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Schone van Boskoop, ook goudrenet, goudreinet of goudreinette genoemd, is een appelras. Het is niet helemaal zeker of het ras een afgeleide van Reinette van Montvoort is of dat het een zelfstandig ras is dat vanaf 1853 in Boskoop door boomkweker P.A. Ottolander is ontwikkeld. Vanaf 1863 verspreidde zich het appelras door de Lage Landen.

De appels zijn dofgeel tot lichtrood. De kleur is afhankelijk van de ondergrond. Bij boomgaarden met gras kleuren de appels sterker dan bij boomgaarden met aarde. De appels zijn vanaf oktober plukrijp en tussen januari en april is het hoogseizoen. Door de appel lang te laten hangen wordt het suikergehalte hoger.

Schone van Boskoop is een stevige, zurige appel en heeft een droge, soms ruwe, schil. Het klokhuis is klein en heeft weinig zaad. Omdat de appel zurig en stevig is, wordt hij veel gebruikt voor producten die verhit worden, zoals appelmoes. Bij gebak behoudt de appel zijn smaak en structuur, zodat de appel ook goed toepasbaar is in appeltaart. Bij pasteurisatie blijft een typische appelsmaak beter behouden dan bij andere appels het geval is.

De goudrenet is de grootste hand- en moesappel in België en Nederland. Typische afmetingen zijn 82 mm breed, 76 mm hoog, gewicht 205 gram.

Vergelijkbare rassen zijn Reinette Coulon, Kasseler Reinette, Reinette du Canada, Zabergäu, Reinette Grise d'Automne en Damason's Reinette. Het ras kent vele kleurmutanten, die te onderscheiden zijn in drie groepen:
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 Rode Boskoop "Schmitz Hubsch" of Boskoop Bieling
 Rode Boskoop "Verheul", "Kalfs", "Vogelaar" en "Lambrechts"

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 De Schone van Boskoop, een musical die geïnspireerd is op deze goudrenet.

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BTS fans donate $10,000 of goods to Korean 'comfort women'
Date: January 8, 2019Author: justiceforcomfortwomen 0 Comments
Fans of South Korean boy band BTS have donated nearly $10,000 worth of winter goods to Korean "comfort women." File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
Dec. 17 (UPI) — Fans of South Korean pop sensation BTS have donated nearly $10,000 worth of winter goods to an advocacy group that raises awareness of the plight of Korean "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese brothels during World War II.
BTS' official fan club, ARMY, made the $9,720 donation over the weekend, the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan said Monday.
"On [Sunday], the fan club of idol group BTS, known as ARMY, provided support in the form of winter goods for the surviving victims of Japanese military sexual slavery," the council said in statement.
The fund drive began on Nov. 9 and ended Nov. 30. ARMY solicited donations from members in South Korea, Japan, Europe and Latin America, and collected nearly $10,000 for elderly women who say they were repeatedly beaten and raped in wartime camps in Asia.
In their official statement, ARMY said fans agreed they wanted the "grandmothers" to stay warm during an increasingly cold winter.
The winter fund drive is not the first time BTS fans have forwarded contributions to comfort women. The group also donated $8,000 to the Korean Council in October, according to South Korean news service Tongil News.
The issue of Korean comfort women has driven a wedge between Seoul and Tokyo, where the conservative administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has refused to cancel a fund for the victims. Some survivors have said the money was privately sourced and therefore could not be accepted as compensation.
In November, a Japanese television station canceled a BTS appearance over a controversial t-shirt.
BTS member Jimin wore a top depicting the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan, which some in Japan saw as celebrating the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Fans of BTS have since donated to victims of the atomic bombs, according to the Korea Herald.
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Back in March, the US Department of Homeland Security announced that large electronic devices would be banned on flights to the US from 10 airports in Muslim-majority countries. The ban didn't make much sense at the time and was perceived as being "a Muslim ban by a thousand cuts," as one former US official put it. In June, news emerged that the ban may expand to Europe. Now, the ban won't be necessary as long as the 280 targeted airports comply with new security measures. At a press briefing on Wednesday, officials said that airports that fail to comply will either face fines, a full ban on electronics, or possibly be barred from flying to the US completely.
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Arriving to the airport was so exciting, my flight buddy Annie and I could not wait to meet up with the 17 others in our group. The majority of the group just happened to be arriving around the same time on Sunday morning – a little bit jet lagged but smiles and hugs everywhere when we were all reunited! We had been told the cab ride to the center of Rome would be quite the rush and we had no idea what was in store for us. All of us were quickly shuffled into cabs in groups of four, being shouted at in Italian we couldn't help but laugh as we tried to tell the driver our school's address. First zipping through the streets of the Italian countryside, into weaving through the tiny streets of downtown Rome, we had wide eyes the entire time. Praying we made it there in one piece I couldn't believe everything passing my windows was real. It looked like the pictures on the internet, but better if that's possible. Colored buildings with balconies, flower boxes, adorable restaurants, vespas, – it was all real and I get to call it all home for six weeks. I felt the luckiest.
We then arrived at the ACCENT center which is where we take our classes. We were almost in tears laughing at each other trying to drag our 50lbs+ luggage across the uneven cobblestone streets and up the three flights of stairs. We all checked in and received our very own map of the area, apartment keys and finally our address of where we would be staying! There are 19 MSU students on our program, 8 boys and 11 girls. We have 4 private apartments in Rome, the boys are split 4 and 4, and the girls are split 4 and 7. I am in the larger of the girl's apartment and have loved every minute so far! It's a beautiful place in an adorable location with 4 bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms and a kitchen with a little balcony. Its a funny feeling to unpack and essentially "move" into an apartment in Rome. The feeling of walking to and from class each day makes us feel like true residents. Shops become familiar, restaurant owners begin to recognize you, and you start forming favorite places. I cannot think of one thing I dislike about Rome, it's just feels so comfortable and normal – like I've known it my whole life. You could walk the streets for hours and never get tired of looking up. Instead of having our faces locked into our screens, we have found we are constantly mesmerized by our surroundings and making sure we are living in the moment every second of our days.
All study abroad programs vary in the amount of credits, hours in a classroom, and the way they are taught. The 19 of us are taking four classes while we are here and working to receive 9 credits. All of us on this program are studying within the college of communication arts and sciences with a sales leadership minor so our main area of focus while studying here is Communication and Sales but this time, it's Italian style. Only one of the classes is taught by our advisor Jen who is also our professor from Michigan State. The rest of our classes are taught by equally incredibly intelligent and special Italian individuals. Everyday I am blown away by the fact that I am receiving such a unique education from some of the most extraordinary people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. We have a survival Italian to learning basic language as well as helpful tips while living here taught by Mario. Andrea who is a strategy consultant for the top management at NTV teaches our Made in Italy course. Sean is the communication director of the Vatican ( no big deal 😉 ) and he teaches our Italian Communication class. Our class times are scheduled for Monday through Thursday 9am to noon, and 2pm-5pm. Some days these times are spent inside our classroom at ACCENT and other days we are out doing experiential learning somewhere in the city. This is the way life should be lived, there is no better way to learn than to live. One day we are speaking about a place while sitting in class and the next day we are seeing it in person, taking it all in and immersing ourselves in it. It is such a special feeling to have to pinch myself for a reminder that this is real life each day. To say this experience has changed my life already would be such an understatement. I couldn't be more thankful to be receiving this education while living in a dream.
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Below are a few pictures of my time in Rome so far! Follow my Instagram at siennamohl for more updates.
Exploring the streets around the ACCENT Center between classes.
View from our living room window.
The beginning of my gelato addiction.
Unbelievable. Always has fresh fruit in it.
My cute group! Love them all so much. This is in front of The Four Rivers Fountain.
St. Peter's Basilica. Took an amazing tour inside from our professor Sean.


There's a storied tradition of bloggers not doing any research ahead of time and then making a series of predictable unforced errors. Bengali Miles Guru filed a classic of the genre about a last-minute jaunt to Cuba (Cuba is not a place you want to go on a last-minute jaunt). My own humble entry about the rotting cruise port of Galveston, Texas, belongs in the same category, and received so much heat from the upright citizens of Galveston that I was finally compelled to close the comments (do go read them though, if you want a laugh).
Most years I try to make it back to my hometown for the Western Montana Fair, and this year due to a stroke of luck the indie rock band The Decemberists inaugurated an annual music festival in town, so we got some tickets to that as well. I'd never been to a music festival before, but with two of my favorite bands on the schedule I was optimistic that it would be a good time.
In true blogger fashion, I didn't do any research ahead of time. While we had a good time, I learned a few lessons that would have been helpful to know 24 hours ahead of time. Here are a few.
Americans love nothing if not rules, and this festival had a lot of them: no outside beverages (ok, makes sense), no outside food (makes less sense), no umbrellas, no drones, low-profile single chairs allowed, larger chairs forbidden, cell phone recording allowed, professional recording prohibited, and so on.
I met someone who had been to another event at the same venue the previous week, and for that event umbrellas were allowed. Basically, each festival has different rules, and your strategy should depend on the specific rules of the festival you're attending.
While outside beverages were prohibited, bringing in empty water containers was allowed. Seeing this, I packed my little 16 ounce water bottle, figuring a big outdoor venue would have water fountains sprinkled throughout.
Big mistake. While water was available, there were just two small drinking fountains (an additional filling station was added later), and thousands of people waiting to fill up their containers. Unless you want to spend the whole festival waiting in line, bring lots of big bottles and fill them all up at once.
Festivals that prohibit outside food are trying to get you to buy from the food vendors on-site. If there are multiple good vendors, that's not necessarily a problem. But if you have any kind of allergies or food restrictions, you may be limited to just one or two vendors. If that's the case, you might be best off having a big meal before getting to the festival and planning a late supper after leaving, for instance.
You can also strategize the timing of your meals. If there's a big act everyone is waiting to see, lines at food vendors may be shorter. Likewise immediately after a big act, everyone who was waiting to eat might decide to rush the food vendors all at once.
If you're going to spend all day trapped in a park with strangers, you may start to feel overwhelmed. Bring a book, newspaper, or knitting for when you need to sneak away and reset.
This was probably the biggest bone-headed move I made this weekend. The festival explicitly allowed chairs to be brought into the venue, but I figured, "I'll just sit on the grass."
It turns out sitting on the grass for long periods of time is insanely uncomfortable. You can sit cross-legged and ruin your posture, or lean on one arm or the other and torture your wrists or elbows. A $10 folding chair is the best investment you can make in a 9 hour day of music.
This goes for everything in life, not just music festivals, but I was still surprised by how much I was surprised at the music and performers. I had seen The Decemberists live once before and knew more or less what to expect from them, but one of my favorite bands, Belle & Sebastian, were also playing at the festival and I was shocked that their live performance sounded nothing at all like their studio albums.
Now, that may have been unfamiliar equipment, or the absence of post-production techniques, or they might have just been having a bad day. But the lesson is: don't pin too much hope on a single performer fulfilling your every dream, and give unfamiliar performers the chance to impress you, too!
Those are a few of the things I wish I'd known before going to Travelers' Rest (and could have learned with 5 minutes of light googling before going). I'm sure my more experienced readers have pro tips of their own for surviving and thriving at music festivals.
Last weekend my partner and I went to New York City to see Hamilton, the hit new Broadway musical. As a newly minted Diamond member of Hyatt Gold Passport, I decided to book us at the Grand Hyatt New York and see what all the Hyatt fuss is about.
Since my Diamond tier match was only confirmed in mid-December, I wasn't surprised that no suites were available for a confirmed Diamond suite upgrade (there was also a conference taking place in the hotel during our stay).
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I though this was a pretty good deal. In addition to 500 bonus Gold Passport points, I'd also get a full breakfast in the hotel restaurant, rather than whatever the Grand Club decided to put out.
Since our flight was arriving at 9:30 am, I proactively reached out to the Hyatt and told them we'd be arriving early. They responded that they'd try to have a room ready for us, but if it wasn't, they'd store our bags for us.
The letter's identical to the e-mail I received with the exception of the first point: instead of 500 Gold Passport points, now they were offering 2,500 bonus points!
Except the clerk who handed me the letter had obviously not looked at it, so she initially said she was giving me 500 bonus points. When I pointed out the discrepancy, she said she was adding another 1,500 bonus Gold Passport points to my account.
I'll get the points sorted out eventually, but I hate having to do multiple laps with a property to get what they've promised.
At first I assumed it was a seat that slid out, as some kind of gesture at ADA compliance. But it doesn't actually move, which makes me think either they cut the tile to the wrong length or it's a "shaving ledge" to rest your foot on while you shave your legs. Not a bad idea.
After our early morning flight, we decided to take a nap before exploring the city (yeah yeah, I'm old and boring).
My partner immediately noticed that one of the lamps in the room was rapidly flashing, even though it was turned off.
When he was done he said, "Alright, you should be all set now." In other words, the actual problem we had complained about to the front desk had not made it to the handyman. All he knew was "there's something wrong with the lights." Once we explained the situation to him — again — he finally replaced the bulb in the lamp and left us alone.
Joe Cheung tweeted me that around the corner at the Andaz 5th Avenue he was given a cap of $75 on his restaurant breakfast, so I was pleased to see that they took the entire charge off our bill at checkout.
Since I'm new to Hyatt's variety of brands, I didn't know what to expect from a Grand Hyatt. If the Grand Hyatt New York is typical, then it's a no-frills, full-service brand with spotty customer service training.
If that sounds harsh, keep in mind that the Grand Hyatt New York is typically one of the cheapest Hyatt properties in Manhattan, which is why we stayed there in the first place. I'm sure the room and the service would have been better at the Andaz 5th Avenue, but I would have paid over twice as much for the pleasure.
Last weekend my partner and I took a 3-night vacation to Galveston, Texas, to visit some friends of hers who decided, for reasons I cannot begin to fathom, to spend a week in Galveston.
We had fun, but I'll readily confess it was in spite of Galveston, rather than because of it. Here are some of the highlights.
Let me start by saying that if the Galveston Express shuttle has service that's convenient for you, it's an absolute no-brainer to take it in either or both directions. It costs $20 per person for transportation to or from Galveston and Houston's Hobby airport ($35 roundtrip) and $25 per person to or from George Bush Intercontinental ($45 roundtrip).
Unfortunately, the Galveston Express is designed to serve the cruise industry which operates a massive port in Galveston, so it only runs on days the ships are loading and unloading passengers. If you're not, in fact, arriving or departing Galveston on a cruise ship, it's just luck of the draw whether the shuttle will be operating. Check in advance using their straightforward online booking engine.
With that said, if you're traveling with several people, Uber is a fantastic choice for getting to Galveston. We paid $36.48 to get from George Bush Intercontinental to downtown Houston to meet up with my partner's friends, then $66.05 to get all the way to Galveston, with a stop for gas along the way. In other words, if we'd all arrived in Houston at the same time we could have ridden all the way to Galveston for well under $25 per person (and you can buy Uber credit in redeemable chunks).
Getting back from Galveston isn't so simple. Uber isn't allowed to depart from Galveston, and taxi rides to the Houston airports will cost multiple hundreds of dollars. If you can't take the Galveston Express shuttle, the next best option is Amtrak thruway bus cabotage, using Henry's trick in the comments to pay as little as $25 per person. But that only works if you're departing on a day the Amtrak thruway bus operates.
Finally, all the Galveston beach hotels offer airport shuttle services, at a range of prices. The Country Inn & Suites shuttle was the cheapest we found, at $135 for two people. Since we were staying there anyway, that's the route we ultimately took.
An honorary mention goes to simply renting a car. The only "sights" worth seeing in Galveston are quite far from the beach hotels, so if you're not a big walker you may find it convenient to have a vehicle, plus you can stash gear there while you're on the beach, an extremely popular choice among locals and visitors alike.
Since we were hanging out with Russians, it was imperative to find out when and where they could drink as quickly as possible. Turns out, the answer is Galveston is "virtually everywhere."
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission hosts a delightful webpage regarding the public consumption of alcohol. I'm not a lawyer (and I'm definitely not your lawyer), but as far as I can tell it's legal to drink everywhere in Galveston, including on the public beaches, with the exception of Galveston Island State Park.
Between the Country Inn & Suites where we stayed and the Red Roof Inn where our friends stayed are 2.3 miles of beach, and virtually nothing else.
The one exception is a Kroger store across the street from the Red Roof Inn; we did a lot of shopping there over the course of our trip.
At the Country Inn & Suites front desk there's an adorable cartoon map showing all the businesses along the beachfront. But as I joked, and the front desk employee agreed, in between all the adorable, oversized cartoon bubbles is, in reality, miles of empty, sun-baked sidewalk.
On our second day, we decided to strike out towards "downtown Galveston." This is an area that's difficult to describe because it's identical in every way to every other part of Galveston we explored. But it showed some signs of life.
Geographically, it's something like the area North of Avenue J and East of 25th Street. We ended up having lunch at a cafe called Board Game Island, which was absolutely delightful. The new owner explained that their pizza was so good Trip Advisor sent them a sticker to put in the window. It was certainly the best meal we had in Galveston.
But downtown Galveston is a long way from the beach.
I don't believe I've ever visited a place with so many obvious commercial opportunities that are, by law or custom, not being taken advantage of. And the reason for that, I presume, is that I haven't spent much time in the South.
There's nothing to eat in Galveston. There's nothing to do in Galveston. The people of Galveston are clearly desperate for opportunities. This is a situation that in a multiplicity of northern cities has resulted in food trucks, bowling alleys, farmer's markets, yoga studios, bike taxis, etc.
But in Galveston, there's nothing. Nothing but poverty and beaches. This is a solvable problem. But it's not being solved by the current residents of Galveston. So if you're an ambitious Yankee with a love of the ocean and a high tolerance for Southern bureaucracy, Galveston is as good a place as any to make your first fortune.


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Photograph signed: "Lulu Belle", "Scotty". Color, 6x8. In 1932, Myrtle Cooper (1913-1999) joined the radio cast of National Barn Dance, a program which rivaled the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s and 1940s and attracted nearly 20 million regular listeners. She took the stage name of Lulu Belle. The next year, "Skyland Scotty" Wiseman joined the show. Lulu Belle and Scotty married in 1934, and for the next three decades were a leading duo in country and bluegrass music. Scotty, who played guitar and banjo, was also an accomplished songwriter. His songs "Mountain Dew" and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" are standards of the genre, the latter also covered by several pop musicians. Lulu Belle, the more dynamic stage presence, could also play the comic, as in her novelty song "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" The Wiseman's retired from live performance in 1958, but made three more studio albums together. Lulu Belle entered politics, serving in the North Carolina legislature. Lightly worn at corners. Fine condition.
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Q: Subset every 5 rows by group? I have a dataset with multiple groups, and want to subset rows within groups along multiples of 5, with the addition of the first row (so row 1,5,10,15, etc within every group).
Right now my dataset has a column named "Group ID" and a few other columns (e.g. time, date, etc), but nothing indicating row numbers of any kind.
Any help would be appreciated! I was thinking maybe something compatible with dplyr? I was trying things using the function slice but no luck so far.

A: You need to create the sequence within each group and then just use filter
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df <- data.frame(id = c(1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2),
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PIFBS says Thank You to Essential Workers with Giveaway
April 24, 2020 | 2020 Media & News
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball is thankful for all essential workers and would like to extend our gratitude in honor of Pay It Forward Day on Tuesday, April 28th.
Beginning on Friday, April 24th, you can nominate any essential worker to win an exclusive A2000 or A2K glove generously donated by Wilson Sporting Goods, plus a $100 Visa Gift Card and some Pitch In For Baseball & Softball swag.
To nominate your favorite essential worker, visit the Pitch In For Baseball & Softball page on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram any time between 4/24 and 11:59 PM EST on 4/28. Find the contest post, and tag your nominee in the comments. Be sure to state the job of the person you are nominating. (Post should read, for example, – "@abcperson, nurse").
One winner each will be selected from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The winners will receive the gift pictured for that particular platform (no exchanges).
The gift baskets will include a brand new A2000 or A2K Wilson baseball glove, a $100 Visa Gift Card, and PIFBS swag (t-shirt, quarter zip pullover, clear stadium bag, and water bottle.) The prizes available on each platform are pictured below.
Pay It Forward Day is a global initiative that strives to make a difference by creating a ripple of kindness across the world. More information about the initiative is available at http://payitforwardday.com/
During these unprecedented times, it is our healthcare and essential workers who are keeping us safe. This is just a small way for us to say thank you for all you do.
Official Rules:
Nominations will be accepted on the various platforms beginning at 1 p.m. EST on Friday, April 24th through 11:59pm EST on Tuesday, April 28th.
Entries must follow this format–@abcperson, nurse or @abcperson, police officer
One winner will be selected from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, respectively.
The winner on each platform will be announced on Wednesday, April 29th at 12 noon EST.
Winner should contact PIFBS via direct message on the social media platform they were nominated on and must provide a mailing address within the continental United States (no PO boxes).
PIFBS would love to recognize the winner on social media by sharing photos or stories of the winner and his/her positive impact.
Individuals can be nominated on multiple platforms, but can only win one prize.
Winners receive the prize pictured for the designated social media platform they are nominated on. (For example – the winner on Facebook will receive the prize pack pictured on Facebook: the black A2K glove, PIFBS swag, and $100 Visa giftcard)
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Haunted House Clowns React to the Creepy Clown Craze
by: Robert Wheeler
FORT WORTH -- The countdown to Halloween is on, and no one is more ready than the folks at Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth.
"We've done a bunch of research on fear and what frightens people, and always one of the top five things that frighten people are clowns," owner Todd James said.
That's right. Creepy clowns can scare up a fright, but for many folks, clowns are no laughing matter. In fact, thanks to the creepy clown craze, where folks are being terrorized on the streets from amateur jokers, the pros are taking precautions that they haven't needed before.
"We don`t allow our actors to leave the property in makeup any longer," James said.
Cutting Edge Actor Jessie Woodruff remembers a time when actors didn't have to be so cautious. "We used to not worry about it so much, we would go out after work and be able to hang out as a group and have fun, all together, after work."
"Like today when we went to Dallas and we were driving in the car. We had that fear in the back of our head. What if someone were to do something just by seeing us," said long-time performer Laney Honeycutt.
While these actors spend a lot of time on their makeup, costumes, and scaring skills, the clowns on the street are giving the pros a bad name.
"As an actor for Cutting Edge Haunted House, when we are out in public rather when we are in our makeup or Cutting Edge Shirts we hold ourselves to a high standard," actor Alicia Lucio told Newsfix.
Coworker David Drake agrees. "There is a level of respect for the people you are scaring," he said. "Somebody who goes out on the corner of the street is looking to make trouble."
So folks, leave the creepy clowning to the pros. Otherwise, the joke might leave you in stitches.
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Q: neo4j - win xp - delete database How can i completely delete the database of neo4j in windows (xp)?
First i installed the Movie-database of neo4j in my opera-browser. Everything was ok. The first node had the node id 0.
Then i deleted everything with: START n=node(*) OPTIONAL MATCH (n)-[r]-() delete n,r;
Finally i installed the Movie-database of neo4j again. But the first node didn´t have node id 0. Now the first node had the id 171.
But i would like to have an node id 0 again for my first node. What can i do?? I don´t want to reinstall neo4j.

A: Stop your database, recursively delete data/graph.db directory, start Neo4j again. This completely wipes out the graph.


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An algorithm for network and data-aware placement of multi-tier applications in cloud data centers
- Ferdaus, Md Hasanul, Murshed, Manzur, Calheiros, Rodrigo, Buyya, Rajkumar
Authors: Ferdaus, Md Hasanul , Murshed, Manzur , Calheiros, Rodrigo , Buyya, Rajkumar
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Journal of Network and Computer Applications Vol. 98, no. (2017), p. 65-83
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Description: Today's Cloud applications are dominated by composite applications comprising multiple computing and data components with strong communication correlations among them. Although Cloud providers are deploying large number of computing and storage devices to address the ever increasing demand for computing and storage resources, network resource demands are emerging as one of the key areas of performance bottleneck. This paper addresses network-aware placement of virtual components (computing and data) of multi-tier applications in data centers and formally defines the placement as an optimization problem. The simultaneous placement of Virtual Machines and data blocks aims at reducing the network overhead of the data center network infrastructure. A greedy heuristic is proposed for the on-demand application components placement that localizes network traffic in the data center interconnect. Such optimization helps reducing communication overhead in upper layer network switches that will eventually reduce the overall traffic volume across the data center. This, in turn, will help reducing packet transmission delay, increasing network performance, and minimizing the energy consumption of network components. Experimental results demonstrate performance superiority of the proposed algorithm over other approaches where it outperforms the state-of-the-art network-aware application placement algorithm across all performance metrics by reducing the average network cost up to 67% and network usage at core switches up to 84%, as well as increasing the average number of application deployments up to 18%. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Decade-long response of arid-land mallee vegetation to fire, flooding and grazing in south-eastern Australia
- Florentine, Singarayer, Milberg, Per, Di Stefano, Julian, Westbrooke, Martin, Graz, Patrick
Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Milberg, Per , Di Stefano, Julian , Westbrooke, Martin , Graz, Patrick
Relation: Journal of Arid Environments Vol. 121, no. October (2015), p. 7-14
Description: Australian arid vegetation has evolved within highly variable environments characterised by low rainfall and sporadic fire events. Episodic high rainfall events are a significant factor in plant species recruitment, but their unpredictability makes them difficult to study. We report on the response of vascular plants to a major rainfall event and flood in an arid region of south-eastern Australia. Fire that occurred two months before the flood was incorporated into the study. Paired fenced and unfenced plots were established at control locations and also in areas that had been either flooded, burnt, or flooded and burnt. Objectives were to quantify the long-term effects of fire, flood and vertebrate herbivory, and their interactions, on vegetation composition, plant life forms and species diversity. We found that relative to controls (i) there was a significant effect of flooding on vegetation composition, (ii) changes in life form abundance were driven by flooding and grazing, (iii) there was a strong positive relationship between grazer exclusion and species diversity that was maintained over time and (iv) there was little effect of fire. Understanding the long-term effects of both natural disturbances and vertebrate herbivory will benefit plant conservation in the arid zone. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PRADD : A path reliability-aware data delivery protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks
- Nowsheen, Nusrat, Karmakar, Gour, Kamruzzaman, Joarder
Authors: Nowsheen, Nusrat , Karmakar, Gour , Kamruzzaman, Joarder
Relation: Journal of Network and Computer Applications Vol. 75, no. (2016), p. 385-397
Description: Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UASNs) are becoming increasingly promising to monitor aquatic environment. However, reliable data delivery remains challenging due to long propagation delay and high error-rate of underwater acoustic channel, limited energy and inherent mobility of sensor nodes. To address these issues, we propose a protocol called Path Reliability-Aware Data Delivery (PRADD) to improve data transfer reliability for delay tolerant underwater traffic. Data delivery reliability is significantly improved by selecting the next hop forwarder on-the-fly based on its link reliability, reachability to gateways and coverage probability through probabilistic estimation. Data forwarding solution is coupled with delay tolerant networking paradigm to improve delivery with reduced overhead. PRADD does not require active localization technique to estimate the updated location of a sensor node except its initial coarse location. The movement of an anchored node is exploited to estimate its coverage probability. Mobile message ferries are used to collect stored data from one or more nodes, called gateways. A strategy for gateway selection is devised to maximize their lifetime. Simulation results show that PRADD achieves significant performance improvement over competing protocols using low overhead and less energy.
Comparative analysis of numerical solution of optimal control problems
- Shangareeva, Gulnaz, Grigoryev, Igor, Mustafina, Svetlana
Authors: Shangareeva, Gulnaz , Grigoryev, Igor , Mustafina, Svetlana
Relation: International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Vol. 110, no. 4 (2016), p. 645-649
Description: In this article step by step algorithms were developed for solving optimal control problems based on the method of successive approximations and the method of variations in the space of controls. The algorithm of the method of successive approximations requires details of the problem to the boundary problem of the maximum principle. In turn, the algorithm of the variations is more versatile because it is based on iterating state variables and control in the phase space. A numerical study and comparative analysis of the developed algorithms performed at different values of accuracy. © 2016 Academic Publications, Ltd.
Human health risks and socio-economic perspectives of arsenic exposure in Bangladesh : A scoping review
- Rahman, Aziz, Rahman, Ahmed, Khan, Zaved, Renzaho, Andre
Authors: Rahman, Aziz , Rahman, Ahmed , Khan, Zaved , Renzaho, Andre
Type: Text , Journal article , Review
Relation: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Vol. 150, no. (2018), p. 335-343
Description: Arsenic contamination of drinking water, which can occur naturally or because of human activities such as mining, is the single most important public health issue in Bangladesh. Fifty out of the 64 districts in the country have arsenic concentration of groundwater exceeding 50 µg L
Invasion of the noxious weed Nicotiana glauca R. Graham after an episodic flooding event in the arid zone of Australia
- Florentine, Singarayer, Westbrooke, Martin
Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Westbrooke, Martin
Relation: Journal of Arid Environments Vol. 60, no. 4 (Mar 2005), p. 531-545
Description: During November 1997, an extreme rainfall event caused flooding in the Olary Creek and created a terminal lake within mallee vegetation on Nagaela Station, far western New South Wales. To assess the effect of this rare event on native flora, six 25×25 m2 grazing exclusion plots were established on flooded (4), and un-flooded control (2) areas. We investigated (i) the distribution of Nicotiana glauca in relation to the 1997 flooding event (ii) the variation in density of N. glauca soil-stored seed between soil in control and exclosure plots (iii) the allelopathic effects of N. glauca on germination of Lactuca sativa seeds. Analysis of N. glauca stem sections revealed a maximum of five growth rings, confirming an origin following the 1997 flood event. At a September 1998 assessment, no N. glauca were found across flooded and control plots. In October 2000 N. glauca occurred at densities of 24 and 12 N. glauca seedlings ha−1 in the flooded unfenced and fenced plots respectively. No N. glauca individuals were recorded either from control fenced or unfenced plots. The soil-stored seed study revealed that larger numbers of N. glauca seeds were recovered from the flooded open plot (1936±968) than in flooded fenced plots (856±428.12) but none was found in the control plots. Leachates obtained from dry leaves and twigs had a significantly greater negative impact (p>0.001) on germination of L. sativa seeds than leachates obtained from fresh leaves and bark. This study showed that the density of N. glauca is high in areas where grazing had eliminated competition from native shrubs and grasses. N. glauca is potentially a serious weed along the Olary Creek and ephemeral lake boundaries. Management strategies such as reducing grazing pressure from native and introduced animals and/or effective eradication programs should be adopted, to minimize further infestation.
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Tumour microenvironment and metabolic plasticity in cancer and cancer stem cells : Perspectives on metabolic and immune regulatory signatures in chemoresistant ovarian cancer stem cells
- Ahmed, Nuzhat, Escalona, Ruth, Leung, Dilys, Chan, Emily, Kannourakis, George
Authors: Ahmed, Nuzhat , Escalona, Ruth , Leung, Dilys , Chan, Emily , Kannourakis, George
Relation: Seminars in Cancer Biology Vol. 53, no. (2018), p. 265-281
Description: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a sub-population of tumour cells, which are responsible to drive tumour growth, metastasis and therapy resistance. It has recently been proposed that enhanced glucose metabolism and immune evasion by tumour cells are linked, and are modulated by the changing tumour microenvironment (TME) that creates a competition for nutrient consumption between tumour and different sub-types of cells attracted to the TME. To facilitate efficient nutrient distribution, oncogene-induced inflammatory milieu in the tumours facilitate adaptive metabolic changes in the surrounding non-malignant cells to secrete metabolites that are used as alternative nutrient sources by the tumours to sustain its increasing energy needs for growth and anabolic functions. This scenario also affects CSCs residing at the primary or metastatic niches. This review summarises recent advances in our understanding of the metabolic phenotypes of cancer cells and CSCs and how these processes are affected by the TME. We also discuss how the evolving TME modulates tumour cells and CSCs in cancer progression. Using previously described proteomic and genomic platforms, ovarian cancer cell lines and a mouse xenograft model we highlight the existence of metabolic and immune regulatory signatures in chemoresistant ovarian CSCs, and discuss how these processes may affect recurrence in ovarian tumours. We propose that progress in cancer control and eradication may depend not only on the elimination of highly chemoresistant CSCs, but also in designing novel strategies which would intervene with the tumour-promoting TME factors.
A dynamic content distribution scheme for decentralized sharing in tourist hotspots
- Kaisar, Shahriar, Kamruzzaman, Joarder, Karmakar, Gour
Authors: Kaisar, Shahriar , Kamruzzaman, Joarder , Karmakar, Gour
Relation: Journal of Network and Computer Applications Vol. 129, no. (2019), p. 9-24
Description: Decentralized content sharing (DCS) is emerging as a suitable platform for smart mobile device users to generate and share contents seamlessly without the requirement of a centralized server. This feature is particularly important for places that lack Internet coverage such as tourist attractions where users can form an ad-hoc network and communicate opportunistically to share contents. Existing DCS approaches when applied for such type of places suffer from low delivery success rate and high latency. Although a handful of recent approaches have specifically targeted improvement of content delivery service in tourist spot like scenario, these and other DCS approaches do not focus on contents' demand and supply which vary considerably due to visitor in-and-out flow and occurrence of influencing events. This is further compounded by the lack of any content distribution (replication) scheme. The content delivery service will be improved if contents can be proactively distributed in strategic positions based on dynamic demand and supply and medium access contention. In this paper, we propose a dynamic content distribution scheme (DCDS) considering these practical issues for sharing contents in tourist attractions. Simulation results show that the proposed approach significantly improves (7
Decentralized content sharing among tourists in visiting hotspots
- Kaisar, Shahriar, Kamruzzaman, Joarder, Karmakar, Gour, Gondal, Iqbal
Authors: Kaisar, Shahriar , Kamruzzaman, Joarder , Karmakar, Gour , Gondal, Iqbal
Description: Content sharing with smart mobile devices using decentralized approach enables users to share contents without the use of any fixed infrastructure, and thereby offers a free-of-cost platform that does not add to Internet traffic which, in its current state, is approaching bottleneck in its capacity. Most of the existing decentralized approaches in the literature consider spatio-temporal regularity in human movement patterns and pre-existing social relationship for the sharing scheme to work. However, such predictable movement patterns and social relationship information are not available in places like tourist spots where people visit only for a short period of time and usually meet strangers. No works exist in literature that deals with content sharing in such environment. In this work, we propose a content sharing approach for such environments. The group formation mechanism is based on users' interest score and stay probability in the individual region of interest (ROI) as well as on the availability and delivery probabilities of contents in the group. The administrator of each group is selected by taking into account its probability of stay in the ROI, connectivity with other nodes, its trustworthiness and computing and energy resources to serve the group. We have also adopted an incentive mechanism as encouragement that awards nodes for sharing and forwarding contents. We have used network simulator NS3 to perform extensive simulation on a popular tourist spot in Australia which facilitates a number of activities. The proposed approach shows promising results in sharing contents among tourists, measured in terms of content hit, delivery success rate and latency.
Description: Content sharing with smart mobile devices using decentralized approach enables users to share contents without the use of any fixed infrastructure, and thereby offers a free-of-cost platform that does not add to Internet traffic which, in its current state, is approaching bottleneck in its capacity. Most of the existing decentralized approaches in the literature consider spatio-temporal regularity in human movement patterns and pre-existing social relationship for the sharing scheme to work. However, such predictable movement patterns and social relationship information are not available in places like tourist spots where people visit only for a short period of time and usually meet strangers. No works exist in literature that deals with content sharing in such environment. In this work, we propose a content sharing approach for such environments. The group formation mechanism is based on users' interest score and stay probability in the individual region of interest (ROI) as well as on the availability and delivery probabilities of contents in the group. The administrator of each group is selected by taking into account its probability of stay in the ROI, connectivity with other nodes, its trustworthiness and computing and energy resources to serve the group. We have also adopted an incentive mechanism as encouragement that awards nodes for sharing and forwarding contents. We have used network simulator NS3 to perform extensive simulation on a popular tourist spot in Australia which facilitates a number of activities. The proposed approach shows promising results in sharing contents among tourists, measured in terms of content hit, delivery success rate and latency. © 2016
Immunity to Haemonchus contortus and Vaccine development
- Nisbet, Alasdair, Meeusen, Els, Gonzalez, Jorge, Piedrafita, David
Authors: Nisbet, Alasdair , Meeusen, Els , Gonzalez, Jorge , Piedrafita, David
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Haemonchus contortus and Haemonchosis ? Past, Present and Future Trends, 2016 (Advances in Parasitology series) Chapter 8 p. 353-396
Description: Sheep are capable of developing protective immunity to Haemonchus contortus through repeated exposure to this parasite, although this immune protection is the result of a complex interaction among age, gender, physiological status, pregnancy, lactation, nutrition and innate and adaptive immunity in the host animal. There are multiple effectors of the protective immune response, which differ depending on the developmental stage of the parasite being targeted, and our understanding of the effector mechanisms has developed considerably in the 2000s. The rational design of vaccines based on 'natural' or 'exposed' antigens depends on an understanding of this exposure-induced immunity. However, the most effective current vaccines rely on protection via the induction of high circulating antibody levels to 'hidden' gut antigens of H. contortus. The success of this latter strategy has resulted in the launch of a vaccine, which is based on extracts of the parasite's gut, to aid in the control of Haemonchus in Australia. The development of recombinant subunit vaccines based on the components of the successful native vaccine has not yet been achieved and most of the recent successes with recombinant subunit vaccines have focussed on antigens unrelated to the gut antigens. The future integration of an understanding of the immunobiology of this parasite with advances in antigen identification, expression (or synthesis) and presentation is likely to be pivotal to the further development of these recombinant subunit vaccines. Recent progress in each of the components underpinning this integrated approach is summarized in this review. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
Description: Advances in Parasitology


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ROCK ACQUIRE TOP DEFENDER CAM WOODS IN TRADE
The Toronto Rock have picked up former Chicago Shamrox Captain and NLL Veteran Cam Woods in a trade this afternoon in exchange for defenseman Kevin Fines, the Rock's first round (6th overall) pick in this evening's dispersal draft as well as a 2008 fifth round Entry Draft pick. Terms of the deal were not disclosed due to club policy.
Named best Defensive Player of the Year in 2004, Woods represented the Shamrox in the 2007 NLL All-Star game and is seventh on the All-Time Loose Ball leaders with 921 career loose balls.
"Our organization is excited to acquire a player of Cam Wood's stature and look forward to him bringing his NLL All-Star abilities and leadership to our team" says Rock Director of Lacrosse Operations, Mike Kloepfer.
Woods, a Toronto native and NLL Veteran has been with the League for eight years, with time played in Albany and San Jose Stealth before signing with Chicago last year for the 2006/2007 season.
A dispersal draft of players from the Arizona and Boston franchises will be held this evening, November 5th at 8:00 p.m. EST. NLL.comwill provide live coverage of the draft, which will consist of three rounds.
Due to the unique business issues arising out of the cancellation of the original 2008 season schedule, Arizona and Boston were provided the option of electing inactive status for the 2008 season. The clubs were provided the option to re-enter in 2009 season by participating in the expansion draft or to receive back their rostered players from 2008. Arizona has chosen to re-claim their dispersed players for the 2009 season, while Boston has chosen not to re-claim their players following this season, and will build their 2009 roster as an expansion team.
Results of the Dispersal Draft will be posted live on the league's website, www.nll.com


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"Thank you for your service" or donations to vet organizations are the extent of action for many civilians not personally or professionally engaged with military populations. Previously, the onus of responsibility for veteran care has been placed upon government agencies or veterans helping other veterans, formally or informally. Civilians may feel the government's resources adequately provide for this population, but this is not the case. Think about your workplace, courses you took in school, or visits with doctors or therapists. What focus of training, resources, or conversation has there been on cultural diversity, racial bias/harassment, or treatment differences by ethnicity? Now, think about how much training you received about military culture, mindset, and adaptations to those who led a military lifestyle, or the impact of war conflicts on behavior (to name a few). The need for civilian cultural competence in the understanding and care of Service Members, Veterans and their Families (SMVF) may seem more evident upon our reflection of military specific education. This post proposes a solution for SMVF populations inclusive of all Americans working towards the understanding and support of our Armed Forces, past, present and future.
The Trump administration wants to expand the Mission Act by expanding civilian options for care to Veterans. This expansion could provide both an opportunity and a crisis for veterans needing health services in a timely manner. The VA continues to face significant backlash from the consequences to veterans of long wait lists. Even with the increase in VA employees from 250,000 employees in 2009 to 370,000 in 2018, all veterans could not possibly obtain service. The VA is not meant to be the end all/be all in helping veterans and their families. On the surface, the expansion offering more private healthcare options seems appropriate. This expansion will only work if an effort exists to systematically develop an education program of military cultural differences.
The last report available from the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (2016) stated "48% of all Veterans used at least one VA benefit or service in FY 2016… with 44% using multiple benefits." A benefit encompasses not only health care, but pension, loans, life insurance, education, memorial benefits and vocational rehabilitation. This leaves the potential for 56% of veterans not using a VA benefit or service much higher if only looking towards health care utilization. If over half of veterans seek care in the civilian community how many of these civilians are culturally competent in understanding military experiences and the impact of serving our country?
Rand Corporation's (2014) report identified a significant gap in cultural competency of civilian mental health providers. 24% of the providers under the Tricare network of referrals met the guidelines for military cultural competency and worse, only 8% of the private civilian mental health providers surveyed were culturally competent. Many of the 24%, while culturally competent, were not aware of appropriate evidence-based best practices with military populations. As recently as 2018, Rand Corporation surveyed health care professionals in New York and found only 2% qualified as able to provide quality care to veterans. If this type of unawareness occurs in health and mental health settings, what about businesses and education?
The needed civilian awareness of SMVF culture and requirements is evident. Businesses, educational institutions, healthcare and mental health providers are awaking to the basics of providing culturally competent services fostering better outcomes for SMVF populations and society. In the United States, 40% of our population is ethnically diverse. Using military culture as a category, SMVF populations have a significantly high rate in the general population accounting for almost 11% of citizens, meaning potentially 1 out of 11 people are SMVF affiliated. Even with these significant numbers, no formal measure has been enacted to address Military Informed Practices in civilian mainstream populations.
The motivation for change in the SMVF system of care has been spearheaded by informal systems of either veterans or family members of veterans. Those individuals committed to helping SMVF populations are developing numerous non-government options including mental health care, employment and education. The next step to this process is involving non-SMVF populations to support and integrate understanding of this nation's military workforce.
The formal development of cultural competencies into practice needs structure and government support. Military Informed Practice standards can be addressed through modification of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (the National CLAS Standards) along with national standards for mental health, business and education. After these modifications, a process of education and certification can be initiated to provide SMVF populations an awareness of which organizations commit themselves to SMVF culturally competent certification.
Military Informed Practice through certification is one method of enhancing the general populations involvement in best practices. One model to examine is PACT training and certification. PACT addresses areas of Policy, Advocacy, Culture and Treatment specific to the purpose of serving our SMVF populations. Organizations earning PACT certifications would benefit from fully harnessing the resiliency and military mindset each SMVF person brings to their education or work. Health and mental healthcare providers benefit their military populations through more accurate assessment, interventions, and treatment impacting outcomes. The benefits of PACT may be similar to the benefits of organizations embracing and understanding strengths people from diverse populations offer.
Policy – Organizations/companies will learn to develop Military Informed Practice policies. Education of governmental policy and procedures affecting SMVF populations within the context of each type of provider relationship will enhance policies. Policies can be micro or macro oriented and dependent upon the type of certification being pursued.
Advocacy –A Military Informed Practice approach educates individuals working with SMVF populations on strengths-based advocacy options. Civilians can increase their ability to advocate for SMVF populations in accordance with their military mindset, DoD standards, taking into account political changes, or through the different channels /resources offered to these populations.
Culture – Develop competency in knowledge of military culture, mindset, resiliency factors, and experiences with SMVF populations as it applies to the corresponding setting. This area builds the foundation for a Military Informed Practice.
Treatment – The awareness of Military Informed Practice develops appropriate measures to assess, support, and intervene with SMVF populations. Treatment may be formal, as with healthcare or mental health treatments, or informal with how SMVF populations resources are developed in education or the workplace.
Using the carrot and the stick approach, provisions of PACT certification can be created as incentives for adoption. Earning PACT certification could increase points in obtaining government contracts, earn higher reimbursement rates for Tricare, or be used as a reason for SMVF populations to choose a university, apply for a job, and pick their health providers. PACT Certification badges branding can be proudly displayed on websites, literature, letterhead, or on business fronts, allowing easy identification by SMVF populations and their supporters. Pact certification can be highlighted on a resume' or provided as continuing education credits. A convenient PACT app can direct users to providers or employers who support our SMVF populations through Military Informed Practice. Benefits can be created in any industry to incentivize certification.
Actions towards an educated public on military culture can impact our culture long term. Twenty-six countries mandate military service, maybe our alternative to a mandated military service is a population educated on Military Informed Practices. How would our country change with an added empathy to those willing to give up their lives for our freedom? Imagine a country dedicated to providing culturally competent interactions with SMVF populations. Would military related suicides go down? Could different populations previously not interested in military service be engaged? Would veterans who are homeless be offered different alternatives towards self-sufficiency? Indifference can give way to a new understanding and empowerment of SMVF populations.
SMVF populations fought for us, sacrificed for us, and continue to provide a freedom rarely experienced by most other countries. Military Informed Practice can benefit any organization. Utilizing the PACT framework for education on Military Informed Practices can allow civilians to take action, backing up the phrase "Thank you for your service." A Military Informed Practice provides a reciprocation of, to place it in an Army values context, "loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage" our SMVF populations so graciously give us.
The Future of "Support our Troops" by a Civilian Workforce: A Plan for the Civilian Sector to Engage in Military Informed Practices for… was originally published @ Bridging the Digital Divide in Social Work Practice and has been syndicated with permission.


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MADISON, Wis. — The Latest on widespread flooding in Wisconsin (all times local):
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Officials in Wisconsin's flood-ravaged capital city of Madison are warning residents to be ready to evacuate as another round of rain heads toward the state.
Torrential storms on Monday dumped more than 11 inches (28 centimetres) of rain in some areas of Madison and surrounding Dane County, causing widespread flooding that claimed one man's life.
Forecasts call for another round of showers and thunderstorms Friday night.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin told reporters that city workers are placing warnings on the doors of 1,700 homes notifying those living there that they're in danger of being flooded and should be ready to leave for higher ground, if necessary.
Officials say this week's flooding in southern Wisconsin has caused more than $100 million in damage, and more rain is in the forecast.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the initial damage assessment in Madison and the surrounding county is $108 million following the torrential rains that dumped more than 11 inches (28 centimetres) of rain in the area Monday and Tuesday.
The deluge washed out roads, flooded homes and caused one death.
Parisi says the United Way of Dane County took 859 reports totalling $69 million in private property damage. Officials say damage to public infrastructure totals $38 million. Outlying municipalities including Mazomanie, Black Earth and Cross Plains were hardest hit.
Forecasters say more rain is expected. Emergency officials are bracing for more flooding this weekend.