For some time, rural hospitals – the facilities in our state facing the greatest threat to their existence – have needed help. This year, in several key ways, the Texas Legislature provided a helping hand. But there remains work to do.
Ensuring continued access to care in rural communities – from payment programs to the successful implementation of the new federal Rural Emergency Hospital designation – is essential to health care in those communities. So even after a successful session for rural care, we must remain focused on preserving and improving that access.
For some time, both data and rural hospital leadership on the ground have told the same story: Post-COVID-19, hospitals in rural communities are in trouble. Last year, a THA-commissioned study by Kaufman Hall found that 26% of rural hospitals in Texas were at risk of closing. Yes, that’s a quarter of these hospitals, and that number should be every bit as alarming as it sounds. It was at 16% in 2020.
Even before the pandemic, our hospitals dealt with workforce shortages, and those continued to worsen. Rural hospitals have seen the worst of those personnel shortfalls. The Kaufman Hall report found that only 40% of rural hospitals still provide labor and delivery services in Texas. An ominous headline early this year from the Texas Tribune describes a “maternity desert” due to staff shortages, causing entire maternity departments to shut down. The Tribune article detailed the environment Texans are facing in rural East Texas and beyond, with workforce and reimbursement continuing to be points of struggle. Another recent report from March of Dimes showed over 40% of counties in Texas are defined as maternity care deserts. Without ongoing and sustained assistance, many facilities would inevitably close, leaving Texans isolated without care for miles.
Thankfully, the attention to the needs of rural Texans was a high point during this session. THA and hospital advocates were able to secure several priorities to aid rural patients. Thanks to THA advocacy, lawmakers tripled Medicaid rural labor and delivery add-on payments from $500 per delivery in 2022-23 to $1,500 per delivery in the 2024-2025 biennium. Effective for Medicaid deliveries this coming September 1, this crucial funding bump will help maintain and hopefully even bolster communities’ access to obstetric services and ensure care can be delivered closer to home, improving care for mothers and their children.
The budget also allocated a significant inflation adjustment for rural hospitals to ensure legislatively required, cost-based reimbursement can be maintained, and $50 million in new funds for the Rural Hospital Stabilization Grant Program – a program that will be administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission provider finance department. These significant allotments reflect the importance rural Texas carries inside the Capitol, and of the strong advocacy on behalf of rural hospitals and their communities.
Now, in the wake of session, these facilities have another avenue that can help them stay afloat. For hospitals that continue to confront financial challenges but want to sustain caregiving services, the implementation of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) licensure, authorized by federal Medicare authorities and freshly in effect for 2023, is also a new avenue for hope.
Congress created the REH designation to give a lifeline to rural communities when the hospital is facing impending closure. The idea behind REH, generally, is a tradeoff that preserves access to care: Rural hospitals are required to discontinue adult inpatient care while still providing emergency, observation and outpatient care. In some areas, maintaining inpatient beds is a prohibitively expensive cost – so the REH designation allows a hospital to transition its care levels, ensuring continued access for rural residents.
Along with the continued funding increases, our rural facilities need programs like this one, as access to care is an issue that grips Texans living in rural communities every year.
At THA, our advocacy has yielded results, but our rural health struggles are far from over. Rural care access remains a priority – for THA, and for both the federal and state governments – and we’ll continue to advocate for a spectrum of solutions and funding to help ensure access to care throughout Texas, especially in the most at-risk rural quarters of our great state.
Originally published in the Houston Medical Journal.
Aug. 22, 2023
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CHICAGO — What's Chicago's booziest street?
A recent DNAinfo story about how a duo walked all of Western Avenue and drank at all 64 bars along the city's longest street had us thinking which street had the most bars.
We looked at three types of business licenses active as of Jan. 11 in Chicago to find out our answer. Here's the map:
The "Tavern" licenses are issued to businesses whose main focus is selling drinks.
"Late hour" spots are the only places that can serve alcohol until 4 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
"Consumption on premise" licenses allow businesses of all types to sell drinks. This license is used by varying types of businesses, from Wicker Park's popular taqueria Big Star to Mariano's grocery stores to Starbucks locations across the city that sell wine alongside capuccinos.
Far and away the street with the most places to grab a drink in Chicago is Clark Street. The 12-mile-long street that stretches from Rogers Park to Chinatown has 203 places that serve alcohol, about 17 per mile.
Or to put it another way, you can go drinking every night for nearly seven months along Clark Street and never stop in the same place twice.
North Milwaukee Avenue, which goes from the Northwest Side to West Town, comes in second place with 136 places to grab a drink.
Lincoln Avenue comes in at third with 128. City-spanning Halsted has one less at 127 — with most concentrated in Boystown and Lincoln Park. Rounding out the top five is Michigan Avenue, with most of its 123 places to drink concentrated around Downtown.
Based on our measurement, Western comes in at sixth with 96, more than the impressive list of 64 bars Steve Mosqueda and Sean Benjamin stopped in on their odyssey.
We'd be really impressed if they took on Clark Street's 203 spots next.
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👋 Welcome to FWIW by David Tvrdon, your weekly tech, media & audio digest.
In this edition
South Korea’s app store law: Google complies, Apple is prepared to fight
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Microsoft unveils a $249 Surface Laptop SE for students
Google complies, Apple is prepared to fight
In August, South Korea has passed a new law aimed at regulating mobile app stores. In short, the bill opens the door to alternative purchase options, so that developers could also use other payment methods, not just the ones imposed by the app stores (Apple and Google).
Last week, Google announced changes it will make to its in-app payments options in South Korea to comply. In a blog post, the company described it will allow third-party payment options for in-app purchases to appear alongside its own Google Play billing system in Android apps.
It will still charge developers a commission if users pay using a third-party system:
Service fees for distributing apps via Android and Google Play will continue to be based on digital sales on the platform. We recognize, however, that developers will incur costs to support their billing system, so when a user selects alternative billing, we will reduce the developer’s service fee by 4%. For example, for the vast majority of developers who pay 15% for transactions through Google Play’s billing system, their service fee for transactions through the alternate billing system would be 11%. As another example, certain categories of apps participating in our Media Experience Program, such as an eBooks provider, will pay a 10% service fee for transactions made via Google Play’s billing system, but only 6% for transactions on an alternative system.
According to Protocol, the idea behind the South Korean legislation is that competition will inevitably drive down fees charged by Apple and Google. However, Google's 26% fee is still rather high and suggests the company doesn't foresee consumers flocking to third-party payment systems so long as developers aren't able to offer drastically more competitive prices.
And then there is Apple, which told the South Korean government it already complies with the law. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company has told the South Korean government that its current policies are in line with the law.
They aren’t, of course, at least not from my point of view and understanding the bill.
So, it will be up to the Korea Communications Commission to open an investigation into Apple’s practices which may lead to fines for the company.
To understand Apple’s hesitancy, let’s take a look at the revenues generated from app store fees. In 2020, Google's Play Store generated an estimated $11.6bn in fees, while Apple generated $21.7bn from its App Store, according to Sensor Tower estimates cited by Bloomberg.
Apple has much more to lose here. Also, governments all over the world are looking to South Korea and I bet several are already drafting very similar laws.
I think this is a good thing. If competition doesn’t drive fees down, regulation should step in.
Other Apple and Google related news
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is launching Isomorphic Laboratories, which will use AI to find new drugs. The new company branches off Alphabet's DeepMind, which also uses technology that aims to develop new drugs. [Bloomberg]
Google lost its appeal of a $2.8bn antitrust fine. The decision by the Luxembourg-based General Court related to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine Google €2.4bn (about $2.8bn) for giving preferential treatment to its own price-comparison shopping service over rival services. [NY Times]
Apple is introducing a new business offering called Apple Business Essentials that combines device management, 24/7 phone support for IT and end-users, business iCloud storage, and an option for onsite repairs for businesses of up to 500 employees. [9to5Mac]
Apple and foundry partner TSMC plan to produce 3-nanometer chips for Macs as soon as 2023. The M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max are fabricated on a 5-nanometer process. Another sign that the Apple Silicon roadmap leaps ahead of Intel. [9to5Mac]
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Apple could not delay making changes to its App Store, a move that could soon allow app developers to directly communicate with customers about ways to pay for services outside Apple’s ecosystem. Now Apple may have to rewrite its policies to allow app developers to point users to alternative payment methods as soon as December. [NY Times]
Tim Cook on the future of the internet, his crypto investment, mental health, China relations and more. Yes, Cook has invested in cryptocurrency personally, but Apple has no plans to do so. The Apple CEO spoke at the NYT’s DealBook Online Summit.
🖥 Intel lost more than 2 percentage points of market share to AMD in the third quarter. AMD accounted for 24.6% of personal-computer processor sales in the third quarter, up from 22.5% a year earlier. The shift was accelerated by a steep drop in demand for chips used to power low-end notebooks such as the Chromebook, which rely on Intel processors. Intel still has 75% of the market for PC processors and remains the world’s biggest chipmaker. [Bloomberg]
🤑 Twitter is embarking on a big subscription experiment. Twitter Blue offers for $2.99 per month an undo Tweet button, customizable app icons, ad-free articles on selected news sites and a new ‘top articles’ section. [Protocol]
🤦♂ Facebook says it just can't keep up with Oversight Board's recommendations. The group has made dozens of recommendations since the beginning of the year, but the platform said it's having trouble responding by the board's 30-day deadline. [Gizmodo]
💻 Microsoft unveils a $249 Surface Laptop SE together with Windows 11 SE, a new Chrome OS competitor. It’s another effort to go after the school market. The base model ships with an Intel Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of eMMC storage, and an 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display. [The Verge]
✋ One of the biggest ransomware crackdowns ever is underway. The US and EU announced seven arrests yesterday, all linked to the REvil gang. [NBC]
⚖ Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen said the EU's draft tech rules could become a "global gold standard". She endorsed the Digital Services Act that’s currently before Parliament and which is intended tackle her former employer and its biggest peers. [Reuters]
🗣 An interview with Anker CEO Steven Yang. Fascinating company and great products. [The Verge]
🤨 Microsoft partners with Meta to integrate Teams into its Facebook-like Workplace. I read this like 10-times and still am confused. As someone on Twitter wrote, the end is nigh. [The Verge]
🚗 What to think of Rivian, the Tesla challenger backed by Amazon and Ford? Investors seems to be very excited as the company ended its first day of trading valued at $86bn, though its deliveries so far total 156. But it all comes down to scaling and whether Rivian will be able to manufacture hundreds of thousands to million cars a year. We’ll see. [NY Times]
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📺 Disney+ didn’t have a good quarter, adding only 2.1 million customers, the slowest growth since launching two years ago. As of October 2, Disney+ had 118.1 million paid subscribers worldwide. [Variety]
👉 If you are interested in topic-focused & niche newsletters, this discussion’s is for you. [WAN-IFRA]
✨ The Verge is updating its public ethics policy to be clearer in its interactions with public relations and corporate communications. From now on, the default for communications professionals and people speaking to The Verge in an official capacity will be “on the record.” [The Verge]
😮 FTC issues major warning to deceptive subscription behaviors. Among other things, it says cancellation needs to be as easy as signing up. Maybe you don’t know, but you still have to call major US newsoutlets including WSJ or NY Times to cancel your digital (!) subscription. [A Media Operator]
📥 On ode to newsletters, by Dave Pell. [The Atlantic]
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🎧 The dream of customized audio news isn’t working out (at least not yet). [NiemanLab]
€ Facebook ads for podcasts don’t seem to be working. Over 2.5 months, Evo Terra spent $360 on a Facebook Ad campaign to grow his podcast audience. It didn’t happen. [Podcast Pontifications]
🎙 Headliner has added auto-posting to YouTube. [Headliner Blog]
🎮 Netflix expands mobile games to iOS. [Protocol]
👾 Unity Technologies is buying Peter Jackson's Weta Digital for $1.625bn. The purchase means Unity gets Weta's visual effects features and pipeline used in tons of popular movies. [Protocol]
❓ Poll: Do you own any cryptocurrency?
Last poll’s results: What are you more excited about - VR or AR? 44% said they didn’t care, it's just too far away. 30% AR, 26% VR.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The need for housing for homeless women and children in Baton Rouge is growing. That is according to a faith-based program that has opened its doors to those living on the streets. Volunteers are calling on the community to help them carry out their mission.
Rhonda Altazin, founder of the Travail 6:33 House, treats the women who come into her transitional home with love and respect. Altazin gets a glimpse into each of their lives.
"You know what, the 10-year-old daughter staying in this room said 'Mom this is the answer to my prayer. I was praying we could go somewhere and not be separated,'" Altazin said.
Altazin said the women who live behind the house's doors were once lost, not knowing where their next meal would come from.
"Some of the ladies in our home have come from directly under the bridges and bushes of Baton Rouge," Altazin said.
Trevail is not a shelter. While the six-bedroom home is small, Altazin said it has everything most people need to make a fresh start. A computer lab, small library, a kitchen and volunteers encourage them to take on new responsibilities.
"Our ladies go to work. That's really what we want to do, to inspire them to want to work," Altazin said.
Inspirational phrases and scriptures are posted in every room of the home. Altazin said they are the foundation to everything she does. She said the hardest part is knowing that her services are limited.
"We turn away anywhere from one to nine ladies a day. Constantly we have people calling us. The need in our city is so exorbitant that we cannot physically accommodate every person in need," Altazin said.
Everything inside Trevail was donated. The women work to contribute to groceries and the basic necessities. Altazin said what the women need most is time and attention.
"We believe if we can renew our minds in Jesus Christ that everything else is going to fall into place," Altazin said.
There will be a banquet on November 6 at Bethany Church in Baker to help raise money for Travail House.

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As Mark Bittman "ponders the future of fish" he raises some important points about the need to protect wild fish. For example, he points out that most commercial fisheries are not well managed. The result?Mary Ellen also tells me that Mr. Bittman has an open invitation to visit any of the facilities in British Columbia to see for himself how the facilities operate.
The roughly 85 million tons a year of commercially caught fish has brought many species to the point of collapse and is insufficient to meet growing global demand.
It therefore seems incongruous to be proposing that we should eat more wild fish. Surely we should be eating sustainably farmed fish as a way to meet increasing demand without putting undue pressure on wild stocks.
Mr. Bittman takes issue with what he calls the "industrial farming" of fish but for those concerned about the protection of wild fish and the environment a few more facts about salmon farming are in order.
First of all, the health benefits of eating wild and farmed salmon are exactly the same. That's good news for consumers. Farmed salmon means there is a year-round supply of fresh fish and the price is typically less that one would pay for wild fish in season. That's more good news for the consumer.
Farmers recognize the marine environment is their most valuable asset and must meet stringent regulatory requirements for the siting and operating of ocean farms. Farm stock are carefully monitored to ensure fish health and should antibiotics be required to treat illness they can only be used under a veterinarian's prescription: over the life of a farmed raised salmon more than 97 per cent of its feed is free of any type of antibiotic. That's good for both the environment and consumers.
Millions of people enjoy the mild flavor of Atlantic salmon but for Mr.Bittman and others who prefer a fuller flavor they might try sockeye, the species raised on ocean ranches in Alaska and farmed elsewhere, or Chinook another native Pacific species farmed in British Columbia.
There are many different choices consumers can make but if you are concerned about protecting the wild fishery the best thing you can do right now is eat sustainably farmed fish.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
A Response to Mark Bittman and the New York Times
Back on November 15, Mark Bittman the New York Times published a piece by Mark Bittman entitled, "A Seafood Snob Ponders the Future of Fish." Mary Ellen Walling of the BC Salmon Farmers Association penned the following response:


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Russell Simmons 'vehemently' denies new assault allegations
Russell Simmons has released a statement "vehemently" denying new allegations of misconduct made against him. The New York Police Department has confirmed to ABC News that two women recently came forward to file complaints against the music mogul, which TMZ has reported stem from alleged rapes in
12/19/17: The Year: 2017
Robin Roberts and an all-star team of ABC News anchors and correspondents take a look back at the historic and most memorable moments of 2017.
NYPD designates special team to investigate 'almost daily' sexual misconduct allegations
Since sexual misconduct allegations involving famous men are “coming up almost daily,” New York City police have designated a team to deal with them. The team is within the Special Victims Unit and has been tasked with handling high-profile cases as they are reported in the media. “Every case that
Dustin Hoffman faces new allegations of sexual misconduct
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Plus, actress Salma Hayek joins the list of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, calling the embattled movie producer a "monster."
The art of the apology: How high-profile men have responded to allegations of sexual misconduct
When comedian Louis C.K . was hit by allegations of sexual misconduct from two female comedians, he responded with a nearly 500-word statement that included the words, “These stories are true.” When Kevin Spacey faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, he issued a less than 200-word
Russell Simmons steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations
The music mogul is under fire after screenwriter Jenny Lumet publicly shared her account of an allegedly nonconsensual sexual encounter with Simmons in 1991.
Matt Lauer responds to allegations of 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
"There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others," part of Lauer's statement read.
Russell Simmons stepping aside from companies amid sexual assault claims
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I was recently remembering some of the odd things I liked when I was growing up, particularly around elementary school age. One of those things was I liked plants but especially cacti because they were unusual or at least didn’t grow outside around here like your typical green leafed plants do.
I probably learned about them in school or something but this type of plant was just something I found very fascinating. I wanted to learn more and go to the desert and see them in the wild for myself but that wasn’t happening. I could get them in the store and grow them in the house so that’s what I did.
Acme, where we shopped normally had some for cheap and I remember buying lots of them or my Nan would by them for me. They were cheap. We had a room that had a bunch of windows in it and I remember having them in their little pots on every window sill. When ever I saw a different kind in the Acme I wanted to get one of them.
When I got a new one I would draw a picture of it along with the normal stuff I wrote when I wrote letters to my aunt that lived in California. Who can forget when you had to actually write letters and mail them. We had no easy instant communications in the early 80s like what’s readily available now. We didn’t have a working telephone nor would we have long distance on the rare occasion there was a working phone.
I had those cacti for several years but slowly overtime they got destroyed, not by me but by the dog or my brothers being boys or things like that.

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Street Fight Daily: What Ad Tech Consolidation May Look Like, GetFiveStars Rebrands as GatherUp
TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA
What Ad Tech Consolidation Will Look Like (AdExchanger)
Pete Kim: I believe that the future of ad tech will be controlled by companies that can assemble four critical pieces: 1) a full stack, 2) an identity graph, 3) an enterprise software sales force and 4) a services ecosystem.
GetFiveStars Expands Its Capabilities, Rebrands as GatherUp (Street Fight)
GetFiveStars, which helps businesses generate feedback from customers and capitalize on that feedback to better serve them, is rebranding as GatherUp. The name change intends to convey an increasingly holistic approach to customer engagement.
Mary Meeker Is Leaving Kleiner Perkins (NYT)
Mary Meeker, a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, plans to depart the firm this year to start a new investment fund. It is a significant loss for Kleiner, which hired Ms. Meeker, a former Wall Street analyst known as the Queen of the Internet for her bullish coverage of internet stocks, in 2010.
Sprinklr, Snaps Launch Solution to Blend Efficiency of Chatbots & Care of Human Reps (Street Fight)
Primarily a customer experience management solution, Sprinklr believes its new integration will help brands more easily manage the transition between automated chatbots and human agents when dealing with complex customer care questions on Facebook Messenger, Twitter, and SMS.
Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Chief Marc Benioff for $190 Million (WSJ)
Nearly eight months after Meredith Corp. completed its purchase of Time Inc., the publisher has agreed to sell Time magazine for $190 million to Marc Benioff, co-founder of Salesforce.com, and his wife Lynne Benioff.
Many Firms Fail to Observe GDPR Data Request Rule (MediaPost)
Business are failing—big-time—to comply with aspects of GDPR, according to a new study from Talend. For instance, 70% have not addressed requests by individuals for copies of their personal data within the required one-month time limit.
YouTube’s New Ad Product Makes the Case for Vertical Video (Digiday)
YouTube on Sept. 12 launched vertical video ads, a format already offered by Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and, of course, Snapchat. Marketers said they expect YouTube’s to be used differently from Instagram’s and Snapchat’s, though.
Four Reasons Snap’s Stock Price Is At an All-Time Low (Recode)
Snap’s stock price hit an all-time low as a public company this week, closing last Friday under $10 per share — more than 60 percent below the company’s first day of trading 18 months ago.


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Ocular migraines are fairly common
When visual disturbances occur, this is considered an ophthalmic migraine but is often called “ocular”. Doctors believe the visual disturbance associated with a migraine is the change of the flow of blood in the brain around the area that controls vision.
The onset of a migraine is generally a reaction from the body when there is a trigger to cause a reaction such as eating certain foods and the chemicals in the foods, changes in hormones, stress, and lack of sleep. When a migraine is triggered the flow of blood changes in the brain and when that change happens at the visual cortex this causes a drastic change in vision. This blood flow change may not always cause the severe pain of a typical migraine but rather only affect the vision.
Although the symptoms can be quite disturbing ocular migraines are very common and are said to be non-threatening and don’t cause any type of permanent damage. The symptoms usually only last a short while and then go away without any noticeable side effects.
Symptoms of Ocular Migraine
Symptoms vary with the onset of ocular migraines. Generally there is a blind spot that begins small and enlarges in the center of your vision and is often accompanied by flickering bright lights or a zig-zag line inside that blind spot. The migraine may pass quickly or could last up to thirty minutes. Because they are painless and do not cause any serious vision or brain problems they seldom need any type of treatment. It is always recommended that if you are experiencing this condition you should certainly talk to your eye doctor about it so he/she can examine your eyes to be sure there isn’t any eye disease present. Most people describe the symptoms as if they were looking through a window that had a jagged hole in the middle.
People who tend to get ocular migraines more are:
- Individuals under age 40
- Individuals who have a family history of migraines
- Individuals who have been diagnosed with sickle cell disease, depression, lupus, epilepsy, and hardening of the arteries.
Treatments for Ocular Migraines
There are very few treatments for ocular migraines because they are so poorly understood. The symptoms are quite mild and painless and generally only last a short while. Because the symptoms aren’t related to eye disease there is little your eye doctor can do to treat the symptoms. However if the occurrence of ocular migraines seems to be happening frequently you should consult your physician about your concerns and he/she will prescribe a medication to lessen the frequency of the migraines.
The best treatment of an ocular migraine is to stay still until the symptoms pass. The vision disturbance is quite real and can cause almost total temporary blindness. If you are driving or using heavy equipment it is imperative that you pull over and stop what you were doing. Once the migraine has passed you should be fine to continue your normal routine. In some cases it has been noted that some people have a lingering visual affect. In these cases you should consult your doctor and eye doctor to be examined.
Although the onset of symptoms can be quite frightening ocular migraines are not a serious condition and often pass within minutes. The best thing you can do is make note of what you were doing prior to the onset of the migraine. It could have been triggered by a food or beverage or from stress and tension. Once you figure out what the trigger is you can prevent further occurrences by eliminating that trigger from your routine.
If you are having regular onsets of ocular migraines you should certainly see your doctor and have a complete physical exam done. Ocular migraines rarely if ever cause any type of permanent damage. However, if they are coming on frequently that could be a warning sign of something more serious.
It is also important to note if there are lingering after effects from an ocular migraine. If the symptoms last longer than an hour and your vision continues to be disturbed you should contact your doctor and schedule an exam. Ocular migraines rarely cause any lingering affects once they have passed so if you do experience something abnormal once the event has passed this could be an indication of something more serious.
Personal Experience with Ocular Migraines
I have had episodes of ocular migraines for many years. The events usually come on after I have had too little sleep and am experiencing more stress than I’m used to. The ocular migraines I experience generally last no more than twenty minutes and have never left any lingering effects. My father also suffers from ocular migraines and he has figured out that his are triggered by lack of proper sleep as well.
The ocular migraines that I experience cause me to have very distorted vision with a large blind spot in the center of my line of vision. The only thing I can do is sit back and relax until the migraine passes. I’ve been experiencing ocular migraines for most of my adult life and have definitely learned what seems to trigger them. Luckily I’ve always been somewhere I can sit down and relax when the migraines hit.
Unlike a normal migraine that leads to severe headache pain, ocular migraines don’t have any warning signals. They usually just come on in a matter of minutes after the first symptom is recognized. Normal migraines with headache tend to have warning signs that help you to head off the worst of the pain. With ocular migraines once the first symptom is recognized the full ocular migraine event is just minutes away. There is little you can do to stop it at that point except sit back and wait for it to go away.

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Choosing a circular saw always starts with determining which material to cut and which tasks you plan to perform. After all, the design of the saw, its technical characteristics, additional functions, class, and type are the main contributors to its performance quality.
There are many types of circular saws. And it can be difficult for a newbie in the store to get the perfect option they need the first time. Of course, you can trust the consultant in the shop, but it is better to be fully armed, and that’s where I can help you.
Read more about Types of Electric Saws.
Different types of circular saws
Like many other tools, these devices are divided into different types of circular saws. Some of them have larger cutting blades. They are more powerful, more efficient, and can handle thicker material. Some tools are smaller, lighter, and designed for thinner cuts. Let’s consider the types of circular saws in more detail.
This type of circular saw is also known as a table saw since it is designed for sawing wooden beams, cutting boards along and across, as well as cutting fiberboard, plywood, and other types of production materials. Stationary saws are based on a stand in the form of a ‘bed’. The advantages of these devices are that they have an insignificant level of vibration, high precision of the cutting line, as well as the rigor of settings. The stationary saw can also be called a horizontal circular saw.
Hand saws are the most widespread kinds of electric saws. It is a handy cutting tool that allows you to process wood, plastic, and even minerals. If you need, you can transform it into a stationary device using a circular saw of a hand type by fixing the device to the base or make it a mounted circular saw if needed. Circular saws are very popular due to their advantages, including an affordable price, ease of use, the ability to process materials of different types, as well as high efficiency.
This is the simplest type of circular saw that is designed to perform household work. The main feature of a household tool is that it is not intended for continuous use without interruption. If you do not take this recommendation into account, the tool will eventually fail very quickly. This is due to the fact that average-quality materials and spare parts are used for the manufacture of household devices. Household saws are rarely used as metal cutting circular saws.
Professional circular saw
This is a separate type of cutting tool that belongs to the category of non-portable. Due to the fact that the saws are extremely potent, which is important for processing materials of varying degrees of hardness, they are also divided into several kinds. A professional-type circular saw that is equipped with additional devices is called a track saw. Another type of professional saw is tile saw, and it is mostly used by professional builders. A miter saw that is also known as a chop saw, can be used for both household and more professional needs.
What should I look for when buying a circular saw?
There are not so many basic parameters that you need to consider when choosing a circular saw. Pay attention to:
1. Size and cutting depth
The diameter of the cutting blade determines the rest of its working parameters. The class of the device depends on the maximum possible diameter: household, semi-professional, professional. The higher this indicator, the deeper the device cuts.
2. Power indicators
The more powerful the saw, the more productive it is, and the more it can handle the toughest materials.
3. Rotation speed
If the speed of blade rotation is high, then the device cuts the densest materials very quickly and efficiently. But remember that a high speed of rotation also means intense heating of the material. At high temperatures, the plastic melts, and the wood begins to smoke and burn.
A Quick Look on Choosing a Circular Saw
Now you know that it is not difficult to choose a suitable circular saw for home or professional use. To do this, I recommend writing down all the actions that you plan to perform with the tool and then choose the best option.
Have you already used a circular saw? If no, please feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below!


WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of job openings rose to 3.38 million in December from 3.12 million in November, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Although the number of job openings remained below the 4.4 million openings when the recession began in December 2007, the number of job openings has increased 39% since the end of the recession in June 2009, the government said. Gains were led by professional and business services, while the biggest drop came from education and health services. The number of hires fell to 4.05 million from 4.13 million, while separations fell to 3.91 million from 3.99 million.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter Gets Her Own Column
November 24, 2008 at 7:51 AM (PT)
ZOE RECORDS artist MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER will hone her writing skills in a new bi-weekly column for THE WASHINGTON TIMES. The former WASHINGTON D.C. resident's first column appeared last FRIDAY (11/21) in the "Show" section.
WASHINGTON TIMES Assistant Managing Editor/Arts & Features DANIEL WATTENBERG said: "MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER is a creatively evolving, mold-breaking national artist and beloved regional icon. We couldn't be happier to have her contributing to the national and local multimedia platforms of THE WASHINGTON TIMES. A column may be a new medium for MARY CHAPIN, but her voice -- intimate, reflective and companionable -- will be comfortingly familiar. Our readers are in for a treat."
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Open House P.T. Meetings are organized for better interaction between parents and teachers. The Meetings must be attended regularly for a better and close rapport with the school and the teachers and to thoroughly scrutinize the academic performance of the child. Parents should ensure regularity, punctuality and active participation of the child in school activities.
The school has a well integrated Parent-Teacher Networking System which helps in rapport building and also apprising parents of all information deemed essential. A regulated school SMS system is also formulated to establish quick communication with parents.


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New Gifts From Enola album2012-08-07 by Waldo Jeffers | 4 Comments
|Gifts From Enola have announced that A Healthy Fear, their 4th full-length album and second release of 2012 (following their split with post-hardcore act Caravels from earlier this year) will be released on November 13.|
The band are currently streaming a track from the album entitled "The Benefits of Failure" on their website, where you can also view the tracklist and cover art for the album.
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should be cool. hopefully there will still be some post-rock elements in there. not fond of the idea of a completely heavy album by them. don't think many people will comment on this. they don't get talked about too much here.
the song they linked really wasn't all that heavy though, just riffy. track rules though. album should be great. the self-titled and Well Worn represented such a huge improvement over From Fathoms. (haven't heard their first album so i can't comment on it, but FF was pretty generic.)
and yeah, sucks that these guys aren't really recognized on here. i'm sure the Russian Circles fans on this site could really get into the self-titled.
yea but i like their earlier sound. "Aves" is one of my favourite songs, i love it so much.
sounds pretty cool, love Loyal Eyes so much so i hope this to be good too
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Scientists have for the first time grown human embryos outside of the mother for almost two full weeks into development, giving unique insight into what they say is the most mysterious stage of early human life.
Scientists had previously only been able to study human embryos as a culture in a lab dish until the seventh day of development when they had to implant them into the mother’s uterus to survive and develop further.
But using a culture method previously tested to grow mouse embryos outside of a mother, the teams were able to conduct almost hour by hour observations of human embryo development to see how they develop and organize themselves up to day 13.
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Yesterday at the United Nations Security Council meeting about civilians in armed conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the council with three recommendations for governments. He began his speech by asserting “the most effective way to protect civilians is to prevent conflicts and to end them”. He then listed many jarring statistics concerning civilians in the crossfires of conflict: “last year, the United Nations recorded the death and injury of more than 26,000 civilians in just six countries affected by conflict: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen”.
However, this figure comes accompanied with an extreme damage to infrastructure, as the same bombs that are killing and injuring civilians are also destroying their homes, schools, and power and water systems. This damage to infrastructure furthers the suffering of civilians as they are deprived of lifesaving resources.
Guterres speech ended with three recommendations to governments to protect their civilians, along with a final emphasis on unity in achieving these efforts. His first point was for all governments to develop national policy frameworks to protect civilians in conflict. This tactic consisted of creating measures to mitigate and respond to civilian harm, making arms exports conditional depending on abidance to humanitarian law, and finding alternatives to explosives in urban warfare to further protect civilians.
His second point advocated for support of the United Nations and others engaging with non-State armed groups developing plans to protect civilians.
His third point advocated for accountability of serious violations of policy protecting civilians in order to “end the climate of impunity”. This included full support of the International Criminal Court in their cases against human rights violations.
At the end of his speech, Guterres ended with several pleas of unity from different nations to protect civilians, setting aside political differences in favor of preserving humanity.
The United States also gave remarks about increasing civilian protection at the meeting. In place of U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council at the U.N. Ambassador Kelley Currie spoke. Ambassador Currie’s speech echoed Secretary-General Guterres remarks about accountability, with sentiments of unity as well. She contended, “accountability is essential to provide both justice for victims of such violations and to end the culture of impunity that leads to them in the first place”. In order to enforce this accountability of all U.N. Member States, Currie asserted that there must be a committed and united effort from the Security Council in enforcing different penalizations for those that violate humanitarian efforts.
Additionally, the concern raised about damage to hospitals was reiterated by Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Yves Daccord. He stressed the need for the completion of the UNSC Resolution 2286 which was adopted two years ago. Daccord remarked that “the gap between words and actions is rather dramatic” since after the resolutions adoption, there have been 1,200 incidents in 16 countries, consisting of health workers killed, hospitals bombed, and medical supplies destroyed.
At the meeting, other nations who are not part of the Security Council requested to speak, including Italy. Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi also endorsed completion of the UNSC Resolution 2286 like Red Cross Director-General Daccord. Cardi stressed the “urgent and full implementation [of the resolution], as attacks on hospitals and humanitarian convoys continue unabated.” Cardi continued with statements specifically concerning attacks towards children and gender based violence, stating ” Italy condemns in the strongest possible terms attacks directed against schools, as well as any military use of schools, recalling in this regard the Safe School Declaration, which we urge more Member States to subscribe to. In line with our strong commitment to the “Call to Action on Protection from Gender Based Violence in Emergencies”, Italy believes a gender-oriented approach is key to prevent and respond to emergency situations”.
The Italian Ambassador concluded: “peace-keeping missions should effectively and proactively implement their protection of civilians mandate, in line with the Kigali Principles, that Italy has subscribed.”


12 in. Compounding Block Hanger for Wood Beams
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Toronto Kids Digital Festival
Venue: Open Space Gallery , 49 McCaul (Toronto)
Festival Dates: March 12-14, 2019
Submission Deadline: January 1st, 2019
Calling all artists, designers, research groups, and makers! Toronto Kids Digital Festival (TKDF) is looking for the exciting projects you are making to engage kids of all ages!
Are you working on developing new fun digital interactions for kids? Have you developed a new product that will make stressful experiences for children more manageable? Are interested in examining how digital art and design are molding future generations?
TKDF is an emerging festival with the goal to celebrate technology and showcase experimental, educational, and interactive digital projects that engage children. Through digital explorations this festival encourages unique learning opportunities and experiences.
Happening March 12-14, 2019 at Open Space Gallery (OCAD University), TKDF will provide kids and parents alike the opportunity to learn from leading artists, designers, educators, and researchers who are currently building new digital worlds to expand and empower imaginations.
TKDF is seeking digital projects which utilize technology for the purpose of creating new and positive experiences to support the development of young, creative minds. With a variety of options, the festival is seeking projects that could come in the form of interactive art, experiential design, innovative research, workshops, prototypes, and more!
Possible project could include:
- Augmented Reality
- Virtual Reality
- Digital Environments
- Speculative Design
- Research Projects
- Audio/ Video
- Interactive Storytelling
Accepting all professional individual or group projects that engage children aged 3-13. TKDF is looking for projects that are concerned with accessible and child-centric user experiences. Projects must be safe and child friendly.
-Visual examples of the project: JPEG, PNG, video, website or external online links
-Project description (150 words max)
-How does this project engage with the imagination of children through digital technology? (150 words max)
-Submissions can contain up to 3 projects for consideration
Send submission materials to: email@example.com
Submission deadline: January 1st, 2019
TKDF will provide:
-On-site facilitation of your project during the festival
-Social media and marketing
-Opportunities to meet and collaborate with like-minded makers
-Projects selected will receive an honorarium
Notification of Acceptance: Artists will be notified by email by January 15th 2019, if their work has been selected to be in the festival. Accepted artists will receive exhibition details including delivery of artwork, insurance, and opening reception.
Questions? Please contact Katie Micak or Jane Yang at: firstname.lastname@example.org
TKDF is curated by Katie Micak. She has been curating digital exhibitions and experiences for over 10 years, she is co- founder and curator of digital and game art initiative; Vector Festival. She is also an alumni from OCADU’s Digital Futures, and Transmedia at Syracuse University.


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Chloe was 13 when her dad was diagnosed with stage four cancer. From that point on, Chloe spent much of her time going to appointments, visiting her dad in hospital, and looking after him. This took its toll on Chloe, who felt sad and lonely. Luckily, Canteen was there to connect Chloe with people who were going through a similar experience.
When Daniel was 11, his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he was 16 when she passed away. With Canteen in his corner, Daniel was able to find the support he needed. Now, Daniel is giving back to the community which helped him during the most difficult time in his life.
Elliott was 18 and about to step into the next chapter of his life when he was struck by cancer. Thankfully, Elliott was able to find Canteen and connected with other people who were on a similar journey to his own.
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ANOTHER host community to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, Benikrukru , Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area in Delta State, Wednesday, gave the company a seven-day ultimatum to address the marginalization of the community in the areas of contracts, employment and corporate social responsibility, CSR.
“In the light of the foregoing, the Chevron Nigeria limited and government is hereby given a seven- day ultimatum to address these grievances or the Benikrukru community would have no other option than to shut down the operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited in the Abiteye field,” the chairman of the community, Mr. Victor Eseimieghan said in statement signed with
“Chevron Nigeria Limited has been flagrantly violating the local content requirements in the area of contracts in their dealings with Benikrukru community over the years.
“Contracts due to the communities in line with the local content law are given to contractors fronting for insiders within Chevron at the expense of the community. For now contracts such as water injection plant treatment; well- head servicing; well head repairs; leak repairs; fumigation and other associated contracts, which ought to be done by community contractors are been done by two companies, Inhouse Group and Pelfaco Nigeria Limited.
The community added: “Also in the area of employment, Chevron has also stopped the yearly aptitude test through which they used to employ a few qualified persons from the community for the past 10 years. They employ now without the knowledge and interest of the Benikrukru community.”
“Even the few persons that were employed from the community in recent times are all casual workers. Chevron has also completely abandoned its corporate social responsibility to the community by the failure to carry out any developmental project in the Benikrukru community for several years. Chevron has bluntly refused to have any dealing with the leadership of the community with a view to resolve these issues,” it said.

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The Sheffield roads that will be closed for the Invictus UK Trials this week
Sheffield will become the first city to host the Invictus UK Trials this week with a series of exciting sporting events.
There will be a jam-packed timetable of sporting events and a cultural programme taking place from today up until Friday, July 26.
It will be the first ever national games for British wounded, injured and sick verterans and personell with more than 470 competitors taking part in up to nine sports.
The sporting events start Tuesday with Wheelchair Rugby Finals at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) at 7:30pm.
This is after The Big Gig at the FlyDSA Arena today with performances from Alfie Boe, JP Cooper, Heather Small and more.
On Wednesday, there will be the Cycling Time Trial Finals in Sheffield City Centre from 9am to 3pm.
Travel South Yorkshire has warned that there will be a number of road closures for the event, followed by a series of other cycling events.
Arundel Gate lane closure In-bound carriage way towards High Street from Furnival Gate roundabout – 4am to 10.30pm
Tudor Square (competitor parking) – 4am to 10pm
Pinstone Street / Charles Street / Union Street – 4am to 11pm
Furnival Gate out-bound carriageway towards Furnival Gate roundabout from Rockingham Street – 4am to 11pm
Norfolk Street, Surrey Street – 4am to 11pm
Leopold Street from Church Street to Surrey Street in-bound only (access to taxis only) – 4am to 11pm.
There will be limited access to Charles Street and the access side of Novotel at set times during the day:
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Crush Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins
Cooler days and changing leaves make pumpkin muffins the perfect Lee & Tiffany recipe for the season
This recipe for pumpkin muffins is super easy and tastes wonderful, especially on chilly mornings. (Photo courtesy of "Crush with Lee & Tiffany")
Yield: 12 large muffins
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix cake mix and pumpkin well with mixer. Thin the batter a bit with a little milk.
3. Pour batter into greased muffin tins and bake 20-25 minutes.
4. While muffins are baking, mix the powdered sugar with a little milk to make icing. Stir well.
5. Drizzle icing on top of warm muffins.
For more recipes from Crush with Lee & Tiffany, visit TheCrush.tv.

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The cost of making plastics, paints, coatings for cell phone screens and other materials that heal themselves like skin could be dramatically reduced thanks to a breakthrough that a Clemson University team detailed in the latest edition of the journal Science.
Marek Urban and his team wrote about how they were able to give self-healing qualities to polymers that are used in relatively inexpensive commodities, such as paints, plastics and coatings. The next step is to go from making small amounts in a lab to producing large quantities.
“It’s not available at the industrial scale, but it’s very close,” said Urban, who is the J.E. Sirrine Foundation Chair and Professor in the department of materials science and engineering at Clemson.
Researchers have been making small batches of self-healing polymers for the last two decades, but producing them on a commercial scale has so far been largely cost prohibitive.
Urban said he and his team took advantage of interactions between co-polymers that he likened to spaghetti strands with little brushes on the side.
The longer the spaghetti strands get, the more they become entangled, he said. The side groups interlock like two interlaced hands, making it harder to pull them apart, Urban said.
“At the same time, they like each other,” he said. “So, when you pull them out, they come back together. It becomes self-healable at that point.
“As simple as this may sound, these studies also revealed that ubiquitous and typically weak van der Waals interactions in plastics, when oriented, will result in self-healing. This discovery will impact the development of sustainable materials using weak bonding which becomes collectively very strong when oriented.”
What’s significant about his latest breakthrough is that if a company wanted to bring the technology to market, it would no longer have to build a new factory to produce self-healing polymers, Urban said.
Urban estimated that increasing the scale to make polymers or paints by the hundreds of gallons could be done in six to 12 months.
“For anybody who wants to make these types of self-healing materials, they would have to essentially design a synthetic process and scale it up,” Urban said. “The key is that the scale-up process would have to be precisely controlled. There is a huge difference between making something in the lab and scaling it up. We know the technology is available for them.”
The article is titled “‘Key-and-lock’ commodity self-healing copolymers’ and marks the second time since 2009 that Urban has detailed his work on self-healing polymers in Science. Co-authors on the more recent article are Dmitriy Davydovich, Ying Yang, Tugba Demir, Yunzhi Zhang and Leah Casabianca, all of Clemson University.
“Science is a highly selective, high-impact journal,” Bordia said. “Dr. Urban’s latest article further solidifies his place among the world’s leading scholars in polymers and especially on self-healing polymers. His success is well deserved.”
Anand Gramopadhye, dean of the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, said Urban’s success underscores the level of scholarship he brings to the college.
“Dr. Urban is consistently published in the world’s leading academic journals and is often honored with awards by his peers,” Gramopadhye said. “I congratulate him on his latest article in Science.”
Urban said he had the idea for the research before he arrived at Clemson but didn’t have the team in place to find what causes self-healing behavior.
“It’s very easy to design something by essentially mixing things up and say, ‘Oh look, this self heals, but we don’t know why,’” he said. “The difference with our team is that we know exactly how to design these systems. We understand the limitations, we have analytical tools to measure, and we understand what it takes for this technology to go to the next level.
“Thus, the question is: do you have the right people to do this? We are very fortunate – Clemson is the best place to do this.”
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The concept of stylish and class throughout redesigning your living room worries lots of people as a result of their thought of one thing good wanting is at all times costly. Nonetheless, today living room furnishings set is just not that costly and with many producers with quite a lot of fashions there’s a number of choices to decide on with out compromising together with your price range and style. The perfect factor is that you just shouldn’t have to fret about buying every of the objects ranging from the sofa, sofa covers and cushions, espresso desk and many others. individually as a result of they’re offered ready-made as a whole furnishings set. Generally, they may additionally embody extra equipment like a lamp hooked up to the furnishings of the sofa or a designer espresso desk.
There are a number of choices if you do an internet survey and most on-line marketplaces are arising on a regular basis. They actually spend a number of time to search out the most recent choices from the producers and designers and convey them to you. Whether or not it’s an off-white stain free cloth coated sofa with fashionable edgy end and straight traces or a standard heat velvet cloth coated sofa with vivid colours and criss-cross textured floor, you get it on-line. It’s to be famous that fashionable supplies are greatest as they not solely present a premium really feel, but additionally are cheaper than standard cloth and fabric. Thus, a living room furnishings set will be simply bought at a value ranging from $300 and going as excessive as your price range permits.
There are various options on the subject of the kind of association you would favor. There could be a group of two-seater sofa units or a gaggle of single king sized six-seater sofa. Essentially the most most well-liked method for any living room furnishings set is a gaggle of three twin-seater sofa units with a complementary wood or wooden and glass composite espresso desk. The espresso tables might need multi-storey for storing newspapers and magazines. The sofa units could be hybrids of seater and beds and even convertible like loveseat that may be pulled out in the direction of the entrance to make it a full sized mattress. That is often most well-liked when you’ve gotten a single giant room that additionally doubles up as your sleeping room.
The patterns and coloration of your cloth and cushion additionally add to the fantastic thing about your furnishings. It may be refined to your partitions, rugs beneath the espresso desk and the curtains and blinds within the room. It may additionally complement them fully with a darkish and light mixture, similar to, in case your living room contains a light inexperienced shade with vegetation, the furnishings may have floral patterns as properly.


- Hyundai Announces Naming Campaign For The AH2 Hatchback
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- Hyundai Creta Facelift Receives Over 40,000 Bookings In Two Months
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The new Hyundai Verna was launched in the Indian market in 2017 with an all-new design language. Now, Autocar India reports that the South Korean automaker has started working on the Verna facelift which will be launched in the second half of 2020.
The new Hyundai Verna facelift will feature a host of changes to the design in the form of an updated grille, bumpers and subtle changes to the overall bodywork. The Verna facelift will be an all-new car with a new bonnet, boot lid and fenders. Hyundai will also update the interior of the sedan.
The interior of the Hyundai Verna facelift is likely to feature an all-new next-gen touchscreen infotainment system with advanced connectivity options. The same advanced infotainment system will make its debut with the Hyundai's upcoming compact SUV which is expected to be launched in 2019.
The biggest update on the Hyundai Verna facelift will be under the bonnet. Yes, the Verna facelift will get an all-new 1.5-litre diesel engine that will replace the 1.6-litre unit. The new diesel engine will comply with the BS-VI emission norms which will be implemented from April 1, 2020.
The new 1.5-litre diesel engine on the Hyundai Verna facelift is expected to be more refined and fuel efficient as compared to the 1.6-litre engine. But, to meet the strict emission norms, the power output will be reduced, which stands at 115bhp and 250Nm of torque. The 1.6-litre engine produces 128bhp and 260Nm of torque.
Hyundai is also planning to introduce an all-new 1.5-litre petrol engine that will replace the 1.6-litre engine. The report also states that the petrol engine will be coupled to a hybrid system to meet the stricter emission norms in the future. There are no details on the power output of the new petrol engine.
Thoughts On The Hyundai Verna Facelift
The Hyundai Verna has been one of the best-selling cars for the South Korean manufacturer in the Indian market. Now, the company has started working on the facelifted Verna which will be launched in 2020. We can expect an all-new design language and a host of new features on the Verna facelift. The new BS-VI compliant engines will be icing on the cake as it will be more refined and fuel efficient.


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Land Addition on Spruce Street
Swedetown Trails Club and Calumet Township announced an addition to the Swedetown Recreation Area of 18 acres of land adjacent to Spruce Street. This area has been used as the start and finish area for the Great Bear Chase, with the kind permission of the private property owner. Now it is secured permanently for public recreation in all seasons.
Support for the land acquisition came from a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant. The grant required a local fund match of 25% to show community support, and additional funds to compensate for the usable gravel on the parcel. We had many generous donors for Giving Tuesday 2022 that made it possible to complete the acquisition.
Improvements began as soon as the parcel was acquired:
- Great Bear Chase Stadium Improvements: The stadium was reconfigured to move the finish area to be adjacent to the starting area, on the lower level of the parcel. This will result in less wind, reduce the logistical burden for the skiers, and allow for more parking.
- Extended Tamarack Loop: The Tamarack Loop ski trail was nearly doubled in length by extending it into the stadium. The loop now includes the finishing stretch of the Bear Chase course, as well as the warmup loop. The level of difficulty of the new 0.8km segment is consistent with other portions of Tamarack – rolling, somewhat-open terrain.
- Trail improvements – To shape the lower stadium area to fit both the start and finish areas, several hundred cubic yards of sand and gravel were removed. We put that material to good use by moving it to fill and improve several segments on other ski and bike trails. We leveled side slopes and filled lower-lying areas to eliminate springtime ruts.
The new parcel provides ample room for future races and other events. It will be further developed to provide a trailhead and other amenities close to the Village of Calumet.


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Your auto’s A/C System runs from a cooling compressor situated outside. It flows air that is cooled via a coil which contains cooling agent. The follower then blows this cooled air out, as well as air ducts are used to move the cooled down air back to the air conditioning system. The whole process is duplicated to maintain your lorry cool. Nonetheless, there are some steps you can require to keep the efficiency of your A/C System on your own.
When you have your automobile’s A/C System serviced, you’ll likely discover that it runs much more efficiently. The good news is, several vehicles come outfitted with automated temperature level control. You can control the temperature level in the cars and truck’s cabin by setting the thermostat to “Automatic.” Throughout routine upkeep, you can readjust the thermostat to set the preferred temperature. You can additionally readjust the fan rate to make your car more comfy. To avoid your cars and truck from overheating, your A/C System must be appropriately kept to prevent damaging your vehicle’s inside.
The first step in a cars and truck’s A/C system is examining the parts. You must look for cracked or blemished pipes, or any other problems you may have. The evaporator, if present, will certainly catch the warmth that comes out of the air. If you locate that your cooling system is running slowly, your following action is to inspect your system for a leak or a busted compressor. In some cases, your automobile’s A/C system might be malfunctioning.
The first step is changing the evaporator. The evaporator is a part that removes dampness from the air and then distributes it right into the evaporator. The economizer lies in the guest area. The evaporator is where the cool begins. The condenser is the part where the cooled air is sent out to the auto’s cabin. Then, the air conditioner filterings system the refrigerant and debris that are entering the evaporator.
The compressor as well as evaporator are two different elements. The evaporator is the component that takes in heat from the air as well as releases it beyond the vehicle. The evaporator is the same as the condenser. Similarly, the evaporator is linked to a suction hose. Incorporated, these parts keep the warmth inside the air cooler, which is good for your car’s efficiency.
The compressor as well as evaporator are linked by a tube. The compressor as well as evaporator are attached via a belt. The evaporator is located in the passenger area and also makes use of a swash plate to regulate the circulation of the cooling agent. The evaporator’s fins take in heat, and also the followers blow the cooler air into the auto’s cabin. The cooling agent travels back to the compressor in the suction pipe with the engine.
The a/c system includes the compressor as well as the condenser. The compressor and also the condenser both pressurize the refrigerant. The cooled down liquid cooling agent then flows into a receiver/dryer. The collector includes a desiccant bag that collects the dampness and also various other pollutants in the refrigerant. The thermostat manages the temperature level in the residence.
In order for your A/C System to work appropriately, it should be correctly kept. There are several parts of your A/C System. The compressor manages the circulation of cooling agent through the evaporator and also compressor evaporator. The evaporator is located in the guest area of your vehicle. The evaporator’s fins take in warmth from the air, producing cooler air. Followers then blow this cooler air right into the cars and truck cabin.
The compressor pumps the refrigerant via the A/C system. The refrigerant passes through the evaporator, which captures the warmth. The liquid cooling agent actions with the A/C lines to the condenser, where it is cooled and go back to a liquid state. The appropriate refrigerant is filtered as well as free of impurities. Along with these elements, the system additionally utilizes an accumulator to save extra refrigerant.
The accumulator is an additional vital part of the A/C System. The collector filters particles and wetness from the cooling agent. If this element is harmed, it needs to be changed. It additionally must be replaced whenever your A/C System is opened for repair work. It can become completely rusted if it contains debris or wetness. The evaporator is the last stop for the chilly air to strike your face.
The collector manages the quantity of cooling agent that flows right into the evaporator. It also stores any kind of excess refrigerant that is removed, which can damage the compressor. The collector likewise removes particles and also gets rid of moisture from the A/C System. The evaporator is another fundamental part of your A/C System. This component lies behind your dashboard as well as is responsible for cooling down the air with the cooling agent.
The accumulator is similar to a growth shutoff. It controls the circulation of cooling agent with an evaporator. The evaporator is the main air conditioning component of your A/C System. The accumulator controls the circulation of refrigerant with a regulating rod. It additionally contains a noticing bulb that checks the temperature of the evaporator. It is necessary to ensure that the accumulator is functioning correctly in order for your A/C System to operate successfully.
The evaporator is the last step prior to the cool air hits your face. In your car, the evaporator is the tail end of the A/C system. It lies behind your control panel as well as chills the air with the refrigerant. The accumulator likewise controls the circulation of refrigerant. A/C System needs the appropriate type of cooling agent. It is not always the most affordable one to acquire, yet it is much more effective and will enhance the air quality of your car. BreathAlong air conditioner reviews
Your A/C system contains 2 parts. The first is the compressor, which controls the flow of cooling agent. It is connected to the engine block of your lorry, as well as is driven by a V-belt and also pulley-block. It is attached to the vehicle’s radiator through a belt. A swash plate oscillates as well as regulates the flow of refrigerant. A slim mist of oil blends with the refrigerant as well as distributes in the system.


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Our versatile event spaces can accommodate intimate dinners in our Stanzavino Wine Room for up to 14 people as well as large gatherings for up to 85 in our Fontana Dining Room. With a customizable menu and knowledge staff, Osteria Pronto is sure to be the perfect place to host your next event.View Private Dining Details
Liked the margarita pizza. Wine list by the glass has many great options.
Great authentic Italian cuisine with excellent service. Every time I go to Indy, I try to go there.
Nothing to add. Enjoyable evening. Good food. Good sevice.
A haven in an otherwise noisy hotel. Excellent veal and attentive server.
For the price food was very average. Servers were very freindly and on top of things.
Came for Valentine's Day. Great ambiance, and pricing
Waiter attentive, but rushed
Extremely cold in this place
will not return
First time here, great food and service , I had the chicken Parmesan and was very tasty and unique , girlfriend had the smoked chicken tortellini , I tried it and was amazing! Great place for itilian cuisine and isn't your normal chain restaurant
Ordered the veal, had a very strange sauce for my palette, was $40.00! not worth it in my opinion as I couldn't even finish it. Would not recommend.
Great date with my beautiful wife
Wife and I went as a pre-Ash Wednesday dinner. The decorating was "dull" --- very little color in the room. Waitress must have been new. Perhaps she had too many tables to serve (I counted six). We ordered a moderately-priced white wine. It came to the table WARM. The waitress brought an ice bucket but we had to wait quite a while to get it chilled. Food was very good. It was very nicely presented. I had clams with pasta. The wife had smoked-chicken stuffed ravioli.
My clams were plump and perfectly cooked. However, the dish really needed more flavoring. Some garlic and white wine and some herbs would have been nice. Probably won't be back as there are better Italian restaurants in the city.
Our favorite menu item was the calamari appetizer (which also included fried shrimp and the most scrumptious fried artichoke hearts)--well complemented by good (but not quite cold enough) gin martinis. The ambiance is warm and cozy (we had a nice u-shaped booth by the window, looking in toward the kitchen) and the kids loved their individual (but big!) pizzas from the kids' menu. Alas, our marguerita pizza was waaaay too salty. We had the breakfast buffet the next morning as part of our hotel stay and it was FANTASTIC.
Food was great, asked for table away from the large parties, only to end up by the kitchen where we could hear the staff talking. Apparently someone went home early “sick” and they thought he was full of it..... too bad, the chef was right there and wasn’t concerned about their noise level. Other than that, food was great.
We had terrific waiter and food was tasty. My glass of wine was just right.
Delicious food & great value with the Devour Indy option!
Long wait time but great atmosphere!
Enjoyed the sea bass and was able to have it with mashed potatoes instead of polenta. The Napa Cellars Merlot was an awesome wine choice.
Very disappointed in food at high end Hotel!! In fact very disappointed in food anywhere.
Loud. Good food. Loud.
Solid. Great server. Had nice Chianti, appetizer and gluten free pasta with meatballs.
Appetizers and food were outstanding. Atmosphere was very pleasant.
Sadly I was sick for two days after eating there. I knew immediately after the meal that something wasn’t right. It happens but just can’t recommend.
I had the opportunity of dining here with a couple of my friends and their 2 year old— it was a marvelous experience:
Everything from the hostess greeting you warmly—wait staff being friendly, efficient and genuinely attentive—To the food being delicious and good portion sizes for the cost—I personally got the chicken parm (enough for two meals) It was slightly pricy but overall for the quality of food I would say it is absolutely worth it—it’s quaint, not overcrowded. O.P. Is located in a nice spot where there is easy nearby parking in & close By (unlike many downtown options where you often cannot find parking conveniently). I had a wonderful experience, it was quiet but still allowed for great conversation to blossom, it was comfortable and I entered & left the evening pleased with my selection—absolutely will be back again! ♥
-Liv Duve-Berghammer: Friday eve 1/5/18
Service was awful and good was just okay for the price. It took an hour for sea bass and the waiter was nonchalant about it. I've dined here before and the service gets worse every time! Would not recommend
Went here for New Years absolutely awful best thing I had all night was the gelato... spent 75 dollars on this meal. I ordered Lasgna first time it came out it was cold. You could tell it was pre-prepared and either put in the fridge or freezer. It’s also soup I wouldn’t call it lasagna because it had maybe 3 pieces of pasta in it maybe, it was hard to tell since I could barely see my food with how dark it was. The second time they brought it out it was warm (barely) but it too was soupy. It was like I ordered meat sauce and cheese to be put in a bowl frozen together then heated. Would have preferred them to use a microwave to heat it because it might have actually gotten warm. On top of all this I spent 2 hours at the restaurant because for every task the waiter had he took 20 min to do it. Just awful and on top of that I didn’t even get a discount on my 20 dollar lasgna soup. If you want to get pasta I would recommend Olive Garden, and fazolis over this place that’s how bad it is. I’m not saying the other two are bad but when you go to a restaurant that charges 20 bucks for an entre you expect to it to not taste like a can of chef boyardee.
We went for New Year’s Eve and everyone enjoyed their entree. The decor is modern and very nice.
Went for NYE dinner. Service was great. Waitress was awesome. Highly recommended.
It was the perfect meal and experience to end 2017. Will definitely be back
Very convenient place when you’re visiting the state museum. We would probably have gone somewhere else if it hadn’t been so cold.
We made reservations for lunch and were disappointed to learn upon our arrival that only breakfast is served on Sunday. The hostess was less than friendly not only to our table, but to all she came in contact with. The waitress was friendly and good. While we were disappointed only to have breakfast available, the quality of the food was very good.
Stayed at hotel for Birthday
Beautiful restaurant with great service and food!
We were in a hurry to go to a show. Our server got us in & served quickly. The bread & dip is so good! My husband and I both ordered off the pasta menu. Mine (Hay & Straw) was enough for a small entree, my husband's (Tortelloni) was more like a starter. Both were tasty.
Such a disappointment. Average food, poor service, low value, would not recommend when so many choices.
Made 615p reservation, OpenTable advises free self park or $7 valet. This is not true! There is no valet for other than overnight guest, and free parking is a joke. When we left stopped at Host Stand and were given two vouchers but advised only good for an hour and a half (2 of us drove). Didn't imagine the 0-4 hour rate was an additional $23 each after believing our $300+ dinner was accompanied by free parking. So up your tab by 15% due to exceedingly slow and inattentive service that will result in a 3+ hour dinner. Checked in first, second party came later and the check in told her they didn't know where we were sitting but she could look around. Really? They had just seated us with reservations.
Server showed up with three of us, we ordered a bottle of wine, a glass of wine, and brushetta. The brushetta came later, was decent, but lots of topping would have been great if he had shown up with break he promised in a timely manner. We didn't get bread until we were well into the entrees.
Other parties arrived and we ordered more wine. Server (Wayne) consistently disappeared for long periods. Getting additional drinks, etc., was challenging at best. Maybe he was overworked or something? No explanation or apology when we had to remind him of things he forgot.
Entrees included 2 Spaghetti, 2 Tortellini, and a salmon, They were okay, however, nothing outstanding. Maybe equal to a Bravo or Mac Grill level. Certainly not what one would expect from such an acclaimed restaurant. Ordered desserts, they were okay.
All in all a disappointment. $317 tab, tipped 20% but not sure why. Because I feel like servers should be, and paid the extra $56 (the other party couldn't get what amounted to a $10 voucher for parking to work) for parking.
Have stayed at the JW for a night before. It is a nice property. Don't recommend anything other than the bar for a drink.
Absolutely a great dining experience. Pasta was superb!
We ordered 3 out of the 4 pizzas. All were ready good. My favorite was the salomi. Service was quick and friendly. The waiter new all the selections on the menu. This was our 2nd visit.
Three of us ate here. Service was casual but 100 per cent aimed at the customer experience.
My only complaint was that my Pizza was way oversalted. Everything else was excellent.
Great Italian food!! Exceeded our expectations! Would highly recommend !
We have been there for several events and enjoy the location, food and service. Our waiter Wayne was excellent and gave us great service and was helpful in selecting from the menu for both food and drink.
My clam pasta was a bit bland and little amount of clams. My guests thought the gnocchi was tasty. We ordered pizza for appetizer but it came out the same time as our dinner. I'd go back to try other foods and then make a decision later if I'd recommend to others. The ambience is hip and trendy.