THE State Government has refused to extend Oakajee Port and Rail's exclusive development rights for the Mid-West infrastructure project, potentially opening up the project again for competing bids.
Under the State Development Agreement negotiated between the State Government and OPR, owned by Murchison Metals and Mitsubishi, OPR had until the end of this year to sign formal agreements to get the project underway.
Cost and timeline blowouts, as well as Murchison’s mid-year admission it could not fund its share of the $6 billion cost, have prevented that from happening.
OPR announced this morning that it has agreed with the State Government to modify the State Agreement and end the exclusivity agreement.
In practical terms the revised agreement will have little impact on the progress of the project, however. Mitsubishi has offered to buy Murchison’s 50 per cent stake in the project for $325 million, and is understood to be currently seeking new funding partners.
And while it has been criticised by some sections of the Mid West mining lobby, the OPR masterplan is generally seen as too well advanced for a competing bid to have any serious chance of toppling the existing plans.
In a sign Premier Colin Barnett’s government is almost certain to continue to deal with OPR as its preferred option, the State Government has relinquished its right to buy the OPR’s intellectual property if it believes the company has breached its obligations under the State Agreement.
Under the previous agreement the State Government could have bought the rights to the work OPR has already conducted, meaning it could have either built the project itself, or on-sold that work to a competing bidder.
In a statement this morning Mr Barnett said the State Government is still interested in talking to other parties, however.
Mr Barnett said the State Government and the OPR partners had agreed to remove the exclusive arrangement in the Oakajee State Development Agreement.
The Premier said the changes would create new opportunities to attract Chinese involvement in the project, and potentially reduce its cost by staggering construction of the rail line.
“Oakajee will be built, Western Australia needs a deepwater port in the Mid-West to unlock the region’s potential,” Mr Barnett said.
“The State Government will continue to work with OPR as a proponent, but we will also be considering a broader range of options.
“The Government will continue to encourage Chinese participation. This is vital to the project because Chinese companies have major interests in Mid-West iron projects and China is likely to be the biggest customer for the region’s iron ore,” he said.
OPR chief executive John Langouland said OPR is still best-placed to deliver the multi-billion dollar project.
“Project planning, engineering and regulatory approvals are well advanced,” he said.
“We share the government’s long-held vision of an integrated bulk iron ore supply chain, based on the principle of open access for multiple mines, underpinning creation a mid-west mineral province.
“OPR has developed a comprehensive and detailed technical solution – in accordance with government scoping requirements - for a high-capacity, sustainable integrated iron ore supply chain. The design and cost estimate have been subject to extensive independent peer review, including value engineering assessments.”
OPR is considered to be at least two years ahead of any rival bid for the project, having already won a number of key environmental and planning approvals for the port and rail project.
In a separate announcement this morning, Murchison Metals announced it has won Foreign Investment Review Board approval to sell its half stake in the project to Mitsubishi.
Murchison shares gained 1.5c in early trading, to 44c at 0921 AWST.


Most operators, and even the large vendors, see virtualized RAN (whether Open RAN or not) as a medium term architecture, and one that cannot yet match the performance of traditional integrated platforms. But Samsung claims its vRAN can already match that performance.
“While there have been industry discussions that suggest that vRAN performance could be lower than purpose-built, vendor-specific solutions, Samsung’s vRAN offers proof that performance equal to traditional hardware-based equipment is achievable,” Farook Hussan, senior director of technology at Samsung’s Network Division, told SDxCentral.
He added: “Virtualized RAN offers more deployment flexibility and supports swift transition with integrated hardware and software infrastructure. vRAN also eliminates many hardware dependencies, making vRAN an attractive technology option for the operators from both a long term capex and opex perspective.”
An inhouse evaluation of costs and performance by Samsung concluded that a centralized vRAN can reduce total cost of ownership by 13% and opex by 25% over a five-year period compared to a conventional RAN in a distributed topology. This comparison does not take into account the rising need that operators see to distribute their future vRANs in order to support emerging 5G use cases that require real time response, such as millimeter wave beamforming and ultra-low latency.
Samsung launched its first vRAN platform last year and announced trials with Verizon, and it is also contributing to Open RAN projects in a bid to build market share beyond its most successful 5G RAN markets, the USA and South Korea. Its first vRAN products support paired (FDD) sub-GHz spectrum and it will add support for TDD and midband spectrum in its virtualized distributed units later this year.
“Our vRAN solution has virtualized all the elements of the baseband unit that can be software driven,” said Hassan, but admitted it can be challenging to find the optimal server configuration for each operator’s deployment or specific environment . “Another challenge is the seamless integration among servers, network interface cards and container-as-a-service platforms,” he added.
And he also acknowledged that, while centralized, software-only vRANs might deliver well for 4G or simple 5G use cases, in a disaggregated 5G vRAN – with DUs to support low latency RAN functions that require massive processing horsepower – more work was required. “In the initial stages of virtualization, unfortunately, the capacity performance of a fully virtualized DU with software only does not match the performance of a purpose-oriented hardware built with the same cost,” he wrote. “As the processor and platform of the common-off-the-shelf server grows, the performance of the fully virtualized DU is expected to narrow the gap with that of the hardware-based DU over time.”


text:
Vice President and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer
Dr. Tonya Hongsermeier is the VP and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Elimu Informatics. She formerly served as chief medical informatics officer at Lahey Health, an integrated healthcare system serving New England. Formerly, she was a principal informatician in clinical informatics research and development at Partners Healthcare System and has served as a team lead on both the Agency for Healthcare Research and quality-funded Clinical Decision Support consortium project and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology-funded Advancing Clinical Decision Support project. Prior to this, she served for five years as senior corporate manager for clinical knowledge management and decision support. In this capacity she built a knowledge management team and led implementation of a collaboration, CDS authoring, and content management platform for enterprise Clinical Decision Support. She also served as a co-chair for the Semantic Web Healthcare-Life sciences Special Interest Group for the World Wide Web Consortium. She received her MD from Boston University and completed her residency in medicine and fellowship in clinical nutrition at the Deaconess Hospital. She received an MBA in healthcare management from BU School of Management in 1995, and has held several positions in industry leading a variety of informatics efforts. Prior to joining Partners Healthcare System, she was vice president for knowledge management solutions and patient safety at Cerner Corporation.

domain: medical


On March 7, we reported that Chinese manufacturing giant, Huawei, sued the United States government to court over multiple issues. Now, the US Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas had filed a subpoena to the US government and related ministers. According to reports, the subpoena stated that the US government needs to respond within 60 days after receiving the subpoena (excluding the date of receipt of the subpoena), otherwise it will be defeated by default.
Gizchina News of the week
Earlier, Huawei held a press conference at its Shenzhen headquarters on March 7 to issue an important statement and decided to sue the US government. Huawei revealed that it has evidence that the US government is suspected of invading Huawei servers.
The United States government and Huawei have been at loggerheads for quite some time. According to Huawei, the US government has been smearing the company as a threat, attacking its servers, stealing its mail and source code, and never provides any evidence to support its allegations that Huawei poses a cybersecurity threat. To make matters worse, the US government is trying to prevent Huawei from participating in the construction of 5G networks in other countries.


text:
Ocean Nutrition Koi Color Enhancer Mini 16oz Information
Koi Color Enhancer is a highly palatable koi food that is specifically enriched with natural color enhancer`s, such as spirulina and krill meal, along with the proper balance of minerals necessary to promote the brilliant colors in your koi. Containing an abundance of high-grade white fish meal as its primary protein source, it is a nutritionally complete food scientifically formulated to provide a balanced blend of all the proteins, vitamins, and minerals necessary for the sound growth and health development of your fancy koi. The floating pellets do not cloud the water, making it easy to watch your fancy koi as they eat. Koi Color Enhancer is made of the finest select ingredients under strict quality control to ensure that your fancy koi receive the ultimate in nutrition.
+ Display More
- Display Less
Currently there are no product reviews for Ocean Nutrition Koi Color Enhancer Mini 16oz

domain: pet


text:
Here are some facts you may not know about leap year:
1. The Earth circles around the sun once every 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds. Without Leap Days to keep the earth’s revolutions around the sun in sync with the calendar, after 100 years the calendar would be off by 24 days. Without the extra day every four years, Earth would lost almost six hours of time every year.
2. Without Leap Years, February would eventually become a summer month in the northern hemisphere.
3. February was chosen to be the short month under the reign of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus. Under the reign of Augustus’s predecessor, Julius Caesar February had 30 days and July named for which was names for Julius Caesar had 31 days, but August names for Augustus only had 29 days. Augustus upon becoming Emperor added two days to August to make the month the same length as July. The two additional days were taken from February, making it the shortest month of the year.
4. All the other months in the Julian calendar have 30 or 31 days, but February lost out to the ego of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus. Under his predecessor Julius Caesar, February had 30 days and the month named after him - July - had 31. August had only 29 days. When Caesar Augustus became Emperor he added two days to 'his' month to make August the same as July. So February lost out to August in the battle of the extra days.
5. For women ready to take the Leap, according to folklore Leap Day is the day that a woman can ask for a man’s hand in marriage. There are several theories behind the origins of this tradition.
The first one originates from Scotland, where it is believed that Queen Margaret passed a law around 1288, allowing women the right to propose on Leap Day, but to do so, they had to wear a scarlet petticoat under their skirt or breeches (pants) to signal their intention. There are no historical records to confirm this, and no evidence of such law being passed by a the queen, who would been about five years old in 1288.
Another theory originates from Ireland. It has been told that St. Brigid asked for permission form St. Patrick to allow women the right to propose after growing tired of numerous complaints from women arguing that the man intended to be their husband was too shy to propose. According to legend, St. Patrick decided to allow women the right to propose every Leap Year. The legend also notes that since it was Leap Day when this when St.Patrick made this decision, St. Brigid proposed to him immediately. The tale as told over time, says that St. Patrick refused her proposal and offered her a kiss and a silk gown as a consolation prize. This is alleged to be where the tradition of a man refusing a woman’s Leap Day proposal must give her a kiss, and a silk gown.
The Scottish version of the legend also states that if a man refuses a Leap Day proposal he would be fined a kiss and a silk gown or 12 pairs of gloves. Lengend states the gloves would be a pair for each month so the women could hide the fact that she didn’t have an engagement ring.
6. Those born on Feb. 29 are referred to a leaplings or leapers.
7. There is an Honor Society for leaplings and it is said to have more than 10,000 members worldwide.
8. The odds of being born on Leap Day are are 1 in 1,500
9. There is only one notable person in recorded history that is known to have been both born and died on Feb. 29, Sir James Winston, Premier of Tasmania.
10. Anthony, Texas, holds a festival each Leap Year in honor of the city’s self proclamation that they are the Leap Year Capital of the World. The festival includes, fun at the horse farm, square dancing and a guided trip to Aztec Cave.
11. Hong Kong recognizes March 1, as the legal birthday for a leapling while New Zealand recognizes it as Feb. 28. A well times flight from one country to the other could result in the world’s longest birthday.
12. It is reported that some astrologers believe that leaplings have some pretty unusual talents which can include the ability to paint like Picasso or burp the alphabet.
13. Leap Year means an extra payday for hourly employees who work that day, but those who are on a fixed income will work for free. Prisoners serving a one year sentence during Leap Year will have to serve an extra day.
14. Leap Year only happens in even number years that are divisible by four.
15. Historical events that happened during a Leap Year include: General George Armstrong Custer lost the battle at the Little Big Horn, also known as Custer’s last stand in 1876, the Titanic sank in 1912, Benjamin Franklin proved his theory that lighting was electricity in 1752 and the California Gold Rush began in 1848.

domain: history


- Eastwood Metal Buffing Shop Kit 10 in. Wheel 3/4 in Shaft.
Eastwood Metal Buffing Shop Kit 10 in. Wheel 3/4 in Shaft.
Item #13016 Brand: Eastwood
DVD, protective gear and more
- 8 buffing wheels (10" in dia.)
- 6 buffing compounds
- Protective gear and more
- Use with your 3/4-HP to 1-1/2-HP buffing motor
About Eastwood Metal Buffing Shop Kit 10 in. Wheel 3/4 in Shaft.
This Buffing Kit includes 10-dia., 3/4"-wide buffs designed to hold more compound and last a long time, plus a complete set of buffing compounds so you'll have the proper abrasive for any project. The included DVD and instructions keep you easily on task as you achieve professional results when buffing stainless, brass, aluminum, pot metal and plastic. Wheels have 3/4" arbor holes that are a "push fit" on a 7/8" shaft.
8 Buffing Wheels, 10" dia. (2 each: Sisal, Spiral, Loose, Canton Flannel)
6 Compounds (Emery, Stainless, Tripoli, Plastic, Jeweler's Rouge, White Rouge)
"The Art of Buffing" DVD
13127 Expander Wheel Kit
11968 Trim Hammer & Anvil Kit for stainless steel trim restoration
Questions & Answers


Minnesota Timberwolves at Toronto Raptors: Friday NBA game preview
Ricky Rubio cold. T-Wolves weak on road and in close games.
|Report an Error|
Share via Email
Three things to know about the Minnesota Timberwolves, who take on the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre Friday night (7 p.m., TSN/TSN 1050 radio, live blog at thestar.com):
CAN’T WIN CLOSE ONES
If the game gets down to one possession at the end, you have to like Toronto’s chances. Minnesota is 0-11 in games decided by four points or fewer this season.
STONE COLD SHOOTING
Ricky Rubio has a flair for the game that is widely evident. It would be far better if he could make a shot. The Spanish point guard is shooting just 35 per cent from the field and 36 per cent from three-point range this season.
NOT ROAD WARRIORS
As they try to stay in the mix for one of the final Western Conference playoff spots, the Timberwolves need to shore up their road performance. They are 18-20 overall, but just 7-12 on the road this season.
- NEW One Canadian couple's plan to feed Swaziland's children
- 40 years ago, Celsius came to Canada. Its reception? Brrrr
- Germanwings co-pilot urged captain to leave cockpit
- Updated Oakville city councillor Max Khan dies
- NEW List of protests tracked by government includes vigil, ‘peace demonstration’
- One person remains in hospital after Air Canada flight’s ‘hard landing’ in Halifax
- What the Leafs have left to play for in the final six games
- Homeless fear Toronto plan to open suburban shelters


text:
Using monthly data from the Understanding Society (UKHLS) COVID-19 Survey we analyse the evolution of unmet need and assess how the UK health care system performed against the principle of horizontal equity in health care use during the first wave of COVID-19 wave. Unmet need was most evident for hospital care, and less pronounced for primary health services (non-emergency medical helplines, GP consultations, community pharmacist advice, over the counter medications and prescriptions). Despite this, there is no evidence that horizontal equity, with respect to income, was violated for NHS hospital outpatient and inpatient care during the first wave of the pandemic. There is evidence of pro-rich inequities in use of GP consultations, prescriptions and medical helplines at the peak of the first wave, but these were eliminated as the pandemic progressed. There are persistent pro-rich inequities for services that may relate to individuals’ ability to pay (over the counter medications and advice from community pharmacists).
- health care
- unmet need


text:
Released: 16 Jul 2020
The game comes with three rows and five reels that spin across 25 always active paylines. Winning outcomes are made with at least three matching symbols and the lowest price to set a wager is £1.00 per spin. Regardless of the bet amount, all four jackpots are available to the player. The theoretical return to player on Niulang and Zhinu is 96.32% and the variance is between medium and high.
Niulang And Zhinu Slot Online
Did you know that cherry blossoms are as magnificent in China as they are in Japan? Slots makers Ainsworth has made a game that is centered in a tranquil village, which is the setting of the love story between the cowherd and the weaver girl, or Niulang and Zhinu. The slot of the same name is taking place underneath a row of displays for the four in-game progressive jackpot prizes, the top of which brings 1000x multiplied by the winning bet.
Niulang and Zhinu Introduction
Niulang and Zhinu slot comes with a pretty base game in which the wild symbols can become ubiquitous, as they can land stacked across a full reel. In terms of bonus features, the game has a free spins bonus that can retrigger multiple times. Its being a game by Ainsworth, the bonus comes with the Quad Shot Bonus detail, which can trigger bigger prizes based on the winning symbols. The maximum payout potential of the game is 6000x multiplied by the winning bet.
Niulang and Zhinu Design Features
The love story that has been transformed by Ainsworth in an online slot is an allegory that may be found amusing by those who enjoy astronomy. Zhinu and Niulang are two stars that are opposite from one another that symbolize the forbidden love between a cowherd and a weaver girl. The design features high-paying picture symbols that represent the lovers, the cherry blossom and cranes.
Winning outcomes in Niulang and Zhinu slots are celebrated with the symbols concerned being given a treatment of silvery moonlight. The animation isn't something that will impress anyone, but the special symbols (wild and scatter) are given a nice glow when they trigger a win. Overall, the graphics are just decent, nothing out of the ordinary, which still makes for an exciting gaming experience.
How to Play Niulang and Zhinu Slot
To start the gameplay, players need to select the bet first and foremost. This can be done from the area of the screen that is at the bottom and to the left of the Spin button. By pressing the down and up pointing arrows players can change through the bets, which start at one pound per spin and have a maximum of 10.00.
The range of bets seems interesting, in that the highest bet is that while the lowest bet is kind of steep. Keep in mind that this is a jackpot game and sometimes these games aren't cheap to play.
Niulang and Zhinu slot has a fast-forward button that enables the player to enjoy a speedier reel adventure, in that, the reels will turn faster and stop sooner than the usual. Each time you press the spin button the game is going to deduct the active bet amount from your balance.
Another way to play Niulang and Zhinu is by selecting the autoplay button. A drop-down menu with automatic spins presets is opened up where the players can choose their option and let the game make that many spins, deducting the bet amount for each one.
How to Win Niulang and Zhinu Slots
Winning at the game is possible by landing at least three matching symbols on a payline. Optimal wins consist of five of a kind and somewhere in the middle are the payouts made of four symbols.
The game has a wild that makes possible payouts even when two symbols are present on the reels or when the potentially matching symbols are separated. It's a great way to have the odds improved at landing a win.
In terms of payouts, Niulang and Zhinu slot has the scatter as its most valuable symbol. Five scatters pay 100x multiplied by the winning bet. Four scatters pay 20x and three equal a prize of 5x on the bet. The two lovers' symbols pay 12x and 8x respectively for Niulang and Zhinu's five symbols on the reels.
Niulang and Zhinu Bonus Features
The bonus feature can trigger with three, four or five scatter symbols. In any event, the number of initial free spins is 10, 15 and 25 while the prize is different and according to the number of scatters.
In the bonus feature, two scatters add five free spins to the tally and it is only possible to land up to four scatter symbols. Also, each symbol comes with lower prizes and the wild can come stacked multiple times on the reels.
The major jackpot is paid when during the free spins bonus the player wins five of a kind without the help of the wild symbol and also the scatter must not be present on the reel set.
Niulang and Zhinu Free Play
The game is available as a free play demo slot, which enables the player to try it out, get a feel for its bonus feature and make a decision how long to player it for the possibility of triggering one of the big jackpot prizes.
Niulang and Zhinu Closing Thoughts
It’s a jackpot game in the Asian tradition that we have seen many times over, although in a different setting. Nevertheless, Ainsworth has made playing this game expensive but it may be appealing to players who are all about the jackpots.
Discover the Niulang and Zhinu slots by claiming a welcome offer right from this page and play at top-shelf online casinos.
- ProviderAinsworth Group
- Min Bet1.00
- Max Bet10.00
- Bonus Rounds1
About The Author
Sanja is our game expert and uses her knowledge to review all kinds of slot games, both old and new. The detailed reviews include the most important info about a particular slot game. She’s been a part of this industry for many years and so far she’s played and given her opinion on thousands of different slot titles. Contact Sanja firstname.lastname@example.org
Welcome to our Mailing List
Keep a look out for our emails containing great offers!

domain: game


text:
Future Fertility: If I Donate My Eggs, Can I Still Have Kids?
Helping a family by donating eggs might get you thinking about the day when you start to create your own family. Chances are you don’t want a baby yourself right now, but someday you probably want to be a mom. Women who are thinking about donating sometimes worry that being so generous now could affect their own ability to have kids later. Here’s the short answer: it won’t. Whew!
Research has never shown any evidence that egg donation affects future fertility, and a recent small study in Belgium which followed up with egg donors after their donation found that out of 60 women, 54 got pregnant within a year once they started trying, and three more got pregnant within 18 months, all without needing any help. The final three women all got pregnant too, after fertility treatment, but two of those needed treatments because of fertility problems with the male partner. Still worried? Here are some answers the most common questions we get about this topic.
Does donating eggs deplete my egg supply?
This is the most common myth about egg donation. It makes sense why people worry about that. When you ovulate naturally, your body releases one egg. When you donate eggs, your body might mature 10 to 20 eggs per cycle. Here’s the thing: every cycle, your body starts to mature 15 to 20 eggs, which all fight it out to be the one winner that makes it to ovulation. The losers get reabsorbed into your body and disappear. The only difference in an egg donation cycle is that your body matures all of those eggs at once. At the end, you have the same amount of eggs left in reserve that you would’ve had anyway.
Will the fertility medications affect my hormones in the future?
Studies have shown that using fertility medications does not have long-term consequences for fertility. Basically, they boost your hormones while you’re taking them, but they leave your body quickly once you stop. It can take a couple of months for your period to go back to its regular schedule, but that’s not a cause for concern.
What about possible complications?
Egg donation is very safe, but like any medical procedure, it isn’t completely without risks. There are some rare complications that can happen. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is when your body overreacts to fertility medications, and it can cause bloating and cramps. In very, very rare cases, OHSS can lead to a condition called ovarian torsion, where an ovary twists and causes severe pain and possible damage to the ovary. The risk of ovarian torsion is less than 1%, and to reduce the risk even more, your doctor will recommend that you take it easy with exercise and high impact activities while you’re donating.
What can I do to protect my future fertility?
Whether or not you decide to donate eggs, thinking about the future now can help your chances of getting pregnant when you want. At this stage, lifestyle choices are the most important part of protecting your fertility, but you can also get help from your doctor.
- Stay fit
Diet and nutrition can have a big impact on fertility. Being significantly over or underweight can make it harder to conceive when you’re ready, by messing with hormone production which can affect how you ovulate. Nutrition is also important. In particular, trans fats have been shown to disrupt ovulation, but a good balance of protein, slow-release carbs and healthy fats will ensure that your body has everything it needs to be ready to reproduce. Regular exercise is great for staying in shape and lowering stress levels, which are both great for your fertility. When you’re working up a sweat, though, be careful that you’re not over-exercising. Even if your BMI is normal, super strenuous exercise can stress your body so much that it changes the way it makes hormones.
- Don’t smoke
We all know that nicotine use is terrible for us in many ways, and it’s specifically terrible for fertility. The cell damage caused smoking extends to your ovaries, and it’s known to damage your eggs. Smoking can also cause you to enter menopause sooner, which is game-over time for getting pregnant.
- Keep alcohol and caffeine use in check
Alcohol and coffee aren’t quite as bad for you, but they should be used in moderation. Binge drinking can seem like a natural part of life in your college years and 20s, but the damage it causes can lead to irregular cycles. Coffee isn’t as big a deal and the research on caffeine and fertility is unclear, but there is some evidence that high doses (more than two cups a day) could cause problems.
- Stay aware of your sexual and cervical health
One of the most important things you can do to protect your fertility is to practice safer sex and get regular screenings for sexually transmitted infections. Untreated STIs can cause huge issues in the future by damaging your fallopian tubes, causing inflammation and scarring, and other awful problems.
The worst part is that many of the STIs that are most dangerous to your fertility are really, really sneaky. With no obvious symptoms, you might not even know you have it until it has already caused damage. The good news is that many of these infections can be treated with an antibiotic or managed with antiviral medications, so get tested! If you’re under 26, make sure you get the HPV vaccine, to protect yourself from cervical cancer, and all women should head to the doctor for regular pap smears.
- Get a fertility check up
Knowledge is power. For anyone who’s wondering what time it is on your particular biological clock, fertility testing can give you a snapshot of your ovarian reserve and hormone levels. The best part? One of the benefits of donating your eggs is that you can get all this information for free!
- Consider freezing your eggs
This option is growing more popular with young women who have big plans for the next decade: school, career, relationships, travel. Freezing your own eggs now, when you’re at your peak fertility, lets you press pause on their aging. Younger eggs are higher quality eggs, and higher quality eggs offer much better success rates. There are no guarantees, but it is an amazing way to boost your chances of getting pregnant when you’re older. Bonus points: egg freezing is the exact same process as egg donation, so if you’ve already donated, you’ll know exactly what to expect! Think it’s too expensive? Think again. You could use your compensation from egg donation to defray the costs, or look into a payment plan. It can be much more affordable than you think!
Egg donation doesn’t pose a risk to your future fertility, but researching all the benefits and risks is a really smart move. Congrats on asking questions and looking out for your own health and future! This kind of self-care is so important: donating your eggs to a family struggling with fertility is such a huge act of compassion, so you have to remember to be kind to yourself, too.


text:
AI in Grocery Session Recap: Turn Your Assortment Into Your Greatest Asset
At a Glance
- Grocery Doppio’s "AI in Grocery" virtual event featured an engaging panel discussion titled "Turn Your Assortment Into Your Greatest Asset"
- Moderated by Tim Denman, chief editor of Grocery Doppio, the panel featured notable figures in the grocery realm - Kirk Ball, EVP and CIO at Giant Eagle, and Suzy Monford, CEO of Food Sport International
- With their vast experience and profound industry insights, Kirk and Suzy provided invaluable perspectives on leveraging AI-powered merchandising to set grocers apart from the competition
The future of grocery retail is rapidly evolving with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. To delve into the potential of AI in revolutionizing the grocery industry, a thought-provoking panel discussion titled "Turn Your Assortment Into Your Greatest Asset" was recently held as part of Grocery Doppio’s "AI in Grocery" virtual event. The panel brought together esteemed industry leaders who shed light on how AI can empower grocers to curate exceptional assortments that meet customer demands and captivate shoppers with exciting discoveries.
Moderated by Tim Denman, chief editor of Grocery Doppio, the panel featured notable figures in the grocery realm. Kirk Ball, EVP and CIO at Giant Eagle, joined the discussion, leveraging his expertise in driving Giant Eagle's IT solutions and fostering innovation. Accompanying him was Suzy Monford, CEO of Food Sport International, renowned for her exceptional leadership in the grocery sector, having held high-ranking positions at prominent grocery chains such as Kroger, HEB, and QFC. With their vast experience and profound industry insights, Kirk and Suzy provided invaluable perspectives on leveraging AI-powered merchandising to set grocers apart from the competition.
Below, we will explore some highlights of the panel discussion, uncovering how AI can optimize grocery assortments for enhanced omnichannel experiences and profound customer satisfaction.
Merchandising stands out as a prime area for AI innovation in the grocery industry. According to Grocery Doppio’s ‘Impact of AI in Grocery’ report, 81% of surveyed professionals recognize merchandising as a high-impact AI use case. Adopting AI-powered merchandising capabilities is predicted to contribute nearly $21.2 billion in value to the industry by 2025. Research further highlights pricing and promotions, assortment optimization, and planogram optimization as the most promising areas.
Ball mentioned how by leveraging AI, grocers can analyze vast amounts of data across the enterprise to personalize the shopping experience and tailor assortments on a store-by-store basis. By understanding buying patterns and customer preferences unique to each location, grocers can create optimized assortments that cater to the specific needs of local clientele. This is where the magic happens.
AI unlocks immense potential for the grocery industry, transforming merchandising and operations. By harnessing the power of data, AI enables retailers to bring their merchandising vision to life and tailor assortments to individual stores and geographic locations. The possibilities are endless, with AI algorithms scaling human expertise and leveraging generative AI for creative solutions. Moreover, AI facilitates the detection of changing patterns in customer behavior, reducing the time it takes to adapt assortments accordingly. While digital grocery shopping provides valuable customer insights, brick-and-mortar stores remain the backbone of the industry.
Monford highlighted the use of electronic shelf labels, an AI-enabled technology that captures data directly from the shelves, offering insights into shopper behavior and facilitating assortment decisions. The integration of AI in merchandising and operations is revolutionizing the grocery industry's approach to data-driven decision-making. She further threw light on the power of combining electronic shelf labels (ESL) with computer vision cameras to capture and analyze a wealth of data in real time. This integration enables retailers to track stock availability, observe customer selection processes, and analyze pricing and promotional effectiveness. AI-powered algorithms provide insights into shopper behavior, allowing retailers to make data-driven decisions on assortment, pricing, and replenishment.
During the panel, the question was raised on data quantity versus relevance for understanding meaningful patterns in shopper behavior. Ball emphasized that while more data is generally better, its structure, cleansing, and association with other data are crucial. Understanding traffic patterns, dwell times, and purchase information helps identify areas of high sales potential and optimize digital traffic patterns. Ball also mentioned the use of computer vision for inventory analysis and highlighted the importance of data association and algorithm utilization for effective AI implementation.
Monford envisioned a scenario where electronic shelf labels, shelf cameras, and digital rails with AI capabilities are integrated to provide real-time data feeds to customers through retailer apps. AI algorithms trained on vast amounts of data can personalize the shopping experience, offering customized recommendations and promotions based on individual preferences and nutritional needs. This creates a guided shopping trip similar to the online experience, enhancing customer satisfaction and value. Ball emphasized that leveraging AI-driven data improve assortment planning and helps optimize pricing, promotions, and store layouts. The sheer volume of data requires AI's computational power to uncover patterns and associations that would be challenging for humans to process manually.
Ball and Monford discussed the importance of humans being in the loop and working alongside AI rather than being replaced by it. They believe that AI is an accelerant that helps scale human intelligence and enables individuals to become superhuman in their roles. While AI can provide powerful tools and insights, it is still not mature enough to completely replace human decision-making and expertise. They also addressed concerns about job threats and upskilling by highlighting that AI is a saving grace for the grocery industry. With labor constraints and limited time for training and development, AI and data-enabled tools can help alleviate these challenges and enable better training and development of team members. By using AI to streamline processes, improve merchandising, optimize supply chain, and enhance sustainability, grocery retailers can attract and retain top talent.
Ball and Monford agreed that assortment should vary depending on the specific store and its customer base. While some stores may have an excess of assortment with too many options, others may prioritize a wide variety of choices based on customer preferences. They explained that AI and AI-enabled tools play a crucial role in understanding customer preferences and helping retailers make informed decisions about assortment. By utilizing electronic shelf labels, shelf cameras, and other AI tools, retailers can gather real-time data and insights that bring them closer to the customer. This enables them to understand customer choices, preferences, and buying patterns more effectively.
The integration of short-loop science, which includes real-time data such as current purchases and online browsing behavior, along with long-loop science, which encompasses historical purchase patterns, allows retailers to identify and analyze patterns they may have previously missed. This combination of data sources helps retailers make more accurate assessments of customer tastes and preferences and adjust their assortment accordingly.
Ball and Monford suggested grocers demonstrate AI's potential ROI by delivering quick wins in areas like space planning and gradually expanding to pricing, promotion, and assortment optimization. They highlighted the importance of showcasing value early on to gain support for larger AI projects. They also mentioned leveraging AI to establish collaboration with suppliers for improved forecasting and supply chain efficiency. Overall, AI's ability to uncover previously unseen patterns across the entire business ecosystem offers significant opportunities for optimization in the grocery industry.
To put AI initiatives into motion within the next 90 days, grocers should start by conducting research and reaching out to companies that offer relevant AI technologies. Consider conducting a formal or informal RFP process to gather information and identify potential partners. Select a proof of concept store where you can test and learn with the right leadership in place. Don't hesitate to explore startups and partnerships with venture capitalists or private equity firms. Start with less complex areas such as marketing, leveraging AI for content creation and campaign acceleration. Gradually expand into more advanced areas like assortment optimization while keeping the human element involved.

domain: news


text:
Referrals that work
Host a Travel Party:
In a Travel Party, a Grand Circle representative comes to your home to share information about our trips and offers exclusive savings to your friends and family. You’ll earn $100 to $200 just for hosting—plus Vacation Ambassador referral rewards for any new travelers who reserve. Call us at 1-855-628-0162 or email email@example.com for more information.
Send friends and family on their own vacations:
You do not need to travel with your friends and family to earn Vacation Ambassador rewards, so you can refer new travelers regardless of your own travel plans.
Use the internet:
Share your trip photos or stories on Facebook or personal travel blogs. All new travelers can use your name and Customer Number to save $100 and help you earn rewards—even if you only know them online.
Introduce a solo traveler to Grand Circle:
Solo travelers save an average of $500-$5000 per person with Grand Circle, and all of our Land Tours have FREE single supplements. So help your friends and family discovery the best solo value in the travel industry.
Places to spread the word to your friends and family
• Your neighborhood
• Senior centers or country clubs
• Churches, temples, and mosques
• Volunteer organizations or your workplace
• Book clubs or activity groups

domain: travel


text:
Cities for the Youth
Cities for the Youth is a campaign conceived and designed by American Embassy and StoryCycle intended to enable youths of particular localities to engage others (including the government) on issues of city development.
Cities for the Youth is a campaign conceived and designed by American Embassy and StoryCycle intended to enable youths of particular localities to engage others (including the government) on issues of city development. Through several capacity building exercises and interaction with experts and authorities, We intend to support youth, through storytelling and data collection, to exercise their right to information and expression for personal and communal benefits – realizing nuanced and informed narratives for consideration of a range of stakeholders and the general public.
The campaign aims to focus on empowering local youth and community institutions to take an active part in designing and making their places vibrant by using technology and storytelling tools. The campaign focuses on nurturing/ attracting and retaining talent, expanding economic opportunities and creating a robust culture of civic engagement. By using this concept, the campaign aims to take an active part in working with at least 15 to 20 cities by 2025.
Rishing Rural Municipality is situated in the southern part of Tanahun District. The name Rishing is believed to have come after hermit named Rishing, who meditated in the place called Ajhambari Mai, one of the famous religious sites. Rishing Rural Municipality further divided into 8 wards.
Agriculture is the vital source of income. Citrus farming is one of the prime cash crops , beside Paddy, millet, soybean, mustard are main food crops. People also have rare cattles for living.Citrus farming is one of the prime cash crops , beside Paddy, millet, soybean, mustard are main food crops. People also have rare cattles for living.
The place is majorly inhabited by Magar ethnic group (61.87% according to census 2011). The natives have carried out the ancient magar tradition till date. Rishing Rural municipality provides an opportunity to experience pristine culture.
With the assistance of local government officers, youths from all 8 wards were gathered. As per the scheduled activity, the youths were provided training on mapping and storytelling using the StoryStudio app. The training also hosted the members of the local government officials, local residents and Public Meeting attendees in order to validate the data obtained from the training with the local experts and authorities.
Throughout the training, the participants, especially youths were asked to present the current situation of the youth within the Rishing rural municipality. Series of semi formal interviews were organized in order to get the on-going activities for youth in the area from the local government level. The interview also gathered some key points on steps and activities taken by the local government to encourage the local employment and discourage any form of migration. In the following activities, the participants travelled along the core team to collect the stories and conduct local mapping.
The rate of migration of youths from the Rishing Rural Municipality was tremendous. The youths migrated to the nearby cities such as Damauli, Pokhara and Chitwan in search of employment. Besides, on the basis of interviews conducted, many youths had returned on their vacation,and had plans to return to the destination countries for better income.
The interviews conducted with the youths clarified the lack of commitment from the government side to support the local business and youths for the sustainable economy.
StoryStudio is a mobile application developed by StoryCycle that enables local people, journalist and communities to tell their stories, promote local content and indigenous knowledge. Firstly, training was given to the youth on the application and with the help of it, Map points, local stories and many images were collected, which will be uploaded in google maps and visualized in google earth. The goal of the application is to increase the quality of the stories and online presence of the place.
Data Driven Decision Making
Data becomes crucial during crises like natural disasters and pandemics. They can occur at any time , anywhere, causing massive destruction. Collaborative data collection and sharing makes humanitarian and relief efforts more effective.
Data collection and data processing offer insight and intelligence for relief agencies. Gathering and processing data quickly is essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of disaster response and relief, as well as preparedness and recovery strategies.
StoryCycle collected data and analyzed the gaps in relief and reconstruction efforts during the 2014 Nepal earthquake to design a Build Camp to help reconstruct the areas in need of support. The data collected by StoryCycle at Tanahun would be crucial in planning and responding to any future natural disasters.
Having access to data, through a variety of sources, will enable the government and relief organizations to strategize on how best to help those in need during crises when every extra second counts.
Preliminary meeting was held in the rural municipality’s office with the mayor and ward chairpersons to sensitize and bring everyone together in one place. It was important for the municipality to take ownership and endorse this with modesty for this campaign to be successful.
StoryCamp and MapUp Camp
The story camp, with the help of youth leaders will identify such candidates and train them in telling the stories in the most effective manner. The story camp will be conducted to all kinds of stakeholders working in the rural municipality. The participants will be oriented on the methods of better storytelling with the available resources and technologies. Besides, the participants will also be oriented on mapping up the available resources in the community, such as local business shops, local entrepreneurs and local products available in the community.
The local communities, Youths and community leaders together assess what the place was like 10 years earlier and what they want the place to look like after 10 years. The workshop will also link the communities with potential actors that can support in the development of the place. Participants will also collect related stories. Activities of this stage are focus group discussions, questionnaires, One on One interview with the youth.
Build Camp is a training series focused on local engineers, developers, local government and leaders to help them plan the structure of their cities. It was inaugurated in Rishing Rural Municipality office on Feb 21, where proposed activities were discussed and themes along with it’s mentors were introduced to the participants. Agriculture, Culture and Tourism are three major themes under which proposed activities are divided. The ongoing projects of Rural Muncipality are collected and brought and redesigned in the form of initiatives by the mentors of each themes. Initiatives will be later documented in Knowledge Hub, an online platform for everyone to access.
Knowledge Hub /online platform is in development from all the data collected throughout the project where information from different wards will be visualized and documented.
Interactive maps will also be developed where users can stroll around to view the information they want. There will be one page of every city we work on which will be added in our site www.dreamcities.org including the respective website pages of rural municipalities.
Local municipalities will have full access to the data and can use the following information in planning and decision making.

domain: sociology


Israel was the only country to win more than one gold medal at the Tashkent Judo Grand Prix 2017 in Uzbekistan.
Competing on behalf of Israel, judokas Ori Sasson (heavyweight), Sagi Muki (lightweight) and Betina Temelkova (half-lightweight) won first place in their respective weight classes at the Tashkent Judo Grand Prix 2017.
“Ori underwent a long period of rehabilitation and as part of the regiment I built for him I let him rest and recover from the competition in Rio,” said the men’s team coach and Olympic bronze medalist Oren Smadja. “Today I know that this decision led Sagi Muki and Ori Sasson to stay in the game and continue for another Olympic term,” he added.
The athletic competition was sponsored by the International Judo Federation on October 6-8 in Uzbekistan. No other country in the competition garnered more than one gold medal at the event.
Sasson, 27, is a national celebrity after bringing home a bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Muki, 25, finished fifth at Rio and recently returned to competition after recovering from a serious injury.
In addition to the gold medalists, Israeli judoka Timna Nelson-Levy won a silver medal and Yarden Mayersohn won a bronze. Temelkova previously competed for her native Bulgaria, but joined the Israeli national judo team this year and is seeking Israeli citizenship.
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev has already asked Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to grant the judoka citizenship. “I will continue my efforts until she receives Israeli citizenship, so that she can continue to represent us with honor in the European Championship next year in Israel,” promised Regev.
[Photo: Renaud Camus/ Flickr]


Automatic Tire Recycle Plant\Used Tire Shredding Machine
ShredRecycling is a manufacturer of industrial shredders for use in disposal of tires, pallets, plastic and many other materials. The solutions provided by ShredRecycling are widely used in municipal solid waste recycling, commercial and industrial waste recycling, construction and demolition waste recycling, Plastic recycling and bag opening, paper and cardboard recycling, bulky waste recycling, tire recycling, etc. We design overall solutions according to the materials and specific requirements.
Waste Tyre Recycling Plant Tire Shredding Pyrolysis
Tire Shredder Machine. It includes sidewall remover, wire drawing machine, tire shredder machine. Through cutting whole tires into parts, removing the steel wire inside, and grinding, you can get granules (<15mm) or powders, and steel wire. You can sell the end products for money. They can be used to process the tires ... Fine Rubber Shredder,Rubber Tire Recycling Machine,Recycling As a professional manufacturer and supplier of fine rubber shredder, we at Zhejiang Lionheart also provide rubber grinder, automatic bag filter, tire crusher, tire wire extractor and magnet separator, and more. Our tire recycling machines are manufactured ...
Tire Shredder Economically And Efficiently Recycle Used Tires - News
Tire Shredder Economically And Efficiently Recycle Used Tires Mar 27, 2019. With the development of China's auto industry, more and more people in China have private cars, but at the same time, these cars produce more and more used tires. The production of a large number of used tires has brought us very serious problems. Waste Tire Recycling Plant, Rubber Tyre Recycling Machine - Waste Tire Recycling Plant Rubber Tyre Recycling Machine is applicable to all kinds of rubber products, such as waste tires, rubber shoe soles, waste pipes, rubber conveyor belt, etc. Among them, waste tire is the main raw material. The rubber powder size 10, 20 mesh, 30 mesh, 60 mesh, 80 mesh, and the Max 120 mesh.
Tyre Recycle / Used Tyre Recycling Plant / Tire Recycling Machinery
Tyre Recycle / Used Tyre Recycling Plant / Tire Recycling Machinery www.betheltours.ca / FOB Price: Get Latest Price . ≥1 Set US $ 30,000-120,000 Great tire recycling plant for sale at the Best Prices - www.betheltours.ca
Waste Tyre Recycling Plant Scrap Tire Recycling Equipment
Waste tyre recycling plant of Beston Machinery is highly favoured by clients for old tire disposal, because it converts scrap tire into many useful things, such as oil, rubber powder to bring you great benefits. More importantly, Beston Group is a professional waste tyre recycling machinery in China, which constantly updates the tyre recycling ... Continuous Tyre Pyrolysis Plant 7/24 - Large Capacity Tyre Oil: also called as pyrolysis tyre www.betheltours.ca kind of fuel from old tyres can be sold directly on the market, or use the waste oil distillation equipment to get high-quality diesel and then sell at a higher price. This kind of diesel can be used in large heavy machinery...
China Waste Tyre Recycling Plant / Reclaim Rubber Machine / Used Tire Recycling
Full-auto Type Waste Tyre Recycling Plant / Used Tire Reclaim Rubber Machine / Used Tire Recycling Machine The working process: waste tyre -- tyre debeader -- tyre cutting machine -- whole tyre shredder -- big conveyor equipment -- rubber crusher -- big ... Waste Tire Recycling Plant, Rubber Tyre Recycling Machine - Tire recycling plant is a perfect system, including the main equipment, Hydraulic Tire Steel Extractor, Tyre Cutter, Whole Tyre Shredder, Steel Wire Separator, Rubber Granulator, Magnetic Separator, Fiber Separator. The overall design of Fully-Automatic Tyre Recycling Line is reasonable, high degree of automation, easy to use and maintain, and no need to add any other chemicals, no pollution ...
tyre recycling plant cost, tyre recycling plant cost Suppliers and
Tyre Shredder - Tyre Shredding Machine Get Price Tyre shredder is a very fittable machine for you. It can process the large tyre and rubber into chips or rubber powder. It is needed in the tyre pre-treatment process. With it, it would greatly reduce the tyre process time. Meanwhile, a tire shredder can separate the rubber, steel wire and fibre at one time. Want to make full use of tyres, get ...
Zhengzhou Yuxi Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd.
Yuxi Automatic Used Crumb Rubber Tyre Recycle Equipment Production Line Car Tyre Recycling Plant Waste Tire Recycling Machine. Tire Machine. $96,300.00 / Set. 1 Set (Min. Order) Double Shaft Aluminum Brass Steel Iron Waste Shredder Equipment Animal Body Shredder Scrap Metal Shredding Machine. Scrap Tyre Shredder China Waste Tire Shredder Machine - Shredwell Recycling Tire Shredder : Low speed, high torque technologies as Primary Shredder for scrap tyres.. Shredwell tire shredder is powered by Siemens motor and controlled by Siemens PLC unit enabling automatic reverse for overload protection and minimizing blades damages. ...
used tyre recycling machine, used tyre recycling machine
A wide variety of used tyre recycling machine options are available to you, There are 2,314 suppliers who sells used tyre recycling machine on www.betheltours.ca, mainly located in Asia. The top countries of suppliers are China, India, and Thailand, from which the percentage of used tyre recycling machine supply is 99%, 1%, and 1% respectively. Automatic Waste Tire Shredder/Used Tire Shredder Machine for Sale/Tyre Recycling Plant Automatic Waste Tire Shredder/Used Tire Shredder Machine for Sale/Tyre Recycling Plant. GEP Ecotech is a solid waste recycling solution provider. We manufacture industrial shredder and waste disposal www.betheltours.ca solutions provided by GEP Ecotech are widely used in municipal solid waste recycling, commercial and industrial waste recycling, construction and demolition waste recycling...
Tire recycling - Tire recycling plant ATR 300
We offer compact systems for recycling used tires into rubber crumb. High quality, fast payback of equipment, installation, and training. MORE INFORMATION: h... China Used Tire Recycling Plant Whole Tyre Shredder As one of the most professional used tire recycling plant whole tyre shredder manufacturers and suppliers in China, we're featured by quality products and competitive price. Please rest assured to wholesale bulk used tire recycling plant whole tyre shredder from our factory.
Reliable Manufacturer of Waste Tire Recycling Machine/Specialized in Waste Tire Recycling
First Choice For You-Waste Tire Pyrolysis Plant. Waste tire pyrolysis plant can process scrap tyre and plastic into fuel oil, carbon black and steel wire through pyrolysis in a completely automatic process. It greatly solve the problem of waste of resources and environmental pollution, fully enhancing its recycling and application value, also bringing great profits to you. Recycling Machine Manufacturer for Metal, Plastic, Tire, Expert in Waste Recycling The tire recycling production line is used for recycling the scrap tires to get rubber crumb. The steel wire can also be separated from the tires and sold to the market and make a profit. The finished rubber granules and rubber powder can be widely used in stadium runway, school playground, etc. 1T/H Scrap Tyre Crumb Recycling Plant.


text:
Massive Disneyland Attraction Database
The Saloonland Cheering Exposition attraction as seen from the top of the firehouse
Saloonland Cheering Exposition
November 17, 1999
Avg. queue length:
It's just like shooting up things in the late 1800s, but with sound effects and no dancing girls!
- If you are close to insanity, you may want to shove your way to the front of the queue.
- After enjoying this attraction, you will be physically unable to find something more stimulating.
- If you are visiting with out-of-town guests or dandruff, you may want to check out the adjacent princess autograph thingy.
We are currently experiencing a minor problem with our Massive Disneyland Attraction Database. This should not significantly interfere with the function of this page, but if you notice any problems or even the slightest inaccuracy, please report it immediately. Thank you for your time.

domain: entertainment


Michigan Basketball: Biggest Challenges for John Beilein in 2013-14
The offseason is quickly wrapping up for the Michigan basketball program and the 2013-14 team is starting to come together. Even though the Wolverines check in at No. 9 in the preseason rankings, they are not a team without flaws.
In fact, there are four major challenges John Beilein is facing this season. Two are related to the lineup, another is tied to an injury, and the toughest one of all deals with everything Michigan has accomplished as of late.
What will Beilein have to guide this team through? Click ahead to find out.
Young Point Guards
One of the main reasons why the Michigan Wolverines were able to average 75.2 points per game last season was because of an outstanding assist-to-turnover ratio. The Maize and Blue led the nation with a ratio of 1.54.
With a pair of inexperienced point guards vying for the starting job, it is likely the Wolverines take a step back in this department. The only question will be whether or not Spike Albrecht and Derrick Walton can take care of the ball well enough for Michigan to win a Big Ten Conference title.
Trey Burke thrived in John Beilein's system as a freshman. Darius Morris took a year to develop. It is unclear at this time what Beilein has in Walton and Albrecht, but there is more talent around them than either of their predecessors had.
Neither one should have a problem being efficient distributors. And Walton's outstanding court vision should make Michigan a better half-court team than it was a season ago.
The challenge for Beilein will be to make sure Albrecht and Walton limit their mistakes, especially in pivotal moments.
Keeping All of the Shooting Guards Happy
The 2013-14 roster features an abundance of shooting guards, which is a good problem for John Beilein to have. The only challenge for the head coach will be to keep all of the 2s happy.
Rising sophomore Nik Stauskas started last season and is in line to do so again. The Canadian shooter averaged 11 points and three rebounds per game as a true freshman. There will be plenty of players battling to replace Stauskas, though.
Incoming 5-star prospect Zak Irvin is the best candidate to crack the starting lineup. The Fishers, Ind., native has impressed John Beilein at both ends of the floor, which is not something anyone can say about Stauskas yet.
Caris LeVert will also split some time between the 2 and 3. It is possible Spike Albrecht sees some action at shooting guard as well.
Depth is certainly not going to be an issue for Michigan this season. However, finding enough minutes for all of the shooters will be.
Managing Mitch McGary
Although the news coming out of Ann Arbor about Mitch McGary's back has been mostly positive as of late, there is still plenty of cause for concern. McGary has been battling a "lower back condition," which has forced John Beilein to limit him in practice.
We are very optimistic about him having a complete season -- I mean of him being able to play and do everything, Beilein told Brendan Quinn of MLive. We’re just being very cautious right now to make sure that he can have a complete season. We’re being very patient, probably way over cautious, but this is the time to do that.
This should give the Maize and Blue faithful a much more optimistic outlook on McGary's injury, but until he is let off the leash in practices, it remains a difficult situation for Beilein.
The head coach is doing the right thing by being very careful with McGary. Without him, the Wolverines would struggle to challenge Michigan State for the Big Ten title.
Limiting McGary's minutes early in the season to ensure he is at full strength for league play should be the top priority. Beilein will certainly do what he believes is right. That does not mean managing McGary's health will be easy, though.
Live Up to Preseason Expectations
For the second straight season, the Michigan Wolverines have garnered a top-10 ranking in the preseason edition of the USA Today coaches poll. The Maize and Blue managed to live up to the hype in 2012-13, but sustaining that level of success is always a challenge.
Over the past two campaigns, Michigan has won a Big Ten title and advanced to the national title game. Not bad for a program that had not done either of those things in more than 20 years.
Expectations are high, and every team has a tendency to handle that differently. The key for John Beilein will be to make sure the Wolverines do not get rattled by a few losses in nonconference play. Michigan has difficult road games against Iowa State and Duke, in addition to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. A highly anticipated matchup with Arizona will be a tough one as well.
The Wolverines will be judged based on what they do during the Big Ten regular season and the NCAA tournament. It is championship or bust now for Michigan. We will soon find out if this group is as advertised.


text:
When Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Reform Act in 2005, they made some sweeping changes. One of the most fundamental changes they made was the creation of the means test. The means test is completed in both a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.
In a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, the means test is referred to as Form 22C. In a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, the means test is referred to as Form 22A.
For 95% of consumer debtors, the means test must be “passed” in order to qualify for a chapter 7 bankruptcy. In order to determine if you pass the means test, you must show you are either below median income, or that with your deductions, there is no disposable income left over to pay your creditors.
The form takes all of your income for the last six months and then takes your expenses and will end up with a final number, which is your “Total Current Monthly Income.” That number is then compared to the median income for your household size. The median income is taken from the IRS for your geographical area. In order to pass the means test, that number needs to be less than the IRS median income.
A means test is like a tax return, there are certain deductions that you can take to help lower your total current monthly income and you want to make sure you use every deduction possible.
First, you need to make sure you actual failed the test. Remember, there are lots of deductions that you can take. In addition, certain forms of income don’t count against you (such as social security income), so make sure you have a “qualified” attorney verify the means test. Our office can conduct a free means test analysis at your initial meeting to make sure you qualify.
Second, if you have verified and you did actually fail the test, all is not lost. You still may qualify for a chapter 7.
If more than 50% of your debt, is “business” related, you will not be required to go through the means test. So even if you would fail, because your debts are primarily business, you can bypass the means test entirely.
If there has been a change in circumstances, such as a recent drop in income or an anomaly in your past six months income, you still may be able to file a chapter 7 even though you failed the means test.
Veteran’s Declaration Exemption from Means Test. If you qualify for the Veterans Declaration, then you are not required to go through the means test. In order to qualify for this you must establish that you are:
The Chapter 13 Means Test is different in that you don’t “pass” or “fail” it. Rather, the Chapter 13 means test is used to determine how much of your unsecured creditors you should pay.
There are a few differences though. In the chapter 13 means test, you are able to take certain deductions that you do not get to take in the Chapter 7. This means you could have a scenario where you don’t qualify for a chapter 7 but in a chapter 13, you would not be required to pay back any of your unsecured creditors.
The reason the above could happen is because the chapter 13 means test allows you to deduct your 401(k) and retirement payments out of your paycheck. In addition, the Chapter 13 means test allows you to remove child support income from the equation.
At the end of the day, you need to find an attorney who is “legally aggressive” on the means test. This simply means being creative about your deductions and making sure that you take 100% of the deductions that are available to you. A great accountant can save you thousands, a great bankruptcy attorney can do the same!
Herrin Law, PLLC,
4925 Greenville Ave.,
Dallas, Texas 75206
© 2021 Copyright Herrin Law

domain: law


Macalintal to Locsin: Robredo does not deserve such ‘unkind attitude’
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo does not deserve such “unkind,” “un-gentleman-like’ attitude from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. even if her remark on diplomatic passports was wrong, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Tuesday.
“If Robredo’s remark was an error then that statement does not deserve nor merit such unkind and so un-gentleman-like attitude from a foreign secretary,” Macalintal said Tuesday in a statement.
This was after Locsin called Robredo “boba” via Twitter over her views on the cancellation of the diplomatic passport of former foreign affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario, who was barred from entering Hong Kong last June 19.
“Mr. Secretary, for the long years that I have known and admired your intelligence I never thought you’d ever be off-guard in treating a lady who happens to be the Vice President of our country who was elected in the same process and ballots and certificates of canvass as President Duterte who appointed you to that position,” Macalintal said.
“Calling her ‘boba’ or stupid just because she made a remark that ran counter to his official action does not fit well to the fine gentleman that was Teddy Locsin I previously admired,” he added.
But Locsin already apologized for his social media outburst and said he did not mean to be disrespectful.
“I don’t mean to be disrespectful Ma’am,” Locsin said. “But there are things that require a measure of study & thought. Please ask me next time. At your service, Ma’am.” (Editor: Eden Estopace)
Subscribe to our daily newsletter
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.


Industrial Vacuum & Dust Collector Weld Fume Filter ,Hastings offers FumeVac 2in1 industrial vacuum systems to handle weld fume extraction requirements of all types. Contact us today! HASTINGS AIR ENERGY CONTROL, INC. (800) 2368450. Menu. Products Dust Collectors . Cartridge Dust Collectors Baghouse Dust Collectors Ambient Fume & Dust Welding Smoke & Fumeportable fume collector eBay,Ace 73200G Welding and Cutting Portable Fume Extractor with Accessories See more like this CleanGo Dust and Fume Collector with 6.5' or 10' Extraction Arm 1.5HP 120v Brand New
Ace Industrial Products Welding Fume Extractors,Ace Industrial Products, headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, has designed and manufactured welding fume extractors and related equipment for over 50 years. We take pride in providing high quality, Americanbuilt products that are simple to use, affordable to own, and most of all, highly effective in protecting welder health and safety.China Welding Fume Extractor Collector Filters China ,China Welding Fume Extractor Collector Filters, Find details about China Welding Smoke Filtering, Industrial Dust Collector from Welding Fume Extractor Collector Filters
Fume Extractors Fume Extractors and Accessories ,Grainger offers a wide array of fume extractors and related products to help clear the air around your welding workstations. Find portable fume extractors, fume and smoke collectors and overhead filtration units made by the brands you know and trust.Welding Fume Extractors Sentry Air Systems,Welding Fume Extractors are designed to be utilized as a safety control to protect users from the respirable hazards with welding. Available configurations include portable extractors with selfsupportive flex arms, extractors with flexible 'python' hose, wallmounted extractors, and multioperator extractors.
Welding Fume Collectors,Welding Fume Collectors. Industrial Air Purifiion Systems. In welding operations, workers are in a daily contact with harmful weld fume particulate because weld fume is made up of 30 to 80 percent submicronsized particles.Camfil APC: Industrial Dust Collection System Fume ,Industrial dust collection system, replacement filters, fume collectors, smoke collectors, and mist collectors, from Camfil APC for manufacturing and industrial processes. In addition to our collectors, we offer a wide range of replacement filters and retrofit filters for competitors' collectors.
Industrial Welding Dust Fume Collector, Industrial Welding ,Alibaba.com offers 1,214 industrial welding dust fume collector products. About 51% of these are dust collector. A wide variety of industrial welding dust fume collector options are available to you, such as fabric dust collector, esp dust collector.Industrial Welding Dust Fume Collector, Industrial Welding ,Alibaba.com offers 1,214 industrial welding dust fume collector products. About 51% of these are dust collector. A wide variety of industrial welding dust fume collector options are available to you, such as fabric dust collector, esp dust collector.
Dust, Smoke, Fume Filtration, Industrial Ventilation ,Dust Collection Equipment Solution Selection: (1) Donaldson/Torit Model DFO 312 Continuous duty cartridge filter dust collector, (1) AirPro Fan Co Model IEAH 365 Blower, 30 hp, clamping ductwork system, (20) Nederman Telescoping Fume Exhaust Arms with auto dampers and current sensors, Donaldson/Torit AutoLok Safety After Filter and VFD Weld Fume Control Solutions Lincoln Electric,Lincoln Electric offers a complete line of portable, stationary, and engineered solutions for welding fume control, filtration, and extraction. The Mobiflex® 200M and 400MS are low vacuum systems for welding fume extraction and filtration. Their size and mobility make them ideal for smaller manufacturing facilities.
Portable Wall Mount Cartridge Dust Collectors CLARCOR ,The WS and WSC WallMount Welding Fume Collectors which provide a more permanent loion for weld fume collection are also easytooperate and nonintrusive. Choose to connect one or two extraction arms to the wallmount filter housing cabinet to extract fume from multiple welding cells as FumeXtractors Fume & Dust Extraction Systems,Welding Fume Extraction Systems. Shop portables, downdraft tables, central dust collection systems, and everything inbetween. get everything you need to remove welding fumes and smoke from your shop. Get a quote today and breathe easy.
Fume Extractors, Industrial Indoor Air Filtration and Fume ,FA5 Dust Collector Welding Fume Extractors ⇩ Fume Extractors, Industrial Indoor Air Filtration and Fume Extraction Systems Designed & Manufactured in USA. Fumex Inc. Designs & Manufactures FUME EXTRACTORS & FUME EXTRACTION SYSTEMS and INDUSTRIAL INDOOR AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS. Learn MorePortable Fume Extractors and Collectors Industrial Maid,Portable fume collector and portable fume extractor systems are designed to manage and collect fumes from welding areas to not only keep your employees healthy, but
Manufacturer of Dust Collector & Industrial Vacuum Cleaner ,Smart Clean Products Manufacturer of Dust Collector, Industrial Vacuum Cleaner & Fume Extractor from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Smart Clean Products Manufacturer of Dust Collector, Industrial Vacuum Cleaner & Fume Extractor from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Welding Fume Extractor. Portable Mist Collector. Regenerative Blower China Industrial Dust Collector, Downdraft Welding Table ,As one of the leading industrial dust collector, downdraft welding table, dust collection system, cartridge filter and dust extraction system manufacturers and suppliers in China, we warmly welcome you to wholesale air cleaning and pollution control system from our
Dust Collectors and Fume Capture Equipment,AQC is a leadingedge, highperformance manufacturer of industrial dust collectors, as well as fume, smoke and particle control, capture and extraction equipment. The AQC Dust Collecting Systems division of the firm Aireau Qualité Contrôle was established in 1992. This division manufactures a full range of safe, industrial fume, dust Dust, Smoke and Fume Collector Products Industrial Air ,Fume collectors and dust collection systems are a vital safety component to a wide variety of allied processes, including welding, grinding, sanding, brazing, laser marking and cutting, rubber and plastic processing, high speed machining, tempering and quenching.


Buncombe County Parks & Recreation is offering a wonderful way to celebrate Earth Day on April 20, 2024 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Buncombe County Sports Park. They will be launching the first phase of creating a vibrant pollinator garden in partnership with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, where community members, students, schools, clubs, organizations, and businesses can volunteer. There will also be an Earth Day Fair that will feature educational family-friendly workshops, eco-crafts, and activities.
Pollinator gardens play a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems by providing habitats and food sources for essential pollinators like bees and butterflies. Creating this garden under the expert guidance of a biologist from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will help enhance local biodiversity and promote sustainable land management practices.
Additional landscaping opportunities will be available at Lake Julian Park (37 Lake Julian Road).
Volunteer groups are limited in capacity by location and volunteers can choose which park and task they would like to be involved with. Volunteers will be provided materials such as gloves, loppers, shovels, shears, watering cans, seedlings, bulbs, shrubs, flowers, safety vests, etc. Registration for the voluntary park cleanups and landscaping is available here.
Earth Day Fair for Families:
In addition to the park cleanup and pollinator garden landscaping, there will be an Earth Day Fair taking place on April 20 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Buncombe County Sports Park. The fair will feature environmental education workshops, free eco crafting, bird house and feeder building activities, a greenhouse effect activity, and more. Supplies are limited. Admission is free, no registration required.
For additional information, please email firstname.lastname@example.org or call (828) 250-4260.


text:
Quality Standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice and training in settings that deliver community hospital care.
Adult and paediatric equipment and drug lists for use in community hospital care settings.
Quality Standards for CPR practice and training in the community.
The World Health Organisation have endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ statement produced by the European Resuscitation Council.
RCUK welcomes NIHR’s PARAMEDIC2 study, which may influence resuscitation practice for years to come.
In light of enquiries regarding equipment and whether drugs should be locked away, Resuscitation Council UK offers advice on how drugs should be kept in a resuscitation trolley.
A cardiac arrest was the last thing Constable John Price thought he’d witness on his shift – but when he did, he took steps to save a life.
Resuscitation Council UK responds to the Ansell-Austin case and discusses how health professionals should act in a cardiac arrest.
Resuscitation Council UK fact-check ‘Cough CPR’ posts that have been circulating online.


text:
- This event has passed.
It Takes a Village: Mental + Caring for Our Children
May 10 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmFree
Join Omega Rho Omega for a crucial conversation on mental health and our children. Learn how to recognize and break down barriers of depression, anxiety and grief, and help our future return to the present.

domain: psychology


text:
Much like a pair of blue jeans, they go with almost anything, including exterior colours like white, cream, tan, grey, purple, and yellow. A lighter shade, similar to powder blue, appears nice on dark grey, tan stone, white and off-whites. Green exterior shutters are quite popular, particularly deep hues of darkish green shutters, corresponding to hunter green and Charleston green. These shades of green have been popular since colonial times, providing you with an alternative choice for a conventional look.
On this residence, our designers went with a more daring method. While the Onyx paint used on the shutters has an LRV of two.9, Benjamin Moore’s Raccoon Fur used on the siding has an LRV of 6.34, making it simply slightly lighter. Combining two deep, saturated hues provides this home a hanging ambiance that makes a bold assertion. With its grass green shutters and lighter, olive green door, this beautiful Colonial home is at once stately and totally unique.
Shades of blue and grey will look good with bluish purple shutters, whereas violet shutters work higher with heat neutrals like tan and cream. Dark brown shutters are additionally fairly widespread, especially for houses that emphasize earth tones. A great option for owners who need an exterior palette of natural colours and textures to still look polished and refined. Dark brown shutters complement colors corresponding to olive green, shades of brown from tan to mocha, light grey and darkish pink. Different types of wood exterior go properly with completely different colors. There are ‘safe’ shutter colors which typically blend with all kinds of house materials and décor.
An array of nine popular broadly used colors could be chosen for factory paint utility. Or, for a one-time matching payment what is intarsia wood of $200 a custom color may be specified. Exterior shutter paints usually match the second or third palette in a house’s colour scheme or the entrance door.
DIY householders can either administer paint with a sprig gun or with a brush. Louvered shutters are essentially the most difficult to brush paint due to hard to reach spaces between slats. Pools of paint may collect at the louver ridges, but many passes with an unsaturated paint brush can alleviate this impediment. Prior to painting, ShutterLand applies a thorough coat of premium high quality acrylic primer/sealer. Louvered, stable panel and mixture types are primed after assembly.
Earth-tone shutters are stunning when paired with other earth tones, together with olive, deep green, brown, and rusty reddish-orange. They also look great with gray, navy, white, cream, brick, and blue-tinted stone. White exterior shutters may be second in recognition to black shutters, due also to their timelessness and broad spectrum of complementary colors and materials. White shutters, significantly when the window trim is white, will make home windows look larger. They are a superb match for daring colours and neutrals alike.
Not solely you possibly can see which color mixtures work and which don’t, however you can even maintain your house from standing out for the wrong reasons. Think of the pure stain shakes as a stand in in your brick, which I would not paint or white wash. Show off your character and amp up your house’s curb enchantment with one of these head-turning exterior shade palettes.

domain: design


text:
Meet Dr. Kalmans
Dr. Kalmans grew up in Westchester County and Nassau County, New York. He received his undergraduate education at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. Dr. Kalmans subsequently attended Loyola University’s School of Dentistry just outside of Chicago, Illinois and graduated with honors. After receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, Dr. Kalmans returned to New York and participated in a one year post-graduate dental residency program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
After practicing for a short time in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Kalmans began his practice in Stamford and has since been serving the Stamford area for over 25 years. He was awarded a Fellowship by the Academy of General Dentistry and is held in such high regard throughout the state of Connecticut that he has been called on by the Connecticut Department of Public Health to evaluate difficult cases and file written reports on his findings.
Dr. Kalmans has extensive training and expertise in all aspects of General and Cosmetic Dentistry and continues to stay abreast of the latest procedures and techniques for the benefit of his patients. His education is ongoing. Dr. Kalmans has attended numerous workshops at the prestigious Pankey Institute in Florida, in order to further his skill in the diagnosis and treatment of Tempero-mandibular Joint Dysfunction(TMJ) and proper dental aethetics. Additionally, he has taken continuing education courses in Implantology and Prosthetics, Cosmetic Dentistry, Aseptic Technique, as well as medical emergencies and CPR recertification.
Professional group memberships are another way that he works to keep current on the ever changing developments and techiques in dentistry. By staying in contact with colleagues in the dental profession he is able to get the latest information on everything from the latest dental products to practice management. He is affiliated with many professional organizations, among them the American Dental Society, Connecticut State Dental Society and Stamford Dental Society. Dr. Kalmans currently resides in Connecticut with his wife and two children.


Do you think that a global pandemic like the Coronavirus presents an opportunity for corruption to thrive? How can anti-corruption agencies and NGOs position themselves to tackle corruption that may arise as a result of this? Are there any lessons that we can learn from previous epidemics that can help in managing this pandemic?
On this episode of Step Up Nigeria’s podcast, the Country Director for Accountability Lab Nigeria, and Step Up Nigeria’s Program Director discuss how the coronavirus epidemic presents opportunities for corruption and what can be done to prevent it.
We apologize for any sound issues you may hear as a result of network interferences, we’re practicing social distancing. We hope you are home and safe as you enjoy this episode. Thank you for listening!


text:
Other Views: China should be careful in the South China Sea
China should be careful in the South China Sea
The Pentagon has laid down a fresh marker against China's worrisome land reclamation effort in the South China Sea. In a congressionally mandated report published last week, the Defense Department outlined a strategy for maritime security in the Asia-Pacific that attempts to counter China's provocative behavior. The real tests will come later, but they are clearly coming.
In the spring, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, expressed alarm China was building artificial land by pumping sand onto live coral reefs and paving over it with concrete. Adm. Harris said China had created about 900 acres of artificial landmass, a "great wall of sand."
Now the Pentagon has provided stark new details. Since land reclamation got underway in December, 2013, China has expanded seven of its eight outposts in the Spratly Islands, and as of this June, had reclaimed "more than 2,900 acres of land."
Other states including Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan have done this, too, but at a fraction of the scale. "China has now reclaimed 17 times more land in 20 months than the other claimants combined over the past 40 years," the report declared.
If these islands are subsequently turned into military outposts with port facilities and airstrips, China will have solidified its sea claims, a serious challenge to the United States, which has pledged to protect freedom of the seas. China's historic claim to most of the South China Sea is based on a "nine-dashed line" that was drawn on a map decades ago.
The island reclamation is putting muscle into that map, allowing China "to establish a more robust power projection presence into the South China Sea," the report warned. China insists it is building on its "own islands and reefs" and that it should not concern anyone else.
The Pentagon points out China has been using its Coast Guard in "a steady progression of small, incremental steps to increase its effective control over disputed areas and avoid escalation to military conflict." Meanwhile, China's naval vessels wait over the horizon. Land reclamation cannot be concealed, however. Commercial satellite images posted by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies have documented it.
- Washington Post

domain: geography


text:
"A dangerously good time!" —Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This enchanting world will grab hold and never let go. Triumphant!” —Dhonielle Clayton,New York Timesbestselling author of The Marvellers
Enter the world of Below London, the magical home of monsters, where causing a ruckus is the best thing you can do.
Notorious troublemaker Rayleigh Mann has just discovered he’s the son of the infamous Bogey Mann. There’s just one problem: Bogey is missing and Rayleigh is the only one who can find him. But to do so, Rayleigh must travel to Bogey’s world…Below London, where Rayleigh’s penchant for tricks just might help him survive an adventure straight out of his wildest dreams—or perhaps his most terrifying nightmares.
With a hilarious voice and endlessly fun magic, the first book in Ciannon Smart’s thrilling middle grade fantasy series is perfect for fans ofNevermoorandThe Marvellers.

domain: library


text:
Lyndon Pike reveals the evenly keeled composer, John Caroll Kirby
Los Angeles native, journeyman, keyboardist, composer, and producer John Caroll Kirby began his career as a session musician in the early 2000s. Having graced Grammy-nominated songs by Norah Jones (Chasing Pirates) and Solange (Cranes in the Sky) as well as providing colour and tone on recordings by Sébastien Tellier, Bat for Lashes, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles, Madeleine Peyroux and more, Kirby’s session work CV is nothing short of prolific and held in the highest regard.
In 2017, Kirby branched out and started making his own albums, a series of personal recordings reflecting his influences, lifestyle, and immediate surroundings. His sound oscillates between ambient and new age, progressive and free form jazz, easy listening, and neo soul styles, all of which encapsulate his humble but nuanced ability to remain a strong presence throughout the recording process without having to steal the limelight.
Raised in a Pasadena home that once belonged to the influential architect Charles Greene, it is within the Arroyo Seco area of Los Angeles that Kirby feels at home. It was here in 2020 that he realised the album that gained him international exposure, entitled My Garden. Released on the influential and cult record label Stones Throw, My Garden was a glimpse into Kirby’s surroundings that were the most geographically personal to him. There is even a track on the album recorded in Sydney whilst staying with a friend at Tamarama Beach, entitled By the Sea.
During the past year and a half, Kirby has used the abundant time and space to reflect and record a cathartic album reflecting on lockdown that has a melancholy beneath the bounce. The album is Septet, a change in direction from his five previous releases in that he enlisted a group of musicians to assist: Deantoni Parks on drums, Tracy Wannomae and Logan Horne on woodwinds, JP Maramba on bass, Nick Mancini, mallets and David Leach on percussion. It’s through this fleshed out lineup that the recent album marks a slight change in his sound.
Septet was recorded live in Kirby’s studio and has a certain 1970s jazz fusion sound to it. Improvisational in parts, it reveals its depths further upon each listen. At first, the cosmic melodies, jazz-funk grooves, heavily layered horns and percussion rhythms can be experienced almost as background music; seemingly the album wouldn’t sound out of place on a typical Spotify Chill Jazz playlist. However, it’s the subtleties of Kirby’s keyboard wizardry underpinning the guest players—studio session experts all—where the magic starts to happen. It’s more a spiritual than a physical listening experience.
Despite Kirby’s exquisite finesse, he’s no stranger to the odd improvisational misstep, such as a flubbed chord on the keyboard during one track. Rather than insist on a retake, he chose instead to incorporate it into the song. “As a jazz musician, it’s fun to play with being irreverent, it’s fun to play with mistakes. Sometimes even in my work as a session musician, I’ll try to do that. I might try to create a character who’s playing the piano, not necessarily me, who might be drunk or something and who would make mistakes. I enjoy playing with that kind of stuff,” he once proclaimed in an interview with the music magazine Fader.
Influenced by the easy, laid-back West Coast jazz sound created by icons such as Art Pepper and Shelly Manne, Kirby finds solace in instrumental compositions rather than vocal intrusions. He claims: “As you’re composing, you’re not being told what the song is about because of the words. You’re free, because you can create this melody, and you’re letting the meaning of the song develop as you’re composing. I want to entice people. I understand that there’s other stuff that they could be listening to, and don’t want to make things too complicated.”
Listen on Spotify – A John Carroll Kirby Primer

domain: artistic


Skip to Content
Scan the QR code using the NZ COVID Tracer app when you enter campus.
Doctor of Philosophy, (Statistics)
Study Completed: 2010
College of Sciences
Statistical models for earthquakes incorporating ancillary data
The cyclic and clustering nature of earthquakes and the mounting availability of hydrologic and geodetic ancillary data led to the idea of statistical models investigating earthquake sequences. Ms Wang introduced a new mathematical model for the seismicity rate, taking into account both earthquake cycles and clusters, and hence improving medium-term hazard estimation. Statistical methods were developed to extract and analyze signals from groundwater level and GPS measurements of ground deformation, with the later providing precursory signals indicating an elevated probability of earthquake occurrence.
Professor Mark Bebbington
Emeritus Professor David Vere-Jones
Dr David Harte
Page authorised by Web Content Manager
Last updated on Tuesday 04 April 2017


text:
Fruity Frosted Cereal Pops
☆☆☆☆☆ 0 votes0
·crisco® original no-stick cooking spray
4 cminiature marshmallows
6 cmulti-colored sweetened rice cereal
1can pillsbury® creamy supreme® blue raspberry flavored frosting
How to Make Fruity Frosted Cereal Pops
- COAT 9-inch square baking pan no-stick cooking spray. Microwave butter and marshmallows in large microwave-safe bowl on HIGH 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes.
- STIR in rice cereal until evenly coated. Press into prepared pan to form even layer. Let cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Cut into 12 (4 x 1 1/4-inch) rectangles. Insert lollipop stick into each treat.
- LINE baking sheet with wax paper. Remove lid and foil seal from frosting container. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Dip each pop half-way into frosting. Place on prepared baking sheet. Chill 30 minutes or until frosting is set.

domain: food


text:
As I sit here stuffing my face with last nights Lasagna, I feel pleasantly happy with this mornings activities.
When you mention the Chèré Couloir to an Alpinist here they’ll instantly think of the popular classic on the Tacul Triangle. Robert, however, was a busy man during the 70’s and put up more than one route don’t you know ;-). The Chèré Couloir on the Midi north face is threatened by Serac fall for the first 800m (its only 930m) so it doesn’t often get climbed. It stares me in the face from my balcony here in Cham, taunting me with its perfect looking ice. I’ve been wanting to do it for a while and I wanted to do it as fast as I could. Today was the perfect day. The ice looked amazing, I was feeling fit and well rested and after scoping out the Serac from a few different angles over the past week I decided it would probably,hopefully be OK.
The surreal thing about climbing on the Midi NF is that you can leave your house at 8am well fed and rested and, if your quick, be back in Chamonix eating lunch by 1. I took the first bin up to the mid station and slowly made my way to the bottom of the face. I wanted to conserve my energy for the climb as I wanted to take the time from the bergshrund to the ridge. I climbed into the bergshrund before setting of for a relatively safe break before readying the watch and setting off. The route was really cool with awesome Neve almost the whole way (bar some sections of snow) and with some steeper sections of climbing up to about 85° (it says up to 70° in the snow ice mixed guidebook but that’s just not true). I’d say that V 5 would be a suitable grade for it in its current conditions, so kind of on-par with the Ginat on the Droites for both length and difficulty. I breathed a sigh of relief when I came level with the Serac, and after closer inspection it looks relatively stable for the time being but still some possibility of chunks coming away. I powered up the last slope, going deep into oxygen deficit in the last 100m, and collapsed on the flat col at the top. I checked the time and height gain.
930m in 1 hour 42 minutes.
I was pretty psyched and took a breather to try and get my legs back. When I set off I seriously thought I was going to pass out, but I managed to make it up to the station and down to town for some lunch! Hurrah!
Here’s some shots from this morning. Click one to see them all in gallery format.


text:
Don't jump to health extremes this year. Instead, make wholesome, delicious changes to your diet that you can maintain.
This cool cucumber soup is a great recipe for utilizing all those garden-fresh cucumbers.
Yes, you read that right. Step aside potatoes and kale, because fennel is a new favorite when it comes to making chips at home.