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The season of love isn't over especially here in Pancake House where you can avail of the Hearty Pan Chicken Set. It's definitely good for barkadas and families!
Before we take a look at the interesting sulit meal, let me share with you how much I find Pancake House noteworthy with its amazing line up of familiar, yet added with a twist, comfort food. Yeah, really, In fact, although the ambiance may vary from branches to branches (and most probably the service too), there is this great consistency when it comes to the dishes.
For this recent visit, I was invited to try out the Hearty Pan Chicken Set (P568) in the branch most convenient to me -- the Dela Rosa Carpark Branch.
Now, let's try to take a peak of its limited edition Hearty Chicken Set.
To start off the dining indulgence, we had this house salad containing some boiled eggs, carrots, cheese cubes and cherry tomatoes over the fresh greens. Thousand island dressing is served separately so you can have control over strength or mildness of the taste.
Following the enticing salad was the three serving of mashed potato. Although I usually love my mashed potatoes creamy, I enjoyed the chunkiness offered by these mashed potatoes. Pour more gravy as you increase the fun with this one.
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce of Pancake House - generously meaty!
Now, in order to further spice up our dining experience, we decided to order a plate of the Spaghetti with Meat Sauce. With this, I suddenly felt a wave of nostalgia -- the memories of being in a handaan where the pinoy spaghetti and fried chicken were endlessly flowing.
Also, the spaghetti sauce had this notable generous serving of meat!
Not too salty, rightly buttery and excitingly crispy-- that is how I can describe the Pan Chicken here in Pancake House. It was something I was able to definitely appreciate. Of course, the gravy was also a superstar because it added more spark to the already awesome chicken.
In its entirety, the set was really filling and considerably affordable given the price. Hence, grab all the chance you can get because this Hearty Pan Chicken Set won't be here for so long.


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Aberdeen plays host to British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships
World Record Breaker Jane Asher (86) is competing at #BritMasters2017 (photograph by strict copyright of SWPix.com)
Scottish Swimming is delighted to host the British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships at the Aquatics Centre in Aberdeen from today. The three day championship has attracted over 530 athletes across 2500 entries and will bring together competitors ranging in age from 18-86 years, including Masters swimming 'legend', Jane Asher (86) of King Cormorants Swimming Club, who, as a swimming coach was encouraged to swim competitively at the age of 40 by her pupils, and has subsequently gone on to break over 75 Masters World Records. BBC's Olympic and Paralympic broadcaster, Nick Hope (Wigan), will also step out from behind his camera to compete.
Until 2017, the British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships was organised and delivered by British Swimming but it was decided for the event to move to each Home Nation in turn to deliver and for 2017, this is to be in Scotland. .
Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive of Scottish Swimming, said:
"Scottish Swimming is delighted to be hosting the British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships at the Aquatics Centre in Aberdeen. It is the first time that this event has been held in Aberdeen and we are delighted by the number of entries and the good will of the Masters community. The support from Aberdeen Sports Village and Aberdeen City Council has also been second to none, and we thank them for their assistance is helping deliver this event.
"Masters swimming, while very competitive, is also known for its 'fun, fitness and friendship' ethos, and we look forward to watching some fast swimming while providing traditional Scottish hospitality and a warm welcome to all those who have travelled. I wish all those competing and all those supporting the event a great three days."
There is free entry for spectators and the event schedule is as follows:
Session 1 (16/06/2017): From 10:00
During the event, Aberdeen City Council will host a Civic Reception at the iconic Town House in Aberdeen where swimmers, event staff and technical officials can enjoy hospitality and have the opportunity to catch up and relax after a hard day's swimming.
The event is also being supported by our official partners, TYR and Strathmore.
The event hashtag to follow the action on social media is #BritMasters2017.
The British Masters and Senior Age Group Championships run from 16-19 June; the event programme can be found HERE
Event results are provided by swimscotland.co.uk and can be found HERE

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Japan's high life expectancy
Thread: Japan's high life expectancy
Japan Times : Japanese women outlive everyone
The life span of Japanese women, already the longest in the world, grew to an average 85.33 years in 2003.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's 2003 "abridged life tables," released Friday, show the average life expectancy of Japanese women grew 0.10 year from a year earlier, extending the record for the longest average life span into the 19th consecutive year.
Japanese men also set a new record. Their average life expectancy was an average 78.36 years in 2003, up 0.04 year.
But worldwide, Japanese men rank third after their counterparts in Iceland, whose life expectancy was 78.7 years between 2001 and 2003, and in Hong Kong, where the average male life span was 78.6 years in 2002.
Reflecting the fact that a record 23,377 men committed suicide in the reporting year, the figures show the difference between Japanese men and women widened by 0.06 year to mark an all-time high of 6.97 years.
I think that Japan's long life expectancy, is due to the following :
1) healthier diet and relatively mild climate (except maybe winters in the North)
2) Japanese people do not worry much about anything else than money and security, and as for most people this is usually less a problem than anywhere else in the world, Japanese should be more relaxed. The important is that most Japanese do not care/worry about politics, religion, strict morals or the philosophical meaning of life - so from this point of view they are very relaxed.
The collectivist mentality also allows for more peace of mind, as they don't have to worry about being different, better than average or express their individuality. They can just be happy by doing the same as everybody. Feeling part of the group also certainly help them being stronger and more balanced psychologically. It is also still very common for several generations of Japanese to live under the same roof, and so elderly people do not suffer from solitude or hardships as much as in Western countries, where they usually live by themselves. This certainly has a huge impact on life expectancy, since psychology is as important physical health or diet.
Oct 10, 2004, 11:32 #2
Vegetasama
RIGHT ON!! One more reason to convince my wife to go...she's hesitant for some reason or another...
Dec 14, 2004, 04:11 #3
I think that worrying about money is one of the most stressful things you could ever think of... But maybe you meant people that are relatively well off?
This certainly has a huge impact on life expectancy, since psychology is as important physical health or diet.
Why doesn't anyone ever mention this? They always talk about food but this is a really good point, too.
Originally Posted by miu
I don't think money ranks in the top 5 most worrying things for me. I'd that happiness, security, achievements, world peace, understanding the world and trying to better it, etc. are all more important than money. Actually, I could live with almost nothing but food and a roof (and internet ) without feeling much needs for the material possessions of the world. I am not Buddhist (I still need Internet ) but I feel that I am one of the only person in Japan that can be said to be near-Buddhist. 99,999% of the Jpanese only believe in the superstitious part of Buddhism which comes from Taoism (eg. butsumetsu, taian and others days of the week) or from Hindusim (Kannon the goddess of mercy...).
Frankly, I would prefer that all the world think one time clearly about religion and the meaning of life, and stop believing in gods, superstitions, etc. than being given 1 million US$. Just to show how money is unimportant compared to peace and stability in the world and the abolition of religions (one and same thing really).
Btw, true Buddhism as taught by Gautama is not a religion, people after he died have made it a religion. I don't think there are many people who could be considered real Buddhist outside the subindian continent (most of them, like the sadhus, call themselves Hindu though). But likewise I am yet to meet a Christian that lives in perfect accordance with the rules set by Jesus (which is probably more difficult, esp. the "love and forgive all part").
I have a pretty low income (full-time university level students get about 400 euros a month, depending on their rent, from the government for a certain period of time) but I still consider myself quite happy. I have had to worry about money a lot sometimes, though, and I can say it's one of THE most stressful things a human being can have... If you have to live for 2 euros for a week or so you would probably agree ^^;
I'd say that if you can pay your rent and bills (electricity, water, phone etc) and buy food and have a little left over for going out etc you can still be pretty happy if you have something to do. That's why the unemployed are depressed even though they get money fromt he government.
When people talk about Japanese women and how they spend money on clothes etc, has anyone ever pointed out that they might be addicted to shopping? Calling yourself a shopping addict probably doesn't sound as credible as being a drug addict, but you still get instant (temporary) gratification out of it. And it's a lot easier not to think what you're trying to compensate with the shopping.
This ahs nothing to do with the subject but...
Some religions maybe (okay.. Christianity :P) have the problem that they promise love and forgiveness and encourage it but the ones who don't believe in the particular god are sent straight off to hell even if they're better people than the believers. The whole question of believing in the god or not bends the matter into an entirely trivial direction: are the teachings of the religion (don't kill people, be nice ot other people) less important than having to fight about the existance of the god? Of course I realise that the whole thing is based on the fact that a god is almighty and without the god nothing exists, but the whole thing seems just too trivial. Maybe people just need somekind of a "heavenly mandate" for their actions so they can feel better about themselves. Isn't it so that if you have a set of rules that you have to live by you are more likely to bend them according to what suits you rather than deny they exist at all - that gives acting by morals a whole new meaning :P
Feb 22, 2005, 07:30 #6
Mcspi
I always thought it was because of a healthy diet.
Nov 22, 2005, 09:52 #7
MeAndroo
Asago-shi, Hyogo-ken
EDIT by Maciamo : Split from Interesting facts about Japan
Originally Posted by Pachipro
Why is it that Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world? Could it be the food they eat? More vegetables and fish? It sure can't be lifestyle as some people have said that Japan is probably one of the most stressful countries to live in and it is said that stress causes more premature deaths among humans than anything else. I mean they live with the threat of a deadly earthquake on a daily basis; they live in small cramped quarters; everywhere you go it is so crowded; driving is a nightmare; there is basically no privacy. Could it be their philosophy of life? Hmmm, something to look into.
Well, let's not overlook the fact that Okinawa brings up the average. Their lifestyle is much different from that of your average Tokyoite, as are the lives of many who live outside of major metropolitan areas. Japanese cuisine is relatively healthy, daily exercise is practically a given (if you don't walk a mile/day in a city, consider yourself lucky...or lazy), and there is a proliferation of young people who aim to avoid all that stress by staying a "freeter." Traditionally, half the parents stayed home to take care of children, mind the home, and care for the elderly.
I believe the land ration refers, at least in part, to the amount of arable land.
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Originally Posted by GaijinPunch
Right, but does it really "bring the average up"? Maciamo (I think) recently posted statistics of the population dispersion throughout the country. Kantou has roughly 30% or so... which is a LOT in one area. Kansai has another big chunk, then some small chunks for the other cities. Okinawa and the rural areas are pretty small in the big picture. I would like to know what percentage of the country lives in a city <= 150,000 people.
Well, I didn't mean to imply that Okinawa's relatively small population (1.3 million according to wikipedia) would have made a huge difference, but seeing as how it has the longest life expectancy in the world for a specific region, I figured it couldn't hurt. I wouldn't mind seeing those numbers either, but having experienced life in the city and in the country, I didn't think there was a huge difference in lifestyles...of course, I was living with old people.
GaijinPunch
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The furthest I've lived from the city was Shizuoka. My family-in-law lives in the sticks of Shikoku. From what I have witnessed, my host father in Shizuoka, and my brother-in-law in Shikoku, both share what I would assume is the most stressful of the Japanese lifestyle - work, and lots of it. I think it's safe to say the only thing different in the country is that it's not quite as cramped.
Nov 23, 2005, 03:37 #10
I spent time in parts of Kanazawa and northern Saitama outside of Koga, and it was about as country as I'm willing to get. I think the biggest difference for me was how much earlier you have to end your night if you plan on sleeping at home. From the central Kanazawa station to my house by bus took almost an hour, and my stop was the end of the line. After that it was a good 25 minute walk through rice fields and snow, which meant in order to get home at a normal hour, I'd be on my way a bit after 10. Conversely, while living in Tokyo, I routinely had shuuden around 12:30, and was still able to get a decent amount of sleep.
I was also struck by how much less quick food was available. I hesitate to call it fast food, because it's inevitably and inexorably tied to places like McDonald's, but I couldn't really find a convenience store within 15 minutes of where I stayed, which is unheard of in a concrete jungle like Tokyo. Can't help but think that affects the eating habits of the young in a way contrary to the influence of American fast food imperialism.
IN Shizuoka, if I thought ahead and got a bicycle, I could stay out until the shuuden, which was midnightish. It was a hefty ride bike on the bicycle, but doable, even in the cold. If I didn't have the bike, I needed to take the bus, which stopped at about 20:30. Talk about a boring night.
No rice fields though.
deadhippo
I just watched a CNN mini report about the life expectancy in Okinawa.
They asked this 103 (or so) year old woman how she was still so young and healthy. She told about when they were younger everybody worked in their gardens planting their own vegetable which they later ate. So the combination of exercise, healthy food was the reason according to her.
She also recommended getting a young man as she proudly displayed her "toy-boy" of about 80 years old.
Regarding money, just because you have plenty of money doesn't mean you don't worry about it. Japanese people don't really compare themselves financially with other countries but rather with each other. But maybe older people do worry less than the younger people seem to . The people I know are constantly worried about their financial future.
Personally, I think Japanese people stay alive because of the medicine they seem to take for any conceivable illness. From colds, to slight headaches to the more serious illnesses. They see to be a pill popping nation, unlike my country where we have one of the lowest life expectancies in the western world, maybe because of our dislike of pills.
But of course I'm not qualified to say for sure about any of this.
Yokohama Living
but I feel that I am one of the only person in Japan that can be said to be near-Buddhist. 99,999% of the Jpanese only believe in the superstitious part of Buddhism which comes from Taoism (eg. butsumetsu, taian and others days of the week) or from Hindusim (Kannon the goddess of mercy...).
Thank you for pointing out this. Personally I am a Tibettan Buddhist. Buddhism is not a religion. It's a way of life through, which we may ourselves take on the responsibility of determining how our life-bearing karma will work out for us. It's a path of self-enlightment. There is no God, but a God inside every one of being, a Buddha inside every one of us. It's a path of self-enlightment.
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/i..._religion1.htm
http://www.fwbo.org/index.html
Okayama, Japan
The Japanese seem to place a bit more importance on image than in other countries. I think that in itself is a stress, as well as an added financial stress (in one city, graves must be cleaned and the flowers replaced weekly, or one is seen as slovenly).
I would agree that the Japanese don't worry a whole lot about politics, religion, or the philosophical meaning of life. Most Japanese would give these topics just enough thought to say they are difficult topics.
The older Japanese went through a lot of hardship, and I think they learned a lot about what is truly important in life. They might have a learned easygoingness when it comes to a financial setback, or illness that the younger people don't.
"The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness."
--H.H. the Dalai Lama
May 2, 2006, 14:11 #15
Ost Prussia
U.S. and I HATE IT!
I highly agree with Mr. Androo point! I recently read a college text book on Japan, the book highlighted the large suicide ratio in Japan; (which a found very sad and).The worst part being they were mostly kids 10-16. They said the cause was over pressure from such thing as, Education, parental, social,
ect........soooo sad..........Of course i'm probably steriotyping!.....hmmm...
Some believe that Japanese live long because their diet is macrobiotics
People who choose to follow the macrobiotics diet believe food, and food quality, affects our lives more than is commonly thought. It is thought to affect our health, well being and happiness. They claim it is better to choose food that is less processed, more natural, use more traditional methods of cooking for family, friends, and oneself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrobiotics
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Is there a link between Japan's obsession for the seasons and high urban population ?
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CWB announces Dividend Rates on Preferred Shares
CWB announces dividend rates on non-cumulative 5-year rate reset First Preferred Shares Series 5 and non-cumulative floating rate First Preferred Shares Series 6
EDMONTON, Alberta – Canadian Western Bank ("CWB") (TSX: CWB) today announced the applicable dividend rates for its non-cumulative 5-year rate reset First Preferred Shares Series 5 (the "Series 5 Preferred Shares") (TSX: CWB.PR.B) and non-cumulative floating rate First Preferred Shares Series 6 (the "Series 6 Preferred Shares").
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The Ozzy Osbourne & Friends show continues to wind its way across Europe.
The series of Ozzy-led concerts are fill-in shows for the originally scheduled Black Sabbath reunion, which was scaled back to three dates following news of guitarist Tony Iommi's cancer diagnosis.
On Saturday, Ozzy and the crew played Malmö Stadion in Malmö, Sweden, with the now familiar setlist mix of Sabbath classics and Ozzy solo tunes.
Along for the ride are Sabbath's bassist Geezer Butler, former Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde, and Ozzy band members Gus G., Rob Nicholson and Tommy Clufetos.
In Sweden, the guys were joined by Slash for a few Sabbath tracks.


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Malachi and mommy stayed extra busy this week running errands and going to appointments. I know it sounds like an insane idea, but we have decided to add a therapy to Malachi's weekly regiment. Speech! We have pursued this route before but felt like it just wasn't the right time yet for Malachi. But as he continues to develop cognitively we are finding that we have a very opinionated four year old on our hands.
Malachi wants to have a voice very badly, and he wants to be heard. We have started giving him choices and letting him decide how his day will go. For example, if I am going to turn on one of his TV shows I will set up two objects in his reach and ask him: "would you like Sophia" (while leading his hand to the object on the right) "Or would you like Bubble Guppies" (leading his hand to the object on the left). Malachi will very adamantly make a decision and just to be certain I ask him about four times.
The best part about the process is seeing his giant grin when he realizes I have turned on the show he asked for. He is longing to be heard. I just hope we can find a way to unlock some of those thoughts and words. So speech therapy here we come!
Malachi continues to improve with eating solid(ish) table foods. He cannot chew but will try to mash the food with his tongue up on the roof of his mouth. Whatever we give him must be mashable because if it doesn't break down he goes into a panic mode and gags. He is obsessed, and I am not joking even slightly, with Panera's broccoli cheddar soup. We stopped there in between therapies last week and he was not interested in sharing. Every time I tried to sneak a bite he would try to grab my arm and guide the spoon back towards his mouth. I guess we need to start working on the concept of sharing haha!
This weekend has been an eventful one! Jake and I are not big into the gimmicks of holidays, like Easter baskets and the bunny, so it was comical this year when I managed to get handed the role of "Easter Egg Hunt Coordinator" at church. We had a very successful hunt, but the most exciting thing about the day was being able to share the story of Christ's death and Resurrection with children.
I went to the local Christian bookstore and purchased a set of Resurrection Eggs to help me tell the story. If you have small children, I HIGHLY recommend looking them up and making/buying a set. Each egg has a small token inside that represents something that happens in the timeline of the crucifixion.
As the little kids took turns opening the eggs and seeing what was inside I was able to share with them exactly what took place on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and why that is so significant to us now. The kids were absolutely enthralled in the story and seeing their eyes full of wonder was so refreshing to my soul. Sometimes I think we need to step back from these stories we know so well and look at them with the fresh eyes of a child.
Malachi still hates the sun with a passion. When it comes near him he goes into "opossum" mode and will shut his eyes so tightly.
We were thrilled to have my dad, stepmother, and half brother and half sister join us for service this morning and lunch after. Malachi is so entertained by the kids, and hangs onto every word they say!
Unfortunately Malachi did have a rough morning in regards to his epilepsy…he had 6 seizures this morning before church, which is a pretty good indicator something is going on with his little body. They lessened this afternoon but he just had a few before we put him to bed. We are praying against any sickness that he may be trying to fight.
This week I have had some self pity moments, mostly between the hours of 2-5am. Malachi has not been sleeping well lately and will stay up for hours each night. As I sit and try desperately to get burps out of him so he can sleep in peace, my frustration has been flaring. I know other moms have to be up in the night like me, but why is it EVERY single night for 4+ years! It is so hard to watch someone you love so much be uncomfortable and not be able to alleviate that easily for them.
Each week I have been sharing a verse with you that has been buried under the foundation of our new home. This week I want to share the verse that has been put under the master bedroom for Jake and I. We listed Psalm 143, with specific emphasis on verses 8-12. If you get time this week, take a moment to look up the chapter and see the reasons why we liked this scripture for our marriage and parenting!
Last night a very special man passed away. Jake and I saw this man as a mentor- someone we both desired to be like. His actions imitated Christ, and every aspect of his life seemed saturated with the desire to do God's will and share Him with others. I have always had so much admiration for this man. And Jake especially was very close with him.
As we reflected today on his passing, Jake and I both talked about how wonderfully special last night was as our friend was welcomed into heaven. We found ourselves not in a state of mourning, but rather in a state of rejoicing, knowing that the life that was waiting for him on the other side of those gates was enormously better than anything we could imagine here on this earth. He will be missed beyond words, but we look forward to the day when we will see him again.
What a refreshing reminder Easter Sunday is that this earth is only our temporary home.
My heart wants desperately to continue writing, but my mind and hands are telling me to go to bed. Thank you for continuing to check in on our boy, and please join us in praying that whatever unseen culprit is causing all these seizures will disappear before it becomes something significant.
I am excited to hear about the speech therapy progress. You are very intuitive to recognize his desire to communicate and to have found a means thus far for him to do so by making choices. Praying his therapist will make Malachi's learning time a lot of fun so we can see the smiles like when he is riding the therapy horse!


To all those who attended the Sept. 15 - FAITH of our FATHERS event.
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El Principat d'Astúries (, eonavienc: Principao d'Asturias, ) o simplement Astúries és un país constituït en una comunitat autònoma d'Espanya, situada al nord de la península Ibèrica. Limita al nord amb la mar Cantàbrica, a l'oest amb Galícia, al sud amb Castella i Lleó i a l'est amb Cantàbria.

La seva capital és la ciutat d'Oviedo, però la ciutat més poblada és Gijón. Té dues llengües pròpies que no tenen estatus d'oficialitat: l'asturià i el eonavienc. El Dia d'Astúries se celebra cada 8 de setembre. Coincideix amb la festivitat de la Verge de Covadonga, la Santina, patrona d'Astúries. La festa, establerta per la Llei 5/1984, de 28 de juny, se celebra institucionalment cada any a la localitat que determini el Consell de Govern del Principat d'Astúries.

Toponímia
El terme Astúries prové del nom dels antics pobladors, els àsturs, els primers habitants de les vores del riu Astura (Esla) fins a l'arribada dels romans. Astura, que abans es deia Estura o Estula, prové de l'arrel celta -stour que significa "riu". Aquest topònim apareix també a Bretanya. A la Gran Bretanya encara hi ha tres rius amb el nom de Stour, a Kent, Stuffolk i Dorset. A la desembocadura de l'Elba (riu) hi ha un altre riu Stör, que abans es deia "Sturia". També, al Piemont hi vivia la tribu celta dels esturi, prop d'un riu que es deia Stura. La mateixa arrel s'ha conservat fins a l'actualitat en el gaèlic ster i el bretó stour, que també signifiquen "riu".

Història

Ocupada per grups humans des del Paleolític Inferior, durant el superior la regió es va caracteritzar per les pintures rupestres de l'est de la Comunitat. En el mesolític s'hi va desenvolupar una cultura original, l'Asturià. A l'edat del bronze, la zona es caracteritzà pels megalits i túmuls. A l'edat de ferro, el territori va estar sotmès a la influència cultural celta.

Després de més d'un segle sense presència estrangera, els visigots van ocupar el territori en el , que acabaria a principis del  amb la invasió musulmana. El territori, com havia succeït amb Roma i Toledo, no va ser fàcil de sotmetre, establint-se el 722 una independència de facto com a Regne d'Astúries. La monarquia asturiana donaria pas en el  al Regne de Lleó. Durant els segles medievals, l'aïllament propiciat per la serralada cantàbrica i la poca vocació marinera dels naturals fa que les referències històriques siguin escasses. Després de la rebel·lió del fill d'Enric II de Trastàmara, s'estableix el Principat d'Astúries.

En el  el territori va arribar per primera vegada als 100.000 habitants, fet que provocà la seva duplicació l'arribada del blat de moro americà en el segle següent.

El 8 de maig de 1808, la Junta General del Principat d'Astúries declara la guerra a França, essent el primer organisme oficial d'Espanya en fer aquesta passa. L'1 de gener de 1820, l'oficial Rafael del Riego se subleva a Cadis proclamant la Constitució Espanyola de 1812.

A partir de 1830 comença l'explotació del carbó, iniciant la revolució industrial a la Comunitat. Més tard s'establiria la indústria siderúrgica i la naval.

El 5 d'octubre de 1934 es va produir una rebel·lió (la revolució de 1934), principalment de miners, contra l'entrada de la CEDA en el govern.

La guerra civil va produir la divisió de la regió en dos bàndols des del 19 de juliol, acabant el conflicte el 20 d'octubre de 1937.

Després de 20 anys d'estancament econòmic, en els seixanta, es va produir la definitiva industrialització de la regió. L'antiga Ensidesa, avui Arcelor, amb dues grans factories a Avilés i Veriña, va ser el principal impuls de l'important creixement econòmic fins als 80. Amb la incorporació a la Unió Europea de l'Estat, l'altra font tradicional de riquesa, el carbó, va patir de la "reconversió minera". El carbó ja no es considerava essencial com a recurs energètic i el seu alt cost d'extracció va provocar un canvi total de l'economia asturiana. Avui el creixement econòmic està condicionat per l'envelliment de la població i la manca d'infraestructures. L'últim intent de revitalització es basa en la creació d'un model metropolità nou, "Ciudad Astur". Ja que el 80% de la població es concentra a la zona central (Avilés, Xixón i Uvieu), se suposa que la creació d'aquesta nova entitat, amb una població de 800.000 persones, es pot convertir en un pols de serveis i indústria capaç de competir amb altres ciutats en l'àmbit de l'Arc Atlàntic Europeu.

Geografia

Astúries es troba a la costa septentrional d'Espanya, entre Galícia a l'oest, Cantàbria a l'est, Castella i Lleó al sud i la mar Cantàbrica al nord. La serralada Cantàbrica constitueix la frontera natural d'Astúries amb la província de Lleó al sud. La serralada de l'est, el Parc Nacional dels Pics d'Europa contenen els pics més alts i espectaculars d'Astúries, amb una altitud màxima al pic de Torrecerredo amb 2648 m. També s'hi troben el Parc Natural de Redes, de pedra calcària al centre-est, les Ubiñas al sud d'Uvieu, i el Parc Natural de Somiedo a l'est. Les muntanyes Cantàbriques ofereixen nombroses oportunitats per escalar, esquiar i explorar, i s'estenen des de Galícia a l'est cap a Cantàbria a l'est.

A la costa asturiana s'hi troben les platges del Silencio, el poble de Cuideiru i les platges al voltant de Llanes, com ara Barru i Torimbia. El clima d'Astúries, és molt més variats que no pas el clima de les regions al sud del país. Els estius són, generalment, humits i calorosos acompanyats d'algunes precipitacions. Els hiverns són lleugerament freds, sobretot a les muntanyes, cobertes de neu des de novembre fins al maig. Tant la pluja com el sol són característiques regulars dels hiverns asturians. La precipitació anual és de 900 mm, i s'incrementa en allunyar-se de la costa, amb un màxim de 1800 mm als Pics d'Europa. Atesa la humitat i la vegetació d'Astúries, el principat és conegut com l'Espanya verda.

Entorn natural
Es tracta d'una comunitat muntanyosa i costera que compta amb nombrosos i coneguts enclavaments naturals (alguns d'ells protegits com a parcs nacionals, naturals o com a reserves de la biosfera); cal destacar:
 Cima de l'Angliru
 Picu Urriellu
 Picos de Europa

 Reserves de la Biosfera
 Parque Natural de Redes
 Parque Natural de Somiedo
 Reserva Natural Integral del Bosque de Muniellos
 Reserva de la Biosfera Ríu Eo, Oscos e Terras de Burón
 Parc Natural de Las Ubiñas-La Mesa
 Parc Natural de Ponga

Vegetació d'Astúries
La vegetació és variable a les muntanyes d'Astúries segons l'altitud. A les parts més baixes hi ha alzines i pins a les zones seques, i roures i faigs a les humides. A la muntanya hi ha boscos frondosos de fulla caduca i, més amunt, boscos de coníferes. Per damunt dels 2.000 metres, només hi ha prats. A la part on toca al mar Cantàbric la vegetació és molt abundant i variada gràcies a les pluges. Consta d'arbres de fulla caduca, com roures castanyers i faigs, i de prats naturals.

Organització política

Institucions de govern
L'organització i l'estructura política del Principat d'Astúries és regit per l'Estatut d'Autonomia aprovat el 1981. Segons l'Estatut, el govern asturià es divideix en tres òrgans institucionals: la Junta General, el Consell de Govern i el President. La forma de govern del Principat es basa en el parlamentarisme: la Junta General és el cos legislatiu que elegeix, en nom del poble, el President del Principat d'Asturies. El President del Principat d'Asturies és el del Consell de Govern, el cap de la branca executiva, i és responsable davant la Junta General, la qual, amb una moció de censura o qüestió de confiança pot cessar les seves funcions.

El poder legislatiu recau sobre la Junta General, integrada pels representants del poble asturià. Entre les seves funcions estan l'aprovació dels pressupostos, i l'orientació i control de l'acció del Consell de Govern. La Junta està integrada per 45 diputats, electes per un període de quatre anys per mitjà del sufragi universal dins un sistema de representació proporcional en què l'assignació de diputats es basa en el mètode D'Hondt.

Divisió administrativa
Vegeu també: Comarques d'Astúries

El Principat està dividit en 78 consells, equivalents, legalment, al concepte de municipi. Els consells, al seu torn, estan dividits en parròquies, que no coincideixen necessàriament amb les parròquies eclesiàstiques. Cada parròquia està formada per barris. Encara que l'Estatut parla de la possibilitat de l'ordenació a partir de comarques, encara no s'han conformat. En termes electorals, Astúries està dividida en tres circumscripcions. En termes judicials, Astúries es divideix en 18 partits judicials.

Economia
El sector primari de l'economia del Principat està en retrocés i ocupa aleshores el 6% de la població activa, dedicada a la ramaderia vacuna, l'agricultura (blat de moro, patata, poma) i la pesca. La mineria de carbó encara és molt important, encara que no ocupa el paper predominant de fa un segle. El sector secundari ocupa al 30% de la població activa en indústries com ara la siderúrgia, la indústria dels aliments, d'armament, química, i de fabricació d'equip de transportació. El sector terciari ocupa el 65% de la població activa, sobretot als centres urbans, i impulsat pel creixent turisme.

Demografia

Dinàmica de població

La població actual es caracteritza per posseir la més alta taxa de mortalitat d'Espanya (12 per mil) i la més baixa taxa de natalitat (6 per mil), de manera que des del 1987 la població ha estat decreixent, encara que les ciutats grans mantenen la seva població. La taxa de migració neta és negativa; el flux d'emigrants es dirigeix principalment a la Comunitat de Madrid i a Castella i Lleó.

La capital del Principat és Uvieu. Les ciutats més importants són situades a la zona central del Principat i la població va descendint des de la mar cap a les muntanyes de l'interior. La ciutat més poblada és Xixón amb 273.932 habitants, seguida d'Uvieu, la capital, amb 212.174 i Avilés amb 84.171, encara que aquesta té una àrea metropolitana de 130.000 habitants. La població total d'Astúries és d'1.076.635 habitants.

Llengües
El castellà és l'únic idioma que gaudeix de l'estatus d'oficialitat al Principat. Això no obstant, l'idioma originari de la major part d'Astúries és l'asturià, que està protegit però no oficialitzat. Deriva directament del llatí. El primer text que es coneix en asturlleonès és la Nodicia de Kesos que data de l'any 959; sent el primer document normatiu escrit en asturià el Fur d'Avilés, que data de l'any 1085. L'asturià té algunes variants dins del Principat. Així mateix, existeixen dialectes de la mateixa arrel asturlleonesa a les zones d'antic domini del Regne de Lleó, com a Lleó, Zamora o la província del Tras-os-Montes a Portugal.

A part de l'asturlleonès, entre els rius Eo i Navia es parla eonavienc. Filològicament està adscrit al grup lingüístic gallec-portuguès, com demostren els textos més antics conservats en aquesta llengua, presentant alguns trets semblants a l'asturià occidental. Com en el cas de l'asturià i, encara que s'ensenyi al sistema educatiu a les zones on es propi, l'eonavienc tampoc té estatus jurídic de llengua oficial.

Cultura

Art
Astúries posseeix un ric llegat artístic del qual destaca una arquitectura autòctona preromànica (Art asturià) amb monuments com Santa María del Naranco i San Miguel de Lillo (Uviéu), Tots dos i juntament amb la Fuente de Foncalada formen part del patrimoni Mundial de la Humanitat segons la UNESCO.

L'art romànic està molt present, ja que tota la regió estava creuada per una de les rutes jacobees. En destaca el monestir de San Pedro de Villanueva (prop de Cangues d'Onís) i Santa María del Junco (Ribadesella).

El gòtic no és abundant, encara que existeixen bones mostres d'aquest estil com la Catedral de Sant Salvador a Uvieu.

Entre els pintors del  destaquen Darío de Regoyos (1857-1913) i Evaristo Valle (1878-1951).

Arquitectura del

Alguns exemples d'arquitectura internacional són:
 La Laboral Ciutat de la Cultura, a Gijón
 El Palau de congressos (dissenyat per Santiago Calatrava) a Uviéu
 El Centre Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer a Avilés
 Claustre de l'edifici històric de la Universitat d'Oviedo

Gastronomia
Té elements que l'emparenten amb la cuina gallega, normanda i bretona.
El plat més conegut és la fabes, potent àpat fet amb fabes, acompanyades per xoriço, botifarró, cansalada, i pernil. Això se serveix a part i es coneix amb el nom de compango. A més destaca la varietat de peixos frescos del cantàbric i la qualitat de la seva carn de vedella i de bou.
Existeixen més de cent varietats diferents de formatges artesans, dels que el de cabrales és el més popular. Si es prefereixen unes postres dolces, el més tradicional és l'arròs amb llet.
La beguda asturiana per excel·lència és la sidra.

Literatura
Entre les seves personalitats cal destacar:
 Alejandro Casona
 Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744-1811)
 Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880-1962)
 Mariano Antolín Rato (Gijón, 1943)

Música
La música i la dansa són variades i pròpies. L'instrument més característic és la gaita de tres tubs, que es fa servir en nombroses danses populars.

Referències

Vegeu també
 Art d'Astúries
 Gastronomia asturiana
 Llista de municipis d'Astúries
 Eleccions a la Junta General del Principat d'Astúries
 President d'Astúries
 Bandera d'Astúries
 Llista de platges de la Costa Occidental d'Astúries
 Llista de Platges Costa Oriental d'Astúries
 Llista de platges de la costa central d'Astúries
 Projecte de Constitució Federal de l'Estat Asturià

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Kszetrapala (sanskryt: "strażnik pola") – w ludowym hinduizmie ogólna nazwa bóstw opiekuńczych pól uprawnych. Zazwyczaj wizerunki umieszczane nawiązują do formy Bhajrawa, czyli groźnej manifestacji Śiwy.

Przypisy

Klasy bóstw opiekuńczych w hinduizmie
Hinduizm wioskowy


Some time ago, we had to move on our servers to another location.
With previously unplanned shutdown we though, what else we can do?
Our first servers was equipped by Apache 2.4 series. It was fine, except small differences in .htaccess files incompatible between 2.2 and 2.4. Also we couldn't use SPDY module (actually frozen on SPDY 2 and compatible only up to Apache 2.2).
SPDY is similar to HTTP, with particular goals of reducing web page load latency and improving web security.
First option isn't best one, as I dug into articles about web servers, it came clear, that Apache is today best compatibility option, but nothing more. In terms of scaling on more cores it proved almost worst results. So, why waste our CPU time.
For second option I personally have to say, I hate downgrades! Well, downgrade Apache to get unmaintained SPDY 2 abadoned by Google developers? God why?!
As third option, lighttpd seems really nice, it does what he says – it's light and fast. But no planned SPDY – probably missing HR. And missing Human Resources in web server development is serious problem.
Fourth option was one interesting proprietary webserver, which I can't recall now. I thought about it for few minutes, but then came our winner. Nginx.
Nginx offered stable SPDY 2 support for some time. Very well scalable, simple and understandable configuration.
Second point is more important. For widely used software are already nginx configuration samples available (beware some configs can work better than others), which makes life much more easy. Only annoying thing is setting up php-fpm – you have to choose if use socket or TCP/IP. We chosen socket, because it should be faster (and less scalable).
But don't forget – you'll have to set it in every nginx site configuration, or prepare generic snippet with php-fpm integration to include.


Your doctor or nurse may ask you to fill in a Bladder/Bowel Assessment Chart to ascertain whether or not your child's bladder and bowels are emptying at appropriate intervals and to see if there is any pattern to when they wee and poo. The detailed chart is available in the PDF file below.
Completing the chart can help identify constipation or an overactive bladder – i.e. a bladder that is squeezing when it shouldn't. Even if a child is never going to achieve continence, a healthy bladder and healthy bowels should be promoted at all times.
You may also have been asked to fill in this chart to see how often your child wees or poos and if there is any pattern, in order to plan a toilet training programme.
Choose a day when your child is going to be home all day – not a school day!
Your doctor or nurse will tell you how many days they would like to be recorded – usually a minimum of two days. The most important thing is accuracy – if necessary they can be separate days, but you'll be able to see if a pattern emerges if you can manage consecutive days.
You need to check your child's nappy every half an hour to see if they have passed any wee or poo. It can be hard to tell if the child has passed a small wee as the nappy will wick the wetness away. So, put some folded kitchen paper into the nappy – that will stay wet if your child wees. Change it every time you find it wet.
Write down every drink, every wee, and every poo. Write by the nearest hour or half hour – you don't have to record the exact time.
Please measure drinks/feeds in mls.
In the Stool Type column, write down the number from the Bristol Stool Chart that best describes the poo – see image below.
If you feed or change your child at night, please summarise the information in the night time box on the chart.


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Q: watch button press crash it seems to be the same error and conditions as this unanswered SO question, but I have more to add (its really easy to replicate)
Create a new project in the latest Xcode
iOS App with WatchKit App
Go to the  WatchKit App > Interface.storyboard and put a single button on the Interface Controller Scene > Interface Controller

Go to  WatchKit Extension > InterfaceController.swift and add a new member
@IBOutlet var scheduleMeetingButton: WKInterfaceButton!

and method
@IBAction func scheduleMeeting(_ sender: Any) { }

then go back to Interface.storyboard and link both of these to the button
launch the app (on the watch simulator)

than click the button and you will get this exec error

What is causing this error?

A: From looking at your code i would suggest updating the action function from sender: any to sender: wkinterfacebutton hope this helps!

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Q: Checking if a DOM element is draggable and setting equal to JavaScript variable? What is the most efficient way to create a JavaScript variable equal to the "draggable" state of a DOM element via jQuery?
I tried the following:
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#editButton').click(function() {
        var isDraggable = $('.tile').draggable('option', 'disabled');
        if(isDraggable == "true")
        {
            $(function() {
                $('.tile').draggable({
                    containment: '#content',
                    scroll: false
                });
                $('.tile').resizable({
                    maxHeight: 200,
                    maxWidth: 200,
                    minHeight: 100,
                    minWidth: 100
                });
            })
        }
    })
});

I didn't get any syntax errors or anything, but the functionality wasn't there.
Here is the accompanying HTML:

            <input type="button" id="editButton" value="Edit" />

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What am I doing wrong?

A: To make it work, just replace the line that says:
if(isDraggable == "true")

with:
if (isDraggable)

The reason is that isDraggable is an object, if it exists (i.e. the "draggable" method on the ".title" div worked) then it will be true (exists and is non-zero), but it will not be equal to 1, which is the numeric value for true, so your original test fails and you never call the function.


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package containerd

import (
	"bytes"
	"context"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"syscall"
	"testing"
	"time"

	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
	"github.com/containerd/containerd/testutil"
)

const (
	defaultRoot = "/var/lib/containerd-test"
	testImage   = "docker.io/library/alpine:latest"
)

var (
	address      string
	noDaemon     bool
	supportsCriu bool
)

func init() {
	flag.StringVar(&address, "address", "/run/containerd-test/containerd.sock", "The address to the containerd socket for use in the tests")
	flag.BoolVar(&noDaemon, "no-daemon", false, "Do not start a dedicated daemon for the tests")
	flag.Parse()
}

func testContext() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	ctx = namespaces.WithNamespace(ctx, "testing")
	return ctx, cancel
}

func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
	if testing.Short() {
		os.Exit(m.Run())
	}
	testutil.RequiresRootM()
	// check if criu is installed on the system
	_, err := exec.LookPath("criu")
	supportsCriu = err == nil

	var (
		cmd         *exec.Cmd
		buf         = bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
		ctx, cancel = testContext()
	)
	defer cancel()

	if !noDaemon {
		// setup a new containerd daemon if !testing.Short
		cmd = exec.Command("containerd",
			"--root", defaultRoot,
			"--address", address,
		)
		cmd.Stderr = buf
		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
			cmd.Wait()
			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %s", err, buf.String())
			os.Exit(1)
		}
	}

	client, err := waitForDaemonStart(ctx, address)
	if err != nil {
		if cmd.Process != nil {
			cmd.Process.Kill()
		}
		cmd.Wait()
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %s", err, buf.String())
		os.Exit(1)
	}

	// pull a seed image
	if _, err = client.Pull(ctx, testImage, WithPullUnpack); err != nil {
		cmd.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
		cmd.Wait()
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %s", err, buf.String())
		os.Exit(1)

	}
	if err := client.Close(); err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
	}

	// run the test
	status := m.Run()

	if !noDaemon {
		// tear down the daemon and resources created
		if err := cmd.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM); err != nil {
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
		}
		if _, err := cmd.Process.Wait(); err != nil {
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
		}
		if err := os.RemoveAll(defaultRoot); err != nil {
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
			os.Exit(1)
		}
		// only print containerd logs if the test failed
		if status != 0 {
			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, buf.String())
		}
	}
	os.Exit(status)
}

func waitForDaemonStart(ctx context.Context, address string) (*Client, error) {
	var (
		client  *Client
		serving bool
		err     error
	)

	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
		if client == nil {
			client, err = New(address)
		}
		if err == nil {
			serving, err = client.IsServing(ctx)
			if serving {
				return client, nil
			}
		}
		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
	}
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("containerd did not start within 2s: %v", err)
}

func newClient(t testing.TB, address string, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
	if testing.Short() {
		t.Skip()
	}
	// testutil.RequiresRoot(t) is not needed here (already called in TestMain)
	return New(address, opts...)
}

func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
	client, err := newClient(t, address)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if client == nil {
		t.Fatal("New() returned nil client")
	}
	if err := client.Close(); err != nil {
		t.Errorf("client closed returned errror %v", err)
	}
}

func TestImagePull(t *testing.T) {
	client, err := newClient(t, address)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	ctx, cancel := testContext()
	defer cancel()
	_, err = client.Pull(ctx, testImage)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
		return
	}
}

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Arab · Labor · Racism · Slave · Slavery · Tribes
What Is China Doing In Africa?
May 20, 2021 May 13, 2021 sungod64
By Panos Mourdoukoutas
Chinese corporations are all over Africa. In June 2017 a McKinsey & Company report estimated that there are more than 10,000 Chinese-owned firms operating in Africa.
What are Chinese corporations doing in Africa? That's a highly controversial issue.
The reason Chinese corporations are in Africa is simple; to exploit the people and take their resources. It's the same thing European colonists did during mercantile times, except worse. The Chinese corporations are trying to turn Africa into another Chinese continent. They are squeezing Africa for everything it is worth.
This is the view several African politicians have. The Zambian politician Michael Sata was one of them. At least he was before being elected President of Zambia in 2011. He wrote a paper presented to Harvard University in 2007 that said "European colonial exploitation in comparison to Chinese exploitation appears benign, because even though the commercial exploitation was just as bad, the colonial agents also invested in social and economic infrastructure services Chinese investment, on the other hand, is focused on taking out of Africa as much as can be taken out, without any regard to the welfare of the local people." (quoted in Scott D. Taylor's "The Nature of Chinese Capital in Africa, Current History, May 2018, p. 197)
Sata's bold position got some support by a deadly blast at an explosives factory partly owned by the Chinese state killing 50 Zambian workers.
Globalization managed to skip Africa by for years. There were several reasons for this. Africa was considered to have poor infrastructure, political instability, and low income. "The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Africa's resource states remained tethered to the bottom of the industrial supply chain," writes Tom Burgis in The Looting of Africa (New York: Perseus Books Group, 2015). While Africa accounts for about 30 per cent of the world's reserves of hydrocarbons and minerals and 14 per cent of the world's population, its share of global manufacturing stood in 2011 exactly where it stood in 2000: at 1 percent.
Everything changed when China came along. The country was desperate for raw materials and energy to power their growing manufacturing capacity. They put Africa on the globalization map. The continent was placed right next to Shanghai in terms of Beijing's business priorities.
Africa was at the top of the Beijing economic agenda. It was an easy and convenient target. Chinese leaders sent business delegations to every capital in Africa year after year. These delegates secured infrastructure projects and proposed trade deals, converting Africa into a "second continent" for China. Metaphorically, that is.
Howard W. French describes the situation in the book China's Second Continent (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015), explaining; ""Sensing that Africa had been cast aside by the West in the wake of the Cold War, Beijing saw the continent as the perfect proving ground for some Chinese companies to cut their teeth in international business. It certainly did not hurt that Africa was also the repository of an immense share of global resources—raw materials that were vital both for China's extraordinary ongoing industrial expansion and for its across-the-board push for national reconstruction."
The long arm of globalization had touched Africa. Trade between China and the "second continent" of Africa reached close to $300 billion in 2015.
Not everyone feels that China is attempting to turn Africa into a Chinese colony though. One such person is Ching Kwan Lee, a professor at the University of California. Lee argued in the Specter of Global China: Politics, Labor, and Foreign Investment in Africa (University of Chicago Press, 2017) that the investments the Chinese state made in Africa weren't made as "imperialists" or "colonialists". Nor were ones by private corporations. Chinese corporations aren't being motivated by profits. They have a long-term horizon in mind, and they make for good local citizens. The Chinese people in Africa pay their fair share of taxes to the countries they do business with. Lee goes so far as to contend that Chinese corporations actually promote African independence and autonomy, rather than the usual dependence that is associated with colonialism. China is helping Africa to stand by themselves, rather than making Africa dependent on them.
Maybe it would be best to avoid sharing this opinion with the Pakistanis and Sri Lankans that are heavily indebted to China. These are the people that are most at-risk of becoming modern-day colonies for Beijing.
They have raped their own seas to the point of no return,they have used all the land possible to convert to farmland,they have the most millionaires on the planet so they are looking at Africa as the new business/investment opportunity so now they see Africa as the new frontier because they have billions of people to feed.
They need new territory to conquer,take over and over fish like they did their country until they have done this to the entire continent. They have yet to keep their promise of including the people they displace from the misuse of the land thus far in every place they have gone or set up in Africa. This is no different than the West and Europe with colonization. The Chinese are just a lil late to the game.SG64
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Despite the poblems they cause, biological invasions can be seen as a great opportunity to study large scale plant evolution, e.g. in response to climate. Our study model, Senecio inaequidens DC., is a herbaceous perrenial originating from South Africa. It was introduced as a wool alien in a few precise locations about one century ago and after a lag phase of several decades, started to spread rapidly throughout Europe and its contrasted climate. Our study uses common garden experiments to assess the differenvciation of the species between continents and within the introduction range. Then, life history traits are measured and linked to evironemental conditions of source populations. Seing preliminary results, the species seem to have evolved in response to climate. Reciprocal transplants will help interpreting adaptative benefit of the observed evolutions. Finally, understanding the adaptative response of a plant to new climatic conditions will help anticipating the potential response of the flora (even the native one) to climate change.


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80 Grove Street
Bars & Music The Monster
A friendly street-level piano bar with a weird mirrored staircase leading to a late-night dance floor for the writhe-worthy patrons.
West Village Description
The Monster is located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The western slice of Greenwich Village—although some will tell you it's a separate neighborhood altogether; don't listen to them—the West Village is a somewhat sleepier version of its larger neighborhood, with many tree-lined streets populated by residential buildings and punctuated ever-so-lightly with restaurants and bars. The locals have fought notoriously hard throughout the years to keep raucous bars and clubs from staying open—or even opening at all—to preserve the relative quiet of their neighborhood.
The West Village stretches east from the Hudson River to 6th Avenue, and north from Houston Street to West 14th. It's northwestern corner is chewed off by the Meatpacking District, where the very sorts of restaurants and bars West Village residents try to keep out of their 'hood flourish. The majority of Bleecker Street's dining, shopping, and drinking options exist on the West Village's end of the street, with a small shopping mecca surrounding the intersection of 7th Avenue, where many high-end retailers have stores, like Brooks Brothers' Black Fleece, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, and a whole lot more.
There's plenty of history here, and the bars are no exception—Dylan Thomas famously stumbled out of the White Horse Tavern heavy with whiskey on the night he expired at the Hotel Chelsea. For those aiming to avoid the thumping, throbbing nightclubs of the Meatpacking District, jazz can be had at Fat Cat, the legendary Village Vanguard, and smaller, quieter establishments like 55 Bar. If you'd like a more structured day of drinking, the folks at the Literary Pub Crawl put on a fantastic and informative tour.
The sophisticated residents of the West Village have led a number of excellent restaurants to open in the neighborhood, from Italian favorite Sant Ambroeus, April Bloomfield's game-changing gastropub The Spotted Pig, Yerba Buena, and Perry St.. Of course, if you're not in the mood for high-end cuisine in mood-inducing settings, there's pizza on offer at John's of Bleecker Street, but you'd be better served by walking a little further east and feasting one our favorite New York slice at Joe's. And if it's a burger you're looking for, the city's first Umami Burger is lurking over on 6th Avenue, while perennial favorite Corner Bistro is on 7th.
While the West Village is low on museums, it has two of the best independent cinemas in the city between Film Forum and neighborhood landmark IFC Center.
Daily: 4:00pm-4:00am
Nearby Subway
to Gates Ave -- 0.3
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New London — Before the Board of Education meets Thursday night to vote on a contract for Terrence P. Carter, its unanimous selection as the city's next superintendent of schools, it will hold a closed-door conference call to question him further about his academic record.
On Monday, the Board of Education canceled its scheduled meeting to vote on Carter's contract "in order to provide Board of Education members with the opportunity to fully clarify and consider recent statements and assertions concerning Terrence Carter," according to a press release issued by the school system.
The Hartford Courant reported Friday that Carter is listed as "Ph.D." or "Dr. Terrence P. Carter" on numerous documents over the past five years, including book jackets, programs for symposiums and Chicago Board of Education publications. Carter has not yet received a doctorate in educational studies.
And, according to court documents, Carter has a history of defaulting on financial obligations and has filed for bankruptcy in two states. His claims, though, were dismissed because he failed to appear at a court-scheduled meeting or file required paperwork.
In a Feb. 3, 2012, filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, Carter claimed a total of $768,649 in liabilities, including $211,224 in student loan obligations, and reported $338,654 in assets. He listed his average monthly income as $7,134.53 and claimed $4,758 in monthly household expenses, according to documents filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Northern District of Illinois.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows a debtor who earns a regular income to propose a plan to repay debts over a three- or five-year period, according to court documents.
Carter's filing lists 14 creditors, including American Express, Citibank, Sallie Mae and the U.S. Department of Education.
Panos Brothers Construction and Painting, an Illinois-based company listed as a creditor in Carter's 2012 bankruptcy filing, placed a contractor's lien on Carter's Chicago condo in January 2012.
According to forms filed by the company's attorney, Carter hired the company to renovate and paint his Chicago condo but never paid the $18,512 bill.
A copy of the signed contract, which was included in court filings, details the anticipated prices for painting and carpeting three bedrooms, installing engineered wood flooring in a handful of rooms, and other work.
The contract was signed June 30, 2011, and Panos Brothers completed the work by Sept. 8, 2011, documents show. On Nov. 29, 2011, Panos Brothers sent Carter an invoice for the outstanding $18,512.
The bankruptcy case was dismissed by the judge on July 19, 2012, because Carter "failed to file the required documents," according to the court order. Carter's repayment plan was not confirmed by the court and "appears to be unfeasible as the debtors disposable income is less than the proposed plan payments," according to the order.
The contractor's lien on Carter's property was released on Sept. 25, 2013, after he and Panos Brothers agreed to a settlement, according to records from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.
And in 1999, while Carter was living and working in California, he filed paperwork in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Northern District of California for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the chapter of the bankruptcy code that allows for the liquidation of the debtor's property to repay creditors.
Court documents show that Carter filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 4, 1999, and was indebted to a number of banks, student loan companies and Saks Fifth Avenue.
On Dec. 22, 1999, the California judge dismissed the case because Carter had failed to appear at a meeting with his creditors, according to the court documents.
In an email Monday, Carter said, "These events are of a personal family matter, and have been settled. They were disclosed to the search and selection committees, and Board of Education."
Board President Margaret Mary Curtin confirmed Monday night that the board was aware of Carter's financial history before selecting him for the superintendent's position.
"We cannot not hire him because of that," she said. "There is a law against that."
When asked if Carter's financial records gave her any cause for concern, Curtin replied that they did not. When pressed further, Curtin declined to comment.
Other Board of Education members on Monday night declined to comment and referred inquiries to Curtin.
On Thursday, the board will meet in executive session at 6:30 p.m. to speak with Carter by phone and then will convene a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. "to consider further action on the superintendent's contract," according to the press release.


As a lifelong insomniac, I have had my eye on weighted blankets for quite some time. Shutting down my brain at the end of a long day doesn't come naturally for me. According to the Mayo Clinic, I'm not alone. More than 3 million cases of insomnia are reported each year. After deciding that I need to make changes in order to sleep well at night, I was excited to add a weighted blanket to my bag of tricks and do a little research on the benefits of using one.
Both youth and adults can benefit from a weighted blanket. One of the most popular reasons people choose to use them is because of the hope of improved sleep. The science behind this theory simply says that the deep pressure you feel when being hugged by the weighted blanket allows you to feel safe, grounded and settled.
The weight of the blanket is intended to provide proprioceptive input to the brain, which has a calming effect on the central nervous system. As a public school teacher, I have seen the calming affects of students wearing weighted backpacks and holding weighted lap blankets in the classroom. Adding a weighted blanket on a more regular basis has amazing results.
Weighted blankets have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety. Because of the deep pressure stimulation offered by weighted blankets, it feels like a massage, a firm hug, or even like a baby swaddle. Deep pressure has been found to calm both adults and children with anxiety, autism and A.D.D.
The important thing in this area is to find a weighted blanket with equal distribution to put across your body. The equal distribution of weight is what has the calming and equalizing effect.
Increasing serotonin levels is important. Serotonin helps your body to feel calm, process sensory input and assist mood regulation to name a few things. Sleeping with and using a weighted blanket can increase the feeling of being calm much like the deep pressure of a hug can help calm your nervous system.
Serotonin is a natural chemical that is produced by nerve cells within your body. It enables brain cells and other central nervous system cells to communicate with one another. Melatonin is a chemical within the body that helps us know when it is time to go to sleep. Our body's natural release of melatonin can be altered by unnatural lighting from technology screens late at night or irregular sleep patterns.
Just as serotonin and melatonin can be increased through a weighted blanket, regular use can also decrease cortisol levels. Cortisol is a steroid hormone found in your body. It helps control blood sugar levels, regulate metabolism, help reduce inflammation and helps with memory.
CMFRT blankets are SO soft: The reversible nature of the blanket give sensory options so users can choose what they are most comfortable with. My son craves soft and snuggly so prefers the minky microfiber. I, however, like sleeping next to the smoothness of the cotton.
Multiple temperature opportunities: I was most nervous that sleeping under a weighted blanket would leave me hot and uncomfortable. This was definitely not the case with CMFRT.
Size options: Include 5, 7, 12, 16, 20, and 25 pounds making them perfect for kids, teenagers and adults.
No clumps: When you first pick the blanket up, it feels like all of the weight would fall to one side. Somewhat magically, the weight doesn't shift at all. Because of the unique stitching that is used, the weight stays in place, allowing for a great night of rest. Every night.
Removable duvet cover that is machine-washable: This is arguably one of the best features and one that sets CMFRT apart from other brands. The outer duvet cover is completely removable and reapplied through the easy to operate zipper. This lends itself to washing as often as needed. The machine washable cover is a must!
When it comes to determining the correct weight of the blanket that will best fit your needs, there are charts and guidelines to follow. At the end of the day, some will come down to a matter of preference. While some people may feel more comfortable with a heavier blanket, others will feel more at ease with a lighter feel. It is good to use the below chart as a guideline and then factor in your personal preferences beyond that. After sleeping with his CMFRT blanket for about a month, my son has notably improved in his focus and ability to calm himself.
We chose a 16 pound blanket (for a 130 pound adult) as well as a 7 pound blanket (for a 65 pound child).
Are you a Sleepless Parent Who Craves Sleep? Me too. Also be sure to check out the adorable glow-in-the-dark pajamas that help my daughters fall asleep and get good rest.
Thanks to CMFRT for providing our family with two weighted blankets to review. All opinions are mine.
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Kern County Is Prepared for a Typhoid Outbreak
Sun, 06/23/2019
Los Angeles County isn't the only one concerned about typhoid fever. Public health officials in Kern County have been preparing for a possible typhoid outbreak and they have a contingency plan in place should widespread illness occur, County Public Health Services Director Matt Constantine told the Board of Supervisors last week.
There are no known cases of the potentially deadly infection in Kern County, according to KGET. But recent news that a member of the Los Angeles Police Department had contracted typhoid was enough to rouse Kern officials to action.
Typhoid is a rare but serious illness typically caused by contaminated food or drinking water which results in fevers, weakness, stomach pain, headache, and loss of appetite, according to the CDC. It is rare in the industrialized world (the U.S. sees about 300 cases per year), but unsanitary conditions arising from a growing homeless population could feed the disease, officials fear.