With a $2.4 billion price tag, the Maryland Department of Transportation's 16-mile light-rail "Purple Line" won't be built without federal taxpayers as major underwriters. The state is asking them to kick in $900 million for construction costs—and that's before contractors, who are notorious for cost overruns, have even broken ground. That kind of money is a rounding error in Washington but it also seems to be a colossal waste of money.
According to transportation guru Sam Schwartz, who was retained by the town of Chevy Chase in 2008 to evaluate alternatives to the Purple Line, the most cost-efficient way to reduce road congestion and serve the area between the Washington suburbs of Bethesda and New Carrollton would be to enhance rapid-transit bus service and improve access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes. But that wouldn't create the urbanization of Maryland's D.C. suburbs that Purple Line planners, led by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, envision.
Nor would it lock in mass-transit routes that cannot be easily changed, something important to developers and land owners, like the Chevy Chase Land Company, which is backing the proposal. The company also needs the train to win rezoning that it wants from Montgomery County. On a website called "Chevy Chase Lake" it says that some of its properties "would not be eligible for redevelopment until the Purple Line segment between Silver Spring and Bethesda is fully funded."
Federal funding for the purple dream once seemed impossible. But Maryland has tortured the numbers (not in public, mind you) and gotten them to say what it wants. California has its "crazy train." Now Maryland wants its own loco loco.
When Gov. O'Malley took office in 2007 he admitted that unpublished ridership estimates that he had seen for the Purple Line were insufficient to win federal funding. The Montgomery County Gazette reported in March 2007 that Mr. O'Malley's secretary of transportation, John Porcari, called the estimates "too low, clearly too low." He blamed "flawed" models. According to the Gazette, Mr. O'Malley blamed his predecessor: ''I suspect given the previous administration's lack of commitment to mass transit, they probably did not mind the studies underestimated the amount of ridership."
Mr. Porcari pledged new studies and hired the engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff to do an environmental-impact statement (EIS). In October 2008 Parsons Brinckerhoff issued a draft EIS with ridership estimates that satisfied Maryland's concern about federal funding. Local opponents of the project doubted the revisions. They asked the state for the data necessary to replicate the forecasts, warning that if the underlying assumptions were "overly optimistic," it would lead to erroneous conclusions.
The state refuses to make that information public, claiming that the "proprietary software used to compile the data and summarize it" belongs to Parson Brinckerhoff. The company says the same. In August 2013 the Parsons Brinckerhoff final EIS supported the conclusions in the draft version.
The ridership estimates are crucial. Henry Kay, head of project development at the Maryland Transit Administration, told me Wednesday that even though new investments in bus service would have lower capital costs, buses would be more expensive to operate because Maryland expects "heavy" ridership and that would mean many bus drivers. Yet he also said that no one at the MTA scrutinized how Parsons Brinckerhoff crunched the numbers. "They explain it to us, they go away and do it and they bring us back the results," he said.
Even using the Parsons Brinckerhoff predictions, the project seems misguided. According to the EIS, roughly two-thirds of the riders forecast to use the system by 2040 will come, not out of their cars, but from existing bus lines. In other words, reducing the number of cars on the road, which was once supposedly a key objective, is now a minor side effect of a system that will cost $150 million per mile—if it comes in at budget.
Mr. Kay plays down the goal of getting cars off the road. The purple people mover will provide "a shorter, more reliable trip" than a bus and because it runs on electricity will produce fewer greenhouse gasses than diesel buses, he says. But it is also true, according to the EIS, that traveling end-to-end on the Purple Line, with its 21 stops, will take longer than the same trip now takes on the Washington Metro subway. As to the environment, many buses in the Washington area now run on natural gas, which is cleaner than most kinds of electricity.
Even with the MTA's latest scheme to introduce private partners and the optimistic ridership estimates, Mr. Kay admits that the Purple Line will run in the red and need subsidies. Fares in such projects rarely cover more than 30% of operations. Some Maryland legislators have already expressed concern about the risks and uncertainty for state fiscal stability. In October, State Delegate Luiz R.S. Simmons (D., Montgomery) told the Washington Post, "My concern is if the project goes south and the state has to pony up. If it is a mistake, generations of taxpayers will have to live with it."
But Gov. O'Malley and his developer friends want it, and President Obama wants them to have it. The president put a cool $100 million in his 2015 budget for the Purple Line although the FTA has yet to complete the project development phase of its assessment and it hasn't even begun the engineering phase.
Whether Mr. Porcari has been able to help with all this is a matter of speculation. In 2009 he left the Maryland DOT to become President Obama's deputy DOT secretary. In December he left the Obama administration to become senior vice president and national director of strategic consulting at Parsons Brinckerhoff. He did not return requests for comment. But taxpayers could be forgiven for suspecting that he and all the other Purple Line planners are taking them for a ride.
Ms. O'Grady writes the Journal's Americas column.


You’d be forgiven for thinking that these were photographs taken in the depths of a very scary war-zone, I know I did. You can so easily become concerned with looking at the bloodied soldiers on sterile beds in what looks like a disused factory, that you don’t even see the enormous lights and film equipment scattered in the balcony above them. So, although you may believe yourself to be in some sort of Call of Duty parallel universe, Kalpesh Lathigra’s photographs in his Coriolanus series merely depict the set of one of the goriest films of 2012.
Don’t get too comfortable though, his other projects including Recruits and Anglo-Afghan War depict true war-zones, and are incredible. Make sure to give his website a good going through, he’s done a lot of amazing projects, each as intelligent and as mesmerising as the next.
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(Reuters) – AstraZeneca has partnered with British cell therapy company Oxford Biomedica to make its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as the drugmaker looks to bolster its manufacturing capacity to produce one billion doses.
The vaccine, AZD1222, was developed by researchers at the University of Oxford and licensed to AstraZeneca.
Oxford Biomedica, which was spun off from the university in 1995, on Thursday signed a one-year deal with AstraZeneca to provide multiple batches of the vaccine, which is currently being tested on humans.
The majority of the vaccine would be produced throughout 2020, but Oxford Biomedica declined to provide details on the number of doses it would actually make.
The deal comes a week after the United States secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for the vaccine, which has now moved to larger trials in the global race to crack a solution to the coronavirus crisis.
The experimental shot will also be produced by the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, and AstraZeneca is in talks with several governments and global partners to boost its production.
Last month, Oxford Biomedica said it joined a consortium, including the Jenner Institute, for possible large-scale manufacturing of AZD1222.
Oxford Biomedica’s shares closed 6.6% higher at 764 pence.
Separately, GSK, the world’s largest vaccine maker, laid out plans to produce 1 billion doses of vaccine efficacy boosters for COVID-19 shots next year.
(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka and Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Shailesh Kuber)

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I’ve waited all this time to speak my mind. You pushed me down so far I thought I’d died. Because of you, the thought of you. But now I’m here to prove that I’m still alive. —“Breaking Down” Eventually, we will grow tired of surface-y commercial music, meant to numb us and distract us from the tough realities of life. We will wake up with the same desire as Jesus’ mission in Luke 4:18 to see “that the oppressed will be set free.” And for those of us who are ready now, iskwe’s music will help us understand the oppressed and voiceless better. She shares challenging emotions of anger and grief caused by struggle and loss. And whether we find ourselves relating more to the privileged or the oppressed, her music calls us to be better humans.
iskwe is an indigenous artist originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada, who has Cree, Dene, and Irish heritage. Her early musical career took her to the electronic dance music scenes of Los Angeles and New York. More recently she has settled in Hamilton, Ontario, where she is exploring her indigenous heritage amid the current dominant culture. iskwe is translated into English as Blue Sky Woman. When asked, iskwe revealed that acakosik “means The Stars (like in the sky). It’s part of a narrative of Cree teaching that we come from the star people.”
This short album of seven tracks is packed with moments of musical and lyrical power. iskwe ignores current production fads and uses all the tools at her disposal to create sad and angry moods. Traditional indigenous singing and drumming intermingle with synthesizers, guitars, drum-kit and her cutting vocals. Dissonance is masterfully used throughout, including an ending that leaves the listener in tension.
The album starts with an intro into “Breaking Down,” which speaks directly to the oppressor, revealing an awakened individual ready to push back. The next song, “The Unforgotten,” includes a haunting chorus that again speaks of resiliency:
We are the ones that are forgotten. We stand up tall against the other We are the nation of tomorrow. We are the children who are not afraid to die.
Throat-singer Tanya Tagaq joins iskwe’s powerful vocals on this track, and lyrics such as, “We are the acquaintance that story told you died,” do not easily leave the listener’s consciousness. The track “Little Star” takes on new significance when understood in the context of the album’s title. The dominant culture is called out for trying to erase the memories of so many indigenous people. The chorus laments, “All I see today is how they wash away our little stars.” Again, iskwe plants images and lyrics to catch the attention of the listener when she sings: “They place the blame on her, like she is nobody’s child.” The ballad “Sweet Tuesday” dives deeper into the experience of saying goodbye to a loved one. iskwe invites the listener into the room to observe and feel. Grief drips from her voice. The album ends with “Night Danger,” a song full of angst and uncertainty. The listener is left without resolution and now has a choice as to how they will respond.
Some listeners may find the ideas and emotions explored by iskwe too challenging and return to safer music. Hopefully, most listeners can see her courage and be inspired to act courageously themselves. Listening to the experiences of the hurting and oppressed can be the first act of courage toward reconciliation. Jesus asks us to join his mission to see the oppressed set free. iskwe helps us see more clearly. (Independent)


The New York Jets have reached to the Oakland Raiders to express their interest in trading for perennial All-Pro outside linebacker Khalil Mack, according to Manish Mehta.
According to the report, the Raiders have fielded queries from more than a dozen teams, including several that have reached out multiple times.
According to the report, the Raiders do not have interest in trading their All-Pro pass rusher. The Jets are just one of many to contact the Raiders, but while the Raiders may not have interest now, they could down the road.
Right now the Raiders pass rusher has missed 27 total days. This is the second pass rusher the Jets have reached out to in the past couple days according to Mehta.
BREAKING: #Jets reach out to Jaguars to gauge their interest in trading pass rusher Dante Fowler, Jr., per sources.
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) August 21, 2018


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A special homemade gifts fayre was held at Daventry’s United Reformed Church on Saturday.
The event raised money for the Daventry-based charity, Pete Spencer’s Helping Hands Memorial Fund.
Items on sale included jewellery, cakes, art, personalised candles and more. Helping Hands provides support to local seriously ill and disabled children and their families.
Pictured are Emma Hughes and Louise Spears.

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The terror threats that worry homeland security in NJ
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has released a new terrorism threat assessment report.
“We’re really looking at the homegrown violent extremist as our No. 1 highest threat,” said Jared Maples, the state's Homeland Security director.
“One of the challenges with homegrown violent extremists and what makes them such a threat is they’re not affiliated directly with those groups they’re inspired by. It makes them very difficult to detect and deter.”
He said several domestic terror groups are also on their radar.
“Ideologies like anarchist extremists and militia extremists, sovereign citizens, white supremacists, anti-Semitic," he said. “A lot of those domestic terrorism issues have really risen to the forefront over the past calendar year and we anticipate continuing of being a threat.”
And there are concerns about overseas groups, including Al Qaeda and ISIS.
Maples would not discuss specific plots that posed a threat to the Garden State but said that “we have to be very cautious in New Jersey because we sit at kind of the crossroads of the world in between the New York and Philadelphia transportation and financial sector. We have a lot of responsibility.”
He said the being vigilant is important.
“We feel it’s vital to get this information out to the public and making them aware, to the best degree that we can possible, of what the threats are that we see them to New Jersey and reminding them that if they see something, say something.”
Maples said if any Jersey resident ever thinks something looks or seems odd, they should call 911, 1-866-4-SAFE-NJ, or you can email tips@NJOHSP.gov


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More than two dozen flight attendants broke ranks Friday with striking ground-crew workers and reported to work at Pan American World Airways, raising the airline’s hopes of restoring more flights to service.
Members of the Independent Union of Flight Attendants reported for flights from New York, complying with their union’s call for them to return to work, Pan Am spokesman James Arey said.
The union had previously directed its 5,000 Pan Am attendants to honor picket lines set up Feb. 28 by the Transport Workers Union, which represents 5,800 mechanics and other ground-crew workers.
The attendants’ union reversed the earlier order this week as a “show of faith” in its own contract negotiations with the airline.
Between 9:30 a.m. and noon, 34 flight attendants reported to work for eight domestic and international flights, Arey said. Until then, no more than a dozen had crossed picket lines daily to work on the same flights, he said.
In addition, “several hundred” attendants have notified the airline that they are available for work, he said.
Pilots and flight engineers have been working since shortly after the Transport Workers Union’s strike began.
Arey said Pan Am expects to restore 52.1% of its regular flights to service by next Thursday. The airline, which usually has 390 daily flights, had 157 flights Thursday, he said.
Pan Am and labor officials refused to comment on the progress of the contract talks with the flight attendants’ union, whose last contract expired Jan. 1. The union has set an April 1 strike deadline.
Contract talks that began March 14 between the transport workers and Pan Am were continuing, but officials refused to comment on the progress of the negotiations.


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The application of the Quality by Design principles is one of the key issues of the recent pharmaceutical developments. In the past decade a lot of knowledge was collected about the practical realization of the concept, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
The key requirement of the concept is the mathematical description of the effect of the critical factors and their interactions on the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of the product. The process design space (PDS) is usually determined by the use of design of experiment (DoE) based response surface methodologies (RSM), but inaccuracies in the applied polynomial models often resulted in the over/underestimation of the real trends and changes making the calculations uncertain, especially in the edge regions of the PDS. The completion of RSM with artificial neural network (ANN) based models is therefore a commonly used method to reduce the uncertainties. Nevertheless, since the different researches are focusing on the use of a given DoE, there is lack of comparative studies on different experimental layouts. Therefore, the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of the different DoE layouts (2 level full factorial, Central Composite, Box–Behnken, 3 level fractional and 3 level full factorial design) on the model predictability and to compare model sensitivities according to the organization of the experimental data set.
It was revealed that the size of the design space could differ more than 40% calculated with different polynomial models, which was associated with a considerable shift in its position when higher level layouts were applied. The shift was more considerable when the calculation was based on RSM. The model predictability was also better with ANN based models. Nevertheless, both modelling methods exhibit considerable sensitivity to the organization of the experimental data set, and the use of design layouts is recommended, where the extreme values factors are more represented.


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Unite has become the first health union to reject proposals on the table to change nurses’ national pay and conditions, Nursing Times can reveal.
Officials at Unite, which represents over 100,000 NHS workers, are drawing up battle plans to resist the current bid by NHS Employers – on behalf of the government – to amend the national Agenda for Change pay framework.
If introduced the NHS Employers proposals would see nurses lose the right to automatic pay increments and instead have to meet “locally determined performance standards”, as previously reported by Nursing Times.
Pay increases for nurses at the top of their pay band would become lump-sum bonuses instead of being added to their salary. This could be taken away if they miss performance targets.
New starters at band 5 would also only be eligible for one incremental increase in their first year, instead of the current two, and sickness pay would be reduced to the basic salary level with no increase for unsocial hours work.
Unite head of health Rachael Maskill told Nursing Times that NHS Employers had not provided unions with evidence the plans would actually save money and the union feared the changes were “the thin end of the wedge”.
She said: “There is a lack of agreement that employers will hold the line and that these changes will be it. Senior managers are still taking home bonuses, yet we are being asked to consider cutting the terms and conditions of our members who have taken too much pain already.”
She said moving people out of Agenda for Change and onto spot salaries would create more work for HR departments and lead to wider discrimination.
Under the plans, NHS Employers wants a greater use of appraisals to assess performance. However – in reference to the limited success of the Knowledge and Skills Framework – Ms Maskell said eight years after Agenda for Change trusts still could not deliver appraisals for their staff.
She accepted unions needed to discuss some future amendments to Agenda for Change, but said Unite rejected the proposals currently on the table and that alternative ways of saving money should be looked at and negotiated upon.
“We should enter into proper negotiations with employers, and use that to see if we can reduce expenditure in NHS trusts without disproportionately impacting on staff,” she said.
The Royal College of Nursing and Unison have consulted their members on the proposals, but are yet to declare their position.
Unison deputy head of health Sara Gorton said: “Health workers have been consulted on the proposed amendments to Agenda for Change. The results are being analysed over the summer, ahead of further meetings with employers in the autumn.”
Gill Bellord, director of employment relations and reward for NHS Employers, said in a statement: “We very much hope a national pay agreement can be reached through the NHS staff council that is good for staff, employers and patients. This is why our proposal provides a clearer link between pay progression and performance.
“We would welcome Unite’s affirmation of the value of negotiations and the flexibility of Agenda for Change.”
The results of a joint union survey on the proposals are due to be made public in September, though the NHS staff council’s next meeting is not due till November.
Agenda for Change has been under the spotlight in recent months, as NHS trusts seek to reduce their pay bill.
A group of 19 trusts in the South West has formed a “cartel” to investigate breaking away from the national pay framework, and other regions are thought to be drawing up their own solutions.
The unions have previously stated that the South West Consortium was jeopardising national negotiations on Agenda for Change.
The RCN this week praised three trusts in the South West, which it claimed had decided not to join the consortium – the Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust, the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust and South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust.
RCN South West regional director Jeannett Martin said the union would now work with the three trusts to seek ways of making savings. She said: “All members who work at these trusts should be proud and ensure that they tell senior management that they made the right choice.”


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Recruitment agency staff met with Reading West MP Martin Salter last week to discuss the impact of proposed new regulations on temporary workers.
Employees at MAS Recruitment invited Mr Salter to their offices in London Street to mull over the Temporary and Agency Workers Bill, which may be passed following a recent debate in the House of Commons.
The firm is part of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the trade association for the UK’s private recruitment industry, which has been encouraging its members to meet with local MPs as part of its lobbying campaign against the bill.
MAS Recruitment has provided temporary and permanent job opportunities throughout the Thames Valley for more than 20 years.
Speaking after the meeting, managing director Michael Rowe said: “Martin Salter seemed very interested in what we had to say about our industry generally but perhaps more importantly, he recognised the significant contribution we make to helping people into work.”


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High Court clears way for Rathfarnham apartments challenge
The High Court has cleared the way for a local group to take legal action against An Bord PleanÃ¡la’s approval of 114 apartments for rent in Rathfarnham, Dublin.
Ballyboden Tidy Towns group seeks a court order quashing authorization for the six apartment buildings proposed for a site off Stocking Lane by developer Ardstone Homes Limited, a party to the proceedings, which has been granted a building permit in September.
One of the main grounds for contestation was that the approval of the proposed construction materially contravened the development plan and the local plan with regard to zoning.
The group, represented by FP Logue Solicitors, is also seeking a number of statements from the court, including that two sections of the Irish Habitat Protection Regulations are invalid due to what they claim to be an incorrect transposition of an article a European Union regulation. directive.
Judge Richard Humphreys has cleared the group to bring a judicial review action against the board of directors for its expedited approval of the development as a strategic infrastructure development.
The Attorney General and South Dublin County Council are also respondents in the case.
It is claimed that the zoning objective of the land is ânew residential communities in accordance with approved area plansâ. The development materially contravenes the local level with regard to the composition of housing, the phasing strategy and density, says the group.
In addition, the applicant claims that the distance between one block of the proposed development and houses in another estate is less than the 35m required by the county development plan.
The authorization is also invalidated, the group claims, because the developer failed to accurately complete an application in accordance with regulatory requirements.
In addition, it is alleged that the council did not adequately or at all take into account the cumulative effects of the proposed development on the environment, as stated in the Planning and Development Act 2000.
The approval is also invalidated by the development’s failure to comply with the municipal approval requirements of the sustainable housing guidelines, it is alleged. The board’s approach to this error meant that there had been no effective public participation on this particular point, the group claims.


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Dover Road Runners – Awards Evening – February 2016
Dover Road Runners Awards 2015
Mini Saxon Shore Winners – Angela Parker, Neil Coleman and Carson Medhurst
Samphire Hoe Series Male award. Sponsored by Nice Works
Nominees – Michael Bond, Graham Foote, Gary Barnes.
Winner is Graham Foote
Samphire Hoe Series Female award. Sponsored by Nice Works
Nominees – Annette Nixon, Kirsty Harper, Tracy Foote.
Winner is Tracy Foote
Most Improved Female award
Nominees – Kirsty Harper, Claire Thurgate, Jo Daniels.
Winner is Kirsty Harper
Most Improved Male award
Nominees – Gary Barnes, Carson Medhurst, Alfonso Bitton.
Winner is Gary Barnes
Best Performance by a Female Runner
Nominees – Jo Daniels, Pat Coleman, Jane Philips.
Winner is PatColeman
Best Performance by a Male Runner
Nominees – Gary Husk, Gary Barnes, Dave Tyle.r
Winner is Dave Tyler
Best Performances at Park Run by a Male
Nominees – Mark Sluman, Richard Philips, Dan Voller.
Winner is Richard Phillips
Best Performances at Park Run by a Female
Nominees – Michele Barnes, Jane Philips, Annette Nixon.
Winner is Jane Phillips
Endeavour Award. Winner is John Thorpe
Club Person of the Year. Winner is Sylvia Barrett
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Most racist musical group ever?
Battle of the bands: Gays vs. Indians
Irish band is just harmless fun?
As you may recall, they dress up like this:
And describe themselves like this on their Facebook page (mistakes included):
"Indians" hit the mainstream
The subject arose Sunday when Native America Calling, the Native radio show, posted this video on its Facebook page:
Soon after that the NativeCelebs page, where I contribute, also posted this video. Both postings garnered some negative comments, but nothing noteworthy.
I found that the "Indians" had a Facebook page with the text above. About 300 fans had posted the usual fan comments: "You're great!" "Loved your show!" Etc. I posted the link to my wall and asked what my Native friends thought of the band's using the names "Geronimo," "Sitting Bull," and "Crazy Horse."
People began reposting the link on their walls while expressing their disbelief. Even better, they went to the "Indians" page, "liked" it, and began posting comments. Here are some of them:
Natives attack "Indians" showband
The conflict continues
I found that the "Indians" had a second page with even more fans, so I posted the link to that too. People began sharing that, going to the page, and posting more comments.
Since it was late at night in Ireland, these comments went unanswered for hours. When 8 or 9 am rolled around in Ireland, the page operators presumably woke up, saw the comments, and deleted them. The same thing happened Monday. The comments accumulated in the afternoon and evening while the Irish slept, and they deleted them Tuesday morning.
Finally the page operators caught on that the protests weren't going away. We believe they restricted the pages so only people in Ireland and the UK could see them. In other words, they banned the Indians from commenting on the "Indians."
That's where the matter stands now. A wide swath of Indian country, including members of AIM, are now aware of the "Indians." They can expect criticism and protests for, well, the rest of their existence.
Unfortunately, there's not much we can do about a band that tours only the British Isles. I suggested writing a letter to Ireland's Human Rights Commission, with copies to any local indigenous groups similar to AIM and the media. Including the major outlets and any websites or bloggers who might be sympathetic. We'll see if that happens and does any good.
For more on harm of stereotypes, see Conservatives Use "Language of Savagery" and Grinding Indians into the Ground.
Below: Three stereotypes in one logo...impressive!


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Here’s what happens when an atheist offered Alabama’s first non-theist invocation to open a public meeting: 90 seconds of thoughtful statements that began with “Dearly Beloved” and ended with “Let it be so,” and no reaction from a packed City Council chamber. As the invocation ended, everyone swung automatically to face the flag to repeat the Pledge of Allegiance, with the atheists who had come going silent on the “under God” phrase.
Many people at the meeting listened to the invocation, delivered by Kelly McCauley, a member of the board of directors of the North Alabama Freethought Association, with heads bowed. It was not a “prayer,” McCauley said earlier this week, but an invocation of the highest values of Americans: wisdom, courage, moderation, with the added values added by the Enlightenment of the importance of diversity, protection of freedoms and constructing a society on egalitarian principles that protect the rights of all, especially minorities.
“Let doubt and skepticism be our lookouts,” McCauley said during his invocation, going on to quote Thomas Jefferson, “‘Truth is great and will prevail, if left to herself.'”
The idea of an atheist delivering the invocation received mixed reaction, but understanding, from leaders in Huntsville’s Christian community when it was announced earlier this week that an atheist would be delivering the invocation. The interest in this invocation comes soon after a reaction to the announcement, in July, that a Wiccan high priest would be delivering his second invocation to open the City Council meeting. In both instances, member of the City Council have remained firm in their determination to continue with spoken invocations – most of which, mirroring the demographics of Huntsville, will be given by Christian minister – that reflect the diversity of Huntsville’s population.
“The City Council wants an invocation as a way to set their intention to work for the greater good,” said Jeannie Robison, executive director of the Interfaith Mission Service and an ordained deacon of the Episcopal Church. IMS has been asked by the City Council and also the Madison County Commission to coordinate the rotating roster of those giving invocations with the charge to reflect the area’s demographics. “Huntsville is a very diverse city, and while Christianity is by far the largest, there are many other faith traditions, and the City Council wanted to let the voices of other faith and thought traditions be heard.”
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IPCC report a 'survival guide for humanity' - What Ireland needs to do to tackle climate crisis
Leading climate scientist has a message for people of Ireland - climate change is 'your problem'
IPCC report: 'People will not be able to live' Mary Robinson warns of stark reality if global warming is not stopped
Aggressive actions must be taken for chance of global warming being limited to 1.5C
IPCC climate change report: The threats to Ireland's climate - 'A problem we have to grapple with now'
Professor Peter Thorne speaks to Buzz about how climate change will impact Ireland and the climate solutions he's in favour of the government implementing
Ocean conservation: President Michael D Higgins welcomes historic UN treaty on protecting high seas
The president described the treaty as a "gain for the future of humanity"
Melting ice caps: UN warns that rights of climate refugees due to rising sea levels must be protected
One-tenth of the human race is at risk, Guterres said.
Irish Vintners apply to be put on UNESCO's cultural heritage list in bid to save Ireland's rural pubs
Drugs & Alcohol
One in five pubs in Ireland have closed since 2005
Cop15: What was agreed at Cop15 and how it fits into Ireland's Biodiversity Action Plan
Ireland has signed up to protect 30 per cent of its seas by 2030
Cop15: Here's what Malcolm Noonan said about Ireland's biodiversity during conference at Canada last week
"Ireland is committed to supporting negotiations for an ambitious global biodiversity framework that will halt and reverse biodiversity loss"
Great Barrier Reef should be on list of 'in danger' world heritage sites, a UN-mission finds
The report was delayed by several months because the next meeting of the World Heritage Committee was due to take place in Russia
Cop27: Key takeaways as Eamon Ryan reflects on final deal at the global climate summit
Little progress was made on fossil fuels but after a lot of wrangling a loss and damage fund was agreed
Cop27: Guterres flies back to Egypt to tell world leaders they must come up with a 'credible agreement'
Antonio Guterres said countries must agree on loss and damage and climate finance funding
Cop27: 'Bang, you're gone, another injustice' Mary Robinson speaks out against presence of fossil fuel lobby
The former Irish president said countries must stop subsidising fossil fuels
Cop 27: Former Irish president outlines the three things she wants to see happen at this year's Cop
"Cop is talking, talking, talking when people are dying, dying, dying"
Cop27: Ireland and Germany make deal at Cop27 to help poor countries deal with climate chaos
The Global Shield initiative will create financial instruments for vulnerable countries to better prepare and respond climate chaos
Cop27: What is Ireland's fair share for climate chaos?
As Cop27 begins today, we take a look at where Ireland can become a world leader on mobilising rich countries to combat climate change
COP27: The global climate conference begins today. Here's what you need to know about the conference and Ireland's promises
Countries such as Ireland are expected to be pressured to increase their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases and give more financial aid to countries suffering the worst impacts of climate change
Climate crisis: Countries including Ireland still not doing enough to keep to 1.5C goal, according to UN
A report by the United Nations examined the efforts undertaken by 166 countries to reduce their emissions, the findings have been described as "stark"
The UN reached a deal to get aviation emissions to net-zero by 2050, here's how it works
In order to reach net-zero in the industry, the aviation sector would need billions of euros in investment to increase the efficiency of planes and create clearer fuels
Ethiopia issues an ultimatum to Ireland
A five-month ceasefire between government forces and rebels in the north of Ethiopia was recently broken
Taoiseach slams UN Security Council over inaction on climate change
Ireland is a temporary member of the Security Council and our greenhouse gas emissions went up last year
Taoiseach hits back at RTE star Tommy Tiernan over criticism of Ireland's foreign aid budget
Tiernan has called for Ireland to do more to help those in foreign countries who are starving
Tommy Tiernan calls out Simon Coveney and Fine Gael for 'bamboozling the public' on overseas aid numbers
The comedian said that the money pledged by Ireland for overseas aid is "not enough money and they know it"
Ireland makes massive donation to UN fund combating malnutrition in children
The Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs are currently in New York at the UN General Assembly
Taoiseach was on his way to the US when the plane had to go back to Dublin
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“Lovely homely stay in centre of Thamel”
The Ambassador Garden Home is centrally located in Thamel, so you are close to all the restaurants, bars and shops in the main tourist area. The team there are helpful and welcoming and willing to go the extra mile to help organise any additional activities. Really enjoyed our stay and would definitely return to the Ambassador on any future trips to Kathmandu.
“A true boutique hotel in the centre of Kathmandu”
Words cannot express how happy I am that I discovered this beautiful hotel. I have been travelling to Nepal every year for 14 years and have tried around 10 different hotels trying to find the perfect fit. I need look no more! This hotel is a true boutique hotel with only 18 rooms that are impeccably clean and furnished beautifully with interesting and stylish artefacts. The beds are comfortable with real duvets and soft pillows,there is AC and wifi, genuine 24 hour hot water, daily drinking water, tea and coffee and backup electricity during power cuts. The service is so friendly and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble and it truly feels like a home away from home. Breakfasts were delicious and served beside the fire in the beautiful outdoor garden and very soon their new indoor restaurant decorated in traditional Nepalese theme will be opening which I look forward to experiencing on my next trip. One of the best things about this property is that it’s located smack bang in the middle of Thamel, which I usually avoid because of the street noise, however due to sound proof windows I did not hear a single dog bark or any noise from the nearby bars and restaurants and I slept like a baby every night which is a first for me in Nepal! I just love this hotel and cannot recommend it enough. You will not be disappointed!
“New Restaurant opens at the Ambassador Garden Hotel”
Ambassador Garden Hotel is like a home away from home.
It is not just about the authentic furnishings and attention to detail (such as the beautiful padlocks and Nepali slippers, or the way the daily newspaper is delivered)…
It is the staff who make the experience memorable.
I also took up the option to arrange some trekking through the travel and tours side of the AGH, and all the details came together seamlessly.
Thank you AGH Team for your care and hospitality.
See you next time.

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CBS Local Sports breaks down potential sleepers and busts for your fantasy baseball draft.
CBS Local Sports breaks down the top players at shortstop for your fantasy baseball draft.
Patience at the plate will be the key for Ruben Tejada as he enters the 2013 season.
If you’re fantasy baseball draft hasn’t happened already, it’s going to be happening soon. Here’s a look at the top five players at each position.
At the winter meetings in Dallas, the Miami Marlins are making a serious run for the No. 1 free agent on the market, Albert Pujols. The Marlins, who already have reached deals with shortstop Jose […]


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equit8or, you need to start working on Jen and telling her how cute the Halloween kitty is. I think he and Raven would make a cute pair!
Sunny and Penny hit the jackpot in the cat owner lottery, let me tell you. (Making up for the sorry excuses for owners they had before.) They've gone from scrawny little street urchins (and poor little Penny being a teenage mom) to adored house pets, and I'm sure are LOVING every minute of it.
I'm just glad COTH is so full of great animal people -- I'd be a nervous wreck trying to give the kitties away on Craigslist. But I figure horse people are generally good folk, and as much as I love all the little strays and would love to keep them myself, the next best thing is sending them on to awesome new homes. Especially when the new owners send me lots of pictures and updates!

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Situated on the corner of Parsons Green, The White Horse is a market leader in the traditional pub sector. We pride ourselves as an innovator of the industry in product range and delivery and serve a seasonal British menu. We strive to promote a culture of education in all aspects of drink, food and environment for both our staff and customers. Please note that drinks-only reservations can not be made for the Bar area.
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Interior design projects can feel very daunting for many people. Most often you just have no idea where to start.
One thing that you must remember when designing a room in their house is to create a mood.Think of a mood and stick with it when choosing items should be placed in the room. For instance, if you're trying to create a tranquil atmosphere, then you should select soft and warm colors.
Keep your interior decorating by using high quality equivalents you purchase from mass merchants.
Many people have opinions with regards to interior design, but you can only listen to them so much. You won't have the home you will like living in if you trust yourself and your own personal tastes.
Using items that have dual purposes could help you make the most of a small space.
It is never a project and find out that your budget may not ultimately support. This can help lower your anxiety and stress while designing.
Pay close attention to everything including the little details.You can create a very interesting look by putting together some little things such as patterns with different small items.
Many of us have a small room in their homes that they want to make it seem larger. Using light-colored paints on the walls can help make any space appear larger. Dark colors in small rooms make a space look very small.
Make sure to personalize each room with your style. While it should appear nice for company, you have to live with your decisions. If you want to add items like ship decor or frilly patterns, get to it!
If you have floors that are made of tile, stone or concrete, area rugs that are stylish will make the space seem warmer on your feet and keep you feeling cozy.Rotate rugs regularly to keep wear and coordinated aspect to your room.
Your ceiling should be about two shades lighter than your walls if you want a positive color flow. If you don't, the room will feel constricting. A bright ceiling will make your room more open and bigger.
With the information above, you are well-equipped to succeed in interior design. With the right concepts and knowing what precautions to take, you have the ability to make your own interior spaces shine. Use the tips shared here and create a space you love.

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Affordable housing efforts for 587 Native American tribes in dozens of states have received a boost of $660 million in federal money, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Tuesday.
The money is part of the Indian Housing Block Grant program, which is the single largest source of affordable housing help for Native American communities, HUD officials said. The money will go to low-income families on Indian reservations or in Alaska Native or American Indian communities.
Officials released the full list of tribes in 35 states that will receive money. For example, the Hopi Tribe in Arizona is set to receive more than $6.1 million to help members with housing. While the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico will receive more than $2.8 million, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Mississippi will be able to use more than $3.1 million for housing.
In California, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria will be able to use more than $874,300 to help its members with housing.
These grants can be used for housing development, housing services for eligible families and individuals, crime prevention and safety, housing management services, assistance for housing developed under the Housing Act of 1937 and innovative approaches to solving affordable housing problems, officials said.
“Tribes use this funding to build new homes, or to solve their most pressing housing issues,” Julian Castro, secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said in a statement. “Our partnerships with tribal communities and leaders are critical today to help ensure better housing, neighborhoods and economic opportunities for tomorrow.”
This specific federal housing program, officials said, have helped Native American tribes acquire a total of nearly 37,000 affordable homes and rehabilitate about 77,000 housing units. The amount of each grant was based on a formula that took into consideration tribal needs and housing already under management.
In addition to the $660 million in grants, federal housing officials on Friday announced $55.5 million in housing assistance for 75 Native American communities. Those housing grants were provided under the Indian Community Development Block Grant program.
Robert T. Coulter, executive director of the Indian Law Resource Center, has said that 36 percent of American Indian families live in poverty, higher than the 9 percent rate for all other families. For Native women with children, he said, the poverty rate is nearly 57 percent.
He has called on U.S. laws to help end poverty in Indian country.


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This is a special late edition of Aboard Astraea. Forgive my tardiness, but I’ve got to share our Thanksgiving visit and sail with Aunt Annemarie, Uncle Mitch and Cousins Tampa and Anais.
The day after Thanksgiving we went for a day sail in San Diego Bay. Tampa had been practicing her port/starboard, forward/aft routine for the past two days so she was ready to take the helm.
It was good having the more of our family down to San Diego to visit and we hope to sail again together soon!


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Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere,
Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd)
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,)
The bosom of his Father and his God.
some of the first editions, but afterwards omitted, because he thought that it was too long a parenthesis in this place. The lines however are, in themselves, exquisitely fine, and demand preservation : "" There scatter'd oft, the earliest of the year,
By hands unseen are showers of violets found; The redbreast loves to build and warble there,
And little footsteps lightly priut the ground.'”
The Editor of the present edition of the Poet, has ventured to recall into the Elegy, one stanza (the fourth) which appears only in the margin of former editions ; upon a hint received from a gentleman resident at Stoke Park, in the following letter: “I do not see how the edition could suffer, in a critical point of view, by the restoration of that fine stanza of Gray's into the body of the Elegy. It is acknowledged by Mason and others, to be equal to any in the poem ; and certainly it contains more to characterise it than any other. The cause of its unfortunate rejection by the author is manifest, and shows that it Tas not from his having disapproved it.
preceding, and a following stanza, which were rejected with it, he withdrew two ideas, and some lines, which he transferred and worked up in other parts of the Elegy, thus leaving this fine stanza insulated ; and because it so became unfitted for the particular place for which he had first designed it, he dropped it altogether. But yet it contained only an abrupt and sudden reflection ; which was suitable equally lo other passages or places, though not employed there. This he appears not to have considered; and he thereby incautiously despoiled his poem of a sentiment, not only fitting, but moreover eminently requisite. Now, this sentiment finds a natural place immediately after the third stanza ;- after the descriptions of darkness and silence, and before the minuter particulars of the church-yard are entered upon. It would, therefore, I think, most sublimely constitute the fourth stanza of the Elegy. In that place, it would prepare the mind for the solemn sequel, and throw a religious sanctily over it; at the same time correct. ing and explaining, what has always given mc and others, offence and pain,- the equivocal expression, • each in his narrow cell, for ever laid,' showing, that the Poet only meant for ever, with reference to the scenes of this present life.”
ON THE DEATH OF MR. WEST.
In vain to me the smiling mornings sbine,
And reddening Phæbus lifts his golden fire : The birds in vain their amorous descant join ;
Or cheerful fields resume their green attire : These ears, alas ! for other notes repine,
A different object do these eyes require : My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine ;
And in my breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer,
And new-born pleasure brings to happier men : The fields to all their wonted tribute bear:
To warm their little loves the birds complain : 1 fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear,
And weep the more, because I weep in vain. A LONG STORY.
In the year 1750 Mr. Gray finished his celebrated
Elegy, and communicated it to his friend Mr. Walpole, whose good taste was too much charmed to suffer him to withhold the sight of it from his acquaintance ; accordingly it was shown about for some time in manuscript, and received with all the applause it so justly merited. Amongst the rest of the fashionable world, Lady Cobham, who resided at Stoke-Pogis, and to whom the mansion house and park belonged, had read and admired it. Wishing to be acquainted with the author, her relation Miss Speed, and Lady Schaub then at her house, undertook to bring this about, by making him the first visit. He had been accustomed to spend his summer vacations from Cambridge, at the house occupied by Mrs. Rogers his aunt, whither his mother and her sister, Miss Antrobus, had also re. tired, situated at the entrance upon Stoke Common, called West End, and about a mile from the manor house. He happened to be from home when the ladies arrived at the sequester'd habitation, and when he returned, was not a little surprised to find, written on one of his papers in the parlour, the following note: “ Lady Schaub's compliments to Mr. Gray; she is sorry not to have found him a: home, to tell him that Lady Brown is very well.” Such a compliment necessitated him to return the visit; and as the beginning of the acquaintance
seemed to have a romantic character, he very soon composed the following ludicrous account of the adventure, for the amusement of the ladies in question, which he entitled, “ A LONG STORY.”
In Britain's isle, no matter where,
An ancient pile of building stands * The Huntingdons and Hattons there
Employ'd the power of fairy hands
To raise the ceiling's fretted height t,
Each pannel in achievements clothing, Rich windows that exclude the light,
And passages, that lead to nothing.
* In the 16th century, the house belonged to the Earls of Huntingdon, and to the family of Hatton. On the death of Lady Cobham, 1760, the estate was purchased from her executors by the late Hon. Thomas Penn. Lord proprietary of Pennsylvania: his son, the present John Penn, Esq., finding the interior of the ancient mansion in a state of considerable decay, it was taken down in the year 1789, with the exception of a wing, which was preserved, partly for the sake of its effect as a ruin, harmonising with the church-yard, the poet's house, and the surrounding scenery.
The style of building called Queen Elizabeth's is here admirably described, both with regard to its beauties and defects, the third and fourth stanzas delineate the fantastic manners of the time with equal truth and humour.


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My students need challenging books! They have outgrown our classroom library!
My class is full of energetic, awesome 3rd graders. They love knowledge and are determined to be successful. My scholars make working in a Title I school a pleasure. Regardless, of their home life, they come in everyday ready to learn. They always go above and beyond my expectations.
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When you put these words together, you get PRIDE, and that's what I take, in knowing that, I have one of the best 3rd grade classes ever.
My classroom library began with only lower level picture books. Since the beginning of the year my scholars have grown more than 3 grade levels. Therefore, I would like to add more challenging novels to my classroom.
Incorporating higher level text, my scholar’s will continue to increase their confidence and this will provide them with a challenge.
The books in this pack include classics, high interest, and mysteries that will continue to grow my scholars' love for reading.
Reading is an essential skill to be successful and college bound. By providing books for my class, you will help them to continue to strive for success.
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NEW YORK CITY - Angelina Jolie has made it known that she would like to adopt Michael Jackson's children Paris, Prince, and Blanket.
Jolie and her fiancé Brad Pitt already have six children but the actress stressed that Kate Gosselin has eight and Nadya "Octomom" Suleman has 14 and neither one has a husband.
The three Jackson kids were, up until recently, in the custody of Katherine "The Mama" Jackson, mother of Michael and the Jackson brothers, along with sisters Janet and La Toya.
But after "Mama" Jackson, 82, suddenly left for Arizona for a ten-day stay at a rest and relaxation gambling casino spa the children were removed from her custody.
She told the authorities that she had just taken a few days off to rejuvenate herself as watching over three young kids can be quite taxing at best.
The children were originally in the custody of Diana Ross, and before that Janet Jackson, and before that Lisa Marie Presley.
Paris, 14, was asked who she would like to see have custody of her and her brothers and she replied her uncle Tito Jackson.
When asked why she answered "Because he knows lots and lots of knock-knock jokes, Sarah Palin jokes, and a man walks into a bar jokes, and he is always buying us neat things like triple scoop ice cream cones, M&Ms, and expensive shoes."
Prince, 15, was asked if he would like to be adopted by Angelina Jolie. He smiled and said sure but then thought about it for a while and added that he would really rather be adopted by either Scarlett Johansson, Beyonce, or Sofia Vergara.
And the youngest of the Jackson trio, 10-year-old Blanket simply shrugged his shoulders and remarked that he doesn't' give a rat's ass who gets custody because he doesn't really like anybody anyway.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: I have noticed that every single photo taken of the Jackson kids always shows Blanket with a serious, bored look on his face. I have never seen the little fella smile; not even once.]

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Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1P20GM121341-01)
Received: 3 September 2019
Accepted: 30 April 2020
First Online: 6 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Access to the data in this study was granted by Sanford Health through the Data Collaborative program. Ethics approval to use the data in this study was obtained by Sanford Health Institutional Review Board, and a waiver of informed consent was granted.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.


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Reason: Vitamin B12 supports brain health in critical ways. The water-soluble B vitamin helps the body convert carbohydrates and fats into energy the brain needs to function properly. It also helps reduce the brain shrinkage often associated with cognitive disorders, supports healthy sleep-wake cycles (incredibly important, given what we now know about sleep and Alzheimer’s risk), and aids the proper “firing” of communications between neurons.
As professionals and aging baby boomers alike become more interested in enhancing their own brain power (either to achieve more in a workday or to stave off cognitive decline), a huge market has sprung up for nonprescription nootropic supplements. These products don’t convince Sahakian: “As a clinician scientist, I am interested in evidence-based cognitive enhancement,” she says. “Many companies produce supplements, but few, if any, have double-blind, placebo-controlled studies to show that these supplements are cognitive enhancers.” Plus, supplements aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), so consumers don’t have that assurance as to exactly what they are getting. Check out these 15 memory exercises proven to keep your brain sharp.
She provides many examples of observational studies where lower intakes of a certain nutrient were correlated with cognitive impairment. Obviously, if someone is deficient in a vitamin or other nutrient, the deficiency should be corrected. But she doesn’t have any evidence from prospective interventional studies showing that, in practice, altering diet significantly improves cognition for people who are deficient, much less in people who are not deficient.
One thing to notice is that the default case matters a lot. This asymmetry is because you switch decisions in different possible worlds - when you would take Adderall but stop you’re in the world where Adderall doesn’t work, and when you wouldn’t take Adderall but do you’re in the world where Adderall does work (in the perfect information case, at least). One of the ways you can visualize this is that you don’t penalize tests for giving you true negative information, and you reward them for giving you true positive information. (This might be worth a post by itself, and is very Litany of Gendlin.)
Real extra virgin olive oil is truly a brain food. Thanks to the powerful antioxidants known as polyphenols that are found in the oil, including EVOO in your diet may not only improve learning and memory, but also reverse the age- and disease-related changes. (7) The oil also helps fight against ADDLs, proteins that are toxic to the brain and induce Alzheimer’s. (8)
The power calculation indicates a 20% chance of getting useful information. My quasi-experiment has <70% chance of being right, and I preserve a general skepticism about any experiment, even one as well done as the medical student one seems to be, and give that one a <80% chance of being right; so let’s call it 70% the effect exists, or 30% it doesn’t exist (which is the case in which I save money by dropping fish oil for 10 years).
This looks interesting: the Noopept effect is positive for all the dose levels, but it looks like a U-curve - low at 10mg, high at 15mg, lower at 20mg, and even lower at 30mg 48mg and 60mg aren’t estimated because they are hit by the missingness problem: the magnesium citrate variable is unavailable for the days the higher doses were taken on, and so their days are omitted and those levels of the factor are not estimated. One way to fix this is to drop magnesium from the model entirely, at the cost of fitting the data much more poorly and losing a lot of R2:
There's no magic bullet to boost IQ or make you smarter -- but certain substances, like caffeine, can energize you and help you concentrate. Found in coffee, chocolate, energy drinks, and some medications, caffeine gives you that unmistakable wake-up buzz, though the effects are short-term. And more is often less: Overdo it on caffeine and it can make you jittery and uncomfortable.
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I took the first pill at 12:48 pm. 1:18, still nothing really - head is a little foggy if anything. later noticed a steady sort of mental energy lasting for hours (got a good deal of reading and programming done) until my midnight walk, when I still felt alert, and had trouble sleeping. (Zeo reported a ZQ of 100, but a full 18 minutes awake, 2 or 3 times the usual amount.)
Green tea is widely drunk in many cultures, especially in Asia, and is known to have potent health benefits. These benefits are attributed to its polyphenol content (particularly the flavanols and flavonols). In cell cultures and animal studies, the polyphenols have been proven to prevent neurotoxin-induced cell injury. Green tea also has anti-inflammatory properties and, according to a study performed on aged mice, may delay memory regression. It’s safe to drink several cups of green tea per day, though it may be more efficacious to take a green tea extract supplement to reach a daily dose of 400 to 500 mg of EGCG, one of the main active components of green tea.
Siberian Ginseng: Also known as Eleutherococcus senticosus, this herb is native to Russia, China, Japan and other areas of east Asia. There is not a lot of western research backing Siberian Ginseng as a nootropic yet, but the supplement has been used in traditional medicine in the Far East for quite some time. Plenty of anecdotal evidence backs it up as an excellent memory and attention enhancer.
The blood half-life is 12-36 hours; hence two or three days ought to be enough to build up and wash out. A week-long block is reasonable since that gives 5 days for effects to manifest, although month-long blocks would not be a bad choice either. (I prefer blocks which fit in round periods because it makes self-experiments easier to run if the blocks fit in normal time-cycles like day/week/month. The most useless self-experiment is the one abandoned halfway.)
If you want to try a nootropic in supplement form, check the label to weed out products you may be allergic to and vet the company as best you can by scouring its website and research basis, and talking to other customers, Kerl recommends. "Find one that isn't just giving you some temporary mental boost or some quick fix – that’s not what a nootropic is intended to do," Cyr says.
Most of the most solid fish oil results seem to meliorate the effects of age; in my 20s, I’m not sure they are worth the cost. But I would probably resume fish oil in my 30s or 40s when aging really becomes a concern. So the experiment at most will result in discontinuing for a decade. At $X a year, that’s a net present value of sum $ map (\n -> 70 / (1 + 0.05)^n) [1..10] = $540.5.
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The desire to improve cognitive functioning has probably existed since the dawn of human consciousness. Throughout our evolution, increased mental agility has been associated with fitness and improved odds of survival and success. Although concoctions to stimulate brainpower have existed in Chinese and Indian medicine for hundreds of years, Western nootropics were not developed until 1964.
Dr. Mosconi: I love apples. When I’m at the office though, I’ll bring homemade trail mix [made with] higher quality dried fruit, nuts and seeds. [It's] packed with brain-essential nutrients that come from goji berries, Brazil nuts, walnuts, cacao nibs, pistachios, hemp hearts and more. Plus, I drink plenty of rose water throughout the day, which is very anti-inflammatory.
This is the same fallacious argument made for superfoods. The same levels of dietary nutrients can be supplied by eating more of other foods. Caviar contains more omega-3s than salmon, but the typical serving of caviar is much smaller than the typical serving of salmon. And it’s possible to get plenty of omega-3s in a varied diet without eating either one.
Mosconi uses a pragmatic approach to improve your diet for brain health. The book is divided in three parts. The first one provides information regarding the brain nutritional requirement. The second one teaches you how to eat better. And, the third part tests you to find out where you are in terms of feeding yourself well. This includes an 80 question test that grades you as either Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced. “Beginner” entails you have little food awareness. You eat a lot of processed food. “Advanced” entails you eat very healthily, mainly organic foods. And, “Intermediate” falls in between.
That really says it all: there’s an initial spike in MP, which reads like the promised stimulative effects possibly due to fixing a deficiency (a spike which doesn’t seem to have any counterparts in the previous history of MP), followed by a drastic plunge in the magnesium days but not so much the control days (indicating an acute effect when overloaded with magnesium), a partial recovery during the non-experimental Christmas break, another plunge, and finally recovery after the experiment has ended.
Amphetamine – systematic reviews and meta-analyses report that low-dose amphetamine improved cognitive functions (e.g., inhibitory control, episodic memory, working memory, and aspects of attention) in healthy people, and in individuals with ADHD. A 2014 systematic review noted that low doses of amphetamine also improved memory consolidation, in turn leading to improved recall of information in non-ADHD youth. It also improved task saliency (motivation to perform a task) and performance on tedious tasks that required a high degree of effort.

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Both have suggested questions each day, but members could journal whatever the Spirit lead them that day. Feel free to download a journal and begin your journey of transformation.


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Top student-loan official warns some schools are lying about the costs and terms of student loans.
FSA's head Richard Cordray released a bulletin on Wednesday outlining the enforcement actions his agency will take against schools that mislead borrowers regarding student loans- particularly for veterans, service members, and their families.
Cordray said in a tweet that some schools misled veterans about the cost of college, which led them to take out student loans "they didn't need," and he promised those "offending schools" would be held accountable.
'The Department is monitoring complaints... from people who were told during the enrollment process that their GI Bill assistance would cover the entire cost of a degree, only to be told later that they would have to take out student loans to complete the program,' the bulletin said. There have even been instances where student loans have been taken out without the students' knowledge.
Cordray's agency has scrutinized school behavior and student loans that can push borrowers into deeper debts than they can handle. Student loan payments are on hold for two years and will remain until May 1. Still, in conjunction with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal government has maintained accountability measures for big players in the student loan industry.
In the bulletin, FSA said it's looking into claims that schools have exploited the confusion surrounding benefits under the GI bill, which covers college tuition for public schools but not necessarily the total cost of attendance at all institutions.
FSA is investigating the following allegations:
- Borrowers signing paperwork without realizing it's for a loan
- Borrowers were pressured to start classes before GI bill benefits were determined
- Borrowers are urged to enroll in programs that don't qualify for GI benefits, so they have to take out loans
- Then there are the borrowers who receive bills for loans they never applied for or did not realize they used for.
According to the FSA, if the Education Department identifies any wrongdoing, it will pursue "all appropriate corrective measures," adding that it will work with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs if necessary.
According to the bulletin, "the Department will hold colleges and universities accountable if they misrepresent information and unwittingly cause students to incur additional costs."
It's just the latest step the Education Department takes to investigate school loan abuse. In October, the Department of Education established an Enforcement Office to strengthen oversight of and enforcement actions against schools that participate in the Federal Student Loan Program or distribute any grants from the government. Under President Donald Trump, the office was "deprioritized" after first set up in 2016.


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Kane Russell Coleman Logan Successfully Defends Insurance Broker in Fraud Claim Arising from $70 Million Life Insurance Policy
Larry Bowman and Don Waltz, attorneys in the Dallas office of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, successfully defended John P. Duvall, an insurance broker in a complex case involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The trial court granted their Motion for Summary Judgement, which was later upheld on appeal.
The plaintiff in the case, Jon Jessen, purchased $70,000,000 worth of life insurance policies between May and September of 2008 from Duvall. Jessen was advised by his long-time tax attorney and financial advisor, Joseph Bond, that this would provide tax benefits and estate planning protections in the event of Jessen’s premature death. Jessen maintains that Bond told him the investments were a safe place to deposit substantial sums for a few years and that the policies could be sold for a profit on a secondary or “viatical” market.
The financial markets collapsed in September 2008, and Jessen lost more than $3,200,000 by the time the last policy was sold in late 2011. Jessen filed suit on September 30, 2013, against Bond and his law firm, every insurance company that sold the policies, as well as insurance agent Duvall, claiming a conspiracy was involved.
“The plaintiff took a calculated risk buying $70 million in life insurance as an investment,” said Larry Bowman, a director in the Dallas office of Kane Russell Coleman Logan. “When the risk didn’t pay off, he sued everyone in sight to try and recoup his losses, but that’s just not how it works. The court understood our client’s role in this; there was no fraud, and certainly no liability for the insured’s losses.”

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