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Colleges see growing demand for mental health services
University of Missouri sees 62 percent rise in requests for anxiety, depression help
Crippling anxiety and depression is becoming an epidemic among college students, officials said.
At the University of Missouri’s flagship Columbia campus, there has been unprecedented demand for counseling services.
“When I came to Mizzou, my first test, it felt like I was running a marathon,” said sophomore Jessica Weiss. “I was, like, ‘Oh, what is this?”
Weiss said she finds relief from her anxiety in meditation.
“I was on prescription medication and I was weaned off of that and so now I just use my mindfulness practice to help me with that and it really does,” she said. “It’s changed my life.”
Stress management and wellness classes provide daily meditation sessions. Students are needing it more than ever before.
Psychiatry and counseling services on campus are treating record numbers of young people, and it’s not just at the University of Missouri. Counselors at the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and the University of Central Missouri also say students’ mental health needs are growing, mostly for dealing with anxiety and depression.
A recent report found that in the last five years, 29.6 percent more students are visiting their campus counselors. At the University of Missouri, demand is up 62 percent.
Dr. Craig Rooney, the director of Mizzou’s Behavioral Health Services said there may be a good reason for that.
“I think some of our efforts over the last couple of decades have been successful and they’re simply more comfortable coming in,” he said.
Students, officials said aren’t ashamed to see a counselor.
“They seem to be open to a lot of ideas,” said Dr. David Wallace, the director of Mizzou’s counseling services. “They’re open to things that prior generations saw themselves locked up about.”
Wallace attributes the demand for mental health services to enrollment at the university in the last decade. He said university recruiters have also been bringing in a more diverse group of students from urban areas, which he said are more likely to be open to receiving counseling.
Nearly a decade after the Virginia Tech massacre, there’s an emphasis on college mental health. At Mizzou, there’s a crisis hotline and plans to hire six more counseling staff members in the next five years.
The Board of Curators recently approved expanded diversity training, telepsychiatry and a program called Respond, which helps faculty and staff members spot when a student might need help.
Efforts that will bring more focus to mental health services will help prepare students’ minds for life on campus and beyond.
“They have new insights about themselves, the world around them and their relationship with others,” health promotion and wellness coordinator Terry Wilson said.

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Storm Drain Project to Begin in Brookings
Work to install a replacement storm drain line from the vicinity of Brookings City Hall to Highway 101 is scheduled to begin June 6, City Manager Gary Milliman said today.
The $493,680 project will include installing approximately 520 lineal feet of 48-inch diameter storm drain pipe and three manholes, and constructing a storm drain inlet structure on MacLynn Creek adjacent to the City Hall parking lot. The project will also include filling and abandoning the existing pipe, sidewalk repair, street and parking lot paving and water line relocation.
The project was precipitated by the failure of a section of the existing 30-inch storm drain serving this area last year, creating a large sink hole in the City Hall parking lot and extending into Elk Drive. Construction of the replacement storm drain was delayed until June due to weather conditions, and to avoid conflicts with the just-concluded Azalea Festival.
Construction will impact the use of the privately owned parking lots servicing Chase Bank and the Chetco Pharmacy building, and the City Hall main parking lot. Traffic will be diverted around the construction area in several different configurations as the progress of construction progresses to maintain access to businesses and City Hall.
"People driving in to this part of town will need to be alert for traffic pattern changes that will be made with little notice," Milliman said, noting that Elk Drive and Frontage Road will be closed to traffic from time to time. "There will also be a lot of construction equipment and large trucks moving through the area."
Milliman said much of the work in the pharmacy and bank parking lots will take place at night to try and minimize conflicts between customer vehicles and construction equipment. Parking spaces will be available at both locations.
A limited number of parking spaces will be available for public use on the west side of the City Hall building near the Fire Station. Access to the drive-up utility billing station, U.S. mail box and County ballot box will be disrupted for several weeks.
While the contractor has up to 90 days to complete the project, actual construction activity affecting traffic in the area is expected to be concluded within four weeks. The contractor is Central Pipeline of White City.


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30 June 2016 – Eggs Hatch
|Commom Marbled Carpet caterpillars on clover.
What is known about the Common Marbled Carpet?
The guides inform that the moth has two generations, May-June and late August-early October. It visits the flowers of Ivy and over-ripe blackberries. When the eggs are laid we now know that they hatch after 23 days and the emerging caterpillars seem to be happy munching on clover. The caterpillars are very small, cream-coloured and move in a looping fashion. Each ‘step’ is a waving, questing, searching process with the head as far in front of the body as possible. When new contact is made with the fore-legs, the rear claspers are brought up behind to form a neat inverted U-shape. The movement is surprisingly rapid. When the caterpillar is at rest it tucks its head into its body and adopts the shape of a question mark. The larvae are precise and neat.
The menu for the Common Marbled Carpet caterpillar is varied : bramble, bilberry, birch, sallow, privet, hawthorn and dock. We will encourage a taste for the last food plant mentioned as soon as they have grown a little.

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She cuts the bread loaf and reveals something beautiful!
If you have an oven at home, you should try making your own breads. This video is going to tempt you to do so. There’s no better joy than making your very own breads. This amazing chef makes something different with her bread this time. The way she has used food colors and raisins is something really unique. You are going to love what she does in this video so I insist to see. Share this amazing and creative idea with all that you know. It might help someone cook something good!

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Saturday Night Specials *315 destroyed
Small, inexpensive handguns often linked to crimes, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Production of the guns peaked in the 1990s when a collection of Southern California companies known as the “Ring of Fire” dominated the market.
The Raven MP-25, a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol and one of the first Saturday night specials to come out of the Ring of Fire, was by far the most common model melted down by the Oakland Police Department. While many say the popularity of the guns has faded, they accounted for more than 15 percent of the guns destroyed.
Other handguns1,097 destroyed
Includes pistols, revolvers and “derringers,” also known as pocket pistols. Handguns made up more than two-thirds of the guns destroyed by the Oakland Police Department. One of them was a 100-year-old pistol called the Infallible. (It wasn't, and a dangerous design flaw contributed to the company going out of business.)
Long guns616 destroyed
Includes rifles and shotguns. Long guns accounted for about 30 percent of the guns destroyed by the Oakland Police Department. A mix of antique rifles and hunting guns are entered into the department’s inventory, as well as modified shotguns. “You’d be amazed at what people turn in,” said Robert Chan, a former lieutenant who for years oversaw the destruction of guns.


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- Crude prices lost momentum for the second consecutive day on Thursday on a surprising rise in inventories reported by the Energy Information Agency (EIA). Prices remain up 9% for the week.
- Energy prices were lower in late trading today, with the WTI off 2.2% at $40.21/bbl and Brent down 1.7% at $42.79/bbl. Natural gas was 0.3% lower at $2.99/MMBtu.
- This year’s record-breaking hurricane season has forced offshore drillers to shut about 41 million barrels of production between early June and late October, equating to around 270,000 bpd.
- The EIA reported that there have been 10 permanent refinery closures globally in recent months, accounting for 1.7 million bpd of capacity. Despite the capacity reduction, some 20 million bpd of capacity remains idle.
- Africa’s five largest producers of crude oil will likely post a production decline of 19 percent in 2020 due to the converging factors of pandemic-induced demand weakness along with transitions to renewables.
- The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is partnering with Total to expand carbon capture and utilization capacity six-fold to 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.
- The European Union’s lending arm has apportioned $1.2 trillion for green investments as it moves to stop financing fossil fuel projects and airport expansions, member states announced Wednesday.
- On Thursday, long-lasting Tropical Storm Eta made landfall again, this time bringing heavy rain and wind gusts to Florida’s west coast after previously striking the Florida Keys and Central America.
- Flooding from Typhoon Vamco lashed the capital city of the Philippines on Thursday, prompting the country’s president to make a call for faster relief efforts as the storm headed toward Vietnam.
- Cargo carriers are scrambling over a shortage of available forty-foot boxes as volume in the Trans-Pacific trade lane booms. At least one carrier was forced to suspend U.S. agricultural exports due to the shortage.
- The global shipping industry is expected to deliver better results than anticipated this year and into next, with estimated earnings growth of 3% to 5% in 2021, partly due to the recovery of dry bulk shipping from pandemic lows.
- Cummins and Navistar announced a partnership to develop a Class 8 heavy truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells, aided by a funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to advance the technology’s production, storage, distribution and use.
- In a maritime throwback with a technological twist, Sweden is building a full-sized car carrier that will be fully powered by wind, featuring 260-foot retractable masts and high-tech sails made of steel and composites.
- With tight freight capacity nationwide and supply constraints with many plastic resins, clients are advised to provide expanded lead times on orders to help ensure delivery dates.
- The U.S. saw a record 153,496 new COVID-19 infections yesterday.
- Total cases in California topped 1 million Thursday, the second state behind Texas to reach the grim milestone.
- Chicago’s mayor issued a 30-day stay-at-home advisory amid rising cases, while Detroit stopped in-person schooling. Six major school districts that had returned to classrooms have returned to remote schooling as COVID-19 infections surge.
- South Dakota posted a record-high 2,019 new infections as the state’s governor draws criticism for a lack of lockdowns or other restrictions.
- Kroger, the nation’s largest grocer, is among retailers restoring purchase limits on some goods as consumers revert to stockpiling food and staples.
- Costco has tightened its facemask restrictions, now requiring all shoppers, including those with medical conditions, to wear masks or face shields.
- New data shows that low interest rates – down to 0.01% in some instances – are not stopping customers from stashing cash at banks. Total deposits have increased from $13.2 trillion to $15.9 trillion from the start of the year.
- Low mortgage rates have prompted a historic surge in home values, with prices nationally increasing 12% in the third quarter and prices rising in every region, according to the National Association of Realtors.
- U.S. inflation remained unchanged from September to October, with price increases on airfare and new cars offsetting price drops for gasoline, medical care, vehicle insurance and clothing. The inflation measure was the weakest in five months.
- The federal government’s budget deficit in the first month of the fiscal year nearly doubled from the year-ago period due to higher spending on healthcare and safety-net programs as well as lower federal tax collection.
- Supply shortages from Mexico forced GM to cancel overtime shifts at its SUV plant in Arlington, Texas. Earlier this week, supply shortages interrupted production at the company’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, facility.
- Starting next year, new buildings in San Francisco will be prohibited from using natural gas for heating and cooking fuel. Restaurants are excepted from the rule, which requires all-electric construction for buildings.
- On Tuesday, Apple initiated a shift in its Mac computers toward processors developed in-house rather than by Intel. The move could further boost the company’s already stellar profits, analysts say.
- Seven northeastern states are suspending interstate youth hockey in a new measure to limit community spread of COVID-19.
- Ivy League colleges are canceling their winter sports seasons due to surging COVID-19 infections.
- The U.K. posted a record daily COVID-19 case count of 33,470.
- Austria’s daily count of new COVID-19 infections surpassed 9,000 for the first time as pressure increases for the government to impose new lockdown measures.
- India’s capital recorded a surge of 8,593 COVID-19 cases, while concern spreads over the country’s upcoming celebration of Diwali – a potentially superspreading event.
- More people than ever are requiring hospitalization in France, where officials are holding fast on lockdown measures despite retailers’ objections.
- Greece posted record numbers of cases, deaths and intubations on Thursday.
- Sweden, known for its light-touch, anti-lockdown coronavirus response, is witnessing surging infections and hospitalizations.
- Japan hit a new daily record of COVID-19 cases with 1,661, raising fears of rising infection rates.
- Global measles cases are at a 23-year high as countries around the world shift their focus from vaccinations to fighting the pandemic.
- Belgian researchers have discovered a link between severe COVID-19 symptoms and deficient Vitamin D, which stimulates the absorption of nutrients and strengthens and regulates the immune system.
- Positive news on the vaccine front has not eased the concerns of industries, such as entertainment and hospitality, that still must suffer through months of weak demand before business returns. On the other hand, some industries that saw increased sales during the pandemic could suffer the opposite fate – weakening demand as economies pick up and people spend more time away from home or the internet.
- German experimental vaccine CureVac NV has potential to overcome distribution challenges faced by Pfizer’s vaccine, which must be stored at -70°C. Early data showed the CureVac vaccine remained stable for three months when stored at standard refrigerator temperature.
- The effectiveness of a Russian vaccine potentially given to 50,000 people is being questioned, as four doctors who received the vaccine later contracted COVID-19.
- China has imposed its first work hour restrictions in the technology hub of Shenzhen, requiring workers to take paid leave in a move to help reduce burnout.
- Large cities are taking a cue from Barcelona “superblocks,” which reroute traffic around several blocks in dense areas to create islands of car-free space.
- Food supply has held up during the pandemic despite fears over protectionist policies and port/trucking disruptions. The value of imported food in the first half of 2020 was equal to that of the year-ago period.
- The first cruise ship to resume sailing in the Caribbean has locked passengers down after a person on board tested positive for COVID-19.
- In less than a year, the coronavirus pandemic has eliminated a third of the world’s air routes, wiping out the gains of a decades-long aviation boom.
- Zambia could become the first country to default on its sovereign debt during the pandemic. The African nation has already missed interest payments on $1 billion in bonds ahead of a meeting with creditors in London.
- Craig Shell from our Wire & Cable team delivered a product presentation on cable tapes and gels at the recent the IWCS International Cable & Connectivity Symposium. Click here to access this talk.
- Greg Watkins, senior manager of talent acquisition and development at M. Holland, spoke at the recent MAPP Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference on recruiting the next generation of talent in a post-pandemic world. Click here to view this presentation.
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Hospitals are places that are meant to make you feel safe or at least guarantee you the luxury of the thought. However, a nurse in Germany has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning five premature babies with morphine, police said, adding that the infants had survived.
The woman was taken into custody on Wednesday after investigators found a syringe containing breast milk and traces of morphine in her locker at Ulm University Hospital in southern Germany. The situation became suspicious when the babies all developed respiratory issues almost around the same time which lead to investigations, AFP reported.
The babies are safe at the moment and under care and protection to ease their journey to health and there are no doubts of their full recovery or damage from the morphine in the long run. The nurse is said to have been found in the position of a syringe with a ‘milk-like’ substance inside it and upon testing was confirmed to be morphine.
Evaluations on the nurse are underway to determine if she is of sound mind psychologically.
‘The young nurse is said to face five accounts of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm if charged,’ said, Ulm prosecutor Christof Lehr told reporters.

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Identifying challenges with current soil sampling, testing and interpretation protocols and developing soil-type specific protocols
Reviewing current soil sampling, testing and interpretation protocols used in Pacific Islands
Addressing soil fertility problems in the Pacific Islands requires effective nutrient management, which requires accurate measurement and interpretation. While this principle is in theory easy to adopt, there are many challenges in developing practical systems of soil sampling, measurement, and diagnosis, especially for complex smallholder systems such as those in the Pacific. Lack of guidelines on soil sampling or outdated soil analysis protocols and the limited knowledge of agricultural research and extension officers to undertake correct soil sampling and analysis need to be assessed and addressed. This research reviewed the soil sampling, testing and interpretation protocols currently used in Pacific Island countries.
The survey and consultation outcomes showed that the Fiji Agricultural Chemistry laboratory, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa, and University of the South Pacific in Tonga laboratories have their own soil sampling protocols, which resulted in both similarities and differences in soil sampling and analysis.
- Soil was sampled from the surface horizon at 0-15 cm depth to determine soil fertility for field/root crops.
- A commonly used soil sampling tool is the screw auger, while a spade or knife are only used occasionally.
- Soil samples are oven-dried followed by sieving with a 2mm sieve. However, they do not have any protocol to discard excess soil being collected.
- To make up a composite sample, the Fiji Agricultural Chemistry laboratory collects less than 10 subsamples when sampling. In comparison, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and the University of the South Pacific in Tonga laboratories use more than 10 subsamples.
- Zigzag and grid sampling methods are used by the Fiji Agricultural Chemistry laboratory to collect subsamples in a uniform area, while the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and the University of the South Pacific in Tonga laboratories only use the zigzag method.
- To label soil samples for identification, the Fiji Agricultural Chemistry laboratory records only the geolocation/GPS readings without inclusion of details such as sampling depth, field history and crop information, village name and the names of farmer or researcher. In comparison, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and the University of the South Pacific in Tonga laboratories record the information that are excluded by Fiji, but they only occasionally record the geolocation of soil samples.
The three laboratories analysed their soil samples following the methods of Daly and Wainiqolo (1993), a manual written under a Pacific regional network in the 1990s called South Pacific Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory Network. The University of the South Pacific in Tonga consultations identified that none of the laboratories followed the soil analysis methods of Rayment and Lyons (2011). The staff pointed out that procedures in South Pacific Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory Network manual were simply written, which facilitated their use, but there is interest in using the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council methods of Rayment and Lyons (2011) for future soil analysis. However, those procedures can only be adopted if written in simple English that can be easily understood by Pacific Islands laboratory technicians, like the procedures of Daly and Wainiqolo (1993).
Interpretation of results
Staff of the Fiji Agricultural Chemistry and University of the South Pacific laboratories possess knowledge and skills to interpret soil analysis results, however the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa staff lack this knowledge and skills. Consequently, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa have requested for staff training(s) on interpretation. Currently, interpretation of soil analysis results in Pacific Islands are using interpretation values in the manual by Daly and Wainiqolo (1993).
It was pointed out during the consultations that Pacific Island laboratories have a renewed interest in reviving the South Pacific Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory Network due to its role in addressing the need for quality assurance and soil analysis in the Pacific region. When South Pacific Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory Network was functional, laboratory technicians in the region underwent trainings to build their capacity on simple procedures in documenting standard methodologies for soil and plant analysis and quality control, strengthening soil and plant exchange network, and sharing of knowledge and skills among the soil laboratories in Pacific Islands. Services mentioned have been identified as existing gaps in the Pacific Islands laboratories consulted in this review.
Based on the outcomes of the survey and consultations, the following recommendations are made:
- There is a need to develop a soil sampling protocol that can be used by Pacific Island laboratories to allow the laboratory technicians, extension workers and farmers to correctly sample, prepare, bag and tag soil samples to achieve uniformity in soil sampling techniques. Further, this will also address the differences in sampling protocols in Pacific Island countries, which causes inconsistency in results.
- An urgent need exists to simplify soil sampling methods, such as those of Rayment and Lyons (2011), by writing them in a format and language that Pacific Island soil laboratory technicians and managers can easily understand.
- The Pacific Soil Laboratory Network was established under the existing Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC) in 2019. The inclusion of Pacific Island and Papua New Guinea laboratories in the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council ensures the long-term sustainability of the network, granting laboratories local technical assistance and increasing their ability to participate in Global Soil Laboratory Network activities. The project has promoted the Pacific Soil Laboratory Network. However, extension and outreach are needed to inform all sectors of the existence of the body. Further development is needed to improve laboratory performance:
- Enhance the quality of soil and plant analysis of the region’s participating laboratories with specific objectives of developing quality assurance programmes.
- Document standard methodologies for soil and plant analysis, and quality control.
- Organise training of technicians of Pacific Soil Laboratories, where and when required.
- Strengthen soil and plant exchange network if the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council does not cover this area. At present Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council is sending soil and plant samples to the Pacific Soil laboratories.
- Develop links with a laboratory in a metropolitan country to support the quality assurance programmes.
- Identify laboratories within the Pacific region to serve as centres for the provision of regional analytical services.
- Coordinate laboratory upgrades and capacity building with government, aid schemes and non-governmental organisations.
Utilising infrared technology to make rapid assessment of calcareous and volcanic soil fertility
The use of mid-infrared spectroscopy under laboratory conditions to rapidly and cost-effectively characterise soil properties of agronomic importance is well-established. Mid-infrared spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be used for the simultaneous estimation of soil physical, chemical and biological properties including particle size – clay and sand content – soil mineralogy, soil organic carbon, total carbon, total nitrogen, soil pH, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable cations such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium and available phosphorus. Mid-infrared spectroscopy has also been used with success for determining soil chemical properties of Columbian and Hawaiian variable charge soils.
Previous ACIAR-funded research in the Philippines (SMCN/2009/031) and Myanmar (SMCN/2014/075) demonstrated that adoption of mid-infrared spectroscopy can be achieved through standard protocol development and training. Building on this work, our aim was to introduce this new rapid soil measurement technique to the Pacific Island Countries and Territories through building infrared spectroscopic capacity at the Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture in Fiji, based at Koronivia research station.
The aims of this research were to:
- Introduce mid-infrared spectroscopy soil sample preparations and measurements, and soil spectral inference, and quality control analysis protocols.
- Test mid-infrared spectroscopy for estimating soil properties of agronomic importance for calcareous and volcanic soils of the Pacific Islands.
- Build pilot soil reference spectral libraries to form the basis for calibration model generation to rapidly estimate soil fertility using mid-infrared technology in the Pacific Islands.
The CSIRO project team trained Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory staff in the use and operation of mid-infrared technology to facilitate uptake of the technology as a valuable tool for rapid and cost-effective assessment of soil.
- Purchased a Bruker Alpha-II-FT-IR (mid-infrared) instrument and installed it at the Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory.
- Delivered a “Mid-infrared spectroscopy” 5-day (5-11 May 2018) training course , which covered soil survey and sampling methodology and a meta-data collection introduction. The course was attended by 11 Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory staff.
- Introduced laboratory protocols including soil sample preparation, soil scanning protocols, quadruplicate mid-infrared scanning.
- Developed comprehensive step-by-step training materials for soil spectral inference utilising the Bruker Opus software:
- Calibration model generation for soil property prediction.
- Soil property estimation from mid-infrared spectra and calibration.
- Quality control and averaging of quadruplicate soil property predictions using a custom build Excel Macro.
The Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory team:
- Independently setup mid-infrared operations and successfully conducted mid-infrared soil spectral inference and quality control.
- Adopted mid-infrared soil analysis in the new National Soil Health Card program to build spectral libraries for soils in Fiji.
- Analysed soil samples with mid-infrared and traditional wet chemistry analysis methods, and built spectral reference libraries for Fijian (regional) and Tongan (local) soils of agronomic importance.
- Used mid-infrared scanned soil samples from the ACIAR field trials in Taveuni, Fiji and predicted soil chemical properties from mid-infrared spectra and calibration models developed from Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory soil archive samples of Taveuni.
- Mid-infrared scanned soil samples from the ACIAR field trials in Tonga.
Mid-infrared spectroscopy calibration results
Regional calibration Fijian islands
Local calibration Tongan islands
- Results showed that mid-infrared spectroscopy can be used successfully to estimate a range of soil chemical properties important for soil fertility assessments for allophanic soils in Fiji and Tonga.
- Results showed that the predictive power of calibration models varies depending on the dataset used for calibration model building.
- Results showed that there is a noticeable difference in relation to the geographic extent of the datasets (local or regional) and distribution of soil chemical properties of the datasets used for calibration building.
- Results are consistent with the general rule that local calibrations tend to give more accurate estimates than regional or national calibrations.
- Some datasets considered in this project were not suitable for calibration model building. Continued building of soil spectral libraries of representative soil types in the Pacific Islands together with laboratory standards and protocols will improve predictive power of calibration models.
During this project a regional survey was conducted by staff from the Tonga Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries and a Monash University student during which historic soil sampling sites across Tongatapu island, Tonga, with legacy soil information were revisited and re-sampled together with their geolocation. Soil samples were sent to Australia and analysed by the CSIRO team through various spectroscopic techniques and subsamples were also analysed for a range of soil properties in the laboratory. Click here to see rapid soil analysis results using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy: Utilising rapid spectral techniques to assess the impacts of agriculture on soil function in pacific soils – An example from Tongatapu island, Tonga.
- “The purchase and installation of the new MIR [mid-infrared] instrument at FACL [Fiji Agriculture Chemistry Laboratory] MOA [Ministry of Agriculture] by ACIAR provides Fiji and the PICTs [Pacific Island Countries and Territories] enhanced capability to rapidly and economically analyse soil samples.” Mr Ami Sharma, Ministry of Agriculture
- “MIR [mid-infrared] is a most valuable tool to overcome challenges such as timely throughput of large numbers of soil samples, tight resources and budgets, acquiring large volumes of organic solvents for traditional wet chemistry analysis, which might not be locally available.” Mr Ami Sharma, Ministry of Agriculture
Daly, B. K., Wainiqolo, J. L. (1993). Methods of Analysis for Agricultural Samples: Soil, Plant, Animal Feed and Water. Fiji Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory Technical Report 03/93. 115p.
Rayment, G. E., Lyons, D. J. (2011). Soil Chemical Methods – Australasia, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 100-103.

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Ask an architect whose natural medium is hard materials to create a design using soft fabrics and the result is going to be interesting. That was the case when Tokyo-based Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architects was asked to design an installation to celebrate the launch of the new ZOOM collection from Kinnasand, a Swedish design firm specializing in unique, modern textiles and carpets.
Since the job of an architect is to make something “stand,” Nagasaka chose to make the fabric stand as a three-dimensional object. To achieve this, he wove strands of optical fiber into the fabric to serve as a supporting structure.
Nagasaka then made three free-standing loops with the fabric. Each tube-like form is delicate-looking but sturdy and illuminates the translucency of the fabric by creating multiple visual layers that respond to external forces with a gentle “boing boing” motion.

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I've done nothing wrong! Lee protests his innocence after being handed 12-year ban for match-fixing
Whatever dirty money Stephen Lee has made for himself by throwing frames and matches will have to serve as his retirement fund.
The 12-year ban from snooker handed out to the 38-year-old stopped short of the lifetime exclusion from the sport demanded by many leading players, but it almost certainly served the same purpose.
Lee will be eligible to enter tournaments again on October 12, 2024 — the day he turns 50. Except for the remarkable Steve Davis, nobody of that age earns enough on the table to call it a living wage.
Banned: Stephen Lee was found guilty of match-fixing
The Texan was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life in 2012 as the United States Anti-Doping Agency concluded he had been at the heart of "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". The International Cycling Union accepted the findings and the disgraced cyclist himself, after denying doping for so long, finally admitted it in January 2013 in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The Australian was banned from snooker for eight years in 2006 for agreeing to lose a match at the China Open in a sting by Sun journalists. He resigned from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) days before his hearing, which he did not attend, and is now a professional pool player.
The 2004 Olympic 100 metres champion served a four-year ban from 2006 to 2010 after failing the second drug test of his career. He initially agreed to an eight-year suspension, but on December 31, 2007 it was reduced to four years. His return to athletics has been successful, winning Olympic bronze at London 2012 and World Championship silver this summer.
The former Pakistan cricket captain was jailed and handed a 10-year ban, of which five were suspended, in February 2011 after being found guilty of spot-fixing. He instructed team-mates Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif to bowl no-balls to order in a Test against England at Lord's in 2010.
The former British and Irish Lion was banned from coaching for three years for orchestrating the fake blood scandal in 2009 when he was director of rugby at Harlequins. He returned to the game last year at Newcastle.
The Serbian former world number 12 was banned for 18 months in July for failing to provide a blood sample when requested during in-competition testing at the Monte Carlo Masters in April. He has appealed the punishment.
Lee, who was in financial
difficulties at the time of the offences and still is, said of the level
of punishment: ‘It’s over, isn’t it? My career’s over.’
He told Sky Sports News:
‘I’m absolutely devastated. I’ll be meeting with my QC and we’re going
to start making some big holes — they’ve got no facts. I’ve done nothing
wrong. I’m totally innocent.
‘It’s totally outrageous what I’ve
been put through. I didn’t have a lawyer to represent me; I believe if
I’d had a lawyer in there it would have been a different outcome
Unless an appeal lessens the ban, Lee will have plenty of time to ponder his actions.
Seven times during the 2008-09 season, he colluded with gamblers to ensure they made nearly £100,000 betting on his matches.
Snooker’s integrity is key, which is why players like world No 3 Judd Trump had wanted Lee banned for life.
Trump said: ‘Some people find it harder and give in to temptation. For me, I’ve been brought up wanting to win every game.
‘Anything over 10 years was right. I think it should have been a life ban but 12 years pretty much puts him out of his career.’
Lee was down on his snooker luck when
he lost three matches on purpose in the 2008 Malta Cup. Once the world
No 5, he was 25th by the time of that season’s UK Championship.
Snooker was approaching its watershed
moment. The number of world ranking tournaments had dwindled to six,
players outside the top 16 were earning around £20,000 a year and many
were contemplating giving up.
The game entrusted itself again to
Barry Hearn and there are now opportunities to play 50 weeks a year, so
current world No 25 Tom Ford will earn around £50,000 on the table in
the next 12 months if he maintains that ranking.
Hearn said of Lee’s punishment: ‘The
courts today don’t seem to like to give out lifetime bans in any sport —
but 12 years out of the professional circuit? It’s going to be a
mountain to come back from that.
‘Snooker has created an integrity
unit that, I think, is the envy of most sports. We can never stop human
nature. There will always be temptation to take the easy road but what
the players have got to do is understand the penalties handed out if
Former player and now BBC commentator Willie Thorne said: ‘There’s a great living to be made in snooker but not a great living if you are a cheat.’
Appeal: Lee has always protested his innocence
Stephen Lee factfile
1974: Born October 12 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
1992: Turns professional.
1998: Wins first ranking tournament, the Grand Prix, defeating Marco Fu 9-2 in the final.
2002: Wins Scottish Open and Grand Prix and takes over as provisional world number one early the following season.
2003: Best run in the World Championship, reaching the semi-finals.
2005: Marries long-term partner Laura.
2008: Records highest tournament break, a 145, in the Northern Ireland Trophy.
2006: Enters Welsh Open outside the provisional top 16 after a poor run of form but wins the tournament, beating Shaun Murphy 9-4 in the final.
2008: Loses in first round of World Championship and contemplates retirement.
2010: Arrested by West Midlands Police in relation to an investigation by the Gambling Commission over suspicious betting patterns.
2011: October - Returns to top 16 of world rankings.
2012: March - Reaches first final since 2006 but loses to Mark Allen 10-1 in World Open. Two weeks later wins first major professional title in six years - his fifth overall - by beating Neil Robertson 4-0 in the final of the Betfair PTC Grand Finals.
October 2 - Crown Prosecution Service announce there will be no criminal proceedings in the match-fixing allegations against Lee made in 2010. WPBSA starts its own investigation into these allegations.
2012: October 11 - Loses 4-2 to John Higgins in Premier League match.
October 12 - WPBSA confirm Lee suspended from action while investigations into suspicious betting patterns in the previous night's match against Higgins take place.
October 24 - Lee's appeal against the suspension is dismissed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
2013: February 14 - The WPBSA announce Lee has "a case to answer" over allegations of match-fixing at four tournaments.
September 16 - Found guilty of fixing seven matches by the WPBSA.
September 25 - Given a 12-year ban after being found guilty of seven charges of match-fixing.
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Women in Horror Month: Rowena Bentley
For the third entry in my Women in Horror Month interviews I'm joined by magnificent actress Rowena Bentley. She's played the victimised, helpless mother Kathy in Escape From Cannibal Farm, the evil and wicked tormentor Lady Whipley in The House Of Violent Desire, and has only this past week wrapped production on my new snowbound thriller Winterskin where she portrays Mama Agnes, a kooky older woman living alone in a snowy wilderness where the isolation has, shall we say, taken its toll...
Charlie Steeds: Rowena, let's talk about these
characters you've played for me! Lady Whipley and Mama Agnes were such a joy for me to write, did you find them typical or unique to the horror genre?
Rowena Bentley: Though there were many aspects of Lady Whipley I enjoyed, having just completed Winterskin, the role of Mama Agnes feels the most current and freeing in many ways. You wrote both these scripts with me in mind and in a way it fulfilled a long held ambition of playing two very different roles, one depicting glamour and evil, the other rural, wild and western.
CS: And its been a thrill to see you portray two entirely different types of character, such a contrast that challenged us both, in a great way!
RB: With the amazing acting talents of women like Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri proving so popular now, the ‘don't mess with me woman’, is completely of the moment. Though of course in horror, Hagsploitation has been around for a long time, with greats like Crawford & Davies, Page & Gordon.
CS: I teased that I was writing you into this 'hagsploitation' film, which itself is an interesting/odd representation of older women in the horror genre. 'Hagsploitation' (or 'Psycho-biddy'), for those who aren't aware, is a term used for films in which often a formerly glamorous actress now plays a mentally unbalanced older woman, reduced to terrorising us on screen in their old age.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is the prime example of this. How do the hags I've written for you fit into this? In the case of Agnes and Lady Whipley they're certainly more the tormentors than the victims?
RB: Lady Whipley is a manipulative, control freak born out of cruelty and Agnes in Winterskin is a total survivor of her upbringing, both unhinged by their past lives, emotions still drive women for good or bad. In both cases, they power through...at least for a while, but they are their own worst enemies. Violence should always have consequences for the perpetrator. Happily, the victimisation of women in Horror seems to be completely on the wane, times have moved on and we quite rightly are seen to be strong protagonists in this genre again.
CS: In fact, it was you who asked me to write you a strong evil character, after you'd played Kathy in Escape From Cannibal Farm and spent most of the film locked in a cage wailing... so I obliged! Which women in horror do you find particularly inspiring?
RB: For me, aforementioned greats from the past are my Horror heroines, there's just something about their stature as well crafted actresses in all film genres and theatre that gives them the edge for me. Horror is not just about being able to scream well...it's important to keep
your character based in realism. However, I must say the unique performance of of writer/director/actress Alice Lowe stole the show in 2017 with Prevenge, a truly brilliant and darkly funny concept!
CS: What female roles/representation in horror would you like to see more of in the future?
RB: I would love to see more women at the forefront in Horror, of all ages, race & orientation. We need to take the mantle now and show that we are more than capable of leading hard edged films that are completely watchable for every Horror fan.
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Cultural Writing. Political Science. Translated from the Italian by Jeremy Parzen Aaron Thomas. In this history of Italian culture and philosophy from the founding of the Italian Republic to the present day, philosopher Remo Bodei examines Italian society in one of the most exhilarating and intriguing periods of its history. Following World War II and the defeat of Fascism, the reconstruction of the country and onset of the Cold War brought new challenges to Italy. The Italian people--whose sense of national identity has always been precarious--were divided between the competing political passions and ideologies of Catholicism and Communism, and compelled to negotiate these differences against the backdrop of both American cultural and economic hegemony and the utopian enticements of a more equitable society purportedly represented by the Soviet Union. Alternating between imaginative historical research and sharp theoretical analysis, Bodei reconstructs this process of cultural negotiation, showing how the ethos of the Italian people was parsed in specific spheres, such as the family, the military, political parties, religion, the judiciary, and organized crime. He examines both the ways in which philosophers have sought to make sense of the ethical and political problems the Italian people have had to confront, as well as the decisions effectively taken by individuals and groups. Bodei concludes with some reflections upon the difficulties and challenges that Italy faces in an increasingly interdependent world.
Remo Bodei (born in Cagliari, 3 August 1938) is an Italian philosopher. He is Professor of the history of philosophy at the UCLA University, Los Angeles California, and also teaches at the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. His initial interests were in classical German philosophy, and the Weimar Classicism period (1770-1830). He has subsequently written over 200 papers on utopian thinkers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and contemporary political thought. Author City: USA

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I’ll tell you what’s up…more of the same since last year!
A quick recap:
John, playing with Mamabolo
Steve & Ed playing with Minions
Darren building guitars.
Still much the same, but I can report that the gang has got back together in a couple of cool ways and things should be happening over the course of 2013.
First, John guested with Steve and Ed for an excellent Minions show, one that might go down as the last Minions show as both Steve and Ed considered Minions a bit of short-term summer project.
Darren, Steve and Ed have started working on some new songs that are being earmarked for a new Organical record, the first one was demoed before the holiday’s and was a promising new start. The band are planning on putting the focus on getting songs recorded quickly after writing them as opposed to the long process that the Monster Island record turned into.
So here’s hoping that there is some new Organical music to share in 2013!


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We still hear about political battles over the sanctity of marriage. These politicians want to return marriage to how it was originally intended: between a man and a woman…a man who is only marrying the woman to sleep with her, get her family's money and power, and have kids who they'll hire someone else to raise.
Yeah, marriage in 16th-century England isn't about love: it's about sex and power. And pretty often just power.
Now, marriage at this time is still an unbreakable contract (to death—or decapitation—do us part)—at least until Henry VIII decides to assume ultimate power and pretty much invents divorce. In The Other Boleyn Girl, we see that moment when Henry redefines traditional marriage as a contract between a man and a woman until death—or until it's politically expedient to drop your hubby.
Questions About Marriage
Why is love never a factor in marriage at this time? Why do people get married?
How is the institution of marriage different in 16th-century England than it is today?
Why does Mary's first husband not mind that she is having an affair with the king? Why does no one mind that the king is having an affair? Is marriage not taken seriously in 16th-century England?
Chew on This
Mary was married at twelve years old, showing us what a vastly different world it was back then. She is still a young girl when she is married, and she is accustomed to being obedient to older men.
It's a modern idea that Mary wants to marry for love. She is an exception to the rule, and her marriage can be considered non-traditional for the time as a result.

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WWE announced WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy will defend his title against Mustafa Ali at Survivor Series on November 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Last month, Murphy beat Cedric Alexander at WWE Super Show-Down in Australia to win the title. On last week’s 205 Live, Ali defeated Tony Nese to become the number one contender.
.@WWE_Murphy & @MustafaAliWWE will battle for the #CruiserweightChampionship at #SurviviorSeries! #205Live pic.twitter.com/XYSRhk1vO6
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Murphy simply retweeted the match announcement, while Ali commented “WE are ready.”
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Item description for Continuous Revival by Grubb Norman Percy...
Overview (New Cover)A companion volume to THE CALVARY ROAD; an attempt to describe a revolutionary experience in the life of the author, and in that of many others, in the way of continuous revival.
Publishers Description Does revival come only in great soul-shaking outpourings of the Spirit? "NO " says Norman Grubb. Revival is within reach of everyday people and can be experienced in your heart, home and church. Follow the author as he takes you through his experiences and the effect on his life of brokenness and ongoing personal revival he found as a result of his exposure to the revival movement in Rwanda, Africa, in 1950. Learn the working secret which brought continuous revival to thousands over a period of sixteen years. Not mere theory, but personal experence Read this book and let the reviver do His work in you.
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Studio: Christian Literature Crusade
Est. Packaging Dimensions: Length: 7.16" Width: 4.36" Height: 0.22" Weight: 0.15 lbs.
Release Date Sep 1, 2008
Publisher CLC MINISTRIES INTNL. #91
ISBN 0875083528 ISBN13 9780875083520
Reviews - What do customers think about Continuous Revival?
A Must read Nov 14, 2009
Continuous Revival is the best book I have ever reas about living the Christian life with victory.
Has blessed me for over three decades May 23, 2009
Mark Twain supposedly wrote something like "If I had more time, I would have written less." Continuous Revival provides masterful thoughts in the fewest possible words. As a result, when you feel like your spiritual engine needs a quick tune up, you can read this entire book in an hour or two and get right back on track: acknowledging how you have turned from God, turning your face to Him, and, in a non-spectacular and everyday way be in tune with God's grace being renewed in you.
It is not about the one spectacular moment of faith in your life. It is about the things we can do to daily stay fresh in our appreciation of living with God.
I first received this book in the early 1970s. It's as powerful and helpful today as it was then. I have given many copies away.
It's a keeper.
A book that you keep to read again Mar 5, 2009
Excellent and to the point. Should be required reading for any wishing to see real revival in their hearts, church and community.

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Prayer based on Matthew 26:41. Themes: Temptation, Prayer, Weakness
Dear Lord, I pray that you help me to watch and pray so that I do not fall into temptation. I know that my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. Please strengthen me and guide me so that I may resist the temptations of this world. Help me to stay focused on you and your will for my life. Thank you for your love and grace. Amen.
Verse: Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
This is a Command. The verse commands the reader to “watch and pray” in order to avoid temptation, acknowledging the weakness of the flesh.


CORVALLIS - Oregon State University scientists have received two major awards totaling $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation for oceanographic and computer research.
The studies will create new computer systems that can organize information about the complex world of oceans, currents, subsea terrain and the atmosphere, and help users answer questions about natural hazard management, fisheries, climate, weather forecasting and other topics.
One project will create an "Oregon Coastal Atlas" and make information about the nation's coastal oceans more available, organized and useful. The second will create advanced software that combines ocean observations and mathematical models, allowing mapping of ocean properties, testing of models and design of new ocean observing strategies.
"We want to enable the public, research scientists and coastal decision-makers at all government levels to more easily find and use relevant, timely information about our oceans and atmosphere," said Dawn Wright, a professor of geosciences at OSU, expert in the evolving science of geographic information systems and recipient of a three-year grant for $498,000.
"Text, video, graphics, data, computer models and other information will all be compiled along with the tools to use and understand the information," Wright said. "Much of this will be accessible on the Internet, user training will be available, and the systems can be updated as new data becomes available."
The initial work will focus on the Oregon coast, to help experts address such issues as beach erosion, salmon restoration, protection of marine fisheries, and forecasting of ocean and atmospheric conditions. Eventually, these new types of geographic information systems should form a working model for technology useful on all of the nation's coastal areas and the many different issues they face.
The second grant, for $2.4 million over five years, is to Andrew Bennett, an OSU professor of oceanography. His research team includes 14 physical oceanographers, civil engineers and computer scientists from private industry, six universities and a national laboratory, who collectively have also received grants totaling another $2.4 million over the five years.
The OSU scientists will develop modular software and apply it to the equatorial Pacific Ocean, to the Oregon coast and to the Earth's crust; the other researchers will apply it to the Gulf of Maine, the Mid-Atlantic Bight, the North Atlantic and elsewhere.
Other work will include training in use of the advanced software system, development of visualization tools and a web site, and summer schools and workshops to be held at OSU.
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Dawn Wright, 541-737-1229


US researchers have used zinc-oxide microwires to significantly improve the efficiency of ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LED).
The devices are believed to be the first LEDs that have had their performance enhanced by using the so-called piezo-phototronic effect.
‘By utilising this effect, we can enhance the external efficiency of these devices by a factor of more than four times, up to eight per cent,’ said Prof Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Materials Science and Engineering.
‘From a practical standpoint, this new effect could have many impacts for electro-optical processes — including improvements in the energy efficiency of lighting devices.’
High-efficiency UV emitters are needed for applications in chemical, biological, aerospace, military and medical technologies. Although the internal quantum efficiencies of these LEDs can be as high as 80 per cent, the external efficiency for a conventional single p-n junction thin-film LED is currently only about three per cent.
By applying mechanical strain to the microwires, the researchers the created a piezoelectric potential in the wires, and that potential was used to tune the charge transport and enhance carrier injection in the LEDs.
Due to the polarisation of ions in the crystals of piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide, mechanically compressing or otherwise straining structures made from the materials creates a piezoelectric potential — an electrical charge. In the gallium nitride LEDs, the researchers used the local piezoelectric potential to tune the charge transport at the p-n junction.
The effect was to increase the rate at which electrons and holes recombined to generate photons, enhancing the external efficiency of the device through improved light emission and higher injection current.
‘The effect of the piezo potential on the transport behaviour of charge carriers is significant due to its modification of the band structure at the junction,’ Wang said. ‘This opens up a new field of using the piezoelectric effect to tune opto-electronic devices.’


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All the details of Tim Burton’s October performance in Turin, at the National Film Museum and beyond.
Tim Burton in October he will arrive in Turin, where he will receive the Stella della Mole Award. The popular American director will hold a master class at the National Cinema Museum in Turin on October 11. At the beginning of the meeting he will receive a prize.
Then at 20.30 Tim Burton will go to the Massimo cinema to meet the public, presenting one of his films. On September 27 at 10:00 a pre-sale of a master class by the popular director will open.
Everything is part of the initiative of the National Cinema Museum of Turin, which organized the exhibition “The World of Tim Burton”. For the first time in Italy, the exhibition will be held at Mole Antonelliana, opening on October 10, and will be open to public access from October 11, 2023 to April 7, 2024.
Domenico De Gaetano, director of the National Cinema Museum, stated:
Hosting Tim Burton in Turin is a dream come true. The fantastic images of his films accompany our lives, and it will be wonderful to see how the colorful and extravagant world of Tim Burton can fit into the magical space of the Mole Antonelliana.
And then he continued:
The exhibition has been held in other countries in conventional exhibition spaces, and I am confident that the National Film Museum will be transformed to combine architectural madness and creative genius, and to fit into the strategic project of internationalization of our institution.
The Flash: Tim Burton hated Nicolas Cage’s cameo as Superman
Jenna Ortega – Tim Burton Praises Actress: ‘She Holds a Special Place in My Heart’
Wednesday 2: Tim Burton confirms he’s involved
Batman Returns: Is Tim Burton’s Film a Tribute to Federico Fellini?
Tim Burton is concerned about how artificial intelligence has redesigned Disney characters in his style
Paul Reubens: Tim Burton remembers him as the man who launched his career


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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Australian Droid + Robot (ADR), a Brisbane-based company that specializes in the development for robots and drones for underground mine inspection, was selected by The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) to assist with the inspection of an abandon mine in Queensland. The Collingwood Tin Mine site, located within a rainforest 30km south of Cooktown, was deemed by DNRME to be too hazardous for human inspection and they looked to trial the innovative, safe alternative Australian Droid + Robot has to offer.
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Rajant’s technology provides a robust alternative to fiber and traditional single radio wireless systems using multi-radio, multi-frequency BreadCrumb® nodes, and their patented InstaMesh® networking software. Every ADR robot had a BreadCrumb node onboard. Regardless of the rough terrain, water adversity, or line-of-sight obstacle issues, Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh maintained uninterrupted high throughput and low latency to overcome any obstacles. ADR’s robotic “inspectors” were enabled to independently scan, sense, and explore on behalf of DNRME personnel.
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A professional choral ensemble creates a joyous, elegant atmosphere for your special event. Members of the Oriana Consort are available in small ensembles to perform sacred or secular a cappella choral music at your wedding ceremony, memorial service, holdiay gathering, or other event. Voices raised in harmony at your celebration will be extra memorable for your guests, and will leave them deeply moved.
We offer a wide range of styles, including works by popular composers Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Randall Thompson, and Frank Ticheli; classical composers J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Benjamin Britten, and Samuel Barber; and we would be happy to discuss your special request.
Please contact Caroline Harvey, Assistant Director & Accompanist for the Oriana Consort at firstname.lastname@example.org to inquire after our availability. Our rates are very affordable and help offset our operating costs. We truly enjoy providing music for your event and consider the experience to be an invaluable reward.
Services available from consort members
Many of our members are professional musicians. If you are interested in a soloist for your event, please contact them directly at the email addresses provided.
Hailey Fuqua, soprano
A native of Northern Idaho, coloratura soprano Hailey Fuqua holds degrees from the Boston Conservatory with her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Opera, summa cum laude. Specializing in Baroque repertoire, this spring Ms. Fuqua will conclude her Masters of Music in Historical Performance at Boston University this Fall, studying with esteemed conductor Martin Pearlman. She is a student of Aaron Sheehan, and Kathryn Wright; and has been featured in masterclasses with renowned sopranos Christine Brewer, Julianne Baird, Sheri Greenawald, and Inci Bashar.
A member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she recently appeared in the chorus of Beethoven Symphony 9 and Simon Boccanegra under the baton of James Levine, and with the Boston Pops winter season. Opera roles include: Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, Rodisette in Der geduldige Socrates at the Amherst Early Music Festiva, Yvette in La Rondine at Boston Conservatory, Turandot's attendant in Harvard University's production of Puccini's Turandot, as well as the roles of the Manon, Donna Anna, Konstanze, and Tatiana in various scene performances.
An up and coming interpreter of the works of J.S. Bach and other early music composers, Ms. Fuqua has been featured as soprano soloist in Vivaldi's "Gloria", Mozart's Choral Festival, where she was featured as the Youth in Elijah.
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Kathryn Low, soprano
Kathryn Low, soprano, is a frequent soloist and long time member of The Oriana Consort, and was thrilled to join them on their recent trip to Frankfurt and Leipzig, Germany. She has sung with the Back Bay Chorale, Nashoba Valley Chorale, Boston Pops Holiday Chorus, and also sings currently with New World Chorale.
A graduate of Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, Kathryn sang extensively with the Opera Players there, most notably as Monica in Menotti’s The Medium. She has studied with Sofia Steffan, formerly of the New York City Opera, and Charlotte Russell, Indian Hill Music Center.
Kathryn is a past member of the Board of Directors of PALS Children’s Chorus, Brookline, MA and a current board member of The Oriana Consort. Kathryn also sings as occasional cantor at St. Anne’s Church, Littleton, MA.
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Nate Ramsayer, tenor
Tenor Nate Ramsayer, a graduate student in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University, hails from the gorgeous (but cold!) land of northern Minnesota. He holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Minnesota, with a focus in Hebrew Bible.
As a professional choral singer in Boston, Nate is happy to join the Oriana Consort in Cambridge and is the tenor section leader in the Congregational Church of Needham Chancel Choir. A frequent cantor/soloist at weddings and funerals in the greater Boston area, he also hosts karaoke on the weekends in Danvers, MA and performs one-man shows for area nursing homes. While living in Minneapolis, MN, Nate sang tenor in The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists for four years, and in other groups such as The Gregorian Singers, From Age to Age, and The Summer Singers, while performing in local churches and various recording projects and recitals.
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6 Shows Opening in Boston this January
If you’re looking for a great way to start the new year, try checking out some of the fantastic shows opening in Boston this month. Whether you’re looking for a witty musical, a classic drama, or a crazy new one, the Boston theater scene has you covered.
Plus, if you want to make a whole night of it, check out our suggestions for pre-show dinner spots before you see one of the wonderful productions below.
1. Trans Scripts Part I: The Women
This will be the US premiere of the play that won the Fringe First Award for new writing at the esteemed Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play sheds light on an array of experiences within the transgender community by drawing from real-life interviews from the transgender women from around the world. Get tickets to Trans Scripts Part I: The Women, which opens on the A.R.T Mainstage on January 19.
2. Hand to God
You’ll never look at puppetry the same way again after seeing this show. Set in a humble church in Texas, Hand to God follows the plight of a young teen who’s felt puppet begins to take on a wicked personality of its own. Both darkly hilarious and sometimes legitimately frightening, Hand to God is one hit play that is not to be missed. Get tickets to Hand to God when it begins performances on January 7 at SpeakEasy.
3. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece returns to the stage January 13. This thrilling, hilarious, heart-wrenching tour de force follows two couples (one old, one young) as they play psychological games with one another in the wee hours of a drunken morning. Get tickets to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Scott Edmiston at the Lyric Stage Company.
4. Our Secrets
Be sure to make your plans now to see Our Secrets, as it is only running for 4 performances. This epic tale is to be performed by a daring Hungarian ensemble that incorporates folk music and dance into their staggering work. It is set in a dance hall in Communist Budapest in 1980 and tells the story of a musician who is under a great threat by a government that has been spying on him. Get tickets to Our Secrets from January 19-22 at ArtsEmerson.
5. A Doll’s House
Bryony Lavey’s “subtly modern” (The London Telegraph) adaptation of Ibsen’s groundbreaking classic comes to the Huntington Theatre Company. This powerful play tells the story of Nora Helmer, a housewife who risks her reputation to save her husband’s life. Get tickets to A Doll’s House starting on January 6.
6. Something Rotten!
Straight from its Broadway run, this extremely silly and witty musical tells the story of two young English writers trying to make their mark during Shakespeare’s heyday. After a soothsayer comes to them, the young brothers decide to create the world’s first musical. Something Rotten! begins performances at the Boston Opera House starting on January 17.

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"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
- Ecclesiastes 4:12
There have been several things that have happend over the last week that God used to show me the importance of surrounding yourself with individuals who know you well. Last week was a pretty difficult week at work for multiple reasons, and I can't tell you how much it blessed me to have friends who followed up with me or how much I smiled when I got a hilarious card in the mail to brighten my day.
This same realization hit me last night when I took a meal to a friend who is sick.
Contrary to what society models and teaches us, we are not meant to live isolated and completely independent lives. While it is well and healthy to be indepdent, we all need help and we cannot do everything on our own. Having a person/people who you allow to know you and care for you can do more for your heart, soul, and mind than you realize. After all, the picture God gave us is loving and serving each other - so what better way to experience His love than by doing following that example!