This document describes the current stable version of Kombu (4.5). For development docs, go here.
Kombu is a messaging library for Python.
The aim of Kombu is to make messaging in Python as easy as possible by providing an idiomatic high-level interface for the AMQ protocol, and also provide proven and tested solutions to common messaging problems.
AMQP is the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, an open standard protocol for message orientation, queuing, routing, reliability and security, for which the RabbitMQ messaging server is the most popular implementation.
Allows application authors to support several message server solutions by using pluggable transports.
AMQP transport using the py-amqp, librabbitmq, or qpid-python libraries.
Virtual transports makes it really easy to add support for non-AMQP transports. There is already built-in support for Redis, Amazon SQS, Azure Storage Queues, Azure Service Bus, ZooKeeper, SoftLayer MQ and Pyro.
In-memory transport for unit testing.
Supports automatic encoding, serialization and compression of message payloads.
Consistent exception handling across transports.
The ability to ensure that an operation is performed by gracefully handling connection and channel errors.
Several annoyances with amqplib has been fixed, like supporting timeouts and the ability to wait for events on more than one channel.
Projects already using carrot can easily be ported by using a compatibility layer.
For an introduction to AMQP you should read the article Rabbits and warrens, and the Wikipedia article about AMQP.
 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Declarations only kept in memory, so exchanges/queues must be declared by all clients that needs them.
 Fanout supported via storing routing tables in SimpleDB. Disabled by default, but can be enabled by using the supports_fanout transport option.
 AMQP Message priority support depends on broker implementation.
 AMQP Message/Queue TTL support depends on broker implementation.
# so that the messages can be delivered.
Exchange and Queue are simply declarations that can be pickled and used in configuration files etc.
They also support operations, but to do so they need to be bound to a channel.
Binding exchanges and queues to a connection will make it use that connections default channel.
# the original exchange is not affected, and stays unbound.
Producers sends messages to an exchange.
Messages are sent to exchanges. Exchanges are named and can be configured to use one of several routing algorithms. The exchange routes the messages to consumers by matching the routing key in the message with the routing key the consumer provides when binding to the exchange.
Consumers declares a queue, binds it to a exchange and receives messages from it.
Queues receive messages sent to exchanges. The queues are declared by consumers.
Every message has a routing key. The interpretation of the routing key depends on the exchange type. There are four default exchange types defined by the AMQP standard, and vendors can define custom types (so see your vendors manual for details).
Matches if the routing key property of the message and the routing_key attribute of the consumer are identical.
Always matches, even if the binding does not have a routing key.
Matches the routing key property of the message by a primitive pattern matching scheme. The message routing key then consists of words separated by dots ( "." , like domain names), and two special characters are available; star ( "*" ) and hash ( "#" ). The star matches any word, and the hash matches zero or more words. For example "*.stock.#" matches the routing keys "usd.stock" and "eur.stock.db" but not "stock.nasdaq" .
You can install Kombu either via the Python Package Index (PyPI) or from source.
Join the carrot-users mailing list.
You are highly encouraged to participate in the development. If you don't like Github (for some reason) you're welcome to send regular patches.
This software is licensed under the New BSD License . See the LICENSE file in the top distribution directory for the full license text.
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Reviews for Alma and how she got her name
*Starred Review* Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has a very long name for a little girl. So long, in fact, that she has to tape extra paper to the page when she writes it, just so it will fit. One day she complains about this to her father, and he sits down with her to tell Alma the story of her name. Tucked together in a cozy armchair, he opens a photo album to a black-and-white picture of Alma's grandmother Sofia. He tells his daughter how Sofia loved flowers and books, and Alma realizes she also loves those things. I am Sofia, she declares. Next, she hears about her great-grandmother Esperanza, who dreamed of traveling; and when readers turn the page, Alma stands before a large world map, zigzagged with red string marking all the places the girl wishes to go she is Esperanza, too. As her father continues, Alma comes to understand that her name fits her perfectly. Martinez-Neal brings her gentle story to life through beautiful graphite- and colored-pencil artwork set against cream-colored backgrounds. Soft blue and red details pop against the charcoal scenes, which perfectly reflect the snapshots of Alma's family. While Alma feels enriched by learning her family's history, she is also empowered by the knowledge that she will give her name Alma its own story.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2018 Booklist
Her full name is Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela, and it's so long that "it never fits," as the girl explains to her father. (When she writes it on a sheet of paper, she has to tape an extra piece to the bottom.) But as Daddy explains that there's a remarkable relative behind each of her names, Alma realizes that she embodies their talents and character, and she comfortably communes with the spirits of the departed. She loves to draw like her paternal grandfather, José, and she's so inspired by her activist maternal grandmother, Candela, that she strikes the classic Norma Rae pose and declares "I am Candela!" surrounded by her stuffed animals. Best of all, Daddy concludes, she is "the first and only Alma. You will make your own story." Martinez-Neal's first outing as author is a winner-her velvety and largely monochromatic pencil drawings, punctuated with cherry red, teem with emotional intimacy. It's an origin story that envelops readers like a hug. Ages 4-8. Agent: Stefanie Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela has a very long name, and she's about to find out how she came to have it.Alma is a cute little girl with the sweetest pair of striped red-and-white pants ever. She also happens to have a very long nameso long, in fact, that it never fits. Her father sits her down to tell her the story of her name, "Then you decide if it fits." And so Alma learns about her grandmother Sofia; her great-grandmother Esperanza; her grandfather Jos; her great-aunt Pura; and her other grandmother Candela. And Alma? She learns Alma was picked just for her. "You will make your own story." Peruvian-born Martinez-Neal never expresses it in the text, but the illustrations are filled with references to Peru, the country where Alma's family comes from. Mostly monochromatic against a cream background, the illustrationsprint transfers with graphite and colored pencilsare delightful, capturing the distinctive essences of Alma's many namesakes. Alma is depicted as the color of the paper background, with pink cheeks and a black bob haircut. Whereas the story starts with Alma's name written in a childish print on a piece of paper that needs an extra piece of paper taped to it, the story ends with Alma's name in grand and elegant display types. That's her name, and it fits her just right! A Spanish edition, Alma y cmo obtuvo su nombre, publishes simultaneously.A celebration of identity, family and belonging. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
PreS-Gr 2-It's said there's a story behind every name and Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela is surely a moniker worthy of six tales. After complaining that her name is so long that it "never fits," Alma's father shares stories with the girl about the people she's been named after, including a book lover, an artist, and a deeply spiritual woman, among others. Martinez-Neal, the recipient of the 2018 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for La Princesa and the Pea , works in print transfers with graphite and colored pencils for these images, limiting her palette to black, charcoal gray, and blushes of color. The round, stylized figure of the girl, dressed in pink striped pants and a white shirt, pops against the sepia pages (reminiscent of old, family photo albums). As Alma's namesakes emerge from the shadows when they are introduced, they and their distinguishing items (books, plants, paintbrushes, etc.) are highlighted in a pale, gray-blue. The softly colored images and curvilinear shapes that embrace the figures evoke a sense of warmth and affection. At the story's end, the only tale readers have not heard is Alma's. "You will make your own story," states her father. VERDICT A beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names.-Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Alma Sofia Esperanza Josi Pura Candela feels self-conscious about her long name until her father tells her about the family members after whom she is named. The pictures--grayscale print-transfer illustrations with soft textures--steal the show in their depiction of the sweet closeness between Alma and her father as well as her connection to her ancestors. Also available in Spanish. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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More info on Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture: Map
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is a prefecture of Japan  located on Honshū  island on the coast of the Sea of Japan . The capital is the city of Niigata. The name Niigata literally means "new lagoon".
Niigata prefecture was originally divided into Echigo Province and Sado Province until the Meiji Restoration. During the Sengoku period, the Nagao clan, who were at times vassals to the Uesugi, ruled Kasugayama Castle and the surrounding fief located in the west of modern Niigata. The most notable member of the Nagao clan was Nagao Kagetora who was later and is better known as Uesugi Kenshin. He unified the leaders of Echigo Province thus becoming its sole ruler. By taking the surname Uesugi, he became the head of the Uesugi clan and effectively brought their vast realm into his domain.
The city of Niigata-shi is the largest among the cities facing the Sea of Japan . It was the first port on the Sea of Japan to open to foreign trade since the opening of Japan by Matthew Perry in the mid-1800s. It has since played an important role in trade with Russia and northern Korea .
The Etsuzankai organization, led by prime minister Tanaka Kakuei, was highly influential in bringing infrastructure improvements to Niigata in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Joetsu Shinkansen high speed rail line and Kanetsu Expressway to Tokyo .
A freighter from North Korea visits Niigata once a month, one of the few direct contacts with the communist country.
On October 23, 2004, the Chūetsu earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, which was measured at Shindo 6+ at Ojiya .
On January 9, 2006, a heavy winter storm struck the prefecture and its surroundings. At least 71 people died and over a thousand were injured.
On July 16, 2007, the earthquake hit the area.
Niigata Prefecture hosts the Fuji Rock Festival, an annual rock festival in Naeba ski resort. The three-day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians. It is one of the largest outdoor music event in Japan, with more than 100,000 people attending in 2005.
Map of Niigata Prefecture
Ten-Ken cliff of Oya-Shirazu, Niigata
Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea. It also includes Sado Island.
Because of the way it is shaped, Niigata prefecture is often called small Honshū-Main Island. It could be placed in either the Hokuriku or Kōshin'etsu regions, each considered part of the greater Chūbu region .
The prefecture is generally divided into four geographical areas: Jōetsu in the south, Chūetsu at the center, Kaetsu in the north, and Sado Island. The mouth of the Shinano River , the longest river in Japan, is located in Niigata.
In 2006, a massive tsunami and earthquake damaged homes and caused casualties in the maritime areas of Niigata, especially nearby the Sado Island.
20 cities are located in Niigata Prefecture:
Itoigawa
Jōetsu
Mitsuke
Myōkō
Niigata (capital)
Niigata is divided into 8 wards (-ku)
Kita-ku
Higashi-ku
Kōnan-ku
Akiha-ku
Minami-ku
Nishikan-ku
Ojiya
Sanjō
Tōkamachi
Uonuma
Towns and villages in each district:
Higashikanbara District
Iwafune District
Awashimaura
Sekikawa
Kariwa District
Kitakanbara District
Seirō
Kitauonuma District
Minamikanbara District
Tagami
Minamiuonuma District
Nakauonuma District
Tsunan
Nishikanbara District
Santō District
Izumozaki
The major industry in Niigata is agriculture. Rice is the principal product, and Niigata is the second after Hokkaidō among the prefectures in the total rice output. The area around Uonuma is known for Koshihikari variety, which is widely considered as the highest quality rice in Japan.
Rice-related industries are also very important to the local economy. Niigata prefecture is known throughout Japan for its quality sake, senbei, mochi, and arare. In sake production, Niigata is third in the country after Gunma and Kyoto prefectures.
The prefecture is known as the origin of the ornamental carp known as koi, and the farms of Niigata still produce what is considered as the highest quality koi.
Niigata produces the highest volume of azaleas and cut lilies in Japan. Niigata also enjoys increasing production of cut flowers and flower bulb. Along with Toyama prefecture , Niigata produces the highest volume of tulips in the country.
Crude oil is produced in Niigata, although Japan itself relies heavily on petroleum imported from other countries. Kerosene heaters are also produced, used in the cold Niigata winters.
Kinzan on Sado Island was an active gold mine until it was closed in 1989.
Sanjo and Tsubame produce 9% of all metal silverware in Japan, by far the most for one area in the country. The two cities are the second after Osaka in the production of scissors, kitchen knives, and wrenches.
Niigata supposedly is the first in the production of knitted textile in the country, although some of the products may have been actually imported from China .
The nuclear power plant with the highest energy output in the world is located in the tiny village of Kariwa .
In 1885, Niigata was the most populous prefecture in Japan, beating even Tokyo and Osaka prefecture in population. In the census in 2003, Niigata ranked as the 14th most populous.
Like in the rest of Japan, Niigata's population shows signs of aging, particularly in the rural areas.
Niigata is known for the following regional specialities:
Uonuma koshihikari rice: considered the best quality rice in Japan.
Shoyu (soy-sauce) and Yofu (western-style) katsudon.
Shoyu sekihan.
Noppe stew.
Wappa-han (seafood and rice steamed in a bamboo basket).
Sasa-dango (mochi balls filled with red bean paste, seasoned with mugwort and wrapped in bamboo leaves).
Po-po-yaki (steamed bread flavored with brown sugar).
Hegi-soba (soba from the Uonuma and Ojiya areas that uses a special kind of seaweed).
"Tsubame-Sanjo ramen" (ramen made using thick udon-style noodles).
Tochio aburage (aburaage is called "aburage" in Tochio).
Kirazu (dishes using okara).
Kakinomoto (edible chrysanthemums).
Kanzuri (a special seasoning from Myōkō made by leaving chili pepper exposed on snow, then adding flour, salt and yuzu).
Niigata's firsts
Joetsu is the home to Japan's first vineyard.
Nagaoka was home to the first drive-through restaurant in Japan.
Shirone in Niigata City was the first place to grow Western pears in Japan.
Joetsu is the original birthplace of the Japanese postal service.
Snow skiing was first introduced into Japan in the Joetsu region.
Niigata in film, literature and music
Snow Country: a 1947 novel by Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata set in Yuzawa .
Blue: a 1996 manga and 2001 film about high-school girls, set in Niigata City.
Whiteout: a 2000 action film based on a 1995 novel.
Kura: a film / TV series (1995) plus book (1993) by Tomiko Miyao. An award winning period drama set in a Niigata family sake brewery.
Niigata Snow is the title of a track on Derek Bailey's 1980 record Aida.
My Mother is a Tractor: A Life in Rural Japan, a 2006 memoir written by Nicholas Klar, whilst based in Itoigawa City in Niigata Prefecture
Much of the tourism in Niigata centers around the popular winter activities of skiing and going to onsen, especially in the alpine areas of Myōkō and Yuzawa.
Sado Island off the west coast of Niigata is also another popular tourist spot. It is easily accessible (1-2.5 hours) via ferry from Naoetsu or Niigata City.
Enjoy Niigata: Niigata prefecture tourism guide
Prefectural symbols
Prefectural website
Politics and military
Hachiro Arita (1884-1965), foreign minister, from Sado Island.
Kita Ikki (1883-1937), nationalist author and intellectual, from Sado Island.
Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943), commander of the Japanese Imperial Navy, from Nagaoka.
Kakuei Tanaka (1918-1993), prime minister, from Urasa, Minamiuonuma.
Hisashi Owada (born 1932), diplomat and father of Crown Princess Masako, from Shibata.
Makiko Tanaka (born 1944), first female foreign minister, from Kashiwazaki. Currently, a DPJ politician.
Ryōkan (1758-1831), Zen Buddhist monk and poet, from Izumozaki .
Inoue Enryo (1858-1919), Buddhist philosopher, from Nagaoka.
Yaichi Aizu (1881-1956), poet, calligrapher and historian, from Niigata City.
Hayashi Fubo (1900-1935), novelist from Sado Island.
Ango Sakaguchi (1906-1955), novelist and essayist, from Niigata City.
Haruo Minami (1923-2001), enka singer, from Nagaoka.
Kimio Yanagisawa (born 1948), manga artist, from Gosen .
Yoshifumi Kondo (1950-1998), animator, from Gosen .
Keiko Yokozawa (born 1952), seiyu, from Niigata City.
Bin Shimada (born 1954), seiyu, from Niigata City.
Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (born 1955), bass player for the rock group Southern All Stars, from Agano.
Yukari Nozawa (born 1957), actor and seiyu.
Rumiko Takahashi (born 1957), manga artist, from Niigata City.
Hajime Watanabe (born 1957), animator.
Shuichi Shigeno (born 1958), manga artist, from Tokamachi .
Makoto Kobayashi (born 1958), manga artist, from Niigata City.
Motoei Shinzawa (born 1958), manga artist, from Kashiwazaki.
Ken Watanabe (born 1959), stage, TV and film actor, from Niigata .
Yoko Soumi (born 1965), seiyu.
Kazuya Tsurumaki (born 1966), animator, from Gosen .
Akiko Yajima (born 1967), seiyu, from Kashiwazaki.
Hiroki Yagami (born 1967), manga artist, from Kashiwazaki.
Kazuto Nakazawa (born 1968), animator.
Takeshi Obata (born 1969), manga artist, from Niigata City.
Etsushi Ogawa (born 1969), manga artist.
Rumi Kasahara (born 1970), seiyu, from Itoigawa.
Nobuhiro Watsuki (born 1970), manga artist, from Nagaoka.
Kiriko Nananan (born 1972), manga artist, from Tsubame.
Daisuke Hirakawa (born 1973), seiyu.
Yoko Ishida (born 1973), singer, from Niigata City.
Daisuke Sakaguchi (born 1973), seiyu, from Kashiwazaki.
Hitomi Nabatame (born 1976), seiyu, from Sado Island.
Tatsuyuki Nagai (born 1976), anime director.
Ryo Hirohashi (born 1977), seiyu, from Nagaoka.
Ayana Sasagawa (born 1983), seiyu.
Makoto Ogawa (born 1987) and Koharu Kusumi (born 1992), members of J-pop girl-group Morning Musume, from, respectively, Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka.
Haguroyama Masaji (1914-1969), sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata who was yokozuna for 12 years and three months; an all-time record.
Shohei Baba (1938-1999), professional wrestler, from Sanjo.
Sawao Kato (born 1946), winner of 12 Olympic medals in gymnastics
Killer Khan (born 1947), professional wrestler, from Tsubame.
Professional sports clubs
Albirex Niigata: J-League Division 1 Soccer Club.
Niigata Albirex BB: BJ (Basketball Japan) League team.
Official Niigata Prefecture website (requires Macromedia Flash plugin)
Niigata JET (Japan Education and Teaching Programme) Website


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IFSEC International Rescheduled
IFSEC International rescheduled to 12–14 July 2021 at ExCeL London
Informa Markets, in consultation with its exhibitors and event partners, has made the difficult decision to reschedule IFSEC International and its co-located shows.
This postponement and rescheduling covers the following events:
Counter Terror Expo, Ambition, Forensics Expo Europe, and World Counter Terror Congress (organised by Clarion)
Originally set to take place on 8–10 September 2020, the events are now scheduled for 12-14 July 2021 at ExCeL London.
Chris Edwards, Group Director for IFSEC International said:
"We know how important our events are as a forum where our communities come together to learn, network and meet suppliers. We have a proud track record of hosting the largest gatherings of any event in our industry in the UK, and often beyond, and no one is more disappointed in this decision than us, but after much deliberation we are sure that this is absolutely the right thing to do in the circumstances.
Our focus over the last three months has been on ensuring that we can provide a safe and secure environment for our visitors, exhibitors and staff and whilst we felt confident of achieving this we also have a duty to our customers to provide an event that matches the standards they expect of us. Additionally, as you know these events have strong international participation and this would be severely compromised given the current restrictions.
After carefully considering the options and following discussions with exhibitors and event partners it became clear that postponement is the most sensible option.
We welcomed many thousands of industry colleagues during our Digital Week in May and we continue to develop our online platforms to offer additional ways of connecting with the wider industry. We will continue to work with our customers to help them connect with audiences online using both our existing platforms and several new initiatives due to launch later this year."
David Townsend, Event Director, CTX, Clarion Defence and Security, said: "CTX is an important milestone for security professionals from industry, infrastructure, government and policing to network and do business. So, while we are of course disappointed not to be holding the event this year, the decision is in the best interests of our customers, attendees, and suppliers. In addition, as a strategic counter-terror event with a global audience, a significant proportion of this audience typically travel from overseas. Given that governments around the world are continuing to advise against international travel at this time, we believe the most prudent course of action is to focus on bringing the community back together at CTX in May 2021. We will be working closely with our exhibitors and industry partners to shape a reunion to remember".
Chris Edwards added:
"As each of our communities look to rebuild and recover in 2021 our team will also be working hard to ensure we return next year with an event that brings people back together for the reunion everyone will be crying out for. Details on how our events will continue to evolve and develop for next year will be forthcoming over the summer."
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2021


I walked 160 miles to promote regenerative organic agriculture that can save our soil and reverse global warming. Here's what comes next.
This October, I took a walk. A walk that, I hoped, would change the way that we look a climate change and think about how we can reverse this disastrous phenomenon.
I walked to bring awareness to research proving that a global transition to regenerative organic agriculture can reverse climate change and to hand deliver this data to the United States Department of Agriculture.
This journey took me from the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, PA to USDA headquarters in Washington, DC. Along the way, I had the honor of meeting with farmers, local public officials, community members, students and activists. Every person I met was impacted by the effects of climate change. From the disastrous hail storm that occurred in Reading, PA earlier this year to the local fisherman and their concern that Atrazine was found in spawning beds of small mouth bass in the Susquehanna River. Climate change affects us all and the impact and destruction caused by catastrophic weather events is more noticeable with each passing year.
"Ultimately, it is possible for the health of the entire planet to constantly improve, if the global community adopts the Regenerative approach."
On the sixteenth and final day of my walk, staff from the Institute joined me on the final leg into D.C. where we presented our white paper on reversing climate change to USDA experts on climate change, organic transition, and conservation. The meeting illuminated specific areas where Rodale Institute's research and perspective could be important contributions to the work of the USDA. For example, Rodale Institute will begin utilizing GRACEnet (Greenhouse gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network) practices, a system of metrics for measuring carbon emissions and sequestration on agricultural lands. By adopting GRACEnet, Rodale Institute's research data will be 'in the same language' as USDA data.
This meeting also helped us to realize that we must strengthen the voice to bring global attention to this word in particular: 'reverse.' There has been plenty of talk from policy makers about reducing carbon emissions, but even if we reduce emissions, we will still face climate change due to immense excesses of carbon and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Only healthy soil has the capability to sequester these levels of carbon and actually begin to draw down those excesses to reverse the greenhouse gas effect. It's an elegantly simple solution based on photosynthesis and healthy.
We've added the word 'Regenerative' to the term 'Organic Agriculture' to drive home the idea of constant improvement. Regenerative not only describes methods of soil management which would result in constantly improving soil health, but the word also describes practices that communities could adopt which would result in constant improvement. Ultimately, it is possible for the health of the entire planet to constantly improve, if the global community adopts the Regenerative approach.
It is in this spirit of constant improvement that we focus on the next Walk for an Organic Planet. In 2015, we are excited to open up the Walk for an Organic Planet to farmers, local public officials, community members, students and activists in the United States. We want you to share in our journey and walk with us.
We will plan individual 'Organic Walks' in every state. Every group of Walkers will deliver the most up-to-date research from Rodale Institute to their policy makers. They will all help to raise funds for continued research and outreach that will benefit organic farmers. This self-improving cycle of funding more research and outreach will continue to strengthen the collective voice with which we call for this global transition to an Organic Planet.
There is one single goal, and every Walk, in every state, has the same destination: an Organic Planet. We will keep walking until we have an Organic Planet. Just as a garden maintained with regenerative organic practices will improve in soil health every year, the Walk for an Organic Planet is sure to constantly improve every year, bringing us that much closer to the reality of an Organic Planet.


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One order of eggs, hold the hens: How acellular agriculture will reshape food
By Paul Shapiro
Paul Shapiro lives in California and is the author of "Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World." He tweets from @PaulHShapiro.
Imagine train car after train car, all en route to a medical factory, filled with nothing but pig and cattle pancreases.
As tough as it is to imagine today, just four decades ago, that's how we made insulin for diabetics. At the time, it took some 23,500 farm animal pancreases simply to produce a single pound of insulin, meaning that pharma giant Eli Lilly purchased the pancreases of 53 million animals each year.
Thankfully, diabetics no longer need to inject themselves with parts of pig pancreases. Instead, they have access to a safer and more reliable therapy: actual human insulin. No, they're not relying on cadavers. Instead, they can thank the scientists at a then-start-up called Genetech, which figured out how to engineer bacteria to make human insulin on their own.
Today, a group of promising start-ups is further refining this process and taking it out of the medical space, using it to produce everything from egg whites and milk to leather and gelatin, all without the animals. In fact, this technology isn't really new: the same microbial fermentation process has been used for decades to produce the rennet that makes cheese curdle. In the past, cheesemakers relied on huge numbers of calf intestinal linings for the substance.
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Known as acellular agriculture, companies like the Bay Area's Clara Foods have figured out how to get yeast microbes to produce actual egg proteins. And you might not have realized it, but you already have an idea of how it works. When you feed sugar to baker's yeast, the yeast produces CO2 to make the bread rise. When you feed sugar to brewer's yeast, it produces alcohol. Well, these entrepreneurs have engineered a yeast that produces, in this case, actual egg proteins. After removing the yeast from the protein it created, what's left isn't an egg alternative. It's actual egg white proteins, but without the chicken. Other companies, like Geltor and Perfect Day, are doing the same with gelatin and cow's milk, and both are doing it animal-free.
"More than anything, we want to provide an alternative to people who want to consume products that align with their values, their environmental conscience, and, ultimately, products that are a good source of protein without all the baggage," Clara Foods CEO Arturo Elizondo told me.
Just what type of baggage? Think about what it takes to produce an egg. You need a chick, and the whole system in place to produce those chicks. Then you need to feed and house her for four months before she even starts laying eggs. You need lighting, climate control, feed, water, supplements, medications, labor and much more. Even once she starts laying, she's only laying on average one egg per day.
With fermentation, there are still resources needed, but such precision agricultural techniques could pump out a constant flow of liquid egg whites for consumers with a small fraction of in the inputs its competitors in the egg industry need.
As humanity's footprint on the planet gets bigger, we'll need to find ways to more sustainably produce the protein so many humans want to eat. The typical methods by which we produce animal protein today are taxing on the environment, cruel to animals, and pose serious public health risks. Acellular agriculture may seem futuristic, but with a decades-long track record of safe use in both the medical and food space, its new applications could just allow us to have our eggs and eat them too.
It's easy for us to shake our heads our heads at the thought of trains carrying millions of pig pancreases to supply diabetics with insulin. Will we one day soon feel similar astonishment at the thought of factory farms that confine millions to chickens simply to provide us with protein? With the advances acellular ag start-ups are now making, such a day doesn't seem hard to envision.
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Q: Create Raw API NodeJS without framework I'm writting raw API only NodeJS.
my problem is server return  [object object] not JSON
Here is my code:
const http = require('http');

http.createServer((request, response) => {
  const { headers, method, url } = request;
  let body = [];
  request.on('error', (err) => {
    console.error(err);
  }).on('data', (chunk) => {
    body.push(chunk);
  }).on('end', () => {
    body = Buffer.concat(body).toString();
    // BEGINNING OF NEW STUFF

    response.on('error', (err) => {
      console.error(err);
    });

    response.statusCode = 200;
    response.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
    response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
    // Note: the 2 lines above could be replaced with this next one:
    // response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})

    const responseBody = { headers, method, url, body };

    response.write(body);
    response.end();
  });
}).listen(2018);

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A: The problem is in response.write. It's expecting a string, not a JS object, so you need to stringify the response:
const http = require('http');

http.createServer((request, response) => {
  const { headers, method, url } = request;
  let body = [];
  request.on('error', (err) => {
    console.error(err);
  }).on('data', (chunk) => {
    body.push(chunk);
  }).on('end', () => {
    body = Buffer.concat(body).toString();
    // BEGINNING OF NEW STUFF

    response.on('error', (err) => {
      console.error(err);
    });

    response.statusCode = 200;
    response.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
    response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
    // Note: the 2 lines above could be replaced with this next one:
    // response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})

    const responseBody = { headers, method, url, body };

    response.write(JSON.stringify(responseBody));
    response.end();
  });
}).listen(2018);

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Company will continue to empower students and associates as FIRST® Strategic Partner
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Bosch associates to volunteer more than 30,000 hours this season, mentoring students on FIRST teams
MANCHESTER, N.H. ― FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) recently announced that Bosch has become a FIRST Strategic Partner. FIRST is a global K-12 not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Bosch has been involved with FIRST since 2000, supporting robotics teams with sponsorships, mentor programs and equipment assistance centers, as well as providing scholarship opportunities to FIRST students. The strategic partnership announcement represents a larger commitment by Bosch to FIRST.
As a Strategic Partner, Bosch will have the opportunity to utilize its industry experience to offer insights for FIRST programs. It will continue to provide funding, equipment, volunteers and more to enhance the reach and overall impact of FIRST.
"By sharing our knowledge and resources with FIRST students, Bosch is not only investing in the future of STEM but building relationships between students and mentors," said Charlie Ackerman, senior vice president of Human Resources for Bosch in North America. "It's so important to give our time to mentor these young people. As a Strategic Partner of FIRST, Bosch is continuing to grow its support of FIRST teams and educating and inspiring the next generation of talent."
The demand for STEM-educated employees continues to rise, and in the future the need will outpace the number of prepared candidates if left unaddressed. Bosch's partnership with FIRST is a critical component of its larger effort to close the STEM skills gap.
"To close the STEM skills gap, we need businesses and communities engaged and working together to help young people prepare for an ever-changing workforce. Bosch, a longtime FIRST supporter, understands this completely," said Donald E. Bossi, president of FIRST. "We're thrilled to recognize Bosch as a FIRST Strategic Partner and to continue connecting Bosch associates and resources to FIRST teams so we can inspire and open pathways for more kids."
This season, Bosch associates will volunteer more than 30,000 hours mentoring students on robotics teams. For the 2018-2019 season, Bosch will support more than 60 teams in the U.S., with Bosch associates acting as coaches, mentors, designers and general volunteers to teams. These volunteers will engage with the four FIRST programs: FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. (Grades K-4), FIRST® LEGO® League (Grades 4-8), FIRST® Tech Challenge (Grades 7-12), and FIRST® Robotics Competition (Grades 9-12) .
Bosch also offers two four-year scholarships annually to high school seniors who have participated in FIRST for at least two years and plan to pursue a STEM degree.
Bosch is one of more than 20 other companies (including one federal agency) that have achieved the top-tier level for sponsorship of FIRST. For more information about FIRST programs and sponsorship opportunities, please contact development@firstinspires.org.
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Having established a regional presence in 1906 in North America, the Bosch Group employs 34,700 associates in more than 100 locations, as of December 31, 2020. According to preliminary figures, Bosch generated consolidated sales of $13.1 billion in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.bosch.us, www.bosch.ca and www.bosch.com.mx.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 394,500 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2020). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of $87.1 billion in 2020. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group's strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is "Invented for life." The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch's global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company's future growth is its innovative strength. At 126 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 73,000 associates in research and development, as well as roughly 30,000 software engineers.
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.us, www.iot.bosch.com, https://us.bosch-press.com, https://twitter.com/BoschPress
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About FIRST®
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST® Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST®LEGO® League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.firstinspires.org.
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Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw (International title: Close to You / ) is a 2018 Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Tata Betita, it stars Camille Prats and Neil Ryan Sese. It premiered on March 12, 2018 on the network's afternoon line up. The series concluded on May 4, 2018 with a total of 38 episodes. It was replaced by My Guitar Princess in its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Premise
The story revolves around Ginny and Lance, single parents who are still both attached to their past while hoping for a new chance at love. Their lives will start to intertwine with each other.

Cast and characters

Lead cast
 Camille Prats as Maria Virginia "Ginny  Dyosabel" Peche-Capurian/Dimaigue
 Neil Ryan Sese as Lance "Driveucrazy / Nuno Sa Puso" Dimaigue

Supporting cast
 Ayra Mariano as Marione Capurian
 Bruno Gabriel as Benjamin "Benjie" Dimaigue
 Cai Cortez as Marissa "Issa / Queenie" Mercado-Lastimosa
 Archie Alemania as Marco "Maoy" Lastimosa
 Odette Khan as Taneneng Capurian
 Rubi Rubi as Eew
 Rener Concepcion as Yak
 Adrian Pascual as Dax
 Joshua Jacobe as Jigs
 Kelvin Miranda as Raki
 Jude Paolo Diangson as Gino

Guest cast
 Aubrey Miles as Maya Reyes
 Arthur Solinap as Mario Capurian
 Bryan Benedict as Geraldo Roque
 Kyle Vergara as Mac / Nerdy
 Aira Bermudez as Honey Darling
 Princess Guevarra as Cheska
 Mel Kimura as Madam Seer
 Arianne Bautista as Margaret
 Ash Ortega as Liezel
 Marika Sasaki as Diane
 Mega Unciano as Gerry
 Carlos Agassi as Andrew

Episodes

March 2018

April 2018

May 2018

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw earned a 4.3% rating.

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External links

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Venezuelans who have fled to Colombia to escape the humanitarian crisis in their home country are receiving food and health assistance as part of a $2.5 million aid package from the United States.
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The U.S. aid is part of an ongoing effort to stand with the hemisphere and democratic nations around the world in support of the Venezuelan people, including those unable to live in their home country due to the crisis created by the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
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The United Nations paints a dire picture of the situation in Venezuela. "By the end of last year, a family needed to earn the minimum wage 63 times over, simply to buy basic food," said Hilal Elver, the special rapporteur on the right to food. "Other statistics suggest that the country now has 1.3 million undernourished people and an average of five to six children dying every week from malnutrition."
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Powerline networks (also called DLAN) are realized via the power cables. The advantage of DLAN is that no special, expensive wiring must be made, but the normal power grid is used within a house. The adapters are simply plugged into a free power socket. Very high transmission rates (up to 1200 Mbps) are possible.


What is CHAMPS? It is the Church Health Assessment & Mobilization Planning Strategy.
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Where & when is CHAMPS taking place? In your Sunday School class on June 11 at 10am. Those of you that are not involved in a SundaySchool class are encouraged to meet in the worship center at 10am to participate.
What if I am vacation on June 11? Surveys will be available on June 4 to take home and return before June 11. There will also be a make-up date on Wednesday, June 14. Your leadership in this critical area of our life and ministry as a church is immeasurable. Thank you for all that you do here at Crosspoint to help others BELIEVE, BELONG and BECOME.


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When used in a graph window, the whole graph is placed as a metafile on the Clipboard. This metafile can be copied into a Word document, a PowerPoint presentation, and many other Windows programs. By default, the graph is copied onto the clipboard with a height/width ratio of 2/3. If you want to use the height/width ratio of the graph window, you must select the option "Use window aspect ratio" in the Options box.


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CASA is the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program. CASA is a child advocacy organization that seeks to provide trained volunteers to speak for abused and neglected children who are the subjects of juvenile court proceedings. CASA volunteers advocate for safe, permanent homes for children. CASA began in 1977 in Seattle, Washington by Judge David Soukup who saw the need for more information on cases involving children in his court. The social services and legal systems were overburdened and CASA was created to assist in obtaining information and providing follow up monitoring of court orders.
The ICAC Fund is for local law-enforcement agencies' use to enhance investigation and prosecution of internet crimes against children.
The new federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002 became effective October 1, 2003. The new Act amends the JJDP Act of 1974. The goals of the Act remain unchanged from 1974: to assist State and local governments to prevent and control juvenile delinquency and to improve the juvenile justice system.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is soliciting applications from state agencies eligible and qualified to administer federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds designated to support Virginia Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) and other specialized treatment and services for victims of child abuse. Such funds will be awarded to eligible organizations for delivery of VOCA allowable services statewide provided by CACs that are certified by the National Children's Alliance and to support other VOCA allowable specialized treatment and direct services for victims of child abuse in Virginia.


The day hours in Accomac, Virginia are like day hours anywhere else, but if you are easily scared, you'd best not come this area during the dark hours. Scores of ghost stories have been reported by the locals. Doubters don't believe in the local ghost accounts, but Accomac is full of undead souls just waiting to scare you.


Air pollution is the presence of any chemical, physical (e.g. particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet earth.
Enforced air quality standards, like the Clean Air Act in the United States, have reduced the presence of some pollutants. While major stationary sources are often identified with air pollution, the greatest source of emissions are actually mobile sources, primarily cars. There are many available air pollution control technologies and urban planning strategies available to reduce air pollution; however, worldwide costs of addressing the issue are high.
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Below are the parts of the HP Designjet T520.
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(Taipei, Taiwan) July 16, 2012—AAEON, a leading industrial computing company, released today a stainless steel embedded controller: AEC-6511. The AEC-6511 is designed for unique markets that require waterproof, dustproof and Anti-corrosion standards. Therefore, the system chassis and connectors are specially designed to fulfill these particular requirements of the vertical markets.
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Brân
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Alternative Title: Bendigeidfran
Brân, (Celtic: "Raven"), gigantic Celtic deity who figured in the Mabinogion (a collection of medieval Welsh tales) as "crowned king over this Island" (i.e., Britain). Because of his stature, he and his court had to live in a tent, as no house had ever been built large enough to contain him. The most important aspect of Brân's myth concerned his wondrous severed head. The ancient Celts worshiped the human head and believed it to be the seat of the soul, capable of independent life after the death of the body. They thought that it possessed powers of prophecy and was symbolic of fertility. They also believed that one of its functions was to provide entertainment in the otherworld.
According to the myth, Brân had been mortally wounded and requested his companions to cut off his head. He instructed them to take the head with them on their wanderings, telling them that it would not only provide them with marvelous entertainment and companionship but would also remain uncorrupted as long as they refrained from opening a certain forbidden door. If that door were opened, they would find themselves back in the real world and would remember all their sorrows. Eventually, they were to take the head and bury it on the White Mount in London. All happened as Brân had prophesied, and his companions passed 80 joyous and delightful years. The head was buried in London, where it kept away all invaders from Britain until it was finally unearthed. Brân is also the hero of The Voyage of Brân (see imram).
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Imram, (Old Irish: "rowing about" or "voyaging", ) in early Irish literature, a story about an adventurous voyage. This type of story includes tales of Irish saints traveling to Iceland or Greenland, as well as fabulous tales of pagan heroes journeying to the otherworld (echtrae). An outstanding example of…
Llyr
Llyr's other children included Brân (Bendigeidfran), a god of bards and poetry; Branwen, wife of the sun god Matholwch, king of Ireland; and Creidylad (in earlier myths, a daughter of Lludd).…
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Mabinogion, collection of 11 medieval Welsh tales based on mythology, folklore, and heroic legends. The tales provide interesting examples of the transmission of Celtic, Norman, and French traditions in early romance. The name Mabinogion is derived from a scribal error and is an unjustified but convenient term for these anonymous…
Myth, a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events and that is especially associated with religious belief. It is distinguished from symbolic behaviour (cult, ritual) and symbolic places or objects (temples, icons). Myths are…
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About Kendra Mojica
Lifelong interests in nature and art led me to careers in evolutionary biology and scientific illustration. As a scientific illustrator, I document and communicate science and natural history through art. I strive to make science and nature more accessible through illustration and design for scientists, educators, and the general public.
My work appears in a variety of scientific communications from public education campaigns to detailed descriptions of biological species new to science. Commissioned illustrations appear in peer-reviewed scientific publications, laboratory manuals, museum exhibits, public education materials, instruction books, posters, logos, and private collections.
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Located on the coast of south western Slovenia in the Istrian region, the city of Koper is the nation's only commercial port and one of the oldest parts of the country. The city has a long and interesting history, traceable back to the Roman era. The tourists who visit this part of Slovenia are often drawn by Koper's historic and fascinating old town, which has remained untouched and well preserved for many centuries despite years of communist occupation after the Second World War. Although the city has no beaches, the coastline boasts a quaint and tranquil harbour alongside many historic structures, which gives the area its serene charm. Also, as Koper is quite a small city, most of the sightseeing opportunities scattered across the region's old town can be reached on foot, saving many tourists money on taxis and public transport.
Visitors will be able to explore the majority of the sights that Koper has to offer on foot, due to the city's relatively small size. Most of the interesting historic buildings in Koper all distributed throughout the Venetian-era old town in the centre of the city and along the coastline at the region's main port and bustling marina. Although the city has no beaches, tourists are welcome to go for a swim in the waters by the marina.
The main central plaza of Koper is named Tito Square and contains several of the city's most iconic and historic structures. The council building, church tower and Praetorian Palace are all located within the square, which makes it the perfect place from which to start exploring and discovering the rest of Koper's old town.
The Praetorian Palace is Koper's only fully restored historic landmark and dates back as far as the 15th century. Originally constructed for ceremonial use, this impressive building now contains a new tourist information office with free films and tours of the palace. The palace also houses the city council meeting chamber and wedding rooms.
The Cathedral of Assumption is situated in the centre of Koper, between Tito Square and Brolo Square. The cathedral was original erected during the 12th century and boasts magnificent Romanesque style architecture. The cathedral has been renovated several times since its construction but still maintains the same features and original architecture.
Koper is home to several large shopping centres, where visitors can pick up a range of items, gifts and souvenirs including clothes, electronics, artwork and jewellery for friends and family or for themselves. The city has three main department stores named Mercator, Supernova and Blagovnica Soča. A range of smaller speciality stores are also located in the old town, selling a range of mementos and general amenities.
A variety of excellent restaurants serving high quality food can be found around the centre of Koper, serving scrumptious international cuisine. Popular fast food outlets and an array of pizzerias are also situated in the centre of town.


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– From now on, my fashions have been divided into 3 different ones.
– Big changes in rain, rain streaks should be more pleasing to the eye. and the rain drops are much denser in the cabin, and the rain disappears from the glass window after 2-3 minutes.
-Many small stains and changes.
from now on the side of the autostrane and on the road 1-1 there have been added traffic cones, the vehicles slow down with them watch out!


Hermanus Association of Transport and Tourism (HATT) – has been set up to legalise, assist, facilitate, regulate, manage, market and promote all the legal Tour Operators, Tour Guides and Tourism transfer transport companies that operate in and around the Hermanus and Overstrand region.
With so many incredible Activities and Attractions that the Hermanus region has to offer Tourists, it is vitally important that ALL those that provide Tours and Tourism Transport services not only give incredible excursions and impeccable service, but are also totally legal, trained, insured and conform to all the South African tourism and road transportation laws.
Tour Guides, Tourism Transfer transport companies and Tour Operators are the ones that spend the most time interacting with Tourists on a constant day-by-day basis and are the front line ambassadors that promote our incredible region to tourists. They are a direct reflection of our country and therefore it is HATTs mission to make 100% sure that all of its members provide outstanding, fun, educational, jovial and amazing tourism services all of the time, so that Tourists return again and again.
Hermanus Association of Transport and Tourism (H.A.T.T.) is 0.2km from the centre of Hermanus , the nearest airport 87.1km (Cape Town International Airport).


Business: 10 August 2005, Wednesday.
National air carrier Bulgaria Air is launching a new route from the country's capital Sofia to Manchester, UK. The first flight will take place October 2. According to the winter flight schedule, the Sofia-Manchester-Sofia flights will be performed on Thursdays and Sundays. Bulgaria Air performs flights from the capital Sofia to more than 20 cities in Europe and the Middle East. Regular direct lines connect the sea airport of Varna with London, Vienna, Amsterdam, Berlin and Frankfurt.


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Alfeld is a municipality in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria in Germany. Alfeld has around 1100 inhabitants (2013) and is famous for their traditional Kermesse which the people celebrate at the end of August every year.

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Rasheena Fountain, an alumna of the Urban Environmental Education program was recently featured in a KBCS interview titled "More Than One Kind of Nature," which discusses what shapes our view of the environment and our relationship with it.
Rasheena is a freelance writer, MFA candidate, and pre-doctoral instructor at the University of Washington whose goal as a writer is to highlight and provoke discussions about environmentalism, environmental justice, womanhood, sexual orientation, gender identity, and social justice issues through the lenses of the Black experience.
Listen to the interview.
Kombucha, a fermented drink touted for its medicinal benefits, now greets customers from nearly every beverage shelf in the Seattle-metro Area, with more varieties than some sodas. It's so ingrained in our beverage culture, the Seattle Seahawks have an official kombucha, Humm. And while the 'buch is experiencing an upsurge in acceptance and popularity, it's an ancient beverage brewed and consumed for hundreds of years, and is one of many traditional foods helping us achieve edible democracy.
What Is Food Fermentation?
Produced using a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) to ferment sugar-sweetened tea, this probiotic drink is present in a variety of societies and their food cultures across east and Southeast Asia and the Americas. Methods of deliberate fermentation reflect natural processes of fermentation and are likely part of our history since before its recording.
Fermentation is the conversion of sugars and other carbohydrates into alcohol or preservative organic acids and carbon dioxide. In addition to creating alcoholic beverages and leavened bread, fermentation is used to enrich the diversity of flavors, aromas, and textures in food substrates; to preserve foods; to enrich the nutrient values of foods and to reduce anti-nutrients; and to reduce cooking time and associated fuel resources.
Food Fermenting Keeps Traditions Alive
As a form of food processing, fermentation may contribute to alternative modes of food production, processing, distribution, consumption, and management of post-consumption material in the current national and global system. Our current food systems rely heavily on industrial methods, huge chemical inputs, long-distance transportation, homogenization, and rapid consumption of empty calories and chemical additives, yielding enormous waste.
Kombucha, as virtually any food or drink, is possible to create from locally and sustainably-grown foods, either in community-situated enterprises or cottage industries, by groups or organizations serving the direct needs of its members, or in homes. Enduring relationships based on fair exchange arise out of the principle and practice of buying or acquiring locally from responsible producers and value-added producers.
In this web of relationships, cultural and culinary democracy have the chance to express themselves as long-lived special traditions in food preparation. These traditions are preserved and passed forward to future generations. And the opportunity for experimentation in each home or community is also present. A wide diversity of unique or distinctive recipes are generated by experimentation and relationship building, contributing to the gastromic wealth and nutritional resources enjoyed by individuals, families, and other social groups. A democracy of food options. An edible democracy.
Leadership in Edible Education: Open House August 23, 2017
Ed Mikel
Faculty Emeritus (retired Core Faculty), School of Education, Adjunct Faculty, School of Education
Rasheena Fountain and Tiffany Adams, Antioch University Seattle students in our MA in Education with Urban Environmental Education (UEE) program, recently collaborated on a story about their experiences at Islandwood. Fountain's words and Tiffany's photographs paint a picture:
"There we were: three people of color trekking through what looked to be an enchanted forest, welcoming us with assortment of tree branches covered in moss and carved paths. To get here, we had traveled our own long paths both literally and figuratively. My daughter and I are from Chicago and Tiffany from New York City. Yet, through our love of nature and educating others about the environment, Tiffany and I found ourselves gleefully charging through IslandWood's beautiful campus, having just begun our journey in the Urban Environmental Education Masters program."
In telling the story of their day, Fountain also adds information about how it can feel to be a student in AUS's UEE program. "In our classes and in our practicums, we have searched for ways to explore the interconnectedness of nature everywhere. It is a concept that has opened my eyes to differing ways of teaching students about nature."
Read all of Rasheena's experience at Islandwood.
Antioch University Seattle offers our MA in Education with Urban Environmental Education (UEE) in partnership with Islandwood. This ground-breaking master's program addresses the theory and practice of urban environmental education, urban ecology, and community action and stewardship, and encourages diversity in the field of environmental education.
Read more about our Urban Environmental Education program
Today, President Trump announced that the United States plans to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. We at Antioch University are both disheartened and concerned with this symbolic decision, as well as a lack of US leadership on global efforts to combat climate change.
Despite the efforts of the current administration to discredit climate science, opportunities for collaboration grow at the local level. We are proud to partner with our communities, which continue to focus efforts to respond and adapt to climate change.
Now, more than ever, we must be diligent and unrelenting in our work to protect the environment as we prepare for the continued effects of climate change.
Antioch University maintains our commitment to furthering social, economic, and environmental justice. We will continue our fifty-plus year history of training environmental policy-makers, environmental scientists, educators, and leaders to solve critical and emerging environmental challenges by delivering visionary, progressive, and interdisciplinary Environmental Studies programs.
About Antioch University
Antioch University is an accredited, non-profit university and a bold and enduring source of innovation in higher education that serves adult students around the world, online, and from its five campuses in four states, in addition to its University-wide international and doctoral programs. Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. Antioch University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1927.
Grant-funded urban ecology project will sustainably curtail polluted water runoff into Salmon Bay while building infrastructure and community
Seattle – Antioch University Seattle (AUS) and Urban Systems Design (USD) will celebrate the completion of a project that will reduce polluted runoff that drains into the city's Salmon Bay each year. The East Ballard Greenstreet Project, will host a ribbon-cutting party on Saturday, May 20th from 1:30-2:30pm. Address: 1101 NW 57th Street, Seattle WA 98107.
The public is invited to attend the event and learn about the block of roadside rain gardens that were installed along 11th Avenue NW at 58th Street in Seattle's East Ballard neighborhood. The project was funded through a $65,000 Russell Family Foundation grant as a pilot demonstration for future community-driven and environmentally-friendly drainage projects. The Duwamish Infrastructure Restoration Training (DIRT Corps) program, a green infrastructure job training program focused on women, people of color and other disadvantaged communities, completed the project installation in 2015 and has been monitoring the site for the past year. DIRT Corps crew will be on site to answer questions about green infrastructure.
"Our small natural drainage projects absorbs and filters the roadway runoff before it can reach the catch basin system, which directs runoff into Salmon Bay at the end of 11th Avenue NW," said Cari Simson, project manager with Urban Systems Design, and adjunct faculty at AUS' liberal studies Bachelor Completion program.
Managing roadway runoff is an important environmental consideration because it can easily transmit toxins and pollutants – such as vehicle exhaust particles, oil leaks, pet waste, garbage and other chemicals on roads and roofs – as it makes its way to the nearest catch basin, and ultimately the nearest waterbody. Polluted runoff enters the food chain and affects the health of marine creatures and the people who eat fish or shellfish.
The East Ballard Greenstreet Project was launched not only to offset pollution, but also show community, government and private groups how to work together to build rain gardens and use that experience to shape best practices for implementing similar projects elsewhere. "This project illustrates how at AUS we look below the surface to solve problems in sustainable ways that truly make a difference in our communities," Simson said.
The E. Ballard Greenstreet Project is funded through a grant from The Russell Family Foundation with support from Antioch University Seattle, the Washington Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and East Ballard Community Association. To learn more about the project or to get involved, visit The DIRT Corps or contact Simson at 206-234-5102.
All across the United States, Antioch University campuses are transforming the ideals of Earth Day into action.
In New England, Antioch alumna Hermine Levey Weston, RN MBA will be facilitating a workshop at the Green Health Academy to develop and identify fresh ideas to celebrate Earth Day specficaly in healthcare settings.
Meanwhile, on the West Coast, Antioch University Seattle will mark Earth Day with a bonfire and beach clean up. As the notoriously grey Northwest winters yield to spectacular summers, the Antioch Seattle Outdoors Club will help get the region ready at 5:00pm on Sunday, April 23rd at Golden Gardens Park. The club will provide firewood and s'mores but asks attendees to bring their favorite campfire treat.
In California, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is celebrating 47 years of community activism, just as Antioch University Santa Barbara is celebrating their own 40th year of helping to steward the Earth.
At Antioch University Los Angeles, the Sustainability Committee and the Urban Sustainability Department recently sponsored two workshops in celebration of Earth Month. Presenters included Rashonda "Zoe Blaq" Bartney, a Certified UC Victory Gardener who created Urban Soul Farmer to encourage people to grow food and share healthy recipes; Mallory Burden, an Environmental Scientist for CalRecycle; and Lesha Siler, a Policy Associate for the LA Food Policy Council and staff liaison to the Working Groups on Urban Agriculture, Food Waste and Farmers Markets For All.
On April 15th, attendees also learned from professionals from a wide array of fields in the industry at a panel on Careers in Sustainability. Panelists Christina Hall, Executive Director OC Food Access Coalition and an Antioch Alum; Jeff O'Keefe, Supervising Sanitary Engineer with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water, Southern California Field Operations Branch; and Shavon Paige, Real Estate Officer at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shared tips and tricks on how to stand out in this competitive and emerging job market.
Though Earth Day is a particularly active time at the University campuses, Antioch holds these ideas front and center year round as part of our core mission. Earth Day is a celebration of that commitment and a springboard for the year to come.
Seattle – Antioch University Seattle (AUS) students and faculty are closing in on completing a project that has the promise of reducing some of the approximately 2 million gallons of polluted water that drains into the city's Salmon Bay each year. The East Ballard Greenstreet Project, will launch with a groundbreaking ceremony at 9 am on Monday, September 21 after years of planning with community partners and the City of Seattle. The public is invited to attend the event and learn about the block of roadside rain gardens to be installed along 11th Avenue NW at 58th Street in Seattle's East Ballard neighborhood. The project is funded through a $65,000 Russell Family Foundation grant as a pilot demonstration for future community-driven and environmentally-friendly drainage projects.
"Our small natural drainage projects will absorb and filter the roadway runoff before it can reach the catch basin system, which directs runoff into Salmon Bay at the end of 11th Avenue NW," said Cari Simson, project manager and adjunct faculty at AUS' liberal studies Bachelor Completion program. "The project has involved working collaboratively with the City of Seattle on revising permit rules so neighborhood leaders could build their own small-scale natural drainage projects in the road right-of-way."
The East Ballard Greenstreet Project was launched not only to offset pollution, but also show community, government and private groups how to work together to build rain gardens and use that experience to shape best practices for implementing similar projects elsewhere. Last year AUS helped coordinate Ballard High School students' participation in an art workshop to raise awareness for the historic creek that runs underneath the neighborhood. And the completed rain gardens will become part of the fabric of the future community with educational signage and integration into local events, such as an upcoming "Discover your Neighborhood Watershed" walking tour around the rain gardens.
"This project illustrates how at AUS we look below the surface to solve problems in sustainable ways that truly make a difference in our communities," Simson said.
The E. Ballard Greenstreet Project is funded through a grant from The Russell Family Foundation with support from Antioch University Seattle, the Washington Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and East Ballard Community Association. To learn more about the project or to get involved visit facebook.com/eastballardgreenstreet.
About Antioch University Seattle
Antioch University Seattle is a fully accredited, not for profit institution that is a bold and enduring source of innovation in higher education. Antioch University provides real world knowledge, skills, and experience to adult students online and from its five campuses in four states, in addition to its University-wide international and doctoral programs. The University lives by its mission every day helping students realize their potential and succeed in their educational goals through an innovative learning environment that is rigorous and responsive to their needs. Antioch University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1927.
Earth Day: April 22, 2015
Antioch University Seattle Defends Title as North American Recyclemania Champ
Seattle – When your university recycles 96 percent of the waste it generates, people tend to take notice. So learned Michael Johnson, the facilities director at Antioch University Seattle (AUS) after AUS won – for the second time in a row – the North American Recyclemania Tournament.
"This project was a team effort, and every person in the AUS community worked together to divert almost all waste to recycling, right down to every water bottle cap and scrap of paper," said Johnson, who was the organizing force behind AUS's participation in the regional recycling and conservation challenge. "Sustainability is a major focus for our university, and everyone was very excited to participate."
The tournament pits 393 participating colleges and universities in the United States and Canada against each other with the goal of recycling the most waste over eight weeks. Last year, AUS recycled just over 93% percent of its waste, which earned the environmental and social justice-focused school its first Recyclemania title. The secret to AUS' success is the student body's concern for the environment coupled with unique processes that encourage conservation already in place.
AUS offers multiple academic programs centered around environmental justice and sustainability – in fact the topic is incorporated into core curriculum – so educating students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community about the importance of the initiative was relatively easy, according to Nicholas Vail the marketing manager at AUS charged with promoting Recyclemania.
"As a learning community, we seek to understand the complex dynamics of sustainability. As citizens of Seattle, the nation, and the world, we apply what we learn to help build a healthy, vibrant future for all," Vail said. "It clearly resonated, given that we topped last year's record breaking effort. Kudos to all who joined in!"
He spread the word through methods that had zero environmental impact such as email and social media. But for many, recycling is already second nature.
"AUS operates under a very environmentally-friendly model already; for example, it's actually a bit tricky to find a garbage can on campus, which encourages people to bring reusable water bottles and bags, or recycle every piece of trash."
AUS's Green Campus initiatives include many ways the campus community realizes its commitment to sustainability. In 2008, AUS signed the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment and have committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2021. To help with this important undertaking, AUS organized a Presidential Task Force on Sustainability comprised of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Access to bike lockers and zipcars promotes walking or biking to campus, and AUS consistently generates less waste per capital than most other universities and colleges in the US.
In recognition of the latest Recyclemania achievement, AUS will receive an award made out of recyclable materials and the right to host that category's special traveling trophy for the coming year.


"I've always been interested in arts," Clara Ameen said. She started painting later in her life.
She has displayed her art at Swift Creek Mill in Colonial Heights. Her studio is located in her own home.
Ameen started in oil, but her favorite media now is acrylic. The reason for this is oil takes longer to dry and is harder to clean up.
"I like to paint a lot of colors in my work and whatever people express that they like," she said.
She has photographs from a friend in Africa, and has painted scenes of animals. She also has scenes of landscapes from different parts of Africa.
Another example is a painting of Ameen's great-nephew as he proposes marriage in a beautiful setting in Colorado's snow-covered mountains. She was pleased to paint a picture of it.
"I have used my grandchildren for portrait paintings," she adds.
When Ameen went to Hawaii she obtained some pretty landscapes and painted them.
One of her favorite endeavors was a painting from a photograph of the year 1865, which included the Point of Rocks Park in the Enon District of Chesterfield County.
In the past, Ameen had a passion for birds and painted them. The most recent was an eagle, often seen in a Cyprus tree, for a friend's grandson when he became an Eagle Scout.
For the future, Ameen plans to continue to take classes conducted by Gwen Beall.


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By Nick DeCicco, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Published June 08, 2018
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Nick DeCicco, Tailwind editor, poses for a photo May 4, 2018, at the Daily Republic Newspaper Office in Fairfield, Calif. DeCicco works at the Daily Republic, which houses the printing press where the Tailwind is printed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Carter/Airman 1st Class Amy Younger)
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Michael Stipe seems like an unlikely source for life and career advice.
Stipe was the lead singer of the great, defunct American rock band R.E.M. You've probably heard their music in hit songs such as "Losing My Religion," "Everybody Hurts," "Man on the Moon," "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" and many more.
Before he performed in front of millions around the globe, Stipe studied photography and painting at the University of Georgia in his youth. After R.E.M. broke up in 2011, he became an artist and teacher at New York University.
Stipe's love of art followed him throughout his music career, coloring and shaping his ideas as a songwriter and performer.
One concept he retained came from Swiss-German expressionist, cubist and surrealist painter Paul Klee. Klee taught at the German art school Bauhaus in the 1920s and 1930s. In a 2004 interview, Stipe related Klee's concept of a circle of artistic mastery.
Klee told his students to visualize a circle. At the bottom, closest to them, was the beginning of the journey, a place of naiveté and innocence. As they progressed up the left side of the circle, it was a path of education, learning and discovering one's craft. At the furthest point, that person has mastered their field, becoming what Klee called a craftsperson.
"The lesson got really interesting when he continued down the right side of the circle," said Stipe. "He said that to be a craftsperson is fine, but to become an artist, you have to start to forget everything that you know. It's when you come back to the bottom of the circle, to a place of naiveté and innocence, that you have achieved artistry."
I see parallels between my field of journalism and military life as well as artists of many stripes, including those such as Stipe. I think there's an important truth in the lesson he passes on from Klee: Not to forget what it was like to be a beginner—to retain the awareness of someone who has not mastered their craft.
I was closer to being that beginner back when I started as Tailwind editor in 2007 at Travis Air Force Base, California. I was 25 and my knowledge of the military life was informed by visual media such as "M*A*S*H," "Band of Brothers" and "Good Morning, Vietnam." They're enjoyable works, but don't paint an accurate picture of what it's like to work in today's Air Force.
Around that age, I worked with someone who repeatedly told me I had nothing to offer because I was inexperienced. I remember how that felt, the anger and frustration that any ideas I brought to the table were worthless.
But now, at age 36 in 2018, I keep the Klee lesson related by Stipe close. Last fall, when an Airman in the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs shop told me he appreciated my experience, I told this Airman that although I know a lot, there is always more to learn. Public affairs is full of surprises.
I think this lesson applies not just to public affairs, artistry or journalism, but to all realms of our lives. No matter how much knowledge and experience we gain, it's important to retain that naiveté and innocence—to never reach a point when we think we have stopped adapting, growing and learning.
This must be more than words, but practice. Beginners look to those with experience to lead. That's a reasonable expectation.
But it's also important for the experienced to remember what it was like to be the beginner, to stay open to a fresh perspective, to use their shared knowledge to inform the way we move into the future together.
In the same way, taking life advice from an expressionist painter via a rock star might raise an eyebrow. It's important to entertain new ideas no matter how experienced we become.
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