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Hal Ketchum, the 90’s country hitmaker known for his songs “Small Town Saturday Night,” “Past the Point of Rescue,” Sure Love,” and more, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease/ dementia. This is according to a post made by his wife Andrea on Ketchum’s official Facebook Page.
Hal Ketchum’s Condition
His wife Andrea shared the news via Facebook to quell the speculations related to Hal’s lack of tour dates. She posted a lengthy message dedicated to all his friends and fans to clarify the situation.
“Unfortunately, Hal is suffering from Alzheimer’s/ Dementia. He has been battling this for some time now, but because of his love for his fans, he continued performing as long as it was possible. Dementia is an exhausting and confusing illness and now it’s time for Hal to stay home with loved ones.”
She then clarified the state of the 90’s hitmaker. “Hal is otherwise healthy and happy, enjoying time with his family and friends.”
Andrea went on to thank the unwavering support that they have gotten for Ketchum.
“We all deeply appreciate how much love that you all have for Hal and how much his music means to you! Also, a heartfelt thank you to all the incredible musicians that have joined him on this journey, with more than special love to Kenny Grimes, without whom , this last year of shows would not have been possible. Please know that I do read all of your comments to Hal and that we will continue to check in from time to time. Lots of love and appreciation to you all from Hal and the entire Ketchum family.”
Ketchum was born in Greenwich, New York. But his music career began in Austin, Texas before he decided to relocate to Nashville. He’d later sign with Curb Records, and in 1991, released his debut album ‘Past the Point of Rescue.’ He had several top 20 hits, including “I Know Where Love Lies,” and “Five O’ Clock World.”
Ketchum now resides in Texas.

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KYLE RIABKO is the 27-year-old actor-musician Canadian behind the Menier Chocolate Factory’s upcoming production, What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined. As the title suggests, it’s a show that explores the contribution that songwriter Burt Bacharach has made to popular music, but rather than a jukebox rehash of this unparalleled songbook, it’s a respectful and impassioned reworking, performed by a small group of young performers, none of whom were born when the songs were first released.
At the heart of this company is Riabko – an actor-muso who has spent time on Broadway in hit shows Spring Awakening and Hair, yet seems more at home behind his guitar in rock and blue bands. His Bacharach show, directed by Once-choreographer Steven Hoggett, has already enjoyed an airing in New York, where it played to rave reviews at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2013. Now, he’s bringing the show to London’s Menier Chocolate Factory for a two-month run from 3 July to 5 September.
While still in rehearsal in New York, Kyle spoke to Craig Glenday about the inspiration for the show, and the daunting – yet ultimately rewarding – task of working with one of the greatest songwriters of all time. The first question, though, was about the weather (!) and how much the Saskatchewan was looking forward to working in London.
It’s a gorgeous day here in London – are you a fan of the city?
Oh man, I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve only ever popped into London on quick trips, so this is going to be my first experience of actually living there. And it being over the summer is all the more exciting.
Do you know the Menier Chocolate Factory well?
I do. That whole area is very cool, and over the years, I’ve visited the Menier a few times. One of the reasons we’re doing the show there is that we’d talked to David [Babani, artistic director] very early in the process. It’s one of those places where you look at it, and you look at our show, and you think “oh yeah, this is exactly right”. The space is just perfect for this. The feeling we’re after is a bunch of musicians jamming together in this room, and the audience will be part of that experience, so it’s exactly right to evoke that feeling
So, tell us about the genesis of the show…
The whole thing started when I met Burt in a recording studio. I was asked to sing some demos for him, some new music he was writing, so I was basically a hired gun. Then, when I got there, the session – at the risk of being hyperbolic – became a magical moment in my life. It was clear that I was in the presence of a true genius.
It was so unlike what musicians today are used to, when you play or sing along to a click track or a pre-recorded backing. It was just Burt at the piano, me at a mic and no metronome… just us two living and breathing together. And me trying to keep up with the music inside him!
I’d invited my manager David Seltzer to the recording session because I knew he was a big fan of Burt’s, and at one point David was alone with Burt and said: “You know, it would be really great if we could hear Kyle sing some of your classics, like ‘A House is not a Home’.” And Burt turned to him and said: [imitating Bacharach’s gruff voice] “Yeah, good idea, I’d really love to hear him sing ‘Alfie’.” And that’s how the whole thing started.
David and I went to dinner afterwards and he said, “Is there a creative way to do this so that it’s not just you making a record of his songs? Is there a way to look at the entire catalogue of music and honour it and celebrate it in a singular way? Could you make a single piece out of this vast catalogue?” And that became the task.
How well did you know Bacharach’s catalogue at that stage?
I knew the big, big hits but I was relatively naive to the breadth of his output. So I took to it like a student. I grew up in the world of blues and jazz and rock‘n’roll, so my friends and I didn’t really cross paths with his music. At this point, I had to really learn about his career, and I slowly started to realise how enormous it was. I made these little demos in my home studio; I would record 15 minutes at a time of these interlaced melodies and take them one at a time to Burt’s to play them for him and get his approval.
What did this exercise reveal to you about Bacharach’s songwriting?
What’s amazing and unique about Burt’s music is how unlike anything else’s it is. It’s an incredibly rebellious catalogue of music when you start to look at it. He really doesn’t apply the ‘rules’ of pop music to his writing. You’ll be listening to a song, studying it, trying to figure it out, and you’ll realise “wow, he’s just thrown a 3/4 bar into the chorus of a 4/4 song all of a sudden” – and that’s one of the smaller complications!
He writes for the content and not for the form, which is a really exciting thing. It’s one of the reasons why he’s so theatrical. He’s writing for what the song means, not for what the song’s supposed to sound like, if that make sense. This guy is like a punk rocker in attitude. He started telling me stories about how in the early days of his career, he really tried to comply to the very simple rules of the 4/4 pop tune, and he eventually realised that the only way he could sound like he wanted to sound was if he stood up to the publishing houses telling him to write that way and started breaking the rules. That’s when it really took off for him. As a young musician, when you hear stories about breaking rules and getting success that way, it’s inherently exciting.
How well do Bacharach’s songs translate to the stage?
Each song tells such a great story, but a lot of the times, we don’t play whole songs, we mash them together, for want of a better word. It’s done in a way that tells a broader story, though. What you realise quickly about Burt’s songs is that they have a beginning, a middle and an end, so they’re like mini movies. They don’t just have a chorus that tapers off at the end. That’s what is different to other catalogues.
We thought: “Oh, this is really emotional. If we piece this together in the correct way, we’re not going to tell a literal story but we can create an abstract emotional arc that everyone in the theatre can experience together.” That’s why Steven Hoggett was the perfect guy to turn this musical idea into a theatrical piece. I’m such a huge fan of his work, and I love the way he can make music physically emotional. I sent him the same demo I’d shown to Burt and he got that right away. That’s when all the pieces clicked together.
So, there’s no story, as such…
We started the process and the brainstorm session knowing what the show was, and knowing that we didn’t want to shoehorn a story into this thing. We didn’t want to make a bold statement about what these song means and create a story about a boy and a girl falling in love, or something contrived. We knew that this would come across as false. We wanted to make it all about the music, and complement it with some beautiful imagery that’s evocative, not literal.
Where do you start ‘reimagining’ Bacharach? Fans must think, ‘why bother’?
The thing is, it’s more of a celebration of his work than a tweaking of it. I wanted to be entirely faithful to the melodic content of his songs and the way he wrote them. The only difference is that it’s being played by people in their 20s. The way that I arranged the songs is more the way I hear music in my head, as opposed to the way in which they were originally produced. It was sort of an experiment and is meant to fun. It means taking out the flugelhorns and importing some electric guitar, for example. I want it to be true to what Burt originally created, but it’s a new organisation of the songs and a new way to play them.
Will the songs speak to a younger generation?
I’ll answer that with a story. The first time that I went to Burt’s house, I played him what is now the first 15 minutes or so of the show. I sat there and pressed ‘play’ and I was very nervous. He listened and looked up. “It’s good Kyle, it’s good!” Then after it was over, he picked up the phone and called his son Oliver, who was 18 at the time. “Oliver, come down to the music room.” He came and sat with us and Burt asked me to play it again. This time, I watched Burt, and his eyes were completely fixed on his son. It became really clear in that moment what the show is about. It’s about a new generation respecting and celebrating a legend’s music. It’s important to keep the conversation fresh as time goes on. These songs are timeless, but they’re only timeless if we keep singing them.
And you’ve got a young cast…
They really are. Once I was studied in the world of Bacharach – which took me a while – the next step was to hear it through the voices and fingers of a cast. So we’ve cast these young people, and hearing them playing ‘The Look of Love’ on a guitar without having heard the original is a really cool thing. It sounds sacrilegious on paper, but it’s cool to hear a young person approach Burt’s music from the inside as opposed to having a preconceived notion of it. Over time, when we have a cast together, they get to know Burt’s music well, but they’re ultimately singing for themselves. It’s part of the reason we use the word ‘reimagined’ – the music is living and breathing in younger souls.
There have been a few attempts at bringing Bacharach’s music to life on stage. What’s different about What’s It All About?
In the past, people have done things very literally, but this show looks at Burt’s music less on the surface and more within. For example, we’re not going to play ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’ and bring a bunch of umbrellas out on stage! It’s an emotional journey that we’re respecting, versus any obvious literal silliness.
Who are your musical inspirations?
When I was growing up, it was mix of soul singers like James Brown and Sam Cooke, and blues guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, BB King and Buddy Guy. And then also the singer/songwriters were – and still are – so important to me, like Paul Simon, Harry Nilsson, and the Beatles, obviously. So it was a mix of all these things. Those influences are my foundation, and when I first took a look at Burt’s music, I was inherently looking at it through that prism. I realised that there wasn’t a lot a blues in the music and the question to me was “What if there was?” This was one of the first thoughts at the start of this project.
What is it like working with Burt? You’ve become friends…
The coolest thing about this whole process for me is how supportive he’s been. And you’re right, I can’t believe that he’s my friend. When I get into a room with him, I hound him with all sort of questions about the old days, about Hal [David] and Dionne [Warwick]. I actually got to spend a little time with Hal before he passed away. The greatest moment in this whole process for me was when we opened in New York and Burt was there. I could just see that he appreciated what we were doing, and that was the greatest gift.
Does he plan on visiting the Menier?
Yeah, he does.
You’ve had a varied career so far. Where are you most comfortable?
I started out as a guitar player in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and I still feel like a guitar player in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada! What I started doing, as the music industry changed, was to stop trying to control everything and stop trying to control exactly what path my career was going to take. That’s an impossible task these days. What I do know is that I love music with all my heart and that I want to be with music every day of my life.
How did you end up in musical theatre?
That kinda happened out of nowhere. I didn’t know about musical theatre at all – I honestly didn’t even know what Broadway was until I came down to audition for Spring Awakening. It just wasn’t something in the zeitgeist when I was growing up. But when I saw what they were doing with Spring Awakening, when I saw that theatre isn’t just Fiddler On the Roof, I realised that the theatre is now a place where you can play music music and tell a story with it. It was intriguing to me and it changed my whole world view.
On a physical level, too, I thought “everyone in this room is sitting down listening very closely to the music, and because it’s sound-designed, it’s like listening to a record, not like a gig in a hall where people are dancing”, and that’s a really exciting thing for a musician.
What’s next for you?
I don’t know! I’m incredibly excited to be coming to London with this show. I never know what the hell I’m going to be doing more than six months in advance, so I’m just going to soak it all in and see what happens after that.


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by Garry Roseman
I've grown my own tomatoes for several years from my own saved seed. When I saw David's tomato seeds I was impressed with how perfectly these seeds had been handled. I bought half a dozen types of seeds from David last year and every one pack had beautiful seeds -- clean, separated, as if processed with great love.
I planted 24 of these indigo rose tomato seeds in seed starting mix and kept them on a seedling heating mat (I start seeds in an inside but unheated room that gets quite cold at night during the weeks that tomatoes need to be started). Transplanted all of them to large pots when they were 4 inches tall and had their true leaves. Transplanted them out to the garden when they were a foot or more tall and they become strong and productive compact plants (almost as tall as me by season's end). These seeds gave me a heavy crop of delicious tomatoes with a "different" and, to me, wonderful taste with almost a berry quality.
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A test predicting air classifier performance is developed and evaluated in a waste-to-energy production facility. The separation of combustibles from noncombustibles is critical to the success of any waste-to-energy production facility. Air classifier technologies are relied on to aid in their separation, but often the technologies are applied to unsuitable waste flows. Costly design and operating mistakes are the rule and not the exception. Using samples of municipal solid waste, a test to predict success, both easy and economical to conduct, is considered in terms of its principles, the test methodology, and experimental results, as well as air classification comparisons. Conclusions are drawn which indicate the strengths and limitation of this method of prediction. © ASCE.
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The Central Coast Mariners wish to advise Members, fans and media that the contracts of Brad McDonald and Matthew Fletcher have been terminated by mutual consent.
McDonald made a total of nine Hyundai A-League appearances across his two stints with the Central Coast Mariners during the 2012/13 and 2015/16 seasons.
Fletcher arrived at the Central Coast Mariners in January 2016 and made seven appearances for the club.
The Club would like to thank the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) for their support with facilitating an outcome and as such, both players will receive all entitlements due under their contract.
McDonald and Fletcher both thanked the fans and club for their opportunity.
“I would like to thank all of the fans for their support for the club and I wish I could have had the chance to play in front of them this season,” McDonald said. “The boys are fantastic and I have made a friendship with every single one of them & wish them the brightest and most successful future throughout their careers,” McDonald said.
“I would like to thank the club, players, staff and fans for everything they have done for me since I started at the Mariners,” Fletcher said. “I’ve met some amazing people that I’ll be friends with for the rest of my life and I wish the club all the success in the future,” Fletcher said.
The Central Coast Mariners would like to thank McDonald & Fletcher for their services to the Club, and wish him all the best with their future endeavours.
The Central Coast Mariners will make no further comment on this matter.

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To set up an ‘ice cream stand’ outside of the Auschwitz Death Gate is the epitome of tacky and infuriating. It is beyond unthinkable. The lack of common sense and decency is unbelievable.
- An ice-cream stand has set up shop outside the “Death Gate” at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
- An Auschwitz Museum spokesperson said it showed “a lack of respect for a special historical place.”
- Hitler’s Nazis murdered 1.1 million people at the Auschwitz camp complex from 1940 to 1945.
Officials from the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp that Hitler’s Nazis built in 1940 in occupied Poland have slammed an ice-cream stand for setting up shop outside the iconic “Death Gate.”
Bartosz Bartyzel, a spokesperson for the Auschwitz Museum, told the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska in a statement that it was “an example of not only aesthetic tastelessness but also a lack of respect for a special historical place located nearby,” Sky News reported.
Despite the outrage at the ice-cream stand’s location — a few hundred feet from the entrance to the Nazi death camp — it’s parked on public land just outside of the camp, so there is nothing the organization can do about it.
You can read the rest of the article here. By Bethany Dawson, Insider

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On February 18, Harvey Updyke was released from a Lee County jail after being charged with poisoning Auburn’s University’s venerable Toomer’s oak trees.
Only one TV news outlet was tipped off to Updyke’s quiet release from custody that day, CBS 8 in Montgomery. It was that station, which is based outside the Auburn over-the-air viewing market, that procured the footage of Updyke making an obscene gesture as he left an Auburn-area jail.
Yesterday, CBS 8 was also the first media outlet tipped off to an alleged attack on Updyke at an Auburn-area gas station.
The alleged attack came minutes after Updyke’s attorney Glennon Threatt had his plea offer rejected by the Lee County district attorney that would’ve prevented jail time for Updyke. Following the D.A.’s refusal to cut a deal amenable to Updyke, Threatt told the media that he was, “concerned” for Updyke’s “safety” when visiting the Auburn area because of past, material threats.
Threatt also told the media at that time that he was reserving the right to ask for a venue change for the case. Christina Chambers of WLTZ-TV reported after speaking to Threatt on the matter that a venue change was, “definitely something he was looking in to.”
CBS 8 reporter Amanda McKenzie, who was the only media member to talk to Updyke after the alleged attack, also appeared on the Paul Finebaum Radio Network yesterday to discuss what happened when she first arrived at the hospital where Updyke was allegedly treated for injuries resulting from the alleged attack.
McKenzie to host Paul Finebaum:
“In fact, the hospital wasn’t even aware he (Updyke) was there. … we were actually the ones to help fill them in on what we had learned after speaking to Updyke.
“He (Updyke) didn’t know if he wanted to call the police or if he even wanted to call his wife. Obviously I’m a reporter so I said, ‘well you might want to because it’s going to be out there.’”
The above video contains McKenzie’s complete CBS 8 report and part of her appearance on the Finebaum show. Also included is an excerpt of an interview Threatt did with Finebaum yesterday regarding the attack and an excerpt of Christina Chambers‘ WLTZ-TV report on the matter.


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Fabulous double chocolate zucchini muffins with walnuts added to the mix. Wonderfully moist and chocolatey and a great use for that extra zucchini harvest.
These chocolate zucchini muffins have the most wonderful texture, which is sturdy, but still moist. The double chocolate from both cocoa powder and chocolate chips makes these muffins rich in chocolate and with the added walnuts, they are almost brownie-like. And there’s lots of zucchini hiding in there, too!
Ingredients and Substitutions
Zucchini – for the base recipe, you will need one medium supermarket-sized zucchini. No need to peel.
Chocolate Chips – regular semi-sweet chocolate chips are all that’s needed for these muffins.
Cocoa Powder – natural unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed), is specified. Hershey’s Natural (not Special Dark) is a great option. Fry’s, which is common in Canadian kitchens is Dutch Processed.
Why not Dutch Processed? Well, it’s a chemical thing, but suffice it to say that using Dutch-processed instead of natural will interfere with the leavening process in this recipe and unexpected things may happen.
Espresso Powder – the bit of coffee powder added to the batter really heightens the chocolate flavour. If you don’t have espresso powder, instant coffee powder is fine, or simply omit it if you have neither on hand.
Vegetable Oil – I’ve always found that vegetable oil performs best in baking, so I do recommend it if you have it on hand. If not, use a similar neutral-tasting cooking oil, such as canola or sunflower.
Sour Cream – full-fat sour cream is recommended. If you don’t have sour cream, plain Greek yogurt is fine.
Walnuts – walnuts are the perfect addition to chocolate, for both flavour and a bit of crunch. If you want a nut-free muffin, simply omit it.
- Measure out the shredded zucchini and place onto a tripled-up paper towel to drain a bit of moisture off of it. Grease a muffin tin (or line it with paper liners, if you like).
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the chocolate chips and walnuts to the dry ingredients and stir in.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Add the shredded zucchini to the batter and fold in.
- Scoop batter into muffin cups (8 cups for the base recipe) and top with additional walnuts before baking.
- Don’t squeeze or press any more moisture out of the zucchini, beyond letting it stand on the paper towel. The extra bit of moisture helps keep these muffins lovely and moist.
- It can be a bit tricky to test these muffins for done-ness, as it is easy to hit a chocolate chip when testing, which may make it seem like they are not done. I like to test a couple of different spots in the muffin, just to be sure.
Storing and Freezing
Store baked muffins in an airtight container for several days or freeze up to 3 months for longer storage.
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
- 1 1/2 cups zucchini, shredded
- 1 cup all purpose flour, spooned and levelled
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch processed
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder, or instant coffee powder
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped, plus more for topping
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil, or canola oil
- 1/4 cup full-fat sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 425F (regular bake setting/not fan-assisted). Grease 8 muffin cups by spraying with baking spray (or line with paper liners, if you like.
- Shred the zucchini and measure out. Place onto a tripled-up piece of paper towl and let stand while you mix the batter.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt and espresso powder. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- In a medium bowl or 2-cup measuring cup, use a fork to mix together the eggs, oil, sour cream, white sugar and vanilla.
- Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture and stir together just until combined. Add the shredded zucchini and fold in until combined.
- Using a large scoop, scoop the batter into the muffin cups (8 muffin cups for the base recipe). Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with additional walnuts.
- Bake muffins at 425F for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350F and bake for an additional 15-17 minutes, or until the muffins test clean when tested in the centre of the muffin. *Test in a couple of spots, as it is easy to hit a chocolate chip when testing, which may make it seem like the muffins aren't ready, even when they are.
- Remove the muffins from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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BMJ: British Medical Journal 2005 November 5; 331(7524): 1037- 1038
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In 1935, the British Air Ministry issued Specification G.24/35 to procure a coastal reconnaissance/light bomber to replace the Avro Anson. Bristol proposed the Type 149, based on its Blenheim Mk I, with Bristol Aquila engines to give greater range. While the Air Ministry rejected this proposal, a Blenheim Mk I, retaining its Mercury VIII engines, was converted as a Type 149 (Blenheim Mk III) for the general reconnaissance role. The nose was lengthened to provide more room for the bombardier, with the upper left surface of the nose being scooped out to maintain pilot visibility during takeoff and landing.
The longer range also fulfilled a Canadian requirement for a maritime patrol aircraft. Consequently, Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) of Quebec started production of the Blenheim Mk IV as the Bolingbroke (the originally intended name for the Blenheim IV). This type was nicknamed the "Bolly". After a small run of aircraft constructed to British specifications, as the Bolingbroke Mk I, Fairchild switched production to the Bolingbroke Mk IV with Canadian and American instruments and equipment. These versions also included anti-icing boots and a dinghy. One of the early Mk IV variants was the Bolingbroke Mk IVW which was powered by two 825 hp (615 kW) Pratt & Whitney SB4G Twin Wasp Junior engines. Incapable of maintaining altitude on one engine, the normal bomb load was reduced to 500 pounds on these aircraft to compensate for the low engine power. The most-produced variant was the Bolingbroke Mk IVTtrainer, of which 457 were completed. A total of 626 Bolingbrokes were produced.
Most of the 151 Mk IVs built served in their intended role as patrol bombers on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada between 1940 and 1944. Two squadrons of these aircraft also served in Alaska during the Aleutians campaign. The Mk IVT trainers saw extensive use in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).
Twin-engine maritime patrol bomber aircraft, powered by two Bristol Mercury VIII radial piston engines, with British equipment. 18 built.
Bolingbroke Mk II
Conversion of fifth Mk I with US equipment - prototype of Mk IV.
Bolingbroke Mk III
Floatplane conversion of sixteenth Bolingbroke Mk I, with two Edo floats.
Bolingbroke Mk IV
Twin-engine maritime patrol bomber aircraft, equipped with anti-icing boots and a dinghy, also fitted with American and Canadian instruments and equipment, powered by two Bristol Mercury XV radial piston engines, 134 built.
Bolingbroke Mk IVW
Sub-version of Mk IV powered by two 825 hp (615 kW) Pratt & Whitney SB4G Twin Wasp Junior radial piston engines as contingency against possible shortages of Mercury engines. The Mk IVW's performance was below that of the Mk IV and the supply of the British engines was maintained so production returned to the Mk IV after only 15 aircraft were built.
Multi-purpose trainer aircraft. A total of 350 built powered by Mercury XV engines, followed by a further 107 powered by the low-octane fuel Mercury XX* engine, giving a total of 457 built, with a further 51 cancelled. 6 Mk IVT were converted to dual controls. A further 89 were converted to Mk IVTT Target Tug with the addition of winching gear in the rear cabin and target drogue storage in the bomb bay.
IVT 10201 This was restored to airworthy condition by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Imperial War Museum Duxford as G-BPIV. It is currently being fitted with a Blenheim Mk I nose which had previously been converted to a car.


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English 11/AP Language/English 12/Senior Composition
Mrs. Gabrielle Hall is a new teacher at Southland Academy. She grew up and got married in rural North Carolina, and has also spent time living and working in Maryland. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from Wingate University. She has also played alto and soprano saxophone for over ten years and is involved with the Southland band. Her and her husband are animal lovers and have a cat, a bearded dragon, and two chinchillas!

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Teen filmmaker Yasin Baloch is 19 years talented filmmaker from Lyari. Yasin took filmmaking up as a hobby along with some classmates that quickly turned into an obsession. He came up with an idea of talking about problems around us through filmmaking. A mission which he started when he was in school has got him to some international film festivals too.
While watching his short films. you will not believe that these all are done by a teenager without any proper training. All he did, was a process of self-learning and the result was so awesome.
Yasin is recently doing his FSC in pre-medical from Government College for Men Nazimabad. He intends to get a degree in Media Sciences to polish his talent.
Yasin along with his powerful messages has capabilities for the funny trait too. On his DK Production’s (Dream King) YouTube channel, we can see a mix of short films and memes as well.
Dream is a short film by talented teen filmmaker, with a strong and powerful message of making education possible for the children who otherwise are serving as ‘Chotus’ in different ways. Recently, Dream has made his place in semifinalists in Les Films de la Toile, a short film festival held in Paris.
His another short-length movie ‘Shukr’, with the message of being thankful for what we have got, has been officially selected for Lahore International Children’s Film Festival this year.
He got the hang of filmmaking without any proper training and at a very young age. We hope to witness much more from him in future.


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The two parties also signed an agreement under which dELIA*s is to furnish "certain transitional services" to Alloy Apparel and Accessories for a maximum of one year.
In the press release announcing the transaction, dELIA*s quoted outgoing CEO Walter Killough as saying that the sale "will enable us to focus our efforts exclusively on our dELiA*s brand as we work to improve our product offerings and enhance the overall customer experience."
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“Though Django and Stephane never had the opportunity to record a holiday record, we always wished they had. And operating as we do under the guiding principle of WHAT WOULD DJANGO DO? … we just had to do this.”
So reads a message from the Hot Club of San Francisco in the liner notes that accompany the quintet’s 12th and latest release Hot Club Cool Yule (Azica Records). Since the group’s birth some 20 years ago, it has followed a particular stylistic trail, blazed most notably by Gypsy jazz legends Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. As the note above implies, Cool Yule deviates from that path only in the group’s choice of material.
And so we get a dozen holiday tunes, most of them swinging merrily along on a bed of guitar, bass, violin and singing. There is standard fare (“I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Auld Lang Syne”) interspersed among vividly re-imagined chestnuts (“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” recast in haba√Īera fashion as “Don Rudolfo”; a jaunty “Jingle Bells” – which cutely appears among the track listings as “Djingle Bells”). And then there’s clutch of songs that are neither standard nor, um, chestnutty, songs such as the Steve Allen-penned title track and the traditional Appalachian hymn “I Wonder as I Wander.” All told, it’s a varied, fun and festive set of material. Indeed, given the opportunity, it’s something that Django himself might’ve done.
Hot Club Cool Yule is set for an October 27 release. The band will play material from the album during a series of concerts in Mexico (at the San Miguel de Allende Festival de Jazz) and California throughout December. For tour dates and more information, go to www.hcsf.com.
Pictured above: The Hot Club of San Francisco with vocalist Isabelle Fontaine, who guests on Cool Yule. Photo credit: Stuart Brinin.


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Arvind Kejriwal to review works after returning from Vipassana course
The chief minister is scheduled to return to the national capital tonight. Kejriwal will review the works done in his absence and those pending in the meeting, an official said.
PM Narendra Modi to flag off Varanasi -Vadodara Mahamana Express on Friday
At present, Sabarmati Express runs between Varanasi and Ahmedabad,...
Arun Jaitley opposes AAP leader's appeal in Delhi High Court in defamation case
The high court was hearing a plea by the AAP leader who along...
AAP strikes back, revived after Bawana win
In the recent past, it has taken on the RSS-BJP over demonetisation, the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh and a range of other issues.
No one will face education, health problems: Arvind Kejriwal
AAP national convener Kejriwal said party workers will take up the responsibility of health and education of each family in Delhi.
Defamation plea against Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi High Court calls for case records
The high court, which listed the matter for further hearing on December 20, also observed that the complainant advocate does not have any direct evidence in the case.
Congress begins signature campaign against fuel price rise
Congress' Maken reminded the Prime Minister that he had assured the people before the 2014 General Elections that he would reduce the prices of petrol and diesel.
Second defamation suit by Arun Jaitley: Court imposes cost on Arvind Kejriwal
Joint Registrar Pankaj Gupta directed Kejriwal, who was earlier slapped with Rs 10,000 as cost, to deposit Rs 5,000 in the 'Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties'.
PM will inaugurate several highways in next 6 months: Nitin Gadkari
The expansion of NH-24 heading towards Meerut with an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore will use the waste dumped at Ghazipur landfill site providing a big relief to the locals, he said.
Defamation case by Arun Jaitley: Supreme Court asks Delhi High Court to decide Raghav Chadha's plea
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the parties shall appear before the high court on September 18 with a copy of the apex court's order and the matter shall be argued on September 19.
After 2 years, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal may take a portfolio
If Kejriwal finally does take charge as minister for water and sewerage, which would concurrently mean taking over as chairman of Delhi Jal Board, it will be a significant change in political strategy for him and his party
Defamation: Arun Jaitley accuses Arvind Kejriwal of creating controversy
In response to a query, raised by Kejriwal's counsel, the senior BJP leader said that Congress MP K C Venugopal, being a "political opponent", raised the issue in Parliament.
Arvind Kejriwal gets big boost, AAP wins Bawana bypoll
With close to 3 lakh voters, Bawana is one of the largest constituencies in Delhi. The by-poll was necessitated after AAP MLA Ved Prakash quit the party to join BJP.
Delhi HC dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's plea against speedy trial
Besides Kejriwal, the five other accused in the defamation case are AAP leaders Raghav Chadha, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai.
Court to frame charges against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia on September 14
Metropolitan magistrate Vijay Kumar Jha allowed the plea of Kejriwal and Sisodia, who were directed to appear on Wednesday, seeking exemption for personal appearance for the day.


A U.S. citizen and NASA engineer returning from a trip abroad says he was held at the border by U.S. Customs officers who demanded that he unlock his phone.
Sidd Bikkannavar said in a post on social media that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers wanted his cell phone -- and password -- before they would let him through at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
"On my way home to the US last weekend, I was detained by Homeland Security and held with others who were stranded under the Muslim ban," Bikkannavar wrote in a Facebook post shared by a friend on Twitter. "I initially refused, since it's a (NASA)-issued phone and I must protect access," Bikkannavar wrote.
"Just to be clear -- I'm a US-born citizen and NASA engineer, traveling with a valid US passport. Once they took both my phone and the access PIN, they returned me to the holding area with cots and other sleeping detainees until they finished copying my data."
Bikkannavar said he was returning to the United States shortly after President Donald Trump issued an executive order blocking immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations and all refugees.
Since the order, a Muslim civil rights organization says it has filed 10 complaints with CBP, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice alleging systematic targeting of American-Muslim citizens for enhanced screening by CBP.
The Council on American Islamic Relations reports increased scrutiny of American-Muslims' social media accounts and contents of their mobile phones since Trump's ban, which has since been blocked in court.
CAIR-Florida spokseman Wilfredo A. Ruiz says citizens must surrender laptops and phones if a border agent asks for them, but not the passwords or social media information. Border agents might give the device back and let the person go. Or they might hold onto it and seek a warrant to break it open. Or a wide range of responses in between.
"Sometimes they play hardball and delay you, maybe cause you to miss your flight or get home hours later," he said. "There's no magic formula."
CNN has attempted to contact Bikkannavar, CBP and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where Bikkannavar works for comment. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Ruiz, a convert to Islam, said he doesn't know if Bikkannavar is a Muslim, and that it doesn't matter. "This widens the scope of those being targeted to those who are not perceived as being the traditional, white American," Ruiz said. "It is not a Muslim issue."
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This thesis consists of two topics: Thermal strain of concrete under low temperatures, and durability and processing techniques of concrete with CNTs. The low temperature test studies the anti-freezing action of concrete under cooling environment. Concrete mixes using different amounts of air-entraining agent and water/cement ratios were made and cured under different humidity environments. During the cooling process from 10 ºC to -25 ºC, the strain of concrete was measured every 3~5 ºC. The strain-temperature curve of concrete under different mixing proportion was produced from these results. A numerical model was developed based on the theory of the self-consistent model. No knowledge of real pore shapes is needed to apply in the model. The only inputs for the model came from the (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) BET test, which gave the pore size distribution of concrete sample. The validity of the numerical model was compared to the experimental results, and showed similarity in trend and peak strain. CNT is one of the most popular topics in engineering. CNT has an extremely high strength and Young's modulus. CNT is a nano-scale material, however, and tends to clump together, which makes it difficult to apply. Other research has successfully incorporated CNT into cement paste and polymer materials. This has not yet been done into concrete. This research mainly focuses on the important factors that must be solved to adopt CNT in concrete area. An ultrasonicator was used to aid the dispersion and distribution of CNT in water, while several chemicals were also adopted for this purpose. Both strength and durability were tested for CNT concrete of different mix designs. It is suggested that ultrasonicator can improve the strength of pure CNT concrete (without chemicals) by around 100%. In addition, the sodium polyacrylate treated CNT concrete has showed best durability result and good strength result.
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|School:||University of Colorado at Boulder|
|School Location:||United States -- Colorado|
|Source:||MAI 52/03M(E), Masters Abstracts International|
|Subjects:||Civil engineering, Materials science|
|Keywords:||Cnt, Concrete, Low temperature, Self consistent model, Strength|
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As the Lok Sabha polls draw closer,the Congress-led UPA appears to be facing the same problem of desertions by allies that was encountered by the BJP-led NDA in 2004.
The ‘index of UPA unity’ has sharply tumbled with the PMK dumping it and the RJD and LJP forming a secular alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
The PMK is the latest constituent to exit from the Congress-led alliance at the Centre which has seen desertions earlier by the MDMK,TRS and PDP.
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In 2004,NDA had seen half a dozen of its allies bidding it adieu on the eve of elections.
At the same time in the run up to the last elections,Congress President Sonia Gandhi had gone the extra mile to bring secular forces on one platform.
She had literally walked to her next door neighbour in Delhi and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan,approached NCP Chief Sharad Pawar,who had parted ways with her party on the foreign origin issue,extended the olive branch to DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi and others,initiating the coalition mantra.
The first to quit the NDA camp was LJP which broke away soon after the Godhra incident and its aftermath in 2002. Others who had quit the company of the saffron forces ahead of those polls were the PMK,MDMK,DMK,INLD and RLD.
Out of these PMK,MDMK and DMK in Tamil Nadu became part of the UPA while Paswan had made common cause with the Congress earlier.
The UPA which had a smooth run for over four years got a major shock last year when the Left parties,which were its key outside supporters for four long years,withdrew support to the government on the issue of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
At that time,extension of support by the Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party had helped the Manmohan Singh Government to tide over the crisis by securing the trust vote which the opposition had alleged was won on money power.
Mayawati’s BSP,which had supported the UPA in the Presidential elections,was also a prominent opponent of the Government during the July 22 trust vote.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been dismissive of suggestions that it was the end of the UPA after the RJD and LJP virtually left the Congress in the lurch in Bihar which has now been contesting most of the 40 seats in the state.
The Telengana Rashtra Samiti had left the UPA on the issue of separate Telangana while the Vaiko-led MDMK parted ways ahead of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in 2006 seeking a proactive role on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
PDP left the UPA last year ahead of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after Congress parted ways with it in the polls. The National Conference with which the Congress entered into a tie-up after the Assembly elections last year is on board the UPA.

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Friday, September 2, 2005
FBI to Conduct "Threat Assessments" to Find Inmates Radicalized While in Prison to Commit Extremist Violence
From NYTimes.com--AP (Sacramento): "FBI agents nationwide have been ordered to conduct 'threat assessments' of inmates who may have become radicalized in prison and could commit extremist violence upon their release, according to an FBI letter obtained by The Associated Press. 'The primary goal of these efforts is to assess and disrupt the recruitment and conversion of inmates to radicalized ideologies which advocate violence,' according to a letter from the acting assistant chief of the FBI's Los Angeles office, Randy D. Parsons.
The agency has been concerned since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that groups with extremist ideologies may be targeting felons as prime candidates for conversion during their time in prison. The agency has worked with prison officials to identify potentially disruptive groups for 'some time,' according to the letter. 'However, recent investigations have identified a clear need to increase the FBI's focus and commitment in this area,' Parsons wrote in the letter, dated Friday and obtained Tuesday by the AP. He said the FBI wants to increase its efforts to 'identify, report, analyze and disrupt efforts by extremist persons or groups to radicalize, recruit or advocate for the purpose of violence within correctional facilities.'" Story here... [Mark Godsey]


Democratic Leaders Address the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction; Reid andPelosi Receive Report from National Security Advisory Group
WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ — The failure of action by the Bush Administration to fully protect Americans from the terrorist threat of weapons of mass destruction was addressed today by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who stood with members of the National Security Advisory Group, chaired by former Defense Secretary William J. Perry. Perry delivered a report to the leaders titled, “Worst Weapons in Worst Hands: U.S. Inaction on the Nuclear Terror Threat Since 9/11, And A Path Of Action,” which details the significant shortcomings by the Bush Administration to contain these weapons and materials and offers key recommendations that will help to protect Americans from this threat.
“The most important threat we face is the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, yet this Administration’s missteps in Iraq have made tackling that threat so much harder,” said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. “This report shows we must keep our eye on the ball.”
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said: “The report concludes that the U.S. is fighting a global war on terrorism, but not a global war on weapons of mass destruction. The Administration has failed policies on weapons programs in North Korea and Iran, on securing loose nuclear material in Russia and elsewhere, and on strengthening the world’s nuclear nonproliferation system,” “The lack of leadership by the Bush Administration in these areas has made the American people less safe than they should be.”
The Democratic Leaders discussed their resolve to do everything possible to protect Americans from terrorism both here and abroad. As the report outlines, the Bush Administration’s failure to remain focused on the nuclear threat posed by both North Korea and Iran has significantly increased the risk that weapons of mass destruction will fall into the hands of terrorists and greatly increase instability in two already unstable regions. The Democratic Leaders embraced the key recommendations to reverse the setbacks suffered with both of these regimes; expedite the process to secure all loose nuclear material, and strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
“I urge the President and his advisors to consider carefully the plan for action described by Secretary Perry, Secretary Albright, and the National Security Advisory Group in this excellent report,” Pelosi said. “Protecting the American people is a bipartisan responsibility, and Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans to protect Americans from terrorism.”
Reid said: “It’s time we did everything we can to protect Americans and focus in on the threats we face,” Reid said. “This report makes very serious recommendations, and Democrats intend to use them to put this country back on the right path. I hope my Republican colleagues will join us in taking up these recommendations and keeping Americans safe.”
The members of the National Security Advisory Group are William J. Perry, Madeleine K. Albright, Graham T. Allison, Samuel R. Berger, Ashton B. Carter, Wesley K. Clark, Thomas E. Donilon, Michele A. Flournoy, John D. Podesta, Susan E. Rice, John M. Shalikashvili, Wendy R. Sherman, Elizabeth D. Sherwood- Randall, and James B. Steinberg.
WORST WEAPONS IN WORST HANDS
Report by National Security Advisory Group
The gravest threat facing Americans today is a terrorist detonating a nuclear bomb in one of our cities. The National Security Advisory Group (NSAG) judges that the Bush Administration is taking insufficient actions to counter this threat. The Administration is fighting a global war on terror, but not yet a global war on WMD.
REPORT ON ACTIONS TO COUNTER WMD AFTER 9/11
The invasion of Iraq was the principal action taken to counter WMD after 9/11, but, in fact, no WMD were found.
The renunciation of WMD by Qadaffi’s Libya was a major success of U.S. and British cooperative diplomacy extending over two administrations.
The exposure of the A.Q. Khan network by member states of the Proliferation Security Initiative stopped some trafficking in WMD technology, but an unknown amount is unaccounted for and the black market may still be functioning.
North Korea quadrupled its nuclear arsenal with impunity, and may now be so emboldened by U.S. acquiescence that it cannot be turned back.
Iran has retained its nuclear program for four years since 9/11, with the U.S. response limited to rhetoric, finally giving belated and tepid support for a European-led initiative. Iranian nuclear ambitions have become more entrenched because of U.S. inaction.
Efforts to secure “loose nukes,” such as the Nunn-Lugar program, are little changed from their pre-9/11 levels.
Diplomatic efforts to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty were touted by President Bush but have not produced results.
ADVISORY GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
Reverse the Setbacks U.S. Nuclear Security has Already Suffered from North Korea and Iran:
North Korea might still be stopped diplomatically through the Six-Party talks, but to have a chance, President Bush must put an end to the debate within his administration between those who favor diplomacy and those who favor pressure. Diplomacy or pressure is not a choice; it is a sequence. The U.S. should devise a Plan A for diplomatic success to employ first, and then a contingent Plan B for pressure to use if diplomacy fails. Plan B serves two purposes: to aid Plan A by showing North Korea the penalty for failing to end its nuclear program; and to create a realistic prospect of containing and ultimately eliminating the nuclear threat from North Korea.
On Iran, to achieve any deal the U.S. government must settle on a course of action. A five-year global moratorium on all new enrichment and reprocessing, as called for by Mohammed ElBaradei, is the key. Will require international cooperation in assembling both a bundle of carrots and an arsenal of sticks. U.S., the EU3, Russia, and the IAEA need to present Iran with a bargain, packaged as an offer Iran cannot refuse. It would offer cover for Iran to comply with an international obligation without explicitly yielding to American or EU3 demands.
Expedite the Securing of all “Loose Nukes”:
Move from assistance to partnership.
Accelerate and strengthen U.S.-Russian cooperation. Build Russian commitment to sustain high levels of security once international assistance ends. Agree on what levels of security are needed and what standards should be met. Decide on specific deadlines for when all loose Russian nuclear weapons and materials will be contained and secured. Resolve remaining access and liability issues. Consolidate nuclear stockpiles. Develop nuclear “security culture.” Exchange “best practices” for securing nukes. Work together on nuclear security in the rest of the world to ensure that every weapon and every kilogram of material worldwide is secured and accounted for.
Improve Nunn-Lugar. Streamline to remove bureaucratic obstacles. Establish who is in charge.
Strengthen the Non-Proliferation Treaty System:
The United States should adopt four goals as U.S. policy; develop specific proposals for the U.S. to achieve each goal; and seek international support for each proposal. The four goals should be: preventing nuclear terrorism, stopping the proliferation of uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing capability, strengthening verification and compliance of the NPT, and preventing “breakout” of the NPT.


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Jane Austen. There's no one quite like her. She continues to inspire us all these years later. This Valentine's Day, I and a few authors came together to bring a special sale and giveaway.
Twelve books are on sale for $2.99 or less from February 14 to 18. Most of the books take the beloved classics and retell them in a new setting. Books like Tracking Ruby and Water Princess, Fire Prince feature characters who adore and quote Jane Austen's stories. Each book is clean and perfect for those who want a little touch of Jane Austen and romance for this Valentine's Day.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – A long vacant spot in West Lafayette could stay that way for the foreseeable future.
West Lafayette officials said the former CVS at the corner of Sagamore Parkway West and Salisbury Street has been the topic of a lot of citizens’ questions.
City Engineer Dave Buck said CVS has a lease with the landowner for several more years and is looking to rent it, but the rent has been too high for possible prospects. Buck said he does not know the exact amount the company is asking, but it is near $10,000 a month.
He wishes CVS could be more community-minded, so the building can get filled.
“Every time we ask if they would be interested in working with us, they want to hold on to that lease and keep it empty,” Buck said.
Buck said the city approached the Starbucks across the street about moving into the old CVS building a few months ago. The company said the price was too high.


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Welcome to Doing it Different. A limited podcast partnership with Porshanality Media and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. This podcast explores the cutting-edge Doctor of Ministry Degree and its various programs. Together we will explore conversations with faculty, staff, and students alike. Cheers to Doing It Different.
Race, theology, gentrification and aesthetics feature prominently in this discussion of work at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary under a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant examines the soft violence of gentrification and displacement as well as the hard violence and death that plays out in neighborhood change. An important feature of the grant is attention to sensory formations of race and place, and this discussion highlights how a focus on aesthetics informs the work of the grant and its intersection with life and formation at the Seminary. Dr. Drew Smith, Dr. Denise Thorpe, Dr. Scott Hagley, and PTS student researcher Shannon Garrett-Headen participate in the discussion with Porsha Williams Gates.
Producers: Kacia Huynh and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media, LLC. Dr. Denise Thorpe of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
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“President Trump has made an amazing deal to give Americans access to the first approved treatment for covid-19,” said US Secretary of Health Alex Azar.
“We want to get every American patient who needs a remdesivir to get to him. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to learn more about drugs that can save the lives of people with covid, and also to provide these treatment options for American citizens, “Azar added.
The US bought more than half a million doses of remdesivir, which is the entire production of this drug for July and ninety percent for August and September. “They have access to most supplies, so there’s nothing left for Europe,” medical expert Andrew Hill of Liverpool University told The Guardian.
According to experts contacted by the British daily, this is a worrying situation that also raises concerns in the future – for example, about who will receive an effective vaccine against the disease.
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The efficacy of remdesivir has been demonstrated in several independent studies. The drug significantly shortens hospital stays, thus preventing hospitals from overcrowding. The first 140,000 doses of the drug have already been used in countries around the world.
Remdesivir is patented by the American company Gilead Sciences, so no other company can produce it. Gilead set the price of his drug in the United States and other developed countries at $ 2,340 (about $ 55,800) for a five-day treatment. That price is less than $ 5,080 for the five days recommended last week by the US Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), which evaluates the effectiveness of drugs.
Following an accelerated benefit-risk assessment, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended a week ago that conddesivir be conditionally approved for the treatment of patients with covid-19.
Remdesivir will be prescribed by doctors in the European Union under the name Veklury as soon as the European Commission agrees. It usually follows the recommendations of the drug agency and its decision is expected in the near future.
The number of people infected in the US is still growing rapidly
According to the Guardian, the United States has bought back supplies of remdesivir due to the deteriorating situation in the country. The number of cases of coronavirus infection doubled in June in 14 US states, including California, Florida and Texas. The highest increase, 294 percent, was recorded in Arizona in June, followed by South Carolina and Arkansas with 200 and 179 percent increases, respectively. Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah also report more than twofold increases in new cases of infection.
Anthony Fauci, an epidemiologist and member of the White House’s coronavirus crisis staff, Anthony Fauci, said on Tuesday that if the current upward trend in cases continued, the United States could soon register up to 100,000 newly infected people a day. At present, the daily increase in infected is about 40 thousand.
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Gilead announced on Wednesday that it had donated remdesivir doses to Australia. The manufacturer is also trying to provide cheaper remdesivirus options for citizens of the world‘s poorer countries.
In May, one of the largest drug manufacturers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, began production of remdesivir in Bangladesh. Gilead has also partnered with generic drug manufacturers in India and Pakistan, including Cipla Ltd and Hetero Labs Ltd, to manufacture and supply remdesivir to 127 developing countries. In them, the price should reach about $ 600 (about 14,400 crowns) per treatment.

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Comparison of Relative Loudness Judgment in Children using Listening Devices with Typically Developing Children
Introduction Loudness perception is considered important for the perception of emotions, relative distance and stress patterns. However, certain digital hearing devices worn by those with hearing impairment may affect their loudness perception. This could happen in devices that have compression circuits to make loud sounds soft and soft sounds loud. These devices could hamper children from gaining knowledge about loudness of acoustical signals.
Objective To compare relative loudness judgment of children using listening devices with age-matched typically developing children.
Methods The relative loudness judgment of sounds created by day-to-day objects were evaluated on 60 children (20 normal-hearing, 20 hearing aid users, & 20 cochlear implant users), utilizing a standard group comparison design. Using a two-alternate forced-choice technique, the children were required to select picturized sound sources that were louder.
Results The majority of the participants obtained good scores and poorer scores were mainly obtained by children using cochlear implants. The cochlear implant users obtained significantly lower scores than the normal-hearing participants. However, the scores were not significantly different between the normal-hearing children and the hearing aid users as well as between the two groups with hearing impairment.
Conclusion Thus, despite loudness being altered by listening devices, children using non-linear hearing aids or cochlear implants are able to develop relative loudness judgment for acoustic stimuli. However, loudness growth for electrical stimuli needs to be studied.
Received: 17 June 2019
Accepted: 21 December 2019
24 April 2020 (online)
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Has Wirral’s historic Hamilton Square become neglected and “disfigured by satellite dishes” – and what can be done to safeguard its future?
A leading conservation group has called for action to be taken to protect the famous Birkenhead square, and believes its imposing Georgian terraces risk “sinking under the weight of conflicting interests and opinions”.
Conservation Areas Wirral, a forum representing Wirral’s 26 conservation areas, said that along with satellite dishes, the front of buildings in the square were “marred” by wheelie bins and other clutter and basement areas had been left to accumulate litter.
Birkenhead Green Party councillor Pat Cleary said he believed there had been a “long standing” failure by Wirral Council to protect and promote the area – but there was no shortage of ideas which could help.
Wirral Council told the ECHO unauthorised works had taken place on properties on Hamilton Square over the years, including original windows being replaced with plastic frames, and it was looking at ways to tackle this and other issues.
One idea is to apply to Historic England to make the area a Heritage Action Zone.
David Allan, vice chairman of Conservation Areas Wirral, said: “The talking has to stop and action has to be taken.
“Hamilton Square is a huge heritage asset and it has become run down.
“It’s up to a meeting of all interested parties, but I would like to see it linked to Woodside and its famous ferries and the heritage tramway to use that history and heritage.
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It is the largest Grade I listed square outside London, containing 62 Grade I listed buildings as well as the Grade II listed Birkenhead Town Hall.
But it was added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register in 2015, with the square said to be in a “very bad” state, highly vulnerable and deteriorating.
Cllr Cleary believes Birkenhead Town Hall becoming a “political non-entity” had not helped Hamilton Square’s fortunes.
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“There are no shortage of excellent ideas out there to achieve this. What has been completely lacking is the political will to make it happen.”
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Other suggestions include high quality residential development on vacant sites by Woodside ferry terminal, rebranding Birkenhead Market as a modern, continental style market and work to attract more residential and commericial investment along Market Street, Argyle Street and Conway Street.
A spokesman for Wirral Council said: “Hamilton Square is widely recognised as one of the best preserved Georgian residential squares in the country and is second only to Trafalgar Square in London for having the highest number of Grade I listed buildings in one place in England – 62 – as well as the Grade II listed Birkenhead Town Hall.
“Sadly, over the years a number of unauthorised works have taken place on properties on the Square which are not in-keeping with its designation as a Conservation Area.
"The main issues include the replacement of the original timber sash windows with UPVC - mainly in the rear elevations of the buildings - satellite dishes to the front and inappropriate adverts. The Conservation Area is listed on the Historic England’s at Risk register.
“We are looking at ways to tackle this and other issues in Hamilton Square Conservation Area in a way that is robust and sustainable and this includes a plan to apply to Historic England to make the area a Heritage Action Zone, which will provide us with support and resources to revitalise the area, working with local partners, including Birkenhead First and Conservation Areas Wirral.”


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Subject: Greed and Reward
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 11:49:14 EDT
There are only two things to consider when looking at the way society (and
First: Everyone is greedy to a degree (Some more, some less) and it is
that motivates our society and makes this country the greatest in the
Second: Our economy and decisions of everyone is based on the principle
"No one does anything without a reward".
The energy crisis will never be solved without coming to grips with the
principles that govern nearly every thing in our society. With price caps
them hard or soft) will only slow (or possibly stop) the development of new
energy sources (Be it new generator plants, or new sources of energy).
President Bush was correct in declaring the problems in California did not
warrant any response from the Federal government. Let the economy dictate
the prices will rise to meet at a point where the supply will match the
demand. This was altered when California decided that there should be a
market for wholesale electricity prices and a regulated market for the
The poor electricity user (you and me) don't want to pay the price for the
electricity that we "need" at a price that will motivate investors to
construct new facilities to generate electricity. So by our actions we will
eventually have no electricity for our "needs".
It is simply economics at play and we as engineers are not about to solve
by cluttering up this list server with items that are not part of what this
list server is supposed to be about. Please leave economics to economists
engineering to engineers.
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