional strength of mobilizing resources for accomplishing major undertakings, Chinese democracy has set an example of protecting lives, health, rights and interests of the people.
The epidemic was behind postponing the two sessions, normally held in March, in order to control it and save the lives of people. And the convening of the sessions also was thanks to the fact that the country had turned the tide in fighting COVID-19 through arduous efforts.
The miraculous lifting of over 90 million people out of poverty over the past seven years and the imminent elimination of absolute poverty this year are concrete manifestations of the strength and effectiveness of democracy in China.
The system of CPC-led multiparty cooperation and political consultation is an important contributor to democratic decision-making and problem-solving. The ruling CPC has cooperated with non-Communist parties which build consensus, formulate proposals and participate in discussing and handling state affairs.
With a stronger common will formed, the two sessions have boosted the national morale for fulfilling development goals to meet people’s aspirations for a better life. And China will continue striving to build a community with a shared future for humanity through deepened cooperation with the rest of the world. ■
U.S. coronavirus crisis “failure of democracy”: Obama’s former speechwriter
David Litt, a former speechwriter for then U.S. President Barack Obama, has said the spread of COVID-19 which has so far claimed nearly 100,000 lives in the United States is a failure of democracy at the root.
“It’s become commonplace to refer to COVID-19 as ‘the worst public health crisis of our lifetimes.’ But what has cost the United States so many lives and jobs during the pandemic is not, at root, a failure of public health. It’s a failure of democracy,” Litt wrote in an article published by Time magazine this week.
“Poll after poll has shown that a clear majority of Americans trust, want our leaders to heed the experts’ advice. Yet that hasn’t happened. We were far too slow to implement social-distancing guidelines — a delay epidemiologists found is responsible for 90 percent of U.S. coronavirus deaths,” he said.
“Now we’re acting far too quickly to reopen the economy,” he added.
Dozens of U.S. states have rolled out reopening plans in late April, with Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas among the first to allow certain nonessential businesses to resume operations.
The writer pointed out that lower-income and non-white Americans are those most likely to suffer from the U.S. government’s flailing response to the coronavirus.
Citing a report analyzing the changes in the U.S. political map in recent years from the University of Chicago’s Law Review, Litt said “Americans’ political power has been further diminished.”
“As we battle the coronavirus, American lives depend on a successful government response. But with rare exceptions, House Members’ jobs do not,” he said.
“In early March, for example, as the virus was spreading, the first 15 U.S. states to report cases of the coronavirus accounted for 56 percent of America’s population but only 30 percent of America’s senators. No wonder the Senate was initially slow to act,” he said.
So as of Friday night, the United States has reported over 1.6 million cases of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Furthermore, Litt said “the corporations’ increasing clout with policymakers” has pushed the U.S. government into acting more slowly and reopening more quickly than the American people believe is safe.
That capitalistic influence has more influence on policymaking than the people’s welfare, in Litt’s view, is “no surprise.”
“From the way we manage elections to the way we fund campaigns, from the congressional districts we draw to the lobbyists we include in the policymaking process, the story is the same,” he said.
“The American republic is a government of fewer people, by fewer people, for fewer people than at any time in the past half-century. And We, the People, are suffering because of it,” Litt concluded.
Litt is the author of “Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think” as well as “Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years.”
High-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy figures granted bail
A number of high profile pro-democracy activists appeared in court on Monday to face charges relating to their participation in 2019 anti-government protests.
Police arrested and charged the 15 political figures back in April for participating in three unauthorised assemblies that took place on Aug, 18, Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, 2019.
The Media mogul Jimmy Lai, owner of the popular local tabloid Apple Daily and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee QC, were among the group of legislators and social activists to stand in the dock.
Dozens of pro-democracy supporters turned up at the court, with rival pro-establishment groups also seen demonstrating at the scene.
According to local broadcaster RTHK, the 15 did not need to enter any plea, with all released on bail, with the cases adjourned until June 15.
The group could be seen chanting five demands, not one less, a slogan core to the movement, before entering the court building.
The coronavirus pandemic put a temporary end to the protests which started in June 2019, when up to 2 million people took to the streets in response to a controversial extradition bill proposed by the cities beleaguered Chief Executive, Carrie Lam.
The now withdrawn bill would have seen criminals facing trial in courts in mainland China.
Hong Kong was promised special rights and privileges under the one country, two systems framework put in place when the British handed the region back to China in 1997, after 150 years of colonial rule.
Edited By: Halima Sheji/Ali Baba-Inuwa (NAN)
Hong Kong Police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
Believed to be among those detained in the swoop is prominent Democratic Party founder and senior barrister, Martin Lee, 81, broadcaster RTHK reported.
In all, nine former legislators were arrested.
Hong Kong Police have yet to confirm the arrests, which media said related to marches on Aug. 18 and Oct. 1 last year – both days of large and at times violent protests across the city.
Media showed footage of policemen outside the house of a publishing tycoon, Jimmy Lai, a financial backer of the city’s pro-democracy movement.
Lai was arrested on similar charges in late February, along with veteran activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum.
It was unclear whether he was among those arrested on Saturday, while others named by media could not be contacted.
The raids mark the biggest crackdown on the pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of large and sometimes violent anti-government protests across the former British colony in June last year.
Marchers initially targeted a now-scrapped bill proposing to send suspects to mainland China for trial but protests broadened into demands for full democracy and a public investigation of the use of force by police.
Saturday’s arrests come after several months of relative calm amid a partial coronavirus lockdown but just as Chinese and city government officials launch a new push for tougher national security laws for Hong Kong.
Democratic legislator, Claudia Mo, who was not among those arrested, said the government, led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam, was trying “to introduce a ring of terror in Hong Kong’’.
“They are doing whatever they can to try to silence and to take down the local opposition,’’ she said, pointing to upcoming legislative elections in September in which democrats hope to win back their former veto power in the city assembly.
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested more than 7,800 people for their involvement in the protests, including many on rioting charges that can carry jail terms of up to 10 years.
It is not clear how many of them are in custody.
Authorities are increasingly using the threat of terrorism to justify the need for new national security laws, a requirement under the Basic Law – the mini-constitution that guarantees Hong Kong’s broad freedoms and outlines its relationship with Beijing.
Edited By: Abdulfatah Babatunde (NAN)
Palliative: Pro-democracy group donates 2,000 cartons of Indomie to FCTA
An Abuja-based Pro-democracy group, Team Ramatu Support Group (TRSG), has donated 2,000 cartons of Indomie noodles to support the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s efforts to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order.
Mrs Habiba Bello, the team leader, presented the donation to the FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr Christian Ohaa, on Thursday in Abuja.
She said that the donation was to support the administration and also show solidarity to the Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, in the battle against Covid-19 pandemic.
She commended the FCT administration for the active response and prayed that the pandemic would pass over Nigerians.
“We wish to handover our contributions to the FCT Administration and show our unalloyed loyalty to our leader, the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, for her good work.
“As we bring these items today, we pray to Almighty God to grant her success and protect her and we also pray to Almighty God to bring an end to this pandemic,”she said
Responding, Ohaa appreciated the group for identifying with their own in a critical period of need, and assured members that the donation would get to the vulnerable rural communities.
“On behalf of the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, and other members of the family, this evening we are witnessing another show of “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.
“As I speak with you, Team Ramatu has given us 2,000 cartons of Indomie noodles to support the vulnerable in the FCT COVID-19.
“On behalf of the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, and the Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, I welcome and thank you for this gesture.
“I want to assure you that all the gifts will reach the actual people who really need them. As you pray for the FCT, we hope that this Covid-19 will pass away very soon,” he said.
Edited By: Remi Koleoso and Ephraims Sheyin (NAN)
APC lauds chairman for strengthening democracy
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, for strengthening democratic structures and participatory politics with utmost fidelity in the country.
The ruling party said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, its National Publicity Secretary, while celebrating with Oshiomhole on his 68th birthday.
“The National Working Committee (NWC), leaders, members and supporters of APC celebrate with our indefatigable National Chairman, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, CON, on his 68th birthday.
“On this special day, we salute our Comrade Chairman, who in his entire public service to this great country, has demonstrated doggedness, steadfastness and pro-masses disposition in his actions and utterances.”
The party’s spokesman said that Oshiomhole was working assiduously with other party members to ensure the renewal of our presidential mandate in the 2019 elections.
According to him, he is also doing all it takes to strengthen democratic structures and participatory politics with utmost fidelity to the best practices and our party’s constitution.
“It is on record how the National Chairman effectively mobilised leaders, members and apparatus of our great party to ensure the emergence of the current leadership of the National Assembly.
“The feat is a development which, in no small measures, has smoothened the engagement between the executive and legislative arms and enhance governance processes,” Issa-Onilu said.
He added that Oshiomhole, as former National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), fought and defended the interests of Nigerian workers and the masses with an uncommon commitment.
“In his services to the people of Edo State as governor, Comrade Oshiomhole, once again, demonstrated that public service can only be meaningful if it is deployed for the benefit of the people.
“The party acknowledges with pride the energy and commitment with which Comrade Oshiomhole has been propagating the mantra of “One Man, One Vote”, even before joining party politics.
“While wishing our Comrade Chairman many more years of exemplary service to our party and our nation, we wish him a happy birthday and many happy returns,” the party’s spokesman said.
Edited By: Tajudeen Atitebi
RTEAN eulogises Tinubu at 68, seeks dividends of democracy
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) on Sunday lauded the efforts of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of APC on his 68th birthday.
The National President of the association, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, described Tinubu as “a visionary leader”, urging him to do more in ensuring delivery of dividends of democracy to the masses.
Musa, in a congratulatory message, commended the efforts of the former Governor of Lagos State in ensuring that people enjoy the dividends of democracy.
“The national leadership of the RTEAN wants to felicitate with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 68 birthday.
“We recognise Asiwaju Tinubu’s efforts in ensuring delivery of dividends of democracy, not only in Lagos, but throughout Nigeria.
“Tinubu has contributed immensely to the socio-political and economic development of Lagos and Nigeria as a whole.
“As a visionary leader, we appreciate his efforts in the development of Lagos State and contributions toward nation building.
“We can only ask for more dividends of democracy through his party, APC.
“We pray that God will grant him opportunity to live longer and contribute to the development of our nation,’’ RTEAN president said.
He also commended Tinubu for his strides in the development of transport sector in the state, saying that “no one could erase his foot print in the sector’’.
On COVID-19, he said that the association was ready to support both the Federal and Lagos State Governments in all policies to curb further spread of the virus.
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I found a new toy for my website: a 360 degree viewer. Now I have a new – and better – way to display my 3D sculpts. See below.
I decided to test my new toy by displaying my sculpt “Porky.” The viewer is very easy to use. Click on the screen and drag across to rotate the model.
With this successful test, I am working up a new page for the site that I am naming “Turntable Gallery” which I will have up shortly.
BTW, a new name has been given to this beast. It is a porcucillus (pork-u-sill-us). I was showing my cuzneffin (cousin’s son) my illustrations when he decided to create this new name for Porky.
Please let me know if you think using this new 360 viewer is a good idea or not.

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Radar image of asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon taken on June 7, 2013, by the Arecibo Observatory. Several craters are visible on the asteroid, and the moon appears as a bright streak. Each pixel is 7.5 meters (25 feet). (Arecibo Observatory/NASA/Ellen Howell)
An unprecedented look at an asteroid that sailed past Earth last week came with a surprise: the space rock had its own moon.
By bouncing radio waves off the asteroid, researchers were not only able to map the rock's surface, but determine how fast the "moonlet" was orbiting. Because the moon is approximately proportional in size to QE2 as our moon is to Earth, the researchers are able to calculate the mass of the asteroid.
Spectrum data out of NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii revealed QE2 is a "primitive" asteroid, meaning its surface has not been significantly altered from its original composition, and could provide new insight into the origin of the solar system.
"Asteroid QE2 is dark, red, and primitive -- that is, it hasn’t been heated or melted as much as other asteroids," Arecibo's Ellen Howell said in a statement. "QE2 is nothing like any asteroid we've visited with a spacecraft, or plan to, or that we have meteorites from."
'It's an entirely new beast in the menagerie of asteroids near Earth," Howell said.
The Arecibo Telescope, the largest single-dish telescope in the world at 300 meters wide, works just like radar guns used for law enforcement or pitch speed in baseball. It bounces radio waves off a moving object and then determines the speed and shape of the object based on the reflection of the waves it gets back.


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I got into 3D printing at an interesting time just as Autodesk decided to restrict the free use of Fusion360. So I have been spared the experience of investing time in F360 only to have the rug pulled out from under me. Even so, I would almost be willing to pay the price F360 wants except for the fact that I would never stop being at the mercy of Autodesk’s future decisions. The FreeCAD option is just too attractive when you factor together the facts that it is almost as good as F360 and it will not be monetized any time soon. It is a much safer place for the investment in learning I’m about to do. I want to learn and use a powerful parametric 3D CAD over the coming years.
Actually, I had done a couple of small projects in Sketchup Free before I got into 3D printing, but rejected it when I discovered that subtracting objects is not included in the free option. Plus I don’t like the browser-based UI for the free version. The paid versions of Sketchup don’t appear to be widely-embraced by the 3D Print community, and again, it’s commercial software. And it’s not parametric.
Anyway, I feel confident that FreeCAD is the option I want to spend my time learning. I will be happy to put up with the un-polished nature of open source software knowing that I don’t have to be pulled around by the licensing nose ring Autodesk would make me wear in the coming years.
Which brings me to my question. I ate up DrVAX’s 3 part tutorial and the recent setup video he did and offer this as proof:
But I need to learn more to the designs I want to create. I looked at the Joko Engineering YouTubes mentioned in another thread here, but they don’t appear to be systematic course that I’m seeking. Has anyone run across a 1-3 day YouTube course for learning FreeCAD that takes a deep introductory dive into using it to design intermediately-complex models for 3D Printing?


Rotterdam is the largest and busiest seaport in Europe, and the eighth biggest in the world after Shanghai, Ningbo/Zhoushan, Singapore, Tianjin, Tangshan, Guangzhou and Qingdao. It stretches for almost forty kilometres from the city centre to the leading shipping channels in the North Sea. It has a turnover of E600 million, and gives employment directly to 1,100 people and many more indirectly. Goods traffic amounts to 450 million tonnes of imports and exports, and approximately 34,000 deep sea vessels and 110,000 inland river craft call at Rotterdam each year. The Port of Rotterdam is also known as Europoort (Eurogate), and is well named as ‘Europe’s port’. The port area comprises 10,500 hectares of which 3,500 hectares are water, 5,000 hectares are commercial docks, mills, plants and businesses, and 2,000 hectares are railways, roads and service areas. The port is owned 30% by the Dutch government and 70% by the Municipality of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam is now the premier container ship hub in Europe in competition with Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Antwerp. Feeder container ships, in the size range from one thousand to three thousand TEU, move containers around the North Sea to smaller ports. Container throughput has risen at around eight percent per year from 4.2 million TEU in 1994 to 9.3 million TEU in 2005 and 12.1 million TEU in 2015. Rotterdam is also a very big transhipment port, with for example coal arriving in Capesize bulkers from Australia for distribution by river coaster or barge to its final client in the Ruhr. Much of the great importance of Rotterdam is due to being near to the heart of the industrialised German Ruhr triangle district, with big river traffic to German and Swiss ports on the Rhine. Rotterdam also has five big and important oil refineries e.g. the Pernis refinery of Shell, to refine the very large amounts of crude oil that arrive by sea, and for distribution of oil products to all of the surrounding countries. The Pernis oil refinery is one of the biggest in the world, operating non-stop every day to produce hundreds of oil products. A very strong increase of 30% was experienced in 2015 in the import of crude oil and the export of petroleum products.
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