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Critically endangered right whales are shrinking compared to past generations. New research finds that the whales are growing to be about three feet shorter than they were 40 years ago. Eve Zuckoff from member station WCAI explains.
EVE ZUCKOFF, BYLINE: To find out how long and fat a North Atlantic right whale is without being overly invasive, scientists motor a few miles into Cape Cod Bay and launch a drone 200 feet into the air.
ZUCKOFF: Using aerial photographs to measure the whales over time, the researchers concluded that the mammal's growth is stunted. Their shorter and thinner, says Joshua Stewart, the study's lead author.
JOSHUA STEWART: The sort of first inkling that we had came from the folks who were collecting the data in the field, where, as the story goes, they saw what looked to be a really young whale, you know, a calf or maybe a 1- or 2-year-old. But it turns out that they were actually 5-year-old or 10-year-old whales that were smaller than a typical 2-year-old.
ZUCKOFF: The main threat to their growth is entanglement in rope and commercial fishing gear. On their migration routes from Florida to Canada, the whales navigate a maze of those ropes that can wrap tightly around their flippers, tails and heads, often killing them. But when they do survive, the resulting stress from dragging heavy gear means the whale's energy is diverted away from growth and reproduction.
STEWART: So you can imagine if you were - you know, if you had a sandbag tied to you and you had to go about your daily business, you'd be burning a lot of extra energy just dragging that sandbag around.
ZUCKOFF: In fact, they found that female right whales entangled while nursing produce smaller calves. There are only about 366 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, so less energy for reproduction and resilience is an existential threat to the species.
STEWART: Especially as a calf, you know, you're needing to grow really quickly in those early years, so you could have a lower chance of survival if you're smaller.
ZUCKOFF: Entanglements have increased over the last 40 years, and conservationists now say this paper published in Current Biology strengthens the argument that regulators need to better manage the lobster fishery. They say more investment is needed to develop ropeless fishing gear to save the whales.
CHARLES MAYO: Really, the species can't tolerate any further impacts, or its future really is sealed.
ZUCKOFF: That's Charles "Stormy" Mayo, a researcher at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass., who did not contribute to the research. He says climate change, a shifting food source and collisions with ships could also play a role in the whale's decline. Representatives of the lobster industry say they've been unfairly blamed for entanglements and accused regulators of threatening their very existence as well. For NPR News, I'm Eve Zuckoff in Woods Hole, Mass.
SHAPIRO: And a quick note - it's just being reported that the 18th North Atlantic right whale calf of the season has been spotted in Canada's Bay of Fundy. That makes this year's calf count the highest since 2013, a small but meaningful win for the species.
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Saab has completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg. The aircraft operated from Saab´s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.
The duration of the flight was 65 minutes and included test points to verify basic handling and flying qualities at different altitudes and speeds. The main purpose was to verify that the aircraft behavior was according to expectations.
"This milestone is a testament to the great partnership between Sweden and Brazil. Less than five years since the contract was signed, the first Brazil Gripen has conducted her first flight," says Håkan Buskhe, President and CEO of Saab.
This aircraft is the first Brazilian production aircraft and will be used in the joint test program as a test aircraft. The main differences compared to the previous test aircraft are that 39-6001 has a totally new cockpit layout, with a large Wide Area Display (WAD), two small Head Down Displays (sHDD) and a new Head Up Display (HUD). Another major difference is an updated flight control system with updated control laws for Gripen E. It also includes modifications both in hardware and software.
"For me as a pilot it has been a great honour to fly the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft as I know how much this means for the Brazilian Air Force and everyone at Saab and our Brazilian partners. The flight was smooth and the aircraft behaved just as we have seen in the rigs and simulators. This was also the first time we flew with the Wide Area Display in the cockpit, and I am happy to say that my expectations were confirmed," says Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg.

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DHS To Implement Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program
Post date: Oct 20, 2014 6:29:34 PM
Release Date: October 17, 2014
WASHINGTON—Starting in early 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin implementation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program to expedite family reunification for certain eligible Haitian family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents of the U.S. and to promote safe, legal and orderly migration from Haiti to the United States.
Under this program U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will offer certain eligible Haitian beneficiaries of already approved family-based immigrant visa petitions, who are currently in Haiti, an opportunity to come to the United States up to approximately two years before their immigrant visa priority dates become current.
"The rebuilding and development of a safe and economically strong Haiti is a priority for the United States. The Haitian Family Reunification Parole program promotes a fundamental underlying goal of our immigration system – family reunification. It also supports broader U.S. goals for Haiti's reconstruction and development by providing the opportunity for certain eligible Haitians to safely and legally immigrate sooner to the United States," said Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. "The United States strongly discourages individuals in Haiti from undertaking life-threatening and illegal maritime journeys to the United States. Such individuals will not qualify for the HFRP program and if located at sea may be returned to Haiti."
Legal authority for the HFRP program is provided under the Immigration and Nationality Act which authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole into the United States certain individuals, on a case-by-case basis, for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. This is the same legal authority used to establish the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program in 2007.
USCIS is not currently accepting HFRP program applications, and potential beneficiaries should not take any action at this time. USCIS will provide full program details before the end of this calendar year and stakeholder engagements will take place shortly thereafter. In early 2015, the Department of State National Visa Center (NVC) will begin contacting certain U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents with approved petitions for Haitian family members, offer them the opportunity to apply to the program, and provide instructions on how to apply. Only individuals who receive a written notice of program eligibility from NVC will be eligible to apply.
Under the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program, Haitians authorized parole will be allowed to enter the United States and apply for work permits but will not receive permanent resident status any earlier.


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Recent prosecutions of individuals and companies who – acting under the guise of a payroll service provider – have stolen funds intended for payment of employment taxes makes it important that employers who outsource payroll are aware of the following three tips from the IRS:
- Employer Responsibility: The employer is ultimately responsible for the deposit and payment of federal tax liabilities. Even though you forward the tax payments to the third party to make the tax deposits, you – the employer – are the responsible party. If the third party fails to make the federal tax payments, the IRS may assess penalties and interest. The employer is liable for all taxes, penalties and interest due. The IRS can also hold you personally liable for certain unpaid federal taxes.
- Correspondence: If there are any issues with an account, the IRS will send correspondence to the address of record. The IRS strongly suggests you do not change the address of record to that of the payroll service provider. That could limit your ability to stay informed of tax matters involving your business.
- EFTPS: Choose a payroll service provider that uses the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. You can register on the EFTPS system to get your own PIN to verify the payments.
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Urgent Action: Free Maryam Shafi'pour!
Reports indicate Islamic Republic judiciary officials continue to subject prisoner Maryam Shafi'pour to undue pressure and abuse in order to extract false confessions.
Shafi'pour, a 26-year-old student activist is the longest prisoner in temporary detention since President Rouhani took office. Held illegally for six months, her court session was finally conducted on Monday 3 February 2014. However, she was denied access to legal representation and her family was barred from entrance into the courtroom.
According to Judge Salavati, the head of branch 15 of the central Revolutionary Court, her sentence will be issued this week. Among charges laid against her is that of owning a satellite dish. Her family notes the dish belongs to them, not her, and that other alleged charges in her case are similarly false and vague. They added the judge disregarded her legal right to release with bail, solely based on the ground of her refusal to confess to points of interest to the Intelligence. This follows the fact that after her second arrest in October 2013, she was forced to face solitary confinement in ward 209 of the notorious Evin prison for two months three times the duration permissible by law according to Article 175 of the new Penal Code. Shafi'pour's sister, Mona, explains the authorities have stopped visitations over the past six weeks while she is subjected to emotional and physical abuse, including beating. It should be noted Shafi'pour has been experiencing heart problems since the start of her imprisonment. Furthermore, she is suffering from severe untreated toothache the authorities deny her access to medical facilities.
According to her lawyer, Alizadeh Tabatabaie, Shafi'pour was denied access to legal counsel, charged with "spreading propaganda against the system" by Qazvin revolutionary court and sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term in 2010. In October 2013, Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran laid the same charges against her and subjected her to "unwarranted incarceration" until her court session this week.
In addition to illegal detention, denial of access to medical care, and facing torture and ill treatment, governmental authorities have denied her the right to education by expelling Shafi'pour from college during the eighth semester of her studies and placing her under a ban from continuing her education after studying agricultural engineering at the International University of Qazvin.
WLUML supports Amnesty International letter writing appeal, and calls on Islamic Republic authorities to observe Iran's national codes and live up to international commitments as outlined in the International Bill of Rights and accord Shafi'pour her rights as a citizen by arranging her immediate release.
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Extention: 220-227
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The privacy notice aims to clarify the procedures and purposes for which the data are processed, consents and their revocation, objections, data acquisition and users' rights.
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Skupnost.sio.si hosts many personal data controllers, as revealed by the names of the main categories of virtual classrooms.
We will process personal data for the purposes of informing and participating in the activities of the controllers of virtual classrooms that you will join, as well as for issuing public documents (e.g. certificates).
By joining individual virtual classrooms, you agree to the purposes of processing the data as determined by the controller of the selected virtual classroom.
In the event of obtaining consent, Arnes will only process the data for the purposes for which the consent was given.
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Arnes collects the following information about an individual: first name and last name, email, date of birth, institution of operation or education, participation in educational and training sessions, as well as any issued certificates.
Personal data will be stored until revoked in accordance with the purposes of informing and issuing public documents.
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A printout of the types of personal data processed by Arnes about the user
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In the event that a user is of the opinion that Arnes violated his/her rights in the processing of personal data, s/he may send a written complaint to the data processor's mailing address.
Users may also file a complaint with the personal data protection supervisory authority or with the Information Commissioner.
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He sent a
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Pretty much everything is here, in far better detail than we saw for the tentative PBE notes. No Rengar just yet, but this is something we've come to expect after the last few champions. There are also a few undocumented changes that you can find way down at the bottom of the post.
League of Legends v220.127.116.11
Rengar, the Pridestalker
- Pending the completion of some further testing on PBE, Rengar will be released at a future date
- General
- Base Health Regen reduced to 8.25 from 9.85
- Health Regen per level reduced to 0.75 from 0.85
- Base Attack Damage reduced to 56 from 60.1
- Attack Damage per level increased to 3.5 from 3
- Perseverance (Passive)
- Delay increased to 9 seconds from 7 seconds
- No longer deactivates when damaged by lane minions
- Now displays the Health Regen gained in the tooltip
- Decisive Strike
- Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds at all ranks from 12/11/10/9/8
- Movement Speed increased to 35% at all ranks from 15/20/25/30/35%
- Movement Speed duration adjusted to 1.5/2.25/3/3.75/4.5 seconds from 4 at all ranks
- Base damage increased to 30/55/80/105/130 from 30/45/60/75/90
- Silence duration reduced to 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 seconds from 2.5 at all ranks
- Now removes slows on activation
- Can now critically strike again
- Buff duration reduced to 4.5 seconds from 6
- Fixed: Garen's next basic attack after Decisive Strike no longer occurs unusually quickly
- Fixed: Decisive Strike is no longer consumed if Garen fails to finish attacking
- While performing Decisive Strike, Garen now continues to follow his target if they are moving
- Courage
- Changed to passively increase Armor and Magic Resist by 20% rather than 0 to 25 based on kills
- Damage reduction adjusted to 30% from 20/24/28/32/36%
- Active now additionally grants 30% Crowd Control Reduction
- Duration adjusted to 2/3/4/5/6 seconds from 3/3/3/3/3
- Cooldown adjusted to 24/23/22/21/20 seconds from 30/27/24/21/18
- Judgment
- Damage adjusted to 20/45/70/95/120 (+0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0/1.1 total Attack Damage) from 50/90/130/170/210 (+1.4 bonus Attack Damage)
- Damage dealt to minions increased to 75% from 50%
- No longer removes slows on activation or reduces the duration of incoming slows while active
- Ignores unit collision during Judgment but takes a 20% Movement Speed penalty when spinning through minions
- Fixed: Judgment no longer locks out Garen from taking other actions longer than intended
- Demacian Justice
- Cooldown adjusted to 160/120/80 seconds from 140/120/100
- Remove Scurvy
- Fixed: Remove Scurvy now removes Blinds
- General
- Improved the responsiveness of his basic attacks, primarily in Hammer stance
- Fixed: The first basic attack after swapping to Mercury Cannon is now more responsive
Katarina (Gameplay and Art Remake)
- Voracity (Passive)
- Champion kills or assists reduce Death Lotus's cooldown by 10 seconds and refresh basic abilities
- Bouncing Blades
- 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 second cooldown
- Katarina throws a dagger which deals 50/85/120/155/190 (+0.5 Ability Power) magic damage. The dagger bounces to the 4 closest enemies dealing 10% less damage with each bounce
- Enemies hit are marked for 4 seconds. Katarina's basic attacks or spells will consume the mark dealing 15/30/45/60/75 (+0.2 Ability Power) magic damage
- Sinister Steel
- 4 second cooldown
- Whirls daggers in a circle dealing 40/80/120/160/200 (+0.5 bonus Attack Damage) (+0.35 Ability Power) magic damage. If she hits an enemy Champion, Katarina gains 12/20/28/36/44% Movement Speed for 1 second
- Shunpo
- 14/12/10/8/6 second cooldown
- Moves to a target's location. Deals 40/70/100/130/160 (+0.5 Ability Power) magic damage if the target is an enemy
- After using Shunpo, Katarina gains 20% damage reduction for 3 seconds
- Death Lotus
- 60/55/50 second cooldown
- Becomes a flurry of blades, throwing daggers at the closest 3 enemy Champions dealing 400/500/600 (+3 bonus Attack Damage) (+1.75 Ability Power) magic damage over 2 seconds
- Daggers apply Grievous Wounds, reducing incoming healing by 50% for 3 seconds
- Righteous Fury
- Ability Power ratio increased to 0.4 from 0.2
- Aegis of Zeonia
- Slight increase in the speed of the jump
- Now places Pantheon slightly in front of the target instead of directly on top of the enemy
- Dragon's Descent
- Fixed a bug where Dragon's Descent would hitch on initial use when using skins
- Toxic Shot
- Damage on impact increased to 10/20/30/40/50 (+0.4 Ability Power) from 9/18/27/36/45 (+0.14 Ability Power)
- Poison Ability Power ratio reduced to 0.1 from 0.14
- Fixed: Fixed a bug where the poison was lasting longer than intended
- Fixed: Damage values will now update correctly when Teemo hits a unit with a lower level Toxic Shot poison
- Piercing Arrow
- Fixed: Piercing Arrow no longer sometimes fires from a point above his bow
- Fixed: Piercing Arrow now more reliably hits targets at the end of its range
- Blighted Quiver
- Ability Power ratio on Blight stack detonation increased to 0.02 per stack from 0.01
- Chain of Corruption
- Missile width increased to 100 from 60
- Increased missile visibility
- Spread range from primary target to nearby targets increased to 550 from 450
- Tendril break range increased to 600 from 550
- Fixed: Satchel Charge's timeout tone will now play properly
- Rise of the Thorns (Passive)
- Now properly cancels spell casts upon activation
- Rampant Growth
- Destroying a seed no longer breaks spell shields
- Plant selection radius increased slightly
- Grasping Roots
- Modified the vine particle to be easier to see
- Friend List notes
- Pending the completion of some further testing on PBE, Friend List notes will be released at a future date
- Updated tooltips for Cho'Gath
- The main HUD health and mana bars will now display regen per second as opposed to regen per 5 seconds
- The "Reset HUD" button in the "Interface Options" menu will now set the global scale value to the correct amount
- Fixed: Wraiths and Lesser Wraiths no longer state they steal life in the tooltip
Proving Grounds
- Nexus turrets
- Amount increased back to 2 from 1
- Health reduced by 900
- Armor reduced by 20
- Base Attack Damage reduced by 30
Undocumented Changes
- Shift 1-4 no longer Taunts/Dances/etc. Those have been moved to CTRL+1/2/3/4 and Shift 1/2/3/4 now attempts to smart cast activated or usable ( wards, pots ) items in your inventory.
- Neutral Mobs in the jungle now have sounds! The wolves growl, the Wraiths hiss and snarl, and the golems pounds their fists together. I may be wrong, but I believe there is a new sound when you attack the turrets as well.


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A clean HVAC system is a breath of fresh air for allergy sufferers
(BPT) – Gesundheit! If allergy season has you sneezing and sniffling, you might believe you're better protected inside your house than outside in the fresh air. Think again. In a typical six-room house, everyday living creates up to 40 pounds of dust every year, according to NADCA: The HVAC Inspection, Maintenance and Restoration Association. What's more, your heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pulls in a sizeable amount of contaminants, and may re-circulate those irritants five to seven times a day.
Your heating and cooling system can be considered the heart and lungs of your home, taking in air and breathing it out. Generally, the cleaner the lungs, the cleaner the air in your home – and the fewer allergy triggers circulating in the air. While dirty ducts don't necessarily mean unhealthy air in your home, they may be contributing to larger health issues or harboring contaminants that could cause serious problems for people with respiratory health conditions or some environmental allergies. That's why it's important to get a quality HVAC cleaning done on a regular basis.
Having your HVAC system cleaned by a professional could actually save you money in the long run. That's because contaminants in your home's heating and cooling system cause it to work harder and shorten the life of your system. Even though you use filters, the HVAC system still gets dirty through normal use. When the system is clean, however, it doesn't have to work as hard to maintain the temperature you want, and will use less energy – saving you money.
Once you've decided to have your HVAC system cleaned, how do you choose a professional? NADCA urges you to resist those fliers you might get from fly-by-night companies. Firms offering "$99 whole house specials" and similar gimmicks may do work that's not up to industry standards or try to squeeze more money from you by using scare tactics. Here are other suggestions from NADCA:
* Look for a company that's certified by NADCA to perform HVAC system cleaning and is a member in good standing of NADCA. The organization has a list of member companies; visit www.nadca.com. NADCA members carry general liability insurance, have at least one person on staff trained and certified as an Air Systems Cleaning Specialist, and clean and restore heating and cooling systems following the organization's guidelines.
* Ask at least two contractors to inspect your system and give you time estimates for their work. This will give you a general idea of how long the job should take.
* Not every house needs an HVAC cleaning. A quality company will do a visual inspection first and recommend a complete cleaning only if necessary. The professional should be able to point out debris buildup that is visible to the human eye, such as by removing a floor register and taking a picture with a digital camera.
* Has the company been in business long enough to have adequate experience? Ask if the company has done work in homes similar to yours. Get and check references.
* Ask for proof that the company is properly licensed and adequately insured.
* The company may use one of two main types of vacuum collection systems – either one mounted on a truck or a portable unit. All vacuum units should be attached to collection devices for safe containment prior to disposal. Any device that exhausts indoors must be HEPA filtered.
* A vacuum collection device alone won't get your HVAC system clean. The professional should also use tools designed to actually clean debris off the components, such as brushes.
* Run through a checklist of what needs to be done with the professional before and after the job, to ensure it's done properly. You can find a thorough checklist at www.nadca.com.
Keeping allergies at bay can be a multi-faceted job. But having clean air ducts in your home will go a long way toward everyone breathing more easily.


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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which in 2008 filed for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history and whose collapse roiled world markets, says it has exited bankruptcy and will make its first payment to creditors on April 17.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
"Although Lehman has emerged from bankruptcy protection, its case is far from over and will likely continue for years as it liquidates its assets. Lehman's new seven-member board, which includes executives and directors of businesses and subsidiaries related to Delphi Automotive PLC, Morgan Stanley , American International Group Inc. and Capmark Financial Group Inc. will guide the company's liquidation."Lehman, once the nation's fourth-largest investment bank collapsed in September 2008 in the largest bankruptcy in history, has some $10.5 billion it intends to start doling out to creditors on April 17 under an initial distribution."
Bloomberg puts the pay out into perspective:
"The failed energy trader Enron Corp.'s investors were paid 53 cents on the dollar, while Lehman's $65 billion liquidation plan would give the average creditor less than 18 cents in the next few years, according to court documents."Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.


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December news clips
Franz Niederholzer - 2019 New Year's Profile
(Appeal-Democrat), Dec 31
Keeping Up with Navel Infections
(Dairy Herd Management) Emre Gürdal and Noelia Silva del Rio, Dec. 31
How Do Wildfires Start?
(Live Science) Donavyn Coffey, Dec. 28
…In other words, "a source [of heat] hits receptive fuel that's dry enough to burn," said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, a fire analyst for the University of California Cooperative Extension forestry program in Northern California. In the right conditions, those three factors are all it takes to set a wildfire in motion.
…However, ignition is only the beginning. For a spark to grow into a sustained wildfire, there must be a perfect combination of factors, such as "dry conditions and really strong winds," Quinn-Davidson told Live Science. And because of climate change, dry conditions are lasting longer and, in turn, causing longer fire seasons.
Analyzing The Use of Selective Dry Cow Therapy
(Dairy Herd Management) Fernanda C. Ferreira and Emmanuel Okello, Dec 27
Private woodlands lost to California wildfire — and may not be replaced
(SF Chronicle) Peter Fimrite Dec. 25,
…It costs about $400 per acre to reforest land, said Bill Stewart, a forestry specialist at UC Berkeley who has studied forest restoration programs after fires.
"A lot of (small property owners) ... don't have the cash or professionals to do the job," he said. They "take a big financial hit when their forests are caught in a wildfire."
…Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension, said wholesale clearing is not always necessary. The rush to clear the land, he said, can result in healthy trees being cut down.
"Many trees can survive pretty bad crown scorch, so there's generally no urgency to get them out, or there shouldn't be, anyway," said Moritz, an adjunct professor at UC Santa Barbara. "This is especially true of species that resprout, like several of the oaks and also redwoods."
Get to know your wasps: University of California entomologist addresses misconceptions
(Press Democrat) Kate Frey, Dec. 21
Rachael Long, a University of California Cooperative Extension entomologist and crop adviser, recently told me a story about three wasps that people frequently encounter around their homes and often have misconceptions about.
Gene Editing Finds its Way to the Farm
(Dairy Herd Management) Clinton Griffiths, Dec. 21
…Alison Van Eenennaam, animal geneticist, University of California-Davis, says edits that create polled herds will soon be common.
"It's kind of like a pair of molecular scissors, if you will, that you can tell to go and cut the DNA at a very precise location in the genome," Van Eenennaam explains. "What that enables you to do is go in and very precisely alter one particular gene of the thousands of genes that make up the genome, and you can introduce useful genetic variations."
Farm Bill Set to Bring Several Benefits to California Growers
(AgNet West) Brian German, Dec. 19
..."There's some really good stuff in it for California, I mean first of all, getting a farm bill is fantastic," said Vice President of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Glenda Humiston. "Some really good things for beginning farmers and ranchers, and veterans' efforts in ag. One thing that's really potentially exciting for California in the rural development title is increasing the eligibility of communities up to 50,000 for some of the programs."
Gene-edited farm animals are coming. Will we eat them?
(Washington Post) Carolyn Y. Johnson, Dec. 17
..."Right now. This is exciting, right this minute," animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam said as she waited for a tiny blob of a fetus to materialize on a laptop screen on a recent afternoon at the Beef Barn, part of the University of California at Davis's sprawling agricultural facilities for teaching and research.
Commentary: Is Atascadero prepared?
(Atascadero News) Ray Weymann, Dec. 14
…But often, even 10 feet from a house takes one into a neighbor's property. Whether this means mandating more aggressive tree and brush clearing, and reevaluation of building codes for new and existing structures, is something the new council should consider, availing themselves with input from our local fire department but also from people like Jack Cohen. Another wildfire expert, Max Moritz, suggests that governments must be more aggressive in not allowing development in areas especially vulnerable to wildfire.
Ceres Imaging unveils cumulative stress index
(Successful Farming) Laurie Bedord, Dec. 14
..."Findings over the last four years show that the average Ceres Imaging conductance measurement from its imagery over the season has provided the best correlation with applied water," says Blake Sanden, a Kern County University of California Cooperative Extension farm adviser. "While there's no perfect predictor of final yield, Ceres Imaging aerial sensing of canopy plant stress has a significant relationship with final yield."
New Farm Bill Provides Funds For Research In California 'Ag,' But No Big Boons
(Capital Public Radio) Julia Mitric, Dec. 13
…"What's fascinating about the Farm Bill is, after all that hyper-partisan debate … it's really a lot of the same of what we already had," said Glenda Humiston, vice president of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Humiston is pleased that California will get an increase of $25 million a year for research of specialty crops, agricultural jargon for fruits, vegetables and nuts, as opposed to commodity crops like soybeans, corn and wheat. Those federal grants will cover many areas, from adapting farming to the effects of climate change to finding cures for California's many invasive pests, Humiston said.
Can California Improve Forest Management And Prevent Wildfires Without Going Broke?
(Capital Public Radio) Ezra Romero, Dec. 13
...But can California expand programs like forest-thinning and controlled burns and manage its forests on the cheap?
UC Berkeley forestry specialist Bill Stewart says yes. "There's certain areas that it is going to cost you $700 an acre, but other acres you can treat for $50 or $100 an acre," Stewart said.
Technology advances impact production efficiency
(AgriNews) Martha Blum, Dec. 13
"I'm passionate about genetics and sticking up for technology because if we don't stand up for it, we're not going to have access to it," said Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at University of California, Davis.
"The livestock industry doesn't have access to GMOs because of the debate around plant GMOs," Van Eenennaam said during a presentation at the 2018 American Agri-Women Convention.
Lindcove squeezes 100 citrus varieties into one tasting
(Sun Gazette) Dec. 12
The University of California citrus research center swings open its doors this week to give farmers and the public the opportunity to view and taste more than 100 varieties of citrus.
Can Rakes Save Forests? Yes, As Long As You Have A Drip Torch In The Other Hand, UC ANR Says
(Sierra Sun-Times) Susie Kocher, Rob York, and Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Dec. 12
Have shears, will travel
(California Bountiful) Ching Lee
…Sheep owners, particularly those with small flocks, have had trouble finding shearers for years—and the smaller their flock, the harder it is to get someone to shear for them because shearers are paid by the number of animals they shear, said John Harper, a UC livestock and natural resources advisor who has run the annual shearing program for nearly 25 years.
Could legalizing cannabis help the environment?
(Physics World) Kate Ravilious, Dec. 11
Using high resolution satellite imagery for the years 2012 and 2016, Van Butsic from the University of California, Berkeley and his colleagues found a boom in cultivation of cannabis in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties. By zooming right in, the researchers could identify the distinctive shape of the cannabis plants, the regular pattern in which the crop is planted, and the greenhouses perched in unusual places.
..."The chances of environmental damage are much greater in these regions because of the high potential for erosion, which threatens water quality, high potential for using water directly from headwaters, and the need to build roads to access these farms," says Butsic.
What Does It Take To Defend Your Home Against A Mega Wildfire Like The Camp Fire? Here's How One Couple Survived
(Capital Public Radio) Ezra David Romero, Dec. 11
...Earlier this year, University of California system forest advisor Yana Valachovic toured the Carr Fire burn area in Redding.
"What surprised me there was how many of the stucco homes were lost and they were surrounded by green lawn," Valachovic recalled. "What the mechanism of entry was is that they had a ring of vegetation right around the outside of their house."
Susie Kocher, a forest adviser for the Lake Tahoe region with the UC Cooperative Extension, often works with homeowners that live within the Angora Fire burn area. That blaze destroyed about 250 homes in Lake Tahoe in 2008. A decade later, Kocher said people still aren't properly preparing their homes.
"There's still a lot of flammable plants planted right under picture windows," Kocher said, adding that people have almost set themselves up for failure, "perhaps in the mistaken belief that they are kind of safe now because there's no big trees."
Wildfire scientists brace for hotter, more flammable future as Paradise lies in ashes
(CNN) Bill Weir, Dec. 10
…"Well, my colleague Katharine Hayhoe says climate change is like gravity," says Dr. Faith Kearns. "Climate change doesn't really care if you believe in it or not. It's reality. We have gravity, we have climate change."
Are Your Bananas at Risk?
(BYU Radio) Top of Mind, Dec. 10
Guest: Norman C. Ellstrand, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside
...Here in the US, there's only one kind of banana in the supermarket – sweet, yellow, no seeds, about as long as your hand. It's a variety called Cavendish and it dominates the international banana market. Which turns out to be a big problem.
Jeff Mitchell: Conservation No-Till Is One Option For Water Conservation
(Cal Ag Today) Patrick Cavanaugh, Dec. 10
Jeff Mitchell is a Cropping Systems Specialist at UC Davis, based at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. He has devoted his 19 years to improving nitrogen and water use efficiencies in food, feed, fuel and fiber in no-till cropping systems.
Solano 4-H schedules Fairfield open house
(Fairfield Daily Republic) Susan Hiland, Dec. 9
The Solano County 4-H Youth Development Program will host a 4-H open house from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on the first floor of the University of California Cooperative Extension Office, 501 Texas St.
California State Fair Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition opens Jan. 8
(Lake Co News) Dec. 8
…The California State Fair is proud to announce the head judge for the 2019 competition, Mr. Paul Vossen. Vossen will employ his expertise and experience at the California State Fair olive oil judging to lead the team of 15 Judges and ensure a fair and ethical judging process.
With more than 30 years of experience in the field as a University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor in Sonoma County, Paul Vossen offers practical advice to large commercial ventures and hobby farmers alike for clients around the world.
Getting the Facts Straight on Dairies
(California Dairy) Dec. 7
The inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit in Sacramento last month was a big hit. Conference presentations not only focused on what California dairy producers can do to increase their sustainability efforts, but also on how producers can better share their stories and correct some of the common misconceptions that have been circulating the public. Check out this video with Frank Mitloehner, Air Quality Specialist from the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis, who shared the facts, and read more about it in California Dairy Magazine.
Why Californians Were Drawn Toward the Fire Zones
(Wall St Journal) Jeffrey Ball, Dec. 7
…Lax building codes are at the base of the problem. Even in California, which has some of the toughest such rules in the country, they often aren't adequate or adequately enforced. The codes often dictate the use of fire-retardant materials in house construction but typically say nothing about how a development must be situated on the landscape—and that can help determine whether that development will burn in a fire, says Max Moritz, a cooperative-extension wildfire specialist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "So the developers are able to come in, propose something, and often, without too much oversight, walk away after having built something in a dangerous place," he says. "And we pick up the tab."
Cutting down Christmas trees on public land is good for forest management: expert
(KTVU) Lisa Fernandez, Dec. 7
A forestry advisor for the University of California is a big proponent of cutting down Christmas trees on public land as an inexpensive, family-friendly holiday ritual and a way to thin the forests of excessive small trees.
Susie Kocher, who works for the UC Cooperative Extension, has been trekking to the U.S. Forest Service land for the last two decades -- saw and $10 permit in hand -- to cut down her own white fir.
Researchers study how to enrich soil
(Appeal-Democrat) Ruby Larson, Dec. 6
Soil health and research on using cover crops were discussed by farmers, researchers and others at the University of California Cooperative Extension's Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day on Thursday morning.
Dozens gathered for a presentation on the Healthy Soils Project, which the local UCCE is participating in. The project focuses on managing soil health, changes in soil carbon and reducing greenhouse gases.
…Amber Vinchesi and Sarah Light, agronomy adviser for UCCE Sutter-Yuba, gave a demonstration on how they would test for greenhouse gasses during the course of the project.
Climate Extremes: the New Norm
(Santa Barbara Independent) Laura Capps, Dec. 6
..."We need to change our perspective to one of co-existing with fire instead of fighting it," said Dr. Max Moritz, a University of California wildfire scientist. "Fire isn't going away anytime soon. We need to locate and build our communities accordingly so that we reduce our vulnerability over the long term to this essential and inevitable natural process that is wildfire."
Will More Permits To Chop Down Christmas Trees Help Thin California Forests And Prevent Wildfires? (AUDIO)
(Capital Public Radio) Ezra David Romero, Dec 5
In a patch of forest a few miles from Lake Tahoe's shore, Susie Kocher and her family are crunching through the snow to find a Christmas tree.
…"It's a great win-win solution," said Kocher, who is also a forest advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension for the Lake Tahoe area. "You get the public out in the forest, you do good work reducing the density of the trees."
Wildland fire research and impacts on nut orchards
(Western Farm Press) Logan Hawkes, Dec 5
..So far, tree nut damages or other agricultural losses in the deadly Camp Fire are unknown according to UCANR Sustainable Orchard Farm Advisor Luke Milliron in Butte County.
Fruit tree owners get free lesson in pruning
(The Californian) John Karlik, Dec 5
Even those with the greenest thumbs may need some guidance when it comes to pruning trees. The University of California Cooperative Extension office is here to help again with its annual fruit tree pruning demonstrations on Dec. 12 and 13.
Starting at noon both days in the orchard of the cooperative's office, ag adviser Mohammad Yaghmour will show attendees how to trim back trees including apple, apricot, cherry and almond as well as grapevines.
Camp Fire Impacted Local Prescribed Fire Training
(My Mother Lode) Tracey Petersen, Dec 5
...The 20 participants were to get hands-on fire experience to better understand the art and science of fire management and ecology. However, organizer and Natural Resources Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension – Central Sierra Susan Kocher relays that due to the explosion of the Camp Fire no flames could be ignited for the training because the required back up resources were called to battle the mega blaze. She adds it is an ongoing problem regarding using prescribed burns for fire prevention. "I really think it shows just our exact dilemma. It's hard to get ahead of disasters because you're busy responding to disasters," advised Kocher. "So, we just need to do everything we can to try and burn at all times of year to try to get ahead of these tragic wildfires that are happening."
The New Abnormal: A Town Hall on California's Fires and the Future
(Commonwealth Club) Dec. 4, 2018
… To address some of these critical and urgent questions, please join The Commonwealth Club for a special free town hall on California's fires and what can be done in the short and long term to prepare for them.
J. Keith Gilless, Chair, California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection; Professor of Forest Economics, UC Berkeley
Thom Porter, Chief of Strategic Planning, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Kurtis Alexander, Water, Wildfire and Climate Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Maggi Kelly, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Valley's Gold: Food Safety
(Valley's Gold) Dec. 4
Learn about the economic engine that drives the region, Agriculture. With host Ryan Jacobsen
UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Specialist Elizabeth Lopez shares food safety tips and tools in this PBS episode starting at the 18:32 mark.
San Diego County wants to build 10,000 new homes in fire-prone areas
(San Diego Union Tribune) Joshua Emerson Smith, Dec. 3
…What these building codes and other rules don't take into account is whether a particular project should be built at all, said Max Moritz, a cooperative extension specialist in wildfire at the Bren School at UC Santa Barbara.
"There's all these hazards that we use to guide our building and our zoning from floods to landslides, and fire is not one of them," Moritz said.
"In the end, the taxpayer is left holding the bill for all this," he added. "The developer may do a really good job at designing and convincing everybody that it's the right thing to do, but after they walk away, the public is left doing fuels maintenance for decades, and the public picks up the bill when there's a disaster."
California is managing its forests — but is the president managing its federal lands?
(NBC News) James Rainey, Dec. 2
...Scott Stephens, a University of California, Berkeley professor of fire science, said the fire cataclysms of the last two years seem to have ended a long era of inattention.
"We will start to change the trajectory," he said, "so we won't have tragedies like we had in Paradise."
Subfreezing temperatures predicted for early Monday in Modesto area
(Modesto Bee) Deke Farrow, Dec. 2
...The University of California Cooperative Extension in Sacramento County offers more


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The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan Freya and Martin Boedicker Book of Changes Confucius Laozi Sunzi Zhuangzi Wuzi Inner Training Great Learning Book of the Mean Sun Bin Huainanzi Liezi The rich philosophical thinking of old China has fascinated the West for centuries. Those who practice Tai Chi Chuan can experience these ideas in a very special way, because the movements mirror basic concepts of Chinese philosophy. After studying this book the reader will have a better understanding of the world of ideas of Tai Chi Chuan. And he/she can approach his/her training with new inspiration. To order at North Atlantic Books click here To order at Amazon please click here
A praise of the East Asia scientist Dr. Rainer Landmann on the "Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan": The German version of the "Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan" was issued in 2005:A great step for all people who are interested in Tai Chi Chuan or in Chinese philosophy.
Tai Chi Chuan Teachers are often asked what to read in order to deepen knowledge, to get background information and to become better acquainted with the ideas behind this art.
It is indeed a difficult question, but Martin and Freya Boedicker were able to answer it in a fascinating way by publishing this masterpiece.
Of course Lao Tzu or the I-ching or Sun Tzu´s Art of War are always worth reading, but the question is which translations should be chosen, which parts of the books are important for a deeper understanding of Tai Chi Chuan.
Only a few people spent the time and the patience to gain the necessary knowledge (in theory and practice) , which is needed to be able to study the main works of Chinese philosophy. But Martin and Freya Boedicker did so and were thus able to identify the essential passages related to Tai Chi Chuan. They chose the most important parts of a dozen of classical writings, made new translations, brought them together with a brilliant short history of each work and added an extremely useful glossary.
To summarize briefly:The philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan is a clear must for everyone who is interested in Tai Chi Chuan, Chinese Martial Arts, Chi Kung or in the Chinese way of thinking. And it is absolutely fascinating and great fun reading it.
Dr. Rainer Landmann (Hamburg/Germany)
Short introduction in Wu Tai Chi Chuan
Wu Tai Chi ist one of the five family-styles of Tai Chi Chuan. It was founded by Master Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), who was taught martial-arts by his father Wu Quanyou, a student of Yan Luchan, from the time he was young. After long years of practicing and teaching, Master Wu revised and enriched the art of Tai Chi Chuan handed down from his family. Since this time the Wu Tai Chi has held it's forms such as the slow form, fast form, sabre form, spear and sword form and extensive set of pushhands. Wu Yinghua (1907-1996), the daughter of Wu Jianquan, and her husband Ma Yueliang (1901-1998) dedicated their lives to the development and popularization of Wu Tai Chi. In 1986 they sent their son Ma Jiangbao to Europe to teach Wu Tai Chi. Since then he has attracted a large following of students and now Wu Tai Chi is practiced in many European countries, South Africa and Japan.
The Forum for Traditional Wu Tai Chi Chuan is run by Freya and Martin Bödicker for their teachers and their students to follow the tradition of Ma Jiangbao.


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Managing projects with Workplace
Create a central space for all of your project needs with Workplace groups.
Using email for project communications can get messy. Information gets lost in multiple email threads, and it can be hard to keep everyone up to date and on the same page.
That's where Workplace groups come in. Your project group can centralize all of your project communications in one place. It makes key project goals and resources easily accessible, so they're always top of mind for you and your team. And with file sharing and chat, you can be sure everyone is up to date and informed on progress and jobs to be done.
1. Create a project group1. Create a project group
Create a central place for you and your team to communicate and keep each other up-to-date on what you're working on. In Workplace, this place is called a project group, and creating one is simple. To create your team group:
- In the panel to the left of your News Feed, click Create Group. You may need to click See More first.
- Fill in the group name and select the privacy setting. For a project group, we recommend a secret or closed group.
- Type in the names of your team members one-by-one to add them to your group.
- Make sure chat is toggled on.
- Click Create Group.
Your team group comes equipped with a Files tab, where you'll be able to find any file that's been shared in your group. Groups with 250 members or less can also have chat, which you can use for instant messaging or audio and video calling.
You can learn more about groups by watching the video below.
2. Pin a post
Write a post that outlines your project goals, available resources, deadlines, and any other important project information. Pin this post to the top of the group page so people can refer to it easily.
3. Share and collaborate on files3. Share and collaborate on files
Use Workplace to share files and gather feedback from your team. Go to the post composer to add files from your computer or from the file-sharing integrations that have been enabled by your company's system admin.
If you don't see the file sharing tools you need, check the Integrations tab. If you've created your project group you're the group admin. Being group admin means you have the ability to add approved integrations for your group members to use.
Don't waste time scrolling through your group feed to find a file shared by a coworker. Every group has a Files tab, where you'll find all the files ever shared in your group, so nothing gets lost.
4. Keep everyone up to date4. Keep everyone up to date
Ask your team to post weekly updates in the group. Weekly updates keep everyone informed on progress, priorities and any outstanding issues that need to be resolved.
When you need to share a lengthy update, such as reporting on project results or research findings, try creating a Note directly in Workplace. Add a cover photo to make it stand out in the group feed, and make it a living document by selecting "Allow group members to edit this document".
5. Communicate in Workplace Chat5. Communicate in Workplace Chat
Chat is best when you need an answer fast or just want to have a casual conversation with your team. You can start a chat with one person or a group of people and share files, photos, videos, GIFs and more. Or, jump on a quick audio or video call to make decisions faster. Watch the video below to see a quick overview of what Chat can do.
Make sure your direct reports understand when to use chat and when to use posts. If you notice people using chat for sharing important resources, encourage them to share a post instead.
Here are some Workplace Chat tips and tricks:
- Save a chat message to come back to it later
- Pin important messages to the top of your chat so you can refer back to them easily
- Pin chat conversations so they always appear at the top of your inbox
6. Use video calling or Live video for your meeting
You can start a video or audio call from any group or one-on-one chat by clicking on the icons at the top right hand corner of your screen.
To record your meeting, try going Live with other hosts. Live video will broacast your meeting to your team group in real-time. Once the broadcast ends, a recording will automatically post to the group so people in other timezones and anyone else who couldn't make the meeting can catch up later.


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After the address to the nation by PM Modi from the historic Red Fort, the nationalist filmmaker Aazaadaddressed the press and media with great enthusiasm as he is visualising the bright future of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and the whole India. One nation one constitution is the ultimate sutra to achieve the past glory, pride and to create a new India.
After scraping the article 370 & 35A of the Indian Constitution and create Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as two separate Union Territories by PM Modi, nationalist filmmaker Aazaad expressed his happiness and congratulated his fellow Indians and countryman. He said that PM Narendra Modi has created history with this historical performance. He also stated that Kashmir issue was a blunder and historical mistake by the first PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru and article 370 & 35A were political anathema. He expressed his satisfaction that the motherland is in the hands of a true and brave son of nation. Aazaad said in a loud and clear manner that the two brothers re-corrected blunder mistake made by Bapu & Chacha.
It is notable that Aazaad, a military school alumnus created history with the patriotic film Rashtraputrawhich was showcased at the prestigious film festival 72nd Cannes International Film Festival this year. And he is ready with Aham Brahmasmi, the first mainstream Sanskrit film of World Cinema. Both the films are produced by one of the eminent female personalities of India, Kamini Dube along with legendary film company The Bombay Talkies Studios established in 1934 by cinematic giant and pillar of Indian Cinema,Rajnarayan Dube.


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MonALISA, which stands for Monitoring Agents using a Large Integrated Services Architecture, has been developed over the last four years by Caltech and its partners with the support of the U.S. CMS software and computing program.
The framework is based on Dynamic Distributed Service Architecture and is able to provide complete monitoring, control and global optimization services for complex systems.
The MonALISA system is designed as an ensemble of autonomous multi-threaded, self-describing agent-based subsystems which are registered as dynamic services, and are able to collaborate and cooperate in performing a wide range of information gathering and processing tasks. These agents can analyze and process the information, in a distributed way, to provide optimization decisions in large scale distributed applications. An agent-based architecture provides the ability to invest the system with increasing degrees of intelligence, to reduce complexity and make global systems manageable in real time. The scalability of the system derives from the use of multithreaded execution engine to host a variety of loosely coupled self-describing dynamic services or agents and the ability of each service to register itself and then to be discovered and used by any other services, or clients that require such information. The system is designed to easily integrate existing monitoring tools and procedures and to provide this information in a dynamic, customized, self describing way to any other services or clients.
The MonALISA framework is a fully distributed service system with no single point of failure and it provides:
MonALISA is currently used in several large scale distributed system and proved to be a reliable and scalable system.


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Topic: "A" and "." bug
I noticed a problem with "A" (append at eol) and "." (repeat last command). Take the following two lines:
line 1
line two
Put the cursor on the "l" of "line 1". Hit: "A.<Esc>" to append a period to the line. Now, hit "j" to move the cursor down, to the "w" in "two". Hit "." to repeat the "A.<Esc>" insert. However, instead of appending a period, it actually prepends a period to the current cursor position (the "w"), and you end up with:
line 1.
line t.wo
I don't recall if this is a regression with ViEmu 3, or it's always been this way. VIM 7.3 does the expected thing.
I am running Visual Studio 2010 with ViEmu 3.0.6.


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These hand made spirit bracelets feature superior quality fire polished glass beads. Fire polished beads from the Czech Republic are made in small quantities by hand and machine faceted then "polished" by carefully melting the beads ever so slightly in huge ovens, so that surfaces and edges smooth out. This process gives the beads their distinctive brilliance. The fire used to create these sparkling little treasures seems to radiate from within the bead itself. Fire polished beads contain no lead. Colors and dye lots of fire polished glass beads may vary.
Each bracelet includes 2 lead free three dimensional pewter charms - one heart charm and one sports specific charm with fine detail and eloquent finish. Unlike other charms that tarnish or fade over time, pewter retains its finish and beauty.
The stringing material is a strong elastic cord for added comfort and quick and easy on and off.
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Yes, as you can probably tell from the photo, our delicious pizza dip caught fire in the broiler. Not a big fire, really. It was more like a birthday cake. I put the rack in too high, and when I went to pull it out, I just had to blow on it to save our lives and property.
Don't worry, we didn't throw this little guy away. We don't waste food around here. The Celtics played the Lakers last night, and we had to eat something to take our minds off the whipping the guys in green got. It was a heartbreak of a game, with injuries and missed baskets here, there and everywhere. I hate it when they look so sad. But I have to say that if there's one thing I've learned sharing my life with Dan, and from all the sports media in our lives, it's that nothing makes the fans go crazy more than a redemption story. So let's all get really excited for that.
It is really too bad that the photo doesn't do this dip justice. This had all the potential of being a really great photo, with the diced peppers and olives and everything. What this photo doesn't really show is that even burnt, this dip was pretty good. Our dearest Chris Overton (pictured below), or The Ol' Rev Dino Arms as he came to be known at our wedding, said it had that "Pizza Hut burnt crust taste" - which actually had it's own charm. Although it would have been nice to really taste the fresh basil that was lost in the damage.
Here's to your dip having a better trip in the broiler - and to the Lakers tanking on Thursday!
Pizza Dip
- 1 Package of Vegan Cream Cheese (plain)
- 1/2 Cup Pizza Sauce
- 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- 1 Teaspoon Oregano
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 10 Slices Vegan Pepperoni
- Handful Black Olives (sliced)
- 1/3 Cup Red Pepper (diced)
- 1/3 Cup Green Pepper (diced)
- !/3 Cup Red Onion (diced)
- 1/2 Cup Daiya Mozzarella Cheese (shredded)
- Handful Fresh Basil
- Tortilla Chips for Dipping
Set Oven to Broil. If you want to bake it instead, preheat oven to 325.
In a bowl, mix Cream Cheese, Pizza Sauce, Garlic, Garlic Powder, Nutritional Yeast and Oregano with a hand mixer. Spread into a 9-inch glass pie dish. You're going to top the Cheese Dip Mix with layers of toppings in this order: Daiya Cheese, Pepperoni, Daiya Cheese, Peppers and Onions, Daiya Cheese, Olives and Basil, and then the last of the Daiya Cheese.
Put in the broiler or oven until the Daiya Cheese is melted. This should take around 1-2 minutes in the broiler, or 5-10 minutes in the oven. Serve immediately with Tortilla Chips.


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Allow Your Thoughts To Fade Sweatshirt
👁 Flickering mind's eye.
🕯 Like a candle in the wind,
🍃 Allow thoughts to fade.
This sweatshirt has an extra large front print.
We want to make sure you love your order and if for any reason you're not fully satisfied, we want to make things right. We try to make exchanges easy. As long as you contact us within 30 days of receiving your order using our returns portal, we'll come up with a solution for you.
Shipping charges are non-refundable. If your item is defective or not as described there is no fee form a return or exchange. We ask that you share the shipping fee for an exchange for a different size or a return for any other reason.
We do no allow items that have been worn to be returned. This includes garage sale items. All items marked "garage sale" are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
Visit RETURNS + EXCHANGES for more info on returns.
Initially, your hoodie might smell a little funny. This is normal and due to the printing process. You'll want to give that a wash straight away so you don't smell weird.
To prolong life & reduce pilling or degradation, follow these care guidelines
Don't wash with jeans. This creates pilling.
Machine wash cold, inside-out, gentle cycle with mild detergent and similar colors.
- I'd also suggest you tie your drawstring into a knot.
Use non-chlorine bleach, only when necessary.
No fabric softeners.
Tumble dry low or hang dry for best results.
Cool iron inside-out if necessary. Do not iron decoration.
Never dry clean.