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Grammar : part 2
In this series, Dr. Henry Lee Smith, Jr., Professor of Linguistics and English at the University of Buffalo, presents an introduction to linguistics covering the nature of language, its structure and development. In this episode, Dr. Smith, Jr., continues the discussion of grammar and how words are classified. Explains how adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions are identified by structure rather than meaning. Examines the structure of phrases and sentences.
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- 87% of multiplayer gamers played cross platform in 2022
- Marmalade Game Studio uses cross platform gaming to bring people together
- Mobile is the cross-generational gaming platform, with 77% of GenZ – 34% of Baby Boomers
- Big titles on console are crossing to mobile, including Fortnite, Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto
- In 2022, mobile game revenue hit $92.2 billion, with console games reaching $51.8
The growing demand for cross-platform multiplayer games is hard to ignore. Friends and family members want to play together online whether they game on their phone, PlayStation, Xbox, PC or Nintendo Switch. Since 2018* the market for quality cross-platform multiplayer games has exploded. In the last year alone, 87% of multiplayer gamers played cross platform.
Of all the trends in gaming, this is probably the least surprising. After all, whether it’s board games, tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, or sharing a console and playing with siblings, people grow up experiencing games together.
Bringing People Together
At Marmalade Game Studio, we create digital versions of classic board games. Our titles include Monopoly, The Game of Life 2, Cluedo (Clue), Battleship and more. We’re experts in taking your childhood favourites and putting them on the screen in beautiful, fully animated 3D worlds.
The Marmalade aim is to recreate the magic of gathering around a board with your friends and family, even if you can’t be in the same place at the same time. To achieve this, we must break down the distance barrier and bring as many friends and family members together as possible, which means bridging platforms.
When it comes to gaming platforms, mobile phones are dominating the landscape. In a breakdown of gamers by generation and platform, mobile games are played by:
- 77% of Gen Z
- 73% of Millennials
- 54% of Gen X
- 34% of Baby Boomers
Access to mobile is what makes the platform so successful. It’s this access that makes Marmalade a mobile-first studio and publisher. Mobile spans the generations and is always at hand. But console is still a vital platform, because 44% of cross platform gamers play on mobile AND console, and many prefer to play across console and PC.
As popular as the mobile platform is, and as fast as it’s growing, big titles are still being released on console first. Many games made for console simply won’t translate to mobile. The graphics may be too demanding, the controls may be too complex to replicate with swipe and tap, and they may be written for longer sit-down gaming sessions.
However, we’ve seen a surge in popular titles releasing cross-platform play modes for mobile, including:
- Resident Evil – Dead by Daylight
- Call of Duty
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Grand Theft Auto
Plus lockdown classics like Among Us.
As always, you decide, and nothing proves a trend better than sales. In 2022, mobile game revenue hit $92.2 billion, with console games reaching $51.8 and PC games landing at $38.2. And the reason is simple: everyone carries a phone.
Console gaming isn’t going away. But it’s clear that mobile gaming is here to stay and the big titles are embracing the revenue streams it brings.
Our Cross-Platform Magic
The benefit of Marmalade games being mobile first, is that they run as smoothly on your phone, as they do on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox or PC. The only difference is that bigger screens reveal more of the amazing 3D graphics and animations hidden in each game. With 56% of gamers expecting graphics to be better on console vs mobile, that should come as a pleasant surprise!
One thing’s for certain: since 2018 more games have become more widely available, allowing families and friends to share gaming experiences around the world. And that is the magic we at Marmalade live for.
*In 2018 PlayStation and Xbox finally allowed cross-platform gaming between the two consoles, ending a years-long feud, and years of frustration among gamers.


BETAFPV Pavo Pico Walksnail Avatar Edition - Full HD Aerial Photography Micro Drone Under 100gBETAFPV Pavo Pico is an FPV drone with a takeoff weight of less than 100g that is compatible with digital FPV systems . This time, I installed Walksnail Avatar digital FPV and assembled a full HD aerial photography CineWhoop.
What is BETAFPV Pavo Pico?BETAFPV Pavo Pico is an FPV drone for intermediate users released by BETAFPV in Shenzhen, China in May 2023. With a wheelbase of only 80.8mm, it is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but with a 2S battery, it can fly easily with digital FPV systems such as DJI O3 and Walksnail Avatar. If you choose Walksnail Avatar for Air Unit, since the takeoff weight (excluding the weight of removable accessories other than the battery) is less than 100g, this is exempt from Japanese "Flight Rules for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" , which will be applied from June 20, 2022, to the regulations applicable to drones weighing 100g or more. Therefore, it is possible to fly FPV independently without placing a visual observer.
The BETAFPV Pavo Pico series has two types of Air Units (camera, VTX) : DJI O3 version and Walksnail Avatar/Caddx Vista/Runcam Link version, and two types of receivers: ELRS version and TBS version. Furthermore, there are two types of FC: "F4 1-2S 12A AIO FC V3" (initial lot) and "F4 2-3S 20A AIO FC V1" (second lot and later). Models from the second lot onwards are slightly heavier (plus 1.35g ~ 2.27g, depending on the Air Unit installed), so please pay attention to the takeoff weight. Please note that Air Unit is sold separately.
BETAFPV Pavo Pico Brushless Whoop Quadcopter
BETAFPV 2023/05/27 USD104.99(DJI O3)/ USD99.99(Walksnail)
Wheelbase: 80.8mm / Battery: 2S / Weight: 71.2g(DJI O3)/ 65.88g (Walksnail)
Digital FPV CineWhoop Pavo Pico with takeoff weight less than 100g. Air unit is sold separately and can be equipped with DJI O3 Air Unit or Caddx Vista, or newly released Walksnail Avatar HD Pro with 32GB memory. The battery is 2S, wheelbase is 80.8mm, and propeller size is 45mm. Weight is 71.2g for DJI O3 and 65.88g for Walksnail Avatar, excluding battery. Takeoff weights including 450mAh battery are 99.4g and 94.08g respectively.
Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit
CADDX 2023/03 USD159.00(single antenna)/ USD169.00(dual antenna
The Avatar HD system uses H.265 code, an industry-leading technology, to provide 1080p FPV image quality with ultra-low latency. Support 1080P/60FPS, 720P/120FPS. Featuring a 1/1.8 inch Sony Starvis Ⅱ sensor, this camera delivers excellent night vision that's just as clear as day.
Introducing BETAFPV Pavo Pico
The 4Pin connector for Walksnail Avatar is already soldered to the FC. Simply plug in the connector to connect. When using Caddx Vista/Runcam Link, the included 6Pin connector must be soldered to the FC.
A #0 Phillips screwdriver and a 1.5mm Allen key (hexagonal wrench) are required for assembly. Neither is included in the product, so you'll have to prepare it yourself.
The cable with the white connector sticking out at the back is the power cable for the Air Unit. No soldering required and can be connected directly to the Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit.
The Meteor75 Digital VTX version was slightly underpowered compared to the weight of the aircraft, and the actual flight time was about 2 minutes. Pavo Pico can fly for about 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
How to assemble BETAFPV Pavo PicoFor BETAFPV Pavo Pico, Air Unit (camera, VTX) is sold separately. You need to install it yourself.
First, attach the antenna to the Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Air Unit. Use the Copper Tube Antenna included with Pavo Pico. The Walksnail Avatar version of Pavo Pico comes with one antenna. If you get the dual antenna version of Walksnail Avatar, you will need to purchase an additional antenna.
When installing the antenna, first pass the antenna cable through the antenna fixing hole in the Air Unit frame as shown in the photo.
When installing the camera, you will also need to route the camera cable through the Air Unit frame. Remove the back cover of the camera and disconnect the cable. Simply pull the cable upwards to remove it from the socket.
Screw the X-shaped carbon frame (VTX Mounting Plate) included with Pavo Pico to the Air Unit as shown in the photo. The screws used are the shortest hex nuts (1.5mm), which are also included with Pavo Pico. There seems to be no distinction between the front and rear, or the top and bottom surface of the carbon frame.
Move the power cable for Air Unit (white connector) coming out of the main body frame to the position shown in the photo.
Attach the rubber bushing that comes with Pavo Pico to the hole indicated by the red circle in the photo. Then attach the Air Unit to the main frame using the wood screws shown in the photo.
Insert the wood screws from the bottom of the drone and screw them into the Air Unit frame through the holes in the rubber bushing and carbon frame.
The connector of Walksnail Avatar VTX is JST-SH 4 pin (1.0mm pitch).
BETAFPV Pavo Pico flight preparation
However, the FC settings are almost complete and there is not much to be done.
The FC firmware is Betaflight 4.4.1. No particular update is required. The device name is BEFH/BETAFPVF40S(STM32F40S).
The port settings are like this. The ELRS receiver is connected to UART3 and the digital VTX is connected to UART4.
Also, although "Permanently enable Airmode" on the "Configuration" screen was turned on, the aircraft sometimes bounced around during takeoff and landing. It is best to set the Air mode to a 3-position switch .
Please change the channel of each mode according to your radio settings.
The firmware of the ELRS receiver installed in "F4 1-2S 12A AIO FC V3" is version 2.5.2. Although it is an AIO type FC, the ELRS receiver is internally connected serially to the UART port. You can update the version using Wi-Fi. When you connect power to the FC and wait about 60 seconds, it will enter Wi-Fi mode and one of the green LEDs on the FC board will blink rapidly.
No special settings are required for Air unit. Bind to goggles/VRX using the bind button indicated by the arrow in the figure.
However, on my aircraft, all the OSD characters were shifted too far to the right in the goggles. It was necessary to adjust the display position using [Display] - [OSD Position] in the settings menu of Walksnail Avatar VRX (goggles).
For information on how to set up Walksnail Avatar HD Pro, see How to use Walksnail Avatar VRX .
When installing the battery into the aircraft, pay attention to the white JST-XH connector. If you leave it free, it may get caught in the propeller. I think it would be a good idea to hold it in place with the XT-30 cable, as shown in the photo.
For this reason, I immediately broke one of the propellers...
BETAFPV Pavo Pico Mini Review
As you can see in the video below, the flight performance is high and you can fly as easily as a regular 75mm TinyWhoop. It has a small turning radius, so you can enjoy flying not only outdoors but also at home. It has a gentler flying feel than the Firefly Baby Quad , and I think it will be easier to handle even for relatively inexperienced pilots. The motor sound is the same as the 75mm TinyWhoop, and it's not particularly noisy. It was also able to fly for 4 minutes and 40 seconds with a new battery.
BETAFPV Pavo Pico Specifications
|Gemfan 45mm-3B black propeller
|1102 | 14000kv red and black (2022)
71.2g (DJI O3), 66.02g (Vista), 65.88g (Avatar) (First batch),
73.47g (DJI O3), 67.37g (Vista), 68.14g (Avatar)(Since second batch)
|Pavo Pico Brushless Whoop Frame
|FC & ESC
|F4 1-2S 12A AIO FC V3(First batch),
F4 2-3S 20A AIO FC V1(Since second batch)
|Support DJI O3 Air Unit, Caddx Vista Kit / RUNCAM Link / Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit installation


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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Heads up to Oahu drivers -- watch out for ongoing deck repairs on the H1 airport viaduct on Saturday.
Starting at 9 p.m. Saturday night, there will be a partial closure of the Nimitz Hwy. and Valkenburgh St. intersection.
Also, expect eastbound lane closures on Nimitz Hwy. between Elliott St. and Aolele St.
There will also be right lane closures on the H1 eastbound, between the Radford Dr. overpass and the airport off-ramp.
The work should wrap up by 4 a.m. Sunday morning.

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Sadler signs six-year contract with Cornhuskers
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska is pinning its hopes for a move up in Big 12 men's basketball on Texas-El Paso's Doc Sadler.
Sadler was introduced as the Cornhuskers' head coach at a Tuesday news conference, exactly one week after Barry Collier resigned to become athletics director at Butler University.
Sadler, 46, takes over a program that hasn't won a conference
championship since sharing the Big Seven title in 1949-50 and is
winless in six NCAA Tournament appearances. ...
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2 edition of Light and heat radiation in stratus clouds. found in the catalog.
Light and heat radiation in stratus clouds.
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I believe the bottom layer of clouds (condensation) and the layer that forms the “anvil” in thunder clouds (freezing) are powerful IR radiation sources and glow quite brightly. In addition all of the electrical energy that the liquid crystal layer creates is rapidly released in ENORMOUS amounts in the form of lightning visible light. Radiation trapping Greenhouse effect. Condensation and Cloud Formation Cumulus clouds Cumulonibus clouds Cirrus clouds Stratus clouds. Chemistry of the atmosphere. Historic evidence of sulfuric acid emission in Greenland The Physics of Climate Author. The relationship between clouds and the surface radiative fluxes over the Arctic Ocean are explored by conducting a series of modelling experiments using a one-dimensional thermodynamic sea ice model. The sensitivity of radiative flux to perturbations in cloud fraction and cloud optical depth are determined. These experiments illustrate the substantial effect that clouds have on the state of Cited by:
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Get this from a library. Light and heat radiation in stratus clouds. [E M Feĭgelʹson; G V Rozenberg; Institut fiziki atmosfery (Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR)].
The study of clouds, where they occur, and their characteristics, plays a key role in the understanding of climate change. Low, thick clouds reflect solar radiation and cool the Earth's surface. High, thin clouds transmit incoming solar radiation and also trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation emitted by the Earth, warming the : Steve Graham.
Two aircraft, flying parallel courses made simultaneous measurements both of cloud radiation characteristics, and of the meteorological parameters of the atmosphere and clouds. The processed data was studied to determine regularities in the variability of spectral reflection, transmission, and absorption of short wave radiation by stratus : K.
Kondratyev. A.L. Rangno (Retiree), in Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences (Second Edition), Low Stratiform Clouds. Stratocumulus and stratus clouds (Figures 14 respectively) are low-based (below 2 km AGL), shallow ‘stratiform’ are almost always less than 1 km thick.
They are composed of droplets unless the cloud top is cooler than about −5 to −10 °C in which case ice. Natural infrared.
Sunlight, at an effective temperature of kelvins ( °C, °F), is composed of near-thermal-spectrum radiation that is slightly more than half infrared. At zenith, sunlight provides an irradiance of just over 1 kilowatt per square meter at sea level. Of this energy, watts is infrared radiation, watts is visible light, and 32 watts is ultraviolet radiation.
This chapter mainly focuses on advection Stratus/fog and Radiation Fog. Favoured synoptic environment for St/fog. Fog (or low Stratus) is formed, when moist air near ground level starts to condensate.
This condensation can be produced in the atmosphere by three mechanisms: By ascent and resultant cooling of an air parcel. By radiative heat loss.
Cloud droplets tend to scatter light efficiently, so that the intensity of the solar radiation decreases with depth into the gases. As a result, the cloud base can vary from a very light to very-dark-grey depending on the cloud's thickness and how much light is being reflected or transmitted back to the observer.
High thin tropospheric clouds. On the Radiative Properties of Ice Clouds: Light Scattering, Remote Sensing, and Radiation Parameterization Ping YANG∗1, Kuo-Nan LIOU2, Lei BI1, Chao LIU1, Bingqi YI1, and Bryan A.
BAUM3 1Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TXUSA. Stratus clouds reflect more of uv radiation, the reason being two fold.
Uv radiation increases with increasing altitude and decreasing cloud cover. As you probably know Cumulus clouds, being low-stage clouds, are generally less than 2, metres. In the OSTI Collections: Clouds, Sunlight, and Radiant Heat - The sun radiates electromagnetic waves of every frequency into the space around it—much of it visible light, but also the higher frequencies of ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays, as well as the lower frequencies of infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves.
A small portion of all this radiation is intercepted by the earth. Water and atmosphere book. STUDY. PLAY. Terms in this set () Condensation. Many objects other than the sun radiant energy as light and heat. Electromagnetic radiation. Energy from the sun.
This energy travels in waves. Convection. Stratus clouds form and flat layers. Low, dark stratus clouds can block out the sun and produce a steady. Stratus clouds are low-level clouds close to the ground, so at times, stratus clouds appear fog-like and are even called 'high fog.' This is also associated with the feeling of dampness on the ground.
Some clouds form due to the heating of the Earth's surface. First, the Sun heats the ground, which then heats the air. This warm air is lighter and less dense than the surrounding air, so it begins to rise. When this air rises, it expands because of the lower pressures that exists at higher levels in the e air expands because of a drop in pressure, it also gets cooler.
That’s why you have to be careful how much x-ray radiation or UV rays you get, or you’ll get radiation sickness or a sunburn.
If the wavelength is longer, then that photon will have less energy – that’s why it’s not dangerous to stand in the way of microwaves, or cell phones, or radio or television broadcasts.
wispy, feathery clouds made mostly of ice crystals that form at high levels. a form of energy that has wavelengths longer than red light; not visible, but can be felt as heat.
Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 1 25 Terms. ms_reardon TEACHER. Worldly Wise Book 6 Lesson 2 32 Terms. Stratus clouds are a type of low-level cloud, occurring below 6, feet. They are characterized by uniform layers of grayish clouds.
Stratus cloud layers are generally thin but cover the entire sky, known as overcast. Stratus clouds are formed by weak, gentle upward air currents that lift large layers of air high enough to produce condensation.
High-level clouds: High-level clouds occur above ab feet and are given the prefix "cirro-". Due to cold tropospheric temperatures at these levels, the clouds primarily are composed of ice crystals, and often appear thin, streaky, and white (although a low sun angle, e.g., near sunset, can create an array of color on the clouds).
The three main types of high clouds are cirrus. Most clouds can be described by mixing and matching the terms cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus.
For example, there are cirrocumulus clouds which are vertically developing (and blotchy) clouds way high up in the atmosphere. Cirrostratus clouds are thin, wispy sheet clouds. What's cool about these clouds is that they can cause a halo-like. Tsay and Jayaweera ’s () analysis of the large-scale processes responsible for the formation of Arctic stratus clouds suggests that the layered structure may be a result of several simultaneous large-scale processes contributing to cloud formation.
In many respects the dynamics of layered Arctic stratus clouds appears to resemble the dynamics of weakly unstable stratocumuli observed. Clouds with Extensive Vertical Development: Cumulonimbus; A further classification is the prefix “nimbo” or suffix “nimbus,” which means raincloud.
Cumulus clouds are formed by vertical currents. They are billowy in appearance. Stratus clouds are formed by the cooling of a stable layer of air. They are flat and have a sheet-like appearance. The image gallery below contains many different clouds types.
The clouds are labelled and described in their figure captions. Stratus clouds over Diamond Head. Stratus clouds are a low level cloud type, composed of liquid droplets. They form in an atmosphere that is.
Bouncing around from cloud to cloud, and down to Earth, sunlight's warmth is both enhanced and blocked by clouds. Atmospheric scientists. Stratus clouds are part of the Low Cloud group.
They are gray and can cover most or all of the sky (like a big blanket). They are gray and can cover most or all of the sky (like a big blanket). Stratus clouds sometimes produce light mist or drizzle. This chapter mainly focuses on advection Stratus/fog and Radiation Fog.
Favoured synoptic environment for St/Fog. Fog (or low Stratus) is formed, when moist air near ground level starts to condensate.
This condensation can be produced in the atmosphere by three mechanisms: By ascent and resultant cooling of an air parcel. By radiative heat loss. Clouds, radiation and sun cream. Posted on 24 UV, while only accounting for a few percent of the light emitted from the Sun, contains the most energy and is the most damaging to our skin.
After an 8 minute journey from the Sun, the first line of defense incoming photons (small packets of light) will encounter is in the stratosphere, around. 19 12% of the land surface). Stratus clouds cover roughly 10% of the Earth’s surface (12% of the 20 ocean surface and 5% of the land).
Because stratus and stratocumulus clouds are so common and 21 because they strongly reflect incoming solar radiation these File Size: 1MB. The last variation on stratus clouds is the stratocumulus cloud. Occurring below meters, these clouds resemble little rows of cotton balls.
The coloring of these clouds can vary from gray to white depending on the sunlight angle. Precipitation is rare from this cloud; however, in the winter, if the top cools enough, some showers may occur. Cold objects emit less radiation than warmer object, with the relationship being about T^4, so a small change in temp makes a big difference.
Low clouds, on the other hand, tend to keep the earth cooler. They also absorb and reemit the earth's radiation, but because they are near the surface, they are close to the same temperature as the earth. The Earth's atmosphere shields life from deadly ultraviolet radiation from the sun and provides the planet with stable temperatures.
It contains a number of layers, the most well known of which are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. The vast majority of the weather occurs in the troposphere, but some clouds can appear.
Cirrus (cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving the type its name from the Latin word cirrus, meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair.
This cloud can form at any altitude betw ft ( km; mi) ft (14 km; mi) above sea strands of cloud sometimes appear in tufts of a. 30 EARTH OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS Annual ERBE Net Radiative Cloud Forcing NO DATA 0 10 20 30 40 W/m 2 Annual ISCCP C2 Inferred Stratus Cloud Amount NO DATA 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Percent FIGURE â The top panel shows net cloud radiative forcing, annually averaged as.
There are not surfaces emitting radiation in the atmosphere. The recorded values correspond to a combination of radiation which is an average made by the instruments from a series of instantaneous measurements of globules of air moving up, stratus clouds, water vapor present in the atmosphere, and dust particles.
It play a important role in heat budget and cause cloud are devided into three layers. High Clouds; Middle Clouds; Low clouds; High Clouds . It usually found in the altitude of 6 to 12 km from the earth family clouds composed of mainly ice crystals because at greater heights amount of moisture is less and dew point is achieved at low temperatures in supersaturated situation.
the sky covered by clouds), altitude, thickness, and the size of cloud particles—all of which affect the amount of radiation transmitted, reflected, or absorbed by clouds. CLOUDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Studying clouds is a top priority among many atmos pheric scientists because clouds are one of the great.
radiative models of Arctic stratus clouds have achieved considerable success in predicting the angular distribution of radiance by assuming that clouds have plane-parallel geometry. Makshtas and Korsnes , for example, have reported that surface measurements of the angular and spectral redistribution of solar radiation are well.
Stratus Clouds "Stratus" is the Latin word for layer or blanket. Stratus clouds form a low layer that can cover the entire sky like a blanket, bringing generally gray and dull weather.
Stratus clouds may form only a few hundred feet above the ground. Over hills and mountains they can reach ground level when they may be termed fog. Conversely. Thus the typical instrument discriminating the IR radiation between 7 m will measure almost the entire IR radiative cooling or heating of low-level water : Graeme Stephens.
How do clouds affect radiation. Wiki User They reflect incoming radiation (thus cooling in the. daytime), while trapping outgoing infra-red (thus "warming" at night).
Satellite observations of Low Cloud Cover (LCC) reveal an 11 year signal that shows some correlation with cosmic radiation measurements. This has led some to conclude that cosmic rays cause cloud formation. However, LCC also correlates with other indices of solar activity such as Total Solar Irradiance and sunspot numbers.
Can one determine how much cosmic radiation contributes to cloud formation. On cloudless nights the air temperature plummets; clouds act as insulators—sky blankets, if you will—to prevent heat loss from the earth and keep Jack Frost at bay.
Perhaps clouds are indeed the Earth’s thermostat. [Chapter-break] Most dramatic of all the clouds are cumulonimbus: the riders of the storm. Numerical simulation of radiation fog and stratus clouds formation with account for interaction among dynamic, radiative and microphysical processes.
Proc. 6th Cited by: Researchers have discovered the existence of high-altitude "radiation clouds" that can expose airplane passengers to high levels of radiation.
These clouds were discovered as part of .They can block *some* of it. But under partly cloudy conditions, they can sometimes exacerbate it.
> Clouds usually block UV rays, particularly UV-B; on a really overcast day they can keep out 70 to 90 percent of the UV-B coming in. > Maddeningly.

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Archive - Sep 12, 2013
The Mammoth Huskies, off to a 1-0 start in the 2013 football season, ran through their drills this past week as if Friday night’s game were just another bump on the schedule.
In spite of a season-opening loss to Whittier Christian, the Bishop Broncos and Head Coach Bill Egan pay a visit to Gault-McClure Stadium for their 7 p.m. varsity game, and if history is a guide, that means trouble.
Smoky skies returned to Mammoth this past weekend, reminding residents that the big Rim Fire near Yosemite is still kicking—and at almost 400 square miles, one of the biggest fires in the state’s history.
Forgetting the fire’s strength and size is a luxury northern Mono County hasn’t had. The region north of Bridgeport has largely been stuck in a pattern of smoke and haze for much of the past month and the sheer length of the time of exposure to the smoke is beginning to take an economic toll on the region.
The last hurdle to completing the Digital 395 high-speed broadband backbone was jumped last week when California’s Public Utilities Commission voted to give the project another $9.9 million.
The 583-mile project that will connect Barstow to Reno with high-capacity, high-speed broadband fiber optic trunk lines, was over-budget by about that amount by the end of July—the completion deadline date originally set by the federal government, which paid for about $80 million of the $101 million project.
To Graeme Pitts, everything felt as if it were in place for a big day in Mammoth.
Just in from pro mountain bike racing in Canada and on his way to Norway for the UCI World Cup championships, Pitts bounced out of his car, straightened his 6-foot, 2-inch body into a semi-salute, stuck out his chest and took a deep, happy breath.
“I’ve always heard about Mammoth and the Kamikaze,” he said. “I wasn’t going to miss this.”
The first timed High Sierra Century race featured some blazing performances by cyclists who finished the 100-mile-plus course in less than five hours.
But in many respects, the day belonged to Mammoth’s Dennis Phillips.
It’s not that the longtime Mammoth resident won his 60-69 age group, or that he did it by nearly an hour, placing ninth overall in 5-hours, 9-minutes and 39 seconds.


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Hunter burned after heater ignites deer blind
WESTTOWN — A Wurtsboro man was airlifted to a Pennsylvania trauma center on Monday with extensive burns after a propane heater set his hunting blind on fire, state police said.
Joseph Purta, 76, was hunting for deer in the woods off Minisink Turnpike at about 2:25 p.m. when the blind caught fire, state police Sgt. Al Shamah said.
Purta suffered third-degree burns and was taken by ambulance to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, Shamah said. From there, Purta was taken by medical helicopter to Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Allentown, Pa., where he was listed in serious condition.
Shamah said it was unclear if Purta was hunting alone or had a partner.


/ Getting photos from CF card on to a tablet
Has anyone found a way to get photos from a CF card on to a tablet at all?
I bought a tablet with a mind to being able to do some photo work each day whilst on holiday rather than being hit with the 'chore' of doing it all afterwards, but my initial research has proven to be wrong. I looked at availability of connectors to allow a USB card reader to be connected to the device's non USB power / reader port. All fits well, but the tablet will not read from a device (card reader) which itself needs power. Okay, I tried then to read direct from the camera thinking it has a battery so must be powering itself and again no luck.
Camera is a Canoe EOS 350D with old style CF cards and is not bluetooth able or anything like that.
Tablet is a Samsung S2
Anyone know of a device which can deliver what I need? I did wonder about a wi-fi or bluetooth card reader but can't find one which reads CF cards.
Get yourself one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/SD-Card-CompactFlash-Adaptor/dp/B002F1SGDU
(Assuming of course that your Tablet has a SD card port (most seem to)
is your card reader a multicard or just CF?
i'm afraid my experience is only with SD cards so probably not a massic amount of help to you, but i got something like this
to allow me to copy files from my SD card... is this the kind of thing you are trying?
here's a CF card reader version
oh and the card shouwed up somewhere weird in the file manager rather than in my "gallery" will try and find my connector and post the path
am using rawdroid to view / manage the canon raw files if that also helps
Cheers, that looks like an option, however, my tablet has no SD reader, only a micro SD reader, perhaps I need then what you have linked to and an SD --> micro SD reader adaptor in it with a micro SD card.
I'm reluctant to spend more without knowing someone somewhere has a tried and tested solution, but this might be the way forward.
The readers themselves which go via USB (suggested above) I am wary of as potentially coming up against the unpowered connection errors I got before, i.e. the tablet will not power them but they need power to be read from.
"oh and the card shouwed up somewhere weird in the file manager rather than in my "gallery" will try and find my connector and post the path
am using rawdroid to view / manage the canon raw files if that also helps"
have a look online and see if it supports USB OTG (OnTheGo) if not then you're right, it's not going to work sorry! can you post the exact model?
some other things to consider about the compact flash > SD > microSD option are
can your camera read the capacity of microSD cards that you can actually buy? ie is it limited to 512Mb as many older devices are.
for every extra adapter you introduce another set of contacts that might get worn out and cause read/write errors.
microSD cards are hard to manage with gloves on!
If you want a SD to Micro SD adapter then shout, I seem to have loads of the things as every time I buy a micro SD card they give me one
ok so i plug my OTG cable with an SD card reader and SD card installed like the ones i linked to above and android announces a mass storage device is attached
and opens the file manager
i select all files then UsbDriveA to view the files (not as complex as i remembered lol)
if you get this working, then i find on my phone copying the files to the photos folder on the device in batches of 20 or so is best, otherwise it seems to crash my phone.
again hope that helps, and good luck :-)
All very helpful, thanks folks.
I can get a micro SD card for £8 which includes an adaptor to SD (cheers for the offer of one though) so will give that a go first in my other camera which is SD compatible. If that goes well, I'll maybe get the CF - SD adaptor too before pursuing the other options, last thing I want is more readers & cables lying about if I can avoid it.
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Doc Lounge Caucasus in Baku, Azerbaijan - Travel blog by Jaana Eskola (DL Helsinki)
This November we co-organised the last of the four workshops in the project Doc Lounge Caucasus supporetd by Swedish Institute and the first one in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 5-day workshop took place at the same time as the Baku International filmfestival and included sessions on project management, audience development and budgeting for film screenings and events. Doc Lounge Director Maja Lindquist was there together with the Project Manager from Doc Lounge Helsinki, Jaana Eskola. As a part of Doc Lounge work for enviromental sustainability, Jaana choose to travel by train. Read more about her experience from the workshop and her excitiing train trip Helsinki-Baku in the blog posts below.
The Doc Lounge workshop in Baku, 5-9 November, 2019 by Jaana Eskola
Doc Lounge Caucacus project continued in 5-9 November, 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan with a five-day training for local coordinators How to Organize Regional Screenings? I had a chance to participate in the training as a member of Doc Lounge Network and coordinator of Doc Lounge Helsinki and I presented a case study of one Doc Lounge event organized in Helsinki as part of Nordic Doc Lounge network. Participants of the training came from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia with various backgrounds from filmmaking to event coordination and journalism. The training week gave its participants throughout knowledge of the basics of film festival producing, planning, marketing and implementing added with very useful networking and information acquiring skills. One of most valuable lesson taught was still the cultural sharing and learning from each other during the week. I was utterly impressed by the depth of the projects planned and professionalism and inspiration of the participants: they all had a desire to make an impact in their societies and use documentary films in making change in their societies and in people’s lives. This was healthy reminder of the power of documentary filmmaking and its potential, and definitely something I took home with me after returning from Baku. The value of this project is obvious: you can’t understand culture, politics, conflict, identity and the importance of one’s own language without meeting people and discussing about their lives in person.
It was great meeting the colleagues from CinéDOC Tbilisi and from the Caucasian house and get an introduction to Azerbaijani film making scene as well and visit the Baku International Short Film Festival. Many thanks to the organizers of the workshop and of the festival!
The week in Baku was also an excellent opportunity to get a short introduction to Azerbaijani culture and cuisine and history. I absolutely loved it, çox sağolun!
Travel Blog Helsinki- Baku by Jaana Eskola
Flying contributes about 2% of the world's global carbon emissions and is one of the significant contributors to our personal carbon footprint. When I received an invitation to join Doc Lounge Caucasus training organized in Baku, I wanted to look for alternative ways of travelling there. Thanks to Doc Lounge, who were very supporting in facilitating my quest for slower travelling, I travelled from Helsinki to Baku mainly by train. This is a short summary of my experiences with some evaluation whether travelling for work by train is really a viable option.
1.-2.11.2019 Helsinki-Moscow: night train, 14 hrs
2.-5.11.2019 Moscow-Baku: night train, 55 hrs
9.11.2019 Baku-Moscow: plane, 3 hrs
10.-11.11.2019 Moscow-Helsinki: night train, 14 hrs
Total CO2 emissions: 524,70kg
To compare: CO2 emissions of return economy flight Helsinki-Baku-Helsinki (via Kiev): 1100,00 kg
Friday 1 November, 2019
Helsinki-Moscow / VR Tolstoi
Electric train: CO2 emissions 37,8 kg (source: ecopassenger.org)
Price: 98,44€ (2nd class)
Tolstoi, the night train service between Helsinki and Moscow, departs from Helsinki Railway station at 17:44 on Friday 1 November. Already at the first sight Tolstoi is different from ultramodern and sleek high-speed Allegro trains that run between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. Tolstoi is modern but has a lot of character, it’s train travel with charm. You are greeted on the platform by train stewardess who checks me in and guides me to my comfortable and well-lighted compartment in a second-class carriage.
I am sharing the cabin with two Russian women who are travelling to Saint-Petersburg. Soon after the departure you are brought the tea of your choice and some apple crepes. Towels and table cloth are embroidered with Russian Railways logo. There is a restaurant car in the train, with a full menu of Russian food and drinks. All is very comfortable, and well worth the value. Border control is cleared around 21.30 in the evening and after that you can have almost uninterrupted sleep until you arrive in Moscow Leningradsky station at 9.30 in the morning. Travelling whilst sleeping well, there’s no better way of getting from Helsinki to Moscow.
Night trains to Moscow depart from Helsinki Central Railway station once a day, six days per week.
Saturday 2 November, 2019
Moscow-Baku / Azerbaijan railways ADY, Route no. 055Ч, Moskva Kur — Baku-Pass
Diesel locomotive: CO2 emissions 92,1 kg (estimate according to ecopassenger.org)
Price: 280,61€ (1st class)
Moscow-Baku train, the second leg of the journey, is the longest totaling of 55 hours. The train has big and heavy diesel locomotive, which means it emits significantly more CO2 than electric trains. Nevertheless, a journey by diesel train still produces 84 per cent less carbon than flying.
The train has altogether 13 carriages, out of which most are third-class carriages: open wagons divided in compartments of 6 beds, 3 bottom and 3 top bunks. There are also second-class carriages (compartments of 4 beds) and one first-class carriage at the end of the train. As I am travelling this route for the first time and I am travelling alone, I have bought a first-class ticket, which can easily double the price of the second class ticket. Otherwise, all carriages are pretty much same: there is a toilet at the other end of the car, samovar and small kitchen corner at the other end.
Train departs at 22:44 from Moskva Kurskaja station, so straight after our train host brings me ADY logo bed sheets, I made my bed and go to sleep, or try to. The night is noisy and full of stops in different stations and the trains are very, very warm so sleeping is hard. Beds are comfortable though. And the benefit of travelling first class is that I ended up having the entire small cabin for myself.
Sunday 3 November, 2019
Travelling through Russia
Landscape since leaving Moscow has stayed was pretty much the same: fields, bushes and some more fields but the towns we are passing are getting smaller and different all the time.
Travelling by train is soothing: it’s slow but you are constantly on the move. The cabins have sockets so you can work well in the train. Also roaming in Russia is not overly expensive if you get yourself a wi-fi package. The train doesn’t make much stops so there is not much else to do than read, work and sleep, which is relaxing. In every carriage, there is a big samovar with endless supply of hot water and a small ceramic pot of strong, black Azerbaijan tea. When travelling by train in Russia and in Azerbaijan, remember to bring your own cup!
One thing to learn when travelling in Russia by train: Russian trains mostly have a restaurant with full menu and the ticket price also includes some service in your own compartment. Azerbaijan trains do not. Remember to bring your own food along! The train makes some longer stops along the route, and that is when everyone gets out to buy some water, instant noodle, soup and chocolate and juice from the kiosks on the platform. During the stops, platform gets crowded, of mostly men, travelling in 3rd class shared bunk bed compartments. There are some families with kids as well and some older couples but the majority of people travelling on the train are young men.
Monday 4 November, 2019
I get up in the morning at 9.30, when the heat in the cabin is getting beyond limits and I need to get some fresh air. There’s no shower in the train, but I splash some cold water on my face in the toilet and go to get myself a cup of strong, good azercay (I have learned the correct way to mix it: pour about 1/3 of the strong tea from little teapot in your cup and fill it up with hot water). To plan the day, I try to make sense of the actual time to figure out when will our next longer stop be. There is a printed timetable framed on the wall in the train but we are travelling between timezones all the time and my phone without wi-fi access does not really keep up with the real time so it’s all a bit fuzzy.
First longer stop of the day is in Artezian, small town between Volgograd and Makhachkala. On the platform, there are women selling homemade pirogis, meat, fruit, water and other train travel food and people are crowding around them to fill up their storage. There are cows roaming free next to the train tracks eating dried grass and seem quite accustomed to the noise of the train. Landscape is still very flat: grey fields in all directions. We are supposed to arrive to Caspian seashore this afternoon, and the journey continues along the sea line from here.
The train makes a longer trip in Makhachkala which gives me a chance to wonder around the surroundings of the railway station for 20 minutes. Honey, instant meals for train travel, cooking oil in big canisters, slippers, candies in 2 kg bags, these seem to be main articles on sale on the platform. Landscape before Makhachkala is made of mountains on the right side and amazing Caspian seashore on the left.
Between Makhachkala and Derbant the sun starts to set and the landscape changes visibly: mountains on the right are getting bigger and bigger and lush lands have changed into brown fields again. Colours here are beautiful: the sun is definitely different from what it is on northern countries at this time of the year.
The train makes only short stops on the way, but you can get anything you possibly could need for train travel from the platform.
Russian – Azerbaijan border: Derbent (Russia) // Yamal (Azerbaijan) 18:22-22:12
Border controls are very throughout on both sides of the border. Russian officials were questioning my motivation to travel to Baku by train and I had to explain several times where I started and where I was heading to. Despite the throughout checks, that keep us altogether four hours at the border, accessing Azerbaijan is easy. Getting an e-visa for 30 days is easy, inexpensive and works well. You can get it online in a couple days and it costs you around 21 euros.
Upon arrival, I notice that after more than two days in a train, my cabin has become a very comfortable place, a mobile home. For work trip, choosing a first-class carriage was a wise thing to do, as it gives you space and solitude when you need it and if you are lucky, you might end up having the cabin all for yourself.
Saturday 9 November, 2019
Baku-Moscow / Aeroflot
Flight: CO2 emissions 357 kg (source: co2.myclimate.org)
Doing the entire trip via land turned out to be difficult, as there is only one train per week operating between Baku-Moscow and going back by train would have prolonged the trip with almost one week. This was the tipping point of my planning: few extra days on a work-related trip would not have been a problem, but spending a one full week on the route turned out to be impossible.
Nevertheless, it was a great opportunity to compare flying to train traveling and their benefits. Time spent on security checks, moving to and from the airport (which is more than one hour in Moscow!) is tiring, while train takes you from city center to city center, with very fast and light security checks and almost no queuing. Three hours in a plane versus three days in the train is undoubtedly faster, but the CO2 footprint of flying is almost four times bigger than CO2 emissions of the train. With modern electric trains train travelling would be even more competitive to flying, if the travel time could be cut to less than two days. Unfortunately investing in Moscow-Baku connection might not be in sight in close future, hence flying probably remains the number one option for almost everyone.
Sunday 10 November, 2019
Moscow-Helsinki / VR Tolstoi
Electric train: CO2 emissions 37,8 kg (source: ecopassenger.org)
Price: 116,04€ (first class)
After two days in Moscow, I return to Helsinki with Tolstoi again, this time in first-class cabin which you can get for a fair price if you book early. It is hard to think of more comfortable way of traveling than taking a Russian over-night train. Compared to plane, train travelling saves you from hideous travel to and from airport and takes you directly from city center to city center. Russian trains are comfortable, very clean and everything runs very smoothly. Trains have a shower, restaurant and wi-fi (although wi-fi didn’t work most of the time) so you can work efficiently in your private cabin and have good sleep before arrival. Definitely recommended!
Some reflections after the trip
Worth it? Definitely.
Working in a train? Very easy, and as there is not much else to do, you actually get to focus really well, often even better than in your own office.
Sleeping? Beds and cabins are comfortable, especially in modern Russian trains, where the cabins have air-conditioning and wide beds.
Eating in a train? Varies. Russian trains offer you wider selection of food and a proper restaurant car, for Azeri trains you should remember to pack your own food!
Other benefits? Slow travelling and watching the scenery passing by through the window is very meditating and forces you to calm down. You meet new people (if you want), and temporary shut-off from internet is definitely a positive thing and enables you to focus, think and read.
Although travelling via land takes much more time than flying, travel days can be efficiently used for working. However, in order to make ecological traveling accessible to everyone, a change in working culture is needed. Possibility to travel via land should be embedded in the organizational culture and employees should be encouraged to choose more ecological ways of travelling and be allowed to include the travel time as their working time. Only by changing the organizational culture we can make ecological traveling a standard and competitive option for flying.
The environmental benefits of choosing train instead of flying are clear: traveling via land reduced my CO2 emissions to 47,4% of what it would have been by doing the entire trip by airplane. Compared to economy return flight Helsinki-Baku-Helsinki (via Kiev), taking a train instead reduced CO2 emissions by 575,30 kg.
Choosing train traveling even wherever possible can significantly help us in reducing our CO2 footprint and the train travelling sector is developing very fast. Trains are a choice for the future: they are green, comfortable and convenient.

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A Hancock County widower who lost his wife to a hospital medical mistake a decade ago will get his day in court to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s medical malpractice cap on damages.
Timothy Plank wants to use his wife’s story to try and hold hospitals and doctors accountable so that the same kind of medical malpractice that took his wife doesn’t happen to other patients in the future.
“I was raised on the belief that everyone is created equal, but it appears that doctors and hospitals have a little more protection than regular people do,” Plank said. “It seems this malpractice law was drawn up to discourage people from filing suits and getting their day in court, so that’s what this is about.”
With an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling Oct. 25, Plank may be on his way to getting that day in Marion Circuit Court. The appellate court issued an 18-page ruling that determined Plank is entitled to an evidentiary hearing to make his case on whether the state’s $1.25 million cap on medical malpractice awards is unconstitutional.
The 2-1 decision in Timothy W. Plank v. Community Hospitals of Indiana and State of Indiana, No. 49A04-1004-CT-254, reversed a ruling by Marion Circuit Judge Lou Rosenberg in the legal action that stems from the death of Debra Plank on Dec. 1, 2001.
In November of that year, Debra Plank began experiencing severe abdominal pain and sought treatment at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. Doctors failed to diagnosis a small bowel obstruction and, as a result of the missed diagnosis, she contracted sepsis and died. Timothy Plank filed a claim in November 2003, just before the state’s two-year statute of limitations expired.
A medical review panel determined malpractice occurred and the case went to trial against Community Hospital after the three physician defendants were dismissed. After a nine-day trial in September 2009, a jury ruled in Plank’s favor and awarded $8.5 million in damages. The hospital moved to reduce the amount to the statutory limit of $1.25 million pursuant to the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act.
One week after trial, Plank objected and requested an evidentiary hearing to pursue his constitutional challenge to Indiana Code 34-18-14-3. Rosenberg denied the request, relying on an Indiana Supreme Court decision from 31 years ago that upheld the med mal cap, Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, 273 Ind. 374, 404 N.E.2d 585 (1980).
Plank’s attorney, John Muller at Montross Miller Muller Mendelson & Kennedy in Indianapolis, argued that circumstances have changed since the cap was implemented in 1975 and it is no longer constitutional, while the hospital and state contend the cap can’t be reconsidered because the justices previously upheld its constitutionality.
Originally set at $500,000 and last increased from $750,000 to the current $1.25 million in 1998, this court case represents the first full-fledged challenge to the cap’s constitutionality since the Johnson case.
Judges Edward Najam and Patricia Riley decided Plank had the right to challenge the caps at an evidentiary hearing, and that three state Supreme Court decisions from the past 30 years support their conclusion that a statute’s constitutionality can be re-examined despite past caselaw. Plaintiffs have the burden to prove changes in circumstances warrant reversal of existing precedent, the panel said.
“Without a hearing, Plank has no means to satisfy his burden of proof,” Najam wrote. “We need not address the merits of Plank’s constitutional challenge, which are not before us in this appeal.”
The majority rejected the state’s categorical assertion that the Legislature, not the courts, must amend or repeal the statute in order for that cap to change. The opinion points out that lawmakers receive substantial deference but the courts are also responsible for determining the constitutionality of law.
Judge John Baker agreed with his colleagues generally on the issue of the evidentiary hearing, but believed Plank waived his right to challenge the statutory cap because he didn’t object at trial or before the verdict was issued. As a result, Plank shouldn’t be allowed to advance those arguments at a subsequent hearing, he wrote.
The case now goes back to Marion County, where Rosenberg is instructed to hold the evidentiary hearing and listen to Plank’s constitutional challenges to the medical malpractice act, whether facial or as applied. That may also lead to a trial court judgment on what analysis or factors should be used in exploring the constitutionality.
Plank said that his attorney sent him a message about the appellate court’s ruling that same evening and he was able to read it around 11 p.m. after a day of plowing cornfields. He remarried about five years ago, and his yelling and screaming in excitement about the decision made his wife nervous, he said.
“The more I read, the more I wasn’t sure if I should be happy, because as a layperson it’s tough to understand,” Plank said, noting that he talked to Muller the following morning and reaffirmed the ruling was in his favor.
The appellate decision keeps alive a case that has drawn widespread attention from the plaintiff and defense bars, and has amicus curiae parties that include the Indiana Hospital Association and Indiana State Medical Association. This case could be a testing ground for a nationwide court debate on the constitutionality of med mal caps.
Courts in some places like Georgia have struck them down in the past year, and Illinois lawmakers have eliminated them, while other jurisdictions such as West Virginia and Florida have upheld the limits.
“We think patient safety doesn’t get enough attention in this state,” Muller said. “These caps don’t help, because they don’t deter mistakes that endanger patient safety. That’s what it’s about.”
Indianapolis attorney Bob Zeigler, who represents Community Hospital in this case, said no decision has been made on whether his client would seek transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court or proceed at the evidentiary hearing stage. He said the merits haven’t been addressed at this point and he declined to speak on that.
Angela Smith at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, representing the Indiana Hospital Association, said she was disappointed by the majority’s findings and agreed with Baker’s dissent. But even with the evidentiary hearing, she’s confident the malpractice cap will be upheld on the merits.
“We trust the evidence will demonstrate the continuing existence of very valid public policy reasons for the Legislature’s decision to limit damage awards in med mal cases,” she said. “The cost of medical malpractice insurance continues to be a serious concern for providers, many of whom are running on an increasingly thin margin. This is particularly true for some of the outlying critical access and rural community hospitals. The Legislature is the appropriate forum for this debate.”
Muller and Plank see this evidentiary hearing ruling as another move forward in what has already been an eight-year battle, but they believe it’s one of the most significant steps because it allows them to address the merits of the state’s cap. Plank said it’s not about the money, which he said would go to the local church Debra attended and a Hancock County Community Foundation Fund to provide scholarships for those involved in 4-H.
“This isn’t about the money, because nothing will bring her back. This is about the principle of holding doctors accountable for their actions or inactions, so they are more focused on this not happening to people.”•


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October 13, 2022, 10:47 pm EDT
Consumer Price Index (CPI) released today caused a turbulent turnaround for the stock markets with about a 5% swing from a negative to a positive area. At the opening bell, Dow Jones was down about -500 points. But, it came a strong rally all the way to uphills with +827 points at the finish line.
CPI numbers are almost in line with the estimation of 8.2% of all items and 6.6% on core. In general, market participants were so nervous after the previous day’s PPI that they dumped immediately at the opening bell. However, it created opportunities for another group of traders to squeeze the short-sellers. Here we saw the positive-feedback loop in the buying frenzy for the short-sellers to recover their positions. Also, there was another group of buyers who always want to guess the bottom. It was their lucky day at the end of the day.
In fact, today’s CPI has nothing to surprise. In the current market mood, no bad news is good news.
Energy (XLE) and financial (XLF) sectors were the leading sectors. Thus, Dow Jones took the advantage of these two groups. Nasdaq has the least amount of stocks compared to Dow and S&P 500 that made the Nasdaq a laggard.
The trend still points to the downside measured by the 50 and 200-day-moving-average lines. Only Dow recovered its short-term trend or 20-day-moving-average line. Therefore, technically there were not many changes.
Earrings season is coming that will be the next spotlight.
Our view is still bearish for the stock markets even after today’s gains. The big picture remains the same which means high inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and an overall slow economy. We believe the stock markets would resume a downtrend after the rebound. Their missions are not yet accomplished.

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PLEASE NOTE that, as a new breeder, I will not place kittens for breeding purposes unless there are very special circumstances. My babies will join your family as loving pets and/or show alters.
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I am still shipping via air as well as doing person-to-person sales.
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The project concerned the intention to give a new element of public life and entertainment in the city of Naumburg (Germany). The project’s area is placed along one of the main axes and closes to the public’s city centre, in straight relation with the most important landmarks of the area. The new elements consist of a series of buildings and new green urban’s areas integrated with old and history placed in a relation dominated by the pre-existence. Indeed, new axes described by new buildings are parallel to the main old one, with the exception only about the main staircase, in order to break the existing grid and make more visible new connections and flows. This last element characterizes the development of the urban space creating a new level of the public square, that in the meantime can be connection and “monument”.
The name “iceberg” try to recall an idea of “promenade architectural”, where the real aim of the building can be discovered only by spectator’s motion into space. This idea of the partially hidden project is based on a hierarchy given by the use of different kind of privacy: public, semipublic and private spaces. Into the site old buildings are used in relation to the new function of the district about arts, music, dance, and entertainment; two main prison’s building is used as a school of art and residence for students and performers (based on the example of Scala of Milano).
The process was making a library with everything design in Milan's conditions in detail. The map was done in the field, with 3D points by a laser scanner and total station. Merging all the points gives a precise location for building in order to close reality as well as the calculation of structure elements.
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Charlie and Daisy have been part of Staff Sergeant Steven’s family for over five years, but when his family was suddenly unable to take care of the pups while he was serving in Kuwait, Steven almost lost his furry friends! Terrified that Charlie and Daisy would end up in a shelter and he would never see his darling dog again, Steven was overjoyed to find PACT for Animals. We placed Charlie with the wonderful Bowker family, and Daisy (who can be dog-aggressive) with Mimi for her 2nd PACT foster pet! Both pups and people were happy with their new foster friends, and Steven was thankful that his best friends were safe. On Jan 31st, Steven reunited with his darling dogs, and was so moved by the generosity of their foster families he was almost in tears. Thank you, Steven, for your service. We are glad we can help you start the new year with your beloved pets by your side!
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Travel & Tourism
Getting to Trinity Western University
When You Arrive
Conference sessions: Robert G. Kuhn Centre (build. 28).
The Main Cafeteria: Reimer Student Centre (build. 27).
On-Campus Lodging: Skidmore Hall (build. 33).
You must pay for parking by using your phone, following the instructions on parking signs around campus. Parking at TWU costs $8 per day.
Tourism & Attractions
the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Flyover Canada, the seaside city of White Rock with boardwalk and beaches on Boundary Bay, and much more!
In and around TWU
TWU's campus has a beautiful walking trail around McMillan Lake.
A Short Drive from TWU
The closest tourist attraction to TWU is historic Fort Langley, a ten-minute drive from campus, on the bank of the Fraser River.
The Derek Doubleday Arboretum is a nice walk.
The Canadian Museum of Flight is nearby.
About Half to a Full Hour's Drive Away
Serpentine Fen and Boundary Bay are both free and present wonderful opportunities to experience nature.
White Rock has Canada’s longest pier and a lovely assortment of beachfront restaurants.
The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a must-visit for bird lovers (you may need to book your visit in advance).
The Chilliwack Tulip Festival offers wonderful photo opportunities.
The Vancouver Aquarium is great for families and ocean lovers.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is worth a visit.
Queen Elizabeth Park with quarry gardens is free, except for the parking.
The Bloedel Conservatory (located within Queen Elizabeth Park) charges admission, but it's well worth it.
Stanley Park is free, except for the parking.
Along the Coast
Grouse Mountain may be reached by a gondola from North Vancouver (still fairly close). There is an expensive restaurant with stunning views at the top.
For the more adventurous travellers, there is Whistler, a ski resort that hosted the 2010 winter Olympics, about 2½ hours north of TWU. The drive is exquisite.
The Sea to Sky Gondola is on the way to Whistler.
The Britannia Mine Museum is on the same highway.
The Sunshine Coast is beautiful (requires ferry rides).
On the Island
Victoria, on Vancouver Island, is the capital city of British Columbia. The ferry ride is worth the price of admission.
The Butchart Gardens are spectacular.
For those with extra time, Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island is home to spectacular Long Beach.


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Wyoming Game and Fish Captured 21 Grizzlies in 2022 – And Most Were “Removed”
Written by Andrew-Rossi on March 16, 2023
It was a zero-tolerance policy for Wyoming’s grizzlies in 2022 – fewer bears were captured, but most were permanently “removed” from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Wyoming Game and Fish has released its annual grizzly bear capture report to the public, which contains data on every grizzly captured and relocated by the department in 2022.
The 2022 grizzly conflict report was submitted to the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources Interim Committee. In addition to providing useful information, the annual report “satisfies the requirements set forth in Wyoming Statute §23-1-1001(c),” which requires a report to be submitted to the Legislature no later than January 15.
Grizzly bear conflicts are defined as “interactions between grizzly bears, people, and their property, resulting in damage to pets, livestock or bees, non-natural food rewards, animal caused human injury or death, and human-caused injury or death to an animal other than legal hunting or a management action.”
In 2022, the Wyoming Game and Fish captured 21 individual grizzly bears.
Four of those grizzlies were female (three adults and one two-year-old), and 17 were male (nine adults, six sub-adults, and two cubs.)
- Ten bears in Park County (48%)
- Five bears in Hot Springs County (23%)
- Four bears in Sublette County (19%)
- One bear in Fremont County (5%)
There is a significant drop in the number of grizzlies captured from 2021 to 2022. In 2021, Wyoming Game and Fish captured 45 individual grizzly bears in 49 capture events.
Most of the grizzlies were captured for two reasons.
“Ten captures were a result of bears killing livestock (cattle, sheep, and chickens,)” the report reads, “and ten were captures involving bears that obtained food rewards (pet, livestock food, garbage, fruit trees), or were frequenting developed sites or human-populated areas unsuitable for grizzly bear occupancy.”
Six of the 21 captured bears were relocated – four to Park County and one each to Sublette and Teton Counties.
Why were so few grizzlies relocated? Because the majority of the grizzlies were “captured and removed from the population.”
15 of the 21 grizzlies captured were euthanized for the same reason they were captured: killing livestock and “food rewards.”
Grizzly bears are removed from the population due to a history of previous conflicts, a known history of close association with humans, or if they are deemed unsuitable for release into the wild (e.g., orphaned cubs, poor physical condition, or human safety concern.)
The fatal offenses include:
- Frequenting a corn and bean field
- Obtaining unsecured garbage and pig slop
- Breaking into multiple chicken coops
- Crop and beehive damage
One “notable” bear was removed by Wyoming Game and Fish in 2022: Grizzly 1057, one of the four famous cubs of Grizzly 399. Biologists had been apprehensively monitoring the bear since 2021 when it was already exhibiting human-conditioned behavior.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the removal of Grizzly 1057 because it was “exhibiting very bold behavior, frequenting residential areas, actively gaining access to/seeking human foods, (and other) food-conditioned behavior.”
Grizzly bears are relocated or removed following state and federal laws, regulations, and policies. More information about Wyoming Game and Fish grizzly management is available online.
Game and Fish also continues to educate the public about how to proactively live and recreate in bear country to avoid conflicts as part of Bear Wise Wyoming — a program that started in the early 2000s.

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Former Wachusett star Colin Bennie breaks 2:10 in marathon
Syracuse graduate places ninth at The Marathon Project
These times have been tough on marathoners, with so many events canceled or seriously trimmed back because of the pandemic. But when the opportunity called Sunday for Colin Bennie, the former Wachusett Regional standout responded big-time.
In just his second run at the 26.2-mile distance, Bennie finished third at The Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona, in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 38 seconds. Martin Hehir, his former teammate at Syracuse University and current teammate with the Reebok Boston Track Club, won the race in 2:08:59, followed by Noah Droddy in 2:09:09.
The 25-year-old Bennie held off Scott Fauble (2:09:42), Ian Butler (2:09:45) and Scott Smith (2:09:46) for third and the $1,000 prize money, with only the top three covered by the purse. This was the first marathon in which Bennie averaged better than 5 minutes per mile (4:57).
The spectator-free event covered six circuits of a flat, 4.3-mile loop, while officials carried out COVID-19 testing protocols adhering to all USATF, World Athletics and state of Arizona guidelines.
Sarah Hall was the top women's finisher, in 2:20:32, the second fastest marathon time by an American woman. She placed 44th overall.
There were 84 marathon finishers at the event that began at 8 a.m. local time, 10 a.m. Eastern.
After earning All-America running honors seven times at Syracuse and helping the Orange to a national championship, Bennie headed to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he joined the Reebok club, coached by his former Syracuse mentor, Chris Fox.
In his marathon debut Feb. 29, Bennie placed ninth at the U.S. Olympic Trials, completing a challenging Atlanta course in 2:12:14. Hehir finished sixth in those trials in 2:11:29. Bennie first qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials by finishing the 2019 Houston Half Marathon in 1:02:46, securing a B qualifying time.


In January 2017, Psyche and a second mission concept were selected by NASA for flight as part of the 14th Discovery mission competition. Assigned for an initial launch date in 2023, the Psyche team was given direction shortly after selection to research the possibility for earlier opportunities. Ultimately, the team was able to identify a launch opportunity in 2022 with a reduced flight time to its destination. This was accomplished in large part to crosscutting trades centered on the electrical power subsystem. These trades were facilitated through the Psyche mission's planned use of Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP), which enables substantial flexibility with respect to trajectory design. In combination with low-thrust trajectory analysis tools, the team was able to robustly converge to solutions with a higher fidelity and accuracy of results. These trades also took advantage of the 1300 series product line produced by Space Systems Loral (SSL), which enabled power growth while maintaining strong system-level heritage through its modular design that has been utilized on a large number of geostationary (GEO) communications satellites. This paper presents an overview of the Psyche mission concept, and the unique architecture that enables the use of commercially developed electric propulsion and space power systems from Space Systems Loral to provide flexibility in mission design. This paper then discusses the trades that allowed the Psyche team to meet a 2022 launch date.


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Pulse has today launched an e-petition for the Department of Health to step in and stop the threatening tide of GP practices closing amid funding swings.
The petition comes in the wake of warnings that over a hundred GP practices around the country are now at risk of having to close down due to destabilising of their funding streams.
Pulse investigations have so far uncovered at least 109 practices at risk, including around 30 in the capital alone.
While London is the worst-affected region so far, local GP leaders in Northamptonshire and Devon have also come forward warning they both have six practices under threat, while Doncaster, Leicestershire, Sunderland and Sussex LMCs have all reported practices are considering handing back contracts.
In Oxford, one GP practice closed earlier this month because it could not keep up with running costs, and another is due to close due to a lack of investment in premises.
The GPC has warned of a ‘perfect storm’ caused by the withdrawal of MPIG, PMS reviews and the GP recruitment crisis, ans several are facing closure because of delays in NHS England’s decision-making on urgent bids for premises development.
Since the start of the year, GPs around the country have taken matters in their own hands and organised marches to protect their practices. However their voices have gone unhead, with NHS England saying only last week that practices closing may not be a problem.
In launching the petition, Pulse editor Nigel Praities said: ‘This petition is for GPs, their patients and anyone who cares for the future of our health service. Without good GP services, there will be no NHS.’

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a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California
Oakland is the academic, cultural, and healthcare center of Pittsburgh and is Pennsylvania's third largest "Downtown". Only Center City Philadelphia and Downtown Pittsburgh can claim more economic and social activity than Oakland. The neighborhood is urban and diverse and is home to several universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and students. Oakland is home to the Schenley Farms National Historic District which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District. The Pittsburgh Fire Bureau has Fire Station No. 14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No. 10 on Allequippa Street in Oakland.
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on the E. coast of the Bay of San Francisco, 4½ m. across from San Francisco city, is the capital of Alameda County, California, a beautiful city with tree-lined streets, surrounded by vineyards and orchards; it has a home of the adult blind of the State, manufactures of textile and iron goods, and fruit-canning industries, and is the terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
an oak incorporated and operational in a residence
The numerical value of oakland in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
The numerical value of oakland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Limit potatoes in schools? Senators are cool to the idea
Spuds. Just another topic for debate in the U.S. Senate.
In the hyper-partisan atmosphere of Washington, lawmakers from both parties found something they could agree on: potatoes.
"Here are some nutritional facts about potatoes that are often overlooked," Sen. Susan Collins, Republican from potato-producing Maine, told her colleagues on Monday.
"We both believe potatoes have gotten a bad rap," added Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat from Colorado, another potato-producing state. "The truth is, when prepared properly, the potato can provide critical nutrients to students that will help them lead healthy lives and be ready to learn in the classrooms."
They are fighting proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition rules to limit the consumption of starchy vegetables, including potatoes, in schools.
For Collins, Udall and other lawmakers from potato-producing states, the issue is, well, no small potatoes. Potatoes represent tens of millions of dollars in business for their states.
Collins and Udall are among a bipartisan group of senators seeking to amend an agriculture spending bill before the Senate to prevent the department from limiting vegetable servings in schools. A similar measure passed the House earlier this year.
"It is not the potato," Udall said. "It is the way in which potatoes are being prepared and provided. We should be encouraging schools to prepare potatoes and other fruits and vegetables appropriately, not limiting their flexibility and potentially increasing their cost unnecessarily."
-- Richard Simon in Washington
Photo: Proposed federal guidelines would eliminate potatoes from school breakfasts and reduce the amount of potatoes served in lunches. Credit: Pat Wellenbach / Associated Press

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Early to mid 1800s
Samuel Wesley (1662-1735) was the father of John and Charles Wesley and another seventeen children, nine of whom died in infancy. He was a clergyman of the Church of England and also wrote prose and poetry.
Samuel Wesley spent most of his life as the Rector of Epworth in Lincolnshire. There, he faced many trials with his parishioners and much of his literary talent remained unrecognised.

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Popsicle stick crafts are so fun for kids, and these 60 ideas will provide hours of entertainment! You’ll love how easy these are to make. When I was little we had to earn our popsicle sticks for crafts the hard way – by eating popsicles! I’m kidding, but also not really. On one hand, eating …
If you’re looking for easy kids crafts are our favorite!kids crafts you’ve come to the right place! There are a bunch of ideas below for children of all ages and skill levels. Obviously
Our most popular posts for littles are these five:
- Toilet Paper Roll Crafts
- Easy Egg Carton Art on Canvas
- DIY Window Clings for Kids
- Halloween Sugar Drawings
- Slime Recipe with Mod Podge
I also have tips for kids crafts! Or at least, these are more around some things I should think parents should do/observe before crafting with kids. Here’s my list, and you can get more detail on each of these here:
- Prepare the area.
- Make sure your kids are wearing the right clothes.
- Keep cleaning supplies on hand.
- Make sure you have the right craft supplies.
- Do them when you won’t have time constraints.
- Let them have fun.
- Be patient – don’t try to control.
- Be present – no electronics.
- Praise your child.
- Prepare your children for the end.
Are you ready to try some Mod Podge kids crafts? Scroll down to get some great ideas!
These egg carton crafts for kids are super cool! Get 50 unique project ideas that children can make from recycled egg cartons. So easy and perfect for all ages. I’ve got a cool surprise for you today! If you love recycled crafts, especially for kids, I think you’re going to be interested in this post …
You’re going to love these paper plate crafts for kids! Get tons of ideas for animals, fish, dinosaurs, flowers, cool crafts, and more. Have you ever crafted with a paper plate? I’m thinking I didn’t do it enough as a child! We did a lot of easy crafts when I was little, but I have …
Get a list of easy and creative summer crafts for kids that will keep them entertained for hours. Use these ideas and make them your own. I remember summer growing up pretty clearly. Without telling you I’m old, let’s just say it was before the internet but after color television. I don’t know about you, …
This cute bunny canvas can be made in any color, and is perfect for using up leftover tissue paper. It’s a great Easter craft for kids! When I was little, we didn’t craft for Easter that much. I guess it wasn’t “a thing” back then? I don’t know – but I feel like I was …
Fun Easter crafts for kids with easy ideas for all ages from toddlers and preschoolers to tweens and teens. Make them in less than an hour! I recently shared a post about easy Easter crafts with you, and to be honest, most of those are appropriate for kids as well as adults. They are *that* …

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Our editorial team here at VaporVanity.com has ranked these CBD creams using a variety of factors. We’ve judged each of these products according to effectiveness, quality, price, shipping speed, customer service, and more. As long as you buy one of the CBD products on this list you know that you’re getting one of the most potent and effective CBD lotions available today. Which one you ultimately end up buying is a matter of personal preference. If you’re looking for serious pain relief you might want to go with the Hemp Bombs CBD Pain Freeze. If you’re looking for a standard lotion that isn’t going to give that strong “menthol” feel, then Koi Lavender lotion is probably right up your alley.
There’s a growing consensus that cannabis is a highly effective treatment for many kinds of neuropathic pain. A 2015 study published in Neurotherapeutics states, “Clinical studies largely affirm that neuropathic pain patients derive benefits from cannabinoid treatment.” But much of the human-based research (like this study) on CBD and nerve pain has centered around the efficacy of the FDA-approved medication Sativex, which includes both THC and CBD. Research on the best CBD for pain isolated from THC is still limited when it comes to neuropathic pain. There are exceptions, though:
It’s safe to say that Charlotte’s Web is probably the most recognized CBD brand out there — and it’s not all hype. This company pioneered the CBD industry and made it their mission to de-stigmatize CBD by setting the bar high for transparency. They produce and oversee their organic CBD products from seed to sale, standing behind them with a solid return policy.
The endocannabinoid system is spread throughout your brain and body, but primarily throughout your central nervous system. The interaction between cannabinoids and receptors is what produces effects like the regulation of mood, pain, appetite, inflammation, and memory. Plant-based cannabinoids, found in cannabis plants, also interact with the receptors (whimsically named CB1 and CB2) in the endocannabinoid system, and each affects your body in different ways. CBD and its infamous cousin THC are the 2 most well-known cannabinoids.
But scientists have found that CBD doesn’t bind well with endocannabinoid receptors. Instead, CBD influences the system indirectly. This creates many benefits, which is why you’ll hear of CBD as a treatment for so many different medical conditions. And, unlike THC, it won’t make you high. When it comes to pain, we know that CBD has multiple functions. First, it influences neurotransmitters and receptors. One receptor known to be involved with pain and inflammation is called TRPV1 — also known as a vanilloid receptor. CBD binds to the TRPV1 receptor, influencing the way you perceive pain. CBD can also affect the production of neurotransmitters like serotonin and glutamate, which are related to pain sensation.
Among the cannabinoids in cannabis, the main psychoactive compound, THC, often outshines the one that provides a natural anti-anxiety, anti-epileptic and antipsychotic effect. Cannabidiol, or CBD oil, lacks the colorful high commonly associated with your traditional marijuana high and doesn’t have much of a noticeable effect when isolated. When combined with THC, the relaxing effect combats any feelings of paranoia or panic that can sometimes be felt under the influence. While lauded for its effect on epilepsy, recent cannabis research has identified CBD as the component responsible for a great deal of marijuana’s medical benefits.
A major theme when reviewing the research on the best CBD for pain is the need for more large-scale clinical trials on CBD in isolation from other cannabinoids like THC. That’s not to say that THC is bad. It’s developed a stigma because it makes you high, which makes people think of hippies and the sixties and maybe your perennially stoned neighbor who clearly doesn’t have his stuff together. But THC also comes with a pretty respectable list of benefits. These range from antiemetic (anti-nausea) and anti-inflammatory effects to appetite stimulation.
Because I never go downtown, I had to stop for a latte at my favorite coffee shop—and a second CBD pick-me-up. By the time I stepped into the crowded Indie Beauty Expo, I felt calm and happy. As an introvert, I usually have a hard time making small talk at events. But post-CBD oil, I felt comfortable enough to chat up a storm with every person I met! Three hours later I dragged myself out of the huge exposition and made it to my meditation class, where I took another dropper of CBD oil. Although I really love meditating, I find it particularly challenging to get into the “zone” after a long day at work. Not so much after taking some CBD—it was easy to calm my mind and tune into my breath, despite how fast-paced my day had been.
Although several clinical studies focused on the health effects of CBD, the results available so far were not enough to convince the FDA to approve it as a drug. The FDA does not agree with its use as a dietary supplement either, but as long as sellers publish the appropriate disclaimers (like those on the CBDPure website and labels), it’s not up to them.
CBD hemp oil has a huge range of potential health benefits and uses, including reducing pain, soothing anxiety, fighting chronic diseases, improving mood, eliminating depression, preventing inflammatory arthritis, protecting the immune system, balancing the metabolism, aiding sleep disorders, and healing the skin, among others. CBD oil can also be used in many different ways and has a variety of applications for natural health.
I woke up seriously looking forward to my morning CBD oil fix … I mean, tonic. Truth be told, I’m an anxious person. Although I do a lot to try and calm my nerves, sometimes anxiety gets the best of me. But regardless of emotional or physical stress (I’m training for a marathon and running quite a bit!), I experienced this week, I felt a lot more in control after drinking my CBD oil tonics. After work, I met up with a friend and felt like I could fully focus on our conversation without distractions. Could it be the CBD?
There are two preventative procedures you should be taking if you want to keep your skin as youthful for as long as possible: wear sunscreen and wear anti-aging cream at night. Unfortunately, I couldn’t source a reputable sunscreen with CBD, so you’ll have to trust me on the face cream, instead. This organic hemp CBD—sourced from Colorado—and vitamin E oil-enriched formula is too rich for daytime use (unless you have very dry skin and you don’t live in a humid climate), but it’s the perfect luxe treatment to massage into your face and neck before bed every night. After a week of wearing this cream every night, I, a very cystic acne-prone person, did not have any breakouts and had noticeably softer skin in the morning.
A newcomer to our CBD oils ranking, RE: Botanicals is no stranger to hemp. Founded by John Roulac, a long-time hemp advocate and founder of the organic superfoods brand Nutiva, RE: Botanicals is one of the only CBD brands to earn the USDA organic seal. They deserve a shout-out for prioritizing regenerative agriculture, while keeping prices reasonable.
Everyone needs a lip balm in a tube for on-the-go situations, and Colorado-based Ambary Gardens made a clear version with a faint lemon scent and only seven ingredients including CBD extract. It doesn’t leave your lips glossy or shiny or sticky—it just adds a layer of hydrated protection on the surface of your lips. While I’ve yet to try this on chapped lips, I imagine it’s a quick fix for quick relief, no glossy residue left behind.
Customer Service: It’s difficult to find contact information on Calm by Wellness’s website, and their email address is listed incorrectly in two places (we tried sending them an email but it was not delivered). We were, however, able to get a response through Facebook, and the company does offer free shipping and a generous 30-day return policy on all orders.
It’s thought that CBD might affect your health by attaching to receptors in the body’s endocannabinoid system—a complex biological system involved in maintaining certain aspects of your health. Emerging research shows that endocannabinoids may play a role in regulating such functions as memory, sleep, and mood, as well as metabolic processes like energy balance. In addition, CBD oil may play a role in improving a variety of health conditions.
John Staughton is a traveling writer, editor, and publisher who earned his English and Integrative Biology degrees from the University of Illinois in Champaign, Urbana (USA). He is the co-founder of a literary journal, Sheriff Nottingham, and calls the most beautiful places in the world his office. On a perpetual journey towards the idea of home, he uses words to educate, inspire, uplift and evolve.


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5 FSA-eligible expenses for winter
Need to spend down your Flexible Spending Account?
The holidays are almost here. To enjoy this “most wonderful time of the year," it's also good to keep close tabs on your health. After all, no one wants to be sniffling and sneezing through a holiday dinner or experiencing any pain associated with colder weather.
FSA eligible expenses
Here's our short list of 5 FSA eligible expenses to keep you healthy this winter!
- Need a back adjustment? According to the American Chiropractic Association, half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms annually. Chiropractors qualify as FSA eligible health care providers. You can shop for Hot and Cold Packs with your FSA at FSAstore.com to alleviate all types of pain.
- Wondering about your vision? When was the last time you had an eye exam? The American Optometric notes an eye exam is an important part of overall preventive health care. Use our FSA Eligible Services to find a local ophthalmologist, or shop for FSA eligible eye care at FSAstore.com. Glasses and contact lens care are FSA eligible as well.
- Battling a cold or the flu? Cold and flu medicines are FSA eligible. Because many of these items contain medicine, you will need a prescription to get FSA reimbursement. FSAstore.com has an Rx process through which you can submit prescriptions. Please note this process will be shutting down soon to ensure delivery of all items before year-end. If you're looking for quick relief from a stuffy nose, personal steam vaporizers and saline solution qualify for your FSA without a prescription. You can shop for these FSA eligible products at FSAstore.com.
- Protect your face in the colder temperatures with sunscreen. Did you know it's good to apply sunscreen to your face every day? Sunscreen with an SPF 15 is FSA eligible, and sun safety applies even when it's cloudy. Learn more in our blog post about baby sunscreen safety.
- Prevent foot pain. As you're busy shopping, running, or on your feet with wintry sports, your feet can start to feel sore. Protect your feet and provide long-lasting support with orthotics for your feet, heels and arches. Arch and insole supports, blister and corn treatments, and callous removers are FSA eligible (shop for these at FSAstore.com).

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Nu?...WHEREAS, the claim and presence of the Jewish people in Israel has remained constant throughout the past 4,000 years of history; and
WHEREAS, the legal basis for the establishment of the modern State of Israel was a binding resolution under international law, which was unanimously adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and subsequently affirmed by both houses of the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, this resolution affirmed the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in the historical region of the Land of Israel, including the areas of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem;
....BE IT RESOLVED...That we do hereby commend Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of Mississippi and support Israel in its legal, historical, moral, and God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon the entirety of its own lands, recognizing that Israel is neither an attacking force nor an occupier of the lands of others, and that peace can be afforded the region only through a whole and united Israel...
The State of Mississippi.

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Magnesium is one of the most important trace elements required in our bodies. You will find this out when you read about pregnant women who get a lack of Magnesium at a crucial time in their pregnancy. It seems that it is a pure accident because their bodies just do not produce enough. Magnesium and Zinc are however found together in trace quantities in many different types of leafy vegetables, fruits, seeds and even herbal remedies. The problem is however that most of these things are highly processed and their potency is reduced by the commercial processes used to convert them into usable products.
Zinc belongs to a group of minerals called amino acids and is needed in the body’s biochemical reactions. Zinc plays an important role in the immune system as well as being an important part of a balanced diet. However, you will find that Zinc is highly toxic when taken internally because of its toxicity to the cells. To prevent this from happening, zinc supplements (preferably as organic forms) are recommended as part of a healthy balanced diet.
Vitamins like Zinc belong to a group of nutrients known as co-enzymes and are involved in many physiological reactions in our bodies. It is a complex hormone with a wide range of biochemical reactions in the body. However, because it is sensitive to heat, it cannot always travel through our blood stream to reach the required destinations. That is why you will often find multivitamin supplements that contain Magnesium or another magnesium-containing nutrient like Aspartate.
Magnesium is one of the three mandatory minerals (along with calcium and phosphorus) required by the human body. Although Magnesium is abundant in nature, its absorption rate in the body is slow and requires vitamin d supplements for optimal levels. There are different forms of Magnesium available in nature. They can be found in different salts or bases such as: salts of Magnesium sulfate, tetraglycine and hydrochloride salts. The most common forms of Magnesium found in nature are as follows:
Supplements containing Magnesium are recommended as part of a balanced diet and to keep the body in good condition. However, the types of Magnesium contained in supplements may vary. The one that is found in highest concentration in commercial preparations are the Aspartate salts of Magnesium. These are used for general body uses as well as supplements for a number of diseases. Magnesium sulfate is also included in supplements for a variety of conditions.
The fastest way to take magnesium supplements is through eating foods rich in magnesium content. A good example of such a food is whole grains. Whole grains such as brown rice and oats contain high levels of Magnesium. The faster your body uses Magnesium the more effective it is.
Other good sources of Magnesium include meat, fish, green leafy vegetables, eggs, whole grains and fruits like banana and oranges. It is best to take magnesium supplements on a regular basis, especially if one is experiencing symptoms of any vitamin deficiencies. Vitamin D and calcium are two other minerals that are usually found in fruits and vegetables.
When you eat a well-balanced diet rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins you should notice an improvement in your mental and physical functions. However, if you have any kind of deficiency, it is best to consult your doctor before taking any kind of supplements. You may not have sufficient amounts of Magnesium sulfate in your intestines, for instance, and could experience muscle cramps or numbness due to insufficient levels of Zinc together with Magnesium. In this case, it may be better to take magnesium along with Zinc.

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