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We are on our way to an Italian restaurant on the beach in El Nido, Palawan when my seven-year-old daughter sees a particular variety of vine creeping up a wire fence. “Baby cucumbers!” she exclaims. All thoughts of pizza are forgotten as she begins to forage for tiny, green fruit.
Wild cucumber, pipinong-gubat in the vernacular, is a discovery she made on a previous trip to El Nido last year, when we visited a family friend working on Tao Farm, located in San Fernando village. The northern end of the Palawan mainland is best known as the landing point for Bacuit Bay, whose dreamy karst landscapes and crystalline seas banner many Philippine tourist brochures. We had been looking for a temporary escape from Manila and, away from the usual Palawan tourist trail, Tao Farm’s sustainable practices and delicious produce offered a pace and quality of life that has inspired us to come back again and again since.
In those first five days on the farm, we also discovered talinum, a herbaceous perennial that grows abundantly in the area. We had it in a salad, a flavorful replacement for the lettuce that grows mostly in the country’s cooler upland regions and is hard to find in El Nido. The talinum was served with a vinaigrette made with a vibrant red oil infused with annatto seeds, and a golden vinegar flavored with mango — the latter an invention that happened when the farm had to use up a truckload of fruit delivered by a local producer a while back. Most of what we consumed in that week came from the area. If it wasn’t from the farm itself, it was provided by neighbors. The fish was from the nets of local fishermen. As was the squid. We even had bacon a couple of times. The meat was tough, but we were impressed to discover that the pig was bred on the land and the meat was smoked by the farm cooks. It was a self-contained system you would never find in the city, and only think of as happening in some faraway, if not imaginary, paradise.
Trendy terminology might tag it as “eating local” or “farm to table”, and indeed for some avowed foodies it could well be a lifestyle fad. But in this corner of El Nido, sustainable farming is a crucial part of running a sustainable business.
Tao Farm is part of Tao Expeditions, an adventure outfitter that offers sailing tours around the pristine islands of Palawan. The Tao fleet has 10 boats, and each one is capable of housing up to 24 guests on their five-day, live-aboard tours. During the peak seasons of December to February, it’s not unusual for all the boats to be completely occupied. That’s a lot of mouths to feed.
Volume requirements aside, logistical challenges also make growing food on-site a necessity — the Tao operations are 250km from Puerto Princesa, where the nearest big airport for commercial airlines is located, and the road between the two cuts through little else except primeval forest. Needless to say, the supply chain of goods from elsewhere isn’t always steady.
The town proper still doesn’t have a well-stocked supermarket. When we moved here part-time, one of our initial challenges was finding basic commodities like butter. A friend who has just moved here is still looking for a shop that can sell her jam.
Much wiser to the challenges of remote-island living, Tao’s head cook Anne Pansinsoy looks for neither butter nor jam when stocking her pantry. The first time I met her, the ruddy-faced woman was baking bread at the farm’s mess hall, called Kantina. Coconut trees are everywhere on the farm, and she was experimenting with using coconut juice to enhance flavors. The result tasted like some kind of tropical breakfast bread, a brioche-like treat hinting of latik, a delicious sweet syrup made from coconut milk reduction and sugar.
Anne said that before they started growing their own food at the Tao Farm four years ago, she would source supplies partly from the market in town, and partly from foraging. She would find, growing in the wild or on her neighbors’ plots, edibles like kamias or bilimbi, tamarind, papaya, lemongrass and malunggay, also called moringa. She would then design a menu around whatever was found.
Growing pains and gains
The Tao team had first tried growing a vegetable garden on Cadlao Island. Tao’s co-founder Jack Footit recalled that it was “eaten by the jungle” so they moved and settled on the land in San Fernando. For Jack, the new site ticked all the boxes: “There was a beautiful beach, it was protected from the elements and there was a water source.” It was the perfect place to build their main campsite.
The current property totals 24 hectares, stretching from the beach facing Darocotan Bay all the way to the mountains. Of this, Anne explained that the actual farming takes place on only a thousand square meters.
In the very beginning they were rewarded by good harvest, and they congratulated themselves on a job well done. They had, after all, worked hard, meticulously clearing and tilling the land. But then came the next planting season and nothing grew.
“That was when we discovered that plow farming is not suited to the tropics,” said Jack. Much of the fertility is found in the plant debris covering the soil. Clear that up and you take away most of the nutrients that will keep your plants alive.
Jimmy Fernandez, a marine biologist working on the farm, said this realization inspired their current practice of “minimal tillage”. After harvesting, they only dig at the soil enough to aerate it.
Jimmy filled me in on the other techniques they use. There is composting, of course, using the considerable kitchen waste generated by their boat expeditions. They also practice vermiculture and EM, or effective microorganisms, a blend developed in Japan in the ’80s.
I found it amusing that rum, beloved on the Tao tours, where it is served with pineapple juice to guests at sundown, is also a beverage consumed in the Tao vegetable gardens. To make organic pesticide, they cut up neem, marigold and aloe vera, and to this add a solution that includes a healthy dose of good old Tanduay.
Even though the farm occupies just a small area inside the Tao camp, aside from Jimmy there are eight other people looking after it. Two tend to the pigs, one takes care of the other animals and the rest tend to the vegetable garden and fruit trees. It’s a lot of work, especially without chemical pesticides and big machinery.
Adding to the complexity of their labors is the distance from any passable road. To get to the Tao Farm, you either take a short boat ride from the village of Dipnay, or walk 15 minutes down a narrow dirt path. If you need to get anything into or out of the farm, you have some substantial lifting to do.
Then there is the issue of water. At the beginning of our stay, we washed in outdoor showers. By the third day, the showers had dried up and we were working a hand pump. As the mountain source runs low during the dry season, the remaining water goes first to the Tao boats, so farm operations cease. Planting stops, and the soil is covered with mulch.
Despite the many challenges, the farm has had some success. Anne estimated that every day, the farm manages to provide three square meals to 24 of Tao’s clients, plus the meals of 30 employees. Thirty percent of the provisions on all of Tao’s boats also come from the farm.
The farm supplies the boats with abundant talinum. There are also papayas, bananas and coconuts. And then from the garden there are eggplant, okra, mustard, radish, pechay (a variant of bok choy), stringbean, sweet potato, mung bean and spinach. Tomatoes are available during the rainy season.
And let’s not forget those delicious baby cucumbers. The miniscule cucumbers we first tasted at Tao are slightly acidulous, but largely sweet. They are most of all refreshing, a nice burst of flavor in the mouth. At the time, we made mental notes to include them in a future salad recipe, or even in a drink — lightly crushed in water and mixed with lots of ice. But truth be told, we haven’t ever had the patience to make either. Whenever we come upon some, we tend to pop them almost immediately into our mouths.
The produce at Tao is usually prepared Filipino-style, sautéed in garlic and onions, or cooked in coconut milk. Tao co-founder Eddie Brock once made a particularly memorable melange of vegetables in coconut milk flavored robustly with cumin and served with mango chutney.
Meals at the farm are among the many things I miss whenever we go back to Manila, and the slow, soulful lifestyle a huge part of what my family and I look forward to most whenever we escape the city and return to paradise.
This article originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of Smile.


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Technological advances in mass spectrometry (MS) made during the past century empower scientists to perform research applications in the life, chemical and material sciences
Challenging scientific problems create demand for new high-performance instruments that help scientists drive research. The rapid delivery of MS technology requires a multi-disciplinary team to develop and deploy instruments using state-of-the-art tools and manufacturing processes. To deliver ground-breaking MS technology into the hands of leading researchers, a great deal of problem solving happens during product development – with the best solutions found by working closely with external collaborators and scientists.
A modern approach to accelerate product delivery is the formation of tiger teams – dedicated groups that are relatively small and highly-focused. This has been embraced within the advanced mass spectrometry team (AMST) at Waters’ UK-based MS headquarters in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The result is a cohesive team with strong alignment and rapid decision-making capabilities.
Overcoming challenges to deliver technological innovation
Hyphenating ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) with MS allows the separation of ions by size, shape, charge and m/z. This enables separations that are highly complementary to those obtained from liquid chromatography in the liquid phase as well as those obtained in the gas phase using MS. The AMST team was formed to accelerate the development and introduction of this highly differentiated technology.
The AMST team sought to combine revolutionary cyclic ion mobility separation with modern, state-of-the-art time-of-flight mass spectrometry. By overcoming the traditional limitations of ion mobility, the cyclic device aimed to provide scalable, high-resolution ion mobility separations and introduce the ability to perform ion mobility/ion mobility and IMSn experiments. This would enable researchers to unlock the potential in scientific discovery and achieve cutting-edge research, translating new knowledge and innovations directly into practice.
Feedback on the initial data of the prototype quickly highlighted the potential of the technology
Many scientists have contributed to the development of ion mobility mass spectrometry but it was Waters’ research scientist Kevin Giles who led the charge to commercialise a circular path length in which the mobility resolution increases with each pass of the ions through the device. Customer and conference delegate feedback on the initial data of the prototype quickly highlighted the potential of the technology. Commercialisation required complex problems to be solved and the team was given just 18 months to do it.
Developing the Cyclic IMS instrument
Building the original cyclic device by hand as a single piece was technically challenging and time-consuming. Waters’ principal manufacturing engineer Bharat Chande suggested building subsequent devices in four quadrants, which simplified matters and led to the manufacturing process we use today. We had to consider how to deal with a fundamental characteristic of the cyclic device – how to get ions into an orthogonal cyclic array.
Because the cyclic IMS device enables mobility resolution to be increased as ions pass through the device multiple times, incoming ions present in the electrospray ion beam need to be entered orthogonally into the device. Mobility separation and ion ejection must be achieved without significant compromise in terms of ion transmission or mobility resolution.
To overcome this challenge, the team developed a multi-functional array of electrodes to incorporate into the device. This enabled ions to be moved both in and out of the cyclic ion mobility region (in forward and reverse directions) as well as around the device as an active part of the cyclic array. It means scientists using the device have unique control of ions in the array and can effectively ‘zoom in’ on a specific mobility range, successfully separating ions using multi-pass experiments to significantly enhance resolution.
Early collaboration established that an experimental design in which the ions could be stored and fragmented during reinjection into the device would drive research. Additional pre- and post-array stores were added, meaning ions could be selectively ejected from the cyclic device using the multi-function array, stored and then sent back into the device. This innovation gave rise to a totally new type of experiment, IMSn – which is among the instrument’s most enabling experiments.
Product development insight
‘The discoveries that might not have been possible otherwise are a tremendous satisfaction,’ says Chande, who was so committed to the project he even converted his dining room into a workshop so he could continue to work on it at home. ‘Seeing customers use the instrument is the highlight for me, and having participated in the project from beginning to end is satisfying too,’ he adds.
Getting to the endpoint and looking back at achievements was tremendously satisfying
Waters’ principal scientist Darren Hewitt
Principal scientist Darren Hewitt says Waters team members were ‘in it together - which made talking to team members easier and more motivating’. ‘Getting to the endpoint and looking back at achievements was tremendously satisfying. Knowing that you accomplished what you set out to do as a group,’ he adds.
Everyday problem-solving leads to great innovation
Developing a revolutionary idea takes a huge team effort. Most scientists that use the equipment only ever see the end product but the work that goes on behind the scenes to bring products like the Cyclic IMS to market is astounding. From identifying customer needs through a collaborative approach to showcasing next-generation instrumentation, we are able to deliver creative solutions in the strictest of timeframes.

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On the 22 February Oil Search Limited, a major stakeholder in PNG LNG, announced their end of year results. Their presentation also touched upon recent events in Tumbi.
Confirming allegations made by LNG Watch, Oil Search Limited acknowledges that both they and ExxonMobil helped manage the investigation into the landslide, which predictably declared that "heavy rainwater" triggered the hazard rather than the ExxonMobil quarry.
Would it be acceptable if the O'Neil government allowed Rabaul Shipping to help manage the Commission of Inquiry currently investigating the Rabaul Queen disaster? Clearly not. Having suspects involved in the management of investigations presents a clear conflict of interest.
However, of equal concern is the claim that the project operator's key focus in the aftermath of the landslide was supporting/assisting local communities. This contradicts the evidence given by landowners.
For example, the following report was published by RNZI on the 16 February:
In seperate report, Joseph Warai further explained the situation:A Hela landowner Joseph Warai claims that government and disaster officials, as well as police and military, told locals that the five million US dollars in disaster response funding promised by the government was conditional on the road being cleared:“There was a certain level of intimidation or they said that if you really want to get that ten million kina that the Prime Minister has promised, then you better let us do the roads, and if you clear the roads then ten million kina may come direct to you.”
The claims of Joseph Warai are supported by the facts to date. No bodies have been recovered from the landslide, no money earmarked for humanitarian aid has been released to victims, instead all efforts have been focused on clearing the road.A Hela landowner Joseph Warai claims that government officials are anxious that the road be clear to allow the Liquefied Natural Gas project operations in the area to proceed.“How do you really approach this type of sensitivity? In a sense, yeah, people need to have access to the road, the project must go on, but at the same time there are 25 bodies and none of them have been recovered so we’re talking about a whole sensitivity and then there are concerns and issues that must be addressed by all parties involved.”
Indeed, Martin Mosa the acting Director of the National Disaster Centre acknowledged last Wednesday that of the K10 million emergency assistance set aside by the O'Neil government, K3 million will be used for humanitarian purposes. The rest, it would appear, is being used to clear the road for ExxonMobil and their project partners.

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Southampton Walls Greeting Card by Rachel Reynolds
This card was created from Rachel’s original drawings of Southampton old walls collaged against an 1824 Southampton Map by Daniel Patterson/Edward Mogg. The design continues on the reverse of the card. The inside of this card is left blank for you to write your own message, making it perfect for any occassion!
Printed onto 350gsm 100% recycled card. FSC certified.
7” x 5” matte finish with brown kraft envelope.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
(J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ted Cruz got booed off the stage Wednesday night.
Think about that for a second. This Republican National Convention has no bigger goal than to heal a fractured party so that it can soldier on in unity around Donald Trump.
Cruz, the Texas senator who emerged as Trump's strongest rival in the primaries, was a key part of that. And inexplicably, Trump, the New York businessman who prides himself on making shrewd deals, gave Cruz a prime time speaking slot without the promise of an endorsement.
Even more puzzling: The Trump campaign knew ahead of time that Cruz would urge his fellow Republicans to vote their conscience - a text of his remarks was shared with reporters beforehand - and somehow failed to realize what a disaster that would be.
"Conscience" was the watchword for the insurgent delegates who failed to block Trump's nomination. As soon as it passed Cruz's lips, Quicken Loans Arena erupted in jeers.
This was not the night Trump and the GOP needed. Not during a week when Trump is feuding openly with Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Not on a night when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence accepted his nomination to be Trump's vice president - a moment overshadowed by Cruz and the boos.
A few other takeaways from Day Three at the RNC ...
This was Cruz's 2020 kickoff. And it began so well. Cruz, who sees himself as the party's prohibitive frontrunner in four years, hooked the audience from the start.
"I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night," he said. "And like you, I want to see the principles that our party believes in prevail in November."
It would be the last time he uttered Trump's name. Even so, Cruz treated delegates to the kind of speech they hadn't heard yet this week. It was thoughtful, well-constructed. Most probably didn't realize he wasn't talking about Trump or that, if you listened close enough, many of Cruz's words - "Did we live up to our values?" - could easily be used to repudiate Trump.
Cruz might argue we are parsing his words. Indeed, Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, argued precisely that when he took the stage later and tried to clean up Cruz's mess.
But to borrow a favorite turn of phrase from another former Trump rival whom delegates heard from Wednesday -Marco Rubio, via video - Cruz likely knew exactly what he was doing.
Laura Ingraham must be fuming. Before Cruz punched in, the conservative talk radio host was the star of the night. She rallied the delegates by casting Trump as an heir to Ronald Reagan's legacy. And she relentlessly trashed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Ingraham also threw down a gauntlet to Cruz, Kasich and other Republicans who have refused to endorse Trump. "We should all, even all you boys with wounded feelings and bruised egos ... you must honor your pledge to support Donald Trump now," Ingraham said to cheers.
Cruz replied with a hard pass.
Others were more generous. Rubio, in his video, had kind words for Trump and urged the party to come together. His plea would have played much better in person, though.
Another Republican who sought the nomination, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker framed his speech around a call-and-response theme of "America deserves better."
"Last August, right here in Cleveland, I stood on the stage and I said that any of the Republicans running would be better than Hillary Clinton," said Walker, calling back to the first GOP primary debate that now seems ages ago. "I meant it then, and I mean it now. So let me be clear: A vote for anyone other than Donald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton."
There were some interesting attempts to define The Donald. A faulty teleprompter did multilevel marketer Michelle Van Etten no favors in her speech praising Trump.
But the prompter was back on track in time for her to deliver her prepared closing line, which likened Democratic leadership to a circus and branded Trump as the "ultimate ringmaster" the country needs to have in control. It was an odd choice of words to describe Trump, a flashy celebrity whose entire White House campaign is centered in circus-like showmanship.
Then there was Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who sold Trump's outsider status.
"This year we get to fire the politicians," said Scott, alluding to Trump's reality TV catchphrase. "And who better to let the politicians know 'you're fired' than Donald Trump?"
Pence closed on a strong note. After Cruz, it was hard to see the convention recovering. But Pence did yeoman's work putting a professional politician's seal of approval on Trump.
Many Republicans uneasy about Trump find comfort in his VP choice. Pence is reliably conservative and able to massage his message and Trump's into one coherent case.
"I think that helps," Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, a Kasich loyalist who has been dismayed by Trump, said on the convention floor a few hours before Pence's speech. "He's a good speaker. People want to feel excited. I want these delegates to feel excited."


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When was the last time you walked across glass in your bare feet to get to the grocery store?
Never? I know, it’s a ridiculous question. And asking anxious therapy clients to accept their racing thoughts and rapidly beating hearts, while doing nothing, can sound just as logical.
However, paying attention to what’s going on inside you and around you, and not trying to control the contents of your mind are essential tools to get you on the right side of calm…..

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Tower Tuff Spot
Today's letter as part of our Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge is the letter T. We have created a Tower Tuff Spot using Silver Spoon White Sugar Cubes.
Arctic Ice Activities and Experiments - Pocket of Preschool
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Writing FREEBIE and ABCs of Reading Shout Out! » GRADE ONEDERFUL
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Winter STEM- Build A Snowflake Tinker Tray. Use loose parts to build snowflakes. Explore radial symmetry as you incorporate math, science, fine motor work, and creativity in this activity for preschoolers, kindergartners, and elementary kids.

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A Richmond City councilman is suing the man who beat him in last month's election.
Bruce Tyler has filed a lawsuit against Jonathan Baliles, contesting the general election in Richmond's first district. Tyler's lawsuit claims there were several irregularities in the election and that several voters were disenfranchised.
Tyler, the incumbent, lost by only 22 votes. He's asked for an official recount and says this lawsuit is simply a step in that process. He's not accusing his opponent of doing anything wrong.
"Well the lawsuit, again, is part of the process. You have to go through a recount, and then after the recount you go into the next step, which is the contest," said Tyler.
Baliles told us he can't comment on pending litigation, but added, "I have not heard of any problems that occurred in the 1st district on or before or since election day."
Baliles says he doesn't think this lawsuit or recount will change the outcome of the election and he looks forward to representing the first district next year.
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Today, as part of our next installment in “meet the candidates,” we are joined by Art Halvorson, running for Congress in southwest Pennsylvania. Art has run several times against Rep. Bill Shuster in District 9, and because he had a good chance of winning, Shuster decided to retire. Now the seat is open, with several candidates running.
After graduating from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1977, Art served 29 years in the Coast Guard as a rescue helicopter pilot, flight instructor, test pilot, commanding officer, and eventually as a senior adviser at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington.
After retiring from the Coast Guard in 2006, Art went into real estate investment and now runs four companies that own and manage real estate around the country. He also owns a family farm. Art has been married for 38 years, has six children, and is a devout Christian.
We delve into the need for judicial reform, and Art promises to make the legislature strong again. It is especially relevant as unelected judges are literally redrawing Pennsylvania’s election maps in middle of the election.
Art also focuses on the need to fight the gas tax increase, and instead, return transportation authority to the states – an issue few on the Right are even familiar with.
Daniel Horowitz is a Senior Editor at Conservative Review, a Conservative writer, and a policy analyst focusing on the hot-button issues in Congress. He is the author of the new book, Stolen Sovereignty: How to Stop Unelected Judges from Transforming America.
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Package Sorting Robots at Tipping Point?
DoraSorter is FedEx’s latest initiative to digitise its operations and create a smart logistics network to manage the ever-increasing amounts of e-commerce shipments in the area.
As a response to seasonal peaks, as well as demand for e-commerce items and increased expectations for fast delivery as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the FedEx investment in the package sorting robotics in warehouse automation aligns with a broader industry shift towards automation. In general, logistics firms are increasingly optimising operational efficiencies, from warehouse management to last-mile delivery.
By 2030, the worldwide warehouse automation market is expected to reach $51b (£42b), according to McKinsey & Company. The study also suggests that more than 4 million commercial robots will be installed in more than 50,000 warehouses around the world by 2025.
Uptake in Europe
LiBiao, a Chinese manufacturer of automated robot-based parcel sorting solutions, has announced that it will enter the European market with its ‘Mini Yellow’ line of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). In addition, it is looking for cooperation agreements with British, German, Spanish, French and Italian distribution partners.
The true potential and power of automation has been pushed into the spotlight over recent years. It has been a lifesaver for many industries and the benefits have been particularly evident in the hospitality and healthcare industries, which have experienced severe disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, as these industries and others continue to struggle with a historic labour shortage, automation technology has transformed their ability to complete critical tasks, even when they are short on human resources.
Changing Consumer Habits
Over the last decade, interest in robotics use in warehouse material handling has been growing as public knowledge of its applications has become more widespread. When people considered robotics ten years ago, they typically imagined automobile-driven robots navigating their way around warehouses. Some of this hype was due to Amazon’s $775m (£638m) purchase of Kiva Systems in 2012 which attracted a lot of media attention and contributed to a false image of the real power of robotics in a wider context.
Since then however, the market has seen a wide range of financial activity across a broader range of industries, with consumers’ evolving online purchasing habits fuelling demand for superior, faster and more cost-effective material handling. This is where robotics can really step in. We’ve undoubtedly reached a tipping point for robot use in warehouses and we can confidently assert that it will have a significant influence on an industry that is expected to grow to $625b (£514b) by 2030, as reported by Research and Markets. Here’s why.
Overcoming Labour Shortages
Today’s warehouse employees are working in an environment that is quite different from anything they’ve ever seen in the past. While the spectacular rise in demand for goods may be a sign of an improving economy since Covid-19, severe supply chain shortages and personnel challenges still remain a significant challenge that are contributing to a slew of problems such as order backlogs and inventory capacity.
Because of this, warehouse owners are having to find ways of improving production – with fewer resources and people. Employee departures in warehousing were one of the main reasons for the record number of labour ‘quits’ at the end of 2021, according to a recent Bureau of Labour Statistics analysis. Similar statistics have also been reported by Microsoft and Personio (UK).
Thankfully, there is one helpful technique that can be relied upon to assist workers and keep up with demand – increasing the number of warehouse robots. We’ve seen a significant rise in this practice in recent years.
Managers know that combining the power, accuracy and speed of industrial robots with the inventiveness, judgement and handiwork of warehouse staff enables the industry to develop a far more adaptable, efficient and productive warehouse environment.
Improved Safety Features
Thanks to new 3D safeguarding technologies such as Speed and Separation Monitoring (SSM) which adhere to global ISO standards such as ISO 10218-1 and ISO/TS 15066, robots are now free to break out of their cages. Although SSM is still in its early phases, the potential for cageless robots can’t be overstated; it’s only a matter of time before warehouse operators will be able to reduce manual costs and improve the productivity of their robots by utilising newfound facility floor mobility.
Flexibility of Human-Robot Collaboration
According to CNBC, the United States will require another one billion square feet of warehouse space by 2025 to keep up with e-commerce growth and the desire to bring retail items closer to consumers for faster delivery. Furthermore, the cost of acquiring a space that already exists today has increased dramatically. According to a recent CBRE Group study, industrial warehouse lease costs have risen by 25% and vacancy rates have hit their lowest level in 14 years.
Consequently, it will be far more flexible to build a warehouse floor that allows people and robots to collaborate easily and safely in cage-free locations. In addition to increasing usable space in non-caged areas, human/robot interaction may accelerate order processing times, tighten inventory control, improve picking efficiency and reduce process mistakes.
All of this leads to more items coming in and out of warehouse doors, which eliminates the need for further operating space.


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We know a new Need for Speed is coming this year, we just don't know when. Further, we haven't seen anything of it. Many suspected this would change at E3 during EA Play, but it's not. EA Play is poised to take place on June 8 and June 9, but there will be no Need for Speed there. Despite the game being slated for a fall 2019 release, it won't be at the show in any capacity. The news comes way of EA Dice global community lead Ben Walke, who had the following to say about the game:
“Are you going to hear more about the next NFS title?” said Walke. “Yes. Is it being released this year? Yes. Will we be doing anything in June? No. It’s as simple as that, but we wanted to give you a heads up before you started asking ‘where are you?’ Our goal is to deliver a truly memorable high-speed entry into the 25 years of NFS, rather than a series of promotional events. The game matters most – a sentiment we bet you share with us.”
As you can see, Walke more or less confirms we won't be hearing about the game at all next month, which begs the question: when will we hear about it? Who knows. Unfortunately, Walke doesn't divulge any details in this regard. However, if the game is going to release this fall, the details will need to arrive sooner rather than later. That said, while the community manager doesn't provide any concrete reveal details, he does tease it will be revealed this August at Gamescon.
“We’re building an amazing game that we can’t wait to show off, and the next time we talk, we’ll be packing our bags and heading south for the full unveiling. We’ll see you then," said Walke.
Now, DICE is located in Sweden. Gamescom takes place in Germany. That's south. Beyond this, the only event they could be packing their bags for would be Paris Games Week in October, but surely this is way too late to reveal a game releasing in the fall. So it looks like Gamescom will be where it's revealed.


Richard Cordray, the Director of the CFPB since 2013, resigned at the end of the day on Friday, November 24, 2017, a week earlier than expected. That same day, Cordray also appointed Leandra English, the CFPB's chief of staff, to serve as the agency's Deputy Director. David Silberman had previously been serving as Acting Deputy Director. (The only politically appointed post at the Bureau is the Director of the agency). Hours after Mr. Cordray's announcement, the White House appointed Mick Mulvaney, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, acting director of the CFPB. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) states that the Deputy Director "shall serve as acting Director in the absence or unavailability of the Director," codified at 12 U.S.C. § 5491 (b)(5)(B).
The issue is whether this provision can be interpreted consistently with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA), which generally allows the President to appoint an official to serve in an acting capacity – specifically, whether the exclusivity provision of the FVRA, 5 U.S.C. § 3347, and the CFPA preclude a vacancy appointment by expressly "designat[ing] an officer or employee to perform the functions and duties of a specified office temporarily in an acting capacity."
Late Sunday evening, Leandra English filed an emergency Temporary Restraining Order and Civil Complaint seeking to stop the Trump Administration from appointing Mr. Mulvaney as the Acting Director and seeking a declaratory judgment that she is the proper Acting Director. In large part, her suit relies on the above-cited provision of the CFPA.
In addition, Mary McLeod, the CFPB's General Counsel, released a memorandum (available here) to CFPB staff alerting them to the need to recognize the President's right to appoint Mulvaney and to act accordingly. According to other reports, Ms. English and Mr. Mulvaney have each sent "all hands" emails establishing their service as the agency's new Acting Director. In addition, Mr. Mulvaney's email says "please disregard any instructions you receive from Ms. English in her presumed capacity as Acting Director."
The controversy over the CFPB's leadership comes as the Bureau faces challenges on legislative and judicial fronts, with congressional opposition to CFPB rulemaking under the Congressional Review Act, and a pending decision regarding the CFPB's constitutionality in the D.C. Circuit. It is likely that Mulvaney, as the Acting Director chosen by the Administration, would seek to review and slow the pace of the CFPB's rulemaking and do the same for its enforcement actions. The CFPB has had many "firsts" since it was created, and we will be following closely how it handles its first change in leadership.


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DAMASCUS, March 20, 2017 - Photo taken on March 20, 2017 shows a scene of destruction at the Electricity Company in the east of Damascus, capital of Syria. The Syrian army recaptured all areas fallen during Sunday's wide-scale offensive by rebels in eastern Damascus, the military general command said Monday. The army retook all points lost to the rebels of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and like-minded groups in the factories area at the entrance of the rebel-held neighborhood of Jobar in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, said the statement.(Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)
A Syrian girl swings at the balcony of her house in the Abbasyieen area in the east of Damascus, capital of Syria, on March 20, 2017.


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Tracing the history of a particular rose can be a fascinating adventure, but it is hardly an exact science. The old roses have cross-bred so many times, and so many varieties have been lost to time, that it is often impossible to uncover the exact parentage. If you are one of the many who become possessed by roses, you may eventually find it important to know the difference between a gallica and a Bourbon. But until that point, our advice is not to worry about it. The important thing is to select a rose that you find beautiful, and that suits your garden.
The next step when you grow roses from cuttings is to use a pencil or metal probe push down into the planting site soil to make a hole that is deep enough to plant the cutting up to about 50 percent of its overall length. Place the cutting that has been dipped into the rooting hormone into this hole. Lightly push the soil in around the cutting to finish the planting. Do the same thing for each cutting keeping them at least eight inches apart. Label each row of rose cuttings with the name of the mother rose bush it was taken from.
Please keep in mind that many rose bushes are grafted rose bushes. This means that the bottom part is a hardier rootstock that will withstand cold and heat better than the top and more desired part of the rose bush. Starting a rose bush from cuttings places the new rose bush on its own roots, so it may not be as hardy in cold climates or in extreme heat conditions climates. Being on its own root system can cause the new rose bush to be far less hardy than its mother rose bush.
I bought hybrid tea roses last year. Not long after the first blooms, we moved one because it was interfering with the sprinkler system. It looked unhappy at first, but continued to bloom throughout the season. This year, it does not have so much as one leaf, no new foliage whatsoever, however, there is still green inside the stem towards the base of the cane. Is it done for, or is there a chance it will come back in it's second rear?
Fertilize the roses. After they are established, roses should be fertilized a few times per growing season. Use fertilizer (either liquid or granule) in early spring, when you see the first few leaves sprout. Use it again after the first bloom, and again if there's another bloom. Stop fertilizing the roses at the end of the summer, just before Labor Day.
Prune the roses. Pruning roses keeps them both beautiful and healthy. The goal is to clear away crowded areas to open up the bush, which helps prevent rotting and disease. The pruning strategy differs according to the season, but the cut you make is always the same: prune just above a bud eyes, the areas where branches form. They look like small circular swells and are usually located above a set of mature leaves. Make a down-slanted cut on an outward-facing bud eye.
Hi this is my first year growing roses and I have 2. One is a knockout yellow rose bush and it is doing great and is absolutely beautiful. My other rose bush is a Chicago hope hybrid tea rose and just keeps getting worse and worse. I believe it has blackspot, leaves get dark spots that get bigger until they cover whole leaf and gets on the leaves all around it if I don't clip them off as soon as I start seeing the spots. I am using a sulfur based spray on both plants every 7 days and feed it MG for roses (1gallon each plant) every 7 days. It starts to look better then bad again, it's done this all spring/summer. I've had a few blooms which are beautiful but it keeps getting to be less blooms and a lot smaller than when I first purchased it. It'll be winter soon and I'm wondering if there's a way to fix it that I'm not doing? Would it be better to leave the sickly rose in the ground and mulch or dig it up/pot it and bring inside for the winter? I'd appreciate any help I'd really like it to make it but there's only couple stems left alive on it and they are pretty short.
This is a fungus called black spot. Left untreated, it can cause all the leaves on your roses to turn yellow and fall off. It will also affect nearby plants, as it spreads by spores. Remove ALL INFECTED material and throw it away or burn it. Do NOT leave it on the ground as this fungus is very hardy. It can survive winter and travels very easily, even after being removed from the affected plant. Spray your plants regularly (bi-weekly) in the growing season with a good fungicide (I like the Bayer products). You can also add a little bit of dish soap and baking soda to a spray bottle with water and spray the entire plant.

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1 The Lord be with us as we bend
His blessing to receive;
His gift of peace upon us send,
Before His courts we leave.
2 The Lord be with us as we walk
Along our homeward road;
In silent thought or friendly talk
Our hearts be still with God.
3 The Lord be with us till the night
Shall close the day of rest;
Be He of every heart the Light,
Of every home the Guest.
4 And when our nightly prayers we say,
His watch He still shall keep,
Crown with His grace His own blest day,
And guard His people's sleep.
The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895
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CHICAGO -- Emergency goaltender Scott Foster played the final 14 minutes after Chicago lost Anton Forsberg and Collin Delia to injuries, closing out the Blackhawks' 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
It was Foster's first competitive action since 20 minutes in relief with Western Michigan University in the 2005-06 season.
Forsberg was expected to start, but he was scratched after the team said he got hurt during warmups. Delia, who was just recalled from the minors Wednesday, then stopped 25 of 27 shots in his NHL debut before he was helped off the ice in the third period due to a lower-body injury.
Enter Foster, a 36-year-old former college goalie. After a short warmup, the game resumed and Foster got a big cheer from the crowd of 21,839 when he denied Tyler Myers for his first save about a minute after he came in.
“I think I’m just hitting my prime,” Foster said. “The initial shock happened when I had to dress. And then I think you just kind of black out after that.
“I’m an accountant by day. So a few hours ago I was sitting on my computer typing on the 10-key, and now I’m standing in front of you guys just finished 14 and a half minutes of NHL hockey.
“Who would have thought? You just keep grinding away in men’s league, and eventually you’ll get your shot.”
Backed by chants of "Foster! Foster!" and more loud ovations down the stretch, he finished with seven stops against the playoff-bound Jets, winners of six in a row.
It was a wild finish to one of Chicago's best performances in a lousy season.
Tomas Jurco scored a career-high two goals in Brent Seabrook's 1,000th regular-season game, and touted prospect Dylan Sikura had two assists in his NHL debut. Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat and defenseman Erik Gustafsson each had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Saad also scored.
The 32-year-old Seabrook got the start alongside fellow alternate captain and frequent defensive partner Duncan Keith. He became the fifth player in franchise history to skate in 1,000 or more games for the team, joining Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Eric Nesterenko and Bob Murray.
Bryan Little scored his 200th NHL goal for Winnipeg in the opener of a four-game trip. Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets, and Eric Comrie made 36 saves while subbing for starter Connor Hellebuyck.
Kane got Chicago off to a fast start when he shot it between Comrie's legs for his 27th goal 3:34 into the first, and the Blackhawks just poured it on from there. Saad made it 2-0 with a nifty move to his backhand in front at 17:17.
Jurco added two goals in the second before Little got Winnipeg on the board with his 16th at 14:24. But Gustafsson responded for the Blackhawks, scoring on a nice rush to the net at 17:27.


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Nigerians Will Support 'Intelligent' Films Not Just Comedy - Omotola Ekeinde
Did Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde throw a shade at comedy films in Nigeria?
Speaking about her new movie "Alter Ego," Omotola Jalade Ekeinde said Nigerians are bigger than comedy movies and would support an intelligent movie if it's well done.
The top three highest grossing movies in Nigeria's cinema history could be considered as forms of the comedy genre.
They are - Wedding Party, Trip To Jamaica, and 30 Days In Atlanta.
The veteran actress who has been on a 3-year break from Nollywood said this while answering questions on her box office expectations for the movie "Alter Ego".
"I hope Nigerians would prove the world wrong that all we want to just do is laugh in the cinema.
"Of late, that has been the story, that, 'oh you know, people just don't want to think, people don't want anything that would make them remember their woes or think about anything that's happening in the society. They just want to laugh out their sorrows and go away."
"But, I think Nigerians are bigger than that. I think we are very intelligent people. I think if you give them something that makes them feel good, and makes them feel intelligent and something that's worth their time, I feel like they will come out to support it." she said.
The movie, which features Adaora Igwe, a lawyer who specializes in defending less privileged abuse victims, is directed by Moses Inwang and produced by Esther Eyibio.
"Alter Ego" debuts on July 21, 2017.


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It's nearly close of submissions for this year's Hippocrates Prize for poems on a medical theme. I am waiting for inspiration to strike. Here is what I wrote last year:
Holed up, hooked up, and surgically enclosed,
He convalesces, trapped within these walls.
Bare surfaces bear plumbing, part-exposed;
But he is warm inside. The future calls.
I ring his bell. He opens up and smiles.
We cannot kiss; I keep my hands contained;
But soon his clothes are strewn in ticklish piles
As tenderness is patiently explained.
Stripped skin which once turned in now clings unfurled;
Spliced ducts lie sheathed in flesh’s phoenix tomb;
A punctured navel, window on a world,
And keyhole slits commemorate his womb.
He beams, then screams, while showing off his toy.
Now forty, he was born to be a boy.
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COVINGTON - Rick Goddard, the Republican candidate for Georgia's 8th Congressional District, made a campaign stop in Covington on Thursday.
Goddard was in town to shake hands and win votes, and to speak at the Newton County Republican Party meeting Thursday night. Prior to his speech, he sat down for a private interview at the law office of Charles Strickland.
Goddard has been traveling the 21-county district, which stretches from southern Newton County all the way to Colquitt County near the Florida line, as he attempts to oust Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall.
"Newton is a very important county to us, population-wise, so we will spend a lot of time here," Goddard said.
On the subject of working with local governments, Goddard said it's important to realize that with so many counties represented in the district, the best course is to focus on issues relevant to all, such as environmental matters like air quality and transportation.
On a bigger scale, the country must find ways to better power vehicles, whether by hydrogen or electric power or some other means, Goddard said.
He said more transportation choices also need to be made available.
"We have built this country around cars. It's not built around trains or buses," he said.
When he started his campaign a year ago, Goddard said illegal immigration was the issue on everyone's mind, but now, it's taken a back seat to worries over the economy.
But the issue of illegal immigration is still important, Goddard said, adding that the first line of defense should be a physical barrier such as a wall or fence to stop the flow across the border. The wall erected between San Diego and Tijuana stopped 95 percent of the flow of immigrants and drugs, he said.
Goddard said the U.S. government needs to approach the Mexican government about ways to stop immigration from their side.
A work program is needed to allow people to work in America with the understanding they will return home and the requirement that they pay taxes while here, he said, and added that the government should make sure that "no path to citizenship comes illegally."
"If you want to be a U.S. citizen, come here and we'll embrace you, but we're not giving you credit for breaking our laws," he said.
A Vietnam veteran and retired Air Force major general, Goddard supports the war in Iraq, though he admits the U.S. strategy may not have always been effective.
"Now that we're there, we've got to figure out a way to accommodate the situation we're in," he said.
The Persian Gulf is vital part of economy and America is the only nation capable of ensuring it's stability, he said.
"The surge has clearly worked, which means we didn't have enough troops there to begin with," he said, adding that violence in Iraq has significantly decreased.
Goddard pointed out that America has had a presence in Korea for more than 50 years and in Germany since World War II, adding that he wants "to see the war through to its conclusion," when Iraqis have a stable government.
A main focus of Goddard's campaign is wasteful spending in government.
"It's not that we don't have enough revenue. We're just spending too much," he said, citing as an example $300 million in federal money to boost thoroughbred racing in Kentucky.
While Goddard said the unexpected and rapid rise in energy costs are changing the economy, he believes that if Democrats succeed in eliminating the president's tax cuts, the economy will take an even worse turn.
Small businesses, in particular, will likely have more lay-offs and won't be able to stay viable in the market, he said.
"Canceling the Bush tax cuts is a tax increase no matter how you look at it," he said.
Goddard's solution is to keep taxes low and decrease government spending.
"This country is in a deficit generated by people not willing to show restraint in the way they're spending," he said.
The Goddard campaign has been accused of contributing to wasteful government spending after President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney flew in on the taxpayer's dime for private campaign fund-raisers.
But Goddard said his campaign reimbursed the cost of the flights as much as allowed by federal law; and he said such trips were common in the Clinton administration but "nobody seemed to worry about it."
Goddard said he's not running for Congress because he needs the money or prestige, but because he's worried about the state of the country and couldn't sit back and do nothing.
"This country is going to go broke. Ten percent of taxpayers pay 70 percent of the taxes. You can't rob Peter to pay Paul," he said.
"It's too important to have people running for public office for a reason. Too many people need a job or a title. We need people who want to work. There's more subpoenas in Congress than there are ideas," he added.
Goddard retired in 2000 from the Air Force after nearly 34 years of active duty. From 1997 to 2000, he was commander of the Warner Robbins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base.
A Vietnam veteran, he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement in combat and 12 Air Medals.
Goddard served on Gov. Sonny Perdue's transition team, responsible for establishing the office of Georgia's Inspector General, and was appointed by Perdue in 2003 to serve on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Military Coordinating Committee.
He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah, a master's degree in business administration from Central Michigan University, and is a graduate of the National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Goddard and is wife Judy have three sons.
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Quiet Girl Collective and The Cosmos are joining forces to talk about anxiety - the ways in which it shows up for us and how to manage when feeling overwhelmed. We’ll discuss why we get anxious in the ways that we do and explore how this relates to our identities as women of color:
- Identifying toxic messaging and sources in our lives: family, friends, work, media, society
- How anxiety and stress manifests in our lives
- Acknowledging what's in our control vs. not in our control
- Managing negative self-talk to practice self-affirmation
Disclaimer: We are holding space for discussion and learning. We are not clinicians.


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My uncle Roby, however, was 101st Airborne, during WW2.
My relatives are smeared all over the place when it comes to wartime history.
I could mention a couple.
My brother did two tours in Kosovo as a NATO peacekeeper with the danish forces back in the nineties.
My grandfathers brother was on a Sloop that got shredded by machine gun and cannon fire by a german plane during WWII. It went down, but miraculously no one was wounded or killed. During that time our island nation delivered fish to the UK which made the ships targets for the germans.
My grandmothers brother was a captain in the british merchant navy during WWII. He helped deliver supplies to allied forces during the siege of Malta, and later in Normandy.
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Then there was another young lady. Can´t recall her name or exactly how we were related. She was part of the danish underground movement that helped jews escape to Sweden. Also during WWII ofcourse. She was from my fathers side of the family.
On my mothers side was a stark contrast of the previous character.
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He apparantly didn´t see much action because he caught consumption. But God only knows what tasks he was put to while being rotated.
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Aberdeen Asset Management has hired the former chief executive of Attica Alternative Investments, a London-based fund of hedge funds to grow its absolute return strategies business.
Andrew McCaffery joins Aberdeen as head of absolute return strategies.
Prior to Attica he was a managing director at UBS where he oversaw global coverage of hedge fund investors. He was also responsible for interest rate product sales to hedge fund and absolute return investors.
A spokeswoman for Aberdeen Asset Management said McCaffery would be opening new distribution channels with private banks and funds of hedge funds.
When Aberdeen took over the UK business of Deutsche Asset Management, it inherited a number of fixed income absolute return funds.
“Following the purchase in 2005 of Deutsche Asset Management’s fixed income businesses, we are now in a stronger position to roll out a product platform of absolute return funds and fund of funds to a wide range of investors. Andrew's appointment provides Aberdeen with the necessary focus and skills to compete in this growing segment of the market," said Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management.
McCaffery will report to Aberdeen's head of fixed income, Steve Ilott.
Aberdeen declined to comment on the value of its absolute return funds under management.


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Some are calling the late-musician's poem a 'diss.'
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Spoken Word Artist Spits “Bomb Ass Poetry” On Being Bilingual
“My tongue doesn’t believe in boundaries or borders, it colors outside the box."
For When Black & Brown Girls Go Missing & Silence Is An Act Of Violence: A Poetic Tribute
"You are a black girl worth remembering, and you are a threat knowing yourself."
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Located in Newton Abbot, The Cridford Inn is within a 15-minute drive of Canonteign Waterfalls and Country Park and Devon Guild of Craftsmen. This property is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Dartmoor National Park and 12.2 mi (19.6 km) from Exeter Cathedral. Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services. Free self parking is available onsite. Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the property's coffee shop/café. Breakfast is available for a fee. Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms.
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Beautiful traditional pub
Reviewed 6 november, 2021
A lovely pub set in a tranquil village. We visited here whilst staying on holiday in Trusham. The service at this pub was superb and the staff were so attentive. The food was incredible both is presentation and in taste. Well worth a visit if you are staying in the local area.
The Quintessential Thatched Pub
Reviewed 15 october, 2021
Nestled in the beautiful village of Trusham, The Cridford Inn is both picturesque and enchanting. Expect a fabulous, warm, professional and friendly welcome. On offer is quite an extensive menu with a number of typical pub classics (with a twist) as well as a number of slightly unusual options. An extremely good wine menu, all sensibly priced. Very good locally sourced, quality ingredients cooked to a top standard. Everything delivered by a wonderful team. The Cridford is worth the trip. I encourage you to try it.
Best place to eat in Devon
Reviewed 3 october, 2021
Love this place. Every time I’m down in Devon I try and eat here. The menu always has a couple of Asian dishes and loads of veggie options too. Cracking food every meal I’ve had. New starters CFC and pumpkin arancini were tip top. Great staff and Beautiful setting too
Wonderful place with friendly, helpful, efficient service and great food.
Reviewed 2 october, 2021
Stayed for 3 nights in September and ate here with different friends, both adults and family meals during that time. The friendly atmosphere, lovely setting and tasty variety of food with a genuine "nothing too much trouble" service was a refreshing experience which all contributed ++ to lovely memories of our holiday in the area and happy reunions with friends. The proprietors were happy to accommodate our individual needs and those of friends who joined us for drinks and or meals during our stay. Meal and drink times were relaxed yet efficient for all of us. The accommodation has maintained it's history and originality with comfort for residents. Hopefully they will raise ll the funds they need to replenish their roof soon. We'll be back and would highly recommend for anyone visiting the area.
Reviewed 28 september, 2021
So glad we found this amazing place! Absolutely fantastic food and the staff was so friendly, please don’t miss out on this pice of history as it’s extremely beautiful with food and staff to match. Thank you for been so welcoming. P.s the vegan fish and chips was out of this world!


The MA Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has launched a new program to help cities and towns make their local roads more walkable, bikeable, and viable for public transit users. With $12.5 million designated for the first two years, this new “Complete Streets Funding Program” will provide technical assistance and financial incentives for municipalities to adopt and implement complete streets policies. The creation and implementation of the Complete Streets Funding Program has been a top priority of the MPHA-led Act FRESH coalition. Together with other partner organizations we have been advocating for it since 2013.
Below is a primer with links to information and resources to help communities learn about this new funding opportunity and how to prepare to apply for it. Please share this with your community partners!
What is a “complete street”?
According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), “A complete street is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes –walking, biking, transit and vehicles – for people of all ages and abilities. Complete Streets improvements may be large scale such as corridor wide improvements or focused on the needs of a single mode.”
How can I learn about the Massachusetts “Complete Streets Funding Program”?
- Read MassDOT’s guidance documents, Appendices, FAQs, and due dates for the Complete Streets Funding Program
- Attend a free “Complete Streets 101: Benefits, Eligibility & Funding” workshop offered by MassDOT/Baystate Roads. (Note: To be eligible for funding, one municipal official must attend one of these workshops.
- Read these brief MPHA blog posts.
- Healthy Community Design Toolkit, 2nd edition, pages 56-77 (pdf, 5MB) from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and the Massachusetts Partnership for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
- Transportation and Health Tool, from the US Dept. of Transportation and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. This tool “provides easy access to data that practitioners can use to examine the health impacts of transportation systems” including data on 14 transportation and public health indicators for each state, metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and urbanized area (UZA).
- Costs of complete streets (From National Complete Streets Coalition)
- Low Cost Pedestrian Improvements (from WalkBoston)
- Rural Walking Toolkit (from WalkBoston)
What are the public health benefits of complete streets?
- Equity and Health Equity
- Benefits for Older Adults
- Benefits for People with Disabilities
- Benefits for Children
What does a good complete streets policy look like?
In 2014 the complete streets policy for the Town of Littleton, MA, was identified by the National Complete Streets Coalition as the best in the nation. Developed together with their regional planning agency, MAPC, here is Littleton’s complete streets policy.
Which communities have complete streets policies?
- In Massachusetts see this list (prepared by the MA Municipal Association in July 2016).
- In the US, see the National Atlas of Complete Streets Policies
Who can help my city/town plan for and/or implement complete streets?
- Your regional planning agency…
- Eastern MA
- Central MA
- Western MA
- Cape & Islands
2. If you are a Mass in Motion community can also access free technical assistance from:
- MA Association of Health Boards (ask for Cheryl Sbarra)
- MA Municipal Association (ask for DJ Wilson)
- MPHA (Andrea Freeman, 857-263-7072 x103)
- WalkBoston (ask for Stacey Beuttell or Adi Nochur)
The Backstory of “Complete Streets” in Massachusetts
Beginning in 2013, MPHA led the statewide coalition that advocated for what we (then) called “Active Streets.” After more than a year of intensive teamwork, the Active Streets Working Group succeeded in getting the “Complete Streets Certification Program” signed into law, within the Transportation Bond Bill of 2014. The team of advocates that helped make this happen included the Act FRESH coalition plus MAPC, MassBike, WalkBoston, and many other partners. In July 2015 the MA Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced a funding commitment of $12.5 million for what would be called the “Complete Streets Funding Program.”
If you have information to add to this page, please contact MPHA Field Director Andrea Freeman, 857-263-7072 x103.


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Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094
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Three Myths about the Japanese Red Army: What you Think you Know is Probably Wrong!
May 29, 2014 / 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Professor Patricia G. Steinhoff, University of Hawaii
Public understandings about the Japanese Red Army (Nihon Sekigun) are based largely on information promulgated by the Japanese government and circulated widely by mass media during the nearly three decades that its members were beyond reach in the Middle East. The participants have contributed to the myth-making, both by their public writings and by what they did not reveal. Some pieces of contradictory information have been available for a long time, but many blanks were filled in with widely circulated myths. Even scholars who studied the group have perpetuated mistaken views based on the limited information available.
The formal dissolution of Nihon Sekigun and a set of new trials of returnees from 2000 to 2010 have now made it possible to construct a rather different picture of the group. The dissolution freed members and former members to talk about internal aspects of the organization that they had kept secret for decades. In a new book in progress, Dr. Steinhoff is examining the recent material in light of her four decades of research on the various branches of the original Sekigunha. Her research includes prison interviews, participant observation of trial sessions and the activities of trial support groups, and extensive reading of the group’s writings in Japanese. Her talk will debunk several widely believed myths about the Japanese Red Army and analyze the origins and implications of these myths.
Patricia Steinhoff is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaii. She holds a BA in Japanese Language and Literature from the University of Michigan (1963) and a PhD in sociology from Harvard University (1969) and has taught at the University of Hawaii since 1968. Her primary research interest is social movements, civil society, and radical left groups in Japan. She has written over ninety articles and book chapters, and is the author or editor of twenty books. Her latest edited book is Going to Court to Change Japan: Social Movements and the Law, which is forthcoming this summer from the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies. Her most recent article is “Memories of New Left Protest” Contemporary Japan, Journal of the German Institute for Japanese Studies 25:2, Fall 2013.

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A photo of another version of the GeForce RTX 4090 graphic accelerator was published online. This time, it's a Gaming OC version from Gigabyte.
Unfortunately, the video card itself didn't get into the frame, and the photo only captures her product package, which once again shows that NVIDIA has changed the font used to name the models GeForce RTX 40 series.
The information available on the package also confirms that GeForce RTX 4090 will receive 24 Gbytes of GDR6X memory. In gigabyte Gaming OC, the accelerator is equipped with a large three-ventilator cooling system. If the new dimensions are close to the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti model of the current generation in the same performance, then the thickness of the new generation accelerator is equal to four layers of expansion.
The GeForce RTX 4090 is said to be based on an AD102 graphic processor with 16384 CUDA nuclei. Details of it as well as other GeForce RTX 4000 booster models will be available as early as September 20.


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Shubh Loans looks at crossing $20 million AUM in 2018-19
The app that completed its first year saw 4.5 lakh downloads in 2017-18 and generated over 3 lakh Shubh Loan credit reports for loan approvals.
Present in 11 cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and others; Shubh Loans also has plans to expand in Tier II and III cities in the coming year.
"Technology is a great leveller and it's truly successful if it can impact majority of people," Monish Anand, founder of Shubh Loans said.
Bangalore-based Shubh Loans is a vernacular app that helps salaried employees (earning up to Rs 12,000) in getting a loan of up to Rs 5 lakh with a long term EMI tenure of up to 4 years.
The app is backed by angel funding from former JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs managing directors.

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Whether you are moving to downtown Vegas, heading to the North Las Vegas or moving from Henderson, we know moving can be a difficult task. Las Vegas Budget Truck can help make your Vegas move easier by offering unbeatable value for truck rental and cargo van rental.
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This is the 3.5MM Headset for the Apple iPhone that is compatible with all models of the iPod, iPhone and iPad. It comes with a handy remote and mic which are only compatible with iPod Nano (5th Gen and later), iPod Classic (120GB/160GB), iPod Touch (3rd Gen and later), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, 4S and iPad 1 & 2. Its remote is also suitable for the iPod shuffle. This headset requires software versions 1.0.3 for iPod Nano (5th Gen), 2.0.


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Everybody thinks they can design clothes nowadays. Jessica Simpson wants to launch a curvy fashion line; Beth Ditto is coming out with her own plus-size line of clothing; and Daisy Fuentes is launching a reasonably priced line at WalMart. But the biggest trend right now seems to be celebrity fathers getting into the fashion biz and launching children’s clothing lines. Fashion may not be their calling, but their children have inspired them so much that they are taking a chance on launching what they all seem to think will be trendy and fashion-forward with the kiddies…
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Last night, I went to bed proud to be an American! But this afternoon, other issues on the ballot, like Proposition 8, made me extra blue, and not in the cool way. Sadly, some of our fellow Americans in California, Arizona, and Florida think they have the right to discriminate against homosexual love and ban an entire community from marrying. WTF? Did you people not see how adorable the Portia and Ellen wedding pics were?! Well, looking at heterosexual divorce rates, perhaps marriage itself is the lost cause. So, if America can’t support a partnership based on love, whose relationships should we really be concerned about? [San Francisco Chronicle]
Sometimes, it’s kind of difficult not to be jealous of celebrities. They attend a-list events, get free stuff and usually have someone at their every beck and call. However, we came up with a list of girlfriends and wives that we don’t envy because being in a relationship with their men is way more work than we’d ever want to do in the name of love.


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Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) With 128 Punjab manufacturers approved for production of personal protection equipment (PPE) kits, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking permission to export the surplus.
The Chief Minister said these manufacturers had risen to the occasion in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak to make Punjab self-reliant in the manufacture of this critical equipment needed by frontline warriors in the fight against the pandemic.
Permitting them to export the PPE body coveralls “would also give an impetus to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan recently launched by the government of India under your leadership,” he said in his letter to the Prime Minister, requesting him to consider giving permission” for the same.
Citing the surplus capacity of production and quality of products manufactured by these units, which started production after obtaining certification from the DRDO, Singh said it appeared that there was not enough domestic demand of PPE at present.
These manufacturers are finding it difficult to obtain orders from HLL, he pointed out, adding that of the 128 approved manufacturers, only 18 units have received orders from the government of India.
The Chief Minister recalled that on May 21 the Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister has written to Chief Ministers of all states to consider directing their respective Health Departments to place orders on Punjab's PPE body coverall manufacturers at HLL rates.
The minister has also made a request to the Union Commerce and Industries Minister, requesting for allowing export of surplus PPE body coveralls from the country, he further noted.
Notably, the 128 approved manufacturers have a cumulative current capacity to manufacture 5,21,050 PPE coveralls every day.


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I have read these chronicles from Anna Elliott completely out of order, but that was part of the appeal. I do not know if I would have had as much patience with Kitty Bennet’s silliness otherwise:)
Volume 2 of Elliott’s Pride and Prejudice continuation takes Georgiana and Kitty from the balls and daily concerns of England and the life of the elite to Brussels and the horrors of Waterloo. Elizabeth gives birth to she and Darcy’s first child and Caroline Bingley finds love, and some humanity.
I recommend the three volumes as a unit if you are a Pride and Prejudice fan. This volume is a particularly quick read.


The creek in front of Franklin Community High School is teeming with life. It’s the job of Julie Tennell’s and Courtney Burke’s students to find out what kind of life and how healthy the creek (officially known as Powell Ditch) really is.
Students use mesh nets to skim benthic macroinvertebrates from the creek. Mrs. Tennell explains, “Benthic macroinvertebrates are animals that are large enough for us to see (macro), lack backbones (invertebrate) and live in or on a body of water (benthos). The presence of animals such as mayfly nymphs, clams, mussels, leeches and blood midge larva tells us a lot about the health of the creek By counting the number of them in the creek, we can tell how healthy the creek is and if it changes from year to year.”
Some species are more tolerant of pollution than others, so the more intolerant animals that are found, the healthier the creek is. An overabundance of very tolerant animals, the worse it is.
FCHS students have been checking the creek for years. So many years in fact, that the science teacher who started the program has retired and the boots and nets necessary to keep the study going were literally falling apart.
That’s when Mrs. Tennell applied for an Education Foundation grant.
“Boots and nets are pretty simple things, but without them, we couldn’t have our students in the creek, monitoring the stream,” she said. “They could learn the same lesson sitting in the classroom, to a degree. But having the hands-on experience of being in the creek, skimming the water and actually seeing and identifying the animals means they absorb the lesson much more and may begin caring about our environment.”
After a week of netting and counting, the students spend Friday in the classroom going over their paperwork, to see how healthy Powell Ditch is.
The answer for this year – healthier than you might think, given the farm chemicals which are used in the area.


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This type of awning readily adapts to your needs. The retractable awning, which opens either manually or by a motor, allows you to determine the distance you need to protect yourself from the sun or light rain, depending on the temperature and the time of day.
Most of our opening mechanisms for retractable awnings allow you to adjust the height of the valence. You can also add an automatic device to the electric mechanism, which opens the awning as soon as the sun appears and closes it as soon as the wind velocity increases.
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Our awnings are made of acrylic fabrics (Sunbrella, Dickson, Ultrasol, Tempotest, etc.) or superior-quality vinyl (Ferrari 502, Stam, Ennis 1974, Solstice 86-92-99, Solstice Air, etc.). Structures are made with galvanized steel or natural gray or painted aluminum.


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40th Anniversary Ruby Celebration
To celebrate 40 years of supporting local music students at the post-secondary level, we are launching a series of special events in 2020! Check back for more information on our upcoming Ruby Celebration events:
- March 30, 2020 - An Evening with Angela Cheng on the Winspear stage. This will be an exclusive, private ABMF event featuring Burrows Alumni. More information available here.
- June 18, 2020 - Edmonton Chamber Music Society’s 2020 Summer Solstice Music Festival: ABMF Ruby Celebration, featuring Burrows Alumni
- October 3, 2020 – Jazz it Out with Jens Lindemann. Allard Hall, MacEwan University

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This book (Practical Electron Microscopy and Database) is a reference for TEM and SEM students, operators, engineers, technicians, managers, and researchers.
Figure 3602a shows a Ronchigram pattern taken at Gaussian focus from an amorphous thin film in TEM. The green circle marks the unaberrated part of Ronchigram that should be selected by objective aperture for STEM imaging.
Figure 3602a. Ronchigram pattern taken at Gaussian focus.
Figure 3602b shows typical Ronchigrams taken at the edge of an amorphous carbon film. At defoci (defined by z-height), there is a distance between the electron cross-over and the point on the specimen along the optic axis. At large underfocus, electron rays at all angles cross the optic axis after the specimen and it shows a shadow image of the specimen edge. At small underfocus, low-angle rays cross the optic axis after the specimen, while high-angle rays cross before the specimen due to spherical aberration. Therefore, the shadow image changes in magnification as a function of the angle. The low-angle asymmetry indicates the presence of astigmatism. At Gaussian focus, the lowest-angle rays cross the axis at the specimen, while higher-angle rays cross before the specimen due to the spherical aberration. The coma free axis is defined at this focus and all alignment and positioning of detectors and apertures can be performed with respect to the low-angle “disk”. Defocus and spherical aberration can effectively cancel each other at those lowest angles. Axial astigmatism can be accurately corrected by using the stigmator coils, resulting in circularly symmetric Ronchigram features. At overfocus, rays at all angles cross the axis before the specimen.
Figure 3602b. Ronchigrams of a thin amorphous carbon (C) film at: (a) Large underfocus, (b) Small underfocus, (c) Gaussian focus, and (d) Overfocus.
The Ronchigrams of a thin <110> silicon (Si) film in Figure 3602c shows the diffraction effects and fringes arising from the specimen periodicities. The visibility of the characteristic fringes depends on the precision of specimen tilt and the degree of probe coherence in a specific crystalline orientation. Figure 3602c (a) shows the Ronchigram at small underfocus. The lattice fringes are visible near the Ronchigram center and become extremely distorted at high angles because of the spherical aberration. Figure 3602c (b) shows the Ronchigram near Scherzer focus. The central fringes are large and wide. Figure 3602c (c) shows the Ronchigram at slight overfocus. The fringe spacing decreases with increasing angle from the Ronchigram center.
Figure 3602c. The Ronchigrams of a thin <110> Si film: (a) At small underfocus, (b) Near Scherzer focus, and (c) At slight overfocus.
 E.M. James, N.D. Browning, Practical aspects of atomic resolution imaging and analysis in STEM, Ultramicroscopy 78 (1999) 125-139.