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This year's Hajj pilgrimage has been scaled back to 1,000 participants in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Here is everything you need to know
The scale of the current outbreak in Saudi Arabia is unprecedented [Getty]
Saudi authorities have banned international visitors from taking part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage, over fears of the spread of coronavirus.
Only a small number of pilgrims living within the kingdom will be able to take part - said to number 1,000, according to the kingdom's Hajj ministry.
Usually, an estimated 2.5 million people from over 140 countries take part in the annual religious gathering, while around 2 million people were expected to take part in the pigrimage this year - one of the most significant events in the Muslim calendar.
Saudi authorities say that limiting the numbers of the Hajj this year will allow them to implement social distancing measures and keep pilgrims safe.
Mecca: The holy hotbed
Saudi Arabia is battling one of the worst outbreaks of coronavirus in the Middle East, with more than 161,000 confirmed cases and 1,300 deaths. On Sunday, the kingdom lifted a range of restrictions intended to curb the spread, including a nightime curfew.
The city of Mecca, with its packed slums and undocumented migrants, has emerged as a hotbed for the virus, with more than 22,000 cases and 381 fatalities. The gathering of millions into congested sites - whether circumabulating the Kabah, gathering on Mount Arafat, or sacrificing livestock to mark the end of ritual - thus represents a major source of contagion.
On announcing the cancellation, the Hajj ministry said that the decision had been taken "in accordance with the teachings of Islam in preserving lives", the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Saudi Arabia has in the past managed to control previous outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as Ebola and MERS, but the scale of the current pandemic has proven to be an unprecedented challenge with its extremely high transmission rates.
Hajj cancellations in history
In March, scenes of the Great Mosque of Mecca empty of people sent shockwaves across the Muslim world, after authorities announced they would temporarily stop issuing visas for pilgrims from abroad who wanted to perform Umrah, a minor pilgrimage to the holy city that can be done at any time of the year.
Disease, conflict, and assaults from bandits are some of the reasons why the Hajj pilgrimage has been cancelled in the past. The Saudi King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives has noted at least 40 occasion when Hajj was either cancelled or the number of pilgrims was severely curtailed, all before the founding of the modern Saudi state.
As early as 865, a rebellion against the Abbasid caliphate, led by Ismail bin Yousef, saw the massacre of pilgrims at the Arafat Mountain near Mecca, and forced the cancellation of the Hajj.
In 930, the Hajj was cancelled for a period of ten years. That year, a heterodox known as the Qarmatians, who had established a state in eastern Arabia and believed that the Hajj was pagan ritual, murdered 30,000 pilgrims.
In 1831, a plague from India is said to have killed three quarters of the pilgrims performing Hajj, while between 1837 and 1892, infections killed hundreds of pilgrims daily, according to the King Abdulaziz Centre.
Hajj and the Saudi economy
With several Muslim nations have already pulling out of the ritual, international observers have long expected Riyadh to officially cancel the pilgrimage this year - a decision that could have political and economic consequences.
The five-day event generates an estimated $8 billion in revenues for the kingdom every year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and collapsing oil prices have wreaked havoc on the Saudi economy, forcing it to tap into the debt market and triple its VAT. Its economy is expected to shrink by 4.1 percent this year, according to a survey of economists compiled by Bloomberg.
In March, the Saudi government announced cuts in spending in tourism and entertainment development - sectors that are at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 diversification plans.
Part of the same programme of economic reforms, the kingdom aimed to double the number of foreign umrah pilgrims to 15 million by the end of 2020.
According to the Council of Saudi Chambers, from 2018 to 2022 spending associated with the pilgrimage was predicted to generate upwards of $150 million in income and create up to 100,000 Hajj-related jobs. With the local economies of Mecca and Medina set to be hit hardest, deep uncertainties now surround the fallout of this year's cancellation.
Pilgrims and soft power
There exist no less than 78 bilateral agreements between the Saudi Hajj ministry and their counterparts across 78 countries, including those where Muslim constitute a minority. These pertain to administrating pilgrims' affairs, programmes to raise awareness and organise pilgrim groupings.
The Saudi brand of Islam is at the heart of the kingdom's spiritual soft power. It is a deep-rooted ultraconservativism intolerant of alternative expressions of faith, packaged with a deep sense reverence for the kingdom. The move to continue the Hajj in its extremely limited form will likely pander to the country's staunch religious establishment, who would see a full cancellation as an outrage and a further sign of decaying morals.
While scaling back the Hajj could be seen as harming the religious legitimacy Saudi Arabia enjoys in its rivalry with Muslim powers, such as Turkey and Iran, by keeping it going - even with such a reduced capacity - it offers a chauvinistic display of what the country is able to achieve in the most challenging of circumstances.
As Yasmine Farouk, a scholar on Saudi Arabia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington told WSJ, the Hajj is "an annual reminder of the special place and the special status of Saudi Arabia".
The meaning of this authority is disseminated at various levels, from the kingdom's religious broadcasting services, through to live social media streams of pilgrims who attend, as uniformed Saudi security personnel marshal seas of people moving and chanting in unison.
Hope in desperate times
The holy pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is an obligation upon all Muslims who are in good health and can afford it to perform it once in their lifetimes. The circumambulating of the Kaaba, the most sacred site in Islam, is a symbolic act which is supposed to demonstrate unity among believers in the worship of Allah (God).
Millions of Muslim around the world invest their savings and endure long waiting lists to make the trip. Leaders of Muslim nations often petition the Saudi king, whose official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to increase their national quota as demand outstrips supply every pilgrimage. In some rare cases, the waiting list can take up to 30 years, according to The Financial Times.
One of the unique and defining aspects of the Hajj is the hope it can offer for a deeply fractured global Muslim community. "People of all colors, tribes, countries and economic status are all united as one, moving together in the pursuit of one goal", as Dr. Omar Suleiman, a leading American imam and civil rights activist, describes.
In the context of the era-defining impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the surge in critically reassessing how race is thought about and understood, Malcolm X's account of his own experience is pertinent during this time: "blue eyed blondes" and "black-skinned Africans" displaying "a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and the non-white".
The select group
The Council of British Hajjis (CBHUK), an organisation which represents British Muslims on matters pertaining to Hajj and Umrah travel, are now prioritising their work to ensure those who had booked the Hajj can receive refunds from tour operators or rebooking for next year's pilgrimage.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the Saudi minister of health said that special precautionary measures would be taken prior to start of this year's season. The limited group will be tested before undertaking the hajj - as well as all workers, security officials, and anyone else they are likely to encounter.
The group - which are all under the age of 65 and have no previous health conditions - will be monitored daily by dedicated medical teams, and be required to adhere to strict social distancing measures. Upon completing all rites the group will be quarantined.
No further details were provided by the ministry. According to Hajj Minister Mohammmed Benten, the limited group will composed of Saudi nations and foreigners residing in the kingdom. While specific details around their selection remain unclear, Benten said applicants will be chosen through diplomatic mission and Hajj affairs officers for various countries.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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James Gordon "Gordon" Marshall
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Name James Gordon "Gordon" Marshall
Born 19 Dec 1901 North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2]
Residence 1911 Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1]
Died 27 Mar 1985 Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3]
Buried 29 Mar 1985 Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3]
Residence 1986 200 Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number Waterloo-198857
Person ID I198857 Generations
Father Cameron Marshall, b. 13 Nov 1862, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 May 1917, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years)
Mother Mary Isabella Deans, b. 14 May 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 May 1950, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
Married 5 Jun 1889 North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4, 5]
Family Ada May Plumstead, b. 6 Aug 1910, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Brantford, , Ontario, Canada , d. 23 May 2002, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
Married 21 Sep 1932 , Ontario, Canada
1. Female Marshall, b. 29 Oct 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Oct 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)
2. William Howard "Howard" Marshall, b. 13 Jul 1935, d. Yes, date unknown
3. Gordon Ross Marshall, b. 12 Jan 1937, , Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Feb 2008, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
4. Norma Mae Marshall, b. 28 May 1939, d. Yes, date unknown
5. Robert D. Marshall
J. Gordon Marshall A life-long resident of the district, and a member of one of North Dumfries Township's pioneer families, James Gordon Marshall passed away at his home, 200 Piper Street, Ayr, on Thursday, March 27th. He was in his 85th year. A son of the late Cameron Marshall and Isabella Deans, he was born on the Marshall homestead Reidsville Road now owned by the Eby family. He and his wife, the former Ada Plumstead whom he married September 21, 1932, operated the farm until retiring to Ayr 19 years ago. Upon moving to Ayr he worked for a time at John Watson Mfg. A valued member of Knox United Church, Ayr. Mr. Marshall served on the church official board for over 50 years. He was a secretary and trustee of the former Greenfield School for many years. Mr. Mar-shall was a past president and honourary director of the North Dumfries Plow-men's Association. Beloved husband of Ada Plumstead; dear father of Howard of Ayr, Ross of Drumbo, Mrs. Harvey (Norma) Hutton of Waterloo and Robert of Brampton; also loved by six grandchildren and two great-grand-children. Funeral service was held at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris on Saturday with Rev. George Saunders of Knox United Church, Ayr, officiating. Interment Ayr Cemetery.
The Ayr News Apr 2 1986 pg 8a
[S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 10.
[S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
Name: James Gordan Marshall Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1901 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Cameron Marshall Mother's name: Bella Deans
[S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
[Front/Northeast] Isabella/ died May 30, 1888;/ aged 27 Y'rs 5 Mo's & 22 days/ Janet,/ died Feb. 27, 1880;/ aged 21 Y'rs 4 Mo's & 23 days/ Margaret/ died Sep. 7, 1857;/ aged 1 year 6 Mo's & 25 days/ Thomas/ died Sep. 25, 1850/ aged 11 months/ Infant dau. died Sep. 14, 1854/ Aged 2 days/ Gordon Ross Marshall/ Jan 12, 1937 - Feb. 28, 2008/ And his wife/ E. M. (Tiilie) Ricker/ June 26, 1945 - /
[Left/Southeast] Thomas Marshall, died Jan. 5, 1889;/ aged 70 years, 3 Mo's 20 D'ys/ also his wife/ Janet Anderson/ died Jan. 20, 1878;/ aged 55 years, & 10 months/ and their children/ Agness, eldest dau./ died Apr. 17, 1879;/ aged 32 years, 1 Mo. & 22 days/ Jane, second dau./ Died June 11, 1884;/ aged 36 years & 3 months/ Wm. Howard Marshall/ July 13 - 1935 - / and his wife/ Winnifred A. Leich/ Sept. 9, 1938 - /
[Back/Southwest] Cameron Marshall/ died May 1, 1917/ In his 55th year/ his beloved wife/ Mary Isabella Deans/ died May 25, 1950/ aged 85 years/ their youngest son/ Gordon Marshall/ died March 27, 1986/ In his 85th year/ his beloved wife/ Ada Mae Plumstead/ Died May 23, 2002/ In her 92nd year/ Their infant daughter - 1933/
[Right/Northwest] Elizabeth A./ dau. of/ Thomas & Janet/ Marshall/ died Feb. 9th, 1903/ aged 51 years & 17 days/ Children of Gordon & Ada; Howard, Ross, Norma and/ Robert D. Marshall/ June 5, 1943 - / Norma Mae Marshall/ May 28, 1939 - / and her husband/ harvey E. Hutton/ June 25, 1936 - /
[S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 27.
[S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
Name: Cameron Marshall Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1863 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1889 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Thomas Marshall Mother: Janet Anderson Spouse: Mary I Deans Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1865 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: Richard Deans Spouse Mother: Deans Deans
Born - 19 Dec 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Married - 21 Sep 1932 - , Ontario, Canada
Died - 27 Mar 1985 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Buried - 29 Mar 1985 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence - 1986 - 200 Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Is it "theater" or "theatre"? Dr. John Doe or John Doe, Ph.D.? The 1990's or 1990s?
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The university's official guide for nonacademic communications, including all recruitment and marketing materials, is the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. Widely used by newspapers and magazines, the AP style is familiar to readers, easy to read and makes sense. Although some AP rules stray from those taught in English composition classes (e.g., the final comma in a simple serial listing is eliminated), this is done intentionally with brevity and clear communication in mind.
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Epidemiological update: Fatal paediatric infections associated with Enterovirus 71 in Cambodia April-July 2012, and hand, foot and mouth disease in Asia
Epidemiological update: Fatal paediatric infections associated with Enterovirus 71 in Cambodia April-July 2012, and hand, foot and mouth disease in AsiaArchived
Epidemiological update
From April to early July 2012 an unusual number and pattern of fatalities among young children were reported by Kantha Bopa Children's Hospital in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. The patients presented with fever, respiratory distress and signs of encephalitis, and most of the children were under 3 years old.
Because the presentation was unusual and the cases had no immediately obvious aetiology, the Cambodian Ministry of Health issued an alert on 1 July in accordance with the International Health Regulations. Subsequently a wider joint Cambodian Ministry of Health and WHO investigation across a number of hospitals found records of 61 children attending Kantha Bopa and some other hospitals since April 2012 that met a simple case definition including fever, respiratory and neurological signs. Most of the children were under 3 years of age and they came from 14 of Cambodia's 24 provinces. Of the 61 cases 54 had died, often soon after admission [1-3]. Laboratory investigation performed by the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia on samples from 31 cases found that the majority were positive for Enterovirus 71 (EV71). A small number were positive for other pathogens [3]. Post-mortem examinations were not undertaken and the EV71 diagnosis has not been further validated. However, the clinical presentations are consistent with published descriptions of neurological EV71 infections [4-6].
Most symptomatic EV71 infections manifest as a self-limiting hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and only a very small proportion of cases develop severe and life-threatening disease[5,6]. Because Kantha Bopa Children's Hospital serves as a tertiary centre and parents self-refer their children form large parts of Cambodia, it is not yet clear if this cluster of fatal cases represents the severe end of the spectrum of a wider epidemic of HFMD caused by EV71 in the community. However that seems a likely scenario considering that since the late 1990s, several countries in East and South-East Asia have experienced recurrent and sometimes very large outbreaks of HFMD associated with EV71 [4-8]. Human enteroviruses, which include the human polioviruses, are linear single stranded RNA viruses with a capacity to causing neurological disease. Man is the only host and direct human to human transmission plays a role in outbreaks but human enteroviruses are also excreted in the faeces and capable of surviving in water and sewage for long periods. They are prone to genetic recombination and hence genetic evolution [9].
The largest recent outbreaks of EV71 have been reported from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam but cases have not previously been reported in Cambodia [4-8]. Since the large outbreaks were first reported in Asia in the 1990s, a pattern has emerged with 2-3 year epidemic cycles and peak transmission during the summer months [5,6,8]. A number of different enteroviruses can cause HFMD but EV71 and Coxsackie A16 (CV-A16) are the most common. Some genotypic subgroups of EV71 (B4, B5, C2) are more often isolated from cases with neurological infection in Asia [(4-6]. Other EV71 viruses have been found to circulate in Europe where they normally cause mild disease or asymptomatic infections [9-12]. Because of the size of the Asian HFMD outbreaks, the elevated risk of neuro-invasive infections with respiratory complications in young children and substantial numbers of fatalities, HFMD and EV71 infections have become a major public health concern in the affected countries. A regional summary of HFMD surveillance data is regularly updated by WHO's Regional Office for the Western Pacific Region which with the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Centre of Singapore has issued an extensive clinical and public health guide to management.[14]
There is as yet no vaccine to prevent EV71 infection and there is no specific pharmacological treatment for EV71 infection.[14,15] Treatment with immunoglobulins has been tried in addition to circulatory and respiratory support for severe disease. Preventive measures are the same as for other infections with respiratory or faecal – oral transmission route and focus on interrupting the chain of virus transmission through hand hygiene and social distancing [13]. Following the Cambodian cases there has been a call by clinical researchers for international collaboration for the systematic refinement and evaluation of existing treatment protocols [15].
ECDC Comment, 12 July 2012:
There is good evidence that the incidence of HFMD and severe EV71 infections in children has truly increased in parts of Asia over the last decade and that transmission has gradually extended from early outbreaks in Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore to a more extensive distribution across parts of two WHO Regions [4-8]. In view of the ongoing HFMD epidemic in neighbouring Vietnam (> 57 000 cases already in 2012) [8], an outbreak of EV71 in Cambodia with associated fatalities is not unexpected. Indeed it is unclear why the extension of the regional epidemics to Cambodia has been delayed until now. The reasons for the scale and severity of EV71 infections in East and South-East Asia compared to other parts of the world is unclear and virological, host genetic, social and environmental factors have all been suggested [5,6].
HFMD in Europe and North America is generally considered a mild and self-limiting infection associated with a characteristic vesicular rash on the hands, soles of the feet and inside the mouth and asymptomatic enterovirus infections are common [9]. EV71 infections are thought to be uncommon in Europe though the virus has been occasionally detected at least from the 1960s to the present day [5,6]. The epidemics of infection and severe disease in Asia have stimulated revived interest among virologists in Europe and Asia and have led to efforts to develop vaccines [5,6,10-12].
There are two principal risks to consider for European citizens; first, the acute risk from severe HFMD and neurological EV71 infections for young children visiting high transmission countries in Asia. As of yet, ECDC is unaware of any travel associated HFMD or EV71 infections reported in Europe. The outbreak of EV71 in Cambodia further increases the geographical distribution of documented outbreaks of severe EV71 infection and therefore the area where EU travellers may be exposed to the virus. Because only a small proportion of all infected normally develop severe disease it is likely that EV71 transmission is widespread in Cambodia. EV71 is prone to outbreaks and year to year changes in the transmission of EV71 are large in the affected areas [5,6,8]. Though impossible to quantify, the outbreak in Cambodia is unlikely to substantially increase the overall risk for visitors from the EU to become infected in Asia. Young age is an important risk factor for severe disease and the proportion of young children visiting Cambodia is low compared to those travelling with families to more popular tourist destinations such as Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.
The second longer term risk assessment is whether or not the strains of EV71 associated with severe disease with neurological and respiratory manifestations will emerge or be imported to Europe and spread with the intensity and severity reported from Asia. What determines if an infection with EV71 will be asymptomatic, cause self-limiting HFMD or develop into severe disease with neurological and systemic manifestations is unclear [5,6] Young age is an important risk factor but does not explain the extension and spread of large outbreaks in Asia. Historically there have been occasional outbreaks of EV71 infection with fatalities in Europe. The two largest outbreaks were in Bulgaria in 1975 (44 deaths) and in Hungary in 1978 (47 deaths) [7]. The potential for the Asian EV71 genotypes to cause large outbreaks and severe disease in Europe remains to be established. A successful response to an extension of EV71 outbreaks to Europe will depend on early detection of clusters of disease and determining the most effective preventive measures to limit transmission as well as optimal treatment.[15] The capacity in individual European Member States for diagnosing human enteroviruses and genotyping EV71 subgroups will be crucial.


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Tuning in for the Paralympics? You will be after you read this
If you really got into the Summer Olympics this year, and you're missing the excitement or the nightly events, some good news: There's a similar competition set to get underway -- starting today, actually.
Disney shares details about all-new nighttime spectacular 'Disney Enchantment'
Walt Disney World shared more details Friday about the all-new nighttime show coming to Magic Kingdom for the 50th anniversary celebration.
Scuba diver finds 'real life' Spongebob and Patrick hanging out in the ocean
They may not live in a pineapple, but they're certainly hanging out under the sea.
'Field of Dreams' game ends in cinematic fashion, with 2-run homer in the 9th
Tim Anderson recently admitted he has never watched "Field of Dreams." Well, he just submitted a pretty good script for a sequel.
Some countries pay more than six figures to athletes who bring home a medal -- but not the U.S.
Here's a breakdown of what certain countries pay athletes when they win a medal in the Summer Olympics, according to Forbes.
Oh, deer: White-tailed deer are testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Should we be worried?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture tested wild deer from January to March of this year and found 40% of the tested deer had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
This elite group of athletes has medaled in both Winter and Summer Olympics
Olympians themselves are absolutely impressive. Then, throw in the athletes who have medaled more than once. That's certainly something to write home about.
These U.S. cities almost hosted an Olympic Games
The United States hasn't hosted any Olympic Games since 2002, when Salt Lake City welcomed the world to the Winter Olympics, but man, there have certainly been some cities that have tried.
Normalizing mental health: 'I know there's this whole, 'Well, pick yourself up by your bootstraps' mentality, but it's very old school'
The smile on full display from Simone Biles said it all: The U.S. superstar stuck the landing on her balance beam routine, her face lit up, and all at once, she embodied pure joy, a seventh Olympic medal, and likely some relief, having the weight of the world off her back, at least for a few minutes.
33 years later, and we're all still chasing Flo-Jo's records
She had the long and colorful nails. She wore the flashy outfits, including a neon, one-legged spandex bodysuit. Above all, she had the iconic nickname "Flo-Jo," which just sounded fast.
When breastfeeding doesn't go as planned: Did you realize all the resources available?
If you're a new mother or an expecting mom-to-be, you don't need another news article telling you about all the benefits of breastfeeding and breastmilk.
Changing the Games: These stories of Olympic moms transcend sports; will make you feel things
It's one thing to be a new mom: Unpredictable, frazzled, busy; you're trying to get to know your baby, heal your body and maybe even breastfeed, which can be unfamiliar and challenging, especially at first.
This former gold medalist is now the voice of Olympic gymnastics. Here's what else she's been up to.
Before there was Simone Biles, there was Nastia Liukin.
Through the years: U.S. Olympian gymnasts who've won the women's all-around, in photos
For anyone who's waiting until the Games air in primetime Thursday night: Caution ahead! This article contains spoilers.
These athletes should win gold medals in creating hilarious Olympic TikToks
World-class athletes from all over the globe are in Tokyo to win medals, but they're also there to give us behind-the-scenes peeks at the Olympics, in viral TikTok videos.
5 heartwarming stories from the Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics are still just getting started, but there already have been a good collection of stories that have pulled at the heartstrings of millions around the world.
These photos show gymnastics superstar Simone Biles throughout her years in the spotlight
Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves.
Since 1964, Olympic pictograms have been worth thousands of words
It was the portion of the Opening Ceremony that many were talking about, and no, it wasn't the lighting of the torch.
This Olympic volleyball duo went undefeated through the Athens and Beijing games. Here's what they're doing now.
Beach Volleyball is one of the most popular events at the summer Olympics, and part of that reason is because of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings.
From Olympic baller to model, here's what Lisa Leslie is doing now
There is one word that comes to mind when you hear Lisa Leslie's name: baller.


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Widow Speaks Out About Cookie Bandit
Updated: 5:36 AM MDT Jul 21, 2009
"I know my husband didn't die in vain by someone who stole groceries or clothing. That he was a murderer. He was wanted. He was a dangerous man," said Tonia Harris.Tonya said that her husband, Sgt. Joe Harris, knew all along that Joseph Henry Burgess aka The Cookie Bandit was a threat."People kept telling him, you know why are you going after this guy? He steals groceries! And why are you trying so hard? And he kept saying I'm going to get him, there's something about this guy. He needs to be gotten. There's something about him and he was right," said Mrs. Harris.Burgess was wanted for a double murder in Canada 37 years ago. Police are investigating whether he killed more people in the U.S. before he started burglarizing cabins in the Jemez Mountains for 8 years.Thursday Burgess' history of crime ended after a shootout with Sgt. Harris.Tonia Harris plans on contacting the families of the victims Burgess killed."I want to have contact with the victims families that he murdered so that they can see that my husband advenged their deaths."The public memorial for Sergeant Harris begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
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"I know my husband didn't die in vain by someone who stole groceries or clothing. That he was a murderer. He was wanted. He was a dangerous man," said Tonia Harris.
Tonya said that her husband, Sgt. Joe Harris, knew all along that Joseph Henry Burgess aka The Cookie Bandit was a threat.
"People kept telling him, you know why are you going after this guy? He steals groceries! And why are you trying so hard? And he kept saying I'm going to get him, there's something about this guy. He needs to be gotten. There's something about him and he was right," said Mrs. Harris.
Burgess was wanted for a double murder in Canada 37 years ago. Police are investigating whether he killed more people in the U.S. before he started burglarizing cabins in the Jemez Mountains for 8 years.
Thursday Burgess' history of crime ended after a shootout with Sgt. Harris.
Tonia Harris plans on contacting the families of the victims Burgess killed.
"I want to have contact with the victims families that he murdered so that they can see that my husband advenged their deaths."
The public memorial for Sergeant Harris begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.


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Experts Warn Of Invasive Zebra Mussels In Texas Lakes Ahead Of Memorial Day WeekendThe Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging thousands of boaters to clean, drain and dry watercraft after use ahead of Memorial Day weekend as 15 lakes in the state are infested with zebra mussels.
Texas Game Wardens Stressing Lake Safety This SummerIf the Fourth of July holiday takes you out on the water, know that Texas game wardens will be there too, watching over the lakes and making sure that people are being safe.
Invasive Zebra Mussels Discovered At Grapevine LakeZebra mussels, an invasive species, have been discovered by officials with the U.S. Geological Survey in Grapevine Lake.
10 Water-Related Deaths In Texas During Fourth Of JulyTexas officials said that 10 people died in water-related incidents across the state during the extended Fourth of July weekend. Three of those deaths involved boating-related incidents.
Tips For A Safe Fourth Of July On The WaterHoliday weekends are perfect reminders for boaters -- and anyone else enjoying time by the water -- to be careful and take the proper steps to stay safe. That includes life vests for everybody.
Bodies Recovered From Lake Tawakoni After Father & Son Go MissingReports say the boy and his father were last seen leaving the dock on Lake Tawakoni around 5:00 a.m. Monday to go out duck hunting.
Missing Man's Body Recovered At Lake Ray HubbardDivers resumed their search for a missing man at Lake Ray Hubbard on Monday and were able to locate his body. The man jumped into the lake to help a struggling swimmer, but was unable to save himself.
Lake Worth Back Open To Boaters After FloodingLake Worth is opening back up to boaters on Tuesday after being closed earlier this month due to flooding. A couple of mostly dry days was enough to lower the lake back down to a safe level.
Lake Worth Closed To Boating Due To FloodingThanks to all of the heavy rain, Lake Worth will be closed to all boating activity starting at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning. The water level has risen by almost half a foot.
Texas Steps Up Anti-Zebra Mussels Effort Going Into SummerThe Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Friday launched a boater awareness campaign called "Clean, Drain and Dry." The effort is part of an outdoors festival this weekend at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
Lake Worth Closed To All Boating ActivitiesAt 11 a.m. Saturday, the lake elevation was 596.61 feet, more than two feet above the spillway.
Boat Ramp Opens At Lewisville LakeThe summer is getting a late start at Lewisville Lake. Areas that were once under water after this spring's rainfall have finally dried up, and a popular boat ramp is now open.
North Texas Lake Openings & AccessOfficials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say while most waterways are open, lake visitors will need to do their homework to find out if there is access to parks, boat ramps, marinas and recreational facilities.
Eagle Mountain Lake Reopens After FloodingThe north Fort Worth lake was shut down during last month's rainfall after flooding in the area became a threat to local homes. The water has finally dropped to a safe level.
Lewisville Lake Opens Back Up For BoatersThe weather this weekend is expected to be very hot and sunny. And, just in time for the summer conditions, Lewisville Lake is opening back up for boaters on Friday.
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Guide to Andalusia in Southern Spain
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TripSavvy / Michela Buttignol
Sun-baked Andalusia is a tourist favorite in which Moorish and Christian Spain show off their cultural strengths against a backdrop of flamenco, tapas, matadors and bullfights.
While those who have only known the south of Spain through books might think of Andalusia as a hot, dry plain, Andalusia has the Iberian peninsula's highest mountains and nearly 15 percent of its terrain is 3,300 feet above sea level.
Andalusia has many unique ecosystems; nearly 20 percent of Andalusia soil lies in a protected area.
Andalusia's relatively mild winter and spring climate attracts lots of visitors from colder climates and is a good place to start your vacation from if you arrive in Europe in Early spring. It's dry and hot in the summer; you may wish to examine the historic climate charts for Seville if you're planning a vacation in the region.
Andalusia is the region that most people think of when they think of Spain. Granada, Cordoba, and Seville are the cities making up its "golden triangle," but there are other, smaller places within Andalusia to discover as you'll see below.
Andalusia Cities
Andalusia is very compact, considering the number of tourist destinations it contains. A vacation here doesn't mean long train trips or lots of driving. Remember that it's hot in the summer. You'll want to do everything late at night when the temperature lowers, but then in Spain, you can.
First the big three:
Seville - The capital of Andalusia and the best place to witness Semana Santa, the week before Easter, get lost in the Barrio Santa Cruz, have some tapas and watch a flamenco show. Seville's subtropical Mediterranean climate offers dry summers and wet winters; it shares with Cordoba the dubious honor of suffering the hottest summers in Continental Europe.
Cordoba - The least visited of the Andalusia big three—don't miss the old mosque: the Mezquita de Cordoba, today a World Heritage site. Folks say Cordoba was the biggest city in the world during Islamic rule in the 10th century. After the Reconquista, Cordoba returned to Christian rule (1236). Heat lovers rejoice: During July and August, the average high temperatures hover around 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
Granada - Visit the Moorish palace-citadel everyone knows, The Alhambra, wander the narrow lanes that shake through El Albayzín, the district reflecting the cities medieval Moorish past. and visit the Generalife, a 13th-century leisure palace with gardens built on the slopes of the Hill of the Sun.
The coastal cities:
Cádiz - An evocative city center worth a visit. Check out the big Carnival in February. Go for two or three days, unless the beach mesmerizes you.
Gibraltar - Worth a day for a visit with our ancestors, but just. Bring your Pounds, Sterling, it's British.
Malaga - Hanging out with the jet set on the Costa del Sol was once the focus of this city, but there are many newly opened art galleries here and foodies are flocking to Málaga's new gastro market, Mercado Merced is in the heart of the Andalusian city.
Motril - Stay in a cute place on the beach while visiting the likes of Alpujarras, a string of mountain villages worth visiting.
Jerez - Jerez is the capital of Andalucian horse culture, sherry culture, and is, some say, the cradle of Spanish flamenco.
Ronda - Bullfights, a deep ravine, and an Islamic old town awaits your visit.
Andalusia Suggested Itinerary
Damian Corrigan has outlined a Suggested Itinerary for Andalusia that includes Seville, Cadiz, Ronda, Malaga, Granada and Cordoba.
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When I got married I was an executive but in my head I was a graduate student. So my dibs reflected that. I had little furniture and it was mismatched and shabby. And books were everywhere.
We moved to an apartment and needed a dining room set and I saw a picture of one with a smoked glass table and elegant chairs and I wanted it. I mean, REALLY wanted it. My wife would have been satisfied with any number of choices but I refused them all. Nothing but that smoked glass table for me.
We bought it. It was expensive and we scrimped elsewhere.
We moved from an apartment to a starter home and then added substantially to it to accommodate our growing family. The table came with us and was in the family room. There were many happy memories of us playing games on it, using it as a snack table during parties and so on.
My son became a serious model builder and it served as his work-table. He was really good. He won first or second prize in his age group at the International Plastic Modelers Convention in all three categories he entered – aircraft, ships and armored fighting vehicles. We have boxes of finely painted finished models and shelves of awards and plaques.
My son left home years ago and is now an attorney clerking for a justice in the Utah Supreme Court. My daughter left more than a decade ago. She is married and is running her own start-up. And we have a house full of memories and far too much stuff.
Last week, my wife dragged my unwilling self into a cleaning spree and we packed away my son's model building gear and tools. The hood and exhaust fan went into storage.
And the smoked glass table which now had streaks of paint on the surface? We left it outside a day before the garbage pick up. It was gone the next morning along with the chairs. I hope that whoever took it makes equally happy memories.
And that brings me to the life lesson.
Whatever we gather and hoard and cherish is in time and space. And whatever is in time and space will wither and be stripped from us whether we like it or not.
Your baby's first tooth in its own tiny silver casket, your college diploma that represents so much money and time and effort, your elegant clothes, your carefully preserved bottles of fine wine, your cherished mementoes and keepsakes – all stuff. Just stuff. And it will go one day.
Think about this. Really think about the impermanence of all things.
When this seeps into your consciousness, your relationship with the world of things changes. You still use them but you are not attached to them. They come and they go and that is fine and the way it should be.
And you experience a tiny reflection of the freedom that sages have known and extoll.
Begin today. Pick up any item that you have not used for a year or more. Does it still add value to your life? Or is it clutter that remains to complicate existence?
If you do not actively want it, get rid of it. Give it away to someone deserving and the joy of doing so is worth it many times over.
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You cover the blind spots for the product management team. That means knowing our competitors inside and out, and having the ability to look around corners based on trends and a pinch of intuition. Product Marketing Managers at KeepTruckin are the voice of the customer. You have deep empathy for our customers, backed by market evidence and analysis, that drives the positioning and messaging of our products and services.
This intelligent empathy also translates to collateral that makes our sales team successful.
This specific role is responsible for increasing engagement and conversion throughout the customer lifecycle via the web and in the product. You will carefully test and measure decision points in the buying experience to ensure new and existing customers can easily decide what product/offering they need to help them run a modern fleet. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with analytics, A/B testing, defining and measuring the success of experiments, and have a track record of strong cross-functional coordination.
Identify and develop compelling customer advocacy such as success stories, keynote co-presentations, etc.


Like an austere sculpture, the three-piece set for "A Huey P. Newton Story," which opened Sunday at Woolly Mammoth, stands isolated in light before the play begins: a mike on a swing rod, a plain wooden chair and one of those big old-fashioned columnar ashtrays with the chrome top and black body. These furnishings suggest several places -- an office, a radio broadcast booth, a talk show set, a police interrogation room and, most disturbingly, a witness box. It isn't until the lights darken and then come up again to reveal Newton (Roger Guenveur Smith) twitching in that chair that we realize we're looking at Hell.
Smith is the author, director, designer, actor and inhabiting spirit of "A Huey P. Newton Story." This is an incarnational performance, in which the actor seems to be calling down forces to possess him and help tell his story. Amazingly handsome, Smith uses his striking, sculptural face like a mask, moving it forward into the light so that the features seem scraped-bone naked, drawing back till his eyes are holes of darkness and his head a living skull. All the while, smoke from a series of cigarettes wreathes around him, sometimes clouding from his mouth in such volume that he seems to be on fire inside.
Smith's Newton is a demon, a dragon, a lost soul, a self-styled freak and a desperately suffering man. Why is he in such agony? Though the play unfolds in a vague "no-time" in which Newton shows a caustic awareness of our current reality, the narrative appears to start at what should have been a victorious point in his life. Public agitation has gotten him released from prison. His dream of empowering the masses has come to pass. "The people freed me," he announces, then adds glumly, "then they expected me to free them."
This Newton has been chewed up and spat out by history. Smith makes it coolly clear that Newton was always, as he himself put it, "a hardhead," a troublemaker who defied his family and was kicked out of school 38 times. But in the mid-'60s, he was in the right place at the right time -- hardheads were what political militancy demanded. Newton spoke and planned and built and posed for a famous poster wearing shades and a beret and carrying a monster gun; he made Malcolm X look like some sort of suited-up businessman. In the end, he came to rest in a penthouse, and when he descended to the streets, to score a little dope, he was shot dead. "I can't be your idol," moans the specter confronting us, "or your icon, or your leader, or your poster boy."
Taking us through this history, Smith is as mesmerizing as a snake. Thoughts and moods flash through his Newton's consciousness too fast to follow. He lures us close, then snaps at us viciously. This guy is on the side of no one in the audience: He hates us all. About halfway through the 70-minute evening, Smith rises and does a private, inward-focused dance to a Bob Dylan song. He jerks as if he's possessed, and sweat flies from him like blood from a boxer in the ring. In the same room with us, he is utterly alone. This is a burning performance, but as the flames of Hell are said to, it burns cold.
In a sense, "A Huey P. Newton Story" is a companion piece to Studio's "Hip 2: The Birth of the Boom." Smith's Newton combusts in the hell that the latter show's Afro Jo is struggling to stay out of. When the lights first come up, he is dry-mouthed before the microphone, admittedly "terrified" to speak. And why not? Who wants to hear his message? As Smith rants and rambles in an eerie impersonation of Newton's high, slurred speech, the audience shifts uneasily. No one who has come to this show is allowed to take any comfort from it. To those who wish to honor and admire Huey the legendary revolutionary, Smith presents a jittery, half-mad wreck. To those who want to dismiss Newton as a crazy thug, he snarls savagely accurate social indictments. It was Martin Luther King Jr. -- a man for whom Newton had no use -- who said, when asked about the emotional volatility of some of his associates, that no one in his right mind would dare to defy the laws of his country. The terrifying thing about the man Smith has created is that he's mad and he's right.
A Huey P. Newton Story, created and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith.
Live sound design, Marc Anthony Thompson.
At Woolly Mammoth Theatre through Dec. 6. Call 202-393-3939.


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Samoa signs visa free agreement with Israel, P.M. Tuilaepa meets Benjamin Netanyahu
04 March 2019, 12:00AM
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'ilele Malielegaoi is in Israel, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Jerusalem.
"Prime Minister Tuilaepa, this is your first visit to Israel and I'm sure it won't be the last because there's an abiding friendship between Samoa and Israel, and we greet you here as a friend," Netanyahu is quoted as saying by The Algemeiner.
"We're going to sign an agreement to remove visa requirements for Israelis and Samoans.
"We appreciate your friendship. We appreciate your support in international forums and your support for Israel joining the Asian Development Bank. Equally we are cooperating in many areas in agriculture, IT, health and energy and we are prepared to do a lot more."
"You are being welcomed as a friend," the Israeli leader stated. "I know that you've had time to visit some of the sites here. I hope you take some more time. You'll see an ancient land with deep roots in our history, yet with a striving to seize the future for the betterment of our people and all mankind. In that sense we welcome you as part of our common civilization. Welcome friend, to Jerusalem."
Tuilaepa was also hosted for a meeting by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday.
"Our countries are on different sides of the globe but the friendship between us is deep and real," Rivlin said. "I know that you are deeply worried about climate change. We live on the same planet, breathe the same air and drink the same water and it is our shared responsibility to ensure that climate change does not destroy our world. Our researchers develop new ideas into that are changing the world. We believe these developments can benefit us all and we are happy to share them, as we are doing with you in agriculture and water."
The Samoan leader told Rivlin, "Mr President, thank you for welcoming me and my delegation to your beautiful country. Israel's knowledge economy is well-known around the world and we want to make use of your achievements in many fields. The world is getting smaller and smaller and we look forward to greater interaction with you, and between Israel and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)."
Israel and Samoa established diplomatic relations in the 1970s. According to the Israeli Embassy in New Zealand, the Jewish state and Samoa have "endeavored to address challenges in the areas of sustainable development, human rights, poverty, terrorism, transnational crime and indeed, climate change and sea level rise, which is an issue of importance and urgency in the Pacific region."
Two years ago, a member of the Samoan Parliament, Alaiasa Sepulona Moananu, called on his nation to unequivocally back Israel "in the face of growing hostility against God's people from other countries in the world."


The North West Orienteering Association (in the guise of NWJS) hosted the Junior Inter Regional Championships over the last weekend in September, where squads from throughout the UK came together to race on some of the Lake Districts finest terrain.
The individual race was held on the rocky wooded slopes of the Graythwaite Estate with all courses visiting the infamous "Graythwaite Green". Safe routes, good attack points and steady compass work were essential to navigate successfully around the challenging courses. At the end of the day Scotland held a narrow 5 point lead over North West, with Yorkshire & Humberside and South West squads close behind.
Overnight the athletes were hosted in Ulverston Victoria High School.
Relays took place on the technical sand dunes of Roanhead where spectators were afforded a great view of the athletes navigating through the dunes. The racing was very close throughout with Scotland managing to extend their overnight lead over North West by a further 6 points, with Yorkshire & Humberside finishing in third place. It may not be coincidental that both ScotJOS and NWJS spent the summer training in Norway & Sweden.
Thanks to all of the helpers from NWOA during the weekend.
The Graythwaite Estate has recently offered for sale a 55 year felling lease to Esthwaite Intake and High Dale Park for the removal of mature timber. There is already a felling program in place and it is assumed that any purchaser will probably adhere to that for this year. However, things could change if and when a buyer is found, and the individual day may be subject to a late change of venue.
Graythwaite is an intricately contoured hillside with a wealth of rock detail, used for many large events including JK2004 and British Champs 2007. It was last used in April 2013 as part of the Lakeland Double weekend and the map is available on the Lakeland Routegadget page.
Roanhead is an area of intricate sand dunes, last used for a Cumbrian Galoppen in October 2012.


In this season of my life, the Holy Spirit has simply stated let go. This season has been a long one and we are not the ones who get to determine "what the directives are" or "how long a season lasts." He simply wants me to simplify. I am sure you can relate to that.
In the past year plus, I have "let go" of the EN Alliance, EN Community, commissioning of leaders, let go of all staff buildings, released Compassion Acts to Mark Roye to be its own ministry, sold my family farm, lighting my writing and publishing load, and many other things. Even my last kid got married and moved out!
So the Lord is helping me to go lighter and unburden myself. I continue to work on Health Adjustments and have progress that still needs made in that area. These things are all necessary for me to get repositioned before the Lord for whatever is next in life and ministry. Now "letting go" does not mean I am retiring or quitting – just empowering others and letting some things fall like a seed into the ground.
This will be my last posting on my blog for this period of time. Perhaps down the road I will do a Blog connected with Prayer Storm or On the Road with James W. Goll. But that time is not now. Right now I am letting go of some of my social networking tools and going to major on the ones that are presently fruitful.
If you want to receive my weekly FREE MP3 messages and my teachings on prayer, the presence of God and revelatory things, then please go to my main web site at www.encountersnetwork.com and sign up in the upper right hand corner. I will continue my twitter account and my facebook fan page.
I will also maintain a presence on You Tube and God Tube while letting some of my other social networking outlets go for now. Please visit my FREE resource section of my web site under the Communications Tab for EN Media. There are scores of free audio and video messages there on demand. I also carry a presence on XP Media and other sources. But this will be my last BLOG for this period of time.
I hope you will sign up for my Free messages at www.encountersnetwork.com and www.prayerstorm.com as well. Also remember my new online school at www.GETeSchool.com. It is a great tool for mentoring!


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Find out about the restrictions on passengers' hand baggage and items (liquids and electronic equipment) that may be taken onboard flights from South Korea to the EU, UK, US, and more...
Airport security procedures are continually enhanced and altered in countries and airports worldwide. These most impact passengers with regard security check in procedures and carry-on luggage: how many bags per person and restrictions on items that may be taken on board. Travellers are recommended to check with their airline for advice on security requirements (most airline websites have clear luggage guidelines) and look out for all notices at airports.
Many airports worldwide are investigating or planning for the introduction of full body scanners to detect items hidden in the body and clothes.
Note: As of 15 June 2015 e-cigarettes and other battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices can no longer be checked in as hold luggage but can be carried as hand baggage. Recharging the devices in aircraft cabins is forbidden, and most airlines don't allow smoking them on board.
Here is information and links on hand baggage and liquid restrictions relevant to flights from and in the European Union, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore.
European Union (EU) Hand Luggage Rules and Restrictions
To protect passengers against the threat of liquid explosives, the European Union (EU) security rules restrict the amount of liquids that can be taken through security checkpoints.
This applies to all passengers departing from airports in the EU regardless of the destination. This means that, at security checkpoints, both passengers and hand luggage must be checked for liquids in addition to other prohibited articles.
Liquids may be carried in luggage that is checked in to the hold
Medicines and dietary requirements, including baby foods, for use during the trip may be carried in hand luggage. Proof may be requested
Liquids such as drinks and perfumes may be bought either in an EU airport shop when located beyond the security check or on board an aircraft operated by an EU airline
Note: If liquids are sold in a special sealed bag, do not open it before being screened, otherwise the contents may be confiscated at the checkpoint. (If transferring at an EU airport, do not open the bag before screening at the airport of transfer, or at the last one if there is to be more than one transfer).
The rules apply at all airports in the EU and in Albania, Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Norway and Switzerland until further notice.
While packing
Only small quantities of liquids may be taken in hand luggage. These liquids must be in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 millilitres each. These containers must be packed in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag of not more than one litre capacity per passenger.
To help security screeners detect liquids, passengers must:
Present all liquids carried to the staff at security checkpoints for examination
Take off jacket and/or coat which is screened separately
Remove laptop computers and other large electrical devices from hand luggage for separate screening
Up-to-date information on security procedures and details on restrictions on hand luggage, is available from the European Commission Transport division.
For information on the air transport security guidelines: Click here
Security procedures in the UK vary between airports, some allowing passengers to carry two items of hand luggage and others allowing only one. In addition, certain airlines only permit a passenger to have one item of hand luggage, regardless of the airport's ruling.
No liquids may be taken on board unless they adhere to the EU rulings: liquids must be in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 millilitres each. These containers must be packed in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag of not more than one litre capacity per passenger.
Up-to-date information on security procedures and details on restrictions on hand luggage, is available from the UK government website: Click here
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) regularly updates its travel advise for Britons travelling worldwide: Click here
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regularly updates and publishes guidelines on security requirements for international US flights. There are prohibitions on bringing in certain items, and restrictions on the liquids that may be carried on board.
Guidelines on liquids are expressed in the 3-1-1 rule for carry-ons: each passenger may only carry on liquids in maximum bottle sizes of 3.4 ounce (100ml) all contained in one single clear, plastic, zip-top bag of one-quart (about 1 litre) capacity. Larger quantities of liquids must be declared. Medications, baby formula and food, and breast milk may be carried on board in larger quantities but must be declared and examined.
No major changes to standard procedure were introduced following the attempted terror attack of 25 December 2009, however passengers flying to or in the US could expect the following additional security measures:
Body pat-down security checks
Limit to one piece of carry on hand luggage with limit to liquids that can be carried on board
Restrictions on leaving the seat in the final hour of the flight (unless accompanied by airplane staff)
Always check security guidelines with the airline before flying (information is usually available on an airline's website).
The Canadian Transport Department website has much information on the security measures and hand baggage rulings for passengers.
For a list of dangerous goods which may not be taken onboard: Click here
Australia has limits on the amount of liquid (including gel and aerosol) that may be carried by passengers on international flights either leaving or entering the country.
Up-to-date information from the Department of Transport and Regional Services: Click here
Singapore's Changi Airport website has current information on security
For general travel and safety guidelines: Click here
For restrictions on hand luggage and liquids: Click here
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The granularity (or final size) of the finished products can be freely adjusted between 325-3000meshes (0.045-0.0057mm), and the capacity (ton/hour) ranges from 0.4T/H to 12T/H depending on the final size and the grinding materials.
(1) Low investment cost. With the same products' fineness and generator power, it has low investment cost, short return period and twice more output compared with the airflow mill, stirring mill or ball mill.
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(3) Low wear and long service time of wear parts. All the wear parts are made of national anti-friction material. Their service life is longer than that of the wear parts of ordinary mill equipment. Generally, they can be used for more than one year.
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Q: How to concatenate columns and column names for each row, excluding a specific value in r I have a dataframe:
df = read.table(text="X1    X2  X3  X4  X5  X6  X7
C   U   C   D   B   C   C
D   C   B   A   C   D   U
D   C   B   A   C   D   D
C   D   U   U   B   C   D
C   D   B   D   C   U   C
D   C   C   A   B   C   D
U   D   C   U   U   C   C", header=T, stringsAsFactors=F)

I would like to concatenate all columns and their column names for each row separately but the columns with "U" would be excluded. to find out which rows and columns have "U", use
which(df == "U", arr.ind=TRUE)

the result is expected as:
output = read.table(text="'X1 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7' 'C C D B C C'
'X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6'  'D C B A C D'
'X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7' 'D C B A C D D'
'X1 X2 X5 X6 X7'  'C D B C D'
'X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X7'  'C D B D C C'
'X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7'  'D C C A B C D'
'X2 X3 X6 X7'  'D C C C'", header=F, stringsAsFactors=F)

I don't know how to get the expected result without using a loop. Thanks.

A: One easier option would be apply with MARGIN = 1
t(apply(df, 1, function(x) {
            i1 <- x!="U"
            c(V1=paste(names(x)[i1], collapse=" "),
              V2= paste(x[i1], collapse=" ")) }))

To get the values alone, another option is paste and then do the gsub
trimws(gsub("\\s*U", "", do.call(paste, df)))

Or as @RHertel mentioned
gsub("\\sU|U\\s","",do.call(paste,df))

A: Here is one more approach using grepl which finds the index of the character.
res=t(apply(df, 1, function(x)
    c(v1=paste(names(x)[which(grepl("U", x)==F)], collapse = " "),
      v2=paste(x[which(grepl("U", x)==F)], collapse = " "))
    ))

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Wineglass Marathon Welcomes Sarah Reinertsen as Guest Speaker During Pasta Dinner
CORNING—Wineglass Marathon is excited to welcome Sarah Reinertsen, the first woman with a prosthetic leg to complete the Ironman World Championship, as guest speaker during this year's pasta dinner at the Radisson Hotel Corning on Saturday, October 4 at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $25 per person and sell out quickly!
Sponsored by Corning Incorporated Health & Wellness group, Sarah Reinertsen, author of "In a Single Bound: Losing My Leg, Finding Myself, and Training for Life," was born with a congenital birth defect and at age seven, had her leg amputated. Reinertsen is a driven young woman who shares her story about growing up and trying to fit in with her two-legged friends. She broke the 100-meter world record for female above-the-knee amputees at age thirteen, and has since competed in marathons, triathlons and has even scaled the Great Wall of China in CBS's reality television show The Amazing Race. In her book, she names The Amazing Race as the biggest race of her life. She will be available on Friday, October 3 at Bath/Haverling High School at 7:00pm and Saturday, October 4 during the Expo to meet runners and sign copies of her book. Tickets for the October 3 signing are $7.00 and are available by calling (607) 776-7122.
"I'm honored to get to come run in the Wineglass race," said Reinertsen. "It's one of the reasons why I like to run, to enjoy the fruits of my labor after a long run and sip a smooth drink from a wineglass and cheers with friends afterwards. I look forward to raising my wineglass with all the athletes post race."
Wineglass Marathon Co-Race Director, Sheila Sutton added, "We're thrilled to welcome Sarah as our guest at this year's Wineglass Marathon and Expo. It's an honor to have her inspire our runners by speaking at the pasta dinner, and by running the full marathon alongside them."
Reinertsen also praised the Wineglass Marathon's inviting atmosphere. "I especially enjoy race festivals that offer runs at many distances so there's an event for every one of your family and friends to participate in - my whole running career began with a 5k. While I may be known as an Ironman triathlete the whole journey started when I had the courage to sign up for the first 5k, first half marathon and then first triathlon."
A pasta dinner buffet, complete with salad, rolls, dessert and non-alcoholic beverages will be offered at the Radisson Hotel Corning on Saturday, October 4 at 5:30pm. Gluten-free options available. Reinertsen will speak following dinner. Tickets are available for purchase at the Information Center of Corning or call (866) 463-6264. Limited availability.
Wineglass Marathon weekend is Oct. 3-5, 2014, and registration is now closed for the full and half marathons. Both races, along with the 5K, draw runners from 40+ states and several foreign countries—as well as a record number of runners, with nearly 6,000 this year. Livestrong recently named the Wineglass Marathon one of the "World's Best Marathons," alongside the Boston, NYC, and even Athens marathons.


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Ban hits coach men
28th June 1974, Page 26
Page 26, 28th June 1974 — Ban hits coach men
Keywords : Subdivisions Of Scotland, Highland, Scotland, Ross And Cromarty, Gairloch, Scottish Highlands, Sports
COACH operators are up in arms against a police decision to enforce a 6-ton weight limit along one of the Scottish highland's most scenic routes — from Kinlecliewe to Gairloch. Although the ban has been in force since 1 952 — since when the road in question has been substantially improved — coach operators have not been troubled before this season.
Now a number have been prosecuted.
Mr William Steele, traffic manager of Highland Omnibuses Ltd, which operates stage carriage services over the road, said his company had to choose vehicles for the route carefully. Those really affected, however, were English tour operators who used coaches over the limit.
The matter is being raised by Mr Hamish Gray, MP for Ross and Cromarty, who is to ask the county council's highways and traffic committee to consider the ban, which he described as "bureaucratic balderdash". Mr Gray went on: "I think there is a good case for the weight limit being increased slightly to accommodate the coaches or for some discretion to be used."
Organisations: county council's highways and traffic committee
People: Hamish Gray, William Steele


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Q: What happens if shutdown command kills my unison cron job? I have an Arch linux box at home that I power off quite frequently (the power supply is noisy and it annoys my girlfriend...!).
The box has a number of cron jobs running the unison utility, designed to back up various directories onto external hard drives.
Since these jobs run by way of the cron daemon, in the background, it seems to me quite likely that I'll inadvertently run $ shutdown now while one of the backups is running.
What happens?

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*Will the unison job get killed immediately?

*Is this likely to put Unison's metadata into a corrupt state?

A: Short:

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*powering off the machine stops any job now.

*Unison's page states that

Unison is resilient to failure. It is careful to leave the replicas and its own private structures in a sensible state at all times, even in case of abnormal termination or communication failures.

A: As Thomas Dickey already indicated, and from my own experience, Unison handles unexpected terminations, connection loss, etc., gracefully. Moreover, I've noticed that on the next synchronization, it will even pick up where it left off last time, saving you at least some bandwidth and/or time :)