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Open Medicine
Correlation between phq-9 score and physical activity level, risk factors and non-communicable diseases in patients in family medicine clinic
Zivana Gavric ,	Anna Culafic ,	Brankica Markovic
The work of physicians in primary health care is essential in prevention and early detection of health risk factors. To determine the incidence of depression among patients in family medicine clinics, as well as the correlation between depression, risk factors and NCDs, and to determine correlation between depression (PHQ-9 score) and the level of physical activity. The pilot study was conducted from January to March 2010 on 100 patients using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The family doctor randomly interviewed and measured patients' weight, height, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and cholesterol and noted the presence of earlier diagnosed non-communicable diseases. The data for 92 patients were processed according to PHQ-9 and IPAQ guidelines. Out of 92 patients, 59 (64,1%) had PHQ-9 score ≤ 4 which suggests the absence of depression. The PHQ-9 score median was within normal limits, therefore, treatment was not required and there was no difference in PHQ-9 score median between patients with respect to age and sex. The level of physical activity was moderate in 39,1%, heavy in 35,9% and walking as physical activity in 25,0% of patients. Correlation coefficient between PHQ-9 score and MET score (r=−0,241) was statistically significant (p<0,05), as well as between PHQ -9 score and anxiety (r=0,27; p<0,01). Most studies show a correlation between depression and physical activity. It is essential to promote physical activity in order to prevent anxiety, depression and non-communicable diseases.
Depression Physical activity Family medicine PHQ-9 score MET score
Zivana Gavric
Department of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hezegovina, higija@inecco.net
Anna Culafic
Primary Health Care Center of Banjaluka/Family Medicine Clinic, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hezegovina
Brankica Markovic
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The BBC; The Perversion of Propaganda Power
Posted by Hannes Wessels on 11. September 2014
By Hannes Wessels
Growing up in Rhodesia my father paid close attention to international events and at one o'clock our lunch table went silent as he fine-tuned the short-wave radio to reduce the mush and we waited for the unmistakable sound of the 'BEEB' and 'The News from London'. The announcer then delivered the report with clipped erudition which we were encouraged to emulate. But this, we understood, was not just 'the news' it was the final word on the world! The BBC was quite simply the oracle and the word thus spoken was final and undeniable.
It was against this background that I dealt with confusion and distress when Ian Smith declared UDI and incurred the wrath of the world. Leading the media attack on the country was the same broadcaster I had so recently revered. Having just been convinced of their infallibility I was left floundering in self-doubt trying to understand the malevolence of the attacks on a group of people that I was, through no fault of my own, part of. I found myself battling to appreciate the fact that the 'oracle' had decided I and my fellow Europeans in 'unliberated Africa' were a collection of avaricious, cold-blooded colonialists pursuing a racist agenda while abusing a benighted black majority. This was quite traumatic because I felt they must surely be right but the empirical evidence I sought was lacking.
I did not know anyone who was horrible to black people; there was general peace and prosperity across the country and all of us children were taught to be kind and respectful towards our black countrymen and women. But the BEEB did a spectacularly good job of convincing the world they were right and the rest is history. Across Africa the 'Liberation Movements', loudly championed for decades by the BBC, have prevailed and various forms of chaotic misrule leading to mass misery have followed.
That experience taught me a harsh lesson in the lethal power of the media and how much damage can be caused when falsehood trumps the truth and the world is fed a big fat lie. Just why the corporation attacked the Europeans of southern Africa with such venom has long perplexed me so it was enlightening to follow the disclosures surrounding the 'outing' of the iconic figure of Sir Jimmy Savile.
Throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's when we 'white racists' were being vilified we had no idea our most vocal and effective critics were also fully involved in running a massive paedophile operation and the BBC was providing a safe and comfortable haven for a legion of perverts and sexual predators of varying proclivities. The Savile story is too ghastly and detailed to delve into here but this corporate poster-boy attacked thousands of often defenceless victims aged 5 to 75 in a criminal career that lasted over 50 years. His depravity extended to the morgue where he bragged of having engaged in sexual activity with cadavers and stealing glass eyes from the dead to fashion jewellery. The incidents ranged from inappropriate touching to rape and involved victims from children to pensioners, the mentally retarded, hospital patients and female staff alike. He was never prosecuted.
But that was only the tip. On the back of the Savile revelations a flood of names have appeared of people who have worked for the BBC being involved in sex-crimes including Rolf Harris, Dave Lee Travis, Freddie Starr, Jim Davidson, Gary Glitter, William Roache of Coronation Street fame, 'Top of the Pops' DJ Alan Freeman and Stuart Hall to name only some.
Hall was described as an "opportunistic predator" after admitting indecently assaulting 13 girls as young as nine. He has been accused of trying to stop his child abuse victims from getting compensation by transferring his £1.2million home into his wife's name. Two women came forward to say they were sexually abused by Hall in the Sixties and Seventies after he was hired to give prizes at their schools. Hall invited the teenagers to the BBC's Manchester headquarters. One said Hall plied her with champagne and assaulted her in his dressing room. The other said he sexually assaulted her in his car after inviting her to a 'mocked up' studio session. Both said Hall was helped by his friends, amid growing concerns that other staff at the BBC may have turned a blind eye to the abuse.
If there is any doubt about the extent of high-level protection afforded the culprits the disclosures surrounding 'hush money' gratuities paid by the corporation provide damning evidence.
According to figures released under Freedom of Information, 539 staff have signed gagging orders at a total cost of £28million. The scale of the pay-outs led to accusations that the BBC was using the agreements to silence potential whistle- blowers and victims of bullying or sexual harassment. The biggest pay-offs were made to BBC managers, with 77 executives receiving more than £100,000 and 14 over £300,000. They include George Entwistle, the former director-general who received a £450,000 pay-off, double the amount he was contractually entitled to. He resigned in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal after spending just 54 days in the job.
Then the sordid saga gets even more sinister. Kristian Dibgy, Natasha Collins, Mark Speight, Kevin Greening and 'Crimewatch' hostess Jill Dando all worked for the BBC and all died mysteriously. All may have been wanting to break the criminal silence.
An anonymous source claimed "no one wanted to know" when Miss Dando raised concerns about an alleged pedophile ring within the BBC. She is said to have passed a file to senior management in the mid-1990s, but they never carried out an investigation. The source said: "I don't recall the names of all the stars now and don't want to implicate anyone, but Jill said they were surprisingly big names. I think she was quite shocked when told about images of children and that information on how to join this horrible pedophile ring was freely available." She was shot dead on April 26, 1999, on the doorstep of her home in west London. The crime remains unsolved.
With all the above now known and understood my heartfelt sympathies lie with the victims whose lives were destroyed by the monsters who were given license to prey on them by the BBC management and staff. But for me I have now found a measure of relief; I now know the small white tribe I was once part of were never the real villains. We were victims of an evil institution that exploited a tragic situation to deflect attention away from its own wickedness….
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//var _ = require('underscore');
var pickListService = require('../../write-pick-list-service');
describe('pick list service', function() {
        beforeEach(function() {
    });

    it('verify simple get', function() {
        runs(function () {
            pickListService.dbFunctions.initiateDB();
            pickListService.dbFunctions.getList('9E7A','allergy',function(err,result){
                expect(JSON.stringify(result).toEqual('["test1,test2"]'));
            });
        });
    });

    it('verify simple delete', function() {
        runs(function () {
            pickListService.dbFunctions.initiateDB();
            pickListService.dbFunctions.deleteList('9E7A','allergy',function(err,result){
                expect(result.toBe(1));
            });
        });
    });

    it('verify simple update', function() {
        runs(function () {
            pickListService.dbFunctions.initiateDB();
            pickListService.dbFunctions.updateList('9E7A','allergy',['testAllergy'],function(err,result){
                expect(result.toBe(1));
            });
        });
    });

    it('verify simple insert', function() {
        runs(function () {
            pickListService.dbFunctions.initiateDB();
            pickListService.dbFunctions.insertList('9E7A','allergy',['testAllergy'],function(err,result){
                expect(JSON.stringify(result.data).toEqual('["testAllergy"]'));
            });
        });
    });

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CONVENIENCE SAMPLING – Subjects are selected because they are easily accessible. This is one of the weakest sampling procedures. An example might be surveying students in one's class. Generalization to a population can seldom be made with this procedure.
"Researchers often need to select a convenience sample or face the possibility that they will be unable to do the study. Although a sample randomly drawn from a population is more desirable, it usually is better to do a study with a convenience sample than to do no study at all– assuming, of course, that the sample suits the purpose of the study" (Gall, Borg, & Gall, 1996, p. 228).
Gall, M. D., Borg, W. R., & Gall, J. P. (1996). Educational Research: An Introduction. White Plains, NY: Longman.


We tend to cringe when we hear someone argue that food production is not keeping up with demand. We heard Earl Butz make that argument when he began to dismantle farm programs, telling farmers that they needed to plant fencerow to fencerow. They did, and the price soon headed south.
Supporters of the 1996 Farm Bill argued that export demand from China would use all of the corn we could supply as the result of a growing middle class that demanded grain-fed meat. China increased its utilization of corn; the only problem for US farmers was they grew it themselves and managed to export millions of bushels of corn along the way. It took four years of Emergency Payments and Loan Deficiency Payments to keep the crop sector from going belly up.
We are not trying to pick a fight with the scientists and companies who provide the basic research on GMOs, just their pitchmen. From our perspective their arguments are disingenuous at best and blackmail at worst.
Despite all of the arguments about a looming food crisis, we think the evidence points in the other direction. First, the problem of undernutrition is not an issue of production; it is a problem of money.
The world produces enough grains and oilseeds to meet the nutritional requirements of all of the people on the earth. So, if the 800 to 900 million who experience chronic undernutrition had enough money, they could outbid livestock producers and ethanol plants for the corn, soybeans, and wheat they need to meet their basic caloric requirements.
Not only does the world's agriculture have the ability to meet the nutritional requirements of those who are alive today; it has the ability to meet the world's needs for the time horizon used by most GMO pitchmen and pitchwomen.
Given the availability of land and yield-increasing technologies, it appears to us that the most pervasive problem that farmers in developed countries will face for the foreseeable future is the same one they have experienced for the last one hundred years—on average production will exceed demand and chronic low prices will be the periodic norm.
In our local newspaper, the Knoxville News Sentinel (TN), we recently read a story of two different technologies that are extending the growing season for fruits and vegetables here in East Tennessee.
In one case, the farmer took worn-out land that was providing little more than poor pasture and turned it into a year-round production system. The farmer did this by paying attention to the soil and restoring its quality. On this restored land he uses a full-height PVC pipe and plastic system to construct greenhouses, enabling him to extend the growing season in East Tennessee. It's turnips in the winter, cool-season crops well ahead of the usual garden schedule and a longer season at both ends of summer for warm-season crops like tomatoes.
In the second case, the farmer and her father are using hydroponics, greenhouses, and urban land to provide fresh vegetables to restaurants on a year-round basis. Again with greenhouse technology, they are able to extend the seasons for both cool-season and warm-season crops while providing high quality products.
But our optimism about the future of production is more than this. Russia contains as much as 100 million acres of land that once were in production—both before the revolution and during communist times—that now lie fallow.
Much of this land is in the black soil region with fertile soils comparable to the black soil areas of Iowa and northeast China. With proper management this land can produce yields equal to some of the most productive fields in the world, transforming Russia from an importer of foodstuffs to an exporter.
Similar arguments can be made for land in Ukraine and Byelorussia. Both countries have land that was once under production that now lies fallow. This land can be brought back into production with few environmental consequences.
Millions of acres of pastureland in Brazil can be converted to farm ground without reducing a single acre of the Amazon tropical forest.
In the eighties, US land prices rose rapidly as farmers told each other, "They aren't making any more Iowas." Since then both Brazil and Argentina have significantly increased their land under crop production.
Land similar to Brazil's savannah is available in other parts of the world, particularly Africa, which has over three billion acres of savannah. If but one-tenth of that were to be converted to crop production, the world would add not just another Iowa, it would add another US to crop production.
It's not only a matter of available land and technology but also a matter of the intensity of land use. Take, for example, Cuba. When the Soviet Union collapsed, they were shut off from supplies of farm machinery and the petroleum needed to run them.
The US had an embargo on trade with Cuba, so the island was on its own. With a combination of urban gardens and low-input agriculture that used more human labor, production rose over a couple of years, and a hunger crisis was avoided.
As we reported last year from our trip to China, the rest of the world seems to be almost wasteful in its utilization of land and other resources when compared to the Chinese. The Chinese use their back yards, highway medians, the yard-wide tops of the banks surrounding fish ponds, and virtually any other vacant strip of land to grow crops.
We do not expect to see that kind of intensity of land-use to occur in the US or most other developed countries, but given the right conditions it would happen.
In the case of peasant producers in developing countries, there is potential for increased production given appropriate organizational structures, land tenure systems, political stability and economic incentives.
Are there limits to crop production on this planet? There certainly must be. But at the present time we are far from running up against those limits.
Sure, we absolutely need to continue advancing agriculture's productivity to be sure the world can feed itself in future decades—it's the catastrophic urgency part of the current-day pitch that does not ring true.
Aside from the periodic shortfalls—which will occur and can easily be addressed with, yes, reserves—the odds are that overproduction relative to demand will again be the overriding problem for major crop markets during all, or most, of our lifetimes.
The level and distribution of income, land tenure systems, lack of access to education and health-care, and political malfeasance—not the world's ability to produce food—go a long way in explaining the systemic undernourishment of much of world's population.


1952: Aristides Daskalopoulos establishes DELTA, a family business with 20 employees and 10 vehicles for distributing milk and yoghurt in Athens. Since then, DELTA has been growing in a steadfast and sustained manner and today DELTA products dominate the dairy products market.
1965: The business is relocated to its present premises in Tavros. A milk pasteurisation and plastic bottling unit is installed, one of the major investments at the time.
1979: DELTA claims the largest market share in milk distribution in Athens. 1980: DELTA gains a leading position in the production and sale of ice-cream. 1985: The production of Milko is launched; the first fresh chocolate milk in carton packaging.
1987: DELTA pioneers the use of carton packaging for Fresh Milk and is the first to introduce milk homogenisation in Greece.
1989: DELTA dynamically enters the short life juice market.
1990: The company is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.
1994: The new fully automated yoghurt factory in Aghios Stephanos is inaugurated.
1995: The new state-of-the-art dairy and juice factory in Tavros, Attica is inaugurated.1999: DELTA applies vertical integration of fresh milk production and enters into primary production (livestock) with the first New Generation Farms in Komotini.
2000: DELTA becomes a holding company, DELTA HOLDING S.A. The food and ice cream operations become independent companies under the names DELTA PROTYPOS VIOMICHANIA GALAKTOS S.A. (DELTA DAIRY INDUSTRY S.A.) and DELTA VIOMICHANIA PAGOTOU S.A. (DELTA ICE CREAM INDUSTRY S.A.) respectively. In the same year, following the demise of DELTA's Founder and President, Aristides Daskalopoulos, his son, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, assumes his position.
2001: DELTA is designated Grand National Sponsor of the Athens 2004 Olympics in the plain milk and ice cream categories.
2002: Acquisition of a majority stake in CHARALAMBIDIS LTD., the historic and largest dairy industry of Cyprus.
2006: DELTA HOLDING S.A. is renamed VIVARTIA following a merger by absorption of DELTA PROTYPOS VIOMICHANIA GALAKTOS (DELTA DAIRY INDUSTRY S.A.), CHIPITA INTERNATIONAL, GOODY'S and GENIKI TROFIMON (GENERAL FOODS), becoming the largest food manufacturer in Greece, producer of top of the line food brands with strong presence in Europe. Today, DELTA constitutes the dairy and drinks division of the Vivartia Group.


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Q: Yield layout in rails I'm trying to add a layout to the application layout. I having trouble trying to figure out all the different layout solutions. First I tried just a layout inside a layout because I didn't fully grasp what partials are or if they are layouts also? Maybe I can start with that question. What is the difference between a layout and a partial.
Here is what I have right now. I'm trying to just separate out my header code which has a navigation and some other elements into a separate layout. I want this layout to be on all views. Meaning it should be a layout inside the applications layout along with other views that are been called when their controllers are called. Which is covered in my code with the <%= yield %>. That yeild works but the :header one does not.
Application Layout  app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>home</title>
  <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "application", :media => "all" %>
  <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
  <%= csrf_meta_tags %>

<%= yield(:header) %>

    <%= yield %>

Header layout  app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
<% content_for :header %>

HEADER TEXT

<% end %>

Why would the code above not work?
I also saw code like this that I tried but it gave me an error.
<%= render layouts/header %>

Can someone please explain all these different methods.
Thanks.

A: It's good practice to separate your header and footer into partials which you would live in the views/layouts folder as '_header.html.erb' and '_footer.html.erb' respectively.
You can then optionally wrap each partial with specific div's which is what you're trying to do with the header (you could do the same with the body too), and it would end up looking like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>home</title>
  <%= stylesheet_link_tag    "application", :media => "all" %>
  <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
  <%= csrf_meta_tags %>

      <%= render 'layouts/header' %>

    <%= yield %>

     <%= render 'layouts/footer' %>

That will do what you want it to do.
Note that 'layouts/header' and 'layouts/footer' have '' around them.
To answer your question on what is the difference between a layout and a partial, well a layout is something that will used throughout your application, such as a consistent header or footer.  A partial can be a layout, but it doesn't have to be, so you can partial specific to other views across your site.

A:
<% content_for :header do %>

HEADER TEXT

<% end %>

You forgot the do

A: So - first - The yield syntax may or may not be correct, but I've never seen it, and I don't like it. I only ever call yield once in a file.
If you want to render a header in your application template file, that's certainly possible - my advice would be to place it in your template file directly - after all, that's what template files are for. If you want to completely encapsulate your header for some reason or another in seperate files, what you need is partials. You're going to do something like this:

    <%= render :partial => "shared/header" %>
    <%= yield %>

Which will render your header content, stored in /shared/_header.html.erb into the layout here.
Check out this guide here for more info

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In general terms, an information appliance or information device is any machine or device that is usable for the purposes of computing, telecommunicating, reproducing, and presenting encoded information in myriad forms and applications. The common technical usage of "information appliance" (IA) is more specific — i.e. , an appliance that is specially designed to perform a specific user-friendly function —such as playing music, photography, or editing text.
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A Node.js wrapper for GitHub API.

## Installation

Install via [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github4) ![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/github4.svg)

```bash
$ npm install github4
```

or

Install via git clone

```bash
$ git clone git@github.com:kaizensoze/node-github.git
$ cd node-github
$ npm install
```

## Documentation

Client API: [https://kaizensoze.github.io/node-github/](https://kaizensoze.github.io/node-github/)
GitHub API: [https://developer.github.com/v3/](https://developer.github.com/v3/)

## Test auth file

Create test auth file for running tests/examples.

```bash
$ > testAuth.json
{
    "token": "<TOKEN>"
}
```

## Example

Get all followers for user "defunkt":
```javascript
var GitHubApi = require("github4");

var github = new GitHubApi({
    // optional
    debug: true,
    protocol: "https",
    host: "github.my-GHE-enabled-company.com", // should be api.github.com for GitHub
    pathPrefix: "/api/v3", // for some GHEs; none for GitHub
    timeout: 5000,
    headers: {
        "user-agent": "My-Cool-GitHub-App" // GitHub is happy with a unique user agent
    }
});
github.users.getFollowingForUser({
    // optional:
    // headers: {
    //     "cookie": "blahblah"
    // },
    user: "defunkt"
}, function(err, res) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(res));
});
```

## Authentication

Most GitHub API calls don't require authentication. As a rule of thumb: If you can see the information by visiting the site without being logged in, you don't have to be authenticated to retrieve the same information through the API. Of course calls, which change data or read sensitive information have to be authenticated.

You need the GitHub user name and the API key for authentication. The API key can be found in the user's _Account Settings_.

```javascript
// basic
github.authenticate({
    type: "basic",
    username: USERNAME,
    password: PASSWORD
});

// OAuth2
github.authenticate({
    type: "oauth",
    token: AUTH_TOKEN
});

// OAuth2 Key/Secret
github.authenticate({
    type: "oauth",
    key: CLIENT_ID,
    secret: CLIENT_SECRET
})
```

Note: `authenticate` is synchronous because it only stores the
credentials for the next request.

Once authenticated you can update a user field like so:
```javascript
github.users.update({
    location: "Argentina"
}, function(err) {
    console.log("done!");
});
```

### Creating tokens for your application
[Create a new authorization](https://developer.github.com/v3/oauth_authorizations/#create-a-new-authorization) for your application giving it access to the wanted scopes you need instead of relying on username / password and is the way to go if you have [two-factor authentication](https://github.com/blog/1614-two-factor-authentication) on.

For example:

1. Use github.authenticate() to auth with GitHub using your username / password
2. Create an application token programmatically with the scopes you need and, if you use two-factor authentication send the `X-GitHub-OTP` header with the one-time-password you get on your token device.

```javascript
github.authorization.create({
    scopes: ["user", "public_repo", "repo", "repo:status", "gist"],
    note: "what this auth is for",
    note_url: "http://url-to-this-auth-app",
    headers: {
        "X-GitHub-OTP": "two-factor-code"
    }
}, function(err, res) {
    if (res.token) {
        //save and use res.token as in the Oauth process above from now on
    }
});
```

## Update docs/tests

```bash
$ node lib/generate.js
```

Dev note for updating apidoc for github pages:

```bash
$ npm install apidoc -g
$ apidoc -i doc/ -o apidoc/
```

## Tests

Run all tests

```bash
$ npm test
```

Or run a specific test

```bash
$ npm test test/issuesTest.js
```

## LICENSE

MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.


As a student, you have many interests other than study. When I was a college student, I was interested in sports. I used to grab every opportunity that came my way when it came to cricket and football. I was more interested in outdoor sports and naturally, I spent a considerable amount of time outdoors. Besides sports, my other interests were movies and music concerts. I would visit the theatre three to four times a month and I would occasionally hang out with my friends in music concerts. While all these gave me opportunities to socialize and "live a life" as they call it, I soon figured out that it was affecting my studies. In the process of enjoying life, I pushed my top priority at the back seat.
This is something that you should do before you start any task. Set your goals for all aspects of your life. Prioritize your activities accordingly. As a student, you must have academics as your top priority. Your goals for studies should be such that you can work on them without having to ignore the other aspects of life.
One of the biggest worries for college students is the habit of procrastination. Procrastination may be a trait that you have been nurturing since school days or it could have been the result of the various forms of entertainment that you have in your college days. Most students keep their assignments until the last minute because they get themselves busy with other activities like hanging out with friends or participating in college activities. While socializing is important for overall human development, this shouldn't become a reason for delaying the more important things. Doing things on time will help you down the long road.
One of the best ways to simplify your life is to keep everything organized. There are so many tools out there that you can use to keep your studies and other things organized. Some of these tools include charts, sticky notes and calendars. Using charts can boost your visual memory. Memorizing chemistry formulas using a chemistry formula chart is a lot easier than memorizing through books or notes. I remember having learnt a lot from websites and online magazines. Websites like Neurons Write are great places to learn about new things related to science and technology. Other than using charts and websites, you can use sticky notes to keep a tab on the things you need to remember. Proper organization can really help you balance your school life.


I've heard a lot of people talking a lot about how 2017 was the literal worst…yeah the world got a bit crazy, but in our little corner of the world it was a pretty wonderful year! We're full of goals & resolutions for 2018, but I want to take a look back at all our big milestones from this year, and trust me there were a lot of them!
January 2017 – If I had to pin down a "busiest month of the year" while working at Attention to Details it would have been last January. Our supposed "slow" time of year, it certainly did not seem that way! I had two six figure projects installing at the same time, Chris had his biggest sale to date starting construction, plus our normal workloads, problem solving a few big vendor quality control issues, and somehow we managed to fit in a weekend in Palm Beach to celebrate Papa Conte's 90th Birthday.
After we got back and got caught up, I took a trip to NH to shop for wedding dresses with my Mom & my longtime Besties & Bridesmaids; Lauren & Shay. I thought this would just be a fun day to dip my toes into the water of finding a dress and have lunch with my ladies but I ended up finding my DREAM dress. If you happen to be in the area, I highly recommend Country Bridals in Jaffrey, NH – they turned me, someone who doesn't buy anything until they have looked at every. single. option. available. into someone who buys the 4th dress they try on… And they gave me Champs & goodies when I said yes to the dress. That was the perfect experience every bride deserves. Then I had to wait almost 3/4 of a year to show it to Chris!
February 2017 – We started February off with a fun business trip; a visit to the Kraftmaid Factory which continued our airline misfortune by arriving to the Albany airport at 6 am to a freshly cancelled flight, and the next flight wouldn't come in 'til halfway through the tour! We drove to the nearest Denny's to figure out a game plan when I had the realization that wasn't Ohio like – just on the other side of New York? Turns out we were only saving an hour by flying with connecting flights and if we just drove west, we'd only be a half hour late. So we got in the car and drove!
When we got back, Chris took me cross country skiing for the first time, though it was a rocky start being my first time on ski's Chris is a pro and taught me how to pizza and once I got that down I really started to enjoy myself. We are looking forward to lots of skiing adventures this year with all the good snowfall we've gotten!!!
March 2017 – March was a pretty uneventful month, ski season was still hanging on so we weren't in to the crazy spring building fever yet. Even though I made my last delivery in January, my big whole new house project with 13 rooms of cabinetry finally completed and after the interior designer on the project, Lillian Bogossian of Decorative Interiors, finished staging the place, I was able to head over for the day and play photographer! This is still one of my favorite projects to date, it was so fun (and a little bit stressful) to work with clients with a lot of remodeling experience and fabulous taste and who weren't afraid of a one thousand dollar faucet! We used Danby Marble in almost the entire house, Imperial in the baths and Eureka in the Kitchen and Dining spaces – which turned out gorgeous. The clients requested a custom Honey Onyx top with an ornate edge just like they had back at home in New Jersey which was NOT an easy find in Vermont, but just as I had given up, we got a visit from the owner of Surface Creations of NH filling in for our sales rep and he remembered they had a partial slab in their warehouse from an old display they did that was just barely big enough to create the built up edge – such a stroke of luck and it turned out beautiful!
April 2017 – Spring had arrived in full force, we were crazy busy again, but we already broke the grill out of hibernation and the roadster, and we were just about to pull the trigger and move forward with a HUGE addition onto the back of our house on Cass Terrace, when just across the street, the house we later bought and now live in came up for sale! Though it took me a minute to let go of my beautiful dream kitchen, and our tight squeeze but gorgeous master suite with a great view of the Lye Brook Wilderness, it wasn't hard to let go of the mind boggling amount of details and plans we were trying to iron out in our off hours. At the time I wondered if we were making the right choice as told our builder to give someone else our time in the schedule, but looking back I am so happy in our new home, I couldn't imagine another choice!
This was also the month of my favorite photo(s) of 2017 outside of our wedding pictures, Chris texted these photos to me from a job site waiting for a granite countertop guy to meet him and said "Made friends with a dog" "I love you so much" along with each one.
May 2017 – The coolest thing about May was our trip to Burlington so Chris could run the Vermont City Marathon for the second time. Chris likes this marathon because it is a fun experience, the crowd really gets into it, different neighborhoods in Burlington host block parties to cheer on the runners, they set up sprinklers and give out shots of maple syrup. His favorite sister also lives there. But if you ask Chris he'll reply with "I just felt like runnin' ." [this man loves Forrest Gump]. Chris beat his first time by 8 minutes, running a 3:10 marathon, so I was very proud of him, but he's still a few minutes off from qualifying for the Boston Marathon so he's already signed up to run again this year. We also visited the Trapp Family Lodge before grabbing dinner in Stowe and I got to have my Sound of Music moment twirling around in a field singing "The hills are alive…" so that was definitely a big highlight for me. We were the last house guests before my Sister-in-law Faye & her fiancee Corey embarked on a huge home remodel. We helped them with the cabinetry for their kitchen, that we can't wait to share photos of when it completes in the next few weeks.
June 2017 – Not that much happened in June! We went on a lot of motorcycle rides, I delivered the most tile I have ever sold at once, and Chris wrapped up (for the most part) his really big remodel he started in January. We got The Sneaker (our little 1964 Boston Whaler boat from Chris's Grandpa) fixed and it took it's first fishing trip in a long time for Chris's Bachelor party in NH. Mainly we were just buckling our seat belts for a crazy summer.
July 2017 – We started off the month by celebrating the Fourth on the Sneaker up at Lake St. Cathrine in Wells. VT. We love it up there so much we have joked, someday maybe we'll be so Vermont, we'll have a summer house on the lake while living full time in Manchester! The next week we closed on our Richville house and got to work on the "light renovation" prior to moving in. I had my Bachelorette party in Brimfield, MA and we celebrated my birthday at the Silver Fork! Oh and I took my first group motorcycle ride, a Veterans Benefit Ride for the Veterans Retirement Home in Bennington and had a blast.
August 2017 – Another crazy month as life was proving the closer we got to the wedding. We started off with my Bridal Shower at Aunt Peggy's house, which was such a blast, my favorite part was setting up with all the Aunt's beforehand! At the end of August, we finally moved into our new house and that was the biggest reward after so much hard work, we were finally able to settle in and get OUT of our house on Cass Terrace so the real work could begin over there.
September 2017 – WE GOT MARRIED!!! I had to do this post chronologically or otherwise the wedding would have totally overshadowed everything cause um it was KIND OF A BIG DEAL! They say it's the best day of your life, but it's really the actual wedding ceremony that is the best when you're marrying your soulmate, I cannot remember a time where I have felt more insanely happy and wonderful and complete and whole and in love and not nervous and just perfect as I did as Chris read his thoughtfully written vows to me. You can see me grinning my face off as we enter the reception venue like "Pinch me did this really just happen?!?!" Though our first dance was just perfect, another highlight is when we opened up the dance floor and David Bowie's "Golden Years" played and I danced like a maniac with Chris and all my family and friends, it was truly jubilant!
We sandwiched the wedding between a backyard bonfire & rehearsal dinner hosted by Dad Conte & Margaret and a farewell Brunch Hosted by Mom Brogan and Yoshi which was so wonderful because we actually got to talk and visit with most of our guests that way! On Monday we jetted off to Mexico and got in some much needed R&R for the honeymoon at Beloved Resorts in Playa Mujeres, just north of Cancun.
October 2017 – In October it was back to reality and back to work! I embraced fall a little too hard and made us as a household get really, really sick of squash, we broke in our new grill with a chicken roasting attachment and checked the dining room off our remodel list at the Richville house. We tried to get stuff done over at Cass Terrace but our super busy contractor had very little time and all we got done was leveling the kitchen floor which was frustrating. And we only got two trick or treaters at the new house which was also disappointing. In short, In October I was feeling those 2017 blues y'all been talking about… it's hard to comedown from a year plus of looking forward to your wedding and when you come back and it's over – what's left to plan? I guess we got bored!
November 2017 – We started off November in a really not a great place, but ended November in the absolute best place, as Business Owners!!! We were working really hard but we were not happy and just came to the realization – what was holding us back from going out on our own? We have savings, we have the skills, and it's only going to get harder to walk away from a steady paycheck – so we ripped off the band-aid, changed Northshire Living from just a blog to a website, filed as an LLC, and quit our jobs as Kitchen & Bath Designers. We found vendors and figured out pretty quickly we needed a showroom if we were really going to get into the swing of things and got to work on making it happen.
December 2017 – After thinking the place might sell instead and going on the hunt for other places and not loving them anywhere near as much, we were able to start moving into our new showroom space on December 15th, over the past two weeks we've been hard at work painting & building walls for displays… we have lots of stuff in the works and on the way and can't WAIT to host a fabulous grand opening once it's all installed in the New Year!
We have been so lucky to receive such an outpouring of support from the community and our clients & contractors – we are looking forward to all the projects we've got to come in the new year. We would like to give a big thank you to all our family for their love & support, and an extra one to my Mom & especially my Dad who came up and helped us work on both houses, we would definitely still be eating dinner at our kitchen island if it weren't for their help.
Our resolutions for New Year the mainly revolve around eating less and exercising more, as the post wedding weight gain is definitely a thing folks, we're looking forward to a happy, and healthy 2018! We hope to help many others make their house a home and will be toasting to the future as the clock strikes midnight!


Do you think reading book stories will encourage our brain?
From this which thing do you choose most to improve your intelligence?
Do you always pushing your brain & body to do work more over limit?
Do you think due to lie someone our mentality become strong and confidence during your sickness?
To do Love and Lust is depending on your brain?
Do you think Italian UniCredit will face further downgrades?


text:
Before the Millennium, Check Your Messaging
While much of the focus of Year 2000 efforts has been on applications and data, another area that requires close attention is messaging systems. For example, some earlier versions of Lotus Notes/Domino and Microsoft Outlook are not Year 2000 compliant, while Novell has announced it will not even test early versions of GroupWise for compliance.
To shed light on the compliance issues of these now mission-critical systems, Internoded Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.), a Lotus business partner, teamed up with Infoliant Corp. (Pittsburgh) to launch a Web site that provides free information on the Year 2000 status of more than 110 messaging products.
"Messaging systems have become one of the few truly pervasive applications deployed in most organizations; any Y2K-related failures could therefore have a serious effect on productivity," explains Kevin Weaver, executive VP and co-founder of Infoliant, which provides an online tracking service of Y2K-compliant products. "In corporate America today, messaging systems are as vital as telephone systems. Any extended downtime has a very wide reach and impact on organizations. We wanted to create a resource for organizations to use to determine if they need to upgrade or replace their current messaging systems."
For example, earlier releases of Lotus Notes/Domino are affected by a date display problem - the Notes server console is not able to display the date/time stamp when a four-digit year (such as 2000) is displayed. Lotus claims that this glitch "will not result in loss of any functionality," such as replication or mail routing. In addition, earlier releases of Notes/Domino automatically assign a two-digit year to the 20th century - for example, a year entered as "14" will appear in the system as "1914." Release 4.5 and up of Notes/Domino employ a pivot date of 1950 - any two-digit year of 50 or greater is assumed to be a 20th century date.
Many non-compliant messaging products are older, file-based systems, Weaver points out. "Even many of the most recent releases of products have minor issues that have to be dealt with," he says. For many end-user companies, the issue with messaging system compliance is awareness, Weaver adds. "They may assume that their system is probably okay, but they'll still check it out." However, if they find the system is not ready, upgrades may be complicated, he warns. "Upgrading messaging systems is much more complicated than upgrading desktops. Many companies are hesitant to upgrade what works well for them."
Updated daily, the Messaging2000 site was built on a Lotus Domino server, and catalogs Y2K readiness information available from the leading manufacturers of e-mail and corporate messaging systems. Information includes manufacturer's Y2K readiness efforts, readiness status of specific products, and a recommended corrective action plan for each product.


IT'S almost time to pack your bags and head for the beach, lake or mountains. As excited as you may be, if you plan on feeling at home in someone else's pad – and if you want to entertain on summer weekends – you've got to personalize the generic décor that turns up in many summer homes.
With a little planning, there are easy ways to add your own stamp on summer fun (without breaking the terms of your lease). So, that first weekend, pack an extra bag filled with these decorating tricks, and you'll rid your rental of that barren feel.
Inexpensive throws in summery colors – light blues, yellows and pinks – can be tucked into chairs and sofas to create a bright, unified look. Coordinated pillow covers tie the room together, protect the owner's furnishings – and are easily washed, too.
Enhance your rental with scented candles. They can get rid of musty odors and add life to coffee and end tables. Place a couple in the bathrooms, as well.
Dining room slipcovers can add a punch of color to dreary, mismatched wooden chairs. They pack up flat, are washable and you can use them for several seasons before they start to wear out.
Fluffy towels (and lots of them!) are so much nicer than the scratchy ones the landlord leaves in the linen closet.
Your own dishes, glasses, tablecloths and napkins make will make hosting parties more elegant. An acquaintance of mine hauls her Baccarat crystal martini glasses, china decorated with sailboats and whimsical table linens out to Martha's Vineyard every year. She serves very stylish meals and cocktails with them.
Fresh flowers bring life to dull décor. Always pick up a bouquet on the way out of town or at the farmer's market when you arrive at your destination. Grace your bedrooms, bathrooms and dining table with your fresh arrangements. Also, place a few potted annuals on the deck to bring color outdoors – they're bright, cheerful and easy to care for.
A few best-sellers stacked up on bedside tables, along with some magazines, make guests feel at home.
Place spa toiletries – including luxurious French soaps, sea-salt scrubs and fragrant bubble bath and shower gels – in wicker containers for an elegant feel.
Finally, don't forget to bring your barbara k! tool kit to make simple repairs – and your barbecue tools for great outdoor cooking!


Metabolism definition, as defined by Wikipedia is "the set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life.
These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce.
It helps organs maintain their structure and respond to their environment.
To restate this in layman's terms, the definition of metabolism is the rate that your body burns calories in order to sustain bodily functions.
The metabolic rate for each person is different and depends on several factors.
Understanding your metabolism and what can impact, is important when trying to lose weight.
After all, weight loss is all about buring more calories than you consume.
Part of understanding metabolism definition is knowing what can impact it. There are certain things that impact your metabolism which you have no control over. These include age, gender and heredity.
Once you reach the big 40, your metabolism will slow down at a rate of 5% per decade.
At about the age of 40, your body produces less and less of the growth hormone.
This hormone is needed for the growing process during childhood and for adulthood to help maintain tissues and organs throughout your life.
But at around the age of 40 your body begins to reduce the amount of the growth hormone produced.
Once your metabolic rate slows down due to age, you may have to adjust your eating habits by taking in fewer calories than you have in the past as well as add activity.
Try including both aerobic exercises and strength training in your weekly routine to help maintain and build lean muscles.
Although this may not seem fair, it is true that men tend to have more lean muscle than women.
Lean muscle helps to rev up your metabolism. The reason for this is that muscle is more metabolically demanding than fat.
A healthy range of body fat for women is 20% - 25% and for men the range is 10% - 15% of body fat. A body fat percent over 30% for women or 20% for men would indicate obesity.
Your genes play a part in your metabolism as well. Now I don't mean the jeans you buy at the store, but the genes you got from mom and dad. Some people are born with a naturally higher or lower metabolism.
If all things were equal between two people; same gender, age, height and weight, and each ate the same amount of calories and got the same amount of exercise, one of these may actually gain weight while the other stayed the same.
This is because of the different metabolic rate.
This is where hereditary comes into play.
Determining your basal metabolic rate is not an exact science but most weight loss calculators will be good approximation of your BMR.
This weight loss calculator not only shows your BMR, but adjusts your calorie intake based on activity level as well.
When using this calculator, make sure to monitor your progress and adjust as needed.
You may have a naturally slow metabolism and therefore may have to add more exercise and/or consume fewer calories.
In addition to this article on metabolism definition, read this article on calories definition.
Rev up your metabolism through exercise. Learn which exercises burn more calories and how it's calculated.
Now that you have a good understanding of metabolism definition, check out these methods to boost up your metabolism naturally.
Don't let your slowing metabolism slow you down on your weight loss. Check out these tips for losing weight over the age of 40.


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Ken Jennings begins guest-hosting duties; pays tribute to 'Jeopardy's' Alex Trebek
January 12, 2021 at 12:59 pm EST
For the first time in more than three decades, someone other than Alex Trebek introduced Monday's episode of "Jeopardy!"
In his first appearance as guest host of the game show, Ken Jennings was introduced and quickly paid tribute to the man who helped make Jennings a household name, at times sounding emotional.
Ken Jennings steps up to the lectern today as our first guest host – but not before honoring Alex. pic.twitter.com/uOzQ3UfqmN
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) January 12, 2021
Jennings said on Twitter that he kept a piece of "Jeopardy!" history close to him while taping the episodes — a ticket to the taping of Trebek's first show in 1983, given to him by an unnamed friend.
A friend gave me this piece of quiz show history: an audience ticket to Alex's very first Jeopardy! pilot from 1983. ("ALEX TREBEK! DOOR PRIZES!") I kept it in my pocket while guest-hosting Jeopardy! this week, as a good luck charm. pic.twitter.com/dpDn67lWPp
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) January 12, 2021
Trebek died in November at the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer.
Jennings first appeared on the trivia show in 2004 and became a legend when he won 74 consecutive games. He also won the most money in regular-season episodes walking away with $2,520,700, the "Today" show reported.
He also won the "Greatest of All Time" tournament last year.
He was named a consulting producer recently. He also has other hosting duties along with his GOAT opponents James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter, on a new game show called "The Chase," CBS News reported.
Jennings is just the first of a line of guest hosts. A permanent replacement for Trebek has not been named.
"Jeopardy!" executive producer Mike Richards told Deadline a permanent replacement won't be named before spring.
The final episode featuring Trebek aired Jan. 8 with the show airing a 90-second tribute after the credits.


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Gornji Poličnik je naselje u sastavu Općine Poličnik, u Zadarskoj županiji.

Povijest

Gornji Poličnik je samostalno naselje od 2011. godine. Nastalo je izdvajanjem dijela iz naselja Lovinac.

Stanovništvo

Prema popisu iz 2011. naselje je imalo 140 stanovnika.

Izvori

Literatura

 Marin Buovac: Općina Poličnik, Grb i Zastava, Glasnik Hrvatskog grboslovnog i zastavoslovnog društva, br. 23, Zagreb 2018., str. 24-25.

Naselja u Zadarskoj županiji

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In need of something to look forward to during this cold and dark period of the year?
Abbey Wood is an ideal site for those looking for a city break. The site itself is also home to a number of camping and glamping pods, providing an alternative way to see in the New Year. There's plenty of activities going on in London, from enjoying a champagne cruise down the Thames to dining at one of the many fantastic restaurants within the city. If time allows why not head to Hyde Park and take take a stroll through grounds?
A seaside location with plenty of places to visit, Bournemouth is a great choice for a long weekend away. Why not wrap up warm and take a short drive over to Poole and Swanage to explore the secluded beaches of the Jurassic Coastline including fantastic locations such as Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. Bournemouth comes alive in the evening with many vibrant restaurants and bars putting on special entertainment for the evening.
Head into the city and enjoy what Manchester has to offer, including one of the many city sky bars. If live music is what you're after you won't be short of places to go. A short drive south east you will find the Peak District National Park, an idyllic countryside with fantastic views making it a perfect location for family walks during your break. Manchester is a city location that has beautiful countryside right on it's door step.
A busy and vibrant city that is rich in history and culture, Edinburgh really is a must see. The public park in the centre of Edinburgh allows for a break from city life, the park can be explored by a number of routes and is overlooked by Edinburgh Castle. There are endless things to do in Edinburgh including visiting the famous castle, positioned on the top of Castle Rock, the area provides some outstanding views over the city and an ideal photo opportunity. There are also many other areas to explore throughout the castle and city that will provide you with an insight into the history of the famous city.
Located within the Seaside town of Great Yarmouth, Cherry Tree Holiday Park is the best choice for a break with the family. There are plenty of activities available for the little ones including the outdoor adventure playground, the heated indoor swimming pool or the soft play area, all of which can be enjoyed throughout the year. For those who want to get out and explore the local area, you will find a classic British seaside town, home to all sorts of restaurants providing locally sourced food as well as many arcades and amusements. Don't forget your coins! There are also miles of beaches to be explored including the golden sands of Scratby Beach.
There's all sorts of things to do in English Riviera. The perfect location for a long weekend away with the whole family, wrap up warm and head off on long walks along one of the many beaches in the seaside town. If you're feeling adventurous, Dartmoor National Park is a hub for outdoor activities with many walking, cycling and horse riding routes throughout the park, is only a short distance away.
An activity break in the Cotswolds is a great way to enjoy a break with the family. There are many great walking and cycling routes through the attractive countryside, coming across a range of quiet valleys and villages as well as some great places to stop off for a spot of lunch or afternoon tea at one of the many restaurants or pubs scattered through the area. There are a range of local markets in many villages across the Cotswolds including Tetbury and Stroud, offering up an opportunity to sample the local produce. Will you try some of the local cheeses?
Barmouth Bay Holiday Park is located on the western side of the Snowdonia National Park and is only a short distance from Tal-y-bont Train Station, making this an ideal location for a weekend away. The Barmouth Bay beach is located on the doorstep only a stone's throw away from the park. Are you brave enough to take a dip in the sea? If you're after something a little warmer, the park has a heated indoor pool which is a lot more tempting. The National Park provides an opportunity to head further inland for a day out exploring one of the largest National Parks in the UK.


Even good results don't last forever so it's not uncommon for patients to need revisions either early or late. Patients who are unhappy with the outcome of a previous surgery rely on Dr. Frank restore their appearance.* With revisional surgery, Hobart and Munster-area patients can address issues that occur immediately following a procedure, months afterwards, or years later.
Patients visit with Dr. Frank to discuss the concerns that they have with their previous surgery. During this consultation, he evaluates the issues and recommends options for addressing them.
Require revisional surgery following breast reconstruction.
Want to improve the outcome of a tummy tuck.
Have unwanted depressions and contour rippling after liposuction.
Beyond these common issues, Dr. Frank can address most cosmetic concerns related to face, breast, and body.
No patient is excited about the prospect of having a revisional surgery to correct issues following their first procedure. However, because the body is not always predictable and because patients may not know what they want to achieve with surgery until they have already had a procedure, even a perfectly conducted surgery can result in a sub-optimal outcome.
Has the patient's best interests in mind and takes the time to understand their goals and needs.
Offers the skill and expertise to perform high-quality procedures.
Provides patients with the information they need to make an informed decision.
Before revisional surgery, Dr. Frank gives Hobart and Munster patients a clear description of why their concerns likely occurred. He sets expectations about what surgery can and cannot achieve, and he provides support at every stage of the process.
If you are dissatisfied with a previous procedure, find out about options for revisional surgery. Schedule your initial consultation by calling our Munster office at (219) 513-2015.


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Pass the Gravy Gram Parsons–tribute band Laughing Gravy co-headlines in Occidental this weekend.
Cosmic Fun
by Charlie Swanson
On the longest night of the year, Dec. 21,
music will light the way to Occidental for the Cosmic Americana Solstice Dance, featuring Sonoma County favorites Laughing Gravy and the Drifting Cowpokes performing the music of country and rock icons Gram Parsons and Hank Williams respectively.
The show is a late addition to the weekend's schedule, as Laughing Gravy frontman Doug Jayne and friends agreed to fill the stage at the Occidental Center for the Arts in place of singer Teresa Tudury, who had to cancel an appearance due to illness.
"She called me up and told me her symptoms, and I told her she had to bail on this gig," says Jayne, who was to emcee Tudury's concert. When the OCA asked if Jayne could come up with something to replace the show, he looked to his band Laughing Gravy and their main inspiration, Parsons.
"The thing about Gram Parsons is that he died young, but in the time that he was alive, he was a member of the Byrds, and was part of the seminal album Sweetheart of the Rodeo which started the country-rock thing back in 1968," Jayne says.
Parsons specialized in what he called "Cosmic American Music," which blended R&B, rock & roll, country music and blues. That wide appeal of music is on display when Laughing Gravy performs the songs that Parsons made famous, and the group has been a staple of the North Bay scene since forming nearly 20 years ago.
Today, Laughing Gravy is comprised of Jayne on guitar and vocals; Kevin Russell on vocals, guitar and banjo; Allegra Broughton on guitar and vocals; Sam Page on vocals and bass; Dan Ransford on drums; and Kirby Pierce playing keyboard.
Russell is also a member of the Drifting Cowpokes, who first formed back in September as the backing band for a concert hosted by Jayne at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma which celebrated the release of a 2–CD set, The Songs of Hank Williams: a compilation of Northern California musicians, that raised funds for KRCB-FM.
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Kleiner Hafner is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, of which are 56 located in Switzerland.

Geography

Kleiner Hafner was located on the then swamp land between the river Limmat and Zürichsee around Sechseläutzenplatz on a small peninsula in Zürich, and as well as the other Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee set on piles to protect against occasional flooding by the rivers Linth and Jona. The settlement is located on Zürichsee lakeshore in Enge, a locality of the municipality of Zürich. It was neighbored by the settlements Zürich–Enge Alpenquai and Grosser Hafner on a then island in the effluence of the Limmat, within an area of about  in the city of Zürich. Grosser and Kleiner Hafner comprise , and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises  in all.

History
The site is internationally known since 2009, when during the beginning of the construction of the underground parking facility at Sechseläutzenplatz the remains of Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee, in the immediate vicinity of the wetland soil settlement Kleiner Hafner in the lower basin of Zürichsee, were found. Instead of a rescue excavation, the construction works were suspended for nine months and the settlement remains were systematically archaeologically recorded; the results of the excavations are permanently shown in the pavillon to the lakeshore.

Description
Once a former island or peninsula at the estuary of Zürichsee lakeshore and the Limmat, the settlement Kleiner Hafner including the former island Grosser Hafner are very rare sites, because all periods of pile dwelling are represented. There are finds from the Neolithic Egolzwil, Cortaillod and Horgen cultures forming an important reference assemblage which allows the study of cultural development during the late 5th and early 4th millennia BC.

Finds

Already in the late 1860s, various prehistoric settlements were discovered in connection with the construction of the lake quai assets, and Groffried Keller pointed to a variety of dwelling posts. Thenafter the findings were considered forgotten. Under the leadership of the former city archaeologist and pioneer of underwater archaeology, Dr. Ulrich Ruoff, the rediscovery of the prehistoric island settlement occurred on 24  December 1966. Diving excavations were executed from 1981 to 1984 to study the stratigraphy of the Neolithic settlement remains. In the two excavation campaigns, the diving team found the nearly complete furniture of the villagers: pottery cooking vessels and storage vessels, tools made of bone, antler and flint, stone axes, remnants of textiles and jewelry made of animal teeth or stone beads. In the later phase of the European Bronze Age settlement, there the divers found bronze axes, knives, fishing hooks and jewellery.

Furthermore, about 3,000 piles, anchoring and other timbers, hearths made of clay and parts of looms, were ensured. The houses were built on platforms, not in the lake, but at the ground level or elevated near the lake shore, which was probably repeatedly exposed to flooding. The lake and the Limmat probably also served as transportation way and as source of food. Agriculture, hunting and gathering economy also was verified. Thanks to the excellent preservation conditions in the wet environment, for the time between 4350 BC and 2400 BC, the scientist got further knowledge of the life and economy at that settlement, where the consolidation of the livestock fell in this period of time. The diet of the residents was surprisingly rich: wheat, barley, peas, poppy, wild apples, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, hazelnuts and whitefish, perch, pike and catfish from the lake. Also found were bones of domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as remains of wild animals, among them aurochs, deer, roe deer, wild boar, hare, horses and bears. Human skeletons were not found during the excavation, because they decomposed without burial sites.
During renovation of the commercial building of the Swiss National Bank at Seefeldstrasse in 2011, the department of underwater archaeology recovered shards of pottery vessels, stone and bone tools, a pendant made of antlers and animal bones, as well as some  piles of the stilt houses, that dendrochronology dated to 3684 BC.

Protection
As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object of national importance. Hence, the area is provided as a historical site under federal protection, within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on the nature and cultural heritage (German: Bundesgesetz über den Natur- und Heimatschutz NHG) of 1 July 1966. Unauthorised researching and purposeful gathering of findings represent a criminal offense according to Art. 24.

See also
 Grosser Hafner
 Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee

Literature
 Peter J. Suter, Helmut Schlichtherle et al.: Pfahlbauten – Palafittes – Palafitte. Palafittes, Biel 2009. .
 Beat Eberschweiler: Ur- und frühgeschichtliche Verkehrswege über den Zürichsee: Erste Ergebnisse aus den Taucharchäologischen Untersuchungen beim Seedamm. In: Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins des Kantons Schwyz, Volume 96, Schwyz 2004.

References

External links

 Stadt Zürich Unterwasserarchäologie

Prehistoric pile dwellings in Switzerland
History of Zürich
Lake Zurich
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zürich
Archaeological sites in Switzerland


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The bay, on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea, was the main location of the 2000 film starring Leonardo Di Caprio, which revealed to viewers the stunning beauty of Thailand's turquoise seas and white-powder beaches, spurring many to visit.
Up to 5,000 visitors go to the beach every day, says Thailand's tourism agency, traveling by speedboat and ferries to Maya Bay, which is sheltered by 100-meter high cliffs.
The closure from June 1 is a bid to salvage the area's coral reefs, which have been damaged by warmer temperatures and growing numbers of tourists.
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Tourism receipts make up about 12 percent of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, but there has been increasing concern about Thailand's ability to manage its rapidly growing number of visitors and the environmental impact of mass tourism.
This year the country banned smoking and littering at 24 beachside locations over environmental concerns.
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Iran wages 'killer drone' warfare
Iran is using "killer drones" to terrorize Israel and Western interests in the Middle East.
On August 22, an Iranian terrorist cell organized and trained by Qassem Suleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, was recorded on camera by Israeli forces as it prepared to launch "a large-scale attack of multiple killer drones" from Israel's Golan Heights.
Israel thwarted the attack, which could have killed Israeli civilians. Two days later, it conducted air strikes that it said destroyed the Iranian terrorist base associated with the drone launch attempt. In a rare announcement on August 25, Israel publicly acknowledged that it had conducted the attacks.
Soon after, Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels in Yemen launched drones targeting Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. Later that day, Israel preemptively attacked two Iranian terrorist proxies in Lebanon, one belonging to Hezbollah and the other to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.
"The drones, air strikes and tensions stretching from Yemen to Iraq and then to Syria and Beirut comprise an arc of simmering conflict that links Iran's role throughout the region," Middle East analyst Seth Frantzman wrote in the Jerusalem Post. "[T]he patchwork of Iranian-linked paramilitaries are entrenched in a corridor of influence stretching from Beirut to Baghdad. This has been called Iran's 'land bridge,' and it came into full view over the weekend [of August 24-25]."
Then on September 14, Iran's drones were again on display as about a dozen aircraft struck Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing facility, the largest such facility in the world. Satellite images released by United States officials showed 17 structures damaged in the attack, most notably its storage tanks, displaying an unprecedented level of precision by Iran.
These attacks cut Saudi oil output in half, which amounted to 6 percent of the world's daily amount. In the two days following the attack, the world oil price shot up over 20 percent, highlighting high-profile targets' vulnerability to sophisticated Iranian drones.
The "arc of simmering conflict" poses a great threat to Israel, and Bible prophecy says in Zechariah 14:2 that it will eventually lead to East Jerusalem falling to Arab control.
Houthi state of Yemen—coming soon
The United States has initiated direct talks with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The nations of North Yemen (mostly Shiite Muslim) and South Yemen (mostly Sunni Muslim) unified in 1990. But Houthis overthrew the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in 2015, civil war ensued, and the nation re-divided.
"The success of Yemen's southern secessionists in taking over the city of Aden … has effectively undermined all efforts to restore legitimate authority to the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi," Al Jazeera wrote. "If not reversed, the takeover of Aden by southern secessionists may well be the final nail in the coffin of Yemen's unity and territorial integrity" (August 20).
Arab Weekly asserted that "a return to a united Yemen is no longer possible." Other experts say the country will likely be torn in three: an Emirati-backed government along the southwestern coast, a Saudi-backed government in the southern interior, and an Iranian-backed, Houthi-controlled government in the northwestern mountains.
If one of these scenarios occurs, a new radical Islamist state influenced by Iran will exist next to the Bab el-Mandeb, a crucial strait that facilitates almost 5 million barrels of petroleum products per day, more than half of which continues sailing toward Europe and North America. National Interest has called it the world's most dangerous shipping lane: China, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States all have military bases on the western side of the strait.
"The Houthis' takeover of Yemen was not just a grassroots revolution," Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote in "Iran Gets a Stranglehold on the Middle East." "It was a part of a deliberate and calculated Iranian strategy to conquer the Red Sea."
While an Iranian conquest of the Bad el-Mandeb and the Red Sea poses a threat to Europe, the U. S., Israel and many other nations, Bible prophecy specifies that a European power will be the one to violently confront this growing threat.
Salvini: Italy's crisis or opportunity?
Facing increased political pressure, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on August 20. His government lasted only 14 months, and now Italy again faces political uncertainty. This new turmoil has been caused by the well-calculated moves of a man whom Conte calls a traitor, yet millions of Italians call a hero: Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
Since the formation of Italy's government in May 2018, support for Salvini's Lega Party has more than doubled to 38 percent. Under Italy's current constitution, if a party receives more than 40 percent of the popular vote, it has a majority in the legislature. Salvini is tantalizingly close.
Salvini brought down the Conte government, but two other parties joined to form a new government and prevent new elections. They both stand to lose votes in an election, but they have little else in common.
Meanwhile, Salvini remains popular. As interior minister, he has aggressively delivered on his campaign promise to reduce migration, closing harbors to migrants, refusing entry to those rescued at sea, and dramatically reducing the flow of migrants. Although the pope has criticized some of his views, Salvini's projection of a religious image has resulted in increasing popularity among Italian Catholics.
Some compare Salvini to Benito Mussolini. Many still view the World War II Italian dictator favorably for his economic successes and his popularity with the people. His many supporters have even given him a similar nickname. Mussolini was Il Duce (The Chief). Salvini is Il Capitano (The Captain).
Revelation 17 prophesies that Europe will be ruled by the Catholic Church and 10 kings (authoritarian leaders) under one overall leader. Salvini's popularity shows that Italians now desire religious, authoritarian leadership.
To learn more, read Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast?, by Herbert W. Armstrong.
German tanks reentering Poland
In 1939, German tanks overran Poland, sparking World War II. Eighty years later, the tanks are coming back, but this time, they will be imports to equip Polish armed forces. On August 16, Poland announced its intention to join the European Main Battle Tank project.
Defensenews.com wrote, "Poland's new desire to join the European Main Battle Tank project, an initiative spearheaded by the Franco-German tandem, is part of a larger regional trend under which numerous Eastern European allies are pursuing plans to acquire new vehicles and replace their Soviet-designed tracked and wheeled rides" (August 27).
On Dec. 19, 2018, German tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann signed a historic contract with the Hungarian Ministry of Defense in which Hungary ordered 44 of Germany's Leopard 2A7s main battle tanks and 24 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers.
But the future of European armor lies in Germany's and France's cooperation in building a new supertank, which comes as many European countries fear an invasion and need to modernize their forces.
Herbert W. Armstrong wrote in 1980 that fear of Russia "will be the spark to bring the heads of nations in Europe together with the Vatican to form a 'United Nations of Europe.'" Europe is already building its united military. To learn more, read "Why the Trumpet Watches Europe's Push Toward a Unified Military."
Far-right party goes mainstream in Eastern Germany
The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) became the second-largest party in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg after state elections on September 1. The historic gains show that the far right is gaining greater acceptance among ordinary Germans.
In Saxony, the AfD rose from 9.7 percent in 2014 to 27.5 percent on September 1. It now trails the state's governing party, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, by only 4.5 percent. In Brandenburg, the AfD jumped from 12.2 percent to 23.5 percent, only 2.7 percent less than the more mainstream Social Democratic Party. These victories toppled the ruling coalition in both states.
The popularity of the AfD is increasing because it is offering what many Germans crave: strong leadership.
An AfD position paper on the German military called for more soldiers, for removing a constitutional ban on the government deploying troops within the country, and for the development of nuclear weapons.
A decade before Europe's migrant crisis began, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote, "Politics in Europe are going to shift dramatically to the right" (Daniel Unlocks Revelation). He based this forecast on the Bible's prophecies of strong leadership in Germany. The success of the AfD shows that Germans have a strong appetite for the type of leadership that the Bible prophesies. Learn more by requesting your free copy of A Strong German Leader Is Imminent by Gerald Flurry.
Russia, Asian partners hold mass military drills
Russia held massive joint military drills from September 16-21 with China, India, Pakistan and four Central Asian republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Tsentr 2019 drills at eight locations in Russia involved 128,000 military personnel, about 600 aircraft and up to 15 naval vessels, and included air defense, counterterrorism and simulated combat operations.
Geopolitical Futures noted on August 22 that the eight nations were "a curious set of bedfellows," since significant tension exists between India and Pakistan, India and China, Kyrgyzstan and China, and Kazakhstan and China. Yet that animosity was not strong enough to prevent these nations from rehearsing for war together under Russia's leadership. Geopolitical Futures called the drills a "sign that Moscow still holds a large degree of influence over this part of the world."
Bible prophecy states that the "end time" will be defined partly by the rise of an Asian power bloc led by Russia (Ezekiel 38). Revelation 9:16 numbers this combined Asian military at 200 million personnel. Such an unprecedented force could only be produced by the combined populations of Russia, China, India and other Asian allies. These prophecies are explained in Russia and China in Prophecy.
'Creeping occupation' of Georgia claims another village
At the beginning of August, the village of Gugutiantkari was located inside the free Republic of Georgia. But now it is in Russian-controlled territory. Russian forces had quietly and unlawfully relocated their razor-wire border fences to confine the village inside Russian-occupied South Ossetia.
Gugutiantkari and its people are the latest victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "creeping occupation" of Georgia, as his forces push deeper into the former Soviet nation.
In August 2008, Russia invaded Georgia and asserted control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, equating to a fifth of its territory. Since first erecting miles of fencing around these two regions, Russian forces have engaged in at least 57 instances of "borderization," moving the fences ever deeper into Georgia.
When Russia invaded Georgia, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry said the move marked the historic "beginning of a dangerous new era." Eleven years on, Russia is moving ever deeper into Georgia, it is in its sixth year of war in eastern Ukraine, has forcibly annexed the peninsula of Crimea, and has spread its destabilizing activities to Venezuela, the Middle East and even the Arctic. The significance of this trend is explained in our free booklet The Prophesied 'Prince of Russia.'
Xenophobic violence plagues South Africa
In early September, South Africa was again plagued by what President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned as "acts of wanton violence": illegally blocking roads, rioting, looting, vandalism, and arson attacks on cars, semitrucks and businesses.
South African officials initially attributed the violence to "pure criminality," but they later blamed a recurring problem in South Africa: xenophobia.
During the violence, at least 50 shops were looted and burned in Johannesburg, the nation's largest city, and in the capital, Pretoria. As of September 9, at least 10 people had been killed and more than 420 had been arrested.
The violence began on September 1 when native South African truckers began a nationwide strike to protest increasing employment of foreigners. "People of South Africa are hungry, they are sitting at home … while companies in South Africa are employing foreigners [because] its cheap labor," one official from the All Truck Drivers Foundation told Agence France-Presse. "We are hungry and angry."
While the All Truck Drivers Foundation said it didn't incite the violence or even the strike, a group known as Sisonke People's Forum reportedly circulated a pamphlet on social media inciting South Africans to chase away foreigners, accusing them of stealing jobs and selling narcotics.
According to Xenowatch, there were at least 529 xenophobic violence incidents in South Africa from 1994 to 2018, causing the displacement of more than 100,000 people, the looting of 2,193 shops, physical assaults on 901 people, and 309 deaths.
The Bible explains the root cause of such crimes and evils: "You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; … so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God]. You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives …" (James 4:1-3; Amplified Bible).