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package mesosphere.marathon
package api.v2.json

import mesosphere.UnitTest
import mesosphere.marathon.api.JsonTestHelper
import mesosphere.marathon.core.appinfo.{ AppInfo, TaskCounts }
import mesosphere.marathon.core.readiness.{ HttpResponse, ReadinessCheckResult }
import mesosphere.marathon.core.task.Task
import mesosphere.marathon.state._
import org.apache.mesos.{ Protos => mesos }
import play.api.libs.json.{ JsObject, Json }

import scala.collection.immutable.Seq

class AppDefinitionAppInfoTest extends UnitTest {
  import Formats._

  val app = AppDefinition(PathId("/test"), cmd = Some("sleep 123"))

  val counts = TaskCounts(
    tasksStaged = 3,
    tasksRunning = 5,
    tasksHealthy = 4,
    tasksUnhealthy = 1
  )

  val readinessCheckResults = Seq(
    ReadinessCheckResult("foo", Task.Id("foo"), false, Some(HttpResponse(503, "text/plain", "n/a")))
  )

  val deployments = Seq(
    Identifiable("deployment1")
  )

  "AppDefinitionAppInfo" should {
    "app with taskCounts" in {
      Given("an app with counts")
      val extended = AppInfo(app, maybeCounts = Some(counts))

      Then("the result contains all fields of the app plus the counts")
      val expectedJson = Json.toJson(app).as[JsObject] ++ Json.obj(
        "tasksStaged" -> 3,
        "tasksRunning" -> 5,
        "tasksHealthy" -> 4,
        "tasksUnhealthy" -> 1
      )
      JsonTestHelper.assertThatJsonOf(extended).correspondsToJsonOf(expectedJson)
    }

    "app with deployments" in {
      Given("an app with deployments")
      val extended = AppInfo(app, maybeDeployments = Some(deployments))

      Then("the result contains all fields of the app plus the deployments")
      val expectedJson = Json.toJson(app).as[JsObject] ++ Json.obj(
        "deployments" -> Seq(Json.obj("id" -> "deployment1"))
      )
      JsonTestHelper.assertThatJsonOf(extended).correspondsToJsonOf(expectedJson)
    }

    "app with readiness results" in {
      Given("an app with deployments")
      val extended = AppInfo(app, maybeReadinessCheckResults = Some(readinessCheckResults))

      Then("the result contains all fields of the app plus the deployments")
      val expectedJson = Json.toJson(app).as[JsObject] ++ Json.obj(
        "readinessCheckResults" -> Seq(Json.obj(
          "name" -> "foo",
          "taskId" -> "foo",
          "ready" -> false,
          "lastResponse" -> Json.obj(
            "status" -> 503,
            "contentType" -> "text/plain",
            "body" -> "n/a"
          )
        ))
      )
      JsonTestHelper.assertThatJsonOf(extended).correspondsToJsonOf(expectedJson)
    }

    "app with taskCounts + deployments (show that combinations work)" in {
      Given("an app with counts")
      val extended = AppInfo(app, maybeCounts = Some(counts), maybeDeployments = Some(deployments))

      Then("the result contains all fields of the app plus the counts")
      val expectedJson =
        Json.toJson(app).as[JsObject] ++
          Json.obj(
            "tasksStaged" -> 3,
            "tasksRunning" -> 5,
            "tasksHealthy" -> 4,
            "tasksUnhealthy" -> 1
          ) ++ Json.obj(
              "deployments" -> Seq(Json.obj("id" -> "deployment1"))
            )
      JsonTestHelper.assertThatJsonOf(extended).correspondsToJsonOf(expectedJson)
    }

    "app with lastTaskFailure" in {
      Given("an app with a lastTaskFailure")
      val lastTaskFailure = new TaskFailure(
        appId = PathId("/myapp"),
        taskId = mesos.TaskID.newBuilder().setValue("myapp.2da6109e-4cce-11e5-98c1-be5b2935a987").build(),
        state = mesos.TaskState.TASK_FAILED,
        message = "Command exited with status 1",
        host = "srv2.dc43.mesosphere.com",
        timestamp = Timestamp("2015-08-27T15:13:48.386Z"),
        version = Timestamp("2015-08-27T14:13:05.942Z"),
        slaveId = Some(mesos.SlaveID.newBuilder().setValue("slave34").build())
      )
      val extended = AppInfo(app, maybeLastTaskFailure = Some(lastTaskFailure))

      Then("the result contains all fields of the app plus the deployments")
      val lastTaskFailureJson = Json.parse(
        """
       | {
       |   "lastTaskFailure": {
       |     "appId": "/myapp",
       |     "host": "srv2.dc43.mesosphere.com",
       |     "message": "Command exited with status 1",
       |     "state": "TASK_FAILED",
       |     "taskId": "myapp.2da6109e-4cce-11e5-98c1-be5b2935a987",
       |     "slaveId": "slave34",
       |     "timestamp": "2015-08-27T15:13:48.386Z",
       |     "version": "2015-08-27T14:13:05.942Z"
       |   }
       | }
       |""".stripMargin('|')).as[JsObject]
      val expectedJson = Json.toJson(app).as[JsObject] ++ lastTaskFailureJson
      JsonTestHelper.assertThatJsonOf(extended).correspondsToJsonOf(expectedJson)
    }
  }
}

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The fee is set by the Crown if the marriage is performed by a Judge or Justice of the Peace in chamber (courtroom).
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The site has more than 200,000 products in almost all categories like Amazon and has 8 million visitors monthly.
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package edu.fudan.eservice.common.struts;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.struts2.ServletActionContext;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.Interceptor;

import edu.fudan.eservice.common.utils.CommonUtil;

@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public class UISInterceptor implements Interceptor {

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = -2742868399909001739L;
	public void destroy() {

	}

	public void init() {

	}

	public String intercept(ActionInvocation arg0) throws Exception {
		// 如果session中没有user对象,通过UIS进行认证
		Map session=arg0.getInvocationContext().getSession();
		String user=(String)session.get("user");

		if (user == null)
			ServletActionContext.getResponse().sendRedirect(CommonUtil.getLoginURL());
		return arg0.invoke();
	}

}


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Martha Heredia was arrested late Wednesday as she was about to board a plane to New York, said Frank Duran, the National Drug Control Agency's director for the city of Santiago.
He said police found 2.9 pounds (1.3 kilograms) of heroin in the heels of three pairs of shoes packed in her suitcase. Police also ordered Heredia to undergo X-ray tests to determine whether she had any drugs hidden inside her body, but none were found.
Duran said police are interrogating Heredia to determine whether she was working as a mule for a drug-trafficking organization.
Prosecutor Luisa Liranzo said Heredia does not yet have an attorney. If found guilty, she could face more than 10 years in prison.
The 22-year-old had become a star in the Dominican Republic after she won the final "Latin American Idol" contest in 2009. The show, which ran for three years, was a Spanish-language version of the popular British "Idols" franchise.
On the night Heredia vied for the title, thousands of Dominicans gathered in public plazas to watch her sing on huge TV screens, and then-President Leonel Fernandez urged Dominicans to vote for her.
The country was paralyzed as Dominicans watched the show, prompting Fernandez to quip, "It was said the country came under curfew without the need of a presidential decree."
Miguel Vargas, president of the main opposition party at the time, had donated thousands of prepaid phone cards the night of the final contest so citizens could vote for their compatriot.
"Martha's tenacity and creative capacity are an example, and the least we can do is support her efforts," Vargas said at the time.
Dozens of fans greeted Heredia when she returned to the Dominican Republic after her win, and Fernandez invited her to the National Palace. In February 2010, he gave her the National Youth Award.
"The politicians are lucky you're not running for president because you would beat them all," he said at the time.
But Heredia, nicknamed "La Baby" because of her penchant for calling people "baby", disappeared shortly after all the fanfare, drawing speculations including that she was pregnant.
Then her name was back in the news for different reasons.
In December 2010, Heredia hit and killed a teenage Haitian boy with her car as he tried to cross a highway by foot. She was later ordered to pay his family some $275,000 as part of a lawsuit. The boy's relatives were angered that she did not meet with them to offer her condolences.
"That's not right," Elvys Vandredi, the victim's father, told a local TV station in a 2011 interview for a feature on Martha Heredia called "What happened to Martha Heredia?"
The TV station also featured an interview with Heredia, who said she granted the interview because she was tired of the rumors surrounding her disappearance from the local show business industry.
Heredia blamed her manager at the time for not scheduling concerts or public appearances.
"I need a person who barely sleeps, someone who is constantly connected to social media," she said.
In late 2011, she produced her first album titled "Lose or Win," which she recorded in Mexico under the Sony Music label. The first single did not do well.
Heredia's name disappeared once again and resurfaced last month when she filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband, Manuel Varet Marte, a hip-hop singer known as Vakero. He was ordered held in prison for three months as police investigate the case.
General Prosecutor Francisco Dominguez issued a statement saying Heredia's situation was unfortunate.
"It's very sad that young people who have so much promise, who were bestowed by life with all the grace in the world and an unquestionable talent, because of ambition, bad advice or simply to obtain money see themselves in situations like this," he said.
DominicanToday.com - Pop singer Martha Heredia, arrested Wednesday in Santiago's international airport on drug charges, allegedly forms part of a major network which smuggles heroin into the United States.
"There's no doubt that this is an important network that sends drugs and especially heroin to the United States," said National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) spokesman Roberto Lebron.
He said the investigation aims to determine which organization hired Heredia, 22, arrested before boarding a flight to New York, carrying 1.2 kilos of heroin the heels of three pairs of shoes.
Sources quoted by eldia.com.do say it's not the first time the pop star worked as drug "mule" because beginners are usually given only small portions of narcotics, of less value.
If found guilty, the singer, who rose to fame after winning the American Idol contest, could face up to 20 years in prison.
During her short career Heredia has been at the center of several scandals.
In December 2010, she was driving an SUV which collided with and killed a 16 year-old Haitian, and just in January she filed a complaint on alleged physical abuse against her husband, the urban music singer Manuel Varet "Vakero" who's being held at San Pedro prison to await trial.


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Delivering the basics of a well-functioning state will not be easy. We have suffered 42 years of dictatorship and 2 years of post-revolutionary struggle. Our starting position is poor – according to the World Bank our government effectiveness is in the bottom 5% of the world and has been getting worse for the past decade. In terms of corruption the World Bank indicates we are in the bottom 2% for corruption and getting worse. Our economic performance is poor. According to the World Economic Forum Doing Business Report we are ranked 113 out of 144 countries one position below Cameroon and far behind our peers like Morocco. The World Bank Doing Business Index is ever harsher. Libya is ranked 187 out of 189 countries and bottom of the list on multiple dimensions.
Libya was a pariah state for most of our lives. We have been isolated and shut out of the mainstream of a globalizing world. We are one of the few countries not a member of the World Trade Organization, unlike our neighbours we have not negotiated any Free Trade Agreements with the EU or the USA.
Unlike most of our Arab neighbours we do not take part in international education organizations such as TIMSS, so we have no way of knowing what quality of education we are delivering to our children. We do know however, that adult female literacy in Libya is 83% which compares poorly to Jordan where it is 94%. We are also one of only 8 countries that is not ranked in the Economic Freedom Index.
Our starting position may be poor, but I have hope. I have hope in the greatness of the Libyan people and the strength of the Libyan state. A generation ago we outshone what is today the UAE. We have a similar population size, a similar oil production. What we lack is effective leadership with a clear vision plus a credible plan.
I am confident that Libya can be resurgent and a source of pride for the Arab world. The planet is full of examples of countries that have turned themselves around. Georgia emerged from a generation of Communist rule. In 2006 it was ranked 100 in the Doing Business Index, today it is in the top 10. Colombia is a wonderful example of a state that recovered from civil strife and powered ahead. The only thing between success and failure is effective leadership and a clear set of priorities.
To move onto the path of security and prosperity we are going to have to pull together as a nation and focus on the future more than the past. As a nation we are going to have to value forgiveness more than revenge, reconciliation more than settling scores. We want to learn the lessons of South Africa not Iraq.
Forgiveness and reconciliation will not be easy. Many bad things were done by a small number of really bad people. These criminals will have to be brought to justice. We need to accept, however, that for a generation this country was captive to a corrupt regime. The vast majority of Libyans simply wanted to get on with their lives and had to find ways to survive in a harsh environment. No doubt there are many who are not proud of what they had to do to get by. They now have the opportunity to do better – to be proud of who they are and what they can do for their country.
Nation building is hard. The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) faced similar challenges in his quest to transform a faith into a people. He says that it is essential to achieve 'closeness of the hearts before closeness of efforts' and that when it comes to the response of the people to leaders who are trying to build a nation that they should: 'Forgive them, pray and work for their well-being and success'.
Two years after the fall of the regime conditions on the ground in Libya are getting worse. No doubt some things are working but many of the most important things are not. We have to learn the lessons of failure, we do not want to do the same thing over and over again and hope for a better outcome.
What Libya needs more than anything else is a shared Vision coupled to a coherent and credible plan. A credible plan has three key characteristics: First it sets clear priorities – what is not a top priority is as important as what is. If everything is a priority then nothing is a priority; Second it balances the short and the long term. The short term is critical to create positive momentum and to visibly demonstrate that progress is being made. Long term is essential to move the country forward on strategically important dimensions; third a powerful, well-funded 'delivery' mechanism needs to be created to ensure that good intentions become reality.
Mankind did not land on the moon in a biplane. Transforming Libya will require substantial and sustained resources. The early years will be particularly critical. It will demand the equivalent of a 'booster rocket' to break free of Libya's business as usual 'gravitational pull'. We will need all the help we can get from the best of the world as well as the best of what Libya has to offer. America after all turned to Wernher von Braun who spent his early life fighting the Allies in order to put an American into space. Libya needs the best and can afford the best. We should take pride as a nation in attracting world leaders to our shores.
The vision for Libya in the next 5 years is anchored around 3 ideas: dignity; security and prosperity.
To realize this vision there is a 10 point action plan for the next 5 years.
Two years after the revolution our streets and our communities are still a mess. The ruined buildings have not been cleared the rubbish has not been collected. We don't need the world to help us fix this problem. We must mobilize our people and our communities to heal the physical scars.
We have a young population who want to start families. Most do not have homes, and many of those who do, do not have water or electricity. We need to build new communities based on affordable housing, fine schools, medical facilities and infrastructure. Communities that are living proof for our children that the sacrifices of revolution were made to create a better home and a better life.
Unemployment is a nation's cancer. We need to rebuild the country. This will require hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction, education, healthcare, engineering and services. Most of these jobs should be done by Libyans. If they don't have the skills we will have to invest in training and adult education. Saudi Arabia is proof that in a few years it is possible to create a world class and world scale infrastructure to train those out of school and out of a job. The jobs are there, the people are there – we simply have to move heaven and earth to bring them together.
Libya is a huge country with a small population and valuable resources. The government does not have the power to impose its will everywhere. We do not want to go to war against our own people.
We must however defend what is most important and bring security to the major centres of population and our economic heartland. We cannot wait any longer and hope that we can talk our way to peace. The reality we have to deal with today is that the government has little power and the militias do. The State cannot negotiate an acceptable peace for all of its people from a position of weakness. Our reality is that we have to impose security where we must and create the space to negotiate from a position of growing strength.
We are not the first country to face this problem. We have to learn the lesson from what has and has not worked at home and abroad. We should have the confidence to draw in those individuals and institutions with relevant experience in countries where security has to be earned rather than granted.
What has not worked is appeasement. We have tried to buy peace. All this has done is to strengthen the militias.
What has worked elsewhere are secure areas of strategic importance. These secure areas allow government leaders and most citizens to get on with their lives in peace for most of the time. These areas are a burden, they are inconvenient and expensive. They are unwelcome, but necessary until such time when we can embrace all of our people into a unified security system. Militias have to believe that they will be better off defending the people of Libya rather than fighting them.
The motives of the militia vary – many have legitimate concerns. Libya is a single nation made up of multiple identities. A generation of Dictatorship from the center has created fear in the concentration of power. We need to create a new governance model. We need effective leadership of our cities, we need to respect the different character and context of our Regions. We need to recognize the legitimate interests of our Arab, African and European neighbors in a stable and secure Libya.
In order to do this we will have to engage in a sustained and systematic national and international dialogue with all parties interested in helping Libya achieve its Vision.
Libya has a strong balance sheet. We have saved hundreds of billions of dollars and have many investments around the world. These assets belong to the citizens of Libya. Many of the people's assets have been stolen and misused. We need to return to Libya what is rightfully ours and we need to protect and manage what we have.
To protect the people's wealth we need to reform the Libyan Investment Authority and the Central Bank. We need to create the appropriate laws, institute best practice governance and attract and develop world class skills to manage one of the world's largest pools of Sovereign Wealth. We can look to the best examples in the world: Norway, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait.
Libya is one of the major oil producers in the world and has substantial gas. These gifts from God have to be used for the benefit of the people. Our future management of these gifts will have to be different from the past. They will have to be much better. Libya needs world class companies to help us become a role model. We need to create a world class regulatory environment, with transparent contracts and a commitment to creating opportunities for our citizens in exploration, development and refining. A complete overhaul of the current model will be essential to attract the best to make the best of our gifts.
Libyans have achieved great success around the world at the highest levels as doctors, lawyers, engineers, pilots and scientists. Our duty is to transform the temporary gifts stored under the ground into the permanent gifts above the ground – the children of Libya. This will require an overhaul of our education system.
Libya has its own culture and values that we must respect and promote. We are a proud people that are hungry to learn from the best.
It is hard to say how good our education system really is because we have not stopped to compare ourselves to others and to learn the lessons from our peers. What we do know is that most of our neighbours – Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and others – are all part of international organizations like TIMSS that measure educational performance and help countries do better for their children. We should join them because if there is one thing we know, it is that we can do better.
A generation of dictatorship followed by a destructive civil war means we need to rebuild our nation's infrastructure. The next decade will demand a 'Marshall Plan' of a scale and intensity similar to that required to rebuild Europe and Japan coupled with the ambition of the UAE and China.
Libya has the wealth, space and the need to create a new Libya. We do not have to settle for jammed roads, worn out offices, poor infrastructure, power cuts and water shortages. We need to attract global capital and world class players. We need to create a Master Plan and an organization to make sure that the $100bn that the government will spend over the next 5 years will be invested wisely.
Libya is one of the worst places on the planet to do business. According to the World Bank Doing Business Index, Libya is rated number 187 out of 189 countries. Libya is at the very bottom in a number of crucial areas including: dealing with construction permits and registering property. The World Economic Forum Competitiveness report places Libya at 113 out of 144 countries one position behind Cameroon. In contrast, Morocco is ranked 70.
Libya's future lies with the private sector. Many Libyans are businessmen and entrepreneurs. The government must create the environment and institutions to encourage the entrepreneur to take risk and get the funds to invest behind good ideas.
A country like Georgia points the way. Georgia went from the bottom 100 to the top 10 in ten years. Closer to home the UAE went from number 69 to number 23 in ten years in the 'Doing Business' Index.
What did these countries have in common? Strong leaders. Clear vision. Credible Plan.
What does Libya need? A strong leader. A clear vision and a credible plan.


There's reason golf junkies gear up in front of the TV for the Sunday of majors. Over the ensuing five or six hours of action there's a chance for some drama or emotional payoff. Occasionally, there's a lingering sense of having witnessed something really special. The 1986 Masters with Jack Nicklaus was deeply satisfying. The 2009 British Open at Turnberry with Tom Watson proved to be an incredible letdown. And there's the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie, which is in a class of its own when it comes to wild, unpredictable outcomes.
I can still call up the range of feelings that passed through me as I watched the young, engaging Frenchman, Jean Van de Velde, squander a three-shot lead on the 72nd hole. The triple-bogey he made – during a part of it barefoot, with his pants legs rolled up - was perhaps the first time we got to witness a golf championship conclude in that liminal state bordering surrealist absurdity ("this cannot be happening") and existential fate ("accept the hand you are dealt"). Now, thanks to an engaging documentary by Golf Channel's Golf Films series, we get to relive the wild hour or so of events that made Van de Velde a tragicomic folk hero, someone more famous by losing that he ever would have become by winning.
Van de Velde's choice of driver off the tee was questionable, but thanks to this film I now see, as I did not before, that the real mistake was on the second shot, when he tried to hit the green with a 2-iron. Having lucked out on his wayward drive with a perfect lie from the far right, he should not have tempted fate a second time by bringing everything into play – OB left and long, the burn short and the stands right.
The result, as everyone knows, was one of the unluckiest bounces in major history. We get to see the imprint the ball made on the spectator railing and all that followed – a bad lie, a third shot dumped into a tidal burn, Van de Velde opting not to play from the water, and then a great up-and-down from a greenside bunker.
Script writer and co-producer Rich Lerner gives plenty of space and time to those who witnessed that final hole. Two decades later, their feelings about the moment are still palpable, though tempered by time. The one narrative conceit of the film that resonates as contrived is the setup in a mythical bar and the interspersed commentary by a bartender (actor Lenny Clarke) in a black and white checkered bowling shirt (!) talking to a mildly interested patron, a self-admitted "baseball guy." When he orders a Scotch, the bartender wittily responds, "better make it a double. Come to think of it, that's exactly what Jean Van de Velde needed." Its function is to initiate newcomers to golf history. It works, up to a point.
All of this makes for an informative narrative that allows us to consider for ourselves the enduring question: is Van de Velde a fool or simply unlucky? He doesn't seem to have suffered much for the outcome. At the time, his collapse was epic. Nearly two decades later, it still resonates as one of the most engaging, improbable moments of championship golf ever televised.
Overall the film was great, but I agree on the bar scenes. Beyond awkward and cliche, but mainly unnecessary. Cut them out. They detract from a great piece.
I believe that it was done intentionally. If he would have won you would not still be talking about him.


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Thousands of Greek Australians rally in Melbourne for Macedonia
'Macedonia is Greece' became Sunday's motto
Photos by George Varousiadis
26 February 2018 11:06am
Thousands of Greek Australians of all ages rallied yesterday in the heart of Melbourne chanting "Hellas-Hellas-Macedonia," and waving their Greek flags.
The 'Macedonia is Greece' rally was held outside the Greek Consulate the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria with the support of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria as well as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia including members and officials of many independed Greek community groups.
Greek Australians and Philhellenes from across the country gathered at 2pm to protest against FYROM receiving a compound name containing the term 'Macedonia'.
"We are fighting for justice and history," said President of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Bill Papastergiadis.
"We demand respect. Macedonia was, is and will always remain Greece," he shouted stressing that the voice of the Greek diaspora needs to be heard.
Oakleigh MP Steve Dimopoulos addressed the crowd saying that the Victorian government is committed to supporting Greece regarding the Macedonia name dispute.
"Macedonia is a as Greek as the Acropolis. No one can steal Greek history and culture," Mr Dimopoulos said.
The rally was overall a peacefull one although it was expected to have a larger turnout.
Photos by George Varousiadis below (follow instagram.com/georgiegvar for more):
Greek Australians rally for Macedonia
FYROM name deal: Mixed reactions from Greek diaspora stakeholders
Greek Community of Melbourne takes to the streets to protest against FYROM's new name


Not thin skin, but sensitive skin. I have sensitive skin, and it's been that way all my life.
As a child — My bug bites always swelled up. Brushing a weed in the field gave me large itchy bumps while everyone else was itchy without bumps. Or not itchy at all. My mom dearly wanted baby me to love Mr. Bubble in the bathtub, but I was allergic to it. Avon, for the most part, had to stay away from me.
For the majority of my upperclassman years during high school, I was using lanolin and bacitracin to heal a patch of skin. It never healed until the family doctor revealed that I was allergic to both lanolin and bacitracin.
As an adult, I had a patch test on my back. The lanolin and bacitracin marks were visible for at least a year afterward. I also have a sensitivity to propylene glycol, which is used in almost everything. I'm currently fighting the largest skin battle ever…because of Tide H.E. powder. But I quit using Tide in October.


On this walk our warden will take you on a stroll through our gardens to enjoy the bright swathes of colour that the plants and shrubs create as they bloom from spring to autumn.
You'll learn about the importance of gardens to biodiversity, water conservation, planting choices, and what maintenance a garden requires to help wildlife thrive. You'll also get useful tips of what you can include in your wildlife garden plans and the importance of various materials such as stone and wood chip.
Please be aware that this event is for WWT members ONLY. You must bring your emailed proof of purchase and your membership card with you on the day.
£2.50 per person (includes booking fee).
The London Wetland Centre is easily accessible by car, situated less than one mile from the South Circular (A205) at Roehampton and the A4 at Hammersmith.
Main line - Barnes (take 33, 72) or Barnes Bridge (take 209).


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How much difference can one spring break really make?
A week of 'voluntourism' amidst the giant sequoias
By Ben Hitchcock | 03/12/2018
I spent last week in the shadows of Sequoia trees.
Ben Hitchcock | Cavalier Daily
The oldest living giant sequoia tree is an estimated 3,266 years old. It predates the Roman Empire by more than a thousand years. It's roughly 13 times older than the United States. It's 41 times older than the average human lifespan. It has weathered storms and fires and earthquakes, icy winters and blistering summers, lightning strikes and howling winds. Its bark is soft and furry to the touch.
The largest living giant sequoia tree is 275 feet tall — a few inches taller than 40 Jack Salts stacked on top of each other. It's wide enough to block three lanes of highway. It has branches more than six feet in diameter. Measuring by volume, it is the largest tree on earth. The best way to understand its size is to walk a circle around it — it unfolds endlessly, sturdy and implacable all the way around.
I spent last week in the shadows of these behemoths on an Alternative Spring Break trip. I and a handful of like-minded students flew across the country to California's Sequoia National Park with the purported goal of serving these trees and their environment.
I'll be the first to admit that the set-up smacks of "voluntourism." It's become increasingly popular for upstanding citizens to spend their time traveling to struggling areas in the hopes of turning things around. Though the concept seems wholesome, criticisms of this type of service are myriad and well-founded.
Volunteers rarely stay long, and the inexpert service they provide is rarely efficient. They then return home feeling righteous and kind when in fact they've made little lasting impact. They neglect helping their own communities in favor of stumbling around in exotic locations where they aren't needed.
In some cases, ham-fisted attempts at helping can actually cause damage. In South Africa, research suggests that Westerners arriving to help care for orphans can cause attachment disorders in children when the volunteers inevitably leave. Some orphanages have sought to elicit more donations by purposefully subjecting children to poor conditions, unbeknownst to the seemingly virtuous volunteers.
This story is echoed in the history of Sequoia National Park — for much of the 20th century, park conservationists attempted to extinguish the wildfires that commonly burn in the sequoia forests, and the result was that the sequoia population suffered. Only later did the park's scientists realize that sequoia trees depend on fires to survive. Sequoias aren't happy if their roots are suffocated by a thick carpet of natural debris, and fires remove that carpet while leaving the thick-skinned trees largely intact. Service must be backed by knowledge — otherwise it often does more harm than good. Well-meaning but inexperienced volunteers do not have a good track record.
Alternative Spring Break, an organization in which students apply to pay their way to travel for volunteering, seems like the poster child for self-serving, misguided voluntourism. However, having participated in two ASB trips over the last two spring breaks, I believe the issue isn't so cut-and-dry. Trips like this can be valuable if the participants are honest with themselves about their motives and understand the limitations of the service they provide.
I signed up for ASB this year because I wanted to see some big trees, not because I wanted to save the world. The volunteering was an auxiliary motive at best. But that's all right because there is value in travel. Staring up at the distant branches of these awe-inspiring trees made me a more contemplative person.
Tramping through the park's rolling foothills reminded me that our planet is simultaneously vast and precious. As the week progressed I learned a little about science and a little about environmental policy and a lot about how to make friends with strangers. I grew as a person and that in and of itself makes the trip worthwhile.
To its credit, the University's Alternative Spring Break organization acknowledges this reality. ASB's tagline is "Change Your Perspective," not "Change The World." The motto concedes the selfishness of this kind of service — these trips are meaningful more for the value imparted on the participants than for the change the participants exact on the sites they visit. This honesty, coupled with awareness enough to do no harm, is a critical component of responsible voluntourism.
At the same time, our group did conduct meaningful service, albeit not on the macro scale that many voluntourists crave or brag about. We worked on a number of different projects during our time in the park. We spent Monday in the park's nursery, replanting young native plants so they could be used to revegetate certain areas afflicted by non-native invasive species.
Presiding over the project was Melanie, a cheerful veteran gardener who roamed the nursery trailed by her dog Blue. The next day we shoveled gravel to create a new flower bed for Brian, a soft-spoken botanist who had lived in the park since he was a kid. Wednesday we fanned out across a grassy hillside to measure and record the characteristics of a swathe of storm-threatened blue oak trees. We were guided by Marisa, an education ranger who regaled us with stories about traveling through Asia in the years before she started working at the park.
It's crucial to be candid about the extent of the services rendered. Our work did not save the world. It probably didn't even save any sequoias. But we did three weeks worth of replanting in one afternoon with Melanie. We saved Brian hours of shoveling gravel. We measured hundreds of trees with Marisa. We made a few peoples' lives just a little bit easier — it's disingenuous to pretend we did any more than that. But it's also selling us short to put us in the same box as the rest of the feckless voluntourists, fanning the globe and claiming they ended world hunger.
The giant sequoias stick out from the rest of the trees in the forest not just for their size but also for the color of their bark — a glowing, red wine-soaked light brown that catches the eye amidst the thinner gray trunks of the surrounding pines. At dusk the underside of the high sequoia canopy is bathed in orange light. The leaves hold on to the sun, turning the roof of the forest into a rich and radiant panoply of gold, red, orange and green.
The trees stand stoic on the mountaintop, older, wiser and stronger than anyone who will ever walk below them. Their destinies will never be affected by a handful of hapless college students. But there is virtue in standing under the sequoias, gazing up, breathing deeply and trying to make a difference for the people standing nearby.


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Voters elect Jesse Houle to the Athens-Clarke County Commission November 4, 2020
Athens-Clarke County (ACC) voters showed up in record numbers to elect Jesse Houle as District 6 Athens-Clarke County Commissioner in a special election held on November 3. They will be sworn into office before Thanksgiving with an exact day and time to be determined.
"The results of this election are due to the tireless efforts of dozens and dozens of dedicated people who believe a better world is possible and who help make that possibility a reality. I am grateful to work and walk alongside the people of Athens for transformative change. I love this city, and together we will make Athens a place where everyone has the economic security, collective wellbeing, and personal access to the resources they need to thrive," Houle said.
Jesse Houle was elected with over 55% of the vote, decisively defeating Republican Chad Lowery overall and in all three district precincts. Voters weighed in at the polls and by absentee ballot, displaying the highest voter turnout for a local-level contest in the history of District 6.
"This year's election process has been unprecedented in so many ways, but it's clear that our District 6 communities chose bold, engaged leadership, and I'm committed to delivering on that mandate. This election was formally about a short period of time, but also serves as a referendum on the future of the seat. We face vast challenges in this current moment, and I am excited to collaborate with our creative and resourceful community towards real solutions for an Athens that works for everyone."
Houle also turned attention to the immediate runoff elections before Athens voters.
"We have much work to do beyond electoral politics, but we're not done with this election yet. We've got to mobilize for Warnock in January. Even more crucially, I feel it's imperative we do everything we can to educate voters about the separate, local special election runoff in December and elect Deborah Gonzalez as our District Attorney."
To learn more about Jesse's experience and issue priorities, visit www.jesseforathens.com. An updated website can be expected before their full term begins in January.
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Liberman: Boycott Arab-Israeli businesses in city where protests broke out
"I call for a boycott of [the city of] Umm el-Fahm, they should be made to feel unwanted here," Liberman said, referencing a protest on Friday that drew several thousand people.
By Avraham Gold
Palestinians protest Trump's Jerusalem decision across the West Bank. (REUTERS)
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Sunday he hoped the violent protests by Palestinians against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital were coming to an end and called for a boycott of the city of Umm el-Fahm after weekend protests there.
"Our hope is that everything is calming down and that we are returning to a path of normal life without riots and without violence," Liberman told Army Radio.
"I call for a boycott of [the city of] Umm el-Fahm, they should be made to feel unwanted here," he said, referencing a protest on Friday that drew several thousand people.
"I saw thousands of people at the funerals of terrorists in Umm el-Fahm," he continued. "I have heard them in the mosques and their sermons calling for alleged incitement and to be a part of Ramallah. I call on all citizens of the country: Stop going to their stores and buying from them. They need to feel like they are not wanted here and we should boycott them. I saw many flags of the Palestinian Authority but have never seen an Israeli flag there.
"Those people don't belong in Israel. They must be part of the Palestinian Authority, there they can get unemployment benefits and idleness benefits. They are part of Ramallah. They have no connection to the state of Israel and I call on the citizens of the state of Israel simply to boycott Wadi Ara. One shouldn't go into the stores or receive any services. These people work to harm the state of Israel, they work against the state of Israel from within our midst… these people have to understand they are not wanted here."
On Saturday evening, Route 65 South was blocked outside of Umm el-Fahm and three people were lightly injured after stones were hurled at a bus.
Reports after the incident said the driver was wounded by glass shards and evacuated to the hospital and two passengers were lightly wounded and treated at the scene.
Protesters in the Wadi Ara region staged mass demonstrations on Friday against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the country's embassy to the city.
The Friday protest ended without incident.
Gilad Erdan (Likud), the Minister of Public Security, responded to Liberman's comments on Army radio, saying Israel cannot give up on all areas with Arab populations.
Erdan said the country needs more police enforcement within Arab communities to make them more in line with the rule of law and that the Saturday night protesters were extremists and not representative of the general Arab public.
Israeli-Arab MKs were quick to denounce Liberman's statement and spoke out against the reaction to Trump's announcement over the weekend.
"Liberman is not missing any opportunity to continue his campaign of incitement and de-legitimization against the Arab public and the residents of Wadi Ara," said MK Yousef Jabareen (Joint List). "The Arab citizens' protest against the Trump decision is a legitimate protest, and we have not heard the minister call for a boycott of Haredim (ultra-Orthodox) or Ethiopians when roads are blocked in the demonstrations they held. "
Likud MK Oren Hazan tweeted in response to Liberman: "You got the concept wrong."
ליברמן - התבלבלת בנוסחה.
הפתרון הוא לא בויתור על השטח אלא על האנשים!
אם המחבלים בוואדי ערה עושים זאת בשמו של "העם הפלסטיני", לת"ז הישראלית שלהם מלכתחילה אין שום משמעות ויש לטפל בהם כמו שאמורים לטפל במחבלים "פלסטינים"!
המסר למפגעים מבית צריך להיות ברור: או בבית הסוהר או גירוש.
— אורן חזן (@oren_haz) December 10, 2017
Hazan went on to write that the solution [for terrorism] is "not in handing over lands but handing over people." Hazan claimed that if terrorists in Wadi Ara [in the Haifa district] commit violent acts on behalf of the 'Palestinian people' then their Israeli I.D. cards mean nothing to begin with and they should be dealt with as 'Palestinian' terrorists are meant to be dealt with."
Hazan placed "Palestinian" and "Palestinian people" in quotation marks to signify that he does not recognize the validity of such terms.
Speaking on Sunday on 103 FM radio, Hazan insisted, "the land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel," and, "we will not hand over lands, only people."
Ben Lynfield, Arik Bender/Maa'riv, Hagay Hacohen and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Trump Jerusalem Announcement
By ALON EINHORN, TZVI JOFFRE
Palestinian challenges PA, Greenblatt over daughter's treatment in Israel


A minimalist design featuring large, hardwood Africa shaped hoops coated with deep black resin. This piece is meant to send a message of power and assertiveness and symbolizes the richness and diversity of the African continent and its unquestionable position as the Motherland. 'Truth Teller' is great if you want a statement piece that also carries meaning and is also "low-key" enough to be worn casually. Surgical steel posts.


Constrained flow network models represent systems where flows exists between nodes, and constraints exist to regulate those flows. Smart grids, vehicular road travel, computer networks, and cloud-based resource distribution, among other domains all have natural representations in this manner. As these systems grow in size and complexity, traditional analysis and certification of safety invariants becomes increasingly costly. In addition today's techniques require the system to be fully specified in order to perform meaningful analysis. The NetSketch formalism and toolset introduce a lightweight framework for modeling and analysis of constrained flow networks that overcomes these issues. NetSketch offers a processing method based on type-theoretic notions that enables large scale safety verification by allowing for compositional, as opposed to whole-system, analysis. By inferring types for sub-graphs of the modeled networks, not only can cost of analysis be greatly reduced, but analysis of composite modules containing incomplete or underspecified components can be conducted. The NetSketch tool exposes the power of this formalism in an intuitive web-based graphical user interface. This work describes the formalism, a type system, as well as an implementation. In addition potential use cases for this type of modeling and analysis are investigated, and connections are drawn to existing modeling tools and techniques.


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The Origins of Pollution and the Reason Clean Water is Important
Clean water is essential
Water — and access to clean water, specifically — is vital for life. Drinking, cooking, and sanitation, which all keep us healthy (and alive!) all require clean water.
In Clark County, we're fortunate to have an ample supply of safe water, and federal and state laws that protect it. These laws protect the quality and quantity of our water, so humans, animals and plants all have enough.
Did you know that access to water and sanitation is considered a basic human right by the United Nations? Around the world, communities that don't have enough water are trapped in a cycle of poverty and unsafe conditions. Finding water in these places, which is typically a job of women and children, is time-consuming and dangerous. This means that there's little time for education and other activities that can bring people out of poverty. Plus, diseases transmitted by dirty water can be deadly.
Risks to public water systems in the U.S.
Since most of Clark County's drinking water comes from the ground, the aquifer system that lies beneath us is an important groundwater recharge area. As the sole source of our drinking water (designated by the Environmental Protection Agency), our aquifer system must be protected from pollution and overuse.
While we're fortunate to have a good supply of clean water, there are certain challenges we face in Clark County and the Pacific Northwest as a whole, including:
High temperatures: As the air warms, so does the water. The possibility of water pollution increases too because algae and pathogens can grow and spread in warm water. Plus, some pollutants, like ammonia, can become concentrated in warm water. When there is an algae bloom, the oxygen level in the water can be reduced and along with these pollutants can stress or kill salmon. Warmer waters can also make them more vulnerable to parasites and diseases.
Low oxygen: Biodegradable substances like human and animal waste, plant products like food waste and leaves, and the bodies of dead organisms all naturally exist in our water and are consumed by microorganisms. When too many of these microorganisms exist in an environment, they use up the water's oxygen. The microorganisms that need oxygen to survive then die and those that can live without (called anaerobic organisms) survive and can be harmful to the ecosystem because they can produce dangerous toxins like ammonia.
Reduced groundwater recharge: When water in an aquifer is used faster than it can be replenished, then the groundwater isn't being recharged adequately. This happens because of frequent droughts, hotter temperatures that increase the rates of evapotranspiration, and too many impervious surfaces that interfere with groundwater infiltration.
Pollution: Underground contaminants can seep into aquifers and pollute water sources. This can happen in industrial areas, for example. Oil spills or other pollution that leaks into the ground can be pulled into underground aquifers.
High levels of fecal coliform bacteria: Fecal coliform bacteria are a group of bacteria that are passed through the poop of humans and animals, though it can also be the result of paper mill effluent. It enters waterbodies from human sewage, directly from mammals, or from agricultural runoff. It's harmful to the environment and can be a human health hazard as well, although not all strains are dangerous.
Water is essential for healthy ecosystems
Healthy ecosystems are like a web, where animals, plants, fungi, the physical environment — even humans — are connected, even if we don't obviously interact. Much like how breaking one thread in a spider web can cause the whole thing to collapse, harming one part of the ecosystem can damage other parts.
There are many causes of water pollution. In Clark County, an increase in the amount of pavement and other impermeable surfaces can reduce water's ability to infiltrate the ground, causing more water to run into streams.
This increases both streambank erosion and the risk of floods, which result in more pollutants, nutrients, and sediment in water bodies.
Nutrients in food are a good thing but having too many of certain nutrients in our water isn't good! Specifically, nitrogen and phosphorus can pollute waterways. This nutrient pollution is also called eutrophification.
Excessive nutrients usually come from agriculture runoff, raw sewage discharge, and combustion emissions. Nutrient pollution can cause algal blooms and acid rain, among other concerns.
Rain gardens are designed to capture stormwater from impervious surfaces such as roads, parking lots and roofs. They slow the water down to encourage absorption and filter that water as it percolates into the soil. Most of the plants in a rain garden help with this process and can tolerate extremes of wet and dry soil and can tolerate the increased levels of nutrients and pollutants often found in stormwater. Rain gardens are typically planted with native trees, shrubs and perennials which are well suited for our local growing conditions and have deep roots.
In a natural watershed, rain falls mainly onto vegetation and is absorbed into soils, stored as groundwater, and the slowly discharged into streams through seeps and springs. Because much of the runoff during a storm is absorbed into the ground flooding and erosion is less of an issue. In cities, a lot of the vegetation has been replaced by roads, sidewalks, parking lots and buildings with roofs. This reduces the area where infiltration to groundwater can occur and that water must be collected by extensive drainage systems that combine curbs, storm sewers, and ditches to carry much of the stormwater runoff directly to streams. And although rain is an important contributor for recharging our local waterways, runoff from impervious surfaces carries with it all sorts of pollutants, from pesticides, oil and heavy metals to excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous which can cause algae blooms. The EPA estimates that approximately 30 percent of pollutants in our waters result from stormwater runoff.
To decrease the amount of runoff flowing directly into our streams, some of it is diverted into treatment facilities to remove the pollutants and then clean water is deposited into local waterways or used for drinking. However, water treatment facilities handle all of the rainfall Clark County receives. On average 55,000 gallons of water fall on the roof of an average home every year. Rain gardens can be part of the solution.
Rain gardens can become part of the water cycle and aid in the infiltration, absorption and filtration of the water. The benefits of installing a rain garden include:
A decreased amount of polluted stormwater runoff reaching local streams, rivers and lakes.
An increased absorption of water to recharge groundwater supplies.
Filtration of pollutants by the soil and native plants which improves the water quality.
Creation of a habitat for birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects.
At our Operations Center we have a demonstration rain garden that you are welcome to visit. And if you want to test first-hand how filtration works, check out this fun activity.
Three types of water pollution
There are many types of water pollution in the world. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the most common types of water pollution we face are:
Agriculture, which includes farming and livestock production, consumes a huge amount of water and is a major contributor to water pollution. This happens because farms use fertilizers and pesticides (and livestock facilities generate animal waste). When it rains, those substances – along with nutrients, bacteria, and viruses – can then flow into our water sources.
Used water from homes, businesses, and industry can contain metals, solvents, sewage, and more. This category of pollution also includes stormwater runoff, which occurs when rain carries oil, chemicals, and salt from roadways into waterways. Globally, much of wastewater returns, untreated, to the environment.
Stormwater Runoff
Stormwater is precipitation that falls on roads, parking lots, roofs and other impervious surfaces and runs off into streams, rivers and lakes. As it drains it picks up pollutants such as oil, pesticides, fertilizer, heavy metals and trash. Untreated stormwater can make our waterways unsafe for humans and other animals.
Effects of water pollution on humans, animals, and plants
Contaminated water can cause serious illnesses like diarrhea, cholera, giardia, and typhoid, which can sometimes lead to death. In Clark County, polluted water can come from accidental sewage spills or runoff from farms and cities. While we're lucky that our water is almost always safe to drink, if there's ever concern, local health officials will issue a boil water advisory and work as quickly as possible to fix the problem.
The environment around us suffers from water pollution, too. This is often seen in algal blooms in lakes or oceans. Caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus, harmful algal blooms can produce neurotoxins that affect wildlife and people.
Harmful algae blooms (also known as algal blooms) occur when colonies of algae grow out of control in a body of water. Certain types of algal blooms are produced by cyanobacteria that can be dangerous to animals and people. These bacteria can turn sunlight into energy, just like plants do.
While they're always found in water at some quantity, they only become a problem (and a potentially toxic problem, at that!) when their population grows.
Cyanobacteria are some of the oldest organisms on Earth, with their fossils dating back around 3.5 billion years! Believed to be the first organisms to produce oxygen, cyanobacteria are responsible for creating the oxygen-rich atmosphere of our planet.
Be safe around harmful algae blooms
In Clark County, some lakes typically have algae (also known as algal) blooms throughout the year and other lakes only periodically have problems. Be aware of local conditions to protect your health! Algae blooms can be green, brown, or blue. They might look like scum or foam floating on the water, or they might look like paint. Learn more about algae blooms. When there's an algae bloom:
Don't touch the water or any scum on the shore
Don't swim in the water
Don't let your pets play in the water
Don't fish or boat
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Clark County Public Health department routinely monitors local swim beaches for bacterial contaminants and harmful algal blooms. Check for current beach closures.
Let's learn about water systems, quality and conservation:
Learn how our water supply systems collect, store, and distribute water as it moves through the water cycle.
More About Water Systems
Water is a renewable resource but it's not unlimited. We can use it faster than it will replenish.
More About Conservation
Clean water is necessary for the health of people, animals, and our ecosystem.
More About Water Quality
Check out these activities about renewable energy:
Clark Solar Car Coloring
Make a Wind Turbine
Build an Anemometer


We can install your water pumps and water treatment equipment.
It's best to be well informed when it comes time to choose a new water pump. In the Outaouais, your water analysis and water quality problems can be solved, thanks to Pompes Sylvain Bourassa. If you have any other questions about our products and services, give us a call!
What should I do if my water smells like rotten eggs?
The sulfur content in your water is what smells foul, and can be very annoying. You need to install a specialized filter to remedy this problem.
What should I do if I find rust stains in the toilet bowl and on my clothes?
Water that leaves rust stains and has a yellow discolouration probably contains iron. Fortunately, you will get better-tasting water and no stains simply by installing a specialized filter.
What should I do if hard water is damaging my bathtub and my clothes?
The solution : soften your water with softeners and conditioners. Your clothes will be cleaner and your appliances that use water will be more efficient.
What should I do if I suspect my water is contaminated?
Avoid consuming water that contains contaminants and bacteria. Only water analysis performed by a professional can guarantee the quality of your water.
What should I do if my water is the colour of tea?
Tannin can stain your clothes and damage your appliances. A water conditioner can effectively solve this problem.
A well should be disinfected twice a year, once after snowmelt and once again in early fall. Each time, it is recommended to do a bacterial test to make sure the water is safe to drink.
Divide the result by 100 to get the number of gallons of bleach required (round up to the next whole number).
Rounding the result to the next unit, we obtain 3 gallons of bleach.
Clean the well using a dip net to remove foreign bodies and deposits.
Pour the bleach into the well.
With a garden hose, circulate the water for 1 hour or until you smell the bleach.
At the same time, rinse the inner wall of the well to completely mix the chlorine and water.
Turn on each faucet (hot and cold water), toilet, dishwasher, washer, outside tap, etc. one at a time.
When you smell bleach, close the valves and other accessories.
Let the bleach disinfect the well and pipes for 24 hours without turning on the water.
After 24 hours, run the outside faucet for 15 minutes every hour, until you smell no more bleach and the water is clear and clean.
If the water flow is strong, let it run continuously until the water is clear, clean and odorless (always monitor the tap so you do not run out of water).
After a few days, you can do a test for bacteria.


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Matilda the Boxer March 3, 2017 at 6:07 AM
OMD, she really expected you to cross that massive river?!?!
easyweimaraner March 3, 2017 at 6:08 AM
I walked nekked through the rain... that's also not funny... but I smell good now (even when the mama said that with other words)
Zoe March 3, 2017 at 7:33 AM
Yeah, yu need sum hip waders fur that deep o' water.
Jans Funny Farm March 3, 2017 at 7:54 AM
But ... but, you're wearing a raincoat. Jan makes us go out nude!
Merci, Buddy & Marcus
My Mind's Eye March 3, 2017 at 8:37 AM
Well the good news is maybe the rain(aka running water) will make you peepee quicker. If not I must say you both look very beautiful/handsome in your slickers and rain boots
The Army of Four March 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM
That looks like fun to us - but we understand you might not like it. We have a saying around here - "if Cam doesn't want to, it's not going to happen." That applies to a lot of things. Ha roo roo roo.
Want to borrow our kayak?
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Frankie Furter and Ernie March 3, 2017 at 11:20 AM
NO WAY Indeed. You two could MELT in weather like that.
M. K. Clinton March 3, 2017 at 11:34 AM
You are dressed for rainy success!
Sketching with Dogs March 3, 2017 at 11:50 AM
You need a boat to go with your raincoat! 😄
Elliot and Cricket x
Ojo March 3, 2017 at 12:05 PM
Hi hi hi! Ojo here! Lily did it! You can do it too! Rain is fine! Puddles are fun! (Oh, wait, Cobi says she agrees with you. She would prefer to stay dry, thank you very much!)
Cloudia March 3, 2017 at 12:12 PM
What sweetness!
C.L.W.STEP March 3, 2017 at 12:20 PM
You're all dressed up but don't want to go!
Idaho PugRanch March 3, 2017 at 1:39 PM
ugh! rain!
Cat Chat With Caren and Cody (Caren Gittleman) March 3, 2017 at 2:09 PM
wow it looks like it is flooding there! Love your raincoat! DakotasDen
Taryn March 3, 2017 at 2:17 PM
What's wrong with a little rain?
♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ March 3, 2017 at 3:41 PM
Oh dear, that sure is a LOT of rain, such a big puddle!!! Be brave, you can do it.
Woos - Lightning and Misty
Charliedownunder March 3, 2017 at 4:47 PM
Crikey ..... you could drown in that?? There's no way I'd be crossing that either!!
My Dog Sam - Ruptured Disk March 3, 2017 at 5:35 PM
Wet is no fun
The Gang at LLB March 3, 2017 at 6:06 PM
Rain Rain GO AWAY!!!
Dachshund Nola March 3, 2017 at 7:37 PM
At least you look cute!
Gosh I think you two could use a nice BOAT!
Hugs, Angel Sam and Ted
My GBGV Life March 4, 2017 at 4:52 AM
We don't mind rain at all, but our human really dislikes it!
Pat Wahler March 4, 2017 at 5:15 AM
Very nice rain gear!
www.patwahler.com
Tama-Chan, Bibi-Chan, Gen-Chan, Vidock, Violette, Ollie March 4, 2017 at 5:50 AM
Not too fond of rain, then? I personally don't mind it at all!
Woofs,
Molly the AireGirl March 4, 2017 at 2:39 PM
Wow - that is some serious puddling! Make sure your mom picks you up to cross!
Millie and Walter March 4, 2017 at 5:06 PM
It's better than snow which is what we have here.
KB March 4, 2017 at 7:09 PM
That's insane. Will it ever stop? Whatta year you've had.
Murphy March 5, 2017 at 12:46 PM
That looks really wet! Is it raining cats and dogs? Where are the cats?
Your Pals Who Are Heading Out In The Morning,
sprinkles March 5, 2017 at 8:06 PM
At least it's only rain! Luckily you have a raincoat and booties to keep you dry.
bichonpawz March 5, 2017 at 10:05 PM
Hey! We think we have those very same raincoats...are they Canada Pooch? You two need a freakin' CANOE where you live!! We are tired of our snow...but hopefully it will melt tomorrow!
coffeedog March 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM
i feel ya, my friends, i feel ya.
xoxo, bailey unleashed


The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2016-0012-R4, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District.
The project includes the replacement of a failing culvert with a same-sized culvert and additional flow sensor. The new culver twill be located on the same site as the original culvert and will have the same purpose and capacity.


This is 'the finest water garden in the world', according to the International Waterlily society. Just a four-minute drive away, or a leisurely 30-minute walk away, Longstock Park Water Garden hosts an array of stunning plants from around the world including more than 40 different waterlily species. Covering around seven acres, the garden includes two and a half acres of lakes, fed by the River Test, making it the perfect environment for the many water-loving plants on display.
Part of the Leckford Estate, which is fully owned and managed by Waitrose, the garden was created in the 1940s by the founder of the John Lewis Partnership, John Spedan Lewis, as a place to work and reflect. Lewis had an extensive knowledge of botany, entomology and aquatic life, and spent much of his later life in the garden. These days, John Lewis Partnership staff and their guests get free entry to the garden on some Sundays.
The garden also attracts a range of water birds such as herons, moorhens and kingfishers along with thrushes, larks, robins, three types of woodpecker and many other native British species. It is also home to may species of insects, butterflies and fish. Given that it has such beautiful vistas and is home to a range of wildlife, Longstock Park Water Garden is well worth a visit.


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Choose your ideal space for your needs from four unique one and two bedroom apartment floor plans and a variety of sought-after amenities. Select homes feature modern upgrades such as wood-style flooring, new appliances, and freshly painted cabinets. Individuals, families, roommates, and everyone in between will find their ideal living space at Verona Apartments, with reasonably priced homes just minutes from downtown Fort Worth.
Do you crave more time outdoors? Verona Apartments' location makes it easy to hit the trails, play a game, or even just give the dog some exercise. Your new one or two bedroom home is across the street from Quanah Parker Park and is close to Gateway Ball Park and Fort Worth Dog Park. If you're pressed for time, you'll love living in our pet-friendly community. We offer an on-site dog park, perfect for letting your four-legged family members play with fellow furry residents.
Browse the photo gallery and then come see Verona Apartments in person. We'd love to get to know you and welcome you to the community. Call us to schedule your personal tour today.


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Rishi Sunak calms nerves over the impact of Brexit on the financial sector
Rishi Sunak calms nerves over the impact of Brexit on the financial sector after Boris Johnson said the deal 'perhaps does not go as far as we would like'
The Prime Minister said Brexit deal 'perhaps does not go as far as we would like'
But Rishi Sunak insisted the Brexit deal would be a boon for the financial sector
No decision on 'equivalence', allowing firms to sell services in EU single market
By Daniel Martin for the Daily Mail
Rishi Sunak insisted the Brexit deal would be a boon for the financial sector after Boris Johnson admitted he wished he had been able to extract more from Brussels.
The Prime Minister said the agreement allows the UK to 'do things differently where that's useful for the British people'.
But he admitted that the deal 'perhaps does not go as far as we would like'.
As part of the trade agreement, free movement of services will end, meaning British firms will have to comply with varying rules across member states.
There was no decision on 'equivalence', which would allow firms to sell their services into the EU single market from the City of London.
Rishi Sunak (right) insisted the Brexit deal would be a boon for the financial sector after Boris Johnson admitted he wished he had been able to extract more from Brussels
And there will be no joint declaration to support enhanced cooperation on financial oversight until March.
But Mr Sunak told Sky News: 'This deal can represent an enormously unifying moment for our country and bring people together after the divisions of the last four years.
'To those who voted to leave this deal means that we will have the freedom that people sought – control of our laws, our borders, our trade.
'But to those who were anxious about the economic implications of leaving they should be enormously reassured by the comprehensive nature of this free-trade agreement, ensuring tariff-free, quota-free access for British businesses to the European market, ensuring that close economic partnership and crucially protecting British jobs.'
Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, December 24
On financial services, the Chancellor said: 'Now that we've left the European Union, we can do things a bit differently.
'We're embarking on that journey, for example examining how we make the City of London the most attractive place to list new companies anywhere in the world.' Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Mr Sunak said next year would begin a 'new era' for the nation as he pledged to invest in infrastructure and reward 'risk-takers and entrepreneurs'.
He said: 'I want next year to be the start of something much more meaningful for all of us – a moment to look afresh at the world and the opportunities it presents, and to consider how to take advantage of them.'


Under the direction of Mrs. Catherine Hostetler, the choir is open to any parishioner who enjoys singing and finds fulfillment in praising our Lord through song. A trained voice is not necessary, but a pleasant voice on pitch is a joy and an asset. Willingness and commitment to sing on a regular basis is greatly appreciated. A small choir of approximately 12-15 voices sing the hymns of the Divine Liturgy based primarily on Anastasiou's Greek-Byzantine Liturgical Hymnal. Catherine Hostetler is the organist and also the director of the Junior Choir of the Catechetical School.
The Liturgical Music Program within the Catechetical School has as its primary goal to teach the meaning of the hymns of the Holy Orthodox Church so that the students have an understanding of the theology contained in those hymns. The Liturgical Music Program encourages all students to participate in singing the Divine Liturgy on Sundays with the Senior Choir and on those designated Sundays and Special Holy Days. The curriculum for the Program is designed so that when the students graduate from the twelfth grade they will know the Hymns of the Divine Liturgy of St. John and St. Basil, the Hymns for Christmas, Holy Saturday Morning and Pascha. All students are encouraged to participate in the singing to the best of their ability. However, realizing that not all young people have been blessed with a singing voice, they are still encouraged to participate so they will still understand the meaning of the hymns. Students interested in learning other liturgical hymns or the hymns for other Orthodox Services have rehearsal times outside of classroom time which are tailored to their schedules.
Byzantine chat manuscripts date from the ninth century, while lectionaries of biblical readings in Ekphonetic Notation (a primitive graphic system designed to indicate the manner of reciting lessons from Scripture) begin about a century earlier and continue in use until the twelfth or thirteenth century. Our knowledge of the older period is derived from Church service books TYPIKA, patristic writings and medieval histories. The common term for a short hymn of one stanza, or one of a series of stanzas, is Troparion (this may carry the further connotation of a hymn interpolated between psalm verses). A famous example, whose existence is attested as early as the fourth century, is the Vesper hymn, Phos Hilarion, "Gladsome Light"; another, O Monogenes Yios, "Only Begotten Son," ascribed to Justinian I (527-565), figures in the introductory portion of the Divine Liturgy. Perhaps the earliest set of Troparia of known authorship are those of the monk Auxentios (first half of the 5th century) attested in his biography.
Two concepts must be understood if we are to appreciate in full the function of music in Byzantine worship. The first, which retained currency in Greece theological and mystical speculation until the dissolution of the empire, was the belief in the angelic transmission of sacred chant: the assumption that the early church united men in the prayer of the angelic choirs. This notion is certainly older than the Apocalypse account (Revelation 4:8-11), for the musical function of angels as conceived in the Old Testament is brought out clearly by Isaiah (6:14) and Ezekiel (3:12). Most significant is the fact, outlined in Exodus 25, that the pattern for the earthly worship of Israel was derived from heaven. The allusion is perpetuated in the writing of the early Fathers, such as Clement of Rome, Justin, Ignatius of Antioch, Athenagoras of Athens and Pseudo-Dionsios the Areopagite.
The effect that his concept had on church music was threefold: first, it bred a highly conservative attitude to musical composition; secondly it stabilized the melodic tradition of certain hymns; and thirdly, it continued, for a time, the anonymity of the composer. For is a chant is of heavenly origin, then the acknowledgement received by man in transmitting it to posterity ought to be minimal.
It seems evident that the chants of Byzantine repertory found in musical manuscripts from the tenth century to the time of Fourth Crusade (1204-1261), represent the final and only surviving stage of an evolution, the beginnings of which go back at lest to the sixth century and possibly even to the chant of the Synagogue.
You must every man of you join in a choir so that bring harmonious and in concord and taking the keynote of God in unison, you may sing with one voice through Jesus Christ to the Father, so that He may hear you and through your good deeds recognize that you are parts of his son.
The development of large scale hymnographic forms begins in the fifth century with the rise of the Kontakion, a long and elaborate metrical sermon, reputedly of Syriac origin, which finds it's acme in the work of St. Romanos the Melodos (6th century). This dramatic homily, which usually paraphrases a biblical narrative, comprises some 20 to 30 stanzas and was sung during the Morning Office (Orthros) in a simple and direct syllabic style (one note per syllable). In the second half of the 7th century, the Kontakion was supplanted by a new type of hymn, the kanon, initiated by St. Andrew of Crete and developed by St. John of Damascus and St. Kosmoas of Jerusalem (both 8th century). Essentially, the Kanon is a hymnodic complex comprised of nine does which were originally attached to the nine Biblical canticles and to which they were related by means of corresponding poetic allusion or textual quotation.
9: The Magnificat and the Benedictus (Luke 1:46-55 and 68-79).
Each ode consists of an initial troparion, the heirmos, followed by three, four, or more troparia which are the exact metrical reproductions of the heirmos, thereby allowing the same music to fit all troparia equally well.
The nine Heirmoi, however, are metrically dissimilar; consequently, an entire kanon comprises nine independent melodies. Heirmoi in syllabic style are gathered in the Heirmologian, a bulky volume which contains over a thousand model troparia arranged into an oktoechos (eight-mode musical system).
Chrysanthos of Madytos (1770-46), Gregory the Protopsaltes, and Chourmouzios the Archivist were responsible for a much needed reform of the notation of Greek ecclesiastical music. Essentially, this work consisted of a simplification of the Byzantine musical symbols which, by the early 19th century, had become so complex and technical that only highly skilled chanters were able to interpret them correctly. Despite its numerous shortcomings the work of the three reformers is a landmark in the history of Greek church music, since it introduced the system of neo-Byzantine music upon which are based the present-day chance of the Greek Orthodox Church.


SF9 is a 9-member boy group under FNC entertainment, and is the only K-pop oriented boy group under the label to date. They debuted in 2016 with "Fanfare," a song that I personally had conflicted opinions on. Since then, they've had three mini albums, and "MAMMA MIA" is the title track to their fourth mini. I'll admit that SF9 hasn't really stood out to me before, and I went into this hoping that might change.
The song starts off with a plucking of acoustic guitar notes with a brief introduction of "ayy" vocal samples and then introductory lyrics. We then jump into an ascending vocal "ooh" melody smoothly placed atop slapping drums, grooving bass guitar, and acoustic guitar chords that combine to give us the first taste of our chorus. The same bass and drums fill out most of the space for the verse, while singing and rapping pull us over to the pre-chorus.
During the pre-chorus the acoustic guitar riffs back in to give a heavier feel alongside fast-paced raps that leads the charge right back into that fun, funky refrain. The second verse features more focus on the rappers, and then our bridge has a descending guitar and vocal melody which really breaks up the pace of the song in a way that doesn't slow it down, which was really interesting and not what I expected.
"MAMMA MIA" features some very interesting ideas overall. I really dug the cool ascending vocal "ooh" line, and I loved that the bridge of the song had an opposing descending piece. There's a really weird, unique combination of both surf rock-styled guitar as well an almost spaghetti western style of guitar, and I think that they blended together beautifully here. This song is so upbeat and fun that I couldn't help but enjoy myself throughout it.
The music video begins with some camera footage of two members having robbed a store and are now attempting to destroy the camera evidence but are comically failing at it. One of them runs out with the bag of loot while the other is distracted, and then we get shots of the other beginning to chase after him. Other members start to drop in, with one being a painter, another waxing his car, two members getting hypnotized with a gold necklace, two playing some hockey, and a few others that I have no idea what they're doing.
A majority of this video is just devoted to these ideas being taken to ridiculous and humorous extremes, and then the video ends with the two robbers getting robbed after they're exhausted from all their running. This sort of funny and not so serious style of music video seems to be getting harder and harder to find in K-pop these days, so I definitely appreciated it here. There's a lot to look at even in just the background and small things going on in this video, so that was also great, and I think that this video is very memorable as a standout not just from SF9's past videos, but current boy groups in general.
Overall, I don't think I have anything negative to say about this song. It's absolutely wonderful in how fun and non-serious it is, and it's great to see a very different style both musically and visually being taken by any group at the moment. Instead of following the current trends or doing what other groups have already done, SF9's "MAMMA MIA" actually steps into its own and sets itself apart from everything else as a song that I honestly would recommend to anybody.


Making children eat is no easy chore. Any mom would know. Especially when it comes to eating their veggies. The one good solution is to offer them a diverse diet and encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle from a very early age. Now, with MAGGI's recipes for children, it could look a lot less of a challenge. Here are some real mouthwatering recipes that offer them food in different shapes, colours and tastes - that are fun to prepare and so much more enjoyable.