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Difficulty in breathing (also known as shortness of breath, breathlessness, or dyspnea) is caused by various mechanisms related to different problems in the body. In one's lifetime, one may experience rare episodes of shortness of breath as part of high levels of activity such as exhaustive exertion or during environmental conditions such as high altitude or very warm or cold temperatures. Other than these extreme conditions, shortness of breath is commonly a sign of a medical problem.
When Is Shortness of Breath a Sign of a Medical Problem?
If the shortness of breath is prolonged and persistent, it is likely to be related to a medical condition. If it is sudden and severe in intensity or even of short duration, however, it may warrant medical evaluation. Other clues of the existence of a medical problem are given in Table 1.
What Causes Shortness of Breath?
Symptom of shortness of breath can be caused by a variety of abnormalities in different organ systems in the body (Figure).
Lung Problems
Recent infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia or prolonged (chronic) infections such as tuberculosis or chronic bronchitis. Shortness of breath may be accompanied by discolored phlegm or fever.
Asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, and emphysema: The airways are narrowed with increased resistance to exhaling air from the lung, resulting in air entrapment in the lung. Shortness of breath may be accompanied by wheezing. In asthma, there is usually an allergy history, whereas in chronic obstructive lung disease or emphysema, there is usually a smoking history.
Lung cancer and other tumors: Shortness of breath is commonly accompanied by unintentional appetite and weight loss. There is usually a long and heavy smoking history.
Scarring and damage of lung tissue by toxins (such as asbestosis) or by systemic illnesses (such as rheumatoid arthritis). There is usually a known history of these systemic illnesses or occupational exposures.
Clot in the lung circulation (pulmonary embolus): Breathlessness is usually sudden, is associated with rapid breathing, and may be accompanied by chest pain. People with blood clots in the legs or pelvis (deep venous thrombosis), debilitating medical conditions, immobility, or inherited tendency to form clots may be prone to this condition. (For more information about pulmonary embolism, see the Cardiology Patient Page by Goldhaber and Morrison.1)
Diseases of the lung sac (pleura): If the pleura thickens, becomes scarred, or is filled with fluid or blood because of infection (pleurisy), cancer, or toxins (asbestosis), or if it becomes filled with air (called pneumothorax), it will hinder expansion of the lung, resulting in shortness of breath.
Diseases of the diaphragm and/or chest wall: The diaphragm is the muscle that expands the lung. It may become paralyzed after chest surgery. Obesity and spine or chest wall deformities also can produce difficulty in breathing.
Sleep disorders: Sleep apnea, which is usually manifested with excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, and episodes of breathing cessation during sleep witnessed by another person, may be accompanied by shortness of breath, usually following abrupt awakenings after apnea.
Heart Problems
Heart failure: The shortness of breath in heart failure is caused by the decreased ability of the heart to fill and empty, producing elevated pressures in the blood vessels around the lung. Common symptoms of heart failure include difficult breathing when lying down (this is a specific symptom of heart failure); having to prop up the head of the bed with many pillows; waking up at night with shortness of breath; coughing at night or when lying down; experiencing shortness of breath with activity; swelling in ankles or legs; experiencing unusual fatigue with activity; and experiencing fluid weight gain. Heart muscle damage usually causes heart failure. In the majority, this is caused by heart attacks (coronary artery disease) or reduction in blood flow to the muscle of the heart (ischemia). In some, it is caused by leakage or narrowing of the heart valves (in this condition, the doctor will report hearing a murmur) or weakening of the heart muscle caused by immune problems (pregnancy or systemic rheumatologic or autoimmune problems such as systemic lupus erythematous), toxins (such as chemotherapy, alcohol, cocaine), viral infections, hereditary or genetic factors, or unknown factors. In some, the heart muscle is not weak but rather stiff, resulting in impaired filling of the heart. This is usually caused by high blood pressure or aging.
In obesity, most patients experience shortness of breath with activity. Reasons include inability of chest to expand fully because of excessive weight against the chest wall and alterations in the control of the brain over breathing, making it hard for a person to take a deep breath, which usually results in retention of carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen in blood (obesity hypoventilation syndrome). Most patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome also have sleep apnea.
If you are not active or do not exercise regularly, as a result of being out of shape and experiencing muscle fatigue, you may develop shortness of breath with physical exertion beyond your customary activity such as when climbing stairs.
Allergic Reactions
Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) can occur in individuals with known allergies or asthma, which usually causes itching, hives, swelling of skin in face and lips, a rash, and shortness of breath. Anaphylaxis is a potentially deadly allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and requires immediate attention and treatment. Chronic allergies, on the other hand, can result in episodic shortness of breath or wheezing (asthma) each time the individual is exposed to the allergen.
Systemic Illness Problems
Anemia, low red blood cell count: Because the red cells carry oxygen, when their number is extremely low, the oxygen demands of the body will not be met, resulting in shortness of breath.
Increased metabolic states such as high thyroid level, shock (extremely low blood pressure), severe systemic infection (sepsis), or fever: The body will try to meet the increased oxygen demands through heavy and rapid breathing.
Kidney or chronic liver problems: Because of increased fluid in the lungs and body and impaired oxygen exchange in the lungs, patients may experience shortness of breath in the advanced stages of both conditions.
Nervous System Problems
Increased pressure in the brain caused by trauma, tumors, stroke, or bleeding. When the portion of the brain that regulates respiration is affected, these rare conditions may result in difficulty in breathing. Other neurological symptoms usually precede shortness of breath.
Nerve and muscle disorders that affect the ability to coordinate and expand the chest and that affect movement of the diaphragm may produce difficulty in breathing.
Anxiety disorder: Anxiety is sometimes accompanied by heavy and rapid breathing (hyperventilation). Shortness of breath usually resolves once the anxiety episode terminates.
How Is Shortness of Breath Evaluated?
Your doctor will perform a thorough physical examination and may obtain laboratory analysis such as natriuretic peptide levels (which are usually elevated in heart failure), blood counts (to check for anemia), and oximetry or blood oxygen or carbon dioxide levels. Your doctor also may obtain a chest x-ray. If heart disease is suspected, you may undergo an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram (or nuclear scan of the heart) to evaluate its pumping function and valves, or a stress test to evaluate possible blockages in the vessels feeding the heart (coronary artery disease). If lung disease is suspected, you may undergo a lung function study (spirometry or pulmonary function test). Occasionally, an exercise test (cardiopulmonary exercise test) may be conducted on a treadmill or a bike to measure lung gas exchange, physical fitness, and heart function. Additional testing such as computerized tomography and position emission tomography scans may be required in some cases.
How Is Shortness of Breath Treated?
The type of treatment depends on the underlying cause (Table 2). If you are diagnosed with heart failure, you may be treated with medications such as fluid pills (diuretics), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, digoxin, and β-blockers. If asthma or chronic lung disease is the cause, you may be treated with oxygen. For infection, you may be prescribed an antibiotic.
Additional Reading
American College of Chest Physicians. Shortness of Breath: Patient Education. http://www.onebreath.org/document.doc?id=113. Accessed March 25, 2014.
Dyspnea, mechanisms, assessment, and management: a consensus statement by American Thoracic Society. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999;159:321–340. http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/ajrccm.159.1.ats898#.UnH7zGQo5aQ.
Morgan WC, Hodge HL. Diagnostic evaluation of dyspnea. Am Fam Physician. 1998;57:711–716. http://www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/morgan.html.
The information contained in this Circulation Cardiology Patient Page is not a substitute for medical advice, and the American Heart Association recommends consultation with your doctor or healthcare professional.
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Lord thankyou with evrything I am for wakeing me for over 34 years now(at times it was hard but not for you)thankyou for all the blessings some took more to see but my eyes are now more open than ever. lord please protect her and mend her heat in everyway and allow her to see that the fool ive been is not me i lost sight and started acting on emotions that many time wernt to be trusted and ive pushed her away. Help me to continue in realiseing and mending the flaws ive created in myself and help me to get back to the positive hardworking loyal and so much mor person you breathed life in to on multiple ocations when my owen free will and bad choices lead me dangerously close to death thankyou for spairing my life so that i was able to make Jeasus my lord and savior and thankyou for the amazeing gift that you brought into my life when you created Monica around 8years before me. Lord i pray you make my heart reddy and strong so you can bring yer masterpiece back to me and she wont fear anything and allow her to take the walls down shes built from pain in the past and lord allow her to let me in to love cerish hold hug and make her feal happier than only you can top,Thakyou lord in yer sons name I pray thankyou,amen!
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A recent study has shown that teens with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are far more likely to spend their screen time in a non-interactive way. Socially interactive media, such as email and chat clients will often be overlooked by teens with ASDs in favor of one-directional mediums like television and video games.
The researchers warned that preoccupation with video games could interfere with the children's socialization and learning.
The study which appears online in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders used data compiled for a group of over 1,000 teens enrolled in special education.
"We found a very high rate of use of solitary screen-based media such as video games and television with a markedly lower rate of use of social interactive media, including email," Paul Shattuck, an assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, said in a university news release.
The study revealed that nearly 60.3 percent of the youths with ASDs would spend "most of his/her time" watching television or videos.
"This rate appears to be high, given that among typically developing adolescents, only 28 percent have been shown to be 'high users' of television," Shattuck says.
"Given that only 18 percent of youths in the general population are considered to be high users of video games, it seems reasonable to infer based on the current results, that kids with ASDs are at significantly greater risk of high use of this media than are youths without ASDs," Shattuck says.
Previous studies have revealed that watching television or playing video games excessively is detrimental to schoolwork, social engagement, behavior and health.
There has been speculation about why video games are so much more popular with children and teens with autism. Some ideas that have been raised relevant to video game play are sensory stimulation, reward/dopamine release, executive functioning, and visual perspective taking. Children with autism might also use video games as an object of obsession.
Shattuck noted that use of social media among teens with autism spectrum disorders increased as they got older and their cognitive skills improved.
"This proclivity for screen time might be turned into something we can take advantage of to enhance social skills and learning achievement, especially [with] recent innovations in devices like iPads," Shattuck suggested.


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UPDATE 1050z: DF5VAE (904km) spotted on 6m MSK144 RX.
UPDATE 1430z: 6 stations in 4 countries spotted so far on 6m MSK144. No spots on 10m WSPR.
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I am in .. send me the details
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pStudio - LA wrote:
Read page 1 of the thread.
Drew Santos wrote:
For Karl it was 3. He invited me to shoot with him in the desert today. I pussed out cause its hot as hell out there
Jun 05 10 05:12 pm Link
Bright Candle Photo wrote:
At least you got invited. Karl didn't invite me.
Jun 05 10 05:38 pm Link
Drew Santos wrote:
I was editing my smokin' hot photos from the most recent Drew and Karl event .
Jun 05 10 07:57 pm Link
John Chennavasin wrote:
I know who you are talking about.
Jun 05 10 08:24 pm Link
Heyyyy ladies! Looks like I'm gonna be the MUA for this shoot! Be sure to get there early so I can get you guys all taken care of! If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me. I'll also be getting in on the fun and doing a one on one shoot with Drew at some point in the day.. Woohoo
Can't wait to meet you all! Muah! XO
Jun 05 10 09:35 pm Link
Megan Daniels wrote:
You heard it right. Megan will be attending as a MUA and not a model(bummer for the photogs). Her and I will do a shoot and make the photogs jealous Who knows, maybe she'll get into the groove and will shoot some 1 on 1s with some lucky photogs. Cross your fingers
Jun 05 10 09:41 pm Link
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Laguna Beach, California, US
Deposit sent for Megan Daniels. Drew stop shooting implied at the beach. I have to cancel my TF because of you.
Jun 05 10 11:20 pm Link
Bright Candle Photo wrote:
It actually wasn't bad at all. There was a nice breeze. It was hotter when we had our workshop last year.
Jun 05 10 11:36 pm Link
SNAPSHOT LA wrote:
I didn't invite Mark, i just asked if he was shooting. I wanted to make sure i had the abandoned houses all to myself.
Jun 05 10 11:39 pm Link
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Tustin, California, US
Megan Daniels wrote:
I'll try to come with a very damaged skin so you can work on me
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Los Angeles, California, US
Drew Santos wrote:
She already has your drew santos #3 pose
Jun 06 10 02:34 am Link
Haha Drew are you trade-marking poses now?
Jun 06 10 10:42 am Link
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Huntington Beach, California, US
OMG!...With all these HOTTIES, I think I may just bring my OWN camera and start taking pictures! haha!
Jun 06 10 11:18 am Link
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Whittier, California, US
Wow!! This shoot keeps getting hotter by the day!! Where else do you get this calibur of talent in one place, yea, no where... Unless your at John Cs after parties! Haha!
Jun 06 10 12:17 pm Link
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Megan Daniels wrote:
not by choice lol
Jun 06 10 12:21 pm Link
Karl Yamashita wrote:
:shakes head:
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Bright Candle Photo wrote:
There's NO need to shake your head mark..
Jun 06 10 12:49 pm Link
Lots of tattooed models announced. This should be interesting...
Jun 06 10 01:49 pm Link
SNAPSHOT LA wrote:
What did I lie about?
Jun 06 10 02:21 pm Link
John Chennavasin wrote:
John mentioned that there is another tattoed event this month. I bet my models are hotter
Jun 06 10 02:22 pm Link
John Chennavasin wrote:
Why interesting?
Jun 06 10 04:21 pm Link
Megan Daniels wrote:
Cuz John has game Megan. He's such a ladies man. He loves girls tatts. So, watch out for him as he will be throwing you a line or two. Our after event parties are more exciting than the shoot itself. Here is a sample:
Jun 06 10 05:46 pm Link
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West Covina, California, US
Jun 06 10 06:08 pm Link
wow, thats why john is my idol.
Jun 06 10 09:00 pm Link
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Los Angeles, California, US
brian cardenas wrote:
Some guys have all the luck!
Jun 06 10 09:23 pm Link
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Jun 06 10 09:54 pm Link
Posts: 405
Whittier, California, US
John I told you keep you hands above the water!!
And that's all I have to say about that..
Jun 06 10 10:10 pm Link
DanTheManPhotography wrote:
where is john's left hand...... and why is dan smiling so big? lol
Jun 06 10 10:45 pm Link
brian cardenas wrote:
I am so tempted to post ice dipper.
Jun 06 10 10:50 pm Link
Drew Santos wrote:
ice dipper=thread locked.
Jun 06 10 10:52 pm Link
brian cardenas wrote:
I blocked it of course. Silly.
Jun 06 10 10:54 pm Link
SNAPSHOT LA wrote:
Haha! If you only knew what really happened with John. Juan i don't see you trying your best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-pIwA-E-UY
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Karl Yamashita wrote:
So are you trying to say that your a winner??
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La Mirada, California, US
Drew Santos wrote:
Did he really
Jun 07 10 02:53 am Link
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Any more available spots left for this event?
Jun 07 10 08:01 am Link
^ See the first page of this thread.
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Sorry I haven't blogged in a while! I've been busy with school work and video games(awful excuse I know). I'm here now though, and I wanted to talk about something that I've been thinking about lately. How far I've come. My mom recently sent me a couple pictures of me as a kid, and I was thinking back to all the times in my life that have changed who I am today. There are so many small little things that have helped me grow into the person I am now. In 20 years I'll have even more experiences that will have shaped me. It's been really motivating, and I plan on starting new hobbies and activities in my life because of it. I'm going to start cooking more and swimming more. I'm going to try and go hiking more and get out of the house more. There is so much we can all achieve if we put our minds to it.
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Great ballet flat with some "pizzazz". I love the little metal buckle feature. Looks classy and well made. Very comfortable....
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ITEM#: 14990673Dainty and easy to wear, these textured flats from Henry Ferrera are perfect for any occasion. These flats feature a woven upper with a hardware bow detail for a feminine, chic touch.
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Giants lose Brandon Belt to broken thumb following hit by pitch
Giants first baseman Brandon Belt suffered a broken thumb on a hit by pitch Friday night.
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Very bad news for the Giants: first baseman Brandon Belt suffered a broken left thumb when he was hit by a pitch from Dodgers lefty Paul Maholm in the second inning of Friday's game, the team announced.
Here are two angles of the pitch:
Belt was looked at by the trainer and he actually stayed in to run the bases, but he was pulled from the game after the inning. He was sent for x-rays, which revealed the fracture. Despite the Giants-Dodgers rivalry, the pitch was pretty clearly unintentional.
Belt, 26, came into Friday's game hitting .264/.312/.504 (134 OPS+) with four doubles, nine home runs and three stolen bases in 34 games this season. Joaquin Arias took over first base. Mike Morse could see time there during Belt's absence.
The Giants have not announced any kind of timetable for Belt, but it will surely be measured in weeks, not days.


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Action Plan Report
Zamboanga City
Project Background
The Philippine Sanitation Alliance (PSA) is a 3-year program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The PSA brings together cities and private sector partners to develop affordable solutions to sanitation challenges. By providing Filipinos with access to sanitation services, the PSA aims to reduce public health risks and economic losses associated with pollution of drinking water supplies and fishery habitats. The objectives of the project are:
- Demonstrating that community-based, affordable wastewater treatment systems can be implemented in subdivisions and low-cost urban housing developments;
- Providing technical assistance to commercial establishments such as hospitals, hotels, markets and slaughterhouses, to develop sewage treatment facilities using appropriate, low-maintenance technologies; and
- Improving sanitation and hygiene practices and willingness to pay for improved sanitation services through effective social marketing public information campaigns.
In addition, the Alliance will enhance the capacities of local governments in planning and implementing decentralized wastewater treatment systems and effective social marketing campaigns to create demand, and promote replication throughout the Philippines and Asia through exchanges and national associations.
AECOM has received a grant from USAID/Philippines to provide technical assistance to the Local Government Units (LGU) to develop short, medium, and long-term strategies for wastewater and sanitation through a participatory process. However, USAID funds will not cover actual project implementation, but some funds are available to pay for pre-engineering services and other expenses related to project packaging and development.
Brief Description of City or City Profile
The City of Zamboanga is located at the southernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula in the island of Mindanao. It is bounded on the west by the Sulu Sea, on the east by the Moro Gulf and on the south by the Basilan Strait and Celebes Sea. Its distance from Manila is about 460 nautical miles, about 372.57 nautical miles from Cebu City and about 340.17 nautical miles from Davao City. It is about 365 nautical miles northeast of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and about 345 nautical miles northeast of Manado, Indonesia.
The vastness of the City is best exhibited by its northeast highway boundary with Zamboanga Sibugay 87 km away from the urban center, and about 40 km northwest towards Zamboanga del Norte. One may be traveling by bus for two hours through the hinterlands and still be within the territorial boundaries of Zamboanga City.
Zamboanga City is the third largest city in the Philippines (the other two are Davao and Puerto Princesa). The City has a total land area of 148,338.49 hectares. The mainland is about 142,089.90 hectares and the 33 islands consist of 6,248.50 hectares.
The City has 98 barangays: 30 in the urban center and 68 in the rural areas. The City's territorial boundaries are about 87 km towards the northeast adjoining the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay and about 40 km towards the northwest adjoining the Province of Zamboanga de Norte.
The Technical Working Group (TWG)
Team Leader: Dr. Eduardo M. Bisquera, Jr., OCENR
For. Gerry R. Pollisco, OCENR
Mr. Conrad P. Sontillano, CPDC
Engr. Domingo B. Pallar, CHO
Engr. Romeo P. Hiso, CEO
Mr. Rodrigo S. Pagotaisidro, HLMD, CMO
Engr. Alejo S. Rojas, Jr., Zamboanga City Water District
Engr. Rolando M. Pantaleon, Zamboanga City Water District
Engr. Josefino P. Belocura, Jr., DENR-EMB-R9
Engr. Jose Maria M. Molina, DOST-R9
Dr. Marilou E. Elago, Academe
Mr. Marlon Simbajon, Media
The Workshop Results
The objective of the workshop is to meet with relevant stakeholders, inform them about the overview of the three (3) years technical assistance project, get their support, and discuss and revise the initial list of projects in order to come up with an Action Plan to be used by the city to address wastewater issues. The action planning workshop was held on March 6, 2008 in a multi-stakeholder consultative workshop using a highly participatory and consensus-building approach.
Specific activities and schedules are detailed in the action plan below that will guide implementation of the activity. LGUs will have the opportunity to review the action plan, provide comments, and finalize according to city priorities. The final action plan will be approved by USAID. If the activities described in the action plan cannot be implemented for any reason, proper adjustments, in consultations with City Team and key stakeholders, can be made in order to produce the highest quality results possible.
Participants pledged to work together cooperatively, to share resources, information, and learning experiences in order to accomplish the targets set and implement the action plan.
A. Sources of Pollution:
1. Domestic
- Households
- Effluent from septic tanks
2. Medical Waste
- Hospital Leachate
3. Dumpsite
- Leachate from the dumpsite
4. Public Market
5. Commercial
- Hotels, eateries, restaurants
- Movie houses
6. Agricultural Waste
- Poultry and hog raisers
- Farm liquid wastes
- Pesticides and fertilizers
- Slaughterhouse
- Proposed Project Ideas
Short-Term Projects
A. Housing Sector
1. Mampang 1 Resettlement Waste Water Treatment Project (8 Ha. 200 families); has open space near border of Sampang and San Juanino);
2. Lunzuran Subdivisions (2 big subdivisions and Ateneo);
3. Information, education campaign on clean water act and other related laws, rules and regulations, orders on sanitation (Target: housing associations, youth, women, cooperatives);
4. Trainings/Orientation involving the members of the TWG on Sanitation technical matters; Capability building for the LGU in the design and establishment of the waste water treatment facilities;
5. Exposure Trips of TWG;
6. Regulatory Reforms: For concern agencies to implement fully the laws and regulations on Sewage and Septage;
7. Regulatory Reforms: Provide incentives for best practices and compliance;
B. Local Government/Barangays
1. Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTF) Sta. Cruz Market (>500; <1000 stalls) approximately 1.5 hectares with public toilets, wet section, carenderia; with space;
2. WWTF Main Market (1,052 stalls) at least 2 hectares with public toilets; wet section, carenderia; with space with demolition;
3. WWTF Slaughterhouse;
4. Information/Education Campaign (Target: market stall-owners);
5. Enhanced Advocacy on Water Pollution and Solid Waste Management;
6. Communal Toilet in Badjao Village "Toilet for Every Household Program" Construction of a public toilet per Barangay Construction of toilet for Male/female Identify fees to be collected:
- urinate– P1.00
- waste – P5.00
7. Strict implementation CITY ORDINANACE No. 500 (Sanitary Code of Zamboanga City); and
8. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign; Target: general public
C. Hospitals
- Hold election of officers and meet;
- PHA local chapter to plan out activities; including Action Planning of PHA for inclusion in the TWG over all action Plan;
- Request LGU to partner with PHA/PHAP to have a Central Treatment Plant for hospital waste in the meantime that hospitals have no treatment plant (9 big hospitals within the city) if and when a central facility will be provided, PHA to request City to adopt or pass policies and guidelines on healthcare wastewater management (utilization of facility) maybe through PPP;
- Request City for strict compliance and implementation of Sanitation Code; and
- Training on-site visitation of hospitals with working WWTP (to be piloted in brent hospital); Training technology & financing options and Orientation on use and maintenance of WWTP -Monitoring / documentation.
D. Business Sector
- Collect data on septic tanks on number of septic tanks in the Urban Barangays, how many are accessible, estimate volume of septage (water produced 90,000 cu.m./day);
- Meet to present and discuss data and develop septage management program;
- Prepare pertinent septage management ordinance (Review Zamboanga City Ordinance (Lisa to distribute);
- Improve enforcement of regulations (stop dumping of raw sewage of businesses) and proper design of septic tanks training, information dissemination (fliers to business owners during renewal, information on grease traps for restaurants, etc.);
- Present information on the sewage collection system (data, expansion plan);
- Engr. Rojas present information on current coverage and problems (clogging) cost of repairs, sources of funds, expansion plans (976 connected);
- Develop long term plans for sewerage Review CDS and see how sewerage can fit in;
- Ben will discuss on March 14 with Chamber of Commerce, suggest they write to the mayor to push for action (Tourism council included);
- Find funds for sewerage collection and treatment;
- Information campaign (Target: Businesses, Public); and
- Need technical information on options for onsite treatment for commercial establishments.
E. Non-Government Organization (NGO) Sector
1. Multimedia Campaign (Target: General Public) Flyers, Seminars on Health and Sanitation, text brigade, Chavacano, Bisaya and Tausug Comics, Drama, Invite Chin Chin Gutierrez, Kris Aquino, Webpage on Health and Sanitation in Zamboanga;
2. Modular Information for Sanitation for different levels of School Children(Target: School Children; later curriculum); Contest (drawing, slogan, visits of different areas in the city); Coastal clean-up, Soap making, Barangay Assembly, PTA-Student and Capability Building for Kabataan Barangay (Capacitate Kabataan Barangay to start them young); and Ms. Lydia Lubaton (secretary of rotary central).
3. Compliance Matrix Status Report on Health and Sanitation in Zamboanga Dissemination [Survey, House visits, Inspection, Stickers on all tricycles, Lectures/speakers, Media Activities (radio, newspaper);
4. Feasibility Technical Study (in conjunction with the sewage treatment for every barangay). Feasibility studies on the sewage problem at the Barangay level.
Medium-Term Projects
A. Housing Sector
1. Tulungatung Resettlement Waste Water Treatment Project (42 hectares, 500 to 3,000 families)
2. Shanty Town Waste Water Treatment Project (Pasonanca, Luyahan) 8.9 hectares, 500 families
Long-Term Projects
A. Local Government/Barangays
1. Sewerage Treatment Plant within 7km radius of the urban core
- Action Plan Matrix
Lead Agency
Mampang 1 Resettlement Area in Brgy. Mampang, ZC
City Abattoir,
Main Public Market & Sta. Cruz Public Market
9.Development of Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Housing and Land Management Division (HLMD)
OCENR, City Admin, OCVET & City Abattoir
CEO/City Admin.
2.1. Pre-assessment
2.2. Intervention phase
2.3. Post -assessment
Entire City of Zamboanga
3. Capability Building
3.1. Training/Workshop -Development of a Comprehensive Program for Septage Management
Entire City of Zamboanga
Develop a Comprehensive Program for Septage Management in Zamboanga City
Develop a campaign plan/strategies
18 June 2008
July 7 & 8, 2008
Prepared by: Reviewed and Endorsed by:
TWG Member, PSA Project, Z.C. TWG Team Leader, PSA Project, Z.C.
Noted by:
EXECOM Member/Department Head, OCENR, Z.C.


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With holes to fill and money to spend, Nationals prepare for winter meetings
And so, any trade with the Rays would likely include shortstop Ian Desmond, who emerged as a team leader and a promising talent in his rookie season. It might also take Zimmermann, which would seemingly defeat the purpose of adding a new pitcher to improve this year's rotation.
l At first base, the Nationals already had begun strongly considering other options. But the certainty that Dunn will no longer play in Washington will help them move on. "We know we've got a hole to fill there," one Nationals source said. "If Adam was going to leave, it's good that it happened now."
At the general manager meetings, Rizzo said he does not expect the Nationals to fill first base with an internal candidate, such as outfielders Michael Morse or Josh Willingham. The most likely candidates to replace Dunn at first base are Carlos Pena and Adam LaRoche. The Nationals, according to a source, may also kick the tires on Lance Berkman, a switch-hitter with an above-average glove who hit 14 home runs with a .368 on-base percentage last year.
While the Nationals need to find someone to play first, they could try to match Dunn's offensive production from elsewhere on the field.
l This may sound like a pipe dream, but some people within the organization are pushing for the Nationals to pursue Carl Crawford, an ideal free agent. Crawford will be 29 next year, still in his prime. He is a four-time all-star, a reigning Gold Glove and Silver Slugger who hit .307/.337/.495 (average/on-base/slugging) last season.
Crawford has reportedly already met with the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Angels are also said to have keen interest in him. He will probably be the most expensive free agent of this winter.
Do the Nationals have a great chance at signing him? No. But a better question, especially following Dunn's departure, and with the money at their disposal, is one perfectly suited for this time of year: Why not try?


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Well I just love D5; so I thought why shouldn't I make a blog about D5, and yes, yes, yes I will make a journey about D5. I hope you can send me some citizens or a family to put in this blog, so I can write a story about it. The average life of D5, etc.
How it looks
Family ster
Name: Feline Ster
Age: 12
Family: Twin brother, and mother (Father killed by accident)
Personality: Sneaky, but kind to people she like. Intelligent, and generous.
History: Father got killed by an accident in the factory, her mother did not believe it. And ran away, Feline had to take care of her twin brother, she stole food of the peacekeepers to stay alive, 3 months later her mother came back. But Feline still has to do it on her own.
Name: James Ster
Age: 12
Family: Twin sister, and mother (Father killed by accident)
Personality: He's not very sneaky like his sister, but he is a very friendly person; everybody likes him, he's also good with animals (He owns chickens)
History: Mostly the same as Feline's but he sold chickens, eggs and their meat in the Fair, (District 5's hob)
Name: Anna Ster
Age: 32
Family: 2 children (Man killed by accident)
Personality: Nice, closed, a dream and not very clever.
Job: Owns the candy shop of D5
History: Got mad when he rman died, ran away. Lived in the woods for almost 3 months and then got back.
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The highly anticipated G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra hits theaters on August 7, and to whet everyone's appetite Paramount has released a new poster for the flick, which stars Sienna Miller as the Baroness, Channing Tatum as Duke, Marlon Wayans as Ripcord and Dennis Quaid as General Hawk.
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Table Monsters 3D Gameplay 1 iOS / Android
Table Monsters 3D
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"Okay, when we leave this area you need to tell me all about!"
As Hydra walked away without listening to Irina's reply he went to gather the drops from the possessed [Gnolls]. But even if Hydra wasn't willing to listen, she had Pan by her side and she quietly whispered to him.
"I think, he's angry that I'm stronger than him. Pan what do you think?"
Naturally Pan wouldn't allow her to up one on his master thus he stood on his hind legs and pawed her cutely. Irina, truthfully was doing this on purpose. She only wanted to see the cute reactions from Pan and when Pan delivered she picked him up and started to hug him tightly.
It wasn't until Hydra finally picked up all the drops that he realized he had leveled twice. Earlier from the fights with the [Cruglings] he had leveled up 3 more times after the first one and now his level was 26. But unfortunately that was the only positive part about killing the [Gnolls] the only thing that dropped were their weapons and they were so pitiful he didn't even identify them.
Because the large monster hadn't even cared about the demise of his minions he thought it was the best opportunity to check his stats.
|Aether Blade
|Damage 86(+1)~
|Defense 5
|Shadow Nemesis-+10% resistance to shadow magic, can not be bound by elementary Aether magic.
|[Shadow Stealer]- damage +1
[Dusk Glove]- Defense 0:[Shadow Arm] (Cost 25 mana)
[Worn Boots]-Defense 5
To Hydra, it gave him a sense of satisfaction every time he looked at it. Now he could finally say he was almost graduating from a noob, except for his general knowledge about games. Somehow when he thought about Irina being a [Wind Assassin] he felt stupid about how he worried so much.
'Whatever. There is a bigger problem right now.'
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yup. I'll fight together with you."
Hydra shrugged, now that he knew her full strength he wasn't worried at all. As the two, and Pan who was snuggling in Irina's arms, got closer to the large monster they started to be able to see its outer appearance. It was a giant humanoid with purple skin. The shadow veins were protruding, and looked like they could explode at any moment. It wasn't wearing any thing on its upper body and as for its lower the description of clothes would barely fit. It was just like a potato sack cut with two holes that turned into shorts some how. But the one thing it did have been a giant great sword on its back. The sheen of the black metal was beautiful to say the least. The width of the sword was by no means wide, however the length was something else. As the monster was easily 10 feet tall the blade itself was probably 6 feet long. It gave off an eerie feeling that it had consumed many lives ever since it was created.
It was just as they finally were able to see the monster that it turned around and looked towards Hydra and Irina or so they thought. They were unsure whether the monster could actually see or not because in its eye sockets were nothing but darkness. Its mouth was have thin long teeth, that showed it was a predator, that could rip apart any piece of meat in front of it. The chest area had multiple wounds that had scarred over from time and with every breath it looked like it was about to charge at any second.
"Hey quickly find out about its stats."
As Irina quietly and nervously whispered to Hydra, she had somehow had a bad feeling about it the moment it turned around. Without the need to acknowledge Hydra identified the large monster.
|Scourge Titan (boss)
|Level 60
|Health 3000/3000
|An abomination. Simple as that. If a user sees this creature it is advised they immediately run and do not engage. As a creature of darkness is not a simple way to describe it. This monster will eat its own kind to become stronger and needless to say that goes for the other side as well. This berserker will fight until nothing is left of itself or the other party. Once a merchant saw this creature still at a war zone crushing the bodies of the dead and whenever it saw a body it liked it would eat it bit by bit savoring each and every bite. Usually they fight with their bare hands but after eating so many other creatures and thus evolving its intelligence it will use any large item that has the most destructive power. It is unknown why the darkness made such a creature however it is without a doubt the most feared in the lower ranks of the Darkness Army.
"Actually, I'm not going to tell you what it says. Let's just say it's strong and scary….. really scary."
"Yeah… I can see that!"
"Hey don't get mad at me vent it on this guy!"
As they started to lightly argue the monster was exhaling and it finally made its first step. As it did a window popped up.
|You have engaged combat with the Minion of Darkness Scourge Titan (boss)
"Oh $%@. Here it comes. Irina use whatever method you can to control it. I will do my best to dodge everything that comes. I hope."
"Be careful."
Hydra nodded as he watched Irina back away, taking away Pan with her. The giant in front of him was slowly approaching. It might not have been the fastest of creatures but from the looks of it, its strength was no joke.
'I shouldn't probe him first. There is no way to know what will come from attacking this guy. If I don't want to die I best be on guard and attack only when the opportunity arises.'
As the monster got closer Hydra began to think of countermeasures in his head. But as the monster lifted its one arm and grabbed its great sword another feeling started to well up in Hydra and with no option but to release it, he wept.
"That, is terrifying, no absolutely awful, this game I hate it. Let me grind with lil' rabbits for the rest of my life."
The giant sword in the hands of the [Scourge Titan] gave off the impression of impending death. It was not an easy feeling to shake off and fighting something three times your size and level was nothing to laugh at. But the only option was for him to fight. So while he cried the determination didn't falter one bit.
"I really don't want to say it….But let's do this!"
As the monster finally prepared itself. It then opened its mouth showing all its ugly long teeth and roared.
Hydra nearly turned around and ran upon hearing that roar. But he stood fast because he wouldn't be able to run even if he wanted to. And now he had to someone to protect, so there was no way he would leave the monster to Irina alone. So in order to shake the fear he roared back.
Somehow he wasn't quite sure how to roar so it came out awkwardly, but it didn't matter. As after the fact he felt much better although somehow the monster started to look at him like an idiot. Now Hydra, was being thought of as an idiot by an idiot monster. That didn't sit well with him and thus all reason went out the window and Hydra charged forth. All the plans he made he didn't care, he was better when he winged it anyways.
'Somehow winging it always feels better.'
Just as he rushed forward the [Scourge Titan] rose it sword and swung forth. As Hydra knew he would almost die if he took that strike, he could only dodge or meet his demise. Thus as the sword came smashing downwards, Hydra jumped to the left. As he jumped the sword landed at his previous location. But the result was devastating, it completely destroyed the ground. The debris flew in all directions and even Hydra's health went down in tics when hit by it.
However Hydra had no time to be surprised and as the monster had just attacked it wouldn't be able to react fast enough to attack again. Or so Hydra thought, as he was rushing towards the side of the [Scourge Titan] it used its other arm and swatted at Hydra!
Although Hydra was surprised it wasn't on the level where he couldn't dodge. Thus bending his back nearly 90 degrees the fist 'whooshed' right over him. The hair on his head was flowing from the wind pressure, but he had no time to worry about that. He fixed his posture and stabbed towards the monsters knee.
|50 damage!
"Holy crap! This is not going to be easy."
As if Hydra only made a dent in a in a wall the monster just shook it off and prepared to strike again. As it did, Irina had already waited patiently for Hydra to make his move first. As long as Hydra kept the aggro on him the monster wouldn't chase after Irina. Thus she waited until he struck first. As she released the grip on her fingers the feather flew through the air. The arrow unaffected by the [Scourge Titan's] might struck its throat!
|145 Damage!
'Holy crap! This is going to take forever!'
The monster was somewhat angered by the arrow but as if it was just a sting of a bee, it removed the arrow and threw it to the ground. Then the monster decided to vent its anger and luckily for it, there was a target right in front of it. As if Hydra had seen his death in the future if he took that strike he dove forward.
The strike just barely missing the target destroyed the ground once more. Hydra, who dove forward and rolled to recover. But as he noticed where he was standing he thought of a brilliant idea.
"I don't know if this things body works like a human. But if it does, there's no better target than the behind!"
As Hydra struck forward with all his force, it struck the titan's ass. Luckily, it pierced through tender flesh right inside the monster! A window then popped up!
|Devastating Hit!
|You have found the point of weakness for all creatures alike and although it might be cowardly it can be said that surviving matters more than viewpoints.
|200 damage!
As Pan and Irina watched the scene of the monster being struck in the anus somehow Irina could only cringe, while Pan laid down raised its butt and is he was the target of the pain held its put and cried lowly.


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Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the former president, Mohammed Mursi, and 35 Islamists to stand trial on charges including conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt and divulging military secrets to a foreign state.
The charges levelled yesterday against Mursi and other top Muslim Brotherhood members could result in their execution.
Mursi is already standing trial for inciting violence during protests outside the presidential palace a year ago when he was still in office. He was deposed in July by the army following mass rallies against his rule.
In a statement, the prosecutor said the Brotherhood had committed acts of violence and terrorism in Egypt and prepared a "terrorist plan" that included an alliance with the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah. There was no immediate comment from Hamas or Hezbollah.
The charge sheet called it "the biggest case of conspiracy in the history of Egypt". It accused the Brotherhood of carrying out attacks on security forces in North Sinai after Mursi was deposed on July 3.
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Moving up, the WRX STI Type S gets its power from the same turbo four, but in this application it makes 305 hp and 311 lb-ft of torque, a full 21 extra lb-ft than the North American car. Luckily, a six-speed manual is the only transmission you can get with STI Type S. A unique shifter with claimed improvements is debuting on the Japanese Type S, while the car also gets Subaru's multi-mode driver's control center differential.
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Landsat is the Land Remote Sensing Satellite Program managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Landsat Satellite series began in 1972 to gather information about land surface features of the planet. These satellites collect remotely sensed imagery of the Earth's surface at moderate resolution.
Landsat 1 was launched in 1972 as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite. It transmitted data until 1977. Landsat 2 was launched in 1975 and transmitted data until 1977. Landsat 3 was launched in 1978 and returned MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS) data until 1982, when NASA launched Landsat 4.
Landsat 5, launched in 1984, and Landsat 7, launched in 1999, are still in orbit and have continued to supply images and data for the many users of the information, but they are operating beyond their designed life and may fail at any time. In November 2011, imaging from Landsat 5 was suspended due to technical difficulties.
Landsat has been used in a wide variety of applications, including climate research, natural resources management, commercial and municipal land development, public safety, homeland security and natural disaster management. Despite its wide use, efforts in the past to commercialize Landsat operations have not been successful. Most of the users of the data are other government agencies. For that reason, funding a replacement for the failing Landsat orbiters has been a federal responsibility.
Landsat stakeholders include (1) investigators in geophysical and atmospheric sciences; (2) decision makers and program managers at NASA, USGS, and other federal agencies, including land management agencies; (3) international government and military decision makers; (4) for-profit enhanced Landsat products distributors; and (5) consumers of commercial land surface imagery and environmental data.
Despite its long history, the Landsat satellite series has never been considered a truly operational capability. All Landsat satellites have been justified, built, and flown as experimental, scientific research systems with no assurance of the long-term continuity of the data.
For close to 30 years, the policy of the federal government has been to encourage commercialization of space capabilities and systems including Landsat.[1] Despite previous attempts to commercialize moderate-resolution data-collection in the United States,[2] a viable commercial option has not yet emerged even though the products are used widely by governments, government support contractors, universities, private for-profit, and nonprofit organizations.
Some of the challenges that have inhibited commercialization include: lack of expected market growth, higher costs for Landsat products (to help cover investment costs and profit expected by the private sector), failure to realize operating costs savings, inhibited applications of the data, and reduced data use by the end-users resulting from these cost factors.
Unique aspects of Landsat Edit
The U.S. Landsat satellite series is unique and unparalleled in the world. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have provided data for both U.S. and global needs, and these data are essential for meeting the needs of many levels of government, including Federal, State, local, and tribal jurisdictions. Such data are critical in national and global agricultural assessments performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and provide essential data for U.S. international agencies. For example, the U.S. Agency for International Development's Famine Early Warning System Network currently uses Landsat imagery for food security applications for numerous nations in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In addition, numerous U.S. and international land cover programs rely on Landsat data for human health and ecological planning. Landsat data are also used for U.S. national and homeland security operations.
Three characteristics make the existing U.S. moderate-resolution land imaging system unique:
- Landsat is the only moderate-resolution satellite that provides global cloud-free coverage of the entire Earth's land surface on a seasonal basis.
- The radiometric, spectral, and geometric quality of Landsat's imagery is unparalleled and its coverage across several key spectral bands is unique among the world's satellites.[3]
- The 35-year-old U.S. Landsat archive, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey, is a unique repository of satellite imagery, allowing accurate comparisons of natural and human-induced changes on the Earth's surface over several decades.
How Landsat works Edit
Landsat sensors record reflected and emitted energy from Earth in various wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Today, Landsats 5 and 7 "see" and record blue, green, and red light in the visible spectrum as well as near-infrared, mid-infrared, and thermal-infrared light that human eyes cannot perceive (although we can feel the thermal-infrared as heat). Landsat records this information digitally and it is transmitted to ground stations, where it is processed, and stored in a data archive.
Landsat is designed to provide "relatively high" resolution images of the Earth (thus its designation as a moderate-resolution satellite) and "relatively frequent" coverage of the whole Earth (thus its typical classification as a research satellite dedicated to climate science), so it falls in between high- and low-resolution imaging systems. As such, Landsat is designed to satisfy a broad range of requirements in both the operational sciences and basic science. Nonetheless, Landsat properly belongs to the operational science community given the breadth of its uses for civil and security applications.
History of Landsat Edit
The year Landsat 5 was launched Congress decided that land satellites could be privatized (Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984). NOAA, the agency in charge of all Landsat operations, was instructed to find a commercial vendor for Landsat data. NOAA selected Earth Observation Satellite Company (EOSAT).
The contract gave EOSAT the responsibility for archiving, collecting and distributing current Landsat data as well as the responsibility for building, launching and operating the following two Landsat satellites (with government subsidies).
Commercialization proved troublesome, EOSAT had limited commercial freedom due to provisions of the 1984 law. Given these constraints, NOAA and then EOSAT raised image prices from $650 to $3700 to $4400 and restricted redistribution. While the U.S. monopoly of Landsat-like data made this 600% increase feasible, the practice priced out many data users. (As a result, many data users migrated to the free low-resolution land data being captured by meteorological satellites.) In 1986, a French Landsat-like satellite launch broke the U.S. monopoly.
During the EOSAT commercialization era, Landsat coverage standards languished. Many observations from 1984 to 1999 were missed because there was no obvious and immediate buyer. With commercial data marketing, it makes sense to only collect data for which there is an established customer, whereas a true scientific mission collects as much global data as possible for future scientific study. Landsat 4 and 5 system calibration and characterization lapsed during this period as well.
By 1989, with two aging satellites and no operational budget, NOAA directed EOSAT to turn off the satellites (no government agency was willing to commit augmentation funding for continued satellite operations and data users were unwilling to make the hefty investments in computer processing hardware if future data collection was uncertain). The program was only saved by a strong protest from Congress and foreign and domestic data users, and an intervention by the Vice-President.
Given this outcry and the unexpected outcome of privatization, Congress passed the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, which instructed Landsat Program Management to build a government-owned Landsat 7. Two years after the launch of Landsat 7, Space Imaging (formerly EOSAT) returned operational responsibility for Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 back to the U.S. Government.
On July 1, 200l when operational control was officially returned to the federal government, Space Imaging also relinquished their commercial right to Landsat data, enabling the USGS to sell all Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 data in accordance with the USGS pricing policy.
NASA and the USGS jointly operate Landsat today. The two agencies are developing a follow-on initiative known as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The LDCM spacecraft (LDCM 1 or Landsat 8), with its instrument payload, was planned for launch in December 2012, but is now scheduled for January 15, 2013, at the earliest. NASA advanced the project to its final pre-launch development phase November 8, 2011, proceeding to final assembly and testing of the integrated satellite system and the launch of the satellite. With LDCM 1 proceeding to launch, interest is shifting to follow-up missions.
References Edit
- ↑ Presidential Directive NSC-37, National Space Policy (1978); Presidential Directive NSC-54, Civil Operational Remote Sensing (1979); Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act, Pub. L. No. 98-365 (1984); Landsat Remote Sensing Policy Act, Pub. L. No. 102-555 (1992).
- ↑ Toward New Partnerships In Remote Sensing: Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science Research, at 9-13 (2002).
- ↑ Spectral coverage is important for discriminating features upon the Earth's surface, such as plant type, chemical composition, or moisture content — essential information for many scientific and land resource management inquiries.
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- A Plan for a U.S. National Land Imaging Program, at 2.
- Landsat and the Data Continuity Mission, Summary, 1, 2.


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Sugarfina, NorthPark's New 'Luxury Candy Store For Adults' Is Light on Booze, High on Prices
We were promised gummy bears infused with Champagne, martini chocolates and rum balls ... but we just got candy, and expensive candy at that.
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Sugarfina, a California-based candy company, recently opened its doors at the ever-posh NorthPark Center. When we heard a description of the new candy shop (via NorthPark), we were intrigued:
Sugarfina is a luxury candy boutique for grown-ups, featuring 150+ gourmet sweets from small artisan candy makers around the world. Named "Best New Candy Shop" by Food & Wine, Sugarfina offers a unique range of candies that can't be found anywhere else, such as Champagne Gummy Bears made with Dom Pérignon Champagne and Single Malt Scotch cordials. Loved by celebrities and tastemakers, Sugarfina candies are beautifully packaged and presented, perfect for gift giving or treating yourself. The Sugarfina Candy Concierge offers a range of personalized services including corporate gifts, custom favors, candy tastings and private events.
Dom Perignon gummies? Single-malt scotch candy? Whatever a candy concierge is? Most of the "adult" candy we're familiar with is shaped like a penis, so the idea of candy that might get us drunk definitely caught our attention.
While we were hoping to leave Sugarfina with a buzz, in the end, all we got was candy — and expensive candy at that.
Don't put chocolate in a cocktail shaker unless it's booze-infused, amiright?
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Small cubes of rose or Champagne gummies are $8.50; a three-piece Champagne-themed candy "bento box" is $28; you can get a single swizzle stick of rock candy, covered in edible 24-karat gold, for $15.
Let's just call it like it is: Sugarfina is a fancy AF candy shop, hold the booze. The candy's real good, don't get us wrong, but if we're shelling out $8.50 of our hard-earned dollars on something that says "Champagne" on the label, we damn well better feel the light twinge of alcohol. And while Champagne goes straight to your head, these gummies will just go straight to your hips. It's a goddamn waste of Dom Pérignon if you ask us.
Feeling fancy AF? Triple down on the Bubbly Bear trio with champagne, bubbly and rosé bears.
Susie Oszustowicz
Thank God for their Jamaican Rum Snowballs ($7.50), which weigh in at a whopping 1.3 percent ABV. According to the employees, they're the only item in the store whose booze hasn't been cooked out. Clearly, the most "adult" thing about this place is the prices, but there are some fun finds regardless. They offer around 150 products, from standards to seasonal offerings, and you can get a sample of just about any product you'd like to try. (And really, you better do that for fear of wasting money on something that you don't love that could cost you at least $0.53/ball.) While they don't make all their products, they source from places all over the world — licorice from Finland and Holland, Champagne bears from Germany, Kyoto Blossoms from Japan. That part of the concept is kinda cool.
Most of Sugarfina's candy comes in small cubes, but there are also samplers and candy "bento boxes."
Susie Oszustowicz
While we were impressed with how much the Irish Stout gummies actually made us feel like we'd taken a sip of Guinness about five minutes before, our team demands to know where the booze went. Stop in and see if you can find it.
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