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July 2 - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden remains in limbo at a Moscow airport as country after country denies his asylum bid. Jessica Gray reports.
The Moscow airport where former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is reportedly stuck, awaiting news on his asylum requests in more than a dozen countries. But the news so far hasn't been good. On Tuesday, the Kremlin said the 30-year-old, speaking here to The Guardian newspaper, had withdrawn his request for asylum in Russia, after President Vladimir Putin said Snowden should give up his "anti-American activity". India too denied his request, the country's foreign minister said. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SALMAN KHURSHID SAYING: "I can't think of any reasons or circumstances in which India would give asylum." Several countries, including Ecuador, have said asylum requests could only be made in their territories. But while country after country denied the requests, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Snowden deserved protection - and that Caracas would consider an asylum application. Snowden is in legal limbo in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. He is wanted by the American government for revealing the secret U.S. electronic surveillance programme, Prism. On Monday, the 30-year-old broke nine days of silence, saying he was free to publish more about Prism and that he was being illegally persecuted.


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Scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the University of Ibadan found that treatment also led to a 10.4% drop in food intake and a 3.3% increase in feed conversion ratio when compared to typical methods within the industry.
Produced by toxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus, aflatoxins have become a menace in developing countries, contaminating about 25 per cent of grains produced in the region. Aftermaths of consuming aflatoxin-contaminated grains include stunting in children, liver cancer, and even death.
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On any given day on Hilton Head Island, the tide can rise or fall more than 8 vertical feet in only 6 hours. That's a lot of water to move! But how do the tides work? Basically, the tides are controlled by our moon. The average rise & fall of our tide is about 6.5 feet every 6 hours & 13 minutes. For example, if the tide is low at noon, then there will be a high tide at 6:13 pm & low tide again at 12:26 am. This allows the tides to go full cycle about every 28 days, just like our moon. Full and new moons can cause the tide to rise higher due to the moon's (and sun's) increased gravitational pull on the earth. These extreme tides are about 20% higher & they are called spring tides, though they can occur any time of the year. One interesting fact is that on the night of a full moon, our high tide will always occur at around 7 pm EST. So, if you see a full moon rising in the evening sky you can be sure that it will be very close to high tide.
The high tide rises to fill South Beach Marina full of water every 12 hours. An 8 foot high tide will bring the water within a couple of feet of the boardwalk. As the tide begins to fall, the water will recede to the outermost edges of the marina, and the surrounding marsh may expose mud flats. This occurs around low tide, and the mud flat created by low tide gives off a brackish odor known as "marsh gas." Some people think the marsh gas smells like rotten eggs. However, many people find the smell of this "pluff mud" to be organic - which it truly is. To quote Pat Conroy: "I love the marsh. I love the smell of Carolina LowCountry pluff mud! I don't know of any place that smells like this. It's a magnificent smell. It's the smell of where all life comes from. I love that all shrimp, all crab, all oysters are born in the marsh."
Both South Beach and Harbour Town are man-made basins, created over 40 years ago with the development of Sea Pines. These basins must be dredged every few years to remove the natural accumulation of pluff mud. Both basins were dredged in early 2014 resulting in about 8 feet of water at low tide. The basins will need to be dredged again in about 5 years as part of this ongoing process. So, enjoy the rise & fall of the tides. It is a natural, ongoing event as old as the Earth itself. And if you visit at low tide, then sit back and take in the smell of the LowCountry pluff mud, for it is truly the smell of life in the LowCountry.


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I am online in a Starbucks in London... downloading hundreds of emails and trying to get some stuff done...
I am in London for the next two and a half months, until the end of July. Woo hoo! But, I will be working hard and do not know in advance what weekends I will be free.
Nonetheless, I had a great quiet evening out with mattlazycat yesterday, and will endeavour to catch up with as many people as I can!
Anyway... in a months time, I will endeavour to post on this journal a very awesome, shocking and surprising photo of me in London at work... problem is, I haven't taken it yet. You'll see!
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Welcome back to the 'wired world'. They just put WiFi in parts of my state capitol. That'll be fun when people find out about it.
Well ironically I am now in Hammersmith Starbucks (doesn't close until 8), on the TMobile net again... I think I will make this particular Starbucks my during-the-week evening haunt, when I have time to get away from work.
Would be great to sit and have drink sometime, although I can't remember if you like Starbucks or not!
Would be great to sit and have drink sometime, although I can't remember if you like Starbucks or not!
Starbucks is OK by me, and I live in Croydon, but can come Into Town...
Well I'll be sat here for another hour at least... I'll have to leave sharply (ish) at 8 though because it takes me 40 mins to get back to work, and I have stuff to do in preparation for tomorrow. Got important stuff on... if it goes smoothly, I should finish work at 2pm Fri, perhaps meet then? Or now for a gnatter if you're feeling particularly mobile!
till end of July?..oh I hope to see you again~ <3
I'm going to try to catch up with everyone!
Hey you'll have to be patient, it will be hard to organize the photo! And, our kit isn't ready yet so its not even possible for a while!


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Gary's View
Away to Didcot
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Gary's season review
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Eastbourne took their chances although i thought we had our share of the play without looking particularly dangerous from our own set-plays. I thought they looked a pretty organised team.
They've peaked at the right time. They've also had a settled team which helps, we've suffered on that front in the last couple of months or so, Eastbourne would find it hard to operate without the likes of Odubade or Ramsey in their team, for example. I don't think anyone could have coped with the injuries we've had, and even going into Saturday's game we had to change the shape due to the lack of personnel available. Some of the players coming back into the side like Josh and Robbie Simpson, were not quite ready. We knew from the start of the season that our squad wasn't big enough and we've probably punched above our weight to be perfectly honest. That core of players can take a tremendous amount of credit for what they have achieved. If we want to maintain the momentum next year, we have got to keep the nucleus together and add to it.
The early stages were comfortable, we were doing what we wanted to do in terms of keeping the ball and being sharp on the counter. Then we gave away a silly free-kick and didn't clear our lines from the second ball in and the goal really knocked the stuffing out of the players. We needed to change the shape, and we didn't really have the personnel available to operate the 4-4-2 properly. We came out firing in the second half, I asked for a big effort at the start and we began at a good tempo, we looked the sharper team, and for the first 10 minutes we looked like we were going to get back in it.
Their second goal was the result of another poor free-kick on our part, a silly push, and we didn't mark up at all, we went to sleep. I'm not going to point fingers at individuals, but their player was allowed to run and Duncan was left totally exposed. The third goal came after we'd made the changes to give the younger lads some experience. Robbie Simpson wasn't really ready to return, it was good to get him on for his own confidence. For Michael Gash, it was important to show him the level that is required. The atmoshere in the ground was good, I would have liked a few more, but that's not going to change the result. The noise and cameradery between the rival supporters was good, and that was great to see.
Regarding next season, re-engagement terms have been offered to Matt Langston, Craig Pope, Dale Binns, and Alan Calton. They have four weeks in which to reply. I've been really impressed with both Craig and Matt this year, they've done very well. Craig isn't a "Bosman" player, if he were to move then we would expect a fee for him and I don't envisage many clubs being willing to pay money for a right back. It doesn't happen very often. A player who is under 24 years of age cannot just move. At the end of the year, if that player is offered re-engagement terms, being under-24, the club is entitled to compensation if he moves. We had to pay a fee for Dale Binns for the same reason. Should Craig sign for another club, and they want to play him before agreeing a fee with us, then it would go to a tribunial and be decided there.
Players that have signed definitely for City next season, include Glen Fuff, Lee Chaffey, Josh Simpson, Robbie Simpson, Brady Stone, Carl Williams and Richard Scott. I'm going to be speaking to Dave Sadler this week. There are three or four other players I will be speaking to this week also, with a view to bringing them in. I want to keep the nucleus together, but I won't be offering a deal to Jon Stevenson.
Dale hasn't indicated whether he will stay or go yet, but he is not a "Bosman", so should he leave, as with Craig, we'd get a fee. I've offered Rob Miller a deal too and he's considering it. I also want to keep Lee Summerscales and will be speaking to him in the next couple of weeks, along with Matt Robinson and Duncan Roberts.
Lewis Baillie is still in Australia at the moment, but I would certainly be interested if he were to come back to the UK. I'm looking at several midfielders at the moment, who I think would greatly improve our team.
Personally, I haven't had a contract all year, I'm happy at Cambridge City. I've told Arthur that I'm not interested in going anywhere else. I'm here to do my best for the football club in the time that they require me. I think everyone will agree, this has been our best season at Cambridge City for many years, with the league success together with the progress made in the FA Cup and FA Trophy, the players achievements will rightly go down in the club's history. One or two of them shouldn't lose sight of what they have achieved, and what more they can achieve with this club in the future. I don't think they should be regarding us as a stepping stone to bigger clubs, because we can certainly push ourselves on next year given their committment, along with the new players that I hope to bring in. We have to push ourselves forward on and off the field.
A word with... Chelsea's favourite full-back, Lee Summerscales
Up until they scored, it was a pretty even game. Both sides had good chances to take the lead, I thought we had the better ones. After the goal, we never really got back in it from that point.
It's a bitter pill to swallow, losing 3-0 at home and going out of the play-offs to Eastbourne. We've taken four points off them in the league, and we all knew this was a big game with the winners going to Stoke, so its disappointing. The players worked hard, tried hard, but we didn't have any luck. Their second goal came off Duncan and went in, had we had that little bit of luck maybe things would have changed.
The result was fair, they played well, had a game plan which they stuck to and I personally wish them all the best, and I'm sure all the other Cambridge lads say the same as well. It would be great to see two teams promoted from the Conference South to the National next year.
The fans were superb today, they deserved more than we put out for them. The City "Shed Choir" have been top drawer. On the day we feel we let them down, and it's such a shame to end on such a low note after the high we've been on all season to reach the play-offs. People didn't expect us to get there, but we did, and next season we've got to get there again to maintain the standard. Hopefully, the fans will be here too as they are first class.
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Servite Priory, County Tyrone in lottery bid to save rare books
A religious library in County Tyrone could be in line for nearly £773,000 in lottery funding to help restore a huge collection of rare and valuable books.
The Servite Priory library in Benburb contains around 20,000 manuscripts, books and other archive materials, some dating back to the mid 16th Century.
The project aims to preserve the collection which is currently at risk of further deterioration.
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given its initial support to the funding bid.
The package would include development funding of £83,000 to "protect and open up the rare collection".
'Incredibly valuable'
Paul Mullan, head of the Heritage Lottery Fund Northern Ireland, said: "We consider the care of this collection a high priority and we are delighted to be able to give the project the necessary support to further develop their plans to secure funding.
"This is an incredibly valuable collection, and the outlined plan will provide the proper care and public access to an absorbing historical collection."
If the funding is secured, the project aims to refurbish a Victorian stables building at the priory where the restored collection will be housed.
In the stables, space will be created for people to meet, view and access the collection.
The archive consists mainly of material related to the Servite orders which was gathered over the past 150 years, including the personal records of 300 friars.
However, some have been under the care of the order for over 400 years, originating in Italy and Austria.
Several volumes were brought to London in 1864, transferred there for safe-keeping during the time of Italian reunification.
'Heritage treasure'
When the English Servite priories amalgamated with their Irish counterparts 12 years ago, many of the books were brought to Benburb and the library was expanded to its current size.
It also contains Irish literature and general religious collections.
Professor Gerry McKenna, chair of the Servite Library Project Board, said the HLF support for the plan was "excellent news" for the priory, Benburb and the surrounding area.
"It will allow a heritage treasure to be preserved, developed and made accessible to a wide variety of interest groups from throughout Northern Ireland and beyond."


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Victoria Beckham To Launch Her Own Beauty Line?
Victoria Beckham is a true renaissance woman. First she began her fame in the Spice Girls to show off her musical talent, before moving on to create stunning luxury apparel to show her talent as a fashion designer. It only seems fitting her next step would be to take the world of beauty by storm, and it seems like Victoria Beckham is soon to launch her own beauty line.
The stunning 41-year-old celebrity is married to David Beckham and has four children, so she knows how to manage her time and energy. This is the perfect skillet to have when transitioning into the fashion world. In an interview with The Telegraph, Victoria Beckham nudged around the possibility of an upcoming beauty line, which will share her name. She revealed the transition into the beauty world is something she would like to "go into at some point.' This may not seem too concrete of a statement, but knowing where Beckham has taken her career this far, it's unlikely she'll be stopping her expansion anytime soon.
She has created her luxury clothing line, VB, and also the more affordable Victoria by Victoria Beckham clothing line. She did a brief collaboration with Nails Inc. to create two polish colors, and has also dabbled in perfume creation, with her husband. She has already tested the waters of the world of beauty, so a cosmetics line would only further her already large celebrity dominion.
Beckham herself has a very clean palette when it comes to her makeup choices. Generally seen with a nude lip and smokey eyes, we know we'd be in for some luxe natural looks, but in her clothes she has displayed a clear understanding of the importance of color, so we would have a lot of expressive shades to look forward to no doubt. When Beckham shows her many Instagram followers what her favorite cosmetics are, the products soon vanish from the shelves, so clearly people want to be connected with this multi-talented star.
In a past interview with Fern Mallis, Beckham has shared more of her forward thinking. "I want to get into shoes, menswear, and childrenswear. I believe in dreaming big and that's something I will continue to do.' There is something so inspirational about seeing someone have these wild dreams and knowing they will be able to go out and achieve them. She no doubt dreamt of having a successful music career, and also about her clothing line, so there should be nothing stopping her from these new goals as well. So tell us what you want, Victoria (what you really, really want), and we know we'll see it on the shelves in no time.
She also expressed her desire to create a lower-priced line, with the intent of making "women feel great and empowered even if they can't or won't pay designer prices. When I see a stranger wearing one of my dresses I still get excited and will go up and tell her she looks great.' Hearing a famous designer getting amped up about her clothes, it really makes you feel good about being a part of their brand. We can't wait to see her affordable beauty line to be launched soon!
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The reaction seemed to be mostly positive when the Calgary Flames hired Glen Gulutzan as head coach in the middle of June. Gulutzan made a good first impression and addressed a number of things Flames fans had become frustrated with under Bob Hartley's regime, namely possession and blocked shots. Now in his second job as an NHL head coach, let's delve into what we might expect from Gulutzan, specifically in the early going.
As we've talked about here before, the impact of a coach can sometimes be tough to evaluate. While there are some elite coaches like Alain Vigneault and Darryl Sutter with proven track records of elevating whatever team they preside over, those guys are the exception to the norm. That said, by looking at some historical notes and a few other factors, we can start to maybe get a better idea of what the Flames might have in store. I'll say I'm cautiously optimistic about what we might see this year under Gulutzan.
The roster
Of all the areas a coach has control of, the makeup of his team's roster is far down the list. And yet, the group of players assembled is typically what makes a coach look good or bad. Mike Babcock wasn't able to do much with that horrid collection of Maple Leafs last season while Mike Sullivan took over a supremely talented Penguins team and guided them to a Stanley Cup. Sure, coaches are important, but those examples paint a pretty clear picture of how much more important a properly assembled team is.
To that end, Gulutzan is going to have more to work with than Bob Hartley did the last number of years. By adding Brian Elliott and Chad Johnson between the pipes, the Flames should be significantly more competitive by default. I think enough has been written about Calgary's goaltending situation in recent months so I won't belabour the point any further.
The Flames are also potentially set to take a slight step forward both up front and on the back end. I wrote earlier this summer how personnel addition and subtraction hasn't necessarily made the team better, but natural progression has, or hopefully will. Steps forward from Sean Monahan, (ahem) Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett, TJ Brodie, and Dougie Hamilton should do the trick in that regard.
Taking everything into account, I think Gulutzan takes over a team better suited to compete than the team we saw start and finish last season. That in and of itself should make for better results this year; if Gulutzan is able to start truly turning Calgary's negative possession train around, then the dividends could be felt even more.
Personal history
While he only had one full season and a second shortened one with the Dallas Stars, we do have have some results to go one from Gulutzan's only other NHL head coaching stop. The Stars missed the playoffs in both years Gulutzan was behind the bench while putting up middling results in the underlying categories. Below is a quick look at Dallas's possession for those two seasons.
While those numbers aren't going to knock your socks off, I'll add a little context to help frame the whole picture. The Stars were an even worse possession team prior to Gulutzan taking over (48.2%, 24th overall) and saw modest improvement with what could be described as a so-so roster. We weren't talking about Bill Peters stuff in Carolina, but there was definitely an improvement.
If Gulutzan can do the same thing with the Flames in his first year or two with the team, I think it can be looked at as a modest success. Gulutzan talked very highly of analytics and the importance of possession upon being hired, which also gives me reason for optimism. Obviously there's no correlation from one team to the next, but seeing a bump in offensive zone time next season is a realistic expectation.
The other area I'm hoping to see improvement on is on the penalty kill. Already this summer I had a chance to profile new assistant Paul Jerrard, as he's going to be the one directly responsible for the team's PK. But Gulutzan will have a ton of input too, specifically knowing he handled those same responsibilities as an assistant in Vancouver the last three years. By and large, he did a pretty decent job with that task.
If Gulutzan and Jerrard can get the Flames from 30th on the penalty kill to, like, even close to league average this season, I think we can deem year one was a success. A modest jump like that would account for a significant reduction in goals against, so we'll cross our fingers past history repeats itself here.
We'll do the opposite when it comes to the other special team. As Mike Fail pointed out upon his hiring, Dave Cameron's track record in running a powerplay is not stellar. Calgary's other new assistant will be in charge of that once again, so I'm certainly feeling a little more skeptical on that front. I'm not passing judgment until I see Cameron's poweprlay in action, but this is one area where we hope the past remains the past.
Comparable history
While it can't really be tracked analytically or statistically, I have always been fascinated by the second NHL coaching opportunity. Gulutzan even admitted upon his hiring he was perhaps a little unprepared for all the highest level entailed in his two years with Dallas. So he be able to use that experience to make him a better coach this time around? A couple recent examples suggest it's a possibility.
Let's start with Todd Richards in Columbus, formerly of Minnesota and, more recently, Columbus. The first go around was not a good one for Richards as the Wild missed the playoffs in both of his seasons behind the bench. After spending some time as an assistant with the Blue Jackets, he was promoted to head coach midway through the 2011-2012 campaign. His second head coaching stint was a little more successful.
In the three full seasons they had under Richards the Jackets made the postseason once, narrowly missed another year, and were ravaged by injuries in his final complete campaign. Richards was dismissed seven games into this past season after the team got off to an 0-7 start, but I still think it's fair to say he was better in stop two than one.
The same can be said about Peter DeBoer in his second kick at the can as an NHL head coach. A highly touted hire coming out of junior, DeBoer never really got a sniff of the postseason in three years with the Florida Panthers. After being fired to finish the 2010-2011 season, DeBoer caught on with the Devils and saw them get to game six of the Stanley Cup Finals before bowing out to the Kings.
DeBoer's next couple of years weren't anywhere near as successful, but roster turnover had a huge part to play in that. Oh, and his third stop has been pretty good, too; he just happened to oversee the San Jose Sharks in their run to the most recent Cup Final.
This is certainly not an exact science and I would never present it as such. However, I do think there's something to the theory. Being an NHL head coach isn't easy and it's even more difficult the first time out. If things were to go better for Gulutzan in his second NHL stop, it would stand to reason his first kick at the can with Dallas taught him valuable lessons. If we can see results similar to what we saw from Richards and/or DeBoer, I think most Flames fans will be happy.


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The CIO Executive Council has found in its latest research that CIOs are concerned about their communications skills and as a result this is damaging the ability of CIOs and the IT department to meet the needs of business.
The IT Communications in Crisis study by the CIO Executive Council, a membership organisation of predominantly US CIOs, although it does have a global remit, finds the CIO role under delivering because of a weakness in communications skills.
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Members of the CIO Executive Council were surveyed for the Power of Effective IT Communications Survey between January 12 and February 28 of 2015 and 205 responded.
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The CIO Executive Council found 59% of CIO considers themselves partly or completely ineffective at communications, an increase of over 10% since the same survey was carried out in 2014.
While the CIO 100, published by this title, seeks to highlight the transformational role of the CIO in UK business, the findings from the CIO Executive Council suggest the CIO role across the world is not as healthy as here in the UK. The majority of respondents described their role as being a service provider.
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Easter Chicken Bean Bag Tutorial
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Great tutorial, and super cute images! Mine are filled with polyester fill and are not quilted, but still cute! :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks for your kind comments! Yes, fibre fill is a great idea, it would make them softer to cuddle. Happy Easter xxReplyDelete
Hi saw your letter in style at home and thought I'd check out your blog I wasnt disappointed lovely tutorials and photos :)ReplyDelete
Very cute chickens and a great tutorial.ReplyDelete
These are so cute (and a nice quick and easy project for using all those pretty scraps I have left over from other makes) - I can see that I am going to be inspired by my Handmade Harbour 'teamie' throughout our time together!ReplyDelete
What a really great idea. I love how they are fairly simple, but still really very chickeny. (I know that's not a word) I'm sure they will be a big hit.ReplyDelete
beautiful tutorial! and i LOVE the quilting effect too! Thanks for this idea. Will add it to my fave links x xReplyDelete
In the past I also made some of these chickens - they are so fun to make and everyone at my workplace wanted them!
mine are here: http://marthaafterhours.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/chicken-army.html
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Hehe these are adorable! Looks like making them is pretty addictive too....! :)ReplyDelete
Great tutorial. I love the big group of chicks.ReplyDelete
Ali xx
Fabulous tutorial, Josie! I love these chickens and the fact that they are seeming to breed. Superb as bean bags, maybe larger ones would be good as door stops too.ReplyDelete
These are brilliant!I'm going to have to make some,they're so cuteReplyDelete
They look really cute, and the tutorial is really helpful - I may have to make some as Easter gifts instead of eggs.ReplyDelete
These are so cute! Love them :) #pintorialsReplyDelete


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One of the things that I'm thinking is that in general I'm going to try to complain less. Which, in turn means you'll probably hear from me a lot less ;)
Really though, I think my posting may be a little hit and miss for the next couple of weeks. I have family stuff that needs to be evaluated and attended to, so there's going to be less time for me to do fun stuff. And I have to clean my house... but that'll be fun. Really.
Meanwhile, this hat was something that I forgot to post about. I made it one night before we left for Iowa, but hadn't really gotten around to taking pictures. I frogged the flower a couple of times because I didn't like the look of it, but this one I'm pretty pleased with.
I need to remember how I did it again because my little sister'll be going to Washington DC for the inauguration in a week (!), and wants one in black. We're still not sure about the color of the flower though.
Then, I've been embroidering a bit here and there. I'm almost finished up with the cowboy and of course have a bunch more that are half started lying around. I think he'll be finished soon though. Maybe by this weekend.


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New Yorkers Flock to Chick-Fil-A, Despite De Blasio Urging Them Not To
Teen Couple Takes Epic Pre-Prom Photo in Front of Massive Tornado
'Eat Corn With a Drill' Challenge Turns Out Disastrously for Young Girl
Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers not to eat at Chick fil-A.
The liberal mayor argued that the owners of the popular chicken chain are "anti-LGBT," calling for a boycott in New York.
It appears, however, that the mayor's words have backfired.
Chick-fil-A boycott in New York not getting much traction ... https://t.co/KkYczjfXQf @ChickfilA @toddstarnes pic.twitter.com/Fs0Ogxq01L
— Joni Hannigan (@JoniHannigan) May 5, 2016
The two midtown Manhattan locations are doing big business, with lines often stretching around the block.
In fact, the chain is doing so well in the Big Apple that 12 new locations are expected to pop up around the city over the next year.
According to The New York Post, Chick-fil-A is beating McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Subway with average sales per store of $3.15 million a year.
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Liberal Commencement Speakers Outnumber Conservatives 4 to 1
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This sculpt of Darkseid was originally released in DC Superheroes Series 4. The only difference is that Darkseid's uniform in series 4 was a light blue and his belt was silver, a very classic look. But for me, I preferred the darker look of the series 6 toy.
Its a great looking figure. His face and body looks great with a rock like texture for his skin. His uniform is basically a one piece suit starting from his head all the way down to his skirt.
He's bigger than most of the other DC Superheroes line up standing about 7 1/4 inches tall. He ranks up there as one of the taller figures in the DCSH & DCUC toy lines. As you see below, I've placed him next to some of the other larger figures, Gorilla Grodd & Clayface. His body is also very thick all around dwarfing DCSH Superman. Kind of reminds me of a powerlifter.
Darkseid comes with one small handheld computer which i suspect is a motherboard. It has some nice detail for such a small trinket. It doesn't fit very securely in his hand though. Your best bet is to keep the clear mini elastic band that comes with it and leave it attached to his hand so you don't loose it. The DCSH series 4 version of Darkseid comes with a reprint Superman comic book. This series 6 version comes with a cardboard diorama.
Darkseid's articulation is pretty good but he does not have as many points as most other DC Superheroes figures. Starting from the top, you've got neck, shoulders, biceps, elbows, forearms, waist, hips, knees and ankles. If you bother to look up Darkseid's skirt (that sounds so wrong), it appears Mattel has used ball joints for his hip joints instead of their usual four way joints (not sure what else to call them) that you see with most of their other DC action figures. Ball hip joints have more flexability but are a uglier in my opinion. That being said, Darkseid's hip joints are covered by his skirt and unfortunately the skirt also minimizes the hip joint movement. You can barely get any lateral movement at all. Its a bit of a design flaw but hard to get around without hurting the sculpt of the figure.
Darkseid and this figure does not disappoint. The figure's size makes him fit in with either DC Direct or Mattel toys quite nicely. Weather you prefer the costume from series 4 or series 6, DC Superheroes Darkseid is a worthy purchase.
Sculpt/Design - 8.5, Paint - 8, Accessories - 6, Articulation - 8, Fun - 8
Darkseid Overall - 8/10
Since he was originally released in 2006, Darkseid is obviously a discontinued toy at this point in 2008. A quick search on eBay revealed a wide variety of price ranges from $15 to $65 dollars (plus shipping) for either the DCSH series 4 or series 6 versions. There are the odd online stores as well that will carry him. Its just a matter of doing your homework if you are a collector and want this figure.
To find DC Superheroes Darkseid by Mattel on eBay click here
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How To Save The Money Buying Healthy Groceries?
We all try to save the money buying good, healthy groceries. In terms of meat, supermarkets are selling ready meals of dubious nutritional quality cheaper than the ingredients required to make them at home. Fruit and veg are suffering vast inflations in price, where chocolate and crisps are managing to keep to an attractively steady rate. Fortunately there are still a few ways to save a little cash on your food bills, and you can find a few of them below.
Stick to the basics
Sure, you sometimes want to pay that little extra for a quality product, meat is often a case of this. But on certain products there is almost no noticeable difference.
The Natural Way To Get Rid Of Acne Scars
Are you looking for tips on how to get rid of bad acne scars? Then here are a few tips that can help you achieve clear skin – the natural way.
We all know just how frustrating acne can be. It doesn't just affect the way your skin looks on the outside, but it can also affects how you feel on the inside. For many years, people have accepted acne and acne scars to be part of the puberty phase, when in reality, it can affect anyone at any time during their adult life. There are already quite a number of different anti-acne medications and treatments available on the market today, there's no guarantee that these well publicized solutions will work for you.
How To Lose Weight If You Have A Busy Schedule?
When it comes to dieting many of us find that the number one hindrance to our success is the lack of time to prepare the proper meals and snacks for our dietary needs. It is often much more convenient to throw one thing in the crock pot for the family or resort to the fast food last resort rather than preparing the healthy and nutritious meal that we should be eating.
There are things you can do however that will reduce the temptation to hit the drive thru and keep you on course with your dieting needs. The first of these is a process known as once a week cooking. With this method you cook enough meals to last you a week on one day. This means that for every night of the week you have a diet friendly meal ready to go. If your entire family is dieting or eating healthier with you, this works for this situation as well. Dieting and incorporating healthier eating habits into the food for your entire family is a great way to set an example for your children will keeping you motivated and removing temptation.


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Paul Lynde
Comedian Paul Lynde (1926-1982) graduated from Mount Vernon (Ohio) High School in 1944. His activities included Creative Writing, Speech and Drama (or as he might say, "Dra-haaamah").
In this clip from 1978, Lynde returns to Ohio to help a pair of local newscasters with the weather.
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Tuesdays 7-9pm – June 28, July 5, 12, 19
The Singing Room continues with another four-week course with Christine Wheeler on 'Singing in Harmony'. Singers at all levels (and especially shower singers) are welcome to come along.
Bookings essential - 9331 2646 or email@example.com
Cost: $15 per workshop - $12 concession ($60/$48)
Venue: Paddington Uniting Church – 395 Oxford Street
Club A Cappella
Saturday July 2 - Doors open 8pm
Warm up the winter blues with a July CLUB A CAPPELLA featuring Choralation, The Elemental Singers, Ecopella, Glory Bound Groove Train, Dog Walking Backwards (hot new quartet), Triantan and other special guests. Lucky door prizes (as is traditional) Special mystery guest MC.
Numbers are strictly limited to the first 150 bookings (150 includes choir members, Eastside staff AND general public due to licensing requirements)
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Cost: Gold coin donation (& please bring a plate)
Venue: Paddington Uniting Church Hall – 2 Newcombe Street (Entry via back door)
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Walk in interview for the post of Laboratory Assistant [01 post] in Agricultural Microbiology Section on 10th January 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at VSI, Pune.
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Compensation: Consolidated contractual salary Rs.12,000/- per month
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3. Record keeping for the same.
Experience: 2-3 years experience in quality control of biofertilizers, microbial analysis and culture maintenance.
Consolidated contractual salary Rs.12,000/month (incl. of all)
This post is Purely temporary contractual basis for period of 11 months. Candidates those called for interview have to arrange on travelling, accommodations etc. on their own.
No TA/DA will be paid. Candidates should bring updated CV, original marksheets/certificates and experience certificates along with certified photocopies at the time of interview. Decision of the Institute will be final. Institute reserves the rights to fill or cancel any post or all posts without assigning any reasons thereof. For location of the Institute, See location map Walk in Interview followed by written examination on 10th January 2018 at VSI at 11.00 a.m. in Agril. Microbiology section at VSI campus, Manjari, Pune. DIRECTOR GENERAL, VSI For More Details, Contact: Mrs. R.R.More, Scientist & Head, Agril. Microbiology Section Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari Budruk, Tal.: Haveli, District: Pune - 412 307. Phone: +91-020-26902100/ 267/ 269 (O). Fax 020-26902244.


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School Clubs
We offer a range of after school clubs. Some of these clubs are organised by the school staff whilst others are run by outside providers who make a direct charge to parents. For other activities we make a charge towards the cost involved. Sometimes, these clubs are organised in conjunction with the Friends of the School, as fund raising activities. When this is the case, we inform parents.
We run a variety of clubs throughout the year and these include: Craft, Cookery, Recorder, Song Writing, Rounders, Multisports, Language, Film, French Homework, Art Squad, Tag Rugby, Football, Coding Club, Basketball, Netball and Judo.
Please click here to read the Spring Term 2019 club letter.
Please click here to read the Summer Term 2019 club letter
It is essential that children who have attended a club are met by a responsible adult at the end of the session, as no child under 10 years of age will be allowed to walk home unaccompanied.
In addition to the above clubs, a peripatetic teacher gives violin and piano lessons during the school day. These are arranged directly with the teacher (please e-mail the office for details).
We feel strongly that no child should be disadvantaged for financial reasons. If a child wants to take part in a club, but their parent is not able to make a contribution, a place may still be offered. In addition to school funding received from Hertfordshire County Council/the Education Funding Agency Potten End C of E Primary School, is able to claim a grant from the Government each year called the Pupil Premium for children whose parents or carers receive certain qualifying benefits. If a family is eligible, Potten End C of E Primary School is able to offer to subsidise clubs, trips and events for those children who are eligible for the Government grant.
Please click here to see the school calendar (detailing dates and times clubs are running)


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A Test of Hopguard II As A Late-Summer Mite Treatment
Randy Oliver
This summer my sons and I struggled with varroa in our operation; seems that we should have focused on mite control a couple of weeks earlier than usual. I kicked myself for allowing the mite to get a jump on us. But it seems that we were not the only ones—I'm hearing reports from all over of operations already crashing from mites.
I'm not yet clear how much the problem was simply due to others also not noticing early mite build up, or whether amitraz losing its effectiveness, but things are not looking good for the bee supply for almonds. I also suspect that we will be hearing about a lot of "CCD" this winter.
Practical application: Beekeepers should not become complacent about mite management. Varroa will inevitably develop resistance to any synthetic miticide applied in back-to-back, season-after-season treatments. Wise beekeepers will rotate miticides, and always have a fallback position.
Along that line, I was happy to see the manufacturer of the miticide HopguardÒ release an improved version: Hopguard IIÒ. Hopguard has a lot going for it as a varroacide:
- It's a "natural" food grade product (hops beta acids).
- It appears to have no negative effects on normal hive activity.
- It leaves no residues in the honey.
- Typically only one application is required in a broodless hive.
The new strips are made with a heavier and Mylar-reinforced corrugated cardboard (Fig. 1) that holds twice as much of the active ingredient as the previous formulation (~25 g vs. 12 g). When Medhat Nasr (Saskatchewan) and Fabiana Ahumada (Tucson ARS) independently tested the new formulation as fall treatments, the efficacy looked pretty danged impressive [1]; so the moment that the product received Section 18 registration in California, I started experimenting with it.
The new formulation appeared to work quite well when I used it in another experiment to reduce mite levels in a group of nucs this spring. Although Hopguard is recommended for treatment during broodless periods, the manufacturer states that the new formulation increases the activity of the strip from 2-5 days to more than 12 days (which encompasses a full varroa in-brood reproductive cycle). That suggests that Hopguard II might also be useful even when brood is present. But when I later used it this summer to try to keep varroa in check in that ongoing experiment, mite levels started to creep up (a treatment with Apiguard® gel took care of them). So I decided to run a controlled trial to determine the actual efficacy of Hopguard II as a late-summer mite treatment while brood was present:
Experimental Design:
- Select varroa-infested colonies of various strengths.
- Arbitrarily assign hives to either the test group or an untreated control group.
- Treat the test colonies per mfr's instructions at the rate of 1 Hopguard II strip per 5 frames of bees, using half strips if necessary to apply the exact recommended dose relative to actual colony strength.
- Feed all colonies pollen sub and sugar syrup to maintain broodrearing.
- Take starting and ending mite washes to determine the efficacy of the treatment.
Principal Investigator: Randy Oliver, assisted by Eric and Ian Oliver
Funding sources: Beekeeper contributions to ScientificBeekeeping.com, along with a portion of a grant from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, solicited for me by the North Dakota Beekeepers Association.
Methods and Trial Log
Aug 29, 2014 We took initial alcohol washes from hives in a single yard to select 25 colonies with starting mite levels in excess of 5 mites per ½-cup sample of broodnest bees (>1.5% infestation). We were able to scrounge up 15 late nucs in singles and 10 established doubles, ranging in strength from 4 to 18 frames covered with bees. Initial mite levels ranged from 5-33 mites per ½-cup of bees. For each hive, we counted the number of frames covered with bees, and applied 1 strip of Hopguard II for every 5 frames of bees, distributed throughout the cluster, using half strips when colonies fell between 5-frame multiples (e.g., 1½ strips for an 8-frame colony). To stimulate continued broodrearing during our drought, we fed ½ gal undiluted sucrose/HFCS syrup and 1 patty of high-quality pollen sub.
Experimental considerations: Any experiment involving measuring varroa levels is best performed with colonies having high mite counts; otherwise there is not enough spread in the numbers in the data to clearly show the degree of effect (e.g., a change in count of 35 to 3 is far more instructive than a change of say, 3 to 1). The problem is that unless you just like to keep bees as mite fodder, you may not be able to find enough hives at a particular time with high enough infestation rates to run a meaningful experiment. We often need to take many dozens of mite washes from several yards to find enough colonies for a trial. For this trial, I intentionally left a number of hives untreated in order to allow their varroa populations to build.
And this then raises another problem for those of us who depend upon wintering strong colonies for almond contracts. We needed some untreated control colonies to determine the natural trajectory of mite buildup in the apiary (due to reproduction and drift). Technically, we should have chosen colonies over the full range of mite infestation rates, but we didn't want to unnecessarily sacrifice colonies to mites this late in the season. So we chose the 3 singles and 2 doubles with lowest mite counts as the control group. This is the sort of practical trade off that I must make between running an ideal experiment, and my willingness to sacrifice colonies to the cause of the most scientific experimental design.
Sep 14 Colonies rearing brood due to supplemental feed. Fed another patty.
Sep 15 Took mite samples from all hives.
Sept 22 Since the mite levels from last week's samples still remained higher than treatment threshold, I decided to apply a second round of Hopguard strips and extend the trial. We censored one hive in which the queen had been inadvertently killed during the previous sampling, and inserted fresh strips, again at the rate of 1 per 5 frames of bees, leaving the previous strips in place. We also open fed dry pollen sub to the yard to encourage broodrearing.
Oct 18 Took final mite counts.
Summary: Colonies had received strips at Days 0 and 24; final assessment of efficacy was at Day 50.
Practical tip: We use the following procedure to perform our mite counts: We remove a frame from the edge of the broodnest cluster and shake the bees into a white Rubbermaid dish tub. While we look to make sure that we haven't inadvertently shaken the queen, we allow the older bees to fly off—leaving the younger bees that are more likely to be carrying mites. We then scoop up ½ cups of bees, carefully level it off, and dump them into a wide mouth pint Mason jar containing rubbing alcohol. Each jar is previously labeled with the date and hive number on a sticker on the lid. We then take the samples home for processing (Figs. 2 & 3).
Scientific note: the most critical consideration while running field trials is to not make mistakes! One tiny screw up can ruin months' work of hard work. Everyone involved must pay 100% attention to minute details, carefully label every hive and sample, double check everything as you do it, and keep meticulous and understandable notes and records of everything you do and observe.
I couldn't run many of these studies and field trials without skilled and meticulous field assistance of my sons Eric and Ian, who question and double check every detail, and help with the tedious and hard labor of manipulating, treating, feeding, grading, and counting mites from often over 100 colonies in various experiments in any week of the year—all on top of running a commercial operation.
The first thing that we noticed is that the corrugated strips hold a lot of the sticky brown liquid. And if they are simply inserted between frames, some of the bees that they roll over get covered in the liquid and die (Fig. 4).
Practical application: You need to insert the Hopguard strips into the broodnest for best efficacy. But if you inadvertently hit a queen when you insert a strip, she'll likely be killed. So we take the time to shake the bees off the frame before applying each strip. This is not a problem for those with only a few hives, but would add considerable labor expense to a commercial operation.
The next day we could see a handful of dead bees in front of each treated hive (luckily we didn't find any dead queens) (Fig. 5).
Colonies of bees vary greatly in their fastidiousness as far as removing foreign material from the hive (unfortunately, I've observed no correlation between the degree of this sort of housecleaning behavior and resistance to varroa). We noticed that some colonies would shred and carry out the Hopguard strips in a couple of days, whereas others would barely touch them (Fig. 6).
The addition of the Mylar reinforcement in the strips leaves a piece of plastic that later requires hand removal (Fig. 7).
By the end of the trial, the hives were chock full of strips (Fig. 8).
As expected, over the course of the trial, mite infestation rates rose in all the control colonies. Surprisingly, they also increased (in some cases substantially) in about half of the Hopguard II colonies, despite being twice treated. I've plotted the raw data in Figure 9.
Scientific consideration: one has a choice of which kind of average to use in data analysis—the arithmetical mean, or the median value. With data such as these, the few outliers with sky-high mite counts tend to skew the mean value disproportionally upward. So for further analysis, I'll use median values—the midpoints of each range.
I've shown the median mite counts for each group in Figure 10.
Scientific note: In order to compare rates of increase between two groups that start at different levels, we can divide the measurements taken at subsequent time points by the starting level to "normalize" the data for better comparison. In order to create the following chart, I normalized the mite wash counts for each hive by dividing them by the starting count for that hive (so that all counts start at 100%). The final value for the control group of 212% percent means that on average (median), mite counts slightly more than doubled from the starting levels.
The median normalized mite levels are shown in Figure 11.
A couple of curious results of this trial stand out. Take a look at figures 10 and 11. Why the heck was first application of Hopguard II so effective, but the second apparently ineffective? There was enough time between the first application and the midpoint mite count (17 days) for all the mites that had been hidden in the brood to emerge, yet the data suggest that varroa had still been knocked back by about 50%. Yet despite the fact that we applied a second set of strips shortly afterward, that treatment appeared to have no effect whatsoever on the progression of mite buildup by the end of the next 33 days (the slopes of mite increase are identical for both the treatment and control group). In retrospect, I wish that we had taken additional mite counts during that period of time, so that we could have more closely followed the progression of mite increase.
And then note in Figure 9 how the mite levels in a few of the colonies simply exploded despite being treated twice with Hopguard II. At first I suspected that this must have been due to mite immigration from collapsing colonies somewhere within flight range. But the steady increase in mite infestation in the control colonies over the entire duration of the trial (Fig. 10) suggests otherwise. I pondered on this for a while, and then it occurred to me to see whether there was any relationship between colony strength and the increase in mite infestation. There was—those four colonies in which mites went ballistic were some of the strongest colonies in the experiment. In order to see whether this was a general trend, it occurred to me to plot out mite counts vs. starting colony strength for all the treated hives (Fig. 12).
Many of us have noticed that come fall it is often our strongest colonies that wind up with the highest mite levels. And in this trial one can clearly see that the differences in mite levels between weak and strong colonies grew even more pronounced in the last month of the trial. Why would this be—what difference would colony strength make? I can think of a few factors that could contribute to this observation:
- In general, strong colonies, having more brood, produce more mites than do weak colonies. And then as those strong colonies cut back on broodrearing in fall, the level of phoretic mites increases rapidly as the mite population moves from the brood to hitchhiking on adult bees. However, I'm not clear whether that was the case in this instance, since with the supplemental feeding, these colonies were not necessarily reducing broodrearing.
- Stronger colonies may be more likely to rob out (or attract drifting bees [3] from) other colonies collapsing from varroa, and thus suffer from "mite immigration." Again, I'm not sure whether this was the case, since I have no idea as to whether there were collapsing colonies within flight range, nor was this pattern evident in the five control hives (not shown).
- Or maybe, despite us applying Hopguard proportionally to colony strength, it was for some reason more efficacious in the 4-8 frame colonies.
Practical application: Although I can't fully explain some of the findings of this trial, let's return to the hypothesis being tested: can late-season treatment with Hopguard II be effectively used to reduce varroa levels to acceptable levels?
I had hoped that the extended release rate of the new Hopguard formulation might have made it a useful treatment in late summer even when colonies contained brood, but it does not appear to fit that bill. There was some knockback at 17 days (more so in the weaker colonies), but surprisingly little long-term effect, despite as second application.
That said, Hopguard II remains a fine product for mite control in colonies without brood, in newly-hived swarms, or for package bees (an oxalic acid dribble is another option for broodless bees). It may also be effective for a quick knockback of mites in a hive from which you have not yet pulled the honey (Mite Away Quick StripsÒ are another, and more effective, option at that time). I hope that the manufacturer continues to improve the product, since hops beta acids clearly have great potential as a varroacide. But in its current form, I wouldn't recommend it for late-season treatment until most of the brood has emerged.
I wish to thank those beekeepers who have generously donated to support my research, especially the North Dakota Beekeepers Association.
References and Notes
[1] http://wasba.org/hopguard-hop-beta-acids-section-18-use-approved/
[2] http://scientificbeekeeping.com/an-improved-but-not-yet-perfect-varroa-mite-washer/
[3] A very interesting recent study found that as mite levels in a colony increase, the phoretic mites tend to start hitchhiking on older bees (such as foragers) as well as on the nurses, due to a change in the chemical profiles of the bees. It's not yet clear whether this helps the mites in catching rides to other hives.
Cervo, R, et al (2014) High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite–host preferences. The Journal of Experimental Biology 2998-3001.


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Update, Dec. 16, 11:45 a.m.: This event, a privately organized mini fund-raiser for the Children's Museum of the East End, has been fully subscribed.
Original, Dec. 14, 12:31 p.m.: A train from East Hampton to Montauk on Wednesday evening will be transformed into the Polar Express. Children who still believe (and even those who think they don't) have been invited to hop aboard for hot cocoa and a visit with Santa.
The train will leave the East Hampton station at 7:09 p.m. and arrive at the Montauk station at 7:34. The Children's Museum of the East End is handling registration for this event, which has a limited number of seats. Riders will need to purchase tickets for the train as usual either at the station or online.
Santa will say goodbye to children in Montauk and head off to points north. The train terminates in Montauk, so families should arrange their own return transportation.
As in "The Polar Express" book and its movie adaptation, children may want to wear their pajamas for the ride; an early arrival at the station has been recommended.
People can sign up in advance by clicking here. Organizers of the ride have suggested a donation to the Children's Museum of the East End as a thank-you. There will be a collection box for those donations at the station in East Hampton.


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Cleaning Your 6V Solar Pump
Keep your 6V Solar Pump from Silicon Solar running right for years and years, you need to make sure that it is cleaned properly (on a fairly regular basis). This video walks you through right through the entire process – from beginning to end – so that you get it done right the first time…without causing any damage to your solar pump.
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My Moment of Fame
I'm basking in the glory in being a runner up in a caption comp.
Check it out, I can't do HTML so do it yourself.
I'm so happy...
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boredoms tickets!
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