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Laying the Foundation for Total Health
In some ways, one could say that chiropractic care is a bit like building a house - certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work together correctly. When building a house, if you tried to build your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually may even collapse. If you tried to build your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. These concepts apply to your body as well, and chiropractic care addresses many common reasons why people experience pain and other health issues. If something is not right with your body's foundation, than that needs to be addressed before true health can be achieved. With chiropractic care, your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care . . .
Phase 1: Relief Care
If you are in pain when you come into our Madison chiropractic office, our first objective is to help you reduce pain and start feeling better as soon as possible. Depending on the severity of the underlying condition which is causing your pain, it is typical for a patient to need chiropractic care or adjustments 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks. Some ailments only need one or two adjustments (example- you just slept in a bit differently and are sore) We promise to educate you on what is going on with your body and and give you honest advice.
Phase 2: Corrective/Restorative Care
During the corrective phase of chiropractic care, if this stage is needed, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, which helps prevent further injury or pain. The goal of corrective or restorative chiropractic care is to help bring your body back to 100% functioning. This stage is similar to needing a retainer after having braces, the hard work is done, the pain may be gone, but the body is not quite stable and progress may be lost if care is discontinued before the doctor releases you from this stage of care.
Phase 3: Wellness Care
Once your body has fully healed and the Doc tells you your spine is stable, it is important to come in for periodic chiropractic adjustments to avoid further problems in the future. Usually, this phase of chiropractic care only requires a quick visit to the chiropractor 1-2 times a month, based on your lifestyle and goals. For those who have a strong core and fit body, some people can go as long as 8 weeks between adjustments. Our goal in this stage is to keep your nervous system running optimally to keep your immune system strong and prevent future injuries and pain. In the end, committing to regular wellness care saves you money and suffering and allows you to maintain your mobility as you age. Studies show that regular chiropractic care reduces your chance of a nursing home stay up to 30% in your elderly years!


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Theresa May has insisted there is "goodwill on all sides" to resolve the border problems thrown up by Brexit on the island of Ireland.
During a visit to an agricultural show in Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister also insisted she was "personally engaged" in resolving the powersharing deadlock in Belfast.
Mrs May said "we all want to see" an agreement reached by the deadline shortly after the June 8 General Election.
She told broadcasters: "We have got to make sure we do resolve the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
"I'm very clear that we want to see no return to the borders of the past, no hard border but I'm clear that we need to see as seamless and frictionless a border as possible."
Mrs May said the issue had been set out in her Article 50 letter triggering the start of Brexit negotiations and detailed in the response from Brussels.
She added: "There's goodwill on all sides."
Mrs May made the comments as she toured the Balmoral Show in Lisburn where she attracted a crowd as she stopped to talk to stall holders, including members of the Women's Institute who were dressed up as nursery rhyme characters as part of a themed event.
The Prime Minister stopped and posed for selfies with children and chatted to surprised show-goers during the 25-minute visit.
As she walked past the parade ring, Mrs May bumped into DUP leader Arlene Foster and her son and stopped for a quick chat.
The Prime Minister was later asked about criticism that she had not been involved enough in resolving the Stormont political crisis but pointed to meetings she held before Easter with Mrs Foster and Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill.
"I have been personally engaged. I have had contact with both Michelle and Arlene," she said.
"But what is important if we are going to see what we all want, which is a return to a strong and stable devolved administration here in Northern Ireland, is that the parties here in Northern Ireland come together and agree to an agreement that can enable that devolved administration to be established."

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Gov. Hutchinson testifies before Senate panel, asks lawmakers to adopt transformation plan
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a rare visit to a Senate committee on Tuesday (Feb. 19) to make a strong pitch for his efforts to streamline state government from 42 varied state agencies to 15 cabinet-level ones, telling lawmakers that if his plan was enacted it would be a "landmark" milestone in state history.
In his 20-minute testimony before the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Hutchinson said his overarching legislation to streamline state government in Arkansas should get a "do-pass" recommendation nearly a month after senators began reviewing 16 bills that delineate how each new cabinet-level agency will operate.
"I am certainly aware of the diligence which you have been performing the review on transformation and I compliment you on your thoroughness and your dedication to this task, and I appreciate the opportunity that you have extended to me to appear before the committee today," Hutchinson testified before the packed room at the Old Supreme Courtroom at the State Capitol.
Hutchinson continued: "I see this transformation of state government certainly as essential for what we are trying to accomplish in terms of savings, but it is also historic. And I believe (this) will be one of the landmark achievements of this General Assembly. Of course, the test will be over time as to whether we make it work and are just as committed to that."
Hutchinson then outlined the compelling reasons why he chose to move forward with the first comprehensive transformation effort since former Gov. Dale Bumpers was in office in 1971. They include estimated savings and efficiencies of more than $15 million, improved delivery of government services, and improved managerial oversight, he said.
On the issue of savings, Hutchinson told the Senate panel that administration efforts to downsize state government since he was first elected in 2015 has led to 1,400 fewer positions during a period of robust economic growth. As an example, he noted that the transfer of the state Lottery Commission into the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has led to 16 fewer jobs and $1.9 million in annual savings over the past few years.
"(That) experience, among many others, shows us that we are going to have savings whenever we do the breadth of transformation that is going to take place when you reduce 42 departments of government down to 15," said Hutchinson, calling his staff's $15 million savings outlook a "conservative estimate."
Hutchinson also said better services to Arkansas citizens were the reason behind the controversial merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute of Forrest City with its next-door neighbor, East Arkansas Community College (EACC), during the 2017 session. Merging dozens of state boards and commissions with similar missions will offer similar benefits, he said.
"Whenever we made that decision that the (Crowley Ridge) merger was a good step to take place, our motivation was just not simply to save money, it was a better delivery of services for the students," the governor said. "And so, keep that in mind as you look at the transformation efforts."
But Hutchinson said equally as important for moving speedily ahead with the transformation plan is the lack of managerial oversight that impacts him personally. Today, the popular Republican governor said he must make executive decisions by navigating several layers of government.
"I have to manage the nuances of state government — I am the CEO," Hutchinson told the Senate committee of his management style. "Managerial oversight will lead to both savings and improvement in delivery of services."
In explaining his point, Hutchinson offered an example where his staff could not locate an unnamed executive director reporting to him at one of the hundreds of boards and commissions at various offices across the city and state. Upon more investigation, he said, that employee was found at his home, not working and unsupervised.
"There were problems with that particular commission," said Hutchinson, adding "I am responsible for that but I don't have the breadth of reporting capacity and oversight to effectively oversee 200 boards and commissions, as well as 42 different departments of government."
He added lightheartedly: "I'm good, but that is a challenge."
In closing his prepared remarks, Hutchinson said the creation of the state's new Shared Services department and Office of Inspector General under draft legislation will not only allow the state to put his plan into action, but also make sure it is successful.
Although the Senate panel has not yet completed the task of reviewing all 16 of the draft bills to move the transformation plan out of committee, Hutchinson and his budget aide Duncan Baird did answer a volley of questions from several senators tasked with combing over the thousands of pages of enabling legislation.
Sen. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, joked although he appreciated the governor's appearance before the panel, he wanted to make sure the "executive branch stays out of the legislative branch." In questioning Hutchinson and Baird, a former legislator, Hickey said he was nervous that the administration was attempting such a huge task of downsizing all state agencies into 15 cabinet-level departments all at one time.
"What I do see is that whenever we do every one of these on July 1, that is a massive undertaking," said the Southwest Arkansas lawmaker. "I do wish that somehow we would have figured out a schedule that maybe we would have done 120 days and (completed) three, four or five of them, and then the others."
After similar questioning from other senators, Hutchinson told the panel that he recognized the massive task ahead. "There has been a long year-and-a-half ramp up for this," Hutchinson said of the state Office of Transformation that he established in December 2016. "But we don't take this lightly, we know it is a heavy lift, but now is the time for transformation."
Hutchinson's testimony before the Senate committee was his first appearance before a legislative panel in the 2019 session as he seeks to complete a grand slam on his broad legislative agenda. During the 2017 Genera Assembly, Hutchinson made a famous appearance before a House committee to endorse a bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a standalone state holiday, while also moving Robert E. Lee Day to separate memorial day in the fall.
The transformation plan is one of the four key proposals that Hutchinson pinpointed as part of his broad agenda at the beginning of the session. One of those proposals, HB 1145, was signed into law as Act 170 of 2017 on Monday. It will raise minimum teacher pay by $4,000 over the next four years in 168 of the state's 235 school districts, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.
Hutchinson also signed SB 211, known as the 5.9 tax cut plan, into law on Tuesday afternoon. That new act will reduce Arkansas' top marginal tax rate from 6.9% to 5.9% in two years at a cost of $97 million. The tax cut is the third phase of the Governor's three-part plan to provide substantive tax relief for all Arkansans and to make Arkansas' tax code more competitive with surrounding states.
Hearings on Senate Bill 336 by Sen. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, is scheduled for the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation on Wednesday. That bill, unveiled by Hutchinson a week ago as the fourth plank of his legislative schedule, would provide $300 million annually to state highways by permanently extending a half-cent sales tax and enacting new gasoline and diesel taxes.
The Senate State Agencies committee also approved four of six bills on Tuesday that would revamp the states' procurement and bidding rules.


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Happy Sunday all,
I ended up thinking of so many other things I could advise my younger self to do, say or be; that one post seemed wholly inadequate and so this week I'm sharing the second of my posts, advising the younger me on the surest pathway to authenticity, truth and happiness. As thoughts and insights whizzed and pinged in my brain, one insight kept re-winding and repeating over and over and that was:
"It's about the people in our lives…choose wisely"
Dear Angel,
In your early years you of course had no choice in the people in your life, but what I now realise is that good, bad or indifferent, they were our university. They were the mirrors that reflected back to us the qualities, habits and behaviours we could choose to adopt or ditch.
What we now realise we were doing was creating the woman we are today, sometimes as a reaction against the behaviours and habits in front of us, sometimes because of them. Either way they were valuable and helped us mould ourselves into whom we are today.
You did a good job, we're not so bad really, I think we did OK!
It's the people in our lives.. choose wisely
As you grow into wisdom, choose carefully those people you have a round you. NEVER feel pressured to be with, follow or do the bidding of someone who is boosting their ego and lack of inner esteem by bullying others or putting them down.
The people around you should make you feel energised, light and supported. Not criticised, chastised or downright low after you've spent time with them. If you don't feel like this, let them go if they're friends, love them from a distance yourself if they're family.
The Crowd
Don't follow the crowd, unless the way their going is the one that's right for you. In fact no…Just DON'T follow the crowd. EVER!
Firstly, it means you can't see where you're going and you have no control and secondly, you'll waste years thinking you're being 'on trend' or 'with it' only to find when the crown stops or the 'trend' dies out and you look around you're not where you wanted to be.
Not only this, 'trends' have habit of constantly shifting and you'll just get exhausted trying to keep up and who creates them anyway? Anyone who needs followers' in order to feel good about themselves obviously feels lacking in some way, so what the hell do they have to offer you or anyone else if they don't even have anything about themselves they believe in?
On Being 'Sexy'
No amount of money or make-up or designer clothing will make you sexier, more loveable or more likeable…
Trust me on this one: THE absolute Sexiest thing in the world is someone who is confident in their abilities, likes who they are and is Comfortable in their own skin!
Now THAT is irresistible!
Spend time with them…
Your parents, your grandparents…
Our bodies may be ageing, but we still feel the same as we did when we were in our twenties. We now have a magical combination; the heart and sensibilities of a young person, coupled with the wisdom acquired from making mistakes, seeing others do the same and can advise you with insight. Not only that we love you more than you could ever know and hold nothing but your best in our hearts and minds for you. We would NEVER steer you wrong.
I know it's a cliché and everyone says it, but it's a phrase becomes a cliché because it is consistently proven which is why people say them over an over again: But, Without your health, there is nothing.'
Health is the salt of life. It gives it flavour. Without it life is left tasteless and bland.
- The first thing to do is Sleep. When we sleep we heal, when we get the sleep we need we are lighter, brighter, more creative.
- Drink more Water, we're still not the greatest at this, but we're getting better. Dehydration ages you and causes you to feel lethargic and lacking in energy
- Read more books…READ, READ, READ there is SO much to know about life, people, love and everything.
- I'd advise you to Stop drinking milk…Sorry but despite the culture and the norm it's just no good for you.
- Eat as much plant-based food as possible.
- Be in nature whevever you can it's soothing and calming and you'd be amazed the solutions that come to you when you're surrounded by the lilting sounds of nature
- De-clutter…It clears your mind and makes you feel lighter
- Take care of your knees! No seriously, they're so vital to the functioning of the rest of your physique.
- Be Still… Find a way to turn your thoughts inward. Or just 'Be' in that space. By doing this you stay tuned to your inner navigation system, your intuition and learn to trust yourself and your decisions.
- Be in the Sun…regularly and for extended periods of time, especially if you have Melanin. The sun makes everyone feel JOY.
And so in the end…
In closing Angel, my last words of advice to you would be to remember to open your heart. Remember no one ever died of a broken heart. You WILL recover and will be stronger, wiser and more grateful for the experience you have just been through.
So, for now, I think I've said all I need to.
Remember: You can't control others, so don't try to, don't sweat the small stuff, really the little things don't matter in the scheme of things and…
Look after your KNEES!
Blissings & Much love
Insightful Angel


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The Chicago White Sox have a chance to complete their first three-game sweep of the season when they face the Minnesota Twins in the series finale Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chicago (28-51) is coming off back-to-back wins by margins of 8-4 and 6-1 over the Twins in the series' first two games. The White Sox have won three straight Rashaan Evans Youth Jersey , including a 10-3 decision over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.
A win Thursday would give the White Sox their longest win streak of the season.
Minnesota (34-42) is hoping to salvage a win in the series and turn around a tough week for the club. The Twins have dropped two in a row and five of their past six to fall eight games below .500, which is tied with their low-water mark for the season.
White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (5-7, 7.01 ERA) will try to build upon his recent improvement in his 16th start of the season. The highly touted 23-year-old has struggled badly with command this year, but has 14 strikeouts and only four walks in his past two outings.
Giolito is 1-2 with a 4.42 ERA in three career starts against Minnesota. Two of those starts took place this season, with the 6-foot-6 Anthony Miller Bears Jersey , 245-pounder posting a 1-1 record with a 3.65 ERA.
Lately, Giolito has found success by not thinking so much about his pitching mechanics.
"It's been kind of a long road to figure that out," Giolito said to his team's official website. "But I'm definitely in a much better place right now with that, just letting it flow. The key words are let it flow. Just go out there and be athletic. …
"It's like the desire to be as good as I can be to the point where I've overanalyzed things and been like, 'What am I doing wrong? What should I fix? What can I fix?'
"I'm doing that instead of being like Carlton Davis Buccaneers Jersey , 'Hey, I'm here, I'm going to compete and let it all happen and just be athletic and let what I've been doing for years take over.'"
The Twins will counter with right-hander Jake Odorizzi (3-5, 4.97 ERA) for his 17th start of the season. The Illinois native has 80 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings this season, but his walk rate (4.1 per nine innings) is the highest since his rookie campaign in 2012 with the Kansas City Royals.
Odorizzi is 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA in five career starts against the White Sox. He has an 0-1 record with a 5.23 ERA (six earned runs in 10 1/3 innings) in two starts against Chicago this season.
Avisail Garcia has homered in back-to-back games for the White Sox and could pose a challenge for Odorizzi Authentic Ryan McDonagh Jersey , who has given up 14 long balls this year. Jose Abreu also is coming off a much better day at the plate in which he slammed his 12th home run and showed signs of breaking out of a slump.
For the Twins, Ehire Adrianza carries a hot bat into the series finale. He went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Wednesday night, elevating his season average to .264 with four homers and 17 RBIs.
Chicago is 16-26 at home; Minnesota is 14-22 on the road.
After the game, the Twins will stay in Chicago and head about 8 miles north to take on the Cubs in a weekend series. Minnesota is 6-6 in interleague action compared with a 28-36 record against AL teams.
Authorities say San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and possessing an assault rifle.
Arrest records show Foster was booked at the Santa Clara County jail Sunday with bail set at $75,000.
The East Bay Times reports that a woman who has been in a long-term relationship with Foster told officers an assault occurred after an argument. Officers located the rifle while responding to the call.
Foster is expected to post bail on Sunday.
The 49ers released a statement saying the organization is aware of the arrest and is collecting information.
In January Rashaad Penny Seahawks Jersey , Foster was arrested and charged with second-degree marijuana possession in Alabama. He also was put in the league's substance-abuse program for a diluted urine sample at least year's combine.
Information from: East Bay Times, .


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Step 1
Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and cut into strips.
Step 2
Combine bell peppers, chile paste, paprika, and ground red pepper in a food processor; pulse until smooth. Transfer pepper mixture to a serving bowl; stir in Traditional Hummus.


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LUOYANG BEIYAO XIZHOU MU. Western Zhou Tombs at Beiyao, Luoyang. Beijing, 1999. 35, 384 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 112 pp. b/w plates. Many text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards.
Extensive archaeological report on the finds at Beiyao near Luoyang. 355 Western Zhou tombs have been excavated. Finds include important bronze ritual vessels, ceramics, weapons, jades, chariot fittings. 5 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text only.
Subjects: Archaeology Bronzes
Available, as of: 03/03/2020
Was item 496 in printed List 198.
Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.


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Vikre Frenchie Cocktail
Over the past 4+ years, we've had the privilege and pleasure of helping them to design rack cards, brochures, labels, posters and a few other odds and ends for their Duluth-based distillery. When they approached me in February of 2018 about designing the packaging for a new canned cocktail, based on a French 75, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to create a unique design that would stand out among the competition. The goal of the overall Frenchie brand was to create something feminine and bold while featuring a hand-drawn dog without being too childish. The brand had to be able to expand to packaging, in-store displays, clothing, website and eventually a potential series of canned cocktails. The basis of the brand had to come from the dog drawing itself. We came close to the final look with the polka-dots and 'Frenchie' font but the drawing took a lot more time to work out than any other part of the design. See more about 'Frenchie' in our blog post.


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The Women & Gender Book Club invites you to join us in reading and discussing historian Jill Lepore's The Secret History of Wonder Woman. Copies of the book will be made available to students for $5. To sign up, contact Linsdey Freeman, Sue Maguire, or Ruth Goldman or attend the first meeting on October 2.
About the book: Wonder Woman, created in 1941 on the brink of World War II, is the most popular female superhero of all time. Aside from Superman and Batman, she has lasted the longest and commanded the most vast and wildly passionate following. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Unlike others, she also has a secret history.
In Jill Lepore's riveting work of historical detection, Wonder Woman's story provides the missing link in the history of the struggle for women's rights—a chain of events that begins with the women's suffrage campaigns of the early 1900s and ends with the troubled place of feminism a century later.
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LeSean McCoy denied accusations of domestic abuse and drug use, among other things, made on Instagram on Tuesday.
"For the record, the totally baseless and offensive claims made against me today on social media are completely false," McCoy posted on social media. "Further more, I have not had any direct contact with any of the people involved in months."
An Instagram user posted a photo Tuesday morning accusing McCoy of domestic abuse, steroid use and animal abuse. The Instagram user claims the photo shows a before and after image of McCoy's girlfriend.
The caption reads:
"@shadymccoy is THE DEVIL!!! YOU ARE AN ANIMAL!!!!!! We didn't say anything about how you beat your dog 'Henny' into kidney failure. Let's not talk about all the times my best friend had to stop you from VICIOUSLY beating your son for small things like peeing in the bed. We kept quiet about your drug usage ... all the ILLEGAL steroids and needles you were using, but we will not keep quiet about this!!!!!! I can't believe you did this to my best friend!!!!! YOUR KARMA IS GOING TO BE SO REAL!!!!!! The world needs to know what type of animal you really are!!!!!!! This was just her yesterday on the left and now this morning this is her on the right!!!! #WomanBeater #AnimalAbuser#ChildAbuser"
ESPN reported the Bills are aware of the Instagram post and are looking into it.
"The Buffalo Bills are aware of the LeSean McCoy allegations, told it is being looked into per sources," ESPN's Dianna Russini reported.
McCoy's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Bills did not respond to requests for comment.
PennLive reporter Aaron Kasinitz contributed to this report.


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A thunderstorm which struck at Utanga market in Obanliku local government area of Cross River state on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, reportedly left five people dead.
The thunderstorm incident which caused pandemonium in the area, left many believing it was an evil sign in the community. Facebook user, Anya Vincent who shared photos of victims of the incident, wrote;
A very strong calamity have bedeviled the Utanga community in obanliku LGA cross river state,as thunderstorm skilled 5 people's in Utanga market.16/10/2018
Recall that few months ago, three persons, including a motorcyclist, were struck dead in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, by a thunderstorm yesterday followings hours of torrential rain that pounded the ancient town.
The victims who were in their 20s were riding on a motorcycle and elected to take cover in a solitary building along the former Gateway Hotel annex situated few metres from the residence of an ex-governor of the state, pending when the rain will subside, but the accompanying thunderstorm struck three of them dead.
It was learnt that the heavy storm hit the three simultaneously but a fourth person was lucky, and having been unaffected by the lethal impact, fled the scene. A sympathizer, Ridwan, identified one of the deceased as Ayo, who hailed from Imomo-Ijebu in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of the state.


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2019 Dodge Charger Cabin Air Filter - Research the 2019 Dodge Charger online at 2019dodgeprice.com. You will discover local deals, specs, images, videos, consumer and expert reviews, features, trims , and articles for each turn in your Charger. The existing Charger is boxy, but this new model looks much sleeker and more aerodynamic. It's never as tall as the existing version and it's definitely curvier. 300-horsepower and great gas mileage surely sound better. They will not sound such as for instance a traditional muscle car, but they will definitely drive just like one.
This car is going to take us towards the continuing future of driving. Chevrolet and Ford are the main competitors of Dodge. The existing version of Charger is made on the basis of the Mercedes chassis, and if rumors should be believed then a future model is going to be designed utilizing the Giorgio platform manufactured by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The entire redesign is going to take 2021 but the car is going to be refreshed and released in 2019. This move is planned to be able to reduce the weight and to allow for more upgrades that will result in enhanced performances and improved fuel economy.
2019 Charger Interior And Exterior
With the most present Dodge Charger 2019 popping out, we predict finding far more changes included in the exterior from the auto. It is really a version which presently sports activities a style that is a throwback towards the cars observed in the 60s, but that one will follow new and modern day high quality. Utilizing the prior revise that began in 2015, each little the auto is reshaped making associated without just the roofing framework along with the rear end entry doors. But this enormous redesign neglected to do significantly for that auto because it does sport an associated along with a regular kind of problem since it almost always had.
We can expect to see a lot more of a sport-vehicle in interior and exterior aspects of the car. Also though they're some anticipations that it might change a bit across the deluxe spectrum and contest with enjoys of Audi, Lincoln, and Cadillac. It is clearly predicted it may have 4 entry doors current however with reduced luxury appearance. To the leading lights, Guided is going to be most suitable choice to offer a fantastic look at in most of the climatic conditions and various times through the day. A better bumper and particular alloy tires are anticipated while the interior will in all probability have quality leather material chairs for maximum comfort. The Dashboard's central gaming console might be designed with a more extensive touchscreen display exhibit. With 8.4 in. Monitor, it may have other more infotainment features filled with new technology.
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2019 Charger Engine
The brand new 2019 Dodge Charger is likely to be built on a single platform as Alpha Romeo Giulia, a four-door sedan. It is going to be powered by five engine variants. Also, less weight and increased power sound is good news for the audience. According with a latest news updates, the 2019 Dodge Charger might have a smaller and more efficient engine with its weight decreasing by nearly 500 pounds. Its efficiency is going to be even a lot more than that of a V6 engine. Turbocharged engines is going to be used inside the car so that it matches the standards of EPA by 2020.
The model SXT comes with a 3.6 l twin-turbocharged V6 engine that'll provide 292 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. The beds base engine of a corner wheel drive car links the leading wheels and hence, offers all-wheel drive system. It includes the fuel economy of the 19/30 mpg. The other one model SXT Plus w/ Super Track Pack, GT, GT Plus includes the exact same 3.6-liter engine that produces little more power. It gets the 300 horsepower and 264 lb-ft of torque. However, this 1 includes FWD or optional AWD. The fuel economy for this 1 is 19/30 mpg (RWD) and 18/27 mpg (AWD).
Another one is (R/T, Daytona) models with 5.7-liter V8 370 horsepower and 395 lb-ft of torque and 6.4-liter V8 (R/T Scat Pack, Daytona 392, SRT 392) with amazing 485 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 475 lb-ft of torque. The special edition of the 2019 Dodge Charger includes 6.2-liter supercharged Hemi engine that produces 707 horsepower with 650 lb-ft of torque. It's connected to the 8-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive (RWD) system. However, if you decide on GT trim you are certain to get All-wheel drive (AWD) as standard. The EPA rating for this 1 model in the city/highway is 13/22 mpg.
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The costs to the most up-to-date forms of the Dodge Charger 2019 will likely be elevated when comparing to the pre-existing designs. The establishing the cost to the existing SE types is 27,995 USD to be a foundation MSRP standing. Meaning that probably the most present-day variance will likely price a place throughout 30,000 USD to get going on, along with other more magnificent trims heading beyond that.
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City of Shasta Lake Fire Management Project
- SCH Number
- 2019028262
- Lead Agency
- Shasta Lake, City of (City of Shasta Lake)
- Document Title
- City of Shasta Lake Fire Management Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 2/12/2019
- Document Description
- Proposed fire management activities include the removal of dead or dying trees, the removal of underbrush, the removal any trees less than 10" in diameter, and the removal of any tree limbs in excess of 10" in diameter. Removal of any trees in excess of 10" in diameter must be approved by the Shasta Lake Fire Protection District.
- Contact Information
Jessaca Lugo
City of Shasta Lake
4477 Main St.
Shasta Lake, CA 96019
Phone : (530) 275-7464
- Cities
- Shasta Lake
- Counties
- Shasta
- Other Location Info
- City of Shasta Lake
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Reasons for Exemption
- This project fits within the descriptions for a Class 4 Categorical Exemption authorized in the CEQA Guidelines involving minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Specifically subsection 14 CCR 15304(i) authorizes fuel management activities within 30 feet of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface water. Note: See NOE for full details


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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Inmates at the Travis County Correctional Complex are getting a new understanding of mannerisms, behavior, health and wellness through the eyes of a dog. Pups from the Austin Animal Center are coming to the complex once a week for 90 minutes to visit with inmates who have qualified for training classes. These inmates get to have hands-on coaching with the dogs, teaching them to be house-trained, sit, lie down and walk on a leash.
The program benefits all parties involved, according to AAC. Dogs that know basic commands and are well-behaved get adopted more readily, which lessens the burden on the animal shelter. The Austin Animal Center is a no-kill facility, which means they do not euthanize dogs based on overcrowding. Unfortunately, a number of flooding events over the past year have kept animal numbers at local shelters high. AAC Chief Animal Services Officer Tawny Hammond says that dogs are stressed in the artificial shelter environment. Their keen noses are aware of the disinfectants used to clean the facility, and their ears pick up overwhelming sound from all the hard surfaces that are bouncing noise. It makes them have "nervous habits," which often "melt away" once they're in a more stable home. Socializing with Travis County inmates helps these dogs find forever homes faster.
The inmates, on the other hand, learn training skills and build relationships with the dogs, which boosts their self-confidence. The prisoners have to potential to become volunteers with AAC once they are released from jail, or possibly work with animals elsewhere after learning these useful coaching skills. One female inmate, who has been released, has already adopted the dog she helped to train.
Twelve women filled the first training class, which lasted four weeks. Twelve men are currently in a second session, with a rotation of three to four dogs in class. Both Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton and Hammond believe prisoners change their behavior for this opportunity, as it is a privilege. According to Hammond, inmates tell her "they wouldn't miss a class for anything."
This program is expected to expand in the coming months, with a foster program in early 2017. Inmates will qualify to foster dogs in their cells depending on their past behavior and charge history. There are other programs already in place for guide dogs and therapy dogs in the Travis County jail, but this training class partnership is a first.


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Heyo, since a GM told me advertising selling / buying trading characters for stars is forbidden in-game and there's a discord channel for that EVEN THO rulebook of Kronos doesn't mention it, i'v been wondering if that "rule" could change. Anyone who have spend some time on character-trading discord channel can vouch for this - channel is dead AF, no1 visits it and people don't even know it exists. Auction House on Twinstar site is even worse! Since Kronos is a part of Twinstar and character trading for stars is a big part of it, i really don't see why advertising in game would be so bad. Now, i'm not saying we should advertise on world chat, but maybe /2 trade chat or even /s /y wouldn't be so bad, maybe create a separate channel in-game just for that. Awareness is a big problem of character trading, i did advertise a bit on world-chat before i found out i shouldn't do that, and let me tell ya whenever i posted about wanting to buy a char, up to 5 people would whisper me "how is that possible, what are stars, how does one do that?". I really get a feeling that Kronos management isn't too happy about this option even tho Twinstar encourages it. So can we please advertise in-game? That would be really really awesome.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Recognizes Hawaiʻi Public Safety Telecommunicators on House Floor
Honolulu, HI—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released the statement below in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week:
Video of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard recognizing Hawai'i's public safety telecommunicators on the House floor is available here
"Hawaiʻi's public safety dispatchers and radio technicians provide an essential service to our community. These hardworking men and women process more than 1.4 million 9-1-1 calls each year in Hawaiʻi, and are literally the first line of response in an emergency situation. Their ability to relay accurate and up-to-date information is essential to the success of our police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and to the safety of those in desperate need of help.
"Last year Hawaiʻi's public safety telecommunicators helped our state become one of the very first in the nation to implement a Text-to-9-1-1 program that's helping to close the gap in emergency response. This program addresses a very real need for situations where you may have a home invasion or domestic violence scenario, where making a phone call to 9-1-1 safely is simply not possible. Mahalo to our telecommunicators for leading the way on this initiative and for your work every single day on behalf of Hawaiʻi's people."


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"Wow, they really should put more effort into the shark. Ferb, I knoweth what we're going to doeth today."
The Robotic Shark was a mechanical shark created by Phineas and Ferb to celebrate the Harbor Days Festival and improve its recreation of Harbor Day.
InspirationAccording to the song the "sailors" sing, Harbor Day is the anniversary of the day in the 1700s that the inhabitants of Danville drove out a giant shark that had terrorized them by eating teachers and politicians. There is a reenactment of this every year at the festival. That year's reenactment involved Buford wearing a shark hat and a shirt that said SHA, and Baljeet wearing a shark tail and a shirt that said RK. Upon seeing how poorly prepared the reenactment is, Phineas decides what he and Ferb were going to do for the day. ("The Belly of the Beast")
Operational History
The Reenactment
Candace and Stacy anticipate how poor the reenactment will be when they see the large mechanical shark being dropped into the water by two helicopters. Candace, seeing an opportunity to try and bust her brothers again takes Stacy with her and gets into a boat with Captain Squint to chase the giant robot shark. Inside the mechanical shark, Phineas is setting the control system while Ferb was in a wired shark suit to control the movements of the mechanical shark. Phineas and Ferb, not seeing it's Candace and believing that the reenactment has begun, decide to run from them.
Captain Kid uses rubber ducks to track down the shark and a toilet plunger to capture it, but his attempts are in vain, and the shark swallows him. Candace and Stacy are left alone on the boat. Candace, with her last shred of patience gone, assumes control as captain and maneuvers to seize custody of the shark. She fires a toilet plunger 'harpoon' at the shark, which catches it then starts pulling the shark towards the shore. Phineas, still under the impression that they're conducting a reenactment, switches to full power, extending the shark's mechanical body to its full power capacity and starts pulling the other way.
Stacy then launches several more toilet plungers at the shark, one of which is tied to Candace's leg and pulls her towards the shark, entangling her body to the shark's hull for the duration of the 'reenactment'. Stacy manages to steer the ship back to port but a large wave hits Danville Harbor and pushes the mechanical shark ashore. The captain disembarks from it, thanking Phineas and Ferb for the new rocket-propelled leg they built for him and quickly leaves. When Candace tries to get Linda's attention, Doofenshmirtz's Salt Water Taffy-inator breaks, lashing out a long strip of taffy and pulling the shark away before she could see it and only sees Buford and Baljeet in a shark costume.
Doofenshmirtz and Perry see the giant mechanical shark is about to hit them. Doofenshmirtz glad both of them will suffer together but Perry escapes the taffy by removing his diving suit and leaves Doofenshmirtz and the Salt Water Taffy-inator to get crushed by the mechanical shark, which is destroyed by the impact. ("The Belly of the Beast")
2nd Dimension Doofenshmirtz's invasion
A recreation of the shark was used by Django to fight off the 2nd Dimension Heinz Doofenshmirtz's invasion. It was suspended in the air by a gray recreation of the Parade Float previously used by Ferb during the Tri-State Area Unification Day parade. The Parade float had a huge fan on top, and a cable connecting it to the shark (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension).
Physical appearance
It looks like a normal albeit very large shark with a few bolts, an obviously fake eye as well as a three small water jet tubes at the bottom near the tail.
It has the ability to widen itself. When the function is used, two other rows of jets deploy to provide additional propulsion side-by-side with the original ones. The top fin extends into three fins. The entire frame extends in length and its tail becomes noticeably larger.
Background Information
- Phineas says "We're gonna need a bigger shark", and Stacy says, "We're going to need a bigger captain", both parodies of the famous line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" from the movie Jaws. The whole catching process of the shark is also from Jaws, only with rubber ducks instead of barrels, and even the boat resembles the Orca from the film. And finally, the shark leaps out of the water and lands on the boat, thereby swallowing the captain, similar to how the shark from Jaws kills Quint. Also, the commercial has the theme of Jaws.
|"The Belly of the Beast"
|Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension


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Apache Flink and Spark are major technologies in the Big Data landscape. There is some overlap (and confusion) about what each do and do differently. This post will compare Spark and Flink to look at what they do, how they are different, what people use them for, and what streaming is.
Streaming Data
Streaming data means data that comes in continuously. Processing streaming data poses technical complications not inherent in batch systems. Providing the ability to do that is the technological breakthrough that makes streaming products like Flink, Spark, Storm, and Kafka so important. It lets organizations make decisions based on what is happening right now.
When people learn about streaming data, the first use case they usually look at is Twitter. Twitter has APIs that let programmers query these tweets in real time. Streaming data examples also include traffic of any kind, stock ticker prices, weather readings coming from sensors, and temperature and vibration gauges on industrial machines.
What do Flink and Spark Do?
Apache Spark is considered a replacement for the batch-oriented Hadoop system. But it includes a component called Apache Spark Streaming as well. Contrast this to Apache Flink, which is specifically built for streaming.
Flink and Spark are in-memory databases that do not persist their data to storage. They can write their data to permanent storage, but the whole point of streaming is to keep it in memory and use it right now. There's no reason to write it to storage as you want to analyze current data.
Spark/Flink are far more sophisticated that other real time systems, like a syslog connection over TCP built into every Linux system. This is because Flink and Spark are big data systems. They are fault tolerant and built to scale to immense amounts of data.
All of this lets programmers write big data programs (like MapReduce functions) with streaming data. They can take data in whatever format it is in, join different sets, reduce it to key-value pairs (map), and then run calculations on adjacent pairs to produce some final calculated value. They also can plug these data items into machine learning algorithms to make some projection (predictive models) or discover patterns (classification models).
How is Apache Flink different from Apache Spark, and, in particular, Apache Spark Streaming?
At first glance, Flink and Spark would appear to be the same. The main difference is Flink was built from the ground up as a streaming product. Spark added Streaming onto their product later.
Let's take a look at the technical details of both.
Spark Micro Batches
Spark divides streaming into discrete chunks of data called micro batches. Then it repeats that in a continuous loop. Flink takes a checkpoint on streaming data to break it into finite sets. Incoming data is not lost when taking this checkpoint as it preserved in a queue in both products.
Either way you do it there will always be some lag time processing live data, so dividing it into sets should not matter. After all, when a program runs a MapReduce operation, the reduce operation is run on the map dataset that was created a few seconds ago.
Using Flink for Batch Operations
Spark was built, like Hadoop, to run over static data sets. Flink can do this by just stopping the streaming source.
Flink processes data the same way, whether it is finite or infinite. Spark does not: it uses DStreams (Discretized Streams) for streaming data and RDD (Resilient distributed dataset) for batch data.
The Flink Streaming Model
To say that a program processes streaming data means it opens a file and never closes it. That is like keeping a TCP socket open, which is how syslog works. Batch programs, on the other hand, open a file, process it, then close it.
Flink says it has developed a way to checkpoint streams without having to open and close them. To checkpoint means to notate where one has left off and then resume from that point. Then they run a type of iteration that lets their machine language algorithms run faster than Spark. That is not insignificant as ML routines can take many hours to run.
Flink versus Spark in Memory Management
Flink has a different approach to memory management. Flink pages out to disk when memory is full, which is what happens with Windows and Linux too. Spark crashes that node when it runs out of memory. But it does not lose data, since it is fault tolerant. To fix that issue, Spark has a new project called Tungsten.
Flink and Spark Machine Learning
What Spark and Flink do well is take machine learning algorithms and make them run over a distributed architecture. That, for example, is something that the Python scikit-learn framework and CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network) cannot do. Those are designed to work on one file, on one system. Spark and Flink can scale and process enormous training and testing data sets over a distributed system. It is worth noting, however, that the Flink graph processing and ML libraries are still in beta test, as of January 2017.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Spark has CLIs in Scala, Python, and R. Flink does not really have a CLI, but the distinction is subtle.
To have a Spark CLI means a users can start up Spark, obtain a SparkContext, and write programs one line at a time. That makes walking through data and debugging easier. Walking through data and running map and reduce processes, and doing that in stages, is how data scientists work.
Flink has a Scala CLI too, but it is not exactly the same. With Flink, you write code and then run print() to submit it in batch mode and wait for the output.
Again this might be a matter of semantics. You could argue that spark-shell (Scala), pySpark (Python), are sparkR (R) are batch too. Spark is said to be "lazy." That means when you create an object it only creates a pointer to it. It does not run any operation until you ask it to do something like count(), which would require creating the object in order to measure it. So it would submit that to its batch engine then.
Both languages, of course, support batch jobs, which is how most people would run their code once they have written and debugged it. With Flink you can run Java and Scala code in batch. With Spark you can run Java, Scala, and Python code in batch.
Support for Other Streaming Products
Both Flink and Spark work with Kafka, the streaming product written by LinkedIn. Flink also works with Storm topologies.
Cluster Operations
Spark or Flink can run locally or on a cluster. To run Hadoop or Flink on a cluster one usually uses Yarn. Spark is usually run with Mesos. If you want to use Yarn with Spark then you have to download a version of Spark that has been compiled with Yarn support.
The Flink End Game
What Spark has that Flink does not is a large install base of production users. If you look on the Flink website you can see some examples of what some companies have built using that, including Capital One and Alibaba. So it's certainly going to move beyond beta stage and into the mainstream. Which one will have more users? No one can say, although more funding is pouring in Spark right now. Which one is more suitable for streaming data? That depends on requirements and merits further study.
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The attack on the Batal 14 checkpoint in the Arish village of al-Seel, which left at least 10 police personnel dead, tops the news emerging out of North Sinai this week. Following the attack, the Interior Ministry has issued a flurry of statements detailing the state's response, which has left 26 alleged militants dead.
However, outside of the attack, there have also been developments on several other fronts: The number of civilians killed after an unidentified missile struck a residential building on June 2 in Jourra, south of Sheikh Zuwayed, has inched higher, after one of those who had sustained critical injuries died in the hospital. The Union of Sinai Tribes also announced that it had killed a former Province of Sinai leader on the same day as the Joura attack. In Arish, the fuel crisis caused by shorter operational hours during Ramadan has been slightly alleviated after the governor announced that the only gas station in the city would stay open longer.
At dawn on June 5, militants launched an assault on three checkpoints overlooking the western edge of Arish's ring road.
While Batal 14, a checkpoint operated by Central Security Forces (under the authority of the Interior Ministry) was the main target of the attack, militants also attacked Batal 13 and Batal 15 (both of which are under the control of the Armed Forces) in an attempt to isolate the Interior Ministry's checkpoint. The militants also targeted reinforcements who were sent to the area after the attack.
Forces stationed at Batal 14 are involved in protecting the construction of new checkpoints along the Arish ring road that coincide with the new wall being built around the city. The construction of the wall began in 2018, after the attempted assasination of the former interior and defense ministers. Militants have repeatedly targeted civilian contractors working with the military to construct the wall.
According to a security source who spoke to Mada Masr on the day of the attack, at least 10 police personnel, including two officers, were killed in the assault on Batal 14. Ambulances transferred the bodies of eight police officers and many injured to a hospital, the source added.
Residents spotted fighter jets above Arish and Sheikh Zuwayed in the hours after the attack and heard occasional explosions. The city's coastal road was also closed, local sources told Mada Masr.
The Islamic State-affiliated Province of Sinai claimed responsibility for the attack through its media arm, the Amaq News Agency, later on the same day. The outlet reported that the group's fighters attacked three security bases in Arish, confiscated weapons and ammunition, and blew up security vehicles.
On Friday, Amaq also published photographs of the Batal 14 attack, depicting about 22 armed men carrying various automatic weapons, as well as an armed man carrying a Strela 2 shoulder-fired anti-aircraft gun.
The Union of Sinai Tribes, which consists of young men from North Sinai tribes, the most prominent of which is the Tarabeen tribe, and has been cooperating with Egypt's security apparatus in its counterterrorism efforts, published photos of the aftermath of the checkpoint attack on its Facebook page. The images show a scorched Temsah armored personnel carrier, which, according to sources who spoke to Mada Masr at the time, was one of the vehicles seized by militants after the checkpoint attack.
Following the attack, the Interior Ministry issued a series of statements detailing a counteroffensive that has left 26 alleged militants dead.
In the first statement, the ministry announced that eight police officers died, adding that security forces had killed 14 militants allegedly involved in the attack. The militants were in possession of 14 automatic rifles, three IEDs, and two explosive belts, the statement added.
The second statement came on Friday, providing information on a firefight inside an olive grove in the Obour neighborhood southeast of Arish 15 kilometers from Sabeel, which left an additional eight militants dead. The alleged militants were said to have five automatic rifles, an IED, and two explosive belts.
Obour is home to the headquarters of Egypt's Armed Forces Battalion 101, the North Sinai Security Directorate, the Military Intelligence, the National Security agency, and a large number of checkpoints surround the area.
And in the final statement issued on Saturday, the ministry stated that four people allegedly involved in the attack had been killed in a raid on a house in the city's Masaeed neighborhood. Security forces found three automatic rifles and an explosive belt in the raid, according to the statement.
The Batal checkpoints are near the Sabeel village along the southwestern edge of the Arish ring road. Sabeel is one of the most dangerous areas of Arish, as Province of Sinai militants have kidnapped civilians and ambushed trucks carrying equipment for companies that work with the Armed Forces there. The militant group has also distributed fliers in the area threatening civilians who "cooperate" with the military.
Sabeel is also located near a key security hub overlooking the coastal road and sits between two heavily fortified military sites, known as the "Total" base to the east, and the "Harbyia" or "Triangle" base to the west..
The desert side of this area, where all farms were removed after the construction of the Arish airport began, was incorporated into the security zone after the attempted assassination of the defense minister and interior minister at the Arish airport in December 2017.
In the leadup to the June 5 assault on the checkpoint, there had been several red flags raised by security personnel and workers in the area.
A security source tells Mada Masr that security forces stationed near the Balal 14 checkpoint drove masked militants away with gunfire after spotting them photographing troop positions four days before the attack.
On Tuesday, one day before the assault on Batal 14, three militants photographed and then opened fire on the Harbiya military base, which sits opposite of the steam-electric power station.
The account provided by the security source was confirmed by workers at the power station, who added that worker dormitories also came under fire on Tuesday.
On Thursday, hours after the attack, joint units of the Armed Forces and police cordoned off the Edary district in Masaeed, which is close to the Batal 14 checkpoint, and launched an extensive search operation.
This past Friday, news websites published reports that security forces in North Sinai had foiled an attempt by militants to ambush forces in the Sabeel area.
Local sources in Arish confirmed hearing explosions, gunshots, and fighter jets at around 2 am Friday morning, but the sources say the sounds of an apparent firefight were brief.
However, security sources told Mada Masr that there have not been new militant attacks on checkpoints in North Sinai, and that the sound of explosions and gunshots were part of a routine perimeter sweep.
Local news websites reported on funerals held for policemen killed in the Batal 14 checkpoint.
Local outlets also reported funerals for two Armed Forces conscripts: Abanoub Nageh Marzouk from Assiut, and Khalil Eid Youssef from Berhira.
The Armed Forces have not issued a statement detailing any casualties from their ranks in the assault on the three checkpoints, two of which were operated by Armed Forces troops.
One of the nine injured people transferred to Arish General Hospital after the missile attack on a residence in Joura — a village in southern Sheikh Zuwayed — died in the hospital on June 8, according to hospital sources. Another six patients had been released on June 2. The death toll from the attack now stands at five civilians.
Two missiles were fired at a residence in Joura on May 27, immediately killing four people. Three of them were from the Khalafat clan, which belongs to the Sawarka tribe, a prominent North Sinai tribe that announced in May 2017 that it would work alongside the Armed Forces to fight militants. The fourth was a member of the Qawasmeh family of the Rishat tribe. Twelve other village residents were also injured.
On June 2, the Union of Sinai Tribes announced the killing of Selim Salem Abu Qarei, whom the union said was the former head of the militant group Province of Sinai's Islamic police authority, Al-Hesba, which is based in the border city of Rafah. The union also stated that Abu Qarei was involved in the killing of over 20 tribesmen accused by the militant group of collaborating with the Armed Forces.
The union did not specify if Abu Qarei was killed by the Armed Forces, the Egyptian police, or armed groups affiliated with the union. No official statements have been released by either the Armed Forces or the Ministry of Interior regarding the alleged incident.
The Province of Sinai, which declared allegiance to the Islamic State in 2014, has not claimed responsibility for the killings of the 20 members of the union mentioned in the June 2 statement.
The Union of Sinai Tribes also posted a video on Sunday entitled "The Pact and the Promise," which showed footage of armed fighters affiliated with the union riding on the backs of pickup trucks holding machine guns. The video also includes images of cars and huts reportedly belonging to "terrorist elements" set on fire, as well as blindfolded men that the union claims are terrorists it has apprehended.
Toward the end of the video, a list of 415 names appears under the heading "Sinai martyrs in the war on terror." The list includes names of men, women, children and union-affiliated fighters whose deaths have been previously publicly announced.
On May 21, the Union of Sinai Tribes announced the death of Youssef Gomaa al-Haqqi from the Tarabeen tribe in a militant ambush. According to the post, the ambush was carried out by "takfiri groups at iftar time" in al-Barth, a village southwest of Rafah.
In Arish, operating hours have been extended for the city's only gas station — the station will now operate from 6 am to 12 am daily.
Although the decision, which was implemented last Wednesday, has shortened the amount of time vehicles must spend at the gas station waiting to refuel, residents say that the crisis is not quite over. Khaled Mahmoud, a taxi driver who spoke to Mada Masr, said that even though wait time has been cut from seven to three hours daily, the organization of the lines at the station remains chaotic.
On another front, North Sinai governor Mohamed Abdel Fadeel Shousha announced on Saturday that, following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, fishermen will be allowed to resume using buoys for float fishing.
Fishing off the coast of North Sinai had been banned since the launch of the Egyptian Armed Forces' widescale counter-terrorism operation, Operation Sinai 2018, in February of that year. The only exception to the ban was Lake Bardawil, in which fishing was permitted from May through December.
The decision to allow float fishing comes a few months after security bodies had already given unofficial permission for fishermen to use the technique within a one-kilometer radius along the shore.
However, the decision has been met with a substantial degree of anger from the fishing community in Arish. Unlike fishermen located in Bir al-Abd — who mainly fish in Lake Bardawil — fishermen from Arish were strongly affected by the ban as fishing was their primary source of income.
The new decision is useless, according to Arish fisherman Youssef Mohamed, who says that most fishermen who use buoy gear have other sources of income and do not take make a living primarily from fishing. Moreover, the yield from float fishing is much less than fishing on motorboats, he says, especially given that the latter requires paddling.
Mohamed insists that the real problem is that their fishing boats continue to be held inside the port. Those boats are the primary source of income for almost 2,000 fishermen, he explains. Meanwhile, fishing boats from Damietta and Port Said operate on the coast of Arish daily — without being stopped by border guards, he alleges.
On the morning of May 21, the entire city of Arish experienced a five-hour power outage after the transmission lines that supply power to the steam-electric power plant went down.
A source inside the North Sinai electricity directorate told Mada Masr that one of the transmission lines that sources electricity from the North Sinai grid to feed the steam electric power plant, followed by another such line that runs through the militant-heavy western edge of Arish, shutting down the steam electric plant's electricity-generating units. Maintenance crews initially failed to fix the downed lines.
And according to the source, the natural gas power plant in Arish, which was brought in to serve as backup to power the steam-electric power plant's generators after the weeklong blackout of September 2018 when residents resorted to kerosene lanterns, was insufficient to restore the steam plant's operations. The natural gas power plant had also stopped working then due to technical problems.
As a result, the cities of Arish and Sheikh Zuwayed were plunged into darkness.
But the source confirmed that the maintenance team eventually fixed the transmission lines and reconnected them to the steam electric power plant, avoiding a longer blackout.
Sheikh Zuwayed has been facing major intermittent electricity cuts since the beginning of May due to repeated attacks by militants on the power infrastructure.
As security forces relaxed their enforcement of curfew hours, allowing residents to be on the streets after 1 am (which was the curfew during Ramadan), Arish's main markets and shops witnessed a slight boom before the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
But Mohamed Badawy, an owner of a clothing store on 26th of July Street in downtown Arish, tells Mada Masr that, despite the increased crowdedness of the downtown area, purchases remain limited this season. In his view, one reason for this is that Operation Sinai was accompanied by a substantial increase in food prices, as well as the disappearance of some food items, which continues to affect the way families budget for non-essential expenses.
"People can wear anything, but they can't not eat," Badawy says.
He also attributes the decline in purchases to a general increase in the prices of all commodities, including clothes, which is partially the result of increased shipping costs on goods entering Arish and long delays in bureaucratic processing.
Badawy also points out that families have begun shopping from overstock outlets and secondhand stores, where prices are relatively cheaper.


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If you didn't make it out to the farmers market last week, don't worry. It was pretty special, but this week it's time to officially celebrate!
The Grand Opening Celebration of the East Lynn Park Farmers' Market is set for this Thursday, June 11th. Weather forecast… awesome! Sunny and 24C.
Bring your picnic blankets and take in the melodies from Lisa Olafson of the Dirty Dishes. She'll be performing along side Sing Along Tim. Houla hoopers, stiltwalkers and balloon artisits will also making appearances.
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Laura Belus & Nana Jokura of Accept Wellness will be offering free 10 minute consults on how you can improve your health with naturopathic medicine. Laura Belus is a naturopathic graduate with a special interest in heart health. The Accept Wellness Naturopathic Community Clinic offers compassionate rates & high quality care so that you can feel your best and get the most out of life.
We'd like to send out a huge thank you to some local business who stepped up to sponsor this event.
The East Lynn Farmers' Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 4 – October 15 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page or by following us on Twitter.


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Learn how to make this sparkling festive wreath decoration using the Kumihimo technique. Finish your design with a pretty Edelweiss charm.
This design creates a 9" braid.
Step 1
Cut 8 strands of thread each measuring approx. 40". Tie all threads together at one end and place the threads onto your Kumihimo board. If you are new to Kumihimo please click here to view our tutorial for guidance.
Thread 45 beads onto each thread, the seed beads used for this design is a mix and can be placed onto the thread in no particular order.
Step 2
Braid approx. 1cm of the thread before starting to add the beads. Continue adding beads to your braid until you have used all of them.
Step 3
Finish by braiding another 1cm section with just thread. Then knot the end to secure it in place. Remove your design from the board and tie both ends together, cut any excess thread. The knots may look a little messy, however this will be covered up by the Ribbon/Lace Bow.
Step 4
Find the centre of your design and attach a jump ring through a seed bead or onto the S-Lon thread, then attach your Swarovski pendant using another jump ring.
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Cut 20cm of lace and tie a knot over the knots you created at the top of your design, finish the lace off with a bow. Cut 20cm of the blue ribbon, create a bow and glue onto the top of the lace.
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Book Reviews
Meadowlands (Week 1)
Reading about Robert Sullivan's experiences in the Meadowlands was a very interesting introduction into the class. He discussed the area and culture, essentially describing it as a once culturally rich area that now has turned into a place where things die. He discusses the wild life and how it has changed over time due to human pollution and other impacts that we have on the area.
Overall I enjoyed this read. It was an interesting time for me to read the book because I had just finished watching the Sopranos, an area that shares a lot of parallels with the story we read. I culturally rich and wildlife induced area turned into a "dump". It was interesting to see how essentially the only thing keeping it alive was the fact that humans could not physically live there. It made me think about our impact on nature as a whole.
Desert Solitaire (Week 2)
This store reflects on a man's experiences working at a national park over a couple of months. I am someone who appreciates nature, but rarely ever goes to visit national parks or explores through camping trips. For this reason, I couldn't really connect on a personal level to this book, but I do feel Abbey brought forth some interesting things to think about. He talks about how these preserved nature parks are actually in fact being destroyed by humans who interact with the land from touring and camping. Essentially he is trying to convey that humans, although we think we do; do not know what is best for nature.
This made me think about the question of "is everything that humans touch doomed." It made me think that the best way to save nature was to completely leave it alone entirely. I found this to be an interesting concept to try and grasp. Although we do things to try and preserve and save nature, we end up still having negative effects.
Bruckner (Week 3)
Bruckner harshly criticizes our ways of life and culture and links it to our effect on the earth's natural state as a whole. He wants human kind to go back to a simpler way of life because he feels that ultimately our complex ways of living have more negative effects than positive ones. Something I found kind of interesting was his talk about carbon and how great of an effect it has had on our world. Carbon concentration is out of control and the damage is so deep that we are at a point where solving it would take hundreds of lifetimes, if we were to stop using carbon. His overall tone of the reading is a sense of doomedness and lack of confidence in our earths future.
Western Attitudes (Week 4)
Ultimately, I found this to be a little bit more boring than any of the other reads this semester. It was less of a story and more informational, but we had been warned that was the case. Despite this books semi-boring tone, I do think the content was interesting. I enjoyed how the booked talked about us as humans destroying nature. That was an old theory we had already heard, but what I thought was interesting is how he brought forth the point of saying it could be some sort of natural selection. This was a very different and interesting way to think about our destruction of nature. Maybe we are that "meteor" that wiped out the dinosaurs. History has shown that when extinctions do happen, they often show some biological purpose, it was interesting to think of us as not actually doing things wrong and viewing us as just a biological fate. I thought this was something that is rarely mentioned and a very interesting outlook on the matter
Eating Animals (Week 5)
- In this book the narrator takes us on a dietary journey and lays out the timeline of his thoughts and reasoning's behind supporting a vegetarian life style. He discusses the meat industries and the horrors behind it as well as slaughter houses and humans self interested reasons for eating meat. This book I found very interesting, yet conflicting. I have been on both sides of the meat/non-meat eating spectrum and have evaluated my stance on eating very firmly. After being a vegetarian for 8 years I decided that meat was the way to go. There were 3 things that I thought about when going through this process.
- The first was, social reasons for eating meat
- Wrong, apart of pop culture, inhumane
- In high school I became a vegetarian more times than I can now remember, most often as an effort to claim some identity in a world of people whose identities seemed to come effortlessly
- The second was how far in terms of eating meat
- ways they are killed
- what animals would you eat versus not eat
- where is the line drawn
- Lastly is eating meat an important part of the human diet
- Over compensating for lack of nutrients you would be getting from meat
- According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease. Vegetarians appear to have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than meat eaters. Vegetarians also tend to have a lower body mass index, lower overall cancer rates and lower risk of chronic disease.
- http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/major-health-differences-vegetarians-meateaters-2790.html
- Job loss-expensive
- "for every $1 billion in beef exports [from America] 12,700 jobs are created; for every $1 billion in pork exports [from America] 13,333 jobs are created; and for every $1 billion in exports [from America] 11,853 jobs are created" (Free Trade Agreements).
Over 15% of the work force in meat industry (roughly 21 million)
Placing Animals (Week 7)
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I was able to draw similarities from my presentation about eating animals. It was more about the actual animals and their role in our society, but if felt like it spoke from the side of the animals. Reading these stories, I never realized how much I take the role of animals in our daily life for granted. It made me think about how we view animals and how little care we really show for them. As I talked about in my presentation the role they play in the animal products industry is beyond excessive. When she talked about the slaughtering of the animals and the amount of killing that we do in comparison to what you think we really need, the skew is hard to believe. It makes me think about an earlier time when we used to hunt for what we ate, therefore we only took what we needed. Were there just less animals at that time or was there an overpopulation?


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Visiting the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve I noticed that the work on the pedestrian barrier is going well. A 2.7m high barrier is being put up on the Van Stadens Bridge west of Port Elizabeth by the Friends of Van Stadens Bridge Trust in an attempt to deter suicides from the bridge. The barrier is being erected along the whole 198 m length of the bridge and will be used in conjunction with the closed circuit television to stop potential jumpers. It will be made of epoxy coated, closely spaced steel mesh which is difficult, if not impossible, to climb but won't impair the view of the gorge to passing motorists.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Van Stadens Bridge barriers
Posted by Firefly the Travel Guy at 2:30 PM
Labels: van stadens
Location: Humansdorp, South Africa
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What a shame something like this must be built.ReplyDelete
Drove past this construction a while back. I agree with Gaelyn.ReplyDelete
Whenever we went back and forth from Joubertina to PE, we would stop on the one side, walk across an get back in the car on the other. What fun! And what a view! Sad that one cannot do so anymore.ReplyDelete
We also do the same whenever we pass by the Gariep Dam. One must walk across a bridge to really experience it!
Highway 1 Ltd supplies yellow and black retractable conebars that are used as a cost effective pedestrian barriers .ReplyDelete
I will find a way...ReplyDelete
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