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As with any herbal remedy or medication, there are some minor side effects of goldenseal, and a wise consumer learns about the effects as well as the benefits of any herbal remedy before taking it.
Goldenseal Herbal Remedy
Native to the United States, goldenseal offers antibacterial and antimicrobial action. It's a woody perennial, growing wild through the northeastern United States and southern Canada. Due to over harvesting, it's becoming scarce in the wild, and many herbal companies seek additional sources of this herb. A second form of goldenseal hails from Japan, but its actions may be different from the North American goldenseal.
Because of over harvesting, some herbal companies may substitute similar herbs for goldenseal in commercial mixes, such as barberry. These herbs also contain berberine, the active compound in goldenseal. However, the effects of herbal medicine are often from several compounds within a plant, rather than one single element such as berberine. If an herbalist recommends taking goldenseal, it is worth it to use a product from a reputable company, such as Gaia Herbs, to ensure your are getting the best and most effective herbs. Many herbal medicine companies are now encouraging farmers, especially in the Blue Ridge Mountain area of the United States, to cultivate organic goldenseal for use in herbal medicines.
Uses of Goldenseal
Goldenseal is often recommended for its antibacterial and antimicrobial activity. Frequently combined with Echinacea, it offers a one-two punch when used with Echinacea to ward off colds, treat sore throats and other minor complaints. While Echinacea is thought to stimulate the immune system, goldenseal appears to alter the type and quantity of mucous throughout the body, making it harder for so-called 'bad' microbes to flourish and encouraging the body's natural defenses to rid itself of the invader. Goldenseal may be taken as a tincture, tea or pill. Tincture is often mixed with warm water and other herbs to create a gargle for sore throats. Always follow the instructions for proper dose found on the package. Herbal preparations can vary in strength and intensity, so dosage amounts may vary based on the manufacturer and preparation.
Side Effects of Goldenseal
If you're considering taking goldenseal, it's important to know the side effects. There are few published studies on goldenseal, so information about both its benefits and side effects is limited to tradition and observations made by herbalists, naturopathic doctors, and others skilled in herbal remedies.
Common Side Effects
There are few known side effects of goldenseal. The most commonly reported side effects are allergic reactions. The symptoms of an allergic reaction range from a mild reaction, such as a rash, to severe reactions resulting in shortness of breath, swelling in the throat and trouble breathing. If you take goldenseal and have trouble breathing or break out in itchy hives, see a doctor immediately or go to an emergency room. As with foods and prescription drugs, it's very possible to be allergic to an herb such as goldenseal.
Other side effects of goldenseal include nausea and vomiting. Usually these happen when people take excessive amounts of goldenseal, or goldenseal on an empty stomach. Again it's important to always follow package directions when taking an herbal medication. If an upset stomach results, stop taking goldenseal. The upset stomach should go away.
Who Should Not Use Goldenseal
Because no studies have been done on how goldenseal can impact an unborn baby, most doctors recommend that pregnant women avoid taking goldenseal. They also recommend that women who are breastfeeding do not take goldenseal, since it may pass through breast milk, and the effects on infants are not known. Please see an herbalist or naturopathic doctor if considering goldenseal for children, since the dose may vary from an adult dose.
When looking into the side effects of goldenseal, you might come across warnings from the European Union against using goldenseal. The warnings are actually against excessive use or consumption of berberine, an isolate derived from goldenseal and found in other herbal preparations such as Oregon grape and barberry. While it's true that very high doses of berberine extract caused liver problems in rats in laboratory studies, you would have to take a huge amount of actual goldenseal to get the same amount as was fed to the rats in the study. Most herbalists believe that using goldenseal for a limited duration and according to directions is safe for most people. When in doubt, consult an herbalist or naturopathic doctor.
When used properly, the side effects of goldenseal are minimal. Goldenseal has the potential to help many common ailments.


Federal warrant executed at Fort Hood
Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - An arrest was made without incident Thursday evening after law enforcement agencies executed a federal warrant on Fort Hood
It happened in Kouma Village.
Residents were asked to stay indoors at the time.
According to a press release multiple federal, state, county and Fort Hood military law enforcement agencies executed the warrant.
No other information was made available.
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NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan completed sea trials following over a year of shipyard maintenance.
The sea trials were conducted to verify the ship's capabilities after it finished shipyard maintenance, which the ship's repair officer, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Dowdy, says included the installation of modified equipment.
"Major equipment that needed testing included radars, the ship's propulsion system and the countermeasure wash down system, which is designed to defend the ship against chemical, biological and radiological attack," Dowdy explained.
The Navy commissioned USS Bataan in 1997, after ordering the vessel from Ingalls Shipbuilding six years earlier. USS Bataan began its maintenance period in February 2015 at BAE Shipyards, and is now listed as in active service.
"The necessary system checks and work by the crew during sea trials makes certain Bataan will be ready to rejoin the fleet and get the crew for their next deployment," Dowdy added. "After a long shipyard period, it feels great to get the ship back out to sea."
Amphibious assault ships are the largest of all Navy amphibious warships, and act as a smaller version of an aircraft carrier for rotary wing aircraft. The Wasp class is designed to provide ship-to-shore movement using helicopters in addition to landing craft.


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Researchers help start something BIG in London
Robarts Scientists Arthur Brown, PhD, and Greg Dekaban, PhD, are thrilled to see that what started out as a phone call to the head of athletics at Western University has quickly snowballed into a city-wide, cross-disciplinary effort to understand concussions from every possible angle.
The Brain Injury Group (BIG) London includes more than two dozen professionals from across the city including physicians, scientists, educators and public health professionals interested in studying everything from the biomechanics of why concussions occur to how to prevent them.
BIG recently received funding from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry supported by the Schulich Research Grant Competition that will allow them to continue and expand what has become a very important research collaboration in the city and beyond.
“This is a significant chunk of money that will allow us to do a multi-year set of studies,” said Dekaban.
When Brown and Dekaban first shifted their focus from studying spinal cord injury to studying concussions, they did so because of the large number of people who are affected, and because of the lack of objective evidence to-date to indicate when a concussion has occurred and when it has resolved itself.
In order to get a clear picture of the impacts of concussion, they wanted to find a group of people who had a high probability of sustaining head injuries. By doing so they could establish a baseline before they were injured and then be able to monitor the effects of the injury over a period of time.
“That’s when I picked up the phone and called Therese Quigley, who wasn’t a scientist or a physician; she was the Director of Sports and Recreation Services at Western,” said Brown. That phone call eventually led Dekaban and Brown to begin studying the women’s rugby team and was the impetus for the formation of a cross-disciplinary group.
“As our interests grew and our questions became more sophisticated, the group continued to expand,” Brown said. They quickly brought on imaging scientists like Rob Bartha, PhD, and Ravi Menon, PhD, to track the physical effects of the injury on the brain.
Biomechanical scientists like Tom Jenkyn began studying what actually causes the brain to become injured and what makes some people more susceptible to concussions than others. Peadiatric specialist Dr. Doug Fraser brought expertise on the effects of brain injury in children. Soon kinesiologists, clinicians, sports physicians, and even public health educators were brought into the group.
Now, the group is well established in London and meets at least once a month to share data, come up with research questions, and collaborate on the approaches to answering those questions.
“When trying to understand whether someone has a concussion or not, there isn’t one biomarker that will diagnose a concussion,” said Dekaban. “So looking at it from different angles and with different approaches is critical.”
The new funding from the Dean’s Grant will allow the group to continue its work with the women’s rugby team for another two years, and to continue to establish itself as a leader in multidisciplinary concussion research.
Learn more about the latest in concussion research and prevention at See the Line - concussion research and awareness symposium, August 13. Register now for this free community symposium.

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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Rice Pulao – Brown Rice Lobia Pulao. Black Eyes Peas and Rice cooked with spices and veggies. Saucepan option. Vegan Gluten free 1 Pot Soy free Recipe Nut free option
I love beans + rice and and I love roasted peanuts or other nuts in pulao(spiced rice). This version uses black eyed peas and brown rice and is a mix of a few pulao styles across Indian cuisine. Add whichever spices you have(other cuisines blends work too!), and veggies of choice.
Black eyed Peas (Lobia/Chawli/Raungi) are often ignored in favor of various chickpeas or split peas. But these beans are so smooth and soft and have their own fantastic flavor. Try them in curries, pizza(yes!), stir fry/hash and in this easy 1 Pot meal.
More Instant Pot Meals
- IP Red Lentil Chili. GF
- Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto. No standing and stirring needed! GF
- Instant Pot Vegan Butter Chickin(soycurls). GF – Creamy, Delicious
- Japanese Veggie Curry. GF
- Potato Chickpea Spinach Soup. GF
- Instant Pot Lasagna Soup with Red lentils. – So Easy
- More Instant Pot Recipes!
Use Cajun blend, Berbere or Jamaican curry blend for non Indian flavor variation. Omit the nuts if you wish. Use a few tbsp sunflower seeds or dalia (split roasted chickpeas, you can find them at the Indian store or online). Serve with pita bread or garlic bread or papadums.
Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Pulao - Brown Rice Lobia Pulao
- 1/2 cup uncooked/dry black eyed peas
- 2/3 cup brown basmati rice
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/3 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/3 tsp mustard seeds
- 3 cloves
- 1/4 cup raw or roasted peanuts , or use cashews (or sunflower seeds or dalia(roasted chickpeas) for nutfree)
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger chopped
- 1/2 hot green chile optional
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 to 1 tsp garam masala or 1 to 1.5 tsp biryani masala
- 1/3 tsp cayenne less or more to preference
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper chopped, or other veggies
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 to 1 tsp salt
- lemon juice , cilantro for garnish
- Soak the black eyed peas and basmati rice in hot water for 20-30 minutes. In the meanwhile, prep and follow the next steps.
- Press saute mode on IP. Add oil and let it get hot. Add the seeds and cloves and cook for half a minute. Add the nuts and cook for a minute to roast. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, and chile and a pinch of salt and cook for 2 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add the ground spices (turmeric through cayenne) and mix in. Add the tomato and peppers and mix in. Cook for a minute.
- Drain the black eyed peas and rice and add to the pot. Add water and salt and mix in.
- Pressure cook for 18 to 20 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
- Taste and adjust salt. Add more garam masala or other spices if needed and mix in.
- Add a good dash of lemon and cilantro, some chopped red onion and serve with pappadum or crackers. I also like the pulao with some kachumbar salad.
This is delicious! Different flavors than I usually use for black eyed peas, so it’s nice change. Very satisfying and easy to make. Followed the recipe exactly, 18 minutes IP and natural release worked nicely. Thank you for your delicious recipes!
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I add a tad more salt and use half coconut milk and water and its delicious. Love it.
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How would you make this with cans of cooked black eyed peas?
Use a can of black eyed peas , drain and add. Reduce water to 1 cup and pressure cook time to 17 mins
Very good and easy to make
Richa, I used to make this all the time as it was hubby’s fave. Unfortunately he is in a nursing home now and I am cooking at home for one. If I make the usual quantity, could I freeze it in single portions and then reheat in the microwave? I am trying to pre-prepare my own ‘ready meals’ rather than relying on shop bought stuff so much. Many thanks.
Yes you can do that for most stews or moist grain and bean meals. Just freeze individual portions in containers that don’t have too much space above the stew
Delicious and hearty one pot meal,
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those are the best kind, right?
This recipe is amazing! I had actually already just cooked some black eyed peas and had rice left over from lunch before I came across this recipe. I followed steps 1-3 then added a little water and let it cook on med-low until the veggies were tender. I didn’t pay attention to how much water I used. I just put in the amount that looked right for everything to simmer. Then I stirred in the beans and rice and adjusted the salt and spices to suit my taste. It worked great!
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perfect timing – leftovers have so much potential. thank you
Can you use quick cooking brown basmati rice? Also if I don’t have cloves can I sub anything?
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sure – just omit the pre-soaking step
I’ve made this numerous times . It’s easy and always turns out perfect. Great Instant Pot meal that requires little prep and cleanup, so perfect for weeknights.
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Ooh I’m so glad! Thank you for the great review!
This was nutritious and delicious! Omg the flavors are amazing. Love this, might be my new weekly Fav! I only changed one thing.. I used vegetable broth instead of water. Even the kids loved it!
Thank you! 😊
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So glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for stopping by!
Very good. I made this on the stove top following those directions. I only had canned black eyed peas so they were added in the last 10 minutes. I also had 1 cup of chopped carrots to use up from another Vegan Richa recipe so I threw those in. So far we are loving her recipes!
Hello: By soaking in hot water, do you mean in boiling water? Thank you.
I made this recipe today exactly as written. I did double it. Soaked the black eyed peas and the brown basmati for 20 min. in hot water and cooked everything with 3 cups of water for 19 min. Though, since I doubled it I used a can of petite diced tomatoes.
Normally I am not a fan a black eyed peas, but I love garam masala, so I thought it has to be good. While eating I came across some “al dente” pieces and I thought those were black eyes peas not cooked through, but later I remembered the peanuts….I guess those were peanuts I was biting into. 🙂
Me and my husband both liked it and I am glad that I doubled it, because I love leftovers! I want to try it with different spices like you suggested and maybe other beans as well.
Thank you so much for your delicious recipes!
This was an amazing meal. Next time, we would double the portions. Thank you!
Hi , am thinking about making this – if I have white basmathi rice how does that change the cooking time ? Will it work ? Thanks ! Ayishwariya
soak the black eyes peas for a few hours before using and pressure cook with the white basmati rice for 11-12 mins
I love this recipe! I’ve made it several times so far. So satisfying and comforting, great blend of flavours. And so easy to make. I double it as it is rather small as is. Doubling it gives leftovers which we live on! Love your recipes!
Love this recipe! I make it all the time 🙂
If I want to double the recipe do I need to increase the cook time for the instant pot?
no, keep cooking time the same and use a bit less water/liquid
Tried to see if someone else already asked, but didn’t find it in the comments…
If doubling, how much would you say is “a bit less water” ?
about 1.75 times water instead of double. 3 cups should work fine
Gave this recipe a try and following the directions, cooking it for the full 20 minutes under high pressure. I used brown jasmine rice and dry black eyed peas, soaking both in hot water for 30 mins prior to cooking. I found that adding 1-3/4 cups of water prior to pressure cooking was too much water; there was still some liquid after cooking, and the rice was a little bit overcooked. I’ll try it next time with 1-1/4 cups of water (roughly equal to the bean & rice volume), and 18 minutes of cooking. I think it would be better with those changes, at least in my case!
could be the jasmine rice. I usually use brown basmati. You can cook it on saute for a few mins to reduce.
Hi Richa –
Can I use quinoa instead of rice for this? What proportion of water and how long should I pressure cook it in IP if I sub rice with quinoa?
Cooking time for quinoa if 1 min under pressure, so it doesnt match with black eyed peas which need 17 to 19 mins. quinoa will overcook and disintegrate. You can use quinoa and red lentils in the recipe and cook for 2 mins under pressure and natural release.
This was totally delicious – have put off using brown rice until I got the Instant Pot, now this recipe will be on regular rotation, though think I need to add a more colourful vegetable, probably carrot as it will stand up to the longer cooking time. The black eye peas and rice cooked to a lovely creamy texture though, hubby was most impressed. So impressed I may have to double this next week and freeze some.
awesome! Sure add more veggies! you can cook for less time for just done as well. play around 🙂
Delicous! I didn’t a tomato to used a bit of pureed tomato from a jar, also added 1 small carrot to the veggies. Used a whole onion, freekeh and adzuki beans (pre cooked, added them at the end). Love the hotness of this dish, perfect for winter. Filling, interesting and so healthy. And of course, delicious.
Sorry for the typos! I just had it again for lunch, 3 day in a row, it’s amazing how such a dish gets better with every day that passes. The same as with this recipe last week:
I remember eating it 4 days after having made it and thinking how delicious it still was! super delicious. I have too many recipes to try from your blog, Richa, lucky me.
thats awesome! yes the spices infuse more in the dish with time. Also different spices infuse differently, so the flavor changes subtly day over day 🙂
This was SO delicious! Made it for New Year’s for my “black-eyed pea hating” husband and he LOVED it and gave it “5 stars!!!” (in my recipe clipper). I even goofed it up a bit by doubling the recipe AND the water (read these comments later about using less water when doubling), so it was rather soupy. I look forward to using less water next time if I double it OR just making the smaller batch. But oh, the leftovers…….
Just made this for my New Year’s Day dinner and it’s delicious! I love your recipes!
I can’t find black eyed peas where I live. What can I use to substitute?
brown lentils, or cooked chickpeas or other beans
Loved this dish. I doubled the recipe and I’m so happy I read the comments to leave out some liquid because the consistency was perfect! This was hearty, flavorful and SO filling. My tummy is going to be extremely satisfied for my lunches this week! Thank you for always answering our questions!!
Going to make this next week and I have 2 questions. First, will Brown jasmine rice work with this recipe and 2. After we saute, is the IP supposed to go on high pressure and how long should we allow it to naturally release? I am quickly becoming a repeat visitor to your site!
Yes it should work. Yes, acel saute and press pressure cook/Manual (default is hi pressure). You dont have to time the natural release. Justopen the pot whenever the pressure knob goes down, usually about 10 to 12 mins
Can I use a can of black eyed peas instead of the dry ? I’m excited to try this!
they will overcook in the cook time. you can reduce the water to 1 1/2 cups and cook just the brown rice. then open the pot, add the drained black eyed peas and simmer for 4 to 5 mins for the flavors to develop in the black eyed peas. let sit for another 5 mins before serving
Can you easily double the recipe in an instant pot?
yes. use just a bit less water and heat and double
This was one of those lucky recipes where you look at the ingredient list and realize that by some miracle you have everything on it! Yes!! No trip to the store!
Really quick and easy to pull together and incredibly yummy. I especially love how perfectly cooked the black-eyed peas were.
I’ll definitely make again. 👍🏼👍🏼
Awesome! You can change it up. Omit the nuts, add some other blends. Jamaican curry + a bit of coconut milk or cajun go so well with blak eyed peas
I’ve got a large amount of white basmati that needs using up. Would this work with a straight substitution and reducing the cooking time? or would I need to both reduce the cooking time and use tinned beans added at the end? Looking to make this in my instapot. Thanks.
White basmati rice needs 6 to 7 mins cooking time when cooked on its own, so 18 mins would overcook it. You can use precooked black eyed peas. Soak the rice for 10 mins, drain, add the cooked black eyed peas with the soaked rice, use 1.5 cups of water. Pressure cook for 7 to 8 mins, natural release.
use about 1.25 cups of cooked black eyed peas (anywhere from 1 to 1.5 cups will do)
I made this and it was so good. I made it with your jamiacan curry spices. Everyone loved it.
This was delicious, as expected. I chose the recipe to use bits and pieces in my fridge. So, instead of peppers, I added carrots (in coarse julienne), and cabbage + I added some swish chard at the very end. Just the inspiration I needed to clean my fridge while enjoying a delicious bowl of lobia pulao!
I made this yesterday for my meal prep lunches for the week and it is outstanding!!! I made the recipe exactly as written, except I used roasted pepitas instead of peanuts. This will be in the regular rotation for sure!
Delicious!!! Richa, this was so beautifully spiced, warm and yummy. I’m really glad I made a double batch. Thanks for another wonder. Thanks
Awesome! so glad you loved it!
Do you think walnuts would work instead of cashews?
We adore black eyed peas!!! We will definitely make this!!!
This looks great! I don’t have an instant pot so I will use the stove top directions. Everybody seems to love the instant pot…maybe I should get one?
It depends on the kind of cooking you do. Its basically an electric pressure cooker with additional functions such s scheduling, delayed cooking, warming (for yogurt or fermentation), steaming etc.
Can you sub dried beans for tinned?
they’ll get overcooked. You can make the recipe with 1.5 cups water and just brown rice and when you open the pot, mix in the drained black eyed peas and saute for a few minutes to incorporate the flavors.
This looks quick and delicious!Wanna try this soon when i get home.Thanks Richa!
I am going to make this later but cannot see when to add the nuts, do I just add them at the end? Thanks Richa.
Ah i missed them in the instructions. They are added right after the whole spices(cumin etc). The ingredients are generally used in the order they are listed. so in case i miss them in the instructions. they go in the pot in the order. added the nuts now to the instructions
Can I use ground spices instead of seeds?
yes, use 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/3 tsp ground mustard and 1/8 tsp ground clove and add it with the turmeric.
This looks quick, easy and delicious! I will definitely make this either this week or next week. Thanks Richa!
Yes, its pretty easy and flexible too. Change up the spices to preference

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Allapattah Community Fellows Program
The Allapattah Collaborative CDC launched its inaugural Community Fellows Program cohort on April 26, 2021.
The four students who were selected to participate in the program’s first class are Jose Arriaza, Jayla Cannon, Elianer Navarro Perez, and Fernando Saldago. All four are Allapattah residents and graduating seniors (Class of 2021) from Miami Jackson Senior High.
The Allapattah Community Fellows Program inaugural cohort. From left to right: Front row Jayla Cannon, 18, and Jose Arriaza, 18. Back row: Fernando Saldago, 18, and Elianer Navarro Perez, 18. Ely Delcorto/ Allapattah CDC
The 12-week program is taking Fellows through a skill- and knowledge-based curriculum that fosters independent engagement and advocacy for the neighborhood and its members.
The Allapattah Community Fellows Program kicked off on April 26, with an in-depth look at Florida’s History by Urban Impact Lab’s Irvans Augustin and an “Allapattah 101” presentation by the CDC’s Executive Director Mileyka Burgos-Flores. Ely Delcorto/ Allapattah CDC
Lead by Allapattah CDC’s Community Engagement Coordinator Ely Delcorto and Urban Impact Lab’s Cathy Dos Santos Alves, the Fellows program aims to mentor young members of the Allapattah community and guide their passion into long-lasting change for their community.
Urban Impact Lab’s Cathy Dos Santos Alves goes over issues facing the Allapattah Community, ahead of the Community Fellows brainstorming Activation Project ideas on May 17. Ely Delcorto/ Allapattah CDC
As part of the program, numerous guest speakers have signed up to speak with the Fellows on a variety of topics surrounding community advocacy and organizing, as well as project planning and implementation.
Geo-Urban Consulting’s Hernan Guerrero Applewhite takes fellows through an interactive urban mapping presentation on May 24. Ely Delcorto/ Allapattah CDC
A quarter of the way into the fellowship, the cohort has selected their Community Activation Project on May 24… stay tuned to learn more.


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Need tips for Ernest Hemingway style decor? The best place to get tips for Ernest Hemingway style decor, is to take a trip to the Hemingway House and Museum in Key West, FL. This home turned museum was the place where Ernest Hemingway spent most of his time when he wasn't traveling. Ernest Hemingway himself didn't put much input in the over all style of the house, most of the pieces that give the house its style were collected by his wife Pauline during her travels or are a part of her over all vision. Despite not having much interest in home decor himself, Ernest Hemingway was an art lover who contributed to the style of the house in Key West with paintings and sculptures that were given to him by the likes of Pablo Picasso and antiques that he found during his travels. No matter who put in the work to giving the Hemingway house it's style the one tip for Ernest Hemingway style decor is that Ernest Hemingway style decor is a mix of ornate, European decadence, Spanish tiles and great art.
- Change your lighting. A change in lighting is the easiest tip for Ernest Hemingway style decor. When the Hemingway's moved into their home in Key West, Mrs. Hemingway had all of the ceiling fans and lighting fixtures with chandeliers that she had purchased in France. While you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on chandeliers for your home, replacing those plain, boring light fixtures for something that is more ornate is a simple tip for Ernest Hemingway style decor.
- Ditch the trendy sofa. Getting a vintage sofa instead of something that follows the latest modern furniture trend, is another tip for Earnest Hemingway style decor. Before you hit the big furniture stores, go to your local thrift stores to look for sofas. Try to find something that has the look of turn on the century French decor to give your living room the timeless style of Ernest Hemingway style decor.
- Put up some paintings. During his life, Ernest Hemingway was a avid art lover; his home was filled with paintings and sculptures for local artists and famous friends. Find a great picture of a seascape for the walls or an interesting sculpture to put on top of an entertainment center is another simple tip for Ernest Hemingway style decor.
Replace your tiles. Get rid of the boring old white tiles in your kitchen and replace them with Spanish tiles. During his life Ernest Hemingway developed a love for Spanish art, and that love was reflected in the brightly colored Spanish tiles that covered the bathroom and kitchen of the Hemingway home. Replacing your tiles with something bright is another tip for Ernest Hemingway style decor.

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Magic Cellar – Episode 02
Magic Cellar is the first animated series based on African culture. The series marks the first time Africa's children will see themselves reflected in an animated series. The series celebrates Africa's culture and traditions, while promoting reading as exciting and adventurous. The stories are based on African folktales, partially collected from interviews conducted with elders in villages across South Africa. Each episode is broken up into three sections: a brief introduction and set-up; the African story; and a wrap-up with the lessens learnt. Each episode is a self-contained, animated short.

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Ubisoft announced today the release date for The Crew 2. The sequel to the company's driving and motorsport franchise will now officially launch on June 29 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The Crew 2 was first announced at E3 2017 and was initially slated for a mid-March release. That release date got delayed to an unspecified time, but it looks as though Ubisoft has finally settled on a new date to launch its newest driving game.
Ubisoft also announced The Crew 2 Motor Edition which will give players access to the game three days early. The Motor Edition will also include the season pass found in The Crew 2 Gold Edition, a Motorsports Deluxe pack full of digital content like outfits and vehicles, and a physical, 11.81'' x 5.9'' American The Crew 2 license plate, which probably shouldn't replace your actual license plate.
The Crew 2 is an open-world, driving game, though players can operate more than just cars. There are multiple vehicle types players can take control of such as planes, boats, and bikes, which players will need to switch from to drive across the many different environments available to players. The Crew 2 will take place all across America in a continuous open-world which will take you from coast to coast.
Given the many different vehicles players can have access to, there are also several different kinds of driving styles to explore like street racing, off-road, pro racing, and freestyle. So players are encouraged to mix-and-match vehicles and vehicle types.
Ubisoft released a new trailer for the game which you can see above. For more information you can also check out Everything We Know About The Crew 2 guide for all the latest trailers, news, and info.


By 1967, they were known as Streets Plumbing and Heating Co., installing utilities, process piping, refrigeration and air conditioning in commercial buildings. Bob and Bill had mechanical contracts on 5 different schools, two different apartment buildings and numerous other jobs. Things were going well, until the union went on strike. After 6 weeks the strike ended, but getting caught up took its toll on the brothers and their team. It was a year that Bill Streets says he tries to forget.


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Are you planning a trip to Greece this Summer? Well, if yes then this was an awesome idea! Greece is famous for the sunny weather & the beautiful islands but I can tell you, it offers much more than that.
A genuinely gifted country that meets everyone’s desires and fulfills different vacation needs, from wellness to outdoor activities and from gastronomic journeys to archaeological tours with loads of entertaining activities.
And when I’m talking about entertainment, it’s not just about bars, clubs & parties in idyllic locations.
Exceptional celebrations, such as local festivities, cultural, art, dance and music festivals, will never fail to amaze you.
The Saristra Festival in the Ionian islands, International Film Festival in Syros, Jazz Festival in Halkidiki, ancient Greek plays in Epidaurus, Dance Festival in Kalamata, Vovousa Festival in the mountains of Ioannina, Cretan Diet Festival in Rethymnon and of course the traditional summer local festivities in Ikaria island, prove that Summer in Greece has it all!
1. Saristra festival in the Ionian islands with the hottest alternative greek bands and artists is one of the best events of the Ionian Islands. It takes place on 3-5 of August in Kefalonia, in the ruins of the old village “Palia Vlahata” and you have the chance to enjoy tons of great music, art exhibitions, film screenings, seminars, activities for kids and installations from the Athens International Video Festival.
2. Syros International Film Festival on 17-22 of July, showcases a wide spectrum of cinema in traditional and re-purposed island sites, removed from the usual demands and hierarchies of the film industry. The festival aims to welcome an array of cinematic experiences into this immersive dreamscape, allowing us to re-think the question of “What is cinema”?
3. Sani’s Festival in Halkidiki, for 26 years now, whose main aspiration is to open up bridges of communication between tourism and the arts, between Greek and foreign tourists. Apart from that, it is a well known international music festival that takes place in a very idyllic location where visitors can enjoy modern dance events, music and theatre.
4. Another exceptional and well-known festival is Athens and Epidaurus festival and one of the oldest performing arts festivals in Europe (1955). Numerous theatre, dance, and music artists, acclaimed in Greece and worldwide, showcase their work attracting huge audiences. The festival is held annually in the months of June, July, and August.
5. Kalamata International Dance Festival is ideal for dance lovers showcasing contemporary dance and art. Dancers and dance groups from around the world gather to share their passion with visitors and they amaze us every year. It’s a unique chance to explore the nearby region with amazing nature scenery, crystal clear waters and of course traditional cuisine. Kalamata is a beautiful seaside town in the south of Peloponnese and hosts this annual dance festival every July.
6. Vovousa Festival is ideal for families and for those who seek to live experiences far out of the mainstream zone. The festival focuses on mountain altitude, nature conservation, photo exhibitions, documentaries, concerts and workshops for children and adults. The festival takes place in the famous beautiful villages “Zagorohoria” in Ioanna prefecture on 14 – 21 of July. Breathtaking natural beauty in an amazing scenery with mountains, rivers, the famous Vikos gorge and of course near the European natural park of Valia Kalda.
7. The Cretan Diet Festival ideal for all the gastronomy lovers, like me, is organized by the Municipality of Rethymno, in Crete on 1-7 of July. It’s a celebration of Cretan cuisine, where visitors can learn cooking tips, discover and taste local products and attend live performances.
8. Last but not least Ikaria, one of the dodecanese islands, hosts every summer the most famous traditional local feasts, known as “panigyria” and attracting numerous people of all ages who dance, eat & enjoy all together with traditional live music till the sun rise. Those festivities highly remind me of the ancient Dionysian feasts’ where you lose track of time and space. I’ve attended many of those festivities and I can tell you that they are really worth visiting, especially in June, early in July and September as in August the island is really crowded.
Greece will definitely dazzle you if you know where to look and now you know!
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Your knee has four main ligaments, one on each of the outer sides and another two inside the knee behind your knee cap. A knee reconstruction usually requires a tissue graft (usually a tendon) to help keep the knee working as a hinge joint.
Swelling and pain will also be an important factor to consider, using rest, ice and compression to help the fluids drain away will be important. Finally, working on re-developing the muscles around the area, the quadriceps (thigh muscle) will need to work on contracting to straighten the leg. Towards the end of the first 12 weeks, most people can jog and complete some basic resistance training.
This is often where re-injury or other injuries occur through lack of strength or over-use and over-compensation on surrounding areas. By continuing the rehabilitation practices your physiotherapist has given, you will continue to effectively strengthen the knee and its surrounding areas to prevent re-injury and any new ones arising.
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Navy Air Ships for long missions across the Atlantic. It is perfect in every way. Since the G-1 flight jacket has been regulation issue gear to pilots of the United States Navy. Leather Pilot Jackets Sort By: Cockpit B-3 Leather Bomber Jacket.
Who has time for that nowadays? Each jacket has its own unique characteristics, like subtle color variations and varied graining. No two jackets will look exactly alike. The jacket is based on the WWII pattern for a trim fit. Limited stock on hand. Make sure to get one of these beautiful jackets before they are all gone. The latest design differs from the original design in several ways: Because the A-2 never went out of style, production never really ceased.
Over the years it has varied in style and accuracy relative to the original war-era design, but it has remained visible in popular TV shows and movies. The Type A-2 flying jacket was standardized by the U. Army Air Corps as the successor to the Type A-1 flying jacket in It has sturdy snaps, reinforced pockets, and a snap down shirt style collar. Features a variety of naval patches. Favored by bomber crews during WWll, the B-3 was brought into service around Navy Air Ships for long missions across the Atlantic.
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A previous post focused on the economic reforms of President Ernesto Zedillo, 1994-2000. This article discusses his very important political reforms.
1994 was a very important and difficult year for Mexico. It started with the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, which the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Insititucional) government brutally put down, infuriating many Mexicans and leading to giant protest demonstrations against the PRI. Liberation theology was gaining strength and blaming PRI for human rights abuses as well as the impoverishment of the Mexican people. Furthermore, the economy was slipping into a severe crisis.
Following tradition, President Salinas personally selected Donaldo Colosio to succeed him as the PRI President of Mexico. While other parties nominated candidates, PRI had held an iron grip on the Presidency and Mexican politics for over 60 years.
In March 1994 the PRI presidential candidate Colosio was assassinated in Tijuana. The PRI was held responsible for all the country’s problems and Salinas was in a very difficult spot. Old PRI hard-liners (“dinosaurs”) pressed Salinas to name one of them as the next president, but Salinas knew he had to select a “clean” candidate that would help the PRI regain some credibility. Salinas selected as the replacement, Colosio’s young campaign manager and technocrat Ernesto Zedillo. Zedillo, the “accidental president”, easily won the relatively fair 1994 election.
Zedillo was dedicated to political reform. He took dramatic steps to counter corruption. Apparently not trusting anyone within his own PRI party, he appointed as his Attorney General, Antonio Lozano Gracia from the opposition PAN party. Lozano aggressively prosecuted and indicted numerous senior PRI officials, including Salinas’ brother, on a variety of corruption charges. In 1995 Zedillo replaced the country’s entire Supreme Court, which then began to rule against PRI dominated government agencies on a regular basis. Zedillo implemented reforms which separated the ruling PRI party from the Government of Mexico, thus terminating the practice of using government agencies and revenues to support PRI political campaigns.
Zedillo initiated multiparty talks on political reform and began transferring some power away from his own office and toward Mexico’s Congress and 31 states. He made the Federal Elections Commission more transparent by increasing the oversight and participation by opposition parties. He reformed the law giving the President the power to appoint the Mayor of Mexico City, who henceforth would be popularly elected.
These reforms brought dramatic change to local, state, and national elections in July 1997. The opposition PDR party candidate for Mexico City mayor, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, garnered nearly 50% of the vote and was elected, defeating the PRI candidate by a wide margin. Opposition party candidates also swept several state governorships. Most significantly, the PRI lost control of the lower house of the Mexican Congress for the first time in history. Finally, after almost 70 years of PRI domination, Mexico was becoming a real democracy and the Mexican public rejoiced in their new democratic powers.
Zedillo decided not to personally select his successor in the traditional way. Instead, the PRI would hold a national primary enabling the voters to select the next PRI presidential candidate. He also loosened the PRI government’s grip on the media, opening the door to more objective political reporting. Under Zedillo’s watch, Mexico enjoyed a clean and fair election in the summer of 2000 which, for the first time in over 70 years, elected a non-PRI candidate as President in the person of Vicente Fox of PAN.
The reforms of the Zedillo Administration largely leap-frogged Mexico from an economically-unstable, single party state, to a relatively modern 21st century multiparty democracy. President Ernesto Zedillo is distinguished from his predecessors by his integrity, vision, and for doing what was best for Mexico, not for himself, his cronies, or his political party. Ernesto Zedillo was and is an inspiration to his country and the world. Everyone living in Mexico owes him a great debt of gratitude for modernizing Mexico’s economy and democracy as well as making Mexico a far better place.
Chapter 12 of Geo-Mexico: the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico discusses the political map of Mexico. Buy your copy today to have a handy reference guide to all major aspects of Mexico’s geography!


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Tom Paulin's A Secret Life of Poems: A Poetry Primer is an encounter with some of the most celebrated poems in the English language, by one of the most distinguished poet-critics of our time.
Tom Paulin was born in Leeds in 1949 but grew up in Belfast, and was educated at the universities of Hull and Oxford. He has published eight collections of poetry as well as a Selected Poems 1972- 1990, two major anthologies, two versions of Greek drama, and several critical works, including The Day-Star of Liberty: William Hazlitt's Radical Style and, most recently, Crusoe's Secret: The Aesthetics of Dissent. His most recent collection of poems is The Road to Inver (2004). Well known for his appearances on the BBC's Newsnight Review, he is also the G. M. Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford.

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Port Authority launches locally-built patrol boat
The Prince Rupert Port Authority officially launched its new patrol boat on Thursday afternoon in front of a small crowd gathered at the Prince Rupert Marina.
After a traditional boat blessing by an elder from the Coast Tsimshian First Nations and a prayer from a Christian minister, the new boat was officially christened “The Charles Hays” by smashing a bottle of BC champagne on its bow.
Representatives from the port authority made speeches about the new boat emphasizing the fact that it had been built and equipped by businesses from Prince Rupert. Broadwater Industries began construction on the boat last June and was finished a couple weeks ago. The boat is custom-built for use by the Port Authority it is the largest boat the company has ever built, and it will even become their flagship.
Mike Collins is the lead ship builder at Broadwater, he says he’s proud of how the boat turned out.
“It’s been a great project, I really enjoyed it. It’s a good boat; it will be great for the port authority and great for the community,” says Collins.
According to port authority CEO Don Krusel, the new boat cost almost a half a million dollars, and was outfitted by local businesses. According to the CEO, Poseidon Marine Group did the cabinets and interior of the boat, the navigational equipment came from DC Marine Electronics, Bridgeview Marine supplied the engines, and Stuck On Designs created the graphics on the boat.
“We wanted to spend our money in the community, not just to create jobs, but to help develop skill-sets . . . This boat is an example of what is changing at the port and in the community; how the port and community is growing and improving,” says Krusel.
Some people had pointed out that the was being launched on the 99-year anniversary of the Titanic striking the iceberg that caused it to sink, killing the new patrol boat’s namesake, Charles Hays. Krusel joked that this wouldn’t be bad luck because the Titanic didn’t technically sink until the next day.
Now that the boat has been launched it will take over for the old Charles Hayes patrol boat, which is over 21 years old. Its duties will include escorting ships, clearing the harbour of debris and performing security patrols.


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Digital tracings by author of photographs, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Digital tracing by author of Plate 205c in Morris, Earl H. 1939 Archaeological Studies in the La Plata District, Southwestern Colorado and Northwestern New Mexico. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 519, pp. 63-64. Washington, D. C.

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Your HVAC System Needs To Breathe
Recently, we have gone to several customers’ homes where their HVAC system has failed or quit working and found one thing in common with all of them: They all installed Vent Filters/Fresheners in all of their registers.
We recommend not using these Vent Filters. Your furnace filter protects your furnace and filters the air circulating through your home. This does not mean remove your furnace filter. More than likely, the Heating and Air Conditioning system in your home was not designed for the use of Vent Filters. Using Vent Filters could ‘choke’ your HVAC system. This will make it difficult for the blower to ‘push’ the air through the system, causing undo stress.
Remember, your Heating and Air Conditioning system needs to breathe. Change your furnace filters monthly. If you want increased filtration, we can install a Filter Media Box or an AccuClean Electronic Air Cleaner for your HVAC system.


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Ariah Agarwal :
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Birthplace : Mumbai
Ariah Agarwal needs no introduction as she happens to be an ace actress and fashion designer. She hails from Mumbai wherein was brought up at, however, she was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. She did her schooling from Jamnabai Narse School in Mumbai, while completed her graduation in Fashion Designing program from Raffles Design Institute, Singapore. Before she entered into the world of acting, she was seen working as a fashion designer both for working different firms and working on her own. She is a well established fashion designer.
As we know how the world of fashion is connected with the glamor industry which include the small screen and the silver screen as well, she got an offer from the TV show maker due to her cool looks and nice persona. She is doing her debut in the world of acting from this very year of 2017 and soon would be seen in a TV show called Kya Haal Mr. Panchal. SHe would be playing the lead role in the said show which deals with a story of a mother who is on a bride hunt for her son with a long list of features.
And there she comes into the picture, so what happens next can be easily caught in the TV show itself. Talking about her personal life, she is yet to date anyone as she is very much single and want to focus on her career at the moment. And we see her sailing two different boats (Fashion Designing & Acting), she is truly busy. Talking about her height, she is 5 feet 4 inches, while her body measures are 36-24-34, while she loves dancing. She is new she has much to explore as she becomes active. She has also tried modeling and was seen walking on ramps.

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Today, I got to fly an airplane. Well, a paper plane, to be more precise; and I didn’t fly through the clouds or head to a tropical destination. Instead, I got to take a trip back through my life, and fly through my emotions. Bear with me, it’s worth it.
Lifeslide is a paper plane simulation game that makes players glide through different stages of life. My flight instructor today was Mitko Tsaprev, game designer and founder of Dreamteck – the studio behind Lifeslide.
The goal of Lifeslide is to fly a paper airplane through various levels, each with a different low-poly environment. With Lifeslide, Dreamteck wanted to spread a message of positivity and happiness. Players can decide what to make from their journey, just as they would in real life.
Lifeslide first came out on Apple Arcade in Fall 2019, but its arrival on Steam changes many things in the game.
The PC version of Lifeslide comes with various improvements, including additional levels and new game modes.
“We don’t simply want to port a mobile game to PC,” Tsaprev says. “We want to make it better, by adding more content, polishing existing content, and basically creating a normal, real PC experience.” Lifeslide will also feature weekly challenges on Steam, where players can compete to climb the ranks of a leaderboard.
— Dreamteck (@dreamteckstudio) June 5, 2021
There are also new features coming with the PC release, such as customization options for the paper planes, an improved user interface, as well as a future multiplayer mode in which players will be able to fly with their friends.
Different life paths
Lifeslide includes two modes to fly through its low-poly worlds: Story and Zen. The Story Mode will carry you through 28 different levels, each representing a stage of life. There is no set scenario to play through, and the story is told through the environment. The Zen Mode takes the elements of the Story Mode and mixes them to create an infinite combination of levels. The replayability of the Zen Mode is unlimited, as each level is unique and contains several branching paths, but the Story Mode is where Lifeslide novices should start their journeys.
The Story Mode begins in the stars, with very few environmental elements. As you move through the levels, the environment starts to change. New elements build up as you progress, shaping a new environment as you move forward. Grass starts to grow, birds appear, and nature becomes a more prominent part of the levels.
“The core principle of the game is to fly through the various stages of life,” Tsaprev says. “Everything goes progressively. In the beginning, we have almost nothing, then trees and flowers start to grow, animals appear, challenges get harder. Eventually, trees start losing their leaves, and you get to see the full circle of life.”
Each level is guided by a theme, such as Breathing, Striving, or Understanding. These titles are linked to the natural path everyone takes through life, establishing a natural sense of progression.
“With these titles and the concept of flying through the stages of life, we wanted to remind players that we are lucky to be alive,” Tsaprev says. “If we could make one player a bit happier and appreciative of life, then [that’s] awesome.”
Lifeslide layers new gameplay elements as you go through the levels. Some levels have branching paths and obstacles for you to avoid. There are also elements to gather to repair your plane, in case you ever bump into the floor – which I did a number of times, trying to fly as low as possible.
“The flying mechanics of Lifeslide are quite unique,” Tsaprev told us. “You are only propelled by gravity, so you need to go down to keep on flying. Gravity is your only engine, so you have to be careful with your momentum and take the terrain to your advantage.”
As you move forward, you will also be able to improve your paper plane. Eight different plane models are available, each with its own unique style of flight. Some will fly faster, others are more resistant to damage or can make steeper turns, or have a better overall balance.
Paragliding on your emotions
While Lifeslide may seem like an easy and casual game to play, finding the right balance to keep your forward momentum can be a challenge. As the paper plane has no propelling engine, you have to be aware of how you fly in order to avoid crashing on the ground. If you fly too high or take a steep turn, you will lose your momentum and your plane will drift until it stops moving altogether. To avoid that, try always flying downwards and close to the ground to pick up some speed.
“I’m a mountain biker, and I wanted to recreate the sensation of how my bike feels when I go on jumps and land,” Tsaprev says. “It’s all about managing the weight forward and backward. I wanted to translate this feeling in the game, and mix it with elements of proximity paragliding from videos I’ve seen online. You get to fly really close to nature at high speed, and I thought it was an incredible feeling to add to the game.”
When your plane hits the ground, it will lose durability and eventually end your run. To avoid this, you can improve your paper plane by collecting blue gems, allowing you to purchase various power-ups. For example, you can buy the Steering upgrade to take sharper turns without losing momentum, or Aerodynamics to reduce air friction and therefore improve your speed.
Life on other consoles?
After the PC release, Dreamteck plan to release Lifeslide on consoles as well. The timing of that launch hinges on the success of the game. The team aims to release on both current and next-gen hardware, and a particular console is at the center of their attention.
“I see Lifeslide very much as a Nintendo Switch title,” Tsaprev says. “I’ve been dreaming of releasing it on the Switch. Seeing it working on the development unit is pretty exciting, and I hope we will be able to publish Lifeslide on the Nintendo Switch.”
The improvements continue! Here is a "then and now" of the Harvest level in #lifeslide
— Dreamteck (@dreamteckstudio) May 19, 2021
Overall, I enjoyed my time with Lifeslide a lot. It is a very chill game that tells a personal story, and I am personally looking forward to unwinding with it. The mechanics are easy enough for anyone to quickly grasp how to fly their paper airplane. However, keeping enough momentum to make it to the end of each level is where the challenge of the game – and a lot of the fun – comes in. As Tsaprev told us before we started our first run, you shouldn’t be afraid to take a dive. Sometimes, the only way to go up in Lifeslide is to go down first, just like in real life.
Lifeslide will be coming to Steam on August 6. If you already played the game on iOS, expect major updates and new features coming out soon. And if you can’t wait to get your paper airplane flying, a PC demo of the game will be available on June 12, right on time for the official start of the E3 2021 exhibition. Stick around, we’ll have lots of E3 news and game previews in the coming days!


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Almost as soon as submarines became serious weapons of war, aircraft became their nemesis. Beginning in World War I, British and U.S. airplanes and blimps attacked German U-boats operating on the surface, where submarines normally sailed—at least until the advent of nuclear propulsion in the 1950s. Prior to that, submarines typically submerged only to evade or attack an enemy.
Consequently, submarines often were fitted with antiaircraft guns. For example, U.S. submarines in World War II were armed with 20-mm Oerlikon and 40-mm Bofors “wet mount” guns to fight off aircraft while surfaced. Even some recent nuclear-powered submarines have to operate at or near the surface to carry out some missions (such as attacking ships and launching missiles), making them more vulnerable to possible aircraft detection and attack.
Could a submerged submarine engage an aircraft? In the 1960s, several countries began developing subsurface-to-air missiles that could be launched from the near-surface against low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters. Britain, Israel, and the Soviet Union put these weapons at sea on a limited basis. But those systems required the submarine to be on the surface—or to at least broach its sail—to launch the missiles.
As recently as the early 2000s, the U.S. Navy conducted experiments to develop a submarine-launched version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile, in a project dubbed “Subwinder.” On 19 November 2005, an AIM-9X missile was vertically launched from a stationary, land-based test platform. The heat-seeking missile successfully acquired and destroyed the slow-moving QH-50 DASH target drone with a direct hit. (The DASH was an antisubmarine helicopter drone, originally designated DSN; it was changed to QH-50 in 1962 as part of the standardization of U.S. military aircraft designations. See “The Unmanned Helicopter,” December 1999, pp. 10–11.)
The missile specification called for the weapon to be encased in a launch capsule that would be ejected from a submarine operating at periscope depth. When the capsule broached the surface, the missile would launch, acquire the target, and engage it. But the missile project was not pursued.
Before Subwinder, in the late 1970s, the United States began development of the Submarine Air-Defense System, also known as the Self-Initiating Antiaircraft Missile (SIAM), sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). SIAM was intended to be launched from a completely submerged submarine.
The initial detection of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters was to be accomplished with the standard submarine-towed acoustic arrays. Once launched, the missile would use its onboard dual-mode radar/infrared guidance system to acquire a target autonomously. In 1979, DARPA contracted with the Ford Aerospace Corporation to demonstrate the SIAM concept’s feasibility.
The first flight test of a technology demonstration missile—designated DTV-4—occurred in April 1980, at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The missile was ground-launched against a remote-controlled QH-50 DASH helicopter equipped with flares, which could be dropped from racks extending from the fuselage to distract the missile. The helicopter was hovering at 1,500 feet during the tests.
The missile’s booster rocket ejected it from the launch tube to an altitude of about 500 feet, at which point the missile spun to search an entire hemisphere for a target. When the radar acquired the drone, the spinning stopped, and the missile’s main rocket motor ignited to propel it toward the target. As it neared the helicopter, its guidance shifted from radar to terminal-homing infrared to perform the final maneuvers. The missile lacked a live warhead and fuze, but it was stated that the target would have been destroyed had they been included. Reports say that in subsequent tests the drone was destroyed.
Despite the success of the SIAM trials, the Navy did not pursue the project. Some sources contend that it was disregarded for financial reasons, while others assert that submariners did not want to have any weapon that required them to remain near the surface when an aircraft was detected. However good the antiair missile, the advantage lay with the aircraft.

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A fun interview covering more about the history behind the Secret Space Program and Area 51 in a series of books with true details from a mysterious whistleblower who claimed to be head of the Program.
This interview coincides with the newest release of BOOK 7 of the series!
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…”I reveal it here at great personal risk and with the caveat that TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR ALL OF US and that THE WORLD IS BEING SOLD OUT! That there are those out there living with a level of technology that could end all the problems we face on this planet but who are going to force us all into an extinction level event rather than lose that control. They are now, literally trying to KILL US ALL…and simply END 7.5 BILLION people by 2030, and they are NOT SHY about telling you about it. “—SEAN DAVID MORTON
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Investigators on Friday were searching a farm near Gerald in eastern Missouri’s Franklin County for any signs of McLaughlin. The woman and her husband own property near there.
Police in Gerald say they spotted a mountain lion earlier this week.
Girls, 14 & 12, had been missing since Monday.
Kosatka sisters, ages 14 and 12, missing since Monday morning.


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Yet the transition into Year 7 can be eased somewhat if parents are aware and appreciative of this enormous and significant change in their child’s life. Here are five tips of things you can do right now to ease the adjustment into Year 7 for both your child and your family as well.
A child will feel a lot less anxious if they know where they are going on their first day at the new school. Many schools will run induction days for new students prior to the start of term but if your child wants to put their mind at ease, ask them if they want to see the school again before they start the new term. Even doing a ‘dry-run’ one morning before the school term begins can make thoughts of the first day a lot less formidable.
Children quickly get used to making new friends and as a result become quite confident socially with children they don’t know. Encourage your child to join clubs and activities over the summer before school starts which will not only build up their self-confidence but may enable them meet some of their future fellow students.
Building your child’s self esteem and preparing them emotionally is equally as important as making sure their uniform and school kit are labeled and neatly ironed for their first day. Marie De Daunton, Educational Psychologist at Kids First said, “Remind children about their strengths and encourage them to use these to face the challenge ahead. Also highlight that they have faced challenges before and identify what skills they have used in the past to overcome the challenges.”
Your child is growing up and becoming independent but it still important to be on hand to offer information and advice on issues such as homework, school schedules, time management, revision techniques... Children can always benefit from your experience and will appreciate your input when they need it. Be careful not to be too overbearing - your child can easily become reliant on your help. Instead encourage them to develop their own independence.
The move to secondary signifies the bigger picture of your child moving into their teenage years. Be aware and recognize what lies ahead so you can set the boundaries early on. “The vital thing to know about parenting teenagers is at this transition point they need us,” explains De Daunton. “In the long term, naturally, they will learn to do everything they need to do without us but during this transition time we need to be available, firm, fair and approachable. How we negotiate this time in their lives can impact on the relationships that we will have with them as adults.”

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Mortality in relation to consumption of alcohol : 13 years'observations in male British doctors.
To assess the risk of death associated with various patterns of alcohol consumption.
Design-Prospective study of mortality in relation to alcohol drinking habits in 1978, with causes of death sought over the next 13 years (to 1991).
Subjects-12321 British male doctors born between 1900 and 1930 (mean 1916) who replied to a postal questionnaire in 1978.
Those written to in 1978 were the survivors of a long running prospective study of the effects of smoking that had begun in 1951 and was still continuing.
Men were divided on the basis of their response to the 1978 questionnaire into two groups according to whether or not they had ever had any rye of vascular disease, diabetes, or « life threatening disease » and into seven groups according to the amount of alcohol they drank.
Mots-clés Pascal : Mortalité, Alcoolisme, Mâle, Homme, Angleterre, Grande Bretagne, Royaume Uni, Europe, Epidémiologie
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Mortality, Alcoholism, Male, Human, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe, Epidemiology
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The aim of TECCHED is to use technology to help teach/learn about the climate crisis. This interesting new initiative came to our attention.
A new activity called Coding for Climate has been launched by Take Action Global (TAG), an NGO with formal association with the United Nations.
Teachers and their students will seek to find a solution for climate change through their preferred ICT-tools: Minecraft, Scratch, Micro:bit, AI, App prototyping, web, etc. The sky is the limit!
Participants can even join without computers as they are provided with activities which allow them to code without technology (unplugged coding).
This is a free initiative open to all teachers. Find more information here:
So far more than 1200 teachers across more than 45 countries have joined. Feel free to register (free).
When is this initiative starting?
Launch: March 11 2024
End: April 22 2024
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A new study out of Spain has showed that, in a sample of breastfeeding mothers, all of the women sampled had levels of acrylamide in their urine, a compound that is potentially seriously toxic and could be transferred to their children through their breastmilk.
Acrylamide is an organic compound that is classified as highly likely to be carcinogenic to humans. It’s carcinogenicity has already been demonstrated in rodent studies. It is mainly found in tobacco smoke and processed foods that are rich in carbohydrates and amino acids.
The cooking method, and the use of particular kinds of fat, affects the levels of this substance. Potatoes, for example, if cooked in low humidity conditions and above 120 degrees C (by baking, frying or roasting, for instance), produce high levels of acrylamide.
Acrylamide: a potentially carcinogenic chemical
The study was carried out with urine samples from 120 breastfeeding women between the ages of 20 and 45 who gave birth in the Hospital Universitari i Politènic La Fe of Valencia.
The study is part of the broader the BioMoVal project, whose objective is to determine the exposure of the adult population of the Valencian Community to food and environmental contaminants.
The results showed that all of the mothers had been exposed to acrylamide. It is known that the substance can be transferred from mothers to their babies through the consumption of the mother’s breast milk.
Although acrylamide’s relationship with cancer in humans has not been definitively proven, a number of studies indicate that it almost certainly has negative effects on children’s development. Exposure to prenatal acrylamide has been shown, for instance, to lead to higher levels of obesity and overweight among children.
In addition, the new study shows that the exposure and risk of the population studied is greater than the exposure observed in the adult population in other European studies. “The causes may be related to the different dietary guidelines, although further studies are required to gain greater certainty,” said Sandra Fernández, one of the lead researchers.
The type of fat used to cook food is known to be a significant determinant of how much acrylamide is produced and therefore ingested. Interestingly, this isn’t something the study authors mention, but it absolutely deserves mention because of how widely the worst kinds of oils – the ones that produce the most acrylamide – are consumed.
Vegetable oil, which we’ve called “one of the worst things you can eat“, is known to produce significantly more acrylamide that when heated than animal fats, as demonstrated in scientific studies.
One study notes that, “Significantly less acrylamide was produced in saturated animal fat than in unsaturated cooking oil, with 366 ng/g in lard and 211 ng/g in ghee versus 2447 ng/g in soy oil, followed by palm olein with 1442 ng/g.”
Vegetable oils are absolutely ubiquitous in the modern world, as the result of a determined campaign since the 1950s to substitute them for supposedly “unhealthy” animal fats. The effects of this substitution have been nothing short of disastrous (see the box below, for instance).
Soybean oil, the most commonly consumed oil in the US, causes significant weight gain, genetic dysregulation and neurological problems in mice
According to a 2020 study, soybean oil — the most commonly consumed oil in America — caused gene dysregulation in mice which led to neurological problems, particularly in their ability to bond, and weight gain.
Four groups of mice were fed different isocaloric diets (diets with the same number of calories). One group was fed a diet that contained conventional soybean oil, high in linoleic acid; the second, a diet that contained genetically modified soybean oil that was low in linoleic acid; the third, a diet that contained coconut oil, which is high in saturated fat; the fourth was given a low-fat control diet.
The researchers noted that the two soybean diets had similar but non-identical effects on expression of genes for the hypothalamus, whereas the coconut oil had a negligible effect compared to the control diet.
Among the genes that were negatively altered by the soybean-oil diets were genes associated with inflammation, neuro-endocrine, neurochemical, and insulin signalling, as well as the production of oxytocin, an important hormone.
As the Twitter poster above (Carnivore Aurelius) noted, oxytocin plays an important role in empathy and social bonding, as well as other important biological processes including weight gain. Many of the genes that were dysregulated by the soybean oils are also linked to serious neurological diseases including Alheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and autism.
Insulin resistance, a topic we have covered in two articles (here and here), was increased by the soybean diets, and the mice on the conventional soybean oil experienced the greatest amount of weight gain, despite consuming the same amount of calories as the others.
All in all, it looks like soybean oil is bad news indeed.
The new study is further evidence for our contention that you should avoid like the plague all so-called “healthy” vegetable oils and return instead to the animal products, like butter, lard and tallow, that have sustained humanity since time immemorial. The old ways really are the best.

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Bela Shende (Marathi: बेला शेंडे) is an Indian playback singer. She performed several songs in Bollywood and regional films. "Mann Mohana" from the film Jodhaa Akbar, "Su Che" from the film What's Your Raashee?, "Wajle Ki Baara" and "Apsara Aali" from Natarang are some of her famous songs. In 2014, she was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Khurkhura" from the Marathi film Tuhya Dharma Koncha.
Besides Hindi, she has also sung in Marathi, Urdu, and Tamil.
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Qatar warned Tuesday it would not take responsibility for Kabul airport without “clear” agreements with all involved, including the Taliban, about its operations.
Doha has become a key broker in Afghanistan following last month’s withdrawal of US forces, helping evacuate thousands of foreigners and Afghans, engaging the new Taliban rulers and supporting operations at Kabul airport.
“We need to make sure that everything is addressed very clearly otherwise… we are not able to take any responsibility of the airport (if) all these things are not addressed,” Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said at a press briefing.
“Right now the status is still (under) negotiation.”
Since the US pullout, Qatar Airways planes have made several trips to Kabul, flying in aid and Doha’s representatives and ferrying out foreign passport holders.
The two-decade US intervention in Afghanistan ended with the hurried airlift of more than 120,000 people from Kabul as the Taliban returned to power.
The United States pulled its final troops out of Afghanistan on August 30, ending its longest war just ahead of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks that prompted its invasion.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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If one man could be given the unlikely label "saviour of the Union", then it would certainly be Gordon Brown, whose "home rule" plans and electrifying final performances for the Better Together campaign have been credited with swinging thousands of votes.
But for the former Labour prime minister, his intervention and the impact it had across the political spectrum also amounts to a personal rehabilitation after his devastating 2010 election defeat.
If he now chooses to quietly retire from front line politics - and he has previously described himself as a former politician - he will go out on a high note with his reputation restored to something like the level it once stood.
When the campaign started it was decided, for very good reason, that it should be led by a Labour politician because it was Labour supporters who would likely decide the outcome.
In those early days the "no" campaign was confident, some say complacent, thanks to a poll lead of around 22%.
The plan was to keep the campaign steady and uncontroversial so as not to shake things up. Former Chancellor Alistair Darling was the obvious candidate for the job.
It was Darling, however, who sounded the warning bells early on in the campaign, insisting the result would be much tighter than predicted. And how right he was.
Gordon Brown was always going to be a significant player in the Better Together campaign thanks to his place as one of the country's biggest and most respected political beasts.
But a single opinion poll in the two weeks before the referendum put the nationalists in the lead and sparked flat-out panic. And they sent for Labour's "big clunking fist" – and he delivered, big time.
First, after pushing his "patriotic" vision for remaining in the UK in a number of speeches, Brown's proposals to devolve more power over tax and spending to Scotland were grasped by all three party leaders and hammered into a last-minute pledge.
When they were desperately searching around for a plan to get them off the hook, they belatedly recognised that Brown had had one all along.
And by adapting it to their own needs, it had an definite impact on the campaign, although critics pointed out it had given Alex Salmond the "devo max" consolation prize he had always wanted but had been denied by David Cameron.
But if that had an impact it was nothing compared to the effect of Brown's final, career-best speech setting out the case for a reformed Union.
It received almost universal praise from politicians and commentators across the board who fell over themselves in search of superlatives.
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Canning, Sept. 15: Two persons were killed and three critically injured as CPM and RSP supporters clashed over the right to use a village pond at Budhakhali.
Local RSP leaders claimed that the dead (Shahidul Gharami and Ramanik Gharami) were party members who were attacked by a group sheltered by CPM panchayat member Haripada Sardar.
The injured — Javed Ali Gharami, Abed Bux Mollah and Zakir Hussain — are all members of the Gharami family.
RSP district secretary and Basanti MLA Subhas Naskar said the clash has the potential to rupture ties between the two Left Front partners at the grassroots level. “We have raised the issue of CPM-sheltered goons targeting our workers at several Left Front meetings. Nothing has been done,” said Naskar.
Angry villagers refused to release the body of Shahidul for some time to protest police “inaction”. Tension ran high as several shops were damaged, bombs rained and firearms freely used, police said.


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There are more than just musicians behind a great-sounding album. No matter how well they play, or how good the songs are, it doesn’t mean much if the recording doesn’t capture them the right way.
And, when it came to many of Billy Joel’s most iconic albums, the person responsible for shaping much of their sound was Jim.
Billy Joel, along with the Lords of 52nd Street and others put some great performances down on tape working with producer Phil Ramone and his crew. And, a crucial member of that team was Jim Boyer.
As an engineer, Jim was responsible for capturing the performances, which were often played by the full band live in the studio. Then, as mixer, he blended all those elements into the great-sounding records we all know today.
After years in the studio with Billy, Paul Simon, and many others, Jim moved into a different part of the music business when he co-founded Double Helix, a CD pressing plant. Then, he returned to mixing – first by doing sound at live music events, and then back to studio recordings.
Jim passed away on June 15, 2022, at the age of 71. But, along with the legacy he left on countless hit records, his legend lives on through the stories his friends remember and the impact he had on their lives.
For this episode, we spoke with Larry Franke and Bradshaw Leigh, two members of Phil Ramone’s production team that worked on several Billy Joel albums, as well as working with many other artists.
They’ll share their memories of Jim as a friend, his work in the studio, his impact on the music industry, and what it was like recording dozens of records in the 1970s and 80s.
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A ride sharing company Uber has today announced in it’s blog that the company is going to stop it’s service in Taiwan from Feb 12. But Uber does not confirm that when it will resume in the country, currently Uber is present in four major cities, but it hopes that this step will “rearrange the conversation between Uber and Taiwan Government” an help to push through it’s new law in order to legalize their services.
Uber has been in pressure over its legitimacy in the country for a while, with the regulatory bodies, taking the issue on how to use “unlicensed” drivers. The tension reached in its peak in December when the amendment lifted the huge penalty for Uber drivers caught by the authorities down to NT $25 million ($780,000) from the earlier range of NT $50,000 to NT $150,000 ($1,600 to $4,800). Earlier in November, Uber has been ordered to pay NT $134 million ($ 4.3 million) in presumed back taxes and penalties in Taiwan.
Whereas Uber suspended its service in Taiwan, the company said that it is working in number of fields, including obtaining local insurance policy, triggering “Cooperative efforts” with the local taxi industry, as well as adherence to the Government on Cross border e-commerce policy and corresponding proposed of traffic exchange.
Currently Uber have 10,000 drivers in Taiwan and it has completed over 15 million trips so far.
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Located in Oregon, the ATV trails in John Day is known for three cool ATV and quad rides. The best John Day ATV trails based on popularity are considered to be Prairie City, Malheur National Forest, and Davis Creek Trail.
In the Malheur National Forest, the Davis Creek Trail is a 9 mile route open to ATV riding. It runs through dense forest. This trail has very little vertical relief for the first six miles from the southern end, running relatively close to the contours. The majority of the trail is in moderate to heavy timber with only a few scenic vistas.

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Oh really, but whose fault is that, Its your favourite's actress fault of course, Katie Cassidy!. She cannot create chemistry with anything, and not only that she sucks and is a lousy actress. Would be surprised if she isnt recast by next year.
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Connie Nielsen Net Worth
Connie Nielsen made money by Actors niche. For all time, at the moment, 2018 year, Connie Nielsen earned $8 Million. Exact sum is $8240000.
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Birth date: July 3, 1965
Birth place: Frederikshavn, Denmark
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession: Film actress
Children: Sebastian Sartor, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen
Siblings: Bent Nielsen, Sos Nielsen, Ulrich Nielsen
TV shows: The Following, Boss, Danny Fricke, Okavango
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Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen is a Danish actress whose first major role in an English language film was a supporting role in The Devils Advocate- Nielsen later gained international attention for her role in Ridley Scotts Gladiator. Her films include Mission to Mars, One Hour Photo, Basic, The Hunted, The Ice Harvest and Nymphomaniac. She starred as Meredith Kane on the Starz TV series Boss and was a lead character in the second season of The Following.


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