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The world’s great forests have long been recognized as the lungs of the earth. They fix carbon and produce oxygen. So it should come as a pleasant surprise to hear that there are over three trillion trees on earth, according to a new assessment. The figure is more than seven times as big as the previous best estimate, which counted perhaps 400 billion at most.
It has been produced by Thomas Crowther and colleagues, from Yale University, who combined a mass of ground survey data with satellite pictures. (1)
“Trees are among the most prominent and critical organisms on earth, yet we are only recently beginning to comprehend their global extent and distribution,” said Crowther. “They store huge amounts of carbon, are essential for the cycling of nutrients, for water and air quality, and for countless human service,” he added. “Yet you ask people to estimate, within an order of magnitude, how many trees there are and they don’t know where to begin. I don’t know what I would have guessed, but I was certainly surprised to find that we were talking about trillions.”
This new number will form a baseline for a wide range of research applications—everything from studies that consider animal and plant habitats for biodiversity reasons, to new models of the climate, because it is trees of course that play an important role in removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The previous estimate of around 400 billion trees meant about 61 trees for every person on earth. The new study indicates that there are 3.04 trillion trees, or roughly 422 trees per person.
The highest densities of trees were found in the boreal forests in the sub-arctic regions of Russia, Scandinavia, and North America. But the largest forest areas, by far, are in the tropics, which are home to about 43% of the world’s trees.
Three decades ago ‘forest dieback’ was a hot topic, with the very survival of large forest ecosystems seemingly in doubt. But besides the new study finding a vast additional number of trees, other complimentary studies indicate forests have actually been growing at a faster rate.
Whether, how, and why forest stands have changed their growth patterns over the last century are still hotly disputed questions. Scientists are putting the growth acceleration down to rising temperatures and the extended growing season. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen are other factors contributing to the faster growth. The concentrations of these gases in the atmosphere have been rising steadily over the last century. (2)
One last item- The Crowther study also mentions that the total number of trees has plummeted by roughly 46 percent since the start of human civilization. The team estimates we are removing about 15 billion a year, with perhaps only five billion being planted back. Said Dr. Henry Glick, “This net loss is about a third of a percent of the current number of trees globally.” (3)
Some folks in the media, such as The New York Times, highlight this dark side. They report, “The study found that 15 billion trees are cut down each year by people, with another 5 billion planted. That’s a net loss of 10 billion trees a year. At that rate, all of earth’s trees will be gone in about 300 years.” (4)
Using the previous estimate of 400 billion trees prior to this study, and losing 10 billion trees a year means we would no trees in 40 years. So, I can’t get too alarmed about what the Times reports. I’ll take the glass as half-full rather rather than half-empty.
1. T.W. Crowther et al., “Mapping tree density at a global scale,” Nature, 2015;DOI:10.1038/nature 14967
2. H. Pretzsch et al., “Forest stand growth dynamics in Central Europe have accelerated since 1870,” Nat. Commun. 5, 4967, 2014
3. Jonathan Amos, “Earth’s trees number three trillion,” bbc.com, September 3, 2015
4. “Lots of trees to hug: study counts 3 trillion trees on earth,”, The New York Times, September 2, 2015

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This one-pot fajita dish is a flavorful and satisfying meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights when you want something easy and delicious. The chicken and vegetables are seasoned with spicy fajita seasoning and cooked together with the rice, making it a complete meal all in one pot. Serve with your favorite toppings like sour cream, shredded cheese, and fresh cilantro for a delicious dinner that everyone will love.
Serves 4-6 people.
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 yellow onion, sliced into strips
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken strips to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes until browned on all sides.
- Add the sliced bell peppers, onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper (if using) to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle the fajita seasoning over the chicken and vegetables, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the diced tomatoes with their juices over the top of the chicken and vegetables.
- Add the rice and chicken broth to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cover the skillet with a lid.
- Cook for 18-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
- Serve the fajita mixture hot with lime wedges on the side, or serve wrapped in tortillas.

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Staying hydrated is the single most important factor in keeping yourself and staying healthy in this heat. Your body tends to lose water faster from excessive sweating. Although water is the most important drink to quench your thirst, you can try other summer drinks that will not only quench your thirst but also refresh your body.
As we welcome summer, let's refresh and rejuvenate our bodies with some of the best summer drinks to beat the heat. We bring you some summer drinks you can't miss.
What is better than Lassi? This smooth and creamy yogurt-based refreshment is considered a great summer refreshment. The best part is that you can easily add many variations, from the classic mint lassi, avocado, mango, banana and nut and more. If you haven't tried one yet, what are you waiting for?
2. Nimbu Paani or Lemonade
Don't we have the hottest summer drink, our Nimbu Paani or Lemonade? Quickly prepared and incredibly tasty drink made with mint leaves, lemons, sugar, salt and water. You can also add spices like cumin, ground coriander, black pepper, and more to make it interesting and flavorful.
3. Watermelon Juice
Watermelon is one of the best summer fruits, and its juice is even better. It's super refreshing and its moisturizing properties help keep the body hydrated and fresh.
4. Plain Coconut Water
A glass of chilled coconut water will instantly lift your spirits. The gentle sweetness and fresh taste make it the perfect drink to beat the summer blues.It also makes for a great electrolyte, so every time you feel dehydrated, load up on some coconut water and you are good to go.
5. Aam panna
The absolute lip-smacking drink that is mostly popular is made with our favorite king of fruits- mango. This refreshing summer drink is prepared using mango pulp and blended with cumin, jeera and mint leaves. This drink does not only keep you refreshed but also energized through sunny days.
6. Cold Coffee
Coffee is literally almost everyone's favorite and to make cold coffee all you need is milk, ground coffee, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some ice cubes. Mix everything together and pour into a glass with chocolate syrup for extra deliciousness.
7. Mango Lassi
Loved by all and appreciated by all, Mango Lassi is the perfect combination between the sweetness of mango and the acidity of yogurt. Combined with some cardamom powder, this thick, creamy and refreshing drink becomes irresistible. You can also flavor your mango lassi with some saffron or rose water.


Lil Uzi Vert's "That Way" secures the "Eternal Atake" rapper another plaque for his growing collection.
The enduring hitmaking prowess of the Backstreet Boys knows no boundaries, as Lil Uzi Vert clearly understood during the creation of lead Eternal Atake single "That Way." Released a few days prior to the full album, the track emerged as an instant fan-favorite, tapping into the nostalgic banks of anyone who came of age during the late-nineties. Even the hip-hop purists likely heard at least one Backstreet Boys single, given how staggeringly popular boy bands were during that particular era -- and perhaps still are, if these numbers are any indication.
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The aptly titled "That Way" features an interpolation of the Backstreet Boys single "I Want It That Way," released in 1999 to ring in their Millennium album. Seeing as that particular single sold millions of units in a pre-streaming era, it's no wonder Lil Uzi Vert's own take on the wistful subject matter is proving equally lucrative. Despite only being a few weeks old, the Eternal Atake bonus track has already gone gold.
It's only a matter of time before the entire album starts raking in the plaques. Having moved an impressive first week total of 288,000 album-equivalent units, Lil Uzi Vert has established himself as a commercial force to be reckoned with. One boasting a stamp of approval from Backstreet Boys OG Nick Carter, at that.


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Posted by Mitch Delk on June 21, 2002 at 15:15:16:
In Reply to: kayak fishing posted by Lightsey on June 18, 2002 at 11:14:32:
I have a Dagger Delta. Weighs 50 or so pounds. I am 6 foot 2 and 240lbs. Very comfortable and stable for me. Have had it 3 or so years. I use it A LOT! I think it's the best way to fish. Very stealthy. No fees/licensing... You are "closer to nature" - not producing any polution and gives you a little workout. It takes a while to figure out/get proficient casting and handling your equipment. I also paddle/camp with mine. Great fun.
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KC Girl with Lung Trouble Gets Evaluation in Denver
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In September, we told you about a Kansas City girl with severe lung trouble. Medicaid was refusing to pay for Markita Poole to be seen by specialists in Denver.
FOX 4 Medical Reporter Meryl Lin McKean explains how she was finally able to see those doctors, and what her family learned.
- Rapper Andre Johnson in stable condition, doctors reportedly unable to reattach severed penis
- KCPD Chief: Highway shootings suspect in custody
- Man who lost girlfriend in fatal highway accident shaken and confused
- Man drowns in swan attack, wife files lawsuit
- 79-yr-old dancer makes Simon Cowell stop yawning and start cheering

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Prior to the 1980 census, the Census Bureau tested an approach that is new calculating competition and ethnicity that combined standard racial classifications with Hispanic groups in a single concern. But at that time, the bureau didnвЂ™t you should consider making use of this approach for future censuses. 32 That choice is up for grabs once again, but, as a result of issues that numerous Hispanics among others have now been not sure just how to respond to the battle concern on census kinds. 33 within the 2010 census, the nationвЂ™s third-largest group that is racial Us citizens (as noted above, primarily Hispanics) who stated their competition is вЂњsome other battle.вЂќ The вЂњsome other battleвЂќ team, designed to be a little recurring category, outnumbers Asians, United states Indians and Us citizens whom report a couple of events.
The Census Bureau experimented through the 2010 census having a combined competition and Hispanic concern asked of an example of participants.
Census Bureau officials have actually cited promising outcomes from their alternate Questionnaire test. In line with the outcomes, the combined question yielded greater response prices as compared to two-part question from the 2010 census type, reduced the вЂњother raceвЂќ reactions and failed to reduce the proportion of individuals who examined a non-white competition or origin that is hispanic. The share that is white reduced, mainly because some Hispanics decided on only вЂњHispanicвЂќ and never a battle.
But, fewer people counted themselves in a few particular origin that is hispanic (вЂњMexican,вЂќ for instance) when those teams weren’t provided as check containers. Some civil legal rights advocacy teams have actually expressed concern that the feasible all-in-one battle and Hispanic concern you could end up PinaLove search diminished information quality. Based on a current report from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, вЂњCivil legal rights advocates are cautiously positive in regards to the possibility for more accurate data in the Latino populace from revised 2020 census competition and ethnicity question(s), nevertheless they remain worried about the feasible loss in competition information through a combined competition and Hispanic beginning concern, the diminished precision of detail by detail Hispanic subgroup information, while the capacity to compare data with time to monitor styles.вЂќ 34
The bureau is continuing to try out the combined question, with intends to test that in the Current Population Survey this 12 months as well as on the United states Community Survey in 2016. Any questionnaire modifications would require approval through the working office of Management and Budget, which specifies the competition and ethnicity categories on federal studies. Congress will also review the concerns the Census Bureau asks, and may suggest modifications. The Census Bureau must submit subject areas when it comes to 2020 census to Congress by 2017 and question that is actual by 2018.
Census Information on Multiracial Us Citizens
In line with the Census BureauвЂ™s United states Community Survey, the nationвЂ™s multiracial populace endured at 9.3 million in 2013, or 3% associated with populace. This quantity is dependant on the census that is current identification concern and comprises 5 million grownups and 4.3 million kids. The median age is 19, compared with 38 for single-race Americans among all multiracial americans.
The four biggest multiracial teams, if you wish of size, are the ones whom report being white and black (2.4 million), white and Asian (1.9 million), white and American Indian (1.8 million) and white and вЂњsome other raceвЂќ (922,000). 35 White and black colored Americans are the youngest of the teams, having an age that is median of 13. Those who are white and US Indian have actually the earliest median age, 31. These four teams take into account three-quarters of multiracial Us citizens.
The four biggest groups that are multiracial the exact same for both grownups and kids, nevertheless they rank in numerous purchase. Among multiracial grownups, the biggest team is white and American Indian (1.3 million). That is accompanied by white and Asian (921,000) and white and black colored (900,000). Those who find themselves some and white other battleвЂќ quantity 539,000. Completely 25% of multiracial grownups in 2013 additionally stated these people were Hispanic, compared with 15% of single-race grownups.
Among People in the us more youthful than 18, the teams ranking in the order that is same for multiracial People in the us overall: white and black colored (1.5 million), white and Asian (941,000), white and US Indian (518,000) and white and вЂњsome other competitionвЂќ (383,000).
The nationвЂ™s overall population that is multiracial young. People in the us younger than 18 taken into account 23percent of this total populace in 2013, nevertheless they were 46% regarding the population that is multiracial. The more youthful the age bracket, the greater its share of multiracial People in america. Of the more youthful than 18, 6% are in excess of one competition, compared with about 1percent of Us citizens age 65 and older. Among all grownups, 2.1% are greater than one battle. (In completing census types, moms and dads report both their very own competition and therefore of these kids.)
A far more step-by-step analysis associated with demographic faculties of adults with multiracial backgrounds, on the basis of the Pew analysis study, seems in Chapter 2.

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In January 2016, general secretary Xi Jinping put forward a clear request for the overall strengthening of work safety in the Standing Committee meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasizing that lessons from the blood warned us that public safety is no small matter and we must adhere to safety development. At the same time, we must strengthen infrastructure construction and enhance safety and security capabilities. We must resolute safety precautions against urban construction, dangerous old houses, glass curtain walls, muck storage yards, tailings reservoirs, gas pipelines, underground pipe corridors and other major hidden dangers and large-scale mass activities.
Ai Cong told reporters: "in accordance with the requirements of the directive, the safety protection of the comprehensive corridor should be included in the category of urban public safety, and the safety development must be adhered to. The comprehensive corridor has the characteristics of long life cycle and long linear distance, and the main body is located in the underground, the space is relatively small and the underground situation is complex and changeable. There are many pipelines, high risk and long replacement cycle. The power units of each pipeline are different, the management standards are different, and the administrative departments are different. The corridor is faced with many factors, such as internal and external disasters, equipment risk, personnel risk and so on. The operation and maintenance cycle is long and the cumulative cost is high. Therefore, it is particularly important to ensure the public safety of the comprehensive corridor, and it is the highest goal of the construction of the corridor. Urban public safety is a coupling of urban problems and security problems. Its complexity makes it a more complex system problem, which has the characteristics of crowd aggregation, vulnerability and social sensitivity. Effect of pipe gallery unsafe factors including corridor engineering geology, construction process of instability; supply failure, leakage, fire, flood, toxic disaster, explosion disaster has brought disaster chain feature coupling, symbiosis, associated with the personal injury and property loss in the tube; the internal structure of instability caused internal pipe gallery play disaster, these will affect the normal function of the city."
Wisdom is the core technology of security prevention and control
The national standard "engineering and technical specification for monitoring and warning systems of urban integrated pipe corridors", which is to be promulgated, requires comprehensive piping gallery to set up subsystems of environment and equipment monitoring, safety precautions, communication, early warning and alarm. According to the standard requirements, the piping gallery system needs supporting facilities such as fire protection, power supply, lighting, ventilation, drainage, monitoring and other ancillary facilities, and efficient use of intelligent monitoring equipment to ensure safe operation of the pipe gallery. Ai Cong further explained: "the city's comprehensive pipe rack monitoring and alarm system generally adopts the advanced computer technology, communication technology and control technology of construction, pipe rack power cable, water supply and drainage pipes, gas pipelines, pipelines and other high-risk pipeline operation safety, safety and pipe gallery gallery staff safety monitoring and management. In the operation of equipment and Pipe Gallery Gallery of the environment in a controlled state, to achieve automatic control, intelligent management, intelligent operation and maintenance."
AI Cong stressed that in order to meet the requirements of the national standard, there must be enough key equipment, first of all, the data model, which is the "brain" of the comprehensive corridor. A simulation model is constructed to simulate the typical accident, according to the internal pipe gallery fire, gas leakage, and cable discharge pipe explosion pervious multi disaster disaster accident coupling principle, based on the development of the "driving force pressure state impact response" (DPSIR) based on the theoretical model of pipe gallery planning - Design - construction - Detection - operation and maintenance of the entire life cycle of intrinsic safety design technology.
How to realize the coordination of the "brain", "eye" and "hand and foot" of the corridor? "Integrated corridors need key technical support for safety," Ai Cong said. As the lifeline of the city, an integrated pipe corridor may cause an irreparable loss of disaster in the event of an accident. There are such subsystems as environmental monitoring, video surveillance, entrance guard and alarm. If these subsystems are independent of each other, they cannot share information and resources between each other, and do not form interoperability. When they encounter problems, they will not be able to take a unified emergency response from the whole situation in time. Therefore, the integrated pipe gallery monitoring system and professional pipeline monitoring system should be linked with operation and maintenance process and emergency rescue. We should establish an emergency response system, prepare contingency plans, and have emergency handling process, emergency linkage and other functions.
Operation and maintenance is the basic guarantee for the sustainable development of the corridor
Ai Cong said: to build the "35132" project is the core concept of building the intelligent transportation and maintenance of the corridor. "35132" includes three objects: pipe rack body, body, pipeline ancillary equipment; five types of services: daily duty, monitoring, maintenance, emergency command and administrative management; a platform: comprehensive pipe gallery wisdom operation management platform (data model); three access monitoring and control signal: signals and communication signals; two processes: management of standard operating procedures, emergency command standard operating procedures.
Ai Cong demonstrated to reporters the comprehensive management and maintenance management platform of the integrated corridor based on the "35132" concept. The SOA platform architecture based on the concept of the wisdom of the unified management of equipment operation, comprehensive pipe gallery maintenance, daily duty, emergency command, hidden investigation, data analysis, access approval, management, service and other services, the City Gallery of the information sharing, resource integration, precise control and intelligent decision so, do the equipment standardization and maintenance efficiency, resource intensive, visual wisdom control platform become the "lifeline" of the city.
This platform use networking, 3D visualization and intelligent sensor technology, real-time monitoring of the tunnel in the flow and pressure, and the use of large data analysis and management technology, promote the comprehensive pipe gallery intelligent transformation, achieve comprehensive pipe gallery dynamic monitoring and early warning analysis and emergency disposal system of "wisdom" operations. In order to achieve the basic data and the dynamic information of pipe gallery sharing, resource integration, precise control and intelligent decision, the pipe gallery building into pipe gallery, intensive and ecological wisdom.
With many years of technology accumulation and R & D experience, Chuang Bo has been committed to providing support solutions for pipeline corridor operation and maintenance, and creating a comprehensive pipeline corridor intelligent operation and maintenance management platform to meet the needs of the Internet of things era. At present, the company has designed top-level design for intelligent operation and maintenance of multiple pipeline corridors, such as Hangzhou, Changsha and Jingdezhen, and has been on-line for Shiyan's operation and maintenance platform based on urban public safety.
"For the tube corridor, I have always had a feeling of insistence and persevering, an entrepreneur should bear the feelings of social responsibility. As a part of the urban underground space, the comprehensive pipe gallery needs to meet the related management requirements of the city, and Unicom's urban geographic information system lays the foundation for the construction of smart city. The operation and maintenance of the tube corridor needs the support of the government, and it needs to expand from technological innovation to the whole industry innovation. Ai Cong said.
Since 2012, chuangbo companies around the pipe gallery of basic research, technology innovation and development platform have invested about 30000000 yuan, editor of the national standard "city comprehensive pipe gallery monitoring and alarm systems engineering technical specifications", one of the industry standard "comprehensive pipe gallery operation maintenance and safety technical standards", under the auspices of the "comprehensive pipe gallery management wisdom the platform" research by the Ministry of housing and Urban Construction Department of science and technology officially approved. In May this year, the company was established in Hangzhou as a strategic alliance for the integrated corridor safety and emergency industry, and the company was elected as the director of the alliance. With the aim of innovation, integration and sharing, the alliance builds an industrial ecological circle strategic alliance with industrial complementarity, project interaction, resource sharing and win win development, which helps our country's comprehensive corridor business develop healthfully.
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Citizen participation in law-making and public policy
- Big Ideas - Radio National (Audio)
- August 28, 2018
- Source: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/citizen-participation-in-law-making-and-public-policy/10161916
There's a crisis of faith in politics and the legal system. Rather than leave it to elected representatives, the antidote may be direct democracy. Governance expert Beth Noveck [director of the Governance Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering] believes citizen participation in shaping policy and open access to data will revitalize our institutions.


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I’m excited to tell you that I’ve taken the plunge and started a Knooking group at Ravelry!
If you are a crocheter, knitter, spinner, or weaver and haven’t heard of Ravelry yet, you really must check it out! It’s a fiber loving wonderland of incredibly talented people. I have learned more tips, tricks, and techniques in the past two years than I have since I learned to crochet, low these many years.
The Knooking group will not take the place of this blog. It will be a place that fellow Knookers can get together, enjoy each others company, and share our projects. Hope to see you there!
I’m going to be hosting a give away! I have two Locker Hooks looking for new homes with crafters wanting to learn how to Knook. Come on, you know you want to give it a try!
All you’ve gotta do is leave a single comment (duplicates will be deleted) telling me your favorite crafting tip. You must provide a valid e-mail address, but you do not have to have a blog. International friends are welcome to enter too!
I’ll be collecting comments through Thursday night at midnight (CST). On Friday, January 15th I’ll hold the drawing using a random number generator and announce the winner! Tell your friends!
Good luck and thanks for playing!


MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - California Highway Patrol officers will be on the lookout for anyone on their phones while driving during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
An observational study from the state Office of Traffic Safety found a 27% increase in overall distracted driving violations.
Of the 17 counties surveyed, Monterey County was listed as 7th, listing higher than Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Alamedia County among others.
The California Highway Patrol is acknowledging overall rising distracted driving violations and will be keeping an eye on drivers through April 19 who are committing those violations.
"Our goal is ultimately to save lives," says Officer Jessica Madueno with the CHP. "We want to keep the public safe and those who share the road safe regardless of where you're going."
The sample size of the counties surveyed varies, but even a single person caught for violating distracted driving laws raises concern for CHP officers.
"Could be anything like picking up something that fell on the floor like your lunch or a CD or your phone," says Officer Madueno. "A lot of people travel here to Monterey County so most of the time it's their GPS."
Officer Madueno also says much of the prevention starts with education, which begins at home.
She says parents should be mindful of how they're behaving on the road so teen drivers don't possibly pick up on the same bad habits.


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When the Olympic Torch visited the United Kingdom on it’s journey to the Beijing Olympics Julian was asked to score the official music for the lighting ceremony in London.
The music was played at a specially constructed stage by the O2 arena and broadcast on a live BBC TV special.
The torchbearers were Ellen MacArthur, Danny Crates, Theo Walcott and Dame Kelly Holmes.
Event produced by Robert Alge for Innovision
Original Music – Julian Scott
Solo Soprano – Debra Skeen
Rhythm Programming – Mikey J

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Talking Tri-/Duathlon for Ordinary Mortals®: A Series, (No. 47, 2017/11)
First, let me say that while I live in a part of the country, the New York City Metropolitan Area, that has a cold winter, I do recognize that there are many multisport athletes who live in a moderate-to-warm climate year-round. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t have a winter. It just means that you don’t have a cold winter. And, while some people can race and train pretty full-bore year-round, many of us cannot. And so, since I cannot speak from experience in training and racing year-round — as one can in Florida, for example — the thoughts in this column are aimed at those folks who stop racing for the winter (which of course you might do while living in a warm climate as well).
In terms of training, there are many ways to approach the offseason. Some multisport athletes take off the winter completely. This is not recommended. Although you certainly can take off up to a month or so, if you shut down completely, next spring the road back will be a long one. At the other end of the spectrum are those who maintain a pretty full program throughout the winter. If you swim train in the pool, you can certainly keep that up. If you dress properly, you can certainly run in cold weather. And you can bike, either indoors on a trainer, or outdoors if again you dress properly and don’t mind having your feet converted into miniature icebergs.
But just as I don’t recommend taking off completely, nor do I suggest just continuing your regular training. That way you never give either your body or mind a rest. Your body needs some decrease in intensity in order to decrease the risk of injury. Your mind needs some of the same to decrease the risk of burnout. Thus, I suggest the happy medium approach to winter training, the one I have used myself during my 35 seasons as a multisport athlete.
At the end of your racing season, I suggest a renewal period during which you stop training entirely or just do some light workouts. After your renewal period, then get back into regular training, but at a reduced level. For some, like myself, that is no more than 2.5-3 hours per week. Assuming that you do not regularly devote more than 10 hours per week to triathlon or duathlon training during the season, next spring you will be able to comfortably get back into your training program.
I also recommend maintaining a cross-training program. I do a combination of modest weight training, with a 10-15-minute stretching routine and 10-20 minutes on the stationary bike and the rowing machine, 3-4 times a week, for a total of about an hour, plus fast walking for 45-60 minutes, once or twice per week. I used to run and bike outdoors in the winter, but as I have gotten older I gave that up. What I do now seems to work just as well when the next season comes around. You can develop your own program, one that will work for you just as well, I’m sure. Just as long as you do something, regularly and consistently.
This series of thoughts and recommendations about multisport racing by Dr. Steve Jonas is, over time, drawn in part from his book, "101 Ideas and Insights for Triathletes and Duathletes" (Monterey, CA: Healthy Learning/Coaches Choice, 2011), from which text is used with permission. The book can be purchased here and is available at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.
Steve’s most recent multisport book is "Duathlon Training and Racing for Ordinary Mortals®: Getting Started and Staying with It" (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press/FalconGuides, 2012), available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
His first book on multisport racing, "Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals®" 2nd Ed. (New York: WW Norton, 2006) also can be found at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Dr. Jonas recently was featured in World Class Magazine. Click here to read the article.

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Shoot Gorgeous Portraits On a Tight Budget
Step 1. Find 1 decent sized window.
Window light is and always has been my all-time favorite light to shoot with. On an overcast day, there’s nothing like what nature provides. Placing the subject relative to the window affects their shape (perfect topic for another post later).
Keep it Simple! The best part about natural window light is there is much less of a “fear factor” involved than with flash, regardless if you’re talking studio lights or speed light (small flash). It’s really intimidating being scrutinized under glass – also known as being photographed. Not unlike being placed under a microscope in a lab. Be honest, do you REALLY like to be photographed?
Think about how your subject feels.
It’s uncomfortable already. Using natural light is much less intimidating in an already stressful situation. The more at ease your subject, the better their expression, which is exactly what you’re trying to capture, right? These photos were either shot with all natural light (outdoor overcast), or 1 window. No flash.
Step 2. Use a simple (white) reflector.
A simple reflector can be used to bounce that natural light around and help fill in shadows. I really like white reflectors – especially the translucent ones. Easy on my budget since they do double duty – either soften harsh light between the light source and subject, or bounce light back into the shadows.
A few of these images were shot with a white translucent Lastolite trigrip. A few were just a simple piece of white foam core board from the hobby shop.
Step 3. Use a Prime Lens.
All were shot with a small, affordable prime lens. Prime means no zoom. It’s a “straight” xx millimeter, like a 50mm f1.8 (check out the 50mm f1.8 for Nikon here and Canon here from Adorama) or a 35mm or an 85 mm.
Prime lenses also let you get up close to your subjects so you don’t need a 20 foot deep studio space, you can shoot in close quarters. With a 50mm lens I can get within about 15″ of my subject – awesome! Most of these images were shot with the 50. The Canon lens is under 5 oz.
Step 4. Black Background
I really like my 5’x7′ popup fabric background. It folds into about a 2′ round bag I can sling into the back of my car. It weighs next to nothing and can be propped on a wall or 1 light stand. The Flashes of Hope images were made on the black – easy – I don’t have “light” black to make it look black as opposed to white, which I would have to light since it’s farther away from the window than my subjects. Black is also great for hiding any shadows on the background I might get for any number of reasons.
Step 5. Edit in Photoshop/Lightroom/Photoshop Elements
Now that you have great window light, great images, you’ll need to edit them. If you did everything right in camera, you probably still need to do a bit of retouching in one of the 3 Adobe programs above. I can’t wait to share tons of tips & tricks to speed up how long you’re chained to that computer in our upcoming Photo Retouching workshops (for both Mac AND PC!)
Photoshop Elements: Tuesday evenings, March-April 2013.
Lightroom “Bootcamp”: May 18-19, 2013.
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A simple, accurate and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection was used for measuring plasma concentrations of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and its three metabolites: p-acetaminobenzoic acid (PAABA), p-aminohippuric acid (PAHA) and p-acetaminohippuric acid (PAAHA). A Cosmosil MS-C18 column (250X4.6 mm, 5μm) was used under temperature control at 40°C. The mobile phase was H2O-CH3CN-CH3COOH (100:3:1, pH 4.0) with a flow-rate of 1.5 ml/min. The excitation and emission wavelengths for fluorescence detection were set at 270 and 350 nm, respectively. Plasma samples (200 μl) were acidified by the addition of 150 μl of 1 M HClO4 solution containing salicylic acid (SA) as the internal standard. After centrifugation, 30 μl of the supernatant were injected onto the column. Using this method, PABA and its three metabolites could be determined within 25 min. Within the investigated concentration ranges of PABA (0.1-50 μg/ml), PAABA (0.2-50 μg/ml), PAHA (0.1-50 μg/ml) and PAAHA (0.5-50 μg/ml), good linearity (r>0.99) for the standard curves was obtained. The validation of this method showed coefficient of variance (C.V.) that was well below 15% for all compounds. After intravenous (i.v.) administration of PABA (20 mg/kg) to rabbits (n=7), PABA followed a one-compartment open model elimination with a half-life of 10.90 ± 1.03 min. The mean half-lives for PAABA, PAHA and PAAHA were 24.61 ± 6.42, 12.81 ± 6.04 and 11.27 ± 2.77 min, respectively.
|頁（從 - 到）||69-75|
|期刊||Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Applications|
|出版狀態||已發佈 - 2月 23 1996|
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 化學 (全部)


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User experience (UX) design is the process of creating websites and digital products that are easy to use and enjoyable for the user. It’s all about creating a seamless and intuitive experience that guides the user through the website and helps them achieve their goals. In this blog post, we’ll explore the art of user experience design and share tips for creating a seamless and intuitive website.
- Understand Your Users
The first step in creating a seamless and intuitive website is to understand your users. This means researching and analyzing their needs, behaviors, and preferences. You can use tools like Google Analytics and user surveys to gather data on your users, such as their age, gender, location, and browsing habits. This information can help you tailor your website to meet their specific needs and preferences.
- Create a Clear and Consistent Design
A clear and consistent design is essential for creating a seamless user experience. This means using a consistent color scheme, typography, and layout throughout your website. It also means using clear and concise language and visual cues to guide the user through the website. A good rule of thumb is to aim for simplicity and clarity in all aspects of your design.
- Prioritize Navigation and Information Architecture
Navigation and information architecture are critical components of user experience design. A clear and intuitive navigation system helps users find what they’re looking for quickly and easily. This means using a logical and hierarchical menu structure, including a search bar, and using descriptive labels for menu items. Information architecture is about organizing and structuring content in a way that makes sense to the user. This means grouping related content together, using headings and subheadings, and providing clear and concise descriptions.
- Use Responsive Design
Responsive design is the practice of designing websites that adapt to different screen sizes and devices. This is important because more and more users are accessing websites on mobile devices. A responsive website ensures that users can access and use your website on any device, without having to pinch and zoom or scroll excessively.
- Test and Iterate
User experience design is an iterative process. This means that you should continually test and refine your design based on user feedback and data. This can involve conducting user testing sessions, analyzing website metrics, and using A/B testing to compare different design elements. By testing and iterating, you can identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions to improve the user experience.
In conclusion, user experience design is all about creating a seamless and intuitive website that meets the needs and preferences of your users. By understanding your users, creating a clear and consistent design, prioritizing navigation and information architecture, using responsive design, and testing and iterating, you can create a website that users love to use. Remember, user experience design is an ongoing process, so be sure to continually gather feedback and make improvements to ensure that your website remains relevant and user-friendly.

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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
SlOkam – Original
dhu:kham ithyEva yath karma kAyaklESabhayAth thyajEth |
sa kruthvA rAjasam thyAgam naiva thyAgapalam labhEth ||
kAya klESa bhayAth – fearing the trouble caused for the body
dhu:kham ithi Eva – due to being sorrowful
karma – karmas such as nithya karma (daily rituals), naimiththika karma (periodical rituals) etc
yath thyajEth – if abandoned
sa: – he
rAjasam thyAgam kruthvA – due to abandoning by the influence of rajO guNam (passion)
thyAga palam – knowledge which is the result of sAthvika thyAgam (renunciation of an act out of sathva guNam)
na Eva labhEth – will never attain.
If one abandons karmas such as nithya karma (daily rituals), naimiththika karma (periodical rituals) etc, fearing the trouble caused for the body and due to [those karmas] being sorrowful, due to abandoning by the influence of rajO guNam (passion), he will never attain the knowledge which is the result of sAthvika thyAgam (renunciation of an act out of sathva guNam).
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘Whoso, from fear of bodily fatigue, abandons work as of pain, such abstention is Rājasa; no benefit from abandonment doth he derive.’
Doubtless, work by steps conduct to Moksha (release); but as it involves pain (or trouble) in the shape of having to earn money (etc.,) for its accomplishment, and (involves) chastisement of body in the shape of undergoing great fatigue, it is agonizing to the mind. Dreading this, should one confine himself to the practice of meditation alone (jñan-ābhyāsa) for achieving Yoga (=self-Cognition or God- cognition), refraining from doing the āśrama-proper duties, such as the Mahāyajñas etc., such abstention by him from Work is due to Rajas; and such abstention is contrary to the sense of the Śāstras.
The benefit from abandonment, or the acquisition of wisdom (—which he supposes as arising from surceasal of works—) never accrues to him. So it is shown further on:
‘That intellect, Pārtha! which apprehends wrongly is Rājasa’ (Gi: XVIII-31).
And, forsooth, work does not by any visible means produce mind-purity, but by the medium of Bhagavān’s grace.
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About the Book
The Killing of the Cherrywood MP is the brilliant second book in the lauded Karen Andersen political thriller series by Louise Burfitt-Dons. In this fast-paced and gripping novel P I Andersen is once again immersed in the world of radical extremism in Britain and about to learn it’s as complicated as it’s deadly.
“Taut, hardboiled, detailed and funny. This is thriller excellence!” – Charlie Flowers
Jihadi brides return from Syria and deradicalised terrorists are released from prison. In reaction extremist right-wing groups proliferate across Europe. The Labour MP for Cherrywood is found murdered and police look for a lone wolf with a personal vendetta against ISIS.
P I Karen Andersen believes it’s not that simple. From the roulette tables of the Ritz to the respectable suburbs of Mainz, she searches for the truth. Does the home to one of Germany’s violent neo-Fascist cells hold the vital clue, or does it lie hidden in the leafy English countryside?
5/5 Stars – A great second installment in this exciting series!
Once again, it feels like Louise Burfitt-Dons has ripped back the curtain and revealed the intricacies of politics to the Public in this latest Book in the PI Karen Andersen series. (Read my review of the first book here).
I love the complexity of the plot and the challenges the plot presents with things like women coming back from marrying ISIS fighters. It’s something that Britain, the U.S., everyone is contemplating right now and this book plays out some issues and scenarios in a way that we can’t necessarily in the real world, and it was really something that made me think. I like when books make me want to go out into the “real world” and read more about a certain topic.
With Burfitt-Dons’ experience in British politics, she’s able to paint such a realistic picture of things and really make you feel like you’re in on the backroom wheeling and dealings that we hear about on the news. And Karen Andersen is really a kick-ass character to bring it out into the open for us. After reading the last book, I said I agreed that she was a new Lisbeth Salander-type, and this book confirmed that for me. She’s smart, sharp and doesn’t let people push her around.
Overall, this series is a great read for anyone interested in politics and/or current affairs thrillers. I look forward to seeing more from this author.
About the Author
Louise Burfitt-Dons was first introduced to the idea of writing conspiracy fiction on meeting Ian Fleming when he visited her birth country of Kuwait in 1960 and befriended her father. Fast forward forty years to her founding the children’s charity Act Against Bullying in 2000. This had her advising police on the manipulation and cover up tactics of young people, girl gangs and junior cyber stalkers. She believes these are the same devices used by political parties, spies and crooks. They form the background to her thriller stories.
Her first novel (June 5th 2018) The Missing Activist (New Century) was the first in a series starring off the wall P I Karen Andersen. The plot was inspired by her experiences as a Parliamentary candidate in the UK General Election of 2015. Sequel The Killing of the Cherrywood MP was published on March 18th 2020. She is currently working on book three in the Karen Andersen series.
Louise is also a screenwriter who has worked with producers in the UK and the US. Recent films screened on TV include Mother of All Secrets (2018), The Ex Next Door (2019, LifeTime) and Fame at a Deadly Cost (LifeTime 2020). Not all her work has a dark tone. She loves British comedy and wrote the rom-com Christmas in the Highlands (2019) for Triventure Productions which has also made it on to the international television circuits.
She now lives in Chiswick, West London with her ex-pilot husband Donald. She has two grown up daughters and a seven-month year old granddaughter Dempsie Lee Williams.

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CBO estimates the added personnel requirements and costs of five kinds of military space organizations. DoD wants to create three, which could increase annual costs by $1 billion to $2 billion and require onetime startup costs of $2 billion to $5 billion.
The U.S. military conducts many operations that involve space. Such operations consist mostly of launching, operating, and maintaining satellites that are used for various purposes, such as communicating, observing the weather, and monitoring other countries’ missile launches. CBO estimates that about 23,000 full-time positions within the Department of Defense (DoD) are dedicated to performing space activities or to supporting those who do—excluding space activities in the intelligence agencies. At the moment, 93 percent of those positions are in the Department of the Air Force.
The Administration has proposed changing that arrangement by creating what it calls a space force—an independent military service within the Department of the Air Force. The Administration has also proposed two more space organizations in its budget proposal for fiscal year 2020: a new combatant command and a new agency that would be responsible for the development and acquisition of space systems. Furthermore, the Administration has proposed creating a civilian Under Secretary for Space who would supervise the space service, report to the Secretary of the Air Force, and perhaps make policy about space.
What Has CBO Analyzed?
In this report, CBO examines five types of space organizations that DoD could create, including the three that the Administration has proposed:
-- A new military service within a new military department that would be analogous to the Department of the Army and that would organize, train, and equip space forces;
-- A new military service that would exist within the Department of the Air Force, much as the Marine Corps exists within the Department of the Navy, and that would likewise organize, train, and equip space forces;
-- A new combatant command that would be structured like the military’s Cyber Command and that would employ space capabilities in peacetime and during conflicts;
-- A new agency that would be focused on developing and acquiring space systems and that would be analogous to the Missile Defense Agency; and
-- A new directorate that would make policy about space and that would be analogous to the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
CBO estimated the number of new personnel that each of those five organizational options would require for overhead and management, the annual costs that those new personnel would entail, and the onetime startup and transition costs of each option. The estimates in this report are for illustrative policy options; they do not represent cost estimates for any particular piece of legislation.
CBO focused on how much the options would increase costs, not how much each option would cost in total. Some current positions in DoD would simply be transferred to a new space organization and thus would not increase DoD’s total costs. Also, because it is unclear how much new capability DoD or the Congress might decide to add to a new organization, CBO’s analysis does not account for any new capabilities; it includes only the cost of new administrative structures.
In addition, the analysis incorporates the assumption that intelligence agencies’ space capabilities, which are substantial, would not be transferred to a new space organization. And it incorporates the assumption that positions transferred from existing services to a new organization would not be filled again by the existing services; if they were, costs would increase.
Click here for the full report (21 PDF pages), on the CBO website.

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While touring Almaty, you will certainly notice how close the city is to the mountains. To tell the truth, the mountains of the Zailiiski Alatau Mountain Ridge ARE now a part of the city as it expands and grows in all directions. The proximity to mountains is a valuable source of recreation and pleasure for locals and guests of Almaty.
Medeo Skating Rink, Almaty
It is then quite natural that the tours around Almaty usually include the visit to its prominent nature and mountain resorts, such as the Medeo Skating Rink and the Chymbulak (or Shymbulak) ski resort.
Just 15 minutes' drive from city center and you will find yourself in the mountains, with crystal-clear air and spectacular pine-trees.
In the middle of the mountain valley, there is a huge sport complex (construction started in 1949). It was very popular among athletes because the altitude of the place contributed to better sportive results.
Since 1951, over 200 world records were made here. The locals call their Medeo Rink a "Factory of Records".
Currently, the rink is used to host various local and international competitions and events. It is very popular among locals who are fond of ice-hockey, figure skating, and other winter sports. The structure itself is a record: it is over 1600 m above the sea level (the world's highest rink), its ice surface exceeds 10,000 square meters.


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At the editor's discretion, manuscripts that are not going to be published as full length research articles may be abridged as Short reports, highlighting only the important and significant observations together with the review of state of art in the field.
- Featured Article: Grape seed and skin extract, a potential prebiotic with anti-obesity effect through gut microbiota modulation
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Welcome to the WSR! There’s a gap in the world of motorsports. There’s no clear way to determine who the best of the best of the best is when it comes to racing. There isn’t a prestigious single crown that represents the world of racing. Your journey begins as the star driver of entrepreneur Patrick Callaghan who wants to form a league and have it broadcasted around the world to millions of race fans. Patrick Callaghan is to racing to what Michael Jordan is to the NBA.
Last week we got to hang with some of the team from Codemasters and take Grid 2 for a spin. One of the first races we jumped into was an elimination match through the streets of Barcelona, Spain. While the goal was to win the race we also need to be aware of our driver’s position. If you crashed or spun out the other drivers would pass you and with the clock ticking you needed to make sure you weren’t in last place when the timer hit zero. The course in Barcelona was part of the second season of the game. Part of putting together this World Series of Racing is about pulling in various different racing clubs with different styles of racing from across the world.
The first part is to gather all of the racing clubs and styles from across America and then go to Europe and invite all of their drivers to take part in the WSR as well. Before they accept you have to beat them at their own game. By beating their best drivers you not only prove your driving ability to them, you also convince them to come on board and become part of the WSR.
The next track we raced on was in Austria. Originally called the A1 Ring, which was a regular course on the open wheel circuit has now been branded the Red Bull Ring. This was the second season race that is the first to have both American and European drivers battling for the top position. This is a track where you have to prove your skills in true motorsports fashion.
In Grid 2 players will get to know what’s called a “true feel handling system”. As players are driving around the track, what’s happening behind the scenes is a sampling of the relationship between the simulated tires and the road, actually 1000 samples per second. This gives the player a better sense of what’s actually happening to the car whether it is a loss of traction or the undulation of the car to the road. There are no assists for players to adjust on their cars and Codemasters has eliminated this option in favor of a more pure driving experience.
The challenge is made through the cars as you progress through the different race tiers. There are four different tiers of vehicles. Players will drive everything from basic street racers all the way up to a selection of hypercars. The goal is to naturally teach players how to drive each tier of race car as they progress through the game and as their journey evolves.
Ultimately what Codemasters wants to do with all the vehicles in the game is present a really clear character for what they are, throwing in several different variations on the same vehicle and they’ve chosen vehicles that they are really proud to have in the game. Also by pulling real world drivers in to the studio to give the game a try they’re also able to get more accurate descriptions on the overall feel and handling of the vehicles that the team didn’t have access to.
Flashbacks are returning in Grid 2. For the uninitiated the original Grid started the Flashback craze. When a player runs off the track or crashes into another racer in a tight corner, you can hit a button and return to a point just before said accident to regain control and avoid making that same mistake. In the gap between Grid and Grid 2 many other racing games have adopted the Flashback ability into their games.
ESPN has also come on board in terms of tracking your journey in Grid 2. ESPN and other media partners will have clips that play in between races and seasons. The ESPN guys will be covering the evolution of the WSR as it becomes the largest and most prestigious racing league in the world. A players progress will be tracked from their grass roots through social media. Players in game will receive text message asking if they’ve seen the latest races, to the forming of websites and magazine covers really integrating you as a driver as opposed to an avatar. Player’s names will be integrated in all aspects of the WSR’s coverage.
The final track we raced was a culmination of everything that the WSR intended to be. It’s a in downtown Chicago, its being broadcast in prime time, there’s a ton of race fans lining the street to watch and a ton of sponsors and support. Cameras flashing everywhere, fireworks dotting the skyline you can see while racing in between buildings and all the happening of a big event. This is the point in the game where everyone knows you and they’re talking about you. Players will be able to share videos of their races to YouTube. It won’t be mandatory but, you’ll have the option to decide when or if you want to do it.
Multiplayer wasn’t talked about during the event but they have plans to share more details about it sometime in April. Grid 2 is launching on May 28th in North America. It will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Steam.

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Worm Breeder's Gazette 11(4): 114
These abstracts should not be cited in bibliographies. Material contained herein should be treated as personal communication and should be cited as such only with the consent of the author.
As described in WBG 10(3), we have microinjected Lucifer Yellow(LY) into the embryo of C. elegans as a marker for dye coupling. Meanwhile we have extended our studies to other free-living nematodes. In C. elegans LY quickly distributes all over the early embryo. If fluorescently labeled Dextrane is injected, it always remains in the marked cell and its progeny, indicating that the observed dye-coupling is not due to cytoplasmic bridges. Only after the formation of P4 ( primordial germ cell), this cell and its sister temporarily form a dye- coupling compartment by their own. But just P4 and its daughters Z2 and Z3 remain permanently discoupled while D joins again the one large dye-coupling compartment comprising all somatic cells. If LY is injected into P4 it remains restricted to this cell and its descendants. In two other species Rhabditis dolichura and Cephalobus spec. which develop considerably slower, we found in the early embryo similar pattern of dye-coupling as in C. elegans. However, here passage of the injected tracer appears to take place only luring a distinct phase of the cell cycle, i.e. during interphase. In C. elegans the phase of complete coupling of somatic cells extends into late proliferation. Although we have some problems with injecting into small blastomeres, preliminary data indicate that during early morphogenesis tissue-specific compartments form. In Cephalobus this restriction in dye-coupling leading to the establishment of several distinct communication compartments appears to occur considerably earlier. Presently we test the idea that the pattern of dye-coupling is more correlated to absolute time of development rather than to the cell stage reached. This assumption is supported by our finding that in slower developing nematodes we have studied the typical autofluorescence appears visibly earlier in the gut lineage than in C. elegans.

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The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union recently examined the privacy policies in place at 22 school districts that offer laptops for home use during the school year. All 22 districts revealed that their policies require parents to acknowledge that there is no expectation of privacy when a school issues a device to a student.
Computer hackers, also known as cybercriminals, are infiltrating our world with ever-increasing sophistication. It is critical that students understand both the benefits and risks of their devices — especially their smartphones. Educators have an important role to play in helping students understand and safely navigate an internet-connected world.
- By Jacob Batchelor
The new “Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning, Version 3” toolkit serves as an "in-depth guide to key student data privacy laws," according to the Consortium for School Networking. The full toolkit is available for free.
This article presents some ideas and suggestions to work towards being a more informed digital parent and guide children in an increasingly online world.
- By Stephen Spengler
The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood earlier this week released a free, online toolkit that offers guidance to parents on how to protect their children’s personal information.
A hacker going by the name "nclay" claims to have stolen more than 77 million user accounts from Edmodo, a K–12 social learning network of 78 million teachers, students, parents and other members, and has put the data for sale on the Dark Web.
Cyberattacks appear to be on the rise; however, young professionals equipped with computer science (CS) skills to combat those threats are not growing at the same pace as the need. That’s the assessment from various recent sources and reports, from news sites to companies that track cybersecurity.
Today more than ever, education institutions need to step up their network security by implementing strong cyber security tools to protect their schools’ websites, infrastructure and meet the demands of their online learning platforms.
A day after a widespread e-mail phishing attack that many security experts called "sophisticated," Google has rolled out a new safeguard to its Android Gmail app.
Microsoft has unveiled several new offerings for education, including the forthcoming Surface Laptop and a new version of Windows 10 designed for school environments — Windows 10 S.


Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted against a “clean” debt limit increase proposal. The bill, never expected to pass, was intended to show that the House will not agree to an increase in the debt limit without significant debt reduction proposals included. President Obama proposed and 114 House Democrats signed a letter to their leadership asking for a “clean” increase of $2.4 trillion in the debt limit with no spending cuts or debt reduction plans attached. The House has rejected that notion 97 to 318.
“This vote sets a marker that the House will not pass a debt limit increase without substantial commitments that will show the American people that Congress is serious about reducing the national debt and bringing spending back under control,” Simpson said. “President Obama’s proposal, supported by many House Democrats, won’t pass.”
The current debt limit is expected to be reached on August 2, 2011.
“No one wants to be in this situation,” said Simpson, “but Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, needs to take this opportunity to take stock of past mistakes made by running up record budgets and making little effort to pay for them. The days of record deficits and soaring debts must end. Congress needs to meet this challenge and take another step toward lasting fiscal security for this country.”


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Delving into themes of memory, identity, and lost girlhood; AdaLioryn describes the common feelings among many trans women as alienation from certain normative life experiences and sorrow over what was denied in youth. A procession of blind animals wrapped in intricate sigils act as guides through the exhibition. Gathering inspiration from early twentieth century Art Nouveau craft houses, AdaLioryn prioritized ornate and delicate beauty in her carefully developed symbolic language. The journey through Her Labyrinth terminates in the discovery of oneself and healing contact with a phantom past.


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Deadbeat Heroes from Square Enix Collective Launches on PC and Xbox One
Deadbeat Heroes from developer Deadbeat Productions and publisher Square Enix Collective launched today on PC and Xbox One, and got a wacky trailer to celebrate.
Deadbeat Productions, an indie developer made up of former Lionhead and Rockstar developers Adam Langridge and Imkan Hayati, and Square Enix Collective announced today that their comic book inspired 3D brawler Deadbeat Heroes is now available on Xbox One and PC, and released a launch trailer for it.
In total, Deadbeat Heroes contains 40 levels, all of which contain are variety of different enemies and can be conquered by players with many different attacks and nine bombastic superpowers. Players are not able to block, as the developers wanted to encourage “swift reactions and a focus on versatility” from the player. That being said, players still have a wide selection of dashing, leaping, climbing, and wall running moves to dodge both enemies and bullets. The game also contains both solo and local co-op modes.
Adam Langridge, Director at Deadbeat Productions, had the following to say about what the developers were trying to do with the Deadbeat Heroes, and what some of their inspirations were:
“With Deadbeat Heroes we wanted to capture the spirit of classic fighters but update it for current gamers. The result is a fast, fluid, movement based brawler where you – and a friend – can show off while creating daft amounts of chaos around you. It’s our ode to some of the biggest and brightest brawlers of the past, as well as our take on where the genre can go. Deadbeat Heroes is for anyone who, like us, already loves the excitement and camaraderie of co-op fighters as well as action gamers who want to test their mettle with something new.”
Meanwhile, Phil Elliott, Director of Indie Publishing at Square Enix West, commented on how Deadbeat Heroes shows what talented developers can do when they have more freedom:
“Deadbeat Heroes brilliantly showcases exactly what Square Enix Collective is all about – supporting some of the industry’s brightest talent and giving them the opportunity to be truly creative. This is without doubt one of the most purely fun games I’ve played in a long time.”
You can check out the launch trailer below. Deadbeat Heroes is currently available on PC and Xbox One.


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Perhaps the reason that the Steven's Square / Loring park neighborhood gets overlooked as a food destination is because it’s hard to classify. Sure, it’s a great neighborhood for art with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Children’s Theater, the original Electric Fetus, MCAD and more, but it’s also mixed bag of culinary options. That’s exactly what makes it stand out. Within a few blocks there is traditional barbecue, a 24-hour diner, and some of the best oysters in the city, all encircling a park that literally lights up in the winter and offers plenty of shade and free public swimming in the summer. Whether craving shepherd’s pie or sweet and sour chicken, you’ll find it in this rough-around-the-edges neighborhood in central Minneapolis.
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Return to this page a few days before the scheduled game when this expired prediction will be updated with our full preview and tips for the next match between these teams.
Panetolikos are the guests at Toumba Stadium on Wednesday for the Super League showdown with home team PAOK.
Our tips, poll and stats for PAOK v Panetolikos can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
PAOK prepare for this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Super League tied result against Panetolikos.
Matches with PAOK have usually been absorbing encounters recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes, the sum total of 20 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 13 of those belonging to PAOK.
Leading up to this clash, PAOK:
- are unbeaten in the league by Panetolikos in their last 13 matches. A very long run.
- are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.
The numbers tell their own story, and Panetolikos have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals in all. Defensively, Panetolikos have seen their frailties exposed. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if the trend might be replicated here in this game.
Going into this one, Panetolikos have not beaten PAOK when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
Head to head
An examination of their past head to head results stretching back to 16/03/2019 reveals that these encounters have been pretty painful for Panetolikos. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever whereas PAOK have simply been better than them, finishing as winners in 100 per cent of those match-ups.
A sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 17 of them for Dikefalos tou Vorra and 4 coming from The Canaries. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.
The previous league contest between the two was Super League match day 3 on 22/09/2021 when it finished Panetolikos 1-2 PAOK.
On that occasion, Panetolikos had 45% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jorge Luis Díaz (59').
For their opponents, PAOK got 7 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Alexandru Mitriţă (32') and Sidcley (80') scored.
The referee was Stefanos Koubarakis.
Team News: PAOK
Rodrigo (Corona virus), Lucas Taylor (Hamstring Injury), Omar El Kaddouri (Hamstring Injury) and Nélson Oliveira (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) will not be taking part for PAOK manager Răzvan Lucescu. Stefan Schwab cannot play in this game through suspension.
Team News: Panetolikos
Panetolikos boss Yannis Anastasiou has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Georgios Liavas (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Ivan Varone (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are not ready for selection.
We believe that PAOK look likely to be able to score a couple when they play Panetolikos, who may well struggle to find the back of the net.
We’re therefore expecting to see a controlled 2-0 victory for PAOK at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
⚽ Team Focus:
Stadium: Toumba Stadium (29,000)
Captain: Adelino Vieirinha
Chairman: Ivan Savvidis
Manager: Răzvan Lucescu
Competitions: Super League position 3, Conference League Qualifiers (3rd Qualifying Round), Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round), Conference League (Knockout round play-offs)
⭐ Star Player: Jasmin Kurtić
Customarily used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Jasmin Kurtić was born in Crnomelj, Slovenia. Having played his first senior match for Palermo in the 2010 - 2011 season, the dangerous Midfielder has managed to score 9 league goals in this Super League 2021 - 2022 season to date in a total of 13 appearances.


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Innovista model yields new style of company
A new startup company that combines the technology of the University of South Carolina’s engineering researchers with the entrepreneurial know-how of the university’s business school and seasoned executives exemplifies a new business model for Innovista.
The company, SysEDA Inc., is developing cloud-based collaborative engineering tools for power systems design and analysis. SysEDA’s flagship product, Virtual Test Bed (VTB), is focused on the simulation of power systems for electric ships but is expected to have implication for other types of electric vehicles in the future. SysEDA VTB is based on technology developed by Dr. Roger Dougal, professor of electrical engineering at USC, and is licensed by the USC Research Foundation.
“This is quintessential Innovista,” said Don Herriott, the director of Innovista Partnerships. “It’s business people teaming with technical people to build innovative companies.”
For more than 10 years, Dougal and his research assistants have worked with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop SysEDA VTB so that it can be used in system design, simulation and analysis of electric ships.
USC and SysEDA have been awarded a $2.4 million contract from the ONR. SysEDA will work with the global giant ABB over the next three years to develop the product for future ships. ABB is an international leader in power and automation technologies, operating in about 100 countries and employing approximately 117,000 people.
Unique Engineering / Business Collaboration
“SysEDA represents a growing style of collaboration whereby researchers from the USC College of Engineering and Computing are paired with graduates of the Darla Moore School of Business and seasoned executives to get new companies quickly formed and positioned for success,” Herriott said.
Kelly Truesdale, SysEDA’s chief operating officer and a 2010 IMBA graduate, typifies this collaboration. He works with a proven entrepreneur/corporate executive team from Bang! Technologies Inc., which provides mentorship to the SysEDA team, in addition to being hands-on members of the SysEDA management team. This approach is considered a model to bring business grads together with scientist/engineering grads under the mentorship of proven executives and entrepreneurs to form the young entrepreneurial leadership teams of new Innovista companies exemplified by SysEDA.


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Your Summer TV Guide: From ‘Big Little Lies’ to ‘Stranger Things’
Bring on the binge watching.
Until the advent of cable and streaming services, there used to be nothing to watch on TV in the summer but reruns. But these days, there’s no shortage of fresh summer programming. This summer will see the return of some of your favorite Emmy-winning series, including HBO’s Big Little Lies, Netflix’s Stranger Things, and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale as well as the introduction of new prestigious limited series such as Showtime’s The Loudest Voice and Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral.
“This summer will be crowded,” says Michael Schneider, senior editor at Variety. “There are so many big franchises that will be coming back this summer. It feels more like the fall TV season than the summer season.”
To help you sort through the many options and plan ahead, we have created an essential summer TV viewing guide, in chronological order:
The Handmaid’s Tale
Premiered: June 5 on Hulu
The critically acclaimed series returns for its third season with three new episodes on Wednesday, June 5, followed by a subsequent episode each Wednesday. Season two wrapped with Emily (Alexis Bledel) fleeing Gilead for Canada with the aid of Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford). In a heartbreaking Sophie’s Choice-type decision, June (Elisabeth Moss) allowed them to take her newborn daughter with them as she stayed behind in Gilead to find her older daughter, Hannah. With the show’s new tagline, “Blessed be the fight,” we can almost hear the rumblings of rebellion echoing through Gilead. As more states pass stricter anti-abortion bills, some might say the dystopian series hits a little too close to home. But that’s just one of the reasons it’s so powerful.
Premiered: June 5 on Netflix
Black Mirror fans are eagerly awaiting season five of the science fiction anthology series, which will drop on June 5 with three new episodes featuring Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Endgame), and Topher Grace (BlacKkKlansman), respectively. The latest installment comes less than six months after the special, interactive Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, which was released in late 2018. Technology, including the impact of social media, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, will continue to play a key role in the series’ storylines this season. Look out for Cyrus poking fun at her own persona as a performer who goes to unusual lengths to attain more fame.
Premiered: June 7 on Netflix
The White House thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland was canceled by ABC at the end of its second season. It’s now been resurrected by Netflix, which has been streaming the first two seasons and will launch season three on June 7. Per Netflix, the new season “will explore today’s world of campaigning, smear tactics, debates, campaign finance, and ‘fake news.’ Democracy, as we know it, will hang in the balance.”
Big Little Lies
Premiered: June 9 on HBO
The “Monterey Five” are back for season two, but now there are six. The star-studded cast including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoe Kravitz adds another A-lister with Meryl Streep joining the team this season. Streep plays the mother of the late Perry White (Alexander Skarsgård), who is onto the fact that there’s more to her son’s untimely death than his widow, Celeste (Kidman) is letting on.
The Loudest Voice
Premiere: June 30 on Showtime
A barely recognizable Russell Crowe plays the former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in this new limited series which chronicles the rise and fall of Ailes’ career. Based on the book The Loudest Voice in the Room by Gabriel Sherman, the show features Naomi Watts as former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, who sued Ailes, claiming sexual harassment. Sherman co-wrote the first episode with director and Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom McCarthy (Spotlight).
Premiere: July 4 on Netflix
In the third season of Stranger Things, which hits Netflix on July 4, the Hawkins crew takes on an even scarier demon than the Upside Down: puberty. It’s the summer before high school and Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) and her friends are dealing with interdimensional terror and hormones. Expect romance and more Demogorgons to complicate the group dynamic further.
Orange is the New Black
Premiere: July 26 on Netflix
In the seventh and final season of Jenji Kohan’s groundbreaking series, Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) is out of prison and trying to figure out how to adjust to the civilian world. Meanwhile, her friends are left behind.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Premiere: July 31 on Hulu
Inspired by the ‘90s rom-com of the same name starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, this mini-series from co-creator Mindy Kaling reboots the original with entirely different characters. But she promises the show will deliver four weddings and a funeral.
And as always, there’s at least one wild card to round out the summer schedule. On Aug. 7, Fox will launch BH 90210, a reboot of ‘90s hit Beverly Hills, 90210 featuring the original series cast (minus the late Luke Perry). The meta-series, in which actors Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling all play semi-fictionalized versions of themselves reuniting for a Beverly Hills, 90210 reunion, could appeal to nostalgic viewers.
The evolution of summer TV
Summer wasn’t always so chock full of television options. Traditionally, broadcast TV networks aired new programs in the fall and sat summer out. Then cable networks filled the summer gaps with new programs at a time when networks were airing reruns.
For the most part, nowadays, the broadcast networks stick to game shows and reality TV series in the summer and have found success with the formula. “Because there is so much competition in streaming and premium cable, it’s less advantageous for them to release their big guns in the summer,” says Schneider.
With game shows and reality TV series, the broadcast networks have “found a low-budget way to keep the lights on as opposed to running repeat after repeat,” according to Schneider.
America’s Got Talent, which premiered its 14th season on May 28, is a reliable rating winner for NBC. And CBS can depend on Big Brother, which premieres its 20th season on June 25.
Streaming services aren’t reliant on ad dollars the way broadcast and cable networks are. Therefore, they aren’t constrained by traditional TV seasons and have found viewers will watch the most addictive shows regardless of the season.
“The old idea of the networks putting the ‘Gone Fishin’” sign in the summer is no longer true. The thought back then was that people are on vacation, they’re outdoors, they can’t watch TV over the summer. But, of course, now people can watch TV wherever they are—on their phone or their iPad,” says Schneider. “If anything, instead of bringing summer books to the beach, they’re just going to watch The Handmaid’s Tale or Big Little Lies.”
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Sir Samuel Romilly(1757-1818), Solicitor-General and law reformer
Sitter in 8 portraits
A leading Whig law reformer, Romilly had an unrivalled knowledge of the criminal law of Britain and the Continent. In 1789 he travelled to Paris where his enthusiasm for the French Revolution inspired his Letters Containing an Account of the Late Revolution in France (1792). Along with Sir Francis Burdett, he was one of a small group of progressive Whigs whole-heartedly in support of Parliamentary reform. He campaigned against the death penalty for trivial offences and supported Catholic emancipation and the abolition of slavery.
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- Anne Romilly (née Garbett) (wife)
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Can You Make Use Of CBD For Canines?
Many individuals ask us if CBD oil for dogs is alright or otherwise. We will certainly try to address that question in this short article. When making pet supplements, whether they are planned for usage on people or on animals, it is critically important that they consist of only pure ingredients. A lot of family pet proprietors as well as pet rescue groups do not also recognize or realize the importance of a purity stamp. There are two primary standards that supplement makers need to satisfy in order to be taken into consideration “pure”. The initial standards is an excellent scientific base. It is very important for producers to make sure that every one of their ingredients are of high quality and also provide precise details to pet dog proprietors and pet rescuers alike. Otherwise, CBD oil meant for dogs would certainly be worthless to any one of its users, because the plant would certainly be worthless by itself and also would not be effective. However, ultimately the procedure is just the same. A great clinical structure additionally makes certain that any kind of supplement is not a medicine by itself, yet instead a supplement that can be utilized together with various other all-natural supplements for pet dogs to treat disease, ailment, and alleviate symptoms of certain conditions. So it’s important to keep in mind, whenever you find out about CBD for dogs being made use of as a therapy for seizure conditions, epilepsy, stress and anxiety, anxiety, and so on – it is very important to bear in mind that it can not and need to not be made use of alone, but instead ought to be utilized in conjunction with other all-natural supplements for pets that have actually been confirmed to efficiently ease these symptoms. When this is done, a significant decrease in the frequency and also extent of symptoms can usually be seen. Some individuals wonder if CBD oils for dogs are secure. Well, the only secure thing about these items is that they are derived from natural components and also are not chemically crafted. The only time you must bother with utilizing them, is if you have a well-known heart disease or some other type of disease and are not adverse the normally occurring vitamin c in the CBD oil. Likewise keep in mind that these oils are taken into consideration relatively safe as well as do not communicate detrimentally with various other medicines. The only various other problem that you need to be worried concerning is the price of CBD oils for your canine. Because they are not made in an industrial center like pharmaceutical medications, they are generally more expensive than their prescription options. This might lead you to question if they deserve the price. In my point of view, they are most definitely worth the expense, and also are considerably much more affordable, in regards to cost per dosage, than most prescription alternatives. As a final idea, bear in mind that you do not want to provide CBD oil for pets in dosages larger than what your animal would generally call for to maintain him or her in any given scenario. If your animal needs more than one dose of this oil for canines, you must talk to your veterinarian to find out his/her recommended dose. A lot of respectable vets will certainly have the ability to give you the appropriate dosage suggestions based on age, weight, and also various other elements. I assume it’s quite clear that by utilizing these oils to treat your family pet’s numerous ailments, you’re not just giving alleviation to your pet dog, but you’re additionally saving on your own some money at the veterinarian’s workplace also. So what are you waiting for?

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