Trump Told Treasury Secretary to ‘Go After’ Bitcoin, Bolton Book Reportedly Claims
President Donald Trump ordered Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to focus on crackdown on Bitcoin to negotiate a trade with China, former national security adviser John Bolton claims.
In a skimpy exchange of sanctions and tariffs with China, Trump reportedly said to Mnuchin, "Don't be a trade negotiator," and instead ordered Mnuchin to "investigate Bitcoin."
"If you don't want me to trade, your business team will do whatever you want," Mnuchin said. The exchange comes from an excerpt from Bolton's new book that the Washington Examiner received.
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The conversation is said to have taken place in May 2018, around the time investors were cheering on Bitcoin after rising 33% against the dollar. The extract does not show what specifically caused Trump to order Mnuchin to act against Bitcoin and whether the two men had previously spoken about cryptocurrencies.
There was also a lot of speculation at the time about what U.S. regulators would do about crypto. At CoinDesk's consensus event this year, industry indicators demanded more clarity from regulators. Representatives of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said they wanted to prevent innovation from being hindered.
See also: US Financial Crime Watchdog Preparing "Important" Crypto Rules, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Warns
Trump made his own thoughts on Bitcoin abundantly clear last summer.
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"I'm not a fan of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that are not money and are very volatile and based on air," he tweeted. "Unregulated crypto assets can promote illegal behavior, including drug trafficking and other illegal activities."
But Mnuchin, one of the longest serving members of the Trump administration, has chosen a more moderate approach. He may have no plans to buy Bitcoin, but has no problem with digital asset initiatives like the Libra project as long as they comply with U.S. regulations.
Bolton's book "The Room Where It Happened" is scheduled for release on June 23. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Bolton asking the court to end publication because it contains classified information.
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Samsung made a bold (and evidently wise) move when it decided to launch its Galaxy S smartphone on every major carrier. The goal, Samsung said, was to ship 10 million units by the end of the year, and the company’s nearly done it, InformationWeek reports.
To date, Samsung says it’s sold 9.3 million Galaxy S devices, an impressive number in its own right. But get this. The company’s also sold more than 2 million Galaxy S phones in its home country of Korea, the first phone ever to record those numbers over there and eclipsing the iPhone 4, which has sold 1.8 million units.
With 2010 quickly winding down, Samsung still says it can reach its goal of 10 million units sold, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. In 2011, Samsung expects to sell 40 million smartphones. At this point, it would be foolish to doubt them.

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FWS normally does not review video games, even though, I'm a huge FPS/Shooter gamer. But, my recent experience with the new Medal of Honor altered that. If you research the game online,the poorly done reviews on it, compelled me to write my own. EA's Medal of Honor is the 21st century reboot of the original FPS WWII franchise, that got completely dominated by Call of Duty franchise. EA responded with hiring Danger Close Game to ditch the old WWII setting and replace it with current Special Operations in Afghanistan. Much like what Call of Duty did with Modern Warfare. I bought this game after playing both Mass Effect games back-to-back...yeah, I needed some good old military shooting after hours of talking and trying not to hurt anyone's feelings. I picked up the game used at a local Dallas Movie Trade World, and I ran through the campaign on the normal setting over a week with some testing of the online gaming. It is my hope with this review that FWS can shed some light on the unique qualities of this modern day military shooter.
The war in A-Stan has been a passion of mine, and at times, I wished that I had been in a position to be fighting there. This game gave me what I original wanted from the Modern Warfare games, a realistic FPS action in the cities and mountains of Afghanistan with American Special Forces. The missions in MOH are seemly based on actual SOF missions, and being part of those missions was thrilling. This game offered me the experience of riding ATVs in the snowy valleys, using lasers to call in AC-130 gunships on trucks on narrow passes, and watching the nighttime destruction. During the day, the grander of the forbidding terrain is a vista that I enjoyed time-after-time.
Coupled with the impressive visuals, is the audio chatter between your fellow Tier One operators, not only is the chatter genuine, it is also your orders, no pop-up objectives, so I was forced to listen closely to my eam leader while taking incoming. Included in the chatter was your teammates' tearing you down when didn't make a shot and I often felt bad when I felt like I let them down! I would reworked missions to hear positives about my skill-set. I found the night missions in the mud villages the most dyamic, while waiting in the shadows, listening to Taliban speak in Pashtun, then striking and if you fucked up, then the whole mission ends normally ends in your death. Crazy.
Added to this, I especially enjoyed the weaponry, the standard American SOF M4 is done very well, and I credit Danger Close with adding realism to the mix of the weaponry, unlike other games...when your M4 is fitted with a sound suppressor, the bullet is less effective...and the HUD sights were also very true-to-life. On a side note, I was impressed that three of my favorite weapons are featured in MOH, the Sig-Sauer 226 pistol, the Mark 18 Mod 0, "commando" variant of the M4, and the AKS-74U, my favorite carbine of all time! It should be said that ending of the game is one of the only gaming experiences were I cried. Yes, cried at the end. It is one hell of an emotional journey.
The worst thing about MOH is that the entire game as an overall lack of polish, the scenic massive environments are just a backdrop, the game funnels you into situation that limits your tactical choices, there were frame issues, and twice I had to reboot due to the game not loading the doors correctly. The allied/enemy AI is uneven, at times, the Taliban and your own SF troops are smart, finishing the fight quick, even pinning me down a few times! Then the next firefight, it feels more like a newbie Paintball game, with both sides pinned down, and you have to flank to get the party started.
Another issue was that most of the faces of the male characters and enemies in MOH look like the love-child of David Duchovny and Jake Gyllenhaal that just went to a Cure concert (see above)! The melee function of MOH is more than the slash of WM2, but I wanted more, like the context sensitive melee of HALO: Reach. If you are on-line gamer, and who isn't these days, the lack of players online in the lobbies ruins the online pay. There was a night when I was playing online, and there were two of us in a lobby. Two. Never seen that in a COD or HALO game!
With the popularity of military shooters coupled with on-line games, campaigns have taken a backseat to the multiplayer. This is directly seen in the all-too-short campaign of MOH. This is the only real ugly element of MOH. If you are good at military campaign, you can beat the single player game in about six hours. To be honest, it pissed me off. I wanted more of the campaign. I paid for more, and I wanted to experience more of fighting A-Stan as a TIER-ONE operator. After one play through, I engaged in another, and founded the experience the same...and not in a good way. Unlike with games like HALO, the enemies were in the same spot and acted the same. Disappointing.
Medal of Honor vs. COD: MW2
Since both of these games switch from killing Nazis to killing evil-doers, and both of these games take place in current reality of the world...they are often compared, but they are very different. The first time you play the campaign of MW2 is a one of those rare experiences in gaming, and the rush is like a drug. But, it doesn't last (it never does), the more you play MW2, the more the rush decreases, and the more the story doesn't make any logically sense. While MOH story is much more realistic and rooted in actually SOF operations in A-Stan. However, MW2 has MOH beat in characters that are memoriable, like Ghost and Soap... Modern Warfare 2 is also a highly polished game with few mistakes, while MOH suffers from some issues that should have been allowed in a game of such caliber. Simply put, MW2 is like pouring gas on a open flame, while MOH is a low strady burn...I personally enjoyed the campaign of MOH more than MW2, seeing Afghanistan, fighting in the brutal terrain, driving an ATV, and flying in an Apache while dealing death to the Taliban is one hell of an experience and I understood the plot.
Who is that Bearded Special Forces Soldier?
It seems that the 'Dusty' character from MOH (see right) is based on an American Special Forces Operator that was seen in A-Stan around August of 2002 (see left), and is most likely a Green Beret. The images of this 'Cowboy' are some of the most of the iconic of the war, and it seems logical that EA and Danger Close would use him as a model, and if the rumors are true, than Mr.Cowboy maybe one of the 'SOF advisors' for the game.
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If you are in the mood for a good solid military shooter based on real events and places, than this a good choice, just don't pay for it new or the online play, because mark my words, the online play will die quickly. Medal of Honor is still one of the best experiences in shooters that should be undertaking...it is a good six hours of fun in the mountains hunting evildoers!

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die of lung cancer compared with 1.0 percent of the wounded control, which while elevated was not significant. Compared with the mortality patterns of the general population, however, the gas cohort had 39 observed deaths from respiratory cancer compared with 26.6 expected. This statistically significant excess is even more impressive if one considers that the gas cohort had a deficit of smokers. Significant lung cancer excess was not observed for the pneumonia or the wounded cohorts. Beebe concluded that, since there was no substantial difference in lung cancer mortality between sociologically similar groups of soldiers, yet there was a substantial difference with the general population, this study is "quite suggestive" but "unproved."
Norman (1975) followed Beebe's cohorts for an additional 10 years. The mortality ratios for the mustard-exposed, pneumonia, and wounded populations were 0.99, 0.93, and 0.92, respectively, which may reflect an excess in that soldiers must pass a screening examination before induction. The mortality ratio of the gas-exposed cohort compared to wounded controls was 1.3, with 95 percent confidence intervals extending from 0.9 to 1.9. With "a more sensitive test," this difference in lung cancer deaths in the mustard-exposed cohort was even higher. A further case control analysis, for which little methodological detail was provided, indicated that mustard exposure added little excess risk compared with cigarette smoking. The authors recognized that this comparison might not accurately reflect the cumulative amount of cigarette smoking in each group; indeed, they provided data that smokers who were gassed quit substantially earlier than those in the other two groups. This study provides some evidence supporting the conclusion that a battlefield exposure associated with hospitalization is later associated with an excess mortality from lung cancer. This study also demonstrates the degree of information that would be essential to disentangle unequivocally the effect of mustard exposure from cigarette smoking.
In the early 1970s, reports began appearing of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANL) in patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma who had been treated with nitrogen mustards (Kyle et al., 1970; Rosner and Grunwald, 1975). Initially, it was thought that this occurrence might represent a consequence of the late natural history of these diseases. However, ANL was also found to occur in other types of cancer patients who had been treated with nitrogen mustards and other alkylating agents (Einhorn, 1978; Fisher et al., 1985; Greene et al., 1982). In particular, patients with ovarian cancer treated with melphalan and chlorambucil developed this complication. The reason why the initial

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Naomi Long MP said: “On Tuesday, Peter Robinson said the Haass proposals needed work, but appeared to give them a qualified welcome; however, in the House of Commons one day later, in response to a statement by the Secretary of State, Sammy Wilson and Ian Paisley indicated that the DUP had given the proposals an unqualified rejection. The DUP must now make clear which is the case and who is speaking for their party.
“If their position is as represented by their MPs in Westminster, it raises serious questions over the purpose of the working group being established by OFMdFM. Far from wanting to close the gaps that currently exist between the parties, it appears from their comments that the DUP have already set their face against even the broad architecture of the proposals, suggesting they may be seeking a full renegotiation which is unsustainable and not what Peter Robinson was indicating.
“Following Ian Paisley’s dismissal of arrangements for the proposed Historical Investigations Unit as ‘fanciful’, it would appear that major elements of the paper which enjoyed a large degree of consensus in the talks are now being unpicked, as opposed to them seeking to refine proposals or close gaps that existed at the end of the talks. If that is the DUP position, it puts an entirely new slant on the proposed working group.
“Alliance is willing to play a constructive role in a process to build on the progress made, take decisions and deliver outcomes; however, we will not allow process to be used to avoid tough decisions, maintaining an illusion of activity with no delivery and no improvement for the community.
“The views expressed in Parliament raise serious questions about the DUP’s intentions for this process going forward which need to be answered urgently.”
Comments by Sammy Wilson and Ian Paisley Jr in the House of Commons on Wednesday during a statement by the Secretary of State on the Haass talks.
Given the wide range of opinions and the deeply held views that were discussed in the Haass talks, does not the Secretary of State agree that no deal was better than a deal that would have exacerbated the divisions in Northern Ireland? While, as politicians and as a society, we have to continue to work at the issues, does she not agree that the best way of undermining those who want to wreck Northern Ireland is to change our education system, get young people into jobs and have a robust economy, rather than implement quick-fix solutions that simply involve more quangos and legislation
Ian Paisley Jr
I believe that my party was right to say no to the final text, and it will remain right to say no until it gets to a point when it is able to say yes to something that we can recommend to our community. I believe that we did the right thing, and we will continue to do the right thing when it comes to saying no at the right time and saying yes when it is appropriate to do so.
The Secretary of State said that it was disappointing that it had not proved possible to reach an agreement on an historical investigations unit to take the place of the HET. Why would she try to fund such a unit, with its panoply of lawyers and additional experts, when there is a shortfall of £60 million, starting in 2015, for the current arrangement, which is the cheaper option, and when there is an additional shortfall of £36 million for security? Will she commit now to finding the money to allow the police to function for the next five years, rather than pursuing this fanciful idea of an historical investigations unit?


This tutorial covers:
- measuring the internal 1.1V reference voltage
- measuring the microcontrollers 5-volt power supply
- demonstrating a method of reacting to a power failure
- making accurate analog input measurements
We can calculate the voltage of an analog input with:
Vinput = reading * Vcc / 1024
Let’s say our analog reading was 512 and Vcc was 5000mv
Vinput = 512 * 5000mv / 1024 = 2500mv
The accuracy of analog i/p readings is dependent on the correct value for Vcc.
The problem is, Vcc may change slightly.
If we measure Vcc prior to calculating our analog input voltage, we can be more accurate in our calculations.
We can use the controller’s internal 1.1V voltage reference to calculate Vcc.
However, we must first know the true value of the 1.1V reference.
Attached are: A2DRead_1.1VBG.ino (calculate the actual value for the 1.1V reference) A2DSecretvoltmeter.ino (measure the UNO’s Vcc) Power_fail.ino (Vcc is monitored to see if there is a power fail, if so, save some stuff to EEPROM) A2DaccurateReadings.ino (Make an accurate calculation of the voltage on the A0 pin)
A2DRead_1.1VBG.ino (3.88 KB)
A2DSecretVoltmeter.ino (3.62 KB)
Power_fail.ino (5.51 KB)
A2DacuracteReadings.ino (4.97 KB)


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Distinct Patterns of Marrow Fibrosis in Patients with Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
I Maric, N Giri, D Arthur, P Noel, BP Alter. CC/NIH, Bethesda, MD; NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background: There are no data on the incidence or significance of bone marrow fibrosis in patients with the inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS), genetic disorders characterized by cytopenias, distinctive clinical features, varied molecular pathways and high risk of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML). We studied marrow fibrosis in the four most common IBMFS: Fanconi anemia (FA), Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) and dyskeratosis congenita (DC).
Design: We performed a retrospective study of 42 bone marrow biopsies from patients with established diagnoses of IBMFS. Blinded biopsies from 13 DBA, 13 DC, 12 FA, and 4 SDS patients were analyzed. Reticulin fibrosis was graded on a scale of 1-4 according to the quantity and pattern of distribution of reticulin. The frequencies of abnormalities in marrow fibrosis, cellularity, MDS, cytogenetic clones, blood counts, and need for treatment were compared between the disorders.
Results: See Table. Significantly more patients with DC or FA had increased reticulin fibrosis (grade 2 or 3) compared with DBA or SDS. No patient had grade 4 fibrosis, and grade 3 was present only in 2 FA patients. Marrow hypocellularity was present in all DC and FA and less frequent in SDS or DBA. MDS and cytogenetic clones were not seen in DBA. Cytogenetic clones were more frequent in SDS and FA then in DC, while the frequency of cytopenias and hematologic treatment was consistent with the underlying diagnoses.
|IBMFS||BM fibrosis N(%)||BM Hypocellularity N(%)||Morphologic MDS/Cytogenetic Clone N(%)||Thrombocytopenia N(%)||Neutropenia N(%)||Anemia N(%)||On Treatment N(%)|
|DBA n=13||2 (15)||5 (38)||0 (0)/0 (0)||0 (0)||3 (23)||9 (69)||9 (69)|
|DC n=13||10 (77)||13 (100)||1 (8)/2 (15)||11 (85)||7 (54)||7 (54)||7 (54)|
|FA n=12||9 (75)||12 (100)||3 (25)/6 (50)||8 (67)||8 (67)||4 (33)||5 (42)|
|SDS n=4||1 (25)||2 (50%)||2 (50)/3 (75)||3 (75)||4 (100)||0 (0)||0 (0)|
|P value (DC/FA/SDS)vsDBA||0.002||<0.001||NS/0.01||<0.001||0.02||NS||NS|
Conclusions: The incidence of grade 2 or 3 bone marrow fibrosis is as high as 75% in DC and FA, and much less common in DBA and SDS. Marrow hypocellularity, MDS, cytogenetic abnormalities and pancytopenia are rare in DBA but common in the other IBMFS. Longitudinal studies are required to determine the prognostic significance of these findings.
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text: Holbrook is a quiet town in the heart of Route 66. My family has lived here our whole lives and love our town. We have a two story home with with a birds eye view of Holbrook and The historic Wigwam Hotel that was the inspiration for the Cozy Cone Motel in Disney’s Cars movie. The downstairs is for our guests and is comfortable, cozy and clean. We are 20 minutes to a four hour drive to The Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Four Corners National Monument, Sedona and much more.

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By Shelby Farthing
In the small rural farming community where I was raised, there was an area of town that I always hated driving by. I noticed at a small age that this area of town smelled terrible, and by terrible, I mean it smelled like trash. I later learned that this is because it literally was filled with trash. It was a dump. I asked my preschool teachers why people put trash into giant heaps in the middle of cornfields. My teachers responded with the fact that America simply had too much trash.
This conversation has been in the back of my mind every time I pass by a landfill. I notice dented refrigerators, old television sets, or long-forgotten love seats. It wasn’t until recently, however, that I was made aware that the bulk of waste thrown into landfills isn’t furniture or old tires, but food — and perfectly edible food. It is shocking to think about the amount of food that goes to waste in America.
A few years ago, I was wandering past a Panera Bread with some friends, and an elderly man asked us if we could buy him something from Subway. I reached into my pocket to see if I had any money when I noticed a Panera bread worker throw a huge, clear garbage bag of bagels into the trash. I ran inside and asked if I could take the bagels, and the worker told me they were perfectly good. I was so shocked by this that I asked the worker why they would throw them out in the first place. The worker responded that their marketing strategy was selling “fresh baked goods” and that anything that was not made in the store that day was not up to their standards of “fresh.” I grabbed the bag of bagels from the garbage and handed them to the elderly man.
This situation has made me question: why would we throw away perfectly good food?
A study from the not-for-profit organization Feeding America has found that 218 billion dollars’ worth of edible food is thrown away every year. Another staggering statistic indicates that 21% of available freshwater is used to produce food that is later discarded. Ten percent of food that is thrown away is waste from grocery stores. This is usually because grocery stores believe that customers are more likely to purchase food from overstocked displays. Thus, perfectly edible food is thrown away to make room for the next shipment of produce. Another reason why food goes to waste in America is the misinformation of sell-by or expiration dates. Food production companies usually use expiration dates as an estimation of when they believe the food will go bad. In order to avoid lawsuits, food production companies usually guess that the food will go bad before it actually is even close to expiring. Many American families toss out food that is perfectly fine because they are misinformed.
The best way that activists can go against the grain in trying to properly allocate food resources is through nonprofits such as Boulder Food Rescue. Boulder Food Rescue’s mission statement is as follows: “Boulder Food Rescue works to create a more just and less wasteful food system. We do this through the sustainable redistribution of healthy food to low-income communities while educating each other about food justice.” They began their mission after conducting research that proved that there is enough food thrown away in their county to feed every homeless or low-income individual that lives within their county borders. Many similar nonprofit organizations exist in suburban or urban areas within the US, although they are lacking in rural areas. Although “food justice” is probably not a term that most of us have heard before, it is something that every middle- or upper-class American should be considering.


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This novel embodies the ideology of equality between a man and woman in marriage, as well as in society at large. As a feminist writer, Charlotte Bronte created this novel to support and spread the idea of an independent woman who works for herself, thinks for herself, and acts of her own accord.
Can Jane Eyre be considered a feminist novel?
Jane Eyre is widely considered to be one of the first feminist novels, but I’ve never been sold on the idea. … Jane’s actions are deeply rooted in her moral beliefs, and the ability to make conscious lifestyle choices for herself is inarguably feminist.
Why is Jane Eyre a feminist book?
Many readers of Jane Eyre consider the protagonist a feminist because of her exemplary individual progress. … Jane Eyre possesses vital qualities and an equally full soul that readers are not used to seeing in a female character, especially a “poor, obscure, plain, and little” one.
What is the feminist concept of Jane Eyre?
Secondly, Jane Eyre is a Liberal Feminist. Jane challenges the old tradition, the males’ domination, and subordination of women. In challenging the old tradition, Jane challenges the patriarchal system, where males dominate in society so that women become subordinate.
How is Jane Eyre a feminist hero?
She is a feminist in the profound sense of the term. … Jane Eyre is an appropriate heroine of the feminist movement because she embodies the value of feminism which is equal social, sexual, political, intellectual and economic right for both men and women.
Is Jane Eyre feminist or antifeminist?
Through the treatment of Bertha Mason, the colonized, pathologized female Other, Jane’s relationships with the other women she encounters, and the advancement of St. John’s religious destiny over Jane’s, it is clear that Jane Eyre is antifeminist.
How is Jane Eyre presented as a strong female character throughout the novel?
Jane’s strong character is best seen in the context of her gender as she shows traits that trangress and push the boundaries of those expected of Victorian women. She is fiercely independent and she is fearless in her questioning and challenging of society.
What constitutes a feminist novel?
A feminist novel, then, is one that not only deals explicitly with the stories and thereby the lives of women; it is also a novel that illuminates some aspect of the female condition and/or offers some kind of imperative for change and/or makes a bold or unapologetic political statement in the best interests of women.
How does Jane Eyre challenge gender?
Jane challenges the gender expectations when she becomes an educator at Thornfield and moves up in the social ladder. … Rochester and settles as being his servant, as he is not handicap, and she settles back into the gender role expected of her by society.
What makes Jane Eyre the novel a progressive text?
Throughout the novel, Jane is constantly challenging the accepted social standards for women of the day. She is opinionated, restless, impatient, and wants to be independent. She set a taboo precedent for progressive females everywhere in the Victorian Era.
Is Pride and Prejudice a feminist novel?
character of Pride and Prejudice is a perfect example of a feminist character. Based on the background above, the problems raised related to this topic are: 1.

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I saw this on Kristin Nelson's excellent blog earlier and thought it was a fun way to end the week.
The folks over at Writer's Digest have found a way to put our rejections to good use--by playing Bingo with them!
Click on over to see what they came up with - you know you want to!
Don't you just love the frownie face emoticon?
I think it's interesting that so many of the squares are paper-based when most rejections are via email these days. What would you add for the email Bingo card?
In an early St. Paddy's day toast, Mark Koopman's Got Green blogfest kicks off today!
One of my favorite St. Paddy's traditions is to watch our local parade with friends. We take over the balcony level of an Irish restaurant that serves free baskets of Lucky Charms - Yum! It's right on a corner, so we get to see the parade twice as it turns, and there's a sneaky side-door we can use to run out and grab any prizes that are being thrown.
I traveled to Ireland a few years back and LOVED IT! You can see my thoughts and pics from last year's Got Green post here.
Hope you have a Craic-filled weekend!


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Better Nutrient Absorption:
Aicook Juice Extractor is a fast way to get nutrients into your body and they are great if you have a busy lifestyle and your main priority is to get the job done quickly.
Juicing removes most of the liquid from fruits and vegetables and leaves the pulp behind. While leaving the pulp behind, the fruits or vegetables’ fiber — the part of plant food that your body can’t digest– is also left behind. The vitamins in fruits and vegetables, such as vitamin C and vitamin A, are absorbed better in liquid form. Your body can bypass unnecessary digestion of fiber and then more quickly and efficiently absorb nutrients.
Besides, It is the best choices for Body Detoxification, Weight Loss, Alternative for Diets Lacking Fruits and Vegetables.
400W Three-Speed Silent Motor:
“P” highest speed. The juicer can reach maximum speed instantly and recover after release.
“1” low speed. 12000 to 15000 RPM, “2” high speed, 15000 to 18000 RPM.
2 speed dial maximizes juice yield from soft, leafy greens and hard fruits.
The “1” speed: Oranges, Apples, Grapes, Melons, Peaches, and Tomatoes, Cucumber etc.
The “2” speed: Carrot, Celery, Ginger, Spinach, Celery etc.
● Switch off the power supply before cleaning the product.
● For using, assemble according to the diagram of “name and position of main components”. Turn on power supply, press switch and let the machine run empty for 5 sec. Put prepared vegetable or fruit into feed port of the juicer, press with the pushing bar, evenly, hard and slowly.
Package Content Includes:
● 65mm Feeder Chute
● Push Rod
● 304 Stainless Steel Precision Filter
● Food Grade Materials Juice Outlet
● Juice Jug
● 304 Stainless Steel Main Body
● Residue barrel
● cleaning brush

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Bed-mounted Electro Magnetic meters: Implications for robust velocity measurement in Urban Drainage systems
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Flow monitoring in Urban Drainage Systems (UDS) is required for a successful system control and operational assessment. Commonly used methods can lead to erroneous results in partially filled pipes and hostile environmental conditions, normally encountered in UDS. Recent studies focused on the flow rate measurements in UDS revealed that the capability of acoustic Doppler velocimeters to estimate mean flow velocity is impeded by several factors. Most prominent issues are the operation under low flow depths and velocities, as well as in the case of the sedimentation at low flow velocities. This study is focused on an alternative method for the velocity measurements in the UDS, based on Electro-Magnetic Velocity (EMV) meters. The study also determines the sensor's capacity to operate when covered by a porous sediment layer, using a newly developed procedure. A brief theoretical background is given to support the idea behind the usage of EMV in UDS. Measurement uncertainties were firstly b...enchmarked in the laboratory flume without sediment. After local, site-specific (re) calibration, EMV operated with combined uncertainty of only few cm/s. Furthermore, the EMV measured the flow rates with depths low as 4 cm and velocities bellow 5 cm/s. Additionally, a series of tests were performed with sediment layers above the EMV meter, varying in height from 0 to 80 mm. Observational uncertainty analysis showed that EMV meter can be used even in these conditions. Since the bias uncertainty increased with the rise of the sediment depth, a correction function model was derived for the transformation of the output signal, reducing the observational uncertainties below 5 cm/s. Subsequently, practical implications of the EMV usage in the UDS are considered.
Keywords:Velocity measurements / Urban Drainage Systems / Sedimentation / Electro Magnetic Velocity meters / Uncertainty / Laboratory test
Source:Journal of Hydrology, 2018, 566, 455-469
- Elsevier B.V.
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- Peer-reviewed manuscript: http://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1708

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Fauxton, which is not his real name, had early on claimed to be a poll worker in Wayne County, which would seem to match one of his three known Facebook profiles that lists “Democratic Party” in Detroit as his employer.
On at least one of his Facebook accounts, one of which had 2,255 followers before it went dark, Fauxton wrote that he works for Wayne County and “threw out every Trump ballot I saw.”
According to Fauxton, “[t]ens of thousands” of Trump ballots ended up in the trash, not just at his hands but at the hands of “all of my co-workers.”
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When alt media picked up on the story, Fauxton began to panic and feverishly wrote at least one of them asking for stories about the incident to be pulled. Fauxton now claims that the whole thing was just a big “joke” for his “few followers.”
“I’ve never been a ballot counter,” Fauxton now claims. “I made a big mistake and wish I could undo it.”
Interestingly enough, Fauxton had previously doubled down on the claim after some of his followers expressed concerns about his admitting to shredding Trump ballots. Fauxton mocked them by writing that he had no regrets about it, only to quickly backtrack once the media picked up on his posts.
Ballot collector shreds ballots on video livestream
What Fauxton, a proud Marxist, fails to realize is that joking about voter fraud is no joke. It is a serious crime that carries with it very serious penalties, and especially so as the future of our nation hangs in the balance.
Michigan especially is a critical state for Trump, and one that he was winning early on before suspicious vehicles began showing up in the middle of the night to drop off more ballots for Biden.
Then we have Benford’s law suggesting that serious voter fraud took place in Michigan to swing it for Biden, which is sure to be included in the legal proceedings that are only just getting started.
Even if Fauxton really was just joking, the ballot counter featured in this video certainly was not as he filmed himself shredding ballots on camera.
“As some of you guys know, I work at the vote … which means we get your votes and we separate them,” the frantic individual states, somewhat illegibly due to his face mask. “So, if some of these votes happen to say, like this one, Donald J. Dung Trump, that one just don’t make it …”
The identity of this person remains unknown, and his mask could make finding it even more of a challenge. Even so, it does demonstrate clear voter fraud and the trashing of votes for Trump, warranting further investigation and a possible recount, or even an election redo in the most contested states.
“We can only hope that whoever took these screen shots forwards all of it to Sydney [sic] Powell and Giuliani,” wrote one commenter at The Gateway Pundit about Fauxton. “I would suggest sending it to the local D.A. as well … but this is Michigan … land of Gretchen Whitmer and everything evil.”
“They are so open and blatantly corrupt they think they can get away with this, but they’ve never run into a fighter like our president,” wrote another. “Trump is cool as a cucumber even getting in some well-deserved rounds of golf.”
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Rangers Josh Hamilton, left, and Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera chat during a game Aug. 12. Hamilton recently said he'd be happy to see Cabrera win the Triple Crown. "There's nobody I'd rather see win it than him."
Josh Hamilton's latest ailment might cost the Texas slugger a chance to win the home-run title.
His current absence, which will stretch to at least five games, could allow Miguel Cabrera to win the homer title and the Triple Crown.
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The opposition NDC party has stated unequivocally that they would obstruct the Electoral Commission in its new Ghana card move.
It would be recalled that the Electoral Commission has announced the Ghana Card as the sole form of identification for the upcoming 2024 elections.
According to NDC, they do not subscribe to this decision.
The party believes that such a move would “disenfranchise” many eligible voters.
In a statement signed by the national chairman of the party, Mr. Samuel Ofosu, the party reiterated their stance.
A section of the statement reads “The party wishes to remind the Electoral Commission that….every Ghanaian of eighteen years and above is entitled to register as a voter.
This right to register is an inalienable right that should not be denied citizens”.
They continued that the party will “fully apprise” the public on the implications of this decision taken by the E.C.
The NDC also said it will not sit idle and watch the ruling NPP “undermine” elections with the Electoral Commission.
They also called on the E.C to rescind the decision to use the Ghana Card as the sole identification document.


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Relationships: The low down
Did you know that couples who co-habitate before marriage have a greater chance of having a failed marriage than couples who don't? Also, people who share common interests, religion, backgrounds, and opinions. Still, the saying holds that "opposites attract" because couples can't be exactly the same. In the LDS perspective, if a couple wants to progress they should not have the same faults, or else it will be harder for them to progress as a couple.

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Last month when a school review committee in Waukesha, Wisconsin unanimously rejected a challenge to John Green’s Looking for Alaska, the positive outcome was somewhat tempered by the news that two further books had been challenged in the same school district by another parent. But at its meeting this past Wednesday, the Waukesha district’s Consideration Committee also unanimously rebuffed the challenges to Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and Chris Crutcher’s Chinese Handcuffs, noting that individual students always have the option to choose an alternate book if they’re not comfortable with an assignment.
Karen Tessman, the mother of a Waukesha high school student, challenged both books on the grounds that they contain “extreme violence.” While The Kite Runner is part of the high school curriculum and was approved by the school board for that purpose in 2006, Chinese Handcuffs is not used in any class but only held in school library collections. Tessman said that students “don’t need this kind of violence brought into their lives” and expressed concern that the books would “desensitize” them to violence. But Mary Ann Krause, a 26-year English teacher at Waukesha North High School, said that was not the case at all. In regards to The Kite Runner, which is used in a course unit dealing with tradition and change of cultures, she reported that “this is one book that the students read carefully and maturely. Just the discussions are incredible that it develops and encourages.”
As with Looking for Alaska last month, Consideration Committee chair and Waukesha West principal David LaBorde again pointed out that students or parents are welcome to request an alternate reading assignment if they’re uncomfortable with The Kite Runner. Tessman said that her son, a sophomore, will do that when his class reads the book this year. Nevertheless, she also says she will appeal the Consideration Committee’s decision on both books to the school board. Since the parent who challenged Looking for Alaska has already done the same, we’re looking forward to an interesting meeting on September 10! Here’s hoping the board backs up the professional educators on the Consideration Committee who have handled all three challenges this summer with aplomb.
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Last night, I was able to snag a ticket to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's "season preview" performance, a sampler of works from their upcoming New York City Center season. There was an excerpt from From Before, an earthy, polyrhythmic company premiere by legend Garth Fagan. There was the spankin' new Another Night by up-and-comer Kyle Abraham, set to Dizzy Gillespie's get-up-and-go jazz. Both pieces felt like classic AAADT fare: Vibrant, electric, seriously charismatic. Both, in other words, showed the audience a good time.
But when the company performed part of Jiří Kylián's Petite Mort, I almost lost my mind.
Are you already a Kylián fan? If not, it's time to get educated, and videos of Petite Mort are a fine place to start. (If you're a fan of "Breaking Pointe," it'll look familiar—the show included footage of Ballet West's recent performances of the piece.) Kylián, who was the director of Nederlands Dans Theater for decades, has a sleek, calligraphic style. He's especially gifted when it comes to partnering—his pas de deux are fantastically knotty and yet seamless strings of shapes. His path from point A to point B is never the obvious way, but eventually it feels like the only way.
Petite Mort is technically fiendish, and for that reason it's usually performed by top-notch ballet companies. Ailey dancers all have solid ballet training, but I wondered if this work might be a little out of their comfort zone.
How silly of me. The entire cast looked wonderful, with Jamar Roberts and Alicia Graf Mack shining especially bright. What a gorgeous, impossibly long-limbed, elegant dream team! Alicia used to be the star of Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Jamar has danced with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Petite Mort showed off all their best classical qualities—those lines!—but they, and the rest of the Ailey cast, also brought a unique richness to the piece. These dancers weren't just taught how to move; they were born to move.
Ailey performs Petite Mort for the first time on December 7th. Get thee to New York City Center! (And for information about the rest of the season, click here.)
Since the NYC premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's Whipped Cream at American Ballet Theatre's spring gala Monday night, the DS editors haven't stopped talking about its creepy-cute sets and costumes, created by artist Mark Ryden. Well, the obsession is about to get even crazier, because we just heard that Ryden's artwork for the ballet is now on display in not one, but TWO locations in NYC.
Yes, yes, we know: Dancers are athletes as well as artists. But we haven't seen anything hammer home just HOW athletic dancers are quite as well as this video from Self magazine, which features American Ballet Theatre principal/fairy princess Isabella Boylston trying to teach top-level CrossFit enthusiasts ballet.
There's a reason Mia Michaels' nickname is "Mama Mia." The legendary choreographer invests deeply in her dancers, whether they're competitors on "So You Think You Can Dance," members of the Radio City Rockettes, or part of her own elite assistant squad. And now, Michaels is launching a project that aims to give more dancers access to her gifts as a teacher and mentor.
And that's a wrap on "Dancing with the Stars" Season 24, ladies and gents! It's certainly been one for the books. From injuries to shocking eliminations, let's just say Season 24 has had its emotional ups and downs. But despite all that, the season made for some seriously phenom dancing and some killer performances. And as usual, we've loved watching every second of those cha chas, foxtrots, and waltzes.
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Nearly 80,000 dance-loving Instagram followers can't be wrong: Quinn Starner is one to watch. And what's just as impressive as the 15-year-old's rabid online following is her ever-growing list of competition accolades. Quinn, who trains at Indiana Ballet Conservatory and Stars Dance Company, been named first runner-up at The Dance Awards for two years in a row (as a junior and a teen); was the 2016 West Coast Dance Explosion Teen National Champion; earned first place in contemporary and third place in the classical division at Youth America Grand Prix Regionals in Pittsburgh last year; has won the Grand Prix Award at ADC|IBC; and was a gold medalist at World Ballet Art Competition Grand Prix. Plus, she made it to the Academy round on last year's "So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation," and has performed as Clara in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Here's what Quinn has to say about her favorite songs, teachers, and career highlights.
Want a chance to get personally involved in the HOTLY anticipated TV show "World of Dance"? Of course you do. That's why J. Lo. and the rest of the "WOD" team have launched an interactive version of the upcoming NBC series that lets Snapchatters get in on the action.
On Saturday morning, Russell Horning—aka 15-year-old Instagram king @i_got_barzz—was already kind of famous. His admittedly bad but weirdly mesmerizing dance videos had earned him shoutouts from the likes of Rihanna (and dance tributes from the likes of Josh Killacky).
But by Sunday morning? By Sunday morning, Russell Got Barzz had reached an entirely different level of memedom. Because Katy Perry tapped the teen—signature backpack and all—to perform "Swish Swish" with her on "Saturday Night Live." And the internet lost its darn mind.
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Have you seen this dress pattern from Ellie and Mac? It's soo cute! It's called the Essential Dolman Dress. Check it out! ⤵
In this post I'll show you some ideas on how to style the dress. And who am I? I'm Jessica! I write posts about sewing and gardening on my own blog called Let's Go Hobby. But I also love being a guest blogger here. Let's chat about this great dress pattern!
Start with the Basics
I'll start by talking about the dress and the options I used for my sew so you can get an idea about what's possible with the pattern. Here are the options from the Essential Dolman Dress Pattern in graphic form:
Essential Dolman Dress Pattern Options
- One Piece
- Two Piece
- Scoop Neckline
- Maxi Length
The options I chose for the dress pictured here are One Piece, Scoop Neckline, and Knee-Length. I used an unknown fabric type from the Walmart remnants bins. It feels like a ponte and has a really fun embroidered looking texture.
The stretch is lower than the pattern lists as optimal (the pattern instructions say 50% 4-way stretch). I knew it would work for the dress since it's a relaxed fit, but I wasn't sure if the fabric would work for the neckband. I decided to try it anyway at a longer length, and I'm happy to report that it worked great!
Ideas for Styling
1. Keep it simple! Throw on a pair of earrings and heels and have a fun time!
2. Change your shoes! Try out some wedges for a slightly more casual look.
3. Put on a belt! I sewed this one out of the same fabric as the dress, but a contrasting belt would be cute too.
4. Pop casual shoes on your feet for a more casual look. I chose flip-flops!
5. Put on a matching or coordinating headband. I made this one using the Free Ear Warmer Headband Pattern. I did modify the pattern. I just cut straight across the pattern so that the pattern pieces were rectangles which effectively removes the ear warming part but keeps the twist! Super easy.
6. Pair the dress with a cardigan! Get more use out of your beautiful make by finding or making a cardigan that will keep you warm on cold days. This is the High Hopes Dolman Pattern hacked to be a cardigan. I love the big batwing sleeves, it's soo cozy!
I wish I could show you a cute necklace to go with the dress, that would look amazing, I'm sure. But, I need to buy or make one first! Perhaps you have the perfect necklace to pair with your dress though?
Where to Find the Sewing Patterns
I hope I've given you some fun ideas on how to style the Ellie and Mac Essential Dolman Dress Pattern! Here are the links to the patterns I used so you can easily find them if you want to sew them up:
- Adult Essential Dolman Dress Pattern
- High Hopes Dolman Pattern
- Ear Warmer Headband Pattern (free pattern)
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary
Over some new offense by a peevish, lying wingnut boor,
While I lost more precious slumber contemplating one more bummer
By a pundit so much dumber, dumber than the one before.
"’Tis my task to become number to each hummer, that’s my chore.
Merely this, and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember when reporters would dismember
Any statement by a member speaking on the Senate floor
Not content to merely scribble every little drip and dribble,
Theirs the job to check and quibble, bringing candor to the fore.
But, alas! they’ve been co-opted, rushing us to needless war,
Doomed to just be media whores.
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your attention I implore;
But the fact is you’ve been napping while the right-wing gang is sapping
Our most treasured rights and trapping more of us among the poor.
Is your sense of pride and independence gone forever more?
Is there no return in store?”
Then at last I heard the laughter bouncing from my bedroom rafters
And I knew that ever after in the journalism corps
There would still be more annealing till they nearly all are reeling
And, I have a sinking feeling, kneeling at the Bushes’ door,
Begging access and declaring they are willing to be whores,
On their knees forever more.


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Following this month’s earlier openings for Hutong, Padrecito, a second Bi-Rite Market, and the recent Charles Phan-apalooza, restaurant March Madness contines this week.
1) If you haven’t been to Pica Pica since it opened three years ago on Valencia Street, it’s probably time for a revisit. Owner Adriana Lopez Vermut opened her third location in the Castro over the weekend, and there are lots of changes and new things to talk about. First off, there is table service. The ambiance is a spicy one: with devil’s masks from Yare adorning the walls and Pica Pica Radio streaming live from Caracas.
The menu (see it here) has been scaled up to include a lot of non-arepa items, like nachos Pica Pica ($13.50) with pulled pork and Guasacaca sauce; Ensalada Llanera ($12.50) with grilled flank steak, tostones, black beans and mustard vinaigrette; entrees like crispy chicken ($15) with black beans, yucca fries and slaw; and new dessert options like yucca beignets with dulce de leche dipping sauce ($5.50). Lopez Vermut hopes to get her beer and wine license by April 19th. Until then, they’re serving virgin passionfruit red and white sangria and non-alcoholic beers and wine.
2) Last Thursday, La Luna Cupcakes opened its first retail outpost on the first level of the Crocker Galleria (50 Post Street). Inside you’ll find this lovely array of cupcakes and cake pops. Of course, industry people are already mumbling about the savory cupcake options, which are really more of a quiche in cupcake form. Flavors include havarti with scallions and smoked salmon; ground beef with queso fresco, salsa and pinto beans; and “San Francisco Bay-con” made with bacon, eggs and cheddar cheese. Have you tried one yet?
3) This week Eno Wine Lounge will ring in its sixth U.S. outpost just off Union Square in the former Stanley’s Steamers hot dog joint at 320 Geary Street. Eno is a chain of casual “neighborhood” wine bars with branches in Chicago, The Ritz in Half Moon Bay and Laguna-Niguel, and Hotel Coronado in San Diego. The focus here is on wines (50 by the glass, 300 by the bottle) sourced from all over the world, with a studied nod to local producers in each market. There are also six different $12 cheese flights, a charcuterie platter that’s $7 per person, and five different $11 chocolate tasting plates. Have a first look at the San Francisco wine menu here, and the food offerings, here. You can hit up their grand opening party tomorrow night from 6 to 9 p.m. Winemakers from AP Vin, Qualia, Carlotta will be in attendance.


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The most common causes of sudden deafness are：
- Infectious diseases like viruses (e.g., Lyme disease, bacterial meningitis)
- Trauma, particularly a head injury
- Autoimmune diseases, such as Cogan’s syndrome
- Ototoxic drugs (i.e., those that cause chemical damage to the inner ear that results in permanent or temporary hearing loss): Examples include platinum-based chemotherapy, aminoglycoside antibiotics, and even large doses of aspirin).
- Blood circulation problems
- Barotrauma, or a pressure imbalance between the inner and outer ear
- A tumor on the nerve that connects the ear to the brain
- Neurologic diseases and disorders, such as migraine and multiple sclerosis
- Disorders of the inner ear, such as Ménière’s disease
You need to consult an audiologist. At the same time, you need to have a hearing test, a cranial MRI, etc.. to confirm the diagnosis.
Given the large range of potential causes, treatment will largely depend on what your doctor finds from testing and examinations.
In cases of physical injury or barotrauma, the ear may heal on its own. Corticosteroids are the most common treatment for sudden deafness, as they reduce inflammation, decrease swelling, and help the body fight illness.
Additional treatments may be needed. For example, if your sudden deafness is caused by an infection, you may be prescribed antibiotics. If you have an autoimmune condition that causes your immune system to attack the inner ear, you may need to take drugs to suppress your immune system.
For cases where hearing is not fully restored, hearing aids may be an option. The key is seeing a doctor as soon as possible to find the best treatment.
At the same time, you also need to regularly monitor blood pressure and coagulation function to avoid cerebral hemorrhage.

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Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are powerful regulators of depression-related behavior. Dopamine neuron activity is altered in chronic stress-based models of depression, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we show that mice subject to chronic mild unpredictable stress (CMS) exhibit anxiety- and depressive-like behavior, which was associated with decreased VTA dopamine neuron firing in vivo and ex vivo. Dopamine neuron firing is governed by voltage-gated ion channels, in particular hyperpolarization- activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels. Following CMS, HCN-mediated currents were decreased in nucleus accumbens-projecting VTA dopamine neurons. Furthermore, shRNA-mediated HCN2 knockdown in the VTA was sufficient to recapitulate CMS-induced depressive- and anxiety- like behavior in stress-naı ̈ve mice, whereas VTA HCN2 overexpression largely prevented CMS- induced behavioral deficits. Together, these results reveal a critical role for HCN2 in regulating VTA dopamine neuronal activity and depressive-related behaviors.
Digital Commons Citation
Zhong, Peng; Vickstrom, Casey R.; Liu, Xiaojie; Hu, Ying; Yu, Laikang; Yu, Han-Gang; and Liu, Qing-song, "HCN2 channels in the ventral tegmental area regulate behavioral responses to chronic stress" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1890.
Zhong, P., Vickstrom, C. R., Liu, X., Hu, Y., Yu, L., Yu, H.-G., & Liu, Q. (2018). HCN2 channels in the ventral tegmental area regulate behavioral responses to chronic stress. eLife, 7. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.32420


Olathe Caleb Gress pitched a complete-game two-hitter, lifting Free State High's baseball team to a 3-1 victory over Olathe Northwest on Tuesday.
Gress struck out eight and walked two, going the distance and helping the Firebirds improve to 5-0.
"He did a good job of keeping them off balance with both curve and slider," FSHS coach Mike Hill said, "and he spotted the fastball."
Offensively, Free State scored all three runs in the fifth inning. Adam Rock socked a two-run triple, and Hunter Scheib had a two-out RBI single.
The Firebirds will play at Leavenworth on Thursday.
SM Northwest 5, LHS 4
Shawnee - Lawrence High's baseball team committed five errors - including three in a four-run seventh inning that doomed the Lions to a 5-4 loss Tuesday to Shawnee Mission Northwest.
"We were absolutely aggressive the first six innings. It was great," LHS coach Brad Stoll said. "We were aggressive in all facets. We were not aggressive in the seventh. Northwest was putting it out there for us to finish it, and we couldn't get it done. We just really did not take the initiative."
Lawrence will travel Thursday to Olathe North.


Situated along the Moskva River in Moscow, Andrew Bedov’s Aqaulis Pier creates a dynamic infrastructure hub that provides an alternative circulation route for the users. The pier is designed to replace the 15 moorings in the city by creating one central unit with an efficient water bus transportation system to help commuters cross the river.
The smooth form creates a fluid continuity for both the exterior and interior spaces. Inside the structure, open spaces provide room to relax while resting upon countless sofas, dinning in a small café or reading in the library. On the exterior, a viewing platform extends allowing users to enjoy the natural beauty of the river.
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LaBelle says that diabetes runs in her family and that she has taken an active role to curb her symptoms. Doch wer ist demdeutschen auf den Fersen? Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig oder ein anderer Klub? Wer schafft es in den internationalen Wettbewerb? Wer muss um den Klassenerhalt zittern? Welche Youngster werden durchstarten? Fragen ber Fragen.
Has called on NFL owners to fire players who don stand for the anthem and urged fans to boycott games in a series of tweets after he first criticized the demonstrations during a Sept.
Buffalo made questionable moves early in the preseason to usher in a rebuilding phase, trading away wide receiver Sammy Watkins and cornerback Ronald Darby and getting back wide receiver Jordan Matthews in a deal with the Eagles.
Tittle was the only quarterback of his generation to throw at least 30 touchdown passes in back to back seasons when he did it with the Giants..
Strangely, this leap of faith came from data that IGF 1 levels increase during antler growth in sika deer. 4. Given that it has been so long since he has played, the coaching staff places more value in seeing Galette play in the preseason than, say, tight end Jordan Reed, who missed almost the first month with a toe injury.


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I recently discovered my love of opals (via another one of Elizabeth’s rings - a blue opal) and knew that I would love this one, too. It’s very simple but also very cute. I wear it on my pointer finger as more of an everyday thing. I love it!

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To be honest, I haven’t seen a computer smaller than the Space Cube. The computer, about the size of an Apple, is lacking beefy specs but comes equipped with plenty of ports and options to save grace. Inside, you’ll find a 300MHz processor, 64MB of DDR RAM and a 1GB CompactFlash Card. Yes. A fucking gig of storage and enough RAM to open Notepad. Fantastic.
Don’t pass it by just yet, though. The Cube comes with a plethora of ports and outputs. You’ll find SP Outs, Mic Ins, Ethernet ports, VGA support, USB port, speaker plug and more. Apparently, there’s also a “Space Wire” port, which is some proprietary NASA/ESA bullshit. It doesn’t matter, anyway. At nearly $2800, you’d have to be out of your mind to buy one of these.


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The Visual Resource Center (VRC) at the Department of Art & Design provides the resources to facilitate students and faculty who use images and other visual media in their studies, teaching, research and creative projects in art, art history, design and other humanities disciplines.
It is home to an ever-growing online image database of over 20,000 digital images of works of art in addition to 1,500 art reference materials, books and journals, 400 films, and over 70,000 slides. The VRC develops and maintains the online image database that is used in classroom instructions, student presentations, and research.
The VRC is located in the Arts Building on the second floor. It is open to all CSUSB students, faculty and staff for research and study from 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. The VRC is closed on University recognized holidays (see the academic calendar for specific dates).
Header image credit: Stravinsky Fountain, Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, Île-de-France, France), photographer: Scott Gilchrist


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The HYBRIT direct reduction pilot plant, Luleå, Sweden (Photo from SSAB / Hybrit 2022)
- The facility will be located in Perry County, generating an estimated 6,000 construction jobs and 540 permanent jobs.
Mississippi is getting one of the first two of their kind hydrogen-ready iron-making facilities, the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has announced.
The $1 billion investment is being made in to two facilities – one in Perry County, Mississippi, and the other in Middletown, Ohio. The federal cost share for the Mississippi project is up to $500 million.
Swedish green steel leader SSAB will build the first commercial-scale facility in the world using the HYBRIT®, fossil-free Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) technology with 100% hydrogen in Perry County.
The company says in January 2022, SSAB’s Board of Directors made a policy decision to transform the production system in Sweden and Finland and make it largely carbon dioxide-free. In 2021, SSAB started to produce and deliver smaller volumes of fossil-free steel through the HYBRIT pilot plant in northern Sweden. In 2023, SSAB introduced SSAB Zero, a carbon dioxide-free steel based on recycled scrap and using fossil-free energy.
“We are pleased to have our project selected by the DOE for negotiations to accelerate decarbonization of the iron and steel sector. We see a great interest in sustainable products from the market and this project offers a critical opportunity to solidify a first-mover advantage for the U.S. industry,” says Chuck Schmitt, President of SSAB Americas, in a statement.
The company says this initiative will enable SSAB to expand its sustainable domestic supply chain for steel products and also to advance the U.S. renewable energy transition objectives in response to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Department of Energy says this project aims to generate an estimated 6,000 construction jobs and 540 permanent jobs.
SSAB plans to engage the Perry County Small Business Development Center to solicit and support vendors, contractors, and sub-contractors for the project and subsequent facility operations.
Additionally, SSAB plans to partner with CERM Legacy Foundation to provide STEM-focused summer camp scholarships for qualifying high school students in underrepresented communities, assist curriculum development, and interact with students including offering field trips to the Perry County facility.
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Horseshoe children discuss healthy and unhealthy foods
Date: 01 Mar 2017
Children at Bright Horizons Horseshoe Day Nursery and Preschool in Surrey have recently been discussing both healthy and unhealthy foods, including a variety of fruit.
As part of the Bright Horizons Creative Cooks enhancement, the children then took part in an activity cutting up fruits for snacks whilst discussing the different colours and textures. They also made pizza, cakes and biscuits.
“We’ve enjoyed the responsibility of decorating and taking home food at the end of the day to show our mums and dads,” said Nursery Manager Keely Fletcher. “We are great cooks.”The Creative Cooks enhancement aims to encourage creativity in cooking.


Suffolk County Council puts concrete blocks in front of former school site in Newmarket to stop travellers returning
A council has finally acted to prevent travellers occupying a former Newmarket middle school site and costing council tax payers thousands of pounds in clean-up operations and eviction notice procedures.
On Wednesday concrete blocks were placed at the entrance to what was St Felix Middle School, in Fordham Road, by Suffolk County Council where travellers illegally set up camp last month for the third year in succession.
A county council spokesman told the Journal last month that the site was secured by locked fencing and was checked on a regular basis.
Those measures were not enough to keep the travellers out but the council had been limited in its security options because the field was being used by Fairstead House School for sport and access was required.
A council spokeswoman said the school was no longer using the site.


A fire causes a big toxic cloud close to Madrid
Actualizado a fecha: 2 December, 2018
The Emergency Services have already deactivated the massive warning to citizens in Griñón, Humanes and Moraleja de Enmedio (Madrid), so that they couldn’t leave their homes during the weekend before the toxic cloud that has caused the fire of 40 tons of magnesium and aluminum chips in an industrial unit in Fuenlabrada.
The incident has left a 47-year-old injured with second-degree burns and forced to evacuate the industrial unit and the Hotel Ciudad de Fuenlabrada. It has also burned a truck and a container.
The fire originated around 9.20 outside a warehouse. The investigation is still on so reasons remain unknown. Those 40 tons of magnesium and aluminum chips continued burning, in a fire whose propagation has been avoided by firefighters, who can not suffocate it with water because of the products burning so they had to do it with a special salt.
Before what happened, we have several doubts; Did they use any fire protection system according to the materials in the industrial unit? Is it cheaper paying a penalty than comply with the law? Should penalties for non-compliance be increased?


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Have Texans lost their taste for capital punishment?
Polls still show strong support, but what’s happening in Texas courthouses tells a different story.
I was struck by recent news accounts of a local murder trial. I remembered the crime well. Jacob Galen Everett, 22, was convicted of entering a Red Wing shoe store in Arlington, directing clerk Randy Pacheco to the back room and shooting him once between the eyes.
Robbery was the motive, and the evidence showed that Everett got away with $200.
A few years ago, that would have been a certain death penalty case -- a cold-blooded murder committed in the course of a robbery.
Instead, prosecutors sought life without parole and jurors went along.
I’m sure Texas still prides itself as a law-and-order state, but our hang-’em-high reputation may be in jeopardy.
“There is no doubt about it. We’re seeing a reduction in the use of the death penalty in Texas,” said Kathryn Kase, executive director of Texas Defender Service. That’s a nonprofit that assists in death penalty defenses and advocates for fair trial policies.
“We have a reduction in death penalty cases going to trial, and we have a reduction in death verdicts,” she said.
In 1999, Texas courts sent 39 people to death row. Last year, it was 11. And so far this year, none.
“Here it is May, and we have had only two death penalty cases in Texas,” Kase said. “And in both, the jury chose life without parole instead. That strikes me as really significant.”
A decline is also evident in the number of executions being carried out.
Yes, Texas still led the nation in executions last year, but it was with an asterisk. For the first time in decades, Texas shared that distinction. We tied with Missouri.
Both states executed 10 people. Florida was close behind with eight.
And those numbers reflected a downward trend in executions -- both in Texas and the other 31 states with the death penalty. Executions in Texas peaked at 40 in the year 2000.
Have we gone soft?
Not likely. It’s a combination of several things.
On a most basic level, it’s simply cost. Many counties just can’t afford the expense of a death penalty case and its appeals, which can easily exceed $1 million.
More important, Kase said, is eroding public confidence that our court system always gets it right.
“The innocence cases made possible through DNA testing have caused both jurors and prosecutors to think twice before sentencing someone to death,” she said.
About the same time those doubts were growing, the Texas Legislature gave prosecutors and jurors a new tool -- the punishment option of life without parole.
“For jurors and prosecutors, life without parole works very well. If we discover later that a mistake was made, we can go back and get them. You can’t dig them up after an execution,” Kase said.
Other factors also come into play. Slowly, Texas has improved the legal representation for death penalty defendants. No more appointed defense lawyers dozing through trials.
Difficulty obtaining lethal-injection drugs has delayed some executions. And the back-up plans states are developing -- asphyxiation in Oklahoma, firing squad in Utah, electric chair in Tennessee -- don’t win new friends for capital punishment.
The fact that we’ve also enjoyed a sustained period of falling crime rates also takes pressure off politicians to campaign on get-tough policies.
Harris County alone used to send more people to death row than any other whole state except Texas. That number has fallen off dramatically in recent years -- behind Dallas County, in fact, under former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins.
Politically, I’d say don’t look for Texas to abolish the death penalty. Practically, it’s already happening.
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If you, like us, have been (im)patiently waiting for the eagerly anticipated Battle Angel movie, you'll have to wait a bit longer—quite a bit more, in fact—because James Cameron has made it pretty clear that it'll take at least five years before work starts on the highly popular manga Battle Angel Alita adaptation.
Seems like director/producer Cameron has kept this project close to his chest for FOREVER, and many have even felt that perhaps he should have given up the rights to the film (though no one could ever doubt that the project was always in VERY capable hands with the Oscar winner) and let someone else take a shot at the beloved story.
But no. No way. Cameron says:
"I'm obviously going to be pretty busy for the next five years [with Avatar 2 and 3]. And so I had to consider, do I hand this project off to another director? And then I thought, 'No, I love it too much.'"
Of course we kinda knew this was going to happen. After all, we recently told you that Cameron was actively working on Avatar 2 and 3, and that both films wouldn't be released until Christmas 2014 and Christmas 2015, respectively—though the two sequels are being filmed together (it's the massive amount of work needed in post-production that'll take the time).
As for what we can expect about the story, Cameron confirmed in the same breath that it will take elements from different books:
"It's such a rich world. What I'm going to do is take the spine story and use elements from the first four books. So, the Motorball from books three and four, and parts of the story of one and two will all be in the movie."
So now the question is—can we really wait that long? Do we want to? And by then, will we even still care?

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