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Air crews extracted fire personnel from the American Fork fire in the Crazy Mountains when the fire doubled in size Sunday, as more uncontrolled growth is expected on several fires due to hot and dry weather blanketing Montana. Just an hours drive north, the Harris Mountain fire doubled in size overnight to at least 12,000 acres, prompting a massive overhaul in crew and evacuations southeast of Cascade. While hundreds of fires have already sparked across the state this year, fire officials warn...

The lightning-caused Tiger Fire is growing near Crown King. The fire has burned nearly 12-thouasnd acres in the Prescott National Forest and there is no containment. Rain on Saturday slowed fire growth and lessened its activity. As reported by remote automated weather stations placed around fire, the south end of the fire received 2.65 inches of rain, the north end got .70 inches and on the east side, above Black Canyon City, only received .01 inch. The most active part of the fire has been de...

Patients, type two, type three and type four. the patients with the milder and late onset forms of the disease will often have a longer life span and perhaps less debilitating muscular symptoms. however those patients also are looking for treatment. 0ne however those patients also are looking for treatment. one of the big challenges for the field is being able to develop the therapies further so they are useful in those patients with milder forms of the disease rather than just in these very sev...

May 22, 2021 sgCarMart Lexus brand signature drivetrain refinement and cabin isolation now have the opportunity to get elevated to another level with its first battery-electric model: The UX300e. So, just how great is this compact SUV at offering that effortless Lexus drive? Bushido drive Well, initial impressions are great. Throttle response in this electric UX is excellent, while its brakes largely manage to avoid that vague and squishy feel that some regenerative systems deliver. Combined, t...

Multiple wildfires ignited following lightning strikes in Jackson County According to the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District, several wildfires ignited Friday afternoon after lightning strikes struck Northern Jackson County. Posted: May 15, 2021 1:32 PM Posted By: Brett Taylor MEDFORD, Ore-- According to the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District, several wildfires ignited Friday afternoon after lightning strikes struck Northern Jackson County. The largest fire was es...

May 11, 2021 Oskar Valles enjoys a meal at Mana restaurant in Central, Hong Kong. Valles used to rush his meals and often turned to food when he was stressed. Now he is more mindful of what and how he eats. South China Morning Post Oskar Valles thought he was in tune with his eating habits. Then in 2019 he attended a “mindful eating” workshop and left with a greater understanding of what it means to “eat with intention while paying attention”. Like many people, Valles used to rush throu...

Nuclear Notebook: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have in 2021? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, March 15, 2021    T his is a very long article.  Some introductory bits: Russia is in the middle of a decades-long modernization of its strategic and nonstrategic nuclear forces to replace Soviet-era weapons with newer systems……… Putin also noted his disappointment with the “deterioration” of the US-Russia arms control regime, and de...

Undated Three-Piece “Clover Leaf” Eisenhower Dollar — Struck on Clad Dime Planchets — PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. The word unique is used perhaps too often by error coin catalogers, but it is the single word that best describes the present lot. Three clad dime planchets were simultaneously struck by a pair of Ike dollar dies. The planchets touched but did not overlap, and formed a “clover leaf” pattern with the top planchet centered above the remaining two planchets. Only the 1 in the dat...

The Curious Case of the 1855-C Gold Dollar   I can’t think of a single branch mint gold coin that has performed as poorly from a price perspective as the 1855-C gold dollar. Back around 2005 through 2008, these routinely traded in AU55 for $10,000-12,000 USD. Today, certain pieces in AU55 holders now bring only $5,000-5,500. 1855-C $1.00 PCGS AU55 CAC. Images courtesy Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN) unless otherwise noted Why did this important one-year type coin drop so much in value? Th...

Dana Dajani, an award-winning Palestinian writer-performer, has carved out a niche for herself on stage and in the literary firmament. Dajani, who li...