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The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy on the world – millions have lost their jobs, millions have gotten infected, and millions more are trapped in their homes, waiting out as we try to flatten the curve.
But there are a few silver linings throughout all this, particularly when it comes to the tiny house movement. While the lockdowns have made it more difficult to park mobile tiny houses and RVs in public places, they’ve helped spur the movement forward in ways that might have taken years without the virus.
Here are some ways COVID-19 is actually helping the tiny house movement gain traction globally:
1) In Australia, Tiny House Inquiries Doubled
In Australia, one of the biggest sellers of tiny houses is Aussie Tiny Houses in Queensland. And according to their managing director, Fabio Paulucci, tiny houses have never been more popular.
About 10 days into Australia’s lockdown, Paulucci reports that there was “a massive influx of emails and calls from people asking very directly when they could get a tiny home. Some wanted more than one. Some wanted three or four units.”
They were getting demographics that they had never gotten interest from – adults looking for homes for elderly parents, and parents looking for homes for their young adult kids. Paulucci believes that this has to do with families realizing they need space away from each other during the extensive lockdowns, and tiny homes are the best way to do it.
2) Seattle Opened a Tiny House Village to Address Homelessness During Lockdown
Just last week, Seattle’s Low Income Housing Institute opened the T.C. Spirit Village, which is a small village made up of tiny houses. These tiny houses are designated to specifically house the unsheltered population of Seattle who need protection from coronavirus exposure.
T.C. Spirit Village is just the latest in a trend of tiny house villages opening up in the region, with 13 tiny house villages located in Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle, some of them like T.C. Spirit Village offering free and easy shelter for the homeless and unsheltered. These villages are run with the help of thousands of volunteers, and over a thousand people live in the villages at any given time.
Because of these villages, more and more people are realizing the value of tiny houses – quick, easy, and affordable housing solutions for areas that need help.
3) Tiny House Hotels Are Offering Discounts for Self-Isolation Space
Looking for a place to self-isolate away from your family? For healthcare workers that don’t want to risk bringing home the virus to their loved ones, the Caravan-Tiny House Hotel in the Alberta Arts District of Northeast Portland is offering insane discounts.
Prices have dropped from $125 to $185 per night to just $40 to $57 a night, depending on how long you stay. Caravan-Tiny House Hotel is the first tiny houses on wheels lodging area in the world, first opening in 2013. According to a Facebook post by owner Deb Delman,
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Caravan is now offering our unique and beautiful tiny homes on wheels at greatly reduced rates due to the drop in regular hotel business. We are shifting our tiny homes on wheels, which are typically used as nightly rentals, to serve those who need a short-term rental for 1-4 weeks. We will be prioritizing healthcare workers who need a place to self-isolate while they work to help our community through this crisis.”
This is a great opportunity for tiny house rentals to show new and untapped markets the charm and unique style of tiny house living.
In early April, the city of San Jose, California passed a plan to construct up to 500 tiny houses in just a matter of weeks. The aim of this project is to help house some of the 6000 unsheltered population of the city, who have typically been housed in motel rooms and temporary trailers (less than 15% of the homeless residents of San Jose have had housing with these solutions).
Each unit is expected to cost up to $25,000, costing an overall $17 million for the entire project. In just a few weeks, 500 new tiny houses will be helping the unsheltered community in the city, perhaps inspiring more cities to embrace the tiny house solution.
5) San Diego Allowing New Tiny House Law for Backyard Tiny Houses
While San Jose is building tiny houses for their unsheltered community, nearby San Diego is easing restrictions on where and how you can build tiny houses to encourage more people to construct it in their own backyard. How? By allowing people to build tiny houses in their backyards.
According to a newly approved proposal passed by the Planning Commission of San Diego last week, San Diego homeowners are now allowed to install mobile tiny houses in their backyards. This will allow them to build separate dwellings for their friends and family members, or rent out tiny houses to interested tenants.
According to Commissioner Doug Austin, “The last 30 years of wrong-minded policies have gotten us into this housing crisis, and I think it’s innovation that’s going to get us back out of it.”
6) Atlanta Experiencing a 150% Increase in ADU Sales
Australia isn’t the only place reporting a boost in tiny house homeowner interest. In Atlanta, tiny home manufacturers experienced a 150% increase in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) this year compared to last, and the boost is attributed to coronavirus lockdown concerns.
While some of the new interest in tiny homes is from people looking to downsize during the crisis, some of it also comes from an unexpected demographic: homeowners who are looking for more space to self-isolate away from their “main” home. This means they’re looking for ADUs that allow them to find peace and quiet on their own, by installing an ADU in their backyard. There is also interest in tiny houses as a homeschooling area for larger families.
"Since working from home will be a reality for many people for the foreseeable future, we expect to see a greater interest in people building an accessory dwelling unit to use as a home office space.”Frank Golley of Golley Houses
The Silver Lining – Tiny House Movement Growth
You might be wondering – “is it really good for the tiny house movement to grow? How does this personally affect me?” While it might not affect you immediately and directly, the growth of the tiny house movement can only be a good thing for tiny house homeowners. As more and more people see the value and importance of the tiny house option, more laws and regulations will be shaped to accommodate this lifestyle.
And a healthy market is a successful market – with more interest comes more tiny house possibilities. Who knows where this new interest in tiny houses could lead?
Hey, there! We're Ivan and Manuela from Croatia, and we're crazy about tiny houses. We don't own one (yet).
This website is a result of our passion to share all the knowledge, photos, tips and tricks that we were able to learn while studying everything possible about the tiny house movement.


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There is currently only one treatment for stroke – a clot-busting drug known as tPA (tissue plasminogen activator). But it must be given within 4.5 hours of the onset of symptoms to be beneficial. As well, therapy can’t commence until after certain medical tests, including a brain scan, confirm the patient is suffering from an ischemic stroke caused by a clot that blocks blood flow to part of the brain. There is good reason to do these time-consuming precautionary tests; if tPA is given to patients with hemorrhagic strokes – or brain bleeds – it will kill them.
Less than 10 per cent of patients get tPA within 4.5 hours, at which point the brain can suffer permanent damage. As time passes, the loss of oxygen-rich blood sets in motion a chain of chemical reactions that produce toxic free radicals, which kill nerve cells.
The experimental drug – called Tat-NR2B9c – puts a halt to this destructive process.
“We’re blocking these reactions, and when you don’t get an accumulation of free radicals, the cells don’t die,” said Dr. Tymianski, who has been developing the drug for more than a decade.
His team’s study, published this week in the journal Nature, showed that the drug prevents brain cell death and preserves brain function in non-human primates.
Related Article: Added Oxygen During Stroke Reduces Brain Tissue Damage
Scientists have countered findings of previous clinical trials by showing that giving supplemental oxygen to animals during a stroke can reduce damage to brain tissue surrounding the clot.
The timing of the delivery of 100 percent oxygen – either by mask or in a hyperbaric chamber – is critical to achieving the benefit, however.
“The use of supplemental oxygen after blood flow is restored in the brain appears to actually cause harm by unleashing free radicals,” said Savita Khanna, assistant professor of surgery at Ohio State University and principal investigator of the research. “The resulting tissue damage was worse than stroke-affected tissue that received no treatment at all.”
Additional Research: Stopping stroke with extra oxygen: NetWellness
…The research showed the way that adding in extra oxygen helped. This discovery had to do with the normal brain molecule, glutamate. In stroke, this molecule is released in excess as the body’s attempt to keep the brain working.
The problem is that extra glutamate acts like a poison to nerve cells and causes damage. Adding more oxygen helps to convert the excess glutamate into much-needed energy for the cells. A special protective factor called “GOT” (glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase) facilitates the conversion of glutamate into fuel for the brain. GOT makes the system work even under conditions of lower oxygen so the brain doesn’t release too much toxic glutamate and damage the nerve cells.
This research, conducted at The Ohio State University Medical Center was funded by a pilot grant from The Ohio State Center for Clinical and Translational Science which is funded by the NIH to accelerate the process of turning scientific discovery into cures. This pilot award has added important information to explain how adding oxygen during stroke can reduce damage showing:
1) the right time frame for giving oxygen and
2) how oxygen converts toxic glutamate into fuel for brain cells
These two keys have opened the door for next steps and rapid translation to clinical research and treatment.
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Robert July 4th, 2016
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Golden Harvest Food Bank is asking the community to help it win a new set of wheels.
Today, Golden Harvest is competing against four other charitable organizations to win a vehicle from Toyota. The 100 Cars for Good campaign will donate 100 vehicles in 50 days.
On each day of the 50-day campaign, five nonprofits compete on Facebook. Voters can choose two organizations they think could use a new car. The two tallying the most votes win a Toyota vehicle of their choice.
The three runners-up receive a $1,000 grant for their organization.
Golden Harvest has requested a Toyota Sienna minivan to help transport food and other goods throughout the large area it serves in Georgia and South Carolina.
“We have 30 counties we have to reach,” marketing manager Tanika Mason said. “We have our big trucks that are out there, but we need to get to our agencies and partner organizations in the far-away counties.”
In 2011, Golden Harvest won a Toyota minivan from the campaign.
Mason said the charity is spreading the word via social media to vote today. It relies heavily on people familiar with the Golden Harvest mission to encourage friends to participate.
“With as many people as we serve and the area we span across, I think Augusta is supportive,” Mason said.

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If you’re looking to visit Cape Town – here’s the best compilation on the planet (well definitely on YouTube!) on how to have fun and the top things to do and visit while you’re in South Africa’s spectacular Mother City.
And if you already live in Cape Town – you may be inspired to visit a venue or two you haven’t been to in a while. Or you can just sit back and watch – with gratitude – the place you are lucky enough to call home… one of the world’s most beautiful, exciting and fascinating holiday destinations.
WATCH This is Cape Town – things to do in Cape Town, South Africa
The video was compiled by the brilliant Darren and Dean from TravelVids.tv (If you’d like to make a similar video – contact them – they have a Travel Video School that teaches people how to create awesome videos just like this.)
“The song we used is Youth Is Wasted On The Young (Chez Remix) featuring Matt Sierra, and available from epidemicsound.com,” says Darren.
It’s inspired by famous American YouTube vlogger Casey Neistat’s #makeitcount and features the top attractions in Cape Town City Centre.
Featured Cape Town spots in this video include:
The Fugard Theatre Mavericks Cape Town Green Market Square Table Mountain National Park Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Grand Parade Castle of Good Hope Cape Town City Hall Charly’s Bakery Church Square Bo Kaap Cultural and Heritage Gateway The CRYPT Jazz Restaurant Haas Collective Cape town Central Saps Iziko South African Museum Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Bread Milk and Honey Noon Gun Cape Town Stadium The Old Town House Company’s Garden Cape Town Central City Improvement District Truth Coffee Roasting Groote Kerk, Cape Town Iziko slave lodge-slave museum Long Street Cafe In Long Street, Cape Town The Beer House Slave Church Museum The House Of Machines Heritage Square The Alexander Bar & Bistro Master Of The High Court..Cape Town Los Muertos Motorcycles Dapper Coffee Co. Red Bull Studio Cape Town St. Georges Mall, Cape Town CBD Iziko National Art Gallery Foreshore, Cape Town Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) The Diamond Works.
There we go. Now you’ve got your Cape Town To Do List – go have fun!!
Thanks again to Darren and Dean from TravelVids.tv

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Terra Nova Renewable Partners, a partnership between SunEdison and JP Morgan Asset Management, has spent $180 million on a stake in a 336-megawatt (MW) solar portfolio from energy provider Dominion.
Terra Nova’s purchase of a 33 percent stake in Dominion’s portfolio is the first part of a deal that could see it acquire a total of 567MW from the energy provider in early 2016. As part of the deal, Terra Nova has the option to purchase Dominion’s remaining 67 percent interest in the 24 project portfolio through an indirect subsidiary.
The portfolio bought in the first phase includes 15 projects in Indiana, Georgia, Connecticut, California, Tennessee and Utah. All solar farms are in operation and the largest single solar farm is the 59.1MW Camelot project, near Mojave, California. This portfolio has power purchase agreements for all the projects for almost 20 years.
SunEdison, one of the world’s largest solar providers, has five years to buy the assets Terra Nova just purchased.
Terra Nova is a partnership vehicle between SunEdison and JP Morgan. Through the partnership, JP Morgan’s clients provide equity to purchase renewable projects developed or purchased by SunEdison. SunEdison keeps an option to repurchase the assets for its yieldco, TerraForm Power, for five years.
While SunEdison maintains the right to purchase assets from the partnership, it more recently completed a sale to Terra Nova. In December, SunEdison sold two wind farms generating 333MW to Terra Nova for $209 million.
This article was first published on Low Carbon Energy Investor, Infrastructure Investor’s sister publication focused on global energy transition markets.

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The NY Times published an article yesterday about how congressmen are still taking fancy trips paid for by corporations, despite ethics rules passed in 2007 to prevent such trips. These congressmen aren’t breaking the rules, but rather exploiting loopholes to get around the rules. James Sensenbrenner, for example, the jowly representative from Wisconsin’s 5th District, took a $15,000 trip to the Alps this year, with his wife, paid for by a “non-profit” funded by Deutsche Bank, Lufthansa and other European corporations.
I would like to think that Congress might tighten up the rules to close the loopholes, but expecting Congress to police itself is like expecting Thierry Henry to report his own soccer violations. So we, the voters, have to do the police work. Regular readers of Thoughtbasket know that I regularly exhort citizens to stay informed and vote accordingly. So members of Wisconsin’s 5th District, living in the lovely Northwestern suburbs of Milwaukee, likely Brewers fans and bratwurst lovers, if you would prefer your congressman to pay attention to your needs, instead of to the needs of large German companies, then vote out James Sensenbrenner. Find a Republican who cares more about grain elevators than about Teutonic castles, who would rather tour a dairy farm than a prince’s castle. If your congressman does not truly represent you, find one who will.
The primary is an event the incumbent should fear as greatly as the general election. The words “You’re fired!” should be ever within the sphere of real possibilities should attempts to accrue privileges become a part of an incumbent’s record of achievements.
I disagree with your suggestion that we vote Republican. I believe that the best way to fix the problem is to “write in” the name of the candidate of your choice being sure that the candidate is neither Republican NOR Democrat.

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Photo Art From KaleidoTease
In addition to music, I also love photography, art, and computer graphics.
I especially love nature and wildlife photography.
My wildlife photographer partner, Karen Rusch and I created KaleidoTease,
a company specializing in creating kaleidoscopic images from photographs.
We offer prints, t-shirts, mugs, greeting cards, towels, aprons, tote bags,
and more. We even offer shower curtains and duvet covers.
You’ll find a variety of animals, birds, flowers, butterflies, scenery and a
handful of city scenes. Karen and I are both strong advocates for the
preservation of nature, wild places and the environment that supports us all.
KaleidoTease images are fun and intriguing. They’re more than just
attractive pieces of artwork. They’re great conversation starters as well.
You’ll soon be able to browse through our entire collection at
KaleidoTease.com. In the mean time, I’ve posted some of our images
Owl Eyed Butterfly
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Dallas Cowboys - GM Jerry is the Problem
The Dallas Cowboys are finishing yet another season where they don’t live up to expectations. Of course with every disaster, there is plenty of blame to go around. Coach Jason Garrett has proven his ability to match the old Seinfeld joke. Like Jerry once claimed about himself, Jason Garrett is “Even Stephen” – if he wins one game, he loses the next. If his team goes 12-4, that means a 4-12 is around the corner. It’s easy to focus on Jason Garrett as being the problem holding the Cowboys back from success, but he’s just one aspect. Everyone witnessed the drop off in production during the last six games of Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Ezekiel Elliott. Many complain about the players not producing, not having enough “heart” or not giving enough effort. In the end, these are all just symptoms of the real issue. Who hires the head coaches? Who drafts the players? Who signs free agents or makes trades?
The rot that afflicts and weakens the Cowboys clearly goes higher than the players and coaches. The real problem is that Jerry Jones doesn’t have the ability to be a successful NFL General Manager (GM). There is no doubt that Jerry is an owner who wants to win. Jerry spends money to make his franchise relevant. When it comes to investing in the Cowboys, Jerry doesn’t just walk the walk, he talks the talk. The issue is GM Jerry has too many weaknesses to allow Owner Jerry to hoist up the Super Bowl trophy without the overwhelming talent that was on his early 90s juggernaut. This was a dynasty largely built with the Vikings trade and great draft picks made in tandem with Jimmy Johnson. Over the last 24 years, we have seen GM Jerry has no idea how to consistently pay his players in a way that avoids dead cap money. GM Jerry has had inconsistent success in selecting players during the annual NFL draft. Most importantly, GM Jerry has proven to be incompetent at hiring head coaches for his football team.
If you doubt me, let’s go back in time almost 24 years to the date of the last Super Bowl victory, January 28, 1996. This championship featured the defeat of the hated Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. For perspective in how long ago this really was, let’s take a quick look at what was going on in the world at that time:
Bill Clinton was President.
The minimum wage was $5.15 an hour.
The cost of a gallon of gas was $1.22.
Tupac Shakur was still alive.
Jay Z hadn’t even released his first album yet.
NBC’s sitcom Friends was in its second season.
The first Harry Potter book was almost a year and half away from being published.
Michael Jordan only had three NBA championship rings.
Tiger Woods was winning titles, in college at Stanford.
Tom Brady was in the middle of his senior year, in high school.
George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have become President.
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump have been impeached.
The Patriots have won six Super Bowl championships, passing up the Cowboys who had a five title lead in 1996.
The Spurs have won five NBA championships.
Star Wars has angered fans with both its prequels (3 films) and sequels (3 more films).
The USA was attacked on 911 and spent 18 years battling terrorism in the Middle East.
Enough of “real life perspective”, let’s talk football. The Cowboys franchise has been through a lot since the 1995 season, but almost none of it involves success in the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys have had six head coaches since the last Super Bowl appearance. Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Dave Campo, Bill Parcells, Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett have sat in the seat of what was once the premier head coaching position in the NFL. Collectively, these men have won 201 games, lost 180 games for a .527 winning percentage with a mere 3 post season wins over 24 seasons. Only fired head coach Dave Campo had a lower winning percentage than Jerry Jones has managed as a GM. Gailey, Phillips, and probably Garrett were fired for performance better than their GM could manage.
There are two ways to evaluate the ability of a GM to hire coaches.
What degree of success the coaches have with the team they are hired to coach. We can see above that the Cowboys have sunk to a mediocre team that epitomizes the “Even Stephen” label I earlier applied to Jason Garrett to describe his decade of coaching.
What the coaches have later in their careers after coaching for the GM who hired them. To date, no Jerry Jones head coaching hire has been successful in a head coaching stint after their Cowboy tenure. As a Fighting Illini fan, this is where Jerry only slightly betters the dismal history of bad football coaching hires that the Fighting Illini have had since roughly the same time period.
Let's look at the coaches Jerry has hired since the last Super Bowl victory and what they've done after their Cowboy tenure:
Barry Switzer retired, but only after having wounded his excellent collegiate coaching legacy, despite winning a Super Bowl (which critics largely credit to Jimmy Johnson).
Chan Gailey was able to be the head coach of both Georgia Tech (NCAA) and Buffalo (NFL). He was fired from both jobs and his Buffalo tenure was particularly weak.
Dave Campo has never come close to becoming a head coach at any level of football.
Bill Parcells retired and has not returned to the NFL sidelines. He did run the football operations for the Dolphins after his Cowboys tenure.
Wade Phillips returned to his long standing position as defensive coordinator and has only returned to the sidelines as an NFL head coach on an interim basis.
It has to be noted that the two great coaches that Jerry hired were essentially chased away by Jerry’s tendency to interfere in player relations. Men as accomplished in leading teams as Parcells and Johnson don’t need interference from an Owner/GM trying to…well no one knows exactly what he’s trying to do at times, when it comes to player relations. Weaker coaches (yes, I realize they shouldn’t have been hired) can’t withstand being “depowered” in the eyes of their players. Allowing players to go directly to the owner in order to short circuit the head coach is nearly fatal in today’s NFL. Jerry needs to wake up, this is a behavior identical to kids trying set mom against dad when asking for this or that and Jerry rewards it.
In fairness, it has to be said that while Jones as an GM has been largely a failure, Jerry Jones as an owner has been hugely successful from a financial standpoint. Jones purchased the Cowboys for $140 million in February 1989. Jones has demonstrated excellent business entrepreneurship while owning the Cowboys. He innovated stadium sponsorships, moved to an independent team merchandise model instead of the league-wide model, and has marketed all things Cowboys to a public that seems to have an unlimited demand. Recently, Forbes estimated the Cowboys to be worth more than any franchise in any sport on the whole planet! The Cowboys are estimated to be worth a whopping $5 billion. That’s quite a return on a $140 million purchase. In 2019, the Cowboys generated approximately $950 million dollars of revenue according to Statista.com. To give some additional perspective to this number, The Patriots and Giants were the only other two NFL teams generating over $500 million in annual revenue with $600 million and $519 million dollars respectively. There is no doubt that Jerry Jones has been a successful owner when it comes to selling the Dallas Cowboys to an adoring public.
As a GM, Jerry leaves much to be desired. Objectively, the Cowboys don’t win enough. The team is mired in mediocrity and has been for 24 years. Personal accountability means little to nothing in the Cowboys organization. Coaches are fired for poor performance – though some would argue Jason Garrett was allowed to retain his job for too many years. Yet, it’s clear that any coach that is successful requires talent. Head coaches are held accountable for their on-the-field results, but Owner Jerry has no accountability in place for GM Jerry. This 30 year experiment seems to be more of a way to provide Jerry the illusion of being a GM without the accountability for results that every other GM in the NFL faces (with the exception of the Bengals who are under a similar set of circumstances).
Talent comes to the team in terms of drafting players, signing undrafted free agents and signing free agents from other teams. The Cowboys have been hit and miss in the draft under Jones’ tenure. It’s hard to consistently build your team when first round picks are wasted and even entire draft classes are misses. To make matters worse, the Cowboys have also been a fixture on the top of the league’s dead salary cap money list. This means the team has players whose salary counts against the annual salary cap that are no longer playing for the Cowboys. This is the result of poor personnel choices, particularly extending players too far into the future (dangerous in the injury prone world of the NFL) or signing older players to contracts for too much money as their skills erode with age. The NFL player has a very short career window and a GM has to be almost “heartless” when it comes to dealing with older players.
Without the salary cap, the Cowboys could doubtless use their huge revenue advantage to sign free agents. The challenge arises that with the salary cap, free agent signings are very dangerous because this is the most expensive way to acquire talent because it’s essentially a bidding war. There is no path in the NFL to becoming the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. The salary cap protects small market teams from a big market team like the Cowboys from outspending the rest of the league. A salary cap forces a GM to make solid personnel choices. Paying for players who don’t play well or aren’t on the field is a team killer. Dallas has done this numerous times. In the NFL, a GM’s poor personnel choices effectively lower the team’s total salary cap, and Jerry’s poor decisions have made his coaches work harder than their peers. This may not be so bad if Jones had a history of hiring excellent coaches, but the men Jerry has hired aren’t good enough to overcome his poor GM decisions. Clearly, Jones hasn’t distinguished himself in any area of GM performance.
While I don’t see Jerry stepping aside as a GM, it would be interesting to see him take a different approach. The salary cap prevents a franchise from stockpiling player talent despite the financial success of any one particular franchise. You’re not going to cheat that. The NFL strives to make everything equal in the NFL – there is a salary cap, the worst team picks first in the draft, the strongest teams get the hardest schedules. There is one area that a team like the Cowboys could use their revenue stream to their advantage but I’m not surprised they have ignored it. Coaching is where you could pay top dollar and super charge your staff in order to provide a huge advantage to your franchise.
My strategy would be to pay for the best coaches. To provide an example, acquire a coach that is truly excellent such as a Mike Tomlin (what he’s done in the 2019 season for the Steelers is amazing). Look through the league and find the best position coaches out there and work with your new head coach to select the very best to man the Offensive and Defensive Coordinator slots. Actively pay more, recruit, and sign the best position coaches. Create a culture of coaching excellence. And once this staff if in place, stay out of the way. The Cowboys could attract the best staff and this model could be self-sustaining. High performing coaches could sign with the Cowboys, move up to the Cowboys coordinator positions, and possibly on to the head coaching positions throughout the league. This would also provide plenty of future Cowboy head coaching candidates whenever the “Mother Ship” needs a new head coach. At the same time, you might find out that you have developed the next big thing in your own organization when the need arises. Either way, you're winning.
The NFL is all about understanding what are the key variables to winning and then having a head coach and staff that can control the specific variables that are able to be controlled. By having fantastic coaches at each position on the staff, the variables that are controllable can be maximized. By doing this, a GM can greatly improve his franchise’s chances to win. By paying more than other teams, coaches may decide another pathway towards achieving the goals of becoming a head coach is to become a coach in the Cowboys organization. Get paid well, work with a successful organization and be surrounded by other excellent coaches. Wow! This sounds like what coaches do in the NCAA when they go to Alabama to work for Nick Saban and then secure their own head coaching job after their “apprenticeship” with the Crimson Tide.
If Jerry wants to play GM, that’s fine – though coupling a "Cowboys will be the coaching gold standard of the NFL" strategy with a great GM would make the Cowboys…the Patriots? Even if Jerry insisted on playing GM, you’d have a staff that would handle the lack of competency that the GM provides. Or Jerry could lose his mind and hire a GM. That would mean Cowboy fans could go back to being hated by all other NFL fans. That would be much better than being the object of pity and sympathy that Cowboy fans have become in today’s NFL environment.


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Tampa, FL (January 26, 2019) - An injury accident on Westshore Boulevard led to lane closures and traffic delays on Friday, January 25th.
The Tampa Police responded to the scene near Cleveland Street and Neptune Street West late Friday evening. There were injuries reported in the crash. Although the exact nature and extent of the injuries remain unknown, they were reportedly not life-threatening. Police shut down Westshore from Cleveland to Neptune Street West. Motorists were advised to detour around the area while the crash was being investigated.
No details were released on what caused the accident to occur and no further information was immediately available.
Florida ranks at or near the top of statistics for annual amounts of car accidents. There will be approximately 400,000 reported accidents in our state this year. This equates to are reported crash about every 92 seconds. Anyone can become the victim of negligence at any time. While it is important to drive safely, cautiously and follow all traffic laws, some crashes are simply unavoidable. In many cases, the accident happens so fast that there is no time to take any evasive maneuvers.
If you find yourself as the victim of another motorist's negligence, it is important for you to preserve your legal rights. The team of Florida car accident attorneys at Rubenstein Law can help you when you are in need of compensation following a crash. We are always available to take your call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For your free consultation, please contact us at 1-800 FL-Legal.
Rubenstein Law is dedicated to serving individuals & families injured by the negligence of others. We know first-hand the heartbreak that can be left behind after an accident. In our news blog, we write about cases of personal injury relevant to our line of work, and we report on news of judgments and appellate cases that affect the rights of personal injury claimants. We feel a responsibility to raise awareness of the injury and tragic loss of life occurring across our state every day.
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Enjoy the Shimla Manali trip from Chandigarh. Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is one of the foremost popular hill stations in India. So famous tourists from everywhere in the country visit it to savor. Its pristine environment and lush green valleys. It’s one of the few hill stations in India which are home to UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Kalka-Shimla railway line was made during the British Era. Therefore, it also attracts numerous international tourists too. Despite being an immensely popular destination, there are still several facts about Shimla even locals could be unaware of.
Shimla is the only place within the country which houses a natural ice rink. It’s been a well-liked tourist destination in Shimla. Thousands of tourists come here per annum to enjoy ice skating. So, now you recognize why Shimla Manali is taken into account together with the foremost beautiful hill stations in India.
In Shimla Manali, mountain adventures attract from all directions. Manali may be a year-round magnet. Backpackers come to hold a call at the hippie villages around the main town. Adventurers come for trekking, climbing, mountain biking, canyoning, paragliding, rafting, and skiing. Also, Indian families and honeymooners come for the cool mountain air and a taste of snow on each day’s trip to Rohtang La. Manali is additionally the most springboard (between June and October) for Ladakh and Spiti.
It is sensible to unwind and feed over here for a couple of days. So popular has Manali become among Indian tourists. That once bucolic retreat now has an estimated 800 to 1000 hotels and guesthouses within the town and outskirts. From mid-April to mid-July, mid-September to mid-October, and over Christmas–New Year it gets pretty much overrun. So within dire traffic jams along its narrow lanes and therefore the main roads approaching the town. Most travelers stay within the villages of Vashisht or Old Manali, which have a laid-back vibe and many services. But semi-close for winter from about November to April. So visit Shimla Manali place and enjoy it a lot.
Kufri Ski Resort
Vice Regal Lodge
Himachal State Museum
Jakhu Temple / Jakhu Hill
Hidimbi Devi Temple
Vashisht Temple & Hot Water Springs
Dhakpo Shedrupling Monastery / Kais Monastery
Reach Chandigarh by around 8 PM

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Suspected members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, members in the early hours of Monday attacked Christ Embassy members hoisting Nigeria’s flag around Nnebisi road in Asaba, Delta State and set the flags ablaze.
The pro-Biafra elements, clad in red attires around Umuagu Quarters, sang war songs, and drummed in Igbo language after they had allegedly attacked the Nigerian flag hoisters.
Though no life was lost in the attack, the victims who claimed to be members of the Christ Embassy Church in Asaba sustained various degrees of injuries.
It was gathered that suspected IPOB members had on Sunday threatened that there will be no celebration of Independence Day in Asaba, adding that 58 years of Nigeria’s Independence was a waste and disaster, especially with the alleged high-handedness of President Muhammadu Buhari.
One of the attackers, James Udoh, who spoke to journalists, said: “I will not tell if we are Biafra or not, but what are we celebrating? Nigeria is a disaster, failed country, Buhari should resign now, and let us have a new president, we set the flags ablaze because Nigeria is not a country”.
Speaking on the development, the Police Commissioner in the state, Mustafa Muhammad confirmed to journalists that four of the suspected IPOB members were arrested, adding that they would be charged to court for taken laws into their hands.
He said: “upon interrogation, the suspects admitted they attacked the flag hoisters, it is strictly an offence, and they will be charged to court on completion of investigation.”
One of the victims, Dennis Nwani who spoke to journalists said: “every year at the Christ Embassy, we distribute bibles, hoist Nigeria’s flag of Green White Green, so we came to the area to share bibles and hoist the green white green flags of Nigeria when the suspects descended on us”.


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CEZ License Withdrawal Would Be Strongly Politicized – Czech PM
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has argued that a potential withdrawal of the license of energy company CEZ for Bulgaria would be a strongly politicized step ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
Necas, as cited by local news agencies, explained that he would seek an explanation from the Bulgarian authorities for such an unprecedented measure and would also consult the General Director of CEZ on the matter.
Commenting on a wave of nationwide protests over high electricity and heating bills, Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov said at a press conference earlier on Tuesday that the license of CEZ would be revoked by the end of the day.
In a bid to appease growing public discontent, he also suggested that electricity prices could drop by 8% from March 1 if the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) approved the proposal of the government.
The past ten days in Bulgaria have seen mass protests in a number of cities over high electricity and heating bills.
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Analysis of Pear Tree and Mule Metaphor
In prose, one would rarely find a piece work in which the author uses language and poetic devices to convey a message. In prose, it is usually the story itself that conveys mood and a message. However, occasionally an author would strategically place language and poetic devices in a work making it a glorious and enticing piece to read. Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel that does such action, mixing both language and poetic devices to convey a mood and message. Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of an African-American woman name Janie living in the South during the 1900’s. The story spans over her life time starting from her youth days when she was raised by her grandmother to her quest for true love which leads her to three tragic marriages. Their Eyes Were Watching God, although having a remarkably moving story line uses many poetic elements, particularly, two metaphors: the pear tree and the mule. These metaphors, not only constitute a big part of the story but they also show Janie’s journey through marriage, and her resulting character as a self-aware, confident and balanced individual.
The first metaphor that appears in Their Eyes Were Watching God is that of a pear tree. It appears early in the novel when the story takes us back to when Janie was 16 and she found herself captivated by a pear tree. She discovered this tree and its wonders, “From barren brown stems to glistening leaf-buds; from leaf-buds to the snowy virginity of bloom. It stirred her tremendously.” The pear tree symbolizes Janie’s coming of age in which she blooms into womanhood and sexual maturity. This is when she first realizes what she really wants more than anything: True love. Janie’s idealism leads her to deny her Nanny’s belief that she must marry someone just for money or just to be better off. She denies her Nanny’s lessons about what the ideal woman should be. She wants to marry someone that will...
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Tag Archives: tom clancy
Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 18:01 BST
Patch 0.11.0 for Ghost Recon Online is now available and features new content, features and game service improvements.
Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 17:26 BST
Tue, Aug 21, 2012 | 18:06 BST
The Raven Strike DLC pack has been announced for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 | 20:09 BST
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now available on Steam. Various editions are available from Standard at $49.99, Deluxe at $54.99, and the standard with Prima eGuide pack for $54.99. Hit up Steam for more information.
Fri, Jun 15, 2012 | 20:41 BST
Deadline has reported that Paramount is in talks regarding a film version of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, although when asked, the studio declined comment. According to the report, Ubisoft “will be very involved and retain control over how the game is translated into a film.” Earlier reports indicated Warner was a front runner, but it appears Paramount is the safe bet. Thanks, Joystiq.
Sat, May 19, 2012 | 14:13 BST
Ubisoft has compiled some figures for the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta, and according to the firm over 600,000 people participated in the tester.
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 18:44 BST
Believe it or not, other games are coming out today and next week which aren’t Diablo III or Max Payne 3. Hard to fathom isn’t it? Still, it’s true, and below the break we’ve got three launch trailers for your viewing pleasure: Game of Thrones: The Game and Sonic 4 Episode 2 – both out today, and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier which hits next week. Thanks, EvilAvatar.
Fri, May 11, 2012 | 17:34 BST
Ubisoft has released a trailer for its movie short Ghost Recon: Alpha. It’s posted below along with a set of screenshots. The full film will be available to the public on Monday May 14 via Ubisoft’s YouTube channel. The film was shown earlier in the month via Lovefilm and on G4, and a DVD Blu-ray combo pack lands in stores on May 22 for $14.95 and as a standalone DVD for $7.95. A code to unlock and exclusive weapon in the Xbox 360 version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is hidden in the film. Future Soldier launches on May 25 for PS3 and 360 and on June 12 for PC.
Tue, May 01, 2012 | 14:30 BST
Microsoft has updated its Xbox Live content schedule, and the releases kick off today with the Forza 4 May Top Gear Car Pack and classic characters for SSX.
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 | 14:38 GMT
Ubisoft is celebrating its 25th anniversary by discounting 25 of its titles on PSN. The sale starts tomorrow, November 30, and runs until December 7. Hit the break for the full list.
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 19:52 GMT
Ubisoft has patched the Splinter Cell Trilogy HD on PS3 to add inverted aim support after enough players informed the developer that it would be nice to have options pertaining to y-axis alignment. The firm has told Eurogamer the patch is only available for the PSN version at the moment, but one for the retail version is “coming soon.” The Splinter Cell HD Collection was released back in September.
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 03:32 BST
Ubisoft has announced the line-up of games it will be bringing to PAX Prime with it next weekend. It has also revealed an Assassins’ Creed panel and pre-order incentives for the fan event as well.
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 17:25 GMT
Major Nelson has posted a look at upcoming content scheduled Xbox Live Marketplace, and fans of Tom Clancy games will be happy to know that various titles in the series will be 50 percent off next week.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010 | 14:08 BST
Ubisoft has announced HAWX 2 will land on store shelves in Europe come September 3.
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 | 19:25 BST
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 18:03 BST
Ubisoft has two Tom Clancy games in the works, according to brand boss Michel Verheijdt.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | 19:54 GMT
It has been revealed that the first meaty bit of information regarding Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will land in Xbox World 360 magazine.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 21:28 GMT
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:53 GMT
Technology evolves. Threats evolve. Yet war…is constant.
Those are the first few words you hear in the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier teaser video Ubisoft released today.
No release date yet, just fall 2010 so far.
Video’s posted below the break (thanks, The DutchSlayer).
Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | 21:35 BST
Microsoft has added GRAW and Splinter Cell: Double Agent to the Games on Demand Service on Xbox Live.
Both games are now available for downloading in the UK but the US does not get Double Agent, apparently, according to the “available regions”.
GRAW will run $29.99 and DA £19.99, so click here to have a look.
More information is posted over on Major Nelson, which is through the link.

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Keepsake locket from Bali made of sterling silver (925) in the shape of a bottle. The prayer box is decorated with a red garnet gemstone. The box can be closed and you can keep something precious in it or for remembrance. The popcorn necklace
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The dimensions of the prayerbox are 4.8 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.2 cm. Features: Garnet stands for resistivity. This stone helps you to turn your own insights and ideas into action. Your willpower is strengthened and helps you in crisis situations. Physical garnet makes you active, stimulates circulation and is good for the metabolism.
Chakra: Root chakra (1rst)) Sun sign: Aries, Leo & Scorpio


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A neoclassical theory presented here explains the relationship between capacity utilization and inflation. The theory shows how technology shocks, when accommodated by money growth, are an important source of positive comovement between inflation and utilization. By contrast, energy price shocks and exogenous changes in money growth cause opposite movements in inflation and utilization. The theory is successful in capturing the average correlation between utilization and inflation manifested in the U.S. data.
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One of the people I met at Eroticon 2017 (trust me – a proper write-up is coming as soon as I actually remember how to brain) was the lovely Jenny Guérin – who came up with the idea for a listicle meme giving a quick overview of what we’d taken away from the weekend. This could be anything, whether it was an item or an idea or even a mark on the skin in some cases.
I am nothing if not a sucker for a listicle, so, here goes.
Appreciation for my own multi-tasking skills
Considering the fact that I was juggling this year’s conference with my day job, which was luckily rather close by. I figure, looking back on it, if I can make two rather important parts of my life sing in harmony like I did, I can take on lessons from that and apply them in my writing. I am one tough cookie…
Holy shit, goodies for days, my friend, all thanks to the godlike fantastic sponsors who I want to thank from the bottom of my heart for supporting this conference. Seriously, between my Hot Octopuss t-shirt, my Fuck.com shirt/notebook/mug and the gorgeous printed cards from Luke & Jack (plus, a shit tonne of awesome other stuff including BOOKS from Victoria Blisse’s book stall) … I am giddy.
“Cheer for me, motherfuckers!”
It was a fucking joy to reconnect with Rubyyy Jones and watch her work the room at the Saturday night social like a Boss with a capital B. The social also gave me a chance to finally chat with comedian and awesome friend Ros Ballinger, and a chance to marvel at just how much of a filthy beast Chris Coltrane is (clue – very, very much).
Plans and connections
Both in a work sense and in a holistic sense. I met and learned from so many lovely folks this weekend – Sarah Brynn Holliday, Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire, Emmeline Peaches, Dr. Kate Lister… the list is long and and filled with love.
A call to action
I’m going to echo Girl on the Net’s point here, basically. I attended Jasmine and King’s session and let out several very audible gasps of horror as they eloquently laid out the level of racism in porn and what we as writers could help with doing about it.
God, but I found my people once more. The list is way too long to put here, so I’ll save that for the more general round-up, but GOD YES I LOVE PEOPLE GIMME.
“No-one does what you do quite like you”
When I see certain quotes, I often say “I want that on a t-shirt”, or “I want that embroidered on my wall”. Thanks to Girl on the Net, I have this heap of truth on a mug.
A renewed confidence
This is a biggun’ right there. One that, much like the first point, is something I can apply in both my work as Jillian Boyd and in my day job.
A shameless love for vintage erotic media
Dr. Kate Lister’s session on the Sunday not only inspired the bejesus out of me, it made me positively giddy.
Because of course. Of course.
And sooper sekrit number 11 except not really a secret – a whole lot of love for GOTN, Molly and Michael for taking Eroticon on and putting on something really quite special.
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Consider this our second lesson in economics; Economics 102.
Lets talk about high corporate (or business) taxes versus low taxes. I argued with a die-hard Conservative for about an hour this weekend, and he refused to see the sense of what I am about to tell you. Let’s see if it makes sense to you, or if I am wet behind the ears. I’ll use the same examples I gave him.
Let’s say I have two tax scenarios; one is with corporate/business taxes at 25% and one is at 75%. Please keep in mind that no one is suggesting even close to a 75% tax rate, but let’s use it for an example.
My Conservative friend said that trickle down economics works because if he had lower corporate taxes (he doesn’t own a business) he would use that extra money saved with the lower taxes to buy equipment, which would trickle down to the factory that made the equipment and the people employed there. Well enough.
Except that’s not the way it works in business. It sounds good, it almost sounds right, but it isn’t. It’s an anecdote that has no basis in reality. I answered that any business person waiting until after he had paid his taxes to see what he had left for capital equipment purchases is a moron and deserves to get gouged by taxation. That wasn’t met with a great deal of understanding or approval, so I explained why I said it.

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Polsko-niemiecka współpraca wojskowa w drugiej dekadzie XXI w.
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Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe 2016, nr 2, s. 57-71.
- Polska; Niemcy; współpraca wojskowa; XXI wiek; Poland; Germany; military cooperation; 21st century
The article describes the process of developing the Polish-Germany military cooperation in the 21st century. It presents the bases for the bilateral military relationships between Poland and Germany and shows their development. The paper underlines the role of Germany in the Polish participation in NATO. The Author describes the common initiatives after joining the Pact, especially the participation of Bundeswehr in training and technical modernisation of the Polish armed forces. He claims that after the year 2015, the Polish-German military cooperation will be a function of Germany’s pragmatics and Poland’s history politics. The main problem of the Polish government will be the German willingness to constantly build NATO military bases in Poland.
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I got into DJing around 2003, after years of music hoarding, playing in bands and writing about music for some alt weeklies and rags in SF and Minneapolis. After forcing one too many mixtapes on a friend, she suggested I channel that NRG into DJing, and then got me my first gig (thanks, Campbell!). I also started composing film scores with that same friend using vintage synths, processed guitars and drum machines around that time. I moved back to the Midwest in 2008, and, re-fell in love with house and techno, and started taking the actual craft of DJing seriously. I came back to San Francisco in 2010 and started playing that stuff out, and, also recently started making music again.
When I started getting back into house & techno, I also started re-buying dance records and reconnecting with music I loved when I first started clurrrbbing. DJing those genres is still fairly new for me, so, playing and mixing with records and high quality coasters...I mean burned CDs, provides a really interesting challenge that I can't see myself getting tired of anytime soon. The fact that I now can mix the records I used to obsessively listen to in my little apartment in Minneapolis has been one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had. With that said, I also think Serato is perfect for events where I have to hop from one disparate genre to another, and, I use it when the need arises. I have always loved buying records, but, I also now enjoy the digital hunt and instant gratification it provides. Since it's the year 2013 and we do not appear to be moving backwards in time, I'll most likely continue to buy both.
I recently started a record label with two friends - dabecy and Exillon - called Jacktone, and, we just released our first 12” (jacktonerecords.com). I’m also trying to find the perfect home for my radio show/podcast I co-host called Dots and Loops. I’m venue shopping in SF and Oakland for a new residency, and gigging around town/everywhere as often as I can. I'm excited to focus more on production this year and am chomping at the bit to travel to new spots, meet some like-minded music jerks, and, continue to absorb everything I can about DJing and production. I feel like I learn 100 new things about music everyday and I hope that never changes. I'm truly grateful for all the opportunities I've been given so far by my pals and they never cease to amaze and inspire me. It feels great to be part of such a supportive music community, so, thanks for letting me submit this mix!


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New research challenges the argument that legalized hunting helps prevent poaching.
Navigating the delicate balance between what’s good for man and what’s good for wildlife is a negotiation fraught with wildly varying opinions. In this regard, wolves and their protection have been a hot topic of controversy in the United States. After being all but wiped out in the Lower 48, conservation efforts have slowly brought their numbers back – but rulings on their protective status have flip-flopped all over the place as various groups’ interests have prevailed. Wolves are part of this country’s wildlife heritage and future, but wolves also kill livestock. Whatever side of the fence one stands on, however, it’s important to at least know the impact that government decisions have on the situation.
Large carnivores like wolves and bears are often victims of poaching; a common line of thinking when determining policy is that legalized hunting can curb the illegal hunting. It is often argued that such is the case; it is commonly cited as the reason to justify substantial culling of recovering and still fragile populations. With this in mind, two researchers decided to look at whether or not removing protection from wolves – which opens the way for controlled hunting – decreases illegal hunting.Their conclusion? Using data from Michigan and Wisconsin, they found that allowing wolf culling was more likely to increase poaching than reduce it.
“The claim that legalizing culling or hunting will reduce poaching has become a fundamental issue for the conservation and management of large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes,” write authors Dr. Guillaume Chapron from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Dr. Adrian Treves from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The authors describe culling as "government implementation of wolf killing, specifically by live-trapping wolves and then shooting them."
In their new paper, published in Proceedings B Royal Society, the team shows that allowing wolf culling was significantly more likely to increase poaching than reduce it.
“In light of our results, we find this recommendation has no support. Indeed, liberalizing killing appears to be a conservation strategy that may achieve the opposite outcome than that intended.”
The team focused on Wisconsin and Michigan because the two states have had changes in wolf policies that made them valuable for studying wolf population dynamics, which the researchers looked at for the years from 1995 to 2012.
Wolves were completely hunted in both states by the 1950s, as in, none left. With conservation efforts they recolonized Wisconsin by 1978 and Michigan by 1989. From 1979 to April 2003, Wisconsin wolves were classified as federally endangered but the classification changed in the following years. The Wisconsin population grew from 0 to at least 815 by 2012 and the Michigan population grew from 0 to 587 by 2011.
The paper concludes that when a government allows the killing of a protected species, the perceived value of the species is tainted. “Liberalizing wolf culling may have sent a negative message about the value of wolves or that poaching prohibitions would not be enforced,” the authors note. Which makes sense – if the government says it’s OK to kill wolves, the nuances of "why" can be lost.
"The historical trend has been steady relaxation of protection for endangered wolves reversed periodically by federal court decisions," say the researchers. "In the first federal court case relating to permits to kill endangered wolves, the US government argued one should allow culling to prevent rampant poaching. The first federal judge rejected the idea and drew an analogy that the government wanted to allow shoplifting to avoid looting. We have now shown that allowing shoplifting promoted looting."
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Hi - as far I I know, the charge port light always turns off after a little while when you plug the car in, so at night you don't see anything lit up when the car is charging.. now, last night and tonight I've noticed that the light doesn't turn off any more (the green blinking). I am not sure why it suddenly would act different. I still have the same firmware (4.4). I guess the only thing I did was turn the amp down to 10A instead of 40A (I'm hooking up to a 50A -> 40A) circuit.
So maybe that has something to do with it, tomorrow night I will leave it at 40A and see if that behaves differently. Anyone else see this?


text: Two nights ago hubby was in a hurry to get the girls all locked up for the nite and failed to look in the coop to see if they had returned. Just ASSUMED and we all know what that does . They have a coop and run and we only let them out for an hour or 2 in the afternoons. Next day at lunch he finds the 5 girls outside their pen and calls me at work to see if i had let them out at lunch. I had not been home at all so apparently they got locked outside the coop . They must have found shelter under their coop cuz there is an opening to get under it but its only 6 inches high. On putting the girls back in their pen, he found feathers everywhere around the coop and saw one of the girls has a bald spot on top of her head. Something happened that nite and we are not sure what but I dont think they laid any eggs the next day and so far today have only found 1 egg. Could this have traumatized all 5 of them enough to stop laying?????


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Maciej Milewski: "We aim to reach all of Europe with Merry Berry"
Poland: Milbor launches new blueberry juicesThe Polish company Milbor recently launched new fruit juices for its range marketed under the brand Merry Berry. Maciej Milewski points out that they have been active in the cultivation of blueberries for a very long time. The story began over 50 years ago, when the family started growing apples and pears. Since Maciej’s father discovered the huge potential that lies in blueberries, he decided to introduce the first blueberry plantation, and the acreage has continuously expanded ever since. Milbor is currently one of central Poland’s largest blueberry producers, and it is able to supply the fruit from July to September."
He explains that Milbor is also a supplier to large foreign supermarket chains in the UK, the Netherlands and Russia, as well as Polish wholesalers. “We aim to produce the best fruit and to achieve this we collaborate with specialists from the University of Warsaw. Through this connection, we are familiar with the best practices when it comes to blueberry cultivation and this ensures optimal quality."
The introduction of new juices started in January. "We deliver them all year round," says Maciej. "They are marketed under the brand Merry Berry and are available in three different flavours: 100% blueberry, blueberry/apple and blueberry/chokeberry. They contain 100% fruit from Polish producers and have no added flavouring or colouring. The juices are pasteurised and have thus a one year shelf life. Their sale started just a few months ago and it is working out well. We are currently focused on the Polish market, but already started discussions with distributors from England, the Netherlands, Russia and MENA countries. “Our goal is to reach all of Europe with our delicious natural juices."
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The 4-H Storyboard (previously Fashion Storyboard) is an industry-inspired method of displaying original designs. The storyboard “tells the story” of the designer’s idea. The storyboard includes original illustrations, flats, and more to promote the design.
This year, the Storyboard has been made a stand alone, state level contest entry, but will no longer be a part of State 4-H Roundup registration. It has been moved to an online submission and managed like the State 4-H Photography contest. Those that advance would be judged at a state level prior to Roundup. The winners will be on display during Texas 4-H Roundup but will not be recognized at the assemblies just as Photography entries are not.
For more information, be sure to visit the Texas 4-H Fashion & Interior Design website

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Doug Soldat is a Wisconsin native and an associate professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in turfgrass and urban soil management. He earned a Ph.D. at Cornell University studying how phosphorus is lost from lawns. At Wisconsin, he advises the students in the turfgrass and grounds maintenance program, and teaches three classes including “Turfgrass Nutrient and Water Management” and “Lawns, Society, and the Environment”. His research program focuses on finding ways to maintain turfgrass for optimum function using fewer inputs of nutrients, pesticides, and water.
Green lawns and clean lakes need not be mutually exclusive. In fact, dense vegetation can play an important role in protecting surface waters from nutrient runoff. However, there are negative consequences of over management and the soil properties play a critical but often overlooked role in environmental protection and pollution. In this talk, Vander Zanden will highlight the primary pathways of nutrient losses from urban environments and discuss some practical and effective strategies for keeping nutrients out of the lake.
Lake Mendota officially frozen on January 14th
Madison man wins Mendota Freeze Contest grand prizeMADISON, Wis. — The Clean Lakes Alliance, in an effort to bring awareness about our lakes being “frozen assets,” has partnered with the Wisconsin State Climatology Office for the Mendota Freeze Contest to guess the date Lake Mendota officially freezes. As of today, the Climatology Office has declared that Lake Mendota officially froze on January 14th, 2013.
Nearly 3,000 athletes from around the world will plunge into Lake Monona today for the 12th annual Ironman triathlon. The weather should be nice. And, more important, the water should be relatively clean. That’s good news for those brave souls who will swim 2.4 miles (then bicycle 112 miles and run a marathon — whew!). Tens of thousands of fans are expected to cheer them on. The event helps highlight how important clean lakes are to the Madison region’s economy, image and quality of life.You can read the article on the Wisconsin State Journal’s website.


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Store staff become Dementia Friends
Staff at Specsavers stores in Ashington and Cramlington have been recognised as Dementia Friends.
Ten employees across the two stores have completed the dementia awareness programme, an Alzheimer’s Society initiative, to help support customers suffering from the condition.
Store director Darren Walker said: “Being more aware of dementia is an incredibly positive development for our team and our offering to customers.
“I always thought dementia was all to do with someone’s memory – but it is much more than that.
“By uncovering the truth about dementia it really opened my eyes to how at Specsavers, when performing our daily duties, we can all take a little time to support and care.”
The training covers all aspects of dementia and discusses how it affects people in different ways.


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Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, is full of Buddhist and Hindu temples, museums, parks and historical sights. Getting to know a city by walking it is the best way to really see how the locals live and work. The best times to walk in Colombo is the early morning or the afternoon. Read on to discover the best walks to take in Colombo.
Colombo Fort is the oldest part of the city, but also the most developed, next to the water. On a walk here, visitors can see the old Dutch and British buildings with a backdrop of mega-construction. It’s an interesting area, but one that is at risk of succumbing to major modernization. En route is the Dutch Hospital, where visitors can have a fresh drink or lunch. Another idea is to come back to the Dutch Hospital with a tuk tuk after the walk is over and relax.
The walk in Colombo Fort includes Galle Face Green, Lighthouse Clock Tower, Colombo Lighthouse, Dutch Hospital, Cargills Building, Pettah Market, Dutch Museum and Red Masjid Mosque.
For an awesome guided tour of the area, contact Colombo City Walks.
Slave Island and Cinnamon Gardens are two of the nicest areas in Colombo and a walk from the Gangaramaya Temple in Slave Island to the Independence Square in Cinnamon Gardens will give visitors an idea of what Colombo was like in its high days. This walk is best for the afternoon and end with a nice tea at the T-Lounge at the Arcade Shopping Complex in the Independence Square. The map shows that from the Viharamahadevi Park to the National Museum you have to go around but that isn’t necessary, you can go in through the back by crossing the road from the park.
The walk from Slave Island to Cinnamon Gardens includes Seema Malaka, Gangaramaya Temple, Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo National Museum and the Independence Square.
A different kind of walk is one along the shores of Mt. Lavinia Beach. Most of the coastal section of Colombo has train tracks running along it except for the Galle Face Green and Mt. Lavinia. A great way to experience Mt. Lavinia is to spend the day there. Start with breakfast at the Mount Lavinia hotel and a dip in the pool. Visitors who eat at the hotel can also use the pool. Afterwards visitors can either go down to the private Mount Lavinia Hotel beach or go back out on the road and go around the next block to enter the public beach, either northwards or southwards. On both the north and south beaches that flank the hotel, there are restaurants and hangout spots. Most of them are more lively at night but the best for daytime hanging is the Shore by O. Walk along the shore and see how the locals do the beach!


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Fat Melting Lasers and Other Devices
Fat removal or liposuction is still the most common cosmetic surgical procedure in the country; As a result of the increasing demand for fat removal, several new technologies both invasive and non-invasive emerged in the battle of the bulge.
To date, Tumescent Liposuction (liposuction under local anesthesia) is the standard of care for fat removal. Traditional liposuction (under general anesthesia) is also commonly performed but is generally seen as more aggressive in recovery and risk. Over the past few years several laser, ultrasound, and mechanical technologies have come out to help break down the fat prior to removal or to break down the fat from the outside of the skin without surgery. From my experience of over 3000 cases in 12 years, I find many of the fat melting devices to be somewhat disappointing. SmartLipo™ was the first internal fat melting device. Copycat technologies such as SmoothLipo™, LipoLight®, and CoolLipo® have followed the trend; One device claiming to be better than the next. The lasers available tend to be very small but cannot melt significant amounts. Occasionally I find them helpful for smaller areas of fat. Ultrasonic devices, such as VASER® liposelection and powered devices tend to melt larger amounts more effectively. Even these devices offer limited help during standard Tumescent Liposuction which has proven to be extremely effective and safe with minimal recovery.
Totally non invasive body sculpting options have been disappointing thus far. Mesotherapy is an injectable treatment of a variety of chemicals that has shown little efficacy and questionable safety.
Other emerging technologies such as Zerona®, Zeltiq™, Ultrashape® and Velashape™ offer interesting technologies that supposedly target fat from the outside, leaving the body to deal with the waste. They require several treatments and to date offer very limited benefit for only small areas of fat.
Zerona® - light based external technology.
Zeltiq™ - Fat-freezing external technology.
Ultrashape® - Ultrasound targeted fat destruction externally.
Velashape™ - Radiofrequency and infrared external massage to reduce superficial layers of fat.
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Distance between Saint-Quentin NB and Rivière-du-Loup QC
The distance from Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup is 219 kilometers by road including 117 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 2 hours and 18 minutes and goes through Saint-Leonard and Saint-Jacques.
|Shortest distance by air||165 km ✈|
|Car route length||219 km 🚗|
|Driving time||2 h 18 min|
|Fuel amount||17.5 L|
|Fuel cost||29.6 CAD|
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17 60 km, 41 min
|Saint-Leonard||60 km||41 min||4.6 L|
17 TCH 52 km, 29 min
|Saint-Jacques||112 km||1 h 10 min||8.5 L|
2 85 107 km, 1 h 07 min
|Rivière-du-Loup||219 km||2 h 18 min||17.1 L|
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How much does it cost to drive from Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup?
Fuel cost: 29.6 CAD
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 219 km / 100 km) * (Fuel consumption 8 L/100 km) * (Fuel price 1.69 CAD / L)
You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.
How long is a car ride from Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup?
Driving time: 2 h 18 min
This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.
- 51 km with a maximum speed 110 km/h = 27 min
- 63 km with a maximum speed 100 km/h = 38 min
- 94 km with a maximum speed 90 km/h = 1 h 2 min
- 6 km with a maximum speed 80 km/h = 4 min
- 1 km with a maximum speed 60 km/h = 1 min
- 4 km with a maximum speed 50 km/h = 4 min
The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.
How far is Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup by land?
The distance between Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup is 219 km by road including 117 km on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup respectively.
How far is Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup is 165 km.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is Saint-Quentin from Rivière-du-Loup by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 12 min to cover the distance of 165 km at a cruising speed of 800 km/h.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 45 min to flight this distance at average speed of 220 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.
How long is a helicopter ride from Saint-Quentin to Rivière-du-Loup?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 41 min to cover the distance of 165 km at a cruising speed of 240 km/h.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 47 min to flight this distance at average speed of 210 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.
What city is halfway between Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup?
The halfway point between Saint-Quentin and Rivière-du-Loup is Saint-Jacques. It is located about 2 km from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from Saint-Jacques to Saint-Quentin is 112 km and driving will take about 1 h 10 min. The road between Saint-Jacques and Rivière-du-Loup has length 107 km and will take approximately 1 h 8 min.
Where is Saint-Quentin in relation to Rivière-du-Loup?
Saint-Quentin is located 165 km east of Rivière-du-Loup.
Saint-Quentin has geographic coordinates: latitude 47.51296, longitude -67.39068.
Rivière-du-Loup has geographic coordinates: latitude 47.83582, longitude -69.5368.


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BOSTON (AP) — A college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday renewed his request to move his trial, arguing that he cannot receive a fair trial in Boston.
Robel Phillipos, who is charged with lying to authorities, is scheduled to go on trial in U.S. District Court next week. His lawyers filed a change-of-venue motion Monday asking that his federal trial be moved to Springfield; Providence, Rhode Island; or Portland, Maine.
A judge had rejected an earlier motion to move the trial.
Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, is charged with lying to investigators about being in Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth several days after the bombing, when two other Tsarnaev friends removed a backpack, laptop computer and other evidence. Azamat Tazhayakov was convicted by a jury of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges in July, while Dias Kadyrbayev pleaded guilty to identical charges last month.
Lawyers for Phillipos argue that intense media coverage of the attack has made it impossible for him to receive a fair trial in Boston.
"The marathon bombing has been the subject of extensive pretrial publicity, which has saturated the Boston and Massachusetts media markets. ... These media accounts go beyond mere factual descriptions and include constant references to Mr. Phillipos as a friend and assumed ally of accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev," attorneys Derege Demissie and Susan Church argue in their motion.
Prosecutors did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Twin bombs placed near the finish line of the 2013 marathon killed three people and injured more than 260. Tsarnaev is scheduled to go on trial in November on 30 federal charges and could face the death penalty if convicted. He also wants his trial moved.
If U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock rejects Phillipos' request to move the trial, his lawyers want extra questions to ask prospective jurors during jury selection and extra challenges to reject certain jurors "to ameliorate the prejudice caused by excessive pretrial publicity to the extent possible."
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Samsung RC530-S09AU laptop
A 15.6in laptop with a great configuration for tough workloads
This Samsung laptop features a 15.6in screen and has a great array of features for its price. Its chassis houses an Intel Core i7 (second generation) CPU, as well as 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, an NVIDIA GeForce GT540M graphics adapter and a 750GB hard drive. In addition, you get an optical drive that can read Blu-ray and burn DVDs, a 6-cell battery and a usual smattering of connectivity features. It weighs around 2.65kg so it's definitely not the lightest notebook on the market. Compare prices at.
Price$ 993.00 (AUD)
|Display technology||LED-backlit LCD|
|Graphics card||NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M|
|Discrete graphics card?||Yes|
|Optical media supported||Blu-ray (BD), CD, DVD|
|DVD drive type||Read and write|
|Blu-ray drive type||Read only|
|CPU type||Intel Core i7|
|Processor type||Intel Core i7-2630QM|
|Operating system||Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 7 Home Premium|
|Hard drive interface||SATA|
|Hard drive type||Hard drive|
|Supported memory media||SD|
|Number of USB 2.0 ports||4|
|Wired Terminals / Ports||3.5mm headphone jack, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, Microphone, USB 2.0, VGA (D-sub)|
|Wi-Fi (wireless networking)||Yes|
|Wireless technology supported||Bluetooth, Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g, Wireless 802.11n|
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