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Peru is the culinary capital of The Americas and has a rich and diverse history of street food that draws influences from various sources. It has the rich natural resources of its land and the sea that borders much of the country. The best Peruvian street food includes include both original recipes as well as variations on Latin American classics. Dishes like ceviche, anticuchos, and picarones are distinctly Peruvian, while the tamales and empanadas you find in Peru will show you the country’s unique take on classic dishes. Peruvian cuisine is an up-and-coming sensation. With dishes such as ceviche and the thrilling taste of Leche de Tigre, the fresh seafood delicacies of Lima will stay on your mind long after you’ve left the country. With so many options, it can be hard to choose the best Peruvian street food to try on a visit to the country. Here is our pick of the best Peruvian street food to try on your vacation!
Picarones in Kennedy Park
Anticuchos are made from beef hearts marinated in a seasoning based on chili pepper, garlic, yellow pepper, and vinegar. The beef hearts are then grilled on skewers in front of you. This is probably the most famous Peruvian street food and can be found on every street corner in the country! Some Anticuchos are made of beef or chicken, and they taste delicious whatever the meat is.
You will find Tamales inside a basket or in a cart with wheels, most of them will be warm, and others will be at room temperature. Tamales are a staple that can be found across South America with different flavors and ingredients. The Peruvian tamales are made with Peruvian white or yellow corn. You usually find them in the mornings, as this is when Peruvians generally eat tamales.
This pork sandwich may not look too appetizing at first glance and is made from sliced pork or ham (Jamon Del Pais) and some chopped veggies (tomatoes, onions, chilies, etc.). However, the flavor is top-notch, as the tender ham contrasts with crispy bread buns. If you are staying in Miraflores, you can check out the butifarra stands in The Parque Kennedy for the best street food in Lima, Peru.
You can generally guess what the Salchipapa is all about from the name. Each serving contains sliced, cooked sausage on a layer of French fries. This dish is trendy in Lima, the birthplace of the delicacy; however, this dish can be found throughout Peru. The best accompaniments for this dish are ketchup, hot sauce, and mayonnaise. You can find another variation of Salchipapas called “Choripapas”, which calls for Chorizo instead of regular sausages, which are more prevalent in Chile, America, and Mexico.
Choclo con Queso
Choclo is corn on a buttered and salted cob, served with a thick slice of cheese, and sold on many of the streets in Peru, especially in The Andean region. However, unlike the corn you’ll find in North America, it lacks the sweetness and is a larger version with bigger kernels. If you’re a vegetarian, this is the best option for you here, for most street foods involve types of meat. It is also quite filling, giving you the energy you need to explore the streets.
You might have seen or even tasted Empanadas, a prevalent dish in Latin American nations and worldwide. No one can resist the flavorsome crunchiness of the pastry and the melt-in-your-mouth fillings. Unlike other variations in Spain or nearby Latin American countries, traditional Peruvian-style Empanadas call for hard-boiled eggs, minced meat, olives, and raisins. They are also available in deep-fried and baked forms at numerous street vendors in Peru.
Papa Rellena – Stuffed Potato
This dish is quite peculiar because, thanks to its shape, it has become a favorite snack. It is a mashed potato dough filled with various stews; the most common are chicken and meat stew; finally, they are fried in abundant oil so that it is crispy on the outside. Many street stalls in Peru offer them ready-to-go, and you can also find them nowadays in restaurants!
Arroz con Leche/ Arroz Sambito
Arroz con Leche is the Peruvian version of rice pudding. Brought to Peru by the Spaniards during the colonial period, made with rice, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. The purple part is concentrated purple corn starch, a hot jam! It is also spiced with cinnamon and cloves and mixed with diced apples and apricots.
The picarón is a must-try street food while you are in Peru. It looks like a donut, yet it is made from pumpkin, and sweet potato mixed into the dough. This is another traditional lovely street food found in shopping malls, parks, corners of famous avenues, and outside churches. And although many restaurants have it on their menu, it is quite an experience to see how the dough is fried and bathed in chancaca (natural sugar) honey. In addition, if you eat it on the street, you can always ask for more chancaca syrup. Perfect for warming up on those cold Andean nights in Cusco!

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Cost of living in Mahabad, Iran compared to Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Cost of living in Mahabad (Iran) is 23% more expensive than in Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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It was to be an American probe to venture to the Red Planet. But, it failed to properly get underway on its mission.
Mariner 3 was to follow-up Mariner 2's voyage to Venus with an unmanned fly-by of the fourth planet in the solar system, Mars.
The unmanned probe was to take pictures and record scientific data of Mars.
It was launched aboard an Atlas-Agena rocket on November 5th, 1964. However, the covering on the rocket that carried into orbit failed to open properly. This kept solar power from reaching the spacecraft and it soon lost power.
Later, its sister craft, Mariner 4 successfully flew by Mars and returned the first close-up pictures of the planet.


Dothan, AL (WTVY) -- The City of Dothan has announced trick-or-treating hours for this year.
Trick-or-treating will be on Halloween - Tuesday, October 31st.
Your little ghosts and goblins can collect candy between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m.
The city needs your help making sure streets are well-lit for the night.
If you know of any street lights that aren't working, you can report them to Dothan Utilities by calling (334) 615-3302.


Will Hutton proposes a performance-related pay cut in the public sector. Has he lost his mind?
Can Will Hutton be serious? I have never heard of a performance-related pay cut before but even assuming that the Hutton “earn-back” scheme would stand up in court as part of a legal employment contract, what exactly would it amount to?
Is Mr Hutton aware of the sad history of performance-related pay rises in the public sector? Under a previous government’s doomed policy, teachers in state schools were supposed to be subjected to quality assessment tests in order to qualify for such pay increases. Result: teaching unions insisted that every teacher be given the supposed “performance-related” rise or they would take industrial action. So performance-related pay in education became nothing more than a cover for across-the-board salary increases for all teachers no matter how good, bad or indifferent they were.
I have absolutely no doubt that local councils and public services could manipulate the figures for their productivity and efficiency in such a way as to ensure that no manager or official ever suffered a pay cut. And what is to prevent public bodies or councils from simply setting the basic salary higher for its senior staff so that the ten per cent “cut” – when it failed to happen – would effectively be a bonus.
This is a truly absurd idea which would be inoperable, ineffective, and possibly illegal. Mr Hutton’s less headline-worthy (and less original) suggestions for transparency in public sector pay would at least be enforceable. But naming and shaming has its limits in an area where very few people seem to be capable of shame.
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The summary below is from the full report titled “A Prospective Study of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity and the Risk for Future Myocardial Infarction among Socioeconomically Similar U.S. Men.” It is in the 7 August 2001 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 135, pages 184-188). The authors are PM Ridker, J Danesh, L Youngman, R Collins, MJ Stampfer, R Peto, and CH Hennekens.
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It’s no secret that we here at GeekDad are superfans of First Second Books. We’ve covered many of their books, highlighted and talked to many of the authors and artists they’ve published, and we’ve helped them celebrate their 10th anniversary with our picks of the best books from each year they’ve been around.
Well, before 2016 is fully in our rear-view mirror, we wanted to light one more candle for their 10th-anniversary cake. And this one is for a brand-new book coming next year that looks like it’s going to be all kinds of adorable.
First Second isn’t afraid to take chances with what (and who) they publish. They’ve done graphic novels for both kids and adults, they’ve done picture books, and they’ve done a few more… experimental books that are harder to define.
Tiger Vs. Nightmare will be the debut book from Emily Tetri, and it’s a delightful comic for younger kids about a tiger and a monster who are friends and have to work together to fight off nightmares.
Tiger’s best friend has always protected her from nightmares–even though her best friend is a monster! But when the scariest nightmare they’ve ever seen comes to visit, Tiger and her best friend will have to work together to protect themselves.
Emily Tetri grew up in St. Louis and moved to Los Angeles to attend USC. She currently lives in LA with her dog and works as a painter for an animation studio. And she’s obviously excited about the book (as well she should be): “I’m excited about this book because I was a kid with an overactive imagination, and nightmares were definitely very scary to me. I think this is a story aimed directly at me back then. I also love animals, sci-fi, and comics, so this is my chance to combine all three.”

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An offbeat look at the audio-visual aids made available to staff and students at the University of Essex by the Educational Technology Unit
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Here And There In East Anglia
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An exploration of East Anglia's industrial past and folk traditions
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1982, East Anglia (Other)
An exploration of the maritime tradition of East Anglia.
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The public transport system in Ipswich 1880-1980.
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An EIP-AGRI project on improving the soil’s quality and structure, using new generation microelements and microorganisms.
Projects & Practice
Organising a series of educational events to raise awareness and interest about the environmental functions of the peatlands in Brandenburg.
The construction of a treetop path that enhances visitors’ experience in one of the oldest oak forests in Europe.
A land consolidation project helped restore the functionality of vineyard terraces and thus maintained a landscape which is a habitat of rare species.
Set up an operational group to improve the efficiency of the fruit production sector in Spain by developing new approaches for joint management of farms.
RDP support helped a farmer to acquire the necessary equipment and infrastructure to continue expanding his organic beef cattle herd.
Maintaining natural and semi-natural meadows and wetlands to ensure suitable nesting conditions for an endangered bird species: the Aquatic Warbler.
A farm used RDP support to acquire new machinery in order to improve its strawberry production and increase its profitability.
A project that demonstrates how agri-environment support can significantly help the protection of the environment while also increasing the profitability of a farm.
A young farmer received RDP support to set up a new horticultural seedling production facility and create employment for her family.

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Early access to Clash Mini is now available for iOS and Android in Australia and New Zealand.
One of the most recent additions to the Clash Universe, Clash Mini, enjoyed tremendous popularity even before its official global release. The characters and gameplay mechanics are reminiscent to Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, two of the oldest and most well-known video games produced by Supercell. Clash Mini recently announced to its fans the regions for early access on Twitter. The game is already active in more than five nations, but it has recently expanded its reach to include Australia and New Zealand. Let’s investigate the news regarding Clash Mini in light of the announcement.
Clash Mini is now live in Australia and New Zealand to start testing their beta version
For both Android and iOS players in Australia and New Zealand, early access to the freshly released Clash Mini has begun. Only Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and a few more nations were accessible before.
OI, MATES! We are now officially live in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 on both iOS and Android!
But that's not all! We also welcome our Kiwi friends to Clash Mini! NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿 IS ONLINE on both iOS and Android as well!
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However, now that they have seen the gamers’ interest, they have successfully used their Twitter profile to publicize their beta version in Australia and New Zealand. Recently, the game released Update 5, which brought about a number of fantastic improvements, including enhanced visuals, new message boards, emotes, and much more. As a result, more players from various locations have been drawn to the game.
A recently popularized board game called Clash Mini is full with strategy. The start of the beta testing in their area also piqued the interest of the supporters. The message also contained a link that the Australian and New Zealand players could use to download it right there.
With the aid of distinctive gaming elements and captivating gameplay similar to what people like in Clash Royale, the game has effectively earned its reputation in the hearts of the players and is now more focused on global expansion.

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5 Best Worx Cordless Leaf Blowers In 2020 - Top Models Reviewed!
Do you struggle clearing leaves around your homestead? Or maybe you feel so exhausted to sweep all those leaves around your workshop, home, or shed? Maybe it is your clouded garage you want to clear-off all debris and can hardly move a thing due to its weight? You don’t have to suffer any longer. A Worx Cordless Leaf Blower is all you need.
This tool is a great choice because you clear any areas that are hard to reach. Not only so, but the tool can also be used to clean delicate items gently. Moreover, you can use it to dry the wet areas. But you don’t have to use it only when you want to get rid of the leaves. See the 3-in-1 cordless blowers that can do a variety of other jobs.
Top Worx Cordless Leaf Blowers - Comparison
Worx WG591 Turbine 56V Cordless Blower
20.3 x 11.8 x 11.8
Worx WG546 Turbine 20V Cordless Leaf Blower
35.5 x 11 x 9.5
WORX WG547 20V Power Share Cordless Turbine Blower
36.5 x 8.8 x 11
Worx WO7009 AIR 20V Cordless Battery-Powered Leaf Blower
34 x 10 x 12
Worx WG575.9 AIR 32V Cordless Battery-Powered Leaf Blower
19.7 x 8.3 x 6.1
Best 5 Worx Cordless Leaf Blowers Right Now
1. Worx WG591 Turbine 56V Cordless Blower with Brushless Motor
This cordless blower has a weight of 9 pounds and when shipping, 12.85 pounds. The model number is WG 591 which is a powerful choice because of the 56Volts Max Lithium. It features variable speeds rate to allow you to choose the best speed according to your needs. Also, this feature will enable you to clean the corners of your garage or the patio easily.
The blushless motor offers air velocity of up to 465cfm. You can, therefore, do your job efficiently within a short time. It has a high-stream air nozzle to favor all conditions.
Due to its ergonomic handle, you can handle the machine with lots of comforts. Also, it is not heavy so, you can use it for a long time. With this tool, no need to buy batteries for your other 56V tools in your store. Why? Its battery is sharable with them.
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2. Worx WG546 Turbine 20V PowerShare Cordless Leaf Blower
Whether you are looking for a good cordless leaf blower that can handle light or heavy leaf removal duties, this tool is an excellent choice for you. The Turbine 20V cordless leaf remover comes with a high capacity volume of air.
What about the weight? This blower has a weight of less than 6 pounds. With this weight, it is, therefore, easy to use this tool since it won’t feel heavy in your hand. You handle it with one hand very comfortably.
The Turbine 20V cordless leaf blower, just as the name, has a voltage of 20 and has 2-speed cordless speed control. This speed allows it to handle any job.
For those extra harsh conditions, the tool has a hyper stream air nozzle which makes it a good fit for such environment. The battery takes about 5 hours to recharge. The gadget comes with attachments (8 leaf blower) to help handle a variety of jobs. The good thing is that, if you have other Worx products and wish to share the leaf blower rechargeable batteries, you can always do that. This is possible because part of the 20V can share power with other Worx products.
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3. WORX WG547 20V Power Share Cordless Turbine Blower
I’m living in days where I want to buy multipurpose gadgets to save money. Right? That is why the manufacturer of this tool made it a trimmer as well as a leaf blower. That means you can blow away the leaves and grass after trimming. In case you are looking for good quality trimmer line, you might check out this resource.
The tool easily converts from a trimmer to an edger (and vice versa). To be precise; within seconds, it weighs only 5.7 lbs. so you can handle it so easy when operation. The blower comes with 20V Li-Ion 2. 0Ah battery, what gives you rechargeable cordless power. Apart from that fine the dynamic airflow intake what ensures the quietness during the blowing. Therefore, the battery is really exceptional that generates turbine power.
This is so easy to assemble; you don’t have to work hard to set up. The airpower of the device is just extraordinary, you’ll have hyper-stream nozzle with it what let you direct all the power where you intend. Overall this Worx leaf blower is handy, cost effective and worthy of easy blowing.
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4. Worx WO7009 AIR 20V Cordless Battery-Powered Leaf Blower
This one is another marvelous tool that will sweep all the leaves and debris in your yard as it blows them to where you need them to be. The product weighs about 11 pounds and 13 when shipping. The dimensions of this cordless blower are 34 by 10 by 12 (inches).
It uses an ion (Lithium) battery and has 14 attachments to aid in cleaning each area of your home right from the gate to your workshop. It makes cleaning easy and fast since the time spent on moving gadget to allow cleaning is spend on cleaning. That is, you no longer concern yourself with moving tools from one point to another.
This tool works amazingly in that it allows you to inflate, clear, clean, deflate, dry and also sweep any areas you need.
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5. Worx WG575.9 AIR 32V Cordless Battery-Powered Leaf Blower
This is one cordless blower you should possess. Why? Whether you want to dry your car interiors and exterior, the workshop or the yard, you will have it all. Again, you do not need to move any tools/machinery from where they should be. This blower will take care of that.
The tool weighs 4.1 lbs which make it super light. When shipping, it has a weight of 7.7 pounds. It needs one Lithium-ion battery to function.
It has an air-speed of 120mph which is good enough to do any kind of work. Yes, even the tough jobs around your garage. One good reason you can’t fail to buy this tool is that it has 9 attachments. Therefore, you can use it to dry your car, clear and clean any areas in any place you need, inflate and deflate where you need to. However, its battery requires up to 3 hours to fully recharging. Instead, the dust brush makes cleaning of the hard to reach areas easy and fast.
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What is A Cordless Leaf Blower?
A cordless leaf blower is a tool designed to help you blow away leaves during leaf fall. However, it is not only useful in blowing leaves but also debris in your sidewalks, garage and workshop. Moreover, you can also use it to dry surfaces such as cars.
The fact that it doesn’t limit you in terms of movement since it needs no connection to a power plug, gives it the name “cordless” blower.
The Amazing Uses of A Worx Cordless Leaf Blower
Drying Interior and Exterior Of Your Car
Sometimes you may receive a call to travel earlier than usual. Looking at your car, you feel that you must clean it within the shortest time possible. However, you need to have it dry before you can start the engine so that it will not look dirty after only 300 meters drive.
What do you? Run to your store and pick your cordless blower. Quickly dry your car and go!
Also, you can clean your messy bus interiors. If you drive a school bus, you know what I’m talking about, right? Just open all the doors and windows and blow inside it.
Shovelling snow can be such a huge task, and your back might be left feeling awful. The good thing is that with the cordless blower, you can have the snow out of your way fast. However, this is only possible if it’s the powdery-light snow.
Your lawnmower can malfunction over time due to the grass building upon it. You don’t have to use your hand to get rid of the grass or any other materials on it, just use your cordless blower to clean it up. Within no time, it will be functioning correctly again.
Cleaning the Gutters
Gutters are vulnerable to insects, mice, leaves and the like and this can result in water problems. Getting rid of these things especially insects which might even infect your hands might be tricky. Nevertheless, you can use a cordless blower to blow away any of these within a short time.
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Safety Matters: The Do’s and Don’ts When Handling Blower
We all have that exciting feeling after buying a new tool. It’s the truth we cannot deny. However, each tool needs precaution when using it. Otherwise, you may witness cases of death, health problems or even damage to the tool.
I don’t want any of these to happen to you. Therefore, this review will help you to know the do’s and don’ts when handling this worx tool.
Don’t Drink Alcohol or Use Drugs:
One thing you need to avoid is alcohol. You see, though you don’t need all the concentration as you handle the blower, it is always good to be cautious.
For example, alcohol will make you blow everything including people and pets which may cause health problems or even death, especially to children. If you are using any drugs, it is highly recommendable you stop using the blower.
Yes, even if the drugs that are not illegal like malaria tablets because some drugs cause fatigue and drowsiness.
Use Eye Protective Cover
Remember the blower blows leaves and debris at high speed and chances are that the projectile debris will enter into your eyes. Therefore, cover your eyes with glasses or goggles each time you are using your blower.
Sometimes you may be cleaning areas that are thorny, and while you work, the thorns may harm your hands and body. I don’t want this to happen neither do you. So, I recommend you use gloves on your hands, long pants, and coats with long sleeves. An apron would be a better choice so as to cover the entire body.
Point the Tool Directly to the Area You Are Eradicating Leaves or Debris
You see, this is a blower. That means, it blows away any stuff you point it to. With that in mind, don’t go pointing it to books, utensils and your other staff. Let the tool point on the leaves and debris while it’s in operation.
Avoid Baggy Clothes and Jewelry
In case you don’t want to use gloves and an apron, avoid using baggy clothes since they may be blown thus exposing you to danger. Also, it is good to get rid of any jewelry when operating blowers.
Hold Long Hair With a Clip
Long hair maybe blown thus covering your eyes. This will hinder your eyes from seeing well and lowering your effectiveness. Therefore, use a clip to hold it firmly.
Avoid Working From a Roof Top Or a Ladder
Blowers have high air force especially if they are working at high speed. They will, therefore, throw you to the ground if you are working from the roof-top of your house or the top of a ladder.
Nevertheless, where you need to work from those areas, tie yourself firmly to a permanent post so that your body won’t move while you work.
What to Look For When Purchasing This Type’s Blower?
If a blower doesn’t have a long life battery, it will end up frustrating you. Why? Without the battery, the blower won’t run. Again, you don’t just need a battery, but a long life battery.
Usually, a blower’s battery should go for at least half an hour. And considering the speed at which the cordless blower works at, that is just more than enough time to clean your backyard.
Cost of Battery
Some blowers, depending on your workload may need an extra battery. If that be the case, you will have to buy another battery. Therefore, before you order or purchase a worx cordless battery, consider the retail price of its battery. If you can’t afford the battery, consider buying another blower whose battery has a longer life span.
Speed of Air
The speed of the air matters a lot. If the speed of the air is high the blower will be highly effective and help you work fast.
Why do you need the blower? Answering this question will help you to decide the type of blower you should go for. You see, some cordless blowers have a number of attachments, and they could help you clean diverse places in your yard. You could also go for a 3-in-1 cordless blower.
Design and Portability
If the blower is not portable, believe you me, though it will still function all right, you will end up feeling tired. To avoid this, you need to consider a compact design that is small enough for you to carry around for more than 30 minutes as you work.
If you don’t want to awaken every animal in your yard with noise as you save your ears so much noise as well, a cordless blower is what you need.
Volume of Air
As you consider the speed of air, don’t overlook the air volume. In fact, I could say that this is a crucial factor of all because it’s the volume of air that determines how well it will blow. See, if the volume of air is low, the blower will not blow hard enough which may not be effective for stuck-on debris and a bunch of leaves.
Therefore, be sure to consider the air volume before you can even think of price unless you need one with low air volume.
Worx Cordless Blower: What You Enjoy When You Buy It?
The fact that the cordless blowers do not use gasoline makes them a good choice since there are no emissions to put your health at risk.
Freedom to Move
As we have seen previously in this review, the cordless blower, just as the name has no cable to connect it to power sockets. That, therefore, gives you the freedom to move to any farthest end as you wish or as need be.
Since it doesn’t have no a gasoline engine, there is minimal maintenance needed. What does that mean? As stated in this review, you will only need to clean the tool and recharge your battery when you should.
You can handle these blowers with ease just as we have noticed previously, they have a low weight. According to their design, you need only one hand to operate them. Also, because of their design, they take minimal space during storage while others allow you to hang them on your wall.
You can never compare the cordless blowers to the gasoline blowers. These are far much quieter so that you may not need to use ear-muffs when working with them.
Ease of Operation
This leaf blower needs no skill to operate. You push the button, and you are ready to work. As simple as it sounds!
No Use a Power Code
These cordless blowers come with batteries; you don’t need to use a power code to have them function. Is that useful? Of course, it is. You will keep working even when there is a power outage, and you can move it to any distance since you don’t have to worry about the size of the cable.
Care and Maintenance of The Device
If you care about the life-span of your blower, clean it regularly. You see, parts like the fan may stop running when lots of dust, debris or leaves accumulates there. This will result in the breakdown of the tool and cost you money in the long run.
What do you use to clean it? A stiff brush is just fine. In a nutshell, never use water to clean it. Also, solvents are a big no when cleaning this tool.
No more leaves nor debris in your yard and debris in your garage! Why? You now know the tool to use to take care of such staff. Right? However, I don’t want you to be frustrated after purchasing a blower that isn’t helpful. So, consider the features of a good Worx cordless blower.
Again, remember not to get too excited after you buy the tool and forget the do’s and don’ts when using this tool. And while you need this tool for the fall-leave season, don’t store it till the next season.


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Nandy Asante Mp3 Download Audio
The one and only African Princess, Nandy has released herr new single titled “Asante“.
“Asante” is off Nandy’s Gospel project, “Wanibariki” EP which serves as her debut project for 2021.
Moreover, “Wanibariki” EP is a 5-tracks project and It comes after her Koffi Olomide assisted song “Leo Leo“.
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Home care agencies and their employees are performing critical services that help clients continue to live independently, work that has become even more challenging and dangerous in the coronavirus pandemic.
Kevin Smith is the chief executive of Best of Care, an agency headquartered in Quincy, Mass., that serves clients in greater Boston and many other areas of Massachusetts. Smith is also president of the Home Care Aide Council, Inc., a trade association of 70 agencies providing home care services in Massachusetts.
Gerontology Institute Director Len Fishman spoke with Smith on March 23 about home health agencies and their workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The following transcript was edited for length and clarity.
Kevin Smith: We are serving about 1,500 people. They are typically over age 60 and actually skew toward their 80s. It’s fair to say many depend on the care of our aides to remain independent and out of facility-based care. Continue reading


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September 22: Books On My Fall 2020 TBR (or spring if you live in the southern hemisphere)
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke– Despite my mixed feelings about Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, I’m really looking forward to Clarke’s sophomore novel. It’s significantly shorter than her first, and it sounds like a perfect quarantine read. It was actually written in response to Clark’s own bout with illness.
3. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett– This is a prequel to Pillars of the Earth, and I suppose all of Follett’s Kingsbridge novels. But I’m still behind on reading the third in the trilogy A Column of Fire. I suppose I should get to that, before I read the prequel. Or, are there “rules” about the order, since it’s a prequel?
5. Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow– I love the connection between magic/witchcraft and women’s suffrage. Perfect for an election year, when it’s more important than ever that we all vote!
6. One by One by Ruth Ware– I feel like Ruth Ware’s novels have gotten better as time goes on. I loved her most recent ones: The Death of Mrs. Westaway and Turn of the Key. I’m really eager to see if her newest lives up to that quality.
7. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade– I love the idea of this. An actor, unhappy with how his character has been written, takes refuge in the word of fan fiction. When he agrees to a publicity date with a fan, he realizes that she’s also his fandom friend in fanfic world. I think that this draws parallels between the love an artist has for his/her work and the love a fan has for something. I’m interested to see how it plays out.
8. Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch– I love the idea of delving into the women of this period who are often left out of regency novels, and even much of written history. Don’t get me wrong, I love Jane Austen, but the regency wasn’t all about white women! This books looks at women of color and LGBTQ women, who have been too often overlooked by history.
9. Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney– I loved Cooney’s YA novels when I was younger, so I was excited to see that she had a new book for adult readers out soon. I also like that this book focuses on a protagonist in her 70’s. So many books focus on 25-35 year olds exclusively!
10. A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire– I’ve had mixed success with Maguire as an author, but I’m eager to see what he does with one of my favorite fairy tales, The Wild Swans set in 1960s NYC.

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Patrick Schwarzenegger has a last name that's been a big box office draw for decades. However, the 27-year-old is so much more than the son of Terminator actor Patrick Schwarzenegger, even if his familial connection has opened a few doors for him that he probably wouldn't have had access to otherwise.
Patrick was born on September 18, 1993. He grew up in Hollywood, and it wasn't long before he fell in love with his father's profession. "I always wanted to be an actor. I’d do new plays in acting class. We’d get assigned a partner, do a dozen scenes, and I’d practice with my parents," he told Page Six.

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Joe Jonas Celebrates 25th Birthday at Beacher’s Madhouse
American music pop star, Joe Jonas, celebrated his 25th birthday blowout Friday night at celebrity hotspot Beacher’s Madhouse inside MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The newly single birthday boy was joined by his closest friends, including brother Nick Jonas and girlfriend Olivia Culpo, as well as actor Alex Pettyfer and girlfriend, model Marloes Horst.
Owner and legendary showman, Jeff Beacher pulled out all the stops for the party which included a lap dance by the world’s smallest stripper, Little Spinner, a mini Miley Cyrus stripper performance and a mini Jonas Brothers concert.
The group partied the night away as they enjoyed Beau Joie Champagne and George Clooney’s own Casamingos Tequila all night.
Before arriving at Beacher’s Madhouse, the group attended David Copperfield’s show where Joe was pulled up on stage by the illusionist and asked when the last time he got laid was, to which the Jonas brother laughed and replied, “one month ago.”
Life Time Athletic Summerlin – grand opening of Alpha Studio November 28, 2017
Grand Opening of Enclave Special Events Facility October 19, 2017
Unveiling of RH Las Vegas, The Gallery October 27, 2016
Vino Vinyasa and Chocolate at Life Time Athletic Green Valley August 11, 2016
Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Hero Bowl July 23, 2016
Special Olympics Polar Plunge March 5, 2016
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Lamia Joreige, Still from A Journey, Video, 41 minutes , 2006 © Lamia Joreige - Following the success of Artes Mundi 6, awarded to Theaster Gates earlier this year, Artes Mundi is pleased to announce the shortlist for the seventh edition of the UK's leading biennial art prize, Artes Mundi 7. The winner of the prestigious £40,000 Cardiff based Artes Mundi prize will be announced in January 2017 following a four month exhibition of works by the shortlists artists. The shortlist was selected from over 700 nominations spanning 90 countries and includes seven of world's most celebrated contemporary artists. They are: JOHN AKOMFRAH (UK) | NEÏL BELOUFA (FRANCE/ALGERIA) AMY FRANCESCHINI / FUTUREFARMERS (USA/BELGIUM) LAMIA JOREIGE (LEBANON) | NÁSTIO MOSQUITO (ANGOLA) HITO STEYERL (GERMANY/JAPAN) | BEDWYR WILLIAMS (UK/WALES) John Akomfrah OBE is renowned for his ground-breaking films such as The Stuart Hall Project (2013). Neïl Beloufa is known in the UK for his widely-reviewed 2014 ICA show, Counting on People. Amy Franceschini's is the founder of the Californian artist and farming collective, Futurefarmers. Lamia Joreige was the first female Lebanese artist to be recognised on a global scale and the first to have a major work acquired by Tate. Nástio Mosquito was recently named as one of Africa's Ten African Artist's to Look Out For by the Guardian. Hito Steyerl's surreal videos set in the 'post-internet age' have won her multiple awards. Bedwyr Williams is one of the UK's most sought after artists and is celebrated for his work representing Wales at the 55th Venice Biennale. Please see full biographies overleaf. The Artes Mundi 7 shortlist will take part in a major exhibition of formative and new works which will run from 21st October 2016 to February 26th 2017 at National Museum Cardiff and Chapter, Cardiff. For Artes Mundi 7 there will also be an extended programme across the city in partnership with other organisations. Artes Mundi 7 selectors, Elise Atangana, an independent curator based in Paris and Cameroon; Alist - United Kingdom - Saturday 8th October 2005
Jorge Posada - Jorge Posada greets fans and signs copies of his book 'The Journey Home: My Life In Pinstripes' at Books and Books at Books and Books Gables - Coral Gables, Florida, United States - Tuesday 19th May 2015
Pineda hopes that the donation will inspire others to join the cause.
After typhoon Haiyan caused wreaked devastation in the Philippines last week, relief efforts have been ongoing. On Friday, Journey announced that they would be donating $350 000 to the typhoon relief efforts. The group’s lead singer, Arnel Pineda, who originally hails from the Philippines, had a message for his homeland. Pineda referenced the group’s most infamous hit, when he told the nation “Don’t Stop Believin’” and that “help is on the way.”
Arnel Pineda urged the people of the Philippines to hold out hope, because "help is on the way."
The considerable donation will go to the United Nations World Food Programme and should provide about 1.4 million meals. The contributors to the sizeable donation include the group’s promoter Live Nation Entertainment, Creative Artists Agency and manager John Baruck. The donation is intended to set an example for others to hopefully join the cause.
Music Midtown is growing once again with a new stage and a bigger and better line-up.
It looks like Atlanta's Music Midtown festival is on its way back up as 2013 brings us the biggest line-up since its return from a six year hiatus.
We are back to where we started with Midtown, which takes place on September 10th - 21st at Piedmont Park, as we see a 2 day, 2 stage event just like its debut in 1994. We've still got a long way to go before it's back at its peak with 3 days and 6 stages, but the line-up hasn't far off doubled from last year and another stage has been added too. The excitement when it was announced that Midtown was making its return in 2011 is hard to beat, but we reckon this year's line-up could reel in an even more impressive overall ticket sale.
Continue reading: Music Midtown Festival Continues To Grow After Successful Rebirth
Lea Michele spoke for the first time in public of her late boyfriend and former 'Glee' co-star Cory Monteith. She won the award for Choice Actress in a Comedy and in a heartfelt speech thanked fans for their support.
Lea Michele at the unveiling of the redesigned Aqua Star Pool By Estee Stanley at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills.
Michele lost her boyfriend and Glee co-star over a month ago and has attempted to remain out of the public eye since. Monteith died on July 13th, aged just 31, he was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room. The British Columbia coroner ruled his cause of death was a lethal mix of heroin and alcohol.
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text: Apparently it was Michael Jackson's 50th birthday recently. The Harold Washington Library honored the legend with this display. I like how it is a modest tribute--50 facts about Michael Jackson, cut-outs of his classic poses, a list of his songs--hidden by the bathroom on the eighth floor. I'm still amazed at how a person can have such recognizable poses, and how the library could produce equally identifiable cutouts of these stances. I need to work on a distinguishing pose (peace sign in front of cameras can't count) and preparing templates for future generational use.


Google+ was not a success, to be kind, but of course it was Google’s purest attempt to compete with the social networks that dominate the market and, in particular, its way of fighting against Facebook. However, the fact that Google has never been successful in the social arena does not mean that it will stop trying. If we think, the truth is that Google’s biggest social success died with the now-defunct Google Reader and its shared links, and has not since tried again.
However, between Android and its different services, Google still has some opportunity to give a social touch to their apps. Google has released an update to its Maps app for iOS and Android that allows users to create lists to share with other users (including public lists) with the intention, in the words of one of the spokespersons, to “help people get out of your routine and do something new.
The attempt, therefore, is subtle, but it brings a social layer to Maps and invites users to share content. Until now, and beyond Google Sites ratings, most of the mapping content had been kept private to the rest of the users. As the matter is planned, it is a direct attempt to compete with sites like Yelp or Foursquare, adding to the current recommendations social lists to share or to save later.
From now on, Maps will aggregate much of the content generated by the user in regards to location. And, of course, it has become the most social site the company has (if we ignore the almost dead Google+).
The problem? It is not very clear that blending some of the public and private localization content is the best way to attract new users or move those already on Yelp and Foursquare.


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Part of an interactive on-line booklet about copper mining explaining the early, physical stages in the process.
Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtaining copper from its ores. The conversion The worlds oldest known copper mine, as opposed to usage of surface deposits, is at Timna Valley, Israel, since the fourth millennium BC, with
Jul 17, 2014 Mined from open pits, copper ore must be crushed as part of the process that occurs between extraction and production. Using todays compact
Copper processing is a complicated process that begins with mining of the ore less than 1% copper and ends with sheets of 99.99% pure copper called
Copper can be extracted from its ore by heating it with carbon. Impure copper is purified by electrolysis in which the anode is impure copper, the cathode is pure
Copper does not react with water, which makes it useful for plumbing. important, as traditional mining produces huge open-cast mines, and the remaining ores
Neolithic man mined native copper and used it as a substitute for stone; its The main ore mineral of copper in Australia and worldwide is chalcopyrite
At first, the co-smelting of ores of copper and tin would have been either accidental or the outcome of early experimentation to find
An ore is a rock or mineral that has enough metal in it to make it worth extracting. Mining copper. About 200 years ago the UK was an important world source of
This page explains copper mining: the production route taken from ore-containing rock to a final product that is the highest-purity commercial metal in existence
Apr 3, 2016 ILLUSTRATES THE MAIN STEPS IN EXTRACTING PURE COPPER LOADING ORE IN RAILROAD CARS, CRUSHING and WASHING.
The copper ores being mined in 2010 are too lean in copper 0.5–2% Cu to be smelted directly. Heating and melting their huge quantity of waste rock would
Copper is refined from ores in the ground, either through underground or open-pit mines. Most of the copper ores mined today are oxide or sulfide ores.
A look at the underground mining process. The Resolution Copper deposit lies more than a mile beneath the surface. The most viable way to recover this ore
Copper processing, the extraction of copper from its ores and the preparation of Definite records have been found of the working of copper mines on the Sinai
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Aug 5, 2009 There are many different ways to procure copper from buried ore. The mining process begins with extraction of the ore from the ground. The ore
Feb 19, 2017 While the copper market is gaining momentum, it is a good time to look at the copper mining champions in terms of copper grade in ore
1. Breaking the ore into small pieces The first step in processing the ore removed from the mine is to break the large rocks of ore into smaller pieces. This is
Sulfide-ore copper mining, a risky type of mining that has never been permitted in Minnesota, has been proposed within the Boundary Waters watershed by Twin
Indeed, copper was the first metal to advance humanity beyond the Stone Age. The social and environmental impacts of copper mining and smelting have been
Around 95% of all copper ever mined and smelted has been extracted since The slurry, when agitated causes the copper sulfide minerals to float at which
The copper processing industry refines copper from metal ores or scrap copper. It is mined in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and primarily
Apr 21, 2016 In the last year, Williams analysis of Great Orme copper ore – which he presented at the 2015 Archaeometallurgy in Europe International
Ores include bauxite, copper, gold, iron, lead and zinc. Workers in metal mining and processing are exposed, not only to the metal of interest, but also to various
Sep 27, 2006 Extracting pure copper metal from low-grade metal ores will benefit from the latest coordination chemistry research, thanks to a molecule that
Nov 7, 2016 mines, the average ore grade has decreased approximately by 25% in At present, the global average copper ore grades for copper mines is.
The use of copper in ancient China dates back to about 2000 BC. There are ancient copper mines preserved in the mountain of Ural where ore used to be mined
Mar 2, 2017 Regardless of the ore type, mined copper ore must first be concentrated to remove gangue, unwanted materials embedded in the ore. The first
Apr 12, 2018 Ores that contain copper in the U.S. are typically mined in large, open-pits. Copper processing facilities are usually located near mining or
The most commonly mined type of copper deposit, porphyry copper, is found reactions to extract copper from its ores and concentrates. Generally, these
Copper Mining, The King of the Oquirrh Mountains Throughout the 1870s and 1880s copper was basically a by-product of the lead-silver ores mined in
A pit or oval shape is excavated over time to access the copper ore deposits and this excavation usually has stepped, or benched, side slopes and can reach
Back to Rocks and Minerals Articles Peter Russell and Kelly Snyder Copper, a soft White Pine Mine was the last of the copper mines to close in northern
Nov 7, 2016 Analyzing only copper mines, the average ore grade has decreased approximately by 25% in just ten years. In that same period, the total
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Jul 14, 2015 This post will discuss copper mining; to learn more about copper, its to pinpoint the most profitable ore deposits and create models or maps of
In order to get the copper in the first place, someone needs to mine solid rock that Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Percentage of Copper in Ore. Barbara
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Resort Sunhat by Linda Permann
Work single crochet stitches in the back loops to create a subtle texture that spirals around this pretty brimmed hat.
RED HEART Eco-Ways, 4oz/113g balls, each approx 186yd/170m (acrylic/recycled polyester)
- 2 balls #3518 Peacock
- Size 7 (4.5mm) crochet hook
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
Crown Approx 21"/53.5cm circumference, but will stretch to fit slightly larger heads.
Brim Approx 4"/10cm wide and 13"/33cm diameter from edge to edge.
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Recognition of local indigenous people and culture is an important element of playground design. Yarning circles, recognition of local species and artwork of the local natural environment all work together to create a sense of local identity for students.
An Everything Outside playground is unique to each school, designed and constructed through a consultation process. This can involve staff and student representatives leading to new ideas and the development of a design suited to the needs of the school community.
At Everything Outside we offer a one-stop-shop design and construction company of showcase, stunning projects for schools on the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and regional Queensland.
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“Beautiful cottage in a beautiful ...”Beautiful cottage in a beautiful location. Lovely fire greeted us on arrival and we were made to feel really welcome.
- Off road parking
- Open fire
- Garden / Patio
- Washing machine
A delightful, terraced, stone-built former fisherman's cottage in the seafront hamlet of Burnmouth, overlooking tranquil Burnmouth Bay.
Positioned right by the sea, this traditional fisherman's cottage offers spectacular views around the bay from both the seating area at the front of the cottage and from the raised garden to the rear.
This Berwickshire cottage offers welcoming accommodation for holidaymakers.
There are three bedrooms, each with sloping ceilings and wooden beams, providing a traditional, seaside cottage feel, while the open plan kitchen with dining area centres around a cosy, woodburner, ideal for warming cold fingers and toes after an invigorating day by the sea.
Outside your Burnmouth cottage is a tiered garden, an ideal spot to relax and take in the wonderful views after a day exploring the area.
Visit Berwick-upon-Tweed, just 6 miles away, or venture to Holy Island, St. Abbs or the Farne Islands.
With the historic and cultural delights of Edinburgh only 40 minutes away by rail there is no shortage of things to do from your Burnmouth cottage.
Three bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin, 1 x single. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Kitchen with dining area and woodburner. Sitting room with open fire.
- Electric heating with woodburner in kitchen and open fire in sitting room
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, TV, DVD, CD, selection of books, games and DVDs
- Fuel, power and starter packs for woodburner and open fire inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 2 cars
- Tiered lawned garden to rear with furniture
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop 3 miles, pub 15 mins walk up 300ft hill
- Note: Due to the proximity of the 6ft high sea wall and the cliff side garden, young children must be supervised at all times
- Note: The rear access road is steep but usable
- Alternatively, you can also use the private road which runs level from the Harbour to the front of the cottage
About the location
Berwick-upon-Tweed 6 miles.
The tiny fishing hamlet of Burnmouth enjoys an idyllic location at the foot of the picturesque cliffs of the Berwickshire coast. Uninterrupted coastal views, an interesting rocky shoreline and quaint fishermen's cottages are just some of the features that give Burnmouth its enchanting appeal and in the summer grey seals can often be sighted in the sheltered bay. There is a pub about half a mile away at Upper Burnmouth, and shops in Eyemouth, 3 miles away, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, (with its complete Elizabethan Town Walls), is just 6 miles away. Holy Island, St Abbs with its spectacular diving, the Farne Islands, the wonderful beaches and castles of North Northumberland, and the rolling countryside of the Scottish Borders are all within easy driving distance. Why not visit the vibrant capital city of Edinburgh, only 40 minutes away by rail from Berwick.
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Last minute

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Naked Juice-loving APU students, take note: The “all natural” juice blend may not be as naked as you think.
The company took a $9 million hit in the Pappas v. Naked Juice lawsuit last July. The action questioned the company’s marketing claims of “100 percent juice” and “No GMOs.”
The legal backing to these claims is not that the vegetable or fruit juices are inorganic, but that there are various additives to the juice products including soy, Firbersol-2 and the fructooligosaccharides, which are genetically modified.
“[Naked] juice is delicious,” sophomore cinema arts major Chandler Nolan said. “It kind of sucks that it’s not natural, but what can you do? Most of the stuff that we eat and drink isn’t natural.”
Naked Juice denied the claims of false advertising, although they did reach the settlement while continuing to defend the quality of the company’s ingredients.
APU, a buyer of Naked Juice, was not affected in the course of this scandal, said Hospitality Services Business Manager Jonathan Teague
“As an individual who loves to get Naked [Juice] … I was very disappointed when I found out that Naked Juice’s claims were false,” sophomore undeclared major Randall Hsieh said.
Junior sociology major Dillan Close was not troubled by the claims of false marketing, but instead the product itself.
“People think [Naked Juice] is healthy, but there’s a ton of sugar in them,” Close said. “You can look at the back of the label. Did people really think they were that healthy?”
Debates on whether a product is natural are difficult because most products are processed, therefore technically no longer natural products directly from the earth.
Buyers who purchased Naked Juice products between Sept. 27, 2007 and Aug. 19, 2013 were eligible for a cut in the settlement if they sent in a form before the Dec. 17, 2013, deadline.
Buyers who had proof of purchase could have received up to a $75 return and buyers without proof of purchase could have received up to $45.
The website nakedjuiceclass.com addresses the claims involved in the Pappas v. Naked Juice Settlement case. The website features information of the settlement and the legal aspects of the case, including a location to make claims.

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text: Between 1967 and his death from lung cancer in 1975, Blish wrote authorized short story collections based upon the 1960s TV series Star Trek. He wrote 11 volumes adapting episodes of the series. He died midway through writing Star Trek 12; his wife, J. A. Lawrence, completed the book, and later completed the adaptations in the volume Mudd's Angels. In 1970 he wrote Spock Must Die!, the first original novel for adult readers based upon the series.


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"Reason has not much to say in favour of a future state of existence, but instinct has...... this desire and belief is as strong as the instinct of self-preservation itself. It is stronger than reason, more powerful than the evidence of sense. It withstands ridicule, contumely and persecution because it is rooted in the innermost nature of our being."
David Syme(from Scores Of Symes Vol. 1 by the late Dr. Veronica Condon; the quote can also be found on the website dedicated to Sir Geoffrey Syme, her father and David's son)
David Syme (1827 - 1908) was a Scottish-Australian notable in the early history of Victoria (an Australian state) where on settling in Melbourne was to become proprietor and Managing Editor of the mighty The Age newspaper. This newspaper is still an establishment of some consideration to this day in contemporary Melbourne. The company stayed in the ownership of his family until selling to Fairfax in 1983.
|Entry to the memorial from the main cemetery gates|
After further research, primarily from the website mentioned above by the late Dr. Condon, the inspiration for the building was indeed the Temple of Auset in Pilak (the Temple Of Isis in Philae).
|The capitals from The Temple Of Auset on Pilak (Philae) island|
|The entrance from the other side; the gates were added after the memorial was built to prevent people walking through|
|The door to the underground vault which lay beneath the memorial|
In research for writing this article I am learning a lot more about David Syme, and I am particularity interested to get a hold of his last volume, The Soul: A Study and an Argument (1903). Towards the end of his life he and wife Annabelle showed an interest in spiritualism - a very popular topic of the time it appears. But apart from the letters written to Annabelle by the architects of the tomb, Butler and Bradshaw, explaining some of the motifs incorporated into the design and references to the "Book Of The Dead", just how far the interest into Kemeticism went I can not ascertain.
|These gates were added later in the building's history; the uraeai design remain true to the 136 that cap the monument and surround the interior and exterior of the cornice|
|The tops of the bolts that hold the vault door intact are grasped by Khepera - a charming design addition|
|This scarab beetle is one design of many on the monument, fitting for the resurrection and transformation David Syme expected of the next world; this is found on the rail fixture surrounding the lower part of the building|
|This wonderful tiling feature can be found on all 4 corners of the inside floor of the building exterior; a beautiful rendering in art nouveaux style of the winged scarab|
|The cobras with sun disk on their heads surround the inner and outer cornices of the building and go in separate directions accordingly|
|The capitals feature a different style on each column denoting those used in pharaonic times|
At the time, much of Kemeticism would have been informed largely by still new Egyptology; Theosophy was being introduced at the time in Melbourne also, but still very new. Tutankhamun's tomb discovery was still over a decade away. In light of all of this, the statement that the monument makes is bold. A circle left on the horizontal vault door suggests a vase or perhaps a statue had been present but now removed, and I wonder what this was? If it was a vase, was it sculpted in an ancient Egyptian style, or more the nouveaux look that was still flourishing as a result of the earlier Egyptomania of the 1800's?
The Syme monument is located in the Kew Cemetery* and is listed on the National Trust Heritage register. Before visiting the monument I checked that it was Ok to do so, and obtained permission to take photographs.
I have approached this topic with reverence and respect for the Syme family and the incredible memorial that has been created to commemorate them. I would like to see the monument cleaned and maintained in a grander state of preservation with the view for it to last for eternity, as I am certain David Syme intended.
*Boorondara is the name of the locality this Eastern Melbourne suburb is located in and often the cemetery is referred to by this municipality
|Much of the information I have gleaned in my research for this blog comes from the work of Dr. Veronica Condon, the grand daughter of David Syme who has documented much of her family history|
|The Temple Of Auset - a remarakbly well preserved temple dating from the Ptolemaic period of Egypt's history|
All of the photos in this blog were taken by the author, except the photo of David Syme and the spine of the book Scores Of Symes Vol 1. by Dr. Veronica Condon taken from her website


Srinagar recorded 23.6 mm of rainfall yesterday and the Met Department has predicted more for today. "We had a sleepless night. We were awake throughout the night as it was raining heavily. It reminded us of the horrors we underwent when the floods hit," Abdul Rashid Bhat, a resident of Rajbagh area of the city here, told PTI.
Bhat, whose family, along with 44 others, lives in tents erected on the roadside near the banks of River Jhelum, as their houses were damaged by the flood waters, said the fear was heightened by thunderstorms and lightning. "We were terrified as the sky started to roar.
There are Chinar trees around us and we were wary of those as well. A Chinar tree has already fallen on a mosque and damaged it," he said. Bilal Ahmad Khosa, who lives with 14 of his family members, including nine children, in a tent provided by the state police, said the night was as tense as the one on September 6 when the waters started seeping into the area thereby flooding it.
"Our two-storey house was damaged by the floods. We lived in a relief camp on the Hariparbat hillock, while some others took refuge in the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) nearby. After few days, as the waters receded from the main roads, we were provided tents by the police and we erected them here," he said. Khosa said as the rains started yesterday, the residents had to cover up the tents with tarpaulin or thermocol as water was seeping into them.


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The urine culture should be positive for 105 colony-forming units GPX6 (CFUs)/mL or more, with no more than two microorganisms isolated. The second criterion is satisfied when a patient with a urinary catheter has at least two of the following criteria with no other recognized cause: positive dipstick analysis for leukocyte esterase or nitrate and pyuria (≥10 leukocytes/mL) . Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). Central lines were removed aseptically, and the distal 5 cm of the catheter was cut and cultured using a standardized semi-quantitative method . Concomitant blood cultures were drawn percutaneously in all cases. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). A deep tracheal aspirate from the endotracheal tube was cultured non-quantitatively and aerobically and gram stained. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). A urine sample was aseptically aspirated from the sampling port of the urinary catheter and cultured quantitatively.


In the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings, the Ents (J.R.R. Tolkien's imagined tree-like creatures) rise up from their roots to take part in a great battle against evil, after many of their brethren are chopped down. Unfortunately for a grove of trees in Arcadia, none of them showed the ability to stand up and walk away, so more than 200 oak and sycamore trees were cut down yesterday amid protests and controversy. The grove was cleared by L.A. County Public Works as part of a flood control project—where the trees once stood will go 500,000 cubic yards of silt, rocks, and vegetation scooped out of the Santa Anita reservoir. The County Board of Supervisors stopped earlier plans to chop down the grove with hope for finding a solution that would spare the trees, but no compromise was reached, and the chainsaws fired up yesterday, while protesters did all they could to stop the chopping. When conservationism clashes with public planning, in this case maintenance of a vital reservoir, who should win?
Shirley Jahad, KPCC reporter covering the story; currently touring the limited access site in Arcadia this afternoon and joins us from there
Camron Stone, resident of Arcadia who led the effort to preserve the trees
Mark Pestrella, Assistant Director of the L.A. County Department of Public Works


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04/20/2017, 04:04 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application detailing a method of inserting virtual objects into a real environment, and relocating or removing real objects from the same, using advanced hardware and complex algorithms.
04/17/2017, 02:04 pm
In response to an anonymous outside examination request made against the Apple document, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has actually revived parts of rejected U.S. Patent No. 7,844,915 -- the so-called "pinch-to-zoom" filing -- while leaving others intact.
04/03/2017, 11:04 pm
Ten years after Apple effectively created a viable, high-end mobile graphics business for Imagination Technologies--and a year after the iPhone maker publicly declined to acquire the company--the British graphics technology firm now appears to be in full panic mode that its mobile technology may end up abandoned like MIPS, PowerPC, Nvidia's Tegra and Texas Instrument's OMAP.
03/23/2017, 05:03 am
An Apple patent application published Thursday details a so-called "thin" portable hardware accessory that boasts the components necessary to act as a laptop surrogate for iPhones and iPads.
03/21/2017, 05:03 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a portable device with a display capable of dynamically changing its shape, potentially opening the door to truly tactile user interaction.
03/16/2017, 02:03 pm
Apple is adding to its existing patents for automatically unlocking an iPhone using facial recognition, according to a patent application published on Thursday, revealing the Cupertino firm is still refining alternative methods of biometric security it could use in future mobile devices.
03/16/2017, 05:03 am
A trio of Apple patent applications published on Thursday detail the inner workings of a wireless earbud system packed with sensors for taking biometric readings, suggesting the company is developing an advanced set of AirPods.
03/09/2017, 01:03 pm
Newly filed patent applications from Apple reveal new ideas the iPad producer has for the Apple Pencil, with images showing a way to charge a version of the stylus with the Smart Connector port.
03/09/2017, 04:03 am
An Apple patent application published Thursday details an intelligent method of introducing photo background blur using a depth map compiled from data captured by a stereo camera system. The document could shed light on the inner workings of Portrait Mode on iPhone 7 Plus, details of which are sparse.
03/07/2017, 04:03 am
Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent covering the detection of human faces in digital video feeds by leveraging depth map information, technology that could be a building block of a face-based bio-recognition system rumored to debut with this year's iPhone.
03/02/2017, 11:03 am
Apple is continuing to work on solving the problem of storing the Apple Pencil when it isn't required by the user, with a patent application published on Tuesday revealing designs for Pencil loops incorporated into iPad Pro cases and covers, keeping the stylus close at hand.
03/02/2017, 05:03 am
An Apple patent application published on Thursday describes a portable device with a flexible OLED screen capable of retracting into two hollow casings, suggesting the company is looking into alternative hardware formats for flagship products like iPhone and iPad.
03/01/2017, 03:03 pm
A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday tossed a $533 million verdict in favor of patent holder Smartflash, which in an earlier court battle had argued that Apple violated its data storage concepts by way of iTunes.
02/28/2017, 11:02 am
A pair of visualizations comparing Apple's and Google's "innovation signatures" shows the difference in corporate cultures between the two giants, but doesn't tell the entire tale.
02/28/2017, 11:02 am
Rumors that Apple is considering a future without a physical home button on its iPhones have been bolstered by a patent granted to the company on Tuesday -- one that could allow users to authenticate their fingerprint by touching anywhere on the screen.
02/16/2017, 04:02 am
An Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday details a method of detecting and notifying users of cracks in a device coverglass, even if the break is a hairline fracture.
02/16/2017, 02:02 am
According to an Apple patent application published on Thursday, the company is investigating device charging mechanisms capable of generating electricity through winding, as well as wearables powered by constant spring tension, like a traditional wristwatch.
02/14/2017, 04:02 am
An Apple patent grant on Tuesday suggests the company is looking to leverage its LuxVue acquisition to integrate display technology capable of reading a user's fingerprint without a dedicated sensor, a design feature rumored to see release with "iPhone 8."
02/09/2017, 05:02 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application hinting at the company's plans to build an advanced iPhone, or other personal device, with an exceedingly flexible display.
02/07/2017, 06:02 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent covering a next-generation headphone design that automatically transforms into a stereo loudspeaker on the fly, potentially laying down a blueprint for future EarPods, AirPods or Beats models.


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While Taylor Swift recently fought against her producer, the singer is supporting Anita Baker.
On the social network Twitter, Taylor Swift affirmed her support for Anita Baker. The American soul and jazz singer is fighting to reclaim the rights to her music license.
It’s no secret that Taylor Swift never misses an opportunity to be generous. Indeed, the singer reaches out to all those who feel the need.
So this time, the woman who is about to release the reissue of her album Fearless gives a boost to Anita Baker. And for good reason, the 63-year-old singer is fighting to regain control of her musical career.
For example, the Hollywood star recently wrote a number of tweets that were worrying, to say the least. In short, she asked her fans not to buy or broadcast her music in the middle of her battle for her master’s license.
So his fight could only talk to Taylor Swift! A few months ago, she, too, was fighting against her producer Scooter Braun, head of Ithaca Holdings LLC and holder of its music catalog since June 30, 2019.
So Taylor Swift could not remain silent in the face of such a case, which marks all generations. It was on the bluebird social network that she told him she was supporting him.
“I encourage you in your fight to get your job back and I really appreciate your support!! Thank you,” wrote the pretty blonde. It didn’t take more than that to please the principal interested!
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Indeed, Anita Baker was quick to reply to Taylor Swift: “This solidarity is a beautiful thing! Thank you. So, will she succeed in the coming weeks?
In any case, this is not the first time that the singer gives of her person to help her loved ones. But it’s not just that. Proof of this is that his generosity has no limits.
During the Covid-19 period, the artist never hesitates to reach out to those who have seen their lives fall apart. In the latest episode, the young woman donated $50,000 to the GoFundMe platform.
The reason? She wanted to give a boost to Vickie Quarles, a mother of five, who lost her husband to the virus. Last December, she also got her hands on the wallet.
Yes, Willow’s interpreter had given $13,000 to two other mothers. They too, still because of the health crisis, were struggling to make ends meet.
Last year, Taylor Swift helped an 18-year-old English girl who couldn’t get into the school of her choice. “I am so inspired by your fundraising and dedication to making your dreams come true,” the artist wrote.


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Around the world, health care providers have been tested like never before by the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak. In Idaho, doctors and nurses moved quickly to offer critical care to coronavirus patients and slow the spread of the virus when it arrived in the state this past spring.
Hospitals were swamped with COVID-19 patients, but that surge was counterbalanced by a dramatic drop in other types of care, such as elective procedures. This slowdown has affected providers across the spectrum of health care from dentists to physical therapists as many people postponed routine care.
And of course, we are all waiting to see what the fall and winter bring in terms of a possible resurgence of the COVID-19 virus. There is a great need for continuing testing and monitoring, with children returning to their classrooms and most businesses open for in-person services.
On Oct. 6, the Idaho Business Review held a virtual Breakfast Series panel to discuss these issues and more with a group of health care experts.
The Breakfast Series panel
Odette Bolano, President and CEO, Saint Alphonsus Health System
Odette Bolano provides executive leadership, strategic and operational oversight for a 582-bed, five-hospital system across the states of Idaho and Oregon. Immediately prior to this role, from December 2015 – 2018, she served as president of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center with responsibility for strategic and operational oversight for the medical center. Prior to joining Saint Alphonsus, Bolano served as senior vice president of Kaiser Permanente – East Bay in Oakland, California. Previously, she served in a number of senior executive positions with Ascension Health including president and CEO of St. Joseph Health System in Bryan, Texas, and chief operating officer for Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, Arizona.
Greg Donaca, President and CEO, Delta Dental of Idaho
Prior to becoming CEO, Greg Donaca served as the chief financial officer and treasurer of Delta Dental of Idaho. He joined the company in 2008 as the controller before being promoted to CFO. Donaca has served on the Delta Dental of Idaho Board of Directors since 2010. He is a CPA and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Idaho Society of Certified Public Accounts. He is recognized as a Governance Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Linfield College in Oregon.
Heidi Hart, CEO, Terry Reilly Health System
As CEO, Heidi Hart collaborates with the Board of Directors, staff, community partners and patients to achieve the organization’s mission of making a positive impact on the health of our community. She began her career with Terry Reilly Health Services in 1993 as a therapist, providing specialized outpatient counseling and treatment services to child and adult victims of sexual abuse, as well as treatment for adult sexual offenders. She transitioned into leadership in 2001, serving as the behavioral health director until 2012. At that time, she advanced into her current position as CEO.
Dr. Laura McGeorge, St. Luke’s Health System Medical Director, Primary and Specialty Care
Dr. Laura A. McGeorge is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. She earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Amherst College. McGeorge joined St. Luke’s Internal Medicine after previously practicing in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Daniel Reed, Physician Director of Family Practice, Primary Health Medical Group
Dr. Daniel Reed is a board-certified family physician who obtained his doctorate from the University of California – Davis School of Medicine and completed his residency at Dayton Community Family Practice Residency in Dayton, Ohio. He has worked as a practicing physician at Primary Health for more than 17 years and serves as the group’s physician director of family practice.
Under Reed’s leadership, Primary Health Medical Group has grown to include more than 40 family medicine providers responsible for more than 70,000 patient lives in the Treasure Valley. In addition to steady growth, Primary Health has won numerous awards and recognition for quality of care and innovation. He has played an integral role in launching telehealth medicine and developing “clean clinic” to continue delivering high-quality health care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderator: Tom Mortell, Partner, Hawley Troxell
Tom Mortell is chair of the firm’s health law practice group as well as a member of the firm’s Board of Partners. His health care practice focuses on advising hospitals and other health care providers on all aspects of health care law. He assists health care providers in business transactions, including the acquisition of competing entities, the formation of entities or facilities jointly-owned by hospitals and physicians, the acquisition of physician practices, and professional services contracts between hospitals and physicians. Additionally, he advises hospital boards on issues relating to physician integration, compliance, governance and strategic planning.
How has 2020 impacted Primary Health?
Dr. Daniel Reed: If anything, 2020 has not been boring. It has been interesting; it has been challenging and a series of new experiences, and that is the positive spin on it. We all know there have been undeniable negatives starting with the number of deaths and ongoing deaths. The business challenges, we have all seen them with the dramatic decline in initial acute care during the outbreak of COVID-19. The challenges and innovations that forced us in the long term may not turn out to be as negative as we thought. We have seen our health care system advance in some ways through this, and the worrisome time bomb that we look at now has been the decline of primary care and preventive care services that we have seen during this. We’ve got a backlog to catch up with otherwise we will be dealing with the consequences of this going forward. The summary is it’s been interesting.
Dr. McGeorge, could you tell us about some things that are now done differently at St. Luke’s? I am thinking of telehealth. What are some other lessons learned from your perspective?
Dr. Laura McGeorge: I would say as I think about COVID and how it has impacted us, if I look back a year ago and where we are now, none of us could have guessed where we would be. And first of all, I would like to say that this year did start out fairly normal for us. We’ve been through a lot, even losing one of our very own providers, a nurse-practitioner who died of COVID earlier this summer. It’s been a tough year. I will say our organization quickly pivoted to all hands on deck. It was a good opportunity for people to start thinking about leaning in, not necessarily with what you did historically at your job, but leaning in where you need to whether it is helping cover some of the drive-by testing sites or helping out in the hospital supporting some of the different areas in the hospital. Telehealth was an absolute big change for us. Now we have about 15% of our ambulatory visits doing telehealth, which, again, we probably had close to zero prior to COVID, so we are very excited about that. And I think it has taught us as an organization, even though we are a large organization and sometimes it feels like it is hard to make change in a large organization, that we really do have the ability to pivot when we need to. And the last thing I would say is what we’re learning now and working on now, and we have been working on this now for that past two or three months, is how do we pivot to this being truly the new normal? As Dr. Reed said, we have to get vaccines to kids, we have to take care of chronic illnesses like diabetes, we have to get patients the surgeries they need, and yet we also have to be prepared to take care of patients who have COVID-19.
Greg, how has COVID affected the dental community and the patients that community serves? Is it safe for people to go see their dentist?
Greg Donaca: At Delta Dental, we do provide some direct care through our community outreach. It is really for those in need. In total, we have exams, fluoride varnish, sealants. We also do education on the importance of oral health. And we probably, in total, help 50,000 kids. But our primary focus is providing access for people to go to the dentist. We provide the pre-paid dental coverage — we have about 410,000 people we cover in and out of state. It is very important to go and have your regular routines. First, if somebody has coverage, they are four times more likely to go to the dentist.
And there continues to be more and more of a link between oral health and your overall health. If you think about it, the plague that is in your mouth, there is up to 300 different types of bacteria that make up that plaque. And that plaque travels from your mouth to your body, causing a lot of different problems — cardiovascular disease. There was a study that if you have bad oral health, you are 22% more likely to get ventilator pneumonia. With COVID, it is a very serious issue. We have really been focusing on making sure we continue to have a strong dental network, to do what we can to make sure people know it is safe to go, and we have been doing what we can for people to continue to have our coverage. You asked if it is safe to go to the dentist. It is safe. Currently, there has been no traces of new COVID cases that have been traced back to a dental office. I know dental offices are still doing routine care, elective surgeries. They have modified things just as everyone else has with the way you check-in. They’ve reduced greatly the amount of aerosols. There are studies coming out that show that COVID is airborne.
Odette, give us your insight into what we could have done differently as a state to manage this pandemic.
Odette Bolano: I would say that the governor has done an incredible job. He stepped into it, he defined what it would take to move us along to reopening the economy. He has been very forthright in sharing information that he is getting. He has set up the governor’s task force to make sure that he is hearing from the scientists and the physicians. We are working on the public-private lab testing. Many of us are at that table. I don’t know that I could predict that anybody could have done anything better. I think that we are learning a lot. This is not the last pandemic we are going to see. I think we have been predicting this for the last 15 years, and here it is today. So we’re learning a lot about what we need to do not only as a state but as health care providers and anticipating what may come after this. I think it’s really hard to play (Monday morning) quarterback based on everything that was going on in the country. I think that the governor and the mayor of Boise and others have been very committed to trying t0 keep the public safe. Hospitals have learned how to stay in incident command for long periods of time. We’re pivoting and being as nimble as we can. We’re reacting to changes in protocols that are coming out. So I think everybody is doing the best they can. I cannot stress enough, flu vaccines and wearing masks, social distancing and hand hygiene. If we need anything from the public, it’s those things right now so we can minimize the impact that we’re all fearful that we may experience in the next 60 days.
How has Medicaid expansion impacted your ability at Terry Reilly Health Services to provide care for the poor?
Heidi Hart: It is interesting to look back. That was the topic this time last year; we were gearing up for Medicaid expansion and the whole conversation was around enrollment and attribution. And in many ways that seems like such a long time ago and really has escaped many of our memories about all the work we had to go through. I would say experientially it has been mixed, and I say that because on one hand we went through this whole period of work where we were trying to make sure that people did enroll, that they attributed and selected their primary care provider, that they had education and understanding around how to use benefits and what was included and had to be good consumers if you will in health care. So we were all working really hard to help implement the public policy and work with individuals to access the health care system. And that had just gotten started, and then we were hit by COVID, so then everybody shut services down or scaled back services. It is a lot more about emergency services or delaying care.
So I don’t know that we have really seen the impact, if you will, around Medicaid expansion to consumers or individuals when it comes to access for primary care services or preventative services because a lot of that was delayed or postponed. I realize that we will probably see that in about a year from now, so I am hoping this time next year the conversation is really about how have we been able to move the dial on the health of individuals with Medicaid as the health system has been able to come back online and people are back in a place where they are accessing health care services. So I think our experience as a state in regards to public policy and Medicaid is going to be very different from states that expanded before, so it has kind of been a mixed bag.
To view a replay of this Breakfast Series panel in full, go to https://idahobusinessreview.com/breakfast-series/