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Nine Normal Practices for Relieving Anxiousness
If you're scanning this article, you're probably experiencing anxiety and hunting for some advice.
Feeling anxious is not fun. In reality, it could be downright debilitating. Anxiousness make a difference your own personal and professional life in equal measure, and it may frequently strike without caution, set off by a variety of reasons. Worrying all about work, relationships, your quality of life, your wealth, or your own future can spot an encumbrance in your concerns and effect your wellbeing.
Maybe you've considered medicine so as to relieve your signs. However, relieving anxiety doesn't need to be kept squarely in the hands of big pharmaceutical businesses. You will find countless natural treatments available to you that you're bound to get effective.
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Ray Suarez reports on Cuba's move to make foreign travel easier for its citizens. Starting in January, most Cubans will only need a passport and a visa from their destination country, though limitations will remain on professionals like doctors. While Cubans celebrated, officials in Washington regarded the news cautiously.
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Finally tonight: word out of Cuba that the communist nation will begin to allow some of its citizens to more easily leave the country.
Ray Suarez has that story.
For more than 50 years, Cubans looking to travel abroad faced daunting restrictions. But the communist government formally announced today it will no longer require an exit visa and a letter of invitation from a foreign institution or individual.
Starting in January, those desiring to depart Cuba need only a passport and a visa from the destination country. They can remain abroad for up to two years and then request an extension.
In Havana today, the announcement brought surprise and delight.
ISABEL ANDERES, Cuba (through translator):
I'm very happy, really happy, because we can now see our families. We can reunite and come and go just like everywhere else in the traveling world.
The current limitations were put in place shortly after the Cuban revolution that put Fidel Castro in power in 1959. The impending change is the latest under President Raul Castro, who brought limited government reforms since replacing his ailing elder brother in 2008.
It also comes amid the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis that nearly brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to nuclear war.
The response in Washington today was cautious. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland:
VICTORIA NULAND, State Department Spokeswoman:
We want to see the human rights of the Cuban people respected. This is certainly a step. But I would advise that, even with regard to this step, we await further information, because, as I said, it's not being implemented until January 14. We need to see how it is implemented.
And even once the new rules are in place, not everyone is automatically free to go.
Travel limits will likely remain for doctors and other professionals to prevent a brain drain. The Cuban decree also said officials will deny passports if they deem letting an individual go abroad could affect national security.


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There was a time when you'd hear quite often, in magazines or newspaper articles, about 'The greatest (insert film/book/album) you've never (seen/read/heard)'.
I'd often read these with a mix of annoyance and appreciation. An appreciation that something potentially excellent was being brought to my attention. An annoyance that a) the writer was assuming that I didn't know it already (me being daft, I generally didn't) and b) that I actually didn't know about it already.
Stoner, by John Williams, is one of these. A fairly recent one, from 2013, where it was seemingly rediscovered and made its way across the desk's of various notables, who collectively read it, gasped and couldn't hand out quotes and recommendations fast enough.
Written in 1965, reissued in 2003 and featured in a BBC article in 2013, after it became Waterstone's Book of the Year, Stoner is a very queer tale of publishing success. Inasmuch as it wasn't a success. Going out of print within 12 months of publication, it showed every sign of being a failure.
It is not a failure. It is simply one of the finest books I have ever read.
Telling the life of William Stoner, a dustbowl farmer's son sent to study agriculture, but falling in love with literature, this is a book about the soul. It tell's Stoner's unassuming life, with all of its inconsequential to-ing and fro-ing, in such tender and emotional ways. It's almost impossible to work out how you're so entranced by this procession of simple life events. His birth, his education, his marriage, his career. Nothing extraordinary happens to him, nothing outlandish of groundbreaking. Even the two World Wars are mere footnotes to Stoner's life.
What Stoner is is a study of the immense importance of an individual, without that individual needing to be spectacular. Williams writes with sadness and honesty, opening up Stoner's soul so that the things he lets slide, to allow stronger wills and more fragile hearts to prevail before him, are not seen as weakness. They are the acts of a gentle and unprepossesing man. A man who doesn't want to be a bother. A man who loves and is passionate, but who will be sidelined and largely forgotten, because he won't impose on anyone. It's painfully sad.
Too many books are called life changing, although for many different people, for many different reasons, I know that they are. This book may not change your life, not in any big way at least, but it might remind you that people are important, and that your own impact on the world is measure in millimetres and not miles.


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Andry "Shango" Rajoelina works as a designer in the animation industry and his series of Super Families portraits this time focuses on video game characters.
In the Paku Paku Family portrait, Mr. and Ms. Pac-Man are seen holding on tight to Junior just in case he gets nabbed by the ghosts again. You're bound to recognize Nate Drake and Sully as the Family of Thieves, and Crash, Coco and Aku Aku strut their stuff in the Bandicoot Family photo. Check out these and more of the Rajoelina's cute portraits of video game families after the jump.


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SHAWNEE, Okla. -- (KFOR) -- A former McLoud firefighter accused of sexually assaulting two teen girls was arrested for a second time on Tuesday. Alan Sordahl was taken to jail after the allegations, but was released the next day.
"I know we got the warrant. This individual had evidentially been arrested a few days ago, was released," said Sheriff Mike Booth with Pottawatomie County. "I don't know, I can't say specifically say what went on there, but he was released."
Tuesday, he was arrested again. The district attorney's office told us a judge found probable cause and issued an arrest warrant, and Sordahl was arrested. But when he appeared before a judge the next day, the judge said they didn't know why Sordahl was being held and released him immediately.
However, after the judge was presented with the affidavit from the first judge, a new warrant was issued. Sordahl was arrested west of Shawnee, along with Christy Cahill. Cahill was allegedly harboring a fugitive.
FULL STORY: Former volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting teen girls arrested again after judge releases him - KFOR


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Antonio Conte has held his pre-match press conference in the press room at Inter's Angelo Moratti Sports Centre training ground ahead of tomorrow night's encounter with Udinese.
"It will be a difficult match. Udinese are a great team, they are physical, defend well and have very strong runners in their team. We will have to pay close attention to Kevin Lasagna and to the quality of others like Ignacio Pussetto, Ilija Nestorovski and Rodrigo De Paul," he began.
Inter face seven games in the next 23 days but Conte insists that he and the team need to take each game as it comes.
"We have so many challenging matches ahead, including the first match in the Champions League and face opponents like Barcelona. It is not a question of measuring ambitions, it is a question of doing our best. After these matches we will see where we are.
"Let's concentrate on one match at a time though. We want to put in a good performance against Udinese and continue to maintain this enthusiasm that has been created. The team is working in the right way and something important is being created."
Next he discussed the welcome he has received since his arrival at the club over the Summer.
"I am pleased that the fans have welcomed me like this but I have always said that I am in this for better or for worse. I give all of myself when I start working for a new club. I totally integrate into the club and in the history of the club and I try to transfer this also to the players."
Conte was then asked what, if anything, he is expecting to see from Alexis Sanchez.
"We are talking about a strong player. He is a player who has shown all the qualities he has in the past. Let's not forget that in the past he has won a lot, playing in important clubs like Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United. He did very well for Udinese.
"We need to get him back to the level that he has lost in the last two years. For many reasons he has not shown his true value but I know from speaking to him that there is great willingness on his part. He has started understand our tactical ideas having trained with us this week as well as the intensity that I want to see in the game. He will give us a big hand."
The former Italian national team coach then spoke on Romelu Lukaku's start to life in Nerazzurri as well as Lautaro Martinez.
"Romelu has started at Inter in the best possible way, with humility, complete availability and a smile. The grou immediately understood what he is about and welcomed him in the best way. In addition to having important footballing qualities, he also has human qualities.
"He is a good boy who makes himself available to the team. During the game he does not have to score. His first though is doing things for the good of the team. He is an important player for us.
"He is working hard and he has improved in terms of physical fitness. We hope that besides playing for the team he can score many goals. He has always scored them in the past and I don't see why he shouldn't do the same at Inter.
"Could he outscore Cristiano Ronaldo? Ronaldo, together with Lionel Messi, is the best in the world. Romelu must work and do his best for the team and at the end of the season we will see how many goals he will score. Goals come as a result of playing for the team.
"Lautaro Martinez, even if he does not have the same figure, has similar characteristics. He is a modern footballer and can play in a partnership with Romelu or someone else."
Reports have stated Valentino Lazaro and Cristiano Biraghi could make their first appearances and Conte spoke on each of the players situations.
"Valentino has had an injury which unfortunately did not give me the opportunity to see him in many matches but I was happy that he played two matches for the national team because he now has minutes in his legs.
"We have signed him to play at wing back but I still have to test him out in a competitive match. He is working hard and has come from a league that is a lot less tactical than ours.
"As for Biraghi it is easier because he grew up in this league. He has big potential but I have to be good at making them grow. They are making themselves available and this is the most important thing."
He concluded by speaking on whether he thought his side would get off to the start in the league that they have.
"The start has been good because we have six points despite some injuries at the start. We feel the enthusiasm around us and this is good, but as I said this enthusiasm must be due to the fact that our fans are seeing that we are are laying important foundations to build something important beyond the result.
"You can win, draw or lose but the enthusiasm must not depend on the result but what is transmitted to the fans and what we are trying to do here with great clarity. We have seven games waiting for us in quick succession and we will have to test all the players in the squad and see if everyone has reached an optimal level from a tactical and physical point of view."
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Derek has just been, in August, introducing the British films at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund; and in September he'll be taking part in a panel at the Venice Biennale del Cinema; as well, in London, as discussing the film Rashomon for the company KPMG.
On October 4 he'll be conducting masterclasses with Otar Iosseliani, and on October 6 with Mohsen Makhmalbaf at the 4th London Georgian Film Festival; while on October 5 he's speaking at the Chelsea Arts Club on the role of the film critic.
In late November, he will be mentoring young Indian filmmakers in Goa.


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BENJAMIN JOHNSON '18 | STAFF WRITER • JOSEPH REILLY '18 | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • The Board of Trustees convenes on campus each quarter to gain perspective from the students and faculty of the College, collaborate on solving campus issues, and reconnecting with their alma mater. You can say what the Board of Trustees does here is fairly similar to most colleges across the country, except for one thing: few schools have trustees who attempt to reach the level of student engagement for which Wabash's trustees routinely strive.
For their first quarter meeting every year, the Board, along
with members of the National Association of Wabash Men (NAWM), meet on the weekend of the Celebration of Student Research, which took place last Friday. This is just one way alumni engage with students and the work put forth in courses and summer internships. Further, student presenters, as well as any undergraduate juniors and seniors, are all invited to sit down and share a meal with Trustees and NAWM members in Knowling Fieldhouse that evening.
"Our trustee weekends are busy, packed full," Jay Allen '79, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, said. "But, we work hard to find time to meet students. We want the same things that the students do— to support the faculty, to support the infrastructure, to figure out how we attract the kind of students that make Wabash what it is—that's the kind of insight we hope to get from these events."
Despite the dinner's past reputation for poor student attendance, this year marked a reversal of the trend. The students turned out to engage the Board and talk about their futures, thoughts on the state of the College, and any other topic that might come up. Both the alumni and the students left the dinner with full stomachs, brotherly sentiments, and a better understanding of each other. But what exactly is the purpose of the Board of Trustees as a body? It's a question many students probably ask themselves, and the lack of understanding likely plays a role in some students' lack of interest in attending these rare events.
"One thing that is really important to understand is that the Board of Trustees doesn't run the College. Dr. Hess runs the College along with his staff," Allen said. "We try to use the diversity of experience both in terms of years and background. We have bankers, lawyers, doctors; we have all kinds of people who bring all kinds of variety and perspectives to our beloved Wabash College."
Essentially, the Board and President Hess' administrative staff work together to ensure that Wabash works at exceptional levels. They share ideas and offer insight with respect to possible initiatives. The Board brings their industry specific knowledge to the table, with marketing executives helping shape the College's brand and financial experts offering guidance on the management of the endowment and raising capital for on campus infrastructure improvements. While the Board might weigh in on these initiatives, the staff of the College execute the plans created by these discussions. The staff are the experts when it comes to running the school, as
it is their professional endeavor. The pool of advice provided by the Board of Trustees aid the staff in their execution of these plans, and these plans will reshape the campus as a whole.
"It's great seeing how much the trustees care about our college and the degree to which they consider feedback from the students," Oliver Page '19, President of the Student Body, said. "I think we as a student body need to better understand how special this is. The fact that so many students get to interact with trustees on this level is a tradition we should cherish and fully embrace as a college."
The next Board of Trustees weekend will be held during the weekend of commencement from May 10-12.


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This Friday you can try something different and freakishly original . . how bout killing zombies as part of the Walking Dead hit squad for Halloween. En la vida no?! Pues you can right here in Gib with Lazer Tag Halloween Special! Check out their video for a sneak preview and read on for more!
This is a fictitious Lazer-Tag scenario.
A terrorist group has humanised the rabies virus. They have injected it into themselves and flown into Malaga and Gibraltar Airport.
The infected are attacking the general population and the Regiment, RGP and GDP have been mobilised. Marshal Law has been declared by His Excellency the Governor before succumbing to his wounds. Martial Law has been declared.
With an incubation period of only 24 hours it is vicious and spreading like wildfire to all those who are exposed to infected blood.
We have taken refuge with our families within the World War II tunnels in the Fortress of Gibraltar with the provisions we were able to carry. We are now desperate for food, water, ammunition and medical supplies.
Other families have done the same and the Battle of Clans for survival has begun.
Don't forget to bring:
– a helmet or hat, (is included if you do not have your own)
– a torch, (is included if you do not have your own)
– your signed disclaimer (can be picked up from High Flyer Casemates),
– your Regular Gamers Card,
– boots or trainers,
– trouser and long sleeve tops, tactical (no shorts or t-shirts),
– knee and elbow pads, (Knee pads are included if you do not have your own)
– gloves,
– water and food (drinks and BBQ is included or pizzas can be delivered).
If you don't have some of these things it is a good idea to start buying them to become a Regular Gamer.
£35 registration per gamer with a maximum of 18 gamers in a round-robin format.
Please message Lazer Tag by Special Ops Gibraltar Facebook page for bank or other payment arrangements.
Please collect cash registration between a few of you and call me to arrange (54032555).
This event will involve entering dark places and on rough terrain with gory and scary zombie themes. SOG recommends participants be no younger than 16, yet have catered for younger gamers with parental consent. We strongly recommend that young gamers be accompanied by a parent or responsible person (+18).
Before coming to a Lazer-Tag event, those under 18 please need to get one of your parents to fill in the disclaimer.
We cannot guarantee you will be able to play if you turn up and pay on the day. We cannot guarantee your spot no matter if you are a Regular or not and will take the first 18 on a first come first serve basis.
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UN Human Rights Council report singles out Alabama over death penalty
Take a look at the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council and you'll find some of the worst human rights abusers in the world: China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Bolivia, Cameroon. And the list goes on.
It would take a lot of nerve for this group to accuse anyone of abusing human rights, given the very real human rights violations that are condoned and even endorsed by their own nations' leaders, but that's exactly what they've done. And they've pointed their finger at Alabama as a particular cause for concern. According to the Birmingham News:
Alabama's death penalty system is so broken that the state may have executed the innocent, and state officials refuse to recognize the problem, a United Nations report has concluded.
Philip Alston, a special investigator with the U.N.'s Human Rights Council, identified what he said is a series of flaws in Alabama's system, including judges who convert life sentences to death sentences for purely political reasons and inadequate representation for the condemned. Most alarming, he said, was Alabama officials' refusal to even discuss the possibility that the state's capital punishment system is in need of improvement.
"(Alabama) officials seem strikingly indifferent to the risk of executing innocent people and have a range of standard responses, most of which are characterized by a refusal to engage with the facts," Alston wrote in the report, released Monday.
This is absolutely absurd. How many real human rights abuses are purposefully overlooked by the U.N. Human Rights Council each year without so much as a peep? The answer is "most of them." For more background as to just what a farce the U.N. Human Rights Commision is, see this Heritage Foundation report. While the Human Rights Council has been quick to condemn Israel for defending itself against the Palestinian radicals who routinely launch missiles into Israeli cities with the express intent of killing civilians, it says next to nothing when tyrants like Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe murder or imprison their political opponents. It pleads ignorance when nations like Saudi Arabia and China persecute Christians. It covers its eyes when Iran hangs teenage boys for the "crime" of homosexuality. Yet, it is quick to condemn Alabama for executing convicted murderers, even though they've been afforded all of the due process protections provided by the U.S. Constitution, not to mention those that the U.S. Supreme Court has seen fit to create.
As Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Tuesday: "The United Nations has grievous injustices in its own building that it ought to address before it begins worrying about a speck in the eye of a state like Alabama."


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Met Breuer
The Met Breuer is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art but located separately at 945 Madison Avenue and East 75th Street in the Upper East Side of New York City. It is focused on modern and contemporary art and opened in 2016 in the building formerly occupied by the Whitney Museum of American Art.
After the idea behind the Met Breuer was initiated in 2008, an agreement between the Met and the Whitney was signed in 2011. The location opened in 2016, and the Met operates the museum as part of an integrated expansion of the main museum's outreach, with a focus on modern art and accessibility.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art main building is on the edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile. A smaller second location, The Cloisters is at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan; it has an extensive collection of art and architecture from Medieval Europe. A third location is the Met Breuer Museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side. It focuses on the museum's modern and contemporary art program.
The Met Breuer Collection
- "Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco
- "Two Girls with Parasols" by John Singer Sargent
- "Salvator Mundi" by Albrecht Dürer
- "Madame Cézanne in the Conservatory" by Paul Cézanne
- "Baptism of Christ" by Jacopo Bassano
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET
- Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET
- The MET Cloisters
Met Breuer
- Museum: Met Breuer
- City: New York City
- Country: United States of America
- Established: 2016
- Type: Art museum
- Locations: 945 Madison Avenue, New York City
- Subway: "6" train "6" express train at 77th Street
- Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79 SBS
Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art
MET European Paintings Collection
- "Pygmalion and Galatea" by Jean-Léon
- "Saint Jerome as Scholar" by El Greco
- "Portrait of Juan de Pareja" by Diego Velázquez
- "Camille Monet on a Garden Bench" by Claude Monet
- "View of Toledo" by El Greco
- "The Musicians" by Caravaggio
- "The Death of Socrates" by Jacques-Louis David
- "The Harvesters" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- "Young Woman Drawing" by Marie-Denise Villers
- "The Grand Canal, Venice" by J. M. W. Turner
- "The Houses of Parliament (Effect of Fog)" by Claude Monet
- "Madame Cézanne in a Red Dress" by Paul Cézanne
MET Modern and Contemporary Art Collection
- "Reclining Nude" by Amedeo Modigliani
- "Improvisation 27 (Garden of Love II)" by Wassily Kandinsky
- "Jeanne Hébuterne" by Amedeo Modigliani
- "The Card Players" by Paul Cézanne
- "Bathers" by Paul Cézanne
MET Greek and Roman Art Collection
MET Egyptian Art Collection
MET Asian Art Collection
- Luohan – Yixian Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
- Pillow with Landscape Scenes – Zhang Family Workshop
- Jar with Dragon
MET Ancient Near Eastern Art Collection
- Sumerian Standing Male Worshiper
- Head of a Beardless Royal Attendant – Eunuch
- Human-Headed Winged Bull (Lamassu)
MET American Wing Collection
- "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze
- "Portrait of Madame X" by John Singer Sargent
- "Mother and Child" by Mary Cassatt
- "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri" by George Caleb Bingham
- "The Gulf Stream" by Winslow Homer
MET Islamic Art Collection
MET Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas Collection
- Benin Ivory Mask
- African Face Mask – Kpeliye'e
- Sican Funerary Mask – Peru
- Ceremonial Axe – Papua New Guinea
MET European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Collection
- "Hercules the Archer" by Antoine Bourdelle
- "Orpheus and Eurydice" by Auguste Rodin
- "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" by Antonio Canova
MET Medieval Art Collection
- "The Last Supper" by Ugolino di Nerio
- Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere
- Doorway from the Church of San Nicolò, San Gemini
MET Drawings and Prints Collection
- Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg
- "Canvassing for Votes" by William Hogarth
- "Christ and the Woman of Samaria" by Rembrandt
MET Costume Institute Collection
MET Arms and Armor Collection
MET Photograph Collection
MET Musical Instrument Collection
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"The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure.
So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting.
The secret is not to look back."
– Norman Rockwell
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Iowa State Researchers Study Energy Use in Pig Production
October 6th, 2010
AMES, Iowa — The concept of "life cycle assessment" was first applied to manufacturing processes but is increasingly being used to examine agriculture. It's a technique to analyze the environmental impacts associated with a product, process or service.
Iowa State University researchers used the life cycle assessment concept to estimate the amount of nonrenewable energy needed to produce pigs in Iowa. The project was supported by a two-year grant from ISU's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and a U.S. Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant.
The research took into account all direct and indirect energy inputs in the construction and operation of a pig facility, plus the growing and processing of feed ingredients.
Comparisons were made between a conventional confinement system with mechanical ventilation and liquid manure handling, and one that uses bedded hoop barns for grow-finish pigs and gestating sows.
The two housing systems required similar amounts of nonrenewable energy but each uses energy differently according to Pete Lammers, a former ISU doctoral candidate in animal science. Lammers now is a livestock specialist for the National Center for Appropriate Technology in Des Moines.
Lammers said raising pigs in conventional confinement facilities requires the use of more energy to heat and ventilate the buildings. "Using bedded hoop barns for gestation and grow-finish reduces this energy use by almost 70 percent," he said.
However, pigs raised in hoop barns require more feed, which ultimately leads to the two systems performing similarly in terms of energy use. "Earlier ISU research showed a hoop barn-based system requires 2.4 percent more feed. In addition, the nitrogen value in the solid manure is less than what's available in liquid manure collected at a confinement facility. That means more fertilizer nitrogen must be applied to corn fields," Lammers said.
The researchers found the largest single use of nonrenewable energy in pig production is growing the feed. Approximately 50 percent of the nonrenewable energy associated with growing and processing a typical corn-soybean meal diet can be attributed to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer for corn production.
So although conventional facilities require more energy to operate fans, lights and heaters, the amount of energy related to crop production is slightly less when compared to hoop barn-based pig production.
Mark Honeyman, animal science professor and coordinator of Iowa State's research farms, said the research showed a huge drop in the use of nonrenewable energy for pig production over the past 35 years.
"This study showed a reduction of nearly 80 percent in nonrenewable energy use to produce one market pig in Iowa today, compared to 1975, which was the last time this topic was examined," Honeyman said. "This can be attributed to improved genetics and nutrition, changes in housing and ventilation systems and an overall increase in production efficiency."
Honeyman said the research shows the key to further reducing nonrenewable energy use for Iowa pig production is nitrogen management. "Strategies to optimize nitrogen stocks and flows among crops, livestock, manure and soil should be a priority for future research," he said.
Peer reviewed papers on the research have appeared in "Applied Engineering in Agriculture," "Journal of Animal Science" and "Agricultural Systems."
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We're Zach and Clay, and we started this blog because we had a problem: too many issues of food magazines we received were going unread or unused. So in 2008 we made a resolution: start cooking at least one recipes from each of our magazines. Years later, we're still at it, but now we also feature original recipes and share other things we're passionate about, like travel and books.
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Calmness in the currency market should be the dominant dynamics this Monday before things start to heat up as new developments in Brexit transpire, we find out the latest stance by RBA Goveor Lowe or the latest inflation figures Down Under, but most importantly, the market takes a stance to the latest Fed policy decision (FOMC) on Wed. If that's not enough, market will have to contend with the preliminary US GDP Q3, BoC and BoJ policy calls, China/US PMIs, and to top it all off, US NFP on Friday. Ahead of the wild swings that are to come, the risk appetite made a comeback last Friday as the US and China edge closer to finalize Phase One of the so-called trade deal. The latest demand flows into the currency markets have benefited, in order of magnitude of gains, the Canadian, Australian and US Dollar. The Japanese Yen, despite traded in a 'risk on' environment, managed to eke out marginal gains at an index level ahead of the volatile moves that await ahead. The European currency complex (EUR, CHF, GBP) came under renewed sell-side pressure as sell-side systems dominated amid the negative vibes around Brexit as the EU delays a deadline extension until this Monday. Another currency that did not behave in congruence with the improving risk conditions was the NZ Dollar, faced with steady sell side pressure, unlikely to last under the current conditions.
The indices show the performance of a particular currency vs G8 FX. An educational video on how to interpret these indices can be found in the Global Prime's Research section.
* The Information is gathered after scanning top publications including the FT, WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, ForexLive, Institutional Bank Research reports.
Brace for a big week: It is going to be a big week for financial markets with the events ahead to provide an opportunity to reassess the valuations in G8 FX. The release of the latest monetary policy decisions by the FOMC, BOC and BOJ will concentrate most of the attention. We will also get an update on the US GDP for Q3 alongside Friday's US Payrolls. Sandwiched in between we have the US Manufacturing ISM, AU CPI, RBA Lowe speech, China PMIs to make sure we face a solid dose of volatile moves.
Positive vibes in US-China trade: The risk appetite is back as positive headlines on the 'Phase-One' US China trade deal emerged. According to the US Treasury Dept, "China and the US are closer to finalizing some sections of the trade deal, with conversations to continue at a deputy level before principals have another call in the near future."
US trade hawk Navarro swings upstream: In a story run by CNBC, the news outlet reports that Trump advisor Peter Navarro is fighting 'Phase One' of China trade deal, sources say. As CNBC notes, "Navarro has taken particular issue with the shelving of certain protections for intellectual property and technology that appeared in earlier versions of the deal, according to these three sources." So far, no cracks have transpired that the market is aware of as per the latest positive price action.
China reaffirms negotiations in the right direction: On Saturday, China's Ministry of Commerce said that "the technical consultations of some of the text agreement were basically completed", which reinforces the notion that the Phase 1 of the deal could be signed in mid-November. However, they also point out that other challenges lie ahead as China aims to rollback some of the existing tariffs and the removal of planned Dec 15 tariffs before the deal can be inked. China is willing to resume heavy agricultural purchases but only if the US is ready to stop the planned tariffs.
Awaiting news on Brexit, election the base case: The Sterling has been under mild sell-side pressure as the Brexit uncertainty continues with the Labour party so far blocking any attempts of PM Johnson's December 12th election call. The opposition wants the certainty of no-deal off the table before it gives the blessing, which now relies on the decision by the EU to offer a 3-month Brexit extension to start with.
EU set to extend Brexit deadline until end of Jan 2020: According to the Financial Times, there is leaked information that an extension will be given out until January "with earlier exit available on December 1 2019 or January 1 2020, if the withdrawal treaty has been ratified," the report notes. Besides, the EU is preparing to take a hard-line stance by ruling out any further renegotiation of the deal.
Major pump in the price of Bitcoin: The digital asset surged over 30% since Friday, peaking just over $10,000 in what's been reported as the third-largest one-day percentage move in Bitcoin history (as per Saturday's move). News outlets seem to be pointing at a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Political Bureau of the Central Committee as the main driver of the move. The policy maker said that China needs to "seize the opportunity" of blockchain technology. "We must take the blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies," Xi said, adding that "[We must] clarify the main direction, increase investment, focus on a number of key core technologies, and accelerate the development of blockchain and industrial innovation."
German IFO fails to be a driver: In terms of economic data, Friday's German IFO failed to act as a market mover with the business climate largely unchanged from September although some cautious optimism is warranted as we saw a slight improvement to the outlook, although in the grand scheme of things, it's still under a context of a struggling German economy. In the US, the final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment was revised to 95.5 from the preliminary 96.0.
China data disappoints: China's industrial profits fell 5.3% y/y in Sept, which represents the 2nd consecutive month of declines after Aug -2% y/y. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the fall was mainly driven by a decline in the ex-factory price of industrial products and slowdown in sales growth. With stimulus by the Chinese authorities likely to provide a cushion, there is probably going to be even more pressure for China to get a phase 1 trade deal with the US done in order to revert this trend.
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The EUR index printed a 2nd drive down following the topping formation from last Thursday, with the close of the index at the very low of the day below a previous swing low far from encouraging as it communicates acceptance to seek out lower liquidity. Should the follow through continuation eventuate, there is limited room (roughly 0.15%) before the index is confronted with a major level of support where a cluster of bids is expected (Oct 15 low). Any recovery from the index should be seen as a potential opportunity to sell the currency on strength as the market structure holds a clear bearish outlook in the hourly.
The GBP index failed to attract strong flows as the Brexit saga remains in standby until a formal decision by the EU to extend the Brexit deadline another 3 months is confirmed, alongside a resolution to call for a UK general election for Dec 12th. The index remains in a range-bound structure, what's also referred to as a market makers' auction process, with liquidity providers controlling the proceedings by engaging in buy and sell-side business at the edges. A breakout of the consolidation phase through the highlighted green lines of support/resistance is projected to see a measured move of around 1% in either direction as represented by the magenta lines.
The USD index has gone up in 3 drives, with each leg being weaker in magnitude, which should be a red flag that the buy-side conviction is fizzling out. If we then combine it with the fact that the index is retesting the backside of a broken daily support-tued-resistance, at a location where the 13-d ema (baseline) intersects, a potential reversal of the index is a real risk. Expect flows into the USD to be rather limited on Monday as it's typically a slow day of trading with institutional trading not expected to pick up until the FOMC this Wednesday.
The CAD index has been defying gravity as of late as the currency netted its 5th day of gains in a row as the demand flows going through the books remain remarkably steady. The index is now retesting the highest level of the year, with the latest macro successful rotation suggesting that another 0.15% may be in store before a more meaningful top is found. This market remains music to the ears of momentum traders, who will be looking to jump into the bandwagon of the currency. Just be aware that the value to be a buyer at these levels is absolutely appalling unless as a trader you are going to engage in quick scalping/momentum-based strategies.
The NZD index broke to the downside on Friday, with the extension finding a cluster of bids populated over NZD pairs at the 100% measured move as represented by the index. Besides, special weight must be given to the location where the price landed to, as it aligns with an area of previous resistance-tued-support as depicted in a blue line in the chart. I wouldn't be surprised if the NZD found sustainable buy-side pressure from this level as it definitely offers a location where market participants may find value to initiate a buy-side campaign.
The AUD index, after breaking a brief consolidation area mid last week, saw selling pressure pick up, in what's been so far a 2 legs drive down, with a pronounced rebound last Friday extending all the way up to grab liquidity at the previous swing high, where value exists to remain a seller as the last swing developed with an improved magnitude and speed. As expected, a rejection off the highs has ensued, and from here, the most likely scenario is that the index enters into a consolidation phase dominated by market makers before setting the next direction, which will be largely dependent on the fundamental events this week (RBA Lowe speech, FOMC, NFP…).
The JPY index doesn't provide new clarity as the flows into the currency were rather limited in what remains a market firmly dominated by market makers. The overall outlook remains bearish as the sustained fall from early October has been followed by over 7 days of consolidation at the lows, with every push higher being quite shallow in nature. The market is undoubtedly in a wait-and-see mode until the major risk events this week (FOMC, BOJ, NFP) determine the next directional bias. The conditions in the JPY index are best defined as the calm before the storm.
The CHF index printed a fresh leg lower, marginally breaking into new multi-month lows before a mild rebound to end the week. The outlook for the currency, as per the market structure present, is clearly bearish, which supports the notion of rebound facing the prospects of solid sell-side interest. Let's not forget that the latest mark down in price came in a strong impulsive fashion with a magnitude that validates it as a very convincing successful rotation lower. This is the type of dynamics that trend and momentum traders seek out to reinstate offers in this case for an eventual resumption of the bearish trend, especially after the breakout of a range.


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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley top picks to lead Swedish buyout firm EQT's IPO -sources
STOCKHOLM - Goldman Sachs <> and Mοrgan Stanley <> are expected to lead preparatiοns fοr the planned IPO of Swedish buyοut firm EQT, two sources told Reuters, after the cοmpany earlier this mοnth invited banks to bid fοr the mandate.
The firm, fοunded in 1994, invests in public cοmpanies, real estate and venture capital and manages abοut 50 billiοn eurοs of raised capital under 27 funds. Its CEO, Thomas vοn Koch, wants to strengthen its balance sheet to suppοrt its global grοwth ambitiοns.
Listed private equity funds are relatively rare in Eurοpe, with the majοrity in the United States, where firms such as Blackstοne <>, KKR <> and Carlyle <> have been able to diversify and style themselves as alternative asset managers.
EQT is in nο hurry to finalize the banking mandate οr gο to the market and would "definitely nοt" list in the first quarter of 2019, said οne of the sources, who declined to be named as the infοrmatiοn is cοnfidential.
The cοmpany was instead cοnsidering the secοnd οr third quarter of next year, the source added.
While other private equity funds have exited investments thrοugh IPOs, EQT has opted against an IPO of its pοrtfοlio firm IFS and will instead seek to refinance the enterprise software maker in early 2019 after bοlstering its equity this year, a secοnd source said.
That source added that Goldman Sachs had been selected to raise 100 milliοn eurοs by selling a 10-15 percent stake in IFS to οne οr two limited partners, a strategy EQT has applied befοre.
The first source said this strategy was mοre pertinent nοw as private equity investοrs have been struggling to find gοod enοugh cοmpanies to snap up and were choosing to hold "gοod assets" fοr lοnger.
EQT, whose cοmpanies include pest cοntrοl firm Anticimex and data cοmmunicatiοns prοvider IP Only, is also wοrking οn raising mοre funds to use to bulk up its assets under management befοre listing, the first source added.
EQT, Goldman Sachs and Mοrgan Stanley declined to cοmment.
EQT is owned by seniοr investment advisοry prοfessiοnals of EQT Partners. Investοr AB <>, fοunded by Sweden's wealthy Wallenberg family, is the firm's anchοr investοr with an ownership of abοut 10 percent in its mοst recent funds.
Uninspiring ecοnοmic data, pοlitical uncertainties and pοοr stock market perfοrmance has pushed many to pοstpοne Eurοpean floats in 2018, but bankers are cautiously optimistic that next year may imprοve. refini.tv/2ztIA7y


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There aren't many things better than discovering a new artist whose music you instantly connect with. Whether they're touring the nation making their name or supporting big acts globally, we're here to put a spotlight on the musically-gifted people with a bright future ahead of them. This week, we're introducing you to rising British rapper, Slowthai.
For Fans Of: The Streets, Giggs, Skepta
Essential Listening: 'Doorman' and 'Rainbow'
Northampton may not be your go-to place when you think of a hotspot for the underground rap scene, but it's a place that Slowthai calls home and he's proud of it.
Beginning his musical career in a friend's local studio, spitting bars as they came to him, it was obvious from his early teenage years that he had a special talent, different, but his way with words was masterful. Cut-throat and brutal, his lyrics focus more on the unsettling political situation and what's effecting the youth of today, more than anything else and his delivery is like that of someone possessed, getting his thoughts out as fast as he can whilst his mouth tries to keep up.
His earliest singles, such as 'Jiggle' and the internet favourite, 'T N Biscuits' are what began the fire for the young rapper. Crossing lines between hip hop and grime, he twists and turns throughout his songs, whilst his videos become more artistic, dark and humorous with each release.
Dropping a plethora of material throughout 2018, Slowthai was making waves throughout the UK grime scene and he rounded up the year by coming fourth in the BBC Sound Of 2019 poll. Not bad for a scrappy lad from a Northampton estate with a speech impediment, (his name is derived from the childhood nickname Slow Ty, Tyron being his birth name).
Live, he's a whole new force. Not many artists start their shows by being carried through the crowd in a coffin, but that's just the smallest of ideas that Slowthai has when it comes to his performances. Spending more time on top of the audience than in front of them, screeching from his microphone and wearing nothing but his boxers, there's not an ounce of calm about his stage presence and no matter where he's playing, it's a safe space for fans to let out their frustrations.
In what seems like no time at all, Slowthai has become the punk icon of British rap music. He's angry about the way the younger generation are treated and damn straight he's going to make you listen to what he has to say. He's one of the most important voices in music today and whatever steps he takes next, we can guarantee that he won't be quiet about it.
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Tropical Storm Dorian is twenty-five miles southeast of the island of St. Croix as of eleven this morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters predict it will turn into a category 3 hurricane as it approaches the US. Experts say it will make landfall on Florida's coast late Sunday or early Monday.
At 10:30 Wednesday morning, Florida Tech announced they are monitoring Tropical Storm Dorian. Currently, classes and university operations are proceeding as scheduled.
Administration stated that if cancellations or evacuations occur, Florida Tech community members can find information through Florida Tech's website, email, Security texts/calls, social media, WFIT-FM 89.5 FM, local media, or an emergency information line (888-820-4636).
We will post updates as the Tropical Storm Dorian develops and Florida Tech releases new information.


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Long Term Care Unit at the Gérard Marchant Hospital Center
The garden of Silos, Long-term care unit, the Gérard Marchant Hospital complex
The Gérard Marchant hospital complex, an establishment of reference in High Garonne for reception, care and monitoring patients attained by mental illness, has widened its offer with the creation of an 80-bed long-term unit.
The project is part of the historical general hospital complex plan, respecting the strict building pattern in the middle of a remarkable wooded park, meant to provide a soothing environment.
Built in a contemporary style and well inserted into the site, the building attains successfully and harmoniously the project premises focused on quality in both its structure and its unit of reception. The place will be functional for the caretakers, but it will be in the first place a mainly supporting structure focused on the care and the enhancement of autonomy of dependent and disoriented old people. The materials, light itself, the views on the outside surroundings and inside the unit have been designed bearing in mind this perspective.
It is a major priority for our architects to conceive space as life places, a main feature of the REC trend. The cosy atmosphere of the rooms, its circulation, of common areas are a priority in our projects. Therefore, our conception of space draws inspiration from the act of breathing light while walking along the areas. True benchmarks for any visitor, these green areas reveal our purposes, our vision as a volumetric and translation of space meeting the needs and expectations of the hospital complex. Our projects revolve around several pivotal points linked to one another, such as ergonomics, functionality, security, safety, and design along with minimalism …
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- REC Associate Architect - GBMP [Company Agent] - BET Tassera - Atmosphere
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