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Members of Congress and state legislators are thinking of offering cash rebates to drivers to help with the rising cost of gas. Since March, the national average price of gas has been over $4 per gallon, and it recently reached $5.
Lawmakers are looking for solutions to ease the economic burden as gas prices continue to hover around $5 per gallon: State-level gas tax holidays have been implemented, and President Joe Biden has backed legislation calling for a similar suspension of the federal gas tax.
A federal “stimulus check” for petrol is an alternative, though, and it offers qualified Americans $100 per month through the end of the year or for as long as gas prices are higher than $4 per gallon. With their Gas Rebate Act of 2022, Democratic Representatives Lauren Underwood, Mike Thompson, and John Larson put forth the notion in March.
“Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is impacting Americans at the gas pump, and right now, we must work together on common-sense policy measures to lessen the financial burden my people are facing,” Thompson said on March 17.
Their approach hasn’t advanced too far because of Congress’s stance on additional stimulus giveaways. Individual states, though, have embraced the concept and run with it.
The Gas Rebate Act of 2022 is what?
As long as petrol prices remain above $4 on average in 2022, the law will award eligible Americans $100 per month. A further $100 will be given if they have dependents.
The US overcame the $4 barrier in March and hasn’t gone back. (In May, the per-gallon average in all 50 states exceeded $4.)
For whom would a rebate be available?
Compensation is dependent on income levels, much like the pandemic stimulus checks: Less-than-$75,000 earners will receive a total of $100. People earning more than $80,000 would not be entitled to any rebate, and the amount would decrease the more you merit.
Joint filers would receive the whole $100 if their combined income were under $150,000, as reported by Cnet.

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The Holmul archaeological zone lies in one of the most intact sections of forest in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, teaming with exotic wildlife. The top of Holmul’s largest pyramid can be seen from a great distance as one approaches the site from the air. Further afield are the tops of Cival’s Preclassic pyramids.
Holmul has three major architectural complexes, Groups I, II, and III, a Preclassic E-Group plaza (East Plaza), a ball-court and 26 plain stelae monument. Four addditional carved monuments are located in the La Sufricaya complex 1 km west of Holmul. Much of the bulk of the major architecture hides buried Preclassic and Early Classic buildings within.
Group I is the largest. From its summit you can get a great view of the surrounding forest. On the intermediate platform there are a number of interesting buildings with intact vaults.
The East Plaza (on the right side of the main trail) was built originally in the Late Preclassic as a solar ritual complex (E-Group). Ruin X is the pyramid at the west end of it, facing a long structure on the east. A Terminal Classic period stela still stands in its center, completely enveloped in a strangler tree.
Group II houses two of the most remarkable and oldest buildings at Holmul, Building B and Building A. At the foundation of the complex lies the earliest occupation level of the site from 1000 BCE. Several earlier pyramids also lie completely buried by later ones therein.
Building B as its stands today was built around the beginning of the Christian Era (150 CE) and may be the oldest standing Maya temple today. Within the core of the pyramid is the buried earlier version of it. Entering a tunnel in the west side (get a caretaker to let you in) you will be able to see the masks of the Lord of the Underworld that decorated its facade (350 BCE). This sculpture is the earliest so far documented in the Maya Lowlands.
Building A is a standing structure whose interior walls and vaults are painted black, which has earned it thenickname “Puerta Negra” with the local workmen. The doorway leads to a tomb, which was found empty by early explorers. It is believed that the burial was never completed.
In spite of multiple tunnels excavated by looters in this structure over the years, just a few feet below this tomb, lies Holmul’s greatest monument. The Holmul Frieze (ca. 600 CE), which came to light in the summer of 2013. Its inscription tells us that Holmul was an ally of the Kaan kingdom at the time and fills an important lacuna in Maya history in the middle of the beginning of the Tikal/Kaan kingdoms confrontation.
For a recent National Geographic news report on this find click here
This is a 9 minute tv report done in 2010 by Noticiero Guatevision. It shows some of the things you will see at Holmul and Cival and how to get there.
This is a 3 minute video taken from a drone over Holmul’s camp and site. It has been produced and provided by our sponsors at PACUNAM.ORG
More information on ongoing research at Holmul can be found here.
To make a tax deductible donation to support research and preservation at the site please visit the Maya Archaeology Initiative website.

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Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, conducted a raid of two hypersonic weapons laboratories on Friday after it was discovered that top secret files were leaked to Western intelligence, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant.
FSB operatives raided the employee quarters of the TSNIIMASH (the Central Research Institute of Machine Building) and the URSC (United Rocket and Space Corporation) – both of which are a part of Russian Space Agency Roscosmos and are involved in the development of the country’s hypersonic weapons program.
Specifically targeted in the raid was Dmitry Paison, the head of the URSC’s research facility whose office was separately searched as part of the raid.
A source familiar with the FSB investigation described the investigation as “unprecedented,” while revealing to Kommersant that “it was established that the leak came from TSNIIMASH employees who were in touch with Paison.” The source added that the FSB won’t go easy on the perpetrator.
“Many heads will roll, it won’t be limited to people being dismissed,” added the source. Following the raid, a Roscosmos spokesman confirmed that the searches took place, adding that the head of the corporation, Dmitry Rogozin, instructed “our security division to offer maximum support to the investigation.”
As we reported in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a conference with military officials that the country’s new array of hypersonic missiles along with the latest in nuclear technology will secure the country’s security for many decades.
Speaking in Sochi, Putin said the brand-new weapon systems unveiled this year will significantly expand Russia’s military capabilities and “ensure a strategic balance for decades” with the United States.
Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech in March to deliver a stern warning to Washington that Moscow possesses hypersonic weapons that can render NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system completely “useless.”
Underwater drones, hypersonic warheads, balls of fire, “menacing” ICBMs – the peak of Putin speech at the state-of-the-nation address in March. (Source: Tom Parfitt)
“Efforts to contain Russia have failed, face it,” Putin announced in a two-hour speech at his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, which included computer simulations of new weapons including hypersonic systems, intercontinental missiles, and underwater drones.
In May, CNBC validated Putin’s claim of a hypersonic weapon the U.S. is currently unable to defend against, which the report indicates will be ready for war by 2020, according to sources with vast knowledge of American intelligence reports, who added that Moscow successfully tested the hypersonic glide vehicle in 2016, which was configured to carry nuclear warheads. Sources said a third test was completed in October 2017 and resulted in a mishap seconds before obliterating its target.
The hypersonic glide vehicle, dubbed “Avangard” (also called ‘Objekt 4202′, Yu-71 and Yu-74), is fastened onto an intercontinental ballistic missile using scramjet engine technology. Once launched, the Avangard reaches speeds of Mach 20 with the capacity to carry both nuclear and conventional payloads.
Avangard video demonstration from Putin’s speech in March.
— Plutonium General ☫ (@nukesn_missiles) March 1, 2018
Sources said it is still unclear whether the hypersonic glide vehicle will carry explosives, due to the fact that Mach 20 capabilities alone can pack enough force to annihilate targets. In March, Putin said the Avangard strikes “like a meteorite, like a fireball.”
Putin added that Russia’s hypersonic program to produce the world’s most advanced weapons would remain a high priority. He mentioned in March that the missile entered series production.
“These kinds of boost-glide vehicles attack the gaps in our missile defense system,” Thomas Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told CNBC.
“There’s no time like the present to modify our current missile defense posture,” Karako added, saying it was “unfortunate that we have let Russia come this far.”
Sources familiar with Russia’s hypersonic program asses that the hypersonic glide vehicles equipped with “onboard countermeasures,” can defeat NATO’s U.S.-led missile defenses. The weapon is capable of sharp evasive maneuvers — making it virtually undetectable to radar.
The intelligence reports, which were released for government officials this spring, estimate that Russia’s hypersonic glide vehicles could be on the modern battlefield by 2020, a significant move on the geopolitical chessboard that would surpass Washington and Beijing in their capacity to yield an operational hypersonic weapon on the modern battlefield.
Also in March, the commander of the United States Strategic Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. forces are unable to shield against a hypersonic weapon attack.
“We don’t have any defense that could deny the employment of such a weapon against us,” Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Both Russia and China are aggressively pursuing hypersonic capabilities,” he added, noting that the U.S. has “watched them test those capabilities.”
Hyten suggested that the U.S. is powerless against hypersonic weapon threats and has to rely on increased deterrence to counter the threat.
Hyten added, “so our response would be our deterrent force which would be the triad and the nuclear capabilities that we have to respond to such a threat.” In other words, if Russia launches a hypersonic missile attack on the U.S., the Pentagon will respond with nuclear war.
On the geopolitical chessboard, it seems as Moscow declared checkmate with Washington via the development and rapid fielding of hypersonic weapons that render NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system entirely worthless. America’s military-industrial complex recognizes this as a crisis and is willing to bankrupt the United States with unprecedented amounts of military spending to counter this threat.
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“I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.” Pope John Paul II
By Alex P. Vidal
THERE are good reasons for Pope Francis to drop by Iloilo when he visits the Philippines from January 15 to 19.
Iloilo is considered as a religious hotbed outside Metro Manila.
Some of the oldest churches and religious relics in Asia are found in Iloilo.
He will repeat history by being the second pope to visit the “City of Love” since St. Peter became the first pope more than 2,000 years ago.
Thirty four years ago, Ilonggos did not have to go to Rome to see Pope John Paul II, who came here on February 21,1981.
As a teenager, I elbowed my way to Jaro district where the entourage, that included the late Cardinal Jaime L. Sin, proceeded.
The Pope, riding on the bullet proofed “Pope Mobile”, passed by the Gen. Luna St. (I stood and waved at the Pope’s entourage outside the University of San Agustin) from Molo to the City Proper and La Paz districts.
He was greeted by thousands of Ilonggos carrying streamers proclaiming the papal motto “Totus Tuus” (All Yours).
Along the way the Pontiff, a vocal advocate for human rights who used his influence to effect political change, blessed people in the sidewalks and roads praying and waving the white-yellow papal flags and lighting candles.
Many Ilonggos cried when they saw the Pope for the first time.
They remembered him making history by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than four hundred years in 1978.
A big crowd that overflowed to the Jaro public plaza prevented me from entering the gate of the Jaro Cathedral.
I stood outside the main gate and joined thousands of Ilonggo faithful who attended the mass conducted by the late Polish Pontiff, who crowned the image of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria.
Pope John Paul II led thousands of Ilonggo faithful in singing religious songs.
The Pope’s message at the Jaro Cathedral was: “I have come to Iloilo City to tell you of my love in Jesus Christ.”
It was the greatest day for all Catholics.
Ilonggo faithful are once against excited to see Pope Francis, who told young Asians in South Korea in August 2014: “The Asian continent, imbued with rich philosophical and religious traditions, remains a great frontier for your testimony to Christ, ‘the way, and the truth, and the life.’”
But, as of this writing, there were no changes in his schedule which is all in Manila.
The Cebuanos also were trying to convince Pope Francis to visit Cebu.
When the Pope landed at the old airport in Mandurriao aboard papal plane Il Papa in the afternoon, he was welcomed by the church leaders of Panay Island led by Archbishop Artemio Casas of Jaro, Archbishop Antonio Frondosa of Capiz, Bishop Juan Nilmar of Aklan, Bishop Cornelius de Wit of Antique and Bishop Alberto Piamonte of Jaro.
Church bells all over the metropolis pealed and the faithful started to pray the Holy Rosary through the radio as the Pontiff stepped out of the plane and kissed Iloilo soil.
On April 21, 1982, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria the Patroness of Western Visayas in his Quod urbis.
He died on April 2, 2005 in Apostolic Palace, Vatican City and buried at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome on April 8, 2005.
Pope Francis, please visit us also in Iloilo.

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- Small case series from prior coronavirus outbreaks (SARS, MERS) have suggested poor outcomes in pregnant patients
- Preliminary reports about COVID-19 in pregnancy indicate that pregnant women do not experience substantially worse outcomes
- Similarly, only rare reports indicate neonatal complications in COVID-19
- Management of pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 does not differ significantly from standard critical care of non-pregnant patients
Many people are worrying...that pregnant women are more likely to have poor outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Why Have People Been Worried Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Could Do Poorly?
Concerns have been raised about COVID-19 in pregnancy due to small studies from prior coronavirus epidemics (SARS, MERS) in which increased complication rates in pregnant women were reported. Additional concern has been raised based on data from prior influenza outbreaks, which have also been associated with worse outcomes in pregnancy.
- Small case series from the SARS outbreak (SARS-CoV), suggested that maternal mortality was as high as 25% in pregnancy and that there were poor birth outcomes among neonates (Rasmussen et al. 2020; Wong et al. 2004; Jeong et al. 2017)
- According to a 2019 report, there have been 11 reported symptomatic cases of MERS in pregnant women (Alfaraj, Al-Tawfiq, and Memish 2019). Six (54%) of these patients required ICU admission. Realizing the limitations of these data, the reported maternal and infant mortality of 27% (3/11) is similar to the overall MERS case fatality rate of 35%
- During the H1N1 influenza epidemic in 2009, pregnant women accounted for only 1% of cases but 5% of deaths (Poon et al. 2020). In a retrospective review of 788 pregnant patients in the US in 2009 with H1N1, 509 were admitted to the hospital and 115 (22.6%) were admitted to the ICU. 30% had preterm delivery. Patients who were treated early in the 3rd trimester were less likely to be admitted to the ICU (Siston et al. 2010). Thus the outcomes of pregnant patients were worse than the general population with H1N1 influenza
What About COVID-19? Are Pregnant Women at Greater Risk?
Published data on the outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy are limited, but suggest severe disease is NOT more common in pregnancy.
- Breslin et al. describe 43 mothers with RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2 hospitals in New York (Breslin et al. 2020). One third were asymptomatic at the time of testing. Applying COVID-19 disease severity characteristics as described by Wu and McGoogan in the Chinese CDC cohort (Wu and McGoogan 2020), 37 (86%) women had mild disease, four (9.3%) severe disease, and two (4.7%) critical illness - overall similar to the non-pregnant population. Of note, both women requiring critical care in this report were obese and had poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes, and one also had poorly-controlled hypertension and asthma
- Chen et al. found similarly in a case series of 118 pregnant women in Wuhan, China, of which 109 (92%) had mild disease, and 9 (8%) had severe disease (hypoxemia), 1 of whom received noninvasive mechanical ventilation (L. Chen et al. 2020). Of note, among the 9 who developed severe disease, 6 developed these severe manifestations only after delivery. 93% of the births during this period were done via cesarean section with 61% of those done due to concern of the effect of COVID-19 on the pregnancy. 64% of reported women were infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the 3rd trimester
Are Pregnant Women More Likely to Spread SARS-COV-2 Infection?
While the asymptomatic carrier rate in the general population is unknown and dependent on overall disease prevalence, modeling estimates have suggested a range from 18-33% (Mizumoto et al. 2020). Recently, asymptomatic carriage was reported in 14% of women presenting in labor to a New York City hospital (Sutton et al. 2020), though it is not clear from this single center report that this carriage rate is any different than the general public. However, pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, do have increased exposure to the healthcare system, and a single pregnant patient has contact with numerous providers during delivery. This finding has led to universal screening of pregnant women admitted for labor and delivery in some hospitals, including MGH.
Is It True That Neonates Can Be Infected in Utero?
It is unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 is vertically transmitted.
The majority of reports to date have not revealed evidence of symptomatic or asymptomatic neonatal infection in children born to SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers. Nevertheless, some data do suggest the possibility of vertical transmission.
In one series, of the 70 neonates born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection, none had neonatal asphyxia and the 8 neonates who underwent throat swabs testing were all negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection (L. Chen et al. 2020). Among nine pregnant patients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia in Wuhan delivering by Cesarean in the 3rd trimester, six underwent SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing of amniotic fluid, cord blood, neonatal throat swabs and breastmilk; all samples tested negative (H. Chen et al. 2020). Several others have reported similar findings (S. Chen et al. 2020; Karimi-Zarchi et al. 2020; Breslin et al. 2020; Schwartz 2020; W. Liu et al. 2020).
However, there have been three provocative reports indicating the possibility of vertical transmission. In one case series, 3 neonates born to 33 infected mothers were diagnosed with early-onset (i.e. day two of life) symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 (L. Zeng et al. 2020). Another case report of a potential vertical transmission involved a mother with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who became critically ill and underwent cesarean delivery with immediate isolation of the newborn. The neonate’s nasopharyngeal swab was positive 16 hrs after delivery (Alzamora et al. 2020). In these cases, the timing of the PCR testing post-delivery might mean that the disease was obtained from hospital transmission, but vertical transmission remains a possibility. Dong et al. report the presence of plasma SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG in a neonate aged 2 hours who was born to a woman infected with SARS-CoV-2, though the neonate had a negative RT-PCR NP swab (Dong et al. 2020). An additional study showed elevated IgM levels in 2 infants (H. Zeng et al. 2020). (Detectable neonatal IgM suggests an acute infection in the infant as IgM does not cross the placental barrier.) Overall, these case reports do not definitively prove the occurrence of vertical transmission, particularly in light of the larger series discussed above, and should be balanced against the majority of reports indicating otherwise.
Even if Neonates Are Not Infected, Might They Have Worse Outcomes in the Setting of Maternal Infection?
Zhu et al. examined 10 neonates born to mothers with COVID-19. Nine of the neonates were tested for SARS-CoV-2 and were negative; 1 neonate died and 4 were still hospitalized at the time of writing. Of note, 3 of the neonates were < 34 weeks gestation and 2 of those born before 34 weeks were twins. This series, by no means definitive, suggests neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 may be at risk for worse outcomes (Zhu et al. 2020). A meta-analysis of 41 pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 suggests 41% risk of preterm birth, 9% risk of neonatal intensive care unit admission, and 7% risk of early neonatal death (Di Mascio et al. 2020). In a case-control study of 34 pregnant women with COVID-19 (14 PCR-confirmed and 16 clinically diagnosed) and 242 controls, Li et al. found a higher rate of preterm delivery due to maternal complications in the COVID-19 group compared to controls, although the result was not significant and may have been confounded by a higher rate of chronic illness in the COVID-19 group (Li et al. 2020). It is also important to note that the results from the Li et al. cohort are difficult to interpret since over 50% of this cohort was diagnosed clinically rather than PCR-proven.
In another case-control study of 16 pregnant COVID-19 patients and 45 controls, Zhang et al. found no significant difference in fetal distress, birth weight, meconium staining, or preterm birth between groups. No neonates tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after birth (10/16 were tested by PCR) (Zhang et al. 2020).
Thus, the data are limited and reported outcomes vary. Some case series suggest poor neonatal outcomes (but are limited by small numbers and incomplete data), while other series indicate no difference in outcomes. Importantly, it is possible that the reported poor neonatal outcomes are related to maternal illness from SARS-CoV-2 rather than from direct effect of the virus on the fetus.
Is There Any Reason to Treat Critically-Ill Pregnant COVID-19 Patients Differently Than Other Patients?
Since pregnant women are excluded from most critical care trials, recommendations for management of ARDS in pregnancy are generally based on expert opinion and theoretical risk to the fetus. A multidisciplinary approach to management in this patient population is beneficial for care. Providers should manage severe COVID-19 in pregnant women generally as one would manage other adult patients, with a few additional points worth emphasizing:
- Remdesivir is available for compassionate use in pregnancy: though there is no evidence for efficacy in treating COVID-19, it appears safe in pregnancy based on use during Ebola outbreaks (Mulangu et al. 2019)
- Hydroxychloroquine is commonly used in pregnancy for autoimmune disease: though there is no evidence for efficacy in treating COVID-19, as pregnant women have been excluded from trials (Talabi and Clowse 2020)
- Tocilizumab crosses the placenta. Limited data suggest it may be safe in pregnancy
- Pulmonary vasodilator therapy with nitric oxide, sildenafil, and epoprostenol is considered safe
- Neuromuscular blockade with cisatracurium and vecuronium is considered safe
- ECMO can also be used successfully in pregnancy (Pham et al. 2013)
- Prone positioning is safe in pregnancy but should be performed with OB guidance and adequate bolstering to avoid abdominal compression (Schnettler, Al Ahwel, and Suhag 2020)
- Cardiac arrest lasting > 4 minutes in a pregnant woman 20 weeks’ gestation or greater is an indication for immediate bedside hysterotomy and delivery to improve maternal outcomes (Jeejeebhoy Farida M. et al. 2015)
- Steroids, specifically betamethasone and dexamethasone, are commonly used for fetal lung maturity up to 37 weeks of pregnancy (Roberts et al. 2017). There is some concern that corticosteroids may worsen COVID-19 (March 24th FLARE), but these data are evolving. Generally, the benefit of steroids to the fetus may support use up to 34 weeks of gestation, but use should be addressed on a case-by-case basis
Published data on SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy are limited, but suggest maternal mortality similar to all-comers, no definite vertical transmission, and the possibility of increased neonatal complications. Pregnant women with severe COVID-19 should generally be managed like other adult patients. If available, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team including experts in maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology should be prioritized.
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The microsporidium was reported to infect the central anxious system of zebrafish causing lordosis and finally death. cells includes a unreported glycocalyx-like coating that interfaces using the sponsor cell cytoplasm previously. Sporogonic stages type sporophorous vacuoles (SPOV) produced from the plasmalemmal thick surface area coating, which blisters off sporonts. Uninucleate spores and sporoblasts develop in the SPOV. The developmental cycle is identical in both muscle and nerve. The SPOV surface area is thick and may be the outermost parasite surface area entity relatively; xenomas aren’t formed as a result. Centered on the brand new info supplied by this scholarly research, the taxonomic explanation from the genus and its own type varieties, is modified and its own life cycle referred to. was initially reported like a microsporidium leading to mortality in the zebrafish (De Kinkelin et al. 1980). Subsequently, it had been studied as well buy 461432-26-8 as the genus and varieties called by Matthews et al. (2001), who reported chlamydia from the College or university of Oregon Zebrafish service and other lab colonies aswell as from family pet shops. The parasite was put into a fresh genus, predicated on both molecular and morphological data shown (Matthews et al. 2001). Because the disease was researched and seen in anxious cells, the varieties was called buy 461432-26-8 at a dose of around10,000 spores/larva. Larval seafood were kept in 250-ml beakers in 100 ml of autoclaved sterilized dechlorinated town drinking water at 28 C and about 90% from the drinking water was transformed daily. The buy 461432-26-8 larval seafood were produced from a parasite-free share of Abdominal, a wild-type zebrafish taken care of in the Oregon Condition University lab. The inoculum was made by harvesting brains and vertebral cords from a share of known contaminated AB seafood also from our lab. Infected cells was blended with sterilized drinking water, macerated, and handed through a 40-m Nitex filtration system (Becton-Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) buy 461432-26-8 and quantified utilizing a hemocytometer. Seafood larvae were gathered at 3 h, 4.5 times (d) and 8 d post-exposure (PE) for fixation. Adult seafood Three adult zebrafish (i.e. 47-mm male, 40- and 37-mm females) had been from a share of Abdominal zebrafish held in the Sinnhuber Aquatic Study Laboratory, Oregon Condition University. This lab is Particular Pathogen Totally free for (Kent et al. 2011). Seafood were in a flow-through aquarium getting dechlorinated city drinking water at 28 C and given double daily with an artificial diet plan. Donor seafood from our contaminated share were euthanized as well as the three seafood were subjected as referred to above. At 45 d PE, the seafood had been sacrificed and their brains and vertebral cords were maintained. The 37-mm feminine exhibited severe vertebral deformity (i.e. scoliosis, kyphosis) demonstrating frank neurological disease. Light microscopy Damp mounts of hind mind and vertebral cords were analyzed and photographed by shiny field or Nomarski stage interference. Solid Epon areas (i.e. 0.5 m) had been stained with toluidine blue and examined/photographed having a Zeiss Axiophot 200 microscope (Zeiss, Thornwood, NY). Transmitting electron microscopy (TEM) Larval seafood and brain cells from CRF2-9 adult seafood were set in 0.1 M cacodylate buffered 2.5% (v/v) glutaraldehyde, post-fixed in 1% (w/v) OsO4, and processed for TEM. Slim sections were stained with uranyl buy 461432-26-8 lead and acetate citrate. The TEM examples were noticed and photographed having a FEI (Phillips) Tecnai 12 TEM. All examples were prepared, noticed, and photographed in the Rutgers -Newark microscopy service. Outcomes Light microscopy Macerated refreshing infected brain cells examined in damp mounts included spores that regularly happened in aggregates as high as 16 spores, but several individual free of charge spores had been also noticed (Fig. 1–3). The new spores had been ovoid to pyriform, having a mean amount of 5.4 (4.85.9, SD = 2.0) m and a mean width of 2.7 (2.53.1, SD = 2.0) m. Fig. 1–3 Light micrographs of spores from damp mount planning of contaminated zebrafish neural cells. Fig. 1. Ten spores within a consistent sporophorous vesicle (SPOV). Fig. 2. Clean spores with prominent posterior vacuole. Fig. 3. Usual … Larval seafood Examination of moist mounts of larval seafood at 8 d PE uncovered spores in both somatic.
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The Pauline Miyata Collection is comprised of mostly pre-war era photographs in Oregon and Washington. These photos depict the Shigeno, Asaba, and Miyata families, as well as many photos of classmates in the 1930s. A business report from the berry farm some of the family worked on is also included. A few photos depict life at Minidoka. Documents in this collection include the Shigeno Family Tree and the Yamakawa Family Tree.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic, though the agency is stressing that the amount is too tiny to be dangerous to people who eat it.
The FDA said Wednesday that a new study developed by the agency shows that an ingredient in chicken feed that contains arsenic, called Roxarsone, may make its way into parts of the bird that are eaten. Previous studies have indicated that the arsenic was eliminated with chicken waste.
Pfizer Inc., which makes the feed ingredient, said Wednesday that it will pull it off the market in the United States. Had the company not stopped sales, the FDA could have eventually banned the product since it contains a known carcinogen.
Many poultry producers have already stopped feeding their birds the ingredient, which has been used since the 1940s to kill parasites and promote growth.
The FDA said that people should not stop eating chicken that may have been treated with the drug. Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner for foods, said the study raised "concerns of a very low but completely avoidable exposure to a carcinogen."
Pfizer said in a statement that a subsidiary, Alpharma LLC, is suspending sales next month in response to the FDA findings. The company said it is not withdrawing the ingredient immediately, so producers have time to transition their birds off the drug.
Scott Brown of Pfizer Animal Health's Veterinary Medicine Research and Development division said the company also sells the ingredient in about a dozen other countries. He said Pfizer is reaching out to regulatory authorities in those countries and will decide whether to sell it on an individual basis.
In a study of 100 chickens, the FDA found that chickens that had eaten the Roxarsone had higher levels of inorganic arsenic -- as opposed to organic arsenic, which is naturally occurring -- in their livers than chickens which had not eaten the Roxarsone. Inorganic arsenic is more toxic than the naturally occurring form.
Roxarsone has long been a concern for environmental and consumer groups worried about its presence in chicken waste and the resulting effects on human health in areas with high chicken production. Maryland state lawmakers have attempted to force a ban in that state, saying the arsenic ends up in the Chesapeake Bay.
The National Chicken Council, which represents companies that produce and process chickens, said in a statement that the ingredient has been used to maintain good health in chickens for many years, and that it is used in "many, but not all" flocks.
"Chicken is safe to eat," the group said.

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An Ottawa tech company is betting that COVID-19 has not killed indoor restaurant dining and that customers are even willing to pay a few extra dollars to snag prime tables at peak times.
Those customers could secure their preferred spots through the new reservation service tablz.com, launched by Ottawa-based Transparent Kitchen. The Tablz website, which links to the existing online reservation systems of restaurants, allows customers to take 3D tours of dining rooms and then pay between $4 and $10 for specific tables when the restaurant is busiest.
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“It’s crazy restaurants have never offered this,” says Frazer Nagy, co-founder and CEO of Transparent Kitchen.
Just a few Ottawa restaurants — Prohibition Public House, Union 613, the Courtyard and Hintonburg Public House — have been involved in the pilot project of Tablz when it quietly debuted in December, before the most recent pandemic lockdown. Nagy says he hopes to have about 20 restaurants on board by mid-March and that he will offer Tablz as a service for any Ottawa eatery with a dining room or patio.
Given current COVID-19 circumstances, the Tablz proposition might seem counter-intuitive. As the pandemic nears its first anniversary in Ottawa, most restaurants have de-emphasized indoor dining because of lockdowns and restrictions on dining-room capacity. Their most common pivot has been to expand their takeout offerings, which can now include alcohol, meal kits and pantry items.
But Nagy contends that going forward, as summer nears and pandemic restrictions eventually loosen, it will be harder to get tables at peak times, especially if COVID-19 continues to restrict the supply.
There’s pent-up demand for on-site dining because people place greater value on that experience after the pandemic deprived them of it, he says.
“For the first time in their lives, it was taken away from them,” says Nagy, who before launching Transparent Kitchen worked in such Ottawa restaurants as Restaurant E18ghteen and Fairouz.
Nagy adds it’s high time restaurants hard-hit by COVID-19 address “dining-room economics” and tweak their business models to make a few extra dollars from their top tables and their ambience.
“COVID has shifted the mentality of the owners and diners,” Nagy says. “COVID is actually going to fundamentally save the restaurant industry in the long term.”
Nagy says he had first thought of a system like Tablz four of five years ago, when Transparent Kitchen’s main project was building enhanced online menus for farm-to-table restaurants. “We’re not the first people inventing table booking. It’s been tried but it’s just been done really poorly,” he says.
Nagy says there is no sign-up fee for participating restaurants and Transparent Kitchen pays for the 3D imaging, which is done by a contractor. To make money, Transparent Kitchen takes 30 per cent of the revenues generated by Tablz reservations. “It is a straight profit-sharing,” Nagy says. “We only make money if they make money.”
Thursday afternoon, Nagy and his contractor were at Soca Kitchen, the modern Latin American restaurant on Holland Avenue, which will soon join the roster of businesses using Tablz, as will Arlo, Das Lokal and Gitanes. The contractor did walk-throughs of the eatery’s upstairs and ground-floor dining rooms, where tables are separated by Plexiglas sheeting hung from the ceiling.
Gustavo Belisario, co-owner of Soca Kitchen, says Tablz will let his customers know what to expect in terms of ambience and even physical distancing and allow them to customize their dining experience.
“Depending on where you sit at a restaurant, it can have a greatly different feel,” Belisario says.
Matt Loudon, a co-owner of Prohibition Public House, says his Centretown restaurant has been nearly sold out on weekends since it re-opened Feb. 18, and that he’s had a “significant number” of weekend reservations through Tablz made by people willing to pay a premium for his restaurant’s most popular tables between 6 and 8 p.m.
Loudon says he hopes the Tablz fee will help discourage no-shows, which are especially painful for restaurants now because the pandemic has limited their capacity to 50 people. “At least if it’s a few dollars, then they’re on the hook,” he says.
Nagy says restaurants would be able to append deals and offers to his system. Union 613 in Centretown is already offering “early-bird” discounted pricing through Tablz to better spread its customers through the night, he notes. Nagy says pre-ordering cocktails or sparkling wine or oysters while booking a table could also be feasible.
While Transparent Kitchen is Ottawa-based, it is also looking into introducing Tablz in Toronto and Sydney, Australia, Nagy says.


Students impressed with Cowboys players after school visit
RUGBY LEAGUE: Children from the Mackay region's schools got some advice from those they admire most.
North Queensland Cowboys players Patrick Mago, Braden Uele and Tuatau Moga visited Northview State School yesterday as part of the NRL Community Carnival.
Student Hannah Rose said she learnt a lot from the players.
"Being healthy is not just about being fit it's about being mentally healthy as well," she said.
Northview principal Paul Manttan said having the three NRL players at the school had been "fantastic".


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CINCINNATI -- When the NFL schedule was released in April, the Green Bay Packers were surprised to see that their bye came in Week 4 -- the earliest possible date.
It meant a long, 13-game run without much of a break to finish the season.
That bye week doesn’t look so bad now.
The Packers might need it in order to get some of their injured players back on the field before their next game on Oct. 6 against the Detroit Lions.
The Packers lost three starters -- tight end Jermichael Finley (concussion), running back James Starks (knee) and linebacker Clay Matthews (hamstring) -- in Sunday’s 34-30 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Combine that with the fact that four other starters and/or key players -- safety Morgan Burnett (hamstring), cornerback Casey Hayward (hamstring), running back Eddie Lacy (concussion) and fullback John Kuhn (hamstring) -- all were inactive against the Bengals, and it’s easy to see why the Packers weren’t complaining about their early bye now.
“We’ve got a week off; we’ve got to get healthy,” Rodgers said. “We’ve got to get some guys back, got to get Morgan back, got to get John back if we can. Jermichael, hopefully he’ll be back, James, Eddie. We’ve got some injuries. We’ve got to get some guys back and see what we can do at full strength.”
For Matthews, who missed the entire second half after forcing two fumbles in the first half, it’s the same problem that has hampered him in the past. He missed four games last season and one in 2010 because of a hamstring injury.
“I felt like I could go back out there but we had to be smart with this, especially going into a bye week,” Matthews said. “I don’t see myself missing any time. We’ve got Detroit coming back, and I’ll be out there.”
Starks said he did not know the severity of his injury, while Finley was not available to reporters, as is the league rule when a player sustains a concussion.
Players will be off Tuesday through Sunday this week. That’s the same schedule coach Mike McCarthy used last season, when the Packers had their bye after nine games.
“I’ve never had a bye week after the third week, ever,” McCarthy said. “I can’t even recall a bye week close to this early. I think we’d all like to play this week. The schedule is set, you can’t change it. We have a process we’ll stick to. We’re 1-2, that’s where we are.”

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Thu, 11 Apr|
Square Chapel Arts Centre
Everything More Than Anything
Stephen Gott Pianist performs his first album Everything More Than Anything music by New York composerJames Sizemore.
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11 Apr 2024, 19:30 BST – 12 Apr 2024, 21:30 BST
Square Chapel Arts Centre, 10 Square Rd, Halifax HX1 1QG, UK
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The Square Chapel is opposite Halifax trains station and adjacent to the Piece Hall.
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How Zika in pregnancy infects foetus brain
New York, May 12: A team of US researchers has for the first time shown how Zika virus infection in pregnancy can affect foetal brain development.
The findings provide a basis for development of Zika vaccines and treatments, and to study the biology of Zika virus infection in pregnancy.
The researchers from Washington University's School of Medicine developed two mouse models of Zika virus infection in pregnancy and weakened its immune systems before infecting them with the virus.
The findings showed that the deadly virus migrated from the pregnant mouse's bloodstream into the placenta, where it multiplied, then spread into the foetal circulation, thus infecting the brains of the developing pups.
"This is the first demonstration in an animal model of in utero transmission of Zika virus, and it shows some of the same outcomes we've been seeing in women and infants," said Michael Diamond, professor.
Both mouse models reflected some of the key aspects of Zika infection in humans.
"This could be used in vaccine trials, to find out whether vaccinating the mother can protect against uterine infection," Diamond added in the paper published in the journal Cell.
However, microcephaly -- a disease marked by abnormally small heads and the most striking result of human infection - was not observed in either model.
This may be due to differences in how mouse and human brains develop, the researchers said.
In addition, the results showed that the virus in the placenta to be at 1,000 times the concentration in the maternal blood, suggesting that it had not just migrated to the placenta, but multiplied there.
In both models, the virus also was detected in the foetal brain. The researchers observed cell death in the brains of infected foetuses, but there were no obvious abnormalities in the overall structure of the brain.
In one of the experiments, the genetically modified mice lacked a molecule that plays a key role in the immune response to viral infections and thus led to the death of most of the foetuses. The remaining foetuses appeared much smaller than the normal size.
Further, the placentas showed damage. They were shrunken, with a reduced number of blood vessels and were found unable to supply enough oxygen and nutrients to the developing foetus.
They also caused abnormally slow foetal growth and, in severe cases, foetal death.
In another model, they injected mice with antibodies against the same molecule and the effect of Zika infection was found to be less severe. The foetuses survived, although some were smaller than normal.


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Codornices Veterinary Clinic Update Regarding COVID-19
We have been closely monitoring the rapid progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We all need to work together to “flatten the curve” and slow down the spread of this novel virus. In order to keep our staff, clients, and pets safe, we have updated our protocols.
We are no longer allowing clients to enter our hospital unless it is for euthanasia. We are taking this precaution to protect you as well as our staff. We thank you for your understanding and patience in this matter. Please read our updated protocol below:
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– When you arrive for your appointment, stay in your car, and give us a call at 510-524-3062. Please arrive at least five minutes before your appointment time in order to accommodate for these precautions.
– A staff member will come and get your pet from your car. Please keep an eye on our front door so that the staff member can easily find you.
– Stay in your car while you await further communication from us. A doctor or technician will call you to get further information.
– After examining your pet, the doctor will call you to discuss findings and recommendations.
– Our staff will return your pet back to you when appropriate.
– A receptionist will check you out over the phone.
Again, thank you for your understanding during these difficult times. Our goal is to keep everyone safe while still providing excellent patient care.
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I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of July 23, 2019. I always hesitate to publish a video like this because just by the nature of what it looks like skeptics are going to scramble to say it is a drone because skeptics always try to debunk the most easily debunk object. Not so fast skeptics first of all, this UFO Sightings is a minimum of six miles away from where I shot the video. I can barely see a consumer drone when it's a few blocks away and I do not recall ever seeing one more than six miles away. This UFO Sighting is shining a light on the ground which appears to have a reddish hue to it. What's really strange is that the night vision camera cannot detect a beam of light making the light that shows on the ground. In the helicopter scene, you can clearly see it is a helicopter shining a spotlight to the ground but in this video, you can see the beam of light from the helicopter to the ground very clearly no matter where the helicopter is. Towards the end of the video the UFO is slowly moving to the southwest and finally just fades out or disappears. There was never a moment where this UFO Sighting exhibited the behavior of a drone. If anything it looked very similar to the fireball UFO Sighting I filmed in this area back in 2016 that ended up being the most-watched video in my entire collection. Prior to remaking that video with my new branding on it that video had been seen more than 120,000 times. Here is the remake of that video.


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|Title:||A theoretical investigation of the effects of different levels of ab initio, density functional theory (DFT) and transition state theory (TST) calculations on computed reaction rate coefficients|
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations
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|Abstract:||Kinetic modeling of gas-phase reaction systems has improved enormously due to rapid advances in computational technology in the last decade. It becomes a powerful tool to understand complex chemical systems in a broad range of areas, including combustion, fire suppression, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atmospheric chemistry. Reliable thermochemical and kinetic data is required to incorporate accurate description of chemical reactions into kinetic models. However, this data may not be experimentally available due to some experimental limitations. In this connection, calculating these thermochemical constants and reaction rate coefficients in an ab initio manner has the advantage of not being restricted by any experimental conditions. However, the relationship between various levels of approximation in ab initio, density functional theory (DFT) and transition state theory (TST) is complicated and it is difficult to make the appropriate choices of levels of approximation in each of these areas in calculations. The aim of this work is to investigate the effects of different levels of ab initio, DFT and TST calculations on computed reaction rate coefficients, in order to ultimately establish a consistent, reliable and practical methodology for calculating reaction rate coefficients in an ab initio manner for the development of a reliably computed thermochemical and kinetic database, which complements available experimental databases, for kinetic modeling.|
State-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations were performed at different levels of theory to obtain reaction enthalpies, barrier heights, rate coefficients and branching ratios (if applicable) for the gas-phase reactions of importance in fire suppression, thin film preparation in the electronics industry and atmospheric chemistry. The three gas-phase reactions being presented in this work are (i) the reaction between hydrogen atom and a Halon-alternative fire suppression agent, heptafluoropropane (FM 200), (ii) the decomposition reactions of a feed gas, hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO), utilized in CVD for thin film preparation in the electronics industry and (iii) the Cl-initiated oxidation of formic acid (HCOOH). In particular, the effects of basis set size, the lower-level geometry and the complete basis set (CBS) extrapolation scheme on computed relative energies, the variational, tunneling and classical adiabatic ground-state (CAG) effects on computed rate coefficients, and the correlation of computed rate coefficients obtained at different TST levels with some computed critical quantities of the minimum energy paths (MEPs) were examined. Although no single level considered in this work gives good agreement with the theoretical benchmarks for all relevant stationary points of all the gas-phase reactions being studied, the BH&HLYP, MPW1PW91 and BMK functionals are recommended for reliable rate coefficients because of their good performance in reaction rate coefficient calculations. It was found that variational effect depends on both the barrier height of the classical potential energy (VMEP) curve, and the shape and position of the dip in the zero-point energy difference (ΔZPE) curve. The results also showed that multidimensional tunneling effects depend on both the barrier height and the imaginary vibrational frequency of the transition state, and CAG corrections at the TST level are similar to the variational effects at the canonical variational transition state theory (CVT) level. This work not only improves the understanding of the reaction mechanisms and the kinetics of the gas-phase reactions being studied, but also provides valuable data for building up a high-level ab initio thermodynamic and kinetic database on these reactions, and makes progress in calculating reliable reaction rate coefficients in an ab initio manner.
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities in NEW ALBANY, Indiana
There are 11 CCRCs in NEW ALBANY, Indiana. These continuing care retirement communities in NEW ALBANY provide full spectrum of care, including assisted living, senior living and memory care.
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital-pcu
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital-pcu offers continuing retirement care in New Albany, Indiana. The retirement community can provide accommodations to a total of 26 residents at a time. With a location at 3104 Blackiston Blvd Progressive Care Unit, in the 47150 zip code inside Floyd county, Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital-pcu provides assistance and support to senior residents who are looking for multiple levels of senior living. Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital-pcu includes assisted living services such as maintenance-free lifestyle, bathing, getting dressed and individual care plans.
Lincoln Hills Of New Albany
Lincoln Hills Of New Albany offers continuing care in Floyd county, Indiana. A total of 156 seniors can take advantage of its services and choose from multiple assisted apartment layouts. Lincoln Hills Of New Albany can provide aid with daily living, bathing, dressing and incontinence care to elderly adults in New Albany, IN and surrounding areas. Lincoln Hills Of New Albany is located at 326 Country Club Drive, 47150 and supports seniors with dementia.
New Albany Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
When looking for continuing care retirement community in New Albany, Indiana, consider New Albany Nursing And Rehabilitation Center. This continuing care community is an excellent luxurious senior care option. This senior living community has a total of 143 assisted living units and includes dementia care services, walking trails and staff available 24/7. Its license number is 11-000145-1. New Albany Nursing And Rehabilitation Center provides senior living not only to New Albany older adults, but also to all Floyd county senior residents.
Rolling Hills Healthcare Center
Seniors who need help with daily living may look into Rolling Hills Healthcare Center. This CCRC can help you or your loved one to find the assistance and personal care you need in New Albany, Indiana. Rolling Hills Healthcare Center has a maximum capacity of 115 older adults and includes amenities such as on-site café, transportation services, 24/7 security service and apartment cleaning. Seniors can participate in an array of intellectual activities, physical activities and entertainment options offered at this CCRC. Elderly people with memory care needs may ask about memory care facilities at Rolling Hills Healthcare Center.
Villages At Historic Silvercrest
Villages At Historic Silvercrest can accommodate 101 older adults and offers services such as regular doctor visits and health checkups and an on-site nurse. This CCRC is conveniently located at 1809 Old Vincennes Road, and it is fully equipped to provide assisted living as well as memory care to New Albany, IN older adults. Residents who live at Villages At Historic Silvercrest enjoy a variety of stimulating activities offered by professional staff daily. Memory care is available for residents with Alzheimer’s or various forms of dementia.
Situated at 3928 Horne Ave, inside 47150 zip code area in Floyd county, Bennett Place provides different levels of care to New Albany, IN seniors and includes services such as medication dispensing, group outings, scheduled picnics with residents and families and multiple entertainment options. Bennett Place can house up to 47 older adults at a time and offers multiple amenities and services to New Albany residents.
Green Valley Care Center
Located at 3118 Green Valley Rd, New Albany, Indiana, 47150, Green Valley Care Center can help any Floyd county senior who requires senior living assistance and includes services such as apartment cleaning, Internet access, help with laundry, communal kitchen, 24/7 security service and so much more. Green Valley Care Center can provide assisted living to no more than 141 New Albany residents at once. This CCRC is licensed by Indiana with license number 17-000028-1.
Autumn Woods Health Campus
Senior citizens looking for senior living communities in New Albany, Indiana will find Autumn Woods Health Campus, located at 2911 Green Valley Rd inside 47150 zip code as a wonderful choice for all of their personal needs. Autumn Woods Health Campus offers assisted living as well as memory care services, so Floyd county seniors can be offered different levels of care while living in the same community. Services offered at this CCRC include transportation, round-the-clock caregiving, help with moving around, housekeeping and more. Autumn Woods Health Campus is able to care for up to 93 residents. Indiana records indicate 17-002657-1 license number for Autumn Woods Health Campus.
Diversicare Of Providence
Conveniently located at 4915 Charlestown Rd in Floyd county, Diversicare Of Providence enables seniors in New Albany, IN as well as those who live in surrounding areas to receive assisted living care as well as memory care. This senior living facility provides amenities such as housekeeping, assistance with laundry, medication set-up and reminders, chef-prepared meals, a wellness center and emergency pendants. Living at Diversicare Of Providence is possible for up to 172 New Albany older adults. Diversicare Of Providence has an official license to provide senior living accommodations for Floyd, IN seniors with license # 17-001144-1.
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Older people who need assisted living in Floyds Knobs, Indiana can take advantage of Azalea Hills, situated at 3700 Lafayette Pkwy. Azalea Hills provides amenities that include a full-time nurse, 24-hour security, on-site hair salons and grooming, daily fitness activities and gourmet dining. Seniors who require memory care are welcome at this facility. Azalea Hills is capable of caring for up to 68 senior citizens from 47119 zip code in Floyd county and nearby areas. Azalea Hills has an active license to offer assisted living in Floyds Knobs, Indiana License number: 17-012161-1.
Villas Of Guerin Woods
Villas Of Guerin Woods provides multiple level senior care in Georgetown, Indiana. This senior living facility includes accommodations to a total of 78 seniors at a time. Located at 1002 Sister Barbara Way, in the 47122 area code in the Floyd county, Villas Of Guerin Woods provides assistance and support to seniors who are looking for continuing retirement care. Villas Of Guerin Woods includes assisted living and memory care services such as maintenance-free lifestyle, help with taking a bath, meal services and individual care plans.
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The truth is that teaching is a challenging profession that requires a unique set of skills and abilities, and not everyone is cut out for it. The pandemic worsened the problem of recruiting and retaining public school teachers.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 86% of US K-12 public schools face challenges in hiring teachers for the 2023-24 academic year. The same report also shows that 83% of schools struggle to recruit non-teaching staff, including classroom aides, transportation staff, and mental health professionals.
Fewer students are choosing to enter the education field, while schools across America are seeing an increased need for new teachers. We need more qualified teachers in education. Improve training programs and offer incentives to attract and retain skilled educators. We must focus on retaining top-tier educators, leaving the field with better policies.
The current teacher shortage, particularly in special education, math, and science, and in schools serving marginalized students, will undoubtedly worsen due to the predicted increase in the school-going population. Colleges of Education must provide high-quality teachers for CTE areas such as business, agriculture, health, automotive, and mechatronics. Improving the skills of paraprofessionals is equally essential.
We must assess our situation honestly and provide accurate information to those considering teaching. Teaching is challenging but fulfilling.
The positive is teaching allows educators to influence their students' lives positively. It offers a consistent schedule with extended breaks throughout the academic year. Working together with students, parents, and community members is not just important; it's crucial. This collaborative approach supports professionals and helps students reach their full potential and strive towards a brighter future for our students by working together.
Good teachers are lifelong learners, building bonds with students and inspiring them to succeed. They're always in demand, and adaptable teachers should have no trouble finding a job.
The negative is teachers have many responsibilities beyond classroom duties, such as grading assignments, planning lessons, and completing paperwork. The unpredictable nature of each student and lesson demands their utmost attention, creating a challenging classroom environment.
Preparation time is often insufficient. Teachers work beyond school hours, including weekends and evenings, to meet these demands confidently. They also spend summers cleaning, organizing, and attending professional development.
Despite the crucial role of teaching in society, it is still undervalued and pays poorly. Teachers face challenges managing classrooms, disciplining students, and navigating the education system. They often work extra jobs to make ends meet. Parental support is crucial, and society should recognize and support teachers.
Education shifts constantly. Politicians force new demands on teachers, adding to their workload. High-stakes standardized tests are emphasized yearly, with teacher performance based on student scores. Passionate adults should pursue a career in education despite the negatives.
Recruiting teachers is a challenge that cannot be ignored. Addressing this issue should be a top priority for all educational institutions. Only by recognizing the gravity of the situation and working together can we find ways to tackle this problem. Schools and districts may soon need to put up help wanted signs.
Public education isn't “broken.” Public education policy is “broken,” and neighborhood public schools suffer the consequences. Many times, decades of societal issues are not addressed. These cultural issues get laid at the feet of public schools. Our teachers are on the front lines, and they are tired. The teacher shortage is not looming; the teacher shortage is here.
JC Bowman is the executive director of Professional Educators of Tennessee.

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There are several design options with Mix tiles. For instance, you can place a colour mix in the middle of your room while transitioning from a light tone to a dark tone throughout the floorscape or vice versa. Or you can create several colour transitions across the floor by blending from light to dark to light again or the other way around. With this design flexibility, you can use Mix tiles to define paths in big open rooms or create workspace or communal zoning.
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Dear Zbrush community,
After I have found some time to play with the stunning ZB3, I realised the matcap feature is a extremely powerful tool for illustrations. There have already been some great matcap posts and I would like to open this thread for everyone to post their own findings and results regarding this feature.
Let me start with an own little pack. It contains realtime materials from 3 different sources: from the matcap tool, handpainted ones, and some from Mental Ray renders. Especially the handpainted ones are sooo much fun and can possibly give your illustrations your very own unique paint like look! Start up photoshop and paint your own mats, very nice! I hope to see more posted to this thread.
As for the MR mats, please bear in mind that reflection and lighting is baked in, so obviously they will never be physically correct, but its more than enough for most illustrative tasks.
In hope for a lot of contributions,
For an excellent summary about getting started with matcap please see Svengalis post below!


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Unformatted text preview: 30. Subliminal perception is perception that takes place
a. when there is no physical stimulus.
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c. in the highest levels of the brain.
51. below the level of conscious awareness. 3 1. Participants should be assigned to conditions so that all participants have a(n) of being exposed to all
a. based on their similarities; reduced chance b. based on their similarities; varied chance c. randomly; equal chance d, randomly; varied chance 32. Which of the following carries information away from the cell body of a nerve cell? a. Dendn'te.
c. Glial cells.
33. Which of the following theories takes into consideration that rewards and costs affect our ability to detect environmental
a. ' Discrimination theory.
1). Threshold analysis.
c. Place theory.
:1. Signal detection theory. 34. Being skeptical, keeping an open mind, and not jumping to conclusions are characteristics of
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b. dispositional attribution.
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d. psychoanalytical thinking. 35. In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is
a. predicted by the experimenter.
b. directly controlled by the experimenter.
c. measured to see if it shows any effect.
d. correlated with the experhncntal variables. 36. The biological perspective would emphasize which of the following reactions to a charging bull?
Increased heart rate when avoiding the bull. Movements to avoid the bull.
Thinking about how to avoid the bull.
Dreaming about avoiding the bull. new» 37. Ralph has just purchased a new car. He feels he got a good deal, but he read in one consumer magazine that this car has a
tendency to "tip over." His rejection of the conclusions from this magazine about his new car would be an example of
a. illusory correlation.
b. fundamental attribution error.
e. availability heuristic.
d. conﬁrmation bias. 38. The rods in the retina are photoreceptors used primarily for
a. distinguishing diﬂ’erent colors in daylight.
b. focusing on the image accurately on the retina.
c, night vision under conditions of dim lighting.
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Maybe Nissan didn’t fool around with the engine in the MY14 GT-R because they knew they’d have this extreme Nismo version to attract headlines. In fact we’re sure that’s what happened.
And this GT-R Nismo is fast, too! How fast? Alcantara steering wheel and bright red rev counter fast, that’s how fast! Black wheels and white paint, plus a massive rear wing also tell you this is going to be one quick weapon. Those visual cues don’t lie, you know. They don’t.
Actually, what doesn’t lie are numbers. Raw numbers tell the truth. And how about this for some truth: thanks to a pair of competition-spec GT3 turbos the road-going GT-R Nismo pumps out 441kW (591hp) and in the hands of racing driver Michael Krumm it lapped the NÃ¼rburgring in 7:08.679 (see video below).
We told you numbers don’t lie. Nissan has got themselves a couple of seriously impressive key performance stats there.
Also involved in the development of the GT-R Nismo was former F1 driver Sebastien Buemi. Clearly, Nissan wasn’t messing about when it decided to make production version of its GT3 racecar.
Dunlop has come on board with specially developed tyres, Bilstein has handled suspension duties while Nismo’s aerodynamic package ensures this car has the serious downforce it requires.
The GT-R Nismo goes on sale in Japan in February 2014, with Europe and the US coming on line later next year. We’re not sure if Australians will be able to get their hands on the Nismo, but we’ll do what we can to find out. Pricing details will be announced closer to launch.
Revealed: Nissan GT-R Nismo
- World premiere of race-inspired version of Nissan’s legendary GT-R
- 600hp (441kw) for blistering performance
- Advanced aerodynamics generating additional 100kg of downforce at 300km/h (186mph) for exceptional road-holding
YOKOHAMA, Japan (November 19, 2013) â€“ Records fall and dreams come true with the debut of the Nissan GT-R Nismo. This race-oriented model delivers “factory tuned” supercar dynamics with revolutionary enhanced aerodynamics and ultra-precise handling. The Nissan GT-R is already established as one of the best performing supercars in the automotive sphere, and now Nissan has drawn on decades of racing experience gathered by Nismo, the brand’s motorsport specialists, to develop the ultimate Nissan GT-R.
The Nissan GT-R Nismo features exclusive styling that embraces the longstanding racing philosophy of form following function. It has numerous motorsports-inspired technologies to enhance the car’s performance through optimised aerodynamics, suspension and powertrain, creating a well-balanced machine that is at home on both the road and track.
The Nissan GT-R Nismo will be available in Japan in late February 2014, U.S. and Europe later in 2014.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says this is the fastest Nissan GT-R ever. “With a 7:08.679 lap time, we can authoritatively say that the Nissan GT-R Nismo* holds the volume production car lap record at the NÃ¼rburgring Nordschliefe, which is the gold standard of high performance achievement.”
Nissan GT-R Nismo Overview â€“ Flagship of the Nismo lineup
1. Mechanical Features
Nissan GT-R Nismo employs innovation, uncompromising engineering and motorsports-inspired technologies to achieve new levels of power, speed and handling.
- Under the hood, the 3.8-litre V6 VR38DETT engine benefits from the know-how that Nismo has gained from participating in such events as the world-renowned NÃ¼rburgring 24 hour race. Engine power has risen and is now rated at 591hp (441kw) and 481 lb ft (652 Nm) of torque.
- New high-flow, large diameter turbochargers, which are used for GT3 racing, improve breathing, while optimised individual ignition timing control for each cylinder and upgraded fuel pump improve combustion.
- The suspension setup,is inspired by that of the Nismo racing GT-R and tuned for stunning agility, road-holding and handling finesse, without compromising refinement.
- The springs and custom-developed Bilstein DampTronic dampers in the front and rear suspension are specially tuned to deliver exceptional grip levels and progressive handling response at the limit. Three suspension modes can be selected: Comfort, Normal and R, for circuit applications.
- Exclusive Nismo tyres â€“ developed by Dunlop â€“ exhibit outstanding grip and handling characteristics. Front: 255/40 ZRF20; rear 285/35 ZRF20.
- Specially-developed links fitted to the front double wishbone suspension increase castor trail to optimise wheel position during high-G cornering and improve straight-line and cornering stability. Additionally, large high-rigidity bolts are used to increase stiffness of the wheel-hub attachment area.
- To minimize body-roll during cornering and changes of direction, the Nissan GT-R Nismo features a 17.3 mm hollow rear anti-roll bar which raises roll stiffness while reducing weight.
- Increased rigidity in the bodyshell is achieved using adhesive bonding in addition to spot welding leading to precise suspension response under extreme load, the Nismo “factory tuned” enhancement.
2. Exterior design â€“ Exclusive styling with improved aerodynamics
- Using the latest Computational Fluid Dynamic simulation techniques to analyse airflow, Nismo has developed an aero package that improves road-holding, minimises the negative impact of drag, while giving the car a menacing and muscular appearance.
- Together, the front bumper, engine undercover strake and carbon rear spoiler increase downforce, lowering the centre of gravity and generating an additional 100kg (at 300km/h) compared to the freshly updated 2014 GT-R model. The car’s aerodynamic characteristics are tuned to ensure the downforce is equally spread front to rear at all speeds for progressive handling characteristics. A widened front bumper configuration and elongated yet tapered rear bumper design keep the drag to Cd 0.26, the same as that of 2014 Nissan GT-R.
- The Nissan GT-R Nismo will be available in five body colors: Brilliant White Pearl, Meteor Flake Pearl Black, Ultimate Metallic Silver and Vibrant Red. And unique to the GT-R Nismo model, a Dark Matte Grey accentuates the car’s imposing exterior muscularity.
- The GT-R Nismo’s black 6-spoke wheels are inspired by Nissan’s legendary GT500 race car.
- The Nissan GT-R Nismo cockpit inspires driver confidence through both its craftsmanship and optimised driving position.
Ergonomically sculpted carbon-fibre-backed reclining RECARO seats (Europe/Japan) comfortably, yet firmly, support the driver and front-seat passenger.
- Nismo racers influenced the design of the steering wheel which is dressed in AlcantaraÂ®, with three spokes, red centre mark and red stitching to give the best combination of grip, feedback and comfort.
- The combi meter has carbon-like finish, and tachometer features a red design. The meter hood is also dressed with AlcantaraÂ®.
Interior trim features include discreet red stitching on the seats, centre console, door trim and steering wheel.


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The NFU will outline its priorities for the next European parliamentary term at the launch of a farming manifesto ahead of the European elections in May.
Attended by MEPs and held in the European parliament (Tuesday 8 April) the event will take place later today.
Backing the Business of British Farming highlights how important farming and food production is to the UK and European economies and vital to growth and employment in rural areas across the continent.
NFU President Meurig Raymond said: “We are calling on members of the European Parliament to help maximize the potential of our industry and create a policy environment in which our farmers and growers can thrive.
“We are urging candidates for the European Parliament elections to support sustainable and competitive food production. To achieve this, investment in the sector must be stepped up significantly, research and innovation encouraged and policy formulated based on sound science. Safeguarding the environment must go hand in hand with agricultural production and the food chain also needs to work better to enable farmers to get a better return from the market. We also believe that fair and balanced free trade agreements with global partners are crucial.
“UK agriculture is good for the economy, for the environment, for growth and employment and ensures quality food supplies for consumers not just in the UK but across the world. European policies and legislation play a major part in shaping the framework in which farming operates. We look forward to working closely with MEPs for the next parliamentary term and beyond.”

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