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Hundreds of residents and businesses in the Perth Hills and WA's Wheatbelt have now gone almost a week with no power, leaving them counting the cost of the outage.
WA's energy minister says a 'freak' storm that cut power to thousands is worse than 2021's destructive Cyclone Seroja.
From trading biscuits for phone chargers to being forced to throw thousands of dollars worth of food and medical supplies, locals tell of the chaos widespread power outages have caused in regional WA.
A summer storm has pummelled WA's Wheatbelt and eastern parts of Perth, with Western Power warning it could take days to restore services to all affected customers.
Homes are razed and two men hurt as a bushfire that earlier tore through Parkerville, Stoneville and Hovea, forcing residents to flee, is contained by firefighters, while another blaze flares in Eaton, near Bunbury.
Next generation of volunteers called in to save 'backpackers in strife' for emergency services drill
A drill at the Broome racecourse took young emergency service volunteers through their paces on Wednesday.
Labor sets its sights set on the bellwether seat of Hasluck, a sprawling electorate north-east of Perth that senior Labor MP Jason Clare claims is the key to winning the federal election.
A well-prepared home could be the difference between firefighters being able to save it in a bushfire and seeing it go up in flames, authorities warn.
There are almost seven times more registered apiarists in Western Australia than there were a decade ago — and grassroots beekeepers are a big part of the increase.
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Authorities downgrade bushfires burning to the north and south of Perth to advice level, after a blaze at Yallingup townsite was brought under control.
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He does what college kids do. He looks to Apple for help.
“Hey Siri,” he says (in Chinese with English subtitles). “Turn the screen light up to the brightest!”
But Siri can’t save him.
He calls out for flashfight function and frantically tries to text. But his iPhone can’t save him, either.
No, not when he’s forgotten that one thing, that one instruction he was given before climbing the stairs to “The Female Ghost Bridge.”
“Never turn your head on the stairs. The ghost might be right behind you!”
“The Bridge Curse” is a tepid ghost tale with some pretty good effects, a couple of decent twists in its meandering “Ways to Die on a College Campus” plot and a stylistic conceit that it abandons too quickly.
The conceit is thrown out after a nervy, almost-gripping opening. Five college kids at Tung Hu U. are live-streaming a “courage challenge” on “The Female Ghost Bridge,” a haunted lake-crossing span that a coed once threw herself from and drowned some while back. In cell-phone tight compositions, the kids tease, prank and goad one another as they act out and video this adventure.
But darned if that kid doesn’t forget the “Don’t turn around” rule. He counts the steps up, pranks his pals, and then forgets that rule, takes that 14th step on a 13-step bridge, and it’s “pick’em off, one-by-one” time — starting with him.
The kids — some of them makeup students, one an IT major and a couple from mass communications department, are tight enough that they’ve dated each other, silly enough that they keep separating in that “You wait here” way that horror movie characters do.
The screenplay sets up rules, ways this calamity plays out, and then forgets those rules. The original victim, the “ghost” who haunts this bridge, drowned. The victims are supposed to drown — in a mop bucket, in the film’s most memorable murder. But that’s abandoned.
There’s also this TV reporter (Vera Yen) and her camera guy (JC Lin) trying to find out what happened, if there’s been a coverup of other times that it happened, and just what those flickering images and that white shadow might be on the CCTV or streamed videos posted online.
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The concept is solid, and the characters — hard to identify by name as the subtitled names don’t jibe with the closing credits names — generally give us believable reactions to a supernatural threat.
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But “The Bridge Curse” never jells, never comes together and rarely delivers. The whole point in putting “rules” in your screenplay is so that the audience can see the threats before the characters do, and the characters can try to reason their way out of their predicament.
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For direector Lester Hsi, “The Bridge Curse” becomes a bridge that fails.
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Credits: Directed by Lester Hsi, script by Keng-Ming (Ken) Chang and Ps-Hsiang (Alain) Hao.
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Screening and evaluation of innate coagulants for water treatment: a sustainable approach
© Vara; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 24 May 2012
Accepted: 30 July 2012
Published: 5 October 2012
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© Vara; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 24 May 2012
Accepted: 30 July 2012
Published: 5 October 2012
Access to safe drinking water is important as a health and development issue at national, regional, and local levels. About one billion people do not have healthy drinking water. More than six million people (about two million children) die because of diarrhea which is caused by polluted water. Developing countries pay a high cost to import chemicals including polyaluminium chloride and alum. This is the reason why these countries need low-cost methods requiring low maintenance and skill. The use of synthetic coagulants is not regarded as suitable due to health and economic considerations. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of alum as coagulant in conjunction with bean, sago, and chitin as coagulants on the removal of color, turbidity, hardness, and Escherichia coli from water. A conventional jar test apparatus was employed for the tests. The study was taken up in three stages, initially with synthetic waters, followed by testing of the efficiency of coagulants individually on surface waters and, lastly, testing of blended coagulants. The experiment was conducted at three different pH conditions of 6, 7, and 8. The dosages chosen were 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 mg/l. The results showed that turbidity decrease provided also a primary E. coli reduction. Hardness removal efficiency was observed to be 93% at pH 7 with 1-mg/l concentration by alum, whereas chitin was stable at all the pH ranges showing the highest removal at 1 and 1.5mg/l with pH 7. In conclusion, using natural coagulants results in considerable savings in chemicals and sludge handling cost may be achieved.
The explosive growth of the world's human population and subsequent water and energy demands have led to an expansion of standing surface water . Nowadays, the concern about contamination of aquatic environments has increased, especially when water is used for human consumption. About one billion people do not have healthy drinking water. More than six million people (about two million children) die because of diarrhea which is caused by polluted water [2, 3].
In most of the cases, surface water turbidity is caused by the clay particles, and the color is due to the decayed natural organic matter. Generally, the particles that determine the turbidity are not separated by settling or through traditional filtration. Colloidal suspension stability in surface water is also due to the electric charge of particle surface. Thus, there is great importance in either the development of more sophisticated treatments or the improvement of the current ones .
The production of potable water from most raw water sources usually entails the use of a coagulation flocculation stage to remove turbidity in the form of suspended and colloidal material. This process plays a major role in surface water treatment by reducing turbidity, bacteria, algae, color, organic compounds, and clay particles. The presence of suspended particles would clog filters or impair disinfection process, thereby dramatically minimizing the risk of waterborne diseases [5, 6].
Many coagulants are widely used in conventional water treatment processes, based on their chemical characteristics. These coagulants are classified into inorganic, synthetic organic polymers, and natural coagulants . Alum has been the most widely used coagulant because of its proven performance, cost effectiveness, relatively easy handling, and availability. Recently, much attention has been drawn on the extensive use of alum. Aluminum is regarded as an important poisoning factor in dialysis encephalopathy. Aluminum is one of the factors which might contribute to Alzheimer's disease [7–9]. Alum reaction with water alkalinity reduces water pH and its efficiency in cold water [10, 11]. However, some synthetic organic polymers such as acrylamide have neurotoxicity and strong carcinogenic effect [8, 12].
In addition, the use of alum salts is inappropriate in some developing countries because of the high costs of imported chemicals and low availability of chemical coagulants . This is the reason why these countries need low-cost methods requiring low maintenance and skill.
For these reasons, and also due to other advantages of natural coagulants/flocculants over chemicals, some countries such as Japan, China, India, and the United States have adopted the use of natural polymers in the treatment of surface water for the production of drinking water . A number of studies have pointed out that the introduction of natural coagulants as a substitute for metal salts may ease the problems associated with chemical coagulants.
Natural macromolecular coagulants are promising and have attracted the attention of many researchers because of their abundant source, low price, multi-purposeness, and biodegradation [11, 14, 15]. Okra, rice, and chitosan are natural compounds which have been used in turbidity removal [16–18]. The extract of the seeds has been mentioned for drastically reducing the amount of sludge and bacteria in sewage .
In view of the above discussion, the present work has been taken up to evaluate the efficiency of various natural coagulants on the physico-chemical contaminant removal of water. To date, most of the research has been concentrated on the coagulant efficiencies in synthetic water, but in this study, we move ahead making an attempt to test the efficiency of the natural coagulants on surface water. The efficiencies of the coagulants as stated by  might alter depending on many factors: nature of organic matter, structure, dimension, functional groups, chemical species, and others.
The third coagulant was chitin ([C8H13O5N] n ), which is a non-toxic, biodegradable polymer of high molecular weight. Like cellulose, chitin is a fiber, and in addition, it presents exceptional chemical and biological qualities that can be used in many industrial and medical applications. The two plant originated coagulants were taken in the form of powder or starch. Chitin was commercially procured.
The first stage included testing the efficiency of the four coagulants on the synthetic waters. Synthetic waters with turbidity of 70 and 100 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) were prepared with fuller's earth in the laboratory and were used in this part of the study. The experiment was carried out using a jar test apparatus. The experiments were conducted in duplicates to eliminate any kind of error. Efficiency was evaluated by determination of reduction in turbidity of both the synthetic samples.
In the second stage of the experiment, the individual coagulants were evaluated for their efficiency on the surface waters. The water samples for this stage and the preceding stage were collected from the surface reservoir, Mudasarlova, located at a distance of 5 km from the Environmental Monitoring Laboratory, GITAM University, where the experiments were carried out. This is the reservoir which serves as a source of domestic water for the nearby residents.
Physico-chemical parameters tested (stage II)
H2S strip test
The coagulants were tested at various concentrations like 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 mg/l at three pH ranges of 6, 7, and 8.
The results obtained from the second stage of the study have encouraged us to further extend the study in terms of blended coagulants. The blending of coagulants was taken up from the fact that alum was the most widely used coagulant, and hence, it was taken as one part. The remaining combinations were 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts of the natural coagulants, i.e., 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, and 1:5.
Physico-chemical parameters tested (stage III)
H2S strip test
The E. coli bacterial presence and absence were determined in the pre- and post-coagulated water using H2S strip bottle. The water sample was filled into the bottle and allowed to stand for 24 h at room temperature. After 24 h, the water sample was observed for color change; black color change indicates the presence of E. coli.
Coagulant actions onto colloidal particles take place through charge neutralization of negatively charged particles. If charge neutralization is the predominant mechanism, a stochiometric relation can be established between the particles' concentration and coagulant optimal dose.
The turbidity removal efficiencies of the individual coagulants are depicted in Figure 6 wherein there was a broad variation among the pH ranges. The maximum reduction was observed with 1 mg/l (87%) of bean at pH 6 followed by 1 mg/l (82%) sago at the same pH. At pH 7, the maximum efficiency was shown by bean with 1.5 mg/l dosage (85.37%) followed by bean and sago with 1 (82.49%) and 1.5 mg/l (82.49%), respectively. Removal efficiencies of 41.46% and 36.59% were reported by 1 mg/l of bean and sago, respectively, at pH 8. The minimum reductions are not reported as there was a negative competence of the coagulants at different doses and pH variations. It can be observed from the graph that there was an increase in the turbidity of the water at these dosages like with 2 g of chitin the turbidity removal was −19.51. In the entire study, the best results were obtained with total hardness removal wherein no negative competence was reported as shown in Figure 7. The utmost removal was observed with 0.5-mg/l (97.67%) sago at pH 7. At pH 6, it was (90.70%) with 1.5 mg/l of bean. At pH 8, the reduction was (93.02%) with 0.5 mg/l of alum. Apart from these, the general observation was that all the coagulants were effective in an average removal of 65% total hardness at all pH variations and doses. The tracking for the least efficiency has showed chitin at pH 6 with 2-mg/l dose (34.88%).
The calcium hardness removal efficiencies are directly proportional with the total hardness removal; the highest removal was recorded by chitin (93.33%) at pH 7 with 1.5-mg/l dose as shown in Figure 8. Removal of 90% is at pH 8 and 7 with 0.5-mg/l alum and 1-mg/l chitin, respectively. Minimum effectiveness was observed by chitin (6.67%) at pH 6 with 2-mg/l dose. On an average, the removal competence was more than 60% with all coagulants at doses at all the pH conditions.
Figure 8 illustrates the chloride removal efficiency of the coagulants tested. The average competence was observed to be 40%. The maximum competence was noted at pH 7 by chitin (83.64%) at 1.5 mg/l followed by sago (81.82%) at 1 mg/l. Indeed at pH 7, the removal was observed to be superior as a whole. Similarly, pH has shown inferior effectiveness in the amputation of chloride. The remarkable point that was noted is that at pH 8, where the removal was superior, the increase in doses of sago and bean (1.5 and 2 mg/l) has shown a depressing outcome.
With the results obtained from the second stage experimentation, the study was carried forward for the evaluation of blended coagulants. From the literature, it was understood that blended coagulants show improved competence than that of the individual ones.
Although many studies have used synthetic water in the experiments, this work chose to use raw water collected directly from the surface source. Therefore, it is important to consider that the natural compounds may cause variations in their composition, which interfere in the treatment process. All those factors are taken into account when evaluating the obtained results.
The characteristics of the superficial water used in this study are observed as that the water used has apparent color, turbidity, solids, and amount of compounds with a relatively high absorption in UV (254 nm). It is noticeable that the water has high turbidity and color.
The effectiveness of alum, commonly used as a coagulant, is severely affected by low or high pH. In optimum conditions, the white flocs were large and rigid and settled well in less than 10 min. This finding is in agreement with other studies at optimum pH [24, 25]. The optimum pH was 7 and was similar to the obtained results by Divakaran . At high turbidity, a significant improvement in residual water turbidity was observed. The supernatant was clear after about 20-min settling. Flocs were larger and settling time was lower. The results showed that above optimum dosage, the suspensions showed a tendency to restabilize.
The effectiveness of the chitin in the present study in the removal of various contaminants with varied pH individually and also in blended form can be traced to the explanation from the literature that chitin has been studied as biosorbent to a lesser extent than chitosan; however, the natural greater resistance of the former compared to the last, due to its greater crystallinity, could mean a great advantage. Besides, the possibility to control the degree of acetylation of chitin permits to enhance its adsorption potential by increasing its primary amine group density. Recent studies regarding the production of chitin-based biocomposites and its application as fluoride biosorbents have demonstrated the potential of these materials to be used in continuous adsorption processes. Moreover, these biocomposites could remove many different contaminants, including cations, organic compounds, and anions .
Chitosan has high affinity with the residual oil and excellent properties such as biodegradability, hydrophilicity, biocompability, adsorption property, flocculating ability, polyelectrolisity, antibacterial property, and its capacity of regeneration in many applications . It has been used as non-toxic floccules in the treatment of organically polluted wastewater .
The effects of coagulation process on hardness are observed for varying levels of hardness, which resulted in significant decrease of hardness removal. The study correlates with the results obtained by , wherein they had a maximum hardness removal of 84.3% by chitosan in low turbid water with initial hardness of about 204 mg/l as CaCO3.
Several experiments were carried out to determine the comparative performance of chitosan on E. coli in different turbidities. E. coli negative is present in the chitin-treated waters in all of the turbidities. The conclusive evidence was found for the negative influence of chitosan on E. coli. The regrowth of E. coli was not observed in the experiments after 24 h, which was similar to the observations by .
As far as sago is considered, the starch was effective both individually and as blended coagulant. Unlike polyaluminium chloride, the efficiency of the natural coagulants is not affected by pH. The pH increased their efficiency, which is one of the advantages of natural coagulants. The principle behind the efficiency of the sago from the literature can be stated as follows: Sago starch is a natural polymer that is categorized as polyelectrolyte and can act as coagulant aid. Coagulant aid can be classified according to the ionization traits, which are the anions, cations, and amphoteric (with dual charges). Bratskaya et al.  mentioned that among the three groups, cation polymer is normally used to remove adsorbed negatively charged particles by attracting the adsorbed particles through electrostatic force. They discovered that anion polymer and those non-ionized cannot be used to coagulate negatively charged particles.
The chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction is influenced by the concentration of sago used; the lower the concentration the better the removal of the COD. Using less than 1.50 g L-1, better COD reduction is observed. At this low concentration, settling time did not influence the COD reduction. Similarly, concentration of sago used at lower than 1.50 g L-1 reduced the turbidity in less than 15 min of settling time. Sago concentration higher than 1.50 g L-1 increased the turbidity; however, settling time has an influence on the turbidity reduction at higher sago concentrations. This pattern is congruent with the COD removal .
The sago starch-graft-polyacrylamide (SS-g-PAm) coagulants were found to achieve water turbidity removal up to 96.6%. The results of this study suggest that SS-g-PAm copolymer is a potential coagulant for reducing turbidity during water treatment .
At its optimum concentration, D. lablab seed powder does not affect the pH of the water. Total and calcium hardness remained almost constant and were within acceptable levels according to World Health Organization standards for drinking water. Moreover, coagulation of medium to high turbidity water with D. lablab seed powder with the finest grain size reduced turbidity further. The best performance of the finest seed powder could be due to its large total surface area, whereby most of the water-soluble proteins are at the solid–liquid interface during the extraction process as stated by Gassenschmidtet al. . This might have increased the concentration of active coagulation polymer in the extract, which improved the coagulation process. The coagulant extract from seeds has shown antimicrobial activity in the comparative culture test, which was also observed in the study of Tandonet al. .
D. lablab demonstrated the best performance with turbid water, in which a turbidity removal efficiency of 87% was observed. The restabilization of destabilized colloidal particles, which was associated with higher residual turbidities, occurred at dosages above the optimum. It is commonly observed that particles are destabilized by small amounts of hydrolyzing metal salts and that optimum destabilization corresponds with neutralization of the particles' charge. Larger amounts of coagulants cause charge reversal so that the particles become positively charged and, thus, restabilization occurs, which results in elevated turbidity levels . It has also been observed that the reduction in turbidity is associated with significant improvements in bacteriological quality. The effect of natural coagulants on turbidity removal and the antimicrobial properties against microorganisms may render them applicable for simultaneous coagulation and disinfection of water for rural and peri-urban people in developing countries .
It is observed that blended coagulants gave utmost efficiency as compared to the traditional alum coagulants. Here in this blending process, we reduce the alum dose up to 80%; thus, we reduce the drawbacks of the alum. Also, we can reduce the cost of the treatment using the natural coagulants instead of the traditional coagulant.
E. coli is the best coliform indicator of fecal contamination from human and animal wastes. E. coli presence is more representative of fecal pollution because it is present in higher numbers in fecal material and generally not elsewhere in the environment . Results showed the absence of E. coli increases with increasing time. A greater percentage of E. coli was eliminated in higher turbidities. The aggregation and, thus, removal of E. coli was directly proportional to the concentration of particles in the suspension. Chitosan and other natural coagulants showed antibacterial effects of 2 to 4 log reductions.
Antimicrobial effects of water-insoluble chitin and coagulants were attributed to both its flocculation and bactericidal activities. A bridging mechanism has been reported for bacterial coagulation by chitosan . Especially with reference to chitosan, molecules can stack on the microbial cell surface, thereby forming an impervious layer around the cell that blocks the channels, which are crucial for living cells . On the other hand, cell reduction in microorganisms, such as E. coli, occurred without noticeable cell aggregation by chitosan.
This indicates that flocculation was not the only mechanism by which microbial reduction occurred. It was found that when samples were stored during 24 h, regrowth of E. coli was not observed for all turbidities. It should be noted that the test water contained no nutrient to support regrowth of E. coli, and chitosan is not a nutrient source for it. Another experiment was designed to check the effect of alum alone. Regrowth of E. coli was not observed for unaided alum after 24 h. The number of E. coli after resuspension of sediment reached to the initial numbers after 24 h and showed that it cannot be inactivated by alum. Such findings have been previously reported by Bina .
Access to clean and safe drinking water is difficult in rural areas of India. Water is generally available during the rainy season, but it is muddy and full of sediments. Because of a lack of purifying agents, communities drink water that is no doubt contaminated by sediment and human feces. Thus, the use of natural coagulants that are locally available in combination with solar radiation, which is abundant and inexhaustible, provides a solution to the need for clean and safe drinking water in the rural communities of India. Use of this technology can reduce poverty, decrease excess morbidity and mortality from waterborne diseases, and improve overall quality of life in rural areas.
The application of coagulation treatment using natural coagulants on surface water was examined in this study. The surface water was characterized by a high concentration of suspended particles with a high turbidity. At a varied range of pH, the suspended particles easily dissolved and settled along with the coagulants added. Research has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of natural starches of sago flour, bean powder, and chitin to act as coagulants individually and in blended form. In all three cases, the main variable was the dosage of the coagulant. The study shows that natural characteristics of starch and other coagulants can be an efficient coagulant for surface water but would need further study in modifying it to be efficient to the maximum. Thus, it can be concluded that the blended coagulants are the best which give maximum removal efficiency in minimum time.
It is chitin and chitosan which can readily be derivatized by utilizing the reactivity of the primary amino group and the primary and secondary hydroxyl groups to find applications in diversified areas. In this work, an attempt has been made to increase the understanding of the importance and effects of chitin at various doses and pH conditions, upon the chemical and biological properties of water. In view of this, this study will attract the attention of academicians and environmentalists.
SV is an assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Studies, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM University, India.
The author thanks GITAM University for providing necessary facilities for carrying out this work.
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Samsung Tech Professional Wet Cleaning is a system that enables cleaners to safely process “Dry Clean Only” garments. This system was specifically designed to deliver optimum cleaning results while still providing outstanding protection to fibers.
To protect the fibers, the garments are first wetted by a mixture of water and specially designed detergents. Only after this critical step does the actual cleaning process begin.
The Samsung Tech Professional washer accurately controls water levels, temperature settings, detergent dosing levels, and drum rotation rhythm. An exceptionally high final extraction cycle quickly removes the majority of water from the garments.
With exceptional accuracy, the Samsung Tech Professional dryer then measures the garment’s residual moisture, optimizing cycle times, saving energy, and protecting the garments from over-drying.
Samsung Tech Professional Wet Cleaning is increasingly popular as both cleaners and their customers are discovering its many advantages.
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Samsung Tech Professional Wet Cleaning enables cleaners to add flexibility to their plant or even replace current solvent-based cleaning methods.
As approximately 90% of all soil types are water-soluble, Samsung Tech Professional Wet Cleaning greatly reduces spotting time.
Plus, the cleaner is able to produce whiter whites in an environmentally safe cleaning system.
Another benefit is that it extends the range of services to cover not only “Dry Clean Only” garments but also leather, suede, restoration work, wedding gowns, larger household items, stuffed animals, and sports pads. Samsung machines also easily process traditional laundered garments, such as cotton dress shirts, jeans, and similar items.
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Abigaile is about sharing and exploring food without boundaries, gimmicks or pretense. Our dishes are always evolving based on the availability of quality market ingredients, and often, a creative whim. We believe one of life’s greatest sources of joy is what happens when people come together to share a meal.
So gather. Trust us. Step just a little outside your comfort zone. And enjoy food without order or rules.
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We respect the food we prepare and carefully select where we source each and every ingredient. whenever possible, we embrace & support our local growers. We are committed to working with and supporting growers that share our dedication & respect for quality food products.
Our Friends & California Growers:, Mary’s Free Range Chicken – Organic / Pasture Raised / Vegetarian Diet, Shatake Happens: Hermosa Beach, La Sanctuaire, Meyers Ranch, Kenter Canyon Farms , Marshall Farms Honey Farm, Weiser Farms , Fresh Origins, Rising C. Rances, Mohr –Fry Ranches, Handsome Coffee, Strauss Organic Creamery
Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, Chef Tin developed an affinity for worldwide flavors at an early age. Tin graduated from UCLA with a degree in Economics, and after dabbling in finance and an array of other industries, he traded excel sheets for baking sheets and enrolled in the California Academy of Culinary Arts.
His culinary career has taken him around the world and with internships and culinary positions with an array of restaurants and hotels. Tin served as the Executive Sous Chef at the acclaimed St. Regis Hotel and Resort in Monarch Beach, CA. During his five years with the resort, Tin worked in various capacities, ultimately as the executive sous chef in charge of eight chefs and four restaurants, and he helped build the team and culinary operations from the opening of the resort in 2001.
Prior to joining Abigaile, Tin served as Director of Culinary Operations at Sapphire in Laguna Beach where he oversaw all culinary needs for the restaurant, its adjacent gourmet shop, offsite caterings and five private culinary schools.
In 2012 he was brought to Abigaile to create a menu that reflected the unique history and re-design of the restaurant. From P.I.G. pop tarts to Risotto Carbonara, Poutine and Char Sui Pork Belly, Tin enjoys creating dishes that merge global flavors with comfort foods and seasonal ingredients. He has a passion for wine and has completed coursework in the court of master sommeliers. Tin curates and carefully selects all of the wines at Abigaile, from California varietals to French and Italian, to pair with his distinct cuisine. Tin’s travels to Italy, France, and Asia have given him a strong culinary technique that is based on quality, local sourcing and fresh ingredients.
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Tracy Barlow’s (Kate Ford) relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) has hit a few roadblocks in Coronation Street over the years, but the pair are set for another bumpy journey, as it was revealed in tonight’s episode that Tracy had spent New Year’s Eve in solicitor Paula Martin’s (Stirling Gallacher) bed.
After a somewhat troublesome year, Tracy wanted to ring in the New Year with Steve in style, but — in typical Steve fashion — he failed to realise her intentions, and thus decided to swap shifts with Tim (Joe Duttine) in order to get out of the gig that Tracy wanted to attend.
However, she soon came to learn of Steve’s manipulation, and proceeded to argue with him over his lack of interest in their relationship, before storming out and heading to the Rovers on her own.
While enjoying a drink, she found herself in the company of Paula — who’d previously offered Amy (Elle Mulvaney) a work experience opportunity — and the two got chatting.
Before long, the chemistry between the pair was evident, but did romance ensue?
It would appear so, as Tracy started the New Year in Paula’s bed. Upon realising what she’d done, she was devastated, as she struggled to come to terms with the fact that she had cheated on Steve.
Tracy did her utmost to keep what happened between her and Paula a secret, but Paula grew tired of her lover’s fear after she attempted to suggest that Amy can no longer work for her.
An argument ensued in the middle of the street — something which Amy witnessed, and before long, she put two and two together, realising that her mum had cheated on her dad.
Amy threatened to reveal all to Steve, and Tracy made several attempts to stop her from doing so.
As the young girl pondered what to do for the best, the episode ended with a pensive Amy revealing that she’d come to a decision.
Instead of revealing the truth to Steve, she’d decided that she would move out — and that she was going to stay with Emma (Alexandra Mardell).
While Steve tried to stop her from doing so, Tracy agreed to let her go — knowing full well that if she attempted to prevent her from leaving, then Amy would reveal all.
Will Tracy’s New Year’s secret stay hidden?
Or will it all come to light?
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Rep. Tony Hall (D-Ohio) recently introduced a “Sense of Congress” resolution calling for a United Nations embargo on conflict diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hall noted that at least eight other resources in addition to diamonds were fueling the war in Congo, but he said diamonds in particular should be controlled because they “are one of Africa’s most liquid resources, the world’s easiest commodity to smuggle, and readily available to anyone with power.”
He added, “I sometimes have disagreed with the diamond industry’s leaders, but I know them to be honorable people. Ending the exploitation of this industry’s product by those whose crimes mock all it represents is as important for Africa as it is for the diamond industry, but it will be the industry’s continued vigilance that determines whether this effort succeeds or collapses. I must reserve my own evaluation of the industry’s promises until they are tested by practice; however, I hope that history will judge kindly its response to this scourge. I hope it will prove to be a model worthy for other industries to use and expand upon. And I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the diamond industry for its commitment to finishing this work.”
U.N. embargoes currently are in place on diamonds mined by Sierra Leone and Angolan rebels, and on all diamonds from Liberia.
The World Diamond Council and Jewelers of America issued a statement supporting Hall’s resolution.
“This resolution addresses a remaining leak point in the supply chain for rough diamonds,” said Eli Izhakoff, chairman and CEO of the WDC. “Until the provisions of the Kimberley Process agreement and its companion system of warranties have been fully implemented, sanctions on rough diamonds from the DRC that have not been certified as to their origin would serve a very useful purpose.”
Hall’s motion was co-sponsored by Rep. Edward R. Royce (R-Calif.), Rep. Amo Houghton, (R-N.Y.), Rep. Donald M. Payne, (D-N.J.), and Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.).

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MURRAY — The city invites residents to view the lighting of its newly planted live Christmas tree.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by “Fire Engine Express” to magically light the tree. Afterward, they will visit with children indoors and hand out treats.
Music will be provided by the Hillcrest Junior High School Choir under the direction of Krystin Elder.
The event is 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at City Hall, 5025 S. State.
Parents should make sure children are dressed warmly. They can also bring letters for Santa.
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Picking up where the “Avengers vs. X-men” spinoff fight title left off is this new anthology series teaming up -- wait for it -- an Avenger and an X-man in adventures that are as wacky as they are random. That’s the catch here as most of these stories have very little significance to them outside of the creative teams involved. You’ll be getting twelve stories with the six issues collected here and the hit-to-miss ratio is... well, let’s just say that the volume’s title tends to be more clever and imaginative than what’s inside. Anyway, since there’s so much to cover here, it’s time to welcome back the lightning round:
Captain America + Cable: Cap and Bucky get involved in a time-traveler’s plan to give the Nazis sentinel technology and Cable shows up in time to help foil it. Ron Garney gives us some decent art as does Dan Slott with his script, which manages a few amusing moments at the end. Not bad, but it also sets the tone for the overall quality of the majority of the stories here.
The Incredible Hulk + Wolverine: It starts out as an argument over cake and then turns into another time travel throwdown as the Maestro and “Days of Future Past” Wolverine show up to take out their past selves for undisclosed reasons. Well, it’s revealed at the end that they were acting under the orders of FUTURE PRESIDENT RED HULK and if this was the 90’s that revelation would have blown my mind! We’re in 2013 however and this story does nothing but underline the steep decline in Jeph Loeb’s scriptwriting. At least it has some suitably intense and detailed art from Dale Keown.
Black Widow + Rogue: Chris Bachalo writes and illustrates the two heroines putting a stop to more sentinel trouble. It’s a fast-paced action story that hinges upon the latter utilizing the former’s skills and knowledge for a last-minute save. Rather than just have the two of them shake on it to allow Rogue to absorb the necessary knowledge, Bachalo spices things up by having them swap spit instead. Whether or not this is a good thing is left up for you to decide.
Iron Man + Kitty Pryde: Tony Stark tries to recruit Kitty to come work at Resilient and winds up getting an infestation of Brood for his troubles. Peter David has some fun with the out-there setup and even gets some nice chemistry between the two as they come to a quite logical conclusion as to why an arrangement such as this would never work. Mike Del Mundo provides the art and he comes off much better here than when he was tasked with providing fill-ins for Daniel Acuna in the “Avengers vs. X-Men Companion.”
Black Panther + Storm: One of the few stories here to have any real ties to continuity as Jason Aaron deals with the fallout from the pair’s failed marriage. Regardless of what you thought about their pairing, it gets a nice “no hard feelings” sendoff here that allows both characters to move on without any unnecessary baggage from the event. Pasqual Ferry gives it a nice, stylized (I almost want to say science-fictiony, but that would be terrible) look that helps it stand out amongst the other stories here.
Hawkeye + Gambit: James Asmus has the two rogues engaging in a game of one-upsmanship as they try to save an actress from a monster. Billy Tan’s art is serviceable enough as is the banter between the two characters. Any affection I have for this story mainly comes from the fact that Gambit winds up getting the last laugh in the end.
Beast + Amazing Spider-Man: Easily one of the more ambitious stories in the collection, Kaare Andrews has the heroes fleeing through a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic New York only to be caught by Beast’s descendants who have taken over. As the feline X-man has to deal with one of his descendants putting the moves on him, Spider-Man winds up serving as the afternoon’s entertainment in a colosseum battle. It’s ultimately pretty inconsequential, but Andrews art and the scope of his storytelling do leave an impression after the story is over.
Captain America + Quentin Quire: This gets points for being one of the oddest team-ups in the collection if only because it’s hard to imagine Quire working with anyone, let alone the sentinel of liberty. That they do is accomplished by writer Jason Latour and artist David Lopez in a fashion that is more familiar than it is satisfying. Even with that last page.
Iron Fist + Doop: File this one under “trying too hard.” I can appreciate the non-linear storytelling Kathryn Immonen tries out here but the pseudo-banter between the two characters ultimately signifies nothing. As do all of the names she gives Iron Fist’s moves which are more dumb than anything else. At least we have some lively art from David LaFuente to give the proceedings some visual zest.
(Kid) Loki + Mr. Sinister: If you’ll recall, this was one of the stories that thought would be worth picking up by itself. After all, it has Kieron Gillen scripting a team-up between two of the character that he has made the strongest impression on while writing at Marvel. The plot involves Sinister infiltrating Castle Doom in order to retrieve some of Loki’s genetic samples, and the child incarnation of the trickster showing up to add a little chaos to the proceedings. Gillen’s prose is great fun to read and he packs a lot of ingenuity into these few pages. Joe Bennett also provides some good art and I’m left wishing that ALL of the stories in this collection could have been as good.
Wolverine + Captain Marvel: Another Peter David contribution with Guiseppe Camuncoli and Michele Benevento providing the art. It’s a “words speak louder than actions” story as the two work out their differences in a game of cards until a supervillain crashes the party. The art communicates the characters’ emotions well while David makes some nice points about the characters and gets some good mileage out of the “astronauts vs. cavemen” argument that kicks things off. Overall, it’s good fun.
Thing + Gambit: As is this, which is good because it lets things end on a high note. Determined to beat the member of the Fantastic Four at a game of cards, some Yancy Street toughs bring in the Cajun X-man as a ringer. The two heroes have some history between them and things wind up getting ugly sooner rather than later. While I’m not familiar with writer Mike Costa, he gives us a sharp story here that has some nice surprises in store for the reader. As for the art, Stefano Caselli gives us some detailed work that is up to his usual high standards.
So this first volume of “A+X” is not an essential read by any means. Though there’s only one truly awful story here, the rest aren’t on the same level as Gillen’s “Sinister + Kid Loki” story. I guess the ultimate decision in whether or not to buy this would depend on how much one likes the creative teams involved here. Even then this is still one that is mainly for the completists.

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A PILOT STUDY TO VALIDATE THE BORG CR100 (CENTIMAX) SCALEÂ®, ON MENTALLY STRESSFUL STIMULI.
The aim was to validate the Borg CR100 (centiMax) ScaleÂ® for mental stress against heart rate and blood pressure as well as the Stress-Energy Questionnaire (Kjellberg and Wadman, 2002). Subtraction with 7 and 13 respectively was used as stressors, for 11 men and 11 women. Significant differences were obtained between the stressful and rest situations for perceived stress (cMax CR100), heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.05). A high and significant correlation was obtained between peak perceived stress (CR100) and the stress dimension of the Stress-Energy Questionnaire (r = 0.81, p < 0.001). A moderate, but non-significant correlation was obtained with heart rate (r = 0.41, p = 0.056) and a rather strong and significant correlation was obtained with diastolic blood pressure (r=0.48, p=0.025). The results show that the CR100 Scale functions well to measure mental stress.


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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 9B4686) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of benzenepropanoic acid, 3,5- bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-, C7-C9-branched alkyl esters as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for adhesives.Start Further Info
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In a notice published in the Federal Register of September 7, 1999 (64 FR 48654), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 9B4686) had been filed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals, 540 White Plains Rd., P.O. Box 2005, Tarrytown, NY 10591-9005. The petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in § 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers (21 CFR 178.2010) to provide for the safe use of benzenepropanoic acid, 3,5- bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-, C7-C9-branched alkyl esters as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for adhesives. Ciba Specialty Chemicals has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).Start Signature
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This paper explores questions of value and the just price for two groups of farming families in southern Tuscany. As sharecroppers or small-holders they experienced the slow shift from subsistence farming to creating most of their livelihoods by selling the products or their labour. This created a complicated legacy in their views about the relationship between use-value and monetary value since the interaction of different spheres of the economy (what Gudeman calls mutuality and the market) continued to impact significantly on their material well-being and cultural values. This emerges in many contexts, from decisions to continue producing food for home consumption, to abandoning the investments of previous generations. In each case the quantitative questions (what does it cost? what is it worth?) play out alongside qualitative questions about use-values, values which are embedded in issues about the continuation of social and cultural relations. Two main points then emerge from this ethnography. First that in many circumstances local views about the just price cannot be understood by restricting the account to the market sphere. Even the innovative farming households who have moved to the production of high-quality foodstuffs find themselves in a market which eulogizes non-commercial values. Second, views about the just price mostly arise as part of a critique of the powerful forces shaping markets, and often draw on older political traditions concerned with social justice.
Pratt, J. (2019), "Tuscan Values", The Politics and Ethics of the Just Price (Research in Economic Anthropology, Vol. 39), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 137-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0190-128120190000039007
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- Take Out: "They have four different locations, which makes it very convenient to get take-out from any of their restaurants."
- Best for Restaurants with Gluten-Free Menus Because: The Najib's Special at Nuba Restaurant is a local favourite and major crowd pleaser that just so happens to be gluten free.
- Recommended as Best Value Because: Nuba's plates are made with local and organic ingredients (when possible) and are packed with an abundant amount of food that will leave you satisfied.
- Best for Restaurants near Cruise Port Because: When you're indulging on a cruise, sometimes you just want something healthy. When you're craving healthy and tasty, head to Nuba.
- Best for Gastown's Best Restaurants Because: Nuba's Najib's Special is a must-order that will entice the carnivores at your table.
- Best for Tapas Because: Order Le Feast or Le Grande Feast at Nuba to try a bit of everything.
- Best for Vegetarian Because: While Nuba does serve meat, they have a huge selection of vegan and vegetarian items on the menu.
- Best for Take Out Because: Take out orders from Nuba are super speedy so you can enjoy a healthy and delicious meal at home.
- Best for Casual Dining Because: Deep fried cauliflower, need we say more? Nuba's Najib's Special is addictive.
- Best for Restaurants with Healthy Menus Because: Nuba's vegan stew is so comforting on a cold day, while the chicken shish tawook plate is filling and super healthy. Get the hot sauce!


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T-Pain is back with his trademark vocoder effected voice and lusty lyrics. The track Snappin’ (Buy You A Drink) holds true to his southern roots, mixing a Crunk/Snap movement foundation with T-Pain’s own smoothed out style. Yung Joc contributes a solid if somewhat uninspired verse, but the real draw here is T-Pain’s voice. Make no mistake; this is the type of slow and catchy song that will have the ladies flooding the late night request lines.
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And it's totally gonna work. It's going to be a best-seller, a mainstream media darling for a few days, and most likely a good game. I'll likely get it because I'm a brainwashed robot zombie, but Wii Party is looking like the most unnecessary game of the year.
At least I can fall asleep at night knowing Mario, Metroid, and Sin & Punishment will be here soon. Which reminds me, I really want to do another Mario Galaxy run before Galaxy 2 comes out.

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Farmers in undeveloped countries often cause deforestation as trees are generally the only means of livelihood for them to cook or earn an extra income through charcoal production. In Zambia, our partner WeForest helps the Miombo community become part of the solution engaging with over 800 small-scale farmer families to make them stewards of their forests.
They receive forestry training, fuel-efficient stoves, and subsidies for planting grafted fruit trees, and women are becoming entrepreneurs as they are trained and equipped to run home-based tree nurseries. Furthermore, they can apply for specific permaculture or plant nursery training to diversify their skills and farm livelihoods.
Since we started SAYE we have been planting two trees for each pair of sneakers sold, helping to plant 163,108 trees in Zambia, most of them fruit trees for two good reasons: local farmers being able to restore the forest and harvesting fruit to eat or sell it. Alongside the reforestation project, we also help to link farmers and local private companies to create local networks. For instance, we help honey productors by financing beehives that farmers install on some of the trees that have been planted.
As a result, the community learns new skills, diversifies their economic activities and receives additional income, which makes them less dependent on the WeForest contribution gradually.
The Luanshya district,
Albizia spp., Avocado Tree, Brachystegia spp., Combretum spp., Isoberlinia spp., Julbernardia paniculata, Pinus oocarpa,
Mining and charcoal
The native forest in which the Miombo community lives, located in the Copperbelt province, has suffered from mining and charcoal production as nowhere else in Zambia.
Our partner WeForest trains farmers in restoring their small farmlands (1 or 2 ha on average) with indigenous fruit trees. Farmers join the programme and report progress using their phones: all of this information is stored to monitor the areas restored through Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping.
522 farmers have reported to see their income increase and 505 farm families said they have seen their income diversified through the project.
The project empowers Miombo farmers to restore woodlots on their farmland. Farmers with a minimum of one ‘lima’ (0.25 ha) of woodlot are recruited and trained in assisted natural regeneration, which involves protecting and nurturing wild tree seedlings.
This process is carried out throughout the year and serves to promote the natural succession of the forest. To monitor the progress of the restoration efforts and the project in general, the farmers’ details are stored in a database alongside GIS mapping.
The restoration of the forest includes 70 different tree species, which means the tree diversity in the areas of the project is very high, especially when compared to mature woodland elsewhere. By practicing controlled early burning where possible, the growth of a more diverse set of herbs and flowers is stimulated. In addition, the endangered African crowned eagle has been seen recently in the project area again.
Fruit trees take a while before producing food or income, therefore farmers need short term alternatives to replace the income they used to earn from charcoal production. Beehives help a lot as they can double their annual income in some cases.
Farmers are also taught to harvest biomass from their woodlots through coppicing, a technique that involves extracting wood from tree stems while leaving the total number of trees intact, making it a sustainable alternative to charcoal production.
The avocado tree is a new species that has been added to the area this year. Avocado trees are resilient and low-maintenance; a mature avocado tree can reach up to 10 meters and sequester 10 kg of CO2 per year.

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Inspiration can play a big role in your work and it doesn’t always strike while you’re sitting at the editing bay or in the office. Whether you’re researching music or discovering new artists, we want to make that process as simple as possible. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Musicbed is now on Spotify.
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Baucus Testifies at Judiciary Hearing: Time to Take Back our Democracy
Senator Continues Fight Against Unregulated Corporate Campaign Finance, Hosts Tele-townhall
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
(Washington, D.C.) - Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus' battle against unlimited and unaccountable corporate influence over elections cleared a key hurdle today by earning a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the first hearing of its kind in decades, Baucus testified about his constitutional amendment to restore states' rights to regulate corporate campaign finance.
"Unlimited corporate money unleashed by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is threatening our democracy. One hundred years ago, the people of Montana responded with one voice loud and clear: 'we are not for sale.' Today, we must continue the fight and the surest way to get to the heart of the Supreme Court's decision is through a constitutional amendment," said Baucus. His full testimony at today's hearing is available online HERE.
During the hearing titled, "Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs," various groups delivered a petition that gathered more than 1.7 million signatures in support of a constitutional amendment to address unlimited corporate campaign financing. Following his testimony, Baucus held a tele-town hall with Montanans to discuss his constitutional amendment and answer questions.
"Recent Supreme Court decisions threaten the basic fairness and balance we Montanans expect from our elections. We appreciate Senator Baucus taking this issue to the top level through a constitutional amendment," said CB Pearson, Treasurer For I-166, Stand with Montanans: Corporations Aren't People - Ban Corporate Campaign Spending. "Montana experienced firsthand abusive, corrupt corporations trying to run the business of this state, we don't want corporate ownership of our elections."
"As students, we want our voices to be heard in our elections-that's what Democracy is all about. Senator Baucus' Constitutional Amendment would put elections back in the hands of people and make sure our voices aren't drowned out by big corporations," said Haynes Hansen, University of Montana student and MontPIRG Chairman.
Baucus' constitutional amendment would restore the authority to regulate corporate political expenditure and protect states' right to regulate contributions in the way that works best for them. The amendment does not modify the First Amendment, and the language specifies that this does not affect freedom of the press in any way.
Baucus' measure would amend the Constitution of the United States to restore Congress' authority to regulate political contributions. The move is in response to the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission.
In the Citizens United case, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations, including foreign corporations, had the right to spend unlimited dollars from their general funds to make independent expenditures at any time during an election cycle - including directly calling for the election or defeat of a candidate.
Baucus first introduced his amendment in July of 2010. He has also voted in favor of the DISCLOSE Act to help end corruption in political contributions. Passage of Baucus' legislation would further ensure that Montanans' voices are not drowned out by influence of big corporations.
To amend the Constitution, the measure must pass both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives with 2/3 of the vote, and then must be ratified by 3/4 of the states.
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My poem “K 265” appears in the latest issue of The Hopkins Review (Volume 13, Number 2, Spring 2020, Johns Hopkins University Press).
Our house is filled with stars. Our son, just turned
Three, peels tiny blue decals from a sheet
Of constellations and decorates the piano,
Literary magazines, the kitchen floor.
He sings his song, a song that’s many songs,
Just as he’s composed of many moods and minds,
Many words for one melody: a song
We all know, the “Alphabet Song,” and so
We’re taught to read and speak, though it’s also
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” so we learn
To be at home with forces vastly far away,
“Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”—how briefly
We’re young—and Mozart’s variations
Came true, and “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” all one song.
My son can form from it his own song too
As when he sings himself to sleep each night.
The city’s fogged into a frozen nebula,
Each streetlight a remote sun muffled by mist.
Alpha Centauri, our nearest star,
Is so far that to think about it hurts,
And we’re here, singing in the very heart
Of a heavy star, alone together with music
To warm us, the stars we’re born with
Burning until they’ve used themselves up.
About the Hopkins Review: “This literary gem, the rebirth of a short-lived review from the mid-twentieth century, publishes the finest in contemporary letters. Featuring fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays on literature, drama, film, the visual arts, music and dance, The Hopkins Review has been called a ‘postmodern blend of intellectual heft and Vaudeville’ by Susan McCallum-Smith of WYPR and Urbanite magazine. Contributors include literary and scholarly heavyweights such as Max Apple, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Millard Kaufman, Frank Kermode, and many others.”
” . . . the voice most characteristic of Mr. Hilbert’s work sounds something like a punk-rock Wordsworth, or a heavy-metal Milton, melding grandeur and the Grand Guignol, squalor and prophecy, in a kind of snarling sublime. In Caligulan, this voice fulfilled its potential: trash, noise, madness, death, and chaos create a kind of ambient howl, like a vortex within which characters flung hither and thither frantically try to make sense of their lives. The effect is at once uncanny and undeniably familiar. Reading Caligulan is something like walking the neighborhood while listening to the second movement of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 on repeat.” – The Hopkins Review


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The self-proclaimed "lesbian trapped in a man's body" prepares himself to Dress to Kill. For one night only, Eddie Izzard (above) dons his glad rags and struts his stuff in a show which he's previously only performed in America. Famous as much for his painted mouth as the jokes which come out of it, Izzard will be entertaining thousands at Wembley Arena, including HRH, The Prince of Wales, as he raises funds for The Prince's Trust. The remaining tickets are already on the wane, so you'll need to get in quick to get a seat.
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Carpet pest infestations are common when the flooring investments are not maintained properly. Look out for how infestation develops, their sources and what to do in such circumstances.


Associated Press Writer China announced Friday it would let 80,000 students travel to the capital next month to take college entrance exams, showing a burst of optimism following the decline of new SARS cases in Beijing hospitals. As the global death toll climbed to 515, the World Health Organization declared that SARS was much more deadly than initially believed. A new study Friday suggested that the virus may have been in humans longer than previously thought. China reported six more SARS fatalities and 118 new cases Friday _ raising the mainland's death toll to 230. More than 4,600 others have been infected. The outbreak has closed Beijing's cinemas, gyms and other public facilities. Most universities have suspended classes. Many restaurants have closed and some church services have been canceled. But on Friday, Vice Mayor Fan Boyuan said college entrance tests would take place June 7-8 in Beijing as scheduled. Beijing has reported 112 deaths from SARS _ half the mainland's total. But the number of new cases listed by the capital's hospitals has fallen from 70 to 80 per day last month to 30 to 40 per day over the past week, said Liang Wannian, deputy director-general of the city Health Bureau. And he said the rate of infection of medical workers _ who account for 20 percent of China's cases _ also has dropped. "The epidemic shows signs of declining," he said. The decision to go ahead with university entrance tests reflects their critical importance to Chinese students, for whom getting into the right school can influence their job chances for life. Due to SARS, results this year are to be given out by phone and Internet, Fan said. That ends the decades-old tradition of having anxious applicants gather to read results posted on university billboards. Some 7,100 people worldwide have been infected with SARS so far. China's mainland and its territory Hong Kong have suffered the bulk of the deaths since SARS surfaced as a mystery illness in Guangdong province in November. Some theories held that the virus recently jumped from animals to humans, leading to the initial Guangdong outbreak. But a new study by scientists at Singapore's Genome Institute and published in The Lancet medical journal Friday suggested that the virus was surprisingly stable and was not mutating significantly. That could mean it has been around in humans longer than previously thought, said Earl Brown, a virologist at the University of Ottawa in Canada who was not involved with the study. On Thursday, WHO almost doubled its estimated global death rate for cases hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome to 14-15 percent, up from 6-10 percent, with more than half of patients over 65 years old likely to die. WHO also imposed new SARS travel warnings on two Chinese areas, the city of Tianjin and Inner Mongolia. The agency already has issued travel advisories for Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangdong and Shanxi. Dr. Jong-Wook Lee, a South Korean who is to become WHO director-general in July, met with China's health minister and other key officials Friday in Beijing. A team of WHO experts were also in China's northern province of Hebei, studying an outbreak there in hopes of preventing the disease from surging in the countryside. "I made a point that transparency and accountability is the key part for building confidence," Lee said after meeting with China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. Chinese authorities have been criticized for not informing WHO sooner about the new epidemic. Li Kui-wai, an economist at the City University of Hong Kong, predicted China's gross domestic product could fall by as much as 2 percent due to SARS. China's Cabinet has ordered local officials to help SARS-battered airlines and other businesses. Companies in hard-hit areas have been told not to lay off employees. In a positive sign, 895 students have been released from quarantines at several Beijing universities, a Communist Party official said. Health officials had said earlier that the students showed no symptoms but were isolated after having contacted with people who later fell ill with SARS. Elsewhere around the world: _ Hong Kong reported only two deaths and six new cases _ the lowest daily infection increase so far. _ Taiwan reported 18 new SARS cases Friday, the largest one-day increase since the outbreak began on the island two months ago. The rise brought Taiwan's total cases to 149 and came a day after WHO advised against all but essential travel to the capital Taipei. The island's death toll still stood at 14. _ Russia closed crossings along its China frontier and announced its first SARS case, in the border town of Blagoveshchensk. _ Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways promised Friday to pay $100,000 to any passenger who gets infected with SARS while flying on its aircraft, expressing confidence in its preventative measures, including how it disinfects its aircraft. _ Hong Kong's Baptist Hospital _ where four nurses and at least two patients have been infected with SARS _ was criticized by city authorities for not notifying them about possible SARS until one of the nurses was confirmed to have contracted the disease, Health Department spokeswoman Diana Kam said Friday. _ Malaysia reported its first new probable SARS case in two weeks Friday. The case came a day after health authorities declared that the worst of the country's outbreak was over. _ Singapore, meanwhile, reported no new cases or deaths from the disease, moving closer to being able to declare itself free of the virus.


Waka Flocka Flame is an American rapper from South Jamaica. He became a mainstream artist with the release of his singles ‘O Let’s Do It, Hard in da Paint and No Hands’. His debut studio album for 2010 was titled ‘Flockaveli’. In 2012 he released his second studio album called Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family’ which included many tracks that have debuted on Billboard charts such as “She Be Put That On Me.”
Growing up in South Jamaica, Juaquin James Malphurs was quickly introduced to the world of music by his mother. She worked as a CEO for May Entertainment and despite her love of the industry, she did not want Waka’s interest to be swayed so early on as well. He would never pursue this hobby until years later when he met Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane who inspired him greatly with his unapologetic style that blended gangsta rap with Southern hip-hop influences like TLC or Outkast which became evident during records like “I Don’t Do Music” from TLOC 2 (The Last One)
A major turning point in Waka’s life came at fourteen. One of his older brothers died a tragic death, which caused him to seclude himself from the prospect of work and instead spend most of his time on the streets with some local gang members he met there.
Waka’s career was just getting started in 2008 when he dropped his first mixtape titled ‘Salute Me or Shoot me Vol 1. One of the tracks from this mix-tape, “O Let’s Do It,” became an immediate success that peaked at number 62 on Billboard Hot 100 charts and marked Waka’s arrival to mainstream and Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad.
Starting in 2012, Waka Flocka Flame has released multiple albums with collaboration from stars such as Nicki Minaj and Drake. His first album of the year was ‘Triple F Life-Friends, Fans & Family’ which debuted at 10th place on the Billboard 200 chart. The following year he put out his next studio album ‘Flockaveli 2′ followed by a mixtape titled ‘DuFlocka Rant 2′ then another one called ‘Roches to Rollies’. In 2013 so far he’s also brought us three new releases: “DuFloka Rant Halftime”, “Part 11” (following up last years’ mixtape), an EP titled Day One that includes the track “Waka Flocka” with Drake and the more recent release “O Let’s Do It Again”.
Waka was a rap icon in the early 2000s, but his notoriety dwindled after he moved to Atlanta. However, when Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” came out with featured vocals from Waka on two songs and announced that it would be released exclusively through Tidal (Kanye’s own music streaming service), people were anticipating more collaborations between Waka and other artists. Finally this year in 2018, we received an announcement about “Flockaveli II” coming soon!
Here are some of the best highlights of Waka Flocka Flame’s career:
- No Hands (Song, 2010)
- Flockaveli (Album, 2010)
- Ferrari Boyz (Album, 2011)
- BET Hip Hop Award (Best Club Bange, 2011) – Won
Favorite Quotes from Waka Flocka Flame
“I’m not in no booth trying to be a lyrical genius,” said Waka Flocka Flame. “The difference between people who can make lyrics and hit singles is total – there’s just one big difference!”
My original name was Juaquin, and my cousin couldn’t pronounce my name right. So he’d just be saying ‘Waka! Waka!’ so when I was younger, I used to always laugh than one day Gucci gave me the rest of the name.
In the song “Murda”, rapper Waka Flocka Flame says that if someone wears fur they are trying to be something they’re not. “You get fur and you can spend your same money on like 30 jackets,” he explains in a clever way of convincing his listeners why it’s better to purchase synthetic coats than garments made from animal skins.
3 Humbling Lessons from Waka Flocka Flame
Waka Flocka Flame is the most successful rapper in Atlanta and his net worth has reached over $6 million. He spent time in prison for gun possession, but after getting out he focused on music to change his life around.
- Keep Hustling
- Get Through The Hard Times Step By Step
- The Family is Number One
Waka Flocka Flame has worked with stars such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Meek Mill. Many of his songs have debuted on the Billboard charts and there’s no doubt that he will remain an incredibly talented rapper despite not being at the top of rap’s food chain. As if all this weren’t enough to make him a household name in hip hop today; Waka is also the one-third founder of 1017 Brick Squad Records – home to other well-known artists like Gucci Mane, Young Scooter & OJ Da Juiceman among others.”