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Before my kids wake up, I make my bed, work out in my basement, do some inspirational reading, and prepare the morning for the school rush chaos. And I’m not a morning person. It’s hard to get motivated, which is why the very first thing I do every morning is make my bed. That way, every time I step into my bedroom, I’m welcomed by a calmness that a clean room brings.
The next thing I do is mix up a protein shake. Actually, that’s a lie. The next thing I do is go to the bathroom. Being in my late 40s means the bathroom and I are in a close relationship. In years gone by, my trips to the potty were not as frequent as they are now. Before I get into this story, if you’re going to the bathroom more than normal, get your prostate checked. If you’re my age, that should be a yearly thing, anyway. Unfortunately, the new normal for guys my age is more pit stops.
Frequent bathroom trips are not the only thing that changes when you get to my age. Testosterone levels are down. In fact, testosterone drops in your 30s and drops 1.6% a year. Free and bioavailable levels decline by 2% to 3% a year. If that happens in your 30s, well, welcome to the late 40s.
Mostly when people discuss testosterone, they’re talking about sex. And yes, sexual desires and abilities to perform are and should be focal points of the conversation. But there’s more to testosterone than sex. Low testosterone is linked to low energy, moodiness, less body hair (welcome to my bald spot), weight gain, and thinner bones.
Focusing on the low energy aspect of my aging body, I need help. I’m down to 3 kids in my house. The fourth joined the Army and is out of my fleeting hair. Even though I’m down to 3 kids, I’m still running around at a crazy amount. Parents that have kids in sports know what I’m talking about. My 11-year-old has soccer 4 or 5 days a week. And my 8-year-old is in gymnastics, so I’m running her around twice a week. Thankfully, my oldest daughter is an artist and requires a little running around. Add in doctor visits, dental visits, school functions, and whatever else pops up on the schedule creates a very exhausted me.
All this means my body is juggling age, dropping testosterone levels, low energy, and a million things on each calendar day. Did I mention I’m exhausted? I’d be tired if I was 25, let alone 48. I need help.
A new part of my routine to not just get me through the day, but to be alert throughout the day, starts with the earlier mentioned protein shake. Before I go to bed each night, I set out my protein shake to grab in the morning. After I make my bed and pee, I down a M Drive Protein Shake and take Elite Performance supplements. After stretching, I hit my basement home gym. Getting in a good sweat before my kids wake up makes me feel like I’ve already accomplished something big. On days that I don’t work out, I feel off and not as clear-headed. I’m much more easily depressed and anxious on those days as well. This isn’t just an influencer gig, this is real. When taking the protein shake and supplements, my days are fuller and I feel better about myself and the day ahead.
After I work out, I do some inspiration reading. This could be scripture or quotes that I’ve come across. Sometimes, I focus on a song. After a moment of Zen, I get the kids up and ready for school. The hour of getting my kids up and out the door is always chaotic. Always. If I get a workout before they are up, that chaotic moment is easier to manage. When I don’t, I feel like I’m working behind schedule. Those days, I’m not in the best mood.
After the kids are off to school, my work-from-home day starts. Besides my influencer/blogging duties, I’m writing a novel. When I’m focused, those duties fly by. When the workout and protein shake are skipped, I’m foggy and temperamental.
Before I pick up my kids, I do a bit of cleaning. I’m a neat freak and when things are messy, I’m cranky. During this time, I clean and do any meal prep that needs to be done for supper. Then, I’m off to get the kids and a usual stop at the playground. Once the kids are home, the day picks up speed.
After homework and a bit of playtime, we’re off to soccer. A track surrounds the soccer field where my son practices, so I run around the track while he’s at practice. Often, my 8-year-old runs with me and plays with her friends nearby. The run is between 3 and 5 miles. After practice, we eat a late dinner and I watch a little TV with my 8-year-old and then put her to bed. After she’s down, I watch a Star Wars show or Marvel show with my 11-year-old and then put him to bed. Once he’s in bed, I spend some quality time with my 17-year-old. We usually watch something horrifying.
When the house is quiet, I do some last-minute cleaning and put out the M Drive shake and supplements for the morning. Putting them out reminds me to get my butt in gear. Without the 22 grams of protein per shake and the zumXR extended-release energy, getting through the workout and the post workout activities is difficult. The Nitric Oxide boost helps me feel stronger during and after the workout. Digezyme helps with digesting the shake, which, let’s face it, digestion is another issue for us middle-aged folks. Chromaz helps to assist in body fat reduction and pronative helps my body restore itself. And KSM-66 help the low T, which supports healthy cortisol testosterone levels. There’s a lot of good stuff in the shake for us Gen Xers trying to stay healthy. (The Science behind the shakes)
The shake also has Vitamins C, B6, E, B3, B5, and B7. And if you’re unsure if the shake is right for you, M Drive comes with a 60-day guarantee.
Being an aging dad, I need all the help I can get. This dad job isn’t as easy as it used to be. It takes more to get me up and keep me going. I’ll take all the help I can get. I’m thankful M Drive shakes and M Drive Elite supplements are on my counter to push me to a better me.
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Warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather will cause damage to property and vital infrastructure, have an impact on human health and productivity, and have a detrimental impact on industries such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and tourism. These changes will also affect how companies do business, such as by forcing them to shut down or move operations away from key areas such as Florida or Bangladesh. In addition to these losses, there is evidence that climate-related disasters can lead to financial instability and require global responses.
The impact of climate change on the economy will be felt across all sectors and regions. Some countries and businesses may be better able to cope with these effects than others. For example, highly industrialized nations with strong economies will likely be able to withstand most environmental shocks. Also, large corporations that can afford to absorb some costs may be able to reduce their liability if they decide to invest in green technology. However, this advantage may not be available to small businesses or developing countries.
Climate change affects the economy in several ways. Damages caused by natural disasters (such as hurricanes) or industrial accidents (such as oil spills) are incurred by businesses directly or indirectly through lost profits or reduced product quality/availability. Climate-related legal claims may also have an adverse effect on company finances. Finally, climate change may lead governments to adopt policies that increase economic regulation or taxes, which could have a negative impact on business activity.
Global warming will have the greatest impact on economic growth through property and infrastructure damage, decreased productivity, mass migration, and security issues. Rising sea levels will also likely have a negative impact on economic activity because companies will be harmed and people will suffer property damage. Climate change may even provide an incentive for countries to go to war over resources or other ways of generating wealth.
Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on world economies. Some studies have estimated that between 1% and 10% of GDP in some countries could be lost as a result of climate-related events like floods, droughts, and heat waves. Other research has suggested that losses might be higher - up to 18% of GDP in some cases - but even these lower estimates are still considerable. The exact nature of this effect will depend on many factors such as how sensitive the country is to climate change, how well it can adapt to these changes, and so forth.
Some regions of the world are likely to be affected by climate change more than others. For example, areas near the equator are likely to see much greater effects from rising temperatures than those at high altitudes because they're not protected by the ice sheets above them. Climate change will also have different effects in rich countries and poor countries. Rich countries can adjust their economies to deal with certain problems such as carbon emissions or extreme weather events, but poor countries often do not have the financial resources to do so.
Extreme weather and rising sea levels pose new threats to infrastructure. In reality, harsh weather has a detrimental influence on transportation infrastructure, including the physical health of the infrastructure and the increased cost of operation and maintenance (8). Climate change will also have an impact on the reliability of electricity supply systems and water networks.
In addition to these practical issues, climate change affects infrastructure in more fundamental ways as well. For example:
Sea walls and other coastal defenses are needed to protect against flooding from high tides and storm surges. However, if the wall is not high enough or far enough away from low-lying land, then it can be undermined by waves crashing over the edge. This was clearly the case during Hurricane Sandy which caused enormous damage to parts of New York City's coastline because its protective barrier had been breached by higher than expected tides (9).
Lakes and rivers are important for flood control but their capacity to absorb rainfall increases the risk of flooding. If the amount of precipitation increases while the capacity of reservoirs remains the same, then this will lead to increased risk of flooding. Climate change will result in an increase in the average temperature of lakes and oceans. This will cause them to expand, putting pressure on surrounding land surfaces which could lead to shoreline erosion.
Airports depend on clear skies for safety operations.
As the temperature rises, the balance of winners and losers becomes progressively negative. Global warming has the potential to be a major setback for economic development and can even cause collapse of the system.
The total cost of climate change is expected to amount to hundreds of billions of dollars per year by 2030. The main expense will be from adapting to coastal flooding, heat-related death and illness, and other adverse effects of a warmer world. Another important cost factor is the need for greater energy consumption as countries try to deal with higher temperatures. It is estimated that by 2100, energy consumption will have increased about 20 percent above pre-industrial levels. There is also concern that if substantial carbon emissions are kept in the atmosphere it could lead to irreversible changes that would result in catastrophic results for civilization.
The overall economic effect of global warming is likely to be negative but there will be regions where it is positive. A significant portion of the world's population lives in areas that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and many poor people will suffer most as they spend more money on protection measures such as building sea walls and moving homes to avoid disaster zones.
Increases in heat-related illnesses and fatalities; extreme weather-related injuries and mortality; worsened chronic illnesses; the spread of infectious diseases such as vector-, zoonotic-, water-, and food-borne diseases; increases in asthma, respiratory allergies, and chronic lung disorders; and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Health care services will be needed to address these changes. Some health problems may become more common or appear for the first time due to climate change. Other problems, such as heat-related illness, may become more severe or occur more often. Still other problems, such as increased violence associated with drought, may lead to greater need for security precautions in hospitals. The health care industry is already experiencing many impacts of climate change, including longer hospital stays for patients who experience natural disasters, increased demand for emergency room visits for conditions such as heat-related illness, and reduced availability of physicians for non-emergency medical appointments.
Climate change will also affect how people use health care services. For example, people might visit the doctor more frequently than normal if they are worried about potential health problems caused by environmental hazards. At the same time, people might use self-treatment options like over-the-counter medications or home remedies instead of seeking professional help when possible health concerns arise during or following a disaster.
Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of certain health problems and create new challenges for doctors and nurses.


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What is a Piston Air Motor?
A piston air motor is an air motor that converts the linear motion of several pistons into rotary motion through a crank or a swash plate. According to their different structures, they can be divided into radial piston type and axial piston type. Piston air motors are suitable for applications with low speed and high torque. The air consumption is not small, which has many components, and the price is expensive. Piston-type air motors are mainly used in mining machinery, and can also be used as drive motors for conveyor belts, etc.
Working principle of piston air motor
The compressed air enters the valve core to make it rotate, and at the same time, the compressed air is fed into the surrounding cylinders in turn by the rotation of the valve core. Due to the expansion of the compressed air in the cylinder, the piston rod and the crankshaft are pushed to rotate. When pushed to the "bottom dead center", the valve spool also moves to the first exhaust position. The expanded gas is discharged directly from the cylinder through the exhaust port of the valve. At the same time, the remaining gas in the piston cylinder is all discharged from the exhaust port of the valve core distribution valve. After such a reciprocating cycle, the crankshaft can be continuously rotated. Its work mainly comes from the gas expansion work.
Characteristics of piston air motor
- You can adjust the speed steplessly: That is, as long as the intake valve or exhaust valve is controlled, the compressed air flow can be controlled, thereby adjusting the power and speed of the motor.
- It can rotate forward and reverse. Although there are many types of air motors, most motors can change the direction of intake and exhaust by simply operating the valve, and the function can realize the direction of forward and reverse rotation of the motor output shaft, which can be converted instantaneously, and the impact force is very small.
- Work safety, not affected by vibration, high temperature, electromagnetic, radiation, etc.


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At a QT station in North Druid Hills, Atlanta, a white man was caught on video stealing a Black woman’s prepaid gas and calling her a Black b*tch as he drove off, according to REVOLT. After the video went viral on social media, the internet did what it does best and tracked down the company the man worked for.
Per the video, the woman records the man shamelessly filling the tank of his vehicle which was parked right next to her car. When he walks back to return the nozzle, he threatens the woman saying, “Move your hand out of the way before I smash it.” Then as he goes back into his car he says, “talk about white privilege you little Black b*tch.”
The woman, though, took notice of both his uniform and the logo on his van. Soon after, Twitter users discovered his place of work, flooding the company phone with complaints about their “racist thief” of an employee.
More on the incident from REVOLT:
“Everyone who watches this, please call ENTEK at 770-449-1222. And report this racist. He needs to be fired. Who does this?” a tweet read. Another person said, “Yo, #ENTEK, deal with your gas-stealing, racist employee before your company becomes famous by association. Is this your company standard?”
Yesterday (Aug. 28), ENTEK’s President Pat Burrows released a statement on the company’s LinkedIn page. “We have received numerous calls and messages regarding one of our employees and a recent incident,” he began. Burrows continued, “We are currently investigating this important situation internally. We do NOT in any way condone acts of racism or disregard of others property and require all employees to treat everyone fairly with professionalism, dignity and respect.” He ended the statement announcing that the employee was placed on “unpaid leave.”
For some, this response wasn’t good enough. “Investigate what? Theft and racist abuse on film. I’m sure after careful consideration ENTEK HVAC of Burford, GA. 770-449-1222 will act responsibly in this matter and this employee will receive prompt disciplinary punishment. Right?” a user wrote.
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I must agree with the internet: what is there to investigate? Even if the situation was a misunderstanding, it doesn’t seem the man would have reacted differently, given his ignorant behavior.
However, firing a racist doesn’t mean they’ll go to another company and suddenly become anti-racist. Most of them are set in their ways. But it is refreshing to see a group of random internet users come together and fight for the cause.

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Kappa opioid receptor activation decreases inhibitory transmission and antagonizes alcohol effects in rat central amygdala.Neuropharmacology. 2014 Feb; 77:294-302.N
Activation of the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) system mediates negative emotional states and considerable evidence suggests that KOR and their natural ligand, dynorphin, are involved in ethanol dependence and reward. The central amygdala (CeA) plays a major role in alcohol dependence and reinforcement. Dynorphin peptide and gene expression are activated in the amygdala during acute and chronic administration of alcohol, but the effects of activation or blockade of KOR on inhibitory transmission and ethanol effects have not been studied. We used the slice preparation to investigate the physiological role of KOR and interaction with ethanol on GABA(A) receptor-mediated synaptic transmission. Superfusion of dynorphin or U69593 onto CeA neurons decreased evoked inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) in a concentration-dependent manner, an effect prevented by the KOR antagonist norbinaltorphimine (norBNI). Applied alone, norBNI increased GABAergic transmission, revealing a tonic endogenous activity at KOR. Paired-pulse analysis suggested a presynaptic KOR mechanism. Superfusion of ethanol increased IPSPs and pretreatment with KOR agonists diminished the ethanol effect. Surprisingly, the ethanol-induced augmentation of IPSPs was completely obliterated by KOR blockade. Our results reveal an important role of the dynorphin/KOR system in the regulation of inhibitory transmission and mediation of ethanol effects in the CeA.

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You are hereby summoned to attend Meeting of the Parish Council, to be held on Wednesday 8th January 2020 at the village hall commencing at 7.30 pm.
Cathryn Carlisle (Clerk)
Posted on notice board 23rd Dec 2019
20/1 Apologies for Absence
20/2 Consideration of the Minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2019
20/3 Declarations of interest
To declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest,
other Pecuniary Interest or Non-Pecuniary Interest relating to items on the agenda having regard to the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice where necessary before the meeting
20/4 Public participation session with respect to items on the agenda and other matters that are of mutual interest.
Please note: When Council starts to discuss any item on the agenda, where a member has an interest, the member with that interest must have regard to the Code of Conduct and make the necessary disclosure and where appropriate leave the meeting.
The maximum time allowed for this item is 15 minutes, at the close of this item; members of the public will no longer be permitted to address the council; members with prejudicial interests will also not be permitted to speak and address the council on those interests.
20/5 District Councillors Report
20/6 County Councillors Report
20/7 Clerks Report
20/8 Action Group Liaison Officer’s Report
20/9 .1 £199.20 Staffing Costs Jan S/O
20/9.2 £27.36 A & J Lighting Solutions Maintenance D/D
20/9.3 £48.78 Haven Electricity D/ d
20/9.4 £ Clerks Expenses Bacs
20/9.5 £75.00 BDC Rent Bacs
20/9.6 £125.00 Paul Munson NP Bacs
20/9.7 Budget Figures and Bank reconciliation
20/9.8 Budget 2020-21 Working Sheet
20/10 Traffic Problems/Highways
20/11 Planning Applications
19/02280/HH & 19/02281/LBC Proposed construction of detached garage/store with first floor office – Stucleys, New Green, Bardfield Saling
19/02249/FUL Erection of two-storey, 3 bedroomed detached dwelling house – Medlars, Blake End, Great Saling
20/11.1 Planning Results Outstanding
19/01566/HH Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of replacement annex – Petellen, Blake End, Great Saling
19/01823/HH Erection of a two storey side extension – 9 Pollards Villas, New Green, Bardfield Saling
20/11.2 Neighbourhood Plan update
20/11.3 Braintree Local Plan Consultation Update on Representations.
20/11.3.1 Local Plan Hearing January 2020
20/11.4 Uttlesford District Councils Local Plan update
20/11.5 Joint Council Committee report
20/11.6 Stebbing PC and Salings PC co-operation to apply for widening of the area of the ACV on Andrewsfield. Update.
20/12 Playing Field
20/13 Matters affecting the Village Hall Committee
20/14 Consultations/Publications sent
20/15 Social Evening & Future Events: Update
20/16 New website: Update
20/17 Open Spaces Action Plan
Review the Action Plan
20/18 Reports from Councillors with matters affecting the village
20/19 Date of the next meeting 12th February 2020
20/20 Matters to be raised by members for the next agenda
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27th April - 20th May 18
An illustrative postcard + original exhibition about the things we eat. On display at Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis.
The exhibition includes illustrators, designers, creatives, bakers and writers from around the globe - blending senses and sharing some of their favourite home cooked meals, family recipes, and memory.
Each artist has created a limited edition set of illustrative recipe cards based on their favourite dishes! They celebrate recipes of their household, ingredients from their region, guilty pleasures, and comfort foods - it is all about food and the things we enjoy making.
In addition to the postcards, the exhibition will display the framed original food illustrations and be celebrated through artist interviews, features, podcasts, and more.
A 'Cream Tea' is a British tradition that can be found across England, in teahouses, bakeries, restaurants and even at home. It has always been a real treat to get dressed up for tea in London, or for a lovely pit stop at a tea room by the coast. Growing up and even now, a trip to the South-West of England has to include some scones and clotted cream. There are two ways of eating a scone; the Devonshire way or the Cornish way. After splitting the scone in two, in Devon they cover each half with cream and then add strawberry jam. In Cornwall, they spread the jam first, and top with a spoonful of clotted cream. I prefer the Cornish way, and sometimes I add some strawberries on top too!

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Oct 1, 2013, 3:02 PM EDT
One guy that’s not a fan of Buffalo’s decision to name Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott co-captains?
The last player to wear the “C” for the Sabres, Jason Pominville.
Pominville, Buffalo’s captain for parts of four seasons before getting dealt to the Wild, told the Minnesota Star-Tribune he thinks the Sabres’ new setup — Vanek serving as captain at home, Ott on the road — is strange.
“I think it’s weird,” he explained. “They’ve done [the rotating thing] in the past. I don’t know if it’s their way of doing it. It just feels a little weird to have a couple guys.
It should be noted this isn’t the first time Buffalo has gone to a dual captaincy. The Sabres utilized both Chris Drury and Daniel Briere as co-captains during the 2006-07 campaign — capturing the Presidents’ Trophy — and that’s a year Pominville should remember well, considering he finished with a career-high 34 goals.
Despite this, Pominville still thinks the decision is odd.
“Usually you want that one guy,” he said.
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Blockchain Applications in E-government
Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed digital ledger that is used to record transactions across a network of computers. It uses cryptography to ensure the security and immutability of the recorded data.
In a blockchain, transactions are grouped into blocks and each block is linked to the previous block, forming a chain of blocks. Once a block is added to the chain, it is very difficult to alter the information contained within it. This makes blockchain technology particularly useful for storing and managing data that needs to be reliable and secure, such as financial transactions or legal documents.
Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt a wide range of industries, including finance, supply chain management, and government. It is also being explored for use in a variety of other applications, such as voting systems and identity verification.
One of the main benefits of blockchain technology is that it allows for the secure and transparent exchange of information and value without the need for a central authority or intermediary. This can help to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase trust among participants.
Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the way that governments operate and interact with citizens. Some potential applications of blockchain in e-government include:
Secure record-keeping: Blockchain can be used to securely store and manage government records, such as birth certificates, land titles, and voting records. This can help to reduce fraud and improve the efficiency of government operations.
Digital identity: Governments can use blockchain to create secure, verifiable digital identities for citizens. This can facilitate a range of e-government services, including online voting, tax filing, and access to social services.
Contract management: Governments can use smart contracts to automate the execution of contracts, reducing the need for manual processes and improving efficiency.
Public service delivery: Blockchain can be used to deliver public services more efficiently and transparently, such as through the use of decentralized applications (dApps).
Land registry: Many countries have complex and outdated systems for recording and transferring land titles, which can be prone to fraud and corruption. Blockchain can be used to create a secure and transparent land registry, ensuring that property rights are accurately recorded and protected.
Supply chain management: Governments often rely on complex supply chains to deliver goods and services to citizens. Blockchain can be used to track and verify the movement of goods through these supply chains, improving transparency and reducing the risk of fraud and corruption.
Overall, the use of blockchain in e-government can help to improve the transparency, security, and efficiency of government operations, and can provide citizens with greater access to government services.
Al-Mudimigh, M. A., Abbas, A. G., & Yatim, M. Z. M. (2017). Exploring the potential of blockchain for e-government services. Government Information Quarterly, 34(4), 540-550.
Vigna, S., & Casey, P. J. (2016). Blockchain in government: A catalyst for innovation. Journal of Financial Perspective, 50(2), 44-54.
Hu, Y., Wang, H., & Huang, W. (2018). A framework for evaluating blockchain technology adoption in e-government. Government Information Quarterly, 35(2), 277-288.
Dashti, M. S. H., & Al-Mudimigh, M. A. (2018). Blockchain for e-government: Opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Information Management, 40, 40-47.


RECYCLED ABINA GIRL'S TURBAN - HONEY FLOWERS
The girl's turban in honey flower print is made from an SPF 50 protective fabric in turban style swim cap and can be sued as swim hat and perfect summer hat that adds to your style. It is made with recycled materials and SPF 50 protection in a honey flower print by Louise Misha.
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The recycled Abina girl's turban in honey flower print is lightweight, stylish, and has SF50 protection. It's ideal for the forgetful ones who never remember their sun creams like us. Made from recycled material, it protects the planet and allows free body movements. Perfect to wear while swimming or building sun castles.
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Ketamine for Depression Treatment
The Relief You've Been Searching For
Fast & Efficient Depression Treatment in St. Cloud, MN
Are you looking for anxiety treatment in Waite Park, St. Cloud, and surrounding areas? At Aurora Mental Health and Wellness, we are proud to offer the latest mental health treatments available. In addition to high levels of safety standards and patient care, we utilize ketamine infusion therapy for the treatment of anxiety, as well as other mental health conditions including depression, and PTSD.
From August 2020–to February 2021, the percentage of adults with recent symptoms of an anxiety or a depressive disorder increased from 36.4% to 41.5%, and the percentage of those reporting unmet mental health care needs increased from 9.2% to 11.7%.
If you have anxiety that has not responded to conventional prescription medications and therapy treatments, you don’t need to lose hope in seeking treatment. Ketamine treatment for anxiety can greatly improve your general health and enable you to make constructive improvements in your work, socializing, as well as relationships.
How Does Ketamine Help Treat Depression?
Scientists believe that ketamine infusions help depression symptoms by rapidly boosting the activity of glutamate, a neurotransmitter inside the brain’s frontal cortex, while also allowing new pathways to form in the same area.
The rapid onset of ketamine’s antidepressant effect occurs because ketamine bypasses the conventional serotonin path, instead switching on glutamate.
This is remarkably different from conventional antidepressants, which initially boost serotonin activity levels in several different areas of the brain to then ultimately affect glutamate. This process can take weeks or even months, while ketamine infusions can provide rapid relief from depression symptoms.
What Are The Symptoms of Depression?
Some patients may only encounter a depressive episode once in life, but for most, depression will linger and bring on many episodes over the course of one’s life. During these depressive episodes, symptoms can resemble:
- Persistent feelings of hopelessness or hollowness
- Unexplained physical aches, such as headaches or backaches
- Feelings of sadness
- Frequent spells of tearfulness
- Mood swings
- Angry outbursts
- Fatigue and lack of energy
- Trouble sleeping
- Changes in appetite (either weight loss or weight gain)
Are There Any Adverse Side Effects Of Ketamine?
As a new treatment option for depression, ketamine does have a few minor side effects. These can include a dream-like feeling, disrupted vision, lightheadedness, nausea, or some slight anxious feelings after treatment.
Ketamine is an FDA-approved medication utilized in “off-label” use for infusion therapy. Off-label use indicates that it is a treatment that the FDA did not initially authorize. The FDA approves prescription medications only for specific uses, but most medications at some point develop off-label uses as a result of the clinical experience that develops with time.
As a good example, the FDA authorized the medication Prazosin to treat hypertension in 1976, but it is now mainly used for the treatment of nightmares in individuals with PTSD, a use that was not at first approved.
The Ketamine Infusion Process
During treatment, we go above and beyond to make sure all of our patients feel as comfortable as possible in their own private rooms. Infusions typically last 45-60 minutes for mood disorders.
A number of our patients refer to a “dissociative” effect, and most of our patients respond positively to this sensation. In many cases, this dissociation effect is what aids with your treatment and delivers a positive response to ketamine therapy.
These are all ordinary components of the treatment. You will always remain in a safe atmosphere with our team there to monitor you and be readily available during your infusion.
Can Ketamine Help With Your Depression?
Are you ready to take back control of your life? Are you tired of trying one medication after the other to only be left with those same feelings of depression? Then ketamine infusions might be an excellent option for you.
Contact Aurora Mental Health & wellness to request your consultation and learn more about how the best new depression treatment in Waite Park and St. Cloud, MN, can change your life.

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Just a minor thing, The diagonals in your stop sign are 5 blocks, And the straights are 4. Due to the fact that a block is longer from corner to corner then from one face, The diagonals are actually about 7 blocks in true length, Where the straights are still only 4. This makes the stop sign not really look like an octagon.
I'd suggest a pattern of 6, Then a 2 diagonal, Then six in another direction, Leaving a 4 diagonal from the last block of a straight to the first block of the next straight. Which will probably look better.


- According to the IEO, Poland’s cumulative PV capacity installed till the end of 2020 exceeded 3.5 GW
- Of the 2 GW it believes to have been installed during 2020, the IEO says around 80% was driven by individual and business prosumers
- There is good visibility of PV projects to come online in 2021 and 2022 thanks to capacity awarded during national auctions
Polish Institute for Renewable Energy or Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej (IEO) believes during the year 2020 Poland installed around 2 GW of new solar PV capacity taking the cumulative to exceed 3.5 GW at the end of last year. This would be more than a 150% increase over some 1.5 GW the market had installed at the end of 2019, it claims.
Back in August 2020 the country’s grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) said till August 1, 2020 aggregate solar PV installed in the country was over 2.26 GW (see Poland Crosses 2.26 GW Cumulative PV Capacity).
According to the statistics analyzed by the IEO, of the 2 GW added last year, almost 80% was driven by individual and business prosumers with their micro-installations. However, going forward as the current subsidies exhaust under the ‘My Electricity’ scheme, it expects growth rate of installations in this segment to slow down since the newer version will not be solely for PV industry.
Nonetheless, it expects the market to move forward with large scale solar farms as 2021 is the deadline for 1.2 GW capacity awarded in 2018 and 2019 auctions. Subsequent renewable energy auctions held in the country in 2020 give a good visibility to more than 1.56 GW of new PV plants of 1 MW or more to come up in 2021 and 2022 (see Small Scale PV Sweeps 8th RE Auction Of Poland For 2020).
IEO also points at a favorable investment environment for energy companies operating in the country as their shares grow on the stock exchange.
In an update shared in June 2020, IEO had predicted the cumulative installed PV capacity of the country at the end of 2020 to reach 2.5 GW and in the long term by 2025 it should add up to 7.8 GW (see Poland: 2.5 GW Cumulative PV Capacity By 2020-End). In its December released EU Market Outlook 2020-2024, SolarPower Europe saw Poland adding 2.2 GW in 2020 to a total of 3.6 GW and expecting a further 8.3 GW to be installed between 2021 and 2024.


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Daniel Dimba, Pinduca, Dona Onete, Kolonel Djafaar, Analogik and more.
This show was 3rd in the global world music chart, 6th in the global groove chart, 7th in the global latin chart and 13th in the global funk chart.
Four dudes from Denmark making funky music, that's basically our cd of the week, 'Havnens Perle' by Analogik. Radio Mukambo announces Afro-Latino festival with Morgan Heritage, Héctor Guerra, DJ Mukambo & beyond. We announce concerts by DJ Dolores (manguebeat) at Recyclart Holiday & Kolonel Djafaar (afrobeat/ethiojazz) at Parkfeesten Temse ++ new music by Dona Onete (carimbó), Baja Frequencia (Latin bass), Jamaican Jazz Orchestra (reggae) and a Batida remix of Khalab.
You can download this podcast on www.groovalizacion.org/mukambo9

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Congratulations to the Lexus engineers roaring around the Nürburgring in this black prototype of what, at first glance, appears to be an IS-F Cabriolet. Lexus doesn't currently offer the sporty IS-F in drop-top format, so it appears case closed. Except that a closer look reveals an interior roll-cage and a few other items that don't quite jive with this being simply an IS-F with a folding hardtop.
For starters, the IS-F (and the entire IS range) is overdue an update, the performance-oriented sports sedan has been around since 2008. Lexus simply can't afford to wait, especially with recent updates coming to fierce rivals like the Audi S4 and BMW M3 sedan. Adding a convertible version to the IS-F at this stage of the game simply doesn't make much sense; though it's possible one might appear with the next-gen model.
Zooming In on the Details
Other than this car's interior roll-cage, which is about the last thing you'd install when testing a convertible, this prototype has a quad-exhaust system that seems very mismatched with the cutouts in the rear bumper. Then there is the (not so small) matter of that massive rear spoiler mounted on the trunk. While the IS-F has some bold styling features, nothing comes close to the magnitude of this tacky add-on.
Expect some substantial changes to the chassis and suspension system of the next IS-F, along with the rest of the IS lineup. It remains to be seen whether Lexus opts to stick with the 416-bhp 5.0-liter V-8 engine used in the current IS-F, or if a smaller and more fuel-efficient powertrain could work its way under the hood. We'd bet on the revised IS range, along with the next IS-F, to make an appearance at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in early-January, with U.S. sales to follow later in the year.


Duke Files Carbon-reduction Plan for North Carolina Utilities
Reaction from Environmental and Consumer Groups Tentative
Duke Energy's coal-burning G.G.Allen Steam Station in Gaston County, N.C. could be closed by 2024 as the company moves away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind and battery storage as part of the company's Carbon Plan. Filed Monday, the broadly written plan faces hearings in the coming months before the North Carolina Utilities Commission and could be adopted by year-end. | Murr Rhame, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
May 17, 2022
Duke Energy filed a proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission that presents four broad paths to reducing carbon emissions by 70% by 2030.


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“No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy. How could Evan Mathews unravel my constant universe in just one day?”
In the affluent town of Weslyn, Connecticut, where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all. She’s more concerned with feigning perfection—pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises, not wanting anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Without expecting it, she finds love. It challenges her to recognize her own worth―at the risk of revealing the terrible secret she’s desperate to hide.
One girl’s story of life-changing love, unspeakable cruelty, and her precarious grasp of hope: Reason to Breathe is the first installment of the acclaimed Breathing Series
*REREAD/First read in 2012.
Here we are, with the book that kick started my love of angst. This story is so beautiful and so very subtly powerful. It’s about Emma, a high school girl with a home life that would make Satan and Medusa seem so warm and so nice. You should know now: This isn’t the kind of story that gives you butterflies and “aww”; this is a story that’s going to make your nerves twitch and your eyes water.
Emma was a character that I immediately latched onto. Rebecca does a great job of portraying Emma’s hopelessness while also not making her seem like she was completely giving up on herself or life in general. Emma tries her hardest in school to earn her spot in college as far away as she can from her aunt and uncle (you’ll see why). During this time, you experience her fears, her pain, her suffering, and her frustrations.
“In the balance of love and loss, it was love that made me struggle to… Breathe.”
Though this book is dark journey and you will feel every emotion possible, there is some light, it’s not all dark. You will encounter plenty of the good in Emma’s life, too. Like Evan. And Sara. I really liked the slow and gradual romance throughout. We can easily see them falling for each other. I don’t do insta-love so the fact that we got a sweet and steady romance between these two was good for me. I cannot stress how much I love this book. And Rebecca.
The ending of the book is a big fat cliffhanger and it’s devastating. But please don’t let that stop you from reading this book, since book 2 is already out yay!! Woo hoo!! Rebecca I hate you but I love you and I don’t plan on stopping

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There are a lot of diets out there that promise that you’ll lose a stone in a month or even a week but for those of us who have long-term weight problems, a quick-fix diet just isn’t the answer.
Battling severe weight problems isn’t fun. It can ruin your self-esteem and it’s easy to think you’ll never be slim again. You might have tried several diets in the past that have been hard to stick to or just haven’t given you the results you’d hoped for, but don’t give up!
We’ve rounded up the best diet plans for women who need a bit more than to shift a post-Christmas bulge or tone up for their summer holiday.
Weight Watchers Discover Plan
Weight Watchers can be a good, quick diet fix but the Discover Plan is designed to change your attitude towards food and keep the weight off for good.
You’ll learn how to recognise when you’re really hungry, which foods will keep you full for longest and get loads of support from Weight Watchers experts and other members.
Healthy Heart Diet
This plan is good for your overall health as well as helping you lose weight. On the Healthy Heart Diet, you eat a range of low-fat and high-fibre foods but the good news is, if you’re a woman who’s already been through the menopause, you’re encouraged to drink a little booze every day!
Eat What You Like Diet
This option is a really good idea for first-time dieters who often underestimate how many calories they consume in a day. The Eat What You Like Diet or Nutracheck is an online food diary service that helps you keep track of your calorie intake as well as giving you handy lower calorie food swap ideas and access to a member’s forum where you can chat to other dieters.
The chocolate and wine lover’s diet
Fancy losing weight whilst still enjoying wine and chocolate? Then this
could be the diet for you. This plan works on the idea that you are
allowed a certain amount of wine and chocolate per week but that the
rest of your diet must be made up of lots of protein and fresh,
We all crave foods like chocolate and crisps when we’re on a diet but
this plan works by weaning you off snacking and helping you to control
those calorific cravings so that not only will you lose weight, you’ll
maintain it too.
The Lunch Box Diet
The idea of the Lunch Box Diet is to swap your mid-morning and
mid-afternoon snacks with a lunch box full of vegetables and
low-carbohydrate alternatives to your usual sugary treats. Hopefully it
will alter your eating habits long-term and re-train your mind and body
to enjoy healthy food so that you’ll start to crave healthier dinners
and breakfasts too.
The Zone Diet
The Zone Diet works on the concept of balancing the amount of protein,
carbs and fats that you eat so that you keep your insulin levels within a
certain zone. By keeping within that zone your body will be encouraged
to burn fat more effectively. Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore are said
to be fans and if it’s good enough for them…
The Slimming World Diet is a tried-and-tested weight-loss method that
has been around for 40 years. Officially it is a ‘food optimising eating
plan for life,’ which means that it is a low-calorie diet to you and
Rebecca Wheatley, the actress best known for playing Amy Howard, the receptionist in Casualty, lost an amazing 12 stone on the diet.
The Hunger-buster Diet
This plan is great for helping you kick
your sweet and sugary cravings once and for all. The Hunger-buster Diet
works by making sure that you eat plenty of protein, which keeps you
fuller for longer as it takes three to eight hours to digest. Simple!

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Not to be confused with latkes
by Carrie Gee
I expect a lot from a pancake. Sweet, fluffy and crispy around the edges. I’ve done my best here to combine these characteristics in creating one of my favorite morning meals. The most challenging part of this recipe creation was figuring out which kind of sweet potato to use.
I tested the recipe with two kinds. White, known as Boniato, and the traditional orange, also called Jewel.
The white sweet potato pancake was delicious, pleasantly textured and not overly sweet.
The orange sweet potato pancake yielded a pumpkin flavor, yet still maintained the subtly gritty texture.
In any case, these are some serious flapjacks. Stack up three or four of these with homemade Cinnamon Brown Butter Syrup and the day is yours.


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A United Airlines plane had a ‘terrifying’ emergency landing after one of its engines overheated over the ocean, according to a reporter who was on board the plane.
United Flight 1516 bound for Houston, Texas, from Liberia, Costa Rica, because of the engine problem on the Boeing 737-800.
“One of my plane’s engines overheated over the ocean. We about crashed in an emergency landing before the pilot quickly pulled up. So scary,” Jody Genessy, one of the passengers onboard, tweeted after landing safely.
“They stopped traffic into the Liberia, Costa Rica airport. Fire trucks, ambulances and emergency vehicles waited for us to land. Freaky,” he continued. “We circled over the ocean for an hour to burn fuel before landing. I fly a lot. This was the most frightening thing I’ve ever experienced.”
United Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to local reports, the plane took off from Daniel Oduber International Airport then landed back at the airport about two hours later.
Leonel Jiménez, Fire Supervisor of Costa Rica, confirmed to local media outlets that the airport was put on alert 3. “It comes with an emergency overheating in an engine, the units are waiting,” Jiménez said in a statement.
“What I have is a United 737-800 aircraft, which is being maintained in Liberia’s airspace, is burning fuel to safely land again,” Enio Cubillo, director of Civil Aviation, told the local news. “At the moment he is holding to burn enough fuel to land safely.”
According to FAA guidelines, modern twin-engine jets can fly for hundreds of miles on one engine. If a twin-engine jet conducts over-the-ocean operations, it is required to be able to fly for hundreds of miles, and sometimes more than 1,000 miles, on one engine. The FAA investigates all incidents in which U.S. registered airliners experience engine problems.
This latest United mishap comes weeks after officials violently dragged a man from an overbooked flight – causing mass outrage.
David Dao, 69, was one of four passengers asked to leave an oversold Louisville-bound flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport so airline employees could board the plane. The altercation left Dao bloodied and bruised as officials with the Chicago Department of Aviation dragged him through the aisle of the aircraft.
Facebook footage of the incident drew the ire of social media users everywhere, causing a media storm.
The Chicago Department of Aviation announced days after the incident that an officer involved has been placed on leave.
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What’s in This Chapter?
The theories of John Maynard Keynes became increasingly popular as the problems of the Great Depression of the 1930s became more serious. The economy was experiencing a significant downward spiral, and people were desperate for a solution. Keynes supported active government involvement primarily in the form of increased government spending, and an expansive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System.
Classical economists disagreed with this approach. They believed that government involvement had already significantly increased during the 1920s and early 1930s, especially in the area of monetary policy, various regulations including anti-trust and labor laws, and international tariffs and quotas. They blamed the severity of the Great Depression on errant government policies before and during the Great Depression. Their solution was less government involvement, less government spending, lower taxes, fewer regulations, and more reliance on free market corrections. According to classical economists, allowing free market forces to correct the problems of the 1930s would mean struggles in the short run but a stronger and healthier economy in the long run. Keynes cared more about immediate problems and stimulating the short run and responded: “in the long run, we are all dead”.

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Climbing down the magnificent staircase embellished with an intricate pattern, I set foot in the masterpiece situated in the heart of Mount Vernon. My eyes spiraled upward to admire the crystal-like glowing emerald skylight. Being part of the Walters Art Museum, 1 West Mount Vernon Place is a work of art on its own.
During my visit to the museum on Oct. 25, I got to experience an additional work of art in the form of a concert and lecture by Professor David Hildebrand, director of the Colonial Music Institute and an adjunct instructor at Peabody. He educated and amused the audiences with his presentation of a student concert featuring period music from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Hildebrand addressed the program as a presentation of a “musical Maryland,” telling the history and music of this mansion in chronological order. The Thomas family built 1 West in the mid- to late-19th century; the Jencks lived here the longest, from the 1890s to 1953; and in the ‘60s Harry Gladding purchased this mansion and revived it.
The masters of the property changed, and the forms of entertainment changed with them. During Hildebrand’s talk he presented several pieces of music that documented the change in people’s taste throughout time, and he brought guitars of different time periods to show the evolution of string music. Among all the songs, one in particular tickled the audiences: “Tobacco’s But An Indian Weed.”
Tobacco had been a controversial subject in Maryland: The lure of profits from tobacco plantations became one of Marylanders’ main sources of income. Therefore mariners gave another name to the Chesapeake — the Tobacco Coast.
Hildebrand beautifully sang, “The pipe that is so foul within, it shows man’s soul is stained with sin; it doth require to be purred with fire; think of this when you smoke tobacco!” While people were amused by the song, I realized that this beautiful mansion also flourished upon the tobacco economy, which dragged me into lamentation on the inhumane slave trade and inequality that capitalism had created.
The music also alluded to gender inequality in the earlier century. While the audience was moved by the melodies played on the harp, Hildebrand revealed that the harp was considered an instrument that was designed for ladies.
Upper-class women were not allowed to leave the household, so they found ways to amuse themselves; the ensuing prolificacy in music production might have been involuntary. Music possesses the power of being the honest storyteller that records the minute details of time, and it unfolds the story without alteration or decay of the facts.
Hildebrand is no doubt a most satisfactory host to walk people through the historical tunes of Baltimore. A specialist in early American music, Hildebrand has presented educational programs and concerts throughout the country for all kinds of audiences and occasions, and his music brightens a lot of television documentaries, such as Rediscovering George Washington, Liberty! — the American Revolution and Anthem — The Story of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
As a resident of Maryland, Hildebrand has also added publishing a book about early music in the state to his already impressive list of accomplishments. He published Musical Maryland: A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio in 2017 to demonstrate his research as a musical historicist.
After the presentation I took some time to walk around the mansion and appreciate the works of art displayed. The series of paintings hung in the entrance hall were American and European landscape paintings created during the same period of the birth of 1 West Mount Vernon Place.
Combining reality and the ideal, these paintings served to extol the glory of natural scenery, setting off the impressive manor. The porcelains, statues and library cases exhibited helped satisfy people’s curiosity and expand their knowledge.
Art is an embodiment of history, and music is the most candid form of art — there is no barrier to understanding melodies. I was pleased by my visit to 1 West Mount Vernon Place, and I will definitely return to explore the other parts of the museum containing both the permanent exhibitions and the pop-up events.

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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ohio — A member of an Ohio militia group facing federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is now backing off claims that she met with the Secret Service before a rally for former president Donald Trump.
A.J. Kramer, a court-appointed defense lawyer for Jessica Watkins, 38,
"Counsel in no way meant to imply that Ms. Watkins met with the Secret Service,"
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text: This study assesses the incidence of sudden death and classifies the causes of death following radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) junction. We studied 220 patients with paroxysmal (n = 105) or chronic (n = 115) atrial fibrillation (AF) and a mean age of 64 +/- 12 years. These patients were followed 31 +/- 15 months after radiofrequency ablation of the AV junction and pacemaker implantation. In 86 patients, structural heart disease was identified before the procedure. All patients were traced via the Swedish National Civic Registry and Cause of Death Registry. The cause-of-death was classified according to data from death certificates, autopsy protocols, and medical records. Thirty-one patients (mean age 69 +/- 11 years, 16 men) died 15 +/- 15 months (range 0.2 to 60) after the procedure. There were 6 sudden unexplained deaths, 14 cardiovascular deaths, and 11 deaths from noncardiovascular causes. Eleven patients, all with structural heart disease, died suddenly out of hospital 16 +/- 16 months (range 0.2 to 42) after the procedure. In 6 of these there was no obvious cause of death. Three of these 6 patients underwent autopsy, which showed extensive coronary artery disease (n = 1), severe heart failure (n = 1) and cardiac hypertrophy and dilation (n = 1). The remaining 3 all had depressed left ventricular systolic function and a history of congestive heart failure. Five of the patients who died suddenly from cardiovascular causes had autopsies that revealed acute myocardial infarction (n = 4) and massive pulmonary embolism (n = 1).


MONROE COUNTY, WI (Ben Caxton) — Two suspects are in custody after a vehicle pursuit turned rural manhunt Tuesday morning in Monroe County. Authorities say that when a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a car on Interstate exit ramp 43 in Tomah shortly before 10:30 AM he could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When asked to get out of the vehicle, the driver drove off instead. The result was a high-speed police chase on the south side of Tomah with speeds at times reaching over 100 mph, and troopers losing sight of the suspects until their car was located a short time later on Highway 16 near Sparta by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Deputies then chased the car down Hazelwood Avenue before the occupants bailed and fled on foot. The suspects, identified as Janssen McGee and Paris Akon, both 27 years old, were tracked and located in an area behind the Monroe County Dog Shelter where they surrendered around 12:15 pm. Numerous police agencies were involved from the Wisconsin State Patrol and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to police from Sparta, Tomah, La Crosse, and Fort McCoy.


Although he expanded his defense arguments before Congress endorsed the trial of origin against him, Judge José de Jesús Covarrubias Dueñas did not obtain the suspension with which he sought to stop the Legislative Power from proceeding against him. The president of the Political Coordination Board, José Maria Martínez, explained that Despite this refusal, the merits of the protection requested by the judge have not yet been resolved.
“It is March 3 (the hearing for the amparo) I do not know if it still has matter, it is the judge’s criteria. If we speak strictly of the procedural content of the matters, my conviction is that nothing should happen, but we must wait for the district judge’s criteria,” he explained.
The brunette legislator reiterated his arguments that the state Congress acted appropriately and complied with the process.
Regarding the impeachment request that was filed against the judge, it was reported that it was not ratified by those who promoted it and it did not continue its process.


Folding@Home on Nvidia graphics cards: Beta software available
AMD already supports Folding@Home on the GPU for quite some time. Now Nvidia catches up. The current beta, combined with an adequate driver, is running on all G80 and newer chips.
The beta client of the Folding@Home software (Download 6.12 Beta6) and Nvidia's CUDA driver, version 174.55, are necessary. The current driver for the Geforce GTX 280 seems to work but isn't officially supported.
Our tests with a Geforce 8800 GT revealed a huge achievement potential for the CUDA solution: Although we were rewarded with only 98 points per workunit, our card reached 4,500 PPDs, without being overclocked. With an shader clock raised to 1,836 Megahertz we were able to get 5,644 pints per day.
Because the software is still in beta state, unexpected crashes and problems are possible - thus you should use the driver on important systems.


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Shares of Cyprus-based online payment services company Qiwi (QIWI 9.88%) jumped 12% in early trading Wednesday and remain up a healthy 8% as of 12:30 p.m. EDT.
Why? That's trickier to answer than to ask.
Qiwi, you see, reported "preliminary financial results" in the middle of the trading day yesterday. When these results came out, they at first arrested a decline in Qiwi shares (which had been falling before the news emerged), and sparked an explosion in the stock's price. But that explosion flamed out quickly, the stock fell right back down again, ending the session with a 10% loss.
Today, investors appear to be having second (or third, or perhaps even fourth) thoughts about whether Qiwi's news was good or not. So which is it? Let's take a look.
Heading into Q2, analysts who follow Qiwi had forecast it would suffer a rather significant decline in profits -- down about 33% in fact, to $0.33 per share -- and that net revenue for the quarter would be about $5.18 billion.
In yesterday's release, Qiwi didn't say precisely how much it thinks it earned in the quarter. It did say, however, that "total net revenue" grew at least 17.8%, and perhaps as much as 23.3% (so about 21% at the midpoint), and that "adjusted EBITDA" seems to have grown 34% or so -- not shrunk.
That's the good news. The bad news is that Qiwi cautioned that its revenue growth in the quarter "was primarily driven by the significant one-off increase in Rocketbank segment net revenue driven by the measures we took as part of the Rocketbank wind-down process, including the termination of the Rocketbank loyalty program, which used to substantially increase the cost of revenue of the Rocketbank segment." Since Rocketbank is winding down, that's revenue Qiwi shareholders can't expect to see again in the future.
In other words, the news yesterday was good -- but the good news won't last.
That news, and commentary on the news, tallies well with investors' initial enthusiasm for the stock -- and with the immediate waning of that enthusiasm once the import of Qiwi's comments sank in. Today, investors are feeling more optimistic, however, perhaps figuring that even if the Rocketbank revenue can't be counted on in the future, Qiwi's numbers still look at least a little better than what analysts had been predicting.
And at a not-unreasonable 17 times trailing earnings, they seem to think that when all's said and done, Qiwi stock is cheap enough to gamble on things getting better.


The sunroof may not work correctly due to failed components as a result of age and wear. Repairing a sunroof can be labor intensive and very costly.
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Due to age and sun exposure, the interior wood trim cracks and the finish gets a cloudy haze. Replacement if the trim would be the most common solution to the problem.
Due to wear of the internal drive gear, the speedometer can stop working.
The engine wiring can degrade because the insulating material falls off leaving the bare wire exposed. This can cause many problems depending on which wires are exposed and what they touch.
The electronic throttle assembly may suffer an electrical failure. It is often cheaper to send the valve to a service center for repair that to purchase a new part.
A faulty mass air flow (MAF) sensor can cause erratic/rough engine operation and fuel economy issues. Since this sensor measures the actual amount of air entering the motor, when it fails, the engine control module (ECM) takes the wrong information and delivers incorrect volume of fuel to the cylinders.
A coolant leak may develop form the Radiator due to degradation of its plastic components. Replacement of the failed radiator will be necessary.
High mileage vehicles may develop a transmission fluid leak from one or more of the oil seals.
The lenses for head lights may become opaque (cloudy or hazy) as a result of sun exposure. This can reduce the effectiveness of the lights. Our technicians tell us plastic polishes can improve the clarity of the lenses, but replacement of the lamp housings is necessary to regain full intensity of the lights.
Ports in the cylinder head related to the emissions air injection and EGR systems can clog; the cylinder head should be removed and the ports cleaned.
The brakes may begin to squeak at about the 50 percent wear point. This is due to the size and material used for the brake pads and rotors. The brake rotor surfaces become uneven, causing a lip to form at the outer edge. This will generally require replacement of the rotors when the pads are worn (pad life varies depending on driving style and terrain).
Due to wear, high usage vehicles can experience ignition lock and tumbler failures. The ignition lock cylinder will generally require replacement to correct this concern.
The tie rod ends, idler arm, and/or drag link components of the steering linkage may wear prematurely. Please keep in mind the wheel alignment should be checked and adjusted when any of these items are replaced.
The cooling system hoses may fail unexpectedly. The hoses can look good on the outside, but the rubber can degrade and erode on the inside. If not carefully checked, the hoses can burst at any time.


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Net metering is being pushed by the Government of India as a means to promote installation of rooftop solar power plants in India. So, what exactly is net metering?
Net metering is a system in which a rooftop solar power plant is connected to the grid through a net meter. This solar power plant is permitted to feed energy into the grid when the consumption at the premises where it is installed is less than the power being generated. Let, for example, there be a factory which consumes 500 KW of power for eight hours in a day. If this plant has installed an 80 KWp solar power plant which generates electricity for five hours in a day; it will consume all the power generated by the solar plant and draw some more energy from the grid. However, on a Sunday or any other holiday, when the plant is shut down, it will still generate 80 KW of power for five hours but not consume it. In net metering, this factory is permitted to feed this energy into the grid through a net meter.
A net meter is a two-way meter which measure the amount of energy being drawn by the factory as well as the amount of energy it is feeding into the grid. The billing is done on the net energy consumed by the factory.
Billed Energy = Energy consumed (units) - Energy fed into the grid (units)
This way, the factory is saving not only by consuming the power generated by the solar plant but also by feeding energy into the grid.
So how is the billing actually done?
Every DISCOM has a billing period and a settlement period. The settlement period is the financial year while the billing period would be usually one month or in some cases even two months. The adjustment in the net metering is done as follows:-
Billing Period. During the billing period, the DISCOM calculates the net energy consumed by the consumer based on the formula mentioned above. The bill is then generated for the number of units consumed. If the number of units generated and fed into the grid is more than the energy consumed, then the excess units are carried forward to the next billing period and so on.
Settlement Period. At the end of the financial years, the DISCOM determines the net units consumed by the consumer and bills him for that as per the tariff. However, in case the number of units fed into the grid is more than the energy consumed by the consumer, then the DISCOM pays the consumer for the excess energy fed into the grid. The rate for buying this energy is determined by the state Electricity Regulatory Commission based on the Annual Average Purchase Price for the DISCOM.


Report #15-P-0109, March 5, 2015.
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When ORD does not justify how and when it is using Title 42, it is vulnerable to speculation of misuse and abuse of the authority.
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This 6-story office building is located in the heart of Ogden's Central Business district on Washington Boulevard. The Ogden City Centre is located just one block from the mixed-use Junction project, with its restaurants, Larry H. Miller Megaplex, and other retail amenities.

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New Zealand’s Glacier Country on the South Island’s West Coast Renowned worldwide and home to the famous Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. A treasured spectacle not to be missed. Easily acc...More
New Zealand’s Glacier Country on the South Island’s West Coast Renowned worldwide and home to the famous Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. A treasured spectacle not to be missed. Easily accessible from the main road, the magnificent Franz Josef Glacier which is decreasing in size by 6 meters a year. These rivers of ice are among the most unique Glaciers in the world. The Franz Josef village and Fox Glacier township offers a base and most essential services. Meet and discover New Zealand's rarest kiwi, the Rowi, at the West Coast Wildlife Centre. Relax and enjoy the Glacier Hot Pools. Take an unforgettable flight up onto the glacier itself! Visiting Lake Matheson is one of the areas highlights with stunning mirror views of Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman. There is just so much to see and do in this beautiful place in the world.


Dick and Rite Rountree: Enjoying the good life.
Dick Rountree happily declares that life at The Chesapeake is “a lazy, nice life.” But one look at his calendar—and that of his wife, Rite—will let you know that this couple and their lifestyle are active, independent, and energetic.
Always on the go, Rite volunteers at her local church, as well as in The Chesapeake’s gift shop. She plays duplicate bridge, swims at least once a week, works out in the fitness center, and serves on The Chesapeake’s Hospitality Committee. “I’m always surprised to see all the new things people are doing here,” she exclaims, noting the impressively wide array of activities that residents take part in — from art classes, musical performances, and educational talks, to fitness classes, day trips, and longer excursions.
With so much going on, Rite says she’s very happy that The Chesapeake’s apartments, amenities, and health care are all under one roof. “I can walk everywhere inside; I’m never isolated in my home. When the weather’s bad, I can go to the dining room, to the pool, or to visit a friend without ever having to get wet or hot or cold outside.”
For his part, Dick serves on The Chesapeake’s Buildings and Grounds Committee. He also enjoys playing tennis, walking, volunteering at his local church, and simply taking it easy. “The social life here is nice. We enjoy eating with other couples. The people here just really are so nice.”
The couple made the decision to move to The Chesapeake after observing Rite’s mother and the secure lifestyle she enjoyed at a CCRC in Tennessee. They were attracted not only to the worry-free lifestyle and the abundance of choices in activities and programming, but also to the peace of mind afforded by knowing that a full continuum of healthcare services is available if needed. They remember how much easier it was for them, knowing that Rite’s mother was being well taken care of. When it came time to plan for their own retirement, Dick says, “Rite was tired of cooking and I was tired of taking care of the yard. Plus, we didn’t want to burden our children as we got older.”
Rite echoes Dick’s sentiment: “I think people should move in while they’re still able to make their own decisions. Plus, if you wait too long, you’ll miss all the fun!”
So with so much going on, why does Dick describe the lifestyle as “lazy”? That’s easy. The only thing he and Rite have to do is whatever it is they want to do.


Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's office has been stingy with details about security expenses linked to the Democrat's out-of-state trips, so now a local newspaper is suing to gain access to those records.
The lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Times maintains that repeated requests for information on Garcetti’s security expenses were rejected, the Times reported.
Garcetti, considered a possible contender for the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination, spent a third of last year traveling outside California, the paper reported. Stops included key battleground states, and a trip to Germany.
According to the lawsuit, a Times reporter repeatedly sought information on travel expenses from the Los Angeles Police Department but was denied access on grounds that it jeopardized the mayor’s safety.
Providing those details, the LAPD said in an email, risked exposing “the Mayor and his family to threats arising from vulnerability in the provision of security.”
When the reporter reached out to the mayor’s office, a spokesman said Garcetti’s “protective detail travels with him wherever he goes,” the lawsuit alleges.
According to the Times, the city has failed to explain why providing details on the mayor’s travel expenses puts him at risk.
Travel expenses for politicians are typically a contentious issue. As recently as last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced scrutiny for opting against commercial airlines and instead using a $3 million city police counterterrorism plane for a brief trip between New York and Canada.
Garcetti’s office declined to comment on the Times' lawsuit.


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From the US on your own, in the year 2008, around one,760,000 beauty surgical treatments were being done (all data collected because of the American Culture for Aesthetic Cosmetic surgery). ninety per cent of individuals have been girls, although the proportion of gentlemen undergoing cosmetic operation carries on to boost yearly at the same time, which may be not less than partly because corresponding stigmas became less pronounced and males are now anticipated to be concerned regarding their visual appeal as well. The top treatments for women in terms of attractiveness are breast augmentation, liposuction, blepharoplasty (beauty eyelid surgical procedure), abdominoplasty (also referred to as a tummy tuck), and breast reduction, whilst the most common treatments for guys are liposuction, rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgical procedures to the nose), blepharoplasty, gynecomastia, or male breast reduction medical procedures, and hair transplantation.
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