text:
Filter Results for:
"Sailor"
Leg 1: Plymouth to Azores
Leg 2: Azores to Antigua
Leg 3: Exploring Antigua
Leg 4: Antigua to Aruba
Leg 5: Aruba to Panama
Leg 6: Panama to Galapagos
Leg 7: Galapagos to Easter Island
Leg 8: Easter Island to Tahiti
Leg 9: Tahiti to Cook Islands
Leg 12: Fiji to Vanuatu
Leg 13: Vanuatu to Cairns
North Pacific 2018: Leg One
North Pacific 2018: Leg Two
Round Britain 2017: Leg One
Round Britain 2017: Leg Two
Round Britain 2017: Leg Three
Caribbean 2016: Leg One
Caribbean 2016: Leg Two
Leg 29: Iceland to Lofoten
Campaigning and Lobbying
Search in https://exxpedition.com/
Filter Results for: "Sailor"
Anne Baker
The only person in the world who will ever be able to say 'I was the 2nd Mate on the inaugural eXXpedition voyage across the Atlantic in 2014'
My story is like a three-legged stool. As a yatchmaster involved in sail training, mainly with all girl crews and with thousands of sea miles this trip, from a sailing prospective, is a dream chance to cross the Atlantic with an all women crew. Then there is the women's health element; I have a niece, who is a teenage (female specific) cancer patient. Being part of a team trying to understand in more detail how environmental and specifically ocean toxins affect women's health is a wonderful opportunity. For my own health and also to share this through the female branches of the youth organisations I work with, principally girl guides and scouts. My third leg, comes from my recent agricultural studies during which I realized the effects of human intervention on the environment, both land and sea and highlighted the fine balance of the environmental and the impact of farming.
Anne was Mission Leader for eXXpedition Round Britain 2017 Leg 2.
Leg: Atlantic 2014
Barbara Roy
Barbara was raised on the North Shore of Massachusetts and some of her earliest and happiest memories are from time spent on the beaches on the eastern shoreline. Her father took her out sailing and fishing when they were young and she grew to love the ocean. About 20 years ago she moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts for the sailing and scuba diving. She has always enjoyed the outdoors and her spirit is never happier than when she is out on the water. She often tells people, insurance is her profession but sailing and gardening are her passions.
Learn more about Barbara's journey here:
Leg: Azores to Antigua
Bryony Meakins
Marine Conservationist
BRYONY is a keen and experienced sailor, having been brought up on and around boats, racing dinghies and spending summers on board her family's sailing yacht. Bryony has crewed on Volvo 60 racing boats and has also sailed across the Atlantic. Her time and experience on the water has instilled an appreciation of the sea that has influenced her career today. After gaining a Masters in Marine Biology and Ecology, Bryony now works in marine conservation for the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, based in Peterborough.
Bryony's goals for eXXpedition are to learn more about marine plastics and how they are impacting both the marine environment and in turn, our health. Bryony will be documenting her experiences during Round Britain to help spread awareness of the issue on her blog All Things Briney.
Leg: Round Britain 2017: Two
Caroline van Wijngaarden
CAROLINE is a bon vivant, privateer, creative person, adventurer and sailor. She is 42 years old and trying to give her life a different turn to go. She wants as much as possible doing sailing voyages, preferably combined to a good cause. That is why she now is going with eXXpedition to see if she wants to go there more in the future and to draw attention to the great project in Netherlands.
Caroline last year crossed the Pacific from the Galapagos Islands to the Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu archipel and Tahiti. She has been on Svalbard (Spitsbergen) also and the Barentszsea crossed over to Norway.
As a photographer and film maker (short videos for social media) she comes in worlds where they otherwise would not come. In addition, she has a company in wood and leather processing. Especially with recycled materials she designs beautiful products. A number of days in week she is a teacher. If she can follow her dreams fully one day, she will.
Check out her website and Facebook to see her work!
Leg: Caribbean 2016: One
Emily Penn
As co-founder of eXXpedition EMILY has seen first hand how much plastic ends up in our ocean. She has spent the last decade exploring the high seas from the tropics to the Arctic – enabling scientists, filmmakers and interested individuals to gain access to the most remote parts of our planet.
She has organised the largest ever community-led waste cleanup from a tiny Tongan island, trawled for micro-plastics on a voyage through the Arctic Northwest Passage, rounded the planet on the record-breaking biofuelled boat Earthrace, and worked on a sailing cargo ship trading western supplies for coconuts.
Emily splits her time between running eXXpedition and developing upstream solutions to the ocean plastic issue with corporate partners, scientists and government bodies. An experienced public speaker, Emily gives talks around the world at conferences, universities and global companies about her adventures and issues relating to our oceans, human mindset and future society.
You can find more information on Emily's projects at www.emilypenn.co.uk.
Emily is sponsored by:
Learn more about Emily's journey here:
Isabelle Seiler
Sailor & Student
Isabelle is a curious person and passionate about science, plant-based food, sailing, minimalism and photography. Her special interest lies in environmental protection, especially fighting plastic pollution as well as the rehabilitation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems and all living beings depending on them. She believes in promoting an environmentally conscious lifestyle which is affordable for everyone.
In 2018 she relocated from Switzerland to Ecuador where she learned about upcycling and then moved to Mexico City in 2020. She is finishing her second Master in Environmental Management and Audits in Marine Science and Technology at International Ibero-American University, Mexico. For her thesis she will join rrreefs (rrreefs.com) & Corales de Paz (coralesdepaz.org) reef building workshop in Colombia to put into the water a 3D printed clay modular rrreef brick system to research early colonization of baby corals. Isabelle is looking forward to exploring potential solutions to plastic and toxic pollution together with the virtual crew and raising awareness about what impact our daily actions have on our own health and the one of our oceans.
Leg: Virtual Voyage: South Africa
Jan Brant
JAN is a marine chemist from the UK, and has over 17 years experience, carrying out and managing research into contaminants in the marine environment, focusing on identification of toxic (particularly endocrine disrupting) chemicals in marine sediments, and the development of new technologies designed to detect and identify emerging chemicals in sediments and water.
She is an experienced sailor, having started sailing with her parents as a child.
Leg: Ascension 2015
Jannica Haldin
As a child my father would take me and my brother treasure hunting. Waking up, in a tent on a beach, in the bunk of a sailboat or in the old fisherman's cabin on our tiny island, we would get in the boat, lunchpacks, towels and all, and go for an Adventure. With a capital A.
We'd steer for one of the hundreds of wild islands and skerries in the outer belt, and the Hunt would begin. The prize: flotsam. Odd looking pieces of wood, twisted, saltsoaked boards, and the biggest prize of all: fishing floats or the occasional plastic bottle with foreign lettering. The latter two would be brought home with pride, rarities to be treasured.
I'm now 31 years old , a sailor, a marine biologist and a scientific diver. Six weeks before writing this I gave birth to my first child, a daughter. She will never get to play this game. The rocky beaches where we went hunting 25 years ago are now littered with plastic, in all its shapes and forms. I know, I went back to see for myself.
However, most people don't. Get to see for themselves that is. And as the saying goes: out of sight, out of mind. Whether it's previously pristine beaches or out in the world's oceans, in the seafood we eat, in the water we swim in, if you can't see it, it is of small importance. Except, in this case, it isn't.
The contaminants in the fish on your dinner table, a plastic bottle on the beach or an accumulation the size of a country in one of the oceanic gyres, are all symptoms of the same problem. And the first step in fixing a problem is acknowledging that it exists. I hope that by being part of eXXpedition I can be part of bringing to people's attention the magnitude of this problem, both the visible and the invisible, and show that it affects all of our lives.
"People protect what they love". It's as true now as when Jacques Cousteau first coined it. For the last 10 years I have been working for the marine environment and its conservation. Mapping underwater ecosystems around the same islands where I used to play. Coordinating international work on assessing the threat to marine species. Assisting multinational research groups when taking on questions on the sustainable use of the marine environment.
All of this I have done for myself, because the sea is what I love. But now, now I do it for my daughter. Because everyone deserves treasure hunts in their life. And because women are adventurers. With a capital A."
Jeanne Goussev
Managing Director, Fiduciary Services
Jeanne is from Seattle, Washington where she and her husband race their sailboat, Gray Wolf. She is the Captain of Sail Like A Girl, an all women's team who competed in the Race To Alaska, a 750 mile unsupported human and wind powered adventure race from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska. In 2018 team Sail Like A Girl won the race becoming the first winning monohull and the first women's team to win.
Jeanne has two children, Katrina, 15 and Maks, 12 and is an attorney who manages trusts and estate settlements, working with clients to define their legacy. She is passionate about the health of our oceans and is looking forward to sharing all that she learns on this important endeavor.
Learn more about Jeanne's journey here:
Leg: Exploring Antigua
Mani White
MANI has been fascinated by the oceans since she was a child and used her first allowance to buy an encyclopedia of fish. Following university, Mani took a break from work and sailed around the Mediterranean and across the Atlantic to earn the hours and experience needed to achieve her Yacht Master and boost her scuba diving skills. For her employed life, Mani has been based in the San Francisco Bay Area, working for a number of major tech companies – first building websites, and then moving into project/program management for both websites and software.
After volunteering aboard Sea Dragon for the Ocean Cleanup in 2013 , Mani has been keen to join an expedition. Mani is excited to meet the rest of the incredible women who will be on this journey with her as well as the ideas they will share and the possibility of brilliant new solutions that can hatch in an environment of diverse expertise. Mani hopes to contribute in any way she can to a safe, rewarding and enlightening journey on board, and in possible post-expedition collaborations onshore.
Leg: Round Britain 2017: One
Marcia Reinauer
Documentary filmmaker and photographer
Marcia Reinauer is a documentary filmmaker and photographer. She grew up boating and spending a significant amount of time on and around the water. In recent years, many of Marcia's documentary films have centered around raising awareness about athletes working to make our planet healthier through sustainable practices. In her free-time, Marcia races sailboats and crews on off-shore deliveries, which has given her a passion for showing others the importance of protecting our world's oceans.
Marcia is sponsored by:
Learn more about Marcia's journey here:
Leg: Plymouth to the Azores
Natalie Small
Surfing, sailing, diving, open ocean swimming, kayaking, and even living aboard her 28 ft sailboat Mi Corazon docked in San Diego…. NATALIE sees water as an integral part of her life and thus spurs her passion about its conservation and helping others fall head over heals in love with it like she is! With a love for womping in the waves comes a passion to keep the waves womp-able; thus Natalie founded 1Bag1World this past year with the mission to restore beauty to women and waves through plastic upcycling handicraft projects with women survivors of trafficking and abuse around the world, empowering them to be leaders in the wave of change to plastic free living in their own communities.
Natalie has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, licensed in California, and First Aid Arts training in the use of expressive arts for trauma recovery. As the San Diego branch Coordinator of the Wahine Project, she provides therapeutically minded surf clubs for girls struggling with poverty, family stressors, physical abuse, trauma, and trafficking in San Diego, Peru, Philippines, and Baja. She is looking forward to leading a team of Wahine women on a surf expedition to Cuba in February to bring the gift of surfing to the girls there as well. "I see fostering empowered relationships with the ocean as an opportunity for therapeutic healing for the individual. the community, and our water".
Natalie hopes to bring the 1Bag1World creativity with plastic upcycling aboard the eXXpedition to find unique ways to eliminate the plastic waste of crew and locals we encounter. Through her travels she has learned that many small island communities don't have the infrastructure to properly recycle so, she looks forward to getting creative with them about how they can reduce, reuse, and up-cycle their plastic waste to keep their oceans and bodies healthy and happy! Her time with the eXXpedition crew will be book ended with Wahine Project surf clubs in Cuba and sail-hopping her way back to San Diego brining the 1Bag1World message to coastal communities along the way. …..and of course if waves are found she'll be the first to grab some boards to teach the crew and locals the art of surfing!
Nicola de Quincey
Conservation Architect
I am a conservation architect committed to finding more sustainable approaches to design and construction especially in the imaginative reuse of historic buildings and places. I was brought up in Norfolk (England). I studied in Liverpool and have lived in London for my adult life. I am a keen sailor. I learned to sail as a child and am looking forward to sailing in the Pacific.
I am seeking solutions that understand the experience of past generations and respond to the challenges and opportunities of today.
Nicola is sponsored by:
Learn more about Nicola's journey here:
Leg: Virtual Voyage: Fiji
Rikki Eriksen
A lifelong sailor and marine biologist dedicated to the conservation of our ocean, Rikki has worked extensively in the Caribbean, South Pacific and West coast of the United States on a variety of science and policy issues. Growing up on the water, and an avid diver since 14 years old, Rikki has watched with concern the changes occurring in our ocean. Consequently, after 20 years as a scientist, Rikki has been working to educate policy makers, managers and the public about threats to and solutions for our ocean crisis. Rikki has crossed the Mediterranean and Caribbean sea several times sailing, worked with Fijian fisherwomen acoustically tagging reef fish, crewed on a commercial Alaskan fishing boat, helped establish the Easter Island marine reserve, and spent countless days on, in and under the ocean. She is excited to bring her knowledge of science communications and outreach to this amazing project.
Learn more about Rikki's journey here:
Sarah A Sauvé
Scientist, sailor, leader
Sarah is a music scientist, currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in the Cognitive Aging and Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
In her spare time, Sarah accompanies the St. John's Gay Men's Chorus, dances Argentine tango and burlesque and volunteers with the Social Justice Cooperative of Newfoundland & Labrador's Zero Waste Action Team. Sarah has been practicing a zero waste lifestyle since discovering the movement several years ago during her graduate studies in the UK and is working on tackling plastic pollution through research in St. John's and the province of Newfoundland & Labrador more widely. She began sailing in 2016 when she signed up for the Asia Pacific Leg of the Clipper Round the World Race with no prior experience, and has been sailing as much as possible despite short summers and the COVID-19 pandemic!
Learn more about Sarah's journey here:
Leg: Virtual Voyage: Arctic
Sarah Tanburn
Writer and Sailor
SARAH started sailing as a child in dinghies and got into bigger boats in her 30's. She has owned two yachts, living aboard and skippering her 12-metre ketch Roaring Girl for nearly 10 years. Sarah sailed her from eastern England to the Mediterranean and through Morocco, Spain and Italy to Malta and back. In 2016 she sailed on Bark Europa for two months from Punta Arenas to Cape Town via Antarctica and is experienced in sail handling, watch keeping, navigation and weather.
Sarah is a writer and sailor, and works in environmental and public services. She writes a lot, both policy and fiction, about climate, pollution and the ocean. Sarah hopes to bring experience in presenting complex issues in ways that stimulate people's passions and imagination and will create a blog telling the crew's stories and a follow-on from the Europa story at www.sailingtoantarctica.com. Sarah is looking forward to visiting and revisiting the British coast, and meeting amazing women along the way – "I am delighted to have the opportunity to be part of a mission which both collects data and highlights some of the challenges to our oceans and shores". Sarah will be joining all three legs of our Round Britain voyage.
Leg: Round Britain 2017: One Leg: Round Britain 2017: Two Leg: Round Britain 2017: Three
Simone Machamer
SIMONE read a book in college called Our Bodies, Ourselves now published in 30 languages. It was revolutionary. Published by 12 women in the late 1960's it discussed women's bodies, health and sexuality which challenged the medical establishment of the day.
It also changed the patient doctor relationship for the better for everyone in the U.S. Since then I decided I wanted to do something that made a positive impact on people's lives and realized progress for women is fought for, usually by women.
Finding strong women role models making big changes like those authors would be very inspiring. After short jobs with the U.S Forest Service, commercial fishing, abalone and sea cucumber diving in Alaska Simone worked in video production.
She began making in-kind promotional videos and public service announcements for charities, T.V and non-broadcast. Simone became a Board Member of the local women's shelter and the United Way of Anchorage which helped her find out about the needs in the community.
One example is Susan Butcher who won the Iditarod consecutively, a 1,500 mile sled dog race in the freezing Alaska wilderness and climbing Denali aka Mt. Mckinley by dog sled. Simone's most memorable endeavors were a T.V news style program called Young Alaskans where the positive achievements of teenagers were highlighted, a promotional video for a charity Moving Mountains in Kenya to assist Nairobi's street children to attend school and Kham Aid Foundation to help marginalized Tibetans living in the Autonomous Region of Tibet.
Although she has not worked in the video industry for some time since she is raising two home birthed boys, she is still involved in the community. Most recent hosting a fundraiser to assist sex trafficked women and supporting a center for abused children.
Simone is very inspired about the research, message and achievements of the other crew with eXXpedition. This is the first time her activist spirit combines with her hobby of sailing. When not cruising with the family in the summer Simone takes care of her eighty-nine year old mother and runs an art gallery in Sarasota, Florida.
Since then she decided she wanted to do something that made a positive impact on people's lives and realized progress for women is fought for, usually by women.
Her goals are to learn about the ocean research so that I may be able to do the same with her family on their Camper Nicholson 35 foot sailboat. She also hopes to assist with the video needs and increase her sailing knowledge to prepare for her Yachtmaster Offshore and Ocean exam.
Simone will be teaming with Suncoast Waterkeeper during the next year to raise awareness about the toxics in our seas. Based out of Sarasota, Florida it has a similar mission to eXXpedition. Suncoast Waterkeeper is protecting and restoring Florida Suncoast's waterways through enforcement, fieldwork, advocacy, and environmental education for the benefit of the communities that rely upon these precious coastal resources.
Sonja Jakić
Student and Skipper
Growing up on the island of Cres in Croatia, surrounded by sea, it became one of the most important things in Sonja's life. Sonja started sailing when she was 10 years old. She's been a part of a local group whose idea was to solve the problem of sheeps wool waste around the island. Sonja has been a part of many local eco and heritage preservation actions and many cultural and youth programs in school. With so many interests in her head it was very hard for her to choose a course when the time came for that, but she decided to go into mechanical engineering because the idea was to acquire as much knowledge and understanding about things that surround her and how to solve a problem when one appears.
For the last four years Sonja has been working in seasonal nautical tourism in Croatia as a sailor, hostess and a skipper. Reaching secluded bays and finding a bunch of garbage and plastic on shore started to trouble her. Every time she found herself in such a situation, she would just jump in the sea and go and pick it up. For her it started from the heart and her influence on others is now with her guests and crew. At the moment she is finishing her bachelor degree and working as a skipper in south Croatia.
Sonja is sponsored by:
Learn more about Sonja's journey here:
Stella Marina Stabbins
STELLA is an Artist, Mariner and classic-boat restorer and lover of the mountains. Her hope for the upcoming eXXpedition is to become an ambassador for cleaner oceans around the world.
Whilst sailing across the Pacific in 2014 Stella became truly aware of the consequences that our everyday actions are having on the planet as a whole and she realised that she must help to create change.
In Stella's practice as an artist and print-maker, she seeks to create a sense of immersion for the viewer, to draw them into a feeling or atmosphere emotive of new ways of thinking. Previously, a central theme in her practice has been the progressive relationship that humans have with the natural world and Stella's work has explored the precarious balance between natural systems and our own man-made ones, seeking to demonstrate the fragility of our existence.
As Artist in Residence for eXXpedition, Stella is excited to share her vision for a cleaner world through the eyes of her artistry.
Once on board Sea Dragon, it's Stella's aim to produce ways to visually process and communicate the data that will be collected to a wider audience, in particular future generations. She also hopes that through creativity we are able to find beautiful and practical means of navigating around the everyday use of plastic in our lives. Stella passionately believes that it is only by raising awareness of the unseen effects of toxins and micro-particles on both our bodies and the environment that we can hope to generate discussion and change around the topic.
Leg: Amazon 2015
Sue Weaver
Sailor, activist, ecotherapist, gardener, grandmother! Without doubt Sue's therapy skills, cooking skills and long held perspective on environmental and community experience will enrich our mission.
Sue is a coastal skipper, used to sailing offshore in scottish waters but never yet beyond St Kilda. This voyage brings together much that she holds dear – women, the ocean, health and the need for deep change and she still feels amazed to have the privilege of taking part. Sue recently left her therapy practice and moved to beautiful scottish Isle of Arran to walk and sail, plant trees, pick up plastic off the beaches and get involved in community activity, particularly around zero waste and local marine environment. After a half a lifetime working as psychotherapist in universities and the NHS, she is ready to refocus and concentrate on the needs of the wider earth and sea community. Ecopsychology supports awareness of the ways in which we relate to the non-human world around us and of the deep physical, emotional, spiritual connections between all beings.
Sue believes passionately in the need to make the connections between the ways we live, environmental pollution and levels of sickness, and values highly the chance to contribute to scientific research in this field. As an ex Greenham woman, Sue trusts the power of women working together creatively to change deeply entrenched systems. Raising awareness and tackling the issues of the huge volumes of plastic waste in our oceans is a great undertaking – immensely important for the deep ocean and its creatures, as well as for humanity.
Sue was Mission Leader for eXXpedition Round Britain Leg 1.
Leg: Atlantic 2014 Leg: Round Britain 2017: Two Leg: Round Britain 2017: Three


text:
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
by: JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and ALEX TURNBULL, Associated Press
Posted: Dec 1, 2020 / 05:16 AM EST / Updated: Dec 1, 2020 / 11:34 AM EST
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk through China Town in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
PARIS (AP) — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown.
The reopening won't be enough to make up for sales lost during the pandemic – but reflects the glimmer of hope that forecasters are starting to see in the global economy.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted Tuesday that the world economy will bounce back to its pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year – though that recovery will be uneven across the countries and big risks remain.
In a report on the state of the economy, the OECD said that progress on coronavirus vaccines means that the outlook has improved for the first time since the pandemic began.
"The road ahead is brighter but challenging," the international watchdog said.
China, which has brought its virus infections under control better than many major economies, will lead that economic recovery and account for a third of global growth next year. Europe, Japan and the U.S. will lag, while many poorer countries, particularly those that rely on tourism, will continue to suffer and require international aid, the OECD said.
It predicts the global economy will shrink about 4.2% this year and rebound by the same rate in 2021 before growing 3.7% the following year.
Across Europe, governments are reopening their economies as they get a handle on a second virus surge – but only gradually, and partially. Vast cobblestone plazas stand empty this festive season instead of hosting Christmas markets that usually electrify historic cities.
Lines of shoppers reappeared this week outside the Louis Vuitton boutique on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, glittering with holiday lights — but France's famed cafes remained shuttered for several more weeks, the tourists that are the country's lifeblood are gone, and many small businesses aren't expected to survive.
With just a few weeks until Christmas, luxury shops and conventional retail stores alike are all hoping to claw back a pinch of sales in what will be a catastrophic year.
Jean-Noel Reinhardt, who presides over the Champs-Elysees Committee that oversees the avenue's businesses, estimates a loss this year of up to 1 billion euros, and a downturn in business activity of 70%.
"The Champs-Elysees thrives on two types of visitors: foreign tourists who have not come, and the second population are those who work in the neighborhood … and these people are working from home online," Reinhardt told The Associated Press.
The only saving grace, he said, is that most Champs-Elysees shops are worldwide brands that are part of larger conglomerates that might be able to absorb the lossesin a way that smaller businesses can't.
The OECD, which advises countries on economic policy, warned about this and other kind of economic inequalities that have been been worsened by the pandemic.
It recommended investing public money in reducing these inequalities as well as in other areas that deliver long-term benefits, including health, education and fighting climate change.
It said that governments should continue to support people who have been hit hardest by the virus and ensuing lockdowns, and that global cooperation is sorely needed to maximize the impact of government efforts to bring economies back to health.
Despite still-high virus infections in many countries, some consumers are eager to be able to shop in person again.
"I bought myself a computer, a telephone, of course. I didn't just buy to buy. I could have done it online but the pleasure of buying from a boutique is not the same as shopping online," said 25-year-old legal expert Alexandra Esquier, carrying her bags down the Champs-Elysees.
At the Galeries Lafayette, vendors and shoppers seemed equally excited to see each other again, at a reopening accompanied by Christmas music, animated holiday decorations, lots of hand sanitizer and the chatter of masked crowds.
"It's about trying to do some shopping and have our relatives and the family enjoy everything we can buy, and kickstart the economy," said Stephane Ney, a 41-year-old customer from the Paris region. "It's important."
Angela Charlton in Paris and Carlo Piovano in London contributed to this report.
More Health Watch Stories
by Natalie Wilson / Jan 20, 2021
Arlene Mitchell and Darlene Mitchell have their individual interests and ideas, but they also enjoy being known as "The Mitchell Twins."
The twin sisters grew up in Henderson and were three-sport athletes in high school – participating in track and field, volleyball and basketball.
US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failure.
The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II. It is about the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tampa, Florida; or New Orleans. It is equivalent to the sea of humanity that was at Woodstock in 1969.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedLabels #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
module Main where

import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
import qualified Data.ByteString as B
import Data.Map.Strict ((!))
#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0)
import Data.Semigroup ((<>))
#endif
import qualified Data.Set as Set
import qualified Data.Text as T
import Data.Text (Text, pack)
import Data.Bits
import Data.ProtoLens (defMessage, decodeMessage, encodeMessage)
-- Force the use of the Reflected API when decoding DescriptorProto
-- so that we can run the test suite against the Generated API.
-- TODO: switch back to Data.ProtoLens.Encoding once the Generated encoding is
-- good enough.
import Lens.Family2
import Proto.Google.Protobuf.Compiler.Plugin
    ( CodeGeneratorRequest
    , CodeGeneratorResponse
    , CodeGeneratorResponse'Feature(..)
    )
import Proto.Google.Protobuf.Descriptor (FileDescriptorProto)
import System.Environment (getProgName)
import System.Exit (exitWith, ExitCode(..))
import System.IO as IO

import Data.ProtoLens.Compiler.Generate.Commented (CommentedModule, getModuleName)
import Data.ProtoLens.Compiler.Generate
import Data.ProtoLens.Compiler.Plugin

#if MIN_VERSION_ghc(9,0,0)
import GHC.Driver.Session (DynFlags, getDynFlags)
#else
import DynFlags (DynFlags, getDynFlags)
#endif
import GHC (runGhc)
import GHC.Paths (libdir)
import GHC.SourceGen.Pretty (showPpr)

main :: IO ()
main = do
    contents <- B.getContents
    progName <- getProgName
    case decodeMessage contents of
        Left e -> IO.hPutStrLn stderr e >> exitWith (ExitFailure 1)
        Right x -> runGhc (Just libdir) $ do
                      dflags <- getDynFlags
                      liftIO $ B.putStr $ encodeMessage $
                        makeResponse dflags progName x

makeResponse :: DynFlags -> String -> CodeGeneratorRequest -> CodeGeneratorResponse
makeResponse dflags prog request = let
    outputFiles = generateFiles dflags header
                      (request ^. #protoFile)
                      (request ^. #fileToGenerate)
    header :: FileDescriptorProto -> Text
    header f = "{- This file was auto-generated from "
                <> (f ^. #name)
                <> " by the " <> pack prog <> " program. -}\n"
    features = [CodeGeneratorResponse'FEATURE_PROTO3_OPTIONAL]
    in defMessage
           & #supportedFeatures .~
               (foldl (.|.) zeroBits $ fmap (toEnum . fromEnum) features)
           & #file .~ [ defMessage
                            & #name .~ outputName
                            & #content .~ outputContent
                     | (outputName, outputContent) <- outputFiles
                     ]

generateFiles :: DynFlags -> (FileDescriptorProto -> Text)
              -> [FileDescriptorProto] -> [ProtoFileName] -> [(Text, Text)]
generateFiles dflags header files toGenerate = let
  filesByName = analyzeProtoFiles files
  -- The contents of the generated Haskell file for a given .proto file.
  modulesToBuild :: ProtoFile -> [CommentedModule]
  modulesToBuild f = let
      deps = descriptor f ^. #dependency
      imports = Set.toAscList $ Set.fromList
                  $ map (haskellModule . (filesByName !)) deps
      in generateModule (haskellModule f) (descriptor f) imports
            (publicImports f)
             (definitions f)
             (collectEnvFromDeps deps filesByName)
             (services f)
  in [ ( moduleFilePath $ pack $ showPpr dflags (getModuleName modul)
       , header (descriptor f) <> pack (showPpr dflags modul)
       )
     | fileName <- toGenerate
     , let f = filesByName ! fileName
     , modul <- modulesToBuild f
     ]

moduleFilePath :: Text -> Text
moduleFilePath n = T.replace "." "/" n <> ".hs"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


I second this, that would be great.
Thanks for the input! We are thinking of creating a tutorial and combining it with one of the games would be a great idea.
For now if you're struggling to create something you can post it here and we'll try to help out.


Find people by browsing the current Register.
Add the person you are looking for..
What is the People Finder Register?
It's not always easy to find the people we are looking for. Some have moved, others changed their name, some we simply don't know where to start. A Registry in its most basic form is an index of people that someone wants to reconnect with and provides an avenue to find one another.
Registries have been used in the field of adoption birth family searching for many years and have reunited many birth families across the globe. They have also worked for many in other areas of search, but there really is no guarantees. A Registry simply provides another option, another chance, to find people.


Made for the 2014 Dinner@8 Juried Invitational Exhibit, Reflections.
For once, I decided not to interpret a theme literally. Instead, I thought about how I love to see the reflection of my father's shoulders and hands, of my husband's athleticism, in our son Eli.
When I stop to think about how quickly time has evaporated--I wonder where the past 25 years have gone in a whoosh--I am nearly paralyzed. Like me, Eli prefers to DO, not ponder. He is literally running headlong into his future.
In addition to being a top-tier wrestler, Eli is a top ten percent runner, expecially in Cross Country. He mused a few years ago, gee, I may be a two-sport athlete. Since the pieces for the exhibit needed to be 24 inches wide by 60 inches long, the format wasn't really amenable to a good wrestling portrait, but it was perfect for a runner. This scene is a composite of a couple photos. Eli's image is taken from a meet at Belfast (Maine), one of his favorite courses. But I wanted the scene to be a "home" meet, in the woods behind Camden Hills Regional High School. This path is one where spectators gather as the kids run past several times, first into the woods, then we turn to the right and watch as they loop back around.
I dyed the reds for his uniform, the skin tones, and some of the foliage fabrics. The rest are commercial batiks. Intensely machine quilted on my Janome 8900.
Size: 24" wide by 60" long.


I've a method that I want to be able to accept either a single string (a path, but not necessarily one that exists on the machine running the code) or a list/tuple of strings.
Given that strings act as lists of characters, how can I tell which kind the method has received?
I'd like to be able to accept either standard or unicode strings for a single entry, and either lists or tuples for multiple, so isinstance doesn't seem to be the answer unless I'm missing a clever trick with it (like taking advantage of common ancestor classes?).
Have you considered varargs syntax? I'm not really sure if this is what you're asking, but would something like this question be along your lines?
It would reply if the input is tuple or list. The only issue is that it doesn't work properly with a tuple holding only one variable.
方法中单个字符串或字符串列表。 - Single string or list of strings in a method 检查字符串是否以列表中的一个字符串结束 - Check if string ends with one of the strings from a list 如何检查对象是否是列表或元组(但不是字符串)? - How to check if an object is a list or tuple (but not string)? 如何将一个字符列表折叠成R中的单个字符串? - How to collapse a list of characters into a single string in R 如何将单个字符串分解为字符串数组? - How to break a single string into an array of strings?


The UN Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says is capable of reaching anywhere on the US mainland.
The new sanctions approved in the council resolution include sharply lower limits on North Korea's oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 24 months, and a crackdown on ships smuggling banned items including coal and oil to and from the country.
"We believe maximum pressure today is our best lever to a political and diplomatic solution tomorrow ... (and) our best antidote to the risk of war," said France' ambassador to the UN, Francois Delattre.
The resolution caps crude oil imports at 4 million barrels a year. And it caps imports of refined oil products, including diesel and kerosene, at 500,000 barrels a year. This represents a nearly 90 percent ban of refined products, which are key to North Korea's economy, and a reduction from the 2 million barrels a year the council authorised in September.
North Korea's test on November 29 of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile yet was its 20th launch of a ballistic missile this year, and added to fears that the North will soon have a military arsenal that can viably target the US mainland.
The previous sanctions resolution was adopted in response to North Korea's sixth and strongest nuclear test explosion on September 3.
Haley said at the time that the Trump administration believed those new sanctions, combined with previous measures, would ban over 90 percent of North Korea's exports reported in 2016.


Kathryn spent two weeks on her outstanding makeover. After taking care of her father for many years it was now her turn to take care of herself for her 50th birthday. This small vacation was just what Kathryn needed to boost her confidence and WOW everyone back at home. She even surprised us here in the office by starting a new life without smoking.


What a year. Companies acquired, collapsed, sometimes both, an explosion of promising ideas and solid under-the-radar successes. German politicians got serious about startups. Rocket Internet continued its internet land grab. Bill Gates invested in ResearchGate.
The story: Born from CEO Ida Tin's frustration with low-grade pink 'n' tacky period apps, Clue is a carefully-designed and easy way to keep track of a woman's monthly fertility cycle. Take a moment each day to enter data and the app will show where it's at and predict what's next.
Why I'm backing it: Clue is small but excellent – the Wunderlist of cycle-tracking apps, if you will – and it's made a welcome difference in my own life. The team is planning to release additional tools to help couples conceive, which will put Clue in competition with Max Levchin's Glow. I'd still bet on it.
The story: Got a skin problem? Upload a photo to GoDerma's website or mobile app and get an answer from an experienced dermatologist within 48 hours. Since a doctor would often just forward a photo to a dermatologist for assessment anyway, the standard of care is arguably just as good.
Why I'm backing it: If it gets Bayer HealthCare's Dr Kemal Malik to sit up and pay attention, as he did during a recent pitch competition in Berlin, it's a good sign.
The story: EyeQuant is a software tool that predicts where website users will look in the first three seconds of their visit. All it needs is a URL or screenshot and it's apparently 90 per cent as accurate as a real eye-tracking study. Clients have included Groupon, Spotlfy and Barnes & Noble.
Why I'm backing it: Advertising and marketing startups don't usually excite me. This does. It's not the only interesting neuromarketing activity in Germany, either. Could these kinds of breakthroughs trigger a new advertising era?
The story: Travis CI, a ten-person team based in the same building as Betahaus, is quietly building a strong community of developers, who use it to build and test open source and private projects. It works alongside GitHub and supports about a dozen code languages. If it's an open source project, it's free. If it's a private project, prices start at $129 per month.
Why I'm backing it: Travis CI currently runs 20,000 tests per day for 650 paying customers and 42,000 tests per day for about 50,000 active open source projects. In a further show of support from their users, the team raised $135,000 in a crowdfunding campaign last year.
The story: Nagual Sounds makes software – and holds a patent for the technology – to turn any kind of data into music. Wave a hand or shake a leg in front of a 3D camera or team up and make music by dancing with a friend. A second product, Nagual Care, aspires to apply the same technology to music and movement therapy for patients with restricted movement.
Why I'm backing it: Just watch the video.


While traveling to Thanedar, do not miss a chance to view the beautiful ancient wooden palace of Kumarsain. In this palace, you will come across the splendor of ancient architecture with a touch of neo classical period. This site is very close to the Thanedar city.


Heritage Auctions sold famed gangster Al Capone's rap sheet in a recent sale. The document, from 1929, features Capone's signature and fingerprints from when he was booked in Philadelphia. Take a look at the sheet below.


Welcome to Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union! Serving Hawaii since 1937, we are people helping people. We currently serve over 19,000 members and would like the opportunity to service you as well. We make it easy for you to save, borrow and invest.
Experience the credit union difference at Hawaii Central FCU.
Access your HCFCU account at our office, at any Shared Branching location or at over 30,000 CO-OP or FHB ATMs.
View our current news, events, alerts and more.
Watch our latest social media commercials.
Enjoy additional benefits of being HCFCU members.
Find out what's new at Hawaii Central FCU.


Through your generosity and support, Week of Compassion is able to be present and offer reconciliation, new life, and hope in the midst of natural and human-made disasters that devastate many lives and communities around the world.
Find more information about the work of Week of Compassion and how you can help here. Download a bulletin insert by Rev. Dr. Larry Colvin here.


The Hasselblad Masters 2016 competition has seen a spectacular 10,700 images entered from over 4,000 photographers. Photographic ability; creativity; compositional skills; conceptual strength and technique have all made a compelling contribution to the art of photography. Entries have been shortlisted and now it's your turn to judge!
Street/Urban: The category here is the realism of the genre; not just gritty street photography, but also the city itself (and it's life) and the people who live in it.


U.K. retail sales barely rose in October as food stores saw declines for a second month and clothing dropped the most this year.
Once fuel is stripped out, overall sales increased just 0.1 percent from September, when they plunged 0.6 percent, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. From a year earlier, they fell 0.3 percent, the first decline in more than four years.
On a less-volatile three-month basis, there was a 1.4 percent annual gain in sales, though that was weakest since June 2013.
The figures may add to concern about the health of the U.K. consumer in the buildup to the crucial Christmas shopping season. Faster inflation and sluggish wage growth have squeezed households this year, with a fallout on spending and overall economic growth.
Uncertainty about the outlook amid deadlocked Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union may also be making shoppers more cautious. J Sainsbury Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike Coupe has warned of the negative consequences of the U.K. leaving the bloc without a trade arrangement.
The pound was little changed after the report, trading at $1.3189 as of 10:02 a.m. in London.
While consumer-price growth hit 3 percent last month, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney expects it to peak soon and ease in 2018. The central bank has also forecast a modest pickup in wage growth, which should ease the pressure on wallets.
Sales in October were led by household goods and items such as antiques and computers. Food sales were down 0.4 percent and clothing and footwear dropped 1.5 percent. There were also declines in internet and catalog sales.
Including fuel, retail sales rose a better-than-forecast 0.3 percent in October from September and fell 0.3 percent year-on-year.
Stronger inflation has been largely driven by the pound's decline since the Brexit vote in 2016. That's lifted import prices, and Ikea said this month that costs at its U.K. business jumped almost 14 percent in the year to August.


Tips: the best control distance is 3 - 20cm; press and hold the button for 3 seconds to turn on.
In the evening, it will follow your orders, and stay with you quietly when you are working, learning, meditating, or resting... When you are working and studying hard, it will back you up; when you are embracing the nature and reveling in music, it will cheer you up; when you are exhausted and in need of a break, it is versatile, fun and lovely; when you are sleeping tight at night, it will guard your dream, creating a comfortable environment. It combines lighting, decoration and entertainment. Original, ingenious, versatile, fashionable, and exquisite, all the adjectives can be used to modify it. It is here, just for you.
Before I bought it I read reviews and comments that it is smaller that it looks on the photo, but it is not true.
Velmi pekna lampa s roznymi funkciami. Podanie farieb tepla biela a studena biela. Lahko ovladatelna z oboch stran. Vhodna ako dekoracia do izby, alebo aj na kempovanie. Vydrz baterie po nabiti lampy je slusna. Celkom rychle dodanie.
The lamp shines very well, has its own regulation of brightness and color - warm and cold. The downside is quite a long charge, but nevertheless I recommend it.
È una buona lampada smart, leggera e flessibile, si presta a vari usi. Pratica perché si sposta ovunque. La uso come lampada da tavolino per creare atmosfera senza fastidiosi fili! Presa con 10 euro di sconto grazie ad un codice acquisto Gearbest.
Вещь приятная, есть вау эффект.
Зарядка не вполне продумана (провод торчит), но в остальном нет претензий.
Really lightweight and bright. I use it as a travel lamp and it suits this well! One can change the warmth of the light by gestures, which comes in handy. And its also great to operate on both sides.
Depois de uma espera de 2 meses, o produto chegou sem funcionar, tentei de diversas maneiras que o produto ao menos desse sinal, mais nem isso. Insatisfação total!!!
нормальная сборка. светит двумя цветами. регулируется если приложить руку от максимального к минимальному и наоборот.
Good evening. Can this product remain plugged in while charging even after the battery is fully charged without causing battery damage? Thank you.


I'm sick of everything and its been so long and now I have a grumble post.
I'm sick of people latching on to me, getting what they can and then flucking off when I have nothing left to give or I no longer have a purpose.
I'm sick of everything falling on me and of course I rise to the challenge and get it done.
I'm officially SICK of christmas and it's not even here yet.
I'm sick of pretending that it will be fine and everyone will be happy etc but secretly knowing it will be a crap day and people will do nothing but nit pick at me and how I didn't match up to what they wanted from me.
I'm just sick of everything!
I'm also sick of people pretending to be friends and then drop me like a hot potato when they get a new friend.....what am I? A "you will do until something better comes along" friend?
Hopefully christmas will be fine, and everyone will have a good day and I can post some awesome pictures of the boys playing with their new toys.


text:
LDZ, NHI Programs
Posted: July 7, 2019 at 7:25 am / by nhimagazine / comments (0)
This 2019 edition of the National LDZ — traditionally one of the largest programs on the National Hispanic Institute summer schedule — did not disappoint, with more than 160 students converging on the University of St. Francis last week. It was the first time that the university, located in Joliet, hosted NHI's annual Chicago-area youth legislative session.
Two pieces of legislation were passed in this session — the first, from Mariana Meza of Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas, called for collaborative investment involving educated individuals and Latino-owned businesses collaborating, and Gabriel Kauachi from Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas (a member of this year's cabinet) called for the launch of a "Latino small business week."
"The program began with students articulating the leadership qualities they hoped to find in their cohorts elected officials, and quickly finding that values of cooperation, collaboration, and inclusivity were more difficult to practice than they imagined," recalled Samantha Sevilla Chill, Education Director for the 2019 National LDZ. "This was an important lesson for the students, who approached each subsequent task with these experiences in mind, being able to question their political parties and elected officials in a way that demanded accountability."
"Our students also experienced the difficulties of building constituencies, communicating proposals, and developing platforms," she continued. "Throughout the program, they learned to navigate each to eventually elect individuals who thrived to emulate the values of the 2019 cohort in both their words and actions."
Sevilla Chill singled out the host institution for special recognition, noting, "Having a university partner like the University of St. Francis welcome the parents of our students, be present to greet and speak with students each meal and create activities for the students to build relationship also contributed to their overall development. It showed the students the importance of building partnerships, and gave a first-hand example of the impact that such a partnership can have on the community, which they reflected in their written proposals. This summers students left the program with an experience in governance and community building in a way that, as the top-elected officials expressed during their closing remarks, was more complex and fulfilling than they could have ever imagined from a school setting."
NHI Senior Vice President Julio Cotto, who addressed the students during the week, noted, "As always, the delegation of the National LDZ was incredibly competitive with top Great Debaters from the 2018 Texas, Midwest, and Northeast programs. The President laid out a clear three-part agenda and relentlessly pursued it, even if it meant a closing and reopening the session midweek to regain focus. In addressing a new approach to commit to governance, they focused on discussing and evaluating old and existing value systems that inform decisions. They also discussed expanding investments in cultural learning and educational experiences beyond classroom instruction as vital to the development of future asset-based leaders."
Top officers for the event, drawing significant contingents from both Texas and the Midwest, included:
President: Jose Tomas Marin-Lee, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas
Vice-President: Campbell King, IB at Lamar Academy, McAllen, Texas
Speaker of the House: Julian Salaberry, Energy Institute High School, Houston, Texas
Justices: Christopher Ochoa, IB at Lamar Academy, McAllen, Texas (Chief Justice); Claudio Del Rio, Sharyland High School, Mission, Texas; Isabella Douglas, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Damari Esqueda, IB at Lamar Academy, McAllen, Texas; Brianna Fonseca, Lyons Township High School, LaGrange and Western Springs, Illinois; Linda Garcia, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Ximena Solis, South Texas Academy of Medical Professions, San Benito, Texas; Sean Teo Ong, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Matthew Worthington, Sharyland High School, Mission, Texas
Cabinet: Gabriella Alba, Warren Township High School, Gurnee, Illinois ; Pablo De La Garza, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Eduardo Esquivel, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Gabriel Kauachi, Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas; Natalia Madrigal, Lyons Township High School, LaGrange and Western Springs, Illinois; Montserrat Nieto, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, Texas


text:
Home / International (Page 45)
Prank caller talks to Trump aboard
July 04, 2018 in International
A prank caller talking to the leader of the world's most powerful country aboard Air Force One ? It's apparently possible. Posing as New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, comedian John Melendez said he contacted President Donald Trump last week Wednesday night while he was on the...
Trudeau says Canada will take refugees banned by U.S.
[caption id="attachment_15197" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau[/caption] TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you. He also intends to talk to Trump about the success of Canada's refugee policy. Trudeau reacted to Trump's...
US stocks rise as Trump retreats on tough new China rules
June 28, 2018 in International
New York, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks advanced early Wednesday after the White House said it backed tougher oversight of foreign investment in sensitive areas but stopped short of imposing new rules specifically targeting China. About 15 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial...
FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking 'false alarm'
FBI agents descended upon a packed JetBlue flight in New York after a radio error signaled that the plane may have been hijacked, authorities said. Authorities at John F. Kennedy International in Queens, New York, activated the airport's hijacking protocols at around 8 p.m. Tuesday, just...
Sad state: Dead bodies found in cars in Walmart parking lots as people meet lonely, untimely deaths
Dead bodies are being discovered in Walmart parking lots across the nation, but murders or safety hazards are not to blame, The Associated Press reported. Why is this happening? It's happening mainly because transient people are living in the retail giant's parking lots. A corporate policy allows...


text:
Devizes Flight L1
The Devizes Flight Leisure Moorings are situated on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire towards the top of the stunning Caen Hill Lock Flight - its 29 locks make it the longest continuous flight of locks in the country.
The historic town of Devizes is within 10 minutes' walk and provides a good range of shopping, restaurants, pubs and other attractions such the Wadworth Brewery and Wiltshire Museum.
The mooring site is within a small layby and accommodates up to 15 narrowboats moored against wooden pontoon finger berths.
Drinking Water Electricity Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal
The mooring Devizes Flight Leisure Mooring site is just off the A361 (Bath Road) approximately two miles from Devizes town centre. Moorings are on the off-side of the canal between Locks 44 & 45, at the top of Caen Hill Lock Flight. Access to the mooring pontoons is via the service road (off the A361), which leads down to a small car park next to the Canal & River Trust Offices and Maintenance Depot. A path from the top of the CRT office car park leads through to the mooring pontoons.
There are moorings cleats fitted at each side of the fingers running off the main pontoon ramp. There is a bollard supplying electricity and a tap for drinking water fitted at each pontoon. The electricity bollards installed here are prepay Smartmeters.
The pump-out is at the far end of the pontoons. The refuse disposal point and elsan are within the car park area. There are also recycling bins for glass, paper and cans within the compound.
The car park adjacent to the Canal & River Trust offices is primarily for the use of CRT staff and visitors during the hours of 7am and 6pm. Spaces here cannot be used by mooring customers during operational hours. However, there is a large pay & display car park towards the top of Caen Hill Lock Flight on the off-side of the canal, which is accessed via Marsh Lane. Customers are issued with a CP PLUS parking permit for this car park, it is not valid for the small car park by the CRT offices.
Kennet & Avon Canal
Unregulated - Unsecured
Pontoon Type
Floating with Timber Surface
The mooring site has no access restrictions and can be viewed at any time. Please have consideration for the other moorers on site.
Car Parking Nearby
Maria Osborne
maria.osborne@canalrivertrust.org.uk


text:
Zodiac announces new company vision, mission and core values
Celebrating Zodiac's 30th anniversary, Mr. Vu Quoc Khanh – Chairman of Zodiac announced the change of Zodiac culture platform, aiming to make Zodiac become the leading technology corporation.
Established in April 1991, Zodiac is one of the pioneers in the field of product distribution, image information solution (AV) consulting, and high-tech system integration in Vietnam. Over 30 years, along with the development strategy from the Board of Directors, the consensus of the staff, Zodiac has achieved proud achievements.
Over the past three decades, Zodiac has maintained our position as one of the leading projector importers in Vietnam with the mission to change the social perception of the benefits of presentation equipment, video surveillance.
However, the old vision and mission are limited and focused on the audiovisual industry. Zodiac offers a new vision to become a leading technology corporation to affirm our autonomy capacity in the journey of global integration and desires to take on a greater mission and responsibility to the community. At the same time, building Zodiac into a professional working environment is an ideal destination for the elite intellectuals of Vietnam to create products with international standards together, affirming the autonomy in the journey of global integration.
Highlighting an exciting period of growth and to better position the company going forward, Zodiac has developed a new vision and mission statement to reflect a new and evolved business structure.
Zodiac hopes a new vision, mission and core values towards the goal of developing in line with the trend of the times, elevating the foundation of corporate culture.
The year 2021 may be described by some as a COVID recovery period for the projector industry as it watched industrial and educational customers come back after a year of lock-down, and saw consumer projector demand continue following 2020's hurry-up-and-stay-home surge. For manufacturers, keeping products flowing through the factories and the ports presented unprecedented challenges thanks to ongoing parts and labor shortages.Nonetheless, if you look at our 2021 list of ProjectorCentral Best of the Year Awards, culled from the 2020 and 2021 model year products we reviewed in the last 12 months, it's clear that the lingering pandemic could not...
An Ultra Short Throw (UST) projector has a very wide angle lens with a throw ratio of less than 0.4, letting you place the projector just under or just above the screen. A key benefit is that anyone giving a presentation won't need to stand in the beam of projected light and create shadows on the image. Another benefit is that it is easy to install and saves the cost and hassle of a ceiling mount.Optoma Cinemax P2 featuring 4K UHD resolution and premium Dolby Digital 2.0 audio, offers the ultimate cinematic experience like no other. The ultra short throw...
The evolution of digital signage – a type of display technology that's used to deliver key information in an intuitive manner – has been remarkable. Today, digital signage enriches our daily lives with eye-catching content in all kinds of spaces, including plazas, shopping malls, cafes and more. Digital Signage's Expanding Role and Growing Market In the era of social distancing, the digital signage market has seen rapid growth. This is because digital signage is being utilized in all types of locations, including everything from kiosks that offer integrated solutions for orders and payments, to drive-throughs that allow customers to...
For years, televisions have been the go-to for most console gamers, especially when the TV is a norm for most families. However, for film buffs and gamers alike, there is always the feeling that you just want something more, something bigger, something that makes you feel as if you are in the game. The big problem when buying a large television is that it's incredibly expensive. Plus, the likelihood of finding one that is capable of 120" is almost impossible. Modern gaming projectors can give you the screen sizes you dream of without compromising on performance and image quality. While becoming...
Optoma Unveils UHZ50, an Ultra High Performance, Affordable 4K Laser Home Theater Projector
The Optoma UHZ50 brings brilliance and performance to sports, movies, gaming and more. Entering the new generation of home entertainment with UHZ50. With DuraCore Laser technology, UHZ50 is able to deliver longer-lasting and excellent performance at true 4K UHD resolution with high brightness at 3,000 lumens and 2,500,000:1 contrast. UHZ50 also comes with the upgraded Smart Home features including Optoma Marketplace, File Manager, Creative Cast, and connectivity with voice assistants, offering the comprehensive home entertainment experience. Optoma, the No. 1 4K UHD brand worldwide in projection technology*, and #1 DLP® brand in the Americas,** today unveiled its UHZ50, a dynamic...
Stunning 360° Projection Mapping At The Dominicans Of Haute Alsace
A total of eight ZH406ST projectors were installed by AV specialists, TVE live, as well as a sound system adapted especially for the project to create a real immersive atmosphere. CASE STUDY INDUSTRY Arts / Museum / Entertainment REGION Guebwiller, Alsace, France TYPE OF SOLUTION Immersive 360° mapping OPTOMA PRODUCT USED OPTOMA ZH406ST CLIENT COMPANY NAME Les Dominicains de Guebwiller BIO A centre of creation and innovation, Les Dominicains de Haute Alsace has been a pioneer in terms of digital experimentation since 2007. The artists in residence apply their research to the concerts in the program. They explore sound,...
LED Screens for Conference Room is perfect for meeting spaces
If you are in the business setting, then the meeting room is of utmost importance. So, the meeting room should have a screen that can provide a clear view. Thus, the display screens in the conference room are one of the most valuable resources. The big display and 3D virtual screens are the future of the conference rooms. We know that meeting rooms are noisy, so you have to adopt an effective way. Thus, that solution lies in the high-quality conference LED screen that offers a broad level of view. In this way, every attendee will get a crisp and clear picture...
Top 5 entertainment projectors at home
Using projector to entertain at home is becoming a trend of many families not only on the world but also in Vietnam, especially in the current situation of COVID – 19 pandemic, this trend is always the first choice to ensure safety. With only a projector, you can use for a variety of entertainment purposes such as watching movies, sports, karaoke or playing games, etc… with highest experience. Here are some of the best Optoma entertainment projectors to buy. Ultra short throw projector - Optoma CinemaX P2 P2 is a high-end projector from Optoma with the ultra short throw ability...


text:
Edward, the Black Prince facts for kids
Edward the Black Prince
8 June 1376 (aged 45)
Joan of Kent (m. 1361 - 1376)
Edward III of England
The Black Prince's coat of arms, as heir-apparent to the English throne.
Effigy on tomb of Edward in Canterbury Cathedral
Edward, the Black Prince (Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, 15 June 1330 – Westminster Palace, 8 June 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England.
Edward was born at Woodstock Palace, near Oxford. He was made Prince of Wales in 1343, and followed his father into battle against France. He became a famous soldier, helping win the Battle of Crécy and commanding the Battle of Poitiers. He was a founding member of the Order of the Garter. In 1361, he married his cousin, Joan of Kent. They had two sons, Edward and Richard. The older son, Edward, died when he was only six.
Edward of Woodstock has become known in history as "the Black Prince", but no one is quite sure of the reason for the nickname. He died at the age of 45, and was buried at the Canterbury Cathedral. As his father was still living, he never became king himself. He asked his father to give the title Prince of Wales to his son Richard, who later became King Richard II of England. .
Edward as a Knight of the Garter, 1453, illustration from the Bruges Garter Book, British Library
Prince Edward at Crécy paying respects to fallen John of Bohemia
Battle of Poitiers, from the Grandes Chroniques de France
Prince Edward serving a meal to the recently captured King John II.
Edward is granted Aquitaine by his father King Edward III. Initial letter "E" of miniature, 1390; British Library, shelfmark: Cotton MS Nero D VI, f.31.
Nineteenth-century illustration of Edward marching through Roncevalles Pass with his army
The storming of Limoges
Tomb in Canterbury Cathedral
The original heraldic achievements of Prince Edward, on display in Canterbury Cathedral
Signet ring of the Black Prince found in Montpensier, France in 1866. Louvre, Paris.
Edward, the Black Prince Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.
This page was last modified on 13 January 2022, at 07:14. Suggest an edit.


text:
Reduced bone mineral density after surgical treatment for obesity.
Bano G., Rodin DA., Pazianas M., Nussey SS.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether osteoporosis occurs after surgical treatment for obesity. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of five groups of subjects who had undergone surgical treatment for obesity: five pre-menopausal women; 13 post-menopausal women; seven post-menopausal women taking oestrogen replacement (HRT); five men; and six women who had undergone surgical reversal (mean time 7 y). SUBJECTS: Thirty-six Caucasian subjects who had undergone jejunoileal or pancreaticobiliary bypass surgery at St George's Hospital between 1971 and 1992. Their mean age was 50.8 y (range 32-69 y) and the median time since the operation was 14.8y (range 4-23 y). MEASUREMENTS: A clinical questionnaire was used to exclude possible factors, which might influence bone mineral density. A single blood sample was collected for measurement of calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, magnesium, zinc, creatinine, thyroxine, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, sex steroids, gonadotrophins and IGF-1 and 24 h urine calcium excretion was measured. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in the lumbar (L2-L4) spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS: There was no difference in serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase, IGF-1, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH vitamin D), magnesium or zinc concentrations between the five groups. The LS-BMD T score was lower (P < 0.05) in male subjects ( -2.08 +/- 1.04 mean 1.0 +/- s.d) and post-menopausal women not taking HRT ( -1.21 +/- 1.33) compared to the surgically reversed group (0.87 +/- 2.36). The male group was most severely affected, despite normal serum testosterone concentrations. Two of the five men studied, had a LS-BMD T score < -2.5 and two had a LS-BMD T score between -1.0 and -2.5. In contrast, six of the seven post-menopausal women on HRT had an LS BMD T score > - 1.0. There was no difference in the FN-BMD between the five groups. The presence of low BMD was not related to age, duration of bypass, or degree of postoperative weight loss. Iliac crest bone biopsies in three subjects with low BMD, confirmed the presence of osteoporosis. CONCLUSIONS: Reduced bone mineral density is a complication of jejunoileal bypass surgery.
Int j obes relat metab disord
Adult, Aged, Anastomosis, Surgical, Bile Ducts, Bone Density, Female, Femur, Humans, Jejunoileal Bypass, Lumbar Vertebrae, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Pancreas, Postmenopause, Postoperative Complications


text:
'Socialism will kill Houston's economy': Trump campaign flying banner over Houston ahead of debate
Trump campaign flying massive banner over Houston ahead of debate on September 12, 2019.
HOUSTON, Texas -- President Donald Trump's campaign is flying a massive banner over Houston ahead of Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate in Texas.
The message reads, "Socialism will kill Houston's economy."
The campaign is spending around $7,500 for the flight and production of the ad.
According to ABC News, this isn't the first time the campaign utilized the sky to spread its message. Over Labor Day, the president's reelection campaign targeted beaches in key swing states with airborne banners.
The debate will air live on ABC in English and on Univision in Spanish at 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT | 5 p.m. PT.
You can watch a live-stream of the debate on this ABC station's website. It will also stream on Roku, Hulu, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Apple News, Facebook, Twitter, and the ABC News, Good Morning America and FiveThirtyEight websites and mobile phone apps.
POLITICS DONALD TRUMP 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION U.S. & WORLD


With a lot of years experience, we have actually earned a strong track record for our paving service and quality. We only use high quality materials and our craftsmanship is of a very high standard.
Whatever your requirement, a stunning brand-new driveway, a beautiful new patio or garden seating area, EcoLandscapes are able of deal a variety of colours, designs and patterns to guarantee a distinct finish that will not only look terrific, however will stand up to the components for several years to come.
Dealing with big and little, domestic and business sites, our wealth of landscaping, gardening and paving experience indicates that any job is possible. We work on all elements of a task from style to finish to develop exactly what our customers need effectively and at a reasonable rate.
Based in Aghavannagh, we cover all areas in Aghavannagh and all surrounding areas.
Looking For paving In Aghavannagh?
Do you have an outdoor area that experiences a high level of traffic? Tired of taking a look at that worn dirt track across the yard? In many cases, paving provides an exceptional, low cost solution. The team here at EcoLandscapes uses a wide range of paving services that are sure to address your needs– whether you need to pave for functionality, aesthetic appeal or both.
When it comes to quality paving, there are 2 things that have to be taken into account: the type of pavers utilized, and the base. We can dealing with a broad series of various materials, from basic brick through to sandstone, granite and even concrete paving. With such a large range of products available, you are sure to find an affordable paving alternative that complements your home and the surrounding landscape.
Developing a path includes more than simply laying brick– and for this reason it is important to guarantee you enlist the assistance of skilled paving contractors. A great base is important, as it enables drainage, makes sure the pavers are level and assists to stop them moving about in time. We ensure this action is performed correctly, so you can delight in even pavers for many years to come.
Aghavannagh (Irish: Achadh Bheannach, meaning "Hilly field") is a small village and townland in south County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland in the barony of Ballinacor South. It is located on the Military Road originally constructed between 1804 and 1809, in the wake of the 1798 rebellion. It is so remote that inhabitants say that Aghavannagh is the last place God made.
The village is situated near the base of the Lugnaquilla massif, the highest mountain in eastern Ireland, and within a few miles of Aughrim, Glenmalure and Tinahely to the east and south, and Kiltegan, Hacketstown and Baltinglass to the west. The area is mainly surrounded by forests and is composed of mountains and mountain land. This fact may indicate an original name in Irish as achadh mbeannach whose meaning is hilly field. This mountainous terrain is where the Ow river rises on the southern slopes of Lugnaquilla, flows through a glacial valley and passes the outskirts of the village meeting the Aghavannagh river, which is much smaller and flows through the village, a short distance to the south.
While there's no discounting their intended function, driveways can and need to be thought about to be aesthetically pleasing– if done right. Luckily, with the ideal professional, this is an objective that's easily achieved. However, it ought to be said that there's a fair quantity of leg work to guarantee that you're getting precisely what you want. What many people do not instantly think about is the vast amount of driveways that can be used to the house.
In this post, it is our objective to discuss most of the popular kinds of driveways. We'll likewise talk about some of the pros and cons in having them set up, as they all have various homes and various problems that they might feature. This is especially the case for us in this area, as we have a huge selection of various environment concerns, particularly when it pertains to whether or not our selections will withstand cold and freezing temperatures.
All of these driveways can be incredible for your home, given that you do the proper research and understand the advantages, disadvantages, and what you're going to pay. It's true that the plethora of companies in the Aghavannagh area can adequately perform many of these tasks, having a driveway replaced because of adequate – if not worse – work will be nothing short of a headache.


text:
The Hemker Park & Zoo is a family owned zoo founded in 1977 in Freeport, Minnesota, United States. The zoo was founded by Mark and Joan Hemker.

History
The Hemker Park and Zoo was started in 1977 by Mark and Joan Hemker in Freeport, Minnesota, when the couple acquired their first collection of waterfowl. It started out as the Hemker Game Farm. In 1980, the farm acquired its first pair of white-tail deer and a black bear. The zoo expanded in 1985 when it acquired a pronghorn antelope and a pair of reindeer. In 1992, the Hemker Game Farm became the Hemker Wildlife Park and later that same year added six black-footed penguins to their collection. Finally in 1994, the Hemker Wildlife Park opened to the public for the first time. The turn of the century brought new exhibits to the Hemker Wildlife Park such as the African Safari. In 2006, beloved owner Mark Hemker died, but his family made the decision to keep the zoo open in his memory. In 2008, Hemker Wildlife Park became the Hemker Park & Zoo and added a new picnic area and farm petting zoo. In 2010, the penguins returned and in 2012 the zoo added two New Guinea singing dogs - Gus and Lucy.

Animals
Mammals

Reptiles

Birds

Other

Experiences
Other experiences offered by the zoo include educational tours, reindeer sleigh rides, picnics, birthday parties, wagon rides, and a mobile petting zoo. Also offered by the zoo is the Zoo Keeper Experience Day. For this you get to spend a day with one of the zoo keepers and help with feeding, enrichment programs, educational programs, and cleaning.

Future

The zoo planned on adding a rhinoceros in 2018.

See also
 Minnesota Zoo
 Como Zoo and Conservatory
 Zollman Zoo
 Como Zoo, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Notes

External links

Tourist attractions in Stearns County, Minnesota
Zoos in Minnesota

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


As synthetic biology grows in application and potential, we need to remember the social, ethical and security implications. In order to accomplish this we must promote awareness and understanding, lest we face confusion and fear. It was the intended goal of the Virginia United team to gauge the opinion of the average college student on the ethical and security issues related to synthetic biology and biological engineering. By targeting the average individual, we can gain a greater understanding for how to present the facts along with the risks. It also allows the synthetic biology community to assess the fears of the national and international communities.
Our survey is 18 multiple-choice questions long and targets individuals with varying biological exposure. To do this we have targeted large classes on the VCU campus to get a large distribution of students. This is because students of all majors are required to take general education requirements and would give their largest breath of students and to avoid selective surveying. Below is the survey we handed out. Ideally, similar research should be conducted at other universities to raise awareness and a positive connotation.
Additionally, as a part of our preparation for the summer research we attended a seminar and FBI workshop by Dr. Edward You. This workshop, hosted by VBI, was informative and eye opening. We encourage other universities to host similar events, as the future of our field in the public arena, will be reliant on an open and working relationship between scientists and our respective governments.
Synthetic biology is a new emerging field, which drives to make biology an "engineerable" process. This research has led to many advances such as a lab at Berkley creating a pathway for yeast to create artemisinin. This is a precursor for an anti-malarial drug, making the drug more affordable for third world and developing nations. However, as the field grows researchers are wary of the ethical, societal and security issues related to the field. This has led the drive for awareness in the public and collaboration with the government. In this survey, we are trying you gauge your general perception of the field and relative knowledge in certain areas. Thank-you for taking the time to complete this survey.
1.	Rate your knowledge of Synthetic Biology?
a.	Absolutely no knowledge / b.	Some knowledge / c.	Are you kidding I live for this stuff?
2.	Describe synthetic biology in one word.
3.	Do you see any moral or ethical issues with genetic manipulation?
4.	Do you feel as if scientists in this and related fields are playing god?
5.	Are you aware that humans have engaged in genetic manipulation through out the ages in the form of selective breeding?
6.	How easy do you think it is to manipulate genes of a plant or large animal?
7.	If I told you that it is currently still very difficult to work with E. coli, would you feel the same way?
8.	Do the ethical applications out-weigh the unethical applications?
9.	On a scale of 1 to 10, how concerned are you about bio-security and bioterrorism.
10.	What would you consider a bio-terrorist attack?
11.	How protected do you think the United States is against a bio-terrorist attack?
12.	How easy do you think it is to purchase DNA?
13.	Should there be government restrictions on public labs?
14.	If so, what restrictions should be placed on public labs?
15.	Is it possible or legal to enforce restrictions on privately funded labs?
16.	Do you support future biological research?
17.	How well has the field done to promote public awareness of issues and benefits?
18.	What do you think is the most effective way to increase awareness?


text:
On The Rocks, Scotland's largest student-run arts festival, returns to St Andrews
by Craig Smith
April 4 2018, 11.56am
© Supplied
On The Rocks has been hugely popular in St Andrews in recent years.
Scotland's largest student-run arts festival, On The Rocks, returns this week with over 50 events at St Andrews University – making it the biggest yet.
Celebrating a decade as Scotland's largest student-run arts festival, On The Rocks is a creative platform for students to showcase their talents as artists, photographers, dancers, musicians, actors and comedians.
The festival has the patronage of St Andrews honorary graduates Sir Sean Connery, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren and Joanna Lumley, as well as graduates Crispin Bonham Carter and Siobhan Redmond, and British actor Simon Pegg.
This year, On The Rocks will explore themes of inclusion with the St Andrews Pride parade as well as RE FORM, an ethical fashion show hosted by Students For Global Health.
The celebratory 10th anniversary programme covers a wide range of genres including comedy, musicals, art exhibitions, and community-wide events including an evolving mural and a range of arts and crafts workshops held in conjunction with local primary schools.
Festival director and St Andrews student Sneha Nair said: "Now entering its 10th year, On The Rocks is bigger and better than ever.
"This year's committee has worked tirelessly to build upon the hard-earned reputation of past teams to be more inclusive and ambitious than even before."
Venues include The Byre Theatre, The Barron Theatre and students' association, with performers taking to the more traditional stage as well as hitting the streets with "flash-mob" performances.
Locations also include local restaurants and popular public spaces.
One of the festival highlights includes an independent, large scale production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (or What You Will), while there will also be a 24 hour create-a-thon, a special concert by the Madrigal Group and Art On The Rocks, a series of art exhibitions which will showcase work curated by both student and local artists.
Sneha continued: "We are so excited to have been able to put together a programme for 2018 that offers an irresistible combination of new events and festival favourites.
"We are really looking forward to seeing our plans to come to life, and we cannot wait to share it all with you."
On The Rocks runs from Friday April 6-15.
Tickets are available from the Byre Box Office, by telephone on 01334 475000, or 30 minutes before each event (if still available) on the door.
For further information on all events visit http://www.ontherocksfestival.com.
Sneha Nair
Tales by Moonlight


Unless you choose to go on our mailing list we will only use your personal details to allow us to dispatch the documents you have selected.
If you choose to go our mailing list you can request that your details are removed at any time by sending us an Email via the Contact Us page.
If you choose to go on our mailing list you will only be contacted on an occasional basis about either additional information associated with Lifes Big Questions or details of local events that may interest you.
You wil not be charged for any information that we send you.


1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible - Stored for 25 years!
This 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible has just found its way out of 25 years of storage in a long-term collection and a fine car it is too!
This was the second generation of Skylarks with it seeing major styling changes. It actually began life in 1953 as a name given to Buick's special run Roadmaster convertibles. In 1961 it became a trim option for the Buick Special until it became a model in its own right for 1964.
The new Skylark certainly proved popular with it enjoying record sales for 1968.
Skylark was Buick's mid-sized offering that interestingly sat on two different wheelbases. The 4-door cars were 116" whereas the 2-doors used a shorter wheelbase of 112".
The Skylark Custom Convertible came with all-vinyl bench seats in platinum, blue, champagne or black. All vinyl notch-back seats in platinum, blue, black or white. Or, as you see here, all-vinyl bucket seats that came in white, blue or black.
Since being built in Kansas City, MO all those years ago, this Skylark as done just 54,000 miles and still has its original, and well cared for, interior.
The Skylark came standard with a 250 cubic inch, 155 horsepower six cylinder engine. The Skylark Custom benefited from getting a 350 V8 that output 230 hp as standard. This car however has been fitted with a 400 cubic inch V8.
Despite the overall Skylark sales being really good, the Skylark Custom Convertible sold a modest 8,188 units during the 1968 model year making this quite a rare car indeed. It was priced at $3,098 which was about $142 more than the best selling Custom 2-door hardtop.


The session will feature a short presentation followed by plenty of time for questions and networking. Refreshments will be available throughout the event.
Please note we may have to limit attendance to one person per organisation if demand for this event is excessive. We will contact you should this issue arise.
If you have any accessibility or adjustment requirements, please let us know on the registration form or contact Lucy on lucy.north@gmcvo.org.uk or 0161 277 1001.
Booking: To book your free place, please click here.


The jokes are all over. We have two aubergines. They are little and large, streaky down the sides but shiny in places. But they now be in mama's kitchen. They were sapping their respective plants and flowers were dropping off.
Mama h has decreed that they will meet their fate in being dad's dinner with home made spuds.
Grown by mama nature; harvested by me!


of gray, black, and white colors. Apart from that, Gricault managed to show different reaction of the participants of this tragedy to what is going. The Art of Social Protest: The Raft of the Medusa and Guernica. Everything around is dying, its only the Minotaur that is looming over the perished people with a steady dull gaze. Then why do people and animals die? Through research we see that Picasso wanted to make a political statement with this show more content, also, we find many hidden images in this painting, many things you would not see by merely glancing at the work. Also, we see pained faces on every figure represented in the painting showing the emotional and physical suffering that was inflicted on these civilians. This is what sets Guernica apart from the fiery brilliance of Picasso's other pictures" (Gallwitz 9). He expressed the suffering of people, their unreadiness to sudden death and to the threat coming from the sky.
What is going on in, guernica? Not all experts accepted this monumental painting as a masterpiece. The painting sprang from Spain's civil war, which engulfed the country from 1936 to 1939 and served as a prelude not shooting an elephant essays to World War 11(Crismale 1). However, probably the ambiguity of the Guernica painting, the lack of its historical specificity, and the fact that, unfortunately, cruel wars continue to exist around the world, makes Guernica everlasting and relatable today as it was eighty years ago. Guernica was created by Picasso in 1937 as a protest against the barbaric bombing of the Basque town Guernica by German bombers, supported by Spanish Nationalist leader Francisco Franco.


Cancer is a disease of abnormal growth of cells and develops into malignancy. Cancer can develop at any part of the body. Cancer implies out of control development of the cell that adversely impact the bodily function. Some of the common cancer includes breast cancer, uterus cancer, cervical cancer, mouth cancer, oral cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer etc.
Cancer is one of the most dangerous disease but due to advancement in the medical field. Today's medical science has a great method to cure it if incase diagnosed well in time. Approximately 2 crore people has been diagnosed in the world so far. Out of it 90 lakhs die because of it. If we talk about INDIA only, then on the count of 1 lakh you will get 75-85 people suffering from cancer. The etiology for cancer is very vast.
It can be relieved easily by doing some dietary and lifestyle modification. Obesity implies not only the increase in weight but also the increase on fat content in the body which in turn results in hormonal imbalance (estrogen in females and testosterone in males), decreased and compromised immunity, insulin resistance, bodily stress and depression, irritability, non-detoxification of toxins.
Easy way to stay healthy or cancer patient diet plan plays important in fighting cancer. Therefore, make a nutritional diet chart for cancer patients. Add vegetables and fruits to your diet. It will help in adding antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber etc. that will help in destructing the carcinogens (cancer causing cells). Due to hectic working schedule and rush in life, we all forgot to take care of our nutrition. And eventually, it is harming our health adversely. So, it's high time to rectify the wrong food habits that we all are practicing now-a- days. It is necessary to be physically active and indulge in some sort of exercise at least 1 hour for 4-5 days a week. While planning the menu for cancer patient one must plan every meal accordingly. Every meal must contain less fat, good amount of protein, right amount of carbohydrates and fiber. The diet plan should be such that fights cancer. So, the cancer fighting diet plan is a key to build the immune system better. Some healthy recipes can be a part of menu planning for cancer patients.
The menu must include the foods to eat that will flush off the chemo effect or foods to eat while on chemotherapy. Therefore, follow the healthy and nutritional diet for cancer patients.
1. Hygiene is of prime importance.
2. Do not eat leftover food.
4. Indulge in some physical activity.
5. If you are into sitting job make sure, you will walk after every 1 hour for 5 minutes.
6. Drink atleast 3litres a day.
9. Avoid junk food as much as possible.
10. Sleep for hours a day.
Advancement in living standards has raised the quality of diseases and illness. More craziness in building the standards more negligence in sleep, foods and compromised lifestyle patterns has increased the rate of cancer occurrence in the masses. Follow the proper care and concerned diet and nutrition to prevent/ fight cancer. Nevertheless, it is important to adhere to cancer patient diet plan. And for those who are suffering from cancer or first relatives of cancer patients must follow the nutritional diet chart to survive healthy. EAT RIGHT…IN RIGHT PROPROTIONS…TO PREVENT CANCER…!!