Cleaner, lower-sulphur fuels for ships will halve the number of childhood asthma cases associated with ship air pollution, suggests a new analysis in Nature Communications. However, this comes with trade-offs for climate change as the reduction in aerosols removes the radiative cooling effect they have, suggesting that air-pollution and climate-mitigation policies should go hand in hand.
Ships emit sulphate aerosols, which are detrimental for human health and terrestrial and aquatic environments. At the same time these aerosols also cool the climate through their radiative effects. The International Maritime Organization has proposed to reduce the sulphur content of fuel oils used in shipping to 0.5% by 2020. This should result in increased health benefits, but will also reduce the radiative cooling from ship emissions.
James Corbett and colleagues present a global assessment of the regional health benefits and climate consequences of implementing lower-sulphur standards for marine fuels in 2020. The authors combine high resolution emissions inventories, integrated atmospheric models and health risk functions and find that cleaner fuels will reduce ship-related premature mortality by 34% to 266,300 cases per year from 403,300, globally. Childhood asthma associated with ship air pollution will be reduced by 54% from 14 million cases annually to 6.4 million.
However, the positive health impacts of cleaner fuel standards are accompanied by 80% reduction in radiative cooling of aerosols. Therefore, the authors suggest, international policy efforts should jointly consider reduction of greenhouse gases and air pollution.
Environment: Plastic degrading enzymes found in wax worm salivaNature Communications
Environment: Assessing the impact of forestation on global climate patternsNature Communications
Climate change: Urban greening can help reduce accelerated surface warming in citiesCommunications Earth & Environment
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Happy Valentine’s Day! What better way to say “I love you” than with these Triple Chocolate M&M Cookies?! You know how they say everyone has a different love language? Chocolate is DEFINITELY mine.
Now, I know there’s a bit of a stigma surrounding Valentine’s Day. People purposefully boycott this love-themed day, boastfully scoffing that it’s a superfluous holiday invented by Hallmark as a way to drive sales. And sure, this may be partly true. In an age of commercialism and social media, Valentine’s Day can definitely feel a bit forced and overdone.
However, to all of those Valentine’s Day haters out there, I beg you to take a step back and focus on the real meaning of this holiday. This day is not about fancy restaurants or expensive flowers or new jewelry. Nor is it about racking up Instagram likes on Pic Stiches of you and your significant other.
Rather, Valentine’s Day is simply an excuse to celebrate all the love we have in our lives. This is not limited to love we have for boyfriends and girlfriends, our husbands and wives. Celebrate the love you have for your friends, for your siblings, for your parents, for your kids. Celebrate the love that you have for YOURSELF!
February 14th doesn’t mean big spending or grand gestures. It is merely a date on the calendar that gives you a reason to do something fun, something outside of your normal routine (not that you need one!) For some, that may just mean making a batch of Triple Chocolate M&M Cookies for yourself or a friend!
Don’t be the Grinch of Valentine’s Day. Whether you are in a relationship or not, everyone has love in their life that is worth celebrating. So sit back, relax and treat yoself!
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 3.7-ounce packet instant chocolate pudding mix (not sugar-free or 'cook & serve')
- ⅓ cup coca
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1½ cups white chocolate chips
- 1½ cups M&Ms
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until well incorporated.
- Mix in chocolate pudding and cocoa. Once again, scrape down sides of bowl.
- Measure in flour, baking soda and salt to dough mixture. Beat until just combined, being careful not to overmix (will result in dense cookies.)
- Add in chocolate chips and M&Ms and mix in with a wooden spoon.
- Refrigerate dough in an air-tight container for at least two hours.
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop 1½ inch balls of dough onto the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Edges will start to set but cookies will still be soft to the touch. Do not overbake!!!
- Let rest on warm pan for 8-10 minutes, and then move to wire rack to continue cooling. Store in air-tight container for one week.

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As the economy improves, the Bay Area is currently seeing the worst traffic conditions in more than two decades, according to a new study by traffic research company INRIX.
Transportation officials are more rushed than ever to find solutions to ongoing safety issues on Bay Area railways. This urgency comes following three apparently unrelated deaths on the tracks Saturday.


US singer Ariana Grande earned her 20th “Guinness Book of World Records” title, the publication announced on Tuesday.
Grande broke the record for most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Positions,” the lead single from the album of the same name, which had the top spot on the chart as of November 7.
The song is her fifth to debut in the top spot. Her other No. 1 debut includes was “Thank U, Next”, “7 Rings”, “Stuck with U” featuring Justin Bieber, and “Rain on Me” with Lady Gaga.
The singer holds many other Guinness records including, “most streamed track on Spotify in one week”, “most popular Eevee tattoo”, “most subscribers for a female musician on YouTube”, and “most followers on Instagram for a female musician”.
Grande’s latest achievement put her in the ranks with music legends Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and The Beatles.
The past few months have been quite busy for the singer. She dropped “Excuse Me, I Love You” documentary on Netflix on December 21 and got engaged to real estate agent Dalton Gomez in late December.
Furthermore, Grande hinted Tuesday that she will be dropping a deluxe edition of her album “Positions”.


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Palm with arching flat leaves. Fast growing. Used as indoor plant when young. Resistant up to -3 ºC. A very popular palm from Australia.
Palm with grasss green, feather shaped leaves with silver undersides and slender crown shafts. The small bright red fruits are produced in large quantities. The King- or Alexander palm will grow in a wide range of climates from tropical to cool temperate, and does excellently as an indoor palm given bright light.


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Van-tastic… Doug Pope Heating Services wins brand new electric van courtesy of Wolseley and Baxi
Stockton-on-Tees based Doug Pope Heating Services has driven off in a brand new Nissan e-NV200 thanks to Wolseley and Baxi.
The amazing four-wheeled prize was up for grabs to one lucky customer who bought a Baxi boiler from the 200, 400, 600, 800 and Platinum plus ranges, either in branch or online, directly from Wolseley – and the winning name drawn out of the hat was the north-east of England business.
Collecting the sparkling new van from their local Wolseley Plumb & Parts branch in Stockton, Doug Pope, said: “We have installed Baxi boilers and have been an account holder at Wolseley Stockton for a long time.
“Baxi boilers are easy to install and service. The aftercare service from both Baxi and Wolseley is second to none. Of course, winning the van today is a huge perk!
“With the rising cost of diesel and the government scrappage scheme, banning all diesel vehicles from 2030, this allows us to futureproof our company along with reducing our carbon footprint. We have been looking into hybrid and electric vehicles for our fleet.
“It’s allowed us to meet our own goals with regards to being carbon neutral sooner than planned.”
The electric van features a 40kWh battery and Nissan Intelligent Mobility, with a maximum range of 187 miles in city.
Richard Harvey, Commercial Director at Wolseley said: “A huge congratulations to Doug Pope Heating Services who have been handed the keys to this brand new electric Nissan van. I’m sure it will be a valuable asset for their business.”
David Cook, Residential Sales Director at Baxi said: “Baxi is committed to supporting installers by providing the best boilers and support available. We are committed to helping them and their customers become more environmentally sustainable as part of the UK’s journey towards its target of net zero carbon by 2050. Our congratulations go to Doug Pope Heating Services.”

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The Queensland Feral Pest Initiative is to support weed and pest animal management projects.
The Queensland Feral Pest Initiative has received funding through the Queensland Government to support the growth of a productive and prosperous food and fibre sector in Queensland, Queensland Government’s Rural Assistance Package and the Australian Government Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, the Australian Government’s plan for stronger farmers and a stronger economy.
This funding is for organisations such as regional natural resource management (NRM) groups, incorporated industry organisations, local governments or a regional organisation of local governments or equivalent body. These organisations are requested to develop regional projects through consultation ;with affected stakeholders that can include primary producers, local governments, regional NRM groups, Landcare and wild dog committees that identify agreed project proponent or proponents.
The Queensland Feral Pest Initiative Oversight Group (Oversight Group) includes Wild Dog Fencing Commissioner Vaughan Johnson, Wild Dog Fencing Commissioner Mark O’Brien, representatives of AgForce, Queensland Farmers Federation, Local Government Association of Queensland, Queensland Regional Groups Collective, Queensland Conservation Council, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the Departments of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), National Parks, Sport and Racing (DNPSR), Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) and Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP). This Oversight Group of government and non-government representatives is overseeing the development and implementation of the initiative.
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Like many, we at PLUS blog were shocked and horrified by the events of last week in Aurora, CO. While searching for a relevant feature for this week’s FTTCF we came across an interesting column from the Wall Street Journal – one that could have significant cyber and digital privacy implications if it ever came to fruition.
Our goal in sharing this article is not to take a stand one way or the other on the issue, but simply to share one take on how future tragedies like this could potentially be avoided. Enjoy reading – and have a great weekend.
From the article “Can Data Mining Stop the Killing?” –
Would Total Information Awareness have stopped James Eagan Holmes?
You perhaps remember the fuss. That program by the Defense Department was curtailed when the Senate voted to revoke funding amid a privacy furor in 2003. The project had been aimed partly at automatically collecting vast amounts of data and looking for patterns detectable only by computers.
It was originated by Adm. John Poindexter—yes, the same one prosecuted in the Reagan-era Iran-Contra scandal—who said the key to stopping terrorism was “transaction” data. For terrorists to carry out attacks, he explained in a 2002 speech, “their people must engage in transactions and they will leave signatures in this information space.”
The Colorado shooter Mr. Holmes dropped out of school via email. He tried to join a shooting range with phone calls and emails going back and forth. He bought weapons and bomb-making equipment. He placed orders at various websites for a large quantity of ammunition. Aside from privacy considerations, is there anything in principle to stop government computers, assuming they have access to the data, from algorithmically detecting the patterns of a mass shooting in the planning stages?
It helps to go back over the controversy at the time. Supporters argued that Total Information Awareness shouldn’t be frightful to Americans—there would be no monitoring of identified individuals unless a warrant was issued. The system wouldn’t be collecting dossiers of personal information or choosing people to spy on, at least initially. It would be raking impersonally through vast streams of data looking for red flags.
The anguishing thing about mass-shooting incidents is that patterns are indeed present. The person usually has a history of causing alarm in people around. The episodes themselves typically begin with a personal setback—a divorce, a firing, an investment failure, getting kicked out of school. And preparations for mass murder certainly leave “signatures” in the “transaction space.”
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As a suicide survivor I have battled with my clinical depression all of my life. Yet instead of living in the shadow of my mental illness I finally decided to stand tall in my light. Now I aim to help others and break the stigma surrounding mental health through my work with organization like AFSP and NAMI
Here I will share my advocation, my beliefs, my thoughts, and my tips on mental health
How it all began...
2 years ago my friend Joey was raising funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. and had asked me to donate and spread the word. This was the first time I had heard of the nonprofit organization. After he explained that the AFSP's mission was to break the stigma surrounding mental health and fight to raise awareness and fund research for suicide prevention I was hooked.
I had my own struggles with my depression. My younger sister has also had her experiences with mental illness. This organization spoke to me. I had always been looking for a cause to fight for, to give my heart to, to hopefully leave the world a little brighter. This video was the first time I shared my story, the first time I had volunteered for the AFSP. Since then I have joined two committees and publicly advocated for mental health and raising awareness for suicide prevention at numerous events. I'm not saying volunteering is the answer, but it has helped me and my mental health so much by becoming more mindful of the information and connecting with so many who share in this fight.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the right of citizens to bring suit for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act, also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). In the instant case, plaintiff environmental advocacy group brought suit against the owner of an oil refinery for alleged discharges of petroleum coke into U.S waters, after notifying the owner of the alleged violations. The defendant contended that the notification letter was deficient because the letter failed to identify the specific dates of the alleged violations and because it had sold the refinery to a third party between the time it received the notification letter and the time suit was brought. The court held that the notification need only provide enough information that the defendant can identify and correct the problem. The court also held that a defendant can not escape liability for past violations by selling the polluting facility. Source: HK Law
Celebrity Cruises announced that a federal court jury in New York has awarded Celebrity $193m in a lawsuit against Essef Corp. Celebrity has remaining claims for interest and certain legal fees. Celebrity filed suit against Essef Corp. for damages stemming from a 1994 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on Celebrity's vessel Horizon. Celebrity claimed for out-of-pocket losses, lost profits, and loss of business enterprise value related to this incident.
In an unpublished decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a plaintiff may not bring separate actions against different parties based on the same nucleus of operative facts. In the instant case, plaintiff was injured when thrown from a boat. He sued the manufacturer of the outboard motor, the manufacturer of the boat, the retailer of the boat and motor, the boat owner/operator, and the insurance company of the owner/operator
Dow Chemical Company and its subsidiary Union Carbide Corporation have filed lawsuits in the US against Odfjell and three other major parcel chemical tanker carriers, Stolt-Nielsen, Tokyo Marine and JO Tankers in relation to violations of antitrust laws in the US, and claimed damages as a consequence thereof. The lawsuits have not yet been served on Odfjell. On September 29, Odfjell ASA's wholly owned subsidiary Odfjell Seachem AS entered into a voluntary plea agreement with the US
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a court sitting in admiralty has inherent authority to alter a contingent fee contract for legal services entered into by an uncounseled seaman. In the instant case, plaintiff foreign seaman retained an attorney to represent him in a personal injury suit against the owner of a ship on which he was injured. The contingent fee contract called for recovery (assuming success in the litigation) by the attorney of all expenses and
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that inclusion in a bill of lading of a clause providing for U.S. jurisdiction does not require application of the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) where the goods were shipped from Spain to China and the General Paramount Clause provided for application of the Hague-Visby Rules. In the instant case, the goods were damaged en route and the shipper brought suit against the vessel and the carrier
A federal court in Miami has ruled that golfer Tiger Woods’ lawsuit against Christensen Shipyards, Ltd. will proceed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and that an order enjoining Christensen from the unauthorized use of Woods’ name or photographs of his boat will remain in place. Woods filed his rights-of-publicity suit against Christensen last October in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In a rehearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the forum selection clause in a carrier’s bill of lading is accepted by the non-signing cargo owner when the owner brings suit against the carrier for breach of the bill of lading. In the instant case, plaintiff cargo owner contracted with a NVOCC to have its cargo shipped from Korea to Los Angeles. The NVOCC’s bill of lading included a forum selection clause providing for suit in the United States
Alaska filed a civil suit on Aug. 13 against Royal Caribbean Cruises, accusing the company of dumping oil and other hazardous wastes into state waters after the firm pleaded guilty to federal criminal pollution charges. Royal Caribbean pleaded guilty last month and was fined $18 million for 21 felony counts of violating federal water pollution laws in areas ranging from the Caribbean to Alaska’s Inside Passage. Attorney General Bruce Botelho said the state filed a civil case in Superior
An oil tanker that ran aground in a remote southern Chilean fjord in late May spilled 92,600 gallons (350,528 liters) of crude, leaving an oil slick 70 miles (112 km) long and damaging wildlife and a salmon farm, the Chilean Navy said on Wednesday. Maritime authorities initially dismissed the incident, which occurred on May 25, saying the leak had been negligible and had caused no damage to the environment. But the Navy on Wednesday admitted the spill was worse than first announced.
Hsin-Chi Su, Chairman and CEO of Today Makes Tomorrow Group (TMT) launched a suit in Texas federal court on July 28, 2014, alleging that a planned bankruptcy sale of three company ships, including M.V.D Whale, M.V.G Whale and M.V.H Whale, to Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd
JA Moody, a national distributor for product lines in the navy and commercial marine marketplace, is now a Viega Marine Distributor for the U.S. shipbuilding and offshore markets. Founded in 1899, The Viega Group manufactures and distributes plumbing, heating and pipe joining systems
Over the last couple of months a number of vessels have had their rudders coated with Ecoshield at shipyards in China. These include several container vessels and a car carrier. The applications will protect the rudders against cavitation and corrosion damage for the remainder of the
Mercator Lines (Singapore) reported a revenue of US$ 16.5 million for Q1 2015, an increase of 19% as compared to correspoding period in the previous previous year, however a net loss of US$ 7.1 million for the quarter as against a loss of USD 6
Business owners on Koh Samet island are suing a state-owned petroleum enterprise for the oil spill that polluted the resort island's beaches last year. More than 50,000 litres of crude oil leaked from pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical in July 2013 and blackened several beaches on Koh Samet
China failed to overturn a U.S. law targeting unfair trade subsidies on Monday, when the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body said it did not have enough information to uphold China's appeal against an earlier WTO ruling. China had claimed that the U.S
According to estimates, of the nearly 475m metric tons of rice produced globally in 2013, the largest producers were China (30% of the total) and India (22%). However, most of the rice produced in these countries is consumed domestically. By contrast
However reintegration of capabilities is presenting new challenges in the design, manufacture and integration of sub-sea and surface systems for maritime Special Forces. James Fisher Defencehas stated that navies around the world are now seriously addressing the need to re-develop their skills
The United States will strengthen its presence in the Black Sea region using part of a $1 billion fund promised to NATO allies on Russia's borders, and will continue to send warships to the area, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Romania on Thursday.
Damen Shipyards Group said it has received an order for a Multi Cat 2712 from Norwegian owner Samba AS based in Os (Bergen). The vessel will be the first newbuild from Damen’s proven range of workboats to operate in Norway’s large aquaculture and oil spot market industry.
Ukraine is prepared to pay arrears to Russia for gas once it has a contract with Moscow and will take the country to court if it refuses to sign, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Saturday.
In past columns, the focus of our discussions has been primarily on maritime incidents such as collisions, allisions and groundings in which U.S. Coast Guard-licensed deck and engineering officers were subject to marine investigations and negligence changes
Vietnam pledged on Saturday to quell any outbreak of violence after protests against Beijing this week devastated key industrial centers, due to discontent with the Asian giant oil drilling in a disputed area in the South China Sea South.
U.S. Coast Guard crews at Station South Padre Island have completed the qualification and trial run process, Tuesday, for the new 45-foot-Response Boat-Medium that was delivered to the station in late February. The training focused on acclimating the crews to the boat's advanced response
The Suez Canal Authority advises that due to cleansing work in the Lakes area the following will come into effect from tomorrow (8 May): - Temporary suspension of entry of the second southbound convoy until the end of the cleansing work (Updates to be provided as available).

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Joe Biden to Hold First Press Conference as President on Thursday
Steph Deschamps / Mars 27, 2021
Joe Biden will give his first formal press conference as President of the United States on Thursday. According to the White House, thirty journalists will be accredited. Themes that should be discussed are the coronavirus pandemic and the migration crisis, including the increasing flow of minors at the southern border with Mexico.
In recent weeks, the Democrat's government has been under pressure on this issue. The sensitive issue has been placed in the hands of his vice president Kamala Harris. Washington does not refer to the border situation as a crisis, but rather as a challenge.
Since taking office, Joe Biden has fielded multiple questions from individual reporters on the sidelines of his travels, but has not yet addressed the press as a whole, as there has not yet been a press conference.
He did, however, reinstate the tradition of a daily open press briefing at the White House, during which spokeswoman Jen Psaki answers reporters' questions.
Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, had developed a different approach. For a long time, he did not hold press conferences, but regularly opened up to reporters. The Republican has often accused the media of spreading false information and being the enemy of the people.
The press conference will be held at 1:15 pm in Washington.


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Drop in prices indicates a rough year for hay producers
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — First floodwaters soaked 5,700 tons of grass straw in early January. Then fire roared through a hay storage barn, causing losses of about $1.5 million.
It’s been a tough month for Calaway Trading Inc., one of the largest hay processors and exporters in the Pacific Northwest.
The year ahead could continue to be a struggle.
Exporters are seeing their supplies pile up because of falling milk prices and the global economic crisis, just months after they experienced record prices for hay and other feed.
“The Pacific Northwest priced themselves out of the market,” Calaway CEO Jeff Calaway said.
The region has long been known for its premium alfalfa and timothy hay, prized by dairies and horse breeders in Pacific Rim countries like Japan and Korea. About 20 percent of Pacific Northwest hay is exported, and in Washington state, exports account for as much as 35 percent of sales.
But spiking hay prices forced overseas dairies to turn to southern California, Canada and Australia for cheaper feed.
In 2007, Pacific Northwest exporters sold alfalfa for about $130 per ton. The price skyrocketed to $230 per ton by midsummer 2008, said Jack Getz of the USDA Market News office in Moses Lake, which tracks livestock and hay prices.
“There’s a perception that Northwest hay is higher quality,” Getz said. “There’s probably some truth to that, but when the dollars get farther apart, you’re willing to sacrifice some quality.”
Exporters generally buy from the farmers before or during the harvest, then sell the crop all year until the next crop is harvested the following summer.
With some of the expensive 2008 crop still in sheds awaiting sale, exporters could face steep losses by selling it at today’s lower prices. The going rate for big bales of premium export alfalfa is now $180 to $185.
“Dairymen can’t afford to buy hay. They’re just buying hand-to-mouth now to keep expenses down,” Getz said. “Anybody who has hay that’s not sold in the fall or the first part of the year is just going to be waiting to get it sold as the prices keep slipping.”
Ward Rugh Inc. exports 95 percent of its timothy hay, alfalfa and Sudan grass. President Rollie Bernth said sales volume at his company will likely fall 20 percent to 25 percent this year.
The reason: He just didn’t buy as much hay, and he’s glad he didn’t.
“The unfortunate part is that we’ve had to give up significant margin just to get things moving,” he said. “We’ve had to lower prices $20 to $30 a ton on the timothy hay.”
Anderson Hay and Grain Inc. processes alfalfa, timothy hay, bluegrass straw and grass straw at facilities in Ellensburg and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Ninety percent is sold overseas.
“When we saw the kind of pricing that we saw last summer, it was pretty obvious to us that somewhere along the line this was going to hit a wall,” President and CEO Mark Anderson said.
The company was as prepared as it could be for the downturn, he said. He doesn’t expect record prices again in 2009.
“At a minimum, we’ll manage a complete overcorrection,” he said. “There’s a lot of money being lost in the business.”


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Coming Full Circle (Accidentally): An Interview with Kevin Drew & Charles Spearin
What is currently one of the most sprawling, dynamic indie-rock bands out there once started as a series of small bedroom recordings between Broken Social Scene members Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin. PopMatters talks to both of them about their beginnings ...
There are a lot of people in Broken Social Scene -- anywhere from two to 20 depending on the day or album, so there's certainly no shortage of BSS-related material. From the 2001 debut Feel Good Lost, which was largely written and recorded by principal members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, to their most recent, critically-acclaimed, collaborative opus, Forgiveness Rock Record, BSS never skimp on a good layer of electric guitars, barrage of sound effects, or post-rock groove. And their trademark, indie-rock defining sounds are scattered across various solo projects and collaborations. This is the closest thing our generation has to a supergroup, featuring talented artists who are huge all on their own merits (Feist, Jimmy Shaw and Emily Haines of Metric, and Amy Millan of Stars, just to scratch the surface).
Basically, even though Broken Social Scene only has four official full-lengths to their name, it feels like they've put out about 40.
On October 26th of this year, Arts & Crafts reissued two extremely-difficult-or-near-impossible-to-find LPs from ... well ... another Broken Social Scene-related project. This one, however, is seminal. K.C. Accidental is where it all started -- BSS Mach One -- basically a joint collaboration between Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin, who, along with Canning, basically form the Broken Social nucleus. Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub and Anthems for the Could've Bin Pills are, for many fans, the Holy Grail of indie, a pair of releases nearly mystical in their invisibility (they have been long out-of-print and have never been released outside of their native Canada). For all the hype, the releases are actually worth the wait, proving themselves arguably as potent and magical as early Broken Social Scene material.
Drew and Spearin took some time out of their busy Broken Social Scene touring schedule to talk with PopMatters about their excitement for the new K.C. Accidental reissues, the surprising influence of early rave music, recording music over the phone, and what it's like going from such humble, intimate beginnings to playing in one of the most gigantic (and ... well ... numerically gigantic) bands in rock music.
PopMatters: Where are you guys right now, and what's going on?
Kevin Drew: We're on tour; we're in Ithaca. New York right now.
How's the tour been going?
It's been good! It's been joyous, fun -- the crowds have been great! Can't ask for anything more, really!
Why did you wait so long to re-release these K.C. Accidental records? If you ask me, they are of as high quality as Feel Good Lost [Broken Social Scene's debut album].
What happened was when we first put it out, we just kind of burned 100 CDs and put them in our local record shop, I think in 1998. And that was Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub. And then we hooked up with a label called Noise Factory that was a label I knew beforehand, and he really wanted to put the stuff out. So we put out a couple records with him, and they just didn't really go everywhere, and it sort of happened before Social Scene. So they were always sort of available, but they were never really available as they will be now, so we thought this would be just a good time to re-issue them.
These albums are definitely "ambient" in the general sense, but there is definitely a different vibe happening here than even on Feel Good Lost, which is still a textural, "ambient" album in its own right. What do you think separates the KC albums from Feel Good Lost, musically speaking?
Well, it's Charles and Brendan that separates it, and that's basically it. Both were made the same way, except Feel Good was actually all eight-track, whereas KC was hooked up with a D-88, so we had 15 tracks to work with. So Feel Good was an eight-track record, except that, at the end, we went and mixed it at a studio – Ohad [Benchitrit] and Charlie mixed it at a studio that Ohad was a part of back in the day, so we were able to "supe it up", stack other tracks, have a good time while mixing. But the key point is the music Brendan has inside of him and the music Charlie has inside of him and the way they went about approaching melodies and songs. You have to understand that with Feel Good Lost, I started off thinking I was going to make a solo record for Brendan Canning, but then I just kept playing more and more, and then after awhile, it was just inevitable. There was a bunch of us, so I went and grabbed all the people I knew from playing on the K.C. records, and Canning brought in Feist, and it was kind of the first time I ever really met her. I met her a couple times before, but it was the first time I ever worked with her. For "Passport Radio", we just kind of sat around and chose some words to the beat, so you can see how the cross-collaboration exists, and there is a real truth to the idea of while we were making You Forgot it in People, we weren't too sure what it was going to be called even, whether it was K.C. or Broken at one point because, musically, we felt like it lent more toward the K.C. Accidental records than Feel Good Lost.
Musically, these K.C. Accidental songs are very drum-oriented, very rhythmic and repetitive. Was this something that you were aiming for, or was it something that just happened?
The great thing about this is that with most of the tracks, I'm drumming on them. Justin Peroff is on "Silverfish Eyelashes" and "The Instrumental Died in the Bathtub", the first one of the second record. I was pretty obsessed with sped-up drums and triple drum tracks, and so was Charlie because, at that time, we were listening to a lot of what was going on in the day, which was DJ Shadow and Tortoise and rhythmic stuff -- drums were [the] go-to instrument at the time. We had a lot of fun with the drums on this album, just trying to figure out tones, speeds, just trying to experiment as much as we possibly could.
A lot of the tracks do have multi-layered percussion, which creates this nice rhythmic atmosphere. That's something that's toned down a lot on Feel Good Lost. Were you trying to purposely go in a different direction, or is it really, like you said, just the difference between working with Charlie and working with Brendan?
I think with Feel Good Lost, we just kind of came at it rhythmically at a place where, we were making this record at night, so we could never really "PLAY LOUD DRUMS", and the constant them of what we were doing kept coming up very mellow. Obviously, there's a song like "Love and Mathematics" where Justin's on there doing a couple drum beats as well as "Cranley's Gonna Make It", but besides that, we enjoyed just using drum machines and cymbals and snares, and we kind of looped and played some toms, taking a boomerang and playing it through an amp. We really treated the drums, because we were also working in eight-track, we treated them just as much as atmosphere as the other instruments were making.
Legend has it you guys formed your first song from a keyboard track recorded on an answering machine message. Tell me more ...
Well, I had a job where I'd be up at 9AM, and I'd always call Charlie pretty much by 10:30, pretty much to the dislike of his roommates, the Do Make (Say Think) boys, and we had a band before that we were in together, and we played a couple shows -- Jimmy Shaw from Metric was in that band, and we had a friend Stephen Crowhurst, and Derek Stephens was also in it. We only did a couple gigs, but we played a lot together, and one day, one of the members -- Charlie wasn't playing with us because he was away, and I said, "Oh, I just wish Charlie was here; I don't know why we're doing a show without him." One of the guys said, "If you love Charlie so much, why don't you just go make a record with him." That stayed in my mind, and one day, I called him. We all did this back in the day -- answering machines were your own personal four-tracks for people, so you leave messages for people, play them keyboard tunes, acoustic songs, leave other songs on there, hold the phone up to the speaker ... it was just something we did! So I did that one day, and then I got a cassette in my hallway a few days later, and I put it on. No one had ever really done anything like that where they sent back -- I just thought it was one of the sweetest things I've ever been involved in. It was at that moment that I said to Charlie, "Let's go make a record. Let's just do stuff like this -- let's do instrumental jams", and he was into it.
What was the first song you completed where you guys just knew you were onto something special, or at least, something that had the potential to be special?
I think it was with our band the Jula, that was from before. When we were playing together, we thought that we had something good. I was on drums, Charlie was on keys, Jimmy was on horn, our friend Derek was on bass, and Stephen was on guitar. There were some times where we really connected. And then, when we went into the studio, the first track we laid down was "Nancy and the Girdle Boy", and it was so fun and so joyous. I had sort of mastered the four-track by this time, and Charlie had this eight-track that he had mastered, so I kinda came in with this four-track mentality, and he sort of brought it into the eight-track world, and that was our first day of recording. We only had five days for the first record, and then we mixed for two, so we did it in a week in my parents' basement. And the first one was "Nancy and the Girdle Boy". I loved it, and I thought, "This is going to be great."
We know that the seeds of BSS were already being planted, especially when you consider how many future members contributed to the recordings. Despite the already growing line-up, who was playing what instruments on these songs? Was it a case of "Pick up something and start playing?" or did you guys iron out the instrumental boundaries early on?
What we did was -- we basically did everything, and then we had guests. You can see, in every song, we lay it out, do everything we need to do -- Justin Peroff would come in and lay down a drum track, and we'd write a song over it. We'd jam a song out with Justin, and he'd play the drums. We were recording inside a house where Charlie was at, where some of the Do Make guys played. So then it was like, "Let's do a simple drum track." It was very casual, very easy. Emily and Jimmy came in because they were living in New York and England. So they came in one day, and we just said, "You do your thing over it." It's the same sort of thing as Feel Good Lost -- basically just Charlie and I playing everything together. It was just tons of fun, tons of fun.


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I’ll eat bibimbap in any shape or form. Traditional, vegetarian, seafood — I’ve never met a bibimbap I didn’t devour. This extra-healthy version is made with brown rice and lots of vegetables and is super satisfying. It’s a loose recipe, so adjust the proportions to your liking.
2 cups short-grain brown rice
4 red bell peppers, halved
Toasted sesame oil
Toasted sesame seeds
Soy sauce or tamari
2 tablespoons gochujang
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 carrot, sliced into matchsticks
1 1/2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
1-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
2 large handfuls kale, shredded
1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
Pickled ginger, sliced
Green onions, sliced
Nori, cut into strips
1. Rinse the rice under cold water until it runs clear. Drain the rice and transfer to a saucepan or rice cooker and cook with a pinch of salt according to package directions.
2. Preheat the oven to 425F degrees. Arrange the pepper halves on a baking sheet, skin sides up. Drizzle with a little avocado oil and roast for 30 minutes, until soft and blackened in spots. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a plate. Leave for 10 minutes, then peel and slice into thick strips. Season the pepper ribbons with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and tamari.
3. Meanwhile, make the bibimbap sauce by combining the gochujang, sugar, garlic, and vinegar with 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, and 2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Set aside.
4. Cook the carrot: heat a teaspoon of avocado oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add the carrot and saute for 2 minutes, until just tender. Season with salt and set aside. Cook the mushrooms in a little oil in the same way, keeping the heat high and the pan moving until the mushrooms are cooked. Season with tamari.
5. Wipe out the wok and add a teaspoon of oil followed by the ginger and the kale and a few drops of water, sauteing for a few minutes until wilted. Toss with a drizzle of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and set aside.
6. Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling salted water for a minute, until wilted. Drain well.
7. Fry the eggs sunny side up in a frying pan, until the whites have set but the yolks are still runny.
8. To serve, divide the rice between large serving bowls. Spoon each topping on top in a circular manner: peppers, carrots, mushrooms, kale, and bean sprouts. Lay the fried egg on top and add pickled ginger, sliced green onions, nori seaweed, and sesame seeds to taste. Add a heaping spoonful of the bibimbap sauce, serving the rest on the table to spoon over, mixing everything as you eat.


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12 ideas to save Europe
It’s a big week for Future-of-Europe junkies.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is set to offer his vision in a State of the Union speech Wednesday morning in Strasbourg. EU leaders — apart from Britain’s Theresa May — will meet Friday in Bratislava to kick around ideason how the bloc can function better in a post-Brexit world.
Both events will be watched closely for signs of how Europe’s political leaders hope to change the currently prevalent EU narrative of a union struggling in the face of economic and social crises, rising isolationism and populism, and the ever-present threat of terrorism.
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How hot do these get, can one of you tell me?
That rectifier disipates all unused power as heat. It will/can get very hot. Take it's capacity (400+watts) and subtract all your electrical loads (battery charging, ignition, headlight, running lights, heated vest, grips, etc.) and whatever's left is dissipated as heat from the rectifier (think of the heat from that wattage lightbulb). The permanent magnet systems govern their output only by the RPMs of the engine thus all power must be disipated to somewhere either a useful load or heat.
Keep it in an cooling air flow or the heat may destroy it or something nearby.


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Coadministration of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing norgestrel/ethinylestradiol has not been studied but based on metabolism and clearance a clinically significant interaction is unlikely. Norgestrel is a racemic mixture with levonorgestrel being biologically active. Levonorgestrel is metabolized by CYP3A4 and is glucuronidated to a minor extent. Ethinylestradiol is mainly metabolized by hydroxylation. Emtricitabine/tenofovir-DF does not interact with these metabolic pathways. No clinically significant drug interactions were observed when tenofovir-DF was coadministered with a COC containing ethinylestradiol/norgestimate.
Coadministration of norgestimate/ethinylestradiol was studied with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Norgestimate AUC and Cmax decreased by 4% and 5%; ethinyl oestradiol AUC, Cmax and Cmin decreased by 4%, 6% and 2%, respectively. No dose adjustment of norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol is required.
Truvada Summary of Product Characteristics Gilead Sciences Ltd, June 2018.
No clinically significant drug interactions have been observed between TDF and oral contraceptives.
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Tyson Fury thinks that Deontay Wilder has “lost his marbles” as the former WBC Champion continues to state that there’s a conspiracy behind his defeat to Fury back in February of this year.
The 'Bronze Bomber' lost his WBC title to 'The Gypsy King' when he was defeated in the Las Vegas rematch, as he was knocked down twice before his corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.
Wilder had made a series of excuses as to why he lost to Fury in their rematch after the pair drew in their first bout.
Straight after the fight, Wilder blamed the costume he wore for his ring walk – stating that it was to heavy thereby causing him to fatigue – while he suffered a bicep injury during the bout which was later rumoured to have happened beforehand, which meant Wilder was clashing with Fury carrying an injury.
Fury has been accused of having extra weights in his gloves, with Wilder stating an "egg-weight" left a dent on his head.
Last weekend, Wilder made another claim after a few months of silence on the matter, this time accusing Fury of tampering with the American’s gloves and suggesting his water had been spiked.
Fury has often avoided responding to these claims made by Wilder, however, on TalkSPORT Fight Night, Fury had this to say about Wilder: “I think he's lost his marbles.
"First it was the suit, then it was the bicep injury, then his trainer was on our team, then the referee was against him, then I had weights in my gloves, now someone's spiked his water.”
Fury was also asked about their planned trilogy fight, and 'The Gypsy King' had this to say: “The original date was July 18.
“That didn’t happen because he had an injury so it got put back three months to October, then that didn’t happen because they were trying to get a venue.
“And then they had three dates in December – 5th, 12th, 19th – which I agreed to all them and obviously that didn’t’ happen.
“So, I’m not going to wait around forever.”
- Evander Holyfield teases Mike Tyson trilogy fight
- Joshua says Wilder has 'finally revealed the truth'
- Wilder claims his water was 'spiked' ahead of Fury defeat


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Two politicians in the Northern Marianas have explained why they did not support the House of Representatives' decision to legalise marijuana.
Vice speaker Janet Maratita, who abstained from last week's vote, said she believed marijuana should only be allowed for medicinal purposes.
She said she understands that those who are terminally ill or with diseases such as cancer can benefit from cannabis.
But she said she was afraid wholesale legalisation could affect federal grants given to the public school system and other state agencies.
Saipan representative Donald Barcinas, who voted against the bill, said because marijuana is still illegal to the US federal government, the CNMI could have trouble finding a bank in which to deposit revenue from its fledgling marijuana industry.
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© 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory synovitis. Rheumatoid vasculitis is suggested by the presence fever, weight loss, digital infarcts, deep cutaneous ulcers, mononeuritis multiplex, peripheral gangrene, and other extra-articular complications. It is confirmed by the presence of necrotizing arteritis in a biopsy of involved skin, nerve and muscle tissue. Accurately recognized and properly treated with immunosuppressant and biological therapies, rheumatoid vasculitis has an overall favorable prognosis. Thus, it is important to consider the diagnosis in all those so suspected. This chapter considers the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory manifestations, histopathology, and management of rheumatoid vasculitis.
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They are protected from attack by light naval guns and a detachment of armed guards. Their lethal cargo is contained in two separate hulls. This week they begin a hazardous, secretive and controversial two-month journey carrying enough radioactive plutonium to make more than 40 nuclear bombs.
Today two British ships docked in northeast Japan will load 331kg of plutonium which they will carry to the United States for storage. The transfer of the radioactive material is intended to reduce Japan’s massive stockpile of plutonium – the largest in the world to be held by a non-nuclear weapons power.
Environmentalists insist that, apart from the risk of hijack by terrorists, the need to transport nuclear material half way across the world underlines the unacceptable risks inherent


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There's a good reason why the words white rice are used to describe everything from bland food to bland people. "Like a lot of starches, rice alone is pretty plain," says Kamio. "You have to add flavor in the cooking process to make it pop in your burrito." His go-to method is to cook rice in chicken broth instead of water and to add seasonings: a bay leaf, a dash of cumin, or other herbs and spices. "The key is to make it zesty – play around and add whatever flavors you think will work."
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By putting one FOOT in front of the other.
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You can't use one FOOT
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You saw what it was like
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Delivery men are the unsung FOOT soldiers
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Leah Remini says that Tom Cruise pressured her into calling CBS and trying to get a Scientology segment cancelled on 60 Minutes.
Since it was a CBS station they thought that she would have some pull since she worked for them. Well, they refused to pull the segment and they weren’t very happy about it.
Her Scientology special will air tonight, and you know they are even going to be more upset about what she says about them. Hopefully she doesn’t just disappear sometime soon. We all know who did it if she does.
You can see the full story HERE!!!!


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Vicente Garcia Morillo. Re_Type: C Exhibition.
This project started few months ago when Index Book offered me to participate in ‘Re_Type’, a collective exhibition by different designers to present the book named ‘Selected Graphic Design from Europe, C’.
The aim of this project was to interpret the letter C under my own style.
The opening of this exhibition was held in Bilbao (Spain) and it has been traveling around different places since then such as OFFF Barcelona and art galleries. (from artist site)

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry, in a series of posts published on its official Twitter page on Saturday and on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, stated that Israel, supported by the United States and armed with tens of nukes, remains the biggest threat to peace and security, and that the regime prevents the Middle East from turning into a zone free of nuclear weapons.
3/ Also in our region, the Israeli Regime with its 10s of nukes remains the biggest threat to peace & security & - supported by the U.S. – prevents the ME to become a NWFZ. Responsible nations should stand for a Nuke-Free-World. pic.twitter.com/r1Lrck9TWx— Iran Foreign Ministry
The regime has been invariably blaming Tehran’s nuclear energy program for “diversion” towards military purposes to supposedly rationalize its ceaseless fortification of its military with Washington’s help.
The Tel Aviv regime is believed to have the Middle East’s only nuclear arsenal with 200 warheads.
This is while Tehran is an NPT signatory that roundly rejects either development or possession of nuclear arms on religious and humanitarian grounds.


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By Bassam Almohor
Madiba stands in Ramallah, his fist raised, forever looking north and reminding people of his long walk to freedom.
In 2016, Ramallah Municipality inaugurated Mandela Square in the Tireh neighborhood, west of the city. The six-meter-high (20 ft.) statue of blackish bronze portrays Mandela wearing a black suite, a red tie, and a green shirt, as if to symbolize the colors of the Palestinian flag. With his right fist high in the sky, his jacket rising, he’s smiling; his left hand open and relaxed at his side.
The square, as it is called, looks like an arena, with a round, slightly elevated area on which the statue is secured, overlooking an extended, open space tiled with dark grey stones. Long yellow lines surround the statue, symbolizing the years Mandela spent in prison. On the ground where the lines are drawn is a famous quote of Mandela etched in big white letters, “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians,” taken from his speech in Pretoria, 1997, for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
A similar statue stands outside the Drakenstein Correctional Centre, close to Cape Town, where Mandela spent the last months of his iconic long walk to freedom. Another similar nine-foot statue stands outside South Africa’s embassy in Washington.
Of the famous statues of Madiba, we find the dancing Madiba in Sandton, South Africa; the 2.8-meter bronze bust outside parliament in Cape Town; a life-size bronze statue at the United Nations Headquarters in New York; another at the site where Nelson Mandela was captured in Howick, South Africa; the Nelson Mandela statue at Union Buildings, Pretoria; a six-meter statue of Madiba shadowboxing in front of Chancellor House and the Johannesburg magistrate; a two-meter bronze statue at Parliament Square, London; and a 3.5-meter bronze statue symbolizing the long walk to freedom was also erected in the international zone of The Hague.
Mandela Square is located in Tireh neighborhood, a half-hour walk (2.8 km) downhill from Manara Square. Walk along Main Street (Rukab Street) and keep straight, passing Tireh Street, which boasts a wide variety of cafés. Or take a service taxi at the stand opposite Rukab Ice Cream.
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text: Fresh off a four-year stint in a mental institute, the victim of a fraternity prank boards a train to exact grisly revenge on his tormenters during their New Year's Eve costume bash. It's a non-stop ride to death in this chilling slasher that stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, Hart Bochner, D.D. Winters (aka Vanity), and magician David Copperfield. AKA: "Train of Terror." 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS stereo Master Audio, Dolby Digital stereo; interviews; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; TV spot. Two-disc set.


Vivo’s sub-brand iQOO finally announces a new smartphone called the iQOO U3. It is launching as the latest 5G smartphone in China by the brand. Meanwhile, iQOO launched the flagship iQOO 3 in India earlier this year. However, it is yet to launch a second phone. iQoo brand operates as a part of Vivo in China. But in India, the brand tries to distance itself from the parent company and is positioning as an independent brand.
It comes with a high-refresh-rate display, dual cameras on the back, a fast-charging battery, and 5G compatibility. There is no word whether iQOO U3 will arrive in India anytime soon. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications of the phone.
iQoo U3 5G Price, Availability
It is right now live on Vivo’s website and on China’s JD.com. The phone comes with a price tag of CNY 1,498 (roughly Rs. 16,800) for the 6GB+ 128GB storage variant. Whereas it carries a price tag of CYN 1,698 (roughly Rs. 19,100) for the 8GB + 128GB storage configuration.
The smartphone is available for pre-orders in China from today, December 14 onwards, till December 17 midnight. After this, the sale and delivery will begin on December 18.
The iQoo U3 comes in two color options – Glow Blue and Too Early Black. The availability of the smartphone outside China is under question.
Vivo iQOO U3 5G Specifications
It features a 6.58-inch (1080×2408 pixels) LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Additionally, it provides 128GB of onboard storage as standard.
Under the hood, it has an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G processor paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The dual-SIM (Nano) iQoo U3 runs on iQoo UI 1.5 based on Android 10.
Also Read: Top 10 Non-Chinese Smartphones Of All Time!
In terms of optics, the iQOO U3 has a dual rear camera setup featuring a 48-MP primary camera with an f/1.79 aperture and a 2-MP secondary camera with an f/2.4 aperture. It can record videos in 4K and supports 10x digital zoom. The camera also has features such as Night scene, portrait, dynamic photo, panoramic, and more. For selfies and video calls, the iQoo U3 has an 8-MP camera in the front.
Additionally, it also packs a 5,000mAH battery that supports 18W Dual Engine fast charging. Connectivity options for the phone 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.1, USB Type-C, and a 3.55mm headphone jack.
The phone also comes with a side-mounted fingerprint. Lastly, the smartphone weighs 164.15mmx75.34mmx8.40mm and weighs 185.5 grams.
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Peak Music’s last offering of the year was an absolute humdinger. Four young postgraduates (soprano Julia Mariko Smith, mezzo-soprano Naomi Rogers, tenor Philip O’Connor and bass Peter Lidbetter) from the Royal College of Music, together with their accompanist, Christopher Pulleyn, gave a memorable gala performance of mostly well-loved favourites that would have been familiar to […]
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The Peak Music Society is a flourishing music society based at the Cavendish Hall at Edensor on the Chatsworth Estate.
Our members enjoy a series of high quality chamber concerts throughout the autumn and spring each year.
Membership for the 2021-22 season of six concerts is now available for £90. The season will start on Tuesday September 21st 2021 with the fabulous James Pearson Jazz Trio, the house band of the world famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London. We hope to serve wine and canapés after the Queen’s Six concert to celebrate the end of the season. Click here to download a membership application form, or for enquiries about membership email email@example.com .
PLEASE NOTE: Because of social distancing restrictions in the Cavendish Hall imposed by the Chatsworth Estate for the foreseeable future, seating capacity is severely restricted. We are therefore running two separate and shorter performances, at 4pm and 7.30pm. A free glass of wine (or soft drink) will be offered on entry to the James Pearson Jazz Trio gig, as we can no longer serve wine and canapés afterwards as we had originally planned.
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The exciting classical quintet ZRI demonstrated their superior craftmanship to Peak Music audiences playing with an exquisite intensity rarely seen. The quintet, which takes its name from Zum Roten Igel (or The Red Hedgehog), the legendary Viennese venue in the times when Brahms and Schubert were alive, delivered a very technically demanding program of Brahms […]
“Today’s concert wasn’t good or very good – it was brilliant!”, feedback that summed up the incredible start to the new Peak Music season. The James Pearson Jazz Trio offered a superb musical portrait of Oscar Peterson through fine musicianship delivered with their signature laid back style. The trio (James Pearson on piano, Sam […]


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Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are once again bringing their two beauty empires together.
During the season premiere of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”, the founders of KKW Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics announced that will be creating a perfume under Kardashian’s KKW Fragrance brand.
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In the episode you see them both testing various scents and also deciding on the design of the bottle – looks like it will come in a hot pink shade and shaped like lips.
We are yet to learn more details, but typically Kardashians like to release fragrances in three’s so expect at least a trio of unique scents.
This is the first time they have worked together since Kim created a crème lipstick set with Kylie Cosmetics in April 2017.
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In this video, Matt Koppenheffer describes the one key opportunity for investors to pile into Goldman Sachs. In a nutshell, Goldman is an investment bank with a competitive edge over its competitors that is also selling at a discount. There are other big banks around, but big customers vote with their feet, and they are going to Goldman. Traditionally, Goldman sells for two or three times tangible book value, and right now, it's selling a bit above tangible book value. So investors have an opportunity to buy a leader in the investment banking business well below its traditional valuation.
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Burleigh: Southland Sketches for Violin and Piano
Adolphe: Couple for Cello and Piano
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), Trio Version for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
De Falla: Selection from Suite populaire espagnole for Violin and Piano
Dohnányi: Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37
Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Wu Han, Piano; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; David Finckel, Cello; Keith Robinson, Cello; Ricardo Morales, Clarinet; Jeffrey Lang, Horn.
Travel with CMS through North America and Europe in this program of distinct voices that embody both eras and cultures. Discover a picturesque work for violin and piano by Henry Burleigh, the song composer who introduced Dvořák to African-American spirituals; enjoy the vibrancy of a modern American composition by CMS’s own Bruce Adolphe; delve into the political turmoil of Russia and Hungary with Stravinsky and Dohnányi; and absorb the passion of Spain in Falla’s work inspired by popular melodies of his native country.
- Henry T. Burleigh was an African-American composer and singer who studied with Dvořák. Southland Sketches was one of his few instrumental pieces.
- Contemporary American composer Bruce Adolphe wrote Couple over 20 years ago for David Finckel and Wu Han.
- Stravinsky wrote The Soldier’s Tale toward the end of World War I. It was originally written for small ensemble and later arranged as a trio so it could easily tour war-ravaged Europe.


What’s wrong with summer study programmes
“There are too many people conducting these programmes and there is no real organisation”
Peng Sang, President of the Beijing Overseas Student Service Association, calls for the Chinese government to do more to ensure summer study programmes serve students well.
The number of students using their holiday break to study abroad is on the increase. The number of students from China participating in summer or winter study programmes has increased from 230,000 in 2013 to 300,000 in 2014, an increase of 30-40%.
According to statistics sourced from Baidu Search Engine, the number of comments regarding holiday study student figures reached 2,120,000 within a one month period. This is an overall increase of 11%. The above mentioned figures show that the number of people wishing to undertake holiday study programs is enormous and will increase in the coming years.
The number of comments on Baidu regarding holiday study student figures reached 2,120,000 within a one month period
The current problem is there are too many people conducting these programmes and there is no real organisation. Secondly, the format of these programmes seems to be all the same, i.e. half day language study/half day outside activities.
There is limited variety in programme structure. These may not help students improve their language level or deeper understand the local culture. Thirdly, there is no regulation on pricing. More often than not the fees are too high, sometimes higher than regular holiday tours of similar content.
For a long period the Chinese government has paid little attention to the development of this industry. This has led to the current situation.
“For a long period the Chinese government has paid little attention to the development of this industry”
The Guide for Study Abroad Programs of Primary and Secondary School Students issued by the Ministry of Education in July 2014 shows that the Chinese Education Department is starting to pay attention to the holiday study industry. This is good news.
Having this new material is much better than having nothing at all. However, the Guide only really represents the government’s attitude, and only shows that the government is participating in the discussion. With no real enforcement and implementation of the content it is difficult to regulate the holiday study industry. In reality this approach will not solve the problem. The biggest problem concerning holiday study programmes is enforcing regulations upon those running these programmes.
BOSSA members are all overseas study service organisations which are jointly supervised by BOSSA and the Chinese government. Any guidance or suggestions made by the government will directly influence their operations. In reality, the Guide will have a limited influence on BOSSA members. As far as I know the requirements for BOSSA members to adhere to the provisions outlined in the Guide are minimal. Our members are already meeting these requirements and in some cases do more than is required of them.


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When Mozart died, he left unfinished one of his most famous pieces of work: the "Requiem Mass in D Minor." Now, local classical-music group Seraphic Fire is completing it.
"Requiem" was commissioned by a baron who was known for buying musical works and passing them off as his own. But in December of 1791, Mozart died before making good on the buy.
"[Musicians have tried to finish it] to a greater or lesser degree of success,” according to Seraphic Fire artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley. “But all of those completions have tried to mimic the music of Mozart.”
Seraphic Fire is doing just the opposite. They’ve asked 36-year-old contemporary composer Gregory Spears to give the music a new end. For guidance, Spears didn't only look in the obvious places, such as Mozart’s other works or earlier liturgical music. He also turned to art restoration.
“I read an article about reconstructing paintings during WWII,” he says. “It was important to them for the viewers to know what was touched up. It was trying to be both faithful, but honest. It would never be trying to fool people into thinking it was the original.”
That's what Spears aims for with his completion of the work, although he doesn’t like to call it a completion.
“I think of mine as another version," he says. "It’s a wonderfully open text — it can never be completed. It can never be the perfect piece because it was never completed.”
Seraphic Fire and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra will premiere the new “alternate ending” to Mozart’s Requiem this weekend in Fort Lauderdale Nov. 15, in Coral Gables Nov. 16, and in Boca Raton Nov. 17.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 9, 2022) — eTown, one of the area's fastest growing communities, received top honors from the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA) at its 2021 LAUREL Awards.
The master-planned community developed by The PARC Group won two Gold Awards — the highest honor given — for "Best Community Welcome Center" and "Best Website for a Community."
The LAUREL Awards showcase achievements in the Northeast Florida home building and real estate industries, including the contributions of builders, tradespeople, designers and sales/marketing professionals. NEFBA, the state's largest builders association, aims to support the homebuilding industry through education, training, advocacy, networking and community involvement.
Many of eTown's actively selling builders won architectural and interior design LAUREL Awards for model homes located in the community's various neighborhoods. Providence Homes, which is actively selling in Kettering at eTown, took home two awards: the Royal model won the silver for "Best Single-Family Home" and the Manatee model was awarded the gold for "Best Outdoors Living Space."
eTown was recently named the 36th Best-Selling Master-Planned Community in the Country by RCLCO Real Estate Advisors. Last year eTown celebrated the milestone of 1,000 sold homes since opening in 2019. The community experienced a 31% increase in sales over 2020, with 548 homes sold in 2021 alone.
"We've seen remarkable enthusiasm for eTown since the day it was announced," said Kelly Owen, Marketing Director for The PARC Group. "The community is centrally located with popular eco-friendly features and EV Paths, and half of its natural acreage will remain preserved."
The PARC Group announced a number of major developments at the community this past year, including a new shopping center in The Exchange. The plaza will include a Publix Super Market, Publix Liquors, Publix Pharmacy drive-thru and more. Construction is scheduled for completion in early 2023.
eTown is a master-planned community built around technology, sustainability and convenience. The thoughtfully designed community offers a combination of natural habitat, green technology, smart homes, and authentic Florida living. Residents enjoy amenities, retail and more in a suburban setting with the conveniences of urban living. New homes in eTown are starting in the Low-$300s. To learn more about eTown, visit etownjax.com.


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4-H member's generosity garners widespread support
Thinking about livestock auction checks, 4-H'ers can get dollar signs in their eyes.
Auction money can help buy a car. It can help with college. It can go into a savings account.
When second-year 4-H member Brayden Mann started thinking about his auction money, his heart was in a different place.
At the beginning of the swine portion of Friday's auction at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, the Cloverdale youth stepped to the microphone to make an announcement.
Instead of pocketing the premium money that would be rightfully his from the sale of his hog, Brayden announced he would be donating everything to the swine and beef barns in a 50-50 split.
"I love the Putnam County Fair and this is my way of helping support it," Brayden said to the assembled bidders.
What happened next was one of the more stirring displays one is likely to see at a 4-H livestock auction. The price on Mann's hog raced higher and higher, eventually settling on a preliminary figure of $4,400.
Even with the bidding closed, the number continued to grow. Several more bidders chipped in, until the price settled on $5,200 as of midnight on Friday.
Brayden and parents Joe and Angela Mann expressed their gratitude to the bidders, who went above and beyond their goal of $1,000 to give back to the barns.
They said putting together the alliance of bidders was easier than they would have thought, as they pulled together most of the supporters in about an hour.
"We never dreamed it was going to be that much," Joe said.
The bid included contributions from Co-Alliance, Fred and Linda Mann, Joe and Angela Mann, Agrigold, Legan Livestock and Grain, Poynter Farms, 5R Farms, John and Marsha O'Hair, York Automotive, Cloverdale Agricenter, Rick and Cammie Johnston, Kevin Hutcheson, L&M Commodities, Eric and Shirley Hayman, First National Bank, Michael and Natalie Hodge, Gavilon, Jack Torr Farms, Franklin Torr Inc, Farm Credit Mid-America, Gary and Deanna Neese, Rick and Rhonda Woodall, Keith and Mona Smith, White Oak Farms, Collisi Trucking, Wabash Clay and Greg Thomas.
While Brayden said the idea was originally his dads, it didn't take long for him to get on board.
"I was a little iffy at first, but after I started thinking about it, I thought it would be good for the barns to help upgrade everything," he said.
Both barn superintendents testified that the donation of $2,600 to each will be helpful.
Beef superintendent Rick Woodall said the barn recently completed a $9,300 electrical upgrade, which some of this donation will help finish paying.
After that, there is a wishlist with a couple of items, as well as plans for a committee of adults and 4-H'ers about how to improve the experience for the young people.
"I'm a firm believer that 4-H is about the kids," Woodall said. "The fairgrounds cannot survive without the 4-H'ers nor can 4-H survive without the fairgrounds."
Swine superintendent Jim Bowling said there was not specific upgrade in mind yet, but the money would improve the facility in some way.
Bowling added that the simple act of support 4-H was what was most meaningful.
"It means a lot to know there are people out there who care about 4-H and the whole program as much as I do," Bowling said. "Obviously his parents have taught him the real meaning of 4-H. It's more than getting to sell your pig and making a couple hundred bucks. There's more to it than that."
Likewise, Woodall spoke of the young man's character and positive attitude.
"He's a pretty awesome kid," Woodall said, adding that Brayden is known as "The Ice Man" around the beef barn for his energy in their fundraising ice sales.
"When he's in the ring, he just makes people glow," Woodall added. "He's always smiling."
Mann was far from the only 4-H'er selling his animal on Friday. More than 200 4-H'ers sold animals, bringing in total premiums of $133,725, beyond the base market bids for each animal.
The swine barn brought in total premiums of $71,650. Other totals included rabbit at $5,475, poultry at $2,050, dairy at $8,300, goats at $12,850, beef at $19,000 and sheep at $14,400.


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A Nebraska woman out for a trail run in Carmel Valley last year wound up with wriggly worms in her eye — and a rare parasitic infection — according to a new report in an academic journal.
The 68-year-old woman, who spends her winters in Carmel Valley, is the second known human to be infected by Thelazia gulosa, a roundworm that usually afflicts cows, according to the Oct. 22 report in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
She likely contracted the infection as she ran into, and through, a swarm of small flies as she rounded a corner on a steep regional park trail in a cattle ranching area, according to the journal. She recalled swatting the flies away from her face and spitting some out of her mouth. Flies often spread the infection.
Bothered by an itchy eye in March 2018, the woman washed it out with tap water — and out popped a half-inch-long transparent worm that was moving. She washed it out some more and flushed out a second worm.
A trip to a Monterey ophthalmologist the next day produced a third worm, also known as a nematode, which the doctor preserved. She was encouraged to keep flushing her eye with distilled water and was prescribed a topical antibiotic.
After returning to Nebraska a couple of weeks later, the woman’s eye felt irritated and she went to another opthalmologist. An examination found a mild eye infection but no worms were spotted. Soon after, however, a fourth worm was discovered when she was flushing her eye again. The woman continued to irrigate her eye and take medication. The eye infection was cured and no more wriggly worms were discovered.
California public health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials identified the worm as a female Thelazia gulosa, a cattle eyeworm. They also detected eggs in utero, indicating that humans are suitable hosts.
Michael Cabanatuan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @ctuan


Drone attack kills 11 in south Yemen - residents
DUBAI (Reuters) - An unmanned drone killed 11 people who residents said they suspected of being Islamic militants as they met in a house in southern Yemen on Friday.
They said the men, who were thought to have included some foreigners, were inside a house in the town of al-Mahfad in Abyan province in south Yemen, where the United States and Yemeni army are trying to crush militants linked to al Qaeda.
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