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Step up your game with this introduction to European hand-tied bouquets. Guided by florist Penny O'Donnell, she will demonstrate the making of a hand-tied bouquet and will offer advice and guidance as you make your own. You will learn how to add greenery and flowers into the bouquet in a “spiralling” technique that gives this bouquet its European namesake distinction. Learn how to expertly tie your bouquet using gorgeous ribbon, jute and straight-pins or just plain-old kraft paper.
Choose from fresh & colourful stems & greenery - like Roses, Hydrangeas, Limoneium, Alstroemeria and more! This class is perfect for those wanting to learn the basics of floral design and even the DIY bride who would like to create her bouquets, boutineer's and other wedding florals. All skill levels are welcome!
- 13-15 fresh flower stems + lush greenery (seasonal varieties)
- all accessories (ribbon, jute, twine, floral tape, pins, kraft paper) to 'tie' your bouquet
- professional floral design instruction
- your beautiful floral bouquet to take home!
Time: 2.5 hours
Where: reFIND Studio - 58 Mill St. West Elora (right across the street from our retail shop!)
Hand-Tied Bouquets - Thursday August 16 - 6PM
All registrations are considered final sale. Make up classes can be arranged with the instructor and studio availability. We reserve the right to cancel classes that don’t meet our minimum enrollment requirements. In the event of a class cancellation, notice will be given by phone and/or email to students four days prior to start date. Students will be refunded fees in full in this case.


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Harness It: Renewable Energy Technologies and Project Development Models Transforming the Grid
“At a time when energy systems must shift rapidly from fossil fuels to renewable energy, Michael Ginsberg has produced an enormously valuable guide to renewable energy for practitioners, students, and the broad public.” —Jeffrey D. Sachs, a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, and senior UN advisor
“Ginsberg gives us a roadmap to making the electrification of everything sustainable and reliable, confronting what it takes to translate green visions into commercial reality.” —Carlos Pascual, Former US Ambassador to Mexico and Ukraine and Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs at the U.S. State Department of State
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ATTENTION INSTRUCTORS – the author has also created pedagogy for your courses if you adopt this book. Please contact us at [email protected] and we will send the ancillary materials to you.
Following an overview of the technical and historical development of the electric grid in the U.S. and Europe, this guide reviews hydropower, solar photovoltaics, wind energy, fuel cell, and battery technologies.
Next, it presents models for the connection of these renewable energy sources from large-scale to on-site and community power/microgrids. The models are explained through case studies in the developed and developing worlds that explore how technical evaluations are conducted, policy incentives implemented, and project finance applied. Considering the increasing importance of renewable energy for climate change mitigation, this book provides an overview of how renewable energy sources are integrated into the grid to promote better understanding among students and business professionals in the utility sector and across industries.
June 14, 2019

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The Adventures of the Frozen Embryos
Litzine, The Ornamental Hermit, 56 pgs, [email protected], free
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a frozen human embryo seeking to inherit a soul, change the world, and have a good time while doing it? You’re in luck. The Adventures of the Frozen Embryos is a damn entertaining satire illustrating this outlandish concept. It begins with The Pope ordering his Bishop embryos to go grant souls to all of embryo-kind. A series of outrageous scenes follows, parodying modern reality’s hypocrisy and strange logic. All a reader can do is laugh — if anything, this gonzo embryo sitcom is hilarious at times.
With humour at the fore, the politics of this chaotic zine are unclear. It drives the idea of the sentient embryo to its limits, but also challenges the very concept of a soul. Is it merely a critique of Catholic anti-abortion culture? Or does it paint liberal abortion activists with the same brush? Any real point is lost to the brash humour. Maybe that’s the point.

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“Change happens when advertisers are impacted,” she tweeted. “If you feel strongly about JJ’s statement, boycott his advertisers.”
The statement was interpreted by many to mean Hill was calling for boycotts of the NFL itself, which she denied.
ESPN Issues Apology For Jemele Hill’s Twitter Rant
ESPN issued a statement that Hill had been suspended for two weeks.
In September, ESPN and Hill had drawn public criticism after she tweeted her opinion that she considered President Donald Trump a “white supremacist.” When White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about Hill’s remarks, she called it a “a fireable offense.”
Trump chimed in on Twitter.
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Workers who are out of a job due to the coronavirus do not have to show that they are applying for jobs in order to receive unemployment compensation, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor [PADL]. Many workers in restaurants, for example, do not have any other restaurants where they can apply to. Normally, workers are required to apply to at least three jobs per week to keep receiving assistance.
The waiting week to receive benefits has also been suspended. This doesn’t mean workers will get money immediately but they will be paid for the week immediately after they lost their employment when they do get paid. Normally, laid-off employees do not get paid for the initial week right after they are laid off. After applying and being accepted for benefits, the first payment will arrive within two to four weeks, according to the PADL.
Some reports nationally have indicated that unemployment rates could hit as high as 20%, more than five times the current rate. If true, this would be by far the highest unemployment rates the country has seen since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
“As Pennsylvania and the nation implement mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, it is important to relieve some of the financial pressures our workers are facing so they can focus on remaining healthy and safe,” said the state Secretary of Labor and Industry Jerry Oleksiak. “The best option is for employers to offer their employees paid time off. If leave is not available and your job has been impacted by this new virus, you may be eligible for benefits either through unemployment or workers’ compensation.”
Across the country unemployment offices have been getting swamped with requests, causing some websites to crash and call waiting times to increase. The PADL is encouraging residents to email questions rather than call for this reason.
In addition, if workers are still employed but have been directed by a healthcare provider or public official to isolate or quarantine, they also may be eligible for unemployment compensation. And workers whose hours have been reduced because of the COVID-19 may also be eligible. This includes workers in schools who are no longer being paid.
The Labor Department encourages people to use their paid sick leave first because that money arrives more quickly and is usually 100% of a person’s typical paycheck.
Unemployment compensation is typically about 50% of a person’s income but it depends in part on how much a person has made in the last 15 months, roughly, and the total payment is capped at $572 per week.
Workers who can telecommute and are paid for it are not eligible, nor are parents who stay home to take care of their children.
U.S. Congress has approved a measure that would extend unemployment insurance for an additional six months for workers in states where the unemployment rate rises at least 10%.
Right now, most states, including Pennsylvania, cap the amount of time a person can collect unemployment at six months. But some projections estimate that the crisis could drag on for as long as 18 months, so these new protections would give workers who have lost their jobs additional protections.
The new bill which the president is expected to sign into law, also encourages employers to reduce employee hours, rather than lay employees off entirely; in those cases the unemployment assistance will be provided to make up the difference.
You can apply online here.
Update (March 18, 2020): This story was updated to include information about the new unemployment benefits that the Senate passed on Wednesday.
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Foreign Minister Phil Goff, has indicated that Dame Sylvia Cartwright will represent New Zealand, at Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's funeral in Suva next week.
Dame Sylvia will join more than 200,000 expected at the biggest funeral in Fiji's history. The venue has also been shifted from a cathedral in Suva to Albert Park to accommodate the numbers.
Mr Goff says it's not known at this stage who else will be going from New Zealand.
"My understanding is that our Governor-General, Dame Sylvia Cartwright, will be attending that, and I'm sure it'll be a huge event, for their founding father to have passed away, and in remembrance of the things he contributed to their country."
Meanwhile, it's been confirmed Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's funeral will be televised live within Fiji.


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Waterfront Homes For Sale In Las Vegas
Las Vegas Water-Front Homes
The water-front homes for sale in Las Vegas are only in two different neighborhoods. Henderson has one neighborhood and North Las Vegas Water Front homes are non-existant. When water restrictions came about in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, water features transformed to dry rock hardscapes. However, lake communities survived.
No communities have been built with a large water feature since Lake Las Vegas started building homes in the late 1990’s. With water-front properties being a “thing of the past,” the value of water-fronting homes remains strong in Las Vegas. Water-front homes for sale are rare but worth keeping your eyes open because they’re stunning. Homes within the neighborhoods are pretty great too.
The two communities with Lake Front Homes in Las Vegas are The Lakes, which started in 1988, and Desert Shores, which began in 1992.
The Lakes community borders the middle of Summerlin, which is the largest master planned community in the United States. Desert Shores borders Summerlin to the north. Both neighborhoods are master-planned communities with lovely landscaping and homes throughout them.
If these neighborhoods are not to your taste or price point, there are also homes in communities with water and pond features. You might also want to try searching for homes on a golf course. See on our Golf Course Homes Search and Info Page.
The biggest difference between these two communities is that the lakes in Desert Shores have public recreation areas as well as private access areas. In contrast, The Lakes has only private access to most of the lake water.
The Lakes originally began in the “middle of nowhere”. Now the location is very convenient. Some of the home communities completely surround the lakes preventing public access to any residents of the other approx. 4900 other homes in the community, as well as the public.
The biggest mistake the developer made at The Lakes was to build 5000 homes with no community parks. In the early 1990s Desert Breeze opened, which is a huge park to correct this problem. The lovely park features baseball fields, a public water park area and a community center, as well as a dozen soccer fields and a “Concert in the Park” area.
For me, driving through The Lakes is an enjoyable and beautiful experience every time. With the mature pine trees and meandering roads, a sense of peace surrounds the area. Put The Lakes on your “Must See” list just to relax and enjoy it.
Desert Shores features exclusive private estates as well as residential tract and semi-custom homes. All residents have access to the clubhouse and beach club. The clubhouse is a highly sought after entertainment facility that is completely unique in Las Vegas.
The clubhouse area sides to the commercial area within Desert Shores. Within the commercial area you can enjoy coffee and tea in the sun or dine at the wine store and attatched restaurant directly on the lake. There are many stores as well as a medical and office center.
There is a private beach with a lifeguard on duty summer and warm weekends. Enjoy a friendly game of sand volleyball or go next door to the paddle boat rental area. Families of ducks and swans are a wonderful and interesting feature to enjoy within the community as are the fish stocked lakes.
Having multiple lakes, there are multiple communities within Desert Shores. They well planned out community ranging from condominiums to private boat docks and electric boats. Often pontoon boats are sold with the homes on the water.
During the recession, lakefront homes were the least affected by pricing drops. Water in Las Vegas is a rare and wonderful housing treat that you might want to look into. Searches are listed below.
This website and information are made available for you to explore by Kurt Grosse with Realty One Group. Kurt is a Las Vegas Top-Producing Realtor since 1996 and a Retired Building Engineer (P.E., C.E.). His goal with his buyers and sellers is to use his skills and knowledge to protect them in this ever-changing Las Vegas Real Estate Market. With how quickly homes are built in Southern Nevada, his skills are invaluable.

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Dominican Republic’s lucrative bus routes assigned without tender
Santo Domingo.- The first bus corridors recently put into operation, that of the Núñez de Cáceres, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle avenues, were assigned to the traditional transport companies that operated the routes and no call for tenders, according to the president of the drivers union (CNTU), William Pérez Figuereo.
Pérez Figuereo recalled that in the previous government administration, in the regulator Intrant “there was talk of bidding (…) even if you were the owner of your route, you had to bid anyway” and that “now that concept has been changed.”
The trade unionist, who is in the process of transforming the CNTU into a company, as required by Law 63-17 on transit, explained that the Government now takes into account “the original operator” of the route.
It is reasonable to consider traditional transport companies have a claim as an original operator to continue on assigned routes. That said, the transport assignments should be open to periodic permit review with Intrant as to their performance, fleet maintenance, public need, and traffic infractions.

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The world’s most potent nuclear force is North Korea’s ultimate goal, according to the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media on Sunday. Several military officers who participated in the most recent launch of North Korea’s biggest ballistic missile were being promoted when Kim made his comments.
Days following Kim’s observation of a test of the nation’s new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The ‘world’s strongest strategic weapon,’ according to Kim, was Hwasong-17. According to Reuters, Kim stated in the order promoting the officers that developing a nuclear force was necessary to firmly defend both the people’s and the state’s sovereignty and honour.
The ultimate objective of North Korea, according to him, is to have the absolute, unmatched strategic might in the history of the planet, he said. Kim said that North Korean scientists have taken a ‘great leap ahead in the development of the technique of putting nuclear weapons on ballistic missiles’ without offering any further details.
The Hwasong-17 missile was given the honorary title of ‘DPRK Hero and Gold Star Medal and Order of National Flag 1st Class’ by North Korea’s powerful Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, according to another announcement from KCNA. The rocket ‘clearly proved to the world that the DPRK is a full-fledged nuclear power capable of fighting against the nuclear dominance of the U.S. imperialists and thoroughly exhibited its strength as the most powerful ICBM state,’ according to KCNA.
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What Are the Types of Ultrasonic Transducers?
Medical ultrasonic transducer is a device that converts ultrasonic frequency electric energy into ultrasonic energy in ultrasonic processing equipment. Currently, there are two types of ultrasonic transducers that are widely used. The types of ultrasonic transducers are as follows:
1. Magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer
The first type of the medical ultrasonic transducer is the magnetostrictive transducer, which can be divided into two types according to the material. One is made by stacking sheets of metal materials with magnetostrictive properties (such as nickel, iron-cobalt alloys and aluminum-iron alloys, etc.). It is characterized by high mechanical strength, large emission power, stable performance, medium electroacoustic efficiency, and the working frequency range is generally below 50KHZ. It includes two structural types, window type and annular ultrasonic transducer. The other one is made of ferrite powder material by press molding and sintering. It is characterized by easy molding, high material resistivity, and higher electro-acoustic conversion efficiency than the former. Its working frequency can reach 100KHZ, but its mechanical strength is lower than the former, and its transmitting power is smaller. Magnetostrictive transducers also have the characteristics of high Curie point, low power supply voltage and easy cooling.
2. Piezo ultrasonic transducer
The piezo ultrasonic transducer can also be divided into two categories according to the type of material. One type is made by cutting and grinding a single crystal material with piezoelectric properties (such as quartz crystal) in a certain direction. It is characterized by high transmitting power and high electroacoustic efficiency, and is suitable for working in the high frequency range (up to several gigahertz). However, due to the high impedance, the supply voltage is relatively high and inconvenient to use. The other type is piezoelectric ceramics formed by pressing, sintering, and polarizing powdered materials. It is characterized by easy molding, high electroacoustic efficiency, low impedance, and lower power supply voltage than the former, and it is also suitable for high-frequency range work. In addition, a large number of sandwich structures are currently used in the low frequency range (several kilohertz to tens of kilohertz). The piezo ultrasonic transducer utilizes different polarizations and combinations to easily implement various vibration modes to meet the needs of different ultrasonic processing. The disadvantage of this type is low tensile strength. However, due to abundant material sources and low prices, applications are gradually increasing.


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So this is my very first blog post on this site, and yes that means this is not my first blog. I am like this kinda person that has always had the urge to voice out my thoughts to this world and every time I tried to do it, I felt it wasn’t good enough.
I started comparing myself to others and felt like I wasn’t good enough to blog.
So since comparison has been a big part of my journey for blogging I thought about sharing something about that. Every human being is born with a competitive spirit, some more than others of course but everybody has it in them and that results in comparing ourselves to others.
We compare ourselves to other people we think are in the same situation as us.
E.g. you see a couple having a coffee date at the local coffee place and you are suddenly comparing your relationship with those strangers because they are obviously having a more loving relationship than you and your partner.
In kindergarten you compare yourself to a mother who is picking up her kid and she seems so relaxed, she is looking really good and here you are, making your daughter hurry and you look like shit because you were in a rush this morning and didn’t have time to wear makeup, and now you feel like an awful mother because you are not as good as her, who seems to have it all together.
We constantly compare ourselves to others in our own social circle and social media is a good helper for our competitive instinct to have its way and make us miserable. We see people post about their perfect lives and that makes us feel like we have this shitty life while everybody else is living life to the fullest. The truth is nobody has got that perfect life, that we are all yearning for, but we all are very good at displaying our lives as perfect by only choosing to show the world the best parts of our lives.
Think about it! We are only making ourselves miserable by focusing on other people and their lives, because everybody has their own problems and every person lives their life under different circumstances that we know nothing about. We should focus on ourselves, happiness does not come from comparing and trying to be or have something you are not and do not have. Sometimes we are happy with ourselves and our lives until we see that somebody else is living a «better» life. The comparison takes away our peace and thankfulness for what we are, what we have and how far we’ve come.
Stop comparing and live life, that’s what I am trying to do with this blog. I’ll try to write every post without thinking about what people will think about my post.

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A substantial squad of British elite triathletes will be vying for glory at the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary this weekend (August 10th-11th), which marks the debut of a new multi-round, multi-day sprint format.
Among the British men in attendance, Mark Buckingham and Greg Turner face each other in semi-final 1, while Aaron Harris, Douglas Roberts and Beau Smith line up in semi-finals 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
The women's semi-finals are split into two races, with Britain's Katie Hewison and Lucy Hall in the first, and Natalie Milne racing alongside India Lee in the second.
In a first for the ITU World Cup series, this year's event will be decided over two days, with sprint distance semifinals held on Saturday and then a sprint distance final on the Sunday.
The races will comprise a 750m swim, a 20km bike and a 5km run over multi-lap flat and fast courses, with hot summer temperatures thought to be a near-certainty.
The Brits will have their work cut out for them however: Buckingham will be lining up against Under23 European champion Florin Salvisberg of Switzerland in the first semi-final, while in-form Aussie Peter Kerr leads the charge in the men's second heat.
The third men's semi-final heat is expected to be a more open one, while Frenchman Gregory Rouault will be hoping to get off to a good start in heat four and add to the two World Cup wins he already has this season.
“I’m looking forward to racing, but it will be a big challenge just to make the final," said Buckingham. "My challenge will be to get close to that front pack, and if I do I should make the final hopefully.”
In the elite women's race, Ireland's Aileen Reid will wear the number one race jersey in the opening semi-final, and will be the one to beat for the British women there, Katie Hewison and Lucy Hall.
In round two of the elite women's semi-final, British hopes are pinned on Natalie Milne and India Lee, who are hoping to overhaul the round leader Annamaria Mazzetti of Italy.
It is traditionally the antipodean athletes who dominate in Tiszaujvaros: in the 17 years that the ITU has hosted a World Cup event there, Australia has taken the most wins (nine), followed by New Zealand with five.
The 2013 Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup will also be held the same weekend, following the same format of semi-finals on Saturday 10th and finals on Sunday 11th, but with a shorter 500m swim, a 12km bike and a 3.2km run.
Great Britain is again well represented with 16 taking part in the junior men's race and seven in the junior women's. Britain's leading contender in the junior women's race is the European Junior Champion, Georgia Taylor-Brown, while the men's team is led by Gordon Benson.


Abh mod/Bridge Room of Rules
The Bridge Room of Rules was introduced in version 0.6.8 to replace the vanilla control room which served to unlock Tech 5.
It's an ancient bridge which does have a assortment of weaponry.
It requires no power. It's weapons are in idle mode by default and can be set to defense or attack. In defense mode the bridge can defend against incoming missile and pushes enemy ships away. In attack mode it would fire a powerful beam against targets. It has it's own targeting markers when manually setting targets.
The bridge can give a ranged detection alert. This can be set through UI buttons. It can remote detonate explosive charges automatically or manually depending on setting. It can sound off a battle station alarm and give ship wide red alert and changes its floor lighting.


text: This fall marks the fifth annual premier food and wine festival, Park & Palate, presented by Republic National Distributing Company, with Dinner in the Park on Saturday, October 5, and the Grand Taste on Saturday, October 26. Kent Rathbun will serve as host chef and Drew Hendricks as host master sommelier. Park & Palate will highlight the city's nationally-recognized culinary scene, as well as the finest wineries, breweries and spirits, and the best in live entertainment-- all while raising funds for Klyde Warren Park. On October 5, Dinner in the Park will treat event sponsors to a three-course seated dinner with sommelier-curated wine selections and live entertainment in the Park. On October 26, Park lovers can attend the Grand Taste and indulge in tastings from over 30 wine and spirit brands, 40 of Dallas' finest chefs, and a beer garden with local brews accompanied by a BBQ alley.

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Kazuri’ – which means ‘small & beautiful’ in Swahili – is Fair Trade handmade and hand-painted ceramic jewellery from Kenya.
Each individual bead is shaped from clay by hand. It is then kiln fired, hand glazed and re-fired before being strung to make a necklace or bracelet. So, every piece is unique.
The initiative was founded by Lady Susan Wood (1919–2006) in 1975 to create employment for struggling single mothers,
Kazuri now employs 350 local women in Karen – a beautiful residential area near Nairobi. The workshop is still located on part of the coffee estate once owned by Karen Blixen of Out of Africa fame. It is located at the foot of the Ngong Hills between the capital and the spectacular Rift Valley.
Many Kazuri styles are named after areas, tribes and other features of the landscape; evocative names that resonate with the organic nature of the clay that comes from its earth. So a Kazuri piece is more than an item of jewellery, it is a piece of Kenya.


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The individual pieces have a length between 8 and 40 cm. The thickness/strength is between 1.5 and 4 cm (for a unique 3D look).
If you would like individual panels to be processed individually (e.g. a certain surface smoothed for the installation of a wall lamp), please contact us and you will receive an offer tailored to your individual needs.
Plantings, lamps and candle plates shown are not included in the scope of delivery.
With a height of 7 cm, our cork tiles are ideal for your wall design and wall cladding and can easily be cut and adjusted to your liking with a small saw. In contrast to the tiles usually offered in the size 30 x 60 cm and 60 x 90 cm, with us you have a fascinating 3D look, almost no waste and significantly more variability during installation (e.g. with sockets, built-in wall lamps, etc. ).
Cork bark is fireproof, water-repellent, heat, cold and sound insulating. VerKORKst premium wall panels are therefore ideal for decorative cladding of walls in living and damp areas (also near Swedish stoves), as well as outdoors and in aquariums and terrariums.
Fascinating effects can be achieved by attaching and applying mosses, lichens and succulents. But also wall lamps or candle plates specially made for CORK (hand-forged, powder-coated with integrated thread) give your cork wall an individual touch.
Assembly/laying (we will of course support you with advice and action):
Indoors: We recommend screwing one or more plywood panels made of poplar wood (5-6 mm) of the desired size to the wall and gluing the cork strips to it with wood glue and additionally fixing them with black drywall screws. Alternatively, the cork panels can be attached directly to the wall with a mounting adhesive (e.g. UHU POLY MAX).
Outdoor and wet areas: Apply directly to the wall with a mounting adhesive (e.g. Patex Power mounting adhesive).
Aquarium and terrarium: Glue directly to the pane with a silicone adhesive (e.g. aquarium silicone aquarium).
TIMELESS ELEGANT DESIGN - The handmade cork wall panels from verKORKst give your home charm and an individual touch. This vintage wall paneling made from the bark of the cork oak impresses with its unique design and is an absolute eye-catcher on every wall.
VERSATILE - Whether terrace, balcony, sauna area, living room or bedroom - the exclusive design in combination with the unique properties of the cork leaves nothing to be desired and creates an indescribable feel-good atmosphere.
ABOUT THE CORK OAK - The cork oak is a true marvel of nature. It is not for nothing that the oaks are under nature protection and may not be felled or pruned. The bark of the cork oak regenerates after each peeling.
HANDMADE IN GERMANY - We at verKORKst stand with our name for absolute premium wall coverings made of cork bark. Carefully selected materials in combination with loving craftsmanship lead to a long service life.
NOBLE GIFT IDEA - Are you still looking for a suitable gift? Our handmade cork tiles are a truly unique surprise. Whether birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day, wedding or as a gift for friends.
Are you looking for a decorative solution to beautify your four walls?
VERKORKst - these are special unique pieces made from the bark of the Spanish cork oak. From floor lamps and decorative bowls to kitchen decorations and high-quality living room decorations - cork can do much more than just seal bottles and hold notes.
Your advantages of our cork panels at a glance:
● exclusive, timeless design in 3D optics
● individual design options
● selected cork bark
● ensures a feel-good atmosphere
● easy and variable to assemble
● Manufactured in a way that conserves resources
The lovingly designed verKORKst wall panels come from cork trees in Spain. They grow in a warm, Mediterranean climate between olive and eucalyptus trees. Sustainable cork cultivation is the top priority. The regrowing bark of the cork trees is professionally peeled and further processed depending on the condition.
After peeling, selected pieces of bark find their new home in Upper Bavaria. With joy and the greatest appreciation, the two lovingly handcraft the cork bark and refine it into unique handicrafts. verKORKst is more than decoration and more than a gift item. It is a way of life: treating people and nature with respect.
BRING A PIECE OF NATURE INTO YOUR HOME
The handcrafted, rustic 3D cork tiles ensure a natural atmosphere on every wall - but also in terrariums and aquariums. In addition to its beauty, cork is also an incredibly durable material. It is fireproof and water-repellent, light and therefore very handy.
RESOURCE-SAVING MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY
The bark always grows back, so the material convinces with sustainability. The tree does not have to be cut down, it lives on. At verKORKst we guarantee sustainable management at the highest level and 100% manual work.
Since we process a purely natural product, there may be small deviations.
PUT THESE CORK PANELS IN THE SHOPPING CART NOW AND BEAUTIFY YOUR FOUR WALLS WITH A PIECE OF THE PUREST NATURE!


By Neal Carter and Andrew Hongo
When the NHL announced its months-long labor dispute was finally over, hockey fans let out a collective sigh. For many of them, it wasn’t just the action on the ice they missed; it was also the inimitable voice and energy of legendary sports broadcaster, Doc Emrick.
Rock Center thought Doc might enjoy the chance to keep his skills sharp during the long hiatus and invited him to call a game in Troy, Mich., not far from his hometown. The highly competitive match-up pitted the St. Clair Shores Saintes against the Troy Lady Sting—two teams of twelve-and-under girls whose intensity in play was matched only by Doc’s enthusiasm at the microphone.


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Here is a brief description of some famous Ayurvedic herbs used to treat various disorders, diseases and ailments since a long time.
Asparagus Adscendens or Safed Musli is a plant herb it is famous for its aphrodisiac properties. It is also used in preparation of health tonics to cure general debility, to treat pre-natal and post-natal problems, it is natural alternate to Viagra and also used for bodybuilding and cure apathy of throat and mouth.
Asparagus Racemosus also known as Shatavari is perennial vegetable with immense properties. It is used to moisten dry tissues of reproductive organs, kidney, stomach and lungs, excellent for curing low milk, low libido, menopausal symptoms, PMS and infertility in females and is highly potent anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant.
Terminalia Chebula has rich contents of Tannic acid and Chebulinic acid and is famous as astringent herb. It is used in many preparations for curing stomach ulcers, pyorrhea, leucorrhoea and fungal infections, it has properties to increase bowel movements, enhance immunity system, improve tissue health, counter ageing and impart longevity.
Exadirecta Indica or Neem is used in innumerable preparations, its leaves, bark and fruits all have rich medicinal properties. Neem leaves poultices are used for curing boils, ulcers, eczema and ringworm, paste of bark in athlete's foot and lesions in mouth and female intimate parts, and Neem pastes in herpes and hepatitis B. Neem oil is used in treating enlarged prostrate gland and arterial sclerosis, its oil has Omega 6 and 9 and well known Omega 3 fatty acid.
Mucuna Pruriens or Kavach Beej has rich contents of L-Dopa and is widely used for curing erection failures in males and increasing their desire for lovemaking. It is used to cure diarrhea, cough, intestinal gas, rheumatic disorder, muscular pain, diabetes, menstrual pain and tuberculosis. It is also used to administer people suffering with Parkinson's disease and to gain muscle mass.
Ashwagandha or Withania Somnifera is used to treat uncountable problems. It is used as rejuvenating tonic, anti-inflammatory agent, diuretic, sedative, immunity booster, mental health enhancer, memory booster and to cure stress related disorder like arthritis, general debility, hypertension etc. It is powerful aphrodisiac, increases sperm counts, improves male endurance, treats leucorrhea, cures upper respiratory tract infections and improves circulation of blood.
Gymnema Sylvestre is very effective anti-diabetic herb which is used as alternate medicine for controlling diabetes and to cure obesity. It is also stomachic, stimulant, diuretic and laxative and very good in treating persistent cough, biliousness and sore eyes. This herb is used in various problems like asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, intermittent fever etc.
Momordica Charantia or Karela has been used as vegetable in India since ancient times and has various medicinal properties. It has anti-viral, anti-malarial, anti-helmintic properties, its biggest use is in controlling diabetes and curing constipation and dyspepsia.
Emblica officinalis or amla is richest source of vitamin C, it is a natural cure for indigestion, acid formation, gastric troubles and flatulence, it is helpful in lowering cholesterol and sugar levels and is used in many skin treatments, hair growth, removing wrinkles, treating allergic asthma, chronic cough and improving liver function.
Bhringraj or Eclipta Alba is famous herb for hair growth, preventing premature graying, and preventing hair loss and scalp treatment. It is used in treating hyperacidity, anemia, night blindness, syphilis, prevention of miscarriage, abortion, uterine pain and piles. It is rejuvenating and restorative herb.
Bacopa Monnieri or Brahmi is given to infants for improving memory and brains power. It has wide medicinal uses like treating skin, hair and nails problems, treating asthma, arthritis, depression, mental fatigue, psoriases, possesses anti-cancer properties and relieves stress and anxiety.
Convolvulus Pluricaulis or Shankhpushpi is an excellent brain tonic and memory enhancer. It is used in various treatments too like sleeplessness, anxiety neurosis, Alzheimer's, dementia, lowering cholesterol, treatment of ulcers and hyperthyroidism.
Arjun Myrobalan or Arjuna has rich antioxidant properties and is used in treating cardio-vascular problems and maintaining its health. It promotes blood flow and modulates absorption of lipids.
Popular Ayurvedic Healing Herbs

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The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and partners recently completed the painted green dots and pink chevrons that designate the new Art Route Des Moines and art locations along the downtown Des Moines path.
Tiffany Tauscheck, chief communications officer for the Greater Des Moines Partnership and a member of the Public Art Foundation’s Art Route Committee, said the route covers 20,234 steps, or 6.6 miles, passes 90 businesses and includes 87 art pieces. There’s an app, too.
In this interview along the route, Tauscheck explains what the path should mean for walkability and quality of life in Greater Des Moines.
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The frustrations expressed by Bleu Davinci last week regarding Young Jeezy allegedly leaving BMF founder Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory high and dry are being validated by Atlanta rapper Alley Boy. In a Hip-Hop Wired exclusive interview, Alley Boy explains that he telephoned Big Meech in prison and confirms that Young Jeezy has neither been loyal or supportive of Meech, who is currently serving a 30 year federal prison sentence for drug trafficking charges.
“I’ve done spoken to Meech personally on the phone and I asked him,” Alley Boy told Hip-Hop Wired. Bleu Davinci walked up on me at Club Crucial. Bleu walked up on me like ‘the big homey [Meech] said call him’ and gave me a number to call him. He said, ‘Call him tomorrow,’ so I called the number and Meech gave me a lot of advice on what I need to be doing and said ‘leave that street Shyte alone, do your music.”
Alley Boy continued, “This is the first time ever talking to him a day in my life, I asked him, ‘Bro I ain’t trying to start anything but is dude [Young Jeezy] keeping it 100 with you?,’ and Meech said ‘No, it’s more like 50/50.’ Then he turned around and said, ‘I wouldn’t even say it’s all that.’ And to me that’s some fake A$$ sh** because at the end of the day these are the folk that made you in Atlanta so out of all people you should be breaking your neck for this man. So that’s a flaw in character.”
Recently, although he says he doesn’t take shots, Alley Boy deemed Young Jeezy’s gangster posturing fake in a track entitled “I Want In” off his newest mixtape offering Ni**anati.
The full interview with Duct Tape Entertainment/Atlantic Records artist Alley Boy keeping it 100 on any and all topics will be dropping shortly.


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The best hot chocolate mix is creamy, richly chocolatey, and ready in an instant. Because who has the time to warm milk in a pot and break out the whisk to make hot chocolate with actual cocoa powder, sugar, salt, vanilla, etc.? Some of us have children and cats and partners and needy potted plants. We can’t mess around with multiple dishes and kitchen tools. When we want hot chocolate, we want it easily. We want to simply mix powder with hot water and stir. But we still want it to taste creamy and like it’s at least heard of a cacao nib.
Luckily for us and other time-strapped or simply impatient hot chocolate lovers, the Sporked team gathered some of the top-selling and most popular hot cocoa mixes to find the best hot chocolate mixes out there. We used only hot water when making each cup so we could assess the mixes at their most bare-boned. There was nowhere for these mixes to hide any flaws in our taste test. Here are the best hot chocolate mixes on the market:
- Nestle Classic Rich Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
There is no better hot cocoa mix out there than Nestle Classic Rich Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix. It is truly the best hot chocolate mix you can buy nationwide at the grocery store. It is so rich and creamy and chocolatey. Even when made with water, it tastes like it was made with whole milk. That makes it a great accessible and money-saving option. But it wouldn’t matter if you were the richest person in the world! This is still the best hot chocolate mix that we would recommend to you because it really is that good.
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- Trader Joe’s Organic Hot Cocoa Mix
Not only does Trader Joe’s cocoa have the best packaging but the beloved/cultish store also makes the best-tasting hot chocolate mix. “It has a nice cocoa flavor,” said Sporked managing editor Gwynedd Stuart. “It’s sweet but not obnoxiously so.” It has a cocoa flavor that stays with you with a pleasantly bittersweet finish. It tastes like real chocolate and that makes it real good. Admittedly, this is the cocoa writer Jordan Myrick currently has in their pantry. They didn’t come in thinking it would win, but they feel delightfully validated that it did.
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- Good & Gather Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa Mix
Good & Gather, aka Target, Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa Mix is the best hot cocoa mix when it comes to unique flavors. Their salted caramel is so rich, salty, and decadent. It tastes like something you’d get at a local coffee shop. Good & Gather also sells hot chocolate mix flavors like double chocolate and peppermint, which are very good too. But for our money, this salted caramel hot chocolate way to go. Jordan promises you will like it. That’s a certified Sporked guarantee!
- Great Value Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
If hot cocoa isn’t a once-in-a-while treat for you but a regular, everyday beverage, then you should stock up on a few tubs of Walmart’s signature mix. “ It’s a solid, football game-style hot chocolate. (Those from the Northeast can sub “hockey game” in for “football game,” if that makes more sense.) It’s terrifically creamy, even without any milk or actual cream, and it is definitely sweet. You don’t get a ton of authentic chocolate flavor, but it will scratch a hot cocoa itch, making it the best hot chocolate mix on a budget.
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- Swiss Miss Indulgent Collection Dark Chocolate
This is the best hot chocolate mix to pick up if you want a more grown-up version of a childhood favorite, for sure. It’s dark and indulgent. It keeps you coming back for sip after sip. If Great Value is hockey game or football game cocoa, this is Ice Capades cocoa. It’s a little fancier—a little more upscale. It’s richer and feels like it’s really warming you up from the inside. It’s the type of hot chocolate you hold with both hands, just under your nose, breathing in the warm, sweet vapors before taking a sip. A cinematic hot chocolate.
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- Kroger Dutch Hot Cocoa Mix Milk Chocolate
Possibly the sweetest of the bunch, Kroger’s mix also produces the creamiest cream-free cocoa of them all. This one also comes with mini marshmallows, which immediately melt into the cocoa—they could be the source of the mix’s creaminess. We’d like this cocoa on a brisk, winter walk. We want it poured into a to-go mug that we can hold to warm up our hands as we stroll the frigid streets or emerge from our ice fishing cabin onto a deeply frozen lake.
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Can a Family Eat on $100 a Week?As a test, MSN Money puts a household's food budget on a strict diet. The experiment has its downsides (no more rice, please!) but shows how to take a bite out of grocery bills.
To shave off more money, I should also consider adding at least three bean-based meals to my week, whether it's a burrito, bean soup or rice and beans for dinner, she said.
My other expert, Cynthia Sass, a dietitian and the nutrition director of Prevention magazine, advised me to consider canned products, such as salmon, tuna, chicken and clams, when the butcher department got too expensive. These are fine in pasta and rice dishes, wraps and casseroles.
A crockpot, Sass said, would be a good way to tenderize inexpensive and often-tough cuts of meat.
But, most important, she said, was the planning.
"People tend to buy less food than what they really need," Sass said. And that means going out again, which often leads to greater spending (and impulse buying).
Most people could reap the biggest benefits from stockpiling a few weeks' worth of items in their pantry or freezer when they see a good sale. (MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston outlines this strategy in "The emergency fund you can eat.")
Smart shopping is the key
On a Saturday morning, I sat down with the sales circular from my local store (something I had just tossed in the past) and started planning my attack. I looked to see which meat, fruit and vegetables were the cheapest and put those on my list, devising a rough menu in my head. I later cracked open a few cookbooks to make sure I had everything I needed.
I made a list of snacks my family would eat that are healthful and dirt-cheap, such as:
-Raisins (from the big generic canister).
-Popcorn (made on our stove popper, rather than in the microwave).
"The most inexpensive snacks are also some of the healthiest," says grocery expert Stephanie Nelson, better known as The Coupon Mom.
I checked Nelson's Web site for a list of unadvertised specials at my local store and found a few other items that would round out my meals for the week. It also lists advertised specials for each store and region, so shoppers can compile a grocery list from all of the discounted items.
What was left off my grocery list were things packaged for convenience, like those 100-calorie snack packs or baby carrots, a lot of brand-name items (unless they were on sale) and processed foods such as cookies, crackers or waffles.
At the store, I was surprised to find out how little fresh produce I could get for my money, even with most of my choices -- including broccoli, cabbage, nectarines, green beans, carrots, zucchini and corn -- selling for 99 cents a pound or less. So, I added some canned fruit and frozen vegetables, such as lima beans and peas, that Sass said are almost as nutritious.
Into my cart went the cheaper two-packs of milk jugs, a canister of quick-cooking oatmeal, a bag of inexpensive puffed rice cereal and some eggs, a cheap source of protein. I bought diced tomatoes, beans, corn tortillas, pasta, marinara sauce and luncheon meat.
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Summer and winter tend to hog all the glory when it comes to travel high seasons. Sure, you want to soak up all the time at the beach you can during the summer, and you just want to escape the cold during the last months of the year.
Who just wants to stand around and watch the red and gold leaves slowly fall from their tree branches to the ground as we move from summer to fall? Instead, take in the changing seasons while you're on the move.
In September, I'll turn 38. I'm at the age now where, when people ask how old I am, it takes me a minute to remember. I don't know if that's because I've already been 37 different ages and it's hard to keep straight which one I am now, or if it's because I'm in denial, or if it's because I am going senile. Maybe a combination of all of the above. Regardless, my 30s have flown by and soon they will be but a memory. So, in an effort to preserve the memory I have left (or at least keep a record of it), and to celebrate what has been an amazing decade so far, here are 30 things that have happened to me in my 30s (and will probably happen to you too):
Traveling doesn't have to be stressful. And what you can fit in your carry-on can make all the difference (and not just a fresh pair of socks), especially when you get that low battery signal.
Volunteering (and these other rituals) might be just as good as exercise when it comes to extending your life.
Use these tricks to set a better tone for the rest of the week.
Whether it involves a food fight, mermaids or a torch-lit procession, people the world over know how to have a good time. Here are some of the biggest, boldest, booziest celebrations around, along with some tips to get the full experience.
Research could mean more effective treatment for human disorders.
An entry a day might keep the doctor away (or at least the shrink).
One woman's shout-outs to daily moments of joy — and how to cultivate them.
Our best health and fitness tips including the one move that tones all, berry news, and more.


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Organic-inorganic material for the consolidation of plaster
Organic-inorganic materials to be used as hydrophobic consolidants for plasters were synthesized starting from an inorganic precursor (Tetraethoxysilane [TEOS]), added to a polysiloxane epoxy formulation and thermally cured with Ytterbium as acid catalyst. The TEOS reduces the viscosity of the resin, contributing to the mechanical properties of the film, without causing cracking. Solvents, that are harmful for workers and environment and show some drawbacks in the practice of restoration, were not used. The film properties and the formation of silica clusters were investigated. The products were applied by brush on plaster's samples and their compatibility and effectiveness were verified. Thanks to the organic content, the products penetrate deeply, are more stable to photo-oxidative degradation, and the hydrophobicity of the resin, provided by the silicone component, is not altered.

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Dry adhesives using surface microstructures inspired by climbing animals have been recognized for their potentially novel capabilities, with relevance to a range of applications including pick-and-place handling. Past work has suggested that performance may be strongly dependent on variability in the critical defect size among fibrillar sub-contacts. However, it has not been directly verified that the resulting adhesive strength distribution is well described by the statistical theory of fracture used. Using in situ contact visualization, we characterize adhesive strength on a fibril-by-fibril basis for a synthetic fibrillar adhesive. Two distinct detachment mechanisms are observed. The fundamental, design-dependent mechanism involves defect propagation from within the contact. The secondary mechanism involves defect propagation from fabrication imperfections at the perimeter. The existence of two defect populations complicates characterization of the statistical properties. This is addressed by using the mean order ranking method to isolate the fundamental mechanism. The statistical properties obtained are subsequently used within a bimodal framework, allowing description of the secondary mechanism. Implications for performance are discussed, including the improvement of strength associated with elimination of fabrication imperfections. This statistical analysis of defect-dependent detachment represents a more complete approach to the characterization of fibrillar adhesives, offering new insight for design and fabrication.
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by Paul Tosto
Roughly one-fourth of the land in Minnesota is owned by a government agency. And using public money from the state's Legacy Amendment funds to buy up more private land for public use will continue to be controversial, the Legislative Auditor's report on the Legacy funds writes.
That's one of the more intriguing findings in the evaluation report released earlier today by the Legislative Auditor. It notes one of the Amendment funds, the Outdoor Heritage Fund, has been criticized for its public land purchases. Excerpts from the report:
Concern about government land ownership is particularly strong in northern Minnesota, where there is a high concentration of government-owned land.
We think that using money from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to purchase land will remain an ongoing concern.
Opposition to increased public land ownership is unlikely to diminish and proposals for additional land purchases are likely to continue to be presented to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
Purchase proposals will likely continue to come from DNR that reflect the department's long-range plans, developed before the Legacy Amendment was approved.
MPR News reporter Elizabeth Dunbar is covering the public hearing and tweeting from it.
In the first two years of the amendment, the Legislature approved more than $450 million in sales tax money to fund programs that were carried out across the state. A similar sum has been allocated for the two-year period that began in July.
Thirty-three percent of the funds go to the outdoors; another 33 percent goes to clean water; the state's parks and trails receive 14.25 percent; and arts and culture programs receive 19.75 percent.
Minnesota Public Radio is among 18 public broadcasters receiving arts and culture Legacy money. MPR received $2.6 million in the first two years of the amendment and is receiving $1.3 million in the current fiscal year.


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Effect of the tomato drying process by microwaves on the colour of the product.
The colour of food has a key role in food choice and preference acceptability. In this context, the aim of a recent study by a group of Nigerian researchers (Hussein et al. , 2022), was to apply a digital imaging software available on the market and the optimization with the Taguchi technique to determine the surface colour of microwave-dried tomato samples. In particular, after submitting the tomatoes to water blanching (with or without ascorbic acid or sodium metabisulphite), the sample was cut into slices (thickness ranging from 4 to 8 mm) and dried at 90 to 360 W microwave power levels.
The results demonstrate that the blanching significantly affects following colour characteristics of the samples: L*, a*, b*, DE, browning index and hue. At the same time, the slice thickness considerably influenced the a* value, the ration of a*/b* and chroma values. It was also observed that the colour of the product is also influenced by the microwave output power, but to a lesser extent than the blanching, and the slice thickness.
In particular, the processing conditions to preserve the red and yellow pigments of tomato are: blanching in distilled water, 4-mm slice thickness, and 90W microwave powers. In conclusion, the authors point out that the proposed method offers an adequate non-destructive means for the optimisation of tomato drying process.
Evaluation of a new tomato peeling technology
A recent study by a team of Chinese researchers (Qu et al., 2022), proposes a new method, based on the use of a flame-catalytic infrared peeling (FIP) generator, to improve tomato peeling rate and ensure pulp quality. In particular, the mechanical properties, microstructure, firmness and lycopene and polysaccharide contents of the product were investigated. Results showed that the FIP technology ensures the least degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin, and the least damage to the structures and mechanical properties of tomatoes compared to conventional treatments (hot water (HWP), or lye (LP) peeling).
In particular, the best peelability was obtained applying 10 s flame heating and 4 min infrared heating at 350 °C. In fact, these conditions made it possible to maximize the peelability (98%), firmness (6.04 g/mm2), and lycopene content (53.73 mg/kg) of the product. According to the study, the mechanisms of FIP, HWP and LP technologies are different: the thermal and radiation effects of FIP promote the collapse and thickening of cellular structures in the tomato peel, while the action of the HWP method is based on high temperature and pressure and that of the LP method is mainly based on chemical activities. In conclusion, the authors argue that the FIP technology has a promising potential to replace existing peeling technologies to improve the tomato peeling rate and pulp quality.
References: J.B. Hussein et al., Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Belgrade, 67, 2022, 395-414, Qu et al., LWT – Food Science and Technology, 163, 2022, 113542.

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Vaccines Made Available throughout the New Year
Nassau County Legislator Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington) and the Nassau County Department of Health recently announced that 3,600 doses of influenza vaccine will be available at the Nassau Health Care Corporation's six Health Centers for all eligible Nassau County Residents.
Port Washington Education Foundation Third Annual Grant Awards
The Port Washington Education Foundation (PWEF) announced the grant awards for the academic year 2004-5 at a ceremony and reception at the Port Washington Library. Seventeen new projects were funded for a total $24,000. In the foundation's three years of operation, this outstanding group of volunteers has awarded 50 grants totaling almost $60,000 to the Port Washington schools for educational projects. The attendees, who filled the auditorium, included members of the foundation, the grant awardees, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geoffrey Gordon, Assistant Superintendent Emma Fraser Pendleton (the liaison to the foundation), other representatives from the district and the schools, members of the board of education, elected officials, past award recipients, and other community residents. A representative from County Executive Thomas Suozzi's office presented a citation to the foundation "in recognition and heartfelt appreciation for its exemplary service to the community." Craig Johnson, himself a Schreiber High School graduate, brought greetings and congratulations to the group," as did Hal Dolinar on behalf of Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli, saying "this organization has been instrumental in the educational growth of our schools."
Team Spirit and Hard Work Put Devils in 2nd Place
Port Washington's Devils had their best year since the team's inception, finishing the season in second place. The group of 16 boys and one girl earned their second place by not only playing tough but showing incredible team spirit and camaraderie on and off the field.
On The Bay
During this very busy holiday season, a season that brings to mind family, traditions, and renewal, a wonderful story comes out of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is about sailing and children, a topic that is in the forefront of sailing these day, especially for those sailors who avidly read Scuttlebutt, a daily online sailing newsletter. Lately there has been quite a bit of dialogue about how to encourage children to embrace sailing as a life-long activity, and there is some concern that pushing children to compete at an early age might take the fun out of sailing for our youth. And, above all, sailing should be fun for kids.
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Destructive chewing is one of the most common behavioral issues in our canine companions, and there are several possible causes for this behavior. Separation anxiety, boredom, puppyhood teething, and natural instinct are all possible triggers for this behavior, and each one has a different approach for correction.
If your dog is taking out it's excess energy on your house slippers, your dog might be chewing out of boredom. You can combat this behavior by rethinking your play strategy - take longer walks, and schedule in more time for one-on-one play sessions with your pet.
If your dog is chewing as a puppy, we have good news - this is most likely just a phase! Puppies will use their mouths to explore the world around them - just like you did when you were a baby. Puppy-proof your home in the meantime, and encourage interaction with "legal" chew items, such as toys.
If your dog is still chewing past puppyhood, they may be chewing instinctively. Direct your dog's attention away from the couch cushions and on to safe options - such as edible chewies and rubber toys.
Last, but not least, if the chewing behavior happens while you are out of the house, your dog may have separation anxiety. To stop this behavior, you will first need to work on the underlying issue. We will be covering separation anxiety in an upcoming Pet Fact, so stay tuned for more!

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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Roxy Music star Andy Mackay wants the Soho party over before the London nightspot – where he’s lived for decades – becomes submerged beneath ‘a nightmare’ of squalor
Who would have thought the original glam rocker and founder member of Seventies group Roxy Music would be heading a plea for a quiet life in the heart of the West End?
As Roxy’s spirited saxophonist, Andy Mackay favoured sporting silver jumpsuits and gold lame trousers alongside fellow band member Bryan Ferry and he co-wrote their hit, Love Is The Drug. He now seems to have undergone a metamorphosis into a grumpy old man.
The working-class rock star, who once said the best thing about being in a famous band was the girls, tells me he fears his beloved Soho, where he has lived for decades, is about to be submerged beneath ‘a nightmare’ of squalor.
As Roxy’s spirited saxophonist, Andy Mackay (third from the right) favoured sporting silver jumpsuits and gold lame trousers alongside fellow band member Bryan Ferry and he co-wrote their hit, Love Is The Drug. He now seems to have undergone a metamorphosis into a grumpy old man. Pictured: Band members of Roxy Music
This hideous prospect is a consequence, he claims, of attempts to kick-start the economy by permitting off-licence alcohol sales by restaurants, pubs and bars until whatever time their licence currently permits them to serve customers imbibing on their premises.
‘It’s very ill thought-out,’ moans Mackay, 73, explaining it would mean alcohol being served into the small hours of the morning to those wandering the streets.
‘There are 122 late licences in Soho, some of them going up to 6am. It would be a disaster.
‘We all know there are no public lavatories any more: you see lots of people trying to get into pubs to use the toilets.’
Perhaps Mackay has his mind on higher things. In 1988, he largely abandoned music to take a three-year Bachelor of Divinity course at King’s College, London. He regularly worships at St Anne’s church in Soho, and his most recent release, 3 Psalms, marks his musical journey, from his chorister youth to Roxy.
‘It’s a question of balance,’ he insists. ‘If there is disorder and unpleasantness, it will put back the re-opening of the theatres and the civilised life we all want back.’
Amen to that.
Never previously renowned as a ladies’ man, celebrity chef Nigel Slater has been professing his admiration for one sultry member of the opposite sex, fellow TV cook and writer Nigella Lawson.
‘We both like cooking, we both like eating,’ he says.
‘We’re very much on the same wavelength.
‘I’ll come across a recipe of hers and think, “Damn,I wish I had thought of that.”
Nigella began her small-screen career as a guest on Nigel’s first TV series before landing a show of her own.
Some helpful advice for women of a certain vintage, from comedian and actress Jenny Eclair.
‘Don’t drink Pimm’s on a hot day,’ she says, ‘unless you fancy falling into a flowerbed mid-afternoon.’
There are worse places to fall . . .
Despite turning 55, actress Sadie Frost proves she is still young at heart.
The former gatekeeper to the hedonistic Primrose Hill Set unveiled a new tattoo at the weekend as she shared a picture of herself in a black bikini top with ‘Choose Life’ written in black ink across her ribs.
Pictured: Sadie Frost at Ladies Day of the 2017 Investec Derby Festival at The Jockey Club’s Epsom Downs Racecourse
Although Sadie chose not to elaborate on its meaning, she tagged the similarly named refugee charity, Choose Love, in the online post.
Although Sadie chose not to elaborate on its meaning, she tagged the similarly named refugee charity, Choose Love, in the online post
And it seems her penchant for sharing scantily clad snaps hasn’t diminished with age, either.
‘I still feel relatively comfortable with myself,’ she says of her body.
Explorer rises to greatest challenge
Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, who staged a remarkable recovery from coronavirus, has enjoyed a poignant first meeting with the grandchild he thought he’d never see.
The adventurer, 84, who spent three weeks on a ventilator, was introduced at the weekend to Loveday Hanbury-Tenison, who was born last week.
Loveday is the daughter of Robin’s son Merlin, 35, and his wife, Lizzie. ‘I’m tremendously excited,’ Robin tells me.
‘When I was in intensive care, one of the things that kept me going was wanting desperately to stay alive so I could meet her.’
Robin is already plotting his next expedition — for a cause he believes saved his life. He’s to lead a walk up Cornwall’s highest point, Brown Willy, to raise money for the NHS.
Lockdown doesn’t mean dress-down for Strictly star Katya
Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones might have been banished from the ballroom during lockdown, but her desire to dress up remains insatiable.
‘Me and my friends have had Zoom parties.
Pictured: Katya Jones at ‘The Girl on the Train’ film premiere in London in September, 2016
‘We had a New York one, so I dressed up as the Statue of Liberty, as you do,’ admits Katya, 31, who has been isolating alone in London after splitting from her husband, fellow Strictly dancer Neil Jones, last year.
And it doesn’t stop there. ‘I gave myself themed days,’ she adds. ‘I had Japanese day, I had hippy day, I had a 1920s day in my little Charleston outfit.
‘I don’t think I wore pyjamas all day one single time. It makes me feel purposeful.’
The usually unflappable actor Bill Nighy has confessed to a social misstep courtesy of American singer Mary J. Blige.
The Love Actually star is a fan of Blige’s R&B music, but when he met her at last year’s Baftas, things didn’t go to plan.
‘I walked into the darkness of the backstage, and there was Mary J.Blige,’ he says.
‘I went up to her and said, “You’re an inspiration to me. I listen to your music every day. Thank you.” She just looked at me — no idea who I was . . .’
Mind your language! Idris is lost for words
Luther star Idris Elba believes his acting career would be much more lucrative if he were multilingual.
The 47-year-old Hackney-born actor, who is married to Sabrina Dhowre (pictured), advises younger counterparts to brush up on their foreign languages.
Pictured: Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre at the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art
‘I would say learn a few languages because I didn’t, and any language I’ve learnt, apart from my Mum’s Creole in Sierre Leone, I’ve had to learn in bite sizes for a movie.’
He adds: ‘Lord, do I wish I could speak French or Spanish, I would have jumped into so many markets as an actor.
‘It really would have been a door-opener for me.’
Well, he hasn’t done too badly . . .
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In his 1996 book Idoru, William Gibson imagined future computers made from ivory, resin, and coral. Nearly 20 years later, Brooklyn artist Amy Brener is creating totemic sculptures that look very much like the machines Gibson described.
Brener, who was born in Vancouver, graduated from Hunter College in 2010 and set up shop in New York shortly after. Her sculptures are both organic and futuristic, as though some future race of druids sent them, 2001: A Space Odyssey-style, to guide us. Brener calls them “artifacts of an imagined future.”
At first glance, the sculptures look like massive chunks of crystal, carved into primitive shapes. In fact, Brener makes them by hand, using the most pedestrian of materials: concrete, resin, and pigment. She builds a wooden form-work to give each piece its shape, then pours dozens of layers of lavender and orange-tinted resin into the frame. As the resin layers cure, Brener embeds found objects–like mirrors–into the mold. Some contain fresnel lenses, the flat lenses used in lighthouses and projectors, which refract light from within the form. Others are embedded with fragments of technology–the imprint of a keyboard, or the faint glimmer of a circuit board, buried behind layers of iridescent resin.
Brener prefers not to comment on her work, but in an artist’s statement, she hints at an almost anthropological basis for the sculptures. “Some sculptures may be markers for an unknown border, while others hint at vehicular function,” she writes. “Some surfaces are ordered into compositions that allude to touch-screen platforms, energy cells and the digital logic of a different reality.”
It’s as though her mission, as an artist, is to imagine the technologies of some future society, already lost to us. “Their surfaces are complex crusts that appear to have cracked, crystallized and weathered with time. Within these crusts there are fragments of technology: the microchips, panels and screens of an unknown future.”


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Tarkanian backs Trump, slams Heller, over Yucca Mountain
Updated 5:43 pm, Monday, February 12, 2018
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Trying to further distinguish himself from Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, Republican primary challenger Danny Tarkanian is praising the Trump administration's effort to restart licensing of a nuclear waste dump outside Las Vegas.
Long opposed by most Nevadans, Trump included the Yucca Mountain plan again in his second budget request to Congress on Monday.
Heller, one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans running for re-election this year, helped block such requests for years and vowed Tuesday to continue to fight to make sure the project "doesn't see the light of day."
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My writing explores public and personal narratives of American places and the consequences of these narratives in shaping identity, in particular, ethnic and racial identity. I am the author of Haunted by Waters: A Journey through Race and Place in the American West (U. Iowa Press, 2007). In my current book project,Yinz Got Game? Sports and Identity in Western Pennsylvania, I use sport as a lens to explore the social and cultural history of the greater Pittsburgh region from the turn of the nineteenth century to the present. I have also published poetry, as well as articles on Japanese American relocation and ecocriticism.
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Despite a strong season from Nico Hoerner, all signs point to the Cubs being a major factor in the upcoming free agent market, specifically when it comes to the loaded shortstop class.
That group could include not only Trea Turner and Dansby Swanson, but also Xander Bogaerts and Carlos Correa, the latter of whom recently indicated he plans on opting out of the deal he signed with the Minnesota Twins last offseason.
Correa, the youngest of the four, has been connected to Chicago for years – stretching back to his pre-draft workout at Wrigley Field in 2012. Last winter, rampant speculation swirled around the former AL Rookie of the Year and the Cubs, only for him to sign with what felt like the unlikeliest of teams in the Twins.
But with Correa poised to test the free agent waters once again, the Cubs are already viewed as early favorites to land the 28-year-old infielder. The other team specifically called out by FanSided’s own Robert Murray, though, is a bit of a surprise given their complete lack of spending in recent years: the Baltimore Orioles.
"The Orioles have a strong young core, headlined by Adley Rutschman, and are viewed by rival executives as a team that could make a splash in free agency. Correa, arguably the best free-agent shortstop, would fit that description … if the price is right. One note to consider: Mike Elias, the Orioles general manager, was the Astros’ amateur scouting director when Houston drafted Correa."
Everything Murray points out is spot-on and I don’t think you can look past that connection to Elias, either. Then again, everyone thought Correa was a lock to wind up in Detroit last winter in a reunion with former Astros manager AJ Hinch – but we all know how that played out.
Baltimore has just $19 million on the books (excluding arbitration salaries) next year, so handing a mega-deal to Correa would hardly handcuff the team moving forward. A winter headlined by a superstar free agent signing and a potential extension of Adley Rutschman would go a long way toward setting the franchise’s path forward. But they won’t be alone in their pursuit of Correa.
Cubs, Orioles both have young rosters and money to spend
The Cubs, as I noted above, were the other team specifically connected to Correa by Murray – and, honestly, you can apply a lot of the same logic to Chicago as you can Baltimore: they’re young, have a strong farm system and have no major contracts on the books moving forward.
"The Cubs have expressed confidence in Nico Hoerner as the long-term shortstop. But Jed Hoyer recently told reporters: “The way the game is trending, athleticism in the middle infield will make a big difference.” The Cubs were linked to Correa last offseason and once again, they’ll have a plethora of options to consider (Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson)."
David Ross’ club ranked ninth in the Senior Circuit last year with a .378 slugging percentage and 11th in runs. They really lacked a consistent impact bat in the middle of the order – and Correa would certainly add some thump to the roster moving forward.
Dating back to the start of the 2019 season, Correa carries a 130 OPS+ and .281/.360/.481 line. A middle infield combination of Correa (5.4 bWAR) and Hoerner (4.5bWAR) would rank among the best double play tandems in all of baseball, while also adding a strong veteran presence to the clubhouse.
Despite his ties to the Astros’ controversial 2017 sign-stealing scandal, teammates and coaches alike in Minnesota lauded his impact in the clubhouse and behind the scenes this year. Without Jason Heyward, this team will need a proven voice in the mix and Correa could be just that.
As Murray noted, Hoyer will have his pick of the group this winter. Money seems to be no object to either the front office or ownership – now, we wait and see which guy fits what the Cubs are looking for as they look to reach the postseason next fall for the first time since getting shown the door early in 2020 by Miami in a series that marked the beginning of the end on the North Side.


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A RIBA design competition for a £13 million college redevelopment, an urban master plan for the city of Hamburg and an international competition for Sebastopol’s new city centre in California. The editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions.
Launched on behalf of Bird College in Kent, this RIBA lead design competition calls for architects expressions of interest for a £13,000,000 project to bring scattered facilities onto a consolidated and improved site [Requests to participate must be received by 12 October]
Architects are invited to submit masterplan proposals for Hamburg’s Baakenhafen quarter, this double waterfront location is intended to become a family orientated workplace, residential and leisure centre [Requests to participate must be received by 14 September]
The American Institute of Architects along with local sponsors, seek ‘innovative and challenging’ designs for the renewal and redesign of Sebastopol city centre, home to 8,000 people in north California and providing services for 50,000 more [Registration must be completed by 17 October]


By Christiana Gokyo, Jos
Measles, as a highly contagious disease, has remained endemic – with devastating effect, causing high morbidity and mortality rates among young children in the developing countries, despite vaccine preventable.
State Coordinator for Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the World Health Organization in the State, Mr. Williams Bassi Wadzingi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, during the official flag-off of the National Measles Vaccination Campaign in Jos.
Wadzingi revealed that Nigeria accounts for the highest burden of measles, globally, with 3.3 million immunized children, followed by India – with 2.9 million children.
He said, this is due to the persistently-low routine immunization coverage, while indicating that supplemental immunization campaign are conducted to provide a second opportunity to reach immunized children.
Mr. Wadzingi explained that, surveillance data shows that, measles incidence among children under five years’ cases 131,732 were recorded between January, 2012, and September, 2016.
While in Plateau State in 2017,560 suspected cases of measles were reported, with 237 blood samples taken, 25 confirmed cases and 9 deaths and with a case of fatality rate (CFR) of 1.61 percent.
He further explained that, in 2,000, measles accounted for approximately for 777,000 deaths worldwide, of which around 60 percent occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria in particular accounting for a substantial part of the burden.
According to him, it was estimated that, of 80 million children born annually in the developed world, about 5 million die and about same number end up crippled, blind, mentally retarded or otherwise disabled because of vaccines preventable.
He said EPI desires to achieve 95 percent service delivery coverage at ward, local government and state levels during the campaign and through routine immunization to build up population immunity sustainably.
He revealed that, the 2017/2018 measles vaccination campaigns will be staggered within the states and across the geo-political zones during February, 2018, to 10 local government councils.
This includes, Jos North, Jos South, Bokkos, Quan’Pan, Kanke, Kanam, Wase, and Langtang South local governments in the first-phase, then Riyom, Barkin-Ladi, Mangu, Pankshin, Mikang, Langtang North, and Shendam for second-phase.
Speaking at the occasion, wife of the state governor, Mrs Regina Lalong, urged stakeholders to do all that is needful for this laudable initiative to achieve its mandate of measles prevention in the State, which is aimed at creating more awareness, in the ongoing mass media sensitization campaign in the State.
She called on all stakeholders to support government in its efforts to protect the vulnerable group (of 9 mouths to 5 years) towards effective eradication of measles in Nigeria.
According to her, “the vaccine is safe, effective and free; prevention is better than cure,” adding that, “during the campaign, it is expected that a total target of over 1 million children will be vaccinated.”
Mrs Lalong noted: “I believe that, with all our collective support, the level of preparedness in the State would be greatly improved,” and called on all community leaders and traditional rulers to mobilize in their various areas of influence to achieve total coverage of the exercise.


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