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More on Valentine’s Day- How to tell someone you love them?
There are hundred ways to say I LOVE YOU. What makes it worse if there are still people who find it hard to express this feeling to others whom they feel important to them.
Some are just shy to express their emotions. Others are hesitant to show how they love as they see it as a sign of weakness. There are few who refuse to share what they feel due to rejection. Lucy are those who are being taught to be extrovert in expressing this feeling. But is not something you can tell just about anybody you meet :). To love someone is a special state of mind that don’t just happen in a snap of a finger. This feeling should be invested, nourished and should keep you inspired all through years of being together. Years later, it should be a moment that you feel good and proud of, not a memory that makes you cringe and one you would rather forget.
So how do you really tell someone that you love them? Sharing some points to consider which i have read sometime ago.
1. Don’t throw the word around
The first thing that you must be sure about is what love means to you. Some people tend to use the word in everyday conversation, as a casual expression; for instance, “Bye! Love you!” So if you’re one of those people, you will have to make a rather serious and special effort to actually portray your feelings of love when you intend to tell someone that they mean the world to you.
2. Appropriate place
This is a factor that will also depend on the person you are going to tell. Some people prefer having a personal communication in private and may freak out if you tell them that you love them in front of friends and other people. Others may love the thrill that comes along with a public declaration of love. Also make sure you pick a spot where you feel comfortable. The last thing you want to do is to feel rushed and harried while you’re about to say something so important.
3. Appropriate Timing
Timing is a very crucial factor when it comes to proclaiming love for the other person. You need to be absolutely sure about your feelings in the first place. Don’t confuse a crush or an infatuation with love and blurt it out because you couldn’t distinguish between heart and hormones. Other men thinks they already love someone by having a one night stand. Poor individuals! 🙂
4. Just say it
There is no easy way to do it. No shortcuts, no tonics, nothing to help you out. If you’re sure about your feelings, just go ahead and say it. Of course, do make sure you put in some thought behind how you want to go about the whole thing. Pick a romantic spot if you must, but what really matters is your intention. Say exactly what you want to say.
5. Love is a VERB; A VERB is an action word.
Therefore, if you say you love someone it doesn’t end by just saying it a thousand times. You need to take extra effort to express the reasons why you love that special person. It will not really matter even if you say those endearing words and take that person for granted specially in times you are needed the most. Love is learning your partner’s love language and then expressing love in a way that he/she can receive.
There is no way to tell for sure whether the other person reciprocates your feelings or not. However, life is too short to hesitate over such important matters. In the end, you do not want to hold regrets about the things you could not do. Not telling someone that you love them out of fear of losing their friendship is not the wisest of things to do. So just go and tell that special person how much they matter to you.

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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station, after launching on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket at 2:48 a.m. EDT on May 4, 2019. A postlaunch press conference will take place today at 4 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
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Remember, with any facial surgery, you may feel and look better in a short period of time. However, it may not be advisable to participate in certain activities — especially activity that may result in the face being jarred or bumped — for several weeks. It’s best to check with Dr. Zevon about such matters.
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This chapter begins with an overview of the history of ion nitriding. This is followed by sections that describe how the ion nitriding process works, glow discharge characteristics, process parameters requiring good control, and the applications of plasma processing. The chapter explores what happens in the ion nitriding process and provides information on its gas ratios. It describes the reactions that occur at the surface of the material being treated during iron nitriding and defines corner effect and nitride networking. Further, the chapter provides information on the stability of surface layers and processes involved in the degradation of surface finish and control of the compound zone formation. Gases primarily used for ion nitriding and the control parameters used in ion nitriding are also covered. The chapter also presents the philosophies and advantages of the plasma generation technique for nitriding. It concludes with processes involved in oxynitriding.
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How to Dress like a Fashion Director
Jan Quammie brings Brooklyn to Munich with her own international flare.
Jan Quammie taught us that when it comes to style, it’s best to use your intuition. When we asked about getting dressed in the morning, she told us, “it depends on how I’m feeling.” Her list of style icons is long but also “completely random.” Jan just does her own thing, which is exactly what makes everything on her hangers feel so completely her—so completely uncontrived. It may also have to do with the fact that she’s worked around the world and has a style that feels as well traveled as she actually is. For those who are a little more grounded but still want to nail her international style, here’s how to fill your closet with a little bit of Brooklyn, a little bit of Berlin and a little bit of everywhere in between—no passport required.
Dress it down like they do downtown.
When we met Jan, she was wearing an incredible long Jil Sander dress, yet we could still see the New York in her style—specifically in the sneakers, Supreme and bomber jackets she packed. There is really no way to describe the distinctive style of Brooklyn or downtown Manhattan, but the way everyone manages to mix elegant pieces with laid-back touches is clearly a styling trick Jan has carried with her around the world.
Don’t forget that some of the biggest names in fashion come from Germany.
What makes Jan excited about her job is the potential that the German fashion scene has; it isn’t Paris, Milan or New York (not yet, that is.) She also told us Germans tend to be a bit more buttoned up than New Yorkers, but their creativity can be seen in the amazing designers that have come from the country, like Jil Sander and Karl Lagerfeld.
But style is never just about one thing, one trend, or one place.
Jan’s closet is influenced by where she grew up and where she’s currently based, but it also takes cues from all of the designers—both established and upcoming—that she loves around the world. From a pair of Union Jack Gucci Loafers to an embroidered Marques’Almeida slip dress, nothing should be off-limits.


Science educators from across the country will convene in Atlanta from March 15 - 18, 2018.
All across NOAA, we are busy getting ready for the 2018 National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) Conference. We can’t wait to meet the more than 10,000 science educators who will be attending. This year, you can find us at our exhibit booth, giving presentations, and hosting workshops that translate our ocean and atmosphere science into education resources.
Here are some ideas to help you connect with NOAA at NSTA 2018. A more comprehensive list of NOAA-related sessions and abstracts is available as a PDF.
Stop by the NOAA booth.
Come on over to talk to NOAA educators and partners at Booth #142 to learn about our science and resources. We will be distributing free educational materials, including posters, books, and bookmarks.
At our booth, you can talk face-to-face with NOAA educators from the Office of Education, National Weather Service, Climate Program Office, National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA Satellites, and NOAA Teacher at Sea. Our partners from the GLOBE Program and the Office of Space Commerce are joining us at the booth, too! Teacher at Sea Alumni and NOAA Planet Stewards are always ready to chat about how they use NOAA resources and swap ideas with fellow educators.
We’ll be demonstrating how easy it is to access and visualize our data live throughout the day using the NOAA Science on a Sphere Explorer. See how data from satellites, ground observations, and computer models can compliment your classroom lessons.
Dive into a hands-on workshop.
Join us at our 10 hands-on or exhibitor workshops. These workshops will help you make the most of NOAA’s opportunities for educators, classroom resources, and data visualizations. Here are a few examples to get you started:
Find out about NOAA opportunities and resources for teachers with 'NOAA Planet Stewards—Content, Collaboration, and Action' (March 16, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; room B103) and 'NESTA and NOAA Ocean, Climate, and Weather Share-a-Thon' (March 16, 12:30–1:30 p.m.; room B103).
Bring NOAA science and research into your classroom by joining us for 'JetStream: An Online School for Weather' (March 15, 3:30–4:30 a.m.; room C205) and 'Decoding Global Temperature and Carbon Dioxide Levels from a Model Ice Core' (March 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; room B103).
Learn all about NOAA education in a presentation or talk.
Get inspired to share the exciting science going on at NOAA in your classroom by coming to one of our many presentations. Topics range from engaging schools in conservation and stewardship to visualizing data. Here are some examples of NOAA presentations.
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Portion Control are one of the most influential artists in the canon of electronic music, and name-checked by some of the biggest underground artists in electronic music, including Front 242, Skinny Puppy, and Depeche Mode. Even Trent Reznor cited them recently as a major influence. Yet for some reason, Portion Control are still virtually unknown to many; which is a crime, because they wrote some of the best hard rhythmic electronic anthems ever during the years of 1982-1986.stageThis south London trio started their rhythmic chaos in 1980.
Their earliest cassettes resembled sounds of layered cut up industrial noise that the geniuses Cabaret Voltaire manipulated. As PC progressed further, their sound got harder. Imagine if you will the furious noise of Throbbing Gristle spliced into the electro funk of Grand Master Flash. Combine hard analogue keyboards with propulsive beats, noises, but several melodic elements. Add Dean Piavani's voice, rather punk and gruff to contrast the cold machines. It's the perfect foil that gave rise to a new genre of music coined by the UK music press in '84, "electro punk".
However, it was 1985 when Portion Control flirted with possible stardom with the seminal 12 inch single, The Great Divide. What was so great about this song was that it bridged a gap musically to very diverse sub-cultures. Nihilistic post-industrialists, B-Boy rappers, punk rockers, and house DJs all were mesmerized by how Portion Control used and abused the beat. In fact, back in the day, the cool kids used to break dance in the clubs to the "The Great Divide." Even to this day, one can go to a club, and chances are the DJ might have a copy of "The Great Divide".
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“Is this Grenada Family Network, the Christian radio station?” said the pleasant sounding woman on the phone.
I had forgotten to answer the call correctly! I had just paid the overdue bill and gotten the phone turned on again a few hours before.
“Yes it is” I said. “Oh, I’m so glad I found you!” she said, “I have been living in St. Vincent for several years and have missed your station. I have been trying to find it (on the radio dial) and couldn’t remember the numbers.”
She went on to say how much she enjoyed the music and programming and how important she thought it was for Grenada to have a station like GFN radio. “People on other islands seem more hard and unfriendly” she said.
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Without a doubt, Grenada Family Network is providing precious spiritual food for hungering souls, but this comes with a cost. For the first time in our nearly 6 year history GFN radio is in imminent danger of going off the air. Since day one, the resources have been small and the need great, but now the situation has reached crisis proportions. For more than 8 months donations have been down and we now owe over $20,000 USD for electricity, Internet/phone, tower rental, and broadcast licenses. From a purely human perspective the situation looks bleak.
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The disciples of Jesus faced a crisis. All day a large multitude of people eager to see, hear, and be healed by Jesus had been increasing. Matthew records the number, “about five thousand men, besides women and children.” It’s likely that there were over 20,000 people; hungry people, for the hour was getting late. You know the story well, from Luke 9:12 and 13:
“When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, ‘Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.’
But He said to them, ‘You give them something to eat.’
Huh? Has Jesus been overcome by exhaustion and confusion? Doesn’t He see the vast multitude of people spread out over the hillside? The poor disciples must have often shaken there heads in bewilderment at the words and actions of Jesus.
Tonight, as I write this, Grenada Family Network faces a strikingly similar situation to the one the disciples faced on the shore of Galilee. We just received notice that we will have power cut off on Wednesday if we do not pay a large portion of the amount owed for electricity.
On the one hand, we have the clear command from Jesus, “You give them something to eat.” At this time in history, radio and TV are often the only method to reach into remote areas and into closed hearts without arousing opposition. On the other hand we have human limitations and the question of how to pay the large financial cost of obedience. How desperately we need more of the faith of Jesus!! Could it be that this is why God often allows impossible obstacles to block our path; to challenge and build our faith?
He [Jesus] has bidden us, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15. But how often our hearts sink, and faith fails us, as we see how great is the need, and how small the means in our hands. Like Andrew looking upon the five barley loaves and the two little fishes, we exclaim, “What are they among so many?” Often we hesitate, unwilling to give all that we have, fearing to spend and to be spent for others. But Jesus has bidden us, “Give ye them to eat.” His command is a promise; and behind it is the same power that fed the multitude beside the sea. The Desire of Ages, p 369.
Grenada Family Network has only a couple thousand dollars to meet our immediate obligation of more than $20,000. How will God multiply our loaves and fishes? I have no idea, but I do know that if we are faithful, and earnestly go to Jesus for directions, that we will not be left destitute and disappointed.
The work of building up the kingdom of Christ will go forward, though to all appearance it moves slowly and impossibilities seem to testify against advance. The work is of God, and He will furnish means, and will send helpers, true, earnest disciples, whose hands also will be filled with food for the starving multitude. Ibid, p 370.
Could you be one of those “helpers, true, earnest disciples”, dear friend? Individually we may not have much, just a few loaves and fishes, but in the hands of Jesus our scarcity can become God’s abundance. Please consider giving right now to help Grenada Family Network stay on the air and thus feed the spiritually hungry multitude!
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Across the world, governments have unleashed an historic amount of cash to stem the tide of economic chaos. A flood of freshly printed currency could trigger an issue investors haven’t had to deal with for decades: inflation.
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Canada’s COVID-relaed stimulus packages have been some of the most generous. The federal government’s emergency stimulus plans for workers, businesses, seniors and homeowners amounts to $202 billion. That’s roughly under 10% of the pre-crisis economy. And there could be more stimulus ahead, if the economy doesn’t recover soon.
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In response to this the immediate family froze for they could not believe what they were seeing. For one horrible moment it seemed the baby would be squeezed to death then suddenly a tall, young man strode forward from the rear of the crowd and wrestled the baby free from the old man’s grasp.
Dreams are sometimes metaphors and as I lay awake this morning I pondered the meaning of this dream. Maybe the baby represents the inner child in all of us – a fragile yet sacred part of our being? It needs protection and yet often it has been controlled and restrained by old traditions (the ‘grandfather’). These traditions started with the best interests of the child at heart but somehow these good intentions get lost over time.
Sometimes we need to challenge the status quo before the situation goes too far and the inner child gets hurt. In the dream, the immediate family freeze because they cannot believe what is happening. They fall under the seductive spell of denial and simply watch the drama unfold. However, the young man at the rear of the church has a different perspective. He is more distant both physically and emotionally but he still cares because he is part of the overall system – he is one of the congregation. This relative independence frees him to step forward and intervene decisively. In the language of our book ‘Challenging Coaching’, he faces the facts and speaks his truth.
The dream reminded me that to challenge is also to protect. If we believe that we are protecting something important then this can give us valuable motivation to challenge others constructively. Also, it is easier to challenge when you are a little distant from the heart of the system. It is easier to step forward from that starting point and help others to ‘wake up now!’
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Located a 10-minute drive from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Hotel Le Pelican features free Wi-Fi, free parking and a garden in Paraguay’s Asunción. El Sol shopping mall is 300 metres away....
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Located in downtown Asunción, Hotel Cecilia offers a clean environment with free Wi-Fi in public areas. There are spa and fitness facilities and an outdoor pool with views of Asunción.
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The hotel owner is very kind and helpful. Despite staying only 1 night, I was picked up at the bus station amd dropped off at the airport free of charge. The hotel is situted in a very secure area of Asuncion close to Shopping del Sol. Beautiful hotel with 2 pools and lovely common area. I would recommend this to anyone.
Bathroom was a bit small but apart from that excellent hotel and service.
Would love to have had more time to take advantage of this lovely place. The owner is very helpful and friendly. A unique find.
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Friendly staff who went out of their way to make me feel comfortable and at home. Pick me up from airport and took me to my next destination at no cost to me, Woe so happily surprise, I found my new place to stay while in asuncion,
Location, hotel decoration, Javier the manager
There was a water leakage in the street, just ouside the hotel (it is something beyond the hotel control, mind you).
The price is par to better hotel however the room is very small, bed sheets fells horrible. My wife had to wear jeans and cardigan because could not support dirty horrible feeling bedsheets.
I have traveled all over the world and have never received the quality of customer service which was offered at The Arthaus. Javier, the General Manager, and his highly trained staff, will offer you the ultimate in terms of hospitality. My adult children and I felt so at home that we were truly sad to leave. Javier even played chess with my son and provided transportation for us on numerous occasions. Many hotels in the world presume to offer the finest in hospitality, but the Arthaus "walks the talk." We will be returning, probably for a long-term stay. My husband was most grateful that we received such superb care and told me that he did not worry about me because he knew that I was staying in the best place possible. He will be returning with me next time. The location is fantastic and safe; we could easily walk to the upscale Shopping del Sol Mall. You will find this beautiful B&B to be warm, comfortable, and elegant all at the same time. We cannot wait to return!
Good location, close to shopping del sol. For breakfast we ordered an omlet which was made as asked. Lots of art on walls.
Room did not smell clean. Pigeon living on airconditioner unit made constant noise. The lock for the door didn't seem too secure. The view from our room is an empty, abandoned, overgrown lot.
I arranged my trip to Asuncion on a very short notice. Mr. Javier was very prompt on contacting and confirming the reservation, and offering his help to pick me up at the airport free of charge. Very friendly and with a big smile, Javier introduced the whole place to me (even the maids) and his family. Very great and warm welcome! The place is quite interesting, very stylish and I must say quite uniquely decorated. Very clean, big comfortable bed, the best shower I had in last 3 months of my business trip down here in South America and good breakfast in the morning. It was very nice to feel like at home for a change after staying in many hotels throughout S. America. No hassle about paying security deposit as soon as you arrive (which is quite common in hotels around) makes you really feel welcome and pleasant. Haven't had a chance to try out the pool as it was cold those days, but it was quite relaxing to chill next to it and do some computer work. Mr. Javier was very open for conversation, had many pleasant and interesting talks with him, and even more, he actually helped me to organise a business meeting with one of his friends and, as it seems, helped in my business endeavours big time! Much appreciated! Highly recommended place in a nice safe neighbourhood (close to a big shopping mall) to stay if you want to feel something different than just another hotel, feel warm, appreciated and welcome! Definitely made my trip much much better, and will come back again when I'll be in Asuncion! And not to forget, Mr. Javier helped me with buying the bus ticket and also woke up quite early as 530am to take me to the bus station from where I continued my trip to Iguassu Falls (yes, free of charge). Thank you!
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This is a former home, converted to a charming boutique hotel, filed with art. It is in a very nice and quiet neighborhood in Asuncion, within a short, pleasant walk from Shopping del Sol. The hotel also is convenient to the airport. Javier, the owner, could not have been more friendly and helpful. Not only did he take the initiative to send me an email prior to.my arrival (in English) offering to pick us up at no cost from the airport, he actually interrupted his Saturday night to drive us to the airport at 10 pm. Plus, he allowed us an extra late checkout (10 pm) without any charge to accommodate our late flight! Rooms are al uniquely decorated (each dedicated to a particular artist) with all modern conveniences. Since it was quite cold the day we were there, I was especially pleased to be able to turn heat on in my room! Pool looked nice, though it was way too cold to try it out. I definitely highly recommend this hotel, especially for convenience to airport, nice neighborhood and highly helpful owner and staff.
The Arthaus is a large house in an upscale older neighborhood in Asuncion. The hotel is very clean and conveniently located close to a major shopping mall (about a $10 cab ride from the downtown area). The hospitality and service at the Arthaus are "second to none". Javier, the owner, personally picked our family up from the Asuncion bus depot very late in the evening and at the end of our stay drove us to the airport for a very early flight. If you enjoy boutique hotels, which allows one to get to know more about the local customs and a greater interaction with the local people, we would definitely recommend the Arthaus hotel.
In 50 years of travel, our stay Arthaus Hotel was truly exceptional. Javier Restrepo, the General Manager, went way beyond helpful to give us an exquisite experience. Always answering yes to our requests, including giving us a 5am ride to the airport. The hotel, formerly a home, is tastefully decorated, clean and very comfortable. Our room and private bath as well. The pool and garden are.....well, perfect! . Arthaus gets our rating as 11 on a scale of 10. Our sincere thanks to Javier for our delightful time there.
The only thing we regret is not having planned more time to stay in Asuncion at the Arthaus.
Nice small hotel were we feel immediately at home. The owner was very helpful to us. And the bed is amazing. We slept really good. Greetings to the Germans ;)
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The provincial market regulator of Guizhou province said recently at a seminar that by the end of 2018, Guizhou issued 1356 documents of organic certified products, up by over 10% from a year ago, ranking the second nationwide.
Data showed that Guiazhou so far has about 2.07 milion mu of organic certified base, ranking the fifth nationwide.
It has 506 factories to process organic food, producing 1.04 million tons of organic food, with the value of 50 billion yuan, helping over 700,000 farms to generate more revenue than they used to.
Guizhou would further develop pilot programs to promote organic food and expand production scale of relevant products. (Source: Guizhou Daily)

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Wyoming County commissioners Judy Mead (above, left) and Tom Henry display two of the new signs purchased with County Room Tax funds to mark the Iroquois Trail.
Story and Photos by Rick Hiduk
(As published in the Dec. 14 edition of the Rocket-Courier)
Wyoming County’s 2018 budget has been available for public inspection since Dec. 6, even though there are still modifications being made to the document. Chief clerk Bill Gaylord said that the estimate stood at $15,873,631 as of Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners. They hope to absorb an expected increase of about 6.7 percent over 2017 with no plans to raise taxes.
“We’re working hard to prevent that from happening,” said board chairman Tom Henry, noting that recent investments in more efficient lighting and heating and the merging of some offices are showing returns. Overpopulation at the prison has leveled off too, he added, which should alleviate the adverse effect it has had on the budget in recent years. “We’re hoping and praying that we can pull it off,” he stated.
Gaylord indicated that the increase couldn’t be attributed to any specific element, citing nominal cost increases across the board, including salaries and insurance.
Emergency Services Matters Discussed
The commissioners signed a new contract with DATOM Products of Lackawanna County to provide rapid response to hazardous materials emergencies such as chemical spills. The vendor with which the county previously contracted went out of business suddenly in November, Henry related, and several counties had to scramble to cover the gap in services.
DATOM was selected, county solicitor Paul Litwin III explained, not just because they are qualified but because they are the closest such company among state-certified vendors – allowing for the quickest response available. The contract is open-ended.
On the topic of emergency services, Mead cited a recent Rocket-Courier story about an inter-connectivity project involving Wyoming, Bradford and Potter counties. In it, she noted, was a reference to Bradford County – larger in both size and population – receiving a grant to bring it’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD) program up to par with Wyoming County.
“I hope that when people read that they realize that Wyoming County is way ahead in some of the things they have here,” Mead remarked. “I don’t think that people understand what a great 911 and CAD system we have. Even Luzerne County doesn’t have what we have.”
Holiday Cheer Linked to Community Spirit
Henry reported that he and his wife have attended a number of community Christmas celebrations over the past two weeks, including Tunkhannock’s Christmas in Our Hometown, the Christmas Tea at Laceyville’s Oldest House, and the Factoryville Marketplace.
Lori Bennett, business office manager at Wyoming County Special Needs Association, thanked Henry for attending a Christmas party recently held at the Association office with county human services director Mike Donahue for clients and staff members. She said their visit was much-appreciated.
“There’s so much going on in Wyoming County,” Henry stated. “If you don’t get into a festive mood, it’s not because there’s not enough to do and see.”
In the spirit of the holidays, Henry opened several boxes containing new signs to designate the Iroquois Trail at the east end of Tunkhannock. The signs were purchased by the Wyoming County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) with County Room Tax funds administered through the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau.
Henry indicated that he hopes to work with the IDA to plan an appropriate unveiling of the signs after their installation in the spring. Several ideas are being discussed as to how to extend the trail through Tunkhannock to increase access and promote it as a recreational destination.
Mead noted that 2018 recipients of County Room Tax funds should be announced at the next meeting of the commissioners, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Lisa Hahn of the Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to return that day to announce recipients of a new round of CBDG funding.


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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Teachers in Washington state's third-largest school district are defying a judge's order and will continue to strike, forcing the cancellation of classes.
KOMO News reports that Tacoma school district officials say they don't have enough staff to open the city's schools.
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday issued an injunction ordering the teachers back to the classroom. But union leaders say the court order only applies to its leaders.
On Thursday morning, enough teachers decided to continue picketing to stop classes.
The teachers walked out over issues that include pay and how teachers are transferred. About 28,000 students are being kept at home during the strike.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
A judge on Wednesday ordered teachers in Washington state's third-largest school district to return to work and end a two-day walkout over issues that include pay and how teachers are transferred.
Tacoma School District officials said classes would resume Thursday, with the district's 28,000 students to report two hours later than normal.
The Tacoma Education Association told teachers to report early Thursday to their regular picket line locations to get additional information about the court hearing and "decide how to proceed," union spokesman Rich Wood said Wednesday night.
Union leaders do not plan to offer any recommendations to the nearly 1,900 teachers who began their walkout Tuesday, Wood said.
A district spokesman did not immediately return a call for comment Wednesday night.
Superintendent Art Jarvis said earlier the two-hour delay in Thursday's schedule would give school officials time to change plans if need be.
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Bryan Chushcoff also ordered both the union and the school district to return to collective bargaining as soon as possible. A bargaining session was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, Wood said.
"I want you to all talk, even if I have to put you in a phone booth," the judge said. Chushcoff scheduled a hearing Friday to determine whether the union and the district are complying with his order.
After the ruling, union President Andy Coons said the strike was over and promised to try to inform his membership of the developments. Still, Coons said he's no dictator.
He seemed to acknowledge that teachers could still refuse to return to class, saying, "We live in a free country. People can make their choice."
Several teachers boasted to reporters that they would not follow the judge's order, but union leadership and others said their main goal was to get the district back to the bargaining table and negotiating in good faith.
Brent Gaspaire, a history and government teacher at Lincoln High School, said, "I feel as though I have the First Amendment on my side. It's the judge's job to interpret the Constitution, but I think I'm protected."
The judge said earlier that the law is unclear over whether public employees have the right to strike in Washington - but he nevertheless said he would issue a temporary restraining order against the picketing teachers in Tacoma.
In Washington state, only the Seattle and Spokane school districts are larger.
The judge's ruling suspending the strike is temporary. A hearing on an injunction to permanently stop the strike is scheduled for Sept. 27.
School district lawyer Shannon McMinimee told the court that 19 judges had ruled teacher strikes illegal since 1976. Tyler Firkins, a lawyer for the union, said that blocking the strike would inject the court into the bargaining.
Teachers hit the picket lines Tuesday after voting overwhelmingly Monday night to strike over issues that include teacher pay, class size and the way the district's teachers are transferred and reassigned. Tacoma teachers had been working without a contract since school started Sept. 1. After weekend contract negotiations failed to result in an agreement, 87 percent of the union's membership voted to walk out.
A 2006 state attorney general's opinion said state and local public employees, including teachers, have no legally protected right to strike. That opinion also noted state law lacks specific penalties for striking public employees.
Tacoma teachers earned an average salary of $63,793 during the last school year, according to the district. They are the best-paid teachers in Pierce County and about the fifth-highest paid among the state's largest districts, behind teachers in Everett, Northshore, Seattle and Bellevue, according to state data.
The Legislature included in its state budget a 1.9 percent cut in teacher pay but left it up to school districts to figure out how to save that money. Some districts have made cuts elsewhere, some have cut teacher pay, and others have worked out compromises with their local teachers' union.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Energy Stable Linear Schemes for Mass-Conserved Gradient Flows with Peng-Robinson Equation of State JO - East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics VL - 1 SP - 212 EP - 232 PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01 SN - 9 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/eajam.140418.120518 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/eajam/12943.html KW - Conservative gradient flow, Peng-Robinson equation of state, invariant energy quadratisation, unconditional energy stability. AB -
First and second order numerical schemes for the fourth order parabolic equation with Peng-Robinson equation of state, which are based on recently proposed invariant energy quadratisation method are developed. Both schemes are linear, unconditionally energy stable and uniquely solvable. The reduced linear systems are symmetric and positive definite, so that their solutions can be efficiently found. Numerical results demonstrate the good performance of the schemes, consistent with experimental data.


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Now officially a national federal emergency, the opioid crisis is gutting America. The roots of this complex issue lie in supply, not demand, and while we are beginning to see major pharmaceutical executives being indicted for conspiracy and bribery of doctors, we have a long way to go to turn this thing around.
Pharmaceutical and synthetic opioids are a major part of the catastrophe, but the other side of the supply chain is actual opium, and the world’s biggest opium market just happens to be occupied Afghanistan, the epicenter of the global heroin trade. The United States military has been operating in Afghanistan as part of the war on terror for over 16 years now, and opium production in the war-torn nation continues to increase, year-over-year, coinciding with the rise of the opioid crisis.
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SBVS206A November 2012 – March 2015 DRV10866
DRV10866 is a 3-phase, sensorless motor driver with integrated power MOSFETs with drive current capability up to 680-mA peak. DRV10866 is specifically designed for low noise, low external component count fan motor drive applications. DRV10866 has built-in overcurrent protection with no external current sense resistor needed. The synchronous rectification mode of operation achieves increased efficiency for motor driver applications. DRV10866 can output either FG or ½ FG to indicate motor speed with open-drain output through FGS pin selection. A 150° sensorless BEMF control scheme is implemented for a 3-phase motor. Voltage surge protection scheme prevents input VCC capacitor from over charge during motor acceleration and deceleration modes. DRV10866 has multiple built-in protection blocks including UVLO, overcurrent protection, lock protection and thermal shutdown protection.
DRV10866 can control motor speed through either the PWMIN or VCC pin. Motor speed will increase with higher PWMIN duty cycle or VCC input voltage. The curve of motor speed (RPM) vs PWMIN duty cycle or VCC input voltage is close to linear in most cases. However, motor characteristics will affect the linearity of this speed curve. DRV10866 can operate at very low VCC input voltage down to 1.65 V. The PWMIN pin is pulled up to VCC internally and frequency range can vary from 15 kHz to 50 kHz. The motor driver MOSFETs will operate at constant switching frequency 156 kHz. With this high switching frequency, DRV10866 can eliminate audible noise and reduce the ripple of VCC input voltage and current, and thus minimize EMI noise.
The FG pin outputs a 50% duty cycle of PWM waveform in the normal operation condition. The frequency of the FG signal represents the motor speed and phase information. The FG pin is an open-drain output, so an external pullup resistor is needed when connected to an external system. During the start-up, FG output will stay at high impedance until the motor speed reaches a certain level and BEMF is detected. During lock protection condition, FG output will remain high until the motor restarts and start-up process is completed. DRV10866 can output either FG or ½ FG to indicate motor status with open-drain output through FGS pin selection. When FGS is pulled to VCC, the frequency of FG output is half of that when FGS is pulled to GND. Motor speed can be calculated based on the FG frequency when FGS is pulled to GND, which equals to:
If the motor is blocked or stopped by an external force, the lock protection is triggered after lock detection time. During lock detection time, the circuit monitors the PWM and FG signals. If PWM has an input signal while the FG output is in high impedance during this period, the lock protection will be enabled and DRV10866 will stop driving the motor. After lock release time, DRV10866 will resume driving the motor again. If the lock condition still exists, DRV10866 will proceed with the next lock protection cycle until the lock condition is removed. With this lock protection, the motor and device will not get over heated or be damaged.
The DRV10866 has a unique feature to clamp the VCC voltage during lock protection and standby mode. If the lock mode condition is caused by an external force that suddenly stops the motor at a high speed, or the device goes into standby mode from a high duty cycle, either situation releases the energy in the motor winding into the input capacitor. When a small input capacitor and anti-reverse diode are used in the system design, the input voltage of the IC could rise above the absolute voltage rate of the chip. This condition either destroys the device or reduces the reliability of the device. For this reason, the DRV10866 has a voltage clamp circuit that clamps the input voltage at 5.95 V, and has a hysteresis of 150 mV. This clamp circuit is only active during the lock protection cycle or when the device enters standby mode. It is disabled during normal operation.
The DRV10866 can adjust the overcurrent point through an external resistor connected to the CS pin (pin 9) and ground. Without this external current sense resistor, the DRV10866 senses the current through the power MOSFET. Therefore, there is no power loss during the current sensing. The current sense architecture improves the overall system efficiency. Shorting the CS pin to ground disables the overcurrent protection feature. During overcurrent protection, the DRV10866 only limits the current to the motor; it does not shut down the device. The overcurrent limit can be set by the value of current sensing resistor through Equation 2.
The DRV10866 has a built-in UVLO function block. The hysteresis of UVLO threshold is 150 mV. The device will be locked out when VCC reaches 1.65 V and woke up at 1.8 V.
The DRV10866 has a built-in thermal shunt down function, which will shut down the device when the junction temperature is over 160°C and will resume operating when the junction temperature drops back to 150°C.
At start-up with motor at standstill, commutation logic starts to drive the motor in open-loop with U-phase high, V-phase low, and the W-phase shut off. During open-loop start-up phase, commutation logic advance to next state automatically as per Table 1 with duty cycle of 100% regardless of PWM input. At each state, commutation logic detects zero-crossing of back-emf at shut-off phase. Once motor reaches to sufficient speed to allow four consecutive successful back-emf zero-crossing, commutation logic switches to closed-loop operation mode as explained in next section.
In certain cases, the motor may have initial speed in forward direction when the device attempts to start-up the motor again. When this occurs, device commutation logic jumps over the open-loop start-up process and goes to closed loop directly. By re-synchronizing to the spinning motor, the user achieves the fastest possible start-up time for this initial condition.
Once open-loop acceleration phase is over, motor steady state speed is determined by applied duty-cycle at PWM input. In this mode, communication logic steps thought the six states mentioned in Table 1 and next commutation state is determined by actual back-emf zero-crossing event at shut-off phase. Each state remains for 150°. This is an advanced trapezoidal method that allows the device to drive the phases gradually to the maximum current and gradually to 0. Commutation logic also provides the required 15° angle-advance from zero-crossing events to efficiently commutate the motor.
For a given duty-cycle input, motor speed can be different depending upon the motor loading conditions. Device provides motor speed information at FG pin which can be used to achieve closed-loop speed control to get constant speed at varying load condition.
Motor can be decelerated gradually by slowly reducing the PWM duty command to avoid overvoltage at DC input. When the device is commanded to decelerate very fast or stop the motor suddenly from high speed, in order to protect the IC and the system, the DRV10866 goes into AVS protection, as explained in Voltage Surge Protection.


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When filling your gas tank with fuel or when performing lawn work (adding gas to your weed eater is tricky, isn’t it?), gasoline spills are inevitable and the first part of your body to come in contact with gasoline is usually your hands.
While you can easily wash and wipe the gasoline off of your skin, its sharp chemical smell tends to linger on your hands, body and clothing. The reason for this is because when the gasoline gets on your skin, it instantly evaporates which will leave behind smelly and oily excess deposits.
It may be true that ridding your skin of the gasoline smell is quite a task, but a natural gasoline odor remover for your hands and skin can usually be found within your household, particularly your kitchen.
Presented here are natural gasoline odor removers for your hands and skin, which are equally effective, although you have to choose the ones which will best fit your skin type and will not cause any inflammatory effects, as they serve as natural gasoline odor removers. Of course, you will also have to consider the availability of the following home remedies as gasoline odor removers.
Deodorize Your Hands and Skin with These Home Remedies as Gasoline Odor Remover
Make Use of White Vinegar to Get Rid of Smell of Gas from Your Skin and Hands
Soak your hands and rub your palms and fingers in white vinegar for at least 45 seconds.
White vinegar is known for getting rid of stinks and stenches on many objects and places, and your hands and skin are no exception to them.
This is so because to make use of white vinegar to get rid of smell of gas from your skin and hands will be effective owing to the chemical fetures of the liquid which allows for the breakage of odor molecules including gas bonds that hold gas residue together. And as gasoline is a skin irritant, it’s important to get it off quickly.
After drenching your hands in white vinegar, you can then wash it off under running faucet water and you will smell no trace of gas on your hands. Vanilla extract is also good to use, a few drops can do wonders.
Wash with Mechanics Soap to Rid of Gasoline Smell from Your Hands and Skin
If you constantly do yard work which requires quite an amount of gasoline in the process or if you regularly work on your own car, then a mechanics soap is a must or you can always keep some EnviroKlenz Odor Neutralizing Hand Soap available.
You should consider investing in these types of soaps because they truly work wonders at removing gas odors from your hands and skin. In addition, they are refreshing too. You should try to have these types of soaps closely within reach so you can deodorize instantly after your work involving gasoline.
Use Lemon or Lemon Juice to Rub Your Hands and Skin After Staining Them with Gas
Just like vinegar, the citric acid contained in lemon fruit or lemon juice has natural chemical properties which help eliminate gas smells and irritants from your palms and in between your fingers.
You may directly use lemon juice or if it the reaction is too strong for you, dilute it by mixing a solution of lemon juice and water instead. You will only need a little over a minute to soak and rub your hands with the solution to rid them of the gas odor and replace the stink with the gentle aroma of lemon on your skin.