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The SPOC initiative is set up to strengthen and solidify the European investments in a sustainable palm oil value chain by promoting uptake of RSPO-certified material and instigating and catalysing further bold action towards eliminating deforestation and exploitation from palm oil supply chains while remaining smallholder inclusive.
SPOCs participants unite European refining industries with bold constructive NGO voices. Together we want to invest in increasing and strengthening the positive impacts of palm production and reduce and eliminate the negative aspects associated with palm oil production and build sustainable palm oil value chains.
One of our ambitions is to strive for 100% uptake of sustainable palm oil in Europe by COP Nov 2021. It is important to note that to reach this target we depend a great deal on FMCG and Retail buying of sustainably produced palm oil.

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I love having this hot chocolate mix on hand. It means Heavenly Hot Chocolate is only minutes away–as quick as I can heat the milk.
I adore Hot Chocolate, as distinct from Hot Cocoa or Drinking Chocolate. Definitions abound, but here are my working guidelines:
- Hot Cocoa: Made with unsweetened cocoa powder and milk. Usually low in fat.
- Hot Chocolate: Made with a combination of bar chocolate and unsweetened cocoa and milk, or milk and cream. Higher in fat.
- Drinking Chocolate: Made with bar chocolate and milk, or milk and cream. Highest in fat.
Which is best? Well, if you had asked me that a couple of years ago, when Drinking Chocolate was new to me, I would have said Drinking Chocolate.
But I have experimented with different combinations since then, and my current favorite is Hot Chocolate with a mixture of unsweetened cocoa and bittersweet bar chocolate. The unsweetened cocoa brings a deeper chocolate flavor to the drink, while keeping it a bit leaner as well.
Each batch of Heavenly Hot Chocolate Mix makes a perfect holiday gift. Just pack into decorative cellophane bags and tie with a ribbon. Don’t forget to print out the directions for the finished drink below. And if you want your gift to be even more memorable, include your own Homemade Vanilla Marshmallows.
Heavenly Hot Chocolate Mix
This mix is infinitely variable. Make it as described here the first time (perhaps with one of the flavoring options below) and then adjust sweetness and chocolate levels to your preference. Note those preferences for your next batch of mix.
two 3-3.5 ounce (6-7 ounces total), 70% cocoa, chocolate bars, finely chopped (such as Lindt Excellence Intense Dark)
¼ cup premium unsweetened cocoa
4-6 tablespoons dark brown sugar
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
one of the below flavoring options
- In a processor fitted with the knife blade, process the bar chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, salt, and optional flavorings until mixture is finely ground, about 30 seconds. Be careful not to over process.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
Makes about 1½ cups mix, enough for 6-12 drinks.
Heavenly Hot Chocolate Mix Variations
Choose one of the following variations and add ingredients in Step 1 of the Heavenly Hot Chocolate Mix master recipe.
1-2 packets of Starbucks Via Italian Roast Instant Coffee
Mexican Hot Chocolate
one 4-inch length vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoons ground clove
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
2 candy canes
Garam Masala Hot Chocolate
2 teaspoons LunaCafe Garam Masala
Baharat Hot Chocolate
2 teaspoons LunaCafe Baharat
Warm Winter Spice Hot Chocolate
2 teaspoons LunaCafe Warm Winter Spice
Chinese Five Spice Hot Chocolate
2 teaspoons LunaCafe Chinese Five Spice
Heavenly Hot Chocolate
I love having this mix on hand. It means Heavenly Hot Chocolate is only minutes away–as quick as I can heat the milk. As far as how much mix to use, my preference is for 3 tablespoons of mix per cup of milk. The drink is full flavored with some body but not overly rich or overpowering. However, if you prefer a drink that is closer in texture and flavor to melted chocolate, simply increase the amount of mix.
1 cup milk
2-4 tablespoons Heavenly Hot Chocolate Mix
lightly sweetened whipped cream
marshmallows, preferably Homemade Vanilla Marshmallows
- To make hot chocolate, in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of milk and 2-4 tablespoons of the mix. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until chocolate is incorporated and melted.
- If optional flavorings are used, let sit off the heat for at least 15 minutes to steep the flavors. Reheat and then pour through a fine strainer into a 2-cup glass measuring cup with a pouring spout.
- Pour immediately into an 8-ounce mug and if desired, top with whipped cream or marshmallows. For added drama with the marshmallows, toast lightly with a kitchen torch.
Makes 1 drink.
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Copyright 2012 Susan S. Bradley. All rights reserved.

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|Publication number||US3584385 A|
|Publication date||Jun 15, 1971|
|Filing date||May 26, 1969|
|Priority date||May 26, 1969|
|Publication number||US 3584385 A, US 3584385A, US-A-3584385, US3584385 A, US3584385A|
|Inventors||Booth Paul D|
|Original Assignee||Booth Paul D|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Referenced by (13), Classifications (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
June 15, 1971 P. D. BOOTH 3,584,385
LETTERING GUIDE Filed May 26, 1969 m/uew TOR PAUL D. 50071/ ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,584,385 LETTERING GUIDE Paul D. Booth, 743 E. Ada Ave., Glendora, Calif. 91740 Filed May 26, 1969, Ser. No. 827,710 Int. Cl. B411 13/02 US. Cl. 33174B 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A lettering guide having an elongate frame containing a longitudinal lettering slot, and a plurality of stencil and spacer plates to be selectively positioned in side by side relation along the slot and adjustable to any position along the slot so as to form selected words or numbers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention This invention relates generally to drafting aids and more particularly to a novel lettering guide.
Prior art One of the more tedious, precise, and time-consuming tasks performed by draftsmen, artists, and persons engaged in other similar fields of endeavor involves the placement of uniformly sized characters, such as letters and numbers, on drawings and other graphic illustrations. A variety of lettering guides have been devised to simplify and aid this task. Representative of the existing lettering guides are those disclosed in the prior art Pat. Nos. 2,298,635 and 3,381,384. While these existing lettering guides are useful to a degree, they possess certain disadvantages which the present invention overcomes. Foremost among these disadvantages are the complexity and relatively high cost of the existing guides, the difiiculties involved in replacing and adjusting the locations of the character defining elements of the guides to permit the formation of various words or numbers, and the inability of the lettering guides to be adjusted to accommodate the formation of characters of various size,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an improved lettering guide which avoids the above noted and other disadvantages of the existing lettering guides. The present improved lettering guide is characterized by a frame including a pair of laterally spaced frame bars defining an intervening lettering slot, and a plurality of stencil and spacer plates which may be selectively positioned in side by side relation along the slot so as to form any desired word or group of words or numbers. The inner confronting edges of the frame bars are grooved to slidably receive the stencil and spacer plates, thus to permit adjustment of these plates to any desired position along the lettering slot. One or more access openings are provided to the frame bar grooves through which the plates may be inserted into and removed from the grooves. The stencil and spacer plates have a thickness somewhat less than the thickness of the frame bars, such that when the plates are mounted on the frame, the frame bars project below the undersurfaces of the plates. As a consequence, when the lettering guide is placed on a drawing surface to be lettered, the undersurfaces of the stencil and spacer plates are spaced from the drawing surface so as to avoid smearing of this surface.
The present lettering guide embodies various additional innate features. According to one of these features, the frame bars are laterally adjustable to vary the width of the lettering slot so as to condition the frame of the 3,584,385 Patented June 15, 1971 lettering guide to receive stencil and spacer plates of various size. This feature permits the lettering guide to be used to form characters of various size. According to another feature of the invention, the lettering guide is equipped wih one or more bridge members which fit within the grooves in the frame bars for slidable adjustment along the lettering slot. These bridge members are equipped with friction means, such as springs, 'which bear against the frame bars to frictionally retain the bridge members in fixed position. The bridge members are useful in retaining the stencil and spacer plates in fixed position along the lettering slot.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lettering guide according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged left-hand end view of the lettering guide;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged right-hand end view of the lettering guide;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 44 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 illustrates different stencil plates for use in the lettering guide;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of a modified, adjustable lettering guide according to the invention;
FIG. 7 is a section taken on line 77 in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is an edge view of the modified lettering guide looking in the direction of the arrows on line 87 in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bridge member for use in the present lettering guide; and
FIG. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one end of :a further modified let-tering guide according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Turning first to FIGS. 1 through 4 of these drawings, there is illustrated a lettering guide 10 according to the invention. This guide includes a frame 12 containing a longitudinal lettering slot 14, and a plurality of stencil plates 16 and spacer plates 18 to be selectively mounted on the frame in side by side relation along the slot 14. In the particular inventive embodiment under consideration, the frame 12 is a unitary frame structure which may be molded in one piece from plastic or otherwise fabricated. The frame includes a pair of parallel frame bars 20, 22 which are laterally spaced to define therebetween the lettering slot 14 and are permanently joined at their ends by cross members 24 and 26. Along the inner confronting edges of the frame 'bars 20, 22 are grooves 28 which open inwardly to the lettering slot 14. As may be best observed in FIG. 3, the stencil plates 16 and spacer plates 18 have opposite edges which engage within the frame bar grooves 28. These plate edges are sized to fit slidably within the grooves, thus to permit slidable adjustment of the plates along the lettering slot 14. If desired, the plates 16, 18 may be of uniform thickness. Preferably, however, these plates are stepped, as shown in FIG. 3, to provide the central portions of the plates, i.e., the plate portions which extend across the lettering slot 14, with increased thickness. A feature of the invention resides in the fact that the stencil plates 16 and spacer plates 18 have a thickness which is substantially less than the thickness of the frame 12, such that the frame bars 20, 22 project below the undersurfaces of the plates when the latter are positioned within the frame, as shown in FIG. 3. As a consequence, when the lettering guide is placed upon the surface of a drawing to be lettered, the undersurfaces of the stencil and spacer plates are spaced from the drawing surface so as to avoid smearing of this surface, particularly when ink is used in lettering.
According to another feature of the invention, the lettering guide frame 12 is provided with access openings through which the stencil plates 16 and spacer plates 18 may be inserted into and removed from the frame grooves 28. The particular embodiment of the invention selected for illustration in FIGS. 1 through 4 is equipped with two access openings for this purpose. One of these access openings is defined by a lateral cut-out or notch 30 in the frame bar 22 which opens laterally to its groove 28. This notch is located midway between the ends of the lettering slot 14. The slot permits a selected stencil plate 16 or spacer plate 18 to be removed from the frame 12 by first sliding the plate along the frame to a position directly below the notch, as illustrated in solid line in FIG. 4. One end of the plate is then rotated upwardly through the notch to the broken line position of FIG. 4. Thereafter, the plate is moved edgewise to disengage the opposite end of the plate from the groove 28 in the frame bar 20. It will be understood that a stencil plate 16 or spacer plate 18 may be inserted into the frame grooves 28 by reversing this procedure.
Referring to FIG. 1, it will be observed that the frame bar grooves 28 open through one end of the lettering guide frame 12 to form a second access opening 32 through which the stencil plates 16 and spacer plates 18 may be inserted into and removed from the frame. The opposite ends of the grooves are closed by the frame cross member 24, as shown in FIG. 2.
Reference is now made to FIGS. 6 through 8 illustrating and adjustable lettering guide 10a according to the invention. This adjustable lettering guide is generally similar to the lettering guide 10 of FIG. 1 except that the longitudinal frame bars a and 22a of the lettering guide 10a and laterally adjustable toward and away from one another. The modified lettering guide is thereby adapted to receive stencil and spacer plates 16, 18 of various sizes. It will be immediately evident to those versed in the art that the lettering guide frame bars 20a, 22a may be laterally adjustable in various ways. In the particular embodiment of the invention selected for illustration, the end cross members of the lettering guide frame 12a (only one cross member 24a shown) are integrally joined to the longitudinal frame bar 20a. The ends of the remaining longitudinal frame bar 22a are adjustably secured to the cross members by releasable adjustable connecting means 34a. In this instance, the connecting means comprise threaded studs 36a which are fixed in and project above the ends of the frame bar 22a for selective insertion in holes 38a in the frame cross members. The studs 36a are longitudinally dimensioned to extend above the cross members for receiving knurled nuts 40a. Referring to FIG. 7, it will be observed that the frame cross members and the ends of the adjustable frame bar 22a are reduced in thickness to overlap or interfit with an overall thickness equal to that of the lettering guide frame. The modified lettering guide 10a is otherwise similar to the lettering guide 10 described earlier.
It is now evident that the modified lettering guide 10a is adjustable in width to receive stencil and spacer plates 16, 18 of different sizes. In this regard, of course, it will be understood that the stencil plates are made in different sizes to permit their use in forming characters of different size. Width adjustment of the lettering guide 10A is accomplished by removing the knurled nuts 40a from the threaded studs 36a on the adjustable frame bar 220, separating this frame bar from the cross members of the lettering guide frame 12a, inserting the studs into a new set of holes 38a in the cross members, and replacing the nuts on the studs.
FIG. 9 illustrates a locking or restraining member or bridge which may be utilized in a lettering guide according to the invention for frictionally retaining the stencil plates 16 in fixed position in the guide. The bridge 18b comprises a plate 42b of the same size as the stencil plates 16 or spacer plates 18, such that the bridge may be inserted into the lettering guide frame, in the same manner as the stencil plates. Secured to the normally underside of the bridge plate 42b is a spring bracket 44b along one longitudinal edge of which is a depending flange 46b. Integrally joined to the ends of this flange and projecting laterally across the underside of the bridge plate 42b are arcuate spring arms 48b. When the bridge is installed in the lettering guide 10 or 10a, the ends of the bridge plate 42b engage in the stencil plate receiving grooves in the guide. The curved spring arms 48b bear frictionally against the inner edges of the longitudinal frame bars to frictionally retain the bridge against movement along the frame bars. Thus, the restraining bridge 18b may be placed in contact with a stencil plate 16 in the lettering guide to restrain the plate against movement in one longitudinal direction along the guide.
FIG. 10 illustrates a slightly modified lettering guide according to the invention equipped with an adjustable restraining member 500 for reinforcing the longitudinal frame bars 20c, 220 of the lettering guide against outward lateral deflection. The restraining member 50c has a flat bar 52 which extends across the upper surfaces of the longitudinal frame bars 200, 22c and terminates in downwardly and inwardly turned ends defining lips or flanges 54c for engaging in longitudinal slots or grooves 560 along the outer surfaces of the longitudinal frame bars. It is evident that the restraining member 50c may be adjusted to any position along the frame bars for reinforcing the latter against outward lateral deflection.
What is claimed is:
1. A lettering guide comprising:
a frame including a pair of separate parallel laterally spaced bars defining an intervening lettering slot, and generally U-shaped restraining members straddling and joining said bars and adjustable lengthwise of said bars,
said bars having laterally spaced longitudinal shoulders along their confronting inner edges defining intervening grooves extending along said edges,
a plurality of rectangular stencil and spacer plates to be selectively positioned on said frame in side by side relation along said slot with two opposite longitudinal edges of each plate engaging within said frame bar grooves,
said plate edges being sized to fit slidably within said grooves, whereby said plates may be moved lengthwise of said frame to any selected position along said slot, and
one frame bar having in its upper edge shoulder a slot opening to the respective bar edge groove through which said plates may be inserted into and removed from said groves.
2. A lettering guide according to claim 1 wherein:
said frame bars have grooves in their outer longitudinal edges, and
said restraining members extend laterally across the normally upper surfaces of said frame bars and terminate at their ends in downwardly and inwardly directed flanges which slidably engage within the outer grooves of said frame bars.
3. A lettering guide comprising:
a frame including a pair of parallel laterally spaced bars defining an intervening lettering slot,
said bars having laterally spaced longitudinal shoulders along their confronting inner edges defining intervening grooves extending along said edges,
a plurality of rectangular stencil and spacer plates to be selectively positioned on said frame in side by side relation along said slot with two opposite longitudinal edges of each plate engagng within said frame bar grooves,
said plate edges being sized to fit slidably within said 6 grooves, whereb said plates may be moved length- References Cited y 0 Wise of said frame to any selected position along said UNITED STATES PATENTS slot, one frame bar having in its upper edge shoulder a slot 159 725 2/1875 Warren 101128 opening to the respective bar edge groove through 5 3,137,978 6/1964 Incantalupo 33 174(B) which said plates may be inserted into and removed FOREIGN A S from said grooves, and a locking bridge to be positioned within said lettering grance slot for restraining the stencil and spacer plates 888552 9/1943 5532 against movement along said slot, said bridge com- 10 prising a plate having opposite edges slidably en- HARRY N HAROIAN Primary Examiner gaging Within said frame bar grooves, and arcuate leaf springs secured on edge to one side of said Us Cl XR.
bridge and bearing against said frame bar edges to 101 128 yieldably resist movement of said bridge along said 15 slot.
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Antique Sterling silver earrings set with old cut Garnets and pearls offered with a Silver Brooch **No Reserve**
Silver: 925 Hallmarked (earrings) and 835 tested on Brooche - Sent in a jewellery gift box - Provenance: Germany Meer
Ca. 1900/'20 Art Nouveau large drop earrings, natural cabochon cut natural Amethysts and sea/salty small pearls in flower and leaf design.
Sterling Silver 925 hallmarked - Length and wide earrings approx. 49.7x20mm - 12.6 gr. - Handcrafted - Provenance: Germany Meer
Sapphires, total: 8,7 ct and diamonds total: 0,21 ct, Total weight 18,7 gr, manufactured Europe before 1970. Meer

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07 MARCH 2019
Espace Bernard Palissy
(Boulogne-Billancourt – France)
In hommage to the career of Maurice Renoma, the city of Boulogne Billancourt organise a series of events from March 8th to March 24th.
Jef Aerosol, alongside Jace, Bebar and Mush, will perform for the opening night on March 7th. Free event with invitation to download here

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What makes Hong Kong unique? Is it Cantonese Opera, the Dragon Boat festival, Lion dancing, Wing Chun, snake wine or shrimp paste?
At the age of 90, Ip Chun is as passionate and relentless as ever in keeping his father's kung fu legacy alive - and the fight with bureaucracy is proving as tough as any opponent.
The MTR Corporation has promised to teach staff how to handle animals that wander onto the tracks after the death of a dog hit by a train led to public outrage.
Fright Dome Las Vegas, billed as one of the five scariest "haunted" attractions in the United States, will make its Asian debut on Victoria Peak next month.
Fifteen out of 32 shops and restaurants at Hung Hom Station have been forced to close until early 2016, as the first phase of modification work on a key transfer station in the Sha Tin to Central Link project is scheduled to take place early next month.
The government's consultation exercise on political reform was dominated by "orchestrated" bloc submissions, most of them favouring a conservative stance, a Post study has revealed.
Bargain hunters battled it out this morning for thousands of dollars worth of fish maw, a Chinese delicacy, after queuing all day and night for the opening of one Asia’s biggest food fairs in Hong Kong.
Hongkongers' ability to afford a home has hit a new low amid growing dissatisfaction over the government's performance and pessimism over press freedom.
A charity says it has been given just five days to decide whether to give up its headquarters or pay close to 50 per cent more in rent, potentially leaving the organisation out of funds in a year.
Efforts to eradicate mosquitoes have been stepped up after this year has already seen the highest number of cases of Japanese encephalitis in three years.
Forty small and medium-sized firms are threatening to scrap or cut their staff's dependent care benefits if the government approves the equality watchdog's plan to grant de facto couples entitlement to employment and health benefits.
Public hospitals should upgrade protection for medical workers who deal with any possible infections of the fatal Ebola virus, a microbiologist said yesterday.
A young mainland immigrant is determined to test the limits of his endurance, starting in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung which is still reeling from catastrophic gas explosions.
Those with the stomach for queuing could find themselves in the running for a fishy treat at this year's Food Expo as one vendor brings back a popular giveaway.
Amateur runners looking for a less liberating marathon experience take note: foreigners are again being invited to jog along the broad avenues of Pyongyang.
Red flag raised at Butterfly Beach and facilities at five public pools closed as about 100 lifeguards strike over a staff shortage and what they say is an increased workload due to an influx of mainland tourists.
Former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau Chun-to yesterday returned to work for the first time since a triad-style attack nearly six months ago, and urged journalists to stand firm on their core principles.
Stephen Sui Wai-keung, a 36-year veteran of the civil service, was named yesterday as the new undersecretary for labour and welfare.
Shocked retailers have been given less than three months to clear out after the owner of a popular Stanley mall chose to close down in the face of a 50 per cent rise in government fees.
Anti-Occupy Central campaigners plan to stage a "walk for peace and universal suffrage" next month, and to offer free legal advice to small businesses in Central about how to ask the courts for an injunction against the civil disobedience movement.
Just over 60 minibus drivers protested against the planned Occupy Central sit-in, by parking their buses along busy Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok.
Die-hard anime fanatics queued for more than 24 hours to be first into the biggest ever edition of the Ani-Com & Games convention.
Organisers of this year's Ani-Com & Games exhibition say they are confident they will set a new turnout record as they prepare to open the biggest show in the event's 16-year history.
Young people's herd-like tendency to follow social or political groups online leaves them open to mindset manipulation, a journalism professor has warned.
Interaction between humans and animals is like a Skype chat conducted using words and emoticons that represent facial expressions, a veteran animal communicator says.
Hundreds of bookworms poured into the convention centre in Wan Chai this morning as the biggest event in the city's literary calendar kicked off.
Two of the three sites were widely rejected at a Tai Po District Council meeting, dealing a setback to the Housing Authority, the government's developer of public flats.
Parents of pupils who failed to secure a Form One place at the school of their choice yesterday slammed an agreement among some schools that barred them from seeking a transfer.
The English Schools Foundation has recorded eight top scorers in the International Baccalaureate Diploma - its second-best tally of high-fliers in the Geneva-based exams.
A record number of lawyers took to the streets yesterday to protest against Beijing's white paper that they say jeopardises judicial independence, a value that sets Hong Kong apart from the rest of the country.
As if crashing out of the soccer World Cup wasn't enough for defending champions Spain, their disappointed supporters had to take a second hit when they tried to drown their sorrows.
The dangers of cycling on Hong Kong’s roads have again been tragically highlighted with the death of a British man near Tung Chung.

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Within the aftermath of the 2020 election, and following the pro-Trump extremist mob that attacked and overran the US Capitol, evidently hundreds of voters determined to alter their get together affiliation. Overwhelmingly, the pattern has been away from the Republican (GOP) get together.
In truth, in only some days for the reason that Jan. 6 revolt on the Capitol, a statistical report The Hill, reveals that greater than 30,000 registered Republicans modified their get together affiliation; most transferring from Republican to unaffiliated. The states with a number of the largest numbers of affiliation shifts: Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, Maryland, Colorado and Florida.
The pattern will not be one-sided. In Pennsylvania, virtually 10,000 Republicans parted methods with the GOP January 25. Of these, 3,476 modified their registration to the Democratic Get together. The remaining moved to a 3rd get together or remained unaffiliated. However throughout the identical interval in Pennsylvania, some 2,093 Democrats switched to the Republican Get together, whereas 1,184 turn into unaffiliated or switched to a 3rd get together.
Not all states really report voter affiliation shifts frequently, so it isn’t recognized what the total voter shift has been. Voters altering get together affiliation is a comparatively frequent exercise.
However those that usually report on voter registration say the latest surge of voters leaving the GOP is uncommon as a result of that variety of registration shifts usually occur previous to an election. However now, they’re occurring after the election, and the pattern accelerated after the lethal Capitol breach, which occurred after former President Donald Trump pushed false claims that President Joe Biden had “stolen” the presidential election.
Slightly below 4,600 Colorado voters have shifted their get together affiliation within the wake of the lethal Capitol breach. Shifts have occurred throughout most of Colorado’s 64 counties, together with these in deep purple counties similar to Weld County. The overwhelming majority, 4,200 switched from Republican to unaffiliated standing. The defection pattern was most evident in Douglas County, a former Republican stronghold, which now accounted for almost 800 of the switchers; the very best quantity within the state, though Douglas is barely the seventh most populous county.
In line with a Colorado Public Radio interview with Magellan Methods Republican pollster and Director of Information Evaluation, Digital Promoting & Marketing campaign Consulting Ryan Winger, “I don’t assume there can be another purpose why it could start at that day besides that they checked out what was occurring in Washington, D.C., and determined it is a time for me to make what’s clearly a symbolic transfer. There’s going to be some extent the place the get together has to determine what sort of get together it needs to be transferring ahead — and sadly for the get together as an entire, that’s going to imply regardless of which fork within the highway they select, they’re clearly going to lose what’s a part of the coalition or has been a part of the coalition.”
However interviews and information evaluation present how the tumultuous post-election interval, pushed the previous president’s false claims of a stolen election and culminating within the Capitol riot and the present impeachment effort, has created a brand new cut up throughout the Republican Get together.
In Chaffee County, voter registrations have shifted as properly. In line with Chaffee Clerk and Recorder Lori Mitchell, for the timeframe from December 1, 2020 to January 29, 2021, some 73 county voters switched their affiliations:
1 voter went from Inexperienced Get together to Unaffiliated
1 voter went from Democratic Get together to Libertarian Get together
1 voter went from Unaffiliated to the American Structure Get together
1 voter went from Unaffiliated to the Inexperienced Get together
2 voters went from Unaffiliated to the Libertarian Get together
1 voter went from Unaffiliated to Democratic Get together
Four voters went from Democratic Get together to Unaffiliated
1 voter went from Republican Get together to the Democratic Get together
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Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett did not actually apologize Wednesday to Benjamin Netanyahu for his comments castigating the prime minister’s policies on the Palestinians, the Jewish Home party was insisting on Thursday. Netanyahu had demanded the apology and threatened to fire Bennett if he failed to produce it.
“He simply wanted to express his regret if the prime minister was offended,” sources in the party told Maariv, “since protecting the honor of the prime minister is important to Bennett.”
The spat, the most vocal to plague Netanyahu’s coalition since its founding last March, revolved around Bennett’s reaction to a statement by an official close to Netanyahu — first reported by The Times of Israel — to the effect that the prime minister was insisting that Jewish West Bank settlers be given the choice to remain in their homes under Palestinian rule.
Bennett had said on Tuesday that leaving settlers in a Palestinian state was unthinkable because, among other reasons, it would represent a reversal of Zionism and they would be killed. In an apparent thinly veiled reference to Netanyahu, he added that history “won’t forgive” an Israeli leader who relinquishes parts of the Land of Israel under a peace deal.
On Thursday, the Jewish Home officials also denied that Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel had mediated between the sides, as Likud sources were claiming. Bennett, they insisted, had decided on his own to issue the statement and worded it himself.
Meanwhile Likud officials claimed a decisive victory, saying they were surprised at how quickly Bennett’s statement came out. Sources in Netanyahu’s office had given Bennett until Sunday morning’s cabinet meeting to apologize for his statements, and said they had even readied a letter of dismissal should he fail to come through.
The Jewish Home leader’s reaction to the demand for an apology came during an address to a conference at the Dead Sea on Wednesday. Bennett said that “there are those who are trying to turn a substantive conversation about the future of our land and our security into a personal attack that never was.”
“I respect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leadership under difficult circumstances, support him when necessary and criticize him as necessary, and that’s my obligation,” he said.
But the Jewish Home leader stuck to his guns on the issue of Israeli settlers living in a future Palestinian state, saying that “imposing Palestinian rule on Israeli citizens is dangerous, and my obligation was to drop this idea immediately from the agenda, and this idea indeed dropped.”
“If the prime minister was hurt, that was not the intention,” he added.
Netanyahu accepted Bennett’s apparent apology, and Likud sources were quoted as saying he had capitulated to the prime minister’s ultimatum.
Later Wednesday, underlining the ongoing tension, Bennett said he had “clarified [my earlier comments] but not apologized. As far as I’m concerned, this is the end of the matter.”
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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Myaxx is also unable to disarm the self-destruct, which will not only kill Ben, but most of the universe's inhabitants, including Earth itself, but Myaxx knows how to find Azmuth, and leads them to Xenon, where he is currently hiding on. Everyone else made it a problem, only seeing it as the ultimate weapon. I thought it was going to be a generic Ben 10 take, but the movie took many risks and at the end, we got this amazing movie. Animo, Ben notices something strange happening with the Omnitrix but doesn't tell anyone except Gwen and Grandpa Max. As they enter his mountain fortress, they are attacked by a group of Florauna Wildvine's species which capture Gwen. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix' on each platform.
Even adults can enjoy it. Ben's actions during the battle renew Azmuth's faith in the universe, so he repairs the Omnitrix and he tells Ben that people thought Ben would never be hero if he stop the countdown, but Azmuth never said Ben would stop being a hero when the countdown stop. I think Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix is absolutely amazing. Tetrax is disappointed that Ben will continue being a hero and he begins to accept Ben. Released 2007, 'Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix' stars , , , The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on Metacritic, which assembled reviews from knowledgeable critics. Azmuth, however, sees Ben as the best place for the Omnitrix to be, both because he is technically fulfilling its original intention and because the Omnitrix attracts trouble simply by virtue of its existence.
With the threat over, Ben offers to return the Omnitrix to Azmuth, who is leaving Xenon with Myaxx. After a fierce battle in a power plant with Dr. Tetrax arrives, drawn to the self-destruct signal broadcast by the Omnitrix. Ben is upset that he'll never be a hero again. Vilgax, having recovered from his earlier defeat, leads a massive attack on Azmuth's mountain fortress. I really recommend it not just for kids, but for the entire family. During the journey, Tetrax hopes Ben would stop being a hero when the Omnitrix stop the countdown and Azmuth would shut it up for good.
He takes Ben to go find the creator of the Omnitrix and fix it before it destroys itself, Ben, and the universe along with it with Gwen stowing aboard to help her cousin. January 2018 During a battle with Dr. Ben is ultimately successful in repelling the attack, though Gluto is presumably killed in the conflict while protecting Gwen, who blames Ben. He gives Ben a brand-new form to use: , a gargantuan tower-sized alien, who easily wipes out all of Vilgax's drones and angrily hurls him into deep space. He tells them the Omnitrix was designed to be the ultimate device of peace and understanding.
He explains the situation to Ben, who hasn't figured out the meaning of the countdown. He takes Ben to go find the creator of the Omnitrix and fix it before it destroys itself, Ben, and the universe along with it. It's not just a great Ben 10 movie, it's a great movie. Angry, Ben breaks down the wall as Cannonbolt and attacks him, revealing Azmuth to be an old, curmudgeonly Galvan Grey Matter's species hiding inside a large mechanical suit. She had switched her signature for Azmuth's when he refused to give her credit for helping to create the Omnitrix.
. He takes Ben to go find the creator of the Omnitrix and fix it before it destroys itself, Ben, and the universe along with it with Gwen stowing aboard to help her cousin. The Tennysons' hope of having a normal day of recreation, however, is dashed by a newsflash of '' attacking the , leading them to rush to the rescue calling this a normal life for the Tennysons. Tetrax arrives, drawn to the self-destruct signal broadcast by the Omnitrix. After staging a breakout, they free a female Chimera Sui Generis Vilgax's species named Myaxx, who is revealed to be Azmuth's assistant. After a fierce battle in a power plant with Dr. The film comprises the three episodes of the fourth season, and is a finale to the series canonically.
However, Ben's arch-nemesis Vilgax, who has escaped the Null Void, also picks up on the Omnitrix's self-destruct signal, picks up Sixsix, one of Tetrax's rivals, and starts tracking Ben. Please by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. Tetrax returns Ben and Gwen to Earth, leaving Ben with a new hoverboard to replace the one Ben destroyed during his battle with Animo. This is an animated science fiction movie based on the American animated television series Ben 10. He takes Ben to go find the creator of the Omnitrix and fix it before it destroys itself, Ben, and the universe along with it with Gwen stowing aboard to help her cousin. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix' right now, here are some specifics about the Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios fantasy flick.
After a fierce battle in a power plant with Dr. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Sebastian Montes-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you. You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case. As far as Azmuth is concerned, the whole universe deserves whatever it gets for misusing the Omnitrix. Ben is depressed, and accuses himself.
Tetrax's ship crashes on Azmuth's homeworld. Animo, Ben notices something strange happening with the Omnitrix but doesn't tell anyone except Gwen and Grandpa Max. Tetrax arrives, drawn to the self-destruct signal broadcast by the Omnitrix. While attempting to reach Azmuth, they are attacked by Vilgax. As Ben reluctantly proceeds with Tetrax and Myaxx down towards Azmuth's lair, Tetrax empathizes with Ben, revealing his origins of how working for Vilgax cost him his whole planet and the people he's ever cared for. Its activation alerts Tetrax Shard, a bounty hunter and friend of Ben, who travels with his alien slime-like pilot Gluto to Earth in order to retrieve Ben.

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As part of the plans to boost the Nigerian economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020, aimed at strengthening the country’s financial system towards protecting stakeholders in the sector, into law.
Buhari said that the law would aid the Federal Government moves that banks and other financial institutions be strengthened and made to channel their much-needed credit to support economic recovery and promote sustainable growth in the country.
He described the bill signed into law as historic and that it remains a significant achievement that would enhance the soundness and resilience of Nigeria’s financial system.
The president, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday, stated that signing of the bill into law without delay was yet another indication of effective and productive collaboration between the Executive and Legislative arms of Government.
With the new law, the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 1991 as amended would cease to exist, while the Federal Government begins implementation of BOFI Act 2020, which was expected to enhance the soundness and resilience of the financial system for sustainable growth and development of the Nigerian economy.
In this respect, it introduces a credit tribunal to improve loan recovery and address the incidence of high non-performing loans within the financial system, which has been a key deterrent to lending by financial institutions.
Furthermore, it strengthens the regulatory and supervisory framework for the financial industry and provides additional tools for managing failing institutions and systemic distress to preserve financial stability amongst others.
As contained in the new law, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would hold structured engagements with stakeholders across various sectors of the economy on critical aspects of the Act in the coming months.
Other critical aspects of the law include that CBN governor now has the powers to impose and review penalties on prevalence of infractions in the banking sector to a maximum amount of N100 million.
In the approved Bill, single Obligor limits for Merchant Banks was revised to 50 percent of unimpaired shareholders funds; while the single Obligor limits for specialised backs and other Financial Institutions will be a percentage determined by the CBN Governor from time to time, just as unsecured lending for Directors of Banks was reviewed downwards from N3,000,000 to N1.000.000 without prior approval of the CBN.
The passage was sequel to the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions by the Chairman, Senator Uba Sani, APC, Kaduna Central on the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act CAP B3 LFN 2004( Amendment) Bill, 2020.( S.B.178)
Meanwhile, the lawmakers dropped section that recommended that President of the country should be empowered to prescribe Trade Unions due to existing labour Laws and also the Nation’s commitments to the International Labour Organisation, ILO.
According to the Uba Sani, the sponsor of the bill, Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2020 seeks to update the existing Act and bring it in line with global best practices.
Other objectives, according to him, include ‘better clarifying and accurately delineating the regulatory functions of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the financial services industry and updating and incorporating the laws for enacting, licensing and regulation of Micro-Finance Banks in the country.
The old Act which was enacted about 30 years ago and has, according to the senator has become obsolete as a lot of changes have taken place in the strategic banking sector giving rise to new and emerging challenges and opportunities.
He enumerated the objectives of the bill as seeking to update the laws governing Banks, Financial Institutions, and Financial Services Companies as well as to enhance efficiency in the process of obtaining/granting banking licenses.
Other objectives, according to Senator Sani, include ‘better clarifying and accurately delineating the regulatory functions of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the financial services industry and updating and incorporating the laws for enacting, licensing and regulation of Micro-Finance Banks in the country.


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The Indiana Hoosiers and Penn State Nittany Lions have a meeting at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley on Saturday night. This is the ABC primetime game for Week 5.
It isn’t the best matchup on the card. I’d argue that Arkansas Georgia and Ole Miss Alabama are bigger matchups, but this is certainly a big game for Penn State.
The Nittany Lions have to treat every game as a big one. They’re going into Week 5 ranked No. 5 in the nation. In other words, all of their games now are essentially playoff games.
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) October 1, 2021
Penn State can’t afford to lose a game. Their ranking will likely drop hard if the Nittany Lions lose. Win out and they’re in, so Penn State controls their own destiny.
In their most recent outing, Penn State beat Villanova by a score of 38-17 in a game that they weren’t interested in. This was a week after beating Auburn, 28-20, at home in Happy Valley.
That wasn’t their most impressive accomplishment, though. They opened the season with a 16-10 win in Madison at the University of Wisconsin.
The defense hasn’t wasted any downs and has been smothering defenses. It’s not what Indiana cares to hear going into Saturday night.
The Hoosiers are coming off a game they were disinterested in as well. In their case, it almost ended up being a loss. Indiana survived with a 33-31 win over Western Kentucky, a week after getting dropped by Cincinnati at home, 38-24.
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— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) September 26, 2021
In their two biggest games, Indiana was flat with a 34-6 loss against Iowa to open the season, and then the Cincinnati outing didn’t go well either. They have a 56-14 win over Idaho and the Western Kentucky win.
It’s not the best resume for the Hoosiers, but we’ll see if they can get up for this one against Penn State. Beaver Stadium isn’t the easiest place to play. Head below for our free Indiana vs. Penn State pick for October 2, 2021.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Live Odds and Betting History:
The following odds are courtesy of BetUS:
|Indiana||+12.5 (-110)||+400||Over 53.5 (-110)|
|Penn State||-12.5 (-110)||-500||Under 53.5 (-110)|
|Team Data||Indiana||Penn State|
|Points Per Game||29.8||31.5|
|Points Against Per Game||29.3||15|
|Passing Yards Per Game||228||307.8|
|Rushing Yards Per Game||135.5||113.3|
Indiana vs. Penn State Prediction:
It took Penn State some years to get their program back on track following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, but they are back to national prominence. We’ll have to see if they can stay there now. They’ve been solid on both sides of the ball, especially defensively where they’ve held the opposition to just 12 points per game.
Penn State ranks 12th in the FBS in points allowed per game. In the two games that mattered most versus Wisconsin and Auburn, the Nittany Lions came up with big plays defensively. Bo Nix of Auburn passed for just 185 yards in the loss two weeks back. It’s hard to see Indiana’s Michael Penix Jr. doing much better in this one.
Penix Jr. has passed for 4 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 55% completions. He has run for -32 yards, so no, Penix Jr. isn’t much of a runner. If the Hoosiers had something better behind him on the bench, Penix Jr. would likely be in a reserve role. I don’t see how it’s going to work out well in a hostile environment at night in Happy Valley.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Betting Trends:
- 8-1 ATS in their previous nine games as an underdog on the road
- 6-1 ATS in their previous seven games versus a team with a winning record
- 9-2 ATS in their previous 11 games after failing to cover the spread
- 1-4 ATS in their previous five games
- 18-2 overall in their previous 20 games versus Indiana
- 10-0 overall in their previous ten games versus Indiana at Penn State
- 5-0 ATS in their previous five games versus the Big Ten
- 6-1 ATS in their previous seven games as a favorite
- 7-1 ATS in their previous eight games
Expect to see Indiana setting Penn State up with prime field position often in this one. Penix Jr. is likely going to have issues, leading to the Nittany Lions having great starting field position throughout the night. Sean Clifford should be able to take care of the rest for Penn State.
Clifford has been steady and consistent with 1,158 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 71.7% completions. Penn State is in the top-20 with 307.8 yards per game through the air. I don’t think the Nittany Lions need much help offensively, but Indiana’s offense failing to flip the field should make it easy on them.
Indiana ended a six-game Penn State winning streak last year. It was an entertaining game with the Hoosiers winning a nailbiter in overtime, 36-35. This meeting is likely going to work out much differently. Penn State is too well-balanced on both sides of the ball for Indiana to put a dent in them in Pennsylvania. Expect it to be close in the first-half, though Penn State should pull away for a convincing win.


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NBA sets up hotline for victims of abuse victims
The NBA becomes involved in the Dallas Mavericks as the abuse scandal becomes known. The League installs a hotline for victims of assault.
The NBA has responded to the scandal surrounding the Dallas Mavericks and will set up a hotline for victims of abuse. Ligaboss Adam Silver told the 30 teams in a letter. Those affected will be able to report anonymously from next week.
In the magazine Sports Illustrated, current and former employees of Mavericks described the club’s working atmosphere as poisoned.
I was disgusted when I read the article – just like everyone else,”said Mavs superstar Dirk Nowitzki.
Dallas threw out a member of his media department in response to the report. The reporter had hit women twice.
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PM asks OilMin, ONGC to re-examine Barmer refinery proposal
Barmer: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
asked Petroleum Ministry and ONGC to re-examine possibility of
setting up a refinery at Barmer district in Rajasthan to
process the crude discovered by Cairn India in the state.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who had last
raised the demand for setting up a refinery in the Thar desert
in the presence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in February,
on Saturday again raised the demand when PM came here to inaugurate the oil find from the Cairn field.
"The Prime Minister has instructed the case to be
re-examined, so we will give it a serious thought and will
come back to you," Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said at the
Gehlot said that it was the aspiration of the people of
Rajasthan that a refinery is set up here and the pipeline
built to transport Cairn India crude to Gujarat coast used for
additional importing oil to be processed at the unit.
ONGC chairman RS Sharma, however, said the viability of
the refinery depends on fiscal incentives like exemption from
sales tax, free land water and power and other sops from the
ONGC had examine the viability of 7.5 million tonnes a
year refinery but found the rate of return on capital at just
1.5 percent without the fiscal incentives.
"The refinery will be done by non PSU entity possibly a
special purpose vehicle unless the project is economically
viable, he will not get any debt or equipment supplier,"
Sharma said, adding that ONGC was looking at the 12 percent
rate of return on the refinery investment.
ONGC had few years back, made a proposal to set up a well
head refinery at the site of 1,75,000 barrels per day oil
fields in the Barmer district and had sought the allocation of
the entire crude for the project.
But with the exit of Subir Raha who had conceptualise the
project, ONGC had the second thought and commissioned the
re-feasibility and market studies for the project that found
the refinery unviable without state government sops.
ONGC will not set up the project unless it was
economically viable. "The ball is in the court of the state
government," he said, adding the company was having discussion
with the state government on the issue.
While Sharma stated that ONGC and Cairn India had jointly
brought allocation of crude for the refinery project, Cairn
India CEO Rahul Dhir said the company could add more value
through exploration and production rather than a downstream
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Two researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute are looking for the world’s oldest ice. They travel while it’s summer in Antarctica and “only” 45 minus degrees at night.
The world’s oldest ice is probably between 1.2 and 1.5 million years old, and scientists believe they can find it on the ice-dome Valkyrie Dome- also known as Dome Fuji, after the Japanese research station on the location – deep in the Antarctic continent. At a height of 3,800 meters, a 2,500 meter deep ice core drilling is being carried out through the iceberg to find the ice, the Polar Institute says.
– The Japanese are the only ones who have previously worked on the ground in this area. and it is very unusual for them to bring in foreign researchers to their projects, ” says section manager Elisabeth Isaksson at the Norwegian Polar Institute for Nordlys.
This season, two researchers from the Polar Institute will be involved, when it is physically possible for humans to survive in the world’s coldest area. Glasiologist Jean-Charles Gallet and post doc. Brice Van Liefferinge are bringing 50 kilo of clothes each. Temperatures range between 25 minus degrees during the day and 45 minus at night. Then they will need four layers of clothes and up to ten layers of gloves and mittens. The point of so many layers of gloves , is that gloves with ice on them are useless, and must be taken off.
– I have different sizes of the different layers of clothes. Next to the skin the I use size medium. But the size increases with each layer until size XXL for the outermost layer, says Van Liefferinge.
Norway is one of 14 partners in the EU project ‘Beyond Epica – oldest ice’ . Japan and the United States are important contributors.
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Well this is it for the day, I've got a crop to run off to. But I can say I got all the needed challenges done for Scrap our Stash-Stash A Thon :)
This was a letter that was featured in the Club newsletter and I used that note for the story about this tractor and his wife named the tractor Molly Moline I knew I could get away with adding a doily to this layout. The pictures were taken at the 2009 GSR show when they featured Minneapolis-Moline tractors and the PGR summer show. The letter was featured in a 2004 newsletter that is why I used that year on the layout.
Picture of the doily and key from the Sweet surrender line and the rhinestones from the Making Memories tape. You all have a fantastic day and I'll be back tomorrow with the layouts I did today at the crop.


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NASA made a playlist with songs to wake up its Mars rover, but it is so energetic that we want to try it now.
Isn't it hard to wake up in the morning sometimes? You're not alone. Once in a while (or maybe every day), we're too tired to face the day or we lack the motivation to jump out of bed and get to work. Well, believe it or not, robots also suffer from this. Wait... what? Robots? Yes!
How on Earth do you wake up a robot, you might be wondering. Well, NASA engineers have created a playlist to wake up the Opportunity rover, a car-sized machine that arrived in Mars on August 6, 2012. The artifact survived a Martian dust storm back in June, but since then, it hasn't communicate again with Earth, so that's why scientists created a selection of songs to "wake it up."
Their first attempt was with the 80s Wham! classic "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," played from the control room of the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California on August 4, but it didn't work.
Scientists are disappointed because the vehicle hasn't called home yet, but they keep trying with great tunes that everyone should include in their morning playlist too, like Iron Maiden's "The Trooper," Foo Fighters's "Times Like These" and "Everlong," and ironically "Dust In The Wind" by Kansas, which could be a joke about the dust storm that made Opportunity's battery drop so low that it went into sleep mode.
Opportunity's mission in Mars is to explore and see if the planet has the right environmental conditions to sustain microbial life, and to take photographs to understand the geology and climate of this place. Amongst its recent findings, Opportunity revealed the existence of ancient organic materials, inspiring the team to continue the search for life on the red planet.
What else is on the playlist? If you thought about songs related to the space and the stars, you are right. The playlist includes Elton John's "Rocket Man," The Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun," and of course, "Life On Mars" and "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
One of the latest additions to the list is “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, as a reminder from NASA to Opportunity that everybody here on Earth is waiting for it to wake up.
These scientists definitely have a great sense of humor, don't they? And some pretty good musical tastes. So, here's the whole playlist on Spotify for you to enjoy.
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CAIRO - 14 June 2017: The Ministry of Antiquities received 5,000 artifacts dating back to the Graeco-Roman and Islamic eras from the American University in Cairo (AUC).
The artifacts were unearthed by a delegation from AUC led by the late professor George Scanlon in 1964 at Establ Antar archaeological site in Cairo’s Fustat neighborhood, according to a Tuesday statement from the Ministry of Antiquities.
The collection of artifacts consists of different shapes and sizes of clay vessels, ushabti figurines, tombstones and wooden funerary masks from the Graeco-Roman era and lamps from the Islamic period.
Egyptian antiquities law at the time of the dig in 1964 allowed the AUC to keep half of its excavated collection, according to the ministry’s statement. Recently, AUC contacted the ministry and asked to hand over the artifacts in its possession. The ministry “immediately assigned an archaeological committee to inspect the collection, packing them and transporting them to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat,” the statement added.
At the end of the statement, the ministry expressed its hope that anyone possessing antiquities would imitate the actions of AUC and turn over the antiquities in their possession to the ministry, because such items are “not only a part of Egypt's heritage but for all humanity.


Motorcycle maintenance, first of all, we should pay attention to the maintenance of the new car run-in period, although the processing surface of the new car parts meets the processing accuracy requirements, but compared with the run-in, it is still relatively rough, the assembly gap is small, the contact surface is uneven, and the parts are in the high-speed wear stage at this time. During the movement of friction off more metal chips, resulting in higher surface temperature of motorcycle parts, lubrication effect is poor, in order to reduce the initial wear speed of parts, extend the service life, so motorcycles have a running-in period, generally 1500km.
In addition to the use of the running-in period according to the instructions, but also to comply with the following rules:
1, can not use a gear or a speed for a long time.
2, try not to drive at high speed, especially for a long time, the speed is generally not more than 40km/h;
3, should avoid full throttle open;
4, do not let the engine drive in the super load, to avoid overheating the engine;
5, the new car after 300km, should be replaced in time, and clean the oil filter.
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Google Glass Might Adversely Affect Vision
Some peripheral sight may be obstructed while wearing device, researchers find
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Since its initial launch in 2013, Google Glass has been touted as a revolutionary entry into the world of "smart" eyewear. The promise: a broadly expanded visual experience with on-the-move, hands-free access to photos, videos, messaging, web-surfing, and apps. The catch: a small new study suggests that the structure of the glasses (rather than the software) may curtail natural peripheral vision, creating blind spots that undermine safety while engaging in routine tasks, such as driving or walking.
In a research letter published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Tsontcho Ianchulev, M.D., of the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues sought to examine the problem. The authors outfitted three individuals with 20/20 corrected vision, and gave each an hour to become comfortable with Google Glass (per Google's own recommendations). Then, with the software turned off, each underwent standard peripheral vision testing. The researchers found that when compared with regular glasses, each participant experienced a "clinically meaningful" loss of vision in their upper right quadrant.
In addition, the research team conducted an analysis of 132 photos (found in a Google search online) of people wearing the device. The review revealed that the way the glasses are typically worn suggests that the risk for developing a blind spot is both real and common.
"Now, this was a very initial effort, based on just three participants and the follow-up analysis," Ianchulev stressed to HealthDay. "Our goal is really just to open up a discussion and have the manufacturer address the impact in a substantial way, because we realized there was really very little on the topic."


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The third novel in his amazing imaginative sequence focused on the fabulous city of New Crobuzon and its very special world
China Mieville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award (Perdido Street Station, Iron Council and The City & The City) and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice (Perdido Street Station and The Scar). The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published in 2009 to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell (The Times) and Philip K. Dick (Guardian). His most recent novel, Kraken, was published in 2010.

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Healthy Sausages, Beans and Garlic Mushrooms
- 6 fat reduced sausages – a lot of sausages are cheaper as they have added bread, water and so forth, which makes them much worse for you, so just try and get the best ones you can.
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tin of red/white kidney beans
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- ½ a red onion, finely diced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp of muscavado sugar
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- splash of balsamic vinegar
- 8-10 chesnut mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tsps of coconut oil
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chopping board and sharp knife
- Preheat your oven to 190 conventional/180 fan/ gas mark 5.
- Once hot, place your sausages on the roasting tray and cook for about 20 minutes.
- In the meantime sweat your onions and 3 of the garlic cloves in the saucepan for a couple of minutes, in 1 tsp of the coconut oil.
- Next add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, balsamic, bay leaves and crumble in the stock cube. Let this simmer for about 10-15 minutes so that the mixture can reduce slightly and the flavours can develop.
- Whilst this is simmering, fry the rest of your garlic and mushrooms on a medium heat with the other half of the coconut oil.
- Just before the tomatoes are ready add the kidney beans to heat them through. If you put them in too early they can start to do quite mushy.
- Once the sausages are ready you are ready to serve! I usually have mine with some sweet potato wedges and greens.


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Beautiful resort, attentive start, 5 star, great bar, tons of activities, incredible city. Highly recommend!!! Must see Azrou and the sweet but wild monkeys who live in the trees and eat out of your hands!
From our arrival at Fez Airport where we were met by the hotel manager Rachid, we were offered exceptional service in this enchanting, simple old riad - marvellous breakfasts, a delicious tajine dinner, excellent tips for walks and outings, introductions to friends, instant repairs for a blocked drain. One of the best hotel experiences in many years of travel all over the world and at an amazingly low price.
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Check Your Pet’s Microchip on Check The Chip Day
There’s nothing more heart-wrenching than losing a pet, and it’s a sad reality that pets do get lost quite frequently. While taking precautions and keeping them on-leash certainly helps, it does not ensure that your pet will never venture out and get lost. But there is hope: the solution is in checking your pet’s microchip regularly, and what better day to remind ourselves of this than on Check The Chip Day (August 15th).
In 2022, Young-Williams Animal Center provided a safe haven for over 11,000 pets. A staggering 63% of the dogs and 72% of the cats that were taken in had arrived as strays, without any form of identification, making it nearly impossible to reunite them with their owners. This distressing statistic underscores the importance of microchipping your pet and checking it regularly. It’s a simple and effective precaution that could potentially save both you and your pet from the heartbreak of separation. So, let’s use Check The Chip Day (August 15th) as a reminder to ensure our beloved pets’ microchips are functioning and up-to-date, increasing the chances of a speedy reunion if they ever get lost.
In this blog post, we will dive further into why microchips are important, how they work, and why it’s essential to check to ensure that your pet’s microchip is up-to-date.
What is a Microchip?
A microchip is an electronic device that is implanted under your pet’s skin; it’s about the size of a grain of rice. The microchip has a unique identification number that is linked to your pet’s information, such as their name, address, and contact information. When a pet goes missing, shelters and veterinary offices can scan the microchip to obtain the owner’s information.
The microchip itself is inserted under the skin of your pet, usually between the shoulder blades. This process is no more painful than a standard vaccination, and it doesn’t require any anesthesia or surgery.
How does the microchip work?
When a lost pet is found and taken to a veterinary clinic or animal shelter, one of the first things they do is scan the animal for a microchip. When the microchip is scanned, the scanner reads the microchip’s unique identification number. Once the unique identification number is read by the scanner, the contact information of the pet’s owner can then be obtained through an online database.
It’s important to note that a microchip is not a GPS device and cannot track your pet’s location. It’s also worth noting that the effectiveness of a microchip depends on the owner keeping their contact information up-to-date in the relevant database. Microchips are designed to last the lifetime of a pet, so once implanted, they don’t need to be replaced… only updated!
Why is it important to check your pet’s microchip?
Microchips are a lifelong identification method for your pet, but just having your pet microchipped is not enough. It’s essential to ensure that the contact information associated with the microchip is up-to-date. If your pet’s contact information has changed, or if you’ve moved, the microchip will not be useful. Regularly checking your pet’s microchip ensures that the information linked to it is correct, and you have the best chance of being reunited with your pet if they get lost.
At the end of the day, pets are members of our families, and losing them can be devastating. However, with microchips, they have a better chance of being reunited with us. It’s our responsibility as pet owners to make sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our pets safe. Celebrate Check The Chip Day by taking your pet to get their microchip scanned and updated today. Remember, it only takes a few minutes to check the information linked with your pet’s microchip, but it could mean the difference between being reunited with your furry friend or not.
About the Author:
Wyatt Baggett is the Marketing Associate at Young-Williams Animal Center. With over five years of experience working with shelter pets and a passion for animal welfare, he enjoys creating informative content for pet parents. When he’s not working, Wyatt enjoys hanging out with his three rescue dogs, thrifting, and hunting down the best eats around Knoxville.

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Major League DJz and Piano City have released a new song titled “Gabadiya” featuring contributions from PYY Log Drum King, De Niakeyz, Dj Tearz & Tyler.
Major League DJz has hacked the art of making hits. The famous Piano duo always delivers. They have returned with yet another Amapiano banger for fans to enjoy. They previously teamed up with Major Lazer and released the album “Piano Republik.”
The album housed nine tracks and featured contributions from Tiwa Savage, DJ Maphorisa, Joeboy, Ty Dolla $ign, LuuDaDeejay, Yumbs, Gaba Cannal, Russell Zuma, Brenda Fassie, Msaki, and more. They also announced the new series titled “Piano City,” featuring various artists every week.
With Piano City, Major League DJz has released “Gabadiya” featuring PYY Log Drum King, De Niakeyz, Dj Tearz, and Tyler. You should hear it. Check the jam out below to listen to it. Also, add it to a playlist of your choice this weekend.
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Learn to love Parrots, dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, they are all excellent simulators of tenderness, they teach kindness and love.
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Cupid made me fall in love then made him take my car. a model or painting of a little boy looking like Cupid 2. Pliny records a tale of a dolphin at Puteoli carrying a boy on its back across a lake to go to school each day; when the boy died, the dolphin grieved itself to death. The corpse of truth, is located somewhere at the bottom of the ocean. Cupid was generally seen as a good spirit who brought happiness to all, but his matchmaking could cause mischief.
Love is like chewing gum. In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. But love is blind and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit; For if they could, Cupid himself would blush To see me thus transformed to a boy.
He abandons her. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages. Definr is the little angel in wings that makes people fall in love but then always screws them over in the end.
Love is two magnets a man and a woman that attract each other more and more. Everyone is looking for the second half: superiority, someone is a match, and few are the opposite. Love is stronger than fear Love is so similar to sex pose cupd For there is music wherever there is harmony, order and proportion; and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres; for those well ordered motions, and regular paces, though they give no sound unto the ear, yet to the understanding they strike a note most full of harmony.
The most terrible thing in love is that it is not given to you in life to know who really is your second half. The goddess then sends Psyche on a series of quests. Get up now, and forgive the loved one you love so much. Your loved one is your best thought in all your mind, throughout your whole life. The dolphin, often elaborated fantastically, might be ccupid as a spout for a fountain.
Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich 1. Love is a giant star in your own cosmos. Cupid carries two kinds of arrows, or darts, one with a sharp golden point, and the other with a blunt tip of lead. At the request of his patronhe increased its value by deliberately making it look "antique",  thus creating "his most notorious fake". In the next life, I will find you, and conquer it again.
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Something that arouses in reality something paranormal, something supernatural. Venus laughs, and points out the poetic justice: he too is small, and yet delivers the sting of love. He was among the primordial gods who came into existence asexually; after his generation, deities were begotten through male-female unions. Love your beloved powerfully.
Its body defin into a chewing gum and you stick to it tightly and you become one, completely turned into chewing gum, chewing gum becomes your single flesh. Love cupic a beautiful feeling to tears.
He is also shown wearing a helmet and carrying a buckler, perhaps in reference to Virgil 's Omnia vincit amor or as political satire on wars for love, or love as war. One interpretation of this allegory is that Neptune represents the soul's origin in the matter from which life was fashioned, with Cupid triumphing as the soul's desired destiny. Many people have a love with late ignition.
Brill. Love is the blues of sincere feelings. Demon of fornication[ edit ] To adapt myths for Christian use, medieval mythographers interpreted them morally.
True love is like two souls merging together, like galaxies facing for centuries. From love you fall into a gap in space and time, love outside the dimension is a very special space for two lovers in ordinary reality.
Cupid A red-figure plate with Eros as a youth making an offering c. The enemy rules you with your anger. True love and friendship, unselfish generosity and forgiveness - these are the main manifestations of higher philosophy. And even if you find it, then you dedine be sure that your love for all your eternity will love you, as it may simply abandon you because of some trifle.
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Practice, learn from them to be gentle and sweet, empathetic, caring, faithful, all this will help you in a relationship with the opposite sex. the ancient Roman god of love. cupid definition: 1. Imagination is diving into the bottomless depths of madness. The theme brought the Amoretti poetry cycle of Edmund Spenser to a conclusion,  and furnished subject Dover take it away and teach me for at least twenty works by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop.
It was appropriate to portray him naked, so as not to conceal his deception and evil. The cause of death of love in love relationships: misunderstanding and misunderstanding. Learn more. Laziness is an adverse reaction to the artificial system of society. But the only thing that remains is that it has neither color nor taste - this is love - this is a combination at the level of two eternal souls blinded together.
Look at your prison. The idea of a loved one does not let you go, she is constantly in your head, and sits there very tightly.
A person does not want to please people, he wants to tease them. Definition of Cupid 1 : the Roman god of erotic love — compare eros 2 not capitalized : a figure that represents Cupid as a naked usually winged boy often holding a bow and arrow Did You Know?
Because of slang, jargon and swear words. All wear the same bodies in the next lives, and feel deja vu. Love conquers all, and so let us surrender ourselves to Love.


Artist: Masayuki Nagase
River of Life
Masayuki Nagase, 2014
* big and small water, rocks, furniture, birds, fish, insects, plants, turtle
plaque: Hand carved granite benches, sculptural boulders, and engraved tile pavers and medallions depicting images of local flora, fauna, and water patterns. An original artwork commissioned by The City of Philadelphia Percent for Art Program and The Philadelphia Water Department
rock: Venice Island is the legacy of 19th century urbanization. In 1819 a three mile sliver of schist was sliced away from Manayunk by a narrow canal that supplied the textile mills on the Island. Today, this site location led the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) to install a subsurface Combined Sewer Overflow Tank. This tank holds nearly 1 million gallons of a mixture of sewage and storm water during rain events, preventing untreated wastewater from flowing into the Schuylkill River.
To enable the use of the island for this essential river protection project, PWD committed to a full scale reconstruction of the Venice Island's recreation facilities. PWD worked with its sister city agencies and the neighborhood in the master planning process. This site uses the best in sustainable storm water management, ecological design and restoration to provide a much needed public place in the heart of Manayunk that addresses multiple needs - recreation, environmental protection, commerce and open space.
The revitalized space reflects the Island's industrial heritage, local building techniques and the vibrant natural history along the Schuylkill River, all the while meeting the rigorous challenges of creating a safe city park in the floodway. This park resides at the intersection of nature and city, striving to bring both closer.
* Multi-level plaza. Venice Island. Across the canal off Main and Cotton.
* 40.023810,-75.222675 [map]
* On the Manayunk tour
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The Carolina Panthers will have eyes on more than just the quarterbacks who are set to take the field at Lucas Oil Stadium this week.
As first reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Panthers will be one of three teams to meet with free agent Derek Carr during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. The nine-year veteran will also hold talks with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets, both of whom he’s already chatted it up with in recent weeks.
When QB Derek Carr arrives in Indianapolis today, he’ll have in-person free agent meetings with 3 teams: The #Jets, the #Saints, and the #Panthers. He’s already visited New Orleans and NYJ, now he adds Carolina and maybe more. Coaches, GMs, owners all in the same spot this week.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2023
This’ll be the first in-person contact between Carolina and Carr, who was released by the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks ago today. The Panthers, through multiple reports, had been expected to have at least some sort of interest in the 31-year-old.
Carr is coming off his fourth Pro Bowl campaign in 2022. Before being benched by Las Vegas in favor of Jarrett Stidham for the final two games of the season, he completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 3,522 yards, 24 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.


IT is good to hear that President Edgar Lungu will assent to the new constitution next week. From the time the process went through parliament, every Zambian has been waiting for the time the President will sign the new Constitution.
This is a new year gift to Zambians. A progressive Constitution is aÂ propeller of development in many sectors of the economy. The new supreme law of the land contains clauses like the 50-percent-plus-one and the vice president as a running mate.
As we go to the election this year, these clauses will come into force in the history of Zambia.
I want to urge as many Zambians as possible to exercise their right to vote. They should realise that this will be making history by participating in the elections under the new constitution, which has new clauses.


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glass window. Monday , February 26th , 2018 - 17:08:46 PM
The difference today however is that the stained glass window designs are brought into homes. For the richer and the financially stronger home owner, installing these at home adds a sense of grandeur to the home and sets it apart from the rest. Rather than being limited to biblical scenes, they nowadays can be customized to cater to the home owners demand.
Due to World War II many designs had been lost or burnt during the bombing. Most files had been recycled into fire and other things. Artists during the great restoration period had to be taught the old technique of using glass colored within a pot, painted fired and then connected with lead. Using hydrofluoric acid to treat corroded glass and then scraped the glass with a metal tool. If the artist felt that the glass could not be restored new panels would be fitted.
The design of your home - you′ll want the design of your windows to fit into the overall design of your home. Rounded windows may look a little obscure when fitted into a really tall wall just as overly large windows may be inappropriate in a small home. Select a window design that can be used through your home to achieve a consistent design theme. Incorporating a large variety of window designs may be overpowering. Window design should be complimentary never overwhelming The climate you live in also has to be taken into consideration - if you live in a cold or noisy area you may want to fit double-glazed windows but not all window designs are well suited to this type of treatment. Make sure you get all the information you′ll need to make wise window design choices from your window supplier.
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Organic silicon gel from Climbskin. The gel is organic and contains extracts and oils of the highest quality with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, which help in the treatment of muscle, tendon and joint injuries. Climbskin Organic Silicon Gel specially indicated for sports injuries and pain, stiffness and / or swelling in joints. In addition, speed up and optimize the restoration of the tissue after intensive climbing sessions or contest.
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Massage a little gel on the affected area. Allow the gel to act for 1 minute, and massage untill the gel is completely absorbed into the skin.
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For Nigerians in America and Nigerian-Americans, there are no statistics to highlight what their risk are, they are in a sort of limbo. They are susceptible to some risks that other African-Americans may have, which may be modified positively or negatively by level or acculturation, but also are susceptible to some risks that Nigerians living in Nigeria have, which may also be modified by frequency of visits to Nigeria, level of association with Nigerian culture, level of interaction in USA with Nigerians who visit the USA.
Nigerian-Americans as other immigrant African-Americans have a different life experience and different exposures that most African-Americans. They differ in certain demographic characteristics that have been associated with an increased risk of HIV/AIDS such as educational level, family income, social support, drug use characteristics, etc. Nonetheless, they are a neglected, but important group to focus on as Nigerian-Americans represent the largest African-American immigrant population in the US with 165,481 persons as of 2000, a number that grows by the day with an expected increase of 368.8% by 2010.
Though there has been negative publicity about Nigerians and Nigerian-Americans in the western media, the vast majority of Nigerians are working hard and legitimately to reach their goals. Nigerians work jobs ranging from doctors, bankers and lawyers to taxicab drivers, teachers, and nurses. They prove to be very resilient and productive members of the American community. Most times, Nigerian Americans are sending money back to their relatives in Nigeria and a large amount of American income goes to support those in Nigeria. Any health issue that affects this community adversely in essence hinders the community’s ability to contribute both to Nigeria and America. Therefore, in relation to HIV/AIDS, intervention and prevention methods need to be created that are targeted to this special population.
Nigerians, because they have a lot to contribute to both communities, are also highly integrated into both cultures. Nigerians in America, and Nigerian-Americans, though living in the states still have strong ties to their Nigerian cultures and social repertoire. They have Nigerian-American associations, and ethnic associations that actively participate in their local communities and serve to aid their communities in Nigeria. They also have assimilated to American customs and practices as they conduct their daily life in the United States. Many studies that have looked at Hispanic Americans have shown that level of assimilation can affect how closely their health statistics will match Hispanics in Latin America versus Americans. This should probably be the same phenomenon seen in Nigerian Americans. Therefore prevention methods focused on Nigerian Americans should try to integrate methods proven reliable for African Americans in addition to methods being implemented in Nigeria.