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9 Amazing Reasons Women Should Lift Weights
Scared of strength training? Before you shy away from lifting weights for good, check out the myriad of things it can do for your health.
By Beth W. Orenstein
Medically Reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH
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Judy Smith of New York City works out at Uplift Fitness, a women's-only gym where the classes focus on strength training just as much as calorie-blasting cardio, to boost her bone density while she tones her body. "The cardio is important, obviously, but strength is just as important," she says. "All these studies say it's important for bone density, it's important when you age to make sure you have muscle mass, and you're maintaining that muscle mass." And when you add high-intensity cardio bursts to your strength-training plan, Uplift co-founder Helena Wolin reminds her clients, you really send your calorie burn through the roof.
If you ever shy away from strength training because you're concerned about "bulking up," don't, says Joseph Ciccone, DPT, CSCS, associate director of ColumbiaDoctors Midtown Orthopaedics Sports Therapy in New York City. Women simply lack the testosterone needed to create bulky muscles, so strength training will just make your body long and lean. Here are more terrific reasons to add strength training to your weekly workout routine:
It makes for stronger bones: As Smith says, lifting weights can help you build better bone as well as muscle. After menopause, women lose 1 to 2 percent of their bone mass each year. Researchers in Spain's Canary Islands reviewed a number of studies on the effects of weight lifting and resistance training and concluded that even a relatively small amount can enhance bone density in women. They also found that resistance training has another benefit for women's health: It can reduce their risk for fractures, which is a concern in postmenopausal women.
It charges your metabolism: Resistance training can increase the rate at which you burn calories for fuel by at least 15 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, increasing your body's muscle mass is the only true way to boost your metabolism, and burning calories is key to losing and maintaining a healthy weight.
It reduces your type 2 diabetes risk: Here's another reason to become best friends with dumbbells and weights: even a modest amount of resistance training can significantly reduce your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, research done at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Southern Denmark found. In the study, participants who lifted weights for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, reduced their risk for type 2 diabetes by more than a third. When they combined resistance training with aerobic exercise, their risk was lowered even more, to almost 60 percent less.
It boosts brain power: As you age, lifting weights can maintain more than muscle mass: It also helps your brain. A study done at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute at the University of British Columbia found that older women who lifted weights twice a week for six months showed improvements in their ability to perform memory tasks. Researchers from Japan also found that older adults who performed a combination of aerobic, balance, and muscle strength training exercises for a year did better on memory tests than the group that didn't.
It's good for heart health: When it comes to heart health, cardio workouts get all the attention — but resistance training matters, too. Researchers at Syracuse University found that resistance training improved blood flow to the limbs better than aerobic exercises in their male subjects. They also found that the cardiovascular benefits of resistance training lasted longer. Another study, this one from the University of Illinois and published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, found that just six weeks of weight training significantly improved the heart health among young blacks.
It prevents falls: Older people who engaged in a regular balance and strength training routine reduced their risk for falling by nearly a third, researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia found. They also improved their ability to perform routine activities of daily living, such as shopping and dressing. Strength training helps prevent injury by working the stability muscles in your core, ankles, and hips, explains Anja Garcia, RN, MSN, an AFAA-certified trainer for DailyBurn.com.
It relieves stress: If you need more benefits of strength training before adding it to your fitness routine, here's one that's good for body and soul: Weight lifting can be a stress reliever. "I don't know a single person who doesn't have stress in their life," Ciccone says. "Lifting weights helps reduce stress because it gives you an outlet." Resistance training also helps your body maintain healthy levels of the stress hormone cortisol, he adds.
It can help you stave off chronic disease: Another of the many benefits of strength training is that it can improve or sometimes reverse symptoms of chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. When researchers at the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland analyzed studies on this topic, they found strong evidence that resistance training is an effective countermeasure for pain, inflammation, muscle weakness, and fatigue.
It can lessen pain: Would you lift weights as part of your fitness plan if you knew it would help you feel better at work? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that resistance training helped reduce musculoskeletal pain in women with office jobs. The women who showed the most improvement performed 10 to 15 repetitions of resistance training exercises for 16 weeks and did exercises that gradually increased the stress placed on their bodies.
Resistance Training: How to Add It to Your Fitness Routine
For the best results, Ciccone recommends that you perform resistance training exercises at least three times a week for 30 to 60 minutes each session. But you may only need to strength train for 15 minutes if you keep the intensity high and don't take a break between reps. Morning or night doesn't matter, he says, along as you fit in the workout. When you're just getting started with resistance training, talk to a personal trainer at your gym (most will do a free first consult) to learn the right moves and prevent injury. "If you are doing more technical strength training work with dumbbells or if you are learning a new move, take it a little slower to stay safe and make sure that you get the form right before you kick it up a notch," he says.
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Congressman Ron Paul's apparent entry into the presidential race will certainly be welcomed by many on the anti-Establishment "Alternative Right". Paul's heterodox views on foreign policy and the Federal Reserve, along with his consistent opposition to government spending, had earned him an army of loyal supporters since before his long-shot presidential campaign in 2008.
VDARE.com wrote extensively about Ron Paul's mixed but interesting immigration record during the 2008 campaign, including an interview he did with Peter Brimelow. Back then we noted that he was generally good on the issues of amnesty, sovereignty, welfare for illegal aliens, and above all birthright citizenship (of which very few professional politicians had then heard). He was bad on E-Verify and Real ID. And his positions on legal immigration were disturbingly vague.
But as the 2008 campaign wore on, it became clear that Paul had no idea how to use the immigration issue, with the result that the chameleon Mike Huckabee and the amnestiac John McCain (!!) regularly outpolled him among self-reported immigration patriots—greatly to the disgrace of his campaign managers.
Since the presidential primaries, Paul has been virtually silent. His post-campaign book, The Revolution,did not mention immigration at all.
Paul's congressional website's platform for 2010 was identical to that for 2008. He called for increased border security, rejection of amnesty, an end to birthright citizenship, no welfare for illegals, and a vague "true reform" of legal immigration.
On the legislative front, Paul has been Missing In Action. He voted against the DREAM Act, but has not co-sponsored any significant piece of immigration legislation.
Now, at last, Paul has finally given a comprehensive discussion of his views on immigration—in his latest book Liberty Defined, where he lists his positions on fifty different issues.
But what he—or the left-libertarian faction that seems to have his ear/ byline after the strange death of Rothbardian paleolibertarianism—actually says about the issue of immigration is a profound, and in fact tragic, disappointment.
Ominously, Paul begins by trying to triangulate between the Open Borders Left and a non-existent restrictionist straw man.
Thus his immigration chapter opens: "There seem to be two extreme positions on immigration: completely closed borders and totally open borders."
Bunk! No patriotic immigration reformer want a "closed border." We want a secure border—where we control who comes in and does not. No-one wants to get rid of tourists, cross-border commerce, or even all legal immigration. We just want to keep out drugs, illegal aliens, and terrorists out, while limiting and selecting the inflow of legal immigrants.
"One side says use the US Army, round them up ship them home. The other side says give them amnesty... The first choice—sending twelve to fifteen million illegals home—isn't going to happen and shouldn't happen…if each case is looked at separately, we would find ourselves splitting up families and deporting some who have lived here for decades, if not their entire life, and who have never lived for any length of time in Mexico. This would hardly be a Good Samaritan approach to the problem. It would be incompatible with human rights."
"If the majority of Americans are skeptical of a blanket amnesty, they are also skeptical that it is possible to round up and deport 11 million people. They know it's not possible. Such an effort would be logistically impossible and wildly expensive. Moreover, it would tear at the very fabric of this nation—because immigrants who are here illegally are now intricately woven into that fabric. Many have children who are American citizens. Some are children themselves, brought here by their parents at a very young age, growing up as American kids, only to discover their illegal status when they apply for college or a job"
To his discredit, Ron Paul echoed Obama all the way down to the clichés about splitting up families and children without Mexican roots.
But at least Obama and Gingrich didn't pretend that deporting illegal immigrants would require violating the Posse Comitatus Act.
Paul, Gingrich, and Obama set up a false dichotomy. Most patriotic immigration reformers, certainly none in Congress, do not advocate for mass deportations—much less employing the army in the task. They simply argue that stepping up interior enforcement and sanctions against employers will encourage illegal aliens will go home on their home—"attrition through enforcement".
"Don't punish third parties for not being keen to act as law enforcement agents in regard to illegal immigration. Blaming American employers and fining them for hiring an individual, directly or indirectly, with counterfeit identification strikes me as a compulsory servitude not permitted under the constitution. Determining who is legal or not is police and court function, not a responsibility of private business."
Of course, E-Verify would get rid of the problem of employers having to deal with counterfeit identification. But Paul was one of just two Congressmen to vote against reauthorizing E-Verify. And how is asking employers to follow a very simple regulation "compulsory servitude?"
Paul doesn't mind illegal aliens working anyway—he argues "Many claim that illegal immigrants take American jobs. This is true, but most of the jobs they 'take' are the ones unemployed Americans refuse at the wage offered."
"Arizona-type immigration legislation can turn out to be harmful. Being able to stop any American citizen under the vague charge of 'suspicion' is dangerous even more so in the age of secret prisons and a stated position of assassinating American citizens if deemed a 'threat,' without charges ever being made."
Paul's line about assassinating American citizens refers to the Obama administration's decision to deem Al Quaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki an enemy combatant, whom the CIA can lawfully kill. Ironically, Al-Awlaki is an "anchor baby"— born to Yemeni parents here on a student visa. He is currently working with al-Qaeda in Yemen.
Whatever your views on Obama's terrorism policy, the concept of "reasonable suspicion "is not a "vague charge" made up by Kris Kobach and Russell Pearce in SB 1070. Police power to question individuals where they believe there is "reasonable suspicion" was established in the 1968 Terry v. Ohio case, and local police had been using this authority in criminal investigations long before then. SB 1070 simply applied this pre-existing standard, which was used by police in other crimes and federal immigration authorities, to local immigration enforcement.
Along with Paul's imaginary calls for the US Army to round up illegal aliens, this analogy can only be seen as an intentional attempt to conflate basic interior enforcement with the most extreme hypothetical "big brother" violations of civil liberties.
"Immigrants who can't be sent back due to the magnitude of the problem should not be given citizenship. Maybe a 'green card' with an asterisk could be issued. This in-between status, keeping illegal immigrants in limbo, will be condemned by the welfare left as too harsh and condemned by the confused right as being too generous. It will be said that it will create a class of second-class citizens. Yet it could be argued that it may well allow some illegal immigrants who come here illegal a benefit status without automatic citizenship or tax-supported benefits—as much better option than deportation."
Paul is right about one thing: after reading this, I am a member of the "confused right". How does this proposal not create "second-class citizens"? And how is it better to have a mass of semi-legal immigrants in this country than not to have them here at all?
Worst of all, Paul calls for increasing legal immigration from its present record levels. He writes: "With free markets and private property, a need for immigrant labor becomes obvious. Make it legal and easy with a generous visitor work program."
"have a work ethic superior to many of our own citizens who have grown dependent on welfare and unemployment benefits. This anger may reflect embarrassment as much as anything."
This is just immigration enthusiast anti-American myth-making. The reality: despite the fact that illegal immigrants and newly arrived legal immigrants are ostensibly barred from most means tested welfare, the Center for Immigration Studies reports that 57% of immigrant households with children are on welfare—compared to just 39% of native-born households (and 30% for native-born whites).
This, again, is a completely hypothetical assertion. Some 77% of illegal immigrants come from Latin America—and less than 5 % of illegal and 9% of legal immigrants come from Europe.
There are a few good things in Paul's book. While he opposes Arizona's law, he does assert the rights of states to enact their own immigration bills. He calls for ending all aid to illegal aliens, including public education. (Great—but how would it work, exactly?) He reiterates—albeit in just one sentence—his opposition to birthright citizenship.
Nevertheless, Liberty Defined clearly shows a shift towards open borders libertarianism by Paul. This is a truly saddening development.
Why the shift? Paul is very principled man. He does not usually shift his core beliefs based on political expediency.
But he has shown a willingness to wiggle on issues such as race and immigration, where he does not seem to have very strong beliefs one way or the other.
Note that Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has also thrown his hat into the GOP presidential nomination race—and he is promoting a more left-wing libertarian view on both gay marriage and immigration.
Paul has a cult following among libertarian college students around his group Young Americans for Liberty. The majority of them dogmatically support open borders, as do most of the Beltway Libertarian Establishment.
It is possible that Paul—or his handlers— worry about these dedicated libertarians loonies defecting into the Johnson camp?
Paul's shift on immigration could be a costly mistake. As he discovered in 2008, dedicated libertarian loony followers do not necessarily translate into popular votes. And the vast majority of Republicans support patriotic immigration reform.
Recent polls show that Republicans want an Arizona style immigration law in their state by over a 7-1 margin. And they oppose birthright citizenship by over a 5 to 1 margin.
Losing a few pot-smoking college students who might pass out campaign flyers between bong hits is not worth alienating these voters. Nor is the condescending tolerance of the MSM.
Napoleon's police chief Joseph Fouché famously said of the duc d'Enghien's judicial murder: "It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder".
Ron Paul needs every vote he can get in his insurrectionary candidacy. In spurning immigration patriots, he has blundered.


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Cephalothorax
For cephalothoracic humans, see Headless men.
The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind.[1] (The terms prosoma and opisthosoma are equivalent to cephalothorax and abdomen in some groups, although prosoma and opisthosoma may be preferred by some researchers in cases such as arachnids, where there is neither fossil nor embryonic evidence animals in this class have ever had separate heads and thoraxes, and where the opisthosoma contains organs atypical of a true abdomen, such as a heart and respiratory organs[2]). The word cephalothorax is derived from the Greek words for head (κεφαλή, kephalé) and thorax (θώραξ, thórax).[3] This fusion of the head and thorax is seen in chelicerates and crustaceans; in other groups, such as the Hexapoda (including insects), the head remains free of the thorax.[1] In horseshoe crabs and many crustaceans, a hard shell called the carapace covers the cephalothorax.[4]
Bauplan of a malacostracan; the cephalothorax is the region including cephalon and thorax, marked in yellow.
1 Arachnid anatomy
1.1 Fovea
1.2 Clypeus
1.3 Ocularium
1.4 Trident
Arachnid anatomyEdit
FoveaEdit
The fovea is the centre of the cephalothorax and is located behind the head (only in spiders).[5] It is often important in identification. It can be transverse or procurved [6] and can, in some tarantulas (e.g. Ceratogyrus darlingi) have a "horn".[7]
ClypeusEdit
Main article: Clypeus (arthropod anatomy)
The clypeus is the space between the anterior of the cephalothorax and the ocularium. It is found in most arachnids.[6] It is connected to the labrum of the invertebrate, between the labrum and the face.
OculariumEdit
The ocularium is a "turret" for the ocelli found in most arachnids.[8] In harvestmen, it may have the ornament of spines.[9]
TridentEdit
The trident is a small group of (usually three) spines found in harvestmen exclusively. It is located in front of the ocularium. It varies in size amongst species; in some it is completely absent, and in others it is enlarged considerably.[9]
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HomeConservation Marine MPAs Southeast Farallon Island
Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve/State Marine Conservation Area/Special Closure
The Farallon Islands are a rugged and biologically diverse archipelago sitting 30 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Pacific Ocean. Aptly named the Farallones, the Spanish word meaning steep rocks or cliffs, the remote islands are exposed to the wind and waves of the open ocean and, aside from large numbers of seabirds and marine mammals, are quite barren on land.
There are three marine protected areas (MPAs) in the waters around Southeast Farallon Island, including Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve (SMR), Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA), and Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure. The SMR protects more than five square miles of sandy beaches, rocky shores, surfgrass, and sandy and rocky seafloor habitat from shore to greater than 230 feet in depth. The SMCA protects nearly 13 square miles of sandy seafloor habitat from 130 to almost 400 feet in depth. The Special Closure protects a 300-foot narrow band of water surrounding the Southeast Farallon Island shoreline. Access is prohibited in most of the Special Closure, and aims to restrict boating activity in waters that surround important Steller and California sea lion, northern fur seal, and northern elephant seal haul out and rookery sites. Minimizing human activity here also helps protect the roughly 180,000 seabirds, composed of 13 different species including the common murre, western gull, Cassin's auklet, and pigeon guillemot that nest on these rocky islands.
The marine environment surrounding the island is highly productive and supports a rich species assemblage, including rocky reef-dwelling fishes, sharks, invertebrates, and marine mammals such as passing blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales, and orcas. Visitors to the Farallon Islands can participate in whale watching and salmon trolling within the SMCA.
Southeast Farallon Island SMR
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Southeast Farallon Island SMCA
Recreational and commercial take of salmon by trolling is allowed.
Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure
Boating, access, and other specific activities are restricted. No person except employees of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or United States Coast Guard during performance of their official duties, or unless permission is granted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall enter the area.
Additional restrictions related to boating speed limits, anchoring, seasonal closure, commercial diving operation exhaust procedures, and transit exist. See California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 632(b)(55) for details.
Depth range: 130 to 382 feet
Special Closure size: 0.18 square miles
Depth range: 0 to 19 feet
Sand/mud: Less than 0.01 square miles
Sea palm in Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure
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Wandering tattler in Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure
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Gray whale in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
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Pacific sea nettle in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
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Pacific white-sided dolphins in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
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Feather stars and rockfish in Southeast Farallon Island SMCA
Horned puffin in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
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Octopus, anemone, and bat stars in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
Elephant seals in Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure
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A wolf eel and multiple invertebrate species in Southeast Farallon Island SMR
Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve
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About Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Reserve/State Marine Conservation Area/Special Closure
Common murres are among the species of birds that nest on Southeast Farallon Island and are protected by the special closure. photo © JJ Johnson, CC BY-NC 2.0
The Farallon Islands marine environment consists of nearshore shallow rock and sand surrounded by relatively deep open ocean. The islands are situated within the California current, which brings cold water down the coast, and an upwelling zone, which brings cold, nutrient-rich water from depth to the surface during spring. This upwelled water supports the rapid growth and prolific reproduction of plankton, the base of the marine food web, and also makes the Farallon Islands a highly productive area for seaweeds, invertebrates, fishes, sharks, marine mammals, and birds.
Notable species found within the Southeast Farallon Island MPAs include white sharks, cabezon, canary rockfish, abalone, northern elephant seals, Steller sea lions, and northern fur seals, which only recently returned after being hunted to local extinction. Blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales and orcas can all be found around the Farallones as well. The Farallones have been designated as the largest colony of nesting seabirds in the contiguous United States. There are 13 species of seabirds regularly nesting on these islands and the Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure aids in protecting roughly 180,000 of the almost 300,000 birds that inhabit the entire island chain, including the endangered rhinoceros auklet and ashy storm-petrel. From seabirds to marine mammals, these islands provide significant habitat and feeding opportunities for more than 25 threatened or endangered species.
Common murre eggs were among those taken from Southeast Farallon Island in the years prior to the Egg War. Photo © avocat, CC BY-NC 2.0
For centuries, Native American Tribes in California have relied on marine and coastal resources. Many Native American Tribes in California continue to regularly harvest marine resources within their ancestral territories and maintain relationships with the coast for ongoing customary uses. The islands, easily seen from the mainland on a clear day, were known as the "Islands of the Dead" to the Native Americans, who believed that spirits dwelt there. It is thought that Native Americans never traveled to the islands.
The first documented landfall on the islands was by the Sir Francis Drake Expedition on July 24th, 1579, which stopped to hunt seals and bird eggs. Starting in the late 1700s, European, Russian, and New England fur traders arrived to hunt abundant seal populations. The trade grew quickly, and seal populations dramatically declined. The expansion of the city of San Francisco in the mid-1800s also led to a large commercial collection of eggs. At the height of the trade, it is estimated 500,000 eggs were collected each month. This stopped abruptly in 1863 when two men were murdered on the islands in what is known as the "Egg War."
Conservation of the Farallon Islands began in 1909 when Theodore Roosevelt created the Farallon Reservation. In 1969, the Southeast Farallon Island was protected, and this chain of dramatic rocky islands became the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, the islands have multiple levels of protection with varied regulations including the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Southeast Farallon Island MPAs. A handful of researchers live on the islands, but the islands remain strictly off-limits to visitors.
Humpback whales are among the species that may be encountered on a whale-watching trip to Southeast Farallon Island. photo © jdc c, CC BY-NC 2.0
To protect the abundance of wildlife that lives on and around the Farallones, the Farallon Islands are not open to the public. The only people that have access to this region are a small group of wildlife biologists and resource managers, including scientists from Point Blue Conservation Science. However, the public can still explore this special place through both boating trips and virtual media. Whale watching trips are offered out of San Francisco and allow visitors the chance to see some of the 36 different species of marine mammals that live in these waters, from Steller sea lions and northern fur seals to gray, fin, blue, and humpback whales. The California Academy of Sciences has set up a webcam that allows people to virtually witness a frenzied spectacle of birds and admire the remote scenic views of the Pacific Ocean.
Take of marine resources is prohibited in the SMR and boating and other human activity is prohibited year-around in the waters within the Southeast Farallon Island Special Closure. Anglers can enjoy a day on the water within the SMCA trolling for salmon, but all other take is prohibited.
This area is bounded by straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
37° 42.600' N. lat. 123° 05.461' W. long.; thence southeastward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
A special closure is established at the Southeast Farallon Island. See California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 632(b)(55) for details (link below).
Southeast Farallon Island State Marine Conservation Area


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Which movie won best picture 2018?
"The Shape of Water" led the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning best picture and best director (for Guillermo del Toro).
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Has Indian movie ever won Oscar?
What rock stars died in 2018?
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How much do free agents get paid in the NFL 2018?
What does it mean to Gleek?
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How can Seahawks clinch NFC West?
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Environmental groups relieved after Hogan enacts Clean Energy Jobs Act
by: Katie Misuraca
Posted: May 24, 2019 / 02:26 AM EDT / Updated: May 24, 2019 / 02:26 AM EDT
Environmental groups have been waiting for weeks to see if Maryland Governor, Larry Hogan, would sign the Clean Energy Jobs Act that would increase the state's renewable electricity standard by 50 percent. On Wednesday, Hogan said he would allow it to take effect without his signature.
Advocates are feeling relieved after Gov. Hogan did not veto the Clean Energy Jobs Act, a historic win for the state.
"Maryland really stands out in the East Coast region as a leader in clean renewable energy," said Mike Tidwell, executive director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
The law is expected to bring thousands of jobs and will increase the state's renewable electricity standard by 2030 with the goal of reaching 100 percent clean power by 2040.
"It reduces greenhouse gas pollution linked to climate change equivalent to taking 1.7 million cars off the road every year, year after year," said Tidwell.
Gov. Hogan allows the law to go into effect without his signature saying he has "serious concerns."
In a letter addressed to Senate President, Thomas V. "Mike" Miller," he said, "Despite its name, the bill is not clean enough, nor smart enough, nor does it create the intended jobs within Maryland."
Instead, Hogan outlines a "bold energy strategy" the bill called Clean and Renewable Energy Standard, also known as CARES, would set the goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2040 and would increase the use of zero- and low-carbon clean and renewable energy sources.
Tidwell said Hogan's proposed bill has already brought skepticism and concern.
"From an environmental perspective and a consumer perspective, incentivizing new nuclear power really does not make much sense," said Tidwell.
Hogan said he will introduce his legislation at the beginning of the 2020 legislative session.
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Security breaches are on the rise. SD-WAN can help.
Today applications are in the cloud; BYOD is ubiquitous; the use of cellular and broadband transport is common to augment MPLS or connect sites that MPLS cannot reach. These shifts have expanded the attack surface of the network, while simultaneously obscuring IT visibility. Enter VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud, with a uniquely flexible architecture that meets your security needs, whether your business is on-premises-centric, cloud-centric, or a combination.
Pivotal security features required by a headless SD-WAN, or to secure cloud-destined traffic without hairpinning it through the data center, can leverage hosted security facilities, both for VPN termination, as well as for insertion of other services including firewalling and cloud-based-security (such as Zscaler). The VNF capabilities supported on the SD-WAN Edge additionally allow security service insertion in the branch.
SD-WAN accommodates the needs of even the most security sensitive business. It also returns to corporate IT the security, compliance and control it needs to be safe.
With SD-WAN, you gain unprecedented visibility into the use of data center or SaaS applications. It returns to corporate IT the security, compliance, and control it needs to be safe.
SD-WAN applies network-wide security policies and inserts local, third-party and cloud security services wherever and whenever they are needed.
The singular flexibility of SD-WAN allows the solution components – the SD-WAN node (single and multi-tenant for on-premises and cloud), SD-WAN Orchestrator, SD-WAN Controller – to be deployed in multiple different architectures, including the following.
This architecture, where all components of the WAN are located on premises, addresses the needs of networks that have not yet migrated to the cloud and prefer traffic to flow to the data center.
Management and control (provisioning, configuration) is cloud-delivered, while data continues to flow on-premises between SD-WAN nodes that remain on-premises.
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Campbell hopes to finish rowing career on a high
Alan Campbell begins his quest for another Olympic medal this Saturday. Mandatory Credit. Peter SPURRIER/Intersport Images.
Alan Campbell hopes to leave his own personal legacy when he crosses the finish line for the final time during the Olympic Games in Rio.
The proud Coleraine man will create his own little piece of history by becoming the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete at four Olympic Games.
But he wants to go out on a high before hanging up his oars for good.
"I'm excited about the last race," said the single sculler who wants to spend more time with his wife and daughter.
"I want to leave myself with a personal legacy and the satisfaction that I gave it my best shot and that I produced my best race. I would be pleased about that and come away content.
"In London I sobbed like a little girl and of course I will be emotional in Rio when I have finished my event but I'm hoping the emotion will be one of happiness and feeling proud about what I've achieved.
"This is a celebration. I'm told I'll be the first Northern Ireland athlete to compete in four Olympics. That makes me feel extremely proud."
The 33-year-old loves competing, but he is quick to admit he is finding it tougher and tougher to leave his family.
"I adore fatherhood and spending time with my daughter," said the proud dad.
"I have found the last part of the build-up to Rio really hard being away from my wife and daughter Tabitha. My little girl is getting to that stage now where she gets sad if I go away. I've just been back home for three days before we head off to Rio and she has stuck to me like glue. Being a dad is the best thing in the world and that is a big part of my decision not to continue after Rio. This will be my last Olympics.
"Being a father and husband means everything to me. I don't want to miss out on anything again. I want to be there and be part of it. That is going to be my priority after the Olympics."
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The Shield is Earth's only defence. Rendering the planet invisible from space, it keeps humanity safe from alien invasion. The Actives maintain the shield - no one is sure how - but without them, the Shield cannot function.
When an Active called Tobe finds himself caught in a probability loop, the Shield is compromised. Soon, Tobe's malady spreads among the Active. Earth becomes vulnerable.
Tobe's assistant, Metoo, is only interested in his wellbeing. Earth security's paramount concern is the preservation of the Shield. As Metoo strives to prevent Tobe's masters from undermining his fragile equilibrium, the global danger escalates.


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In bio-informatics, a peptide-mass fingerprint or peptide-mass map is a mass spectrum of a mixture of peptides that comes from a digested protein being analyzed.  The mass spectrum serves as a fingerprint in the sense that it is a pattern that can serve to identify the protein. The method for forming a peptide-mass fingerprint, developed in 1993, consists of isolating a protein, breaking it down into individual peptides, and determining the masses of the peptides through some form of mass spectrometry. Once formed, a peptide-mass fingerprint can be used to search in databases for related protein or even genomic sequences, making it a powerful tool for annotation of protein-coding genes.

One major advantage to mass fingerprinting is that it is significantly faster to carry out than peptide sequencing, yet the results are equally useful. Disadvantages include the need for a single protein for analysis and the requirement that the protein sequence is located, at least with significant homology, in a database. Because the mass of individual peptides is measured in forming a fingerprint, mixtures of different proteins can yield unreliable results. Therefore, sample preparation is an important step in the process. Even then, if reliable results are obtained, there must be a matching peptide sequence in the database you are searching in order for the results to be useful.

Sample preparation

Before analyzing with mass spectrometry, a protein must be accurately isolated and digested. If not isolated, the results will represent a mixture of two or more proteins and will therefore be unreliable in protein identification. Because of this sensitivity, sample preparation is likely the most important step in forming a peptide-mass fingerprint.

Isolation of a specific protein is most often done through a form of gel electrophoresis, in which proteins are separated by size and can be subsequently extracted for further preparation. However, they can also be isolated by liquid chromatography. This method also separates proteins by size.

Once an individual protein is isolated, it needs to be digested and fractionated for further analysis by a spectrometer. This is done by the addition of proteolytic enzymes such as trypsin and chymotrypsin.

Another method commonly used that combines both the isolation and digestion steps is SDS-PAGE, a form of electrophoresis that separates and fractionates proteins simultaneously.

Spectrometric analysis
The digested protein can be analyzed with different types of mass spectrometers such as ESI-TOF or MALDI-TOF. MALDI-TOF is often the preferred instrument because it allows a high sample throughput and several proteins can be analyzed in a single experiment, if complemented by MS/MS analysis.

In matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI), a fragmented peptide sample is loaded onto a matrix and ionized through the use of a high energy laser. The fragmented ions are then separated by mass-to-charge ratio based on the time of flight (TOF) through the spectrometer. They can then be further fragmented and re-analyzed in tandem mass spectrometry, often with a quadrupole ion trap, but also possible with tandem time of flight.

The output received from a mass spectrometer comes in the form of a peak list. This spectrum shows the masses and relative abundances of the peptide fragments present in the sample. In reading a spectrum like the one shown, all possible major fragmentations of a protein would need to be considered. Then the masses of those fragments would correlate to the numbers in the peaks of the spectrum. While it can be analyzed to some degree on its own, in forming a peptide-mass fingerprint, the peak list is run through a database search to find homologous peptide sequences.

Computer database analysis
The peak list obtained through spectrometric means is used as the query in a database search using the software MASCOT. The MASCOT software uses an algorithm that looks for significant peptide sequence homology to present the most statistically likely protein in the sample, based on the results.

In performing the search, you must choose a database to go through. Such databases include, among others, Swissprot, often used when researching well characterized organisms like humans, mice, and yeasts; and NCBInr for more general, robust searches.

A detailed tutorial on using MASCOT software can be found in a link below.

Applications
The use of a peptide-mass fingerprint is fairly widespread in proteomic research. Some specific examples of how it has been used in the field are as follows:

Screening and characterization of amylase and cellulase activities in psychrotolerant yeasts
The authors of this study sought to determine which yeasts were metabolically active at lower temperatures and could therefore be used for colder industrial processes. They grew various yeasts on medium at different temperatures, then determined enzyme activity by separating proteins on a gel and fingerprinting the individual bands. Through database search they found the enzyme of interest and discovered two individual yeasts that had higher activity at lower temperatures.

APOA-I: A Possible Novel Biomarker for Metabolic Side Effects in First Episode Schizophrenia
The authors of this study sought to determine the effect on metabolism of the drug risperidone in schizophrenia patients. After discovering that risperidone did have negative metabolic side effects, they tested membrane proteins for glucose and lipid transport in control and experimental groups by MALDI-TOF and fingerprinting. Results showed altered fingerprints and therefore altered levels of folding in the proteins. So, they concluded that risperidone negatively effects glucose and lipid transport proteins in the cell membranes of patients.

See also
 De novo peptide sequencing
 Protein mass spectrometry
 Proteomics

References

External links
 https://www.bruker.com/fileadmin/user_upload/8-PDF-Docs/Separations_MassSpectrometry/InstructionForUse/8702557_IFU_Bruker_Guide_MALDI_Sample_Preparation_Revision_E.pdf
 http://www.matrixscience.com/help/pmf_help.html
 http://www.matrixscience.com/cgi/search_form.pl?FORMVER=2&SEARCH=PMF
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh8GGzsc2r4

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Party Weekend
by Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns
Album: Party Weekend (1980)
Joe "King" Carrasco wrote this song with the Crowns' bass player, Brad Kizer. The song is about looking forward to a fun-filled weekend, which is exactly what they were doing when they got the idea. In our interview with Carrasco, he explained that they were hanging out on Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas when the inspiration struck. "It was a Friday night and I said, 'Brad, it looks like a party weekend,'" Carrasco said. "I went, 'Wow, that's a good song title.'"
Featuring Vox and Farfisa organs played by Kris Cummings, this song is a musical throwback to the organ-heavy dance songs of the '60s. The song Carrasco was trying to duplicate was "A Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" by The Swingin' Medallions. "Let's Dance" by Chris Montez was also an influence.
When MTV went on the air in 1981, they were desperate for fun videos by American artists, and the "Party Weekend" clip fit their criteria. The video was shot on South Padre Island in Texas when the band was there for a spring break performance. It was shot on the cheap by the sister of the band's manager, who captured the band and various spring breakers having a good time - exactly what the song is about.
The best we can tell, the clip marks the first appearance of crowd surfing in a music video, as we see Carrasco do a daring leap into the audience and go for a ride.
MTV would sometimes have artists customize songs for them, and they had Carrasco record this as "Party Christmas" for a 1982 Christmas video featuring the MTV staff.
More songs from Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns
More songs about joy and happiness
Lyrics to Party Weekend


We are selling our 2006 Racing trailier.
Will take in trade a late model 24ft Cargo Trailer 7ft tall.
80 gal fuel cell under trailer for gen set. 200gal fresh water, Big foot level jacks brand new, Direct TV auto track sat system, sleeps 6, a/c in cargo area, dual propane tanks for HWT, Ref and heater, LCD TV is 23" and has a built in DVD Player. Pit Pal Cabinets, Used one season and pulls great with 1 ton truck.


Rotate Linework? - MicroSurvey Software Inc.
Today I calculated a house (using MSCAD2005) to stake from a plan provided by my client. I downloaded the project into FG07/TrackerExtreme in preparation to meet on site tomorrow and stake the house. My client will show me the orientation he desires and I intend to rotate and translate this project on site.
I tested this procedure in house and found that all points rotated and translated fine but the linework did not move from it's original position.
Unfortunately, the linework appears to be a DXF file rather than being true CAD style linework associated with the point coordinates marking the ends of that line.
I wish we could rotate the linework in the field. It would be an emmense help!
Perhaps they could work out away to link the linework to the point since thats basically how you draw in FG anyways...(From point to point). So if the coords of a point changes, the end point of the linework follows the coord change.
More things for the Wish List!!!
Last edited by CHRIS L on Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:54 pm, edited 2 times in total.
What you can do (if there isn't a huge amount of lines), is once the DXF linework is loaded into FG, use the Pencil tool to draw new lines from Point to Point, basically tracing over the DXF lines. These figures would then be linked to the points, so if the points are rotated so would the lines. And then the DXF file could be turned off and not used.
Having the lines import as database Figures instead of DXF lines is definately a good one for the wish list.
When you create the project in MSCAD 2005 you have the option of creating a XG or FG 2004 format project.
If you select XG format you will create a FG Project that has a figures database, meaning that when the project is opened in FieldGenius the lines will be connected to the points.
If you select FG 2004 format, we create a DXF file instead, meaning that in FieldGenius you end up with a DXF file in the background. You can still select the lines or arc and use them.
There are pros and cons to both formats.
"Select XG2 format to export your project in the same format as MSCAD 2001 or 2002. This format will only export smart linework that is in the MicroSurvey CAD database. It will also export points that are currently in the points database. This format is compatible with all versions of FieldGenius, including FieldGenius 2005.
Selecting the new FG 2004/2005 format will make the project compatible with FieldGenius 2004 and 2005, but not earlier versions such as XG2. This will export all linework as DXF entities, and points in the project database."
Ed, I do what you describe all the time.
I also did not know about the "XG" option.
Sometimes, especially if there is a lot of linework that you might want to turn off and on, its good to have it in DXF.
If your points and data were exported using the "FG2004" format, when you tap on a DXF line, there is an icon for the coodinate database with an arrow pointing at it - this will add the vertices (e.g. endpoints) of the line to the database. You are asked if you want to exclude the linework (say "No") and if you want to ignore duplicate points (say "Yes"). Then you will have true FieldGenius Linework that can be rotated etc.
If you only have a few lines to do (e.g. a house perimeter), its very quick and still gives you the option of turning the DXF data on and off.


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Q: app.js:40 Uncaught (in promise) SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input while running, my react app, the browser's console is showing the error like

app.js:40 Uncaught (in promise) SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input

kindly help me I'm stuck in this error for 1 month and I suffered a lot of online solutions but nothing helped.
This is my app.js file in reactjs app
fetch('http://localhost:8080/expenseitem',
    {
        mode: 'no-cors',
        creadentials: 'same-origin',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
            "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials" : true
        }
    }).then(response => response.json()

    ).then(
        data => {
            console.log('success',  data);
            // setExpenses(data)
        }
    );

This is my Api file
const Joi = require('joi');
const express = require('express');
const res = require('express/lib/response');
const app = express();
const PORT = 8080;
app.use(express.json());

const expenseitem = [
    {
        id: 1, title: 'Books', amount: '300',
        date: new Date(2022, 5, 12)
    },
    {
        id: 2, title: 'Food', amount: '800',
        date: new Date(2022, 5, 12)
    },
    {
        id: 3, title: 'Shooping', amount: '1 lakh',
        date: new Date(2022, 5, 12)
    },
    {
        id: 4, title: 'Grocaries', amount: '90,000',
        date: new Date(2022, 5, 12)
    },
    {
        id: 5, title: 'Accesencories', amount: '30,000',
        date: new Date(2022, 5, 12)
    },
    { id: 6, title: 'laptop', amount: '90,000',
    date: new Date(2022, 5, 6)},
];

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.send('hello shreya');
});

app.get('/expenseitem/', (req, res) => {
    res.send(expenseitem);
    res.set({
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials" : true
    });
});

app.get('/expenseitem/:id', (req, res) => {
    const expense = expenseitem.find(c => c.id === parseInt(req.params.id));
    if (!expense) res.status(404).send('The expense with given is is not found');
    res.send(expense);
})
app.post('/expenseitem/', (req, res) => {

    const { error } = validateExpense(req.body);
    if (error) {
        res.status(400).send(result.error.details[0].message);
        return;
    }
    const expense = {
        id: expenseitem.length + 1,
        title: req.body.title
    };

    expenseitem.push(expense);
    res.send(expense);
});

app.put('/expenseitem/:id', (req, res) => {
    const expense = expenseitem.find(c => c.id === parseInt(req.params.id));
    if (!expense) res.status(404).send('The expense with given ID is not found')
    expense.title = req.body.title;
    res.send(expense);
});

function validateExpense(expense) {
    const schema = {
        title: Joi.string().min(3).required()
    };

}

const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
app.listen(port, () => console.log(`its live on http://localhost:${PORT}`));

A: There's a related question here regarding no-cors: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45697474/983178
However, it looks like you're setting the response headers using res.set after you call res.send. They should be set before:
app.get('/expenseitem/', (req, res) => {
    res.set({
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
        "Access-Control-Allow-Credentials" : true
    });
    res.send(expenseitem);
});

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n April 25, thousands of protesters poured into War Memorial Plaza to protest Freddie Gray's death in police custody, they were met with hordes of local and national reporters, dozens of police lined up in front of City Hall, and—wait a minute, is that a Geico plane?? "Save Money," read the giant yellow banner being pulled by a small plane circling the protest, along with the Geico logo and British-accented gecko. Amid all the passion and tension of that day, the site of the ad banner, more typically seen above, say Preakness or Ocean City, was a bizarre spectacle and perhaps a reminder of how thoroughly commerce and advertising are ingrained in our lives.


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In recent years, righty hurler Julio Rodriguez has quietly become one of the Phillies' most promising prospects. Without the hype and buzz that has surrounded other well-regarded youngsters within the Phils' organization, the Puerto Rican born hurler has proven himself worthy of being ranked among the team's prospects with the greatest potential.
Selected in the 8th round of the 2008 amateur draft as a 17-year-old, Rodriguez made his professional debut that same year, throwing in seven games with the Gulf Coast League Phillies. However, the 6-foot-4-inch 200-pounder struggled, as he posted a 12.19 ERA and a .383 batting average against.
He followed that up with a return to the GCL the following year. Rodriguez added some strength and made some serious improvements, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.08 ERA and a .197 batting average against in 11 games (eight starts).
In 2010, as a 19-year-old, Rodriguez began the season in extended spring training, but joined the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws in May. He spent time with the short-season Williamsport Crosscutters as well that year, and finished with an overall record of 7-3 with a 1.89 ERA and a .175 batting average against in 20 outings (12 starts). As the season progressed, Rodriguez was a key contributor, helping Lakewood lock down their second consecutive South Atlantic League championship that year.
As a member of the Class A Advanced Clearwater Threshers in 2011, Rodriguez was named a Florida State League All-Star, as he had a stellar campaign. In 27 starts, Rodriguez finished with a league leading 16 wins, a 2.76 ERA that was second best in the FSL and a .186 batting average against.
This past year in the Double-A Eastern League, Rodriguez had a strong start to his season, going 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA through 10 starts, en route to becoming an EL All-Star. He also represented the Phillies in last year's MLB All-Star Futures Game. But following an eight game stretch that began at the start of July, during which Rodriguez tallied a 6.81 ERA, he was moved to the bullpen for the remainder of the season. The 6-foot-4-inch 230-pounder wrapped up his 2012 regular season campaign with a 7-7 record, a 4.23 ERA and a .243 batting average against.
This off-season, Rodriguez pitched with Carolina in the Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) League. In 10 outings (three starts), he sported a 3-1 record with a 3.67 ERA. If not for one very bad outing in which he allowed five earned runs in 2 1/3 innings, Rodriguez's ERA would have been a much improved 2.19 for Carolina.
Rodriguez doesn't sport one of the best fastballs is the Phils' system. In fact, his fastball velocity resides in the high-80's and perhaps clocks at 90 MPH on a good day, but the 22-year-old has steadily recorded impressive strikeout totals in the minors. Averaging 10.16 strikeouts per 9 innings over the past three seasons, it is his excellent secondary pitches and his ability to keep the ball hidden from opposing batters with his wind up that helps Rodriguez mow down the competition. His repertoire includes a fastball with some natural cut, a strong curveball that dives away from righty batters and a solid change up that has shown development as he has progressed upward in the minors.
Rodriguez, a fierce competitor that expects to win when he's on the mound, was ranked higher on this list last year. A difficult second half last year and some uncertainty about his role going forward forced that dip, but expect Julio to be among the next wave of pitchers to become options to fill voids at the big league level from the Phils' developmental ranks.
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The months have passed and you realize that you still have several days of vacation that you have not been able to use. You have decided, no more getaways of three or four days, it will be a whole week. But where? You have seen several options, and remember that your friend José (that Jose we all have in our lives) told you that he had visited Stockholm during the weekend and that he returned in love with the city. Then you ask yourself: what can I do for a whole week there?
Well, if you take a look in our blog you will surely find many options that perfectly fit your interests: activities, museums, and of course our Free Tours Stockholm in ENGLISH. But, if you are still worried that many days are in one place, or you just want to know a little bit more about the surroundings, let me tell you about Sigtuna.
Located about 50 km northwest of Stockholm, Sigtuna is an easy place to reach, for example, from the Central Station, using the Stockholm Public Transport. To do this, take the suburban train (Pendeltåg 41) to Märsta and from there, take bus number 570 or 575 that say Sigtuna on its signs. It will take you about one hour to get there, so if you do not have the 3 or 7 day unlimited ticket, with a simple ticket (Ticket that enables you to use and combine all public transportation for 75 minutes) you can get there without problems, and you will only need more for the return. My recommendation is that you download the application from SL (the public transport company to your mobile) as soon as you arrive in Stockholm (or even before), because it will help you move around the city, showing you the schedules and all possible combinations. Even if you have not seen it yet, take a look at our first post where we explain the different ways to get to the city from Stockholm airports.
Sigtuna is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and still retains the feeling in some of its buildings and ruins. Founded around the year 980 by King Erik the Victorious (Erik Segersäll) the city flourished as a commercial place, trying to take the place as the leading city around Lake Mälaren, that until the beginning of the 10th century was the city of Birka, (I'll talk about it in another post).
Although the city was reconstructed and maintained a certain importance after the attacks that took place during 1187, it lost its role as the main economic center as other towns such as Uppsala and Stockholm began to gain importance.
Nowadays, Sigtuna has around 10,000 inhabitants, and it has become one of the most visited places by tourists who come to the Swedish capital, not only for its history, but also for the colorful streets. Stora Gatan is the main one, and also the oldest street in Sweden, although its pituresque wooden houses are not the original ones, as this one, like many cities of the country, has suffered the inclemencies of fire.
At the end of Stora Gatan is the old City Hall. It was built in 1744 and although it no longer fulfills the purpose for which it was built, weddings are still held there. Also, if you are lucky enough to visit the city in December, remember that every Sunday you will find the Christmas market mounted in the small square.
The ruins of the churches of San Lorenzo (or S: t Lars), of San Olaf (or S: t Olofs) and of Santa María (or Mariakyrkan) are behind the City Hall and are testimony that Sigtuna was founded to be the First Christian city in Sweden, the home of the kings and center of the new religion. A place that is worth going to see.
Beyond this, if you pay attention, you may find some of the 150 rune stones discovered in the area, which were carved during the Viking era.
These stones honored the deceased, either those who had not returned from their expeditions as those who deserved to be remembered for their peaceful actions. The type of writing was born in the third century inspired by the Latin alphabet, and in the beginning was composed of 23 characters, but during the Viking era has been simplified to 16 runes. If you have an opportunity, visit the Tourist Office, where you will find a map with the location of some of them.
Did I convince you? Come on! Go ahead, visit the city and leave us your comments, or share your photos in instagram with the hashtag #instafreestockholmtour.


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Q: Permission denied at Customer Subuser API I'm trying to manage subuser account limits via SendGrid Web API v2, but I keep getting:
{u'error': {
    u'message': u'Permission denied, not allowed to manage users',
    u'code': 401
}}

What I'm doing is to POST at https://api.sendgrid.com/apiv2/customer.limit.json with DATA: api_user=your_sendgrid_username&api_key=your_sendgrid_password&user=subuser_username&task=retrieve just like the docs suggest.
requests.post('https://api.sendgrid.com/apiv2/customer.limit.json',
    data={'api_user': 'my_sg_username',
          'api_key': 'my_sg_password',
          'user': 'subuser_username',
          'task': 'retrieve'
    }).json()

My account has Admin permissions and I am able do changes via the UI, but not with v2 of the API.
Is there any option somewhere which I'm missing?
Few Notes:

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*I'm able to create subusers with v3 of the API

*But I'm using v2 here, because there is no account limits options in v3.

*I get this error on all apiv2/customer.*.* endpoints, thus I cannot follow this guide

A: This seems to still be a problem.  V2 endpoints give authentication errors for subuser management.  I was told by SendGrid support to use the following undocumented endpoint, which works for me:
PUT https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/subusers/{subUserName}/credits

Body

{
    "reset_frequency": "monthly",
    "total": 10000,
    "type": "recurring"
}

I noticed there is a delay after running this of up to 2-3 mins before it is reflected in the online UI.

A: In the SendGrid v2 API, all the arguments are form-data arguments, so you need to make sure you're passing them as that, not as part of the body. But it looks like you have that right already.
Beyond that, it's likely something particular to your account, so you'd need to reach out to SendGrid Support directly, and give them your account username.

A: I am also facing the same problem. I have contacted customer support. They say that there is a v3 endpoint and is not documented. Am waiting for their reply on this. Will update this thread once I get reply from send


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Luckily, during the 47th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, I had the chance to ask John's question directly to Dr. David H. Adams, chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Considering Dr. Adams' clinical focus on mitral valve treatment, I thought you might like to see his response.
So you know, Dr. Adams has performed successful surgery on many patients in our community including Cindy Tarver, Mark Linnus and Monique Battaglia. To see Dr. Adams' surgeon profile at HeartValveSurgeons.com, please click here.
For those patients and caregivers in our community that are hearing impaired, I have provided a video transcript of the interview with Dr. Adams below.
Adam: Hey, everybody. It's Adam and I'm here at the STS convention in San Diego. We're wrapping up day number two and we're very happy to have Dr. David Adams from Mount Sinai Medical Center with us and as we've been answering questions all day, we're going to pose a question to Dr. Adams and hear his response.
Dr. Adams: That's a big question. It's actually got a simple answer. Adam, thank you very much for inviting me to participate. Congratulations on all of your work on behalf of patient education.
Adam: Thank you so much.
Doctor Adams: We're all indebted to that. This specific man asks a very interesting question. He's 76. He says he has moderate to severe mitral regurgitation. Feels great. Now let's summarize by saying the first thing we want to know whenever we talk about intervening on a asymptomatic patient is the severity of regurgitation. He said moderate to severe. The guidelines are for severe regurgitation so that the first thing we always clarify regardless of the age is the degree of regurgitation so in a patient that has moderate to severe regurgitation, we would definitely recommend clinical follow-up. Now if the patient were symptomatic, let's say, or beginning to have some leaking heart valve symptoms and we weren't sure, we'd exercise because we have a patient run on a treadmill or exercise and then we perform the echo. We may bring out mitral regurgitation or the degree of severity of regurgitation in a more accurate way. So, if there was ever a question, we would always exercise the patient. The other thing that we have to recognize is this impact of age. I always say never have any age discrimination in mitral valve regurgitation. We try to repair every valve regardless of age in patients that we operate on. But, we are a little more selective in patients depending on their age. There's a lot of data now, three papers out of four that have asked the question of "Should we operate on a completely asymptomatic patient with normal ventricular function that have severe mitral valve regurgitation?" The answer in three of the four papers has been "Yes, we should." If you look at the long-term, survival is improved by early surgery so that's — The mean age in these studies is anywhere between 55 and 64. They weren't studying the 76-year old patients, so let's agree that younger patients I think there is a survival benefit provided they have very safe surgery and provided they get a mitral valve repair. In this patient, a 76-year old patient, I first want to clarify his degree of regurgitation and, secondly, I always make best decisions talking to them. 76 is just a number. Some patients that are in excellent condition and that really look like they — Remember his life expectancy is 89, so a really healthy patient with severe mitral valve regurgitation that's going to get a valve repair, I think the same arguments apply. Most patients like that, when they see the data, elect to have surgery in a fashion where they pick as opposed to having a complication. Let's say he's frail, the same patient, a more frail patient. Then, of course, we would want to wait for more — for a class 1 indication for surgery. Remember, asymptomatic surgery is a class 2A indication. What that means for a patient is that the majority of doctors –There are a lot of doctors that think there's probably a benefit. A class 1 indication means all the doctors agree there's likely a benefit so, again, a class 2 indication is good enough, I think, for young patients that have very long life expectancies and particularly considering those studies in asymptomatic patients. In a patient like this, we want to document the severity of regurgitation and we probably also perform a heart (cardiac) catheterization or at least try to characterize the peripherals sort of things like pulmonary artery pressure. I think he probably doesn't need a second opinion. I think the next time he's scheduled for an echocardiogram, I would recommend probably a stress echocardiogram.
Adam: Well, as always, thanks for your support. Thanks for your ongoing education through your own website, mitralvalverepair.org. I want to thank you again for just taking the time to share your insight and all your clinical work and research in our community. We really appreciate it.
Doctor David H. Adams: Well, thank you. And I'll say again, I think it's just amazing leadership for you to come to this Society for Thoracic Surgeons and I'm sure you've had no problem attracting a lot of very important valve surgeons to come and talk to you because we're all honestly really impressed by the work that you're doing on behalf of all our patients.
Adam: And on behalf of all the patients and the caregivers out there, thank you for all you're doing. We really appreciate it.
This is a great question and interesting answer from Dr. Adams. I wonder if his response would apply to patients with aortic regurgitation.
Thanks for the very useful discussion on whether or not to have valve surgery (and when).
I am 73 years old, with some other problems (high blood pressure, high cholesterol) which are pretty much under control. I exercise regularly and have no symptoms. Over the last few months I have had a number of tests and four medical opinions. Two say I should do valve replacement now, and the other two say "listen to your symptoms", and don't do surgery until you get severely out of breath when exercising or climbing stairs. Any advice?
I would be having the surgery done at the Walter Reed Army Hospital here in Washington, DC. Does anyone have any news or opinion on Walter Reed valve replacement surgery?
I had my mitral repair surgery performed by Dr. Adams on 3/2/10, and just celebrated my one year anniversary. I was 54 years old when I had my surgery, and was very tired and had incidents of breathlessness when exerting myself. I had no doubts that I needed surgery, which made the decision easier. In fact, after meeting with Dr. Adams for my initial consultation, I knew he was the one I wanted for this surgery. He is a truly gifted surgeon, and because of his skill I am now enjoying a beautiful life. Mt. Sinai Hospital was a positive experience from beginning to end. Everyone was so kind, and their kindness reflected what Dr. Adams passion as a surgeon reflected…that the needs of the patient be met at every level of treatment. Thank You Dr. Adams from the bottom of my heart!
This is John Myers. Thanks so much for passing on my question, "Should asymptomatic Patients with moderate-to severe mitral Regurgitation have surgery? I just had my latest ECHO on Feb 26. 2011, so although I worry a bit, I'll probably wait until my next ECHO, as suggested by Dr Adams, in early 2012 to talk with my cardiologist abut having a stress ECHO, unless I experience some symptoms before them. I main reason for my good health is that I exercise six days a week, 15 weight machines plus 30 minutes on a exercycle, 3 days a week, plus 60 minutes of walking or exercyle, three days a week. I d;id have a stress ECHO, several years ago and passed w;ith flying colors. Thanks again. By the way, I plan to live past 89 years. I just hope my mind continues to work well.
I was asymptomatic too until one day, I had severe pains up both sides of my jaws. I'm the original take a couple of Ibuprofen & call it good. However, my husband called 911 & I spent 3 days in hospital find out, only then, that I had atrial fibrillation. When I was released, having been given coumadin & other drugs, was only home about 1-1/2 hrs & had a stroke (11-11-09). Came very close to 'checking out', spent 10 days in hospital (5 in CCU & 5 in rehab) & found out I had mitral valve problem. NEVER KNEW I HAD A-FIB OR MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS but would caution you that, if you have accompanying A-Fib or develop it, you're 5X as likely to have a stroke. I got lucky and have only minor residuals from the stroke but 2.5 cm clot lodged in my cerebellum. Had mitral replacement on 4/12/10 and feel great since. Also survived knee replacement surgery on 11/1/10. I HAVE TO TELL YOU ALSO, IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY AWARE, IF YOU DEVELOP A-FIB YOUR 5X AS LIKELY TO HAVE A STROKE AND, TRUST ME, IF YOU SURVIVE IT, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!!!
Small world, I too have no symptoms, am 56 excellent health, been a tri-Ahlete for 12 years 1980-1990s, and I have a Mod-severe condition. My Cardiologist seems to want me to have surgery sooner then later and its not MiMinally invasive. I don't even want to think about craken the ribs when there are other options. It seems Halifax Hospital in Daytona does not offer minimally invasive?
Thank you, Adam, for this interview and all of the work that you do regarding heart valve surgery. It really is amazing and makes such a difference! I learn so much more about this since my surgery in December 2009, and you also helped me be able to prepare for it before I had it. Thank you again for your amazing work!
Hello. I am 53 yrs old, have Mitral Prolapse with severe regurgitation. I mountain bike, kayak, xc ski, lift weights, and occationaly race bikes/kayaks in a Biathlon. I have no symptoms of my problem, though sometimes a little a-fib. My cardiologist says definitely a repair. Six months ago it was " 1-5 years " to have surgery, now it is the sooner the better. The doc says lets not wait till something happens causing heart damage. So now I believe I will have surgery within the next two months.
Hi doctor Adam I was wondering if you can answer a question for me? My mom is 85 years old and recently had a heart syonogram with the results we were told she has a leaky valve which is at a four plus count. being a diabetic and high blood and haveing had congestive heart failure in the past what do you suggest we do to fix this problem do you think open heart surgery would be the only way to go or is there any other solution that is not so invasive to be done. I would greatly appreciate your response. thank you.
I am 70 years old and I was put on an echo-cardiogram test.
My aortic valve leaks 10%.
I feel no sympthoms and I am a physically active, 180 pounds man.
My cholesterol and glucouse is within the norm.
All my blood levels are normal.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how concerned should I be about a 10% leaking of my aorta valve now at age 70?
Lesley, that was a pretty weak answer you got, and I don't blame you for wanting to know more. If you have a murmur, you probably do have some degree of valve leakage, but unless you have an echocardiogram, it's impossible to know exactly the amount of leakage. Most likely, you have had the murmur for some years. I wouldn't be too upset right now, in that some people live with leaky valves for many years, even decades. However, I would insist on an echo so that you can accurately track the progression in the years to come.
Yes, that's right. If you had any leakage at that time, it would have shown up. However, if the amount of leakage was minimal (what they call "trace" leakage) – the cardiologist will usually not even mention it, because at that level, it's not significant enough to worry about. Actually, it's not uncommon for people in their 50s and 60s to have trace leakage when no other evidence of valve disease is present.
thank you for replying i went back to my doctors and complained about the way i got treated and i am know getting refered for a 2nd opion. as my doctor wasnt happy with the way i was treated. i get out of breath very easy i dont drink or smoke . i am only 45 years of age and dont understand any of this!!!!
Good for you, Lesley. I hope your doctors can diagnose your case properly. There are a number of things that can cause a person to sense a shortness of breath – and not all of them serious. But you need to find out for sure. I hope you will post again when you get the answers.


Syrian Kurds of all persuasions, from soldiers who did not want to kill their own countrymen to those seeking to escape the violence, have found refuge across the border in Kurdistan in north Iraq.
Most had to be smuggled across the border, avoiding Syrian security forces, after facing what they said was discrimination and oppression in Syria.
But they say they have been welcomed by Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, which hosts the Domiz refugee camp in Dohuk province, where some 1,500 of them are now housed.
Abu Samir, a 56-year-old from Qamishli in northeast Syria, left his hometown for Iraqi Kurdistan in order to protect his son, a soldier who had deserted from the Syrian army.
"Either he kills women, boys and children or he himself would be killed," Abu Samir said. "He did not kill and he escaped."
Abu Samir then had a choice.
"Either I hand him over to authorities and they kill him in front of me, or we escape together."
He chose the latter option, travelling by vehicle with seven other family members until they were near the border, then sneaking past guards to cross by night.
"The Kurdistan region welcomed us and we are grateful," Abu Samir said.
"Because I am Kurdish, I preferred the Kurdistan region and I am comfortable here," he said. "I do not consider myself a refugee. I feel that I am among my family here, I do not feel I am a stranger."
"The situation of Kurds in Syria is desperate and there is racism," he said.
Kurds are mainly spread across four countries -- Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. While Iraq's Kurdistan region is autonomous, there is no independent Kurdish state.
Abu Samir and his family now live in the Domiz camp, with its dirt roads and long lines of dusty tents set up on concrete pads.
It is home to some 1,500 Syrians who have sought shelter in Kurdistan, according to Claire Bourgeois, Iraq representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
The number of people there now looks set to rise, at least temporarily, with Bourgeois saying a new Kurdistan government policy requires Syrian refugees elsewhere in the region to move to Domiz.
Mohammed Abdullah Hammo, a refugee official from the Kurdistan interior ministry, said the regional government wants all the refugees to be registered in Dohuk, although they could later live elsewhere.
The United Nations says that more than 86,000 Syrians have fled to surrounding countries to escape a brutal crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad's regime on an uprising against his rule, although only around 5,400 have ended up in Iraq.
International organisations such as the UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration, local NGOs and the Kurdistan government are assisting the refugees in Domiz, most of whom are Syrian Kurds.
Kurdistan currently provides electricity and food for the camp, though the World Food Programme will provide aid from next month, Bourgeois said.
Some areas of the camp are strewn with rubbish, but conditions are generally good for a refugee camp, and better than the slums where many Iraqis who were forced from their homes by threats or violence still live.
Life in Domiz is also far preferable to what awaited the refugees had they stayed in Syria, they say.
Jamal, who asked to be identified only by his first name, was a sergeant in the Syrian army stationed in Hama, a city that has been the site of frequent protests against Assad and clashes between rebels and government forces.
The orders "were for us to open fire on people in demonstrations," he said, adding that anyone who violated them "would be immediately executed or detained, and no one will know where he is."
Jamal did not return to Hama after going on leave in April, instead heading to his home town of Malkiya near the border with Kurdistan.
He described the journey as "scary," with numerous checkpoints along the way. To get through without a pass, he pleaded that his mother and father were sick, and eventually got home.
A smuggler then helped him and nine others across the border at night to the safety of Kurdistan.
"I do not have the soul and conscience to kill my brothers in the street," Jamal said. "I cannot kill a woman or old man, I could not bear that, and I came here."
A 21-year-old university student from Qamishli, who asked not to be identified, said he was a protester and had been detained and beaten.
"I went to the demonstrations demanding freedom and against the miserable regime," he said.
"The Syrian regime detained me once or twice, they threatened me and they beat me several times," he said, also alleging that Syrian forces had fired on a funeral in Qamishli.
Despite tight security measures in Qamishli, he was able to escape, and paid a smuggler $400 to bring him to Kurdistan with a group of about 20 people.
He found a job at a cafe in Kurdistan's capital Arbil, but he said the wages were poor given the long hours.
"I want to live in a democratic country and I want rights like any other Syrian citizen," he said. "I will stay in Kurdistan until the fall of the regime."


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