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Around 20 Percent of Israeli Adults Still Smoke
Among 11th and 12th graders, about 39 percent of boys and girls in the Jewish community said they had tried a water pipe, and 42 percent of boys and girls in the Arab community said they had done so.
There are 1 million smokers in Israel 19.7 percent of people 21 or older spending more than 8 billion shekels ($2.1 billion) a year on cigarettes, the Health Ministry says.
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This Gulf of Maine educational website takes students aboard the submersible Alvin. It includes informational pages such as a project overview, as well as pages about Alvin, hydrothermal vents, and the researchers...
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This informational web page features the luminescent bacteria that live within the light organs of the bobtailed squid and the Hawaiian squid. The page includes a discussion of how symbionts and host influence each...
Isolation of Pure Cultures Of Bacteria: Vibrio Phosphoreum from Squid or Ocean Fish
This educational web page, authored by Harold Eddleman of Indiana Biolab, presents an isolation protocol for the bioluminescent bacteria Vibrio phosphoreum. It includes an introduction to Vibrio, safety concerns,...
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Dad’s 1970 Duster purchased new late ‘69. Estimated about a million miles on this daily driven A-body. Original /6, 904, Power steering, manual brake bench seat, green on green. Car was rear ended twice buckled both quarters, rear rails and center hump in the floor pan between the seats. My original plan was to repair it, but I bought another car that I'm going to build up from scratch, and just move things over to it as I go. I'll send the green Duster out to pasture until I can afford to buy the required sheet metal to repair it properly. Until then I'm just having fun with it. It's a running and driving (and insured) car. I swapped in a 5.9 Magnum, dual exhaust, 904 and manual steering and bucket seats.
The replacement body is also a '70 /6 car, but with a floor shift, manual steering and bucket seats and a clean title! This one came with no drivetrain, but a V8 K-frame and some signs of a drag-racing past. Ultimate plans for this car is to go with a 408 stroker, MSD fuel injection, and a 727 with transbrake. Jury is still out on the transmission choice.


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The Alliance has reached out to new and unexpected allies in their desperate search for skilled fighters. Mass Effect 3: Reckoning adds seven new weapons, five new weapon mods, two new pieces of gear, and six new character kits.
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My husband has been glued to the TV ever since this latest turmoil in the Middle East started. We have a television in our bedroom, but the main one is in our family room. Our two kids, aged six and nine, often stop to sit on the couch, usually playing on their iPads and I never thought about what they are seeing until my six-year-old daughter had a nightmare and came crying into our room describing a horrific image she had seen. Not sure how to handle this. It must also affect my son, who is older, but he hasn’t said anything. Are there guidelines?
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This current Middle East war is being fought not only in Israel and in Gaza, but in our own homes. It’s in the news, on TV and radio and in newspapers. It broadcasts on all social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and everything else. People discuss it all the time, and everyone has an opinion. Children identify with real life, with images of families and other children, which is why seeing human suffering on a 42-inch screen in your own home can be completely devastating for a child.
The clips being shown are horrific, even for adults, so your husband is going to have to be more sensitive. I understand why he needs to be glued to the news, especially now, but he should watch it on his bedroom TV, or record it and watch after the kids have gone to bed. You, as parents, should serve as a buffer.
You can’t shelter your children completely, so you need to monitor and control what they see as much as possible. Explain to your kids in simple terms, on their level, what they are seeing and hearing. Your six-year-old will need a different approach than your nine-year-old. Make sure to consider their individual emotional and intellectual limitations.
At six, your daughter needs to know she is safe. She may have trouble separating images on TV from her daily life. She can identify with an image of a mother crying or a bloodied child. She may be frightened by the sound and sight of an explosion. Comfort her by letting her stay with you if she has a nightmare. She views these images on personal terms, and she shouldn’t be exposed to them. She can’t understand the concept of war, as it’s not part of her life. But an image of a mommy and child is, and she can understand when someone is crying or hurt. Tell her this is happening very far away and make sure she feels secure.
Your nine-year-old, however, is able to understand more complex information and is capable of logical thinking. Create an open dialogue with him. Find out what he already knows about what’s going on in Israel. You’ll get a good idea of how he has analyzed the information he’s seen and heard.
Most boys his age have been exposed to violent images through video games and regular television shows and may be desensitized to violent images, but at nine, he also knows the difference between reality and fiction. Pick and choose what you allow him to watch and read. Scout out articles you feel are appropriate and discuss them. Or record a few broadcasts and watch the appropriate ones together, pausing and talking about what you see. He needs accurate information from you to be able to form an opinion about something that may have been shown out of context.
He should understand that not everything he sees should be taken at face value, that there can be many views on one situation. Give him the tools he needs to think through what he is watching. Censor the gruesome images if you can. Most importantly, talk at his level. He is not an adult, he is still a child living in difficult times, but because he is Jewish, even living far away in Canada, he is still affected. This is an opportunity to instil some understanding and thoughtful analysis.
Do something concrete to help. Tell your son about some of the charities available that he can identify with. People have been donating pizza, underwear and socks to the IDF. Go through the process with him and let him contribute.
These are not easy times, and this war has far-reaching effects. Be mindful.

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There are fears of a "new Chernobyl" following rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine after the latter's president has promised to attack Russian troops who refuse to leave a nuclear plant.
The Russians have ignored calls to demilitarise the Zaporizhia nuclear plant they have seized as atomic energy chiefs say the actions of Vladimir Putin's troops have caused the risk of a repeat of the nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986.
Russia was accused of "nuclear blackmail" by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and has warned Putin that his soldiers will have no option but to attack the Russians should they continue firing at citizens.
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Zelenskyy called the Russian troops "special targets" as 500 of them are currently placed at the nuclear plant since storming the site in March while Ukrainian technicians continue to run reactors.
Petro Kotin, the boss of the company that run the plant, said that there are 174 containers of radioactive material currently in danger of being hit, in a situation that could become reminiscent of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster that was rated at seven on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which is the maximum severity of a nuclear event.
He said: “We could have a radiation cloud. The risk is very high.”
The Chernobyl disaster, which is situated 400 miles away from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in south-eastern Ukraine had killed at least 31 people and had also sent a radiation cloud across Europe with health effects of the disaster to the general public still somewhat unknown.
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While Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has attempted to warn both nations about the seriousness of the situation by saying: “This is a serious hour — a grave hour", Zelenskyy was bullish in his warning to Russia if they continue to go down the path they're on.
He said: “Every Russian soldier who shoots at the plant or shoots using the plant as cover must understand he becomes a special target for our intelligence agents, for our special services, for our army.”
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Beverly Hills-based brokerage The Agency has acquired New York-based Triplemint in a deal that will allow the boutique brokerage to expand in New York.
The acquisition price was not disclosed.
The two firms have raised $ 35 million in growth capital from investors as well.
The co-founders of Triplemint, David Walker and Philip Lang, will join The Agency as chief strategy officer and chief business officer, respectively. Mauricio Umansky will remain as chief executive, Billy Rose will retain his role as vice chairman and Rainy Hake Austin will remain president of the company. Umansky and Rose founded the firm in 2011.
Triplemint’s staff is also joining The Agency.
“We wanted to expand into New York City, which is an important market for us,” Umansky said. “If we can have corporate offices on both coasts, that’s tremendously strong. Having headquarters in Manhattan allows us to service the entire East Coast in a better fashion. ”
He added that Austin met the Triplemint team when speaking at a conference and realized that the two companies “spoke the same language.”
“We were coming at real estate from two different areas but the same goals,” Umansky said.
He said The Agency would benefit from Triplemint’s high-tech platform, which will help increase efficiencies.
“From the beginning, I have been motivated by the core belief that real estate can and should be better for agents, sellers and buyers alike. By bringing Triplemint and The Agency together, we can achieve that mission tenfold, ”Walker said in a statement. “The Agency is the most powerful brand in luxury real estate. Combined with the cutting-edge technology platform we’ve been developing over the past seven years, together we will completely raise the bar for our industry, offering agents and clients more value than ever before. ”
The Agency, meanwhile, brings a luxury, marketing-heavy approach.
“We were approaching real estate from a very high marketing background,” Umansky said. “When we analyzed both businesses and what we both wanted to do to grow, it made sense to grow together versus separately.”
The company is now looking to create a back-end platform that improves the user experience and the organization’s website. Umansky added that The Agency was looking to “become the curators of data so we can start predicting analytics and start really… predicting (trends).”
“The real estate agents can have the ability to predict what’s happening with the economy and housing way before the economists are actually predicting it,” he added. “I want to create data that will start helping that productivity and help our agents become go-to advisors.”
The Agency has been in expansion mode. In 2021, the company opened 11 new offices. In the first quarter of this year it has opened another six locations.
A lot of its expansion is coming through franchises, which Umansky said will be roughly half of the company’s growth moving forward.
“We are looking to continue to grow through franchises,” Umansky said. “We believe that real estate is a local business and being part of your local community is tremendously important.”
Still, Umansky said the company was not opposed to doing more acquisitions in the future.
“It’s all an opportunistic situation in terms of what makes sense,” he said.
“Right now there’s an amazing opportunity in the real estate world,” he said. “There’s turmoil happening in real estate, and when there’s turmoil there’s an opportunity. We will continue to grow, continue to serve and be better and will continue to build our tech platforms and .and expand and grow throughout the globe. ”

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The redevelopment of the ERP Public Housing Residences in Castagna Street, is an opportunity to look at a possible future of change. The rehabilitation of not only the built-up area but also the surrounding area is born of a new image of the city: from a city of disuse and congestion, to a sustainable, innovative and green city. The study of greenery for these buildings stems from an ecological concept of respecting local biodiversity, landscape composition in connection with the surroundings, and environmental sustainability as maintenance and attention to climatic and phytopathological changes in species. Green becomes a means of VISUAL COMMUNICATION but also a SIGN of ACCESSIBILITY and INTERACTION with different roadways, HELP to exercise ORIENTATION by increasing EMOTIONAL SAFETY among people. Therefore, deciduous plants with light texture were favored to avoid dark and unsafe corners. The areas identified are: the fenced Community Garden to the north, the Inner Court with the children’s play area and basketball/football court in the center, the plaza and flower meadow to the south, the dog area and skate park with the power cabin building used for street art. To the east and west there are the vegetable gardens.


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Autoflower Week By Week Pictures
Autoflowers are a special type of cannabis plant that automatically flowers on its own. They don’t use the light cycle to determine when to flower, so they can be grown indoors or outdoors any time of year. Typically, autoflowering seeds will flower in their seventh week (or less) after germination. You can expect your first flowers to appear around this time—however, this varies depending on your growing conditions! If you’re looking for an easy introduction into growing cannabis, then autoflowering seeds are right for you!
You’re going to want to get started on the right foot with your plants. First, keep in mind that the biggest thing you can do for your grow is give them plenty of light and water. If you can find a spot where they will get at least 18 hours of direct sunlight every day, even better!
If possible, transplant your young plants into individual containers that are at least 2 inches each way—this will make it easier for them to grow strong roots. A good soil mix is also important: try using an equal part peat moss and perlite as well as some vermiculite (which holds water). Once planted in their new homes, fill each container with moistened soil until it reaches just below the rim of each pot (don’t cover up any leaves!).
Now you’re ready! Just follow these steps every week throughout this grow cycle:
Week 2 is when you should start to see the first signs of growth and your plant starting to take shape. Your plant should be small, but it is clear that it is growing! You can check on the roots and see if they are visible.
The second week of an Auto Flowering weed strain’s life cycle will show increased growth in height as well as being able to see that all four main cola are growing at approximately the same rate.
During this period you may also begin to notice some leaves near the top of your plant if they were not already present earlier on during week 1.
The plant is growing in size, height and girth. Check on your baby every day! If you notice any yellowing of the leaves (or other signs of disease), take a sample to your local dispensary and they will help you treat it.
- Weeks 1-4: The Vegetative Stage
- Weeks 5-8: The Flowering Stage
- Weeks 9-12: The Harvest Stage
- Weeks 13-16: The Drying Stage
This is the week when you can really see that your plants are growing. You will notice that they are getting bigger and some of them might even start to flower!
You will also be able to see the buds form on each plant. The buds are what you will harvest after they have turned brown/yellow/orange, but there’s still a week or two of growth left before you can cut down your plant.
You should also pay attention to how many pistils there are on each bud because it tells you how potent your weed will be when it’s ready for harvest. When it comes time for harvest, we recommend waiting until all of these pistils turn from white (they look like hairs) into a color other than white before harvesting so that all of them have had time to mature fully.
This is the sixth week of the grow and you have probably noticed that your plants are slowing down in their growth. You may also see that they are starting to flower and smell like a cannabis plant.
However, it is important to not get too excited as we still have a long way to go before harvest day.
- The plant is growing, and the lower branch is getting thicker.
- The rest of the branches are starting to get longer and more abundant.
If you’ve been following along, you’re now at the end of week eight (or earlier, if your plant is still in its vegetative stage). Your plant has grown to about 1.5 feet tall and has produced new leaves and branches. It may also have begun to flower, which means it’s time to get ready for harvest!
Pruning your plants can help prevent too much growth in one area of the plant and encourage more even bud growth throughout. You should always prune dead leaves from your plants, but when it comes time to give up on a branch that’s struggled all week long anyways, take out those weak stems as well—you want them gone so they don’t spread their sickly energy through all other parts of your garden!
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- What is Autoflowering and Why should you grow it?
- How to choose the right Autoflower strain for your needs
- How to grow Autoflowering cannabis plants indoors and outdoors
Autoflowers are a great way to start your grow. They are easy to grow, and you can get high yields in just 7-8 weeks. However, keep in mind that there is more than one strain of autoflowering cannabis plants out there so make sure that your strain will do well indoors before purchasing seeds or clones!

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If you are doing work inside your home or business, hire a plumber. Otherwise, follow the steps below for sewer lateral construction work outside such as:. If you are unsure if sanitary sewer is available in your area, please select the link below and complete a Utility Availability Request.
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1. The demixing behavior of the ternary system THF/CA/PS was investigated, showing a large miscibility gap caused by the incompatibility of CA and PS.
2. Thermodynamic data was used to calculate the extension of the metastable and unstable regions of the phase diagram, allowing for a realistic prediction of the morphologies of blends cast from THF solutions.
3. The study demonstrates how knowledge of the phase diagram can be used to obtain information on thermodynamic interactions between polymers and control final blend properties.
The article titled "Thermodynamics of pseudo-ternary systems as a tool to predict the morphologies of cellulose acetate/polystyrene blends cast from tetrahydrofuran solutions" provides an in-depth analysis of the demixing behavior of the ternary system THF/CA/PS. The authors investigate the miscibility gap caused by the incompatibility of CA and PS, which leads to a two-phase morphology in blends. They use thermodynamic data to calculate the extension of metastable and unstable regions in the phase diagram, which can be used to predict and control the morphologies of polymer blends.
Overall, the article is well-written and informative, providing valuable insights into predicting and controlling polymer blend morphologies. However, there are some potential biases and limitations that should be considered.
One potential bias is that the study only focuses on one specific ternary system (THF/CA/PS) at a single temperature (25°C). While this provides valuable information about this particular system, it may not be applicable to other systems or temperatures. Additionally, the authors do not discuss any potential risks or limitations associated with using these thermodynamic calculations to predict blend morphologies.
Another limitation is that the study only considers binary interaction parameters between THF/CA and THF/PS. While this may be sufficient for predicting blend morphologies in this particular system, it may not be applicable to other systems with different polymers or solvents.
Furthermore, while the authors provide detailed information on their experimental methods and results, they do not explore any potential counterarguments or alternative explanations for their findings. This could limit the scope of their conclusions and prevent readers from fully understanding the implications of their research.
In terms of promotional content or partiality, there does not appear to be any overt bias towards a particular product or company. However, it is worth noting that some of the polymers used in this study were supplied by specific companies (Aldrich and Proquigel), which could potentially influence the results or interpretation of the data.
Overall, while this article provides valuable insights into predicting and controlling polymer blend morphologies, it is important to consider its limitations and potential biases. Further research is needed to determine the applicability of these thermodynamic calculations to other systems and temperatures, as well as any potential risks or limitations associated with their use.


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A few weeks ago, I reported that the price for the LEGO DC Comics Collectible Minifigures (71026) would be raising to $4.97 at Walmart and I can now also confirm that they have also been raised on Shop@Home. For those who didn’t think it was true, LEGO has listed the product page and it clearly shows that each minifigure pack will be $4.99 each and will be released on January 1.
Again, I’m not sure why the price increase but fans aren’t happy about it. This change will definitely affect buying decisions as some before would just purchase a whole box to forgo feeling for each one. Thanks to David for the heads up.
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Miscanthus sinensis Early Hybrids description:
The flower heads are Bronze plumes appearing in late summer and they go through the autumn.
How easy is it to grow:
Good for adding movement and form to the middle of a border, or by a patio or in pots.
It is easy in most soils, including heavy or clay soils, provided they are fairly well drained.
Common names: Chinese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Susuki Grass or Porcupine Grass.
The best position in the garden:
Is it useful as a groundcover plant?
Yes, great for filling a large space at the back of a plant bed.
What type of soil:
Well drained soil, also tolerates acid soil and chalky soil. Is okay in a soil containing clay provided it is fairly well drained.
How much moisture:
Hardiness and, or, lifespan:
Care and maintenance:
When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.
Cut hard back in early spring.
Size of plant:
Height 200 cm.
Spread 100 cm.
Purchase Ornamental grasses to add height and lovely rustling sounds to a garden.


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Glycerol is a byproduct from the biodiesel industry that contaminates the environment and constitutes a real problem worldwide. To help eliminating this compound, we use it as a carbon source for bacteria. We take advantage of Pseudomonas putida, a bacterium capable of adhering to substrate and aggregate to form communities or biofilms. In this state, bacteria are more efficient, robust and resistant than those in suspension and are excellent catalysts of biotechnological use. By using glycerol as the carbon source, bacteria forming biofilms can produce compounds that are beneficial for human beings.
We genetically manipulate P. putida based on in silico predictions to increase glycerol assimilation and to control formation and dispersal of biofilms. Having that, there are a lot of molecules that can be produced by introducing the genes needed for it. We propose producing propionate, as it is a small and simple molecule easy to secrete and with a lot of uses in different industries.
This way, we develop a production platform, eliminating a contaminating compound and producing a useful one in an efficient manner.


California Air Resources Board
fs3H provided on-site planning, construction management, quality control, scheduling, and cost management for the CARB facility in Riverside, CA.
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The California Air Resources Board sit on a 19 acre campus with a cutting-edge laboratory, advanced chemistry area, and administrative spaces. The facility has vehicle test cells, and testing sites for developing enhanced diagnostics and emissions measurement systems. Carb is LEED Platinum and the largest true net zero energy facility of its type - it produces more energy than it consumes.
fs3H provided on-site planning, construction management, quality control, scheduling, and cost management for AVL. AVL provided the vehicle emissions and testing equipment, hardware, and software. We delivered 18 dynamometers for chassis, engine and powertrain testing; more than 90 emission measurement devices and systems; SHEDs for evaporative testing; fuel and air measurement instruments; and the associated control, simulation, and data acquisition I/O.


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Watch the Country’s Best DJs Compete for the A3C “Needle to the Record” Title
You can't spell DJBooth with "DJ', so you can bet we'll be in attendance when the Needle to the Record DJ competition goes down at this year's A3C Music Festival. Come over and watch some of the country's best turntabilists rock out in front of guest judges Kool DJ Red Alert, DJ Teddy Tedd, DJ Shiftee and DJ Presyce.
It's all going down on Friday, October 12, from 11 AM to 2 PM. Fans eager to catch some beats and love can grab their A3C passes and find out more info here. See you there.
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Free agriculture insurance programme has been launched in 11 districts including Myagdi of Gandaki Province. The federal government has been providing 75 percent grant in the premium money of agriculture insurance while the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Province would bear remaining 25 percent.
“The provincial government has launched free agriculture from this year. It will help attract farmers towards agriculture insurance and save them from agricultural losses,” said Narayan Kusum, Chief of the Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Expert Centre, Myagdi. For availing the grants, the agriculture and livestock expert centre asked farmers who paid insurance money from July 16 to apply along with the receipts and other necessary documents. The deadline to apply for the grants is 29 June 2021. The service is based on first-come-first-serve. For providing the grants to the beneficiaries, Beni-based Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Expert Centre has received Rs 4.5 million and the Agriculture Knowledge Centre Rs 400,000. The expert centre and knowledge centre cover Myagdi and Mustang districts in this regard.
Likewise, the government has brought a programme to provide grants to farmers cultivating barren lands. Grants worth Rs 3,000 is provided per ropani for cultivating the lands that is barren for at least three years, said Gobinda Pandey of the knowledge centre. “Rs 2.4 million is released for this programme. We have also issued a notice for farmers to apply for it,” he said. Moreover, farmers who grow vegetables two seasons a year in plastic houses covering at least two ropanis of lands or 200 square meters area will get grants worth Rs 3,000 per ropani, he said, adding that in this regard, Rs 1.5 million was released. Also, Rs 5.1 million was released for farmers who sell milk through cooperatives as per procedure and guidelines.


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Wehkamp lets Dyanne Beekman give style advice
Wehkamp lets image stylist Dyanne Beekman, known from various Dutch tv shows and the DYANNE collections give advice. Based on nine questions regarding hair colour, hairdo, skin tone, eye color, figure type, length, weight, style group and size Dyanne puts together a personal style advice and shows which clothing the customer is best off wearing. Every six weeks wehkamp.nl shows a new collection and with every new collection the customer can count on new advice by Dyanne.
Future Vision by Erwin Van Lun on this article
This is how brand advice becomes increasingly more personal. Later on we’ll stand in front of the webcam in our underwear (or naked) and our body will be measured immediately. At first we’ll have to show a marker with a set length so that the length can be measured too, but that’ll be automatic too in time. We’ll also get a better insight in our skin colour, the exact shape of our face or the proportions of the limbs and the trunk. And the advice will be a lot better then. This is another step in that direction.

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For obvious reasons, managing a nuclear power plant can be a dangerous business. But with high quality communications, risk can be mitigated, and teams can carry out operations safely. There are several key areas associated with a power plant: the nuclear containment chamber, the steam turbine facility, and the cooling tower/system. Each area is incredibly important, but the teams managing the daily fission process and the annual step-by-step procedure of changing fuel rods within the chamber is most acute.
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Meet the CHANEL 22, your new style favorite, a large quilted shoulder bag with all the credentials of easy carry.
Margaret Qualley reunites with nature in a film for CHANEL (All photos: CHANEL)
1. It has all the codes of CHANEL that you know and loves.
Designed by creative director Virginie Viard (known for resurrecting the brand’s long-time classics and reinvigorating them with a fresh take), the CHANEL 22 bag adopts the French fashion house’s most iconic codes, namely the quilted leather and metal chain interlaced with leather.
2. The CHANEL 22 gives you freedom of movement and spirit, just like Gabrielle Chanel intended.
The French fashion designer revolutionized women’s clothes in the 1920s by popularising trousers and liberating women from corsets. She introduced ease and comfort by borrowing elements from menswear, such as pockets and tweed. This bag has been designed with the same ethos. Created for the modern woman on the go, this functional and lightweight accessory is a genuine ally for daily life.
3. It is a refreshing alternative to the of-the-moment micro bags.
Fashion has been obsessed over the past few years with mini bags, but as super chic and adorable as they are, they are not the most practical little things. Enter the CHANEL 22. With its roomy interior that perfectly encapsulates the “carry-all” attitude, it is the big change we have all been waiting for.
4. It comes with thoughtful CHANEL practicality that doesn’t compromise on style.
The bag features a magnetic button closure and purse-like drawstrings (to ensure your things don’t spill out), with an inside zipped pocket and a removable pouch held by a snap hook. This functionality and its modern and fresh look make it a worthy contender for your lifetime bag.
5. It has new CHANEL signage and all the style stamps of approval needed.
The bag is adorned with a CHANEL signature across the front composed of gold or lacquered metal letters and a CHANEL Paris medallion with an openwork double C that dangles from the straps, offering new ways of brandishing the label that long-time fans are bound to love.
6. It can double as the world’s most stylish pillow.
Normally, we would never condone using your designer handbag as a pillow. Still, with its plush silhouette and extremely supple yet resistant calfskin leather, you can rest your head on this cushy tote whether you are on the Eurostar from London for an impromptu shopping trip in Paris or when you are chauffeur-driven home after a big night out, absolutely worry-free.
7. The CHANEL 22 Bag you can choose one in Pantone’s color of the year.
With its finger ever on the pulse, CHANEL offers a version of the bag in a shade that approximates Pantone’s color of the year for 2022, sending it down the runway two months before the de facto global authority even announced it on color. Very Peri described as “a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone,” signals that purple tones are the ones to love this year. So, why not start with the Chanel 22 in this fresh shade?
8. It is available in five other colors.
Besides purple, the bag is also available in two shades of pink to perk up all your fresh summer looks. Of course, you can opt for it in the wear-with-everything shades of black, white, and navy blue.
9. The CHANEL 22 comes in three sizes so that you can find the best fit for your life.
Whether you like your bags oversized or triple extra oversized, the CHANEL 22 has got you covered with three versions: small (35x37x7cm), medium (39x42x8cm), and large (48x45x10cm).
10. There is a backpack version for all the cool kids.
And we don’t just mean the Gen Zs. The once humble backpack known for toting books, binders, and gel pens has long since graduated to become a fashion essential, especially the elevated versions in luxe leather. This bag in shiny calfskin is too cool for school, in the best way possible.
11. It is the newest chapter in CHANEL’s long numerological tradition.
Rooted in numerology, which was of great importance to Gabrielle Chanel, the 22 bags was named after the year it was created, just like its predecessor, the CHANEL 19, created in 2019. The number is also symbolic for the house because in 1922, it created its fragrance N°22, following the extraordinary success of Chanel N°5.
12. 22 is a powerful number.
For the more spiritually inclined, the 22 in tarot cards is one of the Master numbers and holds so much strength it can turn dreams into reality. In numerology, it represents the fulfillment of one’s greatest aspirations. How’s that for an empowering bag?
13. The CHANEL 22 is the perfect companion for luxe resort getaways.
Suppose you are checking into the rainforest pool villa at The Datai Langkawi. In that case, this roomy bag can fit all your poolside essentials, from oversized sunglasses and SPF50 sunscreen to your favorite beach read and S’well water bottle. It also goes oh-so-well with your gorgeous silk caftan ensembles.
14. You can go matchy-matchy with looks from the Spring/Summer ’22 collection.
For that perfectly coordinated ensemble, you can go all out and do color on color on color with the latest Summer collection. The purple bag is a perfect match for look 50, a purple tweed skirt suit, and the pink option works with look 43, a coral pink knitted cropped top paired with hot shorts and a cardigan.
15. It is a stylish solution for all trendy mums out there.
Big enough to carry your homemade snacks or a coloring book for your children, with a removable pouch that is perfect for storing baby’s Binky, the CHANEL 22 is the answer to all fashion-loving mothers’ sartorial and practical needs.
16. It perfectly encapsulates that quintessentially Parisian je ne sais quoi.
Imagine the CHANEL 22 casually propped on the table while cutting into a Croque madame at L’Avenue. Or if you are enjoying the warmth of a Parisian summer with a lazy stroll along the Seine, bag tucked under your arm. C’est très chic, non?
17. A beautifully shot campaign helps you imagine the different scenarios where you might carry the bag.
In a series of images and films lensed and directed by iconic fashion photographer duo Inez & Vinoodh, we delve into the unique personalities of three CHANEL muses, Whitney Peak, Lily-Rose Depp and Margaret Qualley, while getting a glimpse of their lives from different locales, from the calm ambiance of Los Angeles and the healing open spaces of Palm Springs to the fast-paced beat of New York, showcasing just how versatile the Chanel 22 bag is.
18. Like Whitney Peak, you can take the bag on a night out with friends.
Her film is an ode to the nightlife of New York; the actress, whom you will recognize from the 2021 reboot of Gossip Girl, and her stylish confidants assemble at their favorite haunts across the Hudson River with her trusty CHANEL 22 bag keeping her company throughout her night-time urban wandering.
19. You can spend a glamorous day alone with the bag, as Lily-Rose Depp shows.
From the kiss of dawn to the rays of the setting sun in dreamy Los Angeles, the actress, and model is depicted in her film dressed to the nines, complete with the CHANEL 22 bag and enjoying her own fabulous company, indulging in such activities as lounging by the pool, roller-skating indoors and admiring the LA night skyline from a cliff.
20. You can reconnect with nature with the CHANEL 22 by your side as Margaret Qualley did.
Echoing her childhood in a ranch in Montana, actress Margaret Qualley escapes to the desert in her film, the ideal setting for a reunion with nature. Whether she is driving through it or traversing it with a horse by her side, she is slowing things down in the beautiful, barren land of Palm Springs with only her essentials packed into her CHANEL 22 bag.
21. It is a great investment piece.
The cost of CHANEL handbags will only ever go in one direction — up — so now is always the best time to buy one. Plus, they are constantly in high demand on the resale market. It is the perfect girl’s investment, where, instead of buying stocks, you collect Chanel bags and see them increase in value.


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Understanding the Casino Match Deposit Bonus
A deposit match bonus comes when an online casino provides you with bonus credits, either matching or exceeding your initial deposit. Usually, this percentage ranges from 50% to 200%. For instance, for a 100% match, you’ll receive your full deposit back. In case you funded $100, you get an extra $100, in bet credits.
Casinos often add something more to this bonus, such as free spins on a particular game, which helps to add another element to the offer. Ultimately, the idea is to mirror your deposit and give you more to play with.
What Are Casino Match Bonus Codes?
They are a special combo of numbers and letters, such as GAMBLENATOR250, provided by casinos to redeem special promotions. Usually, on signup, there’ll be a box that says Enter promo code. As long as you enter it correctly and deposit, you should be credited immediately.
Types of Casino Match Deposit Bonuses
Many bonuses revolve around your first deposit; they’re such a surefire way of onboarding new casino players. But match bonus offers can be given to newbies and seasoned players. Let’s take a look at 3 basic models in the industry.
Welcome Bonus / First Deposit Bonus
They are the bedrock of all special promotions tailored for new clientele. After signing up for a casino and funding an account, they get some rewards. Casino welcome bonuses are often divided into several deposits, each with its own value and wagering requirements.
This type of promotion is aimed at loyal customers. Casino reload bonuses are designed to incentivise existing players to make additional deposits and supply visitors with additional bonus funds to play with. It matches a percentage of the deposit amount after crediting money.
High Roller Bonus
They cater to an exclusive percentage of casino gamers with the bankroll to place large bets. High roller casino bonuses often contain higher percentage matches and exclusive perks tailored to the needs of high-stakes gamers, as VIP players bring in the most money.
Online Casino Match Deposit Levels in Australia
This match bonus can vary in value from a relatively small figure to a few times your first deposit. Here’s the breakdown of top Aussie online casinos for real money providing the best offers. Our experts tested they got everything right.
100% Deposit Match Bonus
Generally speaking, common deposit match bonuses will be worth around 100% of your deposit. The percentage of the monetary value of your deposit will be transferred to your account. If the match is 100%, and you deposit $50, it means you will get $100 to play with in total.
Below, we’ve collated our top offers and how you can utilise them.
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200% Deposit Match Bonus
In this case, if you deposit $100, you will get $300 in total. The online casinos will cap a maximum bonus amount instead of a percentage. So, although a 200% deposit match bonus is rare, several casinos will more than double your initial deposit.
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300% Deposit Match Bonus
Again, it’s difficult to find a bonus that trebles your first deposit — but as you can see below, some casinos match more than double. Deposit $100 — get an extra $300 to play with. Some even throw in free spins for you as part of the package.
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Main Terms and Conditions of Match Deposit Bonuses
Deposit match bonuses rely on a few stipulations — you must become accustomed to them to know what to look for. We’ve listed the main criteria when you read through the terms and conditions of online deposit bonus codes.
Calculation of Wagering Requirements
Wagering requirements can be the make-or-break part for many casino gamers. It means you have to wager a specific figure before claiming your winnings. So, for instance, in a Lucky Tiger Casino 250% match, if the deposit is $100, the bonus credit amount the player gets is $250. Let’s say, the wagering requirement is 40x. This means the player has to wager $10,000 collectively before being able to withdraw winnings into real money. Usually, the lower the wagering requirement, the better, but around 40x is, on average, what you’ll find.
Terms and conditions may only allow you to bet on specific games, which is often the case with free spins. Some games can be out of the promotion, so it’s crucial to check.
A max bet amount means you’re limited to how much you can bet on the game. The number can be set to $5 or $20, for example, and players need to mind it. In case they deposit more or less, the offer won’t work.
Casinos can limit the maximum withdrawal from the bonus. If it is restricted to $100 and you win big with free betting credits, you can’t exceed this sum and withdraw vast amounts of real money.
This is a period of time to utilise the bonus. It can range from between 7 to 30 days. If you do not use it within this timeframe, you will become ineligible for it.
Valid Bonus Code
You need to ensure you enter the correct casino bonus codes into the right section when you sign up—for instance, entering WOO on Woocasino. If you miss an O or use lowercase, or won’t fill this combination in when needed, they might not allow you to use the bonus.
Claiming Deposit Match Bonuses
We’ve put together a step-by-step guide for you to use to ensure you know how to navigate entering your bonus code.
1⃣ Register at One of the Trusted Casinos
Check our tables to choose a website that fits you. Highly assured all of them are trustworthy. Click the link and select Join Now. Enter your personal details, and verify your email and password to get the registration process underway.
2⃣ Make a Deposit and Enter the Bonus Code
Enter your promo code in the specified field and go to the cashier page to fund your account. The offer will be credited.
3⃣ Check T&Cs and Start Playing
Each bonus usually has a terms and conditions hyperlink directly below it. You can click on it to receive a copy of the terms so you know exactly what you need to do to make the most of your online bonus code.
4⃣ Meet the Bonus Requirements
As we mentioned, playthrough requirements are integral to match casino bonuses. Ensure you meet them and not only, to avoid disappointment further down the line when you use it.
Popular Banking Options
There are many ways to make your initial deposit. Some websites will provide a specific bonus or credit for a particular banking option.
There are over two dozen pathways casinos use to help you withdraw and deposit your funds — let’s take a look at the primary ones.
Mastercard casinos allow using this popular option. If you make your first deposit, your money should be deposited fast once you enter your card details, expiration date, and CVC. Mastercard uses high standards of security encryption.
As one of the first digital wallet services, it serves over 100 million customers, many of whom can bet at Skrill casinos without the need to share their banking details. They need only an email and a password. Although it’s not one of the most prominent methods - many websites allow this payment facility.
This is a safe payment method that is becoming increasingly popular. You can connect your crypto wallet to Bitcoin casinos, deposit and withdraw instantly, often with no or minimal fees. Although they are not as prevalent as traditional casinos, they gather a significant audience.
Neosurf casinos allow bettors to deposit without a bank account or credit card. While not all casinos accept this pre-pay voucher payment method, plenty do - including several discussed in today’s piece.
How We Rate the Best Match Bonus Casino Sites
Many different criteria dictate how we review casino sites. Gamblenator has years of experience testing match bonus online casino platforms. Listed below are some main elements that come into focus during this diligent process.
Authorisation and Permissions
To operate legally, casinos need to have a valid licence. It means they apply regulations and consumer protection measures. So this is understandably the first thing we check. The Australian iGaming license is an example of such.
Protection and Security
We then examine the firewall, SSL encryption (ideally 128-bit or 256-bit) and overall site security. This includes research surrounding whether they’ve been subject to a breach before.
Whether it’s slots or blackjack tables, the gaming selection has to be varied. Not only different categories but also a wide range of titles is a must.
Incentives and Rewards
It’s not just games that bring bettors on board. A range of bonuses and incentives help the top casinos stand out from the rest of their competition. Newbies or existing players need to see free rounds, bonus money, reload and other regular offers.
Compatible With Smartphones and Tablets
All casino sites we review must have compatible Android or iOS games, apps or mobile site versions. Otherwise, they face a nearly impossible task competing with those operating at the higher end of the scale.
Assistance and Service
Customer service is vital — whether it comes via email, telephone, social media or live chat. A casino that offers an efficient, broad range is usually a sign they’re doing things right.
Unfortunately, a minority of people develop issues with online gambling. If you begin to see gambling as a source of income, or it is starting to hurt your friends, family or personal finances — you need to seek help. Many charities online can assist you, and many casinos also provide tools you can use —such as deposit or time limits or total self-exclusion.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently announced their nominees for the 2011 induction, and as usual, it left many people disappointed. While there were some good candidates on the list, it’s impossible to please everybody. However, ardent fans have made a strong case for the following bands and artists who weren’t nominated this year and aren’t in the hall of fame yet.
Wings (aka Paul McCartney & Wings): The group was together (despite many personnel changes) for less than a decade, yet they created five #1 albums and six #1 singles. With an impressive variety of styles incorporated into their music, perhaps the Hall has only ignored them because they aren’t sure which name to list them under?
The Moody Blues: Their epic “Nights in White Satin” defied convention by becoming a hit and marked the beginning of progressive rock. Maybe the Hall just doesn’t like Denny Laine?
Cheap Trick: Cheap Trick’s influence is in just about every popular band today made up of guys under 25 years of age. Cheap Trick At Budokan is one of the most successful live albums of all time. Plus, how can the Hall not want to close out their ceremony with “Goodnight”?
E.L.O.: They used synthesizers to bring a classical symphony feel to rock n roll. Singles like “Turn to Stone”, “Telephone Line”, and “Don’t Bring Me Down” helped define the music of the 1970s.
Public Enemy: Rap artists have only recently been eligible for inclusion due to the 25-year rule, but it comes as a surprise that these pioneers of modern hip-hop haven’t been chosen yet.
Ringo Starr: Starr is arguably the most famous drummer in the world and the only member of the Beatles not to be inducted for his solo work. Considering that his catalog contains “Photograph”, “It Don’t Come Easy”, “Oh My My” and the #1 cover of Johnny Burnette‘s “You’re Sixteen”, this is quite an oversight.
KISS: While some say that the group is more spectacle than art, they have certainly carved out a unique place for themselves in pop culture. Their fans (aka, “the KISS army”) have strongly protested the group’s exclusion, staging rallies and signing petitions for the past ten years.
The Monkees: While critics often write them off as prefabricated TV stars, the group has had two #1 singles and sold tons of records. While they didn’t write or play the instruments on some of their biggest hits, their later work showed a type of folk/rock/psychedelic sophistication that many bands aspire to.
Linda Ronstadt: With a career spanning multiple decades that spun many hit singles and accolades, she has been called the “Queen of Rock” and “The First Lady of Rock”. Her exclusion has led some people to believe that the Rock Hall is biased against women.
Heart: In the 1970s, they specialized in hard rock, but turned to pop-flavored hits in the 1980s. Either way, they gave us everything from “Barracuda”, “Magic Man”, and “Crazy on You” to “Alone”, “These Dreams”, and “What About Love?”.
Pat Benatar: In the future, if there is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it will have many female artists in it who were influenced by Pat Benatar in one way or another. Her music helped bridge a link between pop and rock that many of us don’t even realize.
Deep Purple: Pioneers of heavy metal, they found success with many different genres of rock. Plus, they came up with “Smoke On The Water” and its legendary guitar riff.


In a world where your swamp cooler just isn’t enough… Our hero wilts on the couch, surrounded by melted popsicles, and a sea of rapidly deteriorating moods… Things are about to get dangerous. One family will embark on a journey that will change the course of Wednesday afternoon. “Let’s go to the movies!” exclaims Sally, and the adventure begins. How do they find out what’s playing near them? How do they find a movie that will appeal to everyone, and not be too scary or risqué for the little ones? Will they make it in time to procure tickets? Have no fear. The Nerd Chicks are here to help save your summer movie day.
If you want a great movie theater review resource to see what’s playing this week, or to help plan your date night in the future, check out Flixster. There you can watch trailers of current and future releases, see what users and critics think about them or click the “Want to See It” button to create a list of movies you want to see. Quickly find a theater where it’s playing in your area and see up-to-the-minute movie times. They also have apps for iPhone, iPad and Android phones so you don’t have to miss out on that great new release, even when you’re on the go. If you create an account, you can track movies and actors so you never miss that Indie film your heartthrob signed up for on the down-low.
Side Note: If you missed A movie in theaters you can use NetFlix to watch it at home. So, if you still want to watch that Aviator Movie, simply add to your Netflix queue, and watch it later.
Before you pack the kids up to head out and see Cars 2, check out the ultimate “safe movie theater review” website; Kids In Mind. This site breaks down a movie from start to finish, telling parents exactly what to expect so you can decide if it’s truly appropriate for your little ones. The website highlights three categories: “Sex & Nudity,” “Violence & Gore,” and “Profanity,” and previews the movie for you, giving you an incredibly detailed description of every part that may be of concern to a parent. For example, the “Profanity” portion of Kung Fu Panda 2 tells the reader, “1 mild obscenity, 3 mild scatological references, 10 religious exclamations, name-calling (fat, stupid, wuss, idiot, fool, soft, and cuddly-face warrior)…” and goes on from there. You’ll never be blindsided in a dark theater with your six-year-old again.
Ready to commit, but not relishing the idea of standing in line, or perhaps you’re worried you’ll miss out on a sold-out showing of summer’s big blockbuster? Purchase your tickets in advance through Fandago . While there’s not much else to the site, it does give you the option to purchase gift certificates to lure your friends to join you. Frankly, there may be no other way to sucker your less-sappy friends into accompanying you to see the upcoming Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks romance…
Still struggling to decide between Transformers and Captain America? Drop us a note on our Facebook or email us at email@example.com, our nerds will give you our very own “nerds review” of any movie playing in theaters.
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Latex-modified concrete has been around since the 1960’s as a cost-effective way to repair bridge decks and roadways damaged by harsh climate changes (freeze, thaw, crack) and deicing salt that attacks the core steel structure and jeopardizes its integrity. Latex modified concrete has excellent bonding adhesion and durability, and higher tensile strength, compressive and flexural strengths all providing better freeze thaw performance and life cycle. A typical mixture of latex modified concrete consists of 24.5 gallons of latex per cubic yard of concrete.
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The concrete shall be volumetrically mixed at the bridge site by a self-contained, self-propelled, continuous type mobile mixer calibrated to accurately proportion the specified mix.
|Sufficient mixing capacity or number of mixers shall be provided to permit the intended pour to be placed without interruption. The mixer shall be capable of carrying enough quantity of unmixed ingredient to produce at least 6 cubic yards of LMC at the bridge site. The mixer should be equipped with a grounding strap. The concrete discharged from the mixer shall be uniform in composition and consistency.
The mixer shall also measure and control the flow of ingredients being introduced into the mix and shall record these quantities on a visible recording meter equipped with a ticket printer. The flow of latex modifier shall be displayed by an approved flow meter.
The latex system shall be equipped with a latex strainer to remove any solid particles during the operation of the mixer, and provide positive control of the latex emulsion into the mixing chamber.
The mixer shall be capable of continuously circulating the latex emulsion. At any time, the engineer may request random one quart latex samples be taken for testing from tankers, or mobile mixers prior to placement on the deck. Coarse and fine aggregates shall be conditioned to avoid variations in the moisture content affecting the uniform consistency of the concrete. Aggregate bins shall be clean, with sand bin vibrators in good working order.
Water flow shall be readily adjustable to compensate for minor variations in aggregate moisture content and be displayed by an approved flow meter.
Over time the latex in the flow meters would solidify causing the flow meter to malfunction or not perform at all, down time to repair or replace damaged flow meter was costly. An important aspect of the mixing process is to ensure that the equipment is in excellent working condition and that the instruments used provide the right blend in the batch process.
With the mixer set at the required operating rpm, calibrate the accuracy of the water flow meter into a suitable container. The accuracy of the water flow meter shall be verified by setting the flow meter at 2 gallon per minute and discharging into a container during a one minute interval. Weighing the amount and dividing by 8.33 will determine the number of gallons. This procedure shall be repeated with the flow meter adjusted to 3 gallons per minute. A theoretical water setting on the flow meter can be determined by calculating total water required according to the mix design and then deducting for aggregate moisture and water in the latex emulsion.
The engineers at RCM Industries, Inc. developed an optional flush system to the standard flow meter enabling the operator to purge remaining latex in the piping system on site by simply closing ball valves upstream and downstream of the flow meter and flushing the system with water until clear. The flush system eliminated the need to repair or replace the flow meters reducing maintenance cost and down time.


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A new study shows lunar lander exhaust can quickly spread around the Moon and potentially contaminate ice at the lunar poles.
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In the realm of medical breakthroughs, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has emerged as a game-changer for people grappling with knee osteoarthritis. This revolutionary therapy has provided solace to thousands, reducing or even eliminating debilitating knee pain. This knee arthritis treatment allows patients to reclaim their lives.
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Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is a degenerative joint disease of the knee characterized by chronic inflammation which causes the cartilage in the joint to break down. This condition is very common: about 13% of women and 10% of men aged 60 and older suffer from symptomatic knee OA. The primary risk factors of developing OA include a prior injury, aging, obesity, and genetic predisposition. As levels of pro-inflammatory proteins in the joint (synovial) fluid rise, damage to the cartilage and surrounding tissues accelerates. In its early stages, knee OA symptoms are absent or very mild, such as stiffness or mild discomfort following certain activities. Since this is a chronic and progressive process, symptoms worsen over time, leading to debilitating pain and disability. Unfortunately, there is no cure for osteoarthritis. However, what a lot of people don’t know is that there are several non-surgical treatments that can relieve symptoms and slow the progression and prolong the life of the joint.
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Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb has warned the New York company could face bankruptcy in two or three years if it does not cut the cost of orchestra and chorus wages. Speaking on BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters programme, he suggested cutting 16 per cent of the Met’s $200m labour costs by changing work rules; orchestra and chorus members are currently paid for at least four performances per week when they often perform less.He adds:
‘Putting on productions is expensive,’ he said. ‘What we have to do is make it less expensive – not by going back to the stone ages of opera theatre and having productions that no one will want to see, but by cutting down on the labour costs. The box office has not increased, it’s been flat which represents a shrinking playing field for opera – it’s not a secret in the US that the frequency of opera going is going down. We are getting a newer audience, a younger audience, but there aren’t enough new audience members to replace the old audience members who are dying off.’I'm not sure how the typical reader might respond to this. I suspect that Norman Lebrecht over at Slipped Disc, based on past comments, would tend to blame it on Peter Gelb's being incompetent. Ordinary readers might think that the musicians are being greedy or why bother paying so much for a genre that no-one goes to anyway.
The truth is that opera, despite its enormous popularity with many listeners, is a form threatened by cultural trends. In some ways opera is the genre of classical music most likely to appeal to today's audiences because it is the only genre that incorporates the visual element as an inherent part of the art form. New and creative stagings of opera, while certainly attracting a certain amount of criticism, are often stunningly effective as I witnessed with the Teatro Real's production of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron last month in Madrid. But the flip side of that is that opera, especially elaborate modern productions, is extremely expensive. That production must have involved rebuilding much of the stage to incorporate a modest swimming pool. And then removing it for the next production, of course.
What the ordinary listener may not realize is that opera is an enormously complex undertaking involving the highly involved skills not only of the composer, the conductor, the leader of the chorus, the orchestral musicians, singers of the chorus and the stars, the soloists, but also the skills of a host of other workers behind the scenes. These include electricians, carpenters, plumbers, painters and all those who build and maintain the sets. Oh, and the designers of the production as well. Hearing that the annual labour costs for the Met are $200 million a year, you almost want to say, "is that all?" After all, $200 million dollars is the cost of one or two upmarket apartments in Manhattan.
Opera houses in Europe are very highly subsidized and always have been. Opera, from its birth in Italy in the late 16th century, was a highly sophisticated entertainment for the nobility. In the 19th century it became popular with the middle class as well, but it has never at any time been feasible economically. Unless you charge a thousand dollars a seat or perhaps more, no opera is going to break even. Opera in Europe has often been connected with national pride, one opera even started a revolution. So while there are certainly economic pressures there, the governments still seem willing to fund operas to a high level of quality. If the European Union succeeds in quashing the nation states still further, one wonders if this will finally abate.
But the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the jewel of American opera houses, has mostly thrived on private patronage. Are Peter Gelb's comments meant to imply that the fabulously wealthy opera-lovers of New York are less willing to donate or that they are dying out? It would seem so. But New York is continually attracting new hosts of wealthy people. Is it that they are less fond of opera? Seems so.
So it comes back, as always, to taste. If the population has little taste for classical music, they won't attend performances and won't support the art form. Educational outreach is important. In the past young people encountered classical music at home. Their parents played instruments or sang. They listened to recordings or the radio. They experienced live performances and listened to, studied or performed classical music in school. A lot of this has faded away leaving a core audience of enthusiasts. But until the culture changes course a bit, I suspect that times will be tough for classical music.
Here is an aria from Act I of Bizet's "Carmen." Elina Garanca (Carmen). Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Production: Richard Eyre (2009). From the 2010 Live in HD transmission of the Metropolitan Opera:


By Bart Ziegler, PhD
Rep. Mike Levin’s task force issued a scalding report June 24 on our nation’s handling of nuclear waste. One of its many warnings is the lack of facilities and procedures to contain radiation if storage systems fail.
That red flag is especially urgent at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, where the California Coastal Commission is set to act July 16 on the sufficiency of Southern California Edison’s management plan for 3.6 million pounds of radioactive waste at the shuttered plant.
Levin’s “Report of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Task Force” blames the nuclear industry’s “lack of forethought” for stranding thousands of canisters of deadly waste at locations across the country. Thin-walled containers provide only a single layer of defense between radioactive material and the environment.
That’s the case at San Onofre, where 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste is packed inside of steel canisters in a vault 100 feet from the ocean.
The report says nuclear plant owners admit to not having developed procedures to replace canisters fully loaded with radioactive material. Swell.
The Levin report rips Edison for being unable to monitor or test the behemoth waste canisters once they are entombed within the concrete, dry-storage vault. Edison never implemented — much less tested — such protocols for fully loaded canisters, according to the report.
“This is of serious concern because on-site storage of SONGS’s spent nuclear fuel is expected for an indefinite period of time,” the report states.
At San Onofre, spent fuel cooling pools provide our last option for dealing with a damaged canister. But Edison — with the blessing of the Coastal Commission’s staff — is one approval action away from green lights to remove the pools as part of its 8-year decommissioning project.
Will commissioners demand that Edison produce a contingency plan to deal with a disaster?
They should, especially in light of the near-disaster at the plant in August 2018, when the utility’s contractor came within a quarter-inch of letting a fully loaded canister free-fall 18 feet into the storage vault.
Before the spent fuel pools are removed, will commissioners require Edison to build an enclosed handling facility, or “hot cell,” where damaged canisters could be repaired or replaced?
They should. Any contingency plan that does not allow for on-site handling of damaged containers and spent fuel assemblies must be rejected.
Before they vote, commissioners should read the report of Levin’s task force and its warnings about concrete and steel degradation, fragile sandstone bluffs and other obstacles to moving the waste off of the beach and away from the rising sea.
Bart Ziegler is president of the Samuel Lawrence Foundation.


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SMM4, 23 Jun: recently, Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut said that the government has been evaluating 11 new infrastructure projects, which will be incorporated into the national strategic project (PSN), to attract investment and create jobs. "I discussed with the Minister of Coordinating economy because we wanted to assess which of the national strategic projects could be funded by the private sector so that we would not rely solely on the national budget, given the current situation caused by the pandemic. I hope we can act quickly."
It is reported that Indonesia has been refocusing its national spending to provide funding for the fight against the pandemic. Luhut expects privately funded projects to continue to develop and absorb workers while contributing to the country's foreign exchange reserves. The projects included in the list of national strategic projects will be granted easier licensing processes and accelerated land procurement as well as government guarantees for any political risks.
According to Septian Hario Seto, Deputy head of Investment Coordination and Mining, Office for the Coordination of Maritime Affairs and Minister of Investment, two of the proposed 11 new projects are industrial areas and industrial parks. The Obi Island Industrial Zone in Hamahela Regent District, south of North Maluku, has nearly 2000 workers and already has a second stage rotary kiln-electric furnace (RKEF) smelter for the production of ferronickel, with an estimated investment of US $800m. A major development in the industrial zone will be the construction of a high-pressure acid leaching [HPAL] smelter, which will be completed in the third quarter of 2020. The HPAL smelter produces materials for lithium batteries, cobalt sulfate and nickel sulfate.
He said the second proposed project for the national strategic project was the Weda Bay industrial park project, which had suspended operations at the smelter because of the outbreak. Investment plans for 2020 are about $4 billion to $5 billion, while exports are estimated at least $2 billion by 2024. The other nine projects are six smelter projects, a coal-to-coal processing area in East Kalimantan Province, a Kawan industrial area and the construction of the Kediri-Tulungagung Turnpike in East Java. "investors in the project are being financially evaluated to ensure that they are able to complete the project by 2024 and be included in the national strategic project."
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Subjective food hypersensitivity: assessment of enterochromaffin cell markers in blood and gut lavage fluid
Kine Gregersen1,2, Jørgen Valeur1,3, Kristine Lillestøl1,3, Livar Frøyland2, Pedro Araujo2, Gülen Arslan Lied1,3, Arnold Berstad1,3
1Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, 2National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research; 3Department of Medicine, Section for Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Background: Food hypersensitivity is commonly suspected, but seldom verified. Patients with subjective food hypersensitivity suffer from both intestinal and extraintestinal health complaints. Abnormalities of the enterochromaffin cells may play a role in the pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate enterochromaffin cell function in patients with subjective food hypersensitivity by measuring serum chromogranin A (CgA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) in gut lavage fluid.
Methods: Sixty-nine patients with subjective food hypersensitivity were examined. Twenty-three patients with inflammatory bowel disease and 35 healthy volunteers were included as comparison groups. CgA was measured in serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Gut lavage fluid was obtained by administering 2 L of polyethylene glycol solution intraduodenally. The first clear fluid passed per rectum was collected and 5-HT was analyzed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Results: Serum levels of CgA were significantly lower in patients with subjective food hypersensitivity than in healthy controls (P = 0.04). No differences were found in 5-HT levels in gut lavage fluid between patients with subjective food hypersensitivity and the control groups. There was no correlation between serum CgA and gut lavage 5-HT.
Conclusion: Decreased blood levels of CgA suggest neuroendocrine alterations in patients with subjective food hypersensitivity. However, 5-HT levels in gut lavage fluid were normal.
Keywords: food hypersensitivity, chromogranin A, serotonin, gut lavage fluid, liquid chromatography
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These annuals and perennials bear one-sided clusters of lobelia-like blooms in brilliant blue, violet, or white; blue and violet flowers are more striking because of a contrasting white eye or throat. Plants bloom profusely in warm shade or filtered sunlight. Graceful in hanging baskets or containers. Fine cut flowers.
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Japan to complete reactors despite no-nuclear policy
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan said on Saturday it would go ahead with planned work to complete three new nuclear power reactors, despite saying a day earlier it would phase out atomic power generation by 2040.
The construction of the reactors at three different plants was suspended after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked the Fukushima nuclear crisis on March 11 last year - the worst such accident in a generation.
"We don't intend to withdraw the permission that has already been given by the ministry," Mr Yukio Edano, the minister of economy, trade and industry, said as he met local administrators in Aomori, northern Japan, according to reports.
Two of the reactors are located at plants in Aomori while the third is in the western district of Shimane.