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Yes, Brazil is one of the safest tourist destinations in the world.
Forming a large triangle on the eastern side of South America, Brazil is a land of dreams. Home to varied landscapes, scintillating beauty, and stunning wilderness, it propels everyone to step up and apply for Brazil visa. With imposing waterfalls and gigantic Amazon rainforest, the country has more stars on its badge than most countries.
With the long carnival of varied climatic conditions, the best time to visit Brazil is between November and March. Exploring and blending in the country's culture becomes easier with a Brazil visa. The place has a distinct vibe of its own that is hard to overlook.
Get on and enjoy each facade of the mesmerizing land that offers the finest on the platter. Without the dearth of places to lay hands-on in Brazil, the charming sites can't be covered in one go. The land spoils adventure-hungry travelers by offering many activities and thrilling experiences that remain etched in mind. A luminary of spectacular spots, Brazil stores the best for all.
If one is not already captivated by the lush scenery and rich biodiversity, they will be hooked up with the Brazilian culture. There flows energy and love of life that will make you want to stay in the country forever. Make use of a Brazil visit visa to create a lifetime memory.
With a stretching coastline and remarkably striking beaches, the surfer culture in Brazil is one of the most enticing activities. Jump on the wave, hold on to the ocean, glide past unique marine animals, and experience one of the most extreme water activities in the country through Brazil e-visa. njoy your Brazil itinerary by including this high adrenaline activity on Day 1.
Whether you're looking forward to a one-day mountain hike or a week-long trek, Brazil has it all. Exploring the country on foot is a great way to get acquainted with Madre Tierra. Witness volcanic jaunts, beach walks, and mountain trails and get immersed in the rewarding activity. Brazil enjoys a lush stretch of hills and mountains where hikers love to hike in the daytime and camp at night.
Boat riding is a getaway for those wishing for a refreshing break in Brazil. The water-based leisurely activity will leave you with an enthralling experience like never before. Therapeutic in the real sense, boat riding will relieve your stress. Grab a Brazil visa to get going. To rejuvenate yourself in a comfortable manner, book boat riding tours well in advance.
The Amazon is a guaranteed thrill when it comes to performing activities in Brazil. Filled with crawly critters and wild beasts, a tour in the jungle can boost your adrenalin rush. Walk through muddy treks and hammock beds to further gain insights into the country's beauty. Enjoy educational guided tours that help you study the imperative nature of the Amazon in the world.
A gem of artistic urban planning, Brasilia has a natural vocation for culture. A watershed in the history of town planning, the place's charm speaks for itself. The enchanting scenic beauty and avant-garde architecture make Brasilia a getaway for many tourists globally. The location is hugely known for its lush evergreen parks, giving it the name of a "Green City." Visitors also get an enthralling opportunity to enjoy the place's zoo, which serves as a safe haven for hundreds of animal species.
A seaside attraction, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in Brazil. With spectacular natural beauty and captivating charm, the land never fails to grab eyeballs. Adorned with peaks, beaches, and tropical forests, Rio serves as a center of leisure that can be enjoyed through a Brazil visa. With the annual Lenten Carnival, the place gets enlivened, bringing in music, balls, and brilliantly costumed dancers. Rio is also relished for its range of activities covering industries, administration, and culture.
Home to the largest Arab, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese diasporas, Sau Paulo is Brazil's biggest and richest city. With the ever-growing maze of glass skyscrapers, the place grabs the spotlight instantly. The city's eclectic marble-faced structures indicate the metropolis's characteristic features that visitors can enjoy with Brazil visit visa. The city acts as a lucrative place for visitors to explore the intimidating skyline, vibrant culture, and highly exotic restaurants. For shopping freaks, a variety of options are available that they can relish.
Also known as "llha da Magia" (the Magic Island), Florianopolis is a Brazilian metropolis that is simply bedazzling. Informally known as Brazil's party capital, the city has splendid glamour. The subtle charm that it showcases comes from the fables making their way straight out from the mystical island. With Brazil e-visa, enjoy the thriving destination- perfect for beach vacations, surfing, hiking trails, and overtly luscious seafood cuisines. With large shopping malls, high-end restaurants, and fantastic nightlife, Florianopolis caters to every traveler's needs.
Known as the "Capital of Joy," Salvador is an alluring destination for travelers globally. An intoxicating and vibrant place to be, the city is muchly acclaimed for its Afro-Brazilian culture and vibrant arts scene. A quaint town with cobbled streets, historical sites, and equally exciting museums, the beauty of Salvador remains unparalleled. With your Brazil sticker visa, backpedal in time and dip in the delightful array of 17th and 18th-century colonial architecture. Blessed with tranquillity, Salvador will indeed take over your senses.
One can apply for Brazil Visa for tourism through Insta Global Visa.
1. Business visa
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All the above visas allow visitors to enter or exit the country once.
The visa and stay validity of each visa type depends on the embassy or the immigration.
The applicants can also apply for Brazil visit visas at Insta Global Visa. Also, other nationals can reach our chat support team to learn about the Brazil e-visa.
(Before you apply for a Brazil visa, ensure that you have Travel Insurance as mandated by the government. You can avail of this service through Insta Global Visa)
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Yes, Brazil is one of the safest tourist destinations in the world.
You can apply for a Brazil tourist visa to meet your visit purpose.
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With a BSc in Zoology, Olivia is passionate about connecting people with nature to create a sustainable future.
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is pleased to announce that three of its projects have been awarded funding from the UK Government’s Darwin Initiative.
The Darwin Initiative awards provide funding to support global conservation projects that aim to protect threatened species and habitats as well as the livelihoods of people who depend on them.
The three FFI projects set to benefit from this funding are based in Antigua & Barbuda, Cambodia and Honduras…
Although it is uninhabited today, the island of Redonda – part of the Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda – was once home to a colony of miners who settled on the remote island between 1865 and 1914, bringing with them goats and black rats. Once forested, the introduction of these invasive species led to wide-scale desertification and biodiversity loss and today even the feral goats are starving due to lack of vegetation to eat.
Redonda island has suffered desertification and biodiversity loss. Credit: Jenny Daltry/FFI.
Nevertheless, this tiny 1.5km long island remains a globally-recognised Important Bird Area that supports rare and significant wildlife. These include a variety of seabirds and several endemic and Critically Endangered reptile species, which are heavily preyed on by the rats.
To halt the loss of native species and promote reforestation, the Darwin Initiative funding will enable FFI and our partners to eradicate the invasive rats using methods we have successfully used to restore 23 Caribbean islands to date. Thereby, allowing the natural vegetation and endemic animals to recover, and the seabirds to raise their chicks free from predation. The goats will be moved to government farmland in Antigua where the Department of Agriculture will study and preserve this rare breed.
Through this work, FFI expects to see a swift and significant increase in Redonda’s populations of birds, reptiles, plants and other native wildlife, and to rebuild the natural functions and resilience of this unique ecosystem. The island and its surrounding waters have been allocated by the Government of Antigua & Barbuda to become a major new protected area, which this Darwin project will help to establish in collaboration with local stakeholders.
Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains contain more than half the world’s Siamese crocodiles and are also home to indigenous Khmer Daeum (“Original Cambodians”) – communities who are amongst the poorest people in Cambodia.
The mountain range is home to one of Indochina’s largest rainforest tracts and many endemic and globally threatened species including Endangered Asian elephants.
Following decades of poaching for the crocodile farming industry, Siamese crocodiles are Critically Endangered and continue to be threatened by habitat loss, hydro-electric dam development and accidental capture and killing from fishing gear.
Siamese crocodiles are Critically Endangered. Credit: Jeremy Holden/FFI.
Many of the Khmer Daeum people revere these relatively harmless crocodiles, believing them to be their ancestors’ spirits and symbols of good fortune. Thanks to support from the Darwin Initiative, FFI will be building on its work in the area to help these communities decrease pressure on the forest and wetlands, develop sustainable livelihoods and protect Siamese crocodiles, elephants and other wildlife through community-led teams.
This innovative project also aims to empower the Khmer Daeum and other rural and marginalised communities to improve their living standards and gain improved recognition by government agencies for their crucial roles and expertise in biodiversity conservation.
Many coastal villagers in Honduras are marginalised and endure severe poverty, depending heavily on fishing for food and livelihoods. However, these fisheries have declined due to degradation of mangroves and estuaries, harmful fishing practices and overfishing. This decline has threatened biodiversity and put local livelihoods at risk.
Supported by the Darwin Initiative, this project focuses on a seascape encompassing three marine protected areas (MPAs) on the Atlántida coast, which covers a range of interconnected habitats and contains high species diversity including Critically Endangered hawksbill turtles and Utila spiny-tailed iguanas as well as Vulnerable Antillean manatees.
Brain coral in Honduras. Credit: LARECOTURH.
The project will foster cooperation between coastal communities, whose livelihoods depend on shared fisheries and tourism resources, and will strengthen their role as custodians of the area, collaborating with the NGO’s entrusted with the management of the MPAs.
FFI and five Honduran NGO partners will be working to conserve biodiversity and alleviate poverty by connecting coastal communities, building their capacities for marine governance and livelihoods, strengthening the use of scientific and traditional knowledge for ecosystem management, promoting sustainable fisheries and protecting critical habitats and species.
The project will empower vulnerable groups within the coastal communities by ensuring that local fishers and communities are involved in the governance of their resources.

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Commuters along the lakeshore are beginning to discover why the on-ramp from the south end of Lincoln Memorial Drive onto I-794 eastbound was closed last November. It was promptly torn down, and now a temporary paved route briefly touches the ground where it used to be, for westbound traffic coming from Bayview and headed toward Madison, I-94 east, or I-43.
The repaving of the Hoan Bridge is slated to last two years, and while it hasn't happened yet, eventuall the state Department of Transportation projects that only three lanes of traffice will be open, which will shift from two lanes northbound (technically west) in the morning to two lanes southbound (east) in the afternoon, conforming to the direction of heavier rush hour traffic.
Westbound traffic from Lincoln Memorial Drive, whether entering on the remaining ramps, or coming from the bridge, is now funneled down to a single lane, before expanding to the normal lane options as cars approach the Marquette Interchange.
When that interchange was rebuilt 2004-2005, some odd bits of freeway just east of construction remained in place, although not carrying any traffic, built to connect to lanes that no longer existed. In conjunction with the Hoan Bridge resurfacing, the remaining elevated freeway sections will also be rebuilt.
Its unusual for a new construction project to begin with the winter. Milwaukee commuters are used to the rule, Milwaukee has two seasons, winter and construction. But the good news is, North 27th Street from St. Paul to Highland is now clear of all lane closures, with new concrete carrying traffic in both north and south directions.


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They are the first line of defense against the things that go bump in the night.
They are the keepers of a centuries-old legacy of The Church defending the world against the forces of darkness.
They are a bunch of highly armed rednecks, internet video celebrities, soccer moms, and assorted broken nutjobs.
They are the new Templars, and things are about to get weird.
From the pages of Bubba the Monster Hunter comes a new series featuring the Hunters from around the United States hunting down monsters, fighting off supernatural baddies, and making life really, really bad for the things that hunt people.
He’s Mason Dixon, and he’s a bona fide internet celebrity. He has his own video series, a pistol that deserves its own area code, and a high definition video camera, and he’s not afraid to use any of them.
In this introductory urban fantasy novella, we meet Mason, his right hand Emma, his “handler” Noah, his anime-styled hacker friend Himari, and more monsters than you can shake a stick at. Unless it’s a really big stick.
With Mason, it’s always a big stick. This first novella in the series follows Mason through the wilds of Missouri as he hunts down monsters that hunt men, monsters that eat chewing tobacco, and monsters that make pancakes. And there’s moonshine.
And then Bubba the Monster Hunter shows up.
The New Templars novella series is a new series of short novels, similar to BookShots. Mason Dixon – Monster Hunter is the first in the series by popular urban fantasy and steampunk author Eric R. Asher.

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Julie L. Cannon is the author of the award-winning Homegrown series, published by Simon & Schuster and described as Southern-fried soul food. She switched from the ABA to the CBA, and her novel Ill Be Home for Christmas, Summerside Press, Sept. 10, made the CBA Bestseller List as well as Nielsens Top 50 Inspirational Titles. Abingdon Press will release Twang in August 2012, and Scarlett Says in October 2013. When she isnt busy tending her tomato patch, Julie can be found teaching memoir-writing workshops. She lives in Watkinsville, Georgia.
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WSF Women’s World Team News
WSF Women’s World Team Championships Squad
The squad to represent England in the WSF
Women’s World Team Squash Championships 2016 has been announced by
the England Squash national coaching team.
The Team England quartet includes: Laura Massaro (Captain), Alison
Waters, Sarah-Jane Perry and Victoria Lust.
Currently boasting four players in the world top 20, and led by
World No.2 and 2014 World Champion Laura Massaro, Team England will
be striving to defend the title they won in 2014 when the event was
last held in Canada.
David Campion, National Senior Coach at England Squash commented,
“We have selected a team we believe are strong contenders and have
every chance of successfully defending our title. Laura and Alison
have vast experience in World Team events, and both are in excellent
form leading into these Championships. Sarah-Jane has recent back to
back victories against two top 5 players, and Victoria Lust
deservedly earns her selection having been a consistent performer on
the World Tour throughout 2016.”
Team Captain Laura Massaro said, "I'm really looking forward to
competing in France with the team. We compete as individuals most of
the time so it's great coming together as a team and supporting each
other. Going in as defending champions means the pressure’s on us,
but we are ready for the challenge."
The event, due to be staged in Paris from 28 November to 3 December
2016 will see 19 nations compete for the coveted title including
Egypt, Australia and Malaysia.
The event will take place at the historic Jeu De Paume and St Cloud
Squash clubs, with final stages being held on an all-glass court at
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THE FILMING of a new JJ Abrams project, whose previous work includes Star Wars and Lost, which was due to take place in Belfast has been scrapped.
Abrams' sci-fi drama Demimonde was set to be broadcast on the HBO network, which is the home of previous TV hits such as Game of Thrones and The Sopranos.
However, as the Hollywood Reporter reported this week, HBO made the decision to part ways with the project due to budgetary constraints, with Abrams reportedly seeking a budget north of $200 million.
By comparison, HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon clocked in at less than $200 million.
Abrams was also slated to direct the pilot for Demimonde, which had already changed showrunners since it landed at HBO in 2018 following a bidding war with Apple.
Crew had already started working on the project at the Titanic Studios in Belfast, but were recently sent home while negotiations took place between Abrams and HBO and production company Bad Robot.
It was expected that the show would be in the studios for more than a year, and was expected to provide work for around 600 people.
The chief executive of NI Screen, Richard Williams, told the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster programme “there is no way of dressing it up as good news”
“It isn’t good news, and there were a lot of people in the supply chain, freelancers who were expecting to be working on that project, for this year and maybe into future years.
“At the same time, we have had this happen before, we had a project drop out just before lockdown and we replaced it with Dungeons and Dragons, basically we’ll have to do that again – we'll have to go out to the market and find another project.”
Demimode, starring Danielle Deadwyler (Station Eleven, Watchmen), will now be shopped by producers Warner Bros. Television to streamers including Apple and Netflix — platforms where Abrams has other shows in the works.


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The Book of Mormon teaches us to “come unto Christ and be perfected in Him.” It is a comfort to know that Christ wants us to make our way back to our heavenly home. But, he does not only have a desire for us to return, but He has personally laid the pavement of the path that leads back to heaven and eternity.
Now, some believe that walking this path requires little effort because the pavement has already been laid. That because Christ has already suffered for our sins and died for us, they get to, in a sense, ‘catch a ride’ instead of walking the path. Unfortunately, that is not so.
We must all actively walk the path back to Christ. The path, as we’ve heard many times, is strait and narrow and leads to eternal life. But while the scriptures tell us this path is strait, they do not say that it will be easy.
I’d like to share a short experience. A while ago, I was driving home from school when I came upon some unexpected traffic. I wondered what had happened. As the traffic slowly moved forward, I discovered the reason.
A car had fallen into a pothole in the road and the damaged vehicle could not get out. The driver’s journey to their destination was halted.
Along our own personal paths back to Christ, we encounter many roadblocks. We may stumble on a rock, get stuck in snow, or fall in a pothole.
These roadblocks hinder and delay our journey. So it is on our spiritual journey. Sins and mistakes trip us and temporarily halt our progression towards eternity.
When we do hit a spiritual pothole, we sometimes become overwhelmed. In Psalms 38, verse 17, it reads “for I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.” Feelings of guilt, shame, and unhappiness seem to weigh us down to the dark depths of sorrow. We recognize that our actions have been wrong and that we have slipped, gotten stuck or strayed from the strait and narrow path.
It is now, in this depth of despair, in this moment of being lost and full of sorrow, that our merciful Lord extends his emergency response unit.
This unit includes scripture study, church attendance, and earnest prayer. As we confess our sins through prayer and repent, we receive forgiveness from our father in Heaven and are pulled free from our spiritual pothole.
In the Book of Mormon, Enos is a shining example of repentance and prayer. The book of Enos verses 4 through 6 reads:
And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.
And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.
And I Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.
Enos was so desperate to be free from his sins, that his very soul hungered for relief. Earlier in the chapter, Enos says that he wrestled with God for a remission of his sins. This is how we should pray. If our true desire is to be forgiven of our sins, we need to pray with real intent and full purpose of heart. Kneeling down before our Heavenly Father and asking for forgiveness is an act of faith. Enos continued on by explaining how he received a remission of his sins. Verse 8 says:
Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole.
Having faith is key to repentance. We must believe that Christ lives, and believe that through Him our mistakes will be washed away. We are then relieved from that guilt, and pulled free from that nasty pothole.
But that is not all. After we are back on the path, we promise our father in Heaven that we will turn our hearts away from that original sin. That when we come upon that spiritual pothole again in our path, we will not attempt to go over it, but instead will avoid it completely.
When we promise this, The Lord knows that our hearts have been changed and that we have sincerely repented.
Although, there are times as we walk this path that we are unable to see those damaging potholes. The adversary darkens the path so we do not recognize the pothole until we are already upon it. We attend a movie that has a little more violence than we thought. Our friends dress under the standards of modesty, and we desire to fit in. You’re invited to a party where there will be alcohol. These are types of potholes that Satan tries to darken.
Sometimes, we are able to safely drive over the darkened pothole, escape the party without drinking or walk out of the movie theater. Other times, since we are unaware of the pothole, we are taken by surprise, and fall into the hole of temptation. The adversary knows that if he can catch us when we least expect it, that it is easier to fall into the temptation and sin.
Fortunately for us, our pathway doesn’t ever need to be dark.
Our Savior has provided light all along our path so that we can see those spiritual potholes. But we can’t expect our path to be lit if we aren’t willing to pay the electric bill. More and more lights are turned on as we have daily scripture study, morning and evening prayers, attend church, go to seminary, and share the gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the light given to guide us through the temptations and potholes of life. When we do slip up, and fall, we always have The Lord to call upon through repentance and forgiveness.
Repentance is one of the steps to baptism. After repentance and baptism, we are made completely clean.
Our path undergoes construction and all the previous potholes are filled. So when we look back at our previous path, we are not wracked up in our guilt by seeing those potholes or sins we had previously fallen in to.
But the path ahead is still full of spiritual potholes and temptations. But we are comforted to know, that each week we have the opportunity to repent and partake of the sacrament. In doing so, we renew our baptismal covenants and become completely clean again. Our path undergoes construction every week. We don’t have to live in the past and remember our guilt. Instead, our Savior washes away those sins and guilt and fills those potholes that He remembers our sins no more. And as Moroni says in chapter 6 verse 8:
But as oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real intent, they were forgiven.
We can repent as often as we need. No one is too deep into a spiritual pothole or has hit too many to repent. Through sincere repentance, we all can be pulled free from sin time and time again because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ, we can have those second, and third, and fifty-seventh chances:)


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Bengal Has Most Cases Of Missing Childrenby The Daily Eye Team May 27 2016, 11:19 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 37 secs
West Bengal has the largest number of missing children in the country, the majority of them girls, the most recent data released by the Centre show. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha earlier this month that the State reported 14,671 missing children cases in 2014, which is 21 per cent of the figure for the whole country. The State was at the top of the missing children’s list, and many of the victims were forced into the sex trade. Most of the girls from south Bengal were lured by organised gangs on the promise of marriage and sold into red light areas in different States, while minor girls from tribal areas were employed as domestic help.


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Police Name Suspect In Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shooting
By Keith Coffman
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) — Police on Saturday identified the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs as 57-year-old Robert L. Dear, but released no further information about him.
The gunman who stormed the clinic in central Colorado on Friday killed three people, including a police officer, and wounded nine others before surrendering after a standoff at the facility lasting several hours, authorities said.
Police in Colorado Springs identified Dear as the suspect in a Tweet on Saturday. According to jail records he was being held without bail and was scheduled for a preliminary court hearing on Monday.
The rampage, which took place at a clinic that provides health services including abortions, was believed to be the first fatal attack on an abortion provider in the United States in six years. Police have not discussed the suspect’s motives.
The clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second largest city, has been repeatedly targeted for protests by anti-abortion activists.
The assailant was armed with a rifle when he entered the clinic and opened fire shortly before noon on Friday, authorities said.
Police swarming the scene pursued the man into the building, trading gunfire with the suspect as authorities tracked their movements from room to room by watching live video feeds from security cameras mounted inside.
Officers closing in on the gunman managed to talk him into giving himself up inside, and he was taken into custody more than five hours after the violence began.
Those killed were a police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters on Friday. All nine surviving victims — five police officers and four civilians — were listed in good condition at area hospitals, he said.
As he has done frequently in cases of recent mass shootings in the United States, President Barack Obama urged measures to make it harder for criminals to get guns.
“We have to do something about the easy accessibility of weapons of war on our streets to people who have no business wielding them. Period,” Obama said in a statement on Saturday. “Enough is enough.”
ITEMS LEFT ON SCENE ‘NO LONGER A THREAT’
Police said progress in securing the building was slowed by the fact that the gunman brought “some bags” with him into the clinic and left several items outside, all of which needed to be checked for possible booby traps or explosives.
Those items were secured and processed and were now “no longer a threat,” police said via Twitter on Saturday morning.
The dead policeman in Friday’s shooting was identified as Garrett Swasey, 44, a campus police officer for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs who joined city police in responding to the first reports of shots fired, authorities said. The dead civilians were not named.
Although there was no word on motives for the shooting, the president of Planned Parenthood’s Rocky Mountains region, Vicki Cowart, suggested a climate of rancor surrounding abortion in the United States had set the stage for such violence.
“We share the concerns of many Americans that extremists are creating a poisonous environment that feeds domestic terrorism in this country,” she said.
Planned Parenthood in recent years moved its Colorado City clinic to new quarters on the city’s northwest side — a facility that opponents of abortion had called a “fortress.”
The national non-profit group, devoted to providing a range of reproductive health services, including abortions, has come under renewed pressure this year from conservatives in Congress seeking to cut off federal funding for the organization.
At least eight workers at clinics providing abortions have been killed since 1977, according to the National Abortion Federation — most recently in 2009, when doctor George Tiller was shot to death at church in Wichita, Kansas.
Clinics have reported nearly 7,000 incidents of trespassing, vandalism, arson, death threats, and other forms of violence since then, according to the federation.
As in much of the rest of the country, abortion is a divisive issue in Colorado. The issue figured prominently in attack ads during last year’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Mark Udall and Republican challenger Cory Gardner, who won the election.
Colorado Springs, home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Olympic training center, is also a hub for conservative Christian groups such as Focus on the Family that oppose abortion.
Photo: A suspect is taken into custody outside a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, Colorado November 27, 2015. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing


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Trip Across America ~ January 2016
Leaving El Paso, from Interstate 10 one can look south and see Juarez, Mexico. The contrast between U.S. and Mexican buildings is immediately apparent. It’s sad to see a country as Mexico be so rich in resources yet be so poor economically.
The Thing? is a roadside attraction which is advertised in three states for hundreds of miles before getting to it. We’ve been there before. It’s a once in a life time experience!
Want to get rich? Invest in traffic cones. They are everywhere and someone has to pay for them. You may as well get rich at it too!
Upon entering New Mexico, there is a giant roadrunner statue on a hill above the I-10. Big! We find it interesting that other states don’t mind adding fine art to their freeways and bridges. California doesn’t do as much of it but is beginning to catch up.
Steins is a ghost town which was originally established in 1857. One drives by it so fast that it slips away. There is just one exit and you’re gone and then before realizing it you are in Arizona. Yep, the Enchanted Land of New Mexico was left behind!
The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson AZ is awesome! They have three hangers, a space gallery, and the 390th Memorial Musuem. Also,dogs are allowed both in the museum and on the grounds. So, Tickle got to go with us. They have tours and tram rides but the dog can’t go on those. So we walked. Great weather! There is a bonyard with bus tours. It’s where military airplanes go to die. It is not to be confused with the Pinal Airpark boneyard. That’s where civilian airplanes go to retire.
This is a scary one. Did you ever wonder where the crew of those WWII bombers stood. Well, they all didn’t stand. Take a look at these pictures
So, would you like to be the bottom gunner? That’s a job that generally went to very short gunners. Yikes!
Tucson Ring Meteor
Fot the Kids
in the Air
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Junk Sculpture Garden of Tucson AZ is brought to you by private resident Jerry Hall. No, not the actress. The owner, Jerry Hall, was an architect who made sculptures out of scrap metal. The entire property is surrounded by these incredibly creative and strange works of art resembling people, cactus and all sorts of other things made out of motorcycle parts, tin cans, and metal pieces. He is gone now but his neighbors exhibit his work at the small roundabouts in the neighborhood.
Anyway, we made it to our hotel and hope you enjoy today’s pictures. See you tomorrow!


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Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he did not take any classified information or materials with him after he left office in January 2021.
The comment comes as FBI officials found classified and “top secret” information among boxes of documents during a raid at former President Donald Trump’s private Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago last week. The raid was part of a larger investigation into whether Trump mishandled classified information or potentially violated the Espionage Act.
During an interview with the Associated Press, Pence was specifically asked if he retained any such documents or information.
“No, not to my knowledge,” Pence answered.
The former president, who some believe could be pursuing the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024, said he would not rush to judge Trump over the FBI’s findings, however.
“I honestly don’t want to prejudge it before until we know all the facts,” Pence said about the raid. He also called for transparency by the Justice Department for the “unprecedented action.”
“The concern that millions of Americans felt is only going to be resolved with daylight,” he continued. “I know that’s not customary in an investigation. But this is unprecedented action by the Justice Department, and I think it merits an unprecedented transparency.”
The former vice president also addressed Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary loss to Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman. Cheney is a vocal critic of Trump and is one of the Republicans on the House Committee Investigating the Capitol Riots on January 6th.
“The people of Wyoming have spoken,” Pence answered, walking his typical fine line of addressing the issue without speaking ill of his former boss or offending Republicans who supported her. “And, you know, I accept their judgment about the kind of representation they want on Capitol Hill.”
“And I appreciate the conservative stance Congresswoman Cheney has taken over the years,” he added. “But I’ve been disappointed in the partisan taint of the Jan. 6 committee from early on.”
The committee has repeatedly called forth former Trump administration officials to testify on the events on Jan. 6, 2021, to determine if Trump played a role in advocating for an invasion of the Capitol building that resulted in several deaths.
Committee members have also sought Pence’s testimony before they wrap up their investigative report next month.
“Beyond my concerns about the partisan nature of the Jan. 6 committee, there are profound constitutional issues that have to be considered,” he said. “No vice president has ever been summoned to testify before the Congress of the United States.”
The interview came as Pence spent two days in Iowa, a state usually visited by potential presidential candidates as its caucus kicks off primary elections. Winners of the Iowa Caucus typically use that early momentum to bolster fundraising and gain polling leads that will help them in other state primaries.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


|Publication number||US7260367 B2|
|Application number||US 10/055,577|
|Publication date||Aug 21, 2007|
|Filing date||Jan 23, 2002|
|Priority date||Jan 23, 2002|
|Also published as||DE60235502D1, EP1470637A2, EP1470637B1, US20030139153, WO2003063383A2, WO2003063383A3|
|Publication number||055577, 10055577, US 7260367 B2, US 7260367B2, US-B2-7260367, US7260367 B2, US7260367B2|
|Inventors||Robert J. McMorrow, Eamon Nash|
|Original Assignee||Analog Devices, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (27), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The invention relates to the field of RF power detectors and controllers, and in particular to RF power detectors and controllers used in mobile handset terminals for wireless applications.
The rollout of the new 2.5 and 3G wireless systems presents unique challenges to mobile handset designers. In order to reap the full benefit of expanded capacity and data bandwidth, the new handsets must work on both the new systems as well as the old. One of these new systems is the so-called Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE). The EDGE standard is an extension of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.
EDGE increases the data rate over that available with GSM by sending more bits per RF burst. More bits are sent in EDGE by using a modulation scheme based on 8-phase shift keying (8-PSK), which provides an increase over GSM's Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) modulation format. In the EDGE modulation scheme, the 8-PSK constellation is rotated 3π/8 radians every symbol period to avoid the problems associated with zero crossings. In contrast to GMSK's constant amplitude envelope, the added rotation factor in the EDGE modulation scheme results in a non-constant amplitude envelope. This non-constant amplitude envelope presents some difficulties with regard to RF power control. These problems are exacerbated by the desire to have one transmitter that can be used for both the GSM and EDGE standards.
Some unique problems arise when an EDGE signal having a non-constant amplitude envelope is applied to the GSM control loop 100. The EDGE system standard requires that PA 102 ramp up and down with the same speed as for GSM (28uS). Thus, the loop must have a response faster than 35 kHz. However, unlike the GSM signal, the EDGE signal contains an AM component resulting from the non-constant amplitude envelope. Logarithmic amplifier 104 will detect this modulation and vary the output DC voltage accordingly. This is illustrated in
Several methods for solving this problem have been proposed. First, two different filters could be used. A fast filter is used for the power ramping section of the signal, and a second, slower filter is switched in when the AM modulation begins. This solution will still allow some AM variation to leak into the loop since the filter will require some amount of time to create an average and settle. Another approach is to remove the second filter and simply hold the DC To voltage constant during the AM modulation phase. This track and hold function will not have the same problem with settling time and no AM ripple will leak into the loop. However, the system will be running open-loop while the hold function is engaged. Thus, no corrections can be made to the PA output power during the RF burst to compensate for external influences (battery fluctuations, temperature, etc.). The finite nature of the data is another problem. Only 102 symbols of data are transmitted per frame. This small sample size means that there will be variations in the number and type of phase transitions per frame thus changing the peak to average ratio of the signal and the resulting average power per frame. An open loop system will not be able to adjust for these variations.
The present invention provides a power detector/controller for signals having modulation scheme with a non-constant amplitude envelope. The power detector/controller comprises a power amplifier, an output demodulating detector and a summing junction. The power amplifier has an input to receive an input signal with non-constant amplitude envelope and an output to output an amplified input signal. A power amplifier control signal controls either output power or gain of the power amplifier. The output demodulating detector is coupled to the output of the power amplifier to generate a feedback signal proportional to the amplified input signal's power. The feedback signal includes an AM variation due to the non-constant amplitude envelope. The summing junction receives the feedback signal, a ramp control signal that indicates either a target gain or target output power of the power amplifier, and an AM variation signal that represents the AM variation in the power of the input signal due to the non-constant amplitude envelope. The summing junction combines the feedback signal, the ramp control signal and AM variation signal to produce the power amplifier control signal such that the power amplifier control signal substantially free of any AM variation due to the non-constant envelope.
The present invention provides a closed-loop power detector/controller for wireless systems employing a non-constant amplitude envelope modulation scheme. Any AM component in the closed loop feedback signal is eliminated via feed-forward cancellation of the envelope signal. Generally, a signal representative of the AM variation in the non-constant amplitude envelope signals prior to amplification is obtained. This AM variation signal is then used to cancel any AM component in the feedback signal resulting from the non-constant envelope so that a PA control signal that has no AM component, only the desired ramp profile, can be created.
In addition to setting the output power, this control circuit also improves the linearity of the PA. Some amplitude distortion may be present due to non-linearities present in the PA. The difference between the input AM component and the output AM component is known as the amplitude distortion. Even though the AM component in the feedback signal due to a non-constant envelope is cancelled by feedforward, this amplitude distortion is not, and is therefore introduced as negative feedback at the PA. Thus, the corrective signal to the PA will respond to the amplitude distortion, resulting in some degree of improvement in the linearity of the PA. This side benefit of the detector can be further exploited by those familiar with polar loop feedback systems to create a highly linear amplifier from otherwise saturated, or non-linear amplifiers. However, even if this residual AM ripple is not further exploited for linearization, its presence will not interfere with the operation of the closed loop power control.
A power detector/controller 400 according to the present invention is conceptually illustrated in
An output coupler 408 couples a portion of the output RF signal to an output demodulating detector 404. Demodulating detector 404 translates the coupled output RF signal into a feedback signal proportional to the power in the RF output signal. This feedback signal is output to summing junction 405.
Summing junction 405 also receives the ramp control signal. The ramp control signal is proportional to either the target gain of PA 402 or the target output power of PA 402, depending upon whether PA 402 is power controlled or gain controlled. Any PA can be subject to gain control or power control depending on how the detectors are configured.
In addition to the feedback signal and ramp control signal, summing junction 405 receives an AM variation signal that represents the AM variation in the input signal power resulting from the non-constant envelope. Any envelope variation that is present on the detected signal at the output of PA 402 is also present on the input signal to the PA 402. Thus, by obtaining the AM variation in the input signal power, the AM variation can be cancelled from the feedback signal obtained from the output.
To obtain the AM variation of the input signal power, an input demodulating detector 414 is used. Input demodulating detector 414 and output demodulating detector 404 are balanced detectors. They can be logarithmic detectors or linear detectors. Input demodulating detector 418 receives a portion of the input RF signal from coupler 418 via phase shifter 416. Phase shifter 416 adds a delay to the coupled input signal so that the AM variation from the input signal is aligned with the AM variation from the output signal to ensure cancellation of the AM variation. Input demodulating detector 414 receives the delayed, coupled input signal and translates it into a signal proportional to the power in the input RF signal. Demodulating detector 414 outputs this AM variation signal to summing junction 405.
As an alternative to using an input demodulating detector 414 to obtain the AM variation, the AM variation signal is obtained directly from the base-band processor.
At summing junction 405, conditioning of the AM variation signal is performed, if needed for the control loop type (i.e., power or gain control). Conditioning circuitry in summing junction 405 removes the DC component from the AM variation signal depending upon whether gain or power is controlled. When power control is desired, the DC component is removed to effectuate a power control loop. When gain control is desired, the DC component is not removed. It should be noted that power control can also be effectuated without removal of the DC component, as will be further described below. To remove the DC component, the output of demodulating detector 414 is ac-coupled, or otherwise high-pass filtered.
Also, conditioning of the AM variation signal is performed at summing junction 405 if needed to ensure cancellation. For instance, if necessary to ensure cancellation, conditioning circuitry adjusts the amplitude of the AM variation in the output of demodulating detector 414. When balanced demodulating detectors 404 and 414 are logarithmic amplifiers, the amplitude of the AM variation output by both is substantially the same regardless of the gain of the PA. In this case, the amplitude does not need adjusting. However, when the demodulating detectors 404 and 414 are linear detectors then the amplitudes are not substantially the same and the amplitude of the AM variation in the signal output by demodulating detector 414 needs adjusted to ensure amplitude cancellation.
After any necessary conditioning, the conditioned AM variation signal, ramp control signal, and feedback signal are then combined in summing junction 405 so as to cancel any AM variation in the signals that results from the AM component in the input signals, and to produce an error signal, which is filtered to create a PA control signal, Vapc, that is used to control the output of PA 402. It should be noted that, in practice, it is difficult to achieve a perfect phase and amplitude match between the AM variation signal and the AM variation in the feedback signal for cancellation. However, it is not necessary for the match to be exact, and cancellation on the order of −10 dB is adequate.
It should also be noted that even though Vapc is shown as a DC voltage, this is illustrative to indicate the AM variation has been removed. As a result of the filtering in practice, a ramped profile will actually result. The ramped profile typically takes the form of a raised cosine.
Advantageously, a power detector/controller according to the present invention supports not only non-constant envelope signals, such as those in EDGE, but also constant envelope signals, such as those in GSM. Hence, only a single power detector/ controller according to the present invention needs to be used in wireless handsets designed to operate on both GSM and EDGE systems.
The input and output of a PA 502 are respectively coupled to balance demodulating detectors 514 and 504 respectively. A directional coupler 518 couples the input-to-input demodulating detector 514 via a phase shifter 516. Phase shifter 516 adds a delay to the input signal to align the input and output signals so that an AM variation signal determined from the to input and a feedback signal determined from the output are aligned. A directional coupler 508 couples the output-to-output demodulating detector 504.
Demodulating detector 514 translates the power of the input signal into a voltage that includes any voltage ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope. While not shown, the output of input detector 514 is ac-coupled to VGA 512 with an ac-coupling capacitor to remove the DC component from the voltage. In this configuration, the circuit provides power control. However, if the initial, un-amplified DC component of the signal from detector 514 were preserved in the signal output by VGA 512, then the circuit would provide gain control. VGA 512 adjusts the amplitude of the ripple voltage according to the ramp control signal to ensure amplitude cancellation. The VGA 512 outputs the conditioned AM variation signal to sum node 510.
Similarly, output demodulating detector 504 translates the power of the output signal into a voltage that also includes any voltage ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope. This feedback voltage is input to the negative input of differential amplifier 506, while the ramp control signal is input to the positive input. The differential amplifier 506 outputs an error signal for controlling PA 502, which, however, still contains the voltage ripple due to the AM component.
The AM variation signal from VGA 512 is added to the error signal from differential amplifier 506 at sum node 510 to eliminate the voltage ripple from the error signal. Filter capacitor 507 filters the output of sum node 510, which results in a control signal, Vapc, with a ramped profile that controls the gain of PA 502.
As shown, directional coupler 618 couples the input signal to input demodulating detector 614 via phase shifter 616, which delays the input signal to align it to the output signal, similar to the embodiment of
A directional coupler 608 couples the output of PA 602 to output demodulating detector 604. Output demodulating detector 604 translates the power of the output signal into a voltage that includes any voltage ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope. This signal is applied to the negative input of differential amplifier 606.
Differential amplifier 606 generates the PA control, Vapc, signal by subtracting the power signal output by output detector 604 from the composite ramp control/AM variation signal to generate an error signal without AM variation. Differential amplifier 606 is set up as an integrator with filter capacitor 607 to filter the error signal to produce a ramped profile, which is applied as the PA control, Vapc.
In the same manner as described above, a 30 dB directional coupler 718 couples the input signal to input log amp 714 via phase shifter 716, which delays the input signal to align it to the output signal. Input log amp 714 translates the power of the input signal into a voltage that includes any voltage ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope. The output of input log amp 714 is ac-coupled via capacitor 720 to remove its dc component. This signal is then added to the ramp control signal, VSET, at summing node 710 to create a composite ramp control/AM variation signal. The composite signal is then applied to the positive input of differential amplifier 706, which is configured as a difference integrator.
A 30 dB directional coupler 708 couples the output to 30 dB attenuator 722, which attenuates the output signal before providing it to output log amp 704. While not necessary, when using balance logarithmic demodulating detectors, it is advantageous to use attenuator 722 to make the amplitudes of the signals input to demodulating detectors 716 and 722 similar in magnitude. Thus for example, when the maximum output power of PA 702 is 30 dB, a 30 dB attenuator is used for attenuator 722 to make the inputs similar in magnitude. Of course, other set points can be used, and, ideally, attenuator 722 would exactly attenuate the power of the signal from directional coupler 708 by the same amount that PA 702 is outputting.
Output log amp 704 translates the power of the output signal into a voltage that includes any voltage ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope. This signal is applied to the negative input of differential amplifier 706. Differential amplifier 706 then compares the composite signal to the output of log amp 704. Any differences in these signals will result in a corrective signal Vapc being applied to the PA's Vapc input.
The embodiment of
Attenuator 922 attenuates the coupled output signal by 30 dB to facilitate input signal balancing to the AD8302 920. The attenuated output signal is provided from attenuator 922 to output log amp 904 of AD8302 920. Log amp 904 translates the power of the attenuated output signal into a current, Ilog2, that includes any current ripple resulting when input signals have a non-constant amplitude envelope.
The ramp control voltage, which corresponds to the desired gain of PA 902, is applied to the VSET input of AD8302 920. This voltage is converted to a current, ISet, by a voltage-to-current converter 924 inside AD8302 920. This current, ISET, is summed at node 930 with the currents, Ilog1, and Ilog2, from the input log amps 914 and 904. Node 930 sinks ISET and Ilog1, while sourcing llog2. This causes the simultaneous the subtraction of Ilog2 (i.e., output power signal) from the sum of Ilog1 and ISET (i.e., the AM variation and ramp control signal). This causes cancellation of the AM variation. Any residual error current at node 930 will either charge or discharge filter capacitor 907 which will either increase or decrease the voltage Vapc signal output by voltage buffer 928 to PA 902. This embodiment results in the dB gain of PA 902 being proportional to the voltage of the VSET signal.
For gain control only circuits, if the input power to the PA is well controlled, then the output power will also be well controlled. However, if the input power varies, the output power will also vary. Therefore, it is advantageous to perform power control.
Output power control is achieved by tapping off the signal from output log amp 1004 before it is applied to sum node 1030 and comparing it to the ramp control signal, Vset, using an operational amplifier 1025. The output of amplifier 1025, when the system is in equilibrium, is equal to the voltage from output log amp 1004 minus the voltage from input log amp 1014. If the output from input log amp 1014 changes, the output of amplifier 1025 will change (changing the gain set point) but the voltage from output log amp 1004 will remain the same, thereby keeping the output power constant.
Some filtering of the signal fed to amplifier 1025 from output log amp 1004 is needed to prevent the op-amp from responding to the fast changes in the envelope of the output signal. Therefore, low pass filter 1026 filters this signal before it is input to amplifier 1025. Filter 1026 introduces a delay in the signal from detector 1004 to op-amp 1025, which causes the initial response of the circuit to set the gain of the amplifier. The second control loop, formed by low pass filter 1026 and op-amp 1025, takes over after a delay proportional to the bandwidth of filter 1026 and corrects the output power level. Filter 1026 is disabled during ramping in order to speed the response of the power control when no AM signal is present and enabled during burst transmission. Therefore, in this implementation, the summing junction comprises operational amplifier 1025, sum node 1030, low pass filter 1026 and error amplifier/integrator 1028.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the input demodulating detector is eliminated by obtaining a signal representative of the AM variation directly from the base-band signal. A power detector/controller 1100 according to this embodiment is shown in
Although the present invention has been shown and described with respect to several preferred embodiments thereof, various changes, omissions and additions to the form and detail thereof, may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. While some signals have been described as voltages, and others as currents, one of skill in the art would appreciate that the signals described could be either and are not limited to the form described.
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Kerry Tellwright was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, which is potentially life-threatening, as dangerous as eclampsia. It’s most likely to occur immediately after a baby is delivered, but can appear any time after 20 weeks’ gestation.
People have their own different ways of recreation mostly weighed according to the type of internal or external injuries that require them to be played with caution. It could range from sports to seemingly harmless war games such as paintball.
A new scientific review concluded that the pros of taking an aspirin a day outweigh the cons.
What happens when you drink rubbing alcohol or dirty water?


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Why is Excel still relevant today?
Excel Is Collaborative Instead, Excel remains relevant because it’s part of a larger big data ecosystem.
The fact is that much of the time, even when Excel is considered central, it’s not intended to be used on its own, but in collaboration with other, more specialized programs..
Why is Excel good to use?
Excel is not just for making tables Organize data in an easy-to-navigate way. Do basic and complex mathematical functions so you don’t have to. Turn piles of data into helpful graphics and charts. Analyze data and make forecasting predictions.
What is the main purpose of Microsoft Excel?
Excel is typically used to organize data and perform financial analysis. It is used across all business functions and at companies from small to large. The main uses of Excel include: Data entry.
What will replace Excel?
15 Excel Alternatives To Help Your TeamGoogle Sheets. Very similar in appearance and functionality to Excel, Google Sheets is probably the most popular Excel alternative. … Apache OpenOffice. … Excel Online. … Zoho Sheet. … LibreOffice. … Bime. … ThinkFree. … Numbers For Mac.More items…•Mar 22, 2017
Is Excel becoming obsolete?
Excel has become obsolete as a financial analysis tool and should be replaced with business intelligence. … Finance departments have been married to Excel for more than 20 years. They can’t imagine living without their simple and personal analysis tool.


The latest Washington Post/Wall Street Journal poll finds Republicans gaining ground with voters on several key issues.
Republicans are now rated higher than Democrats on handling the economy and foreign policy, and the GOP’s lead has strengthened on several other issues, including dealing with the federal deficit and ensuring a strong national defense.
On topics such as health care, Democrats have seen their long-standing advantage whittled to lows not seen in years.
The poll also reflected unease over the economy. Just 27% of Americans think the economy will improve over the next year, the lowest since July 2012, while nearly two-thirds think the country is on the wrong track.
The public tilt on several issues in favor of the GOP, particularly among independents, comes as Mr. Obama’s own job-approval rating has hovered around 45% for three months, a tenuous place for a president trying to build support for likely battles with Congress over possible military action in Syria, a proposed overhaul of immigration law and the budget. (Read More)
So that’s the good news for the GOP. The bad news is they still aren’t very well liked, especially among conservatives. I doubt leaders like John Boehner and Eric Cantor in the House help. They don’t seem to stand for much these days, other than trying saying no to Obama in one breath while helping him out in the next. Then we have guys like Lindsey Graham and John McCain in the Senate who are absolutely dreadful.
As Walter Russell Meade pointed out, the anti-Obama wave can only take Republicans so far.


Green bean plants can be fertilized once a month throughout the growing season, if so desired. A 10-10-10 fertilizer will usually do the job nicely. Most granular fertilizers are applied at 1 1/2 pounds per 100 square feet. Apply the granules according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
What is the best fertilizer for green beans?
Green beans are different from other garden crops because they can produce nitrogen so there is no need to use a Nitrogen-high fertilizer. It would be better to use low-nitrogen 5-10-10 fertilizer or 6-12-12 fertilizer. You can also use non-chemical organic fertilizers from compost, bone meal, or well-rotted manure.
How do you fertilize green beans?
Beans grow best when the soil is fertilized well. For an area that is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide, use 2 to 3 pounds of fertilizer such as 10-20-10. Spread the fertilizer evenly over the area then mix it in with the top 3 to 4 inches of soil.
Can you over fertilize green beans?
Too much fertilizer won’t slow the overall growth of the plant. In fact, bean plants will grow quickly, producing many leaves.
Do green beans need a lot of fertilizer?
As mentioned earlier, beans are “light feeders.” They don’t require much fertilizer. It’s easy to give them just about all the nutrients they’ll need by mixing a light dose of fertilizer into the top two to three inches of soil on planting day or the day before.
How can I increase the yield of my green beans?
Early planting is the way to do it. “Early planting not only intercepts more light, but also stretches out the reproductive period,” says Van Roekel. This spurs more pods and, ultimately, higher yields. Planting full-season varieties can boost early-planting benefits.
Is Epsom salt good for green beans?
A green lima bean plant does not benefit from an Epsom salt application. Magnesium deficiency in lima beans first shows up as yellow leaves with green veins. Symptoms can also be a result of excess boron or manganese in the soil as well, so testing the soil before adding Epsom salt or other amendments is recommended.
How do you apply fertilizer to beans?
Apply 5-10-10 fertilizer either on the day of planting or the day before you plant, using it at a rate of 3 to 4 pounds for every 100 square feet of soil surface, such as every 100 feet of plant row or an area that measures 10 feet long by 10 feet wide. Work the fertilizer into the soil to a depth of 2 to 3 inches.
Can you over water green beans?
It is essential that green beans get the correct amount of water. Too little or too much watering can cause damage to the plants as well as affect the yield of beans. Generally, green beans require about 1 to 1.5 inches or roughly 2.5 to 3.8 centimeters of water in a week.
What is the best fertilizer for tomato plants?
Choose a fertilizer that has a balanced ratio of the three major elements, such as 10-10-10, or where the middle number (phosphorus) is larger than the first number (nitrogen), such as 2-3-1. Tomatoes are heavy feeders and usually do need fertilizer unless your soil is very rich.
Do green bean plants like coffee grounds?
It’s best to add coffee grounds, not whole beans, to compost. Coffee grounds have a high nitrogen content, along with a few other nutrients plants can use. In compost, they help create organic matter that improves the ability of soil to hold water.
How often should green beans be watered?
Water. Common beans need 1 inch of water per week. Use a drip irrigation system for supplemental watering to avoid splashing soil onto the leaves, which can lead to soil-borne diseases.
Is chicken manure good for beans?
Manure has been shown to provide all the substances that beans need to grow, and it can be used exclusively without the need for chemical fertilizers. Manure enriches the soil and improves its texture by loosening it, a benefit for developing bean plant roots.
How often do you fertilize beans?
Fertilizing Green Beans Green bean plants can be fertilized once a month throughout the growing season, if so desired. A 10-10-10 fertilizer will usually do the job nicely. Most granular fertilizers are applied at 1 1/2 pounds per 100 square feet.
What causes yellow leaves on my green beans?
If your plant isn’t getting enough sun, then the leaves will turn yellow from lack of nutrition. If they get too much, then the plant can end up burning, which will halt production as well. When your green bean leaves turn yellow from lack of sunlight, you may notice the lower leaves turning yellow first.
Can beans be top dressed?
Top dressing using CAN is important. Other nitrogenous basal fertilizers like N.P.K 23.23. 0 could also be applied during this stage.
What should I plant next to green beans?
Some other plants that make great companions for beans include carrots, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, celery, kale, strawberries, swiss chard, tomatoes, lettuce, peas, cauliflower, parsley, spinach, and savory.
Do you prune green bean plants?
Prior to pruning or pinching the pole beans at the end of the growing season (late fall), make sure it has set pods and then use sharp scissors or shears to cut the main stem back to the desired height. Do not cut lower than set pods and cut back any of the pole bean that is taller than its support.
Is bone meal good for bean plants?
Because beans are not heavy feeders of any nutrients, a 3-inch layer of compost may be all that’s needed for this element of bean plant growth. However, if a test shows that the soil is lacking in phosphorus, use a 5-10-10 fertilizer or add 1 pound of bone meal per 100 square feet for a light feeding of the nutrient.
Is Epsom salt good for cucumbers and beans?
Your cucumbers might be a bit weathered and worn come mid season. You can use Epsom Salts as a way to green them up and give them a boost. One time, mid season for your heavy feeding plants, is all you need in the way of Epsom Salts. This is true for both container and ground planted cucumbers.
Which plants like Epsom salts?
Epsom salts are known to be beneficial to some plants in some situations. Primarily, roses, tomatoes, and peppers are the key plants that can take advantage of the magnesium levels contained in Epsom salts.6 days ago.
Can green beans and tomatoes grow together?
Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) share similar nutritional and watering needs, but they aren’t ideal companion plants because neither fulfills the needs of the other. However, if you only have room for two crops or the desire to only grow two crops, they can be grown together.


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Gold Coast brushes up on arts ahead of Games
The Gold Coast council is fast-tracking the development of the arts in the city.
Mayor Tom Tate has announced $1.2 million will be spent on measures designed to foster local talent ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
"This will fast-track young Gold Coasters so that by the time Commonwealth Games 2018 comes we will also be world-class," he said.
"We will also have [a] long-term legacy benefit because I believe the younger generation will flourish in the film, arts and culture industry and there'll be long-term jobs created here."
The strategic adviser for arts and culture on the Gold Coast, Robyn Archer, says one festival will become an anchor for celebrations surrounding the Games.
"This funding will number one give three-year certainty to Bleach which it hasn't had before," she said.
"It will afford some more staffing but really then Bleach needs to extend beyond its very noble and honoured origins in the south of the Gold Coast to start looking more and more at a whole-of-city festival."


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Hot Hot Music
You might think that at 24, a guy might not have a lot of life lessons to share. But, in the case of New York hip-hop artist Bud Lyfe, you’d be wrong.
You don’t need money
To be spoiled in riches
That comes from within us
Don’t let nobody tell you different
I’m just sharing life lessons
That I’ve acquired by living
Lyfe has a maturity beyond his years, which shows up in his lyrics. He has truly lived and faced the loss of life. He speaks openly of his four brothers, his Catholic school education, his work ethic, his marriage, and the painful tragedy he and his close-knit family have experienced.
In 2019, two of Lyfe’s older brothers, Joseph Rivera and Ricardo Leon, were shot and killed in Brooklyn, New York. “It was just a random shooting,” Lyfe says. “It was over a heated debate and argument over nonsense.”
Lyfe acknowledges it was his brothers who inspired him to make music in the first place. “I come from a large family, and we all were just making music,” he recalls. “I really looked up to my older brother. And when he started rapping, I was always following what he did.” He also mentions the musical influence of his older cousin, who “opened up for Fat Joe back in the day.”
However, it was the loss of his brothers that inspired Lyfe to get more serious about his own music. “I try to make music to live up to their memory and the things they would have wanted,” he explains.
Just like a tumor
Lost my brothers, my mentors, my tutors
This type of hurt
Can’t be measured with a ruler
He adds that his family’s faith has helped them all get through the pain. When asked about his mother’s grief, Lyfe shares, “She’s still going through it, but you know, with God and everything like that – we’re pretty religious – we kind of tend to get through things.”
The rising artist grew up going to Catholic school, and while he didn’t necessarily appreciate his education at the time, he says, “I definitely appreciate what it did for me as an adult.”
After a recent interview, Lyfe was on his way to pick up his wife, and another way he shows his maturity level is in the way he speaks about his marriage. “I’ve been in a serious relationship since I was very young,” he says. “I settled down, and I found the right one.”
However, the couple is putting off having kids for a few more years. “We’re planning (to wait until) around 30, you know, trying to secure a foundation before we pick up and do something serious in that,” Lyfe comments.
To build that secure foundation, Lyfe works in an apprenticeship program that takes him to different job sites three to four days a week. The hours he works may vary, but his devotion to making music does not.
“I work on my music every single day, a minimum of three hours,” he says. “When I get home, I write. And even when I’m at work, I’ll take a break, or if I’m not busy, I’ll write something. I’ll contact people and network. I’m always setting something up.”
All that hard work is paying off. In May, Lyfe dropped two videos on his YouTube channel and produced a six-track EP.
You can make assumptions
But you don’t know
What I’m goin’ thru
Take a moment
Losing everything that’s close to you
Lyfe also is looking forward to doing some more live performances. He admits that his first live performance in 2019 was a nerve-wracking experience, but says, “I think we knocked it out of the park.”
“I received like 400 followers after that, and people were kind of networking back and forth. I had a really good time, and I never felt as though I was out of place at any moment.”
When asked about his goals for his music, Lyfe stresses that making money is not his motivation. It’s the art itself. “The money is really not a factor to me because I’m going to work,” he says. “I’m going to continue to make money.”
“The reason that I started making music is because I don’t like to open up with my family. It’s not because I don’t like to tell them things. It’s because I know other people have burdens and their own troubles that they go through on a daily basis. I don’t want to have somebody have to feel like they need to take on mine as well.”
Lyfe says that making music is a release and a way for him to “deal with things on my own.” Sometimes his level of personal storytelling comes at a price, though.
“Some of the pages of my notepads are kind of wavy because sometimes I catch myself dropping tears on the paper,” he shares.
However, Lyfe hopes that his music helps provide an outlet for his fans who may have no other outlet – people who are hurting and may not have anyone to talk to about it.
And it seems to be working. He says he hears from fans who tell him, “I looked at some of your music and then, you know, it kind of cleared me, gave me a better headspace – a different perspective on things.”
Some people let tragedies break them, and others allow heartbreak to mold them. Bud Lyfe has transformed his experiences into a living legacy honoring two lives that light his way day in and day out.
*All lyrics from Free Form by Bud Lyfe
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A new poster of Ajay Devgan’s ‘Badshaho‘ has been released. This poster about the movie gives better information than the previous poster. Ajay is wearing a cloth on his face, and the actor seems ready for a fight.
Ajay shared this poster on his twitter account.
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) 13 June 2017

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RURAL HEALTH STRATEGY CRITICAL FOR SOUTHLAND
The Minister of Health Andrew Little has suddenly introduced an amendment to his Pae Ora Healthy Futures Bill at the very last minute called a "Rural Health Strategy".
This follows his announcement in March 2022 that his "Government is committed to building a new national health system so all New Zealanders can get the health care they need no matter who they are or where they live."
They aim to achieve this through the Pae Ora Healthy Futures Bill, which comes into effect on 1 July 2022 and replaces the 20 District Health Boards with a crown organisation, Health New Zealand.
However, what was glaringly missing was a focus on rural health in their reform plans for a national health system.
Rural communities and the health care workforce, including midwives, nurses and the aged care sector, have unique challenges.
The shortages in the sector impact the quality of care to communities in our region and the mental health and welfare of our rural health workforce.
Midwives who I’ve spoken to, say they find it hard to continue providing a world-class rural maternity service in rural areas due to their current working environment, and due to a lack of available midwives to service the whole region.
Aged Care is another sector who say they are in crisis. At a recent meeting with the NZ Aged Care Association, they cited underinvestment by the Government, lack of policy or funding mechanisms to increase the supply of care beds to meet increasing demand and complexity of needs, and the turnover of Registered Nurses (RNs) of 48% (an increase of 15% since December 2019), and of caregivers (26%), as some of the top issues they face.
One proposed solution could be a focus on encouraging graduates, experienced RNs and Nursing Practitioner interns to view aged residential care as a desirable career choice.
Overall, there are currently 2,200 FTE nursing vacancies across New Zealand. These shortages also affect people needing specialist services, like cancer treatment.
Some cancer patients wait excessive times to be seen by a specialist, and the funding for cancer services has not kept up with demand.
Just like the Southland Charity Hospital, the Cancer Society has had to turn to seek donations to enable them to continue caring for patients in their care.
While the Government has now come to the table by including a 'rural health strategy' in their thinking, any such strategy must provide pathways to grow our rural health workforce and sufficiently fund it to ensure good health outcomes for our local communities.
In the meantime, I have started a fundraising campaign for the Cancer Society to try and raise as much money as I can to highlight their plight. Should I manage to raise more than $1,000, I intend to jump out of a plane to show my support to those living with cancer and create a future with less cancer in our society.
I invite you to join my journey at https://jumpforcancer.org.nz/joseph-mooney-mp.
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This was my first book about Dirac. Graham Farmelo has written a wonderful story about someone whom little is written. I did not care for the narration by B. J. Harrison. I bought the hardback and found it hard to put down. The narrator seemed to have trouble with the text and was too slow and boring.
I could not finish the audible version.
At first, I didn't think I would enjoy listening to the biography of a physicist, the subject alone seems daunting. But the author did a great job describing science in the simplest form that even a 5th grader could understand. I learned a lot from this book and highly recommend it to everyone.
I agree with several other reviews - enjoyed this listen since the material was strong enough, held my interest, despite the poor narration. Someone, please instruct the narrator regarding pronunciation of the word "experiment". Since listening, the word "expirimint" is still ringing in my ears.
Farmelo has a deep affection for his subject. Though not schooled in physics I follow the popularizations of cosmological science personalities and explanations of the fascinating worlds of physics. I loved the biography on Einstein and this volume is as informative and entertaining.
The author's discussions of university department cultures and the social turmoils and war during the time periods was interesting. All in all a very good yarn about a very interesting man who did amazing things.
I'm retired....I love to walk, bike and "read" interesting stories.... I love discussing literature...
This is an excellent book, an excellent subject, and an excellent performance. One of the best books I've read.
I am a math teacher in a vocational school. I want to become a physics teacher also. Self development, teaching and upbringing intrest me.
When there is a good reader like Harrison and no need for pictures/ graphs audio book is allways better than a book. I enjoy the faster speed it gives me feeling I can have more enjoyment per time
Any biographys of a physicist, but with Bohr's words: Dirac is the strangest.
He made Dirac into such a mouse that it was entertaining but I was disappointed when I listened his lecture and realized that he was a fair lecturer
Mind over matter - story ofa mouse that freed the lion
I am sure there are many people who will not find this entertaining, but in some places I could not help laughing.
It is one of those cases when the narration works against the content. Just out of respect to the complexity of the subject in which Dirac excelled and the intensity of molding of his own individuality over decades and epochs, one revolts against the narration's idiotically repetitive inflections with very occasional regard to meaning. Two fairly straightforward Russian names - Gamov and Kapitsa are brutalized to the point of parody. Kapitsa is a presence throughout most of the story. I winced every time the name was articulated. The Quantum Mechanics fellowship of the 20th century was a multinational crowd with some foreign sounding names - does the job description of the audiobook narrator actually include at least checking the pronunciation of the names and the terminology?
The story itself is deeply researched and put together in a thoughtful and colorful way. I wanted to have more of the intellectual context but I appreciate the amount of material the author went through in reconstructing the personal history of Paul Dirac. Since it's an audiobook, the quality of the story absolutely needs be matched with the quality of the delivery.
This is a comprehensive discussion of the life and works of the great man, Paul Dirac. The author does an excellent job at painting a picture, and I could see, in my mind's eye, every scene.
The narrator is engaging, and I was hooked on every word. I only wish I could find another biography on a physicist of this era, done this well.
Bravo, I only depressed its over.
I felt like I was there as these events took place. Very engaging.
If you're looking to learn field theory, or relativistic quantum mechanics, well then this is not for you. If you want to spend some time learning about one of physics most interesting characters, and empathize with him...then enjoy.

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