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Applied Surface Science, Vol.469, 173-180, 2019
Arsenene nanoribbons for sensing NH3 and PH3 gas molecules - A first-principles perspective
Using first-principles calculation, the electronic and adsorption characteristics of ammonia (NH3) and phosphine (PH3) gas molecules on hydrogenated armchair arsenene (arm-HAs) and hydrogenated zigzag arsenene nanoribbon (zig-HAs) are studied. Initially, the stability of HAs nanoribbons are examined with formation energy. The band gap of armchair HAs is calculated to be 1.39 eV and for zigzag HAs it is noticed to be 1.03 eV. It is found in the present framework that the arm and zig-HAs nanoribbons can be employed for recognizing toxic gas molecules like NH3 and PH3. The density of states (DOS) spectrum and energy band structure ascertains the transfer of electrons between the toxic gas molecules and arm/zig-HAs nanoribbon. In addition, the adsorption behavior is substantiated from the energy band gap, electron density, adsorption energy and Bader charge transfer of the solitary and toxic gas molecules adsorbed arm/zig-HAs nanoribbon. Hence, the report reveals that both arm and zig-HAs nanoribbons can be utilized for detecting the poisonous gas molecules NH3 and PH3, which shows the variation in the resistance upon adsorption.


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NLC faction urges Buhari to shelve U.S. trip over B’Haram attacks
• Implement confab report on insurgency
Labour has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to shelve his proposed visit to the United States of America (USA) amidst the security challenges by Boko Haram insurgents, which led to the scores of death in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Zaria city, last week.
Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu, during a Ramadan breaking of fast with labour leaders at the weekend in Kaduna, said that it would be insensitive of President Buhari to embark on the trip to the US in the face of heightened terrorist activities in the country.
“This is not the time to embark on foreign trips. Buhari should ensure that this renewed attacks by Boko Haram is addressed and make Nigeria safe for Nigerians. We once again express our sympathy with the families that lost their dear ones in the recent bomb explosions in Zaria and other parts of the country.
We commiserate with the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, the government and good people of Kaduna State and the Zauzau Emirate Council in particular on the irreparable losses.”
According to Comrade Aremu, “Labour will partner against violence in Nigeria where we have reportedly has lost as many as 15,000 lives to terrorism and as many as over one million internally displaced without an official declaration of war.”
Stressing that Labour will support genuine government efforts to combat the vicious cycle of violence in the country, he argued that the recent bombing by Boko Haram has now become a campaign against the working class.” “The soft targets of terror attack are indeed defenseless working people.
The Zaria bombing seems an orchestrated violence against workers because most victims are defenceless civil servants.” Aremu also called on the Federal Government to implement the report of the National Conference on the current insurgency in Nigeria, stressing, “We hereby demand that government implement the resolutions of the National Conference 2014 on Boko Haram insurgency.”
Government should invite states where matters of national security challenges originate to the meeting of the National Security Council to hold National Security Council meetings quarterly especially in times of emergency.
“There should be mass sensitization of the citizens on security awareness…We must implement the Local Government Peace and Security Committee at the local government level.
Membership to this committee should comprise chairman of the local government council, representative from the State Security Service, head of traditional ruler, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), representative of the State Police, military representative, Secretary to the Local Government (as Secretary of the Committee.)”
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The community of Gregory Park, in St Catherine, is undergoing a zinc fence removal exercise, in addition to the general beautification of the area.
Under the project, being carried out by the political representatives and volunteers from the community, concrete walls are replacing the zinc fences, overgrown trees are being cut and drains cleaned.
“We are pulling down the zinc, and building up walls. We are all working together to ensure that our children live in safety,” said Member of Parliament for East Central St Catherine, Alando Terrelonge, while speaking at the Gregory Park Primary School, recently.
Terrelonge, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, said the community members have responded well to uplifting their community.
“We want the community to look alive. I find that people will take pride in their communities once you have good leadership steering the way, and doing projects that are meaningful,” he said.
The MP also praised the efforts of several people and entities for a “great partnership”, which include the parish's Health Department, the Social Development Commission and the Councillor.
“We are working with all our communities, to ensure that the beautification continues. When people take pride in their communities, then change starts to happen,” he said.
Meanwhile, community member, Adrian Taylor, said it pleased him to see what is happening .
“It is overwhelming, and we have to keep it clean. It is pointing in the right direction, and we are working as a team,” he said.


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Olin Holdings Limited (the “Claimant” or “Olin”), The State of Libya (the “Respondent” or “Libya”)
Food and Beverages
Agreement on the Promotion and the Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Great Socialist Libyan Jamahiriya dated 30 June 2004 (the “Cyprus-Libya BIT”).
Members of the Tribunal
Mrs. Nayla Comair-Obeid (President), Mr. Roland Ziadé (Claimant’s appointee), and Mr. Ibrahim Fadlallah (Respondent’s appointee)
In 1997, Libya enacted Law No. 5 for the Promotion of Investment of Foreign Capital (the “Libyan Foreign Investment Law”). Following the enactment of the Libyan Foreign Investment Law, Olin decided to invest in a dairy and juice factory near Tripoli, and obtained all necessary permits and licenses. To carry out its investment, Olin partnered with PROLAC, a major French milk powder producer and exporter, and with ACTINI, a French manufacturer of sterilizing equipment. Olin completed the construction of its factory toward the end of 2006. After Olin had completed construction of its factory and was ready to begin production, Tripoli’s People Committee for Housing & Utilities issued an eviction order informing Olin that its factory was being “dispossessed” and asking Olin to vacate the factory within three days. The Committee’s order was issued pursuant to Decision No. 241 of 2006, which in turn was issued by the General People’s Committee on October 19, 2006, whereby the General People’s Committee expropriated a swath of land including Olin’s factory.

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has approached the Bombay High Court in connection with a financial dispute between the actor and producer Vijay Galani. Khan moved high court asking it to appoint some person to act as an arbitrator to look into the disputes and differences between him and Galani.
The complaint states that Salman is to receive Rs 15 crore from Galani for the film Veer, which Galani has not paid yet.
Salman is a member of Cine and TV Artist Association and Galani as a producer is a member of Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers Association.
There is an agreement between the two associations that in case of any disputes between the members of the said associations, the same shall be referred to the sole arbitrator of the joint committee of the said two associations.
All the film related associations had asked Galani to pay up and had even gone to the extent of issuing circular to its members asking them to not work with Galani. On his part, Galani had reportedly alleged that his reputation was hurt due to all this and had threatened to file for damages worth Rs 250 crore.


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Hello & welcome here :),
This is the place for my current ideas, looking for thoughtful and feeling
writing mates, also reliable ones please!, and here I'm not talking about lots and lots of paragraphs -I'm only online to game every second week myself- but being INSIDE of a story.
/Also we can write only certain episodes of these stories below, taking a shorter part and digging deep only in that is one of my old dreams too./This topic is only for introducing ideas and pairings
, if you'd like to contact me, feel free to do so - in a PM or through MSN.
I'm open to any story suggestion along the lines of my on/off-s you can find as 'My Role Play Preferences' under the avatar image or at the link in my signature.
Note: in M/F stories I'm always F. As for F/F stories I rather write with F writers or those who identify themselves as F
Hugs & blessings,
have a nice day :)Shia LightkeeperCheckmate
M/F romance [VAN] futuristic & real life settings
The story of the arranged marriage and later love between an army leader -mature man- and a governor's stepdaughter -around 20- to create and maintain peace. The male character, your char, is a human-cyborg, once seriously injured in an explosion /loosing his manhood as well and the rest of his condition I leave to your imagination/. First he's totally against having a spouse and a much younger one, he's rude, humiliating, a closed cactus... but actually he's just frustrated and honestly worried because of the future of their marriage as he really starts to fall for the pretty and smart young lady - and surprisingly: it's mutual!
/IF there's a portion of 'extra drama' included the better. As I played the reverse of this story and had a human-cyborg female character myself before whose health declined now my character could experience the same, only from the other side. For example him loosing a part/ability of his body permanently as revenge of an enemy, or his sanity temporarily or maybe a combination of this two...?/ Adult parts can be added via PM and/or MSN if wished so. As for my character's "requests": being pleased by tongue, (vib), strap-on, breast- and nipple-play, suckling if the male char is a breast fan - definitely a good point at Shia

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What's Davenport Lakes like?
People go to Davenport Lakes for fun-filled days at Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, as well as many other top attractions such as Disney's Hollywood Studios®. Epcot® and Magic Kingdom® Park are a couple of popular sights that will definitely leave an impression.
How to get to Davenport Lakes
Davenport Lakes is located 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from the heart of Four Corners.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO), 22.8 mi (36.7 km) from Davenport Lakes
- Kissimmee, FL (ISM-Kissimmee Gateway), 14.2 mi (22.9 km) from Davenport Lakes
Things to see and do in and around Davenport Lakes
What to see in Davenport Lakes
- Orange County Convention Center
- Lake Davenport
- Northeast Regional Park
- Lake Louisa State Park
- Lake Butler
Things to do in Davenport Lakes
- Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
- Disney's Hollywood Studios®
- Magic Kingdom® Park
- Walt Disney World® Resort
Other popular Davenport Lakes attractions
- Disney Springs™
- Universal’s Islands of Adventure
- Universal Orlando Resort
- Universal Studios Florida

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Dear Family Planning Champion,
Did you know that an important meeting for communities of practice in FP/RH recently took place in Lomé, Togo, that gathered key stakeholders from the West Africa region? Here’s a quick recap of what happened – brought to you by a Togolese news article.
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Members of Ouagadougou Partnership (OP) countries met in mid-May to discuss challenges and successes around the theme of “Advancing the integration of family planning in postpartum/nutrition to meet the challenge of health coverage for women and children in the context of the security and health crises in West Africa.” Read more about speeches given and challenges presented—and stay tuned for recommendations coming from the meeting.

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By Mario Giordano
“Break out the prosecco! There’s a brand new detective on the town – and she’s 60, horny, clever and completely cute. within the first e-book of what gives you to be a destroy sequence, Poldi strikes from Munich to Sicily, motive on cheerfully ingesting herself to dying with a view of the ocean. in its place her handyman is going lacking, she unearths his corpse, and what selection does she have yet to resolve the crime? to take advantage of her favourite announcing: Namaste, Poldi!”—People (Book of the Week)
For lovers of A guy known as Ove and the novels of Adriana Trigiani, a captivating, delightfully horny, and bighearted novel starring Auntie Poldi, Sicily’s most recent novice sleuth
An Auntie Poldi Adventure
On her 60th birthday, Auntie Poldi retires to Sicily, aspiring to whereas away the remainder of her days with stable wine, a view of the ocean, and few viewers. yet Sicily isn’t fairly the tranquil island she concept it'd be, and anything consistently turns out to get within the means of her rest. whilst her good-looking younger handyman is going missing—and is came across murdered—she can’t aid yet ask questions.
quickly there’s an research, a smoldering police inspector, a romantic entanglement, one fake lead after one other, a rooftop showdown, and eventually, after all, Poldi herself, a bit tangled up yet nonetheless completely poised.
This “masterly deal with” (Times Literary Supplement) will shipping you to the rocky shorelines of Torre Archirafi, to a Sicily choked with quirky characters, sizzling days, and velvety nights, along a protagonist who’s as fiery because the Sicilian sun.
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Plastic straws removed from Brunel restaurants
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Plastic Straws are officially being removed from a number of Brunel University restaurants and venues as the fight to save the environment continues.
The student bar; Locos and the student club; The Academy have stopped buying and distributing plastic straws in a bid to help save the oceans and support the #TheLastStraw campaign.
The straws are used for an average of 20 minutes, but take a lifetime to decompose. The effect of the slow decomposition is leaving thousands of seabirds, marine animals and sea turtles dead every year say environmentalists.
Brunel University uses on average 2000 plastic straws a month and the Union of Brunel Students has decided this needs to change. Locos and The Academy have now replaced all plastic straws with paper and they will now be given upon demand, rather than automatically.
Plastic straws are a lot cheaper than paper ones; about £25 cheaper per 1000. However, the university believes the benefits outweigh the costs.
Aidy Aziz, Venue Manager at Union of Brunel Students, spoke out on the issue saying: “The Union of Brunel Students are striving to make a positive impact on the future of plastic waste in our oceans. Plastic straws are the first step and future steps are to remove disposable plastic cups from our venues.”
However, plastic straws will still be available for students with disabilities who require a straw which bends.


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Smoking Habits: Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter?
27 Pages Posted: 22 Nov 2010
We use instrumental variable methods to investigate whether the impact of parental smoking habits on their children's smoking decisions is a causal one. We find suggestive evidence of same-sex role models in two-parent households: mothers play a more crucial role in determining their daughters’ smoking decisions, whereas fathers’ smoking habits are primarily imitated by their sons. This same-sex parent–child link is no longer at play for teenagers living in single-mother households, for whom the influence of their only cohabiting parent turns out to be predominant independently of gender.
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"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice said she and husband Joe are looking at their bankruptcy filing as a "fresh start."
"While this is a personal matter, I realize that certain aspects of my private life will always be subject to scrutiny and distortion," Giudice, 38, told People.com. "What is true is that due to the economy, most of my husband's real estate ventures failed despite his hard work and effort. As a result, we looked to the Bankruptcy Court for a 'fresh start.'"
The reality show couple reportedly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., last October. According to court documents, the couple owes $10.85 million to creditors.
In addition to $8.7 million in liabilities, they also are behind $2.6 million in mortgages on their three homes, including the family's $1.7 million mansion in Towaco, N.J., that is featured on the Bravo reality show.
Joe's monthly salary of $3,250 as owner of a stone and stucco company, plus Teresa's monthly $3,333 paycheck from Bravo and "monthly assistance from family members" makes up the family's 30-day income, totaling $16,583.33. Their expenses, on the other hand, come out to $16,582.
Despite the ridiculous shopping sprees Teresa is often seen going on during the show, the couple claim to only spend $400 a month on clothing. Papers show that they owe $104,000 on various store credit cards, including $20,000 to Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. They also are behind $85,000 for home repairs and $12,000 in fertility treatments.
Six months prior to filing for bankruptcy, the couple had to undergo credit counseling and have a budget-related analysis.
Since admitting to the family's money woes, the table-flipping mother of four said she has learned an important lesson.
"When people fall, the way to success is to get up and learn from our mistakes," she told People. "We are in that process."

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In order to develop and validate smart grid technologies with complex control and communication, detailed modeling of distribution systems using the Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) is invaluable . At the distribution system level, testing a 13 kV power electronic device without first validating its controls is cost prohibitive. RTDS provides a cost effective way to study smart grids at not only the system level but also at the device level. The difficulty of modeling the distribution system using RTDS lies in the power electronic devices in the system such as single-phase three-stage solid state transformers (SST) and distributed energy storage devices (DESD) due to their fast transients. This paper investigates the low-loss two-level VSC bridge (LEV2) switching model in RTDS and solves the artificial loss problem for single phase systems. Then, the modeling method is applied to a controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) setup with an SST and DESD, showing promising results. Finally, with the actual DSP+FPGA board for control and an ARM TS7800 for communication, the SST modeled in RTDS is controlled over Ethernet.
T. Yao, I. Leonard, R. Ayyanar and M. Steurer, "Single-phase three-stage SST modeling using RTDS for controller hardware-in-the-loop application," 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2015, pp. 2302-2309, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2015.7309984.
KEYWORDS: Simulation; SST; Smart grid; CHIL; RTDS; VSC LEV2


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Lots to live for
How can I find breast cancer early?
The good news is there are things that you can do to find breast cancer early:
- Get to know the normal look and feel of your breasts.
- Have a free breast screen every two years for women aged 50 - 74 years.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
How can I get to know the normal look and feel of my breasts?
You don’t need to be an expert or know a special way to check your breasts. You can do this as part of everyday activities such as dressing, looking in the mirror, or showering.
All women should do this regularly; daughters, mothers, aunties and grandmothers.
What changes should I look out for?
There are a number of changes you should look out for:
- A new lump or lumpiness
- A change in the size or shape of your breast
- A change in the nipple
- Discharge from the nipples
- Any unusual pain
- A change in the skin of your breast
What should I do if I find a change?
Most breast changes are NOT due to cancer. If you find a change in your breast that is new or usual for you, visit your local health centre without delay.
Where do I go to have a breast screen?
BreastScreen Australia provides free breast screening for women 50-74 years and has services in all states and territories. To find out more call 13 20 50.

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For over 100 years the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) with its 1.4 million members have been helping to protect and enhance America's National Park System for present and future generations. During a downturn of US leadership, where cherished public space was under threat and scientific expertise ignored, NPCA turned to Level M for help in a mission-critical effort for rapid membership growth and support in the State of Maine. Level M assisted the northeast office including strategy, high-level messaging, materials, marketing, location and logistics.
“We hired Roger Meyer of Level M in 2018 to provide brand marketing support for a statewide membership drive. The results were 300% above expectation.”
Cortney Worrall, Senior Regional Director
National Parks Conservation Association, Northeast Office, New York City


|Routing TCP/IP, Volume II||
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II
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For courses in TCP/IP, routing protocols and advanced networking.
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II presents a detailed examination of exterior routing protocols (EGP and BGP) and advanced IP routing issues such as multicast routing, quality of service routing, Ipv6, and router management. Students will learn IP design and management techniques for implementing routing protocols efficiently. Network planning, design, implementation, operation, and optimization are stressed in each chapter. Cisco-specific configurations for each routing protocol are examined in detail. Plentiful review questions and configuration and troubleshooting exercises also make this an excellent study tool in CCIE coursework.
Provides valuable complement to earlier volume to complete learning. Ex.___
Prepares students for both general networking training as well as CCIE certification training with information from the valued industry source. Ex.___
Provides students with real world training presented with the benefit of significant industrial experience. Ex.___
Allows students with a variety of levels of experience and previous education to understand, learn, and benefit from materials. Ex.___
Prepares students for working environment tasks and challenges. Ex.___
I. EXTERIOR GATEWAY PROTOCOLS.
II. ADVANCED IP ROUTING ISSUES.
A detailed examination of exterior routing protocols and advanced IP routing issues
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, enables you to:
The complexities of exterior gateway protocols, including TCP connections, message states, path attributes, interior routing protocol interoperation, and setting up neighbor connections, require a comprehensive understanding of router operations in order to manage network growth. Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, provides you with the expertise necessary to understand and implement Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP-4), multicast routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), IPv6, and effective router management techniques. Jeff Doyle's practical approach, easy-to-read format, and comprehensive topic coverage make this book an instant classic and a must-have addition to any network professional's library.
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, expands upon the central theme of Volume I: scalability and management of network growth. Volume II moves beyond the interior gateway protocols covered in Volume I to examine both inter-autonomous system routing and more exotic routing issues such as multicasting and IPv6. This second volume follows the same informational structure used effectively in Volume I: discussing the topic fundamentals, following up with a series of configuration examples designed to show the concept in a real-world environment, and relying on tested troubleshooting measures to resolve any problems that might arise. This book helps you accomplish more than earning the highly valued CCIE number after your name; it also helps you develop the knowledge and skills that are essential to perform your job at an expert level. Whether you are pursuing CCIE certification, need to review for your CCIE recertification exam, or are just looking for expert-level advice on advanced routing issues, Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, helps you understand foundation concepts and apply best practice techniques for effective network growth and management.
Jeff Doyle, CCIE No. 1919, is a professional services consultant with Juniper Networks, Inc., in Denver, Colorado. Specializing in IP routing protocols and MPLS traffic engineering, Jeff has helped design and implement large-scale Internet service provider networks throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Jennifer DeHaven Carroll, CCIE No. 1402, is a principal consultant with Lucent Technologies. She has planned, designed, and implemented many large networks over the past 13 years as well as developed and taught classes on theory and Cisco implementation of all IP routing protocols.


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Fiji Native Races
The first inhabitants of Fiji arrived long before contact with European explorers in the seventeenth century. Pottery excavated from Fijian towns showed that Fiji was settled before or around 1000 BC. This question of Pacific migration still lingers. Native Fijians, who were a minority in their own country at independence, are mainly of Melanesian stock. Records for the native Fijians do not exist until the first Europeans settled on the islands in 1834. Civil Registration began in 1874 for all nationalities on the islands.


Cell Phones and Cancer?: Seems like everyday there is a new study suggesting that cell phones are linked to cancer one way or another; but there are never any hard, definite findings that confirm that cell phones are cancer causing. Now, to add more confusion to the mix, a recrnt review of previously published research by a committee of experts from Britain, the United States and Sweden concluded there was no convincing evidence that mobile phones cause cancer. Reuters
Text Generation: It’s no secret that teens love texting, and it’s not just them. Mobile phones and smartphones have changed the way we all communicate on a day-to-day basis. Check out this infographic. Mashable
Samsung vs. Apple: This tit-for-tat patent-infringement battle between Samsung and Apple is really getting old. At least this time instead of escalating the conflict, Samsung is dropping one of its counter-suits against Apple. Bloomberg
iPad Traffic: According to NetMarketShare report, iPads account for more than 1 percent of all global web traffic. That’s no small feat for a single device. AllThingsD
iPhone 5 Rumors: While most of these iPhone 5 rumors haven’t really been confirmed, it looks like at least one thing is certain: 15 million iPhone 5s will be set to ship out by September. TechCrunch
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But there's so much more to this overlooked, seed pod veggie! And it grows fantastically in our hot, humid summers.
A tender annual, okra does best direct-seeded once all danger of frost has passed, and the soil has warmed up to around 70 degrees F. This year, I planted mine on May 24th, two seeds per hole, 12-18" apart. Once they were 3-4" tall, I pinched off one seedling if both had germinated. Then comes the waiting. It feels like they are soooo slow to grow big enough to flower, but once they do, the pods grow extremely fast. I check mine daily, or at the very least every other day, picking any pods that are 3-4" long.
So, what do you do with okra once it's picked? Well, I planted some different varieties this year that were better suited to different things. I love breaded, deep-fried okra, and for that I prefer a fat, squatty variety like Texas Hill Country Red. At their best size, they are a little bigger than a quarter in diameter, and therefore make nice big slices.
Deep Fried Okra
- Just cut the pod up into thick coin-sized slices, about three chunks per pod.
- Dip the slices in buttermilk or beaten egg
- Shake them up in a seasoned cornmeal & flour mixture. Salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper are all fantastic seasonings to use. You could also dip them in panko, though that's not exactly "traditional."
- Deep fry at 375 degrees for 2-3 minutes, until golden brown, and spread on paper towels to drain.
- Enjoy them fresh and hot!
The thinner varieties, like the gold standard Clemson Spineless, or the exotic-looking Jing Orange are amazing picked small and pickled. Here's a great refrigerator pickle recipe:
You'll need 5% vinegar - this can be all distilled white vinegar, a half-and-half mix of distilled white and apple cider vinegar (my mom's favorite blend), or you can get creative and use white or red wine vinegar for some or all of the vinegar. Just make sure whatever you use is 5%. Don't use homemade vinegar for this, as the acidity percent is not guaranteed on homemade brews.
Pickled Whole Okra
- Sterilize pint jars by boiling.
- Make a brine of 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup water, 1 tablespoon kosher or pickling salt. (This brine mixture can be doubled, tripled, etc, as necessary). Bring the brine to a boil.
- Add the following to each pint jar: 1 clove minced garlic, 3-4 peppercorns, 3/4 teaspoon dill seed, 1/4 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds. (You could also add red pepper flakes or pickling spice if you like).
- Trim the stems of the okra pods down to 1/4 inch and insert the pods into pint jars whole, alternating stem side up with stem side down, to make best use of the space. Keep the okra an inch to a half inch from the top of the jar.
- Pour boiling brine into the jars, covering the okra and leaving half an inch of headspace.
- Use a thin knife to go around the inside of the jar, dislodging any air bubbles. Top off with more brine if necessary to reach the half inch of headspace.
- Add lids to the jars (I like the twist-on plastic lids for this), allow jars to cool, then move to the refrigerator.
- Wait at least one week to try them!

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Dr. Deborah Birx, familiar to TV viewers as a regular participant in President Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings over the past year or so, has a new job after retiring from the federal government. She is now the chief medical and scientific adviser for a Texas air-filtration company.
Dallas-based ActivePure Technology is “seeking formal clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its air purifier for the purpose of removing coronavirus particles,” Politico reported.
The Biden administration, of course, promoted her TV star colleague Dr. Anthony Fauci to the position of chief medical advisor to the president, but no position was offered to Birx, who previously served as White House coronavirus response coordinator under Trump.
“The Biden administration wanted a clean slate. I understand that completely,” the physician who received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State University. acknowledged to the Reuters news agency.
Separately, the Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute has named Dr. Birx as a global health fellow. She has also joined the board of Innoviva, an investment firm that appears to receive royalties from several pharmaceuticals.
Birx, 64, is s former military officer who worked in the federal government in various important public-health-related positions since 1980, including the fight against HIV/AIDS
The infectious-disease expert announced her intention to retire from the government in late December 2020 after getting into hot water for traveling to Delaware over Thanksgiving with three generations of her family from different households despite publicly urging Americans to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Birx was one of various officials who violated COVID-related guidelines they espoused for the population.
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And while she was not offered a role by the current administration, she wished them well.
“I want the Biden administration to be successful,” she said. “I’ve worked since 1980 in the federal government, first through the military, then through [the Department of Health and Human Services], and then detailed to the State Department and detailed here, where I hope I was helpful. I will be helpful in any role people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire.”
ActivePure, her new employer, “has aggressively marketed its products even as it awaits FDA’s review for Covid-19 filtering, asserting on its website that its technology has a proven ‘kill rate of over 99.9 percent of airborne SARS-COV-2 within 3 minutes,'” Politico claimed.
According to the corporate media, Birx didn’t disagree with Trump enough, who allegedly downplayed the virus, even though he launched an unprecedented public sector-private sector mobilization to respond to the infection, which included the rapid rollout of vaccines pursuant to Operation Warp Speed.
“Birx said she remained concerned about the level of testing in the country, but she praised the new administration for modeling mask-wearing and other behaviors that help to combat the virus,” Reuters noted.
In general, federal government officials, particularly in high-profile or key positions, have lots of lucrative opportunities for private-sector employment that don’t require a lot of heavy lifting after they retire from the bureaucracy.
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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- New York State Police charged a Mount Vernon man with illegally collecting unemployment benefits, police officials said.
Samuel Carlos, 25, allegedly made false entries to be made in the Business Records of the New York State Department of Labor by certifying he was unemployed. Police allege that Carlos was, in fact, gainfully employed during this time.
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Mobile crusher plant enters into the Philippines market successfully.Mobile crusher machine is also called mobile crusher plant, which can crush the aggregated rock with mobility. It can be recognized as an easy aggregated rock production line, which is widely used in railway, highway, building, water conservancy, metallurgy, etc. To meet the different requirement of the kinds of raw material to process and the standard and material of finished product, especially the small area for crushing, mobile crusher plant is more suitable for the disposal and crushing of construction garbage.
There are coarse crushing, medium crushing and fine crushing of mobile crusher plant. At the standpoint of customers, Liming mobile crusher plant takes the eliminating broken site and the less environmental pollution as the first solve solution to offer project operation hardware facilities of high efficiency and low cost, which can boost the concept of crushing.
Mobile crusher plant has significant performance with high required technology. Liming chief engineer Bai Yinghui devoted his team to the research and development of mobile crusher plant with the technological drawing, material selecting, product equipment, etc, which is of high quality. Mobile crusher plant is the first production according to the international market situation for construction garbage crushing. What’s more, the flexible combination makes customers select different installation according to the practical situation. Mobile crusher plant can form the style of screening after crushing, crushing after screening or exclusive use. According to the practical required situation, mobile crusher can mix with coarse and fine crushing system or coarse, medium and fine crushing system or use alone of high flexibility.
The first product in the market is the coarse crushing mobile crusher plant with the jaw crusher as its main equipment, which is of high technology and quality. Each equipment is formed by 25 basic modules, all of which has variety selective parts to meet the customers’ special need. Coarse mobile crusher plant is used in the crushing and recycling of rock, ore, bulk-like bituminous concrete of road, cement concrete material which has been removed, etc.
Liming mobile crusher is starting to set out to Philippines. Mobile crusher is Liming’s newest crushing plant production combined with vibrating feeder, high pressure PE European jaw crusher, cone crusher, vibrating screening, belt conveyor, electric motor, control cabinet, etc., which leads a leading position.
It is the first time for Liming mobile crusher plant to enter the market of Philippines with the assurance of the quality and reputation of Liming, which is also of great significance of entering the middle east later. Liming mobile crusher plant, which has been put into market for one year, achieves a better influence in the crushing machinery market.


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Japanese Tengu Mask
31x24cm or 12.5x9.5 inches
This powerful old Tengu Mask is one of my favourite Japanese Artworks.
Tengu is a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion. They are considered a type of supernatural beings or Shinto kami(gods). Tengu was originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest Tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is widely considered the Tengu defining characteristic in the popular imagination. They are also thought to have been influenced by the Garuda a legendary bird or bird-like Deity in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology,
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Emergency Dentist in Götteldorf (Bavaria) Middle Franconia > Bavaria > Germany
On the internet site DentalBy you may find a full list of Emergency Dentist in Götteldorf (Bavaria) who can help you get your tooth dilemma fixed in as soon as possible. Teeth pain is usually debilitating so the faster you get your tooth fixed the superior. By looking in the list of dentist below you may effortlessly begin your search for an emergency dentist in Götteldorf. You can find several to choose from so it need to be no trouble for you to find a single in your area who can help you out with no problem.
When you have a tooth ache you could want to consider it a dental emergency in Götteldorf and you may possibly should contact a dentist in your region who can handle such situations because living with tooth pain is usually certainly one of the most debilitating pains to live with. In the list of dentist below you will easily get an office of emergency dentistry which will assist you in any problem that is related to your teeth. There might be have to have for a crown or even a prescription of anti-biotic substances to help end your pain.
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Malusi Gigaba warns that SA’s already-dismal growth forecast is at risk
National Treasury’s growth forecast of 1.3% for 2017 may be at risk, according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Speaking at the Tax Indaba in Sandton on Monday, Gigaba said he was sure positive growth would materialise in the coming quarters. However, he said growth was at risk of falling short of the forecast and that a revised outlook could be announced during the medium-term budget policy statement on October 25.
In the February budget review, Treasury forecast that the economy would grow 1.3% in 2017, 2% in 2018 and 2.2% in 2019. Annual growth has weakened since 2011, which has hampered the government’s ability to reduce unemployment.
Speaking on gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter, which was 2.5% quarter on quarter and 1.1% year on year, Gigaba said there was broad-based weakness in the industrial and services sectors but the improvement in second quarter was promising.
"The most important step we can take to develop the country is to get South Africans working. We welcome initiatives from [the] CEO Initiative and Business Unity SA to grow the economy inclusively."
Gigaba said he would focus on the 14-point plan announced in June to bolster growth.
"Although the second-quarter GDP growth came as a relief to all of us.… Our current level of growth is clearly insufficient and unsustainable. We simply have to take drastic measure to grow the economy sustainably."
Giagaba said taxation remained crucial and at the core of SA’s democracy, allowing the state to provide public services.
"Government bears the responsibility to manage public finances prudently and effectively," he said.
He said due to below-par growth in the past few years, there had been greater public interest in tax policy.
South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane said the revenue target for 2017 remained a huge stretch in an economy with weak growth.
"The role of SARS as a tax organisation becomes even more significant with low economic growth but SARS remains committed to its mandate of collecting all its revenue for 2017."


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Apple Eliminating Back to My Mac Service in All Versions of macOS in July
Apple today announced in an updated support document that the Back to My Mac service is being eliminated from all versions of macOS on July 1, 2019.
Apple previously warned that Back to My Mac support would be eliminated in macOS Mojave, but the updated wording seems to suggest the feature will be removed from all versions of macOS rather than just macOS Mojave.
As of July 1, 2019, Back to My Mac service is not available in any other version of macOS. You can use these alternatives for file access, screen sharing, and remote desktop access.
macOS Mojave has not had the Back to My Mac feature since the first developer beta launched, and Apple confirmed plans to end support for the feature in August 2018.
Back to My Mac is designed to let Mac owners connect to one Mac from another Mac for file transfers and screen sharing purposes. It lets users create a network of Mac computers with two or more Macs, but it can be complicated to set up and use, which is perhaps why Apple has decided to discontinue it.
In the support document, Apple suggests customers can access their files across all of their devices - including new machines - from iCloud Drive. Other Macs can be operated through screen sharing functionality, and Macs can be managed remotely with Apple Remote Desktop, software available from the Mac App Store for $80.
Some Back to My Mac users are sure to be unhappy with Apple's decision to sunset the feature entirely and the suggestion that users transition to Apple Remote Desktop for remote management purposes given its high price tag, but there are third-party options like TeamViewer and LogMeIn.
Apple today launched its annual "Back to School" promotion for college/university students in the United States and Canada. This year's promotion offers a free Apple gift card with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad, rather than free AirPods like last year. Apple is also offering students 20% off AppleCare+ plans during the promotion.
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iPhone 14 Pro models are widely expected to feature always-on displays that allow users to view glanceable information without having to tap to wake the screen. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman said the feature will include support for iOS 16's new Lock screen widgets for weather, fitness, and more.
"Like the Apple Watch, the iPhone 14 Pro will be...
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman outlined additional M2 Macs on Apple's product roadmap, including new Mac mini models with M2 and M2 Pro chips, new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and a new Mac Pro tower with M2 Ultra and "M2 Extreme" chips.
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Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model with 256GB of storage has significantly slower SSD read/write speeds compared to the equivalent previous-generation model.
YouTube channels such as Max Tech and Created Tech tested the 256GB model with Blackmagic's Disk Speed Test app and found that the SSD's read and...
TSMC will manufacture Apple's upcoming "M2 Pro" and "M3" chips based on its 3nm process, according to Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes.
"Apple reportedly has booked TSMC capacity for its upcoming 3nm M3 and M2 Pro processors," said DigiTimes, in a report focused on competition between chipmakers like TSMC and Samsung to secure 3nm chip orders. As expected, the report said TSMC will...
The next-generation AirPods Pro could come with a long list of new features that include heart rate detection, the ability to function as a hearing aid, and a USB-C port according to a report from 52Audio.
The site claims that it has received new information on the AirPods Pro 2, and it has used that information to provide some renders on what the earbuds might look like. Design wise, there...
Polish developer Michał Gapiński has released a new and improved version of his "Tesla Android Project" which brings Apple's CarPlay experience to more Tesla vehicles than ever before.
According to Gapiński, version 2022.25.1 provides "100% functional CarPlay integration for any Tesla," and comes with several new features and bug fixes.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dir. Robert Wise (1951). Liberal sci-fi, released at the height of the Cold War, this DC-set tractwell directed by the versatile Robert Wiseuses the threat of extraterrestrial invasion as a means to shock the world into nuclear disarmament.
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This unusual, triple chain bracelet features the Luna charm and set stone with the north star hanging from the end. The chain is a 2mm wide fine round belcher and it attaches with a carabiner clasp with 3 length options, the maximum being 7".
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Many are quite familiar with President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of October, 1863. However, few have read or heard of his similar proclamation from a few month’s prior which helped build the foundation for his famous October proclamation. The Star of the West, July 25, 1863 contains the text (see images below) of this earlier declaration calling for a day of thanksgiving and prayer – words which are apropos as we prepare (in the U.S.) to celebrate Thanksgiving. Note: We’ve included the text of this famous proclamation below.
October 3, 1863
By the President of the United States of America.
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.
By the President: Abraham Lincoln
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I’ve always enjoyed reading the editorial on page 2 of the “Richmond Examiner” newspaper, as the bias shown by the writer was often strongly in favor of the Confederate cause. But in the issue of July 25, 1863 the editor stretched his optimist about as far as it could reach. With the Confederate failure at Gettysburg and their advance into the North stopped, all might have seemed hopeless for the Confederate forces. But the editor tried to put a positive spin on the events by stating:
“…failed by a single accident, by a single mistake–that sad one at Gettysburg…But after all, the depression which its failure produced on the public mind was more than was warrantable. The result was not a defeat, it was not a loss; it was only not a victory, not one of the most brilliant triumphs ever recorded. It was little else than a disappointment of extraordinary expectations…”.
The “”Southern Illustrated News” was a somewhat failed attempt by the Confederacy to bring to its citizens an illustrated newspaper similar to “Harper’s Weekly” and “Leslie’s Illustrated“. Although the presumed feature of the Dec. 5, 1863 issue was the front page engraving & biography of Captain William Downs Farley, time caused several innocuous items on the back page to intrigue the historical collector.
The back page has several reports which bring together many of the names involved in the Lincoln assassination that would happen more than a year in the future. Under the theatrical reports is mention that: “…Laura Keene, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Walcott…lately formed an alliance known as ‘Laura Keen’s Combination & have been traveling through the Northern States…On Monday last huge posters were put out announcing the ‘American Cousin’ with Charles Walcott in one of the principal parts…” Remember that Laura Keene starred in “Our American Cousin”, the performance at Ford’s Theatre the evening of the assassination. Also on the back page: “Edwin Booth is playing in Boston supported by Mrs. Anna Cornell & Mr. Marshall.” He was the brother of John Wilkes Booth. Even his name is here, performing at Ford’s Theatre no less: “The present week is announced as the last of J. Wilkes Booth…at Ford’s New Theatre, Washington, D.C.” And a bit further on is even mention of the President: “…preparatory to his appearance at Richmond in the character of one of President Lincoln’s special peace envoys as already announced…” (see). This single page brings together the names Laura Keene, the play “Our American Cousin”, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, and Ford’s Theatre, an almost eerie coincidence, particularly for a Confederate newspaper.
We continue our weekly feature of reflecting upon the appropriate 150 year old issue of “Harper’s Weekly” from the perspective of a subscriber in 1861:
“The daily papers today give evidence of what everyone feared: war has begun. Events in Charleston harbor reached a breaking point as both the North and the South claimed the military installations there. But our “Harper’s Weekly” is about two weeks late with reports which I understand is due to the complexity of providing accurate illustrations of the events, certainly a small price to pay for the great benefit of “seeing” the war scenes. I look forward to the end of the month and seeing just what transpired at Charleston.
In the meantime today’s issue has a scene of Point Isabel, Texas, a town apparently on a cliff along the Gulf of Mexico. In the foreground troops are being transported on a paddle-wheeler. Near the back are two military scenes including a boat house at Fort Pickens, Florida, and another the inside of that fort. The cannons they use are huge and the fort’s thick walls seem impenetrable. I had not previously known what the inside of a fort looked like.
I recognize President Lincoln in one of the back page cartoons, his face and stature familiar from an earlier issue on his inauguration. In this cartoon he consults with “Columbia”, who says: “…be sure you’re right, then go ahead!” Yes, our future is in his hands.” With all of the tension in the air, I was surprised to see the double-page centerfold which included various vignettes of American Home Scenes, which seemed in stark contrast to the mood of the day.
To enjoy the images (and some of the text) from this issue, please go to: Harper’s Weekly, April 13, 1861

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Good Morning and welcome to Layout day. Not sure why I am calling it layout day but what the heck. I made a layout just to switch things up a little. Plus I was totally inspired by all my blog friends who make layouts. I am NOT at the same level but still thought I would give it another try.
Why not make the layout of my adorable dog. I used my Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Square 25 to make this fun little embellishment for Curtis's picture. I love how easy it is to use and just look how much more cute it makes the photo.
So this layout took me like almost 2 hours. Besides being a card maker 90% of the time I am exploring and totally loving it. You can see all the detail that I put into this layout. I did use my Silhouette Cameo to cute out the background and then I used the hearts from the cut and popped them out with foam adhesives. Added a little fun sequins and wood shapes.
Well there you go. I made a layout.
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Man charged with cheating victim of S$175,000 for 500 cartons of masks, says he is a victim himself
SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man was charged on Saturday (Feb 15) with cheating another man into paying S$175,000 as a deposit for 500 cartons of surgical face masks.
Daryl Cheong Zhi Yong is accused of deceiving the man into believing that he had masks for sale at S$400,000 for 500 cartons, in an exchange said to have occurred near the McDonald's outlet at Jurong Point on Feb 13.
The victim had met Cheong at about 10am that day to hand over the cash after seeing an advertisement for masks on Carousell, police said on Friday.
After the S$175,000 was delivered, Cheong allegedly became uncontactable and did not deliver the goods.
He was identified and arrested later that day.
The prosecution on Saturday successfully applied for Cheong to be remanded for a week for the police to conduct further investigations.
"The accused has taken advantage of the current climate, where individuals are seeking to buy surgical masks in view of the coronavirus disease outbreak, and he has made a significant profit of at least S$175,000," said Deputy Public Prosecutor Michelle Tay.
She said the remand was for more time to trace victims, the flow of funds and to seize exhibits.
Cheong, who was unrepresented, told the judge: "I did not cheat anyone, I am only a third party. I'm only supplying to others. I was also cheated by another guy."
He said he wished to go to work and support his family. He was remanded for investigations and will return to court on Feb 21.
If found guilty of cheating, Cheong faces a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine.


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New exhibition explores the ancient connection with nature.Fluidity is body of work by acclaimed artists Catriona Pollard and Karen Visser which applies a fluid perspective to nature and explores form and...
Long Reef is a perfect stretch of white sand.
At the north end there is Long Reef Headland, a protected aquatic reserve, and a golf course. A walk to the top of the headland can often be rewarded by views of migrating whales.
There are offshore reefs in the north (the Long Reef Bomboras) and beach breaks running the entire 1.6 kilometres south to Dee Why and, on weekdays there's every chance of getting a quality wave to yourself.
The Long Reef Bomboras starts to break at one metre or so and in a big south swell can produce a beautiful wave up to five metres. Reliable sandbanks shape beach breaks that are great for beginners and intermediate surfers.
North Long Reef is also a favourite for windsurfing and kitesurfing.


The Odisha government on Monday suspended operations in seven mines that failed to pay penalties by December 31 for illegal extraction of iron and manganese ores between 2000 and 2011.
The Supreme Court had on August 2 imposed a penalty on 150-odd iron and manganese ore lessees in the State for environment clearance violations. The Odisha government had issued demand notices to the lease owners to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 17,576.17 crore for mining of 215.5 million tonnes of iron and manganese ores.
“Of the Rs. 17,576.17 crore penalty, the government has received over Rs. 8,223 crore,” said Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick. Only 72 defaulters were able to meet the deadline, he said.
The government will submit a status report on fine collection to a Central Empowered Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court, in two to three days, director of mines Dipak Mohanty said. The mines that were served notices included State-run PSU IDCOL’s Roida mine, ESSEL’s Koira mine, Mideast’s Roida mine and Serajuddin Co’s Balda mine.


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Ficus curtipes belongs to the monoecious subgenus Urostigma, subsection Conosycea. This species is widely distributed in China, Malaysia, India, and Thailand. Growing up to 5–10 m, it occurs naturally in Xishuangbanna's tropical forests. Previous studies have shown that Ficus curtipes Corner is a passively-pollinated fig tree species with two internally-ovipositing ‘non-pollinating’ fig wasps (NPFWs) that can pollinate its figs.
Prof. YANG Darong and his research group of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) have engaged in the studies on interrelationships between figs and fig wasps for many years. In a recent article, they described studies of the biology of the ‘non-pollinating’ fig wasps and their relationship to the tree's agaonid pollinator. The study was conducted at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (101°15'E, 21°55'N, at about 555 m a.s.l.)
Specifically they asked: (i) Is egg maturation in ‘non-pollinating’ fig wasps pro-ovigenic, as in agaonids and do they contain the same number of eggs as the agaonid associated with F. curtipes? (ii) Are they of a similar body size and are their ovipositors of a similar length to those of the tree's agaonid pollinator and do they insert their ovipositors in a similar way? (iii) Do all three internally-ovipositing fig wasps prefer to oviposit in short-styled flowers? and (iv) What is the relationship between the NPFWs and the agaonid: are the NPFWs gallers, inquilines or parasitoids?
Eupristina sp. agaonids chose flowers in proportion to their availability, rather than preferring to oviposit in shorter-styled flowers. Diaziella yangi van Noort & Rasplus and Lipothymus sp. (Pteromalidae) foundresses followed Eupristina sp. into receptive figs and laid their eggs entirely in flowers that already contained pollinator eggs. This indicated that both NPFWs were inquilines under the widely-used terminology in the fig wasp literature, because they utilized galls generated by the pollinators. However, their adult bodies and galls were larger than those of the pollinators, showing that they independently stimulate ovule growth. These species were better described as secondary gallers that modified galls previously generated by the pollinators and killed the primary gallers.
The study entitled “Secondary galling: a novel feeding strategy among ‘non-pollinating’ fig wasps from Ficus curtipes” has been published online in Ecological Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/een.12030


I love Italian handguns. When I say that, you likely picture a Beretta, probably the 92FS.
While I do love that gun, and numerous others, today we are talking about a little-known handgun from another Italian company — the Benelli B76.
Beretta owns Benelli now, but in 1976 they were still independent.
During that time, they produced and designed one of the most interesting handguns I’ve ever seen. If you asked me why I couldn’t give you a direct answer.
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It didn’t seem like they were trying to win military or police contracts, and the engineering behind the gun makes me want to say someone was showing off.
The Benelli B76 isn’t traditional in any sense of the word. Rather it uses what’s best described as an inertia-delayed blowback system.
Inertia and Benelli go hand in hand. They revolutionized the market with their inertia-driven shotguns, so why not expand that to a pistol?
I’ve been reading the original manual, numerous websites, Gun Digest, and American Rifleman PDFs from the late 70s and early 80s, and I think I figured out how the gun works.
I have to give Ian at Forgotten Weapons a lot of credit as well.
He had a handgun in clear HD video to explain the process, which unlocked something in my brain. Let me try and explain it the best way I possibly can.
When an automatic handgun fires, designers have to use some form of locked breech design or a blowback-operated gun with a spring heavy enough to reduce the velocity of the slide moving rearward to safe levels.
Blowback can be troublesome with calibers above .380 ACP due to the higher pressures. However, blowback allows for a fixed barrel which can aid in accuracy, albeit at the cost of increased recoil.
Most companies use some form of short recoil to create a locked breech, typically with a tilting barrel. You want the breech to remain locked until the pressure drops to a safe level to cycle and the bullet has left the barrel.
Using an inertia-delayed system is another way to achieve this.
First, you have to understand that the B76 doesn’t utilize a traditional slide design. The slide is just that, the slide.
The bolt, firing pin, barrel, and recoil spring are all left on the frame when you remove the slide. Inside, the bolt sits in a locking recess and cannot move until it makes a slight jump out of the recess and onto its rails.
When you fire the gun, there is rearward force created by recoil and by the pressure of the projectile leaving the gun.
The bolt gets hit with this pressure and wants to move, but inertia keeps the slide in place with a little help from the recoil spring.
The rear of the bolt has a little lever, which presses against a locking block. This locks the bolt in place until the pressure overcomes the inertia. By the time this happens, the pressure has dropped to safe enough levels.
At this point, the bolt moves rearward, and a protrusion on the bolt meets a slot inside the slide and carries the slide rearward with the bolt. This completes your cycle of operations and extracts, ejects, loads, and recocks the weapon.
Apart from the odd operating system, the B76 was a fairly standard gun for the time.
It used a double-action, single-action design and came in numerous calibers and configurations. The standard B76 had a 4.25-inch barrel, and the Sport and Bullseye variants featured 5-inch barrels and available match weights.
The magazines were single-stack designs, and most held eight rounds. The Bullseye model held five, as was the standard for many bullseye pistols of the era.
These were fascinating guns from a well-respected manufacturer, so why don’t we hear much about them today? Why doesn’t Benelli still make inertia-operated handguns?
Where Did It Go?
The gun was moderately successful. Its fixed barrel proved quite accurate, which lent it more popularity amongst competition shooters. This was reflected in the available Sport and Bullseye models of the gun.
Police and military contracts often help a gun find massive success, and admittedly the B76 didn’t score any of these contracts. The inertia system proved to be too ammo-picky for any widespread adoption.
Inertia shotguns tend to be ammo-sensitive, and the B76 is also best described as similarly finicky. In the gun’s manual, Benelli suggests using ammo with a velocity of at least 1,320 feet per second.
In a review by American Rifleman in 1979, the reviewer states that the gun fed hardball ammunition fine, but soft points and hollow points were unreliable.
Shooters also needed to ensure they had a good, firm, high grip on the gun. If limp-wristed or held too low, it could induce malfunctions. Benelli shotguns require a similar grip and press against the shoulder to function properly.
In the end, the inertia delay didn’t offer enough benefits over more conventional operating systems. In fact, it came with some serious disadvantages.
Additionally, the B76 was pretty expensive, retailing for $349.95, according to Gun Digest 1982. When adjusted for inflation, that’s over a grand today.
Expensive, finicky guns rarely become mainstream. Guns like the H&K P7, Steyr GB, and Laugo Arms Alien are remarkable engineering feats that eventually end up in collections and museums rather than range bangs or holsters.
The B76 was dang sure neat with a fascinating and novel operating system. However, it was not enough to guarantee its success, and like so many other interesting firearms, it faded into history.
What are your thoughts on the inertia-driven B76? Share your thoughts below! Interested in other odd operating systems? Check out our article on What Happened to the Remington R51!
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I just inherited one of these a few months ago and couldn't find a whole lot of information on it. Glad to have seen this write up, now I have a better understanding of what I now own. I fired a single round through it to make sure that it functional but didn't want to shoot it more than that until I was able to have it cleaned and checked by my local gun smith.
I had the opportunity to handle a B76, but not to fire it. A friend of my Dad's owned one back in the mid 80's, but I was passing through. It looked and felt like a really well made gun. I wish I'd had the chance to take it to a range, but the Fates had other plans.
You did a fine job of breaking down how the inertia system worked Travis. Ian would be proud.
I generally keep an eye out for unique used guns at the LGS's in my area, but have yet to see another B76 come through. Just as well, as it would be like an original SIG 210, way outside my budget.


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Moss leads anti-fluoride backlash
RALPH MOSS wants to form a citizens and ratepayers' association to stop Ballina's water supply being fluoridated.
A staunch anti-fluoridation protester, Mr Moss says Ballina Shire Council's decision to add fluoride to the water is in breach of Section 5 of the Commonwealth Act and Section 109 of the Australian Constitution.
The Ballina resident claims council broke the law by failing to properly consult with the community.
Ballina mayor Phillip Silver rejected Mr Moss's claim, saying the council had engaged the community sufficiently and it was now up to NSW Health to make the final decision.
Mr Moss said fluoride was a poison. “My primary problem with Ballina council introducing fluoride into the water supply is the health hazard it will pose to the community,” he said.
“When fluoride gets into the bloodstream it enters the pineal gland and the pituitary gland, which control the glandular systems. It can be the start of cancer.
“I personally suffer with hyperthyroidism, so I have flat-red blood formation, which means if I ingest fluoride I suffer from headaches.”
Cr Silver said NSW Health knew the risks involved with water fluoridation and would come to the right decision.
“Council has resolved to advise the Department of Health of our desire for fluoridation of Ballina's water supply,” he said.
“There are currently discussions going on between Rous Water and the Department of Health. The shires of Richmond Valley, Lismore City and Ballina Shire have all indicated their desire for fluoridation to the department and are discussing how and when it will occur.”
Cr Silver said that children's dental health would benefit greatly from the decision.
Mr Moss is calling for residents to attend a meeting at the Ballina RSL Club on Monday, from 6pm. The meeting will discuss the formation of a citizens and ratepayers' association with the initial goal of blocking fluoridation.
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The Orchard Farms Metropolitan District is located in Thornton, Colorado off of Highway 7 and York Street. This beautiful community is 20 minutes north of Denver and offers access to more than 80 community parks within the City of Thornton.
Required Notice Pursuant to House Bill 23-1105 – Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force
House Bill 23-1105 created the HOA and Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Forces to examine certain matters in communities that are governed by these entities. The Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force will review, among other matters, tax levying authority and practices, foreclosure practices, communications with homeowners and governance policies. A requirement of the new law is that we notify you of the creation and existence of the Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force prior to its first meeting. If you have any questions about the Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force, please reach out to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or visit their website at https://dora.colorado.gov. Thank you.
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StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday Just Because with Remarkable You from Stampin’ Up!
This week’s Thoughtful Thursday is one of those cards that you can batch make and save, ready for you to pull out at a moments notice. I have even left the sentiment off, so that I can add an appropriate one just before I sent it.
This card uses the Remarkable You stamp set. I LOVE this stamp set for pretty sympathy cards, wedding cards, and Just Because type occasions. The images are pretty florals and this lovely Leaf print. Here it is stamped in Basic Grey Archival ink onto Whisper White card stock. Then I took an dry-ish Aqua-Painter and watercoloured the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink. You can find another fun watercolour idea with this stamp set HERE!
The background is dry embossed using the Hexagons 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for some added interest. I LOVE these dynamic folders, they emboss beautifully! Here I did spritz the card stock with a good amount of water before I ran it through the Big Shot. This makes the card stock a little ply-able and gives an even deeper emboss.
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Suhan Shetty, Teguh Lembono, Tobias Löw, and Sylvain Calinon
We propose an approach based on low-rank tensor approximation techniques to initialize the existing optimization solvers close to global optima. The approach uses only the definition of the cost function and does not need access to any database of good solutions. We first transform the cost function, which is a function of task parameters and optimization variables, into an unnormalized probability density function. Unlike existing approaches that set the task parameters as constant, we consider them as another set of random variables and approximate the joint probability distribution of the task parameters and the optimization variables using a surrogate probability model. For a given task, we then generate samples from the conditional distribution with respect to the given task parameter and use them as initialization for the optimization solver. As conditioning and sampling from an arbitrary density function are challenging, we use Tensor Train decomposition to obtain a surrogate probability model from which we can efficiently obtain the conditional model and the samples. The proposed method can produce multiple solutions coming from different modes (when they exist) for a given task. We first evaluate the approach by applying it to various challenging benchmark functions for numerical optimization that are difficult to solve using gradient-based optimization solvers with a naive initialization, showing that the proposed method can produce samples close to the global optima and coming from multiple modes. We then demonstrate the generality of the framework and its relevance to robotics by applying the proposed method to inverse kinematics and motion planning problems with a 7-DoF manipulator, as commonly encountered in robot manipulation.


Electrical contact behavior of silver-graphite (75 wt% Ag) brushes
Dillich, Sara A., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, Doris, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Lawless, Kenneth R., School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Gibson, John E., School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
The objective of the research for this dissertation was to investigate the influence of temperature and surface films on the electrical contact behavior of silver-graphite (SG 142, 75w% Ag) brushes. To this end, the brushes were tested in ambient air at constant settings of the test conditions, i.e., current density, sliding speed, and brush load. The electrical and mechanical losses through the brushes, as well as the bulk rotor and brush temperatures, were monitored as functions of the elapsed testing time. Contact temperatures, not directly measurable, were estimated using the voltage-temperature relationship.
The performance of the brushes was strongly affected by the nature of the surface films present at the brush-rotor interface. Test data showed evidence for the build-up and breakdown of surface films due to graphite lubrication and also for a persistent surface film of about 10~¹² ohm-m² film resistivity. The coefficient of friction of the brushes was found to increase with elapsed testing time, as the measured contact voltage drop and calculated film resistivity decreased. Brush wear was observed to increase with increasing current through the brushes, The observed brush behavior is explained in terms of an increase in the metallic properties of the surface films during testing.
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Brushes, Electric, Silver-graphite
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Yule | Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Winter Solstice | Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials
Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice, is celebrated in late December when the sun's daily arc reaches it's lowest, darkest and coldest point, beginning it's rise toward the longer, warmer days and the promise of spring. This wonderful book for Yule is packed full of great stuff including:
Explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year.
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Henry James has written an American novel with a slate of
all-American post-Civil War performers: abolitionists,
transcendentalists, professional reformers, political zealots,
ill-advised innocents. James still uses themes of the misuse of
others and the desire to control them as the cardinal sin of all
relationships. This story is also a chivalric tale of traditional
society as enacted by Basil Ransom, an unreconstructed Southern
intellectual from post-Civil War Mississippi. He travels north to
Boston and meets Olive Chancellor who is a talented young woman
brought up to join in the battle of equal rights for women. Olive
has an innocent female friend, Verena, who has committed herself to
the 'Cause' and admires Olive for her ability to speak eloquently
in public circumstances. Both Olive and Basil are trying to save
Verena for their own selfish reasons. James employs many different
methods to present their reasons: a caricature of American life in
the new industrial time after the Civil War, a fable whose hero is
a defender of the family, a sociological introduction to the
suffrage movement. The skirmishes become more personal to the
characters and more specific to their situations as they explore
the justifications for their beliefs. "The Bostonians" is a history
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Yesterday the CMAP Board met jointly with the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee to consider a full agenda of items, including approval of several transportation funding programs and projects. Both bodies approved the semi-annual ON TO 2050/Transportation Improvement Program conformity analysis and TIP amendment.
They also approved the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020-24 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, the FFY 2020-22 Transportation Alternative Program-Local, and the FFY2020-24 Surface Transportation Program - Shared Fund program. These programs and the projects they will help fund are discussed in more detail below.
The meeting also included a discussion of how Policy Committee members such as the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and CMAP are collaborating on how new state capital funding will be allocated. To help inform these discussions, CMAP has published policy briefs on Rebuild Illinois and other capital funding passed during the most recent legislative session, as well as a tool to help identify what projects were allocated funding.
Finally, the meeting included a discussion of innovative projects, such as the new CMAP Regional Sidewalk Inventory, which is now available to view in an interactive map, and a discussion of the Illinois Tollway's Connected Vehicle pilot project.


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The Star newspaper is no under fire following the alleged reports that the former agriculture cabinet minister and The Service Party leader Mwangi Kiunjuri will be the DP Ruto's 2022 running mate, which is now being perceived and claimed to be fake news.
Via her tweeter account nominated Senator Millicent Omanga has fired at the Star, questioning if they are now competing with other gossip tabloids on spreading rumors and fake news, claiming that the story about deputy president William Ruto's running mate is a fertile imagination.
The claims were also dismissed by the Harambee Annex communication director Emmanuel Talam saying that Ruto's priority at the moment is not about distribution and sharing of positions but he is busy working on an economic plan for the whole country, hence the reason he is engaging leaders from the entire country on this journey.
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Manual of the grasses of the United States
- 2d ed., rev. by Agnes Chase.
- Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1950 [i.e.] 1951.
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- 1051 p. illus., maps. 24 cm.
- Miscellaneous publication (United States. Department of Agriculture) no. 200
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- United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Miscellaneous publication no. 200
- Contribution from Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
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