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Letisia Nghiondjwa and her husband live at the foot of a dumpsite, deep inside the slums of Havana, one of Namibia’s largest informal settlements on the outskirts of the capital, Windhoek. She carries a tin pot full of fat cakes, a greasy Namibian sweet treat similar to a doughnut or fried bun that she sells at the market alongside hundreds of others touting clothes, groceries and assorted miscellaneous goods. The fat cakes are delicious, but this isn’t the life Letisia had in mind.
She hails from Okanguati, a village in the Kunene region in northern Namibia, where subsistence agriculture has sustained communities for generations. Maize, millet and melon crops are adapted to the region’s arid soils, but even the savanna has its limits. In 2012, the worst drought in a generation hit Kunene hard. Two years of failed rains left plantations in ruins and dry water holes decimated livestock. That’s when Letisia and her husband came to Windhoek.
“There’s nothing left in the village,” she says. “We moved here for a better life, to find work and generate an income. Here, I make money selling fat cakes and meat. It helps keep us going.”
But the slums are a world away from the sprawling plains that Letisia knows.
In 2019, Namibia’s President Hage Geingob said living conditions in Namibia’s informal settlements were “unbearable” and constituted a “humanitarian crisis.” The arid scrubland is draped in corrugated iron as Namibians squeeze into shacks flanked on all sides by neighbors or the banks of landfill. Water is scarce for those who can afford it, while toilets are a luxury enjoyed by less than half the population. Such levels of privation not only deny Namibians access to even the most fundamental rights but also create danger in their absence.
An estimated 45 tons of feces are deposited each day in Windhoek’s informal settlements alone. Men and women in search of privacy and dignity away from the clusters of shacks are vulnerable to assaults, robbery and rape, and those afraid to go out at night use buckets inside the home instead. Others relieve themselves in plastic bags and discard them on streets, alleys and even rooftops. When the rain falls, sludge pours through neighborhoods.
A deadly four-year outbreak of hepatitis E, which started in 2017, was spread by open defecation and hit these slums the hardest.
“It is not really like being in the city,” says Letisia, whose husband is unemployed. “When the municipality burns the waste, it’s difficult to breathe. There are no jobs. We are struggling. … But we cannot go back.”
It’s hard to imagine how this could be the lesser of two evils, but people need to work. Namibia has declared four national emergencies since 2012, each due to extreme drought events. In 2019, the nation experienced its lowest rainfall in 90 years. More than 500,000 Namibians were affected by water shortages and food insecurity, while 60,000 livestock perished, and so tens of thousands of Namibians have trodden the same path as Letisia.
“People are moving for better living conditions but there is no difference,” says Lukas Shilongo, 21, a neighbor of Letisia’s who has spent his whole life in Havana. “There are not enough jobs, the people around here are self-employed, they are selling on the road. The dumpsite is growing, it is moving towards the people and it’s going to make them homeless.”
President Geingob has promised to rid the nation of these shacks by 2024, but the former mayor of Windhoek, Sade Gawanas, says they are still growing by 10% each year in the capital. Namibia’s Minister for Health, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, also admits that the city is not keeping pace with the rapid growth of its informal settlements as drought devastates rural Namibia. “We have had droughts over many years, one part of the country is always in drought,” he says during an interview with New Lines. “Climate change is a big challenge. We are paying for it, although we are not contributing to it.”
Rural Namibia is still home to over 1 million citizens, although that number is declining. And the changing climate is forcing many who stay to adapt. A Red Cross assessment found that drought had forced some families in northern Namibia to adopt a semi-nomadic existence in search of fresh pasture or water.
Xhuka Shorty and his family are all Ju/‘hoansi, a group indigenous to southern Africa, also known as Bushmen. He was 98 years old when he and 12 members of his family were evicted from the farmstead where he had lived and worked for generations. Surviving on his monthly pension of 1,300 Namibian dollars ($87), they migrated to Katumba village in northwestern Namibia, where they lived under the shadow of a tree for eight years.
His children and grandchildren live off veldkos — food gathered from the countryside (literally “bush food” when translated from Afrikaans). But as drought increases competition for water and grazing land, human-wildlife conflicts can also arise.
“We had to move here because elephants destroyed our water tank,” says Shorty.
Indigenous groups from the north like the OvaHimba, Damara and Herero, who have traditionally relied on livestock and crops on communal land to both generate income and feed their households, are also vulnerable. Below-average rainfall has meant families spend more time searching for water than on income-generating activities. Families are reducing the number of meals they eat, as well as selling their remaining livestock and saving on school payments by withdrawing their children.
Susanna Uri-Khos and her family are Damara, but she has rejected the slums in favor of surviving in the desert. She lives on a farm with five of her sons close to the village of Spitzkoppe in the Namib, the oldest desert on Earth, boasting some of the world’s highest dunes, sculpted by fierce coastal winds for over 55 million years. Her farm enjoys spectacular views of the monumental granite peaks of the Spitzkoppe mountains, one of Namibia’s most popular tourist attractions. It’s a remarkable place to call home, and a difficult place to survive.
Susanna is frail and her farm is starved of moisture. She lost all her goats and donkeys to drought, and instead raises chickens and pigeons for their eggs. A bathtub held on scaffolding serves as a rain-fed shower and water catcher, but recently she’s reverted to carrying buckets from the borehole pump almost a third of a mile away.
Still, she won’t move to the city. Two of her other children have moved to the Democratic Resettlement Community, a vast informal settlement on the outskirts of Swakopmund by the coast, where some 20,000 Namibians live without running water or sewerage. “In 18 years in Swakopmund they’ve never got a house or a plot,” says Susanna. “They had to build their own shack. Here on the farm life is easier and safer.”
Her belief speaks to the squalor of the slums, but it’s an extraordinary claim given the whereabouts of her other sons. Five of them dropped out of school to help support the family and now leave home for weeks at a time to dig for semiprecious stones on Mount Erongo or Brandberg Mountain.
They sleep in caves at night and mine during the merciless heat of the day, drawing water from whatever dirty puddles and ponds they can find. But the road to Spitzkoppe offers up curious tourists, and they will buy the stones. This is how they make a living.
“They will never leave the farm,” she said. “It is the only livelihood they know and trust. To be self-sufficient and not rely on others.”
Susanna is the same and, despite the ceaseless austerity under which she survives, it is hard to imagine her trading this in for a shack in a slum. But there are ever fewer opportunities for those unwilling or unable to mine for semiprecious stones.
Fifty families used to live on farmland surrounding Spitzkoppe. Now, just five remain. Drought has gripped this desert, making life in the most hostile places even harder. And there’s no end in sight.
Temperatures in Namibia are set to rise much more rapidly than the global average. Researchers at the University of Cape Town estimate that for every 0.5 C increase in global temperature, temperatures in Namibia will increase by an additional 0.5-1 C. As countries worldwide commit to efforts limiting average global temperature rises to 1.5 C, Namibia looks set to break that threshold, meaning rural life will face even greater challenges.
“If the January rains disappear, then we are doomed,” says Simon Dirkse, head of climate at Windhoek’s Meteorological Institute. “Seven of the last 10 years were bad years and nobody thinks the country is going to get wetter. … We expect the droughts to become more frequent and severe. … Everyone is looking at survival, we are not taking care of what is happening in the environment. We are not adapting.”
From all quarters of Namibia’s politics there are calls to prioritize development in rural areas to help residents cope with the impacts of drought. “Most of the wealth is in the urban areas, in the rural areas there is basically nothing,” Shangula says, acknowledging that migration to larger settlements cannot be stopped until conditions are changed for rural citizens. “The people are many, and the opportunities there are not enough.”
In 2021, the government launched the Namibia Water Sector Support Programme, a massive infrastructure project aimed at improving water security for 1 million Namibians by the end of 2026, funded by a $121.7 million loan from the Africa Development Bank. But Luckson Zvogbo, who worked for the Africa Development Bank as an environmental consultant on the NWSSP, is critical of the scheme’s capacity to adapt to climate change.
“People at the forefront of the project didn’t have a very good understanding of the impact of climate change,” he says. “They are talking about increasing groundwater extraction … but if you increase groundwater extraction in an area with reduced rainfall the groundwater will eventually run out.”
Namibia’s Minister for Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, accepts that Namibia’s water sector is vulnerable to decreasing annual rainfall, but insists that his ministry is prepared for the impacts of climate change. “It is envisaged that accelerated development of climate resilient water resources infrastructure will mitigate against the effects of floods and droughts,” he says.
But after almost two years, the NWSSP remains in the planning and design phase and so the scheme is yet to make an impact on those who need it most.
Hamutenya Kasian is the headman of the Mile 10, Kanguni and Musitu villages in Kavango East, not far from the border with Angola. He waits patiently for his pension to arrive in a government truck, along with hundreds of other senior citizens gathered by the side of the road.
”My people have no electricity, no toilets, and there is not enough water,” he says. “They are leaving for the towns, especially the young people, they are tired of facing these challenges. … We need the government to help us.”
For now, the city, the slums and the economic opportunities they offer are not just tempting, but inevitable. Selma Mpasi, 21, cradles her 2-year-old daughter under the shade of a tree on the outskirts of Mile 10 village. She is selling oranges by the side of the road, but the baskets are full. Nobody is buying.
“Usually (by November), we are already done preparing the land, harvesting and soon to start weeding,” she says. “But we no longer receive as much rain as we used to.”
“I think life is better in Windhoek.”
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An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.
NEW: wind map prints are available from Point.B Studio.
The wind map is a personal art project, not associated with any company. We've done our best to make this as accurate as possible, but can't make any guarantees about the correctness of the data or our software. Please do not use the map or its data to fly a plane, sail a boat, or fight wildfires 🙂
Tip of the Hat to Joichi Ito and Tim O'Reilly.

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WILLMAR — The leading edge of the first winter storm of 2021 reached the region Thursday morning and could bring with it several inches of snow, high winds and the chance of some minor ice glazing.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for most of west central and southwestern Minnesota including all of the West Central Tribune's coverage area. The warning went into effect at 6 p.m. Thursday and is scheduled to expire at 6 p.m. Friday.
According to the weather service, the storm is part of a complex system. The more significant impacts arrived Thursday afternoon and runs through Friday morning, when the majority of the snow is set to fall. Around the same time, high winds from the north, with gusts reaching near 50 mph, will start blowing across western and south central Minnesota.
Earlier Thursday some rain fell in the area, which could have caused minor ice glazing on untreated pavement, the weather service warned.
Snow totals expected range from 3 to 7 inches in west central Minnesota and 6 to 10 in southern Minnesota.
The weather service has also issued a winter storm advisory for most of the rest of the state, excluding a portion of southeastern Minnesota which is under a winter storm warning.
Drivers should be prepared for slippery road conditions and significantly reduced visibility as the storm intensifies. Both the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes could be impacted, the weather service said. Up to the date road condition reports can be found at 511mn.org or calling 511.


knx sensor platform allows you to monitor KNX sensors.
knx component must be configured correctly, see KNX Component.
There is currently support for the following KNX data point types:
|Condition||KNX Datapoint Type||Unit of measurement||Data type|
|Temperature||9.001||°C||2 Byte Float|
|Speed (Wind speed)||9.005||m/s||2 Byte Float|
|Illuminance (Lux)||9.004||Lux||2 Byte Float|
To use your KNX sensor in your installation, add the following to your
# Example configuration.yaml entry sensor: - platform: knx type: temperature address: 1/0/3 - platform: knx name: Wind speed type: speed_ms address: 1/0/0 - platform: knx name: Lux type: illuminance address: 1/0/1
- type (Required): The type of the sensor. See table above for available options.
- address (Required): The address of the sensor on the bus.
- name (Optional): The name to use in the frontend.
- minimum (Optional): Minimum sensor value who gets processed. Defaults to a hardcoded default values.
- maximum (Optional): Maximum sensor value who gets processed. Defaults to a hardcoded default.


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12cm Width, 2cm Height
Sizes and colours may vary slightly from image due to the handmade process.
How is it made:
Each piece is hand-thrown on Libby’s potter’s wheel in her home studio in Wiltshire. It starts from a ball of clay that is thrown on to the wheel and then the shape is formed by hand. The following day your piece is trimmed and left to slowly dry over the following week. When dry, your piece is fired to bisque ware at 1000 degrees and left to cool, all the glazes are mixed up from dry ingredients to her own unique glazes. When the bisque ware is removed from the kiln then she applies the glaze from pouring and dipping the piece. The base is then wiped clean of any glaze and put into the kiln for its final firing to 1260 degrees.
Microwave and dishwasher proof
Libby Ballard Ceramics

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Mental wellness is not the absence of mental illness. It’s about managing our ability to react to the stresses of the world around us; to be able to deal with the challenges life throws our way in a way that doesn’t lead to overwhelm and burnout.
In this webinar, teachers will spend time considering the relationship between teaching and mental health, with a focus on resilience and burnout.
By attending, you will:
- Spend time considering your mental wellness levels.
- Learn specific strategies you can use to set boundaries, manage negative thinking and maintain your mental wellness throughout the school year.
Wade Repta is an occupational therapist and certified disability management professional. He has 20 years of experience working with teachers to minimize disability and health-related barriers to improve their capacity to remain at or return to work. He is the vice-president of Humanworks, co-founder of Humanworks press, and author of The Well Teacher, a resource guide that empowers teachers to take greater control of their own wellness.
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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|Director of Photography:||Jonathan Dayton, Kirby Dick, Sheree Rose and Geza Sinkovics|
|Editor:||Dick Dorn and Dody Dorn|
|NR; 90 minutes|
|Cast:||Kathe Burkhart, Kirby Dick, Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose and Rita Valencia|
Ouch. It's easy to get distracted by the abuse one penis can take — only to rise again! — in this provocative, near tear-jerking documentary about ubermasochist/visual artist Bob Flanagan. Battling cystic fibrosis until his death at age 44 in 1996, Flanagan pushed the limits of pain and illness with his outrageous art and a sense of humor as sharp as, well, the nail he drives through his member. Director Kirby Dick (no joke) explicitly paddles home the dark allure of S&M, but at the heart of this intriguing film beats the love between Flanagan and his wife/dominatrix Sheree Rose. As Flanagan hauntingly observes: You always hurt the one you love.


Boeing stocks declined after the company reported another cancellation of 737 MAX flights in November, as well as no orders for the 787 Dreamliner at all. Following the cancellation of the order for the 737 MAX FAA, Boeing delivered the first aircraft to United Airlines and as a result received its first major pre-order for these models.
Boeing (BA) shares, which increased by almost 50% in the last month, fell by 0.67% on Tuesday as the company published another month with low deliveries and large number of cancellations of orders for its aircraft.
The world's largest aircraft manufacturer reported that 63 more orders for its 737 MAX aircraft were cancelled in November, bringing the total number of deliveries to only seven, compared to 24 in November 2019. Since the beginning of 2020, Boeing has delivered 118 aircraft, compared to 477 deliveries from its main European competitor Airbus.
Boeing has not received a single order for its 787 Dreamliner wide-body passenger aircraft, as demand for these aircraft has fallen dramatically during the pandemic.
The number of cancelled orders for the 737 MAX aircraft during the year, including orders changed by customers for a different model, rose to 536 aircraft.
At the same time, market analysts are optimistic as at least one of the crises for Boeing, the 737 MAX grounded aircraft, is coming to an end. On 18 November, Boeing received FAA approval for 737 Max flights after 20 months of investigations into two plane crashes.
Improvements in the Company's performance
Deliveries of the 737 Max started again this week, with the first aircraft arriving at United Airlines. According to interviews, this aircraft is 1 out of 8 737 Max aircraft that are expected to be delivered to the carrier before the end of the year.
United, which at the time of grounding had 14 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, plans to recommence commercial operation of these aircraft in the 1Q of 2021. American Airlines may become the first American carrier to resume commercial operations with the renewed Max on 29 December.
The order is worth around $9 billion at a list price.


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What happens when children mentor adults? Here’s the story…..
It all started with a Santa seeding the idea of Learning Mela, 18+ year olds (adults) of the community would conduct the workshops and 18- year olds (young ones) would be the mentors to adults. All parents, teens and tweens of the community got together for Aarohi-X online Design Circle to share their design, ideas and thoughts for Learning Mela.
After an hour long discussion in online meetup, a few guidelines for the event were decided:
- Each adult conducts a 20 min workshop
- Topic could be related to your work or interest or passion
- Learning Mela event will only be open for Internal Aarohi Community members
- It will be a 1 day event on 20th Jan Saturday from 11am to 2pm. In these 3 hours all conductors can lineup their 20 minutes workshops
Unfolding a huge learning opportunity, nine parents from the community signed up for workshops from varied topics ranging from passion to profession. Learning Mela Conductors did demo sessions with their young mentors and revised and recreated their presentations based on the feedback. They selected their time slots for the event day, shared the list of ingredients required for the workshop, shared posters to invite the community and the stage was set.
The whole Aarohi Community had their eyes, ears and self glued to Zoom screen on 20th Jan 2024 Sat from 11am onwards as Community Treasure Box was to be unboxed.
The first Gem was Arpitha’s workshop about creating Insta reels on Canva app. Step-by-step she explained how to create an insta reel along with some animations and text insertions. She topped it up with seven insightful tips to create reels and yes we all took away our learnings.
Next up was Cristelle with Art Journaling activity where we all started with writing out names in an artistic manner and wrote some notes or stories around our names to add weight to the journal. That was a new artistic chapter added to our knowledge book.
Vishruti took the workshop about how we can monetise our content on Insta and other social media handles. Her business strategies opened up a new understanding and possibilities. Now many of us from the community wish to have a longer session with her to understand about Insta, to build their own page and earn some quick bucks.
Kanupriya exposed us all to the world of Visual Notes taking, where your thoughts and imagination reflects on paper in a visually appealing format and they become a quick reference for you forever. Visual Learning is all about recalling all our thoughts in the form of pictures. Yes, point well taken.We had parenting guru Namrata, who gave all parents a lesson of being transparent and accessible to our children. She started with a story and made us realise how we can be authentic to our children.
After different professions, business ideas and passions we moved on to Maggi making workshop with Pranav where he patiently shared all ingredients and then steps to cook a juicy, saucy and yummy maggi. He left us all, with our mouths watering and drooling over the view of saucy maggi.
We moved on to Quick water colouring workshop with Kalyan who logged-in from Belgaum only for the love of community and his commitment. He shared his finest skills to paint quick water colour drawings that take less effort, less material, less time but give out astounding results on paper. He also shared different textures of papers and their uses.
After lunch break we dived into, Emotion gauging workshop by Nalini. Despite of, power cut and other difficulties at her end, she conducted the workshop which was an inspiration for us. How to measure your positive and negative emotions and keep a check on them was a takeaway for all of us.
The climax of the event was Besan Laddoo making workshop by Preeti Agarwal. We all went through a roller coaster of different topics and a variety of workshops and it all ended with a sweet dish. She was ready with her step by step preparations and professionally explained to us how to make laddoos in 20 minutes.
That’s a wrap of a marathon of workshops by 18+ adults of the Aarohi community.

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Guoxian Bathroom Faucets Contemporary Showerhead B013VX6TMK
Usually, we will ship the item in 1-3 days.
Featured with durable ceramic valves ensuring there are no water leaks.
Available to work more than 600,000 times at a water temperature of 90 degrees.
High quality material and finishing tested at a high water pressure of 1.6Mpa.
Flow Rate of Shower :2.5GPM(9.46L/min)
Cold and Hot Switch:Yes
Valve Type:Ceramic Valve
Overall Height:50 cm (19.69″?
Showerhead Width:30.48 cm (12″?
Rain Shower Material:Stainless Steel
Faucet Handle Material:Zinc Alloy
Faucet Body Material:Brass
Rain Shower Included:Yes
Shower Arm Included:Yes
Net Weight (kg):4.5
Shipping Weight (kg):5


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Herbs and Cellulitis
Reduce the symptoms and clear the bacterial infection, restoring normal function to the skin
[if you are looking for treatment of cellulite click here]
The CellulitisLess Tonic
Modern herbal formulation
Balance and regulate problems associated with skin and lymphatic malfunction.
What is Cellulitis?
Cellulitis is a spreading bacterial infection of the skin and the tissues immediately beneath the skin.
Cellulitis may be caused by many different bacteria; the most common are those of the Streptococcus species. Streptococci spread rapidly in the skin because they produce enzymes that hinder the ability of the tissue to confine the infection. Staphylococcus bacteria can also cause cellulitis, as can many other bacteria, especially after bites by humans or animals or after injuries in water or dirt.
Bacteria usually enter through small breaks in the epidermis that result from scrapes, punctures, burns, and skin disorders such as dermatitis. Areas of the skin that become swollen with fluid (edema) are especially vulnerable. However, cellulitis can also occur in skin that is not overtly injured.
Symptoms and Complications
Cellulitis most commonly develops on the legs but can occur anywhere. The first symptoms are redness, pain, and tenderness over an area of skin. These symptoms are caused both by the bacteria themselves and by the body’s attempts to halt the infection. The infected skin becomes hot and slightly swollen and may look slightly pitted, like an orange peel. Fluid-filled blisters, which may be small (vesicles) or large (bullae), sometimes appear on the infected skin. Erysipelas is one form of streptococcal cellulitis in which the skin is bright red and noticeably swollen and the edges of the infected area are raised. The swelling occurs because the infection blocks the lymphatic vessels in the skin.
Most people with cellulitis feel only mildly ill, but some may have a fever, chills, rapid heart rate, headache, low blood pressure, and confusion.
As the infection spreads, nearby lymph nodes may become enlarged and tender (lymphadenitis). Other complications – lymphangitis, skin abscesses, and spread through the blood – are also possible.
When cellulitis affects the same site repeatedly, especially the leg, lymphatic vessels may be damaged, causing permanent swelling of the affected tissue.
Diagnosis and Treatment
A doctor usually diagnoses cellulitis based on its appearance and symptoms. Laboratory identification of the bacteria from blood, pus, or tissue specimens usually is not necessary unless a person is seriously ill. Sometimes, doctors need to perform tests to differentiate cellulitis from a blood clot in the deep veins of the leg (deep vein thrombosis, because the symptoms of these disorders are similar.
Prompt treatment with (herbal) antibiotics can prevent the infection from spreading rapidly and reaching the blood and organs. Herbs are effective against both streptococci and staphylococci are used. Also, the affected part of the body, if serious, when possible, is kept immobile and elevated to help reduce swelling. Cool, wet dressings applied to the infected area may relieve discomfort.
Symptoms of cellulitis usually disappear after a few days of herbal antibiotic therapy. However, symptoms often get worse before they get better, probably because with the death of the bacteria, substances that cause tissue damage are released. When this occurs, the body continues to react even though the bacteria are dead. For this reason, this herbal tonic is continued for as long as necessary and then for at least two weeks longer after the symptoms have disappeared.
Acknowledgements to the Merck Manual
We hope that this general tonic the basis of which has helped so many of my patients can help you.
Only whole organic herbs are used. Nothing else is added. The tonic is carefully prepared for your healing by medical herbalist Alan Hopking.
Specific herbs to clear cellulitis.
*To order the Cellulitis Herbal Tonic click here

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The Ukrainian company has great experience in creating steel structures and manufacturing special equipment for large-scale enterprises in various industry fields. The company has the potential for implementation of certain projects and offers manufacturing agreements or subcontracting for partners in other countries of the European Union.
Inicio / Oportunidades de Cooperación empresarial / A Ukrainian company specializing in the manufacture of steel structures and special equipment offeres to become a subcontractor or to enter into manufacturing agreements.
A German manufacturer of high quality additives for fuels and lubricants is looking for international distribution partners
A German SME is specialized in production of high-quality additives for fuels and lubricants. Additives …

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In-brief: Intel has warned users not to install patches it released for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in its processors, asking them to wait until it issues new software, which it’s working on now. Finding out your device has vulnerabilities is bad enough, but finding out the patched issued to fix them are “complete and utter garbage,” according to Linux creator Linus Torvalds, is even worse. This is what faced users of devices with Intel processors on Monday when Intel warned them not to install the patches the company already had released for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. In a blog post, Navin Shenoy, Intel’s executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group, said the company had identified the root cause of a frequent-reboot problem that was affecting customers who’d installed its patches for these vulnerabilities. In the meantime, don’t install the patches nor tell customers or […]
Google has come forward to claim responsibility for discovering a pair of serious security holes in Intel processors that run almost 9 in 10 computers in the world. And worse: the company has echoed a statement by Intel yesterday that the flaws are not specific to that company’s chips. Contrary to published reports, a blog post on the Google Security Blog by Matt Linton, a Senior Security Engineer at Google and Pat Parseghian, a Technical Program Manager said that flaws dubbed “Specter” (PDF) and “Meltdown” (PDF) are not limited to chips by Intel, but exist in central processing unit (CPU) chips by a wide range of vendors including Intel, AMD and ARM. Google discovered the flaws The flaws were discovered by Jann Horn, a researcher for Google’s Project Zero security team, discovered the flaw and showed how malicious actors could game a common CPU feature known as “speculative execution” to […]
In-brief: the disclosure of a critical flaw in remote management software by Intel followed the company’s move, in March, to begin offering cash bounties for information about software vulnerabilities, an Intel spokesman confirmed.
In-brief: Intel issued a patch for a serious vulnerability in firmware that has shipped with its chipsets for almost nine years, but it could take months for patches to reach affected customers from OEMs. (Editor’s note: updated with analysis from Matthew Garrett. PFR May 2, 2017.)
In-brief: After a fall from grace in the mobile handset business, Nokia is betting that its ability to do scale and security will help its Impact IoT platform best a crowded field. We speak with Rajesh Kashawa, head of Nokia’s Internet of Things Business Unit.


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Taking to the picturesque Circuit Karting Mont Tremblant for the fourth round of the Coupe du Quebec series, Team PSL Karting added four more victories to their impressive haul in 2012. With wins coming from Pier-Luc Ouellette, Luc Sauriol, Zachary Claman-DeMelo and Gianfranco Mazzaferro, the PSL/CRG team was seen at the pointy end of the field at the challenging 16-turn, 1.292 km circuit, which will host the ASN FIA Canadian National Championships later this summer.
In Rotax DD2, two-time Rotax World Champion Pier-Luc Ouellette would make a return trip to the top step of the podium. Qualifying fourth, Ouellette would end the ten-lap prefinal in the third place. The drop of the green for the final would then see the reigning DD2 Canadian National Champion power up to second through the opening complex of corners. A battle between the front five would ensue, with the leader able to gap Ouellette by the halfway point. The closing laps would see the leader eventually start to fade away, with Ouellette making his bid for the win coming up to the long back straight-away. Three other Team PSL Karting pilots would score top-ten results in Mont Tremblant, with Dominqiue Legrand fourth, Coupe du Quebec Round #2 winner Alessandro Bizzotto fifth and 2011 US Rotax Grand National Champion Kristina Vorndran eighth.
Luc Sauriol also made a return trip to the top of the blocks in the DD2 Masters category. After taking the victory at the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship (ECKC) season opener, the 2006 Rotax Masters World Champion would be back on top this past weekend. After starting out with a fourth place qualifying run, Sauriol would drive to take the prefinal victory. The start of the final saw the CRG pilot settle into second, before a lap five pass would secure the victory. Setting fast lap in the process, Sauriol would cruise to a 2.5 second win with teammate Thierry St-Onge joining him in the podium with his third place result. A host of PSL Karting DD2 Masters drivers would post top-ten finishes, with Michel Legrand fifth, Martin Jenson sixth, and PSL Montreal’s Louis-Philippe Gelinas eighth.
“I really like the DD2 Masters class, it’s great!” explained PSL Montreal’s Louis-Philippe Gelinas. “Although it is very competitive, I would need to train and loose some extra weight. The adrenaline rush is so incredible! Side by side with Martin Jenson at the end of the straight at 127 km per hour…thinking who will let go!”
Another victory would come courtesy of CRG Factory pilot Zachary Claman-DeMelo. The red hot Rotax Junior competitor would sweep the weekend, posting P1 in qualifying, and then go on to two dominating performances in the prefinal and final races. Samuel Fontaine would add another solid result in 2012 with his fourth place run in the day’s feature.
Gianfranco Mazzaferro would add the fourth win to PSL’s haul, taking top honours in the Mini Max class. After posting second in both qualifying and the prefinal, the current ECKC Mini Max leader scored a comfortable five second victory on Sunday. PSL Montreal’s Thiery Cote finished with a tenth place result. In Micro Max, three PSL Montreal drivers earned top-ten finishes in Mont Tremblant, with Julien Jones fourth, Tom Nepveu fifth and Marc-Antoine Joseph sixth.
Coupe du Quebec action will resume with Round #5 on July 28, part of the Monaco de Trois-Rivieres festivities race weekend. The Coupe du Quebec championship finale will follow September 9 at Grand-Mère.
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text: In this article, we test the hypothesis that beliefs about the ideal mother are convergent across cultures and that these beliefs overlap considerably with attachment theory's notion of the sensitive mother. In a sample including 26 cultural groups from 15 countries around the globe, 751 mothers sorted the Maternal Behavior Q-Set to reflect their ideas about the ideal mother. The results show strong convergence between maternal beliefs about the ideal mother and attachment theory's description of the sensitive mother across groups. Cultural group membership significantly predicted variations in maternal sensitivity belief scores, but this effect was substantially accounted for by group variations in socio-demographic factors. Mothers living in rural versus urban areas, with a low family income, and with more children, were less likely to describe the ideal mother as highly sensitive. Cultural group membership did remain a significant predictor of variations in maternal sensitivity belief scores above and beyond socio-demographic predictors. The findings are discussed in terms of the universal and culture-specific aspects of the sensitivity construct.


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This book is part of a book series called Picture Puffin .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Puffin Books .
Hudson Talbott has written and illustrated more than 20 children's books, including Newbery Honor winner Show Way (by Jacqueline Woodson), ALA Notable Book and VOYA Honor Book Leonardo's Horse (by Jean Fritz), and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story , which was adapted into an animated film by Steven Spielberg. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York and in New York City.
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Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Resigns in Wake of Caucus Fiasco
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price resigned Wednesday night, saying in a lengthy letter that his continued “presence in my current role” would only serve as a distraction as the party seeks to move on from the state’s caucus fiasco.
Price’s resignation is effective following the election of an interim chairman on Saturday at a meeting of the State Central Committee.
In a tweet Wednesday night, the state party said its top priority “is bringing this caucus to its completion.”
It went on to say, despite the difficulties arising during the vote count last week, “We have not lost focus. Our eyes are on November.”
In his resignation letter, Price described quitting as “one of the toughest decisions” he’s ever had to make.
“When I took over this party, we were still reeling from a bruising 2016 election cycle. Many people locally and across the country believed that Democrats in Iowa were dead, and that we would never see victories again,” he wrote.
“In the end, we proved the naysayers wrong by flipping seven seats in the Iowa House, winning three statewide seats, and winning three of four congressional seats – sending the first women from Iowa to the House in the process,” he added.
However, the successes of the past did little to ease the distress he felt over the chaos of the past week.
‘There is no doubt that the process of reporting results did not work. It was simply unacceptable,” he wrote.
“It is why I called for an independent review of the decisions and processes that led to this failure. While this process is just beginning, know that the IDP is not the only party to blame for what happened last week. We worked collaboratively with our partners, our vendors, and the DNC in this process, and I am confident the review will be able to determine exactly what went wrong, what went right, and how we can avoid this ever happening again,” he said.
“The fact is that Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. As chair of this party, I am deeply sorry for what happened and bear the responsibility for any failures on behalf of the Iowa Democratic Party,” Price added.
The results from the caucuses were delayed, which the Iowa Democratic Party blamed on an app that was being used by precincts to send results to the state. The party and several news organizations also identified some inconsistencies in precinct reporting, which delayed the results further.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has said he has no intention of resigning as a result of what happened with the Iowa caucuses, despite calls from some members of the party to do so.
At present, the Iowa results show Buttigieg with a narrow lead over Sanders in the state delegate equivalent count. Both candidates have declared victory, with Sanders arguing he received more total votes than Buttigieg.
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By: Chris Rowe — May 20, 2017
Brazil Crash Creates Massive Opportunity
This is Bill Spencer, the Editor in Chief at True Market Insider.
By now you likely know that, on Thursday, Brazil's stock market got smashed over the head. The type of market volatility we're now seeing in the region tends to create fortunes for investors.
Here's what's going on... (Click any image to enlarge it.)
The popular ETF representing Brazil's market, iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (Symbol: EWZ) saw a one-day decline of 16.32%, from Wednesday's close to Thursday's close.
The two-day decline, from intraday high-to-low, was a staggering 21.45%.
NOBODY is recommending buying Brazil. But the world's wealthiest investors don't sit around recommending things. They're busy trading so much stock that they're moving the entire market, while the pundits do what they're paid to do - create hype and buzz.
At the time of this writing (Friday at 3:30pm eastern) the index is up 6.75% on the day.
You might think it's too late to buy the bargains, or to sidestep the trap doors but that's what investors always think when caught up in the hype. (That's how they're conditioned to think.)
Everything feels like it will happen "right now" or "never again." But savvy investors understand the "gradual dissemination of information" effect in financial markets.
That's the counter argument to "efficient market hypothesis" (EMH), which states that all known information is immediately reflected in the price of the securities affected in the publicly traded financial markets.
The technical term to describe our feeling on EMH is: "that's bull crap".
GRADUAL DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
The idea behind GDI is that information can take a long time to make its way through markets. And at the same time its filtering through... it's also evolving. The same bit of information can be interpreted in many ways by different parties, or even the same investor, as the information is digested. There is lots of misunderstanding of the information, causing gyrations in prices. There's aggressive investors who get in without waiting for information to be confirmed... and vise versa.
But most importantly, there are the "800 pound gorilla" investors. These are the guys who manage hundreds of billions of dollars. They're unable to deploy enough of their investment capital into a position in a short time frame. If they tried to do that, they'd push the price outside of their own target price range!
So in order to take a "significant" position without pushing prices higher, they spend months trying to buy or sell. In the interim, the story evolves and their target exposure changes.
People thought the "Greek Debt" crisis was going to be a flash in the pan, until it evolved into the sovereign debt crisis. Contagion spread across the globe.
But what about simpler positive examples?
A few days before the U.S. presidential election, the world seemed to be convinced the stock market was going to continue tanking. Prices were in decline and the same folks on financial television, who were kicking themselves for not buying earlier in the year, looked the gift horse in the mouth when prices finally retreated to reasonable levels.
On the second of November, Chris Rowe wrote an article titled "Make Your Portfolio Great Again", where he urged investors to take advantage of the dip instead of shaking in their boots. If you can't bring yourself to buy something when the world hates it... then you'll never buy a bargain.
What about the other "dip" in early 2016?
Chris Rowe wrote an article on February 1, 2016 titled "Most Bullish Signal in 30 Years?"
The title says it all. By focusing on The True Market, he saw a major bottom before most of the world felt safe enough to step in. Uneducated investors would chalk this up to having big brass... um... guts.
But he wasn't some overly confident gun slinger winging a shot, or catching the proverbial "falling dagger". This was a well calculated market stance based on market history, math and some little-understood market physics.
And that brings us t toady's main feature.
WHAT'S UP WITH BRAZIL?
It's simple. There’s a political crisis returning to Brazil…
But the Brazilian market has been the strongest stock market on earth all throughout this scandal.
When big news hits the financial markets, big opportunities are created. This is because stock prices usually don't reflect the current economy, but instead reflect the future economy. Big news hits prices in the short term, but investors forget that long term price trends reflect a lot more information than just the latest headlines.
A major Brazilian newspaper reported that the current president Brazil had been caught on tape discussing bribe payments that were to silence the former speaker of Brazil's lower house. The former speaker had helped orchestrate the previous president's impeachment. The former speaker currently sits in jail for bribery charges, but is said to have been put behind bars for leading the impeachment of the former president.
Where is all this headed? Time will tell.
In any case, keep your eye on Thursday's True Market Insider. We should have more on this fast-moving situation.
Editor in Chief, True Market Insider

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This new colorway comes covered in a rich black suede all throughout the upper with perforations placed by the toe and side panels. Other details include a neoprene inner bootie for that sock-like fit, white leather detailing on the “N” branding, tongue tab, and heel tab, a white REVlite midsole, and a black rubber outsole. If you’re a fan of the 997 then you can find this Deconstructed Made In The USA pair at select New Balance retailers this Fall.


We have been seeing many actors churning out videos to entertain their fans and audiences, but not many have actually spoken about the financial struggle. Of course a lot of initiatives and measures have been taken to safeguard and support the situation of daily wagers but not many have acknowledged and spoken in depth about the financial crisis that the entertainment industry is facing and will be facing during this Lockdown.
TV actor Vineet Raina recently posted a video which instantly has become viral, wherein he is pointing out the financial struggle of artists during this lockdown. The actor calls himself as well as everyone a warrior who are staying at home. He has pointed out that how all the per day earners might face difficulty to pay their rent, bills, daily expenses, etc. These include all, spot boys, lightmen, Hair dressers, make-up dadas, the whole crew and even the artists, all the kalakars. A kalakar could be a painter, a stand-up comedian, a musician, choreographer, singer, producer, director, technicians, any and every artist and all the people who work in our tv and film industry. He also speaks about that it is uncertain when the shoots will commence and when will he and all the actors finally be able to earn again. In this video he also has appealed to PM Narendra Modi and CM Uddhav Thackeray to think about the TV industry and workout permits to commence with shooting with proper and strict measures. Watch the video to know more.
Well, our entertainment industry is humongous and we need to come together, stick together and come out with solutions that would help every single person working for our industry.


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True life war stories have been a staple of cinema although for one awful moment we thought the Operation Mincemeat trailer might be one of those one off shows where talent vacuum Gemma Collins had landed herself a dream job at a Greggs sausage roll factory but thankfully we were wrong. Instead its one of those remarkable and almost unbelievable true stories about about a plot the allies hatched during WWII.
It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war – centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to alter the course of the war – defying logic, risking countless thousands of lives, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.
It is not the first time the story has made it to the big screen with 1953’s ‘The Man who Never Was’ based on the book of the same name by Ewen Montagu. This version has an impressive cast led by Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen and co-starring Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs, Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss and the late great Paul Ritter of Friday Night Dinner fame. All of this is directed by John Madden who has an impressive back catalogue that includes Mrs brown, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and Shakespeare in Love for which he was nominated for a Best Director Oscar but losing to Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan
OPERATION MINCEMEAT will be released nationwide January 2022 by Warner Bros.
Here’s the Operation Mincemeat trailer…….

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POSTED: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 5:24pm
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 8:54am
EDINBURG, TX (KVEO NEWSCENTER 23) — The Hidalgo County commissioners voted unanimously this morning to reinstate the La Joya voting poll location.
Nearly every seat at Edinburg City Hall was occupied by La Joya residents. Earlier this month, county commissioners voted to take away the La Joya early voting site, and it was moved to a different spot in Penitas.
This morning's vote means there will now be early voting locations in La Joya and Penitas.
"Well as you see, the community spoke, and I think that's very important because we know that the voters care," said Yvonne Ramon, Hidalgo County Elections Administrator. "We know that Hidalgo County is a community of voters that care, and the way that we show it is with our numbers."
Early voting will begin on Tuesday, February 18 and runs though Friday, February 28.

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This cemetery is located in the Webb Community of Mansfield, Texas. From the Westlake Hardware store on Matlock Road, there is a wood fence line at the back of the neighborhood. Facing the hardware store, go right into the grass. About 30 yards from the edge of the store is a clump of trees along the fence line.
This small cemetery is located off Matlock and Ragland Roads in Mansfield (about five miles east of Mansfield on the northeast corner of Ragland Extension and Ragland Road, Mapsco grid 125E. The eight to ten original grave markers and an ornamental fence were removed years ago. Only one marker was recovered, that of Sarah Jane Gibson Perry, 1828-1855 and it is now surrounded by an ornamental metal fence.
She was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte Perry. Perry, a Confederate Army veteran, and was an early settler in the Mansfield area. He is buried in the Estes Cemetery. His second wife, Margaret Amanda Melvina Burford, was the niece of Col. Middleton Tate Johnson. The cemetery property was deeded to the Mansfield Historical Society in 1986. The Society deeded the cemetery to the descendants of Napoleon Bonaparte Perry the same year.

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THE International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) has launched a campaign to highlight the need for all cats to receive pain relief after neutering.
The campaign, ‘Cats deserve pain relief too’, follows the publication of research in Veterinary Record which found that postoperative analgesia was given to 33 per cent of cats following routine surgery compared with 75 per cent of dogs (Hunt and others  Veterinary Record doi: 10.1136/vr.102834). The ISFM says that it is ‘very keen’ to change this statistic.
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Another day, another win for Jay-Z.
Weeks ago, he sold a majority stake of Tidal to Twitter’s Jack Dorsey for $297 million, and this past weekend his wife Beyoncé became the most winningest woman in Grammys history. Now, another one of Hov’s businesses is getting a huge boost– D’USSE. A bottle of the cognac was recently auctioned for more than $50,000 at Sotheby’s, with the funds going to his namesake organization, the Shawn Carter Foundation, which aims to help underrepresented youth facing socio-economic issues go to college.
The hefty price tag is justified because there are only 285 bottles in the world that come from a single 1969 barrel. The liquor matured under the watchful eye of one of the most impressive Cognac houses in France, Château de Cognac. The bottle was initially a surprise gift to Jay when he turned 50 years old back in December of 2019. However, Jay decided to auction off the first-ever bottle for a good cause which eventually netted the foundation $52,500.
Jay’s signature is also engraved atop the diamond-shaped cut crystal bottle, including a 24 karat gold leaf wrapping.
“When our Cellar Master, Michel Casavecchia, discovered the aged liquid at the Château de Cognac and explained how truly one of a kind it is, it was important to me to honor it by doing something that would celebrate its singularity. Once that barrel is emptied, there’s no way the liquid can be recreated.” Jay-Z said in a statement.
The remaining 284 bottles will be available for $12,000 in major cities around the country.


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|Emmerson Mnangagwa returned to Zimbabwe on Wednesday to a hero's welcome|
The former vice-president - who returned from exile on Wednesday - will be inaugurated at Harare's stadium.
His dismissal this month led the ruling Zanu-PF party and the army to intervene and force Mr. Mugabe to quit.
The opposition is urging Mr. Mnangagwa, who has been part of the ruling elite, to end the "culture of corruption".
The news on Tuesday that 93-year-old Mr. Mugabe was stepping down sparked wild celebrations across the country.
It came in the form of a letter read out in parliament, abruptly halting impeachment proceedings against him.
In it, Mr. Mugabe said he was resigning to allow a smooth and peaceful transfer of power, and that his decision was voluntary.
|President Mugabe was accused of preparing the presidency for his wife Grace|
Neither Mr. Mugabe nor his wife Grace have been seen in public since Sunday, and their whereabouts are unknown.
On Thursday, several reports suggested Mr. Mugabe had been granted immunity from prosecution.
He is not expected to attend Mr. Mnangagwa's inauguration, the BBC's Andrew Harding reports.
The official explanation for Mr. Mugabe's absence is that the 93-year-old needs to rest.
But the fact he is not attending is a stark reminder that this is no ordinary transition, our correspondent adds, that despite his official resignation he was forced out by the military.
The ceremony will be at the 60,000-capacity National Sports Stadium in the capital, with organizers calling on Zimbabweans to come and witness a "historic day".
Ahead of the swearing-in, Mr. Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to "remain patient and peaceful and desist from any form of vengeful retribution".
He fled to South Africa two weeks ago - only to return home on Wednesday to a hero's welcome.
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TOMORROW my step-daughter will attend her final day of high school. It is an exciting time as she prepares for her future.
Brides are up early getting hair and make-up, then dressed, photographs taken before waltzing their way down the aisle. And that is only the start.
Supermum: I find it crazy that so many people were critical of the ‘American’ tradition of Halloween yet not about people taking part in Oktoberfest or Diwali.
One of the most fascinating things Supermum finds about travelling is seeing how other people live, compared to her own suburban backyard.
During school holidays while our kids were enjoying trips to Great Keppel Island with the rellies and lazing around, Cambodian kids were hard at work.
IN a stressful situations its the reaction of the kids that takes away some of the tension
SINGLE mothers have been in the spotlight in recent weeks thanks to reality tv show The Bachelor.
In sickness and in health: With the flu taking down the majority of her household, there has been a lot of the sickness part going on with Supermum.
Seeing more of the bride on the wedding day is appealing but its also revealing
One of the things that happens at a lot of weddings is the guests don’t get to see much of the bride and groom. Here's a way you can see more than ever.


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The University of California Press recently announced its first five scholarly monographs published through Luminos -- its Open Access publishing program for books. This new digital publishing program operates on a model of shared financial support with titles funded through UC Press contributions, funds from Luminos Member Libraries, and a title publication fee provided by authors. Excess revenues are used to build a waiver fund for use by future authors. Luminos provides authors the opportunity to increase their readership, especially by global audiences, due to the open access designation.
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Funkcjonalne oddziaływanie na organizm szczurów nasion fasoli (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) jako składnika diety wysokofruktozowej
AbstractRecent decades have seen a change in the model of human nutrition, consisting in a significant increase in the consumption of carbohydrates, among them fructose. The cause of this phenomenon lies in the rising levels of fast-foods, especially carbonated soft-drinks, in the everyday diet. The average consumption of fructose has increased as much as 80-fold, from ca. 0.5 to 40 g/day, over the last 30 years. During this period, a large body of evidence has been collected on the detrimental effect of high intakes of fructose, especially in the absence of antioxidants. Food products that contain significant amounts of antioxidants, including beans, may prevent harmful changes in the organism, caused by oxidative stress. Most researches into the impacts of fructose on organisms have been based on a high-fructose model with the fructose content of ca. 60%. Reaching such a large percentage of fructose in the human diet, however, seems impossible even if one's dietary habits are bad; therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the effect of a lower dose of fructose in the everyday diet. The other objective was to determine whether cooked beans can prevent the undesirable changes that may be induced by the elevated consumption of fructose. Nutritional experiments were performed on male Wistar rats during the period of 5 or 9 weeks. The study material consisted of the following: (i) cooked beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), var. Toffi, previously selected from five new varieties as one with highest antioxidant activity; (ii) diets fed to the laboratory rats, containing 31% fructose, and/or 15.5% and/or 31% cooked bean seeds; and (iii) blood and internal organs of animals after the end of the experiments. The bean seeds and the diets were characterised taking into account chemical composition, phenolic content and quality, and antioxidant activity. The following parameters were measured in the tissues of rats: the concentration of a-tocoferol and malondialdehyde (MDA) in blood plasma; the basic biochemical parameters of blood plasma; the susceptibility of red blood cells to the oxidation with cumene hydroperoxide; the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in red blood cells; the activity of catalase (CAT) in organ homogenates; and the activity of glutation peroxidase (GPx) in plasma and internal organs. The results of the study allowed formulation of the following conclusions: 1. The consumption of diets containing 31% (wow) of fructose caused a slight but statistically significant increase (as compared to the control group) in plasma glucose and a decrease in the activity of alkaline phosphatase in laboratory rats, while not influencing the other biochemical parameters of blood. 2. Fructose intake did not have a clear impact on blood lipids, except for plasma triglycerides whose level significantly increased both in the 9-week experiment (a < 0.05) and the 5-week test (a < 0.1). 3. Regardless of the duration of experiments, consuming diets with 31% of fructose promoted the oxidative breakdown of lipids. 4. Fructose consumed in the diet did not influence the reducing capacity of blood plasma (as measured by FRAP method) or the activity of plasma peroxidase in rats. Similarly, this dietary component had a nonsignificant impact on the activity of glutatione peroxidase and catalase in the internal organs of rats. 5. Consuming diets with 31% of fructose for either 5 or 9 weeks did not cause any visible symptoms of the metabolic syndrome or oxidative stress in the rat organism. 6. Regardless of the amount of cooked beans in the diet, the consumption of bean--containing diets strongly and significantly influenced the blood lipids of rats, reducing the concentration of lipoproteins (total cholesterol, HDL and LDL) and triglycerides. The effect was stronger for the higher dose of beans in the diet. 7. Cooked beans consumed in the diet decreased the oxidative damage to blood lipids. The blood plasma of rats receiving diets with beans showed a higher ratio of vitamin E to trigicerides and had significantly lower levels of malondialde¬hyde. 8. The consumption of cooked beans in the diet increased the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) in most of the internal organs of rats. The plasma activity of peroxidase (GPx3) was not significantly affected by the consumed beans in the 5-week experiment, but was significantly lowered in the 9-week test. The antioxidant capacity of blood plasma was not influenced by beans. 9. The two diet components investigated in the study produced clearly antagonistic effects on the blood plasma lipids of rats. The negative influence of fructose, causing the concentration of plasma triglicerides to increase, was inhibited by cooked beans.
|Other language title versions||Functional influence on rat organism of been (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seeds as a component of high-fructose diet|
|Publisher||Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie, MNiSW |
|Publishing place (Publisher address)||Kraków|
|Book series /Journal (in case of Journal special issue)||Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Rolniczego im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie. Rozprawy, ISSN 1899-3486, (0 pkt)|
|Publication size in sheets||7.5|
|Keywords in Polish||stres oksydacyjny, fruktoza, Phaseolus vulgaris, badania żywnościowe, szczury|
|Keywords in English||oxidative stress, fructose, Phaseolus vulgaris, feeding experiments, rats|
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MACANUDO CAFÉ PORTOFINO
Wrinkled and lumpy, this skinny cigar performs well with an even burn and draw that imparts notes of maple, brown sugar, leather and a bit of vanilla. The finish is grassy.
Ring Gauge: 34
Filler: Dom. Rep., Mexico
Wrapper: U.S.A./Conn. Shade
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Cisco 25GBASE-AOC SFP28 Active Optical Cable 4-meter
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Cisco SFP28 to SFP28 Active Optical Cables are direct-attach fiber assemblies with SFP connectors. They are suitable for very short distances and offer a cost-effective way to connect within racks and across adjacent racks. Cisco offers Active Optical Cables in lengths of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10 meters.
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Closing the Book on Homework
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BeschreibungA sequel to "The End of Homework", this work argues that homework robs children and parents of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development. It offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself.
InhaltsverzeichnisAcknowledgments Introduction: Homework as an Issue in American Politics 1. Revisiting the Evidence 2. A History Lesson about Work and Homework 3. Educating Global Citizens or Global Workers? 4. Education at the Epicenter Conclusion: On Character and Public Education in Democratic Society Notes Index
Pressestimmen"Sure to fuel the growing debate on school reform, Closing the Book on Homework offers a roadmap for learning that will benefit the wellbeing of children, parents, and teachers alike." Adolescence "Readers new to Buell's argument will find much in this book to think about and, possibly, to act upon." Kappa Delta Pi Record "John Buell makes a cogent case for homework reform. The strength of this new book is its placing of the 'homework wars' in historical and cultural context. By showing how current concerns about homework are part of a larger debate about the place of work in modern life, Buell is able to suggest broader remedies and policies that apply to a variety of modern problems and concern--such as overwork that constrain family and community life in a multitude of ways. Buell offers a compelling argument, and his voice needs to be heard." --Benjamin Hunnicutt, Professor, the University of Iowa, and author of Work Without End "John Buell's Closing the Book on Homework is a unique and timely contribution to the torrid debate and about whether the heavy burdens of homework and standardized tests actually improve education. What marks this book from the others is that, in addition to thorough reviews and refutations, Buell places education and homework in the contexts of the global economy, the fiscal crisis of the states, and the emergence of the rote styles of learning as the dominant educational technology. Teachers, researchers, parents, indeed everyone concerned with the fate of our kids cannot afford to miss this powerful book." --Stanley Aronowitz
Untertitel: Enhancing Public Education. 'Teaching/Learning Social Justice'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Temple University Press,U.S.
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2003
Seitenanzahl: 176 Seiten


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Fighting spread in Pakistan's volatile borderlands on Friday as the military pounded hideouts of Taliban militants who had hijacked ammunition supply trucks, killing up to 30 suspected rebels, the army said.
Two paramilitary troops were killed and 10 wounded in the clashes around Dara Adam Khel, a town on a key strategic route linking Pakistan's northwestern frontier with the rest of the country. The violence prompted many panicked families to flee, residents said Saturday.
Iftikhar Afridi, 34, told reporters in Peshawar that he had walked for nearly six miles with his wife and six children before finding a passenger bus to take them to the city. Hundreds of others were seeking refuge in Peshawar, he said.
"I was also worried for the safety of my family," he said.
While the Taliban number relatively few in the town, their ability to intercept a military supply convoy has worrying implications. The route connects Peshawar — the army's regional headquarters just 25 miles away — with the battlefields of Waziristan, a lawless region regarded as a stronghold for Taliban and al-Qaeda.
Meanwhile, militants attacked a checkpoint in Dir, another town 150 miles northeast of Peshawar on Saturday, killing two policemen and one soldier, said Afzal Khan, a local police official.
In the past two weeks, militants have increased attacks on Pakistani security forces in the region. Hundreds of fighters have launched assaults on remote military forts, drawing comparisons with Taliban tactics against NATO forces in southern Afghanistan.
President Pervez Musharraf, who is touring Europe and trying to firm up his shaky standing after months of escalating violence and political turmoil at home, has dismissed the rebel offensive as mere "pinpricks" against its 100,000 troops in the tribal regions.
He also dismissed Friday a U.S. offer to send a small number of American combat troops to Pakistan to help fight the insurgency.
The military claims 34 soldiers and 255 militants have died since Jan. 14, mostly in South Waziristan, where it has deployed infantry, aircraft and tanks in a drive to clear the lawless, mountainous area of insurgents.
The casualty figures, difficult to verify independently in an insecure and largely inaccessible region, have been disputed by the militants.
Maulvi Umer, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban, a militant coalition led by Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, dismissed the latest claim of 30 militant dead in Dara Adam Khel, saying only a few of its fighters were wounded. He said six soldiers were killed.
The fighting broke out after militants captured four trucks carrying supplies and ammunition for the paramilitary Frontier Corps and refused to return them, said Arif Khan, a local government official.
Umer justified the hijacking on the grounds that the weapons were going to be used against Taliban forces.
Local pro-Taliban Afridi tribesmen have gained influence in the area in recent months after clamping down on a notorious car-snatching and kidnapping gang. They have since tried to enforce an extreme form of Islamic law, closing video shops and threatening schools that teach girls.
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration was willing to send a small number of U.S. combat troops to Pakistan to help fight the insurgency if Pakistani authorities ask for such help.
But Musharraf on Friday reiterated that Pakistan opposes any foreign forces on its soil and said "the man in the street will not allow this — he will come out and agitate."
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Gorgeous New Wedding Venue in Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain.
Arcos de la Frontera is a picturesque town perched on top of a spectacular steep cliff, one of the many 'Pueblos Blancos' dotted around Andalusia.
The history of this town dates back years including the Arabs in the middle ages making it an important defensive strong point as well as many other towns along the Cadiz coastline in Andalucia.
Frontera meaning 'fortresses' so we have Arcos de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera and Moron de la Frontera, to name but a few.
This history is still very evident today within the narrow white washed streets of Arcos, trust me I have breathed in whilst trying to go through an arch in my car there! Anyone else do this or is it just me?!
The deep, rich history of this pretty town is evident everywhere and Arcos was declared a national, historic monument in 1962. At the top of the town sits the Parador hotel overlooking the steep cliff down to the River Guadalete which lines three sides of Arcos. The streets are full of tapas bars and restaurants, it is a lively town especially when the Feria arrives!
Arcos de la Frontera is located near Cadiz, Jerez and an hour to Seville, it is a brilliant base to explore the western side of Andalucia.
There are a couple of wedding venues surrounding this town, the Fain Viejo and I always stay at the Arcos de La Frontera Golf and Country Club. A comfortable Golf and Country Club just outside the town with gorgeous private villas overlooking a golf course filled with olive trees. This venue also has a restaurant and spaces to host welcome drinks and a great place for your guests to stay.
I have many brilliant memories of Arcos de la Frontera. One evening finding a large tapas bar on the outskirts of the town which looked busy so decided to give it a try. There seemed to be much jubilation and excitement as we entered and were enthusiastically greeted with plates of free jamon, manchego cheese and a glass of the famous Manzanilla sherry. We ordered our drinks and food whilst observing a lot of activity going on with a stage set up. It turned out to be a famous Flamenco singer, with his entourage, coming back to his hometown for a special performance! It was a fabulous evening I will never forget with lots of clapping, dancing and merriment.
Imagine my excitement when I was recently contacted by another gorgeous Finca in Arcos.
THE FINCA MESA JARDIN
Mesa Jardin is a Finca that has been in a family for four generations and was transformed from a working Finca to a beautiful venue starting first with refurbishing the main house in 1990, following much more work since, including a pool and landscaping.
The Mesa Jardin optimises everything that is Andalusia, olive and almond trees, beautiful patios abundant in brightly coloured tumbling bougainvilleas.
This thoughtfully restored 'Cortijo' accommodates up to 12 people in six bedrooms, a large living area, bathrooms and a pool if you wish to stay at the Finca during your event.
I love the eclectic Andalusian style of this property, the use of crisp white linens, thoughtful vintage Andalusian touches everywhere and not one modern monstrosity in sight. Although I am never overly keen on the animals heads but hey we are in Spain!
EXTERIOR SPACES AT THE FINCA MESA JARDIN
Whilst we have the more intimate spaces around this Finca there are more expansive areas hosting the most stunning views and perfect for holding your wedding or celebrations. There is also enough space to erect a marquee in their gardens should you wish. We do recommend this during the months of April, May, end of September and October.
With a capacity of 350 guests and many different areas to host a ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dancing this is a beautiful venue for you to consider for your wedding or celebration.
To rent the house for 12 people including cleaning and breakfast is 1800 euros per night.
To rent the entire property for you celebration is 3500 euros per day not including the house.
You can rent both together and if this is of interest for you I can find out the price.
The venue are not tied to any suppliers or caterers so we can personalise your wedding exactly as you would like it using our trusted and highly experienced suppliers.
If you would love more information get in touch and let us help you create your dream wedding here in Andalusia.
Remember to breathe in when driving through narrow streets but if you are sensible you can park in the main car park at the bottom of the town and walk in!

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Spokane Avenue Watermain Replacement Project
*** The Spokane Avenue Water Main Replacement Project will not be completed this spring as initially planned ***
The revised construction schedule is planned as follows:
Phase 1: Start construction at the end of August 2022 and complete construction by the end of October 2022.
Phase 2: Start construction in late March 2023 and complete construction on the water main by June 1, 2023.
MDT Repaving Project: Anticipated in June 2023 (final schedule to be determined by MDT)
The Spokane Avenue corridor is home to one of the oldest cast iron watermains in the City. In response to plans by the Montana Department of Transportation to make pavement and crosswalk improvements on Spokane Avenue, the Public Works Department has been working hard to design and bid the replacement of this dilapidated piece of City infrastructure.
City Council awarded the engineering contract for the project to Morrison-Maierle on 11/1/2021. The initial project design was approved by Council on 1/3/2022, along with authorization to procure materials. The project was advertised for pre-qualification of general contractors and a total of six contractors were determined to be qualified to complete the work. Bids for material procurement were opened on 1/10/2022 and two bids were received. Northwest Pipe Fittings was the low bidder at $568,010, which was well below the engineer’s estimate. A public open house was held for the project on 2/9/2022 and a contractor pre-bid meeting was held on 2/10/2022.
The City initially advertised for bids for construction on 2/6/2022 and 2/13/2022 with bids to be opened on 2/24/2022. The City received one bid from Sandry Construction for $3,402,963, which was approximately 70% above the engineer’s estimate of $2,000,000. This bid was rejected by City Council on 3/7/2022 and staff was directed to re-bid the project with an revised completion date of 5/31/2023.
The second round of bids were received on April 14th, 2022 and a total of four (4) bids were received for the project. The Base Bids ranged from 7% to 35% above than the revised Engineer's Estimate of $2.6M. Base Bid totals are as follows:
$2,794,444.00 - Sandry Construction
$3,071,234.50 - LHC
$3,380,762.00 - S&L Underground
$3,507,524.00 - Montana Civil Contractors


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