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WHAT IS CRYOTHERAPY
It is an advanced Cryotherapy innovation that is a fast, effective, safe and new solution for removal of skin imperfections. Procedures typically last from 5 to 30 seconds, so you can be in and out of the salon quickly
HOW IT WORKS
It emits a fine jet of Nitrous Oxide under high pressure, which allows the clinician to work with millimeter precision. This destroys the tissue by freezing the inter-cellular fluid, forming ice shards and crystals which rupture the membrane, thereby destroying the cell. That means there will be no collateral damage to healthy tissue. It’s so incredibly accurate and practical. Cosmetic procedures such as skin tags, milia and cherry angiomas are no longer being treated by many doctors on the NHS. With Cryotherapy you can now have these treatments here. The applicator is held as close as possible to the skin imperfection and moved quickly towards and away from it. This could be from 1-30 seconds, depending on the size and depth.
- Removes unsightly skin tags and age spots for that perfect finish
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CRYOTHERAPY OFFERS THE IDEAL TREATMENT FOR:
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The area treated is frozen by Cryotherapy. This kills the localised cells in the area which cause them to shrivel and die. The treated area may go darker over a few weeks, but will return to normal pigmented skin in about 6 weeks.
The duration of the treatment time will depend on the surface area and the thickness of the tissue being treated. Upon the clinical evaluation of the depth of the area, the clinician will choose an application time from 1 to 30 seconds.
The cost of treatment will depend on the clinic and the size of the area. Make an appointment with your clinician will discuss costs and assess your area.
Cryoptherapy is a relatively low-risk procedure. It delivers a freeze directly to the area, and not the healthy surrounding tissue. The Cryotherapy device is both CE and FDA registered.
There will be a pain sensation similar to a stinging nettle on the skin when the Nitrous Oxide reaches the bottom of the area. There might be a little residual stinging for a few minutes after treatment, this is normal.
Post-treatment, it is normal to feel a little sensitivity in the area. Individuals liken the sensation to sunburn. There is little aftercare for the treatment other than protecting the treatment area from damage or abrasion. Swimming or showering can be done as normal.
∙ Post-treatment, it is best not to apply anything to the area for at least 72 hours or until the skin surface is intact and not healing in appearance.
∙ We advise using aloe vera gel or arnica gel on the area to soothe any discomfort you may experience.
∙ Wash with cool water (at least tepid) and not hot.
∙ Keep the area clean and dry post-treatment.
∙ The treatment area should not be picked, scratched or rubbed vigorously at any point throughout your treatment course.
∙ If you are having a body treatment, we also recommend wearing loose clothing on the day of the treatment and up to 48 hours post-treatment.
∙ If you are using washing agents or any other topical products, please apply with care (delicately for at least 72 hours post-procedure).
∙ Avoid hot baths, hot showers or steams rooms or saunas for 72 hours.
∙ No alcohol consumption for at least 48 hours after your procedure. Eat a healthy balanced diet with adequate quality hours of sleep.
∙ Reduce smoking or try not to smoke post-treatment as this can reduce the healing of the skin.
We advise the following guidelines be followed for optimal results and safety of the surrounding skin tissue for the months following treatment:
∙ The skin should not be exposed to UV (sun exposure or tanning beds) for at least 6 weeks following treatment. Use of an SPF 50 plus is advised for when you are outside and in the sun for very short periods (i.e., necessary for daily life), however, sunbathing/sitting in the sun/tanning beds/prolonged sun exposure should be avoided altogether no matter what sunblock you are using for at least 6 weeks following treatment. (Please ask about the brands we stock/recommend).
∙ Do not use any products topically in the area without consulting your practitioner for at least 4 weeks post-procedure.
∙ We recommend that no other cosmetic treatment be carried out over the area for at least 2 weeks.
∙ Drink plenty of water (we recommend 2-3 litres per day depending on workload and heat stress). Hydrated bodies are efficient at clearing out toxins.
Potential Side Effects
∙ In some cases a blister may form over the treatment area, in the case that this occurs, please do not touch the area and ensure that the blister does not pop (to avoid scarring). This should reside after a few hours and is a normal reaction with some individuals post-treatment. In very rare cases where the skin surface is more delicate, the sensitivity of the skin may last for a few days or a couple of weeks.
∙ Scarring risks are rare, but there may be temporary lightening or darkening (hypopigmentation/hyperpigmentation) in the area. Both generally last for a few months and the change is more common in darker skin types.
∙ Although extremely rare, damage to nerves/impaired sensation may occur in the treatment area, particularly in areas that occur closer to the surface of the skin such as fingers, the wrist, and the area behind the ear. Reports suggest this will disappear and normal nerve function will return within several months.
∙ Lesions that are on a skin area with coarse thick hair follicles will commonly cause permanent alopecia within the treatment area.
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This was the scenery on the top of the hils - see the mist on the left hand side of the slope.
Without sighting any nudists (disappointment or relief? You decide), we left the camp at Mapua and headed north and stayed overnight just south of a small town called Motueka. The next day, we headed not only north again, but this time, up into the clouds - we were heading into the hills and there were loads of low clouds so that underneath it was a cloudy, overcast day. However, reaching the top of the hills, there was brilliant sunshine and the surrounding slopes were wreathed in mist.
We carried on for half an hour or so and then turned off into an unsealed road to visit a place called Harwoods Hole - a huge hole, approx 180 metres deep (also New Zealand’s largest hole). The 45 minute walk from the car park was more like a walk/scramble - the first part of it was a path through woods, but then the path becomes blocked by these huge boulders. On looking round to see where the path continued, we saw that it didn’t and we had to then climb over these rocks for a good 20 minutes and with slippery stones and moss this was not to be rushed. Still, scrambling
This was a lookout point that we came to after driving up through the clouds to find it was really sunny. 'Twas pretty high up, I can tell you!
over these boulders was good practice for as we neared the finale, the stones became HUGE! - no putting your feet on the ground in between these - this was proper climbing! We climbed to the edge (well, as near as we dared go) and tried to peer down into the cavernous hole - sadly there’s no way you can see to the bottom but the echoes were pretty good.
After a brief photo shoot, we climbed/scrambled/walked back to the van and prepared to camp out there for the night, next to the woods. Not long after getting back, it started to rain. “Good timing” we thought. In the evening, the rain that had started was now a full rain storm - bursts of torrential rain pelting the sides and roof of the van and the gusts of wind making the trees creek in the wind. The night was completely and utterly pitch black - when we were forced to go outside (which was when we were absolutely desperate, believe me!), you could not see the hand in front of your face. Owing to the noise of the roof, we must have had about half an hours sleep that
Harwoods Hole - the path
Yes, this was the path as we found it (this was a good bit too!)
night and we watched the thin grey light of dawn creep in. The rain did not relent and by morning, the van was standing in an inch of water. When we did surface, mists were rolling down the hills towards us and then disappearing - so one minute, pea soup fog and you could only see a few yards away; next minute, you could see right up the top of the hills - very strange.
After packing up and feeling very soggy, we drove on along to a place called Takaka where we tried to dry things out as best we could in between the intermittent showers of rain that we were getting. The following day, we went to the Grove Scenic Reserve just outside of Takaka where you walk up through limestone scenery and pass through these two large rock faces (a few metres apart) and then come out the other side to a great view over the plain. Luckily the rain had stopped and the sun had decided to join us.
Back through Takaka and on the main road, we then turned off at Pupu springs where this huge river of water just appears from nowhere.
Me at Harwoods Hole
That was the closest to the edge that I dare go - didn't fancy falling in.
Apparently the springs emit 40 bath tubs of water per second! (you see? Insightful and informative all in one). The water is so clear - even in 3 feet of water, you can see the bottom as clearly as if it were part of the ground you were standing on.
Continuing on the main road, we drive on to the old mining village of Collingwood and stay at the motor camp there for the night. The next day, we are hustled out of the camp by the wife of the camp owner (you are meant to leave camps generally by 10am but as it’s not the busy season, we’re rather relaxed about this and tend to take our time). However, although we are the only people in the place, at 10.10 we get an abrupt knock on the door and are reminded that we should have left by 10. Oh puhleeeeease! Clearly a case of not having anything better to do….
Anyway, after feeling slightly put out for having to rush (you just don’t rush over here!), we drive up towards Farewell Spit - the long bar of sand on the very top NW part of the southern
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island. We stop at the café at the end of the road at Port Puponga and properly wake up before driving off on one of the side roads. We park up and head towards Wharariki Beach and spend about 2 hours walking round on the fabulous beach with great sand dunes and grassy hillocks. After taking pictures we then head back and stay over at a nearby campsite - hopefully we’ll have an unhurried morning tomorrow.
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With a stay at Twelve Holiday Apartments in Blackpool (North Shore), you'll be a 5-minute drive from North Pier and 6 minutes from Blackpool Tower. This apartment is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Blackpool Central Pier and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Sandcastle Waterpark. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
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- Blackpool Beach - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Blackpool North Shore Golf Club - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
- Warbreck Hill Government Offices - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
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We said farewell to arms in ESG, let's not u-turn
Including arms and defence contractors in ESG funds in response to Ukraine could be a grave error and one that risks compromising decades of progress.
OPINION / Among comedian Peter Serafinowicz’s best sketches is a three-minute skit entitled You Passed The Test. You can watch it for yourself here, but, for those without the time or inclination, the joke goes like this.
An interview candidate called Greg sits in front of his prospective employer, who tells him that, though his CV is impressive, he is not quite right for the job. Greg is magnanimous, and thanks his interviewer for the opportunity with a smile.
“That was a test,” replies the interviewer, observing he needs a cool-headed man like Greg who can take disappointment like a champion.
“So I’ve got the job?” exclaims Greg, delightedly. “No!” exclaims the boss, “of course not, I don’t employ gullible fools! That was the test Greg, and you failed.”
I’ll save you a full write-up, but suffice to say this back and forth continues with multiple layers of “no Greg, that was the test” until the boss eventually rings Greg in the middle of the night to see if he’s committed enough to pick up the phone after hours. I won’t spoil the entirely predictable end.
As the climate debate rumbled on during COP26 last November, I was convinced climate change was ESG's biggest test. But ESG’s biggest test is surely the ongoing battle over its heart and soul, its purpose, and its impact. The problems are mounting.
More evidence of this battle emerged this week, with the apparent suggestion arms companies might be granted “ESG” status to allow them access to better liquidity.
The justification? Well, Ukraine has reminded us all that national security is not a given. Could weapons form a more credible part of ESG than we’d all thought? It’s tempting to think so, but my answer is still a no.
Let’s just look at the context for a second. War is raging, and our TVs are plastered with heart-rending images of citizens taking up arms against an aggressor.
As Ukraine’s president is repeatedly pictured wearing a helmet and plate carrier in defiance of the Russian onslaught, there is a strong sense of history happening before our eyes. It is intoxicating. Things are happening we did not imagine possible even four weeks ago. Civilians are dying in mainland Europe. Germany is re-arming.
In this environment, it’s easy to be hasty. But as my colleague Jon Hale, Morningstar’s director of sustainability research for the Americas points out, changing ESG on a whim would end long-standing conventions surrounding how we exclude companies from ESG status. (To be honest, conventions is putting it lightly – what they are is pillars.)
“Any industry could make an argument it has a positive purpose under certain circumstances. But the ESG taxonomy can rely on long-standing conventions that limit investment in controversial weapons,” he says.
“The ESG taxonomy is supposed to help investors direct their investments to companies and activities that on an ongoing basis clearly add to social sustainability. Also, the weapons industry doesn't control whether their products are used to promote social sustainability.”
Those final two points are important. It’s absurd to give a free pass to companies making materiel whose very use involves the destruction of public, social, and economic infrastructure. From shops to telephone lines and libraries, war eradicates the physical glue that holds communities together, let alone the human beings living within them.
Secondly, we need to be clear about the incentives. There is a direct trade off between money and control. Supposedly strict rules on the distribution of weapons might help you to sleep better at night if you’re invested in arms companies. But in practice it doesn’t work as smoothly as you’d think.
Prior to the invasion, an investigation by Sky News located sniper rifles made by a specialist British arms company being used by Russian forces in Europe, despite the UK's stringent restrictions on their distribution.
In the UK, meanwhile, there has been a marked rise in the number of illegal guns seized by the National Crime Agency, from 104 in 2017/18, to 425 in 2019/20. It is not difficult to conclude the problem is out of control, and that handing arms companies of any kind a new distribution mandate is a distinctly bad idea.
Guns also have a nasty habit of sticking around. Though they need regular cleaning to work properly, they are made of durable metal. It’s a basic point, but a rifle produced today for the Ukrainian army will end up in a conflict much less "morally justifiable" decades later.
Who decides what is morally justifiable is a big question, but it probably shouldn’t be arms companies (who receive money for their wares) or even ESG fund managers (who receive money for their performance).
On top of Hale’s points, I’d ask the following questions:
- If we're willing to ditch such an important ESG exclusion so quickly, what else are we willing to ditch, and why?
- If having arms stocks in ESG is such a good idea, why is it only being debated now?
- If you’re really worried about security, is there anything stopping you from investing in arms companies outside the perimeter of ESG? I’d argue no;
- Does the idea in some way involve you suspending your disbelief about the behaviour of arms companies themselves? For context, Morningstar’s sustainable ratings wing Sustainalytics labels the controversies involving defence contractor Lockheed Martin as a “Category Three – Significant”;
- Given the preponderance of conflict across the world, are we only reacting in this way because war is on NATO’s doorstep? I would suggest we are. Nobody was asking this question when Syria was in the news, when conflict was further away and the faces were different. That should make us more aware of our own biases, not less.
The real test
In a recent column on greenwashing, I argued behavioural factors make investors particularly vulnerable to the innate desire we all have to help in a crisis.
I called this phenomenon “Wiggum’s Razor”, after the loveably vulnerable Simpsons character. I believe its effects are as significant as any other behavioural bias, because it risks rendering ESG a lot less effective than we want to believe, as investors unknowingly back funds and products that may have a much less material impact on ills like climate change, inequality, or homelessness than they think (or are led to believe).
The same could be said to apply here. "Desperate to feel like they were helping, investors scrambled to move the goalposts on ESG, unleashing a liberalisation that put short-term rocket boosters on defence companies’ share prices (see the BAE share price), and fuelled a new paradigm of arms distribution." It’s not an unthinkable development, given our capacity for myopic human mistakes.
Before anything of the sort is allowed to happen to ESG, it’s perhaps time to give arms and defence companies another job interview. Investors may have renewed faith in their ability to make money, but that is not the test we are talking about. The question is whether decades of work to establish ESG as a long-term positive influence is sacrificed on the altar of impulse. The capacity to avoid such situations is what’s at stake. That is the test.

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Can one go on forever? Won’t the fire in the belly cool down and age take its toll no matter how ageless you might seem? Won’t the unforgiving body-clock ask you to step down, to let others have their turn to bask in the glorious warmth of stardom?
It’s inevitable, that one day there would be a change of guard and the new crop of brilliant tennis players will take over, ending the reign of the legendary trio that has been ruling the grand slams for more than a decade. But something refuses to go away from my mind right now. I find it difficult to believe (given that I consider myself a fair-weather tennis fan as best) that my throat feels lumpy. It’s still tough to see Roger Federer, the legend, the man who will have inspired a couple of generations of men and women to live for sports — any sports, not just tennis — lose. Because somewhere deep inside me, I believe that he is no ordinary man. That he has the unfailing abilities of a Super-man whose extraordinary powers are just a summon away.
Sitting glued to the TV since late afternoon, with a little tennis fan by my side who kept leaning on me in fear, anguish and visible disappointment, and prayed for his ‘acquired hero’ in the final hours of the game, I find the whole experience hard to forget. Hard because I kept telling my son that no matter what, his hero would win. That the man shows his true colours in tie-breakers. That he could be down by four games and still win the set. That, maybe, he was having a little fun with this young Tsitsipas chap. That he would break his opponent’s service at just the right time. He would slam a few backhand winners (that exquisite beauty that probably makes young players take up one-handed backhand against their coaches’ advice) and change the face of the match.
It didn’t happen. And the man who taught me a watchable version of tennis through his hundreds of YouTube videos, including many that contain ‘magic’ in their titles, disappeared under the gallery instead of walking back into the court, his face not even slightly betraying the emotions that must be hanging heavy on him.
His loss, after leaving nothing to prove to the world, wasn’t entirely unexpected. So it wasn’t devastating. Heck, even ‘painful’ is an overstatement. But at this stage, when you think you have transcended the age of the raw aggression of ‘fandom’, you still feel severely upset.
But isn’t that the beauty of sports, where, if you really think, a bunch of men and women make you jump with joy or weep like a baby by performing a few (mostly) ‘meaningless’ acts exceptionally well? Otherwise why should anyone keep running around a circle, or sprint to catch something that shouldn’t have been tossed at all?
I feel happy that I have a young tennis fan at home that is growing up watching this man. It doesn’t always matter where sports takes you. It’s enough that it transforms you. It’s enough that it transports you. It takes you right into the twinkling eyes of your star. As if you feel what he must be feeling. As if the same tension grips you too. The same force throbs in your chest. Often, I can’t help think that in this digital world of AI and whatnot (where dead actors can be brought back to life in a movie, or a singer can significantly alter his/her voice using AutoTune software), sport probably is the only thing that’s still pure. It represents the undying spirit of humans; the unscripted fight for glory that gives hope. A reminder that not everything is make-believe. It’s in this spontaneity and purity of the emotions that sports live on, making legends out of ordinary men and women.
I, an insignificant one-handed-backhand player, salute him. A true God of sports, an ambassador of the collective passion who changed the game forever, and also millions of kids like my son, who find hope with a racquet and a ball. I am certainly not writing him off yet. Instead, I await him more. I await his thin fingers tidying up a lock of hair into the sweaty headband over the deep-set eyes. I await the trademark down-the-line shot that kisses a millimetre of the line and flies away.
I await the racquet expertly spinning in his hands as he awaits a serve. Roger Federer, we can’t have enough of you!
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Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho is hottest place in India at 47.5 degrees
Country’s famed tourist destination of Khajuraho was hottest in the country on Thursday at 47.5 degrees Celsiusindia Updated: May 25, 2018 17:39 IST
Madhya Pradesh sweltered under the continuing heat wave on Friday with hot winds accompanying the scorching sun, while the state’s famed tourist destination of Khajuraho was hottest in the country on Thursday at 47.5 degrees Celsius, said weather officials.
According to the local meteorological office, the state’s northwest region lies in influence of a cyclonic circulation stretching from east Rajasthan to Jharkhand, even as the several places in the state reported temperatures in excess of 45 degrees.
The weather office has also warned hot winds will further sear Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Khandwa, Khargone, Chhattarpur, Raisen, Damoh, Rewa, Satna, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh and other areas.
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One more day of heat, humidity and possible storms this week are forecast Wednesday, with highs approaching 90 degrees. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for most of central Maryland until 10 p.m.
Dew points are forecast in the upper 60s, an uncomfortable level of humidity, but waning throughout the day. About a 30 percent chance of storms is expected.
Lower humidity and highs in the mid-80s are forecast Thursday, with partly cloudy skies and slight storm chances.
Drier air is forecast Friday and Saturday, with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-80s. Humidity and storm chances are expected to return Sunday.
Following Tuesday's storm, there are several power outages across the state. BGE reported more than 7,700 power outages, affecting roughly 13 percent of customers, in Carroll County as of 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, though the number had dropped to about 4,700 by early Wednesday morning. By early Wednesday morning, more than 5,000 people remained without power in Harford County and more than 7,000 remained without power in Baltimore County. Nearly 42,000 of the region's 1.2 million customers were out of service Tuesday night.


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Get Fed at the Shed
EDOM- At the intersection of Farm and Market roads 279, 314, and 2339, in the quaint little community of Edom stands The Shed. The Shed has been serving up “honest to goodness country cookin'” since 1967. If you like your meals like grandma used to make them and don’t mind getting off the beaten path, then you will love The Shed!
Our team ventured into The Shed this week just in time for brunch, and we are pleased to say we had some of the best biscuits and gravy we have ever eaten! Their biscuits were large and fluffy, with a perfect golden top. In honor of National Pancake Day we also ordered a short stack (2) of flapjacks which were the perfect end to an amazing brunch.
The atmosphere of The Shed takes you back to days past, when life was just a little slower. Locals visit and sip coffee over breakfast and do not appear to be in any hurry as they soak up the nostalgia The Shed exudes.
As we were checking out, we met many friendly locals that were eager to visit with us and talk about The Shed. Many of the customers have been eating at The Shed since it opened and spoke fondly of their memories at the cafe.
Upon check-out we realized The Shed had only set us back about $5 a piece! You can’t beat that.
The Shed features down home meals East Texans love such as chicken fried steak, fried catfish, mouth watering juicy steaks, and all the fixings along with steaming hot dinner rolls fresh out of the oven. The pies are world-class, from the chocolate meringue to the coconut cream. And for those of you wanting a savory meal on the lighter side, The Shed offers a heart healthy menu, too.
Before or after your meal, browse The Shed Cafe Shop. The store has colorful and unique clothing, fun accessories, country style nicknacks to decorate your home, one of a kind Hadley pottery, all things Texas, and a whole lot more!

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Background: Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is accelerated during glycemic and oxidative stress and is an important predictor of complications in diabetes mellitus (DM).
Study design: Here we both review and present original data on the relationship between skin autofluorescence (SAF), a noninvasive measure of AGEs, and short- and intermediate-term glycemic variations.
Results: Acute changes in glucose levels during an oral glucose tolerance test in 56 persons with varying degrees of glucose tolerance did not influence SAF. AGE-rich meals result in a transient postprandial rise in SAF of 10% 2-4 h later. This could not be attributed to meal-induced glycemic changes and is probably caused by the AGE content of the meal. In type 1 DM major intermediate-term improvements of glycemic control as depicted by multiple hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurements were associated with lower skin AGE levels. In a well-controlled, stable type 2 DM cohort, only a weak correlation was found between SAF and HbA1c. In both studies skin AGE/SAF levels predicted complications of diabetes with an accuracy superior to that of HbA1c. SAF has also been proposed as a new tool in diagnosing impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and DM. It proved to be more sensitive than either fasting glucose or HbA1c.
Conclusions: SAF is not influenced by short-term glycemic variations. AGE-rich meals may, however, cause a transient rise postprandially. There is a weak correlation between SAF or skin AGEs and current or time-integrated HbA1c levels. SAF has strong added value in risk prediction of complications of diabetes and is a promising tool for early detection of diabetes and IGT.


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Studying U.S. history, I found it impossible to understand how the exuberant, creative young nation of the 1820s-50s, a country so proud of its own novelty and freedom, could have been so shackled to the slave system on its Southern plantations. Then I got it: slaves -- African-origin human beings -- were the wealth equivalent for their owners of the value of the contemporary U.S. stock market. Abolitionists (and the slaves) wanted to strip the rich of their patrimony, all of it. No wonder it was a decades long process before the crisis that enabled the other states to destroy the "peculiar institution."
We're living another such crisis. Serious efforts to reduce carbon emissions mean not developing and not burning the oil, gas and coal deposits that energy companies already count as their wealth. Here's Bill McKibben:
Trying to stop the Keystone pipeline is one element in a fight that means changing the nature of wealth in our society. We're trying to strip some of the richest people around of the only thing they seem to value.
Yes, this coal and gas and oil is still technically in the soil. But it's already economically aboveground – it's figured into share prices, companies are borrowing money against it, nations are basing their budgets on the presumed returns from their patrimony. It explains why the big fossil-fuel companies have fought so hard to prevent the regulation of carbon dioxide – those reserves are their primary asset, the holding that gives their companies their value. It's why they've worked so hard these past years to figure out how to unlock the oil in Canada's tar sands, or how to drill miles beneath the sea, or how to frack the Appalachians.
If you told Exxon or Lukoil that, in order to avoid wrecking the climate, they couldn't pump out their reserves, the value of their companies would plummet. John Fullerton, a former managing director at JP Morgan who now runs the Capital Institute, calculates that at today's market value, [the known] 2,795 gigatons of [potential] carbon emissions are worth about $27 trillion. Which is to say, if you paid attention to the scientists and kept 80 percent of it underground, you'd be writing off $20 trillion in assets. The numbers aren't exact, of course, but that carbon bubble makes the housing bubble look small by comparison. It won't necessarily burst – we might well burn all that carbon, in which case investors will do fine. But if we do, the planet will crater. You can have a healthy fossil-fuel balance sheet, or a relatively healthy planet – but now that we know the numbers, it looks like you can't have both.
No wonder the Koch brothers and their slightly less visible friends will fight us to planetary death to hang on to their assets.
Perfect analogy, though extremely grotesque, between owning human slaves and owning the right to burn carbon molecules until humanity is exterminated.
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Family and friends from near and far soon will gather to kiss 2016 goodbye and count down the calendar in style at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
9300 Emerald Coast Parkway West
Destin, FL 32550
The Village of Baytowne Wharf put Sandestin on the map, but the annual New Year's Eve party, put it in memory books. Revelers bring in 2017 on Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Village with the New Year's Eve Party which is free and open to the public.
Old-fashioned fun all day, live music all night, and a phenomenal fireworks extravaganza at midnight have made this the place to be for New Year's Eve.
Overnight resort guests may take advantage of complimentary transportation aboard a resort tram to the Village to hear live music, while browsing quaint shops, tasting delicious dessert and other delights at a number of charming eateries and taking in live entertainment at several nightspots.
Midnight will be marked by the spectacular laser light show and fireworks display that has made the Village famous. Spectators will watch in wonder as the Village makes this 2017 celebration sparkle with festive fanfare.
Sandestin has been heralded as the premier resort in Southeast. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Sandestin is one of the hottest vacation spots in the vacation industry." The resort is located on 2,400 spectacular acres on the Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast, making it the most complete resort experience in North America. A destination for all seasons and for all ages, Sandestin features 1,500 beautiful studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom condominium, villa and townhome and hotel accommodations within 30 charming neighborhoods.
One of 15 quaint communities along the Northwest Florida coast called the Beaches of South Walton, the resort features more than seven miles of pristine beach and bay front, four championship golf courses, 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a full-service 98-slip marina, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a salon and day spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting space and The Village of Baytowne Wharf, a 28-acre pedestrian village featuring more than 40 unique boutique shops, restaurants and nightspots.


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Investors in Redbox parent Coinstar undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief after last month's third-quarter earnings. The DVD chain's same-store sales growth rebounded to 17.2% after slowing sharply in the second quarter.
But this recovery wasn't entirely due to higher sales at outlets open at least a year, the usual definition of same-store sales. Instead, as Coinstar noted in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of the growth was "due to the number of dual kiosks included in our retailer locations."
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'Questioning the fairness of the courts is to question the justice of the Kingdom and its judicial system based on Islamic law,' claims Justice Ministry.19:30 26.11.15 | 0 comments
Honestly, the fact that Israel is turning more and more toward the UN and the "international community" sickens me. Since when has what foreign governments had an impact on the workings of national security in Israel? The UN is nothing more than a corrupt bureaucracy run by third-world anti-Semetic dictatorships. Men achem Begin, who is my favorite Israeli Prime Minister once said, "Israel will not transfer Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza District to any foreign sovereign authority, [because] of the historic right of our nation to this land, [and] the needs of our national security, which demand a capability to defend our State and the lives of our citizens." Sharon needs to wake up and realize that in almost all cases what the "international community" wants is NOT in Israel's national interest. I can only hope that Sharon either wakes up from the fantasy world he is living in and realizes that what he's doing (kowtowing to the "international community" and evacuating the settlers) is foolish. If he doesn't see the errors of his ways, I sincerely hope that someone with a backbone and common sense will replace him.


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text: My little Nana wanted to make something for her teachers. So, I made these flowers and the apple cards to go with them. THey came out sooooooooo cute! I think they liked them or at least I hope they did! They are really easy to do and with so many color choices!!! I love using bright happy paper so you can see that in my cards :) I just want the world to be bright and happy! So, if you are not bright and happy stay off my planet LOL! Ok lack of sleep is making me silly! So here is my entrance for the challange at http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/ .

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D.) for Seniors is an empowering self-defense program for both older men and women generally over the age of 65. We invite people to share their stories and feelings about issues that as a community we are not always ready to air in the public forum. is not a martial arts program, but rather a mixture of risk awareness education and physical defense tools that are found to be most effective in a physical encounter. In other cases, the crises may take longer to address such as in the areas of domestic violence and thoughts of suicide.The man was arrested after the detectives, from the department's Special Victims Unit, responded Thursday morning to the report of the assault, which occurred in Bristow.Cristian Flores Hernandez, 21, of 7859 Community Drive, was charged with rape, the police said.

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This neck illusions is called "Sunburst". It simulates the appearance of a sunburst stain in orange and yellow tones onto a maple wood grain. Black fret markers complete this look.
These graphic decals are designed to fit standard electric and acoustic steel string guitars up to 24 frets (6 strings) from 24" to 25.625" scale lengths. Nut widths starting from 1.55" (39mm) and wider.


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- Is oregano good for high blood pressure?
- Can you take oregano essential oil orally?
- What kills a sore throat fast?
- How many drops of oil of oregano should I take?
- Is oregano tea good for sore throat?
- Can you gargle with oil of oregano?
- What oregano can cure?
- What are the most common uses for oregano?
- Is oregano oil good for coughs?
- How many drops of oil of oregano should I take for a cold?
- What is the benefit of oregano?
- Is oregano good for lungs?
Is oregano good for high blood pressure?
It may help prevent high blood pressure associated with heart disease.
Oregano’s essential oil helps prevent many bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
It also helps digestion and calms the nerves..
Can you take oregano essential oil orally?
Oregano essential oil can be mixed with a carrier oil and applied topically. However, it should not be consumed orally.
What kills a sore throat fast?
6 At-Home Remedies to Ease Your Sore ThroatSalt Water. While salt water may not provide you with immediate relief, it is still an effective remedy for killing bacteria while loosening mucus and easing pain. … Honey. … Lemon. … Hot Sauce. … Tea. … Humidifier.Nov 10, 2020
How many drops of oil of oregano should I take?
The usual recipe is 5 to 6 drops for every ounce of carrier oil. The essential oil can be used topically after it’s diluted. Don’t take any essential oil orally without seeing a certified aromatherapist first.
Is oregano tea good for sore throat?
But people tend to drink oregano tea more for its potential health benefits than its flavor. Traditionally, people have used oregano tea to soothe a variety of health issues, including: sore throat. cough.
Can you gargle with oil of oregano?
Swallowed: If you’re taking the oregano oil orally, you can put a few drops of it into a cup (237 ml) of water, gargle and then swallow.
What oregano can cure?
It is applied to the skin for skin conditions including acne, athlete’s foot, oily skin, dandruff, canker sores, warts, ringworm, rosacea, and psoriasis; as well as for insect and spider bites, gum disease, toothaches, muscle pain, and varicose veins. Oregano oil is also used topically as an insect repellent.
What are the most common uses for oregano?
Some of the most common uses of oregano include tomato-centric recipes, like pizza and pasta sauce, as well as olive oil-based dishes. Oregano is commonly combined with olive oil to create flavorful oregano oil, Italian vinaigrettes, and marinades for lamb, chicken, and beef dishes.
Is oregano oil good for coughs?
Oregano essential oil contains a high level of a potent compound called carvacrol. Authors of a 2014 study found that carvacrol is a helpful antimicrobial agent that can fight off many types of germs. This oil could, therefore, help to treat viral or bacterial causes of a cough.
How many drops of oil of oregano should I take for a cold?
One way of using oil of oregano is to add 2–3 drops to water or juice and drink the mixture. However, people should be careful to use oil of oregano and not oregano essential oil. The latter is much stronger and is not safe to consume. Alternatively, people may want to try oil of oregano supplements.
What is the benefit of oregano?
Fresh oregano is a great antibacterial agent. It has phytonutrients (thymol and carvacrol), which fight infections such as staph. It’s loaded with antioxidants that help prevent cell damage, and it’s an excellent source of fiber, vitamin K, manganese, iron, vitamin E, tryptophan and calcium.
Is oregano good for lungs?
Oregano oil in an oral or inhaled form is also used to try to treat respiratory tract conditions such as: Coughs. Asthma. Croup.

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Slide out issue 2015 Mirada 35BH
Hi new member here. Having a strange issue with the bunk slide out and was looking for some advice.
Slide out suddenly wouldn't retract. First issue we have had with them in 5 years. Checked the fuse, circuit breaker etc. Did some online research and found out about the Schwintek reset, press the button 6 times and hold, read the blinking lights. Blinks 9 times which says a "hall pwr to grnd" issue. Can't seem to find the issue. Able to reset the slide by unplugging the motors, performing the reset and bringing it in. Goes in, goes back out, then it dies again. Repeat. Can't seem to figure out where the issue lies, and was looking for advice before I spend money to have someone diagnose it.
Are they powergear or Lippert motors? Anyone know? I might need to reach out to them. Similar question does anyone know how to access the motors in that rear slide? Thank you!


By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Economist and money manager Michael Pento has long warned global central banks would lose control and the ability to keep the financial system propped up. The waiting is over. Pento explains, “The central bank charade is over. Remember back in the Great Recession, they took these emergency measures that were going […]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsaWatchdog/~3/sBdMMqKjyBk/" target="_blank">Read More . . .
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Governor backs IBAP
PHUKET TOWN: At a meeting also attended by the Senator for Phuket, Paiboon Upatising, Provincial Governor Pongpayome Vasaputi today gave his support to the International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP). The Governor said that he could see IBAP’s potential as a forum in which Thais and foreigners could work together to come up with new ideas to benefit society. Also present at the second open meeting of IBAP were the President of the Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor), Dr Prasit Koysiripong, and its Chairman, Somchai Duangkae, as well as some 60 IBAP members and members of the public. Governor Pongpayome noted that the purposes of IBAP might have been misunderstood by some people. He urged members to ensure that the organization’s activities “be open and transparent so that people understand what it is doing”. Guest speakers at the meeting, held at the Royal Phuket City Hotel, were Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, who spoke on “Globalization and its Thai Critics”, and Peter van Haren, IT adviser to the Thai government, who examined “What Phuket needs to become an IT Center”. IBAP has established working committees to cover sustainable growth and regulatory affairs, and – in cooperation with the OrBorJor and local teachers – an internship program under which Thai students will receive training from IBAP member companies. It will hold its next general meeting in mid-January.
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It really depends on what functionality you're hoping to obtain from your network by adding wireless capabilities.
If I'm understanding your question correctly, you're just wanting to allow network access for wireless devices on an existing wired LAN. The product you end up purchasing will depend greatly upon your needs.
- Expected range, coverage, and throughput
- Approximate number of wireless devices anticipated
- Expected traffic types and load
- Impact on existing infrastructure
You mentioned that your existing network is 100meg. Depending on the amount of traffic you anticipate passing through your AP, you may want to consider running Gb AT LEAST from the AP to the WAN. Easiest method is making the logical distance between the AP and the WAN as short as possible. Use an open port on the router or the first switch. This way, if you have a lot of wireless traffic, the impact on the wired LAN would be negligible. Just cap the bandwidth on the wireless traffic to prevent bottlenecking at the WAN. Personally, I'd recommend upgrading to Gb anyway for infrastructure scalability.
Everything I've said thus far is assuming the wireless devices will have internet access. You also need to determine whether wireless clients will need access to LAN resources or not.
Two major questions that need to be answered before I can give a recommendation: how large is your existing network, and are you running managed equipment?


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FOLEY — This little shop is truly horrifying.Fans of the 1986 cult classic "Little Shop of Horrors" might find the wacky script comedic compared to present-day horror films. The cast of Exit …
FOLEY — This little shop is truly horrifying.
Fans of the 1986 cult classic "Little Shop of Horrors" might find the wacky script comedic compared to present-day horror films. The cast of Exit Stage Left in Foley, however, is growing an Audrey II that is absolutely terrifying.
"Audrey II will be done like you've never seen her before," director Chase S. Morrisette hints. "She definitely takes over the stage."
The puppet, crafted in-house by Exit Stage Left crew, will be brought to life by two puppeteers, a role that while silent is perhaps more challenging than those singing in front of the pesky plant.
"The puppeteers have to be very in tune with the voice actor," Morrisette said. "It really is where two people become one when the puppet is in use. It's very challenging."
Not to mention physically exhausting.
Audiences won't see those puppeteers sweating as they hold their arms up in the air for much of the production. Audrey II becomes the blood-thirsty botanical through the talents of Jeff B. Hughes and Van Litton, no stranger to playing the bad guy. Litton wowed audiences as the witch from Exit Stage Left's spring production of "Into the Woods."
Morrisette first directed "Little Shop of Horrors" five years ago and kept his production campy and set in the 1960s just like the original movie script. This is the first show he has returned to for a second production, and this time he wanted more blood, more horror and more people. Morrisette added an ensemble of skid row characters to what was originally a very limited cast. The show's timeline has also been moved up to present day.
"We broadened the scope and the whole tone of the show," he said. "Each of these characters has a very dark story.
"It was a fun challenge to force myself to look at the show from a different viewpoint and make it different from what I've already done," he said.
The lead roles of Seymour and Audrey will be familiar faces for audiences. River Hallex, Seymour, is a regular on stages across Baldwin County, recently serving as Captain Von Trapp in Orange Beach earlier this year and as a prince in Exit Stage Left's "Into the Woods."
Tessa Moody, Audrey, journeyed with audiences into the woods as the baker's wife in that production and is well known throughout the county as a certified makeup artist and faculty member at The Studio in Daphne.
The cast is rounded out with Craig Handel as Mushnik, Garrett as Orin, Cailey Mize as Crystal, Ella Pratt as Ronnette, Sabrina Lee as Chiffon, Mary Burts as Patrick Martin, Daphne Stainbrook as Skip Snip, Amanda Hein as Mrs. Luce and a gutter full of skid row citizens: Allana Wheeler, Caymen Elizabeth Russell, Kaelee McCoy, Josiah Thomas and Bailee Cosette.
"Little Shop of Horrors" runs this weekend only. For tickets, visit www.exitstageleft.org

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In terms of flavor, the Canada goose is definitely the most undeservedly criticized of wild birds. While I’ll concede a portion of its unsavory reputation is owed to its diet, which is often dependent on its environment, it’s my firm belief that this bird is simply prepared and cooked incorrectly more often than not.
For starters, I’d never recommend roasting a whole Canada goose. This goose should be butchered and its sections cooked differently. Its harder working parts, like its legs and wings, require low-and-slow cooking techniques to break down tough muscles, but the breasts are delicious medium-rare when prepared properly.
Because waterfowl skin is the bacon of wild birds, I always pluck any duck or goose I am going to pan sear. I recommend you do the same. I often dry pluck my ducks and geese. It takes just a few minutes more to pull out a goose’s breast feathers prior to breasting out. Don’t worry about plucking all those thin, stray hairs—they’ll burn off easily in the pan and you’ll never know they were there.
*If you like this recipe, you should try our viral Al Capone Venison Roast!*
Cooking TimePreparation: Overnight, Cooking: 15 minutes
- 2 breasts from a Canadian goose, plucked
- 1 gallon cold water
- 1/2 cup non-iodized salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 10 oz. fresh ginger, crushed
- 1/2 cup black pepper corns
- 1/2 large bulb of garlic, cloves peeled & smashed
- Orange slices (optional garnish)
- Fill a large pot or container with gallon of cold water. Stir in salt and sugar until completely dissolved.
- Add ginger, black pepper corns, and garlic and stir. Brine goose in refrigerator overnight, or for a full 24 hours if possible.
- THOROUGHLY RINSE brine from goose, making certain to remove any ingredients stuck to meat. Pat dry.
- Layer napkins over skin of breast to absorb moisture and allow meat to come to room temp.
Cooking (Approximately 15 minutes):
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add goose breasts, skin down, to a cold cast-iron pan.
- Turn on burner below pan to medium-high. Brown the breast’s skin side and flip once golden.
- Thoroughly sear other side then place in oven. Roast in oven until internal temperature reaches 125 then remove (approximately 5 to 10 minutes).
- Place breasts on plate and cover with aluminum foil. Let it rest for 10 minutes prior to serving. If desired, garnish with orange slices.


An Air Force general is bragging about a targeting technique being used against ISIS.
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Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.
Two groups of former special operations soldiers are opposing Obama. Their military bonafides are not their most interesting credentials.
A group of former special operations and intelligence officers are criticizing President Obama for “Dishonorable Disclosures.”


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Hollywood Casino Aurora owners want to move out of downtown, rebuild by I-88
The owners of Hollywood Casino Aurora want to close their facility in downtown Aurora and rebuild it on a site closer to Interstate 88, they announced Monday.
The new location would cost about $360 million and include a casino with about 900 slot machines, 50 live table games and a sportsbook, officials at Penn Entertainment said. The current casino has more than 1,000 slots and 21 table games.
But the new casino complex would also have a 200-room hotel with about 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
“Our plan for Aurora is to construct a modern, best-in-class casino and hotel in an ideal location off I-88 that will allow us to serve the millions of visitors to the adjacent Simon Premium Outlet Mall,” said Jay Snowden, CEO and president of Penn Entertainment, referring to the Chicago Premium Outlets mall.
The location would also have new bars, restaurants and a spa, according to the news release from the Pennsylvania-based company that owns 43 casinos and racetracks in the U.S. and Canada.
Penn is planning a similar shift with Hollywood Casino Joliet, in which its riverside casino outside the suburb would be closed and a new facility built within the new Rock Run Crossings development by the interchange of Interstates 80 and 55.
Penn said the new land-based casino at Rock Run Crossings has an estimated budget of $185 million and will combine state-of-the-art gaming with high-quality dining options and 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Construction is expected to begin in late 2023, subject to local regulatory approval.
Aurora city spokesman Clayton Muhammed said the plan calls for the new casino complex to be built on city-owned land near Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road next to Chicago Premium Outlets. The plan calls for the city to give over the land, which used to host two hotels the city purchased for around $7 million in 2018 and later razed, and pay for up to $50 million of the project by issuing new bonds.


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Are you fond of Indian traditions? Is the ruining Indian culture worrying you? If yes then here is a step forward to let the people be aware of what exactly is happening and how people are trying to spoil the strong base of India.
Please note: We do not share this information with anyone. We manage it all, ourselves.

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The grilled dry-aged Wagyu beef flavored with chermoula and crispy plantains were minutes from being served at last month’s White House dinner for African leaders when U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson spotted her prey 12 tables away.
Decked out in a yellow suit and red cowboy hat, the Miami Gardens Democrat sprang into action.
“I walked over, sat next to him and said, ‘I’m Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. I traveled to Nigeria to meet you but you were unavailable,’” she said to a puzzled Goodluck Jonathan, president of Africa’s most populous nation. “I would like to know if you have made any progress in finding the girls.”
The girls are some 300 schoolgirls from Borno State in northern Nigeria who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram militant group in April. Some have since escaped but almost 220 remain in captivity.
The United States, France and Nigeria’s neighbors, among others, have launched a massive search without success.
Wilson has initiated a massive campaign of her own to push her colleagues in Congress — who return Monday after the summer recess — and Nigerian leaders to intensify efforts to locate and rescue the girls. She has now become the face of the effort in the United States to free the teenagers.
Shortly after the abductions, the first-term congresswoman pushed for the passage of a House bill condemning Boko Haram and urging President Barack Obama to “immediately strengthen United States security, law enforcement and intelligence cooperation with appropriate Nigerian forces” to rescue the girls.
But her most dramatic move was hopping a plane for Nigeria to meet with U.S. officials and parents of the girls. She even traveled to Borno state for a briefing from Gov. Kashim Shettima at a time when supporters of the girls and journalists were being warned against traveling there for security reasons.
Jonathan, for example, has yet to visit the area where the girls were kidnapped. He canceled a planned trip in May, citing security fears.
Wilson, 71, said she was deeply disappointed that Jonathan, who is in the middle of a heated election campaign, declined to to see her and the three fellow House members when they were in Nigeria.
“That annoyed me,” she said. “That made me wonder whether he had something to hide.”
But Wilson returned from Nigeria convinced to do more to champion the girls’ case, largely because of her emotional meeting with some of the parents and five of the girls who escaped from the militants. They met in the Nigerian capital of Abuja after the women made an unsuccessful trip from Borno to meet with Jonathan. The seeming lack of support from Aso Rock, the presidential complex, compounded the women’s pain, Wilson said.
“When I was meeting with the parents, it was like death,” she said.
The women explained how they live in constant fear of the militants and they revealed new information about the kidnappings, much of which had not been made public.
Boko Haram has waged an insurgency in northeast Nigeria since 2009. It seeks to set up an Islamic state, one where girls are banned from attending school. It has sought to achieve its aims through brutal force, including kidnappings and street bombings. The group has killed more than 5,000 people in Nigeria and neighborinig Cameroon over the past five years, about 2,000 of those this year.
The world took note of the group on April 14 when it staged the brazen abduction of the girls from their school in Chibok, a town in Borno state.
The men were apparently looking for boys to join the insurgency, according to Wilson.
“When Boko Haram broke into the dormitory, they asked the girls, ‘where are the boys?’’’ Wilson said. “They said boys don’t sleep here. It’s only girls. They then said, ‘we’re going to take you.’”
One of the girls who escaped described a frightening encounter with one of the insurgents.
“He was going to rape her. He pushed his hand under her dress and came up with blood. The girl was having her period,” Wilson said. “He recoiled in horror and ran away. The girl took off running and ran until she couldn’t run anymore.”
Wilson later met with a group formed to spur global action to rescue the girls using Twitter hashtag, #Bringbackourgirls. Millions around the world have since retweeted the hashtag, including Pope Francis, first lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai.
“I asked them how I could help,” Wilson said. “They said when you go back, please help us rev up our Twitter war. I said that I’ll tweet and tweet and tweet until we find those girls.”
Back in Washington, Wilson has tweeted daily, waging frequent “Twitter wars” and encouraging colleagues to tweet about the girls. During the summer recess when most members were back in their districts, Wilson walked from one office to another encouraging their staffs to post tweets.
She plans to work after the break to garner support for a new bill calling for the Obama administration to present Congress with its strategy for dealing with Boko Haram and to increase funding to Nigeria only if it “demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction in Boko Haram-affected areas.”
Wilson said the Jonathan administration should do much more to locate the girls, adding that she was surprised that he attended last month’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington.
“Everything should be on hold as they try to find those girls,” Wilson said. “He should be on TV every day.”
That’s why Wilson said she jumped at the chance to confront him at the White House dinner. At one point, she told Jonathan that his military should target Boko Haram’s leaders.
“He said I should tell that to his security team. I asked if his security team was here tonight. He said they will be at a dinner tomorrow. He was getting annoyed,” said Wilson, who kept pressing.
“I asked if he had children and he said yes. I told him so do I and I don’t understand how he could be at the White House and so cavalier. He should be more upset. He repeated that I should speak to his security team.”
The next day, Wilson organized a three-hour demonstration outside Jonathan’s business-sponsored dinner. He acknowledged the criticism near the end of his speech.
“Let me reassure you that, well, of course we have challenges,” Buzzfeed quoted him as saying. “The issue of terror [is] very very negative for us … we are receiving our fair share of terror in the local [group] called Boko Haram, that’s recently has been taking some school girls. But we are working very hard to bring it under control, and surely we’ll bring it under control.”
In her Miami Gardens district, which has a small Nigerian population, Wilson has won praise for her work. The Coalition of Nigerians of South Florida said its members were proud of her “principled, consistent and unrelenting advocacy for the girls and for a united, peaceful and just Nigeria.”
Bukky Shonibare, a leader of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign in Nigeria, answered a few questions from the Miami Herald about the impact of U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, in the effort to bring attention to the missing girls.
How do you know Congresswoman Wilson?
Other than knowing her as a vibrant and energetic U.S. congresswoman from afar, I was part of the #BringBackOurGirls strategic team members who had a meeting with her when she came to Nigeria as part of a delegation from the U.S. to have an on-the-ground assessment of the state of things as it relates to the abducted Chibok girls.
How helpful has she been to your efforts to bring attention to the girls’ abduction?
Her efforts in the #BringBackOurGirls campaign is immeasurable. First, she provided very useful strategic advice during our physical engagement when she, alongside her colleagues, came visiting. Secondly is how she has unrelentingly continued to amplify this issue and ensure it is kept in the front burner. This she achieves through her social media engagement using her twitter handle. The reach is not only limited to her followers, but also retweeted and spread around. I have also spotted her in protest matches organized in the U.S. for this cause, thereby taking her virtual support to physical engagements. Her presence in such rallies does not only encourage others, it is a huge way of endorsing all necessary efforts to #BringBackOurGirls.
How would you describe the meeting Rep. Wilson had with you group in Nigeria compared to meetings with other celebrities and politicians who have visited?
I was part of the organizers that Congresswoman Wilson met, and have also been involved in several other engagements with other critical stakeholders and supporters of the #BringBackOurGirls cause. What stood out in the meeting with her is the practicality and immediate usability of the advice she provided. Her display of passion, keen interest, and deep concern didn't go unnoticed. The most obvious of the difference is that she did not only come to Nigeria to talk about the issue and problems, she returned to her base and has not relented in showing solidarity and unwavering support towards this cause. This, for us as a movement, is hugely appreciated as it is relieving to know that a non-Nigerian is able to continue in this campaign even when, apparently, many Nigerians have moved on. Our gratitude to Congresswoman Wilson knows no bound. We can only hope and pray that all efforts translate to success where our girls are brought back within the earliest possible time.


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40th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival 2015
Saturday, February 7th and Sunday, February 8th
The quaint little town of Mount Dora is hosting its 40th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival! Mount Dora is known for its charming downtown area, New England architecture and its background scenery…the beautiful Lake Dora.
Fine art vendors will display their finest art, including oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, clay, sculptures and photography. Enjoy the musical entertainment at the main stage at Donnelly Park for a sampling of our regions finest musicians.
There will be a food court area for food vendors who will be cooking up their delicious delicacies! The downtown area of Mount Dora is also home to a variety of local restaurants ready to wow you with their culinary treats. There will be a little something for everyone in Mount Dora, Florida. Our Hampton Inn Leesburg-Tavares hotel is only a short commute to the festival! Book your room today and let us spoil you with our delicious Hampton breakfast before you venture out to enjoy the day in Mount Dora.


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TOZ steps in and talks about his favorites releases in both K-pop and hip-hop in 2015.
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IU remains one of the best K-pop has to offer. CHAT-SHIRE succeeds with IU achieving a new level, but is still held back by old habits.
Kiss My Lips marks 15 years since BoA's debut. She's learned quite a few things and it shows on this album.
Tiger JK, Yoonmirae and Bizzy come together again as MFBTY, and made an album that not only meets expectations, but also subverts them as well.
The Hip-Hop Fellow follows producer and professor 9th Wonder as he not only teaches at Harvard, but propels hip-hop further into the world of academics.
That’s My Jam is a weekly feature where one person from the Selective Hearing staff goes to wax poetic about music that is pivotal to their musical tastes. Whether that would be an album, a song, or anything in-between. We all had to start somewhere. This week: Usher's Confessions.
TOZ runs down everything he has heard (he hasn't heard everything) and picks his favorites.
Cadillactica is Big K.R.I.T.'s 2nd studio album, and it shows how good an album can be when all the pieces fall into place.

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Eric Ruckman was one individual disappointed by Guitar Hero: On Tour’s guitar peripheral for the DS. So, in an effort to form gameplay more faithful to the original Guitar Hero, Eric found a wireless PS2 guitar that no one wanted and cut a hole in the controller, removing all the guts. He then managed to connect the buttons of the guitar to the DS by means of wiring though the adapter. Eric is now able to play this one game on his DS with a console Guitar Hero guitar.
This bitchin’ guitar mod even has an FM transmitter in it that allows him to play the Nintendo DS’ sound through his home stereo system. Awesome job, Eric!
What I just noticed about that mod (maybe it’s true for all GH versions too) is that apparently in the game, the higher notes are further from the pick, while the lower notes are closer….which is exactly opposite from how a real guitar works.


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Eric Karabell takes a look at which fantasy football fortunes rise or fall as we get ready to set lineups for Week 3, including the impact of Carson Wentz's return.
New Sixers general manager Elton Brand says the next 12 months are critical as the team chases a championship.
Jalen and Jacoby analyze footage of Markelle Fultz's jump shot and what to expect from him in his second season with Philadelphia.


Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner will be 18th ship at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE — Naval Station Mayport’s newest ship arrived Oct. 30, weeks ahead of being commissioned, continuing force movements that could reinvigorate a base whose future seemed unclear when its last aircraft carrier left.
“We’re on the way to running out of room,” Capt. David Yoder, the base’s commanding officer, told reporters as the ship that will become the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner prepared for a three-week stay.
The ship will formally enter service Dec. 1 at a commissioning ceremony in Boston.
The vessel, built at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine, traveled the East Coast this month before stopping in Mayport for the 308-person crew to have time with their families, said Cmdr. Nathan Scherry, its commanding officer.
The Hudner is expected to spend a lot of its first year in service in exercises designed to test the ship’s and crew’s performance. It’s scheduled to start routine deployments in 2021, Scherry said.
The ship’s permanent assignment to Mayport will bring to 18 the number of vessels homeported there. Mayport’s basin can handle 34 ships, but that would require ships to essentially double park, docking side by side if they were all in port at once.
That prospect seemed fanciful after the station’s last carrier, the conventionally powered USS John F. Kennedy, was decommissioned in 2007 and a virtual fleet of 14 frigates was incrementally retired. The last frigate, the USS Simpson, was decommissioned in 2015.
The Navy assigned amphibious ships to the station and planned homeporting of new, smaller littoral combat ships in Mayport, but those were bought and built slower than originally planned.
As recently as January, U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio jointly wrote to President Donald Trump to make the case for modifying Mayport to accommodate a nuclear-powered carrier.
The Navy has repeatedly said the ships already at Mayport, plus those scheduled in coming years, can keep the base relevant without a carrier.
Having the Hudner, once projected to arrive last year but delayed by other shipyard work, is another step toward making that assurance a reality.
The $663-million ship is outfitted to defend against ballistic missiles as well as the lower-flying varieties originally targeted by the Aegis combat system. To do that, the ship carries more powerful computing and communications systems to spot and respond to incoming threats.
It also has launching systems in the ship’s front and rear for Tomahawks and other missiles that have been staples of Navy firepower for decades, plus the Phalanx system for close-in defense against missiles and aircraft.


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Hello everyone, anyone?
I have a few BTA 10100's that I got off Crutchfield and both stopped working about 3 months after having them installed. One right after the other
From the way they sounded before totally shutting down and from what the installer place said, I'm figuring my issues have to do with the built in Amp's: Both the tubes look virtually new.
Since I have several Amps laying around; is there a simple way to convert my BTA's into Passive Subwoofers?
(I was figuring maybe taking out the Amp unit or snipping some wires?)
Any help is appreciated
If you do decide to bypass the internal amplifiers on the Tubes you need to keep in mind the impedance of each voice coil as well as the power handling limit of the drivers (2 ohm DVC/100 watt power handling limit).
You can simply remove the connection from the internal amplifier to the terminals of the subwoofer, or, remove the internal amplifier completely. However, in going that route you will need to fabricate a back plate for the Tube. Keep all of the polyfill in the Tube.
However, keep in mind that if the Tube's are not a year old they are covered under warranty for repair or replacement if the Tube's are found to be defective. If you still decide to convert the Tube's, just be aware that you do void the warranty.
You can always increase the power handling of the Tube's by replacing the BTA drivers with the passive BT drivers.


NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country singer Kellie Pickler recorded her new album, “100 Proof,” as if it would be her last.
That’s a strong statement for an entertainer who has produced a string of country hits, including “Red High Heels” and a song she wrote for the mother she never knew, “I Wonder.”
Pickler’s new album, released on Tuesday this week, is a much more traditional recording for the singer, who said she grew up listening to and loving Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.
When Pickler came to Nashville from the small town of Albemarle, North Carolina, she expected to record the kind of music her heroes were making. Instead, she was grouped with the new generation of singers whose work was more contemporary.
She and Taylor Swift became friends and wrote together, resulting in one of her biggest hits, “The Best Days of Your Life.”
But after being one of the runners-up on Fox’s “American Idol” TV show in 2006 and recording two successful albums, she didn’t feel she was being true to herself. Her latest album, however, is “100 proof” Pickler.
“I didn’t try to please anyone but myself. I didn’t think ‘will radio play this?’ or ‘will people buy this?’” she said.
“I’m at an age and place in my life where I care, but I don’t care enough to compromise who I am anymore. I’m just gonna sing and I’m gonna say what I want to say,” the 25-year-old told Reuters.
“It’s okay to be selfish every now and then. Making this record, I made myself happy. That’s not to say that I’m not happy with the things I did in the past. But I’m even happier now that I got to go in and do what I wanted to do.”
The first song Pickler recorded was “Stop Cheatin’ On Me.”
“My producer sent me the work tape and I listened to it and thought, ‘Damn that sounds like a country song to me.’ There is honesty in the lyrics. It’s very real,” she said.
The first single from the album, “Tough,” was written for her by Leslie Satcher. When Pickler first met the songwriter, she asked for tunes that no one else had recorded, saying the songs other writers pitched to her did not feel right.
“So she asked me, ‘Well, who is Kellie?’ It was so easy to open up to her, so I told her about my life and some personal things that I’d never shared with anyone. She went home and locked herself in a room and wrote this song, taking what I had told her,” Pickler said.
Satcher also wrote “Where’s Tammy Wynette,” which kicks off the album and opens with the sure-fire country lyric: “I stay torn between killin’ him and lovin’ him.”
Pickler composed songs with one of her songwriter heroes, Dean Dillon, including the tunes “Long as I Never See You Again” and “The Letter (To Daddy).”
“I’m a huge fan of Dean,” Pickler said, pausing to sing a few lines of a Vern Gosdin hit that Dillon wrote, “Set ‘em up Joe.” Dillon is one of Nashville’s most prolific writers, having written mega-hits for George Strait including “The Chair” and the song that headlines his most recent No. 1 album, “Here for a Good Time.”
“I never thought in a million years he’d sit in a room and write with little ol’ me. We wrote several songs with Dale Dodson, and what a fun session that was,” she said.
Her song “The Letter (To Daddy)” was initially not meant to be heard publicly as it touches on the heartbreak Pickler felt as a little girl while her father struggled with alcohol.
“We wrote it so I could get what was in here (touches her heart) out on paper,” Pickler said. “But when I played it for a few friends they told me I had to record it.”
“I love this album,” Pickler said, adding she is anxious to find out if fans will too. “I’ve never been more proud of anything I’ve worked on. I fell in love with country music all over again while I was making this record.”
Reporting By Vernell Hackett; Editing by Andrew Stern and Bob Tourtellotte


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Before the extrusion blow molding machine formal start-up operation, the first test inspection to ensure that the equipment can normally complete the next production work, the test inspection work can be divided into two steps of the cylinder without heating test and cylinder heating test.
I The cylinder is not heating heating test check
The test inspection of the MEPER blow molding machine has the following 10 steps.
1. The control box circuit closes for the power supply.
2. Start the lubricating oil pump, lubricate the gearbox for 3min, and add lubricating oil to each lubricating part.
3. Check the hopper, and there should be no any foreign body inside, and then transfer the V-shaped belt once, which should be rotated and smooth without block phenomenon.
4. Low-speed start screw drives the motor.
5. Observe whether the voltmeter and ammeter pointer swing normally.
6. Whether the nuclear cold screw rotation direction is correct.
7. Check and test the emergency stop buttons on the equipment to work accurately and reliably.
8. Check whether the lubricating oil working pipeline is smooth, whether the oil injection position is correct, and whether there is oil leakage in each part.
9. Check the cooling water pipeline, and there should be no leakage.
10. Exit the screw and test the high and low speed of the screw drive shaft, which should be consistent with the manual.
II Drum heating test inspection
1. Heat up each section of the cylinder, and adjust the temperature control instrument according to the process temperature requirements.
2. Check the temperature of each section of the cylinder with a mercury thermometer, verify and adjust the instrument display temperature and the detection temperature of the mercury thermometer.
3. Check whether there is a heating circuit open circuit alarm in the heating device and whether it can work correctly.
4. After the cylinder warms up to the process temperature, heat up at constant temperature and record the heating time.
5. Re-tighten the screws connecting the cylinder and the cylinder seat.
6. Start the drive screw motor at low speed and observe whether the swing of the voltage and ammeter is abnormal; see whether the screw rotation is stable and hear whether the operation sound of all transmission parts is abnormal. All normally stop immediately. Note: The screw air rotation time shall not exceed 3min.
If the hollow extrusion blow molding equipment does not complete the above requirements, please contact the manufacturer to solve the problem.


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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday announced its social sector agenda for the current financial year and said it would introduce a pilot project of extending day care facilities to migrant labourers through mobile anganwadis.
The government also announced that it would provide state-of-the-art prosthetics to help differently-abled athletes to perform better at State, national and international competitions.
These announcements were made by Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Minister B Valarmathi, after her reply on cut motion on the demands for grant of Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department and the Differently-Abled Welfare Department.
The mobile anganwadi scheme is set to be introduced on a pilot basis in five districts with significant numbers of migrant labourers, namely Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore and Tirupur. Each of these districts would get two vehicles, which would take the services provided by anganwadis to areas with high concentration of migrant labourers.
The project, the pilot phase of which would cost `40.85 lakh, is aimed at creating access to social sector services for the migrant labourer community, which often loses out on a majority of government schemes due to the remote and temporary nature of their temporary dwellings and their propensity to keep shifting their base.
Valarmathi announced that the State government would allocate `50 lakh to provide modular limbs with a carbon fibre foot to 25 differently-abled athletes, who have won laurels at sporting events. The move is aimed at better equipping them for sporting competitions at the state, national and international levels. Each of these athletes would receive government assistance for up to `2 lakh for the prosthetics.
Other announcements included the upgrade of the Government School for the Blind in Thanjavur from a high school to a higher secondary school to do away with the need for students to shift to either Chennai or Tiruchirapalli to continue their education; a `78.58 lakh infrastructure upgrade at all District Differently-Abled Welfare Centres; establishment of a differently-abled information hotline; provision of vocational training to girl students, girl child protection scheme beneficiaries and transgenders through the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation.


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