(Yellowstone) - On Wednesday afternoon, August 10, a new fire, the Pocket fire, was reported near Shoshone Lake.
This new start is located between Shoshone Lake and Pocket Lake, approximately 5 miles SSE of Old Faithful and 5 miles west of West Thumb. After it was reported, three smokejumpers from the West Yellowstone Smokejumper Base started working to suppress the Pocket Fire, assisted by a Type 3 (light) helicopter conducting water drops. Today three additional Yellowstone firefighters will be transported via helicopter to assist with the firefighting effort. The fire is currently less than an acre and is under a full suppression strategy.
In addition to the Pocket fire, there are currently two additional fires burning in Yellowstone National Park, the Fawn Fire and the Maple Fire. The Fawn Fire is 930 acres and the Maple fire is 10 acres.
Public and firefighter safety is the first priority for park managers. The Fawn and Maple fires do not pose a threat to visitors. All roads leading into and through the park are open.
Park visitors and communities north and west of the park should anticipate varying levels of smoke from these fires. Fires play a natural role in the ecosystem and crews are managing them for their benefits to the park. The decision on managing each fire in the park is based on a number of factors including, current and predicted conditions, as well as potential values at risk.
To learn more about fire management in Yellowstone, please visit go.nps.gov/yellfiremanagement. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in place within
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World’s largest FinTech Hub, LATTICE80 has set its eyes on the burgeoning startup ecosystem in India. Marvelstone Group, which is the private investment group behind LATTICE80, has recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to open the first LATTICE80 office outside of Singapore.
Singapore-based Marvelstone is a renowned private investment group that specialises in developing investment strategies and invests in businesses that have a potential of becoming big in the future. While the group might have finance at its core, but it also boosts of having diversified investments in hospitality, media, real estate, trading and technology.
According to the MoU locked between the two parties, LATTICE80 Vizag will be located in Fintech Valley Vizag’s Fintech Tower. For the uninitiated, Vizag, which is the largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, is famous for housing some of India’s most innovative startups in the Fintech space.
LATTICE80 will also be taking on the responsibility of organising programs to train 1,000 Indian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals every year. The main goal behind the association is to provide a platform for the community in Singapore and India to come together and drive co-innovation in new technologies such as Big Data, flexible platforms (API), digital and mobile payments, blockchain and distributed ledgers, and many more.
LATTICE80 is known for creating an ecosystem for FinTech startups to collaborate, connect and co-create. The mission of the independent not for profit hub is to offer FinTech companies the opportunity to tap on the rich network and resources to develop smart technologies and springboard to international success. It boasts an impressive technological infrastructure that corporate members can leverage and lay a foundation to create a truly unique world-class community.
Speaking at the Spring Conference 2017 in Andhra Pradesh, Gina Heng, CEO, Marvelstone Group, said, “Less than four months ago, in November last year, we set up LATTICE80 in Singapore to fully support the government’s smart nation vision to transform into a smart financial center. Now, we are happy to be part of the new Vizag-MAS partnership to support Fintech Valley Vizag and the Government of Andhra Pradesh in India. The goal is to bring together industry, academia, and investors to innovate, co-create and build the fintech ecosystem.”
According to the Singapore-based fintech hub, India’s Fintech market is forecast to be worth US$2.4 billion by the year 2020, a figure which is a two-fold increase on the market size in 2016.
Commenting on the MoU, Joe Seunghyun Cho, Chairman, Marvelstone Group said, “We see opportunities in Vizag to contribute in various ways. We are delighted to collaborate and launch LATTICE80 Vizag to benefit the fintech sector in India. By launching LATTICE80 Vizag, we want to facilitate knowledge sharing and establish partnerships between universities based in and affiliated to Singapore and Andhra Pradesh.”
According to J A Chowdary, special adviser to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on IT, the MoU signed with Marvelstone Group isn’t an effort towards just promoting Fintech ecosystem in the country, but a step towards encouraging and developing a whole Fintech culture of its own.
The hub in India is expected to open in Q3 this year.

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IntroductionPinsk (pop. 116,000) has some of the nicest remaining Belarusian architecture—visit to see what many cities looked like before the war. As you walk through the town, stop to tour Butrimovich Palace, the Jesuit College and any of the churches, which date from the 17th to 19th centuries. Pinsk can easily be seen as a day trip if you're staying in Brest. 100 mi/160 km west of Brest.
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Have you ever wondered why? When we are under stress, our body produces cortisol that is bad for our testosterone levels. This particular component blocks the production of testosterone. In addition, if there is a lack of Z’s then this is the bad news for your testosterone. You should know that the huge amounts of testosterone are produced during our sleep. Every guy knows that the “morning wood” comes only after a good night sleep.
Present in much greater levels in men than women, testosterone initiates the development of the male internal and external reproductive organs during foetal development and is essential for the production of sperm in adult life. This hormone also signals the body to make new blood cells, ensures that muscles and bones stay strong during and after puberty and enhances libido both in men and women. Testosterone is linked to many of the changes seen in boys during puberty (including an increase in height, body and pubic hair growth, enlargement of the penis, testes and prostate gland, and changes in sexual and aggressive behaviour). It also regulates the secretion of luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. To effect these changes, testosterone is often converted into another androgen called dihydrotestosterone.
Your diet is the best source of zinc; along with protein-rich foods like meats and fish, other good dietary sources of zinc include raw milk, raw cheese, beans, and yogurt or kefir made from raw milk. It can be difficult to obtain enough dietary zinc if you're a vegetarian, and also for meat-eaters as well, largely because of conventional farming methods that rely heavily on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. These chemicals deplete the soil of nutrients ... nutrients like zinc that must be absorbed by plants in order to be passed on to you.
The confusion is understandable, as one in-vitro study noted that high doses of zinc blocked the enzyme 5-a reductase inside test-tubes. But the studies that don’t see much daylight actually show that oral zinc supplementation on actual living, breathing, humans is able to significantly boost the production of dihydrotestosterone, and it does so even when there’s no deficiency in the mineral.
There are positive correlations between positive orgasm experience in women and testosterone levels where relaxation was a key perception of the experience. There is no correlation between testosterone and men's perceptions of their orgasm experience, and also no correlation between higher testosterone levels and greater sexual assertiveness in either sex.
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Mackerel is one of the favorite food fish that is consumed all around the globe. As the flesh of mackerel spoils quickly, it can cause food poisoning if not eaten on the same day of capture, unless it is properly refrigerated or treated. Mackerel is predominantly rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Mackerel provides testosterone-enhancing vitamin D and also contains zinc as well.
It doesn’t get more natural than getting a good night’s sleep. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that lack of sleep can greatly reduce a healthy young man’s testosterone levels. That effect is clear after only one week of reduced sleep. Testosterone levels were particularly low between 2 and 10 p.m. on sleep-restricted days. Study participants also reported a decreased sense of wellbeing as their blood testosterone levels dropped.
Natural remedies for treating erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction has many causes, can affect any male, and is often distressing? Some people advocate several different natural remedies, mostly herbs and other plants. Here, we look at their merits and side effects, plus lifestyle changes, and alternative therapies that may bring relief for erectile dysfunction. Read now

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Don’t be afraid to take risks. Being risk adverse limits your life in ways you can’t imagine. It will prevent you from achieving your goals, living a full life, and helping others.
If your goal is to never know heartache, have hard times, fall down, or even stumble then your life will be but a whisper, barely audible in the noise of people living their lives to the fullest. You won’t accomplish the things you desire. You’ll never be the person those around you need you to be. You wont be you.
But, if you risk failure because the rewards of winning are worth more than what the potential failure may cost you, THAT is living. That is how you become the best possible version of yourself.
Being uncomfortable with the idea that you may not succeed at something is where the seeds of growth are planted. The more you push through the zone of being uncomfortable the more growth you experience.
If there is something that gets your heart racing when you think of the potential risks, but you know in your heart that the reward is worth the potential downfall, stop overthinking it and get it done. You can’t live your life in the what ifs, it’s in the what nows that true happiness is found. Chase it.

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When the swallows come back to Capistrano,
That’s the day you promised to come back to me.
Composer Leon René was listening to the radio on March 19, 1939 when he chanced upon a live broadcast of the swallows returning to Capistrano. Sensing something romantic in the little birds’ annual journey, he quickly penned the now famous song, When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano. It would turn out to be one of René’s biggest hits. In 1940, the Ink Spots took it to number 4 on the charts and Glenn Miller pushed it to number 2! The song charted again in 1967 with Pat Boone’s version before settling comfortably into the realms of nostalgia. Along the way Gene Autry, Xavier Cugat, Bobby Day, The Dominoes, The Five Satins, Emile Ford, Harry James & His Orchestra, The King Sisters, Guy Lombardo, Tony Martin, Billy May, Carmen McRae, Dick Todd, and Billy Ward & The Dominoes all recorded the sentimental tune. These various musical stylings permanently stamped the American psyche with the belief that a combination of swallows, Capistrano and March 19th was both romantic and worthy of commemoration.
The process began twenty years before the song when Father St. John O’Sullivan moved into the dilapidated Mission of San Juan Capistrano. Though the swallows had been migrating for centuries, no one (other than a few birders) had particularly noticed. O’Sullivan, however, was impressed by the birds. He admired how they returned to their mud nests each year. He admired how they would roust any squatters and then set about sprucing up their homes. In a way, it was akin to the revitalization of the mission that he was undertaking. O’Sullivan also noticed that the swallows returned precisely on March 19th every year. News of the amazing sparrows began to spread with the 1930’s publication of his story, Legend of the Swallow’s Return. In that story, he related how a kindly Franciscan Padre had seen a local shopkeeper destroying the sparrow’s nests. The shopkeeper explained that the birds and their nests were a nuisance. The Padre, seeing the distraught (and now homeless) birds invited them to nest at the mission. Evidently they accepted. The story was popular but not widely known until O’Sullivan convinced a radio station to broadcast the birds’ return live one March 19th. The swallows returned on cue and Capistrano became an iconic part of our culture.
There’s something wonderfully optimistic about the swallows of Capistrano. We know that they winter 7,500 miles away in Goya, Argentina and that they come home every March 19th no matter what kind of craziness we’re inflicting upon ourselves at the time. (It took real courage to return in 1958—the year Sheb Wooley’s hit, “Purple People Eater” topped the charts!) The steadiness and reliability of the migration provides a soothing counterpoint to the frenetic pace of change in our lives. It’s something we can count on—something that inspires hope and the promise of new beginnings. And the swallows’ own no nonsense homecoming seems like their avian way of telling us human folk to just stop fussing and settle down to the business of life.
There’s a wonderful rhythm to the business of life. Light follows the darkness, rainbows follow the storm and the swallows always return to Capistrano—on March 19th. — Ebert

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Insane Heat Wave in Alaska Put Temperatures Higher Than in Arizona
Alaska, along with the rest of the Arctic, has been warming even faster than other regions of the world due to climate change. That was the findings of a report this spring from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which found that the rate of warming will only continue to increase in the coming decades.
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 29, 2015
The signs of rapid warming in Alaska were everywhere this past winter. The Iditarod was moved north 300 miles to Fairbanks because Anchorage had record low snowfall. A ski resort outside of Juneau had to close because of low snowfall and warm temperatures that inhibited snow-making.
Now the 49th state experienced a heat wave at the end of May. Over Memorial Day weekend, while Texas was being inundated with floods, parts of Alaska were warmer than Arizona. On May 23 in Fairbanks, the temperature reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while Phoenix topped out at 83 for the day, reports Al Jazeera. Even the town of Bettles, which is north of Fairbanks and falls within the Arctic Circle, recorded a temperature of 82.
That same day, Eagle, Alaska hit 91 degrees Fahrenheit, marking the earliest 90-degree day in state history, according to NASA Earth Observatory. And it wasn't just one unusually warm day. "Between May 16 and May 24, Eagle hit 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher daily—its second longest such streak on record for any time of the year," says Al Jazeera.
This map shows the record heat northwestern Canada and parts of Alaska experienced in the third week of May. Photo credit: NASA Earth Observatory
Even America's northernmost city, Barrow, Alaska, set record high temperatures for four out of the six days between May 17-22, topping out at 47 degrees on May 21 (nearly 18 degrees above normal), The Weather Channel reports. This may sound like nothing compared to the current heat wave in India, "but north of the Arctic Circle, this is extreme warmth for late May," says The Weather Channel.
This particular heat wave in Alaska and northwestern Canada has to do with two typhoons altering the jet stream pattern."A series of two western Pacific super typhoons—Noul and Dolphin—have done a number on the (jet stream) pattern across the north Pacific following their extratropical transition," says Dr. Michael Ventrice, operational scientist at The Weather Channel Professional Division.
This "persistent high-pressure system ... is but one consequence of a developing El Niño in the eastern Pacific," says Al Jazeera. While El Niño may be exacerbating the warmth, the long term trend shows the Arctic will continue to warm from climate change. It has warmed faster than anywhere else in the world over the last 30 years.
The effects of the warming are many-fold. Anchorage recorded its warmest April and it will probably be its least snowy season on record with only 25.1 inches of snow to date (its prior least snowy season was in 1957-1958 with 30.4 inches), according to The Weather Channel. The rapid snowmelt led to flooding in some areas and fire danger is already high in what experts worry might be the worst wildfire season yet.
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When Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan in August 2018, its own estimates said the reduced regulations could lead to 1,400 early deaths a year from air pollution by 2030.
Now, the EPA wants to change the way it calculates the risks posed by particulate matter pollution, using a model that would lower the death toll from the new plan, The New York Times reported Monday. Five current or former EPA officials familiar with the plan told The Times that the new method would assume there is no significant health gain by lowering air pollution levels below the legal limit. However, many public health experts say that there is no safe level of particulate matter exposure, which has long been linked to heart and lung disease.
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Welcome to Single Fin Surf School
Single Fin Surf School is one of the leading surf schools in beautiful Vietnam. We are located in Nha Trang, an amazing and yet largely undiscovered surf gem in South East Asia. Expect warm waters, easy waves and beautiful beaches!
At Single Fin Surf School, our surf season runs from September to May every year. We teach our beginners' surf course on Bai Dai Beach in Cam Ranh, an excellent beach break with shallow blue waters and an isolated coastline. Miles of surf without jostling on the line-up. Waist-deep waters mean you don't need to know how to swim in order to experience surfing. For surfers who wish to level up, we offer a personal surf advancement course bespoke to your level.
Single Fin Surf School’s surf courses are suitable for all ages between 12-60 and all levels of fitness.
Our Surf Courses include: car transfer to the surf spots, water & snacks and complimentary surf videos & photos of your very own surf adventures, right here in Vietnam!
If you'll like to chat about having a go, simply Whatsapp us, or just click on the button below.
At Single Fin Surf School, you can surf the easy waves and warm waters of Nha Trang, Vietnam from September to April each year.
The water temperature is between 24-27 degrees all season.
Within 30-45 minutes driving distance of Nha Trang city, there are a number of reef spots and beach breaks that the local surfers and surf students frequent.
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It is great to learn here with us! Single Fin Surf School teaches on Bai Dai Beach in Cam Ranh, an excellent beginner's beach break with gently rolling waves.
No worries even if you don’t know how to swim - we conduct our surf courses in waist-deep shallow waters so students can walk around in the waters with their surfboards.
You will have great fun going around exploring the various reef spots Nha Trang has to offer, such as Hon Chong Reef and the Dark Reef. Both left and right-handers are available, with waves between 2-5ft high.

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Welcome to our comprehensive guide on mastering boss souls in the Demon's Souls Remake. As a revamp of the cult classic, Demon's Souls Remake has introduced new layers of complexity and depth, making boss souls even more crucial to gameplay than before.
Content: In Demon's Souls Remake, boss souls hold a special place. They represent not only a trophy of your victories but also a key resource for leveling up and crafting unique weapons. This makes understanding their importance, knowing where to find them, and learning how to use them effectively essential for any player.
Boss souls are unique items dropped by bosses upon their defeat. They hold immense power, and utilizing them wisely can drastically impact your game progression. Some may choose to consume them for a significant boost in souls, the game's primary currency. Others may opt to trade them in for unique, powerful weapons or spells that can give you an edge in your journey.
Finding these boss souls requires skill, patience, and strategy. Each boss in Demon's Souls Remake is a unique challenge, and overcoming them is no small feat. But the rewards are well worth the effort, as the power contained within these souls can turn the tide of your game.
Using boss souls effectively is an art in itself. Whether you choose to consume them for a quick influx of souls or trade them for unique items depends on your playstyle and the specific challenges you're facing. But no matter how you choose to use them, these boss souls are invaluable tools in your arsenal.
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Compounds of cobalt (name from the German Kobold or "goblin") were known in ancient times but the metal itself was isolated in 1739 by Georg Brandt.
Cobalt is closely associated with cobalt glass and its characteristic deep blue color. But the metal is silvery-white and brittle, with a slight bluish color when polished. Cobalt is typically found with iron and nickel deposits. Its chemistry is similar to that of these elements but it has notable magnetic properties and one-fourth of the worlds production of cobalt is used to make powerful "alnico" magnets (an alloy of Al, Ni, and Co). Although the metal can be obtained from cobaltite and erythrite ores (the arsenide and arsenate, respectively) it is often less expensive to recover it from the waste material obtained from refining other metal ores.
Cobalt(II) chloride is often used in humidity indicators because in dry form it is blue and when hydrated it is pink. The radioactive isotope of cobalt, Co-60, is used in portable "x-ray" devices. It actually produces gamma rays which can be used to detect internal flaws in metal in much the same way as x-rays by producing a shadowy image on film. Co-60 is also used in cancer treatment.
World production of rhodium (from the Greek rhodon, "rose") is about 10 tons. While the metal itself has few applications, it is an important alloying agent used as a hardener for platinum and palladium.
As one of the so-called "platinum" metals, rhodium is often found in association with these other elements. It shares the properties of these metals: high corrosion resistance, hardness and ductility. It is the rarest of the group, only occurring to the extent of about 1 part per 200 million in the earth's crust.
Rhodium was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston who named it for the rose-red color of its salts.
Iridium has the reputation of being the most corrosion resistant of all metals. It was discovered in 1803 by Smithson Tennant in 1803 and named for the Latin iris, or "rainbow" because it forms a large number of very colorful compounds. The pure metal is very difficult to machine into useful shapes because of its hardness and its principal use is as a hardening agent for platinum. It will withstand attack by hot aqua regia (a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric and nitric acids---which dissolves even gold) and can be used routinely at temperatures up to 2000oC.
Element 109 was first synthesized by researchers at Darmstadt, (West) Germany in August of 1983. For 10 days they hurled a beam of iron-58 ions into a bismuth-209 target. They detected the formation of one nucleus of Mt-267 which rapidly "boiled off" a neutron, reverting to Mt-266. This decayed within milliseconds to give (element 107)-262, etc. A committee of the IUPAC suggested the name Meitnerium (Mt) after the German physicist Lise Meitner. Final approval of the name and symbol was given in August 1997.
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Every now and then le ambassador Jake Sims (aka @australian_backcountry) climbs down from his perch atop the Kosciusko Main Range, collects a little cell service and drops us a line to let us know how his latest BC mission went down.
As predominantly sea level, office dwelling folk, it’s something we eagerly anticipate. We get to mind shred some lines, share them with you guys and plan our next backcountry strike mission depending on how the conditions are shaping up out there.
This week, Jake graced us with some gallery quality shots of the main range, during some admittedly less than quality snow conditions.
"This tour was classic Australian backcountry packed powder, aka solid ice." Said Jake.
"Almost every aspect was solid ice, even those in the sun, typical for this time of year out there. Due to the rain last week and the minimal snowfalls it’s also the least amount of snow I’ve ever seen for this time of year, but that’s about to change it seems."
Lots of green on the lower slopes of the Main Range...for now. Photo: Jake Sims
Jake and his crew were up there for two days, "The weather was perfect," he said.
"No wind and clear skies with a full moon. As we arrived back at the car we could see the clouds forming up in the distance."
"We had plans to ride Watson Crags but we soon realised that there wouldn’t be enough snow for that and even if there was it’d be solid ice and that’s not an exciting place to ride in bad conditions. So we changed plans on the way out to ride a couple of chutes and actually relax a little as we are always just go-go-go every time we tour. It was nice to take some time and actually soak in the views and enjoy the quiet rather than worrying about how many lines we could ride in a day. We still bagged a couple of really fun lines that got the heart rate up."
Slipping on Le socks with a view. There are certainly worse places to spend a night. Photo: Jake Sims
A little scale on the moonscape that is the roof of Oz. Photo: Jake Sims
Talk about a sunset. Photo: Jake Sims
As for whether Jake's noticed an influx of resort refugees taking to the backcountry this season, he said he's still yet to see any more traffic out there than any other year.
"There is always a few people camped closer to the resort areas and it was nice to see a fair few tents on the way out with people enjoying the space. Once out to where we camped we only saw one other group who are regular tele skiers out there who absolutely shred for a bunch of old fellas."
Looking more like October than early August. Photo: Jake Sims
Fortunately, up to a foot of snow has fallen since last weekend when these shots were taken and there's plenty more inbound. No one knows how much of a gift this will be more than Jake, "The backcountry needs this coming snowfall and more if we are to have a decent spring for touring."
"We need it badly, there isn’t much snow out there, it was almost like I was touring in the middle of October."
Clear skies while the high-pressure system presided over the alps last weekend. Photo: Jake Sims
A sneak peak of a new Light Snow Sock we sent Jake’s way for testing… Needless to say they passed with flying colours and are coming to market soon! Photo: Jake Sims
It's not just Jake's toes we look after on his long tours though, "I practically live in my Buddie Beanies, I’ve always got one on my noggin to keep it warm," he told us.
"The Balaclava 200 Lightweight is also a staple for me when touring, it’s great to keep the head warm and if I’m too hot I simply use it as a neck warmer."
Social distancing at its finest. Photo: Jake Sims
Erryn Reeder making the most of the low tide terrain on offer out there. Photo: Jake Sims
When asked if we'd run into him on the Main Range after this weekend's snowfall, Jake said, "I’d love to say I’ll be up there Tuesday but It’s always hard balancing work and family life while still trying to get out there. Erryn and I are always begging our respective partners for leave passes to get up there!"
"As soon as I get the green light I’ll be getting amongst it."


"The Sequester" that's all the rage in Washington these days is, simultaneously, one of the most complex and easily-grasped concepts around.
In short: Back in 2011, a deal was struck by Republicans and Democrats to create a looming deadline ("The Sequester") at the beginning of 2013 that would, theoretically, force the two to come to a budgetary agreement in the meantime. The thought-process was that the cuts to public programs from this sequester would get the two groups to stop bickering and finally come to a deal. Problem was, these two groups really do not like each other and the deadline has now passed. What this means is that the government is now slashing a whole bunch of spending, across a wide spectrum of areas. (Numbers-wise, this means cutting $1.2 trillion out of the budget over the next decade, including $85 million to be shorn this year alone.) Everything from defense to national parks is on the "trimming" block.
Where it gets complex is just what programs are being cut and how this is going to legitimately affect the citizens of the country.
On one side are those who believe $85 million a year is simply a drop in the bucket when it comes to the nation's budget. On the other are those are feel the programs being cut are vital enough that the country will be left in shambles. (As you'd expect, partisan bickering comes into play mighty heavily here; the truth is probably somewhere in between.) And while cutting of defense and social programs are sure to effect certain parts of the population, there's one area being de-funded that's definitely going to be felt by us all: the area of food inspection.
According to the White House, the decade-long cuts will remove $56 million from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, $53 million from Food Safety and Inspection Service, and $2 million from Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. While spreading those cuts across 10 years may not seem that bad, it gets scarier when Tom Vilsack, the country's Agriculture Secretary, goes on record saying the following:
"Make no mistake about it, there is not enough flexibility in the sequester language for me to move money around to avoid furloughs of food inspectors."
More recently, while testifying before the House Committee on Agriculture about the effect the sequester will have on our food supply, he added this bit of panic:
No matter how you slice it and dice it, there's nothing you can do without impacting front line inspectors," he said. "The inspections are very, very important and we will do everything we can to minimize the disruption, but I have to be truthful to this committee that based on the way the sequester is structured, it will impact food inspection."
Not having inspectors on duty means meat and poultry isn't getting inspected, means they won't be allowed to be sold to consumers, means, ultimately, a meat and poultry shortage (Luckily, this seems to still be a few months away from becoming a reality.) And if the country starts devolving into meat shortages, well, that's when this sequester nonsense will most certainly "be solved." If there's one area of the population that both sides of the aisle want among their constituents, it's the country's meat-eating public.
But we may not even have to worry all that much after all. Not all congressional reps are this scared. For instance, you have Republican Frank Lucas, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, who paints a less horrific picture of the sequester. While questioning Vilsack in the aforementioned public hearing, here was his question:
But you will, Mr. Secretary, utilize the maximum flexibility you have. You have substantial inspectors in plants all over the country, plants that work on different hour schedules. The odds that we would furlough every inspector on the same day are rather minuscule, correct?
Suggesting that perhaps Vilsack's doomsday scenario is just a way to scare the Republicans into coming to an agreement? Or perhaps it's Lucas who's under-cutting the legitimate impact the budget cuts are going to have in our food industry? Seeing as it's bipartisan bickering and all, it's tough to determine exactly who's right here. Only time will tell. But in the meantime, maybe feel free to throw a few extra chickens in the freezer.


PlayStation has purchased a stake in the communications platform, Discord, following rumours of a Microsoft acquisition. PlayStation Network integration is in the works and is set for an early 2022 release.
Last month rumours were swirling about a potential acquisition of Discord by Microsoft, with the talks reportedly ending with Discord preferring to stay independent—potentially going public on the stock market.
Well, life comes at you fast, as Sony has announced via the SIE Blog, that they have made a minority ownership purchase of the communications platform, and will bring the service to their console’s PlayStation Network service for integration with gaming on their devices. The integration is set to happen sometime in early 2022.
“Together, our teams are already hard at work connecting Discord with your social and gaming experience on PlayStation Network,” announced Jim Ryan—President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year, allowing friends, groups, and communities to hang out, have fun, and communicate more easily while playing games together.”
While Discord is already integrated on Xbox consoles, the service is limited to visually being able to see what your friends are playing on the system, with communication capabilities not currently available.
Along with the integration of services comes a minority ownership purchase by Sony. “To bring these experiences to life for our players, Sony Interactive Entertainment has made a minority investment as part of Discord’s Series H round,” writes Ryan. “From our very first conversation with [Discord] cofounders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy, I was inspired by their lifelong love for gaming and our teams’ shared passion to help bring friends and communities together in new ways.”
Considering Discord’s user base is 140-million users strong on a monthly basis, PlayStation has positioned itself to be at the forefront of console-user communication technology with this partnership.


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As someone who is fascinated with the naming of national food theme days (and months), I jumped into action when I found out it is National Soup Month. Now, soup month is not my favorite food themed date, that is reserved for Meat on a Stick Day which is March 27th (mark your calendars). But it’s winter, and soups sounds just about right. Whoever decided on January as National Soup Month probably figured July was not the right timing.
I’ve been craving soup a lot lately. It feels nourishing this time of year. In my excitement to make a beautiful elaborate soup, I grabbed my grocery list and started to make a list of what I would want. Then I looked out the window and remembered I had one problem. . .
Still, there is something about making soup that is ultimately pleasing. You start with such simple ingredients and build flavors one step at time until the end when you have a full flavored satisfying meal. The weather was perfect for a big bowl of hot deliciousness, but getting to the store was not an option in the snow. I might not be able to make soups with long lists of ingredients, but the great thing about soup is that you can pretty much always find something in your kitchen to turn into soup. So many soups are built on basic ingredients that most people have readily available, and such is the case with the classic French onion soup. The most basic recipe calls for little more than onions, water, old bread, a little Gruyere cheese and a tiny splash of wine. I did a quick cupboard check. I had pretty much everything except the Gruyere. I did have, however, a bunch of other cheeses, so I hopped into kitchen mode.
Making the soup is pretty straight forward. When I started looking up recipes, I was amazed. There seemed to be less variation on onion soup recipes than any recipe I had ever researched. All the recipes had you slice the onions and slowly cook them, deglaze with some sort of alcoholic beverage, then add broth (usually beef) and a few aromatics and simmer the soup to reduce and intensify flavors. The only variations seemed to be the type of alcohol used for deglazing: red wine, white wine or brandy. I’ve had onion soup made with just brandy and it’s wonderful, but perhaps a bit to rich. White wine is also nice, but too much adds a sour note that I’m not a fan of. So, decided to base my recipe on Julia Child’s recipe in The Way To Cook and use a combination of both white wine and brandy. After looking through several recipes I also decided on just thyme for aromatics. After surveying my cheese selection, I opted for some grated aged Gouda and sliced Double Gloucester cheddar that I had on hand.
This is the perfect soup to make on a snowy day because it isn’t difficult, but it does take awhile. Constant attention while your onions are browning is key, but then once you add the broth and start the simmering stage, feel free to go out in the snow and make snow angels; we did.
Onion soup may not seem like the sort of thing that is kid-friendly, but it’s actually one of the easiest soups to make for your kids. Simply strain out the onions and give them bread with melted cheese on the side to dip.
Snowy Day Onion Soup – click here for a printer-friendly version of this recipe
based on a recipe in The Way to Cook, by Julia Child
makes 6-8 servings
There are three things which make up the secret to good onion soup. First, slice the onions very thin; second make sure your onion slices are as even in size as possible so they brown at the same rate; and finally you need a lot of patience in browning the onions. To get the onion to brown right, you really need to stir every few minutes for about 40 minutes.
4 tablespoons butter
2 pounds sweet onions sliced thin (2-3 large onions, about 8 cups sliced)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons flour
3 sprigs thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1/4 cup brandy
1/2 cup dry white wine
8 cups Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock, or even Chicken Stock – water if your in a real pinch
6 slices of hearty bread such as french, sourdough or ciabatta, sliced in half if too large for your bowls
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 ounces of thinly sliced or shredded cheese (use the best of whatever you have: cheddar, Parmesan, Gorgonzola, etc)
Melt the butter in a large heavy-bottomed dutch oven or soup pot placed over medium heat. When the butter starts to bubble, add onions, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring two or three times until the onions are wilted and the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring every few minutes until the onions are a medium-dark brown, about 25 minutes longer.
Onions during the cooking process: top left – raw sliced, top right – after 10 minutes of cooking, bottom – after 40 minutes of cooking
When the onions have finished browning add the thyme and flour, and cook for two minutes. Add the brandy and cook until the brandy had almost completely cooked off, about five minutes. Slowly whisk in the stock and white wine and bring the soup to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for about an hour, or until the liquid has reduced by about 1/3 and the onions have mostly dissolved into the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
While the soup is simmering, heat oven to 450 degrees and drizzle bread slices with olive oil. Toast bread slices in the oven until the edges are slightly brown and the bread is crunchy, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
When the soup is ready, turn on your oven broiler. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls, top with 1-2 slices of toasted bread and about an ounce of cheese. Place under broiler until cheese is brown and bubbly. Cool slightly before serving. Soup will hold without cheese and bread topping for several days in the refrigerator, or for longer in the freezer.

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Honors 1st Year Suggestion 2024 Subject: History of the Rise of Independent Bangladesh. Honors 1st-year exam suggestions are given below. Those who only want to pass the number in the exam will solve last year’s board questions of the National University. I am hopeful that you will get a common pass number and those who want to get less than a good number will solve 2017 board questions.
Honors 1st Year Suggestion 2024 Subject: PDF History of the Rise of Independent Bangladesh
You will also find in the guide you can collect from your senior siblings. Congratulations to the Honors 1st year students. If you read very short questions from last year, you have a 70% chance of reading Common, so if you read from last year, you will read from both books and suggestions.


By the time Erika Figueroa started eighth grade, she'd attended 13 different schools and lived in three different states.
Her family had just moved back to Oregon, where she was born, but they didn't have enough money for an apartment or hotel room.
She remembers her parents, five siblings and their belongings crammed in the family car as they slept in the parking lot of a 24-hour convenience store.
Even then, Figueroa was committed to her education. It was the solution to a better life.
But it soon would turn into a larger dream to help others, support her family and give back to those who helped her.
Figueroa, 18, is now a first-generation high school graduate, the proud recipient of a nursing assistant certificate and a full-time student at Willamette University, where she is attending on full scholarship.
She plans to spend the next 12 years becoming an emergency room doctor.
"I just had a mindset, if I want to change something about my life, I have to do it on my own," Figueroa said. "No one's going to do it for me."
Meet the first-generation high school graduate heading to Willamette University
Anna Reed, Statesman Journal
From shelter to shelter, family stays together
Few decorations or keepsakes adorn the walls and shelves of the Figueroa family apartment, where they've lived for about three years.
A wood and golden plaque of the Ten Commandments hangs near their dining room table, just feet from a hand-drawn card by one of the children.
Moving from one location to another, Figueroa said she and her siblings became accustomed to keeping only the basics, such as clothes and school supplies. The one thing she wishes she still had — a contest-winning model bridge she and a middle school team built.
But when asked what they have from their childhood, Maria Rico De Figueroa, Erika's mother, left the room and returned, beaming. In her hands — multiple photo albums stuffed with loving memories of each child.
Many of the photos show a child standing on a bed or couch, their arms outstretched and a giant smile on their face.
While the backgrounds change, the smiles are constant.
"There's a lot of kids whose parents have everything, like houses and stuff like that, and it's just sad to see that they don't try in school and to see them go to drugs and stuff," Rico said with Figueroa interpreting for her.
"(My mom is glad) I didn't fall into that path and I was able to give my fullest effort even though we've been through so much," Figueroa added. "She wants us to study and be someone in life."
Finding stability in Salem
Before finding their apartment, the Figueroa family spent nearly two years alternating between shelters, relatives' homes, their car and other temporary housing in the area.
Figueroa, the second eldest, and her siblings frequently woke up at 5 a.m. to drive from the churches where they slept — some located as far as Independence — back to the main shelters in Salem to shower and get ready before walking to school.
"We slept at basically every church here in Salem," she said.
Maria said she felt frustrated and guilty for the way they were living. "I didn't want to be going through that," she said, her daughters hugging her.
Maria and her husband, Sergio Figueroa Godinez, struggled to find work upon their return, especially as Sergio dealt with health issues.
They worked where they could — in canneries, plant nurseries, landscaping and painting. Maria faced large childcare bills if she didn't stay home with the six children, so Sergio has been the primary worker of the family.
Figueroa and her siblings said their parents still did everything they could to make sure they were stable, safe and happy, including not having arguments in front of them.
Sergio stressed the importance of staying together because "he loves them deeply and wants the siblings to be united."
Maria said all she wants for her children is to see their dreams come true. She wants to see Erika become a doctor, America, 11, to be a lawyer, Paola, 10, to be an artist. She wants to see Rachel, 7, become a doctor after her older sister. And for her sons, Sergio, 19, and Jonathan, 17, to succeed in business and finish high school.
"They've always been so supportive, and they would always say, 'Continue on with school' and 'Put your best effort into it,' " Figueroa said. "Even during hardships, they would still tell me that."
Education as a means to succeed
Moving so much meant Figueroa would settle into a routine at one school, only to quickly move again to another.
To stay focused, she found ways to learn, even if not in the same classroom.
In sixth grade, Figueroa bought a textbook to teach herself math. She stayed in during recesses to get help from teachers. And when she reached high school, she took advanced courses to prepare for future opportunities, including applying for McKay High School's nursing program.
The program, open only to seniors, accepts about 20 students every year out of the hundreds of those potentially eligible. Just to apply, students have to take medical terminology and health services courses and show good attendance and grades.
Figueroa began taking classes her sophomore year to prepare.
Once accepted, she spent hours and lunches in the school's nursing room, studying and practicing various skills with her peers so they could pass their certificate exams at the end of the year.
Figueroa also began delivering food to patients at Salem Hospital as a staff nutritionist.
"When I was going through hard times, there were volunteers who would come and help me," she said. "I feel like being able to become someone, a doctor, is a way to give back to my community."
Her hard work paid off further when Figueroa was accepted to Willamette University in Salem and earned enough scholarships to attend free of any financial burden.
Among her scholarships, Figueroa was one of only two $10,000 scholarship awardees in Comcast's Oregon and southwest Washington region.
She now works as a certified nursing assistant at a local retirement home — that is, when she isn't in her chemistry, calculus and anthropology classes, to name a few.
A lover of soccer and long-distance running, Figueroa also makes time to play on an indoor soccer team, and run when she can.
"I came (to Willamette) for a purpose, I came here to learn," she said. "I feel like I put my fullest effort into studying ... I put school as a priority and everything else after that."
Figueroa is still learning how to balance her collegiate workload, dorm life and new-found independence. But on weekends, she almost always returns to north Salem to see her family.
"(With) the little bit of time I have, I try to be with them," Figueroa said. "I feel like, especially my little sisters, they look up to me a lot. It makes me happy to see I'm impacting my family in a way."
"I just want to give back to them, what my mom wanted me to do — to fulfill my dream," she said. "That's what I want to do ... to make them proud."
Homelessness in Marion and Polk Counties
- Wallace Marine Park: Recent evictions, police activity could end decades of homeless camps
- Harvard accepts Salem homeless veteran into business program
- Oregon sees decrease in homeless students for first time in years
- Salem's most vulnerable homeless people risk early death
- Homeless family fights to keep son off streets at night
- Homeless Salem mom finds stability, future at Simonka Place


text: We were asked to do sound for Blue October at The Crest Theater. This was one of the most memorable shows we have ever done. This was an acoustic show with (2) members of the band and it was unbelievable. We brought in a grand piano, and the sound required. I went tinto this only knowing one Blue October song, and now I am a huge fan.


It’s called a “beer belly” for a reason. Boozy bubbles are a major cause of belly bloat, as anyone who’s ever looked in the mirror after a few too many drinks can attest. But it’s not just the carbonation that is the culprit. Alcohol can lead to an overgrowth of bad bacteria in your stomach, leading to gas, not to mention all the empty calories that are going straight to your waistline. Instead, skip the alcohol altogether or limit yourself to one serving per day.
That’s because it theoretically causes a mild ketosis (yep, the basis of the keto diet), which is a fat-burning state that should make you feel less hungry. The key in being successful with a low-carb diet (especially if you’re used to a more high-carb lifestyle) is to compensate for those lost carbs with protein-rich foods, says Dr. Cheskin. That way, your volume of food stays the same, but you’re doing it healthfully rather than in a way that exacerbates your weight gain.
To lose belly fat and uncover amazing abs, Schuler recommends a series of core stabilization exercises based on a training program devised by co-author and personal trainer Alwyn Cosgrove. "Core exercises like the plank help train muscles to stabilize the spine and pelvis so you can avoid back pain and improve posture, Schuler says. "Planks also burn more calories than crunches because they work more muscles." (P.S. crawling is a great dynamic abs exercise too.)
When you’re eating to deal with your emotions, like anxiety, stress or unhappiness, you’re likely not reaching for carrot sticks and blueberries, but carbohydrates, processed foods and even alcohol. Those calories eventually add up and, at the same time, you’re avoiding learning how to deal with difficult emotions and situations. It’s pretty much a lose-lose situation.
Your New Year's resolution diet should be based on a well-balanced eating plan that fits your lifestyle, rather than a weird fad replete with food restrictions. That's according to U.S. News & World Report's best diet rankings for 2018. The two diets that tied for the top spot -- the Mediterranean Diet and the DASH Diet -- fit that bill because they feature real food and reasonable, flexible guidelines, experts said.
Like many other overweight and obese people, particularly women, you may have tried time and time again to lose weight with little to no success. You may feel discouraged and wonder what’s the point in even trying? While you’re not alone in these feelings and frustrations, there are some key weight loss tips involved in women’s weight loss you might not know about — and that could make all the difference.
Eat More Produce. Eating lots of low-calorie, high-volume fruits and vegetables crowds out other foods that are higher in fat and calories. Move the meat off the center of your plate and pile on the vegetables. Or try starting lunch or dinner with a vegetable salad or bowl of broth-based soup, suggests Barbara Rolls, PhD, author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan. The U.S. government's 2005 Dietary Guidelines suggest that adults get 7-13 cups of produce daily. Ward says that's not really so difficult: "Stock your kitchen with plenty of fruits and vegetables and at every meal and snack, include a few servings," she says. "Your diet will be enriched with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, fiber, and if you fill up on super-nutritious produce, you won't be reaching for the cookie jar."


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I have been to Göteborg for a short visit. I am glad I had the opportunity to see the botanical garden in this time of year, now I have seen the rhododendrons in bloom.
It was also the right time to see the handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana) in bloom.
But I must hereby declare: The well organised, well cared for, neat and tidy plantings of the botanical garden, the fantastic colour compositions, the spectacular handkerchief tree - it was all beaten by the experience of the "azalea valley" in Slottsskogen (close to the botanical garden). I had never been here before, but it was totally surreal:
To walk in this forest, with the great oak trees high above, and be surrounded by these flowering bushes on all sides - it's not really possible to describe, must be experienced!


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- 20 Dec 23
New Year’s Festival Dublin returns to ring in 2024 with bigger and better events than ever before taking place from December 29, 2023 to January 1, 2024.
Over 40 acts will perform across three venues as part of New Year's Festival Dublin, featuring festival headliner The Divine Comedy with special guests the High Kings.
The four day-long music celebration will take place across three venues from 29 December to 1 January.
Kicking off on 29 December, The National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks will see performances from headliners The Divine Comedy, and The High Kings, All Tvvins and DJ Kelly-Anne Byrne.
Dec Pierce’s Block Rockin’ Beats will headline the venue on 30 December with Chasing Abbey, Ryan Mack, Jen Payne, HamSandwich, R.S.A.G and DJ Emma Power.
The Scratch will ring in the New Year on 31st December with special guests Sharon Shannon, Gemma Dunleavy and Hermitage Green.
Also ringing in the New Year, will be Picture This will headline the sold-out countdown concert taking place at Dublin Castle, with support from Moncrieff and Lea Heart.
A host of free, family friendly events have also been announced, including a newly-added event on 30th December at Dublin Castle. The event will be hosted by Emma Power, and will feature some of Ireland's rising artists including Tolü Makay, Robert Grace, Fia Moon and Rachel Mae Hannon from 4pm. This is a free and non-ticketed event.
New Year’s Day will see family friendly events at Dublin Castle with performances from Jerry Fish, Dublin Gospel Choir, Code Of Behaviour while and Meeting House Square, will host a series of traditional and folk musicians including Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O'Reilly.
Tickets for NYF Events are available here.
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Frequently Asked Business Question:
I have worked as an Engineer with my employer for the last 15 years and now considering starting my own business as a consultant. I have done some research and I am confused as to whether I should be self-employed or form a limited company. Can you explain the difference?
Moving from the security of a job and a steady wage every month can be daunting. Unless you have other sources of income, generally, employees don’t have to worry about completing an income tax return and paying tax separately to HM Revenue & Customs because it is all collected through the PAYE system operated by your employer.
When you start your own business, whether it be through self-employment or operating a limited company, you will be responsible for paying the correct amount of tax on any income you earn. There are key differences between the tax that is paid by a self-employed individual and tax paid by a company. There are also key differences between operating a sole-trader business and a limited company.
A self-employed individual who owns a sole-trader business is essentially the “same person”. The individual would have sole responsibility for the business, its debts, employees, customers, etc. If the business gets into difficulty, the individual’s personal assets could be at risk. Any income extracted from the business would be treated as drawings. The profits from the business would be from part of the individual’s sources of income and included on their self-assessment income tax return and taxed accordingly.
Each individual can earn a certain amount of income before they pay tax, this is known as the personal allowance and is currently £12,500. Any earned income in excess of the personal allowance, is, broadly speaking, taxed at 20% up to £50,000, 40% from £50,0001 to £150,000, and 45% on income over £150,000. In addition to income tax, Class 4 and Class 2 National Insurance contributions would also be due. Class 4 NIC is paid on profits in excess of £9,500 at two different rates, 9% on profits between £9,501 to £50,000 and 2% on profits over £50,000. Class 2 NIC is payable at a flat rate of £3.05 per week.
In contrast to a sole-trader business, a limited company is a separate legal entity and would be deemed to be a business in its own right. The owner of the company would be classed as a share-holder and in most cases, for owner-managed businesses, would also be a director of the company. The directors of the company are responsible for the day to day running of the company and decision making. The company will have sole responsibility for the business, its debts, employees, customers, etc. and if the business gets into difficulty, the individual’s personal assets may not be at risk due to “limited liability”.
A company pays corporation tax at a rate of 19% (current rate) on its total profits. This rate is significantly lower than the income tax rates for self-employed individuals. However, it is important to note, that the share-holder, the owner of the business, would have to extract income from the company, for example, a salary, which would be subject to income tax. Therefore, essentially, the same income could be taxed twice. Share-holders can also extract a dividend from the company at slightly reduced income tax rates but there are a number of areas to be considered and careful planning would be required.
A limited company is more costly to operate from an administration point of view, as statutory accounts are required which need to be filed at Companies House and an extra tax return is required. The decision to trade as a self-employed individual or through a limited company should not be based on tax savings alone and it is important to consider both the tax and commercial reasons for each option.
When starting to trade, there are other taxes that also need to be considered. If you are employing staff, your business entity would need to register as an employer and operate PAYE. Registration for VAT should also be considered either compulsory or voluntary registration. Other areas that you may also need to obtain advice on would be the type of accounting package to use, book-keeping and the availability of any grant supports for new start-ups.
Starting your own business, as previously noted, can be a daunting task, however, it can also be exciting as you embark on your new venture. It is important that you engage the services of an accountant who will grow with your business and help you reach your goals and aspirations.
For more information and/or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email address below or phone our Tax Team

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This issue of kunsttexte.de brings articles that are based on the papers delivered at the conference organized in June 2017 in Zamek Culture Centre in Poznań, organised by the Modern Architecture and Urban Planning Research Lab [Pracownia Badań nad Architekturą i Urbanistyką Nowoczesną] at the Art History Department of the University of Wrocław. Their Polish version is collected in a book published by Wydawnictwo Nauka i Innowacje in Poznań (http://www.wni.com.pl/).
The title of those editions "Urban Planning and Architecture of the Period of Third Reich in Poland" was formulated in such a way that it captures a variety of phenomena. We set out to describe multifarious spatial planning initiatives undertaken by the Germans in Polish territories, while focusing not only on the monumental undertakings to rebuild Polish cities or public buildings, which the term "Nazi urban planning and architecture" immediately brings to mind, but also spatial planning in general. This created a framework to explore a variety of phenomena, including not only spatial planning itself, but also residential architecture, transport infrastructure, and the process of appropriating local building traditions. In other words, the term we used in the title is intended to encapsulate building and architectural designs in general, while capturing a whole array of related narratives that created a new image of the occupied or annexed Polish territories. We particularly sought to describe German activity in the context of the former German experience during the colonization and expansion to the East, which particularly flourished as part of the Nazi occupation policies. The focus on Polish territories opens up an opportunity to alter the existing perceptions of the history of the urban planning and architecture of the Third Reich. Our plan is to shift the focus from the centers of power to the captured and colonized territories, which were yet to fit in with the old Reich.
The articles are presented according to geography and issues addressed; they are also preceded with a foreword by Niels Gutschow, a pioneering researcher in the architecture of Polish occupied territories. The monograph begins with two papers on the Reichsgau Wartheland, by Aleksandra Paradowska and Hanna Grzeszczuk-Brendel respectively. The former's primary focus is on the Germanizing tradition in Polish territories and the way it was reflected in spatial plans and designs developed during World War II. The latter describes residential architecture in Poznań and the way it revealed various aspects of Nazi ideology and mechanisms of social control. Historical experiences, too, had a great bearing on spatial planning in Silesia. The architectural vision of the region was determined by its location at the eastern frontier of the Third Reich, which is examined in detail by Karolina Jara. The General Government is yet another area to be discussed in the volume. Żanna Komar offers a study on the architecture of Kraków, with a specific focus on Hubert Ritter's designs; however, she also elucidates the institutional determinants of particular designs and their execution. Wojciech Szymański furnishes a novel perspective on the selected German realizations in Kraków. Additionally, he elaborates a new interpretation of vernacularism in architecture: the one that accounts for cultural and ethnographic contexts in German propaganda. The last two articles are documentary studies. Jagoda Załęska-Kaczko describes in detail both planned and completed undertakings in Gdańsk [Danzig], which was incorporated into Germany in 1939 as part of a newly-established Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen. The last article in the volume is that of Jan Salm's, who shares insights on the study of architecture in the period of the Third Reich in the Gau Ostpreussen while offering a number of postulations for future research on Eastern Prussia and beyond.


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One Direction's 'Take Me Home' Tour featured Twitter Questions. Fans were invited to tweet questions for the boys which would be displayed and answered during their show. It was a great success.
The next year though, for their 'Where We Are' tour, they wanted to continue the idea but do something a bit more awesome.. So who you gonna call? AwesomeWall!
This time, the boys wanted to pimp it up a bit by showing videos of their fans actually asking the questions. 1D followers were invited to Instagram creative, funny and exciting videos of themselves posing a question with the hashtag 1DTourUK or #1DTourEurope, #1dTourSouthAmerica etc.
We created a bespoke, advanced AwesomeWall which would collate all of these videos into different buckets depending on the region. Participants were also asked to state in their comment which concert they would be at so we could further filter the posts to be shown whilst that Instagrammer was in the audience.
Next, a moderator could hand pick the best videos and download them ready for the boys to play during each of their gigs.
The results looked a little something like this...
Thanks to ROSEEEEG for posting this video.

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Hundreds of volunteers gathered today at the Santa Clarita Community Center to participate in the 12th annual River Rally; an event designed to clean up the
Santa Clara river bed.
Beginning at 8:00 o’clock this morning, volunteers and city officials flowed into the Community Center in Newhall, where they were handed a pair of gloves, a cup of coffee, and crash course in the biological aspects of the river bed they would soon be carousing. Amongst the stockpile of quickly filling trash bags, KHTS’ Jon Dell spoke with Mayor Laurene Weste, who lauded citizens for their dedication to the well being of Santa Clarita in a speech to launch the day’s activities.
After the speech, volunteers were led to a booth where they were given a biological breakdown of the river bed and its resident species so that everyone could not only clean the river bed, but also help to keep its natural condition intact. As Mayor Pro Tem Marsha McLean stated; "This is our last natural river. We are proud of it, and we intend to keep it beautiful!" After that, it was off to the river where trash of all varieties was spotted and picked up by the swarm of helping hands that swept down the river. After the trash was picked up, the volunteers had a chance to speak directly with sponsors of the event, and even pick up a free tree to plant in their own yards.
KHTS, broadcasting live from the River Rally, featured Santa Clarita’s Environmental Services Manager Travis Lange, who described the effort as "ongoing", with a different portion of the river bed being targeted each year. And Craig Doyle, Development Director for
Center was on hand to speak about environmentally conscious building designs that
Westfield is currently putting into practice.
The mixed demographic of helpers may have been the most profound testament to the issue’s importance in this community. The Saugus High School Key Club was on hand to direct walking traffic to and from stations, and a barrage of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts could be seen throughout the day, eagerly leading the way. In particular, Cub Scout pack 575 was on hand to earn their Civic Duty Requirement.
As the day came to an end it was clear that the effort here in Santa Clarita to be eco-friendly is as vast as it is vital. The "We Recycle" campaign partnered with KHTS, was launched well over a year ago, and has garnered a tremendous amount community involvement. Events like the River Rally have consistently gown, with last year’s volunteers numbering over 1,300 in force. And just as Santa Clarita understands its responsibility to the people, the people today have risen to meet their responsibility to this community. For more information on what you can do to help, visit the city’s website at www.santa-clarita.com, or tune in to KHTS.

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text: We examined the 40Ca + 238U reaction experimentally using the Mass-Angle Distribution (MAD) technique and within the Time Dependent Hartree Fock (TDHF) theory, using the TDHF3D code. A new, TDHF based approach has been developed to construct mass distributions as well. The results revealed that the orientation of the heavy deformed prolate nucleus plays a major role in the reaction outcome. It was found that aligned collisions lead to quasifission and short contact times of 5-10 zs, whilst anti-aligned collisions lead to longer contact times (> 23 zs). TDHF accurately predicted the presence of quasifission and the average mass splits in this reaction. The influence of shell effects around 208Pb in the calculated quasifission characteristics was observed in both experiment and theory.


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Landmark Inland Rail agreement signed; nominations now open for Community Consultative Committees
THE Federal and New South Wales Governments have today signed a landmark Bilateral Agreement, which makes way for the commencement of works on the multi-billion dollar Inland Rail project in NSW.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Michael McCormack and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today signed the Intergovernmental Agreement in Parkes.
NSW is the second state to sign up to the nationally-significant project.
The new agreement provides consent for the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to deliver Inland Rail in NSW.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack said the signing of the Bilateral Agreement was a landmark moment in the delivery of the project.
“Locals know how exciting this project is and – as a local MP – I know how Inland Rail will create local jobs and investment opportunities throughout the regions, as well as dealing with Australia’s future freight challenges well into the next century.”
Meanwhile, local residents will have the opportunity to shape the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail with nominations now open for Community Consultative Committees in New South Wales.
The committees will cover the Narromine to Narrabri and North Star to NSW and Queensland Border projects, two greenfield sections of the 1700km project which pass through NSW.
Mr McCormack said the establishment of the committees by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is another important step for the nationally-significant project.
“The Federal Government is committed to delivering Inland Rail. Strong working relationships between ARTC, local community, stakeholder groups and Councils are critical to the success of this project,” Mr McCormack said.
“With Inland Rail set to create thousands of jobs and investment opportunities throughout regional New South Wales it is important for the community to be involved and shape the project in
Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the committees will be a channel for direct feedback and information sharing between landholders, local businesses and residents and the ARTC.
“The four committees, each with an independent chair, will give members the opportunity to provide valuable input that will be crucial to the design of Inland Rail,” Mr Coulton said.
“Regular and ongoing input is both vital and welcome as ARTC moves through the environmental assessments process involving extensive studies and engineering work. The committees will focus on local issues, ensuring we deliver a refined solution that supports local farmers and businesses.”
Interested community members are encouraged to nominate with more information about the committees available at www.inlandrail.com.au.
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This necklace as been driving me crazy. I recognize the design but I can't found anything similar. The person I bought it from told me it was made by a well known maker but she can't remember the name, Sod's law lol. Anyway she did tell me to look into this necklace, so I'm hoping that someone on CW recognizes the design and maker.
There are no marks but it does test as high grade silver, the drop from the top of the oval amethyst is approx 3 1/2 cm. It is probably difficult to see in the photos but the 2 fine silver wire works are intertwined, it's a delicate pendant.
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The Jim Boyle-trained Peace Prevails was last night named as the Moss Electrical Epsom Horse of the Year at the 21st running of the glittering Owners and Trainers Awards at Epsom Downs racecourse, organised by Racing Welfare. Owned by Epsom Equine Spa Partnerships and Mark Aljoe, the 4yo filly is sitting on a 42% strike rate for the season, notching up three wins from seven runs this year. The win marked a double on the night for Jim Boyle, whose Inside Track Racing Club-owned Hataya took to the award in the four year old and over category – Best Older Horse – sponsored by the Racehorse Owners Association.
Hosted by Hayley Moore and Martin Kelly, the Owners and Trainers Awards celebrate the achievements of Epsom’s racing community throughout the year and are made up of both points-based awards and those judged by a panel. In charge of deciding on the award winners this year were of Rishi Persad, Howard Wright and Andrew Cooper.
The awards cover a range of categories across the board with this year’s winners were as follows:
The Special Recognition Award is designed to reward the efforts of a horse whose competitive efforts may otherwise slip under the radar. This year’s recipient was the game two year old filly Epsom Filly, trained by Pat Phelan, whose first four runs of her career have seen her record two wins and a second for the Epsom Racegoers No2 syndicate.
This year’s Sir David Prosser Award for Epsom’s leading trainer was presented to Michael Attwater, whose successful season saw him regain the title, having last won it in 2017.
This year’s winner of the Stanley Wooton Award was Karen Latchford, secretary and senior work rider to Simon Dow. The trophy recognises outstanding merit on behalf of Epsom as a racing and training centre and Karen epitomises the spirit of the award fully. The stead in which Karen is held by the racing community was evident on the night, with the whole room getting to their feet to give her a standing ovation as she took to the stage.
Perhaps the most emotional moment of the evening came from Racing Welfare’s Lifetime in Racing Award. The trophy was one of eight of given out by the charity in different regions around the country this year and this time recognised a true sporting icon in the form of Geoff Lewis. On hand to present the award were Ian and Andrew Balding, who gave Geoff the beautiful bronze horse-head trophy during an emotional exchange of memories, with both Ian and Geoff recalling the success they shared together through horses like Mill Reef.
Geoff Lewis receives his Racing Welfare Lifetime in Racing Award from Ian and Andrew Balding (photo courtesy of Paul Taylor)
Dawn Goodfellow, Chief Executive of Racing Welfare, spoke of the community spirit in the town during her opening speech on the night, saying,


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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Train services between Brussels, Paris and London were disrupted by a failure on an overhead power line Wednesday (July 24), delaying hundreds of passengers during a record heatwave.
According to network operator Infrabel, a Eurostar train bound for London tore down part of the cable support just outside the Belgian capital, blocking the high speed line.
A Thalys service to Paris behind the Eurostar was also halted, and 300 passengers had to be transferred to another train to return to Brussels and await a replacement.
The 600 passengers on the Eurostar were given water and eventually taken back to Brussels, the Belga news agency said.
According to Eurostar, two London-Brussels trains and two Brussels-London trains were cancelled Wednesday. Thalys reports long delays on its Paris services.
Belgium is sweltering under a western European heatwave and outside temperatures hit an all-time high Wednesday, but it is not clear if the rail incident was heat related.


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Sacagawea was a member of the expedition and traveled with them for thousands of miles, all the way from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean. During this time, she was instrumental in facilitating cultural exchanges with Native American communities and enhancing the expedition’s understanding of the natural history of various regions.
1805 was the year when the expedition set sail from Fort Mandan. Sacagawea, who was carrying Jean-Baptiste, who was 55 days old at the time, followed the expedition on a voyage that would endure for 16 months and cover a distance of 5,000 miles or 8,000 kilometers. Sacagawea began imparting her knowledge to others on the regional cuisine.
How many miles did the Lewis and Clark travel?
The expedition led by Lewis and Clark Over the course of their journey, they traveled more than 8,000 miles in a little under two and a half years. The lives of numerous Native Americans across North America were upended as a direct result of its impacts, which reverberated throughout the entirety of American history and scientific research.
How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel from St. Louis to Fort Clatsop?
Even while there is no clear answer to the question of how many miles they walked, it is believed that they traveled a total of around 7,690 miles. The two journeyed by way of foot, horseback, and boat on their journey. They encountered some perilous situations throughout their voyage, but they were able to seek the assistance of other travelers along the road.
What are 2 facts on Sacagawea?
- 10 Things You Should Know About Sacagawea She was a member of the Lemhi Shoshone tribe from the time of her birth.
- At the age of 13, she was forced into an arranged marriage
- In 1804, she became a participant in the Lewis and Clark expedition
- She brought her young kid along with her on the journey.
- She was honored by having a river named after her
- Her connections to the natural environment and the communities around her proved to be quite useful.
Is Sacagawea’s baby still alive?
After another three years had passed, Sacagawea gave birth to her second child, a daughter they called Lisette. It is believed that she passed sometime about the year 1812 in Fort Manuel, which is located in the area that is now Kenel, South Dakota, only a few months after the delivery of her daughter.
How many miles did the Corps travel each day?
After meeting up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missouri, on May 14, 1804, Clark and the Corps of Discovery continued their journey upstream on the Missouri River aboard the keelboat and two smaller boats at a rate of around 15 miles per day. The journey was made difficult at best by the heat, the swarms of insects, and the strong river currents.
How long was Sacagawea with Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who was fluent in both English and French and who lived from from 1788 to 1812, traveled with the Corps of Discovery expedition led by Lewis and Clark in 1805-06. The journey took them from the northern plains, through the Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific Ocean and back.
What is the approximate distance from St. Louis MO to Reno NV?
Driving from Saint Louis, Missouri to Reno, Nevada covers a total distance of 1,836 miles, which is equivalent to 2,955 kilometers.
How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel per day?
They covered a distance of between 5 and 20 miles per day, with the consensus being that 14 miles was a good day’s work. Lewis and Clark spent much of their time on a boat while traveling, while Clark walked along the beach.
How many modern day states did the Corps of Discovery pass through?
September 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark proceeded to explore new territory, recording what they saw along the way, and charting new routes through the mountains as they made their way back to Missouri. They traversed eleven modern-day states during the course of a grueling 8,000-mile voyage, during which they experienced every form of weather and encountered several geographical challenges.
Did Sacagawea have any education?
Sacagawea was not a student and did not attend school. Her family was nomadic, and there were no schools in the area for her to attend during that time. At home, she was able to acquire the knowledge she need,
Was Sacagawea kidnapped by Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea was a member of the Hidatsa tribe until members of the Shoshone tribe abducted her when she was a youngster. Sacagawea was sold to a fur trapper from the United Kingdom. They were blessed with a child who they named Jean-Baptiste. There is a degree of controversy over the precise part that Sacagawea played in the Lewis and Clark voyage.
When did Sacagawea give birth to her second child?
- Little Jean Baptiste was cared for and schooled by him as if he were one of his own children.
- In 1812, Sacagawea gave birth to her second child, a daughter whom she called Lisette, at Fort Manuel, a fur-trading station located in what is now the state of South Dakota.
- Sacagawea passed away not long after the birth of her daughter.
- Clark became Lisette’s adoptive father and brought her up as one of his own children.
Did Sacagawea’s husband go on Lewis and Clark?
Toussaint Charbonneau was a French-Canadian explorer, merchant, and participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was born on March 20, 1767, and passed away on August 12, 1843. In addition to that, they recognize him as Sacagawea’s spouse.
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What happened to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau?
Jean Baptiste worked in the mines for the following ten years. After the price of gold began to fall, he was able to secure a position as the manager of the Orleans Hotel. In 1866, he uprooted his family and moved to Montana in search of the recently found mines there. While he was traveling, he became unwell, and on May 16, 1866, he passed away from pneumonia.


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I used to practice writing my autograph when I first learned cursive writing. I wanted it to be honed to perfection for that bright day in my future when I became famous. Famous for what, exactly, wasn’t as important to me as the embellished and flashy signature I’d be ready to write out for my adoring fans. (It did come in handy for signing cheques and important documents eventually, but hasn’t been useful for much else.)
Three autograph books are part of the little stockpile of interesting things I brought from home this visit. One belonged to my dad and two were my mom’s, all filled with autographs from their schoolmates and friends in the 1930’s and 40’s. This past-time of collecting little bits of wisdom in small books probably evolved into the year book autographs of later years. I remember someone writing to me “Roses are red, Violets are blue, I shot my dog Cuz he looked like you” and thinking the whole custom was highly overrated.
These books do contain a lot of similar silly little poems and sayings, but one of them also contains art work by some people who were more ostentatious, or maybe simply had a bit more ambition than to just scribble a signature.
These little sketches and water colours were of course something you would not want to toss away, and along with the signatures of old OLD friends, made these books significant enough to be cherished mementos for over eighty years (…and counting).

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Join us for our very first What’s Blooming on Harrison !
The Oak Park Arts District invites you to celebrate the vibrancy of the Arts within our small-business community during our annual street festival, What’s Blooming on Harrison. Harrison Street closes from Humphrey to Cuyler for an art fair, live music, food vendors, makerspaces, a children’s carnival and new this year, a Family Stage. Festivities at the Taylor Avenue Beer Garden and Main Stage run until 9 pm. OPAD businesses host special events in and out of their locations. www.oakparkartsdistrict.com #whatsblooming


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The Golden Globes are usually the first from the long line of award shows and ceremonies that will be coming up in the next time. It’s fascinating how these shows have become a tradition of the global culture. People from all around the world watch their favorite stars and enjoy the show!
Last night’s Golden Globes were a great event, but it did not go 100% smooth to put it that way. Right before the stars arrived on the red carpet, there was a “sprinkler malfunction”, if you will, that flooded a small part of the red carpet area. However, it looks like in the end, none of the celebs had to get their expensive shoes wet.
In terms of awards, Andy Samberg, Jared Leto, Amy Poehler, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey were among the winners. In the “Best Miniseries or TV Movie” category, the winner was the “Behind the Candelabra” film, which focuses on the last years of Liberace’s life. In the “Best Foreign Language Film”, the winner was “The Great Beauty” from Italy.
In terms of fashion, we could see great styles. The women wore of course, a very diverse range of gowns and outfits, while the men kept it classic, even though some of them were a little more adventurous in terms of colors and patterns. However, in terms of cut, the men kept it really classic this year as well, but we do have our favorites. There is nothing wrong with a “classic” look, but one might expect to see a little more diversity at an award show celebrating American TV and movies. Generally, we could see well-fitted tuxedos, suits and the occasional touch of extraordinary detail to a classic black and white outfit. However, there were a few guys who stepped out of the box and offered us more colorful looks.
Have a look at a gallery consisting of some of our favorite styles from the 71st Golden Globes red carpet. Let’s walk them through and see what we found memorable and… not so memorable!
Fraquoh and Franchomme
P.S. What did you think of the outfits? Who were your favorite stars on the red carpet? Share your comments below!


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Why am I riding? I'm riding for you- for me- for all of our children and grandchildren! I'm riding for those who have been diagnosed with cancer and those who will receive treatment and cures from funds being raised with this ride. I want to make a difference in the lives of those who hear those dreaded three words: "You have cancer." I want that to be followed by the words: "...and it's curable!"
Thirty years ago, no one with cancer lived. Today, each of us know people either cured of cancer or living successfully with cancer. In fact, today over 12,000 people have been cured of cancer at The James!! That progress results from cancer researchers making discoveries in the laboratory and bringing them to the clinic. Day-by-day, year-by-year, the fraction of people cured of cancer increases, all because of cancer research.
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and lost her battle to cancer in April 10, 2017. I dedicate my ride to her and all the others whom have lost their battle.
My brother was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2014. He became part of a clinical trial funded by money from Pelotonia. He has completed his treatment and is in remission. I dedicate my ride to him and to all of the others that are in remission and still fighting the battle over cancer. It is surreal to know that donations from you were a part of his treatment and recovery.
How can you help? You can help sponsor my ride with a small ($5) or large ($20) tax deductible gift. I will ride 100 miles ...and I believe you will see over 7,000 other people join me in riding this year. Pelotonia is now the number one fundraising bike event in America.
I am so excited about Pelotonia 2019, August 3-4, and it is my 10th year riding. I hope that you will choose to support me. With your support of my ride, we will make more discoveries, and cure more and more cases of cancer...it's that simple. Your support is so much appreciated. I will feel your presence with every pedal. Quitting will not be an option, because cancer doesn't quit. With your support for the past 10 years my ride has raised $34,492.00! That's incredible and it is with generous donations from you! Every dollar really does count! Thank you!
Thank you for your donation!! Pray for the safety of the riders as they train and ride for One Goal.
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