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On top of investment and skilling, region dubbed a "game-changer" in sustainable transformation.
By Sophie Porter
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Microsoft has confirmed plans to launch a world-class sustainable datacentre region in Sweden in 2021. The region, which will include three datacentres, will be powered by 100% renewable energy and will deliver Microsoft Cloud services across Sweden to support businesses with advanced connectivity, data privacy and security. This will see the enhancement of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare operations, as well as benefiting medtech and telehealth users and businesses based in Sweden.
The Cloud region will deliver Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, all in compliance with GDPR.
The announcement is the next stage in Microsoft's commitment to progress sustainable transformation and investment in Sweden, as well as advancing its goal to be 100% renewably powered by 2025.
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In 2019, the conglomerate made a commitment to empower sustainable transformation in Sweden through investment and innovation. Currently, Microsoft has over $1.25m (€1m) in community investments in the country, in partnership with 13 organisations, dedicated to advancing STEM programmes. It has also offered grants and supplied hardware to the Gävle, Sandvikem and Staffanstorp - cities that are part of the new datacentre region.
Accenture Sweden has expressed its excitement about the new development, highlighting the public sectors as a key beneficiary. Country managing director Mattias Lewrén said: "We believe this initiative will have a significant impact, not only for Sweden and the cities of Gävle, Sandviken and Staffanstorp [where the datacentres are based], but also for greater Europe, by enhancing the region's ability to compete, maintain data integrity and offer sustainable data services."
Microsoft chose Sweden as the site of the new region due to the country's commitment to sustainability. The Cloud region, which is up to 98% more carbon efficient than traditional on-premises datacentres, will also include a Microsoft Circular Center to prolong the lifetime of its technology. Furthermore, the datacentres will be run on 100% renewable energy powered by climate-positive energy company Vattenfall. The region will use the Vattenfall 24/7 solution, which will measure the renewable energy consumption of the datacentres every hour. The solution, which was co-developed with Microsoft, has also been made available to customers in Sweden.
The technology company has also announced a new partnership with Sigma Young Talent as part of the #SkillUpSweden initiative, dedicated to providing young professionals with AI and cybersecurity skills. Through this initiative, Microsoft hopes to provide digital skills training for up to 150,000 Swedes, in line with the company's goal to help 25 million people globally to improve their technical competence.
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Microsoft already has over 65 cloud regions across the globe, including in Taiwan and Austria, making it the largest cloud infrastructure in the world. The conglomerate recently released Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare for general availability.
Hélène Barnekow, general manager of Microsoft Sweden, commented on the announcement: "Sweden has long been a leader on the global stage in many areas, including sustainability, innovation and gender equality. It is one of the places in the world where IT and tech have the greatest potential to create new opportunities for the individual, the organization and society. In this time of change, we invest in the digital infrastructure and our Swedish ecosystem to accelerate digital transformation that will empower public and private companies to innovate, providing a strong digital foundation for the country's future growth."
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I always love seeing your comments, Dovahkitty.
Yeah, but that was a Chris Redfield punch, and he was the protagonist of an action video-game. What's a wimpy top-of-the-line combat super-android next to that?
Although his enemies are all delusional, they read in all sorts of fantasies about his reactions (or lack thereof) because of how intimidatingly powerful they are rather than it being because they're comically weak compared to him.
If he is unaware he is invulnerable/unaffected by outside influence. Very useful if he can figure how to use it.
Ironically, he can't, because of the unaware part.
He does have a way of zoning out but he's yet to train it up to combat-level usefulness.
I stand corrected from my last comment. Way to go Phil!
OW, I hope this isn't broken.
Phil reminds me of Bink from the first few Xanth novels.
Except even Bink could be killed by a mundane attack (hence why his power would manipulate events to look like some coincidence protected him rather than his power). Phil doesn't even have to worry about that, since his opponents so far at least have such a limited mindset as to focus on direct, injurious attacks none of them think of subtle attacks like suffocation or drowning.
While those methods might work, I'm not sure how they would get him into the water/sit still long enough to pass out. Like you can't magic a hole underneath him, you can't just shoot water at him, the mages we've seen so far generally aren't the buff people that could manhandle you into the water… and if he had his staff on him like he would in most conflicts it's not like conventional methods for getting him to sit still long enough to suffocate/drown would be that effective either when he's swinging around a two-ton stick at you.
All of that is true but then the next null would be impervious to that. The first died to magic, and the first true null apparently died to blunt force trauma.
Give it up while you're ahead, doll. Keep going and you'll be on the floor in itty-bitty pieces without Phil having to lift a finger against you.
Phils "Easy to distract" trait randomly gives him a bonus to his AC. The bonus is always 10 points more than the attackers highest possible attack roll.
Oh, by the way, Lilith, you're opponent is immune to physical harm.
Magic doesnt exactly work on him either.
see that's why you don't throw a punch like that kids. open palm strike people its a sold bone battering ram and very unlikely to brake.
sorry i meant "she" not "he" i was talking about Lilith.
Not true, that's basically the same thing you try to do when you fall, and I can assure you, that it can break your wrist.
Did…did Lilith just break her hand?
Confirmed not a fluke of Lilith's insanity. This is a direct result of her abounding overconfidence. The cure for that is sadly not as simple as brain/phylactery surgery.
Sorry, but Phils subtype is immune to sneak attacks.
Time for some repair work on that hand of yours Lil. Hope you decide to stop there before you break a leg on him.
You would think a combat android's wrist wouldn't bend that way when impacting. Clear indicator that she punched improperly, regardless of Phil's immunity.
You are missing something vital to why her wrist did that. The final panel and how shes moving her hand and fingers around is a clue.
Yeah, I had completely forgotten about that little tidbit. I still cringe at looking at that panel. I haven't ever punched with my wrist bent, but being put into a gooseneck wrist lock reminds me all too well just how painful that would've been had she been human.


It's a beautiful day, but still a bit chilly. To make sure I don't get too cold on the bike I have toe warmers, a new aero-helmet (which keeps the head warmer) and a high-tech racing jacket which Robin got for me and even screened the FCA-Endurance logo on it. If I'm cold in the swim, I'll use the jacket on the bike and take it off before the hot Nasty Grade section.
Ever since the kidney donation I am a little more sensitive to the cold. Getting older is also a factor. So I'm planning better for it now.
At the race start, the announcer, Julie Moss, is telling the crowds my story about the kidney donation (almost 2 yrs ago now). It was published in the online race program and surprised many including Julie who knows us pretty well from the many Tri-California events we go to.
I swim a little a few waves early to make sure I have time to warm back up before my start. Waiting amongst my group I have a great reunion with Kiet Tran, Jim Grant, Jeff Fieldhack and Mark Cosgrove. We've all been racing together since the 90's and it brings back great memories to see them all.
I'm glad to be racing with TeamMate, David Blackmon, again. Last year we were so close on the bike. He's gotten even faster so I'll be trying to stay with him.
Right before my start I see Dale Jackson. It's a great encouragement. So glad to see him racing his 25th Wildflower I think! I pray and give the race to God.
Thinking I'm not that fast in the swim anymore, I line up a few rows back. But when the gun goes off, this turns out to be a mistake. It's very congested. I survive ok but think closer to the front would have been better. I'm trying to swim efficiently and steady, with little surges just to make sure I'm still pushing. But I'm not drafting like I used to. Hard to focus on swimming and looking for people to follow. I swim most of it on my own. 1/2 way through I'm getting cold. Strange because the water isn't that bad. I'm definitely wearing my jacket when I get back. We hit a lot of seaweed & debris on the way back.. churned up from a boat or something. I do a big push to shore and come out with a surprisingly good time of 32min. But then I botch up my wetsuit removal and end up with both feet stuck, entangled in wetsuit. Robin has the best 2-kick exit.. I just didn't have the energy left to kick hard.
Finally I get free and jog to transition. With my jacket on I see Dave Blackmon already exiting transition. Ok, let's go get him! I clip in with some significant swerving.. still disoriented from the swim effort and heavy breathing. The crowds are great as we start off through the chute. Going up Beach Hill I have to stand a lot. Later I would realize I have the wrong cog set on with a 21 max. Ouch. Out on the course I'm perfectly comfortable in my jacket and riding fast with my aero helmet. I read the FCA-Endurance signs with scripture and encouragements. Really helps.
At 18 miles, the head wind from the North is fierce. I push knowing that once I turn East it should get better. Nope.. it still feels like a headwind. Soon, we head more South and then it will be great! Dave Blackmon is up ahead. At times I could see him but I can't catch him. Suddenly I see a group of riders stopped ahead. The side-wind has become treacherous. I pray that the downed rider isn't Dave. I'm relieved when I can tell it's not. But now is the question of stopping or not. I want to catch Dave and there's already people helping him.. but I just spoke about this at Iron Prayer to day before so it's a must. Always must stop. He's hurt pretty bad with possibly a broken hip/leg. There is a team of fire-fighters racing today and one of them is already helping the riding, making him comfortable and asking questions. Soon another fire-fighter stops. I think that their team isn't going to do too well today because all their athletes will be helping people along the course. I think about what I can do and remember the conversations that followed Robin's first-aid stop in the Hawaii Ironman. People suggested to just let the person know you're there.. comfort them. So I put some biking gloves under his head and told him everything's going to be all right. The police and ambulance arrived quickly and I continued on my way glad he was in good hands.
I lost less than 3 minutes and was determined to still catch Dave. I was surprised how difficult the wind was. I was expecting it to improve. I'm working hard and ran out of my sustained energy drink. Should have had 2. I grab a Gatorade and jug it, but then start feeling a little sick later. I do my best to keep pushing. My average is 2 mph slower than the goal. It's a tough day. After my favorite flat section on the back I finally get to the canyon section at mile 34. Tail-wind finally. I use the reprieve to take off my jacket and tie it around my waste. A friend of Helen Barker's goes by and introduces himself and says he liked the kidney article.
At mile 40 I'm feeling better and making good time. An RV gets in the way for a bit but soon I'm on Nasty Grade. Maybe I'll see Dave here! I have to stand the 2nd 1/2 but try to be efficient anyway. At the very top, Mile 43, a fellow TeamMate, Justin, also tells me he liked the kidney article. We talk for a bit and then I fly down the huge descent.
The last 8 miles is a key section. I do well, really pushing myself. The last climb into the park is also key and I pass a few guys. Finally I descend down to the lake, drink all my fluids, and stretch the calves a bit. The dismount always hurts a little as the legs transition from biking to running.
Quick transition and now I'm running and not feeling too bad. I see Victoria (Dave Blackmon's wife) cheering and taking pictures of me. Hmm, no clue as to how far ahead Dave is. I'm looking for him. First mile is good but it's starting to feel hard. How am I going to go 13mi? Don't think about it. Just focus on God and going 1 mile at a time. I see Mark Cosgrove and run a hill with him. I push well on the trails. At mile 4, I make a goal to pass 10 people on the next hills to mile 5. I never stop running even when the grade is bitter steep. I actually do pass 10 people! Now it's down into the pastures. This is mentally tough here but I think "at the next aid station I might start feeling much better". You never know what's going to happen.. who you're going to see, etc. Sure enough I end up talking to a runner after the aid station and then pick it up. Another runner latches onto me.. shadowing me up the hill next to the park entrance. I don't let it bother me.. just run my own race as well as I can. I stay ahead and finally get to the peak.. Mile 7.5.. amidst all the cheering campers! They're great. Mile 8 takes us back onto the trails. Then more campers but I'm struggling now. Eating Hammer Gel.
I see famous coach and friend, Muddy Waters, as I turn back onto the paved road. And way up ahead is... Dave! I also see Jim Grant as we pass through an aid station. I encourage him as he starts walking. He's a tough competitor but sometimes the race doesn't go as planned. On the long downhill I know I'll make strides on Dave. We had talked earlier about how he doesn't like the downhills. I catch up with him and we run together the rest of the way down. It's great to have a TeamMate to run with and I'd rather run the whole way with him than try to beat him. He insists that he's going to take it slower and I should go on so with that I dig in and try to put this last hill behind me.
I read the FCA-Endurance sign about "My grace is sufficient". I am about to cry because I think about how self-focused I was the days leading up to the race. I made Robin feel like everything had to be my way because of my big race.. when really God's grace is sufficient and I should just appreciate that God healed me 1-1/2 years ago so I could run pain-free right now. Now I want to finish even faster in order to see Robin, apologize and give her a kiss.
Yay! Mile 11, at the top. I see Jeff, an athlete I trained with at the ICTN Christian Triathlon Camp in January. He passed me on mile 2 of the run and now we're side-by-side. We're both flying (well, 7:30 pace, but feels like flying). I think of the "Iron War" between Mark and Dave. I read the FCA-Endurance signs out loud.
Mile 12 is at the top. It's the "finish" in my mind. I'll make my move there. Jeff and I encourage each other to push it to the top. I'm able to pull ahead, giving it all I have, but another guy comes up from behind and passes me. Wow, he's really moving! The downhill is an advantage for me so I smile and lean into it. Soon I'm flying down it, barely out of control. But it's working. I catch him, and then another, and another! I come flying around the corner and into the chute. Wow, that's all I had, an exhilarated race. Thank you Lord for making it all possible.
I did find Robin quickly and she accepted my apology.. now ALL is good!


Convoys of military armored vehicles will travel through downtown Seoul this week as a part of the Capital Defense Command's annual exercise, the defense force said yesterday. The military drill will be conducted from today till Saturday from midnight till early morning each day, a defense command spokesman said. Roads near Dongnipmun, in the Seodaemun district, and Gupabal in Eunpyeong will be used by the armored vehicles during the late-night drills; troops will also move around the Ilyeong resort in Goyang, Gyeonggi province. "No traffic control will be done on the roads where military vehicles are traveling," Yim Jeong-wan, spokesman of the Capital Defense Command, said. "We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience that the drill may cause to civilians."


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I XXXI Campionati europei giovanili di nuoto e tuffi si sono disputati nelle sedi di Lisbona per il nuoto e di Aquisgrana per i tuffi dal 14 luglio al 18 luglio 2004.

Hanno partecipato alla manifestazione le federazioni iscritte alla LEN; questi i criteri di ammissione:
 le nuotatrici di 15 e 16 anni (1989 e 1988), i nuotatori di 17 e 18 (1987 e 1986)
 le tuffatrici e i tuffatori di 16, 17 e 18 anni (1988, 1987 e 1986) per la categoria "A"; Le ragazze e i ragazzi di 14 e 15 anni (1990 e 1989) per la categoria "B".

Podi

Uomini

Donne

Tuffi

Medagliere

Nuoto

Tuffi

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Campionati europei giovanili di nuoto
Competizioni sportive ad Aquisgrana
Competizioni sportive a Lisbona
Sport acquatici in Germania
Sport acquatici in Portogallo
Sport acquatici nel 2004
Sport acquatici ad Aquisgrana

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Lepava Mušović (Miločaj, 13 januari 1940), professioneel bekend als Lepa Lukić, is een Servisch volkszangeres. Ze is een van de belangrijkste zangeressen van voormalig Joegoslavië. Een van haar grootste hits is "Srce je moje violina" (1989).

Biografie
Lepava Mušović werd in januari 1940 in het dorp Miločaj, bij Kraljevo, destijds onderdeel van het Koninkrijk Joegoslavië, geboren.  Haar vader, Radisav, stierf in 1942, op 30-jarige leeftijd, toen Lepava twee jaar oud was. Haar moeder, Milosija (1913-2007), werd 94 jaar oud. Lepava heeft één oudere broer, Radomir, geboren in 1936.

Discografie

Albums
 1973 : Od izvora dva putića
 1974 : Oj meseče, zvezdo sjajna
 1979 : Miruj, miruj srce moje
 1979 : Ovo su moje zlatne godine
 1981 : Al'sam se zaljubila
 1981 : Za nas dvoje
 1982 : Možeš li ti bez mene ?
 1983 : Ti i ja
 1984 : Da li ćeš me voleti ko sada ?
 1984 : Čaj za dvoje
 1985 : Vatra
 1986 : Ti si moje bolovanje
 1988 : Ispovest jedne žene
 1989 : Srce je moje violina
 1990 : Kupite se druge na sedeljku
 1990 : Vatro moja
 1991 : Raduj se životu
 1992 : U srce te ljubim
 1993 : Kraljica bez krune
 1994 : Da mi nije pesme...
 1997 : Neka ode
 1998 : Moramo se rastati
 2001 : Neću da padam na kolena
 2002 : Pripašću tebi
 2003 : Jedan čovek i jedna žena
 2006 : Zapisano u vremenu
 2007 : Ako tvoje oči pate
 2009 : Četiri kćeri
 2011 : The best of Lepa Lukić

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Servisch zanger


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De Materia Medica
Herbal written in Greek by Discorides in the first century
This article is about a book by Dioscorides. For the body of medical knowledge, see Materia medica.
Cover of an early printed version of
De Materia Medica. Lyon, 1554
Pedanius Dioscorides
Medicinal plants, drugs
De Materia Medica at Wikisource
De Materia Medica (Latin name for the Greek work Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς, Peri hulēs iatrikēs, both meaning "On Medical Material") is a pharmacopoeia of medicinal plants and the medicines that can be obtained from them. The five-volume work was written between 50 and 70 CE by Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the Roman army. It was widely read for more than 1,500 years until supplanted by revised herbals in the Renaissance, making it one of the longest-lasting of all natural history books.
The work describes many drugs known to be effective, including aconite, aloes, colocynth, colchicum, henbane, opium and squill. In all, about 600 plants are covered, along with some animals and mineral substances, and around 1000 medicines made from them.
De Materia Medica was circulated as illustrated manuscripts, copied by hand, in Greek, Latin and Arabic throughout the mediaeval period. From the sixteenth century on, Dioscorides' text was translated into Italian, German, Spanish, and French, and in 1655 into English. It formed the basis for herbals in these languages by men such as Leonhart Fuchs, Valerius Cordus, Lobelius, Rembert Dodoens, Carolus Clusius, John Gerard and William Turner. Gradually these herbals included more and more direct observations, supplementing and eventually supplanting the classical text.
Several manuscripts and early printed versions of De Materia Medica survive, including the illustrated Vienna Dioscurides manuscript written in the original Greek in sixth-century Constantinople; it was used there by the Byzantines as a hospital text for just over a thousand years. Sir Arthur Hill saw a monk on Mount Athos still using a copy of Dioscorides to identify plants in 1934.
Volume I: Aromatics
Volume II: Animals to herbs
Volume III: Roots, seeds and herbs
Volume IV: Roots and herbs, continued
Volume V: Vines, wines and minerals
Influence and effectiveness
On Arabic medicine
Dioscorides receives a mandrake root. Vienna Dioscurides manuscript, early sixth century
Blackberry. Vienna Dioscurides, early sixth century
Mandrake (written 'ΜΑΝΔΡΑΓΟΡΑ' in Greek capitals). Naples Dioscurides, seventh century
Physician preparing an elixir, from an Arabic Dioscorides, 1224
Cumin and dill from an Arabic book of simples (c. 1334) after Dioscorides
Between 50 and 70 AD, a Greek physician in the Roman army, Dioscorides, wrote a five-volume book in his native Greek, Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς (Peri hules iatrikēs, "On Medical Material"), known more widely in Western Europe by its Latin title De Materia Medica. He had studied pharmacology at Tarsus in Roman Anatolia (now Turkey).[1] The book became the principal reference work on pharmacology across Europe and the Middle East for over 1500 years,[2] and was thus the precursor of all modern pharmacopoeias.[3][4]
In contrast to many classical authors, De Materia Medica was not "rediscovered" in the Renaissance, because it never left circulation; indeed, Dioscorides' text eclipsed the Hippocratic Corpus.[5] In the medieval period, De Materia Medica was circulated in Latin, Greek, and Arabic.[6] In the Renaissance from 1478 onwards, it was printed in Italian, German, Spanish, and French as well.[7] In 1655, John Goodyer made an English translation from a printed version, probably not corrected from the Greek.[8]
While being reproduced in manuscript form through the centuries, the text was often supplemented with commentary and minor additions from Arabic and Indian sources. Several illustrated manuscripts of De Materia Medica survive. The most famous is the lavishly illustrated Vienna Dioscurides (the Juliana Anicia Codex), written in the original Greek in Byzantine Constantinople in 512/513 AD; its illustrations are sufficiently accurate to permit identification, something not possible with later medieval drawings of plants; some of them may be copied from a lost volume owned by Juliana Anicia's great grandfather, Theodosius II, in the early 5th century.[9] The Naples Dioscurides and Morgan Dioscurides are somewhat later Byzantine manuscripts in Greek, while other Greek manuscripts survive today in the monasteries of Mount Athos. Densely illustrated Arabic copies survive from the 12th and 13th centuries.[10] The result is a complex set of relationships between manuscripts, involving translation, copying errors, additions of text and illustrations, deletions, reworkings, and a combination of copying from one manuscript and correction from another.[11]
De Materia Medica is the prime historical source of information about the medicines used by the Greeks, Romans, and other cultures of antiquity. The work also records the Dacian names for some plants,[12] which otherwise would have been lost. The work presents about 600 medicinal plants in all, along with some animals and mineral substances, and around 1000 medicines made from these sources.[13][14] Botanists have not always found Dioscorides' plants easy to identify from his short descriptions, partly because he had naturally described plants and animals from southeastern Europe, whereas by the sixteenth century his book was in use all over Europe and across the Islamic world. This meant that people attempted to force a match between the plants they knew and those described by Dioscorides, leading to what could be catastrophic results.[15]
Each entry gives a substantial amount of detail on the plant or substance in question, concentrating on medicinal uses but giving such mention of other uses (such as culinary) and help with recognition as considered necessary. For example, on the "Mekon Agrios and Mekon Emeros",[16] the opium poppy and related species, Dioscorides states that the seed of one is made into bread: it has "a somewhat long little head and white seed", while another "has a head bending down"[16] and a third is "more wild, more medicinal and longer than these, with a head somewhat long — and they are all cooling."[16] After this brief description, he moves at once into pharmacology, saying that they cause sleep; other uses are to treat inflammation and erysipela, and if boiled with honey to make a cough mixture. The account thus combines recognition, pharmacological effect, and guidance on drug preparation. Its effects are summarized, accompanied by a caution:[16]
A little of it (taken with as much as a grain of ervum) is a pain-easer, a sleep-causer, and a digester, helping coughs and abdominal cavity afflictions. Taken as a drink too often it hurts (making men lethargic) and it kills. It is helpful for aches, sprinkled on with rosaceum; and for pain in the ears dropped in them with oil of almonds, saffron, and myrrh. For inflammation of the eyes it is used with a roasted egg yolk and saffron, and for erysipela and wounds with vinegar; but for gout with women's milk and saffron. Put up with the finger as a suppository it causes sleep.
—  Dioscorides—Mekon Agrios and Mekon Emeros[16]
Dioscorides then describes how to tell a good from a counterfeit preparation. He mentions the recommendations of other physicians, Diagoras (according to Eristratus), Andreas, and Mnesidemus, only to dismiss them as false and not borne out by experience. He ends with a description of how the liquid is gathered from poppy plants, and lists names used for it: chamaesyce, mecon rhoeas, oxytonon; papaver to the Romans, and wanti to the Egyptians.[16]
As late as in the Tudor and Stuart periods in Britain, herbals often still classified plants in the same way as Dioscorides and other classical authors, not by their structure or apparent relatedness but by how they smelt and tasted, whether they were edible, and what medicinal uses they had.[17] Only when European botanists like Matthias de l'Obel, Andrea Cesalpino and Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (Bachmann) had done their best to match plants they knew to those listed in Dioscorides did they go further and create new classification systems based on similarity of parts, whether leaves, fruits, or flowers.[18]
The book is divided into five volumes. Dioscorides organized the substances by certain similarities, such as their being aromatic, or vines; these divisions do not correspond to any modern classification. In David Sutton's view the grouping is by the type of effect on the human body.[19]
Volume I covers aromatic oils, the plants that provide them, and ointments made from them. They include what are probably cardamom, nard, valerian, cassia or senna, cinnamon, balm of Gilead, hops, mastic, turpentine, pine resin, bitumen, heather, quince, apple, peach, apricot, lemon, pear, medlar, plum and many others.[20]
Volume II covers an assortment of topics: animals including sea creatures such as sea urchin, seahorse, whelk, mussel, crab, scorpion, electric ray, viper, cuttlefish and many others; dairy produce; cereals; vegetables such as sea kale, beetroot, asparagus; and sharp herbs such as garlic, leek, onion, caper and mustard.[21]
Volume III covers roots, seeds and herbs. These include plants that may be rhubarb, gentian, liquorice, caraway, cumin, parsley, lovage, fennel and many others.[22]
Volume IV describes further roots and herbs not covered in Volume III. These include herbs that may be betony, Solomon's seal, clematis, horsetail, daffodil and many others.[23]
Volume V covers the grapevine, wine made from it, grapes and raisins; but also strong medicinal potions made by boiling many other plants including mandrake, hellebore, and various metal compounds, such as what may be zinc oxide, verdigris and iron oxide.[24]
De Materia Medica in Arabic, Spain, 12th-13th century
Wild Cucumber in Arabic Dioscorides. 13th century, Persia
Further information: Arabic medicine and Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
Along with his fellow physicians of Ancient Rome, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Galen, Hippocrates and Soranus of Ephesus, Dioscorides had a major and long-lasting effect on Arabic medicine as well as medical practice across Europe.[25][26] De materia medica was one of the first scientific works to be translated from Greek into Arabic. It was translated first into Syriac and then into Arabic in 9th century Baghdad.[27][28]
Further information: Herbalism
Writing in The Great Naturalists, the historian of science David Sutton describes De Materia Medica as "one of the most enduring works of natural history ever written"[29] and that "it formed the basis for Western knowledge of medicines for the next 1,500 years."[29]
The historian of science Marie Boas writes that herbalists depended entirely on Dioscorides and Theophrastus until the sixteenth century, when they finally realized they could work on their own.[7] She notes also that herbals by different authors, such as Leonhart Fuchs, Valerius Cordus, Lobelius, Rembert Dodoens, Carolus Clusius, John Gerard and William Turner, were dominated by Dioscorides, his influence only gradually weakening as the sixteenth century herbalists "learned to add and substitute their own observations".[30]
The historian of early science and medicine Paula Findlen, writing in the Cambridge History of Science, calls De Materia Medica "one of the most successful and enduring herbals of antiquity, [which] emphasized the importance of understanding the natural world in light of its medicinal efficiency", in contrast to Pliny's Natural History (which emphasized the wonders of nature) or the natural history studies of Aristotle and Theophrastus (which emphasized the causes of natural phenomena).[31]
The historian of medicine Vivian Nutton, in Ancient Medicine, writes that Dioscorides's "five books in Greek On Materia medica attained canonical status in Late Antiquity."[32]
The historian of science Brian Ogilvie calls Dioscorides "the greatest ancient herbalist", and De Materia Medica "the summa of ancient descriptive botany", observing that its success was such that few other books in his domain have survived from classical times.[33] Further, his approach matched the Renaissance liking for detailed description, unlike the philosophical search for essential nature (as in Theophrastus's Historia Plantarum). A critical moment was the decision by Niccolò Leoniceno and others to use Dioscorides "as the model of the careful naturalist—and his book De Materia Medica as the model for natural history."[34]
Byzantine De Materia Medica, 15th century
The Dioscorides translator and editor Tess Anne Osbaldeston notes that "For almost two millennia Dioscorides was regarded as the ultimate authority on plants and medicine",[35] and that he "achieved overwhelming commendation and approval because his writings addressed the many ills of mankind most usefully."[35] To illustrate this, she states that "Dioscorides describes many valuable drugs including aconite, aloes, bitter apple, colchicum, henbane, and squill".[36] The work mentions the painkillers willow (leading ultimately to aspirin, she writes), autumn crocus and opium, which however is also narcotic. Many other substances that Dioscorides describes remain in modern pharmacopoeias as "minor drugs, diluents, flavouring agents, and emollients ... [such as] ammoniacum, anise, cardamoms, catechu, cinnamon, colocynth, coriander, crocus, dill, fennel, galbanum, gentian, hemlock, hyoscyamus, lavender, linseed, mastic, male fern, marjoram, marshmallow, mezereon, mustard, myrrh, orris (iris), oak galls, olive oil, pennyroyal, pepper, peppermint, poppy, psyllium, rhubarb, rosemary, rue, saffron, sesame, squirting cucumber (elaterium), starch, stavesacre (delphinium), storax, stramonium, sugar, terebinth, thyme, white hellebore, white horehound, and couch grass — the last still used as a demulcent diuretic."[36] She notes that medicines such as wormwood, juniper, ginger, and calamine also remain in use, while "Chinese and Indian physicians continue to use liquorice".[36] She observes that the many drugs listed to reduce the spleen may be explained by the frequency of malaria in his time. Dioscorides lists drugs for women to cause abortion and to treat urinary tract infection; palliatives for toothache, such as colocynth, and others for intestinal pains; and treatments for skin and eye diseases.[36] As well as these useful substances, she observes that "A few superstitious practices are recorded in De Materia Medica,"{{sfn|Osbaldeston|2000|pp=xxv–xxvi (Introduction)} such as using Echium as an amulet to ward off snakes, or Polemonia (Jacob's ladder) for scorpion stings.[36]
In the view of the historian Paula De Vos, De Materia Medica formed the core of the European pharmacopoeia until the end of the 19th century, suggesting that "the timelessness of Dioscorides' work resulted from an empirical tradition based on trial and error; that it worked for generation after generation despite social and cultural changes and changes in medical theory".[5]
At Mount Athos in northern Greece Dioscorides's text was still in use in its original Greek into the 20th century, as observed in 1934 by Sir Arthur Hill, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
"At Karyes there is an official Botanist Monk ... he was a remarkable old Monk with an extensive knowledge of plants and their properties. Though fully gowned in a long black cassock he traveled very quickly, usually on foot, and sometimes on a mule, carrying his 'Flora' with him in a large, black, bulky bag. Such a bag was necessary since his 'Flora' was nothing less than four manuscript folio volumes of Dioscorides, which apparently he himself had copied out. This Flora he invariably used for determining any plant which he could not name at sight, and he could find his way in his books and identify his plants – to his own satisfaction – with remarkable rapidity."[37]
^ Nutton, 2012. p. 178.
^ "Greek Medicine". National Institutes of Health, USA. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Hefferon, Kathleen (2012). Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine. Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9780199873982.
^ Rooney, Anne (2009). The Story of Medicine. Arcturus Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9781848580398.
^ a b De Vos, Paula (2010). "European Materia Medica in Historical Texts: Longevity of a Tradition and Implications for Future Use". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 132 (1): 28–47. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.035. PMC 2956839. PMID 20561577.
^ Some detail about medieval manuscripts of De Materia Medica at Ibidis Press
^ a b Boas, 1962. p47
^ Osbaldeston, Tess Anne (2000). "De Materia Medica (by) Pedanius Dioscorides". Preface. Ibidis. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ Janick, Jules; Hummer, Kim E. (2012). "The 1500th Anniversary (512-2012) of the Juliana Anicia Codex: An Illustrated Dioscoridean Recension" (PDF). Chronica Horticulturae. 52 (3): 9–15.
^ Selin, Helaine (2008). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Encyclopaedia of the History of Science. Springer. p. 1077. Bibcode:2008ehst.book.....S. ISBN 9781402045592.
^ Saliba, George; Komaroff, Linda (2008). "Illustrated Books May Be Hazardous to Your Health: A New Reading of the Arabic Receptionand Rendition of the "Materia Medica" of Dioscorides". Ars Orientalis. 35: 6–65.
^ Nutton, Vivian (2004). Ancient Medicine. Routledge. p. 177.
^ Krebs, Robert E.; Krebs, Carolyn A. (2003). Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Ancient World. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 75–76.
^ Osbaldeston 2000, pp. xx (Introduction).
^ Sutton, 2007. p35
^ a b c d e f Osbaldeston 2000, pp. 607–611.
^ Thomas, Keith (1983). Man and the Natural World. Allen Lane. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-0-7139-1227-2.
^ Thomas, Keith (1983). Man and the Natural World. Allen Lane. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7139-1227-2.
^ Osbaldeston 2000, pp. Suggested translations in Book 1..
^ Saad, Bashar; Azaizeh, Hassan; Said, Omar (1 January 2005). "Tradition and Perspectives of Arab Herbal Medicine: A Review". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2 (4): 475–479. doi:10.1093/ecam/neh133. PMC 1297506. PMID 16322804.
^ Tomczak, Matthias (15 December 2008) [2004]. "Lecture 11: Science, technology and medicine in the Roman Empire". Science, Civilization and Society (Lecture series). Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ Sadek, M.M. (1983). The Arabic materia medica of Dioscorides. Québec, Canada: Les Éditions du sphinx. ISBN 978-2-920123-02-1.
^ "Walters Ms. W.750, Four leaves from the Arabic version of Dioscorides' De materia medica". The Digital Walters. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ a b Sutton, 2007. p33
^ Boas, 1962. pp49–50
^ Findlen, Paula; edited by Roy Porter, Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston (2006). Natural History. The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 3, Early Modern Science. Cambridge University Press. p. 438. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Nutton, p174
^ Ogilvie, Brian W (2008). The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. University of Chicago Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780226620862.
^ Ogilvie, Brian W (2008). The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. University of Chicago Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9780226620862.
^ a b Osbaldeston 2000, pp. xxi–xxii (Introduction).
^ a b c d e Osbaldeston 2000, pp. xxv–xxvi (Introduction).
^ Arthur Hill, "Preface" in Turrill, William Bertram. "A contribution to the botany of Athos Peninsula." Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1937.4 (1937): 197.
Boas, Marie (1962). The Scientific Renaissance 1450–1630. Fontana. p. 47.
Nutton, Vivian (2012). Ancient Medicine (2 ed.). Routledge. (subscription required for online access)
Sutton, David; Robert Huxley (editor) (2007). "Pedanios Dioscorides: Recording the Medicinal Uses of Plants". The Great Naturalists. London: Thames & Hudson, with the Natural History Museum. pp. 32–37. ISBN 978-0-500-25139-3. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
Allbutt, T. Clifford (1921). Greek medicine in Rome. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-57898-631-6.
Hamilton, J. S. (1986). "Scribonius Largus on the medical profession". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 60 (2): 209–216. PMID 3521772.
Riddle, John M. (1980). "Dioscorides" (PDF). Catalogus Translationum et Commentariorum. 4: 1.
Riddle, John M. (1985). Dioscorides on pharmacy and medicine. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71544-8.
Sadek, M. M. (1983). The Arabic materia medica of Dioscorides. Québec, Canada: Les Éditions du sphinx. ISBN 978-2-920123-02-1.
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Naples Dioscurides: Codex ex Vindobonensis Graecus 1 ca 500 AD, at Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli ‹See Tfd›(in Italian) site
English description, World Digital Library
Edition of Karl Gottlob Kühn, being Volume XXV of his Medicorum Graecorum Opera, Leipzig 1829, together with annotation and parallel text in Latin
Book I - Book II - Book III - Book IV - Book V - Indices
Edition of Max Wellman, Berlin
Books I, II - Books III, IV - Book V
Edition of Jean Ruel 1552
Index - Preface - Book I - Book II - Book III - Book IV - Book V
De Medica Materia : libri sex, Ioanne Ruellio Suesseionensi interprete, translated by Jean Ruel (1546).
De Materia medica : libri V Eiusdem de Venenis Libri duo. Interprete Iano Antonio Saraceno Lugdunaeo, Medico, translated by Janus Antonius Saracenus (1598).
The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides ... Englished by John Goodyer A. D. 1655, edited by R.T. Gunter (1933).
De Materia Medica, translated by Lily Y. Beck (2005). Hildesheim: Olms-Weidman.
Osbaldeston, Tess Anne (2000) [ca. 70]. De Materia Medica: Being an herbal with many other medicinal matters. Written in Greek in the first century of the common era. Johannesburg: Ibidis. ISBN 0-620-23435-0. (from the Latin, after John Goodyer 1655])
Edition of Martin Mathee, Lyon (1559) in six books
Edition of J Berendes, Stuttgart 1902
Edition of Andres de Laguna 1570 ‹See Tfd›(in French) site
Andres de Laguna, published at Antwerp 1555, at Biblioteca Nacional de España ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish) site
Dioscórides Interactivo Ediciones Universidad Salamanca. Spanish and Greek.
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But how do you know thats Arthur in the middle?
The hat, his tan coat open to a blue shirt.. maybe?
Is the drought making us stupid?
I think (/hope) PapasHota was trolling greenrock, because green always tries to troll this forum with his "You sure this is Arthur?"-thing.
It could be that or Dutch could send out scouts to find their next target to rob. Arthur could just be leading them to a score he's found.
arthur is the boss and the gang he runs is called "morgan's maggots"! after some time the maggots get mad though, and revolt against arthur.
and then dutch will be the boss, once the singleplayer campaign is through. he will eventually decide to call his crew the "van der linde" gang, or however we came to know it!
That being said....I'm not sure that it's me being a brilliant prognosticator, as much as the overarching story (in the light of RDR1) being just a little predictable.
Of course a lot of the details were anything but predictable.....with TB #1 on that list.
It's weird because the quote in the first trailer immediately made me think "Whoa, this sounds like it could be told to John."
And damn, they weren't even hiding it! It's exactly that.
Honestly looking back, I didn't expect RDR2's story to be so predictable lol. Parts of it kinda felt fanfiction-ey with John's epilogue.
We were offered happiness or two generations. We made our choice.
You can tell there was an early draft to end Arthur's story in New Austin. The doctor told him to move somewhere warm, and there's some unused dialogue, journal sketches and even cutscene footage of Arthur in NA. It's plain obvious. I wish that was the actual ending. They could've landlocked Arthur in New Austin, and John in West Elizabeth and the rest of the RDR2 map. Make it so we could switch characters like in GTA V. It could be presumed that Arthur eventually died of his TB shortly before the events of RDR1, maybe somewhere between 1907-1911. That's why John doesn't have to go after him.
John has no business being in New Austin in RDR2 lol. Canonically, he makes it as far as Pike's Basin when he goes there with Sadie. In RDR1, New Austin is a completely new territory to him.
There's also unused dialogue for adult Jack. I have no idea what they were planning there, maybe a full on RDR1 remaster but they quickly dropped it for being too ambitious. Maybe the epilogue continued into a part 3, and skipped over the events of RDR1 through snapshots, and resumed with adult Jack just like the first game. Who knows. I hope the PC version give us some juicy beta files.


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Mostly made of plastic with a life expectancy of up to 600 years, ghost gear accumulates in our oceans at an estimated rate of 640,000 tonnes per year or one tonne of ghost gear per 125 tonnes of fish caught. This causes huge devastation to marine habitats as it continues to catch, entangle and kill hundreds of species including seals, turtles, dolphins and whales.
The GGGI, driven by World Animal Protection, has brought together leading experts, including the United Nations Environment Programme, the Marine Stewardship Council, Young's seafood and Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery to share their knowledge and expertise to ensure safer, cleaner oceans.
The growing volume of ghost gear and lack of a global solution puts a strain on the livelihoods of coastal communities and productivity of the fishing industry. For example, the loss of marketable lobster due to ghost fishing gear is estimated to lead to a global loss of US$250 million per year.
In the US, World Animal Protection and the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation recently teamed up with local fishermen to remove ghost gear from Maine waters. Some 147 derelict traps as well as 1,000 pounds of rope and line were removed in total. Ghost gear that could not be reused was recycled into electricity by the Fishing for Energy programme.
Mike Baker, Chief Executive of World Animal Protection, said: "Ghost gear is a largely hidden problem, but millions of dolphins, seals, whales and seabirds become trapped and die because of it.
"In order to have safer, cleaner oceans we need sustainable solutions on a global scale.


Are there treatments for thinning hair in thin women with PCOS?
I am 41 years old and have PCOS, but have always been thin. I work out regularly including weight training and cardio, eat a clean diet and do not have any other health issues such as high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, or other associated with PCOS. My main issues have been lack of periods (only get when on birth control pills) and some unwanted hair growth on face and body. However, over the past year I have noticed that my hair is thinning and I'd like to know if there are any treatments or supplements that might help beyond diet and exercise.
Yes there are several "natural" approaches , as I personally myself had serve hair loss issues in my late 20ties, still fighting it at late 40ties plus, due to a few surgeries on my knees, shoulders, breasts, and a misdiagnosis that put me out for 2 years . I now have personally dedicated myself to reeducation ,and proudly serving the beauty, entertainment, and medical industries, through the use of ph balanced products, natural pharmaceutics, body chemistry modification , real facts in science, diet and exercise.
Welcome to EmpowHER and thanks for your question. So sorry to hear this. Some form of treatment for hair thinning due to PCOS can be Androgen-blocking medications, it can help in both excess hair and thinning hair.


From football to food festivals, here are late autumn's top activities.
The second-to-last month of the year brings plenty of excitement, including the lead-up to Thanksgiving, which in turn, kicks off the Christmas season. But before we start stuffing those turkeys (and stockings), there's a lot going on throughout the month of November, from festivals and sporting events to big-time shopping. Here are some ideas for things to do and places to visit this November. Go ahead — start planning a trip!
Enjoy delicious food and drink at the Coconut Grove Food & Wine Festival, which takes place along Biscayne Bay in Miami's Peacock Park on Nov. 24. This all-day event offers tastings from Coconut Grove's top restaurants, plus chef demonstrations—along with plenty of wine, beer, and cocktails, like mojitos!
The Blaze, officially called the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, is one of New York's most popular Halloween events. In fact, it has been extended well beyond Halloween and now runs throughout November! This annual event features thousands of hand-carved jack-o-lanterns illuminated in intricate designs like spiderwebs and dragons.
The Denver International Wine Festival takes place Nov. 1 through 3 at the Denver Marriott Westminster, and it features tastings of hundreds of wines, beers, and spirits, educational seminars and lectures, and a food-and-wine-pairing competition from Colorado chefs.
Check out the thoroughbred horses running in the annual Breeders' Cup, a two-day event that takes place this year on Nov. 2 and 3 at Churchill Downs, the iconic racetrack in Louisville, where the Kentucky Derby takes place. Expect live music, festive food and drink (mint juleps, anyone?), and plenty of thrilling races. For more information on what to do in town during the event, click here.
Richmond is a prime place to visit during the annual Fire, Flour & Fork Festival in Richmond (Nov. 1 through 4). Over the course of four days, there will be more than 40 events, including tastings, behind-the-scenes tours, cooking demonstrations, and talks with industry experts, ranging from mixologists and bakers to cookbook authors.
For many, fall and winter mean one thing — football. There's nothing quite like seeing a game in person. For a truly classic (and cold!) NFL experience, there's Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the Packers. Other big-market teams include the Dallas Cowboys who play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and the Jets and Giants, who both play at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
You'll definitely eat and drink well during a visit to the weeklong San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival (Nov. 11 through 18), the largest wine and culinary event on the West Coast and one of San Diego's signature events. Expect wine-pairing lunches and dinners, cooking classes by James Beard Award-winning chefs, and culinary seminars.
A great place to visit in late fall is our nation's capital. The National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden, on a prime spot on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, is transformed into an ice skating rink surrounded by sculptures from Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, and others. It opens this year on Nov. 16.
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You can also enjoy ice skating in Boston Common, the country's oldest city park. The Frog Pond transforms into a rink in late November (the date hasn't yet been announced). When you need to warm up against those frigid New England temperatures, have a cup of hot cocoa at the Pond Cottage.
Shoppers know that Black Friday (Nov. 23 this year) is the day to get deep discounts in stores—if you're brave enough to deal with crowds, that is! At malls all over the country (we suggest Minnesota's massive Mall of America for the ultimate experience), you'll save on everything from flatscreens to furniture. Don't want to deal with the lines? Good deals are just a click away at online behemoths like Amazon.
In Chicago from mid-November through Dec. 24 is Christkindlmarket Chicago, which is a super festive place for locals and visitors. This holiday market, inspired by the Christmas markets in Germany, takes place in Daley Plaza in the Loop. Listen to live music, sip hot spiced wine, snack on strudels, and shop for high-quality crafts and gifts.
Craft beer fans will want to raise a glass at the open-air New Vista's Brew's Best Craft Beer Festival, which takes place on Nov. 3 on The Lawn in downtown Summerlin (just 11 miles from the casinos along Las Vegas Boulevard). Sample beer from local and national breweries, chat with brewers, and listen to live music.
The TCS New York City Marathon, taking place on Nov. 4, is where some 50,000 runners from all over the world race through all five boroughs en route to the finish line in Central Park. For more information on viewing points, click here. And you can't mention November without listing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which falls on Nov. 22 this year. Come see the famous balloons, plus Broadway song and dance routines, in front of the iconic NYC department store. The end of the parade, when Santa and his sleigh arrive, officially kick offs the holiday season.
It's not too early to enjoy Christmas lights! Starting on Nov. 23 and going through Thanksgiving and Christmas (until Dec. 30) is Enchant, a Christmas extravaganza that takes place at SafeCo Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. This family-friendly event includes a dazzling Christmas light maze, an artisan market, festive food and drinks, and even an appearance by Santa himself!


On October 18, 2017, National Geographic hosted the Mapping the World Public Policy Dialogue Forum on Ocean Conservation. During the forum, National Geographic Society President & CEO Gary Knell convened a conversation with National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence and leader of the Pristine Seas project Dr. Enric Sala and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. Dr. Sala and Senator Whitehouse both provided insights into the connections between marine reserves, sustainable fishing practices, legislation focused on protecting our oceans, and the economy.
The ongoing Mapping the World Public Policy Dialogue was created by National Geographic as a space where facts can be discussed and solutions developed. As part of these conversations, we compiled the following resources on ocean conservation.
The biomass (the mass of living biological organisms in an area) is 4.5 times greater.
This population growth is not limited to the reserve areas – fishing yield also increases in the surrounding areas. Despite the evidence supporting marine reserves, only 3 percent of the ocean is protected.
2. Every year, up to 8 million metric tons of plastic enters our ocean on top of the estimated 150 million metric tons that currently circulate in our marine environments.
Up to 80% of marine debris comes from land-based sources.
Plastic has been found in nearly two-thirds of seabird species and every single turtle species, which often mistake plastic in the ocean for food.
3. Oceans and coastal ecosystems provide a significant benefit to the U.S. economy.
They support more than 28 million jobs.
U.S. consumers alone spend over $55 billion on fishery products.
Coastal areas account for 85 percent of U.S. tourism revenue.
Is connected with transnational crime such as drug, arms and human trafficking.
Download the ocean conservation general fact and resource sheet below.
1. We're removing fish from the ocean faster than they can reproduce.
One-third of the fisheries in the world have already collapsed.
Half of the world's fisheries are either already overexploited or on the verge of overexploitation.
If nothing changes by 2050, most of the world's major fisheries – and the livelihoods they support – will have collapsed.
2. Plastic pollution is an increasingly critical issue.
Of the eight million metric tons of plastic that enter our ocean every year, 90 percent of plastic in the ocean comes from only 10 rivers.
As an example of the ongoing dangers this creates, new nanoplastics – which measure 1/1,000,000 of a meter in size – are so small that they can enter and crush the blood-brain barrier in fish.
Due to this plastic pollution, when we eat fish, we have a 30 – 50 percent chance that we're also digesting plastic.
3. Pristine Seas is helping to create marine protected areas that allow the ocean to regenerate itself.
Working with the U.S. Department of State and countries and leaders around the globe, the Pristine Seas project has facilitated the creation of 17 of the largest marine reserves in the world.
Pristine Seas has helped protect more than 5.2 million square kilometers in nine years.
When a marine area is fully protected from fishing and other activities, the biomass of fish is almost 700 percent greater than surrounding unprotected areas.
By contrast, protected areas that still allowed industrial fishing could not even double the biomass.
5. The more marine protected areas that exist, the more parts of the ocean can be structured to work for the fish, work for the people, and work for the economy.
Increased abundance of fish and other wildlife in these areas have brought in millions in revenue to local communities through ecotourism and other means.
Ninety-seven percent of the ocean is open to fishing and functions like a checking account from which everyone can withdraw. The approximately 2 percent of the ocean that is fully protected functions like an investment account with compound interest that will produce long-term returns.
1. Oceans issues are a promising avenue for achieving conservation advocacy results in the United States Senate. Given thoughtful organization and consideration of the problems facing the world's oceans, the Senate Oceans Caucus has made meaningful progress.
The Senate Oceans Caucus is bipartisan and includes membership from more than one-third of the Senate.
Under the leadership of the Oceans Caucus, the Senate has passed four treaties on pirate fishing, port states measures enabling legislation, and the Save Our Seas Act – the first piece of marine plastic debris legislation ever undertaken by the Senate – all by unanimous consent.
2. Striking a balance between environmental protective measures, local economies, and cultural heritage is important for ensuring the future of ocean communities and marine areas.
State and local leaders are on the front lines of this effort. In Rhode Island, for example, programs and relationships exist between the commercial fishing and scientific communities.
Efficiency and flexibility in the fishery regulatory system is a crucial factor in maintaining this harmony.
3. The amount of oceans legislation has increased dramatically in recent years. In fact, marine debris is one of the few environmental issues that currently enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress.
The economic impact of this issue is tremendous, with estimates ranging up to $100,000 per mile in coastal cleanup costs.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program works to combat marine debris in and around the U.S.
The United States has the power to be a leader and influence other countries around the world to reduce and eliminate their contribution of plastic into the ocean.
4. Looking toward the future, meaningful change can be accomplished through setting and reaching achievable goals, such as investing more in advanced oceans research projects, eliminating wasteful bycatch practices, and cutting down on marine debris.


Check out this hot new video from Rayce who has been working on his music full-time since 2008. He's finally ready to premiere the video to his club banger 'Roll'. The video, an Ajefilmworks production, is great and actually follows the theme of the song. Check it out below, enjoy and leave your comments below.


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HomeThe Institut PasteurThe Institut Pasteur throughout the worldInternational research programsSurveillance and health alerts
In a context of increasing globalization of trade, the growth in international flows of travelers and goods fuels the spread of infectious diseases. The need for a global alert and response network for infectious diseases and public health emergencies of international concern led to the 2005 revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR). Coordinated by the Institut Pasteur, the ASIDE project(1) fits into this frame and aims to strengthen the public health capacity of 6 partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia to prevent, detect, report and respond to health emergencies of international concern.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003-2004, H1N1 influenza in 2009, and the recent outbreaks of MERS‐CoV, Ebola and Zika - there is no shortage of examples of infections that have caused international health crises in the past few decades. These crises stress the importance of implementing the International Health Regulations (2005) to strengthen global health security.
Launched in 2014, ASIDE(1) is the latest component of a vast program of capacity strengthening for epidemic preparedness and response, in place since 2006 across the Institut Pasteur International Network. It is supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
The ASIDE project is implemented in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Madagascar; and in Cambodia in South-East Asia, by the local members of the Institut Pasteur International Network.
Its objectives are:
strengthening national capacities in terms of preparedness for outbreaks of influenza and other emerging and re-emerging pathogens,
reinforcing rapid detection of health threats thanks to rapid biological monitoring, detection, characterization and reporting of emerging influenza strains and emerging and re-emerging pathogens identified as priorities in each country,
the rapid and effective response to influenza or emerging and re-emerging pathogens epidemics.
Regular field missions are organized in the context of the ASIDE project in order to identify the partners' specific needs to reinforce preparedness and response capabilities and different training sessions are organized accordingly. Workshops have been held on: International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) implementation, biological and epidemiological monitoring, epidemics investigation, crisis communication and laboratory-level epidemic management.
Collaborations are put in place between countries within the ASIDE network and with other countries in the sub-Saharan region to provide expertise and to assist in the set-up of surveillance systems and in outbreak investigations efforts.
Febrile syndromes sentinel surveillance network
In partnership with local health authorities, the institutes participating in the project(2) identify sentinel health sites that are included in the surveillance network. Health professionals in these health sites are trained to diagnose fever cases and to collect epidemiological data and biological samples. When a case is detected, samples are collected and analyzed to identify the responsible pathogen. This allows to monitor the appearance of new pathogens strains and mutations, including the ones conferring drug-resistance, and to identify an increased risk for epidemics. The results are then communicated to the health authorities and the WHO in order to decide on the appropriate public health response.
Caption: Poultry Market in Phnom Penh. Credit: Arnaud Tarantola
In Cambodia, the ASIDE project focus is the monitoring of avian influenza in live bird markets, which represent hotspots for the circulation of «bird flu» viruses. The rapid identification of highly pathogenic viruses will allow to alert the authorities to take measures to prevent the spread in animals and potentially in humans. This One Health approach is in place in Cameroon and will soon be adopted in Senegal.
Smartphones for tracking infectious diseases outbreaks
In our increasingly connected world, ASIDE has drawn on new technologies to create an innovative early risk warning system for febrile syndromes sentinel surveillance using a smartphone application.
Caption: Developed as part of the ASIDE project, a smartphone application allows doctors in sentinel sites to report fever cases in real time.
Distributed in the health centers participating in the project, these smartphones allow doctors to declare suspect cases in real-time and enter the clinical data directly into the database of the local Institut Pasteur. The team of ASIDE biostatisticians and epidemiologists immediately receives this information and, unusual health occurrences, can alert the local health authorities and recommend a response strategy.
Already in place in Madagascar, Cameroon and Senegal, this application will soon be available in Central African Republic.
www.asideproject.org
(1) Alerting and Surveillance for Infectious Disease Epidemics
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Lovingly updated, sunlit and cozy 7 rm, 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath Colonial home on a nice corner lot nestled in a charming location with access to an expansive neighborhood outdoor area for games and recreation. The central entrance opens into a large living room with easy access to a remodeled kitchen with white Quartzite countertops and stainless appliances. From the kitchen, access a large rear deck with pergola and outdoor lighting which adds approx. 350 sq. ft. of living and entertaining space.A formal dining room and study or family rm with ½ bath complete the first floor.The second floor provides 3 bedrooms with good closet space and a remodeled bathroom and new hardwood in the master. The lower level is finished and provides open space for all of your activities plus a washer and dryer and a separate workshop with anew heating and on-demand hot water system. See attachment for a list of updates costing in excess of $40,000. Conveniently located to highway and shopping.


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Tag Archives: US Navy
Dateline Tokyo: August 2020
Dateline Tokyo, our series of short reports on major news developments in Japan, for August 2020
Aug 31, 2020 by Michael Penn in Series
Tokyo Sinks into Covid-19 Crisis
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of March 2020.
Apr 01, 2020 by Michael Penn in Series
Wuhan Coronavirus Rings Economic Alarms
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of January 2020.
Feb 02, 2020 by Michael Penn in Series
Abe Government Export Restrictions Send South Korea Relations into Tailspin
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2019.
Jul 15, 2019 by Michael Penn in Series
The Year in Japanese Politics 2012
The Shingetsu News Agency has been keeping a running log of the major developments in Japanese politics since January 2012. The following is our contemporary account of the entire year 2012.
Jul 02, 2019 by Michael Penn in Politics
Henoko: A Needless Military Base
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa, must close—on that much everyone agrees. But the insistence by the United States and the Japanese central government on building a replacement facility in another part of Okinawa is bitterly opposed by Okinawa's people and prefectural government.
Jan 23, 2018 by Jon Reinsch in International
Today in Japan (11.24.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 24, 2017.
Nov 24, 2017 by Michael Penn in Series
Japan Prepares for an Island War
Japan is taking a major step in its military strategy, conducting a large-scale amphibious drill designed to put on display its ability to conquer an island. This follows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's repeated references to the Falklands in his speeches, a polite and indirect, yet unequivocal way, of warning China that an "invasion" of the Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands would be met with an amphibious counterstrike.
Oct 28, 2013 by Alex Calvo in International
A Coup by Appointment: Debilitating Article Nine
It is not exactly an unknown technique in politics, but the Abe administration is using it in several high-profile cases, and some people, at least, have noticed. The technique is to establish supposedly "independent" panels or organizations, but appointing people to serve on those panels or in those organizations whose opinions and conclusions are already known in advance.
Aug 24, 2013 by Michael Penn in Politics


I am so pleased to be invited by Sundance to be one of their guest artists. This last weekend we traveled south about an hour to the beautiful mountain resort. Home to a delightful ski resort, beautiful vistas and the the most charging hotel and restaurants ever, Sundance is one of my favorite places ever. If it wasn't being protected already by Robert Redford, it would deserve to be a National Park. While there for the weekend, I was happy to demonstrate my encaustic technique and to show off some of my art. I currently have 9 paintings on display in the Art Studio and Gallery at the Resort and you can view them there until February 22nd! Please stop in and check them out and take an art class while you're there!


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Special Criminal Investigation è un videogioco arcade di corse a inseguimento pubblicato nel 1989 da Taito ed è il seguito di Chase H.Q.. Nel 1990 venne pubblicato per i computer Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 e ZX Spectrum dalla Ocean Software e successivamente dalla Taito per le console PC Engine e Sega Master System. Le edizioni per computer sono intitolate Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation.
Ebbe un buon successo, soprattutto in sala giochi.

Trama
La trama del videogame presente sotto forma cartacea: "Rapporto confidenziale S.C.I., classificazione TOP SECRET. Il rapporto afferma che tre ragazze sono state segnalate come rapite da una banda di malviventi, tra di esse c'è anche la figlia del sindaco. Per risolvere il problema abbiamo modificato una macchina con un cambio personalizzato con due velocità, alta e lenta. Sulla manopola del cambio c'è il pulsante del turbo, azionandolo per cinque secondi la macchina viaggia ad alta potenza spinta dal combustibile Nitro. Può essere usato cinque volte su una missione. Hai in dotazione una pistola, il grilletto è posizionato sul volante. Hai pochi secondi (60) per fare il lavoro. Commissario K.Hansen".

Modalità di gioco
Il gioco si svolge su sei livelli, a bordo di un'auto sportiva (una Nissan 300ZX Z32) si deve raggiungere il sospetto ed arrestarlo entro un limite di tempo. Si hanno a disposizione cinque cariche nitro, per aumentare considerevolmente la velocità. Una volta raggiunto il mezzo del criminale bisogna arrestarlo speronandolo o sparandogli con una pistola; è possibile anche utilizzare un bazooka, limitato però a soli 4 colpi.

Nemici
I nemici che inseguiremo nel corso del gioco sono:
Livello 1 Auto sportiva Rossa.
Livello 2 Station Wagon Blu.
Livello 3 Limousine Azzurra.
Livello 4 Minivan Blu.
Livello 5 Trattore stradale più rimorchio Grigio e poi elicottero Bianco.
Livello 6 Nessun nemico, bisogna arrivare alla fine del livello entro il tempo limite.

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U.S. Investigating Mexican Sugar Exports, Price
The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating allegations that Mexico is exporting far more sugar than it has in the past and selling it in the U.S. at below fair market price.
Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating allegations that Mexico is exporting far more sugar than it has in the past and selling it in the U.S. at below fair market price.
The American Sugar Alliance and other groups asked for the investigation in March, saying imports of sugar subsidized by the Mexican government have cut the price of raw sugar in half since 2011.
Alliance spokesman Phillip Hayes said the price was above 40 cents a pound for the 2011 crop year, but fell to less than 20 cents per pound last year.
The Commerce Department announced its decision Friday, saying sugar imports from Mexico grew from 1.4 million metric tons in 2011 to nearly 2.1 million metric tons last year. The sugar alliance said that was a record — and imports from Mexico this year are on a pace to break it with imports totaling as much as 2.3 million tons by Sept. 30.
The alliance claims that in one year, imports of Mexican sugar went from 9 percent to 18 percent of the U.S. market share.
American farmers produced an estimated 8.9 million tons of sugar from cane and beets last year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.
U.S. farmers contend that Mexican sugar is being sold on the U.S. market at substantially less than fair value. If findings of the Commerce Department support the claim, the International Trade Commission could impose import duties to make up the difference.
"It'll mean a lot to sugar farmers in the U.S. if they can bring the case to a good conclusion," said Louisiana sugar farmer Mike Robichaux.
The leading U.S. sugar growing states are Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Hawaii, according to the Agriculture Department.
About one-fifth of Mexico's sugar industry is owned by the government, according to the American Sugar Alliance.
Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
The Export-Import Bank of the United States offers a number of tools to assist all U.S. manufacturers, and works to ensure that these opportunities are readily available to businesses owned by minorities and women. Watch video to learn more.


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Ryanair website prodigy has plenty of fuel left in the tank
By Emmet Ryan Apr 7, 2019
John Beckett, chief executive of ChannelSight Picture: Fergal Phillips
John Beckett is best known for creating budget airline Ryanair's website at the tender age of 17. But his tech company ChannelSight should ensure him a more balanced legacy, writes Emmet Ryan
He's still only 37, but after 23 years of starting his own companies, John Beckett wants to be known as more than just the guy who created the Ryanair website. It's the go-to detail about the chief executive of ChannelSight, which closed a $10 million funding round last month. That's on top of €3.3 million raised in 2015.
When Beckett developed the Ryanair site 20 years ago, e-commerce was a brand new concept for the market at...
To infinity, and beyond: The legacy of the moon landing
Connected Podcast: Devan Hughes of Buymie
Technology /
Irish tech firms boldly going into space sector


Milk Stories: A History of the Dairy Industry in British Columbia, 1827-2000.
The story of the dairy industry is a powerful part of British Columbia's history – a history of hard work and determination, success and desperation. Milk Stories frames archival photographs and the stories of people talking about their lives and their work with a historical account of major changes in the industry since 1827.


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Q: Trigonometric equation: $2(\sin^6 x+\cos^6 x)-3(\sin^4 x+\cos^4 x)+1=0$ I'm new here, but I need your help so much to solve an equation:
$$2(\sin^6 x+\cos^6 x)-3(\sin^4 x+\cos^4 x)+1=0$$
I tried a lot like making $2[(\sin^2 x)^3 + (\cos^2 x)^3$

A: Hint: $x^6 + y^6 = (x^2 + y^2)(x^4 - x^2y^2 + y^4)$. Then look for squares.
Also, it is not equal to zero, but to $-1$.

A: As  $\sin^2x+\cos^2x=1$
Taking square, $\displaystyle1=(\sin^2x+\cos^2x)^2=\sin^4x+\cos^4x+2\sin^2x\cos^2x$
$\displaystyle\implies \sin^4x+\cos^4x=1-2(\sin^2x\cos^2x)\ \ \ \ (1)$
Taking cube, $\displaystyle1=(\sin^2x+\cos^2x)^3=\sin^6x+\cos^6x+3\sin^2x\cos^2x(\sin^2x+\cos^2x)$
$\displaystyle\implies \sin^6x+\cos^6x=1-3(\sin^2x\cos^2x)\ \ \ \ (2)$
Equate the values of $\displaystyle\sin^2x\cos^2x$ from $(1),(2)$

A: $$2(\sin^6 x+\cos^6 x)-3(\sin^4 x+\cos^4 x)=0$$
$\sin x=t,\cos^2x=1-t^2$
$$2(t^6+(1-t^2)^3)-3(t^4+(1-t^2)^2)=0$$
$$2(t^6+1-3t^2+3t^4-t^6)-3(t^4+1-2t^2+t^4)=0$$
$$2(1-3t^2+3t^4)-3(2t^4+1-2t^2)=0$$
$$(2-6t^2+6t^4)-(6t^4+3-6t^2)=0$$
$$-1=0$$ CONTRADICTION

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It's better to be lucky than to be good – as any card player will tell you. Of course, over the long haul, talent wins out – but in any given shuffle, the outcome is largely determined by the cards. And the central fact of life is that it's a one-shot deal. (We hope that top people are working on this problem.) Over many iterations, one would expect talent to dominate other factors. But there are no iterations – how your one passage through life works out is much more about the circumstances you are born into than your individual skills.
Cross-country comparisons vividly illustrate how vast differences in quality of life are primarily attributable to dumb luck, good and bad – to facts completely beyond an individual's control. Taken at random, a human being is 40% likely to be in India or China, and 5% likely to be in the US (the three most populous nations). American incomes, on average, are about five times greater than Chinese incomes and ten times greater than Indian incomes. The minimum wage in America – about $15,000 per year for a 40 hour work week – is 50% greater than the average Chinese income, and triple the average Indian income. Being born in America is a far better boon to lifetime earnings than being born brilliant or hardworking.
People born into affluence in the West have no more innate talent than the majority of humanity that's born into grinding poverty – 50% of whom live on less than $2.50 per day; 80% of whom live on less than $10. In fact, people in modern-day stone-age cultures, often surviving on incomes of less than $1 per day, probably have greater innate intelligence than the typical resident of a modern, affluent western city. As Jared Diamond sagely observed, the greatest evolutionary hurdle faced by urban Westerners has, for centuries, been infectious disease. Stone-age cultures are much more violent, putting evolutionary pressure on individuals to be socially and politically adept. Thus it is that Westerners of today descend from ancestors blessed with strong immune systems; while the Pume and Guaja of the Amazon, e.g., descend from ancestors clever enough to survive the machinations of others.
At the margins, individual talent counts for something. In Papua New Guinea, for example, a better gatherer might come home with a larger coconut – but she's not likely to score a cushy corporate board seat or test into an elite prep school. Millions born in rural India and China have practically zero chance of achieving the living standard of an American stocking shelves at Walmart. If material comfort and length of life are your wishes, it is far better to be born with an ordinary mind in Alabama than to be an Einstein born in Calcutta. Even one's individual talents are tellingly called "gifts:" what you get – or dont get – is, alas, beyond your control too.
Americans from disadvantaged backgrounds are not very likely to rise to the highest income levels. Contrary to the myth of "the American Dream," in no developed country does your parents' income determine your own income more than it does in the US. The entire world is a luckocracy – but the American luckocracy is absolutely the least meritocratic in the western world. And not only are poor American children much less likely to grow rich – they're far more likely to suffer such pitfalls as drug abuse, incarceration and teen parenthood, while enduring poorer health and shorter lives. An American child of a low-level Walmart employee is surely far better off than a typical child in the developing world – but he has a much smaller chance of growing rich than a similarly situated person in another western country.
The Field Guide returns on Wednesday, to consider how our knowledge of the luckocracy should inform public policy.


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