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One of the key objective of the REFERTIL project is to provide a strong policy support for the EU Commission in revision of the Fertiliser Regulation (Reg. EC No. 2003/2003) and possible inclusion of biochar - as safe organic fertiliser and soil additive. When biochar applied to open ecological system, there is a direct interlink to subsurface water systems, therefore qualified biochar must be applied. The aim is to ensure that the proposed biochar quality and safety criteria are fully consistent with EU-wide Directives and Regulations. The reason for the proposed stricker biochar quality and safety (limit values for toxic substances) standard is the reduction of environmental risks from heavy metal and organic compounds due to the application of biochar product in agricultural soils.
In 2016 Terra Humana Ltd. Edward Someus has been selected as a Member of the EU DG Grow-JRC STRUBIAS (struvite-biochar-ash) Expert Group, a sub-class of the Commission Working Group on fertilisers.
Refertil policy support work
The REFERTIL consortium have been reviewed the respective EU directives, regulations and also the relevant MS national legislations. Several workshop meetings have been organized with the EU Commission representatives in 2012-2015 for joint considerations and also wide range of Euroepan biochar science and technology groups have been consulted for knowledge and experience exchange in this new and complex biochar case. REFERTIL provided a strong policy support for the EU Commission in revision of the Fertiliser Regulation for inclusion of biochar - as safe organic fertiliser and soil additive:
- Uniting all the knowledge and experience generated during the REFERTIL project time.
- DEVELOPMENT of S&T knowlegde: REFERTIL biochar applied scientific research, industrial engineering, legal and economical aspects under market based commercial conditions.
- Biochar legal aspect overview and evaluation.
- Biochar economics sustainability evaluation under market based commercial conditions.
- Setting up quality and safety criteria for biochar (plant based, bone based, waste derived):
- Includes mandatory elements with limit values
- Declaration based elements for self validation
- Includes risk assessment (soil and groundwater)
- Development of harmonized and standardized analytical measurements for determination of the physic-chemical properties, potentially toxic element content and organic pollutants in the biochar materials.
- Regular meeting with the Commission, public consultation with international biochar vendors and stakeholders.
Refertil harmonized and standardized biochar analytical measurements
- To determine quality & safety performance of biochar, internationally accredited methods and standards are needed.
- The accreditation of the analytical activities related to the REFERTIL project was an important step.
- Supporting the legal standardization and mandatory permit process of biochar industrial production.
- Most of the standards selected for biochar qualification were chosen from among currently valid CEN/ISO standards.
- Biochar is a new product, for a number of parameters it was necessary to adopt soil or waste analytical methods, which were validated to assess their analytical performance.
- The Environmental Testing Laboratory of WESSLING is the first laboratory in Europe who obtained accredited status, under Wessling-NAT-1-1398/2012 (2014.10.08) for comprehensive analyses of biochar samples.
The REFERTIL also demonstrated official and accredited biochar Authority permit cases according to the EU regulations, for large industrial pyrolysis installation, operations, manufacturing and applications for commercial purposes, such as:
- Industrial scale pyrolysis plant installation and operation permit number: FES/01/0851-33/2015 (Issuing Authority Industrial Safety Inspection and ten other advising Authorities).
- ABC Anima Bone bioChar product horticultural application permit number: 02.4/102-2/2015 (original biochar permit 02.5/67/7/2009 issued in 2009 after four years efficiency and safety tests and CLP upgraded in 2015 ).
The EU legal situation of Fertiliser Regulation:
- The Fertilisers Regulation (EC No. 2003/2003) lays down rules relating to the placing on the market of fertilisers, as well as the provisions regarding their labelling and packaging, and reduces existing trade barriers and potential risks for public safety from the use of certain categories of fertilisers.
- If a product is in compliance with the Fertiliser Regulation it can be produced and sold anywhere in Europe (including Switzerland) as so-called EC fertiliser.
- Only mineral fertilisers have been regulated at the EU 28 level: The current Fertilisers Regulation covers only a part of the inorganic (mineral) fertilisers i.e. ‘EC fertilisers’ that meet the requirements of the Regulation.
- The Regulation did not set rules relating to organic fertilisers and soil improver products. In current form it is not applicable for biochar products.
- The Fertiliser Regulation does not affect the 'national fertilisers'. Most Member States (MS) have in place national provisions (whic are quuite Member State specific) regarding the placing on the market of fertilising materials.
- The producers can chose between 'EC fertilisers' or 'National fertilisers'.
- Mutual Recognition (Reg. (EC) No 764/2008) for intracommunity movement of national registered fertilisres. Barrier for Mutual Recognition: The MS legislations are not identical.
EU harmonisation effort: The Commission intends to revise Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 to extend its scope to other fertilisers and fertilising materials including organic fertilisers (possible including animal bone biochar), growing media, soil improvers ( possible including compost and biochar) and possibly biostimulants. Objectives:
- To harmonise legislation for all fertilising materials (FM) including inorganic fertilisers, organic fertilisers, growing media, soil improvers and biostimulants;
- To guarantee the safety of fertilising materials;
- To ensure agronomic efficacy of fertilising materials; and
- To reduce administrative burden.
Biochar material and the Fertiliser Regulation: Biochar is plant and/or animal bone biomass origin stabile carbon carboniferous product with large variability of composition for wide range of Authority permitted open ecological agricultural soil enhancement use and beneficial effects. The safe biochar product is equally importantly environmental, climate protection and economical sustainable. There are two main biomass based types of safe biochar, such as plant based and animal bone based.
The plant based high C content biochar is soil improver, having no direct fertilizer value, but having high water holding and nutrient retention capacity, C sequestration potential and used at high doses, such as 5000 kg/ha and in cases when justified even up to 20,000 kg/ha.
The “ABC” Animal Bone bioChar is full value recovered organic fertilizer, made of food grade category 3 bones, having low carbon content and as high as 30% P2O5 nutrient composition with plant uptake optimized slow release fertilization effect. The fully safe ABC is used at low doses, such as 200 – 600 kg/ha and in cases when justified even up to 1,000 kg/ha. The ABC is highly macroporous, which structure is also optimized for significant enhancing of soil microbiological life, having high water holding and macromolecular organic nutrient retention capacity as well.
" The Fertilisers Regulation revision aims at establishing a regulatory framework enabling production of fertilisers from recovered bio-wastes and other secondary raw materials. This would boost domestic sourcing of plant nutrients which are essential for a sustainable European agriculture, including the critical raw material phosphorus. It would also contribute to a better implementation of the waste hierarchy, by minimising landfilling or energy recovery of bio-wastes, and hence to solving related waste management problems."

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Healthy Ingredients For Your Pet’s Diet We’ve all heard about super foods that we should be adding to our diet because of their antioxidant and nutrient-rich properties, but did you know there are similar foods for our pets, too? Michele Dixon, a health and nutrition specialist with Petcurean, […]
No pet parent wants their dog or cat to escape the house, car or yard and become lost. But sometimes curious pets have a way of getting out on their own, which not even the most watchful pet owners can always prevent.
Who doesn’t love puppies? … and if the answer is you, don’t admit it. I LOVE puppies (which when you have a house full of screaming, pooping, peeing newborn puppies multiple times a year, loving them is SUPER important). Most people love puppies because they’re cute, cuddly, happy, and let’s not forget the “puppy breathe” (insert heart emoji here). But why do I love puppies? I love puppies because they’re blank slates, little sponges ready to absorb anything and everything the world throws at them, as long as it’s done correctly.
It is not just what a your dog or cat puts inside his or her mouth that can make a difference in comfort and health, but the way you take care of your pets’ teeth, gums and more. Oral hygiene, this oft-overlooked component of pet care, can mean the difference between a happy, healthy pet and one that may be suffering in silence.
Try these techniques to reduce anxiety in your pup.
Whether the introduction involves animals of the same species or a hopeful friendship between cat and dog, follow these tips to increase the chances for a successful first meeting.
Pet owners continually face the difficult challenge of whether medical intervention is necessary and financially feasible. A pet insurance policy can make such dilemmas easier to navigate.
There’s no way to gauge a dog’s swimming prowess until the animal is introduced to water. That’s one reason why dog owners must make water safety a priority when taking their pets near water.

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We went last week on a trip "home" to Denmark, where we lived for 5 years. We took our girls with us, it was they´re first trip to denmark, and they both enjoyed it.
During our trip I knitted this neck-warmer
The embelishment is supposed to be a mouse, per request by the owner of this neck-warmer, who wanted her letter and a mouse. I was inspired by Merete to try to embellish with this chain stitch.
My 3 year old tasted "flødebolle" for the first time, and enjoyed it
She loved Odense zoo, and she and her "best friend in the whole world" her own phrase , got to enjoy it together.
I only got the chance to visit one yarn store, I visited tante grøn in Odense, and bought Isaager yarn and the booklet knit for your kid. I was with a screaming 8 month old with me, so really didn't get a chance to look around. I´m a bit regretting the color choice, think the colors are to different, but there wasn´t much of a choice in colors, and I really wanted the pale pink in the alpakka.
My 8 month old, hated any store she entered, but loved being out and about and watching people. And I certainly can't resist those eyes so I made a quick decision and got out of the store as fast as I could.
Pattern : is from the book strikk til nøstebarn
Yarn: Dale baby wool, held double
notes: cast on fewer stitches (68), embellished with chainstitch
made for: my 3 year old

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Oklahoma high school football: Blanchard edges Tuttle for District 4A-2 title
BLANCHARD — Lincoln Smith streaked through the middle of Tuttle’s defense and found an opening.
The Blanchard wide receiver looked up and saw Colby Langford’s pass was on its way.
The left-handed quarterback’s throw was on the money, and Smith caught it in stride for a 35-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
Neither team had scored a touchdown before that play.
Neither team had one after.
Sixth-ranked Blanchard beat No. 3 Tuttle 7-0 for the District 4A-2 title.
Smith, a junior, finished with three catches for 60 yards and gave Blanchard the big play that both teams were looking to make throughout the night.
“I’m just so excited right now,” Smith said. “I’m so proud of how our guys fought and how they battled. Tuttle is a good team, and we knew that coming in. We knew we were going to have to play our best football game of the year to beat them, and that’s what we did.”
Blanchard (7-2, 5-0), which has won six straight games, had arguably its best defensive performance of the season, allowing just 163 yards and forcing three turnovers.
Tuttle (9-1, 5-1) never clicked on offense and had just three plays of 15 or more yards.
All of the Tigers’ turnovers were in the second half. Blanchard intercepted two passes by senior quarterback Jayden Seebold and recovered a Seebold fumble.
“I thought our defense was phenomenal,” Blanchard coach Jeff Craig said. “They kept them in check all night. Gave up a few things. We bent a little bit, but we definitely didn’t break.”
Blanchard’s defense was great on Friday, but Tuttle was just as impressive on that side of the ball.
Blanchard, which runs a two-quarterback system with Langford and Chase Fox, finished with 172 yards.
“It’s hard to do much of anything (against Tuttle’s defense),” Smith said. “They are super disciplined. They don’t blow coverages very often. They’re really sound in the run game.”
Craig was impressed with his team’s hard-fought win. The persistence of his players stood out.
“Faced a little bit of adversity but came through with big plays when we needed them,” he said.
Blanchard 7, Tuttle 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Tuttle – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 — 0
Blanchard – 0 – 0 – 7 – 0 — 7
Blanchard – Lincoln Smith 35 pass from Colby Langford (Emma Price kick)
Tuttle – Blanchard
12 – First downs – 11
30-56 – Rushing att.-yds. – 28-76
107 – Passing yards – 96
11-23-2 – Passing C-A-I – 8-14-0
3-1 – Fumbles no.-lost – 1-1
5-40 – Penalty no.-yds. – 5-47
9-1 – Team records – 7-2


For some time now we have been saying that Apple is preparing for augmented reality glasses, and every day Apple takes steps towards this goal and we are sure that the next Apple device that is It will change the world The iPhone has also changed the world we know is this device (Apple's augmented reality glasses), but why do we think that this device will change the world? Apple is not the first company to enter this field, we have Facebook, the owner of Oculus (OculusThe best-selling glasses in the world of virtual reality, and I personally wrote an article before the release of this glasses and expected that its success will be dazzling, You can read this article hereAnd by doing this, the demand for it is more than the possibility of its production, and it has changed the world of virtual reality and made it for everyone, not just specialists. If Facebook now has control and precedence, why will Apple's glasses change the world as we know it? This is what we will talk about in this interesting article ...
The difference between augmented reality and virtual reality
Oculus amazing glasses, are virtual reality glasses, and by the way, I am a heavy user of virtual reality, and in this home stone, the exercises that I do are mostly through virtual reality because of its entertainment and at the same time exhausting exercise. I don't know if you've tried real virtual reality glasses like Oakless Quest Or Oakless Rift But these glasses completely changed the inexpensive ones you put your phone in.
You can purchase Oculus Quest sunglasses on Amazon
This is what Facebook offers via UCLES, distinctive virtual reality glasses that give you a great experience, but only in virtual reality, and here we come to the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality, virtual reality, you wear glasses and you become in another world, you do not see what is around you, you only see a virtual world and move in it, Augmented reality means enhancing your actual reality in the sense that you see what is around you as it is, but effects are added to it. There are some major companies that have worked in the field of augmented reality, such as Microsoft and its famous HoloLens vision, and although these glasses have many advanced technologies, they are expensive and not directed to the public only for business owners.
Also, there is another company working in the field of augmented reality, Magic Leap, which has been in operation for years and obtained huge investments from the largest companies such as Alibaba, Google and others, and for years they have been working on their first glasses and until now there is no final product for the public, but only a copy for the developers, It seems that what Magic Leap is trying to produce is really promising, and when you see their work you think that they will present an unparalleled device, but many reports say that their progress is not fast enough and there are certainly those who will precede them and put his product on the market before them.
This dazzling video of Magic Leap five years ago, and until now Magic Leap has not reached this level presented in the video in the real world, and until now they do not have an actual product to be presented to the public, this very slow development will make other companies ahead of them even though they are among the first companies That advanced towards augmented reality seriously.
Apple is the company that will change the world once again
What made me write this article is the news that Apple acquired a company called NextVR, which is one of the companies known to me since I use augmented reality glasses, this company has studios to photograph shows, whether they are sports, musical or cultural, to make it in virtual reality, and to watch this event as if you are among its audience, the Apple to acquire this company! So this is the straw that divided the camel's back, and it is getting clearer every day.
As a follower of Apple, I was always amazed at why Apple in every developer conference talks about the ARKIT package, this software package for augmented reality, and watching the evolution of this package is something I am surprised at the extent of its development, as many of the giants we talked about in this article have a long history in development. For virtual and augmented reality, their tools are rudimentary compared to Apple's ARKIT development package.
Finally, Apple puts a LiDAR sensor into the iPad Pro, which is It is expected to move to the iPhone 12 deviceIs Apple doing all this development just to enhance augmented reality and its applications in its phones, is it permissible why not! But after this acquisition of NextVR, which will never be useful to Apple unless it has glasses when wearing it, it moves to sporting events and other things as if you are in it as if you are one of the audience, this is what makes us believe that Apple with this acquisition announced its next device, augmented reality glasses.
And before the acquisition of NextVR, Apple met with glass makers for augmented reality glasses during the CES 2019 conference between January 8 and 11, and on top of those companies DigiLens, Vuzix and Lumus are the biggest names in this field.
And we wrote about patenting before Multiple invention related to augmented reality glasses technologies. And last year, Apple bought Arkonia Holographics, a startup developing augmented reality lenses.
After all, do you think that Apple is not preparing a product that will change the world
How Apple Glasses will change the world as we know it
You know very well, when Apple launches a product that is sophisticated and useful and completely different from anything available in the market. We saw this with the Apple Watch, which Dominate without a competitor In the arena of smart watches, and before with the iPad, which is the most powerful in the world of tablets and almost also no competitor. We expect that the same thing will happen with the augmented reality glasses, imagine everything around you in the air, applications appear in front of you in the air and deal with them smoothly, a notification appears for you with a message that you see in front of you immediately, the world of games will be imaginary, and applications will be without limits, definitely a product like this will change the reality We will move from the world of smartphones to the world of augmented reality glasses, which cannot be dispensed with.
I don't rule out changing the world from Apple because it changed the world in 2007
Thank you for this nice topic
With all due respect to you and your article ... you are talking about Facebook glasses as if they are famous and available to everyone .. From my point of view, the Playstation glasses are more famous than they are ..
When we talk about a product that it is famous, it is a product that is everywhere and has articles and clips, and it is acquired by many people around you ..
It does not mean that you have tried it, as it is famous ..
I am sure that 90% of those who read your article have not tried this glasses from Facebook, and some of them have not heard of it ..
Hence, glasses are not as popular, and Playstation glasses and Snapdragon glasses are more popular than Facebook glasses.
Greetings to you
And as if my dear brother Tariq Mansour is speaking in my tongue ... I also have an oculus rift, oculus quest and at the height of dazzle with this charming technology, and I see that augmented reality glasses will be the next big thing, and by the idea of Oculus is also Working in the field of augmented reality ... What worried me about the spread of wearables technology was the social embarrassment associated with wearing such things ... We have a lesson in Google Glass ... But after Apple's success in persuading its consumers to wear its watch and its headphones as a (fashion) accessory ... it seems that Apple You know what to do ... Also, I am very excited to see how the Apple glasses will look and how they will work ... And I have no doubt that they will be magical and will remind us all of our old feelings when we first saw the iPhone ... And I have no doubt that they will also be customizable, meaning there will be many variations of them. Like a watch so that it is suitable for all tastes ... I feel your excitement, brother Tariq, and I share your enthusiasm, and I very much await Johnny Eve's new creativity ... May God accept from us and you fasting and standing up.
Certainly, the next Apple product of augmented reality will be different because we are used to it from Apple of innovation and mastery .. wonderful and interesting article 🌺
Unfortunately, we need a longer time, less than XNUMX years, to see a completed augmented reality project or a virtual reality
Certainly, Apple's enthusiasm for surprise in the world of technology in general and the world of augmented reality glasses in particular has no limits. However, the downturn in the American economy may affect Apple's unlimited hunger.
One day I plan to buy Oculus glasses from Facebook, the value of which is $ 1000, in order to use it for exercise, and I was hesitant because I know how many applications can be used according to my preferences for use, and after reading this article I think that the purchase of glasses will be postponed, because Apple may announce its own glasses. And those closest to the better


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100% Organic Solutions for all of your Veggies, from Artichokes to Zucchini. This book is full of the proper know how to get it done.
Problem solving : With great illustrations, it will be hard to go wrong figuring out what's wrong with your plants. Once you've got the issue pinpointed, detailed instructions on what to do about it, give you and your garden a better shot at making it through.
Plant-specific guidelines : Whether you're growing artichokes, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, or zucchini, this book provides instructions on everything from planting time to soil prep, temperature and water requirements.
Once you've figured out the issues with your precious garden pals, the problem solving section of the book is divided into families of plant types, making it easy to diagnosis and treat whatever your problems might be, pests or plague.
Since this book is all about the organic, solutions are presented in terms of temperature, soil, light and water first. Organic ways of eliminating pests, large and small, are also discussed.
I will be referring to this book over and over again. A beautiful and practical guide to making your garden the best it can be.
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Which Boiler Should You Buy? Though there are a couple of exceptions to the rule, pretty much all new and/or replacement boilers must now be high efficiency condensing boilers that help to reduce CO2 emissions by around 25% and can save you around £300 a year on your home heating.
The term "boiler" is a carryover from the past when steam boilers were common, which boiled water to make steam. Today's boilers are water heaters and typically use natural gas. Most can heat water in a range from 145-190 degrees, depending on the radiation system.
Buying a new boiler is an expensive and complicated process at the best of times - let alone against the backdrop of your old boiler breaking down suddenly in winter. To help make it easier for you, our quick guide rounds up the main things you need to consider when buying a new boiler.
For example, say a high-efficiency boiler costs $4,000 and the lowest efficiency model costs $2,000. Now find out the annual energy cost of each boiler. The EnerGuide label on your boiler will tell you what its annual energy cost is. For example, if the difference is $300, it means the high-efficiency boiler will save you $300 a year on fuel costs.
Here is a guide to help you buy a new for your home: Should I Use My Local Boiler Company? On average, it costs between £1,500 - £2,500 to replace a new boiler, therefore it pays to shop around and consider getting at least one quote from a local heating and plumbing firm.
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Order. Disorder. Reorder is the pattern for all human growth. It’s the growing pain of how we mature. It’s the life-giving cycle of spiritual development.
Author: Brian Plachta
As I slowly open my eyes to the dawn of a new day and its possibilities, I sense God’s nudge and eventually move from my bed to morning quiet time.
Don’t resist your shadow side. Be as open to it as the light within. Let them transform you as you allow the light to shine more and more in the darkness.
Making decisions in life can be complicated, sometimes overwhelming. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a simple test to help you make the right decision
I’m learning to use the 3 Cs as a self-check. They are a practical path out of my obsessive, ego-based need to fix others.
My mother had a favorite picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that hung in our foyer. You couldn’t miss it when you entered the house.

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The regulator shut the company’s North Las Vegas and downtown dispensaries Friday evening through May 2 after it suspended CWNevada’s registration and license.
Want to own a pot business but don’t want anyone to know? Open up shop in North Las Vegas. They’ve got you covered.
Big crowds greeted the beginning of legal recreational marijuana sales in Las Vegas and around Nevada on Saturday morning.

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up – Picasso
You have to love your work or you become alienated from your life – Brad Roberts, Crash Test Dummies
I came across these two quotes this week. I kept them on my desktop and nearly deleted the file without saving it tonight. But, here they are safe and posted to the site!

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Dr. Dominik Witzigmann
Office room number 2007
Dominik Witzigmann graduated in Pharmacy at the University of Freiburg, Germany. After an interdisciplinary research project at the University College London he obtained his license as pharmacist in 2011. He continued as a research assistant in the Division of «Molecular RNA Biology and Cancer» at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) on «RNAi and Cancer».
In September 2012 Dominik joined the research division «Pharmaceutical Technology» of Prof. Dr. Huwyler at the University of Basel. His research is focused on strategies to improve organ and cell type-specific drug delivery of nanoparticles. In April 2016, Dominik successfully defended his PhD thesis on «Hepatocyte-specific drug delivery using active targeted nanomedicines - evaluation of targeting strategies in vitro and in vivo».
His current projects are focused on nanomedicines for improved delivery of nucleic acids.
For more information:
|Uhl, Philipp; Pantze, Silvia; Storck, Philip; Parmentier, Johannes; Witzigmann, Dominik; Hofhaus, Götz; Huwyler, Jörg; Mier, Walter; Fricker, Gert: Oral delivery of vancomycin by tetraether lipid liposomes, in: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 108, 2017, S. 111-118. edoc|
|Kiene, Klara; Schenk, Susanne H.; Porta, Fabiola; Ernst, Alexandra; Witzigmann, Dominik; Grossen, Philip; Huwyler, Jörg: PDMS-b-PMOXA polymersomes for hepatocyte targeting and assessment of toxicity, in: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 119, 2017, S. 322-332. edoc|
|Grossen, Philip; Witzigmann, Dominik; Sieber, Sandro; Huwyler, Jörg: PEG-PCL-based nanomedicines: A biodegradable drug delivery system and its application, in: Journal of Controlled Release 260, 2017, S. 46-60. edoc|

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"Avatar" as in the 3D animated movie that James Cameron has been working on since before you and I were born, unless it just feels that way. Not the dubiously necessary live-action adaptation of the well-loved recent animated series of the same title. Here's the trailer for you to watch before I share my thoughts:
So I'm actually of two minds looking at this trailer. Let me explain.
The twelve-year-old in me was thinking, "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Floating islands and spaceships and glowy blue catpeople riding dragons!!! DRAGONS!!!"
But the mean old lady in me was thinking, "Is it me or is the animation downright sh**ty when the alien guy starts talking? Why in the world is the guy who directed 'Aliens From the Deep' giving us a movie where the aliens look like weird humans*? And, aside from looking like 'Ferngully: the Spirits Within' and vaguely reminding me of this music video, what is this movie even about?"
Now with all that said, I still can confidently predict that the actual movie will probably kick all of our asses. Do you remember back in the day when everyone was SURE "Titanic" was going to tank?
(OK, so "Titanic" had The Power of Leo going for it, where "Avatar" seems to have only The Power of Catgirls, but still.)
* - I am watching this trailer on the day of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Burgess Shale fossils. I've read a lot of positive comments admiring how "REALLY alien" the glowy blue catpeople are. My friend Opabina would like a word with you.
In other news, why in the hell is this happening?!?


If words are to be believed, Nigeria will get out of recession shortly. Ms Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria's Finance Minister disclosed this in a CNBC interview on the 19th of April, 2017 – on the same day, Nigerian news carried the headlines "Nigeria out of recession," credited to World Economics, a London-based financial insights organisation. Some would argue that the story constitutes "deliverables" in a 25 Million Naira public relations brief for UK based agency, Africa Practice, in its bid to help Nigeria save face.
"Any data about Nigeria"s economy is "fake news" Statistician General, Yemi Kale tweeted, dismissing the report as "at best just an opinion." The opinion that Nigeria is coming out of the recession finds strength in a string of fortunate events. By a stroke of luck, Nigeria has witnessed rising oil prices above its budget benchmark and the exclusion from OPEC production cuts has allowed room for greater stability and responsible for the rising external reserves hitting slightly above $30 billion.
Planning to Fail?
The present administration has no shortage of policy initiatives and plans. President Muhammadu Buhari launched in March 2017, an Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) touted by senior officials within the federal government as a game changer and the bedrock of a sustainable economy for the country. A greater attention to the issue of financing this growth proposal – savings and borrowing cast a shadow over its practicality. Many Nigerians find it difficult to understand the funding of the Excess Crude Account, ECA, to be shared across the tiers of government as a fiscal buffer measure, at this time.
An additional 87 Million US Dollars was injected into this account while the country continues to seek credit from all sources to finance expenditure and badly required infrastructure. A recent audit revealed that a third of Nigeria's 36 states are indebted to its civil servants despite several bailouts. Only three of these states: Lagos, Rivers and Enugu, all in the southern part of the country would be able to keep up with its recurrent expenditures according to a report by civic technology organisation, BudgIT.
False Hopes, Faulty Premise
Nigeria hopes to emerge from the current recession stronger. Among the various initiatives outlined to achieve its desires include a renewed emphasis on non-oil revenues and infrastructure development through taxation, and financing options including asset divestitures, concessions, external credit and strategic investments through the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). "Based on the ERGP, our infrastructure deficit is roughly $200bn," said Manasseh Egedegbe, a Eurobond investor and Chief Investment Officer at Premium Pensions.
"SWF is something between $1.5bn and $2.5bn. What kind of strategic use?" he queried the rationale behind the position, outlined in the infrastructure section of the plan. Uncertainty underlies government plans to raise taxes and expand the net. More businesses continue to cut costs, pruning personnel and their wages in a bid to stay afloat.
"While the state is undertaking tax reforms to increase revenue collected, the impact of those measures will be gradual," Gene Leon, the IMF's mission chief in Nigeria was quoted in a Bloomberg report on the wide gap between government outlook and reality. Leon's comment envelopes Nigeria's unrealistic projections and implementation handicap in political correctness. This single issue can be argued to be responsible for the tragic fate that has befallen previous national economic and social development plans.
Lessons taught, Nothing learnt
The economic recession presents an opportunity to learn and avoid future recurrences in the manner which Autophagy, in medical parlance, produces a lasting benefit for the body through temporary stress. If the economic agenda presented by the Nigerian government at the IMF spring meeting is anything to go by, then we can assume nothing has been learnt. Featuring majorly in the economic reform agenda was the recovery of stolen funds and the whistleblower policy that gives financial incentives - up to 5 percent for persons who report illicit financial activity.
The issue remains that the Nigerian government continues to plan on uncertainty, the same manner it continues to budget against the price of crude oil, its natural resource - the main factor responsible for its economy being in the doldrums. Nothing in history suggests that recovering illicit funds is an easy task. Monies looted by the former head of state, General Sani Abacha decades ago are yet to be fully returned and the subject of several legal procedures across various jurisdictions.
More recently, loot allegedly seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from a former Nigerian first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan was repossessed by the owner on the orders of a high-court Judge. The Buhari administration's plan to recover stolen funds, against the background of weak justice institutions and deep mistrust, is a history fail. Nigeria would do well not repeat this class.


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So I’ve basically been obsessed with these ultra encrusted floral shorts by Christopher Kane for J Brand ever since Rosie Huntington-Whiteley whore them to this past Coachella. If you don’t recall here’s a little recap to jog your memory click here. Anyway, after scouring the interweb to no avail, I couldn’t find these short shorts sold anywhere – so I took matters into my own hands. DIY’ing seemed the most sensible option, so with a little instruction and a whole lot of determination, I just did it. I got some basic instructions from P.S. I Made This but quickly deviated from their how-to, to create something more like the real Christopher Kane’s. The differences between their shorts and mine is that I hand painted my flowers and I glued ultra tiny rhinestones around the extra large rhinestones for that over-the-top embelished look. Now – will the the real Christopher Kane’s PLEAE STAND UP … here’s a look at the shorts coming down the Spring 2012 runway click here and here.
Happy Friday and Happy DIY’ing xx


Murali Vijay Announces Retirement From International Cricket
Murali Vijay has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. + + + +
The 38-year-old had represented India in 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and 9 T20Is.
Murali amassed 3982 runs in the game’s longest format, including 12 hundreds and 15 half-centuries.
Murali also scored 339 and 169 runs in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
Murali took to his social media accounts and posted a long heartfelt note.
Murali last played for India in the Perth Test during the 2018 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Though it was the first-ever Test series win for India Down Under, he didn’t have a great time.
In four innings, Murali could score just 49 runs, averaging 12.25.
Murali’s last appearance in white-ball for India was during the 2015 Zimbabwe tour.
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As someone who has put off investing in high quality riding shorts for far too long, i finally decided it was time to treat myself. The visually appealing Troy Lee Designs Skyline Short caught my attention. I was quick to try them on, sizing was spot on (size 34 was size 34). On the trail the shorts felt comfortable, the stretchy material was breathable and flexed well when pedaling in a seated or standing position. The lightweight material is easy to wear all day and keeps you dry. The tapered leg design is perfect as it is not so tight that you can’t wear a knee-pad comfortably, but also not baggy like a typical free-ride short that are prone to getting caught on your seat and flapping around at speed. The velcro adjustment tabs on the side allow you to get your fit perfect and the handy pockets make the shorts almost cool enough to wear out on friday night!
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Mike J. Asti currently serves as the Assistant Station Manager and Lead Host with TribLIVE Radio.
Mike has spent many years in multiple aspects of multi-media journalism. He started at West Virginia University’s college radio station, WWVU-FM in Morgantown (U92). There, he covered several sports and held a leadership position as host of the station’s sports talk show – The Sportspage (2008-2010). His tenure as host is one of the most decorated in station history.
Professionally, Mike held a position as a member of the Champs Sports Network. At Champs, Mike covered Western Pennsylvania high school athletics and beyond as one of the lead on-air analysts and color commentators on the network. Also, Mike spent time as a multi-media journalist for Robert Morris University, highlighted by serving as the main color analyst for the Robert Morris women’s basketball team. He was a lead host on the radio side of the credentialed PensInitiative.com and PittsburghSportsInitiative.com. In addition to his work with TribLIVE Radio, Mike also currently holds a position as a digital content producer and reporter for RabbleVID.com.
Despite mostly a radio background, Asti has worked in TV, serving as a reporter for WPXI’s “Skylights” high school football coverage. Prior to becoming a host, Mike spent years as a guest and contributor with TribLIVE Radio. You have heard Mike on other distinguished outlets like ESPN Radio 970, ESPN Radio 1120, and West Virginia’s Metro News.
Those close to Mike brand him as being a magnet to what’s asinine, which has sparked a moniker, the “Ayatollah of Asinine.” No matter what you call him, Mike J. Asti’s brash attitude, witty sarcasm, immense knowledge, and charismatic arrogance (yes, that exists) complete a unique style. Pro wrestling fans will understand better than anyone: Asti considers himself a “heel.” He may garner hate, but hate is still a reaction. Polarizing, yes. Boring, never. Conquering, always.
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U.S. Marshals are looking for a bank robbery suspect with a violent criminal history that includes attempted first degree murder. 50-year-old Martin Paris has been spotted in the Oklahoma City area since he allegedly robbed a bank in Newton, Kansas on Monday. He is currently on federal probation in Oklahoma for previous bank robberies. It's believed he is driving a 2015 silver Kia Optima with an Oklahoma license plate number FPK-012.
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How can we foster a sense of authenticity within ethnically minoritised students? Dr Zoe Moula, Teaching Fellow at the School of Public Health, aims to raise awareness of how we can promote a more inclusive educational environment and understand the barriers which can affect a student’s sense of authenticity within higher education.
The underrepresentation of ethnically minoritised students at university, and even more so in medicine, often results in identity suppression in order to ‘fit in’. Yet, this can lead to increased anxiety, and interferes with a student’s ability to succeed academically and professionally. Societal, structural and institutional factors, such as racism, discrimination and socioeconomic inequalities may all play a part into why a student may not be able to express their true self. It is therefore crucial that any effort to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) must also protect and promote a student’s sense of authenticity.
Authenticity has been defined as the extent to which our actions are congruent with our beliefs and desires, despite external pressures. Being authentic can improve students’ wellbeing and enhance the medical student-patient communication and care, with resultant impacts on patient safety and health outcomes.
In this ASME/GMC-funded project, we conducted 20 semi-structured interviews aiming to explore:
- What are the students’ experiences of being their authentic self in higher education, and within the medical school at Imperial?
- What learning and teaching strategies are needed to enable students to become their authentic self?
We found that the most important barriers to students’ authenticity were previous experiences of discrimination, microaggressions and/or racism, leading to fear of being discriminated against again if students expressed their authentic self. The lack of diversity, cultural awareness and representation in the medical school were also fundamental barriers. For some students, being authentic was perceived as contradictory to being professional, especially in medicine where students felt that they must dress, speak, and act in particular ways. As such, authenticity was perceived as a risk that could damage one’s reputation.
It was clear that in circumstances where students could be their real self, they felt happier, safer and were better able to create stronger relationships with peers and members of staff. Students’ societies were among the safest spaces for students to express their real self. Amongst the most important recommendations was the need for EDI training to become compulsory, and to be delivered by facilitators with lived experiences of discrimination. Similarly, students needed to see better representation within the faculty, role models they can relate to and aspire to, such as Black Professors. Providing students with support during the first year is especially important, as students expressed higher prevalence of anxiety, imposter syndrome and lack of belonging. Support could include mentoring, wider access initiatives, training on how to overcome imposter syndrome, better signposting for wellbeing support, and social events where students can share their personal stories.
To ensure that the students’ voices were valued and heard across the medical school, we developed three short films titled ‘Speaking authentically’ based on the interviews conducted. These aim to raise awareness of strategies and policies that can foster a more inclusive educational environment, such as better reporting mechanisms, wider participation initiatives and the importance of cultural humility.
Dr Zoe Moula is a Teaching Fellow at the School of Public Health. As a research fellow in MEDIC, she is currently collaborating with national and international institutions on research projects related to health coaching; identity formation; inclusion and diversity in medical education.


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Councils in areas where there is no housing available at benefit rates may receive a top-up to help them house Syrian refugees, a Home Office minister has said.
Speaking at the Local Government Association executive meeting on Thursday, Richard Harrington, the minister with responsibility for the resettlement programme for 20,000 Syrians, said that the government was working on a top-up facility.
His comments came in response to concerns raised by Hackney LBC’s mayor Jules Pipe (Lab) who said there was no accommodation in many London boroughs at rents below the local housing allowance cap.
Mr Harrington said: “It is quite clear that unless we offer some sort of top-up facility it is going to be impossible for you to do it. We are aware of it and we are working on it.”
The civil servant in charge of the resettlement programme told the meeting the government could not go above the benefit cap but recognised the need for a top-up.
Emma Haddad, director of refugee resettlement operations at the Home Office, said: “We cannot go above the benefit cap. We are not making exceptions because perception-wise that will go down, ministers think, extremely badly with the general British population.
“There is no exception there on the benefit cap but we need to make it work, so there is a top-up we need to make somehow.”
She said the government had already said that it would meet the additional cost of supporting refugees in the first year after their arrival and asked local authorities to supply estimates as soon as possible.
The meeting also heard complaints from the leaders of Wolverhampton City Council and Oldham MBC that the current system for dispersal of asylum seekers leads to disproportionately high concentrations of asylum seekers in some areas.
Wolverhampton leader Roger Lawrence (Lab) said: “Unless we get dispersal right and get it right quickly you are going to find a lot of people saying we won’t do what you want us to do.”
Oldham leader Jim McMahon (Lab) said the distribution of asylum seekers around the country “could not be described as fair and equitable”.
He told the meeting that some authorities “notionally receive asylum seekers but at some point rehouse them elsewhere, often in the north of England” but the funding remained with the authority where they were received rather than where they lived.
In response, Mr Harrington gave an “absolute commitment” that funding in the Syria programme would “follow the person” to wherever they live rather than remaining with the first local authority that receive them.
Ms Haddad said the reason that local authority participation in the Syria resettlement programme had been made voluntary was so that authorities could decide not to come forward if they already felt they were already at full capacity with asylum seekers from the dispersal programme.
The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme will provide five-year visas to 20,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees currently living in camps in neighbouring countries under UN HCR protection.
Warwickshire CC will open an assessment centre for refugees just before Christmas. Izzi Seccombe (Con), the council’s leader and chair of the LGA’s community wellbeing board, said the refugees are expected to be there for two to three weeks each.


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Here's What You Need to Remember: Due to new tax codes to implement and the disbursement of more than a hundred sixty million stimulus checks, the IRS has struggled to quickly process returns this tax season, which has been extended to May 17.
According to a new Treasury report, roughly 7.3 million tax returns processed by the Internal Revenue Service appear to qualify for these new unemployment tax refunds that are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The data further revealed that those tax returns reported a total of $87 billion in unemployment benefits.
The president’s ambitious legislation was able to waive federal tax on up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits—or $20,400 for married couples filing jointly—that were received in 2020.
Unemployment benefits are typically treated as taxable income, according to the IRS.
Keep in mind, however, that households with $150,000 or more in income are ineligible for the new benefits.
More importantly, it appears that financially struggling taxpayers won’t have to wait long to receive the funds. The IRS already has given notice that the tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits are expected to start hitting eligible U.S. bank accounts within this month.
The IRS has confirmed that it will issue the refunds automatically to taxpayers who qualify.
“Because the change occurred after some people filed their taxes, the IRS will take steps in the spring and summer to make the appropriate change to their return, which may result in a refund,” the agency stated.
“The first refunds are expected to be made in May and will continue into the summer,” it added.
However, be aware that many of those unemployed individuals who are eligible for the tax break had already filed their returns by the time Biden signed the legislation. Due to this fact, the IRS has taken the initiative to automatically recalculate tax liabilities for each individual—which may have the potential to delay some of the payments.
“Any resulting overpayment of tax will be either refunded or applied to other outstanding taxes owed,” the IRS said.
The agency has also indicated that married couples who file a joint tax return may have to wait longer than individual taxpayers to bag the refund. According to IRS officials, this is largely due to the higher complexity of calculating their refunds. The agency is expected to issue the refunds in two phases—and it appears that most married couples who filed jointly will be part of the second phase. There is no word yet on when the second phase will begin.
Due to new tax codes to implement and the disbursement of more than a hundred sixty million stimulus checks, the IRS has struggled to quickly process returns this tax season, which has been extended to May 17. There have been reports that the average wait time for a refund has ranged from six to eight weeks—much longer than the typical wait of three weeks or less.
Ethen Kim Lieser is a Minneapolis-based Science and Tech Editor who has held posts at Google, The Korea Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, AsianWeek, and Arirang TV. Follow or contact him on LinkedIn. This article first appeared earlier this year.

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The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Columbia University and the Van Alen Institute have invited designers worldwide to submit ideas for making the Gateway National Recreation Area (of which Sandy Hook is a part) "an iconic national park that would also be a significant regional resource and environmental treasure."
Several design entries have been anointed finalists. Between now and Sept. 15, the public can vote on their favorite at www.npca.org/gateway. The winning entries will be presented later in the fall to the National Park Service.
In my opinion, Gateway already IS "a significant regional resource and environmental treasure" but heaven knows, it could use some help — not only a new design — but an infusion of money to keep the historic structures from deteriorating and to add staff.
Kurt Repanshek, a contributor to the Travel Arts Syndicate and an expert on national parks, has commented on Gateway (and on the design competition) on his blog, National Parks Traveler, www.nationalparkstraveler.com
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People died, got injured for life, got disabled, can’t work anymore, are more sick now, their immune system is damaged… all from covid-19 vaccine, right? But the government says it’s safe and effective the covid-19 vaccine, safe for what and effective for what? The covid-19 vaccine is affective to kill people?
The just published breakthrough study from France has found that early treatment with Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reduced Covid deaths by 71%.
HCQ was banned everywhere, and it was said it kills people and is dangerous, right? The same with Ivermectin, right?
One thought on “If someone wants to make the case, they are “safe” then let’s see it. Let’s hear an explanation for the thousands of victims who have been injured, disabled, or died…”


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Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!
Fill In The Gaps Challenge is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I've never read. Any tips or advice for me? I've seen the the Jeremy Iron's movie but that's so long ago I don't remember the details, just the gist.
I finished Bitten and should be writing a review soon for it. Tai started H.P. Lovecraft's The haunter of the dark and other grotesque visions but made me take it back. It messed with his mind. He's too OCD and he thought of it like a puzzle. He had to try to unlock it. It was too much for him. Tai finished Scent of Shadows and insisted I read it as well. I'm reading it now.
What did you get this week?

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One Community One Book 2016 Selection: God’s Hotel
“Others have written about the relationship between time and medical care with similar eloquence and urgency, but the centuries of perspective that Dr. Sweet brings infuse the point with unforgettable clarity. Sick people need time, she demonstrates repeatedly, and their doctors do, too.” –A Hospital That Gave Its Patients Time to Heal
The Briscoe Library in collaboration with the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics has chosen God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine as a 2016 One Community/One Book selection. The book’s author Victoria Sweet, MD, PhD will present the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture on the evening of March 17, 2016 in the Holly Auditorium. A reception will be held at 5:30 pm with the author’s presentation at 6:00 pm and a book signing to follow at 7:00 pm.
Dr. Sweet is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Following her BS in Mathematics from Stanford University and her MD from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Dr. Sweet earned an MA and a PhD in the History of the Health Sciences from the University of California, San Francisco. Her research focuses on the 12th-century German abbess, composer, theologian, visionary, and medical practitioner Hildegard von Bingen.
In God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine, the author weaves stories of her experiences caring for patients at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, the last almshouse in the country, with her studies of medieval medicine. In the process, Dr. Sweet comes to appreciate the importance of slow medicine and the efficiency of inefficiency.
The Briscoe Library will hold a kick-off event and workshop on February 2, 2016 at 12 Noon in the Howe Conference Room, Briscoe Library 5th floor, to support book discussion group leaders and to encourage conversation. This event is open to faculty, staff, and students of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, as well as members of the broader community, who are interested in planning a book discussion opportunity. Register Here. Book discussions will then be held throughout February and March, leading up to Dr. Sweet’s visit to campus on March 17, 2016.


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Winner of 1st place at the 2010 High Times Cannabis Cup, Tangerine Dream by the world famous seed bank Barney's Farm is a very highly productive and intensely-flavoured 60% Sativa hybrid resulting from a cross of elite cannabis genetics using G13, Afghani and Neville's Haze.
The sweet and sour exotic citric flavours of Tangerine Dream mean smoking it is a mouthwatering delight for the palate, while the long lasting high comes on strong with a euphoric, cerebral and active buzz, before giving way to a more physical soothing, relaxed feeling.
Ideally adapted for indoor, outdoor and greenhouse cultivation, Tangerine Dream is simple to cultivate, vigorous, pest/disease resistant and quickly grows into a bushy plant with many robust side branches to support the weight of many heavy buds.
Indoors it stays short and stocky and flowers in just 60-65 days, perfect for growing under lights. Outdoors however, it copes well with hot weather and can get really large - in the right conditions it can produce huge crops of long, thick, aromatic flowers with red/orange hairs and an impressive coverage of THC-rich resin.
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The need for clinical assessment, treatment and support (CATS) services for Cumbria and Lancashire was identified two years ago by the former Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority following the success of a similar scheme in Greater Manchester.
It is estimated that across the north-west the number of patients waiting for treatment needs to be reduced from 119,000 to 65,000 in order to achieve the 18-week maximum waiting time from general practitioner referral to treatment by the end of 2008. A combination of pathway reform, demand management and additional activity such as that offered through CATS is required to achieve this reduction in waiting list numbers.
Decisions about where patients are referred for treatment will continue to be made by patients and their general practitioners (GPs). The clinical assessment, treatment and support services in Cumbria and Lancashire will provide an additional referral option for patients and their GPs.
The Cumbria and Lancashire clinical assessment, treatment and support scheme is an integrated scheme between primary and secondary care. Communication between all health care providers in the local health economy is important to achieving this. Local clinicians have already been engaged with the scheme’s preferred bidder to this end, to achieve an integrated pathway for patients.
(2) how many staff, and at what grades, will be employed by Netcare in Lancashire and Cumbria to deliver the clinical assessment, treatment and support service contract;
(3) who will draft and agree the protocols under which the staff employed in Lancashire and Cumbria by Netcare will work.
The contract for clinical assessment, treatment and support (CATS) services is still under negotiation. All independent sector health care providers awarded contracts under phase 2 of the Independent Sector Treatment Centre procurement are required to comply with the policy of additionality which exists to ensure the conservation of national health service clinical skills in key professions.
As contract negotiations are still ongoing, precise staff numbers, experience, and skills sets are not finalised. However, it is thought that the scheme could employ approximately 150 whole-time equivalent clinical and non-clinical staff.
An independent sector provider awarded a contract to provide CATS services would be required to produce a workforce strategy, which would set workforce protocols. The protocols would be reviewed and approved by the Department.
The independent sector provider’s workforce policies are required to comply with all applicable and current United Kingdom employment legislation and departmental guidance and to demonstrate workforce best practice. In addition, independent sector providers are required to comply with the provisions of “Safer Recruitment—A Guide for NHS Employers (May 2005)”.


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Judge who called death penalty unconstitutional resigns
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A state district judge from Houston who once called the death penalty unconstitutional is leaving the bench.
Judge Kevin Fine resigned Tuesday. The judge gave no reason for the resignation. We're told that Judge Fine had an opportunity come up that may not be there later, so he took the leap now.
Judge Fine stirred up controversy two years ago when he ruled the death penalty unconstitutional because it was his belief that innocent people were executed.
Harris County commissioners court will name Fine's replacement.
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Last month, we began testing AK-pattern rifles built in the U.S., which itself is important to a lot of Gun Tests readers, but also because we wanted to take an in-depth look at the category of what we hoped might be improved domestic variants of this famous rifle. Over the years, weve admired various AKs for their reliability while weve criticized their accuracy, fit and finish, and shooter-experience packages, such as crappy triggers and uncomfortable stocks. That said, we were very pleased with three rifles we tested in the June issue, rating one as a Grade A gun (Palmetto State Armory AK-47 MOE Edition 7.62x39mm, $749), a second as a Grade A- rifle (Century Arms RAS47 Magpul-Zhukov 7.62x39mm, $800), and the third a B+ (Palmetto State Armory AK-47 Gen2 Classic Red 7.62x39mm, $849).
This time we pit what are probably the two most significant military rifle actions of the 20th century against each other, the Kalashnikov and the Stoner. But there is a twist: All four rifles are American made, are chambered in 7.62x39, and use Kalashnikov-pattern magazines. The two Kalashnikov actions are made by Century Arms and look very much like standard AK-pattern rifles. The two Stoner actions, made by Rock River Arms and CMMG, for the most part look like the AR-15 platform familiar to many shooters but have some unique features. The Kalashnikovs have a well-deserved reputation for reliability, and the Stoners have a well-deserved reputation for accuracy. So, how would they do head to head?
To find out, we fired all four rifles in both cold and hot conditions, and because we expect these rifles to be used both as plinkers and for hunting or rural self defense, we used four different types of ammunition for this test: 122-grain FMJs, 123-grain plastic-tipped hollowpoints, 124-grain soft points, and 154-grain soft points. Due to the fairly big groups shot with open sights at 100 yards last time, this round we fired five-shot groups at 50 yards and measured them from center to center. Heres what we learned.Read More


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Devan Sophie May 5, 2021 Coloring
The Choices in online Children’s Coloring pages, At some websites you’ll find the basic children’s coloring pages that can be printed and colored by hand with crayons, colored pencils, and whatever else. However, you can also find websites that offer interactive coloring pages that require you child to work on the computer itself to fill in the images with colors. Often times, these interactive coloring pages are part of an entire online community and the pages are just one of many things available to do on the website.
It is important to understand that color by number books and e-books are designed for kids, who have particular difficulties with learning and also attentiveness. Lots of adults have appreciated the advantages that these coloring pages offer. The key advantage of color by number books is that they actually turn the whole process of learning in to an exciting gameplay. Therefore your child will study maths basics whilst having a great time with various images.
When children are allowed to fill in coloring sheets they will often display parts of their personality by favoring some colors over others or by coloring in a particular fashion. For example, one little girl may color her princess coloring pages with short, careful strokes so that she is certain not to go out of the lines while another little girl with the same princess coloring pages scribbles quickly in a hurry to get done first.
Coloring environments for animals. The kids in your class are probably used to coloring animals but they might not be used to coloring the environments in which animals live. If you want to teach the kids something about animal habitats this is a great exercise. Split the class up into groups and have each group color a large panorama of a landscape. Place different landscapes and habitats in different parts of the room. Provide pictures to the students so that they have a general idea of the appropriate colors. Then cut out the animals the children have been drawing and attach them to the habitats. The finished product is an attractive image of a wildlife scene that can teach the children a great deal about their favorite animals. It will also help to teach them the importance of preserving habitat.
The mandala drawings, which are circles filled with geometric patterns, change their appearance with selected colors. There may be three of you coloring and each of you will have a different kaleidoscopic view because of the color choices made by each individual. If you are anything like me, I started downloading free examples offered by artists located Online. Selecting landscaping, animals, people, and objects allowed me to experiment and gain a better understanding of colors.
The simple act of coloring is the beginning of gaining tinting knowledge with personal experiences of school day memories and trial and error. As you follow suggestions for cool and warm colors one begins to understand how colors offer contrast or compliment each other. The emotional side benefits of tranquility and immediate rewards encourage learning.
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Originally Posted by pachinko
From what I read in the various CM Q&As
, especially the "Channel & Signal Issues
", CM does not specifically mention multi-path issues, and believes most reception issues are related to antenna and cabling, including cabling for other devices too close to the DVR+ or its coax feed. They also believe that the DVR+ tuners are on par with TV tuners, sometimes not as good, and other times better. They also make the following statement (click HERE
for the complete statement), so firmware might be a solution.
Maybe I'm just in a grumpy mood this morning, or maybe I've just had it up to here with marketing and technical support bet hedging, issue ducking, obfuscation babble. But that's my reaction to the CM link.
Mass production fosters investment in high levels of (single chip) integration by semiconductor (integrated circuit) manufacturers, and that's great. At the board level the typical goal of the designer is to find as much technology as possible "off the shelf", and then design the remainder. I'll confess up front that I haven't surveyed the complete specifications of every ATSC chip manufacturer, but there are clearly multiple IC choices, and that means multiple board level design choices.
Google for "ATSC receiver integrated circuit ", and a host of familiar semiconductor manufactures and their products emerge. Some date back to 2005/2006 or so, some more recent. I find it highly unlikely that all board levels designs based such an array of choices will be equal. I submit there are an infinite number of ways to do things less than optimally.
One thing I'm pretty sure of is that the semiconductor technology most ideal for the 1st (front end) gain stage to achieve best possible noise factor is not likely to be the same technology most economical for the bajillion more transistors implementing all the complex functionality that follows. Also, I easily imagine there can be a variety of tactics and strategies taken for detecting, assessing, and compensating for phase issues (multipath) across the 6MHz spectrum of the transmitted signal.
From my own experiences, and from the countless anecdotes on this and other threads, a pattern clearly emerges. For me there is clearly an opportunity for performance improvement, and clearly there are existence proofs that better performance is possible.


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• The Sitter’s Collection.
• Hence by descent, her daughter’s collection, Jeanne Marie Adele Navier (1817-1872), and that of her spouse, Alexis-Alexandre-Armand Lefèvre (1813-1872), Sceaux.
• Alphonse Kann (1870-1948) Collection, Paris.
• France, Private Collection.
1822, Paris, Salon of 1822, no 1049.
1912, Saint-Petersburg, Exposition centennale de l’art français, no 497.
Lithograph, unnamed author or engraver, probably by the artist himself. Rare Lithograph.
Charles Clement, author of the biography of Pierre-Paul Prud’hon published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1869-1870, then separately in 1872, made it a point of honor to interview those close to the artist who were still alive. Thus, he was able to record the memories of Joseph Berger (1798-1870), who had been Prud’hon’s student between 1819 and 1822, and held the position of Drawing Professor at the Cambrai School of Fine Arts. Berger told him about taking a portrait sketch to the master one day in 1821:
“He gave me advice, with a large white [chalk] and traced what he wanted to express on my canvas; then he told me: I will show you how one should sketch out a portrait. He brought two portraits sketched of women. They were well posed, already perfectly modeled, richly done in greyish tones, but transparent. They were already very graceful. A little later, I went to see him. He said to me, “Did you go to the Salon ?” “No, Sir.” “Go there, then.” I went immediately. I saw the two finished portraits. They were placed where Corregio’s Antiope is today. They were admirably executed, fresh, and graceful. The crowd pressed to see them; four rows of people prevented access. One of these portraits was a brunette with a white slightly low-necked dress striped with small bands of gold. Today it is in the [Louvre] Museum under the title of Madame Jarre, but it has changed a lot, especially in the shadows. The other was of a ravishing blonde beauty. She also was dressed in a low-necked white dress flecked with gold. Although these portraits were only busts on a solid color ground and had no accessories, one could not tire of admiring them, they were so full of life and grace. I immediately went to Mr. Prud’hon to tell him my impression and that of the public; he appeared to be quite contented.”
This portrait of a blonde woman, identified in the Salon Livret of 1822 under the title of Portrait of Mme. N. and which, by 1844, Frédéric Villot, Prud’hon’s first biographer, had named “Madame Navier,” is the picture we present here. For his final participation in the Salon, the artist sent five canvasses, including A Grieving Family and four portraits: the one of the young Son of Marshall Gouvion-Saint-Cyr and three female busts of the ladies Péan de Saint-Gilles, Jarre, and Navier. It is in fact the surprising pair formed by the two last pictures which attracted all the attention: the brunette coiffed with a crown of wheat and flowers of the field, and envelopped in a Leonardesque sfumato, and the radiantly beautiful blonde who revives the memory of Titian and Veronese.
At the height of his glory, member of the Institute since 1816, and one of the most sought out portraitists in Upper Society of the Restoration, Prud’hon seems to wish to go beyond the narrow framework here of the society portrait which was codified under Napoleon by David and his disciples. The only artist of stature at the time to remain outside of David’s influence, Prud’hon actually found this sweet seemingly Davidian melancholy by studying Renaissance masters and 18th century sources. In May 1821, Prud’hon lost his companion Constance Mayer, and the tragedy of this disparition can be read in the figures of Her Ladyships Jarre and Navier, who are simultaneously real and inaccessible. For the Goncourt brothers, these works almost didn’t belong to the French School any more :
“The last and most beautiful portraits by the Master, these portraits of women who seem to me to put Prudhon, I don’t say in the first row of French painters, but above the French School, in the genre of portraiture. You will discover that in these portraits posterity will admire […] the character of spiritual grandeur, moral liveliness, intimate idealism, penetrating beauty, this depth of expression, this mysterious gaze, this strange delicious smile, all the signs of inimitable portraits of the Grand Italian School. Prud’hon’s glory is in these portraits.”
Deliberately conceived as complementary, the two portraits should never have been brought together again after the Salon of 1822. Not only did they not form pendants, but their sitters moved in completely different circles. Madame Jarre was Henriette Marguerite Madeleine Hébert who married Charles Jarre, a former student of Vincent who became a passementier dealer and supplier for armies and the military. One of Madeleine’s brothers was Prud’hon’s friend, which was why she was painted by him.
The Parisian Madame Jarre was quite the opposite. Marie-Charlot came from a noble family of Burgundy and held the title of Marquise de Beauvoir. In about 1812, she married Claude-Louis Navier, a brilliant mathematician, civil engineer, specialist of suspension bridges, and Professor at Ponts et Chaussées. Author of several treatises, he was elected to the Academy of Sciences in 1824 and became a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1831. A woman who was quite witty, Madame Navier held a salon where she received the French scientific elite.
It is not impossible that the Portrait of Madame Navier was the first to be commissioned from Prud’hon. Two of Prud’hon’s drawings traditionally identified as preparatory to the Portrait of Madame Jarre seem in fact to be related to our work (Lyon, Fine Arts Museum; Private Collection; see Laveissière 1997, figs. 204a and 204b.) Of course, the presentation of the two women is identical, but in the two studies can be seen Marie Navier’s hairstyle with delicate curls on the temples, the oval face, full chest, and black shawl which is higher on the right arm than Madame Jarre’s. In addition, the artist appears to have worked our canvas more carefully and for much longer. As opposed to the Louvre picture, darkened by the reddish-brown layer which shows through the glazes, our picture preserves all its luminosity, the delicately pinkish whiteness of the flesh tones, and the transparency of the ruching which edges the neckline.
Madame Navier’s costume is less extravagant that Madame Jarre’s, but instead is both reserved and of the greatest elegance. She is dressed in an ivory muslin dress dotted with gold, and her head is wrapped in a band held by a clasp. The fine expensive black shawl brings out the light tint of the attire, while the verdigris background magnifies the young woman’s grey-green gaze. The rendering of materials is virtuoso, the brushwork suave and delicate, more supple in the hair or the silk belt, and impasto in the ornamentation of the dress. It thus creates a surprising decorative effect and confers a veritable presence on the sitter. .
Frédéric VILLOT, “Essai d’un catalogue raisonné des gravures et des lithographies exécutées par P.-P. Prud’hon, ou d’après ses compositions par différents artistes,” Le Cabinet de l’amateur et de l’antiquaire, 1844, p. 490, under no 14.
Charles CLEMENT, Prud’hon : sa vie, ses œuvres et sa correspondance, Paris, 1872, pp. 429-430.
Edmond de GONCOURT, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, dessiné et gravé de P. P. Prud’hon, Paris, Rapilly, 1876, pp. 14-15, under no 11.
Exposition centennale de l’Art français à Saint-Pétersbourg sous le haut patronage de S. A. I. le Grand-Duc Nicolas Mikhaïlovitch, exh. cat. (in French and Russian), 1912, p. 112, no 497 (“Portrait de Mme N*.*”).
François MONOD, “Exposition centennale de l’art français à Saint-Pétersbourg,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1912, no 4, p. 304.
Alfred FOREST, Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, peintre français (1758-1823), Paris, E. Leroux, 1913, pp. 106, 218, lithograph no 502.
Jean GUIFFREY, L’œuvre de P.-P. Prud’hon, Paris, Armand Colin, 1924, p. 218, no 581 (erroneous dimensions 61 x 51 cm.)
Sylvain LAVEISSIERE, Prud’hon ou le rêve du bonheur, exh. cat. Paris, Grand Palais, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997-1998, Paris, RMN, 1997, p. 286, fig. 204c.


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The survival of any democracy is completely dependent on the survival of a ‘free media’ that are not constrained to publish only what the government wants. Over the past decade, media freedom has deteriorated all around the world as populist demagogues have attempted to throttle independent media. While this is concerning everywhere, it is most concerning where it impacts on democracy. As soon as the content of the media is in any way controlled by the government or their supporters, then democracy is finished.
Viktor Orbán’s government in Hungary and Aleksandar Vučić’s administration in Serbia have snuffed out critical journalism. The leader of Austria’s far right ‘Freedom Party’, who was until recently part of the ruling coalition, has been caught on video attempting to collude with Russians to purchase the nation’s largest national newspaper to achieve positive coverage. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu faces corruption charges for offering regulatory favours to two major media companies in exchange for favourable coverage. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India has supported campaigns that discourage speech that is “antinational” and government-aligned thugs have raided homes and offices of journalists who have been critical of the government. The media have become widely flattering of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won re-election last month, amid allegations that the government issues directives on how the press should cover his activities while it intimidates journalists who are critical of him. The government has also been selective in the allocation of television licenses, effectively excluding unfriendly outlets from the airwaves. Perhaps the most concerning is in the United States, where there is the continuous abuse heaped upon the main news organisations of the United States by the idiotic Trump. Fortunately, the United States’ constitution provides robust protections against Trump doing anything concrete against these media organisations1.
Despite all these appalling developments elsewhere, I hope you will excuse my cynicism over the various Australian newspapers having redacted front pages, as a way of protesting their concerns over press freedom under the current government. They are concerned about the impact strict national security legislation will have on their ability to publish stories based on freedom of information requests or information from whistle-blowers. This concern follows Australian Federal Police raids on the Canberra home of NewsCorp journalist Annika Smethurst and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Sydney headquarters earlier this year2.
I would be less cynical if all of these news outlets who have redacted their front pages, were as critical of this corrupt, incompetent government as they should be. The government has constantly pressured the ABC by criticising it at every opportunity and by cutting its budget. The policy arm of the Liberal Party, the Institute of Public Affairs, has, as one of its goals, the selling of the ABC and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)3. Perhaps the worst problem Australian democracy faces, apart from the current government, is the media owned by Murdoch’s organisation. His various news outlets have continually printed lies which I have documented elsewhere4-10, and these lies are with the sole aim of promoting the Coalition government. Now it is the Coalition trying to suppress what they print, and possibly wanting to prosecute one of their journalists. You have to laugh.
Several of the recent news items which have gained, or will eventually gain traction (e.g. ‘watergate’, ‘grassgate’, ‘mategate’) have been started on social media (e.g. Twitter) or on independent media. Even the Barnaby Joyce affair story started on independent media months before being picked up by Murdoch’s Daily Bellylaugh, when it could no longer be ignored. After all, Joyce is a member of the government11.
While the fight to maintain a free media in Australia is a fight we cannot afford to lose, the fight to stop the media lying is one we are losing, and that mostly at the hands of Murdoch. That is just as dangerous for our democracy.

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Better Techniques for Fishing
Guides outline better techniques for fishing. The professionals offer step-by-step instructions on improving the reader’s efforts. The tips apply to different styles of fishing and catching specific fish species. Techniques include how to stay safe in different areas when fishing, too.
Common Problems Around Lakes and Other Waterways
Tips about common problems around waterways and lakes help fishers avoid issues. The guide explains what problems professionals faced in the locales and how the problems were corrected. For example, dangerous conditions underneath the water damage fishing boats and lead to accidents. If the fisher reviews the guide, then they learn how to manage the issues when they arise.
Rules and Regulations for Popular Contests
Fishing contests and championships are hosted throughout the country. Fishing guides provide details about the events, including the cost to enter, restrictions, and the prize. A guide offers tips on how to win more competitions and avoid issues leading to disqualifications. The rules and regulations of the contests appear in the guide and might provide the necessary entry forms. Website information is listed when necessary to direct fishing enthusiasts.
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Techniques for cleaning and filleting fish appear in the guides, as well. The professionals explain more efficient ways to remove bones and preparing the meat. Better tools used for the task are recommended by pros with product information and pricing. The pros offer info about storing fish, too.
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Sheriff’s investigators are searching for help in a suspicious death on Park Lane reported on May 27. Firefighters and medics went to a call from the home on the 900 block of the Montecito street at 8:29 a.m. that Friday and found a woman who had died. She was 96 years old, and a break-in at the home was not involved, reported Sharon Byrne, executive director of the Montecito Association.
An autopsy on June 1 determined the death “does not appear natural,” according to the Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau. The decedent’s name is not being revealed until her next of kin can be notified.
The Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the death and requests that persons with knowledge contact them at (805) 681-4150. Calls can be made anonymously to (805) 681-4171 or SBSheriff.org.


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Lucknow, June 25: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday gave away a month's salary for disaster relief in Uttarakhand.
He also urged ministers in his government and MPs and legislators of the Samajwadi Party to do likewise.
"I appeal to everyone in the spate, my party and people across the social and political spectrum to donate to the best of their abilities and help people devastated by the natural calamity," he said in a message.
The MPs and legislators have been asked to make their donation to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.
Several consignments of medicine, food and water have also been sent to Uttarakhand.


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We are extremely excited to let you know that thanks to your support, MADRE and Muixil, our Guatemalan sister organization, were able to expand our chicken farming project for the second time this year! An additional 50 Indigenous Ixil women participants from the Indigenous communities of Nebaj, Chajul and Cotzal will each receive three chickens and materials to build chicken coops. That means that this year alone, you have helped 100 women start their own chicken farms, securing food for their families and earning incomes to send their children to school – thank you!
We are also happy to report that the 50 Indigenous Ixil women who have been participating in the project since the spring of this year continue to successfully run their small chicken farms. Thanks to your support, this project continues to grow. Most importantly, it has ensured that impoverished Ixil women now have the means to provide for their families.
We look forward to sharing even more future successes from the chicken farming project!