Stoke City announce record team wear deal with Italian brand macron
The Potters have signed a five-year partnership with the Italian sportswear manufacturer, making it the biggest kit deal in the Club’s history.
Macron, a European leader in the production of active sportswear, supply technical apparel to more than 40 professional clubs across the continent, including Sporting Lisbon, Napoli, Lazio and Real Betis, as well as Crystal Palace.
They also supply baseball and basketball teams, as well as a number of top athletes but the partnership with City will raise their Premier League profile.
Macron will provide unique bespoke designs each season for playing kits, training gear and leisure wear.
City Chief Executive Tony Scholes said: “We are delighted to be entering into a five-year partnership with Macron which, in commercial terms, is by far the biggest agreement with a kit supplier we’ve ever signed.
“Macron are a rapidly growing brand in a highly competitive market. They are a company with big aspirations which is another reason why our partnership is such a perfect fit.”
Founded in 1971, Macron are based in Bologna and have been providing professional sportswear to professional football teams for the last 25 years.
Macron Chief Executive Gianluca Pavanello added: “We are really excited about this new partnership with a top 10 club in what is renowned to be the most watched football league in the world. Our designers have been working round the clock in close collaboration with the Club to develop the new collection that we hope the players and fans will wear with pride.”


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We got a glimpse of the brand new album by Spyra "Staub". This fantastic music you can also hear in Dreamscape radio. And also Franky brought some stunning new music to the public, hope he puts that out soon to! Many who where there asked if the time table for E-iive was already known.
Well it is and here it is. E-Live on the 18th of October. The Enck - Oirschot near Eindhoven. Only 15 years but what flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of music he makes. Don't miss this day we only have Seats and gone is gone!!
And we still have tickets left!! Ticket information is on http: And next week is Electronic Circus in Germany!!
So order it before Friday and pick up those CD's!! And some nice videos where put on the net this week. First of all a nice impression of our trip to the UK by Rene Splinter!! And as we speak of Rene check out his brand new album called Frames.
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Electronic Circus - 4. Flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of e-mail address is being protected from spambots. I adore this tone of flute enchantress which extricates itself from the claws of nothingness! It sings a seraphic ode and its solitary charms call other flutes, shier, to join in and give a small concert of soft oniric breezes.
There is a delicate gradation in these ambient melodies, so that the intro slightly touches at times some ephemeral dramatic moods which remind me the birth of Ricochet 's muddled rhythms. This gives more relief to this ambiospherical painting which bickers constantly with ethereal elements. The astral singings dress of sibylline harmonies when the sparklings to the metallic reflections dilute the songs of the flutes in order to bring "Escape I" towards a more intense passage where the ambio-cosmic moods bring flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of life a structure of beat which staggers in an awkward way at the 5th minute spot.
And this relatively ambient pace draws a kind of slow morphic cha-cha which dances beneath a thick cloud of synth layers paint ed of prismic breezes and of lascivious violin veils. The moods become then ambio-cosmic and decorate a slow sequenced walking where are whistling and blowing a thick cloud of astral colors synth lines. The beat of "Escape I" sways hips like a spirit in a soporific trance in a garden of honey where stars are within reach.
The synth pads are as much in love as ethereal and their caresses are comforting a hearing which waits flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of the rhythm to become more accentuated.
And the nothingness sucks up the sounds elements. Only the dark winds which make ring the carillons reign over this very meditative passage. This is the war of the airwaves. The war of synth lines of which the cracklings get lost in the dusts of stars where only weak ringings resist the winds.
These ringings eventually form a skeleton of spheroidal rhythm. They turn into a ballet of sequences with the doubles of their shadows which dance in parallel in some sonic glares a bit dramatic.
And if we listen carefully, we hear these gleaming sequences which made dance our dreams in Mirage. Except that the rhythm gets loose and makes other bass sequences which are trotting and banging vigorously. Chthonian singings invade this powerful and linear rhythm of which the gallop is flowing with a beautiful fluidity under solos of synth filled by the aromas of howling spectres.
The roarings of what seems to be Martenot's waves are switching for wonderful violin flights with a Mellotron of which the burning sibylline airs pursue the curves of a rhythm which runs at a brisk pace. A structure of beat with a very beautiful meshing of sequences which criss-cross their chords and their overlapping, forming an electronic rhythm with such a fluidity which reminds enormously Klaus Schulze in the Body Love albums.
We are riveted to our armchair, ears on the alert, to follow this deep tempo from where the only outcome seems to be inevitably a crash. A crash which will lead the last seconds of "Escape I" in a heap of metal a nd mirror which burst between the ears which have never expected this kind of finale. Nevertheless if we recall well the ambiences of Body Love With two long tracks and their deliciously ambient intros which unblock flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of rhythms fighting constantly with intensely cosmic atmospheres, this last The Roswell Incident's album is a strong one which will revive the flame of our souvenirs of Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream in their beautiful 70's.
The Roswell Incident has reworked the music in studio with a result which reaches the parameters of very good The Crash. Yes it's still about EM. Shall say some … Maybe but The Roswell Incident affixes a very personal seal with a cosmic approach which allows to merge marvellously the rhythms and the atmospheres of these 2 icons of the German EM.
So goes "Escape II". The intro shows an ambient beat which leans on somber beatings. The moods are very dark with a kind of strange dialogue of metallic sounds which float as hoops wi thout ends in the wandering sinister synth lines and their tortuous spectral harmonies. A note of piano falls at around the 5th minute. Hesitating, this piano reveals its naked notes and draws a somber passive and meditative melody, adding some more mysticism to "Escape II" which takes life with somber felted sequences.
The movement becomes nervous. The keys skip and pound in a rather undisciplined rhythmic choreography. Superb solos with ghostly and sharpened harmonies overhang this anarchic rhythm while other sequences, clearly more incisive, redirect the structure of rhythm towards a more methodical phase. And "Escape II" reveals its superb rhythmic schema with a mixture of sequences of which the criss-crossed lines let hear a figure of rhythm as lively than harmonious. The pace becomes more punchy with keys which pound of an arrhythmia to lose breath.
Even the synth solos have difficulty to follow it. Mists to the metallic dr izzle are hooting over this frenzy which eventually rides alone and throws itself in an oasis of serenity where ambiospherical elements will restrain its powerful swiftness. One of the great qualities in the music of The Roswell Incident is this ease that the Buytaert duet has to mix ambiences, as Gothic and as cosmic, to rhythms which fast become objects of seduction.
And this small wink of eye, quite discreet, to the masters of retro analog EM adds a very charming dimension to a music which doesn't really need it, to gain an enviable place among these big names. Simply great EM and strongly recommendable! Sylvain Lupari September 7th, In Roswell, Georgia, based composer Robert Scott Thompson describes himself as a musical flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of and this is definitely the best description suiting to his soundsculptings.
Robert Scott Thompson has crossed my radar for the first time during the second half of the 90's with his two stunning works, "The Silent Shore" and "Frontier"released on Canadian Mirage label. At that time he had released about 6 other albums, yet still remained quite unrecognized.
Now, 15 years later, Robert Scott Thompson owns huge discography counting over 50 solo albums and collaborations, with nearly all of them released through his own Aucourant Records Hypnos and Lens Records are few exceptionsranging from more ambient infused titles through electroacoustic, acousmatic, avantgarde and contemporary electronica to more minimal meditative. Tranquilly floating dronescaping ambience is masterfully emphasized by gorgeously infinite celestial choir-like gracefulness and few distant piano embellishments.
Some cool strange sounds emerge here and there. Warmly inviting and hauntingly expansive beginning, pure beauty, more please!!! Nicely titled "Glass Is The Enemy Of The Secret" shifts straightly into more textured terrains, although backing panoramas remain soothingly sweeping and the main motifs are gently harmonious and poetic with some additional, fragilely swirling synthesized glass-like fragments precisely displaying the track title.
All quit e sparse and evocative. Contemplative atmofields are precisely bridged with translucent tinkles and few ear-catching disruptions pop-up throughout. The piece slowly evolves then again fades into calmer passages, but always having its balmy and flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of mood.
It blends relaxing organic sounds and soft urban rumbles with deeply evocative, cinematic blankets, wistful piano and sluggish strings. Subtly pleasant sceneries arise, quietly relaxing and gently immersing, and for long time buried memories start to awake. Quietly expansive dronescape is attractively colored with highly expressive and captivating strings with some softly swirling trinkets attached.
A truly magnificent, deeply meditative composition masterly displaying serene atmosphere of gorgeously glimmering winter wonderland!!! The closing title track, "Upon The Edge Of Night", reveals all the magic of nightfall heaven with coalescing splendidly ethereal washes with bass hums, singing cicadas and ephemeral organics and chimes.
I think this recording is still mostly unrecognized, it's a big shame, because Robert Scott Thompson flight of the concorde robots binary solo meaning of delivers significant signature, versatility and refinement in his music. This virtuosity certainly deserves to be explored!!! Aphrodite's Child - 2-cd Wonderfull new release by John Serrie. Long tracks that develop from long ambient fields into Berlin School Sequences.
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Next month, leaders from across the world will meet in Glasgow for climate talks (COP26). This annual conference of nations is hosted by the UN and provides an opportunity for world leaders to agree the rules, guidelines and co-operation necessary to tackle climate change.
The negotiations are a central part of the talks as they provide a significant opportunity to secure global agreements and reign in the biggest polluters. At COP26, leaders will be discussing their progress against the commitments that were made at the 2015 Paris climate talks. These include:
- Closing the emissions gap. Discussions will include submitting new national pledges on emissions reduction.
- Carbon markets negotiations. This is the one part of the Paris Agreement that’s yet to be finalised. We are hoping that discussions won’t open the door to global carbon markets that would allow polluters to continue to emit greenhouse gases, for a price, either through trading or offsetting.
- Climate finance. Wealthy countries are failing to meet the agreed target to provide help to poorer countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and transition to clean energy quickly.
- Loss and Damage – There will be a push by many countries suffering the impacts of climate change to secure more finance and action.
COP26 provides an important opportunity for citizens to increase pressure on governments to take urgent action on climate change. There will be huge civil society engagement across the globe, highlighting key issues that need action and holding governments to account and pushing for stronger outcomes.
We will be joining in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on the 6th November by taking part in a demonstration at 12pm at Millennium Point.
We must remember that this isn’t just about the 2 weeks in November but about building power and securing wins, before, during and after COP26.

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A partner in the Chicago office of Drinker Biddle & Reath is facing legal malpractice allegations, as appliance maker Whirlpool has blamed him for bad legal advice that led the company to continue to import aluminum appliance door handles from China – a decision the company says has left it open to potentially large additional trade duties ordered by federal regulators.
On July 28, Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against the Drinker Biddle law firm and attorney William Randolph “Randy” Rucker, who serves as a partner based at the firm’s Chicago office.
The complaint includes a single count of professional malpractice against the firm and Rucker.
In its lawsuit, Whirlpool states it has for years imported large numbers of “aluminum extruded products” from China, particularly aluminum door handles the company installs on its appliances.
In 2010, Whirlpool said it became aware of the findings of an investigation conducted by federal regulators from the U.S. Commerce Department into allegations of “dumping” – or selling imported products for less than they are actually worth - by Chinese extruded aluminum product makers and distributors.
At that time, Whirlpool said, it contacted Rucker and Drinker Biddle to ask whether the results of the investigation, including potential antidumping penalties and so-called “countervailing duties” – additional payments due to offset the allegedly anticompetitive practices.
“Commerce Department orders regarding countervailing and antidumping duties tend to be detailed, complex, densely worded and difficult for non-experts to understand,” the Whirlpool complaint states. “Thus Whirlpool and others who import goods typically rely upon outside legal experts for advice in such matters.”
Whirlpool asserts “Rucker and Drinker Biddle hold themselves out to be experts in the field of U.S. customs and trade law,” so Whirlpool said it had no reason to doubt Rucker’s opinion when he told the appliance maker that Commerce Department notices regarding the alleged dumping practices surrounding the imported Chinese extruded aluminum products did not apply to Whirlpool’s door handles.
Whirlpool’s complaint cites a Sept. 9, 2010, email from Rucker to a Whirlpool customs analyst, who had asked two days earlier “whether Whirlpool should begin to deposit the estimated countervailing duties required for goods subject to the Sept. 7, 2010, Commerce Department notice.”
In the email, Rucker purportedly “advised Whirlpool that Whirlpool’s ‘final finished door handles that are made from extruded aluminum would not be covered by the scope of the investigation,’ and thus were not subject to countervailing or antidumping duties.”
However, two years later, after other similar repeated assurances from Rucker and continued importation of those door handles from China, Whirlpool said the Commerce Department notified the company in May 2012 the door handles were, in fact, “subject to the antidumping and countervailing duty notices and orders” and regulators would seek to order Whirlpool to pay “substantial cash deposits of estimated antidumping and countervailing duties on future” imports and the goods the company had imported after Sept. 7, 2010.
Whirlpool said it then moved to find new door handle suppliers outside of China and “other actions to reduce Whirlpool’s exposure … (and) mitigate Whirlpool’s damages caused by defendants’ conduct.”
Whirlpool said these actions have led to the company being “required to pay premium prices” for the new door handles, in addition to “significant legal fees, interest charges, tooling costs, lost sales, extra shipping expenses and other costs.”
“In addition, as a result of defendants’ conduct, Whirlpool will almost certainly incur substantial antidumping and countervailing duties and customs penalties,” Whirlpool’s complaint asserts.
The company does not specify in its complaint how much those penalties might cost, or the actual added costs resulting from the change in suppliers.
Whirlpool only specifies it is requesting the court award damages of more than $50,000.
Whirlpool has requested a jury trial.
The company is represented in the action by attorneys C. Barry Montgomery, of the firm of Williams Montgomery & John, of Chicago, and Janet Ramsey, of Warner Norcross & Judd, of Grand Rapids, Mich.


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Classical epidemiologic study designs, like cohort and case-control studies, are very powerful. However, the use of these designs in investigations of the effects of cancer treatments on patient outcomes is not always sensible.
The treatment that a cancer patient receives is influenced by prediagnosis characteristics, disease factors, and provider attributes that may also affect the outcomes being studied. When enough confounders have been measured, it may be possible to accurately estimate causal associations between treatments and outcomes using a classical epidemiological approach. Unfortunately, it is common that the available data is missing information about important confounders. Unmeasured (and unmeasurable) confounding is a central threat to the validity of causal claims about cancer treatments when such claims are based on analyses of observational data.
In my observational research, I use analytical approaches that can, sometimes, overcome unmeasured confounding by identifying natural experiments in cancer care delivery. Specifically, I am interested in how focusing on the variability of treatments across time, space, and provider can help to estimate treatment effects, and overcome treatment selection bias.
I use methods like difference-in-differences, instrumental variables analysis, interrupted time series, and regression discontinuity designs to generate evidence about the causal effects of cancer treatments on survival, treatment-related toxicity, and medical costs. As a surgeon, I am especially interested in studying the effect of surgical care on cancer outcomes.
By generating credible clinical evidence from observational cancer data, I seek to help patients and oncologists make better and more informed treatment decisions.

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ACACIA model table, metal frame, round glass top. Pedestal base with refined design.From a short "trunk" grow long curved "branches" that create the sturdy metal base, on which rests a tempered glass top. The fine lines that recall natural shapes give an effect of great aesthetic lightness to the ACACIA table.The round top guarantees comfort for all the guests, even when they are in an odd number. ACACIA will be the protagonist of the dining room.
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2020 Election Odds: Bookmakers Dramatically Cut Joe Biden's Odds
Joe Biden could become the clear favorite to win the 2020 US election in the coming days as UK bookmakers continue to cut his odds.
Apart from a couple of days in March, Donald Trump has been the long-time favorite in the US 2020 Election betting market. However, the current president of the United States is set to lose his place at the top of the market once again as UK bookmakers have Trump and Biden level pegging in the market. Both Biden and Trump can be backed at +100 (1/1) to win the US election.
Trump still has a 50% chance of winning the 2020 election according to the bookmakers. However, his chances are dwindling, as the odds in early March indicated Trump had a 60% chance.
The percentage chances are derived from the odds given by UK bookmakers. For example, Donald Trump has odds of 1/1 in the UK, which translates into +100 in the United States, and indicates an implied probability of 50%.
Joe Biden's 2020 election race looked over in February when his odds reached +4000 (40/1). However, he's since fought back to end Bernie Sanders election campaign and also draw level with Tump in the betting market.
Despite the bookmakers believing Joe Biden has a very realistic chance of winning the election, the UK betting patterns suggest that bettors still think Donald Trump is the one to beat. Donald Trump has accounted for just under 54% of all the bets placed on the market in April. Whereas Joe Biden has only had 25% of the support.
Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the 2020 Democratic race which has left only five people in the US election market with over a 1.5% chance of winning the election. As mentioned, Donald Trump and Joe Biden top the market, the other three are Mike Pence, Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton.
2020 US Election Odds
Donald Trump +100 (1/1)
Joe Biden +100 (1/1)
Mike Pence +5000 (50/1)
Andrew Cuomo +5000 (50/1)
Hillary Clinton +6600 (66/1)

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Jury convicts Hyannis man
The defendant faces 10 years to life in jail in the state's first liquid cocaine case.
A Hyannis man convicted in the first liquid cocaine case in Massachusetts judicial history may spend the rest of his life in a federal prison.
Joseph B. Bey Jr., 38, was convicted of one count of conspiring to smuggle liquid cocaine, six counts of smuggling liquid cocaine and one count of attempting to smuggle liquid cocaine into Boston from Jamaica. He was convicted yesterday after a 19-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Boston.
Bey recruited at least a dozen couriers from Cape Cod to go to Jamaica in 1995 under the guise of assisting him on a documentary film on Jamaican music and culture, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bey formerly produced a video music show that aired on the South Yarmouth-based public access channel C3TV. Bey's video show is not affiliated with the video music show "The Reel" that now airs on the channel. And Bey was a public member of the station, not an employee.
The couriers Bey recruited included Michael Wainwright, who was told that he was traveling to Jamaica to take pictures for the film. As he was preparing to return to Boston, Wainwright told authorities he was asked to bring three wine bottles with him to avoid high taxes.
Each of the bottles contained about one half kilogram of pure liquid cocaine, which was later converted into crack cocaine for sale around the Boston area.
Wainwright was not convicted on any drug charges. He told authorities he was not aware of the bottles' actual contents.
Bey recruited couriers, some of whom were drug users and convicted felons, for at least six different smuggling trips, Justice Department spokeswoman Amy Rindskopf said. The trips were made between Januar May of 1995. Forty-seven bottles were smuggled into Boston during those months, Rindskopf said.
Rindskopf said Bey is in the custody of the U.S. Marshall and will be sentenced on Feb. 6. He faces a sentence of from 10 years to life in prison.
Bey's estranged wife, who did not want to be identified in this report, was a prosecution witness. She said yesterday that she's happy the trial is over.
"Now my children and I can put it behind us and go on with our lives," she said.
The mother of two of Bey's children said she is seeking a divorce from Bey. She said the two separated in June of 1995. She said she will not bring her children to visit their father.
"The drugs were the last straw. I have no hard feelings toward his family. They are good people but I had to testify to clear my conscience. I had to tell the truth," she said.
Rindskopf said the investigation began when a customs agent who inspected the bottles at Logan Airport tipped several bottles upside down and noticed the air didn't rise as it should with wine. Three people were stopped and questioned. Bey was not among them.
Robert Bearse of Yarmouth, an associate of Bey's, soon became the focus of the investigation. He was later convicted and sentenced along with several others. Evidence gathered from interviews pointed to Bey as the mastermind behind the smuggling ring.
John Moore and Wilhelmina Hardy, two of eight people indicted in the case, pleaded guilty to the charges. Five other suspects remain at large.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Custom Service with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police and the Boston, Barnstable, Dennis, Orleans and Yarmouth police departments. Prosecuting the case were Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily R. Schulman and Henry T.A. Moniz of Stern's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.
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As our reliance on our mobile devices grows, so grows our need for faster communication. A team of researchers recently announced that they have developed a new technique that will allow curved surfaces to appear flat to antennas.
This means that instead of bouncing around on surfaces, radio waves could travel in a much faster line and communication would be vastly improved as a result.
In this study, the researchers coated curved surfaces with a very thin coating that managed to “fool” antennas into thinking the surface was completely flat. This study has huge implications for the future of wireless antennas and communication on a large scale.
Professor of Antennas and Electromagnetics and study lead Yang Hao, said: “The design is based upon transformation optics, a concept behind the idea of the invisibility cloak. While the cloak is yet to be demonstrated ‘perfect’ in the free space, we have proved that it is possible for surface waves.”
“With the demands of telecommunications systems in airborne and ground-based vehicles growing year by year, it is necessary to create antennas with ever increasing efficiency, yet keeping the weight and volume as low as possible,” said co-author Dr Rhiannon Mitchell-Thomas from Queen Mary’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. “When electromagnetic waves encounter a bump in the surface, this alters their characteristics and decreases the efficiency of the antenna. Using this new technique, a bespoke surface wave antenna can be designed to fit the precise shape of the platform.”
Co-author Oscar Quevedo-Teruel also from Queen Mary’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science added: “This type of integrated antenna system can be applied for any frequency band from microwave to optics, leading to ultra-fast wireless communication over the surface in the near future.”
This is great news for engineers who are interested in communications technology. The amount of new jobs in this field will be increasing soon and there is always the opportunity for innovation. These positions allow engineers the ability to literally impact the lives of billions of people and change the world for the better.
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Standard Practice for Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection of Metallic Surgical Implants
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This practice is intended as a guide for fluorescent penetrant inspection of metallic surgical implants.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Fast food preferences and food habits among students of private universities in Bangladesh
Keywords:Fast food, knowledge, University students, Dietary intake, Food pattern, Bangladesh
Consumption of takeaway and fast food by young adolescents is no longer confined to the developed countries; it has spread to the developing countries as well. The culture of fast food consumption has replaced the traditional meal among university students and is a great public health concern. Excessive consumption of fast food is responsible for obesity epidemics and the cause of a dramatic increase of obesity-related diseases (e.g. diabetes, heart diseases etc). A cross-sectional study was carried out from March to April, 2013 among students attending in four established private universities of Bangladesh situated in Dhanmondi, Dhaka: Daffodil International University, United International University, World University of Bangladesh, and State University of Bangladesh. The aim of the present study was to examine the preference, prevalence and pattern of fast food consumption among the students. The prevalence of fast food consumption among those students was 98.5%, and 43.3% of their pocket money was spent on its purchase. The important factors for the preference of fast food include good taste, easy accessibility, increased convenience, and pocket friendly in nature. Approximately 22% of the respondents mentioned that they consumed fast food 4 days per week and more than one-fifth had the meal every day. Fifty four percent of the respondents skipped their breakfast due to a variety of reasons including class pressure and had fast food after fin-ishing their classes, either from varsity canteens or other fast-food outlets. Though 98% of the students were well informed about the negative effects associated with excessive fast food consumption, they were still profoundly ad-dicted to it. Specific health education programs, dietary guidelines and effective public awareness campaigns could be initiated to address the unhealthy lifestyle of university students and improve their health.
South East Asia Journal of Public Health 2013; 3(1): 61-64
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Mature neighborhood in west Ann Arbor! Classic ranches and colonials make up this well placed subdivision. Many features such as hardwood floors, arched doorways, and built-ins remain original, while renovations with modern touches have been done in many homes.
Las Vegas park sits at the core of Sunnyside, and offers 2 acres of outdoor areas including softball and soccer fields, a playground, picnic tables, and walking trails. Homeowners will also be thrilled to be within walking distance to Dicken Woods Nature Area, as well as Dicken Elementary, Pioneer High, and the Big House!


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A FINE MINT COPY in a premium binding, sewn and archival. With an extra extract on the Kabbalah printed on the end papers. One of many excellent examples of Richard Robb's dedication and concern with his publishing work. [vi], 424 pages. 8vo.

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By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Breckenridge High School has a mere 244 students. But one could finish this weekend's MHSAA Finals among an elite few in state girls cross country history.
Three-time champion Kirsten Olling already is one of the all-time greats. But if she can win one more title, she’ll become just the seventh to claim four – and first in the Lower Peninsula since Rochester Adams’ Katie Boyles finished her surge in 2000.
Here's a look at the contenders to watch from all four divisions. For those who can’t make the trip to Brooklyn, MHSAA.TV will provide camera views at the start and finish lines and two more points on the course, with audio from reporters stationed along the way. Cost is $9.95 for Saturday only, which also includes access to all four Lower Peninsula Boys Soccer Finals, or $14.95 for a month pass that will allow fans to also watch live the Volleyball Semifinals and Finals and Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals.
Click for Saturday's race schedule and links to all qualifiers and the live streams.
Reigning champion: Birmingham Seaholm
2012 runner-up: Grosse Pointe South
2013 top three: 1. Northville, 2. Birmingham Seaholm, 3 Saline.
Reigning champ Seaholm and 2011 champ Grosse Pointe South both graduated star sets of sisters who played big parts in the programs’ successes over the last few seasons – although South does return eighth-place individual finisher Ersula Farrow. Northville, meanwhile, is the favorite returning five from last season’s fifth-place team, and Saline brings back five from the team that finished third including sixth-place Elianna Shwayder. All four of these teams won their Regionals in dominating fashion.
Individuals: Gone are graduated stars Erin Finn of West Bloomfield and Hannah Meier of Grosse Pointe South, along with the rest of the top five from last season. Three more of the top 11 also are back, however: Rochester senior Jessica Goethals, Hudsonville senior Alex Berends and Salem senior Kayla Kavulich. Add into the mix Seaholm junior Audrey Belf, who won her Regional by more than a minute in 17:41, plus Grandville sophomore Valerie Wierenga (17:55.7) and Jenison senior Ellie Leonard (17:58.5) – first and second, respectively, at their Regional.
Reigning champion: Ada Forest Hills Eastern
2012 runner-up: Spring Lake
2013 top three: 1. Grand Rapids Christian, 2. Spring Lake, 3. Warren Regina.
Rarely does a team lose one of the top runners in MHSAA history (graduate Julia Bos) and come back the next season expected to improve from third place to first. But the Eagles return their second-fourth and sixth-fastest runners from last season’s Final and have been ranked No. 1 all fall. Spring Lake, with five of its top six back from last season’s runner-up team including 15th-place Carlyn Arteaga, has been figuratively only a step behind. Warren Regina finished ninth last season without a senior scoring, and its top five all are back this weekend including Regional champ and senior Cassie Bloch.
Individuals: Twelve of last season’s top 20 were juniors or younger, and this year’s group is incredibly strong. Cedar Springs junior Kenzie Weiler – last season’s runner-up and one of the top runners regardless of division throughout her three-year career – won her Regional in 18:51.56 ahead of Remus Chippewa Hills senior Megan O’Neil, who finished seventh at the 2012 Final. Hudsonville Unity Christian junior Kelli Nesky finished fifth last season and won her Regional in 18:47.62 – just a second ahead of Hamilton freshman Erika Freyhof. Mason sophomore Meg Darmofal is coming off an eighth-place finish last season and won her Regional in 18:16.9, and Charlotte sophomore Lindsey Carlson was 10th last season. Detroit Country Day junior Jackie Bredenberg won her Regional by a minute in 17:51. Others to watch include Battle Creek Pennfield senior Audrianna Bornamann, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern junior Morgan Posthuma, St. Johns junior Karrigan Smith, Grand Rapids South Christian junior Alexis Miller, Otsego freshman Megan Aalberts and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood junior Claire Ford. All cleared 19 minutes at their Regionals. Essexville-Garber junior Julia Jeczmionka finished sixth in Division 3 last season.
Reigning champion: Jackson Lumen Christi
2012 runner-up: Grandville Calvin Christian
2013 top three: 1. Shepherd, 2. Macomb Lutheran North, 3. Benzie Central.
Reigning individual champion: Gina Patterson, Macomb Lutheran North.
Shepherd often is in the conversation but is the favorite this time as it pursues its first MHSAA team title since 1994. Three of the Bluejays’ top four are back from last season’s ninth-place team including individual seventh-place finisher Kaylie Rhynard, a senior who won her Regional in 18:57.7. She and her teammates could be chasing Macomb Lutheran North junior Gina Patterson, last season’s individual champion as the team finished seventh; total, the top four from that lineup are back this weekend. Benzie Central, the 2011 team champ, also returns its top four from last season’s third-place team including last season’s 10th-place finisher, senior Alyssa Bennett.
Individuals: Only four of last season’s top 25 graduated. Three more sophomores joined Patterson in rounding out the top five last season, and Manistee’s Annie Fuller, Charlevoix’s Amber Way and Holland Black River’s Allison Vroon are all back after placing third-fifth, respectively, as is Ida junior Ashley Sorge, who finished eighth. Way (19:06.4) won her Regional ahead of Fuller and Bennett, and Sorge (18:23.6) and Patterson (18:11) also were Regional champions. Others of note are Clare Freshman Jasmine Harper, a Regional champion in 18:47.4; Kent City senior Ashley Russo, who finished ahead of Vroon in 18:18.62 at their Regional; and Frankenmuth senior Emily Sievert, who also broke 19 minutes in winning hers.
Reigning champion: Homer
2012 runner-up: Bear Lake
2013 top three: 1. Homer, 2. Pewamo-Westphalia, 3. Breckenridge.
Reigning individual champion: Kirsten Olling, Breckenridge.
Homer returns its top four and five of last season’s championship seven this weekend. Senior Amanda Reagle was the individual Regional champ in 19:20 and she and now-juniors Jessica Reagle and Bailey Manis all finished among the top 23 at the 2012 Final (when Jessica Reagle placed ninth). Pewamo-Westphalia finished 15th last season, but did so without a senior and brings back five of its top six. Breckenridge didn’t make the Finals as a team when Kirsten Olling was a freshman and have finished seventh and then 10th the last two seasons, respectively. But she leads a team that could push the favorites with its top four and seventh runners from 2012 all back.
Individuals: Only one senior placed among the top 10 last season, and only two placed among the top 20. Olling won her Regional by nearly two minutes in 17:39.8, but 2012 runner-up Holly Bullough also is back and won her Regional title, as did 2012 third-place Tenna Fornari of Waterford Our Lady and sixth-place Lauren Jenkins of Saugatuck. Last season placers Taylor Smith of Blanchard Montabella (fourth), Kendra Colesa of Deckerville (fifth) and Hannah Steffke of Beal City (eighth) also return to the mix.
PHOTO: Breckenridge’s Kirsten Olling runs the final paces on the way to her third MHSAA Lower Peninsula cross country title last season at Michigan International Speedway. (Click to see more from High School Sports Scene.)
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An injury delayed the start of Forsyth's junior season last fall until the end of September, and she ran only 62nd at the LPD1 Final five weeks later. But she was clearly back to unstoppable during track season, setting personal records in the 3,200, 1,600, 800 and 400 while going undefeated in individual events for the spring and winning LPD1 Finals championships in the 800, 1,600 and as part of the 3,200 relay. She and her siblings have enjoyed an incredible run of success over the last decade; older sister Anne Forsyth was a four-time top-15 cross country finisher at LPD1 Finals and runner-up as a junior in 2016, and sister Sarah Forsyth twice finished among the top 10 individually and as a senior with Rachel in 2021 helped Pioneer to the team title.
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I tried out a new Yellow cake recipe. I am still in search of a nice fluffy, light, moist yellow or vanilla recipe. This one? Not it. These little suckers tasted more like pound cake. Don't get me wrong, I love pound cake. I just was not looking to create a pound cake cupcake.
So, I brought them into class and used the Wilton tip to fill them. My instructor told me they probably wouldn't hold much filling for two reasons: 1) they were super dense & 2) the cupcakes fill more when they are still warm. I figured I'd give it a shot anyhow because I wanted to see how the frosting tip worked. As you can see below, it did not fill the cupcake hardly at all. Oh well, next time I will do it while they are warm.
I decorated them at home, colored some of the creme purple to serve as the base frosting and then put some of my buttercream roses on top.
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Aquis “will be undertaking a strategic review of its plans and development timetable over the coming months” after Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation failed to meet the November 28 deadline for a decision on whether to grant regulatory approval for the proposed takeover.
Aquis Casino Acquisitions Pty. offered A$214 million to take over Reef Casino Trust, and received the backing of the company’s two largest shareholders, Accor SA and Casinos Austria AG.
Hong Kong developer Tony Fung controlled company has plans to spend A$8.15 billion ($7.1 billion) building a casino resort with 7,500 hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course, and water park on a former sugarcane farm north of Cairns.
One factor that could help revive the Aquis project is if the state government accelerated its decision on granting Aquis regulatory approval. Should that happen, Aquis could consider renegotiation to buy RCT in 2015.
“The Reef Casino takeover was always important to Aquis’ overall financial and investment plans,” the bidder said in a statement. While it may consider a new bid for the Trust next year, “there is no certainty any such transaction would eventuate”, Aquis said.
This new development is a huge blow to all parties concerned, especially to Reef Casino Trust, which saw its shares decreased by more than 30% after news broke that the Aquis’ proposal to buy the casino was off.
The company is still committed to being a major investor in Cairns and far north Queensland and continues to work in a resort development at Yorkeys Knob.
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TORONTO — Logistical issues won’t allow the Toronto Blue Jays to fast-track plans for a natural grass playing surface, but installing a dirt infield in the interim is something they’re examining.
While nothing is set in stone, the intriguing possibility is opened up by the Toronto Argonauts’ departure for BMO Field in 2016, two years ahead of schedule.
That won’t change the 2018 goal for putting grass into Rogers Centre, as first reported by Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star. Resolving issues such as ventilation, humidity control and the development of a sustainable turf blend all require time.
But putting in a dirt infield — no small task in its own right — might be possible before then with the Argos leaving after this season.
“I would say it is something we’ve discussed internally but certainly nothing definitive and certainly won’t put a time on it,” Stephen Brooks, the Blue Jays’ senior vice president, business operations, said via email. “It requires the removal of several inches of concrete, and all the planning and logistics around committed events.”
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"It is hard and it is scary sometimes, especially when you have to stand up alone and that's why you need to stand up together," says Sonora Elementary School Counselor Janelle Addington.
Kids are facing the reality of teasing and taunting not only on campus, but on the computer.
"I know my kids have email accounts, they're online, they're on Facebook," says parent Carrie Terwilliger.
"We need to teach them as early as now so they are more aware of it when they get into middle school and junior high. They need to have the tools and the knowledge to know what to do and what not to do," says Detective Travis Monson with the Springdale Police Department.
Monson believes parents play an important role in the anti-cyber bullying effort.
"Be nosy, be involved in their kids' lives, ask them questions and if they're not going to answer those questions, be a detective, snoop into their private life, they have that right to protect their children," he says.
But in the classroom, 5th graders at Sonora Elementary are standing up for each other.
"Whatever part you are in the bullying circle, you shouldn't be the bully or the follower... If I were to see somebody getting bullied then I would know how to react to it," says 5th grader Lindsey Terwilliger.
"If you don't it'll get worse and worse," says 5th grader Kalob Kindle.
The Sonora Scholars took a Bullying Prevention Pledge on Tuesday, and are working together to make a difference.
"I will not bully others. I will try to help other kids who are being bulled. I will try to include other kids who are being left out. If I know another kid is being bullied, I will tell an adult."
American Taekwondo Association taught the kids how to respond to physical and verbal bullying, and how to recognize bullying. Cox Communications, the Springdale Police Department, and Congressman Steve Womack's Office all teamed up with Sonora Elementary to make this event happen.

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- Adjustments of response threshold during task switching: a model-based functional magnetic resonance imaging study
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Adjustment of response threshold for speed compared with accuracy instructions in two-choice decision-making tasks is associated with activation in the fronto-striatal network, including the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) and striatum (Forstmann et al., 2008). In contrast, increased response conservativeness is associated with activation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) (Frank et al., 2007). We investigated the involvement of these regions in trial-by-trial adjustments of response threshold in humans, using a cued-trials task-switching paradigm. Fully and partially informative switch cues produced more conservative thresholds than repeat cues. Repeat cues were associated with higher activation in pre-SMA and striatum than switch cues. For all cue types, individual variability in response threshold was associated with activation level in pre-SMA, with higher activation linked to lower threshold setting. In the striatum, this relationship was found for repeat cues only. These findings support the notion that pre-SMA biases the striatum to lower response threshold under more liberal response regimens. In contrast, a high threshold for switch cues was associated with greater activation in right STN, consistent with increasing response caution under conservative response regimens. We conclude that neural models of response threshold adjustment can help explain executive control processes in task switching.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky State Fair Board has signed a 50-year lease with developer Ed Hart re-open Kentucky Kingdom.
Hart said Thursday afternoon in a news release, "We are beginning immediately to mobilize our staff so they can get started on the tremendous amount of work that must be done to prepare Kentucky Kingdom for a May, 2014 opening. We believe we are up to the task – and speaking on behalf of my partners and our management team, we look forward to the challenge."
Approval of the new lease agreement Thursday by the Fair Board means the park could open as early as 2014.
The investors, Kentucky Kingdom LLLP, now must secure the final private loans – worth $25 million -- before the park can open.
The investors have agreed to initially invest $45 million in the park, which has been closed since 2009.
"My partners and I are putting in $20 million dollars of equity, and we're arranging a $25 million dollar bank loan," says Ed Hart.
Before that happens, there's still another step in this process.
"We have to wait for the tourism tax credits to be approved. That's an integral part of the whole financing package and that I understand will take 2 to 3 months," says Ed Hart.
Hart says on Thursday his group filed its application, asking for $10 million dollars in tourism tax credits.
The Mayor and other city officials voiced their support for the project Thursday afternoon.
Total, the city and convention bureau will be contributing between 2 and 2.5 million dollars.
On Thursday evening, this was brought before Metro Council with a first reading.
"We had two false starts and as a whole, we didn't feel like we could sit back and wait for strike three and we had to do something to make clear that the council wanted it reopened," says Jim King.
State Representative Jim Wayne, whose district includes Kentucky Kingdom, says he's just glad a compromise was worked out that didn't include using money from the state's general fund. He says reopening the park is a win-win for everyone.
"Because it will generate more jobs. The tourism industry will benefit with the expansion of jobs and restaurants, hotels," says Representative Jim Wayne, House District 35.
"This agreement is great news for the families who will visit Kentucky Kingdom and will certainly be a shot in the arm for local and regional tourism," said Gov. Steve Beshear. "This lease will also mean hundreds of jobs as well as much-needed income for the Fair Board. We are pleased that we were able to reach a mutually agreeable lease so the park can reopen as quickly as possible."
The Fair Board and Kentucky Kingdom investors agreed to a 50-year lease after the state issued a request last year seeking proposals to reopen the park. Kentucky Kingdom LLLP was the only entity to submit a proposal. The lease includes a provision that will allow for the expansion of the water park at Kentucky Kingdom. The state's Finance and Administration Cabinet negotiated the lease.
"This lease agreement is a fair deal for both our state taxpayers and for the investors seeking to operate the park," said outgoing board chairman Ron Carmicle. "The lease protects taxpayers from shouldering private debt and ensures that the park operators have every opportunity to succeed. As soon as the private financing is finalized, the countdown begins to a reopened and reinvigorated tourist attraction."
The rental income starts at $475,000 the first year for the Fair Board and will increase by $50,000 a year for the first 15 years of the agreement.
Kentucky Kingdom is required to spend $13 million in 2013 and 2014 to get the park open. It must spend another $7 million on the park through the 2016 season. After 2017, it must spend at least $1 million annually on the park.
Kentucky Kingdom will seek state tourism development incentives through the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority.
Starting in February, Hart says his management team will be on property at Kentucky Kingdom to start getting the park ready to reopen next May.


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Nowadays most pubs serve something stonebaked and the county boasts three different branches of Pizza Express, not to mention Domino's or Papa Johns or Pizza Hut.
But what if you want something a bit more fancy? How about a pizza so big it might not fit through your door? Or one named after Cheltenham's favourite (not very) secret spy base? Or one with truffle oil and mushrooms?
If this makes you feel hungry then read on:
The Bottle of Sauce, Cheltenham
A simple Neopolitan base, made with a recipe honed and tested over the years, this foodie pub does some fancy toppings. The truffle one is decadent but well worth it. And if you order a takeout during the week some pizzas are half price, meaning you can get a margarita with a topping for less than you'd pay for a sandwich.
Fat Toni, Gloucester, Stroud and Cheltenham
The big boys. With takeaways in Stroud, Gloucester and now
. These HUGE pizzas have an equally huge following. Two different sourdough bases to choose from and toppings including everything from blue cheese and walnut to a sliding scale of spice. If you haven't tried one yet, you are missing out.
The Stable, Cheltenham
When they gave away free pizza last year people queued for hours for a slice. With seasonal ingredients and a menu including cute nods to local culture (the fish one is called Neptune's Fountain) the Stable's pairing of pizza and cider is a winner.
Gloucester Brewery's pub doesn't just serve some of the finest beers in the county, they also serve a mean stonebaked pizza. On a summer's day it is a winning combination.
A hidden gem, this place does some incredible looking pizzas including calzones. It's got a cult following and we can see why.
Six Degrees, Cheltenham
If you like a pizza with a cocktail then look no further than this Regent Street bar, a few doors down from Fat Toni's.
Dolce Vita, Blakeney
Another secret that only those in the Forest really know about. This place on the side of the A48 does traditional Italian meals including some pretty tasty pizzas, which are also available to takeaway.
Cafe Milano, Coleford
An unassuming cafe in the centre of one of the main towns in the Forest but Cafe Milano does big, tasty, cheesy pizzas.
Operating from a horsebox in Goodridge Avenue, this is one of the county's newest pizza places. One to try

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Pittsford Village Estates is located right off Monroe Avenue close to the quiet, upscale Village of Pittsford. There are a total of 114 spacious one, two, and three bedroom units. These apartments are situated on beautifully maintained grounds in a peaceful setting. The Estates are less than a mile from shopping centers and theaters, close to expressways, and on the Greater Rochester bus line.
All rooms are equipped with individual climate control.


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In OVERRIDE you’ll pilot a physics-driven massive robot in a completely manual way, controlling all of its limbs and systems. Up to 4 players can cooperate and pilot the same mecha all at the same time. Battle against huge enemies and rescue tiny kittens in a destructive sandbox city.
Born as a prototype for the Global Game Jam 2014, even though it had nothing to do with the theme. OVERRIDE represents the kind of game The Balance Inc’s team would love to play together. Built upon the passion they have for the rich universe behind the mecha genre and a wish to leave their mark into it. Inspired by amazing games such as Surgeon Simulator (Bossa Studios), Goat Simulator (Coffee Stain Studios), Octodad (Young Horses, Inc.) and QWOP (Bennett Foddy).
- Real Robots are made of physics – A robot should act on and react to its surroundings. Grab, throw, clash, slash, destroy and stumble on objects, weapons and enemies.
- Manual Override – You have total control. Every movement and action is possible and each limb is in your hands.
- Join the party – The game will have local multiplayer built-in since day one, supporting up to 4 players controlling the same robot at the same time.
- A city to call yours – Explore and protect (or destroy) Risar City. There is plenty of room for you to play the hero.
- Cancel the apocalypse – Be part of exciting battles against huge mechanical aliens. But don’t forget the mundane (but not less important) tasks, like rescuing whales and “clearing” the traffic.
- Enjoy the view – Greatly inspired by other works of the mecha genre, the visual evokes the action figure’s style combined with a rich and detailed environment, enhanced by the magic of Unreal Engine 4.
Take a look at several new screenshots below:
And, here is the official OVERRIDE trailer:
Source: Press Release

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To chop U.S. greenhouse fuel emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s purpose, the U.S. goes to want much more photo voltaic and wind energy technology, and a lot of cheap energy storage.
Wind and solar energy differ over the course of a day, so energy storage is important to supply a steady move of electrical energy. However immediately’s batteries are sometimes fairly small and retailer sufficient energy for only some hours of electrical energy. To rely extra on wind and solar energy, the U.S. will want extra in a single day and longer-term storage as effectively.
Whereas battery improvements get a lot of attention, there’s a easy, confirmed long-term storage technique that’s been used within the U.S. because the Nineteen Twenties.
It’s known as pumped hydro energy storage. It entails pumping water uphill from one reservoir to a different at a better elevation for storage, then, when energy is required, releasing the water to move downhill via generators, producing electrical energy on its solution to the decrease reservoir.
Two forms of pumped-storage hydropower; one doesn’t require a river. [Image: NREL/PNNL]Pumped hydro storage is commonly ignored within the U.S. due to concern about hydropower’s affect on rivers. However what many individuals don’t understand is that a lot of the greatest hydro storage websites aren’t on rivers in any respect.
We created a world atlas of potential websites for closed-looped pumped hydro – methods that don’t embody a river – and discovered 35,000 paired websites within the U.S. with good potential. Whereas many of those websites, which we positioned by satellite tv for pc, are in rugged terrain and could also be unsuitable for geological, hydrological, financial, environmental or social causes, we estimate that only some hundred websites are wanted to support a 100% renewable U.S. electricity system.
Why wind and photo voltaic want long-term storage
To operate correctly, energy grids should be capable to match the incoming electrical energy provide to electrical energy demand in actual time or they threat shortages or overloads.
There are several techniques that grid managers can use to maintain that steadiness with variable sources like wind and photo voltaic. These embody sharing energy throughout giant areas through interstate high-voltage transmission traces, managing demand – and utilizing energy storage.
The Kidston pumped hydro challenge in Australia makes use of an previous gold mine for reservoirs. [Image: Genex Power]Batteries deployed in houses, energy stations and electrical autos are most popular for energy storage instances up to some hours. They’re adept at managing the rise of solar energy noon when the solar is overhead and releasing it when energy demand peaks within the evenings.
Pumped hydro, however, permits for bigger and longer storage than batteries, and that’s important in a wind- and solar-dominated electrical energy system. Additionally it is cheaper for in a single day and longer-term storage.
Examples from the atlas of off-river reservoirs with the potential to be paired for pumped hydro close to Citadel Rock, Colorado. [Image: Andrew Blakers]An off-river pumped hydro system contains a pair of reservoirs spaced a number of miles aside with an altitude distinction of 200-800 meters (about 650-2,600 ft) and related with pipes or tunnels. The reservoirs might be new or use old mining sites or existing lakes or reservoirs.
On sunny or windy days, water is pumped to the higher reservoir. At night time, the water flows again down via the generators to get better the saved energy.
A pair of 250-acre reservoirs with an altitude distinction of 600 meters (1,969 ft) and 20-meter depth (65 ft) can retailer 24 gigawatt-hours of energy, which means the system might provide 1 gigawatt of energy for 24 hours, enough for a city of a million people.
The water can cycle between higher and decrease reservoirs for 100 years or extra. Evaporation suppressors – small objects floating on the water to entice humid air – might help scale back water evaporation. In all, the quantity of water wanted to help a 100% renewable electrical energy system is about 3 liters per person per day, equal to twenty seconds of a morning bathe. This is one-tenth of the water evaporated per individual per day within the cooling methods of U.S. fossil gas energy stations.
Storage to help 100% renewables
Little pumped storage has been constructed within the U.S. lately as a result of there hasn’t been a lot want, however that’s altering.
In 2020, about three-quarters of all new energy capability constructed was both photo voltaic photovoltaics or wind energy. Their prices have been falling, making them cheaper to build in many areas than fossil fuels.


immi (born January 26, 1983 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese electropop singer-songwriter and composer.
Formerly known as 中澤真由 (Mayu Nakazawa), her first single as immi, "Cosmic Pink EP", was released in November 2007 on iTunes Japan and was downloaded over 50,000 times in one week. The song Local Train was recently used in a commercial for Canon. Her second single, "Klaxon", was released in March 2008, and contained "Lovesong", a cover of The Cure.
In August 2008, she released her first album "Switch", on iTunes. Immi is her own songwriter and composer, but she is produced by N.A.i.D. and JETBIKINI. immi recently got signed to DefStar Records (subdivision of Sony Music Japan), and released the EP "WONDER" on July 22nd 2009. Another EP, "Alice", was released on October 14th, 2009. She has then released Sign of Love on May 19th, 2010 that has had a tie-up with the anime "House of Five Leaves" or "Saraiya Goyou (House of Five Leaves.)" Her 2nd album as immi will release on June 19th, 2010 and is titled "SPIRAL." It is her major debut album under DefStar Records.
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text: Seventeen-year-old Christopher Hutchson’s murder was part of a retaliation by Bryan gang members who were upset that one of their own had suffered a broken arm during a fight, according to testimony Thursday in the trial of Jose Castillo. Hutchson wasn’t the one who’d broken the known gang member’s arm, but being spotted with the person who was responsible was enough to lead to him being attacked, one of Castillo’s co-defendants testified. Castillo is one of five charged with engaging in organized criminal activity that led to Hutchson being shot and killed in the early morning hours of Mother’s Day 2010. His four co-defendants — Jonathan Orta, Jacob Hernandez, Manuel Gusman and Joey Reyes — all have pleaded guilty to their part, making Castillo’s case the only one to go before a jury. Prosecutors Jarvis Parsons and Misty Swan have called on several eyewitnesses who’ve provided their version of what they saw happen during the incident, including 22-year-old Hernandez, a known gang member who reluctantly testified against Castillo on Thursday. Hernandez said he and his co-defendants were at Iguana Lounge in north Bryan on May 10, 2010, when one of them, Reyes, stepped outside to use the phone. Around that time, Hutchson and his friend, Robert Gongora, were passing the club and, in the process, Gongora and Reyes got into a fight that ended with Reyes having a broken arm and going to the hospital, according to testimony. A group at Iguana Lounge went after Hutchson and Gongora in retaliation, Hernandez said, adding he got into Castillo’s white SUV and drove down Martin Luther King Jr. Street until they spotted the pair in front of a church. Hernandez said he, Castillo and two others attacked Hutchson and Gongora, but they were able to escape. He never saw Hutchson again and didn’t learn about his death until the next morning, Hernandez told jurors. On cross-examination, Castillo’s lawyer, Steve Gustitis, drilled Hernandez about his gang’s organization, symbols and philosophies before asking him about the deal he’d made in agreeing to testify against Castillo — a decision Hernandez conceded could get him killed. In exchange for his testimony, prosecutors dropped the deadly weapon finding from his charge and gave him a six-year term, just one year over the minimum. Defendants convicted of using a deadly weapon in an offense are required to serve prison sentences before being eligible for parole. Gustitis pointed out that because Hernandez has been in jail since July 2011, it’s conceivable that he could be eligible for parole once he’s sentenced and given credit for time served. In addition to Hernandez, Bryan police Detective Steven Fry testified about how investigators were able to extract information they needed to find those responsible for Hutchson’s death. Several defense objections were made about Fry’s testimony identifying certain people as gang members or using the term gang without talking about the criteria used to form that conclusion. To convict Castillo of engaging in organized criminal activity, prosecutors must prove he was acting as part of a gang — an allegation Gustitis has been putting to the test. While being questioned by the state, Fry said, Castillo was named as a gang member by the group’s top leader. When authorities tried to find Castillo to talk to him during the investigation, Fry said, they were unable to locate him. He was arrested in May 2011 on the one-year anniversary of Hutchson’s death when he was pulled over during a traffic stop, and has remained in custody since then. Prosecutors expect to rest their case Tuesday and indicated more eyewitnesses will be called to testify in the meantime. If convicted, Castillo faces five to 99 years in prison.


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COVID-19 serology testing receives new approval allowing POC use
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Sept. 23, 2020, that a previous emergency use authorization (EUA) for a SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has been to permit point-of-care (POC) testing. The Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device received its initial EUA in late July, but this EUA now authorizes the test for POC use using fingerstick blood samples collected in patient care settings such as doctors’ offices. The new EUA still requires that the test only be used by a CLIA-certified laboratory.
“Authorizing point-of-care serology tests will enable more timely and convenient results for individuals who want to understand if they have previously been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, MD, said in a statement announcing the new EUA. “Until today, serology test samples were generally only able to be evaluated in a central lab, which can be time consuming and use additional resources to transport samples and run the test. As more and more point-of-care serology tests are authorized, they will help conserve those resources and may help reduce processing time for other types of COVID-19 tests, as less time is spent on serology tests.”
The FDA notes in its announcing the new EUA, “The Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device is currently the only FDA authorized COVID-19 POC serology test and is available by prescription only.” Serology testing should not be assumed to indicate immunity, and it cannot be used to diagnose active infection, according to the FDA.


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It’s official been a month (and two days) since I started this whole Pay What You Want experiment. I think it’s safe to say that it’s no longer an experiment, and now more of my current business model.
Let’s get the numbers in and then I’ll see what’s what.
From 5/1/13 to 5/31/13
PDFs Sold (including free): 317
From 6/1/13 to 6/30/13
PDFs Sold (including for a cost of $0): 904
The Gross for May also includes a few print titles, which skews the percentage slightly. The Gross/Net from June also includes one $16 purchase of a recommended $3 title with instructions to buy something for a game, so that’s skewed a bit too.
Skewiness aside (and yes, I made that word up) you can see a pretty big difference in the two months. I made in profit almost $80 more ($77 more if you remove that anomalous order to buy a star ship). That’s a pretty damned big difference!
I’m fairly certain a significant chunk of this is due to the sudden hype of DriveThruRPG/OneBookShelf suddenly implementing the Pay What You Want model. Lots of people were chatting about it at the beginning of the month and I saw a definite falling off of sales towards the end of the month.
That being said, the difference even at the end of the month is significant! In the last week of May, I sold exactly 0 PDFs. Not even one free, single page. In the last week of June I sold 178 PDFs (many free) for a Gross of $21.18 and a net of $17.01.
My take away? I’m sticking with this model. Now I’m a pretty small fish in a pretty big ocean of folks and companies selling their wares on DriveThruRPG. Still, getting even one month of accelerated sales from this model is rather thrilling. It financed a new pair of gloves, a first aid kit and several pairs of expensive hiking socks for my upcoming Alaska trip. I cannot complain one little bit.
On the whole, people spent less per product than the recommended price. I recommend paying $2.99 for Argyle & Crew. The average price paid for it during the month of June was $0.99. That’s significantly less! However, take into account that I sold 29 copies in the month of June for some amount of money (even zero) and I sold 5 copies in the month of May for the recommended $2.99 I see it as quite a win. I made a bit more than double on A&C in June than I did in May, and I got the game into 29 hands as opposed to 5. I can’t argue with that!
It’s the same with every single title I let folks choose what to pay on.
That really bears repeating. Every single title I put into this model did better. I sold more, for less, but ultimately took home more profit and got more games out into the world. To me, who isn’t running this as my sole source of income, the latter is far more important than the former. The money’s certainly nice too.
Now, to answer a few questions that I’ve received over the last month.
Q: Don’t you like money?
A: Yes, yes I do.
Q: Do you think it’s silly to not charge for your work? If you put time, effort and money into a product, shouldn’t you guarantee you’ll get at least a minimum for every copy sold?
A: I guess I don’t have to do that. Some of what we’re seeing in sales is hype, to be sure. I’ll be interested to see what July offers in terms of numbers. But clearly I sold more, and made more than the previous method of me dictating a price.
Q: Is this the way of the future?
A: For me, probably. For other, bigger companies, probably not, or at least, not for everything. First, you’ll never see companies that produce physical products selling them this way. Each product comes with an inherent cost that has to be met to break even, and exceeded to make a profit. This includes IP, creation, production and shipping.
Second, I think some bigger companies will be coming to this in a different way. I can see lots of folks offering a core product, say Core Rules X for PWYW. Then, I can see them putting out supplements for a fixed, probably relatively low price. You get the core product for (potentially) free, and then pay for add-ons. If it’s a system you love, you’ll happily do this. If it isn’t for you, you haven’t lost anything, or if you dropped a few bucks, you’re only out a cup of coffee.
Q: Is this anything like certain states of quantum physics?
A: Er… yes, actually. You see, the more I observe my sales, and talk about them online, the more folks look at my stuff and have a chance to purchase them. Some elect to grab my entire library for free and others drop a few dollars. So yes, in the most round about way possible.
Q: How do I set my own stuff to be Pay What You Want?
A: I got this one a heck of a lot more than I was expecting, so:
- Go to your Account page on DriveThruRPG.
- Click on “Update Files for an Existing Product”.
- Change the file type from “Watermarked PDF” (or whatever it is) to “Pay What You Want”.
- Click “Set”.
- Click “Done editing these files”.
For me, at this time, moving to this model makes an awful lot of sense. Even if I have a month where I don’t make a single cent ‘selling’ my products, at least I’m seeing them move into more hands. The more people who have them, the more potential that they’ll actually read them. A certain percentage of those folks will play the games, and a certain percentage of those folks will talk about them. At my level, that’s the best form of advertising I can get.
Even if they didn’t like the thing, at least they can truthfully say that they didn’t pay a cent for it and did it all above board and legal-like. I think that counts for something. I’d much rather have you grab something I did and not like it, than grab something I did after plonking down $3 and then not liking it. If the reverse is true, and you freaking love it, you could always come back and buy something else for real money, or even re-purchase the original title for a dollar or two.
There you have it. My first month allowing everyone to set the price they’d like to buy my books at. I’ll be reporting on the month of July as well, however you may not see that until mid-August, as I’ll be traveling for the first portion of the month.