Leon Friends of Music, Inc.
Founded as Leon Choral Parents in 1971.
• The Leon Friends of Music, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose sole purpose is to provide assistance to the Leon Choral Department students and faculty. Through financial contributions and volunteer hours the organization makes possible the continued quality of music education for all of our students.
• Fund raising activities sponsored by LFM are connected to "music making" events. Donations (concert passes), concert tickets, and events such as the fall Chili dinner sustain the budget of LFM, Inc. which supports the activities of the Leon Choral Department, as stated in the by-laws.
• Subsidies for student fees, uniform rentals, All State, and Honor Choir expenses are available through LFM. Parents who need assistance are asked to contact one of the directors.
• A scholarship fund has been established through the Pullen Scholarship Fund to assist with student activities such as voice lessons, summer music camps, All State, and Honor Choir trips. Scholarships are primarily need based and information will be provided to students and on-line.
LFM, Inc. is a registered non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductable and go directly towards expenses incurred by the Choral Department. Friends donations and concert donations are the major source of funds for the budget. As a donating member you will receive a Friends Pass that will admit you to Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts. We gladly accept donations from businesses as well as individuals. The LFM budget is totally committed to helping faculty and students pursue their musical goals. Be a FRIEND!!
The combination of food and music seems to do well for us, and our parents are planning chili in the fall and in the spring a gourmet dessert/music evening. These events were a culinary, financial, and musical success during the past school year. At the Chili Night on November 18, we ask parents to bring a pot of their favorite chili and copies of the recipe. For $10 guests enjoy as many kinds of chili as they can handle, gather new recipes, and enjoy our choirs in concert. In the spring for $10 expect a dessert extravaganza and lots of great music!!
The Dale Pullen Memorial Golf Tournament was established by the Pullen family to honor the memory of their son and raise money for college scholarships to Leon music students. The first STAR Award of $500 was given in 2000. The fund has grown to the current level of $5000 in scholarships annually! A $2000 STAR Award and six $500 Pullen Scholarships are now given each year to outstanding Leon Choral students.
Beginning this year the Golf Tournament is also directly supporting programs of Leon Friends of Music, Inc. These additional funds are NOT intended to pay for operating expenses but to provide additional opportunities for students to take voice lessons, attend conferences, go to summer camps, and subsidize the cost of uniforms. The Pullen family expressed concern to me that parents would not continue to support the organization financially if funds were coming from another source. We feel that our parents will continue to be generous in their support when they know how the money is used. The LFM, Inc. budget will be presented at the September meeting. We are all very grateful to the Pullen's for their continued support of our programs and students!


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Varcoe: PPA case boils at legislature as questions grow over fiasco
Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald
Don MacIntyre, the opposition Wildrose's electricity and renewables critic, speaks the province's Climate Leadership Plan in Edmonton on Monday. Bloom, David / Postmedia
Wildrose MLA Don MacIntyre did his best impression of Matlock on Tuesday at the legislature.
During a news conference, the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA played the role of courtroom accuser.
Slowly, he built his case against the government over its handling of Alberta's power market and the industry's termination of power purchase arrangements (PPAs).
It was part politics, part theatre.
Using a detailed timeline, legal documents and government emails, he painstaking tried to paint the picture that Alberta's government knew long before last March that its decision to raise the carbon levy could lead to PPAs being cancelled by utilities.
For Albertans, this could eventually transfer a string of money-losing contacts into the public's lap, at an estimated cost of $2 billion.
"If there's a smoking gun, this is it," MacIntyre declared at one point.
Well, it was more like a shell casing than a smoking pistol because it didn't prove exactly what the NDP cabinet knew or precisely when they knew it.
Yet the points MacIntyre and Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark made this week in the legislature over the issue are worthy of direct answers.
Such as why didn't government officials and ministers foresee this three-alarm fire earlier, and how are we going to pay for the coming bill?
Like everything on the PPA file, it's tangled in a dense thicket of politics and requires a trip back through time.
During its move to deregulate the province's power market back in 2000, the Klein government created PPAs, allowing companies to acquire electricity from generators and resell it to Albertans.
After the NDP's election in May 2015, Environment Minister Shannon Phillips increased the province's $15-a-tonne carbon levy on heavy greenhouse gas emitters, such as coal-fired power plants.
The decision came with unintended consequences, tripping a change in law provision contained within these deals.
The clause lets holders of PPAs — such as Enmax and Capital Power — terminate them if government changes make these arrangements not only unprofitable, but also "more unprofitable."
Increasing the carbon levy would obviously do that, meaning money-losing PPAs could be cancelled and revert to the Balancing Pool, a government-created entity which must pass along losses or profits to consumers.
By all accounts, the Balancing Pool is now burning through money faster than a sleep-deprived roulette player.
Although the agency accepted the first PPA from Calgary utility Enmax — and other holders have since followed suit — the NDP has headed to court to fight the terminations.
Here's where it gets messy.
In legal filings, the government argues three key ministers — the attorney general, energy and environment ministers — didn't know the words "or more unprofitable" were in the PPAs until March 2016, nine months after the carbon levy hike was announced.
The NDP maintains the phrase was secretly added by the former Tory government in 2000 at the behest of now-defunct power firm Enron. Industry players and the former head of Alberta's energy regulator disagree, maintaining it was well understood by government and those in the sector.
In newly filed court documents, Enmax alleges it advised Alberta's deputy minister of energy and the assistant deputy minister of electricity last Dec. 9 that it was considering terminating its PPA for the Battle River coal-fired power facility.
Two days later, it sent a termination notice to the Balancing Pool, pointing out the government was raising Alberta's carbon levy and making the PPA "unprofitable or more unprofitable."
I don't know how this could have been made any clearer, unless Enmax put the words MORE UNPROFITABLE in capital letters.
According to a document obtained by the Wildrose through an access to information request, an Energy Department email was also sent out Dec. 9 about the PPAs, prepared for the assistant deputy minister of electricity.
It was later sent to the energy minister's chief of staff and a manager within the premier's office.
The email, written with an attachment titled "potential PPA termination — change in law," says it was a draft briefing note that provided some context on the issue.
The attachment hasn't been released by the government.
Officials in the premier's office insist the key words "or more unprofitable" were not mentioned.
MacIntyre isn't convinced.
"With this new information we're bringing to light today, we seriously hope they see the game is over," he said.
But the game is still afoot.
In the legislature, Premier Rachel Notley said there was nothing new in Wildrose's documents, and insisted the government is simply trying to protect Albertans from facing unwarranted costs.
"We fully understand this matter, and one of the decisions that we've made is that we are going to do everything in our disposal to stand up for Alberta consumers," she said in the legislature Wednesday.
Deputy Premier Sarah Hoffman told reporters "the timelines we have outlined are the timelines that are true."
A more pressing question is what will happen next with the Balancing Pool, which is shouldering money-losing PPAs costing it about $70 million a month.
Clark pressed Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd to rule out "using taxpayer money to bail out the Balancing Pool to cover their own incompetence."
The minister said that hasn't happened. Curiously, she didn't discount the idea of providing it with some type of funding.
Where does this leave Albertans today?
Well, the Balancing Pool is bleeding cash. The government's court case could trudge on for years.
And there are precious few answers about why government officials or ministers didn't fully understand the change-in-law clause much sooner, such as back in June 2015 when Phillips first announced the carbon levy was being increased.
It's not exactly a courtroom thriller authored by John Grisham.
But in Alberta, maybe an appearance by Matlock is exactly what's needed to get to the bottom of the PPA fiasco.
Chris Varcoe is a Calgary Herald columnist.
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In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I explain what information is typically collected during a prenatal and why. This understanding will help you make the right decisions for you!
Why you MUST understand what's being "measured" and why.
What numbers during your prenatal visit don't mean anything, and which ones might.
What is the POINT of listening to your baby's heartbeat?
The real truth on blood pressure and what it can tell you in pregnancy.
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Oh wow. So totally true. So frequently I will ask a friend about her diagnosis, such as anemia. She will have NO idea what numbers were or what was even being measured! Just told to take iron. "You should not be the last to know and get your information"…yes!
noncomplyintz -yes! And stay tuned for next week's episode on actual lab work in the first trimester. Thanks for your support and for listening!


Listed under Works of Art in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Angkor in Cambodia is home to one of the most unusual and impressive temples in the world; built in the early 1100s under the instruction of the Khmer king Suryavarman, it is surrounded by a huge, square moat and contains a maze of corridors, courtyards and chambers, over which many-levelled towers loom, in representation of Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods.
Aside from its singular architecture, it is also world-renowned for the bas-relief sculptures it contains. Once richly gilded, they depict legendary battles between Hindu gods and their enemies, plus a large number of minor Hindu guardian deities, or 'devatas', which seem to proceed anti-clockwise around the inner walls. This contributes to the theory that Angkor Wat was designed as a venue for the king's death rites, since it faces west rather than the more commonly chosen east.


"How wonderful is it that no body need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world."
-I think Anne is saying that it will be "wonderful" to improve the world. That if one person tries to change that someone else will follow in there footsteps.
"Laziness may appear attactive but work gives satisfaction."
I think Anne is stating here that some people may like the "lazy" people cause they don't do anything but its the people who work are the ones that have satisfaction in themselves and who feel good in themselves.
"We all live with the objective of being happy, our lives and all different and yet the same."
I think Anne is saying that everyone is different but we are all the same in the way that we all find happiness.
"...The time will come when we'll be people again and not just Jews."
I think Anne is stating that when the War is over that there will be no difference between Jews and everyone else.
"I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confussion, misery and death...I think...Peace and tranquillity will soon return again."
I think Anne is saying that she can't think straight when she is all confussed about everything that is going on in her life right now.Being in the secret Annex and not knowing from one day to the next if she will live or be caught and takin to a concentaion camp. Anne is hoping that Peace and tranquillity will returm again after the War.
"The final forming of a person's character lies in there own hands."
Here i think Anne is saying that everyone can tell you what to do or how to do it but it comes down to you if you do it or not.
Quotes that have some meaning!!!
What do thse quotes mean to me???


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(Guest Post) Most of us enjoy eating duck in restaurants, but why not try making your own delicious crispy duck with homemade plum and apricot sauce? It's easy to cook so won't get you too hot in the kitchen. If you are interested, read on!
1 tablespoon of groundnut oil, 2 duck breasts, skin scored in a criss-cross pattern and salad leaves to serve.
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of grated fresh root ginger, 2 tablespoons of dry sherry or Shaoxing rice wine, 6 whole star anise, 2 tablespoons of ground Sichuan peppercorns and an optional pinch of salt to taste.
For the plum and apricot sauce: juice from 1 lime, 1 whole star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tablespoon of honey, 100ml or 3½fl oz water, 2oz or 50g of chopped dried apricots, 2 plums with their stones removed and quartered and 2½ tablespoons of caster sugar.
Start with the marinade by placing all the ingredients for the marinade into a bowl and whisk well to mix.
Next, for the duck, place the marinade into a bowl with the duck and cover with cling film. Leave to marinate in the fridge for around 25 minutes and preheat the oven to Gas 6/400F/200C.
Heat your wok until it's smoking and add the groundnut oil. Add the duck skin side down and fry between 4-5 minutes until the skin is brown and crisp. Skin side up, transfer the duck onto a baking tray and cook in the oven for 3-4 minutes, or until cooked to your taste.
To make the plum and apricot sauce, put the water into a small saucepan and boil. Then add the cinnamon stick, honey, sugar, plums, apricots and star anise and cook on a medium heat until reduce to a sticky sauce.
Take the pan off the heat and strain through a sieve to discard the spices and mix in the lime juice.
Now the duck is ready to serve with the sauce poured over it, alongside the salad.
This recipe serves 2 people and only takes 30 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook! It's mouth-watering good, let us know what you think and how you get on in the kitchen.
Now this would make me try duck! Have never had the pleasure looks great!
Never would have attempted this, but so doable the way you explain it! Chinese food has always been a goal of mine to master, maybe this is the beginning!
Claudia, glad u like it!
Jen, I'm really looking fwd to your trial!
Sandi, thks for dropping by! I'll pop by soon.
Michelle, delighted that u like this post. Looking fwd to more sharing!
I simply love chicken in plum sauce. This one sounds a great combination.
Your title - crispy duck - makes me very excited. Homemade double the excitement. Reading this confirmed it - a must try recipe. Thanks for sharing.
The opening picture to this post made my mouth water! I can't believe it's so easy to prepare, a definite must-try for me ;) Thank you for sharing this with us, Shirley!
Isaac, thks for dropping by!
Shirley, great to see u back in action!
Doris, makes me drool too! LOL!
Chichi, delighted that u like this too! Have a good week ahead!
Wow...your duck looks very delicious, Shirley! You can open a restaurant! If I am there, I will go there and eat often :D I love roast duck. I am lucky a friend here is very good in roasting duck. She always give me one when she roasts...how lucky! One day when I move away from here, I will go to your blog to learn...hehe. Thanks very much for sharing. Hope you are having a great weekend.
Crispy duck is one of my favorite things! I always thought to make a crispy duck is rather challenging but it looks like a piece of cake to you. Shirley I will definitely try making this and let you know if it is also a piece of cake for me or otherwise:D HUGS!!
I adore duck, it sounds amazing with the marinade and the plum apricot sauce is just a perfect accompaniment.
Veron, looks like there's quite a few duck fans here. Hahaha!
Natasha, I'm sure this is chicken feet to u. U're one hell of a cook!
I simply love this Shirley, its on top of my list of fav food.
I simply love any kind of duck and this looks like perfection!!
KF, thks so much! Yes, I enjoy cooking for family. Hubby adores my cooking. Heehee!
When I was a kid, I used to love eating all the skin of the duck drumstick. Now I still love the skin, but I've also learned to love the meat too. This duck looks perfectly cooked till crispy and the sauce sounds wonderful. This is definitely making me crave for duck!
Lequan, I'm like u eating only duck skin. Only difference is, I'm still doing that! Lol!


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Segezha Group boosts sales of sawn softwood
The volume of sawn-softwood sold by Segezha Group in the first quarter was 9.0 % higher than a year earlier at 207,100 m³.
In connection with the acquisition of Karelian Wood Company (KWC) at the beginning of 2020, the output of sawnwood increased 13.4 % to 245,200 m³; KWC is geared to an annual production capacity of 250,000 m³ of sawn softwood.
In April, Ksilotek-Siberia, located on the grounds of the Siberian sawmill LDK 1, put a second pellet line into operation with an annual production capacity of approximately 30,000 t, raising the facility's total annual pellet production capacity to around 110,500 t.
The group's plywood works sold 48,900 m³ of plywood in the first three months, an increase of 30.7 % against the same period of last year. The growth was attributable to favourable sales conditions and the widened spectrum of products.
The output rose by 3.1 % to 49,500 m³. The main factor contributing to the growth was the second production line put into service at the birch-plywood works in Vyatsky, Kirov oblast, in July 2018 and which has been running at capacity since the start of the year. As such, the facility has a total annual production capacity of around 192,000 m³ of birch plywood.
The press plates used in the first production line for film coating since 2007 were replaced in June. The installation of new press plates had become necessary to prevent losses in quality. According to Segezha, roughly 86m RUB (equivalent to 1.1m €) is being invested in the replacement.
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Q: rxjs observe array push I want to monitor when an object is pushed onto an array using observables. I want to start with an empty array and when a push occurs I want the observable to detect and process it and then wait till the next push. This would be very similar to "fromEvent" where the observable waits for the event. The code below immediately calls completed() because the array is empty, how do I make it wait for a push?
    var testArray = [];

    test(){
      var o = {timestamp: new Date()}
      testArray.push(o)
    }

    var o = Observable
        .from(testArray)
        .concatMap( x => {
          return x;
    });

    o.subscribe(
      x => { console.log("onNext x=",x.timestamp) },
      e => console.log('onError:', e),
      () => {console.log('onCompleted');} );

Note: The input mechanism does not have to be an array. Any type of message queue object will work for me.

A: You could subclass Array and implement some kind of notification mechanism to tell you when pushes happen (this is really bare bones):
class CustomArray extends Array {
  push(e) {
    super.push(e)
    if (this._listeners) {
      this._listeners.forEach(l => l(e))
    }
  }
  addPushListener(listener) {
    this._listeners = this._listeners || []
    this._listeners.push(listener)
  }
  removePushListener(listener) {
    if (this._listeners) {
      const index = this._listeners.indexOf(listener)
      if (index >= 0) {
        this._listeners.splice(index, 1)
      }
    }
  }
}

Then with a function you could wrap this into an Observable
const observePushes = array => Rx.Observable.fromEventPattern(
  array.addPushListener.bind(array),
  array.removePushListener.bind(array)
)

Then you would be able to subscribe to changes and unsubscribe whenever you want, like with any other observable.
const arr = new CustomArray()
const pushObservable = observePushes(arr)

const subscription = pushObservable.subscribe(e => console.log(`Added ${e}`))

arr.push(1)
arr.push(2)
arr.push(3)
arr.push("a")

subscription.dispose()

arr.push("b")

Also mind that this Observable never really completes, since at no point in time can you guarantee that nothing more will be added to an array.
A fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/u08daxdv/1/

A: If all you're trying to do is create an Observable that you can 'push' values into, I recommend using an RXJS Subject.
i.e.
const date$ = new Rx.Subject();
date$.next(new Date());

Now you have an Observable stream of Date objects that you can "push" to with the next() method.
If you really need to have an intermediate (non-Observable) data type for your queue, then I recommend using a new ES6 feature, proxies.
const queue = new Proxy([], {
  set: function(obj, prop, value) {
    if (!isNaN(prop)) {
      date$.next(value)
    }
    obj[prop] = value
    return true
  },
})

Now you have an array that is proxied so that any time a value is added to it, it will be added to your Observable stream.

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Pyramid Magazine
(thing) by skid Tue Aug 22 2000 at 16:50:06
A general games magazine published by Steve Jackson Games, Pyramid saw a mere thirty issues in print, but still lives on the Internet. The web site, at the time of this writing, is located at www.sjgames.com/pyramid. Pyramid has a stated editorial policy of not being a 'house organ' and as such accepts articles for any reasonably popular game and especially articles useful for roleplaying games.
It is a good example of a reasonably thriving online magazine, and shows the benefits of paying for Internet content - sure, free game stuff can be found everywhere, but stuff on Pyramid's been through an editor and can be assumed to be worthwhile. Plus, it has spam-free, active newsgroups, for those so inclined.
(thing) by Michalak Wed Jan 17 2001 at 20:35:43
This (superb) publication came out bimonthly from AD 1993 May until AD 1998 March/April by Steve Jackson Games. One of the main forces behind its creation was the noted author and editor Derek Pearcy, who was listed as the "architect" in the credits right up through issue #9 and served as editor for the first two issues.
The reason it finally migrated to the web was because in print form it was loosing money. While it has not reached the same levels of circulation it did while in print it has started to turn a small profit and so the 3000+ subscribers look forward to many years of useful roleplaying information and articles.
On the newsgroups that come with subscription to the magazine a culture has grown that allows discussion of some rather esoteric subjects in the two years since it ceased paper publication. Among other things the fact that some leaders of the roleplaying community will correspond with the fans on a very friendly and informal basis. Of note in this category (in early AD 2001) are Kenneth Hite, John M. Ford, David Pulver, John Kovalic, and Doc Cross. (John Wick also published a column called Playing Dirty in the magazine.)
The subscribers who read and post to the newsgroups have become known collectively as Pyramidians and even have their own peculiar traditions, like substituting the word Newark for Hell and various online writing games in the .sjgames.fnord group.
Pyramid Picks- Reviews of what is good in roleplaying
Suppressed Transmission- High weirdness from Kenneth Hite
Dork Tower- The comic by John Kovalic
Murphy's Rules- Poking fun at ourselves with the silly rules sometimes found in games
Random Thought Table- The name of the current Editor's Column
http://www.diac.com/~michalak/
The Guide to the Pyramidians
http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/
The Offical Site
(thing) by Jet-Poop Tue May 28 2002 at 20:49:56
Well, to begin with, I'm old-school enough that I don't consider the current online incarnation of Pyramid to be a magazine. Magazines are on paper, they have a table of contents, they include those irritating subscription cards, you can buy them in bookstores, you can read 'em in the bathroom without having to set your machine up next to the potty. The online Pyramid is a subscription website, and calling it a "magazine" doesn't really make it a magazine.
Nevertheless, I've been subscribing to the Pyramid site for the last several years, and their tagline--"The Best in Gaming"--is spot-on accurate. They publish games, adventures, variants, and supplemental information for just about every genre of roleplaying games and for just about every major game system. They publish quite a lot of material for GURPS, which is owned by Steve Jackson Games, but it's not uncommon for several weeks to go by with no material for GURPS.
One of Pyramid's best points is the strong crossover factor of most of their articles--a fantasy scenario will often include pointers on how to convert it to be played in a science fiction game, a modern military game, or a secret conspiracy game. Likewise, their many articles on historical and technological minutiae are useful to a wide variety of gamers--an overview of 12th-century Constantinople can be used by fantasy, historical, and time travel gamers, while stats for World War II weaponry can be useful for espionage and military campaigns, as well as for just about any campaign set after WWII. Of course, Pyramid also has a reputation for publishing funny stuff, including articles about cheese magic, mutant chickens in the Wild West, vampire pigs, Lovecraftian superheroes, and who's really buried in Grant's Tomb.
If any one feature is absolutely worth paying for (aside from the comics--John Kovalic's "Dork Tower" and David Morgan-Mar's "Irregular Webcomic!" are both wonderful), it's got to be Kenneth Hite's "Suppressed Transmission" column, which focuses on the weird, the esoteric, the horrific, and the Illuminated. Topics can range from William Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper, and James Forrestal to Coca-Cola, Emperor Norton, and the Philadelphia Experiment. They're always entertaining, thought-provoking, and minutely researched.
The downside of Pyramid is the discussion boards. The users of the board call themselves "Pyramidians", and they are, in general, a pack of gibbering, pretentious, moralistic nimrods. They often congratulate themselves on being "better and smarter than Usenet"; strangely, however, they still indulge in as much flaming, baseless egotism, partisan-blinded hypocrisy, thuggish bullying, poor scholarship, backstabbing, racism, bigotry, bizarre pro-KKK rants, and bald-faced lies as Usenetters do. They also like to trumpet themselves as a community, but many is the time I've seen Pyramidians rebuked and reviled for (A) fretting over troll-issued death threats, (B) worrying about the possibility that their subscriptions would be revoked (Don't ever joke about copyright theft on those boards; Steve Jackson gets way pissed about it), or (C) not worshipping at the altar of Joss Whedon/ J. Michael Straczynski/ the Wachowski Brothers/ Glen Cook. (Although sci-fi author John M. Ford's posts were always worth reading, as all of his sig lines were unique, original, and howlingly funny) The best reason to read their discussion boards is to be reminded how good we have things here on E2.
In summation, read it and love it for the articles. Skip everything else.
Kenneth Hite John M. Ford Steve Jackson Games Dork Tower
GURPS Magazine The world's geek population makes me weep with despair and frustration John Kovalic
John Wick How to Cook Everything Netrunner Nehebkau
Suppressed Transmission Dragon Magazine Philadelphia Experiment crossover
Infinite monkeys theorem military fantasy usenet
Pyramid Head Hackjournal Everything2 is a community partisan politics
UK Local Elections 2008
Only Slightly a Geek Girl
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Earlier this week, the HPD Honor Guard provided funeral services for retired HPD Executive Assistant Chief Wilfred Navarro. Afterwards, the Honor Guard members stopped at the Saltgrass Steak House on the Katy Freeway, where an anonymous person picked up the tab for the group; It is unknown if it was the restaurant or an individual who provided the show of generosity.
The gesture was definitely appreciated. Thank you!


Thank you for joining us this Advent Season. We hope the blog inspired and guided you through the season with more hope, confidence, and courage to face all of life's challenges. From all of us at the Marble Women's Ministry, we wish you a blessed interlude between Christmas and New Year's. We will post from time to time throughout the year to help you stay centered and live out the glorious message of Christmas every day.
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Spaceport's economic summary assumes $20 million annual impact
A summary of the the Economic Impact Study (EIS) on the Spaceport Camden project on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, by the Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development (BBRED) at Georgia Southern University. The study's summary is considered a conservative outlook to the overall impact on the area.
According to the study's summary, $22.51 million dollars, annually, is expected to generate revenue for the local economy. The EIS states that the "Spaceport Camden project will have a significant economic impact upon Coastal Georgia. This facility will be used to launch and retrieve rockets used as part of the growing private space flight industry. Private space flight is being used to deliver new satellites to low earth orbits, ferry supplies to the International Space Station, and increase overall access to space."
Jon Simpson, spokesperson for Spaceport Camden, said that the study assumes that the site as a launching pad from a variety of rocket vendors. The small rocket industry is looking for accessible areas to launch payloads into specific altitudes and orbits for data collection from a variety of companies. On August 3rd, Vector Space Systems launched a small low altitude rocket in Camden County.
The initial impact is expected to bring about 190 jobs to the area over a 15-month period. This number includes both construction of the Spaceport facilities and continued operations with an overall impact of contributing $20 million a year after completion as a launching pad facility. The EIS did not include long-term impact studies over the 15th month period.
Spaceport Camden EIS Study on impact of revenue to the local area.
This initial economic impact is based on a given construction time-frame of 15 months for Spaceport Camden and associated infrastructure. Construction impact includes $7.21 million in direct revenue which grows to $9.23 million as these direct revenues move through the economy.
These estimates are based on Camden County's employment figures in the Environmental Impact Statement currently under review by the FAA which is to be completed by the end of this year. These initial estimates do not include the effect of employment and direct investment additional space companies may bring Camden County such as manufacturing.
Other industry that is expected to be affected by the $20 million yearly impact is tourism. In 2015, the Camden County domestic travel market accounted for $90.32 million in expenditures with an employment impact of 777 jobs. Since 2011, expenditures have increased by 15 percent with associated employment increasing by 5 percent.
According to the Summary of the EIS, Spaceport Camden is expected to add to the increasing numbers on tourism stays in the area; however, those numbers are being compared to space flight numbers gathered at Cape Canaveral, Florida (40,000 visitors), where larger rockets are launched. However, the report's findings suggest that other launches around the country see an influx of 10,000 to 15,000 visitors staying at local hotels for about 2-3 days on average.
"Across the United States rocket launches have become another opportunity to showcase the host community and are a good way to attract new visitors," said Benjamin McKay Research Specialist with BBRED. "This analysis illustrates that by adding a Spaceport in Camden County, existing industries also stand to benefit from these investments," added McKay.
The study suggests other space related industry is likely to come to the area adding to the current projections of $20 million. The EIS report only studied the economic activity generated by Spaceport Camden's filings with the FAA.
The report assumes that if a company like Vector Space Systems were to invest $100 million of an assembly plant, 200 jobs could potentially be created. Vector Space Systems is expected to open their manufacturing plant in Arizona next year. With the passage of the Georgia Spaceflight Act (HB1), such industries may find Georgia more attractive to conduct operations.
"When we started the process, we knew we had something special," said County Administrator Steve Howard. "Even the most conservative estimates of Spaceport Camden's potential shows tens of millions of dollars in economic activity and more than 100 new jobs," added Howard.
Overall, the Spaceport Camden project is expected to cost the county over $5 million with most of the money going toward the completion of the Environmental Impact Study to obtain an operating license along with land related expenses and public relations.
Itemized cost of Spaceport – EIS stands for the environmental impact study required by the federal government. An additional $1.4 million was approved by the County Commission for FY18.
Camden County's workforce from the SUBASE which work and operate large missiles and have the needed skills to assist with the space flight industry. Similarly, nuclear-powered warships have docked near Cape Canaveral without incident and Camden Spaceport should consider a similar agreement to attract skilled workers, according to the Summary of the study.
Opponent of the Spaceport Project responds to study's summary. Below is a full response to the summary of the study by Camden citizen, Steve Winkle.
The Camden spaceport Economic Assessment Summary is little more than a continuation of spaceport promotion and hype presented without any substance. The so-called Summary is useless because it does not provide necessary facts or data regarding the assumptions used to make their claims, therefore it cannot be evaluated or vetted for accuracy or the current or future state of the spaceport industry. It most certainly does not account for the actual performance failures of all other spaceports to become self-supporting. The Summary makes some statements and unsupportable claims that are very odd for a research document.
As an example, Virginia's MARS Spaceport, has been in operation since 2005 and has launched a total of 9 rockets between 2012 and 2016. MARS Spaceport generated net operating LOSSES in 2015 of $14 million and in 2016 of $17 million for a total LOSS of $31 million the past two years alone. All losses are at the expense of Virginia taxpayers. Alaska's Kodiak Spaceport has likewise required millions of dollars in annual subsidies from taxpayers despite having Department of Defense contracts that cannot be duplicated anywhere else. As you know, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg are subsidized by all US taxpayers. Other than from Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Air Force Base, a total of only commercial 11 rockets have been launched from commercial US spaceports in the past 5 years. Despite these facts, Camden's so-called Study assumes that its spaceport will generate $16 million a year in positive revenue from 12 launches. Since a medium-lift rocket launch at MARS costs $600,000 (documented from the Virginia Commercial Space Authority 2016 Audit), the greatest revenue that Camden could competitively produce would be $7.2 million if they launch more rockets per year than MARS and Kodiak have launched in total over the past 5 years.
Additionally, Spaceport Camden will not be able to compete with MARS since the indicated investment of $9 million will not provide the same facilities that are available at MARS. Virginia taxpayers have invested in capital assets that total $108 million (net of depreciation.) It cost Virginia $15 million alone just to repair the damage to its launch pad when a rocket exploded in 2014 just after it left the pad. Kodiak has invested more than $110 million and has launched 2 rockets since 2012. SpaceX is investing $100 million in their Texas spaceport that was the model for the specifications that Camden originally showed the public for their spaceport.
One can only assume that Camden's officials' expectations have shrunken since December 7, 2015, because they are not investing enough to compete with the existing, greatly underutilized spaceports. If the market Camden officials are now targeting is for small launch vehicles like those represented by Vector Space's amateur rocket launch on August 3rd, they are counting on a market that does not yet exist that requires rockets that do not yet exist. There is extensive study on the economics of small launch rockets showing that costs per pound for satellite launches on small rockets will be at least 5 times more expensive than on existing rockets that can never launch from Camden County (documentation is available) so the underlying concept of that future industry is highly speculative. What do Camden officials do with a purpose-built spaceport when there is no purpose for it to serve?
Additionally, there is no safety history for these rockets that are still in development. MARS shares an ocean-front launch safety range with NASA's Wallops Flight Facility whereas Camden will launch over Cumberland Island National Seashore and private residences. Kennedy, Canaveral, Vandenberg, and Kodiak are also ocean-fronting and will have lower insurance costs than Camden.
Although this statement from the Summary is factually correct, it is absurdly misleading:
"Vector Space Systems a maker of microsatellites, has already expressed interest in developing a rocket launch and assembly plant which could bring up to $100 million in investment and 200 jobs"
True, except that Vector has announced the factory will be built in Tuscon, Arizona, not Camden County:
http://tucson.com/business/tucson/vector-space-to-open-tucson-manufacturing-plant-bring-jobs/article_3d1bde72-b236-5e38-9c9e-24036233d55e.html
Vector confirmed the same in this press release issued minutes after their Camden test launch:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vector-successfully-launches-first-ever-rocket-from-spaceport-camden-300499251.html
Clearly, the Spaceport Camden Summary implies that Vector will build a factory in Georgia. The Study's statement will lead most observers to the wrong conclusion. It is purely misleading when used in the context of spaceport benefits to Georgia or Camden County.
The Study's assumption that Kings Bay retirees will be hired by a Camden launch company is a far stretch. Navy missiles are solid-fueled rockets so that they can be launched on a moments' notice to defend the United States. They are not used by commercial launch companies who require rocket engines that, unlike solid-fueled motors, can be throttled, stopped and restarted. Liquid-fueled commercial rockets are an altogether different technology and require completely different handling. Workers who have liquid-fueled rocket experience will get whatever jobs are offered. And substantively, submarine-launched missiles do not travel to orbit so there is no orbital experience on a submarine.
The "12 Georgia space companies" are mostly not identified in the Study so it is unknown if their technology is compatible with the budget spaceport that Camden officials propose. For instance, Atlanta's Generation Orbit committed to testing at Jacksonville's Cecil Spaceport because their technology requires runways, not launch pads. Oddly, Masten Space which is mentioned in the Summary appears to be located in a 4-bedroom/4 bath house in Kennesaw. No such company is registered with the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State. Masten Space really operates in Mojave, California. The owner of the home is Michael Mealling who was a co-founder but appears to be no longer identified with Masten. In any case, Masten's latest rocket test crashed after gaining only 10 feet altitude; they currently have a tiny staff and no job openings: http://masten.aero/careers-2/
Virtually every claim of the so-called Camden Spaceport Study fails to acknowledge the actual failed economic predictions at every one of the existing non-NASA spaceports, or the competition that they represent to Camden. Additionally, County Administrator and Spaceport Project Manager Steve Howard must possess secret solutions to spaceport solvency that have evaded existing spaceport managers since 1999. It is hard to believe that Camden officials remain committed to a project that entails so much risk to taxpayers.
A comprehensive report on Camden's Study will be forthcoming at www.spaceportfacts.org.
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HISTORY OF THE STRATOCASTER
Gold Stratocaster and Walnut Strat
It was clear that the finishes had to be renewed primarily: polyester, as in the clear coat, was abandoned in the early '80s in favor of polyurethane. However, since restructuring the Stratocaster would have taken a long time, at first, in order to be more competitive, new models were put on the market: in June 1981 Gold Stratocaster and Walnut Strat were born.
The first one, also called Gold-Gold Stratocaster, was similar to the Standard Stratocaster which would have been introduced about a year later, but without tilt neck and large headstock. Its body had a Deluxe Gold Metallic finish and the tuning machines were in 100 micron gold plated brass, the same used in jewelry, which is why the sale of this guitar did not benefit the company and its production was interrupted in 1984.
Walnut Strat was a Strat's evolution, but its body was made of American walnut, in compliance with the current tendency to use special woods and because of the belief that heavy woods vibrated better.
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Tesla Said Its Model Y Is Cooler Than The Ford Mach-E. What Did Ford Say
Video: Tesla Said Its Model Y Is Cooler Than The Ford Mach-E. What Did Ford Say
Video: Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. Tesla Model Y: Did Ford Build A BETTER Tesla? 2023, January
A verbal battle broke out on Twitter between one of the top managers of Ford and an investor in Tesla. According to Carscoops, the stumbling block was initially an attempt to oppose the Ford Mustang Mach-E and TeslModel Y electric crossovers, but later more serious accusations were also used, including the sale of "dummies".
Investor TeslRoss Gerber asked Ford to stop comparing their Mach-E to the Model Y crossover on his Twitter account. He says it's just useless, since these are incomparable products. In addition, Gerber said that Ford should return to Mach-E buyers the money that the brand's dealers "wind up" over the factory price: he compared this scheme to theft.
In the comments to the tweet, the head of the Ford communications department Mike Levin noted, who said that the comparisons are not made by Ford, but by the media. In turn, he advised Tesl to return to its customers the funds spent on the Full Self-Driving system (the company calls it "autopilot", but it is not a full-fledged autonomous driving system). Levin used the term vaporware - this is the name for a product announced but not released on the market (in other words, a "dummy").
In addition, Levin said that any potential Mach-E buyer faced with an inadequate dealer markup could contact him personally - and Mike would help find another dealer. But in reality Levin doubted the chance to find the "autopilot" promised by Tesl.
In turn, Elon Musk has repeatedly noted that, despite the name, the Full Self-Driving function does not turn Tesl into a full-fledged drone. According to his tweet on March 13, the beta version of this system was removed from some cars because the drivers who used it did not follow the road closely enough. According to Musk, no incidents were recorded, and Tesl will present some new technology in this area in April.
In mid-March, it became known about another accident, the cause of which may be the incorrect operation of Tesla's on-board systems: an electric car crashed into a police car standing on the side of the road.
Sollers Plans To Increase Its Export Share And Completely Change Its Business Model
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The Porsche Brand Has Promised A New Taycan, But Did Not Say Which
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The Chinese Have Created The Cheapest Super-crossover - It Has 680 Forces, And It Is Cooler Than Tesla
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import org.junit.Test;

import java.sql.Timestamp;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

public class DateUtilExtensionsTest {
    @Test
    public void plus() throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
        Date dec31 = sdf.parse("20171231");
        assertEquals("20180101", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.plus(dec31, 1)));
        assertEquals("20180101", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.plus(new Timestamp(dec31.getTime()), 1)));
    }

    @Test
    public void minus() throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
        Date jan01 = sdf.parse("20180101");
        assertEquals("20171231", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.minus(jan01, 1)));
        assertEquals("20171231", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.minus(new Timestamp(jan01.getTime()), 1)));
    }

    @Test
    public void next() throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.setTime(sdf.parse("20171231"));
        assertEquals("20180101", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.next(calendar).getTime()));
    }

    @Test
    public void previous() throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.setTime(sdf.parse("20180101"));
        assertEquals("20171231", sdf.format(DateUtilExtensions.previous(calendar).getTime()));
    }

    @Test
    public void calendarCollectGetAt() {
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
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        assertTrue("Year", result.get(0) >= 2022);
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        assertTrue("Day", result.get(2) <= 31);
    }
}

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April 1 (Bloomberg) — As many as 200,000 people may be affected by flooding in Rhode Island that has halted Amtrak service to Boston for two days, blocked highways and threatened a Rhode Island dam.
After two record flood crests in March, Rhode Island is dealing with damage reminiscent of hurricanes, Teddy Hampton, American Red Cross disaster relief operations job director, said in a telephone interview today.
About 184 people were housed in Red Cross shelters last night, and many more went to the shelters to eat, Hampton said. The Red Cross estimates 180,000 to 200,000 people will be dealing with the flood on some level, from cleaning the sewer- tainted water that washed over their homes to finding food.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is scheduled to tour the state tomorrow. Hampton said it will take some time to put a monetary value on the damage.
Record rain fell on the U.S. Northeast earlier this week, following two other storms that had already left the ground saturated and rivers and streams on the verge of flooding, according to the National Weather Service. This week's rain set records in Boston, New York and Providence.
The surging Pawtuxet River is menacing a dam in Coventry, Rhode Island, about 55 miles southwest of Boston, and has forced the evacuation of several neighborhoods in the town of 33,000, according to Coventry's Web site.
In Cranston, the Pawtuxet set a record 20.79-foot (6.3- meter) crest yesterday, breaking the mark of 14.98 feet reached March 15, according to the National Weather Service.
Clearing skies forecast into the weekend won't be enough to return flooding rivers to their banks immediately because there is a lag between the time the rain stops and the flow returns to normal, said Charlie Foley, a weather service meteorologist in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Interstate 95's southbound lanes remain closed at Exit 14 in Rhode Island, and Amtrak's tracks to Boston are flooded at Kingston, about 65 miles southwest of Boston.
Amtrak crews are inspecting the area today to determine when trains can start running again, according to a statement from the public rail carrier.
About 550 National Guard troops are still fighting the flood in Rhode Island, said Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Fletcher, a spokesman for the National Guard. Governor Donald Carcieri has asked businesses and schools to remain closed and people to stay off the roads.
Rainfall that began March 28 and ended over most of the Northeast yesterday set monthly precipitation records in New York, Boston and Providence.
Providence, Rhode Island's capital, will probably have sunny skies and temperatures into the 70s this weekend, according to the weather service.
"Even when the flood waters recede and the sun comes out this weekend, people's lives are going to be damaged for an awful long time," said Rob Levine, the Red Cross's regional chief executive officer for Vermont and New Hampshire, who is working with flood relief.
Elsewhere, hot, dry air spreading across the much of the U.S. is raising the risk for wildfires. Red flag warnings, meaning fires can start easily and spread quickly, range from Nebraska to Texas and through parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, according to the weather service.
To contact the reporter on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at bsullivan10@bloomberg.net.


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Are No See Ums Dangerous?
ByWyatt Welch July 26, 2021 July 13, 2021
It is natural to worry about no see ums if you think that they may be dangerous, especially since they are persistent pests that do not seem to get tired or deterred by your efforts to keep them away. It would therefore be difficult to protect yourself from such a pest if they can easily inflict harm or transmit diseases and other problems to you and your family.
People have observed that no see ums love to fly and swarm all around you, and even land and make contact with the skin to take a bite. You, therefore, deserve to know if no see ums are dangerous insects or not.
No see ums are only generally a nuisance to people. They do not transmit diseases to humans in the US, although they can transmit human diseases in tropical countries. In cattle, horses, deer, and others, they transmit pathogens that cause epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue.
As a nuisance, no see ums may cause a little itching, allergic reaction, and slight inflammation in the skin at the bite site.
In people and in pets, these insects do not pose any kind of major health problem in North America. However, in poorer tropical countries, similar insects may be able to cause serious diseases in people, such as leishmaniasis, filarial worms, and phlebotomus.
These are caused by insects known as black flies, which, although they are also considered midges just as no see ums are, might be different from the species of no see ums known in the US and other countries. So what are the concerns that people need to address in the US regarding no see ums?
What States Have No See Ums?
Image credit: Charles Olsen, USDA APHIS PPQ, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
No see ums are prevalent and naturally occur in the following states and locations in the United States: the Texas Gulf Coast; the San Francisco Bay area and other coastal areas; South Carolina; North Carolina; Georgia; and Florida.
The names for insects that are known as no see ums vary between places, and this may cause confusion if you are trying to find out if they are harmful or not. In some localities, no see ums are called biting midges and sand flies.
Regardless of what they are called, however, no see ums are tiny gnats that naturally occur and are common in the aforementioned states. More than 4,000 species known to be biting midges are found in Texas as well as in other coastal locations in the country.
No see ums like to lay their eggs in wet soil and wet sand. In the state of Texas, they are known to use places such as marshes, swamps, ponds, streams, and plants and tree holes that contain water pockets. They utilize these areas for breeding purposes.
Out of the more than four thousand biting midge species all over the world, 600 species are present in the North American continent.
Midges have a wide distribution in the United States, especially in the areas of the Southwest, Northeast, San Francisco Bay area, and the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. In Florida, 47 species are present, with seven species being recognized by that state as human pests.
What Time of Day Do No See Ums Come Out?
No see ums are usually actively feeding during the dawn and at dusk. They are rarely observed to bite people during the hours of daytime.
Both male and female no see ums feed on nectar, but females actually primarily feed on the blood of mammals, although they are also known to feed on the blood of various other animals like amphibians, reptiles, and birds.
Where Are No See Ums Found?
No see ums are found worldwide. The currently known number of species ranges from 4,000 up to 5,000. They are found in temperate, sub-Saharan, sub-tropical, and tropical regions. They are also present in cooler climates, including even Mount Everest, and in saltwater marshes and freshwater habitats.
The presence of no see ums in freshwater habitats and saltwater marshes depends on the different preferences of various biting midge species.
These insects usually prefer living in places with a lot of water because they need these bodies of water for their feeding and breeding activities. Their larvae in particular need and thrive in these places. They also enjoy hot conditions, so that they are more likely to be observed in the summer months.
If you are near a body of water, such as a stream, river, lake, or even near a dam, you may likely encounter no see ums.
This is not an admonition to avoid these areas, however, as they are excellent areas for camping, hiking, and appreciating nature. There are, after all, effective measures by which you can repel no see ums and their bites.
The classification and inclusiveness of their various geographical ranges also depend on what these animals are called in different regions and countries. It is thus important to determine if several names of insects in different localities are describing just one species.
For example, no see ums are called "knotts" by Norwegians, while Canadians call them "moose flies." Meanwhile, Gaelic nations refer to them as "meanbh-chuileag," which means "tiny fly."
Where Do No See Ums Live?
No see ums live in habitats near water. They love these areas because their immature stages or larvae are semi-aquatic or aquatic. They also lay eggs in damp substrates such as agricultural areas, salt marshes, and swamps. These areas have moist soil that have high organic content like manure.
Muddy salt marshes, agricultural areas containing manure, and other places with moist surfaces are preferred by females for egg laying. Nonetheless, preferences for habitats vary among different no see um species.
Females have to feed on the blood of their mammalian and other hosts in order to provide adequate sustenance for egg production.
The entire life cycle of no-see-ums involves metamorphosis. They have four life stages, as is common with many insect species.
Specifically, these stages are the egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages.
After a sufficient blood meal, the adult no see um female will seek a body of water for laying her eggs, such as in or near riverbanks, marshes, still ponds, or even hollowed-out moist tree stumps.
The eggs are laid in what is known as a lace. These laces are moist, due to the need of larvae for high amounts of moisture for their development. The eggs of no see ums hatch after two to seven days after they have bene laid.
The larvae then undergo four instar stages. The insect may be in the larva stage from two weeks up to one year. This is dependent on the conditions in the environment, the region, and the particular no see um species in consideration.
The third stage, the pupa, lasts for two or three days. Then finally, once the adult emerges, it typically lives for a total of two weeks up to seven weeks.
The animal is in need of aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats during its larval stage. Thus, they can usually be found living in and around streams, ponds, bogs, and marshes.
Meanwhile, in wooded areas, adult no see ums can also roam around due to the presence of algae, mosses, and saturated and decomposing logs. Thus, people walking through these areas can be bitten by them.
Are No See Ums Poisonous?
Image credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
No see ums are not poisonous or venomous; their bites contain no poison or venom whatsoever. They also do not lay eggs under the human skin. However, their bites can be irritating, itchy, and painful. Also, depending on the species, they may transmit infectious diseases to animals and humans.
In most cases of no see um bites, the worst thing you may have to deal with is the irritation and pain. No see ums laying eggs beneath the skin is a myth that is not supported by any facts.
If you've been bitten by a no-see-um, there's little to worry about besides an irritating itch. A common myth is that no-see-ums lay eggs under your skin, but this is not the case at all. When you are bitten by a no see um, you will definitely know it due to the sensations of discomfort that they cause.
Their little size does not mean that the damage that no see ums cause is insignificant. Indeed, they are only a third of the size of mosquitoes; however, these tiny insect pests relentlessly pursue their hosts – that is, humans and other animals – in order to get their much needed blood meal.
In return, their hosts not only get an irritating and painful bite, but they can also contract infectious microorganisms coming from these biting insects.
As previously mentioned, not all no see um species are able to transmit disease-causing microbes to people. Tropical species of these pests can cause serious diseases, such as filarial worms, leishmaniasis, and phlebotomus. These infections can be very hard to cure.
Generally, even if these diseases are quite difficult to resolve, they are not fatal. However, they are illnesses that inflict chronically reoccurring symptoms which can persist for a long time.
Poor tropical countries have rampant malnutrition, so that many poor people get generally weaker immune systems. To add to the problem, there is only limited access to medical care, so that the possibility of danger from these infectious diseases is increased.
In addition, no see ums infect domestic animals, particularly livestock species. They also infect wildlife. They transmit diseases and parasites like the bluetongue virus and hemorrhagic epizootic disease. Bluetongue alone causes the livestock and agricultural industry a loss of over 120 million US dollars every year.
In wildlife, hemorrhagic epizootic disease, is contracted by white-tailed deer from no see um bites.
No see ums are annoying little pests. But are the US species dangerous to humans? Even if they do not bite as often as mosquitoes, they do still bite because blood from their hosts is integral and absolutely necessary for their reproduction and continued existence.
Although it is very rare, no see ums as well as sand flies do transmit human disease. In particular, this disease is caused by the bacterium Bartonella bacilliformis, and the illness is known as Carrion's disease.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC, this disease is only present in South America and in higher elevations in that continent.
It is still possible, however, for this disease to travel to the US, because it is vector-borne, or is transmitted via intermediate hosts that can travel to various places. In this case, the vector is a flying insect, the no see um.
In addition, people traveling to South America and places which have this disease can contract it there and bring the disease back to the US and other countries. It is thus very possible to see cases of this illness in the US. In fact, at least one report has already been made of an illness in a child who was bitten by a no see um.
The symptoms seen in an infection of Carrion's disease consist of two distinct phases. In the first phase, there is headache, fever, muscle aches, anemia, and abdominal aches.
This is known as the Oroya fever phase. In the second phase, there appear lesions of nodular growth under the patient's skin. These growths consist of purple and red bubbles that can bleed and get ulcerated.
If the patient's immune system is compromised, two more complications may possibly occur. The first is bacillary angiomatosis, which comprises lesions on the skin, bone, tissue, as well as other organs. The second is called subacute endocarditis. This is a heart infection which affects the heart valve.
A Bartonella infection can be treated with antibiotics.
Unfortunately, it can cause death if it is left untreated. As is the case with other diseases transmitted by no see ums, this bacterium may also persist for a long time, and can resurface again long after the initial bite had occurred from the no-see-um, sand fly, or midge species from which the infection was transmitted.
Can No See Ums Live in My Hair?
No see ums cannot live in human hair for any length of time, because they prefer to live in areas that have bodies of water or are constantly damp or moist. When they are pestering a person, they may get entangled for a while in their hair, but they will definitely never live in it.
Aside from human hair, no see ums also do not live in any other part of the human body. Their life cycle simply does not permit any of their life stages to include residence in our bodies.
Thus, the myth previously mentioned that no see ums lay eggs under our skin is simply not true. This old wives' tale is only used for scaring young people in order to keep them from staying out of the home at dusk.
Can No See Ums Live in Clothing?
As with the human body, no see ums are also incapable of living in our clothing. Clothing has no properties by which no see ums can thrive. It is simply inadequate and inappropriate to serve as their habitat.
You may also be wondering if they can bite through clothing, and the answer to this is no. Their bodies and their mouthpieces are too small to penetrate the fabric of even the lightest of clothing materials.
If you are in a tropical or warm climate, you would definitely not want to wear more clothes than are necessary. Additional layers of fabric would be too uncomfortable from the increased humidity and heat.
In cases of high numbers of no see um infestations, however, you may need to wear a light and long sleeved type of clothing to protect your from their bites. You should also wear long pants. These clothes will cover your arms and legs and protect you and provide relief.
Other pieces of clothing will also help, including socks and other fabrics that will cover other parts of your skin.
Can No See Ums Live in Your Bed?
Unlike bed bugs, fleas, and other insect pests, no see ums cannot live in beds. They are very fragile creatures, and staying in beds where they can get easily crushed by humans lying on it will kill them. Beds are also unsuitable living areas given their requirements of moist surroundings.
Are no see ums able to stay inside the home?
Definitely. No see ums may be naturally occurring in the outdoors, but this does not mean they will not follow you or go inside your home when they need to. In fact, these insect pests are so small that they can easily pass through houses with screens on doors and windows. Entering your abode is very easy for them, and they will not hesitate to do so when they need to feed on your blood.
Is toothpaste helpful in treating no see um bites?
In general, toothpaste can help in alleviating the symptoms of bites from insects. They can provide temporary relief from the itchiness. Menthol is the active ingredient that helps soothe the discomfort; it serves as a cooling agent that distracts you from having the tendency to scratch the bite site.
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Consultative Committee of Belgium gathers tomorrow: what should we expect?
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We expect to see 70+ freaks… It's a joke! Belgium's Consultative Committee will meet again on Friday to evaluate the situation and discuss the possible reopening of the hairdressers and other contact professions.
As announced during the previous Consultative Committee, the authorities will assess if the figures have evolved favourably enough to reopen hairdressers, beauticians and other non-medical contact professions on 13 February.
On Wednesday, Federal Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke opened the door for a reopening, but stressed that hairdressers would "an isolated issue," and "should not be seen as the beginning of a whole series of relaxations."
Flemish Economy Minister Hilde Crevits stated that she would advise reopening the non-medical contact professions as well, pointing out that hospital admissions are falling and the reproduction rate is below one.
Many GEMS experts, however, are not in favour of relaxing any measures. Biostatistician Geert Molenberghs told local media that nothing has changed from the advice they gave two weeks ago.
"We clearly stated then that there are risks associated with the reopening," he said. "It is up to politicians to decide whether they want to take that risk."
Belgium will play two of the opening World Cup qualifiers in provincial town Leuven
Virus lockdowns caused shift to 'private mobility': report


Being injured in a car accident can be a traumatic, life-altering experience. In addition to frustration and difficulty in functioning at home as well as at work, many unexpected inconveniences force their way into your life. Dealing with vehicle repairs, sometimes even being without a vehicle are stressful - even more so if you are assigned a moody insurance representative. The prospect of reduced or total loss of income can be outright catastrophic for most families in Washington State. The inconvenience, pain, and suffering of dealing with and treating injuries only add to the fear and anxiety of recovering from a car accident. These cases can also become complex, and injured people succumb to pitfalls that both make it harder to effectively recover from their injuries, as well as receive fair compensation for their claim.
In order to best preserve your rights, you should follow these tips after being in an auto accident.
Stay calm and do not confront the other party.
Call 911 and request that a collision report be created. If law enforcement is not available to come to you, go to the nearest police station and file an accident report as soon as you've started immediate medical treatment.
Driver's insurance information. If the driver was driving someone else's vehicle with permission, obtain the vehicle owner's insurance information as well.
Take clear photos of the scene of the collision, the damage to the vehicles, and any visible injuries you've sustained as a result of the collision. If you're transported from the collision scene to the hospital, ask a friend or family member to come to the scene as soon as possible and take pictures.
Do not speak with the other vehicle's insurance company until you speak with an attorney. Their job is to do whatever it takes to pay as little on your claim as possible. They are trained to manipulate you to that end, with complete disregard to you.
If you are hurt, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Whether it's a trip to the ER, an urgent care, or your primary care physician- a medical provider must weigh in and diagnose an injury related to the collision, or there is a greatly diminished ability to get treatment paid for by the negligent party, as well as a greatly reduced chance of being compensated for said undocumented injury. Most car accident victims treat with chiropractic care, physical therapy, or massage therapy – but a Medical Doctor or your primary medical provider should always make that call.
Do not sign any settlement papers until you call Washington's Law Firm for a free case review. We are here to help you get through this process with less stress and more compensation in your pocket than you would be able to attain on your own.
What Are My Rights After I've Been in a Car Accident?
You have the right to receive reasonable and necessary medical care for injuries caused by the at-fault party.
PIP exhaustion does not mean you cannot or should not get more treatment. There are cases where insurance is not enough to compensate for injuries, but even in these cases, solutions can still exist. These cases are few and far between, and can be improved greatly if an attorney is on your side.
If a condition is diagnosed and related to the accident, you can and should get treated.
Frequency, intensity, duration of treatment is all important. It is your responsibility to get better. If a doctor recommends a consult with a specialist, it's in your best interest to schedule one immediately.
"If you're hurt, you should treat". Don't be a tough guy and wait to seek medical treatment. Foregoing treatment altogether means there's no valid documentation of your injuries – and this is likely fatal to your personal injury claim. Waiting more than a week or two, and gaps in treatment over a week or two calls into question the extent of your injuries and therefore some or all of the care you received for said injuries.
You have the right to have your vehicle repaired to its pre-loss condition.
This includes the right to have your vehicle repaired at a shop of your choice. Insurance companies employ a tactic known as "steering", where they attempt to persuade you into visiting one of their "preferred" body shops. Insurance companies often recommend against shops you choose that are not in their repair network. These body shops are contractually obligated to pay as little as possible to repair your vehicle, and this unfortunately oftentimes means cutting corners that can affect your safety. Taking it to one of the independent shops around you can cause friction with the insurance company, but in the long run is almost always worth it. If you've had your vehicle repaired at one of their preferred facilities, you can have a post-repair inspection done by an independent appraiser. They oftentimes find repairs to be lacking and incomplete.
You have the right to recover the diminished value of your vehicle.
Even if your vehicle is repaired perfectly to a "pre-loss condition", it's still worth less than a vehicle with the same make, model, year, miles and condition, just because it has been in an accident. Diminished value is not worth it for a large percentage of vehicles, and getting the full diminished value in Washington State is all but impossible without an attorney.
You have the right to be compensated for your pain, suffering, and inconvenience.
As rideshare becomes more and more mainstream, accidents and the injuries that come with increased usage will continue to increase. While Uber and Lyft carry $1 million policies that cover their drivers when they are transporting passengers, there are certain times where the coverage can come into question.
Rideshare drivers are considered independent contractors in Washington – meaning the insurance coverage in effect can change depending on when a collision takes place.
Even if the app is turned off, the driver's personal or commercial insurance is in effect. If the driver has accepted a ride request, the rideshare company's insurance is in effect. If the app is open and the driver is awaiting a ride request, the coverage can become questionably low and you may even face a denial of liability by both carriers. However, once liability is established, they will play out roughly the same as other car accident claims.
The attorneys at Washington's Law Firm have handled a wide variety of car accident claims. Over the years, we've compiled a list of things every Washington driver should know. If you are better protected, the outlook of your claim improves by a great margin.
PIP and UM/UIM premiums are among the best choices you can make as a consumer.
If the person who hit you didn't have insurance, and you don't have UM/UIM, you are stuck with the repair bill. You're also stuck with the medical bills that are now piling up as a result, unless covered by medical insurance. In the same situation, you're without recourse when it comes to lost wages, time and inconvenience. Those who have PIP usually go through the process with much less stress, more financial recovery, and more fully healed bodies.
"FULL COVERAGE" is a HUGE misnomer.
It merely means you have your liability insurance, collision coverage, and other property damage coverage such as vandalism, theft, hit and runs. It by no means indicates that you and your body are covered. UM/UIM, and PIP are not automatically included in what may be described as "full coverage". Neither is rental reimbursement, emergency services, or gap insurance. Just because you have "full coverage" does not mean you have an adequate amount of coverage to ensure the smoothest and least stressful experience in the event of an auto accident.
The insurance company's goal is to pay as little as possible to settle the claim – period. Their goal of reducing the value of your claim does not take into account your vehicle's ability to protect me in future collisions. Almost all vehicles sold in the US have a unibody, meaning the entire body and chassis of the vehicle is a single molded unit. Unibody damage is expensive to fix properly. Their sole concern is lowering the cost per vehicle repair. They can and will use every shortcut they are allowed to use. A large number of claims serviced by the personal injury attorneys at Washington's Law Firm involve incomplete and even unsafe repairs.
Most insurance companies aim to settle a claim for as little as possible – period.
If, after an accident, an insurance adjuster calls you and offers you "medical bills plus $500 for your pain and suffering", this is a sham offer. What they mean is "medical bills to date" or "a portion of your total medical bills, not the entirety". They're not even mentioning lost wages, time, or any ancillary claims that may be present. Their goal usually involves and end result where *you've actually paid out of pocket for the "privilege" of being hit by someone else*.
You can absolutely afford a lawyer.
The vast majority of car accident attorneys work on a contingency fee- meaning they will advance the cost of working the case until its resolution and only take a fee if they win your case. Injured parties almost never have to pay anything out of pocket to pursue a claim against an insurance company.
Just because you file a lawsuit doesn't mean you have to go to trial.
Many insurance companies stand by lowball offers for minor injury, soft tissue cases. Oftentimes the Insurance Company will offer a low enough amount proposing the person that got hit as a result of their insured's negligence actually has to pay out of pocket. When the offer is too low, and the case is worthy, you have to file lawsuit. However, almost all cases settle or are resolved before the actual trial date.
Other forms of economic and noneconomic loss, if applicable.
Waiting to go to the doctor and/or other medical providers can greatly devalue your claim, and even sometimes be fatal to your claim against the insurance company. In some cases, waiting to demand compensation can be fatal to your case. Gaps in care can severely diminish the value of your likelihood of recovery. Time is not on your side, and neither is the at-fault party's adjuster. You have a responsibility to get better: no one is in a better position to take care of this than you are.
The car accident attorneys at Washington's Law Firm are here to help you. There are a number of factors working against unrepresented parties. While some injured people do not need to hire an attorney, the vast majority would benefit from a free case review with an auto accident attorney. We offer a "no fee promise"- if we don't get paid, you don't get paid! Time is not on your side and you have nothing to lose; so call us now for a free consultation with one of our attorneys. The consultation is confidential, free and no obligation. We work on contingency – if we do not win your case, you do not owe us an attorney fee.


St. Leo the Great Preschool is a Pre-Kindergarten and skill development program that is located on the 2nd floor of our Parish Community Center. We are fully accredited with the State of Ohio and are licensed and operated under the Ohio Department of Education. We offer 3 and 4 year old classes, full and part-time. The St. Leo Preschool Program integrates everything your little one needs to be prepared for Kindergarten.
To schedule a tour of our Preschool, please call 216-661-5330 or the Rectory Office at 216-661-1006. We accept the County Voucher and you can learn more about the assistance program at their website.
To be eligible for enrollment for the three-year old class, the child must be three years old by September 30th.
To be eligible for enrollment in the four-year old class, the child must be four years old by September 30th.
* Children must be completely toilet-trained.
3 Year Old: Part-time Classes: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am-10:30am or Noon-2:30 pm.
Full Day Classes: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 2:30pm.
4 Year Old: Part-time Classes: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8-10:30 a.m. or Noon-2:30 p.m.
* This schedule is flexible and may be changed for special activities. To extend each child's interests and experiences, field trips are planned and resource people such as Dental Hygienist, Police Officers and Firemen and Fire women are brought into the classroom to share their knowledge.


Kuqa was once the center of the ancient kingdom of Qiuci. The inhabitants were Indo Eurpean Tocharians, who migrated down from Anatolia ( Turkey ) and Caucasus. Kuqa musicians and artists were very much the fashion in the big city of Chang'an - the present Xian.
Kuqa is located on the northern edge of the Tarism Basin, 280km west of Korla and 290km east of Aksu. The present Kuqa is a small, but friendly Uighur town. There is a great sunday market in the city center. It is worthwhile visiting the bazaar as well as the Great Mosque.
After breakfast, we drive 72km north of Kuqa and visit our first attraction in Kuqa - Tianshan Grand Canyon. The Tianshan Mystery Canyon is located in the mountain area 72km north of Kuqa. The canyon is characterized by oddly-shaped rocks, craggy pinnacles, rugged cliffs and deep ravines. The width of the canyon changes due to the terrain. While the broadest area is 53 meter wide, the narrowest section is too narrow for one person to go through sideways.
After lunch, we drive to Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves. The caves are located 67 kilometers west of Kucha County, the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves is the oldest of its kind in China and the largest ruins of Buddhist culture in Xinjiang, even one century earlier than the famous Mogao Grottoes. There are now 236 numbered grottoes in this cave, which houses nearly 10,000 square meters of mural paintings.
Actually in Kuqa, there are totally 4 Thousand-Buddha Caves and other three are Subashi Site, Simsim Grottoes andKumtura Grottoes. Kuqa is now quite accessible either by road or train. The Urumqi-Kashgar train stops at Kuqa. You may also hire a car or van and drive directly from Korla or even from Urumqi. The cheap public bus is alao available daily.


Viscosity is a measurable quantity that denotes a liquid's thickness. A relatively thin liquid, such as water, has lower viscosity than a thicker liquid, such as honey or oil. The measurement was discovered by French physicist Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille. Today, it is measured by the metric system in units of poise -- or poiseuille -- in honor of the physicist.
Born in Paris in 1799, Poiseuille began studying physics at university École Polytechnique in 1815, but left when the school closed the next year. He switched to medicine and his 1828 dissertation featured the invention of a device called the U-tube mercury manometer, or hemodynamometer. It was used to measure the blood pressure of dogs and horses, and used in medical schools until the 1960s. Poiseuille focused on blood flow throughout the remainder of his career.
Poiseuille continued to focus on blood flow when he began as a practitioner in 1829. He devised an apparatus made of glass tubes that could be heated and cooled to experiment with liquids of varying thickness. He discovered that tube pressure, temperature, diameter and length all affected viscosity. He discovered an equation -- now called Poiseuille's law -- to derive viscosity from all four factors. The equation can be used to determine the viscosity of everything from human blood to molten lava.
Lee, Christina. "Who First Discovered Viscosity?" Sciencing, https://sciencing.com/first-discovered-viscosity-17922.html. 24 April 2017.


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Local renewables in the US now make more financial sense than coal.
That's according to a new report from renewable analysis firm Energy Innovation, which suggests in 2018, three-quarters of existing US coal-fired generation could have been replaced with wind or solar power within a 35-mile radius at an immediate saving to customers.
It predicts by 2025, this figure will grow to 86% of the coal fleet as fossil fuel generation becomes increasingly uneconomical and the cost of renewable power continues to fall.
The report suggests this is happening as the 'all-in' costs of new wind or solar projects become cheaper than the combined fuel, maintenance and other ongoing costs of coal-fired power.
In 2018, 94GW of existing US coal capacity was deemed 'substantially at risk' from new local wind and solar – by 2025, the study expects 'substantially at risk' coal to increase to 140GW, almost half the national fleet.
It recommends local decision-makers should consider plans for a smooth shut-down of these old plants, replacing them with technologies such as wind, solar, transmission, storage and demand response.
It notes replacement infrastructure must be reliable and affordable for communities dependent on existing coal plants.
The report reads: "The purpose of this report is to act as a conversation primer for stakeholders and policymakers where the math points to cheaper options that could replace coal plants at a savings to customers.


Home > Food News > Celebrate Circus Cafe & Saratoga Juice Bar's Anniversaries Today!
Two eateries in Saratoga Springs are celebrating their anniversaries, and you can join the party! Circus Cafe and Saratoga Juice Bar, located on the same section of Broadway, are each celebrating another successful year of business in the Spa City. In honor of the occasion, Christel and Colin MacLean – who own both establishments – will be offering celebratory specials today, Tuesday, July 18th!
Circus Cafe is celebrating its 13th year of outstanding business today. In 13 years, their festive American cuisine and extraordinary bar menu has won the restaurant titles of Best Burger, Best Family Friendly, Best Salad, Best Happy Hour and Best Karaoke in capital region readers choice contests!
Spa City's first ever cold press juice bar is celebrating its 4 year anniversary after breaking ground in 2013. Saratoga Juice Bar is rapidly expanding into wholesale, spreading the love of cold press juices throughout the nation. Since the business entered wholesale, sales have tripled and continue to grow. You can find the juice in 135 Price Chopper stores, including 82 locations throughout New York State!
Hit the Circus or grab a juice today with two Saratoga favorites!


Adrian lived in his own little world. That much was obvious to anyone who watched him. Sometimes, though, he'd let you get a little peak into his world. And if you were truly lucky, he would deem you worthy enough to open the doors. Sometimes so widely, that you'd get sucked into it completely. Not that you minded; if Adrian thought you deserved to see his world, you wanted to be there and didn't want to leave. And you quickly learned that he only shared that world with people he knew would love it as much as he did.
I was one of those lucky ones that got completely enveloped in his world. He led me through the labyrinth of his mind and I was a willing disciple. I quickly realized that I understood that mind because our minds worked the same way. We do what we love with passion; share it with those who share our passion, and do it for the sole reason that if we didn't, it would destroy us.
Working with Adrian creatively was like no other experience I've ever had. Being able to tap into the eternal fountain of knowledge and wisdom flowing from his mind was fascinating and I was his willing pupil. His work was not finished. There was so much more he had to give to the world. His spirit, his drive, his passion, his vision is undying and will live on; if only within the heart of his student as I attempt to continue without my mentor, my friend – my brother.
We will always remember his passion and dedication to the art of filmmaking.


Fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) provides an additional level of protection for the human brain. This is indicated by the results of a study conducted by researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Youth research Centre Orygen health in Australia. They have proved that the risk of psychosis is reduced by 40% with regular use of omega-3.
The study lasted 12 weeks. During that time, 41 people drank each day Supplement with 1.2 grams of omega-3, 40 people using the placebo. Scientists wanted to understand how fatty acids affect the psyche. According to information gathered, the risk of mental collapse in the first group after 12 weeks was 4.9% in the second – to 27.5%.
Scientists believe that omega-3 can safely be prescribed as a means for the prevention of psychosis. A number of other dangerous mental diseases is hidden behind the deviation. Among them schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia.


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New Lower Thames Crossing will destroy homes, communities and forests say Lib Dems
Originally published by Essex Liberal Democrats
Option C on the Lower Thames Crossing scheme was backed today at Essex County Council's Full Council meeting, though it was opposed by the official opposition Liberal Democrats.
Lib Dem Cllr David Kendall called for the Council to stand shoulder to shoulder with the thousands of residents in Thurrock. He said, "The Option C route will run a bulldozer through green belt land, destroy homes and ancient forests, increase air and noise pollution, and also have a major impact on many established communities.
"The route will also seriously impact on residents' health and their quality of life. The Lib Dems are in support of more jobs and a stronger economy in Essex but not at this price.''
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