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This Ramen Salad recipe has been around for some time, but is worth remembering. I like to make it with Oriental Ramen and sesame oil though it is not necessary. You could eliminate the sesame oil and substitute chicken flavored ramen for the oriental ramen. Either way, this ramen salad is a great meatless meal that is inexpensive and easy to make.
- 1 (8 ounce) package coleslaw
- 1 (3 ounce) package Oriental-flavored ramen noodles, reserve seasoning packet for dressing
- 1/2 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1/2 of a red onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 box of frozen peas
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1/2 cup oil plus one tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Flavor packet from Ramen noodles
- Mix all salad ingredients except noodles in a large bowl.
- Mix the dressing ingredients thoroughly.
- Break up the (uncooked) noodles into chunks and add last.
- Toss together salad and dressing and serve.


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|byrdzeye ||12-02-2013 06:41 PM |
Traditional Sound on Shen SB88
I just purchased a 6-month old Shen SB88, and am very happy with it (Upton setup). However, I don't like the feel of the Helicore Pizzicato Lights that came with it. I would prefer something with a softer feel on my fingertips, but with a full, slightly "old timey" sound. True guts are out of my price range, but I'm considering things like the Zyex, Velvet or Innovation. UB is new to me, but I've been playing EB for too many decades, and love the Rotosound RS66's on my Jazz bass and Steinberger fretless, especially for their musical expression. My SB88 has the Full Circle pickup, which sounds great so far. Any comments from others with Shen or similar instruments? Thanks!
Velvet Garbo is great for that sound (as long as you're not working on learning to bow - they bow less easily than other strings. I can bow them fine, but I already knew how to bow)
|byrdzeye ||12-02-2013 07:25 PM |
Thanks, LowG. I'm strictly pizz, as I don't even own a bow (yet, he says). Playing old standards, folk, swing, and some bluegrass in an acoustic trio, and seldom use an amp (G-K MB150S). Gotta say, I do love this bass so far.
|bskts247 ||12-02-2013 07:40 PM |
Try the Innovation Super Silvers
|Will Kelly ||12-02-2013 08:19 PM |
A set of Lenzner guts is around $250. Might as well get the real deal and see if ya like it, cause what you're describing is the way guts sound. You dont need to spend six bills on a good set of guts the first go around.
|MostlyBass ||12-04-2013 08:43 AM |
Easy. Pirastro Obligatos. They're very soft feeling string with a big sound that works for orchestral and jazz situations. I've put them on several Shens and the instrument sounded amazing.
|byrdzeye ||12-04-2013 04:16 PM |
Thanks, folks, these have been added to my "research" list. :-) So much to learn!
|bassist14 ||12-04-2013 04:43 PM |
|DoubleMIDI ||12-04-2013 05:19 PM |
Innovation SilverSlaps have about the same tension as gut. I have used them with lower tension naked gut G and D on A and E, but they also sound good as a complete set pizzed. For a few bowed notes you can put some rosin on the bowing area of the string.
If you want bowable strings, maybe get Innovation Braided Solo strings (tuned to orchestra tuning).
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By: Tamir Davies
07 July 2017
Hiring a car abroad can be a hassle to say the least. It should be an easy process, but different insurance policies and conditions of hire makes it difficult and highly time-consuming. The Automobile Association (AA) indicate that anyone thinking of hiring a car whilst abroad should plan ahead. If you arrange the rental of a car weeks, if not months, before flying abroad, you can easily compare suppliers, work out the costs including fixed and extras. By doing this, not only can you save yourself hundreds of pounds’ worth of
By: Khilen Shah
13 June 2017
Vehicle crime has become a way of life for many opportunist criminals. It’s one of the most preventable crimes, yet many forget to take the right precautions to avoid becoming a victim. Here at click4reg, we decided to find the total number of vehicle crime cases that were reported to different police forces/constabularies across the UK in 2016 using data derived from data.police.uk. Vehicle crime ac
By: Ella Patenall
22 May 2017
40 million British citizens are living in areas where air pollution is reaching illegal levels and is continually posing a dangerous risk to our health. To be precise, an alarming 59% of the population are living in areas where nitrogen dioxide levels are breaching the recommended amount of 40 microgrammes per cubic metre of air. Four out of five of nitrogen oxides come from diesel and petrol cars, the rest comes from factories.
As a result, on the 20th July 2016, the UK government approved the fifth carbon budget w
By: Tamir Davies
16 May 2017
Diesel cars in Britain may have lost a vote of confidence having suffered a huge blow after the Volkswagen emissions scandal, yet figures suggest diesel cars still account for 44.1% of the market in the UK, with more than 428,000 diesel cars registered in 2017 so far. Volswagen cars were unfortunately discovered to have had built-in cheat devices which gave false results during emissions tests. The consequence – Brits have become far more sceptical to lease a diesel car, let alone buying one.
By: Georgia Fitzgerald
10 April 2017
When the government announced a change in how compensation payments are calculated, Justice Secretary, Liz Truss announced that those affected by medical negligence, car crashes and other incidents stand to get more money; the measure in relation to a calculation called the Discount Rate, which has been unchanged since 2001 but has now fallen from 2.5% to minus 0.75%.
Changes will affect motor insurance premiums across the board and Click4Reg spoke exclusively to AXA Insurance about the imminent changes. AXA’s Techn
By: Holly Goldstein
06 April 2017
On March 1st, Brits saw driving laws change dramatically, with enforcement punishments becoming increasingly harsher, adding six points to your license if laws are not obeyed. However, with what seems a positive change towards safer roads, it seems strange to think that the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is at its highest in Europe, have we forgotten about the danger drink driving can cause?
For years, drink driving related accidents have been an issue, with a reported 31,420 related drink driving casualtie
By: Tamir Davies
05 April 2017
The new car market is currently thriving in the UK, as the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT), found the new car market grew by 8.4% in March alone. SMMT exists to support and positively promote the needs and interests of the UK automotive industry in the UK and abroad.
Their latest figures suggested that March has become the biggest month for the automotive sector, with 562,337 cars registered in one month. This figure is more than double the nu

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Welcome to my audio review of the Oppo UDP-205, a £1,500 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Player plus a comparison with the renowned Oppo BDP-105D.
The Oppo UDP-205 is a class leading, award winning blu-ray player that does more than just play DVDs. It has best-in-class audio performance, Dual ESS ES9038PRO Sabre Pro DACs, reference quality video with HDR & Dolby Vision; 4K UHD, Blu-ray, 3D, DVD, DVD-Audio, SACD and CD.
The UDP-205 provides reference level sound quality through the analog outputs, improves the clock precision of the HDMI audio output, and increases the power of the built-in headphone amplifier. For the analog output stages, the UDP-205 is equipped with two ESS Technology ES9038PRO 32-bit HyperStream DACs for both stereo and 7.1 channel analog audio. As the flagship of the ESS SABRE PRO series, the ES9038PRO sets a new benchmark for audio excellence with its best in class 140 dB of dynamic range.
It also features –
– HDMI Audio Jitter Reduction
– Asynchronous USB DAC and Coaxial/Optical Inputs (asynchronous USB DAC input supports sample rates up to 768 kHz PCM and DSD 512. For additional convenience and flexibility, the UDP-205 can convert digital signals from cable and satellite boxes, televisions, video game consoles and other digital transports with coaxial and optical digital outputs to analog.}
– Dedicated Stereo Output with XLR Balanced Connectors
– Advanced Image Processing Technology – MediaTek produce and manufacture a specialized 4K UHD Blu-ray decoder SoC – the quad-core OP8591, which offers the most advanced image decoding and processing technology available for 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and user generated media formats
– Dolby Vision
– Upscaling to 4K
– Toroidal Power Supply – Clean Power for Clear Music
– Custom-Made 4K Loader
– Lossless High-Resolution Audio
– Support for the Latest Surround Formats
– Weight – 30lbs
In case you still are in any doubt from the key features, the Oppo UDP-205 is a beast of a machine, whether talking about audio or video. It also has won many awards.
For the purposes of this audio review, I used the following albums:-
– Wallflower by Diana Krall – one of my favourites albums. With the Oppo UDP-205, Diana Krall’s voice was velvet smooth, full of emotion. The realism of her voice was fantastic. By contrast the BDP-105D sounded flatter and lacked the same level of emotion.
– Drones by Muse – another superb album. The Oppo UDP-205 produced wonderful bass attack and speed, with incredible separation of the instruments. The BDP-105D felt slightly congested in comparison.
– Greatest hits by Culture Club – With this album, vocals and instruments shone with the UDP-205.
– Les Contes D’Hoffman – The Tales of Hoffman – This is one of my classical albums that for some reason, I have never enjoyed until I played it using the Oppo UDP-205. The plan was to compare the first track between the 2 players, and then make some notes. I was 50% through the album using the Oppo UDP-205 when I remembered I had to listen to it through the BDP-105D. The Oppo UDP-205 delivered a musical masterclass. An epic masterclass. Energy, scale, soundstage, vocals and instruments just sounded brilliant.
So what do I think of the Oppo UDP-205 and how does it compare to the older Oppo BDP-105D. In its day the Oppo BDP-105D was magnificent. But time moves on, and the Oppo UDP-205 just rises to a whole new level. I can tell you now, you haven’t heard your CD collection properly until you play the discs on this player.
So now let’s take a closer look at the Oppo UDP-205 vs Oppo BDP-105D.
The Oppo UDP-205 is something very special on the audio front as well as video. It also has so much more to offer that it gains the Gavin’s Gadgets “Highly Recommended” seal of approval.
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PSY230H1 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Weapons Testing, Plutonium, Salivary Gland
Chapter 12: Radiation and Health:
Smoking and driving are much more dangerous then exposures to low levels of
Types of radiation:
The electromagnetic spectrum is divided into three segments with visible light in
The other two segments are referred to as ionizing and nonionizing, based on their
biological activity and span a wide range of wave lengths.
The ionizing portion of the spectrum includes gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation.
Ionizing radiation is given off by decaying radioisotopes or radionuclide, typically
as beta particles or gamma rays.
Ionizing radiation is genotoxic and can act as a carcinogens
Nonionizing radiation is not energetic enough to disrupt electrons and hence is not
thought to be genotoxic.
The radio-frequency range of the nonionizing-radation spectrum can heat tissues.
Melatonin hypothesis postulates a reduction in the pineal gland’s nocturnal
production of melatonin, which in turn could increase levels of estrogens and
prolactin, reduce melatonin inhibitory effect on cell proliferation and increase
susceptibility to DNA damage through a reduction in melatonin antioxidant action.
Health effects of ionizing Radiation:
What we know about radiation health effects comes principally from three sources:
1) long-term follow up of the survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, which involved an acute exposure to high radiation close at high dose
rates. 2) Studies of patients receiving diagnostic and therapeutic radiation, also high
dose by typically intermittent. 3) Studies of occupational cohorts, typically with
Ionizing radiation produces two kinds of cell injury, one immediate and other
delayed. High level doseses- a term loosely designating exposures over 100rm—
inevitably produces the kind of immediate, direct effects seen in the Chernobyl
firegithers: skin burns, hair loss, bone marrow destruction and damage to the
Scientists believe that such stochastic or probabilistic effects of radiation are also
directly related to the radiation dose and that they can occur at any dose, no matter
how small. This is called the linear, no-threshold hypothesis; it means that all
exposure to radiation presents some risk to human health.
BEIR-V raised the estimate of cancer risk associated with low-level radiational
exposure from estimates in earlier BEIR reports.
Less radiation had produced more cancer.
Atomic Bomb Survivors:
Higher risks have also been seen for leukaemia and thyroid cancer following
radiation exposures in childhood compared to exposures at later ages.
Epidemiologist Problem with Cancer Studies:
Epidemiologist investigates the cause of disease in groups rather than in individual
Low-level radiation is associated with increased cancer incidence, but association is
Scientists test association for strength, consistency, specificity, and plausibility
before making judgements about causation.
Fallout from Nuclear testing:
Exposure led to increase in thyroid cancer and benign thyroid nodules.
Disturbances in growth were also noted among exposed children.
Accidents at nuclear plants:
To estimate exposure, we used a mathematical dispersion model, which accounted
for modifying factors such as weather, wine, and terrain and which was validated
against readings from offsite dosimeters.
A special health hazard associated with nuclear power is the production of vast
inventories of radioactive wastes.
These wastes consist of uranium mill tailings, transuranic wastes (defined as
materials containing more then 100 nanocuries of transuranic material power gram
of waste), high level of wastes (which cludes spent fuel rodes and the slidges left
behind when spent fuel rods are reprocessed to extract plutonium, and low level
wastes many include a wide range of materials many of which are intently
Low-level wastes have been stored at a number of waste dumps.
One unique aspect of the danger associated with radioactive wastes derives not only
from the extreme toxicity of these materials but also from the great longitivity of
many of their isotopes.
Radon represents over half of all the ionizing radiation exposures of the general
Radon is gas can accumulate to high levels in enclosed spaces, such as underground
mines and the basements of residences.
The decay products of radon, called radon progeny, attach to dust particles. Once
inhaled, further decay occurs and can expose the lining of the lung to alpha
radiation, potentially initiating a carcinogenic process.
Although inhalation of radon gas from stone and soil is the main course of
exposure, off-gasing of radon from water can also add to the cumulative radon
Health effects of nonionizing Radiation:
Electromagnetic radiation does not produce ionization products, and energy transfer
to human tissue during exposure is low.
There is an increase in childhood cancer with residential proximity to power lines.
No association of cancer rates with either the direct measurements of magnetic field
or with surrogate measures.
If EMFs are carcinogenic, it is a promoter not an initiator.
Radiation exposures from the use of electric blankets—particularly during
pregnancy have been assessed in relation to a number of adverse reproductive
endpoints, as well as childhood cancer.
Exposure to magnetic field was causally linked to risk of leukemia or brain cancer.
No studies have been found to support the hypothesis of an association between use
of mobile phones and tumours of the brain, salivary gland, leukemia, or other
The most frequent radiation exposure is to radon.

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In Vitro Inhibition of Cholera Toxin Production in Vibrio cholerae by Methanol Extract of Sweet Fennel Seeds and Its Components.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 21 ;69(5):384-9. Epub 2016 Feb 19. PMID: 26902215
A newly emerged Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor variant strain with multidrug resistance is considered a threat to public health. Recent strategies to suppress virulence factors production instead of bacterial growth may lead to less selective pressure for the emergence of resistant strains. The use of spices and their active constituents as the inhibitory agents against cholera toxin (CT) production in V. cholerae may be an alternative approach to treat cholera. In this study, we examined the potential of sweet fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare Miller var. dulce) methanol extract to inhibit CT production in V. cholerae without affecting viability. The methanol extract of sweet fennel seeds significantly inhibited CT production in various V. cholerae strains, regardless of serogroup or biotype. Interestingly, trans-anethole and 4-allylanisole, essential oil components of sweet fennel seeds, also demonstrated similar effects. Here, we report that sub-bactericidal concentrations of sweet fennel seed methanol extract and its major components can drastically inhibit CT production in various V. cholerae strains.

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NIWC Atlantic opens M-PNT laboratory
The US Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic officially opened a new Maritime Positioning, Navigation and Timing (M-PNT) facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia.
The lab will support the US Navy by providing research, development, test, evaluation, integration and certification works for both surface and submarine PNT systems. This includes supporting new technologies being developed and introduced into the fleet for operating in a global positioning system (GPS) or sensor in denied environment. These technologies include enhancements to inertial navigation systems and alternative positioning system technologies to GPS.
The laboratory will also facilitate research, development, test and evaluation efforts for other navy and Department of Defense customers, including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in support of maritime geospatial intelligence technical standards, and exploitation by the fleet.
Construction on the approximately $3 million laboratory began in May 2018 and is still in progress. Although the structure is complete, some minor work remains before the lab attains a fully functional status.
The facility will also support the navigation suite certification process being developed for the fleet, which tests the design, integration and interoperability of the entire PNT system of systems architecture in both surface ships and submarines. Initially, the lab will support guided missile destroyer-class and Virginia-class architectures, then grow to be reconfigurable to support all fleet PNT system of systems architectures.
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The company has applied its Highly Immersive Virtual Environment technology to the design process of polar overwatch satellites ordered by the US Space Force.


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The grocery market may be rapidly changing, but that doesn't mean that shoppers only want fast delivery.
Consumers may not be in such a rush to get their groceries, especially at a time of inflation-driven belt tightening. According to a new report from digital commerce solutions company Stor.ai, less than 2% of U.S. adults say they are “very likely” to shell out premium fees for ultrafast delivery.
As the rapid delivery market shakes out after a flurry of investment, this research bolsters the case that the market for 15-minute-or-less delivery is small. Among other findings, Stor.ai’s survey revealed that 57.5% of respondents are not willing to pay a premium for ultrafast service.
That doesn’t mean that shoppers in this country are not engaged in the omnichannel. According to the report, 26.9% of shoppers indicated that they would be more likely to use online delivery platforms if the user experience was improved. In addition, nearly a quarter (22%) believe the greatest inconvenience when using an online grocery delivery platform is items being out of stock. “Retailers can address consumers’ concerns around this issue by introducing more sophisticated picking applications that enable stores and MFCs [micro-fulfillment centers] to identify appropriate replacements in real-time,” Stor.ai’s analysts point out.
As interest flags in the ultrafast space and consumers demonstrate a willingness to shop online in a convenient way, Stori.ai’s research affirms that the much-talked-about hybrid model is indeed becoming more entrenched. According to the latest survey, around half of shoppers are hybrid shoppers, while 37.2% shop entirely in store and only 2.6% report that they only use online services for all of their grocery shopping.
At a time when inflation and out-of-stocks are common bugaboos among customers, Stor.ai’s report underscores the importance of focusing less on speed and more on competitive prices and shopper experiences.
“Grocery shopping is undergoing an era-defining transition. During the pandemic, the widespread lockdowns and health concerns prompted many consumers to switch to online shopping,” remarked Mendel Gniwisch, CEO of Stor.ai. “In an age of instant gratification, there is a common misconception that shoppers crave speedy deliveries; instead, this report has demonstrated that customers prioritize fulfillment. Grocery retailers today need to focus on the convenience and simplicity that characterize online shopping at its best, and fuse these characteristics with the experiential peaks of in-store shopping, especially at local establishments. Simultaneously, retailers need to find ways to implement this hybrid offering to boost their bottom lines and secure a profitable future for their business.”
To Gniwisch’s point, shoppers appreciate having the choice of hybrid shopping at both large and smaller stores that they like to support. Stor.ai’s research found that 58.2% of U.S. consumers agree that there is value in keeping small, local grocers functioning. Only 5% of respondents disagreed with that statement.

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As a new picture released by the media team to the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha revealed that he is very much alive, the North-West zone of All Progressive Congress, APC, has condemned issues being raised over his health and vacation. The party described the development as unwarranted and unpatriotic. The new picture shows Aisha on a visit to her husband who is presently on vacation in the UK.
In a communique after its meeting in Katsina on Monday and signed by its National Vice Chairman, North-West, Inuwa Abdulkadir, the party said the issues smacked of desperation by the opposition in the country.
It said that the zone had declared total support for Buhari administration in its bid to move the nation forward.
The meeting emphasised the need for members of the National Assembly from the North-West to fully support the president in his effort to provide responsive leadership to Nigeria.
The meeting also called on the north-west zonal leadership of the party to engage members of the national assembly, ministers, and heads of government agencies to ensure that policies and programmes fall in line with the party’s manifesto.”
It added that elected and appointed public office holders should undertake periodic consultation with their constituents to enlighten them on government policies and programmes, and at the same time, receive feedback for effective service delivery.
The party called on members to rise in defence of the hard-won but overwhelming mandate of the majority of Nigerians by eschewing all forms of internal conflict and division.
“We should appreciate the need to rally round our leaders and for the leaders to carry all members along in flying the flag of APC."


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“This is waving a red flag in front of the Republicans,” one notes.
This should have been a red flag to everyone, regardless of what they thought of Fox News.
The bigger the claim made in the headline, the bigger the red flag it raises for me.
Families wave the green, black, and red flag of Libya that dates back to the time of the monarchy.
Similarly, the man caught on camera changing his shirt might as well have waved a red flag.
Yes, there they were—the pony with a small, red flag stuck in the browband of his bridle.
A Socialist, carrying a red flag, marched through the gates of Heaven.
Socialism, or the Red Republic, is all one; for it would tear down the tricolour and set up the red flag.
When the freight arrived, he saw that it carried a red flag.
We went to the windows in surprise, and saw the red flag over the rocket house, which is the signal for the lifeboat.
Subject of a special warning or suspicion: His article identifies several ''red flag'' professions that have a higher-than-usual chance of being audited
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THE scrapping of councillors’ pensions has been described as a “kick in the teeth”.
And one Kirklees councillor raised concerns it could deter young people from joining the council.
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis confirmed that councillors access to taxpayer-funded pension schemes will be abolished from April 1.
Councillors elected from April will not be entitled to join the Local Government Pension Scheme and existing councillors with a pension will have their policy terminated at the end of their current term of office.
Local Government Association chairman Sir Merrick Cockel, a Conservative member, described the government move as a “kick in the teeth for those who have dedicated their life to public service” and asked for more talks.
Just two members of the public objected to councillors having pensions in the national consultation.
Clr Hilary Richards, Kirklees Labour member for Golcar, questioned the move at a time when the Government is encouraging young people to have pensions through automatic enrolment.
Clr Richards said: “My concern is the impact on new and young people who want to become a councillor.
“Politics should be about everyone, it shouldn’t be about militating against those that do not earn a working income.
“We do get an allowance of just over £12,500 and that is, in effect, half a wage slip, so any pension contribution we make is for two and a half day’s work.
“If its decided we can’t pay into the pension scheme, it means anyone wanting to become a councillor may only have half a pension if they work for the other two and a half days.
“Regardless of what people think, being a councillor is a full time job. There are some councillors who have full time jobs and are effective councillors, but sacrifices have to be made and some become full time councillors.
“How do we encourage someone of 25 or 35 with the responsibility of rent, a mortgage and family, to live off half a wage slip and not build up a pension from it?
“What situation will young councillors find themselves in when they come to retire but haven’t been able to pay into a pension scheme?”
As well as ward work, Clr Richards sits on the planning panel and is a committee chair. She estimates council work can cover 60 hours a week.
“If I was younger I would think carefully if I wanted to lose half my pension to become a councillor,” she added. “It could mean we have a council of members that can afford not to work or are retired already.”
Recent figures showed 39 of the 69 Kirklees councillors paid into the pension scheme.
A move to scrap it will divide English councillors from their Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts, who can continue to be part of a pension scheme.
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2.3.1 BOF Furnace
The predominant advantages of the BOF are very high production rates and low-residual-element, low-nitrogen liquid steel tapping. The BOF is fed liquid pig fron, almost always from blast furnaces, in amounts ranging from 65 to 90% of the total metallic charge. The average pig iron is approximately 74% of the charge; the balance is recycled scrap.
Efforts to improve BOF productivity and annual production capacity in recent years have included various automation technologies to optimize the blast furnace and the BOF relationship, better use of secondary refining processes (driven both by productivity and by new steel grades), and improved coordination with downstream facilities.
Trends and Drivers can be summarized as follows:
Advances in slag splashing that extend refractory life and use of post-combustion lances have improved furnace availability
Increasing demand for ultra-low-carbon (ULC) steels has made secondary processes more important.
Hot metal desulfurization is usually done in the BOF transfer ladle.
Meanwhile, steelmakers constantly experiment with BOF oxygen lance configurations, oxygen batching and flux additions practice.
Life incompatibility of the lower hoods shorter than the furnace, and related maintenance issues.
Environmental standards are getting tougher.
Furnace vessel shell distortion and destruction dunng a long campaign must be overcome.
Refining of hot metal with a low manganese-silicon ratio impacts slag formation in the BOF vessel in addition to BOF operating issues.
New and Emerging Technologies:
Work is being conducted to improve chemistry, temperature, and process control in the BOF.
The use of in-blow sensors with possible feedback control is being developed to improve carbon and temperature control to measure lance height and detect the advent of slopping; Improving techniques of adding alloys, usually with the aid of secondary processing; Upgrading computer and expert systems will also help operators achieve consistent process control.
Using inert gas bottom stiri-ing achieves better iron yields and alloy recovery through reduction of furnace slag iron oxide, but maintaining effective stirring continues to be a major inconvenience in many shops that have tried the technique.
Techniques that enable the aggressive use of post-combustion lances or supplemental fuels to extend the use of hot metal.
2.3.2 Other Releted Technologies
Those technologies that need further development include scrap preparation and handling, fluxes and methods of additions, recycling of waste oxides, and process sensors with feedback capability (for example, light meter, lasers, infrared temperature detectors).
Trends and Drivers:
Scrap handling before recharging into the BOF; upward trend in scrap prices
Seme integrated plants are experimenting with lower-grade, higher-residual (and thus cheaper) scrap because it can be diluted by low-residual hot metal.
Higher importance of flux quality, size, and method of introduction
Increasing environmental pressures and opportunities for low-cost sources of iron and/or coolants in the furnaces.
Increased use of industrial gases
Scrap systems. Scrap delivery and analysis systems are complicated, unreliable, and ineflicient. Without better systems, the amount of scrap used and effect an quality is limited.
Difficulty of maintaining reliable sensors and automated systems
Sslag analysis: A speedy, reliable slag oxide analysis teehnique is not available, particularly for fron oxides or for controlling lance height, making slag, and calculating alloy efficiencies.
In addition, slag analysis is expensive and slow and involves sampling separation problems related to the use of iron versus iron oxides.
New and Emerging Technologies:
Recent and developing BOF process improvements primarily affect scrap and process sensors. Additionally, development is ongoing in bumers and nozzles for the BOF process. This work could improve post-combustion performance.
Preheating techniques and quality improvements lead the emerging scrap technologies.
Light meters, lasers and infrared cameras and sensors are being studied to control carbon, temperature, slopping, waste gas composition, and lance height above the bath.
2.3.3 BOF Steelmaking Research and Development Needs and Opportunities
Despite all the ongoing research to improve BOF performance, numerous other research opportunities exist.
Long-life refractories. Investigate ways to increase use of long-life refractories to improve stirring elements for furnaces or ladles and use in BOF tap holes. Also, the hood life should be extended to equal that of the refractory lining.
Process sensors. Develop various user-friendly, robust process Sensors with feedback capability to detect bath carbon, temperature, and the advent of slopping, waste gas composition, dusty bin levels, and furnace shell temperatures. The temperature sensor should be able to measure continuously during the final minutes of the blow. Sensors for quick analysis of turndown manganese, sulfur, and other elements are also needed.
Lances. Develop a reliable sensor to detect lanceto-steel bath distance to control the path of the process, particularly slag making and possibly slopping. Heat-to-heat feedback or real time feedback of lance height will improve the consistency of the process reaction path. Also, a clear understanding of the hydrodynamics of the oxygen lances and its effect an splash generation and decarburization kinetics needs to be developed.
- Robust process sensors for the BOF to measure process
- Reliable sensors to detect lance-to-steel bath
- Clear understanding of the hydrodynamics of the
- Improved laser scanning system to characterize the
condition of the furnace and ladles
- Improved flux raw materials analysis and size, and
reliable computer controlled bathing
- Improved, easy-to-maintain hoods
- Economical and environmental friendly methods of
removing or controlling phosphorus
- Inexpensive and fast slag sample preparation and
- Longer-life, easily replaced stirring elements
- Environmental method for primary and secondary
- Improved understanding of micro-alloying element
recovery through the process
Laser Scanning for refractories. A comprehensive Laser Scanning system is needed that is fast, robust, and userfriendly for characterizing the condition of the furnace and ladles. This technology Gould also provide refractory condition feedback and lance height control by integrating the volume of the furnace.
Flux and Oxygen batching. Improved flux raw materials analysis and size and reliable Computer controlled batching are needed for better slag making consistency. This research also applies to developing better Oxygen batching methods for early slag making.
BOF hoods. Improved, easy-to-maintain hoods, possibly in conjunction with protective coating techniques and/or constant temperature/pressure control techniques need to be researched.
Dephosphorization. Economical and environmentally friendly methods of removing or controlling phosphorus need to be developed. Alternatively, find other viable uses for BOF slag rather than recycling to the Sinter plant. This will reduce the Input phosphorus load from the hot metal.
Slag Oxide analysis. Inexpensive and faster slag-sample preparation and a composition analyzer would improve
Stirring elements. Longer lasting and more easily replaced stirring elements Gould make maintenance and bottom stirring
Other BOF Steelmaking Needs
- Method to use DC/EAF in a BOF vessel to preheat scrap
- Comparison of process parameters vs. results of
models for fluxing and oxygen blowing
- Predictive maintenance procedures for drive bearings
- Process to decrease the percentage of hot metal
through the use of external energy units
- Refining technology for low Mn/Si ratio metal
- Submerged dust injection for recycling
- Integrated melter guidance system
- Scrap preheating techniques for stretching hot metal
- Maintenance techniques to take advantage of increased
BOF lining life from slag splashing
- Model to optimize blast furnace and BOF operations
- Charge control model for better end-point control
Environmental controls. Primary and secondary environmental control systems need to be developed and upgraded to Best Available Technology (BAT) in all areas of emission concern. Constant technical review is necessary to meet environmental standards of the future.
Other BOF steelmaking R&D needs include using models, maintenance procedures and new technologies to improve performance. One essential requirement is the development of scrap preheating techniques for stretching hot metal. Also needed is an integrated melter guidance system to take advantage of multiple sensors, instrumentation, and models. Production pacing models are needed for BOF's trying to supply steel for multiple casters. These models should consider steel ladle requirements and "what-if' production alternatives.
Research into processes to remove residual elements, such as tin, copper, antimony, and others during the steelmaking process is needed. Maintenance techniques for mechanical and ancillary systems need to be developed to take advantage of increased BOF lining life from slag splashing. Regarding ULC steel production, better understanding of vacuum kinetics and precasting chemistry is required for improvement.


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UPDATE: M65 death crash motorist named
Father-of-two Mark Andrew Jones (44) from Barrowford was killed when his black BMW car is thought to have veered into the central reservation before turning over and coming to rest on its roof a couple of hundred metres down the carriageway.
More than 100 messages of condolences were posted on the Nelson Now and Then Facebook page following the news of Mr Jones’ death, which was confirmed by his mother Jackie Rogers who said the family were “devastated”.
Mr Jones, who leaves a wife and two children, was the brother of Pendle West Lancashire County Coun. Christian Wakeford.
The Conservative County Councillor, who lives in Roughlee, thanked people for their messages of support on the social media page.
He said: “Obviously we’re all devastated at this difficult time, just wanted to thank everyone for the kind words, thoughts and prayers for my brother.”
Paramedics attended but sadly Mr Jones (44) was pronounced dead at the scene.
Road closures were in place for about four hours following the incident.
Sgt Finn Quainton of the Road Policing Team said: “This is a difficult time for the family and friends of the motorist, who are being supported by specially trained officers.
“Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is urged to contact us with any information they may have that could help us to establish exactly what happened and to help us with our enquiries.
“I’m also keen to speak to anyone that may have seen the black BMW in the area prior to the collision.”
Anyone with information should contact Lancashire Police on 101 quoting the log number 1224 of February 13th.
Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org.


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In addition to Curtis Stone's Top Chef success, the Australian culinary guru has another type of legacy going on behind the scenes: his kids. That's right! When he's not hosting, judging, or guest-starring in food-related shows — or running two of Los Angeles' hottest restaurants — you can find Curtis dad-ing it up.
The thing is, plenty of fans might not have known he had children in the first place. It takes a ton of scrolling to uncover a single photo of his kids via Instagram, for starters. Plus, Curtis doesn't exactly bring up fatherhood on a regular basis in his line of work. Let's take a closer look at the chef's personal life as a father of two. Because Curtis' kids are seriously adorable.
Curtis and his wife, Lindsay, have two kids.
In 2009, Curtis met Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Lindsay Price on a blind date. They welcomed their first child, a son named Hudson, in 2011, before tying the knot in 2013. Their second son, Emerson, was born a year after that.
"You've just got to have your priorities right. The most important thing is being a dad and being a husband," Curtis told E! News in 2014, shortly after his youngest son's birth.
"My restaurant comes next and then if I have time here or there to do a TV show I do that as well," he continued. "So we've sort of together agreed, let's have a crazy couple of years, work really hard, and then maybe take the foot off the pedal a little further down the track."
"It's such a special experience, becoming a father," Curtis told the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2015 on a segment titled, Where Are They Now?. "You know, to spend time with your kids and to reflect on yourself as a human being and be a good example to them is pretty cool."
Although the chef doesn't post about his kids very frequently, Lindsay's Instagram grid is a different story entirely. The Hawaii Five-0 actress often shares candid moments of herself and her sons, who are now 8 and 5 — like this video of mother and son practicing the cello, for example.
Or this photo of Lindsay and her sons spring-breaking amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. "How’s your spring break going?" she captioned the shot. "Cool cool cool. Yeah, we are partying over here too."
In 2019, Curtis did open up about his approach to making sure his kids eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, which is something that can definitely be a struggle.
"I have one child who is more fussy than the other, and at the start, I was very embarrassed about it!" he told Lifestyle Food. "But one thing I did start with him when he would try a new food was a sticker chart. That's actually where the idea for the Rainbow Challenge came from."
He continued, "This Rainbow Challenge is all about getting kids to interact with fruit and vegetables, getting them to pick them up and smell them ... because the more they are used to the texture and smell the better they are around them."
For those who might be wondering, Curtis and Lindsay seem to have differing opinions about whether they want more kids in the future — or at least they did back in 2016.
"I do [want more kids], I don't think my wife does. She told me the shop is closed!" Curtis said during an interview with Closer Weekly. "I think if I could guarantee her a girl she'd be [down], but I'm not sure if I could do that."
"We've been talking about it. Having a third would be fun, but it's no joke either! It takes a lot of energy," the 44-year-old added. "[However], we're happy as a family-of-four. We'll probably stop there."
Considering it's been nearly six years since he and Lindsay last added to their brood, it seems like two kids is the perfect number for this family. (Then again, that could always change!)
Be sure to catch Curtis (and maybe even Lindsay and their two kids) on Celebrity Watch Party, which premieres at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 7 on Fox.

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The United States has reported more than 79.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of April 19. More than 981,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 — the highest death toll of any country.
The virus has spread across the country in a way that is hard to predict, increasing in one region, then showing signs of improvement, then reappearing in other regions. Although local outbreaks can fluctuate, the current surge in cases has been felt almost nationwide, leading to new travel restrictions and business closures across the country.
Nationally, there were an average of 10.0 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 Americans in the week ending April 19. Cumulatively, the United States has reported 24,340.8 cases per 100,000 Americans and 299.0 deaths per 100,000 Americans.
The coronavirus has spread to different parts of the country at different stages throughout the pandemic. In the spring, the hardest-hit states were in the northeast, with New York City emerging as the epicenter of the national crisis. The virus spread to Sun Belt states in the summer and hit Midwestern and Western states in the fall. Now, nearly every state is classified as a COVID-19 hotspot, according to definitions based on new cases per capita from the nonprofit health organization Kaiser Family Foundation.
While the country’s largest metropolitan areas were the hardest hit in the early months of the pandemic, nearly every city suffered from the virus. Outbreaks are particularly likely to occur in places where large numbers of people tend to congregate, leaving cities with high concentrations of colleges, correctional facilities and nursing homes particularly at risk.
To determine the metropolitan area in each state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita, 24/7 Wall St. compiled and reviewed data from state and local health departments. We’ve ranked metropolitan areas by the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population as of April 19. Data was aggregated from the county level to the metropolitan area level using US Census Bureau boundary definitions. The demographic data used to adjust the case and death totals come from the US Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates.


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For chapter and verse, I recommend the Institute of Medicine Report, Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America. The Institute of Medicine is an independent, nonprofit organization, "the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences." The report is chock-full of interesting insights and comments; all quotations here are from the prepublication copy uncorrected proofs, which is available with free registration here. As is my custom, I'll delete citations and footnotes for readability. Here are a couple of palate cleansers, as the restauranteurs would say, before plunging into the main course:
"The tragic life of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis offers an example of the challenges faced in
building a truly learning health care system. The Hungarian physician observed that simply
washing hands could drastically reduce high rates of maternal death during childbirth. But since
he could not prove a connection between hand washing and the spread of infection, he was
ridiculed and ignored. Hounded out of his profession, he died in a mental hospital. More than
165 years later, half of clinicians still do not regularly wash their hands before seeing patients."
- "If banking were like health care, automated teller machine (ATM) transactions would take not seconds but perhaps days or longer as a result of unavailable or misplaced records.
- If home building were like health care, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers each would work with different blueprints, with very little coordination.
- If shopping were like health care, product prices would not be posted, and the price charged would vary widely within the same store, depending on the source of payment.
- If automobile manufacturing were like health care, warranties for cars that require manufacturers to pay for defects would not exist. As a result, few factories would seek to monitor and improve production line performance and product quality.
- If airline travel were like health care, each pilot would be free to design his or her own preflight safety check, or not to perform one at all."
"One way to measure this impact is through mortality amenable to health care, defined as the number of deaths that should not occur in the presence of timely and effective health care. Examples of amenable mortality include childhood infections, surgical complications, and diabetes. The level of amenable mortality varies almost threefold among states, ranging from 64 to 158 deaths per 100,000
population. If all states had provided care of the quality delivered by the highest-performing state, 75,000 fewer deaths would have occurred across the country in 2005."
Another problem is that perhaps a quarter or so of the $2.8 trillion that the U.S. will spend this year on health care is essentially excess costs. Here's the breakdown from the IOM report into unnecessary services, inefficiently delivered services, excess administrative costs, prices that are too high, missed prevention opportunities, and fraud. As the report points out, several studies with independent methodologies have found that the U.S. health care system could save something like $750 billion per year with no negative effect on health. Even saving half that amount, of course, would have extraordinary consequences for helping people see bigger raises in their paychecks and putting a huge dent in federal budget deficits.
How can the U.S. health care system simultaneously waste one-fourth or so of the king's ransom that it spends each year, while still allowing 75,000 preventable deaths each year? The long answer is in the IOM report. The shorter answer, I would say, is that health care is increasingly complex in a way that requires systematic attention to collecting information and coordinating care--and the fragmented and helter-skelter U.S. health care system has not been good at these tasks.
Here are some examples of these problems of growing complexity and lack of coordination, many more of which are scattered through the IOM report:
"The prevalence of chronic conditions, for example, has increased over time. In 2000, 125 million
people suffered from such conditions; by 2020, that number is projected to grow to an estimated
157 million ... Almost half of those over 65 receive treatment for at least one chronic disease, and more than 20 percent receive treatment for multiple chronic diseases; fully 75 million people in the United States have multiple chronic conditions. Managing these multiple conditions requires a holistic approach, as the use of various clinical practice guidelines developed for single diseases may have adverse effects. For example, existing clinical practice guidelines would suggest that a hypothetical 79-year-old woman with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should take as many as 19 doses of medication per day. Such guidelines might also make conflicting recommendations for the woman’s care."
"Care delivery also has become increasingly demanding. It would take an estimated 21 hours a day for individual primary care physicians to provide all of the care recommended to meet their patients’ acute, preventive, and chronic disease management needs. Clinicians in intensive care units, who care for the sickest patients in a hospital, must manage in the range of 180 activities per patient per day—from replacing intravenous fluids, to administering drugs, to monitoring patients’ vital signs. In addition, rising administrative burdens and inefficient workflows mean that hospital nurses spend only about 30 percent of their time in direct patient care."
"As illustrated in Figure 2-8, a medication order at one academic medical center can be filled in 786 different ways, involving a number of different health care professionals and technological channels. Another study found that inefficient medication administration practices at one hospital caused nurses to waste 50 minutes per shift looking for the keys to the narcotics cabinet ...
"Another study found that in a single year in fee-for-service Medicare, the typical primary care physician had to coordinate with 229 other physicians in 117 different practices. Further, the rate at which physicians refer patients has doubled over the past decade, and the number of primary care visits resulting in a referral has increased by nearly 160 percent ..."
"Projections are for 90 percent of office-based physicians to have access to fully operational electronic health records by 2019, up from 34 percent in 2011 ..."
In short, the sharply rising complexity of what modern medicine can do, interacting with systems of health care provision and health care finance that were already growing outdated by the tail end of the 20th century, is costing enormous amounts and failing to deliver. I know full well the difficulties of collecting, organizing, and feeding back health information, and of reorganizing existing health care systems. But the financial and health costs of failing to push for such change are enormous. And frankly, both the 2010 health care legislation and the Republican alternatives offer little more than tinkering around the edges and hoping for the best, while the U.S. health care system runs amok.

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Technological developments in the health care sector hold great promise for delivering a better standard of care in the United States. But just because you build it doesn’t mean they will come. Doctors, that is.
Electronic prescriptions are a good example. The majority of doctors in the U.S. have no idea if the prescriptions they write actually get filled by the patient. Surescripts, for example, has a platform that lets doctors send prescriptions electronically and track when and if they are picked up.
The technology is there. But Seth Joseph, vice president of corporate strategy at Surescripts, says doctors may be reluctant to access that data and check in on a patient outside of an appointment.
“We have doctors that say ‘what would it mean from a liability perspective if doctors had access to that info and don’t take action’,” says Joseph. There are also questions around how long a doctor should wait before getting in touch with a patient about not picking up medications, for example, or what other steps they should take.
The 2009 Health Information for Economical and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) incentivized health care providers to adopt electronic health records (EHR) systems and use them in specific and meaningful ways. One of these is for EHR systems in one office to connect with EHR systems in another — a hospital, for example.
As a testament to how well the incentives have worked, Joseph has noted a surge in the number of EHR providers alone. His company currently connects with over 300 EHR vendors — up from just under 100 in the first quarter of 2009. By 2012, the company had seen a flood of EHR vendors, which he documented in a recent study. Considering that Surescripts was founded in 2001 and active by 2003, that’s a significant bump in a three-year period.
Some of the brightest lights in digital health will be discussing connected clinical systems at VentureBeat’s HealthBeat conference on Oct. 27and 28.
Some hospitals and emergency rooms can already query a network of health care providers about a new patient, to see if that patient has received any prescriptions in the last 13 months and from whom. Some of these networks even have email and chat functions.
But for the most part, doctors don’t coordinate care with caregivers at other facilities using electronic systems. A general practitioner may be able to make an electronic referral specialist, but they can’t manage a patient’s overall health regimen.
As it stands, doctors are paid mainly on a fee-for-service basis, which conflicts with the whole notion of coordinated, preventative care. Rather than making doctors responsible for a patient’s overall health and incentivizing them to provide follow-up care (like checking in with doctors or services they’ve referred patients to), the current system encourages doctors to provide as many single services in a day as possible — leaving little time for follow-up care.
“We need to see payment reform,” says Joseph. He goes on to say that new legislation needs to shift doctors away from a fee-for-service model and towards incentivizing ongoing care.
This would require Congress to enact new laws that enable doctors, nurses, or case managers to focus on the whole “patient journey” whether well or sick. Until then the movement to coordinate care is not likely to progress quickly, he says.
Still, there’s promise managed care will catch on without a new law, Joseph goes on to say. Federal Medicare programs are already offering accountable care pilot programs in which health providers are paid a set amount to manage the health of a given population. Experiments in public health programs often lead to broader changes in the market.
In the coming years, we’re likely to see the health care system moving away from the fee-for-service model and toward one that prioritizes preventative and managed care. As the system transforms itself, the people in it will have to answer questions about liability, reassess the role doctors play in a coordinated care schema, and potentially create the new role of a health care manager who can utilize digital records to better supervise patient health.
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Over the past month, it’s been hard to move without coming across green shoots of recovery.
The economic news isn’t all rosy and there is still the chance that a swine flu pandemic could infect the stock markets with a renewed bout of pessimism. But there is no denying that conditions are improving faster than many professionals had expected.
Consumer confidence is recovering, there are hopes that the housing markets in both the US and UK are stabilising and China’s economy is picking up again.
Just today, figures from CPIS/Markit showed that the closely watched gauge of activity at service companies - which range from financial services business to restaurants and account for nearly three-quarters of the country’s Gross Domestic Product - rose to 48.7 in April,…

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Grant helps more Rapid City kids get Head Start
RAPID CITY — A Rapid City organization will receive a nearly $900,000 annual federal grant to provide care for young children.
Health and Human Services says the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant went to Youth & Family Services Inc.
The federal agency says it should allow another 56 children every year to have access to Early Head Start.
HHS’ Administration for Children and Families says it developed the grants to encourage collaboration between new or existing Early Head Start grantees and child care providers.
Infants and toddlers in the new program will receive caregiving to promote their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.
The Early Head Start program requires significant support from the community, including matching funds.


Writing about Canadian music means constant surprises in the form of artists who we should have known previously, but didn’t. Alberta-based T. Buckley is one such musician who I wish I’d heard of earlier so I could have been singing his praises sooner. Thankfully we received a request several weeks ago to premiere his single, “Half a Heart” (which you can hear here) and with it, an advance stream of his new album, “Miles We Put Behind,” which drops this Friday.
For this project, Buckley teamed with Montréal-based producer Howard Bilerman and several Montréal musicians, including Plants and Animals’ Matthew Woodley, to build on his previous work and to expand his musical horizons. With this collection of songs, he’s done that beautifully – a compelling folk/roots album that also contains traces of blues, rock, and even electronica.
The aforementioned single, “Half a Heart,” is a great example of the ways in which Buckley is exploring new ground while still remaining true to his roots. Cowritten with John Wort Hannam (who we featured yesterday), this is a straight-out rocker that delves into love’s depths. In contrast, Buckley goes minimalist with “Least a Man Could Do,” a slow-tempo bluesy tune that highlights his expressive voice and lyrics but has a unique musical texture in support, combining keyboards, pedal steel, and a bit of electronica beats. Think that combo won’t work in roots music? Listen to the track and think again, because it does, wonderfully well.
“Long Highway” is another highlight on the album – another rocker of a tune that allows Buckley to show off his rock chops. (A wonderfully versatile singer, is T. Buckley.) Don’t miss the terrific bass line from Josh Toal on this track, as well. The title track eloquently tells the story of someone who just can’t settle for their present moment, but is always looking – and moving – to the next new thing in persistent hope that it will be the ‘right’ thing.
As excellent as the whole project is, Buckley (in my opinion) saves the best for last – “Blindsided” is that rarity in pop music, a love song that is both unabashed and unpretentious, as genuine as it is lovely. (It also closes the album with a pretty wonderful extended instrumental outro as well.)
Once I finish listening to this album – which may be a while yet, as I’m still discovering new facets – I look forward to exploring T. Buckley’s previous work. This Friday is bringing a number of terrific new releases, but be sure to keep this one at the forefront of your listening.


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The Babcock family name is linked to the ancient Anglo-Saxon
culture of Britain. Their name comes from the personal name Bartholomew. Bat(e)
was a pet form of this personal name and when combined with 'cock' which was a common suffix for other names like Wilcox, Simcock and others became Batcock.
The surname Babcock was first found in Worcestershire
, where they held a family seat
from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Babcock include Babcock, Badcock, Babbcock, Batcock, Badcocke and many more.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Babcock research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1790, 1622, 1698, 1668 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Babcock History in all our PDF Extended History products
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Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England
at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Babcock were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Babcock Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- James Babcock, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1623
- George Babcock, who settled in Boston in 1638
- George Babcock, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638
- David Babcock, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1640
- Robert Babcock, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1648
Babcock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- James Babcock, who landed in Connecticut in 1702
- Jonathan Babcock, who arrived in Connecticut in 1711
- Jonathan Babcock, who settled in Connecticut in 1711
- William Babcock, who arrived in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1723
- Luke Babcock, who arrived in New England in 1770
Babcock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Amos Babcock, who arrived in New York, NY in 1822
- Mr. Babcock, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822
- James Babcock who settled in New York in 1823
- B T Babcock, aged 22, landed in San Francisco, California in 1850
- H L Babcock, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851
Babcock Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Tilda Babcock, who landed in Colorado in 1906
Babcock Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Benjamin Babcock, who arrived at Annapolis, Nova Scotia in 1782
- Mr. John Babcock Sr., U.E who settled in Canada c. 1783
- Mr. Benjamin Babcock U.E who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1783
- Capt. David Babcock U.E who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1783
- Capt. David William Babcock U.E who settled in Canada c. 1783
Babcock Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- John Babcock, who landed in Canada in 1833
- Tim Milford Babcock (1919-2015), American politician, 16th Governor of Montana (1962-1969), 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Montana (1961-1962)
- Brigadier-General Franklin Babcock (1885-1972), American Chief Investigation Division, Office of the Inspector-General (1942-1946)
- Jasper Babcock, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 5th District, 1860-61
- Jeptha W. Babcock, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1851-52; Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856
- John Babcock, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Rensselaer County, 1819-20
- John R. Babcock, American Democrat politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Stonington; Elected 1910
- John W. Babcock, American Democrat politician, Candidate for Michigan State Attorney General, 1942
- Jonathan W. Babcock (b. 1849), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State Senate 16th District, 1887-88
- Joseph Babcock, American politician, Supervisor of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1858-59
- Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850-1909), American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly, 1889-92; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1893-1907
- Record of the Ancestors and Descendants of Nathan Burch (1781-1858) and Damaris Babcock (1783-1869) of Brookfield, Madison County, New York by Harold John Witter.
- Slade-Babcock Genealogy by Carl Boyer.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
The Babcock Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Babcock Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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When folks hear about Farm Aid’s annual benefit concert, they typically imagine we’re doing our concert and farmer gathering in a remote rural area where only farmers are likely to attend. Fact is, that’s just not true. Last year we did our show in Chicago, the year before that it was Seattle. Hardly rural settings.
This year, we’ll take our big concert to Camden, New Jersey at the Tweeter Center on the Waterfront. It’s right on the banks of the Delaware River. It’s somewhat bucolic, but definitely not rural, and I’ll guarantee you’re not going to see dairy cows grazing in green pastures on the side of the road as you head for the show. But it is a great spot to hear live music, and there’s a magnificent view of the Philadelphia skyline right across the river, too.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't overturn a Georgia law banning firearms in churches and other places of worship.
On Monday, the high court refused to hear an appeal from GeorgiaCarry.org, which wanted the justices to overturn a lower court decision upholding Georgia's law banning guns in churches and other places of worship.
GeorgiaCarry.org argued that the ban applying specifically to places of worship burdens "religiously motivated conduct by regulating how or what a worshipper can do with a weapon while he is worshipping."
But the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit brought by GeorgiaCarry and the Rev. Jonathan Wilkins of the Baptist Tabernacle of Thomaston, Ga. The Supreme Court, without comment, refused to reconsider that ruling.
"For many years now, our nation's leaders have engaged in fevered debates on higher education, yet lawmakers shy away from taking action on one issue that prevents thousands of young people from living lives of promise, let alone realizing their college dreams," the presidents wrote in the letter, which was organized by leaders of Oglethorpe University and Agnes Scott College in Georgia. "That issue is gun safety."
Among the goals in the letter: a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines; consumer-safety standards for guns, such as safety locks; and background checks for those who buy firearms from unlicensed sellers at gun shows.
Kenneth Ruscio, president of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., who signed the letter, acknowledged that it was risky to take a stand on such a polarizing question. "But I was moved, as many of the other signers were" by the Sandy Hook tragedy, he said.


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Dublin Fire Brigade have issued a warning to motorists after a driver had a lucky escape following a horror northside crash this morning.
The tireless frontline heroes shared pictures of a car that had been crushed on both sides after it hit a concrete post on the Skerries Road.
Luckily the driver escaped with only minor injuries but DFB urged motorists to be extra careful on the roads with heavy showers expected later today that may lead to hazardous driving conditions.
The road was temporarily blocked while brave firefighters and paramedics treated the casualty at the scene.
DFB said: "We've cleared the scene of a collision on the Skerries Road in Fingal.
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Following a breakout first season of “The Mandalorian,” Jon Favreau has confirmed season 2 is coming in Fall 2020 along with a teaser for a new character…
For all the arguments about whether or not “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” closed out the original series of films in a satisfying way, there was far less discussion regarding the merits of “The Mandalorian” following the first season finale, which debuted this past Friday.
The series developed by writer/director Jon Favreau has received almost universal praise as a smart, unique take on the “Star Wars” universe without being tied directly to any of the original films. It didn’t take long for Disney to renew the series for season 2 but following the end of the first season, fans were already clamoring for more.
On the day the season finale of “The Mandalorian” debuted, Favreau revealed that season 2 is already in the works and will be released on Disney+ in Fall 2020. That keeps in line with the debut of the first season, which helped launch the Disney+ streaming service back in November.
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Along with the announcement regarding the return date for “The Mandalorian” season 2, Favreau also posted a photo of what appears to be a new character joining the show next year.
The character is a Gamorrean, which “Star Wars” fans will likely recognize as the species that Jabba the Hutt used as guards for his palace during the events of “Return of the Jedi.”
Gamorreans are typically recognized as a lower evolved species with lesser intelligence, which is why many of them are hired as muscle for crime syndicates like the one previously operated by Jabba the Hutt.
At this time, Favreau hasn’t revealed much more about the new character he teased along with the announcement of “The Mandalorian” season 2 and it’s even possible that Mando and his companion baby Yoda could event take a trip to Gamorr, which is a planet on the Outer Rim and the home world of the Gamorreans.
It’s likely we’ll learn more about “The Mandalorian” season 2 once production starts in 2020 with the show set to return on Disney+ in the fall.


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