The National Collegiate Athletic Association has a history of denying any correlation or causation between sports, head injuries and dire health consequences including CTE, dementia and other brain disorders. Their sluggish, reluctant approach towards adopting safety and prevention regulations has exposed many college athletes in several sports to numerous potential health complications in the future. Raizner Slania aims to hold the NCAA responsible for the damage their lack of action is causing to the well-being of these young athletes.


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Honoring 2015 Miss Charlotte Pride Buff Faye and featuring former Miss Charlotte Pride winners from over the last decade and other special Pride pageant holders.
Pageant Start Time: 10:30 p.m.
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Air Force's Robotic X-37B Space Plane Launches Mystery Mission This Week
By Mike Wall 2015-05-18T11:48:28Z
On May 13, 2015, United Launch Alliance tweeted this photo of the AFSPC-5 mission payload being mated to its launch vehicle in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch, carrying the X-37B space plane, is set for May 20.
(Image: © ULA (via Twitter as @ulalaunch))
The United States Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane will head to orbit this week for the fourth time.
The unmanned X-37B spacecraft is scheduled to launch Wednesday (May 20) at 10:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The liftoff will begin the reusable space plane's fourth mission, which is known as OTV-4 (short for Orbital Test Vehicle-4).
Most of the X-37B's payloads and specific activities are classified, so it's not entirely clear what the space plane will be doing once it leaves Earth Wednesday. This secrecy has led to some speculation that the vehicle might be some sort of space weapon, but Air Force officials have repeatedly refuted that notion, saying X-37B flights simply test a variety of new space technologies. [See photos of the X-37B's third mission]
For example, the space plane is carrying a type of ion engine called a Hall thruster on OTV-4, Air Force officials said. This Hall thruster is an advanced version of the one that powered the first three Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellites, the officials added.
"A more efficient on-orbit thruster capability is huge," Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio, said in a statement. "Less fuel burn lowers the cost to get up there, plus it enhances spacecraft operational flexibility, survivability and longevity."
NASA is also flying an experiment on OTV-4. The agency's Materials Exposure and Technology Innovation in Space (METIS) investigation will see how exposure to the space environment affects nearly 100 different types of materials. The results should aid in the design of future spacecraft, NASA officials said.
Artist's concept of the U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane in orbit. (Image credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center )
The X-37B looks like a miniature version of NASA's now-retired space shuttle. The robotic, solar-powered space plane is about 29 feet long by 9.5 feet tall (8.8 by 2.9 meters), with a wingspan of 15 feet (4.6 m) and a payload bay the size of a pickup-truck bed. Like the space shuttle, the X-37B launches vertically and lands horizontally, on a runway.
The Air Force owns two X-37B vehicles, both of which were built by Boeing's Phantom Works division. These two space planes have flown a total of three missions to date. OTV-1 blasted off in April 2010 and landed that December, staying in orbit for 225 days. OTV-2 launched in March 2011 and came down in June 2012, after a 469-day mission. OTV-3 stayed aloft for a record-breaking 675 days, launching in December 2012 and finally landing in October 2014.
It's not clear how long OTV-4 will last.
The X-37B isn't the only vehicle launching to space aboard the Atlas V on Wednesday. The rocket will also loft LightSail, a tiny "cubesat" built by the nonprofit Planetary Society that aims to test out solar sailing technologies.
LightSail won't actually use its sail for propulsion on this mission, but the data gathered will help pave the way for a sailing-demonstration flight next year, Planetary Society representatives have said.
Follow Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall and Google+. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. Originally published on Space.com.

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When did you first discover your passion for illusions and artistry?
respectable career in magic. I didn't want to be a birthday party magician, so it wasn't until much later that I realized I could carve out my own niche, and do it in an academic way that fit my personality - which organically evolved into a passion-turned-profession. I was working in Hollywood for a long time at Dreamworks Animation, and it was the NOW YOU SEE ME movie that got me to quit my desk job and become a full-time magician.
What have been one or two of your favorite projects to work on, and why?
the project, notably Keith Barry and the Buck Twins. Director Louis Leterrier and screenwriter Ed Solomon made magic "safe" for film and television. Studios and networks had avoided doing projects about magic because the notion was that any magic could be accomplished through CGI.
of it for shining a light on that thought process.


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Plaga zombie: Zona mutante est un film argentin réalisé par Pablo Parés et Hernán Sáez, sorti en 2001.

Synopsis
Une expérience portant sur un virus extraterrestre tourne au carnage lorsque celui-ci transforme les habitants d'une petite ville de l'Amérique du Sud en zombies cannibales. Alors que les contaminations se multiplient et que les rues ruissellent du sang et des tripes des infortunées victimes des morts-vivants, un groupe de rescapés part en guerre contre les monstres sanguinaires. Parviendront-ils à sauver l'humanité ou est-il déjà trop tard pour enrayer cette effroyable épidémie ?

Fiche technique
 Titre : Plaga zombie: Zona mutante
 Réalisation : Pablo Parés et Hernán Sáez
 Scénario : Pablo Parés et Hernán Sáez
 Production : Walter Cornás, Juan Bautista Dartiguelongue, Berta Muñiz, Pablo Parés, Hernán Sáez, Paulo Soria, Urco Urquiza
 Musique : Alejandro D'Aloisio, Pablo Vostrouski, Pablo Parés et Hernán Sáez
 Montage : Hernán Sáez
 Pays d'origine : Argentine
 Format : Couleurs - Stéréo
 Genre : Comédie horrifique
 Date de sortie : 2001

Distribution
 Berta Muñiz : John West
 Pablo Parés : Bill Johnson
 Hernán Sáez : Max Giggs
 Paulo Soria : Max Fan
 Esteban Podetti : James Dana
 Sebastian Tabany : Rebelde
 Alejandro Nagy : Chef du FBI

Autour du film
 Le tournage de Plaga Zombie : Zona Mutante s'est étalé sur 4 ans pour un budget de .
 Il s'agit de la suite de Plaga Zombie.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film argentin sorti en 2001
Comédie argentine
Film d'horreur argentin
Film de science-fiction argentin
Comédie horrifique
Comédie de science-fiction
Film sorti directement en vidéo
Film parodique de zombie
Épidémie au cinéma
2001 en science-fiction
Suite de film argentin

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Валентин Егорович Орехов (1927 — 24 апреля 2019) — Герой Социалистического Труда (1959).

Биография
Родился в 1927 году в деревне Свобода Дзержинского района Калужской области.

По одним данным, 11 августа 1959 года Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР рабочему Орехову Валентину Егоровичу Лебединского горно-обогатительного комбината присвоено звание Героя Социалистического Труда за достигнутые успехи в развитии металлургической промышленности.

По другим данным, за выдающиеся успехи, достигнутые в деле развития железнодорожного транспорта Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 1 августа 1959 года Орехову Валентину Егоровичу было присвоено звание Героя Социалистического Труда

С 2001 года проживал в Перми.

Награды
 Герой Социалистического Труда (1959)
 Орден Ленина (1959)
 Медаль «За доблестный труд в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»

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This week on #Deedlecast, it all gets a little dangerous. Throw caution to the wind and indulge in some tricky rhythms, risky beats, and perilous combinations. You won't know what hit you. You're in for thrilling ride.


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"This – is the Aswang."
Comments: It's been some considerable time since I saw a film that contained as many truly disgusting elements as Aswang. And apart from Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988), I can't think of any film that made me sit with my legs crossed for so much of its running time. Shot on location in Wisconsin, Aswang was the first effort of former film students Wrye Martin and Barry Poltermann. It also appears to be their last effort, which is a shame, because although it never quite fulfils its potential, the film has enough in it to suggest that its creators might have had a real future in the horror field. The concept of a foetus-eating monster is so compellingly revolting that it is surprising it has been so little exploited by horror filmmakers. (If anyone knows of any other movies dealing with the Aswang, I would greatly appreciate it if they could let me know.) The use of this legend gives the film a real power, partly through its genuinely disturbing nature, but also because the unfamiliarity of the story, at least for Western audiences, makes it difficult to predict which way the movie will go. The viewer is also kept off-balance by the film's shifts in tone. The unease generated by the obvious threat to Katrina's baby, particularly after an early glimpse of a tiny skeleton, is increased, rather than dissipated, by the film's sick humour. If the sight of Mrs Null suspended by her tongue from the roof, and having to be – ulp! – cut down isn't sufficiently gross, we also have a scene which is my nomination for one of the Bad Taste Moments Of All Time when Peter, having spent the night with his face buried between the drugged Katrina's legs, announces to his mother over breakfast, "It's a girl!" However, Aswang finally goes off the rails when, like so many other modern horror films, it begins concentrating on the gore effects rather than the story. These scenes (which are pretty full-on, despite being trimmed for video release) do deliver a surprise or two, such as how much of the violence is dished out, as well as taken, by women, most notably the scene in the cabin when Claire attacks Katrina with a chainsaw, and in return is brained with a hoe. (This is equality of a sort, I suppose. And don't ask me why Claire had a hoe in her living-room. I'm still trying to figure out why she had a chainsaw in her bedroom.) However, by the end you get the impression that Aswang's originality has been sacrificed to economic realities. The film was shot for under $200,000, and it is very easy to understand why the filmmakers might have gone for gore rather than exposition. Still, I can't help feeling that Aswang's impact would have been increased had a little less time been spent cooking up gross-out scenes, and a little more plugging up plot holes. For instance, what exactly were the plans for Katrina's baby? Was the child meant all along to be the Nulls' heir, as the ending suggests, or was it really intended to end up as another set of tiny bones buried in the woods? And where exactly did those bones come from? Surely the Nulls don't go through this entire rigmarole every time one of them feels peckish? And why are a group of Filipino vampires disguised as a nice, clean-cut, all-American family? Loose ends like these make things confusing rather than mysterious. Aswang contains various references to other films, including, not surprisingly, Rosemary's Baby (1968), but also The Shining (1980) and Blue Velvet (1986); however, a credit listing for "fake shemps" suggests that, like many indie films, its real inspiration was The Evil Dead (1982). On the production side, given how much of the film's budget must have gone on the special effects, Aswang is quite impressive, with some nice cinematography and a memorable credit sequence featuring Asian shadow puppets. Despite the amateur standing of the members of the cast, none of whom seem to have any other credits, the performances in Aswang aren't too bad. Tina Ona Paukstelis's perpetual pout gets a little tedious (admittedly, she hasn't got much to smile about), but her situation makes it impossible for her not to have audience sympathy; while the undercurrents of weirdness in the Null family are nicely conveyed by Flora Coker and Norman Moses (although I could have done without the latter's terrible Jack Nicholson impersonations). John Kishline, as Dr Roger Harper, also gets to demonstrate that while scientists may not be particularly bright, they are incredibly difficult to kill.


Are there people who can speak with the dead? No one really knows for sure.
Are there frauds who take advantage of the depressed or bereaved for financial gain? That answer is a resounding "Yes."
Since Spiritualism first captivated the nation in the late 1840s, con men and women have become masters of deception. Some scams involve complex equipment, hidden chambers, and theatrical seances. Most psychics and mediums, however, rely on old-fashioned cheating. Here are a few of the most common tricks used to fool the gullible.
Psychics have their own fraternity. Since their earliest days, they've been sharing names of fervent believers. Printed social registers (primarily published online today) were once notated and distributed among bogus Spiritualists. The biggest suckers were marked with the phrase "dead easy."
Many psychics also compile their own "data books." These include information from birth and death records, newspaper announcements, gravestones, internet background searches, social media, and other public or investigative resources. While you might not know your psychic, he or she may already "know" you from a quick browse through your LinkedIn profile.
This is an old trick used by mediums who take clients by appointment. Since they know when you'll be arriving, it's easy to slip some cash to an innkeeper, hotel employee, or waitress. In exchange, these spies report back on the items you've packed, your favorite foods, and other personal details. This information is later revealed to hoodwinked sitters during their "readings."
It's not unheard of for psychics with a local storefront and nearby clientele to go one step further. Hairdressers, maid services, and even mailmen offer a wealth of information to psychics looking to earn the trust of someone willing to spend substantial sums of money. One or two pinpoint-accurate "spirit" messages (actually originating from Gil the gardener) and the client swallows the psychic's swindle - hook, line and sinker.
Simple statistics play to a phony psychic's hand. You'll never hear a medium tell you, "I'm seeing a spirit standing behind you whose name begins with 'X.'" But, it's nearly guaranteed that the spirit guide will see someone whose name begins with J, M, S, D or C. Why? Because these are the most common first initials. If the hoaxer is lucky enough to get an affirmative response from the sitter on the first or second guess, the race to the wallet is on.
Once the psychic has piqued your interest, the game of fishing begins. And whether you intend to or not, the natural impulse to respond to a question is difficult to stifle. "I'm seeing someone named Mary," the psychic reports. "She says you shouldn't feel guilty. What does that mean?"
Before you realize it you've blurted out that you don't know a Mary; or that you haven't got a relative named Mary but there is an Aunt Maria; or that you once cheated off the homework of a third-grade classmate named Mary Catherine Gallagher. Whatever the case, you've just given the psychic enough information to continue baiting you for hours.
Sometimes you won't even be asked a direct question. The psychic will simply end a sentence with the upward inflection of a question. "So... I see a BOAT...," she might say. And once again, your conditioned reflex clicks on - verbally or otherwise. Derisive laughter, unconscious head nodding, impatient huffs - all of these are signals to the psychic to change course or continue prodding.
You'll never visit a medium who tells you that your Uncle Bob hated apple pie, had two tabby cats as a child, and preferred blonds but married a brunette. Instead, you'll get "messages from beyond" that are as clear as tomato soup.
"There's a man behind you," the psychic will say. "He says you'll remember that he always had change in his pockets." Really? Who doesn't?
"I see an elderly woman. She loved you very much. She wears a piece of jewelry she never took off." Hmmm... could that be one of those rare wedding bands of which people speak...?
The truth is, however, that these vague statements have one purpose: to prompt you to provide details that the psychic will then convince you he or she supplied.
There's someone close to you who died of heart disease.
How many times have you heard a psychic say that? And do you know why? Because cardiovascular disease (or related complications) is the number one cause of death in the nation. It's as close to a sure bet as these frauds have.
But some fake psychics go even further in their spiritual malpractice. It's not uncommon for these con artists to actually accrue a bit of medical education. Just enough, for instance, to recognize that a puffy face might indicate kidney trouble or chemotherapy. Or, that profuse sweating may be an indication of thyroid problems. And if you're shocked that someone would use your illness to defraud you, don't be. Contrary to what they tell you, there's nothing personal about your relationship with a psychic. It's just business.
In those rare instances where a mark simply refuses to buy into a psychic's bull-shine, the last resort is sometimes, shockingly, aggression. Suddenly it is not the cheater who has done something wrong, but rather the cheated.
"I'm just telling you what my spirit guide is telling me," snaps the psychic. "Only you can make sense of the message."
If confrontation doesn't work, some mediums try emotional blackmail. "She's saddened by the fact that you're not feeling her energy."
Or, maybe you've got a dark secret of some kind. "Would you have blocked out that memory for some reason?"
All of this is an audacious attempt to convince the disappointed client that the problem lies with her, not the crook she's just paid hundreds of dollars.


You would think I was the biggest Bonnie Raitt fan, the way I jumped up and down when her show was announced. The way I held my breath as I fought for a seat as close as I could get to the stage. The way I yelled out "YES!" when I bought second row, centre.
But I'm not a die-hard fan. I don't own all her records, I don't know all her songs, I didn't even know most of the musicians she mentioned tonight.
But I do know this: I've had a really crappy couple of years and I had an intense need to be as close as possible to Bonnie Raitt while she sang the Blues.
Tonight, I got what I needed.
Last year was probably one of the hardest years of my life, marked by tremendous loss and three deaths, the most traumatic being the sudden death of my Father. Last year broke me into a billion little pieces.
Last year was the year I finally understood the Blues. Last year was the year the slide guitar spoke to me, intimately. In moments of deep despair and true hopelessness, it sang to me, sweetly, painfully. Like it knew where I was, like it had been there too and this is what that experience sounded like.
During that time, I listened to a lot of male Blues artists, but they never really hit the mark with me. I really wanted and needed a woman to sing this heartbreak to me. I needed authenticity in her voice because true pain cannot be auto tuned. I needed someone who's been there and felt that; someone who could give a voice to that misery.
That woman was Bonnie Raitt. In one afternoon, I bought a bunch of her albums and Bonnie sang and played my pain in the form of notes. While her voice was clear, at times she sang notes that had been dragged through the mud and then scratched onto grungy cocktail napkins.
While I knew the Blues was about pain, I never really realized the power it yields to also uplift out of that pain. I knew tonight, I would probably experience both.
I was a bit concerned when the usher scanned my ticket and told me pictures and video were forbidden during the show. How was I going to write a review without pictures?
Royal Wood opened with "Long Way Out" and I quickly took three pics of the band. I assumed he probably didn't have enough pull to demand no pictures or video on Bonnie Raitt's tour and that the no recording policy was probably Bonnie's idea. I decided to use only pictures of Royal Wood for my review.
The harmonizing was lovely on "Tonight I Will Be Your Guide" and by the third song, Royal Wood reminded us "singing is about sexual confidence" and so we all sang "Forever And Ever". By the end of that song, I think we were all pretty confident we liked Royal Wood. Or maybe it was just me.
His band left the stage and he played Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love". It was touching and it made me miss my Husband who was at a swanky gala featuring David Foster. Ordinarily, I would have been at that gala too, but I had already bought a ticket for Bonnie Raitt before the gala date was announced. I made the right decision.
Royal Wood explained the title of his new album ("Ghost Light") and then told us his Dad died of Alzheimer's last August. He performed "Photograph" in honor of him and pictures of my own Dad scrolled through my head as he sang.
Next he told us a story about kissing a girl in the 8th grade who tasted like a battery and then proceeded to sing a song about his divorce. As he stood next to that ghost light with his tiny ukulele, whistling his tune, I couldn't help but find him downright charming.
It was a solid set. I really enjoyed it.
During intermission the stage hands took down the huge sheet covering half the stage to reveal a back drop of the sky and my heart swelled. I live in Winnipeg, so I KNOW the sky and it always make me swoon.
I was pretty star-struck when Bonnie took the stage and I spent the first few songs ("No Business", "Need You Tonight" – INXS, "I Knew") just taking her in and marveling that I was sitting so close.
She spoke about "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" and how it was just as relevant today as the day it was written and after the song was over, she mentioned that she loved traveling across Canada, how we're all so "civilized and believe in science".
"Take My Love With You" was followed by Bonnie's grateful words, "I'm glad I don't have to feel like this anymore" and then right into the rockin' "Spit Of Love". After that tune she advised the audience "If it ain't working, get the hell out…that's why we're in Canada." To which everyone laughed.
The band left Bonnie on stage by herself and she sang Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman". It was fantastic and I loved it. It may have been my favourite performance of the night.
"Hear Me Lord" was fun with an island feel and was followed by "Something To Talk About".
Later in the show Bonnie applied a fresh coat of lipstick and sang "Angel From Montgomery" which received a standing ovation (the song, not the lipstick application – although I'm always amazed at women who can apply lipstick without a mirror).
Organist, Mike Finnigan brought the house down with his BB King cover of "Don't Answer The Door". It truly was spectacular and Bonnie and the rest of the band looked quite amazed and proud of him when it was over.
The magic continued with Mike & Bonnie's duet of "Good Man, Good Woman" and the set ended with "What You're Doin' To Me" off the new album "Dig In Deep".
The encore consisted of five songs and all five received standing ovations.
I found "I Can't Make You Love Me" emotional. The spotlight kept shining on Mike and quite honestly, he reminded me a lot of my Dad. Roughly the same age, same hair colour, similar mannerisms, etc. Whenever the lights shone on him playing his keyboard, my throat tightened painfully and I fought back tears. Bonnie's delivery was so moving, near the end of the song I couldn't hold the tears back any longer and they rolled down my cheeks.
Just before "Your Sweet & Shiny Eyes", Bonnie thanked us for not using our cell phones because it was so much easier to sing to our faces. She encouraged us to use them during the next song to which I took full advantage. And that's how I got this shot of Bonnie Raitt.
Sigh…that show was so worth it. When will she come through Winnipeg again? Hopefully sooner rather than later, but it doesn't really matter. I have plenty of Bonnie and the Blues to keep me company until then.


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Fetajo rent a car adds 5 Volkswagen Caddies to their car rental fleet at Malaga airport
The FETAJO Rent a Car company has just added 5 units of the Volkswagen Caddy model to expand their service to clients arriving in Malaga who, in many cases, are attracted by the Golf's practicalities, as well as to strengthen their acquisition strategy for a premium fleet with vehicles like the new Volkswagen T-Roc, the new Volkswagen Golf 2019 and the Volkswagen Caravelle.
Malaga Wagen Commercial Vehicles has delivered these 5 units to FETAJO Rent a Car, which is one of the leading companies in the car hire sector. In fact, it has over 30 years of experience in the sector and is notable for its extensive activity at Malaga airport, at the high speed train station María Zambrano, and for developing its services throughout all the municipalities of the Malaga Coast.
The 5 vehicles have been picked up by FETAJO from the facilities that Malaga Wagen Commercial Vehicles has in Torremolinos. On behalf of FETAJO, the vehicles were collected by Félix Pinar Reina, Company Manager; Tania Pinar, Commercial Director, and José Manuel Pinar, Director of Operations and Fleet. They were accompanied by Álvaro Ruiz, Managing Director of Malaga Wagen, and Jesús Fortes, who is in charge of Regional Sales and Fleets for the Southern Region.
In order to guarantee the FETAJO target client a perfectly conditioned vehicle which is notable for its comfortable driving and its ample space for luggage and sports equipment, Malaga Wagen has provided 5 units of the Caddy 1.4 TSI of 125CV model which also stand out for their low fuel consumption at 5.8 litres per 100 kilometres. This vehicle can easily accommodate 5 people without giving up on the finish and the driving performance that this car has to offer.
The 5 units have been added to the Fetajo fleet and are available for hire at Malaga airport. In line with Fetajo policy on offers and promotions, such as the offer for the new Volkswagen T-Roc models at only 255€/week, new offers will also be launched for the Volkswagen Caddy.
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Bacterial Coldwater Disease Less Prevalent In Hatcheries
By Daniel Kelly on May 2, 2016
Bacterial coldwater disease threatens wild and hatchery-raised salmonid fishes around the world, as well as the economic impacts that they offer. The disease is unfortunately spread through both contact with other fishes as well as through sexual reproduction.
But a new study led by researchers at Michigan State University has uncovered some hope for fighting the fatal sickness, at least in hatcheries.
Through the research, scientists at the university have found that a number of trout and salmon fishes seem to be less likely to contract the disease if they're reared at fish hatcheries. This is in spite of a notion that fish in captivity are more likely to catch the sickness because they are living in such close proximity to others and in artificial conditions.
To make that find, researchers worked over a course of five years to sample fish during spawning runs, as well as many that were living in state fish hatcheries. Fish that they considered in their analyses include lake, brook, brown and rainbow trout. On the salmon side, Coho, Atlantic, Chinook and steelhead salmon were sampled. All of the fish were from different watersheds around Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
Scientists relied on polymerase chain reaction confirmation, a type of DNA analysis, to check for the disease in fish. The results they tabulated were then also run through a logistic regression model to account for the many variables at play.
Adult rainbow trout. (Credit: Lisac Mark / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
This helped to show that bacterial coldwater disease was present in all broodstocks except for captive lake trout and brook trout. Among the wild fish they considered, Chinook salmon from Lake Michigan had the highest prevalence of the disease. And of those fish held in captivity, the Gilchrist Creek strain of brown trout had the highest prevalence of infection.
But overall, their numbers showed that captive broodstocks seem to do much better than wild fish at avoiding the spread of the disease.
Researchers note that, in spite of the fact that the bacterium causing the disease is found in many hatchery fish, the disease was rarely detected in their offspring. There were still some outbreaks that researchers observed in fish hatcheries, and those had predictably very bad effects.
Taking it all into account, scientists write in the study that their findings confirm that the disease still continues to threaten Great Lakes fish species. As for why the prevalence of infection seems to be a little less morbid in hatcheries, it's likely due to the extra care that the fish receive from those working at the facilities.
Things like administering vaccines, controlled diet and good breeding management all help to protect hatchery fish. Likewise, hatchery fish get around-the-clock attention from managers who are trained to recognize if something is amiss.
Full results of the study are published online in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health.
Top image: Adult rainbow trout. (Credit: Public Domain)
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Believe it or not, there is a tried and tested formula for engagement that works, one we are all familiar with in our day to day lives yet we may not even realise we're using it, or not using it. In this opinion piece, Ali Thompson, sales manager for the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) argues for tradeshow marketing.
Let me give you a scenario that I know many of you are familiar with and guilty of – sending an email to a colleague sitting a few feet away, rather than walking over and having a conversation. We understand that it's silly, we know it's bad form and we recognise how disengaging it truly is.
Whilst we know that this innovative digital age has endless benefits, it has created a society where we rely on electronic gizmos to communicate. Remember how life was before mobile phones, the internet, Google – how did we ever survive?! We may have had internal battles with fax machines or alternatively, faced the inconceivable thought of physically walking to the post office, yet we were able to communicate, businesses managed to grow and life continued, people talked to one another.
There's no in-depth hyper intellectual theory or uber tech savvy algorithm to stimulate marketing and build business relationships. The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face to face, it's the unrivalled act of human connection. Disengagement produces disengagement – engagement generates engagement, it's that simple.
Statistics show tradeshows and events are the second most effective tactic in the marketing mix following websites, which simply confirms what we all know, that people to people connection is imperative in the omni-channel world of communications, and exhibitions give brands this opportunity.
It's human nature to want to work with people you connect with on a personal or professional level, and even more so, people buy from people and brands they trust. Successful business is built on these relationships.
Understanding consumer behaviour, the way people seek, purchase, use and evaluate products and services, gives insight into the touchpoints where you can instill trust and nurture relationships with clients and prospects.
It's a general rule that at most exhibitions, 86 per cent of the visitors have some form of "buying power" (i), meaning these people have the authority to purchase on their company's behalf or they influence the purchasing decision.
Nearly half (43 per cent) of event attendees believe the value of face-to-face interactions will continue to increase over the next two years (ii) and obviously you can't have a face-to-face relationship with a website or a sales brochure. This is why exhibitions are momentously powerful, no other form of marketing delivers current and prospective customers to your company and allows you direct, two way dialogue.
Whilst some buyers may choose suppliers simply on price or product features, the most successful business relationships I have witnessed take face-to-face communication to the next level through a solid working relationship built on trust. Exhibiting enables your company to transition from being an email in the client's inbox to a real human, engaging them in conversation, explaining products and services in language they understand…and bam, trust is born!
Whilst it's great to have a chat with industry colleagues on the show floor, let's get down to the point of exhibiting; doing business.
The investment in exhibiting has to have a return to make it a successful marketing activity. Generating brand awareness, customer engagement and lucrative, highly targeted business leads is the name of the game.
At the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) 2016, domestic and international event suppliers' objectives were to promote their brand/product/company and generate new sales leads. To support this core objective, AIME hosted buyers from 27 countries, with 66 per cent of the prequalified buyers having a budget of USD$500,000 or more. Introducing a quality array of suppliers and prequalified buyers with money to spend, 71 per cent of the scheduled appointments were a mutual match – meaning both the exhibitor and the buyer selected to meet with one another in a private appointment; setting the scene for a fruitful show.
In a recent study, 99 per cent of marketers said they found unique value from tradeshows they did not get from other marketing mediums (iii). The value is there but the ideal customer doesn't just walk up and place their order, you have to get your tradeshow marketing plan right and most importantly, you have to work that stand!
Visitors want to see, feel, taste, hear and experience what you have on offer. Your challenge is to appeal to as many of the five senses as possible; to create an experience distinct from your competition that they will remember and more importantly, want to use.
It takes an investment both in the exhibition presence, but also in training the right staff to bring that stand to life. A strong marketing strategy should begin months out from the event, ensuring all consistent communication drives clients and prospects to your stand.
In summary, the supremacy of exhibitions is astronomical; I encourage you to embrace the most powerful ingredient in the marketing mix.
The exhibition is your stage; the attendees are your audience, now you've got to learn the dance.
ii Center for Exhibition Industry Research: Change in Value Over Next Two Years and Effects of the Great Recession and Online Media 2012.
iii Center for Exhibition Industry Research: How the Exhibit Dollar is Spent 2014.
You have shared very useful post. Really liked reading it. We recently launched our new business and now making promotional and marketing plans. Will like to participate in trade shows too and getting trade show displays ready for it.


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Home » Blog 2016 » What is community property and where does California's community property law come from?
What is community property and where does California's community property law come from?
Most Americans are comfortable with the concept of community property. Today, there are nine states which generally follow community property principles: Arizona, California, Idaho. Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
What is community property?
In general, the community property system is based on a sharing or partnership theory of marriage, which presumes that each spouse contributes equally to assets gained during the marriage.
In California, this theory has been codified (or made law) by the California Family Code Section 760 which states: "Except as otherwise provided by statute, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled in this state is community property."
In California, upon dissolution of marriage (also known as divorce), these assets are generally divided equally among the parties.
Where does the concept of community property come from?
While many are comfortable with the idea of community property, few people know its origins. Historically speaking, community property law has been traced back to Spanish Civil Law principles.
The Spanish legal code, which made its way from Spain, to South America, and ultimately to North America, brought not only the concept of community property but also the idea that martial property law "automatically springs into being" when a couple gets married (W.W. Smithers, Matrimonial Property Rights Under Modern Spanish and American Law, 70 U. P.A. L.Rev. 259, 261 (1922)).
This concept is still in effect today. Most couples in the community property states listed above know that when they say their "I dos" certain legal principles are automatically applied.
When the Spanish began colonizing Baja California and Alta California as provinces of New Spain (from approximately 1769-1821) they implanted Spanish Civil Law principles, including the concept of community property. These principles continued to be the legal basis of marriages even as Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
After California won the Mexican-American war, the question of whether to adopt a community property system was a question faced by the delegates at California's first constitutional convention in 1849. The convention ultimately voted in favor of the civil law system of community property. (Caroline B. Newcombe, The Origin and Civil Law Foundation of the Community Property System, Why California Adopted It and Why Community Property Principles Benefit Women, 11 U.Md. L.J. Race Relig. Gender & Class 1 (2011)) .
Community property law is a constantly changing and evolving law. However, the principles reaching back to Spanish civil law remain intact. If you are looking to see how your community property has been impacted in a family law matter, please contact a knowledgeable Family Law attorney who can help you through the process.
Stacy M. Boyer, Esq.


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Encouragement, Persistence, or Something Else?
I'm social media "friends" with many people I knew during my secondary school career. It's interesting to see who has gotten married, moved away, had kids, or recently switched careers, among other things. Some folks make you think, "Yes, that sounds about right for so-and-so," and others surprise you: "Really? I never thought (name here) would ever (insert seemingly strange life event here)."
Every once in a while, though, a name pops up in my feed and I think, "Now why aren't they writing more?" After all, I went to school with a great number of people who were stellar writers at the middle school and high school level — far better than I was, definitely. They had a strong sense of language's musicality, wrote with a unique personal diction, and went well beyond any of the formulaic writing advice handed out by teachers at that time.
I think of "Rosa," a Wauchula Hills girl Mr. Pace praised for her innovative compositions in eighth grade. I think of "Ralph" and "Jorge," both of whom dominated English class but who could equally demystify math and science, a feat my right-hemisphere-heavy brain could never perform. These students and others were cheered for their writing prowess in both the creative and academic genres, but today, they've abandoned the art altogether. Adulthood and all its myriad obligations appear to have stifled the authorial impulse for these classmates, and I want to implore them, "Go buy a legal pad and scribble down the first things that come to mind! We need more writers like you!"
Admittedly, the affairs of their lives are not mine to judge, no matter how well-intended my wishes for them may be. It could be that some of them gave writing a try only to find that it is fickle: Some days are diamonds, some days are stones, to quote the late John Denver. Maybe one or two started a blog like this one and discovered that it doesn't pay the bills, so why bother? Truthfully, there is much I just don't know, but I suspect that the lack of immediate reward could have been a turn-off. Some people labor at the inkwell/keyboard all their lives and never see any impact, yet posthumously, their words are cherished (think Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe for starters). Why persist under circumstances like that?
I still write because of both encouragement and endurance. Plenty of people in my life motivated me along the way, and I've come to understand that doing a thing for a long time has its rewards, both intrinsic and extrinsic. This year marks my twenty-fifth as a "real" poet — someone who has gone beyond dabbling with clever rhymes and poured time, resources, and significant work and research into the craft. There are plenty of much younger people who have achieved literary fame (and even fortune) from their words at ages far lower than mine. But I genuinely don't perceive writing as a competition, and because I don't, I just keep going at my own pace, on my own terms. I take heart from poets like Billy Collins and Ruth Stone, both remarkable writers who weren't "discovered" until about age 60. Things turn out okay for scribes who keep at it, and even if I'm never discovered in the same way they were, I will have compiled a considerable body of work for my family to remember me by, for better or worse.
Writerly classmates of old Hardee High, please pick up a pen. I promise that your words will make it worthwhile. Even on the hard days, even on the dry-well days, even on the apathetic days, having written anything at all still feels good. Do it because it's therapy. Do it because it leaves a legacy. Do it because you have a talent to either use or lose. I look forward to seeing your latest work soon. Until then, happy scribbling.
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Q: How to deal with inventory and concurrency What are strategies to deal with seemingly common scenario of a limited inventory and an order form.
If there is one item left, and two people attempt to purchase at the same time. How do you deal with whoever submits payment last?

A: When a user adds a limited-supply item to their shopping cart, put a hold on the item for a small window of time - say, 15 minutes. It's theirs if they pay within the window, otherwise the hold is removed and the item is returned to the pool. (For the duration of the hold, the item considered "not available" to other users.)
AFAIK, it's pretty standard technique - I've seen Gilt do this, for instance.


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Full Statute Name: Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated. Health and Safety Code. Title 10. Health and Safety of Animals. Chapter 829. Animal Control Officer Training
Primary Citation: V. T. C. A., Health & Safety Code § 829.001 - 009 Country of Origin: United States Last Checked: November, 2020 Alternate Citation: TX HEALTH & S § 829.001 - 009 Historical:
Summary: This chapter concerns the appointment of animal control officers in Texas. The chapter requires that an animal control officer complete training, which includes at least a 12-hour basic animal control course and subsequent continuing education.
[Link to General Cruelty Laws]
§ 829.001. Definitions
§ 829.0015. Applicability of Chapter
§ 829.002. Training Required
§ 829.003. Training Courses
§ 829.004. Availability of Courses
§ 829.005. Fee
§ 829.006. Issuance of Certificate
§ 829.007. Facility Certificate
§ 829.008. Payment of Fee
§ 829.009. Civil Remedy
(1) "Animal control officer" means a person who:
(A) is employed, appointed, or otherwise engaged primarily to enforce laws relating to animal control; and
(B) is not a peace officer.
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
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Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1331, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2007.
The commissioners court of a county that has a population of 75,000 or less may adopt an order exempting the county from the application of this chapter. This chapter does not apply within the boundaries of a county for which an order is adopted under this section.
A person may not perform the duties of an animal control officer unless:
(1) the person:
(A) completes a basic animal control course under this chapter not later than the first anniversary of the date the person assumes animal control duties; or
(B) completed a personnel training course on or before June 30, 2008, under Section 823.004 as it existed on that date; and
(2) the person completes 30 hours of continuing education under this chapter during each three-year period following:
(A) the date the person completes the basic animal control course; or
(B) June 30, 2008, if the person completed a personnel training course under Subdivision (1)(B).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1331, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008.
(a) The department shall prescribe the standards and curriculum for basic and continuing education animal control courses. The curriculum for both the basic and continuing education courses must include the following topics:
(1) state laws governing animal control and protection and animal cruelty;
(2) animal health and disease recognition, control, and prevention;
(3) the humane care and treatment of animals;
(4) standards for care and control of animals in an animal shelter;
(5) standards and procedures for the transportation of animals;
(6) principles and procedures for capturing and handling stray domestic animals and wildlife, including principles and procedures to be followed with respect to an instrument used specifically for deterring the bite of an animal;
(7) first aid for injured animals;
(8) the documentation of animal cruelty evidence and courtroom procedures;
(9) animal shelter operations and administration;
(10) spaying and neutering, microchipping, and adoption;
(11) communications and public relations;
(12) state and federal laws for possession of controlled substances and other medications; and
(13) any other topics pertinent to animal control and animal shelter personnel.
(b) In prescribing the standards and curriculum of courses under this chapter, the department shall:
(1) determine what is considered satisfactory completion of a course;
(2) determine what is considered a passing grade on any postcourse tests and practical applications; and
(3) require that a person attend all sessions of a course.
(c) A basic animal control course must be at least 12 hours.
(d) In developing and approving the criteria and curriculum for animal control courses, the department shall consult with the Texas Animal Control Association and other animal control and animal protection organizations as the department considers appropriate.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1331, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., ch. 299, § 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
(a) The department or the department's designee shall offer at least two basic animal control courses every calendar year in each of the department's zoonosis control regions.
(b) The department or the department's designee shall offer at least 12 hours of continuing education animal control courses each calendar year in each of the department's zoonosis control regions.
(c) The department shall ensure the additional availability of animal control courses through sponsors approved by the department, which may include the Texas Animal Control Association.
The department and any authorized animal control course sponsor, in accordance with department rules, may collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of arranging and conducting an animal control course.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1331, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 3.1627, eff. April 2, 2015.
(a) The department or the department's designee shall:
(1) maintain the training records for each person satisfactorily completing any course offered under this chapter for the purpose of documenting and ensuring that the person is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter; and
(2) issue a certificate to each person satisfactorily completing a course offered under this chapter that contains:
(A) the person's name;
(B) the name of the course; and
(C) the date the course was completed.
(b) The department or the department's designee may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of issuing a certificate required by Subsection (a).
The department shall issue a certificate to an animal shelter inspected under Section 823.003 or a quarantine or impoundment facility inspected under Section 826.052 that the department or the veterinarian conducting the inspection, as applicable, determines complies with this chapter.
A political subdivision of this state may require that an individual pay a fee for a course or certificate under this chapter.
A person may sue for injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a substantial violation of this chapter.


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Alameda County ICE transfers decrease as sheriff's office continues cooperation
CAROLINE LOBEL | STAFF
Alameda County Sheriff's Office has had decreased rates of transfers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, despite continuing to cooperate with the federal agency on selective cases.
Molly Cochran
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office, or ACSO, has not transferred any people to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2021, but Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern is continuing to collaborate with the immigration agency in certain cases.
Rates of transfers from Alameda County to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, custody has declined every year, with only eight transfers in 2020, according to Sgt. Ray Kelly, a spokesperson for ACSO. He added that ACSO presumes a low rate will stay stagnant.
Despite the decline, Ahern is still choosing to cooperate with ICE with regard to transfers in cases in which his office is allowed to under state law.
"He is our elected sheriff, and that is his decision to make," Kelly said. "When and where he's allowed to legally cooperate, he does under SB 54 state law."
ICE transfers from Alameda County are determined by specifications in SB 54, or Senate Bill 54. It prohibits both state and local law enforcement from "using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes," with some exceptions, according to the legislation.
While ACSO will continue to comply with SB 54, Ahern believes transferring people to ICE custody allows for a smoother and safer arrest than if the federal immigration agency were to arrest people directly from the community, according to Kelly.
"Our elected sheriff believes that when legally appropriate and he can by law, work with the federal authorities, whatever agency that is, he does so in the interest of public safety," Kelly said.
ACSO determines whether it will respond to ICE transfer requests using a criterion that considers factors such as prior convictions, type of crime and where in the criminal justice process an individual's case resides, among others.
While there have been no transfers this year, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín condemned the ACSO's willingness to cooperate with ICE in an email.
Their cooperation, Arreguín said, goes against the City of Berkeley's values as a "sanctuary city." He noted that the city's policies state that no city employee should use funding or resources to assist the enforcement of federal immigration law.
"While the number of people who have been transferred from the county jail to ICE has been decreasing, the fact that the sheriff's office continues to collaborate with ICE despite overwhelming opposition to this policy in the community is unacceptable and goes against our values," Arreguín said in an email.
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Mango, Kent | John Vena, Inc.
Sweet, rich, and tropical with aromatic overtones, the Kent mango lends itself to both sweet an savory dishes. The fruit is consistent in size and has a great shelf life. This cultivar of mango stems from the Totapuri mango in India. It is coveted for its sweet and nearly fiberless flesh. They tend to be a bit more soft and wrinkly when ripe compared to other round varietals. Kent mangoes are dark green and often have a dark red blush over a small portion of mango. Our primary grower of Kent mangoes are located in Peru, but we also get some from Mexico. Try pairing the mango with avocado. Eaten out of hand as well, they can be enjoyed with some chili powder sprinkled on top.
Available year round. Peak season December-February and June-August.
Handle with care to avoid bruising. Ripen at 55-70 degrees F, and store ripe fruit at 45-50 degrees F.


If there's one thing that inspires my creativity, it's sitting down to a freshly appointed desk with seasonal delights to recharge my design batteries. And no season has as many sensual cues as Fall. I like to ease into the season, so I've not gone full on orange yet, although that will come. For now, here are my 5 updates for an early Fall desk.
1. Walnuts – a nice bowl of unshelled nuts is both a lovely visual reminder of the harvest season, as well as a great between meal pick-me-up.
2. Miniature white pumpkins – a small cluster of tiny cream pumpkins doesn't have much utility, but nothing says Fall like pumpkins. This delicate variety is small enough to keep your work surface clear and complements a soothing palette.
3. Seasonal fruits, especially pears and plums – I love to decorate with food and autumn is the perfect season to do so. I also like to surround myself with things to make my day more pleasant, so a nice slice of cheese and fruit is something I like to keep by my desk.
4. Tea – a warm cup of spiced tea, in maybe apple or pumpkin, is a wonderful luxury to keep at your desk as the seasons change and the weather begins to cool. I love the look of vintage china cups and always have them by my desk.
5. A rustic jug filled with wheat stalks – I love the coloring of wheat stalks and their gentle neutral tone works well with both the creams of early fall and the stronger colors that come later in the season. They play well off a floral arrangement on the desk.
My desk always includes photos and a clock, but given that my work requires mostly just my computer, the rest of my desk is free to display these seasonal treats. What do you like to keep on your desk?
It looks like you have a lovely view out the window in front of your desk, and I'm sure that helps with the thinking process. Very soothing to look out at nature!
Thanks for the tips! Have a beautiful week!
Your desk looks so pretty! I've never managed to get mine to look like that. It seems my desk is always covered with small piles of papers of current projects, plus things like staplers, sticky notes, pens, etc. not to mention the computer and scanner! Right now I'm working on a cookbook, so there are stacks of cookbooks and recipe cards nearby as well. I like your bowl of nuts. It's a way to celebrate the season and keeping the decor contained on a busy desk. I'm going to try it!
You have a knack for putting things together! Very beautiful and the photography is just stunning! All very lovely!
Soooo pretty and elegant! I have the same bowls as the one your walnuts are in!


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A few clicks are all that's needed to send electronic claims, print paper claims and produce patient statements.
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New Green Field School was established by the New Green Educational Society (Regd.) in the year 1962 at Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. It was shifted to its present campus at Marg 22, Saket, New Delhi, in early eighties and got recognition from the Director of Education, Government of Delhi, as a Senior Secondary School. The school is English medium co-educational institute run on Public School Pattern.First batch of Senior Secondary passed out in the year 1984 and since then the school has shown excellent results in academics, sports and cultural activities.The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Society has also established another recognized Senior Secondary School at Alaknanda, New Delhi. Special coaching classes are organized for science students of class XI and XII to prepare them for competitive examinations. Meritorious students are granted scholarships on regular basis.
KV No.1 Delhi Cantt. is one of the oldest school set up in 1963 as one of the 20 regimental schools adopted as central Schools under Union Ministry of Education. This School has a sprawling campus of 15.4 acres of land having all the facilities required for the growth of the children in particular and society at large. The school is located in the lush green area of Delhi Cantonment having clean environment conducive to health & education of the children. The Management committee of the School is headed by Deputy GOC in Command of Delhi Area as its Chairman and a galaxy of educationists, experts and eminent persons of the community as members. The School runs in two shifts. The first shift of the students starts from 7:00 am to 12:25 pm, and the second shift from 12:50 pm to 6:00 pm. Both the shifts have adequate staff and physical facilities needed to organize academic and extra curricular programs. The teaching faculty is qualified and experienced. Regular orientation and in-service programs are organized to keep them abreast with modern techniques of teaching – learning practices. In primary classes special emphasis is given to activity oriented teaching-learning process to make the School a pleasurable place to the youngsters. In secondary classes computer aided teaching – learning project methods and learning by doing are essence of the methodology.
Hamdard Public School's vision goes beyond the achievement of academic excellence. It aims at developing a holistic personality and enabling every student to rise to his full potential.
A Co-Educational Senior Secondary English Medium Residential School, affiliated to CBSE.


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Turnout Wasn't Going to Save the Democrats--and It Won't Save Trump Either
My co-author on the States of Change project and research director of the Voter Study Group, Rob Griffin, has a terrific new article out about turnout and Trump's chances. Short version: no, it is very unlikely that he'll be saved by a tsunami of white noncollege turnout. A sharp shift in his direction among white noncollege voters--now that's another matter.
"Turnout-centric strategies have become the go-to move for underdog campaigns: Despite the polls, the argument goes, our candidate has a chance if a particular group turns out in droves. During the Democratic primary race, for example, supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed that an unprecedented wave of young and working-class voters would sweep their man to victory — a deluge that did not materialize. In fact, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution's John Hudak, the share of voters under 30 actually dropped in 11 of the 12 early primary and caucus states....
[H]istory tells us that it is unusual to see a substantial increase in turnout for just one specific group. Voters live in shared political environments that shape perceptions about an election's importance. As such, it's more common to see turnouts among different groups rise and fall together.
Take the 2016 election. While the turnout rate of White voters without college degrees did go up by about three percentage points compared with 2012 — and this group disproportionately supported Trump — the increase was not far from the two-percentage-point rise among Hispanic, Asian and White college-educated voters. That's according to an analysis by me and my former colleagues at the Center for American Progress, Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin, that synthesized county-level election results as well as data from the American Communities Survey and the Current Population Survey.....
In addition to all that, the theories underpinning turnout-based strategies tend to make an illogical leap. Yes, there are fewer swing voters these days — but that doesn't mean they no longer matter.
Again, the 2016 presidential election makes this clear. Scholarly analysis of the Cooperative Congressional Election Study suggests that millions of people who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 switched in 2016 — including 6 million who voted for Trump and 2.3 million who supported a third-party candidate. These two groups were far larger than the 4.4 million Obama voters who didn't cast ballots in 2016. Additional analysis by Nate Cohn of the New York Times posited that unexpected changes in turnout were, at best, only a modest driver of Trump's success. In reality, voters who swung toward Trump after supporting Obama played a critical role in the president's Electoral College win.
Not only do swing voters exist — they were pivotal....
We certainly see evidence that swing voters will matter in 2020, too. According to data from Democracy Fund + ULCA Nationscape, a weekly online survey that I help to manage, 9 percent of registered voters who say they voted for Trump in 2016 now say they intend to vote for Biden. Conversely, 3 percent of those who reported voting for Clinton in 2016 now say they intend to vote for Trump. (These estimates come from an analysis of 6,323 interviews conducted between Aug. 13 and Aug. 19.)
None of this is to say that turnout doesn't matter. It certainly does. But victory for candidates often lies in the artful combination of turnout and persuasion. If Trump wins in November, it's much more likely that he'll have done so by strategically increasing turnout and winning over persuadable voters than by radically increasing turnout alone."
Turnout among all groups tends to rise and fall together.
Perspective | High turnout among his base is unlikely to save Trump


I like sheet masks, but this was not a pleasant experience for me. There are loops that go over your ears and this did kind of stretch the mask out and give it contact with my face, but it didn't touch my chin at all, and the edges around the eye holes were super uncomfortable against my skin the whole time I was wearing it. I also don't feel like it actually *did* anything. I mean, I followed the directions but my skin felt exactly the same after as before.
This is supposed to be reusable but I am grossed out by the idea of reusing sheet masks, I feel like it's just asking for bacteria to grow and be transferred to my skin. And even if you do reuse it, it is $8 per use which is not a good price for a sheet mask. You can find Korean ones (there are some vegan Korean masks if you go looking) for a lot cheaper. This was interesting to try but it just did not work for me.
I did feel this was moisturizing, and it had a pleasant scent, but it did not have any staying power. One of the benefits listed on the product page was to moisturize your lips without a waxy feeling, but my own thought would be to use this for moisture prior to using a waxy product to seal the benefits in. This has some essential oils that contain antioxidants as well as act as natural fragrances.
This was listed on the information card as a bonus item. I do like this and it actually works pretty well (well, it absorbs quickly and doesn't leave my skin sticky, anyway – the thing about antioxidant skincare is you can't actually *see* it working but it should result in smoother skin with less discoloration when used consistently over time). Some Derma E samples we've gotten from Vegan Cuts in the past have been dried out but this one was still in good shape.
This is a new brand for me. It is alcohol-free, which I do like for wintertime when it is dry outside. This has vitamin C (an antioxidant) and some B vitamins and also several anti-acne ingredients like willow bark (a source of salicylic acid) and tea tree oil. This didn't have a strong scent and it also seems effective at removing those stubborn traces of makeup that my cleansing routine didn't get.
I really don't understand the obsession with fluoride-free toothpaste. (No, small children shouldn't have fluoride due to the dangers of swallowing, but this shouldn't be an issue for most adults.) I will only use toothpaste with fluoride because I really don't want to deal with any more cavities. But, perhaps I will pass this along to someone with a child who is just learning to brush.
Always happy to see a full-sized lip product in a bold color. Especially now that I am done with my Invisalign and can wear something other than light pink lip gloss again (taking the Invisalign out caused streaks of lip product across my cheek…). Unfortunately, this didn't have the best performance. It went on kind of streaky (blotting on a Kleenex helped) and feathered around the edges a bit by the end of the day.
Here is a swatch of the lip gloss.
Verdict: I calculated a value of $66.45 for this month's Vegan Cuts Beauty Box. That is right around three times the cost of the subscription. I feel that the mix of items is representative for a typical month and does a good job of showing a selection of the full spectrum of vegan beauty items available. I also liked the mix of niche or independent and major brands. In terms of the actual items themselves, this was maybe not the best month for me, although the toner was a bright spot and I would be interested in exploring other items from 103 Collection in the future.
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? February boxes may still be available. They don't have a standard cut-off date, but boxes ship until their next month's spoilers launch (typically between the 26th and 29th of each month).
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I don't understand the whole fluoride-free thing either, and it can be problematic looking for cruelty-free toothpaste that actually has fluoride. I had bad teeth as a kid, along with years of braces, so I really don't want to risk anything by going fluoride-free.
Toxic in what amount, though?
Right, the dose makes the poison. Even water can be toxic in high enough doses.
It's toxic in any amount. It is one of the most toxic substances in the planet. Right up there with mercury & aluminum.
I avoid fluoride anything, but in California they add it to our water. Saving up for a water system for my house.
"Toxic" has a scientific meaning but is more often used (incorrectly) by people (who are neither doctors nor scientists) in the "wellness" industry.
The CDC says adults in the US eat 7-9 mg of aluminum per day in food (stuff like baking powder, antacids, or food cooked in aluminum cookware) and that these levels are not harmful.
Please do not mix up hydrogen fluoride, fluorine (gas), and fluoride (as in toothpaste) as they are quite different. You should not swallow your toothpaste after use, of course, but the American Dental Association says fluoride toothpaste is safe and several hundred million people in North America use it daily without ill effects.
No one is recommending the use of mercury in personal care products or home goods (well, there is some in fluorescent light bulbs, which is why you need to recycle them at appropriate facilities instead of throwing them away).
Thank you. I have done a lot of research too, and found a great dentist who agrees.


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Clarity from Chaos: How Climate Models Could Be Better than We Think
Chaos theory encompasses large swathes of mathematics and physics, but it was Edward Lorenz who immortalized it in popular culture. His now-famous 1972 presentation, which summarized his decade-long work in the field, focused on a single provocative question: Can the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? Although he declined to definitively answer the question, his "butterfly effect" changed the way climatologists and meteorologists view causality in atmospheric science.
This early investigation argued that in the long-term, weather patterns are highly susceptible to the smallest of perturbations. Using early computer simulations, Lorenz found that the atmosphere can be highly unstable, which allows similar weather systems to evolve totally differently. In this sense, he argued, a butterfly's wingbeat* could mean the difference between fair sailing and a hurricane.
That isn't to say that we can eliminate natural disasters with a particularly potent pesticide. Although this point has subsequently been omitted in many representations of the butterfly effect in popular culture, Lorenz was quick to point out that if something as small as a butterfly can affect weather patterns halfway across the globe, it must be impossible to break down all of the individual components that combine to create the perfect storm. Besides, he argues, if a butterfly can cause a tornado, it is equally likely that it could prevent one. "I am proposing that over the years minuscule disturbances neither increase nor decrease the frequency of occurrence of various weather events," his abstract states. "The most that they may do is to modify the sequence in which these events occur."
Since Lorenz's research took the field by storm, climate scientists have found the need to relinquish the traditional scientific love of causality. Weather and climate patterns are technically deterministic—if a perfect computer simulation had perfectly precise measurements of the millions of factors affecting the atmosphere, it could hypothetically predict future behavior exactly. However, the impossibility of this task means that in practice, even a small error in measurement early on, or a slight misjudgment of, say, the number of butterflies passing through can easily compound. It is for this reason that meteorologists often refer to weather predictions in terms of probabilities, which acknowledges this uncertainty in initial conditions.
Spaghetti models are a familiar sight during hurricane season. Because no one model can correctly account for all of the factors in predicting a storm's path, meteorologists often rely on a composite of many different models to determine the most likely outcomes. Although many of the models tend to agree, indicating a highly degree of certainty for their predicted outcomes, it is not uncommon for individual projections to differ greatly.
In the short term—weather patterns of less than two weeks—these uncertainties are manageable. However, when climate scientists want to investigate seasonal or even longer climate projections, the resulting chaos makes it extremely difficult to generate high-quality predictions.
To counteract this problem, scientists generally run a series of simulations, each one using slightly different initial temperatures, wind speeds, and other parameters, then recombine the results into a map of probable outcomes. These "ensemble predictions" tend to lose their predictive ability on longer time-scales—think of a spaghetti model with strands heading in totally different directions—but they do capture the uncertain nature of the science.
Or do they? Last year, Adam Scaife and Doug Smith of the UK's Met Office published a review article in Nature Climate and Atmospheric Science which highlighted what they consider a "paradox" in ensemble predictions. The crux of the matter is this: for many models, the ensemble predictions provide a poor measure of the likelihood of a single simulated outcome… this might just suggest that chaos rules and there is little predictability, except for the surprising fact that the ensemble produces much more accurate predictions of the single real-world outcome. In other words, these models are better at predicting the real world than they are at predicting themselves!
Figure 1. This graph shows how ensemble predictions are better at predicting the real-world North Atlantic Oscillation (in black) than simulated ones (blue). The horizontal axis indicates the number of individual simulations contributing to each ensemble prediction, while the vertical axis measures the correlation between the ensemble average prediction and the year to year variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation (real or simulated). Image credit: Scaife and Smith
This may seem like a non-issue; if the models are better than we think then what's the problem? But it means that scientists are prone to underestimate the value of their models in providing reliable forecasts. Even more importantly, Scaife and Smith showed that some phenomena which were previously considered unpredictable, including the fluctuations in atmospheric pressure known as the North Atlantic Oscillation, can actually be forecast relatively well given careful handling of the data.
Scientists aren't sure what causes this paradox, but Scaife thinks that it may have a relatively simple interpretation. Individual climate model forecasts generally encapsulate the variability inherent in observed systems, he says, but most of that variability is due to noise in the data—regions where the results are unpredictable and unreliable. "This means that model forecasts each contain a smaller proportion of predictable variability than is found in the real world," he says.
The large amount of noise in simulations means that models are, generally speaking, less predictable than the real world. Yet when an average is taken over many, many individual simulations—as is the case for an ensemble prediction—the noise effects tend to cancel themselves out, leaving only the predictable 'signal'. As a single simulation contains lots of noise, it has a high probability of disagreeing with the ensemble average prediction—whereas the real-world outcome agrees better as it contains less noise. Hence the paradoxical result that the model predicts the real world better than itself.
There is no easy solution to this paradox, and some scientists aren't even sure if it truly exists. However, this study does provide intriguing evidence that climate and weather patterns could be a lot more predictable than we thought.
Maybe our days of butterfly-blaming are finally at an end.
–Eleanor Hook
Eleanor Hook is a freelance science writer based in Chapel Hill, NC. She contributes regularly to Physics Buzz, where she writes about everything from dead fish to lasers in space.
*Lorenz actually adds the caveat that since the influence of a butterfly is confined to a very small volume, its effect is likely to spiral into a bigger one only in turbulent air.
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ClimateDenier#10**9 August 7, 2019 at 9:32 AM
The models are better than their predictions!
Some models are hot and sexy. The preceding sentence is about as valuable as this article.
It might help if you'd bothered to actually read the article: the predictions are unexpectedly good


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NextChem and Enel Green Power sign MoU for a green hydrogen production plant in the United States
The MoU is related to a project for the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from an Enel Green Power solar plant in the United States
The project, which is expected to be operational in 2023, will supply the green hydrogen produced to a bio-refinery
NextChem will act as technology and engineering partner as well as full turnkey EPC contractor
Milan, 09 December 2020 – Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., through its subsidiary dedicated to the deployment of technologies for the energy transition NextChem, and Enel Green Power, through its North American renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), have signed today a memorandum of understanding to support the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis in the United States. Enel, with a strong track record of project commercialization, extensive development pipeline and large renewable operations footprint in the US, will leverage NextChem's hydrogen technology and engineering expertise to grow its green hydrogen business in the US. The project, which is expected to be operational in 2023, will convert renewable energy from one of EGPNA's solar plants in the United States into green hydrogen to be supplied to a bio-refinery.
Pierroberto Folgiero, Maire Tecnimont Group and NextChem CEO, commented: "We are really proud to be Enel's partner of choice in this industrial initiative which enhances our Group's expertise in the hydrogen chemistry applied at the production of green hydrogen from solar renewables and represents a relevant step in the development of our green hydrogen initiatives, that are one of the pillars of our hydrogen strategy. Acting as enabler and facilitator in integrated technological schemes is also a key point in our business strategy. The American market is once more really interesting for us and we are looking at it with great attention."
"This new partnership is the latest milestone in the Enel Group's commitment to promoting the development of green hydrogen" said Salvatore Bernabei, CEO of Enel Green Power. "We are actively scouting for opportunities in this segment in several parts of the world, both in Europe and in the Americas, and we look forward to joining forces with partners such as Maire Tecnimont to make the most of the significant potential that green hydrogen represents for the decarbonisation of hard- to-abate sectors."
Under the agreement, NextChem will act as technology and engineering partner and full turnkey EPC contractor, providing Enel Green Power with the necessary technical assistance in relation to the development and implementation of the project.
As an early leader in green hydrogen development, Enel Green Power is actively evaluating opportunities to co-locate electrolyzers, which use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, across its development pipeline in the US. By combining two or more technologies, like solar and an electrolyzer, Enel Green Power is able to create an integrated plant that can leverage on more sources of revenue and/or generate further risk mitigation options. In the US, the company is focused on states with an existing operational presence, such as Texas, Utah and North Dakota.
This agreement represents the first application of a Framework Cooperation Agreement between Enel and NextChem to evaluate the implementation of joint projects, including the testing of advanced technologies to increase efficiency in the production of green hydrogen using renewables.
Maire Tecnimont Group has exhaustive experience in petrochemicals and downstream projects, with more than 100 projects on hydrogen production. NextChem is its dedicated company operating in the energy transition with a focus on deploying solutions in carbon footprint reduction, in hydrogen production – green, blue and 'circular' (obtained by waste conversion) -, purification and storage, in plastics recycling, in the biofuels and in biochemicals. In the past months, NextChem has enriched its technological portfolio for the energy transition in the area of biofuels with technologies for the production of renewable diesel, of Ethanol2G from cellulosic biomass and of bioEthanol from syngas fermentation. In the area of circular economy, NextChem is actively developing the market for its proprietary Upcycling technology MyReplastTM and for waste to chemicals solutions.
Enel Green Power is developing projects in the green hydrogen segment in Italy, Spain, Chile and the United States. As green hydrogen is a new business application, the Enel Group is monitoring the relevant market developments to identify the most efficient way to achieve its plans to grow its green hydrogen capacity to over 2 GW by 2030. In North America, Enel Green Power is a leading owner and operator of renewable energy plants, with a presence in 18 US states and one Canadian province. The company operates around 70 plants with a managed capacity of over 6 GW.
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In a recent case, Freddie Malls, LLC vs Jason's Designs, Inc. (2018), a landlord sued a tenant for handing out candies to its customers during Halloween because doing so violated, among other restrictions, the mall's rules and regulations. The tenant, a store that sells children's arts and crafts, had parents and kids lined up throughout the store and around the mall, in some cases partially blocking the entrances to other tenants' stores.
The landlord argued that based on these restrictions, the tenant was not permitted to give away candies at Halloween or at any other time. The tenant argued that other tenants handed out candies in their stores all the time (albeit, without the long lines) and that the landlord was unfairly picking on the tenant, even though the lease required the landlord to enforce the rules and regulations in a non-discriminatory fashion. It also submitted pictures of smiling kids dressed up in costumes eating candies in their store, in a not so shameless appeal to the court's softer side.


Love my Honda. This is the 3rd Honda Accord EXL that I have purchased. The reliability and safety is something that I look for when purchasing a car for my family. I also want the car to be attractive. I would recommend a Honda to everyone. The vehicle handles well and is comfortable. Honda has such a good reputation that they hold their value very well and have great resale. The truck is so big that I took my family of 5 to Disney World (10 hours away) for a week and we had plenty of room for all of our luggage.
All 5 of my family piling it to the Accord with enough luggage for a week stay at Disney World and we all fit comfortably.
The pros for the Honda Accord is gas mileage, reliability, safety, comfort, design, low maintenance. In my model I love the automatic windows, the sunroof, the Bluetooth hands free feature, the sound system, the trunk is huge for a sedan, the leather feels great and has held up to children and lots of wear. Also the presence of dual air bags plus side air bags makes me feel safe for myself and my family.
There are not many cons that I can think of. It would be to have more air flow vents or stronger vents for the back seat. My kids are always hot in the summer while I freeze in the front. If they had more air vents I think the temperature would be better regulated.
2014 Honda Accord - A solid ride.
We are a Honda family. We have had a series of Hondas, and the Honda Accord is our latest. It is one of the best ones we have had. The ride is exceptionally smooth, and the vehicle handles very well in all weather conditions. The controls are, overall, easy to use and perform well. The interior is comfortable, though it is more prone to picking up dirt and spots than I would like. My biggest complaint is about the radio and AV controls. The audio volume knob is very bad and increases and decreases in volume randomly no matter what direction you turn the knob. The Bluetooth and audio input controls are not easy to control, and we find that using a telephone or playing Pandora from an iPhone is a hit or miss proposition most of the time. Maintenance of the vehicle is fairly easy, and we have not encountered any major problems with the vehicle so far. The storage in the trunk is sufficient, and the interior is roomy enough for three passengers to ride comfortably in the back. Overall, we are very pleased with the vehicle.
After I got locked out of the house when my wife was away, the car was comfortable enough to sleep in overnight until she got home the next morning with her keys!
Quality. Ride. Ease of navigation. Comfort.
Where is the cheapest place to buy a Honda Accord in Albany, NY?
The people were friendly and the process was fairly simple.
The professional staff and service people will help you. They will make your purchasing experience easy. After you buy the car, the service professionals will keep your car running in top shape. Clean facility, large inventory, a lot of good factors.