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Many gardeners spend every spare moment perusing seed catalogs in the winter, looking for their family's next favorite vegetable or flower, and dreaming about spring. The Savvy Gardening experts are certainly no different. We've browsed, purchased, and grown dozens of varieties from many different seed catalogs over the years, and here, we're going to introduce you to some of our favorites.
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From Tara Nolan, our raised bed and ornamentals expert:
"I can't just pick one or two favorite seed companies, because I like to share the love. I have to say each year's seed collection pulls from a variety of companies. I get a few catalogs in the mail, the first one usually being The Whole Seed Catalog (which is massive and fantastic) from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, but I also love to support local companies. My faves include William Dam, because I can actually buy the seeds direct from their store in my town, and Urban Harvest. I also look forward to the new releases from Renee's Garden every year.
Seedy Saturday events in Canada are another great way to be introduced to local seed companies. That's how I met Rick and Allan from Anything Grows Seed Co., a company that stocks a variety of seed collections. They're the folks who introduced me to cucamelon seeds."
Niki Jabbour, Savvy's year-round veggie gardener:
"When I first began experimenting with stretching my vegetable season into late fall and winter using cold frames and mini hoop tunnels, Johnny's Selected Seeds became my go-to seed provider. Not only do they have a very large selection of varieties – including many hard to source cool- and cold-season crops, but Johnny's is also a leader in plant breeding, creating award-winning varieties like 'Bright Lights' swiss chard, 'Diva' cucumber, 'Purple Haze' carrot and 'Jasper' tomato, a standout in my 2015 vegetable garden. Johnny's is more than a seed company; it's also a supplier of season extending tools and materials. In fact, it's where I got my new mini hoop bender, which I used to quickly and easily create super sturdy metal hoops to replace my original PVC hoops.
Halifax Seed is North America's oldest continually operating seed company, and it celebrated 150 years in 2016! This award-winning, family-owned company has a flagship store in Halifax (where I spend way too much time!), but most of its seed business comes from its website and free seed catalogs. For decades, they've been a market leader, seeking out the best, most reliable varieties, for short-season gardeners like me. They're my source for 'Lemon' cucumbers, 'Sungold' tomatoes, cucamelons, and many other crops that have become our family favorites. They also offer the 'Homegrown Seed Collection' by P. Allen Smith, a selection of vegetables that have proven to be incredibly flavorful and easy to grow."
Jessica Walliser, Savvy's insect-loving horticulturist:
"I like several different seed catalogs, each for a different reason. My go-to seed catalog is always High Mowing Seeds. I've been purchasing organic seed from them for about ten years now, and I'm never disappointed. Their catalog has come a long way over the years, and what was once a black-and-white booklet is now a hundred pages of beautiful photos and growing information. Another company I always rely on is Territorial Seed. Their catalog is overflowing with information on growing each and every crop they sell. I'm always astounded by all the lettuce varieties they carry.
One final favorite is Seeds of Change, not only for the awesome heirloom veggie seeds they carry, but also because of their mission. I love to learn the history of the varieties I grow, and Seeds of Change shares so many great origin stories."
Tell us about your favorite seed catalogs in the comments below.
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try Vessey,s Seeds .. from PEI… another great CANADIAN seed company!
I order 95% of my seeds for the entire growing season from The Cottage Gardener- 100% germination! How good is that? I pick up little bits from Greta's Organic Gardens and some from our local Pioneer Nursery who is good to carry Renee's seeds, which usually have a little different selection than most. I pick up my onion and shallot sets at Make It Green. I've been known to buy a few organic seed packets at Lee Valley while I'm there picking up various items like soaker hose, etc. I also save some of my own seeds.
Hope Seeds is amazing and has all local, non-GMO seeds from NS. I also discovered West Coast Seeds has so many brilliant varieties like blue tomatoes.
Johnny's has gotten very expensive over the years and they refuse to stop carrying Monsanto/Seminis seeds….it was not mentioned that High Mowing Seeds now has free shipping, even for that forgotten single pack….support organics!
I always look first at the Seed Savers Exchange catalog and order from them first because their work in protecting our food crop diversity is so very important.
I agree with both High Mowing and Seed Savers Exchange! I can get Seed Savers from our local gardening center and High Mowing's free shipping is AWESOME. I ordered 30 some packets of seeds plus bulk cover crops (10 lbs worth) and it cost me NOTHING for shipping. That would have been a huge extra expense from another catalog.
I ordered seeds already this year from Heritage Harvest Seed which is local for me here on the prairies https://heritageharvestseed.com/
I also like West Coast Seeds. Great selection and wonderful articles and blog.
I love how Prairie Garden Seeds catalog just reads like a letter or a book talking about each variety. And they have a great selection of grains. http://prseeds.ca/
Terra Edibles and Hope Seeds are Canadian Companies I like to order from.
I have a problem with Johnny's because they make up their own names for most of their seeds, most of which are properly identified by other seedhouses. Can't compare varieties or pricing. Veseys and Stokes have great selections, and Richters for strange herbs.
Has anyone ordered from William Dam seeds? They are also canadian and from their online catalogue seem to have good prices. Would like to hear of anyone's experience with their seeds!
I only order from William Dam seeds now. great prices, family run and the seeds are not treated with chemicals.
I like Baker Creek because of their huge selection and very affordable shipping to Canada (much less than ordering from a Canadian supplier I'm afraid). I also order from Swallowtail Gardens, West Coast Seeds, Heritage Harvest, Urban Harvest, Renee's Garden Seeds and Select Seeds. One interesting supplier that I have discovered is Trade Winds Fruit.
Got to give a shout out to Seeds from Italy! Run by awesome folks from Lawrence KS. Great for yummy things to eat. http://www.growitalian.com/2018-catalog/
I like to stay local with seeds from Annapolis Seeds from our own Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. A good selection of heritage or imports, seeds all gathered from local organic supporters have always been happy with my harvest.
Terra Edibles has the most amazing tomato varieties! Lots of heirloom and indeterminate seed. All non-GMO. I used to like Johnny's but I just read they were bought out by Monsanto – yuck.
I love all these choices! I wanted to also add: SandiaSeed.com also has a new beautiful catalog packed with over 100 peppers from around the world, and 44+ tomatoes including lots of organic and heirloom varieties. Perfect for salsa lovers like myself. 🙂 And, they're a small, woman-owned business, and I love supporting small seed businesses! 🙂
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Camiguin is a diverse island province some 10 kilometres north of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao. Discovered by prominent explorers Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Ferdinand Magellan, Camiguin is the Philippines' second smallest province, next to Batanes up north. The island is dotted by seven volcanoes and a number of volcanic domes and is said to be 'born of fire', with its natural attractions shaken into shape by volcanic eruptions and moulded by the outpouring of molten lava.
Once a Spanish settlement, American colony and Japanese outpost, the island now serves as one of the most sought after tourist destinations in Northern Mindanao, and is considered a gateway to the region, along with the neighbouring Misamis Oriental.
Visiting Camiguin from Boracay
Camiguin island has a diverse ecosystem due to its unique and varied terrain and rural situation. Visitors are pulled in by its majestic volcanoes, untouched caves and waterfalls, together with kilometres of striking beaches that are lined by coconut trees. The island is also known for its natural springs, diverse marine life and mixed cultures.
Many visitors are charmed by the creativity of the island's celebrations and festivals. Two major feasts are frequented by tourists, including the colourful Lanzones Festival, celebrated as gratitude for the province's natural bounty. Camiguinons are very religious people and as with the rest of the country, observes certain traditions honouring Lente. Panaad (literally 'commitment') is a Holy Week pilgrimage celebrated annually to commemorate Christ's sacrifice for the salvation of mankind.
The market and farm life in the province is thriving, with Camiguin being one of the largest producers of indigenous products like coconut, banana, cassava, coffee, fruits and palay (rice). Camiguin is also one of the best sources of abaca fibre, used in a wide range of industries, from textile to cosmetics and many other useful purposes.
What to see and do in Camiguin
The island is one of the top tourist hotspots in the Philippines, and is also recognised as one of the top 10 diving spots around the world. Nature is its major attraction, and the region's weather patterns compliment its green environment. The weather is generally good and dry throughout the year, except for some seasonal rainy spells during the wet season. The summer months of April until June ensure fine weather, while cool breezes are to be expected from November to January.
Various tour operators also provide a wide range of excursion options, whether you want to discover the rich marine life and the rich underwater treasures or experience nature through treks around mountains, hot and cold springs and other impressive natural landmarks. Among the most popular destinations in the island are the Katibawasan Falls, Ardent Spring, White Island, and for diving enthusiasts, the sunken cemetery.
Treks to the magnificent waterfalls around the island are scenic and challenging at times, although special skills are not entirely needed to get to these hidden beauties. Katibawasan Falls is located some five kilometres from the capital, Mambajao, and the park provides a wide range of hiking trails, some of which even lead to the slopes of majestic Mount Hibok-hibok. The Tuasan Falls on the other hand can be reached via a scenic hiking trail which passes through the old-fashioned barrio called Mainit in Catarman. natural products, but for their craftworks as well. With the region's abundance of local materials, people showcase artistry and skills through basket making, metal works and pottery. Camiguin is the best source for abaca products, from chairs to bags, and other decorative and ornamental goods.

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I am sure you can imagine nothing is safe from a scam. Not even going back to school, their are scammers that are just waiting for this time of the year. Back to school-time is a time when parents are spending on average approx $700 per student.
This is a pretty appealing figure to people that are out to rip you off. It's crazy to think that even going back to school is a time when you need to pay attention, not only to make sure you are child is getting what they need. But you have to pay attention to what you don't need to happen.
With such an expense you can imagine that parents will look for ways to save money and cut some cost. That's why we see all those coupons out this time of year. There are also plenty of paid surveys out this time of year to help curb the costs. But, are they a way to save or just a back to school scam?
The big question is will these things save you money or in the long run cost you more than you ever expected. Now I am not going to ever say don't cut coupons or look for ways to save money. Because let's face it, when you have 2 or 3 kids going back to school you need to save a couple of bucks.
What Am I Looking For – Or Looking Out For
The thing is these scammers don't put up a big sign saying click here to lose you are private information. That's why we need to pay close attention to what we are doing online and wherewe are putting our private information. These scams come in different ways like through fake coupons, online surveys, and gift cards.
These ways we usually think are going to save us money, they will in some cases redirect us to another link or site. Then we have the idea in our mind that at the end we are going to get that coupon or that gift card. When all we are doing is putting in our private information for someone to steel.
The thing to look out for is these redirect and also know that these big stores are not going to give us $50 gift cards for filling out a 5-min survey. In other words don't put you are private information on the internet unless you are 100% sure where you are putting it. Remember scammers are smart they make it look legit and they are not going to say for a good scam click here.
What Other Scams Should We Look Out For
It's interesting that these scams all have the same thing in common. That they are looking for someone to be caught off-guard. To be in a nervous state that will allow for your guard to be dropped because you are more worried about the outcome than what the scammer is saying. This is the reason scams are so effective.
They play on the fact of us being nervous about something, like our child going off to collage. Most of us are worried about how we will pay for collage. What better way to catch someone off-guard than to call them and tell them their is a problem with their tuition payment.
What will happen is you will get a call they will say they are from administrations of the school. They will go on to say that their has been a problem with you are payment. The other choice would be their was an issue with the scholarship or the grant money you were going to receive.
Now at this point you are listening very closely because they are telling you that if this is not cleared up your child will not be able to attend classes. They will go on to give you instructions on how you can wire the money and even in some cases they will tell you where to drop it off. That takes nerve to intercept that money.
The thing is that the school will call if their is trouble with a payment so how are you to know what is true and what's a scam? First off, ask questions about the school about why the payment was declined anything that will give you a clue. Ask for the itemized bill but tell them you will pick it up if it's emailed who know where it will come from.
Because kids go off to collage in different parts of the US, you might not be able to just fly out their to pick up a bill. Get the name of the person you are speaking to and a phone number to get back to them at. After you get off the phone call the school to verify the information if you find it to be fake call the police and give them all the info you collected.
The big thing about scams is to keep a cool head in any situation, if it's not a scam you will end up better off and if it turns out to be a scam you will definitely end up better off.
I Need Books – There How Much???
Here is another place where scammer love to hide. They love to hide behind websites selling books, we know how expensive these books can be. There can be good sites to buy used books from, you just need to make sure you are on one. Make sure the site starts with HTTPS: that's a good way to tell if you are on a good site.
The other thing to look for is the padlock in the address bar it will usually appear on the right side and says "Secure" next to it. There will always be people out their trying to take advantage of others, just keep yourself up date as to what to look for and stay sharp if something doesn't seem right it's better to walk away.
You want to be careful whenever you are going to send money. So if your going to end up buying books online be careful if they ask for the payment to be wired or ask you to send a money order. If they are legit they should take PayPal, that would be another way to tell.
****My advice to you is simply don't send a money order or wire money to anyone you don't know. You will have zero recourse if something happens.****
I Just Started Collage – I Need Money!!!
Here's where it begins, these scammers have a captive audience a bunch of kids most away from home for the first time. They are looking for a way to make money while in collage and we all know all the "Get Rich Quick" scams that are around. These scammers are just looking for the new blood.
There are some pretty easy rules you can go by to stay out of that trouble. Again like any scam if it's too good to be true it most likely is.
- Where did you find this job? Was it on the internet, did you apply for it? Do you have you are resumes on job boards?
- Did the job search you out? Did you get an email, or a text? Where they looking for you?
- Are they asking for money to get the job? Does it say you need to pay to get the material to do the work?
Make sure you pay attention to how you were contacted and what kind of promises they are making you. Always remember if the claims are that you will make tons of money with very little work it's a scam. Check into a company before you go to work for them.
Come back check this site, or just Google the company check reports and see what people are saying. Even if you have you're resumes on Monster or any other job board, you still need to check them out. These companies find their way onto these job boards so don't trust everything just because it came from one.
I will say it again because it's worth mentioning, any job that requires you to pay money is a scam. There is no "what if" no "well wait" nothing if they ask for money it's a NO GO!!! Just be smart go to collage get an education, but bring your lifetime of education with you. Don't just lose your mind because you don't live at home anymore, be smart and use your good sense.
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Manet Paints Monet - A Summer in Argenteuil Willibald Sauerlander, David Dollenmayer
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This is a fascinating look at one of the defining images of the Impressionist movement. Manet Paints Monet focuses on an auspicious moment in the history of art. In the summer of 1874, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) and Claude Monet (1840-1926), two outstanding painters of the nascent Impressionist movement, spent their holidays together in Argenteuil on the Seine River. Their growing friendship is expressed in their artwork, culminating in Manet's marvelous portrait of Monet painting on a boat. The boat was the ideal site for Monet to execute his new plein-air paintings, enabling him to depict nature, water, and the play of light. Similarly, Argenteuil was the perfect place for Manet, the great painter of contemporary life, to observe Parisian society at leisure. His portrait brings all the elements together - Manet's own eye for the effect of social conventions and boredom on vacationers, and Monet's eye for nature - but these qualities remain markedly distinct. With this book, esteemed art historian Willibald Sauerlander describes how Manet, in one instant, created a defining image of an entire epoch, capturing the artistic tendencies of the time in a masterpiece that is both graceful and profound.
Willibald Sauerlander was professor of art history at the University of Freiburg; Director of the Central Institute for Art History in Munich; and Mellon Lecturer at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Translator David Dollenmayer is Emeritus Professor of German at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts.


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Lillian Rose Bennett, 3, passed away on Sunday, August 17. She was the precious baby girl to her mother Ariel Rebecca Klein and the late Alan Michael Werner Simmons.
She was born in Harrisburg on August 16, 2011.
Lily was an energetic little girl who was always so happy and cheerful. She had a wild imagination; she liked to pretend she was helping her daddy work by picking up sticks and riding her bike to "work." She loved ice cream, the beach, her kitty Pinsy, and she loved to eat. She was known as "Super Lily" because she liked to dress up. She was a precious girl who was full of love for her mommy and daddy and her stuffed toy Rubble. She will be dearly and sadly missed.
She is survived by her mother Ariel Rebecca Klein; her stepfather Danny Oakes Tarell; her maternal grandmother Donna Hoffman and her husband Ronald Lee Hoffman; her maternal grandfather Robert H. Klein and his wife Janet; paternal grandfather Paul Antal; her aunts and uncles Joshua Klein, Jennifer McDonald, Christopher Buchmoyer, Jennie Tarell Shive, and Reid and Annie Hoffman; and her godparents Matthew Birx and his wife Jackie, and Amanda Ball.
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'Twas the time before Christmas, reflecting back on 2017 Not much had worked, from what has been seen; Politicians fired rockets and taunted without care, National security, sovereignty, diplomacy was where; People once thought concerts were safe as a bed, Bombings and shootings, sugar plum visions fled Hillary still held her 'kerchief, and Bill his cap, Supporters unsettled, maybe in 2020 they'd be back– On the internet things were said with such a clatter, Put a hashtag on any opinion and surely it must matter. Those within range fear a North Korean ICBM flash, Batten down the shutters, and what is this rash. The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow, The line above unchanged, relevant to what's below; When, from Tinsel Town they came to say #MeToo, A cause to slay, power abused by more than a few, Thinking with that little old driver, so lively and ...Read More »
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Nintendo's latest video game hybrid console the Nintendo Switch is doing well, doing what it does. It's not without a few design issues. Including the issue of the Joy-Cons de-syncing. As for the docking mechanism, effectively to charge the portable handheld and turn it into a more conventional home video game console with added HDMI and USB, it is quick and efficient. If not somewhat lacking in the potential nostalgia factor. Fortunately a tech-savvy someone has taken to YouTube, where Tettzan Zone has modified a Nintendo 64 to use instead of the usual Switch dock. USB ports now substitute in place of the controller ports. While the N64 mod, the Nintendo Switch 64 dock, doesn't allow for the Joy-Cons to be attached to the Switch while docked, it may be a small trade-off for some big nostalgia.Read More »
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Gender pay gap in Ireland has expanded in last five years
Gender pay gap in Ireland has expanded
in last five years Ireland ranks 25th in 2015 Women in Work Index for "female economic empowerment"
In 2015 Ireland had a 14.8 per cent difference in median pay between men and women compared to 8.3 per cent in 2012. Photograph: iStock
The gender pay gap between men and women in Ireland is 6.5 per cent greater than it was in 2012, according to latest figures.
The divide has shrunk slightly between 2014 and 2015 but Ireland continues to hold a ranking of 25th place on an international league table of female economic empowerment.
A report published on Tuesday shows that in 2015 Ireland had a 14.8 per cent difference in median pay between men and women.
That figure has declined steadily from 19.7 per cent in 2000. However, it hit a low of 8.3 per cent in 2012 before rising to 15.2 per cent in 2014.
The current OECD average, according to latest available figures for 2015, is 16 per cent.
The data, which focuses on female workforce participation and particularly how their roles and remunerations compare to male counterparts, is published by PwC.
Irish boardrooms have an 18 per cent female participation, compared to 22 per cent in the UK, 34 per cent in France and 16 per cent in the US.
The proportion of women in Ireland actually dipped between 2000 and 2013 (from 10 to 9 per cent) before starting to rise in 2014.
The 2015 Women in Work Index shows gradual progress toward greater "female economic empowerment" across the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Highest achievements are found in the Nordic countries (Iceland, Sweden and Norway take the top three spots in that order).
Ireland holds firm in 25th position (it held the same ranking in 2000), a low position in a 33-strong field but above European neighbours Italy, Spain and Greece.
However, Ireland is on the right track - analysis shows that, based on the current rate of convergence in the pay gap, it could be entirely closed within 20 years.
That compares to a 50 year span for most countries, including the UK, and 100 years for others including the US. Others, like Germany and Spain, lag far behind and may take up to 300 years to achieve parity.
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Dan Lipinski is, by many Democratic measures, virtually a Republican. Challenger Marie Newman is endorsed by EMILY's List and NARAL, among other organizations. But to the D.C.C.C., incumbency is the highest value.
As the G.O.P. assault on women's reproductive rights escalated in recent weeks, punctuated by the passage of anti-abortion laws in Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama, Democratic Party leaders and lawmakers were quick to condemn the draconian legislation, and women's reproductive rights were suddenly, at long last, at the center of the Democrats' 2020 agenda.
But there was a large hole in this unified front: the Democratic establishment continues to back an anti-choice congressman against a pro-choice woman challenger in the primary for Illinois's 3rd Congressional district. Daniel Lipinski, a staunchly pro-life 14-year incumbent in the House, will face his second challenge from Marie Newman, a pro-choice Democrat, who fell just 2.2 points short of victory in the 2018 cycle. But this time around, Lipinski will have another leg up thanks to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's new policy of not conducting business with vendors who support primary challenges against Democratic incumbents. And only one 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand, has formally thrown her support behind Newman over Lipinski.
The primary race has focused interest on the contradictions of establishment Democratic Party politics, where incumbency can be a value in itself, as important as any policy position, or even more so. "What Dan Lipinski may want to believe personally is his right. Everyone has the right to their personal beliefs but when it comes the law and when it comes to public policy, he has to be for constitutional reproductive rights to affiliate, in my view, with what it means to be a Democrat," Congressman Ro Khanna, the only House Democrat to back Newman in the 2020 cycle, told me. "You have the irony that the Democratic Party in Washington is blackballing consultants who seek to work on [a] female candidate's race who is pro-choice against a man who doesn't recognize reproductive rights and our party is saying that if you work for the woman who is pro-choice against a man who is anti-choice, we're never going to do business with you. In what world does that make sense, just from a common sense perspective?"
The D.C.C.C. insists that the policy benefits the party, whatever turmoil it can inspire. "That policy is staying," said a Democratic strategist allied with the D.C.C.C. "This is a membership organization and our priority is its membership and we believe that it is an imperative in 2020 that Democratic time, talent, and financial resources are focused on expanding the map into Republican-held parts of the country and defeating Republicans," the Democratic strategist told me, noting that it is intended to protect all incumbents—progressives and moderates alike. "Our policy of standing with the caucus is not changing in any way, shape, or form and re-electing our incumbents is key to that effort; key to fortifying and expanding our majority and one specific event for an incumbent is not changing our policy to protect the caucus as a whole."
The bad optics came into focus last week when, one day after Alabama legislators voted to ban abortions in nearly all cases, Crain's Chicago Business reported that Democratic Congresswoman Cheri Bustos,the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was to headline a fundraiser for Lipinski in Chicago at the beginning of next month. Facing a fusillade of criticism, on Wednesday night, the D.C.C.C. announced that Bustos would no longer attend the Lipinski fundraiser. "[Lipinski] asked me to attend a fundraiser for him several months ago, and I agreed to do so, but I've determined that I must cancel my participation in this event," Bustos wrote in a statement. "I'm proud to have a 100 percent pro-choice voting record and I'm deeply alarmed by the rapidly escalating attacks on women's access to reproductive care in several states."
Bustos planned to attend the Lipinski fundraiser in "her personal capacity," according to the Democratic strategist familiar with her thinking, but once she determined her attendance to be "a distraction to her work as chair of the D-Trip" decided to pull out of the event. "Her job as chairwoman of the D.C.C.C. is to protect the Democratic Caucus. He is one member of that caucus and Republicans across the country have actively stepped up their attacks in dragging actual efforts to undermine reproductive health access," this person said. "She takes that extremely seriously as her voting record confirms and is stepping away from the fundraiser for that reason." But this reasoning is, arguably, antithetical because while Bustos may be stepping away from the fundraiser, the D.C.C.C. is not backing down from its promise to protect all Democratic incumbents from primary challenges—and no exception will be made for Newman, despite her endorsements from EMILY's List, MoveOn, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
In the eyes of many Democrats, Lipinski is practically a Republican, voting with President Trump nearly 40 percent of the time in the 115th Congress. But he is running for re-election in a decidedly blue district, which swung 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average in the past two presidential elections. In an interview with The New York Times Wednesday night after Bustos, a member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition, announced her decision to pull out of the fundraiser, Lipinski said the D.C.C.C. chair was put "in an incredibly difficult spot" and didn't assign blame to her, but the "people in the party who are not tolerant." Their narrow views on abortion, he said, are "how we got President Trump—people felt like they weren't welcome in the party." The Newman campaign, unsurprisingly, sees the situation differently. "The coordinated assault on Roe v. Wade we're seeing in a handful of state legislatures is horrifying," Ben Hardin, Newman's campaign manager, said. "In a district like Illinois's Third Congressional, which is 69 percent pro-choice, this recent news is obviously frightening for our community when we have a representative in Dan Lipinski who has been so vocally anti-choice and such a real threat to women's health his entire career. And it's unfortunate that we keep having to fight people like Representative Lipinski on this."
As the campaign arm of the Democratic caucus, the D.C.C.C. says its duty is to protect the incumbent Democrats, and—despite the inherent advantage all incumbents have—the organization has staked out the position that the best way to fend off Republican victories rests with incumbents and this policy is a means to that end. The fear, as the theory goes, is that a progressive Democrat might be able to best an incumbent in a Democratic primary but lose in a general election, flipping the seat to the G.O.P. Though, the Democratic strategist says the D.C.C.C. policy will apply to progressive Democrats—like Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both of whom are likely to face primary challenges on the right—just as much as it would a Blue Dog Democrat like Lipinski.
It's not just Bustos and the D.C.C.C. that have drawn criticism over the Illinois primary race. Others view the episode as a moral failure by leaders of the party. "It's shameful and embarrassing for the party what Bustos is doing by fundraising for Lipinski, and that the speaker is silent, it's even more pathetic how few members are standing up to her publicly," a Democratic congressional aide told me earlier this week, before Bustos announced she would no longer attend the Lipinski fundraiser. "We're just as bad as those who voted for the Alabama abortion bill if we are not doing more to stand up for fundamental principles."
The 2020 Democratic field, too, has largely stayed out of the race. As mentioned, Senator Gillibrand is the only presidential hopeful to endorse Newman, which she also did in 2018. When asked about this decision, the Gillibrand campaign pointed to the stance the senator staked out last week that the Democratic Party should be "be 100 percent pro-choice, and it should be non-negotiable." Vanity Fairreached out to the campaigns of all the other 2020 Democratic campaigns, but none said they planned to endorse Newman over Lipinski.
The Julián Castro and Mike Gravel campaigns did, however, signal that they would not support anti-choice candidates in general and the Eric Swalwell campaign said in a statement that the California congressman "is outraged by nationwide attempts to take away women's right to choose" and "during this campaign and as president, he will do all he can to protect reproductive freedom and uphold Roe v. Wade." Campaign spokespeople for Andrew Yang, Beto O'Rourke, and Bernie Sanders declined to comment for this story, though Sanders notably endorsed Newman in the 2018 cycle. All the other presidential candidates, including leaders in the Democratic field—Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden,Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris—did not respond to multiple requests for comment on whether they intended to endorse Newman.
The problem with the silence from party leadership, Khanna explained, is that "it introduces doubt into a morality clarity, positions are always best when there is a clear principle behind them and this just creates some doubt and ambiguity that is totally unnecessary." He continued, "A lot of the presidential candidates have been speaking out very forcefully and passionately and eloquently on the assault that is taking place in these states and I hope that a couple of them will speak out against what the D.C.C.C. is doing because that will reverse course. I mean my interest is not in beating up on the D.C.C.C., I obviously think that they do a great job in general in building majorities. My interest is in getting them to change their policy on this."


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August 20, 2004
Marie A. Baum, 81, of Greeley, formerly of Eaton, died Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit, Greeley.
She was born Feb. 21, 1923, in Eaton to Richard J. and Sarah Ann (Horning) Murray.
On Oct. 20, 1944, she married Kenneth C. Baum in Greeley. He died June 19, 1975.
Mrs. Baum attended Eaton schools and graduated from Eaton High School in 1940. She worked at the Eaton telephone office until her marriage. Later, she returned to the Eaton telephone office and worked there until the office closed in 1962. She worked part time in the Eaton clerk's office for several years until she was hired full time in January 1975. She served as town clerk from 1980-1988, when she became deputy clerk until she retired in 1990.
In October 1982, the Eaton Optimist Club presented her with a plaque, designating her Public Servant of the Month. She was a member of the Eaton United Methodist Church and Eaton Area Historical Society and was a lifetime member of the Colorado American Legion Auxiliary after the Eaton Auxiliary group was disbanded.
Survivors are two daughters, Anne White and husband Gary of Ault and Linda S. Kirtley of Evans; a son, KC Baum of Durango; a brother, Edward Murray and wife Luverne of Littleton; six grandchildren, Casey Lee and Amy Baum, Gary White Jr. and Mark White and Jeff and Lynn Kirtley; eight great-grandchildren and three nephews. Her parents, a sister, Margaret A. Murray, and a brother, Richard L. Murray, are deceased.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Alger Memorial United Methodist Church in Eaton. Interment will be at Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may visit 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Allnutt Funeral Service Eaton Chapel in Eaton.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alger Memorial UMC or Eaton Area Historical Society in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. An obituary and a guest book are at http://www.allnutt.com.
Molly O. Will, 82, of Briggsdale died Wednesday, Aug. 18, at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley.
She was born Jan. 31, 1922, to Albert and Bertha (Mandelkow) Muller in Moorhead, Minn.
On June 30, 1943, she married Fritz (Fred) Will of Briggsdale at Trinity Lutheran Church in Greeley. He is deceased.
Mrs. Will was raised and educated in Foxhome, Minn. She and her husband were pen pals before they married. In 1941, she came to Greeley, where she worked as a maid and waitress for two years. After their marriage, she and her husband lived on their ranch, the Point of Rocks Ranch, near Briggsdale for 58 years. She continued to live on the ranch until her health required her to move to a nursing home.
Mrs. Will loved cooking, gardening and reading and her cat, Lucky. She played the guitar and sang for everyone. She was grateful for all the loving care she received from her family. She was especially grateful to Lynda Ann Will, who cared for her when she was unable to care for herself. She called Lynda her angel. Mrs. Will's love and devotion was to her entire family, and her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews loved her dearly.
Survivors are a daughter, Lynelle A. Ramirez and husband Jesse of Greeley; four sons, Fred W. Will and wife Lynda and Leonard R. Will and wife Nancy, all of Briggsdale, Richard L. Will and wife Linda of Eaton and Larry P. Will and friend Cheryl Williams of Fort Collins; two brothers, Walter Muller and Harvey Muller, both of Minnesota; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Nancy Ann Will, a daughter-in-law, Myrna Will, two sisters and five brothers are deceased.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 35th Ave., Greeley. Interment will be at Point of Rocks Ranch, Briggsdale.
Friends may visit 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Adamson Memorial Downtown Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of Adamson Memorial Downtown Chapel, 827 5th Street, Greeley, CO 80631.


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'AfCFTA will aid Nigerian food products 'penetration into Africa'
How can the nation's agriculture sector take advantage of the US-China tensions?
United States in particular, is a market of great interest and opportunity for many Nigerian exporters. From the strong historical ties to the current and future opportunities, there definitely is lots of focus on that part of the world from Africa. If the current trade conflict continues, both countries will eventually look out for new trade partners. That therefore, offers a great market opportunity to the agricultural sector of the rest of the world (including Nigeria) in both countries. To compete at that level however, the nation's agricultural sector needs to be more productive and meet set international standards.
In which export markets do you see the strongest demand for Nigeria's agro products?
Nigeria's agricultural products will do well in almost every export destination in as much as set standards are adhered to and the products are competitive in terms of price. Meanwhile, countries that host large population of Africans and Nigerians are most likely to have the highest demand for Nigeria's agro products.
Most agro companies remain solely focused on their domestic market, despite expanding global opportunities and a national campaign to promote exporting. As a result of this unrealised potential, these businesses forgo greater profitability, diversification, and other competitive advantages derived from engaging internationally. We lose a primary source of sustainable, high-wage job creation and economic growth. Our exporters have to undertake international market assessments to identify needs and opportunities. They then applied that intelligence to take actions that would generate the greatest return in helping their businesses increase exporting. Export is key to boosting foreign earning, so we need to focus on agro exports. Whether big or small businesses, the leadership should seek to increase revenues and employment and promote overall economic competitiveness, they must adapt to rapidly changing global realities that are shifting the focus of demand for Nigerian produced goods and services. Our biggest exports to the world, in volume terms, are products such as agri-foods.
Do you see Africa Continental Trade Agreement providing an opportunity for Nigerian food products to expand into the continental economy?
Yes, it does provide market opportunity for the Nigerian food products. Beyond that however, the perceived 'chronic oversupply' of food in Nigeria is only a periodic thing. This happens only at the harvest season of each commodity. The huge supply at the harvest of each commodity is not an all-year run thing because of poor/ low efficiency in the post-harvest handling of food commodities in Nigeria. To take advantage of the opportunities that the Africa Continental Trade Agreement presents, Nigerian agricultural sector needs to improve in value addition to food commodities and ensure strict adherence to global and regional food safety standards. I believe there are a lot of local firms with proven capacity for success in exporting a range of goods and services, but they underachieve as a whole. The continental trade agreement will provide an opportunity for Nigerian food products to expand into Africa.
Do Nigerian products have satisfactory access to international markets, particularly in Europe?
No. This is due to a number of factors including: low productivity, non-competitive pricing, and non-adherence to food safety regulations often leading to rejections. There should be increased investment further along the value chain to enable the development of value-added products that are more internationally competitive and respond to consumer demand. For exporters to Europe, the presence of pathogenic micro-organisms remains the single most notified food safety issue.
We need to address issues such as chemical contaminants, mycotoxins and pesticide residues. We need to strengthening the capacities to meet international food safety requirements and in infrastructure to provide an enabling environment for value chain development. Ultimately, increased public expenditure in agriculture and agricultural research is needed to improve productivity and build the resilience of the agricultural sector so that producers are better prepared to meet international trade requirements.
What measures should be put in place to boost the market competitiveness of Nigerian agricultural exports?
The government and the private sector have made concerted efforts to keep trade volumes on a consistent upwards trajectory over the past decade. However, the country remains in trade deficit in some fronts with exports faltering in recent years as a result of external challenges such as low global commodity prices. The Government is explicitly targeting increased foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, deploying a multi-pronged strategy to attract new investment.
Measures include a wide-reaching tax reform programme, easing restrictions on FDI across several sectors. But we need to do more to boost agro exports.
Government should work with the private sector to help stimulate innovation for sustainable agri-food systems and produce better and safer food while preserving natural resources and biodiversity.
Our growth will be propelled by prioritisation of agriculture as a key contributor to development and the fast-paced adoption of new technologies to boost the sector. But we have not seen growth in irrigation. We have to harness technology to expand irrigation to farmers who traditionally relied on rainfall to water their crops. This will boost productivity and income for farmers by helping them extend the growing season and become more consistent in their production.
One of the drivers of growth in the agricultural sector will be the expansion of irrigation. The area under irrigation has not increased significantly for a long time. Farmers need access to quality input, irrigation facilities, farm and processing machineries, functional infrastructure, including power, dam, roads and strict adherence to set global food export standards. It is time for Nigeria to become a strong exporter of food products.
How do you account for the lack of processing of agricultural raw materials on the spot in Nigeria?
Food processing has a huge potential to unlock economic growth. We have capacities to process meats, confectionary, canned fruits, vegetables, dairy products, noodles, bread, and other baked goods.
While we domestically produce poultry, pork, and eggs we need for food manufacturing industry, we still smuggle poultry. The vast majority of dairy products are also imported. There is need to use the sub sector to help the industry accelerate progress towards food security and improved nutrition. We can be competitive and businesses flourish in the current ecosystem if investments are focused on acquiring processing machineries. The machines are costly.
The processing industry face infrastructure challenges, such as power, water supply and roads. There is the issue of epileptic power supply, high cost of raw materials due to low productivity at the production level, inadequate technical know-how/ skills, short supply of low cost simple technology processing machineries, non-competitive product pricing compared with commodities traded internationally.
What challenges does the limited availability of water present to agricultural producers?
Enormous. It has largely limited agriculture in Nigeria to a rain-fed activity. Farmers therefore, have more idle time during the dry season. This brings about negative impacts/ outcomes on the productivity, competitiveness and overall profitability of the sector. Water resource management is a challenge for the sector. Nigeria relies on rain-fed land for 80 percent of its agricultural needs.
In what way is agricultural development crucial to the achievement of the SDGs?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. The SDGs are part of Resolution 70/1 of the United Nations General Assembly, the 2030 Agenda. SDGs goals are: No Poverty. Zero Hunger. Agricultural development is a critical nexus to the achievement of a good number of the SDGs. Agricultural development is a sound strategy to combat poverty (Goal 1), eradicate hunger (Goal 2), ensure good health and well-being (Goal 3), promote industrial growth (Goal 9), reduce inequality (Goal 10), etc. The challenges to feed Nigerians sustainably are huge. With the Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria and the rest of the global community has adopted a compelling vision with ambitious goals. I believe we need to reshape agriculture and food system to better feed Nigerians and deliver sustainable development.
In your opinion, what are the main obstacles for rural development policy?
There are many obstacles at different levels. The challenges of addressing rural poverty, whilst also feeding a growing population are profound. These include poor social amenities and infrastructure, inadequate access to market, rural-urban migration, non-participatory approach to development, insecurity, lack of provision of public goods and disabling business environments. Access to finance is a main bottleneck for rural development. We need to provide incentives for people to live and prosper in rural areas. We not only need to ensure that food production is a stable and profitable occupation, but also that other income generating activities exist in rural areas. The rural people should have access to basic services, such as schools, education and health care among others.
How can Nigeria's agriculture sector be made more attractive to foreign investment?
The Nigeria's agriculture sector has been growing at a steady pace. For us to facilitate a strong agricultural sector means investing in the infrastructure and creating predictable regulations. If this is fully utilised, farmers could meet the food needs of the country.
We need to embrace pro-private sector policies such as offering tax incentives to new agribusinesses. Such measures will go some way to making agribusiness an attractive investment prospect, for foreign investors. What investors need is a guaranteed market by controlling importation of food commodities; easy access to land (including acquisition of certificate of occupancy); functional infrastructure (power, roads, water, etc.)
How's infrastructure and logistics affecting the ability of growers to compete in terms of exports?
Whether, small or big farmers-those using two acres and more, they all need infrastructure to pack and grade their produce in line with market requirements. That is why the government and the stakeholders like us are calling for investment in logistics. Increasing efficiency in logistics will make it easier for farmers and producers to access both local and international markets. It is costly right now because of wasted time and cost markups at each step along the way.
This makes our produce uncompetitive by the time it reaches its destination. Poor infrastructure and logistics have largely limited the productivity of producers. These have increased percentage of post-harvest loss and impeded producers' access to more profitable markets. Hence, they cannot compete favorably in the international market.
What recommendations would you make to policymakers in order to fully exploit agricultural resources?
The government and the private sector must work together to create stronger value chains in agribusiness. Stakeholders need funding to increase the scale of the entire value chain.
To achieve this will require funding the development of infrastructure, power, roads, and irrigation facilities among others. The other thing is to ensure the local market is protected from being used as a dumping ground for agricultural products from more developed economies. Our population is on the up. More people will need feeding. The agricultural industry is looking for researchers to drive growth in productivity. This will require increased funding for research to make the industry ready for the future. We must do everything to assist local producers to meet up with the requirements/standard of the export market.
Could you summarise the main work of the Institute?
ARMTI provides management training, consultancy and advisory services. The Institute also conducts applied management research, special and diagnostic studies; and disseminates management information. Overall, the Institute contributes to policy development which will enhance better management of the nation's agricultural and rural sector.
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Initial Community Acupuncture Treatment (60 mins) – $50
Returning Community Acupuncture Treatment (45 mins) – $30 – $60
Description: Community acupuncture treatments are performed in a shared space. Patients rest in recliners. All conditions can be addressed in this setting and most needles are inserted in the limbs, ears, and scalp. Please wear loose and comfortable clothing.
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Description: The focused therapeutic treatments are private traditional acupuncture treatments performed on a massage table. These treatments include acupuncture and other Chinese Medicine modalities such as gua-sha, cupping, e-stim, and tui-na as determined by the therapist based on your condition. These treatments are by referral only, you must be seen in the community clinic and may be referred to for these treatments at the therapists discretion.
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Like everyone else I have been missing The Flash these past couple of weeks. Every Tuesday a reminder goes off about how I cannot watch a new episode of The Flash this week. January 20th still seems a like too long to wait. "Revenge of the Rogues" will be episode 10 of The Flash's freshman season and after "The Man in the Yellow Suit" I don't know what to expect. Captain Cold and Heatwave will finally be teaming up to take on the Scarlett Speedster. Soon Mark Hamill will be returning to his role as Trickster. If CW and The Flash's writing/producing team can pull off assembling the Rogues in the right way, the show has the potential to be one of the biggest super hero hits in recent times. Not only on the small screen, the show has the running room to top even big blockbusters. Leading up to the January premier CW will re-air The Flash and Arrow crossover on the 13th.
The logo seen in the opening minutes of the show is an iconic symbol in The Flash comic books. Even in the comics The Flash logo appears after the classic "I am Barry Allen…" speech. How did the team at CW decide on that final logo? It is a big decision that will be branded with the show for the entirety of the first season. If it doesn't look good fans could very easily lose interest based on something that miniscule.
When CW eventually decided on a 2D version of the logo they wanted to add a little flash and flair. They contacted professional and well-known graphic designer Tom Schillinger to help out. Schillinger's work can been seen in such films as X-Men: First Class, X2: X-Men United, King Kong, and Daredevil. During day one, Schillinger made around 19 different variations on the logo. You can check out most of his beautiful designs below.
So what do you guys think? Did they make the right choice or do you prefer one from above?
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Siren's Heart, a play about Marilyn starring Louisa Bradshaw, and previously staged in New York last year, will be revived at the Actors' Temple Theatre on West 47th St, from August 5th for an open run, reports TheatreMania.
'Siren's Heart' in New York
Broadway World has announced that Louisa Bradshaw will star in a one-woman show, Siren's Heart: Marilyn in Purgatory (script by Walt Stepp) at Theater for the New City from November 17-December 11.
"SIREN'S HEART is not the familiar victim narrative about Marilyn Monroe. She is still a living icon in the hearts & minds of millions, but in her own time, Norma Jean was suffocated by the mask of Marilyn & the weight of living up to that impossible ideal of beauty, crushed her. This play with music imagines another place where we see Marilyn, or Norma Jean, as she might have been; as she wanted to be: the well-rounded, unhaunted person she couldn't be in her all-too-brief life."
Siren's Heart isn't the first play about Marilyn, and it probably won't be the last either. As Broadway.com reports, Marilyn (and JFK) topped a recent poll by theatregoers of famous couples they'd like to see brought to the stage.


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Application of Ionic Liquids in Amperometric Gas Sensors
This article presents an analysis of available literature data on metrological parameters of the amperometric gas sensors containing ionic liquids as an electrolyte. Four mechanism types of signal generation in amperometric sensors with ionic liquid are described. Moreover, this article describes the influence of selected physico-chemical properties of the ionic liquids on the metrological parameters of these sensors. Some metrological...
The relationship between standard reduction potentials of catechins and biological activities involved in redox control
Redox homeostasis involves factors that ensure proper function of cells. The excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to oxidative stress and increased risk of oxidative damage to cellular components. In contrast, upon reductive stress, insufficient ROS abundance may result in faulty cell signalling. It may be expected that dietary antioxidants, depending on their standard reduction potentials (E°), will affect both scenarios....
Determination of Antioxidant Activity of Vitamin C by Voltammetric Methods
Voltammetric methods—cyclic (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) are considered the most appropriate way to evaluate antioxidant activity of redox active compounds. They provide information about both mechanism and kinetics of electrochemical oxidation of antioxidants as well as their physical and chemical properties such as the redox potential or the number of electrons transferred. These methods are helpful for understanding...
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Tip #4 – Corporate Travel
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Milwaukee native Stacie Williams is a writer and librarian/archivist leading the digital scholarship team at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work centers around the ethics of cultural production, including the labor of digitization, the care ethics of maintenance, and ethics of web archiving and digital preservation. Her work has appeared in New York magazine, Catapult, The Nation, LitHub, and The Rumpus. Her forthcoming book with Fiction Advocate (2018) is part of the new AFTERWORDS series.
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Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) caused by DUOX2 deficiency has a wide range of clinical presentations and phenotype-genotype correlations are not always straightforward.
Objective: To describe four children from Quebec with biallelic DUOX2 variants and widely variable phenotypes.
Design/Methods: Case series of four children seen for evaluation of thyroid function at the endocrinology service of two university hospitals in the Province of Quebec. Clinical and biochemical data were analyzed and molecular genetic studies were performed.
Results: Patient 1 presented at 13 weeks with a rapidly developing goiter resulting in severe tracheal compression and overt hypothyroidism (TSH 183 mU/l, fT4 4.2 pmol/l) of recent onset. Respiratory distress was successfully managed with levothyroxine replacement. DUOX2 analysis revealed he had inherited the known p.G1518S mutation from his mother and a novel deletion of 540 base pairs (c.513+53_818del) from his father. Patients 2 and 3 are siblings who are compound heterozygotes for known mutations (p.M866R[pat]/p.F966SfsX29[mat]) in DUOX2, yet presented with greatly discordant phenotypes: the sister had overt hypothyroidism at 14 months (TSH 93 mU/l, fT4 3.96 pmol/l) but only mild hyperthyrotropinemia at 15 years (TSH 7.22 mU/l, fT4 8.12 pmol/l) while the brother has lifelong euthyroidism; iodine exposure could not account for this discrepancy. Patient 4, the only one with a positive newborn screening (NBS) result (TSH 22 mU/l), is a compound heterozygote for known mutations (p.P303R[pat]/p.F966SfsX29[mat]); he had mild persistent CH, as typically associated with biallelic DUOX2 variants. All parents were heterozygous and euthyroid.
Conclusion: The clinical expression of biallelic DUOX2 variants is very heterogeneous. Patient 1 is the first reported case of DUOX2 deficiency with life-threatening compressive goiter in infancy, the prompt recognition and treatment of which allowed to avoid surgical decompression. Genetic modifiers of DUOX2 deficiency that may account for the wide variation in phenotype between and within pedigrees are being studied.
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Jeff founded Night Ranger and sold over 16 million LPs. He then released 2 solo records and started Mothers Army, along with Bob Daisley, Joe Lynn Turner & Carmine Appice. Jeff also scored movies and did some acting, in addition to playing sessions & performing with with Chris Isaak, Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, Steve Morse, Styx, Heart, ZZ Top, Pat Penatar, Boston, Jerry Harrison, John Mayer, Aerosmith, Narada Michael Walden, Dave Jenkins, Tony McAlpine and loads more
Loads of great stories about hooking up with Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Ted Nugent, playing with ZZ Top, Jerry Harrison, how Night Ranger got started and lessons learned… top 3 musical experiences, low points… best decision he ever made, being invincible, the environment, regrets, more. GREAT convo:
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Tutorial: Enabling the Slider Function
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By default, the Haptic Feedback Evaluation Kit operates with 6 separate buttons when navigating the haptic menu. Users move through the menu options with the Left and Right buttons, but with a simple change to the code, it is possible to enable a 'slider' functionality to swipe through the menu options.
Many users, especially those familiar with Rev1, will have noticed that the capacitive touch pads on the Haptic Shield have a total of nine pads on the bottom row, grouped into larger Left, Select and Right buttons. This 'grouping' can be removed, enabling us to move the thumb across several pads for navigation.
Button Behaviour
You can see how the system interprets button presses by hovering over (or pressing on) the images of the Haptic Shield below. By default, the nine bottom touchpads are grouped into three buttons:
By changing the code, we can enable the slider function to separate the buttons and change the navigation style to a 'swipe' effect:
Editing And Upload The Code
- Download the sketch you wish to use from our Code and Sketches page, you can use the slider with either the Intro Mode or the Engineering Mod
2. Open the main sketch (.ino) file of either mode
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#define SLIDER_ENABLE 0
#define SLIDER_ENABLE 1
4. Upload the code to the Arduino (shift + U) ensuring the correct COM port is selected (found under Tools -> Port)
5. Swipe your thumb across several pads to move left and right, press the Select button to enter/select the menu operation
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The Imperial Navy is the sword and shield of the Galactic Empire. Whether it is the defence of Imperial space, an aggressive raid on the enemies of the Emperor, or the handling of a delicate diplomatic situation, the Imperial Navy is ready to handle the job with finesse and power. Serving with distinction, the many fleets which make up the Navy are stationed throughout the Empire, ever ready to leap into action in the defence of Imperial interests. This enormous military machine, fuelled by its numerous staff of dedicated officers and loyal pilots, has long been the harbinger of peace and justice throughout the galaxy and will be for a long time to come.
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Although outside of NISO's normal remit, I thought I'd provide some interesting fun for a rainy fall Monday. ISO has just announced the publication of a standard on "state of the art" cooking of pasta. From the release:
"ISO 7304-2:2008 – Alimentary pasta produced from durum wheat semolina – Estimation of cooking quality by sensory analysis – Part 2: Routine method, describes a test method for laboratories to determine a minimum of cooking time for pasta." "This International Standard specifies a method for assessing, by sensory analysis, the quality of cooked alimentary pasta in the form of long, solid strands (e.g. spaghetti) or short, hollow strands (e.g. macaroni) produced from durum wheat semolina, expressed in terms of the starch release, liveliness and firmness characteristics (i.e. texture) of the pasta."
I know at least one of my college roommates who could have benefited from the advice this standard could provide. I am sure that the development of this standards was … tasty.


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Suspected killer of New York college student arrested in Nicaragua, cops say
A man suspected in the murder of a Binghamton University student who jumped on a flight to his native Nicaragua was arrested Tuesday in the Central America country, The New York Post reported.
Orlando Tercero, 22, who holds dual citizenship, fled to Nicaragua after allegedly killing Haley Anderson, 22, a fellow student at Binghamton's Decker School of Nursing.
Nicaraguan authorities told WABC-TV that Tercero had been detained and transferred to a prison in El Chipote, 40 miles southwest of the capitol, Managua.
Anderson was discovered dead in Tercero's bed last Friday in his off-campus home. Anderson's death was ruled a homicide, but police haven't said how or why she was killed.
Police believe Tercero left the U.S. out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport the same morning Anderson's body was found.
By Monday, authorities named Tercero as a person of interest.
According to a classmate, Anderson and Tercero had previously dated, but Tercero "never got over his obsession of her."
It is unknown if Tercero is being represented by a lawyer.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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March 11 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Parking: All parking is first come, first serve and all day is generally $15.
Where to go: We will be meeting on the first floor of the Capital building in Room 158 (Room 161 was just enlarged and is now called Room 158).
9 – 10:30 AM Board Meeting, Room 158/161
10:30 – 11 AM Lobbyist Briefing & Representative Barker Visit
11 – 2 PM Lunch & Group Photo in Rotunda
2 – 5 PM Legislator Meetings
We have shirts and name badges for everyone available when you get there. Our regular ORCOPS Board Meeting is our first order of business. During the Lobbyist briefing, Mike will give us a primer on the legislators, the issues and bills ORCOPS is working on this session, and explain the afternoon schedule. We'll break for lunch and head down to the café; then, make a stop at the Rotunda for a group photo. The afternoon will be busy with a full schedule that includes legislators stopping by and groups of us going to visit legislative offices.
This is our opportunity to make connections especially ahead of the PTSD bill hearing next week on Tuesday, the 19th.