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What is BIM?
Definition of BIM (Building Information Modeling)
“With BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology, one or more accurate virtual models of a building are constructed digitally. They support design through its phases, allowing better analysis and control than manual processes.
When completed, these computer-generated models contain precise geometry and data needed to support the construction, fabrication, and procurement activities through which the building is realized.”
This definition of Building Information Modeling in the Handbook of BIM (Eastman, Teicholz, Sacks & Liston 2011) encompasses a lot starting from technology to embracing the whole construction process.
The construction software for collaboration and information management
The I letter in the BIM is an extremely significant letter. In the US, the National Building Information Model Standard (NBIMS-US™) Project Committee sees Building Information Models as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility, while the collaboration of stakeholders is another basic feature.
Sharing and utilizing the correct up-to-date data with others can be a pain point in a project. According to the NBIMS-US™ Project Committee,
“Buildings cost more than they should to design, build and sustain and they take too long to deliver. We must do a better job of collaborating between the many stakeholders involved in the building process.”
In the US, a study by NIST shows that lack of interoperability causes owners an additional cost of 15.8 billion dollars every year. The construction industry could definitely benefit from better communication and information management.
BIM means automation of the use of information – the creation of information became automated already when CAD arrived. From 3D model software, BIM asks for accuracy and capability to handle lots of information, and in practice also compatibility with other solutions to achieve a collaborative workflow. With Tekla structural software you can work with the Open BIM approach and create truly constructible models for efficient model-based workflows.
Benefits of BIM for the whole construction workflow
Companies that utilize BIM, like Skanska and Barton Malow, have reported benefits for project management, scheduling, estimation and risk analysis, more collaborative processes and better facility management. Model-based workflow brings the opportunity to try out solutions in advance before building the structure on site: with a constructible model, the structure can be prototyped virtually. Project parties can understand and review the design, its accuracy and completeness more easily. It is also easier to visualize and evaluate the cost, time and other project parameters. BIM has gathered compliments for improved communication between project parties and generally better quality.
BIM is more than visual 3D
All construction software models and drawings representing a building are not BIM, for example, models that contain only visual 3D data but no object attributes, or those that allow changes to dimensions in one view but do not automatically reflect those changes in other views. These examples miss the above-mentioned data for supporting the construction, fabrication, and procurement.


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Netherlands cuts e-book VAT 2020
- European News
- Feb 6, 2019 | Richard Asquith
The Netherlands has confirmed that it will harmonise its VAT rate on electronic books and journals to the reduced 9% rate from 1 January 2020.
The confirmation of the Dutch government’s plans comes following the EU member states' decision last year to end the VAT anomaly between printed and electronic books and online newspapers and journals. Previously, printed books were permitted to be taxed at reduced or nil rates; but online versions of the same goods had to be taxed at the standard rate of each member state.
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Musky wrote the articles below between September and October, 2015
The Bigger Picture
Just what is biodiversity and why is it so important?
What is it that the Isle of Mull seems to have that other places lack?
Musky Mustelid gets around quite a bit and sees things from the view point of a wild creature who lives both on land and at sea.
Musky sees Biodiversity first hand at ground level and below the sea. Both his and our survival can depend on a diverse and unpolluted environment.
Below are some of his thoughts.
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (1)
A Landscape of Overlapping Ecosystems
From microscopic phytoplankton in the sea around the Isle of Mull that generates around 50% of the oxygen that human residents breathe, to an impressive swathe of apex predators like Minke Whale, White-tailed Eagle and otter, that capture the imagination and generate ££££££'s for the island economy.
The view from atop a mountain landscape (Ben Buie),
South-east across various coastal and marine ecosystems to the islands of Luing, Scarba, the Garvellachs and Jura.
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (2)
A Footprint of the Past - Belemnites
What came first the rock or the mineral?
This is an ecological take on the 'Chicken and Egg' story and acknowledges the fundamental role that rocks and minerals play in shaping the landscapes that we inhabit and the wildlife that we share our lives with.
The Isle of Mull's recent geological journey through time has been forged by volcanism and moulded by glaciation.
Sedimentary layers underneath young lavas reveal rocks of an older age that contain the remnants of prehistoric animals, like Belemnites (Belemnitida).
Carsaig, Isle of Mull
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (3)
Memories of a Recent Past - Shell Beach
Evoking Memories of a Recent Past.
This photograph evokes 8,000 years of both natural and social history on the Isle of Mull.
With higher sea levels after the last Ice Age, the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers that settled on the island may not have known the shell-sand beaches and herb-rich grasslands we call 'machair', yet they would have been very familiar with the shellfish that lived in the sea.
Langamull, Isle of Mull
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (4)
Open Your Eyes (to a Wider World) (07/10/15)
Marvellous Mosaics and Pretty Patchworks.
Around 40% of all the lichens known to the British Isles can be found on the Isle of Mull.
Among these are species that are Ancient Woodland indicators, as well as some that the West coast of Scotland has an International Responsibility for on account of their restricted distribution.
Marvellous mosaics and pretty patchworks of lichens adorn woodlands on the Isle of Mull, particularly on the stems of smooth-barked trees, such as Hazel (Corylus avellana).
Acknowledge, appreciate and respect. You don't always need to put a name to something to do that!
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (5)
Wide-angle Wildlife - Ocean Colour Scene
Rocky shores comprise around 35-40% of the British coastline and are particularly prevalent on the Isle of Mull.
To many, such areas are messy, unattractive and devoid of wildlife.
To those in the know, they are among the most biodiverse of any habitat, linking sea with land.
Otters, one of Mull's most iconic animals, like gently-shelving rocky coastline that provides easy access between land (where they spend most of their lives) and sea (where they feed).
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (6)
A Strandline Aurora!
Seaweed is classified by its colour.
Hundreds of different species of brown, green and red macroalgae can be found arund our shores, many of which are unknown to most.
Detached from their holdfasts and thrown on to the high tide mark by wind and wave action, seaweed that accumulate on the strandline offer a fascinating insight into the ecology of an often jazzy and polychromatic world.
Wild Mull: The Bigger Picture (7)
First to Show, yet Last to Go!
The Herald (Scolioptyrx libatrix) is a spectacular moth and a species that overwinters on the Isle of Mull as an adult.
Hence, it re-emerges early in Spring and may be one of the last moths that you will notice in Autumn.
Yet, you may not notice it, as its colours and scalloped wings help to conceal it among the dead and shrivelled leaves of Autumn.
Wild Mull: (A Very Big) Bigger Picture (8)
On Top of the World
Sitting on top of the roots of a prehistoric landscape, where the remnants of a past punctuated with the extremes of fire and ice remain.
An ice-shattered and sculpted landscape where once lava flowed.
Beinn Talaidh, looking North-west across Loch Ba
to the head of Loch na Keal and beyond.
Wild Mull: (A Very Big) Bigger Picture (9)
This Changing World - A Price To Be Paid?
The same climatic changes that are altering the seas that surround the Isle of Mull may also be reshaping the fabric of life on the island's mountains.
Previously, all Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) had to do was to hide away from hunting Golden Eagles. As if that wasn't difficult enough, along came the White-tailed Eagle.
At least, eagles are big birds that can be seen and, thus, avoided, but the threat of climate change stalks unseen on the mountains of Mull.
The Isle of Mull has a very small, fragmented and isolated population of Ptarmigan. It could be that the ecological odds are stacked against the long term future of this white grouse on Mull's highest tops.
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (10)
Biodiversity's Hit Parade - Land, Sea and Sky.
Recent and forthcoming posts will focus on celebrating the unique biodiversity package that exists on the Isle of Mull, something that I do every day of my life.
The Bigger Picture. People - Wildlife - Environment.
'Wild Mull' is a group of like-minded enthusiasts who want to try and link the many threads of biodiversity that make the island such a wonderful place to live, work and play.
What does biodiversity on the island mean to you? What makes living and working on the Isle of Mull so special? What do we have to do to make sure that the island retains its unique blend of awe and wonder for future generations of islanders and visitors to enjoy?
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (11)
On Land, at Sea and in the Sky - Sun Dog, South Mull
The skies above the Isle of Mull contribute enormously to the bigger picture that is the island's biodiversity.
Daytime skies are packed with ephemeral life, those shifting patterns of cloud that help produce a light beloved of both photographer and artist. Blink and what was there before is now gone forever.
At night, the lack of pollution allows our eyes free and unlimited access to the heavens, where far-travelled light from distant constellations and planets in season can be observed.
And, as yet, there has been no mention of the Aurora borealis, that light show par excellence borne on the back of solar wind.
If only we didn't have to sleep!
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (12)
Making a Bigger Splash! - Sea of Change
Straddling a cusp between warm, temperature influences and cold, polar currents, the seas around the Isle of Mull have long been a hot spot for marine life.
Upwellings of nutrient-rich water form the basis of a food chain that for several decades has supported concentrations of seasonal feeders, like Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
In recent times, it appears that this hot spot has become fragmented as the seas around the Isle of Mull become slightly warmer. What this will mean in the long term remains to be seen with regard to whale and shark populations in the area.
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (13)
Global Responsibility - An Even Bigger Splash! - Skittering...!
The shallow seas and deep trenches of the seas around the Isle of Mull support a well-recognised importance for Basking Sharks and Minke Whales in season.
With fish stocks becoming more and more fragmented and localised, many of the area's breeding seabirds are having to travel further to find food. Britain has a global responsibility for birds like Bonxie (Stercorarius skua), Gannet (Morus bassanus) and Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus).
The waters around the Isle of Mull lie at the heart of the populations of these iconic and dynamic sea birds in the British Isles.
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (14)
The Largest Part (of that Bigger Picture) - Hidden, Unseen and Overlooked
The Generals and Majors of Mother Nature's Re-cycling Army, fungi and bacteria are among the most important organisms on the planet. Yet, their veiled industry goes unrecognised by most and taken for granted by all.
The fabulous fungi that add colour, shape and texture to the Isle of Mull's woodlands in Autumn have a much bigger and wider role to play in our lives than we could ever give them credit.
And, what happens when these mushrooms and toadstools decay? They, too, are returned to the soil in a way that can also be re-used.
Be ever mindful of the air that you breathe and the food that you eat...!
Decaying Boletus sp., Baliscate
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (15)
Wild Mull: The Biodiversity Bonus - The Meat on the Bone
A roof over your head and food in your stomach. The prospect of Affordable Housing, permanent employment and quality health care provision is what people on the Isle of Mull require. These are the bare bones of island life for many.
The meat on those bones is the quality of life afforded by the unique biodiversity package that is the Isle of Mull: its landscapes, people and wildlife.
The secret is acknowledging the positive impact the scenery and wildlife of the island has on everyone's life, whether directly or otherwise, and looking for ways to sustain this attraction for future generations of islander and visitor alike.
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (16)
Biodiversity Bus - Re-inventing the Wheel
Initially, I railed against the prospect of a double-decker bus on the Isle of Mull's single track roads. How incongruous! However, I have been converted and the 'Tobermory Topper' is a wholly unique way of seeing the island's stunning scenery. Far better than anything a car or van can offer!
The Isle of Mull, its landscapes, people and wildlife are always on the move, evolving with each new day and set of circumstances.
As such, those with a vision of the future, of a Bigger Picture, are always attempting to look at things from a different perspective. In terms of sustaining a healthy, yet productive, alliance with the wild places and wildlife of the Isle of Mull, this can be regarded as akin to re-inventing the wheel.
We have to acquire a balance between conserving the landscapes and wildlife that make the island such a wonderful place to live and work in, while continuing to be attractive to visitors from near and far.
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (17)
Celebrating Wild Places and Wildlife on Wild Mull - Bio-Essential!
The number of flowering plants on the Isle of Mull may seem inconsequential among the 400,000 others that bloom on the planet, yet their role as individual species is the same the world over.
And, their importance to human life (the people part of biodiversity) can never be understated. Without plants there would be no human life, to admire and marvel at the delicate beauty of life that we frequently take for granted, trampled on and grub up in our everyday existence.
Whether it be a pernicious Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) that threatens to take over your herbaceous border or a rarer Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) growing by the side of a woodland path, these are plants that are contributing enormously to our well-being today, tomorrow and forever!
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (18)
A View You Can Enjoy Without Ruining Your Appetite! - Milky Way
Are the stars out tonight?
You bet and with next to no light pollution on the Isle of Mull our dark skies are home to an overwhelming mass of star fields.
Clear nights on the island allow access to our galaxy of up to 400 billion stars, represented as a dim glow of light arching its way across the heavens. It's a view that many who live in towns and cities on the mainland would love to see.
Wild Mull: Something Worth Celebrating!
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (19)
Connecting People with People, Places and Wildlife - Vital links
The M.V. Lord of the Isles passing Inninmore Bay on Morvern on its outward journeyto Coll and Tiree. Cal-Mac ferries are vital links in the everyday fabric of island life.
On the Isle of Mull, such ferries allow people from all over the World to make personal journeys to connect with the island's wild places and wildlife, a biodiversity package that has global recognition.
The dichotomous tear in the landscape that is the Inninmore Bay fault separates over 400 million years of geological history and is clearly appreciated from the ferry terminal at Craignure. How many people who sit in the car lanes awaiting the arrival of a ferry notice this disjunct landscape, let alone marvel at its make-up or meaning?
Wild Mull: Bigger Picture (20)
What does Biodiversity mean to you? - Acknowledge, Appreciate, Respect (and Tolerance)
Depending on who you are and your interests, Biodiversity will mean something, anything, everything or nothing at all!
It is a sad fact that there are individuals who are unable or unwilling to acknowledge the role that this bigger picture plays in the well-being of everyday life on the Isle of Mull.
You don't have to be directly involved in wildlife tourism or have a passion for animals and birds to appreciate the debt that we all owe to the scenery and wildlife that the island is blessed with.
That said, there are lots of things that take place everyday on the Isle of Mull that I have little or no interest in. But, I acknowledge the role which these activities play within the bigger picture of island life and respect individual choice to participate and enjoy such pursuits.
So, what does Biodiversity mean (if anything) to you? Is it simply an 'activity' enjoyed by SOME or is it really so special that we should ALL cherish and conserve its well-being for future generations to come?

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Located in the heart of Old Jaffa's quaint, but posh, gallery area, the building that houses the Ilana Goor Museum was built in the 18th century and once served as a hostel for Jewish travelers visiting the holyland. Goor has converted the space into a home and a gallery for her distinctive sculptures and furniture, and for her collection, culled from around the world. There is a café/restaurant on the roof, with an amazing view of the sea and Jaffa. One can certainly marvel at the use of the space (there's even an elevator) and at an artist who has so successfully managed to showcase and promote her work.
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Lehman brothers liquidating specialty dating sites in toronto
The discussions, which involved a potential sale to Bank of American and Barclays, failed (vetoed by the Bank of England and the U. Financial Services Authority), and efforts by potential acquirers to secure federal intervention were unsuccessful. The repercussions were felt globally; the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500 points on the day Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy.Lehman Brothers assets, real estate holdings, and operations were quickly sold off to repay investors.Its operations shifted to New York in 1858 when the city became home to cotton and other commodity trading.Over the next century and a half the company underwent numerous changes and engaged in several alliances and partnerships While the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers did not cause the Great Recession or even the subprime mortgage crisis, its downfall triggered a massive selloff in the global markets.Within a month, Japanese bank Nomura bought the firms operations in the Asia-Pacific region (Japan, Hong Kong, Australia), and also its investment banking and equities trading businesses in the Middle East and Europe.Barclays purchased its North American investment banking and trading operations, as well as its New York headquarters.Over much of 2008 the firm fought off losses by issuing stock, selling assets and reducing cost (issuing debt under such conditions became difficult to impossible).It had on its books huge tranches of subprime and low-rated mortgage loans that it either could not sell or chose not to sell.
It remains unclear how much money will be available to those customers.
With no loans being made and the world's largest financial institutions under significant threat of failure, the global financial system was under threat of collapse. 12, 2008 to discuss an emergency liquidation of Lehman Brothers in an attempt to stabilize the markets.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several large investment U. The goal was to avoid a costly government bailout, such as the billion loan the government made to Bear Stearns in March 2008.
At the time of its bankruptcy filing, Lehman Brothers held some 0 billion in assets diversified globally.
It had invested heavily in mortgage origination in the U. form 1996-2006, in large part by utilizing leverage (at its peak at a ratio of about 30:1).
When these loans became illiquid, and the firm had no ability to pay back its creditors, Lehman Brothers experienced a credit crunch; it could no longer cheaply raise cash via debt issuance, and issuing stock under such conditions led to both dilution of shares and negative sentiment, which caused its share price to fall.

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FRANKFURT, Dec 21 (Reuters) - French luxury goods group Hermes sees 2012 sales up almost 20 percent at 3.4 billion euros ($4.5 billion), helped by demand from China, its chief executive told a German magazine.
China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, is already the Paris-based company’s biggest market: “And that will stay that way for at least the next 50 years,” weekly Der Spiegel cited Patrick Thomas as saying in an excerpt of an interview to be published on Saturday.
Hermes, known for silk scarves and Birkin and Kelly handbags, raised its 2012 sales outlook in November, saying growth at constant exchange rates could exceed 13 percent, compared with a previous forecast of 12 percent.
“In the next five years our annual growth should be above 10 percent,” Thomas told Der Spiegel.
$1 = 0.7555 euros Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle

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Lucid Group’s (LCID) Lock-up Expiration Fears Prove To Be a Nothingburger as the Stock Opens in the Positive Territory
Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID), a manufacturer of electric vehicles and energy storage systems, seems to be on a solid footing even as the much-dreaded lock-up period for some of the company’s biggest investors comes to an end.
As an illustration, Lucid Group shares were up over 3 percent in the pre-market trading session. At open, the stock was up 3.43 percent.
As a refresher, a large proportion of Lucid Group’s founder shares, including a whale-sized stake held by the Saudi PIF via its subsidiary Ayar, exited the customary lock-up period after the close yesterday. Since these founder shares were awarded at prices that constitute steep discounts relative to the stock’s current market price, many analysts feared a barrage of selling today as it was only natural, at least superficially, for these early investors to lock in sizable capital gains by disposing off some shares.
Nonetheless, we’ve continued to contend that these fears were exaggerated. The Saudi PIF, which retained a stake of 62.7 percent in Lucid Group as of July 2021, is a long-term investor and is unlikely to be motivated by short-term moves in Lucid Group shares. Secondly, Lucid Group currently forms a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s grand transformation strategy. While the Saudis have been negotiating with a number of automakers to establish manufacturing units at a dedicated hub on the Kingdom’s west coast, only Lucid Group is currently at an advanced stage of doing so. To wit, the company is slated to establish a $3 billion manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia by 2024. The Saudi Standards and Metrology authority, as well as the Kingdom’s investment minister, have given public statements in this regard.
This brings us to the crux of the matter. While we do not believe that the Saudi PIF will emerge as a significant seller for Lucid Group shares anytime soon, there does remain a slim probability for such an eventuality in the coming days ahead. Look no further than the options market, which seems to be pricing in hedging flows.
The 20-day, 30-day, and 60-day put-call ratios for Lucid Group shares remain at all-time highs. It is only when we come to the 90-day and 180-day expirations that we see bullish flows.
Moreover, there remains a remote possibility that some selling pressure might hit Lucid Group shares later today. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and provide timely updates as needed.

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Firehouse Subs and the restaurant’s Public Safety Foundation donated more than $50,000 worth of equipment and grants to the Shawnee Fire Department, Edwardsville Fire Department, Johnson County Fire District and the Franklin County EMS.
It’s a drill a Shawnee 13-year-old has done countless times before, but beginning on the Fourth of July it will be a drill that could lead to a much bigger prize.
New City Council Member Eric Jenkins has proposed some changes to the city’s department structure and budget as the city wraps up its 2016 budget session, which caused some backlash from other members of the council.


Who Can Enter?
Current and recently graduated students. Students studying architecture, engineering, and industrial design are encouraged to enter but there is no restriction to the field of study of each student.
Is there a size limit on teams?
There is a limit of 5 members per team. Teams are encouraged to work with members of other disciplines to promote creative and innovative design outcomes.
What sort of screens are expected?
What level of detail is required for phase one?
What wil the screens be judged on?
For Phase One the design will be judged on:
- The simplicity of design
- The originality of the design. Is the design innovative?
- Does the concept for the screen have few or no mechanical parts?
- Is there an economy of means achieved through innovative thinking? i.e. does it use resources efficiently and at a reasonably low cost?
- Is materiality explored?
- Will it work functionally
- Can it theoretically do what it claims to do.
- Has a small prototype been attempted to test that it works?
For Phase Two the design will be judged on:
- Has the screen met the functional requirements of the brief. i.e. does it create privacy effectively through the method proposed?
- Does the materiality of the screen enhance for its function?
- Does the prototype work reasonably well?
- Has the design been further refined through prototyping and assembly?
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Online businesses involve a unique blend of legal issues – advertising, affiliate marketing, sweepstakes and promotions, email marketing, intellectual property (copyright and trademark), data privacy and security – all blended with contracts and contract law.
Avoiding contracts like the plague is not a smart way to do business. But signing a jankity contract you find on the internet can be a BIG mistake.
You never know if you’re using the wrong contract.
If you’re leaving out important provisions.
If you’re signing something you don’t even understand.
If you’re opening yourself up to a copyright infringement claim.
If you’re not accounting for California law requirements.
Having solid written contracts and policies in place for your online business is key to:
1. Mitigate your risk.
Contracts are a reflection of your negotiation with the other party. A well-drafted contract should protect both parties and serve as a reminder that the business transaction should be taken seriously.
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The new session of the U.S. Supreme Court begins today.
Already, Elena Kagan has recused herself from 25 cases in which she represented the Obama Administration.
Will she hold to that? Conservative Examiner has the story.
Obama-enabler Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, has already introduced a scheme to allow a 'packing' of the court in order to prevent a tie vote in cases where a Supreme Court judge has recused himself.


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Quinoa has risen to prominence as a nutritious and versatile ingredient. Penny Doyle traces the grain's history from ancient to contemporary times. The book is full of practical information: how to get the most flavor from the grain, how to use it to make pastry, and how to substitute it for wheat flour in sauces, or in place of rice in traditionally rice-based dishes. The recipes are easy to follow too.
This is an inspired collection of original quinoa recipes that make the most of this amazing superfood. An informative introduction covers the story of quinoa, where it is cultivated, its nutritional properties and how to use it to maximum effect in a healthy diet. It shows how to utilize the incredible properties of this gluten-free 'pseudograin' in recipes such as Granola with Fig and Date Compote, Seared Malaysian Scallops on Black Chilli Quinoa, Bean Jambalaya and Mocha Brownies. Rich in protein, cholesterol-free and low in fat, the vibrant, tasty recipes in this book will help you radically improve your eating habits. Each recipe has a full nutritional breakdown so you can see exactly what the benefits of quinoa are. Native to the Altiplano people of South America, quinoa was a valued food of the Incas, who began growing it over 7000 years ago. Still cultivated in Peru and Bolivia but also in Colorado, Canada, Europe, Kenya and India, it has proved itself to be an adaptable and hardy crop, valued as a gluten-free food, superior to any other cereal; low in fat, cholesterol free, a good source of minerals and vitamins, and rich in protein. This book offers every conceivable way to use this fantastic food in appetizers, soups, main courses, side dishes and desserts that are packed with vibrant tastes. Whether you want a quick and easy family lunch or a striking and impressive dinner party dish, this book offers a nutrition-packed recipe for every occasion, illustrated in over 320 photographs.

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President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee is celebrating “National Run For Office Day” on Tuesday, a holiday to meant to inspire young progressive leaders to run for office.
The day – coined by Run For Something, an organization that recruits and supports young progressives running for local office – launched four years ago as a response to President Trump’s inauguration.
Four years later, Democratic leaders and the Biden inaugural committee are including the day as part of their inaugural celebration.
“Encouraging young people to consider running for office is the first step in building a strong democracy. The Biden inaugural committee is grateful to Run For Something for encouraging volunteers across the country to participate in a National Day of Service as we welcome a new, more united chapter in our nation’s history,” said Julia Krieger, spokesperson for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Throughout the day Tuesday, Run For Something hopes to register thousands of candidates and encourage young progressives to run for local and state office, the organization says.
“I think this is really important for getting the entire progressive movement united around a singular ask, which is getting people to run for office,” Amanda Litman, co-founder of Run For Something, told CNN.
“Politician is not a title you are born with,” Litman said, stressing the need for young and passionate people to run for office.
By signing onto the Run For Something pipeline, candidates receive resources, trainings and coaching from volunteers and Run For Something alumni.
In the past four years, Run for Something has spent about $ 2 million a year supporting candidates. The group has supported 486 young people who have been elected local office across all 50 states and their elected candidates have been 56% Black and brown, 55% women, 21% LGBTQ and all under the age of 40.
“In 2017, I decided to run for office with no past political experience whatsoever,” Jennifer Carroll Foy told CNN.
With the support of Run For Something, Foy – a woman of color who was pregnant with twins at the time – won her election and served in the Virginia House of Delegates.
She is now running for governor in Virginia.
“We need you. We need more diverse voices in positions of power and every local statewide and federal seat. No matter what, if you’re a millennial, young, old, a woman, LGBTQ, trans we need everyone represented — not just to have a seat at the table, but to shake the table,” Foy said.
A number of Democratic politicians, including former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, are expected to post about National Run For Office Day on social media Tuesday, adding their voices to the chorus calling on young people to run for office, Litman said.
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, was among those who encouraged people to run.
The day will conclude with a Zoom event at 7 p.m. ET with Run For Something co-founders Litman and Ross Morales Rocketto, as well as others who were supported by the group.
Since the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, more than 1,400 progressive young people said they planned to run for office, according to the organization.
Prior to that, the group has averaged about 200 signups a week since Thanksgiving, with about 4,000 progressive young people signing up since Election Day all together.


text: (ČIA) Public purchases in extremely urgent situations may newly be made in a negotiation procedure without publication. The Ministry for Regional Development has informed that its draft amendment to the Public Procurement Act was approved by the government on May 11, 2020. The amendment drafted due to the coronavirus will e.g. remove the administrative burden. It will enable the fastest possible purchase in times of crisis, such as the acquisition of protective equipment.


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A new automatic Coolant Management system capable of automatically managing as many as 10 machine sumps from one drum of chemical concentrate. That challenge led Zebra Skimmers to develop its Dazzle automated coolant concentration management system.
Maintaining proper coolant concentration levels for machine tools extends cutting tool life and helps ensure quality workpiece surface finishes. That said, a variety of factors can cause coolant concentration levels to change from optimal. Evaporation during the day and carry-off can drive them up. Conversely, poor maintenance practices can cause them to become too low. In fact, low concentration levels is a major reason why coolant sumps go bad, according to Zebra Skimmers (Chagrin Falls, Ohio). Either way, without continuous attention, it can be challenging to consistently maintain proper coolant concentration levels.
Dazzle Island is a single-machine system, and Dazzle Archi is capable of managing as many as 10 machine sumps from one drum of chemical concentrate. The company says this is the only such computerized system capable of managing coolant concentration levels for multiple machines. These units maintain concentration levels to within 0.5 percent and can also determine the evaporation rate of each sump.
There are four primary Dazzle system components. The sump probe detects the level of fluid in a machine’s coolant sump and sends samples of sump fluid to the system’s refractometer. The refractometer is a continuous measurement device that views the fluid sample as it flows across its lens and communicates the measured concentration level to the system’s computer. (This process repeats for each sump monitored by Dazzle Archi.) When necessary, the computer communicates with all system devices to inject the correct amount of chemical concentrate into the system’s pump and add the appropriate amount of water. The pump then delivers the proper water or water/concentrate combination to the correct sump. One set of fluid lines can carry different brands of coolant, if necessary.
The company says this automated system results in cost savings on chemical concentrate, extends tool life and frees employees who would otherwise be involved in transporting, handling, measuring and correcting chemicals for each sump to perform other duties. In addition, machining speeds can oftentimes be increased, because the coolant concentration levels are consistently maintained at their appropriate levels.

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Kolkata will have to wait for some more time for the proposed large taxpayers’ unit (LTU), already in place in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in his Budget speech for 2013-14, had said the LTU in Kolkata would be set up shortly.
On Tuesday, Kameswari Subramanian, Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, said at a familiarisation event at Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the single-window facility for big taxpayers would ready “soon”.
The expected inauguration of the LTU though said to be scheduled in June, the officials were tight-lipped in committing a timeline.
Meanwhile, R P Ravikumar, Commissioner of I-T, LTU in Chennai said a proposal for taking care of transfer pricing functions at LTUs was being considered by the department of revenue.


The Cisco Aironet 3800 Series are Wi-Fi access points that deliver high versatility and the most functionality of any access point in the industry. The 3800 Series consists of three models, the 3800i, 3800e, and 3800p. All models provide 4x4 MU-MIMO technology and supports 3 spatial streams to maximize throughput.
As an 802.11ac Wave 2 standard access point, the 3800 Series includes multiuser MIMO (MU-MIMO). This allows multiple data streams to travel from access point to Wave 2 supported devices to connect all at once and receive information fast. The 3800 Series supports multigigabit Ethernet (mGig), with existing Cat 5e, Cat 6, and 10GBASE-T (Cat 6A) cabling to Increase speed without any added expenses.
The 3800 Series supports both a controller-based solution for large networks and a virtual controller-based solution for small and medium networks, such as Cisco Mobility Express. Cisco Mobility Express is ideal for high density environments and supports up to 100 access points without a physical controller.


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With the release of Madden NFL 25, series owner Electronic Arts is celebrating 25 years of a football gaming dynasty. Named after Hall of Fame coach and sports broadcaster John Madden, the Madden NFL games have been had a yearly release since the first game of the series, John Madden Football, debuted back in 1988. As of February of this year, Electronic Arts reported that total sales of the Madden series was roughly 99 million units.
In celebration of Madden‘s milestone, we’ll look at the first game in the series, John Madden Football. Before the Madden series had a juke rating, before the official teams and players and even before Madden himself provided the commentary, it began as a young man’s desire to create a computer football simulation game.
When he was a kid, William “Trip” Hawkins created a football game based on the paper-and-dice Strat-o-Matic games. While in college, Hawkins would create a football simulation for the PDP-11 minicomputer. In 1982, Hawkins founded Electronic Arts after leaving Apple, and soon set out to make a computer football game. Hawkins first approached Joe Montana to sponsor the game, but he couldn’t because of a prior deal with Atari. Hawkins later reached out to then University of California coach Joe Kapp, but that deal feel through because Kapp wanted royalties.
In 1984, Hawkins approached Madden for his project, and Madden agreed, the caveat being that the game had to be as authentic as possible. Along with programmer Robin Antonik, Hawkins and Madden begin work on the game that would eventually become John Madden Football.
The game was developed for the Apple II series of computers, which gave programmer Antonik some gauntlets to run. Due to the Apple II technical limitations, the game originally was supposed to feature only seven players on the digital field for each team, but Madden insisted that the game support the standard 11 players. This proved to be a difficult demand for Antonik, who found that the gameplay became very sluggish with eleven players to each team. Despite this, the final version of the game includes eleven players for each team.
The development time for Madden was unusually long; it took three years to make whereas other titles took about a year and half. Finally, on June 1, 1988, John Madden Football debuted on the Apple II. Unlike future entries in the Madden series, John Madden Football featured none of the actual NFL teams and players of its time, which was due to the game lacking licenses by both the NFL and the NFLPA (National Football League Player’s Association).
The game has several customizable features, among them options to set the weather (which, despite not being visible, can hamper players during a game), change the quarter length, edit plays, and even customize an entire team. The game tracks several statistics (such as total yardage and number of fumbles) and came packaged with both an offensive and a defensive playbook, each of which were modeled after actual NFL plays. However, games can only be played one at a time as there is no season mode, but there is an option for multiplayer gaming.
Madden would later see release on the Commodore 64, the Commodore 128, and MS-DOS systems in 1989. In 1993, the series was licensed by the NFL and the NFLPA, and has been ever since.
Here’s to twenty-five years of a legendary franchise. For more information on the first Madden title and the series as a whole, do check out Patrick Hruby’s 2010 article “The Franchise” on ESPN. Until next time.
Edit: The images for this article come from Moby Games.

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MUKTSAR (PB): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today alleged that the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were hatching a conspiracy to turn the state into "desert" by snatching its river waters.
Addressing gatherings during 'Sangat Darshan' programme in various wards of Sri Muktsar Sahib assembly segment here today, the Chief Minister said "Congress and AAP were inimical to the development of the state due to which they were now constantly weaving plans to deprive the Punjabis of their river waters".
Cautioning the people to not fell prey to "malicious propaganda" of AAP and Congress, he alleged that both these parties were hell bent upon ruining the state.
The 88-year-old five-time CM said, "all of us will have to struggle relentlessly to ensure that not even a single drop of water is taken away from us".
Coming down heavily on the Congress party, the Chief Minister said that "this party had signed various agreements to deprive the state of its river water."
He claimed Haryana, Rajasthan and others were "illegally" given water from Punjab's share by the Congress.
"(Punjab Congress chief) Capt Amarinder Singh had enthusiastically welcomed the then Prime minister Indira Gandhi to perform ground breaking ceremony of Satluj Yamuna Link canal, which aims at giving Punjab's water to Haryana," he said.
"No Punjabi can ever forgive Congress for depriving state of its Capital, Punjabi speaking areas," he said, adding even Aam Aadmi Party was suffering from the "same anti-Punjab syndrome as Congress".
Terming the fresh affidavit by Delhi government in Supreme Court on SYL issue as a "political stunt", he said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's "anti-Punjab mindset has already been exposed in its earlier affidavit which had termed Punjab's stand on the issue as unconstitutional and
Badal said as Arvind Kejriwal hailed from Haryana "so he was naturally inclined towards safeguarding the interests of his parent state and nothing good for Punjab can be expected from him".
He alleged Kejriwal has no affection with Punjab or its people and his sole intention was to "vest political power in the state".
Referring to another query regarding "wrong portrayal" of the martyr Bhagat Singh in some books, the Chief Minister termed it as most "unfortunate and miserable."
On the wheat procurement issue, the Chief Minister said it was going on in a "smooth and hassle free manner".


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text: Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor best known for his performances in horror films, although his career spanned other genres. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures and one for television. Price was also an art collector and arts consultant, with a degree in art history, and he lectured and wrote books on the subject. The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is named in his honor. He was also a noted gourmet cook.

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Possibly just a preview of what we can expect in Joe Biden’s America.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday announced that she and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson would file complaints with the attorney grievance commission against Sidney Powell and others that Nessel view as having “intentional misrepresentations” in filing lawsuits.
Why is the A.G. taking this course of action? According to the Detroit News…
On Nov. 25, the six Michigan Republicans, represented in part by conservative attorney Sidney Powell, filed their lawsuit asking for “emergency relief,” including a court order requiring Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to sign off on certified election results that state “President Donald Trump is the winner of the election.”
Detroit U.S. District Court Judge Linda Parker rejected the push on Dec. 7. The suit seemed “less about achieving the relief” the GOP plaintiffs sought and “more about the impact of their allegations on people’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government,” Parker wrote.
Davis’s motion cited a section of U.S. Code that allows a judge to require attorneys to pay “excess costs, expenses and attorney’s fees” for conduct that “multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously.”
The overall gist here is that the attorneys that were claiming that there was fraud in the election here in Michigan were lying. That claim of course has not been proven in court and the very notion of preventing a campaign from filing grievances in this or any future election is a Pandora’s box that should not be opened.
Yet Democrats always seem to be the first to jump on avenues not used before and they are SHOCKED when later down the line those same tactics are used against them. As a quick reminder, Harry Reid changing the rules to nominate judges, or President Obama using his pen and phone bypassing Congress.
Investigators HAVE FOUND ballots that should have been disqualified here, so saying that there is no fraud is pure nonsense. However, the second part of that has the cheating been found in sufficient quantity to change the outcome of Joe Biden’s victory and the answer is no. Yet there have been court challenges and orders to prevent investigators from examining evidence and in the six weeks since the election.
Remember, the Democrats never accepted that Donald Trump won in 2016 and immediately launched the Russia conspiracy theories that took two and a half years and almost 50 million dollars to find that… the Trump campaign never colluded with the Russians. Now we are not even two months into this and sanctions are being threatened by the top law enforcement official in this state against those that are using the courts to legitimately question the results in a peaceful manner.
Not a great plan and the GOP might want to try this one day. Pandora’s boxes are never closed once opened.
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African leaders reaffirm solidarity with Cuba demanding end to US blockade
Morning Star | Friday, 15 February 2019 | Click here for original article
The African Union (AU) reaffirmed its solidarity with Cuba yesterday, demanding an end to the illegal six-decade long US economic blockade.
African leaders gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa adopted a resolution opposing the “economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba” for the 10th consecutive time.
The 55 AU member states supported the resolution adopted by the United Nations last year which condemned the blockade and received 189 votes in its favour.
The bloc described the US blockade as “an unjustified and long-standing measure” and called for it to be lifted.
It warned that the economic siege of the country “is the main obstacle to the implementation in Cuba of the United Nations Agenda 2030.”
This is a programme designed to promote economic development, strengthen peace and guarantee citizens access to justice.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez thanked the peoples and governments of Africa for demanding the end of the blockade.
He stated that this act “reaffirms the bonds of brotherhood and solidarity that unite us.”


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Google and Vocativ recently paired up to investigate which words people have trouble spelling. They released a list of the most problematic terms by state based on search data, and the word grey appeared a staggering twelve times. So is grey incorrect?
Grey and gray are both accepted in the English language. They refer to a color of a neutral tone between black and white, and can also be used metaphorically to convey gloom and dullness. However, gray is the more popular spelling in the US, while grey reigns supreme in the UK. For centuries, the one letter difference between gray and grey has left people wondering if the two have different meanings.
Both spellings evolved from the Old English termgrǣg and have retained their primary definition as a color, but many people have sought to assign grayand grey to slightly different shades. For instance, in his work Chromatography; or, a Treatise on Colours and Pigments, and of their Powers in Painting published in 1835, the chemist George Field wrote that gray “denotes a class of cool cinereous colours in which blue predominates,” while Field reserves grew to describe a more neutral shade. However, such nuanced distinctions are not observed in popular usage today.
EL James’s best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey, along with the blockbuster film of the same name released earlier this year, may have contributed to increased uncertainty about how to spell the term in recent years.
Rest assured that when it comes to the tones between black and white, both grey and gray are acceptable spellings in the English language. If you do find yourself trying to remember which side of the pond uses which spelling more often, keep in mind this mnemonic trick: England begins with an e, while America begins with an a.
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I had occasion, recently, to look over a few chapters of an unpublished book. After reading the first two chapters, I still was not sure where the story was going. Some interesting foreshadowing had been included. We had been introduced to a rich palette of characters. The story was told from a single character’s point of view. But, something was missing. No clear direction had appeared for the story to go. The first chapter was essentially backstory. It was interesting, but it gave background. No story was really started there.
The first chapter was essentially backstory. It was interesting, but it gave background. No story was really started there.
The second chapter was in a different setting from the first and a host of new characters arrived on the scene, which is not always bad if their presence somehow invokes or gets the story rolling. That did not happen.
In conversations with the author, I found out that the main story line was going to involve one of the main characters. It was not, however, the character whose POV was being presented in the first two chapters. It was another one.
It seems like the first two chapters suffered from a personality disorder.
The main crux of the story (according to the synopsis provided) was not to come until much later in the book.
Readers want to know the core of the story quickly. Unless they are drawn in from the beginning, they will put your book down. That action results in bad reviews if you get any reviews at all.
Modern readers want to be grabbed by the lapels in the first chapter and convinced that this book is worth reading. They want to be motivated to continue reading. Each page needs to propel them to the next. Chapter endings need to shout out, “Read the next chapter to find out what happens next!”
Don’t fall so much in love with your characters and your settings that you forget to start the story right away. That is what the readers are looking for, they can fall in love with the characters and the settings along the course of the book. Hook them first. Show them around later.
A free service that you can use to do a quick check on your writing is Grammarly. Download the free add-on for your browser and it will always be there in the background anytime you are writing on-line. It is not foolproof and it is not right all the time. But, it does check a lot of common errors including misspelled words and punctuation errors.
I use it as an additional backup check for my proofreading and editing. It checks all my Facebook and Twitter posts. It’s even running right now as I write this and caught a few typos from my fumble-fingered hands.
There is also a Word add-on for those who subscribe to the service and online checker that will allow you to cut and paste text from your word processor into an on-line Grammarly window to check for errors.
It will not make you a better writer. But, properly used, it can keep you from making your embarrassing errors public.
And, for people like me, that is a very good thing. 😀
I had a long, unfruitful discussion with a potential client about a touchy subject—backstory. This person likes to write books in the old style where the author writes chapter after chapter setting the story up, building your characters and their world and then beginning the story. I tried to explain that is not really what readers want now, but they could not be dissuaded. While people like Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey got away with it, they did so because that was what the style was when they were writing. It does not work now. If you are going to write, you have to decide whether you prefer writing books to selling them.
Why do I say that? Let me explain. When you open a book, you are interested in what the story is about, who the characters are and the setting. But, you don’t necessarily want to meander through three chapters of taking a tour, hearing the local history and having coffee with the characters before the story begins. You want to get into the story straightaway. You want to meet, briefly, the chief characters and get introduced to their world and their struggle right away. If not, I can imagine you sitting, fidgeting and tapping your toe saying “get on with it!” When I writer takes that long setting the story up, I think they started their book at the wrong point. All the peaceful stuff that went on before the start of the story is fine as background. But, it is only that, background. I don’t really need to know all that stuff to begin with the story. Leave it for later. Tell me only when and if I need to know it to understand the story or the stakes for the characters.
Prologues are much the same thing. They, usually, take the reader back to a time before the story begins for some cogent piece of information. If the story does not rely on the reader knowing this information to get the plot or understand the world of the story, then the prologue is only delaying the start of the story. Leave it out.
Almost a year ago, I was privileged to attend the Northwest Christian Writers Renewal conference. One of the sessions I attended was taught by Diana Savage. Her topic was Self-Editing Tips and Tricks. Here are my impressions from that session.
Diana Savage taught about Self-Editing Tips and Tricks. She has spent years as a writer and in the editing business, and I could tell that she was teaching from the heart of that experience. Some topics included:
- Types of Editing.
- Info on Copyright law
- Style Manuals
- Books on Grammar and Editing
- Finding an editor
She emphasized the importance of using strong action verbs and avoiding the use of adverbs that end in -ly. Good advice. She also stressed the importance of using active rather than passive voice and careful proofreading. She also pointed out that the gold standard for dictionaries is the Merriam-Webster as is the Chicago Manual of Style for other things.
Both the Merriam-Webster and the Chicago Manual of Style are available in print and have online subscriptions as well.
My takeaway from this session was a reinforcement of the need for excellent editing. You can avoid a lot of editing issues by taking care while you write.
This year’s conference will be May 15-16, 2015. There is still time to register and attend. Here is a link.

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Airplane Food Maker
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- Be a chef with your own awesome kitchen!
- Create your very own delicious airplane-styled food.
- Make drinks, serve up hot lunches, bake treats and more.
- Easy to use, and you never have to worry about cleaning up!

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If you were in San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) then you were finally able to see some gameplay footage from Marvel's Avengers, published by Square Enix and developed by Crystal Dynamics. The real question is, when will the rest of the world get to see this gameplay footage? Well, we finally got word from the Marvel Games panel during SDCC, where it confirmed that the video will be released online after Gamescom 2019.
For those unaware, Gamescom 2019 runs from August 20 to 24, so there's a good chance that the Avengers demo footage will premiere on August 26 (thanks to Gematsu). That's a month or so away but at least we have some reasonable waiting time, though they probably should have debuted this during E3 since everyone seems to like the gameplay they've seen and, honestly, the trailer that is available isn't very good.
Judging from the reactions online, it looks like this will be some lengthy Avengers videos. There's a good chance that it will be divided into several videos since they show gameplay and customization so that's a lot of things to look forward to. For now, we'll have to be patient and hope that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics pull this game off since we all want another good Marvel game like Marvel's Spider-Man.
Marvel's Avengers will be coming out on May 15, 2020, for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia.
Read:Marvel Fans Are Going Crazy Over Square Enix's New Avengers Videogame


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The Jo Shirt features a long-sleeved button-up shirt with beautiful hand embroidery details on the front and back.
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A fast track to ruin? Amtrak opponents fear high-speed plans in Old Lyme
The Federal Railroad Administration is moving closer to a recommendation on how to improve the capacity, speed and resiliency along the Northeast Rail corridor.
The agency is expected to present its long-range vision by the end of this year for the nearly 500-mile-long corridor from Washington to Boston.
Old Lyme was home to early American Impressionist painters. Today, it’s known for its arts museum, arts college, well-preserved historic homes and marshlands.


As our President and his administration continue to roll back longstanding environmental protections, cities like San Francisco are not backing down. In fact, we are doubling down on our efforts. San Francisco has joined global efforts to limited limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees celsius by committing to developing a Paris Agreement-compliant Climate Action Strategy by 2020 that charts the City’s course to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and adapts to the unavailable impacts of a changing climate (see integrated Climate and Hazards Resilience Plan).
The Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan will help San Francisco meet this Climate Action Strategy commitment. More information on that plan is available here.


ORLANDO -- Devin Harris woke up and his sprained left shoulder felt good, which was good news for the Nets. Harris will play tonight when the Nets play their first road game of the season, at the brand new Amway Center against Dwight Howard and the Magic.
"Tim (Walsh, the Nets' athletic trainer) did a great job of getting it loose last night. I woke up and felt great today,'' Harris said. "We’re ready to go.''
Harris, who injured his shoulder in a collision with Charlotte's Stephen Jackson in Wednesday's game, had said after that game that he would be fine, and he did not expect to miss any time. He didn't practice with the team Thursday, but after the team arrived in Orlando that evening, he worked out with Walsh and felt good.
"I said I was going to play. I win. Timmy (Walsh) loses,'' he said with a smile.
Harris said he won't be wearing any kind of brace on the shoulder during the game, and Nets coach Avery Johnson said the point guard is "100 percent'' and won't be restricted at all in the game.


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Legacies is the lastest series in the Vampire Diaries Universe and it has managed to acquire a massive following. Now, with two seasons in, can we expect the third one. Let's explore.
The Vampire Diaries franchise seems to be as immortal as the very characters featured in it. Spin-off after spin-off and the success continues to mount in their favor. The latest spin-off series "Legacies" has been getting loads of attention but is it going to be short-lived or is it going to stand the test of time like its predecessors. Only time will tell. Now with Legacies season 2 basically over, can we expect the third season. Let's explore.
Good news for all you "Legacies" fans out there! The show has been renewed for a third season. The CW was very quick in bringing back our friends from the Salvatore School. The announcement of the renewal was made very soon after the release of season 2. The official Twitter page for the series shared the news on January 7th, 2020 with the caption:
There’s more monsters to fight. #Legacies has been renewed for Season 3!
The CW has announced that Legacies Season 3 will be released in January 2021
With such a speedy renewal we could have assumed that the third season would premiere in October just like the other seasons. However, as you know, the current COVID-19 situation has caused many delays in the entertainment sector. Any filming that was to be done for the new season would certainly be postponed to a later date for the safety of the cast and crew.
The current world situation also caused the rest of season 2 to be delayed as well. The last episode of season 2 was not meant to be the spring finale.
We completed through episode 216 for now. It’s actually a fun accidental season finale with a good cliffhanger, so it will be temporarily satisfying until we’re able to go back and finish the rest.— Julie Plec (@julieplec) March 14, 2020
The show's creator, Julie Plec, in a response to a tweet, mentioned that the last episode may have to serve as an "accidental" season two finale for now:
We completed through episode 216 for now. It's actually a fun accidental season finale with a good cliffhanger, so it will be temporarily satisfying until we're able to go back and finish the rest.
This could mean that the rest of season 2 may actually not happen and just be moved into season 3. There's no confirmation on that yet.
It's really going to be impossible for us to tell who's going to return for the new season because we still don't know who's going to survive season 2. The Vampire Diaries universe has taught us that no one is safe and a character can be here today and gone tomorrow. But we can probably safely assume that we'll be seeing Danielle Rose Russell return as Hope Mikaelson
Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby, Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman, Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman, and Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman.
Season 2 "ended" with a bit of a cliffhanger as we saw Hope and Landon unable to wake up. Dark Josie is now dead and Josie is back to normal but the Necromancer is still out on the loose in the school. The new season will most likely continue on from here and let us know if Hope and Landon are dead. They most likely aren't dead, but if they are they will have to return, right?
Another possible plot that can emerge in the new season is the return of Kai Parker. Kai Parker featured in the original Vampire Diaries series as the villain who killed Josie and Lizzie Saltzman's mother.
The beginning of season 2 hinted his return and Plec told TVLine that this was "definitely not the last we've heard of him".
"We'll keep laying little Kai Parker Easter eggs, because he is a massive part of the twins' backstory and mythology, which is something we plan on telling stories from for the entire series," she added.
"While I know we'll never be able to get Chris Wood back for an entire series, it's certainly fun to keep him alive in the hopes that we'll get to see him in small doses over the course of the run of the show."
At the moment, there is no trailer for the third season. We have made this section so that we can easily update it when a trailer is released. For now, feel free to enjoy the trailer for season 2.
repeat after me .... if there is a legacies season 3 and penelope park is not in it , i will not watch it AT ALL pic.twitter.com/O6DVNuNpfB— 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 ᴮᴸᴹ (@parksIetter) May 26, 2020


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As a deluge of iPhone 14 rumours continues to wash over the internet, we’re starting to get reports that contradict other reports. One of particular interest is that the iPhone 14 Pro’s software will make the rumoured display cut-outs look like a large pill rather than two distinct pieces.
The detail comes from an anonymous tipster cited by MacRumors. It builds off previous rumours that the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will replace the notch with a hole-punch cut-out for the front-facing camera alongside a small pill-shaped cut-out for the Face ID sensors. The two cut-outs would form a sideways ‘i’ shape.
However, this new information from MacRumors’ tipster claims that the space between the two cut-outs won’t be used when the screen is on, making it look like one cut-out instead of two separate ones. MacRumors said it discovered “chatter” across Chinese social media networks supposedly from Foxconn employees involved in the iPhone 14 Pro assembly that also mentioned the unified pill, and the publication shared the following image as an illustration of what it could look like:
Another interesting tidbit here is that, according to the tipster, Apple’s software can expand the blacked-out area to host content. As an example, the software could make the area wider or taller to incorporate status icons or to deliver certain notifications.
Although MacRumors doesn’t mention this, I could see that space being used to display things like microphone or camera indicators. Another possibility could be that the green call/hotspot indicator could move to appear around the hole-punch. Basically, any of the status icons from this page could wind up there.
Of course, this is all a rumour, and as such, you should probably be skeptical. MacRumors said it couldn’t verify the sources, so keep that in mind as well.
Update 2022/08/31 at 4:47pm ET: Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman corroborated the report in a tweet, noting that the “separation would look odd during use.”
This is true. It looks like one wide pill shaped cutout. Having that separation would look odd during use. https://t.co/SrAtYQsENx
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) August 31, 2022
Ultimately, it’s interesting to think about the ways the move to a hole-punch cut-out could impact iOS. When Apple introduced the notch back on the iPhone X, it had to significantly change how the status bar worked to accommodate the new hardware. Those changes included adjustments to which icons were visible in the status bar, how users accessed things like Control Center and Notification Center, and more. As such, it wouldn’t surprise me if the hole-punch display similarly changed things up.
For everything we expect to see at Apple’s upcoming fall event, follow this link.


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With the help of effective injectable dermal fillers such as Juvederm®, Columbus, Ohio, our master injectors can give you control over your aging looks. Dr. 唐纳森 was of the first surgeons in Columbus to offer Juvederm®XC— the first Juvederm filler that actually contained numbing medicine for maximum comfort. Now, it is one of the practice’s most often-used fillers!
This minimally-invasive procedure has become popular because patients experience very little down time after the injections. 也, Juvederm® treatments often last longer – up to a year, as compared to 玻尿酸® or BOTOX® Cosmetic, and it carries minimal risk of complications.
Juvederm® therapy will leave you smiling for many reasons:
Thin creases appearing at the corner of your mouth will vanish.
Thin, dry lips no longer require gloss and plumpers to look pretty and full.
And no more concealers, as under eye dark circles fade away.
To many women, the size and shape of the lips play a crucial role in their facial appearance. If you are looking to redefine and reshape your lips, you may want to consider Juvederm, an injectable filler often used for lip restoration and augmentation. At 唐纳森整形手术, our team is ready to help you restore the life in your lips!
Juvederm Ultra Plus is a thicker more viscous substance than Juvederm Ultra. 因此, Ultra Plus can provide more dramatic results in areas with deeper lines and hollows in the skin.
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MRI’s and 3-D photography have proven that we all lose facial volume and fullness as we age. This process is more responsible for signs of aging than gravity — and it can be curbed with facial fillers.
Many products have been used in the past to increase volume in the cheeks, 包括脂肪, 玻尿酸, Juvederm, Radiesse和乳酸.
Who Is the Right Candidate for Juvederm?
This procedure is ideal for anyone who wants to improve the appearance and fullness of their lips. 那些有好, 嘴唇周围的垂直线条, sometimes as a result of smoking or using drinking straws, 从这种澳洲幸运10最新正规开奖官网中获益吗. 也, if you are looking to enhance the cupid’s bow (the dip in the middle of the upper lip), 处理唇线和皱纹, or just define your natural lip contour, 这种疗法很适合你. Before the procedure, you will need to consult with your doctor to discuss your unique expectations.
This dermal filler contains a hyaluronic acid based gel that helps in plumping the lips. This acid is made naturally in the body, though production slows as you age. It has a moisturizing effect that gives the lips and the face a youthful appearance. After cleansing the treatment area, this gel is injected in different areas of the lips depending on the aesthetic that is being achieved. For lines that are difficult to treat, Juvederm can be combined with other laser treatment options to ensure optimum rejuvenation.
What to Expect After Juvederm Treatment
澳洲幸运10最新正规开奖官网后, your physician may advise you to protect your lips with an SPF-based lip balm if you are exposed to the sun. Saunas and steam rooms should be avoided for two weeks. T在这里 is minimal risk of swelling or bruising, but you can use an ice pack to relieve swelling should you experience it. 也, it is recommended not to partake in any additional treatments in the lip area for at least one week.
More Juvederm for subtle lips: Volbella
Juvederm Volbella is another dermal filler that contains hyaluronic acid to add volume to your lips and is used to smooth wrinkles and fine lines. It is a single treatment that helps in smoothing vertical creases, improving the appearance of the lip contour, and achieving the right symmetry. Volbella uses Vycross technology to have a cross-linking impact on the gel that is injected into the lips. This treatment can improve the cupid’s bow of the lips and treat marionette lines.
Voluma has the advantages of predictability, consistency and durability. Because hyaluronic acid naturally occurs in the collagen of human skin, it does not require allergy-testing and does not risk rejection. The cross-linking process renders the product more durable and early studies indicate patient satisfaction up to two years after treatment!
Have additional questions about our Juvederm treatments? Wish to schedule your initial consultation?

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- 1 What paint do you use on sweaters?
- 2 Can you paint a sweater with acrylic paint?
- 3 What kind of paint can I use on fabric?
- 4 Can you paint on sweaters?
- 5 Will fabric paint wash off clothes?
- 6 Will acrylic paint wash off clothes?
- 7 Is acrylic paint permanent on clothes?
- 8 Is acrylic paint waterproof?
- 9 How do you get paint to stick to fabric?
- 10 How do you permanently paint fabric?
- 11 Is acrylic paint and fabric paint same?
- 12 Does chalk paint make fabric stiff?
- 13 Does painting fabric really work?
- 14 What can you add to acrylic paint to make it fabric paint?
What paint do you use on sweaters?
It’s usually best to use acrylic fabric paint. Fabric paint, which are also known as textile paint, is most commonly made from an acrylic polymer. This acrylic, which is bonded with a color and then emulsified, makes the paint durable against routine use, multiple washes, and sunlight.
Can you paint a sweater with acrylic paint?
Yes! As long as you use a textile medium, the acrylic paint will blend seamlessly into the fabric. Can you use acrylic paint on fabric without a medium? Yes, you can use acrylic paint on fabric without a medium, but always use a medium when painting on a fabric you’re going to wear like a t-shirt.
What kind of paint can I use on fabric?
Acrylic paint dries quickly, is available in a nearly limitless assortment of colors, and is permanent once dry. It is colorfast and relatively flexible, and thus is suitable for use on fabric. If fabric paint is not available, acrylic paint is an excellent stand-in.
Can you paint on sweaters?
Although regular acrylic paint would (technically) work, I recommend using fabric paint. Before you start painting, place a few pieces of newspaper inside your sweater to keep paint from bleeding through. Then, using a foam brush, paint your design. Slightly dampen your brush, and dab the paint in place.
Will fabric paint wash off clothes?
Fabric paints need to be heat-set if they’re painted on something that’s going to be washed. At a minimum, wait 24 hours just to be sure the paint is dry. After you’ve set the paint in, give it at least four days (according to Golden Paints) before washing the fabric.
Will acrylic paint wash off clothes?
Acrylic paints are water-based, just like latex paint (aka wall paint), and dry much faster than oils or watercolors. Because acrylic is water-based, it’s not impossible to remove from clothing or other fabrics.
Is acrylic paint permanent on clothes?
Acrylic paint will stay permanent on clothing. Once it dries and is heat set with a dryer or iron, it’s there forever. Make sure you DON’T use washable acrylic paint! It won’t work for this project.
Is acrylic paint waterproof?
Although it might be slightly water-resistant, it does not provide a waterproof coat. To make it waterproof, add a sealer over the acrylic paint. If you have not treated the surface in any way and the paint is still wet, the rain can wash away the acrylic paint.
How do you get paint to stick to fabric?
Before you start your project, take a piece of medium-grit sandpaper, and very lightly rub the surface of your fabric. This will cause the paint to adhere much better to the fabric. By using a spray bottle filled with water, lightly spray the whole surface of your fabric.
How do you permanently paint fabric?
Paint on fabric permanently by mixing a fabric medium with acrylic paint. Acrylic paint is fast drying and waterproof but can crack or peel if used on its own. Adding a fabric medium gives the paint flexibility to move with the garment, thus ensuring a permanent finish.
Is acrylic paint and fabric paint same?
The biggest difference between normal fabric paint and acrylic paint is that acrylic paint is much thicker, which can cause flaking of the paint and an uncomfortable stiffness to the fabric. The easiest way to make a fabric paint from a basic acrylic paint is to thin it using an acrylic medium.
Does chalk paint make fabric stiff?
Will it be too “crunchy” and “stiff” to actually sit on? Although it does not feel like the softest chair ever, and it may not be the chair you choose to cuddle up and take a nap on.. it does 100% still feel like fabric!! You could almost describe it as feeling like outdoor fabric.
Does painting fabric really work?
Pros: Painting upholstery is much faster and easier than reupholstering or making slipcovers. Painted upholstery is a lot easier to keep clean because paint is waterproof: just wipe off any dirty areas with a damp cloth. It is easy to repair any surface scratches: just touch up with paint!
What can you add to acrylic paint to make it fabric paint?
To use the fabric medium, you simply mix 1 part fabric medium with 2 parts acrylic paint. The fabric medium is a liquid that mixes easily with the paint and thins it out a bit. It did not dilute the color of the paint as far as we could tell. Wash and dry your fabric prior to painting if possible, then paint away.


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Trump Tells Clinton: "You'd Be in Jail"
After avoiding questions about his recorded comments bragging about sexually assaulting women during the second presidential debate, Donald Trump brought up Hillary Clinton's email scandal. Trump went so far as to threaten imprisoning Clinton if he were president. Despite not being charged with a crime, Trump pledged that as president he would hire a "special prosecutor" to investigate her use of a private email server.
Equally as appalling, Trump said "she should be ashamed of herself," referring to the private email server. Addressing Trump's pledge to charge her over the emails, Clinton said, "It's just good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump isn't in charge of the laws in this country."
Trump interrupted her, as he did repeatedly this evening, and said, "Because you'd be in jail."
Clinton remained relatively calm throughout his barrage of insults and efforts to derail the conversation about the issues. "Let's get to the issues that people care about tonight," she said. "Let's get to their question."