Sugar and egg prices rose 50% over the year
Prices rise for both retail buyers and wholesalers.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry notes that over the past six months, domestic prices for wheat, rye, corn have grown in all positions from UAH 3.7-4.7 thousand to almost UAH 9 thousand per ton. It is grain that accounts for up to 60% of the cost of one egg.
A few months ago, flour was cheaper than the grain from which it is made today.
"The situation is similar in the sugar market. Domestic sugar prices are 30-40% higher than world prices, and Ukrainian producers of confectionery and bakery products, ice cream and others on the domestic market cannot contract sugar," the CCI notes.
Rising prices are accelerating inflation. According to the State Statistics Service, in January prices increased by 1.3% on average compared to the previous month, and by 6.1% compared to the same period last year.
Excluding the seasonal component, consumer prices in January increased by 1%, which is a significant increase for one month. And although the growth in the cost of butter, sugar and vegetables slowed down, their contribution, complemented by another increase in the price of eggs, led to an increase in the price index for food products by 1.4% per month.


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Trump: The First 100 Days – A Panel Discussion On The Current And Future Impact On Employers
May 23, 2017 - 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Schwartz Hannum PC
Joseph E. Santucci, Jr.
Schwartz Hannum PC Senior Counsel And Washington D.C.- Based Nationally Recognized Labor Attorney
On January 21, 2017, Donald J. Trump began rapidly shaping his tenure as our 45th President. It already has become apparent that significant changes are in store at the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board, and for employers, employees and labor unions in general. This panel of the Firm's leading employment and immigration attorneys will assess the changes implemented in these areas by the Trump Administration in its first 100 days and how the new President and his Administration likely will impact the American workplace.
Topics will include:
- A discussion of Trump's immigration policies, and what they may mean for both employers and immigrant workers;
- A primer on the workplace policies that have already been implemented or are in process, and how to prepare for further potential implementation;
- Changes at the National Labor Relations Board, and how they will impact employers and labor unions in the near future;
- How the new Secretary of Labor plans to impact the American workplace, including the potential for a rollback of many of his predecessor's initiatives, including revised overtime, black-listing and persuader activity rules.
- What else is on the horizon?
Who should attend?
- Human Resources and Labor Relations Professionals
- In-House Counsel
- Executives and Managers
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After someone dies they become stiff, this is termed Rigor Mortis and happens because the cells run out of ATP (I think). But why do the cells need it to remain flexible?
You are right that ATP is needed in relation to Rigor Mortis: This for ion pumps to maintain concentration gradients in cells. Without a constant supply of ATP to the pumps, calcium starts to diffuse from the extracellular matrix (and other intracellular compartments with high concerntations of calcium) into the sarcomere where it binds to troponin, a regulatory protein in skeletal muscles. This holds myosin the actin filaments together creating the effect of rigor mortis.

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Computers have brought us many great things. Online shopping. Streaming movies. Minecraft. And, lest we forget, variable speed limits.
If you're not familiar with variable speed limits, they're exactly what you'd think: traffic systems designed to change speed limits in a given area, based on weather, traffic, and other factors. Variable speed limits have been used in parts of the U.S. for over 50 years, with Michigan rolling out one of the country's first programs in 1962 (PDF).
However, variable speed limit systems don't always rely on advanced technology. For example, some are designed to change speeds during particular times of year. That's how it works on an interstate in Wyoming, where top speeds are reduced during snowy, icy winter months. The Cowboy State's system wasn't meant to be responsive to minute-by-minute conditions; limits change based simply on the day of the year.
But of course, other systems now deploy an array of sensors to assess weather, traffic, and other factors when changing speed limits. That's the kind of system that's headed to Atlanta, Georgia -- arguably, one of the most congested cities in the country.
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation website, I-285 is a trouble spot -- specifically a 36-mile stretch of it, located to the north of the I-20 interchanges. This section, called the "Top End", is where variable speed limits will be introduced this September. The DOT says that it hopes the system will make I-285 safer and less congested.
The DOT says that it'll accomplish that task by keeping traffic moving at the same speed. While speeding itself can cause accidents, a major cause of collisions is "speed variance", or travelers moving at vastly different velocities. The new system in Atlanta aims to mitigate the possibility for differences by ratcheting down (or up) the speed limit from a maximum of 65 mph down to 35 mph, using a network of 176 digital signs. Though traveling down an interstate at 35 mph is no one's idea of fun, the DOT says that it's safer and more efficient for drivers to slow and move at the same pace than to keep a higher speed limit, which encourages stop-and-go traffic.
And for those who think that police are always looking for ways to write more traffic tickets (not a stretch, since many cities depend on revenue from citations), Georgia's DOT states very clearly, "Our ability to remotely change the speed limit on the corridor is not intended to create speed traps. Rather, the changing speed limits are designed to create safer travel by preventing accidents and stop-and-go conditions."
Georgia officials say that the new system is inexpensive and easy to roll out, with a strong return on investment. They hope to see results similar to those of a variable speed limit system deployed in Washington state, which curbed collisions by 13 percent and injuries from collisions by 10 percent.
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Gray Family Chiropractic offers a unique form of electrical muscle stimulation, the TheraStim to our patients in order to help facilitate the healing process. TheraStim is a direct current electrotherapy modality that is utilized for reducing pain, muscle spasms, increasing and restoring range of motion, and increasing circulation to the affected areas.
TheraStim is a neuromuscular stimulator that introduces electrical signals to the body through conductive electrode pads to provide relief for a variety of health complaints. It's unique waveform and use of direct current allows it to get deeper into injured tissues than traditional electrical muscle stimulators or Tens Units without surface pain or damage.
The Therastim Addresses Soft Tissue Pain
TheraStim is a distinctive breakthrough in the treatment of soft tissue rehabilitation. When disease or injuries occur, there is an electrical charge formed in the affected deep soft tissue. The affected charged area creates an environment that stimulates the production of Bradykinin, which is a highly potent chemical produced by the body as a result of tissue damage. Bradykinin is a major factor in developing edema, pain and muscle spasms.
TheraStim equipment
When you introduce an electrical current that can penetrate deep enough like the TheraStim, you can eliminate the charge of injury and prevent the continued formation of Bradykinin and thus greatly reduce the effects of trauma. Results are usually immediate and dramatic because it shortens healing time and penetrates deep enough into soft tissue to dissipate the charge of injury and reestablish intercellular communication.
TheraStim is an extremely effective form of electrotherapy to alleviate chronic pain resulting from old injuries because it breaks down scar tissue to release stored charges of injury and then allows the tissue to return to normal.
Health Conditions Helped with TheraStim
Cervical Spasms, Lumbar Radiculopathy/Sciatica, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Frozen Shoulder, Carpal Tunnel, Torticollis, Epicondylitis, Plantar Fascitis, Wrist Pain, Injuries of Ankle, Hamstring/ Calf Strain, Knee Injuries, Bursitis, and many others.
Typically treatments require about 15 minutes each and the number of treatments required depends on the patient's symptoms and the treatment plan selected by the doctor. During a TheraStim treatment, patients may be asked to move the area of complaint in order to isolate a specific muscle or group of muscles.
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Spending time in nature has proven benefits to mental health and overall wellbeing, including decreasing stress hormones, heart rate and blood pressure, whilst improving cognitive function, overall mood and psychological wellbeing.
Experts say up to 120 minutes per week spent in nature, provides our brains with a much needed break from the cognitive demands of everyday life, and is the idea amount of time to noticeably experience some of the many documented benefits.
Research shows that almost half of Australia's population between the ages of 16-85 experience mental health issues at some point in their life. From this, we felt it important to nudge people towards spending more time in nature – a free and accessible way to improve psychological wellbeing.
We hope to achieve this in the form of a diverse public information campaign appealing to the masses. By allowing us the opportunity to further engage with our audience we hope to provide habit building, achievable goals for individuals to integrate time spent in nature into their weekly routines.
By understanding the challenges of modern life, we have provided online resources to facilitate the implementation of our well considered and viable suggestions, along with easily understood educational information about the science behind the benefits of nature.
Large, night time projections onto buildings communicate the accessibility and beauty of nature. A gallery of different environments are projected on a short loop, and the sequence closes with a tagline to make nature's presence known, followed by our branding.
This installation is a solar powered shipping container, re-purposed to display scenic nature compositions and sounds —becoming a sensory walkway for the public to make their way through and around, gently reminding them of the beauty of nature, nudging them to spend more time in it.
In this concept, we've taken the iconic The Spheres sculpture (known colloquially as The Mall's Balls) and surrounded it with a freestanding vertical garden, peaking the interest of the general public and exposing them to our branding and cause. Inside, they will see the garden reflected in the sculpture, and as the walls feature a garden on both sides, the installation will have the added bonus of bringing more vibrancy to the area.
This living plant installation capitalises on empty retail spaces to provide the general public with a green space to relax in. Creating a space like this is a highly effective way to nudge people towards spending more time in nature, as they will actually experience some of the benefits of nature, at the same time as we are gaining their attention and exposing them to our branding.
This concept is a nature themed makeover of a store fitting room. By covering the walls with scenes of nature, the shopper is able to visualise themselves outside, whilst the tagline 'nature looks good on you', is seen above their reflection when they look in the mirror.
Our final concept is a tray liner to be used on food court trays, featuring imagery of grass with the prompt 'next time, let's take this outside'. It acts as a simple reminder that instead of sitting in the artificially lit food court, they could opt to eat their lunch outside as an easy way to spend more time in nature.
Throughout our campaign, we have used a QR code to help connect people to our website. Information on our website includes the details of our organisation and what we do, a breakdown of the benefits of spending time in nature, tips and resources to help people fit more nature into their routines, and information about our ethical and sustainable business practices.
The Instagram feed is the main hub to display our installations. We've designed the feed to showcase our work—posting tips, tricks and facts on how nature can help your mental health using our brand language.
We have also created the hashtag _TAG_ to allow people to submit photos of them engaging with nature after interacting with our installations.
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Tree Protection & Enhancement Programs
Tree Preservation Bylaw
For information about tree protections on Private Property, please see Section XVIE: Tree Protection & Preservation of the Wellesley Zoning bylaws on page 123, or read this brief summary.
Public Shade Tree Replacement Program
The NRC, which acts as the Town's Tree Wardens in conjunction with the Department of Public Works, manages a proactive and ambitious public shade tree management program that preserves and protects more than 3,000 Town-owned trees for the enjoyment of the public and the enhancement of Wellesley's environment. Routine maintenance is conducted on a four-year cycle to provide adequate safety pruning to all of these trees.
The care includes:
- Management of New Trees for One or Two Years
- Storm Damage Repairs; Shade and Park Tree Planting
- Tree and Stump Removals as Necessary
- Vandalism Repairs as Needed
- Other Tree Care According to Need
- Adds Beauty
- Buffers Weather Changes
- Helps Prevent Climate Change Through Carbon Absorption
- Improves Air Quality
- Inspires Tranquility
- Maintains Wellesley's Property Values and Quality of Life
- Reduces Erosion
- Reduces Sound and Glare
- Replenishes Groundwater
- Screens Unsightly Areas
- Separates Incompatible Uses
Through the Town's tree planting program, homeowners may request to have shade trees planted on your property. An inspection is performed for each tree request to determine that the site meets the following requirements:
- The site is within 20 feet of the public way.
- The site demonstrates a need for a tree due to a lack of trees and shade canopy.
- The site will support the listed trees.
- The homeowner agrees to properly water and care for the tree after planting.
Public Shade Tree Removal Hearings & Appeals
Only when a public shade tree is severely diseased, is in substantial decline, or threatens public safety does the NRC and the Department of Public Works (DPW) propose to remove a tree, and then only after a Public Hearing that gives residents an opportunity to voice their concerns and opinions about the proposed tree removal. Wellesley has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for more than 30 years, honoring the Town's commitment to community forestry. Wellesley has held the designation for the longest period of any city or town in New England.
Contact Information & Additional Resources
Contact the NRC for more information about the tree program or to request a tree in your lawn by calling _PHONE_, ext. 2294 or emailing us.
For more information, visit the Wellesley Department of Public Works Park and Tree Division Website.


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NukeLab is an undergraduate research lab that applies cutting-edge social science theory and methods to pressing policy questions in nuclear security, proliferation, and deterrence. Students work closely with faculty on all aspects of the research process—building theory, collecting and analyzing data, and visualizing and sharing findings with the academic and policy communities.
Ongoing research projects at NukeLab include:
 - Assessing proliferation risk. What countries are most likely to seek nuclear weapons? Under what circumstances? To help answer these questions, we are using advanced data analytics to develop a proliferation risk score—a systematic way to categorize states by the risk that they will develop nuclear weapons under particular circumstances.
 - Mapping the nuclear nonproliferation regime. How does membership in the nuclear nonproliferation regime affect the nuclear choices that countries make? Why do countries decide to join or abstain from parts of the regime? We are helping to build a comprehensive dataset of country membership in the nonproliferation regime, with tools to visualize patterns of membership over space and time.
 - The past and future of nuclear proliferation. Have the drivers of nuclear proliferation changed over time? What will proliferation look like in the future? Using a mix of machine learning techniques and deep qualitative research into cases of nuclear pursuit, we can better understand how the proliferation landscape has shifted and which policy tools are likely to prove most effective in addressing tomorrow's proliferation challenges.
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Pioneer History of the Strasburg
Community: Feist, Burgad, Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail for
German-Russian Settlers in 1888
Baumgartner, John J. "Pioneer History of the Strasburg Community: Feist, Burgad, Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail for German-Russian Settlers in 1888." Emmons County Record, 1934.
This year 1934 is one for celebration for all the people of Emmons
county, especially the pioneer settlers. In 1884 Emmons was organized
as a county, and it is now that we are to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.
Because of this fact the old pioneers, as well as the present generation,
have causes to rejoice.
It was during the fall of 1888 that the first settlers from South
Russia in order to establish for themselves new homes in a new country.
These first settlers were Jacob Feist, Joseph Burgad, Joseph Baumgartner
and Sebastion Bauman. Because of the fact that these early people
were looking for freedom and good land in America, and found it;
and because they were so well pleased with the present location
of Strasburg; and because they found there were great opportunities
for others from their country, a movement was started for more settlers
from their country.
More Soon Followed
This invitation was answered by the arrival soon afterwards of
many of their friends. This second group included the families of
John, Frank, and Jacob Baumgartner, Casper Feist, Albinus Schneider,
Peter Kraft, Jacob Gefreh, Franz Gisinger, Egidius Keller, Martin
Schwab, Lorenz Schwab and Phillip Keller. All of these took up their
homesteads in the vicinity of Strasburg. They arrived on May 7,
1889, and on that same afternoon began to build their little sod
Those first settlers found nothing but a vast expanse of prairie
land, which at the time of their coming had just been burned over
by a prairie fire. The first night after their arrival was accompanied
by rain and snow. It rained for three days and conditions became
so bad that some of the people were forced to seek protection under
their wagon boxes.
Eureka was the closest railroad station and also the closest place
where these people could find any market. In those days, of course
roads were poor. What the people had to face during days of rain,
snow and cold is hard for the younger generation to comprehend.
Now we are moving along over improved highways in high-powered cars.
In those days the best and fastest means of transportation was a
team of oxen, or if a settler was fortunate enough, a team of horses.
The first two years of 1889 and 1890 were failures; but the year
1891 was such a good one for crops that it is talked of even to
this day. This good year gave encouragement to these downhearted
people and it was with renewed energy that they resolved to make
the country their future home. More and more land was broken up,
and new homes were built. The people began to love their new country
and the freedom that it gave them in their enjoyment of a livelihood.
____??_____ first church. Their little place of worship was built
on the homestead of Casper Feist about two miles north of the present
site of Strasburg. With the completion of the railroad in 1902 the
church was moved to Strasburg. Later this wooden building was replaced
by a beautiful brick structure in the year 1910.
The first inhabitants of the town of Strasburg were John J. Baumgartner
and Raphael Volk and their families. The coming of the railroad
was followed by the quick growth of the village which in a few years
had grown into a prosperous center for the community. Its citizens
enjoyed living in it.
Today—after 45 years—these people can truly look back
and view their accomplishments with pride and with a happy feeling
that they have been duly rewarded for their hardships.
They have seen this community unfold itself from a mere nothingness
to a prosperous, well-to-do, town.
Ludwig Senger, Hague; Mrs. Katherina Fischer, Roscoe, S. Dak.;
Mrs. Helena Dilman, Strasburg; Egidi Keller, Sr., Strasburg; Mrs.
Agatha Keller, Strasburg; John Keller, Strasburg; Karl Keller, Strasburg;
Mrs. Regina Brickner, Strasburg; Mrs. Mariana Rohrich, Strasburg;
Joseph Burgad, Strasburg; Mrs. Margaretha Burgad, Strasburg; Valentine
Keller, Strasburg; Johannes Baumgartner, Sr., Strasburg; Mrs. Katharina
Joseph Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mike Baumgartner, Strasburg; John
J. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Anton J. Baumgartner, Leopold Baumgartner,
Strasburg; Mrs. Ottilia M. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mrs. Elisabetha
J. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Mrs. Martha J. Baumgartner, Strasburg;
Mrs. Marianna D. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Josabina Unszer, Strasburg;
Elisabetha Kraft, Strasburg; Stephan Kraft, Strasburg; Grigori Kraft,
Strasburg; Peter P. Kraft, Strasburg; Ferdinand Kraft Jr., Strasburg;
Mary Feist, Strasburg; Anna Kuss, Strasburg; Mrs. Katharina Bauman,
Strasburg; Joseph F. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Peter F. Baumgartner,
Strasburg; Margaretha Wald, Strasburg; John A. Baumgartner, Strasburg;
Anton A. Baumgartner, Strasburg; Joseph K. Feist, Strasburg; Kasper
K. Feist, Strasburg; Mrs. Magdalena Gross, Strasburg; Mrs. Barbara
Feist, Strasburg; Mrs. Regina Schwab, Strasburg; Egidi Schwab, Strasburg;
Sager Ver Hoven, Strasburg; Rika Ver Hoven, Strasburg; Mrs. Wm.


Counter (board wargames)
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An example of a counter with a large amount of information, from the wargame Black Sea-Black Death by Last Stand Games.
An example of a sticker for a block boardgame counter from the wargame Dunkerque by Last Stand Games.
Boardgame counters are usually small cardboard squares moved around on the map of a wargame to represent armies, military units or individual military personnel. The first modern mass-market wargame, based on cardboard counters and hex-board maps, was Tactics, invented by Charles S. Roberts in 1952. Traditional wargames typically have hundreds of counters (The Russian Campaign, 225;GI: Anvil of Victory, 856; Terrible Swift Sword, >2,000). Squad Leader had counters of different sizes: 520 ½-inch counters and 192 ⅝-inch, with the different sizes used for different purposes.
Boardgame counters are often closely related to military map marking symbols, such as those seen in the NATO standard APP-6a, and often include a simplified APP-6a representation as part of the counter.
Types of counters[edit]
 - Representational counters, usually called "unit" counters, directly represent a unit, individual, vehicle, or weapon.
 - Informational counters don't represent a specific type of character, unit, or weapon, but describe a state such as destroyed, immobilized, out of ammunition, captured, etc. These are sometimes called "markers", or "system counters" (for example, a counter used on a turn record track) as they aid in managing systemic elements of the game such as length.
 - Chits are not directly representational or informational but are used to determine things such as turn order.
In microgames, counters were printed on one or more sheets of thick paper which the player had to cut for themselves rather than the die-cut cardboard sheets included with most board wargames. Dragon Magazine used to include counters printed on a cardstock centerfold for monthly games (especially by Tom Wham).
In block wargames, wooden blocks are used instead of cardboard as the counters to represent pieces, in order to emulate the fog of war (by placing the blocks upright to make the information visible to only one of the players).
Although counters are typically square, some games use oblong rectangles as counters for individual ships, as in Flying Colors, or for land units in tactical-scale games when the designer wishes to emphasize the facing or linearity of the unit, as in the Great Battles of History series. Other variations are of course possible. The unit counters in Luftwaffe are circular, while one game covering the Eastern Front in World War II had hexagonal counters.


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A Human Skeleton
How these trends are related, in what ways they have been adaptive, and what their role is in the evolution of complex social organization and culture, are matters of ongoing debate among physical anthropologists.
Although body size is highly heritable, it is also significantly influenced by environmental and cultural factors such as diet. The mean height of an American adult female is 162 cm (64 in) and the mean weight is 62 kg (137 lb). Males are typically larger: 175 cm (69 in) and 78 kilograms (172 lb). Humans vary substantially around these means, and the means themselves have varied depending on locality and historical factors.
Human children, typically weighing 3-4 kilograms (6-9 pounds) and 50-60 centimetres (20-24 inches) in height, are born after a nine-month gestation period. Helpless at birth, they continue to grow for some years, typically reaching sexual maturity at around 12-15 years of age. Boys continue growing for some time after this, often only reaching their maximum height around the age of 18.
Human life expectancy at birth is approaching 80 years in wealthy nations, with the assistance of science and technology. The number of people over 100 was estimated at about 50,000 in 2003. The maximum human life span is thought to be about 120 years.


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RD Sharma Solutions Class 12 Chapter 29
A plane is a flat, 2-dimensional surface having infinite dimension, but having zero thickness. Such that if any two points are taken on it, the line segment joining them lies completely on the surface. A plane in 3-dimensional space has the following equation
ax + by + cz + d = 0,
Where at least one of the values of a,b,c, must be a non-zero.
The three possible planes in 3-d coordinate system are
- xy plane, where the value of z coordinates is zero.
- y-z plane, where the value of x coordinate is zero.
- x-z plane, where the value of y coordinate is zero.
This chapter provide you solution for RD Sharma for class 12th maths on the topic of 'Planes.' Practice questions to find to have better understanding of the topic. Questions in this chapter are important from the exam point of view.
The Plane Class 12th RD Sharma Exercises


michael-otieno-abuyaOur settlement (informal) is the most conspicuous and oldest informal settlement within Homa Bay Municipality. The growth of the slum has been both rapid and unplanned resulting in desperate living standards for majority of inhabitants. It's among the worst polluted and disease ridden habitats within Homa-Bay municipality.
Even section which happens to be served by sewerage line, suffers from permanent sewage discharge polluting surface waters and seepage from sewers, septic tanks and pit toilets pollute few shallow wells in existence and lake water as well. Due to poor sanitation facilities and lack of drainage, human faeces and pools of stagnant water are found adjacent to family households.
Such living conditions are particularly serious for young children resulting in high incidences of diarrhea, typhoid, cholera, malaria, fungal infections, scabies, ring-worms and chest infections. Poor knowledge of good hygiene practices accentuates the problem resulting in high incidences of infant mortality and morbidity.
3.0 In nutshell
Like other children in the world, our children, have a right to live to celebrate their fifth birth day and beyond. This is attainable by ensuring these children have: enough to eat, clean water to drink, access to basic medicines and vaccines, access to simple solutions like treated nets and re-hydration salts.
The slum like any other area along the shores of Lake Victoria is hard hit by HIV/AIDS pandemic, combined with malaria has impacted negatively on economy of the slum. Malaria incidences are high in this slum due to poor solid and liquid waste management which has favored the breeding of mosquitoes.
1.1 Demography
Infant mortality rate is 149.2 % compared to 129 % for the district of Homa -Bay. Post neo-natal mortality rate is 214 %, while crude birth rate is 50.8 % and crude death rate is 25.1 %. Less than five mortality rate is 129 % and absolute poverty is 69%.
1.2 Health : HIV/Aids and Malaria
HIV/AIDS prevalence is 22.6 percent compared to 7.6 percent nationally. Average distance to health is 7km. Antennal care is 47 %. Health facility deliveries are 12.9 %.
1.3 Water and sanitation
Only 10.2 % of slum dwellers are accessed to piped water, and other sources of water like shallow wells, rain water forms 22.6 %. The remaining percentage is got from lake water, which is highly contaminated as Lake Victoria is virtually a sink (used bathing, discharge of raw sewage, garbage, waste from fish, defecation from livestock, raw faeces, flying toilets etc). Only 33.2% households have latrines. The area's black cotton soil easily collapses making construction of latrines difficult and very expensive, for the few who would be in position to construct latrines. Inadequate sanitation therefore is a major cause of poor health. Water is essential for human life, yet many take safe water for granted. Safe and available water immediately and drastically reduces risk of death from water borne diseases.
1.4 Education
School dropout rate is 50% for girls and 26 % for boys. Literacy level for adults is 66 % for males and 77.8 % for females, compared with district literacy which stands at 78.6 %.
Girls attendance and performance in school are badly affected by lack of sanitary towels, they always absent from school at least 4 days in a month that is 36 learning days per year, which means 2 weeks every term, this lowers self esteem and a close for ridicule and this is why we are trying to bring this project closer to the slums so that the other days lost can be compensated at the care program.
Most Orphans are taken in by their relatives who at the parent's funeral give promises to educate them and provide for their needs; the reality is that Orphans are basically the donkey that does every hard work in these families. It is in this line that Orphans suffer from frustrations and desperation with a feeling of isolation and the sense of being real Orphans. A general example of the farming communities of Rongo clearly illustrates the burden that these children have to bear.....Most of these families who pretend to take up the responsibilities of caring for the Orphans, do woke them up as early as 4 am in the chilly cold mornings to work in their farms till 11 am, this is their daily duties basically left for the Orphans...I haven't noticed any responsible father denying his children an opportunity to sleep, learn and play, but to these children its like a dream to them to play even with the children they stay with in the same house/plot. Normally after farms duties they proceed direct to fetch water 3-5 kilometers away from where most people lives, and they are forced to do it several trips without taking any meal, not even breakfast nor a lunch for them...it's unbelievable...but i trust my God for revealing this true and pure religion that our father accepts....Amen....!..........Read Ex:22:22-24,James:1:27,Jeremiah:29:11
Such kinds of heavy and hard labour assigned to them, make them feel very desperate and not cared for even by the communities..they are never given time even to contribute in matters affecting their lives, this is the real pain i saw and decided to have a hand in helping the frustrated Children.
With your help, the hungry are fed, the poor are clothed and given medical help and the widows and orphans are cared for. An everyday miracle such as water well for a village gives people hope that God hasn't forgotten them.
We must reach out to every segment of society; poor as well as rich, uneducated as well as educated, and to every race and every nation so that we can truly fulfill the Great Commission.
Our mission is to help the hurting by providing food, water, clothing, shelter, and education to the people of the nations of the world, therefore demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ.
Thanks a lot for possible help rescue interventions from the Lord's power that heals in prayer.
Praise be to His Holy name!!
Your brother in Christ,
Michael Abuya (Founder of Homa Bay Orphans self-help group).
Contact: +254 727 460680


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Change Immigration Laws from discriminating against individuals with Down syndrome
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We are asking to eliminate Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, for discriminating against people with disabilities, in contravention of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other Canadian laws and International Treaties, and for its destructive social and economic repercussions. The Montoya family case has sparked this petition.
The Montoya family came to Canada July 1st of 2012 under the Experience Class Work Visa. Felipe Montoya, the father, was hired as tenured full professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University, and Alejandra, the mother is a dance instructor. They came with two children, their daughter Tania who entered high school, and their son Nicolas (Nico), who entered primary school, both in the public school system. On applying for permanent residency, after the required medical exams, all members of the family were found to be healthy, but only Nico was required to undergo further exams, solely because of his disability, Down syndrome. Finally, after waiting three years for the response from Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC), they received the "Fairness Letter" where Nico was deemed "Inadmissible" due to his Down syndrome (code 759), and for having a "Moderate Intellectual Disability". This disability prompted the declaration of "Inadmissible" under the Health clause, Section (38)(1)(c), of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, for the probable "excessive demand" that Nico's education could cost Canadian "social services". The Montoya family was given 60 days to respond to the Fairness Letter, with the option of signing a "Declaration of Ability and Intent," where they must prove they have the ability and intent to "not impose an excessive demand on Canadian social services." They have chosen not to sign this Declaration because they consider it is discriminatory against people with disabilities, that it contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other laws of Canada, and because it unfairly requires them to assume the cost of public services for which they already pay taxes for in Canada. This case has sparked a public outcry, covered by the major mass media outlets of Canada, and a demand for change in public policy. The following arguments support this demand.
Considering that:
1. We all have "disabilities" to one degree or another, in some aspects or other, during some time or other of our lives, under certain conditions or circumstances. To not be able to do what others can commonly do, to be "disabled," is a fundamental aspect of life, of which we may all partake, through genetic differences, through accidents, through infirmities, through aging. It is that part of being human that pushes us forward to overcome difficulties, to allow us to flourish and to express our full potential.
2. Disability becomes a problem for the individual, when the surrounding society is not capable or willing to transform circumstances to enable that person's flourishing. The shortcomings of disability are not intrinsic, but societal. By providing the adequate supports for infants, the infirm, the disabled, and the aged, those "disabilities" stop being obstacles for these persons to reach their full potential.
3. Some societies have recognized this, and have made efforts to transform circumstances to enable every person's flourishing. Canada has proclaimed in its highest laws the principles of non-discrimination against people with disabilities, as a measure of enabling people with disabilities to reach their full potential, to achieve their highest goals: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (15.(1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.); the Canadian Human Rights Act (3 (1) For all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.); the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 4(1)(b) 1. States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis of disability. To this end, States Parties undertake: (b) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices that constitute discrimination against persons with disabilities;).
4. Societies are in constant evolution, some laws become outdated and need to be changed to conform to the evolving principles and values espoused by society and that are protected by the State. Such is the case of Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), where it states that: "38(1) A foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their health condition (c) might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services." The spirit, interpretation and application of this clause effectively discriminates against people with disabilities, not only contravening the aforementioned laws, but going against the spirit of inclusion and accessibility that has moved Canadian society to create and ratify these laws and treaties.
5. In the "Regulatory Definitions Related to Excessive Demand", provided by CIC in the Fairness Letter, "social services" are defined in such a way that only those services aimed at persons with "disabilities" are subject to excessive demand: "social services means any social service, such as home care, specialized residence and residential services, special education services, social and vocational rehabilitation services, personal support services and the provision of devices related to those services." This particular selection of "social services" out of the entirety of social services provided by the State (transportation, security, education, etc.), unfairly targets a certain sector of the population, for certain disabilities.
6. Section 38(1)(c) of the IRPA allows some of the ugliest stereotypes, stigmas and anti-values that linger in society to rear their perverse heads. Among them are the conceptions that people with disabilities are sick, instead of people with different sets of abilities to be potentiated; that sick people are a burden to society, instead of persons that require care to allow them to flourish; and that the value of a person is reduced to their monetary contribution to the economy, instead of recognizing that a person's worth is unfathomable and unbounded.
7. The unfortunate repercussions of Section 38(1)(c) include, not only the direct discrimination of foreign nationals with visible disabilities who apply for permanent residency in Canada, but a confirmation that persons with disabilities, including Canadians, are a burden to the State, diminishing their worth not only in the eyes of society, but in their own eyes. It perpetuates the perspective that some people are worth more, and some people are worth less, consolidating the underlying logic of racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, classism, and other aversions towards difference and the "other", that creates destructive, costly, and unnecessary rifts between peoples in society. It also represents an enormous opportunity cost to society and the State, by discarding potential talents, possible diamonds in the rough. The greatest assets of society are its people and their diversity. This treasure should not be squandered.
Therefore, we the undersigned, in favor of an Inclusive Canada, respectfully request that:
Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act be reviewed, if not discarded, for discriminating against people with disabilities, for contravening the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other Canadian laws and International Treaties, and for its destructive social and economic repercussions.
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LEVEL 2 AWARD IN RISK ASSESSMENT (RQF)
This qualification is designed for employees who are responsible for undertaking a risk assessment in the workplace and provides employees with the underpinning knowledge and skills to undertake a risk assessment.
The aim of the qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to prepare a risk assessment in accordance with current legislation and best practice.
Course Duration: Typically 1 day
Understand why risk assessments are necessary for maintaining and improving standards of health and safety at work.
State the main causes of work-related fatalities, injuries and ill health.
Outline the moral, legal and economic reasons for preventing accidents and ill health at work.
Define key terms associated with risk assessment in the context of health and safety at work including:
- Near miss
- Accident triangle
- Risk assessment
- Risk control hierarchy
- Suitable and sufficient
Outline the role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention.
Understand the principles of risk assessment.
Outline the legal requirements for risk assessment.
Describe a simple process for undertaking a risk assessment.
Give examples of occupational, environmental and human factors that can affect the level of risk from hazards at work.
Outline a method that can be used to prioritise risks.
Outline the requirements for providing information about, and records on, the results of a risk assessment.


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June 19, 2012 Intensive field work by researchers David General of the Palawan State University, The Philippines and Gary Alpert of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University has led to the discovery of nine genera of ants that had never been recorded before in the Philippines. Another two new genera were discovered by other researchers in a remote mountain region.
The study was published as the 200th jubilee issue of the open access journal Zookeys.
About 30% of all currently known ant genera have been recorded in the Philippines, with a land area roughly the size of Italy or Arizona. At least 474 species of ants are known from the archipelago. In addition, several dozen new species remain to be formally described and given scientific names. "New species have been found even in highly disturbed places like university campuses," reported Mr. General.
"The complex blend of climatic diversity, geologic history and island structure of the country has likely led to rapid development of new ant genera and species, a phenomenon that deserves much further exploration," Dr. Alpert surmises.
The discoveries were made on a private reforestation project on the fringe of a single protected area, the Mt. Isarog Natural Park, on Luzon Island. Unfortunately, the study site was poached and all the trees have been cut down, wiping out 27 years of stewardship. Habitat destruction continues to threaten the ants of the Philippines and the plants and animals that depend on them.
Many islands, mountains and unique habitats remain unexplored for their ant communities.
Ants are very common and easily recognizable insects but are poorly studied in the region. This new study may spur interest and provide such a reference for people who want to study ants in the Philippines.
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- David General, Gary Alpert. A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines. ZooKeys, 2012; 200 (0): 1 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys._PHONE_
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Italian classes for children
In this age bracket, the main aim is to familiarise the children with the language. Just by listening to the language, the most common everyday Italian expressions can be assimilated,together with a basic vocabulary of colours, animals, parts of the body, etc.
The language is learnt through games and songs, with the appropriate material for each stage and by following a text book with its various files.
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Date of Award
Religious and Theological Studies
Carrie Doehring, Ph.D.
Fear, Hope, Narrative, Pastoral, Theology, Trauma
Contemporary therapeutic circles utilize the concept of anxiety to describe a variety of disorders. Emotional reductionism is a detriment to the therapeutic community and the persons seeking its help. This dissertation proposes that attention to the emotion of fear clarifies our categorization of particular disorders and challenges emotional reductionism. I propose that the emotion of fear, through its theological relationship to hope, is useful in therapeutic practice for persons who experience trauma and PTSD.
I explore the differences between fear and anxiety by deconstructing anxiety. Through this process, I develop four categories which help the emotion of fear stand independent of anxiety in therapy. Temporality, behaviors, antidote and objects are categories which distinguish fear from anxiety. Together, they provide the impetus to explore the emotion of fear.
Understanding the emotion of fear requires an examination of its neurophysiological embodiment. This includes the brain structures responsible for fear production, its defensive behaviors and the evolutionary retention of fear. Dual inheritance evolutionary theory posits that we evolved physically and culturally, helping us understand the inescapability of fear and the unique threats humans fear. The threats humans react to develop through subjective interpretations of experience. Sometimes threats, through their presence in our memories and imaginations, inhibit a person's ability to live out a preferred identity and experience hope.
Understanding fear as embodied and subjective is important. Process theology provides a religious framework through which fear can be interpreted. In this framework, fear is developed as an adaptive human response. Moreover, fear is useful to the divine-human relationship, revealing an undercurrent of hope. In the context of the divine-human relationship fear is understood as an initial aim which protects a person from a threat, but also preserves them for novel future relationships.
Utilizing a "double-listening" stance, a therapist hears the traumatic narrative and counternarratives of resistance and resilience. These counternarratives express an orientation towards hopeful futures wherein persons thrive through living out a preferred identity. A therapeutic practice incorporating the emotion of fear will utilize the themes of survival, coping and thriving to enable persons to place their traumatic narrative within their meaning systems.
Whitehead, Jason C., "Constructing a Neuroscientific Pastoral Theology of Fear and Hope" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 952.
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Jason C. Whitehead
Pastoral Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Theology


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Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) - What's New
Lead still a health concern for California workers – New data report
According to a new report from the California Occupational Blood Lead Registry, thousands of California workers are still being exposed to lead and have elevated blood lead levels. These workers are at risk for serious long-term effects on their health. While employers in many industries provide mandated blood lead level testing for their employees, there is still significant under-testing in industries where lead is a known hazard. Despite this limitation, the data we collect provide valuable information. For example, among those who test, employers in some industries are much more successful than others in protecting their workforce from lead on the job.
To read the full report, see: Blood lead levels in California workers, 2008-2011 (PDF)
For more information on our work in this area, see California Occupational Blood Lead Registry
CDPH Occupational Lead Program recommends health-based improvements to OSHA Lead Standards
The Cal/OSHA lead standards are based on lead toxicity information that is now over 30 years old. Current medical information, including a new monograph from the National Toxicology Program, clearly demonstrates harmful effects of chronic and low-level exposures to lead in adults, levels well below those currently allowed by the standards. The CDPH Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) has reviewed the scientific information and made health-based recommendations to Cal/OSHA for revising its General Industry Lead Standard and Lead in Construction Standard for the protection of workers who are exposed to lead on the job. CDPH is currently participating in the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee process for revising the Lead Standards.
Recommendations for improving the Cal/OSHA Lead Standards - web page with the CDPH recommendations, information on the newly recognized hazards of lead, and Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting link
National Toxicology Program (NTP) Monograph on Health Effects of Low-Level Lead
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Occupational Health Branch home page


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Isn't it funny, how a chance creates so much?
A chance reading creates a chance understanding.
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A chance wonder creates a chance thought.
A chance thought creates a chance query.
A chance query brings about an answer.
An answer brings about peace-of-mind.
Peace of mind allows common ground.
Common ground creates friendship.
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The definition of irony is where you expect one thing to happen and the opposite occurs. This is a complete synopsis of the play, Hamlet. The irony is so thick throughout the entire play that without it the play would not exist. At the end where all of the intended deadly artifacts come into bearing, no one that they were intended for is killed by them.
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Bonfires on our farm were one of my most cherished group activities when raising our kids in the country. Guests would just "stare" into our blazing backyard firepit and not want to leave. Our town friends loved the idea of campfire cooking right from our own acreage.
Fire is one of the main forces of nature. When harnessed responsibly, it can soothe
and draw out the best in us. Rural bonfires can be enjoyed in any
season that fires are allowed. A flickering flame, laughter,
friendship, and the radiant heat of an open air blaze become a gathering
Making bonfires true group activities
Allow everyone involved in your bonfire gathering to contribute in some way. This makes it more "their" bonfire:
- Even young kids can help build a pile of crumpled recycled black and white newspaper used to help start the fire.
- Families can make fire starters together ahead of time by embedding a
wick into pine cones then dipping them into soy wax. Soy wax cleans
easily and doesn't leave a residue for those with more permanent
backyard firepits who want to keep things tidy. They can fill paper egg
carton sections half full with pure wood sawdust and pour warm soy wax
into the sections. When hardened, they can cut the sections apart for fire
- People can contribute bricks and help build a brick fire ring if you don't have a permanent backyard firepit.
- Guests can contribute eco-friendly firewood (see below).
Eco-friendly bonfires without killing trees -- modern methods and old European secrets
- Each time you enjoy a large outdoor flame with guests, provide a place for donations to the Arbor Day Foundation, which uses it to help replant the country's national forests that clean the air and add to the world's supply of treed eco-systems. Or instead of asking for a direct donation, hold a fire-lit auction to add fun to the bonfire gathering and collect money to donate.
- Use ecologically harvested firewood. If your farm doesn't have its own woodlot, secure local sustainably harvested firewood.
- It's great to get wood from "coppiced" trees when possible. Coppicing means harvesting a tree in a manner that never kills it. It sprouts again from the trunk and regrows. Not only that, when it's coppiced, it's roots expand and sequester more carbon into the soil than before. It's an old European forest management method used for centuries to harvest wood products while keeping the forests alive and well. Coppicing works on many deciduous trees, which is a bonus, because the best wood for fire is dried hardwood which comes from deciduous trees, softwood being mostly the evergreens.
- Burn hardwoods that have been properly dried, or cured. Deciduous
trees are all considered hardwoods, although some are denser than
others. Avoid the softwoods, which are mostly evergreen conifers, when
possible. But even if burning softwood,
avoid burning it green and uncured. This produces much more polluting
smoke. Plus, it's inefficient as far as giving out
heat and flame, and is not as warm because much of the heat is used to
drive off the water.
- Plant your own mini backyard woodland or even a single tree of your own that can eventually be coppiced for future bonfire wood needs, and offsets carbon emissions. The Arbor Day Foundation offers "Backyard Woods," a small guide that shows how to plant a safe and earth enhancing forest for owners of one to 10 acres. According to the Foundation, 49 percent of the earth's forests are in private ownership, and those that own backyard sized woods make up 60 percent of all USA private forest landowners. Smaller parcels of wooded areas individually and collectively make a big impact on the planet.
A secret to making smoke stop following you around
Because of an air vacuum effect, smoke on windless days from outdoor bonfires seeks solid objects and moves away from air pockets. If a group stands to the east of the fire on a windless night, the smoke will eventually go east. If they move to the west, the smoke will follow them. If possible, have a fireproof solid object next to one small section of the bonfire to give the smoke its solid object its seeking.
Rural backyard firepits
There are beautiful backyard firepits to purchase, and custom-made ones can be stunning. But, rural firepits for big bonfires are sometimes temporary and built from year to year in different places.
-A section of a large, toxin-free metal tube can be secured into the ground to hold the fire within.
-Bricks are good for surrounding bonfires.
- Some stones work well, but different stones react differently to flame. Sandstone withstands heat pretty well.
!!!Some types of river rock can even explode! Use caution
Limestone, basalt, shale and granite can crack or disintegrate. Some people use an inner lining of brick and an outer ring of stone if they're not sure what type of stone they have.
Turning traditional bonfires into biochar production gatherings.
As methods for making biochar at home grow, some may want to make biochar with friends and neighbors instead of holding a regular camp fire or bon fire. Making biochar often calls for just a short term fire that's rather quickly put out to let the burning material smolder, so recreational activities would be different than for a regular longer burning fire. But just like apple pressing gatherings and maple sugar harvesting of long ago, coming together for a shared work project that results in a valuable product can bring rewards of its own.
Watch out: campfire cooking can become addictive.
- A cooking area somewhat apart from the main bonfire can be carved out and designated for hot coals as they become available. You can use it for holding items over to roast, or with a firepit grill.
- You may want to obtain a utensil called a coal scoop for gathering the hot coals if you think outdoor cooking will be a major part of your bonfires. It's sort of like a kitty litter scoop only it's fireproof and the best ones' handles won't heat up and burn your hands.
- For flavorful campfire food, cut five inch (or so) twigs and thin
branches from your fruit tree prunings, soak them in water for an hour,
and toss a few over your hot cooking coals to deliciously flavor foods
held over for roasting or cooked over them with a firepit grill.
- For lighter, less elaborate fireside snacks, consider a twist on the typical roasted marshmallows by roasting heirloom apples or using a handheld popcorn popper made for campfires. See also our article on cooking outdoors.
- Heirloom apples are delicious roasted whole. Sweet Sixteens have a natural spicy aroma that makes them a real roasted treat. Old English Russets are also rich with delicious flavor undertones. Stick a long roasting fork into an apple and cook it over hot coals until the skin burns and the apple seems to whistle from the inside. Remove it from the heat. When cool enough, peel off the skin and eat.
- Libraries are loaded with more ideas on campfire cooking: from
burying potatoes into the coals to making fireside cornbread and wild
berry tarts. You may never want to cook inside again!
- Fire permits are sometimes needed, and there are even fire bans in certain locations during certain times of the year. Contact your closest fire department for requirements concerning outdoor fires, as well as a list of updated fire safety instructions that are both general and specifically pertain to the landscape of your local area.
Enjoyable outdoor fires are a great "Agritourism" draw for bringing people to your farm or rural area for fun experiences in a manner that helps the farm or rural community prosper financially.
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Python and Docker relationship
Docker can be expanded or managed by a few additional Python-based tools. The company behind Docker provides a docker-compose Python script which can be used to manage multiple Docker containers at a time. Ansible provides a few Docker-related modules as well. Therefore a correctly configured Python environment is very useful on a Docker host.
The debops.docker_server Ansible role maintains a separate Python virtualenv environment just for Docker-related Python packages. This is done so that Python modules used by upstream Docker, don't affect the host Python environment. The Docker virtualenv environment is by default located in the /usr/local/lib/docker/virtualenv/ directory but it can be changed if needed.
The docker-compose script will be symlinked in the host environment, in /usr/local/bin/docker-compose, so that the command can be used from the host's shell.
The Python interpreter located in the Docker virtualenv environment will be exposed in the host environment as /usr/local/bin/docker-python. That way you can use it in the Python scripts executed in the host environment. To use the Docker Python interpreter in a script, define it's shebang line as:
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The default host does not have any Docker-related Python modules available, therefore Ansible modules that interact with Docker, like docker, docker_container, docker_image, etc. will not work out of the box in normal Ansible playbooks and roles. To solve that, you can use the ansible_python_interpreter variable defined at the playbook level. Playbook variables cannot be templated by Jinja, therefore a static value must be used, and relates to the docker-python command exposed earlier.
Here's an example playbook that uses a Python interpreter from the Docker virtualenv environment:
- name: Set up a Redis Docker container
 collections: [ 'debops.debops' ]
 hosts: 'docker-host'
 become: True
 environment: '{{ inventory__environment | d({})
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 # Use Python from Docker virtualenv
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 - name: Manage redis container
 name: 'local-redis'
 image:'redis'
 published_ports: [ '' ]
 restart_policy: 'always'
 state:'started'
Keep in mind that more extensive playbooks that use Ansible roles or modules other than the Docker-related ones might need to be executed in their own separate plays, to use the host Python interpreter instead of the one maintained in the Docker virtualenv environment. Alternatively, you need to ensure that the Docker virtualenv environment contains all needed Python modules.
How to access the Docker virtualenv
To enter the Docker virtualenv environment on a host, execute the commands on the root account:
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source bin/activate
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Molybdenum Disilicide Heating Rod
Molybdenum disilicide heating rod namely molybdenum disilicide heating element, is usually used in high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere and the maximum temperature can reach 1850 ℃. In 1947, a Swedish company produced the first molybdenum disilicide heating rod with continuous improvement, in the 1990s, the heating rod temperature increased to 1850 ℃ and named Kanthal Super 1900C heating element. China realized molybdenum disilicide heating elements industrial production in the 1980s. At present, the molybdenum disilicide heating element has became an important equipment used in heat treatment, casting, high-temperature sintering, and other industrial and laboratory.
High temperature heating rods (MoSi2 heating elements) is resistance heating element used in high temperatures field and it has many good properties. High temperature oxidation resistance, in high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere, its surface will generate dense quartz glass protective film to protect the heating rods matrix. Besides, this protective film has regenerative function and automatic removal surface impurities adhesion function. The resistivity of MoSi2 heating rod will rapidly increase with temperature rise, so that the heating rod at low temperatures has large power and the furnace can heat rapidly. At high temperature the power becomes small to prevent material overheating. In addition, the operation time has little effect on resistivity, that is, not aging, so old and new elements can be mixed used. Molybdenum disilicide heating rod is commonly used in electric furnace, because of its low power consumption, fast heating, easy to maintain and stable product performance.
MoSi2 heating rods not only can be used in an oxidizing atmosphere, but also can be used in N2, H2, NH2 and an inert gas, but the corresponding temperature is limited. MoSi2 is prone to accelerated oxidation at 400 ~ 700 ℃, so it is not suited to use in this temperature range. In addition, its surface load can reach tens of W / cm2, which is much higher than the metal heating element, so it is possible to make furnace wall to reach 100W/m2, greatly improve the production rate. MoSi2 heating rods can be made into U-shaped, W and L-shaped.
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Before each Auburn football game, an eagle is set free to circle the stadium and land in the center of the field while the crowd screams "War Eagle!" The most popular story of how the university got such a dramatic tradition starts back in 1892, when Auburn was playing Georgia.
An aging Civil War veteran in the crowd had brought his pet eagle, which he'd found while a soldier on a battlefield. He'd nursed the injured bird back to health and it lived as his companion. During the football game, the eagle suddenly propelled itself from the man's solider and soared above the field. Below the flying eagle, Auburn took control of the game and as the team made a touchdown drive the students chanted "War Eagle!" while the bird continued to fly. At the end of the game, Auburn had won and the eagle then plummeted dead to the field.
Over 100 years later, the War Eagle and its majestic pre-game flight are icons of Auburn football. Auburn fans greet each other by saying "War Eagle" (an exchange of this phrase is known as a "War Eagle Moment"). The war eagles are all housed and cared for by the College of Veterinary Medicine's Southeastern Raptor Center, which treats and rehabilitates injured raptors.
Currently serving is War Eagle VII, a golden eagle named Nova. A rehabilitated bald eagle named Spirit also makes flights on special occasions. The retired War Eagle VI, a golden eagle named Tiger who was rescued from an illegal breeding operation, is still used by the Raptor Center to promote conservation.


Jang GunchoeAnnual Inter-Monastic Debate
Historically, the name of this debate stems from the place between Lhasa and Drepung in Tibet where the three Gelug monasteries would meet for the annual winter debate, a serious business in a country where winters are severe.
This annual one-month debate is still held between the Gelug Monasteric University re-established in South India. The best of each debate class come together to measure themselves against each other. The fact that the different monasteries use their own textbooks gives added spice to the debate.
The debate is based on the Pramanavartika text (Valid Cognition), one of the five great treatises. The text, dealing with logic, is the key to the all the other studies. Although the text itself is quite short, and only has four chapters, it is relevant to each level of the geshe study, and therefore debated throughout the many years of study. The actual text is studied intensively for a month in preparation for the debate.
In Kathmandu, seven Gelug monasteries come together for this annual debate. The monasteries take turns to host this event, in which around 350 monks and thirteen philosophy teachers come together to deepen their knowledge on logic and valid cognition. Every day they attend two to three sessions of teachings on the subject, which are then debated extensively in the courtyard. In the evening, all the groups come together to watch critically the debate of one monastery. The debate offers a great opportunity to meet like-minded monks from other monasteries to compare experiences and skills.
Kopan Monastery
(Nepal Buddhist Mahayana Center Gompa)
Kopan Monastery is affiliated with FPMT
(Foundation for the preservation of the Mahayana Tradition)


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a high CAPE often confounds convective activity if other ingredients are lacking, such as heat or moisture. 19 May had marginally unstable values for the UK of 800j/kg.
In the USA Tornado Alley forecast CAPE values exceed 2,000 j/kg in super cell outbreaks. CAPE on a skew-t chart is the area between the parcel trajectory and the environment temperature. In the SE of the UK we often just get "skinny cape", where rising parcels are only just warmer than the surrounding environmental air, whilst in Tornado Alley "fat cape" is frequent which indicate parcels much warmer than the surrounding air, increasing bouyancy.—Convective-Available-Potential-Energy.htm
The colourful charts above from show streamlines of wind and air mass equivalent potential temperature. Streamlines show where the airmass is coming from and, if they converge at the surface, can indicate potential for lift. Theta e charts show moisture and temperature characteristics of airmasses. Where there is a contrast of colours between high theta e and convergence at the surface and lower values and divergence of air at altitude this can bring on convective weather. The moisture chart shows that the airmass supplied sufficient moisture to the UK to provide for cloud formation and release latent heat. Dew points stayed relatively low and this showed moisture (and heat) locally was lacking for bigger storms. Compare these forecast charts with the actual occurrence of lightning on the day.
curved forecast shows showers
curved forecast shows showers
Forecasts for the day (Euro4) showed typical lines of rainfall accumulation which indicate showers. The actual radar showed "popcorn convection" (_USER_) over a wide area drifting east.
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Recommend following _USER_ for UK convective forecasts. Their forecast from 3 days ahead was spot on.
Update: confirmed tornadoes today (see foot!)
Potentially interesting, albeit tricky, weather tomorrow for UK, Wednesday. A deep surface LOW sits to the SW of Ireland and is dragging through complex series of fronts associated with various airmasses. Occluded fronts are tightly wrapped around the LOW, which is due to migrate NE away from the UK during the weekend and pressure to rise. For the SE tomorrow it's not so much the fronts but an unstable mass of warm southerly surface air that will be the main cause of any heavy showers tomorrow and some potentially thundery weather, especially when this warm air is forced up by anything… coast, hills or fronts.
Here's likely scenario for us in Reigate, Surrey SE: Rain is likely, possibly exceeding 10mm, which is fairly wet for SE: higher is possible. Most of this is likely to be convective rainfall due to unstable and moist air moving in from the south overnight. Showers, possibly heavy and thundery, are most likely in the morning as the warm surface air moves into our area, causing lapse rates to increase moderately and this encourages lift and cumuliform clouds. If the sun comes out then surface heating could spark heavy showers and thunderstorms as warm air rises freely through the atmosphere, encouraged by the jetstream overhead that effectively drags air off the ground. One of the ingredients for thunderstorms, LIFT, is therefore partly in place tomorrow, although it will depend on sunshine for greatest effect. If it stays overcast, which is possible, then little exciting weather action beyond just rain is likely.
The above charts also show that the southerly / SW airstream is humid because, as it converges on the coast, the model shows rainfall increasing significantly. This increased rainfall on coasts is often caused by convergence which is due to air arriving onto the coast quicker than it is leaving (check the lower wind speeds inland) so the wind effectively PILES UP on the coast and is forced to rise as it has nowhere else to go except UP! This is called convergence. It is clear from the charts above that any HILLS also encourage lift as South Wales and even the South and North Downs appear to be pushing rainfall totals up locally: this is orographic or relief rainfall. The charts below shows another feature of the weather tomorrow: the winds are shown to be VEERING with height (left diag) which allows WARM air to advect (move into) into our region (right diag). Read on for more about how veering winds and WARM AIR ADVECTION can encourage stormy weather.
Another ingredient for potentially unstable weather is that winds are VEERING tomorrow, albeit not dramatically, which means they are rotating clockwise directionally with height thus allowing warmer air from the south to move into a location: it is like opening the door to warm air: winds move through a southerly direction and therefore allow warm air to "advect" into our area. A moderate wind veer is taking place overnight and into tomorrow morning. Warmer air at the surface is overrun by cooler westerlies aloft that increases lapse rates: steepens the temperature difference between surface and air at altitude. The air at altitude tends to stay the same temperature and is associated more with direction and origin of airmass than it is with surface heating or advection of warmer air at the surface. An increase in lapse rates adds to instability which encourages air parcels to LIFT off the ground, should surface heating occur if the sun comes out. The chart above right shows how WARM air is ADVECTED into the South of the UK and migrates NORTH during the day. This has nothing to do with solar heating… it is an 850hPa chart (1500m) and shows the airmass temperature which is largely independent of surface influences. It's a good example of WARM AIR ADVECTION with a moist air stream increasing instability causing showers and possible thunderstorms.
Finally, the warm relatively unstable airmass is being overridden by a NE turning jetstream that will encourages lift and wind shear. Wind shear is the vertical change of direction and/or speed with height: rotation. Shear is moderate tomorrow which might also add a twist to rising air that could even produce the odd tornado. Nice 🙂 After writing this Estofex issued a tornado warning Level 1.
Update 8 Oct: confirmed tornados from today 8 October 2014
Recent storms locally in Reigate, around Surrey and across the UK have brought relatively brief periods of squally weather which have got people asking questions about what they have experienced. In particular, people are wondering about the January 25 squall line and asking… "wow, was that a tornado?!"
In Reigate we recorded our maximum wind gust for at least 4 years of 52mph during the passage of the active "squall line" cold front at 5pm on Saturday 25 Jan. Biggin Hill recorded 68mph and Kenley 60mph peak gusts. For Reigate 52mph exceeded StJude 2013 and the storms in December, however the duration of the January 25 gusty front was barely 10 minutes. The weather phenomenon that produced this extreme short-lived gustiness is called a squall line. Below is the 500hPa chart for temperatures at 5000m and the 850hPa chart (1500m) as the storm passed over Reigate and SE England. Note the dramatic change in air mass temperature (colour) and pressure at height either side of the front, especially in the SE.
A squall line is a very active cold front. This one migrated steadily from the NW to the SE during the course of the day (see radar pics above) causing electric storms across the Midlands and some unconfirmed tornadic activity reported there too. The squall line appeared to break up a little on its passage down towards the SE but still caused significant gusts measured between 50-60mph.
The experience of fierce winds "coming out of nowhere" combined with lashing rain or hail impeding movement, causing tree branches to sway or snap alarmingly and even whole trees or garden walls and sheds to blow over in an instant, followed by power cuts in some areas locally, have all understandably prompted the search for explanations. "Mini-tornadoes" have been mentioned in the media as a possible cause for this weather phenomenon. So, was Surrey struck by a "mini-tornado" on Saturday January 25? This post looks at some local evidence and puts forward a round-up of what is "required" before weather phenomenon can usually be labelled a tornado.
It is worth mentioning that there is not really any meteorological phenomenon formally known as a "mini-tornado". Whilst spinning vortices of air can vary greatly in size and shape (e.g. vortices of rubbish on a street corner, dust devils, land /water spouts and gustnadoes) and can yield a great range of wind speeds, a "proper" tornado is only formally defined as a violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, usually underneath a cumulonimbus cloud and usually (but not always) visible as a funnel cloud that is intense enough to do damage. So there is no such thing as a "mini-tornado". Wind speeds in tornadoes are unknown. This is because traditional anemometers are destroyed even in weaker rotations. It is suspected that wind speeds


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Their proximity is not a coincidence. Indonesia's first president, Soekarno, chose the site for the mosque on purpose, to symbolize the nation's philosophy of unity in diversity, where all religions could co-exist in peace and harmony.
Today, both establishments continue to cooperate with one another, especially to accommodate the parking of cars during religious festivals. The parking lot of the mosque is used by the church congregation during Easter and Christmas midnight mass, and vice versa, during Eid prayers, parking is extended to the Cathedral's parking lot.
Facing the church's parking area is the statue of the Holy Heart of Jesus.
This neo-gothic church was consecrated in 1901 having been rebuilt at the same location where previously stood the old cathedral, which was built in 1829 but collapsed in 1890.
As the Dutch were Protestants and prevented the spread of the Catholic faith in the East Indies, the church was left in ruins. It was not until Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Europe, and placed his brother Lodewijk (Louis Napoleon) on the Dutch throne that Catholicism was again allowed to be spread in the archipelago.
Jakarta's Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is officially named Gereja Santa Maria Pelindung Diangkat ke Surga, meaning the Church of Our Lady of Assumption. A statue of Our Lady Mary stands at the front portal, facing West, with a sentence above the portal saying: "Beatam Me Dicentes omnes Generationes", meaning: All generations shall call me blessed.
Although from its appearance the church seems to be made of stone, as are neo-gothic churches in Europe, in fact, the cathedral is constructed of thick red brick that is covered with plaster and applied with patterns to mimic natural stone construction.
The thick walls are made to support the teak beams to form the roof. The three spires are made from iron frame. These materials were used instead of stone because they are relatively lighter than stone masonry
Above the church are three wrought iron spires, the two highest are 60 meters tall, while the central spire is 45 meters.
Entering the church one sees that the cathedral is designed to form a cross. Its central aisle is 60 meters long and in front of the altars the aisle stretches 10 meters plus 5 meters to each side.
There are three altars. The left is the Altar of Saint Mary which was completed in 1915, and on the right is the Altar of Saint Joseph, completed in 1922. The splendid and most important central altar and tabernacle and the gold cross are said to have been made in the Netherlands in the 19th century and installed here in 1956.
Around the walls of the church are paintings of the Stations of the Cross, where before every Easter, congregations stop to meditate the sufferings of Jesus Christ to his crucifixion until his resurrection from the dead.
On the south side is the statue of Pieta, showing Mother Mary carrrying Jesus Christ on her lap after his crucifixion
On central right is a raised decorated pulpit with a shell shaped construction overhead for acoustics.
The building itself has two floors. The upper floor used to be for the choir, but as the building has aged and there are concerns that the floor will not hold many people, the upper floor has now been converted into a museum, which holds relics for rituals during the days of the Dutch East Indies, as also the history of the spread of Catholicism in Indonesia.
The Cathedral is still actively used to this day. During Easter and Christmas, when congregations overflow, tents are pitched on the parking lot to allow the hundreds to pray, by following mass through TV monitors.


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by Bruce Lee
domingo, 20 de noviembre de 2011
British humour
Some jokes about computers. Can you tell me any joke in English?
25 comentarios:
 1. I love jokes and laugh of them!!
 The jokes may be a remedy to remove stress and laugh about anything.
 Here I'm going to put some real good jokes.
 The British have a great sense of humor, so great that in fact they laugh three times every time that you tell them a joke; the first time that they laugh is when they hear it, the second when they explain it, and the third when they understand it.
 Other joke:
 There was a man with a penguin under his arm. Suddenly he met an old friend, who asked him:
 - What are you doing with a penguin under your arm? You should carry him to the zoo!
 And the man replied:
 -Yes, yesterday we went to the cinema, today we've gone shopping and tomorrow we'll go to the zoo!
 2. The truth that I hate the jokes but I know some else. The British aren't funny, they are very colder. The Spanish are funniest than British.
 I tell some joke:
 What is the difference between a cat and a dog, Dogs think: Humans are benevolent, they feed me, and take care of me, so they must be Gods; cats instead think: Humans are benevolent, they feed me, and take care of me, so I must be God.
 3. A few days ago my teacher Maite, of Official School Languages, talked about a joke of two Spanish friends, she said:
 -One man,called Juan, asked his friend Pedro, who had already traveled to England previously. Juan: Hey Pedro, I will travel to England the next week, but I don't understand anything about English and I need go to Manchester. -Pedro: No problem Juan, when you arrive to England, you say, "I want a tickect to go to Manchester". The next week when Juan arrived to the airport of Manchester, he asked a woman, "I want a ticket to go to Manchester", the woman asked: On a bus?, he asked really confused: Where will I go? to Manchester, obviously!
 If you don't understand the joke, I will tell you a track, ~ Juan don't understand English and he thinks the woman said: Where do you go?~ I hope you like it.
 4. When I was little, my father told me some jokes, but I only remember one of them:
 A girl who had ten years old, went with his father to fish to the sea, and when they back home, the girl had the face very red,so her mother asked her:
 -What happened?
 +It was a mosquito, mum...
 -Has the mosquito bitten you?
 +He didn't have time, dad killed him with the paddle.
 By: Noelia Fernández Béjar 2º Bach A
 5. Este comentario ha sido eliminado por el autor.
 6. I love to listen jokes. But when I decide to recite, I think that I'm not a great expert, as I don't know lots jokes.
 Now, I tell for you, this joke:
 "They are playing chess, an american v.s. an australian.
 Who will win?
 Hhahah... Easy,the australian, because the american lacks the towers" xD
 7. I think the same of Chemi, the Britsh aren't funny, is easier see a dog talking that a British laughing.
 In all the Britsh that I watch(in football,tenis,WWE) when the footballers score a goal they don't celebrate happy, they said goal like If it was very normal,and in other they do the same,I'm funnier than all the British together.
 My joke:
 Chemi was working when his boos asks him:
 -You won't go to the you mother in law's wake?
 And Chemi said:
 -First the work and finally the funny.
 8. I like animal jokes, therefore I am going to tell two animal jokes.
 the firt joke:
 A snail was crossing a street and it was hit by a turtle. When It awoke it was in intensitive care and the doctor asks:
 How it all happened?
 And the snail replied:
 I don't know, it was so fast.
 the second joke:
 Dad!, Dad! What is the oldest animal?
 I don't know, what is?
 The zebra.
 Because it's in black and white
 2A Bachiller.
 9. Personally, I love jokes, I'm always joking everywhere at every moment, even if I'm sad for something or I have a problem. My friends known how I am, and they loves my jokes... at least almost all.
 The special of my jokes is that they are completely improvised, I didn't learn them before go out with my friends, but when I see the chance, I do some joke if I can.
 Otherwise, I know some phrases that are jokes and if the moment is the correct, I usually tell it. My favourite is: I don't believe in god, I'm not so egocentric.
 10. I think that be funny depends of the person, not of the nationality. But, all the British that I've listened aren't very funny. I remember when we see "That's English" and a man with a suit tries to make us laugh, I think he is pathetic. However this summer I've talking with a British woman and she was very funny and nice.
 BY: María González 1ºBach A
 11. I love jokes and I'm going to tell you two.
 The first:
 -May I speak with the director of the school?
 -Yes, I am ¿What do you want?
 -Just called to say Pedrito won't go to school today.
 -Mmmm...And who I speak with?
 -With my dad!
 The second:
 At school, the teacher says:
 -Pepito, how you imagine the ideal school?
 -Closed, teacher!
 Mireya González Paredes 2ºA BACH
 12. I think British are so funny.. in fact I've got a lot of British friends and I have a really good times with them.. I'm going to tell a joke.. but I have to say before I'm not very good at that:
 Lawyer: I have some good news and some bad news.
 Client: Well, give me the bad news first.
 Cya :)
 13. I think that to tell jokes is very difficult because everybody doesn't funny. For me english jokes aren't good because they don't funny. I don't very good in this but I tell you one.
 This is a man that go to the restaurant and there:
 Man: Waiter, I can't eat this soup!
 Waiter: I'm sorry, Sir. I'll call the cook.
 Cook: What's the problem, Sir?
 Man: I'm sorry but I can't eat this soup?
 Cook: Why not, Sir?
 Man: Because I haven't got a spoon!
 By: Carmen Presenta Prados Ramón 2ºA BACH
 14. Actually although I love the jokes, I don't know a lot because I have very bad memory for them, but I like getting to read the jokes or tell me them.With all jokes I laugh, althougt they are bad. But the important thing is to laugh for a while and to have a good time.I leave here two :
 -What is the difference between a bird and a fly?
 That the bird can fly, but the fly cannot bird.
 -A woman goes to the doctor and tells him: 'You know, Doc, I'm suffering of amnesia.'
 The doctor asks, 'OK. When did you notice that?'
 The woman replies: 'What?'
 15. I like a lot of the jokes but I do not make people laugh at my jokes, but I will try:
 16. I like listen and tell jokes. I think that the similes are very important in the life.
 I love to spend it well with my friends, my family... I think that all the people often should to be happy and smile. :D
 I tell one joke:
 My house is so, so, so small that when the sun comes into my house, I have to leave. :)
 17. I don't like a lot of English jokes but some of them are very good.
 Sam: Would you punish me for some thing I didn't do?
 Teacher: no, of course not.
 Sam: good, because I didn't do my homework.
 By: Almudena Pérez Puertas 1ªA BACH
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 19. I love jokes. It is a good way of life and to have a good time. I especially like jokes about Catalans, that they are very funny. This is one of them:
 A person from Madrid goes to Catalonia, when he arrives, he sit down and he orders a coffee.
 When he finishes it, he asks for


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