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Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 59. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.
Open Mic Winners From Week 59
Steemit Open Mic Rules
- The cutoff date for entries is Friday
- Only 1 entry per person per week
- "Steemit Open Mic Week 59" must the beginning of the post title.
- "Steemit Open Mic Week 59" must be said at the beginning of your video
- Live performances only specifically made for this contest
- openmic must be the first tag
- Add a link to your post in the comments of the contest post.
- You must upvote this post.
- If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.
Thank you SO much @ausbitbank for creating the @openmic account and helping to get it funded with 20,000 Steem Power in under 24-hours! Awesome accomplishment that really helps us reward people who enter Open Mic.
A great big thanks to @xeldal who delegated over 20,000 Steem Power to my account in support of Steemit Open Mic. Great news for people entering the contest because now an upvote rewards you more.
When asked why they delegated Steem to my account the response was:
I've got it just sitting here and I'm thinking it does more good for everyone if I delegate it to people who bring life to the network. Plus, it makes me happy.
We all thank you for that.
A big shout out to @pfunk for sponsoring Steemit Open Mic and getting the word out with his post titled, Hey Did You Know There's A Weekly Steem Open Mic Contest --- by @pfunk
I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.
ALSO PLEASE REMEMBER TO SAY "STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 60" AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR VIDEO ON NEXT WEEKS ENTRIES If you don't say that you will not qualify for rewards (other than what your post makes) for this contest. Very important. Some of you would have won the last few weeks if you would just remember to say those words at the beginning of your video.
Also, remember to start your post title with the words "Steemit Open Mic Week 60" so we can find your post easily in the feed.
If you are playing an original song please add the word "Original" in your title somewhere so we can find you and award you a bonus.
To learn more about the rules to entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.
Thanks to @pfunk for helping to sponsor Open Mic and he's even generously been giving Steem bonuses to participants posting original music. You can vote for @pfunk to remain a Steemit witness by clicking here and voting for @pfunk.
You can also meet up with us on Discord at The Steemit Local Musicians Society
Steemit Open Mic Judges
Steemit Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connection on Steemit through music. Watching the collaboration happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemit Open Mic is very rewarding and many of the people who play and post earn some nice rewards for playing a song.
For many, it's easier to get some Steem in your tip jar by playing for Steemit Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.
Steemit Open Mic Trending Posts
Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 59
It was so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.
Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @afrao0, @brimax, @trillex, @davidfar, @lisamalletart, @steemmatt, @chrisroberts, @mogatiexperiment, @lynnm, @denis.savisko, @joseacabrerav, @the-vile-maxim, @addiesworld, @lucybanks, @jaybird, @jesuszoliz, @jesusman12, @claratymusic, @onetruebrother, @apine, @carlgnash, @beeflomein, @travisacid, and @owner99
and the winners are...
The level of emotion that @melavie is somehow able to routinely express is rather profound! The melodies she constructs alongside her clear lyrical acumen is nothing short of amazing! Yet, she’s just a girl in her bedroom - burning some candles and playing her self-composed music. I don’t know about you, but for me, such a miraculous combination of intense talent and organic purity is simply far too priceless - by any measure - to ignore! - @passion-ground
This was a beautifully haunting and enchanting performance from you. You are able to encompass a suspenseful storytelling aura to your sweet sounding and well-controlled voice. Your vibrato gave your melodies that extra chilling momentum that commands us to stay keen and truly tune in and listen to what you are conveying to us. Your musical talents and skills are certainly not an illusion and your impact on our contest indeed matters. Keep creating wonderful original songs and more success and growth shall come of it. This definitely deserves many playthroughs. Thank you and I look forward to your next entry. - @verbal-d
*This is a killer song and sung so fricken well, I just love the passion coming through your voice - you have range and control but it's the passion I just swoon for.
I was singing along with you from the first moment, I love the effect you're using on your voice - I love the sliding style that eases from note to note, it creates a wave within the song itself and the voice is what moves it.
This is a perfect example of how to sing a song, I don't mean technically (though I couldn't fault you) but how it builds and has a flow of its own with the music as accompaniment - for me the vocals were just so on point I couldn't resist but to place you, your entry is just so deserving.
You have wowed me a few times now and I really can't wait to see what you have in store for us next time, I look forward to hearing your entry next week - if you haven't already do yourself a favor and check her out now!* - @krystle
*You, without a doubt, sang and poured your entire heart out on this one. From your very first entry that I seen of you, I knew you would bring something special to our contest. I always commend original artists for their creativity, and this song is really heartfelt and moving. The chorus is an Earworm and makes us all want to sing along with you. When you incorporate your true emotions and feelings into music, you connect with your audience so much easier without needing to force anything. You certainly gave an influential performance both vocally and guitar-wise, so this and your growth of impact is what decided me to place you third on my list. Thank you for this entry, looking forward to what else you will surprise us with.. - @verbal-d
I for one thought that this cat, @g10a, was just a karaoke type dude. How wrong was I! He can most certainly play a guitar, compose a meaningful song, and sing his passionate ass-off! For all of that and more, he has earned my utmost respect. @g10a is the quintessential Open-Mic artist/entrant that I so love to embrace and encourage. I know what such encouragement might mean, as I for one, never had any such encouragement. If only I did, perhaps things might have turned out differently for me musically. Be that as it may, and apart from any such philosophical introspection, this is one pretty-darned good song and performance! And I hope that @g10a is able to maintain access to that guitar he managed to get his hands on, - in order to up his game, and follow his dreams! This guy rocks, and he’s a good guy… And that’s all that matters to me. -- @passion-ground
Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week.
Here are the performers this week
Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thank you @pfunk for sponsoring Open Mic with 320 Steem donation for each week! Very generous of you.
Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 60 by Following This Link
Open Mic Week 60 - Record Your Performance On Your Phone, Enter And Win Steem - Sponsored by @pfunk @luzcypher
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SensorFlow, a Singapore-based, smart energy management startup, has announced that it has secured US$2.7 million Series A funding led by private investor Pierre Lorinet, followed by Playfair Capital, Cocoon Capital, Entrepreneur First, 2be.lu Investments, Aurum Land and Insitu Asia Holdings.
The startup said in a press release that it would use the funding to boost its regional growth and to achieve its mission to make Asian hotels smart and energy efficient. This strategy will further expand SensorFlow’s rapid operational growth, allowing it to meet the demands of its growing clientele across major hotel chains in Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. It will also help SensorFlow to enter into new markets which include Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, bringing the startup closer to its goal of 800,000 smart hotel rooms by 2022.
Team SensorFlow with Co-founder and CEO Saikrishnan Ranganathan (centre)
Founded in 2016 by Saikrishnan Ranganathan and Max Pagel, the cleantech startup combines the use of smart wireless Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor, analyze and automate energy consumption of buildings, to drive better productivity, sustainability, and energy efficiency. The startup uses sensors to collect real-time data and AI to automate decision making. It said that its solutions have delivered up to 30 percent in energy savings and close to a 40 percent reduction in maintenance costs.
With energy consumption accounting for more than 60 percent of utility costs, the company is providing a solution for hoteliers that face a challenge on setting up an energy management system, which invariably carries high upfront cost and has integration issues.
The startup is in the midst of securing contracts with hotels and property developers in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, and it is hoping to expand into Sri Lanka, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia within the next two years.
This round of funding brings the total funds raised to date to US$3.5 million. Cocoon Capital led the previous round of funding in 2018 and followed by SG Innovate and SparkLabs under the Entrepreneur First accelerator programme.

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This Butterfly Life Cycle Craft is the perfect Homeschooling Lesson! My girls love creating crafts and learning hands-on. This is the perfect science activity that preschoolers will love.
Butterfly Life Cycle Craft | Homeschooling Lesson
One of our favorite things to do during the Spring as I mentioned in our last butterfly craft post was going to the Farmers Market and bringing home live caterpillars. There is no better way for a child to learn about something than to see it grow and change right in front of them. So, to go on with our Butterfly Cycle Unit we made a butterfly life cycle craft.
- White construction paper
- Markers and crayons
- Green and brown construction paper (for leaves and branches)
- Pom Poms
- Craft glue and scissors
- Label your white piece of construction paper with the Butterfly Life Cycle. I divide each cycle into a box so it’s easier to understand.
- In the first box labeled “egg” have your child create their caterpillar larvae egg on a leaf. Using green construction paper cut out a green leaf and glue a button to represent the egg.
- On the second box on the right labeled “caterpillar” have your child glue on pom poms to create a caterpillar. They can even use some markers or crayons to draw some grass or branches.
- On the third box labeled “chrysalis” have your child create and glue down some branches and a caterpillar chrysalis using construction paper.
- On the last box of the Life Cycle, your child can draw or create their own butterfly using construction papers and pom poms. My girls love to draw, so they wanted to draw their own butterflies.
At the end of your craft have a fun book ready to read about butterflies!
We are waiting for them to hatch from their Chrysalis. It will be any day now. The girls are so excited!
You Are Also Going To Love:
If your kids enjoyed this Butterfly Life Cycle Craft, then they will also love the following kid crafts I have put together for you:
Have you ever watched a caterpillars life cycle closely like this?

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Geithner Says 2%-3% Economic Growth Is ‘Realistic’ for U.S.Simon Kennedy
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- The Latest on the Political Turmoil in Zimbabwe
- Goldman Sachs Sees Four 2018 Fed Rate Hikes as U.S. Growth Gains
- Norway Idea to Exit Oil Stocks Is ‘Shot Heard Around the World’
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Celebrities sometimes follow the craziest diets, and Angelina Jolie has never been ordinary. So when news broke recently that she enjoys eating bugs and she even shares them with her kids, most people were shocked, but not necessarily surprised. Why does she consume bugs as part of her healthy diet? Keep reading to learn more.
Yes, Angelina Jolie Eats Bugs
BBC News aired a segment in which Angelina Jolie eats bugs with her kids. They prepared and ate scorpions and tarantulas while in Cambodia, and she even pointed out how to remove the fangs before cooking the bugs for consumption. She also explained that the first time that she ate bugs was during her first trip to the country. She stated that she started off by eating crickets with some beer, and she eventually moved her way up to eating bugs like tarantulas too. She went on to say that her kids like eating a bag of crickets much like other kids would eat a bag of potato chips.
But Are the Bugs Healthy?
The fact that Angelina Jolie eats bugs is one thing, but the question immediately arises regarding how safe and how healthy this practice really is. Are the bugs healthy to consume, or is she putting her health and her children’s health at risk as a result of a dangerous diet?
Well, it turns out that researchers have found that bugs are quite nutritious. The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry published a study in which experts claimed that insects could give you as much iron and magnesium, along with other nutrients, as steak. And when you compare crickets to beef, the bugs even have higher iron solubility, which allows your body to utilize the nutrient. Crickets, mealworms, and grasshoppers also contain larger concentrations of zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium when compared to beef.
On top of all of that, bugs also contain high amounts of protein. In fact, they could contain anywhere from 60-70% protein. They are also low in carbohydrates and fat. Overall, when it comes to nutritional content, bugs are not bad at all, but they are certainly an acquired taste.
So it’s clear that, even though her diet may seem extreme and out of the ordinary, Angelina Jolie is actually providing her own body, and her kids’ bodies, with a good amount of nutrition by properly preparing and consuming a variety of bugs.

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Review your fiduciary duties as executor. As an executor, you have a responsibility to the beneficiaries of the estate to efficiently manage the estate's assets and make decisions that benefit the entire trust. You are not permitted to take actions that would enrich you at the expense of the trust. For this reason, you should not sell any estate property during the liquidation process to yourself or any of your associates to avoid the appearance of a breach of your fiduciary duty.
Read the will. The will states the decedent’s wishes regarding how property is to be distributed amongst his beneficiaries. You may need to dispose of numerous assets to settle outstanding debts, but the will often can guide you in regards to what to sell first. Specific bequests made in the will with obvious emotional attachment may be liquidated after other assets, such as stock, that have less sentimental value.
Determine the purpose for the liquidation. You may need to liquidate assets to settle debts, or certain assets may need to be sold because the property cannot be divided or shared amongst the specified beneficiaries. You will either need to liquidate enough assets to cover the liabilities or liquidate specific assets based on the purpose.
Determine the value of the assets you wish to liquidate. If the assets are publicly traded stocks or securities, determining valuation will simply be a matter of looking up what the stocks are trading for on the appropriate exchange and printing out a copy of that price for your records. If the asset is real estate or property with an undefined market, you will need to have an appraisal. Hire a licensed appraiser with whom you do not a personal relationship. Consider having multiple appraisals to establish the fair market value and keep all reports related to the assets value.
Find a buyer. You may need to hire a broker or other intermediary to help you complete the sale, especially if the asset is real estate.
Review the probate code to determine if you need to have court approval prior to a sale. Since the assets are in probate, you may need to have the supervising court’s approval before you sell the asset. Consult with the appropriate clerk of court or your state’s probate code to determine what steps you need to take.
Complete the sale. Execute all documentation required for the transfer. Sign the documents in a way that signifies you are acting as executor for the estate. Deposit all funds from the sale in the estate's bank account, which you should have established as part of the probate process.

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Census case to be heard quickly
Trump government wants citizenship question added
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the Trump administration may add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire that will be sent to every household in the nation.
The justices have mostly avoided controversy while they adjusted to the new conservative majority created by the arrival in the fall of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The federal government has long gathered information about citizenship, but since 1950, it has not included a question on it in the forms sent once a decade to each household. Last month, a federal trial judge blocked the Commerce Department from adding the question, saying that the process that led to the decision was deeply flawed.
The Supreme Court stepped in before any appeals court had ruled on the matter, and it put the case on an unusually fast track.
The Supreme Court's speed was almost certainly a result of a looming deadline — the census forms are set to be printed in June.
Without immediate action from the court, the solicitor general, Noel Francisco, told the justices, "the government will be disabled for a decade from obtaining citizenship data through an enumeration of the entire population."
The Supreme Court scheduled arguments for late April, and it is expected to rule before the end of June.
The census case has its roots in the text of the Constitution, which requires an "actual enumeration" every 10 years, with the House of Representatives to be apportioned based on "the whole number of persons in each state."
"By its terms, therefore, the Constitution mandates that every 10 years the federal government endeavor to count every single person residing in the United States, whether citizen or noncitizen, whether living here with legal status or without," Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan wrote last month in his decision, setting out the consensus view.
Critics say adding the question on citizenship would undermine the accuracy of the census because both legal and unauthorized immigrants might refuse to fill out the forms.
By one government estimate, about 6.5 million people might decide not to participate.
That could reduce Democratic representation when congressional districts are drawn in 2021 and affect the distribution of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending.

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2022 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE ISSUE BRIEF
At Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), we uphold our tradition of doing things right by committing to a business model rooted in stewardship. Packaging plays an important role at TCCA in protecting the quality and nutritional benefits of our products, and allowing them to be stored, transported and eaten safely. Since nearly 40% of the world food supply becomes waste, packaging technology plays a significant role in preventing food waste by maximizing the shelf life of products. However, packaging itself also faces environmental challenges. It uses valuable resources in its production and generates waste, particularly when it is not recycled or repurposed. In fact, packaging accounts for as much as one-third of the non-industrial solid waste stream in developed countries. To address this challenge, we are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of packaging, without compromising its function, product safety or quality standards.
One of our Stewardship Charter commitments is Inspired Consumers. As vital stakeholders, our consumers are increasingly interested in the environmental impact of products, including packaging. At the same time, they expect our premium dairy products to be delicious, high quality and safe with a long shelf life — all factors that depend on excellent packaging. We have a Packaging Policy that defines sustainable packaging and outlines guidance criteria for all our product lines, and across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging types. Our Sustainable Packaging Program guides efforts across TCCA to assess and improve the environmental impact of our packaging.
Key Players:TCCA’s Research and Development (R&D) team has packaging engineers that research, design and source innovative packagingfor our perishable dairy products. This is done without compromising the function, safety, quality and consumer perception of Tillamook products. Our Environment & Community Impact (E&CI) team supports sustainable packaging efforts by leading the cross-functional Sustainable Packaging Program. These teams develop and implement policies; lead life-cycle assessment (LCA) projects to quantify packaging impact; and participate in industry organizations such as the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s Packaging Working Group. In addition, we currently track our packaging suppliers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance through our Stewardship Supplier Engagement Program, and we are working to create and track packaging-material-related KPIs.
As part of the Sustainable Packaging Program, the E&CI and R&D teams meet regularly to discuss emerging trends and global initiatives, alternative and novel packaging types, environmental impacts of our packaging, resource reduction opportunities, and end-of-life options and their feasibility. In the context of manufacturing, “end of life” refers to the final stages of a product’s existence; scenarios can include recycling, composting, biodegradability and landfill. As members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, we proactively seek out and utilize packaging sustainability evaluation tools. This includes screening LCA tools to understand the impacts of our packaging. We also develop strategies with our peers and competitors by participating with the Packaging Working Group of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Packaging plays a critical role in protecting the shelf life, quality and nutritional benefits of our products because it allows them to be stored, transported and consumed safely. Food waste represents a major economic loss and produces 8% of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While we promote the use of recyclable, lightweight and low-volume materials, our packaging should always fulfill its primary role: protecting food until it reaches the end consumer. As part of our Sustainable Packaging Program, we consider the impacts of packaging and food waste together so we can create strategies for overall impact reduction.
TCCA’s Sustainable Packaging Program criteria for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging solutions (where applicable and feasible) cover the following:
Packaging Design and Production
Design packaging structure minimizing weight and volume without sacrificing packaging and food integrity whenever possible.
Implement continuous improvement in the production to optimize energy, and material utilization.
Meet market criteria for performance and cost.
Meet shelf-life criteria to protect food, ensure food safety, reduce food waste and visibly show evidence of tampering, if any.
Improve storability and shelf life for consumers with innovative reclosure design.
Provide guidance on the product usage; health and safety data; and other mandatory and educational information for consumers.
Maximize the use of recycled or renewable source materials.
Promote the use of materials that can be recycled or recovered, as well as reusable and multi-purpose.
Packaging Transportation and Distribution
Strive for packaging solutions that result in low weight and volume of packages which makes them lighter to transport thereby reducing fuel consumption and energy use.
Strive for packaging designs that enable convenient and efficient transportation, storage and usage of the product.
Packaging End of Life
Minimize post-industrial waste generated from packaging.
Use materials that are recycle-ready or compostable at the end of life (if municipal facilities are available).
Avoid the use of substances that can negatively impact the environment during packaging production, recovery and disposal.
Minimize packaging waste at all stages.
Achieve lower carbon footprint by ensuring efficient material and energy usage across the product’s entire lifecycle.
We have worked with a consulting firm The Good Company to conduct the analysis and estimate GHG emissions from our packaging – including the agriculture, processing, packaging and transportation emissions. In 2019, we initiated our first packaging LCA to compare the environmental impact of our paperboard-based ice-cream pint packaging with multiple bio-based options.The study also evaluated end-of-life disposal scenarios (composting versus landfill), reduced emissions factors and carbon sequestration for plant byproduct materials. The LCA results revealed that our current pint packaging materials contribute about 8% to the overall footprint of an ice cream pint. About half of the packaging emissions is from transportation and the other half is from materials. Interestingly, our current paperboard-pint container has a lower carbon footprint when compared to the six bio-based alternative options in the study, even under conditions where end-of-life compostability and waste byproducts are taken into consideration.
In 2021 we conducted an LCA on our cheese and yogurt packaging to help us understand the environmental impacts of our packaging for these major product categories and identified lower-GHG alternatives. The results of these studies will help inform future packaging decisions — all while taking product safety, shelf life and cost into consideration. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is aligned with the finding of these studies, which show that bio-based products can have higher emissions. Our 2021 packaging LCA studies on current cheese and yogurt packaging further helped us understand the environmental impacts of our packaging for these major product categories and identified lower-GHG alternatives.
Since their publication in 2021, we have been working towards the following packaging goals:
Avoid additional and unnecessary packaging while prioritizing the uncompromising quality of our products and the reduction of food waste.
Commit to 100% of our packaging solutions being recyclable, reusable or compostable in municipal facilities by 2030.
Increase recycled content to 20% on average in our plastic packaging by 2025 and eliminate the use of all virgin plastic by 2035.
Source all virgin paper packaging from certified sustainable forestry sources and use 50% or more recycled fiber by 2025.
Educate our consumers on actionable ways to reduce food waste and properly dispose, recycle or reuse our packages.
As we continue this critical work, a scientific approach remains our guide. We know our path forward is dependent upon many factors including ensuring we continue to meet the highest quality and food safety for our consumers, complying with all applicable regulations, recycling and alternative material availability, and more. By joining the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and participating in the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s Packaging Working Group and other groups, we’re working together to stay informed and encourage innovation in packaging and recycling markets.
Additional details on our sustainable packaging goals can be found at : https://www.tillamook.com/stewardship/stewardship-in-action/packaging.
U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
We are always on the lookout for lower impact packaging alternatives and apply scientific rigor to ensure that alternatives don’t have any unintended consequences. Through our Packaging Sustainability Goals we are further trying to lower the overall impact of our packaging.
Our 2022 Stewardship Report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.
Commitments to stewardship
Other Ways we’re doing Dairy right
- Thriving FarmsHelping farmers to be more efficient, economically sound and viable for generations.View Commitment
- Healthful CowsCommitting to keep our cows healthful, comfortable, and productive.View Commitment
- Inspired ConsumersDemanding a higher standard of excellence for great tasting products that consumers love.View Commitment
- Enduring EcosystemsConserving air, land and water, while reducing energy and waste on farms, in facilities and across our truck fleet.View Commitment
- Fulfilled EmployeesFostering a culture that’s enriching and fulfilling for all of our employees.View Commitment
- Enriched CommunitiesStrengthening communities with agricultural advocacy, food security and healthful children.View Commitment

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natural and good bacteria in clean hands is good for digestion and immunity.
Idli dough will never raise unless you mix it with hands.
As first touch of a freind could make it relation deeper.
thanks to bacteria or so I am told that teach us a good thinking therapy of touching.
Indian culture is the best way to keep relation...that bacteria make it healthier.
thanks to mom also...that make possible easy way to life.
if hand touching convert to make disease then why the most popution make it in behaviour....tell me...
- Alaknanda singh

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- CoinGecko is giving away 20 exclusive passes to its flagship event.
- The event is GeckoCon 2022 which will take place in July 2022.
- Interested parties must follow the instructions on CoinGecko’s tweet to win the passes.
CoinGecko announces an exciting giveaway for its inaugural GeckoCon. The convention is titled — NFTs Gone Wild. In particular, CoinGecko made the announcement on Twitter. Here, CoinGecko says that they will be giving away 20 exclusive passes to GeckoCon 2022.
In detail, the tweet explains how one can become eligible to win these exclusive passes to GeckoCon 2022. First off, interested participants will have to register here. Next, to become eligible, all registered participants must also like and retweet the post.
To note, Winners of this giveaway will be announced and emailed after CoinGecko’s Meetup (alpha-packed) event as confirmed by the tweet. The post is already gaining some engagement as participants are starting to trickle in.
Specifically, the event will take place between July 14 to July 15, 2022. To highlight, the event will host over 200 speakers, over 50 sessions, and will give away over $100,000 worth of prizes.
Another exciting element at the event is a string of activities. These will range from metaverse parties to NFT game competitions, and so much more. To add on, some notable speakers include Sebastian Borget — the co-founder of Sandbox, and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park.
Also making an appearance as speakers at GeckoCon 2022 are the CTO of Enjin — Witek Radomski and Michael Wagner — CEO of Star Atlas. The President of VaynerNFT — Avery Akkineni will also be speaking at the event.
Indeed, crypto fans worldwide are fired up for GeckoCon 2022. The event even has big-time partners sponsoring the event. For instance, the top-tier Platinum sponsor is crypto.com. Likewise, Bybit is the Gold sponsor while Tezos and Klaytn make up the Silver sponsors.
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Nowhere else do we launch in the tailway of a hydroelectric powerhouse. Nowhere else do we shove our unmanned rafts over a waterfall and then walk around. & Nowhere else do we float through a tunnel. Welcome to the Middle Fork of the American River.
At Topgolf, their goal is to help you create unforgettable experiences with friends and family.
This campground has 40 sites with tables and grills. There are toilets and potable water, as well as a boat launch.
This wide easy trail passes oak meadows, foothill chaparral and woodlands, and provides several nice ridge top views.

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In most states, in order to collect unemployment benefits a worker must be either unemployed or underemployed. An unemployed worker has no earnings in a week; an underemployed worker is one who has some earnings in a week but is still entitled to some unemployment benefits for that week either due to a reduction in hours worked or a reduction in pay rate.
However, a person who is working full time in a week is not unemployed or underemployed and therefore cannot receive unemployment benefits for that week unless their regular wages have been reduced.
If you receive an unemployment claim for an active employee that has been consistently working full time and has not had a reduction in pay, a response should be sent in to the unemployment agency notifying them of the full time status and proof of hours worked.
It is possible that an employee is temporarily working a reduced number of hours, either due to the needs of the business or by the employee’s choice. If the employee requests a reduction in hours, it is important to get the request in writing for documentation in the event of an unemployment claim. If the worker turned down work offered they would receive either a reduced benefit payment or no benefit payment at all for that time period.
If the unemployed worker does not tell UIA about the actual earnings, or offered work, for a week, and benefits are overpaid for the week, repayment (restitution) will be required, and fraud penalties will be imposed if it is determined that the unemployed worker intentionally failed to tell UIA about the earnings.
Note: Unemployment laws vary by state. The information provided above is based on Michigan Unemployment law.


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Magnum-itis. Most of us American rifle shooters have it to one degree or another. It's in our genome. And that explains why so many rifle chamberings with the "magnum" suffix can be found on dealer shelves. What is "best"? That depends on your viewpoint. It could be best in category, best all-around, most powerful, fastest, coolest, whatever.
Following are thumbnail sketches of a number of magnum cartridges. It's not all-inclusive. Most are commercially available and commercially popular, but some are not — their inclusion based solely on the fact that I think they're cool. Or I want one. I leave it to you to weigh in on what magnum cartridge you think is "best."
Representative load: 30-grain bullet @ 2,200 fps
Ha, thought I'd start with centerfires, didn't you? The .22 WMR is a big step up from the .22 Long Rifle and a first-class small game cartridge. Its modern offspring, the .17 HMR, gets all the press these days, but if you like stalking groundhogs and such instead of sniping them, the .22 WMR is a very capable round.
Representative load: 40-grain bullet @ 3,640 fps
A lot of my perceptions are based on my rabid study of ballistics tables when I was a kid. My dad wasn't much of a groundhog hunter, but I was fascinated by it, and I wanted a .222 Rem. Mag. real bad. But of course the rise of the .223 Rem. did in the .222 Rem. Mag., so by the time I was old enough to buy guns on my own, the .222 Mag was a goner.
Representative load: 115-grain bullet @ 3,250 fps
Years ago when I was editor of Petersen's Hunting, I opined that if I lived in the West and spent a lot of time hunting pronghorn and mule deer, this would be my choice among the .25s. I'll go further now and say it would be my number one choice period. Yeah, it burns a lot of powder and is surely over-bore, but having killed a couple of deer and antelope and a bunch of coyotes with one, I can tell you it's a freakin' laser beam.
.264 Winchester Magnum
Representative load: 140-grain bullet @ 3,030 fps
I'm almost embarrassed by how many times I've written about how I was sure, as a 12-year-old kid, that the .264 Win. Mag. was the ultimate cartridge for North American big game. It's got those excellent 6.5mm bullet stats, coupled with a flat trajectory. But the 7mm Rem. Mag. pretty much relegated it to cult status, so there you go. I still want one, though.
.270 Winchester Short Magnum
Representative load: 130-grain bullet @ 3,300 fps
I'm not a big .270 guy, so I'm biased, but Craig Boddington is a fan of the .270 WSM, and that's good enough for me. You can certainly see the logic: fast, flat cartridge in a short action rifle. Certainly a "magnum" improvement on a much-beloved standard that's perfect for all but the largest North American game, most of the African antelopes and more.
7mm Remington Magnum
Representative load: 150-grain bullet @ 3,100 fps
One of the three gold-standard magnums. The learned John Wootters once wrote that it may be the best all-around, world-wide big game cartridge of all time. I'm not going to argue with him, plus its ballistics, load variety and availability in loadings and rifles make it very appealing. The knock: Some elk guides I've talked to don't like it, although a lot of that can be traced to early prejudice stemming from bullets that weren't up to the cartridge's velocities.
7mm Weatherby, Winchester Short Magnum, Remington Short Action Ultra Mag
Lumped together, these three cartridges aren't a pimple on the 7mm Rem. Mag.'s butt. The Weatherby has excellent numbers, but it's strictly proprietary. Unlike it's .30 caliber brother, the 7mm WSM never caught on, while the 7mm RSAUM was too late to the short-mag party and not well-supported by its creator.
7.82mm (.308) Lazzeroni Patriot
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 3,184 fps
John Lazzeroni deserves due credit for developing the short-magnum concept. But despite efforts to move beyond proprietary status (I own a Savage in the Patriot, and there was a Sako TRG chambered in it as well), if you want this cartridge — which essentially matches the .300 Weatherby Magnum but in a short action — you have to be willing to spend the bucks to buy one of Lazz's well-made but expensive rifles.
.300 H&H Magnum
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 2,800
Yes, it has nostalgic appeal, but read that representative load again, and, well, enough said.
.300 Remington Short Action Ultra Mag
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 2,960 fps
See 7mm SAUM entry above. I did get a chance to hunt caribou in Labrador with this cartridge, but... Too late, no support. Buh bye.
.300 Winchester Short Magnum
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 2,980 fps
Talk about a home run. I was fortunate enough to be on the ground floor of this round when it first came out, and I think it really delivered on all its promises: .300 Win. Mag. performance out of a short-action rifle (which tend to be more accurate because they're stiffer, in addition to being lighter and handier) without a lot of recoil. I killed a lot of big game with it in North America and Africa, but for some reason I never actually bought one.
.300 Ruger Compact Magnum
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 3,040 fps (Superformance load)
The new kid on the block is designed with one thing in mind: Get .300 magnum-level ballistics out of very short barrels, the idea springing from veteran mountain hunter Steve Hornady's desire for a short, light rifle with lots of power and a flat trajectory. The knock: If you're not a short-barrel aficionado, there are plenty of cartridges that match the ballistics and provide more rifle and load options.
.300 Winchester Magnum
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 2,960 fps
The second of gold standard. Some have given it short shrift because of its short neck, but that's a lot of bah humbug. From military snipers to long-range competition shooters to big game hunters, the .300 Win. Mag. has proven a more than capable warhorse. Factory loads abound, and nearly every rifle maker chambers it. Mine's a Savage Model 16.
.300 Weatherby Magnum
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 3,240
Aside from its Weatherby pedigree and serious ballistics, it's interesting how other .300 magnums are often compared to how they stack up to the Weatherby. A hunting buddy of mine from Alaska who I really respect used it for everything — deer, sheep, moose, bears — and typified the "one-gun man." The cartridge is certainly up the to the task.
.300 Remington Ultra Mag
Representative load: 180-grain bullet @ 3,230 fps
There was a time I dismissed this cartridge as too much gun, based on what other people I'd hunted with had told me: "Bought one, shot one round, boxed it up and sent it back." I'm a recoil wuss, but they must've been wussier. Based on the .404 Jeffery, this is certainly a powerful cartridge, but it's also relatively manageable and definitely gives you an edge over other .300s. And as long as Remington keeps up its Power Level ammo effort (loads that approximate .30-06 and .300 WSM performance, plus full-power .300 RUM), I think this may be in fact be the most versatile of the .300s.
.338 Ruger Compact Magnum
Representative load: 225-grain bullet @ 2,750 (Superformance load)
See .300 RCM above. I think this actually one makes more sense, at least for elk hunting where you might find yourself in timber where a short barrel would be a big advantage.
7.82 (.308) Lazzeroni Warbird, .30-378 Weatherby Magnum
I'm including these because, while they're propriety/not popular, they are screaming fast. Both of them spit out 180-grain bullets from 3,400 to 3,500 fps, so if you can handle the blast and recoil, more power to you. Literally.
.325 Winchester Short Magnum
Representative load: 200-grain bullet @ 2,950 fps
The 8mm diameter has never been big on these shores, but this largest member of the WSM family would seem eminently sensible for bear, moose, elk and more. Deferring again to our friend Craig Boddington, he believes it is a terrific choice for African plains game.
.338 Winchester Magnum
Representative load: 225-grain bullet @ 2,750 fps
The go-to cartridge for elk hunters who want to be ready for anything, from an in-your-face bugling bull to one easing into the timber across a distant alpine meadow. I've never shot a .338 Win. Mag., but the rap on it is its stout recoil — a hard, fast pulse that not everyone can get used to, at least not well enough to shoot it accurately.
.338 Remington Ultra Mag, .338 Lapua Magnum
Representative load: 225-grain bullet @ 2,975 fps (RUM)
Representative load:: 225-grain bullet @ 3,100 fps (Lapua)
Every time we run an article on the .338 Lapua Magnum in RifleShooter, we get indignant letters from .338 RUM shooters, demanding to know why they're getting short shrift. For some reason, the Lapua round has captured the attention of the tactical crowd while the Remington round, which like all RUM cartridges is based on the .404 Jeffery, has not. But in the hunting realm, there are more game-appropriate bullets in this cartridge than for the Lapua. Either way, unless you're chasing elephant or buffalo, you'll have enough gun for any situation with either of these.
.375 Holland & Holland
Representative load: 270-grain bullet @ 2,690 fps
The last of the gold standards. Once you move beyond this cartridge, you're well past anything utilitarian. Having killed two Cape buffalo with a .375 and having spent weeks and weeks working with Hornady's old Light Magnum loads, I can attest that pretty much anyone can handle the .375, and the .375 can handle pretty much anything. That's why it's the No. 1 choice for many African safaris and for brown bear hunters who want to put down their quarry with authority.
Representative load: 270-grain bullet @ 2,740 fps (Superformance load)
H&H performance out of a .30-06-length cartridge due to the Ruger round having less taper than the H&H. Once again turning to Craig Boddington's experience, he believes it's a viable alternative to the H&H. Having shot it in Ruger's Alaskan, I give it a thumbs-up from a shootability standpoint and would make it my first choice if I ever went for grizzlies.
.416 Remington Magnum
Representative load: 400-grain bullet @ 2,400 fps
Remington's 8mm Rem. Mag. case necked up to .416, providing ballistics on par with the legendary .416 Rigby. I think the next time I go for Cape buffalo, this is one cartridge I'll take a hard look at. Why? More diameter than the .375 and, the real reason, my last PH carried one and swore by it for backing up clients on dangerous game hunts.
Representative load: 400-grain bullet @ 2,400 fps
See .375 Ruger above. Not much background here as I have no personal experience beyond shooting it at the range, and I haven't spoken with or read anyone who's hunted with it. In the Ruger Alaskan I found it marginal as far as shootability, but you'd certainly have to give it a look for certain situations.
.458 Winchester Magnum
Representative load: 500-grain bullet @ 2,240 fps
I mean, c'mon: Clint Eastwood used one in the first "Dirty Harry" movie! What else do you want? Oh, real-world stuff. It's a widely available cartridge, relatively speaking, capable of taking the world's largest game. I've shot it in a double, and while I wouldn't want to spend a whole day shooting one, it's more manageable — at least in that platform — than I expected. It has its detractors, but Finn Aagaard thought well of it, and that's good enough for me.


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If I hear about 50 Shades of Grey one more time, I’m going to kill somebody. I don’t care if it’s a New York Times Best Seller or not, it’s just not a teen novel series so the chances of me liking it are very slim.
One thing I do like is Ellen DeGeneres attempting to be the voice for the audiobook version.
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WASHINGTON — For the septuagenarian lawmakers who wrote the historic local weather invoice that Congress handed on Friday, and the 79-year-old president who’s about to signal it into legislation, the measure represents a “as soon as in a technology” victory.
However youthful Democrats and local weather activists crave extra. They have a look at the invoice as a down fee, and so they fear a complacent citizens will consider Washington has finally solved local weather change — when actually scientists warn it has solely taken the primary essential steps.
“This invoice just isn’t the invoice that my technology deserves and wishes to completely avert local weather disaster, however it’s the one which we will move, given how a lot energy we’ve at this second,” stated Varshini Prakash, 29, who co-founded the Dawn Motion, a youth-led local weather activism group.
“We’re very clear that it took so lengthy as a result of our Congress and Senate doesn’t appear to be the American folks,” stated Ms. Ramirez, whose group is working to elect extra younger progressives dedicated to attacking world warming. “The local weather disaster goes to unfold on nearly all of younger folks. Most of those congressional representatives can be useless by the point we face the results of their inaction.”
In a letter to members of Congress, Ms. Ramirez and about 50 different youth leaders informed lawmakers “your work just isn’t completed.”
The Home voted 220 to 207 Friday to approve the Inflation Discount Act, with Democrats pushing previous united Republican opposition. It was a replay of earlier this week, when Democrats within the Senate handed the invoice with no single Republican vote. The laws offers $370 billion over a decade for investments in wind, photo voltaic, clear hydrogen, vitality storage and different measures designed to shift the American economic system away from the fossil fuels which have underpinned it for greater than a century.
Analysts estimate the brand new legislation will draw down america’ carbon dioxide emissions to the bottom degree since Lyndon Johnson was president — 20 p.c under 2005 ranges by the top of this decade, on prime of one other 20 p.c reduce that may come on account of market forces already in place. Collectively, that may remove an estimated one billion tons of air pollution per 12 months by the top of 2030, nearly sufficient to fulfill Mr. Biden’s pledge to chop emissions 50 p.c by 2030.
Senator Patrick Leahy, 82, Democrat of Vermont, praised the laws when it handed the Senate as “a once-in-a-generation invoice to meaningfully handle the true threats of local weather change,” a characterization echoed by a number of of his colleagues.
However scientists say america must do extra. It should cease including carbon dioxide to the ambiance by 2050, which the invoice received’t obtain. That’s the goal all main economies should meet to constrain common world temperature rise to 1.5 levels Celsius, or 2.7 levels Fahrenheit, above preindustrial ranges, scientists say. Past that threshold, the chance will increase considerably of catastrophic droughts, floods, wildfires and warmth waves. The planet has already warmed a median of about 1.1 levels Celsius.
“It’s like shedding 20 kilos when you have to lose 100 kilos,” stated Robert McNally, the president of Rapidan Vitality Group, an vitality consulting agency. “And this received’t get you there.”
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What’s within the Inflation Discount Act
A substantive laws. The $370 billion local weather, tax and well being care package deal that Congress accredited on Aug. 12 might have far-reaching results on the atmosphere and the economic system. Listed here are a number of the key provisions:
“After the champagne is drunk, there can be a second of sobriety,” he stated. “How do you shut the remainder of that hole?”
To achieve his 2030 purpose, Mr. Biden would nonetheless must impose new rules on emissions from energy vegetation, car tailpipes and methane leaks from oil and gasoline wells. State and native governments must set new requirements to compel the speedy adoption of electrical vehicles, wind and photo voltaic powered electrical energy, and vitality environment friendly buildings to make up the final share factors.
For the far heavier raise — basically eliminating the nation’s fossil gas emissions within the subsequent 20 years — Congress would wish to enact much more bold laws than the historic invoice simply handed by a razor-thin majority, specialists stated.
To zero out emissions by 2050, Congress must tackle the politically troublesome burden of taxing, penalizing, banning or phasing out the coal, oil and gasoline air pollution that’s driving world warming.
“Will probably be essential for Congress to place sticks in place,” stated Dallas Burtraw, an vitality coverage skilled at Assets for the Future, a nonpartisan vitality and atmosphere analysis group based mostly in Washington, D.C.
The brand new legislation buys Congress a while to behave, Mr. Burtraw stated. “It doesn’t must occur right this moment or tomorrow or this 12 months or subsequent 12 months,” he stated. “Nevertheless it does must occur earlier than the top of this decade.”
Consultant Pramila Jayapal of Washington, 56, who leads the Home progressive caucus stated along with deeper cuts in emissions, younger and racially numerous local weather advocates need new provisions that additionally defend low-income neighborhoods and communities of shade, that are disproportionately affected by local weather impacts.
“They’re actually speaking about it from this built-in perspective of jobs, justice and decarbonization,” she stated.
Consultant Sean Casten, Democrat of Illinois and a scientist who owned a clear vitality firm, stated Democrats and activists deserve “an end-zone dance” after the invoice is signed, after which should get again to work.
Within the near-term, Congress should make it simpler to construct the transmission traces and different services wanted to permit the explosion of photo voltaic, wind and different renewable vitality promised by the brand new legislation, he stated.
Mr. Casten, 50, additionally needs Congress to remove tax breaks and different subsidies granted to the oil, gasoline and coal industries — a transfer he stated will set off markets to “appropriately allocate capital” to wash vitality industries.
“Now we have to be, as legislators, very cleareyed that we aren’t going to be judged on whether or not we voted ‘sure’ or ‘no’ on this invoice,” he stated. “We’re going to be judged on whether or not the CO2 within the ambiance is decrease or increased 10 years from now.”
Whilst scientific proof hyperlinks local weather change to excessive climate that’s inflicting dying and destruction in america, polls present that the American citizens is split alongside partisan traces concerning the scale of the issue and what to do about it.
A Pew survey printed in July discovered a majority of Republicans and Independents who lean Republican, about 82 p.c, say Biden’s local weather insurance policies are hurting the nation whereas 79 p.c of Democrats and people who lean left have been broadly supportive.
However Republicans between the ages of 18 and 29 surveyed have been extra probably than older adults to say the federal authorities must act on local weather change and 64 p.c wished the federal government to require energy firms to make use of extra vitality from renewable sources. And youthful People of each events — these born after 1981 — usually tend to be politically engaged on local weather change than older generations, in line with a 2021 Pew survey.
Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist, stated she believes the political help for a carbon tax might develop, significantly as Millennial and Era Z voters enter workplace.
“In 2024, the Millennials and youthful generations will outnumber the Boomer voters,” Ms. Lake stated.“These are the voters who vote on this difficulty. It mobilizes them. Within the subsequent 20 years we are going to see a large shift within the citizens towards individuals who wish to save the planet.”
Wisconsin State Consultant Greta Neubauer, 30, led the rollout of a package deal of twenty-two local weather payments this 12 months, 5 of which she wrote. None acquired a listening to within the Republican-led legislature, a lot much less a vote. However Ms. Neubauer stated she nonetheless finds the variety of former activists like herself now turning to politics encouraging.
“When Trump was elected all of us had to go searching and acknowledge the failures of our motion,” stated Ms. Neubauer, who ran on a local weather platform and was elected in 2017. Lots of her fellow former activists have just lately joined political campaigns or thought of working for workplace themselves “to take the battle off school campuses,” she stated.
William Reilly, who served as head of the Environmental Safety Company below President George H.W. Bush, stated Democrats can be fortunate to simply keep the brand new provisions that simply barely obtained by means of the Congress.
“So long as you’ve obtained a unanimous Republican place towards it, they’re going to must battle simply to maintain what they’ve obtained in place,” Mr. Reilly stated. “They’ll must battle to maintain the clear vitality incentives, battle to maintain any rules. Republicans will attempt to claw it again, except in some unspecified time in the future sufficient Republicans really feel that they’re politically free to transform.”
Benji Backer, 24, founding father of the American Conservative Coalition, a conservative local weather motion group, stated if Republicans retake both the Home or Senate in November’s midterm elections, he needs social gathering leaders to deal with local weather change.
He famous that the local weather and tax invoice consists of incentives for nuclear energy and different Republican priorities, together with carbon seize know-how that would permit coal or gas-burning energy vegetation to maintain working with decrease emissions.
“Republicans can both go after that within the subsequent Congress and champion the first-ever bipartisan local weather invoice, or they will keep the place they’ve been for the final decade,” Mr. Backer stated. “My technology can be dissatisfied in the event that they don’t lead from the entrance.”
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, 32, director of local weather coverage on the Roosevelt Institute, a liberal suppose tank, and an architect of the Inexperienced New Deal, stated she is apprehensive a way of complacency will settle in after passage of the local weather invoice.
“Over the following seven or eight years there’ll nonetheless, sadly, be excessive climate occasions and we nonetheless must maintain mentioning the reason for these: carbon emissions. And from the place? Fossil fuels,” she stated.
Ms. Gunn-Wright stated she is aware of activists who fought for many years to see a president signal main local weather laws can be drained. However, she cautioned, “Within the U.S., we’ve a historical past of taking loads of first steps after which not taking the second, third or fourth step.”


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Chapter 4: Growth and Development
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Flax is an annual plant that grows to a height of 40 to 91 cm (16 to 36 in.), depending on variety, plant density, soil fertility, temperature and available moisture. Flax is highly self-pollinating, with outcrossing rates from 0.3 to 2.0% under normal circumstances. Insects are the primary agents of outcrossing.
The life cycle of the flax plant consists of a 45- to 60-day vegetative period; a 15- to 25-day flowering period; and a maturation period of 30 to 40 days. Although there is a period of intense flowering, a small number of flowers may continue to appear right up to maturity. Maturity is delayed under cool, wet conditions. The crop lifecycle from seeding to maturity is typically 90 to 125 days, depending on overall environmental conditions. Drought, high temperature and disease can shorten the growth period and crop lifecycle. If ripening occurs under high soil moisture and fertility conditions, stems may remain green and new growth may result in a second period of intense flowering. Some Canadian flax varieties are more determinate and resist reflowering. Maturity will be delayed under cooler than normal growing conditions, at higher altitudes characterized by lower heat units (i.e. western Alberta and Peace River region), or in the northern prairies. Under these conditions, the lifecycle may be extended to over 125 days.
There are 12 distinct growth stages (GS) in the development of a flax plant (see Fig. 4-1). In the illustration below, these GS’s are shown as numbered line drawings. Each illustration has a title description and, in some cases, additional identifying information. These growth stages also correspond to the growth stages referred to in the Diagnostic Guide.
After germination, the cotyledons (two small seed leaves) emerge in stage 1 and the young seedling proceeds to first true leaf formation in stage 2. After this, a second pair of leaves (stage 3) are unfolded, then the third pair of true leaves (stage 4), and so on to more leaves and stem extension (stage 5 and Photo 4-1). The flax plant has one main stem, but two or more branches (tillers) may develop from the base of the plant when plant density is low and/or high soil nitrogen levels. Basal branching is also prominent if the main stem of a young seedling is damaged (loss of apical dominance). Canadian flax varieties vary with regards to basal branching, from limited to extensive. The main stem continues to extend and buds form at the top of the plant (stage 6 and photo 4-2). In stage 7, early branching of the main stem becomes obvious towards the top of the plant, at about 30 cm up (12 in.). Around this time, the first flower will begin to open. The main stem and branches give rise to a multi-branched, irregular arrangement of flowers. The plant has a short, branched taproot which may extend to a depth of more than 1 m (39 in.) with side branches stretching approximately 30 cm (12 in.). Compared with other major crops of the prairies, flax has a relatively limited root system (shallow with limited root volume).
Growth Stages Flax is more sensitive to low levels of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in the soil than are most other Western Canadian field crops.
New flax flowers open early each morning and petals are usually shed by mid-day. The flower parts (petals, sepals and anthers) all occur in units of five (Fig. 4-2).
Flax varieties may be distinguished by the colour of their flower parts; which can range from a dark to a very light blue, white or pale pink. The flower bud just prior to opening is about 14 mm (0.5 in.) long and flowers on opening contain nectar that attracts insects. Insect pollination is not necessary for seed production as flax is highly self-pollinated. The anthers are a shade of blue or are yellow. The style and filaments (bear the anthers) are blue or colourless.
Flowering typically lasts from 15 to 25 days, although under wet and fertile conditions, a small amount of flowering may continue on late formed branches throughout the season. After pollination, the petals fall and the base of the flower, the ovary, starts to swell. The ovary is the seed house, known as a boll or capsule, which contains the developing seeds (stages 8 and 9). In cases where crop growth is delayed, or low plant densities, or when there is damage to the apical dominance of the main stem; the plant will also produce more secondary branching. This results in a lengthening of the flowering period, a greater range in boll development and a delay in maturity.
Canada’s flax seed is higher in oil content and quality than seed from other countries.
Flax seed contains very high amounts of alpha‐linolenic fatty acid, an Omega-3 fatty acid shown to be beneficial to health.
The mature fruit of the flax plant is the dry boll or capsule. Ripening of the boll begins 20 to 25 days after flowering. The boll has five segments which are divided by a wall (septum) (Fig. 4-3). Each segment produces two seeds separated by a low partition called a “false septum”, whose margin may be hairy or smooth, depending on the variety. With complete seed set, the boll contains ten seeds, though an average of six to eight seeds per boll is usual. Seed development is staged as green bolls containing white immature seeds (stage 10) proceed to a brown boll containing seeds having a light brown coloured seed coat with plump pliable seed contents (stage 11).
When ripe, the bolls of Canadian varieties are slightly gaping (Fig. 4-4), that is, the boll opens at the apex (tip of the boll) and the five segments separate slightly along the margin. The bolls rarely open so far as to allow the seeds to fall out, as dehiscence is a wild trait that was selected against. Usually the boll will open slightly under conditions of low relative humidity and close up when relative humidity is high. This characteristic allows the flax plant to resist seed weathering as excess moisture is liberated from within the boll. At physiological maturity, ripe seeds will rattle within the boll or capsule. Stage 12 is when a majority (90 to 95%) of bolls contain seeds that rattle. Dry down after the crop has reached physiological maturity (75% brown boll stage) can be hastened with crop desiccants, drought or disease. However, premature ripening often results in the production of small, thin, immature seed.
Flax seeds are flat, oval and are pointed at one end. A thousand seeds weigh from about 5 to 7 g (less than 1 oz.), depending on variety and growing conditions. Canadian flax varieties range in colour from light brown to dark reddish brown or yellow. Mottled seed, a combination of yellow and brown on the same seed, may be the result of environmental conditions.
The seed is covered with a coating (mucilage) that gives it a high shine and causes the seed to become sticky when wet. At times, this mucilage absorbs moisture from the air, causing the mature seeds to stick to the boll surface. This removes the shine on the seeds, giving them a scabby appearance which may result in a reduced grade.

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text: I finally met beautiful jewelry designer Ashley Pittman at her personal appearance in Dallas last week. I’ve been an admirer of her work, but there’s more to it than meets the eye! Since volunteering for the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative in Rwanda in 2006, Ashley has sought out ways to help East African communities in need. Her jewel line provides training and employment to local artisan groups there who use fair trade gems and carved natural horn to create these unique pieces. All of the jewels are true standouts. Made from recycled taupe bone, the spiked bronze and bone necklace ($645) provides a sense of authority to any outfit, while the marbled Almasi horn cuff ($815) gives you some polish. 10% of the profits are donated to fund schooling and healthcare for the Kenyan tribes that Ashley visits, so don’t be shy when you buy! Available on NET-A-PORTER.


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The night’s festivities included Louisiana native Timothy Culp being crowned as the 2019 CCSDS Champion. Additionally, Scott Crigler was honored as the 2019 Midwest Sheet Metal Rookie of the Year.
Culp, who now resides in Prattsville, Arkansas, received $10,000 for his inaugural CCSDS Championship. He claimed the title by 23 markers over Missouri’s Tony Jackson Jr. With the title, Culp became the eighth different champion in the 13-year history of the tour.
In addition to Culp and Jackson Jr., the balance of the Top 10 in the final series standings were honored, which included Brian Rickman, B.J. Robinson, Morgan Bagley, Kyle Beard, Hunter Rasdon, Scott Crigler, Chad Mallett and David Payne.
Sixteen drivers visited Victory Lane in 22 events with the CCSDS in 2019. Tony Jackson Jr. led the way in wins with four visits to Victory Lane.
“Our first season to run a series, was definitely a learning experience, but Jack [Sullivan] and I are really proud of the season that we had,” CCSDS CEO, Chris Sullivan said. “We had a ton of great competition on the tour and no shortage of great racing. I can’t say enough about all of the sponsors, who go above and beyond to sponsor the tour. They’ve allowed us to expand what we do and offer more money and prizes to the racers. We’re really excited about 2020 and what the series will have to offer tracks, drivers and fans.”
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Edgeworth, Maria (1767-1849): English, Novelist
Novelist Maria Edgeworth was born to Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his first wife, Anna Maria Edgeworth (née Elers). Richard married four times, and Maria was the third of her father’s twenty-two children. In June of 1782, Richard Edgeworth moved his family to his estate in Edgeworthstown, Ireland, where Maria lived for the remainder of her adult life, aside from periodic trips to England and Scotland. Because of the success of her writings, she became friends with other famous authors such as William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott.
Practical Education (1798), written by Richard and Maria Edgeworth, is their tract on progressive methodologies of education. The Edgeworths disapproved of current ways of teaching and offered unique alternatives. Practical Education has often been considered the most influential and significant treatise on education reform in England of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Edgeworth is an important literary figure in that she was arguably the first novelist to write realistically about life in Ireland. On this subject, previous English writers had employed prejudices and stereotypes in their pieces. Edgeworth, contrariwise, wrote about what she witnessed on a daily basis in Ireland and penned four novels--Castle Rackrent (1800), Ennui (1809), The Absentee (1812), and Ormond (1817)--to demonstrate to English readers, who relied on prejudicial and negative caricatures of the Irish. She did not glorify life in Ireland, but rather portrayed it in a realistic manner.
Edgeworth is a significant writer of the Enlightenment because of her use of regionalism in some of her works set in Ireland. Castle Rackrent (1800) may have been the first regional novel published in Britain. Brian Hollingworth, furthermore, believes that this novel is the first to use the Irish vernacular as the narrative voice. Thady Quirk, an Irish caretaker modeled after Edgeworth’s servant John Langan, relates the story of the tribulations of the Rackrent family. The subtitle of the book--. . . . taken from the facts, and from the manners of the Irish squires. . . --indicates that Edgeworth, in her effort to edify the English about Ireland, wishes for the novel to be realistic, for the events to be taken as fact. Hollingworth observes the political nature of the book, noting that it was published in January 1800--when there existed a serious debate about the Union between Ireland and England--an agreement that the Edgeworths opposed. The novel delineates Irish character, perhaps something that would be lost in the Union.
Harrington (1817) differs from the aforementioned four novels because in this book, Edgeworth was not relying on what she knew for the source material. This novel concerns anti-Semitism, a topic that caught her attention after one of her readers wrote her to complain about the anti-Semitism in her previous works. Understanding that her works did contain anti-Semitic prejudices, Edgeworth penned the novel Harrington in which she discusses the causes of this prejudice, relating the story of the titular character, who possesses strong anti-Semitic sentiments but who overcomes his prejudices. This novel is significant in that it is clearly one of the first English narratives to expose the causes of anti-Semitism and to condemn the prejudice. Edgeworth’s novel is unquestionably one of the first English texts to treat Jews sympathetically and realistically--a marked change from other novels by her contemporaries--and from her previous writings.
Elizabeth Harden, Maria Edgeworth, 1984.
Brian Hollingworth, Maria Edgeworth’s Irish Writing: Language, History, Politics 1997.
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Best Ideas 2018 features all the nominated entries submitted to the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition under ‘Submit your Idea’ category. All the entries consist of innovative solution or proposition for an enterprise that champions the Sustainable Development Goals. They can be on the conceptual, planning, or start-up stage. If you want to know the 10 finalists in this category, click HERE
Explain your idea in details:
With increasing population, cars are also increasing on city roads. The increased numbers of cars is creating another issue of parking space which is more critical when going out for shopping or some other work in a congested part of the city. The concept of vertical parking is to utilise a hydraulic/electric elevator with a trolley to lift the cars and place them in a rack or casette type vertical parking lots and also retrieve them through a mechanism provided in the elevator. The car wheels will be clamped to the trolley prior to the lifting. These vertical lots shall be fabricated by steel members. This elevator shall utilise highly precise limit switches to stop at a predefined parking lot. Every parking lot shall be provided with a trolley locking mechanism to avoid slipping of trolley in case of earthquakes etc.
Expected impact of your idea on sustainable development
This kind of vertical parking lots can be installed along the roads also where there is no space for a big parking space. Installation of such kind vertical parking in a congested road / area of the city will solve the issue of parking space thus making roads wider and good looking.
Plans for implementation and sustainability
1. Designing of such kind of structural fabricated vertical parking lot. 2. Collaboration with different agencies for providing different parts of such design viz structural fabricated members, installation services, limit switches, highly precise elevator, locking mechanism with trolleys etc. 3. Finding a location to install this design where parking space is an issue. 4. Taking land on lease from local government or private party 5. Installation of vertical parking 6. Commissioning
I'm a mechanical engineer from a reputed government institute. My age is 33 years. Having experience of approx 12 years in a government consultancy organisation, I always strive for environment friendly solutions to some existing social problem to make our society a better living place


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Rainbow Six Siege is likely one of the hottest multiplayer video games on the planet, so it comes as little shock that it has its share of imitators. One such imitator, nonetheless, is doing greater than that in eyes of Ubisoft. The firm has filed a lawsuit towards each Google and Apple for promoting a game Ubisoft says is a direct ripoff.
As reported by Bloomberg, Ubisoft’s swimsuit towards Google and Apple issues the game Area F2, a multiplayer shooter created by Chinese mega-corporation Alibaba and its site Ejoy. According to Ubisoft’s swimsuit, the game allegedly copies Rainbow Six Siege’s person interface, together with its ultimate rating display and the operator choice display. Area F2 is offered within the United States on mobile devices and is presently in a free interval, whereas Rainbow Six Siege is simply on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Prior to submitting the lawsuit, Ubisoft stated it had instructed Apple and Google that the game infringed on its copyrights however the video games weren’t taken down. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles, and neither Google nor Apple have commented on it but.


The Vinnies NSW Flood Appeal is now up and running. Thank you to everyone involved in getting it up so quickly.
While we are now gratefully enjoying the sunshine again, devastation continues throughout the state. While rainfall is not expected for the rest of the week, rivers in some areas are expected to peak, and flood warnings remain in place across the state.
As the flood waters in some impacted areas slowly subside, our Members will have the opportunity to assess the impact and provide immediate assistance to those in need. The priority will be providing the necessities such as clothing, food, and household necessities. Just as important will be the emotional support they can provide to those so devastated by this weather event. The most difficult time during a flood is returning to your home to discover the devastation. Our Members will be there to provide support and assistance, just as we have for nearly 140 years.
Evacuations orders still being issued
North Richmond in north-west Sydney remains cut off, while flood evacuation orders have been issued for low-lying areas of Southgate and Moree with a dozen evacuation centres remaining open in Bulahdelah, Port Macquarie, Laurieton, Kempsey, Manning Point, Richmond, North Richmond, South Grafton, Moree, Taree, and Macksville.
Australian Defence Force deployed to aid clean up
The NSW Government has requested assistance from the Australian Defence Force to assist with the clean-up, and up to 1000 ADF personnel have been deployed.
Disaster Recovery payments available
The Australian Government has also announced Disaster Recovery Payments for 34 affected Local Government Areas (LGAs). Adults are eligible for $1,000 in relief payments, and $400 for each child under the age of 16. Visit Services Australia for more information. So far more than 2,500 claims for assistance have been lodged through Services Australia.
Safety still a risk – be electric shock aware
We must continue to be vigilant with our safety during this time. One thing we often do not think about during heavy rain and flooding is the increased risk of electric shock. Please click here to see our safety sheet regarding this.
Serious and critical incidents and injuries at work must be reported immediately. Please report these to your manager, complete the WHS Incident Reporting Form, and email it to stateWHS@vinnies.org.au.
Thank you to everyone for your continued hard work and dedication in what has already been a challenging year for many.


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- Debian changelog in Git:
libdrpm (0.5.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
* Declare compliance with Policy 4.6.1 with no changes.
* Add the year 2022 to my debian/* copyright notice
* Minor Python coding style improvements to the autopkgtest program:
- reformat with 100 characters per line
- run some static checkers using Tox
- pass encoding="UTF-8" to subprocess.check_output()
* Add an EditorConfig definitions file for the debian/* files.
* New upstream release:
- drop all the patches, they were all merged upstream
* Add the openssl-evp patch to use the OpenSSL EVP_Digest*() functions
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This week’s Jelly Roll Morton selections are two nice stomps (both in the key of C, incidentally) from his middle band period in the late 20s. The first is “Pretty Lil,” which evidently may have been dedicated to Lil Hardin Armstrong, Louis Armstrong’s first wife, though I now can’t seem to find any substantiating evidence of that, but I’m sure I’ve read it somewhere at some point! Anyway, it’s a great stomp with some very nice breaks in the middle section and a really wacky intro which was a bit hard to decipher from the relatively sloppy original recording! Anyway here we go:
Next up is “Primrose Stomp” which despite its nice name is a relatively uninteresting song as far as Jelly’s oeuvre goes. However it does have a nice introductory lick! This is one of the ones from a particularly bleak period in his recording career right after his move to New York when he was hard pressed to find New Orleans musicians to play in the style he wanted. Interestingly, though it’s called a “Stomp”, this one is more in a 32 bar song form with a bridge than the typical three 16-bar strain form Morton used generally for his stomps.
Stay tuned every Tuesday in 2018 of course, more good ones coming soon, including the return of the bass saxophone!!


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Idea: Vine meets iTunes (Kind of)
Synopsis: I make my own music. As an indie artist I always found it difficult to promote my music effectively.
I LOVE listening to music. Unfortunately, even with the vast amount of resources on the internet, I find it difficult to discover new artists proactively. There’s a lot of crap to sift through, after all.
Hmmm, sounds like an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
I’m not saying I have this idea down to a science, but I think this can be remedied. I have a vision for a site/app that allows indie artists to post 10 or so songs (maybe more – who knows?). Users can sample songs similarly to iTunes (to be fair, other services do the same). However, this is all about discovery, so like Vine, users scroll through and the app autoplays as a new song is in focus. The thinking is, most people know within the first few seconds whether or not they like a song. This format may be ideal for indie artists who have no other means to get people to listen.
This is also a boon to music nerds who take pride in being the first to love an artist/song.
Other Thoughts: There are potential issues with this idea. How do people avoid getting buried under the noise? Would there be an underlying recommendation engine? What prevents people from uploading music they don’t own? I’m sure I (and you) can pick this idea apart, but it could be awesome if executed correctly.
Or not. It’s just an idea.
Or maybe not. It’s just an idea.
Peace out, party people.


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Top Syrian Alawite military officers have defected from the Syrian regime run by their co-religionist Bashar al-Assad amid political maneuverings by Alawite dissidents and clashes, NOW quoted its sources as saying
Jordanian military sources told Now reporter Fadi Saad that “eight high-ranking Syrian officers have found refuge in Jordan along with their families” in the Rajehi Camp for regime military defectors.
“Everything pertaining to them has been kept under silence so far and all that has emerged so far is that a carefully planned operation of major proportions resulted in the dissent of the eight Alawite officers,” the sources added.
Meanwhile, Alawite opponents to the regime are making strenuous efforts in order to hold a conference in Cairo and part of the community plans to voice a decisive stance against the Assad regime.
The report added that within Syria, inhabitants of the Alawite area of Al-Zahra held an anti-regime protest, in which the demonstrators chanted slogans against the regime’s army.
“The protest was ended through the use of force by popular committees affiliated to People’s Council member Sharif al-Hadba and Kasser al-Ali,” activists said, adding that eleven people were killed and thirty others injured in the resulting clashes.
Alawite activists believe that “Assad and Iran are seeking to establish a sectarian army along the coast under the command of Hilal al-Assad, the leader of the [regime] ‘shabiha’ along the Syrian coast” near Tartous.
A Syrian opposition official said that “Assad’s regime is importing through Hilal al-Assad’s militia Alawite mercenaries from Turkey in order to fight in Syria.” Now report added
Syrian activists earlier in the year said that the regime has been building-up a new paramilitary force, dubbed the National Defense Army which is trained by Iran, to fight against rebels.