Southborough residents are invited to St. Mark's gleeful celebration of music. It's the 27th anniversary of the school's annual a capella festival.
The Wick Choral Festival was established in 1992 in memory of Myron A. Wick, SM Class of 1933 in honor of his lifelong enjoyment of singing, through the generosity of the Wick family and friends.
In addition to their students, the free concerts include groups from area high schools (including Algonquin), and each night features a college ensemble.
This year, the festival is Friday, February 1st and Saturday, January 27th at 7:30 pm both nights. It takes place in the Class of 1945 Hall, Putnam Family Arts Center.
St. Mark's School is happy to invite the public to attend the annual Myron A. Wick Choral Festival on February 1 & 2.
Each night, St. Mark's welcomes three or four other high schools and one college headliner group for a celebration of a cappella singing.
On Friday, February 1 at 7:30 pm, the program will include St. Mark's own Marksmen and Royal Blues groups, as well as the MXolydians, Bateman's Bullfrogs and Small Chorus from the Middlesex School, Concord. They will also welcome the 18 Wheelers from Wheeler School in Providence, R.I. The college headliner will be the Opportunes, a mixed group from Harvard University.
In addition to St. Mark's a cappella groups, the Saturday, February 2, 7:30 p.m. concert will include the Greensleeves and Nobleonians from Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Ladies First and Algoncapella from Algonquin Regional High School, Marlborough, and the Latonics of Roxbury Latin School. The college headliner group on Saturday will be the Dear Abbeys, an all male group from Boston University.
The concerts take place in the Putnam Family Arts Center, Class of '45 Hall. Look for the blue "Arts and Athletics" sign on Rt. 85 for parking. Admission to the concerts is free and there is no reserved seating. There will be a reception after each concert. Come and enjoy the remarkable singing of these talented and dedicated young people!


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What to know about treatment for thrombophlebitis
Medically reviewed by John A. Moawad, MD, FACS — By Mary West on May 27, 2022
What is thrombophlebitis?
Symptoms and causes
Treatment for thrombophlebitis depends on the severity and location of the condition. Options for thrombophlebitis that affect the deep veins may include surgery and medications that help prevent or dissolve blood clots.
Most occurrences of thrombophlebitis affecting veins close to the skin surface resolve without intervention. However, the usual treatment for this involves home care measures, such as elevating the leg, wearing elastic stockings, and applying warm compresses. In more severe cases, people may require medications that help prevent blood clots.
In those with thrombophlebitis of the surface veins, the outlook is generally positive, although there are risks. When the condition affects the deep veins, it leads to a dangerous complication called pulmonary embolism. This involves a blood clot in the lungs and is fatal in 12% of people with this complication.
Keep reading to learn more about treatment for thrombophlebitis, including information about the symptoms, causes, and outlook.
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A thrombus is a blood clot, and phlebitis is the inflammation of a vein, so thrombophlebitis is the inflammation of a vein due to a blood clot.
When the condition occurs in the veins just under the surface of the skin, it is called superficial thrombophlebitis. This usually occurs in the legs, but it affects veins in other parts of the body in 10–20% of cases.
In contrast, when thrombophlebitis develops in a deep vein, it is called deep vein thrombosis. This occurs most often in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis, but sometimes it may occur in the arm.
Treatment for thrombophlebitis depends on the severity and whether the condition occurs in the surface veins or deep veins.
Treatment of superficial thrombophlebitis usually involves home care measures, such as:
Elevating the leg: Positioning the leg above the heart helps reduce swelling.
Applying warm compresses: A person can achieve this by using a blanket with a hot water bottle.
Wearing compression or elastic stockings: This helps decrease swelling.
Taking medications to reduce pain or inflammation: Options may include a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as ibuprofen (Motrin).
Doctors prescribe antibiotics only if an infection is present.
Sometimes, treating people with deep vein thrombosis or more serious cases of superficial thrombophlebitis may involve anticoagulants. These are blood-thinning drugs that can help dissolve existing clots and help prevent further clots from forming.
Common anticoagulants include:
Xa inhibitors: These bind to the clotting factor Xa, which plays a critical role in the clotting process. They are newer anticoagulants that do not necessitate dose monitoring, so doctors often prescribe these. One example is rivaroxaban (Xarelto).
Heparin: This decreases the clotting ability of the blood. Standard heparin (Hep-Lock) involves administration through an injection into a vein, while low molecular weight heparin, such as enoxaparin (Lovenox), entails administration via an injection under the skin.
Warfarin (Coumadin): This oral drug blocks substances necessary for clotting. It usually follows heparin therapy, and a person takes it over 3–6 months. Doctors closely monitor levels of this drug to ensure the dose is high enough to protect against clots but low enough to avoid excessive bleeding.
Thrombolytics
Thrombolytics are another treatment option for deep vein thrombosis or more serious cases of superficial thrombophlebitis. These are clot-dissolving medications that doctors only prescribe if a person has an extremely high risk of developing a pulmonary embolism. Administering the drug involves an injection directly into the clot. An example of a thrombolytic is anistreplase (Eminase).
If anticoagulants do not work or a person cannot take them, a vena cava filter can serve as a surgical option. This is a small device that captures most clots in the bloodstream. A doctor inserts this into the main vein of the heart to filter clots before they reach the lungs.
When a person with superficial thrombophlebitis has a bacterial infection in a vein, a doctor may surgically remove the part with the infection.
The following are symptoms and causes of superficial thrombophlebitis and deep vein thrombosis.
Symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis include:
tenderness, redness, and slight swelling along part of a vein
other veins in the area appear blue
swelling in veins in the ankle, foot, and just above the knee
darkened skin if the condition has been present for a time and swelling has disappeared
hardened or knobby feel to a vein
In many cases, a deep vein thrombosis develops without symptoms, so it is difficult to diagnose, notes the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). However, symptoms may occur in the leg containing the clot. They include:
red or discolored skin
distended, or swollen veins
a firmness to a vein, which is called a cord
Sometimes a pulmonary embolism may be the first indication of deep vein thrombosis, adds the AAOS. Symptoms include:
sudden chest pain
vomiting blood
Causes of superficial thrombophlebitis may overlap with causes of deep vein thrombosis. They include:
trauma to the blood vessel wall
prolonged inability to move that stems from a long airline flight or bed rest following surgery
increased blood thickness due to factors, such as dehydration
Risk factors for both types include:
oral estrogens
The outlook differs for the two types of thrombophlebitis.
Superficial thrombophlebitis
This condition has a generally positive outlook, but it can have risks. Deep vein thrombosis occurs in 6–36% of people with superficial thrombophlebitis, while pulmonary embolism can develop in 2–13% of individuals with the condition.
Because this condition carries more health risks, the outlook is more serious. One-third to one-half of people develop long-term complications, such as pain, swelling, discoloration, and scaling in the affected limb.
Although many individuals improve with no complications, 1 month after diagnosis, 6% of people die from deep vein thrombosis and 12% of individuals die due to pulmonary embolism.
Treatment of thrombophlebitis in a person's superficial veins may involve home care measures, such as applying warm compresses, elevating the leg, and taking ibuprofen (Motrin). In some cases, anticoagulants and surgery are necessary.
For deep vein thrombosis, treatment may entail anticoagulants, thrombolytics, and surgery.
Causes of both types include trauma to the blood vessel wall, prolonged immobility, and increased blood thickness. Some predisposing factors are smoking, obesity, and taking oral estrogens.
Because there are risks relating to even superficial thrombophlebitis, a person with the condition should consult a doctor to discuss lifestyle changes and treatment strategies.
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est un album de Frank Zappa sorti en 1970.

Liste des titres
Tous les titres ont été composés par Frank Zappa

 Transylvania Boogie — 5 min 01 s
 Road Ladies — 4 min 10 s
 Twenty Small Cigars — 2 min 17 s
 The Nancy & Mary Music — 9 min 27 s
 Tell Me You Love Me — 2 min 33 s
 Would You Go All The Way? — 2 min 29 s
 Chunga's Revenge — 6 min 15 s
 The Clap — 1 min 23 s
 Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink — 2 min 44 s
 Sharleena — 4 min 03 s

Musiciens
 Frank Zappa : guitare, voix
 Max Bennett : basse
 George Duke : orgue, trombone, piano électrique, voix
 Aynsley Dunbar : batterie, tambourin
 John Guerin : batterie
 Don "Sugarcane" Harris : violon
 Howard Kaylan : voix
 Mark Volman : voix
  : basse, voix
 Ian Underwood : orgue, guitare, piano, piano électrique, saxophones alto et ténor

Production
 Production : Frank Zappa
 Ingénierie : Dick Kunc, Stan Agol, Roy Baker
 Direction musicale et arrangements : Frank Zappa
 Photos : Phil Franks, John Williams
 Conception pochette : Cal Shenkel

Classement
Album - Billboard (Amérique du nord)

Lien externe
 Chunga's Revenge sur Zappa.com

Album de Frank Zappa
Album musical sorti en 1970
Album publié par Rykodisc

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Carl Bernosky wasn't the only shooter to win an award at the 2012 High Power Rifle Championships. The ten-time champ* was joined at the Award Ceremonies by plenty of other talented competitors who received awards for High Woman, High Junior, High Senior and many other classifications.
Here is a gallery showing many of the award winners at the 2012 National High Power Championships. These photos were taken backstage at the awards ceremony. Below the gallery, winners in both Service and Match Division are listed, along with their awards and relevant scores.
*Carl Bernosky won the Match Rifle Trophy in 1981, putting him at eleven all-time, but D. I. Boyd outshot him with the service rifle by one point, bringing about one of the rare occasions the Service Rifle Champion is also the overall winner.
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Q: Unable to decrypt LUKS USB stick on different computer Background info
Computer one:
OS: Ubuntu 18.04,
Username: userone.

Computer two:
OS: Lubuntu 18.10,
Username: usertwo.

The problem
I am having problems with a LUKS encrypted USB stick.
The USB stick was created on computer one and I have no problems using the USB stick on this computer.  When I take the USB stick to computer two and type in the same passphrase I use on computer one to decrypt the USB stick, computer two gives the following error message:

Error unlocking /dev/sdd1: Failed to activate device:  Operation not
  permitted

Any idea why?

A: Solution:
You have to chown the usb stick on the computer you want to decrypt it:
sudo chown usertwo:usertwo -R [path to usd stick goes here]

After this, it decrypts without a problem.

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Did the Obama administration perform any "show of force" moves on North Korea?
A U.S navy strike group has been deployed to move towards the Korean peninsula as a show of force
A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea's advancing weapons program.
with North Korea responding:
"We will take the toughest counteraction against the provocateurs in order to defend ourselves by powerful force of arms," the foreign ministry spokesman said.
"We will hold the US wholly accountable for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by its outrageous actions."
Question: are there any instances of the Obama administration doing the same "show of force" moves on North Korea?
Note: To define what I mean by "show of force moves": any political sanctions or military deployments with the intention of intimidating North Korea.
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Bradley WilsonBradley Wilson
Do joint military excercises with South Korea count?
I would certainly think so, if the intention was to intimidate North Korea.
– Bradley Wilson
Yeah the joint military exercises has been one of the most contentious issues for North Korea. That "show of force" clearly didn't work, and Trump's threats to attack North Korea is, in my opinion, even worse. If that happens, there might be a pretty high chance that North Korea launches a couple of nukes on South Korea and Japan. And boy am I glad I don't live in either of those 3 countries.
– dan-klasson
Hasn't the DMZ been a de-facto "show of force" for the past 5 decades?
Perhaps "deploying" by having the cited vessels thousands of miles away and moving in an opposite direction (as of when the question was posted) wasn't quite the "show of force" that was promised.
Since 1976 there has been an annual military exercise known as Foal Eagle (formerly known as Team Spirit) that has taken place in the Korean area. One of its primary purposes is to be a show of force to the North Koreans. It involves large scale naval and amphibious maneuvers with both American and South Korean forces. It has gone on ever year (with the exception of a short stretch from 1994 to 1996), so every president since Carter has presided over these exercises.
This military exercise also draws out a (generally aggressive and threatening) response from North Korea, to which the States will frequently respond to with even larger shows of force (IE sailing an aircraft carrier through the area, or flying some bombers overhead). Thus far there has been no actual shooting or deaths in these moments.
David says Reinstate MonicaDavid says Reinstate Monica
This will give you more information on the intent of Foal Eagle. thediplomat.com/2016/03/…
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"Foal Eagle".... sounds as nefarious as "Jade Helm." No wonder Kim Jong Un is so alarmed.
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Q: How can I conver SQL select statement to Python pandas? I have my dataset 'df'.
How can I group data based on conditions using pandas?
In t-sql that would be:
select Producer, sum(Premim) as Premium
from df
where EffectiveDate BETWEEN '2018-01-01' and '2018-03-01'
AND PolicyType = 'New Business'
AND SICCode IN (4210,4211,4213)
GROUP BY Producer
Order by Premium DESC

What I tried:
select top 10 Premium GroupBy PolicyNumber
df['Premium'].groupby(df['PolicyNumber']).sum().head(10)

Also tried:
select * by range of EffectiveDate
df[df["EffectiveDate"].isin(pd.date_range('2017-01-01', '2018-03-28'))]

But how to compile everything in one block of code?
UPDATE:
Python data sample:
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
df = pd.DataFrame({'Producer': 'Prod1 Prod2'.split(),
                   'Premium': '1000 2000'.split(),
                   'EffectiveDate': '2018-01-01 2018-03-31'.split(),
                   'SICCode': '4120 4113'.split(),
                   'PolicyType': 'NewBusiness Renewal'.split()
                   })
print(df)

UPDATE:
Data sample can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2jh8crbwkhkn82z/SampleData.xlsx?dl=0

A: First make sure you are using correct dtypes:
codes = ['4120','4211']
#        ^    ^ ^    ^

DataFrame.query() is picky in terms of case-sensitivity, so use lower case predicates and, in and use == instead of = (assignment in Python)
In [112]: qry = """'2018-01-01' <= EffectiveDate <= '2018-03-01' and PolicyType =='NewBusiness' and SICCode in @codes"""
     ...: df.query(qry).groupby('Producer', as_index=False)['Premium'].sum()
     ...:
Out[112]:
  Producer Premium
0    Prod1    1000


Not so fast, Gertrude. What proof do you have that Ophelia drowned? That's one question behind Wild Hair, an innovative, original theater work-in-progress that will be presented at the FlynnSpace this Friday.
Fawcett, a teaching theater artist affiliated with Champlain Valley Union High School and the Flynn Center, directs Wild Hair. Taylor, a teaching artist at New York's Lincoln Center and elsewhere, plays the part of Ophelia. Though ostensibly delivering her message as a lecture to museumgoers, she uses rough-hewn props and object animation to bring her story vividly to life. Along the way, Taylor's character awakens to a sense of herself as a "wild hair" -- someone willing to question the facts and act upon one's imagination.
In the earliest stages of Wild Hair's development, Fawcett and Taylor explored the metaphor of the cowlick, a literal wild hair. Upon re-reading Queen Gertrude's account of Ophelia's death, the "what if" question cropped up -- the writer's equivalent of a light bulb clicking on above one's head. What if Ophelia wasn't a victim of madness? A close reading of Queen Gertrude's speech, the artists suggest, reveals enough ambiguity to throw the drowning into question. As Taylor says, "We're wondering about agenda and intention in that eyewitness report."
But Wild Hair isn't a rebuttal to Shakespeare's play. "Our goal is not to discount others' interpretations, but to posit the possibility of another one," Fawcett says. "In fact, we need the other interpretations of this story to give context to our alter-interpretation."
The usefulness of entertaining alternate views is as central to Fawcett and Taylor's process in developing Wild Hair as it is to the story itself. In re-imagining Ophelia's life, the artists worked in a highly improvisational mode, moving her all around the globe and through time, as if finding a place for her character "by process of elimination," Fawcett says.
In an early draft of the work, the story began soon after Ophelia's alleged drowning in Denmark -- she swam to Paris and found work in a bar. Bits and pieces of that backstory remain, even though the most recent version is set hundreds of years later. And aside from the huge leap in time, the play aims for realism.
Like its sole character, Wild Hair has also been on a journey. Fawcett and Taylor met through the FlynnArts program in 2000 when both were teaching artists and Taylor was the associate director of education. Their work on Wild Hair began in earnest a couple of years later during Sunday-afternoon brainstorming sessions. Taylor returned to New York City in the summer of 2002, but she and Fawcett continued developing their project long-distance, workshopping it on stages in Manhattan, Warren and now the FlynnSpace.
Alternative interpretations of Ophelia's story square with Wild Hair's philosophical underpinnings. Fawcett and Taylor have been influenced by the writings of Maxine Greene, philosopher-in-residence at the Lincoln Center Institute. Grossly simplified, Greene's views on the imagination suggest that "what if" questions are not the sole domain of artists, but should be applied to all problem-solving situations. Always thinking outside the box, in other words.
Fawcett and Taylor view being a "wild hair" as approaching the world with such openness, and suggest that Ophelia symbolizes this way of thinking. While they were developing their theater piece, Fawcett says, Greene's philosophy came to resonate deeply with Ophelia's story. "We're definitely exploring the role of the imagination as the very means for exploring what truth is, defining what the truth is, and not simply buying what the truth is," she says.
However, Wild Hair was born before its creators began to tap into Greene's philosophy, so the play isn't merely a vehicle for an idea. Neither does one need to have read or seen Hamlet to connect with this play. As Fawcett and Taylor developed Ophelia's need to tell her story within the believable role of a museum docent, an accessible play emerged. High-tech production values yielded to the simple, yet often startlingly effective, techniques of puppetry-like object animation and Taylor's keen sense of dramatic movement, which draws on her extensive clowning experience.
Having kept "that little thread going" over time and amidst other responsibilities, Taylor feels confident the work is evolving. "Last fall, you could feel the wind on our back a little bit," she says. With a week of development time offered by Flynn Center Programming Manager Aimee Petrin, Taylor and Fawcett can further fine-tune Wild Hair before presenting it to the public for the first time.
The play is one of three new works currently receiving development support from the Flynn Center. The other two are Knock on the Sky, an international dance work combining Japanese butoh movement, live music and interactive media, which will be in residence at the Flynn July 25-30; and Merging Art & Science with Susan Sgorbati, an improv dance intensive workshop in residence August 22 - September 1.
The completed version of Wild Hair will premiere at the FlynnSpace in April 2006. Meanwhile, audiences can catch a glimpse of an unusual theater work rich in metaphor and provocative questions. Maybe not "to be or not to be," but something more along the lines of "Yeah? Says who?"


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Kidderminster woman picks up litter on her way down Kilimanjaro
By Emily Collis @emilyjcollis Senior Reporter
Wendy Garrett picking up litter during her descent on Mount Kilimanjaro
A VOLUNTEER with Kidderminster community group The Pickup Artists took her litter-picking passion to new heights by bagging up rubbish on her descent from Mount Kilimanjaro.
Wendy Garrett took part in a sponsored hike to Africa's highest summit with Liberty Living colleague Neil Davies to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
The charity was selected by Liberty Living in memory of Neil's family member who tragically died from a heart attack, aged 39, and a maintenance technician at the company who also lost his life last year.
The pair successfully raised £2,951.76 for the charity - far exceeding their £1,000 target.
It took them four and a half days to reach the top, and as if climbing a mountain wasn't enough, Wendy started an impromptu litter-pick on the way back down.
Wendy, who lives in Kidderminster, said: "I volunteer with The Pickup Artists so wherever I go I try to do my bit, so why not make it international?
"The litter was terrible in some areas - there were sweet wrappers all over the place.
"It started with me picking up litter and everyone in our group joined in.
"We managed to clear a three-mile stretch of the route and hopefully it brought some attention to the issue of littering while also giving something back to the community."
She added: "I've climbed the highest peaks in the UK but you can't compare to Kilimanjaro.
"The altitude makes you feel physically sick - it's exhausting. It was definitely a new experience."
Rosh Teeluck, head of events at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Without the dedication of people like Wendy and Neil, we wouldn't be able to fund life-saving research that will end the devastation caused by heart and circulatory disease once and for all. But there's still so much more to do and we urgently need people's continued support to help us improve treatments further and keep more families together.
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Worb Dorf railway station () is a railway station in the municipality of Worb, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the eastern terminus of the  gauge  of Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn. The station is located in the city center; another station, , is located  south on the standard gauge Bern–Lucerne line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Services
The following services stop at Worb Dorf:

 Bern S-Bahn: : service every fifteen minutes to .

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Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn stations


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What is the Racial Discrimination Act?
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (the RDA) makes it against the law to treat you unfairly because of your race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.
The RDA also makes racial hatred against the law.
When can this law be used?
You can use the RDA to get fair treatment in many areas of public life such as:
Employment – getting a job, terms and conditions of a job, training, promotion, being dismissed.
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Racial discrimination happens when a person is treated less favourably than another person in a similar situation because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status. For example, it would be 'direct discrimination' if a real estate agent refuses to rent a house to a person because they are of a particular racial background or skin colour.
Racial discrimination also happens when there is a rule or policy that is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on people of a particular race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status. This is called 'indirect discrimination'. For example, it may be indirect discrimination if a company says that employees must not wear hats or other headwear at work, as this is likely to have an unfair effect on people from some racial/ethnic backgrounds.
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It is against the law to do something in public based on the race, colour, national or ethnic origin of a person or group of people which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate.
Examples of racial hatred may include:
racially offensive material on the internet, including eforums, blogs, social networking sites and video sharing sites
racially offensive comments or images in a newspaper, magazine or other publication such as a leaflet or flyer
racially offensive speeches at a public rally
racially abusive comments in a public place, such as a shop, workplace, park, on public transport or at school
racially abusive comments at sporting events by players, spectators, coaches or officials.
When is offensive behaviour based on race not against the law?
The RDA aims to strike a balance between the right to communicate freely ('freedom of speech') and the right to live free from racial hatred. The RDA says that the following things are not against the law if they are "done reasonably and in good faith" in:
an artistic work or performance – for example, a play in which racially offensive attitudes are expressed by a character.
a statement, publication, discussion or debate made for genuine academic or scientific purposes – for example, discussing and debating public policy such as immigration, multiculturalism or special measures for particular groups.
making a fair and accurate report on a matter of public interest – for example, a fair report in a newspaper about racially offensive conduct.
making a fair comment, if the comment is an expression of a person's genuine belief.
What can I do if I experience discrimination or racial hatred?
You may want to deal with the situation yourself by raising it directly with the person or people involved.
If direct contact does not resolve the situation, or you do not feel comfortable doing this, you can make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. You can also have someone such as a solicitor, advocate or trade union make a complaint on your behalf.
It does not cost anything to make a complaint to the Commission.
Your complaint needs to be put in writing. The Commission has a complaint form that you can fill in and post or fax to us or you can lodge a complaint online at our website. If you are not able to put your complaint in writing, we can help you with this.
For your complaint to be valid it must be reasonably arguable that the events you want to complain about are unlawful discrimination and you must provide sufficient details about your allegations including what happened, when and where it happened and who was involved.
A complaint can be made in any language. If you need a translator or interpreter, the Commission can arrange this for you.
What will happen with my complaint?
When the Commission receives a complaint about something that is covered by the RDA, the President of the Commission can investigate the complaint and try to resolve it by conciliation. The Commission is not a court and cannot determine that discrimination has happened. The Commission's role is to get both sides of the story and help those involved resolve the complaint.
Commission staff may contact you to get further information about your complaint.
Generally, the Commission will tell the person or organisation the complaint is against (the respondent) about your complaint and give them a copy of the complaint. The Commission may ask the respondent for specific information or a detailed response to your complaint.
Where appropriate, the Commission will invite you to participate in conciliation. Conciliation is an informal process that allows you and the respondent to talk about the issues and try to find a way to resolve the complaint.
If your complaint is not resolved or it is discontinued for another reason, you can take your complaint to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court. In certain circumstances, you can only take a matter to court if the court has granted you leave to do so.
The Australian Human Rights Commission's contact details are:
Info line: 1300 656 419 (local call)
TTY: 1800 620 241 (toll free)
Australian Human Rights Commission
Email: complaintsinfo@humanrights.gov.au
Website: www.humanrights.gov.au
You can make a complaint online.
If you are deaf or hearing impaired you can contact us by TTY on 1800 620 241. If you need an Auslan interpreter, the Commission can arrange this for you.
If you are blind or have a vision impairment, the Commission can provide information in alternative formats on request.
Other contact points for racial hatred complaints
If you are concerned about offensive media stories, broadcasts or online content, you can complain to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); the Advertising Standards Board for advertisements; or the Australian Press Council for newspaper stories. You can also complain to the Editor or Manager of the media organisation.
If you are concerned about offensive behaviour by neighbours, you can approach a Community Justice Centre to help resolve the problem, or the Department of Housing if you live in public housing.
If you are threatened with violence or violently attacked you should go to the police.
General legal advice
If you are thinking about making a complaint, you might also want to consider obtaining legal advice or contacting your trade union. There are community legal services that can provide free advice about discrimination and harassment. Contact details for your closest community legal centre can be found at https://clcs.org.au/.
Disclaimer: The information on this fact sheet is only intended as a guide. It is not a substitute for legal advice.


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County highlights Georgia's worrying gaps in storm preparations
by Matt Kempner November 1, 2019 November 6, 2019
Aerial photography shows long-term visible damage from past storms on Center Street in Cuthbert, Georgia. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Warning sirens were installed this summer in southwest Georgia's Randolph County, so that residents hear the wail before another big storm hits.
This story also appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
But locals keep asking a question that has no good answer.
"They all want to know … where do we go?" said Kenneth Burns, the county's emergency management agency director and only paid firefighter. "I don't have any place."
Mobile homes are common here. Basements and big sturdy buildings aren't.
Burns is contemplating the least expensive, quickest shelter option he can think of for a rural county with few resources: acquiring surplus metal cargo containers and partially burying them.
This story is part of a series about the insufficient protections for vulnerable people as natural disasters worsen in a warming climate. The Center for Public Integrity and four partners — the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, High Country News, Ohio Valley ReSource and StateImpact Oklahoma – are contributing stories.
Worsening storms have heightened worries across much of Georgia. When Hurricane Michael ripped through a huge swath of the state last year, it underscored serious vulnerabilities in disaster preparations. Parts of Randolph County lacked power for nine days. The local hospital's backup generators were too weak and temperatures in its nursing home approached dangerous levels.
No Randolph residents died from the storm and its aftermath. The next time, the county might not be so lucky. Local officials are scrambling to fix the weaknesses. But they don't yet have all the answers or funding they need.
Georgians, no matter where they live, are on the hook for rising weather bills. Federal lawmakers earlier this year approved $19 billion in emergency relief for a string of recent natural disasters. In Georgia, Hurricane Michael caused more than $2.5 billion in agricultural losses alone. Georgia Power says historic weather events in the last six years have created a $450 million shortfall in its storm-damage account that it hopes to collect from customers.
Many scientists believe extreme weather will become more frequent as global temperatures rise.
Randolph County is 160 miles inland from where Michael made landfall as a Category 5 on the Florida Panhandle. In the past, Randolph and neighboring farming counties would normally be places to which Floridians flee.
The Center for Public Integrity analyzed natural disaster vulnerabilities in counties nationwide, tracking major federal disaster declarations from 2009 through 2018, and looking specifically at social measures rather than physical infrastructure. The nonprofit news organization found Georgia had more highly vulnerable counties hit by disasters than any other state, after including factors such as poverty and elderly residents.
Randolph was one of 12 Georgia counties to score a 7, the most vulnerable ranking, according to Public Integrity. The other counties were Crisp, Sumter, Toombs, Terrell, Spalding, Grady, Ben Hill, Jefferson, McDuffie, Thomas and Colquitt.
In the last three years, Randolph County has been swatted by five tornadoes and two hurricanes, according to Burns. One twister ripped across 12 miles of the county, destroyed one home, damaged others, tore up farm irrigation systems and swept away cattle.
Larry Burkes in Cuthbert, Georgia, looks out at his pack porch, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018. Burkes still lives in one of many damaged houses from Hurricane Michael, but still was not fixed nearly a year later. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
'Lord, help me'
Severe storms can thrash communities regardless of income or the resources of local governments.
But extra challenges face places like Randolph and its county seat of Cuthbert, a half-hour drive from Eufaula, Alabama, and nearly an hour from Albany, Georgia. With sparse jobs, the county has fewer than 7,000 residents. It has lost a quarter of its population since 1980. Government resources are thin. A third of local residents fall below the poverty line.
Larry Burkes, a gaunt 68-year-old living alone in a neglected rented home, said he didn't try to evacuate during the hurricane. He's in poor health ("I ain't got no wind"), has no car and nowhere safe to hide.
The winds roared. Trees cracked. "I said, 'Lord help me.'" He hunkered down on his sofa, the words "God Love You" handwritten on a wall beside him and his church ties hanging above. A big oak crunched the vacant house next door, demolished Burkes' back porch and punctured his roof.
The next time a terrifying storm hits, he considers that he has just one option for protection. "Pray, I guess…. Ain't nothing here in Randolph County to help nobody."
Three years ago, the county hired Burns to improve emergency preparedness and fight fires. He applied for grants, worked to improve flawed communications systems, bolstered training for emergency workers and installed the warning sirens.
"We have made such significant progress," said Lamar White, a county commissioner.
But not enough yet.
"Out of a scale of one to 10, we are about a two and a half. We are not a zero anymore," said White, adding the county doesn't have time or money to do all that it might want.
Cuthbert is the county seat of Randolph County. Hurricane Michael underscored how some Georgia communities have crucial gaps in their ability to withstand severe storms. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
In many ways, Randolph doesn't appear to be unusual for parts of rural Georgia.
Some 50 miles to the east in Crisp County, outside funding has allowed distribution of hundreds of weather radios to area residents. But locals in search of sturdier structures tried to take shelter in fire stations and the lobby of the Sheriff's Department. "During Michael we learned a lot: We have to provide shelter before the strong winds," said Billy Hancock, the local sheriff and emergency management director.
Officials in other communities confronted additional gaps. Like just getting water from faucets or to flush toilets. The city of Pelham in Mitchell County, also in southwest Georgia, had a backup generator for its public well system, but it failed after Hurricane Michael, according to Mayor James Eubanks.
Michael hammered numerous public water and sewage systems, according to a report by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, which found the southwest to have the least alternate power generation in the state.
Local emergency management agencies are required to update plans to retain eligibility for state and federal grants, according to GEMA/HS. Asked to provide information about how many public emergency and utility systems were without backup power after Hurricane Michael, GEMA/HS instead referred a reporter to officials in local governments. The agency said it responds to requests for resources when an emergency exceeds the capabilities of local jurisdictions.
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Randolph County, one of the Georgia counties most vulnerable to natural disasters, had backup generators when Hurricane Michael knocked out power last year. But the system wasn't powerful enough to run air conditioning in the aging hospital and its 80-bed nursing home. Then one of the generators faltered. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
A nursing home without power
In Randolph County, the emergency operation center doesn't have backup generators. Neither do the county's volunteer fire stations. Or the police stations and local public water systems in some parts of the county.
The local hospital, Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, and its adjacent 80-bed nursing home does have generators. But they are undersized for the facilities' needs.
After Hurricane Michael hit last year, there wasn't enough power for air conditioning, so staff moved some nursing home patients into hallways and turned on fans to try to keep them cool as temperatures gradually rose. They had water pitchers handy and drove in ice from Albany, said John Carroll, who in addition to being the pharmacy director is responsible for coordinating emergency planning for the facilities.
There also wasn't enough juice to handle some of the x-ray equipment or to perform CT scans. Then the largest of the two generators broke down at night. Lights went out in the nursing home. Fans cut off.
The wayward generator came back on in about six or eight hours, Carroll said. But leaders became increasingly concerned about preventing their 73 nursing home patients from overheating. Only a year earlier, several residents of a Hollywood, Florida, nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power and it took days to evacuate the facility.
Regulations call for nursing home residents to be evacuated if the temperature hits 82 degrees, according to Carroll. It rose to 80 degrees just before Georgia Power crews got electricity flowing again, he said.
"We did the best we could in difficult circumstances," said Carroll, who sees broad challenges for communities.
"The main story here is that emergency preparedness tends to get on the back burning until something happens," he said. "Our public officials and leaders need to take a hard look at this and what happened and look at how close we were to an even worse situation and try to prepare for the future."
Neighbors and local officials generally praise the assistance they received after Michael from utility crews, the department of transportation, state and federal emergency teams, local and out-of-town churches and area businesses. And they say they were touched by many residents who went out of their way to help others.
Still, there are complaints that federal aid to homeowners fell short. Residents in Randolph and other counties also quickly took on duties usually handled by governments in bigger and more prosperous communities. Loggers and heavy-equipment dealers cleared roads. Farmers brought out front-end loaders and tractors and hooked up generators, rotating from one family member's house to the next to run refrigerators or charge smartphones.
Nearly a year after the hurricane passed, some residents still weren't back to normal. Each time it rained, buckets collected water leaking from ceilings they hadn't gotten around to fixing or didn't have the money to tackle. Some people displaced by the storm were staying with relatives.
Ulysse Preston shows damage from Hurricane Michael at his trailer home in Randolph County, one of the Georgia counties most vulnerable to natural disasters. Long after the storm, Preston and his family were living in the home but still struggling to save enough money to get it fixed. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Ulysse and Janet Preston and their kids still lived in their battered and leaking trailer on the eastern edge of Randolph. With little money, they could only gradually buy material for what could be a $2,500 fix of their weakened, mildewed home.
"Once you fall back, it's hard to get back to where you used to be," Janet Preston said.
Burns, the local emergency management agency director, is hoping the hurricane will help Randolph take a step forward on at least one front.
He has applied for nearly $2 million in federal and state grants to add protections, particularly back-up generators for a variety of critical facilities, including the hospital and nursing home.
He says he believes the funding is likely to come through. Next on his list: finding money to build shelters.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution data specialist John Perry contributed to this report.
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County highlights Georgia's worrying gaps in storm preparations

by , Center for Public Integrity
November 1, 2019

Warning sirens were installed this summer in southwest Georgia's Randolph County, so that residents hear the wail before another big storm hits.

But locals keep asking a question that has no good answer.

"They all want to know … where do we go?" said Kenneth Burns, the county's emergency management agency director and only paid firefighter. "I don't have any place."

Mobile homes are common here. Basements and big sturdy buildings aren't.

Burns is contemplating the least expensive, quickest shelter option he can think of for a rural county with few resources: acquiring surplus metal cargo containers and partially burying them.

About this series

This story is part of a series about the insufficient protections for vulnerable people as natural disasters worsen in a warming climate. The Center for Public Integrity and four partners — the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, High Country News, Ohio Valley ReSource and StateImpact Oklahoma – are contributing stories.

Worsening storms have heightened worries across much of Georgia. When Hurricane Michael ripped through a huge swath of the state last year, it underscored serious vulnerabilities in disaster preparations. Parts of Randolph County lacked power for nine days. The local hospital's backup generators were too weak and temperatures in its nursing home approached dangerous levels.

No Randolph residents died from the storm and its aftermath. The next time, the county might not be so lucky. Local officials are scrambling to fix the weaknesses. But they don't yet have all the answers or funding they need.

Georgians, no matter where they live, are on the hook for rising weather bills. Federal lawmakers earlier this year approved $19 billion in emergency relief for a string of recent natural disasters. In Georgia, Hurricane Michael caused more than $2.5 billion in agricultural losses alone. Georgia Power says historic weather events in the last six years have created a $450 million shortfall in its storm-damage account that it hopes to collect from customers.

Many scientists believe extreme weather will become more frequent as global temperatures rise.

Randolph County is 160 miles inland from where Michael made landfall as a Category 5 on the Florida Panhandle. In the past, Randolph and neighboring farming counties would normally be places to which Floridians flee.

The Center for Public Integrity analyzed natural disaster vulnerabilities in counties nationwide, tracking major federal disaster declarations from 2009 through 2018, and looking specifically at social measures rather than physical infrastructure. The nonprofit news organization found Georgia had more highly vulnerable counties hit by disasters than any other state, after including factors such as poverty and elderly residents.

Randolph was one of 12 Georgia counties to score a 7, the most vulnerable ranking, according to Public Integrity. The other counties were Crisp, Sumter, Toombs, Terrell, Spalding, Grady, Ben Hill, Jefferson, McDuffie, Thomas and Colquitt.

In the last three years, Randolph County has been swatted by five tornadoes and two hurricanes, according to Burns. One twister ripped across 12 miles of the county, destroyed one home, damaged others, tore up farm irrigation systems and swept away cattle.

Larry Burkes in Cuthbert, Georgia, looks out at his pack porch, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018. Burkes still lives in one of many damaged houses from Hurricane Michael, but still was not fixed nearly a year later. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

'Lord, help me'

Severe storms can thrash communities regardless of income or the resources of local governments.

But extra challenges face places like Randolph and its county seat of Cuthbert, a half-hour drive from Eufaula, Alabama, and nearly an hour from Albany, Georgia. With sparse jobs, the county has fewer than 7,000 residents. It has lost a quarter of its population since 1980. Government resources are thin. A third of local residents fall below the poverty line.

Larry Burkes, a gaunt 68-year-old living alone in a neglected rented home, said he didn't try to evacuate during the hurricane. He's in poor health ("I ain't got no wind"), has no car and nowhere safe to hide.

The winds roared. Trees cracked. "I said, 'Lord help me.'" He hunkered down on his sofa, the words "God Love You" handwritten on a wall beside him and his church ties hanging above. A big oak crunched the vacant house next door, demolished Burkes' back porch and punctured his roof.

The next time a terrifying storm hits, he considers that he has just one option for protection. "Pray, I guess…. Ain't nothing here in Randolph County to help nobody."

Three years ago, the county hired Burns to improve emergency preparedness and fight fires. He applied for grants, worked to improve flawed communications systems, bolstered training for emergency workers and installed the warning sirens.

"We have made such significant progress," said Lamar White, a county commissioner.

But not enough yet.

"Out of a scale of one to 10, we are about a two and a half. We are not a zero anymore," said White, adding the county doesn't have time or money to do all that it might want.

Cuthbert is the county seat of Randolph County. Hurricane Michael underscored how some Georgia communities have crucial gaps in their ability to withstand severe storms. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

In many ways, Randolph doesn't appear to be unusual for parts of rural Georgia.

Some 50 miles to the east in Crisp County, outside funding has allowed distribution of hundreds of weather radios to area residents. But locals in search of sturdier structures tried to take shelter in fire stations and the lobby of the Sheriff's Department. "During Michael we learned a lot: We have to provide shelter before the strong winds," said Billy Hancock, the local sheriff and emergency management director.

Officials in other communities confronted additional gaps. Like just getting water from faucets or to flush toilets. The city of Pelham in Mitchell County, also in southwest Georgia, had a backup generator for its public well system, but it failed after Hurricane Michael, according to Mayor James Eubanks.

Michael hammered numerous public water and sewage systems, according to a report by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, which found the southwest to have the least alternate power generation in the state.

Local emergency management agencies are required to update plans to retain eligibility for state and federal grants, according to GEMA/HS. Asked to provide information about how many public emergency and utility systems were without backup power after Hurricane Michael, GEMA/HS instead referred a reporter to officials in local governments. The agency said it responds to requests for resources when an emergency exceeds the capabilities of local jurisdictions.

Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Randolph County, one of the Georgia counties most vulnerable to natural disasters, had backup generators when Hurricane Michael knocked out power last year. But the system wasn't powerful enough to run air conditioning in the aging hospital and its 80-bed nursing home. Then one of the generators faltered. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A nursing home without power

In Randolph County, the emergency operation center doesn't have backup generators. Neither do the county's volunteer fire stations. Or the police stations and local public water systems in some parts of the county.

The local hospital, Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, and its adjacent 80-bed nursing home does have generators. But they are undersized for the facilities' needs.

After Hurricane Michael hit last year, there wasn't enough power for air conditioning, so staff moved some nursing home patients into hallways and turned on fans to try to keep them cool as temperatures gradually rose. They had water pitchers handy and drove in ice from Albany, said John Carroll, who in addition to being the pharmacy director is responsible for coordinating emergency planning for the facilities.

There also wasn't enough juice to handle some of the x-ray equipment or to perform CT scans. Then the largest of the two generators broke down at night. Lights went out in the nursing home. Fans cut off.

The wayward generator came back on in about six or eight hours, Carroll said. But leaders became increasingly concerned about preventing their 73 nursing home patients from overheating. Only a year earlier, several residents of a Hollywood, Florida, nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power and it took days to evacuate the facility.

Regulations call for nursing home residents to be evacuated if the temperature hits 82 degrees, according to Carroll. It rose to 80 degrees just before Georgia Power crews got electricity flowing again, he said.

"We did the best we could in difficult circumstances," said Carroll, who sees broad challenges for communities.

"The main story here is that emergency preparedness tends to get on the back burning until something happens," he said. "Our public officials and leaders need to take a hard look at this and what happened and look at how close we were to an even worse situation and try to prepare for the future."

Neighbors and local officials generally praise the assistance they received after Michael from utility crews, the department of transportation, state and federal emergency teams, local and out-of-town churches and area businesses. And they say they were touched by many residents who went out of their way to help others.

Still, there are complaints that federal aid to homeowners fell short. Residents in Randolph and other counties also quickly took on duties usually handled by governments in bigger and more prosperous communities. Loggers and heavy-equipment dealers cleared roads. Farmers brought out front-end loaders and tractors and hooked up generators, rotating from one family member's house to the next to run refrigerators or charge smartphones.

Nearly a year after the hurricane passed, some residents still weren't back to normal. Each time it rained, buckets collected water leaking from ceilings they hadn't gotten around to fixing or didn't have the money to tackle. Some people displaced by the storm were staying with relatives.

Ulysse Preston shows damage from Hurricane Michael at his trailer home in Randolph County, one of the Georgia counties most vulnerable to natural disasters. Long after the storm, Preston and his family were living in the home but still struggling to save enough money to get it fixed. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Ulysse and Janet Preston and their kids still lived in their battered and leaking trailer on the eastern edge of Randolph. With little money, they could only gradually buy material for what could be a $2,500 fix of their weakened, mildewed home.

"Once you fall back, it's hard to get back to where you used to be," Janet Preston said.

Burns, the local emergency management agency director, is hoping the hurricane will help Randolph take a step forward on at least one front.

He has applied for nearly $2 million in federal and state grants to add protections, particularly back-up generators for a variety of critical facilities, including the hospital and nursing home.

He says he believes the funding is likely to come through. Next on his list: finding money to build shelters.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution data specialist John Perry contributed to this report.

This article first appeared on Center for Public Integrity and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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Q: Fresh Server 14.04 install: "Unable to locate package (xyz)" for everything; How do I edit sources.list? I can't install anything with apt-get on my fresh 14.04 Server installation. I get Unable to locate package [xyz] for everything I try. sudo apt-get update does nothing. This page implies that I need to edit sources.list, but I don't know how. I don't think any text editor is installed, as this is the server version.
How do I fix this? My server is rendered useless if I can't install anything.
EDIT: Here's the output of sudo apt-get update:
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3) trusty InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3) trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3) trusty/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3) trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3) trusty/restricted Translation-en
Reading package lists... Done

Is it supposed to do this?
EDIT 2: There is only one line in sources.list:
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.3)]/ trusty main restricted

A: For the moment, use this as your sources.list:
deb http://[cc].archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main multiverse universe restricted
deb http://[cc].archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main multiverse universe restricted
deb http://[cc].archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security main multiverse universe restricted

Replace [cc] with your country code (such as us for the US, fr for France, in for India). And remove the channels you don't need (one or more of multiverse, universe, restricted).


For some of us, it's back to work and the grindstone. The festive season has passed, leaving us reminiscing over those lazy days spent at the beach or the long nights of partying the night away at music festivals. To beat those January blues, take a look at these exciting South African events that you can look forward to in 2016.
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is considered 'Africa's grandest gathering', a renowned event for lovers of jazz and other musical genres.
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to witness performances by the most iconic – local and international- jazz artists. Furthermore, the festival is a platform for up-and-coming musicians, so keep an ear out for the new talent!
If you like to indulge on ocean-fresh crayfish, immerse in South African culture while enjoying heaps of fun in the sun, we suggest you venture down to Lambert's Bay for their much-anticipated Crayfish fiesta.
You can expect a day of crayfish-eating and relax to the smooth tunes of home-grown musicians. If you're looking to be a bit more active, why not participate in a range of family-fun activities? Either dive to the depths of the ocean with a crayfish diving competition, peruse the deli stalls for some nibbles and if you've got kids, keep them entertained at the Kid's Play Area.
If you're a bookworm or looking to reawaken your love affair with the written word, the Franschhoek Literary Festival is an event that shall introduce you to the latest releases and the best of South African literature.
Not only is the festival an opportunity for readers to rub shoulders with some of the finest novelists in the country, but is also a means to inspire a reading culture among the youth of today. So if you've got children who prefer getting square eyes in front of the television rather than curling up with a good book, then take them along to this not-to-be-missed festival!
Wacky Wine Weekend is in the name, so if you to have a glass of the good stuff from time-to-time then this booze-fuelled event is for you!
While sampling and purchasing the region's finest wines is the main activity, the aims of Wacky Wine Weekends are to ensure the attendees gain a deeper insight and appreciation of the Robertson Valley varietals.
While having a good time and the enjoyment of wine is a high priority to the organisers, so too is safety. Following their successful 'Designated Driver System' that was introduced last year, designated drivers of the event will be rewarded with complimentary breakfasts, coffee, and soft drinks.
While some of us are curled up underneath blankets sipping hot chocolate, participants of The Knysna Oyster Festival do not let the cold get the better of them. The festival, which has been described as the 'best ten days of Winter' offers a multi-faceted event which combines sports, family-fun activities and more importantly, gives sea-food lovers the opportunity to dine on fresh-from-the-ocean oysters.
Apart from indulging on the delicacy with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, the festival is the host of two major sporting events, the Knysna Half Marathon and the Pick n Pay Argus Rotary Cycle. Each year, athlete and spectators flock to the town to either participate or cheer on those who do.
This festival is all about putting the creature of the deep under the spotlight, synchronising their vocals with some of South Africa's top-performing artists.
While the Southern Right Whales are certainly the stars of the show, they will be joined on land by top-notch performances by local musicians, great food and several sporting events for the kids and fitness fanatics.
Come along for a day of fine music, good food and the spotting of a whale or two.
Bargain shopping, the latest market releases and the best in entertainment, this is what you can expect at the Rand Show in Johannesburg.
Considered the largest consumer exhibition outside of the United States, the Rand Show is a much-anticipated, 10-day event of shopping and bargain hunting.
Highlights of the event included the all-exclusive 'man cave' – bored husbands, teenagers and boyfriends are invited to check out the latest in home entertainment. Children can be duly entertained at Kid's Kingdom while the veritable science whizzes can venture over to the Science and Tech Lab. Here they can find the latest in technological and scientific advancements.
Taste of Joburg is an unmissable foodie day, where the province's finest restaurants will be putting together a menu of tasting dishes that align with their food philosophies.
Attendees can also look forward to a miscellany of boutique exhibitors, artisan producers, premium drink brands and award-winning wineries. If you're a lover of food but on the lookout for a more relaxed dining affair, venture down to the boutique food market. Here you can feast on odds and sods from various food stalls.
There's nothing quite like a day at the races. Unless you have been hiding under a rock or not that much into horses, you'll know about the Durban July.
Considered Durban's most prestigious event and Africa's largest horse races, attendees of this regal event are known to dress up to the nines – sporting the most elegant and chic South African fashions.
Apart from being the social event of the season, spectators have the opportunity to witness some of South Africa's finest thoroughbreds galloping around the race course.
Find some warmth and merriment during the winter months at the Dullstroom Winter Festival. This quaint Mpumalanga town comes abuzz with festivities with their own version of 'Christmas in July'.
Partake in a range of activities from various wine, whisky and beer tastings to fly-fishing competitions. If you're looking to get a bit cultured, various pop-up art exhibitions will display the incredible works of local artists.
The MTN Bushfire Festival is considered one of the 'seven African music festivals that you have to see before you die', taking place in Swaziland.
As always, this internationally renowned music and arts festival has a stellar, African-inspired lineup. Attendees can expect tunes from various music genres as well as a myriad of theatre and dance performances, poetry workshops, art exhibits and more.
Aspiring artists looking for a creative space can make use of the 'House on Fire' – a platform for the sharing of ideas.
The nine-day Mangaung African Cultural Festival showcases the best African and international talents, and is considered the most culturally diverse exhibits of African arts and culture.
With a motto that is 'When your heart and soul is Africa', you can best bet to feel a sense of pride in being an African when perusing various artworks by those who are deemed experts in their respected crafts.
To round off the year and to celebrate the start of Summer, the unassuming town hosts a cherry festival. This isn't just your run-of-the-mill fruit picking event, but takes place in an area considered the 'cherry capital of the world'.
If your typical summer is characterised by cherry-kissed lips and sucking on flavour-filled fruits, then you best bring your friends and family along for this festive occasion.
Considered South Africa's biggest arts and crafts event to date, thousands of visitors flock to Grahamstown for the much anticipated National Arts Festival. If you're looking for a winter vacation of cultural enlightenment, the festival gives you a glimpse into the artier side of life.
The entire town gets in on the action, where various buildings and open spaces are utilised for various art exhibitions, theatre productions, music, ballet and dance performances.
The annual Afrikaans event is popular among all types of theatre fanatics, with its staging of many, diverse theatre productions.
The festival is an opportunity to foster a love for the art form and changes the mind-set of the biggest theatre sceptics.
Not only has the festival put the South African theatre on the map, but has played has played an active role in the development of the local arts.
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Nashville might be known as "Music City," but there's far more to this booming metropolitan area than country music record labels. With a strong culinary culture, several museums and historic landmarks and a plethora of kid-friendly attractions in the area, Nashville is a great choice for your next family vacation destination. Among the classic tourist stops like the Ryman Auditorium and the Opryland Hotel are these ten great attractions, which are sure to strike a pleasing note with every member of the family.
Bells Bend Outdoor Center (Nashville, TN 37218) – Part of the Bells Bend Park complex, the Bells Bend Outdoor Center offers a variety of activities for families, children and adults. There are also plenty of resources available during times when no events are planned, including books, found items and nature-themed toys.
Belle Meade Plantation (Nashville, TN 37205) – Situated on a thirty-acre historic site, the Belle Meade Plantation was originally built in 1853 and now serves as a museum. There's a Plantation Station Toddlers program held on Wednesdays at ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, which includes arts and crafts activities and story time.
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary (Brentwood, TN 37027) – Just over the county line in Williamson County, Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary is a one-hundred and sixty-acre complex dedicated to species protection, research, conservation and education of the community. Seasonal activities take place throughout the year, so be sure to check out the event calendar in the weeks leading up to your visit.
General Jackson (Nashville, TN 37214) – While the main cruises on the General Jackson leave at six-thirty and don't return until after ten o'clock at night, there are afternoon offerings for the general public and specialty morning cruises for children on Saturdays from June through August. Meander down the Cumberland River while experiencing a little slice of the Music City, with live music and meal options available for all three tours.
The Parthenon (Nashville, TN 37201) – Nestled in the center of the beautifully-landscaped Centennial Park is a bit of Grecian history, right in Nashville. A replica of the original temple to Athena in Athens, Greece, there's also an art museum inside the Parthenon. There are a variety of seasonal events and activities taking place in the Parthenon and surrounding park throughout the year, so don't forget to check out upcoming events before you plan your outing.
Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village (Murfreesboro, TN 37130) – Recreating the living conditions in the century that stretched between 1830 and 1930, Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village features a school house, museum, Wedding Chapel, doctor's office, grist mill and blacksmith shop. If you're interested in regional oddities, the site is also home to the world's largest cedar bucket. Exploring the village is free of charge, but a small fee is collected if you'd like to take a guided tour.
Cheekwood Botanical Garden (Nashville, TN 37205) – Botanical gardens covering fifty-five acres with a thirty thousand square foot museum make up Cheekwood, a favorite destination for local families and tourists alike. Year-round activities for children are in place, including arts and crafts on Tuesdays and Saturdays and a Summer Art Camp for kids from ages two to twelve. If you'd prefer a guided tour, be sure to call at least two weeks in advance to make arrangements with Cheekwood staff.
Adventure Science Center (Nashville, TN 37203) – While the Adventure Science Center's primary goal is making science fun and exciting for kids, there's also plenty to keep adults entertained and learning, as well. Health, physics, technology and environmental science are all subjects touched upon in the permanent exhibits, with a surprising number of seasonal and touring exhibits setting up shop within the museum throughout the year.
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere (Nashville, TN 37211) – Nashville Zoo is situated on the Grassmere Historic Farm, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes. While there are a full complement of animals spread over the beautiful Zoo grounds, you definitely don't want to miss an interpreter-guided tour of the historic home and grounds. Don't miss the Wilderness Express Train, which takes riders through areas of the Zoo that you wouldn't ordinarily be seen by visitors.
Brentwood Children's Library (Brentwood, TN 37027) – Chosen by Livability.com as one of the top ten children's libraries in the country, the Brentwood Children's Library truly is an enchanting spot for kids to relax with a good book or catch story time. There are several programs in place for kids of all ages, in a beautiful setting just outside the downtown sprawl of Nashville.
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How Plants Are Adapting to a Changing Climate
Written by Tim Radford, Climate News Network
Sign of spring: Bluebells will increasingly need to choose a strategy to let them cope with a warmer planet
(Image: Nana B Agyei via Wikimedia Commons)
lants reacting to climate change have two strategies to deal with increasing warmth: they escape the heat either by moving towards the poles, or by flowering sooner. Scientists are one step closer to solving one of the puzzles of the natural world's response to climate change: why one species migrates and another does not.
Tatsuya Amano of the University of Cambridge in the UK and colleagues report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society that there could be a relatively simple explanation, especially for plant behaviour. Those that can make new colonies move north (or south, in the southern hemisphere) to take advantage of changing temperature regimes. Others simply shift the time zone: they flower earlier.
The response of flora and fauna to climate change is not a simple one: all sorts of influences are at play, including changes in habitat and in farming methods, in competition from alien introductions, and in the introduction of new kinds of predator.
But over the decades, scientists have been able to measure distinctive shifts. In alpine Switzerland, plants, butterflies and birds were all observed to move uphill as temperatures shifted through the decades. In Britain, some butterfly populations were observed to extend their range northwards while others were less able to take advantage of the opportunity to exploit new territory.
Dr Amano and his partners – from Britain, Poland and Germany – looked at a long sequence of historical records to explore the responses of plants. The theory is that over evolutionary time, each species finds a favoured "niche" that suits it best, and occupies it.
As climate conditions change, so should the ideal niche, and plants should shift their ground or respond in some other way. All the research requires is a lot of data, collected over hundreds of years.
General Principles of Plant Adaptation
"Britain is the ideal study system for this purpose because historical changes in first flowering dates have been estimated for 405 plant species by applying a hierarchical model to almost 400,000 observation records throughout the country", say the authors, "and records on spatial distribution are available for 6,669 higher plant taxa throughout Britain at two census periods" (a taxon is a group of natural populations judged by taxonomists to constitute a unit).
They were able to work from 395,466 records of 405 flowering species collected between 1753 and 2009, held by the UK Phenology Network.They also had access to the oldest set of weather records on the planet, the Central England Temperature series, recording daily temperatures since 1772.
By using sophisticated mathematical techniques and a lot of data, the team were able to settle at least one very general principle: if a plant could not take advantage of warmer weather by flowering earlier then there was a greater likelihood that it would shift its range northwards. And there was a complementary relationship: if a plant could not change its ground, it changed its phenology. [Wikipedia: Phenology is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation).]
The finding gives conservation scientists some more general principles to apply. It also reveals some of the characteristics that might indicate how a species might be predicted to respond. The word "might" is important here. Their findings, the authors say, "need to be carefully interpreted, as our models generally had a low explanatory power."
Article originally published in Climate News Network
Tim Radford is a freelance journalist. He worked for The Guardian for 32 years, becoming (among other things) letters editor, arts editor, literary editor and science editor. He won the Association of British Science Writers award for science writer of the year four times. He served on the UK committee for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. He has lectured about science and the media in dozens of British and foreign cities.
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