Dana White is docile about little. So it was odd in the aftermath of the Mirko "Cro Cop" debacle that he made one statement and remained tight-lipped. White exploded that night saying "Cro Cop [expletive] me." But unlike wars with Bob Arum, Tito Ortiz, Pat Miletich and Gary Shaw, White chose not to pound away at it for weeks and weeks. Word behind the scenes was that Cro Cop asked him not to smash him out of respect for his standing in Croatia. Getting smeared internationally certainly wouldn't help Cro Cop in the future when he decides to run for office.
White told Cagewriter last week (1:50 mark) that the door was still open and nothing was done yet in Japan. It looks like there was a reason behind White's more controlled approach to what appeared to be a screw job. Today he was asked the chances of a Cro Cop return:
"I have said this many times and I'll say it again: there's some crooked [expletive] that goes on over in Japan. They're all crooked. There's some sneaky [expletive] going on over there, and that's always a big problem, you know. These guys who are in the fight business over there, for my Mexican friends, 'No bueno. No bueno.'"
White said he's hoping to lock up a Dos Santos-Cro Cop fight for UFC 103 in Dallas in September. White also said the next extended preview show, "Countdown" for a UFC PPV will come later this year featuring Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans.


How long do the Cape Cod Polishing Cloths last?
This is a question that comes up from time to time from some of our customers. While it is difficult to determine the exact longevity of the cloths, we can safely say that one cloth will polish a silverware service for eight or a brass tuba!
I recommend that customers use the polishing cloths over and over again until they disintegrate, regardless of how discolored they become. When the cloths begin to discolor it is not necessarily dirt that appears on the cloth, but rather a transfer of tarnish. But, not to worry this transfer of tarnish from metal to cloth is a one way street!
If the cloths should become dry then a few drops of vegetable oil or mineral spirits will revitalize. Do not wash the cloths.
Interestingly enough, I have found that the more discolored the cloths become the better they work. And to prove this a customer sent us a cloth after 5 years of use! Now that's getting your moneys worth.


The Empire State Building in New York has opened a 10,000 square foot museum in the 2nd floor of the building as a mechanism to reduce perceptions of long waiting lines to get to the observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors.
The museum has a pile of technology in it, most notably a gallery with 72 screens that show how the famed skyscraper has been portrayed through the years in popular culture.
There are also screens – including interactive ones – sprinkled through the nine galleries and the ticketing areas.
Diversified, based across the Hudson in New Jersey, handled the display integration.
There’s a good piece here in Building Design & Construction that goes into detail and rattles off the companies involved.
Dave Haynes is the founder and editor of Sixteen:Nine, an online publication that has followed the digital signage industry for some 14 years. Dave does strategic advisory consulting work for many end-users and vendors, and also writes for many of them. He’s based near Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s east coast.


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This could be completely normal, but o just want to be sure. I have 10 bantam Cochin chicks in the brooder all ranging from 3 weeks to 4 days old. All are doing great, but one of the 4 day old chicks doesn't even have any pin feathers coming through. I'm not too worried, but could this mean that she is a rooster? Or just slow feathering? And also she has 5 toes, so I think she is part silkie.

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‘Very, very important’ – KJP on new WH communications director Ben LaBolt being openly gay
Trans Pedo Asks Kids To Pay Him To Groom Them Behind Parents’ Backs In Creepy TikTok Video
Kamala gets too excited about the USB sockets on the new electric buses
Katie Hobbs defends spending $40 million on free college for illegals, Kari Lake never met anyone who wants open borders
Illegal aliens storm San Diego beaches as invasion of America continues under Joe Biden’s watch
A third UFO shot down in Michigan over Lake Huron
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A massive environmental disaster in Ohio and they’re arresting reporters covering it
Are UFOs just a big distraction from all this?
Another? Don’t let them distract you…
Rihanna is pregnant with a blood-sucking parasite – Activist teacher in mask

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This course provides a comprehensive end-to-end analysis of single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data, tailored to guide beginners without prior programming or Linux knowledge. The course emphasizes the use of command-line tools and R packages such as Seurat and scType, and focuses on the fundamental differences between scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq, highlighting the necessity for scRNA-seq in investigating cellular and tumor heterogeneity. The course provides a thorough overview of all available scRNA technologies, with particular emphasis on 10x genomics and Smart-seq2, and offers both theoretical and hands-on training for every step in the data analysis pipeline.
Students are instructed on how to process raw scRNA datasets, including UMI, cell barcode filtering, alignment against reference genome, and deduplication and quantification to generate a count matrix. They also learn how to perform quality control on the data, remove unwanted dead cells, normalize and scale the data, perform data imputation, and perform dimension reduction and visualization through UMAP, tSNE, and PCA plots. The course covers cell clustering and subpopulation identification, including cell annotation, and also provides instruction on cell lineage and trajectory analysis. Finally, students learn how to perform differential gene expression analysis, identifying marker genes expressed only in their chosen subpopulations of cells. Overall, this course provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to scRNA-seq analysis for beginners, enabling them to gain the necessary skills to conduct their own analyses.
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on 03-27-201706:38 AM - last edited on 03-27-201708:37 AM by Adam
Suggestion: Make it possible to edit site pages seen in the mobile view, without, at the same time, changing the site pages in the web view.
One of the Weebly “Settings” – “Mobile” for a website is to check or uncheck “Display the mobile-optimized version of this website when someone visits from a mobile device.” When this choice is checked (enabled) in the Settings, and the website is viewed by a user, in the bottom footer area is shown: Version: Mobile Web. On a mobile device, the Mobile Version is shown, but the Web version can be chosen instead by the user. When Mobile choice in Settings is not checked (not enabled), the viewer on a mobile device will only see the Web version.
When making edits to a website page, an icon in the upper right corner, left of “PUBLISH,” can be clicked on to switch from the Web view to the Mobile view. In the Mobile view, a different Theme can be chosen to be more suitable for a mobile device.
However, I have found that editing changes made while in the Mobile view also change the Web view. I believe such editing changes should be independent between views – a change made in the Mobile view should not change the page in the Web view.
on 03-14-201703:22 PM - last edited on 03-15-201712:11 PM by Adam
You need to be able to seperately edit a mobile site without changing the desktop site. Your responsive themes don't adapt properly unless you simplify your website way too much. Lots of people are complaining about this. At least give the option to turn off the mobile website. I don't want to have to change to another hosting service.
on 09-06-201612:56 AM - last edited on 09-21-201604:46 PM by Queso
Hello dear Weebly community,
I have been a loyal and long time user of Weebly website creator. I love this website and how easy it is to use for non-coders. I have a request that everyone would agree with me to add on Weebly website creator. I would like to be able to design my desktop and mobile websites seperately because the image sizes, google adsense, titles and texts are completely different on mobile devices than desktop devices and they don't match the design I make on the computer.
Is there a chance to add this feature on Weebly a.s.a.p.? I am really ashamed of my mobile website as opposed to what I designed on my desktop.
on 03-16-201707:05 PM - last edited on 03-19-201708:51 AM by Adam
Hello, I know this is an issue that many of us are related to, Weebly I want that you give us the option to manage the font design, size, hight, etc. of both the desktop version (which already is) and the mobile version. Why? because the automatic change in size that the standard theme applies to the font sometimes does not work as we expect. We want to change both fonts independently from one another.
Also, stop saying that you cant give support to other weebly clients with their theme because it is a "custom theme", a custom theme doesnt necessarily means that all the CSS and code has been completly changed. Sometimes we just adjust some things like the size etc., things that you still have not fixed.
In conclusion just add the option to change both desktop and mobile fonts independently.
on 02-26-201709:39 AM - last edited on 02-26-201709:41 AM by Adam
Better yet- outdo SquareSpace and make it an option for any page. SquareSpace is really staying up to date with current trends such as AMP and Free SSL while Weebly seems to be playing catch up right now.
on 02-22-201702:13 PM - last edited on 02-22-201702:24 PM by Adam
i would like to request that Weebly put a new feature for editing the mobile version of websites into the editing tool we currently use, this would add something other companies like Weebly are offering currently and help to get mobile sites looking as good as the desktop versions.
on 02-22-201702:53 PM - last edited on 02-23-201711:49 AM by Adam
To be able to deisgn the mobile version and desktop version separetely. When designing a site the desktop version looks great one way and the mobile version looks great another way. It is very hard, nearly impossible, to make them both look good and work smoothly. We should be able to design the mobile version as we please without having to change the way the desktop version appears
on 09-28-201601:18 PM - last edited on 10-22-201606:44 PM by Queso
I wish I was able to edit the mobile version of my websites. When a customer visits using their cell phone, everything is out of alignment and it looks terrible. Please upgrade or make it so if we edit the mobile version then it leaves the desktop version alone.
I would love to see the side bar of a blog coming at the top of the page when viewed on the mobile and not the bottom. It's not user friendly at all to have viewers/customers strolling all the way to the bottom (they just won't do it) to see categories etc.
I know a few themes have customisable mobile sites where you can edit the mobile site seperately to the site for desktops+laptops (or at least there was a few of thoses themes- I haven't come across any recently), but the themes where you can't edit your mobile site seperately are really quite annoying. While the set out of my blog looks great on a computer, it doesn't look as good on the mobile site, the elements have kind of rearranged themselves in weird positions.
Anyone else struggle with not being able to edit their mobile site seperately? There needs to be a way that all themes have the ability to edit the mobile site seperately!
I have been getting numerous complaints from customers visiting my site from the phones that they are unable to switch to a desktop version of the website. Most websites have this feature and I myself enjoy looking at websites on the desktop versions on my 6" cell phone screen. Cell phones are much bigger now and are able to accomodate entire sites well on a screen. This is definately a great feature to add
on 04-18-201602:35 AM - last edited on 04-19-201601:34 PM by Erin
On every theme of the mobile view, products are displayed one by one in a single collumn. We should be able to display at least two products side-to-side to make the scrolling down more efficient and user friendly

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Kenyans have continued to empathise with Kibra Member of Parliament Ken Okoth who is battling stage four colorectal cancer.
Okoth has come out publicly to state his condition and on Tuesday shared a heartbreaking photo where revealed how chemotherapy was affecting him.
"Napambana na hali yangu kabisa (I'm still fighting my condition). Chemo drugs brutal on the skin and immune system," he tweeted.
Colorectal cancer, which develops from both the colon and rectum, has also seen the legislator develop metastasis disease of the liver.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) director of communications Philip Etale is among leaders who have sent messages of hope and encouragement to the ailing MP.
On Thursday, Etale made a touching prayer for Okoth and other patients battling various ailments where he asked God to heal and relieve the pain.
"Heavenly Father, I come before You this morning thanking You for creating us in Your own image and liking. Dear Lord, You have all authority and power to diminish tumour growths, to destroy cancer cells, to restore and heal each amazing part of our human bodies.
"Father, we call upon You now to come and heal this cancerous growth, to holt this invasion of the body in the name of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord, our healer and redeemer Jesus Christ. Amen," the ODM spokesperson tweeted the prayer.

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Started in 2001, Iconize Me has quickly grown from a simple experiment to a three-person operation with customers from all around the world. Iconize Me digital caricatures can be found everywhere from Twitter accounts and Facebook pages, to buddy lists and logos. After nine years and thousands of customers, you can stumble upon an Iconize Me caricature practically anywhere.
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Iconize Me on Call For Help on TechTV circa 2005 and NBC News9 Denver circa 2002 – complete with really dated sites and samples!
About The Artists
About Paul Sahner: Email Paul, Follow Paul on Twitter, Personal Site
In 2000, shortly after Apple began its Switchers campaign, Paul began doing simple caricatures of the individuals featured in the commercials and released them on his website. After being briefly featured in the background of a Steve Jobs keynote in New York, there began to be some interest in offering this as a service. He finally started Iconize Me in 2001. Paul attended the School of Visual Arts; graduating in 2007. Currently, he works as Senior Motion Designer for Adspace Networks and runs the photoblog NYC Grid.
About Shalimar Luis: Email Shalimar, Follow Shalimar on Twitter, Personal Site
Shalimar has been designing just about anything else she can think of ever since she got her hands on a computer. In 2007 she graduated from the School of Visual Arts as a Graphic Design major. Working for the internationally renown firm The Vidal Partnership, Shalimar had acted as art director on advertising campaigns for such brands as José Cuervo, Sprint, Kraft, and many others. A talented illustrator, Shalimar has been drawing and painting for many years, recently selling original pieces through her website.
About José Ramos: Email José, Follow José on Twitter, Personal Site
Graduating from the Art Institute in 1990, José took his first step to fulfilling his dream of being an artist when he was awarded Best Portfolio, the highest honor awarded by the school. He currently works as an art director with Grupo Santilliana, a prominent book publisher in Puerto Rico. José is an Adobe Certified Expert and the Chapter Representative for the Puerto Rican InDesign User Group. José brings his amazing skills as a classically trained illustrator to Iconize Me- offering a unique and amazing sense of style with his portraits.

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Learn how to make this decorative gourd by using paint, feathers and beads to embellish it.
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Materials and Tools:
cleaned gourd *
2 strands braided sweet grass
waxed linen thread
Krylon gold-leafing pen
FolkArt metallic paint: peridot #671
FolkArt Clearcote matte acrylic sealer
3/4"-1" One Stroke paintbrush
mini hot glue gun and glue sticks
assorted charms and beads
* Note: Exercise caution when working on dried gourds as they contain mold spores. If you have respiratory problems or asthma, consult your doctor first. Work in a well-ventilated area and don't inhale the dust from the gourds. Be sure to wear protective gloves, safety glasses and a dust mask when cleaning out and cutting the gourd!
1. Starting with a clean gourd, mark a line where to cut it open for the lid. Use a keyhole saw to slowly cut around mark on gourd and remove lid.
2. Be sure to wear protective gloves and a dust mask when cleaning out gourd. Use a large spoon to scoop out seeds and the inside. For extra protection, clean inside of gourd with diluted bleach and water.
4. After the surface has dried, draw a random leaf pattern with the gold leafing pen.
5. Spray with a clear protective sealer.
7. Poke evenly spaced holes with the awl around the gourd directly underneath the sweet grass trim.
8. Begin to bead at the center front of gourd (where the two sections of sweet grass meet). Tie a 'stopper' bead onto the tail of the waxed linen thread and thread through the first hole. Using the mini glue gun, secure the knot and the stopper bead from the inside of the gourd to stabilize it.
9. With the needle facing you, stack the leaf embellishment, the medium-sized bead and the small bead through the waxed thread in this exact order.
10. Run the needle back through the middle bead and the leaf charm to the inside of the gourd and secure with hot glue. Continue beading.
11. Once beading is complete all the way around the gourd, embellish with decorative stitches in between the beaded embellishments.
12. Hot glue a tassel to the back of the antique button and hot glue onto gourd.
Learn about an artist who turns gourds into eye-catching items for the home.
Here are a few more grand crafting ideas from the Shoebox.
A one-step project for embellishing your bedding.

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Battling for Oscar nominations this year will be Shrek and sharks, dogs and superheroes, the bottom of the sea and the top of the world. On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 11 movies were eligible for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. Along with Shrek 2, the year’s top-grossing movie, the hit Shark Tale, and likely blockbusters The Incredibles (opening Friday), Polar Express, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the eligible films are Clifford?s Really Big Movie, Disney?s Teacher?s Pet, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Home on the Range, The Legend of Buddha, and Sky Blue. (Hey, why no Team America: World Police? Doesn’t puppetry count as stop-motion animation?) The films are competing for three nomination slots in the category. Nominations will be announced Jan. 25, with the awards ceremony taking place on Feb. 27. That gives Papa Incredible almost four months to slim down enough to fit into his tuxedo.
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- Five Broadway tickets to snag before Tony nominations make it impossible
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Blackberry Smoke lead singer Charlie Starr's parents divorced when he was young, and growing up, he split time between his mother and father. He drew from this experience on this song, which is written from the perspective of a father who goes through a divorce and struggles with being away from his son.
"That's another composite kind of song," Starr said in his Songfacts interview
. "It comes from divorce and sharing custody of children. All of it comes from my experience and growing up that way. That line, 'phone calls in the hallway,' and all that kind of stuff, that was from experience."

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It took Fiat a while to make good on their word that they would build a new Spider model based on new Mazda MX-5. But now that they have done that (snatching the project from Alfa Romeo), they don’t seem able to stop making new versions of the car. So after the 124 and 124 Abarth we now get this, the Fiat 124 Spider Elaborazione Abarth.
This version of the 124 Spider harks back to the roadster that won Fiat their European Rally Championship win in the 1970s. As you would expect from such a thing, it is thoroughly tarted up and enhanced to deliver greater performance and driving fun than lesser versions. Fiat 124 Spider Elaborazione Abarth does that through the use of rear-wheel drive, a sophisticated suspension and a four-cylinder turbocharged MultiAir 1.4 Turbo motor with 160 horsepower.
If Mazda MX-5 is regular Infantry, then the 124 Spider is Green Beret, and Fiat 124 Spider Elaborazione Abarth is Delta Force – a tier one, specialized force that has limited use but is the best at what it does. The car has all the characteristics of a traditional sports car such as excellent power-to-weight ratio and a taut rear-drive chassis, Bilstein front and rear shock absorbers, Brembo brakes, and a limited-slip diff. But you can see the hand of bureaucracy here hampering the car down, as it also comes with automatic transmission, electric power steering and dynamic stability control system.
Available with unique paint schemes and exclusive interior appointments, the Elaborazione Abarth 124 joins the Classica and Lusso models in the range. And that is not counting the limited-edition Prima Edizione Lusso, featuring an exclusive color combination and commemorative badging. By: motorward


Globe has emerged as the fastest growing 4G LTE network in the country, ending 2020 with the highest number of cell sites among telecommunications companies as the government eased up its permitting processes.
Latest data from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) showed that as of end-December 2020, Globe had 10,395 cell sites compared to Smart’s 10,079 and DITO’s 2,360 towers.
Globe has been ramping up its cell site builds from 500 in 2018 that more than doubled to 1,100 in 2019 and further to 1,300 in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
To fortify its leadership, Globe is doubling its efforts by building the most number of cell sites or towers in the company’s history after allocating a record P70 billion for its capital spending this year.
“Globe is seizing the opportunity to further accelerate its builds in 2021. The target is to put up 2,000 new sites, including in-building solutions and partnerships with independent tower companies,” said Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO.
Around 90 percent of Globe’s cell towers are equipped with 4G LTE technology to ensure better data experience for users. 4G is a fourth generation wireless technology launched in the late 2000s that produces much faster speeds for better quality video and music streaming, gaming experience, and video conferencing, among other benefits. Globe is aiming to make 4G LTE the new standard of mobile data in the country.
As of January 2021, Globe has also deployed 5G sites in 1,069 areas in Metro Manila as well as Visayas and Mindanao to provide customers with #1stWorldNetwork experience.
The massive rollout program is in line with the growing demand for connectivity and bigger capacity amid the shift in consumer behavior due to the global health crisis.
Globe supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly UN SDG No. 9 which believes that “inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income.”
To know more about Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph


Vintage retailer BKLYN Dry Goods, is now showing a preview of their new online shop, which is scheduled to go live soon. You can see a curated selection of great vintage pieces from your favorite heritage brands. What's even better is that they allow the public to suggest what they would like to see on the site in the future. Check it out for yourself here.
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The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise. The Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as “being saddled to a skyrocket”. Following English Electric’s integration into the unified British Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft was marketed as the BAC Lightning.
The Lightning was prominently used by the Royal Air Force RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force. The aircraft was a regular performer at airshows, it is one of the highest-performance aircraft ever used in formation aerobatics. Following retirement in the late 1980s, many of the remaining aircraft became museum exhibits; until 2010, three examples were kept flying at “Thunder City” in Cape Town, South Africa. In September 2008, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers conferred on the Lightning its “Engineering Heritage Award” at a ceremony at BAE Systems’ site at Warton Aerodrome.
The first operational Lightning, designated the F.1, was designed as a point defence interceptor to defend mainland Britain from bomber attack. To best perform this intercept mission, emphasis was placed on rate-of-climb, acceleration, and speed, rather than range and combat endurance. It was equipped with two 30 mm ADEN cannon in front of the cockpit windscreen and an interchangeable fuselage weapon pack containing either an additional two ADEN cannon, 48, two inch air-to-air rockets, or two de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles, a heavy fit optimized for attack of large aircraft. The Ferranti A.I.23 radar supported autonomous search, automatic target tracking, and ranging for all weapons, while the pilot attack sight provided gyroscopically derived lead angle and backup stadiametric ranging for gun firing. The radar and gunsight were collectively designated the AIRPASS: Airborne Interception Radar and Pilot Attack Sight System.
The next two Lightning variants, the F.1A and F.2, saw steady but relatively minor refinement of the basic design, and the next variant, the F.3, was a major departure. The F.3 had higher thrust Avon 301R engines, a larger, squared-off fin and strengthened intake bullet allowing a service clearance to Mach 2.0 (the F.1, F.1A and F.2 were limited to Mach 1.7), the A.I.23B radar and Red Top missile offering a limited forward hemisphere attack capability and most notoriously deletion of the nose cannon. The new engines and fin made the F.3 the highest performance Lightning yet, but with an even higher fuel consumption and resulting shorter range. The next variant, the F.6, was already in development, but there was a need for an interim solution to partially address the F.3s shortcomings. The F.3A was that interim solution.
The F.3A introduced two improvements: a new, non-jettisonable, 610 gal (2,770 litres) ventral fuel tank, and a new, kinked, conically cambered wing leading edge, incorporating a slightly larger leading edge fuel tank, raising the total usable internal fuel to 716 gal (3,250 litres). The conically cambered wing noticeably improved manoeuvrability, especially at higher altitudes, and the ventral tank nearly doubled available fuel. The increased fuel was very welcome, but the lack of cannon armament was felt to be a deficiency. It was thought that cannon were desirable to fire warning shots in the intercept mission.
The F.6 was the ultimate Lightning version to see British service. Originally, it was nearly identical to the F.3A with the exception that it had provisions to carry 260 gal (1,180 litres) ferry tanks on pylons over the wings. These tanks were jettisonable in an emergency, and gave the F.6 a substantially improved deployment capability. There remained one glaring shortcoming: the lack of cannon. This was finally rectified in the form of a modified ventral tank with two ADEN cannon mounted in the front. The addition of the cannon and their ammunition decreased the tank’s fuel capacity from 610 gal to 535 gal (2,430 litres), but the cannon made the F.6 a real fighter again.
The final British Lightning was the F.2A. This was an F.2 upgraded with the cambered wing, the squared fin, and the 610 gal ventral. The F.2A retained the A.I.23 and Firestreak missile, the nose cannon, and the earlier Avon 211R engines. Although the F.2A lacked the thrust of the later Lightnings, it had the longest tactical range of all Lightning variants, and was used for low-altitude interception over Germany.
The F.53 was the Export Lightning, adding a multirole capability to the interception-orientated design. The F.53 was based on the F.6 airframe and avionics, including the large ventral fuel tank, cambered wing and overwing pylons for drop tanks of the F.6, but incorporated an additional pair of hardpoints under the outer wing. These hardpoints could be fitted with pylons for air-to-ground ordnance, including two 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs or four SNEB rocket pods each carrying 18 68 mm rockets. A gun pack carrying two ADEN cannon and 120 rounds each could replace the forward part of the ventral fuel tank. Alternative, interchangeable packs in the forward fuselage carried two Firestreak missiles, two Red Top missiles, twin retractable launchers for 44? 2-inch rockets, or a reconnaissance pod fitted with five 70 mm Type 360 Vinten cameras. BAC also proposed clearing the overwing hardpoints for carriage of weapons as well as drop tanks, with additional Matra JL-100 combined rocket and fuel pods (each containing 18 SNEB 68 mm (2.7 in) rockets and 227 litres (50 imp gal) of fuel) or 1,000 lb bombs being possible options. This could give a maximum ground attack weapons load for a developed export Lightning of six 1,000 lb bombs or 44 2-inch rockets and 144 68 mm rockets. The T.55 was the export two-seat variant; unlike the RAF two-seaters, the T.55 was equipped for combat duties. The T.55 had a very similar fuselage to the T.5, while also using the wing and large ventral tank of the F.6.
The Export Lightning had all of the capability of the British Lightnings: exceptional climb rate, agile manoeuvring, and a hard-hitting punch. Unfortunately, the Export Lightning also retained the difficulty of maintenance, and serviceability rates suffered. Still, the F.53 was generally well regarded by its pilots, and its adaptation to multiple roles is a testimony to the exceptional talent of its designers.
In 1963, BAC Warton worked on the preliminary design of a two-seat Lightning development with a variable-geometry wing, based on the Lightning T.5 with a revised undercarriage. Initially proposed as a carrier-based aircraft, the VG Lightning concept was revised into a land-based interceptor intended for the RAF the following year. However, no VG Lightning was ever built.
There were several unique and distinctive features in the design of the Lightning; principally the use of stacked and staggered engines, a notched delta wing, and a low-mounted tailplane. The vertically stacked, longitudinally staggered engines was the solution devised by Petter to the conflicting requirements of minimizing frontal area, providing undisturbed engine airflow across a wide speed range, and packaging two engines to provide sufficient thrust to meet performance goals. The configuration allowed the twin engines to be fed by a single nose inlet, with the flow split vertically aft of the cockpit, and the nozzles tightly stacked, effectively tucking one engine behind the cockpit. The result was a low frontal area, an efficient inlet, and excellent single-engine handling. Unfortunately, this stacked configuration led to complicated maintenance procedure, and the recurring problem of fluid leakage from the upper engine being a fire hazard.
The fuselage was tightly packed, leaving no room for fuel tankage or main landing gear. While the notched delta wing lacked the volume of a standard delta wing, each wing contained a fairly conventional three-section main fuel tank and leading-edge tank, holding 312 imp gal (1,420 litres); the wing flap also contained a 33 imp gal (150 litres) fuel tank and an additional 5 imp gal (23 litres) was contained in a fuel recuperator, bringing the aircraft’s total internal fuel capacity to 700 imp gal (3,200 litres). The main landing gear was sandwiched outboard of the main tanks and aft of the leading edge tanks, with the flap fuel tanks behind. The long main gear legs retracted toward the wingtip, necessitating an exceptionally thin main tyre inflated to the high pressure of 350 psi (24 bar).
A conformal ventral store was added to the design to house, alternatively, a fuel tank or a rocket engine. The rocket engine, a Napier Double Scorpion motor, also contained a reserve of 200 imp gal (910 litres) of high-test peroxide (HTP) to drive the rockets turbopump and act as an oxidizer. Fuel for the rocket would have been drawn from the Lightnings internal tankage. The rocket engine was intended to boost the Lightnings performance against a supersonic, high altitude bomber threat, but this threat never emerged, thus Lightnings basic performance was deemed sufficient and the rocket engine option was cancelled in 1958. The ventral store saw wide use as an extra fuel tank, initially this was jettisonable and held 250 gal (247 gal usable, 1,120 litres). Later ventral tanks were non-jettisonable.
Despite its acceleration, altitude and top speed, the Lightning found itself outclassed by newer fighters in terms of radar, avionics, weapons load, range, and air-to-air capability. More of a problem was the obsolete avionics and weapons fit. The radar had a short range and no track-while scan capability; it could only detect targets in a fairly narrow (40 degree arc). While an automatic collision course attack system was developed and successfully demonstrated by English Electric, it was not adopted owing to cost concerns. Plans to supplement or replace the obsolete Red Top and Firestreak missiles with modern AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles never came to fruition because of lack of funding.
Early models of the Lightning the F.1, F.1A, and F.2, had a rated top speed of Mach 1.7 at 36,000 ft in an ICAO standard atmosphere, and 650 KIAS (Knots Indicated Airspeed) at lower altitudes. Later models, the F.2A, F.3, F.3A, F.6, and F.53, had a rated top speed of Mach 2.0 at 36,000 ft, and speeds up to 700 KIAS for operational necessity only. A Lightning fitted with Avon 200-series engines, a ventral tank and two Firestreak missiles typically ran out of excess thrust at Mach 1.9 on a Standard Day; while a Lightning powered by the Avon 300-series engines, a ventral tank and two Red Top missiles ran out of excess thrust at Mach 2.0. As speed increased, the Lightning’s directional stability decreased; there were potentially hazardous consequences in the form of vertical fin failure if yaw was not rapidly counteracted by correct rudder use. Stability was protected by imposed Mach limits during missile launches; later Lightning variants featured a larger vertical fin which gave a greater stability margin during high speed flight.
Supersonic speeds also threatened inlet stability; the inlets central shock cone served as a compression surface, diverting air into the annular inlet. As the Lightning accelerated through Mach 1, the shock cone generated an oblique shock positioned forward of the intake lip; known as a subcritical inlet condition, this is stable but also produces inefficient spillage drag. Around the Design Mach speed, the oblique shock is positioned just in front of the inlet lip and efficiently compressed the air without any spillage. As speed increases beyond Design Mach, the oblique shock becomes supercritical, where supersonic airflow enters the inlet duct. The Lightnings inlet was designed to handle only subsonic air, a supercritical state not only drastically reduced engine thrust output but could lead to surges or a compressor stall, which could result in engine flameout and/or damage.
Thermal and structural limits were also present; as air is heated up when compressed by the passage of an aircraft. This heating increases considerably when at supersonic speeds. The airframe absorbs heat from the surrounding air, the inlet shock cone at the front of the aircraft becoming the hottest part. The shock cone was composed of fibreglass, necessary because the shock cone also served as a radar radome; a metal shock cone would interfere with the AI 23s radar emissions. The shock cone would be eventually weakened due to the fatigue caused by the thermal cycles involved in regularly performing high-speed flights. At 36,000 ft and Mach 1.7, the heating conditions on the shock cone would be similar to those at Sea Level and 650 KIAS, but if the speed was increased to Mach 2.0 at 36,000 ft, the shock cone would be exposed to temperatures more than 70% higher than those at Mach 1.7. The shock cone was strengthened on the later Lightning F.2A, F.3, F.6, and F.53 models, thus allowing routine operations at up to Mach 2.0.
The small-fin variants could exceed Mach 1.7, but the stability limits and shock cone thermal/strength limits made such speeds risky. The large-fin variants, especially those equipped with Avon 300-series engines could safely reach Mach 2, and given the right atmospheric conditions, might even achieve a few more tenths of a Mach. All Lightning variants had the excess thrust to slightly exceed 700 KIAS under certain conditions, and the service limit of 650 KIAS was occasionally ignored. With the strengthened shock cone, the Lightning could safely approach its thrust limit, but fuel consumption at very high airspeeds was excessive and became a major limiting factor.
The Lightning possessed a remarkable climb rate. It was famous for its ability to rapidly rotate from takeoff to climb almost vertically from the runway, though this did not yield the best time to altitude. The Lightning’s trademark tail-stand manoeuvre exchanged airspeed for altitude; it could slow to near-stall speeds before commencing level flight. The Lightnings optimum climb profile required the use of afterburners during takeoff. Immediately after takeoff, the nose would be lower for rapid acceleration to 430 KIAS before initiating a climb, stabilising at 450 KIAS. This would yield a constant climb rate of approximately 20,000 ft/min. Around 13,000 ft the Lightning would reach Mach 0.87 and maintain this speed until reaching the tropopause, 36,000 ft. on a standard day. If climbing further, pilots would accelerate to supersonic speed at the tropopause before resuming the climb.
A Lightning flying at optimum climb profile would reach 36,000 ft in under three minutes. The official ceiling was kept as a secret, although low security RAF documents usually stated 60,000+ ft (18 000+ m). In September 1962 Fighter Command organised several supersonic interception trials on Lockheed U-2As at heights of around 60,000-65,000 ft, which were temporarily based at RAF Upper Heyford to monitor Soviet nuclear tests. For the trials operations were carried out by the AFDS temporarily moved to RAF Middleton St George. Energy climb techniques and flight profiles were developed to put the Lightning into a suitable attack position. To avoid risking the U-2, The Lightning could not be permitted to close any closer than 5,000 ft and definitely not fly in front of the U-2. For the actual intercepts four Lightning F1As were used on eighteen solo sorties. The sorties proved that, under GCI, successful intercepts could be made at up to 65,000 ft. Carried out to the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the flight targets were deliberately not listed in the pilot log books. RAF Lightning pilot and Chief Examiner Brian Carroll reported taking a Lightning F.53 up to 87,300 feet (26 600 m) over Saudi Arabia at which level “Earth curvature was visible and the sky was quite dark”, noting that control-wise “[it was] on a knife edge”.
In 1984, during a major NATO exercise, Flt Lt Mike Hale intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had previously considered safe from interception (thought to be 66,000 feet). Records show that Hale also climbed to 88,000 ft (26,800 m) in his Lightning F.3 XR749. This was not sustained level flight, but in a ballistic climb or a zoom climb, in which the pilot takes the aircraft to top speed and then puts the aircraft into a climb, trading speed for altitude. Hale also participated in time-to-height and acceleration trials against Lockheed F-104 Starfighters from Aalborg. He reports that the Lightnings won all races easily with the exception of the low-level supersonic acceleration, which was a “dead heat”.
Carroll compared the Lightning and the F-15C Eagle, having flown both aircraft, stating that: “Acceleration in both was impressive, you have all seen the Lightning leap away once brakes are released, the Eagle was almost as good, and climb speed was rapidly achieved. Takeoff roll is between 2,000 and 3,000 ft [600 to 900 m], depending upon military or maximum afterburner-powered takeoff. The Lightning was quicker off the ground, reaching 50 ft [15 m] height in a horizontal distance of 1,630 feet [500m]”. Chief Test Pilot for the Lightning Roland Beamont, who also flew most of the “Century series” US aircraft, stated his opinion that nothing at that time had the inherent stability, control and docile handling characteristics of the Lightning throughout the full flight envelope. The turn performance and buffet boundaries of the Lightning were well in advance of anything known to him.
The Lightning’s direct replacement was the Tornado F3s, an interceptor variant of the Panavia Tornado. The Tornado featured several advantages over the Lightning, including a far larger weapons loadout and considerably more advanced avionics. Lightnings were slowly phased out of service between 1974 and 1988. In their final years the airframes required considerable maintenance to keep them in airworthy condition due to the sheer number of accumulated flight hours.
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots described it as “being saddled to a skyrocket”. English Electric was later incorporated into the British Aircraft Corporation, later marques being developed and produced as the BAC Lightning.
The Lightning was used throughout much of its service life by the RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force. The aircraft was a regular performer at airshows and was the first aircraft capable of supercruise. The Lightning was also one of the highest-performance planes ever used in formation aerobatics. The Lightning aircraft is now largely retired to museums, but four examples (two F6 and 2 T5) flew until 2010 at “Thunder City” in Cape Town, South Africa, when the fatal jetpipe fire and crash involving T5 XS451 resulted in the 3 remaining airworthy aircraft being grounded, probably forever.


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Screenshot Saturday isn’t afraid to get completely out of hand some weeks. This Saturday featured about a million images of everything, making trimming the list down to a mere dozen far more trouble than it was worth to meet an artificially-imposed limitation. It was a giant pile of unfiltered Awesome this week, and plenty was left behind that could have just as easily been included if only there was infinite time to write about it. With so much to look at, rather than rattling on explaining how the Twitter hashtag works here’s this week’s selection, all but two of which are animated and much more fun when given the chance to move.
— Rebecca Cordingley (@nonplayercat) June 3, 2017
Ooblets- Raise fighting monsters on quite possibly the cutest farm ever seen. While the star of this image may be the demon king’s summoning dance, don’t miss the cool little shades each critter is wearing. They may be cute and one is even wearing a ballerina tutu but that doesn’t negate their adorably badass attitude.
— PRDXCL (@PRDXCL) June 3, 2017
Unnamed- Some kind of dungeon crawler that pops up every now and then with moody, atmospheric screens. A name or a trailer would be helpful but in the meantime it gets a bit more intriguing with each foggy and unexplained new shot.
— Aloft Studio (@AloftStudio) June 3, 2017
Hazelnut Bastille- Zelda-ish dungeons that focus more on killing lots of monsters than tricky traps and puzzles. While there’s a heavy action focus on the core gameplay, you’ll also be spending a good amount of time with the residents of this world, running errands and trading for better goodies and then killing lots of monsters with them.
— Planet's Revenge (@PlanetsRevenge) June 3, 2017
Planet’s Revenge- There comes a point in the life cycle of a planet when it becomes infested with life that simply doesn’t care about the health of its host environment. Planets move slowly but very thoroughly, so wipe off the ingrates with every natural disaster at your fingertips and maybe the next lot will appreciate what they have.
— Sky Rogue Official (@skyroguegame) June 3, 2017
Sky Rogue- Fly and shoot in the low poly skies as if Sega never stopped making great arcade games in the 90s. The new version just released this morning so if you’ve got it start exploring the changes, but if not Sky Rogue is an excellent arcade-style flight non-sim well worth a look.
— Black Ice (@BlackIceTheGame) June 2, 2017
Black Ice- As above, this one is available in Early Access and also completely awesome. The glowing buildings are data nodes you hack for items, and they’re protected by swarming neon critters that can be merciless in their attacks. Because you choose which buildings to hack and how many to go after at once the temptation is to push for bigger fights, but that can be a problem when you’re feeling overly ambitious.
— egor botov (@egorbotov) June 3, 2017
MOCT- Co-op action platformer where up to four players can use the individual skills of their chosen character to reach the top of each level’s nightmare. The art style alone makes it a journey worth seeing.
— Dave Grey (@davegrey) June 3, 2017
IKIRYŌ- “Haunting lo-fi journey” is pretty much all the information available on this, but the bold pixel art is already striking.
— MBG makes PigEatBall (@MommysBestGames) June 3, 2017
Pig Eat Ball- Princess Bow is going to be married to whoever can win the contest the King arranged to find a worthy heir. Princess Bow doesn’t have anything like the patience required to put up with this steaming load of pig crap, so she’s going to win the arcade challenge be eating and barfing through hundreds of hand-crafted levels.
— ThunderLotus (@ThunderLotus) June 3, 2017
Sundered- Because sometimes you just can’t name a spell Multi-Fisting Impact, no matter how tempting it might be.
If you like REALLY REALLY REALLY huuuuuuuuge gifs, this should satisfy you: https://t.co/NrtpGep1sw
— Erlend Grefsrud (@Slaktus) June 3, 2017
Myriad- Kind of like a twin-stick shooter except everything is a tool to expand your area of influence. The big circles on the ground define the area of movement, and while you can venture outside their confines the gravity pulls you back in. Kill lots of enemies, grow the circles large, then pop them all to rack up a huge chain explosion. Myriad has been coming along slowly for years and is still a beautiful a riot of color and shattering geometry.
— CenoteGame (@Khena_B) June 3, 2017
Cenote- “Sci-fi Metroidvania” that’s very early but showing off the importance of getting the background details right. It’s not all underwater but the world that’s been shown off so far ranges from swampy to submerged.
— Mr. Donovan (@MrDonovanGame) June 3, 2017
Mr Donovan- Fix your ship, beat up unfriendly aliens, and earn the affection of a few pet critters along the way in a single-player MOBA. One of the nice things about alien planets is they come up with all sorts of fun new color schemes.
— Hybrid Games (@Hybrid_Games_) June 3, 2017
Jawbreaker- Brawler of some sort, very early in development, but it’s character certainly knows how to make an entrance.
— Squize (@GamingYourWay) June 3, 2017
Rot Purge- Voxelized zombie destruction, now with pretty-sparkles to supplement the cubic gore.
— Scott Holzknecht (@SHolzknecht) June 3, 2017
Unnamed- Just a fantastically cool filter that would never have run at that level of detail or framerate the blocky old Gameboy. Historical accuracy is overrated.
— Racing Apex (@RacingApexGame) June 4, 2017
Racing Apex- More than a loving homage to Virtua Racer, Racing Apex has been looking increasingly ambitious with each new update. It should be fun to see how some of that detail isn’t completely hidden by the car’s frame at all times.
— Izzy (@BBQSteakTips) June 3, 2017
Unnamed- Ooohhhh, ripply! After a long week it’s always good to kick back with a little soothing eye candy.


New technological transformation with AI and machine learning helps enterprises to unburden the risks that are brought up with malware and unwanted intrusions in an enterprise.
FREMONT, CA: Cyberattacks have become more complicated in recent years, expanding its effectiveness and speed. The trend is likely to continue unless more companies make a shift as to how they think about their safety and security strategies. With the velocity, volume, and sophistication of today's global threat landscape, companies must be able to respond in real-time at machine speed to effectively aggressive attacks. Advances in AI and threat intelligence will be significant in this fight.
Funding AI not only enables organizations to automate tasks, but it also enables an automated system that can look for discovering attacks, after and before they occur. Integrating machine learning with statistical analysis will enable organizations to develop customized action planning tied to AI to improve threat detection and response. These threat playbooks will allow the AI system to predict an attacker's next move, forecast, and also decide which threat actors are the most likely the culprits. If the information is added into an AI learning system, the remote learning nodes will help to produce advanced and proactive protection, where they not only discover a threat, also forecast movements, combine with other nodes to simultaneously shut down all avenues of attack, and also proactively intervene.
Over the past years, the rise of swarm technology, that utilizes machine learning and AI to attack networks and devices, has shown a new change of path. Progress in swarm technology has powerful implications in the fields of medicine, transportation and engineering. But, if used maliciously, it may also be a game-changer for enemies if organizations do not update their security strategies. When used by cybercriminals, the bot swarms could be used to infiltrate a network, overwhelm internal defences, and efficiently find and extract information. Gradually, specialized bots, armed with specific functions, will help to share and exchange the intelligence collected in real-time to simulate a swarm's ability to select and modify attacks to settle a target or even multiple targets together.
The entry of 5G is going to be the initial catalyst for the development of functional swarm-based attacks. By using the 5G and edge computing, individually exploited devices can become a channel for malicious code, and organizations of compromised devices could work in concert to target victims at 5G speeds.
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Savory Wild Rice and Sausage Stuffing
Servings and Ingredients
|1 (16 oz) loaf Hy-Vee bakery Italian bread|
|1 (32 oz) container Hy-Vee low-sodium chicken broth|
|¼ c. Hy-Vee unsalted butter, melted|
|2 tsp. poultry seasoning|
|1 c. cooked wild rice|
|1 (8 oz) can Hy-Vee sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped|
|1 lbs. ground pork sausage, browned and drained|
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes. Bake, stirring often, until bread is dried out, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together chicken broth, butter and poultry seasoning. Pour over bread cubes and toss until bread is evenly moistened. Stir in rice, water chestnuts and sausage and place in a 2-quart casserole dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
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APPRAISAL OF THE POSSIBILITY OF OPERATION OF AN AZIMUTH-MOUNTED OPTICAL TELESCOPE WITH AN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM,
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
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The tracking of a celestial body can be achieved by the joint operation of three systems 1 a control digital computer 2 a photoelectric automatic correction 3 a field rotation compensation. Astronomic, instrumental, and computer errors are analyzed for a system operating without the photoelectric automatic correction. It is found that the digital control system can ensure homing on aiming at a target and also tracking for a limited time the maximum error of homing and tracking occurs at t equals 24 hrs and delta equals 43 degrees near-zenith zone homing and tracking errors and their rates of variation decrease as the zenith distance increases an error accumulation due to digital control produces a blurring of the image the tracking error builds up slowly which permits operation without the photoelectric automatic correction for a limited time.
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I have had these socks on the needles since the beginning of December. I was perusing WEBS for some hard-wearing self-striping yarn for another pair of socks for Matt, and I stumbled upon (or went looking, rather) for more yarns for me, since the yarn I found for him was half price. That’s a reason to buy more, right?
I had never knitted with Zauberball Crazy yarn before, but I’ve seen it in a few yarn stores and I’ve been tempted. When you see a whole page of gorgeous colors staring you in the face, it’s really hard not to resist. I got the skein for this pair of socks, and color 1660 (Brown, Green, Blue) as well.
This yarn has long stripe repeats. I intended on trying to make them match up when I wound the skein into two balls, but it seemed like I would have to cut out a large chunk to be able to do so. You can see from the picture that it would have been about 2 inches of knitting lost. The yarn has generous yardage (460 yds), but I just couldn’t bring myself to cut it down.
The socks are fraternal, rather than identical, twins. In a way, this is relieving and allows me to only think about the knitting (or not have to think about the knitting). Sometimes when I get really matchy matchy with the socks, like on this pair, I end up getting a wee bit obsessed about making them match perfectly and I end up thinking about the matching on almost every round, trying to knit a little looser or tighter on one sock to even out the colors. Yeah, I’m a little bit obsessive-compulsive sometimes.
I also decided that these should go to my mom, because I found out over Christmas break that she wore a hole in the heel of the first socks I ever gave her. They were out of some delicious Koigu yarn and had a short row heel. That was my first and last time to use a short row heel. I just don’t believe they will be strong enough. She repaired the socks, but I still felt like she ought to have another pair, so these will be hers. We are both size 9’s, so it’s easy to turn a pair for me into a pair for her. I’m mostly knitting these on the bus or in movie theaters, so it’s a bit slow going, but I’ll make her model them when I finish. That’s my price for gifted socks.


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IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, ONE GOD. AMEN.
On this day died Maria, and sainted woman and spiritual fighter. The parents of this saint were Christians of the city of Alexandria, and though certain noblemen of the city of Alexandria desired her, she did not wish [to give herself]. When her father and mother died, all the possessions, which her father had left her, she gave to the poor and needy, with the exception of a very little money. And she entered one of the houses for women, which were outside the city of Alexandria, and she assumed the holy garb of the nun, and she fought a great fight. For twelve years she fought against sleep, and at length having killed [the desire for] it she never slept during the day; and during the whole of that period of twelve years she fasted continually until the evening, according to the Rule of that nunnery. Then she asked the abbess to allow her to shut herself in a cell to try whether she could endure it or not. And the abbess said unto her, “Shut thyself up in thy cell.” And she went into the cell and shut her door, and she dug a little hole in it through which she could take in her food, and also receive the Holy Mysteries, and she dwelt in the lower part of the cell for two and twenty years. And during all those days she stood up and prayed continually, and ceaselessly from morning till night. During the night she slept a little, and the rest of the night, until dawn, she passed in prayer. She fasted two days at a time, and ate bread soaked in water. During the days of the Great Fast she never are bread at all–until the forty holy days of our Lord were ended–but she fasted three days [at a time] and then ate beans soaked in water. When the festival of the Holy Baptism [of our Lord] arrived on the eleventh day of the month of Ter she would ask them to bring her some of the holy water. When they brought it to her she washed her hands and her face therein, and [then] received the Holy Mysteries, and drank that holy water. And she fell sick, and laid herself down on her bed until the twenty-first day of Ter, when she received the Holy Mysteries for the second time that day. And she called the abbess and besought her, with many entreaties, to put her feet near her, and when the abbess did so, she embraced them and laid her face upon them and said, “I bow to thy feet which have brought thee to our Lord Christ.” Then she called all the virgins, and asked them to come and visit her after three days; but when the three days had passed, and it was the twenty-fourth day of Ter, they visited her and found that she was dead. And they lifted her up and took her to the church, and they prayed over her, and they made her ready for burial and laid her with the bodies of the [other] holy virgins. Salutation to Maria.
And on this day also is commemorated Abba Absadi, of whom it is said that he had in him the virtues of purity, and that because of this God protected him, and caused the memorial of him to live in all the world.
And on this day also became a martyr the great Saint Abba Bifa, of the city of Seft, in the country of Egypt, in the district of Teha. And on this day also are commemorated the righteous men who pleased (?) God. Salutation to Bifa. [Wanting in the Bodleian MS.]
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.

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Chip came in as a tiny stray kitten and spent time in foster care. Now about 6 months of age, he has literally grown up as a shelter cat. When he first arrived at the cat cottage, he had a tendency to play kind of rough at times but he now seems to have outgrown much of that and has matured into a very nice young cat. Chip is a friendly, exuberant, and playful youngster who will do well with a family who will spend time playing with him and keeping him active and busy. He likes other cats and would probably enjoy a home with another energetic and playful cat. We think he will do best in a home with no young kids.
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Ford has opened orders on its new all-electric Explorer, confirming that the family SUV will cost between £40,000 and £50,000.
The pricing announcement was made as adventurer Lexie Alford completed her circumnavigation of the globe at the wheel of a pre-production version of the new family SUV.
Ford said that UK models will cost from £39,875 for a standard range model, and from £45,875 with an extended range battery, which is the first version to go on sale.
The Explorer is Ford’s first passenger EV developed and built in Europe and is based on the same MEB platform as the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Skoda Enyaq. Its launch was delayed by six months due to issues with the original battery pack, which led to Ford waiting for a newer unit to become available.
As a result, the Explorer now offers up to 374 miles – significantly more than the 311 miles Ford had initially been targeting.
That range is achieved by the extended range, single-motor version of the car, which uses a 77kWh battery shared with the ID.4. Power from the rear-mounted motor is 282bhp, with 402lb ft of torque, allowing for a 0-62mph time of 6.4 seconds.
An all-wheel-drive variant uses two motors for a total of 355bhp/402lb ft and shares the recently launched 79kWh battery found in the Volkswagen ID.3 GTX. That gives it a 0-62mph time of 5.3 seconds and a maximum range of 329 miles, as well as a 1,200kg towing capacity. Both versions can charge at up to 185kW, taking their batteries from 10-80% in around 26 minutes.
A single-motor variant with a smaller ‘standard’ range battery will join the range later, bringing with it the sub-£40,000 price tag. Two trim levels are available to order now – Explorer and Explorer Premium – priced from £45,875 and £49,975 respectively.
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As far as perfumes go, we all love a pretty fragrance that makes us smell nice and feel good about ourselves.
So much so that in 2016, the world-wide market for fragrance is estimated to reach a whopping 40.1 billion $(US).
However, is our global obsession with all things sweetly-scented poisoning our bodies to the point of chronic illness, and even incidences of breast cancer, low sperm counts and inflammatory disorders?
It may sound extreme but the harsh reality is that a number of ingredients commonly used in fragrances have been recognised by credible international organisations to have a detrimental effect on the body.
The EU, for example, has recognised 26 fragrance allergens with the potential to cause health and environmental problems.
Despite companies in Europe being required by law to list the presence of allergens in their products when concentrations exceed 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% for those that are rinsed off, labelling becomes a murky business with other potentially harmful ingredients being grouped together on ingredients lists as “perfume”. This makes it difficult for consumers to make informed decisions about purchases that don’t have the potential to harm them and their families.
It must be remembered that perfume ingredients, regardless of natural or synthetic origins, may all cause health or environmental problems.
Fragrances are considered to be either natural essential oils or man-made aromatic hydrocarbons (compounds) used to create a pleasant scent.
Natural fragrances are produced using flowers, seeds, plants, roots and resins while synthetic fragrances are derived from petroleum (of which hydrocarbon is a chief component) that is associated with skin irritation and environmental damage.
Unfortunately it would be almost impossible to avoid exposure to fragrances given they are used in so many different types of personal care, cosmetic and food products. Perfume contains an abundance of mixed fragrances which make up to 60% of the product. Other products we use during the course of a given day that include fragrances are lotions, shampoos, sunscreen, air fresheners, laundry conditioners and cosmetics. We are continually being exposed to a large cocktail of compounds and while the impact of this chronic exposure is not yet certain there is heightened concern that the effects of chemicals that mimic natural hormones such as oestrogen, risk disrupting the body’s fragile endocrine system. As more and more studies get underway to probe the link between the oestrogenic effect of chemicals and illnesses such as breast and testicular cancer, underlying concern about fragrance ingredients cannot be put to rest.
Commonly identified fragrance allergens with known human immune system toxic or allergenic effects include oak moss, isoeugenol, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, eugenol, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol and amyl cinnamaldehyde. Other fragrances have raised concerns about their effects on endocrine disruption and asthma.
Among the most concerning ingredients in fragrances are parabens, phthalates and synthetic musks. For now, let’s take a closer look at parabens, what they are used for and what potential impact they may have on our bodies.
So what are parabens and what are they used for?
Parabens are chemical compounds derived from para-hydroxybenzoate (of Hydroxybenzoic Acid). It is used as a low-cost, synthetic preservative and microbial agent for an array of personal care, pharmaceutical and food industry products, keeping them free from the growth of bacteria and fungus. Common compounds you may find on an ingredients list include methyl (E218), ethyl (E214), propyl (E216), and butyl (E209) p-hydroxybenzoate.
Parabens are widely used in lotions, soaps, shampoos, deodorants, hairspray, moisturizers, make-up, toothpaste, as well as food products such as jams, jellies, syrups, baked good, processed vegetables, pickles, sauces, fats, oils, seasoning, sugar substitutes, coffee extracts, fruit juices, frozen dairy products, beer and soft drinks.
The effects on parabens on the body
Parabens are fat soluble and absorbed into the body through the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Since 1974 regulating bodies including the FAO and WHO assigned an acceptable daily intake for the collective sum of methylparaben, ethylparaben, and propylparaben in food. In 2007 it was recommended that propylparaben and its salts for use in food be excluded due to its adverse effects. In the EU, there are some restrictions on the concentration of paraben in cosmetics. Propylparaben and butylparaben, their isoforms and their salts are banned in cosmetic products for children under three years of age due to the potential for disruption to immature endocrine systems. While the levels of paraben found in food are lower than in personal care products, there is growing concern about skin exposure, ingestion and inhalation of paraben, although skin contact and absorption appears to be the primary method of exposure.
Given parabens have been found in a range of human milk, urine, semen and blood samples questions remain as to the body’s ability to successfully break them down. A 2015 study found that detectable concentrations of paraben in urine were reported in more than 90% of girls who opted to replace their personal care products with paraben-free options over a three day period. One conclusion drawn was that the chemicals may remain in the body for a period of up to five days after exposure to the skin.
Exposure to parabens in the air and in house dust was also reported in a study of 120 homes in Cape Cod in the United States. The study found that 67% of homes had air concentrations of butyl paraben, ethyl paraben and methyl paraben that were above the reporting limit of 1ng/m3. Methyl paraben was frequently detected with indoor air concentrations between 2.9 ng/m3 and 21 ng/m3.
The relationship between parabens, cancer and toxicity
No one knows for sure whether there is a relationship between parabens and breast cancer but scientists have known for decades that oestrogen exposure is linked to the disease. Parabens are considered xenoestrogens, a type of synthetic compound that imitates oestrogen even though they differ chemically from the natural hormone made in the body. Research shows that parabens play a role in stimulating cell proliferation of human breast cancer cell lines with isopropyl and isobutyl parabens showing the more potent proliferative effect. In one study, parabens were detected in human breast tumours with up to 99% of breast tissue samples having detectable levels at median concentration of 85.5 ng/g. Although the ability of parabens to mimic oestrogen activity has been widely reported as weak, there is now concern that parabens might be toxic at lower levels of exposure that previously thought.
Also of concern is paraben interference with reproductive functions and fertility in men. In rat and in vitro studies paraben was found to have a weak effect on the activity of androgen, the male sex hormone, blocking androgens such as testosterone and inhibiting enzymes that metabolize oestrogen. They have also been found to play a role in damaging genetic information within cells that cause mutations, potentially leading to cancer. Worryingly, when female rats were exposed to butyl paraben during gestation and lactation periods effects on their male offspring were noted. Propyl and butyl parabens also appear to reduce sperm production and lead to a reduction on testosterone levels.
Parabens have also been implicated in precocious (early) puberty in children, infertility, disorders of the reproductive system and effects during pregnancy. Female exposure to isobutyl paraben during pregnancy has also been found to be associated with anxiety and behavioural changes in their offspring.
Whether or not repeated, long-term exposure to chemicals like parabens that weakly mimic oestrogen activity plays a part in the proliferation of disease is yet to be determined but it’s worthwhile checking the ingredients on the label of your next purchase. There are plenty of paraben-free products now readily available including Bee Loved’s skincare range.
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Visitors come to the area for its scenic beauty, wildlife viewing opportunities and to explore the Reservation Ridge Scenic Backway.
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The campground contains one group site that can accommodate up to 50 people, with several picnic tables, a campfire ring, grills, utility tables and parking for 10 vehicles. Several single-family sites are available, each equipped with a picnic table, campfire ring and utility table.
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Ryan McGee chats with college refs, who dish anonymous scouting reports on the top 5 teams in the BCS standings. How are LSU's and Alabama's defenses different? Can Boise State hang with the big boys? The zebras have the answers.
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As many of you know, the position of Chair of the Metro Board rotates between directors each year to enhance representation of all L.A. County geographic areas. Today Diane DuBois, from Lakewood in the Gateway Cities, becomes chair for fiscal year 2013-14. Here’s the release:
City of Lakewood Councilmember Diane DuBois has taken over as chair of Metro’s Board of Directors, effective July 1. She replaces outgoing Board Chairman Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
“I look forward to a successful year as Chair of the MTA,” DuBois said. “We will concentrate on continuing to design and implement Measure R projects and grow the transportation opportunities in Los Angeles County for accessibility to all corners of the region.”
A Councilmember for the City of Lakewood, DuBois was elected to the Metro Board of Directors in 2009, where she represents the 28 cities of southeast Los Angeles County collectively known as the Gateway Cities Council of Governments. She also serves on Metro’s Executive Management and Audit Committee, as well as the Planning and Programming Committee.
DuBois became involved in local government through her appointment to the City of Lakewood Planning and Environment Commission, where she served for 28 years before being elected to the Lakewood City Council in 2005. She served as Mayor in 2008 and 2012.
In addition to her city responsibilities, DuBois has a long history of civic service. She has been a board member and volunteer of Lakewood Meals On Wheels, a board member of Lakewood Regional Medical Center, a member and past president of Soroptimist International of Lakewood/Long Beach and Board Chair of Pathways Volunteer Hospice. She was appointed Community Outreach chair by the Board of Trustees for the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House and served on the founding Board of Directors.
Metro is the third largest public transportation agency in the United States. It has a $5 billion annual budget and more than 9,000 employees. It operates approximately 191 bus routes serving 1,433 square miles of service area and six subway and light-rail lines.
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