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Mr BUTLER (Port Adelaide) (15:17): This is a matter of public importance because, as we meet today in the House of Representatives, the nations of the world are meeting at the 24th conference of the parties, the COP, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This morning, perhaps the most famous naturalist in the world, David Attenborough, addressed that conference and said: 'It is a man-made disaster on a global scale and our greatest threat in thousands of years of human existence.'
This very grave statement by the most legendary naturalist on the face of the planet follows the recent publication of a confronting report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC, which laid out the impacts of climate change at a level of two degrees Celsius of global warming on the one hand and 1.5 degrees Celsius following the Paris climate agreement of 2015. That report shows that two degrees of global warming will have a devastating impact on our natural environment and human society as we understand it.
Just as one example, the IPCC has said that, at two degrees of global warming, more than 99 per cent of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed—almost all of our world's coral reefs will be destroyed. Our own coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, has already been subject to two major bleaching events in the last three years. And the Bureau of Meteorology only recently advised that there is a 70 per cent chance of an El Nino building in the Pacific over the course of the coming summer, which would place the reef under threat of a third major bleaching event in just four years. Before these last three years there has been only one major bleaching event in the recorded history of the Great Barrier Reef.
It's not just the IPCC report that has underlined the gravity of even two degrees of global warming. The World Bank only a couple of years ago indicated that two degrees of global warming would wipe out as much as 20 per cent of global cereal production, including fully 50 per cent of cereal production on the continent of Africa, which, as we know, is already struggling to feed its people and will be the area where most of the world's population increase over coming decades occurs. The grave thing about these reports is that we are not even close to tracking to keeping global warming below two degrees. At the moment we're advised that we're currently tracking to somewhere between three and four degrees of global warming, whose impacts are barely able to be imagined.
The world is now facing a climate emergency. This emergency won't unfold over the course of the coming year or even few years; this emergency will unfold over coming decades, but we are starting to see the impacts of climate change now. Much earlier than 20 or 25 years ago we were advised that we'd see those impacts. We're starting to see them now and they are frightening. Barack Obama said when he was President of the United States:
We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.
Last week here in Australia literally thousands of students, overwhelmingly with the permission of their parents, decided to take a day off school and march in the streets to protest at the lack of reasonable action by this parliament and this government. We all want kids to go to school, but I think on this side of the parliament we also understand the deep frustration that young Australians at school and beyond school age feel at the lack of action by our generation on climate change, particularly in this building. I talk to young Australians, as I know members of this House across the aisle talk to young Australians, all the time. I hear them saying just how let down they feel by our generation in dealing with something that they feel is going to be such a substantial issue over the course of what we hope will be their very long lives. They feel let down in an unforgiveable way.
None of us should fall for the rubbish that is often spouted by commentators—and unfortunately some on the other side of the House—that what Australia does doesn't matter in this debate. Yes, we are a small nation. We don't even rate in the top 50 of the world's nations in population, but we rate in the top 15 in the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted from this economy. We are a wealthy nation that has, along with other members of the OECD, grown wealthy on the back of long-term industrialisation. We are the highest per capita producer of greenhouse gases. If Australia won't act and take responsible strong action on climate change, which nation on the face of the planet should be expected to act? We have a deep responsibility in this area, as a good global citizen, a friend and a neighbour to communities in our region for whom climate change poses a threat. As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunties we have a generational responsibility to do everything we reasonably can to ensure our children and grandchildren enjoy a natural environment at least as good as the one that we enjoy.
We are a wealthy nation, but it is in our own self-interest to act on climate change, because our continent is deeply vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This continent already pushes us up right against the limits of human tolerance to heat. This continent has agricultural regions that are deeply vulnerable to very clear structural trends, already identified by the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO, in rainfall, particularly the Murray-Darling Basin region in eastern Australia and the Wheatbelt in the South West of Western Australia. We largely live on coasts, with coastal communities that are deeply vulnerable to very quickly accelerating sea level rise, which over time will pose risks to literally billions and billions of dollars of assets. And we know that already the increase in heat events and other extreme weather events is posing a substantial risk to the health of Australians.
In this area, government action and government policy matter. When we were in government, carbon pollution levels came down by more than 10 per cent in those six years. We were the fourth most attractive investment destination in renewable energy. We had state governments in New South Wales and Queensland finally acting on an end to broadscale land clearing of remnant vegetation.
This government's record could not be different. Carbon pollution has been rising since this government came to office and is projected to continue to rise all the way to 2030, which is as far as the government's projections go. The new climate change minister can't even pinpoint a day on which she thinks carbon pollution might eventually peak. We are now pretty much the only major advanced economy where carbon pollution and greenhouse gases are going up rather than coming down.
In spite of the Prime Minister and all of his ministers getting up at the despatch box and doing media conferences to say that we'll meet our targets in a canter, no-one believes them. Their own data doesn't show it and the United Nations Emissions gap report 2018 from a couple of weeks ago doesn't show it, because it simply is not happening. As Malcolm Turnbull said again today, as Rob Stokes said on the front page of The Sydney Morning Herald, this federal coalition is simply genetically incapable of taking climate change action. It is so deeply divided that it is incapable of taking action in this policy area.
It doesn't have to be that way. The UK Conservatives understood that this was in the national interest. They're tracking to a budget at around 2030 of not a five per cent reduction in carbon pollution, which is this government's track record, but a 61 per cent reduction in carbon pollution. At the same time, they're producing about three times as much steel as Australia and have 800,000 workers still working in the automotive industry—an industry that this government shut down in Australia—which demonstrates that decarbonisation and the maintenance of a strong industrial base are possible and are consistent with a strong, growing economy.
As Malcolm Turnbull has said, this coalition is just incapable. Its division, its ideological obsessions, are holding this nation hostage on a critically important policy area. The division in the coalition party room is holding future generations hostage. That's why they were marching in the streets last week. Labor isn't just ready. We're not just ready to take action here; we are impatient to take action, because we know that this is in the national interest, that this is in our children's interest, and that this is in our grandchildren's interest. But to look after those interests, we need a change of government.


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Exploration Update
Assays Continue to Extend Mineralisation Beyond Current Resource
Ewoyaa Lithium Project Ghana, West Africa
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2022 / Atlantic Lithium Limited (AIM:ALL)(OTCQX:ALLIF), ('Atlantic Lithium' or the 'Company'), the funded African-focussed lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana's first lithium mine, is pleased to announce assay results from the resource and exploration drilling programme currently underway at the Ewoyaa Lithium Project ('Ewoyaa' or the 'Project') in Ghana, West Africa.
Figures and Tables referred to in this release can be viewed in the PDF version available via this link: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5358U_1-2022-8-1.pdf
- Assay results received for an additional approximate 2,900m of Reverse Circulation ('RC') drilling completed at the Ewoyaa Main and Grasscutter North targets, part of the ongoing 37,000m resource evaluation and exploration RC and diamond core drilling ('DD') programme.
- Broad, high-grade drill intersections returned at the Ewoyaa Main deposit, including highlights of:
- GRC0667: 69m at 1.34% Li2O from 129m
- GRC0666: 67m at 1.2% Li2O from 112m
- GRC0670: 59m at 1.07% Li2O from 125m
- GRC0669: 59m at 0.95% Li2O from 113m
- Newly reported drilling results fall outside the current Ewoyaa JORC (2012) Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate ('MRE' or the 'Resource') and extend mineralisation a further 75m downdip at the Ewoyaa Main deposit, providing confidence in future resource growth potential.
- Additional results have extended mineralisation a further 40m west at the Grasscutter North target outside of the current Resource, including GRC0653: 7m at 1.16% Li2O from 129m, GRC0654: 4m at 1.12% Li2O from 96m and GRC0655: 9m at 0.68% Li2O from 157m.
- Approximately 27,000m of the planned 37,000m drilling programme completed to date with the remainder planned for completion in Q3 2022.
- The Company announced a significant Resource upgrade in March 2022 to 30.1Mt at 1.26% Li2O for the Ewoyaa Lithium deposit, which represented a 42% increase from the previous MRE. This included 20.5Mt @ 1.29% Li2O in the Indicated category and was reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012) (refer RNS of 24 March 2022).
Commenting on the Company's latest progress, Lennard Kolff, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Lithium, said:
'We are pleased to report high-grade pegmatite intervals up to 69m long below the Ewoyaa Main deposit and outside of the currently defined resource estimate. Furthermore, mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth.
'Approximately 27,000m of the planned 37,000m programme at Ewoyaa has now been completed. Drilling is ongoing, with further assays pending and the programme targeted for completion this quarter.
'These latest assays continue to demonstrate the potential for resource growth outside of the current resource and for an extended mine life beyond the metrics of the Scoping Study reported in December 2021 and prior to the updated Resource Estimate of 30.1Mt @ 1.26% Li2O, announced in March 2022.
'It is clear from Ewoyaa's ongoing positive drilling results, available off take capacity combined with the Pre-Feasibility Study targeted for completion in Q3 2022 and our funding agreement with Piedmont Lithium, we are in an exceptional position to benefit from the continued global lithium demand.'
Additional Drilling Results from Ewoyaa Main and Grasscutter North Target
Further assay results have been received for an additional 2,900m of RC drilling from the ongoing resource evaluation and exploration drill programme. Multiple high-grade and broad drill intersections are reported below the Ewoyaa Main deposit, which falls outside of the currently defined 30.1Mt @ 1.26% Li2O MRE (refer Table 1 and Appendix 1).
Table 1: High-grade drill intersections at greater than 5 Li x m, reported at a 0.4% Li2O cut-off and maximum of 4m of internal dilution.
Drilling results received to date at the Ewoyaa Main deposit have extended mineralisation a further 75m down dip over significant widths and grades in holes GRC0666, GRC0667, GRC0669 and GRC0670 (refer Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3).
High-grade mineralisation has now been reported below the northern end of the Ewoyaa Main deposit over an approximate 160m strike with true widths between 30m to 75m and extended a further 75m down-dip from the current Resource. Mineralisation occurs outside of the current Resource and remains open along strike and at depth. Drilling is ongoing, with approximately 27,000m of the planned 37,000m programme completed to date.
Assay results received at the Grasscutter North target have extended mineralisation a further 40m to the west in holes GRC0653 (7m at 1.16% Li2O from 129m), GRC0655 (9m at 0.68% Li2O from 157m) and GRC0654 (4m at 1.12% Li2O from 96m) from previously reported intercepts (refer RNS of 23 June 2022). Intervals of 'no intercepts' were reported in error in the RNS of 19 July 2022 for holes GRC0650 to GRC0658 at the Grasscutter North target with newly reported intervals falling outside of the current Resource.
Sample preparation was completed by Intertek Ghana and assay by Intertek Perth with all reported results passing QA/QC protocols, providing confidence in reported results. The planned 37,000m programme consists of: approximately 13,000m in 124 collars of exploration drilling; 18,000m in 100 collars of resource expansion and Inferred to Indicated infill drilling; 5,000m in 60 collars of Indicated to Measured infill drilling for the first 1.5 years of mine life; and 1,000m in 6 collars of geotechnical diamond drilling. The majority of the programme is RC, with approximately 3,000m to 5,000m of diamond drilling planned.
Figure 1: Location of reported assay results and drill hole IDs with highlight drill intersections at greater than 5 lithium x meter metal content.
Figure 2: Cross-section A-A' showing assay results received for holes GRC0666 and GRC0667, at the Ewoyaa Main deposit.
Figure 3: Cross-section B-B' showing assay results received for holes GRC0669 and GRC0670, at the Ewoyaa Main deposit.
Competent Persons
Information in this report relating to the exploration results is based on data reviewed by Mr Lennard Kolff (MEcon. Geol., BSc. Hons ARSM), Chief Geologist of the Company. Mr Kolff is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists who has in excess of 20 years' experience in mineral exploration and is a Qualified Person under the AIM Rules. Mr Kolff consents to the inclusion of the information in the form and context in which it appears.
Information in this report relating to Mineral Resources was compiled by Shaun Searle, a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Searle has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr Searle is a director of Ashmore. Ashmore and the Competent Person are independent of the Company and other than being paid fees for services in compiling this report, neither has any financial interest (direct or contingent) in the Company.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
For any further information, please contact:
Notes to Editors:
About Atlantic Lithium
Atlantic Lithium (formerly 'IronRidge Resources') is an AIM-listed lithium company advancing a portfolio of projects in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire through to production.
The Company's flagship project, the Ewoyaa Project in Ghana, is a significant lithium pegmatite discovery on track to become Ghana's first lithium producing mine. The project is funded to production under an agreement with Piedmont Lithium for US$103m, based on the updated Scoping Study dated 7 December 2021, indicating Life of Mine revenues exceeding US$3.4bn and set to produce a premium lithium product.
Atlantic Lithium holds a 560km2 & 774km2 tenure across Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire respectively, comprising significantly under-explored, highly prospective licenses.
Appendix 1 - New drill intersections received and reported in hole_ID order, reported at a 0.4% Li2O cut-off and maximum 4m of internal dilution.
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When American April Dodd went home for the first time since moving to Nairobi, there were a lot of questions about food.
"Friends and family kept asking 'What do you want to eat? Do you have pizza in Kenya? Do you want pizza? Can you find good Chinese food?'" she recalls with a roll of her eyes. "I had the best Korean food I've ever had in Nairobi—and yes, we have pizza."
The Kenyan staples are traditionally maize, grilled meat, and a kale-like green known as sukuma wiki. But Nairobi has always been a city of immigrants, getting its start at the turn of the 20th century as a hub for the British and Indian workers on the Kenya-Uganda Railroad.
Persecution, war, and manifest destiny have brought subsequent waves of immigrants from around the world. Nowhere is that more apparent than the exploding food scene, with everything from plates of Ethiopian injera piled with sauces and meat to Italian homemade mozzarella to over-the-top Japanese sushi rolls.
At play are two factors: immigrants' desire to make a small corner of the sprawling, surging city feel and smell like home and the increasingly global sensibilities of Nairobians who appreciate the myriad cuisines immigrants bring with them—particularly those who are returning to this fast-growing city after years overseas for school and work.
"In New York, restaurants are curating beautiful ethnic food because it makes people feel worldly. In Kenya, there's a population of people that want to tap into that cache. The market is growing and growing and growing," says Nik Jackson, a Nairobi local and managing editor of UP Nairobi, an arts and entertainment magazine. "There's so much uptake because there's a demographic that's starving for opportunities to diversify their culinary experience."
As a result, Nairobi now features everything from Korean barbecue to hot pot to a local twist on Indian food that is distinctly East African.
Dodd and her colleague Sandra Zhao found themselves enraptured with the vibrancy of the food scene and the people shaping it. They set out to capture it in the Im/Migrant Cookbook, which will come out in early 2016, highlighting not just the signature dishes of the city's best ethnic restaurants but the personal journeys of the restauranteurs.
Compiling the book led them to freezers of Norwegian salmon hidden away in leafy green suburbs, dank basement grocery stores in the city's mini Chinatown, and the warren of spice shops in Diamond Plaza, the hub of the city's Indian community.
"I think that we thought of the book as a way to reflect the life and reality of Nairobi—so
unpredictable and amazing," Zhao said. "Something really exciting about the restaurant scene is we can see waves of migration through the city."
There's freedom here to deviate from the norm. A Chinese restaurant up the street from Dodd's apartment includes kimchi on the menu. For the owner hailing from northeast China near the Korean border, kimchi is Chinese—and in Nairobi, that aberration gets little more than a shrug as long as it tastes good. You can also see the adaptation as uniquely Kenyan versions of signature dishes emerge.
Indian Anil Lalla, owner of the popular restaurant Open House, was one of the earliest foreign restauranteurs. He came to Kenya 35 years ago with his best friend at the urging of former classmates who had come here for work.
The two loved the weather—at 1,500 meters, Nairobi is temperate most of the year—and the welcoming people, so they stayed. They began working in other people's kitchens, one of them a popular spot for Kenyans to come after work for beer and snacks.
Lalla, who had started making his own paneer at home, decided to try out some of his Indian dishes on the imbibers. His chili paneer, paneer cubes slathered in a local chili sauce, is one of Open House's most popular dishes today. First timers come to the restaurant asking for it, and students studying overseas ask him to freeze containers of it to bring back to university.
London has no shortage of good Indian food, but for those coming from Kenya, chili paneer is the "Indian" food they miss most.
"It's becoming East African Indian food," Jackson said. "There's this appropriation of food in local context."
"I think it's a beautiful match and I really think in the next five years, Nairobi's going to become a food hub of Africa."


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Cooling Fan is also the most important part of an CPU. It prevents Computer from getting hot. If you do overclock your CPU or GPU. Then, you need a Fan with liquid cooling solution. Sometimes cooling fan starts making noise. That nobody likes it, especially Gamer. And, if you're PC's Fan always works at full speed. Even, when you start your Computer. Then, you need a Fan Controller Software. Fan Speed Control Software will control your fan speed according to usage.
Means, when Computer is working hard (While Gaming), then PC fan will work for superior cooling. And, when you're using PC just for accessing files and browsing. Then, PC fan will start working in silence. Overall, Fan control software will control Fan speed efficiently.
Is you need a PC Fan Controller Software for Laptop?.
If you're using off-the-shelf Computer or Laptop. Then, chances are high that, your Computer automatically control fan speed. So, you don't need it. Nowadays, Motherboard comes with software to control fan speed. But, if your laptop is still getting too hot, and fan is making loud noise. Then, there are certain things which you can do.
Clean the Dust. – Open Computer or laptop and then try clean dust. Either use a soft brush or blow some air. Don't use cloth with force. 😛 If it's Computer, then unplug cooling fan and then clean it.
Keep Laptop on Flat surface. So that the rubber feet of laptop, can allow air to pass under it.
Check for unwanted running programs. – If you're using Computer normally. And still cooling fan is working fast. Then, open task manager and check if any program is using high CPU and RAM.
If after trying these solutions, if still you're not satisfied with cooling Fan. Then, Computer Fan Control Software can help you out. Though, there are various software available to control fan speed of Computer. But, here are I am mentioning only best software
Best Fan Controller Software.
Speed Fan.
Apart from Fan Controller Software, Speed Fan is the best CPU temp monitor software. It does monitor temperature and voltage from various sources. Like, CPU, GPU. The Speed fan can access digital temperature sensor of Intel processor. By accessing S.M.A.R.T info the software does show hard disk temperatures. And, then can control fan speed according to it. Software comes with "Automatic Fan Speed" feature. You just need to enable it. If you don't want to control fan manually.
This program works with almost every system. But, in some laptop, it doesn't even show fan information. So, you can't able to control Fan speed. But, if it's works in your Computer. Then, by configuring it right you can control Fan Speed according to temperature. You can also check fan noise by setting fan speed manually. If you set fan speed to 100, and, if it's make noise. Then, you can set it to 60. And, it will work at maximum settings. Though, I suggest you to use automatic settings.
Notebook Fan Control.
If you're using a Notebook Computer (Laptop), then, this program is for you. It is an open-source fan controller software. That allows to control notebook fan manually. You can set fan speed between 0 to 100. The software comes with some Pre-configured notebook settings. You just have to select your Notebook PC. Then, you can target fan speed to any settings. Although, some known notebook models are missing in the list. But, don't worry, this software still in development mode. So, developer is trying hard to put all notebook Computer in the list.
If you select auto mode after selecting notebook. Then, fan speed will work according to digital temperature sensor. The software also does shows CPU temperature. There are three mode in the Notebook Fan Control. Enabled, Disabled and Read Only. Enabled option will enable all settings made by you. Read only will show you current fan speed and CPU temp. And, disabled option will disable changes done by you. Software interface is quite basic, so, you will not face any trouble while using it.
Fan Control v1.2 for Mac OS.
Are you using a MacBook PC?. And, seeking for a software to control the fan speed?. Then, you can try Fan Control open-source program by lobotomo. If you're using an old model of MacBook, and it's getting hot while daylong use. Then, this tool can help you to set fan speed according to CPU temperature. Though, this tool work only for first generation MacBook pro. And, in new model of MacBook you don't even need this software. This software also modifies Apple's default parameters. So, use this software at your own risk.
TpFanControl. (Thinkpad.)
Are you using a lenovo Thinkpad laptop. And, if it's fan making noise. And, doesn't work according to CPU temperature. Then, you have to use this TP Fan Controller Software. This software can monitor CPU and GPU temperature. And, then can set fan speed according to temp. This program is designed only for lenovo thinkpad. So, in other PC or laptop it will not work and will show error. Though, I don't own a Thinkpad Laptop. So, I can't able to tell you how it works. But, if you own one, then give it a try.
Argus Monitor.
It is another fan controller software and hardware temperature monitor program. That allows to control fan speed of MainBoard. But, it's require a specific supported MainBoard chip. Else, it will not work for you. You can find fan speed control option in settings option. When you launch Argus monitor. It does show only temperature of CPU, GPU.
The software comes with S.M.A.R.T. mode that shows all important HDD information. Software also does shows CPU information. It also shows CPU and GPU temperature graph. Software also does shows HDD and SDD benchmark. That helps to measure time and the transfer rate. Though, this software is not completely free according to official site. It comes with 30 days trial. The software also does shows battery information in the task bar.
Summing – up.
So, these are some programs which you can use to control fan speed. Although, the list is incomplete. I will add more software soon, if these not works for you. Well, nowadays computer comes with in-built fan controller. So, you don't even need to try these software. But, it you're using some overclocking software. Then, you need these programs to maximize fan speed.


text: CTA EVENTS AFFECTING CTA SERVICE STARTING THE WEEKEND OF MAY 16 – 18 May 15, 2003 May 15, 2003 Staff 5/15/03Weekend Service to Grant Park Museums (Updated)Service on the #130 Grant Park Treasures bus route between Ogilvie Transportation Center (North Western Station), Union Station and the downtown lakefront museums has resumed and will run on weekends and holidays through Labor Day, September 1. #130 buses will leave westbound on Madison from the Ogilvie Transportation Center every 15 minutes beginning at 9:20 a.m. on Saturdays and at 10:20 a.m. on Sundays/holidays. After stopping at Union Station on Jackson at Canal, #130 buses will operate via Jackson, State, Congress, Michigan, Balbo and Roosevelt to the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium. Return trips from the planetarium to the rail stations run until 6:05 p.m. Crane Closes Adams SaturdayA parked crane will close Adams between State and Dearborn from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 17 until 6 a.m. Monday, May 19. Westbound #126 Jackson and Southbound/Westbound #151 Sheridan buses will operate via State, Madison, Clark and back to Adams then resume the regular route.Lakeview Mayfest Run May Cause Service Delays Saturday MorningThe Lakeview Mayfest 5K Run will take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday in the West Lakeview neighborhood. Runners will cross Belmont at Paulina twice during the race, which could cause delays on the #77 Belmont bus route. Damen Closed for Rehab of the Cermak (Douglas) Branch of the Blue Line Damen will be closed between Cullerton and 21st Street due to the ongoing renovation of the Blue Line this weekend and next. #50 Damen buses will be rerouted in both directions via Cermak, Ashland, 18th Street and Damen then resume the regular route. Damen is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, May 19 and Monday, May 26.103rd Street Closed Weekdays from St. Lawrence to Cottage Grove until June 12Construction has closed 103rd Street eastbound only, from St. Lawrence to Cottage Grove. Closures are in effect weekdays only from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Eastbound #106 East 103rd buses are operating via King Drive to 107th to Cottage Grove to 103rd then resuming the regular route. Main Course Race May Cause Service Delays Sunday MorningThe Main Course 10K Run will take place near the lakefront and will close Roosevelt Road between Michigan and Lake Shore Drive and the northbound lanes of Michigan between Balbo and Roosevelt from 7 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. Service delays may affect the #3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove, #6 Jeffery Express, #12 Roosevelt and #146 Marine/Michigan Express.Northbound #3 and #4 buses will operate via Roosevelt, State, Congress and Michigan then resume the regular route.Northbound #6 buses will operate via Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, Jackson and Michigan then resume the regular route. Southbound #6 buses will operate via Michigan and Congress to Lake Shore Drive then resume the regular route.Eastbound #12 buses will operate via Roosevelt, Michigan, 14th Street, Wabash and back to Roosevelt to resume the regular route. Southbound #146 buses will operate via Michigan, Congress, Lake Shore Drive and McFetridge then resume the regular route. Northbound #146 buses will operate via McFetridge, Lake Shore Drive, Balbo, Michigan, Congress and State then resume the regular route.Helicopter Lift Closes Dearborn and Adams Sunday MorningA helicopter lift at 131 South Dearborn will close Dearborn between Monroe and Jackson and Adams between State and Clark from 7a.m. until 9 a.m. #22 Clark, #36 Broadway and #62 Archer buses will be rerouted northbound via Jackson, State, Madison to Dearborn then resume the regular route.#126 Jackson buses will operate via Adams, State, Madison, Clark and back to Adams to resume the regular route.Southbound #151 Sheridan buses will operate via State, Madison, Clark and Adams then resume the regular route.Alivio y Salud Run for Health May Cause Service Delays in Pilsen Sunday MorningThe Alivio y Salud Run for Health will take place in the Pilsen neighborhood Sunday, May 18 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. Runners will assemble on 18th Street between Damen and Wolcott. The course is east on 18th Street to Ashland, south to Blue Island Avenue, southwest to Claremont, north to 24th Place, east to Oakley, north to Cermak Road, east to Wolcott and north to the finish line at Harrison Park.#18 16th/18th bus route will operate in both directions via Ashland, Roosevelt, Western and 16th Street then resume the regular route.The following CTA bus routes may experience some delays as a result of the race: #9 Ashland, #21 Cermak, #X21 Cermak Express, #50 Damen and #60 Blue Island/26th. Sewer Construction Closes Montrose Monday Montrose will be closed eastbound only between Lincoln and Damen from 9 a.m. Monday, May 19 until 3 p.m. Friday, May 23 for sewer construction at Hoyne. Eastbound #78 Montrose buses will operate via Lincoln, Irving Park, Ashland and Montrose then resume the regular route.Helicopter Lift Closes Stockton Tuesday MorningA helicopter lift at 345 West Fullerton will close Stockton between Fullerton and Cannon. Fullerton between Lincoln Park West and Lakeview and Commonwealth at Belden also will be closed from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. #151 Sheridan and #156 LaSalle buses will be rerouted in both directions via Fullerton, Cannon and back to Stockton to resume the regular route.# # # Back to news


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The lawsuit was filed by Linda B., a woman who was implanted with the C.R. Bard Recovery® Vena Cava Filter on July 26, 2005 at a hospital in Pennsylvania.
Recovery is a 1.5-inch metal trap that is designed to sit in a major vein called the inferior vena cava (IVC) to prevent blood clots from traveling to the heart or lungs and causing severe injury or death.
It is made of a nickel-titanium alloy called nitinol, unlike older stainless steel filters like the Greenfield. The filter's metal legs (called "struts") flex slightly as the vein pulsates with each heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure.
Over time, this can lead to metal fatigue, strut fracture, and embolization — a complication that occurs when the needle-like struts break off and float in the bloodstream until they hit vital organs.
In 2003, Recovery became the first "retrievable" IVC filter to be approved in the U.S. by the FDA. It was allowed on the market without going through clinical trials because Bard claimed it was "equivalent" to two permanent IVC filters.
The plaintiff was implanted with a Recovery in 2005, the same year it was pulled off the market without a recall by C.R. Bard — just a few months after an internal report by Dr. John Lehmann found high rates of migration and fractures.
Her lawyers say Bard should have anticipated safety problems because the Recovery so closely resembled other problematic filters.
Evidence of a design flaw has been growing for years. In 2009, a small study found that all Recovery filters punctured the vein within 2.5 years, with high rates of fractures and migrations. The researchers warned:
Recovery filter limb perforation of the vena cava increases over time and is associated with a 21% incidence of filter arm fracture and migration. Follow-up imaging is recommended."
More recent studies involving hundreds of patients estimate that the Recovery has a 40% 5.5-year fracture risk and a 25% risk of embolization of fractured pieces, with potentially life-threatening complications like cardiac tamponade.
In September 2015, an investigative report by NBC News found 27 deaths and over 300 injury reports involving the Recovery — and a possibly forged signature on its approval application.
Lawyers accuse C.R. Bard of selling a defective medical device, downplaying side effects, and inadequately alerting patients about health risks by removing Recovery from the market without a recall.
The lawsuit was filed on February 7, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona — Case No. 2:17-cv-00388.
It will be centralized with over 1,360 other IVC filter lawsuits now pending against C.R. Bard in Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 2641) — In Re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation.
The plaintiff is represented by Ben C. Martin of The Law Offices of Ben C. Martin in Dallas, Texas. He serves on the plaintiffs' steering committee of the Bard IVC Filter MDL.


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Preservation of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Konojedy
In the Ústí nad Labem Region, there is the village of Konojedy near the town Úštěk. This village, where only about a hundred residents live, hides an unexpected architectural and historical gem. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary rises monumentally above the village on a hill. It is part of the fromer Sevite Convent. This baroque monument was built by Francis Charles Swéerts-Sporck in gratitude for triple healing of his only son in 1748-52. During the second half of the 20th century the church was insensitively used by the army and repeated blasts in a nearby quarry caused a harm of statics. Since the 1980s the church was repeatedly robbed and has gradually deteriorated.


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TourDeFork's Clever Designs Give Food Scraps a Second Chance
Hold onto your orange peel and coffee grounds: Italian design studio Tour de Fork wants to make your trash bag smaller and your house smell better.
Last week, as part of our Food for Thinkers week, Jonathan Bloom alerted us to the shocking fact that 40 percent of the food we grow is simply thrown away, uneaten. While there are several places along the food chain where major savings can and should be made, researchers estimate that the average American household of four throws away about a quarter of the food it brings into the house, at a cost of something like $1,350 per family, each year.
Better planning and some creativity with leftovers will help cut the amount of edible food we discard, and we could certainly do better than the measly 2.5 percent of household food waste and scraps that currently makes it into the compost bin. But for those of you who want to get crafty with your food waste, check out Second Chance, a set of prototype household gadgets designed to reuse coffee grounds, apple peels, and orange rinds.
The orange peel hanger, coffee odor dissipator, and apple peel grower form the debut collection of the Milan-based Tour de Fork food design studio. On their blog, designer Stefano Citi explains that the heat of the radiator releases the aromatic oils from orange, lemon, and mandarin, scenting your home while drying the peel for use in sweets or marmalade.
Meanwhile, according to Design Sponge, Tour de Fork's coffee odor dissipator provides a convenient hanging container that you can fill with coffee grounds in order to take advantage of their smell neutralizing capacities in your refrigerator or elsewhere. Their apple peel grower is perhaps the most intriguing: "the apple skins rest on the top of a lid with holes that allow the apple's natural oxidation to create a 'balanced mini biosystem' in which the starter of wild yeasts and Lactobacillus bacteria needed to bake sourdough bread can thrive.
While these three gadgets will hardly make a dent in the scary statistics Bloom shared, it seems that making food waste visible, attractive, and useful around the house could encourage a larger-scale revaluation of the resources embodied in our collective discards.
Images via Design Sponge, h/t @ztf.


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In this week's brewery update we catch up on production when we brew and package two of our favourites, Bobek Citra Pale Ale and Hip Hops IPA.
And with that, Midsummer has come and gone.
This past weekend was an important weekend in the Swedish calendar. It's the period of time centred upon the summer solstice, and more specifically the Northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or just Midsommar as we call it.
More importantly though it's a time for everyone to just let go, enjoy the sunshine and get together with friends and family for the tradition lunch which consists of pickled herring, egg, meatballs, hard bread and lots of schnapps. In the end there's always strawberries.
Catching up on our stock with these two favourites.
Coming back from a weekend away to dance around the Maypole as one does on Midsummer, we got stuck right back into it. On the brewing and packaging list was two of our favourite Ales. First up to package was Bobek Citra, our American Pale Ale, and probably the beer we have brewed the most at our brewery. Second it was time to package Hip Hops, or West Coast IPA.
Both of them have been with us a very long time, if you understand that we're a brewery that fancies new beers. Bobek Citra has the number 05 whereas Hip Hops has the number 049 in our beer library. Currently we're on number 195, just a few short of number 200.
We've been asked a number of times what we're planning to do for #200, but sorry, it's a secret, as is what we'll be doing for our fifth birthday party next year.
Getting back to the two aforementioned beers. Our stock has taken a knock lately, what with them selling so well at Systembolaget here in Sweden, as well as on export. Especially on export as the export market seem to be a lot more can friendly than Sweden, but we've noticed that times are changing, even here.
Both of these beers have been packaged and brewed again this week, so we've been filling up our stock, but soon they're leaving through the brewery door again.
We've also ordered new cans, but until they arrive, we've settled for just labelling them as we're doing with all of our other beers. It's not forever though, just till after summer.
If you live in Sweden, both these beers are available at Systembolaget, either in-store, or via Systembolaget.se
Bobek Citra. East meets West.
Bobek Citra was the 2nd Pale Ale we brewed, and we fell in love with it from the start. It's gone through all the revision in label designs and also stayed with us long enough to move across from a bottle to a can.
At the brewery we just call it Bobek for short. At the start, we used to just call our beers after their ingredients. In this case an American Pale Ale with the addition of Styrian Bobek Hops from Slovenia and Citra Hops from the US. Bobek is a delicate, spicy aroma hop, similar to Styrian Golding, whereas Citra Hops has citrus (grapefruit) and tropical fruit characters.
Hip Hops. Hipster Hops.
Hip Hops was our twelfth IPA we brewed. That's if you exclude Pale Ales and Double IPAs. At the time we brewed it, the Hipster trend was just about in full swing here in Sweden, and we decided to do something about it.
That's where the beer gets its name from, cause we used the current Hipster Hops, or all the Hops that the Hipster were drinking at the time. Citra, Cascade, Columbus, etc. It needed to be a big beer.
But just to mess things up for the Hipsters, a week or so after we launched "Hip Hops", we brewed a beer with all the hops that we thought the Hipsters won't touch. We called that beer "Not as Hip Hops". That meant the Hipsters were caught between a rock and a hard place. It was a new beer, which meant they needed to drink it and check it in, but it contained Hops that they won't touch.
So we had ourselves a little Mexican stand-off 🙂
Some News.
10 Essential Beers for Summer 2017.
Drunk Noise is a "new music" blog, they say just because the internet really needed another one of these. They're also into their beer, so beside just music they also highlight some beer. Their latest blog post is about the "10 Essential Beers for Summer 2017".
The list features the following breweires: Flying Dog Brewery, Schofferhofer Grapefruit, Beerbliotek, Founders Brewing Company, Magic Rock Brewing, Fourpure Brewing Co., Verdant Brewing Co, Beavertown Brewery, Stone Brewing Berlin and Omnipollo.
Here's what they had to say about our Session IPA 🙂
"Having visited Beerbliotek's tap room in Gothenburg its fair to say the first word that comes to mind isn't sunny. Thankfully this Session IPA will do all the travelling for you, and to somewhere a little more beachy. Beerbliotek often feels like a brilliantly-run family brewery, and their beers are never more lovingly crafter than on this delightful session. It pours a beautiful hazy orange with a huge head full of tropical fruits, citrus and grass aromas. This is a seriously impressive, and surprisingly low ABV brew."
And finally.
To end off with there's one more article to share. It's about the English politician Jeremy Corbyn, and who would have thought, but he may in fact be an IPA sympathizer.
With all of that, keep well.
Until next week.
Find our beers in Sweden.
Visit our Systembolaget page, to see the entire range. All of them can be bought can buy in-store at certain stores, or you can order them to your closest store via Systembolaget.se.
Folköl (Low ABV Beers)
On our Folköl page you can see our entire assortment, as well as the Stores & Supermarkets, such as ICA & Hemköp that stock them across Sweden. When our Tap Room is open every second weekend, you can also come past to buy them directly from us. We always have a 4-pack or 6-pack available.
Find our beers in Internationally.
Have a look at the beers from our Standard Assortment, or the new beers from our Special Assortment.
If you'd like to get hold of our beers from the distributors, then get in touch, and we'll link them up with you. If you're keen to distribute our beer in your country, then get in touch, and we can discuss possibilities with you.
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During the 2016 Legislative Session, the Tennessee Legislature passed multiple pro-gun bills that promote and protect your Second Amendment rights:
House Bill 1736 and Senate Bill 2376, sponsored by state Representative Andy Holt and state Senator Mike Bell, will permit full-time employees of state public colleges or universities to carry a handgun while on property owned, operated, or used by the employing college or university if the employee has a valid Tennessee handgun carry permit. Thank you to the NRA members in Tennessee that sent over 10,000 emails to committee members supporting this legislation. This legislation is set to go into effect on Friday, July 1.
Senate Bill 1991 and House Bill 2131, sponsored by state Senator Brian Kelsey and state Representative Courtney Rogers respectively, prohibit public postsecondary institutions from taking any adverse action against an employee or student as a result of such person's lawful transportation and storage of a firearm or ammunition in the person's parked motor vehicle. This legislation went into effect upon being signed by Governor Bill Haslam on April 14.
Senate Bill 1559 and House Bill 1644, sponsored by state Senator Mike Bell and state Representative Tilman Goins respectively, allow the chief administrative officer of a private K-12 school or private institution of higher education to implement a handgun carry policy that either permits or prohibits a person who has a handgun carry permit from carrying on the grounds or buildings of a private K-12 school or private university. This legislation went into effect upon being signed by Governor Bill Haslam on April 6.
House Bill 2575 and Senate Bill 2566, sponsored by state Representative Gerald McCormick and state Senator Mark Norris respectively, reduce the cost of handgun carry permits from $115 to $100 as well as extend the permit renewal to eight years. This legislation went into effect upon being signed by Governor Bill Haslam on April 7.
Thank you to those NRA members and Second Amendment supporters who contacted their lawmakers in support of these pro-gun measures. Also thank you to bill sponsors and legislators who supported these bills during session.


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We have all known the person who can't seem to hear what others say, particularly if what the others say is unwelcome. The hoarder to whom a child says, "Dad, your house is an utter mess," who acknowledges what his child says but then explains why things are all right the way they are: "I know it isn't a good place for you, but it works for me and my seventeen dogs." The worker who hears someone say, "You don't finish the things you start" and who may respond "Yes, that is a problem." But then nothing happens. He or she seems not really to have heard the criticism.
Sometimes these are relatively small problems. But sometimes not. The doctor says to me, "You are overweight," but the reality of what he says doesn't sink in. I agree with him, then leave and tell myself that I have big bones, that the studies about weight aren't all that conclusive, that the body mass index doesn't tell a good enough story about health because it doesn't take enough factors into account. A failure to hear what we don't want to recognize can ruin families and destroy careers. It can kill us psychologically and physically. It also kills us spiritually.
Speaking to the Prophet Ezekiel, God defined that inability to hear (and see) as the condition of sin:
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house (Ezek. 12:2).
Here rebellion against God, sin, isn't portrayed as open rebellion. Few of us are figures of Satan, confronting God face-to-face and refusing him and his commands. Instead we rebel by being unable to hear and see. We cannot see our real condition. We cannot hear the truth.
Of course there are sinful acts. Of course those acts range in severity from the petty to the awful. But ultimately sin is not a matter of doing those particular acts, whether small or great. It is a matter of living in a world where sinful acts are appropriate or justifiable in some way. "I can't help myself" and its many variations is one of the most common justifications. In sin I live as I do because, though there are many options within the world I inhabit, none of them include the possibility of the world itself being radically different than I now take it to be.
Sin is finding myself in a fallen world and not recognizing that it is fallen because I see no possible alternative. I rebel through a kind of ignorance, an ignorance of self-deception.
Perhaps that kind of rebellion is more difficult to overcome than open rebellion. (I'm not sure; I don't think I've ever seen a case of open rebellion against God.) If we rebel openly, then presumably we can stop. But if our rebellion is because we cannot see or hear the truth, then we cannot get ourselves out of that condition. I rebel not calling what I do "rebellion" for there is no alternative, regardless of how much I wish there were, regardless of how much someone else might insist that there is. I may agree with them in the abstract, but in truth I cannot see any alternative to the way I live.
So even if I hear the doctor and agree with him, I don't really hear him. What he says can be explained away, understood differently, or ignored. If I am to break free from my problem, something must happen that breaks apart the world in which he can be ignored or misunderstood. Something must happen that shows me, existentially, that there is an alternative to my self-deception about my behavior.
When we rebel against God because we are blind and deaf to the truth, only a revelation from outside the world that makes our self-deception possible, in fact requires it, can cure us. Something must break our world apart and allow us finally to see and hear. That other world must be revealed.
The Christian claim is that the other world has been revealed. It has been revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (Jn. 14:6): he is the way to the Father; in him the truth of an alternative to sin is revealed; his life reveals real life, life with God.
Jesus has come to break apart the world of sin in which we live. He, not doctrines or principles, is the revelation of the alternative to life in a fallen world. And the promise is that if we will come to him, he will bring us into another world:
He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation. Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price. Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay. Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance. Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden (2 Ne. 26:24-28).
Like the palm-frond waving crowds of Jerusalem, we too should exult in his coming and the invitation he extends. We too should come to him and cry, "Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Jn. 12:13).


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Baton Rouge lawmaker Ronnie Edwards has died
BATON ROUGE - Newly-elected State Rep. Ronnie Edwards has died, sources confirmed to WBRZ Wednesday.
Edwards, who won the election to state government last year, had been a member of the Metro Council.
"We lost a member of our body this afternoon," House Speaker Taylor Barras announced to House members while asking for a moment of silence for Edwards, the Associated Press reported.
"Rep. Edwards will long be remembered and admired for her commitment and tireless effort to improve her community and this state. She fought for her district with the same fortitude with which she fought a difficult two-year battle with cancer," Governor John Bel Edwards said in a statement. "Her time in the House of Representatives was short, but it was a dream come true for her and a testament to her hard work and determination not to let anything hold her back, not even illness. Donna and I send our prayers and condolences to her family, friends and colleagues."
Memorial on late Rep. Ronnie Edwards desk in House chamber. She passed yesterday #lalege pic.twitter.com/GpzayxzoiX— Mark Armstrong (@TV_MarkA) February 25, 2016
Erika Green, who replaced Edwards on the Metro Council following the election, released the following statement Wednesday night:
"Representative Ronnie Edwards was a true woman of faith, integrity, and served with compassionate leadership. District 5, the Charles R. Kelly Community Center family, my colleagues, and I have heavy hearts but are comforted that her legacy will continue on. My prayers are with her family, friends, and all she touched."
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Edwards friend, Tonja Myles, told News 2:
"She wasn't a politican, she was a public servant. Ronnie embraced three things I know: Love, grace and service. She loved her family, she loved her friends. She made us all feel like she was special, or she made us feel special. She was special. She made us all feel special and she loved this community. She served it well, and she loved what she did, and she did it with grace and dignity and respect."
Edwards' illness became a campaign issue during her run for the legislature. It prevented her from signing up for the election in person and kept her from attending council meetings.
Before leaving city government, however, Edwards sought to bring awareness to pancreatic cancer. At one council meeting, kids made a $500 donation to research after selling lemonade. Her efforts made her the focus of a 2 Make a Difference report from News 2's Sylvia Weatherspoon in July 2014.
"I took it on as an advocacy mission because pancreatic cancer affects perhaps more African Americans than any other group of individuals," Edwards said at that time.
Edwards' district in the Louisiana State House of Representatives covered parts of East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge parishes.
Edwards was 63.
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One of Pope Francis's noteworthy leadership qualities is that he firmly believes in the value of discussion. His mental universe allows for it and even favors it. Francis has observed in himself that his first determination is frequently wrong, and patience and dialogue produce better results. In a church environment where many regard dialogue as a sign of weakness, this approach can seem confusing. But it is actually prudent.
Francis himself has explained why. In a recent interview in the Spanish publication El País he said: "Power is something that is shared. Power exists when we make decisions that have been meditated, talked about, and prayed over."
I don't think such advice is relevant only to discussions of politics. It is a more general insight into human affairs. The open discussions Francis favored at the Synod on the Family bear this out. And I believe this also applies to the subject of liturgical translations. Francis issued his motu proprio on translation of liturgical texts (Magnum principium) in September. More guidance will come from the Vatican eventually. Liturgiam authenticam will change; the Pope has said as much. What is uncertain is just how much it will change.
Knowing that Francis wants people to talk to one another, I am not too concerned about the fact that we don't yet know what all the changes to Liturgiam authenticam will be. This allows all of us time to think over what Francis has said, prayerfully and with an open mind. Bishops, priests, and people, should consider the issues and talk with one another about what it all might mean.
A wonderful beginning to this process has emerged in three important articles recently published in Rome. All three are written by eminent scholars and concern the motu proprio. One, on inculturation, appeared in the Jesuit magazine, La Civiltà Cattolica. It made a strong case for the motu proprio as a fresh starting point for the cultural adaptation of the liturgy. The other two were published on the web page of the Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican. They concern the relationship of the motu proprio to Vatican II. One is on the right of the people to intelligible worship and the church's obligation to provide it—a right and obligation that arise from the nature of liturgy itself. The other explains the motu proprio in terms of canon law and points out that Liturgiam authenticam has been the source of liturgical abuses, which can now be corrected. There is much to ponder and discuss in these articles.


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Ways to Go Green at Home
This article, Ways to Go Green at Home, is sponsored by SoCalGas.
My husband and I sat down a few weeks ago and talked about ways to go green at home. After all, helping the environment AND saving money are a win-win. We brain stormed a few ideas and made a list of things we could already check off like, 1) new windows and furnace, 2) unplugging electronics when not in use, and 3) replacing our lightbulbs. We agreed to do some research and re-evaluate our options once we had more information. Here are some more ways of making your home and garden more energy efficient.
In my green living research, I found that water plays a very important role. I realized two things, 1) we need to grow an environmentally friendly garden and 2) we need to consider solar water heating.
Ways to Go Green at Home
Growing an Environmentally Friendly Garden
An environmentally friendly garden is organic and uses less water. Grow organic veggies; they are healthier for you. Also, think twice before using fertilizers and pesticides; as chemicals run off they harm aquatic life and contaminate the food chain. An environmentally friendly garden uses less water. More efficient water use can be achieved by dividing plants into zones, so plants that need less water are not mixed with plants that need more water. Here are some watering tips.
- Water early, before 10am. This is when temperatures are cooler, reduces evaporation, and allows the leaves to dry out during the day.
- Soaker hoses and drip watering systems reduce evaporation by directing water to the soil and not to the leaves.
- A thick layer of mulch (woodchips) over the soil in your garden reduces water evaporation, controls erosion, and helps prevent weeds.
If you live in California like we do, try planting native plants to California. They are often interesting, drought resistant, and may provide food for local wildlife.
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What are some eco-friendly ways you save money? Do you have any other suggestions for my family to consider?
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A walled Biblical city on a mound near the Jordan River. Nearby, a major prehistoric site with earliest remains of Early man outside Africa.
* Site of the Month – Jan 2016 *
Home > Sites > Jordan Valley> North > Tell Ubeidiya (Tel Ovadiah)
Aerial Map
* Aerial views
* Mound
* Mill
* Jordan river
* Nahum Bridge
* Nature
Ubeidiya is a major archaeological site located near the Jordan River, 3KM south west of the Sea of Galilee. Remains of Early Man were identified near the mound, and are one of the earliest settlements of Homo Erectus (an early Human specie) outside of Africa.
On Tell Ubeidiya was a walled Biblical city, perhaps Beth Shemesh ("house of sun") of the Galilee. Some clerics regarded this area as "the garden of Eden".
Joshua 19:22: "And the coast reacheth to … Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan…"
Map / Aerial View:
An aerial map is shown here, indicating the major points of interest around the site. The mound is located at a height of -215m. The minus sign indicates under sea level, as it is in the great Jordan valley Syro-African depression – the lowest place on Earth. The mound is about 15m above the Jordan river which flows, from north to south, on its east and south sides. The slow flowing shallow river created an "island" on the south side and also on the east side near Kibbutz Beit Zera.
The famous prehistoric site of Ubeidiya is located nearby on the north west side.
Prehistoric periods – Early Man
The evolution of the modern human specie has some notable milestones:
One of the important events is the split of the Hominines (pre human subfamily) to a human branch and to chimpanzee branch, which occurred at about 4 Million years ago. The oldest form of human man (named Australopithecus) had evolved by the Early (Lower) Pleistocene period, spanning 2.588 to 0.781 Million years ago. The archaeologists classify the cultures at this time as Paleolithic (meaning: old stone age).
Homo Erectus ("Upright Man") evolved in Africa at 1.8 Million years ago (Ma). This early human specie is similar to modern humans, but with 74% of the modern human brain size. They controlled fire by about 1.5 Ma. This specie lived more than a million years and was the first to live in a hunter-gather society.
Homo Sapiens (our species) evolved in Africa in about 250,000 years ago (0.25 Ma). They moved through the Levant to Europe only at about 120,000-100,000 (0.12-0.10 Ma) years ago. The cave of Gedi (es-Skul) on Mount Carmel has remains of that period. In the Middle Paleolithic period (80,000-40,000 years ago) they knew how to make knives, scrapers and points out of flint. They coincided with another specie – Neanderthal (a specie that eventually disappeared about 30,000 years ago). Another site with remains of this period was on Mt Precipice near Nazareth.
Few out-of-Africa early Hominine sites were found to date, such as Ubeidiya-Israel (1.6-1.2 Ma) and Dmanisi-Georgia (1.7-1.9 Ma remains). Therefore, this rare site was a major research of archaeology, history, geology, faunal (animals) and environment studies. The site is a key to understand the exact time this early man migrated from Africa to Europe.
The prehistoric site of Ubeidiya is located 200m west of the mound of Tell Ubeidiya, on the banks of Nahal Yavne'el. The excavations identified 60 layers, Homo Erectus bones, mammal bones (120 types) and more than 10,000 ancient tools. Use of fire was not identified at the site. The findings, starting from 1.4 Million years ago (Ma), is the earliest site of Homo Erectus found outside Africa. The geology of this area also changed considerably since the early settlement, as the ground level inclined by 70 degrees due to the tectonic and climate shifts, and an ancient lake once bordered the site.
Biblical periods (Bronze and Iron age)
On Tell Ubeidiya was a walled Biblical city, located on a high mound east of the prehistoric site. Its natural defense of the Jordan river surrounding parts or all sides of the mound, and the strategic location on one of the main thoroughfares of the ancient times, made this city strong and wealthy. Some clerics regarded this area as "the garden of Eden". The place is indeed blessed with abundant supply of water, good soil, and sun most of the year.
Beth Shemesh? A scholar, Pinhas Neeman, identified the city as Beth Shemesh ("House of Sun") of the Galilee (Joshua 19:17,22):
"And the fourth lot came out to Issachar…And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages".
The "House of Sun" is a name of other Biblical places, such as Beit Shemesh in the south. The Canaanite city may have been named Ir-Shemesh ("Sun City") as its people may have worshipped the sun. Another Canaanite city 3 KM to the north worshipped the moon (Beit Yerach), as did Jericho (their names are based on the Hebrew word "Yerach" meaning 'moon').
The practice of sun worship was common in ancient times, and the Bible warns against it (Deuteronomy 4 19): "And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven". There were several cities named after the sun or the moon, and the practice was common even later during the period of the Israelite Kingdom (2 Kings 23 5): "And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven".
The cities and roads during the ancient periods, up to the Roman period, are indicated on the Biblical Map below. The site, marked as "Beth-Shemesh", is on the path of a major south/north ancient road, depicted as a grey dashed line south of the Sea of Galilee and west of the river (a blue line flowing down).
Map of the area around Ubeidiya, marked as Beth-Shemesh,
from the Canaanite/ Israelite periods to the Roman period (based on Bible Mapper 3.0)
Hellenistic/Roman/Byzantine Period – (3rd century BC – 7th century AD)
Remains of a section of the Roman road from Beit Shean to Tiberias were found on a trial excavation on the western side of the mound, about 200m from the Jordan river, on the side of a agriculture road. Findings also included Hellenistic and Roman period coins and pottery shreds.
A detail of the Peutinger map (Peutingeriana tabula), based on a 4th century map of Imperial Roman roads, is below. It is oriented with the top side as the west. The map shows the major military roads between Jericho (on the middle left, named here by its Roman name – "Herichonte"), though Beit Shean ("Scytopoli") to Tiberias ( "Tyberias") above the icon of the Sea of Galilee. The distances are marked with Latin numbers, being XXIII (which means 23 Roman miles, or 35KM, between Beit Shean and Tiberias).
Section of the 4th Century Peutinger Map, focusing on the Jericho-Beit Shean-Tiberias road
Ottoman Period – (1516-1918 A.D.)
During the late Ottoman period a small village (El 'Abeidiyeh) was located on and around the hill.
The area was examined in the Palestine Exploration Foundation (PEF) survey (1866-1877) by Wilson, Conder and Kitchener. This map is part of sheet 6 of their survey results. Their description of the site is on page 360 of Volume I:
"El 'Abeidiyeh – Stone and mud houses, built on a round tell, close to the Jordan river. It contains about 200 Moslems, and the plain is cultivated. There are several mills in the neighborhood. There are a few small palms, but not many trees, round the village".
The Arab village of El 'Abeidiyeh was inhabited by former slaves from Africa, which was the basis of its name (the village of slaves). This was explained in the PEF dictionary (names list of sheet VI, p. 121): "El 'Abeidyeh. from 'Obeid', 'a little slave' (but perhaps connected with the Biblical name Obadiah). The village was deserted in 1948, and the only visible remains is a wall of the old mill.
Part of map sheet 6 of Survey of Western Palestine, by Conder and Kitchener, 1872-1877.
(Published 1880, reprinted by LifeintheHolyLand.com)
Another point of interest is the village of Umm Junieh (p. 362), where Degania was later established (1909) and became the first Kibbutz (communal settlement) in Israel.
"Umm Junieh: A stone and mud village on the east side of the Jordan, on the top of the eastern bank of the river ; contains about 250 Muslims. The plain round is arable soil : no trees. A mill is worked at the village".
Modern period
The modern Hebrew name of the site is "Tel Ovadia", meaning the mound of Obadiah (a Biblical prophet during the times of King Ahab).
The prehistoric site was discovered "by chance" in 1959, when surface finds of stone tools and bones were found near the mound. They were initially dated to the Early (Lower) Pleistocene period. This exciting find started a series of extensive archaeological excavations at and around the site, spanning 40 years.
Excavations were conducted in 1960-1966 (headed by M. Stekelis), 1967-1974 (O. Bar-Yosef and E. Tchernov), 1988-1994 (E. Tchernov and C. Guerin), 1997-1999 (J.J. Shea, G. Bozinski and O. Bar-Yosef ). Excavations at the prehistoric site exposed material culture from the Early Paleolithic period, starting at 1.4 Million years ago.
Excavations on the mound revealed remains from the following periods: Early and Late Bronze, Iron, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluke and Ottoman. The area is now covered by metal sheets and weed, and is not open for tourists. Some of the findings can be seen in the Degania Aleph museum (Beit Gordon).
The site is in an open public area (National Park), and is easily accessed by road from Beit Zera, a Kibbutz founded in 1927. The picturesque place, on the banks of the slow flowing Jordan and surrounded by palm trees, is indeed a "garden of Eden".
Aerial Views
A view of Tel Ubeidiya was captured from the south side by a drone. The Jordan river loops around the east and south sides of the mound. The prehistoric site is seen to the far left (west) of the hill.
Click on the photos to view in higher resolution…
Captured on Oct 2015
The upper left section of the aerial photo shows the excavated area of the prehistoric site, located on a hillside 400m-600m to the west of the mound. A detail of that section is shown here:
Another view, from the north east side, is seen in the following photo:
Fly on the south and north sides of the site with this YouTube video:
The Biblical city
Remains of the Biblical city are located on top and around the mound. It is seen here from the north east side, above the west bank of the Jordan river.
Another view, from the south side, is seen in the following photo.
The east side of the mound is cut, revealing the composition of its soil.
Around the mound are date palm trees such as seen on the south west side:
During the summer the hill is covered with dry brushes, making it difficult to see what lies on the ground. Also, snakes make it risky. We dared only to ascend the south side in order to nearly reach the summit. However, on the way up we noticed traces of walls made of crude hewn fieldstones typical of the Bronze and Iron age periods.
However, we could notice a fragment of a man made basalt stone bowl.
We also observed a fragment of a large (30cm diameter) and thick (2.8cm) ceramic bowl.
During the late Ottoman period (19th-20th Century) a stone and mud village was located on the mound. The village's residents were former African slaves, which is the source of the name of the village (Ubeidiya in Arabic means village of little slaves). The only noticeable remains is this wall, remains of a water mill standing north of the mound.
Another view of the wall of the mill, one of several mills that once were built in the area:
This flour mill operated on the power of water. The water was fetched from the Yavne'el stream via an aqueduct, and due to the altitude differences the force of the falling waters turned wheels that crushed the grains into flour.
Jordan River
The shallow and slow flowing river passes at the eastern foothills of the mound. Above on the edge of the cliff is a memorial observatory place named after the late Mussa (Moshe) Lahav, a farmer of Beit Zera. A great place to relax and take pictures of the "island" of Ubeidiya, created by a changing course of the river.
The waters look welcoming…
Although the Jordan is regarded as a river, here it is a narrow stream. The outlet from the Sea of Galilee was blocked in modern times in order to supply water to the south of Israel and to the nearby state of Jordan, which minimized the flow down the Jordan valley.
A convoy of a dozen off-road vehicles passed near the mound. You can join such tours by contacting the company ("Bashvillim") who organize tours on 4×4 vehicles along the river.
Nahum Bridge
The Nahum memorial bridge is located closer to the Kibbutz. It was reconstructed in 2014-2015, as part of the Jordan valley rehabilitation project, on the site of the old wooden bridge. The sign records the event in January 12, 1949, when the Degania dam on the south side of the Sea of Galilee blocked the flow of the Jordan river. Then, the members of Kibbutz Beit Zera, lead by Nahum Sela, built within that day a bridge over the river in order to let the livestock to cross the river to the west side.
We bring here two local types of trees in juxtaposition – a blessed tall tree that provides food and shelter (the date palm tree), and on the other hand a loathed low and underground "tree" (the Dwarf Mesquite).
Date palms are one of the main sources of agriculture income of the settlements of the Jordan valley. Large areas are planted with the palm trees. The Bible has numerous praising references to this blessed tree, such as (Psalms 92 12): "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree"
The next photo shows a thorn with dark fruits, which look like beetles. It is is one of the typical low bushes here. It is called "Dwarf Mesquite" (Prosopis farcta). In Hebrew it is called "Yanbut Hasadeh", based on the Arabic name, as the plant drills down into the ground. This is actually an underground tree, with thick deep roots reaching ~8m and thin roots reaching up to ~25m. The leaves above the ground are up to 0.3m, hence the prefix "dwarf". It loves sun and enjoys the dry valleys, and in the summer it has small yellow flowers. It is almost impossible to get rid of, so farmers and homeowners loath this stubborn bush.
A Biblical reference can be found in Isaiah 7:19: "And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes".
Thanks to Chris Shive for the identification
* External links:
Community structure through time – Miriam Belmaker, Hebrew Univ. Thesis (2006, pdf 304 pages)
- Ubeidiya an early paleolithic site in Israel – Christopher Thomson (lecture, 2013)
Hadashot Arkheologiot Volume 126 (2014)
Bashvillim – trailwise – history on wheels
Flowers in Israel and Wild Flowers of Israel– Dwarf Mesquite
Yahweh and the Sun – Biblical and Archaeological evidence for sun worship in Ancient Israel – J. Glen Taylor [JSOT press 1993,
ISBN 1-85075-272-9, 321 pages]
* Internal Links:
- Drone Aerial views – collection of Biblical sites from the air
- Trees of the Holy Land – sample trees in our website
- Prehistoric sites in Israel – overview and sample sites of prehistoric sites
Etymology – behind the name:
* Names of the site:
- El 'Abeidyeh. Arabic, from 'Obeid', 'a little slave' (the Arab village was inhabited by slaves from Africa)
- Tell Ovadya, Ovadiah, Obadiah – Hebrew for "servant of God". A prophet in the 8th Century BC (Obadiah 1:1): "The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle". The prophet served Ahab (1 Kings 18: 3-7): "And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house….".
BibleWalks.com – walks along the Jordan river
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In last week's post on greens, I revealed my newfound love of bacon and greens with scrambled eggs.
Recently, I added another bacon/greens combo concoction to my growing list of greens recipes.
One quick note before I get to the recipe, I should put in a quick note about identifying the greens. If you are one of those people who didn't get the benefit of asking or forgot to ask the farmer what on earth all that green stuff was you had in your bag, a couple websites offers some help identifying greens. About.com has a decent list of greens with pictures and tips for uses. I'm looking for others, but that seems to be the most complete. PCC Natural Markets also has a basic primer on greens.
Also, while I was out in Internet land, I found a few other greens recipes and added them to my Food Stories page.
And now to the recipe, or rather "recipe" because it's an approximate of proportions I used to make the dish on the fly:
Fried Rice with Greens
2 strips of bacon, sliced into thin bits
Half large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1-2 Tbs fish sauce
1 bunch greens
1 1/2 cups rice
1/4 tsp pepper (or more to taste)
In a large skillet, fry the bacon on medium-high heat until starting to get crispy. Toss in onions, saute until they begin to get translucent. Add garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add greens and fish sauce (be forewarned if you haven't used it before, this stuff does not smell nice), mix well and cook down until greens are wilted but still bright. Add rice and pepper, stir until rice is hot and well-coated. Add fish sauce or soy sauce and pepper to adjust the taste.