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With the rapid rise of the industrial food animal production system, an increasing number of food animals once raised on pastures are now raised in feedlots. Feedlot-raised animals are kept indoors for the majority of the year, and they are given feed formulated to speed their growth to market weight and supply them with essential nutrients, while minimizing costs to operators. Concerns have arisen about the content of these feeds, however, as grain-based diets can produce serious and sometimes fatal digestive tract problems in food animals such as cows, goats, and sheep whose stomachs are best suited to digesting high-cellulose containing plants like grass. F In addition, recent studies have shown that chemical additives in feed may accumulate in animal tissues, potentially exposing consumers to unwanted chemicals such as veterinary drug residues and heavy metals. F F It is important to consider how livestock feed affects animal health, and by extension the health of people who consume these animal products.
Corn and Soy
Current industrial farming practices rely heavily on grain. Under current US agriculture policy, the government provides substantial subsidies to farmers who produce grains, particularly corn and soybeans. F Livestock producers often use corn and soy as a base for their animal feed because these protein-rich grains help bring animals to market weight faster, and because they are cheaper than other feed options as a result of government subsidies. It has been estimated that the operating costs of factory farms G would be 7-10% higher without these subsidies. F As a result, a large percentage of grains grown in the US are used in animal feed, with 47% of soy and 60% of corn produced in the US being consumed by livestock. F
Although cheap feed grains mean lower meat and dairy prices for consumers, meat from grass fed animals is often lower in saturated fat than meat from grain fed animals. The FDA has reported that lowering the percentage of calories consumed from saturated fats may reduce the risk of heart disease. F While there is still more research to be done to examine the potential health benefits of consuming grass fed beef, initial findings indicate that other nutrients found in grass fed beef may be beneficial to the health of the consumer.
In order to meet the high demand for grain from industrial food animal operations, large corn and soy monocultures Ghave replaced many smaller farms, which rely on the heavy use of pesticides. Pesticides have been shown to “bioaccumulate” (or build-up) in the fatty tissues of animals, potentially exposing consumers to these chemicals via consumption of food animals that have consumed grains treated with these chemicals, even when care is taken to eliminate contamination during processing. F Exposure to pesticide has been shown to negatively affect reproductive, nervous and immune system functions, as well as increase the risk of developing cancer. F
Dairy Cows and Beef Cattle
Cows are natural ruminants, which means that they are able to digest the cellulose in grass because of their multi-chambered digestive tracts. F Because ruminants' digestive systems are not designed for grain, cattle raised on grain can develop severe health problems, including liver abscesses, bloat, and sudden death syndrome. F F Studies have shown that the incidence of liver abscesses in cattle decreases significantly as more roughage, such as grass or hay, is added to their diets. F F
Because the rumen of grain-fed cows is acidic, while that of grass-fed cows G is neutral due to different chemical processes, cows who are fed corn or soy based diets may be colonized with E.Coli strain O157:H7, a strain of e.coli Gthat has developed to withstand the acidic stomachs of cows raised on grain. F Consequently, this strain can withstand one of the human body’s main defenses against pathogens, the high acidity of the stomach, Fincreasing the risk of serious infection in people who consume meat contaminated with acidity-resistant strains. F F
Raising cattle on pasture not only makes sense for their digestive health, but also because it is an efficient use of natural resources, turning something we can’t eat – grass – into something we can – meat and dairy products. Pasture-based cattle operations also decrease soil erosion and improve soil fertility and water quality by maintaining grasslands which protect soils from water and wind erosion. F Unlike pasture raised animals, grain fed cattle are often raised on grass early in their lives, then moved to a feedlot where they are fed rations composed of 70 to 90 percent grain. From then until they reach market weight, anywhere from 90 to 300 days later, cattle consume about 6 pounds of feed for every one pound of weight gain. F
According to the USDA’s agriculture census, since the late 1950s there has been a 24-fold decrease in the number of hog farms in the US and a 24-fold increase in the average number of hogs on each farm. F FOn industrial hog farms, these large herds are kept in crowded quarters, increasing the probability of agression between animals and making the spread of diseases easier because of close contact between hogs. To remedy these problems, many hogs have their tails cut off, a procedure known as “docking”, to reduce tail-biting, Fand they are treated with antibiotics G to try to prevent the spread of disease between hogs. F
In many states, processed food waste can be fed to pigs, but if this waste is not properly treated pigs that consume it may develop diseases such as hog cholera, Foot and Mouth Disease, African swine fever, and swine vesicular disease. FHogs fed contaminated food wastes can also spread Salmonella, Campylobacter,Trichinella, and Toxoplasma, pathogens often responsible for foodborne illnesses, to other livestock and humans. F
In contrast, pastured pork production involves raising hogs outside on grass, legumes, standing crops, and other ground covers. Unlike ruminants, hogs require more nutrients than what pasture alone can provide, but a variety of crops like turnips, kale and fodder beets are excellent food sources, and letting hogs graze in harvested fields is an effective way to clear out the remnants while supplementing their diet. This diet, combined with good management practices, makes hogs some of the easiest animals to raise on pasture. F Hogs naturally want to root and dig during feeding, so allowing these behaviors in the pasture reduces aggression and agitation among members of the herd, improving the overall health of the animals. Hogs are also naturally competitive feeders, so allowing them to eat in the larger pasture area reduces injury to pigs due to competition in the confined quarters of the feedlot, also reducing the chance of infection or illness stemming from these injuries. F
Industrial poultry farms raise chickens on feeds that have been formulated to maximize chicken growth and weight gain. However, these feed formulations often include medically important pharmaceutical drugs whose overuse by the poultry industry represents a threat to human health. Farms often use low doses of antibiotics to get their chickens to market weight faster, and low dose antibiotic use in food animals has been linked to the development of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains. FPeople infected with these strains have an increased risk of complications or death because these bacteria may have developed resistance to one or more of the limited number of antibiotic classes used on humans. F
On industrial poultry farms, a range of antibiotics and additives is often added to poultry feed and water. FIn 2011, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer temporarily suspended use of the poultry drug Roxarsone after FDA reports showing that the arsenical compounds in the drug may break down into inorganic arsenic, a toxin that can produce skin lesions, respiratory irritation, and several types of cancer in exposed persons, Fand may leach into local water supplies or remain in chicken tissue after slaughter. F FThe effects of chronic low arsenic exposure are not well known, but studies have indicated that even low level exposure may contribute to endocrine and cognitive deficits. F FAlthough Roxarsone use has been suspended, there are several other arsenical drugs in use that have the possibility of exposing consumers to toxic forms of arsenic.
A way to raise chickens without the health stresses of confinement is to pasture them. Although chickens can’t be raised entirely on grass, a natural chicken diet can include corn, oats, soybeans and dried alfalfa. FMany small farmers raise chickens on pasture using mobile structures that provide both shelter and feed to supplement foods like worms, grass and insects found on pastures. F
The overreliance on grain-based animal feeds in industrial food animal production has negative consequences for animal health, the environment, and even human health. Considering the natural eating habits of livestock animals when formulating animal feeds would be beneficial to both animals and consumers, and will result in healthier herds and flocks, less reliance on antibiotics to control disease, as well as a lower chance of introducing certain pathogens into society via contaminated meat.

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A MOTHER, A FULL MOON, AND MENOPAUSE.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
The last thing that Gillian Campbell wants is more change in her life. After all, she recently lost her business and moved to country. She’s just trying to unpack, get her kids to eat breakfast, and successfully conquer the school drop-off. And now her doctor is telling her that she’s in menopause?
What the hell? She’s only forty-two!
As Gillian grapples with what she hopes will be the last big change for a while, she discovers that she’s only at the tip of the iceberg and that all those words used to describe menopause, like ‘the change’ and ‘transitions’, were not just metaphorical…
WOMEN’S FICTION MEETS URBAN FANTASY
If you like tales of motherhood, unlikely friendships, witches and werewolves,
then you will love Lisa M. White’s quirky, feel-good story.
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Lisa M. White decided to write stories about people with magic after spending hours as a kid trying to get her superpowers to kick in. This often involved holding a plastic She-Ra sword to the sky and screaming, ‘By the power of Grayskull!’ at the top of her lungs – she only recently learned that She-Ra said ‘For the honour of Grayskull!’ which completely explains why it didn’t work. Lisa also gave herself headaches trying to get her telekinetic powers to kick in, and often got sunburnt due to hours of searching for fairies in her family’s garden – while she was supposed to be watering the capsicums for her dad. Nowadays, the only place Lisa looks for fairies and magic is in her favourite books and TV shows
Lisa has a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours, as well as Advanced Diplomas in Naturopathy, Nutrition, and Western Herbal Medicine. Lisa Lives in Adelaide, South Australia, with her husband, two children, and a rather cute (but terribly naughty) little cat.

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A 2020 rework of the American classic will conquer the road again this fall
Words by LAURA BURSTEIN
In 1967, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ruled the drag strip and the hearts of American teenagers with its big-block V-8 and hard-to-beat straight-line performance. More than 50 years later, Ford is rolling out a new GT500 — the most powerful production car the company’s ever built.
With its 5.2-liter supercharged V-8 and 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, the 2020 GT500 generates 700-plus horsepower and can run a quarter mile under 11 seconds. Available this fall, it stands apart from other Mustangs with its massive front grille and dominating power bulge; a top-of-the-line carbon fiber package adds a big rear wing and 20-inch Michelin performance tires. And thanks to refinements in the chassis and suspension, it smokes the competition just as capably in the corners as it does in the straightaway.
Feature image: The FORD Mustang Shelby GT500 2020 in Ford Performance Blue, Red Hot Metallic and Iconic Silver. Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Company.


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History Globe and Bob Dunn
The Jamestown Online Adventure is a brief, Flash-based online activity reminiscent of the old Oregon Trail game. As the game progresses the player makes decisions such as where the ship will land, how to deal with the Native Americans, and what type of crops to plant. During the decision-making process the player may request advice from a colonist and/or a Native American (where appropriate), or consult suitably highlighted sections of the Instructions for the Virginia Colony 1606. Each decision is submitted immediately, but feedback is not provided until the player has completed all six steps. At that point the appropriate feedback is displayed in four categories: food, health, wealth, and morale. The student will then learn what effect the decisions he or she made would have had on the success of the colony. These results will vary considerably: for example, the player might be promoted to governor of the colony, or perhaps find out that all of the colonists are dead. The rationale behind each outcome is clearly explained. The game is interesting enough to be played several times, which will add to the student’s knowledge of survival skills in our early Colonial Period.

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Stephen Colbert isn’t exactly a master prankster!
Earlier this week, Olivia Munn dispelled engagement rumors the best way possible by posting a hilarious text conversation with her mother!
After reports surfaced claiming that the Ride Along 2 star got engaged to her boyfriend Aaron Rodgers, the actress was getting congratulated left and right by friends and family.
And after even her own mother asked if the rumors were true, Munn decided to share a screenshot of their conversation, in which her Asian mother expressed excitement that Olivia would soon be on “Colberto.”
On Thursday’s The Late Show, the 35-year-old shared the conversation to Colberto himself — who couldn’t help but seize the opportunity to prank Munn’s momma Kim with another text message!
The CBS host sent a congratulatory text back to Kim from her daughter’s phone. The actress posted the confused conversation on Instagram:
A photo posted by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Jan 14, 2016 at 3:47pm PST
It turns out, Momma Munn had a good sense of humor about the whole thing — but wasn’t going to let Colbert off that easily!
After the late night host wrote an apology on his Twitter, Munn sent a response back on behalf of her mom:
AH-Mazing! We would LOVE to see the actress’s mom appear on Colberto herself one day! Watch the video (below) to see how it went down!
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E287: The Tide Series – A Bio-apocalypse Thriller
Author and bioengineer Anthony Melchiorri Ph.D. drops in to share with us how he crafts his post-apocalyptic fiction just for you in The Tide series
Hear interviews with survival book authors about their prepper fiction masterpieces. Get insights into your favorite authors and maybe even meet new ones.
Once a month, we discuss a different prepper fiction author. The authors tell us how they got into writing, what inspired their book, their go to rifle, what the best $100 they ever spent was. We also dive into their personal preparedness philosophies, fears, and more.
So your post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction book fetish now has a new enabler. (You’re welcome!) Check out the interviews below.

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What's Hot This November
We're delighted that so far our all of our dishes have been a hit, why not find out what people have especially keen on this month to get some inspiration for your next dine in The Kitchen!
Our char-grills are set to be particularly popular this October, especially as the colder weather draws in...
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(Trick or) TREAT the little ones with our Halloween Special Junior Chef class. We hope to inspire the next generation of home cooks to be a little bit creative with their recipes on this Halloween themed class. They will transform their delicious chocolate truffles into creepy eye balls and their gingerbread men will become spooky mummies and skeletons… £45 per child

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Of course, our focus is on Houston, Texas and the devastation incurred from Hurricane Harvey. Due to the enormity of the event, we will cover this topic in two podcast sessions—this week we focus on the human scale of the suffering, what you can do to help, the climate change assist given to this storm, and the implications of what is happening. We state, unequivocally, that Hurricane Harvey and its destructive nature is the sort of extreme weather event that climate scientists have warned about for decades.
This past week, a human catastrophe like the country has never seen visited Houston, Texas. For details about the magnitude of the storm and multiple weather records broken (shattered, really), check out this report or this one. The devastation for the people in the city of Houston is unimaginable - their lives have been upset, they are out of their homes, they may not have access to their medicine, they have lost pets or worse. So we begin our discussion of Hurricane Harvey with a message of support, condolence, and we want the people of Houston to know that we hope—as Americans—we will all pull together to help the city. Houston has a long and hazardous road ahead of them. Here are several ways you can help:
Donate to NextGen America’s Hurricane Harvey Community Relief Fund. NextGen America will match your donation and is an excellent organization that “acts politically to prevent climate disaster, promote prosperity, and protect the fundamental rights of every American.” Click here and scroll down to the Hurricane Harvey Community Relief Fund. You can find Houston local charities here.
It is important to recognize the human scale of the suffering, but at the same time, we need to speak frankly about the underlying causes and the implications of what is happening. What we see unfolding in front of us is a climate event, and we need to make that point in real time. Eric Holthaus wrote an article for Politico “This is What Climate Change Looks Like.” Around the same time that Eric Holthaus published this article, David Leonhardt of the New York Times also published an article titled “Harvey, the Storm that Humans Helped Cause,” in which he explained the physics of why this happened—warmer weather causes heavier rainfall and the oceans are warmer due to ocean acidification traced to carbon pollution; therefore we have this deluge. We think it is a profound moral tragedy that both Politico and the New York Times are two publications that ran these great reports but also have had a history of running denialist screeds, in fact, the New York Times gave us Bret Stephens who pretends that this sort of stuff is not real. It is very, very real and profoundly deadly. One of the things we need to be clear on at the beginning is the connections between this storm and climate change.
Last week we marveled about how science predicted the eclipse down to the minute. Well, it turns out that science can predict a thing or two about storms. As Michael Mann put it in his article for the Guardian on August 28th, sea level is more than a half of a foot higher than the past few decades; that means the storm surge is also a half a foot higher. The sea surface temperatures have risen 0.5C (about 1F) over the past few decades. Mann discusses the “Clausius-Clapeyron equation,” which tells us that for each 0.5C rise in ocean temperatures we will have roughly a three percent increase in average atmospheric moisture. Specific to Harvey, sea surface temperatures were 0.5-1C warmer than current-day average temperatures, “which translates to 1-1.5C warmer than ‘average’ temperatures a few decades ago.” So based on the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, there was about three to five percent more moisture in the atmosphere.
In Mariah’s book, Protecting the Planet, she explains why climate change increases storms: warm air holds more water vapor than cold air. And warming oceans cause more water to evaporate into the atmosphere. In other words, the amount of water condensed into clouds in our skies is constantly increasing as our Earth warms. The conditions that must be present to create a storm are when a front of cold, dry air collides with a front of warm, wet air. When this happens, the clouds are like a sponge being squeezed. So with that three to five percent more moisture in the clouds over Houston, three to five percent more water was there to be squeezed out over the city. While the hurricane itself was not caused by climate change, the rising waters and rising temperatures caused by burning fossil fuels are a storm exacerbator. Climate change gives an assist to hurricanes, making the devastation that much worse. The strength of the resulting precipitation is dependent on the total amount of moisture trapped in the air. Harvey penetrated the unusually warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to feed upon and then dump onto Texas.
The Atlantic makes the argument that the water in the western gulf is much warmer than normal. When the tropical storm came over the Gulf of Mexico, it fed off that warmth and progressed rapidly to a category 4 hurricane in forty-eight hours. What’s worse is that generally storms churn up cold water from the deep ocean and that drains their energy; in the case of Hurricane Harvey, the water it churned from the deep ocean was warm—due to climate change. This further strengthened and intensified the storm. Michael Mann said that climate change might also be the reason that the storm stalled near the coast, continuing to pummel Houston with rainfall. The storm stalled due to weak prevailing winds, which are unable to push the storm back to the sea. These are only a few of the very specific, technical reasons that cause scientists to say Hurricane Harvey was a climate-assisted catastrophe. Dave Roberts from Vox makes the same case—in an article worth the read—that climate change did not cause Hurricane Harvey but it was a big part of the story.
We have not been happy with the way the media, in general, has downplayed the climate aspect of this and keep saying how unprecedented and shocking this storm is, despite that climate models have predicted it to some degree. James Hansen refers to “scientific reticence” by which he means climate scientists are reluctant to say that any one storm was exacerbated by climate change. That reticence by scientists ends up being reflected in the mainstream media. Joe Romm of ThinkProgress compared climate change to a baseball player on steroids. If a baseball player has more home runs when he is on steroids, you can’t necessarily prove that any single home run was directly caused by the steroids, but him being on steroids helps the likelihood that he would hit home runs artificially. So from this perspective, we can say that carbon pollution is a human growth hormone for storms. As David Leonhardt says, “Out of an abundance of academic caution — a caution that is in many ways admirable — scientists (and journalists) have obscured climate change’s true effects.”
We are of two minds on this issue, on the one hand, the scientific reticence that exists in the climate science community needs to stop now. Climate scientists need to lose whatever fear they may have of directly saying what Kevin Trenberth previously said, that all storms are impacted by climate change because we have changed the climate. On the other hand, we don’t want to blame climate scientists for being prudent in what they say. There is plenty of concrete evidence that the news media steps over when they want to talk about how much it is raining in Houston. The scientists and media should at least state clearly that Hurricane Harvey is something that is consistent with the biggest story of the century, namely climate change.
In these big natural disasters, you see that the poor, the sick, and the elderly are often the ones who get slammed the hardest. If you have money, you can evacuate early and stay at a hotel to wait out the storm, but if you don’t have a car and you rely on public transportation, or you are in a hospital, and the hospital floods or their generators break down…you will be impacted the most. PodSaveAmerica (we highly recommend!) said that we are very good at acute compassion in these disasters, but climate change amelioration requires long-term decency. In Houston, a lot of resources are going into helping people; it is wonderful and inspiring. But we have a long-term decency that we have to uphold to make sure this doesn’t happen again to people in the future. And that is where it is important to recognize this as a climate change assisted disaster and to understand and talk about and make motions toward climate amelioration. Two of the things that popped up here is that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were going to maintain the border checkpoints so that undocumented people that were trying to escape the rain would still be apprehended. The mayor of Houston said you should go to a shelter whether you are documented or undocumented and called for some softening of immigration laws during the tragedy. Even still, many undocumented people were afraid to be rescued, yet another example of how the poor get hit the hardest. Naomi Klein writes in the Intercept that, “We need to seize the moment to lay out intersectional solutions, ones that dramatically lower emissions while battling all forms of inequality and injustice.” Naomi Klein also said in an interview on Democracy Now that this is the time when people need to discuss the multiple threats that the fossil fuel industry poses to humanity. We need to look at the current pollution, but also the petrochemicals being placed near disadvantaged communities, the fact that disadvantaged communities will be suffering for decades to come from increased cancer and gastrointestinal diseases that will be brought about from all of these chemicals flowing through Houston. Climate change is not just a great exacerbator of extreme weather it is also the great exacerbator of disparities such as income disparities and cultural disparities.
We are in the midst of a catastrophe happening in Houston. It is a somber time. But there is also the intellectual recognition that it is not an act of God. So we hope the talk that this is a climate event—something that requires thought—grows. We hope that the country recognizes Hurricane Harvey as climate-assisted and engages with the long-term decency to avoid the future environmental injustices that play into climate-assisted natural disasters. It is time for us to say Houston is flattened; it should come back as a model sustainable city, powered by green energy, and fair and clean for all; here is how we can do it right this time. Let’s hope that we can turn this into a constructive event. To have a positive shock doctrine is going to require an amassing of political will, which we have not seen in recent years, but hopefully, we will see in the aftermath of this.
September 13, 2017, 7 pm Mariah Tinger, author of Protecting the Planet: Environmental Champions from Conservation to Climate Change, will be discussing climate and climate leaders in her book talk and signing at Trident Booksellers and Café on Newbury Street.
September 19, 2017, 1-5 pm Lobby your legislators at the Renewable Portfolio Standard – Bill Hearing. Find more information on the MCAN FB page.
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.

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Acoustica Mixcraf is a powerful recording studio
If you want to create original musical compositions, without leaving your home, also if you are a DJ and want to surprise your listeners with a stunning track, then the Acoustica Mixcraf program is what you need. It will help you to make cool remixes of popular tracks, write music using virtual musical instruments, edit videos, edit and print notes, add effects to create awesome musical compositions, use a computer keyboard as a musical one.
Acoustica Mixcraf is a rather powerful and at the same time not difficult to use digital multi-track recording studio. A convenient color interface allows you to get started immediately after starting the program. It supports WAV file formats, compressed files in WMA, OGG and MP3 formats, allows you to maintain studio sound quality when overclocking up to 32 bits. Acoustica Mixcraf contains more than 3,000 samples and sound effects in the form of a convenient library from which they can easily be dragged into your project. The presence of drums, bass, guitars, synthesizers, organ, piano, vocals, orchestra and percussion will allow you to create your own arrangements. Loops and samples will be automatically adjusted to your tempo and key settings.
You can record simultaneously from several microphones in separate tracks, if your audio card has such an opportunity. For greater convenience in your work, you can edit the color of the tracks, their names, resize and substitute pictures, combine sounds with a simple drag and drop, crop the beginning and end of any sound. Smooth transitions between sounds are created automatically when you drag one sound to another in the form of a shaded area. You can change the speed of sound without changing its tone, synchronize the sound in accordance with the pace of the project, correct songs with a variable tempo, extract a fragment from any song and use in the project.
Mixcraf allows you to upload and edit video files, easily create transitions from one video clip to another, edit the audio track of a clip, add a recording from a microphone, upload video projects in popular formats to create your own DVDs or upload to any Internet video services.
You can download Mixcraft for free, but you need to take into account the system requirements for the computer: CPU frequency – at least 1 GHz, RAM – 2 GB, operating system – Windows-7, XP, Vista.

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The words of Butch Cassidy come to mind when perusing the names of the 500 economists
who signed an "open letter
" on immigration (celebrated by, of course, the Wall Street Journal
editorial page). The letter consists of the usual combination of sentimental flapdoodle and duplicitous doubledealing, such as confusing the debate over illegal immigrants by citing statistics on legal immigrants. Which might explain why, although the organizers got 500 people
with doctorates in economics to sign, they signally failed to get most of the economists that the public has ever heard of.
Indeed, most of the best known economists have publicly expressed dissent with the open letter's happy talk.
Here are five very famous American economists. Are they on the list?
Milton Friedman — No
Thomas Sowell — Not on the list
Paul Krugman — Negative
Paul Samuelson — Nada
Gary Becker — That's a negatory good, buddy.
What about economists who specialize in studying the empirical effects of immigration?
George Borjas - Nein
Barry Chiswick — No way
How about Edward P. Lazear, Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors? — Nah


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Younger may have just returned for its sixth season a few weeks ago, but we're already thinking ahead to the show's next chapter. Here's what we know so far about a potential season seven for the series:
At this point, Younger has yet to be renewed for a seventh season.
But don't panic just yet—whether or not it gets picked up will likely depend on this season's ratings. We'll be sure to update as soon as we have confirmation one way or another.
The show's creator, Darren Star has said that they didn't make season six a "series ender."
He promises there's still more to Liza's story. "We decided not to make this a series ender, for sure," he told the Hollywood Reporter in June.
"As long as we have this really wonderful cast and we still have stories to tell, I definitely feel like we have another season ahead of us."
In fact, without spoiling anything, he says that the end of season six sets up what's next for the characters. "It felt like there was a lot of story to tell in this season and next season becomes something different. We sort of set the table for what that is at the end of this season," he said.
Season six currently airs Wednesday nights on TV Land.
While there was a report that Younger would move from TV Land to the Paramount channel this year, that didn't end up happening. Should the show be renewed, it's likely that Liza, Kelsey, Charles, and Josh will continue to stay right where they are.
If you need to catch up, previous seasons are currently available for purchase on Amazon Prime at the link below:


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This cutting-edge summary combines ideas from several sub-disciplines including geology, geomorphology, oceanography and geochemistry to provide an integrated view of Earth surface dynamics in terms of sediment generation, transport and deposition. Introducing a global view of fundamental concepts underpinning source-to-sink studies, it provides an analysis of the component segments which make up sediment routing systems. The functioning of sediment routing systems is illustrated through calculations of denudation and sedimentation as well as the response to external drivers; with the final sections focusing on the stratigraphic record of sediment routing systems. Containing quantitative solutions to a wide range of problems in Earth surface dynamics, it is suitable for graduate students as well as academic and professional researchers; and will enable an understanding of sediment routing systems.

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The Rules of Play. The current version in play is Newest Version of the rules goes active Amtgard wide January 1st, Rulebook. Amtgard V8 Rules Documents. V8 Rule Books and Change Logs. Current Rules: V8 Current. Early Playtest Editions: V8 Rules · V8 to Change Log. please consider the following when reading through this rulebook, and when applying the rules on the feld: 1. Amtgard requires cooperation, honor, and fair play.
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Reminder, ALL documents here are free to download for personal use. Armor receives a ruleboo based on the type of armor and materials and techniques used to construct it. Non-combat oriented talents and attributes are often left up to the imagination and actual capabilities of the players or rules specified in a scenario. Correction – The first Amtgard rulebook 1.
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One reminder, ALL documents here are free to download for your own use. Players may play different classes at different times, and levels have no relation to in-character deaths. Players may choose to post due to bad knees, rocky or wet terrain, or simply because they do not wish to kneel. Knighthood in Amtgard is broken into four orders: Amtgard also utilizes armor for a number of classes.
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Sword, Serpent, Crown, and Flame. The kingdoms, along with their primary locations, are: The basic combat rules are nearly identical to Dagorhir with a “limb loss” system based on hit location, in contrast to games such as NERO that are hit-point based.
However, ONLY contracted groups are permitted to make multiple copies for rulebokk within their lands — as per contract with the Amtgard Inc. The primary focus of the rules of the game xmtgard combat. Two limb shots to the same arm is also considered a death, while multiple shots to the same leg have no effect after ru,ebook first shot.
As an example, someone who is very generous and works hard to benefit the province of Amtgard as a whole may gain Orders of the Rose.
The setting encourages and incorporates elements of historical Europe and Asia as well as the high and low fantasy genres. If a Magic Caster wishes to use weapons save daggers or armor, he must purchase them using spell points. Armor breaking attacks will remove one point of armor from a location with more than three points, and all remaining points from a location with 3 or less points.
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A hit amgard a weapon does not decrease a “hit point” total, but instead disables the location struck. Both generally place a high value on contributing to the club as rrulebook whole, and often have a specific mission statement. The quals zip contains documents that are handy for running the Crown Qualification events, and ruleboook New Lands zip holds all the documents listed below.
There are essentially three kinds of damage armor may be subject to. Other class abilities enhance all armor worn to “Ancestral Armor”, which is removed one point at a time, regardless of the type of damage it is being struck with. For instance, one player might play an Assassin, and another, a Warrior.
Amtgard has a system of awards and honors based on past contributions and accomplishments.
Skip to secondary content. Players can increase the abilities of their characters by going up in level; a player’s level is determined by the length of game time they have played that particular class and by the passing of a guild test given by the head of the guild to which their class belongs.
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By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) -- Even for the drama magnet that is Antonio Brown, the news of Thursday was a bit extreme.
The highly talented-yet-headache-inducing wide receiver is reportedly on thin ice with his employer, after getting into an altercation of sorts with Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock on Wednesday. As the reports go, Brown did not appreciate being fined for missing a practice and a walkthrough, and the Raiders didn't appreciate Brown taking that displeasure public. As a result, Brown and Mayock had their "meeting," with Brown reportedly held back by teammates to prevent things from getting violent.
In the short term, it looks like Brown may be suspended for the Raiders' Week 1 game against Denver on Monday night. Long term, it's possible that Brown may never actually play for the Raiders, the team that traded a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick to acquire Brown (after he skipped his final game with the Steelers and after he broadcast his coach's postgame speech live on Facebook, etc., etc.).
And because of that reality, football pundits and fans immediately concluded that ... ooooooooobbbbbbbbbbviously Brown will not only join the Patriots but will probably dominate the league and win a Super Bowl or two.
The emotions behind those tweets run the gamut, from lighthearted, to dread-filled, to humorous, to fearful, and everything in between. And while it's a funny thought ... it's not going to happen.
Yes, Randy Moss left the Raiders looking like damaged goods, only to be acquired for a fourth-round pick by the Patriots, where he promptly set an NFL record for most touchdown receptions in a season. Yes, Belichick has shown that he does not care one single iota about a player's past issues in other places. Yes, the Patriots have succeeded at times in such situations.
But this one? This one's unique. While the situation may be comical from the perspective of looking at the Raiders like a billion-dollar clown show, Brown might actually be going through some real issues. From the frostbitten feet to the persecution complex on the helmet change to the public complaints for getting fined for skipping practice, it's not exactly clear what's going on with the 31-year-old ... but it doesn't appear to be something that can be magically fixed overnight with the snap of a finger and the sound of Belichick's whistle on a dreary Foxboro practice field.
Brown seemingly got exactly what he wanted when he forced his way out of Pittsburgh last year, and yet, the end result is ... this. Rectifying Brown's situation may be beyond the abilities of even The Great And Mighty Belichick.
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Patients can become entirely edentulous (without teeth) due to many reasons, the most prevalent being because of dental disease typically relating to oral flora control i.e. Gum disease (Gingivitis, Periodontitis) and Tooth Decay. Other reasons include Congenital defects, impaired tooth developmental due to severe malnutrition, genetic defects such as Dentinogenesis imperfecta, trauma, or drug use.
- Tooth drifting/ shifting – Drifting/ shifting of teeth into the spaces created by unreplaced missing teeth often occurs. Drifting of teeth usually creates conditions that lead to gum (periodontal) disease, and thus the initial tooth movement is aggravated by loss of tooth support. Drifting generally occurs in a mesial direction, combined with tilting or extrusion beyond the occlusal plane. Although drifting is a common sequela when missing teeth are not replaced, it does not always occur.
- TMJ Syndrome : When teeth shift out of alignment after tooth loss, bite problems usually develop. When the upper and lower jaws don’t meet properly, it strains and damages the jaw joint (TMJ).
- Gum Disease/Tooth Decay : Once teeth shift out of alignment, it is harder to reach some spots with your toothbrush or floss. When plaque and bacteria aren’t reached, tooth decay and periodontal disease develop, often causing further tooth loss.
- Face Shape Alteration : Dental implants ensure that your tooth root is replaced, which provides stimulation to prevent jawbone deterioration. Seeing a dental implants dentist ensures that you get the most long lasting, healthy tooth replacement solution. When the tooth root is not replaced from a missing tooth, bone deterioration can quickly lead to face shape alteration, changing your appearance.
- Food lodgment : Due to uneven tooth contacts, open spaces and tilted/ drifted teeth – food lodgment/ impaction increases which leads to dental caries/ cavities and gum disease.
- Inability to chew : Due to loss of few or more teeth the patient may find it difficult to chew due to decreased number of teeth. Therefore he/ she may under use one side causing disuse atrophy and over use the other side causing hyperuse atrophy.

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text: Hi, my name is Gracie! I’ve been in love with all things vintage and quaint since I was a child. I would often accompany my mother to the salon, where her stylist first showed me the beauty and glamor that was the cover of a 70s Vogue magazine. In this particular issue there was a woman sporting daisies in her hair and Twiggy-esque lashes. I was absolutely enthralled by how ethereal she looked even after almost 40 years of fading that the magazine had endured. My love began in the salon, but has of course extended into all branches of my life as I’ve grown older. From feathered hair to avocado colored interior design, I’ve tried it all and put my own twist on it. Naturally, this led to my own personal revival of roller skating. Nothing brought me more child-like joy than unboxing my very own pair of skates a couple of months ago. It wasn’t just the fact that I truly felt like I was entering a new era of cultivating my style, it gave me an excuse to get outside, get moving, and had actually gotten me excited about doing so. It taught me that the time you spend not working is also incredibly valuable. This was a lesson I had yet to learn, I always felt selfish for not utilizing every hour of my day being productive, even when I was too burnt out or exhausted to focus. Overall, it helped instill this confidence I’d been lacking for some time and at the very least plastered a wide smile across my face which is something I think we can all be grateful for after the year we’ve had.

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The North Cascades have long been known as the North American Alps. Characterized by rugged beauty, this steep mountain range is filled with jagged peaks, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls and glaciers. North Cascades National Park Service Complex contains the heart of this mountainous region in three park units which are all managed as one and include North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas.
Badgers are animals of open country. Their oval burrows (ten inches across and four to six inches high) are familiar features of grasslands on sandy or loamy soils of the eastern plains or shrub country in mountain parks or western valleys.


Adriano, the Arduino 2WD Robot | Step 2 (Remote Controlled)
[Everything in this robot is built from scratch, no kits used (except for the chassis).]
I finally found the time to add remote control capability to the robot I had created around this time last year. Check out my earlier blog entry for details on how I created the core robot.
After building the core robot (see link above) and getting it working, I decided that the next best step would be to add remote control capability to it so that it could be moved around as desired. I decided to try the Vishay TSOP4838 infrared remote receiver/sensor. I first created a proof of concept for the remote and the receiver.
Even though I have several remotes at home, I decided to buy a cheap and simple remote just for the robot so that I could do all of my testing without interrupting those at home who wanted to watch TV. As it turns out, any infrared remote can be made to work with the robot. Just get your program to spit out (to the serial console) the received raw codes from the remote for each key. Then you can program the actions you want the robot to take in response to each key. I ended up programing the arrow keys (forward, backward, left, right) and the OK key (stop). The Comcast remote turned out to be the most usable of the lot due to the size and placement of its arrow keys. Everything works reasonably well. Occasionally the remote seems to ignore a remote key press even though the key press is received. I added an LED to indicate when a key press is received so that I know whether the key press wasn't received or whether the key press was just ignored. In the cases where the key press is ignored, I'm guessing that their the Arduino is too busy to process the key press or the key press code got mangled due to interference and the code received was not a code that the program recognized. This is a good topic for further research/investigation.
Anyhow, here's how I integrated the remote capability into the core robot I had build earlier.
Click here to view the other steps in this series.
Step 1 (Basic Operation)
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The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) is a large consortia with many research projects focused on understanding how beta cells are lost in type 1 diabetics (T1D) with a goal of finding how to protect against or replace the loss of functional beta cells. The consortia has multiple branches of research, including understanding beta cell death and survival, regenerating loss beta cell with stem cells, modeling beta cell functions in mice and humans, and more. HIRN also hosts a wide range of datasets, including genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, 3D chromatography, and more, making it a valuable resource for researchers in this field. The existing datasets available are available through the HIRN resource browser (https://resourcebrowser.hirnetwork.org/) and more information on the full consortia is available at https://hirnetwork.org/.
Data made available is a part of the project to provide AI/ML Ready Datasets for Type 1 Diabetes.


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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Gov. Pete Ricketts is joining forces with Nebraska’s craft brewers to fight proposals that would raise taxes on craft beer in an effort to reduce property taxes.
Ricketts announced simultaneous events dubbed “Raise Glasses, Not Taxes” on March 1 in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island. According to the news release, these events are open to the public.
The events are designed to draw the public’s attention to LB314 and LB497, both of which would raise taxes on craft beer, spirits, wine and other goods.
Ricketts argues that the bills amount to a tax shift that would do little to address the long-term trend of rising property taxes. Supporters say the burden has increasingly shifted to farmers.
Ricketts has unveiled his own competing plan to slow the increases and says he’s open to other ideas as long as they don’t raise taxes.
Raise Glasses, Not Taxes with Gov. Ricketts in OmahaTime: 4:00pm – 6:00pm on March 1stLocation: Brickway Brewery & Distillery, 1116 Jackson St, Omaha, NE 68102
Raise Glasses, Not Taxes in LincolnTime: 4:00pm – 6:00pm on March 1stLocation: Blue Blood Brewing Co., 925 Robbers Cave Rd, Lincoln, NE 68502
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Kosovo rejects Russian offer to build gas-fired power station
Prishtinė, May 29, 2006 - The construction of new power plants on the basis of natural gas is not only in contradiction with the energetic strategy of Kosova, but it is also harmful since it would devalue the great reserves of coal.
The largest Russian gas company, Gazprom, expressed its interest to invest in Kosova in the construction of new power generating capacities using Russian natural gas.
Lorik Haxhiu, an adviser to the minister of energy and mining, told KosovaLive last week that there were many companies who expressed their interest in the energetic sector.
"The construction of a power plant is not included in the energetic strategy approved by the parliament," said Haxhiu, adding that this is a difficult process as well, since Kosova has no sources of gas.
The deputy head of the Kosovo Energy Corporation - KEK Pranvera Dobruna-Kryeziu, told the media that it is not in the interest of Kosova to build a power plant which would use natural gas.
KEK Managing Director John Ashley has discussed with different investors on the possibility of constructing the new power plant - Kosova C.
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In the face of severe opposition – some would say persecution – by the leaders of his church, Father Gabriel Nadaf, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth and spiritual leader of a forum for the enlistment of Christian youth in the IDF, continues to advocate for a strong connection among Arab Christians with the State of Israel.
On Monday, Nadaf met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss issues affecting his community, and ways the state could help him encourage greater participation of Christian Arab youth in Israeli society.
Netanyahu instructed that a joint government-community forum be established to promote the enlistment of Christian community youth into the IDF and national service, and to encourage their integration into the life of the state. The forum will work to include members of the Christian community in dealing with the administrative and legal aspects of enlistment to the IDF, to protect those who support enlistment – as well as enlistees themselves – from violence and threats, and to step up law enforcement efforts against those who disturb the peace and incite to violence.
Nadaf is unique among Orthodox Christian leaders in that he advocates a strong connection between his community and the state – and for that he has been sanctioned by the official Greek Orthodox church, which has sought to have him defrocked. Arab MKs have also condemned him, calling him “an agent of Zionism who seeks to divide Arabs.” Nadaf has also been threatened with violence, and even death, he told Israeli reporters.
But he insists that he represents a sizable portion of the Christian Israeli community.
“We feel secure in the state of Israel,” Nadaf told the Yisrael Hayom daily newspaper in June, “and we see ourselves as citizens of the state with all the attendant rights as well as obligations.”
There has been a significant increase in the number of Christian enlistees in the IDF recently – much of it due to Nadaf’s advocacy – with recruitment jumping from just 35 a year ago to approximately 100 this year. An additional 500 young people from the community are doing national service.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population is actually growing, as incitement, terrorism and mass-killings by Islamists is driving out Christians from countries such as Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Some analysts see the growth in Israeli Christian enlistment as an acknowledgement of the fact that – with radical Islam on the rise – the State of Israel may be the last safe-haven they have.
At the meeting, Netanyahu said that “members of the Christian community must be allowed to enlist in the IDF. You are loyal citizens who want to defend the state and I salute you and support you. We will not tolerate threats against you and we will act to enforce the law with a heavy hand against those who persecute you. I will not tolerate attempts to crumble the state from within. The State of Israel and the Prime Minister stand alongside you.”
In response, Nadaf said that “our goal is to guard the Holy Land and the State of Israel. We have broken the barrier of fear – the state deserves that we do our part in defending it. Those who oppose the integration of the Christian community in the institutions of state do not walk in the path of Christianity.”
Source: Israel National News


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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the accumulation of sticky and heavy mucus that can damage several organs. CF shows variable expressivity in affected individuals, but it typically causes respiratory and digestive complications as well as congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens in males. Individuals with classic CF usually have variants that produce a defective protein from both alleles of the CFTR gene. Individuals with other variants may present with classic, non-classic, or milder forms of CF due to lower levels of functional CFTR protein. This article reports the genetic analysis of a female with features of asthma and mild or non-classic CF. CFTR sequencing demonstrated that she is a carrier for a maternally derived 5T/12TG variant. Deletion/duplication analysis by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) showed the presence of an intragenic paternally derived duplication involving exons 7-11 of the CFTR gene. This duplication is predicted to result in the production of a truncated CFTR protein lacking the terminal part of the nucleotide-binding domain 1 (NBD1) and thus is likely to be a non-functioning allele. The combination of this large intragenic duplication and 5T/12TG is the probable cause of the mild or non-classic CF features in this individual.
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It’s only a few months before Apple reveals the next-gen iPhone 13 models, which is why leaks surrounding them have gotten more interesting. CAD renders have so far given us an idea of what to expect in terms of design and now, there are dummy units doing rounds of the internet. That unique camera placement on the regular iPhone 13 models might actually become reality, as several case manufacturers have revealed.
A couple of case molds from case manufacturer Benks give us a fair idea of the iPhone 13’s design. The standard models are going to feature the unique diagonal camera arrangement whereas the Pro models continue to carry over the older design. The LiDAR sensors also seem to be reserved for the Pro variants.
iPhone 13 dummy units leak
More iPhone 13 dummy units were shared by popular YouTube content creator Marques Brownlee, showing the design in a more polished form. The flat sides are here to stay and so will the three sizes that we got to see with the iPhone 12 series last year. The alleged iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini hold their rear cameras in a diagonal fashion, accompanied by the mic and LED flash.
The Pro variant continues using the triangular layout we have seen since the iPhone 11 Pro days. However, the button placements and camera housing are slightly different when compared to the iPhone 12 series. Maybe there will be more changes internally to accommodate the new components.
Reports suggest that the iPhone 13 mass manufacturing has not started yet but with a September launch planned, Apple may be asking Foxconn and Pegatron to prepare for the new models. Hence, dummy units and molds are handed over to the case manufacturers in order to be ready once Apple puts these phones on sale.
This year, the biggest change to the iPhone comes in the form of a smaller display notch when compared to the iPhone 12. Apple has reportedly shifted the earpiece to the top edge while the FaceID sensors remain where they have been since 2017. The Pro models are expected to get LTPO displays with support for up to 120Hz refresh rate. The cameras on these Pro models are also expected to get upgrades.


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Today I used Go Bananas stamp set
There are just such cute and fun images in the set.
These monkeys are so adorable and very fun to color.
I used a lot of chevron for this card. I wanted it to have more of a neutral theme, so it can be used for a boy or girl,
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I die cut a square frame with two squares and added that behind the main panel. The hearts are stamped and die cut from the same set. How cute is that sentiment?
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Porsche 959 Vs Ferrari 288 GTO Part 1 - evo Magazine
Gruppe B. That was the name the car that would eventually be known as the
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The Atlanta Fed's SouthPoint offers commentary and observations on various aspects of the region's economy.
The blog's authors include staff from the Atlanta Fed's Regional Economic Information Network and Public Affairs Department.
Postings are weekly.
Southeastern Housing Update: Gains Show Signs of Softening
The Atlanta Fed’s monthly poll of broker and builder business contacts indicated that home sales remained ahead of the year-earlier level (see the chart), but growth measured year over year continued to slow.
Both builders and brokers also reported a sharp drop in buyer traffic on a year-over-year and month-over-month basis (see the chart). Comments by business contacts indicate that seasonal factors, a rising mortgage rate environment, and uncertainty caused by the impending government shutdown are responsible for the slowdown in traffic and home sales.
Most brokers continued to report home inventory levels were below the year-earlier level, and reports from builders were mixed (see the chart).
Both builders and brokers continued to report home price gains in September (see the chart). However, brokers indicated the strength of home price appreciation appears to be moderating.
The outlook for new home sales growth over the next several months remained positive and stronger than expectations from a year ago, while the outlook for new home construction has softened a bit from recent reports and was a bit less upbeat than year-earlier responses (see the charts).
When asked to look ahead over the next 12 months, builder contacts indicated that access to development finance and lot availability posed the most significant risks to their outlook (see the table). Interestingly, most contacts considered rising mortgage rates and consumer confidence to be only modest risks.
The outlook for sales growth among Southeast brokers continued to weaken from earlier this spring, and expectations are a bit weaker than expectations a year earlier (see the chart).
Note: September poll results are based on responses from 53 residential brokers and 25 homebuilders and were collected October 7–16, 2013. The housing poll's diffusion indexes are calculated as the percentage of total respondents reporting increases minus the percentage reporting declines. Positive values in the index indicate increased activity, and negative values indicate decreased activity.
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“Can you turn off the camera?” the gentleman asked with a sudden air of caution. We obliged. “Who’s going to see this documentary?”
“Hopefully everyone,” Michael replied with a smile that went unreciprocated.
Staring pensively out the factory office window, our interviewee said something difficult to forget: “You must understand. These people are like the mafia.”
This gentleman - we’ll call him Frantz - is the inspiring locally-grown co-founder of an ethical manufacturing company employing over 60 people from one of the poorest areas of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The people he was fearful of speaking openly about: the NGO community.
Whether it was fair or foul for Frantz to liken NGOs to organized crime, the raw unease compromising this otherwise energetic entrepreneur’s spirit unveils an uncomfortable reality permeating places like Haiti: there exists a chasmic disconnect between the West on how best to help people.
By now, the rampant profiteering and corruption in post-earthquake Haiti have been well-documented. The Red Cross raised $500 million and reported providing 130,000 people with homes; NPR discovered the true number of permanent homes to be six.
"Do we understand what aid is, for real?” asks investigative reporter Vikram Gandhi of the HBO VICE episode, “Haitian Money Pit,” a scathing follow-the-money piece uncovering on the gross misuse of donations, such as $70 million for houses with pools for U.S. government personnel. “I think not.”
If only the problem was as simple as actually getting resources to people in need. Then we could solve it with “smart aid” characterized by low overhead, direct giving, big data, and [insert latest buzzword].
Unfortunately, an important insight we gained in making this film is that the problem is far more fundamental: aid can be even more problematic when it does reach the people it’s intended to help.

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Researchers believe they have identified the area of the brain that determines a preference for alcohol, perhaps the first step in an eventual treatment for alcoholism.
In a study published Monday in the Society for Neuroscience journal eNeuro, researchers said they were trying to determine why some people can consume alcohol every day without developing dependence while less frequent drinkers develop a dependence.
The researchers, from the University of Massachusetts, offered a test group of rats intermittent access to a 20 percent alcohol solution, then trained them to self-administer both 10 and 20 percent solutions of alcohol, as well as a sugar solution as a reward. They then were able to determine which rats were high or low alcohol consumers and divide them accordingly.
The researchers monitored the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) activity in rats as they consumed the alcohol. The OFC is the brain region associated with impulsivity, reward and decision-making. They found OFC activity in spiked in rats that preferred to consume higher levels of alcohol when they consumed it than in rats who did not prefer it as much.
The researchers said the strength of the OFC activity was directly linked to how much the rats preferred drinking the stronger alcohol solution, suggesting the OFC is the portion of the brain that encodes individual preferences for alcohol.
The researchers stressed that further human research was needed to determine whether these findings would translate exactly to people. And they have not yet determined the root developmental, environmental and genetic causes driving these preferences for alcohol.
But they said understanding the underlying mechanisms in the brain had the potential to target more precisely what happens when a person has problems controlling alcohol consumption.

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Mystery Writer Pam Moll will be a guest on Patzi Gil’s ‘Joy on Paper’ Radio Show
Patzi Gil, host of the popular radio talk program “Joy on Paper” (www.radio-joyonpaper.com), has announced that mystery writer Pam Moll will be a guest on the show on Thursday, April 12th at 11:00 a.m. EST
Pam is the author of the Survival Island Mystery Series and Holidays Are Murder Cozy Mystery series. (http://bit.ly/PamelaLauxMollauthorpage)
Pam’s latest book, Peppermint Mocha Murder, will be released April 1, 2018. Pam is just one of many authors Joy On Paper has featured. Others include Mary Higgins Clark, Carolyn G. Hart, Lawrence Block, Sue Grafton, Robin Cook, Jojo Moyes, Brad Meltzer, Margaret George, Deborah Johnson, James Shapiro, David E. Hoffman, C. J. Box, Lee Child, Clive Cussler, Douglas Brunt and Lori Wilde.
“Joy on Paper” this month will celebrate its third anniversary; the long-term goal is for the show to appear on more than 100 stations by the end of 2018. The radio show is broadcast Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m., on WTAN, 1340-AM, 106.1-FM, and is available online at http://www.tantalk1340.com, as well as nationally on the Starcom Network. And most recently can be heard on 1100-KFNX, which reaches nearly 5 million people throughout Arizona.
If you have a passion for books, don’t miss this exciting and fun radio program. Tune in April 12th 11 am EST to listen to Patzi and Pam.
Patzi, the show’s host, summarizes the book-oriented program this way: “My goal is to help authors reach readers and to inspire those who are dreaming of writing to follow their dream.”
“It’s my joy to talk every week to amazing authors—from best-selling New York Times authors to those who’ve just released their first book,” Patzi said. “For me it’s always fun to hear about the passion to write and what it takes to become a published author. It’s fun for me to hear their stories, and I hope that their words will inspire new writers.”
Patzi has read over 10,000 books in her lifetime. A film screenwriter with a deep affection for books, Patzi doesn’t limit her guest list to big-name authors from New York or Los Angeles. She is constantly looking to interview newbies, local authors and others in the Tampa Bay literary community.
ABOUT: For more information, visit http://www.Radio-JoyOnPaper.com. Joy on Paper is broadcast Tuesdays and Thursday, 11 a.m., on WTAN, 1340-AM, 106.1
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To Follow Patzi Gil, and the Joy on Paper, check out her website! https://radio-joyonpaper.com/ Patzi recently tweeted one of her upcoming guests include Sarah Jessica-Parker.
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January 2020 – Hitting a Brick Wall
Usually this time of year, I focus a lot of attention on accomplishments and failures of the past 12 months and look forward to what I hope to accomplish in the coming year.
This year, I am focusing on my own health and frailty. I will be seventy-five years old in just one month and that feels like a significant milestone. I still have no plans to retire or change what I am doing, but a couple of weeks ago, I had a pacemaker put into my heart. This is a pretty simple operation and rarely complicated, but I did end up with a complication that was very significant for me.
Five days after receiving the pacemaker, I thought that I should be feeling better and better. I love riding my e-assist bike and I looked at getting the pacemaker like adding e-assist to my heart. I was trying to take some short walks to help my recovery, but on the 5th day I started having pain in my chest which got worse and worse every few minutes. I asked Beth to take me to the emergency room, because I thought that I either had a collapsed lung or was in the middle of a heart attack. After about 3 hours in the ER my pain was the most severe that I have ever experienced. Each heart beat was excruciating. I felt for sure that I was near death, which turned out to be my brick wall.
My chest x-ray was normal and my cardiologist was able to put a catheter in my coronary arteries to prove that they were okay and I was not having a heart attack. It turned out that I simply had pericarditis, which is not particularly serious, but for me was extremely painful. I am now one week past all of that and feeling better every day.
I feel like I have been given a second chance at life and I look forward to getting back to South Africa and starting over on my walking exercise program and the work that God has called me to do to help the children in Africa. I have had many second chances in my life and I appreciate each and every one of them. They say that a cat has nine lives and I am sure that I have used up well more than half of my lives, but I am feeling better and looking forward to what is next.
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I worked at a timeshare SCAM....I want to tell you about it.
So what your saying is THIS IS YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT BUT BRAGGING ABOUT YOUR ABILITIES TO NEGOTIATE. YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING. BEFORE YOU GOT THE JOB ....
Here's why...let's say they all start out selling a $20,000 timeshare. If you purchase at $20,000....did you get scammed or ripped off ? If you negotiate and get the price down to $12,000 did you get scammed or ripped off ? If you really negotiate and get the price down to $6,000 with two more free resort vacations plus a 7 day cruise did you get scammed or ripped off ? If you go to the presentation only to get prizes and a free week at a nice resort did you rip them off ?
Everyone should go to work on straight commission at some point in their life whether it be selling real estate, vehicles, stocks, loans, insurance, appliances, etc. FYI. I have a 35 year sales career behind me. I never sold a timeshare but I am a hell of a negotiator :)


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Strawberry Fields will remain open and be accessible from 67th Avenue NE. Access to local properties will be maintained.
The closure is required to build a fish-passable culvert beneath 152nd Street NE, part of a project to realign and improve habitat conditions for Edgecomb Creek. This construction work in the vicinity of the railroad tracks just west of Strawberry Field includes:
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- Building retaining walls to allow for future widening of 152nd Street NE
- Creating a gravel streambed that mimics natural conditions to promote fish migration
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Last Updated on February 23, 2019 by Liza Hawkins
“Pork Parmesan,” you’re thinking?
A funny thing happens when you have a recipe in mind, but then realize when it’s time to make it that you don’t have all the right ingredients on hand. First a moment of panic, and then a path down the improvisation highway!
We love Chicken Parmesan in our house; it’s kind of like an Italian comfort food. Last week I had been thinking about making it all day while I was at work, ticking off the ingredients on the imaginary list in my head: chicken (yep), sauce (uh-huh), Parmesan (yes), Provolone (of course), spaghetti (check).
But when I got home I realized on critical piece to the Chicken Parm puzzle was missing: CHICKEN.
Somehow, unbeknownst to me, all the frozen chicken breasts were gone. Used up. Finito.
We did, however, have 4 lovely pork chops in the freezer – not too thick, not too thin. I figured, pork’s the “other white meat” so why not try substituting the chicken in “Chicken Parm” for pork?
After dredging and coating the pork chops in a flour-egg-breadcrumb mix, they get seared in olive oil and then lined up in a 2-quart casserole over marinara sauce.
More marinara gets poured on top, followed by generous amounts of Parmesan and Provolone cheeses, and then a sprinkling of freshly chopped basil. Baked at 375°F for 30 minutes until it’s lightly browned and bubbly, this Pork Parmesan is good to go!
Pork Parmesan is a great alternative to the traditional version we're all used to. Ready to eat in less than an hour!
- 4 Medium boneless pork chops
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 1/2 lb spaghetti (cooked)
- 1/4 cup basil (freshly chopped)
- 6 thin slices Provolone cheese
Pour the flour onto a small plate. Mix the panko breadcrumbs, Italian breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and 1/8 cup of basil together and then spread them out on another small plate. Whisk the eggs and water together in a bowl.
Spread 1/2 of the jar of marinara on the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish. Once the chops have finished cooking, line them up in a row in the sauce. Top with the remaining sauce.
Sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan and then lay the Provolone slices on top, followed by the rest of the basil.
This Pork Parmesan recipe can be prepared ahead and then kept in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake!
You can find more of my pork chop recipes here!


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A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy has had 18 months cut from his jail term following an appeal.
Finbarr O'Rourke (41), of Laurel Drive, Portlaoise, Co Laois, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Ciarán Treacy (4) at Ballymorris, Portarlington on April 17, 2014. Ciarán's mother Gillian was also severely injured as a result of the incident.
Judge Keenan Johnson sentenced O'Rourke to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment at Portlaoise Circuit Criminal Court on November 3, 2015.
The Court of Appeal resentenced O'Rourke to eight years imprisonment with the final two suspended on Monday following an appeal.
Giving judgement in the three-judge court, Mr Justice Alan Mahon said Mrs Gillian Treacy was driving her car on the R419 between Portlaoise and her home in Portarlington, Co Laois, on the afternoon in question.
At Ballymaurice she was confronted with a Toyota Avensis crossing the road and colliding head on with her vehicle.
That car was being driven by O'Rourke, who was observed slouched over his steering wheel by Mrs Treacy shortly before impact.
Mrs Treacy received very serious personal injuries, and despite the best efforts of emergency services, her young son Ciarán, aged four, died that evening at Portlaoise Hospital. “Her seven year old son Seán, thankfully, escaped physically unscathed,” Mr Justice Mahon said.
Forensics suggested that there was no braking on the part of O'Rourke's vehicle and that it was being driven at 86km/hr in an 80km/hr zone.
After the collision, Mrs Treacy recalled O'Rourke approaching her vehicle. However, he walked away and was met on the road by gardaí in a distressed state and was arrested.
He untruthfully told gardaí that he had consumed two glasses of wine.
On being informed that the young boy, Ciarán had died, he smashed his head through a glass window in the garda station.
O'Rourke had drunk between eight to ten pints of cider over a few hours that afternoon with a Mr Smith. While he was walking away from the scene, he telephoned Mr Smith a number of times and told him there had been an accident and that he believed someone had died. He also asked Mr Smith to come and collect him, the judge said.
In their victim impact statement, Mrs Treacy detailed her own “life threatening and life long” injuries including four serious fractures, severe lacerations, and her five week stay in hospital including ten surgical procedures.
“The statement also speaks in the most moving terms of the extent of the family's terrible loss of their adored young son, Ciarán, and how it has changed their lives forever,” the judgment stated.
The statement also outlined the severe financial consequences visited on the family in the aftermath of the accident.
O'Rourke's barrister, Conor Devally SC, submitted that the sentencing tariff of nine years was too high and not enough credit was given for due mitigation.
Mr Justice Mahon said it was suggested on O'Rourke's behalf that the offence was not pre-meditated.
“But while the appelant (O'Rourke) may not have planned to drive with alcohol on board for any great length of time before doing so there was pre-meditation in the sense that, having consumed a great deal of alcohol, he made the conscious decision to leave the public house, walk to his car and then drive for some time before the collision occurred.”
“It was not something he did on the spur of the moment or without thinking.”
“The act of driving with a lot of drink consumed was very much a calculated act on his part, and a risk he freely took.”
Mr Justice Mahon said the fact he walked away from the scene in circumstances where he was aware that somebody had probably died and “in circumstances where he must have been aware that Mrs Treacy was severely injured” were aggravating factors.
While he was less than truthful with the gardaí, it is “nevertheless in his favour” that he co-operated with them thereafter pleading guilty at a relatively early state. He had also shown remorse which the court accepted as genuine.
“Although almost insignificant in comparison to the devastating and life long trauma visited on the victims in this accident, the appelant (O'Rourke) will himself have to live with the awful guilt which undoubtedly he feels for the rest of his lifetime”.
Mr Justice Mahon said the maximum sentence for dagnerous driving causing death was 10 years imprisonment.
“Interestingly, by contrast in the UK, it is fourteen years,” Mr Justice Mahon noted.
Mr Justice Mahon said it was desirable and appropriate that there be a degree of consistency in sentencing for particular offences.
He said the Court of Appeal's efforts to establish consistency in sentencing for what might be described as broadly similar offending may appear clinical or “even callous” to the victims of “such a terrible event, as this was, but” it was necessary to achieve as much consistency as was reasonably possible.
The Court of Appeal was satisfied that there was an error in principle by the Circuit Court judge in placing the headline sentence at nine years primarily because of the absence of prolonged period of dangerous driving or excessive speed.
Mr Justice Mahon, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan resentenced O'Rourke to eight years imprisonment with the final two suspended.
The period of suspension was primarily intended as a recognition of O'Rourke's “genuine remorse”, plea of guilty and to incentivise rehabilitation.
The court also re-imposed the disqualification period for twenty years.
His head hung low, O'Rourke made no reaction when the judgment was delivered.
In a statement read outside court, John Browne, on behalf of the Treacy family said “words cannot express their anger, their grief or their revulsion towards the drunk driver who robbed Gillian and Ronan of their beloved son" and their children "of the brother they deserved but now will never have".
“The family want to acknowledge the court's decision today, which they hope will act as a warning and a deterrent to others.”
“The family are disappointed but respect and acknowledge the court's judgment”.


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This image is the result of 6 different imaging sessions spanning across 4 different locations between New Mexico and Texas. Dark skies, city skies and bright moon skies.
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I took some time while working in Southeast NM to start imaging with my new monochrome cmos camera and ended up finally finishing it at 10 hours exposure time the next year! I travel for work with my astrophography gear sometimes I can only image 3-4 hours at a time which makes things pretty challenging when having to orient the camera to continue a project night after night.