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GARKOW, WOOD POWER SERIES CLINCHER IN JACKSON
JACKSON, Tenn. - Tyler Garkow and Grady Wood starred on the mound as the Canaries won the series vs. Winnipeg Sunday. The two hurlers combined for nine innings of one-run ball to power the 3-1 Birds win.
The series win was the fifth in the last six for the Birds, who rallied from an 8-3 loss in Game 1 to take the set. Garkow led the way in Game 3 with 5.1 innings of four-hit, eight-strikeout dominance. Wood (1-0) entered in the sixth and notched the win after carving three strikeouts and allowing three hits.
Nick Gotta continued a truly impressive streak in the box. The infielder reached in each of his final ten plate appearances vs. the Goldeyes. The mind-boggling streak helped engineer another successful day for the most potent offense in the league.
The Birds took their first lead in the first inning on an RBI base hit by Charlie Valerio to score Wyatt Ulrich. The knock came with two outs. It was Valerio once again in the eighth knocking a two-out single to start a rally that culminated with RBI base hits from Jordan Ebert and Shamoy Christopher. Christopher finished the game with three hits.
Winnipeg starter Joey Gonzalez went toe-to-toe with Garkow on the mound for most of the afternoon. He allowed seven hits and one run in 6.1 innings of work. Kyle Thomas (0-2) suffered the loss on the mound after allowing the Birds rally in the eighth.
The Canaries will be back home on Tuesday, June 15th to start a series against the Miluakee Milkmen. Starters for both teams are TBD.
Tuesday night will be another Groovy Tunesday! Fans will listen to some awesome Yacht Rock while enjoying an exciting game. Tuesdays are also "Nacho Tuesdays". Buy one order of Nachos and get the second order for half price.

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Benefits of Bluon TDX 20 Refrigerant is a website that offers a variety of information regarding the current HVAC industry. Here, you will be able to gain an understanding regarding main issues concerning refrigerants. How exactly does a refrigerant help businesses and even an entire industry save money? And why exactly is the TDX20 refrigerant considered by many as a game changer?
These days, it is important for every consumer to be quite conscious of the things that they purchase. Over the years, refrigerants have caused a huge impact on our environment. And not only that, refrigerants have damaged a good number of refrigerators and air conditioning units over the years.


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Nemrik és un jaciment arqueològic del neolític primerenc situat a la governació de Dohuk, al nord de l'Iraq. El lloc va estar ocupat al voltant de 10000-8000 aC, durant el neolític preceràmic.

El jaciment té una superfície aproximada d'1,8 hectàrees (18.000 m²) i va ser excavat entre 1985 i 1987 per Stefan Karol Kozłowski i Karol Szymczak de la Universitat de Varsòvia com a part del projecte de rescat de la presa de Mossul. Es troba a la terrassa del Tigris, a prop de les muntanyes kurdes, i es troba a una altitud de 345 metres. Es van trobar molts edificis arrodonits amb patis comunitaris. Els edificis tenien forats de poste i bancs, amb parets fetes de maons de tova i cobertes amb argila. Les eines de pedra que es troben al lloc inclouen morters, pedres per la molta, molins de mà, destrals i pedres per a polir. S'han descobert alguns exemples rars de pedra tallada, inclosa una peça de marbre. També es van trobar alguns ornaments decoratius, incloent perles, penjolls, cloïsses i ornaments ossis. S'han recuperat alguns objectes d'art en pedra i argila, en forma de caps i animals, incloent una sèrie de setze caps d'ocells.

L'anàlisi de la fauna va ser realitzada per A. Lasota-Moskalewska i va trobar relativament poques restes d'ovelles domèstiques, cabres, porcs i bestiar boví. Altres ossos trobats incloïen diversos antílops, el xacal, el cérvol, el senglar, el toixó i el cavall. Es van trobar algunes closques de caragols que també s'ha considerat una font d'aliment. També hi havia proves d'una pantera i bùfal indi. Mark Nesbitt va trobar restes de plantes al lloc com ara vicia, pèsols i llenties, encara que no es va poder determinar la seva domesticació. El lloc estava molt ben situat entre els dos tipus de terreny (d'estepa herbosa i el bosc) i es considera que és d'importància clau per a la investigació d'estructures de les poblacions del neolític preceràmic.

Els enterraments han lliurat les restes d'almenys 96 persones enterrades al lloc. A les fases més antigues són enterrades sota les residències, aparentment després d'haver exposat el seu cadàver, sovint es barregen els ossos de diversos individus. Al segon període d'ocupació del lloc, els adults són enterrats en enterraments individuals agrupats en un cementiri situat a la vora del poble, aparentment sense haver estat exposats abans de l'enterrament.

L'anàlisi d'aquestes restes indica que els habitants de Nemrik consumien principalment cereals. Entre les patologies dentals, les càries són rares, però és freqüent la hipoplàsia lineal de l'esmalt. No hi ha rastres de violència interpersonal o trauma vinculat a la caça (a diferència del cementiri més antic de Shanidar B2), les deformacions dels ossos provenen més aviat d'inflamacions vinculades a infeccions. Aquests esquelets són força robustos, mostrant una important activitat física.

Bibliografia

Vegeu també
 Història de Mesopotàmia

Història de l'Iraq
Jaciments neolítics
Jaciments arqueològics de l'Iraq

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug Lawsuits
This week, the Supreme Court sustained a $6.7 million jury verdict award to a woman who lost her arm because of improper use of the anti-nausea medication, Phenegran. In a 6-3 ruling the high court rejected arguments from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals that it was protected from personal injury claims because drug labeling for its medicine had been approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
In Wyeth v. Levine, the Court noted that directly injecting the drug into a patient's vein significantly increased the risk of "catastrophic consequences." The Plaintiff argued that even though Phenegran's labeling warned of the danger of gangrene and amputation following injection, it failed to instruct physicians to use an IV-drip method. In August 2004, a trial court found in favor of the Plaintiff.
Writing for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens noted that the trial court "determined that there was no direct conflict between FDA regulations and Levine's state-law claims because those regulations permit strengthened warnings without FDA approval on an interim basis and the record contained evidence of the at least 20 reports of amputations similar to Levine's since the 1960s." Stevens concluded that, "In short, Wyeth has not persuaded us that failure-to-warn claims like Levine's obstruct the federal regulation of drug labeling. Congress has repeatedly declined to pre-empt state law, and the FDA's recently adopted position that state tort suits interfere with its statutory mandate is entitled to no weight. Although we recognize that some state-law claims might well frustrate the achievement of congressional objectives, this is not such a case."
See Related: Drug Litigation, Tort Reform


The Parsus team teamed up with the Choice team over the past few month to create the Choice Hotels International iPad app. We expect it to launch on or before April 15 (as of this writing, it is waiting for approval from the iTunes App Store).
CNBC tweeted about the next iPad this morning, and now Apple has all but confirmed it will be released next month. Apple has sent invitations to "the event", which will be March 7 in San Francisco.
I know what you're thinking, "But Pinterest is already great! Look at all the people that are using it"


How Can B Vitamins Improve My Health?
The B vitamins are a group of vitamins which include B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6, B7 (biotin), B9 (folic acid), and B12. All of the B vitamins assist with vital health functions including cognitive stabilization, mood optimization, energy production and cardiovascular health. To determine your vitamin levels, your doctor will order blood work. If deficiencies are identified, a B complex vitamin or single B vitamins may be prescribed.
Folic acid and vitamins B12 and B6 have been shown to reduce homocysteine levels. Homocysteine is a toxic amino acid linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Elevated homocysteine levels have also been identified as a risk factor for hip fractures in postmenopausal women, cardiovascular disease, and several types of cancer. Vitamin B 12 is well known for its ability to boost energy. It is a key nutrient in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates for energy, red blood cell formation and nerve protection. Research has also shown that folic acid, and vitamins B12 and B6 improve mood, decrease the risks of wheezing, allergies and asthma and are beneficial in migraine treatment and prevention.
Dr. Anne Hermann, a holistic internal medicine physician, offers comprehensive vitamin testing to her patients. Dr. Hermann maintains offices in Tampa and St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Please contact the office at (813) 902-9559 for more information or to schedule an appointment.


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Projects About
ProjectsAbout
Urban tissue (block & network)
4km x 4km
Fitness criteria
Density, connectivity, open space
"Most studies take the reductions approach of focusing on block morphologies or network structures with no regard to how the two influence, interact or co-evolve over time."
Co-Evolution
The concept of co-evolution and co-development is not exclusive to living organisms and can be found in the development and evolution of systems of different kinds. Cities, as a collection of differentiated systems that co-develop and co-evolve over time, exhibit similar properties. In modelling interactions between systems of different kinds, the relation between systems, their association and interactions with one another becomes central to the notion of development and evolution of cities over time. The systemic modelling of blocks and networks can be categorised under 3 different scenarios:
Block dominated
Network dominated
Co-evolved
Co-evolved morphologies are more evident in historical patterns of cities as opposed to planned settlements. It is hard to identify a particular pattern type or hierarchy in the development of such tissues, as the evolution of the tissue generally occurs due to many factors during development and at both local and global scales. Unlike the first two scenarios, co-evolved morphologies are not top-down. Hierarchy does not reside within systems (in that a system dominates another, as was the case in the previous two scenarios), but emerges through interactions at the local scale as the model develops.
Computational Modelling of Urban Tissues
Low-density tissue
Gene Count: 14
Network Types: Secondary & tertiary
Network Length: 786
Number of Buildings: 1,681
Solution Time: 36.3 seconds
Area: 2km x 2km
Low-density morphology
The experiment focused on a low-density tissue with a similar morphology to neighbourhoods outside of urban cores. The relational model focused on buildings of small footprints with long-segmented networks. In addition, the building depth is relatively shallow to allow for courtyards. The black and white image has been split in half. On the right is the aerial photograph of west London and on the left is a computationally generated urban tissue embodying the same qualities.
Medium-density tissue
Network Length: 1,804
Medium-density morphology
The medium-density tissue follows a similar morphology as urban residential neighbourhoods of high-density evolved cities such as Tokyo or Istanbul. The building footprints are deeper and the heights taller than the low-density examples looked at. The computational model focused on buildings of medium sized footprints that were density packed coupled short-segmented networks.
Generation: 20
Population Size: 15
Number of Blocks: 690
Number of Buildings: 13,888
Number of Genes: 69,440
Hyper-density morphology
The hyper-density tissue focused on the generation of multiple network and block types. Density measures vary across the tissue as do the morphologies including street and building types.
Hyper-density tissue
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Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, will travel to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to attend the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union.
The theme of the Summit is, "Winning the fight against Corruption: A sustainable path to Africa's Transformation".
The President and delegation will depart Banjul International Airport tomorrow, Saturday, 30th June 2018 at 12 noon. Those invited to see him off are requested to be at the airport half an hour before departure for the usual ceremonies.
Meanwhile, the President also congratulated the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election as president of Turkey on June 24.
In a telephone conversation, President Barrow extended this message on behalf of the Gambian people, wishing President-elect Erdogan well in executing his new mandate and also prayed for his good health.


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Dr Anjalee Perera
Hi! I'm Anjalee, aka the Disillusioned Medic. I'm a writer, a marketing consultant and a career coach for doctors who want to leave medicine.
I qualified from the University of Bristol in 2013 and started working in London. However, during my FY2 year, I realised that medicine wasn't right for me. My mental health was suffering, I was bored in the job and felt very lost, so I left the medical profession in 2015.
I knew it was the right thing to do, but I was wracked with a sense of guilt over leaving and had absolutely no idea what to do next. So – naturally – I wrote a blog to vent about it to the internet… and the Disillusioned Medic was born!
Now I've found my sense of purpose and have a career that fulfils me, and I coach other doctors who want to leave medicine, but feel as stuck as I once did. I'm also a mama to my wonderful daughter.
I hope that hearing and reading about my story will inspire you, make you feel less alone and show you that the mountain can indeed be moved.
Dr India Duane
Lead Coach for Foundation Year Doctors & Medical Students | Head of Marketing
India studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 2019 and gaining her full license to practice in 2020.
Feeling uninspired and a little underwhelmed by the prospect of a lifetime of clinical medicine, India handed in her scrubs and stethoscope to explore more creatively fulfilling avenues.
India now runs her own medical communications business, Dr Duane Med Comms. She now gets to use her creative side on a daily basis, writing content and managing social media for various health and wellbeing brands.
Alongside her work in the comms industry, India works with The Disillusioned Medic as a career coach. India is passionate about encouraging medical students and young doctors to think outside the traditional career box.
India believes it's never too late to find career happiness.
Dr Hana Ali
Head of Web Development & UX Design
Hana graduated from The University of Liverpool's School of Medicine in 2017, after which she chose to explore a non-traditional graduation route and dive straight into the digital health industry.
She moved to Berlin, where she still lives today, to run the medical department for a young digital start-up, before going on to study User Experience (UX) design.
She then started her very own digital health venture, and is the Founder & CEO of Gaia Medical, a social enterprise on a mission to create a trustworthy, high-quality, and free-to-access online public health education platform for Iraq. She is also Webmaster and UX Designer here at Disillusioned Medic.
Hana is passionate about good leadership and mental health, and has a keen interest in supporting medical students who are considering leaving medicine during their studies or straight after graduation.
Dr Priyanka Ebnezar
Content Creation & Business Development Exec
Priyanka is a dermatologist who graduated in 2019 from RGUHS University in India. Following a brief stint at a medical startup, she developed a curiosity about digital healthcare, especially around using technology to help make a difference.
She later moved to Singapore, where she now works as a digital content creator at a healthcare startup, Neuroglee Therapeutics.
Priyanka is passionate about helping doctors who are considering an untraditional career path. When she's not talking in the third person, she can be found playing with her dog, jamming on her ukelele, or throwing clay on weekends.


When you only have a few days to spare, the last thing you'll want to be doing is spending family time travelling for hours and hours, when instead you could be nestled in some of the most beautiful areas of the UK.
At Hoburne you can truly treat yourself to the best that the country has to offer during your getaway break. Take the chance to immerse yourself in the surrounding nature, make the most of all of the onsite facilities at the parks and try something new.
Hoburne holiday parks are the perfect answer to your weekend getaway; with the perfect blend of activities to enjoy and places to visit nearby, you'll never be short of something to do. No matter how you want to spend your short getaway, Hoburne can help you enjoy family time in some of the most picturesque areas of countryside and coastline, without the need to travel a million miles.
If you're planning on spending your UK getaway relaxing and unwinding, you will never be far from an indoor pool or sauna. Or if you're planning on enjoying your getaway in true style, why not treat yourself to an indulgent stay in one of our luxury lodges to make the most of having a steamy hot tub all to yourself.


The aerial to which the "Big Radio" is connected is even closer to the Energy TX than I am and can almost "see" the Energy TX.
I received an email from Willem Rense Post of Radio Marina. He tells me they are using the new 15kW transmitter limited to 1kW output. They have been tweaking the TX all day and night yesterday and they are happy with the way the transmitter performs since this morning. He confirms more listeners (in the west) complain about a certain level of interfearance from BBC on 1485.
It might be worth checking again today on certain moments during the day. Apparently they really appreciate reception reports, as I got a kind an personal reply.
Have you got any 1485 - reception in Eindhoven today ? - how is it in comparison with Seagul (broadcasting from land-based Tx I guess) , Paul ?
Any idea if Marina broadcasts out of the Haarlingen harbour or did JB ship move out into Waddenzee for these tests ?
I cannot hear anything here from Marina on 1485, night time is heavy QRM and daytime is BBC Radio Humberside.
Can hear MAR today though on 1395, best signal strength for weeks and John Freeman on at the moment.
alec wrote: Have you got any 1485 - reception in Eindhoven today ? - how is it in comparison with Seagul (broadcasting from land-based Tx I guess) , Paul ?
Hi Alec, sorry I'm not in Eindhoven this weekend, but I'm staying in my Caravan in Beesd (south of Utrecht) The Jenni is in Harlingen harbour. Towards the end of tweaking the 1485, the signal became stronger than 1602, which must be the difference between a mast on land and on a ship in salt water. They use the "new" 15kW TX with reduced power. The audio is smashingly good.
If I am back in Eindhoven before transmission end, I will let you know the results, but I doubt if I get any signal there. Eindhoven is a difficult part of the Netherlands for radio. It's build on sand, while most of the Netherlands has wetter clay.
Beesd is incredible already - as on the plan of the AM-map they hardly should touch Enkhuizen or Lelystad - so I think signal might cross even the German border (for a good radio) and reception at the English coast should be possible with rather good signal (when nulling out BBC).
There you see again what a good antenna and good twisting can do - - was it Peter Chicago's masterpiece ?
So what happens next as these are only test-transmissions ? - will they stay in Haarlingen harbour (I am sure some Greens will bitterly moan...) or will they go out onto de Waddenzee ???
Will R.Waddenzee/Seagul join them on the Tx ? or will the JB become a Radio Marina ship now ??
Ps.: Are you there Paul ? : Recreatiecentrum Betuwestrand ?
Jep Alec, it is Betuwestrand. Just checked 1485 again at 16:21 (I needed to watch F1 first).
The signal is very strong now, no mush, good audio and stronger than 1602. Sadly though there's constant mutter from the BBC at a -15dB level. The presenter has a similar voice to Joost den Draaier. Music choice like Veronica at sea.
They want a place near to the town Urk.
Let's see what happens. Our AT (Dutch Ofcom) has been instructed to be more customer friendly by politics recently, so maybe they can use that to their advantage. I'm also surprised they didn't consult Ruud Poeze yet. He knows how to handle these matters.
Anyhow, I wish them all succes in the world.
Does that mean that you have permanent interference from the BBC listening to R. Marina at your holiday place or were you just speaking for the UK listeners.
Well lets hope that R.Marina will get all its acts together and that there will be soon a new 'off-shore' station in the radio world.
I assume they will stay on the JB - what sense else would all this antenna twisting on the ship be good for.. ?
Unfortunately I mean I also heard the interfearance from the BBC in Beesd. A humming rattle at a level of -15dB, especially in quiet parts of the music. At first I thought there was something wrong with their mixer.
The Jenni is a great place for a radio station, but please note, they will only go out to sea as a kind of tourist attraction. As Jenni has no engine she needs to be towed. That must be expensive and also dangerous during storms at sea.
All in all it was a fun weekend for an Anorak like me.
Les wrote: I cannot hear anything here from Marina on 1485, night time is heavy QRM and daytime is BBC Radio Humberside.
Thanks for the report Les - encouraging that the strength is up in your area.


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News, Social Services, Volunteer Opportunities, Ways to Give
During the darkest times of the pandemic, Amy was driving back from the grocery store with a car full of food and supplies for her and her family when she spotted a line of people waiting for food at The Salvation Army. She called the location and learned how many people were out of work and in need of basic resources.
"It broke my heart," Amy explained. "I live a mile down the road, and these are our neighbors. There had to be something we could do."
Amy organized a massive community food drive and brought the food to her local Salvation Army food bank.
"This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life," she said. "I couldn't be more grateful for being able to contribute to The Salvation Army's work."
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Coming Through
Like a battering ram dropped on a skyscraper, the coronavirus smashed through seemingly solid structures that supported our way of life and our self-understanding. The body politic struggled to grasp the nature of the problem and workable solutions. The world's economic underpinnings became unmoored. What we took for granted—from stocked supermarkets to ready access to family, friends, community, work, and entertainment—were held in the balance. Pain and loss became acute for those who contracted COVID-19. Frustration, anger, and grief hit home for those trying valiantly to care for them and for those who saw loved ones, associates and neighbors die.
This shaking of the foundations ushered in questions about who we are and how we define ourselves. Questions about life's unfairness lingered around us. Exposed to an unknown future, one that experts say will change the way we live, we came face-to-face with our own material and spiritual resources, with our need to persevere, with our need to overcome despair with hope, with our need for each other, with our need for that which fights against any scourge or curse with the light of love and the promise of a new life. How ironic that this pandemic gained momentum during the season of Lent leading up to Easter.
Amid the fallout and confusion, something resilient has emerged. It is the same Spirit that has guided humanity through historic periods of struggle and threat. It is the same Spirit that compels The Salvation Army to respond to this and every and any crisis, circumstance or soul-threatening reality with practical service and straightforward compassion. It is the Spirit of the God who loves all and who invites all to have His saving, redeeming, forgiving, merciful, righteous, eternal nature lived out through them.
That is the bedrock of character emerging from this latest challenge to our transcendent identity as God's creation. Moving forward together in the Spirit of Jesus, who took upon Himself our shortcomings so that we may know His eternal nature in the here and now, makes for an unshakable foundation.
What is left now that this pandemic has altered the trajectory of individuals, families, communities, nations and the world? What's left is the essence that outlives any tragedy, any disfigurement of the person, any death, any loneliness or any grief. And it accomplishes this through the care and concern each extends to others, just as God extends His essence to us.
In talking about how The Salvation Army is helping others come through this pandemic by reaching out to those with the greatest need without discrimination, Commissioner David Hudson said, "We will overcome this, but we need to do it in a way that honors God."
With that in mind, how can each of us come through? One way is to rediscover our true identity by "being transformed by the renewing of your mind…Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good…the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives" (Romans 12:2, 21 Galatians 5:22, 25).
While we shelter in place and practice social distancing, there are practical ways to support The Salvation Army's concerted efforts to meet human needs during this crisis. There are four things of critical importance:
Non-perishable food items. The Salvation Army is supplying food and water in many locations around the country. The need ranges from children cut off from school meals to emergency disaster workers and the unemployed and indigent.
Hygiene items. The demand for these products remains high.
Monetary donations. The Salvation Army is stretching its resources to meet needs at the point of need. Donations given online are routed to the locality where the donation originated. Local Salvation Army units can also be contacted for any donation items.
Volunteers. Lend a helping hand. There are many ways to help The Salvation Army as local officers find essential ways to serve their communities as they assess needs and go where needed.
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For 27 years, Key Largo family store has benefited from volunteer's efforts
News, Southern Spirit, Volunteer Opportunities
A few months before Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in the 1950s, Olga Lastra, her husband and two young sons left the country with the notion they would return shortly. However, time passed, and Lastra discovered her home had been taken over by the Castro-led government. By that time, her husband was working on an assignment as a civil engineer in the United States, and that positive fortune allowed for a smoother transition to a new place to call home.
Adjusting to the United States as the new home base for her family, Lastra decided to take a chance that a local boutique would hire her for work. She was, in fact, hired and quickly became a top salesperson. Her exceptional personality and passion for fashion fueled her work.
Lastra and her husband eventually retired in the Florida Keys, settling into yet another new home. Initially, she volunteered for the local animal shelter and was also a committed caregiver for an elderly woman. While accompanying the woman for typical errands, the duo decided to stop at The Salvation Army to do some shopping. Upon arrival, Lastra mentioned to the store's manager that if she ever needed any help, she'd be just one phone call away. Shortly after, the manager called Lastra with a plea for assistance, citing an extreme situation with staffing and the need for a helping hand. The rest, as they say, is history.
Lastra has been a steady volunteer at The Salvation Army in Key Largo, Florida, for 27 years. Her love for helping others, coupled with her innate love of fashion, have been a perfect fit for her retirement years. Now 90 years strong, she still volunteers on a consistent basis and many customers, from one-time visitors to recurring seasonal regulars, come in expressly to say hello and visit with Lastra.
She regularly shares her passion for The Salvation Army, saying that the organization has been a salvation for herself. Following the passing of her late husband, she found comfort in her continued work in the store. Always the fashionista herself, Lastra continues to curate and maintain the store's boutique, upscale handbags and jewelry departments and, in recent days, the store held a celebration for her 90th birthday.
By: Rebecca Corum
To learn more about volunteering with The Salvation Army, please contact your local office. Click here to view a list of locations in Florida.
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Tallahassee Veterinarian Sharing in Salvation Army's Ministry of Comfort
Disaster Services, Volunteer Opportunities
October 17, 2018 /by j_massey
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Planting Seeds of Hope on the Frontlines in Tallahassee
Disaster Services, News, Volunteer Opportunities
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Police investigating shots fired reported near DU
Ball Arena requiring vaccination proof or negative test
Posted: Oct 27, 2021 / 01:35 PM MDT
Updated: Oct 27, 2021 / 02:14 PM MDT
DENVER (KDVR) — If you're planning on attending a concert or sporting event at Ball Arena on or after Nov. 10, you'll need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announced events at the home of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, and Paramount Theater will require attendees over the age of 12 to be vaccinated or provide negative results of a COVID test from no more than 72 hours prior to enter.
KSE said all staff, personnel and attendees fall under this requirement and everyone ages 2 and up is required to wear a mask at all times, no matter vaccination status.
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"After consultation with local, state and federal government and health authorities along with the
guidance of the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), National Lacrosse
League (NLL) and in consultation with national concert promoters and entertainment providers, the decision to institute these protocols for all events reinforces KSE's continued commitment to ensure
that the health, safety and wellness of our fans, frontline workers, staff, performers and athletes is our
top priority," Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Matt Hutchings said. "The verification process for the proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test will take place outside of the entrances at each facility and we encourage our fans to arrive early, come prepared with the required documentation for entry and to wear a face mask at all times while inside the venue except when eating and drinking."
Ball Arena was already requiring fans to wear masks at sporting events, which some said was not being followed or enforced very much.
"My section sat about 25, 30 people, and I saw two masks once it filled up," one fan said.
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Good Morning and welcome to Saturday! Are you scrapping this weekend? I wish I was, I am working all day today, but at least I have Sunday off!
My background was so easy to create, I simply swiped the ink pad across the page! The colours that I thought matched the colour palette best were: Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon and Tea Dye.
With a background so vibrant I didn't feel that I needed to do too much more, so I created some layers using so Crate Paper scraps (Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams and Gather) that I had laying around: Delicate, Moments and Kindred. I also used some Heidi Swapp Color Magic banners that I swiped through some distress oxide ink to colour.
I used some of the Maggie Holmes Gather Thicker accents for some of my embellishments to create a small cluster above my journaling. I love using the Posca Paint Pens for writing on mixed media backgrounds too.
My title uses a simple grey thicker, these ones are Maggie Holmes Stylist in Charcoal, they are perfect because they don't compete with any of the other colours but still stand out.
I used some more Gather thicker accents as well as some ephemera from the Gather collection and a cute wood epoxy in just the right shade of blue! And to finish it all off I used some Distress Spray in antiqued bronze to splatter around my page, the perfect touch of metallic!
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a go at the inspiration board too!
Such a great take on the moodboard Katie. Loving the swipes of Distress Oxide Inks. I have to try this technique.


text:
#include "pegr/misc/Logger.hpp"

#include <iostream>
#include <map>

namespace pegr {
namespace Logger {
    /*
    Out::Out()
    : mChannel(Logger::VERBOSE)
    , std::ostream(new OutBuffer(Logger::VERBOSE)) {
        mOutBuf = static_cast<OutBuffer*>(rdbuf());
    }
    */

    Out::Out(Channel* channel)
    : mChannel(channel)
    , std::ostream(new OutBuffer(channel)) {
        mOutBuf = static_cast<OutBuffer*>(rdbuf());
    }

    Out::Out(const Out& copyCtr)
    : mChannel(copyCtr.mChannel)
    , std::ostream(new OutBuffer(copyCtr.mChannel)) {
        mOutBuf = static_cast<OutBuffer*>(rdbuf());
    }

    /*
    Out::operator=(const Out& assignment) {
        if(mChannel != assignment.mChannel) {
            mChannel = assignment.mChannel;
            delete mOutBuf;
            rdbuf(new OutBuffer(mChannel));
            mOutBuf = static_cast<OutBuffer*>(rdbuf());
        }
    }
    */

    Out::~Out() {
        delete mOutBuf;
    }

    void Out::indent() {
        ++ mOutBuf->mIndent;
    }

    void Out::unindent() {
        if(mOutBuf->mIndent > 0) -- mOutBuf->mIndent;
    }

    OutBuffer::OutBuffer(Channel* channel)
    : mIndent(0)
    , mChannel(channel) { }

    int OutBuffer::sync() {
        return mChannel->sync(*this, mIndent);
    }

    Channel::Channel(std::string id)
    : mId(id)
    , mName(id)
    , mEnabled(true) { }

    int Channel::sync(OutBuffer& buffer, uint16_t indent) {
        if(mEnabled) std::cout << mName << '\t' << std::string(indent * 2, ' ') << buffer.str();
        buffer.str("");
        return std::cout ? 0 : -1;
    }

    void Channel::setEnabled(bool enabled) { mEnabled = enabled; }

    void Channel::setName(std::string name) { mName = name; }
    std::string Channel::getName() { return mName; }

    std::map<std::string, Channel*> sChannels;
    Channel* getChannel(std::string id) {
        std::map<std::string, Channel*>::iterator iter = sChannels.find(id);
        if(iter != sChannels.end()) {
            return iter->second;
        } else {
            Channel* newChannel = new Channel(id);
            sChannels[id] = newChannel;
            return newChannel;
        }
    }

    Out log(std::string channel) {
        return Out(getChannel(channel));
    }
    Out log(Channel* channel) {
        return Out(channel);
    }

    extern Channel* const VERBOSE = new Channel("VERB");
    extern Channel* const INFO = new Channel("INFO");
    extern Channel* const WARN = new Channel("WARN!");
    extern Channel* const SEVERE = new Channel("SEVR!!");
    extern Channel* const ADDON = new Channel("ADON");

} // Logger
} // pgg

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James Flowers is a doctoral candidate in the history of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
I call myself a historian of East Asia, with a focus on Korea.
I joined AAS in 2016.
I am a graduate student. I presented at the AAS Annual Conference in Seattle in 2016. I fell in love with AAS, so I kept up my membership since. I was thrilled to be among so many interesting scholars of Asia. It was my first attendance and I was also astounded by the warm welcome and response I received from many established scholars.
Then in 2018, I was lucky to be selected to participate in the AAS dissertation workshop on Science and Medicine in Washington, D.C. I was stunned by how much I enjoyed the three days of activities with faculty and other graduate students. It sounds clichéd but we really did bond by forming close relationships based on intellectual collaboration and genuine friendship. I then vowed to always be a part of the AAS community.
I wanted to be a scholar of Asia since I was aged twelve. However, I came to Asian Studies via a circuitous route. I first studied clinical Chinese medicine with the aim of understanding of how historical thought processes such as yin yang, qi and so on, worked in practice. After years of clinical practice, administration, and teaching, I decided to become a historian of medicine in Asia. I started as a historian of Chinese medicine but then came to think that it did not make sense unless examining it in the context of Asia as a whole. Thus, I broadened to an East Asian lens, meaning also learning Korean and Japanese.
I enjoy everything about Asian studies. It is all fascinating. If I had to single anything out, I would say it is being part of a great community. I learn so much from like-minded colleagues. When I say community, I include undergraduate students, since I enjoy teaching, but also learning from many bright and motivated students.
I am writing my dissertation on the history of medicine in colonial-period Korea, 1910-1945. That time period reveals a complex interplay of cultural and political forces that gave rise to an unusual form of colonial medicine in Korea. I argue that the particular circumstances of that period in Korea led to an unusual form of modernity in East Asia that integrates elements of older cultural practices with new scientific ideas. Furthermore, Korean insistence on consolidation of older cultural resources such as medicine gradually influenced and shaped Japanese conceptions of modernity. Specifically, I focus on traditional medicine physicians and shamans in Korea. With the introduction of Western medicine, the Korean healers and Korean people in general insisted on continuing to use and to strengthen their traditional healing practices, such as herbal medicine, lifestyle preventive medicine, and religious ritual. The Korean defiance of attempts to marginalize their medicine manifested as a key area of resistance to Japanese colonial rule. Gradually, the Japanese colonial rulers, due to multiple factors, came to also embrace traditional medicine as though it was their own.
Cross disciplines and cross national borders. More importantly, however, be grateful to the actors whom we study. We owe them a debt, since they have given us so much rich intellectual material. The accepted view in many universities is that Asian studies are somehow marginal or quirky. We are lucky in that we have the opportunity to turn that apparent disadvantage into strength. There are few things of more urgency for the world than knowing, understanding, and reshaping many misconceptions about Asia.
Related to Asian studies, I am passionate in my belief that Asian medicines need to be more understood and then integrated into healthcare systems. This belief is not based on a nationalist desire to valorize Asian knowledge systems, but rather on the idea that Asian medical systems can provide significant benefits to people's health. I feel lucky because my wife and I are East Asian medicine physicians, meaning that our lifestyle is built on many preventive medicine principles. My Chinese medicine knowledge has deeply informed my academic research, and vice-versa.


text:
import os
import pytest
from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
from StringIO import StringIO

from vcftoolbox import get_vcf_handle

vcf_lines = [
    "##verions=4.2",
    "First variant",
    "Second variant"
]

class Test_get_vcf_handle(object):
    """docstring for Test_get_vcf_handle"""
    def setup(self):
        """Setup a vcf handle"""
        self.temp_file = NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.vcf', delete=False)
        for line in vcf_lines:
            self.temp_file.write("{0}\n".format(line))
        self.temp_file.close()

    def teardown(self):
        """docstring for teardown"""
        os.remove(self.temp_file.name)

    def test_get_vcf_handle_file(self):
        """docstring for test_get_vcf_handle_file"""
        file_handle = get_vcf_handle(infile=self.temp_file.name)
        result = []
        for line in file_handle:
            line = line.rstrip()
            result.append(line)

        assert result == vcf_lines

    # def test_get_vcf_handle_stream(self):
    #     """docstring for test_get_vcf_handle_stream"""
    #     stream = StringIO('\n'.join(vcf_lines))
    #
    #     file_handle = get_vcf_handle(fsock=stream)
    #     result = []
    #     for line in file_handle:
    #         line = line.rstrip()
    #         result.append(line)
    #
    #     assert result == vcf_lines

    def test_get_vcf_handle_no_input(self):
        """docstring for test_get_vcf_handle_file"""
        with pytest.raises(IOError):
            file_handle = get_vcf_handle()