We know Albuquerque is a great place to visit and to live. But don't take our word for it; the list below shows how Albuquerque tops the charts in a variety of categories as rated by prominent publications and organizations.
The American Planning Association named Nob Hill one of 15 Great Places in America.
Albuquerque ranked one of the Best Fall Escapes in the United States by National Geographic.
Wallethub.com named Albuquerque one of the Most Pet-Friendly Cities in the US.
Outdoor Magazine ranked Albuquerque one of the 10 Best Big Cities for Active Families.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Best American Cities for Creatives by Thrillist.
Zumper.com ranked Albuquerque one of the Top 10 Pet Friendly Cities.
Albuquerque was ranked one of America's 13 Most Misunderstood Cities by Thrillist.
USA Today Online ranked Zacatecas one of America's Best Bars for Tequila Lovers.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was ranked one of 5 Spectacular Balloon Festivals in the United States by VisitTheUSA.com.
Thrillist ranked Albuquerque one of the 10 Cities with the Cleanest Air in America.
Albuquerque ranked one of America's Favorite Places in Travel + Leisure's survey.
TripAdvisor ranked Albuquerque one of 11 Awesome Urban Districts Full of Character.
New Mexico was ranked an Unforgettable Bucket List Trips You Can Do on a Budget by Huffington Post.
The Epoch Times ranked Albuquerque one of the 12 Delicious Winter Travel Destinations.
Albuquerque was ranked on of Five Great Places to Ring in the New Year with Your Family by Macaroni Kid.
Movie Maker Magazine ranked Albuquerque no. 5 on its list of Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2016: Top 10 Big Cities.
TripAdvisor - Niumba featured Albuquerque in their Top 10: Must-see Off the Beaten Path Places Along the Great American Road Trip (article is in Spanish).
What to do in Albuquerque was the #2 Most Googled Travel Question of 2015 by Conde Nast Traveler.
WalletHub.com ranked Albuquerque second for having the lowest prices for a three-star hotel on New Year's Eve.
The Gildan New Mexico Bowl was ranked 8th out of the 40 bowl games by CBS Sports.
Zippia.com named Albuquerque as the sixth best city in America to Achieve Work-Life Balance.
Open Athletics Circuit named Albuquerque one of the 5 Fastest Places to Run Indoors.
Albuquerque was ranked 2nd Best Cold City for Winter Holiday Travel by WalletHub.com.
Business Insider named Albuquerque one of The 15 Most Underrated Foodie Cities in the US.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the 14 Top Rated Off the Beaten Path Vacation Rental Destinations by FlipKey.com.
Travel + Leisure ranked Albuquerque one of America's 20 Best Cities for Beer Lovers.
The Travel Channel ranked the ABQ BioPark's Botanic Garden one of the Best Botanical Gardens in the US.
Albuquerque was ranked number 1 on Travel + Leisure's Best Picnic Spots in America.
CBSNews.com ranked Albuquerque one of The 9 Best Up and Coming Towns for College Grads.
Albuquerque was ranked among the Best for Vets: Places to Live 2015 by the Military Times.
WalletHub.com ranked Albuquerque one of the Best Cities for Summer Travel.
Albuquerque was ranked one of America's Best Cities for Sweet Desserts by Travel + Leisure.
Walk Score ranked Albuquerque among the Top 20 Most Bikeable Cities.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the 30 Best Cities for Staying Healthy by AARP.com.
Groupon ranked Albuquerque one of The Fittest Cities in America.
Albuquerque named one of the Friendliest Cities in America by Travel + Leisure.
Travel + Leisure named Albuquerque one of America's 20 Most Charming Cities.
Albuquerque was named one of America's Best Cities for Sweet Tooths by Travel + Leisure.
Budget Travel named Albuquerque as one of Drop Everything! 8 Girlfriend Getaways You Need NOW.
Travel + Leisure named Albuquerque one of the 20 Quirkiest Cities in America.
Albuquerque was listed in 10Best's March Travel Picks.
Travel + Leisure ranked Albuquerque one of the Best Cities for Food Snobs.
Albuquerque was named one of the Top 10 most wildlife-friendly cities in the USA by USA Today.
The Huffington Post ranked Albuquerque one of the 5 American Cities You Should Visit in 2015.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Most Popular Destinations for Domestic Travel by Hotels.com.
Groupon ranked Albuquerque one of Most Friendly Cities in the US.
Albuquerque was ranked the 24th in Trivago.com's Top 50 Best Value Cities for 2015.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the 8 Best Family Vacations for 2015 by Mom.me.
The World Property Journal listed Albuquerque as one of the 10 Mid-Sized American Cities to Visit.
WalletHub.com ranked Albuquerque one of the Best Cities for an Active Lifestyle.
Albuquerque was named a Top Winter Getaway by FlipKey.
Albuquerque was ranked one of Thrillist.com's 40 Biggest US Cities, Ranked by Their Food.
Trailerlife.com ranked Albuquerque one of the 10 Hot Spots to Escape Winter's Chill.
Cliff's Magical Christmas Tree was named one of America's Beautiful Christmas Trees to Visit by USAToday.com.
Livability.com ranked Albuquerque one of the 10 Best Beer Cities for 2014.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Top 10 Best Cities to Retire in the US by Livability.com.
Albuquerque ranked among the Best Cities for Veterans by WalletHub.
Albuquerque ranked among the Top Cities in the World for Global Trade by Global Trade Magazine.
Travel & Leisure named Albuquerque one of America's Best Coffee Cities.
Albuquerque's Duke City marathon was ranked one of The World's 25 Best Marathons buy The Active Times.
The American Bus Association named Albuquerque's Gathering of Nations and the Albuquerque American Indian Art Festival among North America's 100 Best Events for 2015.
USA Today ranked Albuquerque one of the 50 Best US Cities for Biking.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the 5 Best Up and Coming Cities for Foodies by Women's Health.
MacaroniKid.com named Albuquerque one of the Top 10 Cities in the US for Kids Events and Activities.
Acoma Pueblo, Gathering of Nations and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center were ranked one of the Readers' Choice 10 Best Native American Experiences by USA Today 10Best.com.
USA Today 10Best ranked Albuquerque's Gathering of Nations as one of the 10 Best Native American Pow Wows.
USA Today ranked The Brittania & W.E. Mauger Estate Bed and Breakfast Inn in Albuquerque one of America's Best Bed & Breakfasts.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Top 10 Places to Visit in October by Touropia.com.
The Resonance Report ranked Albuquerque once of the Top 50 US Destinations for 2014.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the 10 Most Exciting Place in New Mexico by Movoto.com.
Albuquerque was named one of the 10 Cities You Need To Visit in Your 20s by The Huffington Post.
Albuquerque was named one of 7 Great American Vacation Spots That Won't Bust Your Budget by Time.com.
Singletracks.com ranked Albuquerque one of 10 Beer Town with a Mountain Biking Problem.
Budget Travel ranked Albuquerque one of the 25 Most Beautiful Cities in America.
Albuquerque's Sandia Peak Tramway was ranked one of the World's Coolest Tram Rides by Travel & Leisure.
Travelocity ranked Albuquerque one of the Top to Destinations with Affordable Hotels for the 4th of July Weekend.
Zagat.com ranked Albuquerque one of the 9 Red Hot Food Destinations to Hit This Summer.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science's exhibit The Hall of Stars won the National Media & Technology MUSE Award.
The Paseo del Bosque Trail in Albuquerque was ranked in the Top 9 Hiking Trails in the US by Oyster.com.
The Trust for Public Land ranked Albuquerque among the Top Park Systems in the US.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the most Unexpected Brewery Cities in the US by Outsideonline.com.
NerdWallet.com ranked Albuquerque one of the Top 20 Best Cities for Cyclists.
Maketraveleasier.com ranked Albuquerque one of the Best Places to Watch the Sunset in America.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Top 10 Towns for High Altitude Running by Outsideonline.com.
The Alliance for Biking & Walking ranked Albuquerque one of the 20 Best US Cities for Cyclists.
Albuquerque was ranked at one of the Best Hot Air Balloon Rides by Travel & Leisure.
Albuquerque was ranked as one of Outside Magazine's 10 Best Big Cities for Active Families.
The Active Times named Albuquerque's Paseo del Bosque Trail as one of their 15 Fantastic U.S. Bike Trails.
MarthaStewart.com ranked Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Farm among their Best Hotels: Gardens and Grounds.
FlipKey.com ranked Albuquerque as a Top U.S. Travel Destination for 2014.
Albuquerque was ranked as one of the Top 10 Beer Cities by Livability.com.
AARP ranked Albuquerque one of the Best US Cities to Visit in 2014.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Top 10 Mountain Bike Cities in North America by Singletracks.com.
Albuquerque has been named as one the 10 US Cities with the Best Travel Deals in 2014 by USA Today.
Wandering Educators named the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History as one of the Best Science Museums Around the World.
USA Today's 10Best.com ranked the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science #3 on their Best Museums for Families.
Albuquerque and The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was named one of the Six Big Cities for Events by Jaunted.com.
Amac.us named Albuquerque one of their 5 Fantastic Winter Destinations.
Albuquerque among British Airways "Where to be seen in 2014" list.
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center has been named Tribal Destination of the Year at the American Indian Alaskan Native Tourism Association Conference.
Albuquerque named one of the Best Places to Watch a Sunset by 10Best.com's Reader's Choice.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta named one of the 10 Best Festivals in the US by FamousWonders.com.
Touropia.com named Albuquerque one of the 10 Best Hot Air Balloon Rides Around the World.
The Chicago Tribune ranked the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta among their Big Events of the New Year.
Fodor's named the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta one of the 15 Festivals to Attend Before You Die.
Albuquerque ranked the #2 Top Film Locations in the World by Wayn.com.
Albuquerque has been named one of 20 Awesome US Cities You Need to Visit in Your 20's by The Huffington Post.
Vocativ named Albuquerque one of the 35 Best US Cities for People 35 and Under.
Albuquerque ranked 7th in 2013 Digital Cities Survey.
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, Vinaigrette, Farm & Table and The Grove Café named in The Nature Conservancy's 2013 Nature's Plate Awards.
The SpareFoot Blog named Albuquerque on #1 on their list of Tidiest Towns in America.
CareetBliss.com ranked Albuquerque second among the Happiest Mid-Sized Cities in the US.
Albuquerque has been ranked as one of the Best Family Vacation Destinations for Spring by TodaysParent.com.
The University of New Mexico's The Pit has been named in the Top 5 Venues in College Basketball by rantsport.com.
ESPN ranked The Gildan New Mexico Bowl among its Top 25 College Football Games of 2012.
Albuquerque has been named as one of the 2012 Greenest Cities in America by Corporate Knights Magazine.
InToWine.com has named Gruet Winery's non-vintage Gruet Winery Brut No. 16 on it's list of Top 50 Sparkling Wines to Try Before You Quit Drinking.
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm was named by SelecRegistry.com as one of the Top Meditation Spots in the US.
Greatist.com named the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta as one of the 38 Best Healthy and Happy Festivals.
Albuquerque's Hotel Andaluz was named one of the Top 25 Hotels in the Southwest by Conde Nast's Reader's Choice Awards.
Albuquerque named as one of the U.S. Cities with the Cleanest Air by the AirGenius Awards.
Hotwire.com® ranked Albuquerque as one of the Top Five Destinations for an Awesome Autumn.
Albuquerque was ranked as one of the Best Places to Retire for Under 40K by US News.
CNNMoney.com ranked Albuquerque as one of the 25 Best Places to Retire.
Albuquerque was ranked at one of the Top 20 Most Livable U.S. Cities for Wheelchair Users by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Reuters ranked Albuquerque as one of the Top U.S. Destinations in October.
Albuquerque was ranked by CheapFlights.com as one of the Top 10 In-Demand October Getaways.
LuxeInACity ranked Albuquerque as one of the Top 10 Best Travel Destinations for October.
Albuquerque is one of the 2012 Top 10 Value Cities in the U.S. according to Hotwire.com®.
Yahoo ranked Albuquerque one of the Top West Coast Destinations for Senior Travel.
National Geographic ranked the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta one of the Best Fall Trips for 2012.
Albuquerque ranked 3rd in Men's Fitness Magazine's 25 Fittest Cities.
The Trust for Public Land ranked the Albuquerque park system among the 10 Best in the nation.
Jetset Magazine ranked Albuquerque's Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Course in their Ultimate Golf Destinations profile.
Albuquerque is ranked #3 by MovieMaker.com's Top 10 Cities to be a Moviemaker.
Yahoo! ranked Albuquerque one of the Top West Coast Destinations for Senior Travel.
Albuquerque's Paseo Del Bosque Trail was ranked by Sunset Magazine as a Top 20 Bike Path in the West.
Sandia Golf Club ranked in GolfWeek Magazine as one of the Best Courses You Can Play in 2012.
AmericanStyle Magazine ranked Albuquerque #7 in their Top 25 Big Cities for Art.
Forbes named Albuquerque one of the 25 Best Places to Retire in 2012.
The Business Journal ranked Albuquerque one of the Top Cities for Small Businesses.
Albuquerque was ranked one of the Top 20 Leisure Destinations for Couples by travel writers Johnny Jet and Natalie Bahadur.
Greatlist.com ranked Albuquerque as one of the Top Cities for 20-Somethings.
The American Golf Resort Guide recognized Twin Warriors Golf Club as one of the Top 150 golf courses in the U.S.
AmericanStyle Magazine 2010 The "State of the Air Report" produced by the American Lung Association ranked Albuquerque as #8 on their list of the Top 25 Cleanest U.S. Cities for Year-Round Particle Pollution Levels.
Meetings & Conventions readers awarded Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa with the prestigious Gold Tee Award.
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa named in the top 20 "World's Best Hotel Values" in a readers choice poll by subscribers of Travel + Leisure Magazine, March 2009.
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Mist Spa named one of the Top Resort Spas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada by Condé Nast Traveler March 2009.
Ranked in the Top 20 for the 2008 US Sustainability Rankings by SustainLane, 2008 Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club ranked No. 3 in the United States for best public golf courses in a Readers Choice Poll by subscribers of Golf World, October 2008.
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is among the Top 100 reader-rated golf resorts in Conde Nast Traveler, June 2007.
"A Rising Star" by Yahoo! HotJobs among cities and metropolitan areas that provide the foundation for good work and life balance, October.
100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance,September.
5th Best Real Estate Market, Expansion Management, August.
Top 25 Bargain Destinations for Hotels and Meal Rates by Expo magazine, July/August.
A Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro by National magazine, May.
11th Best City for Relocating Families, Employee Relocation Council, May.
Best City to Start a Business or Career, MSN, May.
5th Best Metro Overall and 5th Lowest Cost City for Doing Business by Forbes magazine, May.
"Super City of the Future" for Educated "Knowledge Workers," Expansion Management, May.
2nd in poll of favorite Art Destinations by Business Weekly, April.
Albuquerque International Sunport voted one of the Top 5 U.S. Airports for Wireless Access , Microsoft Small Business Center, February.
10th fittest city by Men's Fitness magazine, January.
7th on America's Hottest Cities List by Expansion Management, January.
5th best Real Estate Market and the 4th lowest city for purchase cost by Expansion Management.
Sandia Golf Club at Sandia Resort and Casino, has been named Development of the Year by Golf Inc.magazine.
3rd Best State for Cost of Labor, Business Facilities, July.
5th Best State for Manufacturing Growth, Business Facilities, July.
3rd on Top 10 Small Tech Hot Spots List for the third consecutive year, Small Times magazine, March.
Albuquerque Metro ranks 20th on list of Best Performing Cities, Milken Institute, November.
One of the top Real Estate Markets, Expansion Management, October.
Top 10 City for Hispanics by HISPANIC magazine, June.
12th for the top 40 Hispanic markets by Hispanic Business Network, March.
11th on the list of Top 25 Art Destinations, AmericanStyle magazine, Summer.
12th Best Place for Business and Careers in the country among 150 cites by Forbes magazine, May.
No. 1 in local manufacturing productivity by Area Development magazine, May.
One of the best cities in the country for new and expanding business by Inc. Magazine, May.
New Mexico's Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort named "America's 75 Best Golf Resorts" by Golf Magazine, March.
Santa Ana Golf Course named "One of America's three best true /travel-tools/abq-expertss-style golf courses" by The New York Times, March.
One of the Top 40 Hottest Real Estate Markets in U.S. by Expansion Management magazine, August.
10th for Lowest Suburban Office Rents by Expansion Management Magazine, August.
2nd in the Top Cities In Which To Start A Business by Money Magazine, July.
Top 10 Cities for Hispanics by Hispanic Magazine, July.
39th on the list among the country's 296 largest metropolitan areas by Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities Index , June.
One of Best in Nation for Job Growth by Manpower Employment Outlook Survey , June.
One of Nation's Top 25 Arts Destinations by American Style Magazine, Summer.
28th out of 149 Large Metro Areas as a top places for business and careers. In inpidual categories, Albuquerque ranked 8th on "cost to do business;" 39th on "educational attainment;" and 60th on job growth, Forbes magazine, May.


After your allergens have been identified and a treatment plan has been established, you can begin to make adjustments that will reduce the effect of your allergies on your lifestyle.
Adapt. Most allergies require some modifications to the way you go about your life, particularly if you are going to be diligent about avoiding allergens. A health care professional can provide you with specific suggestions for your particular form of allergy. For example, if you have indoor allergies, you will benefit from reducing the amount of plush fabric in your home, including draperies, carpets and upholstery. Regularly vacuum any upholstered furniture, clean your sheets and blankets weekly in hot water, consider purchasing allergy control covers to encase your mattress and pillow, and do not allow pets in your bedroom. If you have a pet allergy, remove pets from the home if possible, and do not allow smoking indoors. Reduce the cockroach population (if you have cockroaches) by keeping the floors and counters clean, limiting your eating to the kitchen and dining areas, and keeping foods in sealed containers. For pollen allergy, keep windows closed during spring and summer nights and get in the habit of changing your clothes after you have been outdoors. Don't keep a laundry hamper in your bedroom, since pollens that have been carried indoors on your clothes can circulate into the bedroom air. Reducing your exposure to allergens will improve your health and your sense of well-being.
Treat promptly. It is easiest to treat allergies early, when you can anticipate an allergy trigger exposure or when feel yourself beginning to develop symptoms.
Educate. Educate yourself, your loved ones and, when appropriate, your co-workers about your allergies in an effort to avoid your allergens. If you have the potential for an anaphylactic reaction, tell the people close to you so they know what to watch for. If you have an EpiPen, make sure your family or roommates and co-workers know where you keep it. If you are a parent of a child with allergies, tell school personnel, child-care providers and the parents of playmates what allergens to avoid and whether or not your child is likely to develop an anaphylactic reaction. Most important, teach your child what to avoid and what to do in an emergency.
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US Navy SB2U Vindicator Bu 1370 Stronsay Firth 8/5/1942.
On 8 May 1942 This SB2U serial Bu 1370 piloted by Ensign Page Knight with Radioman ARM2c James F. Thompson took off from Hatston on a routine flight to conduct engine test dives from 13,000 feet between Shapinsay and Stronsay, Orkney and it was during one of these test dives that the aircraft suffered a catastrophic mid air break up.
The SB2U was somewhere over the Stronsay Firth when the tragedy occurred, the last thing the pilot remembered was glancing at his altimeter which read 6,000 feet and expecting to pull out of the dive at 5,000 feet, however the aircraft is reported to have broken up at 3,000 feet and Ens Knight baled out as the aircraft nose dived at a speed of 320 knots, sadly his Radioman ARM2c Thompson failed to get out and went down with the aircraft, Ens Knight was picked up shortly after but the body of his radioman was never found.
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter A5990 Ships Flt. 4/7/1918.
The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the WW1 It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun and around 4,000 were built.
The RNAS used most of their 1½ Strutters as bombers (in the Aegean and Macedonia as well as in France) and as shipboard aircraft. In this service it was known as the Ship's Strutter and flew from aircraft carriers and other warships of the Royal Navy where on the latter it took off from a ramp on the ships gun turret. The RNAS and the RFC (and after April 1918 the RAF used the type as a trainer after its operational days were over. Like the Sopwith Pup, it proved a popular personal aircraft for senior officers.
On 4th July 1918 a Strutter of the Royal Navy A5990 was serving with `HMS Glorious` anchored in Scapa Flow when a tragic accident occurred, the aircraft was flying from the port turret with RN pilot Lt Henry William Adam acting under command of the Royal Air Force, when it suddenly capsized, and tumbled down on to the deck and fell into the sea, the pilot was killed.
The body of Lt Adam was recovered and he was given a full military funeral at Lytham (St.Cuthbert) Cemetery. The aircraft was salvaged the following day and taken to Scapa where it lay for some time before eventually being struck off charge on 31 Oct 1918.
Supermarine Sea Otter JM761 771 Sq. 26/4/44 Hoy Sound.
Bearing a striking resemblance to other amphibious aircraft such as the Supermarine Walrus the Sea Otter still operating in the Air Sea Rescue and Reconnaissance role differed in that it was a slightly larger aircraft powered by a Bristol Mercury 30. 885 hp puller prop rather than its counterpart the Walrus which had a Bristol Pegasus 680 hp pusher engine, though less of the type were built.
While flying from Abbotsinch (Glasgow) to the airfield at Twatt (HMS Tern) with two crew and a gunnery officer as passenger, the Sea Otter was nearing Hoy when she suffered an engine failure, the pilot decided to make a forced landing in Hoy Sound which he did successfully, however the hull must have been damaged and the Sea Otter began to sink.
Aware of the situation a high speed launch raced to the scene and all 3 airmen were picked up, the Sea Otter though sank to the bottom of Hoy Sound.
Lt J.U.Reid. RN.
Sub/Lt W.N.Brown.
Passenger - Station Gunnery Officer, name unknown.
F-14 of VF-32 Sq USN USS John F.Kennedy. 14/09/1976. N of Orkney.
Affectionately known as the `Tomcat` the F-14 was the pride and joy of the US Navy during the 70s,80s and 90s, and it became something of a legend after the type appeared in the box office smash `Top Gun`.
Commissioned on 7th Sept 1968 the USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) was the World`s largest conventionally powered aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 82,655 tons fully loaded, and a compliment of approx 3,300 Officers and men, not counting aircrew, she was practically a floating city. She also had a capacity for 80 F-14 `Tomcat` and S-3 `Viking` aircraft.
USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)
It was whilst on a routine exercise on 14th September 1976 North of Orkney, that the JFK as to lose one of its F-14s in a freak take-off accident. Bu 159588 with 2 experienced Naval Aviators Pilot Lt John L `Lew` Kosich and NFO Lt (jg) Louis E. `Les` Seymour, had taxied out and were positioned for take off when a fault with the throttle computer sent it hurtling towards other aircraft on the carrier deck, lightning action by the pilot averted a major disaster when he managed to steer the aircraft clear of the deck, before calling for ejection, on that command the two airmen shot into the air just seconds before their aircraft went over the port side, armed with a Phoenix missile, and sank in around 2,000ft of water, both men fortunately landed on the carrier deck, but Les Seymour suffered a fractured knee and was sent to Edinburgh Hospital where his leg was put in plaster for nigh on two weeks.
Above: The German Salvage vessel `Taurus` pulls the stricken F-14 from the watery depths. Photos: US Archives.
The multi million dollar jet, eagerly watched by a Russian trawler, still had the missile which at that time was a revolutionary weapon still on the secret list, so it had to be recovered at all cost.
It an epic operation costing $1.5 the German salvage ship `Taurus` towed the F-14 to shallow water between Egilsay and Shapinsay and both the aircraft and the missile over a period of nearly two months were recovered, though the F-14 which was more or less undamaged when it reached the seabed, had been battered to pieces and was a total wreck.
Defiant DR937 771 SQ. 5/31943 in Sea Wide Firth.
This Defiant of 771 Sqn crashed shortly after take off from Hatston having landed due to an overheating engine problem.During an exercise over Scapa Flow the pilot had noticed that the was engine was overheating so the aircraft landed at Kirkwall to sort the problem out. No immediate cause was found so after a short while the engine had cooled and DR937 took off again on route to Twatt airfield but after a couple of minutes the engine started to fail and bellowed out clouds of black smoke. The pilot S/L J.C. Patterson attempted to return to Hatston but did not make it, ditching the aircraft in Wide Firth
S/L J.C. Patterson was knocked unconscious in the crash and despite TAG L/A Stark's best efforts to save him he sank with the aircraft. L/A Stark was quite badly injured but managed to hold onto some floating wreckage until he was picked up by a nearby Torpedo recovery vessel the ''Phylis Mary'' and taken to Kirkwall. A search by the Air/Sea rescue launch from Shapinsay soon located a large quantity of floating wreckage including a wheel and fuel tank but failed to find any trace of S/L J.C. Patterson and his body was never recovered.
S/Lt Jack Patterson. RNZNVR L/Air Dickie Stark. RNVR
Mosquito HR133. 333 (Norwegian) SQ. 11/6/1944. Off Stronsay.
Motto(For King, country and the honour of the flag)
This aircraft was shot down by accident by two spitfires on 11th June 1944. The aircraft crashed to the south of the island of Stronsay. The pilot Lt HansEngebrightsen survived and was picked up by the Shapinsay Air Sea rescue launch but unfortunatly his navigator Lt Odd Gjestrum Jonassen had been killed.
Lt Jonassen's body washed ashore at Huip a week later and was buried in St Olaf's. After the war his body was taken back to Norway.
Contact with a local man Mr Cooper who remembers seeing the aircraft crash has proved very interesting and has pointed us to an area to search for the crash site. As the aircraft was made of wood, only engines, undercarrage and other small metal items may still remain.
Looking out over Bay of Housby on Stronsay towards Auskerry and Copinsay,where HR133 ditched in June 1944. Photo: Dave Earl.
Blackburn Skua L2883. 771 sq - Scapa Flow. 09/07/1942
This aircraft from 771 sqn was lost in Scapa Flow after hitting a barrage balloon cable on 9th July 1942. Both pilot Lt N. Cornes RNVR and L/A A.G.Jones RN were killed in the crash. The bodies were recovered and they now both rest in St Olaf's in Kirkwall.
Photographs of Blackburn Skua L2883
Graves of the two Skua crew in St.Olaf`s Cemetery,Kirkwall. Photos: Dave Earl.
We received the following in our guestbook recently from K.Garner. Many thanks for taking time to send in this info on Lt Cornes.
A very interesting site and a worthy project. For interest, in case you are still searching for information: Temporary acting Lieutenant Noel Julian Cornes, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve(killed 9.7.1942, Scapa Flow)was the son of Julian Cornes, a district and sessions judge in Bengal 1897-1919 and also a partner in Cornes and Co., Japan. Noel was almost certainly born in India, like his elder brother, John Frederick Cornes, 1910-2001, who represented Great Britain in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic games, winning a silver medal in the 1500m in the 1932 games in Los Angeles.
Spitfire K9857 - 8 OTU - Eday. 11/11/1942
P/O John Hugh Dixon RAAF of 8 OTU Fraserburgh was on an arial photographic training flight on 11/11/1942 when his aircraft caught fire and was abandoned at 2000ft over the sea near the Orkney islands and crashed at 14:35 hrs into Fersness Bay, Isle of Eday. P/O Dixon parachuted into the sea between Eday and the Isle of Faray. He was rescued by small boat owned by Mr Leslie of Holland Farm, Faray, after being in the water for 30 mins. The pilot was taken to Faray. At 15.32 RAF HSL173 arrived in the area and started to search when a man rowed out in a small boat from Eday and informed them that the pilot had been saved. P/O Dixon was then transferred to 173 for transportation to Kirkwall. The fire was thought to have been caused by a Glycol leak. Mr Leslie was paid £1 for Saving the Pilot.
Rescue Boat HSL173
Photo: Orkney Library (Archive)
Deep water and Offshore sites
USN F4F-4 Wildcats 11955 & 12106 VF-4 Sq. Off Orkney 9/10/1943.
The United States Navy carrier `USS Ranger` arrived to join to home fleet in Scapa Flow on 6 October 1943, she was the last ship in at 09.10 hours and was greeted by cheers from other ships as she passed by and as she docked Admiral Frazer the Commander in Chief came aboard to congratulate the crew on a safe passage and Capt Rowe read out messages and the Chaplins prayers. All the ships aircraft were transferred to the Royal Naval Station at Hatston and whilst in the Flow training flights would continue from there.
Above: An F4F-4 Wildcat taking off from USS Ranger. Photo: US Nat Archives # 80-G-30244.
On 9 October 1943 two of the ships aircraft F4F-4s belonging to VF-4 (Top Hatters) Squadron took off from Hatston on a tactical fighter exercise, believed to have been off the west coast of Orkney? ( Report does not give a location) Bu12106 flown by Lt (jg) Robert C.Cronin and Bu11955 with Ens Ivan O. Johnson had left Hatston early that morning with the Flight Leader Lt Earl F.Craig and two other F4F-4s.
The plan was that the RN would provide a target towing plane for gunnery practice at 6,000ft, though while waiting for this to arrive they would perform a number of tactical manouevers, Lt Craig led the flight and the first two aircraft went into a loop, closely followed by the next two, however, during recovery of the first loop, the pilot in No2 position (Ens Johnson) fell behind, meanwhile the No3 pilot and leader of the second pair (Lt Cronin) had flown ahead and was going into a loop when he met up with Johnson and a collision occured, Johnsons emphanage was severed and both aircraft fell into the sea killing both pilots outright.
Above: A great shot of a USN Pilot Lt F.D.Sears in his F4F-4 aboard USS Ranger in Scapa Flow which looks to be just prior to leaving the ship for Hatston, Photo courtesy of the Airgroup 4 website at : http://www.airgroup4.com/crochet.htm
A widespread search was conducted by RN Walrus seaplane, but the report states that all that was found was a USN type seat raft,and part of a USN parachute harness, however at some point Lt Cronin`s body must have been found or washed ashore as he is now buried in at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California.
photos of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery,San Diego,California where Lt Cronin was buried alongside many other fallen comrades. Photos: Kevin Heath, Mark Pidcoe & Dan Wise.
Beaufighter Mk X. LZ415. 144 sq. - Sanday Sound. 22/11/1943.
This Beaufighter aircraft of 144 Sqn was returning from an anti-shipping strike off Norway on 22/11/1943 and after an attack on a small ship off Svino was flying home on one engine, it is reported as having dived into the sea 8 miles NE of Stronsay, which puts it in Sanday Sound a mile or so off the Isle of Sanday depending on which point of Stronsay was used as a location to put it 8 miles NE.
Pilot: F/Sgt P.G. Fletcher. RAFVR (Missing)
Nav: F/Sgt H.I. Shepard. RAFVR (Saved)
F/SGT Shepherd was rescued by the Shapinsay Rescue Launch
The ships attacked on this mission were:
Arcturus 1651 tons, Damaged then sunk by Norwegian Submarine ''Ula''
Gol 985 tons, badly damaged
Kari Louise 800 tons, badly damaged
SS Arcturus
Blackburn Skua L2951. 771 sq - 6 Miles W of Stromness. 26/04/1944
Heading home after training Skua L2951 from 771 Sqn (Twatt) crashed into the sea 6 miles west of Stromness on 26/04/44 killing both the crew. The body of the pilot Sub/Lt Louis .F.Weatherall RNZNVR was recovered from the sea and is now buried at St Olaf's Kirkwall, but the body of 19 year old L/A TAG Derrick Read sank before it could be picked up.
Ex-FAA 771 Sq Telegraphist Air Gunner (TAG) Bernie Hazelton recalled this event to Dave Earl and an account also appeared in a book of TAG stories edited by R.G. Fletcher entitled `Touch And Go`.
"It was April 1944 and I was flying in one of 3 Skuas on an exercise with battleship HMS Rodney. With the task finished the three aircraft had reformed for a flight back to base, I was in the leading aircraft with a Skua on either side, suddenly I noticed the aircraft to my port side break formation and slip away towards the sea, I was surprised by this manoeuvere and called up the TAG on my R/T for an explanation but got no answer and we watched as the aircraft vanished in the haze, our two remaining aircraft then dived towards the sea to conduct a search but we found no trace of the missing Skua. Subsequent searches located two bodies but that of the TAG Derrick Read went down with the aircraft before he could be recovered".
Sub/Lt Weatherall RNZNVR TAG L/A Derrick Read
Grumman Tarpon/Avenger TBF 1 FN787 - Off Hoy, 09/10/1943
T
he Avenger had taken off from Hatston for a Fighter Evasion Exercise with a Royal Navy Seafire, it is |
believed that the Seafire made an attack on the aircraft around 10.05 hours but a mid-air collision
occurred, a location given as 2 miles NW of the Old Man of Hoy, the pilot of the Seafire was able to
regain control but the Avenger crashed into the sea and despite a widespread search the crew were never
found, all were commemorated on the Lee-On-Solent memorial.
Pilot: Sub/Lt Peter Charles Alfred Heath. RNVR.
Obs: Sub/Lt Kenneth William Richter. RNVR.
TAG: P.O. Gavin Rough. RN.
Swordfish W5889 833 Sq. - In Sea North Sound. 01/04/1942
The swordfish had been on an aerial light torpedo exercise (ALT ) in North Sound with HMS Atmah when during a low level manoevere it bounced of the sea,climbed to 600 feet then dived vertically and crashed with the total loss of both crew. The pilot Sub/Lt (A) Iveson is given on the CWGC site as being HMS Jackdaw which is Crail in Fife, this airfield had been used for Swordfish ALT exercises for some time so Iveson having a photographer on board was probably up in Orkney to assess the training of other aircraft from HMS Sparrowhawk (Hatston). The aircraft sank quickly and sadly none of the crew were ever found and are commemorated on the Lee On Solent Memorial for the missing.
Pilot : Sub/Lt (A) Edward Millar Iveson.
Photographer : L/Photo: Sydney Victor Horne
Sub/Lt (A) Edward Millar Iveson. Photo: Alan Knell. Sidney Victor Horne. RN Photo: Horne family.
Swordfish W5889
 Swordfish W5923 819 Squadron Hatston 13/3/1942
Took off for a reconnaissance exercise from Hatston (Sparrowhawk) in poor weather, aircraft either got lost and ran out of fuel or suffered a mechanical failure of some sort? The Swordfish failed to return and no trace was ever found of it or its three crew. Of those listed as missing, the New Zealander is commemorated on the Davenport Memorial, Auckland. NZ. and the other two are remembered on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Surrey.
Pilot: Sub/Lt (A) David Anthony Howden. RNZNVR.
Obs: Sub/Lt (A) James Cessford Cameron. RNVR.
TAG: L/Air William Howard Betts. RN.
Photo: NZ Weekly News - 26.5.43.
Ju 88 A6+LH 1.(F)120 Off Westray. 04/03/1941.
Aircraft was lost on a reconnaissance to Scapa Flow on 04/03/1941 and spotted by 3 Hurricanes of 253 Squadron from Skeabrae flown by F/O Allan Henry Corkett, P/O Crowther and F/O Derek Sidney Yapp who attacked and shot it down in sea reported it as off Noup Head, 10miles off Westray, Orkney with the loss of 4 crew who are listed as missing. Time: 14.35 hrs.
Pilot. Fw. (Sgt) Johannes Mischke.
Obs. Fw. (Sgt) Helmut Schmidt.
Radio. Uffz. (Cpl) Christian Ingwersen.
Gunner. Gefr. (Pvt) Richard Priebsch.

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#ifndef __obviousSmartPointer_hpp
#define __obviousSmartPointer_hpp

namespace obvious
{

template <class T>
class SmartPointer
{
public:

  /** Constructor  */
  SmartPointer () :
    ref_(0)
  {
  }

  /** Copy constructor  */
  SmartPointer (const SmartPointer<T> &p) :
    ref_(p.ref_)
  {
    this->Register();
  }

  /** Constructor to pointer p  */
  SmartPointer (T *p) :
    ref_(p)
  {
    this->Register();
  }

  /** Destructor  */
  ~SmartPointer ()
  {
    this->UnRegister();
    ref_ = 0;
  }

  /** Overload operator ->  */
  T *operator -> () const
  {
    return ref_;
  }

  /** Return pointer to object.  */
  operator T * () const
  {
    return ref_;
  }

  /** Test if the pointer has been initialized */
  bool IsNotNull() const
  {
    return ref_ != 0;
  }

  bool IsNull() const
  {
    return ref_ == 0;
  }

  /** Template comparison operators. */
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  bool operator == ( TR r ) const
  {
    return (ref_ == static_cast<const T*>(r) );
  }

  template <typename TR>
  bool operator != ( TR r ) const
  {
    return (ref_ != static_cast<const T*>(r) );
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  /** Access function to pointer. */
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    return (void*)ref_ < (void*) r.ref_;
  }

  /** Comparison of pointers. Greater than comparison.  */
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    return (void*)ref_ > (void*) r.ref_;
  }

  /** Comparison of pointers. Less than or equal to comparison.  */
  bool operator <= (const SmartPointer &r) const
  {
    return (void*)ref_ <= (void*) r.ref_;
  }

  /** Comparison of pointers. Greater than or equal to comparison.  */
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  {
    if (ref_ != r)
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	T * tmp = ref_; //avoid recursive unregisters by retaining temporarily
	ref_ = r;
	this->Register();
	if ( tmp ) {
	  tmp->UnRegister();
	}
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    return *this;
  }

private:
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  void Register()
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    if(ref_) {
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    }
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  void UnRegister()
  {
    if(ref_) {
      ref_->UnRegister();
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};

class SmartPointed
{
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  virtual void Register() const;

  /** Decrease the reference count (release by another object).  */
  virtual void UnRegister() const;

  /** Gets the reference count on this object. */
  virtual int GetReferenceCount() const
    {return refcount_;}

protected:
  SmartPointed(): refcount_(1)
  {
  }

  virtual ~SmartPointed();

private:
  mutable int refcount_;

  //TODO Later
  //  mutable SimpleFastMutexLock m_ReferenceCountLock;

};

} // namespace obvious

#endif

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Menzion, sometimes Minzion is a small settlement in southern Scotland near Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the  River Tweed.

Topography

Menzion lies along the  Menzion burn, being separated into Nether Menzion and Over  Menzion. Nether Menzion lies at the foot of the burn near the Fruid road. The burn is surrounded on both sides by commercial forestry which is set back to reduce the immediate impact of the acidic run-off. Over Menzion, which was formerly a shepherd's abode, is  now abandoned.

Ancient stones
Menzion displays evidence of very early habitation with three ancient stones standing on a minor road leading to Fruid Reservoir, just north of the village of Tweedsmuir. Of these, the main stone is known as "The Giant's Stone" which is about 1.60 m high.  The two other stones nearby were not mentioned in the Ordnance Survey map of 1859, where the Giant's Stone is described as "Remains of Druidical Temple".  The parish records of 1833 state that there were other stones but that these were carried away and put to other uses.

Menzion was part of the barony of Oliver Castle and originally belonged to Clan Fraser. After Sir Simon Fraser died it was divided between his two daughters Joanna and Mary. Joanna married  Sir Patrick Fleming and Over Menzion became the property of the Flemings  and Mary married Sir Gilbert Hay and Nether Menzion became the property of the Hays. The Fleming family held the lands until 1636, when John (Fleming), second Earl of Wigtown, conveyed Over Menzion to Sir David Murray of Stanhope who  obtained a Crown charter on 17 March 1645 incorporating the lands into the barony of Stanhope-Murray.

It was in around 1645 that a vagrant called Marion Chisholm came from Edinburgh while the Plague was raging there carrying a bundle of clothing with the disease in it. The occupants of  Nether Menzion and two other farms at Fruid, and Glencotho  became infected. Those who escaped the pestilence pulled down the roofs and walls of their houses onto the bodies of those who had died.  Marion Chisholm was buried near Nether Menzion in a grave that can no longer be found.

Around this time, Sir David Murray also acquired Nether Menzion which his son William inherited in 1654. The lands eventually became the property of  Sir David Murray, nephew of John Murray of Broughton, who was active in the Jacobite rising of 1745. As a result of his participation, the Murray estates were confiscated (as were those other Jacobite sympathisers). Many properties on the Stanhope estate were tenanted by members of the Tweedie family with whom the Murrays had at various times fought or intermarried.

See also
List of places in the Scottish Borders
List of places in Scotland

References

External links
Hunter of Menzion
Michael Forbes Tweedie The History of the Tweedie or Tweedy Family (1902)

Villages in the Scottish Borders

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Havelock City, the premier integrated mixed-use development project in Sri Lanka, yesterday broke ground for its latest venture costing $ 166 million in the presence of iconic investor S. P. Tao of Singapore and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.
The Board of Investment- approved Havelock City Commercial Development is a project being led by Mireka Capital Land, a joint venture between Overseas Realty Ceylon, the owner, developer and manager of the iconic World Trade Centre (WTC) Colombo and Bank of Ceylon. The project will be completed by 2020.
Speaking at the event, Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC CEO Pravir Samarasinghe said they were quite confident that the 'Mireka Tower' would be a sought after Grade A office space while the shopping mall would be a thriving destination to serve people's lifestyle needs.
The Havelock City Commercial Development comprises a 46-storeyed 600,000 square foot office tower along with a 200,000 square foot shopping mall that will be built to international standards and will be the tallest building in Sri Lanka as well as a landmark in the vicinity and transform the skyline of Colombo. The project will be complemented by two basement floors for parking with nearly 900,000 car parking slots.
Samarasinghe acknowledged that this mega integrated mixed used development Havelock City is the brainchild of Overseas Realty Ceylon Plc Chairman S.P. Tao.
Havelock City is the largest integrated mixed used development project in Sri Lanka, spanning an 18-acre block of land which has both residential and commercial components.
He asserted that the office tower housing Grade A premium office space was designed to be a LEED Gold certified building and is built to the highest standards that enables space planning through column-free, wide floor plates. It is a smart functioning infrastructure with computerised car park, elevator and building management systems.
"For the commercial development we collected a team of first-in-class consultants such as P&T Group, BECCA, Index Design, Rider LevetteBucknail, LJ Energy and Jones Lang Lasalle to design and develop the project," he added.
Elaborating on the shopping mall, he said it was designed and developed to be a community level mega shopping centre which would have a fine blend of fashion, convenience stores, F&B and entertainment with a mega multiplex complex with six screens and nearly 1,300 seats.
In addition, Samarasinghe said that the residential component, once completed, will comprise 10 towers with 1,300 apartments where the firm has already completed four towers with 450 units sold, while another four towers with 600 units are under construction.
Chief Guest Minister Samaraweera assured that the property development industry was bound to grow going forward and has great potential to attract investment to the country.
The Minister acknowledged Tao's presence as an investor at the peak of the conflict when Sri Lanka was in much need of foreign direct investment (FDI), adding that the country could not and would not forget such people.
Noting that a proper shopping mall has not been built in Sri Lanka for the past 25 years, the Minister stated that it was time that Sri Lanka looked towards neighbouring countries where the shopping mall concept had grown rapidly with large developments.
Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka commended the timely and essential intervention of property development.
He said 2017 would be the beginning of a new era of fresh economic nationalism and a year of transition.
Iconic investor and Overseas Realty Ceylon Plc Chairman S.P. Tao said that he was a fervent believer that the property market was the biggest enterprise in any leading city in the world and its development tracks a country's social and economic success. "Having achieved my great age of 100 years and witnessed considerable changes regionally and globally, I am even more bullish on the growth prospects of Sri Lanka," he added.
He said that upon its completion in 2020, the commercial development of Havelock City would boast yet another iconic building in Colombo.
"My first business foray in Sri Lanka was when I assisted the Government of Sri Lanka in 1970 to set up the Ceylon Shipping Cooperation through the sale of my ship MV Lanka Rani.
I was convinced then, 46 years ago, that Sri Lanka would be a vital distribution maritime container transhipment hub for the Gulf and South Asia. Today, with China's development of its One Road, One Belt strategy, Sri Lanka's importance as a maritime centre is secured," he stated.
"My family and I are extremely proud to be part of the growth as long-term investors in Overseas Realty (Ceylon) Plc, the premier listed property company in Sri Lanka," Tao added.


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Q: Edit multiple instances of models asp.net mvc I want to edit multiple (say 4) instance of my model Restriction:
public int RestrictionID { get; set; }
public string portefeuille { get; set; }

I try to do this in my view:
@model IEnumerable<Management.Models.Restriction>
@for ( int i= 0; i < 4; i++)
{
    @Html.EditorFor(_ => Model.[i].portefeuille)
}

But I have an error that I can't use indexation on type IEnumerable.
Can somebody help me to solve this problem?

A: try below code using ILIst because in IEnumerable we cant use indexation ..for using indexation you should go for IList + remove extra "." between Model and [i]  :-
 @model ILIst <Management.Models.Restriction>
 @for ( int i= 0; i < 4; i++)
{
   @Html.EditorFor(_ => Model[i].portefeuille)
 }

For more information have a look here :-
Cannot apply indexing with [] to an expression of type 'System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<>

A: You could also use linq instead of indexing:
for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
    @Html.EditorFor(m => m.Skip(i).Take(1).First().portefeuille)
}

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Israel has rigorous 'red line' on chemical weapons
Hikmat Massarwa (R), a member of Israel's Arab minority, attends a remand hearing at the Central District Court in Lod, near Tel Aviv April 25, 2013. (Reuters)
Reuters, Lod-Israel Friday, 3 May 2013
The dilemma Israel faces in trying to formulate a strategy on Syria two years into its civil war is symbolized by a case being heard in a small courtroom near Tel Aviv.
The state is prosecuting an Arab Israeli who briefly joined the rebel forces fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Arrested after his return to Israel, Hikmat Massarwa, a 29-year-old baker, is accused of unlawful military training, having contacts with foreign agents and traveling to a hostile state.
The trial hinges on the unanswered question of who, if anyone, Israel favors in the war and if the rebels will turn out to be friends or enemies.
The prosecutor in Lod is trying to depict Massarwa as having aligned himself with foes of Israel, but Judge Avraham Yaakov is struggling for clarity. "There's no legal guidance regarding the rebel groups fighting in Syria," he told a recent hearing.
Matters were simpler during the decades of unchallenged Assad family rule.
Technically Israeli is at war with its northern neighbor. It captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East War, built settlements and annexed the land. But belligerence was rare and the borderland has remained largely quiet for decades.
Assad's Syria is part of the so-called Axis of Resistance along with Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah, both arch enemies of the Jewish state. But Syria itself avoided open conflict.
Israel was slow to welcome the uprising against Assad when it broke out in March 2011. Though some leaders now call for his overthrow, planners fret about what might follow.
"The question for us is no longer whether it is good or not if Assad stays in power, but how do we control our interests in this divided, murky situation which could last for decades," said Ofer Shelah of the Yesh Atid party, which is part of the government coalition.
The dilemma has grown more acute since Islamist fighters linked to al-Qaeda assumed a prominent role in the rebels' battle plans.
Israelis believe one in 10 of the rebels is a jihadi who might turn his gun on them once Assad is gone. They also worry that Hezbollah guerrillas allied to Assad could get hold of his chemical arsenal and other advanced weaponry.
So Israel has acted with restraint on Syria - shooting at its troops across the occupied Golan Heights only when hit by stray fire and playing down an Israeli airstrike on a suspected Hezbollah-bound convoy in January.
Officials say Israel has also been cool to Western proposals to increase aid to the Syrian rebels to help them match Assad's superior armed forces.
One Israeli official told Reuters that he responds to any suggestions of a foreign military role with the question: "Do you really know on whose behalf you'll be intervening?"
But with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presiding over a new, right-leaning coalition and the Israeli military stretched by keeping vigil over several fronts - including Islamist-ruled Egypt - the message has been far from uniform.
Netanyahu may have contributed to this by framing Iran and its nuclear program as Israel's overriding regional concern, bolstering the case for removing Tehran's ally Assad.
When an Israeli intelligence analyst said last week that Assad's forces had used chemical weapons, both the Netanyahu government and its foreign allies were blindsided, according to officials.
Washington confirmed the Israeli assessment, thus posing a problem for U.S. President Barack Obama, who had said use of chemical arms would be a "red line".
Israel's deputy foreign minister urged U.S. action in Syria - a call slapped down by more senior figures.
Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, said it was not making any policy recommendations to Obama on Syria.
"We think this issue is very complex," he told Reuters.
Several officials said Israel would be unlikely to attack Syria unilaterally unless it had evidence that chemical weapons had been handed over to Hezbollah.
Lacking enough of the specialized ground troops that would be needed for a search-and-destroy sweep of chemical weapons, Israel would probably have to rely on aerial bombing.
The Netanyhau government might even acquiesce if the rebels acquire the chemical weapons, on the assumption that the insurgents were mainstream Syrians keen to rebuild their country and loath to invite catastrophic war with Israel.
"If the jihadis get the chemical weapons, that's very bad, but there's still the hope that these people lack the hard-core military wherewithal, and required technical support in Syria, that would be required to use them," one Israeli official said.
Indeed, Israeli planners are debating to what extent the radical Sunni Islamists fighting Assad could eventually constitute a direct threat to Israel.
The chief military spokesman, Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai, sounded the alarm last month by saying the "Global Jihad" - meaning al Qaeda and its affiliates - wielded the most clout on the Syrian-held side of the Golan Heights.
Other Israeli authorities are more optimistic. The Mossad intelligence agency estimates that Syria's entrenched secularism will dilute enmity to Israel, according to one official.
"The Islamists there aren't all Salafists, and the Salafists aren't all al Qaeda, by any means," the official said.
"We may not make peace, but I think we might find some kind of dialogue, if only for the sake of mutual deterrence."
Israel has given no indication that it already has contacts with Syria's opposition. But it has coordinated closely on security with Jordan, a supporter of some rebel factions.
Back in Judge Yaakov's courtroom, the fate of Massarwa, who faces a maximum of 15 years in jail if convicted, rests on whether the state can prove there is danger to Israel from the Free Syrian Army unit he stayed with for a week in March.
Massarwa's lawyer, Helal Jaber, hopes the logic of "my enemy's enemy is my friend" will win clemency for his client, who went to Syria via Turkey in search of a missing brother who had separately joined the rebels.
"The greatest democracies in the world, including the United States, are supporting the opposition to Assad," Jaber said. "So how can Israel fault someone for doing the same?"
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Q: Cannot find the VBA macro assigned to the button in Excel I got a workbook from someone else, and there is a button assigned with a macro (since I can right click and choose Assign Macro to actually see the macro name).
However, I cannot find this macro in any Modules inside VBE as well as the code window behind ThisWorkbook and any Sheet (so it's not an event). In addition, I found that after I clicked Assign Macro option from right-click menu, I was switched to another worksheet that has several cells that looks like this,

But it looks to me that those formula are not from WorksheetFunction. Is the button really associated with a VBA macro or if this is just something else?

A: That's an XLM sheet, the "pre-VBA" way of writing macros:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Working-with-Excel-4-0-macros-ba8924d4-e157-4bb2-8d76-2c07ff02e0b8


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Q: Select Polymer element by dynamic attribute value Consider this element:
<file-list type="Person" oid="[[person.id]]"></file-list>

I have several of them on my Polymer SPA with various values for the attributes type and person.
Selecting them like this, works:
var f = document.querySelectorAll("file-list[type='Person']");

but like that, not:
var f = document.querySelectorAll("file-list[oid='" + oid + "']");

What am I doing wrong here?
The element is set up like this:
Polymer({
    is : "file-list",
    properties : {
        oid : {
            type : String
        },
        type : {
            type : String
        }
    }
    // ... etc
});

A: You need to use attribute binding to be able to use it as selector
<file-list type="Person" oid$="[[person.id]]"

this way the attribute will be added to the DOM, otherwise it will only assigned to a property which are not considered for selectors.


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LA Social Enterprises Link to Sustainable Development Goals
Global Los Angeles
Marissa Gantman
Kind Traveler, a public-benefit corporation based in Malibu, is the first socially-conscious hotel booking platform of its kind. Customers use the platform to give a nightly donation to a local charity in the destination where they're choosing to travel and thereby unlock exclusive hotel offers in over 30 locations, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean.
When Kind Traveler's co-founder and CEO Ms. Jessica Blotter designed the company to positively impact communities and the environment, she turned to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost.
"I liked that it was a globally-aligned framework with clear calls to action on how to create social change as a business," Blotter told the Pacific Council in an interview. "There is compelling research that shows nearly 90 percent of consumers will support a brand that is associated with a cause."
Blotter was also finding research that showed 75 percent of travelers think it is important that their travel dollars impact destinations positively, but there was a lack of options for travelers to make informed choices. Thus, her company was born.
"If businesses want to create a social [component], it's imperative they look at the SDGs to make the impact that's necessary for the planet right now."
Jessica Blotter
"There needs to be more communication so that businesses know the SDGs exist," she said. "If businesses want to create a social [component], it's imperative they look at the SDGs to make the impact that's necessary for the planet right now." She added that the SDGs can be a valuable tool for businesses that want to go beyond the bottom line by providing infrastructure and unity for greater impact.
In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 objectives to guide the global agenda through 2030, with the overall aim to reduce inequality. The Pacific Council has been part of the conversation about Los Angeles' role in advancing the SDGs alongside leaders like the LA Mayor's Office for International Affairs and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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This summer, the Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, in a project sponsored by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in partnership with the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, Occidental College, and UCLA's World Policy Analysis Center is overseeing a student task force to map and develop advisory councils and case studies of the city's key stakeholders for SDG alignment in both the public and private sectors. Led by Ms. Erin Bromaghim, a Pacific Council member and Hilton Foundation fellow on the SDGs, students will build on work already started this spring to collect data and track LA's progress against the 17 goals.
"The SDGs are not just about faraway places but also LA," Bromaghim said in an interview. "Our project seeks to identify activity related to the SDGs across all sectors, to see what's happening across LA. The goal is to show the gaps and identify new opportunities and potential partnerships where parties are working in the same space. We will synchronize the data and attempt to accelerate LA's progress toward the goals by 2030."
The 18-student task force this summer will dive into charting the private and nonprofit sectors' progress and key actors, creating "local inventory of the SDGs," she added. But they are also working to translate the goals to a local context, adapting certain targets for Los Angeles in a model that may be replicated by other cities around the world.
"The Global Goals challenge us to build a better, more equitable world. To achieve our goals abroad we must start in our neighborhoods—from improving the quality of the air we breathe to expanding economic opportunities for the people we serve."
"The Global Goals challenge us to build a better, more equitable world," Mayor Eric Garcetti said for this article. "To achieve our goals abroad we must start in our neighborhoods—from improving the quality of the air we breathe to expanding economic opportunities for the people we serve."
Bromaghim noted Anheuser-Busch as an example of a corporation that is internalizing sustainable corporate practices beyond the traditional philanthropic approach of many large companies. Last year, Anheuser-Busch invested $10 million into its Van Nuys Brewery to improve water efficiency across its operations and was recognized by Mayor Garcetti for contributing to a more sustainable city. Sony has also officially adopted eight of the SDGs into their corporate strategy and are launching the Picture This! film festival in July, a showcase of short films inspired by the goals.
Ms. Jenise Steverding has kept an eye on LA's social enterprise sector as a whole since her days at TOMS Shoes, where she was the third hire in their giving department. TOMS, based in Playa Vista, is the originator of the One-for-One model, giving a pair of new shoes for every pair purchased.
"It's very hard to take a big global goal and apply it to what you're doing as a small company," said Steverding, who is now chief impact officer at Gifts for Good, the only business focused on helping corporations add social impact through client and employee gifting. "In LA, one of the challenges is that we don't have many big companies' headquarters here, so LA can get left behind in terms of philanthropy. This type of decision happens at the HQ level. We're not Seattle, New York, or Silicon Valley, where big businesses are driving these decisions."
Gifts for Good offers numerous products made in LA, employing those transitioning out of homelessness or people with developmental disabilities. By selling these products nationwide, the company seeks to help those in need in LA.
Falcon Waterfree Technologies is another LA-based social enterprise that aligns with the SDGs, specifically Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Vice President of Legal and Human Resources David Paesani said that California's progressive culture and strong environmental movement makes it the right place for companies focused on sustainability, especially with the growth of Silicon Beach as a technology hub.
"LA is ideally suited as a hub for businesses and nonprofits to connect on the topic," he said. "The atmosphere for businesses is different here than on the East Coast, where nonprofits and for-profits are not as willing to cooperate. [But] the city is so large and there's so much going on you might not know about it." He recommended the city of LA help to connect people working in the same space along the SDG metrics, which is one purpose of the student task force.
"LA is ideally suited as a hub for businesses and nonprofits to connect on the topic of sustainability. The atmosphere for businesses is different here than on the East Coast."
David Paesani
Falcon Waterfree Technologies creates water-saving products and was a community partner on the Pacific Council's December 2017 Water Conference under the Global Water Scarcity Project.
"Clean water and sanitation is our core business so it's a natural fit with that SDG," Paesani said. "We are always selling our products in a way that makes a case about the need for sustainable water for the world…The institutional investments we've attracted are because of our social entrepreneurship goals, because we have a product that is going to help the world in some tangible way."
Falcon operates in 40 countries and integrates their model into each culture, adhering to local plumbing codes. But Paesani notes that his company nor others can afford to be complacent.
"The goals are always going to be ahead of us," he said. "The conditions that make these goals important are population growth and constraint of resources, which aren't going away."
Blotter agreed that unifying on the goals across sectors is the best strategy.
"The biggest impact happens when we all work together," she said.
Learn more about the Pacific Council's Global LA initiative.
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LESSONS FROM THE EBOLA RESPONSE FOR DEALING WITH COVID-19


Enterprises from various industries are increasingly merging into cluster structures in which they see opportunities to develop their current activities and the opportunity to enter other markets. The theme of clusters is gaining increasing interest among business entities.
This study analyses the phenomenon of clusters, based on the observations of several existing clusters. This essay focuses mainly on an analysis of the essence of clusters. Since the study is based on literature research, the article is theoretical in nature.
The author assesses whether current cluster structures are just a temporary fashion, a new trend, or a real need of enterprises and concludes that clusters can provide economic benefits for regions and promote innovation.


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// Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
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package com.google.gerrit.server.cache;

import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;

import net.sf.ehcache.CacheException;
import net.sf.ehcache.Ehcache;
import net.sf.ehcache.Element;
import net.sf.ehcache.constructs.blocking.CacheEntryFactory;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * A decorator for {@link Cache} which automatically constructs missing entries.
 *

 * On a cache miss {@link #createEntry(Object)} is invoked, allowing the
 * application specific subclass to compute the entry and return it for caching.
 * During a miss the cache takes a lock related to the missing key, ensuring
 * that at most one thread performs the creation work, and other threads wait
 * for the result. Concurrent creations are possible if two different keys miss
 * and hash to different locks in the internal lock table.
 *
 * @param <K> type of key used to name cache entries.
 * @param <V> type of value stored within a cache entry.
 */
public abstract class SelfPopulatingCache<K, V> implements Cache<K, V> {
  private static final Logger log =
      LoggerFactory.getLogger(SelfPopulatingCache.class);

  private final net.sf.ehcache.constructs.blocking.SelfPopulatingCache self;

  /**
   * Create a new cache which uses another cache to store entries.
   *
   * @param backingStore cache which will store the entries for this cache.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public SelfPopulatingCache(final Cache<K, V> backingStore) {
    final Ehcache s = ((SimpleCache) backingStore).getEhcache();
    final CacheEntryFactory f = new CacheEntryFactory() {
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Override
      public Object createEntry(Object key) throws Exception {
        return SelfPopulatingCache.this.createEntry((K) key);
      }
    };
    self = new net.sf.ehcache.constructs.blocking.SelfPopulatingCache(s, f);
  }

  /**
   * Invoked on a cache miss, to compute the cache entry.
   *
   * @param key entry whose content needs to be obtained.
   * @return new cache content. The caller will automatically put this object
   *         into the cache.
   * @throws Exception the cache content cannot be computed. No entry will be
   *         stored in the cache, and {@link #missing(Object)} will be invoked
   *         instead. Future requests for the same key will retry this method.
   */
  protected abstract V createEntry(K key) throws Exception;

  /** Invoked when {@link #createEntry(Object)} fails, by default return null. */
  protected V missing(K key) {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Get the element from the cache, or {@link #missing(Object)} if not found.
   *

   * The {@link #missing(Object)} method is only invoked if:
   *

   *
{@code key == null}, in which case the application should return a
   * suitable return value that callers can accept, or throw a RuntimeException.
   *
{@code createEntry(key)} threw an exception, in which case the entry
   * was not stored in the cache. An entry was recorded in the application log,
   * but a return value is still required.
   *
The cache has been shutdown, and access is forbidden.
   *

   *
   * @param key key to locate.
   * @return either the cached entry, or {@code missing(key)} if not found.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public V get(final K key) {
    if (key == null) {
      return missing(key);
    }

    final Element m;
    try {
      m = self.get(key);
    } catch (IllegalStateException err) {
      log.error("Cannot lookup " + key + " in \"" + self.getName() + "\"", err);
      return missing(key);
    } catch (CacheException err) {
      log.error("Cannot lookup " + key + " in \"" + self.getName() + "\"", err);
      return missing(key);
    }
    return m != null ? (V) m.getObjectValue() : missing(key);
  }

  public void remove(final K key) {
    if (key != null) {
      self.remove(key);
    }
  }

  public void put(K key, V value) {
    self.put(new Element(key, value));
  }

  @Override
  public long getTimeToLive(final TimeUnit unit) {
    final long maxAge = self.getCacheConfiguration().getTimeToLiveSeconds();
    return unit.convert(maxAge, SECONDS);
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "Cache[" + self.getName() + "]";
  }
}


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White Named DuPont Canada President
WILMINGTON, Del. and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Aug. 11, 2006 – DuPont has named William B. White president of DuPont Canada. White succeeds Douglas W. Muzyka, who was named president of DuPont Greater China and DuPont China Holding, Co. Ltd. last month.
White, 54, has held a variety of global business unit leadership roles since he joined the company 32 years ago, including in DuPont Titanium Technologies, DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise and DuPont Safety Resources. In his new role, he will be located at DuPont Canada's headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.
Prior to his appointment to lead DuPont Canada, White was director of business improvement at the company's headquarters in Wilmington. Working across the corporation, he led programs focused on growth through marketing and sales transformation. White graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He also chairs the Mechanical Engineering advisory committee at Purdue.
DuPont Canada offers a wide range of products and services to promote customers' growth in key markets. The company's origins in Canada date to 1877. With 1,000 employees in administrative and sales offices across Canada, as well as manufacturing operations in Whitby, Ontario, and Thetford-Mines, Québec, DuPont Canada also has a Research, Development and Engineering Centre in Kingston, Ontario that is a world leader in the combined development of polymer products and processes that supports DuPont businesses around the world.
DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
Bio and photo are available at: www2.dupont.com/Our_Company/en_US/executives/bwhite.html
The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont and The miracles of science are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates.
Marie Beletti
Media Relations Coordinator
Agriculture / Aquaculture
Workforce Management / Human Resources


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The Vivo Y71 had already leaked a week ago, taking advantage of its certification at the Chinese site TENAA. Well, the mid-range smartphone is now official, and is proposed for the Indian market at the price of Rs. 10990 – approximately $168.
The smartphone offers a 5.99-inch fullview display with 18:9 aspect ratio, Android Oreo operating system and face unlock recognition.


As an addiction treatment center, PACE Recovery Center hopes that everyone working a program has a plan for New Year's Eve. Our most recent posts provide some guidance for keeping recovery intact and setting resolutions you can follow. 2019 is about to get underway, and it can be a year of continued progress.
People who undergo addiction treatment learn that physical and spiritual health is a top priority. Men and women who seek to overcome and recover from mental illness benefit from leading a healthier life. Many addiction treatment centers encourage clients to engage in athletic activities as a means of facilitating healing. Persistent drug and alcohol use takes a toll on both mind and body, requiring healing. To that end, allotting a few hours each week to exercise establishes a healthy behavior and promotes wellbeing.
Substance use is a behavior that carries severe risks to one's health. However, once drugs and alcohol are out of the picture doesn't mean necessarily that an individual's mind and body will bounce right back. Encouraging wellbeing means eating nutritional foods and making an exercise routine. People living with physical disabilities will have to scale back such activities some, but they can benefit from physical fitness too.
Each year, at this time, many people in recovery resolve themselves to make physical fitness a priority. It is possible to lead a healthier existence in recovery and strengthen other areas of one's life just by taking a little time to get the heart beating faster. Naturally, routines should be realistic; no need to overdo it and risk burning out or worse, get hurt. Individuals currently in addiction treatment should ask counselors for guidance. Those working a program outside rehab can turn to their support group for support and perhaps an exercise partner.
How Can Exercise Help My Addiction Recovery?
Research regarding the benefits of exercise, in recovery, can be difficult to unpack. There are several studies on the topic. There are many approaches, each person has to find a routine that works well. Whichever one decides (i.e., jogging, biking, or swimming) most experts agree, physical fitness aids recovery outcomes. While working out alone will by no means lead to recovery, exercising in conjunction with psychotherapy and mutual-help groups, for instance, is quite beneficial.
Claire Twark M.D., writing for the Harvard Health Blog, points out some of the positives of exercise in recovery. Dr. Twark works at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Addiction Recovery Program in Massachusetts. She has found that "exercise helps to distract them [patients with various substance use disorders] from cravings. Workouts add structure to the day. They help with forming positive social connections, and help treat depression and anxiety in combination with other therapies."
In her article, Dr. Twark highlights nonprofit organizations advocating for physical activity for people in recovery. As such, individuals can do more than just promote physical wellbeing, they can exercise for a sense of community. The Boston Bulldogs Running Club is for people with addiction and their friends and families. The Phoenix is a community of sober individuals bonding through peer-led CrossFit, yoga, rock climbing, boxing, running, and hiking events. Such activities occur across the country, as well as in the area north and south of PACE, in Long Beach and Costa Mesa, CA.
Those thinking of incorporating an exercise routine into their program of recovery will experience health benefits. Continuing to promote physical well-being outside of addiction treatment, provides an outlet for a more significant sense of community. If exercise is a resolution of yours, again, please consult with your support group. There is always strength in numbers.
Many men who are currently struggling with alcohol or substance use disorder would like 2019 to be a year of change. However, embarking on a quest for healing is an objective that requires assistance. At PACE Recovery Center, it would be our great pleasure to be part of your incredible journey into recovery. Please contact us today to make the New Year one of progress.
The Gentlemen of PACE Recovery Center would like to wish everyone a safe and recovery-focused New Year's Eve.
Summer is knocking on the door, and most people are welcoming the uplifting season with open arms. The winter months are especially trying for some individuals working programs of addiction recovery; rain, snow, and cold weather are not conducive to warm feelings and thoughts, generally. If you also consider that a large percentage of men and women in the program struggle with a co-occurring disorder like depression, then you can probably understand that chillier months may contribute to dampening the spirits of some.
A good many people's general outlook on life and feelings of worth seem inextricably linked to the weather. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD, a fitting acronym) is a condition that plagues a significant population; SAD is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons which usually manifests between fall and spring. Naturally, those living with the disorder are likely to fare better in the Southwest; but, for those individuals residing in higher latitude environs, coping with the depressive snowdrifts of the soul during winter is a chore.
Those working programs of recovery whose psyche is sensitive to the weather must take measures to protect their recovery from fall to spring. Men and women who know that their feelings are susceptible to less hospitable climes must go above and beyond during the winter months to prevent relapse. Some of the tactics people employ to stay ahead of their seasonal depression are exercising, light therapy, psychological support via the program and professionally, and taking vitamin D. If you find it difficult, and potentially on the precipice of relapse when sunlight-deprived, it's paramount to utilize some the above methods. At PACE, we are hopeful that recovering addicts and alcoholics were able to keep their SAD at bay this winter.
If your first year in recovery traversed the 2017/2018 winter and you found yourself struggling to keep afloat, it's possible that you were not aware of techniques that could've helped. Perhaps the best way to prepare yourself for the many more cold seasons to come is taking a proactive approach during summer. Establishing a routine during this time of year will make life easier in 6 months. It's worth noting that when you are feeling "down" it is difficult to motivate yourself, depressive symptoms beget depressive inaction. However, those feeling blue that get up and take a walk, exercise, and absorb available sunlight end up experiencing feelings of higher self-worth.
The weather is more approachable, now, and people in recovery will find it helpful to get outside and seize the day. Get outdoors as often as possible, exercise regularly, and eat foods conducive to a healthy mind and body. Did you know research shows that vitamin D along with marine omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are critical for serotonin synthesis, release, and function in the brain? People recovering from a use disorder and co-occurring psychological conditions can benefit from incorporating the above supplements into their dietary regimen. Since more than half of people managing an alcohol or substance use disorder also have a dual diagnosis, it's fair to say that a good many people will find vitamin D and omega-3 useful to long-term recovery.
Before you make any significant changes to diet, first please discuss it with your physician and therapists. Anyone looking to be more active should also consider any physical limitations they may have before doing anything drastic.
Even if you are unable to hit the gym and weight train or commence doing cardiovascular exercises you can still do things to promote physical and spiritual wellness. Merely sitting outside with a book for a few hours or going for a swim can significantly improve how you feel, both inside and out. The more active you are during the summer months makes managing your anxieties and depressive symptoms next winter. The smallest of changes can produce essential benefits; when you encounter undesirable feelings next January, you'll discover that you have tools to counter malaise.
It helps to look at addiction recovery as an agreement between mind, body, and spirit. The health of one affects the wellbeing of the other two; keeping active in the program and life, and with the aid of a healthy diet, is a recipe for long-term recovery. We encourage clients at PACE Recovery Center to place great stock in the physical and spiritual connection. Those who adopt healthier approaches are more likely to stay the course and make continual progress. We hope that anyone working a program takes advantage of the summer months to strengthen their recovery.
At PACE Recovery Center, we can help you or a loved one break the cycle of addiction and show you how to make lasting changes in your life. We will also address any co-occurring mental health disorders that could complicate the recovery process. Please contact us today to learn more about our evidence-based programs of recovery.
In the 21st Century, exercise is (for many) one of the most important aspects of their day. We all strive to both feel good and look good; and for most people achieving the aforementioned goals requires eating healthy and exercising—especially as we age. In most metropolitan areas, gyms can be found in almost every neighborhood, making it hard for even the busiest of people to find an excuse for not having a membership. In an attempt to aid people in their efforts of achieving fitness goals, there are a few devices that can be purchased that will track one's progress, i.e. Apple Watches, Jawbones and Fitbits. By wearing such a device around your wrist, you can track a number things relevant to your health and fitness, including how many calories you are burning in a given day or how many miles you have walked. Work-out bracelets sync with your computer or smartphone, providing you with the ability to view your progress.
In the field of addiction medicine, it is widely accepted that exercise is of the utmost importance—particularly for those in early recovery. Substance use disorder is often synonymous with a sedentary life; those abusing drugs and alcohol are typically not prioritizing exercise and eating healthy. It is not uncommon for people entering addiction treatment centers to be in poor physical condition—being overweight or underweight. Experts who work at substance use disorder facilities prioritize the treatment of both mind and body; there is a reason for a bifocal approach to recovery. When someone is eating poorly and their body is out of shape, they typically feel bad physically. Feeling bad physically can wreak havoc on one's emotional state. The mind and body being connected, it is crucial that both mechanisms are in sync. For those living with the disease of addiction, having a disjointed mind and body is not a luxury they can afford. Emotional well being is paramount to protecting against relapse. Stagnation can lead to depressive states, in turn increasing the chance of thinking that a drink or drug is good idea—even when you know that doing so will only make things worse. After the detoxification process, counselors will encourage patients to work on improving one's physical condition by exercising. For clients who are unable to engage in high impact activities, addiction specialists will urge them to take up yoga. Those who heed such recommendations are likely to be stronger physically and mentally at the time of discharge—potentially being more resilient to cravings and triggers—provided however that they continue working a program of recovery.
New research is being conducted to see if the use of Fitbits can help prevent relapse. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will spend over $200,000 to provide smart devices to the participants of a study being conducted by researchers at at Butler Hospital in Rhode Island, The Washington Free Beacon reports. While the preliminary study will only include female participants, the findings could lead to the utilization of fitness trackers as a way to protect against relapse for everyone working a program of addiction recovery. The reason the study will include only females, is due to the fact that women with alcohol use disorder (AUD), by and large, report drinking to cope with negative emotions.
At PACE Recovery Center, our mission is to provide our clients with a safe and supportive environment to help them overcome the challenges they have experienced due to alcohol and drug abuse. We believe that incorporating sound clinical interventions and a lifestyle that encourages health and wellness, in a shame free setting that encourages accountability and responsibility, will help foster long term recovery. Relapse analysis and relapse prevention are extremely effective with clients who have substance addictions, compulsive behaviors, and mental health disorders. That is why relapse prevention is an essential component of our men's addiction treatment program.


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The Charity Finance Group (CFG) has warned that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for the charity sector. Speaking at the organisation's annual conference, CFG chief executive Caron Bradshaw said the Brexit process had exposed a "polarised" society, to which charities are "best placed" to respond.
CFG previously published a report which argued that a "clean Brexit", whereby the UK leaves the customs union and single market, posed "least risk" to charities than other arrangements of leaving the EU. It had argued that there were opportunities for charities to thrive post-Brexit, with the possibility of a reduced tax burden creating "50,000 extra jobs in the sector".
But at their Brexit panel discussion, Bradshaw said CFG had not seen "any positive movement on any of the things we thought could potentially be addressed through the process of exiting the European Union". She said: "The only thing we have taken a position on is that a WTO or a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for the sector. We have chosen to use that powerful word because we think is isn't just about what would happen to us as a sector. It would also be able what would happen to those we support and serve".
Bradshaw said the areas that voted most heavily for Brexit were those which had a "gap for charitable support". She said: "What that says to me is there is huge need being unmet and we need to find out where those places are and take our services into those places."
Bradshaw added that charities should lobby more on Brexit issues such as the government's shared prosperity fund, which is being designed to replace regional EU funding.
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