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Complete, high-quality plant protein
Soy is a high-quality, complete source of plant protein. It is the only plant protein that carries FDA’s heart health claim confirming it may be able to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. It’s also a source of folate, potassium, and fiber, and the quality of soy protein is similar to animal protein and higher than the quality of nearly all other plant proteins.
The U.S. adult protein recommended dietary allowance (RDA) and the protein requirement established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and other health agencies is 0.8 g/kg body weight.1 The U.S. RDA is based on the intake of good-quality protein, although no definition of “good” was provided by the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) when it established the RDA other than to say the protein should have a well-balanced amino acid profile in relation to human needs.2
Protein quality is determined by two factors— digestibility and amino acid profile. Regarding the former, proteins must be broken down into their constituent amino acids in order for them to be absorbed. There are factors in foods that affect digestibility, such as phytate and fiber. Consequently, protein from plants tends to be less well digested than protein from animal sources. Regarding amino acid profile, of the 20 common amino acids in foods, 9 are considered essential or indispensable amino acids (IAA). IAA cannot be made by the body in sufficient amounts to meet requirements. The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.
Of the two factors that determine protein quality, IAA profile or content plays a larger role than digestibility, because the variability in digestibility among proteins is narrower than the variation in IAA content. Over the years, a variety of methods have been used to determine protein quality. Early on, a common method was the protein efficiency ratio (PER), which measures the ability of a protein to support the growth of young rats and is reported as the gain in weight per gram of protein consumed. However, because rats have a higher need for the sulfur amino acids (SAA) (methionine and cysteine) than humans, the PER underestimates the quality of some proteins, especially protein from legumes.3-4 For this reason, the PER has fallen out of favor.
The classic approach to the study of amino acid and protein requirements is the nitrogen balance study as pioneered by Rose and colleagues.5 Since nitrogen (~16% of total protein weight) is a fundamental component of amino acids and amino acids account for most nitrogen consumed, measuring nitrogen inputs and losses can be used to study protein metabolism. In the 1980s, a series of nitrogen balance studies by Young and colleagues6-11 demonstrated the high quality of soy protein. However, the NAM noted the shortcomings of this method and concluded that it should no longer be regarded as the “gold standard” for the assessment of the adequacy of protein intake and that alternative means should be sought.”12
In the early 1990s, the protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) was adopted by the FAO and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the method of choice to determine protein quality. The PDCAAS is determined by comparing the IAAs in a food protein with the biological requirement for the IAAs and then correcting for true fecal digestibility in a rat assay. The reference amino acid pattern was based initially on the IAA requirements of the preschool-age child (2-5-year-old). In 2007, the pattern for 1- to 2-year-olds was established by the FAO as the basis for calculating the PDCAAS. When determining protein quality using this method, scores for proteins exceeding 1.0 are not considered to contribute additional benefit in humans and are therefore truncated.
In 2011, Hughes et al.13 established the high quality of soy protein for the soy protein ingredients, soy protein isolate (SPI) and soy protein concentrate (SPC), which are comprised of ≥90% and 65-90% protein, respectively.14 Utilizing two different laboratories, these authors determined that the untruncated PDCAAS of 3 different soy protein isolates ranged from 0.95 to 1.02, and the scores for the single soy protein concentrate examined were 1.02 and 1.05. These values are similar to those determined by Rutherfurd et al.15 for soy protein isolate and by Mathai et al. 16 for soy protein isolate and soy flour. According to the USDA, in order for a food to qualify as a “high-quality protein,” it must have a score of at least 0.8.
The FAO recently convened a series of meetings with experts in protein quality methodology. The reports of these meetings recommend gradually shifting from the PDCAAS to one of five potential methods for assessing protein quality. The most well-known is the digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS)17 which has been widely used in the animal feed industry and has received the most support. Given that some methodological issues remain to be resolved and limited data exist on the quality of proteins using this method,18 it will likely be several years before the DIAAS is accepted by regulatory bodies. However, protein quality scores using the DIAAS are increasingly presented in the scientific literature.
Preliminary data using the DIAAS support the high quality of soy protein although in general, the quality of plant protein is rated slightly lower using this method versus the PDCAAS.15 Fanelli et al.19 recently determined that the DIAAS for the Impossible Burger (primary protein source is soy) was similar to the DIAAS for 80% ground beef when calculated using the scoring pattern for the older child, adolescent and adult. And, when using this pattern, Reynaud et al.20 reported scores of 97% and 117% for tofu and soymilk, respectively.
Soy protein directly lowers blood cholesterol levels. Numerous meta-analyses published over the past 15 years indicate the reduction in LDL-cholesterol is approximately 4%.21-25 Over a period of years, each 1% reduction in cholesterol is thought to reduce risk of coronary heart disease by approximately 1-2%.26,27
In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a health claim for soyfoods and coronary heart disease based on the cholesterol-lowering effects of soy protein.28 At least 12 countries have approved similar claims over the past 20 years;29 the most recent country to do so was Canada, which approved a claim in 2015.24
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Soy protein supplementation has been shown to lead to similar gains in strength and muscle mass among individuals engaged in resistance exercise training as supplementation with whey protein, the latter of which is typically viewed as the gold standard protein for building muscle.30 Recommendations for those engaged in resistance exercise training wanting to increase muscle mass and strength are to consume at least 1.6 g protein per kilogram body weight, which is double to recommended dietary allowance for the general adult population.31,32
Soy protein is one of the Big 8 (soon to be Big 9 with the addition of sesame), the eight foods responsible for approximately 90% of the food allergic reactions in the United States. However, the prevalence of allergy to each of these foods varies markedly.
Surveys conducted over the past 10 years indicate that the prevalence of soy allergy is lowest among the Big 8. Estimates are that between 1 and 6 adults per 1,000 are allergic to soy protein with most surveys pointing toward the lower range.33-35
Estimates are that 70% of children will outgrow their soy allergy by age 10.36, 37
U.S. soybean farmers are doing more with less and continue to strive to improve sustainability on their farms to preserve our natural resources. The soybean plays an important role in U.S. agriculture providing both protein and oil that is used throughout the world.
- EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products Nutrition and Allergies (NDA). Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for Protein. EFSA J 2012;10:2557.
- Institute of Medicine 2005. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10490.
- Sarwar G, Peace RW, Botting HG. Corrected relative net protein ratio (CRNPR) method based on differences in rat and human requirements for sulfur amino acids. J Assoc Official Anal Chem 1985;68:689-93.
- Babji AS, Fatimah S, Ghassem M, Abolhassani Y. Protein quality of selected edible animal and plant protein sources using rat bio-assay. Int Food Res J 2010;17:303-8.
- Rose WC, Wixom RL. The amino acid requirements of man. XVI. The role of the nitrogen intake. J Biol Chem 1955;217:997-1004.
- Istfan N, Murray E, Janghorbani M, Evans WJ, Young VR. The nutritional value of a soy protein concentrate (STAPRO-3200) for long-term protein nutritional maintenance in young men. J Nutr 1983;113:2524-34.
- Istfan N, Murray E, Janghorbani M, Young VR. An evaluation of the nutritional value of a soy protein concentrate in young adult men using the short-term N-balance method. J Nutr 1983;113:2516-23.
- Scrimshaw NS, Wayler AH, Murray E, Steinke FH, Rand WM, Young VR. Nitrogen balance response in young men given one of two isolated soy proteins or milk proteins. J Nutr 1983;113:2492-7.
- Wayler A, Queiroz E, Scrimshaw NS, Steinke FH, Rand WM, Young VR. Nitrogen balance studies in young men to assess the protein quality of an isolated soy protein in relation to meat proteins. J Nutr 1983;113:2485-91.
- Young VR, Wayler A, Garza C, Steinke FH, Murray E, Rand WM, Scrimshaw NS. A long-term metabolic balance study in young men to assess the nutritional quality of an isolated soy protein and beef proteins. Am J Clin Nutr 1984;39:8-15.
- Beer WH, Murray E, Oh SH, Pedersen HE, Wolfe RR, Young VR. A long-term metabolic study to assess the nutritional value of and immunological tolerance to two soy-protein concentrates in adult humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1989;50:997-1007.
- Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. 2005. P. 686 Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
- Hughes GJ, Ryan DJ, Mukherjea R, Schasteen CS. Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid scores (PDCAAS) for soy protein isolates and concentrate: Criteria for evaluation. J Agric Food Chemistry 2011;59:12707-12.
- Codex General Standard for Soy Protein Products, Codex Standard 175-1989. 1989.
- Rutherfurd SM, Fanning AC, Miller BJ, Moughan PJ. Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid scores and digestible indispensable amino acid scores differentially describe protein quality in growing male rats. J Nutr 2015;145:372-9.
- Mathai JK, Liu Y, Stein HH. Values for digestible indispensable amino acid scores (DIAAS) for some dairy and plant proteins may better describe protein quality than values calculated using the concept for protein digestibility-corrected amino acid scores (PDCAAS). Br J Nutr 2017;117:490-9.
- World Health Organization. Dietary protein quality evaluation in human nutrition. Report of an FAO Expert Consultation. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 92. Rome; 2013.
- World Health Organization. Research approaches and methods for evaluating the protein quality of human foods. Report of a FAO Expert Working Group 2 – 5 March 2014, Bangalore, India.
- Fanelli NS, Bailey HM, Thompson TW, Delmore R, Nair MN, Stein HH. Digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) is greater in animal-based burgers than in plant-based burgers if determined in pigs. Eur J Nutr 2022;61:461-75.
- Reynaud Y, Buffiere C, Cohade B, Vauris M, Liebermann K, Hafnaoui N, Lopez M, Souchon I, Dupont D, Remond D. True ileal amino acid digestibility and digestible indispensable amino acid scores (DIAASs) of plant-based protein foods. Food Chem 2020;338:128020.
- Jenkins DJ, Mirrahimi A, Srichaikul K, et al. Soy protein reduces serum cholesterol by both intrinsic and food displacement mechanisms. J Nutr. 2010;140(12):2302S-11S.
- Blanco Mejia S, Messina M, Li SS, et al. A meta-analysis of 46 studies identified by the FDA demonstrates that soy protein decreases circulating LDL and total cholesterol concentrations in adults. J Nutr. 2019;149(6):968-81.
- Anderson JW, Bush HM. Soy protein effects on serum lipoproteins: A quality assessment and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled studies. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011;30(2):79-91.
- Benkhedda K, Boudrault C, Sinclair SE, et al. Food Risk Analysis Communication. Issued By Health Canada’s Food Directorate. Health Canada’s Proposal to Accept a Health Claim about Soy Products and Cholesterol Lowering. Int Food Risk Anal J. 2014;4:22 | doi: 10.5772/59411.
- Zhan S, Ho SC. Meta-analysis of the effects of soy protein containing isoflavones on the lipid profile. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81(2):397-408.
- Shepherd J, Cobbe SM, Ford I, et al. Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolemia. West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1995;333(20):1301-7.
- Law MR, Wald NJ, Thompson SG. By how much and how quickly does reduction in serum cholesterol concentration lower risk of ischaemic heart disease? BMJ. 1994;308(6925):367-72.
- Food labeling: health claims; soy protein and coronary heart disease. Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Final rule. Fed Regist. 1999;64(206):57700-33.
- Xiao CW. Health effects of soy protein and isoflavones in humans. J Nutr. 2008;138(6):1244S-9S.
- Messina M, Lynch H, Dickinson JM, et al. No difference between the effects of supplementing with soy protein versus animal protein on gains in muscle mass and strength in response to resistance exercise. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism. 2018;28(6):674-85.
- Morton RW, Murphy KT, McKellar SR, et al. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults. Br J Sports Med. 2017;52376-84.
- Antonio J. High-protein diets in trained individuals. Res Sports Med. 2019;27(2):195-203.
- Soller L, Ben-Shoshan M, Harrington DW, et al. Overall prevalence of self-reported food allergy in Canada. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;130(4):986-8.
- Verrill L, Bruns R, Luccioli S. Prevalence of self-reported food allergy in U.S. adults: 2001, 2006, and 2010. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2015;36(6):458-67.
- Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, et al. Prevalence and severity of food allergies among US adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e185630.
- Savage J, Sicherer S, Wood R. The Natural History of Food Allergy. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology In practice. 2016;4(2):196-203; quiz 4.
- Savage JH, Kaeding AJ, Matsui EC, et al. The natural history of soy allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;125(3):683-6.


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Sports in the Progressive Era
Over 20,000 images in this collection are of sports and sporting events, reflecting the increased organization and popularity of sports during the Progressive Era. No sport was as popular as baseball, which had won the title of national pastime by 1911, when old-time baseball player and administrator, Albert Spalding, wrote:
"I claim that Base Ball owes its prestige as our National Game to the fact that as no other form of sport it is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness; American Dash, Discipline, Determination; American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm; American Pluck, Persistency, Performance; American Spirit, Sagacity, Success; American Vim, Vigor, Virility.
Base Ball is the American Game par excellence because its playing demands Brain and Brawn, and American manhood supplies these ingredients in quantity sufficient to spread over the entire continent."
From America's National Game, by Albert Spalding, 1911.
Search on baseball for images of players and ball fields, including Chicago's famous Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox, and Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Players caught in black and white include such greats as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Although football was becoming a popular sport in the first decade of the twentieth century, there were so few teams that university squads often played against high school teams. Refer to the Special Presentation of Topics to Explore to learn more about the history of football. Search on football for photographs of over 2,000 players.
Basketball was invented in 1891 as a way to Christianize young men. Search on basketball to see how the fledgling game developed over the next few decades. There are a number of pictures of other sports, including track and field, swimming, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, Lacrosse, polo, and rowing. Search by sport.
- Why might sports have become more organized during the Progressive Era?
- Why might they have become more popular at this time?
- How do you think that sports impacted America's cult of celebrity?
- How did the cult of celebrity impact sports?
- Why do you think that basketball was used to shape the character of young men?
A group photograph of the 1911 Negro National League's Chicago American Giants reveals the practice of segregation in sports during the Progressive Era. However, photographs documenting the existence of inter-racial teams as early as 1903 reflect the growing change that made way for Jackie Robinson's acceptance into the major league in 1947. Use the Subject Index headings beginning with African American to view numerous pictures of other African-American athletes.
While African Americans were considered unsuitable for playing sports with caucasians, women were considered unsuitable for playing any sports at all — it was thought that they breathed differently from men. Aside from any physical limitation, women were discouraged from playing sports as late as the 1920s, due to the fear that competition would make them less feminine.
At the same time, however, efforts to promote health through physical education led to women participating in more sports, beginning with non-competitive activities such as synchronized swimming, but eventually including tennis, baseball, basketball, and even football. Use the Subject Index headings beginning with Women, such as Women athletes and Women basketball players, to view photographs that reflect the growing presence and achievement of women in sports.
- How do photographs of female athletes compare to photographs of male athletes? What might account for any differences?
- What was the relationship between sports and social equality during the Progressive Era?

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Syracuse, NY--Leaders of the New York Air National Guard and the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing greet 174th unit members returning home to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base from Operation Iraqi Freedom on Tuesday, August5. The 174th unit members deployed in early June as part of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. The wing's F-16C fighters flew air missions in support of ground troops.
This is the last deployment that the unit will be flying F-16s. The 174th is due to begin transitioning to the Reaper unmanned, armed aircraft later this year and is expected to be operational with the new unit in 2010.
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defense.gov -- Thu, 14 Sep 2017 Air Guardsmen Evacuate Personnel in Wake of Hurricane Irma Guardsman transport evacuees from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 10, 2017, during relief efforts following the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Photos by Air Force Staff Sgt. Erin... (more)
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WROC -TV -- Mon, 11 Sep 2017 NY Army National Guard deploying to Florida ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) - National Guard aviation crews and three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters departed from Rochester Monday to support the Florida National Guard's response efforts in Florida.

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Severe thunderstorms, with significant rainfall, lightning and high winds, can also lead to unavoidable power outages. During winter months, ice or snow storms can also create power interruptions when electric lines become weighed down by ice and disconnect or fall to the ground. No matter the season, we must all be prepared for what Mother Nature may bring our way.
Often, utility crews are aware of outages as soon as they occur. Electricity providers have electrical systems that are set up to page crews when there is a malfunction. This expedites the process of assessing problems and making necessary repairs.
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Volume 2011 Issue
On November 17th, 2011, the Lafayette Genealogical Society meeting was called to order by President Brenda
Fuselier, with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Guests were introduced: Cinday Fontenot Patterson, Ms. Disert.
Nominations for 2012 were introduced:
President - Brenda Fuselier
President Elect - Pat Synder
Vice President - JoAnn Pugh
Secretary - Brenda Thibodeaux
Treasurer - Warren LeBlanc
James Bourque motioned to accept nominations. Pete Lavergne 2nd. Motioned passed.
Annual Christmas banquet will be held at the Petroleum Club on December 8th, at 6:00 pm. Darrel Bourque will
be the guest speaker.
The meeting on the first Saturday of December will be "Show & Tell". Members are asked that they talk about
their accomplishments in their genealogical searches.
Sam Lollar, member and also Library employee, had some Miller books that were being discarded. Members were
welcome to them. He also stated that renovation has not yet started on the old library.
John Douget, husband of Susan Burleigh Douget who wrote "Sous Cette Pierre Repose", a book on the tombstone
inscriptions of the old St. Landry Church Cemetery, in Opelousas, LA. Susan passed away 11 yrs ago, but
John would follow her to court houses and the cemetery and anywhere she needed to go to acquire information
on the cemetery. Before he began his presentation, he recognized Veteran Don Arceneaux, an LGS member.
Concerning the cemetery, he stated that Michel Prudhomme donated land for the St. Landry Church and cemetery
in 1798. Oldest grave to be found is Sarah Hardy, who died on April 7th, 1817. Cemetery Town Group is in the
process of restoring graves.
Treasurer's report $3,016.46.
James Bourque motioned to adjourn, Pete Lavergne 2nd. Motioned carried. Members and guests were invited for
Respectfully submitted by: Brenda Hebert Thibodeaux, Secretary

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Vladimir Cebotari, Justice Minister, came forth today with a congratulation message for Independence Day.
"Each year we enjoy to celebrate Independence Day, for it inspires us toward a better future. Today I wish to thank those who helped build this country that managed to withstand many trials.
We must never forget that independence, first of all, means responsibility, hard work, discipline and morality. Each one of us must cultivate those qualities in both ourself and our children. To believe in our strength and build a future for our next generations.
Through our actions and policies, we promote a law that works for the citizens, societies democracy and protection of Human's rights. We will continue to move on this path, because independence and justice are the main values of our country.
With this occasion, I wish you all peace, prosperity and assurance in both your present and future! Happy Birthday Moldova!"


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TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Western sanctions on the Iranian energy sector have prompted the industry to become more self-reliant, an Iranian executive said.
Abdolhosain Bayat, managing director of Iran's National Petrochemical Co., said sanctions weren't impeding national programs.
"By relying on their capabilities and knowledge, Iranian experts and manufacturers have been able to nullify the impact of sanctions so that at present many parts and equipment needed in petrochemical industry are being manufactured at home," he was quoted by the Oil Ministry's news website SHANA as saying.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week said several countries received waivers from U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector because they cut back in crude oil purchases from the Islamic republic.
Clinton said Iranian crude oil production was down about 1 million barrels per day.
"This has reduced Iran's export volumes and oil revenues, which fund not only the nuclear program but its support for terror(ism) and destabilizing actions in the region," she said in a statement.
Western sanctions aim to starve Iran of oil revenue that could help fund Tehran's nuclear program. Sanctions were blamed in part for the collapse of the Iranian currency last summer.

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Here is something amusing from Creem:
"The last in the Virgin reissue series of David Bowie long players are his two live releases from the mid-'70s, David Live which originally came out in 1974 and Stage released in 1978. These new reissues contain remixing, much ProTooling, original track orders and extra songs all eagerly brought to by producer extraordinaire Tony Visconti. Mr. V not only remixed David Live and Stage, he wrote all the liner notes chock full of recollections, explanations, and even a few excuses for what we have been listening to via these eight sides for the last 30 years.
Now Visconti ranks quite high on my all time favorite producer list for too may reasons to go into here… but Tony…what's up with this new David Live mix? I'll tell ya what's up…THE SAXOPHONE!!!! It should be retitled David SANBORN Live. I don't know if its because David Live has been ingrained in my skull since I was 14 years old or it's these crappy headphones but this new mix is sounding kinda funky—but not Young Americans funky if you know what I mean."
I'm pretty sure "kinda funky" equals "Advanced." You almost have to love the saxophone to be Advanced, the more shrill the better.


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In January 2016 turnover of the Murmansk Marine Fishing Port reached 22 thousand tons of cargo, including 15 thousand tons of fish.
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Erik Jørgensen Sofa in Original Cognac Leather
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And the voice of harpers... — Better, the sound,.. The sounds of mirth and triumph, &c., cease: the sound of harpers, and musicians, and flute-players, and trumpeters, shall not be heard in thee ANY MORE: the power of wealth has gone; her own right hand has forgotten her cunning: every craftsman of every craft shall not be found in thee ANY MORE: the sound of grinding the corn is at an end: the sound of millstone shall not be heard in thee ANY MORE: the cheerful lamps of home and feast are extinguished: light of lamp shall not shine in thee ANY MORE: the sounds of domestic joy are silenced: voice of bridegroom and of bride shall not be heard in thee ANY MORE. The words are an echo of earlier prophecy: “I destroy from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.” It was thus Jeremiah warned Jerusalem of her coming doom (Jeremiah 25:10). Now the same judgments are pronounced against the foe of the true Jerusalem.
Related Commentaries of Revelation 18:22
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

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My letter to the Boston Globe about the “counter-protest” to the planned “free-speech” rally last weekend.
(…in case the link breaks or you can’t get past the paywall…)
Monday’s self-congratulatory editorial lamented, almost in passing, that no media were allowed to record what was said in the “far-right” rally on Boston Common, and noted that it “would have been better had the public known exactly what the rallygoers were doing and saying” (“Boston’s mettle is tested, but questions linger”). You clearly come to that conclusion from the popular presumption that what they were “doing and saying” was malicious and hateful — “far right” — and that hearing it would have affirmed the moral superiority of “the public” that gathered to protest it.
But the reason reporters should have reported on what was said is that the presumption the rally was either “far right” or “hateful” now remains just that: an unconfirmed assumption. Its organizers said it was not. They said it was about the right to speak freely. That used to be a liberal cause.
Because their speech fell into an officially imposed zone of silence, we now don’t know which account — free speech or far-right hate — is closer to the truth. Was the monumental counterprotest really virtuous resistance to hate? Or was it merely another ugly and self-righteous chapter in the long history of “banned in Boston”?
© Copyright 2017, Augustus P. Lowell


This paper presents field results from a three year study focused on the performance of geosynthetic materials in transportation related drainage applications. The application areas of interest were mainly highway edge drains, although selected retaining wall drains and erosion control systems were also involved. Included in the study are geotextile filters, geocomposite edge drains, geocomposite sheet drains and, to a limited extent, plastic pipe. In many instances, the geotextile was observed to be the key element in the overall success or failure of the system. Thus the geotextile, serving in a primary function as a filter was the major focal point of the investigation.
The paper presents the results of exhuming ninety-one (91) field sites in seventeen (17) states throughout the United States. The results give a clear assessment of geosynthetic drainage systems from a long-term field perspective. Furthermore, it allows for specific recommendations to be made to avoid those situations where problems occurred. In a subsequent paper in these Proceedings the results will ultimately be used to challenge the necessary design formulas currently available for geotextile filters in highway drainage applications.


In order to protect their position in the points, NASCAR drivers have to survive the restrictor-plate tracks with minimal damage. The same is true for fantasy players.
Avoiding the ‘Big One’ crash is not easy. If a driver runs long enough, they are going to sustain damage. Fantasy players cannot realistically expect all of their drivers to get to the end of the race without damage – but there is still a strategy that can be employed.
Marquee drivers are just as likely to have problems in the Geico 500 at Talladega SuperSpeedway, but when they do, the majority of players will be equally impacted. That puts a premium on selecting the perfect dark horse. Luckily, there are a quite a lot of drivers deep in the points with great records on this wildcard track.
Track your progress in the NASCAR America Fantasy league at nascar.com/nbcsportsfantasy, and then share your results on Twitter using #NASCARAmericaFantasy.
1. Ty Dillon (three-year average: 10.00 in three races)
Dillon did not earn Cup points in the 2016 Geico 500, but he finished sixth in relief of Tony Stewart. Last year, he swept the top 15 at Talladega and that makes him a very attractive dark horse.
2. Kurt Busch (10.83)
Streaks on restrictor-plate superspeedways are incredibly difficult to create and maintain. Busch entered last fall’s Alabama 500 with a six-race streak of top-12 finishes until he was sidelined by an accident on lap 171.
3. Paul Menard (11.50)
The saving grace of Talladega is that fantasy players get a chance to start drivers they might not otherwise. Menard has five results of 13th or better in his last six races on this 2.66-mile behemoth.
4. Brad Keselowski (12.17)
Team Penske has combined for five wins in the last seven Talladega races. Keselowski has earned three of these. His most recent came last fall in the Alabama 500.
5. Aric Almirola (12.50)
Almirola is the only driver entered this week with a three-race, top-10 streak at Talladega. Last year, he was the only one to sweep the top five.
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (13.83)
Stenhouse is the defending winner of the Geico 500. He posted another victory at Daytona in July 2017, so he knows how to stay out of trouble on the plate tracks.
7. Gray Gaulding (14.50 in two races)
Winning in fantasy racing on the wild card restrictor-plate superspeedways often means guessing which driver will survive the carnage. Last fall at Talladega, Gaulding was involved in two accidents, but managed to finish ninth.
8. Kyle Busch (14.60 in five races)
Busch has compared winning a fourth consecutive race at Talladega to winning the lottery. He won the 2008 Aaron’s 499 and finished second and third in two of the last five races there.
9. Kevin Harvick (14.67)
Harvick’s three-year Talladega average from 2013 through 2016 was a stellar 10.4, but his numbers suffered last year on the heels of two 20-something results.
9. Ryan Newman (14.67)
Newman’s second-place finish to Keselowski last fall at ‘Dega was his fifth top 15 in the last seven races on this track. Slow and steady helps win the fantasy race.
Pole Winner: Winning a pole at Talladega has been as unpredictable as winning the race – and it’s impossible to predict before the teams hit the track. Keep an eye on Team Penske, but wait until first practice is complete to make this selection.
Segment Winners: While his three-year average is not among the top 10, Logano has a ton of speed during the middle stages of the restrictor-plate superspeedway races. Pick him as the winner for both segments and hope that he doesn’t crash early.


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My 14-mo beagle has started to stand in three legs when she is standing, she will not put her full weight in her right hind leg. She walks and runs ok and still jumps in my lap. I just came back from a one week vacation, she stayed with my father and he said that during that time she did not get injured. I checked her paw to see if she had something but everything looked ok. She does not cry when I touch or examine her leg. Could it be a strain? I'm puzzled.
One of our dogs did that too and I took him to the vet and he had a problem with his nails. Freaked me out! Anyway, His nails are very brittle and they break very easily, (plus he runs hard around the pool) so he had to do a nail coterization. The dog is put under for this, and it is painful, but he has not had any problems since. I wish you luck.

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Accademia del Lusso.
The aim of Accademia del Lusso is to train professional profiles in fashion marketing, brand management, fashion design and fashion communication, to keep a consistent relation with corporate industry. Since 2005 Accademia del Lusso it’s the meeting place between job market needs and people like You, who want to start a career in this amazing world of big fashion brands, luxury and high range.
Milan is the hub of Made in Italy at international level. Capital city of fashion and design, hosts two of the bigger industry events: Milan Fashion Week and Design Week.
Studying in Milan means to breathe fashion and design news and innovations.
You can face big artists’ work walking through the most famous streets, having the possibilities to take part in big cultural and artistic events.
At the heart of this, in the so-called fashion quadrilateral, is located Accademia del Lusso, italian institute specialized in the formation of professional profiles for the fashion and design industry. Accademia del Lusso bachelor courses are by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).
The courses at Accademia del Lusso span a wide range of fields and professions within the fashion industry, from marketing to fashion product design, brand management to styling, footwear design to communication, interior design to Made in Italy. All courses contain a large focus on practical experience and direct contact with the industry through field trips, workshops and seminars led by experts and brands, with the aim of ensuring students are ready to enter the job market immediately upon finishing their studies as competent and competitive professionals.

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Carroll Brown Bio
Born and raised on a farm in rural South Carolina, Carroll’s first music influences were church music and what scatterings he could pick up from the night time radio. His mother was the church pianist and taught him his first chords on the guitar. This gift of music would be his constant companion. His first performances were playing guitar and singing in his pre-teen years in his home church.
Traditional southern gospel and bluegrass would give way to Jim Croce and James Taylor as he entered college. The first paying jobs were to pay for the tuition but would pave the way for his life’s work. His college years were filled with music courses and performances in a variety of groups and venues. His broadcasting degree would qualify him to be a recording engineer which was to be his ticket to the music business. He first tested the waters in New York but opted for Nashville, Tennessee. There he worked with songwriters and music publishing and in various studios recording and helping produce nationally released records.
Family matters and money matters brought him back to South Carolina and back to performing in 1981. He settled in Charleston, where he started a recording studio and music publishing business. “Charleston Recording” would become the largest studio in lower South Carolina. A steady gig at the Mills House Hotel helped to pay for his growing family and the dream that refused to die. He released his “Carroll Brown Live” cassette while working there. He produced over sixty albums on both regional and national acts and built an impressive resume. The last album he produced before he sold the business was his own “Roots and Wings” project. It’s the story of a farm boy who is driven from home by a dream only to eventually return to his roots.
Those roots include Irish blood and his intense interest in the Irish music led to visits to his ancestral homeland and the release of his “Songs of Ireland project” in 1998.
Other recordings include the 1999 “River of Love” with Carroll’s Charleston band “Ace Basin” which received a notable amount of airplay nationwide and in several European countries on Country and Western stations. In 2000 a holiday project with Frank Emerson, & Harry O’Donoghue “A Christmas Postcard” kicked off an annual holiday concert tour which has continued to grow in popularity each year. In 2002 he recorded a nostalgic acoustic project similar in sentiment to “Roots & Wings” called “The Old King Edward Box.” In 2003 two projects were released: a live solo Irish project called “Pub Favorites” and an instrumental guitar project of familiar Southern songs called “Melodies of the Old South” with guitarist, Mike Davis. Other projects followed including "Homegrown Love," which is a compilation project of favorites picked from Carroll's previous studio recording projects. A new Holiday project was released for the 2007 Christmas tour with Harry O'Donoghue. It's called "Nollaig, an Irish Christmas" and was very well received. Two projects with numerous unreleased originals followed. "Songwriter" in 2008, and "Sweet Savannah Nights" in 2011, which is one of the most requested songs at his shows and the most often purchased disc. 2013 saw the completion of a long overdue "Irish" studio project. "Closer To The Top Of The World" has a variety of Irish folk and Irish pub songs. It was quickly one of the most often purchased discs. 2014 was yet another busy year and included the annual visit to Ireland which included a return to Scotland. 2014 also saw the production and release of a third Christmas project, "Stillness In The Air," featuring Carroll and his frequent music partner Harry O'Donoghue.
Today Carroll and his wife and partner all these years, live on the family farm where he was raised. Not much time for farming, but the gift his mother gave him is still his passion. He is still performing full time in venues and festivals around the Southeastern U.S. and he is still writing songs and working to realize the dream that captivated him so long ago.


16-year-old girl dies during Friday storm in Leon County, says LCSO
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office said multiple trees fell onto the car and roadway during the storm.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A 16-year-old girl died after a tree fell on the car she was riding in during a storm on Friday Afternoon, said the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. The man driving the vehicle was injured and taken to the hospital.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Crump and Coach Roads in the eastern part of the county.
According to an LCSO update issued around 11 p.m., a preliminary investigation found that the vehicle was heading north on Crump Road during the storm when multiple trees began to fall onto the roadway and the vehicle.
The teen died at the scene. She was not identified. There is no word about the condition of the man.
The accident is still under investigation, according to LCSO.
It took several hours to clear the accident scene. Emergency and utility crews were still working to remove the downed trees and repair broken utility poles around midnight.
Sam Thomas contributed to this report.
Copyright 2023 WCTV. All rights reserved.


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Jessie J gives her great voice for We Love Disney compilation. It is a coming out compilation. She will take a ‘Part of Your World’ from The Little Mermaid. It is one of her dreams because since a child, she always had a dream to take a part on Disney song. It is not only Jessie J, but some of the musicians are also taking a part in it. They are Fall Our Boy, Lucy Hale with Rascal Flatts, and Ne-Yo. It must be spectacular show.
The Little Mermaid is here
Disney has a million songs that ready to remake. Maybe it would be better for us to see Jessie J do some acting along with the songs. It will be a different part of her to take this song as her part. You can watch it on YouTube. Therefore, your curiosity will get the best answer ever. What do you think of this news? You can recheck it in Pop music news site. Do not forget to watch and comment about her video. You can check it on YouTube and download the video if you love it. It does not matter to let your kids watch the video. Take its lyric and sing together with your children anytime and anywhere. This song is one of the easy listening songs for any moment. Support this song to keep straight on the top chart of iTunes.
It is not an impossible thing for Jessie J to reach many viewers and downloaders of her song. It is because of the public has already known about her voice quality in her song ‘Price Tag’. You can enjoy her unique voice while she singing on The Little Mermaid. It must be very cute of its melody and rhythm. You will shake your head and enjoy this song.


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Why does couponing get such a bad rap? Is it because shows like “Extreme Couponing” only show those folks that take bargaining and deal-seeking to unprecedented levels, making the rest of us cringe in secondhand embarrassment? For extreme couponers and for all of us regular couponers who just want to save a couple bucks, we’re in luck—mobile coupons are an even easier, subtler, and more accessible way to save, and they keep getting better.
Recent research has found that the number of mobile coupon users, currently just under 560 million, will be up to 1.05 billion by 2019. It is anticipated that the surge will be driven by increased retailer engagement with their consumers.
Mobile coupon programs can be made better when retailers integrate more deals into customer loyalty programs, while still keeping a focus on delivering deals directly and personally to customers. As the shopping world shifts dramatically to mobile and online, businesses have to restructure their plans to reflect the change; luckily, the shift also means that businesses can implement change more rapidly than ever. Features such as geotargeting allow companies to target coupons to consumers closest to brick-and-mortar stores, and thus earn a higher redemption rate. What’s more, brands can leverage retail database information for another way to improve targeting accuracy.
While the use of MMS for couponing is expected to decrease in years ahead, “disruptive” technologies like Near Field Communications (NFC) could boost in-store engagement for customers with their retailers. Dr. Windsor Holden, who worked on a recent report regarding mobile coupons, said in a statement, “While NFC has failed to achieve traction thus far, the emergence of a cloud-based secure element through HCE (Host Card Emulation) is likely to stimulate greater integration into wallets. We believe that this in turn will provide the visibility that should encourage brands to run campaigns using the technology.”
No need to be too extreme, but with mobile coupons, you can clip until your heart’s content. The whitepaper for this report is available through Juniper Research (News - Alert).
Edited by Maurice Nagle
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I once tried writing a book by following ‘Write a Book in a Year’, series of articles in a newspaper. I had the discipline, I followed the system, I created characters, locations and situations, but after a few weeks beavering away, I began to realise that the one vital thing I lacked was inspiration. I had absolutely no idea what this book was to be about, where it should start or where its final destination might be. Structuring it before I had the germ of an idea clearly didn’t work for me and I hadn’t the drive to finish it. A good thing. It was absolutely turgid. Contrived plotlines, characters from Central Casting. Even I wouldn’t have wanted to read it. Into the bin it went. They say you should never discard anything, but believe me, there was nothing in this that I would ever want to revisit.
Twenty years later I began researching my family tree, tracing them from County Clare to America in the 1800s. All contact had been lost with the descendants of these original pioneers, but via a circuitous route I managed to track one down and that led to others.
Once I had most of them in their places on the family tree, with the help of old photographs from the US relatives, I began matching them up to the stories of the individuals. I managed to go back to 1811, but with a family tree, as anyone who has ever dipped their toe in genealogy knows, there is no start or no finish. So I set myself a deadline of 2011 – the two-hundredth anniversary of my earliest traceable ancestor. What knowledge I had accumulated at that stage I would compile into a sort of book. Once that was achieved I took myself off to the States and met up with some of the relatives who had shared their information and photos and gave each of them a copy. It was wonderful to renew the links and I think they were very pleased to have a better knowledge of their Irish roots.
Friends then asked if I’d help them in their genealogical journey. Now that I had my own done I couldn’t wait to get my nose into others. It had become an obsession. They too shared stories heard from their grandparents and it made me realise that it is not only the big events in someone’s life, but often the little things, the twists and turns that people take that make them interesting.
It was all this research and storytelling that provided me with my inspiration for a novel. I was on fire. It had to be done, but where to begin was the dilemma. The idea of tackling a novel was overwhelming. For a start I considered a short story – one character, one event that I could develop. An incident I’d heard disturbed me, so this was the one I chose and married it to a character based on a photo of my great-grandfather. He was an R.I.C. man with a handlebar moustache. He died the month I was born but I’d heard stories about his rigidness and didn’t particularly like the sound of him. I wrote a variation of the scene and linked him to it. Despite my original intention of portraying him as a villain, I began to like him. Being a bit of a control freak I tried sending him down a route that was in my head but he refused to go, so I decided to let him write himself and take me along with him. By the time I’d finished I realised there was so much more to this man. As I wrote his back story I began to understand him so much better and he became one of my favourite characters. I then tried the same technique with another character, Johanna, who eventually became the main focus in my first novel. One incident, short story style and she took off from there.
Writing the individual scenes was the easy part. Structuring them to fit together and interlink with other characters and timelines took many, many redrafting sessions but what a satisfying exercise when it eventually came together. Not alone did I have a novel, but based on that same fictional family tree I had plots for three books.
(c) Anne M. McLoughlin
About Lives Apart:
A tale of emigration from Ireland to America after the Famine.
In 1877 young Johanna McNamara leaves her quiet life on the family farm and emigrates to America to join her successful businessman brother Hugh. Full of hope, she is determined to make a success of her life. However, tragedy strikes before she finds her feet in this new world, and she must put the care of others before her own needs.
Back in Ireland, farming life for the family continues through the seasons, with her brother Art struggling to deal with his troubled son Declan. Sending him to the USA is an option that might help turn him into a man.
Little does Johanna know what lies ahead, with the arrival of a nephew whose act of betrayal will blow her life apart.
Set in Ireland, Boston, San Francisco and Nova Scotia, Lives Apart explores the experience of emigration, both for those who had the courage to venture across the Atlantic and those they left behind.
Order your copy online here.


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Number of participants
approx. 10 min.
Musical abilities of the trainers
1 2 3 5 6
Equipment and instruments
- paper, pen
- optional – any drums and rhythm instrument
- rhythm recognition
In this game sheets with special characters (any character
that are not on a classic sheet) have to be created
and performed by the team.
This is a game for improving cooperation skills and developing focus in a creative way. Creating the sheet and coming up with rhythms is a great team building exercise. By living in the rhythm create a fun atmosphere.
The facilitator creates two groups and explains the task.
First group has to find out a specific rhythm pattern that the other group needs to play on their bodies or rhythm instruments. This part of the game is like a music sheet creation task: they have to capture the rhythm, however they cannot use classic notes but symbols.
instead of „ ♪ ♫ ” they can use symbol “$” and they have to explain it means: beat with your feet
or with the symbol „❤” they want the other group to clap their hands etc.
When the first group finishes, the second group performs it based on the instructions – as a music reading task.

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Doctor who specialized in end-of-life care and his wife are found shot to death in a murder-suicide... with his arm wrapped lovingly around her corpse
A doctor specializing in end-of-life care was found dead on top of his wife in an apparent murder suicide inside their remote West Virginia home.
The bodies of Dr Bruce Foster and his wife Marlise- both in their 60s- were discovered when concerned friends gained entry into the house.
Police say that the 'working theory' of the deaths is that it was a murder suicide since the couple were killed by gunshot wounds, they found the gun inside the locked house, and there is no suspect.
Distinctive: Dr Bruce Foster was found dead in his home on Monday with his arm draped over his dead wife. He wrote a book about the treatment of terminal patients in 2004
The West Virginia Gazette reports that co-workers of Dr Foster's arrived at the home in the town of Cross Lanes on Monday morning because they became concerned after Foster had missed work.
The last time that anyone is thought to have heard from either of the Fosters was Saturday.
When the co-workers drove up to the home, neighbor Jon Walker was in the driveway and he helped them gain access to the house. That is when the group discovered the crime scene.
There are very few possible motives, except that a possible terminal illness may have prompted the move. Neighbors told police that Marlise had kidney problems for years and she had lived with only one kidney for most of her life.
Police officer Brian Humphreys told MailOnline that both of the Fosters had a single gunshot wound to the head, and Mr Foster was found holding the revolver in his hand.
Mr Humphreys said that investigators 'feel pretty confident that it was a murder-suicide'.
Neighbor Betty Walker is at a loss to explain the scene, as she could 'not an instance of violence between the two. They were best friends.'
'They were never apart. I've never seen such an in-love couple. They're going to be missed greatly,' she said to The West Virginia Gazette.
That connection did not end with their death, as Mrs Walker said that her husband found Dr Foster's arm draped over Marlise's body.
Scene: Co-workers became concerned when Foster missed work, so they went to his house in Cross Lanes, West Virginia and broke into the house so that they could find the bodies
Dr Foster made a name for himself in the local medical community after his father's death from pancreatic cancer inspired him to delve into the field of palliative care.
He wrote a book called 'Death and Dying, or Can You Love Me Enought to Let Me Go' in 2004 after being convinced by friends that he should expand the pamphlets that he was writing so that he could help more people.
'My wife and I became a publishing company, and we produced this. We don't advertise it. We give away more than we sell,' he told The Gazette at the time of its release.
He was also instrumental in the opening of a hospice unit housed at the Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston in 2011.
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Blocked Drain Causing Flooding and Stream of Water
Reported in the Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging category anonymously at 12:08, Tue 5 November 2019
Sent to Northamptonshire Highways 3 minutes later. ref: 1832726.
Pen is closest location, drain meets between Main Street and Lower Street. Previously been reported multiple times; 1611461. Marked as repaired. Water running along the road for about 45ft. Very narrow footpath, which is the only route for anybody to get from Great Addington to Little Addington. When walking everyone gets wet, especially children walking to school as the only safe route.
Thank you for reporting a fault. We will use the information you have provided to assess and prioritise this fault in accordance with our published response times for fault reports.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 12:10, Tue 5 November 2019
Thank you for your enquiry, an Emergecy drainage contractor attended this site
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 08:43, Wed 6 November 2019
Water really rising up out of drain and flooding the road. Even with no rain this morning the flow was really strong as the underground pipes are linked to a spring which keeps flowing all the time regardless of weather therefore the flooding is continuous.
Posted anonymously at 19:57, Wed 6 November 2019
Flooding is now across whole width of road on both sides of carriageway. Extends down the length of the road for over 35 meters. Fast flowing and 4-6cm deep. Rising out of drain due to blocked underground pipes. Vehicles swerving to avoid flooding, pedestrian path (only safe route for schools) now unusable due to flooding and spray/splashing from cars reaching several meters high and back from road.
Posted anonymously at 10:48, Sat 9 November 2019
This road is still flooded due to multiple blocked drains further up the road. This is a hazard. Footpath is not useable as is extremely wet and slippery due to the green mould. Children unable to walk to school as too wet and dangerous with cars splashing through the flood water.
Posted anonymously at 14:49, Sat 23 November 2019
This report has been assessed and a job for repair has been raised.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 14:40, Wed 27 November 2019
The pothole shown on previous photos has now increased to 80cm by 30cm by 10 cm deep. This pothole is directly in line with the traffic wheels, especially cycles and motorcycles. The pothole is not visible from any driving position as it is covered by water!. Somebody will be seriously injured here. THIS IS URGENT
Posted by Ron Johnson at 12:40, Mon 2 December 2019
This continues to be a problem. The footpath is effectively severed between one part of the village and the other with pedestrians having to take risks to travel through the area. Road users are also affected. This is a school bus route and is also the route to the village paying field. It is totally unacceptable for Northamptonshire Highways to be negligent in this matter. The route is gritted in winter, as there is now a stream of water washing across the road for a distance in excess of 30 meters it means that in low tempretatures all surface grit is washed away and the road surface is liable to freeze across an area of 90-120 square meters. A death trap. Flooding is now across whole width of road on both sides of carriageway. Extends down the length of the road for over 35 meters. Fast flowing and 4-6cm deep. Rising out of drain due to blocked underground pipes. Vehicles swerving to avoid flooding, pedestrian path (only safe route for schools) now unusable due to flooding and spray/splashing from cars reaching several meters high and back from road.
Posted anonymously at 15:34, Tue 3 December 2019
Continues to be a problem. No resolution. Dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. Children from school have to be bussed from one end of village to the playing field as dangerous for children to get to playing field. The underground pipe as collapsed according to engineer sent in September therefore entire section needs to be dug out and replaced.
Posted anonymously at 14:46, Fri 13 December 2019
The hole in the road is now 6 inches deep and 2 feet square. Two cars have had punctures this morning. I have parked my car in the flood waters as someone will be seriously injured soon. I have reported this to the police. I called your office but no one is available. PLEASE can we have a sign or cones as a minimum to prevent serious injury NOW.
Posted by Ron Johnson at 11:56, Tue 17 December 2019
Thanks for sending two trucks and two gangs who arrived at 15:00 hours yesterday. They filled in the pothole with ordinary tar/ashphalt. Sadly, within 2 hours, all of it was washed away, so we are back to square one. I have put a cone by the pothole again, and wish to state that this is safer than leaving it open. The council should place some sort of sign around the hole as I will not be held liable should anyone drive over the cone into the hole. If the drain could be fixed the running water will not impede the pothole repair. I am writing again to our councillor and MP. The drain issue is over two years old and a two hour fix is simply a waste of taxpayers money.
Posted by Ron Johnson at 13:26, Wed 18 December 2019
The flooding and the large pothole that has opened up is now so bad the road is effectively restricted to single carriageway and the footpath impassable unless pedestrians take a risk. As the flooding and hole are not correctly signed in sufficient time for drivers, vehicles are swerving to avoid the problem across the road and into the path of oncoming vehicles. This flooding - a blocked/collpased drain - which is the responsibility of NCC needs to be fixed urgently before somebody is killed or seriously injured.
Posted anonymously at 12:40, Mon 23 December 2019
Thank you for arranging the sub contractors’ visit yesterday.
Sadly, only partial success was achieved, despite commendable efforts by DrainLine.
They should be reporting that the western side of Lower Street has a collapsed pipe, approximately 2 metres from the old water stop cock in the kerb. This is the same collapsed pipe as reported 2 years ago. There have been two repairs over the last 10 years as can be seen from the patches on the footpath. It seems fairly obvious that the pipe from the road gully to the brook needs replacing. Water is still overflowing as before.
The overflowing spring pipe on the eastern side of Lower Street has a partial blockage where tree roots are suspected as the culprit. This is approximately 2 metres from the drain cover. The contractor advised that this may be cured by a special root shredder inserted into the pipe, or even digging up this small section. The level of water is just below the drain cover, so at least this part of the flooding has ceased.
However, the flooding of water will still not enable the large pot hole to be repaired, as it is still underwater. It looks quite obvious that the road surface around the pothole has also subsided, as water now pools here where it did not two weeks ago. The tarmac has also broken up.
The contractors were quite diligent, spending some 4 hours or so battling to clear the pipes, and using three tanks of water ( some 20,000 gallons) and for that we are all grateful.
The problems still exist, and we would all be grateful to learn of the timing of the permanent repairs.
Posted anonymously at 23:44, Wed 25 December 2019
We note that workmen visited the site last week. However it is unclear whether they are intending to return or not, as the problem is not resolved and the site has been left in a mess, causing problems and danger to drivers and pedestrians alike. Please see attached photos.
1. There is still water flowing along the road. The collapsed pipe work does not appear to have been replaced and/or the blocked drain (see point 3 below) is not helping. When is this problem - first reported in April 2019 - going to be resolved? 2. A large plastic cover has been placed on the ground covering a large hole midway between the last roadside drain and the stream/outflow. The plastic cover should only be used for holes up to 70cm wide (as stated on the panel itself) and is sagging in the middle (and collecting water) - a danger to pedestrians, wheelchairs, prams etc. Tarmac has been placed on either side of the plastic cover, creating a ramp effect. I assume that this is not intended to be permanent and will be replaced by a metal cover or that the whole is to be backfilled and tarmac applied correctly? 3. The workmen have left a large sandbag actually in the original drain beneath the metal work, which is blocking the outlet from the roadside drain into the underground outflow pipe. The drain is full to the top with water and then when it rains water is unable to drain away due to the original blockage/collapsed pipe and now a sandbag left in the drain. I assume that this is not intentional? 4. Mud from the excavated hole has been piled on the edge of the footpath - where is this supposed to go? (Rain has already started to wash this onto the already narrowed footpath and also into the road). 5. Damage to the road, curbing and footpath caused by 12 months of constant water flow has not been repaired as promised in your email of the 7th Jan to Tom Pursglove, MP - " we will also undertake any necessary repairs to the carriage way" - When will this be rectified?
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I grew up working in the film and TV industry here in Alberta. My first paid job was when I was 12 years old and voice acting on a series of radio plays that were part of a three year multi-platform project (radio, film and print). At the time, the terms “new media”, “digital storyteller”, “transmedia” didn’t exist in our industry.
I run a production company called Reel Girls Media. My work is also my hobby. I love what I do. With each project I get to meet new people and learn new things.
I produced the serious game “Murder or Suicide” and worked with police officer and blood spatter expert, Joe Slemko.
When I travelled to China, I directed a film that tells the story of the power of friendship and the work of two scientists who return to China to help to save the environment.
When I travelled with the military to Afghanistan when I directed and produced a one hour special for Global TV that told the stories of five soldiers and their families from pre-deployment until their return.
In Tokyo, Japan I received the Japan Prize and I have since been back four times to serve on their jury.
I teach in the Design Studies Program. In addition to teaching, I am also a “digital storyteller” , creating and producing transmedia (telling a story across multiple platforms) content.
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Spanish Bay diving offers a manageable ocean current for delightful drift and wall dives where you will see abundant marine life, both large and small. Spanish Bay is a 90-minute boat ride, heading south of Caye Caulker and west of Belize City. The area is named because it was the primary channel for ships entering Belize for centuries. Unlike the northern barrier reef that often sees sea swells, Spanish Bay diving is protected from the main easterly ocean swell by Turneffe Atoll. So, when the Northern Barrier Reef is not safe for diving, Spanish Bay is.
Terrific Diving in Diverse Environments
Our Spanish Bay diving tour is a comfortable 7 hours. We take lunch with us as we head towards St. George’s Caye, one of the oldest colonial settlements in the area, before diving at Dolphin Point, Spanish Bay Wall, and Killer Ramora. These dive locations present a tremendous diversity of coral formations, dramatic canyons, gently sloping walls and plenty of sea life. Use the above form to reserve your spot for an upcoming Spanish Bay diving tour.
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My favorite BDS dive site: Spanish Bay
- Reef formations
- Unlimited U/W photo possibilities( Video & stills)
Unlike Turneffe Atoll – Spanish Bay has many overhangs, canyons, and formations along the entire wall within safe recreational diving parameters. The wall typically begins at approximately 10 – 12 meters and slopes down to approximately 25 – 28 meters ending at a sloping sandy bottom. There is a large abundance of geological features to explore and soft and hard corals and reef fish (Blenny, Spotted Drum, Goby and many more) to observe and photograph. Grouper and other large fish can be found within the overhangs. An occasional barracuda can be spotted cruising along the wall near the sandy bottom.
I have been diving Spanish Bay for 11 years and every time the excitement of finding new areas to explore and an abundance of photograph opportunities keep me coming back.
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Learn to dive today with SDI and PADI open water certification classes. PADI SDI diving courses provide you with education and training necessary to become a certified scuba diver. Experience the best SDI and PADI certification Belize has to offer with our expert instructors.
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Beneath the islands of the Northern Great Barrier reef are some of the Caribbean’s most hidden jewels. Guided cave dives of Giant Cave and Winter Wonderland area available for certified Intro to Cave and Cave Divers. We offer the best guided scuba diving Belize has to offer!
- 6 Hours (approx.)
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Caye Caulker Marine Reserve
Only a 15 minute boat ride away, Caye Caulker Marine Reserve offers excellent reef diving and an awesome surface interval, where you can choose to snorkel! Caye Caulker scuba diving tours are a great trip for spotting smaller marine life nestled in hard and soft coral.
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American author Toni Morrison isn’t exactly new to the writing game, but her latest book, God Help the Child, which arrives on Tuesday, is still a first in its own way. The book is being billed as Morrison’s first to take place “in our current moment” rather than in the past.
Looking back at Morrison’s career, the decision to set God Help the Child in modern times gains an extra level of meaning.
Morrison’s novels have always addressed issues that mattered to modern readers, despite their sometimes distant setting; as the Nobel-winner told TIME in 1998, when she and her novel Paradise were the subject of a cover story, most the questions she got from fans were “anthropological or sociological or political” rather than literary. And raising those questions, especially about race and gender, was part of her mission as a writer.
But, TIME noted, some of her critics found that she distanced herself from the answers by focusing on the past:
Whether God Help the Child receives pans or paeans, that chronological distance won’t be to blame.
Read the full story, here in the TIME Vault: Paradise Found


Washington, D.C.—“Any action that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) takes in response to the recently-submitted recommendations on competition and agriculture from 13 state attorneys general must continue to recognize that individual family farmers should have the ability to form cooperatives in order to compete effectively in the marketplace.
“For more than 100 years, farmer cooperatives—businesses owned by farmers and operated for their benefit—have helped to ensure that individual producers can compete on a more level playing field with the large, integrated multinational companies that dominate much of the food processing and food retailing sectors in this country. In fact, extensive research shows that farmer co-ops help spur competition; without these farmer-owned businesses, producers would receive less money for crops they grow, and consumers would pay more for the food they eat.
“Throughout their history, farmer co-ops have been a force for good in agriculture and by supporting farm income have helped preserve farms of all sizes—small, medium and large—across the U.S.
“Farmers and ranchers are dependent, though, on the limited antitrust immunities provided by the Capper-Volstead Act to join together and form cooperatives. Suggestions by some that cooperatives that have become ‘too large’ and that Capper-Volstead should be changed are deeply troubling, and show a stunning lack of understanding of the economic realities of today’s food and agriculture system. Without Capper-Volstead, farmer co-ops simply couldn’t exist as we know them today; without farmer co-ops, individual family farmers would have less power in the marketplace and would lose an important source of income from beyond the farm gate.
“The Capper-Volstead Act has worked exactly how Congress intended since the day it was signed into law. By spurring cooperative development, the Act helped America’s farmers become more profitable and competitive, while providing America with a bounty of food that is safer, more affordable, and more abundant than our grandparents could ever have imagined. Any unbiased look at farmer co-ops will reach this conclusion, and the nation’s farmer co-ops look forward to working with DOJ and USDA as they continue their examination of competition issues in agriculture.”
Since 1929, NCFC has been the voice of America’s farmer cooperatives. Our members are regional and national farmer cooperatives, which are in turn composed of nearly 3,000 local farmer cooperatives across the country. NCFC members also include 26 state and regional councils of cooperatives. Farmer cooperatives allow individual farmers the ability to own and lead organizations that are essential for continued competitiveness in both the domestic and international markets.
America’s farmer-owned cooperatives provide a comprehensive array of services for their members. These diverse organizations handle, process and market virtually every type of agricultural commodity. They also provide farmers with access to infrastructure necessary to manufacture, distribute and sell a variety of farm inputs. Additionally, they provide credit and related financial services, including export financing.


April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Well, everyone is aware of alcohol that’s why they drink and they don’t drink. Funny messages, funny alcohol quotes, jokes on ban on liquor are being shared due to the current ban on liquor in Bihar. Lots of funny messages and jokes on alcohol are trolling after the ban. Here are a few Funny quotes about alcohol and alcoholics.
I drink to forget I drink
They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
Now there will be new job opening in Bihar – Butlegar
Laloo: Being an Anti-BJP, its our duty to avoid bans.
An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more than his own doctor.”
“I know I should give up drinking; but I am not a quitter”
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.
A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.
Laloo’s Son – babuji hum bihar se bahar party k liye ja rahe hain
Laloo – Bitua party k kaam se ya party k liye??
Non-alcoholic often Quotes about being drunk and the drunkard quotes funny drunk quotes. A series of messages, text, jokes is in the air because of Alcohol Prohibition. Well, Prohibition of Alcohol won’t make much of the difference for alcoholics, they know their way out.


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The ketogenic diet uses ketosis to lose weight. The benefits include a rapid loss of initial weight, but there are also undesirable effects.
Diet ketogenic and diabetics, differences
Among the most controversial slimming regimes in recent years is the ketogenic diet, which uses ketosis to lose weight.
They are often distrustful of assonance with diabetic ketosis, better known as diabetes, a complication of diabetes due to an insulin deficiency that can occur during pregnancy. That needs to be treated appropriately to not suffer severe consequences.
In reality, however, ketogenic ketosis is not a risky proposition.
It is characterized by the production of so-called ketonic bodies. Still, in diabetic ketoacidosis, their accumulation is excessive. It leads to the dangerous phenomenon of metabolic acidosis in healthy ketonic bodies produced in small concentrations. It does not alter the blood’s pH.
What is Keto Diet
A Keto diet is a diet with a deficient carbohydrate intake.
On the other hand, diet keto stops this share to a much more limited 5-10%. This means that even assuming 2000 kcal per day, the carbohydrates’ contribution from the ketogenic diet would not exceed 50 grams per day.
In a situation like this, insulin secretion is significantly reduced. The organism is trying to get the energy from other sources that it usually gets from carbohydrates.
In particular, after having bottomed out the glycogen stocks, it operates two separate metabolic processes: gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis.
The first is glucose production; the liver’s main problem is mainly derived from lactic acid, glycerol, amino acid alanine, and glutamine.
Ketogenesis leads instead to the synthesis of ketonic bodies, which replace glucose as the primary energy source. It is activated by a further reduction in this sugar’s availability, which keeps insulin secretion low.
Here’s the first way that ketosis helps to lose weight: when insulin is low, so is the incentive to accumulate fat.
Also, several hormonal changes can contribute to the increase in fat degradation, which is used as a starting material for synthesizing ketonic bodies. The initial weight loss is pretty significant.
Some of it is a fluid loss, but not just: a ketogenic diet helps to lose fat, which saves the bulk of muscle mass.
There are also other potential positive effects, such as improved control of glycemia, pressure, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol levels (commonly known as “good cholesterol”).
The LDL cholesterol (the one considered “bad”) could increase.
Ketosis to lose weight: side effects
The short-term side effects of ketosis have been widely characterized; the most common are not dangerous and generally disappear within a few days or weeks.
In particular, there was an association between ketosis and headache, nausea, vomiting, feeling of fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, constipation, and difficulty in exercising.
Adequate fluid and mineral intake can help combat several of these symptoms.
In any case, you should avoid doing it yourself. Those who want to use ketosis to lose weight must rely on a doctor or nutritionist who is an expert in the field.
Only in this way can the benefits of nutritional ketosis be safely exploited and long-term side effects avoided.


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KoltiSkills offers an agricultural extension services who provides a critical support services in boosting farm productivity, increasing food security, until improving rural livelihoods, supported by our expert agronomists and field agents in Indonesia.
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The strong farm assessment and surveying by collecting data from farmers includes a ‘human-touch’ along with up-to-date information and insight.
It represents a significant investment for your businesses to improve the capacities of farmers with the aim of increasing productivity, quality and loyalty.
Our Field Agents verify product segregation and support quality control for traceability data reporting from seed to table, by utilizing koltiva’s end-to-end ecosystem.
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The diffusion support process of agricultural growth in this country has been promoted through the extension service by using technology approaches that can potentially improve farm productivity also farm revenue.
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An advanced geo-mapping features for verified supply chains. Know your customers and suppliers – the basic access to finance, climate smart agriculture practices and other responsible sourcing claims.
Capacity building in digital and financial literacy to our business users. Individual user support for agri-input shops and crop aggregators along rural value chains.
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One-on-one coaching helps to accelerate farmer adoption for Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), with the result is a tailor-made action plan for the farmer to continue implementing independently.
Koltiva surveys supply chain to verify that commodities are produced in the most optimal way, while also protecting the environment and the wider community.
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Productivity growth in smallholder agriculture is an important driver of rural economic development, however smallholders farmers often have limited access to information. Our extension services help to better tailor various components of agricultural advice to smallholder households.
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The researchers found that patients receiving GA had increased 90-day mortality (8.6 versus 6.3 percent; P < 0.001); they also have elevated incidence of pulmonary embolism and major blood loss (2.3 versus 0.5 percent and 7.7 versus 4.8 percent, respectively; both P < 0.001). There was no between-group difference noted in hospital length of stay or major cardiac events.
"Drinking only to thirst typically leads to significant dehydration, which is associated with exercise performance impairment," said study author Stavros Kavouras, a professor and director of the Hydration Science Lab at the University of Arkansas.
For patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture or total hip arthroplasty (THA), overlapping surgery is associated with increased risk of surgical complications, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Falls in older adults represents an urgent and major global public health concern as they are the leading cause of injury-related mortality and morbidity among the ever growing number of American adults over 65 years of age and older.


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Whitehaven Coal has released the Production Report for the quarter to 30 September 2017.
Strong safety performance – Group TRIFR 6.75 at the end of September
ROM coal production of 5.7Mt, up 5% on previous corresponding period (pcp)
Record saleable coal production of 5.9Mt , up 14% on pcp
Record coal sales, including purchased coal, of 6.1Mt, up 21% on pcp
Record coal railings of over 6Mt for the September quarter surpassing the previous record by 0.6Mt
Maules Creek operated at an annualised rate of 10.5Mt for the quarter
Narrabri mined through the fault in panel LW107 without incident
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Date(s) - 2 Sep 2017 until 3 Sep 2017
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Announcing the Solidarity Fund Grantees
Our communities are only as just as we make them. Through our words and our actions. Through our solidarity. And, increasingly, through our resistance. Which is why I am so pleased and proud today to announce to you the Solidarity Fund grant awards.
In January, when President Trump issued the first of the Executive Orders limiting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries, we responded.
We marched. We rallied. We protested. We reached out to our immigrant neighbors to let them know that this unilateral action by the new President did not represent our views or values.
But we also recognized that passive resistance and protest was not enough. We needed to be proactive. We — as individuals and collectively as Maine Initiatives — needed to take affirmative action that would put our values into the public sphere.
Thus was born the Solidarity Fund.
In February, we issued a brief statement announcing the Solidarity Fund. In the statement, we affirmed our support for the immigrant community in Maine, rejected any attempts to marginalize our immigrant neighbors, and pledged our support for the immigrant-led organizations in Maine.
We asked you to join us. And join you did! Over two months, we raised $50,000 from the community to provide tangible support to immigrant-led organizations in our communities. Thank you for all of your support!
Today, we are proud to announce to you the twelve organizations receiving Solidarity Fund grants. Each one will receive a general operating support grant of $4,166. Our congratulations to all of our new grantees:
- Arab American Culture and Entertainment Organization
- Capital Area New Mainers Project
- Congolese Community Association of Maine
- Djibouti Community and Volunteer Services
- Empower the Immigrant Woman
- In Her Presence
- Iraqi Community Association of Maine
- New England Arab American Organization
- Rwandese Community Association of Maine
- Somali Community Center of Maine
- Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization
- United Youth Empowerment Services
We will be sharing more about these important and impressive organizations over the next several months, but please take few minutes to learn more about them here. And we encourage you to support them directly, as they do the important work of helping our immigrant communities prosper and thrive in our state.
Thank you for joining us in this act of solidarity and resistance. There is great strength in collective action.