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Much experimentation with powder continued. Moisture absorption and firing failure were huge problems. They discovered that rolling powder into balls lessened moisture absorption. They also realized that particle size significantly impacted powder’s power. Purity was improved using dung, ox blood, alum and turnip in experimental processes.

Arts and Wellness: 5:30 to 7 p.m. third Thursday, Greenhill Center for NC Art, 200 N. Davie St., GB. $15. 336-333-7460 or www.GreenHillNC.org/arts-wellness.

The entry price for the 11-inch iPad Pro is $799, with the 12.9-inch model starting at $999, each with a basic 64GB of storage. Each climbs $150 to jump to 256GB, another $200 more to jump to 512GB, and then an extra $400 more to hit 1TB, the last model also including 2GB of undisclosed extra RAM (up from 4GB) to support the extra storage. That gets you to $1,549 for the 11-inch 1TB model or $1,749 for the 12.9-inch 1TB model, both with 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Adding 4G Gigabit LTE cellular support comparable to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max costs an extra $150 above any of those prices.

The Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education awarded $5,100 to North Iowa Area Community College to further automotive education, according to a release. The grant will be used to purchase a battery kit for the auto tech and diesel tech programs.

Alcoholics Anonymous: fellowship of men and women who meet to attain and maintain sobriety. No fees. Locations and times: 336-854-4278 day or night. www.aagreensboronc.com.

Bring a friend and/or friendly dogs. All hikes are 2-4 miles with duration of about 90 minutes, sometimes with elevation gains of 500’ or more. In case of bad weather, we will cancel. Please check the www.musclepowered.org/calendar or our Facebook page for last minute changes, or contact the hike coordinator Jo Foster at jf.prairie@gmail.com, or (319) 504-3309, call or text.

Among 2017′s most memorable acceptance speeches was the earnest improvising from veteran character actress and real-life sweetheart Ann Dowd. Her name could be called again for portraying chilling Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid’s Tale. This summer, she gave yet another bloodcurdling performance in A24′s second-highest grosser ever: “When I read Hereditary, I read that first scene that Joan is in, I thought, Oh, I’m playing a nice person. She’s so kind. And I was intrigued!…Because my husband said, ‘You might want to consider playing a secretary or someone nice. A surgeon or someone who delivers the mail. Anything but the antichrist.’”  

However, according to the NFL rulebook, this was probably the right decision. As highlighted by the guys at FootballZebras.com:

While the specific spending target was not disclosed, China’s total investment in its rail network could easily hit a record high in 2019.

INSIDE DISH: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cast was definitely living their best life. As one of the evening’s big winners, Amy Sherman-Pallidino noted her favorite part of the evening: "I think Alex [Bornstein] winning because it felt like we’re off to the races a little bit and I really, really wanted Alex to win and she really didn’t believe she was going to win and I got together with her on Sunday night and we had three martinis too many and I was like ‘you better have some talking points down girlfriend’ and she was like ‘grrrr, it’s not going to happen!’"

But this is America, so there’s rarely any accommodation for the pedestrian along the Interstate complex, nary a sidewalk to be found. So even though theoretically the restaurants are within walking distance you risk your life getting there, walking the shoulder of a 50 mph road, hopping over ditches, crossing unlit parking lots. I drew the line at walking over the Interstate overpass that had a mere 18” high wall instead of a sturdy fence. I’m getting shivers just remembering it.

The pursuit began after Beaver Meadows police Chief Mike Morresi attempted to stop the minivan at 5:10 p.m. on Dec. 18 for undisclosed vehicle code violations, according to court records. The minivan fled south on Route 93, leading to a 17-mile chase through Carbon County.