Apex Legends Mobile for iOS and Android is launching starting next week. The game will be available in limited countries as EA is going for a limited regional launch in just 10 countries instead of globally launching the game for everyone. The release comes almost 3 years after EA announced it will launch Apex Legends on mobile platforms.
EA’s Respawn studios has been testing the game in a closed beta since last year, and it looks like it will be launching the highly anticipated battle royale game in 10 countries on iOS and Android before rolling it out to other countries.
The first 10 countries that will get Apex Legends Mobile on iOS and Android include the following:
- New Zealand
Interestingly major markets that includes US, UK, any country from EU, India and China are missing from this list, which suggests Respawn is being cautious with its launch. Even countries that includes India that were part of the closed beta testing are missing from the list of countries the game is launching in initially.
Respawn has not revealed when it plans to launch Apex Legends Mobile for iOS and Android in other counties, and whether it will gradually launch the game in different markets or launch it altogether in the remaining countries.
Apex Legends Mobile as its name suggests is a mobile-only game. It will not allow mobile users to play with those who are playing Apex Legends on a console or PC.
While Fortnite is still not available on the App Store, Apex Legends Mobile will face a tough competition from the likes of PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile.
Apex Legends Mobile for iOS will run on iPhone 6s or later. Just like the console version Apex Legends Mobile is also expected to be available as a free download.


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Boston Globe Column on Lydon
Anyone happen to read Scot Lehigh's column about Chris Lydon in Friday's
(10/12/01) Boston Globe [in the editorial section]? Interesting. Aparently
Lydon was talking to WUMB about doing a program for them...
Here's the web link to the article [NOTE the link below might become invalid
when the Golbe puts Saturday's paper on-line].
73, de Hakim (N1ZFF)

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Faceted Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl and Hyacinth Dangle
A small stack of freshwater pearls, pure Thai silver disks and faceted amethysts anchor a hyacinth stamped charm as a lovely way to usher in February! If you are a February birthday girl, these are just for you and could be work all late-winter and into spring when you start to see these flower emerge after a long slumber.
Measures approx. 2.25" (57 mm) from top of ear sterling silver balled ear wires.
Because of the organic nature of gemstones and pearls, each bead shows much variation based on cut and the strand it originates from. The stones you see in the photo may vary slightly in color shade and striations from what you receive.

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Imaging techniques seek to simulate the array of light that reaches our eyes to provide the illusion of sensing scenes directly. Both photography and computer graphics deal with the generation of images. Both disciplines have to cope with the high dynamic range in the energy of visible light that human eyes can sense.
Traditionally photography and computer graphics took different approaches to the high dynamic range problem. Work over the last ten years though has unified these disciplines and created powerful new tools for the creation of complex, compelling and realistic images. This book provides a practical introduction to the emerging new discipline of high dynamic range imaging that combines photography and computer graphics. By providing detailed equations and code, the book gives the reader the tools needed to experiment with new techniques for creating compelling images.A supplemental website contains downloads and additional information.
Light, Human Vision, and Color Spaces
HDR Content Generation
HDR Content Storing
Visualization of HDR Content
TMO MATLAB Framework
New Trends to the Tone Mapping Problem
Expansion Operators for Low Dynamic Range Content
Linearization of the Signal Using a Single Image
Decontouring Models for High Contrast Displays
EO MATLAB Framework
Expand Map Models
User-Based Models: HDR Hallucination
Rendering with IBL
HDR Content Compression
HDR Compression MATLAB Framework
HDR Image Compression
HDR Texture Compression
HDR Video Compression
Appendix A: The Bilateral Filter
Appendix B: Retinex Filters
Appendix C: A Brief Overview of the MATLAB HDR Toolbox
Francesco Banterle is a post-doc researcher in the Visual Computing Laboratory at ISTI-CNR Italy. He earned a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Warwick. His main research interests are high dynamic range imaging, rendering, and parallel processing.
Alessandro Artusi is a computational scientist in computer graphics and visualisation at the Cyprus Institute. Dr. Artusi was awarded first prize at the Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition (cyEC) in 2010 and an ERCIM European Research fellowship in 2006. He earned a Ph.D. in computer science from the Vienna University of Technology. His research focuses on high-fidelity graphics, high dynamic range imaging, color science, visualization in cultural heritage, and the use of visual perception in computer graphics.
Kurt Debattista is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick. He earned a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Bristol. His research interests include high-fidelity rendering, parallel computing, high-dynamic range imaging, and serious games.
Alan Chalmers is a professor of visualisation in the International Digital Laboratory at the University of Warwick. Dr. Chalmers is honorary president of Afrigraph and a former vice president of ACM SIGGRAPH. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol. His research encompasses high-fidelity graphics, multi-sensory perception, virtual archaeology, and parallel rendering.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to this exciting new area. By providing detailed equations and code, the book gives the reader the tools needed to experiment with new techniques for creating compelling images.
—From the Foreword by Holly Rushmeier, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
There are MATLAB programs for most of the methods described and you can use this to clarify and experiment with the ideas. … If you are planning to do any academic work on HRD or use it as part of a larger research program, then it might be worth getting a copy of this book … .
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Making music and music production becomes easier and handy with MIDI controller keyboards. They come in various sizes, with more controls, pads, and knobs on-board, which can easily be connected to Mac, PC, or to iOS devices.
Some even come with Bluetooth connectivity for a quicker setup. So, you can proceed with making music and beats anytime, anywhere. Yet, there is no single controller keyboard on the market that could better address your needs and your preferences.
So, if you are a serious musician, you really need to burn the midnight candle and do research. Fortunately, we’ve gone that far and taken the best notes, so you would not go to that extremes anymore. Check our list below and learn how to choose the best that is suitable for your needs.
10 Best MIDI Controller Keyboards
- Nektar Impact GX61 Controller Keyboard
- M-Audio 32 Keys Keystation Mini 32
- Novation Launchkey 61
- Nektar Impact LX88+
- Akai Professional MPK249
- Nektar Panorama P4 49-key MIDI Controller Keyboard
- Nektar Panorama P6 61-key MIDI Controller Keyboard
- Roland TR-8S Rhythm Performer Tabletop Synthesizer
- Ableton Push 2 Controller Instrument
- Akai Professional MPD226
Nektar is a great brand when it comes to MIDI controller keyboard. And, this 2019 one of the most well sought out premium 61-note keyboards is the Nektar Impact GX61 Controller Keyboard.
It has pitch-bend and modulation wheels, two multi-colored octave buttons, dedicated transpose buttons, and more, with a total of 14 MIDI-assignable buttons.
Octave buttons allow you to go up and down the keyboard range in -3/+4 octaves, while transpose buttons allow you to go up to +/- 12 semi-tones of the keyboard range.
It’s packed with the reliable Nektar DAW Integration that helps you connect to the most popular DAWs to date. It includes the Bitwig 8-Track DAW that gives you more pleasure when using the controller. Compatible with Mac, Windows PC, and iOS devices, easy for you to integrate this with your computer system.
- The keyboard is great with nice aftertouch
- It’s light and compact great for on-the-go musicians
- The cheapest on the list
- But give value for your money
- Some users say that the keys are just too loud
- Free software is not that good
- Very limited
If you are looking for a reliable controller keyboard for portable music production, M-Audio 32 Keys Keystation Mini 32 is the one for you. It has velocity-sensitive, synth-action 32 keys with pitch-bend, modulation and sustain buttons for more expressive performances.
With these, you’ll expand your capacity for a more heartfelt and impactful performance.
The pitch-bend, mod and sustain buttons allow you to create dynamic performances or musical productions on your Mac or Windows PC. It’s USB-powered, class-compliant with USB-MIDI connectivity support to connect to iOS devices via the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit.
It’s bundled with the Ignite software from AIR Music Technology and the Ableton Live Lite.
- Lightweight and compact
- Perfect for small studio
- Plug-and-play connectivity
- Can easily connect even to phones
- Sturdy construction
- Awesome velocity curves feature
- Better with arpeggiator
- Better if it comes with micro USB which is used in most Android-based phones
- Especially the black ones
Using Ableton Live software is one of the quickest ways to make electronic music. To make beats and music production more amazing, you can use it with the Novation Launchkey 61.
It comes with 61-key synth-style keyboard, 16 velocity-sensitive pads in two rows, eight knobs, navigation and control buttons, and more. It is connected via USB wherein you have full control of all the buttons, instruments, and mixers to make your music production more interesting.
Even if you don’t use Ableton Live you’ll still get studio-grade beats and music, since it’s also designed to integrate with the major music software with its ‘In Control’ feature. It can connect right away even without a software driver or power cable to Mac OS 10.12 Sierra, Mac OSX, and Windows 7,8, and 10.
- A perfect device for beginners to really master their craft
- The keyboard is great to play with
- Light and portable
- Can map and works well with Ableton Live
- The build is quite poorly and cheaply made
- Steeper learning curve before getting the hang of it
An 88-note MIDI controller keyboard gives you a lot of options and controls, like the Nektar Impact LX88+. It comes with everything a professional musician needs to get serious with his career.
It can be easily connected to Mac, Windows PC, and iOS devices and quickly be integrated with any DAW via the Nektar DAW Integration.
Make an expressive and perfect performance with its semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive 88 keys, pitch-bend and modulation wheels on board, nine faders, MIDI buttons, eight encoders with four velocity curves, and three fixed curves among others.
Controls are fully programmable to send MIDI CC messages to be used with any hardware or software. It has eight velocity-sensitive pads with the “Pad Learn” feature that lets you select a pad, play a note on your keyboard, and assign it to play the sound the next time you use it.
- Good construction
- Solidly built Keys feel great
- Integrates with FL studio easily
- Has cool features and pads are great too
- Some complain of inconsistent keys
- Mostly the black ones
- Might have inconsistent friction with the knobs and faders
With an all-in-one keyboard controller like Akai Professional MPK249, it’s easy for you to do music production in the studio or on stage. Designed to be compatible with widely used music software, this controller is USB-powered so you can plug-and-play as you go with your Mac or Windows PC.
It has 49 semi-weighted keys that are pressure-sensitive and has an aftertouch for a more energetic and lively production.
It also comes with 16 MPC-style pads in four banks, which expand to 64 total assignable pads. Likewise, it has eight control knobs, faders, and switches in three banks, which expand to a total of 24 assignable knobs, faders, and switches.
Packed with the VIP software with a very powerful hands-on control solution that helps you play with virtual instruments and effects. It’s designed with deep software integration, great core technologies and workflow – way better than its predecessors.
- Works great
- Very easy to use and playable
- Hardware is reliable
- Programmable knobs and switches are something you can trust
- Might run into problems when you download software
- Takes time to adjust and to learn to play the keyboard well
Integrates with Bitwig Studio, Logic Pro, Mainstage, Cubase, Reaper and Reason, Nektar Panorama P4 is definitely a choice of the best MIDI controller keyboards this 2019. In fact, it’s a great semi-weighted keyboard with velocity-sensitive 49 keys and aftertouch.
You can comfortably play with the 12 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, 100mm ALPS motorized fader, four zones with controller filters, and programmable changes.
In addition to the above-mentioned controls, you can take advantage of the 16 encoders, nine faders, and 10 assignable LED buttons. There are 20 preset locations that store all settings, including F-keys maps, links to the keyboard, and more.
Overall, you’ll get 93-real time controls, which make it a great controller keyboard for leading music software like Logic Pro, Cubase, Bitwig Studio, and more.
- Indeed can be used in any environment
- Deeply integrates with most music software
- Great built quality and not flimsy even when it’s made of plastic
- Incredible keys
- Pads need to be a little sensitive
- Resistance on black keys is a bit higher than on the white
If you want a longer keyboard, go for the Nektar Panorama P6. It has 61-note weighted, velocity-sensitive keys with aftertouch for more expressive performance. Aside from the keys, all features are found in the Nektar Panorama P4 49-key MIDI Controller Keyboard.
So, just enjoy the real-time 93 controls packed in this 61-note keyboard. This can be easily integrated and mapped to the most popular music software in the world like Cubase, Logic Pro X, Bitwig Studio, Nuendo, and Reason.
- Quality build with a nice feel of the keys
- Integrates well with music software like Cubase or Reason
- Gives great value for money
- Keys have mechanical noise
- Especially the white ones
- Action is different between white and black keys
- Pads may not be responsive
- Need a forceful touch
If you trust Roland on your musical instruments, you can also rely on Roland Tabletop Synthesizer. It comes with professional sound design with great production techniques and controls. So, you can easily tap, tune and tweak with hands-on controls for a more enjoyable performance.
You can make alterations to the samples, adjust the decay and tuning. Also, enjoy the effects onboard like filters on toms and cymbals, delay on a rim-shot, precision reverb on instruments, and more. You can use the buttons or the velocity-sensitive pads to make your production more amazing.
In addition, all the instruments, sample sounds, and master effects are saved in the design kits, so you can easily access them during your performance. There’s an SD slot where you can pull out samples and import your mono or stereo sounds via an SD card.
- Amazing sound quality
- Easy tweaks to make the performance interesting
- Easy to use with great potentials underneath
- Additional variation modes and automation
- Two major plus
- Feels a bit light and fragile
- Effects lack in character
- Added depth makes it kind of slow
Designed for Ableton Push 2 Controller Instrument ensures a perfect music production. It’s a great keyboard controller with the new sampling workflows that allow you to slice beats, play, and manipulate samples at the tip of your fingers.
Very interesting how you can play or step sequence beats, chords, and even automation with this controller keyboard.
You can make use of its large multi-color display and the eight touch-sensitive encoders for controlling the instruments, mixers, and live browser navigation.
You make something from scratch with its great hardware and its full-featured software. Simply browse load or preview from any sound or instrument library and use it for your next music production and performance.
- Has solid body with reliable controls
- Allows better improvisation and mapping
- Performs incredibly
- Making workflow a lot smoother
- Kind of expensive and might lack some bells and whistles
- Not on the product quality
- It’s difficult to register the product for the warranty
Built to answer the needs of musicians, Akai Professional MPD226 is made for real players. They have listened to the reviews and what customers really want in a MIDI controller keyboard this 2019.
And, Akai Professional gives you a great instrument with great controls and features without breaking the bank.
Among its features are four faders, control knobs, and buttons, arranged in three banks to give you 36 total controls. In addition, it has 16 thick fat MPC pads in four banks that give you 64 total assignable pads.
You can enjoy this user-friendly controller keyboard since, with its plug-and-play USB interface, you can immediately send over MIDI information to your Mac or Windows PC without the need for software drivers. And, it comes with free software so you can make music right away.
- Easily programmable
- Great pads and controls
- Small and easy to integrate with other equipment
- Might need more effort to get started
- Pads need to be triggered twice
- Some play twice
- Even if triggered only once
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARDS 2023
Going through this list is not easy, especially if you are not serious enough in finding the right MIDI controller for you. Since you’ve come to end of our review, we’ll give you some tips on how we come up with the list, as well as our recommendation.
Knobs, Switches, and Controls — The more controls you have on-board in your MIDI controller keyboard, the better hands-on controls. Sweetwater discusses these controls and how it can affect your performance in making music.
Key Count — Depending on your needs, you might be satisfied with a 25-note keyboard, or a 31, 49, 61 and even 88. However, you also need to consider portability, playability (one hand or two) and space.
Of course, if you are on the go, you don’t want an 88-note keyboard, unless you want to travel with more baggage.
Performance Pads — Playing with pads is more convenient than playing the keys. You can easily trigger finger drums and loops with these performance pads. Yet, there are so many things to check on this aspect alone, including sensitivity, aftertouch, banks of pads for assignability, and more.
Automapping — Integrating MIDI controllers with your DAW is both beneficial and cumbersome at some point, especially if you have a hard time mapping the controls to your DAW. So, it might be wise to consider this functionality when buying a new controller keyboard, says Wire Cutter.
Still, a lot is getting confused on how to enjoy the MIDI controller keyboard. Well, this YouTube video gives you a great overview on what a MIDI controller is and how to maximize its use.
The video also includes products and explains its features, so you know what’s the use of each control in this device.
OUR CHOICE FOR THE BEST MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARD 2023
Both Nektar Impact LX88+ and Akai Professional MPK249 are necks to neck when it comes to price and features. It’s hard to say which one is really the best, given their pros and cons, as well as the features which they excelled.
One is great for home studios with its wide reach, while the other is compact which can be used when traveling.
However, though their performance and playability are almost comparable, one excels in connectivity. And, in this aspect, Nektar Impact LX88+ is really the winner. It’s the most versatile 88-note keyboard which you can connect even to your phones without any problem.


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Bocuse d’Or is a biennial cooking competition where 24 teams compete on the world’s culinary stage, proudly demonstrating their exceptional skills. Team USA, supported by Ment’or, represents the United States on this international platform and is both an opportunity for American chefs to showcase their talent and a collaboration with the entire world.
Team USA uses vegetables from The Chef’s Garden, with the Culinary Vegetable Institute serving as the site of this special fundraiser. On September 11, Farmer Lee gave a farm tour to VIP chefs, followed up by drinks served by Charlotte Voisey. Then, everyone celebrated together with a meal prepared by Executive Chef Jamie Simpson, Chefs Mathew Peters, Aaron Bludorn, Junior Borges, Melissa Rodriguez, Robert Sulatycky, and Britt-Marie Culey.
This event was about much more than food, though, or a competition, or famous chefs. This was a moment when we collectively realized how we can truly be proud of our country. About our sense of community. About our commitment to quality. About our successes. About our failures. About how we brush ourselves off, get up again, stand straight, grow and prosper, and become better than ever before.
This was about the United States of America. Team USA.
Spotlight on the Future
As part of our focus on sustainability, we want to be a role model for farmers yet to come. More specifically, we want to “shape and redefine sustainable agriculture in our country by creating a template that will attract, inspire and retain young farmers. Through our own traditional farming practices and philosophy, we hope to encourage the next generation of farmers to value, protect and if necessary, restore America’s farmland in order to ensure that our fields continue to produce the safest, most nutritious and flavorful products possible. We hope that our legacy will be the establishment of a national farming model that ensures safe and sustainable growing practices that serve to protect and enrich the consumer for generations to come.”
Here are just a few ways that we put this philosophy into practice in 2019.
First, we participated in the Edison Works program at a local elementary school. This is a district-wide program that was created to help students succeed and especially helps students who may not end up going to a four-year college. It connects them with area businesses, giving them an opportunity to understand what kind of work takes place at them, including what jobs could be available when it was time for these students to go to work.
We’ve been part of the Edison Works program from the start, adopting the fourth grade in 2019, which consists of three classes with about 30 students per group.
Members of the farm team helped the students to grow two varieties of lettuce, French breakfast radishes, cherry bomb radishes, and pea tendrils, talked to them about photosynthesis in an age-appropriate way, answered their insightful questions and much more. Chef Jamie prepared carrots for them in four different ways, in more than one color, and the group discussed flavor, texture, cooking techniques and more. This spring, the students will tour the farm.
In 2019, we were fortunate to have Robert Lagrosas from the Philippines work on our farm as part of our student internship agricultural program. Robert worked throughout the farm, including seeding, harvesting, soil making, and food safety and packing, as well as at the Culinary Vegetable Institute. Supervisors guided and taught Robert in each area and shared how each task contributed to the overall operations and success of The Chef’s Garden.
We’ve been partnering with Communicating for Agriculture Exchange Programs (CAEP) for more than 20 years now, bringing young adults from all around the world to the farm to share and learn about agricultural practices. The students gain farming knowledge and confidence, experiencing another culture as they prepare for a future in farming in their homeland.
These one-year internships are given to students who are in college, or who have completed it. In 2019, there were actually ten student interns at The Chef’s Garden, from Uganda, Rwanda, Brazil, Philippines, Japan, Tanzania, South Africa, Viet Nam, and Columbia.
Although we’d love to share insights from each of them, for this post, we’ll just include this one from Robert. The keys to future success, he said, is the most important lesson he learned from his mentors at The Chef’s Garden. “With hard work and dedication, surely you will be successful in business and in life,” he said. “Just be resilient, diligent, and focused. I think I can make it a long way.”
Finally, as part of our spotlight on the future, there’s our collaboration with Chef Tim Michitsch, the director at the culinary arts program at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. In August, his students—led by LCJVS graduate Chef Scott Schneider, Chef de Cuisine at New York’s acclaimed Ai Fiori—prepared an amazing meal at the Culinary Vegetable Institute.
One of the students, Megan Ratha, shared that being able to work alongside professional chefs gave her a unique opportunity to learn and contribute, one she wouldn’t be able to experience in a typical high school setting.
“I helped at Twelve Days of Christmas and they had a whole pig head in the oven,” she said. “It was really interesting to look at! And I helped with one of the desserts. It was origami chips, and we attached them to wood. At points I felt like I was in the way just a little bit, but then other times I’d be useful. And you get to learn how to properly clean stuff and properly store stuff. It’s helpful.”
Grooming future farmers and chefs. It’s just a part of what we do, and we’re grateful for the opportunity.
Honoring the Vegetable of the Year: Mixed Carrots
It wouldn’t make sense to share the highlights of 2019 without mentioning our farm-fresh produce—and, to keep this post from becoming the size of a book, we decided to focus on just one vegetable and let it represent them all.
In December 2018, we named mixed carrots as the vegetable of the year. We chose this vegetable because of its incredible flavor, earthy yet sweet, and because of how the different varieties of carrot offer up subtly differing flavor profiles. Then, there is that crunch! It’s hard to pick a vegetable with a more satisfying chomp.
And, although carrots in the grocery store tend to be largely the same color and shape, at The Chef’s Garden, we have long ones and short ones, round ones and narrow ones, in a wide variety of eye-catching hues. Nutritionists encourage people to eat the rainbow, and you can go a long way in accomplishing that by choosing different colors of carrots as you plan your menus. The versatility is truly incredible.
There are numerous health benefits of carrots and, because they pair so well with other deliciously nutritious produce (peas and carrots, anyone?), you can increase health benefits through flavorful pairings.
To honor our vegetable of the year, Chef Jamie has used it numerous times in 2019, including when he visited the children who are participating in the Edison Works program.
“Each student got four different cups with carrots prepared in a different way,” Jamie says. “Pureed, juiced, pickled, and blanched.”
He also partnered with Executive Chef Jessica Biederman from The Bristol inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, taking farm-fresh carrots and dehydrating them into flour that was used to make pasta dough. Carrot tops were inlaid, along with micro tarragon and viola petals. “The pasta is super thin, so it cooks really fast,” Chef Jessica explained. “It comes out looking like stained glass.”
You can find ways to explore every iteration of the carrot here.
Highlighting Our Evolving Language
Finally, we want to give a shout out to the changing language of responsible farming. You may have noticed how we’re shifting from talking about sustainable farming to that of regenerative farming. What’s fascinating is that we aren’t changing how we actually farm—just the words we use to talk about our practices.
This evolution began in October 2015 when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was quoted as saying that farmers and other people involved in agriculture should “come up with a single definition of sustainability in order to avoid confusing the public with various meanings of the term in food and production methods.”
Now, we have to admit that we’d been so busy farming in responsible ways that we hadn’t really stopped to examine what the word “sustainable” truly meant—but we’re glad that we have. Here is our deep dive into the differences between sustainable farming versus regenerative farming. As a short summary:
“Sustainable” implies a focus on keeping the ecosystem stable, to keep all as it exists right now.
“Regenerative” goes beyond that, to making soil even healthier than it was before—and that’s been our focus for several decades. It’s just that, before 2019, this wasn’t the word we used.
We’re happy to see how the concept of regenerative farming is trending, and you can find more information about how we use regenerative agricultural practices. They’ve been defined as a “holistic systems approach to agriculture that encourages continual on-farm innovation for environmental, social, economic and spiritual well-being.”
At The Chef’s Garden, we are deeply dedicated to growing vegetables slowly and gently, in full accord with nature. One of the key components of our regenerative farming practices is the use of cover crops, maximizing their effectiveness by:
rotating where they’re planted
consistently and repeatedly planting them
planting a diverse mix of cover crops
harvesting and saving cover crop seeds for successive plantings
And we do so slowly and gently, in full accord with nature.
Happy New Year!
We hope that 2019 was all that you’d hoped it would be—and we wish you a happy, healthy, regenerative 2020!

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For this July 4th, how about a bit of flower fireworks, courtesy of these blooming spider lilies. They make me think of bursting white and yellow fireworks. A bit of a throwback to 2015, courtesy of Brazos Bend State Park in Texas.
Where ever you are folks, regardless of the day (which feels to me a bit marred thanks to tRump’s little Covid party last night at Mount Rushmore National Memorial), please stay safe out there. The coronavirus is here to stay until there is a viable vaccine available to everybody, so please practice social distancing and wear a mask. It aint a hoax.
The road to the desert, Big Bend National Park, Texas
And just where will that road take you this weekend? Perhaps some of you have taken Friday off to make it a nice, 4-day weekend? Certainly enough time for a short visit to a national park like Big Bend National Park, in Texas. It’s in a remote part of southwest Texas, but it’s definitely worth a visit, with great landscapes, interesting desert and mountain ecosystems, neat birdlife, and wonderful geology. Just take plenty of water with you.
I’m headed off, myself, to Stehekin, WA, this weekend, for a few days exploring Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and North Cascades National Park.
Well, I have no patriotic images handy, so the bright red heart of this poppy will have to do, I guess.
I’ve been roaming the well-tended neighborhoods of Yakima around my sister’s home, marveling and photographing the beautiful flowers in bloom. Eastern Washington is fantastic for the wealth of fruits, vegetables, and flowers that grow in that area.
I’ve been using only my point-and-shoot cameras for this trip, and this image was captured using the Olympus Tough TG-5. I’m impressed with the camera but I sure wish it was more than just 12mp. It is, however, relatively intuitive to use, which is great since a hard-copy owner manual is not included with the camera.
No flags (can’t find any in my photo archives), no fireworks (my little town isn’t going to be having a fireworks display afterall) – just a beautiful July 4th morning with bright rays of sunshine, dramatic clouds, and a silhouetted symbol of the Texas coastal prairie.
For those of you who celebrate the 4th of July (or at least, get the day off), I wish you a happy day. For those of you who have not the slightest idea of what this day stands for in America (and for those of you who don’t even give a rip what day it is), consider this just a nice landscape for your viewing pleasure.
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Always searching, looking for a reason to believe that I'm loveable that
Taken by death a darkness ignites in me a fake smile for all the world to see.
A secret I shall keep, no one will ever truly know the real me, blinded by the truth.
Society a movie for everyone to see a smile that isn't the real me a show for popularity.
I'm broken and scared to fall asleep alone and afraid that no one will ever love me.
I am starving always hungry this emptiness in my stomach is killing me.
My cup is empty I shall thirst for a sweetness a craving an addiction for someone to love me.
Prompt 4 © 14 days ago, Candra Creviston

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CNN — President Joe Biden has already secured a powerful deliverable from his Europe trip – one that will weaken Russia’s strategic position in another detrimental consequence of its invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey’s lifting of its blockade on Sweden’s entry into NATO was a significant and stunning move on the eve of the NATO summit in Lithuania. The reversal by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came hours after he warned Sweden would be out in the cold until Turkey got its long-delayed membership in the European Union.
Once Sweden finally joins NATO, it will bolster Biden’s reputation as a US leader who reinvigorated and expanded the bloc. Finland – which decided to sign up, like Sweden, after the invasion of Ukraine – has already added hundreds of miles of NATO territory on Russia’s border. Biden’s lifeline of arms and ammunition for Ukraine and leadership of the alliance has made him the most significant president in transatlantic affairs at least since George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany. His legacy will ultimately depend, however, on the outcome of the war in Ukraine and his capacity to avoid a direct clash with Russia.
Turkey’s about-face will also lighten the mood at the NATO summit, where the alliance’s most unified moment in years had been in danger of being somewhat tarnished by divides over Ukraine’s pleas to get a timetable for membership. Biden had said before leaving the US that Ukraine was not ready to join. New member states need unanimous approval of all NATO’s members before they can join the club and benefit from its collective security guarantee.
Erdogan’s move was also a severe blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. First, it will result in the expansion of NATO territory and strengthen the alliance after an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that Putin had argued was partly intended to weaken the West and to counter what he claims is its effort to neuter Russia’s power in its own backyard. Secondly, the decision by Erdogan – an increasingly autocratic leader who has enjoyed largely cordial ties with the Kremlin strongman – will frustrate Russia’s attempts to sow divides between NATO members in order to weaken the alliance.
Monday’s events were another intriguing twist for a mercurial leader who has leveraged Turkey’s strategic position where the West meets the East to try to rebuild his country as a major regional power. While it is so far unclear whether Erdogan secured anything more than cosmetic concessions from Sweden, NATO’s European powers and the United States, his sudden change of mind raises the question of whether he had negotiated himself into a corner. He had already dropped objections to Finland joining the alliance.
The newly reelected Erdogan has vexed successive US presidents for years, both over his geopolitical muscle flexing and his hardline rule that Washington fears will erode Turkey’s secular constitution and democracy. In recent years, the US has been frustrated by his cozying up to Putin and also his suggestions, yet to be realized, of a rapprochement with Syria.
Behind the scenes diplomacy after US pressure
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who is very close to Biden and was just persuaded to extend his term until October 2024, said that Turkey’s change of heart was the product of months of diplomacy. “This is not new negotiation, but it is about implementing, and reassuring the implementation of the different things we agreed a year ago in Madrid,” Stoltenberg said.
Turkey’s change of heart also followed a telephone call between Biden and Erdogan on Sunday, in which the American president appears to have made his position crystal clear. The White House hinted at the tone of the call when it said Biden expressed a desire to get Sweden into NATO “as soon as possible.”
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the deal came about after talks between NATO, Turkey and Sweden but also pointed to recent US engagement, including the president’s meeting in Washington last week with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
“We’re coming into this consequential summit with a full head of steam,” Sullivan told reporters in Vilnius following the Sweden deal which he said highlighted a sense of unity that would disappoint Putin. “Every few months, the question is called: Can the West hang together? Can NATO hang together?” he added. “Every time allies gather, that question gets re-upped, and every time the allies come together and answer it forcefully and vehemently: Yes we can.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, hailed the unpicking of the deadlock and also sought to secure political credit for Biden, whom he saluted as a foreign policy expert. “He has a real grasp of it, a real handle on it, and is very effective. And this is a victory for America, for the West, for freedom, and for President Biden.”
Whether Turkey got any political wins may not emerge for several days. But official media in Ankara quoted a senior official as saying Erdogan secured Sweden’s full support for Turkey’s entry process into the EU, which has been on hold for years. Stoltenberg also expressed strong backing for Turkey’s campaign for EU membership, and Biden said in a statement he was looking forward to enhancing security in Eurasia with the Turkish leader.
All of these steps, however – while possibly giving Erdogan political cover back home for his shift of position – hardly seem like big breakthroughs for Turkey. Stoltenberg, for instance, has no capacity to influence its bid to join the European Union. And Erdogan’s crackdowns on human rights and the media have only increased skepticism about Turkey’s capacity to meet EU entry conditions. Sweden and Turkey did agree to work together to combat terrorism as part of the deal between their leaders, and NATO agreed to appoint a new counter-terrorism coordinator. These steps appear to be aimed at assuaging Erdogan’s demands for a crackdown on the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party in Sweden. Turkey claims that the Stockholm government had allowed members of the group to operate on its soil and has been complicit in far-right anti-Islam protests.
Another factor that may have weighed on Erdogan was the fact that a group of bipartisan senators had called on Biden to delay the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, which would be one of the biggest arms sales in years, until it dropped its objections to Sweden’s NATO membership. Sen. Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Monday he had not yet decided whether to drop his long-standing opposition to the F-16s deal, partly over concern Turkey could use the planes to intimidate fellow NATO member Greece. The New Jersey Democrat said he could make up his mind “in the next week.” Sullivan said that Biden supported the sale of the jets and had placed no caveats or conditions on it in recent weeks in talks with the Turks. He also said the administration had been in touch with Menendez on the issue.
A stunning reversal
Given his hardline position coming into the NATO summit, Erdogan appears to have fallen well short of his own objectives. He warned as recently as Monday morning that Sweden’s membership should be linked to Turkey’s own aspirations to join the EU. “Turkey has been waiting at the gate of the European Union for over 50 years now,” and “almost all NATO member countries are European member countries,” he warned.
Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner said on CNN on Monday that Erdogan’s sudden shift was “fascinating” because he had essentially been seeking to negotiate quid pro quos with the US for months. “This really isn’t about Sweden, this is about the United States and Turkey and Turkey’s role,” she told Jake Tapper. “He played his hand too hard by putting the EU membership on the table, and I think he really wants to be seen by NATO as the person who comes in and saves the day, not as the spoiler.” She continued: “He started looking like the spoiler and I think he had to back off.”
One major consequence of Erdogan’s reversal could be a souring of his relations with Putin only days after he he invited the Russian leader to Turkey in August. Erdogan wants to wield Turkey’s power to broker an extension to a deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from Black Sea ports.
In another significant move over the weekend, Turkey allowed the release of a group of Ukrainian commanders, who were previously captured by Russia after leading the defense of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year. They went home to a heroes’ welcome with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky despite a prior agreement with Russia that they would not be handed over to Ukraine until the end of the war.
It looks like Erdogan has made a significant break with Putin. But anyone who expects him to quit playing multiple sides of the great geopolitical game will likely be disappointed. Erdogan has always been about exacting maximum power for himself and Turkey, and that is unlikely to change.
Source: Cable News Network


So yeah, after the PC has been running for a few minutes (around 15) (without any significant strain on the GPU, surfing, watching Series) that single fan starts going very loud. If I shut down the system for 5min and boot it back up again, that single fan goes ham instantly. It seems that it is super-hyper sensibile to the temperature-fan speed curve because the other two fans are pretty chilled out.
It seems to be a low-level software or hardware problem, because this happens before any drivers are loaded.
It's even funnier. Today, at a "idle" situation, the GPU core temperature was 43°C, the fans were at 27% and that single fan was going CRAAAZY. Now, after playing The Witcher 3 for 1 hour (100%GPU Usage, 80°C GPU Temp) I am back in Windows, idle, temperature is 52°C, fan speed is 30% and that single fan is quiet. I do not hear the annoying whine. I checked the fans out visually and the trouble fan seems to go just a tad faster than the other two. This is really, really inconsistent and weird and I am totally confused on what's going on there.
Hardware: i5-2500K at 4.3 GHz, antec true power 550w, Z86 Pro3 Gen3 MB, 8GB of Ram, freshly installed Windows 8.1, GPU driver is the "GTA V optimized beta driver". The GPU is slightly overclocked with MSI Afterburner to 1100/1400, +20% power and a slight voltage boost, but the problem persists on stock clocks as well.
I would welcome any ideas. Do I have to RMA the card? :-/
Thank you very much!
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Hull Police Arrest and Charge Man Following Several Acts of Vandalism
HULL — Chief John Dunn reports that the Hull Police Department has arrested a man who turned himself into police after he allegedly vandalized several businesses and vehicles over the weekend.
MICHAEL HASKINS, AGE 26, OF HULL is charged with 12 counts of Vandalizing Property.
Hull Police were investigating the vandalism incidents that occurred late Saturday night and after midnight on Sunday in the area of the Kenberma shopping district, Nantasket Avenue, Newport Road and Touraine Avenue.
In total, there were 12 acts of vandalism with an estimated $5,000 worth of damage. Five storefront windows and doors were broken, along with damage done to seven motor vehicles.
While police were actively investigating the incidents, at approximately 8:40 p.m. Monday, a man who identified himself as HASKINS turned himself in at the Hull Police Station.
As part of the subsequent investigation, HASKINS’ parents consented to allow investigators into their home where they seized the clothing that HASKINS had been wearing that night. The clothes had blood on them and HASKINS also had an injury and cuts on one of his hands.
On the initial call, police officers followed a trail of blood that led from one business to another that had been vandalized.
The clothes that were seized from the home match the clothes that HASKINS was seen wearing in surveillance footage obtained by police at one of the businesses that was vandalized.
HASKINS is expected to be arraigned today at Hingham District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.


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Exciting news for the folks in North Florida: The Jaguars have extended their deal to play a home game in London each year through 2020. So far, Jacksonville is 0-2 at Wembley as the host.
On Sunday morning, the Jaguars will try to get their first win across the pond against the Buffalo Bills.
If you're looking for this game on the telly in the States, forget it unless you live in Western New York or the Jacksonville area. It's only being streamed. So try: https:nflstream.yahoo.com. It also can be found on Amazon Fire TV, AppleTV, ChromeCast, Roku, Samsung, TiVo, Vizio P-Series and XBOX 360 and XBOX One.
The game starts at 9:30 a.m. ET.

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Recently, image representations based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have demonstrated significant improvements over the state-of-the-art in many computer vision applications including image classification, object detection, scene recognition, action recognition, and visual tracking. CNNs consist of a series of convolution and pooling operations followed by one or more fully connected (FC) layers. Deep networks are trained using raw image pixels with a fixed input size. These networks require large amounts of labeled training data. The introduction of large datasets (e.g. ImageNet, 14 million images, http://image-net.org/challenges/LSVRC/2014/) and the parallelism enabled by modern GPUs have facilitated the rapid deployment of deep networks for visual recognition. This development has led to what many peers call the deep learning revolution in computer vision (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/513696/deep-learning/).


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John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. Singing from the time he could talk and playing the guitar since the age of five, John Oates was destined to be a musician. Born in New York City, his family moved to a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA in the early 1950s, a move that would change the course of his life.
Soaking up the sounds of the 60s, John was influenced by the nascent folk scene, bluegrass, delta blues, and ragtime guitar styles, while also immersing himself in R&B legends such as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, The Temptations, Curtis Mayfield, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. One of his biggest mentors was his guitar teacher Jerry Ricks, who had spent time on the road with Mississippi John Hurt and Son House, and introduced John to the music of Doc Watson and Reverend Gary Davis, passing down their signature finger and flatpicking styles.
John Oates met Daryl Hall while attending Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. The two began collaborating and playing music together, marking the beginning of their historic partnership. Since their formation in the early 70s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have gone on to record 21 albums, which have sold over 80 million units, making them the most successful duo in rock history. They have scored 10 number one records, over 20 Top 40 hits, and have toured the world for decades. Their involvement in the original “Live Aid” concert and the groundbreaking “We Are The World” charity recording have further established them as legendary artists, who have personally and through their music, stood the test of time.
In addition to their numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations, in 2005 they were inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame and in May of 2008 were presented the prestigious BMI Icon Award for their outstanding career achievement in songwriting. In April 2014, Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Since embarking on a long awaited solo career in 1999, John has recorded five solo albums: Phunk Shui, 100 Miles of Life, Mississippi Mile, a live album called The Bluesville Sessions, and Good Road To Follow, (which featured collaborations with Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Vince Gill, Nathan Chapman, Jim Lauderdale, and Jerry Douglas).
In January 2015 John released Another Good Road (Warner/Elektra), a DVD docu-concert that premiered on Palladia Music Channel. Recorded live in a Nashville studio in one session, the video featured some of Music City’s finest musicians and singers as well as rare, seldom seen footage of John’s family ranch in Colorado; a glimpse into his world behind the music.
John is a diverse musician and songwriter active in Nashville community and beyond. Founded in 2010, he was the creator and executive producer for the “7908 the Aspen Songwriters Festival” at the historic Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, CO. In 2013, John teamed up with Jim James (My Morning Jacket) to curate the Bonnaroo Super Jam with special guests Britney Howard, Billy Idol, R. Kelly, Larry Graham and the Preservation Hall Jazz band.
In April 2017 John released his memoir “Change of Seasons“ co-written with Chris Epting and published by St. Martin’s Press. The acclaimed title was an Amazon best seller and has been received with both outstanding critical and fan reviews. After completing an extensive book promotion tour in the spring of 2017, Oates resumed work on an important music project that represents the next exciting phase in his burgeoning solo roots music career. The paperback version with added content was released May of 2018.
John’s most recent record album: Arkansas was released in February 2018 on Thirty Tigers/PS Records. Originally inspired by the music and legacy of the legendary Mississippi John Hurt, the project expanded to encompass other artists and styles that represent the dawn of American popular music from the early 1920s and 30s. Assembling an band of all star Nashville musicians, Oates shines a light on music from America’s past long before the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Fresh interpretations include the Emmett Miller classic “Anytime” from 1924 as well as the Jimmie Rodgers tune, “Miss the Mississippi and You,” from 1932. Reimagined traditional Delta, country blues and ragtime selections salute legendary artists like Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Blake.
The title track “Arkansas” and “Dig Back Deep” both John Oates original compositions, blend seamlessly with the traditional roots material. Taken together, this record becomes a retrospective of American popular song from the early 1920s to 30s. When asked to describe the sound ,John says, “It’s like Dixieland, dipped in bluegrass, and salted with Delta blues.” This album has opened a path for Oates to rediscover his earliest influences .
John resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Aimee.


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Eat Your Spinach
I think of spinach as the trainer vegetable for dark leafy greens. It’s dark, it’s leafy, it’s green–but it’s far less dark-leafy-greenish than, say, kale or chicory. Once someone has spinach mastered, anything’s possible.
I’ve long been from the must-have-spinach-this-minute camp of spinach-eaters. I always assumed that was because of the lack of red meat in my diet and spinach’s through-the-roof iron levels. But then I found out that spinach’s superman iron content is a myth. A myth! (The kind of myth that puts marketing departments over the moon.) A 19th-century German study on spinach misplaced a decimal point and endowed it with ten times the iron it actually has. The mistake was discovered in 1937, but not before Popeye had already started promoting the he-man, muscle-popping strength of the vegetable.
Spinach does contain iron, but no more than other leafy vegetables–and the ironic (haha) part is that general literature suggests that the iron in spinach is not easily absorbed by the body because of the oxalic acid content in the vegetable. (Although I found this study which suggests that oxalic acid in fruits and vegetables is of minor relevance in iron nutrition.) Including a source of vitamin C with spinach is recommended to increase the iron absorption.
So if it’s not the supersonic iron levels that make me nuts for spinach, as I always thought–what is it? I think it tastes good, but the smell of it cooking clearly can’t wake me from sleep the way brewing coffee or baking cookies can. I go absolutely cuckoo to eat it, but I don’t dream of the flavor in the same way I crave pumpkin or black truffles. I don’t know what it is, I just have to have spinach; there’s definitely an invisible attraction there. So, I’m thinking it has something to do with this: flavonoids, vitamin K (1,000 percent of the daily recommended value in 1 cup of cooked spinach!), vitamins A and C, manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, potassium, vitamins B2 and B6, tryptophan and dietary fiber. See? Doesn’t that make you want to eat spinach this very minute?
So go get some spinach! You’ll generally find spinach in one of two major categories: smooth and savoy (which is thicker, and curly or crinkled). There has been a lot of cross-breeding, so sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which. Regardless, wash spinach well, especially savoy types–and dry in a salad spinner or a pillowcase.
I like spinach just about anyway, except over-cooked and super mushy. I am particularly enamored by No Cream Creamed Spinach from White House chef, Cristeta Comerford. I can’t recommend it enough.


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Recently I wrote a script to pull out all the necessary assets out of a game install, which left only my desire not to be judged on the terrible code, which I think I can swallow provided the following disclaimer is attached:
- Don't judge me on the pipboy code! It was hacked together over a few weekends as an experiment at the same time I was frantically working on the rest of the costume. There are (many) memory leaks, buffer overflows and generally unsafe coding, and a gross misunderstanding of how to use OpenGL properly (it was my first experiment with OpenGL too).
- The Java side is almost a complete mystery to me. I don't know Java at all, and it's massive hodgepodge of official samples and code I've found online cobbled together. Expect crashes and force-closes all over the place. I'm sure it will kill your battery too.
- I'm working on my costume for the next SDCC right now, and I'm finished with this project. Everything is provided as is and I don't have any time to support any of it, sorry.
Install the apk
You can find the source code for everything on my GitHub but the easiest way to get started is to download and install the apk, which you can download here. I don't want to go into how to install apks here since it's pretty easy to Google. Once you've installed it if you try to run it straight away, you'll find that it just gives an immediate error, since it can't find the configuration files.
Creating the configuration files
You'll need a working install of either Fallout 3 or Fallout New Vegas at this point. If you don't have them, then go to Steam or another online merchant and get them right now! After they're installed, you'll want to grab my data collection script from here, and then extract it somewhere.
Open up a command terminal and navigate to the directory you extracted the script to. Type pipboy_create_data.exe [output_directory] [path to your fallout game]. You can also put the paths to both games if you want the music from both. After a while it will finish, and you should be able to look into the output directory and find a bunch of files like this:
Note that the data.zip is enormous. It contains all the music from both games in an uncompressed format (I was in too much of a rush to handle compressed formats, sorry!). You will almost certainly want to go into the zip file and remove those music files that you don't want, and update the music.txt file accordingly. You can also give the tracks full names, since by default they will just be named the same as the file. It should look something like this afterwards:
You can also customize everything else at this point. Have a look at the files and see what you can change. Be careful with the formatting though, remember that the code is held together with string.
When you're happy with it, copy it to the root of your sdcard in a directory called pipboy and then when you load the pipboy app, you should be greeted with a lovely Pipboy screen (after a lengthy loading process):
There is a rudimentary touchscreen interface where you can swipe between views, move up/down/left/right by touching in that general part of the screen, and long press to select. Pipboys don't have touchscreens though, so next you'll want...
For my video, I used an Arduino with a USB Host shield running Microbridge to act as an ADB debugger for the phone, which would then set up a tcp tunnel and send control packets to the phone when buttons were pressed. It worked, but it was way too complicated, and quite flakey since the phone wants to charge from the arduino which is running from a battery.
If you want physical buttons, (and why wouldn't you?) I would encourage you to try another approach, probably involving using the phone as the USB Host (I was running gingerbread at the time which I don't think can do that). If you want to reproduce what I did though, the sketchbook is on the GitHub, and the following pictures might help you to wire it up:


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Levi in Finland is still waiting for snow. Photo: Rex
While some of Europe's highest ski resorts opened this weekend, other lower-lying spots were praying for the arrival of snow before the Christmas period really kicks off.
Val d'Isére kicked off the European ski season as it opened on schedule this weekend, thanks to a one-metre snow shower earlier this month.
But experts are warning it might be a good idea to stick to high-altitude resorts, like Cervinia and Zermatt, for the time being, as balmy temperatures stave off the powder at lower ski areas.
According to a report in the Telegraph, Val currently has some of the best cover, along with Ischgl in Austria, and Val Thorens, which also opened this weekend, with the help of artificial snow cannons.
But even these can't help some areas, as the cannons only work when the air temperature is close to zero.
The Daily Mail also reports that Scandinavian ski resorts are struggling with warmer-than-usual temperatures.
Earlier this month, the World Cup Alpine skiing races had to be moved from Levi, Finland, to Austria due to the snow being elusive.
Cross-country World Cup races in Norway last weekend had to be moved from barren ground in Beitostoelen to Sjusjoen, where it was cold enough for artificial snow to stick.
And ski lifts in Are, Sweden's biggest ski resort, which normally opens in the first half of November, remain closed.
But it might not be panic stations in Europe just yet - first huge snow falls of winter often don't arrive until mid-December.
And if you have the spare time - and the cash - North America would be a great immediate alternative, with Whistler seeing great snow cover, and Vail already up and running.
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Snow show: Europe's ski resorts praying for powder
Virtually unknown to tourists outside Italy, Monterosa is made up of three main villages - Alagna, Champoluc and Gressoney. The long pistes (all 115 miles of them!) are uncrowded and lift queues are short. Freeriders will love the fantastic off-piste terrain of Alagna, which is perfect for expert skiers looking for untouched powder, narrow routes and challenging cliff drops. Beginners, intermediates and families can enjoy the quiet slopes of Champoluc where there's also plenty of accommodation and entertainment. Gressoney suits skiers of all levels and has modern hotels, plenty of restaurants and après-ski activities.
40km away from one of Bulgaria's top ski resorts Borovets lies Malyovitsa, a hidden gem for skiers of all levels. There are several pistes, with the longest, Uleya covering 1,200 metres. At the top of Uleya is a good black run for advanced skiers before the slopes get easier and end in a blue run. Rajdavitsa is another piste in the area, which is best for beginners. Malyovitsa has stunning scenery and you'll find a few places to hire equipment, lots of cosy restaurants and several hotels. The resort is a great place to ski with the Bulgarians. Image: Dimodi Used under Creative Commons Licence CC BY 2.0.
Well off the beaten tourist track Asahidake is the largest mountain in Hokkaido and a true powder paradise in winter. There aren’t a huge number of lifts and facilities, but you'll find untracked snow and no crowds. There are only four trails making it great for off-piste skiing and it's definitely not a place for beginners. Asahidake is a good option for a multi-resort ski trip if you're visiting the nearby Furano resort. Visit skijapan.seejapan.co.uk
Croatia's probably not the first place you think of for a ski break but Sljeme, the highest peak of Medvednica Nature Park near Zagreb has accessible slopes with night skiing, training runs for beginners and snowboarding for all abilities. You'll mainly find Croats at this resort and even though Medvednica is coated with artificial snow when needed, it's a beautiful spot for taking to the pistes at an unusual ski resort and combining your ski holiday with a city break to Zagreb.
It has the longest run in Austria, easy, deserted pistes and a great freerider scene for off-piste fans. Krippenstein is far from mass tourism in the magical Dachstein region and is an ideal place to spend the Christmas holidays where you can enjoy being alone on the pistes while most of the other skiers take to the 1,500 metres of altitude and 30 kilometres of off-piste terrain. For beginners there are decent ski schools and kids will love the Adventure Park where they can show off their skills. Krippenstein caters for all but is a real paradise for extreme skiers. Visit krippenstein.com
This family resort in the southern area of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is divided into two parts - Praloup 1500 and Praloup 1600 - and is a great place to enjoy a winter break with the French, who make up most of its visitors. Ideal for beginners and intermediates, the resorts boasts picturesque scenery, tree-lined pistes and good off-piste skiing for those in search of a bigger challenge than the black runs. There are plenty of hotels and apartments, plus shops, restaurants, nightclubs and other entertainment to keep you occupied off the slopes.
Melchsee-Frutt at the heart of Switzerland's centre is a traffic-free resort that's family-friendly and set on the shores of a small mountain lake. It's virtually unknown to skiers outside Switzerland and even to most Swiss with its main attraction being its remoteness. Its two ski areas, Balmeregghorn and Erzegg have 32 kilometres of wide, sunny slopes that are perfect for beginners trying to master the basics and 100-metre verticals for experts. There's also a freestyle park, a ski carousel for children and an eight-kilometre toboggan run.
With gentle, uncrowded slopes that all lead back to the ski base and a fantastic ski and play area for children, Vemdalen is a ski resort for the whole family. Accommodation, restaurants, a ski hire shop and ski school are all within metres of the slopes and there's a brand new ski area that offers more than two kilometres of descents with challenging upper sections turning into blue and red slopes on the way down. There are three ski areas to Vemdalen - Bjornrike, Vemdalsskalet and Klovsjo/Storhogna, which are all well equipped with lifts and a variety of runs.
With no lifts, seven peaks that are 1,000 metres high and amazing backcountry skiing and snowboarding, Chic Chocs in Quebec's Gaspé region is as remote as they come and only open to guests of the Chic Chocs Mountain Lodge. The mountains are reached with climbing skins are worth the trek before you ski down the fresh snow. Look out for moose, caribou and bald eagles along your way. Snowshoeing and split board are other snow activities available at the resort. Visit sepaq.com
Nestled in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Crested Butte preserves the pristine landscape and mountain lifestyle of the region with lots of snowy activities for powder enthusiasts. The ski town's mountains have diverse terrain for skiers of all abilities with uncrowded slopes and fantastic snow conditions. Off the slopes you'll find great nightlife, shopping and restaurants. The unspoiled resort has a quaint, small-town atmosphere and the mountains offer some of the best backcountry skiing in Colorado with extreme terrain attracting the most adventurous skiers.


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I love it when a plan comes together!
Just a month ago, I recommended going short on the Indian rupee
, expecting a 10 percent drop in its value. As of today, we have had nearly 11 percent decline in the value of the rupee in a very short time. Those of us who bought put options are sitting on triple-digit returns.
Last week, I wrote about gold being back in vogue
. I indicated that gold had ridden up by 17 percent from its lows to $1,370 per ounce. Today gold sits at $1,420, up a further 4.5 percent in just one week.
While I enjoy the profits, my mind does wander to what the root causes of the fall of the rupee and the sharp rise in gold prices are.
This weekend, I was reading parts of the famous "The Republic" by Plato. I was intrigued by how relevant his writings from 2,400 years ago are even today. I was also reminded of the works of his prodigal student, Aristotle, who in his works titled "The Politics" explain what may be happening in America today.
Plato wrote that personal interests do not mix with that of the state as far as a leader is concerned. He was convinced back then (and I whole heartedly agree) that a statesman has to be a very educated person and one who can clearly distinguish between personal gains and the good of the nation. In India, there is an acute shortage of well-educated and ethically honest leaders. The main purpose of the leader in India is to oppose the other party as well as to divert state wealth to their own needs.
As a result, India has always struggled with growth rates below its true potential. But when the degree of personal greed and infighting reaches a crescendo, we see a tattered state in dire straits.
In my opinion, a clean slate and fresh elections are the only hope for India now. The illogical policies of the current brain trust in India (a finance minister pleading the populace to not buy gold — the only savior from the rupee for Indians, high taxes on TVs being imported into India, etc.) show the bankruptcy of ideas that exist at the highest levels in tackling the problems. Such misguided policies are ineffective and bound to fail.
Moving to gold, the sharp rise in the past couple of days is based on the fear of a war with Syria. There we have a tyrant who is literally killing his own people just to stay in power. I am reminded of the passages from Aristotle's work where he describes the traits of a tyrant.
A tyrant starts out appearing humble and simple. He seeks to show himself as a steward and a king. Once in power, he will stop at nothing to stay in power, starting with spying on his people and ending with killing his own people, if necessary. The tyrant is adept at creating divisive policies and speeches to divide his people. Constant battles on various topics between the two sides often ensue.
A tyrant also seeks to disarm his people, making them powerless in attempting any kind of acts to overthrow the tyrant. A tyrant also tells his people to hunt down those who oppose his authority.
I see all of those traits in the current regime in Syria and it shows no signs of any solution. As a result, the world stands on the brink of another war, yet again. That has led to this recent spike in gold prices.
While I see the causes of what plagues India and Syria, what bothers me is that I see eerily similar signs here at home too. What plagues India and Syria today can easily be the United States in a few years if we don't take care.
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Each year, May is designated as National Mental Health Awareness Month. This awareness month began as a way to educate communities about mental health conditions and provide support and resources to those individuals living with mental illness. Millions across the country are affected by mental illness each year. According to the Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, over 3 million adults in Texas are living with a mental illness. Furthermore, 61% of adults in Texas who needed mental health treatment did not receive any. Unfortunately, children are affected by mental illness as well. According to the Texas Health & Human Services Commission, one out of four children will have a mental illness during childhood. This is why breaking down the stigma attached to mental illness through education and outreach is key goal of National Mental Health Awareness Month.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), a mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. Mental health conditions are far more common and come in many different forms. As a result, it is important to look for common signs of mental illness in adults and adolescents. To learn more about the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and find more information about mental health conditions, please visit SAMHAS. For more resources visit the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. For more mental health resources in Texas you can also visit the Mental Health Texas. In Texas, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) contracts with Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs) across the state to provide mental health services to communities. In our area, the Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County helps to deliver mental health services to over 10,000 residents annually as part of this program. You can learn more by visiting the Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities.
We are in the final month of the 87th Legislative Session. Sine Die, the final day, of this Session is May 31st. Until then, the Legislature will continue to hold hearings over bills in committees and decide matters in the House and Senate Chambers. To look up and/or track legislation that interests you, please visit Texas Legislature Online. You are able to look up legislation by word, phrase, or bill number in the top-middle section of this page. The left of the page has several links that will connect you to the Texas House of Representatives and to the Texas Senate.
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Stetson University is committed to helping employees maximize retirement savings while minimizing the retirement plan’s fee structure. Over the course of this past year, the Benefits Advisory Committee and University administration undertook a study to best accomplish these two goals. As a result and in follow-up to an earlier communication, I am pleased to announce several changes to the Stetson University Retirement Program starting Nov. 30, 2015. To get the most out of your retirement plan, please read this and future communications carefully.
A comprehensive review
To ensure that Stetson University is providing you with competitive retirement benefits, as well as the services and tools you need to pursue your long-term savings goals, the university’s Benefits Advisory Committee worked with an independent investment advisory firm, The Bogdahn Group, to assist with our ongoing duties. These include periodically reviewing and monitoring plan investment options and fees, and evaluating the services provided by university’s platform and service provider, currently TIAA-CREF. The following updates are intended to give you the investments, services and tools you need to pursue your retirement savings goals.
Most aspects of the plan will stay the same
Please note, the basic design of the Defined Contribution Plan (contributions, eligibility and vesting) will not change.
What you need to know:
- TIAA-CREF will continue to be the university’s platform and service provider. With the assistance of The Bogdahn Group, the Benefits Advisory Committee evaluated proposals from several retirement providers, focusing on employee education, fees and overall value to employees. TIAA-CREF was selected for continuing to provide the best retirement services at a reasonable cost.
- New investment options. New investment options will be from a variety of mutual fund families and have been carefully selected for Stetson University employees, giving you the opportunity to create a diversified retirement portfolio that matches your investment goals and preferences.
- Lower investment management fees. The university and The Boghdan Group have negotiated lower fees with our provider and selected funds with a lower average fee cost.
- Increased transparency on fees. We will also introduce a new fee structure to make it easier to see the cost of each investment option and fees paid to the service provider.
- New Retirement Choice/Retirement Choice Plus contracts. This new contract will accept future retirement plan contributions, rollovers and transfers. These contracts make it easier for us to replace an investment if we see that it is underperforming.
- You can continue to receive personalized advice on the plan’s investment options at no additional cost. This service is part of your retirement plan and is available online, by phone or through a One-on-One Counseling Session.
- New services: Coming in 2016, the plan will offer a new Roth option and online salary deferral agreement.
|Week of November 1, 2015||You will receive a Transition Guide with detailed information about the changes.|
|November 9 – 20, 2015||On-site Transition Seminars begin.|
|November 30, 2015||New fund line-up goes into effect.|
|Week of December 7, 2015||You will receive a Welcome Kit with important information on your new contract with TIAA-CREF.|
|December 14, 2015||Payroll contributions directed to the new contracts with TIAA-CREF.|
|December 16, 2015||Existing mutual fund assets will be transferred to the new contracts. Assets in the annuities will remain in the existing contracts.|
Call TIAA-CREF at 800 842-2252. Financial consultants are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET).
Stetson University is committed to providing the resources you need to help you prepare for retirement. Please review future communications to make the most of your retirement benefits.

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Incorporated in 1787, Southbury is located in western New Haven County. Southbury is known for its rural charm, historic districts and desirable suburban neighborhoods. Bordering Interstate 84, Southbury is within 80 miles of New York City and 40 miles of Hartford making it an ideal commuter community. IBM and Southbury Training School are the town’s major employers.
Southbury is home to six public parks and sits on the shores of Lake Zoar, a popular swimming and boating destination. The Shepaug Dam, located on the Housatonic River, is a popular nesting and feeding ground for wintering bald eagles and hawks and features an eagle observatory area.
Part of the Pomperaug Regional School District 15-school system, the Southbury school system is comprised of two elementary schools: Gainfield Elementary and Pomperaug Elementary, Rochambeau Middle School (a national blue ribbon school) and Pomperaug High School.


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At the ICAP-supported Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu, Western Kenya, incoming patients, and hospital staff wash their hands with soap at a long trough sink upon entering the hospital. After washing hands, a nurse, at arm’s length, takes everyone’s temperature using a digital infrared non-contact forehead thermometer and then squirts sanitizer into people’s hands for extra protection. Then for everyone entering the hospital, it is off to one of four newly set up COVID-19 screening tent stations for extensive testing.
Two nurses at each tent screen all people for COVID-19 by recording their temperature and travel history, and taking a symptom inventory to check for a history of fever, cough, or shortness of breath to determine the extent of risk and exposure to the coronavirus.
People who have no signs or symptoms of the virus will go home. However, if someone has symptoms of the infection, a health worker provides a mask for the person to place on their face. Then the clinician in the next tent conducts a further assessment to confirm the symptoms and use an algorithm to determine if the person should go home or to the isolation ward or the intensive care unit of the hospital as defined by infection prevention control (IPC) protocols.
ICAP in Kenya developed these protocols and procedures in collaboration with JOOTRH and the County Health Department of Kisumu, with guidance from the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
“The development of standard operating procedures, protocols, and data collection indicators is to prepare for screening COVID-19,” said Doris Odera, ICAP in Kenya’s regional director for ICAP Kisumu operations. “We need to support and guide health facilities and health care providers since this is a new disease that we all have very little information about,” she said.
The standard operating procedures and protocol documents detail IPC protocols such as preventing airborne spread and contact while screening and taking care of patients with suspected coronavirus infection. Other protocols specify how to care for personal protective equipment, safely collect test samples, and take precautions to prevent airborne, contact, and droplet spread of the disease to health care workers and other people.
In addition to technical assistance, ICAP in Kenya also supported JOOTRH by providing the facility with handwashing soap and sanitizer, as well as personal protective gear such as gloves, masks, goggles, and sleeved gowns for health care workers.
As of March 25, 2020, Kisumu is yet to record a COVID-19 positive case; however, Kenya has a total of 25 confirmed coronavirus infections according to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 dashboard, which monitors global infection rates.
“It is quite a trying time for front-line health providers, but we are taking things as they come, and trying to provide every precaution to control the spread of COVID-19,” Odera said.
A global health leader since 2003, ICAP was founded at Columbia University with one overarching goal: to improve the health of families and communities. Together with its partners—ministries of health, large multilaterals, health care providers, and patients—ICAP strives for a world where health is available to all. To date, ICAP has addressed major public health challenges and the needs of local health systems through 6,000 sites across more than 30 countries.


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We had a wonderful time at Crater Lake NP today. It was in the 70’s with blue skies. What a pleasure to feel the breeze off the 78 inches of snow that still remained at the lake. The deep blue water with the crystal reflections of the snow covered peaks studded with tall evergreens inspired awe in both of us. It was a panoramic beauty to behold. The park ranger said he was guessing at a total of over 500 inches of snow this season! (and you thought you had a bad winter). Interestingly, the lake never freezes over due to volcanic thermals in the base of the caldera. The sign behind Brad reads “Stay off the roof.”
We are spending three days here camping in a forest with tall trees on a the Willamson River. It is a very peaceful and tranquil place to take a deep breath and enjoy the just arriving spring surroundings.
Crater Lake NP, Oregon