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Here is what happens: New college student has just left the nest and arrived on campus. He has been told for years about not drinking, and he isn't of legal age. But all of a sudden beer and liquor are all around him, and the No. 1 recreational activity among students is partying. Sometimes the fun part is to see how much you can drink.
It is a terribly unhealthy culture, and it is one that a higher drinking age has done nothing to change. On the contrary, we think it has contributed to the binge drinking problem.
College presidents generally aren't a dumb group of folks, and they likely don't care to encourage more drinking on their campuses. So they lend some credibility when they begin to question the 21 drinking age and encourage debate about lowering it back to 18.
About 100 college presidents, including those from such prestigious institutions as Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, have mobilized under the banner the Amethyst Initiative to spark national debate on the issue.
A 1984 federal law essentially made 21 the national drinking age because it denied transportation money to states that had a lower drinking age.
A statement by the Amethyst Initiative explains the key arguments: "A culture of dangerous, clandestine 'binge-drinking' - often conducted off-campus - has developed.
"Alcohol education that mandates abstinence as the only legal option has not resulted in significant constructive behavioral change among our students.
"Adults under 21 are deemed capable of voting, signing contracts, serving on juries and enlisting in the military, but are told they are not mature enough to have a beer.
"By choosing to use fake IDs, students make ethical compromises that erode respect for the law."
All are good reasons to consider whether the 21 drinking age has been effective.
So is looking at the other nations of the world, most of which recognize 18 if they have a drinking age at all. There, 18- to 21-year-olds drink, but they do so responsibly. They don't see alcohol as a forbidden fruit and consequently don't seem to have the impulse to binge drink.
The binge-drinking, party-hearty college culture seems unique to the U.S. And it isn't fun anymore.
The practical lesson we still haven't learned is that sometimes we cannot stop certain behaviors no matter what the law says nor how hard we try. So rather than prohibiting them, maybe we should be teaching responsible behavior.
We have tried 21, and it has failed. It seems time to roll it back to 18.

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Spied testing in southern Europe, the presumed 2013 version of Triumph's thrilling middleweight streetfighter retains its core structure but debuts a fresh look and key technology updates to challenge new competitors like MV Agusta's Brutale 675. Registration data reveals Triumph will stick with the 675cc displacement but power will increase slightly from 105 bhp closer to the little Brutale's 115-bhp rating.
The controversial angular headlights that appeared last year look less jarring when combined with the new bodywork seen here for the first time. The underseat exhaust has been jettisoned in favor of an attractive, MotoGP-style under-engine arrangement.
A new banana-shaped swingarm provides clearance for the low-mount exhaust. The prototype pictured here is a standard version, but Triumph should offer an R-model with higher-spec suspension and radial brakes. ABS hardware is also visible—with expectation that anti-lock braking will be mandatory on all large-displacement motorcycles sold in Europe beginning in 2016, it's no wonder that Triumph is designing the Street Triple as such.
With the addition of ABS, don't be surprised if the Street Triple also gains traction control, a fly-by-wire throttle and selectable engine modes. The newly released Explorer demonstrates that Triumph has this technology available, and it's expected to quickly spread through the range.


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Jacksonville, Ala. --- The Tennessee State University women's basketball team defeated Jacksonville State, 74-66, in a hard-fought overtime victory Saturday afternoon in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The win was TSU's (13-12, 10-4 OVC) fifth straight and keeps the Lady Tigers in third place of the OVC standings.
Five Lady Tigers scored in double-figures led by Jayda Johnson and Chelsea Hudson's 14 points each. I'mani Davis, Briana Morrow and Rachel Allen each chipped in 11 points.
Jacksonville State was led by Candace Morton's 20 points while Courtney Strain added 10.
TSU was down, 13-10, in the first half before using an 11-0 run to capture a 21-13 lead over JSU. The opponents responded and cut the deficit down to two points moments before the half ended and the Lady Tigers only held 25-23 advantage at the break.
The second frame was a battle from the onset as neither team would let up. TSU and JSU traded buckets and played to a 30-all stalemate by the 16-minute media.
The game was locked in yet another tie when JSU scored seven unanswered points to build a, 48-41, cushion. On the Lady Tigers' next possession Briana Morrow connected in the paint to end a four-minute scoring drought.
TSU trailed for the next several minutes but stayed within striking distance.
With time winding down and the Lady Tigers behind, timely buckets from Jemilah Leonard and Rachel Allen helped TSU take a 55-54 lead.
Holding on to a one-point advantage, TSU had the ball with 32.3 seconds remaining. JSU was forced to foul and sent Leonard to the line.
The sophomore made the first to give TSU a 56-54 lead. The Lady Tigers committed a foul on the next possession but the Gamecocks only managed to connect on one of the freebies. TSU regained the ball and JSU had to foul again.
Jayda Johnson stepped up to the line for TSU with 6.8 seconds remaining and sank both free-throws. TSU was up, 58-55, with only seconds remaining but JSU drove the length of the floor and banked in a three-pointer to force overtime.
In the extra period, Rachel Allen buried a triple from the top of the key before a Jayda Johnson jumper gave TSU a, 67-60, lead. The Gamecocks threatened but the Lady Tigers were able to keep them at bay.
Tennessee State outrebounded Jacksonville State, 49-36 and shot a scorching 71.4 percent from the field in overtime.
Tennessee State returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 25 for the final home game of the season. The Lady Tigers will welcome the Eagles of Morehead State to the Gentry Center on Senior Night. Game time is slated for 6 p.m.


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10 February 2015
"I'm a hands on sort of person. Sitting at a desk all day is so new it's exciting. I've learned so much about the work day and what it involves," says Aleacia McIntyre (pictured back row second from the end), a Macquarie University student who's been doing an internship with Westpac.
When we meet, Aleacia is in the last weeks of a 12-week placement with Westpac through CareerTrackers. Her area of study – Linguistics and Writing - marks her placement with the bank as unusual: "I've been doing marketing and communications work in Retail and Business Banking. It's been amazing."
CareerTrackers is a national non-profit organisation that creates private sector internship opportunities for Indigenous university students.
Aleacia's experience of the initiative has been: "really motivating. I've only just started to learn about my heritage. I'm from the Bathurst Orange area. I was invited to NAIDOC [a national celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people] one year and I asked my mother, why? She told me I was Indigenous. I didn't know and I asked her why she'd never told me. My Indigenous heritage is on my mother's side. My father's Scottish.
"My plan is to get more involved in the Indigenous community and advocacy work, especially around encouraging other students to go to University," Aleacia continues.
CareerTrackers aims to accelerate students' professional development, to develop careers following their passions, and have them participate in tailored development training. It also encourages students to contribute back to their communities.
"My aunt, Claudine Thornton, is a photographer and involved in Indigenous affairs and my great grandmother, Marjorie Woodrow, was at Cootamundra Girls home. She spent a lot of time lobbying the government," Aleacia says of some of the family role models that inspire her.
Marjorie Woodrow was one of more than 11,000 former NSW state wards taken from their parents as part of government policy. Marjorie worked as a domestic servant from the age of 14 to 18 but was never paid her wages. In 2002 she wrote a book, Long Time Coming Home, about her life as a member of the stolen generations. She and others lobbied the NSW government for compensation and recognition of the work they'd done as wards of the state.
Aleacia's own dreams also involve recognition: "I've heard there are possibly 200 Indigenous languages, only 20 of which are still spoken and quite a few of them are close to extinction. I want to be able to change that."
Connecting like-minded students together is core to the CareerTrackers community, and much of that is done through its alumni program.
Amy Joslyn (pictured front row, second from the end) is another of the students completing an internship at Westpac. She is from Perth and has been staying at Sydney University's Women's College with other participants in the program.
CareerTrackers recruits employers and employees nationally, and its training and development, program monitoring and year-around mentoring provide important ongoing support for the students.
Amy has been working with Westpac since she was in Year 11. In Year 12 that progressed to one to two days a week and when she got into University at Edith Cowan she began the internships.
"This is my first stint at head office. When I return to Perth I'll go back to working in the branch two days a week and doing uni fulltime," she says.
Amy is beginning the third year of a double degree - a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business: "I'm doing HR in my business degree and visual arts in the Arts degree. Art's my passion."
For her recent Westpac internship, Amy worked with NSW metro retail banking, analysing reports, expenses, and putting together a survey that is probing customers around their thoughts on Westpac's new open bank environments. She has also been putting her hand up to do anything that's offered, especially if it means she's been able to "sneak a look" at the way corporate HR works.
"Coming here [to head office] I've been able to see just how many options there are in HR and that's really intrigued me."
Amy is the first member of her family to go to university, her mum and dad having pushed her to take up the opportunities that are now available to Indigenous students, and which Amy notes were not available to her parents when they were at high school.
"I've always liked learning. I took the opportunities I've been offered because I've seen lots of kids I went to high school with who didn't. They had the potential but maybe not the final push. If I'd been one of them I'd definitely have regretted that decision."
Westpac recently announced it would be taking 40 students a year for the next 10 years as part of its commitment to CareerTrackers.
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Series 16 : Articles contributed [by Bates] to science magazines, journals and other papers.
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The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, W.A.
Possibilities of Tropical Agriculture in the Nor'West
A Rabbit Drive in Riverina, N.S.W.
The Brands Act of W.A.
July, 1901
February, 1903
March, 1903
Cassier's Magazine
Water for the Goldfields of Western Australia
August, 1903. Public Works
The Trans-Australian Railway
June 15, 1904.
The Victorian Geographical Journal
1. Notes on the Topography of the Northern Portion of Western Australia
2. The Marriage Laws and Some Customs of the Western Australian Aborigines
1905-6 Science of Man
Fossil Remains
Fanny Balbuk-Yooreel
Appointment of Native Protector
Measles in Camp
Aboriginal Names of Places
April, 1907
March 1, 1911
September, 1911
January, 1912
June, 1913
November, 1913
November, 1913
Report of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
Social Organisation of Some Western Australian Tribes
1913 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
Aborigines of the West Coast of South Australia, Vocabularies and Ethnographical Notes
1918 Journal of British Astronomical Association
Australian Aboriginal Stellar Myths
1922-23 Revue d'Ethnographie, Paris
Observations sur les pierres taillees de la region d'Ooldea (South Austr.)
Tribus du Sud-Ouest de l'Australie
Organisation sociale des Biroungoumat et Djouamat
No. 14, 1923
No. 15, 1923
No. 21, 1924
The Imperial Colonist
British Pioneers and Australia
February, 1924 Review of Reviews
The Aborigines of Australia
February, 1929
Adelina - Half Caste
The Adventures of Ngilgian
August, 1923
November, 1923
The Australian
Policeman Jubaitch
May, 1923 Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Extract from article on Pleiades
May, 1923 Records of the Australian Museum
An Aboriginal Magical Plate
February, 1925


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Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) can improve the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and negate the problematic side effects of dopamine replacement therapy. Although there is concern that STN-DBS may enhance the development of gambling disorder and other impulse control disorders (ICDs) in this patient group, recent data suggest that STN-DBS may actually reduce iatrogenic ICDs, and alleviate obsessive-compulsive disorder. Here we sought to determine whether STN-DBS was beneficial or detrimental to performance of the rat gambling task (rGT), a rodent analogue of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) used to assess risky decision making clinically. Rats chose between four options associated with different amounts and probabilities of sugar pellet rewards versus time-out punishments. As in the IGT, the optimal approach was to favor options associated with smaller per-trial gains but lower time-out penalties. Once a stable behavioural baseline was established, electrodes were implanted bilaterally into the STN, and the effects of STN-DBS assessed on-task over 10 consecutive sessions using an A-B-A design. STN-DBS did not affect choice in optimal decision-makers that correctly favored options associated with smaller per-trial gains but also lower penalties. However, a minority (∼25%) preferred the maladaptive "high-risk, high-reward" options at baseline. STN-DBS significantly and progressively improved choice in these risk-preferring rats. These data support the hypothesis that STN-DBS may be beneficial in ameliorating maladaptive decision making associated with compulsive and addiction disorders.
Significance Statement STN-DBS may constitute a relatively safe and effective alternative to pharmacotherapy, not just for Parkinson's Disease, but for disorders of addiction and compulsion in which decision-making is compromised. However, concern remains over whether this manipulation may itself trigger impulse control deficits or risky decision-making, as may be predicted from rodent lesion data. Here, we directly test this hypothesis, and evaluate the effects of STN-DBS in rats performing a rodent gambling paradigm based on the Iowa Gambling Task used clinically. Far from inducing impulsivity or exacerbating risky choice, STN-DBS selectively improved decision-making in animals exhibiting a risk-preferring strategy at baseline. These data suggest that STN-DBS may be beneficial in the treatment of psychiatric, rather than solely neurologic, conditions.
Authors report no conflict of interest.
This work was supported by an ERA-NET NEURON (TMD-110028) grant awarded to CAW and CB. CAW also received salary support through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award program. Over the past three years, CAW has consulted for Shire and Hogan Lovells LLP, and received due compensation. MT was supported by a Doctoral Research Award from CIHR. MS was supported by a Doctoral Research Award from the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and WA was supported by philanthropic funding provided by Paul and Diane Erickson and the Gillespie family. CV was supported by a CIHR post-doctoral fellowship. The data in this paper was published in abstract form for the Society for Neuroscience.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.


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By this we mean that all possibilities need to be considered when working with a person's ill health. Not only are things like virus' and infections tested for, but, also "off the wall" possibilities like: alien interference, entities, demons, spells, curses, the God Realm, karmic debt and how well your body is grounded to the earth are considered.
Chris's work has become a worldwide phenomenon in energetic and remote-distance healing as he works with anyone and everyone in the entire world via Skype and telephone, which has gained him and his clinic worldwide notoriety.
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Once you have manage or contained the contamination, it is important to call a grease pumping company to request service of you grease trap or interceptor has not been serviced recently. Most common reason for grease interceptor overflow are typically from lack of service but if you have recently pumped your device, it could be due to plumbing issues.
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Eastleigh's Lib Dem Mp Chris Huhne's concerns about Conservative campaign funding were mocked last night on BBC's 'Question Time' by TV personality Carol Vorderman.
In a lively response to a question on Lord Ashcroft's non- domiciled tax status, the feisty fifty year old maths genius defended the Tory Peer by accusing both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats of receiving financial aid under similar circumstances.
In an apparent reference to Chris Huhne's call for an investigation into the funding of the Conservative 'Target Seat' campaign – from which Eastleigh Conservative Party has previously received £25,000 – and his further revelation that the billionaire Lord had avoided paying almost £130 million in UK taxes, (which Ms Vorderman dismissed as a 'technicality) she appeared to accuse the popular Eastleigh MP of taking 'a holier than thou' attitude calling him 'Saint Chris Huhne.'
She went on to make allegations regarding donations to Mr Huhne's Lib Dem leadership campaign while fellow panellist Baroness Williams tried to explain to the ranting TV celebrity that the 'Ashcroft' issue was regarding non Dom status by members of the legislature.
As the TV show progressed doubts regarding Ms Vorderman impartiality as a panellist were raised both by the other guests and by members of the audience– who had earlier heard host Johnathan Dimblebey describe the 'Countdown' star as 'head of a mathematics task force for the Conservative Party.'
As the programme drew to a close Johnathan Dimbleby said:
"This programme lasts an hour but felt at times like more to me".
After the show Carol Vorderman's performance immediately became a 'trending topic' on Twitter.
One Tweeter claimed that as Ms Vorderman had a 3rd class degree under Conservative proposals she would be ineligible to train as teacher, yet the conservatives had hired her to advise them on Maths teaching.
Another described her as "close minded right wing nutcase", another as a 'Tory Attack dog'. Most expressed surprised at her views, while others put links up to an online article in the New Statesmen which compared her unfavourably with Sarah Palin.
Tweeters included Chris Huhne himself who tweeted:
"New career highlight as Carol Vorderman takes a pop at me on Question Time, and gets horribly muddled on non-doms. Bless!"
Did you see Question time? What did you think of Carol Vorderman's performance? Do you think Chris Huhne was right to call for an inquiry into funding of the Conservative campaign ?


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A locally sourced playlist for the end of the world.
By Alex Springer
There's a melancholy vibe that settles in on a Sunday afternoon. You feel like you want to go all out and enjoy the rest of your freedom with a bang, but the responsibility of reality is weighing too heavily on your shoulders to do anything that you might regret in the morning. Kicking off summer 2016 in light of the upcoming presidential election feels like we're entering the Sunday afternoon before the world comes crashing to an end. Since, by all accounts, we're looking at the end of civilization as we know it come November, let's forget about responsibility this summer. Let's put the top down on the convertible, drink too much and wake up half-naked in a stranger's water bed. To help aid in this process, I've enlisted the strength of Utah's mightiest rock bands to craft a playlist that will go well with all manner of summer debauchery.
"Band of Mighty Souls" by Folk Hogan:
Five minutes of banjo-shredding, mythological imagery and epic poetry is enough to get one psyched up for any grand summer adventure. Unfolding like a pub song crafted by a group of whiskey-fueled fantasy geeks, "Band of Mighty Souls" is perfect for rallying your pals together for a week-long right-wing-hating bender.
"Ghost Boyfriend" by Baby Ghosts:
What's summer without a little bit of paranormal, punk-pop heartbreak? On "Ghost Boyfriend," the group's harmonious shouting crafts a sincere look at the woes of falling in love as a disembodied spirit. It could also embody the agony of trying to pick between two presidential candidates who are both worthy of a hard left swipe. #TinderJoke
"Touching & Moving" by Foster Body:
Foster Body's chaotic, Devo-esque song "Touching & Moving" is perfect for getting weird on the dance floor. Not so much the dancefloor at a club, but more like the dancefloor in your garage that you made out of flattened cardboard boxes and leftover Christmas tree tinsel. Excellent, weird punk rock that will help you to forget how badly democracy has failed us.
"Blooming" by JAWWZZ!!:
I know, I know. At this point, JAWWZZ!! has officially retired, and the band formerly known as JAWWZZ!! is now known as Sculpture Club, but they were called JAWWZZ!! when they wrote this song so get off my back! Anyway, there's something about "Blooming" that reminds me of early Joy Division, and it's perfect for those summer days when you want to stick your head into your headphones and pump some garage goth straight into your earholes while staring into the abyss that has become the American dream.
"The Funeral" by Sammy Brue:
At the ripe age of 15, Sammy Brue has already been recognized by Rolling Stone as a young Bob Dylan. His wistful, delicately heartbreaking song "The Funeral" should be set aside for that one day during the summer when the slow burn of an impending tragedy finally comes to collect. His lyrical insight and musical talent make me retroactively embarrassed at my 15-year-old self, whose biggest achievement was beating Final Fantasy VII for the first time. It's a real shame that the world will end right before Brue can get a driver's license.
"Samundar" by L'Anarchiste:
My favorite thing about summer is driving fast on the freeway late at night with the windows down, and "Samundar" by L'Anarchiste is the perfect song for such an activity. Its slowly constructed musical arrangement makes each verse feel like a sunrise, and its lyrics rise and fall like the words of a traveling mystic. In an interview with NPR, lead vocalist Rob LeCheminant said, "Samundar was this dark, kind of mysterious place." It's the place where we find ourselves somewhere between midnight and 5 a.m., lost in the clutches of a summer night, driving with the windows down.
"Dungeon Master" by Visigoth:
When having the best, most irresponsible summer of your life starts to get regulated and legislated by the angry, fist-shaking grandparents that make up our state Senate, it's time to retreat to the basement for some Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Local metal gods Visigoth composed this lengthy ode to their many adventures through a world that has no electoral college. Excellent, riff-heavy metal to get any campaign started on the right greave.
"Crimson Sky" by The New Electric Sound:
Any of the songs featured on these Provo-based surf-rockers would be a home run on a summer playlist. I picked this one for many reasons—it's got a solid, driving bass drum that sounds like a heartbeat on the verge of doing something magnificent, and Ben Zabriskie's bounty of wild west guitar hooks conjures images of urban cowboys driving their Camaros into the sunset, searching for their destiny.
"Summer Nights" by Kaskade:
This is the song that surges forth from the darkness to remind us that, no matter who gets elected president, dance parties in the middle of July will still be fun. The infectious beats that Kaskade throws down can summon even the most awkward of dancers to the middle of the club. It's unbridled musical optimism, which is exactly what we need after hearing yet another inflammatory story about the psychos on Team Trump.
"Wonderwild" by Hive Riot:
Now that we're back to feeling good about the summer, let's close the list off with this synth-pop gem from Hive Riot. Mindy Gledhill's wispy vocals remind us that, at the end of the day, summer is about living in the moment and having no regrets. Well, some regrets might not be too bad.
Dust off the tank top collection and bust out the heavy artillery SPF, baby ... summer is here! OK, we're technically jumping the gun here as the first official day of summer isn't till June 20, but can you blame us? No other season has the effect good ol' summer has. Think about it, when was the last time you exclaimed, 'Fuck yeah, autumn!'


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These Low Carb Chocolate Covered Cookies are made with superfine almond flour, coconut flakes and then covered in chocolate sweetened with Stevia.
Holy moly guys! Just when you think you have everything under control life does a somersault! I guess that is bound to happen when work, home, and play have been calm and smooth sailing for quite awhile!
I have everything under control at my day job, and there are no major must fix home improvements necessary for "this old house" and I've been so happy with the recipes that I've worked on for so many cool brands. Pinch me, right?
Then I threw my name in for a promotion to work in another department and they said YES. I decided to renovate my home office – right NOW, so over the holiday weekend I spent two days painting and clearing out the space. Oh, and I just can't stop fine tuning recipes and playing with my camera, so I brought you cookies.
I'm pretty much bursting with excitement and juggling EVERYTHING at lightening speed including some baking that I have lined up to share because the holidays are just around the corner!
Low Carb Chocolate Covered Cookies aren't just for the holiday season!
These low carb chocolate covered cookies are fabulous! I added shredded coconut, covered them in chocolate and topped them with more coconut flakes and chopped almonds.
Delicious treats and although they look pretty for the holidays these can be enjoyed all year long!
The base for these cookies are from the back of a package of superfine almond flour, which I'm finding is perfect for baking. The almonds are ground so powdery fine it's hard to tell you aren't baking with all-purpose flour.
There is one step in this recipe that makes a world of difference when baking a cookie that is gluten free and low carb (approximately 7). After baking like you would a traditional cookie recipe, cool the cookies completely, and then rebake at a super low heat for about an hour.
That extra step gives you a firm cookie that doesn't fall apart when you bite into it. Add this low carb chocolate covered cookie to your cookie tray!
Low Carb Chocolate Covered Cookies - Gluten Free
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, softened
- 1/3 cup Swerve granulated sweetener
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups superfine almond flour
- 3/4 cup coconut, shredded and unsweetened
- 1 1/4 cups chocolate baking chips (Lily's)
- chopped walnuts and coconut flakes for garnish (optional)
Recipe adapted from Wellbee's (recipe on back of almond flour package)


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Homebirth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes
For all of human history, babies have been born where their mothers lived – whether in a house, hut or cave. Only in the last century has birth moved out of the home and into the hospital. How has that changed the types of microbes that live in and on our bodies – collectively known as the microbiome – which we know are vital to human health?
To find out, our group of researchers from New York University, University of California San Francisco and Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea compared different kinds of fecal bacteria from babies born at home to babies born in the hospital. Our results suggest that hospital births can change the gut microbiome of newborns, perhaps placing these babies at higher risk for certain immune or metabolic disorders. So how do we respond? And why do I, as a hospital-based midwife, care?
Babies' first inheritance
In the last decade, researchers have discovered many ways our health depends on the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that reside in and on our bodies. Exposure to vaginal bacteria at birth starts an important colonization process in the newborn. In the beginning, bacterial colonies on different parts of babies' bodies are similar and tend to match their mothers. Over time, different body habitats, like the skin, mouth and gut, develop their own distinct microbial communities.
The baby's intestinal microbiome plays a key role in initiating immune and metabolic function. That is why we wanted to investigate how hospital factors might shape the early gut microbiome. We compared feces from healthy, breastfed babies who were born vaginally at home to similar babies born in the hospital. Then we determined which microbes were most likely to flourish in which babies during the first month of life.
Here is what we found: Babies born at home were more likely to be colonized with "beneficial" microbes, the kinds associated with normal immune, metabolic and digestive functioning. Babies born in the hospital were more likely to be colonized with microbes associated with interventions like cesarean section, antibiotic treatment and formula feeding even though none of those things happened to the babies in our study.
Then we wanted to see if these differences in the microbiome made epithelial cells – which line the colon – behave differently.
So we exposed these epithelial cells to fecal material – which contains a sample of the baby's microbiome. We found that cells exposed to material from hospital-born babies were more likely to show an inflammatory response when the baby was one month old. While inflammation is an important defense mechanism, chronic inflammation at the cellular level can also contribute to inflammatory diseases later in life.
To be clear, we observed this only in the lab, not in a living baby, so we can't speculate on the significance of this finding for the long-term health and well-being of babies.
Undisturbed birth
Research suggests that babies benefit from undisturbed exposure to their mother's bacteria, including vaginal and fecal bacteria at birth, then ongoing exposure to the mother's milk and skin bacteria while breastfeeding during the first year. Disruptions in early mother-to-baby transmission are associated with changes in the infant microbiome which, in turn, have been associated with health problems later in life. Thus, supporting an undisturbed birth process makes sense.
But, undisturbed birth isn't always possible. Complications arise, and microbiome-altering interventions – like antibiotics or cesarean section – can save a mother or baby from life-threatening emergencies. These interventions may impact the baby's microbiome, but no one would recommend any other course of care.
Birth in the hospital: Too clean?
One reason hospital births differ from those at home is that hospitals prioritize cleanliness. Hand washing, bactericidal scrub and frequent cleaning limit the spread of germs. As the baby nears delivery, a sterile drape may be placed underneath the woman and sometimes over her legs and abdomen to create a "sterile field" around the baby.
In some hospitals a bactericidal soap may be used to wash the vagina before delivery, destroying almost all the bacteria. This practice reflects just how little we value the robust microbial habitat of the mother's vagina which, interestingly enough, changes during pregnancy to promote an abundance of healthy flora. There may also be frequent vaginal exams performed during labor that carry small amounts of antiseptic lubricant into the vagina.
After birth, the baby may be taken to a semi-sterile warmer instead of having contact with the mother's skin. Antibiotic ointment is usually applied to the baby's eyes. A full-body bath to "clean" the baby is also common, constituting another source of potential damage to microbial colonies on the newborn's body.
But even for babies who "room in," contact with the outside world is limited compared to home where a baby might get licked by the family dog or passed around to an array of visitors. The "hygiene hypothesis" suggests that we, as humans, need early and frequent exposure to diverse organisms. We tend to restrict this in the first few days of life in the hospital. Is that the right approach?


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FOCUS: Analysts say recruiting giant HeadHunter picks right time, place to go public
By Yekaterina Yezhova
MOSCOW, May 13 (PRIME) -- HeadHunter, the world's third most popular online recruiting service, wants to raise up to U.S. $250 million from flotation of a third of its capital on the Nasdaq reportedly in late May or early June, and analysts called the timing perfect and liked the floor with rich liquidity and almost no direct trading competitors.
"The move is evidently well calculated. HeadHunter is an obvious leader of the Russian online recruiting market with an ever growing revenue," senior analyst at information and research center Alpari Anna Bodrova told PRIME.
The company's net profit almost doubled in 2018 to 1 billion rubles and revenue rose 29% to 6.1 billion rubles. According to researcher J'son & Partners, Russia's online recruiting market gained 28% in 2018 to 10 billion rubles. Working since 2000, HeadHunter operates in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan.
"In the future HeadHunter will expand its presence on the Russian market through entering small towns and buying competitors. Thanks to the strategy and uniqueness of provided services, the company is an appealing investment project for donors with appetite to promising risky assets from the IT sector of emerging markets," said investment company IC RUSS-INVEST analyst Ivan Rodos.
According to analytical platform SimilarWeb, HeadHunter is the world's third most popular private staff scouting resource after the U.S.' Indeed and Ukraine's Jooble.
"HeadHunter looks strong compared to its international peers that have already listed their securities. The company seems well-positioned to list its securities, as it enjoys strong revenue and net profit growth," investment company ITI Capital analyst Irina Fomkina said.
Investors are in a good mood. "High demand during initial public offerings (IPOs) of U.S. ride-sharing company Lyft and photo hosting Pinterest promise a bright future for the startups that dominate in their sectors, and HeadHunter, the U.S.' taxi-hailing service Uber and hospitality service Airbnb could count on success," Rodos at IC RUSS-INVEST said.
HeadHunter's IPO is organized by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, BofA, Merrill Lynch, Sberbank CIB, and VTB Capital, which will receive a 30-day option to buy 5% of shares.
The company is set to offer 16.3 million of American depositary shares (ADSs) at a $11–13.5 range. "The inputs suggest that the company may raise $179.3–220.1, implying a $550–675 million valuation. The high-end placement range including an option to the banks-organizers is seen at $253.1 million," Fomkina at ITI Capital said.
Following a road show on April 26–May 7 in Moscow, London, Boston, New York, and San Francisco, a final price for HeadHunter securities will be set. Fomkina expects the demand for ADSs to be moderate.
"Starting from 2019, according to the board of directors' recommendation, the company plans to distribute at least 50% of its adjusted net profit in annual dividends. A decision on dividends will depend on a range of factors: availability of distributed profit, liquidity, balance sheets, and a development strategy," the ITI Capital analyst said.
The service is owned by private Elbrus Capital Funds by 60% and Goldman Sachs by 40%. After the IPO, their stakes will shrink to 40% and 27% respectively. "Foreign ownership is one of the reasons why the Nasdaq was chosen over the Moscow exchange," Fomkina said.
Bodrova at Alpari found it only logical that in the period of political tensions the company is not going to trade on the Moscow Exchange. "Investors from the U.S. and the E.U. will find it more convenient to buy ADSs on the Nasdaq," she said.
The Nasdaq is a high-tech exchange and that is one of the reasons behind HeadHunter's choice of listing venue, Fomkina at ITI Capital said.
Rodos said choosing the Nasdaq as a placement floor can be explained by its high capitalization and liquidity.
"The company is most likely worried by the fact that the Russian market, if picked, is not capable of accumulating enough cash for the purchase of the offered shares at a fair price because of a lack of investors," the analyst at IC RUSS-INVEST told PRIME.
"The trend proves that Russian investors gravitate more to the petrochemical, metallurgical, and banking sectors, as well as integrated utilities. This is why securities of such issuers are mainly traded on local bourses. Local high-tech companies, like Internet company Yandex and payment system operator Qiwi, believe they are of higher interest abroad."
Both Yandex and Qiwi are traded on the Nasdaq, although the Internet company's ordinary shares are also traded on the Moscow Exchange.
Fomkina at ITI Capital said it is still unclear whether HeadHunter will succeed with the placement. Russian Internet company Mail.Ru Group picked the London Stock Exchange as its listing venue, which is an uncommon choice for an IT-company. Following the listing, the group's global depositary receipt price stood at $36.7 in 2010, then soared to $44.6 and then slumped as investors started to flee Russia over the Ukrainian crisis. Mail.Ru Group closed the May 7 session at $22.52.
Yandex entered the Nasdaq in May 2011 at $33.45 per American depositary receipt and traded lower till 2013, but then rebounded and closed on May 7 at $36.32.
"HeadHunter can easily follow other Russian IT companies in securities performance in the short-term and long-term," Fomkina said.
The closest rival for HeadHunter on the Nasdaq will be 51 Jobs, a fast-growing Chinese service that enjoys strong revenue growth on a yearly basis, she said.
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Winter 19 is rolling for everyone. I have shared some points which I like most in winter 19. Which you can read here. with winter 19 Salesforce introduce many components, one of them is lightning:map. It is very useful for developers. Previously when you want to show address on google map you need google api key and lots of script to make it happen. With Lightning:map component you don't need to worry about anything as it provide this functionality out of box. Also we can use this component in standalone app, lightning app, Lightning out and visualforce so we can use it in classic view as well.
Today we will use this component to show child contact address on google map as marker.
To show this we simply use lightning:map tag and will provide data.
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I am trying to share an external hard drive from my host PC to a virtual machine using Windows 7 file sharing. I have set sharing on the external hard drive to "Everyone", but during this process, I "cancelled" and was then told the drive may be in an inconsistent state.
The share setting as viewed from the host machine indicates "Shared", yet when I connect to this external drive from the virtual machine, I keep getting the permission error: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item".
If my drive is in an inconsistent state from the "Cancel" I did during the initial share setup, can I force Windows to reapply the correct permissions? As I change permissions now, I do not see the small popup window cycling through all the names of the files as I did during the initial share setup.
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I have long wanted my own generator, but a $500 and up price tag kept me from purchasing one new. After some internet searching and sleepless nights I found a good tutorial online at http://www.theepicenter.com/tow082099.html. What I liked best about the tutorial is that Brian at epicenter has already worked out the kinks and sells the materials. I have no connection with epicenter, and the only things I have bought from them were for this project, but what dealings I have had with them were fair and honest. He was also kind enough to let me copy some of his wiring diagrams for this article.
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For two reasons, one is the inefficiency of using electricity to convert water to hydrogen to run a generator to produce electricity, the other is complexity. While woodgas is no the best way to run a generator, it is relatively simple.
their all videos why don you make pics for them?????
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Because I didn't know about instructables when I started doing these projects.
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what would prevent you from just using the old lawn mower base and cutting a hole for the alternator shaft. it would save the cost of the base you bought and it could be rolled around to the spot you wanted to charge.
Absolutely nothing, but I wanted an excuse to try out the base. If I built one again, I would probably do it how you described... However, this way is a little more compact.
I did an Instructable on Learning to Weld and in the last step I included links to some alternator welders others have done. You might find those helpful for using an alternator in a welder. One of the links includes a link for using auto batteries to weld.
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It would appear that Congress has finally done its job and will pass a budget. The House passed the legislation last week before adjourning for the holidays while the Senate will do so this week. While we might hail the bipartisan effort to avoid another government shutdown for the next two years, there are still many problems with this budget deal. Though I could write an article on the hits and misses of this new budget deal, I've decided to focus on one particular part of it.
The budget deal eliminated $45-billion in sequester cuts (equally on military and non-discretionary spending) that were set to take place at the beginning of 2014, and also another $18-billion that were set to hit in 2015. Sequester cuts were left in place beyond 2015. To help make up the loss of this money, they needed to get additional income, and that comes in the form of an increase in airline fees. Specifically, it targets the 9-11 security fee.
Currently, the 9-11 security fee is $2.50 for a nonstop flight and $5 for a flight with stops. There is also a cap at $5 so that a consumer cannot get charged more than that. The new budget increases the fee to $5.60 regardless if it is nonstop or not and eliminates the cap. It also takes the money generated out of its own account where it can only be spent in certain ways and places it in the general fund. This allows Congress to spend the additional revenue wherever it sees fit.
And while you might think to yourself that $2.50 or even $5.60 might not seem like a lot, it's because you haven't taken into account the rest of the taxes and fees that are associated with that ticket. A $700 plane ticket might have almost $200-worth of taxes and fees in the price. When you start adding up all the "little" taxes and fees, you suddenly realize that you've been "nickled-and-dimed" out of a lot more.
So what exactly are all the taxes and fees that are included when you by a plane ticket? (per person)
- Domestic Passenger Ticket Tax: 7.5% of the base ticket price.
- Flight Segment Tax: $4 per connection (this increases $0.10 each year)
- International Travel Tax: $17.20 which is a departure and arrival tax
- Passenger Facility Charge: $4.50… airports have been wanting this increased
- September 11 Fee: Currently $2.50 and will be raised to $5.60
Those are some of the bigger taxes and fees, but there are still lesser ones that add to that ticket price.
- Frequent Flyer Tax: 7.5%
- Cargo Waybill Tax: 6.25%
- Commercial Jet Fuel Tax: $0.04
- Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee: Varies
- APHIS Passenger Fee: $5
- APHIS Aircraft Fee: $70.75
- Customs User Fee: $5.50
- Immigration User Fee: $7.00
And just like with all of these other taxes and fees, the increase in the 9-11 security fee will be passed on to the consumers despite the billions in profits of the major airlines and the already high costs of a plane ticket. In an article on The Hill, Delta Airlines CEO Richard Anderson stated that he would be doing just that… passing along the increase to the consumer. According to the Memphis Business Journal, Delta Airlines profits increased 18% in 2012 to $1-billion.
Airlines want more people to fly but yet they continue to raise prices for whatever reason they come up with… which does include when the government includes a tax on them. As prices rises, more and more people are not able to afford the ticket prices and are therefore left out. In 2007, a ticket to London could cost about $750. That same ticket in 2013 cost about $1500, per person. There will be cost of living increases during that time, but not to the point that it doubles prices.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have repeatedly said that the new budget does not raise or include new taxes. Though that may be true in terms of income taxes, they apparently aren't counting the increase in the 9-11 security fee. Just because something is a fee doesn't mean that it's not a tax. A fee is a tax by another name. So yes, this budget does increase taxes. They should have just let the sequestration cuts stay in place and just allowed the different departments to structure the cuts how they wanted. There is enough waste in the budget as it is to accommodate the minuscule amount of cuts that the sequester had in place.
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We look forward to seeing on the 29th at the Milk Carton Kids with special guest, Vance Gilbert. Don't forget Jake Shimabukuro on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Middletown Campus and Sam Bush next Saturday (Nov. 5th) at the HamiltonCampus. … Continue reading
Jake Shimabukuro and Sam Bush up next for Artist Series
Jake Shimabukuro will take the stage at Dave Finkelman Auditorium on Wednesday, November 2. He is a master of the ukulele and this promises to an instrumental tour de force type of evening. Tickets will be available for this show … Continue reading
Miami Regionals Artist Series schedule for 2016-17-Vance Gilbert added to Milk Carton Kids show!!!
Online sales are now available at http://www.miamioh.edu/boxoffice. Choose Regional Artist Series from menu. Tickets can also be ordered by phone (with NO FEES by calling 513 727-3412 Monday through Friday). Season Tickets are still available. Middletown for 2016-17: Jake Shimabukuro … Continue reading
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IBMA Entertainers of the Year, Balsam Range and Helen Highwater kick off the second half of the season this Saturday, Feb.28th
2014 IBMA Entertainers of the Year, Balsam Range make their first appearance on the Miami Hamilton Artist Series this Saturday night. In addition, they won the Vocal Group of the Year Award and Buddy Melton won the Best Male Vocalist … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged April Verch, Balsam Range, bluegrass music, Carlos Nunez, concerts, Earls of Leicester, Helen Highwater, Jerry Douglas Leave a comment
John Cowan, John McFee and Friends open Miami Hamilton Series for 2014-15
Here's the lineup: John Cowan, John McFee and Friends -Saturday, September 13, 2014 John Cowan, the voice of Newgrass and current member of the Doobie Brothers is joined by Doobie Brother, John McFee and TBA Friends with music from John's … Continue reading
Steep Canyon Rangers and Della Mae this Saturday, October 26th at Parrish Auditorium in Hamilton, Ohio
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African Wildlife Puzzle, 208pc
90% Recycled, Featuring Amazing Imagery
Give the gift of an African wildlife tour thanks to the fun experts eeBoo who have created this stunning 208 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring brilliant imagery and an educational legend so children can identify the animals and learn as they re-construct the image.
Manufactured from 90% recycled greyboard, not only will kids love this puzzle but the environment will be grateful too. This puzzle is perfect for children aged 8+.
Eeboo products are about simple, yet exciting toys for children that are kind to the environment too which is why theyre one of our favourites here at Everything but Flowers. This puzzle measures 45.7 x 60.9cm when complete, and comes packaged in a beautiful box measuring 30 x 22.8cm featuring the completed puzzle picture to help identify what the finished picture should look like.
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Looking for Kids Christmas Gifts for Animal Lovers?
What kid doesnt love animals? Children of all ages love soft, furry puppies and kittens. They also love anything that slithers, hops, chirps, or swims. But there are children who just cant get enough of the worlds different creatures. Some of them may draw horses on all their school notebooks. Some of them my squeal with delight when they see a squirrel. And thats how you know that these children are animal lovers.
Without committing to the responsibility of a pet, you can find great kids' Christmas gifts for children who love animals. In fact, Everything But Flowers has a wide variety of animal-based gifts, perfect for the young animal lover in your family. One of our favourites this year is the Wildlife of Africa 208pc Puzzle from eeBoo. Not only is this Wildlife of Africa puzzle made from environmentally friendly materials; it features beautiful bright imagery that is sure to keep kids entertained this Christmas.
Kid's Christmas Gifts that Bring the Zoo Inside
You may not have room in your house for a monkey or hippo, but dont let that stop you from trying! If your child has a favourite from the animal kingdom, a stuffed animal is a classic gift choice. Everything But Flowers has monkeys, hippos, bears, bunnies, and more! Just take a look around and youll find the right kids' Christmas gifts.
In addition to our selection of stuffed animals, we have some wonderful animal-based accessories. For the younger child, a small tiger backpack will be the perfect addition to their next adventure! And if youre going to the beach, dont forget to bring the Whale Beach Kit or the Whale Frisbee. For children that love a challenge; the Wildlife of Africa 208pc Puzzle from eeBoo is going to bring a smile to their faces and joy to their lives once they finish it.
Kid's Christmas Gifts For Animal Lovers who like to read
If your childs bed is already covered in stuffed animals, you may still be on the lookout for great kids' Christmas gifts. After all, there are only so many plush lions you can give to your child! A book of animal photography may be more to your liking. Everything But Flowers offers several wonderful, and often adorable, photography books featuring a wide variety of animals.
During this holiday season, you dont have to look any further for kids' Christmas gifts. For the child that loves nature and all of the creatures in it, we recommend 50 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year: How Wildlife Photography Became Art. This gorgeous book is filled with 200 photos that will please any animal lover. This book also does double-duty for children interested in photography.
Or perhaps your child enjoys being more active?
If your child has grown out of stuffed animals and prefers to participate in activities rather than sit down and read, we have some great kids' Christmas gifts for them too. Our wildlife puzzles provide a fun activity, while also showcasing some of the worlds most interesting animals and marine life.
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The Cyber Monday 2016 deals are in full gear! As millions of people will prepare for the holiday shopping stretch run over the next four weeks, some of the best deals of the season are taking place right now.
#CyberMonday Deals are here!! Best to shop for toys, electronics and more starts now! -- https://t.co/4JwJKrO5fU— iHoliday (@Halloweengal801) November 28, 2016
The best part about Cyber Monday is that you can save hundreds of dollars on that new big screen TV, video game package bundle, new tablet or laptop, or that gift for someone special without even leaving your home. With a simple click of a mouse from your PC, or push of a finger on your tablet or smartphone, you can shop without going shopping.
According to a USA Today report, many companies are offering online sales all day today that are going to be tough to beat, but none of them are carrying on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as long as Amazon.
The retail giant is not only slashing prices, but they are going out of their way to prove to everyone their deals are the best this holiday season.
Right now, Amazon is selling many popular HDTVs at nearly half price, including a Samsung 55-inch Ultra high-def for $747.99, a savings of over $900. They also have a LG 55-inch 4K high-definition Smart TV listed at $1797 – which is nearly $2,000 cheaper than most stores' retail asking price for this model.
Shopping for a sports fan this season?
Why we love Cyber Monday? Shopping #NFL #MLB and all sporting goods and never heading to a store! https://t.co/J7zaEqgyts— Sports Odds Daily (@Sportsoddsdaily) November 28, 2016
Almost everything is marked down 40-50 percent on Amazon's sports page. From the hottest treadmills to your favorite team's sports apparel, prices are at the lowest of the season.
Of course, you can't talk Cyber Monday deals without bringing up video games and game consoles.
Right now, Amazon is offering a PlayStation 4 slim 500 gig console with Uncharted 4 included for $249, which is a savings of $50.99. You can also get a Xbox One S bundle with Minecraft for $212.49, which is a savings of $87.50 off the regular retail price.
Looking for a new laptop or device?
The Microsoft Store is dealing at near half price today on several HP and Dell products. A few bargain deals include a 15.6-inch HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 With i5, 8GB, 1TB HDD for $479.99 – a savings of $250 off of the regular price.
Two deals on Dell products are the Dell Inspiron 13 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i5) for $499 and the Dell Inspiron 15 i5559-4682SLV Signature Edition Laptop for $399. The $399 signature edition is a valued great price, which is normally near $750.
If you are shopping for an expecting mother or you are on the verge of becoming a parent yourself, Walmart is running some low-cut deals on many items from infants on up.
Little Tikes TotSports Easy Score Basketball Set is great for that future superstar and it is currently listed at $22.97, $12 off the regular price. One popular item these days is The Summer Infant In View Duo Monitor with Bonus Camera. It is a great way to always be looking in on the new young one while you carry out your day. It is on sale for $115, which is $74 off the regular price.
Last, but not least, is the Graco LiteRider Click Connect Stroller and Infant Car Seat. This all-in-one is a must have for new mothers-to-be and it is on sale for $119.88, $80 off of the regular price.
Just remember, no matter what you are looking for, the Cyber Monday deals are out there, you just have to shop around. We are officially 26 days away from Christmas Eve, so make that list and check it twice – and don't forget the people who mean the most to you this holiday season.
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Town of Chapel Hill, NCHome Menu
Building Integrated Communities
The Chapel Hill Building Integrated Communities Project (Chapel Hill BIC) is a two-year collaboration between the Town of Chapel Hill, local community groups and residents, and the statewide Building Integrated Communities program at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Community Assessment
Executive Summary
|Community Assessment Full Report
Chapel Hill BIC is a community planning project, which means that community members and government staff are working together to develop town plans. The goals of Chapel Hill BIC are to:
- Share and build knowledge about Chapel Hill's foreign-born and refugee communities
- Improve relationships and communication with foreign-born "newcomers"to Chapel Hill
- Support resident participation in local government
Achieving these goals is a three-phase process. The first phase, a community assessment, gathered information on immigrant and refugee residents and their recommendations to improve local government. Chapel Hill's 2018 Community Assessment Report reflects the valuable input of 250+ local residents. Check out the Executive Summary and Full Report in the blue tables to the right.
The next two phases of the initiative are action planning and implementation.
Action Plan
The Town's Action Plan, published in February 2019, was jointly developed in collaboration with representatives from Chapel Hill's immigrant and refugee focused organizations.Check out the Action Plan in the green table to the right.
Learn more about Chapel Hill BIC by watching this video!
What are we doing now?
The graphic below shows the Chapel Hill BIC project timeline.
During this project, we will use this web page to share any helpful information or materials that we create, such as community reports or town plans. You can also sign up below to receive updates and materials by email.
In the News
- Latino Migration Project Selects Chapel Hill for Partnership, April 2017, Chapelboro
- Town of Chapel Hill and UNC aim to bridge the gap for immigrant and refugee residents, January 2018, Daily Tar Heel
- Chapel Hill Engaging Foreign, Refugee, and Latinx Residents Through Local Government, February 2018, Chapelboro
- Chapel Hill Reaches Residents Born in Other Countries: Improving relationships and supporting participation in local government, November 2018
- Chapel Hill's immigrant and refugee residents bring up new issues about the town, November 2018, Daily Tar Heel
- Chapel Hill BIC is featured on a dedicated page on the United States Conference of Mayors website focused on Inclusive and Compassionate Cities. Check out our featured article here!
How can I get involved?
The Chapel Hill BIC Project is guided by a local steering committee (leadership team) of 25+ people who meet every month. The members of the Chapel Hill Steering Committee include:
- Town and county staff
- Community members from local refugee and Hispanic/Latinx advocacy and service groups, diverse faith communities, and health organizations
- Other foreign-born community leaders
This committee will host discussion groups and public meetings to listen to ideas from other residents. Please sign up at http://migration.unc.edu/programs/bic/chapelhill/ to receive invitations to these events!
Want more information?
For more information about the Chapel Hill BIC Project, contact:
Sarah Viñas, Assistant Director of the Chapel Hill Office of Housing & Community, at
email@example.com / +1 919-969-5079 (habla español)
For information about the statewide Building Integrated Communities program, contact:
firstname.lastname@example.com or +1 919-962-2412 (habla español)
or visit http://migration.unc.edu/bic
The statewide BIC initiative provides in-depth research and facilitation support to local government partners for integration planning.


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This simple, understated t-shirt may inspire conversation as you wear it. The back of this shirt features the text "He Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed."
- 5.0 oz., pre-shrunk 100% cotton
- High-density fabric for exceptional print clarity
- Seamless 1x1 rib collar
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Double-needle stitched sleeves, bottom hem and front neck
- Quarter-turned
- Tearaway label


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LimeSDR-USB User Guide
- 1 About
- 2 Key features
- 3 Board overview
- 3.1 Board components
- 3.2 Board components, top side
- 3.3 Board components, bottom side
- 3.4 LimeSDR-USB board architecture
- 3.4.1 LMS7002M-based connectivity
- 3.4.3 USB 3.0 controller
- 3.4.4 Indication LEDs
- 3.4.5 Low-speed interfaces
- 3.4.6 Clock distribution
- 3.4.7 Power distribution
- 4 Driver installation
- 5 Flashing FX3 and FPGA images
- 6 Document Version
1 About
The LimeSDR-USB development board provides a hardware platform for developing and prototyping high-performance and logic-intensive digital and RF designs using Altera's Cyclone IV FPGA and Lime Microsystems LMS7002M transceiver.
For more information on the following topics, refer to the respective documents: Cyclone IV Device Handbook LMS7002M transceiver resources
2 Key features
2.1 USB interface
- Cypress FX3 Super Speed USB 3rd generation controller
2.2 FPGA features
- Cyclone IV EP4CE40F23C8N device in 484-pin FPGA
- 39,600 logic elements
- 1,134Kbits embedded memory
- 116 embedded 18x18 multipliers
- 4 PLLs
2.3 FPGA configuration
- JTAG mode configuration
- Active serial mode configuration
- Possibility to update FPGA gateware by using FX3 (USB)
2.4 Memory devices
- 2x 1Gbit (64M x 16) DDR2 SDRAM
- 4Mbit flash for FX3 firmware
- 16Mbit flash for FPGA gateware
- 3x 64K (8K x 8) EEPROMs for LMS MCU firmware, LMS MCU data, and FX3 data
2.5 Connections
- 6-12V DC power jack
- FPGA GPIO headers
- Micro-USB 3.0 (Type B) connector or USB 3.0 (Type A) plug
- Coaxial RF (U.FL) connectors
2.6 Clock system
- 30.72MHz ±250 ppb on-board VCTCXO
- Possibility to lock VCTCXO to external clock or tune VCTCXO by onboard DAC
- Programmable clock generator for the FPGA reference clock input or LMS PLLs
2.7 Board size
- Board Size 60mm x 100mm (2.36" x 3.94")
3 Board overview
LimeSDR-USB board version 1.2 with highlighted major connections. There are three connector types: data and debugging (USB 3.0, FPGA GPIO, and JTAG), power (DC jack and external supply pin header), and high frequency (RF and reference clock).
3.1 Board components
3.1.1 Featured devices
|Board reference
|Field programmable RF transceiver, LMS7002M
|Altera Cyclone IV, EP4CE40F23C8N 484-BGA
|USB 3.0 microcontroller
|Cypress FX3 Super Speed USB 3rd generation controller, CYUSB3014
3.1.2 Miscellaneous devices on board
|Board reference
|Quad SPDT switch, TS3A5018PW
|Temperature sensor, LM75
|SPI to I²C bridge, SC18IS602BIPW
|I²C port expander with 4 push-pull outputs and 4 inputs, MAX7322ATE+
3.1.3 Configuration, status, and setup elements
|Board reference
|0 Ohm resistor
|FPGA (IC31) MSEL[3:0]. Active Serial Standard configuration scheme is selected by default.
|10 kOhm resistor
|USB3.0 microcontroller (IC6) boot configuration resistors
|JTAG chain pin header
|USB 3.0 microcontroller's (IC6) debugging pin header, 0.05" pitch
|Pin header
|USB 3.0 microcontroller (IC6) boot source (flash or USB), 0.05" pitch
|USB 3.0 microcontroller (IC6) reset button
|JTAG chain pin header
|FPGA (IC31) programming pin header for Altera USB-Blaster download cable, 0.05" pitch
|Red-green status LEDs
|User defined FPGA (IC31) indication LED1 (nearest board edge if SMD, on the bottom if through-hole); user defined FPGA indication LED2 (farthest board edge if SMD, on the top if through-hole)
|Red-green status LEDs
|USB 3.0 microcontroller (IC6) status indication LED (nearest board edge if SMD, on the bottom if through-hole); board power indication LED (farthest board edge if SMD, on the top if through-hole)
3.1.4 General user input/output
|Board reference
|Pin header
|8 FPGA GPIOs, 0.1" pitch
|Pin header
|3.3V fan connection pin headers, 0.1" pitch (J19) and 0.05" pitch (J20)
3.1.5 Memory devices
|Board reference
|DDR2 memory
|1Gbit (64M x 16) DDR2 SDRAM with a 16-bit data bus
|64K (8K x 8) EEPROM, LMS7002 (IC1) MCU firmware (IC2), LMS7002M (IC1) data (IC3)
|64K (8K x 8) EEPROM, USB 3.0 microcontroller (IC6) EEPROM
|Flash memory
|16Mbit flash for FPGA (IC31) configuration
|Flash memory
|4Mbit flash for USB 3.0 microcontroller (IC6) firmware
3.1.6 Communication ports
|Board reference
|USB 3.0 connector
|Micro-USB 3.0 (Type B) connector or USB 3.0 (Type A) plug
3.1.7 Clock circuitry
|Board reference
|30.72MHz oscillator, E5280LF
|Programmable clock generator for the FPGA (IC31) reference clock input and RF boards
|Clock synthesiser, ADF4002
|U.FL connector
|RF connector for external clock
|DAC for TCXO (XT4) frequency tuning
3.1.8 Power supply
|Board reference
|DC input jack
|External 6V - 12V DC power supply
|Pin header
|External 6V - 12V DC power supply
3.2 Board components, top side
LimeSDR-USB board version 1.2 pictured with highlighted components on the top side.
3.3 Board components, bottom side
LimeSDR-USB board version 1.2 pictured with highlighted components on the bottom side.
3.4 LimeSDR-USB board architecture
The heart of the LimeSDR-USB board is an Altera Cyclone IV FPGA. It's main function is to transfer digital data between the PC and the radio through a USB 3.0 connector.
3.4.1 LMS7002M-based connectivity
188.8.131.52 Digital interface signals
LMS7002 is using data bus LMS_DIQ1_D[11:0] and LMS_DIQ2_D[11:0], LMS_ENABLE_IQSEL1 and LMS_ENABLE_IQSEL2, LMS_FCLK1 and LMS_FCLK2, LMS_MCLK1 and LMS_MCLK2 signals to transfer data to/from FPGA. Indexes 1 and 2 indicate transceiver digital data PORT-1 or PORT-2. Any of these ports can be used to transmit or receive data. By default PORT-1 is selected as transmit port and PORT-2 is selected as receiver port. The FCLK# is input clock and MCLK# is output clock for LMS7002M transceiver. TXNRX signals sets ports directions. For LMS7002M interface timing details refer to LMS7002M transceiver datasheet pages 12-13.
184.108.40.206 SPI interface
LMS7002M transceiver is configured via 4-wire SPI interface: FPGA_SPI0_SCLK, FPGA_SPI0_MOSI, FPGA_SPI0_MISO, FPGA_SPI0_LMS_SS. The SPI interface is controlled from FPGA Bank 8 (VDIO_LMS_FPGA, 3.3V).
220.127.116.11 I²C interface
The I²C interface is used to control external clock synthesiser on UNITE7002 board. The signals LMS_I2C_CLK and LMS_I2C_DATA are connected to FPGA Bank 8 (VDIO_LMS_FPGA, 3.3V).
184.108.40.206 Control signals
These signals are used for optional functionality.
- LMS_RXEN, LMS_TXEN – receiver and transmitter enable/disable signals connected to FPGA Bank 8 (VDIO_LMS_FPGA, 3.3V).
- LMS_RESET – LMS7002M reset connected to FPGA Bank 7 (VDIO_LMS_FPGA, 3.3V).
The LimeSDR-USB board has two 128 MB (16-bit bus) DDR2 SDRAM ICs (AS4C64M16D2-25BCN) connected to double data rate pins onCyclone IV 1.8V Bank 2, Bank 3 and Bank 4. RAM chips are connected to separate memory controllers to operate in dual channel mode. The memory can be used for data manipulation between transceiver and FPGA at high date rates.
3.4.3 USB 3.0 controller
Software controls the LimeSDR-USB board via the USB 3.0 microcontroller (CYUSB3014). The data transfer to/from the board, SPI communication, and FPGA configuration are all done via the USB 3.0 controller.
- FX3_DQ[31:0] – FX3 32-bit GPIF data interface is connected to Cyclone IV 1.8V Bank 5.
- FX3_CTL[8:0], [12:11] – FX3 GPIF interface control signals.
- FX3_PCLK – GPIF interface clock
- GPIO[26:25] – FX3 (USB) status LED (LED5).
- FX3 SPI interface – program IC8 flash memory, boot from IC8 flash memory.
- FX3 I²C bus – connected to the I2C to SPI bridge IC12, I2C port expander IC10, temperature sensor IC9 and EEPROM memory IC11.
- PMODE[2:0] – boot options, by default boot from SPI and USB boot is enabled. If J13 jumper is present FX3 will boot from IC8 flash memory if correct firmware exists.
- SW1 – resets FX3
- J12 – FX3 JTAG programming/debugging pin header.
3.4.4 Indication LEDs
The LimeSDR-USB board comes with four indication LEDs: LEDS1 (LED1, LED4) and LEDS2 (LED5, LED8). LED1, LED4 and LED5 are user defined and connected to the FPGA and USB 3.0 controller as shown. LED8 is hardwired to VCC3P3 power rail and is lit up whenever the board is powered on. By default, dual-colour SMD LEDs are populated and through-hole LEDs are unpopulated. If required, the user can fit dual-colour 3mm diameter through-hole LEDs with a dedicated right-angle plastic holder.
3.4.5 Low-speed interfaces
The LimeSDR-USB board's low speed interfaces are divided into FX3 and FPGA groups. The following block diagrams depict the main ICs, corresponding IC pin numbers, data buses, and serial protocol addresses.
184.108.40.206 FX3 low-speed interfaces
LimeSDR-USB board peripherals are controlled via the USB interface. All commands that comes from USB are firstly processed by the FX3 controller. If an I²C peripheral (temperature sensor, port expander, clock generator) on FX3_I2C bus must be controlled this can be done directly. FX3_I2C is also connected to the FPGA.
220.127.116.11 FPGA low-speed interfaces
FX3 hardware SPI cannot be used if the 32-bit GPIF interface is configured. If SPI (RFIC, frequency synthesiser, clock generator) devices must be controlled by FX3, firstly it transfers data to I²C-SPI bridge. Depending on required SPI slave device, there could several possibilities:
- Flash for FPGA gateware: using SPDT switch (IC32) flash memory is switched from FPGA to I²C-SPI bridge. Then flash content is updated and flash memory is switched back to FPGA. This is done to update the FPGA gateware in flash memory.
- FPGA: FPGA has its own SPI module and can be controlled as regular SPI device. By using FPGA SPI it is possible to control FPGA modes, etc. The FPGA can also act as bridge between BRDG_SPI and FPGA_SPI0 or FPGA_SPI1.
- RFIC, clock synthesiser, clock generator: to control a device on FPGA_SPI0 or FPGA_SPI1 from BRDG_SPI, the FPGA must be configured to select the corresponding slave device and then it operates as bridge. When the transaction with the slave is completed, the slave must be deselected.
If FX3 firmware flash memory content must be updated, then FX3 switches to 16-bit GPIF mode to directly accesses flash content.
3.4.6 Clock distribution
The LimeSDR-USB board has an on-board 30.72 MHz ±250 ppb VCTCXO that acts as a reference clock for LMS_PLLs. The on-board frequency synthesiser (ADF4002) is used to synchronise the on-board VCTCXO with external equipment (via the J14 U.FL connector) to calibrate frequency error. On-board DAC also can be used to tune VCTCXO. At the same time only ADF or DAC can control VCTCXO. DAC and ADF is controlled by FX3 (SUB) and selection between ADF and DAC is done automatically. The J14 connector can also be used to supply external reference clock (by fitting R106 and removing R96, C212). The programmable clock generator (Si5351C) can generate any reference clock frequency, starting from 8 kHz – 160 MHz, for FPGA and LMS PLLs
3.4.7 Power distribution
The LimeSDR-USB board can be powered from its USB port. In applications where USB power is insufficient, the board can be powered from an external 6 – 12 V power supply. External power can be fed to the J18 barrel power connector using power plug (1.35mm ID, 3.5mm OD) or pin header J19 (GND and VCC_EXT). The LimeSDR-USB board has automatic source selection between USB and external source, with polarity protection.
4 Driver installation
The communication between the LimeSDR-USB board and a host PC running the lms7suite software is done via the USB 3.0 interface.
4.1 Windows driver installation
See the Lime Suite hardware notes.
4.2 Linux driver installation
The USB 3.0 drivers for the LimeSDR-USB are included in the libusb library, which is installed by default in most Linux distributions. Manual installation of specific drivers is not required.
5 Flashing FX3 and FPGA images
See Lime Suite hardware notes.
5.1 Uploading firmware to empty FX3 flash
If the external flash connected to the FX3 USB 3.0 microcontroller is empty, short jumper J13 then connect the LimeSDR-USB board to the host PC. Start the "CyControl.exe" application and click "Cypress USB BootLoader" Click the menu command "Program FX3 SPI FLASH". The status bar of the USB Control Cneter application will indicate "Waiting for Cypress Boot Programmer device to enumerate", then after some time a pop-up window will appear. Select your new firmware image file (file extension "*.img") and press "Open". The status bar will indicate "Programming of SPI FLASH in Progress". This message will change to "Programming succeeded" after flash programming is complete.
NOTE: The USB 3.0 microcontroller will boot from firmware uploaded to flash at every power-on if jumper J3 is shorted.
6 Document Version
Based on LimeSDR-USB v1.2 User Manual, Version 00.06.
Changes since document generation:
- Removed most of the flashing documentation and linked to it on the Lime Suite page.
- Minor typographical and grammatical changes.
- Extended instructions in Windows driver installation.