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Wildfires destroyed 50 homes in Northern California and injured two firefighters in the most destructive episode so far in what promises to be an intense season for fires across the West.
The National Weather Service predicts wind and heat will make fires likely across parts of the West and Southwest today. Red in this map indicates red flag fire warnings:
There are currently 10 active large wildfires in the U.S., burning more than 58,000 acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Seven of them are in California. Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina and Virginia are also battling fires.
Already this year, nearly 1.6 million acres have burned, 37% more than the 10-year average to date.
Robust just a couple of months ago, California's mountain snowpack has now dwindled to just two-thirds of its normal level, threatening drinking-water supplies and heightening the wildfire risk for later in the season.
Runoff to reservoirs and farm irrigation ponds is expected to drop by 35-45% from normal.
This winter, the snowpack had been so high that the West was optimistic that years of drought conditions might be alleviated.
March and April in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, though, have never been drier in the 87 years of records.
Drought across the nation has set the stage for a bad wildfire season. The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report, released this morning, shows worsening conditions across the West, Southwest and Southeast.
Scientists have predicted that global warming will produce more frequent and intense wildfires, in large part because mountain snowpacks are expected to dwindle. With less runoff, valley conditions will be drier throughout the season, leaving any dry wood more prone to ignition.
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NTx’s Dr. Arpan Desai publishes in Journal of Controlled Release
Grant-Serroukh et al. 26 June 2022
Co-authored by NanoVation’s Dr. Arpan Desai (UK).
Despite recent advances in the field of mRNA therapy, the lack of safe and efficacious delivery vehicles with pharmaceutically developable properties remains a major limitation. Here, we describe the systematic optimisation of lipid-peptide nanocomplexes for the delivery of mRNA in two murine cancer cell types, B16-F10 melanoma and CT26 colon carcinoma as well as NCI-H358 human lung bronchoalveolar cells.
Different combinations of lipids and peptides were screened from an original lipid-peptide nanocomplex formulation for improved luciferase mRNA transfection in vitro by a multi-factorial screening approach. This led to the identification of key structural elements within the nanocomplex associated with substantial improvements in mRNA transfection efficiency included alkyl tail length of the cationic lipid, the fusogenic phospholipid, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE), and cholesterol.
The peptide component (K16GACYGLPHKFCG) was further improved by the inclusion of a linker, RVRR, that is cleavable by the endosomal enzymes cathepsin B and furin, and a hydrophobic motif (X-S-X) between the mRNA packaging (K16) and receptor targeting domains (CYGLPHKFCG). Nanocomplex transfections of a murine B16-F10 melanoma tumour supported the inclusion of cholesterol for optimal transfection in vivo as well as in vitro.
In vitro transfections were also performed with mRNA encoding interleukin-15 as a potential immunotherapy agent and again, the optimised formulation with the key structural elements demonstrated significantly higher expression than the original formulation. Physicochemical characterisation of the nanocomplexes over time indicated that the optimal formulation retained biophysical properties such as size, charge and mRNA complexation efficiency for 14 days upon storage at 4 °C without the need for additional stabilising agents.
In summary, we have developed an efficacious lipid-peptide nanocomplex with promising pharmaceutical development properties for the delivery of therapeutic mRNA.

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‘Give me a chance’: Kafeel Khan talks about his decision to join politics
Kafeel Khan, the doctor at the heart of the so-called Gorakhpur oxygen tragedy, has joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) and is the party’s candidate for a seat in the upper house – the Vidhan Parishad.
In doing so, Khan has drawn the ire of many of his supporters, including the media who have written harshly in his favor. He realizes the tricky path he has chosen and says, “If I do wrong, please criticize me. It will help me learn. »
Since Khan was released from Mathura prison in September 2020, Congress has supported him, but the party has not offered him any political office. In fact, speculation was rife that he (or someone in his family) would fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on an SP ticket. The whole family denied it.
Khan says that while he still can’t say with clarity why he said yes to the offer. He knows that the next five years (with Yogi Adityanath at the helm) will be difficult for him.
” I am unemployed. As part of my Smile foundation, I want to use crowdsourcing to build a hospital that will serve children suffering from chamki bukhar and Japanese encephalitis from Nepal and India,” he said.
By becoming a politician, Khan risks losing the media support he has always enjoyed as a man perceived to have been wronged by a system. As a politician, he will receive far more criticism than praise. “Even as an MLC, if you don’t see me caring for children, ask me. But give me a chance,” he said.
His own family disagrees with the decision. However, he said it was a decision to be made as the realities on the ground were very difficult. Not having a job put a lot of emotional and financial stress on the family. They had to resort to selling household goods to make ends meet at some point.
Khan also realizes that his dream project – a hospital to treat children – will not be possible without government support. A government that relentlessly targets him. “The day you feel that I am doing wrong, ask me, report me,” he told this reporter.
The SP is fielding 16 candidates for the MLC elections to be held in May. In this list, 13 are Yadav candidates. There are 100 places in UP Vidhan Parishad.

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Wolf Jewelry cases are the embodiment of sophistication and style. A new classic is born with the Maria collection. Pure sophistication with clean lines and just the right amount of detail. Maria is for the traveler in love with cities they’ve never been to, and people they’ve never met. Wolfs first complete travel collection wrapped in rich smooth leathers and stunning gold accents. Take Maria wherever you go while keeping your jewelry in place and creating a travel style that’s just for you – business, leisure, and everything in between. Storage includes 10 ring rolls, 2 open compartments, 1 lidded compartment, 2 drawstring pouches, 6 necklace snap-on hooks with pocket, 1 ring bar, one earring bar.
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7 Ways to Lose Belly Fat Faster
You want to lose that tummy flab yet you don’t know how. The worst thing about abdominal fat is even though you may not be overweight, you still have a belly. It’s your lifestyle and what you eat that causesyou to gain abdominal fat. Before your fat gets stuck on you which it may,it’s time to do something about it. Hereare 7 ways how to get rid of tummy fat.
1. Maintain a balanced nutrition chart
Nutrition plays a major role in weight gain. Even though you feel that you are eating healthy, you in fact may be eating wrong. Your food as you know consists of three major food elements. Protein carbohydrate fiber and fat. What you need is a diet consisting of high protein, more fiber, less carbs and less fat.
2. EatMore Protein
Eating the right sort of protein benefits your body in number of ways here are some of them.
- Increases protein synthesis for lean strong muscles
- Strengthens muscle tissue for physical activity
- Fewercalories. Reduces belly fat
- Full of beneficial enzymes
- Increases bone density
3. Lay off Bad Carbs. Say NO to Sugar
Carbohydrates make up sugars which are possibly the biggest culprit in giving you that fat tummy. If you thought just fat was the cause of weight, then think again. The physiology of your body requires carbohydrate to increase insulin for producing a substance called glycogen. This provides energy for physical activity. When your carbohydrate intake is more than glycogen produced, then the rest is stored as fat.
Lay of unhealthy carbs derived from sugar based products such as fruit juices, carbonated beverages and fast food. Food sources such as bread, pasta, rice and potatoes etc are ok to consume in moderation.Ifyou’re on a strict diet, consume as less carbs as possible but ensure you get a decent intake on days of rigorous exercise.
4. Get More Fiber
By far the best possible way of losing belly fat is to restrict youto a high fiber diet for a week or so. Not only does fiber haveimmense health benefits, it bulks up your system keeping you full. Most fiber is eliminated and not ingested. As a result you don’t gain additional weight. Fiber provides you a rich dose of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
5. Get Your Vitamin C
Vitamin c contributes to weight loss. As most nutritionists will agree,Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is a potent regulator of cortisol. Cortisol is a substance within the body which increases during stress. This causes you to overeat resulting in weight gain. Vitamin C is also one of the most powerful antioxidants known for eliminating free radicals. It promotes metabolism and keeps inflammation at bay.
Vitamin C is rich in collagen the main substances that contributes to radiantskin. For the best benefits of vitamin C drink a glass of fresh Orange juice without sugar every morning.
6. Good Fats In, Bad Fats Out
Surprising as it may seem, there is such thing called good fat. Omega 3 fatty acids contribute to losing belly fat. During any rigorous diet, omega 3 fatty acids come to your rescue substituting yourbody’s lack of essential fat without the worry of weight gain. Such fats are called monounsaturated fats and are a healthy substitute in comparison to polyunsaturated and transfers found abundantly in most fast foods.
7. Exercise the most important route to fat loss
The most important part of your belly loss. At times most people struggling with tummy fat are confused over what exercise to perform that would get to lose belly fat. The first rule in the book of working out for weight loss is cardio in the morning on an empty stomach. Exercise needs energy no doubt, but the biggest blunder that most overweight people make is exercising in the evenings after meals.
Your body depends on its nutritive resources for energy. In the absence of ready fuel, it is forced to call upon its fat reserves. Do you get the idea???? A healthy routine of cardio and plyometrics combined with abdominal exercises such as planks, crunches and obliques will ensure you get rid of your tummy fat.

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First impressions matter and we only have one chance to make that. When it comes to business websites, potential customers judge companies based on their visual appeal. Design tells a story. While a poorly designed website keeps readers away, a good graphic design gives the company much credibility.
Investing in good graphic design
Small businesses likely cut the budget on design, but it can be a wrong move. No one would want to stay in a boring, outdated and dull looking website, no matter how good its products are. A good-looking website likely attracts readers to stay and find out more about the company and its offerings. It can build a strong online presence and lead to magnified sales.
Bringing your business to the next level
As people’s attention span has decreased, we limit text messages, compose precise emails and limit our tweets. No one would want to spend time over a content for long. Hence, keep your website creative, neat and comprehensive. Make it easily grab attention of the viewers with smart and brilliant design that drives them to your site and convert them to customers.
Be benefited with the services of amazing graphic designers who are aware that an excellently presented company plays a big role in how your product is to be taken by the world. Let them give your website that beautiful and exclusive look to increase your firm’s online visibility.
Other Contributing Factors
From a compelling and an appealing graphic design, you boost your business more with other stuff, one of which is a podcast. A podcast is a very good way to convey and consume information. Aside from business, there are lots of topics to choose from for a podcast – politics, sports or self-help.
A great example of web design in 2018 is for a company called Capture The Magic. They are a Disney podcast that covers news and rumors, plus other Disney related things and they also help people find the best Disney travel agencies to help them plan their vacations. Their site is really well done with clean lines and really features the information at the forefront of the site for their guests and listeners to get a lot out of.
They are a great example of the way to design a site, especially for a brand in 2018 and one that could be used in just about any niche out there today. People are seeking information and if you can provide them with the information that they want and then you will gain their trust and they will come to trust your brand which is a very valuable asset to have in this day and age.


A man has 20-year-old McDonald’s hamburgers in his basement. They do not decompose. Here’s an article about it:
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Why McDonald’s Happy Meal hamburgers won’t decompose – the real story behind the story
Sunday, October 17, 2010
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com
To me, there’s not much mystery about the meat not decomposing. The real question in my mind is why don’t the buns mold? That’s the really scary part, since healthy bread begins to mold within days. What could possibly be in McDonald’s hamburger buns that would ward off microscopic life for more than two decades?
As it turns out, unless you’re a chemist you probably can’t even read the ingredients list out loud. Here’s what McDonald’s own website says you’ll find in their buns:
Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes), water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, yeast, soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated soybean oil, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, wheat gluten, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, datem, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, mono- and diglycerides, ethoxylated monoglycerides, monocalcium phosphate, enzymes, guar gum, calcium peroxide, soy flour), calcium propionate and sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin.
For the rest of the article, click here: http://www.naturalnews.com/030074_Happy_Meal_decompose.html


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Unlocking the Doors of Dementia
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Mom hasn’t been herself lately. She’s constantly misplacing her keys and she is more and more disoriented, even in her own home. Is this normal aging, or is it the start of dementia?
FACT: one in three seniors in the United States is affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Whether it concerns a parent or perhaps a spouse, virtually everyone knows someone with the disease or knows a family touched by its effects.
FACT: It is most beneficial to recognize the early symptoms of dementia and to respond to them, whether or not the disease is medically diagnosed.
FACT: Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are progressive and incurable.
In UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO DEMENTIA BY LAUREN, families and caregivers will read how to understand and navigate their loved one’s new reality. They will learn:
• What is normal behavior (ex., occasionally having difficulty finding the right word while speaking), vs. what is suspect (frequently struggling to find words or substituting words for others)
• Practical suggestions concerning the behaviors of dementia, such as Wandering, Anxiety, and Financial Irresponsibility
• Practical suggestions for handling difficult situations of dementia, such as moving a loved one to a new home or facility, reducing the risk of falling, and taking away the car keys
From knowing the early signs of dementia, to managing daily activities, to handling palliative care and hospice, families and caregivers will gain the confidence and encouragement needed when their roles are reversed or changed, and they want to provide their loved ones with the best care possible.

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While working on sustainability projects in Peru, WeFarm CEO and founder Kenny Ewan realised that huge swathes of the world’s 500 million small-scale farmers lack access to the information that would enable them to farm as efficiently as possible.
In 2016, WeFarm placed second in the Chivas Venture with their idea for a peer-to-peer information sharing service that places the power to find innovative grassroots solutions to farming problems in the palms of farmers’ hands.
Essentially, WeFarm has curated a vast pool of global knowledge, fed by small-scale agriculturalists from all over the world, and made it available for free. Now, with $200,000 of the Chivas Venture funding, WeFarm are setting their sights even higher, looking at how big data and trend mapping can help inform solutions to global problems, while still addressing the issues faced by individual farmers.
Here, Kenny discusses his most affecting memories of The Chivas Venture, along with the potential role agtech could play in the future of farming - and the planet.
What was your abiding memory of The Chivas Venture 2016?
My favourite memory is the first time I saw the other four finalists pitch. Until that point the competition was run in a way that all of the stages of the competition had been behind closed doors. When they announced the winners of the semi-final they took us immediately over to the studio to do a stage rehearsal for the live final. It was a surreal moment. I was scheduled to be the final person to pitch, and for the first time I watched the other four get up on stage in front of the cameras and do their pitches. It was genuinely a humbling moment for me, both in terms of the amazing work the other four were doing and how that reflected on us for being there alongside them. I had butterflies thinking about following them.
What has been the most beneficial aspect of The Chivas Venture experience?
The prize money came in useful, but it’s definitely exposure and having a flat plan to be able to share your ideas. That’s a huge thing about the Chivas Venture…it’s deliberately taking social enterprises and giving them a flat plan to talk to the world. Even if we’d not won any prize money it would still have been a hugely fulfilling and advantageous thing for us. We spoke to journalists we’d never normally have had a chance to speak to and we had exposure on social media on a scale we might not have had otherwise
How has WeFarm developed since taking part in the Chivas Venture?
It has been an amazing few months; things are moving really quickly for us. When we first filled out our application form we had 3,000 or 4000 people using our system. By the time we arrived in New York we were up to about 50,000 people. We passed a huge milestone in December with 100,000 users in our system, and now we’re very close to hitting 150,000. People use it a lot as well; we’ve just got our 20 millionth question and once a farmer uses our system for 24 hours they almost never leave, so we have incredible retention of users. We also sealed a commercial venture capital assessment round which is very unusual for a social enterprise; one of our proudest achievements is convincing people there’s a bigger business opportunity here.
What big trends in the sector do you envisage?
Mapping out significant trends is very much a work in progress for us, for example the age dynamics, the gender dynamics of how people interact with farming. The only information that NGOs or governments have is gathered from going out with clipboards and asking people these questions. As we know from market research, that’s often not a reliable source of what’s actually happening. What’s interesting about WeFarm is you get an instant picture of that reality, so we’re starting to work with NGOs and multinationals to give them insight into their supply chains. For example, we’ve been mapping out trends in the difference in age dynamics between tea and coffee as younger farmers start to plant more coffee and move away from tea.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the world will need to produce 70% more food in 2050 than it did in 2006 in order to feed the growing population. What role do you see WeFarm playing in sustaining this demand?
From our side that’s very much about the small-scale agriculture. Seventy percent of all the food we eat on earth comes from small-scale farmers, most of them in developing countries without access to the internet. WeFarm is primarily targeted, at the moment, at helping those farmers increase their yields and become more resistant to disease. Climate change is going to play into that massively, and we’re particularly keen to see WeFarm helping in that area. Combining the knowledge, the expertise and the grassroots solutions of literally tens of millions of small-scale farmers will really help to develop that section of the global food supply chain. That’s our goal - to make small differences across huge numbers of people.
Follow @ChivasVenture on Twitter for all the highlights from the competition, and the latest stories, ideas and individuals that are helping to shape our future.
No endorsement or connection is meant between those featured in this article and Chivas.

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Construction of the first two sections of the Lyminster Bypass is set to begin in next year.
Plans for the multi-million pound road were given the go ahead by West Sussex County Council earlier this year.
Work will start in January, with completion due in February 2021, providing part of a new strategic north-south road to reduce traffic and improve access in and around Littlehampton.
These two sections of road, being delivered by Persimmon Homes, will run from the Fitzalan Road, by Littlehampton Academy, through to a new roundabout in Persimmon Homes Hampton Park development in Littlehampton, including a bridge over Toddington Lane and the railway line.
A spokesperson from Persimmon Homes said: “This is an exciting development for Littlehampton, which will bring enormous benefits to local people. By reducing traffic and congestion in and around Littlehampton, travel times will be improved, and many roads will become quieter as there are fewer cars on the roads.
“A new bridge over the railway line will also reduce travel times and improve safety as drivers will no longer have to use the level crossing.
“There will also be significant economic benefits to the development. By improving access in and out of Littlehampton, more people will be encouraged to visit the town, boosting commercial opportunities. “Furthermore, as part of wider plans for Littlehampton, a new commercial centre at Hampton Park will become accessible, enhancing employment opportunities in the area.
“During construction we will aim to minimise disruption on the roads. Most of the work will not be on existing roads, so will cause minimal disruption, but the new roundabouts and connections will require short term disruption to ensure the safety of the workforce. There will be temporary speed limits and other traffic management measures put in place, which we will inform road users of with plenty of notice.”


DMG Mori’s (Bielefeld, Germany) LASERTEC 12 SLM is a powder bed additive manufacturing option, which uses selective laser melting. LASERTEC 12 SLM features a build volume of 125 x 125 x 200 mm and a focus diameter of 35 microns. It can use application-specific fiber laser sources from 200 W to 400 W.
LASERTEC 12 SLM makes use of rePLUG, DMG Mori’s powder module. It can change between materials in less than two hours without contamination and offers integrated powder recycling. rePLUG makes use of a duo filter system, changing the filter without process interruption. The module has a large powder reservoir, eliminating the need for manual refilling during the build process.
LASERTEC 12 SLM includes OPTOMET, a parameter optimization software. It offers parameter development for new materials with adaptable material properties and layer thickness. OPTOMET may be paired with rePLUG RESEARCH, an optional, additional powder module developed for material and process parameter development. For operating, LASERTEC 12 SLM uses CELOS, which includes CAM programming directly on the machine control and camera-based monitoring of build process and coating quality. CELOS also includes HEAT-calculation, a patented calculation of mass distribution and automated adjustment of all laser parameters.


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Police Make Major Breakthrough in the Boston Strangler Case
After more than 50 years, “incredible advances” in DNA technology have tied the man who claimed to be the Boston Strangler to the last of the 13 murders that haunted the city in the 1960’s, ending lingering doubts for the woman’s family.
According to investigators, on January 4, 1964, 19-year-old Mary Sullivan was found raped and murdered in her Charles Street apartment. It was the last of a string of grisly, unsolved incidents that left city residents unsettled and on edge for more than 19 months. Despite a confession from a man named Albert DeSalvo, who took credit for the Boston Strangler murders, and the death of Sullivan, he was never charged because his admission was ruled out in court. DeSalvo, after confessing to the murders, was sentenced to life in prison on unrelated charges involving armed robberies and sexual assaults on other women, because officials couldn’t prove his guilt.
But Boston Police officials said Thursday that they now have enough evidence to formally posthumously convict DeSalvo for Sullivan’s murder. In a joint media briefing with Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, investigators revealed that due to technological advances in how they solve murder cases, they were able to link DeSalvo to the woman’s death, despite previous doubts about his alleged connection. “For almost five decades, the only link between DeSalvo was his confession. That confession has been the subject of skepticism and controversy from almost the moment it was given…there was no forensic evidence to link DeSalvo to the murder. Until today,” said Conley. “Given the facts and circumstances of this case there can be no doubt that the DNA [found on the body of the victim] can be linked to the man who murdered Mary Sullivan.”
Conley said the evidence from Sullivan’s murder doesn’t apply to the other homicides contributed to the Strangler, even though DeSalvo confessed. He said there is a disagreement to this day between investigators about whether or not they were committed by the same person. “At this point in time, that is a question we cannot answer, but these developments give us a glimmer of hope there can one day be…accountability for the women murdered so cruelly between 1962 to 1963,” Conley said. “It remains controversial. We don’t claim DeSalvo is a suspect in each of them. By we do stand by the claim of unprecedented certainty in Sullivan’s murder.”
Officials will exhume the body of DeSalvo sometime this week and take it to the Chief Medical Examiner’s office to further the investigation.
In December of 2001, top investigators were adamant that DeSalvo, who died in prison in 1973, was in no way connected to the death of Sullivan, going as far as saying if they were sitting on a jury they would say he was “not guilty,” according to a New York Times report. That stance is a far cry from the developments released by city and state officials, who used DNA evidence found on a water bottle used by the suspect’s nephew in order to connect him to the crime.
Between June 14, 1962 and January 4, 1964, the city of Boston experienced a level of “panic, fright and fear never quite before seen, felt, or witnessed,” police said, as 13 single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered by strangulation in and around the city. The Boston Strangler would convince females to let him in their house only to kill them after gaining entry.
The first death at the hands of the Boston Strangler took place in a Gainsboro Street apartment in 1962, where a 55-year-old woman was choked with a rope, according to reports. The killings continued until January of 1964, making the self-proclaimed murderer, DeSalvo, one of the nation’s first modern day serial killers at the time of the attacks.
Casey Sherman, the nephew of Sullivan, who has dedicated a lot of his life to investigating, and seeking the truth about his aunt’s death, said he wasn’t happy that information about updates into the murder were leaked ahead of the official press conference Thursday. “So the DA’s office and Boston Police have told me they have found significant evidence in my aunt Mary Sullivan’s murder and the Boston Strangler case. I was asked to stay quiet about this, but someone from law enforcement leaked it to the media and now my phone has exploded. Not very happy about that,” he said, prior to meeting with police to get the new information. A day before the announcement, Sherman, a Boston-based crime novelist, asked his Facebook followers for support, and “good mojo.”
At Thursday’s meeting, he thanked investigators for their efforts. “The last 24 hours has been quite trying for myself, and my mother, Diane,” Sherman said. “But I want to thank [police] and their incredible persistence. [For years] it has been myself and my mother raising questions about the Boston Strangler case…it provides an incredible amount of closure for me and my mother. We aren’t done yet…but we are getting there. I just want to say—I have lived with Mary’s memory everyday. My whole life. And I didn’t know other people were living with her memory as well and it;s amazing to me today that people really did care what happened to my aunt.”
Conley thanked Sherman for “keeping the investigation alive” over the last few decades by conducting his own crime work.
Investigators hope that the latest breakthrough in the case will lead to other biological evidence left behind in connection with the other murders.
The story has piqued the interest of people nation-wide, and has also been on the Hollywood radar. As of Thursday, there was no news on how this may impact a movie currently in production that is based on the Strangler’s murders in Boston. The movie, which will have the tone similar to other crime thrillers like Se7en and Zodiac, and will star Casey Affleck, was picked up by Warner Bros. entertainment in December of 2012, according to Deadline.com.

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Food and Staples Retailing
Company Overview of Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc.
Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. operates a convenience store chain in the United States. It offers cooked foods and gasoline, as well as products that range from burritos to Bar-B-Q and corn dogs to chicken. The company was formerly known as Lonnie’s Drive in Grocery. Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is based in Clovis, New Mexico.
2112 North Thornton Street
Clovis, NM 88101
Founded in 1956
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National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance bus company operating over 550 buses per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates bus services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express buses have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most buses come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your bus from Worcester to Manchester, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
When departing from Worcester, you have various bus station options to start your route from including Worcester, Wainwright Road (Warndon Coachway), Worcester, Croft Road (Car Park) and Worcester, Crowngate Centre. When arriving in Manchester, you can end your route in bus stations like Manchester, Coach Station, Manchester, Airport and Manchester, Shudehill Interchange.
Passengers board the bus most frequently from Worcester, Wainwright Road (Warndon Coachway), which is located around 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Manchester, Coach Station, located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away from the city centre.
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We buy a lot of jarred peaches at our house – my little boy LOVES them. So I have a constantly-growing collection of glass jars in my pantry. Every time I open the pantry door, the jars basically scream at me to do something with them, so I decided to actually follow through. I love using jars for dressings or sauces, and decorating these Summer Jars with some fun designs makes them so cute to take to a party or picnic! They would also make a darling gift as a set! Here is the easiest tutorial for how I made them…
Cutting machine (I use a Silhouette Portrait)
Step 1: Cut your design out of the vinyl.
Step 2: Apply the vinyl to the jars. And you’re done! Vinyl holds up suprisingly well on glass even after washing, but if you really wanted to seal the designs on the jars, you could apply a coat or two of Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge.
What designs would you put on your jars?! We love when you share!


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Some teenagers believe certain mental health problems are ‘fashionable’, a study has shown.
One in ten under-18s described conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder or self-harm as trendy, said online therapy service Mentaline.com.
A third of those admitted they had pretended to have mental health issues, the webcam-based counselling group’s poll showed.
The findings were ‘shocking’, said Mentaline founder Jesper Buch, adding: ‘It’s a very sensitive topic and one that should be taken seriously, so to see that many teenagers are quite blasé about the whole thing isn’t good at all.
‘I think many young people are too quick to say, “I’m depressed”, or try to gain attention by pretending to have some kind of personal issue.’
But the poll of 1,192 people aged 12 to 17 lacked ‘credibility’, said Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity Sane.
She added she would be ‘surprised if the results quoted reflect a true understanding of the daily reality of mental illness’.


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This year’s final European Rewilding Network webinar, held in December, saw members from eight European countries come together online to discuss and learn the importance of leaving carrion in nature.
Rewilding Europe regularly organises webinars for members of the European Rewilding Network (ERN) to discuss rewilding related topics and share insight and experience. The network currently boasts 61 members from 26 countries across Europe.
This latest webinar saw members come together to discuss the Circle of Life project, which aims to increase the availability of carrion in nature for the benefit of Europe’s scavengers. Rewilding Europe and Dutch NGO ARK Nature have recently published the Circle of Life brochure, which provides readers with ecological insight and practical ways of bringing back the close relationship between carrion and scavengers.
Carrion should be a normal part of the circle of life. But across the European continent today, wild herbivore carcasses have become a rare commodity. Wilderness has become arable land, populations of wild grazers are often managed at low densities, and legislation demands the immediate removal of dead livestock. As a result, much of the biological “waste” has disappeared from the European ecosystem, negatively impacting scavengers.
Bart Beekers, Circle of Life specialist and project coordinator for ARK Nature, and Steffen Bengtsson from Faunaforst, Denmark, presented their work on pilot Circle of Life projects, the challenges they have overcome, and the obstacles they still face, particularly in terms of the current regulatory environment.
Bart Beekers spoke about ARK Nature’s Dutch project “Dood doet Leven” (“Circle of Life”) that began almost 10 years ago. In line with a lot of conservation work, this project has needed time to bear fruit, but is now achieving promising results. A growing number of Dutch nature organisations are now choosing to give road kills a final resting place in nature, rather than destroy them (as is the case in most of Europe), while several public surveys have shown that Dutch people are increasingly acceptant of such an approach.
In the past large populations of wild horses, aurochs, bison, elk, roe deer and red deer roamed free across Europe. Each year countless numbers would die from old age, food scarcity and predation, providing food for an army of scavengers.
But over the last century this situation has completely changed. Today there is a huge lack of carrion, with wild herbivore numbers low and their populations managed through hunting, and legislation stipulating that livestock carcasses (including road kills) must be removed and destroyed. With Europe now experiencing a wildlife comeback, both of its own accord and due to conservation activities, the need to complete the circle of life is an urgent one, as the sustainability of this comeback is directly linked to it.
Beekers continued by presenting pilot areas in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands where road kills (roe deer, red deer and wild boar) are returned to nature, and where a percentage of remains from hunted animals are also left in the wild. He also stressed the need for strong communication, with internet polls and student research in the Netherlands revealing that almost two-thirds of visitors to nature are positive about the presence of large carcasses in nature, and that the circle of life concept is well understood.
Steffen Bengtsson presented the current situation on carcass management in Denmark. He is involved in several areas where the Circle of Life approach is implemented, and spoke about how restoring this ecological process benefits biodiversity. As an example, Bengtsson told the group how 60 species of beetles were found on carcasses over a period of two years, including one species from the Danish Red List and new species for the region.
He continued to explain the crucial role of communications and education in achieving acceptance of the Circle of Life by both Danish authorities and communities. An example of this is the educational work done at a so-called Rotting site (Rådnepladsen) in a deer park, which focuses on reaching out to the younger generation. Here a ranger leads groups of children to an area where a carcass has been left to decompose, explains how and why it is being scavenged, and how death creates life as a result.
Bengtsson also pointed out that leaving road kills in situ is not particularly helpful as many large scavengers are quite shy and aware of the risks posed by traffic.
During the lively discussion that followed, it became clear that other ERN members shared the same views about the importance of the circle of life. However, many face similar challenges in different rewilding settings. Participants expressed a desire to share more experience and insight in the future, both to progress thinking and discuss how to fully make use of EU regulations concerning dead animals in nature. Members of the LIFE DinALP Bear project from Slovenia shared their experience of transferring road kills to bear feeding sites.
The ERN operates on a stronger together philosophy, promoting rewilding as a conservation approach. Through the year, members meet regularly via webinars to share knowledge, insight and examples of best practice. The presentations from webinars are stored on the recently launched ERN Forum, a real-time platform for discussions and exchange between members.
Rewilding Europe extends a warm welcome to all European rewilding initiatives who are interested in joining the ERN. Information on applying for membership can be found here.

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Christian nurse named Tabitha Nazir Gill was beaten by her Muslim colleagues, accusing her of blasphemy. The Incidence took place in the capital of Pakistan. Nazir Gill attackers convinced police to register blasphemy charges against her - an offence punishable by death in Pakistan, where the State religion is Islam. However, there is no sign in any of the videos of the incident that are circulating that Nazir Gill made comments about the Prophet, France24 reported.
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Reviewing the contents of Nazir Gill's FIR, Asad Jamal, a lawyer in Lahore, Pakistan, said that the contents of the FIR may be manipulated and that the complainant may have twisted facts - a common feature of many blasphemy accusations.
According to the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) at least 1,335 people were accused of blasphemy in Pakistan between 1987 and 2016. According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, at least 40 people have convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan are currently facing life sentences or the death penalty.
Pakistan's population is 96 per cent Muslim. Although most of the people accused of blasphemy in the country are Muslims, minorities like Christians, Hindus, and Ahmadis (a persecuted sect of Islam that the government has legally declared 'non-Muslim'), are disproportionately.


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Greater decarbonization efforts are driving the continued advancement of clean power. As a result, cost-competitive renewable technologies — such as solar and wind — are increasingly being incorporated into the global electricity grid. By 2040, the share of all renewables in total power generation is expected to reach 40 percent — by which time the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global photovoltaic (PV) solar energy will become the largest source of low-carbon capacity .
Meanwhile, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) predicts that worldwide wind-energy capacity will reach 817 GW by 2021, as wind power continues to make its mark on the market — second only to hydropower in terms of capacity in 2017.
However, as the renewables surge continues, there are changing technological, regulatory, and political landscapes to consider. On the one hand, assets are becoming increasingly viable — and by exploiting technological advancements, renewable power can provide solutions to regions suffering from less predictable supply and demand trends (often in remote geographical locations). On the other hand, the rate of industry development is still bound by restrictive policies, technology risk, and unpredictable weather conditions. If wind and solar projects are to further leverage the vast potential of renewable energy sources around the world, the risks should be understood and appropriately mitigated.
Advancements take hold
As wind and solar power become increasingly viable, S&P Global Ratings is observing a burgeoning pipeline of projects that are addressing local electricity challenges. Take the U.K. market, for example, where costs for offshore wind projects have fallen by a little under a third in just five years. In turn, we are increasingly seeing wind projects employing enhanced turbine and submarine cable technology — the Western Link initiative, for example, is a 1 billion pound bi-directional cable project that will transfer 900 MW of onshore and offshore-generated electricity from Scotland to England and Wales.
Similar projects are coming to fruition elsewhere. For instance, in the U.S., Cross Sound Cable is an under-sea transmission line moving excess clean electricity from renewable-rich New England to Long Island, New York, which has historically faced both gas and electric transmission constraints. The project can transmit 330 MW of hydrologic and wind power, and it and will deliver carbon savings equivalent to approximately 600 MW of wind capacity. What’s more, the cable is bi-directional, allowing electricity to flow in either direction according to the grid’s demand needs. The U.S. also has considerable offshore wind power potential that is yet to be explored — a 2012 study by the U.S. government-owned National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates potential offshore capacity at 4,200 GW. Wind speeds off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico are generally lower than wind speeds off the Pacific Coast and Hawaii, but the Atlantic has shallower waters that are more economically attractive due to the likely lower costs of installing turbines (see Chart 1).
There have been significant technological advancements for wind turbines, too — most notably in Europe. For example, one trend is the production of larger and more efficient rotors — and wind-turbine generators (WTGs) established on better foundations. And because offshore wind projects typically spend the largest proportion of capital and operational expenses on WTGs, rotor sizes will likely continue to increase as operators pursue economies of scale — thereby reducing their costs per MW produced and optimizing their yields and efficiency ratios. And as the costs continue to fall, the number of wind projects will continue to increase.
Advancements to PV technology also have resulted in solar power becoming more viable — with solar additions to the grid increasing at pace every year (see Chart 2). In Asia Pacific, for example, the Asian Renewable Energy Hub project will harness Western Australia’s wind and solar resources and export the electricity generated to Indonesia. In addition to the 2,400 MW of electricity produced by PV solar panels, more than a thousand 300-meter-high onshore wind turbines will also generate electricity to power 7 million homes — enough renewable energy to offset almost 1 billion metric tons of CO₂ during the project’s lifespan.
Elsewhere, U.S.-based Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. last year issued $163 million of sustainable yield bonds to refinance its land leases, which support a portfolio of 57 utility-scale solar electricity generation projects, with a total generating capacity of approximately 1,200 MW; 73 percent of that is in California, adding to the state’s rapidly growing solar power capacity — in 2010, California laid claim to just 7 MW of capacity; today it boasts 8,618 MW .
Yet, with technological developments materializing at pace, there are myriad risks to address — not least possible environmental ramifications during the assembly and implementation phases. These can include considerations during the construction phase (including technology and counter-party risks) or during the operation phase (such as resource, regulatory, and market risks). Importantly, as technologies continue to advance, we can expect their associated risks to evolve, too.
Notably, wind-farm projects face significant construction risks. For example, the U.K.-based Greater Gabbard wind farm, a 504 MW-capacity project constructed by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Ltd., was subject to cost and schedule overruns after cracks in the monopiles were discovered. However, we believe that as the industry matures, construction risk is being better understood — and with understanding comes the improved ability to mitigate. There are also operational considerations, namely resource risk. For example, project owners must consider whether the project has the necessary wind resources to meet performance requirements. The development of more sophisticated undersea cables also means that projects are moving farther from shore — which, in turn, may also bring heightened risks (particularly in the form of harsher weather conditions and deeper sea levels).
These complexities can become accentuated when the technologies installed are different to those proposed during the bidding phase. Notably, we are observing that some Germany-based utilities are factoring in immediate technological advancements as part of their assumed costs for offshore wind projects to be built in the next decade. Limiting the environmental impacts during construction has also become progressively more significant for market participants: The TenneT project, for instance, requires all contractor ships to certify they do not discharge waste into the North Sea while installing undersea cables.
Similarly, solar power generators can come up against construction risk, market risk, and the risk of inconsistent energy generation because of a lack of sunshine. However, new technologies could help to mitigate this risk, with battery storage technology expected to be the next major disruption to the American grid. As the U.S. heightens its reliance on solar energy — often through state-based Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), such as in California — its intermittent nature could see grid stability become a risk. That is, unless large-scale batteries can come online to secure power consistency.
So, while there are still a number of risks for project owners to consider, what’s clear is that renewables projects are seemingly trending toward more advanced technologies at lower costs — and deeper market penetration globally. As both wind and solar advance, one can expect the technological risks, in some scenarios, to become increasingly complex — a factor that project owners must be prepared to balance. That said, the industry is not deterred. Renewable projects (and market opportunities) continue to be launched — benefiting from the promise of abounding renewable energy potential around the world.


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A Missouri man was charged with murder Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife after a nonprofit group posted his bail in a domestic violence case, prosecutors said.
Samuel Lee Scott, 54, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 54-year-old Marcia Johnson, several hours after he was released from jail on a domestic abuse case involving the woman.
Scott had been in jail for a misdemeanor domestic assault charge after he allegedly hit Johnson in the face and threatened to “finish what (he) started” in January. The St. Louis Bail Project posted his $5,000 bail on April 9, court documents obtained by The Associated Press stated.
Later that same night, Scott was said to have gone to Johnson’s home at around 7:45 p.m.
Several hours later, Johnson was rushed to a nearby hospital after a friend found her head and body bloodied. According to a probable cause statement, she was “unconscious, had a broken eye socket, several broken ribs, and was bruised from head to toe.”
Johnson died Sunday, five days after Scott's release.
Scott admitted he struck Johnson, police said.
A Missouri man was charged with murder Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife after a nonprofit group posted his bail in a domestic violence case, prosecutors say.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The price of hay has gone up significantly in Oregon and Washington in 2021, causing some equine and livestock owners to decide between paying more to feed their animals – or getting rid of them.
“I kind of feel sorry for the animal owners,” said Eugene Maul, a hay broker and owner of Maul’s Hay Farm in Battle Ground. “Around here they’re holding pretty good yet, but it’s just going to be a struggle.”
Maul has been farming hay in the Battle Ground area since 1986. The prices he’s seen per ton in 2021 are blowing him away.
“Hay prices have really gone through the roof; it’s really raised. Most of my suppliers have raised anywhere from $60 to $100 per ton,” Maul said.
He said the price per ton plus the price of fuel this summer is making hay business an expensive operation.
Maul farms 400 acres in Southwest Washington, but buys hay from all over Oregon and Washington. With prices the way they are this year, he said he’s received inquiries from people as far away as California and Montana looking to purchase from him.
However, Maul doesn’t have much hay to spare.
The yield from the fields he farms is down about 50%. Typically, in August, he said his hay barn would be filled to the brim. Instead, there are gaps among the stacks of bales. This is the first time Maul has ever been afraid he’ll run out of his own hay.
Diminished yield is an issue for farmers across the region. Maul said people on the west side of the Cascades, who usually rely on rain to water their fields, have been struggling during the dry summer. On the east side, where they irrigate, farmers have been challenged by limited access to water.
When they can’t grow as much hay as they usually do, Maul said they have to raise their prices.
The high price per ton is hurting people like Suzi Cloutier, who owns Zeb’s Wish Equine Rescue in Sandy. Currently, Cloutier is caring for seven equines on site and is also providing food for 14 foster animals.
Cloutier said this year, for a bale of hay, she’s paying double what she’s paid in the past.
“Less than half of the hay barn is filled. So we had to go to Eastern Oregon to purchase commodity hay,” Cloutier said. “Whatever they charge we’ll have to pay because we need to fill the barn to make sure everybody’s cared for.”
Cloutier said her non-profit is careful to have rainy-day funds saved up, but the current price of hay is taking a bite out of her budget.
Zeb’s Wish also runs a hay bank to help animal owners who are experiencing financial difficulties. With only half their barn filled with hay, Cloutier is worried about their supply. She’s also concerned the high price of hay will cause equine and livestock owners to surrender or neglect their animals.
“We probably get a call a week, maybe two calls a week, sometimes three calls a week asking for us to take animals,” Cloutier said.
In Southern Oregon, Fred Simon, a hay and grain farmer who lives near Malin, said limited hay yields and increased prices are causing cattle owners to sell their herds early. Drought in the region caused state officials to place regulations on water usage for irrigation and farmers like Simon said they don’t have enough water to maintain their crops.
“The cow guys with pastures, they never got a drop of water on their pastures. They’ve been feeding cattle since July and usually they don’t feed cattle until October, November, so they’re using their winter allotment of feed up now and hay’s too high for them to buy,” Simon explained.
He said a friend of his owns 200 head of cattle and is planning to sell half the herd because he can’t afford to feed them all.
In an effort to help his neighbors, Simon has been working with the conservative political group Timber Unity to gather donated hay from across the state and bring it to people in need in the Klamath Basin area.
“Who we’re helping out is the people who really need it, they’re either burned out or they have no water,” said Timber Unity President Mike Pihl. “We’re not giving it to people who actually have enough hay. It’s the people who really need it.”
Pihl said Simon reached out to Timber Unity asking for help. He said residents from the Klamath Basin area brought hay to the McKenzie River and Molalla area after the 2020 wildfires and he wanted to return the favor.
So far, Timber Unity has delivered nearly 1,000 tons of hay to the Klamath Basin region and it’s all been given away for free.
“It’s Oregonians helping Oregonians, which is the way it should be,” Pihl said.
He said if they continue to get donations, he might consider organizing another hay delivery.
Maul said he hopes the current hay situation is “just a one-year thing.” His advice during this time is to purchase hay sooner rather than later. He said it’s only going to get more expensive.


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trouble after interview Prince Harry (37) There are now consequences for the prince and his wife, during their visit to the Invictus Games in the Netherlands Duchess Meghan (40). When Both Arrived From America To Celebrate Platinum Anniversary Queen Elizabeth II (96) The journey of his Netflix crew is being closely monitored.
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Like a British online portal”daily mailReportedly, Buckingham Palace staff plan to block Netflix cameras when Harry and Meghan visit. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are flying to Britain to celebrate their 70th birthday with their children to the English throne with the Queen.
There is a possibility of tension in the British royals regarding the anniversary
Some royals fear that there could be tension in the palace when the Sussexes return with their film crew. But even without the Netflix crew, the concerns are great. A well-known source told the Daily Mail: “Even if they arrive without their film crew, they could still cause problems. At least one big distraction.”
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Published at Friday, 11 October 2019. Sofas & Couches. By Rigina De Stefano.
Several types of material are used in manufacturing sofas and couches. One of the known materials and is actually becoming popular is leather. Leather has a reputation of luxury and only afforded by well-off people. But due to the improvements of technology in procuring leather material, it has become more affordable. Contemporary leather sofas have now become more fashionable and elegant than ever. Different colors are incorporated as well in this type of material.
Couch covers are not just incredibly simple to change, they are affordable too, so if you are looking to give your room a makeover without blowing your budget on new furniture, fitted slipcovers could be the solution! Many people like to buy more than one set of slipcovers, so they can change the image of their room to suit the occasion or to match the seasons. Furniture covers come in a huge variety of colors and patterns, from classic floral designs to bright and bold modern prints, so there is something to complement all kinds of decor.
Presently, even on situation comedies on American television, the couch is sometimes virtually serves as an additional lead -character in the show. For example: The Simpsons, a television show with which almost every American is familiar -even if only by reputation. I can not imagine a time in the future where the sofa or some version of it will be eliminated. Like all furniture that has been designed by people throughout the ages, the sofa is one that is revived, improved, designed by variations on a basic theme -and yet is timeless.
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It has been just about two years since the Dallas Cowboys stunned us all and released longtime kicker Dan Bailey. Ever since then it has been a rocky, to say the least, journey to find stability at the all-important position.
Dallas elected to go with Brett Maher for all of the 2018 season and while the results weren’t terrible that honeymoon was short-lived. Maher was one of the worst kickers in the NFL last year, was cut after Thanksgiving, and is somewhat emblematic of the problems that existed under the old coaching regime.
Those are things in the rearview mirror, though. The Cowboys have moved on, have a new head coach, and even have a new special teams coordinator. John Fassel met with the media for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles Rams for America’s Team and he said something rather interesting about the team’s new kicker.
John Fassel attributes Greg Zuerlein’s struggles in 2019 to a groin pull
It hasn’t been too long since the Cowboys cut the kicker that actually had success for them in 2019 as they released Kai Forbath recently. The finances of the contracts they signed already indicated this, but the job officially became Greg Zuerlein’s when that move was executed.
Football fans know Zuerlein has a booming leg but he struggled in 2019. John Fassel was asked what he diagnosed about this and he chalked it up to a groin pull. He noted that he expects Zuerlein to be good moving forward.
“I diagnosed a groin pull. In all honesty. He was going into the last year of his contract and he wanted to kick through a pretty good groin pull. There was about a six to eight week stretch that we just didn’t even kick him during the course of the game week. He had been so great and so reliable for us for so many years, especially the couple of previous years that we just wanted to try to just ride him through it. And not to make excuses, and Greg will be the last one to do it, but that has a factor on your ability to swing like you normally would. And so fully healed I expect Greg to be one of the top if not the top kicker in the league for the next couple years for us Cowboys.”
Understandably, the subject of Zuerlein came up a few times in Fassel’s presser as the two have a longstanding relationship. It is clear that John Fassel greatly believes in Zuerlein and believes in his potential as a kicker. Given Fassel’s reputation as one of the best special teams coordinators in the NFL, this is obviously worth putting some stock in.
Time will tell whether or not Zuerlein ends up being one of the most accurate kickers in the league while wearing a star on his helmet. Things are off to a good start for him, hopefully they stay that way.


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Preliminary histological study of the ovarian development of the giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon
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This study was undertaken to determine structural characteristics within the gonads which might serve as an index to age and longevity and furnish information on the frequency of spawning of an individual.
Motoh, H. (1978). Preliminary histological study of the ovarian development of the giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon.
SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department Quarterly Research Report, 2(4), 4-6. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2332
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Social media has become a major part of most businesses’ marketing plans. Social Media channels like Twitter are able to not only drive traffic to a brands website but also create relationships with potential customers and generate leads.
While there are many industries that can leverage social media, one industry in particular inching very slowly towards fully grasp the power of social media is real estate. There are some real estate companies who have a Facebook page, an account with LinkedIn and Twitter but for some reason are seeing the same amount of sales as before social media, while a minority of savvy real estate professionals embracing the idea of social media and finding success. Below are three tips by the real estate agents who find success on social, on maximizing your potential and capitalizing the power of Twitter.
Develop a Personal Brand
Building a personal brand online is a must to gaining trust and earning the business online. The Real Estate industry is one where a buyer or seller is much more likely to do a background search on their agent before connecting face-to-face. For that reason, it’s more important than ever to build a brand through a mix of both educating and engaging your audience.
In a world where more than 70% of consumers are using social media, it’s becoming more and more likely for potential clients to make assumptions based on your online persona. Thus, it’s important for you to invest in putting effort into your network on social media and establishing yourself as an authority as it relates to real estate.
To be regarded as an authority in the real estate field, you must provide quality content that speaks to the needs of both buyers and sellers. You will wan’t to create and share content ranging from Tips & Tricks for Fixer Uppers to the Ultimate Guide to Home Staging but more importantly, you need to help people out in your area of expertise. This will allow you to stand out from the crowd and become an authority in your region and industry.
Spend Your Time Effectively
It’s easy to get distracted when using social media amidst the hundreds and thousands of notifications on Twitter & Facebook & LinkedIn.
When you’re using Twitter you need to ensure that your goals are being thought about. If you’re looking to increase the number of relationships you have within a specific community; you need to use Twitter to build real relationships with people. Send them a tweet wishing them all the best when they announce that they have a new job or respond quickly when they ask where the best coffee shop is downtown. These simple tactics allow you to build a relationship and ideally a future client.
An often neglected side of social media is that of listening. Listening is a great way to not only better understand what your customers want but also a way to truly add value to the conversation. Too often do people jump into Twitter without gauging the conversations. Sometimes these individuals make the mistake of jumping into conversations without accurately knowing what they’re getting themselves into.
Think about it: identifying, generating and closing leads is all possible if you listen to conversations on twitter. It could truly be the difference between being irrelevant and having great success over the next five years. You have the opportunity to start building relationships with people who are going to be on the market for a home in the future, today. You have an opportunity to not only build a relationship with them personally, but also an opportunity to develop a reputation for your brand.
Social Media, most significantly Twitter is the new word of mouth. And since Real Estate Agency is all about reputation, you can reign the market if you start early and use Social Media wisely.


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TORONTO, Sept. 14 /CNW/ – Is it Craig or Eva? This year’s Canadian Idol champion has won by a nose in the closest vote ever, CTV announced today as preparations continue for this Sunday’s blockbuster season finale. With three days still to go before the winner is revealed, CTV is taking advantage of the opportunity to reveal voting data from Monday’s final vote that demonstrates it’s a horserace like never before. And unlike most federal elections, the West, for once, has had the final say, playing king-maker – or queen-maker -in Canada’s biggest popular vote this year.
By the time the eastern voting window closed at 11 p.m. EDT following Canadian Idol’s final performance episode on Monday, votes for Top 2 competitors Eva Avila and Craig Sharpe had resulted in a virtual tie. It was votes from Western Canada during the second voting window that determined the winner, with Sunday’s eventual champ edging out the runner-up by only 131,000 votes out of a total of nearly four million cast, a margin of just 3.3 percent.
The identity of the winner still remains a closely-guarded secret, secured in a sealed envelope under lock and key until Sunday night’s show.


Traffic on Mid-Hudson bridges down in 2012; revenues up
HIGHLAND, N.Y. - Total traffic last year on the five bridges operated by the New York State Bridge Authority dropped by a little less than one-half percent, while revenues rose by more than 44 percent.
In December, there was a 6 percent decrease in traffic overall, but revenues are on target with a projected increase of $1.8 million above what was projected for 2012, said Bridge Authority Executive Director Joseph Ruggiero.
The increase in revenues is as a result of a hike in tolls last year.
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge traffic, the authority’s busiest bridge, was down last year by 0.2 percent, but revenues increased by over 44 percent.
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge traffic fell by 0.6 percent, but revenue rose by 41 percent.
Bear Mountain Bridge traffic rose by 3 percent, with revenues up by 43 percent.
Rip Van Winkle Bridge traffic rose by just under 2 percent, with revenues up by over 46 percent.
Mid-Hudson Bridge traffic fell by 0.3 percent, while revenues rose by 46 percent.
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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Geary Community Hospital released a COVID-19 update with data collected from the GCH testing site.
Since the last report, GCH has completed 50 additional tests, bringing their total to 6,718 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Of those 50 additional tests, 22 were negative, 14 are positive, with 14 tests pending results.
The 14 added positives bring the total number of positives at the GCH testing site to 844. The total number of negative tests from the GCH site is now 5,860.
Of the current active cases, Geary Community Hospital is caring for eight patients, down one since the last report; however, of the eight currently hospitalized, four are in the ICU, with two on ventilators.
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An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the Red Planet.
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft landed on a site on a vast plain known as Utopia Planitia, “leaving a Chinese footprint on Mars for the first time,” Xinhua said.
The craft left its parked orbit at about 1700 GMT on Friday. The landing module separated from the orbiter three hours later and entered the Martian atmosphere, the official China Space
It said the landing process consisted of “nine minutes of terror” as the module decelerates and then slowly descends.
A solar-powered rover, named Zhurong, will now survey the landing site before departing from its platform to conduct inspections.
Named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, Zhurong has six scientific instruments including a high-resolution topography camera.
The rover will study the planet’s surface soil and atmosphere. Zhurong will also look for signs of ancient life, including any sub-surface water and ice, using a ground-penetrating radar.
Tianwen-1, or “Questions to Heaven”, after a Chinese poem written two millennia ago, is China’s first independent mission to Mars. A probe co-launched with Russia in 2011 failed to leave the Earth’s orbit.

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Thinking about joining a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture is when a farmer offers shares of their farm to the public. You can purchase a share and throughout the season, members receive weekly shares of the farmer’s products (usually a box or basket). There are many different kinds of CSAs, from fruits to veggies, organic to conventional, or even other items like herbs, meat or honey.
There are so many great reasons to join a CSA. For starters, you are supporting local farmers and local business. When you shop at the grocery store, you might notice produce from all around the world, but with a CSA you can support a local farmer and your local economy. Fruits and vegetables will be fresher, and it is more environmentally friendly to buy local (versus something that had to be shipped around the world). You will probably get to try some new foods, and it saves time and money. And you know exactly where your food is coming from.
Here are some tips for supporting your local CSA:
- Do your research. There are so many kinds of CSAs out there. Do you want all organic? When are the pickup times? Where is the pickup location? Do you want fruits, vegetables, or a combination (or even something else)? Is there volunteering required? I found that LocalHarvest.org is a great resource for finding just the right CSA.
- Sign up early! For a season that starts in May or June, you may have to sign up months in advance to secure a spot. Some CSAs are smaller than others, so spots can be very limited, and many members are yearly subscribers who sign up in the fall or winter. Therefore, CSAs can have filled up all their spots by spring.
- Visit the farm. Often, when you join a CSA, you have an opportunity to visit the farm and/or volunteer. This is a great way to be hands-on, meet local farmers, see how your food is grown, and even get the kids involved.
- Understand that a CSA is a little bit like a stock market. Some years are better than others, and every farm has its ups and downs. The first year I joined a CSA, there was a terrible tomato blight, and of the few tomatoes I received, they were mealy and cracked. It was a really rainy year, and while some crops flourished, others didn’t fare very well. Unexpected conditions can make for poor yields, and farmers do what they can to salvage crops there are extenuating circumstances, so be forgiving!
- Research recipes and be prepared. There is a good chance that you may be receiving produce that you don’t regularly cook with, or maybe you have never even tried before (such as celeriac root or garlic scapes). Or maybe you are familiar with what you will be getting, but you may get such a large quantity of it (like kale or rainbow chard), you will want to add some more variety. There are lots of resources out there for finding recipes, and you can even find cookbooks and blogs that are devoted to CSA members. Sometimes a CSA has their own website with recipes and suggestions, including member’s recipes. These resources can also help give you a basic timeline of what you might be receiving as well (such as root crops towards the fall).
- Don’t let food go to waste. My first year with a CSA, it was tough to keep up with the amount of produce we were getting, and some of it spoiled before I could get to it, or there was simply no way we wanted to consume so much of one vegetable. I just wasn’t ready with recipes and I was busy with a new baby, and I wish I had known how to just store things properly. So one of the ways you can avoid this is to be sure you have recipes ready, but that you know how to freeze foods before they go bad. Again, there are lots of resources online as far as how to go about this. For example, blueberries can be frozen in single layers, while other produce should be ideally cooked or chopped before freezing.
- If you don’t already have one, consider starting a compost bin. Food from a CSA can generate a lot of organic waste, such as carrot tops, peels, rinds, and more. In keeping with the environmentally friendly aspects of joining a CSA, a compost bin will keep all that great organic matter from ending up in a landfill.
Have fun with it! CSAs are great for encouraging lots of great eating habits, new recipes and new foods!
photo credit: Christopher Paquette from Philadelphia, Pa., USA (CSA_Week9) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Community supported agriculture can be a good idea to experiment with new eating habits. And healthier ones.
This is such a lovely idea, we have allotments near by and sometimes the growers are happy to swap or give away some of their extra produce.
We’ve been helping out at our neighborhood community agriculture for over three years now, I love it…
I love this! Some of our good friends own a farm and orchard and they do so much for our community. It’s so important to support our local farmers!
I love this idea!! I wonder if we have something like this here in South Africa.
This is a great idea. I have never heard of this. But do know of other types of community gardens. I know in South Australia near where I used to live they had a community garden. Where people were able to help grow veg and herbs which they were then able to take home. A friend I have that lives in Zurich has a small patch of garden in a community area with other people. They can grow whatever they like on their little patch.
Community supported agriculture sounds like something which is interesting. If we can get everyone to work in accordance it would be great. This was everyone feels like the have contributed and get to meet new people.
Loving this idea! I wonder if I can find this in my area.
I have never heard of this before, but would love a little plot of land to grow on in the spring! Thank you so much for this advise, I will continue my research and hopefully find somewhere local.
This is such a lovely idea I’ve never heard of it before
I started a little hobby garden this year. I can’t wait till the harvest
It is a great idea to support the community that have similar eating habits. I think it would be fit to any Asian community as well.
This is a great idea. I have read about it before on some PYO farms websites. It sounds very worthwhile to be a part of this.
I have not heard of this before, but I do love the idda of this and a great way to support our local farms and enjoy fresh produce at the same time.
I’ve been considering joining one for a while but wasn’t sure where to start or what to expect, so this has definitely given me some great tips and ideas. I love the idea of supporting local farmers and getting fresh, seasonal produce delivered right to my doorstep.
I like how you explain this to us. This is something new to me but definitely a thing I would want to be involved with.
We have belonged to a CSA for the past 10 years and absolutely love it! These are all very helpufl tips for anyone new to joining one.
This looks like a great idea to support our local farmers. I need to check whether we have anything like this in our area.
I love this! It is such an amazing initiative. I support a local company that buys only from local farmers but I would love to cut the middle man out.
I love the concept behind this! I wish we had a CSA by us, if not I’d love to see about starting one up. I think it’s a great way to connect and teach.
This would be amazing to be part of, I’d love to learn more about gardening and growing our own food and being part of a community project too.
I found your tips on joining a CSA incredibly insightful! It’s evident that you have a deep passion for community-supported agriculture, and your advice is helpful for anyone interested in joining.
i love the idea of sharing of farms to the public. I will definitely keep these in mind when join.
My goal for this year is to fix my eating habits and replaces them with healthy ones. Its also great to discover and learn new recipes! Joining a CSA community is one great solution for me.
I’ve never heard of a CSA community, this is awesome!!! OMG all these fresh veggies, look delicious.
This is a great idea. No food goes to waste and they can help each other keep up the garden.

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The IFA staged a protest outside an M&S store in west Dublin today over below-cost selling of fresh produce.
On Thursday, the IFA launched its Christmas food producers’ campaign in the hope of deterring retailers from discounting food in the run-up to the festive holiday.
IFA president Joe Healy accused M&S of gross hypocrisy by slashing the price of fresh produce below the cost of production.
He said: “It is ironic that in the M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ programme they refer to sustainability and ethical standards. It begs the question as to what is ethical and sustainable about these predatory pricing tactics?”
“I want to nail the lie that vegetable and potatoes can be sold below cost without hurting Irish growers and ultimately driving them out of business.
“Using farm produce as a tool to drive footfall undermines Irish production and the financial viability of specialist growers and producers.”
He made reference to the decline in the number of field vegetable growers, which has fallen from 377 in 1999 to 165 in 2015, a drop of 56%.
Healy said those who remained had invested heavily in their businesses to ensure there were sufficient supplies of fresh Irish produce.
He added that a “predatory pricing model” took the value out of fresh produce, which left it “difficult to ensure sustainable farmgate prices and demeans the category in the minds of the consumer”.
Healy said: “It’s been a very tough year on producers, with significant extra costs because of the late spring and the drought conditions during the summer.
“Reducing the shelf price of some vegetables and potatoes to as low as 20c/kg sends a very misleading message to consumers regarding the costs, risks and skills associated with this sector.”
The lack of support for Irish growers by M&S also left Healy disappointed, as he remarked on the number of vegetable lines in the store which were non-Irish.
He concluded by calling on Minister for Enterprise Heather Humphreys to address the issue of unsustainable discounting.
Predatory pricing is a deliberate strategy of driving competitors out of the market by setting very low prices or selling below AVC (Average variable cost). It is a type of anti-competitive behaviour usually used by large firms in-order to compete with other firms. In this case, Mark and Spenser uses this strategy because they know that other firms will not be able to survive if they tried to lower their selling price below their AVC, as it is the shut-down price of firms. Mark and Spencer uses this to decrease the numbers of consumers going to the rival firms, and will force them out of the business, thus, gaining more monopoly power over the market. Furthermore, when the existing firms have been driven out by Mark and Spencer, they will increase the price again to create a barrier of entry against new firms who wants to enter this market, thus, allowing them to secure their position as the monopoly.
Although predatory pricing will hurt the local vegetable producers, it will however, benefit the consumers. Consumers benefit from the low prices set by Mark and Spencer because it will allow them to have a higher spending power. Furthermore, if the rivalrous firm retaliate by lowering their prices, the consumers will benefit even more due to the low costs.


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The Clinical Significance of DJ1 and L1CAM Serum Level Monitoring in Patients with Endometrial Cancer
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|Circulating tumor markers are not routinely used in patients with endometrial cancer (EC). This pilot study evaluated the role of monitoring new biomarkers DJ1 and L1CAM, in correlation with CA125 and HE4, for the effects of anticancer treatment and preoperative management in EC patients. Serial serum levels of DJ1, L1CAM, CA125 and HE4 were collected in 65 enrolled patients. Serum DJ1, L1CAM, CA125 and HE4 levels were significantly higher at the time of diagnosis compared to those measured during follow-up (FU). In patients with recurrent disease, serum DJ1, CA125 and HE4 levels were significantly higher at the time of recurrence compared to levels in disease-free patients. Serum L1CAM levels were also higher in patients with recurrence but without reaching statistical significance. While DJ1 levels were not affected by any of the observed patient-related characteristics, L1CAM levels were significantly higher in patients with age >= 60 years who were overweight. At the time of EC diagnosis, DJ1 and L1CAM serum levels did not correlate with stage, histological type or risk of recurrence. This is a preliminary description of the potential of serial DJ1 and L1CAM serum level measurement for monitoring the effects of treatment in EC patients.