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Roxette is back – somehow. I already featured Per Gessle’s follow-up project PG Roxette in the 3rd June 2022 edition of the Songs of the Week. On 28th October 2022, the Swedish artist is releasing his first full length album under this new project name. I had a listen to Pop-Up Dynamo!
PG Roxette – About The Artist
The main person behind PG Roxette is the male part of the former Swedish duo Roxette, Per Gessle. While outside of Scandinavia, many people only think about this collaboration in regards of Per Gessle, he has been very successful in other projects as well. The 12th January 1959 born Swedish pop-rock artist from Halmstad for example had six albums which topped the Swedish album charts as a solo artist. The most successful one was Mazarin, a 2003 release, which was a five time platinum record in his home country. With the band Gyllene Tider (“Golden Times”), there were five additional album chart-toppers. This band is by the way significantly older than Roxette. The story of Roxette felt to be finished when legendary singer Marie Fredriksson lost a 17 year long battle with cancer on 9th December 2019. PG Roxette is nominally a solo project of Per Gessle, he is using original Roxette touring musicians for the recording, though.
PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo – Track by Track
The eleven song album lasts 39 minutes.
1. Walking On Air
The press kit states that Pop-Up Dynamo! is having a style which is close to the legendary albums Look Sharp! and Joyride – but with a more modern touch. The opener and second single Waling On Air does not give too many Roxette feelings to me. Of course, Gessle’s way to play the guitar and his vocals are closely memorized in my mind – but the female vocal collaboration, which is quite dominant in here, rather makes me feel of a 2020’s pop track.
2. Me And You And Everything In Between
The second song of the album give me much stronger Roxette feelings. I have to give in that the first 30 seconds could also be opening an Ace of Base track, but then Per Gessle is taking over control of the microphone – and of the vibe of the song. Helena Josefsson and Dea Norberg, who have been part of the original Roxette backgroudnd vocals, still feel strange to me, though.
3. Headphones On
I would not see Headphones On as a track between the Look Sharp! and the Joyride album, but this one could have definitely been on one of the later works of the Swedish duo. Even thought he song is a bit of thin, this makes me smile. The small tear in my eyes, which is missing the fabulous and unique Marie, is just included in a mandatory way.
4. You Hurt The One You Love The Most
The fourth song is the first ballad of the album. Maybe the hardest task for Per Gessle and his new team – Roxette just had some incredible merits in the past in this discipline. Unfortunately, the rather mystical song You Hurt The One You Love The Most does not connect to global hits like Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave). Maybe you can’t expect a song which is as good – but the distance is just a bit too large in my point of view.
5. Watch Me Come Undone
Even though I criticized the song before, You Hurt The One You Love The Most at least adds a special touch to the album. That’s what I miss about songs like Watch Me Come Undone. It is too ordinary to me. I am looking for the special touch. I know that the debut single of PG Roxette got it. But so far, the key elements which make me enjoy the listen are Per Gessle’s voice – and the fact that this is somehow a bit of Roxette.
6. The Craziest Thing
I somehow like The Craziest Thing – but if there wasn’t Per Gessle’s vocal sound, the keyboard lines would rather remind me of Dieter Bohlen’s Blue System recordings of the 1980’s. This makes me smile and dance – but is that really what the Halmstad guy wants to achieve in here?
My feelings about Debris are somehow similar. I like the way Per Gessle is working with vocal and melodic elements. The song is very atmospheric. The chorus is having a certain catch as well. It’s a nice pop track – just not what I have been expecting.
8. The Loneliest Girl In The World
I feel that indeed The Loneliest Girl In The World is at least one of the songs which come closest to the Roxette feeling. I also like the the stomping rhythm in the background. A certain factor is definitely the clear vocal lead by Per Gessle.
Feel the sunshine
My name is Jezebel
You’re welcome to my garden
The cherry trees, the wishing well
I teach how to dance
The ninth song is another slow track. Jezebel comes with a lot of magic and a beautiful sound. I would even rate the song to be my favorite of the album.
10. My Chosen One (feat Leon)
The tenth song has been recorded in collaboration with Lotta Lindgren – or Leon, how the 29 year old Swedish singer is typically named. The song is cool. If she would pronounce the lyrics a bit of harder and with more accuracy, it would be even more obvious that Leon would have been the better replacement for Marie Fredriksson. Apart from her musical success, this is maybe the reason why Gessle did not go for her.
11. Walk Right In
The disco track Walk Right In rather feels like a Kylie Minogue party and fun song than the style of music I would have expected initially. Honestly, the closing song is a bit too pop-ish to me.
PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo – Spotify
Here is Pop-Up Dynamo on Spotify:
PG Roxette – Pop-Up Dynamo – My View
First of all: this is not Roxette. Even if Marie really wanted the band story to continue, this is rather a new band than a new episode. If you expect Roxette, you will hardly stand the album. If you are open for something new, it does has some nice listens. However, it is still in the pretty average range.
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He was a self-admitted outlier among his Democratic colleagues in the House. But this week, Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), a formerly avowed opponent of marijuana reform, announced that he now supports legalizing cannabis.
But what’s the inside story on how the young Democrat prepared to publicly announce his evolution on cannabis?
“Congressman Kennedy had thoughtful discussions with experts across the fields of health care, mental health, criminal justice and public safety,” Dan Black, Kennedy’s press secretary, told Marijuana Moment in an email. In addition to constituents, the congressman “engaged with advocacy groups on both sides of the issue, who offered him critical perspective.”
In announcing his newfound support for legalization in an op-ed published by the health news site STAT on Tuesday, the 38-year-old congressman acknowledged that he’s “remained skeptical” about ending prohibition and attributed that skepticism to his “ongoing work with the mental health and addiction communities.” But in addition to witnessing the harms of drug addiction, he has also come to realize the harms of criminalization when it comes to patients, veterans and communities of color.
“Over the past year, I’ve worked to rectify these perspectives,” Kennedy wrote in his op-ed. And to that end, national advocacy groups like the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) helped him along the way, holding talks with the congressman and his staff and providing fact-based research demonstrating the benefits of legalization as well as the costs of the drug war.
Two DPA officials—Michael Collins, director of the group’s office of national affairs, and Jolene Forman, a staff attorney—gave Marijuana Moment an inside look at the calculated evolution of Kennedy’s policy position. It started, they said, with an email from one of the congressman’s staffers about six months ago.
“We were one of the groups that he reached out to,” Forman said in a phone interview on Tuesday. “His staffers were trying to understand the impacts of legalization, and when we write these laws as an advocacy organization, what kind of public health and criminal justice consequences we were taking into consideration because he has a very clear public health focus and he has a background as a prosecutor, so he’s focused on inequities in the criminal justice system.”
“We sent them a ton of information. We probably inundated them with information.”
After several conversations with staffers, DPA held direct talks with Kennedy—answered his questions, explained the inadequacies of simple decriminalization as opposed to broad legalization and discussed specific legislation like the Marijuana Justice Act that the congressman could have the chance to vote for in the next Congress.
Initially, Kennedy was hesitant, for several reasons, according to Forman: his family’s well-publicized history with substance use disorders, the “public health-related harms that he wanted to make sure weren’t exacerbated by legalization” and also racial disparities in arrests. The congressman “wanted to know why decriminalization wasn’t sufficient to addressing those disparities, so we really needed to demonstrate how decriminalization still leaves great disparities in marijuana enforcement and really doesn’t repair any of the past harms of unequal marijuana enforcement,” she said.
Black, from Kennedy’s office, said that “in the end what swayed him most was the fact that—despite stark differences of opinion on the benefits and harms of marijuana itself—nearly every person he spoke with agreed emphatically with the premise that federal marijuana policy is broken.”
“They also universally agreed that those failures are disproportionally impacting certain Americans over others—communities of color devastated by criminal justice inequities, those struggling with mental health left unprotected from addiction, or veterans left disadvantaged by our country’s bottleneck in medical research.”
Kennedy’s policy pivot could prove politically advantageous in the long-run. Though he hasn’t explicitly signaled any intention to run for higher office, he’s a young and ambitious lawmaker who some consider a viable future presidential candidate. Being out of step on cannabis—not just with his colleagues but also with 66 percent of the general public—could turn off reform-minded voters. To some, it’s no coincidence that Kennedy’s pro-legalization editorial ran on the same day that his home state of Massachusetts launched its legal adult-use marijuana market.
From health care to criminal justice, the failures of our nation's prohibition on marijuana can be seen in every corner of our society. Status quo isn’t working & states aren’t turning back. It’s time to legalize & regulate marijuana at the federal level. Read my @STATnews op/ed: https://t.co/q5ZHzYpRwz
— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) November 20, 2018
“He wants to, I assume, have a lengthy political career—have more of a national profile,” said Collins, who was formally named as DPA’s top staffer in Washington, D.C. this week after serving in the role in an interim capacity following the retirement of longtime director Bill Piper. “Has the policy on marijuana changed in the past two years? No. But the politics has, and it’s become unacceptable for Democrats to oppose legalization.”
“I think part of this is, as I said, Kennedy sees the writing on the wall on this issue and doesn’t want to continue to be on the wrong side of history, which is I think why he came out in such a prominent way,” he said.
Kennedy said as much in an interview with CBS Boston affiliate WBZ4 on Wednesday, noting that “states are moving forward on this and they’re not rolling it back.”
“You’re seeing this in progressive states, you’re seeing this in conservative states, you’re seeing it from conservative legislators as well,” he said.
The news of Kennedy’s pro-legalization transformation took many advocates off guard. After all, he’s consistently voted against marijuana legislation—even bipartisan amendments like one to allow veterans to access medical cannabis or shield children and families who use non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) extracts from federal enforcement. The announcement also sent waves through the prohibitionist community.
Kevin Sabet, president of the nation’s leading anti-legalization organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana—which was co-founded by former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), a relative of the current congressman—didn’t respond to Marijuana Moment’s request for comment. But in a statement released Tuesday, he said he “spoke with Rep. Kennedy about this matter recently” and that the congressman isn’t a fan of “the profit-hungry marijuana industry.” In a tweet, Sabet said he talked to Kennedy “at length” Monday night ahead of the announcement and reiterated that the congressman “no fan” of commercial legalization.
I didn't say it wasn't. I said he's not a fan of the pot industry, or legalization. I have spoken to him lots (incl last night at length). Have you?
— Kevin Sabet (@KevinSabet) November 20, 2018
But Sabet’s last-minute chat wasn’t enough to ward off the legalization endorsement. While the congressman said he remains concerned about “the public health impact of marijuana,” he also said that legalization “would restore the federal government’s ability to regulate a powerful new industry thoroughly and thoughtfully.”
“Legalization is not a cure-all. Risks remain and regulatory vigilance is required. Criminal justice inequities will persist until adequate state-level reforms are sought nationwide. But legalization would guide states choosing to move forward with strong and clear national standards meant to ensure that all Americans are protected fully and equally.”
While Black said his boss “is not endorsing any specific piece of legislation” at this time, he’s “waiting to see what proposals emerge in the new Democratic House.” With major committee chairs already talking about holding votes on cannabis-related legislation, Kennedy will likely soon have the opportunity to make good on his call for reform—and actually vote for it.
Photo courtesy of Ted Eytan.
Top IRS Official Says Marijuana Banking Reform Would Help Feds ‘Get Paid’
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would like to get paid—and it’d help if the marijuana industry had access to banks like companies in other legal markets, an official with the federal department said. She also talked about unique issues related to federal tax deductions for cannabis businesses.
At an event hosted by UCLA’s Annual Tax Controversy Institute on Thursday, IRS’s Cassidy Collins talked about the “special type of collection challenge” that the agency faces when it comes to working with cannabis businesses while the product remains federally illegal.
While IRS isn’t taking a stand on federal marijuana policy, Collins said that the status quo leaves many cannabis businesses operating on a cash-only basis, creating complications for the agency, in part by making it harder for banks to “pay us.”
“The reason why [the marijuana industry is] cash intensive is twofold,” she said. “Number one, a lot of customers don’t want a paper trail showing that they’re buying marijuana, and number two, the hesitancy of banks to allow marijuana businesses to even bank with them.”
Of course, the reason why many financial institutions remain hesitant to take on cannabis companies as clients is because the plant is a strictly controlled substance under federal law.
“There’s been a number of legislative bills that have been introduced—and I am definitely not expressing any opinion personally or on behalf of the IRS about any pending or proposed legislation,” Collins, who is a senior counsel in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, said. “But it is interesting to note that, if the law changed so that the marijuana businesses could have banks, that would make the IRS’s job to collect [taxes] a lot easier. As part of collection, we want the money. That’s our end goal there.”
A major part of what makes cannabis businesses unique is that they don’t qualify for traditional tax credits under an IRS code known as 280E. That policy “prohibits them from claiming deductions for business expenses because they’re technically being involved in drug trafficking,” Collins explained at the event, from which small excerpts of her comments were reported by Bloomberg.
There are some options available to lessen the burden on marijuana firms, however. At the end of the day, “IRS will work with marijuana companies because, again, we want to get paid,” Collins said.
One of the ways the agency works with marijuana business operators is to have them visit designated IRS “tax assistance centers” that accept cash payments in excess of $50,000. But the official warned businesses to “be prepared to be there for a little while” as the center checks—and double checks—the amount of cash being submitted.
“Revenue officers will assist the marijuana companies in paying us,” she said.
IRS officials could also help cannabis firms by having officials accompany them “to the bank in order to try to help the taxpayer secure a cashier’s payment to pay the IRS, as well as using money orders,” she said, adding that “our revenue officers are are wanting to work with the marijuana companies to help assist them to pay us.”
“When the revenue officers are there in person with the taxpayer, that could potentially help increase the likelihood that the bank will cooperate and help the taxpayer transition into a cashier’s check,” she continued. “And that has been a trend since this first became legal [at the state level], that more and more banks are allowing cannabis companies to bank with them.”
In a report published earlier this year, congressional researchers examined tax policies and restrictions for the marijuana industry—and how those could change if any number of federal reform bills are enacted.
IRS, for its part, said last month that it expects the cannabis market to continue to grow, and it offered some tips to businesses on staying compliant with taxes while the plant remains federally prohibited.
As it stands, banks and credit unions are operating under 2014 guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that lays out reporting requirements for those that choose to service the marijuana industry.
Leaders in both chambers of Congress are working on legalization bills to end federal marijuana prohibition. But stakeholders are hopeful that, in the interim, legislators will enact modest marijuana banking reform. Legislation to protect financial institutions from being penalized for working with cannabis businesses passed the House for the fifth time last month.
Rodney Hood, a board member of the National Credit Union Administration, wrote in a Marijuana Moment op-ed this month that legalization is an inevitability—and it makes the most sense for government agencies to get ahead of the policy change to resolve banking complications.
IRS separately hosted a forum in August dedicated to tax policy for marijuana businesses and cryptocurrency.
Earlier this year, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told Congress that the agency would “prefer” for state-legal marijuana businesses to be able to pay taxes electronically, as the current largely cash-based system under federal cannabis prohibition is onerous and presents risks to workers.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in 2019 that he’d like to see Congress approve legislation resolving the cannabis banking issue and he pointed to the fact that IRS has had to build “cash rooms” to deposit taxes from those businesses as an example of the problem.
IRS released updated guidance on tax policy for the marijuana industry last year, including instructions on how cannabis businesses that don’t have access to bank accounts can pay their tax bills using large amounts of cash.
The update appears to be responsive to a Treasury Department internal watchdog report that was released earlier in the year. The department’s inspector general for tax administration had criticized IRS for failing to adequately advise taxpayers in the marijuana industry about compliance with federal tax laws. And it directed the agency to “develop and publicize guidance specific to the marijuana industry.”
Luxembourg Set To Become First European Country To Legalize Marijuana Following Government Recommendation
Luxembourg is poised to become the first European country to legalize marijuana, with key government agencies putting forward a plan to allow the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use.
The ministers of justice and homeland security on Friday unveiled the proposal, which will still require a vote in the Parliament but is expected to pass. It’s part of a broader package of reform measures the agencies are recommending.
Under the marijuana measure, adults 18 and older could grow up to four plants. However, under the non-commercial model that is being proposed, possessing more than three grams in public would still be a civil offense, carrying a fine of €25-500 ($29-581). Currently, the maximum fine for possession is €2,500 ($2,908).
In terms of access, adults would be able to buy and trade cannabis seeds for their home garden.
Justice Minister Sam Tamson said the government felt it “had to act” and characterized the home cultivation policy change as a first step, The Guardian reported.
👉🏻élaboration du projet de loi usage privé du #cannabis : jusqu’à 4 plantes à domicile & décorrectionnalisation <3g
👉🏻renforcement de la prévention & de l’accompagnement
👉🏻⬆des moyens de la police
👉🏻élaboration d’un projet de production/vente #Luxembourg pic.twitter.com/8yre0Udt8J
— Sam Tanson (@SamTanson) October 22, 2021
“The idea is that a consumer is not in an illegal situation if he consumes cannabis and that we don’t support the whole illegal chain from production to transportation to selling where there is a lot of misery attached,” he said. “We want to do everything we can to get more and more away from the illegal black market.”
While limited in scope, the reform would make Luxembourg the first country in Europe to legalize the production and possession of marijuana for recreational use. Cannabis has been widely decriminalized in certain countries in the continent, but it has remained criminalized by statute.
Government sources in Luxembourg told The Guardian that plans are in the works to develop a program where the state regulates the production and distribution of marijuana. Tamson said they are working to resolve “international constraints” before taking that step, however, referring to United Nations treaty obligations that multiple U.S. states and other countries like Canada and Uruguay have openly flouted.
The measures include:
🟢 Regulation of cannabis use and cultivation: adults will be able to legally cultivate up to four cannabis plants for their own use, provided the cultivation is happening at their place of residence.
— European Greens (@europeangreens) October 22, 2021
For now, the country is focusing on legalization within a home setting. Parliament is expected to vote on the proposal in early 2022, and the ruling parties are friendly to the reform.
This has been a long time coming, as a coalition of major parties of Luxembourg agreed in 2018 to enact legislation allowing “the exemption from punishment or even legalization” of cannabis.
Meanwhile in the U.S., congressional lawmakers are working to advance legalization legislation. A key House committee recently approved a bill to end marijuana prohibition, and Senate leadership is finalizing a separate reform proposal.
In Mexico, a top Senator said this week that lawmakers could advance legislation to regulate marijuana in the coming weeks. The Supreme Court has already ruled that adults cannot be criminalized over possession or cultivation, but there’s currently no program in place to provide access.
Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer.
New Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill In Congress Would Let Scientists Study Dispensary Products
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday to remove barriers to conducting research on marijuana, including by allowing scientists to access cannabis from state-legal dispensaries.
The Medical Marijuana Research Act, filed by the unlikely duo of pro-legalization Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and prohibitionist Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), would streamline the process for researchers to apply and get approved to study cannabis and set clear deadlines on federal agencies to act on their applications.
“Congress is hopelessly behind the American people on cannabis, and the quality of our research shows why that is an urgent problem,” Blumenauer told Marijuana Moment. “Despite the fact that 99 percent of Americans live in a state that has legalized some form of cannabis, federal law is still hamstringing researchers’ ability to study the full range of health benefits offered by cannabis, and to learn more about the products readily available to consumers.”
“It’s outrageous that we are outsourcing leadership in that research to Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, and others. It’s time to change the system,” he said.
Late last year, the House approved an identical version of the cannabis science legislation. Days later, the Senate passed a similar bill but nothing ended up getting to the president’s desk by the end of the last Congress. Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of senators refiled their marijuana research measure for the current 117th Congress.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are also advancing a separate strategy to open up dispensary cannabis to researchers. Large-scale infrastructure legislation that has passed both chambers in differing forms and which is pending final action contains provisions aimed at allowing researchers to study the actual marijuana that consumers are purchasing from state-legal businesses instead of having to use only government-grown cannabis.
The new bill filed this week by Blumenauer and Harris, along with six other original cosponsors, would also make it easier for scientists to modify their research protocols without having to seek federal approval.
Marijuana Moment is already tracking more than 1,200 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments.
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It would additionally mandate that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license more growers and make it so there would be no limit on the number of additional entities that can be registered to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. It would also require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit a report to Congress within five years after enactment to overview the results of federal cannabis studies and recommend whether they warrant marijuana’s rescheduling under federal law.
“The cannabis laws in this country are broken, including our laws that govern cannabis research,” Blumenauer said in remarks in the Congressional Record. “Because cannabis is a Schedule I substance, researchers must jump through hoops and comply with onerous requirements just to do basic research on the medical potential of the plant.”
The new legislation will “both streamline the often-duplicative licensure process for researchers seeking to conduct cannabis research and facilitate access to an increased supply of higher quality medical grade cannabis for research purposes,” he said, adding that expanded studies will help make sure “Americans have adequate access to potentially transformative medicines and treatments.”
For half a century, researchers have only been able to study marijuana grown at a single federally approved facility at the University of Mississippi, but they have complained that it is difficult to obtain the product and that it is of low quality. Indeed, one study showed that the government cannabis is more similar to hemp than to the marijuana that consumers actually use in the real world.
There’s been bipartisan agreement that DEA has inhibited cannabis research by being slow to follow through on approving additional marijuana manufacturers beyond the Mississippi operation, despite earlier pledges to do so.
In May, the agency finally said it was ready to begin licensing new cannabis cultivators. Last week, DEA proposed a large increase in the amount of marijuana—and psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and mescaline—that it wants produced in the U.S. for research purposes next year.
Under the new House bill, the agency would be forced to start approving additional cultivation applications for study purposes within one year of the legislation’s enactment.
HHS and the attorney general would be required under the bill to create a process for marijuana manufacturers and distributors to supply researchers with cannabis from dispensaries. They would have one year after enactment to develop that procedure, and would have to start meeting to work on it within 60 days of the bill’s passage.
In general, the legislation would also establish a simplified registration process for researchers interested in studying cannabis, in part by reducing approval wait times, minimizing costly security requirements and eliminating additional layers of protocol review.
Read the full text of the new marijuana research bill below:


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An interdisciplinary Montana State University research team received a $944,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers and their impact on soil health and water quality, with a focus on central Montana.
The goal of the project is to create a more complete picture of exactly how nitrogen moves through soil and groundwater systems using sensors embedded in the ground at various research sites, according to Stephanie Ewing, an associate professor in MSU’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences. An ingredient in many agricultural fertilizers, nitrogen can be effective at maximizing plant growth. However, when more fertilizer is applied than plants need, it can end up moving out of the soil and into streams or groundwater.
The team also includes associate professor Rob Payn and assistant research professor Ann Marie Reinhold, also in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, and assistant professor Stephan Warnat of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. They will collaborate with the Flathead Lake Biological Station and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.
The Judith River watershed in Montana’s Fergus and Judith Basin counties has been the site of a variety of MSU research in recent years, with a focus on water quality and cropping systems for wheat production. The area is home to extensive agricultural land use and has seen some of the most significant increases in groundwater nitrate concentrations in the state.
“It’s important to remember when we talk about this that nitrate and nitrogen are naturally occurring. Nitrogen makes up most of the air we breathe and is a critical nutrient for plants,” said Reinhold. “It’s only when it’s found in excess that it becomes a pollutant.”
The five-year project will begin with the development of specialized pumps and sensors embedded in soil water extraction devices known as lysimeters. This will ensure that the lysimeters are compatible with the gravelly and often dry soils of the Judith River watershed. Soils in the research area store limited water and readily move excess water into shallow aquifers and streams, leaving little behind in the soil itself. As a result, the water extraction and sensing equipment must be able to do its job with tiny amounts of water.
Additional funding for the project also comes from NSF EPSCoR “Consortium for Research in Environmental Water Systems” (CREWS) project, a partnership between Montana research institutions to study water systems and water quality issues. The CREWS work includes similar water-quality sensing research in streams with leadership from Ewing and Payn.
“In that work, we’re able to do continuous sensing in streams, interpreting those signals as a metric for what’s going on in those waterways,” said Ewing. “Our question here is, can we make similar observations in soil that give us that continuous view of what’s happening over time and allow us to think the same way about soil?”
In addition to only having a small amount of water to work with, the soil itself is not inclined to give that water up easily thanks to soil physics, said Payn. Surface tension within soil acts much like a sponge does when placed in water, drawing water down from the surface and also up from groundwater below. The finer the soil texture — like the shallowest depths of soil in the Judith River watershed — the tighter the soil holds onto what little water it can find. Payn and Warnat will carefully calibrate the in-ground sensors to continuously extract small amounts of water, in competition with that surface tension, and immediately record its composition and nitrate concentration.
The information from those water observations, including statistics on nitrate content and soil water acidity, temperature and ion content, will then be transmitted from the lysimeter-pump apparatus in the ground to a computer. The data will be aggregated over time to identify trends and the computer will run models narrowing down which factors are most at play when nitrogen is added to the soil.
“We want to leverage our understanding of nitrogen dynamics for maximum efficiency in farming systems. That’s the win-win at the heart of all this work,” said Ewing. “We hope to explore what controls the amount of nitrogen that’s being lost. How much of the nitrogen that a farmer puts on a field doesn’t end up in the crop and what controls that?”
In addition to designing the soil sensing technology and data collection elements of the project, the team will also work with schools around Montana to teach students about the scientific processes occurring in soils found right in their backyards. They will help create curriculum and educational kits designed to get young people involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, or STEM, allowing them to study soils in their local communities, to see what is going on beneath their feet.
Those communities and the people who live in them, said Reinhold, are critically important.
“Because of the relationships cultivated within these communities in previous work, we look forward to an effective exchange of data and knowledge with stakeholders,” she said. “In addition, we will carefully develop and refine the scientific curriculum related to this work to help students better understand the place they live and enable them to actually ‘do science’ in their own backyards.”
Stephanie Ewing, firstname.lastname@example.org
Via MSU News Service

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Thursday, August 27, 2015
I wish I knew how to quit you, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.
I'm generally not big on the idea of "giving up" on filmmakers. For one thing, it seems like kind of an empty gesture, like when I was younger and I'd tell everyone I was "boycotting" certain movies that I didn't want to see instead of just keeping my mouth shut and seeing something else like a grown-up. For another, you never know when a director might surprise you. After all, if I gave up on every director who hit a cold spell, I would've missed out on great movies like Tetro, Goodbye to Language, and The Hurt Locker (Bigelow's Weight of Water/K-19: The Widowmaker seems like ancient history now, eh?).
That said, it's somewhat easier with directors I never cared for all that much in the first place. To cite two obvious examples, I haven't bothered with Marc Forster ever since he managed to make a dirt-boring Bond movie, and I'm not looking to partake of another Matthew Barney filmed thingamajig now that he's made a movie involving him and Bjork having sex, chopping off each other's limbs, and morphing into whales, only wayyyyyyyy less interesting than that synopsis would suggest.
Then there are the in-between cases. For instance, take the strange case of M. Night Shyamalan. Conventional wisdom states that he's been more or less in free-fall ever since Signs, but I can't quite cut the cord. Sixth Sense is pretty awesome, both Unbreakable and Signs are tense as hell, and his subsequent (original) works have had some great moments in between the goofball digressions and jarring tonal dissonances. Even The Happening had that great scene with the handgun.
That's also how I feel about Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu. I can't write off the guy, because he's clearly talented. That's been clear ever since he made Amores Perros, which shares some of the miserablistic tendencies of his later work but is so propulsive, so thrumming with energy, that it never comes across as a wallow. Sadly, the films that followed didn't really capitalize on that potential. 21 Grams is well-acted but suffers from a overly-deterministic plotting and a needlessly jumbled chronology. I sort of hated Babel, which in addition to coming across as a globalized version of Crash (which I also hated) but boasted one of the worst throw-my-drink-at-the-screen moments in recent memory- the scene involving the Moroccan boy spying on his sister, in case you're playing at home.
So after getting burned twice in a row, I felt pretty comfortable skipping Biutiful, especially when I heard it was the sort of wallow that Amores Perros somehow managed to avoid becoming. And I was ready to do the same for Birdman until the buzz began to generate. Had AGI turned over a new leaf? Well... yes and no. "Yes" in the sense that he was no longer engaging in grief porn in order to come across as a serious storyteller; "no" in the sense that his work was as wanky and show-offy as ever, with the jagged editing and shuffled chronologies traded in for a faux-single shot gambit that was as attention-grabbing as it was pointless (Scott Tobias did a great job explaining a lot of my issues with the movie in his review for the late, much-missed Dissolve). More and more, it seems like the guy is the sort of talented filmmaker whose talented is deployed in ways that rub me the wrong way, like a gifted impersonator who spends his entire routine doing pitch-perfect impressions of Jerry Lewis and Gilbert Gottfried. There's no denying the skill, but you can only watch for so long.
So I've decided to give Gonzalez Iñarritu one more shot with the upcoming The Revenant. Once again, he's doing the single-shot thing, but I hold out hope that maybe this time it'll serve a purpose- say, to allow the audience to experience the hero's ordeal through his eyes, or at least at his side. But if I don't like this one either, I don't know how many more chances I'll give him. But then, you never know with talented filmmakers. I mean, I stuck with Woody Allen through Jade Scorpion, Hollywood Ending, AND Scoop, right? I can handle damn near anything at this point.


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How do you relate to your self? Is there room for improvement? Are there issues from your past or in the present which need to be resolved?
Bullying doesn't just happen in the playground, bullying can occur in all kinds of situations from the workplace, to institutions, authority figures and inside your own home.
Traumatic events come in all shapes and sizes such as environmental catastrophe, accidents, neglect or in the form of abuse over a short or long period of time.
Depression often feels physically exhausting and mentally confusing. Like a heavy fog it can seem as though there is no way through to a lighter and happier you.
The number one mental health issue of our times, anxiety can leave you feeling awkward, uncertain, fearing the worst and unprepared.
When 'life happens' our confidence gets knocked. We may feel that we are blame, that life has no meaning and that we have nothing to offer.

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Kristen Stewart Takes Robert Pattinson's Guitar to London
Having to spend time apart from Robert Pattinson for work, Kristen Stewart seems to have taken something of his belonging with her. The Bella Swan of the "Twilight Saga" series was spotted bringing what looks like to be his guitar when she came to London to begin work on "Snow White and the Huntsman".
Kristen wore a white T-shirt under a hoodie with a pair of washed-out grey jeans when arriving at London Heathrow Airport over the weekend. As the actress who plays a stripper in "Welcome to the Rileys" made her way out of the airport, her bodyguard was photographed carrying the guitar case.
The sighting of the guitar case sparked speculations that 25-year-old Robert will be joining the 21-year-old beauty while she is filming "Snow White". Before that though, the "Water for Elephants" actor is expected to attend Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles this Sunday, August 7.
Kristen and Robert are notoriously guarded about their relationship, but they showed off rare public displays of affection at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. While promoting "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I", the "On the Road" actress was seen embracing and leaning into the "Bel Ami" actor.
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Revisiting the Baby Gender Mentor
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Here's an update on a controversial genetic test known as the Baby Gender Mentor. This test got a huge amount of publicity because it claimed to use just a few drops of an expectant mother's blood to tell her the sex of her baby at just five weeks of pregnancy. And the company that made it claimed it was 99.99 percent accurate.
Thousands of women bought the product.
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
And then in September, NPR's Nell Boyce reported that some clients and scientists were raising serious questions about this test. When Nell did her story, the company's president, C.N. Wang, would not talk on the record. A spokesman sent the following email at the time, read here by an actor.
Unidentified Actor: Dr. Wang has decided to defer all his interviews regarding Baby Gender Mentor Product and Service for one ore year, when the results of actual births compared to the results provided by Baby Gender Mentor should answer any concern of the accuracy of the test.
INSKEEP: Okay, it hasn't been quite a year, but we have been tracking the cases of seven women who took this test and have since actually given birth. NPR's Nell Boyce joins us once again. Good morning.
NELL BOYCE reporting:
Thanks, nice to be here.
INSKEEP: So of these seven women, how many had an accurate result on their test?
BOYCE: Well, we actually have been looking at a lot of women. After we aired the story we got e-mails from a couple dozen women who said that the results from this genetic test they had bought from the company, Acu-Gen Biolabs, were different than the ultrasound they got when they went to their doctor's office. And so far I've talked with seven families who say that they've had their baby and it's what the sonogram said, not what this company said.
INSKEEP: Every single time the test said, for example, that it was a boy and a girl came out.
BOYCE: Well, some women have gotten accurate results, but the thing is, even if the company was just flipping a coin, you know, you would have some women who got the right answer and some women who got the wrong answer. So we can't, from this, make any real conclusion about the real accuracy of the test.
INSKEEP: So what we know here is that sometimes the test has been accurate, but at least seven people who contacted you because they were concerned, can now prove definitively that the test was wrong for them.
BOYCE: Yes, although I think if you go to the company, they will continue to insist that that doesn't mean their test was wrong. For example, sometimes they say that they might have detected a twin, it might have originally been a twin pregnancy and one of the twins might have vanished.
INSKEEP: Okay, this is anecdotal evidence. Is there any scientific evidence that would prove that this test is 99.9 percent accurate or not really accurate at all?
BOYCE: Well, the company claims that it's tested this in thousands of women and followed them to their births and they said that's how they got the 99.9 percent accuracy number, but they've never made this data public. Because this is a non-medical test, it's not required to go through the same sort of regulatory approval where you'd have an independent group looking at the data.
Now, scientific experts we've talked to have said that even though there is some science behind this test in the sense that fetal DNA can sort of leak into the mother's bloodstream and be detected and tested, they say that what this company is claiming, very high accuracy at such an early part of the pregnancy, is not really consistent with the state of the art in science. They're saying this thing's almost too good to be true.
INSKEEP: Now, as we heard, the company president said in effect, call me back when these women have given birth. Did you call him back?
BOYCE: We tried. We called. We emailed. We faxed.
BOYCE: He stands by his test.
INSKEEP: And is this test still being sold? Is it still going off the shelves in the same way that it was last year?
BOYCE: Well, I don't know if in exactly the same way, but it's definitely still being sold. In fact, one of these women who just had her babies, told me that when she was sitting in the delivery room she was just kind of flipping through a pregnancy magazine and she saw an advertisement for the, you know, Acu-Gen Baby Gender Mentor, and she just felt kind of mad. I mean, some of these women feel that they've been taken for a ride at a very sort of emotional and special time of their life, and that anger is what's fueling a class action lawsuit that's being filed.
A law firm in New Jersey called Gainey & McKenna has signed up about 40 people to sue the company. One of the things they're alleging is that the money-back guarantee has changed. The company had said, well, you can trust us because if we're wrong, we'll give you 200% your money back. Now that the babies are actually being born, they're being a little more rigorous about what they're requiring.
In some cases they're telling women, you have to send us a sample of your baby's blood so we can compare it to what we have on file to make sure that you're not trying to defraud us.
INSKEEP: NPR's Nell Boyce. Thanks very much for your reporting on this.
BOYCE: Thank you.
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|2009 Grand Vitara||2011 Grand Vitara|
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2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara news, pictures, and information
SUZUKI OFFERS FOUR FOR THE MONEY, POWERFUL SIX FOR THE SHOW• Standard navigation system makes Grand Vitara the least expensive SÚV wîth this convenience.
• Available real-time traffic, weather, movie times, lowest gas prices, stock updates, event finder, airline departures/arrivals and on-screen Bluetooth text display.
• Responsive, efficient four-cylinder engine delivers top value.
• Refined, responsive V6 delivers both performance and efficiency.
• Grand Vitara offers a rear-wheel-drive-based platform wîth a rigid structure, 50-50 weight distribution, on-road composure and true off-road credibility wîth two four-wheel-drive systems.
Recognized by Edmunds.com among its 'Top Ten Most Affordable SÚVs,' and given Consumer Guide's 'Best Buy' nod, the Grand Vitara continues to surprise and delight its owner base wîth its balance of genuine off-road capability, on-road composure and day-in, day-out livability. The vehicle's surprising off-road performance is matched by a reinforced-for-RWD unibody chassis having more in common wîth luxury SÚVs than the car-based 'soft roaders' more typically found at the Grand Vitara's price point. Key chassis features include a stiff structure, incorporating both a unit body and integral ladder frame; four-wheel independent suspension; and four-wheel disc brakes. In its unique combination of off-road credibility and on-road comfort, the Grand Vitara successfully straddles the gap between weekday commuters and weekend adventurers.
For the 2010 Grand Vitara, the many advancements and enhancements introduced last year continue, including a new fuel-efficient four-cylinder engine and substantially more powerful V6, delivering better fuel economy than the engine it replaced in 2009.
The Grand Vitara maintains its classic SÚV posture wîth an aggressive stance, short (and off-road friendly) front and rear overhangs and generous greenhouse. Interior enhancements — so well received last year — also continue for the 2010 model year, along wîth the addition of a fully integrated standard navigation system, making the Grand Vitara the least expensive SÚV wîth this notable convenience feature. As wîth all retail 2010 Suzuki automobiles and light trucks, the Grand Vitara is backed by America's #1 Warranty: a 100,000-mile/seven-year, fully transferable, zero-deductible powertrain limited warranty.
Performance and Functionality
The Suzuki-developed 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine produces 166 horsepower and 162 lb.-ft. of torque, delivering EPA fuel economy estimates of up to 19 mpg/city and 26 mpg/highway. Available for Grand Vitara XSport and Luxury models is a smooth 3.2-liter V6 engine wîth 230 horsepower and 213 lb.-ft. of torque. The V6 features variable valve timing for both the intake and exhaust camshafts, and both Grand Vitara engines use a zero-maintenance timing chain in place of a belt.
The Grand Vitara's four-cylinder engine can be teamed to a standard five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic transmission, while the V6 is matched to a standard five-speed automatic transmission. (posted on conceptcarz.com) To custom-tailor their adventure, customers can choose among RWD models, Single-Mode four-wheel drive or 4-Mode full-time four-wheel drive, a traction system unlike anything else offered in the §egmènt. An Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) is standard for all Grand Vitara models, along wîth a rollover sensor for the standard side curtain airbags. Enhancing the Grand Vitara's performance on any road — or off-road — is a heavy-duty structure underpinned by ladder frame reinforcement. Bringing it all to a stop are standard four-wheel disc brakes.
Suzuki 4-Mode four-wheel drive offers the best of both worlds; aided by a retuned suspension in 2009, it is exceptionally capable off-road but remains civilized on the asphalt. There, drivers can leave the dash-mounted transfer case switch in 4H and the electronically controlled on-demand four-wheel-drive system will apply traction to the front wheels only as needed, optimizing economy while also maximizing traction. When traveling off-road, or for low-speed power and traction, drivers can turn the switch to high-range 4H Lock or low-range 4L Lock to engage the center differential lock. The V6 models wîth Four-Mode full-time four-wheel drive also feature Hill Descent Control and Hill Hold Control, which improve driver control and can enhance driving safety on steep slopes.
For RV owners, a Grand Vitara equipped wîth an automatic transmission or wîth the 4-Mode full-time four-wheel-drive system can also be flat-towed. Switching the transfer case control into the neutral position helps minimize driveline wear and prevent non-driving miles from accumulating on the odometer.
Built Like a Brute
The Suzuki Grand Vitara continues Suzuki's 40-year heritage of building compact but rugged SÚV-type vehicles, including a rugged little model named 'Brute.' The current Grand Vitara has proven its durability in some of the toughest markets around the world. Key to the Grand Vitara's go-anywhere capability is its unibody construction wîth integrated ladder frame, rear-drive-based driveline and four-wheel independent suspension.
Typically, only luxury SÚVs offer this premium architecture combination. This type of construction yields the strength and capability sought in large SÚVs, while providing the balance, on-road agility and ride quality expected in a modern compact SÚV.
Also separating the Grand Vitara from the 'high wagons' in the §egmènt is the availability of a 4-Mode full time four-wheel-drive system wîth two-speed transfer case. This hardware, combined wîth its rugged body construction, steep approach and departure angles, and 7.9 inches of ground clearance (4WD models), enables the Grand Vitara to keep going when the pavement turns to trail. In addition, the Grand Vitara's 3,000-lb. towing capacity (with V6) is double that of many car-based models and enough to haul light recreational trailers, boats, ATVs or motorcycles.
Beyond offering a strong-yet-weight-optimized structure, the unibody wîth built-in ladder frame contributes to excellent collision protection in the Grand Vitara. The reinforced cabin offers the added safety of head-impact protection pad and front and rear side-impact door beams.
Active safety (the ability to 'actively' avoid an accident) technology in every Grand Vitara includes an anti-lock braking system wîth electronic brake-force distribution, a tire pressure monitoring system and ESP wîth traction control. ESP helps ensure vehicle stability when cornering, during emergency maneuvers and when driving on slippery road surfaces. Taking input from a variety of sensors, ESP has the ability to apply individual brakes at each wheel and reduce engine torque to help the driver maintain the desired line of travel.
Standard passive safety features in every Grand Vitara model include driver and front passenger seat-mounted side-impact airbag supplemental restraint systems (SRS), an advanced dual-stage front airbag SRS, an advanced weight-sensing front passenger airbag SRS and front and rear side-curtain airbags networked wîth a rollover sensor. The three-point driver and front passenger seat belts feature pretensioners and shoulder height adjustment. Each rear seating position is equipped wîth a three-point seatbelt and a headrest. Also provided is a rear child-seat LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children).
The Grand Vitara's safety engineering also reflects Suzuki's attention to pedestrian safety. The front end and the bumper integrate energy-absorbing materials to help reduce the possibility of serious leg injuries if a pedestrian is struck. The hood is also designed to absorb some of the impact and help protect against serious head injuries. These factors helped the 2009 Grand Vitara earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest rating of 'good' in its most recent frontal crash protection test. In combination, these active and passive safety features make Grand Vitara one of the best-equipped compact SÚVs wîth respect to safety.
The Look and Function of a Suzuki
To simplify and improve the driver experience, and consistent wîth Suzuki's philosophy of enabling people to travel light and live fully, Suzuki offers easy-to-use features that add useful, real-world functionality to each vehicle. The Grand Vitara demonstrates its Suzuki sensibility wîth its simple, uncluttered design. Form follows function, wîth styling that does not compromise visibility, as it does in many crossover-type SÚVs. Handsome good looks are part of the mix, too, along wîth SÚV necessities, including short overhangs — to maximize approach and departure angles — and roof rails. Exterior mirrors, door handles and bumpers are all color keyed.
The compact exterior footprint contains a roomy, comfortable and versatile cabin to take people and cargo on daily trips or extraordinary voyages. The Grand Vitara offers comfortable seating for five, including reclining rear seats, and 24.4 cu.-ft. of storage space wîth the rear seats up. Cargo space expands to 68.9 cu.-ft. wîth the 60/40 split-folding seatbacks folded. High-quality materials and attention to fit and finish should help make a driver accustomed to a large luxury SÚV feel at home. Controls are easy to access and use, which anyone used to driving a large luxury SÚV will find refreshing.
Four Trim Lines, Two Engines, Three Drivelines
|Engine : 2.4 L., 4-cylinder|
Power: 166 hp
Torque: 162 ft-lbs
Engine : 3.2 L., 6-cylinder
Power: 230 hp
Torque: 213 ft-lbs
5-speed Manual, 4-speed Automatic, 5-speed Automatic
The Premium model (four-cylinder only) adds an available four-speed automatic transmission, cruise control, a leather-wrapped §teering wheel wîth illuminated audio and cruise control switches, privacy glass, full-size spare tire cover, cargo cover, hands-free calling, Bluetooth wîth onscreen text display, and, when equipped wîth the optional Single-Mode four-wheel drive, heated exterior mirrors.
The XSport, available wîth RWD or Four-Mode four-wheel drive, adds function and luxury features, including MSN Real-Time Traffic, weather, movie times, power tilt-and-slide sunroof, the SmartPass™ keyless entry and start system, 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, roof rack rails and fog lamps. With the V6, XSport 4WD also gains Hill Descent Control and Hill Hold Control, 17-inch aluminum alloy wheels, eight-speaker audio system wîth subwoofer and center channel speaker, and door-mounted courtesy lights. In addition, the XSport deletes the full-size spare tire cover and replaces the standard steel spare wheel wîth a handsome matching alloy for a strong SÚV image.
The top-of-the-line Limited builds on the XSport equipment and adds leather seating surfaces, heated front seats, black wood grain trim accents and full-size spare tire cover (with steel spare). With the V6, the Grand Vitara Luxury trim line also receives 18-inch alloy wheels and a HomeLink® wireless control system. In all Grand Vitara models, standard and optional audio systems are XM Satellite Radio®-capable, and an accessory iPod® interface is available. A connected iPod® works seamlessly through the radio or the §teering-wheel-integrated controls, wîth playlists and track information appearing on the audio display.
For the North American market, the Suzuki Sidekick was first introduced in 1989. It was offered in two bodystyles including a two-door convertible or hardtop. The JA version was fitted with a 1.3-liter engine. The JX and JLX trim levels had a 1.6-liter engine rated at 80 horsepower and given a four-wheel drive system. The JLX version was removed from the line-up in 1990. A four-door version of the Sidekick was introduced in 1991, sitting on a larger wheelbase, and greatly enhancing the versatility and appeal of the vehicle. A Sport version appeared in 1996, featuring a 1.8-liter engine that was good for 120 horsepower. The package included 16-inch alloy wheels, a two-tone paint scheme, and dual airbags for safety.
1996 was the same year Suzuki introduced their X-90, which was basically a Sidekick with two doors, seating for two, a trunk, removable T-bar roof, and a much rounder body. Mechanically, they were identical. The X-90 never sold well as the public did not agree with the design. Production lasted for a short time, ending in 1998.
In 1999, the Sidekick/Escudo/Vitara was redesigned. For North America, the name 'Sidekick' was dropped in favor of Vitara. The four-seater vehicle could be purchased with a 1.3L, 1.6L, or 1.8L four-cylinder engine with carburetion or electronic fuel injection. Diesel engines were made available in Europe. A four-speed manual was standard, with a five-speed manual and automatic being offered as optional equipment. The Vitara came in two- or four-door models or soft-top 2-door models.
The Vitara remained in production in North America until 2003. Its twin, the Chevrolet Tracker, follwed the same fortune the following year.
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Ashwagandha is also referred to as Indian ginseng. Ashwagandha is definitely not botanically associated with ginseng and it is a member of your Solanaceae loved ones, exactly the same loved ones as tomatoes. The identify Ashwagandha is Sanskrit and implies “horse smell.”
When ashwagandha oil is extensively Employed in Ayurvedic medicine, there is restricted research available to evaluate its efficacy for purported health benefits. Many of the research into your effects of the herb continues to be conducted on oral dietary supplements made up of ashwagandha root extract.
I have already been taking it for 3 months now after looking at this herb lowers the manufacture of cortisol during the brain. Previous night time I'd a string of horrible very realistic nightmares. This is not the first time it occurs considering that I have already been using that merchandise (I Commonly sleep just like a newborn).
The plant ought to to start with be tested in tiny doses, then increased little by little. Ashwagandha is finest taken from the night, since in solid doses the plant can act as a sedative. It should be observed that Ashwagandha is a very renowned and examined plant Which making use of it throughout the proposed doses is safe.
Ashwagandha consists of numerous advantageous things, which include flavonoids and antioxidants such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione, which is recognized as the “mother of all antioxidants.
One of the more outstanding elements of adaptogenic herbs like ashwagandha is they support people thyroid problems. Ashwagandha has long been proven to assist a sluggish thyroid for people today diagnosed with Hashimoto’s illness, or underactive thyroid.
It experienced also been used by Indigenous People in america and Africans in order to hold absent many varieties of bacterial infections.
Well, the everyday living now may be very stressful. Which stress generally causes undesirable weight gain. Other feasible causes for undesirable weight gain can be poor metabolism, elevated cortisol degrees, and high blood sugar amounts.
) can check here be a medicinal herb which has been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for Countless yrs. It can be an adaptogen, which suggests that it's the opportunity to aid the body to control stress. It belongs towards the Solanaceae
Ashwagandha has proven to increase increase cost-free T4 amounts giving far more substrate for T3 conversion (it receives a great deal better and We're going to talk about the benefits to thyroid functionality underneath).
Ashwagandha Bala Oil may be used directly from the bottle. If you need to practical experience website a more calming therapeutic massage, heat the oil initially in A vital oil hotter. Massage gently, working with small circular motions when focusing on distinct places afflicted by pain and discomfort. If you sometimes experience back pain, then focus on this space of the body during therapeutic massage and use a generous amount of the oil to your skin. Continually massage the area till the majority of the oil is absorbed in the skin. Repeat massage as necessary. Avoid showering instantly after utilizing the important oil to make sure it has the perfect time to be absorbed from the skin.
From the twelve-7 days managed examine, seventy five participants with anxiousness ended up divided into two groups, one which obtained naturopathic treatment and A further that received standardized psychotherapy intervention. The naturopathic care team obtained dietary counseling, deep respiratory rest techniques, a typical multi-vitamin and three hundred milligrams of ashwagandha 2 times daily.
Emotional, physical and chemical stress can all have detrimental effects towards the brain and nervous procedure. Recent research has proven that ashwagandha is in excess of a stress reliever, Furthermore, it shields the brain from cell degeneration, which can result in neurodegenerative ailments like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
These alkaloids Participate in A serious role inside the Energetic ingredients in the plant. Withania Somnifera also is made up of flavonoids, lactones, acyl steryl glucosides. In ayurvedic medicine (Indian) it's the leaves that happen to be most frequently utilized, but so far too are classified as the plant’s roots, which include the best quantity of active components within the plant.

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The Hunter Valley, just north of Sydney in New South Wales, is one of Australia's major wine-growing regions, with a viticultural history dating back to the early 1800s. Known for varietals such as Semillon and Shiraz, it’s home to well over 100 vineyards. Most are located south of the Hunter River and operate cellar doors so the public can sample their bottlings.
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Hunter Valley Wine Country is approximately two hours' drive north of Sydney. In the heart of the Hunter Region is the beachside city of Newcastle, which has a rich history, culture and excellent dining and shopping. Relax on the pristine beaches of the New South Wales Central Coast. Walk trough ancient rainforests in national parks such as Watagan, Yengo, Wollombi and World Heritage-listed Barrington Tops. Go fishing, swimming or sailing at Lake St Clair near Singleton. You can travel through the Hunter Valley on the Pacific Coast Touring Route from Sydney to Brisbane.
Hunter Valley accommodation centres around the region of Pokolbin and offers a huge range of places to stay for every style and budget from major resorts to intimate guesthouses. Some are modern but built in Australian colonial style and many are converted from old mansions and cottages.

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Nigeria’s Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari has died of COVID-19 on Friday.
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White pine was used for the bed wood and stake sides since it was one of the woods used
by the factory for pickup beds. The stake side latches are a simple design and were fabricated in house.
The truck's original rear lighting was incorporated into the bed apron to keep a factory appearance.
The rear end was given new axle bearings and seals. It is equipped with an Eaton Limited
Slip Differential (early style - no springs) and I replaced the clutch packs.
New wheel cylinders, brake linings and brake lines were installed.
A Master Power Brakes 9" booster and dual master cylinder with proportioning valve were installed.
The kit BM1750 included a clutch master cylinder and brackets.
The rear suspension was re-arced and an extra second position leaf placed in each pack.
New shackles, pins and bushings were installed. Rough Country RC9000 200psi shocks were installed.
E-brake cables were fabricated by California Push-Pull since replacements are non-existent.
I was unable to find a receiver hitch on the market for this application, so I fabricated one.
The front suspension has had the same treatment as the rear and the steering box
has been rebuilt with NOS parts from (now defunct) Obsolete Chevy Parts.
Stock wheels were 17" split rims and I had changed them to 16" rims in '82 but I wanted
the truck to stand close to original so I chose Big O 255/85-16 XT tires (early tread).
(Wish I had kept those original split rims!)
Front shocks are Monroe Gas Magnums, the stabilizer is Rough Country.
The transfer case has been completely rebuilt during which time I found that serviceable Rockwell T-221
cases are becoming very rare and that the acquisition of a good spare (complete) case would be prudent.
I built a receiver hitch for the front in order to mount an electric winch for skidding short logs and pulling brush, etc.
I chose a Mile Marker PE6000 (3 ton, 3.5hp) winch for the duty and mounted it to 1/4" plate which I welded to 2"x2"x1/4" tubing.
The hitch is 2" receiver tubing welded and braced to 3"x1/4" channel then bolted to the frame at each end with 5/8" Gr8 bolts
inserted through 1/8" steel spacers to add stability and increased strength. I applied quick disconnects to allow
for easy removal of the winch for storage or to relocate to the rear receiver. I ran 4 gauge cable to the rear hitch for winch
use and to supply power for various other 12 volt utilities (sprayer, lighting etc.)
I installed a '69 Chevy truck 327ci engine fully rebuilt including
an Elgin 923 cam, Elgin roller rockers and Cloyes timing set.
An Edelbrock EPS manifold and 650 cfm 1405 four barrel feeds the cylinders.
Exhaust is expelled through OEM ram-style manifolds and out MagnaFlow turbo mufflers.
I changed the points ignition to a Pertronix system along with a Pertronix coil and wires. I use Champion plugs.
For electrical power a 90 amp Chrysler alternator is employed (I like the ease of field repair on these alternators).
A Frantz oil filter is installed at the oil gauge feed then run through a cooler. Air is cleaned through a K&N filter.
A Stewart Stage1 high flow water pump circulates the coolant.
The clutch is a Sachs 12" power clutch and pressure plate.
On the slate for the future is a nice cab to work over.
NOTE: The Master Power Brakes installation has served well over the past decade, however I have kept the following
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It is not my intent for this information to reflect on Master Power Brakes present day operations or products.
Read my evaluation of the BM1750 kit here.
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Growing up in Beaumont, Texas, TNE Jaypee has always had a great passion for music. From a young age, he intuitively knew that this was the path to take him toward greatness. He’d constantly hear beats and melodies playing in his head for his whole life; he would create lyrics. It became apparent that he was chosen and must express his God-given gift.
TNE Jaypee started his record label that he co-owns titled Top Notch Entertainment. Also, many other promising artists are currently signed under his label. He has significant plans for Top Notch Entertainment in the future and has a vision of being one of the leading labels in all of music.
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TNE Jaypee recently released an album titled “Bye Bye Trap Hello Rap” which is available to stream on all platforms. This current body of work is some of his best work yet. Soon, he plans on releasing multiple music videos for the album. At the age of 23, TNE Jaypee is well on his way to making himself a household name in the music industry. Be sure to be on the lookout for TNE Jaypee’s next moves as he looks to dominate the industry with his thriving record label Top Notch Entertainment.
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Another piece of work for Fisso & Spark. This weighty track needed an appropriate image to fit it, so the picto-brain wrangled pixels to make this composite:
Featuring remixes by Drumattic Twins and Sasha Khan, check it out on the Ground Level label blog [here]
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Hello folks – Happy New Year! (late I know, but better late than never I guess!) Apologies for the long radio silence – the picto-brain has been relocating to a new creative space and settling in. Work has continued- some new pieces will be up shortly- and details of some new collaborations will be revealed in the near future… keep your ears and eyes open.
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The 1623 theatre company
provide theatre performances, learning workshops, award-winning participatory activities and inspirational training courses all formed from or inspired by the works of Shakespeare. They’re currently conducting a research-and-development project that engages people creatively with King Lear
in the context of dementia, a part of which is an open submission asking for creative responses to the quote ‘Let me not be mad’. [details here
- closes 20th Sept!]
Here is the pictographik submission, a photoshop composite that hopefully echoes the tone of the phrase. (…maybe?!) Once the image is uploaded to their site, a link will be added.
The original stock photos (below) came from sxc
and were uploaded by user Leroys, check out his awesome detailed images here
. The type is a combination of Times New Roman and Fusion.
Posted in Digital Illustration, info, Photoshop, typography | Tagged 1623 Theatre Company, blending, composite, cracked, face, fusion, Let me not be mad, old man, photoshop, Shakespeare, stock photo, texture, times new roman, typeface, typography | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another piece of download artwork for Fisso & Spark for their next single ‘Dynamics’. It’s from their album ‘Future’ on Ground Level records and will be out in the er… near future! Here is the full series to see it in context:
Posted in audio, design, Graphic Design, info, Photoshop, typography | Tagged breaks, design for music, Fisso & Spark, glitch, graphic design, Ground Level Records, light effect, photoshop, text, typography | Leave a Comment »
Joe C is a Dallas based breaks producer, dj and part of the Ground Level family, so when he said he needed a logo, the picto-brain offered to create it. He was after something that reflected his love of Dallas and street art, and was stoked with the result. Keep an eye out for it on future releases, but in the mean time if you fancy putting some beats and breaks in your ears, go [here]. Enjoy!
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The picto-brain was commissioned by the awesome Miss Cakehead to create some retro signs for her latest project, this time a lot less gory than her other work but no less extravagant! Miss Cakehead is going to make it snow edible ice cream for two days at Thorpe Park on Friday July 26 and Saturday July 27 - that’s right, you did just read that – edible snow! In the middle of summer! More details can be found [here], if head along, keep you eyes peeled for the signs!
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After visiting a self-publishing fair at Chapter in Cardiff recently [details here], the picto-brain was inspired to create a mini-zine for o_S_k_m. The zine is limited to only 100 copies and contains a download code for a 3 track ep. It’s a typographic piece exploring the meaning of the 4 letters in the name… Do they actually stand for anything?
For details of getting one, email email@example.com
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OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS - CONTINUED
The 130G Series Grader can be forded in water depths up to 30 inches (76 cm). Observe the following precautions when
fording any body of water:
Check the depth of the water at its deepest point.
Make sure the bottom is even enough for ford-
Do not ford even the narrowest stream more than
30 inches (76 cm) deep.
Make sure your engine is operating at full effi-
Raise blade and scarifier to maximum height.
Set blade angle perpendicular to machine.
Set transmission lever in low.
Set governor control high to minimize the danger
Enter water slowly to minimize waves and backwash.
Speed should not exceed 3-4 mph (5-6 km/h).
If stalling occurs, notify Unit Maintenance.
Lubricate the machine completely as soon as possible after fording.
TOWING AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Ensure tow line is strong enough and is in good condition.
Attach the tow line only to the towing connection points provided on the frame.
DO NOT tow faster than 8 km/h (5 mph).
DO NOT have tension on the tow line when inspecting it. DO NOT jerk the tow line; it may break.
Use a tow bar if the machine is to be moved more than a few feet. If a tow bar is not available, attach a
machine of equal size to the rear of the towed machine to provide braking when going downhill.
DO NOT allow riders on a machine that is being towed.
Always block the wheels before removing the axle shafts or disconnecting the parking/emergency
If the axle shafts are removed or the parking/emergency brake is disconnected, block the wheels when
Failure to follow these warnings may result in injury or death to personnel.


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