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A cartoon competition designed to raise awareness about environmental issues—whose prizes are gift cards and iPods—sounds as garishly ironic as an article in “The Onion.”
Not so if you’re an employee of the Resource Efficiency Program. REP, evidenced by its annual CERtoon cartoon competition, is apparently convinced that the awareness raised by an assemblage of cartoons about already widely recognized environmental issues will more than make up for the environmental damage generated by the production and consumption of an iPod touch, $250 in American Express gift cards, and over a dozen gift cards to restaurants and retailers. “Plastic is not fantastic,” one of last year’s winners proclaims—a decidedly peculiar slogan to enter in a contest whose first prize is an item that is made, in large part, of plastic.
Most significantly, this phenomenon sheds light on a fundamental problem within some of the most visible environmental groups on campus: They focus on trendy, alluring campaigns rather than those that strike at the roots of environmental issues.
In a similar vein, Green ’14, a student group that runs under REP and is designed to engage environmentally conscious freshmen in green initiatives on campus, embarks on a wide array of projects aimed at boosting the College’s sustainability but in reality accomplishes far less than one would expect. Last semester, Green ’14 distributed hundreds of free mugs to members of the class of 2014 in order to curb consumption of disposable paper and plastic ware. Unfortunately, this initiative has resulted in dozens of identical, abandoned mugs accumulating dust on the racks in Annenberg, and it is questionable whether the mugs have saved more waste than they have generated.
But striking at the root of an environmental issue is much easier said than done. This semester, REP and Green ‘14 were asked to support a project that would push HUHDS to switch to exclusively cage-free eggs, which are significantly more environmentally sound than eggs produced in battery cage facilities and are championed by virtually every national and Harvard-wide environmental organization. Their response? An apologetic refusal—though many members of the groups are personally in support of the project, it seems that they are officially unable to endorse it because they receive a portion of their funding from HUHDS and probably do not feel comfortable petitioning against it.
These organizations (and others, including the Food Literacy Project) not only receive significant funding from HUHDS, but are also overseen by the administration of Harvard College. Initially surprising to me, the groups’ refusal to support the cage-free initiative is symptomatic of a much larger problem at Harvard. Our most visible environmental organizations work tirelessly to come up with feasible solutions to environmental problems, but when they are presented with an opportunity to support a colossal step toward sustainability at Harvard, they often cannot do so because they have their hands tied by the fear of losing institutional funding.
Fortunately for us, the opinions of students are often enormously influential in shaping institutional policies. For instance, HUHDS switched about a quarter of its eggs to cage-free in 2007 as a result of an unwavering display of student support. Environmentalists at Harvard, particularly members of environmental groups that rely on Harvard’s funding, should similarly make it clear to our administrators that they are unwilling to be stifled by institutional interests.
While environmental organizations’ receipt of funding from HUHDS is not inherently problematic, it becomes problematic when it entails a fundamental compromise of the goals and principles of an environmental protection group. Students in these organizations have already demonstrated a passionate commitment to the environment, and HUHDS should respect this commitment by issuing a guarantee that their funding is not contingent on an unconditional espousal of HUHDS’s policies—for the sake of intellectual freedom as much as for our planet.
Marina N. Bolotnikova ’14, a Crimson editorial writer, lives in Wigglesworth Hall.
A Community in LimboThe University’s long-term commitments to its developments in the community need further conceptual development and increased clarity. There may be conflicting goals as to what explicit direction Allston’s redevelopment should take, but Harvard must distill these ideas into a true mission that is both attainable and agreeable to the University community.
An Open Letter to Donald TrumpIn the spirit of aiding you, the fearless truth-fighter with the double comb-over, we have come up with a list of questions that we would like you—and your team of hired professionals—to investigate.
Women's Tennis Captures Victory Over St. John'sThe Harvard women's tennis team beat St. John's University, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the Murr Center. The Crimson won seven straight matches—three in doubles, four in singles—before the Red Storm tallied its three points of the day.
No. 23 Men's Tennis To Face Virginia Tech in NCAA First Round


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Mandevilla makes a lovely addition to a yard or outdoor space, especially if this flowering vine has a trellis or a structure to climb. Brightly colored flowers have a topical look, and glossy green leaves give this plant a full and lush appearance. Also known as rock trumpet, Mandevilla is easy to maintain as long as it is cared for in the correct way. Learn how to plant Mandevilla properly and enjoy this stunner for many years.
What You Need To Plant Mandevilla
- Compost or manure
- Garden spade
- Good location
- Water source
Where to Plant Mandevilla
Sunlight is essential for all plants, and while some can handle less than ideal lighting conditions, Mandevilla is not one of them. Plant Mandevilla in a spot that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Morning sun and afternoon shade is best because while this plant loves lots of sunlight, intense afternoon light can burn the foliage. Soil should be rich and moist but allow for drainage.
As a vining plant, Mandevilla needs room to spread out. Space Mandevilla about 5 feet apart. The dense vines will fill in the area and create a full-looking plant. Give Mandevilla a trellis or a structure the vines can latch onto and climb. Plant Mandevilla in a row to create a lovely blooming hedge or barrier. Leave space when planting Mandevilla near other plants so the vines do not overtake the surrounding planting.
Steps To Plant Mandevilla
Step 1 - Choose a spot that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight per day
Step 2 - Dig a hole slightly larger than the root ball
Step 3 - Amend the soil with organic compost or manure
Step 4 - Position the plant in the hole so the top of the root ball is level with the ground
Step 5 - Backfill the hole and firmly press the soil into place
Step 6 - Water the soil around the base of the plant until it is entirely saturated
When to Plant Mandevilla
Plant Mandevilla in the spring. This vining beauty grows as a perennial in very warm climates but is an annual in other areas. Wait until there is no longer a risk of frost to plant, but try to get the plant in the ground as early as possible so it has time to acclimate before the summer blooming season.
Transplanting Mandevilla in cold climates where the plant grows as an annual is not generally necessary. The plant can be moved by digging up the entire root ball and relocating it to a sunny spot that receives full light. Water thoroughly after planting. Mandevilla can be moved to a container in the fall for safekeeping during the winter until it is warm enough to move back outdoors.
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While there have been single-gender schools in civilized society for centuries, it has been only recently that scientific research has shown us why such schools are a better option in many cases for educating young people. What has long been considered “old-fashioned” and even antithetical to the notion of gender equity is experiencing a revival as a growing number of schools look for better ways to serve students.
For the most part, cultural and social norms have driven the rationale for all-boys or all-girls schools in the past. Military academies, for example, such as the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, have known intuitively that middle school and high school boys thrive in a single-gender educational environment in which structure, discipline and character development are important parts of a boy’s education. We haven’t always known all the reasons why.
Now, the sciences that study how children learn and even the physical structure of the human brain are focusing on the single-gender component of a child’s educational experience. Their conclusion: Boys learn differently than girls.
Author and social philosopher Michael Gurian operates an Arizona-based institute bearing his name that trains educators, counselors, parents and other child advocacy agencies on teaching practices that help each gender learn best. Gurian’s research has identified several behavioral traits of how boys and girls learn that explain the growing attention to single-gender education.
As an example, the cerebral cortex of a human brain houses memory, attentiveness, language and other attributes that impact learning. A boy’s cerebral cortex is mostly dedicated to spatial functioning while that part of a girl’s brain is typically focused on verbal ability. By using this knowledge, educators can design instruction that targets each gender’s different strengths and therefore enhance learning.
Boys need to move around in order to stay alert and focused. They even prefer being on their feet during lessons and other learning activities. Girls often find it easier to sit still for longer periods of time.
Girls are more likely to prefer collaboration while boys thrive on competition.
Boys’ eyes function best in bright settings and natural light. On the other hand, girls are often better at seeing in dim light and at night. When possible, boys’ classes can be more effective conducted outdoors during the day.
Boys tend to excel in classes where the teacher is not only an educator but a mentor as well. For girls, that isn’t as important a requirement.
A single-gender learning environment reduces the distraction that results when boys and girls pay more attention to their gender counterparts than pursuing their own personal skills. Students are often more willing to take risks when they feel safe from the fear of failing in front of those of the opposite sex.
Single-gender schools allow for tailored curricula. For example, boys require more and varying stimulants to keep them attentive than girls do. They tend toward symbolic texts and diagrams that stimulate the brain’s right hemisphere where boys typically are more developed.
A greater emphasis on physical activity helps boys not only stimulate their brains but also manage and relieve impulsive behaviors. It’s no secret that boys have more behavioral problems than their female classmates. That said, boys and girls need different approaches in managing classroom behavior.
Even what one reads come into play, considering there are books that speak to the different concerns of boys and girls. For example, “Hamlet,” while a literary treasure for all students, can introduce a “coming-of-age” discussion on father-son relationships to young male readers.
Yet another benefit of a single-gender educational setting is that boys and girls can pursue roles that appeal most to them, rather than feeling the constraints imposed by the presence of the other sex. Students In a single-sex school, for example, have the opportunity to fill every role, from traditional sports leaders to scientific experts and even literary stars. Again, both boys and girls are free from distractions caused by the presence of their gender counterparts.
The theory of gender-tailored curricula was tested in a Florida public school where a cohort of fourth-graders was divided into two classrooms — one co-educational, the other all boys. The same number of students in each class covered the same curriculum. At the end of the study, the boys in the single-gender environment produced dramatically higher proficiency scores in standardized tests than the boys in the co-ed class — 86 percent compared to 37 percent respectively.
Understanding the differences between how boys and girls learn and doing something about it in our nation’s schools is critical to better preparing our children to become successful adults in tomorrow’s world.

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It wasn't always a matter of stealing the designs or the parts for a specific technology, Harris explains: "…the arts never pass by writing from one country to another," he quotes from a French official writing in 1752. "The eye and practice alone train men in these activities" (Harris, 43).
In 18th Century Italy Pope Innocent XII had set up a hospice in Laterano for the poor, and the Pope instituted reforms that were designed to "…convince the wealthy to give up direct almsgiving and contribute only to the official collectors" (Grell, et al., 2004, p. 255). In other words, there was an attitude against panhandlers profiting from begging in the streets. Indeed, those with financial means (if they followed the rules) would not be giving directly to beggars, but instead a network would be set up so the wealthy could contribute to a "hospice" where the poor were locked up and needed to learn trades. Hence, some of the poor would be released to their homes. And "…the poor were encouraged to spy on one another and denounce those who cheated" (Grell, 256).
Cheating in this instance meant taking money directly from wealthy people instead of using the network set up. Spies reported on cheaters, and those spies, "…if eligible for relief, would receive the benefits denied to the defrauding poor" (Grell, 256). So it paid the poor to spy on other poor people who were caught asking for handouts on the street.
Meanwhile humans weren't the only spies in 18th Century Europe. According to Claudia Miclaus writing in Buzzle, "…Parrots have been largely used [as spies] in the 18th Century Europe, particularly in France" (Miclaus, 2011, p. 2). Parrots were popular pets during that time period, and had a "power of speech" that made them useful for people who needed to "…fulfill their desire of spying on others" (Miclaus, p. 2).
George Washington and Spying
There is no doubt whatever that George Washington's attitude was to use whatever spies he could to give him an advantage over the enemy. If a contemporary or politician disagreed with Washington on strategy, the General went about his business as best he knew how, and that included spying on the enemy. Entire books have been published based on the use of spies that Washington employed. In the book, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring, in 1776 General Washington and his troops needed information about what the British were going to do; were they going to attack New York? Washington sent a spy into the British camp (named Lawrence Mascoll) on August 23, and Mascoll brought back "…useful intelligence" including the news that "…Tories on the island [Long Island] are very illy treated lately" and that the British would attack New Jersey" (Rose, 2006). That intelligence turned out to be incorrect.
Still, Rose writes that "Washington focused nearly exclusively on obtaining military intelligence… an activity he had himself performed as a young officer during the French and Indian War, and which was regarded in Europe as a respectable pursuit for a gentleman" -- but was not yet fully appreciated by members of the American military. Hence, Washington's attitude was different from American officers' viewpoints on spying early in the 18th Century (Rose).
In conclusion, the bulk of the literature on spying in Europe in the 18th Century is focused on industrial spying, which is revealing when one gives consideration to the importance of emerging industrial technologies during that era. And as to George Washington, he was an alert and innovative military person, even at a young age, and the fact that he was coy and smart enough to be able to send spies to find out what the British were doing next says a lot about how advanced his strategies truly were in those years.
Harris, John. (1986). Spies who sparked the Industrial Revolution. New Scientist, 110(1509).
42-43. ISSN 0262-4079.
Grell, Ole Peter, Cunningham, Andres, and Roeck, Bernd. (2005). Health Care and Poor Relief
In the 18th and 19th Century Southern Europe. Surry, UK: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Miclaus, Claudia. (2011). Spying Birds. Buzzle. Retrieved August 22, 2012, from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/spying-birds.html.

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KOLLAM: The Mata Amritanandamayi Math launched a series of humanitarian initiatives, including a low-cost networking solution that provides internet connectivity to commercial fishermen at sea (OceanNet), on Monday to mark the second day of the 63rd birth anniversary celebrations of the spiritual leader.
A UNESCO Chair at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was also established by the Math to mark the celebrations. Inaugurating the initiatives, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar lauded the Math for taking up causes for society’s greater good.
“Nothing is nobler than creating centres of excellence in education, and Amrita University is among the best in the country. The UNESCO Chair for gender equality and women empowerment will play a vital role in future. It also takes care of all Millennium Development Goals, as they are directly or indirectly linked to health, welfare and uplift of women,” he said. Hailing OceanNet as a ‘unique innovation’, he added, “Such technology doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. It will not only save lives of fishermen but also strengthen national security by enabling them to inform authorities about any suspicious activities in the sea.” State Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma, too, lauded OceanNet, saying it would help fishermen stay in touch with their families and communicate with authorities during distress.
According to Maneesha Sudheer, Director of Amrita Centre for Wireless Networks and Applications, OceanNet would allow concerned government agencies to inform fishing vessels about imminent emergencies caused by dynamic changes in weather and assist them in locating or tracking the vessels. The project is co-funded by Amrita University and Information Technology Research Academy of the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Meanwhile, the UNESCO Chair for gender equality and women empowerment would focus on mapping women’s vulnerabilities to allow a holistic approach in designing necessary solutions. The Math also disbursed an amount of Rs 1 lakh to 85 families of the deceased in the Puttingal Devi Temple fire incident and Rs 50,000 to 40 people who were seriously injured in the April 11 tragedy.
TNIE special focus on Mata released
Kollam: ‘The New Indian Express’ on Monday released an eight-page special focus ‘Amrithavarsham 63’ on Mata Amritanandamayi to commemorate her 63rd birthday. The spiritual leader herself graced the occasion. TNIE senior vice-president Lakshmi Menon handed over a special copy of the focus to Amritanandamayi, in the presence of general manager, TNIE (Kerala), P Suresh Kumar, deputy GM (sales) Vishnu Kumar P, production manager Roy Varghese, senior sales manager Nandu Kalesh and others. This marked the fourth time that ‘The New Indian Express’ dedicated an additional supplement in accordance with the birth anniversary celebrations of the spiritual leader. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address a gathering at the celebrations on Tuesday via video-conferencing. It would be followed by Amrithanandamayi’s annual birthday address. Governor P Sathasivam, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien and others would also attend the event.


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SACRAMENTO (AP) - Already facing a potential contempt order, Gov. Jerry Brown now must leap another hurdle to meet a court-ordered deadline this week to say how he will reduce crowding in California prisons.
NO BACKPACKS ALLOWED AT 2013 BAY TO BREAKERS IN SF: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - No backpacks, large bags or containers will be allowed at this year's Bay to Breakers footrace in San Francisco as officials heighten security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The federal official who controls medical care in California prisons on Monday ordered thousands of high-risk inmates out of two Central Valley prisons in response to dozens of deaths due to Valley fever, which is caused by an airborne fungus.
SONOMA (AP) - State transportation officials' inability keep swarms of swallows off a Sonoma County bridge is threatening to delay an $82 million project to replace the bridge structure.
SANTA CLARA THREATENS AMBULANCE TERMINATION: SAN JOSE. (AP) - Santa Clara County officials are threatening to terminate the contract of an ambulance company that they say has repeatedly responded too slowly to emergencies.
VALLEY SPRINGS . (AP) - A region of oak-studded hills in California, where big-city dwellers come to get away from crime, was on lockdown on Monday, two days after a mysterious intruder stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death at home before being spotted by her 12-year-old brother.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Efforts to place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in California receive their first public hearing Monday as opponents try to ensure that the oil drilling technique does not endanger public health.
SANTA ROSA (AP) - Three recreational abalone divers died in separate incidents over the weekend in Northern California, where powerful rip currents were reported.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has more than 1,200 bolts made from galvanized steel that is virtually identical to a high-strength alloy that a nationwide group of transportation officials banned for use on bridges because the bolts can crack, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.
VALLEY SPRINGS (AP) - Residents of a rural Northern California county were being told Sunday to keep their doors locked and report anyone considered suspicious as authorities continued the search for the killer of an 8-year-old girl.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border - and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to millions of people.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - In November, one of the oldest condors in Central California died from lead poisoning after being found with tiny bullet fragments and a .22-caliber slug in his gullet that he apparently swallowed with a mouthful of meat.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For one night only, the Rolling Stones were an up-and-coming band again.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man charged with raping and killing a woman 30 years ago is being kept alive in Orange County with dialysis treatments until officials can win permission to execute him.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers are attempting to stay ahead of science fiction-style technology as increasingly nimble unmanned aircraft are considered for use in tracking fleeing suspects and monitoring crowded public spaces.
MURRIETA (AP) - A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico arrived Tuesday in Southern California but protesters blocked immigration authorities from taking the group to a suburban Border Patrol facility for processing.
IDYLLWILD (AP) - Authorities in Southern California say a 51-year-old woman has been arrested after her 2-year-old granddaughter drank tea with methamphetamine in it.
SAN BERNARDINO (AP) - Authorities in San Bernardino County are warning of a phone scam seeking to bilk residents out of phony fines for supposedly missing jury duty.
SAN JOSE (AP) - San Jose police say a teenage boy is in custody and another remains at large after they broke into a couple's home and sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Yosemite National Park on Monday marked 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed an act protecting the park for generations of visitors.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's minimum wage will rise to $9 an hour when a new law takes effect today and provides workers with the first such increase since 2008.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for enforcement of a first-of-its-kind California law that bars psychological counseling aimed at turning gay minors straight.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that recognizes bitcoins and other virtual currencies in California.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 12-year-old boy at a Boy Scout camp in San Diego died from a gunshot wound to the head Monday morning, and police were investigating whether the shooting was self-inflicted or accidental.
• OYSTER FARM OWNERS EYE OPTIONS AFTER RULING: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the appeal of a popular oyster farm that federal officials want to shutter and return to wilderness along the coast of Northern California.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The downcast faces on computer screens are 1,500 miles away at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas: a 20-year old Honduran woman arrested rafting across the Rio Grande and a 23-year-old man caught under similar circumstances.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA has tested new technology designed to bring spacecraft - and one day even astronauts - safely down to Mars, with the agency declaring the experiment a qualified success even though a giant parachute got tangled on the way down.
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) - Tourism officials at Lake Tahoe say that obtaining Nevada-based sponsorship for their annual Fourth of July and Labor Day fireworks shows will help free them from California regulators after settling a lawsuit over pollution.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The 44th Annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade attracted tens of thousands of spectators and participants under unseasonably warm and sunny skies Sunday.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The California Supreme Court is set to decide if the state must buy thousands of acres of private property to perform preliminary tests for two massive water tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

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Cottage By The Sand is a holiday home set in San Diego, 2.5 km from SeaWorld San Diego. The holiday home is 5 km from Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The kitchen comes with a dishwasher. University of San Diego is 6 km from Cottage By The Sand, while Downtown San Diego is 9 km away. San Diego International Airport is 5 km from the property.
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Vintage embellished cross pendants...by The Vintage Junkie
This would be an easy to make DIY cross out of spoons
I made one cross from outside twigs much like this. This is still cuter than the one I made. Not calling it a fail…just a good attempt.
Sale Seashell beach reclaimed wood unique by heartifactsgallery
Praying Cowboy, Cowboy art, Cowboy sign, Western art, Old west sign, Cowboy stencil, Cabin sign. $45.00, via Etsy.
western barn wood houses | Lazy K Ranch Jewelry Collection: Turquoise barnwood cross with red ...
Seashell Cross/ Beach Wedding Cross by My Honeypickles on Etsy
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Veryyyy creative garden art made from garden faucets. And I love this cross.my next outdoor project perhaps?


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Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 32,371
Happy-at-home Mariners host White Sox
SEATTLE -- Some things in baseball are hard to explain.
Like why some teams play so much better at home than on the road.
Case in point: the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners.
The White Sox are a .500 team (8-8) at Guaranteed Rate Field, yet they are 9-14 on the road, with seven consecutive losses.
The Mariners are 13-6 at Safeco Field, 7-16 away as they head into the second game of a four-game series against the White Sox on Friday. Seattle won the opener 5-4 on Thursday with a walk-off single from pinch hitter Guillermo Heredia.
Asked about the home/road difference, Mariners manager Scott Servais said, "Confidence level, routine."
Seattle currently has nine rookies on its roster, although Servais refused to use that as an excuse.
"It's not so much the young players, just our pitching," he said. "With what the pitchers have gone through (with four starters on the disabled list), they benefit at home from a bigger ballpark. We've been susceptible to the home run.
"And a number of our guys hit better at home. (Kyle) Seager stands out, for whatever reason."
The Mariners third baseman is batting .313 with three home runs and 13 RBIs at home. On the road, he is at .200 with one homer and nine RBIs.
On the opposite side is White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, who has hit all seven of his home runs this season on the road (all in the past 18 games).
"I wish I could say there was a rhyme or reason for it, but I don't have any particular explanation," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said of Abreu's totals.
Nor did Renteria have an explanation for the team's road woes.
"For us, today is what we're worried about," Renteria said. "Why we might perform better in one particular ballpark or another ... that's baseball. You have to hit, you have to catch and you have to pitch."
Said White Sox left-hander Derek Holland: "Every team goes through rough patches, it's just how you respond. It's not like we haven't shown up. Sometimes it's just one run a game either way. That's the way baseball is."
The White Sox and Mariners are both scheduled to send left-handers to the mound Friday.
Chicago's Jose Quintana (2-5, 4.38 ERA) is set to oppose Seattle's Ariel Miranda (3-2. 4.79 ERA).
It will be Miranda's second career start against the White Sox. He went four innings at Chicago last Aug. 27, allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and one strikeout.
The Mariners were beaten in that game by Quintana, who gave up just one run in 7 2/3 innings. Quintana is 2-1 with a 3.46 ERA in eight career games (seven starts) against Seattle, with 44 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings.
Quintana's five losses are tied for the most in the American League, although he isn't completely to blame. The White Sox have provided him just 2.37 runs of support per start, the third-lowest production in the AL.
His last time out, Quintana turned in a quality start in a no-decision against the San Diego Padres on Saturday. He gave up three runs on five hits in seven innings, and the White Sox eventually won 9-3 after scoring eight runs in the eighth inning.
Miranda also didn't factor into the decision in his most recent outing. He allowed one run in five innings during Seattle's 3-2 loss at Toronto on Sunday.
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Kathleen Berard, Former Wilson VP, Named Individual Giving Officer
Kathleen (Kathie) Berard, who earned a master's at Saint Michael's College in 1996, and served most recently as senior gifts officer at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA, has been named Individual Giving Officer at Saint Michael's College. She began at the liberal arts residential Catholic college on March 28th. Ms. Berard closed a $1 million gift for Wilson’s library project just before leaving that college.
"I have done a number of things in higher education, but now I have found my passion - weaving together donors with institutional needs," Ms. Berard said. "I also love the travel that goes with this job," she said.
Before becoming a senior gift officer at Wilson, Ms. Berard served that institution as Vice President for Community Relations (2006-2007), and as VP and Dean of Enrollment (2001-2006), and she served Seton Hill College as Director of Admissions (1998-2001).
A 1987 graduate of Trinity College of Vermont, Ms. Berard served Trinity College in various capacities from 1986 to 1998, finally as their Director of Admissions, prior to joining Seton Hill.
"Returning to Vermont is like coming home," said Ms. Berard, who is now a resident of Burlington. Her oldest daughter and her daughter's husband and their two children live in South Burlington. Her other daughter, a police officer, married to a fireman, lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two children.
Ms. Berard has a strong record of community service from her time in Chambersburg, including board membership on the Greater Chambersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, the Letterkenny Industrial Development Authority, and the United Way of Franklin County, and membership in Rotary International, the American Heart Association, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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A new study reveals that listening to classical music enhances mood, sharpens memory and enhances learning.
Listening to classical music kicks your genes into action, spurring the onset of several physiological processes in the body that can boost your mood and enhance your memory, according to Finnish researchers.
Genes that secrete and transport the feel-good hormone dopamine are called into action as well as those involved in a process called synaptic neurotransmission, which sharpens your memory and ability to learn.
These genes that get enhanced after listening to classical music, or “up-regulated” in scientific terms, are known to be responsible for songbirds’ musicality, according to the researchers, indicating that we share an evolutionary platform with them.
What’s more, classical music hinders the activity of genes that facilitate neurodegeneration, so turning up the tunes could also preserve the cells in your nervous system.
In the study, which was published in the journal PeerJ, the research team aimed to better understand what happens on a molecular level when we listen to music, and they worked with both musicians and non-musicians to find out.
Participants listened to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s violin concerto No. 3, G-major, K.216, which is approximately 20 minutes long.
Indeed, listening to the work of the venerable Mozart activated the genes involved in the aforementioned processes, and most notably synuclein-alpha (SNCA) that is known to help songbirds learn their music.
While the music down-regulated the genes associated with neurodegeneration, indicating it could have a neuroprotective role, this effect was only observed among the musicians.
According to study author Dr Irma Järvelä, familiarity and experience in mediating music-induced effects could be important in preserving neurons.
While a recent study at Canada’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI) has suggested that learning to play music during one’s youth can ward off dementia in old age, Dr Järvelä’s study could be one of the first to explain how it works on a molecular level.
Music is being increasingly studied in science and the Boston-based Sync Project aims to use the scientific research to create new ways to cure illness.
Many studies have indicated that music could play an important role in mental health, and understanding the physiological processes that it controls could be the pathway towards applying it as a non-pharmaceutical, non-invasive cure for disease. – AFP Relaxnews


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Time travel is a popular sci-fi sub-genre and it’s one that, despite it being a rather tired plot device, is always mildly intriguing. Fresh off the success of FREE GUY, Ryan Reynolds teams up again with director Shawn Levy in another adventure comedy. Reynolds hasn’t been shy about admitting that the idea of the movie comes from classic family-friendly sci-fi movies like E.T., Stand By Me, and Back To The Future, and there are definitely plenty of influences from all of those movies in this one.
The movie starts with a 12-year-old boy Adam Reed, still grieving the death of his dad a year prior. His mom (played by Jennifer Garner) attempts to move on by going on a date with her co-worker, though obviously she hasn’t quite gotten over her late husband either. One night, as he walks into his garage and finds a wounded man in there. Naturally the kid thinks the house has been broken into by a burglar, though his golden retriever somehow feels comfortable enough with this supposed stranger, as if he’s known the guy for years. It won’t be a spoiler to say that the man turns out to be Adam’s future self from 2050 who’s now a pilot. He tells kid Adam that he’s on a secret mission involving a time-travel machine and that he accidentally ends up in 2022 which is not the year he intends to travel back to.
Fans of Back to the Future would definitely get a kick out of this movie… not only did future Adam ends up meeting his younger self, he also gets to meet and spend time with both his parents. I have to admit the convo between adult Adam and his mom at a bar is actually pretty sweet. The two Adams don’t initially get along and they constantly bicker while they figure out a way to get to their scientist dad who apparently invented the time travel machine that has now fallen under the wrong hands.
Reynolds is basically playing a variation of himself, the cocky, silly wisecracking dude with a heart he’s portrayed in virtually all his movies. Whether or not that is a good thing depends on how you feel about Ryan Reynolds. I think he can be hugely entertaining in the right project and if he’s got a great co-star opposite him, like Jodie Comer in Free Guy. Walker Scobell on the other hand, is quite a breath of fresh air as kid Adam who is totally believable as a young version of Reynolds. His performance is quite effortless despite this being his acting debut. Watching the two banter is quite fun to watch, especially whenever the asthmatic, skinny Adam is dumbfounded that he’d eventually grow up to be tall and buff like Reynolds look.
Mark Ruffalo completes the father and son(s) trio and the three of them share a lot of scenes together in the action-heavy third act. I had to chuckle seeing Ruffalo play another science guy tampering with time travel after he portrayed Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Avengers movies, though somehow I just notice the rather odd way he talks, it’s as if he’s wearing dentures that don’t fit correctly. Fans of 13 Going on 30 would likely get a kick out of seeing Garner and Ruffalo reunion here as they had played love interests nearly two decades ago. Garner has such an effortless charm and warmth as a mom that I would’ve been fine if the film is more about her. But no, this movie is all about the boys and not much room for anything else… even the romance feels corny than romantic.
Poor Catherine Keener is relegated to playing a clichéd, one-dimensional villain that’s neither intriguing nor menacing. Same with Zoe Saldana whose overdramatic acting seems wasted here, it’s as if she had signed up for something far more substantial that what she ends up with here.
The plot is basically a rehash of a bunch of sci-fi movies you have seen before and I don’t think it really adds anything new to the table. It’s as if this is a culmination of every action adventure sci-fi movies Ryan Reynolds love growing up, some I’ve mentioned above plus Star Wars. Even the weapon used in the movie looks like a double-edged light saber. The spaceship design is pretty cool and the film certainly has the budget for some cool effects, though I’ve seen that type of special effects once too many times. While watching it, I have a lot of questions as to how this time travel thing actually works here, but the movie poses more questions than it really cares to answer.
One thing I absolutely adore in this movie is Adam’s stunning split-level house with a woodsy backyard large enough for a medium-sized family to play on. I had to google if it’s a real house, but as it turns out it was built by production designer Claude Paré on a soundstage on set in Vancouver, British Columbia. If you’re grading a movie based on the art direction alone, this movie would get 4 stars from me. Alas, in terms of direction, originality and entertainment value, I don’t think it adds up to much. Also, for something marketed as family-friendly movie, the amount of swearing with the Lord’s name feels excessive that it’s quite aggravating… but of course it’s too much to ask for mostly-atheist Hollywood to tone down such a thing.
Shawn Levy might have been the right director for the job, it’s just the script is stale and staunchly unoriginal despite having no less than four writers credited. I actually fell asleep the first time I saw it and came back to finish the last 25-minute or so the next day. Now, I don’t think the movie is boring per se, I just think under a more capable hands, it can be something truly special. In any case, I’m glad it’s on Netflix as I certainly don’t think it’s worth the price of a cinema ticket.
Have you seen The Adam Project? What did YOU think?

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In the MX 6.5mm we can put a magazine of 30 rounds STANAG 6.5mm and the 6.5mm magazine 100 rounds too. However, two types of chargers have the same length on the gun! However the 100 bullets should be logically much longer than 30 bullets!
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During the Alpha stage, visual related stuffs that are not gamebraking shouldn't be labeled as HIGH PRIORITY.
A HIGH PRIORITY visual issue would be corrupted textures on buildings, but certainly not a mag that should be "bigger" and it's not.
The magazine you are talking about is the surefire 100 rounder, google search it. It is a little longer and goofy looking. I would recommend loosing the 100 rounder and either go to the smaller 60 rounder which this 100 rounder in game depicts or go to a drum. Nobody in the military will ever use the 100 rounder, how are you going to get in the prone? Check out this picture of the magazine. Also look up the 60 rounder.


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Rental property for rent in Nashville, TN at 3138 Boulder Park Dr. This 3 bedroom rental property is priced at $1/sqft.
3 Bedroom,2 Full bath, brick home. Beautiful Hardwood Floors, eat in kitchen, laundry room and huge Family Room that looks out into a private, fully fenced backyard. Close to I-40, I-24, and I-440. Pet Negotiable. 18 month lease.
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Have you ever wondered how Nashville, Tennessee earned its moniker as Music City USA? What's so special about the music scene in Nashville that it warrants being capital of continental music culture? Haven't just as many musicians passed through cities like Las Vegas and New York? Well, Tennessee has been known for so... read more »
As the real estate market in the USA and the world in general feels the after effects of the global economic downturn the number of home that have been foreclosed on continues to impact the real estate markets. As the bank owned property comes on to the market the perceptions of the buyers is that these homes represent... read more »
There were 2,416 homes sold in the month of June, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This is a figure that is up 15.5 percent compared to the results for sales in June 2009 of 2,09. The 2nd quarter numbers are also up showing an invrease of just under 25% which... read more »

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Samsung's throwing its considerable weight behind the fitness gadget craze, announcing the Samsung Gear Fit exercise-tracking wristband tonight at its Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress.
The Gear Fit will go on sale here in the UK in April, although the Korean giant hasn't yet mentioned a price. It joins the Galaxy S5 smart phone and Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smart watches as new Samsung products out in Barcelona.
Unlike the sadly humdrum Galaxy S5, the Gear Fit looks really cool. It has a gorgeous curved 1.8-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, with a 432x128-pixel resolution. Its 250-pixel-per-inch display explodes with colour.
You can swap its bright plastic strap for a new one when your first gets all manky, and it's so thin the whole thing only weighs 27g.
Under the screen is a wee sensor unit with an accelerometer, a heart rate detector and Bluetooth 4.0 to stream all your bodily data back to your smart phone. Its 210mAh battery should last for three or four days of typical use, Samsung reckons.
But it's not just a tracker for your physical exertions. It functions as a pretty decent smart watch too, with notifications for phone calls, emails, texts, alarms and the S-Planner calendar. An API means third-party developers can get in on the Fit action too.
The downside here is it only works with Samsung phones -- a major bummer if you're not packing a Galaxy.
For tonnes more hands-on detail, check out CNET.com's first take here, or watch my energetic colleague Jessica witness the Fit-ness in this video.


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NEW DELHI — The police have traced a major case of radiation exposure that killed one person and left six others hospitalized to a piece of outdated laboratory machinery auctioned off earlier this year by the chemistry department of one of India’s most prestigious universities.
Deepak Pental, vice chancellor of the institution that was responsible, the University of Delhi, said at a news conference, “The university is very apologetic for what has happened.”
He added, “The university takes a moral responsibility.”
The disclosure represents a startling change in the official explanation of the case. The authorities had previously said that the radioactive materials appeared to have entered the country in a container of imported scrap metal. Officials at India’s atomic regulatory agency discounted the likelihood that the source was domestic, and a government minister, speaking in Parliament, promised to tighten monitoring at ports that receive shipments of scrap materials.
But on Thursday, Joint Commissioner Ajay Kashyap of the Delhi police confirmed that the radiation source was a “gamma irradiator” that had been kept in storage for roughly 25 years at the University of Delhi’s chemistry labs. Commissioner Kashyap said the machine, which had been imported from Canada in 1968, was sold to a scrap dealer in February as part of an auction of unused equipment and other materials.
Commissioner Kashyap said the buyer took the machine to the Mayapuri industrial area, home to hundreds of tiny scrap shops, and dismantled it into smaller pieces, many of which were sold to another dealer named Deepak Jain. None of the workers or dealers in the scrap metal shops were aware that the machine contained cobalt-60, a radioactive isotope used in food irradiation and in radiotherapy for cancer treatment.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Jain and five others remain hospitalized, while one of Mr. Jain’s employees died this week of multiple organ failure. The employee, named Rajender, often slept in a shop office and suffered the most exposure to the radiation, Commissioner Kashyap said. In early April, the police temporarily cordoned off part of Mayapuri as scientists removed radioactive materials.
Commissioner Kashyap said investigators were still inquiring into the details of the auction. Machinery using radioactive materials is supposed to be registered with the atomic regulatory agency, which has strict controls over domestically produced cobalt-60. But many experts have warned that older medical equipment, purchased in the 1970s and 1980s, often predates regulatory controls and can pose major public health risks if not properly disposed of.
“Somewhere down the line, they should have realized this machine contained toxic materials,” Commissioner Kashyap said in a telephone interview. He added, “At the time of disposal, perhaps this type of due diligence was not carried out.”
Mr. Pental, the university administrator, said the machine was originally used in research conducted by a professor who long ago retired from the chemistry department. When the department decided to auction old machinery, Mr. Pental said a committee of professors overseeing the process included the gamma irradiator because they assumed it had outlived its radioactive life.
“It was not realized that source may still be that strong,” he said. “We must learn from this incident.”
Mr. Pental said the university would raise money to compensate the family of the man who died.Continue reading the main story


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Capability of non-motile adult eukaryotic cells to be motile can be harmful to the organism.
Eukaryotes are organisms made up of complex cells that have a true nucleus where the organism’s genetic information is stored, cytoskeleton and membrane bound organelles. It was believed that the first cell arose more than 3.85 billion years ago (Vellai ;Vida,1999). Eukaryotic cells are basically motile, some cells use cilia and other cells use flagella to move. Cilia and flagella are controlled by a cytoskeleton component made up of actin protein called microtubules and amoeba is controlled by microfilaments. Flagella move in a uniform undulation while cilia’s movement is a result of quick strokes and slow recoveries (Cappuccinelli,1980).
Humans have eukaryotic cells that become non-motile when they reach a certain age because they have developed into tissues and/ or organs, so no further growth factor signalling is required (Venkatesh,2017). Mutations can occur resulting in formation of cancerous cells that can migrate and initiate cancer in other parts of the body therefore motility of non-motile cells in adult tissues can result in cancer metastasis which is harmful to the organism.
Cilium found in the tissue lumen is considered as being non-motile, it coordinates signalling pathways such as ion channels that maintain the ion balance inside and outside of a cell and for growth factors production. Its signalling is essentially used in stem cell development of different tissues and can still result in cell movement when there is a tissue repair (Venkatesh,2017).
Mutations in genes that control cell division can occur during this tissue repairing resulting in an uncontrolled cell division known as cancer. Each cancer type has a different mutation marker for example mutated Ras protein remains activated all the time emanating in a continuous unregulated proliferation causing cancer and ensuring survival of cancer cells. Other mutations can inactivate two copies of a gene that restrain cell divisions from occurring or those that prevent the process of apoptosis, for example p53 protein that checks if there are mutations in the DNA and if it is mutated, no damage control will be implemented then rapid divisions can occur (O’Connor ; Adams,2014).
Alteration in genes offer cancer cells opportunities to progress since they can cause mechanisms that can prevent cancer cells from multiplying to be non-functional. Cancer cells in benign stage that is a “good”, non-invasive and non-metastatic cancer in an area in the body for example in the breast, but as it receives nutrients and more new mutations occurring it grows and can move to other body parts via a process of metastasis (O’Connor& Adams,2014).
Malignancy of a cancer can result from rapid continuous mutations and can also occur as result of the surroundings such as an infection from a virus that can change the host genome by integrating into it. Cancer cells that are malignant can invade and move into other tissues (Yokota,2000).
Metastasis occurs in various steps in which cancer cells from the original site of formation called primary cancer cells release enzymes that lyses the basal membrane of the infected tissue, for example the breast tissue, they move through the lysed membrane into the circulatory system where they are spread in the blood stream and there are adhesive interactions between cancer cells and blood cells which offer cancer cells protection so that they can survive in the blood. The blood vessel is then broken then the cancer cells are released into another tissue, for example the skin tissue. When the cancer grows in the new site it is referred to as the secondary tumour (Hout,2008).
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Cancer is a result of unregulated cell development and its growth rate is increased by mutations that stops processes such as cell death that can suppress the growth of abnormal cells. Increased rate results in tumour formation, metastasis and invasion in other tissues therefore motility of non-motile eukaryotic cells is harmful to organisms even though it is necessary for tissue regeneration, it results in cancer that can kill the organism.

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Dr Lanka worked as a consultant Neuropsychiatrist employed until recently as Regional Medical Director for Cygnet Health Care. He has special expertise in brain injury, alcohol related brain damage, functional neurological symptoms, work-related stress and ADHD.
He has had experience as an expert witness in medico-legal proceedings since 2014. He receives instructions from legal firms and private organisations in providing expert opinion and medico-legal reports in personal injury, employment tribunals, family law courts and criminal courts. Dr Lanka has considerable experience in providing reports for brain injury case management organisations for assessment of prognosis, long term needs, morbidity and diagnostic clarification.
Dr Lanka’s experience in medical management and service lead roles lends to a better understanding of the complex commissioning structures, varied funding streams and helps him identify the best clinical care and service to address individuals’ needs. Dr Lanka has keen research interest and keeps himself updated about novel treatments and advances in the management of complex psychiatric conditions.
Dr Lanka is an Approved Clinician under Section 12 of the MHA in England and Wales. He has regular private and medico-legal assessment clinics in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. He is also happy to carry out home assessments of claimants.


Governor Ron DeSantis brought a big check to Panama City
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Governor Ron DeSantis made a stop in the Panhandle Thursday and announced he is not done helping Panama City recover from Hurricane Michael. A city that felt so forgotten following the storm.
“You know it keeps me up at night that since the storm most of the country forgot about Panama City, forgot about Hurricane Michael,” Greg Brudnicki, Mayor of Panama City, said.
With him, came a big check.
“A check for $20.4 million for Panama City to repair the city’s water, sewer, and stormwater systems that were damaged in Hurricane Michael,” DeSantis said.
Through the Department of Economic of Opportunity’s Community Development Block Grant Program, this funding will help repair and replace many miles of damage in the city.
“This $20.4 million is dedicated to the Drummond Park Area, which is right over by Frank Nelson Park,” Josh Street, Panama City Commissioner, said. “This is going to help a lot of people that are in some of the worst infrastructure areas in the city.”
“2.4 miles of damaged water lines, 2.4 miles of damaged stormwater lines, and 3 miles of damaged sewer lines,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis hopes this project will prevent future problems from happening for the city and its citizens.
“During storms that bring heavy rain, the city has evacuated residents from homes in the area because the stormwater systems are not fully functioning,” DeSantis said. “This project will bring a permanent solution to the ongoing water issues.”
Since DeSantis has been in office, more than $3.5 billion dollars have gone towards recovery funds for Hurricane Michael and Irma. DeSantis says he plans to keep helping until the job is done.
City officials say it will take some time to get the money dispersed, but they will be pushing to do it as fast and as soon, as possible.
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During the 2000-01 season, Kobe Bryant became universally regarded as the best non-big man or all-around player in the NBA.
But there were still plenty of people who questioned if he was truly deserving of that accolade.
One man vying with Bryant for that honor was Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter, and on Dec. 17, the two went head-to-head at Air Canada Centre.
While Carter had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, he shot a dismal 10-of-32 from the field. Bryant, meanwhile, finished with 40 points on 14-of-29 shooting, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots.
He helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 104-101 win in overtime against the Raptors.
It was part of a torrid December for Bryant and his first of numerous dominant performances versus Toronto.


Airbus, Boeing and Embraer may be among the competitors vying for a contract to build the US Navy's EPX manned surveillance aircraft, but foreign-owned firms may face restrictions in the competition.
Boeing previously has said it will offer the 737-based EP-8, but there is a new signal that Airbus is preparing to offer the A320 and Embraer may propose its 190 regional jet.
Representatives from each of the manufacturers attended a USN "industry day" on 26 October. Systems integrators, such as L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, also attended the event.
Navy officials briefed the attendees on plans for acquiring the EPX, which is scheduled to start replacing the Lockheed EP-3E Aries II fleet after fiscal year 2017.
All three manufacturers have been linked to recent acquisition programmes for USN surveillance aircraft.
In 2002, Airbus considered offering the A320 for the Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) contract, but ultimately chose not to. The navy selected Boeing's P-8A Poseidon for the MMA contract to deliver 108 aircraft up to FY2019.
The P-8A fleet is dedicated to the anti-submarine warfare mission. The objective of the EPX fleet will be to perform a mix of intelligence missions, from electronic eavesdropping to gathering moving targeting data on maritime vessels.
The USN originally planned to join the US Army to buy the Army Common Sensor, but dropped out after the sensor outgrew the army's selected platform - Embraer's ERJ-145 regional jet. The USN's withdrawal led to the requirement to launch the EPX programme.
The USN on 15 November issued the first call for potential bidders to submit EPX concepts as the service gathers information to develop specific requirements.
The so-called broad agency announcement warned that foreign-owned firms would be banned from competing as prime contractors, but could participate as subcontractors or suppliers, although "some restrictions will apply".
In response to a follow-up question submitted by an anonymous industry official, the USN said the programme "will consider all platform concepts with the potential to meet certification and performance requirements".
The USN estimates the first six years of the EPX programme will cost about $1.1 billion, including at least $728 million for research, development, test and evaluation.
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Once upon a time, life insurance companies made clear promises. Then, as now, making promises was risky, so they calculated the premiums on a pretty conservative basis. So, when the time came to fulfil the promises, there was lots left over.
They put the customer first and thought that some of this “lots left over” should be shared with the people who had coughed it up in the first place. So, with-profits was born, in the context of guaranteed sums assured and unambiguous promises.
Until a couple of years ago, it didn't really matter that what passed for with-profits bore little resemblance to the products of old. There had been innovation and improvement in insurance policies, just as there had been in motor cars. The modern motor car and the modern with-profits policy were fiendishly complicated but, as long as they worked properly, there was no need for the average consumer to be worried.
Then came Equitable Life, which had always made a virtue of having nothing left over. If it happens again, the FSA will be on the wrong side of the revolving air-conditioning system. Hence, the five issue papers.
Who is paying for pension misselling? Who owns the inherited estate? What went wrong with endowments, many of which are invested in with-profits? Why is with-profits so expensive? Why do early leavers get such poor treatment? Why has no one ever defined policyholders' reasonable expectations, at the heart of the law on the subject? Is the appointed actuary being torn apart by conflicts of interest?
The with-profits promise boils down to “Trust me, I'm an actuary” or, more properly, “Trust us, we are the directors of a life company, advised in the matter of managing the fund by a clever chap who is an actuary.”
Amazingly, we do trust them. They have got about £340bn of our money. The ABI tells the world that with-profits is just another kind of fund, like a unit trust, only safer and less volatile. Piffle. A with-profits policy is a lot closer to an equity investment in the life company concerned. The customer owns the policy. The life company owns the assets. The principal benefit of with-profits is that, on the day of maturity, the value of the policy does not depend on the level of the stockmarket. This is scant comfort if there is no fixed maturity date and the provider is applying a market value adjuster (actuary-speak for cut) to protect the other people in the fund. In any event, there are cheaper ways to protect against the level of the stockmarket on one fateful day 25 years hence.
Why is this relic of a bygone age – this pig in the mother of all pokes – so popular?
Life companies want to sell with-profits because they can hide the (high) charges. Intermediaries want to sell with-profits, especially bonds, because the commission (paid for by the high charges) is healthy and it does not look as though the consumer is picking up the bill.
Consumers want to buy the product because they are deluded into thinking that it is just as safe as the building society but will perform better.
It is in the interests of all three players – makers, sellers and buyers – to sustain the delusion. The FSA should insist that life companies give the product its proper name – “with-profits, or losses, depending on how it turns out”.
I wonder if with-profits bonds would go on selling at the rate of 10,000 a week?
Graeme Laws is the former deputy managing director at National Mutual

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A simple recipe from Andhra that one is any time favorite for any one Ravva Laddu. Its a very easy and quick home made sweet which is very popular across Andhra Pradesh and telangana. Although the recipe is pretty simple composition of ingredients and cooking process of this dish will be different from person to person which is why the taste of a Ravva Laddu is very diversified.
We at Godavari Vantillu follow the foot print recipe of our grand ma which is the perfect variant of a Ravva laddu every time you taste this it simply remembers the one at our golden days.
Healthy rava laddu , very fresh... taste good

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While perusing some educational statistics compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics, I began to think through just how we possibly got ourselves into many of the social, civic and political conundrums in which we now find ourselves. As always, education matters.
My contention, now and forever, is that the key to a successful future is obtained by earning a quality education wherever it can be found. Gaps in availability should be a prime concern for policymakers, especially in this online, digital age, where the wisdom of the ages is available by entering a few keystrokes.
Unfortunately, there are many communities in Florida, and across our country, where broadband access is either non-existent or terribly slow and inefficient at best. Students of all ages should not be limited in how they can learn based on where they live. In Florida alone, more than 680,000 people are without broadband access due to geography.
When one thinks about the vastness of our country, the reality of blanket coverage of the minimum Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standard speed benchmark of 25 Mbps for download and 3 Mbps for upload for fixed services becomes hard to obtain.
The FCC estimates that 10 percent, or 34 million, of all Americans lack access to this benchmark service level, with 39 percent of rural Americans lacking as well. The numbers with fixed terrestrial services are even worse, with 20 percent of rural Americans lacking even service at 4 Mbps/1Mbps. In these communities learning stays at the oral transmission level with little access to any online access for research and learning.
So it is little wonder when one examines educational attainment in rural communities one sees much lower levels in communities with limited broadband access. Of course, rural communities have always lagged in educational attainment, but correcting these ailments is limited when other areas have full high-speed access. It is impossible to catch up, even if just a little, when you are standing still while urban and more densely populated communities are running at full and growing speeds.
In Florida, the more isolated rural counties -- those abutting larger counties gain access more easily -- not only have the higher number of citizens without access, they are also more likely to have lower educational attainment and lower income levels per capita. These same low Internet access counties are also more likely to be among those where the recent years have seen either job or population declines, or perhaps both, while Florida as a whole grows quickly.
When a state grows at a pace well exceeding 1,000 people a day, it should be of grave concern when 18 counties have shown zero or negative job growth in the most recent five years measured.
Clearly the growth is higher in more populated communities, as is the general population growth too, but absent addressing the needed access to information, how then, can the state turn around these job and resident declines? I am not contending that broadband access is the sole prescription for recovery; however, without it the handicaps to learning in schools and at home are too great to catch up, much less stay in place.
It would seem that no matter how hard the state tries to entice businesses to relocate, the obstacles of lower educational attainment, limited access to information, and limited capacity for the business needs for broadband accessibility, put in place hurdles far too large to clear.
Nationally, only 15 states have high school graduation rates (NCES data) less than 80 percent. Thirty-four states fall within 80-89 percent, and only two -- Iowa and New Jersey -- exceed 90 percent. When the FCC concludes that 41 percent of schools in the U.S., representing 47 percent of our students, “lack the connectivity to reach the Commission’s short term goal” of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students and staff, we have a serious global competition problem.
Florida is positioned to make great strides in connectivity, but in ramping up access, we must consider all of Florida.
In Florida, we have seen a growth in online post-secondary education. To many potential students the availability of degree programs online has created an access to future success that was not possible just a few years ago.
The Florida Legislature approved Florida’s entry into a national consortium of colleges and universities NC-SARA, which will allow students from all over the country to access our own online certificate and degree programs, driving up demand and expanding the number of programs. The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida’s member schools now offer more than 590 fully online degree and certificate programs. Access to these programs should not be driven by where one lives. Limited broadband access slams the door on accessibility. You cannot get ahead if you cannot get online.
We must make all of Florida attractive to those both living here now and coming in the future to our great state. Access to the information highway is just as important in this digital era as are our roads and transportation systems. Getting from here to there online may mean the difference in survival for some of our communities. Let’s leave no citizen off the Internet highway.
Ed H. Moore, Ph.D., is president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.
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Lifestyle – the manner in which people live – is fundamental to health, wellness, and prevention of disease. It follows that attention to lifestyle is critically important to effective and successful health care. But here’s the challenge: health care professionals receive very little, if any, formal training about lifestyle counseling and therefore are ill equipped to incorporate lifestyle issues into clinical practice. In response, “Lifestyle Medicine” is evolving as a means to fill this knowledge gap. Lifestyle medicine approaches health and wellness by harnessing the power of lifestyle-related behaviors and influencing the environment we live in. It is a formal approach that promises to enhance and strengthen a re-invigorated health care system that is still outpaced by the epidemic proportions and complexity of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, depression, hypertension, and cancer, among others. Lifestyle Medicine: A Manual for Clinical Practice presents this formal approach in a pragmatic context. This unique and practical manual provides clear and succinct guidance on nearly all aspects of lifestyle medicine. The approach is both explanatory and pragmatic, providing case studies and bulleted translation of academic information into clinical practice recommendations. There is an emphasis on scientific evidence wherever possible as well as opinions by the expert chapter authors who practice lifestyle medicine. There is a “how-to” rationality to the book, consistent with a premise that any and all health care professionals should, and perhaps must, incorporate lifestyle medicine. A valuable checklist is included at the close of the book that summarizes key points and provides a practical tool for routine patient encounters.
Jeffrey I. Mechanick, M.D.
Clinical Professor of MedicineDirector, Metabolic SupportDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone DiseaseIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York NY
Robert F. Kushner, MDProfessor of MedicineNorthwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern Comprehensive Center on ObesityChicago, IL, USA

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- What are the four types of PTSD?
- What happens if PTSD goes untreated?
- How do you break a trauma bond?
- How do you release trapped emotions?
- Does your body remember emotional trauma?
- How can you tell if someone is traumatized?
- Can trauma change your personality?
- How does trauma get trapped in the body?
- How long does emotional trauma last?
- How do you recover from emotional trauma?
- What are the 3 types of trauma?
- How do you talk to trauma in therapy?
- What does a PTSD episode look like?
- What happens if childhood trauma is not resolved?
- What does emotional trauma feel like?
- What does a PTSD attack feel like?
- How does your body hold trauma?
- What are the stages of trauma?
- Does trauma ever go away?
- What are the 5 stages of PTSD?
- What is the best therapy for trauma?
What are the four types of PTSD?
PTSD symptoms are generally grouped into four types: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions.
Symptoms can vary over time or vary from person to person..
What happens if PTSD goes untreated?
Untreated PTSD from any trauma is unlikely to disappear and can contribute to chronic pain, depression, drug and alcohol abuse and sleep problems that impede a person’s ability to work and interact with others.
How do you break a trauma bond?
Breaking the bondKeep a journal. Writing down things that happened each day can help you begin to identify patterns and notice problems with behavior that may not have seemed abusive in the moment. … Consider the relationship from another perspective. … Talk to loved ones.Nov 24, 2020
How do you release trapped emotions?
Practice mindfulness to get better at recognizing your feelings and observing the bodily sensations connected to those feelings, as they come and go throughout the day. Offer yourself self-compassion as you go through more difficult emotions. PRACTICE: Sit still for few minutes with your eyes closed.
Does your body remember emotional trauma?
Our bodies remember trauma and abuse — quite literally. They respond to new situations with strategies learned during moments that were terrifying or life-threatening. Our bodies remember, but memory is malleable. … Your body will respond, partly based on memories of other waves, other moments of danger or opportunity.
How can you tell if someone is traumatized?
Symptoms of psychological traumaShock, denial, or disbelief.Confusion, difficulty concentrating.Anger, irritability, mood swings.Anxiety and fear.Guilt, shame, self-blame.Withdrawing from others.Feeling sad or hopeless.Feeling disconnected or numb.
Can trauma change your personality?
The effects of exposure to trauma in childhood have repeatedly been linked to the development of maladaptive personality traits and personality disorders [1,2,3,4]. In contrast, much less is known about personality related problems that may arise in adulthood.
How does trauma get trapped in the body?
That is because the experience of stress, particularly traumatic stress, can trigger active survival responses of fight, flight, or freeze. When your body can’t activate or complete these responses, those sensations become trapped in your nervous system.
How long does emotional trauma last?
Apart from depression and complicated grief, the main effect is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It lasts for at least a month and has three kinds of symptoms: Reliving the experience in nightmares, intrusive memories, flashbacks, and physical reactions to anything that serves as a reminder of the experience.
How do you recover from emotional trauma?
5 Simple Steps to Healing From Emotional TraumaBe Willing to Heal. The desire to feel better can be your best ally on the road to recovery. … Accept Support From Loved Ones. … Seek The Assistance of Trained Professionals. … Practice Meditation and Mindfulness. … Incorporate Movement Into Your Daily Routine.Apr 26, 2018
What are the 3 types of trauma?
Trauma is divided into three main types: acute, chronic, and complex.
How do you talk to trauma in therapy?
How to bring up past trauma in your therapy session:Tell your therapist about your fears: You don’t have to dive into the deep end on your first try. … Write it down: … Remember you can stop at any time:Jul 22, 2020
What does a PTSD episode look like?
A PTSD episode is characterized by feelings of fear and panic, along with flashbacks and sudden, vivid memories of an intense, traumatic event in your past.
What happens if childhood trauma is not resolved?
Most unresolved childhood trauma affects self-esteem and creates anxiety. Did you suffer a serious childhood illness? If so, you were likely isolated at home or hospitalized. This meant being removed from normal social activities and you probably felt lonely, maybe even worried about being different.
What does emotional trauma feel like?
Initial reactions to trauma can include exhaustion, confusion, sadness, anxiety, agitation, numbness, dissociation, confusion, physical arousal, and blunted affect. Most responses are normal in that they affect most survivors and are socially acceptable, psychologically effective, and self-limited.
What does a PTSD attack feel like?
A person with PTSD can also experience the physical sensations of panic attacks, such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and hot flashes. However, these attacks are brought on by the re-experiencing of the traumatic event through such experiences as dreams, thoughts, and flashbacks.
How does your body hold trauma?
Whenever we store trauma in our tissue, our brain disconnects from that part of the body to block the experience, preventing the recall of the traumatic memory. Any area of our body that our brain is disconnected from won’t be able stay healthy or heal itself.
What are the stages of trauma?
PTSD can be divided into four phases: the impact phase, the rescue phase, the intermediate recovery phase, and the long-term reconstruction phase.The impact phase encompasses initial reactions such as shock, fear, and guilt.In the rescue phase, the affected individual begins to come to terms with what has happened.More items…•Jun 21, 2018
Does trauma ever go away?
No, but with effective evidence-based treatment, symptoms can be managed well and can remain dormant for years, even decades. But because the trauma that evokes the symptoms will never go away, there is a possibility for those symptoms to be “triggered” again in the future.
What are the 5 stages of PTSD?
What Are the Stages of PTSD?Impact or “Emergency” Stage. This phase occurs immediately after the traumatic event. … Denial Stage. Not everybody experiences denial when dealing with PTSD recovery. … Short-term Recovery Stage. During this phase, immediate solutions to problems are addressed. … Long-term Recovery Stage.Jul 15, 2020
What is the best therapy for trauma?
Common Therapy Approaches to Help You Heal from TraumaPharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy is the use of medications to manage disruptive trauma reactions. … Behavior Therapy. … Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. … Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) … Hypnotherapy. … Psychodynamic Therapy. … Group Therapy.Mar 9, 2011

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Some ozone suppliers claim Biocidal benefits of ozone throughout the cooling systems. Yet the short half-life of ozone coupled with the high ozone demands of cooling waters make it unreasonable to expect that any residual ozone will be present shortly after its application. Most cooling intake waters contain bromide ion (from traces up to 1.5 mg/L). Oxidization of bromide ion with ozone is known to produce the hypobromous acid/hypobromite ion (HOBr/Obr) couple, a stable biocide that survives after ozone residuals decay. The known chemistries of ozone oxidation of bromide ion will be discussed and a German cooling water treatment system based on these chemistries will be described.
92-07: Biocidal Aspects of Ozone for Cooling Water Treatment - Probable Impacts
Rip G. Rice, Ph.D., Rice Int'l Consulting Enterprises, J. Fred Wilkes, Consultant


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STRAY LEAVES from an ARCTIC JOURNAL. Ву Lieutenant SHERARD OSBORN, R.N., Commanding H.M.S.V. Pioneer in the late Expedition, 1850-51, under Capt. Austin, to rescue Sir John Franklin, With Map and 4 coloured Plates...
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THE DISCOVERY of the NORTH-WEST PASSAGE by H.M.S. Investigator, Captain R. M'CLURE, 1850-54. Edited by Captain SHERARD OSBORN, C.B., from the Logs and Journals of Capt. M'Clure. With Chart, and coloured Illustrations from Sketches by Commander S. G. Cresswell, R.N. Second Edition, thoroughly revised; with considerable Additions to Chapter on the Hybernation of Animals in the rctic Regions, a Geological Paper by Sir Roderick I. Murchison, and a Portrait of Captain M'Clure.
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Donald Trump has asserted the need to cut the $500 billion U.S. trade deficit, yet support for his proposal is based on misconceptions about what this deficit means. During the 1970s, importing more than you exported was problematic, as was the breakup of the Beatles. Today, neither matters.
To see why the current trade deficit is benign, we need to understand the relationship between trade and the dollar’s value. Greenbacks are like any commodity in that the more people want to possess them, the higher their price. People acquire dollars primarily for two reasons: buying American goods and investing within the United States.
Let’s momentarily ignore the investment-based demand and focus on the trade-derived need for dollars. If the United States is importing more than it exports, then American consumers are exchanging dollars for foreign currencies to buy foreign goods more than foreigners are doing the reverse, meaning that foreigners are accumulating lots of dollars that they’re not using to buy American goods.
The glut of dollars circulating among people who don’t need them will push down the value of the dollar, just like the value of Christmas trees declines after December 25th. A falling dollar makes U.S. exports cheaper, and foreign imports into the United States become more expensive. Cheaper U.S. exports will entice foreigners to buy more American products—including manufactured goods—while more expensive foreign imports will make Americans buy less foreign products, reversing the original trade deficit. So a deficit changes the value of the dollar, which in turn brings the deficit back into balance.
The Netherlands offers a further illustration of the link between the exchange rate, trade balance, and manufacturing jobs. The discovery of a gas reserve in 1959 led to a large trade surplus, creating upwards pressure on the Dutch Guilder (just as a trade deficit creates downward pressure on a currency). As its currency appreciated, the Netherlands’ manufacturing exports became less competitive, and during the period between 1970-1977, unemployment increased from 1.1% to 5.1%, and private sector investment shrunk. Therefore, the surprise surplus caused manufacturing unemployment, just as a surprise deficit can in principle boost manufacturing exports. This conventional and well-studied phenomenon is known as Dutch Disease.
Artificially devaluing a currency is a historically-deployed tactic for boosting manufacturing and the trade balance, which many accuse China of exploiting. However, the U.S. deficit, with numerous non-manipulators such as Germany and Russia, confirms that the imbalance is not the result of foul play.
The automatic trade-dollar adjustment becomes a problem when the United States is operating a fixed exchange rate, as it did under the postwar Bretton Woods system. The government guaranteed a fixed price for the dollar that didn’t balance the trade account: America was importing a lot more than it was exporting.
Foreigners became unwilling to accumulate dollars that they had no intention of using at the prevailing price, and were feverishly exchanging them for gold at the price the U.S. government was guaranteeing. The precipitous decline in U.S. gold reserves forced President Nixon to abandon dollar-gold convertibility in 1971. This is why policymakers used to be such trade deficit hawks—trade imbalances threatened America’s ability to maintain its international obligations.
And therein lies the first major difference between the 1960s and today: The dollar is fully flexible, with markets determining the exchange rate, rendering trade imbalances self-correcting.
So why has America been recording a large, persistent trade deficit, and why isn’t the dollar devaluing? It’s due to the second major difference: The investment-based demand for foreign currencies—which we momentarily set aside—has ballooned. People no longer exchange currencies just to buy foreign goods.
International financial markets are extraordinarily integrated, as capitalists invest globally to seek higher returns and safer portfolios. Australians still want dollars to buy F-18 fighters—but also Treasury bills and Microsoft shares. In 1970, global foreign direct investment (FDI) was $10 billion, equal to 3% of global merchandise exports. In 2007, FDI has grown three hundredfold to $3 trillion, or 22% of global merchandise exports.
Consequently, the dollar no longer corrects trade imbalances. Some of the $500 billion deficit reenters the United States as foreign investment in the U.S. economy, while some of the rest is retained by foreign central banks in case of a rainy day.
America’s trade deficit represents foreigners letting Americans buy more goods than they sell, in exchange for the right to invest in America more than Americans invest abroad—that’s a sign of a thriving economy. In contrast, a struggling economy combined with a trade deficit would send the dollar tumbling, balancing the flow of capital and goods.
The dollar’s fortitude despite the trade deficit, therefore, confirms that the United States is a good investment—and that policymakers need not worry about Americans importing more than they export.
Nixon once complained to the American public about the “all-out war on the American dollar” waged by speculators. In 2017, there is no campaign against the American dollar, there is no fixed exchange rate, the U.S. economy is thriving, and Ringo Starr has reached out to Paul McCartney about a reunion tour.