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The Mursi live deep in the Mago National Park. They might be the most famous of the residents of the Omo Valley, due to the clay plates worn in the lower lips of the Mursi women. When a young Mursi girl reaches maturity, a small slit is made in her lower lip, where a wooden plug is inserted. If they so choose, the women stretch the lip with increasingly larger plates. Women with the largest lip plates are seen as the most beautiful.


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Home » About Losinj » Arrival
If you decide to visit Lošinj by car, it'll be a great choice because the road connections of the Croatian coast and central European countries are superb. Exceptionally in summer it is possible to run into shorter delays at the border crossings. Our motorways charge tolls, which is also the case with some bridges and tunnels.
If you are arriving on Lošinj by bus, Rijeka – Mali Lošinj line operates several times a day, while Zagreb – Mali Lošinj line operates twice a day. In summer, there is a direct bus connection with Ljubljana. There is also a local bus connecting all hotels with the centre of Mali Lošinj.
There are also direct lines from Mali Lošinj to Zagreb, Zadar, Pula, and Rijeka and their airports which makes the arrival to our island much easier.
Mali Lošinj also has an airport that can currently accommodate only smaller Cessna aircrafts, however, plans for expansion are in place which would allow operation of bigger passenger airplanes.
Islands Cres and Lošinj are connected to the mainland by ferry lines Merag – Valbiska and Porozina – Brestova, while Lošinj also has a ferry connection to Zadar (Premuda- Silba- Olib- Ist) and a boat to smaller islands of Susak, Ilovik, and Unije.
In addition to all above, there is also a daily catamaran line connecting Mali Lošinj with Rijeka and Cres, with stops on smaller islands of Susak, Ilovik, and Unije.
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This is the shocking moment police found a man sat covered in blood following months of brutal attacks by his girlfriend.
Jordan Worth banned Alex Skeel from their bed, kept food from him, decided what clothes he could wear, isolated him from friends and family and even took over his Facebook account.
He had been scalded with boiling water and stabbed when police found him, a BBC documentary to be shown on television tomorrow revealed.
When she was jailed in 2018 she was the first woman in the UK to be convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour.
Documentary 'Abused By My Girlfriend' tells the story of Alex, 23, from Bedford, who survived the violent and abusive relationship with his girlfriend.
It also features features the work of Bedfordshire Police as they investigated the case.
Alex's case was described by the force as one of the most extreme cases of domestic violence ever dealt with.
In the film, Alex tells what he endured at the hands of his girlfriend who he had met at college when they were both 16.
His family and friends also share stories of seeing him pulled away from them, powerless to stop what was happening and unaware of how bad the situation would become.
Doctors who examined Alex after Worth's arrest saw the toll that sustained multiple physical injuries and non-physical and psychological harm had taken on him.
He was told he was just days away from death.
Alex said: 'I believe the reason I survived to tell the tale is to help others in a similar situation.
'I stood up at the time to tell my story, to highlight that domestic abuse happens to guys as well. I am so happy that the BBC has now chosen to commission this film and to give such a public platform for the subject.
'Hopefully, this awareness will help more victims. I'm not doing it for me. Publicity for the cause is what drives me. I don't want one more person to suffer what I've gone through.
In April 2018, Worth was jailed for seven and a half years at Luton crown court after she pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and coercive and controlling behaviour; the first female in the UK to be convicted of such behaviour.
The court was told there were two sides to Jordan Worth.
She came from a loving and supportive family and at school had been a high performer, gymnast and coach.
At the University of Hertfordshire she gained a 2:1 Honours Degree in Fine Arts and wanted to become a teacher. She had been involved in caring and voluntary work for unwanted animals and had raised money children in Africa.
But at their home in the village of Stewartby in Bedfordshire, Worth cruelly controlled every aspect of her partner's life.
Neighbours of the couple often heard them arguing said prosecutor Maryam Syed – and the sounds of things being thrown in the house.
She said the victim was heard by his neighbours shouting at Worth: 'Get off me, you are hurting me'.
He was seen on occasions with black eyes and to be limping and with his arm in sling.
Once Worth was seen at window by a neighbour 'armed' with a screwdriver or hammer, the court was told.
The court heard it was in June of 2017 that neighbours called police to the couple's home in the village in the early hours after hearing shouting.
The ambulance crew noted injuries to his hand, burns to arms and legs which were being self treated with cling film.
There was cling film round his ankles, and a hand wound that was bleeding.
He was taken to Bedford Hospital's acute clinical unit and then to Addenbrookes Hospital.
The prosecutor said he had second and third degree burns which will leave permanent scarring.


This story is so breathtakingly stupid, I had to confirm it a couple times to be sure it was not a hoax. A Detroit groundskeeper, John Chevilott, found a loaded handgun in the weeds while working and waited for the police to drive by to turn it in. When they didn't show up, Chevilott took the gun home and handed it into his local police station where he was commended for his actions. He did this with the full knowledge and approval of his supervisor. According to news reports, that was then fired by the Department of Public Services for possession of a gun.
Chevilott is just two years shy of retirement after 23 years on the job. His supervisor was suspended for 30 days.
Chevilott's superiors at the Department of Public Services found that he had violated department policies by possessing a weapon on work property.
At first I thought the Department must have had evidence that Chevilott was lying and that the gun was his. However, the stories all report that he found the gun in the weeds. It is not uncommon for criminals to toss a weapon when they are being pursued by police. The gun turned out to have been stolen when the police traced it.
Assuming that the Department does not believe this was his gun, there should be a firing . . . of every supervisor and official who approved this action.
What is astonishing is that I have been to Detroit and see public workers who appeared catatonic and unresponsive to verbal or physical stimuli. Yet, they have secure jobs. We have discussed how it seems that every Detroit city council member is either under investigation or facing criminal charges. They also have secure jobs until their convictions. This guy turns in a weapon before it could hurt someone and he is fired just short of retirement.
Can anyone find any more information that makes this appear less moronic?
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please sign the petition on change.org for this gentleman who was wrongfully terminated.
Canadian police commanders sound crooked.
First, a thank you to Mr. Smith. We should all be so fortunate to have an officer such as yourself on the scene should the need ever arise. It seems these days that there are far too many people itching to excersize (abuse) the power of their authority over others, justified or no. Thank you for being reasonable and rational and serving the community instead of subjugating it, as others are seemingly want to do.
It would seem that common sense is not so common anymore. Any thinking person would have been able to see that the man went out of his way to do the right thing. Then he got screwed. Mr. Smith is absolutely correct, asserting that the city found a flimsy excuse to fire him and deny him his pension. Save a few bucks for the city at the expense of an honest, conscientious, hard-working man. But the union issue is a double-edged sword, I think. There was a time when the unions were truly the representative of the collective workers. But as time passed they began to use the leverage they had in the employees to negotiate more and more into union contracts. Pension liabilities for government workers (teachers, public works, etc…) are crippling city budgets. Pensions are a nice idea; who WOULDN'T want to keep getting paid for a job you don't do anymore, right? State and city governments and industries of all kinds are now wrestling with the issue of where all the money is going to come from to honor those contractual agreements. It's as if nobody ever did the math for future projections to asess costs and where they had to draw the line for benefits to keep them sustainable. Honestly, whether right or wrong, ethical or no, I can't say it surprises me to hear these types of stories; a honest man getting shafted by the city (or by a company…) so they can keep those pension dollars for their own bottom line. Of course, that's not the official story, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out….
There are places where, if you want to work, you HAVE to join the union. And pay dues, etc. Unions frequently make generous donations to political candidates (liberals, primarily) using dues proceeds. Even if you don't support who they like, they're going to use your money in whatever way they see fit. Unions have become their own worst enemy, IMO. Power and greed (unions see billions of dollars go through their organizations) can seduce and corrupt even the best of men if they let it. And while I think that the original pupose and intent of the unions was altruistic and genuine, the men at the helm went the way of corruption, using their group power as a bludgeon to achieve their ends.
First, he should get another gun. Then make a list. Then….
OS / Gene H. thank you for the comment.
The way these cities work is essentially this. The powers to be arbitrarily decide to give an employee the shaft. Usually this is for two reasons, the employee in their minds represents a threat to them, even if imagined and the other is there is some kind of political advantage in shafting the person. Once that has happened, the employee is under the gun from day one until day 1,200+.
The next step will be to concoct a big pack of lies or half truths about the employee. Any mistake or small transgretion the employee makes will be magnified two orders of magnitude. This will be completely contrary to any sense of fairness since many in power wil have similar and more likely more misdemeanors they had commited. The city will then paint the employee as a renegade who has been nothing short of a villain in an attempt to put the employee or his counsel into a position of having to defend these new accusations to save credibility and deflect from the real issue; that is the city is railroading the employee. The city will use the rumor mill and might even, if the employee has a public voice on the issue, contact the press through a proxy to seed the community with libel to attempt to humiliate the employee and disuade him from continuing.
Third comes the attempt to drain the pocketbook of the employee. The city will not care if they have to blow $500,000 dollars or more out of the tax payer's revenues to attack the employee. The effect this will have would be to send the battle to the employee's own home with his wife and children. While the employee is greatly distressed in the matter, the wonks who railroaded him get to sit in their cushy chairs and hobnobbing with other snobs about other issues. Why? Because our system allows many people in power to get away with nearly everything short of murder while subordinate ranks or regular or downtrodden people get reamed.
Penultimately, and I don't say lastly because there seldom is a true conclusion ever offered by the wonks, the employee either has two outcomes. Either he loses due to all the craft and lies the city and is worse off than ever or he wins the case. Or, in winning he risked losing his house due to finance issues, he had to pay all these legal fees, suffered all the stress but received a judgement/settlement. The wonks, Well they got to watch this entire drama of their own creation from the safety of their sanctuary. Never once were they held accountable for these arbitrary persecutions, and the employee had to suffer months, years of this humiliation, only to be restored to where he was one day before this all happened.
Many of our ancestors emigrated from England, Germany, or wherever to come to the US because they had enough of arbitrary decrees or laws from sovereigns who are not subject to justice. They escaped the Rule of Men and embraced the Rule of Law here. I doubt our founding fathers envisioned such an outcome in drafting or federal constitution.
BK, I found some dead links, but newspaper web pages usually are pretty sucky as a general rule. Local TV stations often have more and better local news stories than the dead tree press. There are exceptions, but I suspect most of the reason is that newspapers are on life support and keeping a top notch web page going is not cheap. I know this because my oldest daughter's former boyfriend was the sports editor of a paper. He left the paper because he said he could see the handwriting on the wall. I think he works for NASCAR now, doing publicity. At least NASCAR has money to pay the help reasonably well.
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Yes, OS, that's the same link cited in the Professor's article. It's still the original Fox report. I've been looking through archives of the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News. No mention of this.
Great work on getting the link. I would hope the union would file a grievance on this crazy firing.
It may not be on current news pages because it happened on May 3. I found a couple of links, but they said, "The page you are looking for is no longer available." This is the latest link I could find and there is a picture of the gentleman. His union has filed a grievance.


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Nato a Montréal, in Québec da una famiglia di origine russa, dopo le scuole superiori ha conseguito un bachelor in ingegneria elettrica alla California Polytechnic State University nel 1984, successivamente un master in ingegneria aeronautica nel 1985, un dottorato di ricerca in aeronautica e astronautica al Massachusetts Institute of Technology nel 1992 e un master in geologia planetaria alla University of Houston-Clear Lake nel 2002.

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Mentre studiava al MIT, Chamitoff ha lavorato a diversi progetti NASA, tra cui analisi di stabilità per la messa in orbita del telescopio Spaziale Hubble, il progetto di alcuni miglioramenti nei controlli di volo del pilota automatico dello Space Shuttle e lo studio di un sistema di controllo d'assetto per la Stazione Spaziale Freedom. Dal 1993 al 1995 ha guidato un gruppo di ricerca nella University of Sydney dedicato allo sviluppo di velivoli autonomi e ha tenuto corsi in dinamica del volo e controllo.

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Nel 1995 Chamitoff ha iniziato a lavorare nel Motion Control Systems Group del Mission Operation Directorate al Johnson Space Center, dove ha sviluppato software per il monitoraggio, la previsione, l'analisi e l'ottimizzazione delle manovre nei sistemi di controllo d'assetto dei veicoli spaziali.

Nel 1998 è stato selezionato dalla NASA per l'addestramento, che ha iniziato ad agosto dello stesso anno, qualificandosi come specialista di missione nel 2000. Da allora Chamitoff ha lavorato nel ramo Space Station Robotics, ha assistito la Expedition 9 in qualità di CAPCOM e ha assistito la Expedition 6, contribuendo allo sviluppo delle procedure di bordo della Stazione Spaziale.

Nel luglio 2002 ha partecipato all'esperimento NEEMO, che si è tenuto nel laboratorio Aquarius sottomarino della NASA.

Ha partecipato come specialista di missione nelle missioni STS-124 e STS-126. Nella missione STS-124 ha dato il cambio a Garrett Reisman come membro della Expedition 17 ed è rientrato a Terra con la missione STS-126, essendo stato sostituito da Sandra Magnus come membro della Expedition 18.

Nel 2011 ha fatto parte dell'equipaggio della missione STS-134.

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The other day I had to drive to a city an hour away from my home for a meeting. I knew that I had some pretty serious Mars aspects going on that day, and since hard aspects from Mars can indicate conflict and accidents caused by going too fast, I allowed plenty of extra time and took extra care driving. As it turned out, even though I thought I knew where I was going, I got lost and ended up arriving late, but not nearly as late as I could have been and in one piece.
That's one of the advantages of being an astrologer. You can see in advance periods of time when accidents and errors are likely to disrupt your life. Some astrologers might have refused to travel under the aspects that were impacting my chart that day. I opted for driving but taking precautions, and it worked out okay.
First of all, we have transiting Mercury is just leaving a conjunction with transiting Neptune. Dean was planning to participate in a road race in Salinas, CA that day. The original plan was to tow the Spyder to the race. Dean decided to drive it, instead. Decisions made under a Mercury-to-Neptune aspect are often poorly reasoned and sometime just plain stupid.
Then we have transiting Uranus on Dean's Mars. Dean was a life-long fan of road racing and speed. That's evident from the fact that he has his natal Uranus on his Aries Ascendant. The first thing this aspect tells us is that Dean is going to get the opportunity to enjoy that fascination. He had just bought the Spyder and recently finished shooting "Giant". During the shooting Dean had been forbidden from racing by the director. Now he was free to take risks.
Of course, Uranus conjunct natal Mars is also indicative of rash decisions, sudden changes and accidents, so it also represents our first warning of danger. I wouldn't say that this conjunction alone would be enough for me to predict dire consequences if Dean drove that day, but it would have certainly made any astrologer apprehensive.
What would have sealed to deal, however, is the fact that we have transiting Saturn square Dean's natal Sun. That aspect often brings a severe challenge to one's physical well-being. To make matters worse. Saturn transiting Dean's Eight House, the sector often associated with death. It also aspects Dean's Pluto and Saturn. The aspects are "good" aspects, but the planets involved are typically considered negative. They create a theme that would have had any astrologer wringing his or her hands.
I could discuss this further, but the aspect I've just mentioned would have certainly been enough for any astrologer to warn Dean against driving that day, or at least to drive with extra, extra caution. But given Dean's risk-taking persona (Uranus on an Aries Ascendant) and the fact that he was a hard-headed Aquarian by Sun sign, I'm not sure he would have listened. He got the same advice from his mechanic, for different reasons, and ignored it. The mechanic was in the car with Dean when the crash that killed the actor occurred. An astrologer would have taken a cab.


CATS AND PIGS: ASTRAY CATS: "Closedoorphobia"
What has that cat done to deserve all that cruelty? Just like its human counterpart, the CATIA does not forgive.
EARMARKS: fat. Wears heavy necklace. Has a fishbone-shaped scar.
their chubbiness. In the "CATIA", fatness is an element of distinction. This organization's only business is the smuggling of codfish, a rare merchandise in this post-human era.


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Death of fish in the River Pearl River. Video
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15.08.11.Poslednie few days, residents living along the coast of the River Pearl River in Louisiana saw a terrible picture of the death of fish in the pond, which greatly frightened them.
For many people living here, it is not only beautiful scenery area, it is a lifestyle.
"We feed our families a few times a week, all that supply us with the river, whether it be a frog, fish or animal, and the fact that we do catch stocks for the winter, said Michael Mitchells, but now our way of life is in question, and that Even worse, there is no explanation of the reasons for the mass death, and we would like to know the reason. "
"I've been here 59 years, the death of fish I certainly had seen before, but never anything like this occasion, I did not see," — said Dan Taylor, a resident of the town located not podaleku Picayune.
On the surface of clear water floats belly up not only the various types of fish, eel, but there are also frogs and snakes.
"Whatever was the cause of death due to river inhabitants did not matter, the river died" — sadly said Mitchells.
Some have suggested that the death of fish in the river due to a low level of oxygen dissolved in the water because of the intense heat in the summer.
"In our river killed all the fish. Not one, not two, but all. The lack of oxygen in the water and there was before, but it did not kill all living things — Mitchells said.
"I think that the river merged something chemically different. They built a chemical works on us, they built a paper mill on us "- says Taylor.
Officials from the Department of Environmental Safety Louisiana are investigating the involvement of an environmental catastrophe cellulose — paper mill upstream in Bogalusa. So far, officials have said that until an investigation can not entirely blame the plant.
"The combine is allowed to do a certain amount of discharge of waste into the maximum allowable concentrations, but earlier this week he had a problem, and there was unauthorized discharge into the river so-called" black liquor "- said the representative of the Department of Environmental Safety.
"River for many people was the only means of subsistence, there were many fishermen lovivshih fish for sale, but now they do not have this opportunity," — said Taylor.
The Department of Water Resources of Mississippi said they take water samples for analysis and will continue to closely monitor the state of the river. Water samples are sent to different places.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Safety, said that if proven guilty paper mill, its owners will be a very heavy fine. Of Representatives of the paper mill in Bogalusa are ready to assist in the investigation of this incident.
Translation: the time factor
Source: WLOX.com — The News for South Mississippi
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I have a lot of awesome moments in my life and I want to share them with you. One moment that is awesome is hanging out with my friends. I know they always have my back and I have there back to. Another awesome moment is doing the things I like to do like sports video games outdoors activities. This is awesome to share with you guys I hope you enjoyed because I did too by writing it.


With a new season comes 3 exciting, new designs from Wallstudio. The simple way to transform any room in your home for a fresh, new feel as we head in to the cooler months.
These designs draw on everything that is great about this ancient civilisation's aesthetic - bold colour, geometric design and fabulous repetition. Available in 3 colour ways, Orange, Teal and Pink, the Aztec canvases make a bold statement as a single canvas, and offer that "wow factor" when hung in two. They will bring your house right up-to-trend and are sure to bring vibrancy to your space.
A design inspired by the reflections of colour on a gem, or the view through a kaleidoscope, Facet Love is another geometric delight. The sharp angular shapes are contrasted with muted pastels and dusky tones which lend themselves to this season's hot colours and interior trends perfectly. If you want to make a statement in your space, without going over-the-top, these canvases, available in 2 colour ways, are just for you!
As the name suggests, the Flower Bomb design is an explosion of colour sure to lift any interior! This dynamic canvas design is a wonderful mixture of bright colour and muddy tones that create a moody and interesting design. Add some vibrant life to your home with one-of-a-kind design.
These, and many more fabulous designer canvases are available at the Wallstudio website.
Grey is definitely the on-trend neutral right now. We are seeing it pop up in design magazines, TV shows and more everywhere! It is a fabulously versatile tone that can be subtle, or bold. Many people feel grey is a cold tone that leaves a space feeling clinical and uninviting, but we have to disagree. Grey can be tinted to be a warm hue with a yellow or brown undertone, or it can be a cool hue with a blue or purple undertone. But whether you choose cool or warm, grey doesn't have to be cold.
We have selected a few examples from the web to show, how when done right, grey can be an amazing background, or even accent to your home.
What do you think? Will grey be the new neutral in your home?
We can hardly believe it is that time of year already, but it seems it is! Christmas is only a few days away!
Before it arrives, however, we would like to take a moment to thank all our wonderful customers and blog readers for your support throughout 2013. It regard it a privilege that you would choose to bring Wallstudio into your home and spend your valuable time stopping by the blog! Thank you!
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From our homes to yours, we wish you and your loved ones the happiest Christmas. May it be a time filled with love, joy and the true Spirit of Christmas and 2014 be a year of good things beyond measure!
Stay safe and we will see you in the new year!
Find inspiration from the Tropics this Summer and fill your home with casual, breeze style and bright colours. Based around our Pineapple Brights canvases, the moodboard above is the perfect place to start when transforming your own living room to this summery style! Think bright sun-set colours, leafy palms, hibiscus flowers, rattan furniture, pineapples, texture and add a little 50s retro and you're set to go!
OH and many of our Tropics designs are on sale right now! Perfect timing!
We still have the Spring bug here at Wallstudio. We are loving bright colours and bold florals! Bold floral patterns, accessories, wallpaper etc are a great way to bring some live and vibrancy into your home. It is also a great way to add some striking colour to your interiors too. A great thing about bold florals is they aren't as feminine as soft, pretty florals and are a great alternative for the not-so-traditional home!
Here are some great examples we found of bold florals done right!
Spring has arrived in Sydney and all over the city its residents are venturing out into the sunshine. Spring is a time of packing away the old, starting with the new; a time of refreshing, new life, gorgeous blooms and the most beautiful of weather!
We have the Spring bug and are chomping at the bit to while away an afternoon or three in the back yard. We are blessed in Australia to have a culture of relaxed living and spending time outdoors. Every Aussie loves a good outdoor space for dining and living. We have found some gorgeous examples of outdoor spaces, that prove, big or small, there is something wonderful you can do with your outdoor space!


Leather Front Top: Michael Kors via Marshalls #FabFound (similar). Floral Blouse: H&M, old (similar). Denim: Just USA. Shoes: Zara (similar). Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target. Sunglasses: H&M. Watch: Michael Kors.
Layer a solid color, leather top over just about anything (button-ups, long-sleeve knits, dresses, etc) to create the look of mixed-media. I prefer layering solids over prints but solids over solids would do just fine. I #FabFound this Michael Kors leather front top from Marshalls and sized up with layering in mind. I wore it here with distressed jeans for a casual look but would also tuck it in to a pencil skirt to wear to the office.


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Mayor Daley's Party →
Wooden Ladders, Steel Men
Posted on February 13, 2011	by John Theodore
By Sam Garfield
(North Kenwood)-Our city is under siege, and it seems only a handful of brave souls are out there fighting.
During the past two weeks, at least 10 people have lost their lives in fires. All on Chicago's South Side; all in slums; all Negro victims. One couple –Roy and Betty Williams– lost all six of their children when an explosion and fire ravaged their South Lake Park tenement. The saddest fact is that these slum dwellings –these fire traps– should have been identified by the City as dangerous and hazardous. Make no mistake, if these fires raced up Michigan Boulevard killing people of wealth, there would be a hue and cry on Floor Five of City Hall. But these were slum people. They lived with the rats and roaches in wretched buildings illegally reconverted by greedy owners to make more room for more rent and more rats and more roaches. And more fires. We've all driven by these places, and we've all looked the other way. All of us: public officials; slumlords; insurance companies; banks; the press. Everyone except those people whose duty it is to risk their own lives by rushing into these infernos to save lives –the Blue Shirts of the Chicago Fire Department.
"When we pull up to the fire at one of these tenements, we size up the building visually," said Tom Colletti of Engine Company 45, at Forty-Sixth and Cottage Grove, one of the busiest fire houses in the City. "The flames are running wild, the rats are fleeing the building, and we're about to go in. We try to assess how the place is put together. And that's hard to do because these buildings have been chopped apart. They were built for, let's say 10 residences, and now there's probably anywhere from 100 to 150 people living there, with plywood walls and jerry-rigged wiring. These buildings don't have fire doors, meaning the fire rushes right through every door. And there's trash and debris everywhere, blocking hallways and stairwells. In the dark, you have no way of knowing where the next blockade will be. And there's always hidden fire behind makeshift walls. Going into these places, into heavy smoke and fire, when you're not sure where you're going, it scares the daylights out of you. And all the time you're constantly looking for people.
"You're scared of being trapped in the total darkness. We rely on the buddy system; always move about with another fireman. We feel the heat on our face and work in that direction, but with these converted buildings it's tough. The lower floors usually have burglar bars on the windows, and in the heavy smoke, when you can barely see a few feet in front of you, you can easily get trapped or step onto a floor that's ready to go. And that's a fireman's nightmare."
The winter, Colletti said, presents its own particular set of problems for fighting slum fires.
"For starters, these buildings have stand pipes running up their sides, but in the cold temperatures, they freeze up. This means we have to find fire hydrants near the building that aren't frozen, and many times on a big fire we use several, snaking the hoses through the snow to the building. Then we have to hump the three-inch hoses with heavy brass connectors all the way up the stairwell. When we put out the flames in the rooms, another winter problem surfaces: Once the flames go out, the heat, smoke and gasses dissipate, but the rooms are still very hot. The fire can heat the inside to 1,800-degrees, and the water we use on the fire causes steam to build up and roll through the building's interior. It's impossible to see until the temperatures equalize."
When wild flames block the stairwells, the Blue Shirts carry heavy hoses up ladders and break windows for entry. Once inside, in thick, searing smoke, they crawl along the floors, trying to suck in small amounts of fresh air, all the time dragging their hoses and looking for people.
"Lint and dirt and God knows what gets in your nose as you crawl on the floor. You try to get fresh air any way you can –like breathing into the pipe (nozzle)– as you feel your way in total darkness on the floor. At the end of the pipe, along with the water, there's a tiny amount of fresh air, so we breathe into the pipe."
Colletti rescued several people at the South Lake Park Fire, carrying them down ladders.
"It's exhausting and difficult, especially when the people are panicking and moving on your shoulder as you bring them down the ladders in the black night. But it's all about experience and teamwork for us; that's the only way we can save lives –by working together. We call it 'wooden ladders, steel men.' The fire on Lake Park, a 5-11 alarm, people were panicking and throwing their babies out of windows, even though we were there, on the scene, ladders up, pulling people out. You have no idea what you would do when fire is licking at your pants and you're trying to save your child. The hardest part for a fireman, though, is when we can't make the rescue.
"The worse thing is the kids. I've pulled many bodies out of fires, carrying someone's dead child down a ladder, still trying to breathe life into the body, but all the while knowing I got there too late. Last Christmastime, we fought a small home fire, a wooden home. The mother and kids were putting up the Christmas tree when one of the kids stepped on a live tree light. It exploded and the flash caught the tree on fire. The mother panicked and did the worst possible thing she could do –run the kids up to the attic for safety. When we got up there, after we put out the fire, I found the bodies. The mother was in a fetal position, her two kids huddled in her arms, all roasted. When we carried them out, there was a clean, white spot on the floor; the rest of the floor was black with soot. Something like that…it never leaves you."
As you read this column, hopefully you noticed a big part of the story Colletti failed to mention. Firemen are also victims of this siege. They, too, have wives. They,
too, have babies. But heroes never see themselves as the story.
Copyright © 2011. John Theodore — All Rights Reserved. Text may not be reproduced without permission.
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Q: Limit of $\sqrt x \sin(1/x)$ where $x$ approaches positive infinity I have a problem as in the title. I cannot use the typical squeeze theorem strick with $-1<\sin(1/x)<1$ since that does not seem to yield anything useful. I also saw a solution that at small values $0<\sin(\theta)<\theta$ but i would like to avoid that since I have not prove that fact really. I was wondering if I could do the following thing:

We assume that the limit does exist: $\lim \sqrt x \sin(1/x)=L$. Then we square it.
  $\lim x\sin^2(1/x)=L^2$ and use $u=1/x$ substitution to solve it. My only problem is, i am assuming the limit exists, which i cannot do, so i was wondering if there is a way to fix my proof, or if there is an alternative one that is a nice solution.

A: $$\sin\dfrac1x\sim_\infty\dfrac1x,\;\text{so}\quad\sqrt x\sin\dfrac1x\sim_\infty\frac{\sqrt x}x=\frac1{\sqrt x}\to 0.$$

A: It's $$\lim_{x\rightarrow0^+}\left(\frac{\sin{x}}{x}\cdot\sqrt{x}\right)=0.$$

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$$ |\sin a)| =\left|\int_0^a\cos(t)dt\right|\le |a|$$

A: write $$\frac{\sin(\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x}}\cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}$$

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Кали́нівка () — село в Україні, у Люблинецькій селищній територіальній громаді Ковельського району Волинської області. Населення становить 10 осіб.

Історія
У 1906 році село Старокошарської волості Ковельського повіту Волинської губернії. Відстань від повітового міста 10 верст, від волості 2. Дворів 28, мешканців 209.

Населення
Згідно з переписом УРСР 1989 року чисельність наявного населення села становила 8 осіб, з яких 5 чоловіків та 3 жінки.

За переписом населення України 2001 року в селі мешкало 10 осіб. 100 % населення вказало своєю рідною мовою українську мову.

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Посилання
 Погода в селі Калинівка

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This was strikingly true for 19-year-old Nikki. First referred to CAMHS at the age of 14, following a traumatic incident, Nikki has a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and was under the care of CAMHS until shortly after her 17th birthday.
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Nikki now campaigns with Rethink Mental Illness and is training to be a mental health nurse. She believes a change to the age of transition would help ensure young people got continuous care at such a crucial time in their lives. "It's not like you turn 18 and bam you're an adult; it's just not realistic," she says.
Indeed, there is now a move in some areas towards services for 0-25 year olds, as highlighted in the Department of Health's 2015 research, Future in Mind. "For us, a big solution is guaranteeing continuity of support," explains Dr Bush. "In practice, most young people don't end up with any kind of [treatment and transition] plan, even though the ambition of Future in Mind is to provide continuity of care up to 25."
But, even where CAMHS services continue into young adulthood, the geographical variations across different NHS Trusts present further problems for students like Nikki. As Rachel Piper, Policy Manager at charity Student Minds, explains: "university students are a vulnerable group, and the complicated transition between CAMHS and AMHS is complicated further by students moving to new areas of the country to study. It's a time when there's a lot of different things in flux, and NHS services are not currently adapted to the transient nature of student life."
A major problem, she adds, is the fact that students can only be registered with one GP at a time. "It means you can spend a significant amount of time living in an area where you're not registered for your GP – and, although you can get support as a temporary patient, it's not necessarily adequate for continuity of care."
Between 2012 and 2013, Student Minds carried out a research project, University Challenge, looking at students' experiences of eating disorder care at home and at university. "In our survey, 96% of the [healthcare] professionals we asked said they felt students didn't get specialist care quickly enough, and 92% said students' treatment was negatively affected by the transition from home to university," Ms Piper explains.
"We also found that 83% of students had problems accessing support from their home GP, and many reported being refused access to specialist services – ranging from blood tests to psychological support – if they were registered as a temporary patient."
Although it focused specifically on young people with eating disorders, Student Minds believes many of the recommendations from that report can be applied to student mental health across the board. "The first recommendation is that appropriate support is put in place at university before a student arrives. If someone's been discharged from a specialist service because they're moving, we think this should be standard practice, to avoid their health deteriorating in what is often an uncertain period of time," Ms Piper explains.
"Under resourced university services are already doing a great job in supporting students with mental health problems, but what we need is a joined up approach where the NHS and the university are collaborating to provide the best care for students. There should be clear communication across all the organisations that are involved with someone's care," she adds.
For 20-year-old Karl, who's a media ambassador for Student Minds, university was the first place he was able to access effective support for his severe depression – after a negative experience of CAMHS put him off engaging with AMHS. "CAMHS felt more like a hindrance than something that was helping me, so after I was discharged on my 18th birthday I felt like I was free," he says.
"I just remember confusion about the transition. I vaguely remember getting calls from adult services and ignoring them; I simply took myself off the map. After discharge from CAMHS I took a gap year – which consisted of me staying in bed all day, every day, sat in a dark room. Needless to say I wasn't in a good space at all."
It took another, very serious depressive episode during his first year as an English Literature student for Karl to finally get the support he needed. "It was by far the darkest time of my life, and problematic coping strategies emerged – an insane workload, excessive consumption of alcohol. My flatmates knew something was amiss by looking at me – I wasn't showering or looking after myself in any meaningful way – so they booked an appointment with my GP on my behalf," he says.
"Things reached a head after a month or so, as I caused a disturbance at a university bar. The police were called, I was detained under section 136, and hospitalised. It was a tremendous relief because I was sure I would get some form of treatment away from the pressures and alcohol of university," he adds. "While I was there we were able to get the medication cocktail right, to get rid of alcohol, to lighten my workload, and come up with strategies for maintaining my wellbeing. I saw my local mental health team for a while after leaving hospital, and my university, the University of Kent, has been great in terms of support."
As all these young people have found, access and quality of support vary across the country, but there are areas of good practice that both Student Minds and YoungMinds hold up as examples of how transitions should work. "The one that everywhere quotes as an area to look at, and has been for about the last decade, is Birmingham," says Dr Bush. "It was one of the first areas to co-commission from 0-25, and to have a lead specifically for transition work across special educational needs, disability, and mental health."
Student Minds also highlight how innovation in technology, and the use of peer support groups like MyAPT, can be really positive ways to engage with young people at this turbulent time. The NHS's Support, Hope and Recovery Online (SHARON) programme is one such digital tool, designed for young people with eating disorders, which Ms Piper says, "has a very recovery focused atmosphere and means patients can go online 24/7 for support."
Ultimately, the solutions appear to boil down to engaging and taking young people seriously; services that are accessible and user-friendly; clear lines of communication between children and adult services, both at home and university; and a more flexible approach to when adolescence ends and adulthood begins. At such a pivotal time in people's lives, the right continuity of support really could make all the difference.


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According to reports in Spain via TeamTalk, Arsenal are favourites to sign Steven N'Zonzi after Unai Emery switched his attention to signing the £35m-rated Sevilla midfielder this summer.
Emery wants to revamp the squad he inherited from Arsene Wenger and a new central midfielder is on the agenda as Santi Cazorla is set to leave the club when his contract expires later this month.
The future's of Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are also in serious doubt so we need to sign at least one new central midfielder and we've been strongly linked with a swoop for Corentin Tolisso in recent days.
However, TeamTalk claim Emery has now turned his attention to N'Zonzi after Bayern Munich made it clear they wouldn't even entertain our £60m proposal for Tolisso this summer.
Emery knows N'Zonzi well from their time together at Sevilla where they won the Europa League and it looks like the Spanish coach is now hoping for a reunion in north London.
TeamTalk cite a report from Spanish publication Estadio Deportivo that claims Arsenal are now favourites to sign N'Zonzi and could trigger his £35m release clause to get a deal wrapped-up.
The 6ft 5in midfielder has been likened to Patrick Vieira in the past and he would certainly add some physicality to our side if we brought him to the Emirates this summer.
The Frenchman also has experience of playing in the Premier League following spells at Blackburn and Stoke so he shouldn't take long to settle in England if a deal was to come to fruition.
However, N'Zonzi wouldn't be considered as a long-term solution to our midfield problems as turns 30 later this year so it might be too much of a risk for us to spend £35m on him.
Emery only has around £50m-£70m to spend this summer so to use a large portion of that money on an ageing midfielder wouldn't be wise considering we also need to sign a goalkeeper, centre-back and winger.


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I would disagree that the size of the sump doent matter. I would say it matters as much or more than the display size. The same amount of water goes through both. A would give a different recommendation for a 75G display with a 10G sump and one with a 50G sump. With a 10G sump, keep it very small, like 100 - 150 GPH. With a 20G sump, maybe 250 - 350 GPH.
I had a 20g sump with a 54g and used a mag 9.5.
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Jain Irrigation ranked 7th in the list of Fortune's 51 Change the World companies
Anushua | November 24, 2015 | Sustainable Companies | 1 Comment
The Fortune's first 'Change the World' came out with the aim to highlight and recognize the efforts of corporations and companies that have created vital progress in addressing major social and environmental issues as an intrinsic part of their business strategy. The goal behind the Fortune's list was not to measure or rank a company on the basis of its overall social responsibility or goodness, rather all the 51 companies enlisted had one thing in common that is, they were well cognizant of the fact that capitalism is a very strong tool, which could be used to leave a good impact on the society.
The choice of these companies was based on the fact that each of these companies had a potential impact on the society and environment. In order to assemble the list, recommendations from experts from different fields like non-profit, business and academics from around the world was taken by the editors of Fortune and FSG. 200 nominees were hence selected and vetted from the recommendations. These nominations were then analyzed for their potential impacts and finally ranked and reported according to the analysis. The criteria for selection was-
Level of innovation inculcated in the business plan and strategy
Measurable impact on a social challenge of high importance
The benefit on the company's overall competitive advantage and profit as a result of its valued activities
The overall significance of the efforts to the business in totality.
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. is the only Indian company to have found its way into the list. Jain Irrigation System's Ltd. often referred to as JISL, was ranked 7th in the list of global change making companies only after big names like Vodafone and Safaricom, Google, Toyota, Walmart, Enel Utilities and GSK.
The company with its moto 'Leave this world better than you found it' strives to improve the economic condition and confidence level of the farmers but not at the cost of unsustainable utilization of the natural resources. This Indian multinational company based in Jalgaon, India has been manufacturing various products like sprinkler and drip irrigation systems, solar water heaters, bio-fertilizers, solar water pumps, etc since 34 years in its 28 manufacturing plants spread across the world.
Recognized by international organizations like Harvard group, IFC (World Bank Group), etc. JISL constantly strives towards sustainable development and are undoubtedly leaders in the "creating shared value" business model. The company has pioneered in its field and has played a major role in addressing issues of food and irrigation security by revolutionary work and major breakthroughs in the field of innovative and sustainable irrigation systems and large scale Integrated Irrigation Projects (IIP). Fortune Global in its report cited that the efforts of JISL were well reflected by its contribution in improving the economic standard of living for nearly 5 million farmers.
The company in integration with its overall business development has been relentlessly working for sustainable development. The company with the promotion of micro irrigation systems since 1986 has helped farmers with small land holdings to find an alternate to their blunt flooding or rainfall dependent irrigation methodologies. This move by the company also helped in increasing the overall yield ranging from fifty to three hundred percent as per the plant variety which resulted in an enhanced profit margin for the small farmers.
Fortune Global further stated that an introduction of improved growing techniques (like high density planting incase of mangoes) and introduction of more viable and more resistant crop species and branching out of the company into financing, food processing and solar pumps for water has been a game changer for the company and has helped the company spread its business to over 116 countries. JISL, the second largest seller of systems for drip irrigation has very well depicted that how capitalism can greatly influence and improve human conditions and help meet the basic social needs and hence a fit nomination due to its high potential to bring about great social and environmental change.
Bhawarlal Jain, Founder Chairman of Jain Irrigation on being recognized for its decades of efforts mentioned that the national goals ranked top in the priority list of the company and they as an organization strive to conserve natural resources and also increase the income and confidence of the small stakeholders and farmers to ensure an overall development which integrated environment and social wellbeing. He said "It is indeed an honour to be included in Fortune's global list of companies that are changing the world. It represents decades of passion and devotion that our team has invested in working with small farmers. Whatever success we have achieved stems from our belief that only if the farmer prospers, will we prosper."
Reference and further reading –
http://www.pressmanpr.com/releases/2015/PRS55dd6c72f0f46JISL_PR_22Aug15.pdf
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50 YEARS OF EMPOWERING THE MAHSEER – And Blue-Finned is out of the Red
Greenhouse Gas Management at Wipro Ltd
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Anushua is currently pursuing her masters in Environment Management from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi having completed her graduation in chemistry from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. She did her schooling from Ann Mary, Dehradun which instilled in her the passion for environment. She has particular interest in energy and water pollution domain and loves to read and write about researches in the field of science.
vijay ingale	 February 9, 2018 Reply
the work of jain irrigation is so great congrats and bravo vijay ingale jamner jalgaon


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John Gallow - Violet Dreams
John Gallow
Violet Dreams
by Marcus Kemp at 25 July 2014, 3:31 PM
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Now it's not uncommon for rock and metal stars to embark on solo projects and work on something different be it as a new career of their own or something different while they work with another band. Some choose to work with other musicians in their solo project and others choose to do all the work themselves and be responsible for writing all the music, playing all the music and producing the music. Needless to say it's a risky challenge but some succeed and some fail. The question is though, has JOHN GALLOW succeeded as a solo artist or has he failed? Let us find out in this review.
Hailing from Rochester, New York in the USA, JOHN GALLOW is a Doom Metal and Heavy Rock guitarist who has worked with a number of bands including BLIZARO and ORODRUIN to name a few. Now, he has decided to branch out on his own and record his own music that branches into subjects like the spiritual aspects of death and the mysteries of the afterlife which is an interesting set of topics to choose for your first venture as a solo artist.
"Violet Dreams" is JOHN GALLOW's first venture as a solo artist and the 60+ minute CD features a blend of Doom Metal and Heavy Rock where everything is written, composed, performed and produced by JOHN GALLOW himself. One thing I will give him points for is his skills as a guitar player and a producer as the music can be heard without sounding too lost in the mix which is a common trap that other Doom Metal bands and artists seem to fall into.
Usually Doom Metal puts me off but the fact that this one has a few elements of Heavy Rock in it as well makes it unique as well as sounding dark and mysterious. However, that's where the praise ends. There are some things about this album which do put me off and I'll start with JOHN GALLOW's singing as it's not very good. He does not growl like other Doom Metal singers so you can hear the words more of the time but the vocal delivery is a bit poor.
I know I said that you can make out the music unlike other Doom Metal bands who focus too much on seeing how dark, heavy and brutal they can sound while playing as fast they possibly can but there are a few spots here and there where the production is very second rate. That's not to say it's one hundred percent awful though but it could have been mixed and produced a bit better.
"Violet Dreams" is not bad for JOHN GALLOW's first venture as a solo artist as in my own opinion, it's better than what YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN could ever do as lately his new material is extremely weak but thankfully JOHN GALLOW has not fallen into the same trap that YNGWIE has fallen into these days but it is early days so I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens with any future material from JOHN GALLOW. That said however, if this album was tweaked, produced and mixed a bit better in places, it would have got a bit of a higher score but it's not bad for a first outing for a new solo artist so I can't really give criticism for that so I'll end my review on that note.
1. Entrance To The Unknown
2. Dark Traveller
3. Violet Dreams
4. Ancient Tears
5. Maelstrom Of Consciousness
6. Rain Messenger
7. Purple Room
8. Part Ways
9. Turn Sides
10. Wall Of Doom
11. Passer-by
12. Lavendeath
13. Burning Trees
14. Beam Of Light
John Gallow - All Instruments, Vocals
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GMO Crops Don't Harm Human Health, Report Says
But GMOs do have other problems.
By Justin Worland, Time.com
Genetically engineered crops pose no additional risks to humans and the environment when compared to conventional crops, according to a new report.
The research, published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, is the result of a sweeping review of nearly 900 publications on the effects of genetically modified crops on human health and the environment. Genetic engineering has helped agricultural producers in the U.S., including small farmers thrive, according to the report.
But genetic modification is not all good news, the report suggests.Widespread use of genetically modified crops, which are often engineered to resist the effects of pesticides, has contributed to concerning levels of pesticide resistance in weeds and insects. Pests improve in their ability to resist pesticides every time the chemicals are sprayed, creating a vicious cycle of increased spraying and more resistance.
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"There have been claims that [genetically engineered] crops have had adverse effects on human health," the report says. "Sweeping statements about crops are problematic because issues related to them are multidimensional."
Researchers behind the report called for a process that evaluates potential health and environmental concerns about new type of crops regardless of whether they are genetically engineered.
The report comes as public health and environmental advocates continue to push for mandatory labeling of genetically modified food. The results of the National Academy report suggest that such measures may not be necessary. Report committee member Michael Rodemeyer said at a press conference that without evidence of health effects from GMO crops, the Food and Drug Administration does not even have the authority to mandate such labels.
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But the report is unlikely to stop calls for labeling that have already succeeded in some states, such as Vermont, and led some food manufacturers like Whole Foods to promise to curtail their use of genetically modified ingredients. Report authors acknowledged that their report would not—and should not—settle the debate over GMOs.
"We're hoping that our report is not this big tome but something that starts a conversation," North Carolina State University professor Fred Gould, who chaired the committee behind the report. He also hoped the findings would help fuel an evidence-based discussion rather than a heated back and forth between. "It would nice not to have a debate, but maybe an eight-hour discussion," Gould added.
This article originally appeared on Time.com.


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