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In contrast, people rarely ask what they should do with an old photo album. You don’t have to be a genealogist to value and preserve a picture book created by your ancestor.
Sometimes snapshots are slapped in those awful “magnetic” albums without much thought to chronology or event, but we still save them and try to rescue those deteriorating photos. Other times, albums are artistically designed with clever and useful captions. Either way, a photo album is an heirloom, while loose snapshots are one trash can from oblivion.
Photo albums, scrapbooks, diaries, and journals all share a common goal — to preserve and make sense of the past. A diarist records daily weather and crops year after year to track patterns and yield. High school athletes (or their parents) collect news clippings and event tickets as a way of recalling memorable moments, triumphs, and challenges.
The visual appeal of photographs give images more status and significance than other items in our personal collections. When settling an estate, heirs often keep old family photos when all the other bits and pieces are sold off and given away. Like the marriage certificate that confirms kinship, pictures revealing family resemblance in eyes, face, hair, and body type helps us feel connected and gives us a sense of belonging.
Photo albums combine the visual power of a photograph with a voice from the past. Albums survive when loose photos are tossed aside.
What Makes a Photo Album Special?
The “best” photo albums aren’t necessarily the largest, most expensive, most archival, or filled with the highest quality pictures. I’ve been haunting estate sales, antique shops, and vintage paper shows for a long time, and the tell-tale signs of “heirloom” albums aren’t hard to find. These are the albums with inherent meaning, that tell a story, or that successfully depict a place in time. Truly special albums usually share a few common traits; their creators take time to:
If real estate is all about “location,” photo albums are all about context. It’s rare to find a well-documented family photo album for sale on a dealer’s table. Keep your albums out of the antique shop by IDENTIFYING the people, places, and events pictured.
In physical albums, add handwritten captions beneath the photos. Identify yourself somewhere, on the title page or inside cover. Never mind that you don’t think your handwriting is beautiful, it’s yours, it’s good enough.
Printed digital photo albums often offer a layout with space for captions that’s perfect for typed notes. But, it’s faster and easier to order an auto-fill album with a white background and use the space for captions handwritten with a archival pen. (Can you tell I like handwritten notes?)
Collectible and high-priced albums typically focus on a single subject such as a club, person, family, school, or event. I’ve seen fabulous albums (with fabulous price tags) that showcase a sportsman’s group, a women’s musical society, and a single family through four generations with handwritten captions and identifications. When creating a new album with your own photos, CURATE, don’t just collect. Tell a story. Even better if it’s a short story; you can always create Part Two.
Museum curators think carefully when creating an exhibit. They consider their archives’ collections and bring out materials that tell the story of “Children’s Lives in the Civil War” or “Holiday Traditions on the Prairie.” Build your photo album with images that tell your story. If needed, locate public domain images to fill in where needed, or take modern day photos to add more detail.
There’s a reason those “magnetic” albums were filled with ten views of the same desert scene. It was easier to add similar photos than to take time to select the best and throw out the rest. As you curate your album, be SELECTIVE and include only the best photos. Give duplicates to relatives or use them in another album.
Selecting photos is altogether different from “curating” images. Audition your photos, choosing well-exposed, sharp, interesting images. Set aside blurry, backlit, or poor images. If you absolutely must include a poor photo, make it clear to your viewer why you are including this “only photo of Great Aunt Mabel where once again she is trying to dodge the camera.” Make it your goal to entertain, inform, and enlighten your album’s viewers. Leave them wanting more, not dreading page after endless page of the same subject from a different vantage point.
If you want your albums to last beyond your lifetime, you must choose the best acid-free materials you can afford. Vintage and antique albums were not “archival” in the sense we understand today, yet people who cared about their photos and could afford it, managed to use high quality materials and carefully store their books.
Dime store albums were made of cheap black paper with cardboard covers, much like construction paper. Photos were often attached with paste or glue. Today the paper in these albums is crumbling and the book is falling apart.
Better quality albums used thick fabric-covered covers and heavy-weight paper that could support photos and photo corners. These albums have survived remarkably well when stored in a closet or drawer and handled carefully.
Purchase acid-free lignin-free photo books, pages, and photo corners. Use plastic pages that have passed the Photographic Activity Test (P.A.T.). Avoid glue, tape, and self-stick adhesive.
As family historians, we have the tools and skills to create meaningful heirloom albums that our descendants will treasure them for generations. Give your photos a chance to be meaningful to your descendants. Preserve an album of memories instead of a shoebox of snapshots.

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Russia will develop offshore gas production in Crimea - minister
MOSCOW. Oct 7 (Interfax) - Russia will develop gas production off the coast of Crimea, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said, speaking to students at Russian Energy Week.
Drilling and gas production on the Crimean shelf has declined in the past few years for objective reasons, he said. As a result, gas production in the region is now about 1 billion cubic meters, while gas consumption in Crimea amounts to 2.5 bcm.
"We will develop production, we will provide the necessary support for this from the side of the Energy Ministry," Novak said. A long-term development program for Chernomorneftegaz has been drafted for this purpose, he said.
Gas from the shelf will be used for the gasification of the region, Novak added.


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Clayoquot Sound's ancient rainforests burst with life; a harmonious dance of ocean and forested islands define this land, renowned for its awe-inspiring natural beauty. We had long felt drawn to come and witness Clayoquot's wonders with our own eyes. During the now infamous logging protests of 1993, the Tlaoquiaht people reasserted their inherent right to protect their traditional lands by establishing a series of tribal parks, the first of their kind in Canada, cementing the preservation of this pristine and enchanting ecosystem, and setting the foundation for an emerging ecotourism based economy, inviting others to come and witness the old growth forests, and pristine waters teeming with otters and whales themselves. Clayoquot Sound is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, internationally recognized for its outstanding biodiversity and intact ecosystems. Getting the opportunity to spend time here was a real privilege, Myself, my partner Desiree, and our friend Alagie came here in August of 2020, this was our first stop on our Vancouver Island trip. And the first place we had our hearts set on visiting when we arrived in Tofino, was the Big Tree Trail on nearby Meares Island. We got to Meares early in the morning, having secured our passage with a local ferryman the day before, so we had a full day to explore the beautiful island. On the boat ride over, a family of otters lying on their backs in one of Meares' calm inlets welcomed us to this pristine ecosystem. One can walk the loop trail in under 2 hours, but we took it at our leisure, soaking up every ancient cedar and spruce with open eyes. Walking mindfully let us deeply experience the ancient landscape, and the slower we walked, the more the forest revealed.
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Des and Alagie touching one of Meares island's monumental Western Red Cedars. Spending time with a mother tree like this, that has grown in this forest for millennia, fills you with awe and reverence for nature.
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underside of a fallen tree that the trail passes under. Scenes like this are not uncommon in Meares Island's ancient forest.
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Alagie and Des pass under another fallen giant, with a diverse carpet of new life growing on top of its fallen trunk. Nurse logs are one of the defining features of this ancient forest.
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This is part of the world bank funding in conjunction with the national government.
Speaking while receiving the consignment at the Water Department head office, CECM Water, Sanitation,Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Ms. Esther Mwanyumba applauded H.E the Governor’s effort towards the provision of clean water to the county residents.
“These pipes will help us in upgrading and rehabilitating our water projects and is expected to serve over 100,000 households.” said Ms Esther.
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“These pipes will help us in upgrading and rehabilitating our water projects,” noted Mr. Ndurya.
CCO Rev. Silvanus Mwakoma added that apart from donor funds,the County Government has in the FY 2020/2021 budget set aside funds to rehabilitate and develop new water projects.
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Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 01.05.09
From ABC News:
The family of one of Australia's most celebrated Indigenous artists gathered today to witness the return of one of her paintings to central Australia.
Emily Kngwarreye painted Earth's Creation at Utopia, 220 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs, in 1994, two years before she died.
Alice Springs gallery owner Tim Jennings bought it almost two years ago for $1,056,000 - the most ever paid at auction for a female Australian artist's work.
Earth's Creation has since been exhibited in Japan, Canberra and Darwin.
Today it was finally unveiled to the artist's family in its new home at the Mbantua Gallery Museum, mounted in a red dust and spinnifex setting.
Gallery: Mbantua Gallery
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January 27th, 2014 By Pedro FernandezSan Francisco, CA- When I was growing up it was the space program, NASA, National Aeronautics & Space Administration that provided the most compelling “Must See TV.” From Alan Sheppard’s first foray into space in 1961 aboard a Mercury capsule, to Edward White’s first space walk from a Gemini capsule, space was truly the “New Frontier.”
RUSH TO MOON CAUSED UNNECESSARY DEATH
On this day in 1967, the aforementioned Edward White, Virgil “Gus” Grissom, and Roger Chaffee, the crew of Apollo I died when a fire engulfed their spacecraft as they practiced on the ground in Florida. Having radio problems on the ground between the cockpit and the NASA control center, Grissom is heard saying shortly before the fire. “How can you get us to the moon when we can’t talk to one another on the ground.”
Grissom was the second American in space, White made the first space walk and Chaffee, a rookie astronaut, was the U2 pilot that spotted the Russian misssiles and brought us to the brink of destruction as the Military Joint Chiefs of Staff head Curtis Lemay proposed a plan to President Kennedy for a “Surprise nuclear attack on Russia.” The flip side was Lemay knew we might lose 40 million Americans.
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The industrial CHND312T106W circuit breaker with a molded case is manufactured as a part of the very extensive Series C by Eaton Cutler-Hammer. These highly efficient circuit protection devices will decrease the use of energy, reduce costs, and protect the equipment from short circuits and current overloads of the current. Besides protecting equipment, it is important to ensure that the working environment is completely safe and that the system is reliable for operating without any setbacks. The circuit breakers from Series C help in maintaining a proper level of power continuity without any disruption or unforeseen downtime. The molded case circuit breakers simplify the power management process within the controlled system and they are made with industry-leading technology. Eaton is famous for products that are used for power distribution, control, monitoring, and automation applications that are common in the industry.
The CHND312T106W circuit breaker has an NG type of frame and it is categorized as a 100% rated device. This circuit breaker is made under strict manufacturing regulations and in regard to that, this device is UL listed and HACR rated. The interrupting rating of the CHND312T106W circuit protection device is 100 kAIC at 240 Volts AC and 65 kAIC at 480 Volts AC while its amperage rating is 1200 Amps. This CHND type of circuit breaker has an OPTIM 1050 design and 3 poles. Besides that, the voltage rating of this circuit breaker is 600 Volts AC and its operating frequency rating is 50 or 60 Hertz. This model does not include any terminals and it has an electronic LSIG trip type. The dimensions of the CHND312T106W include a length of 140 millimeters (5.5 inches), a height of 209.5 millimeters (8.25 inches), and a width of 209.5 millimeters (8.25 inches). In addition to that, this circuit breaker weighs 20.5 kilograms or 45 pounds.
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Recently I read, as I'm sure many of you did, that the population of the U.S. is expected to increase nearly 50% by the year 2050. Where do you all think these 100,000,000+ citizens will live? Will sprawl just continue? Will inner-ring suburbs be razed in favor of higher-density housing? Or worse, will smaller cities currently untouched by sprawl be the next victims? I'm no planner, so I'm curious what the Cyburbians think..


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Intensified biochip system using chemiluminescence for the detection of Bacillus globigii spores
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This paper reports the first intensified biochip system for chemiluminescence detection and the feasibility of using this system for the analysis of biological warfare agents is demonstrated. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay targeting Bacillus globigii spores, a surrogate species for Bacillus anthracis, using a chemiluminescent alkaline phosphatase substrate is combined with a compact intensified biochip detection system. The enzymatic amplification was found to be an attractive method for detection of low spore concentrations when combined with the intensified biochip device. This system was capable of detecting approximately 1 × 105 Bacillus globigii spores. Moreover, the chemiluminescence method, combined with the self-contained biochip design, allows for a simple, compact system that does not require laser excitation and is readily adaptable to field use.
KeywordsBiochips Biosensors immunoassays ELISA Spectroscopy Bacillus globigii Chemiluminescence Spores Intensifier Bioluminescence
Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the rapid detection of pathogens for homeland defense [1, 2, 3]. Of particular concern among the potential biological warfare (BW) agent candidates for use as a weapon is Bacillus anthracis for a number of reasons. For example, B. anthracis can be produced and released in large numbers in the spore form, which is highly resistant to inactivation. Moreover, it is a highly pathogenic organism, requiring medical attention within 24–48 h of initial exposure, and infective doses have been estimated to be very low (e.g., 8,000 to 10,000 spores inhaled) . Consequently, there is a definite need for practical detection devices capable of identification and quantitation of BW agents, such as B. anthracis spores.
One of the primary approaches for detection and species-specific identification of BW agents is based on immunological recognition [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. In addition to being both highly sensitive and selective, immunological techniques can also be easily adapted to field use [2, 9, 10, 11]. Unlike nucleic acid-based analyses, immunological methods do not require a cell/spore lysis step for the extraction of DNA or RNA, as surface antigens can be targeted. This is particularly advantageous for the detection of bacterial spores, such as B. anthracis, as it is very difficult to disrupt the strong, resistant shell of the spore form .
Development of a method incorporating a chemiluminescent product allows for a number of potential advantages over fluorescent methods including extreme sensitivity, as well as simpler instrumentation [5, 15, 16, 17, 18]. More specifically, with chemiluminescence, photons are generated only when the reactants are present, unlike fluorescence where an excitation source could induce nonspecific radiation from either scattering or background excitation of the sample matrix. Since problems of light scattering, nonselective excitation, and source instability are absent, chemiluminescence possesses an inherently low background, allowing for a very sensitive analysis. Moreover, since an excitation source and associated optics required for fluorescence analyses are eliminated, detection can be achieved with a simpler system that is readily adaptable to field use. Previously, we have developed an integrated circuit biochip that has demonstrated great potential for field use . This biochip device has a number of distinct advantages over alternate biosensing technologies including a fabrication process based on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology and multianalyte detection [6, 13, 19, 20, 21]. For example, the CMOS fabrication process allows for application-specific circuitry (i.e., signal amplification and filtering) to be integrated into the chip, thereby significantly reducing the size and power requirements of the system. Another important consideration is that the CMOS process is very cost-effective, which is ideal for mass producing portable detection devices. Furthermore, the chip is composed of an array of individual detector elements, each of which could be devoted to the detection of a different biological agent for multiplexed detection. For example, in this work a 4 × 4 photosensor array was used, which could be capable of performing 16 simultaneous biowarfare agent analyses in a single, compact unit.
In the current work, the first biochip device with an integrated intensifier enabling chemiluminescence detection is reported and the feasibility of using this system for the detection of Bacillus globigii spores is demonstrated. This system has a number of potential advantages over previous designs, including elimination of a laser and associated optics used for sample excitation in fluorescence systems. Furthermore, this simpler design, along with the self-contained biochip integrated circuit, could allow for the development of a small yet sensitive system for field use.
Intensified biochip detection system
The integrated circuit biochip prototype was developed previously by the Vo-Dinh group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory . Each photosensor is 900-μm square in size and is arranged in a 1-mm grid array. Through a 1.2-μm n-well CMOS fabrication process, application-specific circuitry was integrated into the chip for digital control of signal filtering and amplification. The resulting output voltage from each of the individual photosensors was recorded using a laptop computer with in-house written Labview software. The chemiluminescence signal intensity, originating from the 16 locations, was then correlated to the concentration of target B. globigii spores.
ELISA procedure for detection of B. globigii spores
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibody-based capture and identification of Bacillus globigii (B.g.) spores was used in conjunction with the biochip detection instrumentation. As illustrated in Fig. 1, antibodies specific to a surface antigen on the B.g. spore (goat anti-B. globigii diluted to 10 μg mL−1 in 0.1 M carbonate buffer, pH 9.6) were immobilized onto a Nunc maxisorp protein binding platform (Nunc Maxisorp 96-well plate surface) overnight at 4 °C. For all other antibody binding steps, incubation times were approximately 1 h in order to insure complete binding. However, these times could be reduced significantly for field use [6, 14].
After immobilization of the capture antibodies, the remaining binding sites were blocked for 1 h at room temperature using a bovine serum albumin (BSA) diluent/blocking solution concentrate, diluted 1:10 in distilled water (Kirkegard and Perry Laboratories (KPL), Gaithersburg, MD). Following blocking, the immobilized antibodies were then incubated with Bacillus globigii spores (Var. Niger, Baker Labs Dugway Proving Grounds, UT) diluted to various concentrations in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 37 °C from a solution in the same buffer. Bacillus globigii stock solution concentration was determined by both serial dilutions and standard plate counts grown on a generic growth medium (trypticase soy agar) as well as through counting using a hemocytometer. Following incubation with the spores, the wells were washed thoroughly in PBS + 0.5% Tween 20 to remove any unbound target species. Subsequently, a detector antibody (rabbit anti-B. globigii), recognizing another epitope on the B.g. spore surface, was diluted in BSA diluent/blocking solution concentrate (1:15 dilution in distilled water) to a final concentration of 5 μg mL−1 and incubated at 37 °C with the captured spores before being washed several times (PBS + 0.5% Tween 20). The final antibody, goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) conjugated with alkaline phosphatase (Jackson Immunoresearch Laboratories, Avondale, PA), was diluted 1:3,000 in alkaline phosphatase (AP) stabilizer (KPL, Gaithersburg, MD), and was incubated at 37 °C with the sample complex. The unbound enzyme–antibody conjugate was then removed through several washes as described above. Finally, 100 μL of the chemiluminescent substrate based on a novel 1,2-dioxetane (Intergen Bold APS 540) was incubated with the immunocomplex for 1 h to yield a detectable chemiluminescent product emitting 540-nm light. For all experiments here, the reactions were carried out under “saturated substrate” conditions. The results from three separate bioassays were recorded ten times each per chamber and averaged for each of the data points described below. The error bars shown on the graphical results represent plus or minus one standard deviation calculated from these replicate assay experiments and measurements.
Results and discussion
One of the greatest challenges to biowarfare detection is the development of field-deployable instrumentation capable of performing sensitive analyses. Not surprisingly, current research efforts of many groups aim to improve detection capabilities by incorporating some form of amplification of either the target (e.g., polymerase chain reaction for DNA targets) or indirect amplification of the signal (e.g., enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for protein targets). Another method of achieving signal amplification is by enhancing the capabilities of the detection device by using an intensified system. However, with a typical fluorescence-based analysis, background photons originating from nonspecific excitation and emission or light scattering of the light source will also be amplified by the intensifier.
Intensified biochip system for chemiluminescence detection
Detection of Bacillus globigii spores using the intensified biochip system
This method produced little background levels, as evidenced by the comparable signal intensity of the negative control relative to that observed for the substrate. One possible source of this low background includes nonspecific interactions of either the rabbit anti-B.g. or alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit detector antibodies used in the immunoassay as described in Fig. 1. Consequently, it is possible that the low background levels and error bars produced in these studies could be further reduced through systematic optimization of the blocking agent, reagent concentrations, and washing conditions, for minimal nonspecific interactions and maximum assay reproducibility.
These results show that enzyme-based amplification offers a potentially attractive alternative to nucleic acid-based amplification methods (e.g., polymerase chain reaction), since a sensitive analysis can be performed without requiring a cell-lysing step that is particularly difficult to achieve with the hard, resistant shells of spores. In addition, the ELISA method utilizing a chemiluminescent product is characterized by an extremely low background, which couples well to the compact intensified biochip.
This is the first report of an intensified biochip system for the detection of biological agents. Through the combination of the sensitive intensified biochip system ideal for low-background chemiluminescence measurements, and the enzyme-based signal amplification, detection of 5 × 105 spores was demonstrated. Advantages of this system include elimination of a laser and associated optics used for sample excitation in fluorescence systems, and a chemiluminescence-based method characterized by an inherently low background, which is ideally suited for an intensified device. Furthermore, the simple design, along with the self-contained biochip integrated circuit, could allow for the development of a small yet sensitive system for field use. Moreover, multiple biowarfare agents could be detected within a single, compact unit, as each biosensing element could be devoted to the detection of a different biological agent.
This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Chemical and Biological National Security Program, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The authors also thank Dr. Arpad Vaas (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) for his help in the preparation of the Bacillus samples used in this work.
- 8.Griffin GD, Williams MW, Stratis-Cullum DN, Vo-Dinh T (2003) Amplification technologies for optical detection. In: Vo-Dinh T (ed) Biomedical photonics handbook, Chap 55. CRC, Boca Raton, pp 51–71Google Scholar
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Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the new joint top-ranked states this year in terms of ease of doing business, even as the north-eastern region continues to lag at the bottom of the pyramid, says a report released on Monday.
While Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh figure in the top five, Haryana, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra are the other states among the top 10 this year.
Prepared by the Centre in collaboration with the World Bank, the “Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms, 2016”, is based on a ranking by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
The report tracks the level of implementation of norms by states, making it easier to do business there.
“This is the second year of the report and the states have really been competing in implementing reforms,” Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while releasing the report here.
“Telangana was at 13 last year; Haryana (at 6th position this year) was ranked 14 and Uttarakhand was at 23 (at 9th position this year),” she said to illustrate the competition among states. “While only seven states implemented more than 50 per cent of the reforms in question last year, this time 18 states have implemented more than that among the 340 reform items listed,” Sitharaman said.
“Last year, not a single state had implemented 75 per cent of the reforms listed, whereas this year more than 15 states have done so,” she added.
At least 32 states and UT administrations have submitted evidence of implementation of 7,124 reforms, a Union Commerce Ministry release here said.
World Bank Country Director Junaid Ahmad said the latest ranking showed that the low-income states have outperformed the others.
“The important lesson of this report is how doing business is getting decentralised and unleashing the economic might of India,” Ahmad said, adding that “Brazil and Russia are the other two big countries that are also moving at a sub-national level like India”.
The parameters by which the states have been ranked are single-window system for approvals, tax reforms, construction permits, environment and labour reforms, inspection reforms and paperless courts.


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The Alaska Division of Forestry is formulating a plan to manage an approximately 1,689-acre wildfire southeast of Tok.
The Boundary River Fire (#362) was reported at around 5 p.m. Sunday as a 1-acre fire burning in black spruce and tundra approximately 40 miles southeast of Tok and 12 miles southwest of Northway.
Driven by wind, the fire made a 4-mile run and grew rapidly to about 1,600 acres in one hour. Water-scooping aircraft and air attack responded for initial attack and dropped water on the fire until 8 p.m. to slow its progress. No other personnel were assigned to the fire given the low probability of success in catching it.
The fire received some precipitation on Tuesday, which slowed its progress, but it’s uncertain how much rain fell on the fire. State forestry is organizing a Type 3 incident management team to take command of the fire.
The fire is burning about 1 ½ miles northeast of the 2018 Taxisalda Hill Fire that burned 27,194 acres. There are four cabins, a Remote Automated Weather Station and two Native allotments south of the fire.
The plan today was for a Type 2 emergency firefighting crew from Kalskag to boat down the Nabesna River to begin setting up point protection for the cabins. The fire is about 1 mile west of the Nabesna River where the cabins are located. Saw lines were cut around the two Native allotments during last year’s Taxisalda Hill Fire and point protection measures were also taken around the RAWS station during that fire.
A reconnaissance flight on Monday revealed a large unburned island north to the north and the rest of the fire is currently burning to the southeast toward the Taxisalda Hill Fire footprint.
Firefighters are also wrapping up work on another fire burning near the Boundary River Fire. The 90-acre Northway DOT Fire is located approximately 3 ½ miles west on the opposite side of the Nabesna River.
The fire was started by lightning on Thursday, June 20 and grew from 2 acres to 10 acres in an hour. Air attack, smokejumpers and water-scooping aircraft responded and began working the fire. The fire grew to 90 acres by the next morning but smokejumpers were able keep it contained to that size.
The Tanana #1 Type 2 emergency firefighting crew replaced the smokejumpers on Sunday and began mopping up. Another Type 2 crew from Chevak was brought in on Monday to assist with mop-up operations. The fire was declared controlled at 9 p.m. on Monday with full containment expected by 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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|Chapter 1: Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra|
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 1.24
evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo
senayor ubhayor madhye
sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya said; evam — thus; uktaḥ — addressed; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; guḍākeśena — by Arjuna; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; senayoḥ — of the armies; ubhayoḥ — both; madhye — in the midst; sthāpayitvā — placing; ratha-uttamam — the finest chariot.
Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties.
In this verse Arjuna is referred to as Guḍākeśa. Guḍākā means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is called guḍākeśa. Sleep also means ignorance. So Arjuna conquered both sleep and ignorance because of his friendship with Kṛṣṇa. As a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he could not forget Kṛṣṇa even for a moment, because that is the nature of a devotee. Either in waking or in sleep, a devotee of the Lord can never be free from thinking of Kṛṣṇa's name, form, qualities and pastimes. Thus a devotee of Kṛṣṇa can conquer both sleep and ignorance simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa constantly. This is called Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or samādhi. As Hṛṣīkeśa, or the director of the senses and mind of every living entity, Kṛṣṇa could understand Arjuna's purpose in placing the chariot in the midst of the armies. Thus He did so, and spoke as follows.
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Russia is moving ahead with several prototypes, its officials said, and at least one effort, developed by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow, has reached advanced stages of testing. The vaccine candidate is similar to one developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, using modified viruses that typically cause mild colds in humans.
Russia said it will start so-called Phase III trials of the vaccine this month. In Phase III, trials test for effectiveness in humans, after testing in animals. It is the last stage before approval, allowing widespread use.
The candidate vaccine reportedly has been tested to some extent on soldiers, and the Russian defense ministry said those soldiers all had volunteered. The institute’s director said on Russian television that he himself had also tried the vaccine before it finished testing in monkeys.
Two N.I.H. studies are recruiting patients to test possible Covid-19 treatments.
The National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday the launch of a key second, phase of clinical trials for an antibody treatment to help patients early in the course of Covid-19.
The two studies, which are now recruiting patients, are testing drugs called monoclonal antibodies produced by Eli Lilly and its partner, Abcellera Biologics in Vancouver. Researchers hope to have results in October or November.
The process began in March, and has progressed at “record speed,” said Daniel Skovronsky, chief scientific officer at Eli Lilly. Two and a half months later, the company began safety tests in humans, “surely a record speed,” he said.
The first study, dubbed ACTIV 2, will start with 220 Covid-19 patients who are ill but not hospitalized. Half will receive the antibodies and half a placebo infusion. If there are signs the drug is helping, the trial will expand to a total of 2,000 patients with the hope that the drug reduces the duration of symptoms and speeds the time it takes for the virus to be undetectable in the patients’ upper respiratory tracts.

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Thesis section: Man-made Ecologies: Interpreting Layers of Urban Landscapes
Programme: Master of Landscape Architecture
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Freshwater supply in Hong Kong is climate dependent and it is uncertain upon the changing climate. Since 1965, Hong Kong has been importing freshwater from Dongjiang (East River) as the major water source, contributing 70-80% of current consumption. Local yield from protected catchment becomes the remaining and secondary source of supply. This thesis criticizes the conservative water policies and fragmented management framework in Hong Kong. The growing reliance on imported water has led to inertia of long-term freshwater sufficiency. With a projection of increasing rainfall yet longer drought period, there is a need to cater stormwater drainage and freshwater stability to enhance climate resiliency. Meanwhile, almost 90% of rainwater are discharged as stormwater to waste under separate management parties. A potential is observed to increase rainwater harvesting as alternative water supply through integration of freshwater and stormwater management. This thesis attempts to explore the potential of using stormwater as new freshwater sources for domestic water use in Hong Kong. Water management on stormwater and freshwater has been reviewed across scales, zooming in from infrastructural level to districts and communities. With the unique topographic setting and water quality control in Hong Kong, it takes advantage to increase potable water collection in hillside catchment and maximize stormwater harvesting in urban areas. A new integrated system is proposed to reduce flooding in low-lying urban areas and increase local water supply to develop a greater community resiliency on climate change.
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If you’re looking to purchase the property you want to buy, but you don’t have enough money for the down payment, you might be wondering if it’s possible to obtain a real estate loan from banks. However, there are several things you can do to be sure you get the financing that you require, like checking your credit score, asking for the down payment guarantee and looking into the ratio of loan to value.
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Most lenders will not request a business credit score when approving a small business loan, but there are certain exceptions. In some instances an excellent credit score may allow you to get a lower interest on a loan. However, a low score can cause a higher interest.
A down payment is an essential aspect of purchasing a home. Although it’s not required to put up a huge down payment, it can let you purchase other homes, invest in other ventures, and leave the nest if the economy falters. A down payment may also help you get approved for mortgage.
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The ratio of value to loan is an important factor to consider when you apply for a loan from a bank to purchase real estate. It can impact the conditions of your loan and also the interest rate you’ll be paying. The interest rates on your mortgage will decrease the more favorable your LVR is.
Additionally it is possible that the LTV can be used as a foundation for an insurance policy which can be beneficial in case you have a disaster. It can also be used to determine the size of your down payment as well as how much of your home will be financed.
LTV is a good indicator about a borrower’s ability to repay his mortgage. A low LTV will help you avoid prepayment penalties on your mortgage. If you fail to pay your mortgage with a high LTV could lead to foreclosure.
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The lender has an additional layer of security with guarantee. They safeguard the lender from losing money if an underwritten source fails.
A guaranty is a contract between a guarantor or a lender to repay a specified amount of money, typically with a percentage. These agreements are usually seen in real estate transactions.
A good guaranty must include various features, including a “guaranty of performance” or the ability for the guarantor to fulfill obligations. These are basic terms, but there’s more to a guarantee than that.
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US Senate votes to ban torture (Washington Post)
(Lest anyone think that these judgments come only from "anti-war" circles ... the article below from the neo-conservative Weekly Standard, which has strongly supported both the "war on terror" and the Iraq war, makes the argument very strongly and cogently.)
The measure just passed by the Senate represents the very minimum that decency and political sanity (not to mention respect for the principle of constitutional government) require, so it's heartening that it passed overwhelmingly, despite the intense opposition of the Bush administration. Unfortunately, it could still be scuttled in the House, and Bush has threatened to veto any bill that contains it (this from a President who, if I remember correctly, has not vetoed a single bill since he came to office). With luck, these efforts will be unsuccessful.
October 6, 2005
Senate Supports Interrogation Limits
90-9 Vote on the Treatment of Detainees Is a Bipartisan Rebuff of the White House
By Charles Babington and Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, October 6, 2005; A01
The Senate defied the White House yesterday and voted to set new limits on interrogating detainees in Iraq and elsewhere, underscoring Congress's growing concerns about reports of abuse of suspected terrorists and others in military custody.
Forty-six Republicans joined 43 Democrats and one independent in voting to define and limit interrogation techniques that U.S. troops may use against terrorism suspects, the latest sign that alarm over treatment of prisoners in the Middle East and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is widespread in both parties. The White House had fought to prevent the restrictions, with Vice President Cheney visiting key Republicans in July and a spokesman yesterday repeating President Bush's threat to veto the larger bill that the language is now attached to -- a $440 billion military spending measure.
Senate GOP leaders had managed to fend off the detainee language this summer, saying Congress should not constrain the executive branch's options. But last night, 89 senators sided with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who led the fight for the interrogation restrictions. McCain said military officers have implored Congress for guidelines, adding that he mourns "what we lose when by official policy or by official negligence we allow, confuse or encourage our soldiers to forget . . . that which is our greatest strength: that we are different and better than our enemies."
The vote came hours after Senate Democratic leaders blasted Republicans for canceling a classified briefing on anti-terrorism matters by the director of national intelligence, John D. Negroponte. Senate Democrats also sent Bush a letter demanding more information about how he intends to succeed in Iraq.
The president, who defended his Iraq policies at a news conference Tuesday, plans to deliver "a significant speech on the war on terrorism" today, spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters. He said Bush will "talk in unprecedented detail about the nature of the enemy we face" and "about our comprehensive strategy for defeating" that enemy.
The Senate's 90 to 9 vote suggested a new boldness among Republicans to challenge the White House on war policy. The amendment by McCain, one of Bush's most significant backers at the outset of the Iraq war, would establish uniform standards for the interrogation of people detained by U.S. military personnel, prohibiting "cruel, inhuman or degrading" treatment while they are in U.S. custody.
McCain's allies included Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), a former military lawyer, and Armed Services Committee Chairman John W. Warner (R-Va.). They said new detainee standards are needed to clear up confusion among U.S. troops that may have led to the mistreatment alleged at the Navy's Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and to the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
The military came under condemnation throughout the world two years ago upon the release of photos showing U.S. troops humiliating and terrifying inmates at Abu Ghraib. Some low-ranking soldiers have been sentenced to prison for the abuse, but many lawmakers and others said they continue to worry about tactics that border on torture in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay.
In his closing speech, McCain said terrorists "hold in contempt" international conventions "such as the Geneva Conventions and the treaty on torture."
"I know that," he said. "But we're better than them, and we are the stronger for our faith."
In its statement on the veto threat, the White House said the measure would "restrict the president's authority to protect Americans effectively from terrorist attack and bringing terrorists to justice."
But as new allegations of abuse surface, the chorus of McCain supporters is broadening. McCain read a letter on the Senate floor from former secretary of state Colin L. Powell, who endorsed the amendment and said it would help address "the terrible public diplomacy crisis created by Abu Ghraib." Powell joins a growing group of retired generals and admirals who blame prison abuse on "ambiguous instructions," as the officers wrote in a recent letter. They urged restricting interrogation methods to those outlined in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation, the parameters that McCain's measure would establish.
McCain cited a letter he received from Army Capt. Ian Fishback, who has fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. "Over 17 months, he struggled to get answers from his chain of command to a basic question: What standards apply to the treatment of enemy detainees?" McCain said. "But he found no answers. . . . The Congress has a responsibility to answer this call."
Despite his victory last night, McCain has two major obstacles remaining: House GOP leaders object to attaching it to a spending bill, and Bush could veto it. However, senior GOP Senate aides said they believe the differences could be bridged, either by tweaking the measure or by changing the field manual.
The Maryland and Virginia senators voted for the McCain amendment.
Earlier in the day, tension over Iraq triggered an unusually testy exchange between the chamber's top Republican and top Democrat. Negroponte had accepted yesterday a Sept. 22 invitation from Democrats to brief all senators privately on intelligence matters. But Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said in a floor speech that he had told Negroponte to stay away. Frist said the invitation was a partisan ploy and unnecessary because of periodic briefings to Congress conducted by Negroponte and other administration officials.
"I have been offended" by the Democrats' move, Frist told Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.). Reid replied that canceling Negroponte's planned appearance was another example of the administration and its congressional allies refusing to provide information about progress and challenges in the Iraq war and the broader battle against terrorism.
Reid and at least 39 other Democratic senators sent a letter to Bush saying it was unclear whether "your administration has a strategy for success that will preserve our fundamental national security interests and permit us to bring our troops home." The letter called on Bush "to provide direct answers" to several questions, including the number of adequately trained Iraqi security forces that will be needed to allow U.S. troops to begin withdrawing.
Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.) was among several senior Democrats who told reporters that Bush risks a further erosion in public support unless he talks more openly about the challenges in Iraq and realistic plans to overcome them. "It's time the president tell us how he plans on getting us out of the hole he's dug us so deeply into," Biden said.
October 4, 2005
One Code to Rule Them All
Congress owes it to America, our allies, and our soldiers to set clear standards for the treatment of detainees.
by Tom Donnelly & Vance Serchuk
FOOL ME ONCE, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. When it comes to detaining prisoners seized in Iraq, Afghanistan and on the other fronts of the terror war, the Pentagon's "just-trust-us" mentality continues to undercut American strategy. Thankfully, Congress is at last on the verge of doing what the administration clearly cannot: set clear standards for the treatment of detainees.
One of the clearest lessons of the Abu Ghraib scandal--as we were reminded this past weekend by the macabre tell-all television appearance of Army Pfc. Lynndie England--is that poorly-trained soldiers make poorly-behaved prison guards. Without standards and without supervision, such stressful situations are a disaster waiting to happen.
Nor is it just an Iraq problem: the weekend before Afghan president Hamid Karzai's visit this past May to the United States, where he was to sign a Strategic Partnership agreement with President Bush, the New York Times ran a front page article detailing the grisly deaths of two Afghan civilians at the hands of U.S. soldiers at Bagram Air Base. The story--based on the Army's own 2,000-page confidential criminal investigation--details repeated incidents of abuse by soldiers at Bagram, clouding what should have been a moment of triumph in U.S.-Afghan relations.
Reviewing even the most cursory history of these incidents, it's apparent that confusion and lack of training--more than premeditated malice or moral failing--have been the determining factors in the misconduct of American soldiers. "They asked many, many times," says one former Bagram interrogator. "The lack of guidance was a source of frustration for them. My own feeling is that it was never given because nobody wanted to put themselves on the line."
NOT SO, says the Pentagon, which in its prosecution of the soldiers, argues that they should have been aware of the methods codified in the Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation (FM 34-52) and used these standards to guide their treatment of detainees.
This line of reasoning, however, is more than a little ironic, given that the Pentagon is itself currently in the midst of a drag-out fight on Capitol Hill to stop Congress from enshrining the same Army Field Manual as the uniform standard for its interrogations. The relevant legislation--proposed by Senator John McCain and supported by a who's who of retired military and intelligence officers--would go a long way toward ending the climate of confusion and uncertainty that has contributed to abuses at Bagram, Abu Ghraib, and elsewhere.
In opposing the legislation, the Pentagon argues that it is not Congress's place to be arbiter of the rules for treatment of detainees, insisting that it alone should wield that power. It also warns, as spokesman Lawrence DiRita put it in a recent op-ed in USA Today, that by establishing a clear standard for interrogations, the amendment would "hamper the country's ability to readily adapt and update interrogation methods from Al Qaeda detainees who we know are trained to resist known interrogation techniques."
NEITHER OF THESE ARGUMENTS ARE PERSUASIVE. First, as supporters of the bill have pointed out, the amendment would do nothing to stop the Defense Department from revising and updating the field manual however and whenever it sees fit. In fact, this is precisely what the Pentagon is already in the midst of doing, adding a new classified annex. Contrary to the E-Ring's dire predictions, the notion that congressional oversight will somehow help terrorists study up and adapt to new interrogation techniques is just wrong.
Second, and more broadly, the well-documented pattern of abuses from Afghanistan to Iraq reveals the intellectual bankruptcy of the Pentagon's prized "ambiguity." Despite the unique challenges posed by the war on terror, the Congress--and Republican conservatives, in particular--should be skeptical when the executive branch says, in effect, "Just trust us." Although it's understandable that the Defense Department would like to act with the maximum freedom of action, it has created a Balkanized set of standards in which different rules apply in different places, which plainly does not work. If ever there were an appropriate object for congressional oversight, this is it.
The consequences of the failure to set a clear standard for the treatment of detainees are plain to see. Again, set aside the obvious impact of Abu Ghraib and consider the less-publicized deaths at Bagram, which created a dangerous irritant in U.S.-Afghan relations. President Karzai, for instance, spent his trip to the United States on the defensive, forced to justify why he was calling for a long-term strategic partnership with Washington--including long-term access by the U.S. military to Afghan bases--in light of the murder of Afghan citizens by American soldiers. We're not only making it easier for our enemies to hate us, but harder for our friends to love us.
Further, the issue of detainee abuse has been a critical factor in the erosion of American support for these distant and frustrating wars here at home. There is broad consensus that the political status quo in the greater Middle East poses huge dangers, but there is equal uncertainty about our ability to achieve long-term reform in the region. Nothing undercuts our moral position here at home more than the issue of abuse.
Lastly, confusion on detainee treatment is also bad for America's soldiers, who deserve clear guidance from their commanders. As a collective letter by several dozen retired general officers noted, the net effect of the current Pentagon policy is that service members have been given conflicting instructions, then "left to take the blame when things went wrong."
Given its management of this issue to date, the Defense Department's sniping at the McCain amendment is off the mark. The proposed legislation is not congressional micro-management, but an entirely proper demand that the Pentagon itself set a clear policy--as it should have done long ago.
Tom Donnelly and Vance Serchuk are resident fellow and research fellow, respectively, at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Two Rushmore men have been arrested in connection with burglary in Osceola County
Two Rushmore men have been arrested in connection with a burglary at a residence in rural Osceola county.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office says an investigation into the incident resulted in two suspects, 47-year-old Larry Ober and 24-year-old Christopher Vasquez, being taken into custody on Monday. Ober and Vasquez were each charged with burglary in the 3rd degree. They were released after posting a $5,000 bond.


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The Idea for One Leaf Stirring began when I watched as a single leaf on a full tree began to twist and turn without the help of a breeze, as told in the story.
The beauty and wonder of this story lead me to investigate the meaning of leaves. Some ancient philosophies and spiritual traditions believed that not even a leaf stirs without divine sanction; others felt that leaves signified truth, and a single leaf happiness; modern interpretations indicate that a leaf signifies a turning point; that things are about to change for the better.
This experience and these meanings and metaphors fell in alignment with my life perspective, and I adopted them as my dictum.
It wasn’t hard, then, to take notice of movement in this big tree. A little flutter. A wiggle. A flap. I focused in on the tree and found, to my surprise, one leaf was stirring. Oddly, there was no wind; nothing else was moving except this one remarkable leaf. There wasn’t even a scrap of litter skittering about the cement driveway. The leaf casually twisted and floated on an invisible tide, and I became convinced the leaf was waving at me. Though I admit this was somewhat of a whimsical notion, it was enough to deserve my undivided attention. It seemed time stood still, for I sat and watched this leaf for time unknown.
Suddenly, without any hint or expectation, the leaf stopped it’s fluttering and with the grace of a cliff diver, it jumped off of the branch and sailed out into the sky. In elegant, lilting movements it rond-

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PORT HENRY - Tom Scozzafava has been working for the people of Moriah virtually his entire life.
He started work for the town at age 14. After high school graduation he worked in the town buildings and grounds department and at Bulwagga Bay campsite. The past 20 years he has served as town supervisor.
"I'm 52, going on 53, and still here," Scozzafava smiled. "I've seen a lot of changes over the years. This has pretty much been my life. They've been good years."
Scozzafava, a Republican, is running unopposed for his 11th term as Moriah supervisor this fall.
There are political races in the town this fall, though.
Incumbent Richard Carpenter, former trustee Eugene Williams, Timothy Garrison and Laura Baker are seeking two GOP nominations for two board in the Sept. 15 primary vote.
Incumbent trustee Tony Harvish is not seeking re-election.
Moriah Republicans will also choose a candidate for county sheriff between incumbent Henry Hommes and Michael "Ike" Tyler and county district attorney between incumbent Julie Garcia and Kristy Sprague.
Scozzafava is the second-longest serving member of the Essex County Board of Supervisors.
Moriah is unique, Scozzafava said.
"The town of Moriah is a community like no other," he said. "We have five hamlets (Mineville, Witherbee, Moriah, Moriah Center and the village of Port Henry), miles and miles of infrastructure and a lot of different issues important to different people."
Moriah has been successful in recent years gaining federal and state grants to complete many projects, such as water and sewer systems, construction of an industrial park and the creation of a new health center.
"It's a difficult job," Scozzafava said of being supervisor, "but what makes it much easier is that we have great town employees. They are truly public servants."
He singled out Becky Gilbo, his clerk for the past 18 years.
"She's my right arm," Scozzafava said. "She's the numbers lady, the one who makes the budget work."
Scozzafava takes pride in running an open administration. The town board was one of the first in the North Country to television its meetings to the community.
"People see us from start to finish with no editing," Scozzafava said. "With the support of the town board we hold very open meetings and encourage public participation.
"You have to listen to people," he continued. "You can learn a lot every day by listening to your constituents."
Scozzafava said the Moriah town board has done a good job of holding down property taxes, although he continues to argue to state changes in the property tax system.
"The whole property tax system is in great need of overhaul," he said. "It's antiquated and is the most regressive system there is. There's been years and years of talk in Albany, burt nothing ever gets done. We'll keep trying."
In his next term Scozzafava said he will continue to work toward attracting businesses and jobs to the town. He would also like to see a hotel come to the community to boost local tourism and he wants to see more improvements at the town-owned Bulwagga Bay campground.
"One of the biggest assets of our community is Bulwagga Bay," he said. "Those revenues are used to offset taxes. It's a real benefit to the taxpayers."