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Happy Monday, everyone! Our Orange Karen anthology submission countdown continues. For those keeping count, 12 more sleeps until the deadline of December 15th! I know some writers are just coming off of their NaNoWriMo wins and are feeling a bit hungover from ink-slinging. In order to help you muster up some inspiration and perspiration to get a short story written, K.D. McCrite reminds us, that even though things seem desolate on the surface, an abundance of activity is going on underneath.
How to Take Over the World Like a Philodendron
My grandmother raised a plant that could have starred in The Day of the Triffids, that old 1962 sci-fi movie. Grandma’s plant did not take over the world, but it probably could have if Grandma had let it. For years, I longed for a lush, fast-growing philodendron like hers.
(The Day of the Triffids, 1962)
My first husband’s aunt had a philodendron that rivaled Grandma’s, and shortly after he and I were married, she gave me a cutting from her plant. I put it in water until it rooted, then bought a nice clay pot. In those days I didn’t have a green thumb like I do now. Instead of getting potting soil, I just went outside and dug up my own dirt and planted that start. That poor thing did not thrive in a pot of hard, rocky Ozarks soil, and being dried out one week and drowned the next never helped it, either. Our first house was drafty and frigid in the winter and so hot it nearly baked potatoes left sitting out on the counter in the summer. None of my plants did very well. When we finally moved to a brand new house with lots of big windows and large windowsills, I decided to start over with plants. My husband tossed the pathetic philodendron, pot and all, into a field next to his mother’s house.
Several months later, I told him I wanted that clay pot, so he retrieved it for me the next time he was at his mom’s place. The next spring, he fetched the clay pot from the trunk of the car where it had been all winter. There was no sign of the spindly philodendron any longer. I left the pot and its dirt on the carport for a while, using instead prettier, more decorative flower pots, but there came a day when I decided I needed it. I carried it to the garden where I planned to dump the dried out old soil.
Imagine my surprise when, right before I dumped that dirt, I spotted a tiny bit of green, probably no more than a quarter of an inch peeking up hopefully from that starved old soil. But how could it be? That plant had been frozen and broiled, periodically dehydrated then drowned, left in a field for months, then kept for several weeks in a cold, dark car trunk. Surely it was dead! I poked the tiny green head to find it cool and fresh with new life.
The root of that plant was strong; it must have drawn every ounce of sustenance available during its time of trauma then somehow sustained itself on nothing but its own determination. It seemed to me anything that had endured such hardship and defied every attempt to kill it deserved a second chance.
I saturated that plant until the imprisoning dirt softened and let go, then I transplanted it into new, rich soil. I settled it a sunny place and tended it carefully with good food and the right amount water at the right times. The weak or dead places had to be removed so the entire plant could thrive. Soon, the philodendron flourished. In fact, it grew so lush and so strong that it rivaled my grandmother’s plant from long ago and nearly threatened to take over the world.
K.D. McCrite writes touching and funny stories that portray ordinary people living lives from the depths of their extraordinary souls. She has three novels listed under Kathaleen Burr and published by Avalon Books: Home is the Heart, 1991; Wintersong, 1991; Rainbow Dreams, 1992, and Ozarks Farmer, Country Preacher: the Life of Paul Wesley Buchanan, 2008 (High Hill Press). Her “Confessions of April Grace” Series (Thomas Nelson Publishing) is a hilarious series for mid-grade ‘tweens. The titles include In Front of God and Everybody, 2011; Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks, 2011; and Chocolate-Covered Baloney, 2012. The debut novel for her “Eastgate” mystery series, Eastgate Keeps on Singing, (Mitchell Morris Publishing) releases this month. She also writes for Annie’s Attic Mysteries, The Deed in the Attic, 2011; The Unfinished Sonata, 2011; A Stony Point Christmas, 2012.
Her short stories have won numerous awards and have appeared The Storyteller, Woman’s World, and Kansas City Voices, she’s had several articles published in The Ozarks Mountaineer, Ozarks Reader, and Ozarks Magazine.

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Iceland is known for the massive number of gorgeous waterfalls that lie at literally every turn. Brarfoss (pronounced Broo-ar-foss) might be one of the most photographed waterfalls in Iceland and its easy to see why: it has multiple cascades of little waterfalls that pour into one larger stream as they make their way down several shelves. Throw in the amazingly blue water and youve got a magical scene.
I had visited this waterfall on my previous trip, in the summer, and fell in love with this place immediately.The waterfall is located in a residential vacation home area in the Golden Circle (follow Sarah Marino and Ron Coscorrosas Forever Light eBook for excellent directions) and despite having exact GPS coordinates and having been here once before we got a bit lost trying to find it.
A few inches of snow on the ground had fallen during the day, which was perfect for photographing the falls … if we could get there. Luckily the residential road was both open and plowed. Unfortunately nothing looked familiar thanks to the several feet of snow on the ground and the fact that only the main roads had been plowed. Pair that with almost getting stuck in the snow due to another car coming by on the 1 lane road, we almost didnt make it We got close enough in the RVs and then Willie, Alan, Rebecca and I walked the rest of the way.
I attempted to photograph the falls from a number of angles and different compositions but ultimately I knew I needed to take a photo identical to the one I took in the summer, this time with snow on it.
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According to the police, On the 5th of May At about 9 o’clock the Narcotics Division was conducting operations in the Duhaney Park area when they observed Nooks
Acting in a suspicious manner with a brown paper bag in his hand as he walked towards his 2016 Mercedes-Benz sports utility vehicle.
As the detectives approached him, he opened the vehicle and threw the paper bag inside
Sources told Weird Journal.
According to sources, he was taken to the Duhaney Park Police Station, where the plastic bag containing the white powdery substance was reportedly sealed and labeled “in his presence.”
It’s reported that Nooks’ luxury vehicle was also taken to the station “for safe keeping.”
George Nooks, aka Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks (born c.1958, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer who initially found fame as a deejay.
Nooks is well known for songs such as (God Is Standing By).
George Nooks started his musical career in the youth choir at his church and moved on to perform at school concerts and talent shows. After first recording professionally in 1974,
After first recording professionally in 1974 first found success performing under the name Prince Mohamed.
as a deejay on discomix tracks for producer Joe Gibbs, notably on Dennis Brown’s 1978 hit “Money in my Pocket”
and “How Could I Leave”,
as well as “Light Up Your Spliff” for producer Prince Tony Robinson.
He moved on to work with other producers such as Alvin Ranglin and Bunny Riley.
His first album, a joint effort with General Echo, People Are You Ready, was released on the United Artists subsidiary Ballistic in 1978. This was followed by African Roots, recorded the following year for producer Linval Thompson.
But since 1997 he has been quite prolific, releasing a string of solo albums, as well as albums shared with Glen Washington, Roland Burrell, Singing Melody and Lukie D.
He continues to perform and record, mixing reggae and Gospel. Nooks also works as a producer, and has run his own Total Records label since the early 1990s.

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Dr. Zohurul Hoque & Husain Nuri
4:16 And for the two of you who commit it, then punish them both; then if they turn and amend, then turn aside from them. Surely, Allâh is ever oft-Returning, most Rewarding.
4:16 The use of masculine gender does not necessarily mean two males are being addressed, although lewdness between two males is certainly covered in its admonition. In Arabic usage even if one male is present in a bevy of females, masculine gender is used to describe the group. Therefore, the two who are involved in the grossly immodest act could be a male and a female. According to Qatâdah, the punishment for such act of indecencies (not gross sexual transgression) is light punishment, redeemable through repentance and correction of conduct. Ibn 'Abbâs and Sa'îd bin Jubayr quoted by Tabari indicated punishment includes shaming them and cursing them. Had it been gross sexual transgression, the appropriate punishment is flogging, prescribed in 24:2; and such crime cannot be averted by expression of repentance. Other than this, the temper of the Qur'ân has always been to offer mercy and forgiveness to the sinner.
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Brian Zavala, also known as Mizu Wolf, is a writer and 2D animator. They are the post-production editor for the ENA series.
- They are also credited for making the background in the Dream BBQ teaser and the graphic design in the Dream BBQ game trailer.
- During an ENA Day 2022 Twitch stream, it was revealed that art originally made for Joel Guerra's birthday had become concept art for Dream BBQ due to it being similar to a developing area within the game.

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Master of Science
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Visual inspection is widely used to improve the reliability of in-service products such as wind turbine blades (WTBs), aircraft surfaces, and bridges. Lowering costs by reducing maintenance hours and increasing labor safety, decreasing production and service downtimes, promoting high accuracy inspections as well as making early repair are motivating factors for having reliable visual inspection techniques. In this study, a new image processing technique was investigated to assess its ability to detect surface flaws on a WTB on-tower. The method was tested by varying the parameters of the surface flaws as well as the parameters of the method. It was found that detecting and quantifying cracks as small as hair thickness with computer-based visual inspection is feasible and the orientation of a crack was not sensitive to image processing so that the inspection camera does not need to set up at a specific angle to detect cracks. It was found that uneven background illumination was not a major concern for the edge detection methods and can be reduced by using optimized threshold number and opening images techniques with the line detection method. In addition, the accuracy of quantifying a crack was improved by reducing noise with the intersection two processed images from different methods.
Zhang, Huiyi, "A feasibility study of a computer-based wind turbine blades surface flaws inspection method" (2013). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 13436.


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The USS Tucker Sinking
"Jackknifed" amidships and under tow by USS YP-346in the Bruat Channel, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, at about 2330 Hrs. GCT, 3 August 1942. Tucker had struck a mine in the area at about 2145 Hrs. GCT on that day, breaking her keel. She sank on 4 August.
Photographed from a plane based on USS Curtiss (AV-4).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Patrick stood in a bustling corridor that to him was as empty as his soul. One young lady even accidently bumped into him as she rushed passed, but he felt neither the impact nor heard her apology. He was standing on a hair’s width of a ledge between emotional meltdown and jubilant elation.
To the side of him is a door, and beyond that a body lay upon a bed covered head to toe in a single white sheet. It was his past, his present and his future. Everything he had planned for, worked for was all because of the empty vessel that now lay beyond that door. Her name was Jennifer.
Ten years together wiped out by a complication. A decade of devotion and unconditional love erased, taken away from him in the one place you were supposed to be in safe hands. Hands that tried to console him, mumbled unheard reasons and explanations, hands that rushed from the room with a life given birth to.
Somewhere close, a newborn cries out for a mother it will never know, and for a father that stands in a hospital corridor unable to fall from the emotional ledge upon which he stands.


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Bleaching gets a very bad rap these days. It’s frequently portrayed as a trivial cosmetic process that comes at the steep cost of adding chemicals — chemicals! — to our food. More than that it could be racist. But in fact bleaching is not primarily about a flour’s whiteness, it’s about a flour’s performance.
But first what exactly is “bleaching”? In general, bleaching means exposing flour to a compound like chlorine gas, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) or perhaps an enzyme like lipoxygenase (derived from fava or soy beans). These agents leave no residues or residual flavors, nor do they, contrary to popular myth, diminish the flour’s nutritional value.
So what do bleaching agents do? Different agents perform differently, but in general they do three things. First they react with the bonds at the ends of the string-like gluten molecules, making them more inclined to bond with one another and form stretchy gluten networks. Second, they make the starch in the flour more susceptible to gelation. Which is to say, they increase the tendency of individual starch molecules to break off from starch granules (bits of ground wheat endosperm) when they’re exposed to moisture and heat.
All that translates into three things. First, a higher rise generally, and that’s handy for a something like cake batter, which is heavily weighed down with fat and sugar. Second, the increased gelation means a pastry maker can add more liquid and/or sugar to a cake batter without the risk of a fall. Lastly, the increased/quicker gelation keeps doughs and batters from spreading out too much in the pan.
Bleached flour isn’t good for everything of course, bread being a great example. There you don’t necessarily need the extra structure that bleaching delivers. Also you want as much flavor as you can get, and bleaching, truth be told, does tend to mute the wheaty taste of many kinds of flour.
So, different flours for different uses. I keep a supply of both bleached and unbleached flour around and so should you. But as a general rule of thumb whenever you’re making pie dough, American biscuits, pancakes and especially layer cake: reach for the bleached.

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Website of the Administrative and Budgetary Committee of the General Assembly with a wealth of resources; see the Current Session Programme of Work, in particular, to find documentation related to what is under consideration.
Available online from October 1995. Press Releases are not official documents but provide timely information on the current activities of the principal organs and subsidiary bodies, including summaries of meetings.
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The United Nations, whose specialized agencies were the subject of an Appendix to the 1958 edition of Oppenheim's International Law: Peace, has expanded beyond all recognition since its founding in 1945. This volume represents a study that is entirely new, but prepared in the way that has become so familiar over succeeding editions of Oppenheim.An authoritative and comprehensive study of the United Nations' legal practice, this volume covers the formal structures of the UN as it has expanded over the years, and all that this complex organization does. All substantive issues are addressed in separate sections, including among others, the responsibilities of the UN, financing, immunities, human rights, preventing armed conflicts and peacekeeping, and judicial matters. In examining the evolving structures and ever expanding work of the United Nations, this volume follows the long-held tradition of Oppenheim by presenting facts uncoloured by personal opinion, in a succinct text that also offers in the footnotes a wealth of information and ideas to be explored. It is a book that, while making all necessary reference to the Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and other legal instruments, tells of the realities of the legal issues as they arise in the day to day practice of the United Nations. Missions to the UN, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, practitioners of international law, academics, and students will all find this book to be vital in their understanding of the workings of the legal practice of the UN.
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Jul 21, 2015 at 11:59 AM
The 29-year-old Grand Haven Township man was first reported missing late Monday night when he failed to return home Christmas Eve after checking hunting traps.
On Tuesday afternoon, a man canoeing the Grand River with his sons spotted Stearns’ car submerged in the river at Bur Oak Landing, near the intersection of 90th Avenue and Lake Forest Drive in Polkton Township.
Officials said they believe the Buick entered the river from the boat launch before a strong current pushed it about 300 feet downstream before settling in sediment.
Lt. Mark Bennett of Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department said the cause of Stearns' death is still pending. Bennett said nothing suspicious was noted in the initial autopsy, but they hope a toxicology test might provide additional information.
While friends and family mourn the loss of the married father of three, Stearns’ sister, Amber Pease, remembered her brother as "a good guy" who everyone thought of highly.
“(He was) the kind of man every man should hope to be,” she said.
Stearns, who worked at Burnips Equipment in Coopersville, grew up in Ravenna with his siblings — Amber Pease, Clint Stearns, Sabrina Stearns and Beth Ann Carpenter.
As Lawrence grew up, Gary Stearns said people often called his son "his clone" — as they both enjoy hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Gary recalled being there when Lawrence shot his first pheasant and his first deer.
Lawrence was the type of person who would drop everything to help someone, his father added.
Pease said her brother helped around their parents’ house by putting up the dock and a fence, and dug for a pond.
“He was a jack of all trades,” Pease said.
Nikki Stearns, Lawrence’s wife of four years, remembered her husband as the "most wonderful and caring person she knew."
In the weeks leading up to his death, Lawrence was battling two strains of the flu, Nikki said. After passing out at home last week, he was taken to the hospital.
Nikki said her husband had dealt with a variety of ailments in the past year — including shingles in the summer, followed by pneumonia in the fall.
Although Lawrence was ill, his family said they weren’t surprised he checked his traps or went to work.
Gary Stearns said his son was on the move ever since he was born.
“You couldn’t keep him down,” he said.
Nikki Stearns remembered the good times they had before Lawrence became ill. She recalled a family trip they took to Florida.
Lawrence enjoyed traveling and taking fishing trips to places such as the Bahamas and Canada, and a bear-hunting trip to the Upper Peninsula.
Pease said her brother lived a full life and loved being with his family. She remembered a time when Lawrence helped some of his nieces and nephews fish off the dock.
“I think he loved his family more than anything,” Nikki said of her late husband.
As family and friends mourn Lawrence, Gary Stearns reflected on the amount of people who turned out to help find his son.
“I’m sure he never knew how many people he truly touched,” Gary said.

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I know I've mentioned before that I'm a mom to two very busy little boys. I bought the Project Life kit last year with the hopes of getting some quick pages put together. I've made some progress, but I'm really excited to jumpstart my progress with the new Laina Lamb Design at My Favorite Things.
I finally found the Project Life layout that works best for me. I often have a mix of horizontal and vertical photos and the Design G pages seem to work best for me. I put together this page so quickly yesterday.
Up first I used the MFT Cork to cut the Star STAX Die-namics the adjoining panel uses the new High-Rise Alphabet Die-namics for "ONE" and I stamped out the word "Grade" with the Typewriter Alphabet.
My beloved Fishtail Flags STAX now have a companion Fishtail Flags Layers STAX! Trust me when I tell you you'll want to have both sets. I use these babies all the time and now they have perfect layers.
I've used bits of the new Accent It - Flags and Tags - they're great for sentiment placement, but also fun little accents. I'm using the new Nightshift Blue cardstock and buttons on my project today, it's really SUCH a great color! I actually glued the button to the outside of the page protector with my hot glue gun.
I pulled last month's High-Rise Alphabet in lowercase to add "buds" to the bottom group photo. He's got such a fun and funny group of friend at school, I'm so happy for him that he heads off with such a great group of kids each day.
My son was SO excited when he came home from school to see it and my plan is to sit down and journal his 10 best memories together. I used the Accent it Flags and Tags to tuck just a half of the medallion behind the journaling card and then zig-zag stitched it in place. The numbers for the journaling are included all one one block so you can line it up easy-peasy (love that) I used the denim stamp from the Western Backgrounds stamp set to add a little something extra to my Nightshift Blue cardstock.
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best film: Isabelle Huppert’s best film may surprise some or act as fuel for a good trivia question. Her best film is Michael Cimino’s much maligned but splendidly ambitious 1980 film Heaven’s Gate. The film helped sink United Artists studio and it largely killed the career of Cimino (Huppert, John Hurt, Christopher Walken, Jeff Bridges and many others involved clearly survived ok). It is Gone with the Wind large (the dance to Blue Danube on the lawns at Harvard, the railroad set piece, the dance roller rink set piece with whirling Steadicam). It shares bloodlines with Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller (both in story and look – both films shot by Vilos Zsigmond). Huppert has a ton of screen time as well so though although this is not her best work by a long stretch, one cannot just write this off as some bit part (Willem Dafoe has a true bit part here where if you blink you miss him) or cameo. When debating Huppert’s best film, The Piano Teacher demands to be considered here, too. Huppert is obviously more at the center of Michael Haneke’s haunting 2001 film.
best performance: The Piano Teacher is the easy answer here for Huppert. The film is undoubtedly one of Haneke’s best works as well. It is an unflinching portrait of a complicated and icy woman. Haneke, like in many of his works, is incredibly brutal here – he means to flatten the viewer. Haneke, wisely, spends a lot of time holding the frame (past the point of comfort for most viewers) on Huppert’s icy stare – any actor would love not only the duration of the shots held on them – but the close proximity of the camera distance. Huppert’s character, Erika Kohut, has twin obsessions: music and sex— repression, self-mutilation. She is clearly cracking up and deteriorating as the film progresses. This singular character study by Haneke is like a PTA film (Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood, The Master) without the cinematic visual flair (Haneke would be proud of that distinction- but artistically, it just puts it a notch below). This is an isolated world. Kohut is in lonely person (many of the scenes show her captured or behind bars) – she sneaks off to the adult movie rental store and as her worlds are colliding – she is unable to control herself. She cannot love – the “you’re sick” line – the whole scene is devastating. Huppert’s eyes during that scene displays extremely powerful acting. The finale is perfect – the self-abuse scene and then the gorgeous exterior concert hall which serves as a big, beautiful prison – it actually mirrors the medium-long shot school ending in Cache.
stylistic innovations/traits: Huppert makes bold choices in her roles and auteur collaborators. She often works with provocateurs – so much so that it is sort of surprising she has not collaborated with Lars von Trier at this point (though she has worked with Joachim Trier). Huppert excels at playing seemingly emotionless, icy characters (four films with Haneke seems like a perfect match). Huppert has a whopping sixteen (16) films in the archives at this point and that is a strength. She also has a strong number one best performance – which makes up for not having that second or third best performance that really knock you down. The Paris-born redhead has succeeded on both sides of the pond working over a long, distinguished career – she is bound to have an archiveable film in the 2020s making it five straight decades with an archiveable film.
directors worked with: Michael Haneke (4), Claude Chabrol (2), Jean-Luc Godard (2), Michael Cimino (1), David O. Russell (1), Claire Denis (1), Paul Verhoeven (1)
top five performances:
- The Piano Teacher
- La Ceremonie
- White Material
- Things to Come
|1980- Every Man for Himself|
|1980- Heaven’s Gate|
|1988- Story of Women|
|1995- La Ceremonie|
|2001- The Piano Teacher|
|2002- 8 Women|
|2003- Time of the Wolf|
|2004- I Heart Huckabees|
|2009- White Material|
|2015- Louder Than Bombs|
|2016- Things to Come|
|2017- Happy End|
Did you watch Heavens Gate again and it went up or has The Piano Teacher been downgraded (asking because the latter is on the top 500 but the former isn’t)?
@Harry- Yes indeed- Heaven’s Gate recently and it went up
@Drake – I just finished my second watch of Heaven’s Gate so I’ll share my review here, was planning to see it this week so this is a nice coincidence.
Not many Westerns hit the scale and beauty of Heaven’s Gate. The film opens with a gigantic graduation ceremony at Havard that leads into a huge dance sequence with a horde of extras dotted around a tree on a lawn while the camera sweeps and follows the music around them. This is contrasted later on where the “association” holds their last stand by a tree and they are circled by emigrants on horseback, though this time its gritty close-ups as the dust and gunsmoke of the battle has clogged everyone’s vision. Clarity is returned when the association has calvary backup assist them, a clear longshot details the scope of the battlefield and combat ceases as control is returned to this region.
This is simply one of the most beautiful films of all time, there are over fifty stunners in the homes and buildings of Casper, Wyoming and over fifty more stunners of the landscape that the powers plan to clear of those they view as thieves and anarchists. What Coppola achieved the previous year in Apocalypse Now with smoke and flares, Cimino accomplishes with dust that spews off the damaged land as horses and men trample across it. The gorgeous forests and plains are a more vivid green than any landscapes you will see in other westerns, and compared to just about any other film, Cimino is able to finesse pouring lightbeams into each interior. The visuals never slip over the runtime.
Some of the best location scouting ever (up there with Lean for sure), and some of the greatest battles ever put to film.
The second time around had no issue with the runtime, it was over quickly. I don’t mind the slower pacing of some of the dancing sequences, they are beautiful. Some of the animal cruelty is unfortunate – made me wince.
This is the only work from David Mansfield I’m familiar with but his score is absolutely sublime and livens this film.
No weak links in the pretty impressive cast. Christopher Walken is gifted the best entrance and exit here with a mindblowing introduction as he is shot through a sheet and an equally ambitious exit where he faces off against the world. John Hurt is slimy and is just sticking around the wrong people.
Turns into a BOAT movie at the end which is nice.
Cimino’s critical mistake was firing Dafoe from his speaking role over hearing his laugh, not making a big, beautiful, over-indulgent epic. A masterpiece, I will have to find room for it in my (at least) top 10 of the 1980s now. One day this and Ryan’s Daughter will hopefully get their justice as the top post 60s epics.
@Harry – Chef’s kiss. Well done here, sir.
@Drake – do you think you could put Heaven’s Gate above The Deer Hunter?
@Harry- Thanks for the comment- I am not going to rerack the page and rankings just yet- I’d love to get another shot at The Deer Hunter soon.
@Drake-Are there any films you thought highly of in terms of artistic ambitions but didn’t like it? The characters in the film or what happened in the film or just too much unnecessary scenes mixed with great artistic scenes?
@Malith- Interesting question. I really don’t think in terms of “like” or “didn’t like”- certainly there is some subjectivity that enters in but I try to keep it to what is or isn’t on the screen (which is why I’ll say I missed on something- not something “didn’t speak to me personally” or stuff like that). But I get your question. Malick certainly takes some big swings that do not always land, De Palma, Greenaway, von Trier, Terry Gilliam- I mean they have all made masterpieces of course- but they have also made films (that I still find to be superior to most critics) that were uneven or contained major problems. I am not ready to speak on Bardo fully yet (just saw it Sunday- and want to see it again before doing my 2022 page) but I think this could be part of the discussion here. All These Women from Bergman is one that I was recently talking about with Harry about on the Bibi Andersson page. Now this film is far superior to most (and critics struggled with this one- the RT score is bad) – but there is a masterpiece in there waiting to get out if Bergman didn’t get in his own way with some choices.
I would suggest you look up Loulou (1980) directed by Maurice Pialat co-starring Gerard Depardiieu , Huppert is superb in it.
@marco- love this- thank you for the recommendation marco. I have a Pialat study planned for 2023.
I’ve always felt a PTA-Huppert collaboration would be interesting.


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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected WireTough Cylinders LLC to lead a $2 million project aimed at developing low-cost, high-pressure storage vessels for hydrogen refueling stations.
WireTough says its goal is to develop a 30-foot tank with a large storage volume of 700 gallons (2,600 liters) at high pressures (12,700 psi). The project result will be a cost-effective solution to store hydrogen, allowing hydrogen vehicle fuel to ultimately be sold at a target cost of $4.00 per GGE.
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“We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Rumblefish to usher in this new phase of the user-generated advertising revolution,” says Zooppa CEO Wil Meritt. “Rumblefish continues to pioneer the intersection of media and technology, reinventing the process of music licensing. The integration of this feature into the Zooppa platform is another step toward our vision of enabling anyone with a great idea to produce amazingly creative content.”
“Our partnership with Zooppa is exciting because it arms their 130,000 members with the ability to legally add soundtracks to the ads they create,” noted Rumblefish founder and CEO Paul Anthony. “This partnership gives Zooppa’s large and interesting community of user-generated advertising creators access to hundreds of thousands of soundtracks for their videos.”
The American Chemistry Council’s “From Chemistry to Energy” video contest is the first Zooppa campaign to take advantage of the Rumblefish integration. The contest remains open to submissions until January 23, 2012 and can be viewed here: http://zooppa.com/chemistry.
Zooppa is the world’s leading source of user-generated advertising. With a creative community of over 130,000 members, Zooppa has worked with global brands including Google, Samsung, AT&T, and Nike and agencies including BBDO, MindShare and Razorfish to produce fresh and fun creative ads. Beyond content, Zooppa’s innovative model of social crowdsourcing offers brands and agencies a cost-effective, strategic approach to engage consumers, build online word-of-mouth and gain customer insights.
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“The uniqueness is that the pilots come to us already qualified, but they are not yet finished with their undergraduate,” Ravn Senior Vice President of Flight Operations Deke Abbott said. “So they get credit for their undergraduate degree, while at the same time earning a living as a new commercial pilot.”
The program is a win-win for Ravn and for the students, UAA Director of Aviation Technology Paul Herrick said.
“The employment component is the different element of this, which we are really excited about,” he said. “Because students do want to get out and start making money, and start advancing their career with an actual air carrier.”
UAA’s aviation maintenance, piloting and air traffic control programs have been in place for nearly three decades and have supplied the aviation workforce in Alaska, Herrick said.
For the past three semesters, diesel power technology students have been busy fixing a donated fire engine in the UAA garage. So while some students claim their class projects are life-or-death, this one actually qualifies.
“Every piece has to work together perfectly or else you have a catastrophic failure,” said Ben Stewart, a diesel student who worked on the fire engine.
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“These are great real-world projects for our students,” noted Darrin Marshall, director of the Department of Automotive and Diesel Technology.
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The academy’s report “Minority-Serving Institutions: America’s Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce” reaffirms the relevance of MSIs and notes an urgent need to invest in the institutions to not only graduate and prepare MSI students for in-demand STEM careers, but also to sustain and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity, global competitiveness and national security, according to committee members sponsoring the report.
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McGuire, who is also program director of education at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, added that, among other things, the report speaks to the variation among MSIs in how they serve students and also the challenges they face collectively and individually. America’s nearly 700 two- and four-year MSIs include historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
Read the full article here. It also mentions the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) at the University of Alaska Anchorage that embodies the strategies in the report by targeting students earlier in the pipeline – as early as sixth grade – and supporting and nurturing their intellectual growth and interest in STEM fields as they matriculate through their postsecondary education.
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Jamal Rushdy will take on the role from today, replacing Geoff Bennett, who will remain as an executive director.
Collagen, which develops medical-grade collagen components, said Rushdy has a track record of building and transforming businesses, and will bring sector experience and creativity to the firm.
He has previously worked for two mid-size high growth public companies and three successful start-ups, and was most recently at Tornier, a US biologics company.
Stewart White, chief executive, said: “We are at a key point in our growth where increased business development is critical and Jamal is well positioned to drive this forward.
Former chief business officer, Geoff Bennett, will remain on Collagen’s board as an executive director and continue as managing director and chief executive of its subsidiary Southern Lights Biomaterials, in New Zealand.
He will also head up the company’s business development efforts in Asia, White said.
Reating his 'buy' advice, Panmure Gordon analyst Dr Mike Mitchell applauded the appointment, saying it "reflected management’s recognition of the importance of increased business development".
He added: "Today’s news also shows that the company is able to attract high-quality, experienced individuals in an expanding global industry."
The Panmure analyst reckons the stock is worth 18p a share, which is more than double the current price.

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Archive for August, 2007
I was so happy to be a part of Wendi and Dustin’s special day. Wendi choose pink and green for her wedding colors and did a fabulous job incorporating everything into the wedding…even her dress was pink! Dustin is a huge baseball fan and was able to incorporate his likes into the wedding as well – the table numbers were baseball teams.
Besides using pink and green, sweets and desserts were also a major part of the wedding. Lollipops as the escort cards, a candy buffet, and a never ending supply of cupcakes – who would want to eat dinner!!!
Clara was so much fun to work with. She incorporated red and lavender, that turned out beautiful. Along with a starfish/ocean feel. You can see in the pics below of how beautiful her wedding looked.
Linda was a joy to work with. She requested some unique wedding stationery for her wedding. She had quotes taken from love letters between her and her husband and had them displayed on tables, along with Vietnamese poems. Her wedding was simply stunning. Here are some shots from her wedding, courtesy of Sarah her friend.
This project was an exciting experience for me. Jemie’s vision for her and Jeff’s wedding allowed me to tie a modern, edgy feel together with a traditional ocean style. I was able to customize her stationery down to the tiniest detail, which pulled the entire vision together. Jemie and Jeff have a great sense of style which can be seen in what I helped them to achieve.
Here are some photos from the wedding.
It as been a busy 2 months! When they summer is the Wedding Season, it certainly is. I have been really busy and can’t wait to show my work. I apologize for not updating my log in 2 months and hope you will continue to view it in the future. I do promise to update more.


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This is undoubtably the best of the prequel trilogy: it is not as goofy as Phantom Menace, nor as downright boring as Attack of the Clones. Revenge of the Sith still does have its problems, though. Warning: I am going to rant a bit about some spoilers.
By the second time in his role, Hayden Christensen had gotten into a bit more of a groove in his role, but he's still not very good. Natalie Portman way overacts in her role as Padmé, but she always did. Ian McDiarmid was laughable in his role as Palpatine. The best acting in this movie is Ewan McGregor, who is a good fit for Obi-Wan.
Now to the writing. There are some plot holes that make no sense. One of the more famous quotes in the movie is, "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!", which is an absolute itself. Darth Vader screams, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!", at the end which seems pretty pointless and not fitting to Anakin's character. Padmé dies of a broken heart! Are you kidding me?!? A broken heart?!?
Still, there are a lot of really cool things that happened in this movie that stood it out above the rest. General Grievous is undeniably awesome, and one of the best villains in the prequel trilogy next to Darth Maul and maybe Count Dooku. Yoda is awesome, and his fight scene with Darth Sidious is really cool. The fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin is pretty awesome too.
So, all of the silly stuff aside, Revenge of the Sith is definitely the best and most enjoyable entry into the prequel trilogy, however it does not match the glory of the originals (or Episode VII).
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Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal presents State Budget 2022-23 in the Legislative Assembly
Google announced its startups accelerator programme that will nurture about 20 startups led by women founders in India.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi produced in Patiala House court by Delhi Police at the end of his remand period, in connection with Arms Act case
Advocate General of Punjab moved an application in Delhi court seeking transit remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to interrogate him. Advocate Vishal Chopra, appearing for Lawrence Bishnoi has opposed the Punjab Police application and submitted that there is a security threat.”We have apprehension that the Lawrence Bishnoi may be killed in a fake encounter in Punjab,”said Advocate Vishal Chopra.
He further added, “I am not opposing virtual interrogation and investigation. We are just opposing physical transit remand of him (Lawrence Bishnoi) to Punjab.”
Indian Navy calls ‘Agnipath’ scheme a visionary move that will bring multi-dimensional transformations to Armed forces
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SAS Nagar Police & AGTF have arrested 2 active members of Lawrance Bishnoi gang & Goldy Brar gang. The arrested persons are Gagandeep Singh alias Gaagi & Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi. Both are residents of Village Kingra, Dabbwali, Dist Sirsa, Haryana: Dist PRO, SAS Nagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers to Sant Tukaram Maharaj at Sant Tukaram temple in Pune and inaugurated a shila temple there
A few months back I got the opportunity to lay foundation stone at Palkhi Marg to turn 2 National Highways into 4-lane. The construction of Shri Sant Gyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg will be done in 5 phases and that of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg in 3 phases: PM in Dehu, Pune.
In all these phases, over 350 km long highways will be built at the cost of more than Rs 11,000 Crores. With all these efforts, the development of the area will pick up the pace.
Today the nation is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. We’re proud that we’re one of the most ancient, living civilisations. Credit goes to the ‘Sant parampara’ of India, and the saints & sages of India. India is eternal because it is the land of saints.
CBI court reserves the order till June 18 on the bail plea of Delhi minister Satyender Jain after hearing the argument of ED and defense counsel in an alleged money laundering case
Bank of Baroda said in a report that The Indian currency is expected to remain under pressure in the near-term amidst a combination of negative global cues as well as domestic factors at play
Congress will participate in the Opposition parties’ meet called by TMC chief Mamta Banerjee at Constitution Club, Delhi at 3 pm tomorrow
Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Singh Surjewala to participate.
Delhi Police detains Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary and others as they protest over ED probe against Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case
Defence Minister on Agnipath scheme
“We’ve not tried to copy others. Jo nakal karke apni akal badhane ki koshish karte hain unki shakal bigad jaati hai. We’ve studied (models of) other countries but decisions have been taken in the interest of this nation’s youth,”.
DGCA imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Air India for denying boarding to passengers holding valid ticket
CBI court reserves the order on the bail plea of Delhi minister Satyender Jain after hearing the argument of ED and defense counsel in an alleged money laundering case.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Modi Government
Modi govt was supposed to give 16 crore jobs in last 8 years, instead, they’re now speaking of giving 5-5 lakh jobs just because the General elections of 2024 are approaching. Central govt had 55 lakh sanctioned posts but are only giving 10 lakh job.
Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Agnipath scheme
- Agnipath scheme aims to make the Army a future-ready fighting force capable of meeting multiple challenges across full spectrum of conflict… it’ll increase technical threshold of the Army by recruiting ‘Agniveers’ through ITIs & other tech institutes.
- The screening & selection based on a sound, fair, transparent & a robust assessment system will ensure that the Army retains the best of the best for a longer serving duration & these personnel will form the core of our organisation.
- We will institute a fair, transparent & scientific method in screening the initial intake of 4 years & apply similar yardsticks to select those who will get enrolled… ‘Agniveers’ will be assimilated & integrated into the Army in every way.
- During their 4 yrs of training, agniveers would be attached to our units easily. As per requirement, they’d be capable of being deployed on China & Pakistan borders. During implementation of the scheme, there would be no compromise on our op capabilities.
Agnipath scheme is a new idea of the new era: Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar
He also said An idea that will have positive impact on the human resources management of armed forces. He continued by saying that this is an idea that will bring balance between the youth aspirations and future requirements of armed forces. An idea that will make the profile of armed forces more youthful. Women will also be inducted into armed forces under Agnipath scheme.
As far as the Navy is concerned, agniveers will provide a steady and continuous infusion of unbridled vitality, enthusiasm and new-age abilities of youth
We will provide an opportunity to the youth to serve the nation for short and long duration, as agniveers: Lt Gen Anil Puri, Additional Secretary, Dept of Military Affairs
Bombay HC agrees to hear petitions of Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik and ex-state minister Anil Deshmukh
As the two seek permission to cast their votes in Maharashtra Legislative Council polls. Hearing likely to be held tomorrow.
A CBI team reaches the Kolkata residence of Abhishek Banerjee, TMC national general secretary and CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew
To record the statement of his wife Rujira Banerjee, pertaining to the ongoing coal scam.
May WPI Inflation at 15.88% vs 15.08%
The high rate of inflation in May, 2022 is primarily due to rise inprices of mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles, basic metals, non-food articles,chemicals & chemical products and food products etc. as compared to the corresponding month of theprevious year.
BJP scared of Rahul as he raises issues of unemployment, inflation, Chinese infiltration: Randeep Surjewala
Agnipath recruitment scheme to be announced by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today at National Media Centre
With Defence Minister Rajnath Singh there are three services chiefs including Gen Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari & Admiral R Hari Kumar at the National Media Centre today
Congress leader Srinivas BV detained as he protests over ED probe against party leader Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress leader Srinivas BV detained as he protests over ED probe against party leader Rahul Gandhi… https://t.co/3r2bxrF0F5
— ANI (@ANI) 1655187814000
Former West Bengal minister Amit Mitra writes to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urges her to continue with GST compensation to states for another 3-5 years
Senior Congress leaders KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda, Ranjeet Ranjan, Imran Pratapgarhi & others who are in police custody have been taken to Badarpur police station, Delhi
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan inaugurated a blood donation camp at Nirman Bhavan, today on the occasion of #WorldBloodDonorDay
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to address a media conference at 12:30pm today, in Delhi
The Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision today to approve the transformative scheme of ‘Agnipath’. Under this, Indian youth would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into the Armed services: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, efforts are to create a youthful profile of the Armed forces. It would help to train them for new technologies & also improve their health levels. This scheme will increase employment opportunities with new skills in different sectors.
Chhattisgarh CM & Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel detained by Delhi Police as he protests over ED probe against party leader Rahul Gandhi
Bhupesh Bagehl says Says, “Our protest will continue… what happened to ED cases against BJP leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma & Narayan Rane?… I’ve been detained.”
Salman Khan threat letter case
As per info from Maharashtra Home Dept, the reason for the Bishnoi gang to threaten actor Salman Khan & his father Salim Khan was to create an atmosphere to show their power. The gang was preparing to extort money from big businessmen & actors.
When Moose Wala was murdered, Bishnoi gang tried to take advantage of it to create a reputation for themselves. Some people arrested but all facts haven’t come to the fore. Police is investigating the matter, it’ll take a few more days & then there will be clarity: Maharashtra HM
Updates on Sidhu Moose Wala Case
They (Mahakal & Santosh Jadhav) used to communicate with Vikram Brar online, but recently there was no contact among them,” says Inspector Dinesh Chouhan, Haryana Police Crime Branch
Bharti Airtel launches India’s first multiplex in the Metaverse
The Xstream multiplex is an extension of Airtel’s Xstream Premium offering & will be a 20-screen platform with access to content portfolios from leading OTT partners available on the application
PM Narendra Modi’s announcement of recruiting 10 lakh youth in the next 1.5 years will bring new hope and confidence among the youth, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah
New “pay later” scheme: Apple
Pay Later’ service will reportedly use Apple IDs to help detect fraudulent transactions and minimise the chance of losses.
Maharashtra Cyber cell orders restoration of hacked state govt websites as it begins enquiry
Maharashtra Cyber cell orders restoration of hacked state govt websites as it begins enquiry: Maharashtra Home Department on hacking of several state govt websites including that of Thane Police’s.
We have restored several websites, and many more are yet to be done. More than 70 websites have been attacked, of which 3 are govt ones followed by private university websites. Hacked websites are more than 500: Maharashtra Cyber Cell ADG Madhukar Pandey.
The website of Thane Police was hacked today in the morning at around 4am. The investigation was done by the cyber team. Technical experts recovered the data & website has been restored. Further probe underway: Sunil Lokhande, DCP, Cyber Cell, Thane Police.
Due to ongoing communal tensions in country, many cyber hackers have united & hacked many websites in country. Names of 2 countries Malaysia & Indonesia are surfacing. We’ve not got any information about whether this gang is operating in India or not: Maharashtra Cyber cell ADG.
No one can imagine the pressure from govt on Delhi Police: Rajasthan CM & Congress leader Ashok Gehlot
“No one can imagine the pressure from govt on Delhi Police… we can manage with Sec 144, but you can’t stop us from coming into AICC office. Situation in the country is very serious. People coming on roads on Ram Navami & Friday namaz”.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala and others detained as they protest over ED probe against party leader Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case
State-run insurer LIC picks additional 2% stake in Capri Global at an average ₹624.61/share since February 21
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares Bueno to pay an official visit to India on 15 June
He will hold talks with EAM Dr S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional & international issues of mutual interest.
Various Congress workers detained by Delhi Police as they protest over the ED probe against party leader Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case
Various Congress workers detained by Delhi Police as they protest over the ED probe against party leader Rahul Gand… https://t.co/Jy9paaWaRE
— ANI (@ANI) 1655184436000
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at party headquarters along with sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Delhi | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at party headquarters along with sister and party leader Priyanka Gand… https://t.co/LwBtYubbFM
— ANI (@ANI) 1655184265000
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leave from their residence to appear before ED
Delhi | Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leave from their residence. He will be appearing b… https://t.co/SwrB3D94XU
— ANI (@ANI) 1655184074000
Obviously, they’re not following the law & in a democracy, we are entitled to protest: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram
“Is there any BJP leader against whom the ED has registered a case in the last 4-5 years? Is there any BJP-ruled state where the ED has registered a case? We’re protesting against misuse of law, if ED follows the law, we’ve no problem. But ED is not following the law… We’re asking what’s the scheduled offence? There’s no answer. Which police agency has registered an FIR? No answer; no copy of FIR.”
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrests man from J&K in a case of recruitment of operatives for a terrorist organisation & funding
Sidhu Moose Wala murder case
A three-member team of Punjab Police is currently in Pune, Maharashtra; likely to interrogate wanted accused Santosh Jadhav.
Cryptocurrency market takes a hit as the market fell below $1 trillion for the first time since January 2021
Congress protest: Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory, several roads blocked
France’s TotalEnergies to acquire 25% minority stake in Adani New Industries
The new partnership, centered on green hydrogen, is expected to transform the energy
landscape both in India and globally. Both Adani and TotalEnergies are pioneers in
energy transition and clean energy adoption, and this joint energy platform further
strengthens the public ESG commitments made by both companies.
“The strategic value of the Adani-TotalEnergies relationship is immense at both the
business level and the ambition level,” said Mr. Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group.
Maharashtra ATS arrests 4th suspected terrorist
Maharashtra ATS arrests 4th suspected terrorist namely Yusuf from Jammu & Kashmir for allegedly transferring funds to accused Junaid Mohammad. Accused Yusuf to be presented in Pune court today
SBI hikes FD rates by up to 20 bps for these tenors
According to the SBI website, the bank has raised the interest rate on FDs with terms ranging from 211 days to less than a year by 20 basis points to 4.60 percent. For 1 year to less than 2 year, the interest rate offered has been hiked to 5.30 percent from 5.10 percent. And the interest rate has been raised by 15 basis points on 2 years to less than 3 years tenor FDs to 5.35 percent from 5.20 percent.
RBL Bank says rumours linking the appointment of the new MD & CEO of the Bank, RS Kumar, with asset quality challenges for the Bank in the near future are baseless and unfounded.
The company said that its gross and net NPA as on March 31, 2022 were 4.4% and 1.3%, with a provision coverage ratio of 70.4%, with no reportable divergence. It further said that it remains well capitalised. Post its recent Tier 2 capital raise from United States International Development Finance Corporation, its CAR has increased to approximately 17.8%.
PM Modi reviews HR status in all govt departments, ministries: PMO
He has directed recruitment of 10 lakh people on mission mode in 1.5 years.
With 6,594 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 4,32,36,695
Sensex tanks 374.72 points to 52,471.98 in early trade
Nifty falls 100.15 points to 15,674.25.
Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations
The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted Monday after a major cryptocurrency lender effectively failed and halted all withdrawals from its platform, citing “extreme market conditions.” It’s the latest high-profile collapse of a pillar of the cryptocurrency industry. These meltdowns have erased tens of billions of dollars of investors’ assets and spurred urgent calls to regulate the freewheeling industry.
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in encounter in J-K
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Srinagar, police said on Tuesday. “Two terrorists of banned terror outfit LeT were neutralised by Srinagar Police in an encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar city. One policeman sustained minor injuries in the operation,” a police official said.
UN urges WTO not to impose food export restrictions
The United Nations on Monday begged world trade ministers meeting at the WTO not to impose export restrictions on food for humanitarian purposes, amid a food security crisis.
Siddhanth Kapoor gets bail in drug charge
Shakti Kapoor’s son and Shraddha Kapoor’s brother, Siddhanth, was released on bail after he was arrested for alleged consumption of drugs in Bengaluru
Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California
The Western US on Monday marked another day of hot, dry and windy weather as crews from California to New Mexico battled wildfires that had forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. Several hundred homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, were evacuated and the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort was closed as a precaution because of a wildfire — the second to hit the area this year.
Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees
Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov Mike DeWine. The law, as enacted, requires up to 24 hours of training before an employee can go armed, and up to eight hours of annual training. The training programs must be approved by the Ohio School Safety Center, and DeWine announced he’s ordering the center to require the maximum 24 hours and the maximum eight hours.
‘Objectionable’ Facebook post lands man in jail
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Monday arrested a man who had allegedly shared an objectionable video on social media connected with the ongoing controversy related to certain remarks made against Prophet Mohammad, officials said. The police have also cautioned the public against posting or sharing content on social media platforms that could lead to communal disharmony.
“Nadeem Ansari, a resident of Khanpur town, had made an objectionable post on his Facebook account. The cognizance of the matter was taken immediately and an FIR was lodged at the local police station after which Ansari was arrested,” Police Circle Officer (Syana) Vandana Sharma said.
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Seasonal boar infertility occurs worldwide and contributes to economic loss to the pork industry. Summer infertility of boars has been correlated to elevated ambient temperatures and the resulting increase in scrotal temperature....More
PRRS Host Genetics Consortium aims to identify genomic markers and pathways associated with host response to PRRSV infection; markers that could be used for genetic selection of pigs for increased resistance or reduced susceptibility to the virus....More
Summer futures prices are profitable and fall contracts would yield relatively small losses for low-cost producers, but will cash prices match those levels when we arrive at those distant months?...More
The risk of introduction of high impact exotic diseases in the United States requires a lot of attention, however the economic burden that endemic diseases cause to swine producers represent a much more immediate problem for the industry....More
Novel findings from the Pregnant Gilt Model will contribute to the development of genetic lines that are more resilient to reproductive PRRSV, helping to mitigate losses in the event of a reproductive outbreak....More
Hans Stein and his research team from the University of Illinois recently published the results of an experiment to determine the digestibility of amino acids in several rice co-products fed to growing pigs....More
The swine industry is not over porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. It is easy to become complacent, especially as the farm breaks have become mild. However, the pork industry is not over PEDV and it is recommended for hog farmers to remain vigilant in protecting their farms from a disease outbreak.
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Even though PRRS remains the focus of the North American PRRS Symposium, collaborations with USDA NC-229 and the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases have resulted in including emerging and foreign animal diseases, such as porcine epidemic diarrhea, porcine circovirus-associated disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever and other high-consequence diseases of interest to the swine virological community.
Researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and Genus plc have combined efforts to create pigs that are resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus....More
K-State researchers identified a virus as a member of the aptly name pestivirus family from a sample submitted from a swine herd where uncontrollable shaking, or intention tremors, was observed and resulted in the death of nearly 700 pigs....More
Respiratory disease co-infections have become so common that the industry coined the term porcine respiratory disease complex to describe it. Co-infections with more than one virus or bacteria working together synergistically with environmental stressors cause significantly more damage to pig health and a producer’s ROI than the pathogens would independently....More
SVA is not a new virus, but certainly something has changed as we are beginning to see many more cases associated with it than what has been seen historically. In fact, it has been shown that currently circulating strains are significantly different than historical isolates....More
Narrow profit margins often fuel hog farmers to sharpen their pencils on expenses, but staying proactive during a downturn in the market can keep cutbacks from financially draining a hog farm’s profit in the long run....More
Hog producers are encouraged to closely monitor their pigs for signs of Senecavirus A, symptoms that closely resemble those of foot and mouth disease. If such symptoms appear, tests need to rule out FMD....More
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The National Pork Board today debuted a new infographic depicting how U.S. pig farmers work with their veterinarians to use antibiotics responsibly to help keep people, pigs and the planet healthy. ...More

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