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Unspoilt Beaches Far From the Crowds
Welcome to Xerokampos, Crete
Corissia Travel Guide Interesting Places in Crete
Xerokampos, Crete
Visitors to this remote location are rewarded with unspoilt beaches and pristine nature.
Tucked away on the south-east coast of Crete, the isolated area of Xerokampos is far from the bustling crowds. Over 3 hours' drive from Heraklion, and 1 hour 40 minutes from the nearest city of Ierapetra, it is one of the most remote destinations on the island.
Visitors are rewarded with a collection of fine, long beaches clothed in pristine white sand, truly unspoilt and crowd free. Tourism here is fairly low-key: be sure to bring your own supplies, since restaurants and beach services are limited, as is mobile phone reception. The nearest ATM is 44 km away in the mountain village of Ziros.
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Bird Paradise
Bird lovers travelling off-season will relish the salt-water lagoon Alatsolimni 3 km to the north of Xerokampos, a veritable avian paradise. The lake evaporates in summer, but floods in the winter, when it becomes a natural refuge for migratory birds, playing host to herons and even a flock of flamingos!
Natural Beauty Treatment
500 m from the heart of the settlement of Xerokampos lies the beach of Argilos, known for its argillaceous soil. A sign in Greek encourages bathers to use the healing clay as a natural beauty treatment. Nature's outdoor spa!
Hiking in Crete
The Ancient Settlement of Ambelos
The remains of the Hellenistic city of Ambelos are accessible along a dirt track at Farmakokefalo, above Gerontolakkos beach, 550 m from the centre of Xerokampos.
This once prosperous city was founded in the 5th century B.C. The remains of its walls, houses and roadways can be discerned at the excavation site today. The whitewashed chapel of Agios Nikolaos is perched on the hill amongst the ruins, offering a picturesque foreground motif for your photographs of the enchanting surroundings.
Lamnoni Gorge
Lamnoni Gorge stretches from Xerokampos to the mountain village of Ziros, and is the driest canyon in eastern Crete. It takes approximately 2 hours to complete the gentle descent through the gorge, which should only be attempted in the cooler months between autumn and spring.
The canyon rewards visitors with wild Cretan beauty; raw, exposed rock walls and views of the Libyan Sea. Hiking downhill through the gorge from the Lamnoni plateau to the beach is the most comfortable and scenic direction to walk.
To find the entrance to the gorge, drive up from Xerokampos through the village of Ziros, and follow the road to Lamnoni village. This is perched on a small plateau 4 km from Ziros. After the village, you will see a dirt road on your right. Follow it past a homestead, a well, and through some sheep gates until you reach the gorge.
The canyon ends near the road approximately 2-3 km from Ziros. From here, it's an easy 20-minute walk down to the beach. This is an ideal walk if you have a member of your party who can drop you off at the gorge, and then enjoy the beach at Xerokampos. Otherwise, you can organise the drop-off with locals in the village.
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"Solomon Shamah Will Remain As The Minister of Tourism"
Martinelli: "Solomon Shamah Will Remain As The Minister of Tourism"
Wednesday, June 29 2011 @ 09:27 AM COT
By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com – This morning the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, gave a long and exclusive interview on the channel 13 Telemetro news broadcast, on the eve of the second anniversary of his coming to power. During the interview Telemetro journalist Alvaro Alvarado asked Martinelli about the widely announced and anticipated "changes to the cabinet" expected to take place this Friday, 1 July 2011. When specifically asked about Panama's Minister of Tourism, Solomon Shamah, Martinelli said he had received "a stack" of letters of support from hotel owners and businessmen for Shamah. He refused to fire Shamah based on a "Wikileaks" report, which he described as being full of incorrect information, rumors, and innuendo. With regards to reports that the United States has revoked Shamah's visa to travel to the United States, Martinelli said "having a visa to travel to the United State's cannot be a prerequisite" to serve in his administration. He pointed out that this year, for the first time, Panama will have received more than 2 million tourists, and he directly credited Shamah for much of that increase. In the end, he flatly said "Shamah is staying" in his position as the Minister of Tourism, putting an end to speculation about this particular change in this cabinet. He went further and said "if anyone can prove, with documents and evidence" that Shamah has been involved in any type of criminal activity, then they should come forward and present that evidence. And he said "if there were charges or some kind of an indictment" against Shamah in the United States, "then that would be another matter…"


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Land of Wolves
The Return of Lincoln's Bodyguard
TJ Turner
Hardcover (5/2/2017)
Multiple-Award-Winning Author of Historical Fiction
Vigilante Justice from the hills of western Tennessee to the streets of New York City to the plains of the Lakota Sioux
Land of Wolves finds Joseph Foster with Molly as they settle into a newfound life in the hills of Tennessee. But Abraham Lincoln's former bodyguard, the man who saved the President's life, cannot escape the Consortium as they come roaring back, killing his mother, abducting his daughter—all to coerce his Congressional testimony on their behalf.
Instead, Joseph and Molly strike the Consortium in their own safe haven of New York City. In a Bonnie and Clyde-like twist, they rob from the Consortium to draw out their leader—General Dorsey. But the hidden plan reveals more than they counted on, exposing the true intention to steal the Black Hills and the gold underneath from the Lakota Sioux. Land of Wolves traverses the American landscape, where only a full reconciliation with Joseph's native heritage and a cast of characters ripped from history—including Lincoln—can bring true peace and stop General Dorsey and the evil Industrial Consortium.
America marches west, hand-in-hand, with corrupt politics—perfect for fans of American history
While the novels in the Lincoln's Bodyguard Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:
Lincoln's Bodyguard
Angel in the Fog
Praise For Land of Wolves: The Return of Lincoln's Bodyguard…
"A wonderfully imagined world of 'what might have been, if only if.' The chemistry between the characters sparkles, the treachery comes from all directions, and the story moves with a wry, appealing voice. It's one delicious tale." —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author
"Turner's second alternative history featuring Joseph Foster (after 2015's Lincoln's Bodyguard) provides an imaginative answer to the question he poses in an author's note: "What would America have looked like if our greatest president had lived?" —Publishers Weekly
" . . . the story is almost cinematic in its construction and execution. Terrific fun and perfect reading for fans of alternate-history adventures." —Booklist
Praise for the Lincoln's Bodyguard Series
"[Angel in the Fog is] superb historical fiction with a wonderful and inspiring main character in Molly Ferguson. Very highly recommended." —Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author
"Riveting with action and period detail, Lincoln's Bodyguard by TJ Turner captured me on the first page. From President Abraham Lincoln to security specialist Allan Pinkerton, history comes to fire-breathing life in this tale of treachery and honor, politics and war." —Gayle Lynds, New York Times best-selling author
"TJ Turner's Lincoln's Bodyguard is a rip-snorting thrill ride through an alternate history. Turner makes the 1870s come alive with intricate detail, jarring action, and whip-lashing plot twists." —Matt Coyle, best-selling and Anthony, Shamus, Macavity, and Lefty Award-winning author
"War, politics, love, and betrayal combine in a riveting tale that upends history and imagines the America that might have been. Just when you settle into the new post-Civil War order in Lincoln's Bodyguard, TJ Turner delivers plot twists that make the story unstoppable, culminating in an ending no one will see coming." —Bob Mayer, New York Times best-selling author
"In this deft and brilliant reimagining of history, TJ Turner mines the best of old-school detective fiction to bring a wild new version of Lincoln, the Civil War and its aftermath to life." —Joe Clifford, award-winning author of the Jay Porter Series
"This novel [Lincoln's Bodyguard] provides a new take on a fascinating question: what would America have been like if Lincoln had lived? TJ Turner provides an intriguing answer—one that reaffirms something I firmly believe—history matters." —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author
"Suspenseful and rich with historical detail, Angel in the Fog by TJ Turner brings the Civil War to fire-breathing life. A young prostitute's discovery of a conspiracy to murder president-elect Abraham Lincoln sets her on a daring path to help the Pinkerton agency save the president's life, and soon she becomes one of America's first female private detectives." —Gayle Lynds, New York Times best-selling author
Oceanview Publishing, 9781608092956, 304pp.
TJ Turner is an award-winning novelist, a historian, a research scientist, and a federal agent. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from Cornell University. As a reserve military officer, he served three tours in Afghanistan and was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal (2013 and 2017). Lincoln's Bodyguard, Turner's debut novel and its sequel, Land of Wolves, won the Darrell Award for Best Mid-South Novel, the International Book Award for Historical Fiction, the Best Book Award for Historical Fiction, the Military Writers of America Gold and Silver Medals, and the National Indie Excellence Award for Historical Fiction. His third novel, Angel in the Fog, a prequel, won the National Indie Excellence Award for Historical Fiction. Turner lives in central Ohio, with his wife, Nancy, and three children.
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Prior to joining the Conservation League as a Data Analyst, Andy worked on air quality modeling and regulation development for the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Prior to his time at DHEC, Andy researched oyster reef restoration and shellfish resource assessment methods as a Wildlife Biologist for the SC Department of Natural Resources and evaluated physical processes associated with the Japan East Sea at the University of Rhode Island. Andy earned a B.S. in Physics from the College of Charleston and is currently pursuing a M.S. in Civil Engineering at the Citadel. When he's not crunchin' numbers, Andy enjoys woodworking, cycling, surfing, playing classical guitar, and spending time with his wife and two kids.


While I have not seen the X-Men: Day of Future Past move yet, at least one plot point sounds very familiar to a plot point involved in a different "X-Men/Time Travel" story. Minor DOFP spoilers after the cut.
X-MEN #41 (Vol 2) was LegionQuest, the prologue to Age of Apocalypse.
In DOFP, as a result of time travel, the world become aware of the "mutant menace" decades earlier than they "should" have. Something similar happens in "LegionQuest," the prologue to "Age of Apocalypse."
All right, the Legion/Magneto fight causes Apocalypse to act earlier than he did in the main timeline. This is even fixed in X-MEN OMEGA, where there is no massive televised fight so almost everything is as it was. This massive battle is more of a catalyst than "just" Legion accidentally killing Charles Xavier.


What makes AttiGo special and different? We Only Partner with Legitimate Suppliers Who doesn't love more choices? With the entry of AttiGo Online Shop into the Philippine E-commerce scene, we now have more stores to consider and a whole new range of brands and item variations to choose from. What sets AttiGo Online Shop is that it verifies the legitimacy of stores. So you're sure that if you partner with us, you belong to an Online Shop that sells only original and authentic merchandise. We will build your reputation even more as a reputable merchant! And if you're a user/shopper, you're assured you're buying only the real thing. No fakes allowed! Easy Shop, Easy Go AttiGo Online Shop provides a quick and easy order and payment system. It offers multiple card payment options, accepts PayPal and even COD payment system. Free Shipping AttiGo Online Shop provides FREE Shipping within Metro Manila for a minimum of Php500. After Sales Support AttiGo Online Shop offers after sale support. All products come with warranties depending on the terms of the store. Rare Finds AttiGo Online Shop provides items that are limited, trendy and collectible. Empowering Filipino Entrepreneurs AttiGo Online Shop does not only benefit consumers. It also becomes the bridge between Filipino entrepreneurs--even small start ups and the consumers. Income Opportunity AttiGo Online Shop recognizes the potential of each and every member to tap into a new audience and therefore, it offers a profit sharing system granting its reseller commission for every resale. The reselling system is very easy too. You can make your own shop and have a link to your shop composed of goods grabbed from the AttiGo Online Shop. Gives Back AttiGo Online Shop does not only focus on making profits but also gives back to the community. It has partnerships with World Vision and certain indigent communities.


The Information Systems Analyst (ISA) exit exam is designed to test the knowledge of graduating undergraduates based on the IS 2002 model curriculum. The exam has 258 questions which cover a wide range of Information Systems (IS) topics.
MSU Denver Students did better than all students in two IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
Twenty nine (29) of the 55 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Three of the 55 students scored 70% or above, earning them the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSU Denver ranked 3rd (100th percentile) of all test takers.
MSCD Students did better than all students in all but one IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
Thirty two (32) of the 42 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Four of the 42 students scored 70% or above, earning them the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSCD ranked 3rd (100th percentile) of all test takers.
MSCD Students did better than all students in three IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
Fourteen of the 28 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Three of the 28 students scored 70% or above, earning them the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSCD ranked 1st (100th percentile) of all test takers.
Twenty of the 27 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Three of the 27 students scored 70% or above, earning them the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSCD ranked 17th (96th percentile) of all test takers.
MSCD Students did better than all students in four IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
23 of the 32 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Five of the 32 students scored 70% or above, earning the the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSCD ranked 3rd (98th percentile) of all test takers.
MSCD Students did better than all students in all 6 IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
Twenty one of the 28 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. The best student from MSCD ranked 15th (95th percentile) of all test takers.
MSCD Students did better than all students in five IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
Fourteen of the 24 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. Two of the 24 students scored 70% or above, earning them the ISA master certificate. The best student from MSCD ranked 1st (100th percentile) of all test takers.
27 of the 64 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. The best student from MSCD ranked 8th (98th percentile) of all test takers.
Fourteen of the 22 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals. The best student from MSCD ranked 5th (97th percentile) of all test takers.
The ICCP certificate is issued by the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (www.iccp.org). Students can check out more details about their performance at the ISEducation website.


At a time of heightened concern about agency overreach, this Article highlights a less appreciated development in agency equality regulation. Moving beyond traditional bureaucratic forms of regulation, civil rights agencies in recent years have experimented with new forms of regulation to advance inclusion. This new "inclusive regulation" can be described as more open ended, less coercive, and more reliant on rewards, collaboration, flexibility, and interactive assessment than traditional modes of civil rights regulation. This Article examines the power and limits of this new inclusive regulation and suggests a framework for increasing the efficacy of these new modes of regulation.


HAAS model 2470, 2470L residential door is part of the residential door series. This garage door is a raised panel style and is available in long panel. It has an outside skin made of steel. The thickness of the outside skin is 24 ga. It contains no, polystyrene insulating material and an insulation r=0, 7.4. It is a 1, 2 layer door. This door has a thickness of 2". Colors available for the 2470, 2470L are: white, almond, sandtone, brown. The door is paintable and not stainable. This door is not pinch resistant. The warranty on this garage door is Lifetime on paint and 1 year on hardware from HAAS. The model 2470, 2470L is still available.
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The Oakland County Water Resources Commission (WRC) experienced a sinkhole on Middlebelt Road just south of 13 Mile Road in the City of Farmington Hills. The washout was due to the collapse of a 36-inch diameter sanitary sewer line. WRC staff, along with a TV crew, confirmed the exact location and extent of the collapse which resulted in the complete closure of Middlebelt Road as emergency procedures ensued.
Spalding DeDecker (SD), with a construction technician on-site, was responsible for the complete tracking of construction labor and materials for what turned into a $3.5 million venture. A considerable emphasis was placed on safety measures to ensure the integrity of other utilities in the immediate area. These included an extensive gas main support system and a thorough dewatering grid. Another substantial component of the project was the bypass pumping operations to continue sanitary service to residents.
SD also provided contract administration services for this very atypical contract, as there was no prime contractor. Each entity was hired individually by WRC. This added to the complexity of documenting all aspects of the work including invoices, payrolls, labor rates, equipment rentals, material lists, fuel usage, testing, and monitoring. SD reviewed invoices and made payment recommendations based on actual work completed and labor used.
SD kept documentation using FieldManager to upload daily field reports which tracked and logged all labor hours and equipment separately for 17 different subcontractors. SD conducted Prevailing Wage interviews and checked certified payrolls for Davis-Bacon compliance. The SD Project Manager kept close communication with the WRC engineering staff, and all interested parties were kept abreast of the contract status. SD also maintained a web-based portal site to give around-the-clock access to posted dailies, photos, and test results.
This Project was funded with a combination of Recovery Zone Bonds and WRC reserve repair funds.


I have a 15 year old fig tree that has been trimmed each dormant season. Branches are currently 8 to 10 ft long from main trunk. Knuckles have formed from prior pruning about 2-3 ft from trunk. Should branches be thinned and shortened several feet measuring from ends each year?


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The Triton Review
June 30CSEL teams up with local senior housing community
June 30College counselors adapt to remain available to students
June 30Service learning went virtual this quarter
June 30Local athlete proves himself- again
June 30How a local produce stand is managing mid-pandemic
CSEL teams up with local senior housing community
Olivia Gregorich, Staff Writer|June 30, 2020
Edmonds College's Service Learning program has partnered with Shepherd's Garden,
a local low-income housing community for seniors 62 or older.
According to Christine Thomas, the administrator at Shepherd's Garden, the housing community currently has 48 residents.
"[COVID-19] affected our social interactions with the residents. We usually have bingo and other kinds of social events at least weekly, and we've had to cancel all that" said Thomas.
According to Steward Sinning, the program manager for the Center of Student Engagement, the partnership was originally requested from the Edmonds College President Dr. Singh. He set up the initial meeting with himself, Sinning and Thomas.
"From there, Dr. Singh left it up to Christine and myself to see what we could do to come up with a project," said Sinning. "We only had the one entry this quarter, but given all that's happened, it's definitely a challenge to have the same level of student engagement, especially when you're trying to form a new partnership with a community partner."
According to Sinning, the one student's project consisted of reading some classic stories that related to past and present mythology. After reading the stories, the student planned to upload weekly videos to Youtube about the stories.
The Shepherd's Garden service learning project is a great opportunity for students to get involved with a local community in a creative way. Students can tailor their project based on their own interests or studies. In this case, the participating student was fulfilling service learning for her anthropology class.
"The sharing of history and cultural myths with today's children and seniors relates to her class of study in cultural anthropology and linguistics" said Sinning.
The topic of the project and length of the service learning hours is very dependent on the student's reasoning for doing this project, and the type of project they are doing.
According to Sinning, projects can be as simple as streaming a song or game over a webcam for the seniors at Shepherd's Garden. However, he wants the project to generate some valuable outcomes, learning experiences, and opportunities for reflections.
Thomas also gives some suggestions for projects. She says students can volunteer to help seniors at Shepherd's Garden with technical problems from phones and computers, or volunteering for art or music programs.
"We're open to just about anything that people want to volunteer for," said Thomas.
The process to submit a project is very simple. On the Edmonds College website, there is a form for students that are interested in the Shepherd's Garden project to fill out. Sinning says the form has students give a brief outline of their project, along with a plan and schedule. There are also a few required reflection activities.
For students that are interested, the Shepherd's Garden service learning project will be offered throughout the summer quarter.
"We're excited and we want to grow. We're not going to give up just because we had low participation this quarter," said Sinning.
Olivia Gregorich
College counselors adapt to remain available to students
Mental health is more important than ever during this time, which is why Edmonds College counselors have been hard at work to continue offering their ...
Service learning went virtual this quarter
With the pressure of COVID-19, the majority of Edmonds College was forced to be remote for Spring Quarter. Unfortunately, this includes service learni...
Local athlete proves himself- again
Local football star and Snohomish County Native Jacob Eason was taken in round four of the 2020 National Football League Draft, selected 122 overall t...
How a local produce stand is managing mid-pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, simple trips to the grocery store have become a tedious task. Two months after Governor Jay Inslee made restrictions o...
Students facing financial hardships can receive aid through grants and programs
In the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic, students attending Edmonds College need more support than ever. Many have recently found themselves u...
Locals are finding creative ways to celebrate graduates
High school seniors have lost many of the rights of passage that traditionally come with completing their years of public education, and unfortunately...
Culinary department spices things up with new food truck
Local brothers aim to fill gap in soccer with new team
Chemistry teacher receives minor injuries in experiment gone wrong
Local ballet theatre strives to make dancing enjoyable for all
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It's been an easy and "stress free" experience with both Michael and Jeff. The customer service is outstanding and my new hearing aids are amazing! What a difference a little sound makes!! Thanks guys.
The hearing tests were very comprehensive. The staff was helpful, courteous and thorough. I now have hearing aids. I hear better and am very happy with the experience.


By: W.U. Savage, S.P. Nishenko, D.G. Honegger, and L. Kempner Jr.
Electric power utilities are familiar with and skilled in preparing for and responding to almost-routine natural hazard events such as strong wind and ice storms and seasonal floods, as well as intentional human acts such as vandalism. Recent extreme weather (hurricanes Katrina and Rita), extremely destructive international earthquakes (in Sumatra and Pakistan), and nation-wide concerns regarding future terrorist attacks have increased the pressure on utilities to take appropriate steps to avoid being overwhelmed by such infrequent and exceedingly severe events. Determining what constitutes the appropriate steps to take requires various levels of understanding of the specific hazards and the risks faced by the utility. The American Lifelines Alliance (www. americanlifelinesalliance.org) has prepared a Guideline that provides clear, concise, and nationally-applicable guidance on determining the scope and level of effort necessary to assess power system performance in the wide range of natural hazard or human threat events. Included in this Guideline are specific procedures to follow and information to consider in performing standardized assessments. With the results of such assessments, utility owners can effectively establish and carry out risk management programs that will lead to achieving appropriate levels of performance in future events. The Guideline incorporates an inquiry-driven process with a two-phase performance assessment that can be applied to power systems of any size. The screening phase enables systems or components that are clearly not at risk to be screened out early. The subsequent analysis phase uses results from the screening phase to prioritize and allocate resources for more detailed assessments of hazard, vulnerability, and system performance. This process helps assure that the scope of the assessment meets the specific performance objectives of the inquiry. A case history is presented to illustrate the type of experience with an inquiry-driven process that was considered in developing the Guideline to meet the diverse needs of utility personnel in engineering, operations, and management. Copyright ASCE 2007.


Thank you, first and foremost, for your extraordinary dedication to an important, and life-enriching study.
I feel compelled to wri! te to you, after re-reading The Drama of the Gifted Child. Early in my marriage, I began my master's degree studies in Education at Simmons College, in Boston, MA, where I was first introduced to your book. The program stressed the concept of family systems and the importance of getting in touch with your own past, so that you do not bring into the classroom the lingering problems of your personal childhood history. This was in keeping with what I had learned as an undergraduate at the University of Vermont — where the message was repeatedly reinforced that you could not be effective teachers if you do not know your own painful history — which was quite subversive thinking at the time. In addition, we were also told that teachers need to know the individual stories of the children in their care. For this young student, it was an eye opener to learn that teachers could not expect to do a decent job if they did not know and understand the home environment of each child in their classroom. This stirred up many difficult memories about my own childhood and the impact it could have had on my learning potential.
Needless to say, both programs as well as your book struck a nerve, and as a result I began a life-long journey to understand how my childhood upbringing shaped my ability to develop my potential, to create meaningful friendships, and to find true intimacy. When I first read your book in the early eighties, I finally had the words and understanding to support what I knew instinctively about myself. But most importantly, your book provided me with a foundation for what I needed to know and do as a mother, so that I would not repeat the abuses (both cruelty and neglect) of my childhood. It was not always easy, since I was married to a physically and emotionally abusive man where deceit and ridicule were his aphrodisiacs. To add to the injury, I received little support from a remote and detached family system — that thrived on grandiosity, competition, jealousy and inevitably a mirroring of the early abuse. Thankfully from other young mothers, I did witness effective parenting models — but I did not grasp the vagaries of friendship and meaningful connection. I was also learning (painfully) that I was not always "there" emotionally to understand the needs of my children.
Eventually, to save my life and most importantly, to dilute my children's exposure to their abusive (my words, not there's) father, I went through a painful and protracted divorce when my children were quite young. I essentially lost everything except my children and at times that was at risk. Penniless and abandoned by every system, I eventually landed my first job in publishing — where I gained extraordinary professional skills.
The story is told from one woman's perspective about her association with seven young mothers. It was during the first inroads of the women's liberation movement and although the women were recent college graduates, they opted for the more traditional role of wife and mother, in a time of conflicting messages with few role models, and as we later learned, undelivered promises from a society that was not ready to let them go.
The story begins in the present time when the protagonist receives a phone call from one of the women (! her most meaningful connection) inviting her to attend her daughter's wedding celebration. The call inevitably dredges up difficult memories of the early years and the mitigating factors that interrupted her friendship with this woman. As a result, as she prepares for her reunion, the protagonist looks back on the confusion of early years and the struggles they faced in marriage and motherhood as well as her unexpected estrangement from the group when she is divorced.
An agent who was interested in my work sent the book to the senior editor at St. Martin's Press and it was rejected. I personally sent the book to Kate Medi! na at Random House and unfortunately, it was rejected there as well. Perhaps I needed an agent's support. Since I have been called a gifted writer by many professionals, I feel confident it's not my writing ability. Am I up against the typical perception — that these are whining women who just didn't know how to get on with their lives? And if so, I would ask, how do women who have been beaten with a metaphorical two-by-four as children and later as adults, just get up and go on with their lives? They do it, but not without paying a high price.
My novel is truly the outcome of reading your book so many years ago. It has become my life work to be a better mother and to understand what it takes to develop meaningful, enriching connections within and outside the family.
2 Because, as she demonstrates through her hesitant speech, her lack of authority in her voice, and her style of questioning (that definitely needs to be silenced) as an adult, that she still knows too much.
And I personally believe there is a reason for this, in families, in the workplace, and in society. I know this because I have experienced the silence factor personally and professionally and I have seen it operate in both my children (male and female) and with young friends — although denial is paramount.
I believe this problem needs to be addressed — that women still can be silenced into subservience by family and by society — and that this serves an "important" function. Emotional, financial, and physical abuse can and does continue in the workplace and at home, and as long as this particular type of woman can be kept quiet, she can be manipulated to serve, to spend more money, or to be the target of continued ridicule and/or abuse. And if we have a society that supports and promotes such treatment, there is little chance of change or exposure. ! As I say in my novel, it is what happens "when there are no witnesses to the truth." You explain this so beautifully when you talk about children who are helpless; so are many women who don't have a voice.
My intention in writing this novel is to put this silencing on stage, as another way for women to access and recognize that this problem may exist in their own lives. If they can see it and feel it through the lives of these eight women, perhaps it will someday become a catalyst for change in their lives, as your book did for me. I would hope in some small way it captures the essence and key messages of your work put into a story format.
I am not sure what direction to take regarding the publishing of The Mothers' Group a! nd any advice you could offer would be most appreciated. I do believe this story has to be told — as uncomfortable as it may be — so that we can expose what is currently going on in women's lives who don't have a voice. And perhaps, in the process, it will help a few men unlock their past — through the lives of both the women and the men in the novel who continue to abuse or who have faced their demons.
So many women have shared their stories with me, painfully — and as they look at their future, as single women with little financial protection or existing silently in abusive relationships, as a way to maintain financial protection, perhaps this novel will be their voice. And for young women today, perhaps it could preempt future misfortune in marriage and in friendship.
Thank you so much for playing an important role in my life to become a more understanding mother and to be a good friend. I look forward to reading your other works.
AM: Unfortunately, I cannot give you any advice how you can publish a book. Maybe you want to write us more after you have read my other books and the articles on the site.


At five years old, Rudy Kalis' view of the Statue of Liberty marked his immigration day into the United States. It also began a multiple decade battle with cultural, language, and educational challenges.
Persevering through tough college and military experiences, and an early introduction to broadcasting, Rudy used the same hardnosed tactics to try and make a name for himself. In the process he alienated others, until one day he was confronted with the truth of who he was, and a pathway to a live a different life.
In the choice between staying critical, negative and deflating or embracing a new world of possibilities, Rudy chose the unknown. The impact on him, and others has been profound.


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Our 12-week programme is especially designed to help entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into real projects that can lead them to the creation/consolidation of a start-up.
The full programme will be developed throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, starting with a selection process from December 2014 to February 2015 where the projects will be decided that will participate in the First Edition of Culinary Action! Incubator..
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The programme is designed to receive up to 8 entrepreneurial projects.
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Compounds In Citrus Fruit May Prevent Heart Disease, Fatty Liver, And Diabetes In Obese People
Aug 21, 2016 04:12 PM By Samantha Olson
Adding oranges, limes, and lemons into your diet may be the health trick we've been looking for to fight off the steady increase of obesity-related diseases in America. A new study, presented at the American Chemical Society's 252nd National Meeting & Exposition, has revealed the previously underestimated benefits citrus fruits could have for the roughly 80 million obese people in the United States.
Knowing that citrus fruits are packed with heart-healthy antioxidants, a team of researchers from the Universidad Estadual Paulista tested how far its benefits could go. For one month they fed a group of 50 mice a standard diet, a high-fat diet, or a high-fat diet mixed with flavanones, which are a class of antioxidants found in oranges, lemons, and limes. Compared to the standard diet, the mice that were fed a high-fat diet experienced an increase damage in the blood by 80 percent and the liver by 57 percent. However, the mice that were fed flavanones decreased damage in the blood by about 48 percent and liver damage between 50 and 64 percent.
Eating oranges, limes, and lemons, among other citrus fruit varieties, help digest fiber and aid weight loss. They also help fight cancer, stop the formation of kidney stones and are full of minerals and vitamins. Photo courtesy of Pixabay, public domain
Even though the research team did not observe any weight loss as a result of the citrus flavanones, the mice didn't need to lose any weight in order to experience the health benefits. They had lower levels of stress, liver damage, blood lips and blood glucose, drastically decreasing their risk for disease.
Ultimately, the flavanones were able to decreases the risk of obesity-related diseaseslike heart disease, fatty liver, and diabetes associated with eating a high-fat, western diet. But the benefits may not be limited to obese people alone. According to researchers, a normal, healthy body is capable of fighting off molecules that cause cell damage known as oxidative stress. But when people consume high-fat diets they accumulate fat cells in their bodies. In turn, those fat cells produce a large amount of reactive oxygen cells that make it difficult to prevent damage, which increases the risk for disease. Because of this, researchers believe it matters more on how many fat cells you have and less on how much you weigh.
Researchers said for people to get a similar disease-fighting effect at home, it may be as easy as a glass of lime juice or, in the future, a pill with concentrated flavanone compounds.
"In the future we can use citrus flavanone to prevent or delay chronic diseases caused by obesity in humans," said the study's co-author Paula S. Ferreira, a graduate student at the Universidad Estadual Paulista, in a statement. "This study also suggests that consuming citrus fruits probably could have beneficial effects for people who are not obese, but have diets rich in fats, putting them at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and abdominal obesity."
To learn more about how other fruits, like cranberries can benefits your heart, gut, and brain, read here.
Source: Ferreira PS and Cesar TB, et al. 252nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. 2016.
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TH-PHD-2015-009
Development of the Recoil Detector for the HESR Day-One Experiment and Commissioning at COSY by Measuring pp Elastic Scattering
Publication author:
Qiang Hu
Publication author reference:
qianghu@impcas.ac.cn
TH-PHD-2015-009.pdf
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The PANDA experiment is one of the future experiments at FAIR, it will pursue a broad physics program with high quality antiproton beam in the momentum region from 1.5 to 15 GeV/c. The goal of the PANDA luminosity detector is to determine the absolute in- tegrated luminosity with precision of ∆L/L ≤ 3%. The antiproton-proton elastic scattering differential parameters, σ tot , ρ and b are needed for the PANDA luminosity calibration in order to achieve this high precision of absolute normalization. However, the existing data of σ tot , ρ and b in the PANDA beam momentum range are not sufficient by precise for the PANDA luminosity calibration. The HESR Day-One experiment is dedicated to determine the differential param- eters by measuring antiproton-proton elastic scattering in a large range of squared 4- momentum transfer, |t|. The HESR Day-One experiment will measure the elastically scattered antiprotons and recoil protons with the PANDA luminosity detector and a recoil detector, respectively. One recoil detector consists of two silicon and two germa- nium sensors by covering the polar angle range from θ = 71 ◦ to 91.5 ◦ . The silicon and germanium detectors are single-sided strip structure. Both silicon detectors have the di- mensions 76.8 mm × 50 mm × 1 mm. The two germanium detectors have the same ac- tive area of 80.4 mm × 50 mm, but with thickness of 5 mm and 11 mm, respectively. The silicon detectors will measure the recoil protons below 12 MeV, and the germanium de- tector will measure the recoil protons up to 60 MeV. A dedicated recoil detector for tests with proton beam at COSY has been built. After assembly, the silicon and germanium detectors have been tested in the laboratory with the radioactive source 244 Cm. The optimal operation temperature, 125 K, of the germa- nium has been determined. The energy resolutions of the silicon and germanium detec- tors at 125 K are better than 20 keV and 30 keV, respectively. Energy calibration for the silicon and germanium detectors has been studied. The uncertainty of ADC's nonlinearity is about 0.31%. The silicon detectors have been calibrated with several standard sources and the uncertainty of the energy calibration of the silicon detectors has been estimated to be around 0.33%. The germanium detectors have been calibrated with the radioactive sources 60 Co, 137 Cs and 244 Cm. Based on the α particle's energy deposited in the sensitive area of the germanium detectors, the dead- layer thickness of the Ge #1 and Ge #2 sensors have been determined to be 0.72 μm and 0.82 μm of equivalent silicon, respectively. The uncertainty of energy calibration of the germanium detector is about 0.31%. Simulation studies of proton-proton elastic scattering at 3.2 GeV/c has been per- formed. The detector's acceptance has been obtained. The differential counts as a func- tion of |t| has been reconstructed with acceptance correction. The proton-proton elastic scattering differential parameters σ tot , ρ and b have been determined by analyzing the characteristic shape of the |t| distribution with optical theory and parameterized expres- sions. Due to the recoil particle and kinematics to be measured in pp→pp are the same as that in pp →pp at a certain beam momentum, it is reasonable to learn about pp →pp from pp→pp. Therefore, the recoil detector was installed at the ANKE cluster target sta- tion at COSY and commissioned by measuring proton-proton elastic scattering in 2013. Data were taken at beam momenta of 1.7, 2.5, 2.8 and 3.2 GeV/c. For 2.8 GeV/c and 3.2 GeV/c, the differential counts as a function of |t| distributions have been reconstructed based on the centroid energy and elastic events in the identical strips. After analysing the characteristic shape of the |t| distribution, the elastic scattering differential parame- ters and integrated luminosity have been determined. The uncertainty of σ tot and b were better than 1% and of ρ was about 2%. The absolute integrated luminosity within preci- sion of ∆L/L ≤ 3% was achieved. Comparing the measured σ tot and ρ with the predicted values based on existing data, the differences between our results and the predicted values are less than 1.5%, but the measured b values are about 20% greater than the predicted ones. The differential cross section obtained. The dσ/dt at 2.8 GeV/c and 3.2 GeV/c have been distribution of our results in the range of |t| ∈ [0.02, 0.095] (GeV/c) 2 are in good consistent with the existing data at 3.0 GeV/c. These results demonstrate that the HESR Day-One experiment is feasible and the data analysis method is reliable.


यूपी बोर्ड हाई स्कूल और इंटरमीडिएट का रिजल्ट्स कब आएगा, Up Board 10th, 12th Results Date, Upmsp.Edu.In, Upresults.Nic.In, उत्तर प्रदेश बोर्ड १०थ १२थ रिजल्ट्स डेट क्या है?
UP Board 10th, 12th Results Date 2019: Students who take the UP Board exams will not have to wait long for the result. It is being said that the Board can announce the date of the results of the 10th and the 12th this week and by the end of next week i.e., can release the result by 28th April.


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Department of History Newsletter
Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee's Department of History published this newsletter, entitled Footnotes, in the fall of 2004. It includes an interview with Professor Thomas Burman about his book on reading the Koran in Latin Christendom and an article about Professor Bruce Wheeler's retirement in addition to information about faculty awards, research, and alumni.
Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Department of History and Political Science was organized in 1905. The two areas were separated in 1941, though the History department continued to house a small group of anthropologists until 1946, when the Department of History was officially established as a separate entity.
Collection consists of a single folder.
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This collection was donated to University Archives.
Education, Higher -- Tennessee.
History -- Study and teaching.
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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[Identification of Item], Department of History Newsletter, AR.0668. University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.
[Identification of Item], Department of History Newsletter, AR.0668. University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections. https://scout.lib.utk.edu/repositories/2/resources/2654 Accessed January 28, 2023.


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Q: Pushing images to docker registry using docker-client api While exploring docker-client api (java) what certificates are exactly required for setting up connection to the docker daemon running on a vm.
The code which I found online :
{
// Create a client based on DOCKER_HOST and DOCKER_CERT_PATH env vars
final DockerClient docker = DefaultDockerClient.fromEnv().build();

// Pull an image
docker.pull("busybox");

}

The link to above example is available at : https://github.com/spotify/docker-client
What I intend to do is access docker-daemon running on my master node(deployed through magnum api) and push my java applications docker-image onto the registry so that I can create pods on my cluster using these images.
I am not sure what more needs to be done as I am new to this.

A: I did something similar, created images on a remote docker daemon and pushed it to a repository and further spawned containers. I used docker-java client and it works fine. You might want to go through their wiki, the issues page as usual proved to be very helpful for me.
Basic Steps:

*

*Basically you need to create a DockerClientConfig which is
something like:
public DockerClientConfig dockerClientConfig() {
   return DefaultDockerClientConfig.createDefaultConfigBuilder()
       .withDockerHost("IP_where_docker_daemon_is_running_with_port")
       .withDockerTlsVerify("Transport_Layer_Security_accepts_Boolean")
       .withDockerCertPath("If_tls_is_true")
       .build();
}

*Then you need to create a DockerClient
public DockerClient dockerClient() {
    DockerClient dockerClient = DockerClientBuilder.getInstance(dockerClientConfig())
        .withDockerCmdExecFactory(nettyDockerCmdExecFactory())
        .build();
    return dockerClient;
}

*Now you're ready to make calls to create Image, push Image,
startContainer etc.
   File baseDir = new File(appImage.getSourceUri());

    BuildImageResultCallback callback = new BuildImageResultCallback(){
        @Override
        public void onNext(BuildResponseItem item){
            System.out.println("It's done - > " + item);
            super.onNext(item);
        }
    };

    PushImageResultCallback pushImageResultCallback = new PushImageResultCallback(){
        @Override
        public void onNext(PushResponseItem item){
            System.out.println("It's done too - >" + item);
            super.onNext(item);
        }
    };

    dockerClient.buildImageCmd(baseDir).withTag(appImage.getRegistryEndpoint()+"/apps/test:" + appImage
                           .getName()).exec(callback).awaitImageId();

    dockerClient.listImagesCmd().withShowAll(true).exec();

    AuthConfig authConfig = new AuthConfig().withUsername("admin").withPassword("admin")
                                            .withRegistryAddress("http://some_ip/v2/");

    dockerClient.pushImageCmd(appImage.getName())
                .withAuthConfig(authConfig)
                .withName(appImage
                .getRegistryEndpoint()+ "/apps/test")
                .withTag(appImage.getName())
                .exec(pushImageResultCallback).awaitSuccess();

    CreateContainerResponse containerResponse = dockerClient.createContainerCmd(appImage
        .getRegistryEndpoint()+ "/apps/test:" + appImage.getName())
        .exec();

    dockerClient.startContainerCmd(containerResponse.getId()).exec();

That should be enough to get you started.

A: Perhaps that you could also simply use Jib core APIs which is a simple Java library that doesn't need any docker installed to build + push an image!
Read this Google blog post to know more about it.

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All issues Volume 41 / No 1 (January-February 2010) Apidologie, 41 1 (2010) 127-128 Full HTML
Volume 41, Number 1, January-February 2010
A scientific note on the fungus Beauveria bassiana infecting Varroa destructor in worker brood cells in honey bee hives*
Note scientifique sur le champignon Beauveria bassiana infectant Varroa destructor dans les cellules de couvain d'ouvrières à l'intérieur des ruches
Eine wissenschaftliche Notiz über den Pilz Beauveria bassiana, der Varroa destructor in Arbeiterinnenbrutzellen von Honigbienenvölkern befällt
Tove Steenberg1, Per Kryger2 and Niels Holst2
1 Department of Integrated Pest Management, Aarhus University, Skovbrynet 14, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
2 Department of Integrated Pest Management, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark
Corresponding author: T. Steenberg, Tove.Steenberg@agrsci.dk
Received: 5 March 2009
Revised: 7 July 2009
Key words: Beauveria bassiana / Varroa destructor / Apis mellifera / entomopathogenic fungi / natural occurrence
We report on the isolation of the mitosporic fungus Beauveria bassiana from varroa mites, Varroa destructor, in capped worker brood cells of honey bees, Apis mellifera. To our knowledge, this is the first record of B. bassiana from mites collected from bee brood. The brood chamber is the area of the hive where bees maintain high constant temperatures of 33–36 °C (Le Conte et al., 1990). An entomopathogenic fungus may be less efficacious because of poor germination at the high temperatures inside brood cells.
Natural enemies of the varroa mite are few and, until recently, included no records of fungal pathogens (Chandler et al., 2001). However, a number of studies have shown that varroa mites are highly susceptible to infection by a range of entomopathogenic fungi, including B. bassiana (James, 2009). Many entomopathogenic fungi have a ubiquitous distribution and a wide host range, thus one might expect foraging bees to frequently carry fungus conidia into the bee hive from their environment. The lack of observed natural infections of varroa mites by these fungi could be due to a combination of hygienic behaviour of worker bees and the harsh environmental conditions in bee colonies. Nevertheless, Meikle et al. (2006) isolated B. bassiana from approximately 0.2% of varroa mites collected from a number of apiaries in southern France and documented that natural infections could indeed be found. B. bassiana has also been reported from varroa mites in southern Spain (García-Fernández et al., 2008).
Due to the collection method used by Meikle et al. (2006), infected mites could have originated from adult bees, frames, or combs where temperatures and relative humidity levels are likely to differ from those inside capped brood cells. We collected varroa mites from capped worker brood cells from each of 46 hives (in a total of 24 apiaries located in different parts of Denmark). Pupae were sampled from a piece of worker comb (11 × 11 cm) from June to November 2008. Between one and 183 adult female mites were collected from the hives. Mites were surface-disinfected in 5% sodium hypochlorite (2 min), followed by two rinses (2 min each) in sterile water and incubation on moist filter paper in Petri dishes for 10 days at room temperature. Fungus growing from mite cadavers was identified with a stereo microscope, B. bassiana was transferred with a sterile glass needle to plates with 2% Sabouraud dextrose agar for cultivation, and isolates were later stored in our culture collection.
Beauveria bassiana found in Varroa destructor from capped brood cells in honey bee hives.
A total of 16 infected mites (overall prevalence: 0.9%) were found in three of the 24 apiaries (Tab. I). Fungus prevalence in varroa mites varied from 4.4% (N = 45) to 33% (N = 3) among hives. All fungus was found during the autumn months. Additional mites were collected from an apiary where the fungus was found in early September. Dead mites that fell through the bottom wirescreen in each of four hives were collected at the end of October from plastic trays placed under the hives for a few days. These mites were surface-disinfected and processed as above. B. bassiana was found in dead varroa mites from all four hives at comparatively high infection levels (hive 1: 10.1%, N = 198; hive 2: 15.4%, N = 78; hive 3: 40.7%, N = 366; hive 4: 17.2%, N = 493). No B. bassiana was found in adult bees (N = 139) sampled in November from the three apiaries where the fungus had been detected in varroa mites.
Our data show that varroa mites infected with B. bassiana can be found in worker brood cells. The natural occurrence of the fungus appear to be neither rare nor widespread. Nevertheless, the finding of the fungus in all four hives in an apiary sampled in October indicates that the fungus may spread from hive to hive by bee drift and therefore might become common at a local scale. It remains to be seen whether the fungus resides over winter in the hive or whether it disappears when mite populations decline to a minimum. Infected mites collected from bee pupae may have been infected before entering the brood cell. It still needs to be determined if infection affects reproduction of the mites. The fact that the fungus was present in varroa mites in brood cells emphasizes that the temperatures encountered in this warm area of a nest is not detrimental to the fungus while colonizing its host. Thus mites infected elsewhere in the hive cannot escape infection by entering brood cells. The fungus isolates originating from varroa mites in brood cells may be well adapted to the hive environment and may have good potential for varroa control.
We thank all beekeepers who kindly provided comb samples for this study, and thank Minna Wernegreen and Lene Andersen for technical assistance. This work was funded by Council Regulation (EC) No. 797/2004.
Chandler D., Sunderl, K.D., Ball B.V., Davidson G. (2001) Prospective biological control agents of Varroa desctructor n.sp., an important pest of the European honeybee, Apis mellifera, Biocontrol Sci. Techn. 11, 429–448 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
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Impact of a treatment of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) on honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony health and on Varroa destructor mites (Acari: Varroidae)
Pathogenicity and thermal biology of mitosporic fungi as potential microbial control agents of Varroa destructor (Acari: Mesostigmata), an ectoparasitic mite of honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Association of Institutes for Bee Research Report of the 57th Seminar in Bochum 23–25 March 2010
Association of Institutes for Bee Research Report of the 56th Seminar in Schwerin 24–26 March 2009
Possible host-parasite adaptations in honey bees infested by Varroa destructor mites


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The Stroke Northumbria information strategy won first place in the Northern region's NHS Modernisation Awards with a cash reward of £5,000.
Annie Laverty, development facilitator, and Pam Groom, stroke information co-ordinator, were the driving force behind the initiative - a collaboration of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumberland Care Trust and North Tyneside Primary Care Trust.
Annie said: "We know that stroke is common and the leading cause of disability in the UK."


Discover how to help your child get a good night's sleep with these tips inspired by our new book for toddlers, Goodnight, Sleep Tight.
Education expert James Clements gives his advice on how to choose the right school for your child.
Science and engineering provide fantastic career opportunities, but science is not just for scientists – it's a huge part of everyday life. A good grounding in science will help every child to navigate their world and make good decisions. Isabel Thomas recommends books for ages 3–11 to inspire your young scientist.


Neil and I have been working in partnership with Club Services of America for the last 2 1/2 years, photographing the membership of Country Clubs. The owner of the company is Paul Gittings, a name that is legendary in the portrait photography world. His father was a pioneer in the area of dye transfer printing and Paul, Jr. was the youngest person to be awarded a Master of Photography by the Professional Photographers of America. When Paul called, asking if we would be interested in photographing Creekside Golf Club, we jumped at the chance to work with him.
In July and August, we will be traveling to Seattle to photograph the membership of the Inglewood Golf Club. With a beautiful club house and one of the oldest golf courses in the Pacific Northwest, we are really looking forward to this. It is a chance to meet new and interesting people!
Here are a few sample portraits from other clubs we have photographed.
June 14-16 was the annual Professional Photographers of Oregon Summer conference in Bend. It was a great time for learning and sharing with other photographers!
My passion is centered around photographing people, so I rarely photograph landscapes. This time I had an opportunity that I couldn't pass up. Friend and colleague, Adrian Kline, led a sunrise expedition to photograph Mt. Bachelor at Sparks Lake. It meant getting up at 3:30 in order to get to the lake by 5:00 am but it was totally worth it!
Here is a word to the wise: 1) If you plan to get up at 3:30 am, it is best to get to bed before 1:30 am. 2) When hiking befoe dawn in the high Cascades in June, dress warm! I forgot to put in my hiking boots and only had sandals. After the first 10 miutes, my feet lost all feeling and I was fine.


Can Palm Desert girls' golf continue a 20-year league winning streak?
Even though his team should be favored to win the title in the new Desert Empire League this fall, Palm Desert High School head golf coach Kurt Ney admits there have been some glitches in switching over from the old Desert Valley League.
The idea that the Aztecs will get to a postseason regional seems like a safe one again in 2018. After 20 undefeated seasons in the Desert Valley League, the Aztecs come to the new DEL with fellow DVL teams Palm Springs, La Quinta, Xavier Prep and Shadow Hill and new addition Rancho Mirage.
Palm Desert should remain the best team in the desert this season behind top players Caroline Wales, a sophomore, and Avalon Woodward, a junior. But Ney knows that at the start of this season, Palm Desert might not be as scary to other teams as it has been over the 20-year winning streak in the DVL.
In fact, the Aztecs have just one senior on the team, Maddie Jones.
The Aztecs' move into the DEL is good news for some other teams that have had to deal with the Palm Desert juggernaut in recent years.
Indio and Cathedral City stay in the DVL but are joined by teams from the defunct De Anza League. One of those teams, Coachella Valley, was in the DVL for most of Palm Desert's 20-year run. The Arabs' head coach is happy with the new configuration.
That's also true for Indio, whose players just received four new sets of clubs from the Southern California PGA Foundation through the Clubs Fore Youth program giving clubs to high school golfers to inspire those kids to play more. Coachella Valley girls received 11 sets of clubs.
Indio head coach Juan Carlos Ayala says his team might actually have a chance to win the DVL now.
Escobedo sees his team as well as Big Bear, not a full league member but playing in the DVL in girls' golf, as perhaps favorites to win the league title.
But when the postseason regionals come around, Palm Desert and perhaps a few other teams in the DEL will be the schools who have the best chance to shoot enough qualifying scores to make a regional. But it might not be as easy for the Aztecs as it has been in recent years.
Ney also says he'll try not to burden the current team with the 20-year league winning streak.


Diagnosis: Test cylindroid, round base, constricted at Short neck with 4 ridges, like waterjar with handles; chitinoid; embedded siliceous particles. Pseudostome round.
Ecology: Feeding: herbivorous. Habitat: warm freshwater, on plants, Africa.


Endless Ground will be hosting a retreat on April 29th 2018 at Her Wellness (925 2nd Ave E.) in Owen Sound from 12pm-6pm.
This retreat is open to all those who have had previous meditation experience and those who have participated in MBSR or MBCT mindfulness worshops. The one-day program will teach simple mindfulness meditations. The retreat is about learning to integrate mindfuless in our daily lives. Some of the practices we will review are sitting meditation, mindful movement and walking meditation, mindful eating, and listening to short lectures. There will also be opportunity for both private and group question and answer periods. This is a silent retreat with teaching in between meditations.
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This retreat is offered by dana/donation.
To investigate further please see the essay Why Do We Go to a Meditation Retreat.


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Microsoft HoloLens 2 Could Be Unveiled This Year Ahead of 2019 Launch
More than three years after Microsoft launched its HoloLens Mixed Reality holographic headset, the company is reportedly getting ready to bring its successor to the market.
According to The Verge, HoloLens 2 will be unveiled at some stage during this year before hitting the market in early 2019. Thurrott.com had earlier this week reported that the device will be launched early next year. Goes without saying, Microsoft hasn't said anything on the issue just yet.
According to Thurrott, the next-gen headset, codenamed 'Sydney', will bring quite a few hardware-level upgrades over the first-gen device, including a higher field-of-view, a lighter and more comfortable frame, and better quality holographic displays.
All that will definitely be a welcome change, given that one of the biggest criticisms about the first-generation HoloLens was about its sub-optimal field-of-view, with many users complaining about AR objects disappearing from view when not being looked at directly.
The most fascinating aspect of HoloLens 2, however, will be the inclusion of a dedicated AI chip for faster and more efficient execution of machine-learning tasks. It is also expected to feature a Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) and the latest generation of the Kinect sensor that was announced by Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, at the company's Build 2018 developer conference last month.
Meanwhile, as per Thurrott, the upcoming device will come with a 'significantly' lower price-tag than its predecessor, seeing as it will be targeted as mainstream consumers. The first-gen device was meant for developers, and cost a whopping $3,000. We don't know much more about the upcoming headset's price at this stage, but the prospect of a more reasonable price-tag is definitely a good start.
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London Mithraeum - Opening hours, Address, Tickets, What's On
About the London Mithraeum
The restored Temple of Mithras, now sited close to the site of its discovery underneath the Bloomberg office block.
The Temple has been rebuilt in a dark room as an echo of how they used to be, and you are given a 15 minute "experience" in the temple.
You are recommended to book tickets in advance as there might be quite a wait for a slot otherwise.
A review is here.
London Mithraeum,
12 Walbrook,
EC4N 8AA
Link to London Mithraeum's website
Exhibitions Opening Soon
Free Forest on Fire
The exhibition features a series of bronze-cast animal pelts and abstract, carved stone animal heads, supported by stone basins.
(Open 2nd Feb 2021 to 15th May 2021)
London Mithraeum Map
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2. Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
3. City of London Police Museum
4. St Paul's Cathedral
5. Clink Prison Museum
6. Shakespeare's Globe
7. Museum of London
8. Tate Modern
9. Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
10. The View from the Shard
11. The Crypt Museum
12. Barbican Centre
13. St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
14. HMS Belfast
15. Bishopsgate Institute
16. Kirkaldy Testing Museum
17. Tower of London
18. London City Hall
19. Dr Johnson's House
20. Tower Bridge
21. Museum of Methodism and John Wesley's House
22. Dennis Severs' House
23. Museum of the Order of St John
24. Fashion and Textile Museum
25. Whitechapel Gallery
26. Twinings Museum
27. Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
28. Islington Museum
29. Somerset House
30. Courtauld Institute of Art


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I often consider why I would run for political office when the media focuses on a woman's looks above her ideas and intelligence.
In March 2008, during Hillary Clinton's first presidential bid, The Guardian begged the question: "She's hoping to become the most powerful women in the world – so why does Hillary Clinton wear such uninspiring clothes?" How often has something similar been said about a male candidate's wardrobe?
By the same token, Michael Savage, author of Liberalism is a Mental Disorder and among America's leading conservative radio hosts, commented about the appearance of Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan, saying, "Let's put it this way, she's not the type of face you'd want to see on a $5 bill." The objectification of female political candidates degrades and reduces an individual's worth, while drawing attention away from what is really important in politics.
Comparing Clinton to a nagging wife unjustly degrades her public service experience, while reinforcing negative stereotypes about all women in or seeking positions of power. In reality, a female running for office sends an invaluable message that women can be successful in politics—and life. But why does the right-wing media insist on reinforcing the opposite message?
The answer stems from the fact that on a larger scale, women only entered positions of power about 25 years ago. Even now, however, while women make up 51 percent of the population, they hold only 19.4 percent of Congressional seats, and just three percent of executive positions in mainstream media companies.
Is the media purposefully undermining or trivializing female candidates? Maybe the media is unaware of its offenses, which would be an even bigger problem. It is difficult to know. Ether way, change must happen.
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On July 2, 1996, the United States International Trade Commission ("USITC") made an affirmative determination in its investigation under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Trade Act") (19 U.S.C. 2252), with respect to imports of broom corn brooms provided for in heading 9603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTS"). Under section 202 of the Trade Act, the USITC determined that such brooms were being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive article. Further, pursuant to section 311(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ("the NAFTA Implementation Act") (19 U.S.C. 3371(a)), the USITC found that imports of such brooms produced in Mexico, considered individually, accounted for a substantial share of total imports of broom corn brooms and contributed importantly to the serious injury caused by imports, but that such brooms produced in Canada did not so account or contribute. The USITC's determination and its recommendations to address the serious injury were reported to me on August 1, 1996.
On November 28, 1996, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), I issued Proclamation 6961, which temporarily increased or imposed duties on imported brooms (except whisk brooms), wholly or in part of broom corn and provided for in HTS subheading 9603.10.50 and, with respect to imports that exceeded certain specified annual levels, HTS subheading 9603.10.60. The increase in, or imposition of, duties was made effective for a three-year period for imports from all countries, except Canada and Israel and developing countries that account for less than three percent of the relevant imports over a recent representative period. Pursuant to section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(1)(A)), I determined that this action would facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and would provide greater economic and social benefits than costs. On January 27, 1997, I issued Proclamation 6969, making certain technical corrections to the HTS provisions covered by Proclamation 6961.
On May 11, 1998, acting under my delegation of authority, and pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the United States Trade Representative asked the USITC to provide a report on developments with respect to the domestic broom corn broom industry since November 28, 1996, including the progress and specific efforts made by workers and firms in the industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition. The USITC report in Investigation Number 332-394, issued August 10, 1998, has been provided to me.
Following issuance of the USITC report, I received advice from the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, as well as from other interested agencies, regarding the effectiveness of efforts undertaken by the domestic broom corn broom industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition.
Section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(b)(1)(A)) authorizes the President to reduce, modify, or terminate a safeguard action if, after taking into account any report or advice submitted by the USITC and receiving advice from the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, the President determines that changed circumstances warrant the reduction, modification, or termination. The President's determination may be made, inter alia, on the basis that the domestic industry has not made adequate efforts to make a positive adjustment to import competition. Under section 201(b) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2251(b)), a positive adjustment occurs when the domestic industry is able to compete successfully with imports after the termination of the import relief or when the domestic industry experiences an orderly transfer of resources to other productive pursuits, and when dislocated workers in the industry experience an orderly transition to productive pursuits.
In view of the information provided in the USITC's report, and based on advice from the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, I find that the broom corn broom industry has not made adequate efforts to make a positive adjustment to import competition. Accordingly, I have determined pursuant to section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act that termination of the action I took under section 203 of that Act with respect to broom corn broom imports is warranted.
Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions there-under, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
(1) The HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation.
(2) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
(3) The modifications to the HTS made by this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date specified in the Annex hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-third.