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IRVING, TX – A 17-year-old Irving Nimitz High School student is charged with choking his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend to death on Memorial Day.
First responders were called to a home in the 300 block of E. Sixth Street where they found Rachel Jean Wiest unconscious in the garage. Irving PD says Jacob Boyd was on scene and confessed to choking her.
Police say the two met at a friend's home to "discuss their relationship."
"When situations like these occur people always ask me, 'how could this happen here?' I cannot answer that," Irving ISD Superintendent Jose Parra said. "But what I can say is that unfortunately these situations occur everywhere."
According to the CDC, when it comes to teen dating, the chances of ending up in a violent relationship are pretty high.
"The CDC in 2011 came out and said it's about 23% of females and about 14% of males will experience some type of dating violence," Counselor Lori Vann said.
Vann says she talks to kids involved in toxic relations all the time.
"Either they become the perpetrator themselves, they become the bully, they become the controller or the become the victim," Vann explained.
The best way to prevent that from happening is for parents to have an open conversation with their teens.
Some signs that your kid is in violent dating drama include:
- Depression
- Withdrawal from normal activities
- Obsessive behavior
"At the very least, you have to have these discussions with your teenagers, even going down into the tween years about what healthy dating looks like," Vann said.
Because Rachel's friends know what can happen when dating turns toxic.


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Top 50 Music Instrument Pick Up lines
Following is our collection of smooth and dirty Music Instrument pick up lines and openingszinnen working better than Reddit as Tinder openers. Charm women with funny and cheesy Music Instrument conversation starters, chat up lines, and comebacks for situations when you are burned.
Guitarists finger faster, you know.
I like you more than trumpet players like themselves.
If you rub lubricant on my (trombone) slide, it moves faster and gets longer, wanna see?
I admire your fingering abilities, maybe later you could test them out on my instrument.
You're great on the sax, how about an encore?
A trumpet isn't the only thing I can make scream high notes.
Hey baby... you know, pianists do it with ten fingers.
Are you a cymbal cause I wanna ride you.
Are you a piano, or a forte?
I see you play bass clarinet. You must like the bigger kinds of wood.
Working music instrument pickup lines
Saxophonists do it wish alternate fingering.
Are you a trumpet player? Because you sure are makin' me horny!
Damn girl, you're lookin' sharp!
Are you a guitar player? 'Cause you just plucked my heart strings.
The pads on my MPC2000XL aren't the only thing I'll be banging tonight.
Flute players provide some cheap trills.
I bet that flute isn't the only thing you know how to blow.
You sound a bit flat. Do I pull out or push in?
I have a flute you can blow.
Let's make some sweet music together, honey.
Good boys deserve more than just fudge.
I just lost my job and may be Baroque, but that doesn't mean I can't show you a good time.
Come sit between me and my drums, I could kiss you all night.
Perhaps you and your friend would like to play a trio with me?
I'd love to strum your g-string
Are you a guitar player? 'Cause you just pulucked my heart strings.
Hey babe! I want to play you like my harmonica!
I C Major potential in us getting together.
You must be a fourth or a fifth, because you're just perfect!
I bet we'd get into some serious Treble together.
Composers always score.
Is that an anacrusis? Because you're about to hear a pick-up.
Enough exposition. Let's move this to the development section.

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Cats are not renowned for their love for changes. Rather, they dislike when the surrounding environment they're so much used to is altered in any way. They love the feeling of comfort of the home they are familiar with. Well, changes in people's lives happen all the time and moving is one of them. If you happen to own a pet, a cat in this particular case, it has to be moved too. Cats are living creatures that also have feelings and can be a little bit overwhelmed when some house belongings suddenly start to disappear. This can cause them stress, especially when they are not the kinds of animals that respond well to changes. When a cat is feeling bad, you could tell by the excessive meowing that's not ordinary for your cat, soiling the house because of fear, unusual aggression, hiding, crying or trying to escape.
What you as an owner of a cat have to do to relieve you feline companion's stress over a removal can be gathered in a few simple steps.
The Preparation Phase
Obviously, the cat will be transported in a special carrier. So, once you have one, let the cat get to know it. Leave the carrier opened somewhere in your home with some treats in it in order to draw your cat's attention. A good idea would also be to make a cosy bed inside of it so that the cat is more willing to spend some time in there. Once this is done, you may want to feed your cat in there. It may not be willing at first, so give it some time to get used to this. Initially you can leave the food bowl near the carrier, and then place the food in it starting closer to the opening and moving the bowl towards the far most inner part. Do it step by step, one day at a time, since cats need time to accept new situations.
Another useful tip would be to take out the moving boxes a few weeks prior to the relocation and place them somewhere they can be easily seen by your feline friend. Again, this is done in order for the cat to become comfortable with their presence. If you feel that your pet is too nervous around you while you're trying to pack, it would be better to confine it in another room so that it won't bother you and for its own good – to save it the redundant stress.
Since so much of the surroundings will be practically gone when you start packing, you should keep the cat's daily routine as it is. Give your cat the necessary attention, play with it as you usually do and keep its feeding schedule as normal. If your cat seems too frightened and out of place, a consultation with a vet to prescribe it some pills may be considered as well.
The Actual Removal
If you have movers going constantly in and out of the house, you may have to confine the cat somewhere just while they finish their job. Warn them not to open the door. On the moving day don't feed you cat too much to prevent it from having an upset stomach. Don't open the carrier while transporting your cat since it will probably try to dash out. You may want to soothe your feline companion but you have to resist the urge. It's for the better.
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Democrats rush to cut ties with Harvey Weinstein
Democrats are rushing to distance themselves from film producer Harvey Weinstein after a bombshell New York Times story revealed allegations that the mega-donor spent decades sexually harassing the women he worked with.
Nearly a dozen Democratic senators — including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and several potential 2020 presidential contenders — are pledging to donate the contributions they've received from Weinstein over the years to nonprofit groups advocating for women who have been the victims of sexual abuse.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will give the money it received from Weinstein in the most recent campaign cycle to a trio of women's groups. However, the DNC quickly came under fire for only donating a fraction of what it had received from Weinstein over the years, and for giving the money to political organizations rather than those that support victimized women.
Meanwhile, the Democratic campaign committees in Washington are working with lawmakers and their campaigns to assess how much Weinstein — whose donations date back to the early 1990s — might have given to their candidates and organizations.
Weinstein's association with the Democratic Party runs deep. He has long been one of the most prominent figures on the donor circuit that runs through Hollywood.
Many Democrats expressed disgust that Weinstein would open the party up to the same attacks they've levied against President Trump, whose "Access Hollywood" tape broke almost a year ago.
"The difference between Trump, Bill Cosby and Weinstein — none," said Bob Mulholland, a Democratic National Committee member from California.
The Democratic disavowal of Weinstein began quickly after the publication of the Times story.
Schumer said he would give $14,200 received over the course of several campaign cycles to women's groups, his office told The Hill.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will donate the $5,000 she got from Weinstein to a Boston nonprofit group called Casa Myrna, which aids victims of domestic violence. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will give $7,800 to the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is returning the most money — $19,600 given to both his campaign and a supporting super PAC — to the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center. And Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is giving $11,800 — none of which was received in the most recent cycle — to RAINN, the nation's largest group assisting victims of sexual violence.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) are among other lawmakers donating Weinstein's contributions to women's groups.
The amount of money the lawmakers received from Weinstein pales in comparison to what he has given to the DNC and the Democratic Senate and House campaign arms.
Weinstein has given about a quarter of a million dollars to the DNC over the years, with about $30,000 of that coming in the latest cycle. The DNC is giving the $30,000 to EMILY's List, which supports women candidates that support abortion rights, Emerge America, which recruits and trains Democratic women for office, and Higher Heights, which supports black women running for office.
"The allegations in the New York Times report are deeply troubling," DNC communications director Xochitl Hinojosa told The Hill. "The Democratic Party condemns all forms of sexual harassment and assault. We hope that Republicans will do the same as we mark one year since the release of a tape showing President Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women followed by more than a dozen women who came forward to detail similar experiences of assault and harassment."
Republicans slammed the DNC for not giving away what it had received from Weinstein in earlier election cycles, and for donating the money to groups that support Democratic candidates.
Wow. DNC took $296,290 from Harvey Weinstein while he was sexually assaulting women. They're keeping $266,290 and giving rest to Dem groups. https://t.co/ahDBNpFPGK
— Michael Ahrens (@michael_ahrens) October 6, 2017
Other groups were grappling with what to do about money they'd received years earlier.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has received about $200,000 from Weinstein, but none of that was given in the last 15 years. Donations to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee totaled over $20,000, with the most recent cash coming in 2013. Neither group commented to The Hill about their plans for that money.
But Weinstein's influence went beyond his wallet. He was a top draw at Democratic fundraisers for former President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, where tickets could run upwards of $35,000.
In 2015, Weinstein and his wife, Georgina Chapman, a fashion designer, hosted a fundraiser for Clinton in New York City, along with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
Weinstein had also teamed up with Wintour for at least two fundraisers for Obama in 2012, where a top-flight roster of liberal donors paid $35,800 to co-host and individuals paid $10,000 each to get in.
Spokespeople for Obama and Clinton did not respond to requests for comment.
Republicans hammered Democrats for the Weinstein connection, eagerly highlighting those who have yet to return funds he's given dating back to 1993.
"During three-decades worth of sexual harassment allegations, Harvey Weinstein lined the pockets of Democrats to the tune of three quarters of a million dollars," said Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. "If Democrats and the DNC truly stand up for women like they say they do, then returning this dirty money should be a no brainer."
Democrats were in no mood to hear that from Republicans, pointing to Trump's own controversies and those at Fox News, where former chairman Roger Ailes and former anchor Bill O'Reilly were forced out amid sexual harassment accusations.
"The entire Republican Party, from the grass roots to the establishment, stayed with Donald Trump after they'd been made aware about what he said on the "Access Hollywood" tape," said Jon Reinish, a Democratic consultant. "They all went on Bill O'Reilly and kissed Roger Ailes' ring. I don't want to hear from Republicans because they don't have a leg to stand on here."
Still, Democrats were doing their own soul searching about whether they had turned a blind eye toward Weinstein's behavior, which was long the subject of rumors in Hollywood.
"There's no question that for a long time Harvey was a mover and shaker and presence around fundraising structure of the party at a high level, he brought star wattage," said one Democratic strategist.
"When the rumors are out there, whether about Harvey or someone else, all too many times they've turned out to be true. We need to do a better job of being true to our values and looking at the full picture, not just what someone can do for our movement."


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Nutrition Revolution
Featuring Noelle Martin, Founder of Motherhood & Meals
As women, business owners, and everything else in between, our schedules are often packed. We tend to be pulled in 5 different directions at once on a regular basis. And while we care for everyone else's needs, our own health can sometimes slide.
Noelle Martin is a registered dietitian with a Masters of Science in Foods and Nutrition with a specialization in women's health (the health of moms to be more specific). She has three young children (all born in less than 27 months) and has built three successful businesses (over the past 15 years), in addition to teaching at Brescia University College. She knows what it's like to have a constant pace in life!, and she also knows how to stay nourished, physically fit, and well rested in the process.
In this recording, we hear Noelle's top strategies and tips that you can put into practice right away in your life, and in your business.


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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) gives parents of a student with disabilities the right to request a Due Process Hearing on any matter concerning the delivery of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), such as the identification, evaluation, and placement of the child. School personnel may ask for hearings when parents refuse to consent to an evaluation or reject a proposed Individualized Education Program (IEP). The party requesting a Due Process Hearing must forward to the state education agency copies of the complaint containing the child's name, address, and school attended. In addition, a complaint must include a description of the problem giving rise to the complaint.
States may establish either a one-tiered or a twotiered due process system. In one-tier arrangements, hearings are conducted at the state level. Two-tiered programs allow for local hearings with appeals of adjudications to state-level entities, generally review boards. Aggrieved parties must ask for hearings within two years of the events that precipitated the requests. However, in the event that state laws create different limitation periods, those laws prevail. This entry summarizes court decisions related to Due Process Hearings.
Hearing Officers must be impartial, meaning that they cannot be employees of the state or school board involved in the education of the children whose cases appear before them or have personal or professional interests in these students. Persons who otherwise qualify as Hearing Officers are not considered employees of their states or local school boards just because they were paid to serve as Hearing Officers.
The fact that Hearing Officers may be employed by another school board does not automatically make them biased. For example, in one challenge to the impartiality of a Hearing Officer, the Tenth Circuit held that a Hearing Officer's employment by another school district did not violate the IDEA prohibition against working for the district involved in a hearing (L. B. and J. B. ex rel. K. B. v. Nebo School District, 2004).
The task of Hearing Officers is to sort out what took place and apply the law to the facts in a manner similar to that of trial court judges. Hearing Officers are empowered to issue orders and grant equitable relief regarding the provision of a FAPE to students with disabilities. There are some limitations on the power of Hearing Officers. For example, Hearing Officers generally do not have the authority to provide remedies when broad policies or procedures that affect a large number of students are challenged or to address matters of law, because they lack the ability to consider a statute's constitutionality. For the most part, the power of Hearing Officers is limited to the facts of the disputes at hand. The IDEA provides that the awarding of attorneys fees to prevailing parents in special education disputes is solely within the discretion of federal courts.
Interestingly, the IDEA does not contain specific language regarding the qualifications of Hearing Officers. Thus, it is up to individual states to establish their own criteria for the qualifications and training of Hearing Officers. In one of the few cases to address this issue, the federal trial court in Connecticut ruled that a state's failure to train Hearing Officers was not a violation of the IDEA (Canton Board of Education v. N. B. and R. B., 2004).
The IDEA does not specifically assign the burden of proof in a Due Process Hearing. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a controversy that had existed over which party had the burden of proof in Schaffer v. Weast (2005). Recognizing that arguments could be made on both sides of the issue, the Court saw no reason to depart from the usual rule that the party seeking relief bears the burden of proof. In IDEA cases, this is usually the parents. The assignment of the burden of proof is important, as it can well determine the final outcome in close cases.
The IDEA requires parties to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suits, unless it clearly is futile to do so. In other words, parties may not file suit until all Due Process Hearings and appeals have been pursued. If administrative remedies are not exhausted, courts generally refuse to address issues that were not subject to complete exhaustion (T. S. v. Ridgefield Board of Education, 1993).
All parties involved in Due Process Hearings have the right to be accompanied and advised by counsel with special knowledge concerning the education of students with disabilities. Inasmuch as it is a quasijudicial proceeding, the parties at a hearing may present evidence, compel the attendance of witnesses, and cross-examine witnesses. The parties may prohibit the introduction of evidence that is not disclosed at least five business days prior to hearings. The parties have the right to obtain a written or an electronic verbatim record of the hearing as well as of findings of fact and decisions.
The IDEA requires Hearing Officers to render final decisions within 45 days of the request for hearings. However, Hearing Officers can grant requests from either party for extensions or continuances of this time period. The decisions of Hearing Officers are final, unless they are appealed. In states with a two-tiered Due Process Hearing system, when appeals are taken, final decision must be reached within 30 days of the requests for review. Once administrative review is complete, aggrieved parties may file appeals in either the federal or state courts. Aggrieved parties are generally considered to be the losing parties or those who did not obtain the relief sought.
Allan G. Osborne, Jr.
See also Disabled Persons, Rights of; Hearing Officer
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Modeling with linear inequalities
Video transcript
- [Voiceover] Fabiano wants to score at least 6.5 points in a major chess tournament. He scores one point for each game that he wins, and he scores 0.5 points for each game that ends in a draw. Write an inequality that represents the number of games Fabiano should win and draw, D, to achieve his goal. So I encourage you to pause the video and see if you can do that. Write an inequality in terms of the number of games won, so capital "W", and the number of draws, capital "D", that represents what he needs to do to actually achieve his goal. All right, let's work through it together. So how many points he is going to get from winning? So if he wins "W", he's gonna win W games, and he gets one point for each of them, so it's gonna be one point per game, times the number of games. So one W I could just write as W. So this is the points from winning. From wins, I could say. And what are his points gonna be from the draws? Well, from the draws, he's gonna have D draws, and he gets 0.5 points for each of them. zero point five times D, this is going to be the points from the draws. Now, this right over here is going to be his total points, points from wins, points from draws. I'm assuming he gets no points for losses. And we want this number, the total number of points, his score, to be at least 6.5. So we want this to be greater than or equal to 6.5. If it says Fabiano wants to score more than 6.5, then it would have been greater than. But it says Fabiano wants to score at least 6.5, so that's greater than or equal to 6.5. He's ok if he scores 6.5. And there you have it, we have our inequality in terms of the number of games he needs to win and draw and this inequality needs to be true in order for him to score at least six and a half points in this major chess tournament.


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No matter the path – traditional IPO or SPAC – taking a company public is no small feat. The operational, technical, and regulatory requirements are numerous and complex. For CFOs of privately-held companies, for whom exit is always top-of-mind, preparing to become and function as a public company requires the support and guidance of experts who have been down the path before.
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Strattore Grill Cover for Charcoal Grill BBQ Grill
With the charcoal grill from Strattore - food can be prepared in no time at all.
Item number 43872803
Strattore Grill Cover for Charcoal Grill BBQ Grill
Protective cover for the Grill: resistant and waterproof
What could be better on a beautiful sunny day than a barbecue with your loved ones or friends? You can chat, laugh and cook in a relaxed atmosphere. Barbecue chefs can show off their skills. But what if the barbecue is called off due to bad weather? If you care about the look and durability of your grill, make sure you have plenty of protection with a matching cover. It's the only way to keep its original sparkle. Because the ideal protective cover is weatherproof and waterproof, and reliably protects against soiling, too.
Sophisticated materials: making winter storage child's play
The tear-resistant and shower-proof fabrics from which the grill cover is made, protect against moisture, making them ideal for outdoor use. So you don't have to store the grill in the cellar or the garage for the winter; you can simply cover it over where it stands. Putting the protective cover on also provides optimum comfort: The lightweight fabrics are particularly soft to the touch and fit snugly around your grill. Now choose the right size cover and make your grill dirt and waterproof whenever you like.
- Material: 600D Polyester
- Overall dimensions: approx. 147 x 61 x 122 cm (WxDxH)
- Total weight: approx. 1.7 kg
- Protects the grill from rain, snow and other types of weather
- Water resistant, offers UV protection and is particularly tear-resistant
- Cover is easy to use, washable and foldable
- Easy to pull over
- Includes a strap that protects the cover from the wind
Perfect for the Strattore charcoal grill and other grills of the same size
- DIMENSIONS: The grill cover is approximately 147 x 61 x 122 cm (WxDxH) in size, weighs around 1.7 kg and is made of extremely durable 600D polyester, which makes it suitable for prolonged use
- SPECIAL PROTECTION: The protective cover is suitable for all kinds of weather conditions, in the spring, summer, autumn or winter; the cover is easy to use in any season and stores away when not in use
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL: The cover is easy to handle, folds quickly and can be washed if necessary. The cover is showerproof and offers protection from UV rays in the summer
- TIE STRAP: Using the attached strap, you can pull the cover snuggly over the grill to protect it from autumnal gusts of wind
- PRACTICAL: The cover was designed to fit the Strattore charcoal grill. Likewise, it also fits Brinkmann, Char Broil, Holland and Jenn Air grills, which all have similar dimensions to the Strattore Grill
These instructions are only intended and applicable for electronic products
Disposal instructions for old electrical equipment according to the law on electrical and electronic equipment (ElektroG):
Every consumer is legally obliged to dispose of old electrical equipment separately from household waste. Electrical devices are marked with the following symbol, which means that they must not be disposed of with household waste.
Old electrical equipment can be taken to an approved collection or disposal point. For example, this can be a local recycling centre or one for reusable material. Old electrical appliances are accepted free of charge and disposed of or processed in an environmentally friendly way.
Used batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not enclosed by the device must be separated from the device before being handed over at a collection point. Please do not hand them in as well.
Disposing of batteries and rechargeable batteries in an environmentally friendly way
Batteries and rechargeable batteries (accumulators) also contain pollutants and resources. As with electrical appliances, every consumer is therefore legally obliged to take used batteries and rechargeable batteries to an approved collection point to have them recycled in an environmentally and resource-friendly way.
Batteries are marked with the following symbol, which means that they must not be disposed of with household waste.
Deletion of data
Before disposal, please bear in mind that you are responsible for deleting or removing all your personal data from the electrical device.
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Hello this is John with Jesus' message for Friday April 19th 2013.
Since early April I have felt blocked and tired, and so channeling just has not happened. In order to give you a picture of what I have been experiencing I have printed up my complete communication with Jesus from April 12th through the 18th just as it occurred, because I thought some of you might find it of interest. Jesus' main message starts after the line across the page. John.
Jesus Channeled Friday April 12th 2013 13.10. Blog # 142 04/19/13.
Me: Good afternoon, dear Jesus. Thanks for your last message. Can we start a new one to post tomorrow night, please? Today seems to be another "blah" day for me. I have an acceptance of life as I am experiencing it, but no enthusiasm for it. Anyhow, if you are happy to do so, please dictate.
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If you are thinking that you'd first design your website and then work on SEO, you are making committing an error that you'll later regret.
If you are thinking that you'd first design your website and then work on SEO, you are making committing an error that you'll later regret.
you need to know your way around Google Ads or you might end up spending more money as compared to the conversation ratio.
We are fine, we don't need marketing! A statement much heard by any marketing company. If you are one of those companies which are giving least priority to their marketing, we wish you Good Luck, because we don't know any other way anyone would succeed in business without a good marketing strategy.
My phone is constantly buzzing with forwards of images videos and texts on what so ever social media apps stoically making me a part of the political campaigns for upcoming elections in my state. And I ask myself why not? When the only agenda for any party is to grab the attention of the people and politics is nothing fancy but for people and by people.
From healthcare providers, big companies to small stores; Everyone has a website. A website is not just a formality but a tool to be optimized for any organization to gain more fame and business by providing great information to its online visitors.
With more and more business, profession and organizations having online presence and website it becomes competitive and challenging enough to market your website and be there on the top. If you know about a website or own a website, by now you are likely to know about SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Does Your Website Provide What Your Patients Are Looking For? As a part of my work I surf the net and browse several healthcare websites every day. I see some beautifully designed websites and many pathetic ones.
In my daily routine as a part of online research where I browse through several websites, articles and blogs, I come across so many website design companies where it says Create Your Own Website / Website Design IT'S FREE!
So it's a nice sunny day and you are in your clinic or office browsing or surfing through the internet researching and reading blogs, articles and getting latest information from different interactive websites. You came through a site of a clinic/hospital/MD/Physician which amazed you and intrigued you to have your own website. In a new world where internet rules, almost every single aspect of your life is somehow linked with the internet (courtesy of the smartphone revolution and techie flick Die Hard 4.0), getting it as straight as I can, having your own website is A VERY COMMON IDEA! However, backed by a crucial and uphill task of executing the IDEA! (If you have to do it yourself)
We develop and design websites for healthcare providers and I have dealt with various providers and business organizations who are not clear with concepts of SEO (Search engine Optimization), market search, SEO rules, SEO White Hat and Black Hat techniques, Meta tags, Meta description, your targeted market segment, website viewers point of view etc,.


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Rating: 4.5/5 – Boldly Going Where No Man or Ape Has Gone Before.
by ComicSpectrum reviewer Adam Alamo.
There aren't two things in this world that tweak my geekdom more than Star Trek and Planet of the Apes. When I read that they were going to be combined into one cosmic crossover story titled The Primate Directive, I immediately knew I needed to get my stinking paws on this. But the truth is, I had very low expectations. I guess I didn't have the imagination to see how these two worlds can co-exist – one with a bright future for mankind and the other where we are relegated to caveman status. I'm so very glad that writers Scott and David Tipton did, because I absolutely love how they did it. The first issue blew me away like a phaser set on kill. Still, like a battle-hardened Gorilla on the outskirts of the Forbidden Zone, I was weary and thought, "Could this continue into another issue?" The answer is a resounding yes! The second issue was every bit as good as the first and I can confidentially say that this mad house of a mash up really works.
This issue picks up immediately after the big ape reveal, which was as shocking to the crew of the Enterprise as it was to Taylor and crew in the Planet of the Apes movie. I guess no matter what you see while trekking across the galaxy, it doesn't prepare you for talking apes. The story thus far has been very Star Trek centric, but with this issue the Tipton brothers begin to weave in more of the Apes half of the story. I'm quite impressed by the writing duo's characterizations of the Star Trek crew. It's obvious they're big fans and that they've been writing Star Trek stories for years. The dialog is well written, and though Kirk has been surprisingly level headed, there's enough tension brewing that I'm sure he'll be throwing down with Taylor or making out with a chimpanzee before it's all over. The Tipton brothers also know their Planet of the Apes history and place the story squarely into continuity. It wasn't simply shoehorned into the middle of any existing Apes movie, which makes this just as plausible as anything you'd see in either series. They've thankfully refrained from any redshirt jokes so far, but there's other little nods to both series, including the new classic, "I'm a doctor, not a zoologist," and the standard correction that they're apes not monkeys. Artist Rachael Stott does her part in making this crossover believable (as believable as apes on horseback and transporters can be, I suppose) with her accurate portrayal of the cast. If you've ever wanted to see leading men Charlton Heston and William Shatner acting together, this is your chance.
For anyone who is a fan of Star Trek or Planet of the Apes, and especially for fans of both, shake off any hesitation, skepticism, or eyebrow raising you may have about this crossover and pick up this book. It's fun, well written, and most importantly, the spirit of each series is well represented. I'm eager to see how the story plays out and if it's as enjoyable as the first couple issues, I have no doubt that it will be great. Though Dr. Zaius may warn of heresy, I know Mr. Spock would say that reading this book is the logical thing to do.
Reviewed by: Adam Alamo
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The Challenge of Developing Geodata-Based Gazetteer Research Technologies and Methods
Project Leader: PD Dr. Christian Lotz, Barbara Fichtl M.A.
Project Team: Prof. Dr. Francis Harvey, Dipl.-Geogr. Eric Losang (Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde), Prof. Dr. Vadim Oswalt (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), Dipl.-Ing. Marc Friede (Herder-Institut)
Project Coordination: Dariusz Gierczak M.A.
Project Staff: Dipl.-Inf. Bent Ahrens, Grigori Chlesberg M.A., Ihor Doroshenko B.A.
Funding: Senatsausschuss Wettbewerb (SAW) der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Duration: 05/2019 – 12/2023
In recent years, various disciplines have been contributing data in an increasing amount related to place names through the creation of multiple digital gazetteers. The increased number of gazetteers reflects the high demand for this structured data in various disciplines, such as history, geography, archaeology, climate change research etc. However, differences in these new data sources, including metadata, lead to severe challenges for their scientific usage.
The Herder Institute (HI), the Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) and the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) take up this challenge. They will not set up a new gazetteer. Instead, the project team aims to analyse historical case studies that show how regimes of geographical knowledge changed between the 18th and 21st century; and the team will create a web application that allows access to multiple online gazetteers for the comparison of their contents and metadata. Using known metadata and data integration architectures, they develop critical methodologies and a research network with infrastructure for its sustainability to support research involving or using place names.
Gazetteers and geographical names represent arrangements of power and knowledge, i.e. geographical discourses. By creating gazetteers and defining place names, scientific and state authorities determine perspectives on the world, a continent or a region. The analysis of gazetteers and their varying scope and content from the 18th to the 21st century is an example par excellence to investigate how arrangements of power and knowledge have changed since the early modern period and how they change right now when entering the digital era. Like in a magnifying glass, the study of gazetteers shows mechanisms and consequences of digitization processes that apply to various other fields including the transformation from analogue to digital encyclopaedias and how they define the "state of the art" of specialist knowledge; the change of economic statistics and how they structure international trade and dependence; the development of environmental monitoring and how it defines borders and frontiers of "ecological restoration", and more.
The importance of gazetteer research for scientific communities and the wider public is obvious: In the public sphere, in particular in Eastern Europe during the recent decade, place names have (again) become an issue in heated debates about local, regional and national identities. It is just now, in 2018/19, that, for example, Polish government offices attempt to change places and place names of memorial sites, streets or town boroughs devoted to the Polish Peoples Republic or to Soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War. In various countries in the East and West, many issues can be found that require profound knowledge to calm emotional discussions.
In scientific communities, changing place names form a severe obstacle, not only to projects in history and memory studies but also in other disciplines: Human geography must cope with migration statistics providing various names for places of origin and destination, even within the EU. Climate change research faces fascinating temperature data ranging back as far as the 17th century, but with mind-boggling varieties of place names. The same applies to biodiversity research: a consortium such as the Biodiversity Heritage Library comprises about 200,000 volumes from the 16th to the 20th century online, but it remains a severe challenge to handle the given historical place names to track down a particular species.
The HI, IfL and JLU set out to tackle a conceptual and practical challenge.
On a conceptual level, the project aims:
- To analyse how various state and scientific actors in East Central Europe created and revised geographical discourses.
- To focus on experts who were active in their own national contexts, as well as within international organisations.
- To explore innovations such as standardized map production since the 18th century or computer technology since the 1970s and their impact on gazetteers. In doing so, the project analyses the extent to which changes of geographical discourses were driven by technical as well as political and economic factors.
- To use the example of the gazetteer analysis to give insight into general features of how power-knowledge arrangements changed in various scientific fields from the early modern period to the digital era.
On a practical level, the project examines the breadth and depth of digital gazetteers regarding metadata structure, scope, content, and practical use in research projects. Deriving a web application based on an access point concept with a workspace for comparisons positions the methodological approach for the systematic comparison of different gazetteers. Opening the resulting application to the public supports ongoing studies and comparisons by the scientific community and the public of different gazetteers' representations.


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Thanks to you, our clients, Facilities Integration was ten years old as of the end of July.
As FI moves into its 11th year we can look back on ten years of enjoyable, successful professional service to the Life Sciences industry as a consultant architect; often referred to as a facilities integrator or process architect in the context of the specialisation; whilst what has been covered is much broader than process alone.
The company success has been based on working with clients, as an extension of their discipline team, to closely understand their goals, aspirations and needs and convert that understanding into realistic masterplans, concept studies, basic engineering/FEEDs, detail and onward to successfully operating facilities.
In that time I can truly say that I have enjoyed all of the projects I have worked on; many of which have been significantly complex with conclusions arrived at only by close team working and individual respect. A highlight in this has been the fortune to be taken in as a research fellow at Warwick University, aiding my fellow team members to achieve the IChemE Outstanding and Project Awards in 2011/2012.
None of this could be achieved without teaming with partner design-for-construction organisations of similar belief and dedication. It is only with equal thanks to them that Facilities Integration can claim any success.
Here's to the next ten… and may they be as successful


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What Are The Factors That Increase Your Risk Of Cavities?
Everyone who still has their set of natural teeth still has a risk of getting cavities. However, there are some known factors that can increase the risk of getting cavities:
- Tooth location. Tooth decay is most prevalent in the molars and the back teeth. These teeth are hard to get to with most toothbrushes and they also have more surface area for food particle to get stuck in.
- Foods and drinks. Sticky foods and drinks tend to cling to the teeth where they can rot through the enamel and rot out the teeth much more quickly than regular food and drinks can.
- Frequent snacking. Bushing after each meal is good but if you are snacking on sweet foods and drinking sweet beverages all day long you are constantly bathing your teeth in sugar!
- Bedtime infant feeding. As soon as a baby starts cutting teeth they are at risk for cavities and the single biggest increase the risk of getting cavities in infants is sweet juices at bedtime- water is always best.
- Improper brushing. If you are not brushing as often as you should or you are not brushing correctly, your teeth will be more at risk for cavities and some pretty bad ones too!
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Flies are no less than a nuisance. Not only do they constantly buzz around you, but they can also contaminate your food and affect your business if it is part of the food & beverage industry.
Despite all this, flies are not completely useless. There are a few things that make them useful.
Here, we discuss what flies are good for.
What people generally think of flies
According to the vast majority of the human population, flies have nothing good to offer. In fact, most people see them as annoying creatures that are best dead.
We don't blame them considering how flies can ruin a perfectly planned summer afternoon.
Imagine it's a warm summer afternoon and you are all set for a nice outdoor brunch/lunch with your family. You have everything perfectly set up in your backyard for the outdoor picnic.
You've got the BBQ grill out and have your sausages and burger patties lined up perfectly on them. You've also grabbed drinks for each member of your family from the fridge.
The table is out as well and you're all set to put food on it. However, as soon as you place food on the table outdoors, flies come flying in, buzzing in your ears and trying to get a taste of your food.
You swat them away but they keep coming back.
Ultimately, you get tired of all the swatting and decide to take the food indoors. Your perfectly planned family brunch/lunch is now ruined.
This perfectly explains why flies are loathed the world over and why people prefer them dead.
While the bad reputation of flies is justified, there are some qualities of flies that make them useful and are the reasons we need them in this world. We will be discussing what flies are good for next.
What are flies good for?
So, we are finally ready to answer the million-dollar question: what are flies good for? Before we answer this, it is important to understand that flies are unique creatures that feed, breed, and do other things in ways that are completely different from ours.
It is important to make this distinction because we don't want you to have the same expectations from flies that you have from fellow human beings. They will behave and be useful in ways that are completely different from us.
Another important thing to know is that flies do not choose summer as the time of year to annoy us on their own. Instead, the combination of rising temperatures, availability of food sources, and rainfall provide flies with the perfect environment to overpopulate and irritate us.
Also, the flies that we come across during the summers are young adults. Not only are these young flies hungry and increasingly mobile, but they are also sex-obsessed.
Therefore, they can go searching for food and sex to all the places that they can possible fly to. This can include your home, workplace, store, gym, or any other place you go to.
With all this clear, we can finally move onto the things that flies are good for. The following are the things that make flies useful.
For many plants, some flies can work as pollinators. Flies that can pollinate plants such as different types of flowers include hoverflies, bee flies, and other flies that can mimic bees.
Although flies do not carry pollen as efficiently as bees, they can pollinate a variety of plants that are not visited by bees.
Flies often pollinate flowers that lack the nectar that helps to attract bees. These flowers come in many different colors ranging from dull and brown to red and purple.
Additionally, an unpleasant scent emanates from these flowers, like meat that is rotting. However, unlike bees, flies do not care about this and they start to pollinate them.
Some of the plants that true flies pollinate include shun cabbage, wild ginger, certain orchids, red trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit, paw-paw, and catnip. Also, the chocolate-producing seed pods would not develop if they were no true flies pollinating the cacao tree.
Food for other beings
It is true that flies can be annoying as hell. However, before you go on a killing spree to eliminate all the flies at your home or office, keep in mind that many of the animals you love rely on flies for food.
This may include your pet dog. Animals that need to eat flies to survive include frogs, lizards, and birds.
While you may not be a fan of lizards or frogs, you would surely want the birds to keep flying in the air.
Not only do flies play a key role in the web of life, but they also play a part in the food we eat. While you may not like flies contaminating your pork sausage, they could be the reason you have a sausage in the first place.
This is because many pigs eat flies for survival.
Humans in most parts of the world aren't quite ready to eat flies themselves. However, they can feed these flies to farmed animals that we rely on for our own food.
Additionally, new research shows that there is potential to fully replace conventional agricultural feed with black solider fly feed,
According to various studies, this is a suitable feed for alligators, pigs, farmed seafood like prawns, Atlantic salmon, and blue tilapia, and chickens. More importantly, the feed does not adversely affect the health of these animals.
Part of the cleanup crew of nature, flies and their larvae can serve as excellent decomposers, making them incredibly valuable despite how disgusting they look. For example, eggs are laid by blow flies in carcasses that are rotting.
As the decomposing flesh is feed for maggots (the larvae of flies), this helps to disintegrate the organic material into its elements. The nutrients are released back into the soil by their digestive processes.
In order to allow maggots to feed, other flies lay their eggs in manure. This helps disintegrated the manure.
The nutrients for fungi, bacteria, and plants to use are released by these decomposers to complete the chain of food.
This may sound perplexing at first. You may be thinking how can these annoying, blood-sucking tiny creatures have any medical benefits at all?
Well, you're not alone! There are many people like you out there who are completely unaware of the healing benefits of flies.
Did you know that you can use maggots to heal wounds of the gangrenous nature without using antibiotics? You probably didn't.
You will be astonished to know that soldiers that took part in the American Civil War were the first people to get maggots-based treatment for wound healing. Yes, the first use of maggots for healing dates back decades.
By applying the larvae of sheep blow fly to the infected area, you can treat bedsores, diabetic ulcers, and other wounds. The larvae use their saliva with antibacterial properties to clean the wound and trigger the fast development of new tissue by eating the infected tissue.
However, it is important that you do not try this at home on your own. Generally, trained nurses supervise the patients getting maggot treatment for wound healing.
The progress of the maggots cleaning the wound is monitored by these nurses for safety and effectiveness. The larvae simply fall out once their work is done.
Eye candies
While most flies are annoying and downright disgusting, there are some flies that you simply cannot take your eyes of. This may be hard to believe for some but it is true.
An example of this is Lecomyia notha soldier fly, a species of flies found in the Australian state of Queensland.
What makes this fly so attractive? It has a purple exoskeleton that shines, making it appear like an opal galaxy.
This is my favourite soldier fly, the opal galaxy 'Lecomyia notha' species @qldmuseum #flyfriday #areyouinloveyet https://t.co/FxXXWePPBA
— Dr Bryan Lessard (@BrytheFlyGuy) September 15, 2016
After going through millions of insect specimens, an insect researcher having expertise in flies who was doing his research in Canberra's Australian National Insect Collection singled out a species of flies that he found as incredibly attractive. The fly he singled out was species with a rear-end that was bright and golden.
The researcher decided to give it a name. The name he gave as Plinthina beyonceae, named after the popular singer Beyoncé.
Kids, behold the "Beyoncé" fly.
Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae https://t.co/pi4gU3jz72
— Kevin (@kpmrqz) April 17, 2019
While you may think of flies are disgusting little creatures that need to be swatted away or eliminated, they have some pretty incredible uses that make them a valuable part of our world. Some of the reasons we need flies in this world have been discussed above.
Maybe you'd want to remind yourself of one of these reasons whenever the thought of eliminating flies completely from the face of earth comes to your mind.


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Friday, October 21st is race day in Oakville and we are so excited to welcome you and your family and friends to the 11th annual Trek or Treat Night Trail Run – Creepy Mile! In order to make your Creepy Mile experience great, here are some important tips.
Have another question? Find answers in the FAQ section on our website.
Early Kit Pick Up
All Creepy Mile families/teams are eligible to do early kit pick up on Tuesday, October 18 at Gears Bike Shop in Oakville (547 Trafalgar Road) from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This is a great way to save time on event night, allowing you to fully enjoy our displays and family friendly activities. This year those activities include magic shows, family photos booth, face painters, balloon animals and more! Full details of early kit pick up are here.
Food Donations
Please don't forget to bring a food donation for the Oakville Fareshare Food Bank. Our goal is to raise 1,000 pounds of food. You can find a list of most needed items here. Please place your donations in our bright orange "pumpkin" food donation box.
Trek or Treat Oakville is held at the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre located at 1280 Dundas Street West in Oakville.
Plan to arrive early to take advantage of face painters, a balloon animal artist and free family portraits by our professional photographer (a link to download the high resolution photo will be supplied by email after the race). There are also fantastic Halloween displays to enjoy. Here's our guide to all the activities for your kids to enjoy this year.
Important Request
With regret, we must kindly ask all participants to respect others and children at this event. Specifically, we would request that people refrain from emptying our candy bowls into personal grocery bags, purses, backpacks, etc. This is a family-friendly event and we want everyone to have a great time and to be able to enjoy some yummy candy on event night. Unfortunately, this has become a growing problem over the last few years. Our staff will do our best to monitor the situation to ensure sugar highs for all! Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Bib Number and Race Kit Pick Up (Race Night)
Starting at 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on race night teams can pick up their bibs inside the main building at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre. Your team's bibs will be inside an envelope, which also contains pins, and is sorted alphabetically by team name (or last name if a team name was not provided). Once you have your bib, we encourage you to please step away from the pick-up table to allow others access to pick up their bibs.
Kids Scavenger Hunt
This year all registered Creepy Mile kids will receive a scavenger hunt card and loot bag (included in your team's registration packages). On event night, assist your child in locating our three scavenger hunt stations inside, where they'll receive a stamp on their card and pick a treat or trinket to put in their loot bags.
The closer we get to race time, the tighter the parking gets! Consider carpooling. Please arrive with ample time to park, pick up your bibs, get them pinned on to costumes and get to the start line. Please be patient and follow our parking marshals' instructions. We encourage you to pick up your race bibs no later than 6:30 p.m., to allow time to pin them on and get to the start line.
Flashlights and Headlamps
Do not be deceived, the race course is dark. It is mandatory that all participants (excluding those in strollers) carry a flashlight or wear a headlamp. Our course markers are only illuminated when a light shines on them. Although a portion of the Creepy Mile has some ambient street lighting, at least half of the mile is DARK. There are no scary displays on the Creepy Mile course.
If you have rented one of the Princeton Tec headlamps – please arrive with enough time to pick up your headlamp at the headlamp table. You will be required to leave one piece of ID in order to receive your headlamp. This is to ensure the return of each headlamp. Thank you for your cooperation on this request.
Please dress for the weather! It can be cool, wet and windy at this time of year. Hats, mitts and warm/weather resistant jackets are recommended.
Race Shirts
For those who wish to purchase a commemorative 2016 race shirt on-site, there is a limited selection of men's, women's and youth sizes available. Please note that supplies of sizes are limited! The price is $40 for adults and $23 for youth. CASH ONLY.
For those who have pre-purchased race shirts, you can pick them up at our shirt tent. Please bring ID and/or proof of purchase (email receipt).
Start Time
The Creepy Mile starts at 7 p.m. sharp. A lead rider will guide the first participants on the course. A bicycle paramedic will follow the last walker. The start line is outside in front of the main building, near the start/finish inflatable. Our announcer will direct you.
Pizza, candy, hot chocolate and coffee will be waiting for Creepy Milers with a BIB NUMBER inside the main building at the end of the walk. There are no official times for the Creepy Mile, but the clock will be running so you can check your time as you finish. Creepy Mile kids will be given a ribbon at the finish line.
Allergy Alert
All of the candy served at Trek or Treat is peanut free. However, race kits do contain peanut products and third party food vendors (including our pizza, hot chocolate and coffee suppliers) cannot guarantee products have not come into contact with nuts or other allergens. Our gluten free goody bags for those who have pre-ordered do contain peanuts. Other food items may also enter the facility that are not peanut/nut free. Please exercise extreme caution if you have an allergic child. This is NOT an allergen-free event!
Strollers are welcome in the Creepy Mile. We encourage those of you with strollers to start nearer to the back, to avoid a bottleneck that sometimes occurs with larger jogging-style strollers. This is a fun, non-competitive event!
Candy Station
There is a candy station located approximately halfway through the Creepy Mile where your little ones can stop for a bite of candy or a rest.
Please be reminded that pets are not permitted on the grounds or in the event.
There are washrooms inside the facility.
We look forward to seeing you at Trek or Treat!
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Rising milk production, dairy stocks put downward pressure on prices
Milk production continues to run well above a year ago. December milk production was 3.1% higher than a year ago marking the second straight month above 3%. Milk cow numbers have been increasing since July with another 12,000 in December bringing the total increase to 100,000. December cow numbers were 1.1% higher than a year ago. Of the 24 selected states just 8 had fewer milk cows than a year ago. Milk per cow continues well above the normal trend being up 2.0%.
Each of the five top dairy states that produce over half of the milk production had relatively strong increases in December. The increases were: California 3.2%, Wisconsin 2.6%, Idaho 1.2%, Texas 7.5% and New York 2.2%. South Dakota led all states with an increase of 11.9% followed by Indiana 9.8%, Colorado 6.3%, Kansas 5.1%, Michigan 4.9%, Illinois and Minnesota 4.7%, Iowa 4.3% and New Mexico 3.7%. Of the 24 selected states just six had lower production with Florida leading with 5.0% followed by Vermont with 3.1%.
Stocks building
With this relatively high milk production dairy stocks are building. Butter and cheese stocks both built from November 30th to December 31st. Compared to a year ago December 31st stocks of butter were 44.4% higher, American cheese stocks 6.8% higher, and total cheese stocks 5.7% higher.
Relatively high milk production and higher dairy stocks are putting downward pressure on the price of cheese and butter.
In early January, 40-pound cheddar cheese blocks were $1.6175 per pound and barrels $1.4825 per pound. Then it was announced that a fifth round of the Farms to Families Food Box Program would run from January through April of 2021. The cheese market responded with blocks reaching $1.9625 per pound by Jan.11 and barrels $1.6525 by Jan. 7.
But realizing cheese purchases under the program probably can not hold prices at these levels, prices fell Monday with blocks at $1.61 and barrels at $1.3925. Butter showed similar price moves starting in January at $1.29 per pound reaching $1.4550 by Jan. 20 and has fallen to $1.36.
Nonfat dry milk has shown strength starting January at $1.1475 per pound and reaching $1.2150 before falling to now at $1.1625 per pound. Dry whey continued to strengthen in January starting at $0.4650 per pound to now at $0.54 per pound. With some strengthening in dairy product prices the Class III price will be near $16.15 in January compared to $15.72 in December and the Class IV price near $13.80 compared to $13.36 in December.
Outlook uncertain
The outlook for milk prices remains uncertain. With the growth in milk production improved domestic sales of milk and dairy products and favorable dairy exports will be needed to maintain and to increase milk prices.
Until COVID-19 comes more under control, dairy product sales will be dampened. Hopefully with the vaccine things will be different and sales will improve by the second half of the year with restaurants more fully opened and schools returning to in person learning.
After a 14-month of year-over-year volume growth, November exports were down slightly, 0.2%. Compared to a year ago, dry whey exports were 27% higher due to continued strong sales to China, but nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder exports were 8% lower, cheese 16% lower and butterfat 3% lower.
Looking ahead, exports going into next year could remain positive for milk prices especially for nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder, whey products and butterfat as prices remain competitive with world prices. Milk production for 2021 by the five largest dairy exporters (EU-28, New Zealand, U.S., Argentina and Australia) is forecasted to be up about 1%.
COVID-19 continues to restrict domestic demand in each of these exporters so most of increased milk production will be available for export. Also, it will take time for the world economies to recover from the recession caused by COVID-19.
Government purchases of dairy products will provide support to milk prices. There is $400 million under the Dairy Donation Program to pay for milk to be processed into dairy products and donated to nonprofit entities. There will be purchases of fluid milk, butter and cheese under Section 32 of the Act of August 24,1935. And from January through April there will be purchases under the Farms to Families Food Box Program. It is not certain that the new administration will continue this program beyond April.
So, with the current amount of milk being produced we could see the Class III price in the $16's first half of the year and the $17's the second half if COVID-19 is more under control and things turn more to normal.
The Class IV price could be in the $14's and $15's the first half of the year and the $16's the second half. But none of this certain and a lot could change this forecast. USDA in their last forecast was not quite this optimistic. USDA forecasted Class III to average $16.90 compared to $18.25 last year and Class IV to average $14.10 compared to $13.48 last year.
Cropp is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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In a recent post, Jack Wallen explained how to make Ethernet cable connections. In the ensuing comments, I noticed some interest in Ethernet cabling itself. That's understandable, Ethernet cabling does not look or act like normal wiring.
Differential signaling
To understand why Ethernet cable is built the way it is, it requires familiarity with how the signals are transmitted over the wires. The fancy term is differential signaling. During a digital pulse, each wire in the pair carries a signal that is the same voltage, but opposite polarity. The slide below (courtesy of Wikipedia) exemplifies the process:
The greater the difference between the input pulses, the larger the output pulse, making it easier for the receiver logic to differentiate ones and zeros. I might add that this becomes more important as throughput rates increase.
As you can see in the slide, differential signaling has some noise-canceling capability, but not enough when it comes to Ethernet cabling. That's because two types of interference come into play, electromagnetic radiation from sources such as power wires or crosstalk from other pairs in the same cable. Both introduce noise that reduces the differential. If there is enough noise, the receiver can misread what was sent.
It's all about the twists
The Ethernet cabling most of us are familiar with consists of four pairs of wires, twisted together, and enclosed in a single insulating cover jacket. Those twists are a pain when making connections, but are there for a reason. Transmitting Ethernet signals over a cable that small would not be possible without them.
To understand the importance of twisting the wires requires learning about common-mode rejection. It seems that digital electronics connected with balanced lines, such as twisted pair Ethernet cabling are capable of rejecting noise, as long as the spurious emission is common to both leads in the twisted pair.
It might help to use an example. I mentioned crosstalk earlier. If pairs were not twisted in Ethernet cabling, it is entirely possible for two wires in adjacent pairs to be next to each other for the entire length of the cable. That could skew the results by adding cross talk to only one leg of the pairing.
If the wires in the pair were twisted, both wires in the pair would be affected the same. Then the receiver using common-mode rejection would be able to filter out the crosstalk interference.
Geek trivia alert: This phenomenon was discovered by Alexander Graham Bell. In fact, telegraph wires were the first twisted pair. The wires switched position on the pole after a certain distance (courtesy of Wikipedia):
Another twist
Ever notice that some of the twisted pairs are easier to un-ravel? There is a reason for that. If adjacent pairs have an equivalent twist rate or pitch, the same wires of each pair could be next to each other for the entire run, negating differential signaling. In order to prevent that, Ethernet cable manufacturers use different twist rates (courtesy of Wikipedia):
One last note, according to cabling best practices, pair wires should not be untwisted more than 13 mm. This comes into play when using punch-down blocks.
UTP versus STP
There are two types of Ethernet cabling, Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) and Shielded Twisted Pair (STP). Everything that I mentioned up until now, applies to both. STP cabling is used if there is an abnormal amount of electromagnetic interference. STP uses metal-foil shielding that directs any external noise to ground. The metal foil can surround each twisted pair (STP), all the twisted pairs S/UTP), or both (S/STP).
Some installation tips
Every time I work with cable installers, I bug them mercilessly, trying to learn what they consider important. Here are some of their pointers:
- For solid wire UTP, the minimum bend radius is eight times the outside diameter of the cable. Anything less affects the twist rate, reducing noise rejection.
- When installing long runs be careful not to stretch the cable, doing so could alter the twist rate, again reducing noise rejections.
- Due to the high frequency of digital transmissions, the phenomenon of skin effect comes into play. So be careful not to nick the copper wire.
- Make sure to use plenum-rated Ethernet cabling, if the run is located in a space that is used for air circulation.
- Run Ethernet cabling at least 15 cm from any high-voltage lines, 30 cm is better.
- If Ethernet cabling must cross a high-voltage line, do so at a 90 degree angle.
If I missed a tip you feel is important, please share it with the rest of us.
Final thoughts
As digital throughput rates keep increasing the margin for error decreases rapidly. Make sure to keep those pairs twisted.


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Consumer Telematics is Best of 2009 CES – An Overview
Show Overview
CES continues to offer an amazing assortment of products/technologies, estimated at 20,000. Therefore the shear size of the show makes it quite a challenge to "walk the show" to see them all. CES is, by far, the biggest technology and consumer product trade show in the United States with 1.85 million net square feet of exhibit space, featuring more than 2,700 companies and with 110,000 attendees walking the show. The official attendance number will be released in 90 days.
Spanning eight halls and more booths than you can walk past in a couple eight hour days, the show gives those in the Consumer Electronics industry a great opportunity to show their latest products and to provide a taste of those that are coming in the next year. According to PC-World, more than 110,000 people, as the preliminary estimate, attended CES last week. The CEA expected "more than 130,000" people to attend this show, but various sources are confirming the 110,000 number which would mean a decrease of about 22% from last year's offical attendance number of 141,150. The cabbies, who have their finger on the Las Vegas pulse, indicated that business is down my 30% (source WSJ). All agree that the hallways were relatively uncongested.
In spite of the "recession", a significant number of exhibits were focused on technologies specific to the automobile and introduced a new product area, what is termed Location Based Services or Consumer Telematics. Each of the following technology areas was well represented: audio systems, navigation devices as accessories (PNDs and {2} DIN "brick" systems), displays, rear view mirrors (with integrated LCD displays and Bluetooth), safety technologies, and location based services. Other vehicle related products were presented in tents across the road from the main exhibit halls. Microsoft Automotive had an impressive showing of their partners (Ford SYNC, Continental, TellMe, etc) which showed vehicles equipped with the Ford SYNC system and a Hyundai vehicle, an announced Microsoft Mobile partner. Visteon (and 3M), because of Delphi's absence this year, was the leader in showing elegant solutions for integrating of a variety of Infotainment and safety solutions for the automobile.
Even though we are all reeling from the recession as indicated by the reduced attendance at CES, the show continues to be the premier event showcasing the new products/technologies that will be on our cars soon. There was less hype or spectacle and more focus on product execution as indicated by close door meetings. Give attendance figures. Many automotive exhibitors, downsized or had no visible presence at all notably Delphi. Many Automotive OEMS and suppliers, notably Ford visits CES to "benchmark" new CE technology. The Ford Microsoft SYNC product is an out growth of this visit and recognition that the CE industry will drive automotive electronics, built-in is supplanted by "beamed in" (wireless or Telematics) and "brought-in" (e.g. "smart phones").
Here are my top picks or highlights of the important developments and announcements:
Telematics related
- New Ford SYNC services (turn-by-turn nav. by DeCarta and TeleNav) with a TellMe interface as announced by Mr. Mulally, Ford CEO key note, I had a front row seat at his keynote. An outstanding presentation by Mr. Mulally and his team.
- Toyota Telematics announcement at Telematics Update, a result of Toyotas methodical customer driven process with the appropriate focus on quality of execution (as expected)
- New high quality traffic services are now available. The leadingtraffic content providers, distributors, aggregators and devicemanufacturers recently formed the North American Traffic Working Groupunder the sponsorship of the ITS-America, with the mission to maketraffic advisories better for drivers through adopting quality drivenstandards and processes.
- Microsoft Mobile 3.0 announcement as a viable alternative to QNX and the "Open Infotainment" platform from the WindRiver, Intel and BMW team.
- Continue growth in more connected and location capturing devices (GPS). Cameras as automotive accessories were showcased throughout the show.
- 3G Smart phones available from all carriers, with the Palm Pre (Web OS) capturing the Best of Show.
- The "touch phone fray", the continued emergence of the "smart" phone as the personal device of choice, whether it be iPhone, Blackberry or now new Palm Pre (received "Best of Show")
Infotainment Related
- Visteon (with 3M) showcased many new automotive interior design concepts.
- Mobile TV which has become affordable and available – many offerings. I test drove the new ICO Mobile TV offering. AT&T AutoCruise with 25 channels and Audiovox Flo received much media attention.
- Internet radio was showcased by many. An example is Blaupunkt and MiRoamer's Internet radio streaming service, with a Bluetooth-paired mobile phone with data connection.
- New TV/display technologies, OLED and LED TVs for example. This years' focus being on thinner and brighter, not necessarily bigger.
- The Yahoo Widget tool kit developed with Intel creates widgets that will scroll along the bottom of the internet connected TV screen to access web content.
- 3D display and gesture controlled large panels by Samsung, LG and others.
- Gracenote CarStars, having an avitar in your car help you with your music selection.
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There are some simple strategies to reduce water use: take shorter showers, wash full loads of laundry and swap out that water-hogging grass for something native.
However, as much as we may be motivated to change ingrained actions toward a precious resource that's being threatened as the warmer months roll in, psychologists say change is hard
"Providing … facts is generally not sufficient to change people's behavior," Wesley Schultz, a professor at California State University, San Marcos, who specializes in the psychology of environmental behavior told the Orange County Register. "We need to give people a sense that their actions can make a difference, and help them to translate that motivation into behaviors that matter."
It took Orange County nearly 25 years to reduce its water use by 25 percent. Between 1990 and 2014, Orange County residents reduced their per capita water use from 175 to 140 gallons per person per day, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Orange County.
However, four years into the current drought, California can't wait more than two decades to cut water use another 25 percent. Alternative ways to find, store or purify more water is a sound viable option, but it takes years to achieve, costs billions of dollars and is fraught with politics.
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WaterSmart is a pilot launched in January 2013 in Newport Beach that has cut water use by an average of 3 percent. The system compares water use in the same neighborhood and lets homeowners know how their water use compares to their neighbors. According to the Register, when households know that they are using more water than their neighbors they tend to cut back to what's considered the "social norm."
Installing a smart water meter, which can monitor water use down to the hour, also is a valuable feedback tool in sparking behavioral change. Kenneth Small, an environmental economist and professor emeritus at University of California, Irvine, referenced an Arizona study that compared water use in suburban homes that had water meters to those that didn't. He noted that, "The ones that had the meters were much more water saving."
Often, water agencies use tiered pricing (charging homeowners higher rates when they use more water) as a punitive measure to discourage consumer water use. "Generally, people will cut back on any particular good the more expensive it gets," said Small.
That tactic can have a downside, too.
"If people are forced to limit their irrigation by some kind of restriction, and they resent it, they might comply because they don't want to get fined," Small said. "But they might take (the reduction) back by taking a longer shower, or doing something else where their behavior is not being monitored."


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Smarter Health Care on Your Smartphone: An Interview With Leah Sparks, Co-Founder and CEO of Wildflower Health
Leah Sparks (MBA '01)
Co-founder and CEO of Wildflower Health Inc.
San Francisco, California
Wildflower Health provides a mobile health-engagement platform to improve healthcare quality and lower medical costs. The company aspires to leverage a unique set of analytics to deliver novel insights that improve treatment and cost-management in the clinical areas it supports.
Leah Sparks' big idea crystalized when she was expecting her first child. Frustrated by the challenges of managing health-plan benefits and a myriad of appointments, she realized there was a huge gap in the health care system around the needs of pregnant women. In 2012, seeing an opportunity to harness mobile technology to improve women's experiences and outcomes, Sparks and co-founder Kathy Bellevin launched Wildflower Health. The venture has since raised $15 million, and its focus on expectant mothers has widened to include other stages of life and health care needs. The company now works with nearly 100 hospitals and health plans that cover almost 50 million people.
Sean Carr: What took you down the entrepreneurial path? How did you get from being a Darden graduate in 2001 to where you are now?
Leah Sparks: When I was at Darden, it was the end of the golden age of startups in California, and we talked a lot about how so many dot-com business models lacked viability. I was finishing business school as the bubble was bursting, and I had two aspirations. One, I wanted to work in an industry where I could make a positive impact on people's lives, and health care rose to the top. Two, I wanted to work in a company that had an almost industrial business model, so I could dig into something real. That's how I ended up interning at McKesson after my First Year at Darden, and after graduation I joined McKesson's strategy team.
At McKesson, I successfully started two business units, and my boss said something that really hit me: "Leah, some people are maintainers. They're good at running large stable businesses. Other people are builders. They are good at innovating and creating new things. And I think you're more of the latter." That was a pivotal moment for me, someone articulating what I've known about myself since childhood. Because I really wanted to start a business not just inside a big company, I launched a small dot-com on the side. That's when I decided that I wanted to do entrepreneurship and health care. I also knew that I needed to learn more, so after six years at McKesson, I left to join a personalized medicine startup.
Sean Carr: That must have been an interesting moment for you to jump ship from McKesson, which had everything you had wanted. And yet you took the plunge. How did you know that that was the right move?
Leah Sparks: I'm not sure that I did. It was a big leap. I took a pay cut, and I went from those fancy offices in downtown San Francisco to a waterfront shack. It was a dramatic change, but I loved it, and I learned so much. One of the things I learned is that there are easier ways to make money than being an entrepreneur, particularly in health care. I also learned that if I was going to do it and deal with the blood, sweat, and tears and the loneliness, I had to do something that I was really passionate about.
Sean Carr: Tell us about launching Wildflower.
Leah Sparks: Often, the first time people deal with the healthcare system is when they have their first pregnancy. In 2012, when I got pregnant, everything was phone and paper-based, and I got this piece of paper from my health plan that said, "You're high-risk because you're over 35. Please call us." I was comparing that experience to using the BabyCenter app, where I could get this great content, like finding the right stroller. I realized that if we harnessed that technology, we could not only improve the experience, but also identify high-risk women, connect them to the right intervention, so that we could move the needle on outcomes. Given the rates of poor outcomes and lack of quality measures in the U.S. in maternity care, I knew there were billions of dollars to be saved with better consumer activation and connection to care.
Sean Carr: Could you describe Wildflower's business model and tell us how you developed it?
Leah Sparks: The health care industry is a complicated system that's not primed for risk-taking. I knew that nobody's going to buy anything just because it's innovative and better; it had to save someone money or make someone money. First, we tried to figure out who was on the hook for bad outcomes. At the time, it was health plans. So we focused on health plans, having a software licensing model that was tied to having ROI. We didn't know we would have the outcomes that we thought we would, but we did a lot of testing with consumers to show that they would use an application like this and do that to connect to health care.
Frankly, the stakes are so high and the ROI is so obvious that it was easier for us to get our first clients to take that leap of faith. What's interesting is that we were in an incubator in San Francisco, and I thought that our first clients would be based in Silicon Valley. But our first client was the State of Wyoming Medicaid, and the second one was Apple. Most of our clients have their own version of the application. They may be using our Wildflower version, but they've configured it with their content, their interventions, their clinical logic, so that it's really attuned to their patient population and to the ROI measures they're focused on.
We've been at this for five years since we got our first institutional funding, and we've gone beyond just pregnancy. We go end-to-end from pre-conception all the way through family health. When people start a family, they also begin that journey in a sandwiched generation — taking care of the kids and ageing parents—and so many health care decisions swirl around a family. So it really helps humanize the experience when you center it around taking care of those you love and help drive those connections to our clients that provide that ROI.
Sean Carr: Where do you see the future for Wildflower Health, and what are the next mountains you hope to climb?
Leah Sparks: In the past five years, we've expanded not only the product but also the client type, so we now work with health plans that cover almost 50 million people. Two years ago, we got in the hospital market, and we have about 100 hospitals in our client network, and that's a big growth area for us. We want to be a personalization platform for families, providing highly personalized content and connections across every life stage. We think about how to knit together our client network to do that better.
Sean Carr: Looking back, how did your Darden experience influence or inform how you've carved out your career so far?
Leah Sparks: I was a journalism undergrad, and I came to Darden hungry to learn —l earn how to read financial statements and how to think about business strategy. I loved all quantitative classes. Later, when I was starting Wildflower, I remember downloading papers on venture capital terms and term sheets available to alumni, so Darden continued to be a resource. Really, Darden gave me the foundation for all my business knowledge and skills, and I've used those skills throughout my career.


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BioRePeelCl3 is one of the aesthetic treatments made for skin for bio stimulating, rejuvenating and for the purpose of getting rid of old skin by generating new healthy skin. It is a biphasic medical device with an intermix of technology and innovation. It active skin cells and sometimes makes it possible for skin to develop new.
The products BioRePeelCl3 manifests two phases; 1. Lipophilic phase 2. Hydrophilic phase. However, the lipophilic phase which is the BLU phase starts floating on the Hydrophilic phase YELLOW. This process makes it possible for the prevention from tricholoroacetic acid, which means that the oxygen is no more is contact with it, leading towards skin stabilization.Not only that, the lipophilic phase also performs the function on other acid which actives the derma-function.
BioRePeelCl3 – Benefits
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- Poly-hydroxy acids,Lactobionic acid
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- Lifting agent: aminobutyric acid
- Alpha-hydroxy acids:
- Beta-hydroxy acids: Salicyclic acid
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BioRePeelCl3 –Mechanism of Action:
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- Clean the area where you want to apply the BioRePeelCl3 via acetone or surfactants.
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2. What does the Lipophilic phase do in BioRePeelCl3?
The phase which is attached to the protein part of the cell. It prevents from trans-epidemic evaporation of water. It is also sued for the maintenance of cutaneous hydro-lipid film, lading to over-all moisturizing.
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The hydrophilic portion of the cell contain water and leads to overall water retention inside the cell.It elevates cellular turnover and increases collagen production inside the skin, with the rise in elastic production. It neutralizes free radicals inside the skin which ultimately give rise o exfoliation.
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