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Perimenopause is a period of time before menopause begins, when the body is preparing itself to enter menopause. It may last between three and 10 years. As the body transitions from one life stage to another, the resulting hormonal fluctuations can result in intense symptoms. Perimenopause affects most of the systems in the body, including the heart. Cardiac symptoms are a normal part of the premenopausal process.
Heart flutters are one of the first symptoms of perimenopause. The medical term is heart palpitations or arrhythmia. Heart flutters are not painful, but may make a woman feel uneasy. During perimenopause, the body's levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone fluctuate widely. As the heart tries to adjust to these changes, it flutters. The heart may skip beats or the number of beats per minute may increase. Sometimes, the number of beats can get very high, causing a feeling of panic.
Heart flutters are routinely accompanied by hot flashes. A hot flash is a feeling of intense heat and tingling over the top half of the body. Hot flashes often occur at night and cause sweating and sleeplessness. Often, heart flutters are a precursor to a hot flash and women see them as a warning that an episode is imminent. More than 75 percent of women in perimenopause experience heart flutters in conjunction with hot flashes.
Heart flutters due to perimenopause generally last between three to six months. As the body adjusts to hormonal changes, cardiac symptoms should lessen. Although it can be frightening to experience, heart flutters are a normal part of perimenopause and are temporary. Learning about the symptoms in your particular case can help you feel more in control over what is occurring in your body.
Although heart flutters should decrease with time, there are steps that can help to lessen the frequency and severity of episodes. When you experience heart flutters, stop all physical activities. If possible, lie down and take slow, deep breaths, until the episode passes. Avoid stimulants such as caffeine, alcohol, and drugs containing caffeine and/or alcohol. Quitting smoking is an important way to improve heart health, especially during this time. Decreasing stress levels has been shown to be one of the most effective tools for managing heart flutters. Moderate exercise, a healthy and well balanced diet and adequate fluid intake are all relatively easy changes that can have a positive impact.
Physical Symptoms of Perimenopause
Each woman experiences perimenopausal symptoms, or the lack thereof, in her own way. The primary symptom of perimenopause is a change in the menstrual cycle. This may manifest as an increase or decrease in flow, or an increase in PMS-type symptoms. Many women find a decrease in sexual desire accompanied by vaginal dryness. There is a tendency during perimenopause to gain weight, especially around the mid-section. There may be an increase in bloating and puffiness, especially prior to the menstrual cycle.
Mental Symptoms or Perimenopause
For some women, the mental symptoms associated with premenopause can be more bothersome than the physical problems. A lack of concentration, often accompanied by forgetfulness, is a common complaint. Mood swings, irritability and increased anger levels make some women feel as if they are out of control. Depression and fatigue are often coupled together, and tend to exacerbate each other. It is important to remember that these symptoms are only temporary and should resolve as the body eases into menopause.
Perimenopause is a normal stage in a woman's life, and the accompanying symptoms are a part of it. Consult with a health care practitioner whenever there are unexpected changes to your body. A doctor can asses your health and run routine tests on your heart. This can eliminate the possibility of other causes of heart flutters. The doctor can also recommend treatment options for your symptoms including medication, if needed.


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Hyatt’s dog-friendly hotel offerings and community support give travelers and their canine companions something to ‘woof’ about
CHICAGO, IL, 2022-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — With more pet owners than ever before and 25 million dog owners seeking out pet-friendly hotel stays, according to a recent survey, Hyatt invites travelers to celebrate National Dog Day (August 26) year round with dog-friendly stays at many Hyatt hotels around the world (Source: APPA National Pet Owners Survey 2021-2022).
Whether it’s a staycation, cross-country road trip or transatlantic escape, Hyatt offers 500+ pet-friendly hotels globally for pet owners to enjoy with thoughtfully curated amenities that provide comfort for travelers’ furry friends.
Guests looking to save on their next dogcation can make the most of their trip with the return of the World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys offer, giving World of Hyatt members the ability to earn double points on qualifying stays of two (2) or more nights at over 1,100 participating Hyatt hotels globally for stays completed between September 15 and December 20, 2022.
A variety of accommodations are ready to welcome guests’ favorite pooches with parks, dog-friendly patios, plush pet beds, dog menus – and even a few resident canine ambassadors.
Explore Local Destinations with Dog-Friendly Neighborhood Guides
To help make pet travel planning a little less ruff, several Hyatt hotels offer dog-friendly destination guides with nearby parks and restaurant recommendations for guests to enjoy with their V.I.D (very important dog), such as:
- Hotel Lincoln (Chicago, Illinois): A part of the JdV by Hyatt brand, Hotel Lincoln treats dogs like rockstars. Dogs stay free and can enjoy the Bark in the Park package, which includes a travel kit with a map of local dog-friendly dining and activities, from walks along Lake Michigan to dog-friendly patios.
- Hotel 50 Bowery (New York City, New York): At Hotel 50 Bowery, which is part of the JdV by Hyatt brand, four-legged friends will celebrate the joy of life with their very own dog beds and bowls upon arrival. The hotel is an easy walk from Fish Bridge Dog Run and local favorite restaurants and bars with pet-friendly outdoor seating.
- The Seabird Resort (Oceanside, California): This Destination by Hyatt hotel is close to a variety of outdoor activities to connect with the community including a pet-friendly farmer’s market, dog-friendly beaches, the San Luis Rey Trail and dog-friendly restaurants with outdoor patios.
Customized Canine Packages That Dogs Will Give Two Paws Up
When it comes to pampering your pup, Hyatt knows nothing is too good for your best friend. A variety of Hyatt hotels welcome your dog with expanded amenities to make sure canine stays are truly un-fur-gettable, including:
- Ambassador Chicago (Chicago, Illinois): Dogs are treated like royalty at this JdV by Hyatt hotel with the PAWsome Experience package, which includes a custom dog treat, dog toy from the hotel’s local pet boutique, Tails in the City, plus an Ambassador-branded food, water bowl and door hanger. Travelers can also enjoy a 15% off coupon to Tails, waste disposal bags and a discounted Pet Fee included with the rate.
- Royal Palms Resort & Spa (Phoenix, Arizona): With the Royal Paws Program, royal canines can make unforgettable memories with a fresh baked dog treat, dog bed, bowls, mat, doggy map with selfie spots and potty locations, and tennis ball (that they can take home)! A part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, the property also has a special dog-friendly menu available at T. Cook’s, along with dog-friendly in-room dining.
- Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami (Miami Beach, Florida): The property’s WOOFTOP is the first of its kind in the South Beach area. During their stay, pups can enjoy the dog park located on the third floor, as well as complimentary water bowls, toys and waste disposal bags. Even humans can kick back at the center of it all and enjoy a mutt mojito, bark collins or wooftini from Deck Sixteen.
- Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows (Scottsdale, Arizona): Guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of Camelback Mountain at the Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen’s patio and treat their canines to breakfast and dinner with the new Dog Menu. The menu offers 15% off the entire bill (excluding alcohol and happy hour items) every Wednesday.
- Park Hyatt Vienna (Vienna, Austria): Park Hyatt Vienna delivers luxury services to visitors’ furry friends with a unique photoshoot. Pet photoshoot sessions can be held in the hotel’s chic setting or with famous Viennese sites in the background – whatever the owner would like!
- Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan): As one of the first aibo-friendly hotels, Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo welcomes robotic versions of man’s best friend. The property encourages guests to drink, dine, or stay with their aibo robot dogs, and even offers an aibo dog run in the fourth-floor lounge area. Visitors can also meet the hotel’s resident aibo ambassador, Roc, who joined the hotel in 2018.
Enjoy Stays at Hotels Supporting Local Animal Organizations
Hyatt’s purpose is to care for people so they can be their best, including pets. Beyond welcoming furry guests, properties are extending this paw-pose of care to support local animal organizations and adoptable animals looking for their fur-ever home, including:
- Revival Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland): As part of the JdV by Hyatt hotel’s pet-friendly programming, Revival has collaborated with Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) to host BARCS dogs that are up for adoption. Thanks to the help of the property, their first foster dog, Pound Cake, who was cared for and supported by the hotel’s event sales manager, Emily Cover, found his forever home.
- Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport (Renton, Washington): Guests and their canines are invited to join the property for Yappy Hour at Dock and Drink. The property is also hosting an Adoptable Dog Meet & Greet event with Tito’s and Three Pitties Rescue on August 27 in celebration of National Dog Day.
- Andaz Savannah (Savannah, Georgia): Andaz Savannah is collaborating with Humane Society for Greater Savannah to offer space for the shelter to bring in dogs that have been in the shelter longer than expected to photograph them in happy, bright and cheerful places to share with potential adoption families.
- Park Hyatt Chicago (Chicago, Illinois): At the recently renovated Park Hyatt Chicago, its own resident dog, a one-eyed pug named Parker, was rescued from PAWS, Chicago’s largest No Kill Animal Shelter. Guests are encouraged to take photos with Parker and share on social media using #BarkHyattChicago.
For more information on Hyatt’s pet-friendly hotels, visit hyatt.com. Each property has specific pet policies, including pet type, breed and weight policies, so be sure to contact the hotel for details.
For more information on the World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys, visit world.hyatt.com.
The term “Hyatt” is used for convenience in this release to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.
World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys Offer Terms & Conditions
You must be a member of World of Hyatt in good standing and register for the promotion between August 16, 2022 and November 15, 2022 to participate. To join World of Hyatt, visit hyatt.com, and to register for the promotion, visit hyatt.com/bonusjourneys. Only Eligible Stays completed after registration and between September 15, 2022 and December 20, 2022 (“Promotion Period”) will count towards this promotion. For the purpose of this promotion, an “Eligible Stay” is defined as any stay where a registered member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award.
Double Points Offer: Beginning on your first Eligible Stay after registration and during the Promotion Period, you will receive double points per Eligible Stay of two (2) or more consecutive nights at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts worldwide, participating MGM Rewards destinations, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (“SLH”) properties, and Lindblad Expeditions. A maximum of 60,000 Bonus Points may be earned under this offer. For this offer, a property needs to be participating in World of Hyatt at the time of the member’s stay. All points awarded under this offer are Bonus Points. You will receive five (5) Bonus Points per eligible dollar spent on your Eligible Stay. This is in addition to the five (5) Base Points you will earn as your base earning. Any Bonus Points awarded based on tier status are not doubled under this offer. If a member chooses to earn Partner Loyalty Points or MGM Rewards tier credits, the bonus under this offer will still be awarded in World of Hyatt Bonus Points
Nights Count Double Offer: Each Tier-Qualifying Night completed on Eligible Stays after registration and during the Promotion Period at participating Inclusive Collection properties during the Promotion Period will count as two (2) nights, instead of one (1), for the purpose of tier qualification for Discoverist, Explorist and Globalist status and towards benefits and awards that explicitly require a certain number of Tier-Qualifying Nights. The Inclusive Collection consists of the following brands: Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Zoetry Wellness Spa & Resorts, Secrets Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas, Dreams Resorts & Spas, Alua Hotels & Resorts, and Sunscape Resorts & Spas. For this offer, a property needs to be participating in World of Hyatt at the time of the member’s stay. Not all properties in these brands are participating in World of Hyatt at the start of the promotion. For more information, visit hyatt.com/new.
General Terms for Both Offers: For purposes of this promotion, consecutive nights at the same hotel constitute one stay (even if you check out and check back in). Only the room occupied by the member will count toward this promotion. You must provide your World of Hyatt membership number at the time of check in for each stay. Please allow two to four weeks after checkout for Bonus Points and Tier-Qualifying Night Credits to be posted to your World of Hyatt account. Except as expressly stated, this promotion is not valid with other offers, promotions or discounts. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion at any time for any reason without prior notice. This promotion is subject to the terms and conditions of the World of Hyatt program available at worldofhyatt.com/terms. Hyatt®, World of Hyatt®, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation or its affiliates. ©2022 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company guided by its purpose – to care for people so they can be their best. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s portfolio included more than 1,150 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 72 countries across six continents. The Company’s offering includes brands in the Timeless Collection, including Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, and UrCove; the Boundless Collection, including Miraval®, Alila®, Andaz®, Thompson Hotels®, Hyatt Centric®, and Caption by Hyatt; the Independent Collection, including The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®, Destination by Hyatt™, and JdV by Hyatt™; and the Inclusive Collection, including Hyatt Ziva®, Hyatt Zilara®, Zoëtry® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas®, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, Vivid Hotels & Resorts®, Alua Hotels & Resorts®, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas. Subsidiaries of the Company operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program, ALG Vacations®, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
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During my last trip to Toronto I took a walk through the York Cemetery to observe and respect how the York community honoured its dead. During my walk I came across a hill, and so I decided to climb it to see what I could see from the top. At first the hill did not seem like much given my angle of accent, but when I reached the top I came across a most inspiring sight, as before my eyes were two polar contrasts far from ordinary in the everyday: in the foreground was peace, serenity and tombstones, while in the background stood just a small sliver of Canada’s largest and most populated city bustling with bumper-to-bumper action. Granted most people do not take photographs in cemeteries, which itself is far from ordinary, I thought this moment to be especially creative as a wonderful tribute to those who have left this world with a built city behind them.
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One of the things I love most about visiting Toronto is watching its iconic streetcars electrically woosh through the city core with ding, ding sounds filling the air. And while I’m certain other motorists hold mixed views about sharing Toronto’s congested street space with them, from my perspective I’d say the presence of this mass transportation system packs some serious cultural value and high photography appeal!
Yet next to targeting streetcars with my camera, I also noticed Target Canada’s very visible – and I think very effective – marketing campaign all over Toronto. Fashionably sporting Canada’s proud red and white colours, and layering its distinctive bull’s eye marks in its advertising, Target has clearly placed its sights on the Canadian Marketplace. “Can’t Wait to Meet You Neighbour” appears to be Target’s current marketing tagline, and while I’m certain the claim conjures a great many views about Canadian retailers sharing space – perhaps congested – with American franchises, at least we can now say, eh Canada, they finally spelt neighbour right! Featured here is a TTC 511 streetcar – clad in Target advertising – riding along the Exhibition Loop. On this mighty fine day, two photography targets.
Night time photography with my brother aboard the Captain Matthew Flinders cruise ship on the northern shore of Lake Ontario – Go, Go, Toronto, Ontario!
Featured here is the CN Tower – one of the world’s tallest free standing structures. Located in the heart of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, this tower has been upgraded over the years to now offer some spectacular light shows at night. These two pictures were taken from its base, with the view of seeing whether my camera equipment could photograph the famous CN Tower “glass floor” from below. Turns out I could…LOL…using my 200mm lens with a 2x extender (for a total focal length of 400mm). Good times!
The address for the Ontario Legislative Building is:
111 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, ON M7A 1A5
I would recommend approaching it from the front by walking up University Avenue. Very nice when the post lamps are on.
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The Major Overhaul Service
This is recommended for machines that have not had the benefit of frequent servicing or after purchasing a used, second hand machine.
It really will give you piece of mind that you have a fully serviced machine. Our workshop is fully equipped to provide the most thorough service available to your espresso machine.
The Major Overhaul Service comprises of the following:
A complete strip down of the machine to the frame
All pipes, valves, group heads and boiler are descaled
The body panels are deep cleaned and polished
The boiler is stripped and pressure cleaned, with a new gasket and element seal fitted.
The machine is rebuilt with ALL seals and gaskets replaced with new.
Steam/water valves have all seals and pads replaced and lubricated
Steam arm seals replaced.
Manual fill inlet valve stripped and new seals, pads and springs fitted.
Level probe descaled and cleaned.
New anti vac valve fitted
New certified boiler safety pressure valve fitted.
Re-calibration of the dispensing doses.
The machine is bench tested and run for 24 hours.
PLUS IN ADDITION TO THE FULL SERVICE
The frame is deep cleaned, with any corrosion and touched up with rust proof paint.
Boiler fittings are removed and re installed with new seals/sealant
The group head is stripped down, channels pressure cleaned, NEW injector filters, NEW injectors, NEW stems, new group seals and new showers are fitted
New group solenoid valves fitted.
New water inlet valve and solenoid fitted.
New flowmeters are fitted.
A New water pump is fitted.
New level probe fitted.
Calibration of the new pump.


August 27, 2015
NEW — 5:38 p.m. Aug. 27, 2015
Although Klahanie proper and several adjacent neighborhoods are about to leap from unincorporated King County into the city of Sammamish, residents there will make the transition without having to change their addresses.
Their homes will stay on the same foundations, the street names will remain the same, and even the ZIP code — 98029 — won’t change.
December 31, 2014
Annexations, retirements, plastic bags, development, a looming school closure, retail marijuana, bank robberies, the Concerts on the Green series, and business and occupation taxes made the list of the top 10 news stories of the year in Issaquah.
Here are those stories, in no particular order:
Klahanie-area annexation issue moves to Sammamish
Issaquah residents voted no, for the second time, on the city of Issaquah annexing the Klahanie area. The King County Growth Management Planning Council then unanimously approved the idea to move the Klahanie area from Issaquah’s Potential Annexation Area to Sammamish’s.
October 14, 2014
If everything goes according to plan, the city of Sammamish could set a date for a special election on the Klahanie-area annexation by the end of the year.
Plans to add the roughly 2-square-mile area onto Sammamish’s southeast corner have progressed since February, when Klahanie-area residents voted not to join the city of Issaquah. In April, the two cities announced a deal to transfer the unincorporated area, which includes about 11,000 residents, to Sammamish’s potential annexation area.
October 11, 2014
NEW — 6 a.m. Oct. 11, 2014
In preparing for next year’s annexation vote, the city of Sammamish is hosting an open house for Klahanie-area residents to inform them about services they will receive from the city.
The open house is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Sammamish City Hall, 801 228th Ave. S.E.
The city has also begun sending residents the city’s newsletter to help inform them about city issues.
September 2, 2014
In preparing for next year’s annexation vote, the city of Sammamish is hosting two open houses for Klahanie-area residents to inform them about services they will receive from the city.
“Councilmembers, department heads and other city staff will be happy to answer your questions, respond to your concerns and present pertinent information,” the city said in a news release
The first open house is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Faith Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.
July 22, 2014
Issaquah and Sammamish had the meeting equivalent of a group hug July 14.
After a year in which the two cities’ leadership have found themselves on different sides of several issues, both city councils and other city administrative staff met at Issaquah City Hall to discuss points of mutual interest. It was their first joint meeting since 2011.
“We all have one thing in common,” Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler said. “We certainly love our cities and we love representing them. We not only care about our communities, we care about the region as well.”
February 18, 2014
Eleven thousand people might still be searching for a home.
King County Elections released preliminary numbers for the Klahanie-area annexation vote Feb. 11 and the numbers stand close on whether to join Issaquah.
At the end of the first week of vote counting, 1,490, or 49.4 percent, of the residents in the area voted in favor of the annexation and to take on the encumbered debt of Issaquah, while 1,524, or 50.6 percent voted against it.
Although the measure needs 60 percent to pass with the new residents sharing the city’s indebtedness, the City Council can still choose to annex the area if the vote receives a simple majority. Under that scenario, the Klahanie area would not assume its share of the city’s current indebtedness.


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Nigella Lawson Reportedly Is Barred From the U.S. Over Drug Use
Nigella Lawson reportedly has been denied entry to the U.S. because of her history with drugs. According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, Lawson was spotted at Heathrow's Terminal Five on Sunday morning, March 30, catching a British Airways flight to Los Angeles.
The celebrity cook reportedly already checked in and passed security before she was told she could not continue. She then went back to the first-class check-in area to retrieve her belongings. "She didn't seem to say much, but she did not look happy. She could not get on the flight so she had to turn around and leave," an eyewitness said.
Reason of the ban is not known for sure, but it is seemingly related to her drug confession. During a trial in a fraud case involving her two former employees last year, Lawson told the court that she used cocaine seven times and smoked weeds. Representatives for Lawson as well as her show "The Taste" have not responded to requests for comment.
Lawson previously wrote on Twitter that she would go somewhere for holiday. "Off line for a while enjoying the ultimate; a holiday break with no signal! Will miss you all though. Know I will be eating on your behalf," she tweeted.
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- Ariana Grande Criticized for Claiming She's the 'Hardest Working 23-Year-Old' on Earth
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- 'Game of Thrones' Latest Tidbit Reveals This Character's Unlikely Return in Season 7

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Citation and Peer Review of Data: Moving Towards Formal Data Publication
AbstractThis paper discusses many of the issues associated with formally publishing data in academia, focusing primarily on the structures that need to be put in place for peer review and formal citation of datasets. Data publication is becoming increasingly important to the scientific community, as it will provide a mechanism for those who create data to receive academic credit for their work and will allow the conclusions arising from an analysis to be more readily verifiable, thus promoting transparency in the scientific process. Peer review of data will also provide a mechanism for ensuring the quality of datasets, and we provide suggestions on the types of activities one expects to see in the peer review of data. A simple taxonomy of data publication methodologies is presented and evaluated, and the paper concludes with a discussion of dataset granularity, transience and semantics, along with a recommended human-readable citation syntax.
Copyright for papers and articles published in this journal is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the University of Edinburgh. It is a condition of publication that authors license their paper or article under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Friday December 19, 2008
Meeting took place Thursday, Dec. 18 in Chicago
Mayor Jerry Abramson and other 15 other top mayors met with leaders of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team this week to discuss an economic stimulus package that would create jobs by investing billions of dollars in roads, schools and other city construction projects.
Abramson spent two hours with presidential transition co-chair Valerie Jarrett on Thursday morning at the president-elect’s transition headquarters in Chicago.
Abramson was one of a dozen leaders from the U.S. Conference of Mayors invited to attend. USCM President Manuel Diaz, the mayor of Miami, and USCM Vice President Greg Nickels, the mayor of Seattle, are heading the delegation.
“If our country is to rebound quickly from the economic recession, we must invest in the economic engines of America – our metropolitan areas,” Abramson said. “An economic stimulus in cities will help put people to work, create new jobs and build and rebuild roads, bridges, schools and other projects that serve our citizens.”
Abramson said the President-elect joined the mayors for about 20 minutes. "He certainly let us know there are many challenges, but he is also strongly behind this stimulus package," Abramson said.
The nation’s mayors have delivered to Obama their Main Street Economic Recovery Plan, which details projects in 427 cities that could begin construction within 12 to 18 months. The projects represent $73 billion that would create nearly 850,000 jobs in the 2009 and 2010.
Louisville’s list includes scores of projects totaling $607 million, ranging from widening narrow suburban roads to replacing portable classrooms at elementary schools. If all the Louisville projects were funded, the investment would create an estimated 18,000 jobs.
For a full list of Louisville projects on the infrastructure list, visit http://www.usmayors.org/mainstreeteconomicrecovery/stimulussurveyparticipants.asp
The mayors also discussed President-elect Obama’s plan to create a White House Office for Urban Policy. When Obama spoke to the U. S. Conference of Mayors meeting this past summer, he pledged to create the office to focus on the specific needs of cities.
Abramson testified on the importance of investing in job creation and infrastructure development in cities earlier this year before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.


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Peer Rejection: Developmental Processes and Intervention Strategies
reviewed by Daisuke Akiba - 2005
Title: Peer Rejection: Developmental Processes and Intervention Strategies
Author(s): Karen L. Bierman
Publisher: Guilford Press, New York
ISBN: 1572309237, Pages: 299, Year: 2004
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Although there has been a considerable amount of empirical research on peer rejection, providing useful descriptive, assessment, and intervention strategies, most has been too technical to be appreciated and utilized outside of the academic and professional communities. Peer Rejection: Developmental Processes and Intervention Strategies by Karen L. Bierman successfully breaks this barrier and provides useful information not only for scholars and practitioners, but also for parents, educators, and other concerned readers. Bierman accomplishes this difficult task through her review of empirical research, delivered in clear and friendly language with a range of concrete examples to illustrate her discussion. This multichapter book consists of three sections with distinct foci: (a) description of problematic peer relations, (b) assessment of social competence and peer relations, and (c) intervention strategies.
Throughout the book, Bierman emphasizes that peer rejection is a complex phenomenon for which there are no simple explanations, assessments, or solutions. Although some readers may find this declaration disappointing, it demonstrates the authors awarenessand her scholarly integritythat most human behavior cannot be understood, measured, or reliably changed through quick recipes commonly seen in the popular media. Though this is not explicitly discussed, it is evident that Biermans view of peer rejection follows the ecological perspective frequently attributed to Bronfenbrenner (1979). According to this perspective, human development is best understood in terms of reciprocal transactions between each individual and the surrounding contexts that interactively and fluidly expand within and across layers of systems. This theoretical perspective is consistent with many of the monumental points Bierman makes. For instance, she stresses the importance of understanding the ways in which rejected children often conceptualize relationships with othersconcepts that are embedded in childrens self systems through their previous relational experiences. According to the author, coercive behavior, which frequently causes children to be rejected, may stem from self systems that include aggressive interactions as part of relational schemas. So it would be unproductive simply to attempt to fix the coercive behavior, Bierman contends, because the foundations of this behavior would remain unaddressed. She instead suggests that we examine factors beyond the surface behaviors that ostensibly contribute to childrens rejected status and consider a variety of factors across time and contexts, such as childrens earlier experiences and behavioral flexibility.
In addition, Bierman firmly establishes that the significance of being rejected by peers exceeds the immediate threat and discontent children experience. She discusses the long-term snowballing effects peer rejection has, pointing out that rejected children are oftenas a result of their rejected statusdeprived of valuable opportunities to develop and refine their social skills, further aggravating the situation, as these childrens social skill levels consequently continue to diverge from the levels necessary for them to establish and maintain peaceful peer relations.
Without a doubt, Bierman does an exceptional job presenting research she finds relevant to the discussion of peer rejection in great depth; however, her treatment of the topic may be far from satisfying to some. First, although nowhere in this book are the demographic characteristics of children being discussed explicitly, it is clear that Biermans discussion primarily targets children from a limited range of backgrounds. Most of the studies she cites exclusively revolve around rejected children in middle childhood, and most of the assessment and intervention strategies seem unsuitable for children outside of this age group. This could be unsettling, since peer rejection often emerges in early childhood, and it can escalate in the adolescent years, when it may take on much more complex and severe forms (see Hardy, Bukowski, & Sippola, 2002). Similarly, many of the examples and descriptions Bierman gives seem to concern primarily boys, despite the recent surge in peer victimization among girls. Also, Biermans discussion of culture is limited to a brief mention of numerical minorities; in fact, it can readily be deduced from Biermans description that race, ethnicity, and other cultural aspects were not addressed explicitly in the studies upon which she bases her work.
Second, although Bierman ostensibly follows the ecological perspective, as discussed earlier, her application of the perspective is restricted. Akiba and Garcia Coll (2003) state that the reciprocal match between a childs own characteristics and the ever-changing demands and characteristics of the surrounding contexts may dictate the social and developmental experiences of the child. For instance, aside from childrens own characteristics, such elements as the characteristics of peers, sociocultural factors (e.g., interethnic dynamics, oppression, socioeconomic inequalities, and gender role expectations), and the general climate in the classroom, schools, neighborhoods, and larger contexts may all greatly contribute to the trends of peer victimization (e.g., Bailey & Whittle, 2004; Karweit & Hansell, 1983). However, Biermans incorporation of the ecological perspective is limited to a discussion of how contextual factors may shape childrens psychological profiles to make them prone to be rejected. In fact, her discussion throughout the book focuses almost entirely on the psychological characteristics of the victims of peer rejection, which some may even characterize as following a limited, blame-the-victim paradigm. Biermans work would have been far stronger had she extended her scope slightly and introduced these contextual notions.
In Biermans defense, her approach of analyzing a phenomenon based on individual psychological characteristics epitomizes what has traditionally been valued in mainstream psychology. So Biermans context-free approach may simply reflect the general trends in the literature rather than her own bias per se. Still, Bierman would agree that intervention efforts, for instance, would be greatly enhanced by including strategies beyond the methods she promotes (e.g., training rejected children through cognitive-behavioral coaching) and considering contextual factors she does not discuss. A book entitled Peer Rejection should have treated the issues of peer rejection more holistically and pluralistically; hence, a more appropriate title for this book would have been Rejected Children in Elementary School: Developmental and Counseling Processes.
On the whole, despite these concerns, Bierman should be congratulated for effectively synthesizing, interpreting, and applying a vast number of previous studies on the psychological characteristics of rejected children in middle childhood in a friendly format even non-experts can appreciate. This, however, is not to say that her book provides an exhaustive or even comprehensive discussion on the topic of peer rejection. This book may therefore be most useful if supplemented with other works that consider the contextual aspects of peer rejection.
Akiba, D., & Garcia Coll, C. T. (2003). Effective interventions with children of color and their families: A contextual developmental approach. In T. B. Smith (Ed.), Practicing multiculturalism: Internalizing and affirming diversity in counseling and psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Bailey, S., & Whittle, N. (2004). Young people: Victims of violence. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 17, 263268.
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development: Experiences by nature and design. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Hardy, C., Bukowski, W. M., & Sippola, L. K. (2002). Stability and change in peer relationships during the transition to middle-level school. Journal of Early Adolescence, 22, 117142.
Karweit, N., & Hansell, S. (1983). School organization and friendship selection. In J. L. Epstein & N. Karweit (Eds.), Friends in school: Patterns of selection and influence in secondary schools. New York: Academic Press.


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Cook for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the meat reaches 115°f on a meat thermometer. When ready to serve, slice against the grain, to help tenderize the meat.
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Turn the slow cooker to warm and rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Let it cook slowly at this low temperature for another 30 to 40 minutes. Tri tip, in particular can produce dishes like roast, kebab and bistro steak.
Best when sliced thinly across the grain after cooking. Turn the steak over and put the skillet into the oven. Once oven is heated, place ball tip fat side up on cooking sheet.
Tent the meat with foil and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Pull at an internal temperature of 140 °f for medium rare. Take the round tip roast out of the oven, and place on a hot plate on the counter.
Let it rest afterward to help with the tenderness. This one combines garlic powder and trader joe’s bbq rub. Pat the tri tip dry and then cover the entire roast with the dry rub.
Depending on the steak’s thickness, it might need more or less time on the grill. Put the roast in the oven, and lower the temperature to 200 degrees fahrenheit. Transfer the roast to a wire rack set inside a roasting pan.
There should be enough liquid to fully cover the steak. Turn the oven off but keep the roast inside. Small roast section of the bottom sirloin opposite the sirloin tip in the round.
How long to cook a sirloin tip roast slow and steady will elevate this tougher cut of meat to tasty and tender perfection! Turn the slow cooker off or to the warm setting and. Tips for a tender sirloin tip roast a few simple tips will help to ensure you to get a tender and juicy sirloin tip:
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A DSLR Camera is a digital camera body that allows light to enter a single lens where it hits a mirror that reflects the light either upwards or downward into the camera’s viewfinder. When you press the shutter to take the photo, the mirror flips up out of the way.
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SLR (Single Lens Reflex) is an old form of cameras which use film to form images. SLR cameras offer slightly better quality of color, tone and contrast. DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) refers to SLR cameras that take digital photos. There are more DSLRs available in the market so they tend to be cheaper.
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How to Write Your First Novel
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A quick guide on how to harness your urge to write a novel, navigate the shoals in your first, second and third drafts -- with tips on everything from whether to use a coach, your voice in the novel, what makes a great character to how to find the time in your life to write.
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Last august, al-Sadr ordered his al-Mahdi Army fighters to stand down for six months, but recently warned that he may not extend the ceasefire if raids against his supporters continued.
The US military has expressed hope that al-Sadr will extend the ceasefire but continues to target what it says are Iranian-backed breakaway factions in raids that have alienated his followers.
Iraqi police acting on a tip-off found the rockets primed for launch in the back of a truck in Obeidi in eastern Baghdad.
Explosives experts were trying to defuse the rockets when two of them detonated in quick succession.
Police confirmed that another two rockets had already been fired.
Iraqi government officials, police and medical workers said at least 27 people were wounded in the blast, but the US military gave a lower toll of three civilians killed and 17 wounded in the explosion.
A day earlier, at least five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a rocket attack on an Iraqi housing area near the Baghdad international airport and a nearby US military base.
Two US soldiers were also wounded in Monday's strikes, with US troops arresting six Iraqi suspects around the launch sites.
Iraqi police said the rockets were launched from Amil, a predominantly Shia neighbourhood southwest of the capital.


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The importance of example, who does not understand? How much do most of us suffer from the presence, conversation, spirit, of people of low minds by whom we are surrounded! The temptation is strong, to take as our standard the average character of the society in which we live,and to satisfy ourselves with attainments which secure to us among the multitude a sense of respectability.
On the other hand, there is a power (have you not felt it?) in the presence, conversation, and example of Jesus, a man of strong principle and magnanimity, to lift us, at least for the moment, from our vulgar habits of thought, and to kindle some generous aspirations after the excellence whivh we were meant to attain.
It is possible to place ourselves under the influence of the example of Jesus. This introduces us to the highest order of virtue. this awakens the whole mind.
Nothing has equal power to neutralize the coarse, selfish, and sensual influences into which we are daily plunged, to refine our conception of duty, and to reveal the perfection our hopes and most strenuous desires should habitually fasten.
There is one cause which has done much to defeat this good influence of Jesus's character and example, and which ought to be exposed. it is the idea of the multitudes that Jesus should be admired but not approached and followed. they have a vague notion of his nature and character that makes it seem presumptuous to think of him as their standard of behavior. He is thrown so far from them that he does them little or no good.Mamy feel that a close resemblance to Jesus is not to be expected, that his teachings are utterly incapable of being put into practice.
I think this is an error that influences many minds. Until human beings think of the faith and character of Jesus as applicable to them, and intended to be brought into continual operation, in cooperation with their whole spiritual nature, they will derive little good from Jesus.
People think to honor Jesus when they place him so high as to discourage all efforts to approach him. they really degrade him by doing this. they don't understand his character; they throw a glare over it, which hides its true fearures. this vague admiration is the poorest tribute with which they can pay him.
I wish to prevent the discouraging influence of the greatness of Jesus, to show that he may indeed be imitated.
His real greatness of character is greatness of the highest order, and far from being discouraging, is fully accessible and imitable by us, and far from severing him from us, makes him our friend and model.
True elevation of mind does not take a being out of the circle of those who are below him, but binds him closer to them, and gives them advantages for a closer attachment and conformity to him.


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Juniper Networks has introduced for its MX Series edge routers two chassis and a chipset designed for carriers rearchitecting their networks to deliver 5G services to enterprises.
The MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platform, unveiled this week, includes the MX10008 and the MX10016 Universal Chassis and the Penta Silicon. Juniper is aiming the 5G infrastructure products at carriers adopting software-based networking as the infrastructure underpinning next-generation services.
Carriers' network redesigns include making their infrastructure more programmable to configure and deliver services faster. To support that effort, Juniper introduced Penta, a 16 nm packet-forwarding chipset that consumes 0.5 watt per gigabit, which is half the amount consumed by Juniper's current Junos Trio silicon.
"As networks move to 5G, encryption is going to be a critical component that will have to be done at scale," said Donyel Jones-Williams, Juniper's director of product marketing management.
Benefits of new MX chassis in 5G infrastructure
The MX10008 and MX10016 chassis are a variant of the PTX and QFX Universal Chassis introduced last year. Collectively, the products span the "entire routing spectrum," Jones-Williams said.
"Any kind of routing that you need can be done with a single chassis type," he said.
Juniper designed the 13-RU MX10008 and the 21-RU MX10016 for edge routers. The chassis can deliver maximum speeds of 19.2 Tbps and 38.4 Tbps, respectively. Juniper offers a variety of line cards and software to address networking use cases as carriers build 5G support into their data centers and WANs.
5G is the latest iteration of cellular technology engineered to boost the speed of wireless networks to as high as 20 Gbps, exceeding wireline networks today. The technology could also offer latency of 1 millisecond or less for uses that require immediate feedback.
In general, carriers are testing 5G infrastructure technology and plan to move it into production gradually starting next year. Analysts, however, do not expect businesses to start buying 5G services until 2020 at the earliest. Industry observers expect the internet of things to be an early driver of the 5G commercial market.
Juniper, which competes with Cisco and Nokia in carrier routing, plans to make the latest chassis available before year-end. The company plans to release Penta-powered line cards for the MX960, MX480 and MX240 in the first quarter of next year.


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Energy out of thin air? Quantum mechanics seemingly produces magic energy
A group of researchers essentially pulled energy out of nothing using a quirk of quantum mechanics.
Two different physics experiments proved the feat is possible when they drew energy out of an energy vacuum by teleporting energy across microscopic distances.
The new experiments drew on a 2008 theory from theoretical physicist Masahiro Hotta at Tohoku University, as per a report from Quanta Magazine.
Masahiro Hotta's energy teleportation theory
Masahiro Hotta's theory garnered little attention in 2008, as pulling energy from the quantum vacuum was considered an unrealistic possibility. However, the new experiments are arguably the final step in altering that perception among the scientific community.
Though many dismissed Hotta's theory, it was actually suggesting something a little more subtle than simply drawing energy out of thin air. The theory essentially suggested utilizing a quirk of quantum mechanics to teleport energy into an area that was otherwise devoid of any energy.
"This really does test it," Seth Lloyd, a quantum physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who wasn't part of either of the research teams, told Quanta Magazine. "You are actually teleporting. You are extracting energy."
Hotta's theory was built on an idea known as the teleportation concept, whereby physicists could pull energy from nearby into a vacuum via fluctuations in the quantum fields, and then use that energy.
Hotta's research for his 2008 theory led him to believe that negative energy wasn't an independent action. He then researched the quantum vacuum. Based on his calculations, he believed the quantum vacuum could fluctuate within quantum fields. This, in theory, meant that energy could move — or be "teleported" — between two different areas.
The teleportation concept has been produced twice by scientists from the University of Waterloo and Stony Brook University. Both sets of researchers could teleport energy across microscopic distances in two separate quantum devices, proving Hotta's theory.
Producing energy out of thin air
Building on Hotta's theory, the team at the University of Waterloo found that when energy was used up in one area, it allowed an energy vacuum in a different space to access energy.
"It was very neat to see that with current technology it's possible to observe the activation of energy," Nayeli Rodriguez-Briones, one of the researchers on the project who is now at the University of California, Berkeley, told Quanta Magazine.
When questioned about the results of the new experiments, Masahiro Hotta said, "this is real physics, not science fiction."
Source: Quanta Magazine
Charm Industrial removes carbon from the atmosphere by leveraging photosynthesis that captures CO2 in plant biomass. Still, how dependable, scalable, and economical will the technique be?


Mayor David N. Dinkins openly criticized the New York City police union and some of its members yesterday, arguing in an emotional appearance that their rowdy demonstration at City Hall on Wednesday showed why minority communities lack confidence in some officers.
Using his lead-off role at a City Council hearing, he said the demonstration proved the need for an independent, all-civilian agency to investigate police misconduct.
He asserted that some of the 10,000 protesters at the rally outside City Hall, besides damaging property and blocking traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge for nearly an hour, had used racial slurs, demonstrating why an independent agency was needed to restore confidence that complaints against rude or abusive officers would be investigated.
"Some of them out there yesterday who were calling out 'nigger,' for instance," Mr. Dinkins said. "Why would the people in our communities have the confidence in them, that they would have the sensitivity to handle a tense situation in the minority community?" he asked.
Mr. Dinkins's remarks came during a dramatic daylong hearing in which the city's political leadership debated whether there should be such an all-civilian board to review complaints against the police. The details of Mr. Dinkins's bill to change the Civilian Complaint Review Board quickly became drowned out by a much larger debate about racism on the police force and by the growing personal feud between the Mayor and the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Phil Caruso. Politically, Gloves Come OffContinue reading the main story
The hearing became a forum for several black and Hispanic Council members to vent strong views about the chasm of distrust they perceived between officers and the people they protect in some neighborhoods.
For Mr. Dinkins, his appearance marked a new phase in his strained relationship with the city's police force. After several attempts in the past week to quell widespread anger among officers over his handling of the Washington Heights disturbance and other issues, he took a stern new tack, taking off the gloves politically. Unusually feisty, he even seemed to relish the confrontation.
The Mayor said his source for the slurs was a Jimmy Breslin column in yesterday's Newsday. Five New York Times reporters who covered the demonstration did not hear racial slurs. A Council member, Una Clarke of Brooklyn, said she was called a "nigger" as she tried to get into City Hall by a man in a police uniform who was not wearing a badge.
Mr. Breslin said yesterday that the remarks were made to him by a group of demonstrating police officers during the rally in front of City Hall. One sign carried by a protester said: "Dinkins, we know your true color -- yellowbellied."
A Channel 2 cameraman, John Haygood, said that some protesters who yelled at him had used the word "nigger."
Mr. Dinkins said it was nonsense to call him "anti-cop," saying he had strengthened the force. But the Mayor suggested at the hearing that the behavior at the rally reflected why there were strains and misunderstandings between some police officers and residents of minority communities. Incidents between police officers and citizens, like complaints of racial slurs and excessive force, are what the board investigates. 'Lack of Confidence'
"That behavior has everything to do with the confidence, or lack of confidence, in the police department," Mr. Dinkins said.
But in more than three hours of testimony, Mr. Dinkins argued that most people did not trust the review board to find out the truth, and that this perception crippled the board's effectiveness, especially in the eyes of black and Hispanic people.
"If the perception exists that there not fair treatment, then believe me it will not work," he said. "I wish I could get more people to understand the depth of feeling of some of us that the present system is not working."
The current board has six civilian members from the department and six outside members appointed by the Mayor. More than half its investigators are police officers and all are Police Department employees. The Mayor's bill would create a separate agency with 13 board members appointed by the Mayor, an all-civilian staff and subpoena powers. 'Certain Radical Elements'
Shortly after Mr. Dinkins testified, Mr. Caruso told the committee the police did not believe civilians appointed for political reasons could fairly judge an officer's actions. He asserted that in the Mayor's planned all-civilian board, "political patronage is doled out to mollify certain radical elements of the community."
"Nowhere does the bill say that the people who sit in judgment would have to be competent and have expertise and experience in what a police officer has to go through to enforce the law," he said.
Without apologizing for the protest, Mr. Caruso said the raucous behavior of about 4,000 officers among the 10,000 protesters the previous day was "a human reaction" and that police "feel like pawns in a very complex game of political chess."
He asserted that officers regarded the review board as a tool that criminals use to harass the police by making phony claims when they are arrested. "There is nothing more humiliating or demoralizing to a police officer than in the pressures of making an arrest, they then have to answer to charges made by the person they arrested," he said. Mistaken for Criminals
The debate took on a decidedly racial tone yesterday as many Council members got into yelling matches with Mr. Caruso. Several black and Hispanic members told of being mistaken for criminals by the police and lambasted Mr. Caruso for what they said was the pervasive insensitivity of police officers to black and Hispanic residents.
"You say walk one hour in a policeman's shoes," Wendell Foster of the Bronx yelled at Mr. Caruso. "I dare you to walk one hour in a black man's shoes in New York City."
Councilwoman Annette M. Robinson of Brooklyn said the review board was essential because young black men in her community were constantly harassed by the police and assumed to be criminals. "We continue to see a white male dominated society that unfortunately does not give people of color in the society an opportunity to be productive," she said, adding, "It's like the police are above the law."
Some Council members who are skeptical of the proposed changes questioned Mr. Dinkins closely about what proof he had that the current system had failed. Doubts About Board's Speed
Other members suggested that giving the board subpoena powers and all-civilian investigators would slow investigations rather than expedite them. Critics of the current system, including the Mayor, say that only a small fraction of the 4,000 complaints each year are substantiated and that many take months to resolve.
But supporters of the measure contended the general mistrust of the current board and the slow response encouraged people not to file complaints. "The victims are reluctant to report activity because they feel they are not going to be responded to," C. Virginia Fields, a Harlem Councilwoman, said.
Councilwoman Ronnie M. Eldridge said: "We're political people. "We know that very frequently we don't even deal with reality. We deal with perception."
Guillermo Linares, a Dominican lawmaker from Washington Heights, recounted how 20 years ago he was called a "spic" and thrown in jail for a night after a false arrest.
"I actually feel there is a time bomb in New York City," he said. "I have experienced it personally."Continue reading the main story


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How do people evaluate how much a Bubble app is worth? Or just software in general
This is quite a good calculator that shows several accepted approaches and their median… but in short its based on your revenue less costs, your retention of customers, your cost to acquire customers, and your rate of growth.
Let us know what you find out. I’m curious to know.

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Leading leaf chain manufacturer FB Chain Ltd has announced the launch of a new range of chain specifically developed to offer maximum service life when fitted to container handlers and other heavy-capacity forklift trucks operating in and around ports and terminals.
Thanks to its robust design, FB’s new SuperEndurance (SE) chain is able to withstand the impact of shock loading – the effect on a lift truck’s chain caused by regular operation over rough terrain – and the kind of corrosive working conditions encountered at ports, for far longer than conventional leaf chain.
Tests have shown that SE chain offers 25 per cent greater fatigue strength and 50 per cent lower wear rate than standard chain – even when used with trucks fitted spreader attachments and working almost constantly under load throughout the longest shifts.
The combination of conventional and ‘press fit’ inner links gives the chain its increased load bearing and fatigue resistance qualities. This construction method also allows the truck’s load to be more evenly distributed across the chain’s pins – thus reducing pin turning, which is a common cause of chain malfunction.
Made to order, SuperEndurance Chain is interchangeable with all equivalent LH (DL) chain types that are made ISO 4347 and is suitable for use with all leading makes and sizes of lift truck and container handling equipment.
SE chain is also available with additional bushing (SuperEndurance Bushed, or SEB chain) which reduces lifetime wear still further by eliminating imperfections in the plate holes.
Peter Church, managing director of FB Chain Ltd, comments: “The new SuperEndurance chain offers a considerable advantage of standard construction leaf chain and Is ideal for extending forklift chain service life in high load leaf chain applications. Its inherent strength and fatigue resistance means that truck downtime caused by chain failure is greatly reduced.”
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What is UDAN?
UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is an initiative by the government to connect the country’s under-served and unserved airports. Under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), five airlines have won bids to operate on 128 routes which will be connecting 70 airports. Out of 70 the airports, 31 are unserved and 12 under-served. While under-served airports are those which do not have more than a flight a day, unserved airports are those where there are no operations. The first flight under UDAN is expected to start next month.
Will the flights be easy on your pocket?
While the scheme attempts to tackle the issue of ghost airports, it also allows for reduction in travelling expenses. 50 per cent seats on each flight will come at Rs 2,500 per seat for one-hour travel. The operators will also be extended viability gap funding which will be operational for three years from the date of starting operations in a specific UDAN route.
Which are the states being covered by UDAN?
The flights will be connecting airports spread across over 20 states and union territories including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Some of the airports covered under the scheme include Bhatinda, Shimla, Bilaspur, Neyveli, Cooch Behar, Nanded and Kadapa.
Who will be operating these routes?
Five airlines, including SpiceJet and an Air India subsidiary, won the bid to operate on 128 routes. While the Air India subsidiary Airline Allied Services won the bid for 15 routes, SpiceJet will be operational on 11 routes. Air Odisha Aviation won the maximum number of bids with 50 routes under it’s wing followed by Air Deccan (34) and Turbo Megha Airways (18).The carriers will operate 19-78 seater aircraft.


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Logo Design for Aviation Safety Consulting Company
- Status: Closed
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The business is called Aviation Safety Partners. I like the acronym ASP and that an asp (snake) could be interwoven into the design. I mostly work with corporate flight departments that operate jets and sometimes helicopters. The atypical jet and helicopters that I'd like to use for design inspiration are the G650 and Agusta 139 (attached). The shape or silhouette are more important than the realistic look of the aircraft. Detail of the tail numbers are not necessary. I will likely be using the logo on business cards and shirts. I like green and black, but other colors as needed by artistic judgement.


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Do you know the health benefits of neem and its use in skin and hair care?
Are you looking for an effective home remedy to treat dark circles, acne or black heads?
Have you tried a neem hair mask or face mask?
If not, this post will help you in understanding the health benefits of neem tree and how to put the advantages of neem leaves for skin care and hair care.
Neem herbal benefits – What is neem good for?
Neem also known as Indian Lilac, has been an integral part of Ayurveda for its immense medicinal properties.
Neem acts as an anti fungal and an anti bacterial agent. Neem has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-parasitic properties. Neem leaves are rich in Vitamin E that is very essential for healthy skin and lustrous hair.
One advantage of neem is that it is available throughout the year and if it is readily available around you, you can make the most of it.
Including neem as part of your everyday skin regime can do wonders. There are numerous options available to include neem in your skin and hair care. Neem based lotions or soaps are available in market. You can also opt for neem oil or neem powder which are available in Ayurvedic stores or you can make decoctions with fresh neem leaves.
8 Benefits of neem for skin:
Of all the medicinal benefits of neem tree, neem’s herbal benefit is the most effective in skin care.
Some areas where neem can be used in skin care are given below.
#1. Dark circles
One of the benefits of neem leaf powder is that it helps in reducing pigmentation and hence can be used to lighten dark circles around the eyes.
Make a paste of neem powder with rose water and apply it around the eyes. Leave it for about 15 to 20 minutes and wash it with water. Do this on a regular basis for best results.
#2. Clears acne
Boil around 20 to 25 neem leaves in water and strain off the liquid. Store this decoction in a bottle and use this regularly as a cleaner. This helps in clearing acne and other skin issues like pimples, pigmentation etc.
#3. Black head treatment
Neem has been found extremely useful in black head treatment.
Dilute 2 to 3 drops of neem oil with water and rub it over the blackheads. Regular use of neem oil can help in preventing black head recurrence.
#4. Use neem to treat skin infection
For ages, neem has found its place in treating skin infection. In olden days, anybody with skin infection used to lie on a bed where neem leaves were spread out. There are vivid images of neem being used during measles and chicken pox during childhood.
For any kind of skin related infections like ring worms or rashes, you can depend on the advantages of neem leaves.
You can rub neem leaves directly or make a paste of neem leaves with turmeric and rose water and apply it to the affected areas. Use regularly till the infection is cured.
#5. For glowing skin
Neem reduces the extra oil discharge from the face and increases the glow. Before going to bed, each night, apply the decoction with a cotton bud and wipe out the dirt. If you practice this on a day to day basis, you would be glowing in no time 🙂
#6. Treat dryness
Neem imparts the right amount of moisture to the skin thus helps in treating dryness of the skin. If you have dry skin, you can apply neem oil or use a neem based soap or lotion to treat dry skin.
Because of all the above properties, neem helps in reducing the effects of skin aging. The signs of skin ageing are delayed.
#8. Treatment of psoriasis and ezcema
Psoriasis is a skin condition which leaves skin red, itchy and scaly. Neem has been found of immense help in the treatment of this condition. Neem is also used in reducing the symptoms of eczema.
Amazing benefits of neem for hair:
Herbal benefits of neem is not restricted to skin care. One of the benefits of neem oil is that it can be used for hair care.
Neem oil is effective for scalp related issues like dryness, itchiness and dandruff. You can use neem leaves powder in a hair mask or use the neem oil to massage the scalps.
Hair masks made with neem and henna are really effective.
Given below are the DIY face and hair packs using neem leaves.
- DIY simple neem face mask at home
Add neem leaves (dried and powdered) to besan with turmeric and rose water and make it into a paste. Use this as a face mask for effective treatment of skin related problems. You can use the neem decoction or neem powder as an alternative.
- DIY simple hair mask with neem powder
Add neem leaves powder to henna powder. Make a paste of this using water. Apply it as a hair mask and leave it for sometime. This will act as a conditioner and leave the hair smooth and silky.
Give it a try at home and check for the results for yourself.
Do you know the other health benefits of neem? Have you used neem for skin and hair care?
What are some simple ways that you have included neem in your health care regime?
Do share your experience of using neem as part of your hair, skin and overall health.

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Permitting could be new "infrastructure week"
Revamping the federal permitting system to speed approvals of energy projects is two things at once: a popular idea that may face insurmountable hurdles.
The big picture: That political morass could make permitting the new "infrastructure week." The term became a Trump-era joke about elusive consensus despite broad support for rebuilding the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
- What's putting a broad permitting overhaul in jeopardy: Sharp disagreements over what projects should be sped up under the banner of "permitting reform."
State of play: Many Democrats and low-carbon energy industries hope to lower barriers to building transmission, wind and solar projects, and other climate-friendly projects.
- But Republicans and K Street players want a permitting overhaul that would also benefit natural gas pipelines and other fossil-fuel infrastructure.
- Capitol Hill progressives see that as a bitter pill to swallow, and it's not clear enough buy-in exists for aiding traditional and "clean" projects alike.
- "I don't think there was any disagreement between Republicans and Democrats about whether or not we should put an infrastructure package together,” Rep. Sean Casten told Axios.
- The permit fight, he said, is more fundamental: “If your goal is to lower the costs for energy consumers and increase reliability, this is entirely a wires problem. If your goal is to increase the revenue to people who are extracting fossil fuel out of the ground, this is entirely a pipeline problem. But there's no overlap between those two points.”
Flashback: When former President Trump unveiled an infrastructure plan in 2018, disputes over pay-fors stymied dealmaking.
- Everyone basically agreed that Congress should fix the nation’s infrastructure. But Republicans didn’t want to raise taxes, and many lawmakers didn’t want to rely on the public-private partnership models Trump had proposed.
Flash forward to the current debate about “permitting reform,” and there are some parallels, even though the dispute is about process rather than funding.
- The incessant chatter on the Hill and at industry conferences is reminiscent of the D.C. optimism that helped make “infrastructure week” a running joke.
- Republicans recently have sought to make their case through a stream of op-eds, including one from Sens. John Barrasso and Shelley Moore Capito and another from Reps. Pete Stauber and Dan Newhouse.
- It's also a talking point for White House officials like John Podesta.
Of note: The “infrastructure week” discourse had a long political shelf life.
- Congress did eventually pass a big infrastructure bill in the IIJA, which codified “one federal decision” — the Trump-era policy that mandates agency coordination and timetables for environmental reviews.
- H.R. 1, the House-passed GOP energy bill, contains versions of the changes to the National Environmental Policy and Clean Water acts that Trump proposed in his infrastructure plan.
Between the lines: The industry buy-in is also substantial right now, in part because the IIJA and IRA are doling out billions for private energy projects.
- “There's a growing recognition that if we're going to meet the promise of the Inflation Reduction Act, you have to have permitting reform in place as well," American Petroleum Institute president Mike Sommers told Axios Generate's Ben Geman.
- He sees a parallel to a deal struck in another period of divided government control: the late 2015 law that extended renewable energy tax credits but also lifted a longtime ban on U.S. crude oil exports.
Zoom in: Lawmakers and lobbyists we talked to said they see common ground on making some modest changes to NEPA and possibly limiting lawsuits on environmental permits in a bipartisan deal.
What we're watching: One reason Sommers is optimistic is he doesn’t think the executive branch will be successful in speeding approvals of big transmission projects.
- “They're going to figure out real fast that they're going to run into the exact same roadblocks that have existed in the pipeline permitting process," he said.
- That touches another important distinction from the “infrastructure week” era: The Biden White House has acted as cheerleader rather than saboteur.
- Trump used infrastructure events to level accusations against the FBI director and his political opponents.
Our thought bubble: You should watch what lawmakers are saying and proposing, whether or not you think it’s going to become law in this crazy Congress.


Ricardo Cordero, Jaime Rios, and Cedric Herrera have had a dream since they took up skateboarding in middle school – a skate park where they could practice, skate without bothering other people and hone their skills.
“We’ve been dreaming about it for a long time,” said Rios.
Those dreams will come true this year as the city of Port Lavaca begins the process of constructing a skatepark.
“We can skate every day,” said Cordero.
The trio was skating at Fay Bauer Sterling Park, using a rail they brought to practice their tricks.
In December, the Port Lavaca City Council concluded the years-long goal of building a skatepark when it hired Newline Skateparks of Edgewater, Fla., to design the park.
“The company will hold a couple of meetings with the community and skaters – anybody who wants to attend – to get input on the design,” said City Engineer Jody Weaver. “The goal is to have a park designed specifically for our community.”
The park will be built in Wilson Park, on Seadrift Street near Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary School. “There is a large concession there as well as the soccer field,” she said.
The city awarded two contracts totaling $300,000 during its Dec. 14, 2020, meeting - $30,000 for design and engineering to Newline Skateparks and $270,000 to SPA Skateparks of Austin, which will utilize the Interlocal Purchasing System for materials. The target date for completion is August. “The city has been looking at a skatepark for a number of years. It was budgeted in capital improvements a few years ago, but when we were researching options for a skatepark and in talking with other professionals who do this, that not enough money was budgeted,” said Weaver. “So we waited for this fiscal year to budget more money.”
Taking the time to do a quality park was another reason it took some time aside from the monetary issues.
“We want to do it right,” said Weaver. “Get community input so that they will take ownership and keep it well maintained.”
Skateboarding is more than just jumping on a set of wheels for the three Calhoun High School graduates.
“It’s an outlet for creativity,” said Rios.
“It’s more than a hobby. It’s part of the heart,” said Herrera.
“It’s life,” echoed Rios.
“We’re best friends,” said Cordero, adding that having the park is going to be great for the next generation of skaters.


Arca will release her new album 'KICK ii' on December 3rd.
The producer, songwriter, and all-round future pop polymath recently picked up a Grammy nomination, cited for her work on 2020's full length 'KiCk I'.
New album 'KICK ii' continues her trailblazing journey, and it's set to land before the end of the year.
The new chapter was launched with recent single 'Incendio', with Arca continuing this path on new track 'Born Yesterday'.
Out now, 'Born Yesterday' finds Arca linking with Sia, a startling collaboration that places both artists in a different sphere.
Tune in now.
Born Yesterday ft. Sia
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