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National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the Department of Commerce,
will present its John Campanius Holm Award to veteran weather observer
Edgar Schwarz Jr. of Boerne, Texas. Each year, the coveted Holm Award
is presented to 25 people who have performed exceptional volunteer
service as a weather
“Schwarz and the other recipients all share a common bond of dedication to their communities, the National Weather Service and the nation,” said Bill Proenza, director of the National Weather Service, Southern Region. “Their commitment to excellence in the performance of their observation duties, is worthy of special recognition.”
Since becoming a cooperative observer a little over 35 years ago, Schwarz has provided timely and accurate weather data to the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) serving Austin/San Antonio. During this period, he established an unbroken record of daily temperature and precipitation observations. His exceptional record keeping and reporting continues a history of cooperative observation at the Boerne station dating back to 1876.
His voluntary reports on weather conditions in the western portion of the Texas Hill Country are critical to the WFO’s ability to issue severe weather and flood warnings for the Kendall County area.
Schwarz has also served as a cooperative rainfall observer for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) since 1968. While his station is not located in the Colorado River watershed, his reports have helped the LCRA gauge the rainfall in storms moving into the watershed from the south and southwest.
The National Weather Service’s Cooperative Observer Program began approximately 100 years ago. Today, more than 11,000 dedicated observers across the nation continue the tradition of service that has provided the United States with an unparalleled record of historical climatological data.
Created in 1959, the Holm Award is named for a Lutheran minister, John Campanius Holm. Holm is the first person known to have taken systematic weather observations in the American Colonies. Working without instruments, Holm made his observations at a site near Wilmington, Del., from 1644 to 1645.
NOAA’s National Weather Service is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories. The National Weather Service operates the most advanced weather and flood warning and forecast system in the world.
The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of our nation’s coastal and marine resources.
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Don Kurka: (NYU, 1968)
Painter-Photographer, Art Dept. Head, University of Tennessee, 1977-92.
Awards: Art Institute of Chicago, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Syracuse University, and NYU.
A Visual Odyssey: The Art of Carl Sublett Read more
Eric Sublett: (UTK, 1973)
Painter-Photographer, Co-editor, Hard Knoxville Review, Trustee: Sublett Trust, Design and Steering Committees, James Agee Park, Knoxville.
An Ocean of Influence
Jack Rentfro: (UTK- 1981)
Spoken-word performer, writer, and journalist. Author-editor of "Cumberland Avenue Revisited: Four Decades of Music from Knoxville, Tennessee" (Cardinal Publishing) Received:"Special Award
of Unusual Distinction" from: East Tennessee Historical Society
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
By Chis Buckner
A Watercolor Story
Downtown Gallery remembers the late Carl Sublett with Image Tracks. Image matters: Knoxville painter Carl Sublett, who died this year is the subject of a retrospective at Downtown Gallery.

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The Safe Routes to Schools Program improves the quality of life for entire school communities through education, encouragement and infrastructure improvements. Presented in partnership with the Transportation Authority of Marin, Safe Routes teaches cycling skills and promotes healthy lifestyles, while championing green transportation. Marin County pioneered the national Safe Routes to Schools program that has spread across the U.S. and is in all 50 states today.
History of the Marin County Program
In 2000, MCBC created the pilot Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) program in Marin County as one of two national pilot programs, through a combination of grants from the Marin Community Foundation, The California Department of Health and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Starting with nine schools, we added five more in the first year. By the end of the first two years we increased the number of students traveling to school by walking and biking from 21% to 38%.
The voters of Marin passed a transportation sales tax in 2004 that included 11% funding for Safe Routes to Schools including crossing guards and infrastructure. The program is now under the auspices of the Transportation Authority of Marin, and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition continues to run the day-to-day activities through a contractual agreement.
Today, more than 50 schools now participate in the program within Marin County, including preschools, almost every elementary school, middle schools and even high schools. The program has expanded to include a diverse offering of classes and opportunities to encourage more walking, biking, carpooling and transit use in the journey to and from school.
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Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans + history month is about claiming our past, celebrating our present, and creating our future. Here, our Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Cath Tomlin reflects on some of the LGBT+ history that she's lived through. And she explains how Sustrans is working towards being a charity for everyone.
How old were you in 1988 (if you were born)?
I was 15, a bit gangly, a bit awkward, a bit “different”.
I had an inkling of why I felt different but didn’t know who to talk to.
I couldn’t talk to my friends at school as none of them were going through the same thing (how wrong I was but none of us opened up…).
I couldn’t talk to my parents as they were both Christians and I feared the worse (also wrong!).
Who was left? Perhaps a teacher who I got on with?
The passing of Section 28
May 1988 was when the Government of the time enacted Section 28 of the Local Government Act.
This Act forbid councils to intentionally promote homosexuality or promote the teaching in any state-maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. (Pretended? I mean, c’mon!)
S.28 meant that my teacher shouldn’t talk to me, advise me, console me about what was going through my head about being gay.
Thankfully she did.
Because all I can remember is the sense that what I was feeling about myself was frowned upon, that I was wrong somehow.
Then came Stonewall
That was also my first memory of LGBT+ activism, the marches going on in London.
And the newsreader, Sue Lawley’s face when the BBC 6 o’clock news was disrupted by a group of lesbians.
It was S.28 that led to the setting up of Stonewall, the LGBT Charity, who recently celebrated their 30th birthday.
Joining my first LGBT+ society
Going to university was a time for finding myself, and finding my first girlfriend, first gay bar, first Pride.
Like at school, being good at sports meant there was always somewhere I could feel comfortable and included.
But I also joined my first LGBT+ organisation – my university’s gay society.
Other than provocatively wearing my favourite baggy t-shirt of the time that had a big tick on the front (“D***, just do it”), I didn’t feel like an activist.
I just wanted to be me, and meet other people like me.
Wanting to find my place
Then when I started working, I realised that every time I met a new person who saw a wedding band on my finger, they assumed I was married (to a man) and asked what he did.
I always had that brief moment when that question flashed through my mind – do I tell them?
Like a lot of LGBT+ folk, I had been on the receiving end of homophobic slurs.
I always did tell, but it wasn’t always easy. And sometimes I was fearful of the response.
The university memory of wanting to find my place, my tribe, and feel like I belonged was never far below the surface.
Finding my work family
And yet it never occurred to me to set up an LGBT+ Network – some awesome people had that idea.
But I joined up as soon as I heard about it.
I’d found my work family.
Hearing other people’s stories, some tough, some easy, none straightforward, drove home to me the importance of workplace inclusion in all its various guises.
Not having to risk assess how someone will react.
Not having to censor what you say.
Being able to bring your whole self to work in order to focus on enjoying the job you’re paid to do, and do it well.
We've come a long way
And so to the present. Lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality has come a long way since 1988.
S.28 was finally repealed in 2003. I can now get married, adopt, serve in the military.
And not be sacked by my employer simply for being gay, which was entirely possible when I first started full time paid employment in 1996.
But there's still a lot more we need to do
But there is still a lot to be done.
A Stonewall report in 2017 showed that more than one in five LGBT+ people in the UK had experienced a hate crime or incident due to their sexual orientation or gender identity in the past 12 months, compared with 16% in 2013.
The hatred and vitriol currently on social media every day directed towards trans people is horrific.
We may have equal rights in UK law, but we don’t have equal rights in society.
Creating a more inclusive future at Sustrans
I’m now part of creating the future at Sustrans.
Sustrans has an objective to be a charity for everyone.
And we want to do this by incorporating inclusive thought and action in everything we do for our people (colleagues, volunteers, and supporters).
As well as for those in the communities we serve, in order to deliver our mission of making it easier for people to walk and cycle.
What we're doing at Sustrans to be more inclusive
Like most organisations, some parts are further along this journey than others.
I’m hopeful that we’ll have some employee networks soon (I’ll join the LGBT+ one straight away!).
And these networks will work alongside our established and passionate Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) groups in teams across the UK.
We all need friends and allies to support us
There is a huge desire and will to do this well at all levels in Sustrans, and from everybody that I’ve met so far.
A lot of those folk are allies, be they cis or straight.
We all need our friends and allies to support us, whatever our difference.
I’m glad my teacher was there for me in 1988.


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De Kock, who took this Group Two prize over a mile with Eagle Mountain in 2008, could aim his charge at the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes should all go well and said: "I'm very happy with the horse. He's going the right way and he will strip fitter for his run at Newbury.
"This will be a good test for him over a stiff mile, but we're hopeful that he will run well and this will help plan his programme for the rest of the season."
Marco Botti feels Guest Of Honour will appreciate the drop back in trip after finding the mile and a quarter of the Arlington Million in Chicago too far last time.
The four-year-old had earlier finished a close third to Aljamaaheer in the Group Two Summer Mile at Ascot.
"We think he is back in good form. He probably didn't really enjoy the track there and the mile and a quarter just stretched him a little bit," said Botti.
"I think we've got him back. He did a nice piece of work last week, so we are happy with him and the ground should be in his favour as he wants good ground."
Connections of Penitent are hoping there will be enough juice in the ground for last year's winner.
The intention is to let the seven-year-old take his chance but trainer David O'Meara will check conditions first.
"Good, good to firm ground would not be ideal. David is down in Newmarket and he's going to monitor the ground," said Nick Bradley spokesman for owners Middleham Park Racing.
"It's a race he won last year. He's going to go there with a great chance if he does get his ground.
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"And now it's a museum," Gray said.
"As of 1935," Vigor confirmed, and pointed to the scaffolding on the south side of the structure. "Restoration work has been almost continuous since that date. And not just on the outside. When Sultan Mehmed converted the church to a mosque, he plastered over all the Christian mosaics, as it is against Islamic law to depict human figures. But over the past decades, there's been a slow and meticulous attempt to restore those priceless Byzantine mosaic murals. At the same time, there's been an equal desire to preserve the ancient Islamic art from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, impressive sweeps of calligraphy and decorated pulpits. To balance such a project, the restoration work at Hagia Sophia required bringing in experts from all fields of architecture and art. Including consulting the Vatican."
Vigor led the way across the open plaza toward the arched entrance, following the flow of tourists. "As such, I thought that I might bring someone familiar with restoration, someone who has been consulted by Hagia Sophia's curators in the past."
Gray remembered Vigor mentioning that he had sent someone ahead to begin the hunt for the golden needle in a massive Byzantine haystack.
As they reached the doors, Gray noted a bearded giant of a man inside the door, blocking the flow of tourists. He stood with his fists on his hips, glowering at everyone. But when he spotted Vigor, he raised an arm in greeting.
Vigor motioned him back into the depths of the church.
Gray followed, anxious to get off the streets, unsure if any of the Guild trackers had reached their location. Until his parents were safe, he didn't want to rankle Nasser in any way, to make the man question Seichan's earlier subterfuge.
Passing through the door, Gray glanced back toward the open plaza. He saw no sign of Seichan or Kowalski. Their two parties had separated as soon as they left the hotel. Seichan had purchased a prepaid throwaway cell phone. Gray had memorized her number. It was the only way of contacting her.
"Commander Gray Pierce," Vigor introduced, "this is my dear friend Balthazar Pinosso, dean of the art history department at the Gregorian University."
Gray's hand was swallowed up by Balthazar's grip. He stood just shy of seven feet.
Vigor continued, "Balthazar was the one who first discovered Seichan's message in the Tower of Winds and helped me with the angelic translations. He's also good friends with the museum's curator here."
"Lot of good that'll do," Balthazar groused in a deep baritone, and led the way into the main church. He waved an arm ahead. "We've got a lot of ground to cover."
The man stepped aside and the view opened.
Gray gaped at the sight. Vigor noted his reaction and patted him on the shoulder.
A long barreled vault stretched a vast distance ahead, not unlike entering a train station. Overhead, a series of arches and cupolas climbed to the central main dome. A second-floor colonnade framed both sides. But the most impressive sight was not anything constructed of stone—it was simply the play of light in the space. Windows pierced walls and lined the bottoms of domes, allowing sunlight to reflect off emerald-and-white marble, off gold-encrusted mosaics. The sheer volume of empty space, unsupported by interior pillars, seemed impossible.
In awed silence Gray followed the two men down the long nave.
Reaching the heart of the church, Gray stared up at the scalloped vault of the main dome, twenty stories over his head. Its ribbed surface was decorated with rippling gold-and-purple calligraphy. Around its bottom circumference, forty arched windows allowed in morning sunlight, creating an appearance that the dome was hovering over one's head.
"It's like it's floating up there," Gray mumbled.
Balthazar joined him. "An architectural optical illusion," the art historian explained, and pointed up. "See those ribs along the underside of the roof, like the braces on an umbrella? They distribute the weight around the windows down to the flared pendentives seated atop massive foundation piers. Also the roof itself is lighter than it appears, constructed of hollow bricks kilned in Rhodes from the city's porous clay. It's a masterpiece of illusion. Stone, light, and air."
Vigor nodded. "Even Marco Polo was awed, to quote the great man, by 'the apparent weightlessness of the dome, and the bewildering abundance of direct and indirect lighting effects.'"
Gray understood. It was also strange to know that where he now stood, Marco Polo had also stood, the two men joined across the ages by their mutual wonder at and respect for the ancient builders.
The only blemish to the effect was the wall of black scaffolding along one side that climbed from the marble floor to the top of the dome.
It helped bring Gray back to his situation. He checked his watch. Nasser would be arriving before nightfall. They had less than a day to solve this riddle.
If his plan was going to work . . .
But where to start?
Vigor was asking the same of his friend. "Balthazar, were you able to question the museum staff? Has anyone seen anything like angelic script in here?"
The man rubbed his beard and sighed. "1 interviewed the curator, talked to his staff. The curator knows Hagia Sophia from its underground crypts to the tip of its highest dome. He insists nothing like angelic script can be found anywhere. He expressed one thought, though . . . something you're not going to like to hear."
"What?" Vigor asked.
"Remember how much of Hagia Sophia was plastered over from when the church was converted into a mosque. What we may be looking for could be hidden under inches of old plaster. Or it could have been inscribed on plaster that has since been cleaned away." Balthazar shrugged. "So there's a very real possibility that what we seek may be gone."
Gray refused to believe it. While Vigor and Balthazar discussed such matters in more detail, he walked away. He needed to think. He checked his watch again, a reflexive gesture. Nervous and worried. He didn't even really see the time. He dropped his arm and crossed to the scaffolding. He should never have left his parents alone. His mother's few words over the phone haunted him.
I'm sorry. Your father. I needed his pills.
Something must have happened. Gray had refused to take into account his father's illness, his need for medication. Was his neglect a purposeful blindness, a refusal to accept his father's true condition? Either way, his recklessness now threatened his parents' lives.
Gray sank down, cross-legged, and stared up toward the dome. He fought to clear his mind. His worries, fears, and doubts would not serve him. Or them. Taking a deep steadying breath, he exhaled slowly and let the drone of the tourists fade into the background.
He pictured the church as it must have looked back in the sixteen-hundreds. In his mind, he repainted the walls again, whitewashing over the golden mosaics with plaster. He did so with concentrated deliberation. A meditative exercise. If only in his head, the old mosque came alive again. He heard the muezzin calling from the minarets over the ancient city. He pictured the supplicants knelt atop rugs, rising and falling, in faithful prayer.
In such a place, where would the next key be hidden? Where in all this vast space, with its countless anterooms, galleries, and side chapels?
As he sat, Gray spun his view of the church behind his eyes, like a three-dimensional computer model, studying it from all angles. As he did so, his finger absently traced in the plaster dust on the floor. He finally became aware of what he was drawing: the glyph of angelic script, the one inscribed on the back of Marco's golden passport.
He stared down at the single letter while still spinning the architectural structure of Hagia Sophia around in his head.
"It was already a mosque," he mumbled.
He tapped the four circles, what Vigor called diacritical marks.
Four circles, four minarets.
What if the symbol was more than the first key to solving the riddle of the coded map? What if was meant also to be a clue leading to the second key? Didn't Seichan say something about that? How the one key would lead to the next?
In his mind's eye, he superimposed a schematic of Hagia Sophia over the symbol, positioning the minarets so it overlaid the diacritical marks. Four circles, four minarets. What if the symbol was supposed to also represent Hagia Sophia? A crude map with the minarets as anchors.
If so, then where to begin looking?
In the dust, Gray added an additional dotted line.
"X marks the spot," he mumbled.
Vigor noted Gray crawling on his hands and knees near the center of the nave, sweeping the marble floor with his hands.
Balthazar noted the man's actions with a raised eyebrow.
The two men crossed over to Gray's side.
"What are you doing?" Balthazar said. "If you're planning on checking the entire floor by hand, you'll be here for weeks."
Gray sat back, stared up at the dome as if gauging his position, then continued his sweep of the floor, working along the edge of the scaffolding. "It has to be here somewhere."
"What?" Vigor asked.
Gray pointed back to where he had originally been seated. Vigor strode over and stared down at the smudged drawing in the dust. His brow crinkled.
Gray spoke. "It's a rudimentary map of Hagia, indicating where we should be searching for the next clue."
Vigor sensed the truth of Gray's assessment, surprised yet again at the man's unique ability to cogitate and analyze. It slightly frightened him.
Gray continued to crawl, slowly working a specific section of the floor, gaining a few strange glances from some passing tourists.
Balthazar tracked at his heels. "You think someone carved a bit of angelic script into the marble."
Gray stopped suddenly, his shoulder brushing the black scaffolding. He fingers returned to a spot he had just swept over. He leaned down and blew on the tile.
"Not angelic script," Gray said, and reached to his shirt collar.
Vigor joined him. Both he and Balthazar knelt around the tile that intrigued Gray. Reaching out, Vigor felt the marble with his fingertips.
Faintly inscribed in the tile, worn by ages and the erosion of treading feet, was the barest outline of a cross.
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President Bush, meeting with governors today at the White House, reiterated the basic and persuasive arguments for Congress renewing federal authority for monitoring foreign electronic communications. His point about telecom immunity has received less attention than others:
[Such] lawsuits would require disclosure of information, which will make it harder to protect the country. You can imagine when people start defending themselves, they’re going to be asked all kinds of questions about tactics used. Makes absolutely no sense to give the enemy more knowledge about what the United States is doing to protect the American people.
We’ve reached the running-of-the-ads stage of the debate, the elevating of political pressure in a way that will surely be repeated come the fall elections. This video spot by the group, Defense of Democracies, is nonetheless a fair-enough piece, noting the Senate’s bipartisan passage of the legislation (S. 2248) and chiding House leadership for going on vacation instead of acting to extend surveillance authority. Which it did. One Minnesota congressman, Rep. Tim Walz, who’s criticized denounces the ad, cites his National Guard service, and lashes out at “fear-mongering.” Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy responds here.
In the White House press briefing today, Dana Perino discusses the “scare-tactic” line of defense and responds to the Washington Post op-ed, “Scare Tactics and Our Surveillance Bill,” by the chairmen of the House and Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. Perino:
The issue really right now between the House and the Senate, as far as I can tell, the biggest issue is retroactive liability protection, and in their op-ed they just had a passing glance to that issue. But it is one of the biggest sticking points, because at the end of the day if we don’t have the companies helping us, then we won’t have a program.
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A 25-year-old Deltona man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in state prison for a rape and battery he committed in 2018, said the Volusia-based State Attorney’s Office.
Michael Chapman was convicted on charges of sexual battery and burglary with a battery by a Volusia County jury in October 2019.
As part of his sentence, Chapman will be designated as a sex offender.
The night of March 16, 2018, Michael Chapman broke into the sleeping victim’s bedroom through a window, threw her on the floor and raped her, the SAO said. Chapman choked the victim during the rape and warned her if she screamed, he would shoot whoever came into the bedroom.
Chapman ran from the house when someone knocked on the victim’s bedroom door.
According to Volusia County court records, Chapman was arrested later that day and booked into the Volusia County Jail. He was released June 22, 2018, on $100,000 bail.
He was booked back into the jail on Sept. 18, 2018, without bond and has remained there since.

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Correct Answer: C
Incorrect: The wireless client cannot log detailed information about authentication failures because RADIUS does not provide detailed information about why credentials were rejected. Instead, you should examine the Security event log on the RADIUS server.
Incorrect: Same as answer A.
Correct: The Windows Server 2008 RADIUS service adds events to the local Security event log. These events have information useful for identifying the cause of the problem, such as the user name submitted.
Incorrect: The Windows Server 2008 RADIUS service adds events to the local Security event log, not to the System event log.
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Monday Night Mayhem is a 2002 television film about the origin of ABC's television series Monday Night Football. It debuted on the U.S. cable TV network TNT. It was based on the 1988 book of the same title by Marc Gunther and Bill Carter.
Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell is portrayed by John Turturro. The film also stars Eli Wallach (as ABC-Television president Leonard Goldenson), John Heard (as ABC Sports chief Roone Arledge), Nick Turturro (as Monday Night Football director Chet Forte), Zak Orth (as producer Don Ohlmeyer), and Jay Thomas (as National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle). Co-hosts Don Meredith and Frank Gifford are played respectively by Brad Beyer and Kevin Anderson.
In the same year, Jon Voight portrayed Howard Cosell in the Michael Mann biopic Ali (2002). Voight's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination.
The movie was released on DVD on September 10, 2002.


Rena Moran About Me I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and more than 15 years experience working with children. When I am not working at the Capitol, I work with a nonprofit organization to prevent child abuse through education and support services. We also create diverse parent action teams to advise the Dept of Human Services on effective child protection policies. I had the privilege to be a Wellstone Organizing Fellow during the 2008 election, and I am a proud graduate of the Organizing Apprenticeship Project, The Public Policy Project, and the Neighborhood Leadership Program. I served as the lead organizer with Urban Embassy and received their 2008 Emerging Leader Award. I have lived with my family in a home we own on Aurora Ave for more than a decade. I serve on the Board of Directors of the Summit/U Planning Council, Model Cities, and the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus. I also organize with the Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation. Thanks to the people of District 65A, I was elected in 2010 as the first African-American elected to the MN House from St. Paul.


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I’d love for Amazon to choose Raleigh for its second headquarters city as much as anyone. Can you imagine how big an impact that $5 billion investment and 50,000 jobs would have on the state economy? The spillover effects would lift all parts of North Carolina.
But I don’t think that Jeff Bezos will end up picking the Triangle, for one simple reason: We’ve continually whiffed on mass transit.
It’s right there in the RFP, one of the four main things Amazon is looking for: access to mass transit.
While the company does list bus routes as an option, does anybody actually believe that a GoTriangle stop is going to impress Amazon when plenty of our competitors have light rail, trains, or subways? Even if the maps are cool and look like a metro system map.
Why doesn’t the Triangle have light rail?
Lots of reasons.
The main one is likely because the Triangle is so decentralized. Any transit plan would need to link multiple counties — Durham, Orange, Wake — and a large number of small towns. Charlotte didn’t have the same problem, with Mecklenburg County and Charlotte sharing so many services and the city having annexed so much land that could have become independent towns. Charlotte’s current light rail line is all within city limits1.
The Triangle also hasn’t had a centralized business community that’s advocated for transit. That’s starting to change, but 15-20 years ago, it wasn’t there like it was in Charlotte.
As late as 2013, transit experts were telling Triangle leaders that the area wasn’t suited for light rail.
And in 2015, the state legislature killed the chances of North Carolina chipping in more than $500,000 on these types of projects.
There are some plans in the works, however.
The farthest along is a plan to use light rail to connect Durham and Chapel Hill. The nearly 18-mile line would connect UNC, Duke and N.C. Central, and cut down congestion on 15-501.
Durham and Orange counties have been collecting a half-cent sales tax (similar to the one in Charlotte that funded its light rail) since 2012. Last summer, the federal government approved the project to move into the engineering phase.
But here’s the thing: These types of projects take forever. Engineering on Charlotte’s Blue Line began in 2000, and the line didn’t open until 2007.
Even with the line’s success, the process for the Blue Line Extension took even longer. Engineering began in 2008, and the line is set to open in March 2018.
We’re looking at a solid decade until a Durham-Chapel Hill light rail could open2, which is well after Amazon would like to be operational.
A more promising project is a proposed Wake-Durham commuter rail that would run through Research Triangle Park and the RDU Airport.
While this 37-mile, $2.3 billion line is technically part of Wake County’s 10-year transit plan, the project is way farther off than the Durham-Chapel Hill light rail.


By the Numbers
As noted, the Caddy's sprints were not up to our expectations, and this applies to more than the 0-to-60 numbers. Despite the launch limitations, with the most potent power-to-weight ratio in the group and the shortest final drive, the CTS- V should have begun to assert itself once it got out of the starting gate. That was not the case. Although it was quicker than the M3 to 100 and 140, the Cadillac trailed the M5 in every acceleration category, and its 13.7-second elapsed time through the quarter was the slowest of the trio (the Caddy's trap speed was 107 mph compared with 106 for both the M3 and M5). In our September preview, we cited Cadillac's forecast of quarter-miles in the low-13-second range, with a trap speed of about 110 mph.
We were also a little mystified by the skipad test results. The Caddy's 245/ 45ZR-18 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar EMT tires provided a bit less rear footprint than that of either of the BMWs, although it put up the best skidpad number, 0.90 g. But could that leaky left front have diluted the result? When we took a closer look at the skidpad times, we noticed a bigger-than-usual disparity between the counterclockwise and clockwise times, so it's a possibility. The tire-pressure monitor doesn't preempt other dashboard readouts until at least one tire is below 24 psi (or above 42), and since we set pressures before heading out to the test track, we weren't aware of the problem until the following day.
We don't think the leak had much effect on the braking numbers. The Cadillac was third among three, requiring 165 feet to stop from 70 mph, a foot longer than the M5, four feet longer than the M3, which weighs in 555 pounds lighter. Nevertheless, 165 feet is a sports-car number, and the CTS- V had distinctly better pedal feel than the M5.
Still, the objective test results suggest that Cadillac didn't hit its development targets quite as squarely as hoped.
Racetrack development notwithstanding, sports sedans have to provide driving pleasure across a broad range of categories—from something as simple as the feel and function of controls and switches to how well the seats accommodate their occupants in all kinds of driving to driver sightlines to ride quality to exhaust note. In this purely subjective realm, the CTS- V fared reasonably well against the Bavarians, a little soft in some areas, but superior in others.
For example, in a ride-and-handling round-robin tour of our 10Best test loop, the Cadillac's rather aggressive suspension tuning trailed the more supple M5 in ride quality but wasn't as hard-edged as the M3. On the other hand, we rated its steering feel and response on a par with the BMWs', and we were impressed with the high threshold of Cadillac's stability-control system—much more willing to allow a little sliding than that of either BMW, and much less intrusive when it did intervene. We were even more impressed that GM allows the option of shutting down the system.
Certainly, there's more to public-road driving than max cornering speeds and late braking. And in the realm of livability, the Cadillac gives a very good account of itself. The front buckets don't offer quite as much lateral support as the M5's, but their range of adjustability is good, and if they give anything away in terms of all-around comfort, the distinction is academic. The M3's seats, in contrast, reflect the sportier nature of the car—almost raceworthy, but difficult to adjust and even harder to achieve long-distance comfort. We could wish that the Cadillac's steering column had a telescope feature as well as tilt, but no one reported any difficulties with achieving an optimal driving position.
Our one dynamic gripe: the shifting of the six-speed manual transmission. We called it "rubbery" in our September report. GM responded by tightening the action but went a bit too far, rendering the shifting a tad too stiff. We would also be much happier if the engineering team had eliminated the low-rpm one-to-four upshift, a sop to fuel economy that's been an irritating Corvette feature for so long.
In terms of general comfort and self-indulgence, the CTS- V is a clear winner. It's roomier than the M5, particularly in the rear, the electroluminescent instruments look good and scan better, the interior styling looks more contemporary than the aging BMW layouts, and the Caddy's audio system makes the BMW units sound very ordinary indeed.


Though we still don’t know if Lauren can see out of her left eye, her family reveals her pain is becoming ‘more manageable.’
We’re so glad to hear that Lauren Scruggs — the model who had her face and hand slashed when she walked into the propellor of a two-seat prop plane — is getting better by the day. “She has been eating some of her favorite foods today — sweet potatoes and hard-boiled eggs,” reads a message from her family on Lauren’s CaringBridge website.
“Please continue to pray for her recovery,” the message continues. “We are so thankful for all of you!”
The site also has details on how you can contribute to the Lauren Scruggs Hope Fund.


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The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will introduce incoming freshmen and transfer students for their inaugural campus debut during the 2017 “First Year Showcase.” Performances are in I.G. Greer Studio Theatre at 7 p.m. Sept. 28–30, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 1. Ticket prices are $7 for students and $12 for adults.
This year’s showcase theme is “Relationships,” which demonstrates the lasting connections made between new students, professors and upperclassmen during the production. Directors and choreographers are working with approximately 50 freshman and transfer students to perform vignettes and abstract dances to express their interpretation of relationships, with each piece bringing something different to the table. Open to all students interested in theatre or dance, the production is an effort to encourage prospective theatre and dance students to pursue a major and/or minor in either art form.
Adjunct faculty member Trimella Chaney is coordinating the theatre component of the showcase. Three faculty choreographers will be working with students as well, including Professor of Dance Studies Marianne Adams, Assistant Professor of Dance Studies Cara Hagan and Associate Professor of Dance Studies Susan Lutz, with Adams coordinating the dance segments.
Student choreographer Phillip McRorie, a senior dance studies and recreation management double major from Kannapolis, volunteered to participate based his experience with the showcase as a freshman.
“I’m most excited about working with people I haven’t met before,” McRorie said. “It’s nice to be able to draw inspiration from other dancers, and it’s really easy to do that if the way they move is new to you!”
The Department of Theatre and Dance has surpassed its previous first-year class record with an all-time high of 85 incoming students - 69 freshmen and 16 transfer students. This year, every student who committed to the three-week rehearsal schedule was cast in the showcase.
Tickets are available in person at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts box office Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., by phone at 828-262-4046, in the Valborg Theatre Box Office Monday through Friday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and online at theatreanddance.appstate.edu.
About the Department of Theatre and Dance
The Department of Theatre and Dance is one of seven departments housed in Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts. Its mission is to facilitate transformative experiences for students and the public, which cultivate compassionate, creative and collaborative communities through theatre and dance. The department also offers coursework for integrated learning through the arts to the general university student population. Its dynamic co-curricular production program provides exemplary theatre and dance experiences to departmental students, the university community and the region.
About Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 18,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.


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The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with an alleged hate speech delivered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2007.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra asked the government to reply as to why he should not be prosecuted for allegedly giving a hate speech in 2007, according to ANI.
The bench issued the notice while hearing a plea challenging Allahabad High Court’s decision in the case, according to India Today.
The Allahabad High Court on February dismissed a writ petition which sought a CBI probe into Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's involvement in 2007 Gorakhpur riots case
In November 2008, the petition was filed by Mohammad Asad Hayat and Parvez, who said a hate speech by the chief minister had triggered the riots in which one person was killed. Parwaz was a resident of Gorakhpur and had filed an FIR in connection with the riots and Hayat was a witness in the case.
In January 2007, an altercation involving a group of Hindus and Muslims broke out during a Muharram procession in Gorakhpur which led to the hospitalisation of a young Hindu, Raj Kumar Agrahari.
The district magistrate had made it clear that Adityanath should not visit the site as it may incite tensions. He initially agreed but after Agrahari died, he disobeyed the magistrate and travelled to the site with a group of his followers. Adityanath then started a non-violent dharna on the site. However, inflammatory speeches were made and some of his followers even set fire to a nearby mazar (Muslim mausoleum). Curfew was imposed by the local police, but Adityanath broke it and was subsequently jailed.
His arrest led to further unrest and several coaches of the Mumbai-bound Mumbai-Gorakhpur Godan Express were burnt, allegedly by protesting Hindu Yuva Vahini activists. The tensions escalated to riots across Gorakhpur leading to the burning of mosques, homes, buses and trains.
Updated Date: Aug 20, 2018 13:20:15 IST


Nvidia might’ve pulled away from rumours during GTC last week, revealing Pascal in a format specifically designed for AI learning rather than gaming, but there’s still a lot to look forward to. Computex is on the horizon, and with it comes the reveal (and supposed launch) of two brand new graphics cards in Nvidia’s line-up. Aptly named the GTX1080 and 1070 by the internet (I suspect Nvidia will go with something different), these new cards will feature Pascal architecture – while only one will be boasting next-generation memory.
While the smaller GTX 1070 is supposedly going to launch with standard GDDR5 memory (albeit a full 8GB of it), Nvidia is reportedly looking to bolster their soon to be flagship card with something faster. Instead of GDDR5, Nvidia is looking at GDDR5X, a faster variant of the memory that is only now going into mass production. A whole 8GB of GDDR5X is reported to be included with the high-end card, which should launch by the end of June.
What does it mean in real terms though? Well GDDR5X should be able to increase memory speeds quite significantly, anywhere between 384GB/s of bandwidth to 320GB/s. That’s up to the memory interface Nvidia goes with on their GP104 GPU, with money on the standard 256-bit interface being used. That said, speeds in that region outperform the GTX 980 by a whole 50%, while getting close to a 15% gain on the current GTC 980Ti king.
It would be a generational leap forward, especially taking into consideration the increasing demands modern games have for fast texture streaming and massive memory buffers. Even the 4GB ceiling is being breached now, and it won’t take long for it to start knocking on the 8GB door (especially with the demands for 4K and VR). GDDR5X is answering some of those calls, and acts as a good in-between while Nvidia and AMD both try and figure out what comes next (which is looking like a new iteration of HBM).
But we’re still stuck waiting until June to know for sure, with Nvidia taking the stage at the prestigious Computer Show to put the rumours to bed. Because right now that’s all they are still.
Last Updated: April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016 at 10:16
And here I am, still trying to get Quantum Break to run at 30fps smoothly on my GTX 970…


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The make up of the property market has changed considerable over the last decade and private rental properties now account for 40% of all available housing stock.
Looking at the final quarter of 2018 the consultancy TwentyCi says nearly 60% of all London listings on portals and advertising platforms were for rental properties, compared with 40% on average in all other major UK cities.
The breakdown for major UK cities was as follows;
Birmingham 40% rental and 60% sale;
Sheffield 43% / 57%;
Glasgow 24% / 76%;
Newcastle 50% / 50%;
Manchester 50% / 50%;
Nottingham 42% / 58%;
Cardiff 40% / 60%;
Edinburgh: 23% / 77%;
Leicester 40% / 60%;
Bristol 37% / 63%.
Manchester and its surrounding areas have always been in demand with house hunters however its popularity has increased in recent years as Manchester now boasts one of the largest populated cities in the UK.
This has brought a high demand for rental accommodation in the borough as the demographic of Manchester is the prime rental market audience, with the Office for National statistics reporting that 40% of Manchester’s population are aged between 16 and 44, so it can still be a good time to consider becoming a landlord with such high demand for properties.
In a survey by Interiors form Thomas Sanderson 28% of residents in Britain under the age of 35 say they have no money for a deposit which would prevent them from buying a property, whilst the remaining 72% they had begun to save for a deposit, however the average amount they had managed to save was &6,120, which is below the average deposit for a property in the UK.
The survey polled 2,342 UK residents between the ages of 18 and 35 and 50% said they were currently in rented accommodation.
With such an even demand in the Manchester area for sales and rental accommodation one this is clear, there continues to be a strong demand for rental accommodation so if you own a property that you are thinking of letting out talk to us today to see how we can help.

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Tours from Casablanca to (1n at Chefchaouen) and drop off in Fez
2days Casablanca tour starts with a morning pick up from Casablanca Airport, Hotel, or even Riad. Driving through the fertile plains of the Rif Mountains; you are going to enjoy discovering the Western Rif. That is by visiting Tangier city and Chefchaouen little town.ItineraryDay 1: Day 1: Casablanca – Tangier –ChefchaouenPass By:
Chefchaouen, Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
2days Casablanca tour starts with a morning pick up from Casablanca Airport, Hotel, or even Riad. Driving through the fertile plains of the Rif Mountains; you are going to enjoy discovering the Western Rif. That is by visiting Tangier city and Chefchaouen little town.
First, we will visit a major city in the Northwestern Morocco “Tangier”. Visiting some monumental sites, Tangier medina, as well as exploring the costal side.
Then, continue to Chefchaouen which is one of the must see spots in Morocco. The latter is a small Berber town with mesmerizing blue and white colors. It represents the ultimate cultural beauty of Morocco with its flowing river, handicraft items, and Grand “Utta El Hamam” Plaza.
We will stay an overnight at Chefchaouen hotel.
Accommodation included: Night in ChefchaouenDay 2: Day 2: Chefchaouen – Fez Pass By:
Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
We will leave Chefchaouen after a short morning tour to Fez city. Along the Middle Atlas town of Ifran, cedar forest of Azrou, and Middle town. Drop off at Fez Airport, Hotel, or even Riad.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Infant seats available"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
Duración: 2 Days
Lugar de comienzo:
Traveler pickup is offered
Cancelaciones y devoluciones:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.


‘New rules on the eShop’
In case you missed it, there’s been a quiet movement going on in regards to the state of the Switch eShop.
Developers, both openly and anonymously, have been weighing in on various aspects of the storefront, noting that without intervention from Nintendo, it could become another mobile cesspool. Well, after months of letting all this play out, it looks like Nintendo may have intervened.
As we learned back in December, “100% off” sales no longer allowed games to reach the top charts. Now, the developer for Death Squared has weighed in on another change. According to the studio via Reddit, games cannot be below $1.99 anymore. Before the comment was edited, it stated (edited for clarity): “new rules on the eShop mean no game can be below $1.99, and this is $0.99 because I planned this sale back in August. Haha so I beat the system!”
So if you do see a game for that cheap, it might be the result of a prior planned sale. Allegedly going forward, games can’t be under $1.99: this gels with comments from December from around the industry. As previously stated the comment was edited; perhaps to protect any prior eShop agreements the studio might be embroiled in.
Either way, we appreciate the candor, as it can be tough to figure out just how anything ticks over at Nintendo.
Death Squared [Reddit]


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Today’s Harvest Basket August 24, 2014
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, peppers, tomatoes
It is no surprise that tomato season is at its peak. Two of the tomatoes that are big producers, in my garden this year, are Arkansas Traveler and Martian Giant.
The Arkansas Traveler variety will produce, even in the hottest climates. The plants have produced pink 8 oz. fruits nonstop all summer. Once these plants start producing, it seems like I have picked tomatoes every day or every other day all summer long.
Martian Giant is a beefsteak-type slicer that produces a heavy crop of juicy, red, 12 ounce tomatoes. I bought these seed
because of the name. I was curious what Martian Giants looked and tasted like. They are a good, meaty tomatoes that you can’t tell from most midsize tomatoes. This is not a giant tomato. Nor is it from Mars. It is just plain good.
This is a basket of over 200 cherry tomatoes, just over four pounds. All of these are headed to the dehydrator. In a day or two, they will be sun-dried tomatoes. Dry and ready for storage in a quart size zip lock bag and stored in the freezer.
Also, in the basket are some sweet peppers that look like a big jalapeno. But they aren’t hot. They are sweet in either the green or red stage.

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Corofin man Derek Joyce believes the huge level of fitness and entrechat preparation required to complete the 8 stage An Post Ras stood to him well in Duathlon racing, even though both disciplines are as different as chalk and cheese in terms of duration and terrain. The Galway man was a complete novice when he entered at the first round of the Bridge Signs Ireland West Duathlon series, The Land of the Giants Duathlon held at Christmas was a baptism of fire for him but by the last event he gained in stature having his best result of the series at the Westport Duathlon on March 25th
William Burke of Galway Tri showed great grit to finish second overall only a handful of points down, he is sure to be back next year to try and win the title, Ray Mc Namara Liquid Motion Ballina has been steadily building form through the series and is bound to be a contender in the triathlon season ahead.
With over 700 participants taking part in one or more of the rounds throughout the series, each event had a different character, some used off road trails, hilly forest paths or the greenway, participants that came from all over the country were thrilled with the courses with some brilliant feedback has been acknowledged, there were some gigantic battles between the various club/Teams this section is bound to grow as every team participant has a chance to help their squad total.
The age categories section proved very competitive especially the over 40 category with a huge battles at each event right to the end of the series.
Claremorris promoted the first round on December 28th with the LOTG, the winner for the 2nd year in a row was Anthony Murray Multisport Westport, Tri Lakes TC promoted Rd 2 in Knockma in late January with John Greaney Hurtlocker having a sprint victory over Cavan’s Triathlete Killian Heery.
Mid February Ballinrobe hosted Rd 3, Killian Heery eventually got the win over John Greaney.
Round 4 was staged in Cong using part of the beautiful Ashford castle grounds (Rory Mc Elroy getting married there ) with Killian Heery taking his 2nd win on the bounce.
Westport Leisure park promoted the last round on a beautiful day in late March, probably the strongest field of the series took to the line with Stephen Donnelly Liquid Motion Ballina storming to one of his best ever victories, John Greany Hurtlocker was second and Westport own Sean Mc Loughlin third.
Holding form for 3 months isn’t easy but for most of the athletes the series was the ideal building block for Triathlon racing which kicks off in May. The 5 event series was sponsored by Bridge Signs Ballinrobe; the graphic designer even made the national headlines with the work he did with Ashford castle ahead of the Mc Elroy wedding.
In the ladies category Ballina Ironwoman Lorraine Carey again nearly took a clean sweep winning 4 out of 5 races; it took the national champion Heather Foley of Belfast the only woman who could match the Ballina flier. She even placed 3rd overall in the series a super achievement in itself, It’s no wonder she won a silver medal at the national Duathlon championships recently.
The team classification proved popular, clubs had to have at least 5 finishers at each event, Multisport AM Westport looked to be sailing away with the title for the second year running but a big push from Ballina’s Liquid motion, Tri Lakes TC and Galway’s Hurtlocker team closed the gap, the last race was a four way battle with John Greaney leading home his squad for the team title.
The Bridge Signs prize presentation was attended by the various winners and it was held recently at the Clewbay Hotel Westport
Male prize winners
1st Derek Joyce Galway Bay Cycling Club
2nd William Burke Galway Triathlon Club
3rd Ray Mc Namara Liquid Motion Triathlon Club
4th Paul Joyce Tri Lakes Triathlon Club
5th Ciarán Kilcullen Ballaghaderreen Cycling Club
Martin Kinneavey Western Lakes Cycling Club
Overall Female prize winners
1st Lorraine Carey Liquid Motion Triathlon Club
2nd Mary Daly MultiSport by Anthony Murray
3rd Jean o Connor Galway Triathlon Club
4th Marie Halpin MultiSport by Anthony Murray
5th Michelle Reynolds Liquid Motion Triathlon Club
1st Caitlín Woods Swinford Triathlon Club
1st Team Hurtlocker Galway
2nd MultiSport by Anthony Murray Westport
3rd Liquid Motion Triathlon Club Ballina
McHale Team Ballinrobe
Paul Coleman & Noel Jennings Hollymount Wheelers
Thanks again to all the various sponsors of the individual events and to all the participants for taking part in the series
Prizes sponsored by Bridge Signs Ballinrobe

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The health benefits of nose breathing
“For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth.”
– Sanskrit Proverb
The information below is the content of an article written by Alan Ruth which was published in the journal ‘Nursing in General Practice’, Issue 1, Volume 8, January/February 2015. You may access the article online here.
Breathing is one of the most fundamental things we do, day in, day out. Most people take it for granted that they do it correctly. Breathing is the only human act that we can do completely consciously or completely unconsciously. Most people, of course breathe unconsciously the vast majority of the time.
It has been estimated that approximately one third of people don’t breathe well enough to sustain normal health. These people do not get enough oxygenation of their cells, tissues and organs. In the book ‘Behavioural and Psychological Approaches to Breathing Disorders’, Dr. Chandra Patel describes the problem with breathing as follows:
“We start life with a breath, and the process continues automatically for the rest of our lives. Because breathing continues on its own, without our awareness, it does not necessarily mean that it is always functioning for optimum mental and physical health. The opposite is true often. The problem with breathing is that it seems so easy and natural that we rarely give it a second thought.”
Although breathing is a natural function of human beings, it can be negatively influenced by many factors of modern living such as stress, sitting at a desk all day, eating processed foods, and excessive talking.
In the modern world, many people continuously over breathe. Typical characteristics of over breathing include mouth breathing, upper chest breathing, sighing, noticeable breathing during rest, and taking large breaths prior to talking.
A vital and much underrated organ
The nose is a vital and much underrated organ. To realize its importance we only need to reflect on when we last suffered from a bad cold. Nasal congestion and a runny nose have a noticeable effect on our ability to breathe, our energy level, our ability to sleep, and our general ability to function.
According to otolaryngologist Dr. Pat Barelli:
“The role of the nose in health and in respiration has been greatly neglected by physicians.” (Timmons and Ley, 1994, p 47)
Nose breathing versus mouth breathing
“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
– Genesis 2:7
The human nose was designed for breathing (and smelling) whereas the mouth was designed for eating, drinking and speaking. However, it has been estimated that up to 30-50% of modern adults breathe through the mouth, especially during the early morning hours.
Mouth breathing is common in individuals whose nasal passages are blocked or restricted. A deviated nasal septum or small nostril size can lead a person to breathe through their mouth instead of their nose. However, breathing through the mouth most of the time was not nature’s intention. Many studies have demonstrated that chronic mouth breathing can result in a number of adverse health consequences (see Table 1).
Table 1: Possible Adverse Consequences of Chronic Mouth Breathing
- Introduction of unfiltered, poorly humidified air into the lungs
- Upper-chest breathing (inefficient and tiring)
- Chronic over-breathing
- Greater incidence of snoring and sleep apnoea
- Bad breath, dental decay, gum disease
- Dysfunction of the jaw joint (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders)
- Narrowing of the dental arch, jaw and palate
- Crowded and crooked teeth
- Open bite, malocclusion (teeth not fitting together properly)
- Greater potential for relapse of orthodontic corrections
- Dysfunctions of the muscles around the jaw and lips
- Loss of lip tone with the lips becoming flaccid
- Noisy eating, speech and swallowing problems
- Trauma to soft tissues in the airways
- Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
Adapted from Graham T (2012)
According to Jefferson (2010):
“The vast majority of health care professionals are unaware of the negative impact of upper airway obstruction (mouth breathing) on normal facial growth and physiologic health. Children whose mouth breathing is untreated may develop long, narrow faces, narrow mouths, high palatal vaults, dental malocclusion, gummy smiles, and many other unattractive facial features ………….These children do not sleep well at night due to obstructed airways; this lack of sleep can adversely affect their growth and academic performance. Many of these children are misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and hyperactivity.”
Mouth breathing adversely affects the way the tongue works. It develops a ‘tongue thrust’. This affects speech, swallowing and chewing. A tongue thrust occurs as a result of the tip of the tongue resting against or between the front teeth, and the tongue is positioned low in the mouth. The tongue should rest in the top of the mouth (with mouth closed) and provide an internal support for the upper jaw.
Mouth breathing plays a critical role in asthma, especially exercise-induced asthma. In a study published in the American Review of Respiratory Disease, young asthma patients had virtually no exercise-induced asthma after exercising while breathing through their noses. However, they experienced moderate bronchial constriction after exercising while mouth breathing.
Mouth breathing results in the mouth becoming dry. This increases the risk of mouth and throat infections. Mouth breathing also results in pollutants and germs being drawn directly into the lungs. Cold and dry air in the airways makes the secretions thick, slows the cleaning cilia, and slows down the passage of oxygen into the blood stream.
Breathing through the nose has many health benefits (see Table 2). According to Cottle (1958), the nose has at least 30 health protecting functions/roles. These include the following:
- It warms, humidifies, and cleanses/filters air to prepare it for delivery to the lungs
- The structures within the nose regulate the direction and velocity of the air stream to maximise exposure to a network of fine arteries, veins, lymphatics, and nerves, and to the mucous blanket.
- Nose breathing imposes approximately 50 percent more resistance to the air stream, as compared to mouth breathing. This results in 10 to 20 percent more oxygen uptake. There must be sufficient nasal resistance during inhalation to maintain elasticity of the lungs.
- Nose breathing results in the air passing through the nasal airway being slowed down by shelf-like bony structures in the nose called turbinates. This allows the mixing of the air with an amazing gas called nitric oxide produced in the nasal sinuses (see later).
Nasal breathing (as opposed to mouth breathing) increases circulating blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, slows the breathing rate and improves overall lung volumes.
Table 2: Benefits of Nose Breathing
- Warms, moistens and filters the air
- Traps large particles with the nose hairs & small particles via mucous membranes
- Facilitates inhalation of nitric oxide – a vasodilator & bronchodilator that increases oxygen transport throughout the body
- Helps prevent colds, flu, allergic reaction, hay fever, irritable coughing
- Retains some moisture from exhaled air, preventing nasal dryness
- Provides a sense of smell
- Regulates (slows) airflow because of the nose’s intricate structures
- Facilitates correct action of the diaphragm
- Promotes activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms and relaxes the body, slows the breathing and the heart, promotes digestion
- Allows the correct position of the tongue (against the upper palate) and lips (together), assisting formation of the natural dental arches & straight teeth
- Reduces likelihood of snoring and apnoea
Adapted from Graham T (2012)
The importance of carbon dioxide
Contrary to popular belief, carbon dioxide is not just a waste gas because it performs a number of essential functions in the body. These include the maintenance of blood pH and the relaxation of the smooth muscles surrounding airways and blood vessels. It also in effect acts as a catalyst for the release of oxygen from the haemoglobin in red blood cells.
In commenting on a recent study carried out at the University of Warwick, Professor Nick Dale said:
“The exciting implication of our study is that carbon dioxide is much more than just a waste product: it can directly signal physiological information, and our work shows the mechanism by which this happens via Connexin 26 (a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJB” gene).”
“As Connexin 26 is present in many tissues and organs, for example the brain, skin, inner ear, liver and the uterus during pregnancy, this discovery should herald a re-evaluation of the potential for carbon dioxide signalling in many different processes such as the control of blood flow, breathing, hearing, reproduction and birth.”
There is only 0.03% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today. Healthy human beings require about 5.0% carbon dioxide in the alveoli of the lungs. This means that the body has to produce and store carbon dioxide in the lungs and blood.
The major determinants of the oxygen content of arterial blood (CaO2) are the arterial oxygen saturation of haemoglobin (SaO2) and the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration. Over 95% of oxygen carried in the blood is attached to haemoglobin. When capillary PCO2 (carbon dioxide partial pressure) rises, there is increased unloading of oxygen in the tissues (the Bohr Effect). However, a reduction in carbon dioxide partial pressure strengthens the bond between oxygen and haemoglobin, resulting in less oxygen being released in to the tissues and organs.
Mouth breathing is a typical characteristic of over breathing. When an individual over breathes, too much carbon dioxide is lost from the blood and this results in reduced oxygenation of tissues and organs. In contrast, when breathing volume is reduced towards normal, through nose breathing, higher carbon dioxide in the blood decreases the affinity between oxygen and haemoglobin, resulting in greater oxygenation of tissues and organs.
Nitric oxide and nose breathing
Nitric oxide is a gas that is often only regarded as an environmental pollutant. However, in 1998, three American scientists were awarded jointly a Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system. These scientists originally named this gas ‘Endothelium Derived Relaxing Factor’ (EDRF) because they discovered that a continuous generation of it occurs in the endothelium of blood vessels. Sometime later EDRF was identified as nitric oxide.
Enzymes responsible for nitric oxide production have been demonstrated both in the nose and in the paranasal sinuses. Nitric oxide is a potent bronchodilator and vasodilator. Therefore it helps lower blood pressure and significantly increases the lungs’ oxygen-absorbing capacity. It is also known to be antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial.
According to Lundberg (2008):
“Nitric oxide gas from the nose and sinuses is inhaled with every breath and reaches the lungs in a more diluted form to enhance pulmonary oxygen uptake via local vasodilatation. In this sense nitric oxide may be regarded as an “aerocrine” hormone that is produced in the nose and sinuses and transported to a distal site of action with every inhalation.”
Chang (2011) named nitric oxide the “Mighty Molecule” and noted that it is an active component of the cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems, and is an extremely versatile and significant factor within and throughout the human body. The fact that nitric oxide plays a significant role in cardiovascular health is evidenced by the fact that one of the Nobel Prize winners mentioned earlier wrote a book titled ‘No More Heart Disease: How Nitric Oxide Can prevent – Even Reverse – Heart Disease and Strokes.’
Changing from chronic mouth breathing to nose breathing
There is little awareness and understanding within the medical profession of the adverse health implications of chronic mouth breathing. A conscious effort to ensure that people predominately nose breathe would likely result in a healthier population and a resultant decrease in healthcare expenses. The earlier chronic mouth breathing is identified the easier it is to change to nose breathing. Such a change can be facilitated by ‘breathing retraining’. This is a simple process of identifying incorrect breathing habits and replacing them with the correct ones. The best known forms of breathing retraining are the Buteyko Method, the Papworth Method, and pranayama (in yoga, this is the regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises).
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LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Blaine Schmidt sifted through broken glass and splintered wood throughout his Ohio home Friday, saving a guitar and a bundle of diapers.
His bed and crib were torn apart by one of the many Cyclone It tore through Central America, killing three people and injuring dozens. The storm blew open the wall of his living room, but at least the house was standing. The neighbor was floored.
“I am Lucky to be alive,” Schmidt said, hours after he and his roommate took refuge in a bathtub, using a shower curtain to protect them from flying window glass.
The storms cleared Thursday night Paths of Destruction Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas areas. About 40 people were injured and dozens of homes were damaged in an Indiana community. Tornadoes were also reported in Illinois and Missouri.
The Indian Lake area in Logan County, Ohio was hit hard. Three people died in the county northwest of Columbus, Sheriff Randy Dodds said.
The villages of Russell's Point and Lakeview, where Schmidt lives, suffered the most damage. Villages are dotted with cottages owned by fishermen and boaters.
Search crews and cadaver dogs did not find any victims Friday after going through neighborhoods blocked by gas leaks and fallen trees overnight, Dodds said.
“When you look at the damage, you'd be surprised it's only three,” the sheriff said.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who assessed the damage and met with residents, said he was lucky the storm didn't hit over the summer weekend.
Sandy Smith took shelter with her family in the laundry room of their Lakeview home when they heard storm sirens. Seconds later, they heard the house crash. Her husband saw the garage explode.
She went upstairs to rescue a cat trapped under a bookcase. As soon as she returned, the roof collapsed.
Several businesses were damaged, including a campground, an RV park and a laundromat. Amber Fagan, president of the local chamber of commerce, said the storm created fires in some areas and knocked power lines through home windows.
About 25 people were treated for mostly broken bones and internal injuries at a nearby hospital in Bellefontaine, said Laura Miller, spokeswoman for Marie Rudon Hospital.
About half a dozen residents in Lakeview interviewed by The Associated Press said they heard tornado sirens 10 minutes before the storm hit, after they had left earlier.
Weather officials assessed the damage and confirmed the tornado, counting at least five people in Ohio alone.
In Indiana, a tornado injured 38 people in Winchester, where the mayor said about 130 homes and a Taco Bell restaurant were damaged or destroyed. Three people are in critical condition, but their injuries are not life-threatening, officials said.
Residents who said they had received numerous warnings to take shelter picked up branches and metal sheets from their yards. Shingles littered the streets and fields of the city northeast of Indianapolis.
Gary Todd, 55, said the tornado looked like a “flock of blackbirds”.
Across from a destroyed church, the number “Shelter in Time of Storm”. A song opened for 118.
Mayor Bob McCoy said he and his wife were hiding in a closet.
“I never heard that sound before; I don't want to hear that again,” McCoy said.
About half of the structures in Selma, a town of 750, west of Winchester, were damaged, officials said. Only minor injuries were reported, emergency officials said in a news release.
Gov. Eric Holcomb praised Indiana's first responders: “By the grace of God, everyone has gotten through it all.”
Storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb in Indiana.
In Milton, Kentucky, two people were injured when their car was struck by debris from a tornado that damaged 100 homes and businesses, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark said.
In Arkansas, a tornado hit the retirement community of Hot Springs Village, southwest of Little Rock, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Green.
Seaver reports from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press journalists from around the country contributed to this report, including Isabella Volmert in Winchester, Indiana; Lisa Baumann; Sarah Brumfield; Rick Callahan; Stephanie Tasio; Cathy McCormack; Ken Miller; and Patrick Orzakos.
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I have a repeating analog waveform and I'd like to make a circuit that gives me an OK light if it indeed it's repeating without change. The circuit just checks if a V point is repeating with the same time period.
For example: If the frequency changes... no ok light. If there is no signal ...no ok light. If the signal locks high ..no ok light.. If the signal is overdistorted...no ok light If the signal is repeating just right...ok light..
So far I've roughly come up with this: A window comparator output supplies D input to a D flip flop which is clocked by a 555 as a monostable which triggers at some voltage point.
I'm interested if somebody used a different circuit for a similar problem. Maybe there's an IC that does this already?? D from BC


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There are tons of options when it comes with what to fill your sushi rolls with. Get creative! And yes, I know it's technically not sushi (this a fish-free dish), but I don't know what else to call it. So let's just pretend that my title makes sense, mmmkay?
I made our sushi with long grain brown rice because that's what we had in the house, but if you want to be more traditional you can use short grain sushi rice. Or even short grain brown rice will work too. Basically just use what you have and prepare it correctly (details below) so that it sticks together.
1.5 cup uncooked rice
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar (I used beet sugar)
1 tsp salt
5 nori/seaweed sheets
Veggies and/or tofu, prepared however you like (more info below)
- Start by preparing the rice according to the package directions. For me that meant bringing the uncooked rice plus 3 cups of water to a rolling boil, then reducing the heat to a simmer until the water is absorbed and the rice is fully cooked.
- Place the cooked rice in a bowl and mix in the rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Let cool for at least 20-30 minutes. I place the bowl in the fridge to hurry this part along.
- While the rice is cooling, prepare the ingredients that you want to use inside the rolls. I usually do a combination of baked tofu, chopped veggies and/or roasted sweet potatoes.
- Once everything is ready to go, place a nori wrap shiny side down on a cutting board or other flat surface. Make sure you have a little bowl of water nearby, to dip your fingers in when the rice starts to stick to your fingers and to seal the nori wraps.
- Spread the rice on the bottom half of the nori wrap (about 1/4-1/2 inch thick) and lay your veggies/tofu down about an inch from the bottom.
- Starting from the bottom, roll the nori forward, squeezing tight as you go. Some find it helpful to use a bamboo mat, but I prefer to just use my hands. If it's your first time rolling sushi, don't worry if it takes a few tries to get the roll right.
- Once your roll gets to the end of the rice, cut off the remaining nori leaving about 1/2 inch on the end to seal the roll. Swipe a little bit of water along the 1/2 inch end then roll the nori forward to seal it closed.
- Continue this process until all of your rolls are complete. Then, using a sharp knife, cut each roll into 1 inch thick pieces.
- Serve chilled with a Braggs Liquid Aminos or soy sauce for dipping. Stir in a little wasabi if you're feeling spicy.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge. They taste just as delicious as leftovers, which I almost never say about a dish. So go ahead and make a big batch to enjoy them for a few days!


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Sunflower hearts (sunflower seeds minus the black outer husks) have become an increasingly popular wild bird food.
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A gourmet food for all songbirds as well as most other species of birds.
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