The garden has become a place of safety
A Fife gardening group has been praised by villagers for providing a vital Covid-19 lifeline for those struggling with loneliness and disability.
Falkland Gardening Group (formerly Falkland in Bloom) has been around for 35 years and during lockdown has established itself as a community savior for many isolated residents.
With over 50 members, the volunteers use the group’s three polytunnels, two raised beds and 14 plots in the village’s Sugar Acre Garden to grow chili peppers, peppers, melons, cape gooseberry, plus a long list other awesome fruits and vegetables.
Surplus produce is donated to the wider community, while the tunnels are also used to propagate small plants for village flower shows.
Amid the pandemic, the garden has become a place of safety for Falklanders who suffer from loneliness and disability by providing socially distanced meeting spaces.
How the Falkland Gardening Group worked with the local landowner to use the land is featured as an inspiring community project in the Scottish Land Commission’s MyLand.Scot campaign, an online initiative to highlight the many benefits that land brings to communities around Scotland.
Local resident Yvonne Purves was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago and was given a custom-built raised flowerbed by the group to help her with her disability during the pandemic.
Yvonne, 56, said: “Falkland Gardening Group has played an incredible role in my mental and physical health during the pandemic. Not only did the group create a safe space for me to socialize, but it also gave me a way to stay active during such a difficult time.
“Exercise is key to slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease, so when I was offered a bespoke space, I was overwhelmed. I now offer my fresh produce to my family and the local community.
The gardening group was founded in 1987 and uses land owned by local landowner Ninian Crichton Stuart with the aim of improving the Falklands region with both a horticultural and community focus.
Catriona Parkes, another member of the gardening group who has benefited immensely throughout the lockdown, said: “As a pensioner living alone in Falkland, things have gotten very lonely during the pandemic. I was very lucky to have the garden as an outlet where I could keep busy and see others safely.
Doug Young, chairman of Falkland Gardening Group, helped build the first polytunnel in Sugar Acre in the 1990s and continues to lead the group as a vehicle to help the horticultural and social welfare of locals.
Doug said: “The pandemic has been the biggest challenge we have faced since forming the band. We managed to turn the situation around and use it as a force for good, giving people the opportunity to get out there and do something to improve their mental and physical well-being.
Additionally, Falkland Gardening Group Vice President Gregor Milne works closely with Falkland House School – inviting young people with autism, ADHD and needing extra support to use the facilities at Sugar Acre, enabling essential development social skills.
Doug added, “It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come. To think of how we can use this land in so many different ways to benefit the environment, wildlife and people’s well-being is amazing.
Hamish Trench, Chief Executive of the Scottish Land Commission, said: “It’s great to feature the Falkland Gardening Group in the MyLand.Scot campaign as another example of how land can be used positively across the country. country.
“The Falkland Gardening Group has done such a good job for years and highlights how a gardening project can have such a list of benefits for all kinds of people within one community, showing how the earth can improve the lives of every day in more ways than most of us realize.
“The MyLand.Scot campaign hopes to raise awareness of the possibilities the land can have across the country. From housing to giving people the means and confidence to build businesses and communities, land can play an active role in everyday Scotland.


Attack on Indian High Commission: The protestors & handlers
India has strongly urged the UK to take necessary steps to ensure safety and security of the personnel working at the mission
Indian-Americans protest against Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism
There was heavy sloganeering against Pakistan which protesters termed as a...
Omar Abdullah 'alarmed' over spurt in Kashmiri youths taking to guns
Omar tweets were over yesterday's three encounters in Shopian and Anantn...
Jhabua slingshot for Kashmiri stone pelters?
The leaders from Congress and BJP also supported the formation of such a squad comprising local youth, who are masters of this art.
Kashmiri Pandits stage protest march in Srinagar
All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee and Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti jointly staged a protest march in support of their demands.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani's plan to hold convention scuttled by authorities
Authorities today scuttled a plan of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to host a party convention at his residence here.
Poke Me: Why Kashmiris are sceptical about the anti-rape protests
As the television news networks screamed outrage, the curious part was the collective reaction they seemed to have to what was going on: a sort of 'sceptical sarcasm'.
Omar Abdullah demands establishing truth & reconciliation commission
"Whether it's the Kashmiri Pandit exodus or incidents like Gawkadal, they R why India & Pakistan owe J&K a truth & reconciliation commission," Omar tweeted.
Kashmiri Pandits meet Antony, oppose AFSPA withdrawal
Amid demands for withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from their state, Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday opposed any such move.
BJP, PAGD continue political sparring in DDC election campaigns
People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of dividing the country on communal lines and exploiting the institutions, including courts, to further the party’s agenda.
Indian think-tank sends petition to UN Secy Gen & other global bodies on Pakistan govt atrocities against Shias
On September 24 Usanas Foundation sent another petition to the UN Secretary-General and all the other entities mentioned above, in which it exposed the brutal murder of Budgam Block Development Council Chairman Bhopinder Singh (from the Sikh community in Jammu & Kashmir) and Srinagar-based lawyer-activist Babur Qadri, by Pakistan-supported terrorist organizations.
Citizenship protests: Hundreds detained; mobile, internet services suspended in Delhi
Opposition leaders D Raja, Sitaram Yechury, Nilotpal Basu, Brinda Karat, Ajay Maken, Sandeep Dikshit and activists Yogendra Yadav, Umar Khalid were among over 1,200 people detained from areas around Red Fort and Mandi House -- the sites of the two planned demonstrations.
India takes up with UK issue of violence outside Indian mission in London
Violent clashes took place outside the Indian High Commission when thousands of people converged there for pre-planned protests and counter-demonstrations on Thursday.
View: Today's stronger India can handle sniping by a polarised, intolerant West
Today's stronger India can handle this sniping by a West that is grappling with a crisis in its democracy, with deeply polarised politics, rising intolerance towards immigrants, especially Muslims, revival of right-wing nationalism and economic slowdown.
J-K local body polls: Zero turnout in Srinagar's Soura ward
Three candidates were in the fray from Soura, about 10 kilometres from the city centre Lal Chowk.


virtual pbx introduces virtual pbx complete with voip anywhere for iphones, android phones and computers
VoIP Anywhere streamlines VoIP bandwidth requirements to allow VoIP calls over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G connections, turning smart devices into fully enabled Virtual PBX VoIP extensions
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Today, Virtual PBX, inventor and leading supplier of hosted PBX services, announced its newest enhancement to Virtual PBX Complete – VoIP Anywhere. Virtual PBX Complete with VoIP Anywhere allows customers to use their smart phones and computers as VoIP handsets with complete business phone system capabilities. Now, clients can use VoIP to reduce or eliminate roaming charges from anywhere in the world, and outbound calls include the company’s caller ID information. Additionally, the company announced support for HD Voice for HD-capable devices.
“Our launch of Virtual PBX Complete has generated tremendous demand from our customers. As they embrace our system, they are increasingly seeking the freedom to access their VoIP business features on any device, wherever they are,” said Greg Brashier, COO of Virtual PBX. “By introducing Virtual PBX Complete with VoIP Anywhere, we are delivering that freedom and flexibility to carry their business extension anywhere in the world.”
As part of Virtual PBX’s commitment to open systems, no proprietary software is required. VoIP Anywhere capabilities can be accessed through the use of any standard softphone, such as those available for Android phones, iPhones and computers. VoIP Anywhere allows such devices to appear as VoIP extensions in the Virtual PBX system, so calls to and from the softphone have full access to all system features, such as business caller ID for outbound calls, call recording, call transfers, presence management and reporting. VirtualPBX has reduced bandwidth requirements for VoIP calls, allowing high-quality calls to be placed over even modest data connections, including 3G, 4G and WiFi.
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Quilts Down Under
Learn to make your first quilt the easy way, with designer Carolyn Vagts! If you are a beginning quilter, or an expert just looking for new tips and techniques, this book is perfect for you. Carolyn walks you through making your first quilt with step-by-step photos and instructions, giving you her favorite tricks along the way. The book focuses in on one pattern consisting of one block, which can be turned in different directions to make an infinite number of designs! You will also learn which tools are best and how you can use them to make your quilting easier. Once you have mastered this easy quilt design, you will have all of the knowledge you need to try other projects!
Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, Quilting & Applique also serves as an excellent refresher course. This handbook offers the perfect introduction to quilting by hand or machine, with advice on equipment, materials and techniques. Readers will find straightforward instructions, clear step-by-step diagrams, and traceable templates for a variety of patch shapes. All major quilting and applique methods are introduced, including sashiko and kantha quilting. Three simple practice projects are provided for making coasters, a felt needle case, and a classic frame quilt. The book also includes advice on displaying and caring for finished quilts, plus a glossary of quilting terms."
This engaging early chapter book is perfect for capturing interest and engaging reluctant readers. It revolves around the fun and humorous adventures of two alien brothers, Eek and Ack from the Great Goo Galaxy. In this title, after observing Earthlings, Eek decides to build a spaceship so that he and Ack can go and conquer Earth. What will happen when their ship lands in the Sudsy Duck Laundrette?
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Hepatocyte lipotoxicity is characterized by aberrant mitochondrial metabolism, which predisposes cells to oxidative stress and apoptosis. Previously, we reported that translocation of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria of palmitate-treated hepatocytes activates anaplerotic flux from glutamine to α-ketoglutarate (αKG), which subsequently enters the citric acid cycle (CAC) for oxidation. We hypothesized that increased glutamine anaplerosis fuels elevations in CAC flux and oxidative stress following palmitate treatment. To test this hypothesis, primary rat hepatocytes or immortalized H4IIEC3 rat hepatoma cells were treated with lipotoxic levels of palmitate while modulating anaplerotic pathways leading to αKG. We found that culture media supplemented with glutamine, glutamate, or dimethyl-αKG increased palmitate lipotoxicity compared with media that lacked these anaplerotic substrates. Knockdown of glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase activity significantly reduced the lipotoxic effects of palmitate, whereas knockdown of glutamate dehydrogenase (Glud1) had no effect on palmitate lipotoxicity. C flux analysis of H4IIEC3 cells co-treated with palmitate and the pan-transaminase inhibitor aminooxyacetic acid confirmed that reductions in lipotoxic markers were associated with decreases in anaplerosis, CAC flux, and oxygen consumption. Taken together, these results demonstrate that lipotoxic palmitate treatments enhance anaplerosis in cultured rat hepatocytes, causing a shift to aberrant transaminase metabolism that fuels CAC dysregulation and oxidative stress.
© 2019 Egnatchik et al.
2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA), a compound found in buckwheat, is a potent scavenger of reactive γ-ketoaldehydes, which are increased in diseases associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. While the potential of 2-HOBA is promising, studies were needed to characterize the safety of the compound before clinical trials. In a series of experiments, the risks of 2-HOBA-mediated mutagenicity and cardio-toxicity were assessed in vitro. The effects of 2-HOBA on the mRNA expression of select cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes were also assessed in cryopreserved human hepatocytes. Further, the distribution and metabolism of 2-HOBA in blood were determined. Our results indicate that 2-HOBA is not cytotoxic or mutagenic in vitro and does not induce the expression of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, or CYP3A4 in human hepatocytes. The results of the hERG testing showed a low risk of cardiac QT wave prolongation. Plasma protein binding and red blood cell distribution characteristics indicate low protein binding and no preferential distribution into erythrocytes. The major metabolites identified were salicylic acid and the glycoside conjugate of 2-HOBA. Together, these findings support development of 2-HOBA as a nutritional supplement and provide important information for the design of further preclinical safety studies in animals as well as for human clinical trials with 2-HOBA.
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
An increase in hepatic glucose production (HGP) is a key feature of type 2 diabetes. Excessive signaling through hepatic Gs-linked glucagon receptors critically contributes to pathologically elevated HGP. Here, we tested the hypothesis that this metabolic impairment can be counteracted by enhancing hepatic Gi signaling. Specifically, we used a chemogenetic approach to selectively activate Gi-type G proteins in mouse hepatocytes in vivo. Unexpectedly, activation of hepatic Gi signaling triggered a pronounced increase in HGP and severely impaired glucose homeostasis. Moreover, increased Gi signaling stimulated glucose release in human hepatocytes. A lack of functional Gi-type G proteins in hepatocytes reduced blood glucose levels and protected mice against the metabolic deficits caused by the consumption of a high-fat diet. Additionally, we delineated a signaling cascade that links hepatic Gi signaling to ROS production, JNK activation, and a subsequent increase in HGP. Taken together, our data support the concept that drugs able to block hepatic Gi-coupled GPCRs may prove beneficial as antidiabetic drugs.
OBJECTIVE - Hepatocyte deletion of estrogen receptor alpha (LKO-ERα) worsens fatty liver, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance in high-fat diet fed female mice. However, whether or not hepatocyte ERα regulates reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) in mice has not yet been reported.
METHODS AND RESULTS - Using LKO-ERα mice and wild-type (WT) littermates fed a Western-type diet, we found that deletion of hepatocyte ERα impaired in vivo RCT measured by the removal of H-cholesterol from macrophages to the liver, and subsequently to feces, in female mice but not in male mice. Deletion of hepatocyte ERα decreased the capacity of isolated HDL to efflux cholesterol from macrophages and reduced the ability of isolated hepatocytes to accept cholesterol from HDL ex vivo in both sexes. However, only in female mice, LKO-ERα increased serum cholesterol levels and increased HDL particle sizes. Deletion of hepatocyte ERα increased adiposity and worsened insulin resistance to a greater degree in female than male mice. All of the changes lead to a 5.6-fold increase in the size of early atherosclerotic lesions in female LKO-ERα mice compared to WT controls.
CONCLUSIONS - Estrogen signaling through hepatocyte ERα plays an important role in RCT and is protective against lipid retention in the artery wall during early stages of atherosclerosis in female mice fed a Western-type diet.
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects Latinos at twice the rate seen in populations of European descent. We recently identified a risk haplotype spanning SLC16A11 that explains ∼20% of the increased T2D prevalence in Mexico. Here, through genetic fine-mapping, we define a set of tightly linked variants likely to contain the causal allele(s). We show that variants on the T2D-associated haplotype have two distinct effects: (1) decreasing SLC16A11 expression in liver and (2) disrupting a key interaction with basigin, thereby reducing cell-surface localization. Both independent mechanisms reduce SLC16A11 function and suggest SLC16A11 is the causal gene at this locus. To gain insight into how SLC16A11 disruption impacts T2D risk, we demonstrate that SLC16A11 is a proton-coupled monocarboxylate transporter and that genetic perturbation of SLC16A11 induces changes in fatty acid and lipid metabolism that are associated with increased T2D risk. Our findings suggest that increasing SLC16A11 function could be therapeutically beneficial for T2D. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
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An increase in hepatic glucose production (HGP) represents a key feature of type 2 diabetes. This deficiency in metabolic control of glucose production critically depends on enhanced signaling through hepatic glucagon receptors (GCGRs). Here, we have demonstrated that selective inactivation of the GPCR-associated protein β-arrestin 2 in hepatocytes of adult mice results in greatly increased hepatic GCGR signaling, leading to striking deficits in glucose homeostasis. However, hepatocyte-specific β-arrestin 2 deficiency did not affect hepatic insulin sensitivity or β-adrenergic signaling. Adult mice lacking β-arrestin 1 selectively in hepatocytes did not show any changes in glucose homeostasis. Importantly, hepatocyte-specific overexpression of β-arrestin 2 greatly reduced hepatic GCGR signaling and protected mice against the metabolic deficits caused by the consumption of a high-fat diet. Our data support the concept that strategies aimed at enhancing hepatic β-arrestin 2 activity could prove useful for suppressing HGP for therapeutic purposes.
EGF receptor (EGFR) is a critical signaling node throughout life. However, it has not been possible to directly visualize endogenous Egfr in mice. Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, we appended a fluorescent reporter to the C terminus of the Egfr. Homozygous reporter mice appear normal and EGFR signaling is intact in vitro and in vivo. We detect distinct patterns of Egfr expression in progenitor and differentiated compartments in embryonic and adult mice. Systemic delivery of EGF or amphiregulin results in markedly different patterns of Egfr internalization and trafficking in hepatocytes. In the normal intestine, Egfr localizes to the crypt rather than villus compartment, expression is higher in adjacent epithelium than in intestinal tumors, and following colonic injury expression appears in distinct cell populations in the stroma. This reporter, under control of its endogenous regulatory elements, enables in vivo monitoring of the dynamics of Egfr localization and trafficking in normal and disease states.
Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
1. Pomalidomide has been shown to be potentially teratogenic in thalidomide-sensitive animal species such as rabbits. Screening for thalidomide analogs devoid of teratogenicity/toxicity - attributable to metabolites formed by cytochrome P450 enzymes - but having immunomodulatory properties is a strategic pathway towards development of new anticancer drugs. 2. In this study, plasma concentrations of pomalidomide, its primary 5-hydroxylated metabolite, and its glucuronide conjugate(s) were investigated in control and humanized-liver mice. Following oral administration of pomalidomide (100 mg/kg), plasma concentrations of 7-hydroxypomalidomide and 5-hydroxypomalidomide glucuronide were slightly higher in humanized-liver mice than in control mice. 3. Simulations of human plasma concentrations of pomalidomide were achieved with simplified physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models in both groups of mice in accordance with reported pomalidomide concentrations after low dose administration in humans. 4. The results indicate that pharmacokinetic profiles of pomalidomide were roughly similar between control mice and humanized-liver mice and that control and humanized-liver mice mediated pomalidomide 5-hydroxylation in vivo. Introducing one aromatic amino group into thalidomide resulted in less species differences in in vivo pharmacokinetics in control and humanized-liver mice.
Bioactivation of 5-hydroxy-[carbonyl-(14)C]thalidomide, a known metabolite of thalidomide, by human artificial or native cytochrome P450 3A enzymes, and nonspecific binding in livers of mice was assessed using two-dimensional electrophoresis combined with accelerator mass spectrometry. The apparent major target proteins were liver microsomal cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B1 and ATP synthase subunit α in mice containing humanized P450 3A genes or transplanted humanized liver. Liver cytosolic retinal dehydrogenase 1 and glutathione transferase A1 were targets in humanized mice with P450 3A and hepatocytes, respectively. 5-Hydroxythalidomide is bioactivated by human P450 3A enzymes and trapped with proteins nonspecifically in humanized mice.

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The Riverside Gardens in Erith are getting a refresh as part of the funding secured from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund by London Borough of Bexley’s Greater Erith programme. As part of the project, Groundwork London are organising a variety of consultation events and activities for Erith residents, businesses and community groups.
We want to know what you think the new gardens should look like. This could include planting flowers and trees, creating play and physical activity facilities, improving access and creating new art features, seating or bike racks for example.
Tap into that Erith creative spirit and let us know your ideas for the gardens!
You can share your suggestions with us by attending one of our community consultation forums at Erith Kitchen:


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Who’s the team to beat in the Centertown Coach Pitch League?
Crisp Springs Market thinks it can contend for the league championship after a convincing 22-11 win over Nokes Grave Service on Friday night.
Reagan Jones had one of the biggest hits of the night for Crisp Springs Market, a powerful grand slam home run in the third inning to put the icing on the cake.
Hennessee Cope and Shy Jacobs also homered for Crisp Springs Market, showing the team has big bats up and down the lineup.
The win was a needed bounce-back game for Crisp Springs Market after a stunning loss to Dr Pepper the night before. Dr Pepper is looking to be included in the conversation as one of the best teams in the league, a conversation that’s been dominated by Anderson Welding.
Dr Pepper followed Thursday’s big win with an 11-6 victory Friday over Huff N Puff Trucking. Shelby Hutcheson gave the Dr Pepper offense a refreshing lift with 2 runs scored and Chrissa Banks had 3 hits and scored 1 run.
The Dr Pepper defense is solidified by Tyler Crim at the pitcher position. He made a spectacular grab over his head on a hard line drive in the final inning.
For Huff N Puff, leadoff batter Kaylee Young was a star. She finished with 3 hits and 2 runs scored.

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There’s an evidence-based option available to Canadian physicians looking to offer their patients effective treatment: prescriptions to spend time in the great outdoors. That’s thanks to Dr. Melissa Lem and the PaRx program. Dr. Lem shared her passion for the program with a group of VMDAS members recently as part of the Vancouver Acute/Vancouver Community Medical Staff Planetary Health Committee’s speaker series. After hearing from Dr. Lem, members heeded the “Physician: heal thyself” advice and went for a guided walk in Pacific Spirit Forest at UBC.
Dr. Lem outlined the program to participants. She partnered with the BC Parks Foundation to launch PaRx in November 2020. Their standard recommendation is for everyone to spend at least two hours in nature each week and at least 20 minutes each time to maximize the health benefits. Health-care practitioners who register with PaRx receive a nature prescription file customized with a unique provider code, and instructions for how to prescribe and log nature prescriptions. (Studies suggest that written prescriptions are better received than oral advice in motivating patients to make a change.) Patients can also access special offers to reduce their barriers to nature access across Canada.
Prescribing nature also has benefits for planetary health. We look after what we care about, so getting more people out and about in nature means we are growing the legions of people who want to protect our planet.
After Dr. Lem’s talk, participants walked the walk with a two-hour experience in Pacific Spirit Park led by certified forest bathing guides. Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, emerged in Japan in the 1980s. It is the conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the forest. The walk offered insights into nature immersion practices and the connections between human health and healthy forests.
“It was a magical, uplifting experience,” said Dr. Rashmi Chadha, who chairs the Planetary Health Committee. “The walk allowed us to step outside our individual selves and remember we’re part of a bigger ecosystem. Humans are beautifully enmeshed with nature, yet we’ve forgotten that. This was a marvelous reminder that brought out lots of reflection. The groups didn’t just connect with nature; we connected with our spiritual selves and with one another.”
Attendees who took part in the post-event survey gave it high marks with an overwhelming majority agreeing they would apply content from the session to their work. They commented on the calming effect on being in the forest and were grateful for the opportunity to connect deeply with nature and learn about the health benefits of being outdoors.
Asked about what resonated most, one wrote, “The mindful and immersive approach to forest bathing and being in nature, along with the opportunities to prescribe park passes.” Another commented, “Thank you for organizing this event—it was the highlight on my week.”


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The old paradigm of working 30 – 40 years, saving 10 – 15% of your income to then retire at 65 or 67 has been blown to smithereens by the ever-growing FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) community. The FIRE community has proven that the old paradigm is completely optional. You can retire in 10 years if you really want to and really hustle.
Unfortunately, many financial planners are still stuck in the past and don’t have the wider vision necessary to address millennials with their much different working style and their strong sense that values are more important than money.
As someone who lived through the heady days of NYC in the 1980’s when the motto was “Greed is good!,” I’m greatly relieved that this generation is now paving the way for a healthier future on so many fronts. Hooray for that! Now, before we go on, there is nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with working for 40 years, saving 10% consistently and then retiring–if that’s what you want to do and that is what you enjoy. However, nothing could be more dreadful than working for decades in a job you don’t like or enjoy that has long since lost any challenge so that you can retire and then start really enjoying life.
The recent shock of the Coronavirus has been a wake-up call for many. You may not be lucky enough to get the chance to retire. The solution is to start living your ideal life now. Don’t wait for some day in the future. Amazingly, by taking small actions to create your ideal life now, you’ll speed up the process. The law of attraction, like attracts like, works. The more you do the thing you love to do, the more likely you are to attract it. Action is required. You must take action to move closer to the ideal life you desire. The good news is that those action steps can be very tiny. It doesn’t have to be hard or big or scary. It can be easy, fun and simple! In fact, you’ll be much more likely to succeed if your actions are easy, fun and simple.
Most financial advisors will come up with a massive sum that you need to accumulate before you can retire. This is not their fault; it is just how it has always been done in the past. Their calculations are based on a huge number of assumptions that, if anyone were honest, are impossible to answer accurately. For example, when will you die and when will your spouse die? We can take a guess based on longevity calculators, but we really can’t answer that.
And here is the real kicker of a question: What will the rate of inflation be throughout your retirement?
No one can answer this question because no one has a truly functional crystal ball. So an average of 3% is usually the default, despite the fact that in the not too distant past (the 1970s), inflation sky-rocketed. What if that happens during your retirement? It could destroy the most meticulously calculated plans. And, to really provide an accurate plan, you need to know how much you’ll spend for the rest of your life, including vacations, insurance, groceries, taxes and unexpected medical expenses and repairs to cars, roofs, etc.
So as you can see, seemingly rock solid retirement plans are based on quite a few assumptions and you really have no way of knowing if those assumptions are correct in advance.
This makes retirement planning quite challenging, to say the least. How can you ensure you’ll not run out of money given so many unknowns? You can stress test worst case scenarios. Run your numbers with a plan to live to 100. Try your numbers with 5% inflation. Run your numbers with low returns. You can do this for free on any number of retirement calculators online. I happen to like Todd Tressidder’s Ultimate Retirement Calculator at financialmentor.com. Play around with different figures and watch what happens. I found it an eye-opening experience.
Finally, most financial planners assume that you’ll not be working at all and will be living on your accumulated assets (usually a collection of stocks and bonds). But did you know that by earning $1000 a month, you need $300,000 less in your retirement savings? Equally, for every $1,000 less a month you spend, would also reduce the amount you need in retirement savings by a whopping $300,000.
This is called the Rule of 300: for every $1000 that you spend, you need $300,000 in investment portfolio that earns 7% returns on average. Once people understand the Rule of 300, they usually get motivated to do two things –find a way to cut $1,000 a month from their expenses and find a fun way to generate an extra $1,000 a month in income—the side gig or lifestyle hobby business that is aligned with their passions. Do both and you’ll shave a massive $600,000 off the total you’d need to retire just like that! Both of these actions are usually much easier and faster to do than working and saving to accumulate that $600,000.
Given that Vanguard’s research reveals that the average retirement savings is only $190,505 by age 55-64, I’d say most people would be wise to start looking at both reducing expenses and starting that side hustle right away. If you think $190K sounds like a lot of money, take note. At a 4% safe withdrawal rate, you could withdraw only $7,600 a year, adjusted annually for inflation. I suspect most people will need more than that to live comfortably and are relying on Social Security and/or some pension income to boost their retirement income. Don’t wait. Start now and you’ll shave years off your financial freedom date!
Learn more in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Course.

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Building a vegetable garden can be a rewarding and satisfying experience. With the right soil, tools, and knowledge, you can create a healthy and productive vegetable garden that will provide you with delicious, fresh vegetables all season long. In this guide, we’ll cover all the essential elements of what you need to build a successful vegetable garden. From selecting the right spot to learning about different planting techniques, you’ll be on your way to harvesting your first crop in no time.When choosing a site for your vegetable garden, make sure that it receives at least 6 hours of direct sunlight each day. Additionally, you will want to choose a spot in your yard that has good drainage and is not prone to flooding or standing water. Having access to a water source nearby is also important for keeping your garden hydrated. Lastly, consider the size of the space you have available and select a spot that is large enough to accommodate the vegetables you plan to grow.
Planning the Layout of Your Vegetable Garden
Planning the layout of your vegetable garden is an important step towards growing a successful garden. You need to consider the size, shape, and orientation of your plot, as well as the type of plants that you want to grow. Taking the time to plan out your garden will help ensure that you have enough space for all your vegetables and that they are properly spaced.
When planning your vegetable garden, start by measuring the area that you have available. This will help you determine how much
Preparing the Soil for Your Vegetable Garden
Preparing the soil for your vegetable garden is one of the most important steps in growing a successful and productive vegetable garden. The soil is the foundation of your vegetable garden, and it needs to be healthy and thriving for your vegetables to grow. To ensure that your soil is ready for planting, it’s important to take the time to properly prepare it. Here are some tips on how to prepare the soil for your vegetable garden.
The first step in preparing your soil is to test its pH
Gathering Supplies to Build Your Vegetable Garden
Building a vegetable garden is a great way to get fresh, organic produce from the comfort of your own backyard. However, before you get started, you’ll need to gather all of the supplies necessary to create your garden. This includes soil, tools, and other materials such as fencing and containers.
The first step in building your garden is to buy quality soil. You’ll want a soil that is rich in nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Make sure to buy enough soil for
Building Raised Beds for Your Vegetable Garden
Raised beds are a great way to grow your own vegetables at home. They allow you to easily manage the soil, water, and nutrients that your plants need to thrive. Building a raised bed is fairly simple and can be done in just a few hours. Here’s how to get started.
The first step is to decide on the size and shape of your raised bed. You’ll want to make sure it’s big enough to fit the types of
Adding Fences or Trellises to Your Vegetable Garden
Adding fences or trellises to your vegetable garden can help to keep pests away and provide support for climbing plants. Fences can be made from a variety of materials, such as wood, plastic, metal, bamboo, or even living willow hedges. Trellises are usually made from metal or wood and provide support for vining plants like cucumbers and peas.
Installing fences and trellises can be relatively easy, depending on the type you choose. For example, living will
Installing Irrigation and Drainage Systems for Your Vegetable Garden
Having a successful vegetable garden requires proper irrigation and drainage. Without these two elements, your plants will struggle to grow and may even die. Fortunately, there are several options for installing an irrigation and drainage system for your vegetable garden.
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Choosing and Planting Seeds in Your Vegetable Garden
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Building a vegetable garden is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. With the right preparation, supplies and a bit of hard work, you can create a beautiful and productive vegetable garden. You will need to determine what type of vegetables you want to grow in your garden and prepare the soil for planting. Make sure that you provide your plants with adequate sunlight and water. Finally, be prepared to invest some time in weeding, fertilizing and harvesting your crops. With these steps, you can create a flourishing vegetable garden that will provide bountiful harvests throughout the season.

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More than 60,000 Chinese orphans received free health insurance contracts on Monday as a gift for Children's Day.
The orphans from Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the provinces of Henan and Qinghai are the latest beneficiaries of a program sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and the China Children Insurance Foundation (CCIF).
The insurance, paid for with donations, will be provided for the children for at least one year from Monday. The scheme is designed for the children of poor families and MCA-registered orphans under the age of 18.
"We are happy and proud to say that our program, with the help of our donors, has covered a total of 440,000 orphans, nearly 80 percent of those that are officially acknowledged," said CCIF Managing Director Dr. Heidi Hu.
Each insured child is insured for 100,000 yuan (16,339 U.S. dollars) at a premium of 50 yuan a year to cover the cost of treating 12 critical illnesses, including malignant tumors and conditions requiring organ or stem cell transplants.
The contracts are usually renewed annually, but the CCIF has managed to prolong the insured period to three years in some regions, according to Hu
"Based on the amount of money donated, we are trying to help more children with a longer insured period," she said.
Since the insurance program was launched in July 2009, the CCIF has distributed more than 720,000 insurance contracts to children in more than 20 provinces and regions, from the quake-hit southwestern province of Sichuan to the plateau areas of Qinghai and Tibet.
Hu said the organization received more small, private donations this year, mainly through the Internet. Previous years' donations were mainly made by large enterprises.
Insured children will be notified about their coverage by local civil affairs departments, which will act on behalf of the CCIF in distributing insurance ID cards.
China has more than 570,000 orphans officially registered. However, the actual number is believed to be bigger, as some may have been overlooked in remote areas or if they have moved to cities with migrant worker relatives.
"We're working with civil departments across the country to search for possible insurants, and hopefully to have all orphans covered in the near future," Hu said.
To guarantee transparency, donation information can be checked online at baoxian.cctf.org.cn, the doctor added.

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With a by-election due on 28th September, Wymondham Town Council’s full council meeting at the beginning of the month saw more than its fair share of jockeying for position among councillors. One member of the public even intervened at one point to describe the “electioneering” on display as “disgusting”.
Disgusting? Electioneering? Now that’s the sort of thing TCW likes to hear. This is surely going to be a good one. So check your morning suit still fits, adorn your head with a large fascinator, we’re off for a day at the races in our Town Council Watch pre-election special.
And they’re off.
Taking The Seabiscuit
The meeting bounded straight out of the gates with Labour's Michael Rosen whipping out a copy of the Lib Dems' election pamphlet and challenging claims in there that his party hadn’t supported Rothbury Park improvements, when they had.
“I'm really concerned that in the latest edition of Liberal Focus, you have chosen to report that Labour and the Conservative on the council oppose this. Will you undertake to put a correction to that?” fumed the North Wymondham councillor.
“It’s a difficult one with the literature because…” began Mayor Nuri-Nixon (Lib Dem).
“Is there a difficulty about telling the truth on election materials?”, Mr Rosen completed her sentence.
Told you this was going to be a good one.
Before we could enjoy any more, the Clerk took the reins of chairing the meeting and reminded the North Wymondham representative that election materials produced by political parties weren't Town Council business, so shouldn't be discussed in these meetings.
He's technically right of course. Doesn't mean it wasn't bloody entertaining though.
Up next, the council’s lone ranger Conservative Tony Holden had been reading ‘the local press’ and had seen an article asking why the council had spent £500 printing the details of 10x ex-councillors in its most-recent annual report.
They’re good at spotting this type of thing aren’t they, the local press?
“If you’d like to turn to the first page”, the Clerk bristled. “Which year is it for?”, he whinnied. “For the 2022-2023 year, yes. That’s when those councillors were in post for the majority of the year.”
See? The ex-councillors' contact details were published this July just in case you wanted to write to them to say thanks for their services. Nice one. The whole thing smells like something a stable hand might find themselves shovelling out, to this columnist...
We then came to a report from a consultancy working on the Town Council’s new cemetery project. There had been issues with the soil there, caused by the site being used as a dump for earth excavated for the nearby Williams Park estate. Works to remedy the situation are now likely to push back delivery of the whole project. The current cemetery has an estimated two years’ capacity left.
What could possibly go wrong?
After a bit of mudslinging about how long councillors on the New Cemetery working group had known about the issues before it came to full council, Michael Rosen (Lab) shared his concerns on the topic:
“We should look at reviewing whether or not we really need to hold half a million pounds for this cemetery project and, if not, we should be looking at spending it on things like the public realm project where at the moment, notwithstanding the future discussions, there is a funding gap that we need to find in order to get that investment into the town.”
Close But No Shergar
We then came to a thorny discussion about who should and shouldn’t qualify for cheaper residents’ fees for burials in Wymondham’s cemetery.
A Labour proposal introduced by Cllr Todd Baker (Lab) suggested loosening the definition of who was a resident to “create a more compassionate inclusive approach”, which he hoped would bring “cross-party consensus”.
Yeah fingers crossed. TCW held his betting slip hopefully in his hands.
A detailed paper listed some new scenarios where people would still qualify as a resident, when they wouldn't today. These were; if they’d only left Wymondham to go into care and died away from here, if they had lived in town for at least year when they died, or if they’d lived here for 10 years at any point in their lives and still had close family members here.
Got it? Good.
The suggestion triggered a number of concerns around the room.
Cllr Lucy Nixon (Lib Dem) said she hoped she had another 40 years to live herself but gave the example of growing up in Sheringham, but feeling she shouldn't be entitled to a resident's rate there in 2060. She then raised the prospect of a means-tested approach instead.
Cllr Tony Holden (Con) suggested some amendments to the conditions around medical conditions, which Cllr Rosen argued back could be addressed via discretion that had already been built into the proposal:
"Where there's a dispute, it will come to the Town Clerk for a decision and the Town Clerk undoubtedly will apply his usual compassion and generosity to these decisions"
Ahem. What? Nothing.
Cllr Paul Barrett (Green) described the emerging proposal as "woolly" adding "we need a properly thought out proposal that is detailed enough and doesn't leave the Clerk in an awkward position."
TCW didn't detect any specific suggestions or details there. Bit of a woolly contribution you could say.
With councillors taking exception with specific parts of the 3-part proposal, we then had a vote on whether each part should be decided on separately. This would allow people to support the bits they supported and reject the bits they didn't - without quashing the whole thing at once.
But that idea was sent to the knackers' yard when 6x Lib Dems voted it down. 4x Labour and 1x Conservative were for treating the items separately and the 1x Green abstained.
That meant the whole proposal would be voted on, as one. But not before Cllr Todd Baker had time to register his exasperation:
"I'm absolutely staggered that despite people raising grievances with one part of this proposal and having a chance laid in front of you to allow someone who has lived here since the Second World War and had to move into a care home, to allow them to qualify as a resident, we've rejected that out of hand okay to be voted on separately. And unless suddenly everyone's about to get behind a clause which everyone has opposed, I simply cannot understand why that decision has just been made."
"Duly noted" said Mayor Nuri-Nixon.
She'd then go on to say: "It's not that we're against this in principle, I think we all agree that there is a problem with the wording as it stands... so we're not going against the spirit of it, we think it's not clear enough so I suggest that this is deferred until the next meeting."
Voting against stuff is always the best way to show you support it.
But Mr Baker wasn't happy with that:
"If those councillors agree with this in principle, then they also had the ability when this was circulated to type an amendment prior to the meeting about what they thought it should have looked like."
The entire proposal was eventually rejected when everyone voted on the same lines. 6x Lib Dems voted against, 4x Labour + 1x Conservative for and 1x Green sat on the fence and abstained.
Only the Grand National has fewer hurdles to jump, to get anything done.
Neigh Sayers On Playground Improvements Too
Next up was another proposal submitted by the council’s Labour group, which among other things sought to create a ‘Wymondham Play Strategy’ and immediately address what it described as the ‘large number of repair and maintenance issues’ on council-owned land.
Introducing the proposal, Cllr Lowell Doheny (Lab) described his experience of the town's playgrounds:
"As a parent myself in the town when my children were young it was something that always concerned me and I never felt they were very adequate sadly." Now his children were teenagers, they now "often walk listlessly around the town".
The poor darlings. Something must be done!
Cllr Lucy Nixon wanted some more details: "My question is which parks require urgent repairs? They're not mentioned here. There's no photographs of any damaged equipment. And my concern is if they're dangerous and in need of immediate action to repair them should we be looking at fencing off some of this equipment in order to make sure that nobody gets hurt."
The Clerk intervened on some of the "emotive wording" in the proposal. Although he admitted the play equipment wasn't in "pristine Rolls-Royce condition", he did point out that the council's insurance company had only found that two new bolts were required to keep play equipment within tolerable safety limits.
Oh Icarus. Fly not too close to the sun with your towering ambition.
But it was a line about the town council potentially adopting playgrounds from other organisations that got District Councillor Dave Roberts’ (Lib Dem) back up, who used the public participation section to bemoan the move being “a potential blank cheque on council funds” describing it as “inappropriate”. Lucy Nixon agreed: "this proposal is looking to more than double the expenditure for play equipment for the Town Council"
TCW had to check what date it was for a moment there. Anyone listening in might not have realised there had been a change in which councillors were in charge after the May elections.
Cllr Lowell Doheny (Lab) said a “sense check” on adopting new playgrounds was already built in, pointing out: “any proposals that are made to take on new sites are to take into account affordability and value for money and ultimately any significant expense would have to go back through full council anyway”.
A forlorn Cllr Tony Holden (Con) said he'd keep his contribution brief to avoid wasting time: “the current administration has a fallback position and a preferred option of actually doing nothing and so I'm absolutely confident this will fail.”
And he was correct. The proposal was voted down by the 6x Liberal Democrats. 4x Labour + 1x Conservative supported it and 1x Green abstained.
Reaching the final furlong, we trotted into the District Councillor updates section but there was still room for some electioneering.
After Cllr Kevin Hurn (Con) had informed those present about a South Norfolk District Council hosted session on setting up residents’ associations, Town Council candidate Dave Roberts (Lib Dem) breathlessly galloped up to the microphone: “Just to correct my colleague here, um, the meeting for the residents' association has been organised by myself. It is aided by South Norfolk Council. On my request!”
Then, when Cllr Holden congratulated allotment holders on the amount of produce they’d grown for the foodbank this year, Cllr Annette James (Lib Dem) agreed “I'd just like to say that the foodbanks appreciate the food that I collect every week and take to them.”
Subtle. Remember folks, it’s not doing good things that counts. It’s making sure everyone knows you've done them.
Two Horse Race
And with that, the councillors left to go and concentrate on winning those all important votes out there in the real world. With the Greens and Tories deciding to stay behind in the paddock and not run in the Town Council by-election, it would be a two-horse race between Labour and the Lib Dems.
Who would win the 1000 Guineas? Who would end up with a long face? Only the fearsome Wymondham electorate knew.


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Car windows shattered around Whittier may have been shot out by BB gun, police say
At least 70 cars in and around Whittier had their windows shattered late Thursday, and authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching the vandals.
Authorities think the car windows may have been shot out with a BB gun or pellet gun, and police are investigating similar destruction in neighboring La Habra and a shooting in Pico Rivera that may be related.
Dozens of vehicles along Greenleaf Avenue in Whittier had their side and rear windows blown out, police said.
The number of vandalized vehicles is expected to rise as people discover the damage, Whittier police Officer Hugo Figueroa said.
Authorities think the vandals — three men — were in a newer, gray four-door Honda, Figueroa said. No further details were provided.
During the same time, five vehicles in La Habra had their windows shattered in the 1000 block of Dolores Street, according to La Habra police Sgt. Scott Irwin.
“It’s nowhere near the scale Whittier had,” Irwin said. “We basically went out and looked at the damage and left notes on windshields to contact us.”
By 10:30 p.m., reports of gunshots had reached Pico Rivera. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies with the Pico Rivera station and paramedics responded to the 6200 block of Rockne Avenue, where a man said he had been shot in the arm by a BB gun, Sgt. Jonathan Branham said.
The man suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, authorities said. It was not immediately clear where he was when he was struck.
Police are investigating the incidents, but can’t say whether they are related. Authorities are asking residents to check home security cameras to see whether the crimes were captured on video and to file a police report if their vehicles were damaged.
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Guitar electronics demystified!
Now on DVD! This 43-minute DVD with famed repairman Dan Erlewine demonstrates complete wiring jobs step-by-step, and will give you the confidence to do the job right. It also features special animations to help you understand how the pickups and electronic components function.
How to Wire a Gibson® Guitar demonstrates the basics of wiring two humbucking pickups, two volume and two tone control pots, a 3-way switch and an output jack. Dan rewires a Les Paul® style guitar and refurbishes a semi-hollowbody Gibson, using a simple wiring jig you can easily make in your shop. Proper grounding and shielding procedures are shown, to help you eliminate unwanted noise and get the best sound possible.
Introduction: Dan Erlewine
Basic soldering tools
Les Paul wiring
How a volume control works
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Treble bypass cap
How the toggle switch works
Homemade pickup tester
The DVD format includes easy menu selections for quickly reviewing and finding the information you need. We’ve also produced a great DVD especially for Fender players: How to Wire a Fender Guitar.
This DVD is not region-specific and is intended for worldwide use.

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Adding Text To An Image With Paint Shop Pro 9
In a previous tutorial you learned how to add a monochromatic effect to a photograph. In this tutorial you will learn how to add text to a monochromatic styled scrapbook page. However, the same steps can be used to add text to any image or project with Paint Shop Pro 9.
Adobe and Macromedia Software Bundled Together
As of December 3, the acquisition is final and Adobe has wasted no time in releasing their latest software which is a combination of your Adobe and Macromedia favorites.
Adobe Bridge Replaces The File Browser In The Latest Version of Adobe Software - Version CS2
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Adobe Captivate 2 Product Review
Captivate is a very user-friendly and flexible software for automating the creation of training demonstrations and simulations. Here are some of Captivate labor saving features.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 - Comparsion Chart
Yesterday, March 27, Adobe announced the release of Creative Suite 3. Macromedia is now part of the Adobe family and they have merged the two product lines into a set of tools for the design and development of content for print, web, mobile devices, interactive applications, film and video.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Video Workshop
One resource you might not yet be familiar with is the online Adobe Creative Suite 3 Video Workshop where you will find video tutorials on everything from how to use one of the new improvements to the basics. This site is set up so that you can easily and quickly find the information you need.
Adobe Generator and Photoshop CC
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Once Fast Friday arrives and NTT IndyCar Series teams receive maximum turbocharger boost to use in preparation for qualifying, the Indy 500 will see some of its highest horsepower figures put to the pavement in many years.
Big power was the norm for the CART IndyCar Series in the 1990s as more than 1000 horsepower was occasionally made by turbocharged V6 and V8 engines. With the advent of the Indy Racing League and its takeover of the Indy 500 in 1996 using CART cars, a final year of prodigious power was unleashed as Arie Luyendyk set the qualifying speed record with a four-lap average of 236.986mph.
As recently as 2019, IndyCar has given its teams 20.3 pounds of boost for Fast Friday and qualifying, which is believed to have delivered something in the 650hp range. With the new allowance for 21.7psi to be used this year with the 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 engines produced by Chevy and Honda, they’ll be flirting with an excess of 700hp.
Following the naturally-aspirated V8 engine formula established by the IRL in 1997 that ran through 2011, where power figures ranged from 600-650hp, the IndyCar Series returned to turbocharging in 2012. Modest power demands were made on the new 2.2-liter V6s, and it was reflected in opening-day speeds where Josef Newgarden was the only driver to break out of the 210mph range (220.250mph).
Ryan Briscoe captured pole position (226.484mph) in his Team Penske Chevy as 600hp or so was deployed, but it was hard to ignore how IndyCar’s new Dallara DW12s and turbo engine package was slower than Alex Tagliani’s naturally-aspirated pole (227.472mph) from the previous year.
Heading into 2020, the series and its engine manufacturers decided to scrap the 20.3psi boost maps for Indy, and with the extra 58 pounds of weight from the new aeroscreen carried by each car, the plan to use 21.7psi for the first time in qualifying configuration gave the added value of helping to compensate for the weight and aerodynamic impacts made by the driver safety device.
Depending on who you ask, the series, teams, and manufacturers have different predictions on how fast the cars will go without a tow when teams move to working on qualifying setups.
Using Simon Pagenaud’s 2019 pole speed average of 229.992mph with medium-boost as the standard of reference for Friday through Sunday’s running at high boost, some have said their simulation models call for no gain, while others have said a 1-2mph improvement is possible in favorable ambient conditions, and one has offered a 1-3mph average increase.
With educated speculation framing 2020’s pole average in the 229-233mph range, Luyendyk can sleep peacefully as his record from 1996 wouldn’t appear to be in jeopardy.
“I’d say that’s pretty certain — his record will be safe,” Honda Performance Development engine guru Allen Miller told RACER. “I expect us to at least be in line with the speeds we’ve seen in the last few years. The goal is to not slow down because of the changes we made for driver safety on the car, but at the same point, we wanted to at least maintain the show and keep the speed that we have been seeing without going backwards.”
Miller says the chance to unleash high boost at Indy was the easiest and most cost-effective choice. With the field accustomed to using high boost on road courses and short ovals, the horsepower hike for qualifying through the spec BorgWarner turbochargers is a simple tweak made via laptops and the spec McLaren engine control modules.
“We’re just wanting to be sure that it’s good and competitive, without having to redesign and make a bunch of changes to just raise the power back up to a number that we already deal with on the road courses,” he added. “And we now run it at the short ovals as well. First, we went to high boost on the short ovals and then added it here to qualify.”
With vast experience in making race- and championship-winning power on behalf of Honda, Miller loves the idea of engine performance becoming a topic of interest once again at the Indy 500.
“That’s what we do: We make power, and our whole reason to be here is we like to make engine power, so yeah, it’s neat to see it again,” he said. “There’s always some nervousness of should we do it? Should we not? In the end it’s like, ‘You know what? These are professional drivers. They know how to deal with it. If it’s too fast and too scary, they can slow down a little bit.’ There’s nothing that says you have to go flat if the car is too fast. Right?”
On the topic of nervousness, Miller expects to cross his fingers throughout Fast Friday and qualifying as every motor will experience its highest horsepower figure at the highest sustained speeds and loads since the new turbo formula was established in 2012. Although the Chevys and Hondas handle the same peak power on other circuits with few issues, this will be the first time they live near a sustained 12,000 rpm and 230-plus miles per hour for lap after lap.
And with drivers likely to receive a tow at various points once we get into Fast Friday, average speeds in a draft could exceed the 233mph solo predictions.
“Well, it always gives you butterflies to do something the first time,” he said. “But we’ve done a pretty extensive amount of running at this boost level, simulating, qualifying, and so on. Putting some pretty serious miles on engines to make sure that we weren’t going to hurt the show by doing this.
“We don’t want to blow up engines, cost money and makes people not qualify well if they break. So yeah, we’ve spent a fair amount of time getting ready for it. But yeah, first time, it’s going to be a little nervous to say, ‘OK, go get ‘em, guys.’”


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The simple answer is this: Leaves fall off trees so that the trees can survive the winter. But the word “fall” is a bit misleading. It implies that the trees are passive this time of year, when, in fact, they are actively “pushing” the leaves off their branches. Sep 05, Leaves must fall. Evergreens can hang on to their leaves through winter, because their foliage is coated in a wax that helps protect against cold, and their cells bear anti-freeze chemicals that ward off winter’s worst woes.
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Why do my trees still have leaves when other nearby trees are bare? Some tree species, particularly oaks and beeches, keep their leaves much longer than other trees. In fact, these leaves will dry out, but cling to the tree until a storm or wind blows them off. Aug 06, Learn why the leaves of your tree may fall early.
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The official currency used in the Czech Republic is the Czech Crown, CZK (international format) or Kč (locally). The Czech currency consists of 6 types of bank notes (100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000) and 6 types of coins (1 CZK, 2 CZK, 5 CZK, 10 CZK, 20 CZK, and 50 CZK).
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Prague public transport
You can travel by metro, bus or tram around Prague.
For more information please visit: http://www.dpp.cz/en/
Czech food and drinks
Czech cuisine has both influenced and been influenced by the cuisines of the surrounding countries. A number of fine cakes and pastries that are popular in Central Europe originated in the Czech lands. Czech cuisine is marked by a strong emphasis on meat dishes. Pork is quite common, and beef and chicken are also popular. Goose, duck, rabbit and wild game are served. Fish is rare, with the occasional exception of fresh trout and carp, which are served at Christmas.
Typical Czech food:
- Vepřo-knedlo-zelo: Roast pork with sauerkraut and potato or bread dumplings
- Svíčková: Stewed sirloin with a cream and cranberry sauce and bread dumplings.
- Potato pancakes made of raw potatoes.
For unique and elegant restaurants serving typical Czech food and beer in the Old Town or in the vicinity of the Prague Castle please visit this link
The most popular Czech drink is, of course, beer. Czech people are proud of their beer and drink it with great pleasure not only in pubs, beer halls or restaurants but also at home. Drinking and purchasing alcohol is allowed from the age of 18.
Czech beer can be bought in bottles, pasteurised or non-pasteurised (for example Bernard), and there are different types (lager, stout, light, dark) but the best way to taste it is to try draught beer.
Each different brand has a different taste and colour. For those who prefer a sweeter taste than that of regular lager, we recommend Czech dark beer. Some beer brands you may have already heard of include: Pilsner Urquell, Krusovice, Bernard, Staropramen, Budweiser (Budvar) and Velvet.
Czech wine is produced mainly in Moravia, the South-East region of the Czech Republic. Although it might be not as famous as other South-East European wines, the Czech wine is known owing to brands such as Frankovka and Blue Portual (red wine), and Muller Thurgau and Riesling (white wine).
During the cold season, hot wine (“svařák”) is popular in most wine shops and wine bars (“vinárna”), bars and even on the street, at special events such as Christmas fairs.
Becherovka is a herbal liquor from Karlovy Vary, traditionally made out of several secret herbs. It is said to be good for digestion and to have medicinal properties. It can be great in different combinations and cocktails.
Fernet is another herbal liquor, very appreciated by Czechs (and not only by them). It comes in different variants, Stock (or bitter), Citrus (lemon) and is best served cold or with ice.
Slivovice is a brandy made of plums. Different brandies are made of other fruits such as pears (hruškovice), apricots (meruňkovice), etc. It is stronger and clearer than herbal liqueurs and it is very popular especially in Moravia, the North-East region of the Czech Republic.

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Sara Sampaio Body Measurements
Sara Sampaio Height,Weight and Body measurement
- Height in Feet 5 Feet 8 Inches
- Height in Meters 1.76784 Meter
- Weight in Kilograms 52KG
- Weight in Pounds: 114.64024 lbs
- Breasts-Waist-Hips in inches 33-23-34 Inches
- Breasts-Waist-Hips in CM 83-58-86 CM
|Sara Sampaio Body Mass Index (BMI) is 17. This is considered as underweight .|
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|Full Name||Sara Pinto Sampaio|
|Date of birth||1991 , July, 21|
|Birth Place||Porto ,Portugal|
|Residence||Los Angeles ,California ,United States|
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- Sexual Orientation Straight
- Residence Los Angeles, California, USA
- Father Name Armando Sampaio
- Mother Name Cristina Sampaio
- Sun Sign cancer
- Networth $10 Million
- Sibling Andre Sampaio (Brother)
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Sara Sampaio ? (Bio)
Sara Pinto Sampaio is a Portuguese model and actress born on July 21, 1991, in Porto, Portugal, to father Armando Sampaio and mother Cristina Sampaio. She has a brother and was raised Roman Catholic. She belongs to Portuguese ethnicity.
Sara Sampaio was discovered at the age of 15 however, she wasn't allowed to compete in modeling until she was 16 and won a hair modeling contest in Portugal called Cabelos Pantene in 2007. Eventually, she started appearing on commercials and was signed to an agency. She made her runway debut in 2013 in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and announced that she would be walking with other Angels in the 2016 show.
She has walked for numerous fashion designers including Elie Saab, Balmain, Miu Miu, Prabal Gurung, Tommy Hilfiger, Emanuel Ungaro, and more. In 2017, she appeared on the cover of Maxim in United States. The following year, she became the face of Si Passione fragrance by Giorgio Armani and was even featured on the cover of Madame Figaro, Vogue Mexico, Harper's Bazaar,and more.
Talking about her personal life, Sampaio is currently single and focused on her career. Previously, she was in a relationship with American singer Alex DeLeon. The duo started dating in 2013 but broke up a year later.
Sara Sampaio's Body Measurements:
Sara Sampaio has a slender banana figure with natural busts, a flat stomach, and full hips. She wears a dress size of 2 and a shoe size of 7 along with a bra cup of 32A. She stands 5'8" tall weighing 52 kg.
Sara Sampaio Networth
Sara Sampaio is an amazing actress and model who has a fortunate net worth of $10 Million according to the celebrity net worth. The utmost of her payroll is generally done through her modeling. Ascribed to her hard work, commitment, and courage, she has made herself worthy of millions of dollars.
Apart from her modeling, she has also been a part of several brand endorsements including Replay and Asos. Concerning her success, it is sure her net worth in the forthcoming future is definitely to take a huge uplift. However, her annual paycheck is yet unavailable but it is sure to be in hundreds of thousands every year.
Sara Sampaio Education
Her education background is unknown.
Sara Sampaio Facts
- Sampaio had been featured on the cover pages of nearly all famous magazines such as GQ, Elle, Glamour, Marie Claire, Vogue, L’Officiel, etc.
- She won her first modeling contest at the age of 16 and in the form of a prize, she got an opportunity to appear in a TV commercial to be broadcasted in Portugal.
- he had been named as “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Portuguese GQ in their January 2013 issue.
- She was honored by the Portuguese Golden Globe award in the best female model in 2011 and 2012.
- She came into prominence after winning the Cabelos Pantene contest in 2007.

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DULUTH - Cold weather did not stop one last ship from making its way through the Duluth–Superior canal Friday.
The John G. Munson came in for the season's layup Friday afternoon and marked the official end of the Twin Port's shipping season.
The ship took advantage of the early warm weather to take more trips filled with iron ore to the eastern end of Lake Superior.
"There was no issue with ice on the lake so they were able to get as close to Duluth as they did a couple of days ago," Adele Yorde from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. "I know a lot of people called because she sat at anchor for a couple of days, they needed to wait for the Alder to come back."
Ice breaking Friday morning helped make way for the ship.
The task was a little more difficult due to the cold temperatures making thicker ice and the fact that the last ship passed through ten days ago.

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A Prayer For Peace
Ayyy Puerto Rico. Bendiciones y paz. Praying for peace, calmer days and steady ground to go forth, literally. 🇵🇷 Tato bien ahora? Is everyone safe, albeit awake and in the dark post-earthquake?
I’ve been sitting here across the world feeling helpless, texting friends/fam on island and wishing there were more I could do to settle Mother Nature. Puerto Rico doesn’t deserve to have its people, its natural treasures, its buildings, its power grid 🤦🏻♀, its systems rattled, shaken, tested, broken. No place or population deserve to live in fear or danger, not in the face of any natural or manmade threat or force. Pero ya tu sabes, nothing can break the spirit and resilience of boricuas. With you today, tomorrow and always. 🙏🏾🇵🇷
Sending love from a quiet 🤞🏼 fault zone across the country to one that hopefully will soon be quiet again once more — and sipping creamy coconut cocoa and spooning myself chocolate coconut pie in your honor… call it my Bay Area hippie vegan version of coquito and tembleque?! 🤷🏻♀ Ni idea. 🤦🏻♀ Besos. ♥
The earthquakes sadly keep coming, so updating (here and mostly Twitter @ErinSchrode)…
I’d be cool with no middle-of-the-night news alerts or WhatsApps about natural disasters or power outages hitting Puerto Rico ever again. 🙏🏾🇵🇷 Bendiciones a todos.
Oh these images of destroyed homes, buildings, churches, roads, bridges and more from our beloved island are horrifying, tragic, frightening. I continue praying for Puerto Rico and all affected by the earthquakes.🙏🏾🇵🇷
I’m checking in on friends in/near Yauco and the areas most affected by tonight’s earthquakes (yes, plural). I just got this answer: “Thank you... ESTAMOS bien Gracias a Dios. Te avisamos.” And that really is the precise thing I want to hear from everyone in Puerto Rico.🙏🏾🇵🇷
Yet another earthquake just hit Puerto Rico. Magnitude 6.0, after many smaller aftershocks. 🙏🏾♥ The first death has also been reported by Telemundo PR, when a wall fell on an elderly man. More injuries are confirmed. Damage appears serious across the south and southwest of the island.
The sun is rising on Puerto Rico after multiple overnight earthquakes that have devastated towns across the south of the island. 🙏🏾🇵🇷 Bendiciones. Prayers. Be safe, all.
More images from the damages caused by the overnight earthquakes that shook Puerto Rico are coming in after daybreak, including a school in Guanica. Warnings about widespread structural faults have long circulated. Thank goodness there were no students when the building fell at 4am. What horrors, destruction and disruptions these children have had to and continue to endure across Puerto Rico. 🙏🏾🇵🇷 I continue to pray for all and for the island as a whole.
A seismologist told CBS News' David Begnaud the chances of an earthquake greater than yesterday’s 5.8 magnitude hitting Puerto Rico again were less than THREE PERCENT (3%!!)… yet it happened this morning with multiple quakes around 6.0 and even up to 6.4 rattling the island. Prayers. 🙏🏾🇵🇷
I sincerely hope (and pray and demand) that the CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES in Puerto Rico who are newly suffering from these earthquakes and still suffering from ongoing recovery or lack thereof post-Hurricane Maria receive the swift, adequate, coordinated, just, comprehensive aid, help, assistance and otherwise that is necessary (not to mention legally obligated and formally required) from the local, islandwide and federal governments.


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Hollywood movies are one of the most powerful vehicles for glamorizing and promoting smoking, especially for young people. It all started in the Golden Age, when tobacco companies began marketing cigarettes on-screen to unsuspecting moviegoers. Today, cigarette placement in movies is alive and well because it works.
In a recent study, teenagers were divided into four groups according to their exposure to on-screen smoking. Teens in the group with the highest exposure to smoking were three times more likely to try smoking and teens whose favorite stars smoke in movies were 16 times more likely to have a positive attitude toward smoking.
Big Tobacco's marketing experts and independent researchers agree. Moving stories with charismatic actors are a powerful way to attract new smokers and keep current smokers.
But it’s not just American kids who are influenced. Studies in Germany and Mexico joined numerous U.S. research that showed a causal correlation between the amount of smoking imagery in U.S. films and the likelihood of young teenagers lighting up.
For instance, Marlboros have featured in at least 74 of Hollywood's top-grossing movies over the past 15 years. Tobacco's screen time in PG-13 movies and videos has increased 50 percent since the tobacco industry agreed to the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement that barred marketing tobacco to youth. In 2002 alone, smoking was found in 68.5 percent of all youth-rated (G, PG, PG-13) movies. In 2005, smoking on screen reached an all time high.
“Cigarette smoking is a major contributing factor to many chronic health problems that we see in society today, including heart disease, cancer, dementia and other forms of cognitive decline and low birth weight babies,” said Dr. Ted Schettler, science director at the Science & Environmental Health Network in Ames, Iowa. “And adolescent smoking increases the risk of lifetime smoking.”
In the U.S., the average age of smoking initiation is around 12.5 years. This is an important factor to addiction because a teen brain is still developing. Recent research showed that nicotine from one cigarette is enough to saturate the nicotine receptors of the human brain, making it easier for teens to become addicted at a faster rate and at a stronger level than adults.
Research conducted in 1999 by University of California, Irvine suggested that showing an anti-smoking advertisement to youth before a film containing smoking could effectively reposition the smoking from forbidden (a positive) to tainted (a negative) activity. The study caught the attention of 41 state attorney generals who called on the studios to place anti-smoking ads on any DVD or movie that includes smoking.
So in 2006, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Department of Public Health and the Entertainment Industry Foundation and six major Hollywood studios (Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Studio, Walt Disney Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures) decided to fight fire with fire by committing to placing the state’s anti-smoking advertisements on youth-rated movies released in DVD format through 2009. But are studios and actors doing enough to steer kids away from tobacco use?
In 2007, the Harvard School of Public Health, invited by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to make recommendations on the tobacco question, and advised the U.S. film industry to "eliminate the depiction of tobacco smoking from films accessible to children and youth."
Since 2007, the Motion Picture Association of America has considered smoking as a factor in its rating system, noting when cigarette use has affected the rating. For example, the PG-13 rating for "Avatar" included "some smoking."
"This ensures specific information is front and center for parents as they make decisions for their kids," the group said in a statement.
Lynette Summerill is an award-winning writer who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to writing about cancer-related issues for EmpowHER, she pens Nonsmoking Nation, a blog following global tobacco news and events.