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A recently released video seems to show several people fighting an individual outside of a Taco Bell in Jacksonville, Texas, the Jacksonville Progress reported. The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the assault saying they were conducting an investigation, KLTV reported.
Jacksonville Police Chief Reece Daniel said about the fight:
“One thing I want to be clear about is that this was not a roaming band of black males assaulting white males and this incident was precipitated by one of the white suspects. Alcohol was also involved,”
The video apparently shows several people ganging up on a single person. The video has since gone viral, garnering over 12,000 views since it was posted on Sunday.
Daniel said about the video of the incident:
The video “clearly shows an assault taking place (but) there are many other factors and actions that we must investigate.”
Police, though, say that the video is of bad quality, not showing the entire incident from beginning to end. The video has no sound and does not who what started the fight.
Daniel continued, saying,
“While I personally find it cowardly that several people were involved in the assault on the young man on the ground, please let me point out that this seven-second video contains no audio, so we have no way of knowing what the male on the ground was saying at the time or if he was making the problem worse. Officers talked to him at the scene and he refused to file any charges. This victim had two friends with him.”
According to Daniel,
“One was engaged in a fight off camera and the other was leaving the scene… For those (involved) in the initial off-camera fights and disturbances, we anticipate filing disorderly conduct charges and for those involved in the stomping we are going to file assault charges.”
The fight was one of many that Jacksonville police responded to that night in the area on Saturday. They still have not found all those responsible for the fight and are currently trying to find those involved. Only one person has so far been arrested, though for a separate incident.
Daniel said about officers responding to fights in the area,
“Our officers handle fights on almost a daily basis and they did an excellent job of breaking this one up and doing the proper follow-up,”
As the Inquisitr reported, Taco Bell has been the site for many brawls over the years.


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A grand shipping and logistics gathering, the ‘China Shipping 50 Forum’, was held in Guangzhou’s Nansha District on January 11, attracting over 300 representatives of leading enterprises in the field.
A grand shipping and logistics gathering, the ‘China Shipping 50 Forum’, was held in Guangzhou’s Nansha District on January 11.[Photo provided to Newsgd.com]
As the overall plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is about to be released later this year, the forum specifically focused on how this plan will affect the shipping and logistics development around Guangzhou Port, especially the Nansha Port area.
Pan Yuzhang, Deputy Director of Management Committee of the Nansha Free Trade Zone, stressed that Nansha is located at the geographic center of the Bay Area and had the innate qualities needed to develop the port industries.
In 2017, Guangzhou Port’s container throughput reached 20.3 million TEUs while Nansha Port reached 14 million TEUs with a 10.45-percent increase year on year. Nansha Port currently operates 177 routes, 85 of which are international.
Nansha Port[file photo]

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The impeachment trial of President Trump has often been compared to a courtroom trial, but there are some differences that are key to understanding the process.
The most important difference between impeachment and the courtroom is who’s in charge. In the courtroom the rules are clear and the judge is in control, but in an impeachment trial, the senators are in control. They decide the rules and even though Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is presiding, the senators can overrule him with a simple majority. That makes them both judge and jury.
In a standard trial, calling witnesses is normal and jurors are not allowed to ask their own questions. In contrast, the Senate will have to decide whether to allow witnesses at all and the senators will be allowed to submit their own questions in writing for witnesses to answer. Senators can even be called as witnesses themselves.
Finally, there’s the question of a verdict. For a courtroom trial, no matter what decision the jury makes, it must be unanimous. If they choose to convict the defendant, the judge would then decide the sentence. For the impeachment trial, a conviction takes 67 votes.
President Trump is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In this case, a conviction seems unlikely but if it does happen, President Trump will be automatically removed from office, but if there are fewer than 67 votes the president will stay in office.
President Trump is the third president in U.S. history to face an impeachment trial.


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Flourless Chocolate Cake
The best part about this flourless cake is that it doesn't require any flour alternatives. It's just the perfect cake that happens to have zero flour
- FOR THE CAKE
- Cooking spray, for pan
- 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
- ½ c. (1 stick) butter, cut into large chunks
- 1 tsp. instant espresso powder
- ¼ c. hot water
- 1 c. sugar
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ c. unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably dutch process)
- FOR THE GANACHE
- ½ c. heavy cream
- 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
- Raspberries, for serving
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease an 8” springform pan with cooking spray. Place a small saucepan filled halfway with water over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Place bittersweet chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over the simmering pot. Stir until chocolate and butter are completely melted. Turn off heat and remove bowl from saucepan.
- Dissolve espresso powder in hot water. Add sugar and espresso to melted chocolate and whisk until completely combined then add eggs and whisk to combine. Stir in cocoa powder.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until just set in the middle and a thin crust forms, about 35 minutes.
- Let cake cool for 15 minutes then remove sides of springform pan. Let cake cool completely.
- Meanwhile make ganache: Place heavy cream in a small saucepan and bring to simmer. Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl then pour hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit 1 minute, then whisk to combine.
- Pour ganache over cake and smooth with an offset spatula. Place in refrigerator until set, 10 minutes.
- Serve with raspberries.
This decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake is SO rich, you'll crave it. Full recipe: http://dlsh.it/y95oIaU
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I received Shadow Composites' video set as my DesCon 8 prize. Although I am not the most qualified reviewer in this area, I thought I would share my opinions anyway. The three VHS videos each came packaged in a standard cardboard case and a zip-lock bag for added protection. The first video includes a printed sheet identifying some suppliers. All three videos are of good quality, with clear video and audio.
The three titles are:
In each of the videos, Dave Triano, the president of Shadow Composites, presents the information in a clear and understandable manner. All of the information presented is in a "show and tell" format, with Dave actually using the techniques he is describing.
Volume 1 has been out for a while and there are already several reviews on this site. This video is by far the best for novices like me. He starts with descriptions of what composites really are (and what they are not), an overview of the most common materials (i.e. e-glass, s-glass, carbon fiber and Kevlar cloths), weave patterns, weights of the cloth, etc. Oh, and he stresses safety throughout, which is important because most of the materials used in composite construction can be dangerous to you and those around you. In the rest of the video, Dave builds four composite airframes using various materials (54mm glassed, 54mm carbon using heat tape, 10.5mm carbon mat, 54mm Kevlar using heat tape). Having tried fiberglassing mostly "brute force", I just couldn't believe how easy and mess-free it can be! His discussion is packed full of useful tips, several of which had me saying, "why didn't I think of that?"
Volume 2 takes the viewer through the construction of a composite-only airframe (i.e. no paper or phenolic inside), fin attachment on minimum diameter airframes, filling, and priming (ready to paint). This video has some overlap with the previous video, as it repeats the process of building a composite only airframe. However, he also demonstrates how to get various finishes using mylar, breather material, etc. This Volume will be most useful to people who really want to build an all composite, minimum diameter rocket. Although I probably won't be doing exactly what he demonstrates, I'm sure I'll use his techniques for fin attachment, coupler construction, and for easily determining if your surface is perfectly smooth, just to name a few.
Volume 3 details the vacuum bagging process. In this tape, Dave constructs three structures: a flat carbon sheet, a complex fin structure that is tapered root to tip and has beveled leading and trailing edges, and a half mold of a conical nose cone. I pretty much skimmed through this video since I currently have no plans to do any vacuum bagging. However, I found two things about this tape that bothered me. The first is that two of the demonstrations require a mold, which I don't know how to make. The second is that a method to vacuum bag tubes isn't provided. In this video, Dave states that vacuum bagging is not a good technique for tubes, and that the tape method should be used. However, Volume 1 conveys that the tape method is not applicable to larger tubes without a curing oven. This may be a fundamental limitation of the materials/techniques, but I still would have liked to have seen him vacuum bag a tube.
Finally, I want to address one statement that my wife made while I was watching the videos. She said, "gee, it sounds like he only made these videos so you will buy his products." While Dave does make use of many of the products he sells, he does point out other good products out there that can do similar things. There is nothing in the video that you could not do with competing products. I have only used one of the products he sells (SuperFil epoxy filler) and have found it to be an excellent product. In addition, Dave is helpful, his service is prompt, and he actually builds rockets with this stuff! I suspect that his motivation to make the videos may in fact be to promote the use of composites in rocketry, and help sell products, but this does NOT diminish the value of the tapes!
I feel Volume 1 is a must-buy for anyone interested in doing any fiberglassing. It is definitely a "5". Volume 2 also had a lot of useful tips, however, if you have Volume 1 and are an experienced modeler, you will get less out of it than from Volume 1. I give this one a "4". Finally, the third tape is not as useful for a wide audience, so I give it a "3". If I had seen the tapes in advance, I personally would still want the first two volumes to look back on as I started applying the techniques presented. I also have to point out that when you buy all three tapes, you get a free roll of heat tape - so there isn't much financial reason not to get all three. In the final analysis, I rate the whole set a "4.5".
In closing, I want to extend my appreciation to Dave for supporting the DesCon with such a great prize, and to Bob Fortune for running the contest. Thank guys!
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5


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WASHINGTON — An administration official said Thursday that the White House plans to submit implementing legislation for the GATT Uruguay Round treaty to Capitol Hill by mid-June but is still wrestling with how it will raise $13 billion to cover tariff revenues lost during the pact’s first five years.
Retailing continues to be considered a possible source of this money, said Leon Panetta, director of the Office of Management and Budget. He spoke after testifying to the Senate Rules Committee on budget matters.
Giving the most definitive timetable yet from the administration on its plans to bring the GATT legislation to Congress, Panetta said he was confident the pact will win approval, “but it won’t be pleasant,” saying, “It will be a tough climb.”
Panetta said the administration was considering changing the tax treatment accorded inventories but he couldn’t discuss how rules would be changed.

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Put yourself in a gingerbread house for the December U.S. Stamp Notes cartoon contest
By John M. Hotchner
Gingerbread dates back more than 1,000 years. Over the centuries, gingerbread was made in different shapes, eventually developing into an art form with the introduction of gingerbread houses in 16th-century Germany.
Later, they were decorated for the Christmas season and became a staple of end-of-the-year celebrating.
Gingerbread houses were an inevitable central design for United States Christmas stamps. Their time came in 2013, when four forever stamps were issued with different versions of the same basic gingerbread house (Scott 4817-4820).
The color schemes of the houses and the placement and design of the doors and windows differ on each stamp.
The stamp with the red door (Scott 4817) is being used for the December cartoon contest.
So, who is in the gingerbread house? It could be anyone from the postmaster general to your favorite football player to a stamp collector. Or perhaps you are in the house.
Another possibility is basing your caption on the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, in which the Brothers Grimm took an old folk story with several versions, and made it into an entertaining, if somewhat scary, narrative involving hungry witches and children.
In spite of, or maybe because of, the fearful aspect, the story by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm has been made into an opera, a movie, and innumerable illustrated books.
So, your challenge is to put one of the Grimm characters, or anyone else of your choosing in the gingerbread house on the stamp and tell me what they are saying or thinking. The subject can be from the fairy tale, philately, politics, sports, or whatever else comes to mind.
There will be two prizes given: one for the best philatelic line, and one for the best nonphilatelic line.
The important thing is to use your sense of humor, because entries with a humorous twist have the best chance of winning a prize.
Put your entry (or entries) on a postcard if possible and send it to me John Hotchner, Cartoon Contest, Box 1125, Falls Church, VA, 22041-0125, or e-mail it to email@example.com. Be sure to include your mailing address.
For each winner, the prize will be the book Linn’s Stamp Identifier, published by Linn’s (a retail value of $12.99), or a 13-week subscription to Linn’s (a new subscription or an extension).
To be considered for the prizes, entries must reach me not later than December 26. Why not enter now while you’re thinking about it?
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This is the beginning of the sixth week of the California Prisoner Hunger Strike. Over 30,000 prisoners began the hunger strike together on July 8th; that’s 36 days ago. These people are putting their lives on the line to stop the brutal torture they are subjected to in solitary confinement. See our previous post to learn more about their demands.
On Monday, July 22nd, 32-year-old Billy “Guero” Sell died in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison while participating in the hunger strike . Prison officials are ruling the death a suicide, but advocates and friends of Guero assert that he had no prior mental health issues and that he died because of inaction by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Guero’s friends described him as “strong, a good person, a good soldier.” The hunger strike continues and we must all remind the world that Guero’s life mattered.
We invite you to join us in sending Gov. Jerry Brown a message to support the California Prisoner Hunger Strike and force the CDCR into negotiations with the hunger strikers. Take a photo in solidarity with the hunger strikers. Invite your congregation, social justice council, youth group, or other friends to stand with you. Then, you can tweet your photos to @CAHungerStrike and/or with #cahungerstrike, or post them on the official “Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity” Facebook page.
There are currently 36 people who have signed on with the weekly solidarity fast each Monday since July 8th. People are participating from Boise, Idaho; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Toronto, Ontario; New Orleans, Louisiana; and elsewhere around North America. On Monday, August 4th, a group of community activists shut down the entrance to a state building on Oakland, California, demanding action by the Governor and an end to solitary confinement. People around the world are outraged and paying attention to the ongoing suffering in the prisons throughout California. The leadership and bravery of those on hunger strike is a call to action for those of us who are people of faith.
Our Unitarian Universalist theology reminds us that our lives are all interwoven and together we are part of the Divine. Our Universalist ancestry calls us to recognize the holy in every individual and to honor that beauty through community and solidarity. As prisoners in California continue to risk their lives, it is our responsibility to lift up their voices with our own. As their bodies lose strength we must grow stronger. With one life lost and others possible to follow, we must not let their lives be lost in vain. Speak out. Stand in solidarity.
This post was written by Rev. Jason Lydon, Community Minister at Black and Pink, and Megan Selby, Chicago Area UU Young Adult Ministries Coordinator.More >
For the past week, Unitarian Universalist congregations across Florida, UU Justice Florida, and interfaith and immigrants partners have brought their immigration reform advocacy to the next level to take advantage of Congress’s annual August Recess, when members of Congress return home to work from their local offices. Standing on the Side of Love Campaign Manager Jennifer Toth has been visiting and organizing with them and documenting what a difference it makes when people get involved in hands-on advocacy in their communities.
In half a dozen cities from Orlando to Miami, delegations of UUs representing twelve congregations gathered for briefings on immigration reform and grassroots organizing filled with lots of learning and dialogue. Then, they put what they learned into practice by meeting with their House representatives’ staff along with local interfaith and community partners. Delegations shared personal stories about how deportations have torn families apart, why reform is needed now, and also prayed with congressional staff and offered the faith and moral perspective.
These meetings are making a big difference in how representatives and their staff view the immigration debate. In the Orlando area, Republican Rep. Daniel Webster came out in favor of immigration reform just days before the meeting and the UU delegation was able to thank his staff directly for taking such a bold stance. At Republican Rep. Bill Young’s office, staff shared that they are not experts on immigration and thanked members of the Clearwater UU Congregation for helping them learn more about the issues at hand. Groups also met with the offices of Representatives Mica, Buchanan, Rooney, Ros-Lehtinen, and Diaz-Balart.
Not only are these dedicated UUs ensuring that their elective officials know that they care about compassionate immigration reform, they are also building and strengthening partnerships with interfaith and immigrant partners groups in their communities. These relationships can help shape social justice work for years to come!
Can you do the same in your hometown? Visit our immigration reform resource page for resources to help you plan your own briefing and advocacy visits to your House representatives.
Want to see more from the great immigration organizing in Florida and across the country? Click here to check out our photo album!
Special thanks to all of the interfaith and community partner organizations who have joined these meetings (including the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service, Interfaith Worker Justice, the National Council of Jewish Women, Immigration Equality, Unidos Now, CIR Now, Organizing for Action (OFA), and the Florida Immigrant Coalition) as well as clergy advocates (including Revs. Brock Leach, Amy Kindred, Mike Young, Kathy Schmitz, and Wendy Pantoja) and Kindra Muntz, UU Justice Florida Board President, for making this amazing outpouring of support possible.More >
Love is spreading through Pennsylvania! In Montgomery County, just outside of Philadelphia, the Register of Wills, D. Bruce Hanes, has been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite a state ban.
Last weekend, over 100 supporters of marriage equality gathered on the steps of the courthouse to say “thank you” to Mr. Hanes and his staff. There were many Unitarian Universalists there, proudly standing on the side of love.
As one of the ministers at Main Line Unitarian Church in the suburbs of Philadelphia, I have had the honor to officiate three weddings for loving couples, and add my signature to these licenses. It is exciting to be part of this movement towards equality, and to witness families come together in new ways as they become fully recognized by the state. I have personally returned all these licenses and watched them be certified by the county, just as countless marriage licenses have been in the past.
The state is trying to take action against Mr. Hanes and force him to stop issuing licenses to same-sex couples. He has said he will not stop, unless ordered by a judge. We know these marriages will likely face an unfortunate time of legal limbo by the state, but I am confident that the state will ultimately end the discrimination and fully recognize these marriages. As Unitarian Universalists, we know these marriages are valid in the eyes of our church, and the God of love and reason, and for all the couples and families involved.
In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. said “An unjust law is a code that a majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself. This is difference made legal. By the same token, a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itself. This is sameness made legal.” We are all joining Mr. Hanes and his staff against an unjust law.
We hope in the near future Pennsylvania will become the next state to recognize marriage equality, thanks to the courageous actions of state officials, and the people who are ready for love to win the day.
This post was written by Rev. Morgan R. McLean. Morgan is the Associate Minister at Main Line Unitarian Church in Devon, Pennsylvania.More >
I grew up hearing stories about the 1963 March on Washington. As a child, this historic moment seemed immense, and far removed in time. Yet, it ingrained itself in my young conscience. Rev. King’s watershed speech galvanized an ethic that not only challenged the institutions of his time, but offered a path for the next generations to mature into. From this grounding, we as a people struggle, grow, and heal. And the work must continue.
August 24th marks the 50th anniversary of “The Great March.” Activists from all over the country will gather in Washington, DC and at a sibling witness event here in New York City and call for Dr. King’s dream to finally be realized.
Will you join us? Click here to get more information and connect with the Standing on the Side of Love contingent at the march.
The promise of our faith mirrors the promise of the United States of America: a democratic society based in the true equality of all people. Neither our faith nor our nation, however, can achieve that promise until we face and change systems that value some people more than others, some lives more than others, and some votes more than others. Both the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act and the acquittal of George Zimmerman for Trayvon Martin’s death have made it clear just how far we have to go in this regard with respect to race.
The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington provides an opportunity for us to stand on the side of love against oppression. Click here to find out how you can take part in this historic event.
Can’t make it to the march? You can still join the movement for racial justice in our communities. Click here to join the conversation on the “UUs Resisting New Jim Crow & Mass Incarceration” Facebook group.
Wherever any of us are oppressed, we are all diminished. Whenever we remain complacent, we are complicit. When we are unmoved, our faith calls us back to a place of compassion. We are all our relations. We still have a dream. May the next generations be inspired by the course of our hearts. I hope to see you in DC at the end of this month.
Rev. Jude Geiger
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington, New York
PS: Wondering why this work is still important? Read this letter from a team of clergy and religious professionals in the Metro New York District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, which discusses at length why this work continues to be a matter of life and death and how our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to action.
The message above went out on Thursday, August 8, 2013 to Standing on the Side of Love supporters. You can sign-up for these emails here.More >
On Monday July 22nd, nine young immigrants (aka the “Dream 9″) arrived at the Nogales, Arizona port of entry with paperwork for humanitarian parole and asylum, requesting to come home to the United States. It was a historic and courageous action to bring awareness to those left out of the immigration reform debate–the millions of immigrant families that have been separated by detention, deportation, and border militarization.
Since then, the Dream 9 have been held in the infamous Eloy Detention Center, a private facility run by the Corrections Corporation of America. In just the past two weeks, they have received widespread national attention. Nearly 30,000 calls and letters of support have arrived from around the country and their nationwide organization, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, has led multiple protests and sit-ins calling for their release . As a result of their effective advocacy, 43 members of Congress and counting have signed a letter to President Obama urging him to take immediate action for their release.
Just yesterday, we received the good news that all nine have passed the first interviews for their asylum cases. But they still have not been released. Please join us today in asking President Obama and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for their immediate release.
You can get involved by calling ICE and the White House, using the script below, or signing the online petition.
“Hi, my name is ____ and I’m from ____ . I am calling to ask that the Dream 9 be released from Eloy Immigration Detention Center in Arizona. None of the nine are a flight risk, and they were all detained trying to come home. Supporters from all over the world are asking for their release, please bring them home.”
ICE (Arizona): 602-766-7028
ICE (DC): 202-732-3000
White House: 202-282-8000
Bringing the Dream 9 home is just the beginning of the struggle they launched from the border. While in detention, the Dream 9 went on a hunger strike to protest restricted access to phone service that limited them from revealing the stories and abuses they heard from the inside. Members of the Dream 9 were also kept in solitary confinement to prevent them from building solidarity with the other detainees. Last week, more than 70 women in the detention center joined the hunger strike–some of whom have been in detention for years. This action further exposes our country’s unjust and deadly immigration and border enforcement policies, such as harsh border security, Operation Streamline, and record detention and deportations. All of this would be made worse by the border militarization provisions in the Senate’s immigration reform bill.
No More Deaths, a ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson, is proud to be actively supporting the Dream 9. The mission of No More Deaths is to stop the death and suffering of migrants in the southern Arizona desert and we recognize that many of these deaths in recent years are a result of the 1.7 million people deported under the Obama administration. Immigrants with strong ties to the United States are faced with increasingly dangerous border crossings to return to their homes and families. No More Deaths volunteer and Unitarian Universalist Dr. Kat Sinclair worked with the legal team for the Dream 9 action. “As part of respecting the inherent worth and dignity of all people, we should be welcoming our deportee community home with open arms,” Sinclair said.
The core of the struggle for immigrant rights must be led by those directly affected by the injustice. We are honored to support families and community members who are building a movement that is impossible for policy makers and law enforcement to ignore. It provides yet another opportunity for allies to listen to the voices of immigrants and act in solidarity. Even if the Dream 9 are released, thousands still remain in detention or legal limbo–making our commitment to the long-term movement that much more important.
Please help us spread the word! Forward this email to your network, post to Facebook or Twitter, issue a public statement of support from your school, congregation or organization, and keep spreading the word. #BringThemHome
This post was written by Maryada Vallet and Walt Emrys Staton, M.Div. Emrys is a Unitarian Universalist ministerial candidate and Maryada is a public health professional. Both are long-time No More Deaths volunteers and based in Tucson, Arizona.More >

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The makers of the ever in style Zhu Zhu Pets have come up with one other hit. Introducing the combat ready hamsters known as Kung Zhu Pets! Zhu Zhu pets are lovely little mechanical hamsters that begin as lovable and charming, making sounds and shortly discovering how one can react to their environment. These variations are all made possible as a result of innovation of the sensible chip. These pets begin simply as cute as the not for lengthy!. Before long they can be taught to progress into tiny warriors able to go to struggle!
In the case of having finches as pets, remember a number of key issues. First, they’re vocal little birds. They love the sound of their very own voice, particularly in the mornings. Second, they like firm. The extra the merrier when it comes to these friendly birds. Thankfully taking care of two finches is no more durable than taking good care of one. Finally, like several pet, they’ll profit out of your consideration. Most finches enjoy human contact.
This makes them actually cute and huggable.
For example, for instance that you choose to buy a cute little bunny. How much may that little guy probably price you? About $a thousand over his lifetime? Nicely, you would be surprised. Assuming that your rabbit lives as long as the typical rabbit does, that must be 10 years and $10,000 spent over a lifetime. Rabbits need plenty of preventive care.
Finches as pets hit it off in their very own groups however not all the time with different species of chook. For instance, parakeets or Budgies can be aggressive towards them and even kill them so be sure to hold them separate. Even go so far as placing their cages in separate rooms, do not put them next to each other.
Two, puppies have a robust streak of curiosity.
A great pet meals must contain the correct quantity of nutrients reminiscent of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals that may help your canine to grow healthy. Nonetheless, it’s noteworthy that with the list of commercially available canine meals available in the market, you might locate merchandise which are processed with a number of preservatives. It’s therefore advisable to select canine meals that are comprised of all-pure and human high quality elements to ensure your pet’s health. With this in mind, the canine meals provided by Sojos meals are guaranteed secure and are the right alternative to your furry pal.
There are occasions when a ferret gets very cussed and nonetheless continues to chew or nip. In these conditions, it is best to look him straight within the eye and make him really feel that such habits is wrong and unacceptable. Pick him up by the scruff and lightly drag him across the floor. This procedure is probably not that welcoming however some owners use this technique of their ferret nip coaching. For them, it is among the greatest ways to instill not only self-discipline but good manners to their ferrets.
â€¢ Inside hind and outside fore on the identical time. â€¢ Work usually on suppling exercises to your horse; work on circles, turns and different lateral workout routines enabling your horse to be extra laterally supple. A parrot can be cramped in a finch cage, and a finch could simply escape from a parrot cage.

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It's easy to confuse erotic humiliation with BDSM; however, according to my very unscientific research, the two are not the same. The emphasis in erotic humiliation is just that--humiliation. The humiliation can take many forms; verbal, such as scolding or name calling; animal play, making the submission eat or drink from pet bowls; erotic objectification, requiring the submissive is used as furniture, or any form of sexual embarrassment. Obviously the spectrum is vast but the basics are pretty simple: its any time a consensual person is turned on by being demeaned or demeaning others.
The theories that seek to explain why this works focus on the emotional and physiological responses to humiliation and state that the high level of trust and communication that make this work enhance the overall experience. Also, that the area of the brain that responds to emotional pain, including humiliation, is the same as the one that responds to physical pain. Thus, the humiliation is a very strong emotional trigger.
Belle de Jour is an erotic humiliation classic, different from O and 50 in that the heroine, who feels disconnected from her husband, seeks out the humiliation. She begins a double life: call girl by day, proper Parisian housewife by night.
The film, starring Catherine Deneuve is a visual feast. The trailer above only gives you a taste. The whole thing is worth hunting down. I suggest watching it twice. The first time for the story, the second to catch the subtle things you missed the first time.
Curious for more? Try this article from The Village Voice by Tristan Taormino. It recounts the author's experience with a BSDM class on erotic humiliation.

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Straight up cheer
Christmas is still 45 days away (and counting!), but there's no reason to wait to get into the holiday spirit.
Have a holly jolly time when Straight No Chaser brings its humor-filled, high-energy show to town on Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the Warner Theatre. It's just the latest stop for the 10-member a cappella group, formed at Indiana University in 1996, during its 20th anniversary "I'll Have Another ... World Tour" that continues through January.
Straight No Chaser — known for its popular albums "Holiday Spirits" (2008), "Christmas Cheers" (2009) and "Under the Influence: Holiday Edition (2014) — will perform a blend of Christmas favorites, non-holiday hits and possibly a few selections from its new "I'll Have Another ... Christmas Album," just released on Oct. 28.
The new album features more holiday classics, including "All I Want For Christmas is You," "Feels Like Christmas" featuring Jana Kramer, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Run Run Rudolph" and "Winter Wonderland."
Straight No Chaser will perform Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the Warner Theatre, 811 State St. Tickets, $36.50 and $46.50, are available at the Erie Insurance Arena box office, by calling 452-4857 and online at www.erieevents.com. For more about the group, visit or find it on Facebook (@StraightNoChaser) and Twitter (@SNCmusic).

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Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research2010 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
1)Coordinate collaboration between farmers, and USDA-ARS and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute researchers to research, select, produce and test improved corn varieties for sustainable agriculture; 2)Organize farmer-to-farmer networking and educational opportunities through on-farm research, field days and yearly meetings; and 3)Provide farmer cooperators a platform to increase awareness and interest about the use of and the need for these corn varieties.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
PFI will interact with a team including USDA-ARS, ISU scientists, and MFAI. PFI will identify farmer cooperators in coordination with MFAI, who will work with technicians and researchers to prepare field test sites and begin selecting corn varieties on-farm. Researchers will train farmer cooperators in on-farm selection techniques and requirements for test-site preparation. PFI will organize a winter meeting specifically focused to update stakeholders of the project on breeding accomplishments, variety improvements, and tasks for the following year. PFI will organize summer field days to demonstrate the different varieties and have farmers present field research findings about variety comparisons. PFI will facilitate on-farm research from design to implementation to analysis of results. Additionally, PFI will continue to coordinate seed increases and feeding trials. We will work closely with ISU Animal Science department and local feed mills to formulate and test new diets using these corn varieties. All data will be consolidated, interpreted, summarized and published in PFI publications, on the PFI website, and in the media. Finally, PFI will create partial budgets of the production of this maize and the potential for feeding it to poultry.
3. Progress Report
The Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) arranged: 1) three stakeholder meetings in: Chicago, IL 12/10/2009; Ames, IA 02/11/2010; and, LaCrosse, WI 02/27/2010; 2) three field days to be held in: Mt. Vernon, IA 08/01/10; River Falls, WI 09/17/10; and, Ames, IA 09/23/10; 3) skill building workshops to be held during pollination in Ames, IA July 2010 and a selection workshop in Ames, IA 08/01/10. Spring 2010, six yield trials, one strip trial and one inbred increase on-farm was established. The United States Testing Network (USTN) is an organization of organic producers and researchers who dedicate part of their land for testing corn lines. The number of location managers for USTN was improved from 26 in 2009 to 37 in 2010. Organizational development of USTN was also improved in 2010. A final summary of USTN results were prepared and provided to many stakeholders. Coordination of the USTN by the ARS and PFI continues to improve. We also continued to expand USTN locations across the U.S. We identified PFI farmers who want to begin inbred increases and they will be trained to improve inbred lines that feed into the in-state and out-of-state testing networks that are being established. Stakeholder meetings this past year focused on skill-building workshops for farmers, bridging the gap between breeder and seed retailer and advertising and outreach efforts to make farmers across the U.S. aware about the availability and yield potential of these products developed through our networks. Progress was monitored by frequent site visits, phone calls, and emails for joint planning, sharing results, and reporting results. Joint presentations are made at field days and farmer meetings.


After years of false starts and delays, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales finally began filming in Australia yesterday. And that’s not a moment too soon for the franchise’s star, Johnny Depp, who hasn’t headlined a hit since 2011’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. So, this brings up two important questions. First, will a fifth Captain Jack Sparrow adventure resuscitate Depp in a post-Mortdecai world? Secondly, can new directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning inject new life into a series that ran out of steam two movies ago?
So this is why we don't see Johnny Depp on stage very often (ever?) at awards shows. Last night at the Hollywood Film Awards, Depp introduced the documentary ‘Supermensch,’ about legendary talent manager Shep Gordon, and immediately made it pretty clear that he was not sober-minded. “That's the weirdest microphone I've ever seen in my life,” he slurs—except, you know, it's just a regular microphone.
The first 'Into the Woods' trailer left many people scratching their heads because it featured no singing for what is ostensibly a musical and it kept Johnny Depp, one of the biggest names in the cast, completely offscreen. However, Depp's Big Bad Wolf has made the cover of Entertainment Weekly (along with the rest of the ensemble cast), giving us our first look at Disney's favorite leading man in his latest wacky costume.
Shocker! Javier Bardem is up for another villain role! After recently portraying Bond baddie Silva in 'Skyfall,' another major franchise wants him play its bad guy -- 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5.' He must have the face for it or something.


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Antibacterial Activity of Plants Essential Oils Against Some Epidemiologically Relevant Food-Borne Pathogens
Moustafa A. El-Shenawy1, *, Hoda H. Baghdadi2, Lobna S. El-Hosseiny2
Identifiers and Pagination:Year: 2015
First Page: 30
Last Page: 34
Publisher Id: TOPHJ-8-30
Article History:Received Date: 15/02/2015
Revision Received Date: 27/04/2015
Acceptance Date: 29/04/2015
Electronic publication date: 26/6/2015
Collection year: 2015
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The antibacterial activity of essential oils hydrodistilled from local anise, coriander, cumin, marjoram, rosemary and thyme were screened against a group of food-borne pathogens comprising Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium and Bacillus cereus. All the tested bacterial strains displayed varying degrees of susceptibility towards the examined oils. Nevertheless Gram-positive bacterial strains were more sensitive than Gram-negative organisms. Furthermore, the antimicrobial activities of the extracted essential oils were found to be related to their major components as identified by Gas chromatography-Mass spectroscopy. Essential oils containing phenolic or aldehydic terpenoids as major constituents were the most active (thyme and cumin oils), followed by those containing alcoholic terpenoids (marjoram and coriander oils). Meanwhile, essential oils containing ketonic terpenoids as major components were moderately active (rosemary oil) and those containing phenolic ethers exhibited relatively weak activity (anise oil). In food industries, the tested essential oils can be used as natural antimicrobial agents in the light of shift away from artificial agents and the move towards natural alternatives.

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Praia, Cape Verde, 27 May – TAP – Air Portugal will start flying three times a week to the Cape Verdean island of Sao Vicente just as soon as the new airport is certified and can received n night time flights, the airline’s delegate in Cape Verde said Tuesday in Praia.
Luís Garcia told Portuguese news agency Lusa that this could happen as of August as certification and finalisation of technical aspects were underway at the remodelled Sao Pedro airport, near MIndelo.
As soon as it starts operating to the island fo São Vicente, with TACV as a service provider, TAP will have a total of 13 or 14 flights per week to Cape Verde – daily flights to Sal island and four weekly flights to the capital, Praia (Santiago Island).
According to the TAP delegate in Cape Verde, the airline’s decision was made after a feasibility study was carried out, which concluded that “there is room in the market” for direct flights between Lisbon and Mindelo.
As soon as Sao Vicente’s airport is opened up to international traffic, Cape Verde will have four international airports –Sal, Santiago and Boavista.
In relation to Boavista, and because it is a traditional charter flights market, TAP, is not, for now, interested in linking it to Lisbon by air, Garcia said. (macauhub)


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The Maple Run, Burnt Mills and Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area trails in eastern Pennsylvania aren’t long individually, but can be combined to make for a great weekend of riding.
Start at the Maple Run loop trail in Pike County near the village of Pecks Pond, which offers an 8-mile loop trail. Maple Run is the easiest of the three trail systems, set in gently rolling, forested hills, with a few areas of rock and is a summer trail system.
Next on the list are the Burnt Mills trails, about 6 miles south of Maple Run on state Route 402. Burnt Mills isn’t a loop system but the 7 miles of summer and winter trails are scenic through forest. There’s also a trout stream and beaver pond, if you want to do some fishing.
Final stop: the Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area about 60 miles south, which offers 13 miles of summer and winter trails. The Miller Recreation Area offers the most challenges of the three trails. The trails are much rougher and steeper with areas of large rocks and hills. A map can come in handy for finding your way around.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources closes a number of trails in the winter. The agency classifies trails as summer and winter trails. Summer trails are open from the Friday before Memorial Day to the last full weekend in September. The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commission through the following April 1.
The Maple Run, Burnt Mills area is west of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania on Route 402, 2 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Route 402 is exit 30 on the Interstate 84 exit or exit 309 on Interstate 80. Maple Run access is from a parking area on state Route 402 a little less than 2 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Burnt Mills access is from a parking area on Route 402 1 mile south of Porters Lake.
The Miller Recreation Area is 5 miles south of Interstate 80, exit 284 on Route 115.
Maple Run info: Delaware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746. Phone: (570) 895-4000.
Burnt Mills and Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area info: Delaware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746. Phone: (570) 895-4000.
Pennsylvania trail info: dcnr.pa.gov/pages.

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First of all I must point out that I carry spare springs, a mainspring clamp, & a spare hammer, just in case I need them when far from home. If you do not have any spare parts, this is how you can continue to use your firelock.
This is the lock on my fusil, the pan on a rifle will be a little smaller, but this method will still work. The COCK is what holds the flint shown to the left of the pan & vent hole. The HAMMER is what the flint strikes to create sparks. Shown here with a leather hammer cap on to the right of the pan.
The procedure is to load the gun first, before priming the pan. When you prime the pan it will be seen as above, the hammer back & the pan open. The cock set on half-cock. When the pan is primed, the hammer is pulled toward you to cover the pan. To fire you pull the cock back to full-cock, remove the hammer boot, point or take aim, & pull the trigger.
If the lock will not function because of a broken mainspring, then the cock will not spring forward when you pull the trigger. So to make the cock go forward toward the pan, you will have to pull the trigger & push the cock forward with your thumb.
Remove the flint from the cock & replace it with a piece of tinder, or a fuse made from cotton or linen material, or use some cordage made from coton or linen or plant material. This is your match or match cord, you now have a matchlock.
In practice it is better if you are using a smouldering match, to carry the match cord in your hand & push it into the jaws of the cock just before you are ready to fire. DO NOT load the gun or prime with a smouldering match in the cock!
When you are ready to give fire, push the match into the jaws of the cock at full cock, push the hammer back to open the pan. Take aim, pull the trigger, & push the cock forward so that the smouldering match end makes contact with the powder in the pan.
On a matchlock the part that holds the match is called a Serpentine, the cock on your firelock will be the Serpentine. This lock of course is shown the other way round, but you can still get the idea. The pan cover on your lock is the hammer.
Makeshift, but it will allow you to hunt in a survival situation. I have never broken any part of the lock on my fusil in 20 years. I did have the hammer refuse to spark one time, & I fixed it by heating it to cherry red in the camp fire & quenched it in my cold cup of coffee. Quenching the face of the hammer & then the rest. I did this so as not to make the hammer too hard at the angle. They have been known to break at that point if made too hard. Personally I would think it would take a pretty strong mainspring & hammer spring to break a hammer.
Here you can see what I carry in my knapsack. Ahammer spring on the top left, mainspring to the right. The mainspring clamp in the centre. Bottom left a wad punch, & on the right a spare hammer (the hammer got its name from an earlier model lock where the steel looked more like a hammer. It has been called a hammer or steel ever since. Not to be confused with the hammer on a percussion lock).
My turnscrew & screw I carry in my shot pouch. You need the turnscrew to replace the flint, and to replace lock parts & remove the barrel.
Doc: The CVA I think has a hooked breach so you don't need a turnscrew to remove the barrel except perhaps to push the barrel pin out.
This appears to be a Tinderlock.


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The majority of Irish people want a fairer health system based on need, even if it means having to pay more tax, new research has revealed.
Some 53% would prefer universal healthcare - part-funded by a 1% income tax hike - giving all citizens equal access to treatment, regardless of wealth.
A study of attitudes to healthcare also revealed that people are less concerned about their health in the recession than they were during the economic boom.
Dr Pixie McKenna, Cork GP and TV presenter, said while financial worries are inevitable in the current economic climate, it is still important for people to look after their health.
The host of Channel 4's 'Embarrassing Bodies' said: "An increase in drinking and smoking is a cause for concern as is the apparent antipathy towards adopting healthier habits.
"I would urge everyone to take stock of their health and appreciate it as one of the most important assets you can possess."
According to the Pfizer Health Index, up to a fifth of people consider universal healthcare access as a top-three priority, while the number of people with private health insurance has fallen by 120,000 in the past year.
However, despite the support for universal healthcare, 15% said they are opposed to it.
The Fine Gael-Labour coalition outlined in March this year in the Programme for Government plans to introduce Universal Health Insurance. The aim is to end the public-private battle for services and provide free GP care.
Meanwhile, the number of people this year who are reluctant to adopt a healthy lifestyle has more than doubled since 2005 - from 14% to 35%.
Rates of those who do wish to get fit have dropped from 35% in 2005 to 25% this year, while smoking and alcohol rates have also increased.
The Pfizer Health Index, carried out by researchers at Behaviour and Attitudes, surveyed 971 adults aged 16 and over nationwide at the end of July and start of August.

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Grand Central Summer School, Eastport, Maine, 1927: A Modern Summer School of Art, July 5th to August 17th
A booklet for the first summer session for the New York City based Grand Central School of Art to be held in Eastport, Maine in 1927. Described on the front cover of the booklet as “A Modern Summer School of Art,” the first session ran from July 5th to August 17th. Instructors included New York City based artists, George Pearse Ennis and Edmund Greacen, with instruction in outdoor oil and watercolor painting. Ennis had been coming to Eastport during the summer for many years and the area was well known to him. At this time Eastport was readily accessible by both steamship and train from Boston and from Boston to New York City and to other points south and west. In selecting Eastport for the location of the summer session, the local Eastport newspaper of the time noted: “Many possible locations were discussed, but by the influence of Mr. Ennis and Mr. Greacen, Eastport was selected. No better place for an art school is to be found on the North American coastline, according to Mr. Ennis, from the standpoint of scenic values and climate, and it has the invaluable advantage of not having been ‘worked to death’ as an artists’ field.” The booklet goes on to note that at the end of summer session, an exhibition of the work of the class was to be held at the local Eastport public library. Forty students participated in the first summer session and instruction was held in the second floor auditorium of the local Boynton High School. The summer school would continue for another nine years, through the summer of 1936, under the primary directorship of Ennis. He was tragically killed in a car accident the end of August, 1936 in upstate New York and the summer school ended with his death. Photo caption: Booklet for the first summer session for the New York City based Grand Central School of Art to be held in Eastport, Maine in 1927. Described on the front cover of the booklet as “A Modern Summer School of Art,” the first session ran from July 5th to August 17th.


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Hundreds of call center workers trained to field Americans' questions about ObamaCare health insurance coverage are planning to walk off the job on the first day of Affordable Care Act open enrollment Tuesday in a protest aimed at seeking higher pay and better working conditions from their private-sector employer.
A public relations firm representing the workers said in a media advisory that more than 650 employees of Maximus, a federal contractor that operates call centers serving the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), have pledged to strike at facilities in Bogalusa, Louisiana; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; London, Kentucky; and Chester, Virginia, on Nov. 1 when "call volume drastically increases."
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The number of homicides recorded in Union County in 2018 plunged to single digits for the first time in nearly 50 years, acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan announced Friday.
A total of nine homicides occurred in the County last year, the lowest figure since eight were recorded in 1970, according to internal statistics and a review of archived Uniform Crime Reports performed with the assistance of the New Jersey State Police.
“This is an extraordinary thing, and certainly welcome news,” acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan said. “And while it is impossible to explain it with certainty, a share of credit must go to the deterrent effect created by cooperation received from concerned community members, as well as to the efforts of our local police departments, which have tirelessly worked in tandem with our investigative units and federal and state law enforcement partners during recent years to target violent criminals. The fact that so many of those individuals are off the streets, in some cases for life, no doubt contributed to the historic low in homicides we experienced in 2018. We are working diligently with our law enforcement partners to continue this trend.”
Nonfatal shootings also fell in Union County last year, with 34 being recorded, compared with 47 in 2017 and 49 in 2016, marking a decline of approximately 30 percent.
Five of Union County’s 2018 homicides occurred in Plainfield, with three in Elizabeth and one in Linden. Eighteen of 21 municipalities did not record a homicide.
Six of the nine 2018 homicides have been solved, with a total of 14 defendants charged, thanks to the efforts of the Union County Homicide Task Force, which works with local police, the Union County Police Department, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office in investigating such crimes. The Task Force solved 80 of the 105 homicides that took place in the five years prior to that, with its 76 percent clearance rate well above a statewide average that has hovered around 50 percent during that same time.
The three open 2018 homicides remain under active investigation by the Task Force and its partner agencies:
- At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018, Shavonne Young, 25, of Scotch Plains and Michael Welsh, 34, of Plainfield were shot by an unknown gunman as they sat in a vehicle near the area of New and West Fifth streets in Plainfield. Welsh died later that morning, while Young was pronounced dead several days later. Anyone with information about this shooting is urged to contact Task Force Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective William Guy at 908-347-2212.
- At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018, Benjamin Nord, 45, of Plainfield was shot by an unknown gunman as he stood on a sidewalk on the 400 block of Liberty Street in Plainfield. Nord was pronounced dead at a local hospital about an hour later. Anyone with information about this shooting is being urged to contact Task Force Sgt. Danika Ramos at 908-451-7739 or Detective Andrew Medeiros at 908-337-0832.
The Union County Crime Stoppers also are continuing to offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in either of these cases; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org.


Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at UD, was the principal investigator on the National Science Foundation funded research project, which solved equations of quantum mechanics to more precisely describe the interactions between molecules of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the two most abundant gases in space.
Such calculations are important to spectroscopy, the science that identifies atoms or molecules by the color of light they absorb or emit. Sir Isaac Newton discovered that sunlight shining through a prism would separate into a rainbow of colors. Today, spectroscopy is essential to fields ranging from medical diagnostics to airport security.
In astrophysics, spectrometers attached to telescopes orbiting in space measure light across the visible, infrared, and microwave spectrum to detect and quantify the abundance of chemical elements and molecules, as well as their temperatures and densities, in places such as the vast Orion Nebula, a celestial maternity ward crowded with newborn stars, some 1,500 light years away.
Whereas carbon monoxide — the second-most abundant molecule in space — is easily detected by spectrometers, such is not the case for hydrogen. Despite ranking as the most abundant molecule in space, hydrogen emits and absorbs very little light in the spectral ranges that can be observed. Thus, researchers must deduce information about molecular hydrogen from its weak interactions with carbon monoxide in the interstellar medium (the stuff between the stars).
“The hydrogen spectra get lost on the way, but carbon monoxide is like a lighthouse — its spectra are observed more often than those of any other molecule,” Szalewicz says. “You can indirectly tell what the density of hydrogen is from the carbon monoxide spectra.”
Szalewicz and co-authors Piotr Jankowski, a former UD postdoctoral researcher who is now on the chemistry faculty at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, and A. Robert W. McKellar, from the National Research Council in Ottawa, Canada, wanted to revisit the spectra of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide complex. The first time such a calculation was done was 14 years ago by Szalewicz and Jankowski, parallel to an accurate measurement by McKellar.
In their computational model, the scientists needed to determine first how electrons move around nuclei. To this end, they included simultaneous excitations of up to four electrons at a time. The energy levels produced by the rotations and vibrations of the nuclei then were computed and used to build a theoretical spectrum that could be compared with the measured one.
The team’s calculations, accomplished with the high-powered kolos computing cluster at UD, have resulted in theoretical spectra 100 times more accurate than those published 14 years ago. The theoretical and experimental spectra are now in near-perfect agreement, which allowed the team to “assign” the spectrum, that is, to determine how each spectral feature is related to the underlying motion of the nuclei, Szalewicz says.
The combined theoretical and experimental knowledge about this molecular complex now can be used to analyze recent results from satellite observatories to search for its direct spectral signal. Even more importantly, this knowledge can be used to get better information about the hydrogen molecule in space from indirect observations, Szalewicz notes.
“Spectroscopy provides the most precise information about matter that is available,” he says. “I am pleased that our computations have untangled such a complex problem.”
Szalewicz’s expertise is in numerically solving the equations for the motions of electrons resulting in molecules attracting or repelling each other and then using these interactions to look at different properties of clusters and condensed phases of matter.
His research has unveiled hidden properties of water and found a missing state in the beryllium dimer, both results previously reported in Science, and his findings about helium may lead to more accurate standards for measuring temperature and pressure.
Szalewicz was elected to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science in 2010 and is a fellow of the American Physical Society.
View the original story and images at http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2012/may/science-stars-053112.html
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University of Maryland researchers contribute to historic detection of gravitational waves and light created by event
On August 17, 2017, at 12:41:04 UTC, scientists made the first direct observation of a merger between two neutron stars--the dense, collapsed cores that remain...
Seven new papers describe the first-ever detection of light from a gravitational wave source. The event, caused by two neutron stars colliding and merging together, was dubbed GW170817 because it sent ripples through space-time that reached Earth on 2017 August 17. Around the world, hundreds of excited astronomers mobilized quickly and were able to observe the event using numerous telescopes, providing a wealth of new data.
Previous detections of gravitational waves have all involved the merger of two black holes, a feat that won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this month....
Material defects in end products can quickly result in failures in many areas of industry, and have a massive impact on the safe use of their products. This is why, in the field of quality assurance, intelligent, nondestructive sensor systems play a key role. They allow testing components and parts in a rapid and cost-efficient manner without destroying the actual product or changing its surface. Experts from the Fraunhofer IZFP in Saarbrücken will be presenting two exhibits at the Blechexpo in Stuttgart from 7–10 November 2017 that allow fast, reliable, and automated characterization of materials and detection of defects (Hall 5, Booth 5306).
When quality testing uses time-consuming destructive test methods, it can result in enormous costs due to damaging or destroying the products. And given that...
Using a new cooling technique MPQ scientists succeed at observing collisions in a dense beam of cold and slow dipolar molecules.
How do chemical reactions proceed at extremely low temperatures? The answer requires the investigation of molecular samples that are cold, dense, and slow at...
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, using high precision laser spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen, confirm the surprisingly small value of the proton radius determined from muonic hydrogen.
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San Diego Mayoral Candidates Address Queer Community (tags)
When this year's major candidates for Mayor of San Diego — City Councilmember Carl DeMaio, County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher and Congressmember Bob Filner — addressed the Queer community March 28, the irony that gripped the room was that the two openly Queer candidates, DeMaio and Dumanis, were running to the right of the non-Queer Fletcher and Filner. DeMaio, who in other contexts has said he wants to be "the Scott Walker of San Diego," dominated the event with his anti-labor pension "reform" proposal and his refusal to acknowledge the leadership of San Diego's Queer community even though he is Queer himself.
The San Diego Mayoral Candidates That Didn't Bark (tags)
When A Better San Diego, a coalition made up largely of labor unions and their affiliates, sponsored a debate among the four leading candidates for Mayor of San Diego in next year's election, only two showed up. The no-shows were City Councilmember Carl DeMaio, whose whole campaign is based on targeting city workers as the source of San Diego's economic woes, and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, both Republicans. A third Republican, Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher, and Democratic Congressmember Bob Filner attended and differed on city workers' pensions, outsourcing city jobs to private companies and many other issues.
America's Barbaric Death Penalty (tags)
Fletcher Rallies Progressive Crowd to Fight the Right (tags)
The leaflet advertising author and former labor educator Bill Fletcher's talk September 13 in Balboa Park promised a considerably more optimistic speech than the one he actually gave. Stunned by the mass demonstration in Washington, D.C. by radical-Right opponents of President Obama's supposedly "socialist" agenda, Fletcher gave a strongly worded warning to his Leftist audience that unless the American Left organizes now, not only to fight the Right but to appeal to the hearts and minds of ordinary Americans, the movement he called "Right-wing populism" — talk radio, Fox news, the "teabag" protests and the thug-like disruption of Congressmembers' town-hall meetings on health reform — will sweep the country and consign all progressive movements and any part of distributive justice and a social-welfare state to oblivion.
Kevin Cooper: Will California Execute An Innocent Man? (tags)
Author J. Patrick O'Connor was recently interviewed in San Francisco about his research into the case of San Quentin death row prisoner Kevin Cooper, whose appeal at the Ninth Circuit Court was recently denied, with Judge William Fletcher writing a stinging dissent, declaring that the "State of California may be about to execute an innocent man.” This fall, Cooper will be appealing to the US Supreme Court, which is last chance to avoid execution.
Wild Fires Burn Southern California Reservations (tags)
Saturday, October 27, 2007 : SAN DIEGO – Wildfires rampaging across Southern California have burned more than 17,200 acres of land on the Yuina, Rincon, La Jolla, San Pasqual and Pala reservations, according to Bureau of Indian Affairs official Jim Fletcher, reports Indian Country Today.
"Got water? Give some to the fish" (tags)
Tribe members stood outside a hotel holding signs with sayings such as, "Fish need water stupid" and "Got water? Give some to the fish." U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton, former Libertarian Party member, has been widely criticized for her assault on environmental protections.
Startled marines find Afghan men all made up to see them (tags)
"We were pretty shocked," Marine Fletcher said. "We discovered from the Afghan soldiers we had with us that a lot of men in this country have the same philosophy as ancient Greeks: ‘a woman for babies, a man for pleasure’."


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Herb: White Thistle
Latin name: Cirsium hookerianum
Edible parts of White Thistle:Root - cooked. Boiled as a vegetable, or added to soups and stews. It can also be dried and stored for later use. The root is likely to be rich in inulin, a starch that cannot be digested by humans. This starch thus passes straight through the digestive system and, in some people, ferments to produce flatulence.
Description of the plant:
Habitat of the herb:Moist bottoms, open rocky slopes and cultivated fields.
Other uses of White Thistle:The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression. No details of potential yields etc are given.
Propagation of the herb:Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 8 weeks at 20°C.
Cultivation of White Thistle:Moist bottoms, open rocky slopes and cultivated fields.
Medicinal use of the herb:None known
Known hazards of Cirsium hookerianum:None known
Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.

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Constructed in 1980 Eagle Point Boulevard needed to be resurfaced and improved to correct poor subgrade material and accommodate increased traffic from an upcoming development. The City of Lake Elmo hired TKDA to provide engineering services and utility improvements for the 3,360-foot roadway serving a commercial area adjacent to I-94.
TKDA services included curb and gutter, bituminous surfacing, water main and sanitary sewer installation, storm drainage improvements, striping and signage. The street consisted of a 60-foot right-of-way for most of its length. With the help of TKDA’s services the roadway can now handle the additional traffic load generated by new developments.


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Designed by the Ferrari Styling Centre, the 488 Spyder features very sculptural flanks which are the key to its character. Its large signature air intake scallop is a nod to the original 308 Spyder and is divided into two sections by a splitter.
It delivers 670 cv at 8,000 rpm with a specific power output of 172 cv/l, a new record for a road-going Ferrari, maximum torque of 760 Nm in seventh gear and a throttle response time of just 0.8 seconds at 2000 rpm in third gear. Consequently, the 488 GTB sprints from 0-100 km/h in 3 seconds flat and from 0-200 km/h in just 8.3.
These superb performance figures are the result of a focus on achieving maximum efficiency across the board. In terms of combustion, this means new specially-shaped high-tumble intake ports combined with 200-bar direct fuel injection.
The new V8 also has an ion-sensing system which measures ionising currents to control ignition timing and adaptively predict misfires, as well as a multi-spark function.
Mechanical efficiency is guaranteed by an oil pump that supplies oil either at high pressure or low pressure. Cylinder heads with roller finger followers reduce the power absorbed by the valvetrain by 10 per cent at low revs thanks to reduced friction. The use of flat-plane crankshaft architecture guarantees maximum compactness, lower mass and helps improve the engine’s internal fluid-dynamics.
Numerous components contribute to the powertrain’s exceptional response times. The turbos are on ball-bearing-mounted shafts to reduce friction and the compressor wheels are in TiAl, a low-density titanium-aluminium alloy, which, thanks to its lower inertia, ensures maximum spool-up speed. In addition, twin-scroll technology directs the exhaust gases from each cylinder through separate scrolls and increases the efficiency of the exhaust pulses for maximum power.


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HARRIS CONTINUES TO IRRITATE SOME
Well, who said that Congresswoman Katherine Harris (R - Sarasota) wouldn't irritate some on her so-called "listening tour" to kick off her U.S. Senate campaign?
Wednesday, Ms. Harris spent about 40 minutes with her entourage and film crew in front of Gorrie Elementary School, which serves a well-to-do area of South Tampa. Of course, education and child care issues were the focus of her visit there. But some officials with the Hillsborough County School District and parents were none too happy with her visit, or with the possible use of the school as a backdrop to a possible political ad.
While the HCSD has a policy prohibiting political activity on school property, they were powerless to prevent the shoot as the campaign stop was held on the public sidewalk in front of Gorrie and not on the school grounds.
Principal Susan Foster sent a letter to parents regarding the matter. Without naming Harris, Foster wrote:
"Unfortunately, I am not able to legally stop them from using the school facade as a backdrop,'' she wrote. "Many people request the use of our beautiful campus for filming. If political candidates use Gorrie as a backdrop, it puts the school in a difficult situation and implies support through association.''
Former Gorrie PTA president Lourdes Alver, who described herself as "involved in the Republican Party", admitted that the incident "irritated me".
This is not the first time Gorrie has had this type of issue. Three years ago, former Gorrie parent Bill McBride was stopped by a news crew and interviewed while walking across the grounds during his campaign for governor.


The Reloading Press is an at-least-weekly feature here on Gaming Ballistic for 2016. Each week it looks at some interesting real-world cartridges and presents them with hopefully-useful information in GURPS Format.
.416 Barrett (10.6x83mm)
The design philosophy was more or less to unapologetically design a purpose-built long-range sniper cartridge for work at the very long engagement distances that US troops were encountering. The bullet itself was targeted for weight (about 400 grains) and turned down from solid brass on CNC machines. While this is more expensive, it makes for a very high ballistic coefficient (0.74) and the manufacturer claims that it stays supersonic well past 1500 yards (I believe it).
The entire purpose of this one was to deliver a supersonic projectile at over a mile, to enable very accurate shot placement. That’s a bit beyond the scope of the ballistics calculator . . . but this projectile is a monster. It’s a projectile that masses 6x what the current M855 does, but travels every bit as fast. As you’d imagine, it makes quite an impression
Ballistic’s Calculator Inputs
Basic inputs for the calculator are as follows, selecting 810mm for the barrel length.
The entire platform was designed around the 810mm barrel of the M99 single-shot platform.
- The velocity is at the muzzle. The velocity with a 810mm (almost 32″) test barrel is tuned to match real-world data at 3,150fps with a 395gr turned-brass bullet.
- With damage as high as it is, I didn’t do the point-by-point barrel lengths, since the difference between 12d and 12d-1 is in the “who cares” range.
They’re all long, though. While this projectile/cartridge combination would benefit from a bullpup configured rifle, the test barrel coming in at about 32″ means this thing is a beast no matter what. And past the 740mm to 840mm range where 12d-ish happens, you’re really not helping yourself much (two extra points of damage? Why bother?).
While there may be alternate bullets, and I did read that cheaper jacketed lead bullets were “forthcoming,” as far as I could find, there’s but one projectile here – the turned-down brass solid bullet.
The basic platform that is the test platform is the single shot M99, which will run you about $4,000.
|Barrett M99 Single-shot|
The M82A1 gives you a box magazine likely of 10 rounds, and is nearly $9,000 . . . and that’s without an optic, on which you’ll want to drop a whole lot of money, because why get a rifle that can reach out over a mile if you can’t see the target?
Finally, if you don’t want Barrett, you can go McMillan or Armalite. The Armalite is a $2,500-$3,000 rifle (again, no optic). The TAC-416 is hard to find and harder to find pricing for, but the 50-cal version seems to run around $10,000. Yow.
These are special platforms for special applications, and amateurs need not apply. Or they shouldn’t. But for the truly needful, and truly rich, you can nab a system that has validated 0.4 Minutes of Angle capability. The math puts Acc 7 for a GURPS rifle at about 0.36 MoA so basically, drop $10K on a rifle, another $4K for a Schmidt and Bender scope, and then any other customization you want, plus the ammunition (which after that is the least of your worries).


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A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document that contains information on the potential hazards (health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and how to work safely with the chemical product. It is an essential starting point for the development of a complete health and safety program. Training. All employees must be trained on how to read, understand, and access Safety Data Sheets. If the lab employs both a primary means of SDS access and a back-up secondary means of access, both methods should be covered during training. Training must be documented for each employee through the completion of one of the courses listed below. SAFETY DATA SHEET Product name ... OSHA/HCS status :This material is considered hazardous by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard ... training. Move containers from ... OR-OSHA 302 Excavation Safety 2 This material is for training use only Welcome Page Although the primary concern in excavation-related work is a cave-in, this program will also cover other dangers many do not often think of including hazardous atmospheres, underground utilities, and vehicle/mobile equipment exposure.
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Formerly known as the Men's Bamboo Comfort Boxer Brief and featuring Free Fly's buttery-soft, stretch knit, the Motion Boxer Brief boasts natural odor resistance and unparalleled breathability. Whether traveling off the grid or cruising through your daily routine, this relaxed fitting boxer brief might just be the most essential piece in their line.
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The updated Smartwool Men's Merino 250 Base Layer Bottom to bring you a better fitting, more functional tight. The technical benefits of 100% Merino wool will help you keep your game at a high level for longer. And Smartwool's heaviest weight wool fabric will help keep you warm and comfortable as you ski, run, and hike the day away.
Merino 250 This heavier, soft, 100% Merino wool fabric offers breathable warmth, moves sweat away from the body, and provides next-to-skin comfort in colder conditions
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Tulsa Downtown Walkability Study Praised Internationally
The Downtown Tulsa Walkability Study commissioned by the Tulsa Downtown Coordinating Council (DCC) has been recognized by the International Downtown Association with official designation as a best practice in planning, design and infrastructure.
The study was the product of a multi-year engagement with Speck and Associates, a nationally renowned planning and design firm, and mobility and transportation experts Nelson/Nygaard to survey Downtown Tulsa’s street and sidewalk networks. The team conducted a street-by-street analysis of existing conditions including lane width, sidewalk width, on-street parking, traffic speeds, pedestrian traffic, and ground floor vacancy to gauge how existing conditions impact the efficiency and economic functionality of downtown.
“I commend our Downtown Coordinating Council for initiating work with city planning expert Jeff Speck that led to the implementation of a world-class walkability plan,” said Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum. “This will help guide Downtown Tulsa on a path of continued growth and development.”
A jury of peer professionals reviewed, evaluated and deliberated the high quality of the study, its adoption by City Council and early implementation efforts. By a presidential proclamation, IDA states the Tulsa Downtown Coordinating Council has shown expert application of professional urban place management principles for completion of the study and immediate execution of its recommendations.
“Dynamic urban centers around the globe accommodate all users and the Downtown Tulsa Walkability Study seeks to make Downtown Tulsa more walkable, bikeable and useable for all modes of transportation,” said Brian Kurtz, executive director of the DCC. “The study set expectations and standards for the way in which our downtown streets are designed as we shifted efforts towards implementation to achieve safer streets for all who walk, bike and drive in Downtown Tulsa.”


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Fulham stayed alive in the Europa League with a 1-0 win at CSKA Sofia on Thursday night. American Clint Dempsey
came off the bench late in the game in which several other regular Fulham starters were also rested.
The win left Fulham third in Group E, one point behind FC
Basel and two behind first-place Roma with one game to play.
Fulham must win at FC Basel on the final day of group play on Dec. 16 to advance to the knockout phase.
had Damien Duff
, Aaron Hughes
and Dempsey on the bench to start
the game. Cottagers have a key English Premier League match against against Sunderland on Sunday.
"The Premier League is the major concern and the Europa League comes second to that,"
Hodgson said. "I don't think the fans will hold anything against us for our performances in this competition. They know when we go to Basel we will be doing our very best."

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facebook on Thursday emphasised that it does now not permit its personnel to dam informationtestimonies from its “Trending subjects” list based totally on political bias, amid an issue over how the social media superpower selects what information it presentations.
generation news internet site Gizmodo on Monday suggested that a former facebook employee saidworkers “robotically suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers” while “artificially”including different stories to the trending listing.
The Gizmodo story brought on a reaction on social media, with numerous reporters and commentatorselevating worries approximately alleged bias, and precipitated a US senate inquiry.
The social media business enterprise, whose reach is worldwide, had over one thousand million every day energetic users on average in March, according to data the business enterprise published to its newsroom.
(additionally see: US Senate Committee Questions fb Over information selection)
In a publish posted to fb‘s media family members phase on Thursday, a senior corporation authenticoutlined its “Trending subjects” hints at period.
“facebook does now not permit or endorse our reviewers to discriminate against sources of any politicalfoundation, period,” wrote Justin Osofsky, vice chairman for global operations. “we have a chain of testsand balances in area to assist floor the most critical famous memories, irrespective of in which they fallat the ideological spectrum.”
The submit went on to provide an explanation for how certain topics emerge in facebook users‘ trending feeds. capacity trending subjects are recognized via an set of rules, or system, facebook said, then reviewed by way of a “Trending subjects” group.
Gizmodo Editor-in-leader Katie Drummond responded to the publish with an email pronouncing, “I don’tsee whatever that contradicts our reporting do you?”
Gizmodo’s tale sparked a Senate committee inquiry.
Republican US Senator John Thune, chairman of the Committee on trade, technological know-how, and Transportation, said in a announcement on Tuesday that facebook had to respond to “those severeallegations.”
“Any strive by using a neutral and inclusive social media platform to censor or control political discussionis an abuse of believe and inconsistent with the values of an open internet,” said Thune.
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