In order to assess the risk of bats dying at wind turbines, the acoustic activity of bats within the operating range of the rotor blades is recorded. Ultrasonic detectors are attached to the nacelles of the mast top, but scientists have concluded that the effectiveness of this acoustic monitoring is insufficient to reliably predict mortality risk, especially for bats at large turbines.
In a recent analysis, a team of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research concluded that the effectiveness of this acoustic monitoring is insufficient. They therefore recommend installing supplementary ultrasonic detectors at other locations on the wind turbines and developing additional techniques such as radar and thermal imaging cameras for monitoring.
The results of their analysis are published in the scientific journal Mammal Review.
Wind is a form of renewable energy source which is widely used for energy generation. One downside of wind energy is that many bats die when colliding with rotor blades of wind turbines. This is an urgent problem for conservation because all bat species are protected by law because of their rarity.
To find out when the operation of wind turbines poses a threat to bats and when it does not, the temperature and wind conditions at which bats are particularly active at turbines are determined. For this purpose, the echolocation calls of bats are recorded when they fly into the risk zone near the rotor blades. From this, threshold values for wind speed and temperature can be derived for a bat-safe operation of wind turbines. Wind turbines then only produce electricity when none or only a few bats are active.
The sonar beam of bats also means that echolocation calls do not spread evenly in all directions, but preferentially towards the front in the direction of flying. If bats do not fly directly towards the microphone, the calculated detection range decreases further. In addition, ultrasonic detectors are usually mounted on the underside of the nacelles and the microphone therefore points downwards. Bat calls above the nacelle are therefore not registered. The focus is on the lower half of the danger zone, although bats can also be found in the upper half.
In order to improve the cover of the risk zone of the rotor blades, the scientists recommend additional detectors at other locations, e.g. above as well as on the lee side of the nacelle. In order to also detect bats circling up the mast of the turbine, it may also be advisable to install ultrasonic detectors directly on the mast. This would also register animals flying at lower levels above ground or collecting insects from the mast surface. Complementary sensor technology such as radar systems or thermal imaging cameras could provide additional information.
Based on the recordings, consultants and researchers can determine the bat species and assess under which conditions (temperature, time of day, wind strength) they are most active. With this information, conditions can be described that restrict the operation of wind turbines during times of particularly high bat activity, thus reducing the risk of killing.
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By Jared A. Ellias (University of California Hastings College of the Law), George Triantis (Stanford Law School)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has moved quickly to get trillions of dollars of emergency relief to consumers, small businesses, and large firms. These efforts aim to rescue millions of American consumers and businesses from insolvency.
It is troubling, though, that the federal government is ignoring the law that already exists for cushioning the blows associated with financial distress: the bankruptcy system. In its strategy to provide relief and stimulus, the government is in effect offering roadside emergency assistance when the infrastructure and expertise of a hospital is easily accessible.
Because the bankruptcy system entails a detailed restructuring process, it forces companies to think hard about how they’ve been doing things and whether it makes sense to continue doing them that way. Cash infusions from programs like those in the CARES Act, on the other hand, are only designed to keep businesses’ heads above water. That’s all that some companies need, but for others that were already struggling before the crisis hit, such as J.Crew and Neiman Marcus, bankruptcy can encourage them to focus on their long-term health.
Our existing bankruptcy system isn’t only crucial for helping companies move past their immediate crisis of zero revenue and illiquidity, it will also be essential in helping entire industries adapt to a prolonged period of uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.
For the full opinion piece, click here.
For other Roundtable posts relating to the Covid-19 crisis, see Andrew N. Goldman, George W. Shuster Jr., Benjamin W. Loveland, Lauren R. Lifland, “COVID-19: Rethinking Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Valuation Issues in the Crisis.”


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You might recall Steven Maier as a Yorkton-born musician with time spent in bands such as Sexually Attracted to Fire and Crestwood.
But there comes a time for many musicians when the lure of a regular job takes them in a different direction.
And so we catch up with Maier today as he takes on the role of maltster with Makers Malt.
But what exactly is a maltster?
“A maltster takes barley grains and turns them into malted barley, one of the primary ingredients in beer and spirits,” explained Maier. “We germinate the grains, which makes starch that is otherwise inaccessible, available to the brewer.
“It also creates enzymes which, when ‘mashed’ by the brewer, creates sugar from the starch and is where the alcohol in beer and spirits comes from.
“We stop the germination process by drying the barley and applying heat at a point that maximizes the starch and enzyme content. By applying different levels of heat during the drying process, we can create different coloured malt, which is the difference between a light golden lager, an inky black stout, and every beer style in between.
“Malted barley provides the colour for beer, and contributes a large part of the flavour in a beer.”
As interesting as the job might sound, it is not an usual career choice for someone who grew up near Yorkton, with a guitar in his hands.
“My interest in the craft beverage industry started in 2012 when I began working for a craft brewery in Saskatoon,” Maier explained. “I started as a delivery person and over three-years working for the company worked my way up to brewer.”
The beer bug had bitten Maier.
“I built a 10 gallon brewing system out of old beer kegs and started home brewing my own beer, cider, and mead at that time.
“When I quit brewing I was still playing music and working odd jobs to pay the bills.”
As chance has it, the need to pay bills put him back to his roots.
“One of my jobs was working for a farmer, helping with harvest for a couple of seasons, and I learned a lot about barley,” he said. “Saskatchewan is known for growing some of the best malting barley in the world. A percentage of the crop stays in Saskatchewan, but often it is sent to be malted in other provinces and malting facilities around the world, and in some cases it travels back to Saskatchewan to be made into beer.
“I grew up on a farm outside of Yorkton and finding a way to marry farming and beer really interested me.”
So in 2016, Maier said he “took a malting barley course at the Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg, and dreamed of opening my own maltery.”
That dream would open a door for Maier.
“I met Matt Enns in 2018, who had just opened the first craft malting facility in Saskatchewan, and he was looking for a maltster,” he said.
“After a few interviews and a few beers, I was hired on to help the small company produce malt and handle the day to day operations of the plant.
“Being the first facility of our kind in the province presents daily challenges and we are constantly learning and finding new ways to improve our product.”
So what exactly is Makers Malt?
“Makers Malt was started in late 2017 by a small collective of farmers with years of experience growing malted barley in the heart of the Saskatchewan Valley, north of Saskatoon,” explained Maier. “Typically, barley is graded as either malt quality or feed quality. If barley makes the grade, it is sent to the grain elevator or directly to large-scale malting plants where it is mixed with other farm’s barley and malt.
“Of all the barley we grow on the farm that makes the malt grade, less than 10 per cent makes it to our malt house. This allows us to pick the very best malting barley from the farm, providing an extremely high-quality and consistent end product.
“Currently, we are malting barley grown less than two miles from the malting facility.”
The new company is looking to create a niche in the malt market place.
“We are the first craft maltery in Saskatchewan and one of only two malt plants in the province,” said Maier. “Unlike Prairie Malt in Biggar, who malt on a large scale for traditional commercial breweries, we focus on small batch production, creating malts with robust flavour, focusing on the needs of the booming craft beer industry.
“We are able to take specifications provided by the craft brewer and provide a tailor made product that suits the variety of beers they want to produce.”
The customization of the malt opens doors in terms of creating sales.
“Our malt has been sold from Alberta to Ontario, though the vast majority of what we produce is sold to craft breweries and distilleries in Saskatchewan,” said Maier. “If you drink Saskatchewan made craft beer or spirits, there is a good chance you’ve already tasted our product. The Saskatchewan craft beverage industry is a close-knit community of hard-working, creative people, and we are proud to be a part of it.”

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Newsletter July 2010
Greetings from the Innovare Team! What a busy and eventful year it has been. Here’s a quick update:
MBO of The Albany Group
We are pleased to inform you that we have successfully completed the management buyout of the Asia Pacific companies of the Albany Group. We believe that the rebranding under the new ownership structure will better meet the needs of our customers. We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you even better in the future.
Employed Solutions in Asia Pacific
Innovare has managed contractors, with solutions throughout Asia Pacific:
Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
We continue to be specialists in workforce management in Asia Pacific.
In particular, we have further strengthened our Mandarin-speaking workforce with the addition of Jeffrey Ang to our team. Jeffrey has already begun engaging the increasing number of Mandarin speaking contractors from China.
Apart from English as the main language, we are able to assist contractors in Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia/ Indonesia and Tagalog.
Refer a Contractor
If you are a contractor who had used our services in the past, refer a contractor to Innovare and be rewarded! Contact us for more details.
Asia Pacific – on the Growth Trajectory
Recently, the headlines seem to indicate contrasting trends between the slowing economies in Europe, the UK, US and the expanding ones in Asia Pacific.
There is a growing fear of a double dip recession in the former group, arising from the large budget deficits and sovereign debt. In the US, the negative indicators are beginning to show :
- Service sector’s expansion in June was less than forecast. Institute for Supply Management index of non-manufacturing businesses fell to a four-month low of 53.8.
- Private hiring in May rose less than forecast
- Housing transactions are showing signs of renewed weaknesses following the end of a government tax credit (up to US$8k)
Consumer confidence is falling
This is further aggravated by the shakiness in the Eurozone precipitated by countries like Greece, Portugal and Spain. Austerity programs that are being rolled out in the UK and Europe are necessary but will be a hindrance to near term growth.
This contrasts with Asia Pacific headlines like :
- China hikes 2009 growth estimate to 9.1%
- New Zealand economy grows for fourth straight quarter
- Citi economist hoist Singapore growth forecast to 12.5%
- Bank of Japan seen upping Japan economic growth forecast.
(Articles can be made available on request)
On the ground, we see the resurgence of projects in Asia Pacific as Western-based multinationals begin to look East.
We hope to give you regular updates on the industry and economic climate in Asia Pacific. If there are specific topics you would like us to cover, please let us know.
The Innovare Team
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Two weeks ago, the Israeli military announced the arrest of the last two of six prisoners who had escaped from the Gilboa maximum security prison.
He explained that two detainees, members of the Islamic Jihad organization Aiham Kammaji and Munadil Nafeed, were re-arrested after being surrounded by Israeli security forces near the city of Zen in the West Bank.
Israeli officials decided to hold a court session for them within hours of their arrest.
The remaining four were arrested by Israeli forces last week, just days after a sudden escape from prison.
A magistrate’s court in Nazareth has ordered the extension of custody of four detainees: Mahmoud al-Artha, Yaqub Qadri, Zakaria al-Jubaidi and Muhammad al-Artha.
Israeli officials began to investigate how the operation was successful despite tight security measures in prison.
On Saturday, the city of Jenin witnessed clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters, but Israeli forces confirmed that the two detainees had been arrested without protest.
The father of one of the detainees said his son had agreed to surrender without endangering the lives and property of the homeowners, media reports said.
Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett said the process of re-arresting the fugitives was “interesting,” “quick, accurate and complex.”
Bennett insisted that “mistakes made can be corrected.”
In separate statements, Hamas and Islamic Jihad said Israel was “fully responsible for the safety of the six Palestinian prisoners recently arrested after they escaped from prison.”
In its statement, Islamic Jihad called for “the military units of the Palestinian forces to be more vigilant and prepared.”
The prisoners escaped through a tunnel dug under the prison for several months.
The escapees are believed to have crawled into the outer walls of the prison into this tunnel, and then began digging another tunnel in the middle of a dirt road under an observation tower on the outer wall of the prison.
The escape operation caused severe embarrassment to Israel as the media exposed several security breaches in the Israeli prison system.
The escape was the first in 20 years in Israeli prisons, and was the result of what the Israeli media described as “dangerous mistakes” made by Israeli officials.
Palestinian factions hailed the escape from the Israeli prison, describing what happened as “heroic.”
Surveillance cameras filmed the detainees coming out of the tunnel at 1:30 a.m. local time, but alarm bells rang that people in the vicinity of the prison had seen “suspicious persons.”
Media reports point to some security mistakes made by the authorities, including publishing the prison’s engineering design on the website of the architects involved in its construction, placing Jenin’s six prisoners in the same room on the west bank, and not operating the jamming devices. Hijacked mobile phones from operating on prisoners. Used to communicate with people outside the prison.
Confirmed reports emerged that six detainees had escaped while a guard at a watchtower near the subway exit was asleep.
Five of the fugitives – Mahmoud al-Artha, Muhammad al-Artha, Aiham Kammaji, Yaqub Qadri and Munadil Nafiat – belonged to the Islamic Jihad movement. Four of them are serving life sentences for plotting to assassinate Israelis.
The sixth fugitive, Zakaria Jubaidi, was commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade in Jenin. He was arrested by Israeli forces in 2019 on suspicion of being involved in multiple shootings, and he is under investigation.
According to the Adamir Foundation for Prisoner Care and Palestinian Human Rights, Gilboa Prison was established under the supervision of Irish experts and opened in 2004, and is described as the most protected prison in Israel, and Palestinians believe Israel operated within 1948 territories.
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This card is for a monthly swap that I do with Debbie's Divas. The theme for this month was to pick an advanced technique. i picked painted pearls. I embossed the octopus with black ep & then painted it in with floor wax & pearl ex. Then I stippled the backround with Taken With teal ink. I just gor the cuttlebug, so I had to try it out! I used the swirl folder on the TWT layer. The stamped image is popped up on dimensionals. I really love how this card turned out!
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This quarter was another busy one for the FDA as it continued to reevaluate its approach to digital health amidst a changing of the guard from Dr. Scott Gottlieb to its new commissioner, Dr. Norman "Ned" Sharpless.
Among its most notable digital health actions of the past few months was the agency’s decision to put out a call for new companies to try out the current framework of its Digital Health Software Precertification Program, the ongoing effort to streamline regulation of digital health products prone to frequent update.
Organizations that are expecting to sponsor either a 510(k) submission or De Novo Request for software as a medical device (SaMD) during 2019 or early 2020 are eligible to volunteer, although the agency wrote in its notice that it doesn’t plan to award precertification to those that complete the test process.
While many companies were enthusiastic about participating in the original PreCert program, the industry reaction to the new call out has been a mixed bag, as there are still a lot of unknowns.
“Regarding new companies that might want to join, some of the benefits are you’re not going to get a faster, streamlined review at this point, but you will get a teaser for once precertification is opened up more broadly,” Lesley Maloney, head of US regulatory policy and a digital strategy lead at Pre-Cert participant Roche Diagnostics, said during a panel at BIO 2019 in Philadelphia. “What does that mean? [It’s] what types of questions the FDA is going to ask; what are the types of elements, the dashboard I need to create in order to share this data and demonstrate I’ve met the five principles they’re looking for. So pros and cons if you wanted to volunteer, but I understand FDA’s goal to want more data points, especially as others are looking very closely — other regulators globally — at this program to see, at the end of the day, does this work?”
Pharma execs at BIO also questioned what the focus on real-world evidence and post-market data would look like.
Aside from the PreCert program, the agency has continued its role in regulation.
In June the FDA issued a warning to patients and providers warning of the dangers of diabetes management devices and software that haven’t been assessed by the agency.
In early April the agency released a 20-page exploratory whitepaper on how it could address artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
“As algorithms evolve, the FDA must also modernize our approach to regulating these products,” an outbound Gottlieb wrote in a statement at the time. “We must ensure that we can continue to provide a gold standard of safety and effectiveness. We believe that guidance from the agency will help advance the development of these innovative products.”
This included any unapproved or unauthorized continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and automated insulin dosing systems, whether used as a standalone device or integrated as part of a glucose management system.
Of course, the agency has also been busy clearing new items for use. Read on for a list of products cleared by the agency in Q2, in chronological order.
AliveCor received an FDA clearance for its existing KardiaMobile and KardiaStation platforms that allow consumers and point-of-care users to receive more information about their mobile ECG readings.
Now, when consumers or clinicians conduct an instant analysis ECG test using AliveCor’s devices, the software will no longer surface an “unclassified” result when the reading is between 40-50 beats per minute or 100-140 beats per minute, Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati, chief medical officer at AliveCor, explained to MobiHealthNews. Rather, the former reading now generates an indication that the user is experiencing bradycardia while the latter produces a result for tachycardia.
After landing FDA clearance for clinical use of its AI-enabled device and platform for in-hospital remote patient monitoring back in February, Edinburgh, Scotland-based Current Health (formerly snap40) announced it also got the greenlight to be used in the acute care setting.
The company is called this decision “the first-ever FDA clearance for end-to-end, real-time, passive [remote patient monitoring] wearable and platform.”
Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel-based deep learning startup Zebra Medical Vision announced in April that it received an 510(k) clearance for an AI tool that can read medical imaging to identify potential cases of pneumothorax — a build-up of gas between a lung and the chest wall.
In May the FDA granted digital physical therapy company Reflexion Health a 510(k) clearance for its Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA) to be used for trunk and upper extremities.
VERA is a prescription digital physical therapy platform that uses an avatar coach to help patients with their rehabilitation. The platform has the ability to perform a 3D scan of the patient in order to measure their movement and analyzes their functional assessment. Patients and providers are also able to view a user’s progress and statistics on a dashboard.
The FDA cleared eMurmur ID, a software screening device that uses a smartphone, third-party digital stethoscope and machine learning to automate the detection of heart murmurs.
According to Ottawa, Canada-based eMurmur, the cloud tool identifies and classifies both dangerous and healthy heart murmurs, as well as the absence of a murmur and S1 or S2 heart sounds. The platform includes a mobile app, web portal and artificial intelligence analytics features, and is designed to fit into the workflow of healthcare providers. Recordings of heart sounds can also be securely shared with other experts for consultation.
Aidoc, an Israeli provider of artificial intelligence products for radiologists, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for a tool that identifies potential cases of pulmonary embolism — a blockage in one of the lung’s pulmonary arteries — for expert review.
Later that month Theranica, an Israel-based biomedical technology company focused on developing advanced electroceuticals for migraine and other prevalent diseases, announced that the FDA granted a De Novo request for its smartphone-controlled electroceutical, Nerivio Migra, utilizing remote electrical neuromodulation for the acute treatment of migraine.
Zebra Medical Vision scored another FDA clearance, this time for an AI triage tool for intracranial hemorrhage. Called HealthICH, the software product reviews non-contrast head CT scans to highlight potential bleeds for radiologist review.
According to the company, the tailor-made neural network is capable of generating these alerts in spite of smaller bleed sizes and more common artifacts, such as metal, that are observed within a patient’s brain.
In June Aidoc also locked down yet another FDA clearance for its tool that triages cervical spine fractures. Much like the company’s prior offerings, the new product analyzes images to prioritize high-risk cases for review by a radiologist, and does so within the specialist’s existing clinical workflow.
In early June implantable CGM company Senseonics announced that it received approval from the FDA for the non-adjunctive indication for its Eversense device.
Senseonics is only the third company to secure this indication, which allows a CGM to be used for insulin dosing in lieu of a fingerstick glucometer, though patients will still need to use fingersticks twice a day for calibration.
Caesarea, Israel-based Itamar Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance last week for a new disposable home sleep apnea test (HSAT) called WatchPAT One.
The device is smartphone connected; patients pair the wearable to their phone before sleeping with the device, which straps around the wrist but also includes a sensor that goes over the tip of the finger and another that affixes to the chest, both physically connected to the wrist strap by wires.
Lastly, FDA granted De Novo clearance to a prescription nerve stimulation device for the reduction of functional abdominal pain. The device is intended for use by adolescents and teens with irritable bowel syndrome in combination with other therapies.
Developed by Innovative Health Solutions, the IB-Stim devices is a single-use electrical nerve stimulator. When placed behind the patient’s ear, it emits low-frequency pulses over the course of five days, after which it can replaced by a new device for up to three consecutive weeks. By doing so, the device stimulates certain cranial nerves that appear to provide pain relief for these patients.

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Pool volleyball is a fun and refreshing way to cool off on a hot day. It's also a great way to get some exercise and have some fun with friends and family. If you're looking to set up a pool volleyball net there are a few things you'll need to do.
Basic Setup for a Pool Volleyball Net
Here are the basic items you'll need in order to begin the process of setting up your pool volleyball unit. They include:
- A pool volleyball net
- Two poles
- A mallet
- A measuring tape
Step-By-Step Guide to Setup Pool Volleyball
We've put together an easy-to-follow guide on how to setup your new pool volleyball net. Continue reading to ensure the process goes smoothly.
Choose a Location
The first step is to choose a location for your pool volleyball net. You'll want to choose a spot that is level and has enough space for people to play. You'll also want to make sure that the net is in a spot where it won't be in the way of swimmers or other activities.
Set Up the Poles
Once you've chosen a location, it's time to set up the poles. The poles should be placed about 10 feet apart, with the net centered between them. The poles should be secured in the ground with stakes.
Attach the Net
The net should be attached to the poles using the provided hardware. The net should be taut, but not so tight that it's difficult to play.
Adjust the Height of the Net
The height of the net should be adjusted to the appropriate height for the players. The net should be 7 feet high for women and 8 feet high for men.
Play Pool Volleyball
Once the net is set up, it's time to play ball! Pool volleyball is played just like regular volleyball, except that it's played in the water. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net so that it lands on the other side. The other team must then return the ball before it hits the ground. The first team to score 15 points wins the game.
Here are a few tips for playing pool volleyball:
- Use a water volleyball ball. These balls are designed to float in water, so they're easier to hit and catch.
- Be aware of your surroundings. Make sure you don't hit the ball into the pool or at other swimmers.
- Have fun! Pool volleyball is a great way to cool off on a hot day and have some fun with friends and family.
Interested in pool volleyball court size regulations? Check out this blog here.
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Folks looking forward to using their Xbox One controllers to play games on Windows might soon be in for a treat. In a post over on the NeoGAF forum, Xbox's Larry Hryb – or Major Nelson as we often know him – said that Windows drivers for the controller will be released "very soon."
Microsoft first promised support last year and there's no doubts a lot of gamers out there eager to use their Xbox One controllers this way. And why not, it's a great controller. All we need now are those drivers, so we'll be sitting, waiting. Patiently. Maybe.
Update 4: Trump gives blessing to TikTok sale to Microsoft
TikTok may soon be owned by Microsoft. The company is reportedly in talks to buy out the U.S. portion of TikTok amid a rumored Trump administration order for TikTok owner Bytedance to divest. On Monday, President Trump says he does not oppose the sale so long as it is done by September 15.
Microsoft Edge is about to let you use Chrome themes from the web store
Microsoft Edge being built on Chromium has its advantages, mainly in that you an take advantage of Chrome's vast library of extensions. In the latest example of this, Microsoft has started allowing Edge users in the Dev channel install themes from the Chrome web store.
Need a new laptop to run VR? Here are the best devices out there now.
Using a laptop to power your VR system makes it easy to take it with you wherever you go. Not just any laptop is going to work for VR, though, so we rounded up your best options right here.
These 5 cheap external drives pair perfectly with Xbox One
These external hard drives upgrade your Xbox One storage without breaking the bank.


Following a hostile gang of men’s assault of the UTV studio on Saturday, the Ghana Police Service has detained about 16 accused thugs.
Minutes into the production, their rude attitude abruptly ended the live performance broadcast.
The arrests were made in response to a complaint of what appeared to be an invasion of the studio premises by a group of people made by the Despite Media Group, owners of UTV, and the Ministry of Information.
“Following a complaint from the Despite Media Group and the Ministry of Information that certain people had invaded the studios of U-TV this evening, the Police proceeded to the scene and arrested sixteen (16) persons”
For the reason these men invaded UTv, one of the men said, “We are waiting for A Plus today… A Plus has to explain to us why he tore our paper from the NPP party. We are here, we are waiting for A Plus. We are protecting our party property.”
According to these reports, the agitated individuals had entered the studio with the apparent aim of confronting Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A Plus, who is a regular panel member on the show.


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Greek Olympic Society
- Promote fraternal fellowship and social interaction among all who embody Hellenic principles and traditions
- Organize philanthropic projects on behalf of the Hellenic community in association with the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Columbus
- Undertake athletic and educational activities to promote our heritage of the Olympic ideals of “sound mind in a sound body” for members and for the youth of the Hellenic community
Events and Projects
The Olympic Society is the proud organizer and sponsor of many annual events including: Apokreatiko Glendi Dinner/Dance, Greek Theater, Greek Community Picnic, Blood Drives, Operation Feed, Mother’s Day Flower Sale, Educational Programs, Golf Outing, Ohio Special Olympics participation, and numerous other philanthropic endeavors.
(Greek Community Resource Guide)
Membership and Meeting Information
Our membership is open to all who embody the Hellenic ideals. Please join us at one of our meetings that are held the second Thursday of each month at the Greek Cathedral Social Hall.

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Democratic Governors Vow To Defend Abortion Amid SCOTUS Draft Leak
Democratic governors have vowed to defend abortion after the leaked initial draft majority SCOTUS opinion showed the Court voting to strike down Roe V. Wade.
The Democrats responded in “horror” to the bombshell report from Politico, calling the decision an “attack on women across the country.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom, for one, called the draft an “appalling attack on the rights of women.” Claiming it “does not value the rights of women.”
Now, the California Governor is “proposing an amendment to enshrine the right to choose in the California constitution.”
Further stating that “Women will remain protected [in California].”
NEW: We are proposing an amendment to enshrine the right to choose in the California constitution.
We can’t trust SCOTUS to protect the right to abortion, so we’ll do it ourselves.
Women will remain protected here. https://t.co/WTUpfymLS0
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 3, 2022
It’s worth noting that abortion has been a pinnacle component of California’s plans for the future. One that possesses seemingly zero boundaries when it comes to when an abortion can be legally performed in the state. As recent reports indicate the state is looking towards up to 28 days AFTER birth.
Gov. Kathy Hochul uttered similar outrage in a statement on Monday saying, “I am horrified by the apparent draft Supreme Court opinion leaked this evening that would overturn the right to abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.”
“For the sake of women across the country, this should not be the Supreme Court’s final opinion when it comes to abortion rights,” she continued.
Hochul too has been a major advocate for abortion rights over her career. Just last year, she supported a bill that would have allowed non-doctors to perform abortions.
Another outspoken Governor is Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who described Monday as a “truly dark day in America.”
A truly dark day in America with the news reports that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
This year, I signed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act – codifying a woman's right to choose into state law. New Jersey will not go backwards on reproductive rights.
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) May 3, 2022
He later went on to say that he stands with “women, men and families across the country who are rightfully outraged at this latest unlawful attempt by Justice Kavanaugh and his allies on the court to gut Roe v. Wade.”
Murphy then vowed to fight back against the expected SCOTUS ruling.
It’s been less than 24 hours since this breaking story, and the nation is already seeing widespread outrage against the draft.
Protests began in Washington D.C. only a couple of hours after the news broke. And angered politicians quickly took to Twitter to express their opposition towards the decision.
Bernie Sanders even suggested ending the fillibuster in his remarks.
Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 3, 2022
Conservatives on the other hand have begun giving former President Donald Trump credit for the Court opinion if it eventually holds true.
Daily Wire speaker Michael Knowles said, “If the opinion is real, Donald Trump has secured his place as one of the greatest and most consequential presidents in American history.”
Rest assured, the abortion debate is far from over and will likely continue to be one of the most divisive political issues in this country. Especially ahead of midterms.
The public is already enraged at the news that Roe v. Wade may soon be overturned, but what’s even more worrisome is that Democratic politicians are taking action against it.
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You haven’t received anything from me for an entire week. It’s not because I ran out of things to say…it’s because I’m writing to you from a new computer. I finally switched to a Mac when my old laptop crashed last week. I can’t lie, there’s definitely a learning curve, but I’m making progress. This post is proof!!
Last week I wrote about Meatless Monday and the benefits of incorporating meatless meals into your week. Here is a new recipe to try!
Baked Polenta Pie with Roasted Vegetables (serves 6-8)
2 small zucchini, halved and sliced ¼ inch thick
3 portobello mushroom caps, sliced and cubed
½ pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 red or yellow bell pepper, sliced and cut ½ inch squares
1 medium head of broccoli, cut into bite-size florets
1 medium sweet onion, diced
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons dried basil
freshly ground pepper
1-15 ounce can Cannelini beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoon balsamic glaze
3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup quick-cooking polenta
2/3 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes, pepper, broccoli, and onion in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle basil, salt and pepper. Mix veggies until coated. Put in oven and roast 10 minutes, stir. Continue roasting until just tender, 10-15 minutes more. Transfer vegetables with juices into baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray. Add beans and 2 tablespoons balsamic glaze and stir to combine. Set aside.
Heat broth in a saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil. Slowly add polenta and stir until thick, reduce heat to low. Continue stirring and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in shaved Parmesan cheese. Spread polenta over vegetables and bake in oven until browned and bubbly, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle grated Parmesan. Enjoy!!

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Very weird but very sad film about pigs, well something they call pigs but are much larger and have a different snout. It’s also about the food industry, GMO, and the evils food corporations do to livestock.
TV-MA | 2h | Action, Adventure, Drama | 28 June 2017 (USA)
Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a fascinating animal named Okja.
Director: Joon-ho Bong (as Bong Joon Ho)
Writers: Joon-ho Bong (screenplay) (as Bong Joon Ho), Jon Ronson (screenplay) | 1 more credit »
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn
The fact that this is a Netflix movie belies the amazing cgi of Okja. He resembles a baby elephant in his skin and size. The interaction he has with the little girl is mesmerizing.
My favorite performance is from Jake Gyllenhaal. He plays a tv cooking show personality who the leader of the company (Tilda Swinton) tries to put on tv to make him the “face of the company.”
You have a little chasing, a lot of jokes, some touching moments and plan on feeling some outrage when you see the way we do things in the food industry. At times it suffers from going too fast and not slowing down to develop characters enough but I ser very little to criticize about this film.
For an incredible movie experience, check this one out on Netflix streaming.

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Do you need baking powder for cakes?
Is baking powder necessary for cakes?
Assuming that you aren’t all that familiar with baking, then you’ll need to understand that baking powder helps the cakes to rise and it’s necessary if you want your cake to be light and fluffy. … It just so happens that baking powder is one of the most common leavening ingredients that is used in cakes.
What happens if you bake a cake without baking powder?
Problems. Baking a pound cake without baking powder can result in a heavy, grainy cake with an unappealing texture. The flavor will not change, but you’ll lose the traditional high, cracked top. Very careful mixing can prevent this, but the baking powder acts as an insurance policy for your pound cake.
Can I bake without baking powder?
The best baking powder substitute is a mix of baking soda and cream of tartar. The cream of tartar adds acidity to the baking soda—it’s basically homemade baking powder. … If a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon baking powder, add ¼ teaspoon baking soda with your dry ingredients and ½ cup buttermilk with the wet ingredients.
Can I skip baking powder in cake?
Use 1 teaspoon lemon juice plus a ¼ teaspoon baking soda to make 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Any type of vinegar can also be used, though white vinegar will result in the most neutral flavoring of the cake, muffin, or other dish. It’ll still add a little flavor, however.
What happens if I use baking soda instead of baking powder?
If you swap in an equal amount of baking soda for baking powder in your baked goods, they won’t have any lift to them, and your pancakes will be flatter than, well, pancakes. You can, however, make a baking powder substitute by using baking soda.
Is there a substitute for baking powder?
Mix the cream of tartar, cornstarch, and baking soda together to replace 1 teaspoon of baking powder in any recipe.
Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda for cake?
Baking powder may be used as a substitute for baking soda. Still, its leavening power is not as strong as that of plain baking soda. … For example, if a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of baking soda, use 3 teaspoons of baking powder as a replacement.
Does self raising flour need baking powder?
No they are not. Self-raising flour is plain flour, with the addition of a leavening agent such as baking powder.
How do you make baking powder?
To make your own baking powder – some say with fewer metallic undertones than the commercial stuff – mix one part baking soda to one part cornstarch and two parts cream of tartar. For example: 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch = 1 teaspoon homemade baking powder.
What can I use in pancakes instead of baking powder?
The easiest swap for every 1 teaspoon of baking powder in your pancake mix is a blend of 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of cornstarch.
Does baking powder make cakes fluffy?
Baking powder makes your cakes light and airy. … Baking powder lightens the texture of cakes by enlarging air bubbles within the batter. The correct use of baking powder makes the difference between a light and fluffy cake and a chocolate brick.
How much baking powder is needed in a cake?
One teaspoon of baking powder for one cup of flour is the perfect amount of leavening for most cake recipes. For baking soda (which is used if the recipe has a considerable amount of acidic ingredients), use 1/4 teaspoon soda for each cup of flour.
What does baking soda do in cake?
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is widely used in baking. This is because it has leavening properties, meaning it causes dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide.

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The avalanche information for the Kootenai National Forest is provided by Kootenai National Forest personnel. The Flathead Avalanche Center hosts this information on its website for the Kootenai National Forest.
THIS ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
Issued: March 21, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. by Jon Jeresek
Expires: 11:59 p.m. of issue date
This advisory applies only to backcountry areas outside established ski area boundaries. The next scheduled advisory for the Kootenai National Forest area will be Tuesday, March 25, 2014 by Jon Jeresek.
Since the Tuesday morning (March 18th) advisory, moderate amounts of snow (SWE 0.3 – 1.0 inches) have fallen at all Kootenai snotel sites (Banfield Mtn, Bear Mtn, Hawkins Lake, Poorman Cr). Winds Tuesday through Thursday were from the southwest at variable speeds with moderate snow transport. Temperatures at all sites have been below freezing day and night. There is soft new snow available for wind transport at all sites in our ranges.
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday. All daytime temperatures are forecasted to be near freezing in the low 30s F with night time temperatures in the low 20s F. Winds will be extremely variable by direction at 3 – 5 mph. Chance of snow is 20-50% through Sunday with accumulations of 2- 4 inches forecasted.
We traveled to Cheer Ridge in the West Cabinets located 29 air miles west of Libby on March 20th. Total snow depth was 125 to 130 inches on southeast aspects at 6,000’ elevation. Four inches of new snow sits atop a 4 inch soft slab . There is no free water present in any layers of the snow column. The upper 16 inches of the snowpack releases easily with a 4 inch drop height using the stuff block stress test. The failing layer is 2 mm irregular columns. The mid pack hard slabs release cleanly with hard force. The base of the snowpack shows depth hoar development as a result of the severe temperature gradients during the first week of February. Currently, there are no significant temperature gradients in the snowpack to drive change processes.
Avalanche Problem #1
Recent southwest wind events have “pillowed” snow onto east and northeast aspects. From a distance these are quite obvious to the observer due their smooth, raised, rounded appearance. Most of these slabs are hard and may have a hollow sound when traveled upon (NOT RECOMMENDED!). Wind slabs should be identified and avoided.
Avalanche Problem #2
Cornice fall is the release of an overhanging mass of snow that forms when the wind moves snow over a sharp terrain features such as ridge. Cornices range in size from small wind lips to huge overhangs of hard snow. They can break off the terrain suddenly and trigger slab avalanches. Cornice locations should be identified and avoided.
TREND: Light storm loading is the forecasted Friday morning through Sunday with 2–4 inches snow accumulations. Temperatures are forecasted to be near freezing daytime in the low 30s, and night time in the low 20s through Sunday.
The avalanche hazard in the West Cabinets, East Cabinets and Purcell Range is MODERATE. This means that heightened avalanche conditions exist on specific terrain features, such as wind deposits. Natural avalanches are unlikely, and human triggered avalanches are possible. Evaluate snowpack and terrain carefully, identify features of concern.
SPECIAL NOTE: Near surface layers (surface to 16 inches deep) release with ease but not cleanly. Continued below freezing temperatures in the absence of storm loading, wind transport, and rain on snow will improve snowpack conditions.
This advisory applies only to backcountry areas outside established ski area boundaries. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur. This advisory expires 24 hours after the posted time unless otherwise noted. The information in this advisory is provided by the USDA Forest Service who is solely responsible for its content.


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One of my friends sent a video on whatsapp asking for feedback. It was a video of his daughter speaking on Swami Vivekananda. She had to speak in her school on his birth anniversary.
First exposure for many kids to public speaking is through such elocution events in the school. This happens around the birth anniversaries of the national heroes or festivals or important days like independence day or republic days.
Children of age 6 to 8 years are too young to know or understand about these great personalities. But it is also a good exposure for them to know more about them. Parents should take out time and explain about these events or personalities so that children understand it rather than merely memorising.
Given below are some such kids speeches. You will find kids speaking on personalities as well as events.
1. Famous personality - Swami Vivekananda:
2. Mahatma Gandhi: Your list is incomplete if you dont have a speech on the father of nation.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru: Chacha Nehru as he is popularly called as. His birthday is also celebrated as the Childrens Day in India.
Moving from personalities to events. Most happy memories children have about their childhood are from vacations or festivals.
4. Favorite festival (Durga pooja): A major festival which is celebrated in different ways in different parts of the country.
5. Holi: The festival of colours.
In all of these kids speeches, you will an idea of what is the matter and how it needs to be spoken.
Parents, give children the historical or mythological reason behind these celebrations or people.
This will make them more knowledgeable. Also, they will feel more involved in the process.
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The economic borders in the age of globalization
The importance of the economic borders of the nations is diminishing continuously, and this phenomenon is strongly linked to regionalization and globalization. We consider that the starting point of the idea that economic borders (represented by nations’ commercial policies) are irrelevant for the global economic activity is in fact Adam Smith’ theory about the liberty of choice and exchange in the international trade. In order to adapt to the new globalization context, the borders have acquired a dynamic meaning, exceeding its condition of a past world, little interconnected.
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|Publication status:||Published in Adrian-Claudiu Popoviciu, Dana Cigan (editors), The frontier worker - new perspectives on the labor market in the border regions, C.H. BECK Bucharest, 2013 (2013): pp. 53-62|
|Contact details of provider:|| Postal: Ludwigstraße 33, D-80539 Munich, Germany|
Web page: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de
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Toby McGinnis founded his company in the midst of the 2008-09 Great Recession, so it’s only fitting that he expand it during the economy-stifling coronavirus pandemic.
McGinnis, who in 2009 started Cross Check Quality Inspection after being laid off from his job at Tower Automotive, broke ground last week on a 45,000-square-foot headquarters for the fast-growing company.
The building, which will be located on Logistics Court next to South Central Kentucky Industrial Park on Nashville Road, is testament to the vision of McGinnis, a Bowling Green native and Greenwood High School graduate.
“I got laid off when the market crashed,” said McGinnis, a quality control engineer who recalled that 2009 genesis of his business. “I recognized that I wanted to own my own business. I hired three people, and we started sorting parts.”
As the company’s name suggests, Cross Check specializes in quality inspections, working with manufacturers to find and correct any defects in their products.
“When quality issues arise in the manufacturing world, not all facilities have the manpower needed in-house to resolve the issues,” he said. “We offer solutions to address and correct quality concerns, preventing defective or suspect products from reaching customers.”
The company works with many local manufacturers, but McGinnis said Cross Check now has a broad reach from the building it has been leasing on Industrial Drive.
“We have customers throughout the United States who send us parts to inspect and package,” McGinnis said. “Many of them make automobile parts, and Ford and General Motors expect zero defects.”
A Cross Check team that McGinnis said totals 167 people works to find any defects and help clients correct them.
It’s an important service, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ron Bunch said.
“Cross Check plays an important role in the region’s manufacturing ecosystem,” Bunch said. “They support national, regional and local manufacturing companies, helping to keep their operations running smoothly.”
In addition to quality inspections, McGinnis said the new headquarters will allow Cross Check to offer staffing, warehousing, distribution and assembly services to its clients.
He said the new building will have a 10,000-square-foot inspection area and 30,000 square feet of warehouse space to go with 11 offices.
Most of the company’s employees, McGinnis explained, are inspectors located elsewhere.
Although he said the headquarters project will be “big enough” to meet his needs and doesn’t plan to expand it anytime soon, McGinnis isn’t ruling out an expansion of his workforce as his company’s growth continues.
– Follow business reporter Don Sergent on Twitter @BGDNbusiness or visit bgdailynews.com.


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Elgin's public art plan set to kick off with mural, sculpture
Downtown Elgin will have a new outdoor mural and sculpture this fall, the first of what the city hopes will be lots of public art that will expand to parks and other neighborhoods in coming years.
The cultural arts commission has created Elgin's first public art program, which got an enthusiastic thumbs-up from the city council's committee of the whole Wednesday night. A final vote is expected in two weeks.
The first mural will go on the south wall of the Hemmens Cultural Center, and the first sculpture will be on the southernmost pedestal along Riverside Drive promenade, said Amanda Harris, city staff liaison to the commission.
"Not only these opportunities help shape Elgin's image as 'the city in the suburbs,' but it helps shape Elgin as a city of the arts," Harris said.
Having public art creates the potential for cultural and economic development, Councilman Terry Gavin said. "We can put something pretty where something right now may not be so pretty," he said.
"We put together a really comprehensive process that will guide us for years to come," Councilwoman Tish Powell said.
"It sounds really exciting," Councilwoman Carol Rauschenberger said.
A call put out in the spring for proposals from artists -- who'd get commissions of $5,500 each -- has yielded 11 applications, including two from Elgin, five from elsewhere in Illinois, along with Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas and Michigan.
Once the public art plan is approved, the cultural arts commission will select the two winning works to be installed by October, Harris said.
"We are all very excited in the quality and the talent that we saw (in the applications)," said Powell, who serves as the council's liaison to the commission.
The plan starting next year includes several initiatives:
• Two new pieces of public art, one two-dimensional and one three-dimensional, each year.
• A "spontaneous art wall" during the summer, consisting of a temporary white panel wall set up by the city to which anyone can add art.
• A "donate-a-wall" program for business owners who are interested in having outdoor murals at their own expense and facilitated by the commission.
• Neighborhood public art grants, available to groups who have support from local residents and can fund 50 percent of the project on their own.
• A program to adorn utility boxes with artwork on anti-graffiti vinyl.
• Opportunities for residents and business owners to sponsor the cost of additional public art pieces.
The cultural arts commission gets $50,000 in city riverboat money to allocate grants, and $77,000 from the general fund for things like events marketing. The public art plan, along with a new art database, will be funded this year by $20,000 in carry-over money from previous years. Beginning next year, the commission would request an additional $20,000 in funding, Harris said.

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Vegas veteran Benjamin Eckstein, author of America’s Line, brings three decades of experience to produce weekly selections in his»Ecks & Bacon» column.
March Madness picks
LAS VEGAS — Gimme a few Cal-Irvine +3.5 points on Kansas State. Actually, we took +5 when the line opened, and it’s down to +3.5. So, I could take K-State -3.5 and shoot for the elusive middle, and beg for a four-point final margin. Maybe. But lemme inform you about Irving. Yeah, I call them Irving since that has been my grandpa’s name.
And they’ve maybe my FAV nickname ever, the Anteaters. Yet more, get that the Big 12 is WAY much better than the Big West. However, Irving roars to the first-round matchup on a 16-0 straight-up run, also has two of the past 10, with a single push. In addition, one of K-State’s best gamers, an All-Big 12 first-teamer for a couple of years, F Dean Wade, is GONE. Eaters obtained Id EAT!
Quack Quack. Yeah, the Ducks, baby! Oregon lost my favorite college player, Bol Bol, yeah, son of Manute, back in January. But the Ducks do have among the best trainers on this side of the Mississippi, Dana Altman. he does is win. Altman submitted a 68-54 listing at Kansas State, 327-176 at Creighton, and is now 235-95 at Oregon. This is not his very best gaggle of ducks, sorry, had to throw gaggle in. Really, how many times do you get to use gaggle in a lifetime? Oops, never mind, that’s for geese. Ducks are a flock.
Back to biz. And we’re speaking MONEY! Oregon has come down the stretch just like Secretariat, winning and COVERING eight in a row. Totally understand the Big Ten is way better than the Pac-12, but Wiscy has been burning cash. The Badgers have covered only two of their past 10, and 20 percent does not make it within my own world.
Close it out down in Columbia, South Carolina, together with Duke -27 over North Dakota State. Are you gonna see another HUMONGOUS No. 1 vs No. 16 mad? Not sure but we have some numbers you might wanna seem at. Talking Duke and North Dakota State. And speaking a 27.5-point spread. That’s a whole lotta chalk. If you are not fond of this Summit League, then the Bison likely have not hit your radar screen. That is why I am here. NDSU was a cash cow, or cash Bison if you will, covering nine of the last 13 total, and five of the last six on the road.
As for the big picture, the Blue Devils’ in general spread log sits in 18-16, 9-8 on the street and 16-15 as a favorite. The Bison’s in general spread mark is 15-17, 7-12 on the road and 4-8 as an underdog. For you totals gamers, the Dookies have gone OVER just nine times, UNDER an AMAZING 24 occasions and pushed after, while Dakota has gone OVER 20 occasions and UNDER 12. Gonna tickle a Bison, also make a light play into the dog.
NHL select Before I let you go, skate on the NHL ice , and catch the UNDER on the Islanders/Flyers game tomorrow night.
And plz, PLZ struck me Twitter over the weekend, even @vegasvigorish, only if anything pops on the faculty hoop board.
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These were inspired by the beautiful work of Emily Carrol. Please take a moment to look at her dream comics as well.
I spent a good deal of time sketching out the whole story in my sketchbook. I try to keep my thumbnails as small as I can possibly draw them. These are for me to understand, so they can be super tiny. Probably even smaller than I did them here.
Ideally you'll have a lot of these so you can browse through to find the best shapes and textures possible that match your illustration. I think about 20 or 30 would be plenty.
Once I've got the whole thing figured out (I think that's the most important part), I just copy my thumbnails onto a bigger piece of paper, and make 'em look a little prettier.
So, my materials! There aren't many!
Bristol board, and my absolute favorite thing in the world, my Kuretake brush pen. This bad boy glides around the paper smooth and easy. On some papers though it looks like garbage. For example it doesn't take well to the paper in moleskin sketchbooks.
On the bristol board I sketch out the basic layout of the thumbnail in pencil to make sure I have the composition right. I keep this really really simple. I know what it's supposed to be in the end, so it can seriously just be a few lines to give me an idea of placement. Then I just go for it with the ink.
Now the bad thing about this is, when I try to use watercolor on top of this, the ink smears all over the place. I also tend to ruin bristol board when I paint on it with watercolor.
So I do it with the magic of Photoshop.
If you're using watercolor to create the background textures, its best to use water color paper. Try different weights, different brands, different presses, they'll all give you different effects.
I use Windsor and Newton watercolors, but I suppose any would work fine. I also use yogurt container lids for my palettes so I wouldn't take my advice too seriously.
There's no real technique to this. Just experiment. This is actually the most relaxing part of the entire process. Just let go. Use the force. Use rags, salt, whatever brushes you can find laying around.
You want to scan this in REALLY high resolution or it'll look like junk against your drawing. If you don't have watercolors, or don't feel like spending the money on all the paper and stuff, you can find lots of awesome watercolor textures online if you search for them. Just make sure you get some good high resolution ones. Make sure you ask the owners before you use them!
So then you pick out an area that you think looks nice. You drag this onto your scanned in drawing, turn the layer to multiply, and you have THIS:
I didn't want the first layer to be too dark so I brightened it a bit with Image > Adjust > Levels. Oh but before you do that, make sure you make a copy of the original layer in case you ever want to go back to it.
So now I'm going to use that copied layer of the watercolor texture(also set to multiply) to make the tree stand out and make the image overall a little darker cause its supposed to be night. I don't want to just bust out the eraser though and erase the tree, cause then if I want to make corrections later I can't. So I add a layer mask.
Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal all
This allows me to hide parts of the layer by just using the paintbrush.
So I want to add another texture element on the bottom right to make it a bit more shadowy and mysterious.
Again using a layer mask with a black gradient to hide the edges of this new addition. It's not much, but it adds a little something.
Next up, my horrible trees (I got a lot better at drawing tree silhouettes as time went on) Don't laugh at them.
Ok you can laugh. they really are pretty bad. So I drew these trees with the selection tool, and then use a black to transparent gradient on them.
When I put them in the image though they don't look so bad. They're a background element, and just there to give the idea that this is a forest and not just a single tree. I like to think they atleast do that.
Then you have the final image! Only like a million more to go!
Thank you for reading :) Here's the finished comic, Nothing is Forgotten.
I’ve always loved old folklore, especially the stories from Japan. I’m going to try my best to do a series of illustrations based on some of my favorite stories. I’m really excited about the cool illustrations that could come out of this, there are some wonderful stories to choose from.
My first choice starts off like most of them, with an old, poor, but kind hearted couple. On New Year’s Eve, the old man makes hats to sell at the market so he can buy food, but when he can sell none, returns home feeling defeated. On the way he runs into these six little Ojizousama statues, each with snow piled up on their heads. Feeling sorry for them, he brushes the snow off, and gives his straw hats to each of them. He only has five hats though, so to the sixth statue he gives the covering from his own head. In the end the statues return to his home while he sleeps, and leave a mountain of food at his doorstep.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Riverfest organizers are reportedly refusing to pay CeeLo Green part of his payment for his performance over the weekend.
According to Chairman Cheddy Wigginton, Green arrived 35 minutes late and didn't fill his contracted time. He said the contract allotted Green 75 to 90 minutes, while his performance lasted only half of that.
Organizers said Green had received an up-front payment, believed to be about half of the contracted sum of more than $100,000.
Green's manager, Larry Mestel with Primary Wave Management, told THV11 Tuesday that they were given a check after his performance for the remaining balance. Officials said Wednesday afternoon, however, that the check has since been cancelled.
Despite the alleged controversy over payment, Green's Twitter account details that he enjoyed performing at Riverfest:


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A cluster of health care workers with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2020 Apr 27;:
Authors: Wei XS, Wang XR, Zhang JC, Yang WB, Ma WL, Yang BH, Jiang NC, Gao ZC, Shi HZ, Zhou Q
BACKGROUND: The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, Hubei, China, spreads across national and international borders.
METHODS: We prospectively collected medical records of 14 health care workers (HCWs) who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, in neurosurgery department of Wuhan Union Hospital, China.
RESULTS: Among the 14 HCWs, 12 were conformed cases, the other 2 were suspected cases. Most of them were either exposed to the two index patients or infected coworkers, without knowing they were COVID-19 patients. There were 4 male and 10 female infected HCWs in this cohort, whose mean age was 36 years (SD, 6 years). The main symptoms included myalgia or fatigue (100%), fever (86%) and dry cough (71%). On admission, 79% of infected HCWs showed leucopenia and 43% lymphopenia. Reduced complement C3 could be seen in 57% of the infected HCWs and IL-6 was significantly elevated in 86% of them. The proportion of lymphocytes subsets, concentrations of immunoglobulins, complement C4, IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, TNF-α and IFN-γ were within normal range in these 14 infected HCWs. The most frequent findings on pulmonary computed tomographic images were bilateral multifocal ground-glass opacifications (86%).
CONCLUSIONS: Human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 pneumonia has occurred among HCWs, and most of these infected HCWs with confirmed COVID-19 are mild cases. Our data suggest that in the epidemic area of COVID-19, stringent and urgent surveillance and infection-control measures should be implemented to protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 infection.
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Last Friday as I was riding the bullet (the fast train) to work, I was flipping through a copy of the Metro, the free newspaper distributed at all the train stations in London.
In the entertainment pages was a spread on this Cuban rap group called Orishas.
Of course, I read every word of the article, absorbed by the review/preview; they were performing in London this weekend. I am now seriously disappointed that I didn’t know in advance, since I have rampaged through the iTunes Music Store, and now find myself enthralled with this unique music.
In the Metro article they’re described as:
“And so the disparate sounds of these separate cultures, in these alchemists’ hands, turn into something that sounds natural and organic, something that works in front of Latino, hip hop, pop or rock audiences and that serves as a vehicle for their pointed social commentaries.”
I have kind of backward engineered my now passionate attraction to this music. I read about their London gig in the Metro, then as I was searching the iTunes music store (and Kazaa) for Orisha music, their stuff just started coming up. So after two days of buying and downloadings, I have fallen in love with their sound, their flow, their musicality.
The four-man group started in the late-90s, by two young Cubans, Ruzzo and Youtel. They moved from the island to Paris, in a rapper exchange programme and once they grew to their current configuration, released A Lo Cubano, in 2000.
What moved me is on their debut album, they open with a benedicion… a mojuba. An old santero chants his praises for the Orishas in turn. Once he’s done, such a blend of music occurs that it’s hard to be distracted by the fact that I have very little idea what these dudes are singing about… I’m too busy boogying.
It doesn’t matter. Often enough in listening, I hear the names of the Orishas called out, and it is enough to make me realize that these cats are singing about my faith; ‘representing’ our culture as West Indians, as Orisha devotees and certainly as lovers of music.
The only other album I could find, Emigrante, is equally as brilliant. They’ve released a new album El Kilo, but it’s not available for download yet, only as a hard copy (which is still too expensive most of the time).
Solid percussion and full throated singing features as much as rapping and scratching, and the flow is impeccable. There is a true base Cuban son and merengue base built upon with hip hop back beats, beutiful melodies and a real mix of grittiness and silkiness… it’s a fascinating blend. The music is sophisticated, while blending African rhythms in with a very modern hip hop sensibility.
This is dance music, true, but I think if I spoke more Spanish I would get more from the experience. I understand that the group is heavily influenced by Santeria–obviously from their name–and would love to see if this contemporary yet traditional sound evokes the traditions I and millions of others hold so close to my soul.
As an young Orisha devotee, finding music that reflects my political, spiritual and emotional ideals is rare. I can pick out words here and there, but I wish I understood more.
As it is, this is the kind of music that grows on you, and gets better and better with repeated listening. This might be a nudge I need to go do a Spanish course.


KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Kalamazoo College softball team split a pair of games on Friday with a 13-0 win over Olivet in the afternoon and a 4-1 loss to Albion later that evening.
After a scoreless first two innings, the Hornets exploded for eight runs in the top of the third. Kalamazoo had five hits in the frame including a double out to left center by Lucy Hart that scored two runs and a single from Keelin McManus that brought in two more runners.
Kalamazoo kept its hot streak going with three more runs in the fifth inning, helped along by a single to right field from Lizzy Rottenberk good for two RBIs and an RBI single from Sammi Luzadre. They capped off the win with two additional runs in the top of the fifth.
Rottenberk and Luzadre tallied three RBIs each with two hits and one hit, respectively. McManus and Nikki Gorder had two hits each, and Nina Szalkiewicz recorded a game-high three hits and scored one run.
Ten of Kalamazoo's players scored at least one run against the Comets.
Sammi Luzadre threw a shutout over five innings, allowing just seven Olivet hits. She tallied four strikeouts.
Albion took a 4-0 lead over two innings with three runs scored in the fourth and one in the fifth.
The Hornets were held scoreless through five innings before getting one run on the board in the bottom of the sixth. Sam Moss singled to center field and scored Kelsey Diekman, on base from a double to right field as the first batter of the inning.
Kalamazoo recorded six hits from six different players in game two. Moss had one hit and one RBI, and Diekman scored the team's sole run. Moss also pitched seven innings and threw four strikeouts. Nina Szalkiewicz had another hit to total a team-high four on the day.
The Hornets are next scheduled to host Saint Mary's and Adrian on Saturday, March 27. They will play Saint Mary's first and 12 p.m. and Adrian at 4 p.m. The two visiting teams will play against each other at 2 p.m.


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Influencers on Instagram: Why is it important to analyze their activity?
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It is a huge audience so it is vital to measure these campaigns to detect future clients. By analyzing the content shared under the hashtag, we will have all the information about the reach of the collaboration. We will know the general stats, our prescribers and all the potential future customers. It is important to associate the brand to a famous person but it is also important to know if the collaboration has worked. Tweet Binder Instagram reports allow you to know all these data in a simple and intuitive way.
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When people say they’re on a mission, usually they’re not kidding! For Danny Merx, he carries his weapons whole heartedly, dropping bombs left, right and center making the House Music scene fight for more. Big room house is a sub-genre not only creating ripples throughout clubs and festivals globally, but also giving rise to the emerging talent and creative musical vision of such DJs and producers like Danny Merx.
Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, life for Danny Merx has frequently involved submergence in the evolving House Music scene. For many, clubs, festivals and Beatport are just there for the taking, but for this young artist it’s where all the magic happens! For the last five years Danny Merx has taken captive every influence around him and dived into the production pool seeing and array of originals and remixes land into the hands of some of the world’s high classed DJs.
The last few years have seen the head honchos of the club charts support Danny Merx’s productions and on countless occasions the likes of, Axwell, Martin Solveig and in particular Roger Sanchez have dropped various originals and bootlegs from the Melbournian. The New Yorker has been a massive push for this talent, labeling his music on his ‘Release Yourself’ hot download list plus giving him a guest mix spot on the world-renowned radio show.
With love from labels like Onelove, Velcro and Safari, Danny wasted no time entering the House Music scene with his first single reaching chart-smashing success peaking at #5 on the UK buzz chart. Not only are the Brits embracing this talent, but the Aussies want to keep him on home grown soil seeing his first 4 single releases all cementing spots in the ARIA Club Chart.
Not only have the original tracks gone down like Monica Lewinsky but so have the huge remixes from Danny, boasting a huge list with 10 of his remixes in the last 2 years all soaring into the ARIA Club Charts. Lovers of big room house music have been lucky enough to get a taste of such remixes on official label compilations like Miami Ibiza & St Tropez, Housetunes and renowned Ministry of Sound ‘In The Club’.
Danny Merx’s standout success has given him and undoubted popularity surge with promoters all over, embracing this artist’s fresh and highly interactive DJ residencies at Trak, Jettblack, Fabrique, Silk Road and CQ and recently spreading his wings interstate. Danny also played at the acclaimed Stealth Label Party with label boss and International superstar DJ Roger Sanchez.
Its only obvious, the dance floor is safe in the hands of Danny Merx.


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This edition focuses on the gut-brain-axis, the bi-directional communication between your gut and your brain, taking place twenty-four hours a day. We are beginning to recognize how disturbances in the gut microbiome can influence brain functioning. Recent studies have implicated altered gut-brain microbiota interactions in major public health challenges such as depression, and propose probiotic supplementation as promising supportive therapy. In this edition we present some recent scientific studies on this topic as well as the highlights of the Mind, Mood and Microbes conference and Winclove’s own experience with marketing probiotics for mental health.
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Make no mistake. Michael Ball was born to perform. It also helps that he is just so insanely likeable.
I had seen Michael perform live as part of a duo with Alfie Boe, as well as seeing him as Anatoly in Chess, but this was my first time seeing him do a solo concert. And my word, was it worth the wait.
The show was a mix of music from his new album, Coming Home to You (which earned him his first solo number one album for 27 years), and songs from musicals and a few other covers.
We started off with 4 tracks from his new album, and from the opening lines of the total track, it was clear to see, we were in for a fantastic night.
He then performed songs from his favourite musicals, including the beautiful Evermore from Beauty and the Beast.
From then on, the songs came thick and fast, with Michael effortlessly moving from one to the other. For some artists, you wish they would just stop talking and sing, this was definitely not the case with Michael, I have never seen so much content in one show.
Most songs were enhanced by simple, yet beautiful images being projected on the screens at the back of the stage, for example, Evermore was accompanied by the iconic rose in a bell jar, and He Lives in You (The Lion King) was accompanied by a majestic lion.
The first half finished with Anthem, one of my personal favourites, earning Michael a well deserved standing ovation.
The 2nd half was more upbeat, with the likes of All Dance Together, which had the audience in the stalls rushing to the front of the stage, and You Can’t Stop the Beat (how anyone sings that solo is beyond me, trust me, I try and fail to sing along!).
Michael has an astounding ability to be laughing and joking with the audience one minute, and then reducing them to tears wihh the power and emotion of his voice the next. No more so than when singing a medley of classics from Les Miserable, which gave me and my companions goosebumps from the first notes of Empty Chairs, Empty Tables.
The encore was the now iconic Love Changes Everything, and The Wonder of You.
I always think the sign of a good show is that you have no concept of time whilst being there, and we were all amazed when the end came, as it had flown by so quickly.
This truly was an amazing show, being part of the audience truly felt like coming home.
I cannot wait until September when I finally get to see him in Les Miserable in Concert
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Where have you been I am wondering 🤔‼ you may be a younger fan I am assuming as much of Michael’s audience has been following him in his enormously successful career as a musical theatre actor, Radio & TV presenter & regular host of Proms In The Park with a highly successful career as a recording artist & concert performer for as long as Aspects of love…..the ALW show which really gave Michael THAT signature song LCE……….I have been a fan for over 30 years now so I have so many FANTASTIC memories of literally EVERY musical & EVERY concert tour Michael has done & THAT’S a lot of memories 😍 he’s one in a million & his enthusiasm & endless energy has to be seen to be believed!!
Welcome to the Michael Ball family of adoring fans 😄💕
Hi, yes, I am on the younger side of the scale (mid 30s) so missed out on a lot of his earlier career, but I fully intend to make up for it! I did see him host Proms in The Park last year, and have my tickets for this year. The Michael Ball family of fans is so lovely, as I’ve been finding out online, and chatting to people at shows, thank you! Xx


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January 5, 2017 | Feb. 23: This post has been updated to include a link to H.R. 5 The Office of Congressional Ethics was saved from the landfill — where House Republicans had tried to bury it — by public outcry and a couple of tweets from President-elect Donald Trump. But few noticed a sentence that did make it into…
July 12, 2013 | It was former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich who dreamed of establishing a colony on the moon. But -- in the wake of sequester-induced cuts to national parks located here on Earth -- a new bill to establish a national park on the moon rocketed into the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology this week courtesy of two Democrats, Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.).
August 25, 2010 | The year 2000 -- like 1992 and 1996 before it, and like 2004 and 2008 after it -- was striking for another reason. Not only was it a the year of a presidential election for U.S. voters, but the average global temperature was notably cooler than any immediately surrounding years, preceding it or following it.
January 23, 2009 | As chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is a target for campaign contributions from Wall Street and the health sector. He's outlined his own vision for health care reform and his committee will have to decide if the overhaul is fiscally possible.


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he had missed another.
how many had she missed,
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S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (2002) is a fantastic piece of work. It's like it just walked off the screen and into my display cabinet. This figure features an incredible amount of articulation in the tail and it can actually hold a pose! There are some issues with the left arm due to the sculpt, it doesn't seem to bend without always popping off. The sculpt is top notch and the details are perfect. The teeth have some glopped on paint, but at least the eyes are not wonky. The paint scheme is spot on from the movie as well. I especially like the articulation engineering in the neck to allow that iconic pose scene at the beginning of the film. Check out our gallery below!
Tamashii Nations did a wonderful job with this figure. The sculpting alone is absolutely fantastic and absoultley worth the buy. Grab it from Amazon or Eknightmedia while you can!
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Mystery injury scuppers Norman 400m bid
Doha (AFP) –
A mystery injury scuppered Michael Norman's bid for 400 metres gold on Wednesday as the up-and-coming American star crashed out in the semi-finals at the Khalifa Stadium.
The 21-year-old USA sprinter, the fastest man in the world this year over the distance, had been one of the favourites for gold in Doha alongside compatriot Fred Kerley.
However Norman was always struggling in a heat won by Trinidad's Machel Cedenio, finishing last in seventh place in a time of 45.94.
Afterwards, Norman revealed he had been troubled by a niggling injury in the "lower half" of his body for the past two months.
He declined to elaborate on the precise nature of the injury.
"I came into the race with the mentality of going out there," Norman. "But my body gave me warning signs today and I listened to them and made the executive choice to slow down instead of risking injury.
"It's real disappointing to come out here after 330 days of training and not even make the final, not even look good in the semi."
Norman said he had been managing the problem since it first flared up with the help of his trainer.
"We've been taking it day by day, step by step, breath by breath, moment by moment," he said.
"I've always approached each new challenge as it presented itself. Today my body got the best of me.
"It's disappointing but I just have to take this performance for what it is, and be a better athlete for next year."
With Norman injured, the USA's hopes of completing a 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m sweep now rest with Kerley, who won his heat in 44.25sec.
Kerley can face a strong challenge from the Bahamas' Steven Gardiner, who won his heat in 44.13sec, the quickest time of the semi-finals.
Grenada's Kirani James, the 2012 Olympic champion, qualified for Friday's final with the second quickest time of 44.23sec.
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text: In 2013, I had the honor of shooting 20 weddings (6 more than 2012). They ware all different and unique in their own way. This blog post will show you my favorites from all those weddings. I only selected a few from each wedding because otherwise this would be super long. These images all make me feel something. Whether they are the “money shot” or not, they are my favorites and they are why I love this job. There’s just something about these pictures that shows so much love and perfect light. I hope you all enjoy these images as much as I do.


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Hi SIEM admins, a couple quick questions.
- Are there any pans to add alerting to the SIEM app? Specifically the ability to create a watch as part of the Detection Rule setup?
- I see others have requested allowing custom Signals columns to be saved, ideally I would also want this but I think the default columns should be changed. Personally I would remove Version, Method, Severity and event.module so the actual signal data is surfaced in the Signals pane. External Alerts columns should be changed to include the rule.reference column, the Endgame data that's surfaced here is not that useful but having the link to the alert in the endgame console would be very useful.
- The Network Map in version 7.6.2 appears to have changed to use the endgame-* indices and I don't see a way to change this. This renders the map pretty much useless in our case where the actual external geo data is in the proxy and firewall logs that we ingest and not from endpoints. Can we get an option to customize the data sources or layers for this or at least revert back to normal index geo points?
- Can the Timeline pane be moved to a new TAB, having it render in the same page as the SIEM data you want to investigate makes the interface very clunky and limits the appeal of using timelines, if this was opened in a new tab that could be moved to a second screen would make it much better.
- Can a summary of the ML job anomalies be surfaced on the SIEM Overview page, even the same page that you get from the ML overview page would be fine.
The app itself has real potential (we've found the detection aspect brilliant and pretty much replaces a lot of our previous manual discover and some ML jobs), with some UI tweaks, the addition of alerting directly from the SIEM app and the ability to customise the layout a bit it could be really good.


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A Healthier You! – 101 Powerful Tips For A Fitter, Healthier You!
Format: PBK, eBook
Author: Spencer Coffman
Cover Design: Spencer Coffman
Editor: Spencer Coffman
Publisher: Spencer Coffman
Date: May 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5466180-9-6 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-5337396-5-0 (Digital)
Dimensions: 5 x 8 x 0.2
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